# US 10,771,973 B2 · Transmission and reception apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program

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- Number: US 10,771,973 B2
- Document ID: US10771973B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/372,421
- Filed: 2019-04-02
- Published: 2020-04-02
- Granted: 2020-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2018-10-01
- Assignees: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Kenta Nomura; Asahito Shioyasu; Tomoki Tanihata
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10771973B2

## CPC

- H04W 12/06: Authentication
- H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals
- Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)
- Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE

## Abstract

A transmission and reception apparatus includes a first communication unit that performs communication by a first communication method, a second communication unit that performs communication by a second communication method which is higher in directivity than the first communication method and is faster than the first communication method, and a control unit that performs control such that storage confirmation information, which indicates whether data has been stored in a storage device provided in a first target machine without an error, is received through the first communication unit after the data is transmitted to the first target machine through the second communication unit, data transmission confirmation is received from the first target machine, and the data is transmitted to a second target machine through the second communication unit.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A transmission and reception apparatus comprising:
a first communication unit that performs communication by a first communication method;
a second communication unit that performs communication by a second communication method which is higher in directivity than the first communication method and is faster than the first communication method; and
a control unit that performs control such that storage confirmation information, which indicates whether data has been stored in a storage device provided in a first target machine without an error, is received through the first communication unit after the data is transmitted to the first target machine through the second communication unit, data transmission confirmation is received from the first target machine, and the data is transmitted to a second target machine through the second communication unit.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The transmission and reception apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the control unit performs control such that the data is transmitted to the first target machine along with authentication information for the first communication method.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The transmission and reception apparatus according to claim 2,
wherein the control unit performs control such that the data is transmitted to the second target machine along with authentication information for the first communication method.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The transmission and reception apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the control unit performs control such that the data is transmitted to the second target machine along with authentication information for the first communication method.

### Claim 5

A transmission and reception apparatus comprising:
a first communication unit that performs communication by a first communication method;
a second communication unit that performs communication by a second communication method which is higher than directivity than the first communication method and is faster than the first communication method;
a storage unit that stores transmitted data; and
a control unit that performs control such that storage confirmation information, which indicates whether data has been stored in the storage unit without an error, is transmitted to a terminal apparatus through the first communication unit after data from the terminal apparatus is received through the second communication unit and data reception confirmation is transmitted to the terminal apparatus.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The transmission and reception apparatus according to claim 5,
wherein the control unit performs control such that authentication information for the first communication method is received along with the data transmitted from the terminal apparatus.

### Claim 7

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:
transmitting data to a first target machine by a second communication method which is higher in directivity than a first communication method and is faster than the first communication method;
receiving data transmission confirmation from the first target machine;
transmitting the data to a second target machine by the second communication method; and
receiving storage confirmation information, which indicates whether the data has been stored in a storage device provided in the first target machine without an error, from the first target machine by the first communication method.