Patent · US Active

Communication device, communication control method, and program

US9913107B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
7References
19Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJul 25, 2016
Grant dateMar 6, 2018
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 25, 2036

Classification

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

Abstract

There is provided a communication device including an obtaining unit configured to obtain first state information representing a state of a first wireless communication device regarding a direct connection between devices via wireless communication and second state information representing a state of a second wireless communication device regarding the direct connection, and a control unit configured to establish a connection between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device via the wireless communication on the basis of the first state information and the second state information. At least one of the first state information and the second state information is obtained via near-field communication.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.