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Communication device, communication method, and communication program

US11119205B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 25, 2021
Grant dateSep 14, 2021
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Expiry dateFeb 25, 2041

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/06
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication device includes: a communication unit that communicates with a plurality of wireless terminals in a communication area; a number-of-terminals acquisition unit that acquires a number of wireless terminals communicating with the communication unit for a predetermined period of time on the basis of information on communication performed between the wireless terminals and the communication unit; a terminal position acquisition unit that acquires positions of the wireless terminals communicating with the communication unit for a predetermined period of time on the basis of the information on the communication performed between the wireless terminals and the communication unit; and a distribution acquisition unit that acquires a distribution of the wireless terminals on the basis of the number of wireless terminals acquired by the number-of-terminals acquisition unit and the positions of the wireless terminals acquired by the terminal position acquisition unit.

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