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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2012
Itaru Maekawa, Tokyo, JP;
Andrew Xavier Estrada, San Diego, CA (US);
Itaru Maekawa, Tokyo, JP;
Andrew Xavier Estrada, San Diego, CA (US);
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Parkridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A game apparatus according to a preferred embodiment includes a first wireless communication module and a second wireless communication module. The first wireless communication module performs communication utilizing Bluetooth protocols, whereas the second wireless communication module performs communication utilizing IEEE protocols. The first radio communication module and the second radio module have a common reference communication cycle, and each communicates in communication cycles of an integral multiple of the reference communication cycle. A control unit sets offset time between the start time of a communication by the first wireless communication module until the start time of a communication by the second wireless communication module. In so doing, the control unit monitors the communication load of the first wireless communication module and sets the offset time based on a monitored result.