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US 2004/0176036 A1Published application
Communication apparatus and method for preventing interference with information transmitted from another communication apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorAkihiro Mimoto
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Abstract
A communication apparatus and method for preventing interference with information transmitted from one apparatus to another apparatus. The apparatus and method comprising selecting M different numbers, receiving a signal, generating a clock from the received signal, counting the generated clock, and transmitting information according to the clock count and the selected numbers, wherein if the information is determined to be invalid, the information is re-transmitted.
Claims18
A communication apparatus comprising:
- selecting means for selecting M different numbers;
- receiving means for receiving a signal;
- clock generating means for generating a clock from the signal received by said receiving means;
- counting means for counting the generated clock;
- and
- transmitting means for transmitting information according to the clock count obtained by said counting means and the selected numbers by said selecting means.
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A communication apparatus comprising:
- transmitting means for transmitting a signal to supply a clock and power to at least one other different communication apparatus;
- receiving means for receiving information from the at least one other different communication apparatus;
- determining means for determining whether or not said receiving means has received the same information a plurality of times;
- and
- outputting means for outputting the information received a plurality of times according to a determination result of said determining means.
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A communication method comprising:
- a selecting step of selecting M different numbers;
- a receiving step of receiving a signal;
- a clock generating step of generating a clock from the signal received in said receiving step;
- a counting step of counting the generated clock;
- and
- a transmitting step of transmitting information according to the clock count obtained in said counting step and the selected numbers in said selecting step.
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A communication method comprising:
- a transmitting step of transmitting a signal to supply a clock and power to at least one other different communication apparatus;
- a receiving step of receiving information from the at least one other different communication apparatus;
- a determining step of determining whether or not the same information has been received a plurality of times in said receiving step;
- and
- an outputting step of outputting the information received a plurality of times according to a determination result obtained in said determining step.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.