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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2007
Applicant:
Norihito Aoki, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventor:
Norihito Aoki, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A communication apparatus comprises: a determination unit to determine whether there exists an external apparatus that has not undergone synchronization adjustment; and a control unit to exert control, if the external apparatus exists, so that the communication apparatus functions as an apparatus which sends beacon information to adjust the synchronization timing of communication, and so that, if the external apparatus does not exist, the communication apparatus functions as an apparatus which does not send beacon information to adjust the synchronization timing of communication.