System and method for discriminating a particular radio communication network among a plurality of radio communication networks
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorKoichi Kobayashi
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Abstract
A radio network system is provided for discriminating a particular network connection among a plurality of networks for coupling a plurality of radio communication equipment. The system includes a master radio communication equipment and a slave radio communication equipment each having at least one light emitting element for indicating a particular coupling of a radio network among a plurality of radio networks, respectively. The light emitting element provided in the master radio communication equipment and the slave radio communication equipment flickers synchronously with a predetermined lighting interval or a predetermined lighting color for discriminating the particular coupling of the network.
Claims18
A radio network system comprising:
- a first radio communication equipment for transmitting/receiving data via radio, the first radio communication equipment including a first radio communication mechanism for performing radio communication and a first discrimination mechanism for visually discriminating a particular coupling of the communication network;
- a second radio communication equipment for transmitting/receiving data to the first radio communication equipment via radio, the second radio communication equipment including a second radio communication mechanism for performing radio communication to the first radio communication equipment and a second discrimination mechanism for visually discriminating a particular coupling of the communication network;
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- a flickering mechanism for synchronously flickering both the first discrimination mechanism and the second discrimination mechanism with a particular lighting interval, upon establishment of the particular coupling of the communication network.
A radio communication apparatus, comprising:
- means for discriminating a communicable apparatus through a communication network;
- means for generating a control data for discriminating the communicable apparatus;
- means for emitting a light;
- means for controlling the emitting means in accordance with the control data generated by the generating means;
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- means for transmitting the control data to the communicable apparatus through the communication network.
A radio communication apparatus comprising:
- means for discriminating a communicable apparatus through a communication network;
- means for emitting a light;
- means for receiving a control data from the communicable apparatus;
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- means for controlling the emitting means in accordance with the control data received by the receiving means.
A method for controlling radio communication equipment comprising a discrimination mechanism for visually discriminating a particular radio network communication system to other radio communication equipment coupled via radio, comprising the steps of:
- coupling the radio network with other radio communication equipment through a set-up operation;
- transmitting control data for controlling the discrimination mechanism to the other communication equipment;
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- controlling the discrimination mechanism in accordance with the transmitted controlling data.
A method for communicating radio data among a plurality of master equipment and a plurality slave equipment for the respective plurality of master equipment, comprising the steps of:
- constructing a radio communication network between a master equipment and the corresponding slave equipment for the master equipment;
- acquiring lighting data from other master equipment for their respective radio communication networks;
- transmitting the acquired lighting data to the slave equipment;
- displaying the received lighting data by selecting a lighting status among the displayed lighting data;
- demonstrating the light emitting element by the selected lighting status for determining the lighting status;
- transmitting the determined lighting status from the slave equipment to the master equipment and other slave equipment;
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- turning on the light emitting element in the slave equipment in accordance with the transmitted lighting status.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.