Apparatus with communication function, method of controlling apparatus, and storage medium storing program for controlling apparatus
US7117023B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 3, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Even in an apparatus connected to another apparatus which periodically transmits a command, a mode transition such as transition to a power saving stand-by mode can be performed. A mode change for Bluetooth communications and a mode change in a stand-by state are performed in cooperation with each other to efficiently switch between stand-by modes.
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