Patent SG-11201808953T-A (SG)
Title: Communication apparatus, communication method, program, and communication system
Inventor: TAKAHASHI HIROO
IPC: G06F13/42
Filed: 2017-05-02
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property :::` , MD Organization HIM 0 11101 HOE 010 1111 1 0 I 0111110111101111001101110 MOEN International Bureau 03 (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ......°' WO 2017/199760 Al 23 November 2017 (23.11.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: NISHIKAWA Takashi et al.; Nishishinjukukimu- GO6F 13/42 (2006.01) raya Building 9F, 5-25, Nishi-Shinjuku 7-chome, Shin- uku- ku. Tokyo, 1600023 (JP). (21) International Application Number: j PCT/JP2017/017220 (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (22) International Filing Date: kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, 02 May 2017 (02.05.2017) AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, (25) Filing Language: English DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (26) Publication Language: English HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, (30) Priority Data: MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, 2016-099954 18 May 2016 (18.05.2016) JP PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, (71) Applicant: SONY CORPORATION [JP/JP]; 1-7-1, Ko- TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. nan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 1080075 (JP). (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (72) Inventors: TAKAHASHI Hiroo; c/o SONY CORPO- kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, RATION, 1-7-1, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 1080075 (JP). GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, YOKOKAWA Takashi; c/o SONY CORPORATION, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, 1-7-1, Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 1080075 (JP). LEE Son-TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, — fun; c/o SONY CORPORATION, 1-7-1, Konan, Mina-EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, to-ku, Tokyo, 1080075 (JP). KOSHISAKA Naohiro; c/ MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, — o SONY LSI DESIGN INCORPORATED, 4-16-1, Okata, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, = Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa, 2430021 (JP). KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). = = = Title: COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND COMMUNICATION (54) = SYSTEM = (57) : There is provided a communication apparatus, in- [Fig. 41 eluding: a transmission/reception unit that transmits/receives a sig- - = nal to/from a different apparatus; a confirmation signal detection ( START ) unit that detects one of a reception confirmation signal and a non- = - 1 reception confirmation signal, the reception confirmation signal and 811 the non-reception confirmation signal being transmitted from the = Switch to HDR mode different apparatus that has received the signal transmitted from Transmit S12 the transmission/reception unit; and a conflict avoiding unit that in- = read command structs the transmission/reception unit to transmit an abort signal = for instructing to interrupt communication after ignoring a prede- = — ACK Which of ACK and S 13 termined number of bits following the non-reception confirmation = NACK is transmitted? signal when the confirmation signal detection unit has detected the — NACK = Receive S14 non-reception confirmation signal. read data Transmit abort signal after conflic prevention S16 — v clock period N O/ Is communication in 11 HDR mode finished? / YES © Transmit HDR termination command Si 7 0'1 0'1 ( E ND 11 ---.... IN ,-1 © ei FIG.4 o [Continued on next page] WO 2017/199760 Al MIDEDIMOMMIDIRMEMEEMIEHEIHIMIHMEMOIMIE Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))