Patent ID: 9515917
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W,Y02D,Y04S

Claim Text:
1. A communications apparatus comprising: a storage apparatus storing therein hop count based information that is based on hop counts needed for communication between first communications apparatuses and a second communications apparatus configured to execute a process corresponding to an execution result of data processing of a communications apparatus among a plurality of communications apparatuses, the first communications apparatuses being among the plurality of communications apparatuses and capable of direct communication; a wireless communications circuit configured to receive from a requesting first communications apparatus among the first communication apparatuses, first request information indicating execution request details of the data processing; and a micro control unit configured to determine whether execution of the data processing indicated in the first request information received by the wireless communications circuit can be completed, wherein the micro control unit upon determining that completion is impossible, selects from among the first communications apparatuses exclusive of the requesting first communications apparatus, a first communications apparatus based on the hop count based information stored in the storage apparatus, the wireless communications circuit transmits to the selected first communications apparatus, second request information indicating execution request details of the data processing indicated in the first request information exclusive of an executable portion, the wireless communications circuit receives securement completion notification indicating that execution of the data processing indicated in the second request information can be completed by at least any one of the plurality of first communications apparatuses, and the micro control unit starts the execution of the portion of the data processing when the wireless communications circuit receives the securement completion notification.