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Communications equipment that carries out communication within network having plural pieces of communications equipment

  • US 7,088,691 B2
  • Filed: 08/08/2001
  • Issued: 08/08/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A communication apparatus comprising:

  • a negotiation unit configured to, wherein a low power consumption mode transit request is a request for a device to transit from a present mode to a low power consumption mode and prohibit any transmission until the low power consumption mode is released, execute a predetermined negotiation with a first device in order to prevent transiting from a present mode to a low power consumption mode and prevent prohibiting any transmission even though the first device receives the low power consumption mode transit request; and

    a first transmitting unit configured to broadcast the low power consumption mode transit request to a plurality of devices including the first device after said negotiation unit executes the predetermined negotiation with the device.

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