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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2009
Applicant:
Shigeru Takasu, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shigeru Takasu, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/44 (2006.01); H04M 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A communication apparatus which may include a power supply that acquires a supply voltage from a power line connected from outside, a transmission control unit that transmits a pilot signal and signals subsequent to the pilot signal to the power line, a pilot signal detection unit that detects pilot signals transmitted to the power line by other apparatuses, and a timing adjustment unit that adjusts transmission timing of the pilot signal of the communication apparatus in accordance with that of the pilot signals transmitted by the other apparatuses.