Communication system and communication method
AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
InventorsYutaka Murakami, Nobuhiko Hashida
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Abstract
A communication system includes one or more chargers and a server capable of communicating with the one or more chargers. The server obtains first information from a first vehicle via a first charger included in the one or more chargers, during charging of the first vehicle by the first charger, and supplies second information based on the first information to a second vehicle via a second charger included in the one or more chargers, during charging of the second vehicle by the second charger.
Claims8
A communication apparatus comprising:
- a first access point that, in operation, communicates with one or more terminals according to a first communication scheme;
- a second access point that, in operation, communicates with a server according to a second communication scheme;
- a storage;
- and
- a processor that, in operation, performs:
- in a first mode,
- receiving a first transfer data via the first access point;
- storing the first transfer data in the storage;
- and
- transmitting the first transfer data stored in the storage to the server via the second access point;
- in a second mode,
- receiving a second transfer data via the first access point;
- and
- transmitting the second transfer data to the server via the second access point without storing the second transfer data in the storage.
A communication method performed by a communication apparatus comprising a first communication device, a second communication device, and a storage, the communication method comprising:
- communicating with one or more terminals according to a first communication scheme;
- communicating with a server according to a second communication scheme;
- in a first mode,
- receiving a first transfer data via the first communication device;
- storing the first transfer data in the storage;
- and
- transmitting the first transfer data stored in the storage to the server via the second communication device;
- in a second mode,
- receiving a second transfer data via the first communication device;
- and
- transmitting the second transfer data to the server via the second communication device without storing the second transfer data in the storage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.