Communication apparatus

US8959342B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8959342-B2
Application numberUS-96404110-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 9, 2010
Priority dateJan 15, 2010
Publication dateFeb 17, 2015
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015

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A communication apparatus performs data communication with a communication device, and includes an authentication processing portion configured to perform authentication processing, including a round trip time (RTT) test on authentication requests received from one or more unauthenticated communication devices and a data communication portion configured to perform data communications with the communication device authenticated by the authentication processing portion. If, in authentication processing of a current authentication request, a prior RTT test is being performed corresponding to a prior authentication request originating from the same communication device, the current RTT test is not performed, and authentication processing waits for the completion of the prior RTT test. If the result of the prior RTT test is successful, authentication processing uses the result of the prior RTT test as the result corresponding to the current authentication request.

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What is claimed is: 1. A communication apparatus that performs data communication with a communication device, the communication apparatus comprising: an authentication processing portion configured to perform authentication processing based on a Digital Transmission Content Protection (“DTCP”) standard, including a round trip time (RTT) test on authentication requests received from one or more unauthenticated communication devices; a data communication portion configured to per…

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What does patent US8959342B2 cover?
A communication apparatus performs data communication with a communication device, and includes an authentication processing portion configured to perform authentication processing, including a round trip time (RTT) test on authentication requests received from one or more unauthenticated communication devices and a data communication portion configured to perform data communications with the c…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hatakeyama Hideyuki, Alpine Electronics Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L9/0844. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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