Communication apparatus, communication system, and communication method

• US 9,961,419 B2
• Filed: 02/21/2017
• Issued: 05/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kanemoto, Toshinori
• Primary Examiner(s): NWUGO, OJIAKO K
• Application Number:
  US15/437,949
• Publication Number:
  US 20170164073A1
• Time in Patent Office: 434 Days
• Field of Search: 340 101- 105, 4554323, 455428, 455455, 455557
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/753 where the polling of the sub-stations is synchronous
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

A communication apparatus includes: a data generating unit that generates write data to be sent to any other communication apparatus at an arbitrary timing; a communication unit that repeatedly sends a read request to the other communication apparatus until the write data is generated and, at the same time, repeatedly receives a read response sent from the other communication apparatus in response to the read request; and a data acquisition unit that acquires read data, which is sent along with the read response by the other communication apparatus, when the read data is generated at an arbitrary timing by the other communication apparatus.

Claims

1. A communication apparatus comprising:

a data generating unit that generates write data to be sent to another communication apparatus and written therein at an arbitrary timing;

a communication unit that repeatedly sends a read request to the another communication apparatus until the write data is generated and, at the same time, repeatedly receives a read response sent from the another communication apparatus in response to the read request; and

a data acquisition unit that acquires read data, which is sent along with the read response by the another communication apparatus, when the read data is generated at an arbitrary timing by the another communication apparatus.

2. A communication apparatus, comprising:

a near field communication unit configured to send a response to a communication terminal in response to a read request from the communication terminal; and

a control unit configured to cause the near field communication unit to send read data with the response when the read data is ready to send,

wherein the read data is generated in the communication apparatus at an arbitrary timing, and

wherein the read request is received repeatedly from the communication terminal.

3. The communication apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control unit further is configured to cause the near field communication unit to send dummy data with the response when the read data is not ready to send.

4. The communication apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the near field communication unit is further configured to receive a write request from the communication terminal, and

wherein the control unit is further configured to delete the read data when the near field communication unit receives the write request.

5. The communication apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control unit is further configured to determine the read data is ready to send.

6. A communication terminal, comprising:

a near field communication unit configured to send a read request to a communication apparatus; and

a control unit configured to cause the near field communication unit to send the read request repeatedly when write data is not ready to send,

wherein the write data is generated at an arbitrary timing in the communication terminal.

7. The communication terminal according to claim 6, wherein the near field communication unit is further configured to receive a response, in response to the read request, from the communication apparatus.

8. The communication terminal according to claim 7, wherein the control unit is further configured to send a write request when the write data is ready to send.

9. The communication terminal according to claim 7, wherein the control unit further configured to determine if the write data is ready to send.

10. A communication method comprising:

causing a near field communication unit to send a response to a communication terminal in response to a read request from the communication terminal; and

causing the near field communication unit to send read data with the response when the read data is ready to send,

wherein the read data is generated at an arbitrary timing, and

wherein the read request is received repeatedly from the communication terminal.

11. The communication method according to claim 10, further comprising:

causing the near field communication unit to send dummy data with the response when the read data is not ready to send.

12. The communication method according to claim 10, further comprising:

causing the near field communication unit to receive a write request from the communication terminal; and

deleting the read data when the near field communication unit receives the write request.

13. The communication method according to claim 10, further comprising:

determining the read data is ready to send.

14. A communication method comprising:

causing a near field communication unit to send a write request to a communication apparatus when write data is ready to send; and

causing the near field communication unit to send a read request repeatedly when the write data is not ready to send,

wherein the write data is generated at an arbitrary timing in a communication terminal.

15. The communication method according to claim 14, further comprising:

causing the near field communication unit to receive a response, in response to the read request, from the communication apparatus.

16. The communication method according to claim 15, further comprising:

determining if the write data is ready to send.