Patent ID: 6211797
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: H04B

Abstract:
An infrared communication control apparatus comprising:a plurality of communications ports, each said communication port having an open configuration and a closed configuration, and being respectively related to a plurality of infrared communications schemes;selecting means for selecting, prior to the operation of said apparatus to receive and/or transmit data when at least one of the plurality of communications ports is in its open configuration, a protocol and modulation/demodulation scheme of a selected one of the infrared communication schemes related to the at least one communication port to be opened;protocol generating means for generating data conforming to the protocol selected by the selecting means; andinfrared modulation/demodulation means for modulating the data generated by the protocol generating means in accordance with the modulation/demodulation scheme selected by the selecting means to generate and transmit infrared signals, and for demodulating received infrared signals into data.