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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2012
Takashi Matsuo, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuhiko Ueda, Kanagawa, JP;
Yosuke Tsuda, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A communication device includes a communication unit that performs a wireless communication with an external device. The communication device also includes a control unit that establishes the wireless communication between the communication unit and the external device by using setting data received from the external device. Further, the communication device includes a data processing unit that stores the setting data in a storage unit before the wireless communication is released. The communication device additionally includes a power input unit, and a communication releasing unit that releases the wireless communication between the communication unit and the external device. The control unit uses the setting data stored in the storage unit at a time of re-performing a wireless communication between the communication unit and the external device. The communication releasing unit releases the wireless communication when power is not being supplied via the power input unit.