COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME
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1. A communication apparatus comprising:
- a recognition device configured to, in a case where the communication apparatus is operating as a control station of a network, recognize the type of power supply of another communication apparatus participating in the network; and
a handover device configured to execute processing for handing over the control station based upon recognition by said recognition device.
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Abstract
When a communication apparatus is operating as a control station on a network, control is exercised so as to handover the control station when it is recognized that the status of the power supply of another communication apparatus participating in this network is indicative of commercial power. Recognition is performed by receiving information, which requests handover of the control station, from the other communication apparatus whose power-supply status is indicative of commercial power.
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1. A communication apparatus comprising:
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a recognition device configured to, in a case where the communication apparatus is operating as a control station of a network, recognize the type of power supply of another communication apparatus participating in the network; and a handover device configured to execute processing for handing over the control station based upon recognition by said recognition device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of controlling a communication apparatus, comprising:
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a recognition step of, in a case where the communication apparatus is operating as a control station of a network, recognizing the type of power supply of another communication apparatus participating in the network; and a handover step of executing processing for handing over the control station to the other communication apparatus based upon recognition in the recognition step.
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