Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Communication system, reception device, and communication method
- Patent Title (中): 通信系统,接收设备和通信方式
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Application No.: US13000297Application Date: 2009-07-08
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Publication No.: US08687537B2Publication Date: 2014-04-01
- Inventor: Koichi Tsunekawa , Katsutoshi Ishikura , Toshiaki Kameno , Yoshio Konno
- Applicant: Koichi Tsunekawa , Katsutoshi Ishikura , Toshiaki Kameno , Yoshio Konno
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: JPP2008-177946 20080708
- International Application: PCT/JP2009/062473 WO 20090708
- International Announcement: WO2010/005036 WO 20100114
- Main IPC: H04H20/71
- IPC: H04H20/71 ; H04K1/10

Abstract:
A communication system includes a reception device and at least one transmission device. The transmission device includes: a signal transmission unit which transmits at least one unicast signals and a multicast signal to the reception device. The reception device includes: a plurality of signal reception units which receive at least one the unicast signals and the multicast signal from the transmission device; a first control unit which receives the unicast signals from the transmission device using all of the plurality of signal reception units when only the unicast signals are received; and a second control unit which receives the unicast signals from the transmission device using some of the plurality of signal reception units, and simultaneously receives the multicast signal from the transmission device using another signal reception unit of the plurality of signal reception units, when the unicast signals and the multicast signal are received.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110116438A1 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, RECEPTION DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Public/Granted day:2011-05-19
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