Patent ID: 11956630
Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 12:
13. A control method comprising, by a processor:
controlling an authentication process of performing a process related to device authentication together with at least one communication device on a basis of information included in a signal received through wireless communication with the communication device,
wherein the control is performed in such a manner that a signal including authentication information that is information to be used for the authentication process is transmitted to the communication device through the wireless communication, the authentication information varying depending on signal types, which are types of roles of signals to be transmitted to the communication device in the authentication process, and
wherein the signal types include a trigger signal having a role in notifying of start of the authentication process, a request signal having a role in being returned and requesting a response in a case where the trigger signal is received, and a response signal having a role in being returned and responding to the request in the case where the request signal is received.