CONTROL APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

• US 20120238213A1
• Filed: 06/04/2012
• Published: 09/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: OHKITA, Hideki
• Application Number:
  US13/487,808
• Publication Number:
  US 20120238213A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/20 of receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/24 with feedback of measurements to the transmitter

Abstract

According to at least one embodiment, a control apparatus includes a connection module, a communication module and a controller. A connection module is configured to connect by wire to a communication device with an antenna. A communication module is configured to communicate with a wireless communication device via the communication device. A controller is configured to instruct the communication device to report a communication state between the communication module and the wireless communication device.

Claims

1. A control apparatus comprising:

a connection module configured to connect to a first communication device by wired connection, wherein the first communication device comprises an antenna;

a communication module configured to communicate with a wireless communication device via the first communication device; and

a controller configured to instruct the first communication device to report a communication state when communicating with the wireless communication device via the first communication device according to a first communication protocol and to cause the first communication device to control reporting of the communication state when communicating with the wireless communication device via the first communication device according to a second communication protocol.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the communication state is related to at least one of connection, data transfer process in progress, and disconnection.

2. (canceled)

3. A communication device comprising:

an antenna, comprising a wire connection module configured to connect by wired connection to a control device;

a communication module under the control of the control device, configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless communication device using the antenna; and

a reporting module under the control of the control device, configured to change a reporting state according to an instruction from the control device when the control device and the wireless communication device communicate with each other via the communication device in a first protocol and change the reporting state according to a pattern of a communication packet exchanged between the control device and the wireless communication device when the control device and the wireless communication device communicate with each other via the communication device in a second protocol.

5. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the reporting state is related to at least one of connection, data transfer process in progress, and disconnection.