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- Patent Title: Storage medium having stored communication program, information processing apparatus, communication system, and communication method
- Patent Title (中): 具有存储的通信程序，信息处理装置，通信系统和通信方法的存储介质
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Application No.: US13937728Application Date: 2013-07-09
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Publication No.: US09326244B2Publication Date: 2016-04-26
- Inventor: Kazuhiro Suzuki
- Applicant: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Kyoto
- Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kyoto
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.
- Priority: JP2012-275927 20121218
- Main IPC: H04W48/16
- IPC: H04W48/16 ; H04W52/02 ; H04B5/00
Abstract:
An example of an information processing apparatus has a communication section configured to perform near field communication. The information processing apparatus uses the communication section to perform data communication with a communication target present near the communication section. After the data communication, the information processing apparatus causes the communication section to intermittently transmit radio waves for confirming presence of the communication target having performed the data communication. Based on this, if the communication target is present at a position where the communication target can communicate with the information processing apparatus, the radio waves are temporarily stopped. This makes it possible to reduce the power consumption when near field communication is performed.
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