Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Communication device to obtain time information
- Patent Title (中): 通信设备获取时间信息
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Application No.: US12565234Application Date: 2009-09-23
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Publication No.: US08665913B2Publication Date: 2014-03-04
- Inventor: Yohei Maekawa
- Applicant: Yohei Maekawa
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya, Aichi
- Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya, Aichi
- Agency: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C
- Priority: JP2008-248602 20080926
- Main IPC: H04J3/06
- IPC: H04J3/06
Abstract:
A communication device that is to be connected to a providing server for providing time information via a network is provided. The communication device includes a congestion-degree obtainer to obtain a congestion degree indicating a condition of traffic in the network, a time information obtainer to obtain the time information provided by the providing server, and an obtainment restrictor to compare the obtained congestion degree with a predetermined reference degree of congestion, and restricts the time information obtainer from obtaining the time information if the comparison indicates that the traffic in the network is busier than the reference degree of congestion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100080122A1 COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMPUTER USABLE MEDIUM THEREFOR Public/Granted day:2010-04-01
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