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Communication system and control apparatus

US9813847B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 20, 2015
Grant dateNov 7, 2017
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W76/10
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a communication system including: a control apparatus which controls pairing for communication according to kinds of pairing methods; and devices each of which performs pairing for communication according to one or more predetermined kinds of pairing methods, and performs encryption communication with the control apparatus by pairing with the control apparatus, wherein the control apparatus includes: a kind obtaining unit which obtains, from each device, the predetermined kinds of pairing methods for the device; a combination determining unit which determines, for each device, a combination of a same kind of pairing methods included in both the plurality of kinds of pairing methods for the control apparatus and the predetermined kinds of pairing methods obtained by the kind obtaining unit; and a display unit which displays, to a user, the combination of the same kind of pairing methods determined by the combination determining unit according to a predetermined condition.

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