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Communication control apparatus and method

US5771352A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 12, 1995
Grant dateJun 23, 1998
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/08
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Communication control apparatus capable of communicating among plural users when the plural users bring respective equipment into proximity of each other includes a transmission section to transmit terminal discriminating information to discriminate a particular terminal. A receiving section receives terminal discriminating information transmitted by another terminal or terminals. A discrimination section discriminates other terminal(s) capable of communicating with the particular terminal in accordance with the terminal discriminating information received by the receiving section. A group-set section sets one terminal or plural terminals among terminals discriminated by the discrimination means as members of the same group. An information sending section sends the same information to the terminals set by the group-set means.

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