Master communication apparatus, slave communication apparatus, and wireless communication apparatus

A master communication apparatus for a human-powered vehicle, comprising:

• a master wired communicator configured to communicate with a slave wired communicator of a slave communication apparatus in the human-powered vehicle via a wired communication channel;
• a master wireless communicator configured to communicate with a slave wireless communicator of the slave communication apparatus via a wireless communication channel;
• a master controller configured to transmit, via one of the master wired communicator and the master wireless communicator, a control signal to control an electric component of the human-powered vehicle, the master controller being configured to control the master wired communicator and the master wireless communicator;
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• an operating device including
• a user interface configured to receive a user input, and
• a base configured to be attached to a steering device of the human-powered vehicle, the master controller being configured to generate the control signal in response to the user input, the master wired communicator and the master wireless communicator being provided in the base of the operating device.

A master communication apparatus for a human-powered vehicle, comprising:

• a master wired communicator configured to communicate with a slave wired communicator of a slave communication apparatus in the human-powered vehicle via a wired communication channel;
• a master wireless communicator configured to communicate with a slave wireless communicator of the slave communication apparatus via a wireless communication channel;
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• a master controller configured to transmit, via one of the master wired communicator and the master wireless communicator, a control signal to control a component of the human-powered vehicle, the master controller being configured to control the master wired communicator and the master wireless communicator in accordance with a priority order stored in a memory of the master controller, the master controller being configured to set the priority order in accordance with information relating to communication between the master communication apparatus and the slave communication apparatus, wherein
• the communication information includes acknowledgement information relating to a time period from transmission of the control signal to receipt of an acknowledgement signal from the slave communication apparatus.

A master communication apparatus for a human-powered vehicle, comprising:

• a master wired communicator configured to communicate with a slave wired communicator of a slave communication apparatus in the human-powered vehicle via a wired communication channel;
• a master wireless communicator configured to communicate with a slave wireless communicator of the slave communication apparatus via a wireless communication channel;
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• a master controller configured to transmit, via one of the master wired communicator and the master wireless communicator, a control signal to control a component of the human-powered vehicle, the master controller being configured to control the master wired communicator and the master wireless communicator in accordance with a priority order stored in a memory of the master controller, the master controller being configured to set the priority order in accordance with information relating to communication between the master communication apparatus and the slave communication apparatus, wherein
• the master controller is configured to set the priority order in accordance with error information including an error message transmitted by at least one of the master wired communicator, the master wireless communicator, the slave wired communicator, and the slave wireless communicator.

A slave communication apparatus for a human-powered vehicle, comprising:

• a slave wired communicator configured to communicate with a master wired communicator of a master communication apparatus in the human-powered vehicle via a wired communication channel;
• a slave wireless communicator configured to communicate with a master wireless communicator of the master communication apparatus via a wireless communication channel;
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• a slave controller configured to receive, via one of the slave wired communicator and the slave wireless communicator, a control signal to control an electric component of the human-powered vehicle, the slave controller being configured to control the slave wired communicator and the slave wireless communicator in accordance with a priority order stored in a memory of the slave controller, the slave controller being configured to set the priority order in accordance with communication information transmitted by at least one of the master communication apparatus and the slave communication apparatus.

A slave communication apparatus for a human-powered vehicle, comprising:

• a slave wired communicator configured to communicate with a master wired communicator of a master communication apparatus in the human-powered vehicle via a wired communication channel;
• a slave wireless communicator configured to communicate with a master wireless communicator of the master communication apparatus via a wireless communication channel;
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• a slave controller configured to receive, via one of the slave wired communicator and the slave wireless communicator, a control signal to control an electric component of the human-powered vehicle, the slave controller being configured to control the slave wired communicator and the slave wireless communicator in accordance with a priority order stored in a memory of the slave controller, the slave controller being configured to set the priority order in accordance with information relating to communication between the master communication apparatus and the slave communication apparatus, wherein
• the slave controller is configured to set the priority order in accordance with error information includes an error message transmitted by at least one of the master wired communicator, the master wireless communicator, the slave wired communicator, and the slave wireless communicator.