Patent · US Expired

Method for setting destination, communication apparatus, and network system using the method

US6801546B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 22, 1998
Grant dateOct 5, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/3209
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication apparatus includes a first relay destination assignment portion that assigns a first relay destination for relaying transmission data, a second relay destination assignment portion that assigns a second relay destination for transferring the transmission data from the first relay destination to the second relay destination, and a final destination assignment portion that assigns a final destination to which the transmission data are transferred from the second relay destination.

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