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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2002
Shigeru Sugaya, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuhiro Suzuki, Chiba, JP;
Masaaki Akahane, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhisa Takamura, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeru Sugaya, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuhiro Suzuki, Chiba, JP;
Masaaki Akahane, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhisa Takamura, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
Each wireless communication apparatus forming a wireless network has an operation mode in which a wireless communication apparatus becomes a control station with priority, an operation mode in which a wireless communication apparatus may operate as a control station, and an operation mode in which a wireless communication apparatus does not become a control station. By providing a function in which a user selects and sets one of these three operation modes, the wireless network can be constructed as desired by the user. As a result of providing the mode in which the wireless communication apparatus does not become a control station, a wireless communication apparatus that is connected to a device but that cannot operate as a control station is not specified as a control station. Therefore, by allowing a specific apparatus in the wireless network to function as a control station, the wireless network can be constructed.