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Communication method, information processing apparatus, and recording medium recording computer readable program

  • US 10,171,932 B2
  • Filed: 01/09/2015
  • Issued: 01/01/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

  • a first communication unit configured to communicate with a first external apparatus via a first communication path;

    a second communication unit configured to communicate with the first external apparatus via a second communication path, wherein the second communication path uses a different frequency range than the first communication path; and

    a controller configured to determine a role of the information processing apparatus with the first external apparatus belonging to a network in the second communication path based on designation role information which is sent from the first external apparatus via the first communication path and received by the first communication unit, and the network is organized by a plurality of external apparatuses including the first external apparatus, wherein the determined role of the information processing apparatus is one of a first role and a second role,wherein the controller makes the second communication unit communicate with each of the plurality of external apparatuses in the network via the second communication path when the determined role of the information processing apparatus is the first role, andwherein the controller makes the second communication unit communicate directly only with the first external apparatus via the second communication path when the determined role of the information processing apparatus is the second role.

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