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Communication apparatus, communication system, and communication control method

US10924266B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2018
Grant dateFeb 16, 2021
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Expiry dateNov 25, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/80
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication apparatus includes a storage device to store information indicating connection records of one or a plurality of terminals, and a processor. The processor performs a process including selecting one of a plurality of methods of exchanging a cipher key for communication with a target terminal that is to be connected to the communication apparatus, according to a combination of an input and output capability of the communication apparatus and an input and output capability of the target terminal, and outputting the input and output capability of the communication apparatus that causes the combination to select a method that exchanges the cipher key with the target terminal when the information indicating the connection records of the target terminal is stored in the storage device.

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