发明名称 Communication apparatus
摘要 A communication apparatus is provided. In a state where the communication apparatus belongs to a second wireless network as a master station, when a device is found which belonged to a first wireless network as a master station, to which the communication apparatus belonged as a slave station, the communication apparatus is disconnected from the second wireless network, and configures a state where the communication apparatus belongs to a third wireless network as a slave station and the first device belongs to the third wireless network as a master station.
申请公布号 US9244641(B2) 申请公布日期 2016.01.26
申请号 US201414484501 申请日期 2014.09.12
申请人 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 发明人 Ren Yongyong
分类号 G06F15/00;G06F3/12;H04W76/02;H04W84/20;H04W12/06 主分类号 G06F15/00
代理机构 Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. 代理人 Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
主权项 1. A communication apparatus comprising: a controller configured to: in a first belonging state where a first device belongs to a first wireless network as a master station and the communication apparatus belongs to the first wireless network as a slave station, store first communication information for executing wireless communication with the first device, in a memory;in the first belonging state where one or more devices including a second device belongs to the first wireless network as a slave station, store identification information of the second device, in the memory;confirm whether wireless communication with the first device can be executed using the first wireless network;when it is confirmed that wireless communication with the first device cannot be executed using the first wireless network, configure a second belonging state where the communication apparatus and the second device belong to a second wireless network, and where the communication apparatus belongs to the second wireless network as a master station and the second device belongs to the second wireless network as a slave station;search for the first device using the first communication information stored in the memory;when the first device is found by the search, cause the communication apparatus to be disconnected from the second wireless network; andwhen the communication apparatus is disconnected from the second wireless network, configure a third belonging state where the communication apparatus and the first device belong to a third wireless network, and where the communication apparatus belongs to the third wireless network as a slave station and the first device belongs to the third wireless network as a master station.
地址 Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken JP