US 12,010,201 B2
Communication device and communication method
Shigeru Sugaya, Kanagawa (JP)
Assigned to SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/090,550.
Application 18/090,550 is a continuation of application No. 17/109,167, filed on Dec. 2, 2020, granted, now 11,563,831.
Application 17/109,167 is a continuation of application No. 16/436,942, filed on Jun. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,873,651, issued on Dec. 22, 2020.
Application 16/436,942 is a continuation of application No. 15/745,268, granted, now 10,362,150, issued on Jul. 23, 2019, previously published as PCT/JP2016/070873, filed on Jul. 14, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 2015-177516 (JP), filed on Sep. 9, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0208945 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 69/22 (2022.01); H04L 69/324 (2022.01); H04W 28/06 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 80/02 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 69/22 (2013.01) [H04L 69/324 (2013.01); H04W 28/06 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04W 80/02 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication device comprising:
wireless communication circuitry configured to
transmit a first frame including an association identifier that the communication device uses in a wireless communication network, and
receive a second frame in response to the first frame;
wherein the association identifier is taken from a set of values different from a set of values in the range of 0x0001 to 0x07D7, and
wherein the wireless communication circuitry is further configured to transmit the first frame, in both a first case in which the communication device is associated with another communication device, and a second case in which the communication device is not associated with the another communication device;
a plurality of antennas configured to constitutes a MIMO antenna;
a display device comprising a screen which displays an output image;
a touch sensor that detects a touch on the screen;
a camera; and
a battery configured to supply electric power to the wireless communication circuitry, the display device, the touch sensor and the camera via a power supply line,
wherein the wireless communication circuitry is configured to support a cellular communication scheme and to have a wireless access point function.