Communication apparatus and communication method
US6876850B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication apparatus which is in a wireless network is characterized by comprising a communication means transmitting information among the other communication devices, a means receiving priority order information representing stand-by times different in each communication device from the control station and setting communication devices as control station candidates in a memory, and a means performing communication control as a control station in the wireless network when the stand-by time elapses.
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