Communication device, television receiver, and reproduction device
AssigneePanasonic Corporation
InventorsSeiji Kubo, Akihiro Ebina, Taku Matsuda
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Abstract
A communication device includes: a wireless communication unit configured to perform data transmission and receiving with another communication device via a wireless network; and a communication control unit electrically connected with the wireless communication unit via a media independent interface (MII) bus and configured to control the wireless communication unit using a management data input-output/management data clock (MDIO/MDC) included in the MII bus.
Claims4
A communication device which performs data communication with another communication device, said communication device comprising:
- a wireless communication unit configured to perform data transmitting and receiving with the other communication device via a wireless network;
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- a communication control unit electrically connected with said wireless communication unit via a media independent interface (MII) bus, said communication control unit being configured to control said wireless communication unit using a management data input-output/management data clock (MDIO/MDC) included in the MII bus;
- wherein said wireless communication unit includes a register used for the control performed by said communication control unit;
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- wherein said register includes a common region and a special region, said common region being used for processing common to wired communication and wireless communication, and the special region being used for processing unique to the wireless communication.
A communication device which performs data communication with another communication device, said communication device comprising:
- a wireless communication unit configured to perform data transmitting and receiving with the other communication device via a wireless network;
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- a communication control unit electrically connected with said wireless communication unit via a media independent interface (MII) bus, said communication control unit being configured to control said wireless communication unit using a management data input-output/management data clock (MDIO/MDC) included in the MII bus;
- wherein said wireless communication unit includes a register used for the control performed by said communication control unit;
- wherein said register includes a first register including an intermediate region which mediates transmission of a processing request from said communication control unit;
- and a second register including a special region used for wireless communication processing;
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- wherein said communication control unit is configured to indirectly access said special region via said intermediate region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.