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Communication control apparatus and method

US6111570A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 2, 1998
Grant dateAug 29, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 2, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L12/1827
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In the present invention, a plurality of the communication control apparatus form a group to communicate each other. In each communication control apparatus, a memory section stores at least one data and its discrimination information. When the discrimination information of data to broadcast is inputted through an input section, a retrieval section retrieves the data corresponding to the discrimination information from the memory section. A sending section broadcasts the retrieved data to other communication control apparatuses of the group. A receiving section receives the data broadcasted by other communication control apparatus of the group.

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