| US 7,586,889 B2 | ||
| Station for wireless network | ||
| Kazuhito Gassho, Nagano-ken (Japan); and Susumu Shiohara, Nagano-ken (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 09, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/783,430. | ||
| Application 11/783430 is a continuation of application No. 10/284482, filed on Oct. 31, 2002, granted, now 7,212,513. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2001-336232 (JP), filed on Nov. 01, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0253390 A1, Nov. 01, 2007 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04Q 7/24 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—338 [370/466] | 8 Claims |
| 1. A station that is connected with a wireless network in which multiple communication devices mutually communicate via a
relay station, the station comprising:
a terminal storage module that stores terminal identification information used for connection as a station to another relay
station provided externally;
a terminal function module that establishes a connection with a wireless network provided by the another relay station based
on the terminal identification information stored in the terminal storage module;
a relay storage module that stores relay identification information for grouping objects of communication in a wireless network;
a relay function module that functions as a relay station to establish a wireless network based on the relay identification
information stored in the relay storage module; and
a switchover control module that switch between the terminal function module and the relay function module.
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