Communication method between a device and another device
US9001762B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for communicating with another device through a first device having a Converged Personal network Service (CPNS) enabled entity. The communication method includes receiving a search request message including information regarding the mode of a second device when the CPNS enabled entity of the first device, set in the gateway mode, moves into the coverage area of a second network managed by the second device. The communication method includes: when it is confirmed that the CPNS enable entity of the second device is set with a gateway on the basis of the mode information, confirming whether there is at least one available PNE in all coverage areas of the first network and the second network; and determining whether to change the mode of the CPNS enable entity of the first device on the basis of whether there is at least one available PNE, as well as whether to change the mode of the second device. Here, according to the result of the determination, the mode of the CPNS enabled entity of the first device may be changed to a combined mode in the gateway mode.
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