COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD
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Abstract
A communication terminal includes a first communication unit having a power supply function by electromagnetic induction, and a second communication unit having a communication capability higher than that of the first communication unit. When communicating with a communication partner terminal, it is determined whether to receive power from the communication partner terminal. Upon determining to receive the power by the power supply function of the first communication unit, communication with the communication partner terminal by the second communication unit is controlled using the power supplied from the communication partner terminal by the power supply function of the first communication unit.
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43 Claims
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1-10. -10. (canceled)
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11. A communication apparatus, comprising:
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a first communication unit having a power receiving function for receiving power wirelessly provided from another communication apparatus and a communication function for communicating with the other communication apparatus; a second communication unit having a second communication function for communication with another communication apparatus; and a control unit configured to control the first communication unit and the second communication unit so that communication by the second communication unit is performed using the power received by the power receiving function of the first communication unit, wherein the first communication unit performs first communication by the first communication function for the communication by the second communication unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A communication apparatus, comprising:
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a first communication unit having a power receiving function for receiving power wirelessly provided from another communication apparatus and a communication function for communicating with the other communication apparatus; a second communication unit having a second communication function for communication with another communication apparatus; and a control unit configured to control the first communication unit and the second communication unit so that communication by the first communication function and communication by the second communication function are performed using the power received by the power receiving function. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A communication apparatus, comprising:
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a first communication unit having a power receiving function for receiving power wirelessly provided from another communication apparatus and a communication function for communicating with the other communication apparatus; and a second communication unit having a second communication function for communication, using the power received by the power receiving function, with another communication apparatus, wherein the first communication unit performs first communication by the first communication function for the communication by the second communication unit.
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38. A control method of a communication apparatus, which comprises a first communication unit having a power receiving function for receiving power wirelessly provided from another communication apparatus and a communication function for communicating with the other communication apparatus and a second communication unit having a second communication function for communication with another communication apparatus, comprising:
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controlling the first communication unit and the second communication unit so that communication by the second communication unit is performed using the power received by the power receiving function of the first communication unit; and performing first communication by the first communication function for the communication by the second communication unit.
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39. A control method of a communication apparatus, which comprises a first communication unit having a power receiving function for receiving power wirelessly provided from another communication apparatus and a communication function for communicating with the other communication apparatus and a second communication unit having a second communication function for communication with another communication apparatus, comprising:
controlling the first communication unit and the second communication unit so that communication by the first communication function and communication by the second communication function are performed using the power received by the power receiving function.
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40. A control method of a communication apparatus, which comprises a first communication unit having a power receiving function for receiving power wirelessly provided from another communication apparatus and a communication function for communicating with the other communication apparatus and a second communication unit having a second communication function for communication, using the power received by the power receiving function, with another communication apparatus, comprising:
performing first communication by the first communication function for the communication by the second communication unit.
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41. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, the computer program causing a computer incorporated in a communication apparatus comprising a first communication unit having a power receiving function for receiving power wirelessly provided from another communication apparatus and a communication function for communicating with the other communication apparatus and a second communication unit having a second communication function for communication with another communication apparatus to execute the following steps:
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controlling the first communication unit and the second communication unit so that communication by the second communication unit is performed using the power received by the power receiving function of the first communication unit; and performing first communication by the first communication function for the communication by the second communication unit.
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42. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, the computer program causing a computer incorporated in a communication apparatus comprising a first communication unit having a power receiving function for receiving power wirelessly provided from another communication apparatus and a communication function for communicating with the other communication apparatus and a second communication unit having a second communication function for communication with another communication apparatus to execute the following step:
controlling the first communication unit and the second communication unit so that communication by the first communication function and communication by the second communication function are performed using the power received by the power receiving function.
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43. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, the computer program causing a computer incorporated in a communication apparatus comprising a first communication unit having a power receiving function for receiving power wirelessly provided from another communication apparatus and a communication function for communicating with the other communication apparatus and a second communication unit having a second communication function for communication, using the power received by the power receiving function, with another communication apparatus to execute the following step:
performing first communication by the first communication function for the communication by the second communication unit.
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