Wireless communication apparatus

• US 20030114107A1
• Filed: 03/14/2002
• Published: 06/19/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 2BCom LLC (Markman Advisors LLC)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Aoyagi, Kazunori
• Granted Patent: US 7,127,210 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

This invention relates to a wireless communication apparatus including a discovery unit which discovers the completion of connection with another wireless communication apparatus, a mode setup unit which sets up a mode which defines processing for a signal for performing communication with the wireless communication apparatus from a wireless communication apparatus except for another wireless communication apparatus, and a shift unit which shifts to the mode set up by the mode setup unit when the discovery unit discovers the completion of connection.

Claims

1. A wireless communication apparatus comprising:

means for discovering completion of connection with another wireless communication apparatus;

means for setting up a mode which defines processing for a signal for performing communication with the wireless communication apparatus from a wireless communication apparatus except for the another wireless communication apparatus; and

means for shifting to the mode set up by said mode setup means when said discovery means discovers the completion of connection.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mode includes a non-discoverable mode in which the wireless communication apparatus does not respond to an inquiry signal.

3. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mode includes a non-connectable mode in which no connection is performed for paging.

4. An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the mode includes a non-discoverable mode based on a Bluetooth standard.

5. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the mode includes a non-connectable mode based on a Bluetooth standard.

6. An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the non-discoverable mode does not respond to an inquiry signal.

7. An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the non-connectable mode sends a connection denial response to a paging signal.

8. An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the non-connectable mode does not respond to a paging signal.

9. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mode includes a non-discoverable mode and non-connectable mode based on a Bluetooth standard.

10. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mode inhibits connection with a wireless communication apparatus except for the another wireless communication apparatus.

11. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the mode is canceled after end of communication with the other wireless communication apparatus.

12. A communication method in a communication apparatus, comprising discovering completion of connection with another wireless communication apparatus and inhibiting connection with a wireless communication apparatus except for the another wireless communication apparatus.

13. A method according to claim 12, wherein the mode includes a non-discoverable mode in which the wireless communication apparatus does not respond to an inquiry signal.

14. A method according to claim 12, wherein the mode includes a non-connectable mode in which no connection is performed for paging.

15. A method according to claim 13, wherein the mode includes a non-discoverable mode based on a Bluetooth standard.

16. A method according to claim 14, wherein the mode includes a non-connectable mode based on a Bluetooth standard.

17. A method according to claim 15, wherein the wireless communication apparatus does not respond to an inquiry signal from a wireless communication apparatus except for the another wireless communication apparatus after shift to the mode.

18. A method according to claim 16, wherein the wireless communication apparatus sends a connection denial response to a paging signal after shift to the mode.

19. A method according to claim 16, wherein the wireless communication apparatus does not respond to a paging signal after shift to the mode.

20. A communication apparatus comprising:

means for establishing a connection with a first wireless communication apparatus; and

means for controlling a connection from a second wireless communication apparatus when the connection with the first wireless communication apparatus is established.

21. A communication method in a communication apparatus, comprising:

establishing a connection with a first wireless communication apparatus; and

controlling a connection from a second wireless communication apparatus when the connection with the first wireless communication apparatus is established.