ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
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1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with a counterpart electronic apparatus either in a transmission mode for sending data to the counterpart electronic apparatus or in a reception mode for receiving data from the counterpart electronic apparatus;
an orientation detector configured to detect an indication of an orientation of the electronic apparatus; and
a communication controller configured to switch between the transmission mode and the reception mode according to the indication of the orientation of the electronic apparatus detected by the orientation detector.
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes a communication module configured to execute a wireless communication in a transmission mode for sending data to a counterpart electronic apparatus or a reception mode for receiving data from a counterpart electronic apparatus, an orientation detector configured to detect orientation of the electronic apparatus, and a communication controller configured to switch between the transmission mode and the reception mode according to the orientation of the electronic apparatus detected by the orientation detector.
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19 Claims
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1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with a counterpart electronic apparatus either in a transmission mode for sending data to the counterpart electronic apparatus or in a reception mode for receiving data from the counterpart electronic apparatus; an orientation detector configured to detect an indication of an orientation of the electronic apparatus; and a communication controller configured to switch between the transmission mode and the reception mode according to the indication of the orientation of the electronic apparatus detected by the orientation detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with a counterpart electronic apparatus either in a transmission mode for sending data to the counterpart electronic apparatus or in a reception mode for receiving data from the counterpart electronic apparatus; a movement detector configured to detect a movement of the electronic apparatus; and a communication controller configured to switch between the transmission mode and the reception mode according to the movement of the electronic apparatus detected by the movement detector. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A data communication system comprising:
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two electronic apparatuses between which data is transmitted in a state that communication faces of the electronic apparatuses are opposite to each other, each electronic apparatus comprising; a communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with a counterpart electronic apparatus either in a transmission mode for sending data to the counterpart electronic apparatus or in a reception mode for receiving data from the counterpart electronic apparatus; an orientation detector configured to detect an indication of an orientation of the electronic apparatus; and a communication controller configured to switch between the transmission mode and the reception mode according to the indication of the orientation of the electronic apparatus detected by the orientation detector, wherein each electronic apparatus is configured to set to the transmission mode when the communication face is directed downward and configured to set to the reception mode when the communication face is directed upward. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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