Communication terminal, computer-readable storage medium, and communication method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorNorihito Aoki
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Abstract
A communication terminal includes a first communication unit having a power supply function by electromagnetic induction, and a second communication unit having a communication capability higher than that of the first communication unit. When communicating with a communication partner terminal, it is determined whether to receive power from the communication partner terminal. Upon determining to receive the power by the power supply function of the first communication unit, communication with the communication partner terminal by the second communication unit is controlled using the power supplied from the communication partner terminal by the power supply function of the first communication unit.
Claims10
A communication terminal comprising:
- a first communication unit having a power supply function by electromagnetic induction;
- a second communication unit having a communication capability higher than that of the first communication unit;
- a determination unit configured to determine whether to receive power by the power supply function of the first communication unit from a communication partner terminal;
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- a communication control unit configured to, if the determination unit has determined to receive the power from the communication partner terminal, control communication with the communication partner terminal by the second communication unit using the power supplied from the communication partner terminal by the power supply function of the first communication unit.
A communication terminal comprising:
- a first communication unit having a power supply function of externally supplying power by electromagnetic induction;
- a second communication unit having a communication capability higher than that of the first communication unit;
- a power supply unit configured to cause the power supply function of the first communication unit to supply, to a communication partner terminal, power for communication with the communication partner terminal;
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- a communication control unit configured to control the communication with the communication partner terminal by the second communication unit, the communication partner terminal receiving the power from the power supply unit via the first communication unit.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, the computer program causing a computer incorporated in a communication terminal including a first communication unit having a power supply function by electromagnetic induction, and a second communication unit having a communication capability higher than that of the first communication unit to function as:
- a determination unit configured to determine whether to receive power by the power supply function of the first communication unit from a communication partner terminal;
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- a communication control unit configured to, if the determination unit has determined to receive the power from the communication partner terminal, control communication with the communication partner terminal by the second communication unit using the power supplied from the communication partner terminal by the power supply function of the first communication unit.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, the computer program causing a computer incorporated in a communication terminal including a first communication unit having a power supply function of externally supplying power by electromagnetic induction, and a second communication unit having a communication capability higher than that of the first communication unit to function as:
- a power supply unit configured to cause the power supply function of the first communication unit to supply, to a communication partner terminal, power for communication with the communication partner terminal;
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- a communication control unit configured to control the communication with the communication partner terminal by the second communication unit, the communication partner terminal receiving the power from the power supply unit via the first communication unit.
A communication method in a communication terminal including a first communication unit having a power supply function by electromagnetic induction, and a second communication unit having a communication capability higher than that of the first communication unit, comprising:
- a determination step of determining whether to receive power by the power supply function of the first communication unit from a communication partner terminal;
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- a communication control step of, upon determining to receive the power from the communication partner terminal, controlling communication with the communication partner terminal by the second communication unit using the power supplied from the communication partner terminal by the power supply function of the first communication unit.
A communication method in a communication terminal including a first communication unit having a power supply function of externally supplying power by electromagnetic induction, and a second communication unit having a communication capability higher than that of the first communication unit, comprising:
- a power supply step of causing the power supply function of the first communication unit to supply, to a communication partner terminal, power for communication with the communication partner terminal;
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- a communication control step of controlling the communication with the communication partner terminal by the second communication unit, the communication partner terminal receiving the power by the first communication unit in the power supply step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.