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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2006
Applicant:
Kentaro Tsudaka, Nishinomiya, JP;
Inventor:
Kentaro Tsudaka, Nishinomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Furuno Electric Company, Limited, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A TDMA communication apparatus is configured for transmitting DSC response signals while preventing overlapping with AIS. A CPUcomputes the DSC transmission time length Tof a DSC response command (S) and detects the present time t(S). CPUcomputes an AIS transmission standby time length Tand compares it with the DSC transmission time length T(Sto S). Next, if the DSC transmission time length Tis shorter, CPUcomputes an AIS reception standby time length Tand compares it with the DSC transmission time length T(Sto S). If the DSC transmission time length Tis shorter, CPUeffectuates transmission control (S).