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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2007
Kenji Mameda, Kashihara, JP;
Fumihiro Fukae, Sakurai, JP;
Hitoshi Naoe, Nara, JP;
Tsukasa Kaminokado, Tenri, JP;
Kenji Mameda, Kashihara, JP;
Fumihiro Fukae, Sakurai, JP;
Hitoshi Naoe, Nara, JP;
Tsukasa Kaminokado, Tenri, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A communication apparatus () is a primary station for communicating with a secondary station, and includes: a first protocol control section () for transmitting, at a time when communication connection is to be established with the secondary station, (i) a station discovery command with which to confirm a presence of the secondary station, and (ii) a first connect request command, after the station discovery command is transmitted, so as to carry out connection processing; second protocol control means () for transmitting, at a time when communication connection is to be established with the secondary station, a second connect request command so as to carry out connection processing; and a protocol switching section () for (i) causing the first protocol control section () to initially transmit the station discovery command, and in a case where a response to the station discovery command has not been received after an elapse of a predetermined time since the station discovery command was transmitted, (ii) causing the second protocol control section () to transmit the second connect request command.