Communication apparatus and communication method
US7218679B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 28, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2203/542
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication system includes a synchronizing signal generator that generates a synchronizing signal based on a timing of an alternating waveform in a power line, a data communicating circuit that performs the data communication, and a communication controller that controls to acquire a transmitting right utilizing a timing of the synchronizing signal and to control the communication circuit in accordance with whether or not the communication apparatus acquires the transmitting right.
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