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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2008
Seiho Itano, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Sugawara, Tokyo, JP;
Seiho Itano, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Sugawara, Tokyo, JP;
Allied Telesis Holdings K.K., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A communication device capable of improving power saving is provided. A communication device () includes a communication port (); communication monitoring sections () for controlling information communication using the communication port, a status indicating section () having one or more status indicators, a status indicator driving section () for controlling a drive signal which detects a communication status from the communication monitoring sections and is supplied to the status indicating section on the basis of the communication status, and a lighting control section () for detecting the communication status from the communication monitoring sections and outputting a control signal to the status indicator driving section if the communication status changes from a first status to a second status. The status indicator driving section controls the drive signal so as to turn off the status indicators when the control signal is outputted from the lighting control section.