Communication apparatus and method of constructing network thereby
First Claim
1. A first communication apparatus comprising:
- a connection unit that connects to a first network constructed by a base station;
a first determination unit that determines whether or not communication is in progress with a second communication apparatus other than apparatuses under the control of the base station, via the base station after connecting to the first network by the connection unit;
a second determination unit that determines whether to operate as a base station of a second network or to operate as a station connected to the base station of the second network; and
a construction unit that operates as the base station of the second network while maintaining the connection with the first network to construct the second network in a case where it is determined to operate as the base station of the second network by the second determination unit,wherein it is determined to operate as the base station of the second network by the second determination unit and the construction unit tries to construct the second network as the base station while maintaining the connection with the first network, in a case where it is determined that communication is in progress with the second communication apparatus by the first determination unit when the first communication apparatus communicates with a third communication apparatus connected to the first network.
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Abstract
When a connection is made to a wireless network constructed by a base station, a request to construct a wireless network in which a wireless communication apparatus operates as a base station is sensed and a determination is made as to whether communication is in progress with a communication apparatus of a network different from the wireless network constructed by the base station. If the request to construct the wireless network is sensed and it is determined that communication is in progress with a communication apparatus of a network different from the wireless network in which the base station is the intermediary, then an attempt is made to construct a wireless network in which the wireless communication apparatus operates as a base station.
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8 Claims
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1. A first communication apparatus comprising:
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a connection unit that connects to a first network constructed by a base station; a first determination unit that determines whether or not communication is in progress with a second communication apparatus other than apparatuses under the control of the base station, via the base station after connecting to the first network by the connection unit; a second determination unit that determines whether to operate as a base station of a second network or to operate as a station connected to the base station of the second network; and a construction unit that operates as the base station of the second network while maintaining the connection with the first network to construct the second network in a case where it is determined to operate as the base station of the second network by the second determination unit, wherein it is determined to operate as the base station of the second network by the second determination unit and the construction unit tries to construct the second network as the base station while maintaining the connection with the first network, in a case where it is determined that communication is in progress with the second communication apparatus by the first determination unit when the first communication apparatus communicates with a third communication apparatus connected to the first network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of constructing a network by a first communication apparatus, comprising:
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a connection step of connecting to a first network constructed by a base station; a first determination step of determining whether or not communication is in progress with a second communication apparatus other than apparatuses under the control of the base station, via the base station after connecting to the first network in the connection step; a second determination step of determining whether to operate as a base station of a second network or to operate as a station connected to the base station of the second network; and a construction step of operating as the base station of the second network while maintaining the connection with the first network to construct the second network in a case where it is determined to operate as the base station of the second network in the second determination step, wherein it is determined to operate as the base station of the second network in the second determination step and the first communication apparatus tries to construct the second network as the base station in the construction step while maintaining the connection with the first network, in a case where it is determined that communication is in progress with the second communication apparatus in the first determination step when the first communication apparatus communicates with a third communication apparatus connected to the first network. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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