AUTHENTICATION RELAY APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION RELAY SYSTEM, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND AUTHENTICATION RELAY METHOD
First Claim
1. An authentication relay apparatus which relays an authentication process authenticating at least one of a first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus, both the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus being connected to a power line,wherein the authentication process is relayed between the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus via the power line.
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Abstract
A representative registration apparatus 100 includes: a master and slave apparatus supporting control section 101 which generates, according to a registration message received from a master apparatus or a slave apparatus, a registration message to be transmitted to the master apparatus or the slave apparatus; a communication range switching section 104 for switching a transmission range of a message to be transmitted; and a communication range determining section 107 which determines, according to a destination of a registration message generated by the master and slave apparatus supporting control section 101, a transmission range of the registration message thus generated, so as to provide instructions to the communication range switching section 104.
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16 Claims
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1. An authentication relay apparatus which relays an authentication process authenticating at least one of a first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus, both the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus being connected to a power line,
wherein the authentication process is relayed between the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus via the power line.
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13. An authentication relay method for relaying an authentication process authenticating at least one of a first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus, both the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus being connected to a power line,
wherein the authentication process is relayed between the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus via a power line.
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15. An integrated circuit which relays an authentication process authenticating at least one of a first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus, both the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus being connected to a power line,
wherein the authentication process is relayed between the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus via a power line.
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