Communication Apparatus, Communication Method, Program, and Communication System
First Claim
1. A communication apparatus comprising:
- a display unit;
a storage unit capable of storing therein display condition information in which a display instruction for causing the display unit to perform display processing or a non-display instruction for not allowing the display unit to perform the display processing is set;
a display control unit for causing the display unit to perform the display processing when the display instruction is set in the display condition information stored in the storage unit and for not allowing the display unit to perform the display processing when the non-display instruction is set in the display condition information; and
a communication control unit for controlling a connection establishment communication with a communication party by a communication system based on electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling and data communication with the communication party by the communication system,whereinwhen receiving signals transmitted from the communication party at the time of the connection establishment communication, the communication control unit judges whether the non-display instruction is set in the display condition information stored in the storage unit, and when judging that the non-display instruction is set, the communication control unit does not make the data communication with the communication party.
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Abstract
A communication apparatus is provided including a display unit, a storage unit capable of storing therein display condition information in which a display instruction for causing the display unit to perform display processing or a non-display instruction for not allowing the display unit to perform the display processing is set, and a short distance wireless communication control unit for controlling a connection establishment communication with a communication party by a communication system based on electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling and data communication with the communication party by the communication system. The short distance wireless communication control unit judges whether the non-display instruction is set in the display condition information stored in the storage unit, and does not make the data communication with the communication party when judging that the non-display instruction is set, the communication control unit.
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7 Claims
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1. A communication apparatus comprising:
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a display unit; a storage unit capable of storing therein display condition information in which a display instruction for causing the display unit to perform display processing or a non-display instruction for not allowing the display unit to perform the display processing is set; a display control unit for causing the display unit to perform the display processing when the display instruction is set in the display condition information stored in the storage unit and for not allowing the display unit to perform the display processing when the non-display instruction is set in the display condition information; and a communication control unit for controlling a connection establishment communication with a communication party by a communication system based on electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling and data communication with the communication party by the communication system, wherein when receiving signals transmitted from the communication party at the time of the connection establishment communication, the communication control unit judges whether the non-display instruction is set in the display condition information stored in the storage unit, and when judging that the non-display instruction is set, the communication control unit does not make the data communication with the communication party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
wherein in the display condition information, there is set any one of the display instruction, the non-display instruction, and a low-power-consumption display instruction for causing display processing in low power consumption mode using less power than that consumed in the display processing when the display instruction is set, the display control unit, when the low-power-consumption display instruction is set in the display condition information stored in the storage unit, causes the display unit to perform the display processing in the low power consumption mode, and the communication control unit judges whether the non-display instruction or the low-power-consumption display instruction is set in the display condition information stored in the storage unit, and when judging that the non-display instruction or the low-power-consumption display instruction is set, the communication control unit does not make the data communication with the communication party. -
3. The communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
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an operation unit capable of receiving input of a display suspension instruction for suspending the display processing or a display restart instruction for restarting the display processing; and a display condition switch unit for setting the non-display instruction in the display condition information stored in the storage unit when the operation unit receives input of the display suspension instruction, and for setting the display instruction for the display condition information stored in the storage unit when the operation unit receives input of the display restart instruction.
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4. The communication apparatus according to claim 3,
wherein the storage unit further stores therein a threshold value, and the display condition switch unit measures an elapsed time since the last time the operation unit received the input of operation information from a user, and sets the non-display instruction in the display condition information stored in the storage unit when the elapsed time exceeds the threshold value.
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5. A communication method executed by a communication control unit of a communication apparatus including
a display unit, a storage unit capable of storing therein display condition information in which a display instruction for causing the display unit to perform display processing or a non-display instruction for not allowing the display unit to perform the display processing is set, a display control unit for causing the display unit to perform the display processing when the display instruction is set in the display condition information stored in the storage unit and for not allowing the display unit to perform the display processing when the non-display instruction is set in the display condition information; - and
the communication control unit for controlling a connection establishment communication with a communication party by a communication system based on electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling and data communication with the communication party by the communication system, comprising the steps of; receiving signals transmitted from the communication party at the time of the connection establishment communication; judging whether the non-display instruction is set in the display condition information stored in the storage unit; and not making the data communication with the communication party when judging that the non-display instruction is set.
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6. A program for causing a computer to function as a communication apparatus comprising:
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a display unit; a storage unit capable of storing therein display condition information in which a display instruction for causing the display unit to perform display processing or a non-display instruction for not allowing the display unit to perform the display processing is set; a display control unit for causing the display unit to perform the display processing when the display instruction is set in the display condition information stored in the storage unit and for not allowing the display unit to perform the display processing when the non-display instruction is set in the display condition information; and a communication control unit for controlling a connection establishment communication with a communication party by a communication system based on electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling and data communication with the communication party by the communication system, wherein when receiving signals transmitted from the communication party at the time of the connection establishment communication, the communication control unit judges whether the non-display instruction is set in the display condition information stored in the storage unit, and when judging that the non-display instruction is set, the communication control unit does not make the data communication with the communication party.
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7. A communication system comprising:
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a first communication apparatus including a display unit; a storage unit capable of storing therein display condition information in which a display instruction for causing the display unit to perform display processing or a non-display instruction for not allowing the display unit to perform the display processing is set; a display control unit for causing the display unit to perform the display processing when the display instruction is set in the display condition information stored in the storage unit and for not allowing the display unit to perform the display processing when the non-display instruction is set in the display condition information; and a communication control unit for controlling a connection establishment communication by a communication system based on electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling and data communication by the communication system; and a second communication apparatus for transmitting signals at the time of the connection establishment communication, wherein when receiving signals transmitted from the second communication apparatus at the time of the connection establishment communication, the communication control unit judges whether the non-display instruction is set in the display condition information stored in the storage unit, and when judging that the non-display instruction is set, the communication control unit does not make the data communication with the second communication apparatus.
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