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Communication system, communication apparatus and communication method as well as program

US8244917B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 4, 2004
Grant dateAug 14, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 25, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/06
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication system, a communication apparatus, and a communication method as well as to a program for acquiring the advantages of a plurality of communication protocols are provided. An NFC communication is executed between an NFC communication unit 51 of a communication apparatus 1 and an NFC communication unit 61 of a communication apparatus 2, thereby it is recognized that a communication (BT communication) by Bluetooth (registered trademark) is possible, and further the BD addresses of a BT communication units 52 and 62 are exchanged as communication information necessary to the BT communication. Then, in the communication apparatuses 1 and 2, the NFC communication between the NFC communication units 51 and 61 is switched (overhanded) to the BT communication between BT communication units 52 and 62, and the BT communication is executed based on the BD addresses of the BT communication units 52 and 62.

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