COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A communication control apparatus comprising:
- a first connection unit connecting to a power line;
a second connection unit to which an external apparatus is connected;
a power supply unit configured to supply electric power to the external apparatus via the second connection unit;
a communication unit configured to make the communication between a communication apparatus connected to the power line and the external apparatus via the first connection unit and the second connection unit; and
a control unit configured to control the power supply unit to supply electric power to the external apparatus, based on information received from the external apparatus by the communication unit,wherein the communication unit receives information relative to conditions for supplying electric power to the external apparatus from the external apparatus, andwherein the control unit controls the supply of electric power to the external apparatus by the power supply unit, based on the information relative to the conditions.
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Abstract
A communication control apparatus includes a first connection unit connecting to a power line, a second connection unit to which an external apparatus is connected, a power supply unit for supplying electric power to the external apparatus via the second connection unit, a communication unit for making the communication between a communication apparatus connected to the power line and the external apparatus via the first connection unit and the second connection unit, and a control unit for controlling the power supply unit to supply electric power to the external apparatus, based on information received from the external apparatus by the communication unit.
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12 Claims
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1. A communication control apparatus comprising:
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a first connection unit connecting to a power line; a second connection unit to which an external apparatus is connected; a power supply unit configured to supply electric power to the external apparatus via the second connection unit; a communication unit configured to make the communication between a communication apparatus connected to the power line and the external apparatus via the first connection unit and the second connection unit; and a control unit configured to control the power supply unit to supply electric power to the external apparatus, based on information received from the external apparatus by the communication unit, wherein the communication unit receives information relative to conditions for supplying electric power to the external apparatus from the external apparatus, and wherein the control unit controls the supply of electric power to the external apparatus by the power supply unit, based on the information relative to the conditions. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)
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2. (canceled)
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9. A table tap comprising:
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a plug connecting to a power line; a plurality of sockets respectively to which external apparatuses are connected; a power supply unit configured to supply electric power to the external apparatuses via the plurality of sockets; a plurality of communication circuits respectively configured to make the communication between a communication apparatus connected to the power line and the external apparatuses connected to the plurality of sockets via the plug and the plurality of sockets; and a control unit configure to control the power supply unit to supply electric power to the external apparatuses connected to the plurality of sockets, discriminate whether or not each of the external apparatuses connected to the plurality of sockets is communicable with the plurality of communication circuits, and stop operation of the communication circuit for communicating with the incommunicable external apparatus among the plurality of communication circuits, according to the discrimination result.
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10. (canceled)
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