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US 12,010,201 B2Granted
Communication device and communication method
AssigneeSony Group Corporation
InventorShigeru Sugaya
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Abstract
A communication device including: a communication unit configured to transmit a first frame including a second association identifier decided by a communication device to which a first association identifier is allocated and receive a second frame including information related to the second association identifier.
Claims16
A communication device comprising:
- wireless communication circuitry configured to
- transmit a first frame including an association identifier that the communication device uses in a wireless communication network, and
- receive a second frame in response to the first frame;
- wherein the association identifier is taken from a set of values different from a set of values in the range of 0x0001 to 0x07D7, and
- wherein the wireless communication circuitry is further configured to transmit the first frame, in both a first case in which the communication device is associated with another communication device, and a second case in which the communication device is not associated with the another communication device;
- a plurality of antennas configured to constitutes a MIMO antenna;
- a display device comprising a screen which displays an output image;
- a touch sensor that detects a touch on the screen;
- a camera;
- and
- a battery configured to supply electric power to the wireless communication circuitry, the display device, the touch sensor and the camera via a power supply line,
- wherein the wireless communication circuitry is configured to support a cellular communication scheme and to have a wireless access point function.
9 more elements
A base station comprising:
- a wireless communication circuitry configured to:
- transmit a first frame including an association identifier that the communication device uses in a wireless communication network, and
- receive a second frame in response to the first frame;
- wherein the association identifier is shorter in data length than a Media Access Control (MAC) address,
- wherein the association identifier is taken from a set of values different from a set of values in the range of 0x0001 to 0x07D7, and
- wherein the wireless communication circuitry is further configured to transmit the first frame, in both a first case in which the communication device is associated with another communication device, and a second case in which the communication device is not associated with the another communication device;
- a plurality of antennas configured to constitutes a MIMO antenna;
- an LED lamp configured to display operation status of the base station;
- a button or switch to accepts an operation from a user;
- and
- a wired communication interface used to connect the base station to a wired communication network.
8 more elements
A communication device comprising:
- wireless communication circuitry configured to
- receive a first frame including an association identifier from another communication device, and
- transmit a second frame in response to the first frame;
- wherein the association identifier is shorter in data length than a Media Access Control (MAC) address,
- wherein the association identifier is taken from a set of values different from a set of values in the range of 0x0001 to 0x07D7, and
- wherein the wireless communication circuitry is further configured to transmit the second frame, in both a first case in which the communication device is associated with the another communication device, and a second case in which the communication device is not associated with the another communication device;
- a plurality of antennas configured to constitutes a MIMO antenna;
- a display device comprising a screen which displays an output image;
- a touch sensor that detects a touch on the screen;
- a camera;
- a battery configured to supply electric power to the wireless communication circuitry, the display device, the touch sensor and the camera via a power supply line,
- wherein the wireless communication circuitry is configured to support a cellular communication scheme and to have a wireless access point function;
- a plurality of antennas configured to constitutes a MIMO antenna;
- an LED lamp configured to display operation status of the base station;
- a button or switch to accepts an operation from a user;
- and
- a wired communication interface used to connect the base station to a wired communication network.
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A base station comprising:
- a wireless communication circuitry configured to:
- receive a first frame including an association identifier from another communication device, and
- transmit a second frame in response to the first frame;
- wherein the association identifier is shorter in data length than a Media Access Control (MAC) address,
- wherein the association identifier is taken from a set of values different from a set of values in the range of 0x0001 to 0x07D7,
- wherein the wireless communication circuitry is further configured to transmit the second frame, in both a first case in which the communication device is associated with the another communication device, and a second case in which the communication device is not associated with the another communication device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.