WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD

• US 20160183078A1
• Filed: 08/03/2015
• Published: 06/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: HORIE, Yutaka
• Application Number:
  US14/816,408
• Publication Number:
  US 20160183078A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/02 Access restriction performed under specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/06 Airborne or Satellite Networks space-based or airborne stations H04B7/185
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

On embodiment provides a wireless communication device serving as one of plural wireless communication devices set as one group. The wireless communication device includes: a wireless communication portion configured to transmit and receive wireless signals; and a control portion connected to the wireless communication portion. When the wireless communication portion receives a first changeover signal from any other wireless communication device of the plural wireless communication devices, the control portion execute a suppressing control to suppress transmission of wireless signals in the wireless communication portion in response to the received changeover signal. And, when the wireless communication portion receives a second changeover signal from any other wireless communication device of the plural wireless communication devices during the suppressing control to suppress transmission of wireless signals, the control portion suspend the suppressing control in response to the received changeover signal.

Claims

1. A wireless communication device serving as one of plural wireless communication devices set as one group, comprising:

a wireless communication portion configured to transmit and receive wireless signals; and

a control portion

connected to the wireless communication portion, and

configured to,

when the wireless communication portion receives a first changeover signal from any other wireless communication device of the plural wireless communication devices, execute a suppressing control to suppress transmission of wireless signals in the wireless communication portion in response to the received changeover signal, and

when the wireless communication portion receives a second changeover signal from any other wireless communication device of the plural wireless communication devices during the suppressing control, suspend the suppressing control in response to the received changeover signal.

2. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an operation acceptance portion configured to accept an operation input from a user,

wherein, when a first operation input giving an instruction to execute the suppressing control is accepted by the operation acceptance portion, the control portion causes the wireless communication portion to transmit the first changeover signal targeted at controlling at least one wireless communication device belonging to the plural wireless communication devices in response to the accepted operation, and executes the suppressing control after transmitting the first changeover signal.

3. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an operation acceptance portion configured to accept an operation input from a user,

wherein, when a second operation input giving an instruction to suspend the suppressing control is accepted by the operation acceptance portion during the suppressing control, the control portion causes the wireless communication portion to transmit the second changeover signal targeted at controlling at least one wireless communication device belonging to the plural wireless communication devices.

4. The wireless communication device according claim 3,

wherein, when the second operation input is accepted by the operation acceptance portion, the control portion suspends the suppressing control and causes the wireless communication portion to transmit the second changeover signal after suspending the suppressing control.

5. The wireless communication device according to claim 1,

wherein, in response to the first changeover signal from a first wireless communication device belonging to the plural wireless communication devices, the control portion executes the suppressing control, and the control portion suspends the suppressing control in response to the second changeover signal from a second wireless communication device of the plural wireless communication devices different from the first wireless communication device.

6. The wireless communication device according to claim 1,

wherein the wireless communication portion includes

a first wireless communication portion using a first wireless communication method and

a second wireless communication portion using a second wireless communication method, and

wherein, during the suppressing control, the control portion does not suppress transmission in the second wireless communication portion but suppresses transmission in the first wireless communication portion.

7. The wireless communication device according to claim 6,

wherein the first wireless communication method is one of a mobile communication, a wireless LAN and a Bluetooth, and the second wireless communication method is an NFC.

8. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a storage portion configured to store identification information of the plural communication devices as identification information of devices registered in the group,

wherein, when the identification information stored in the storage portion is included in the first changeover signal or the second changeover signal, the control portion changes over control of transmission in the wireless communication portion in response to the first changeover signal or the second changeover signal.

9. The wireless communication device of claim 1, further comprising:

a storage portion configured to store a group ID assigned to the group,

wherein, when the group ID stored in the storage portion is included in the first changeover signal or the second changeover signal, the control portion changes over control of transmission in the wireless communication portion in response to the first changeover signal or the second changeover signal.

10. The wireless communication device of claim 1,

wherein, when the wireless communication portion receives the first changeover signal indicating time information, the control portion executes the suppressing control for a period corresponding to the time information indicated by the first changeover signal.

11. The wireless communication device of claim 1, further comprising:

an operation acceptance portion configured to accept an operation input from a user,

wherein, when the operation acceptance portion accepts an operation input as to a time, the control portion causes the wireless communication portion to transmit the first changeover signal or the second changeover signal including time information indicating the time.

12. A communication control method for a first wireless communication device serving as one of plural wireless communication devices set as one group,

each of the plural wireless communication devices comprising:

a wireless communication portion configured to transmit and receive wireless signals; and

a control portion connected to the wireless communication portion, the communication control method comprising;

when the wireless communication portion of the first wireless communication device receives a first changeover signal from any other wireless communication device of the plural wireless communication devices, executing a suppressing control to suppress transmission of wireless signals in the wireless communication portion of the wireless communication portion in response to the received changeover signal; and

when the wireless communication portion of the first wireless communication device receives a second changeover signal from any other wireless communication device of the plural wireless communication devices during the suppressing control, suspending the suppressing control in response to the received changeover signal.