Patent ID: 6996096
Filing Date: 2006-02-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A communication apparatus comprising: a) first communication means conformed to a first communication standard; b) second communication means conformed to a second communication standard different from the first communication standard; and c) a control unit coupled to said first and second communication means, wherein said first communication means is capable of detecting whether or not another apparatus is disconnected from said first communication means, wherein said control unit is capable of setting said second communication means in an active state, if said first communication means detects that another apparatus is disconnected from said first communication means when said second communication means is in an inactive state, and wherein said second communication means is capable of being used to communicate with another apparatus when said second communication means is set in the active state, and is not capable of being used to communicate with another apparatus when said second communication means is set in the inactive state.