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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2006
Koutarou Sugisawa, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Satoshi Mizogami, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Takahiro Kamada, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Koutarou Sugisawa, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Satoshi Mizogami, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Takahiro Kamada, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Data communication sub-slots of a cycle in a time division mode are allocated to communication apparatuses; a maintenance communication sub-slot is allocated to the communication apparatus operating as a master communication apparatus; the communication apparatuses perform data communication with the use of the data communication sub-slots allocated thereto; and the communication apparatus uses the maintenance communication sub-slot to change or monitor information about the communication of the communication apparatuses in the time division mode.