Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Communication apparatus and communication method
- Patent Title (中): 通信设备和通信方法
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Application No.: US11555533Application Date: 2006-11-01
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Publication No.: US07966016B2Publication Date: 2011-06-21
- Inventor: Kazuo Moritomo
- Applicant: Kazuo Moritomo
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Canon USA Inc. IP Division
- Priority: JP2005-336005 20051121
- Main IPC: H04W36/00
- IPC: H04W36/00 ; H04L12/28 ; H04L12/413

Abstract:
To reduce the processing load and maintain higher security in the communications, a communication apparatus includes a network surveying unit configured to determine at least one of (1) an architecture of a network comprising the communication apparatus, and (2) the number of apparatuses on the network; and an alteration detecting unit configured to perform alteration detection processing on data packets received by the communication apparatus, the processing being based on the determination by the network surveying unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070115858A1 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION METHOD Public/Granted day:2007-05-24
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