| Reference | Claim Element / Subject Matter | Feature | Meaning | Claim Construction & Interpretation |
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1 . A terminal device [1] |
device [1] |
[Meaning 1] apparatus [Meaning 2] devices [Meaning 3] unit [Meaning 4] communication device [Meaning 5] control device [Meaning 6] for use [Meaning 7] for transferring packets [Meaning 8] which is used [Meaning 9] capable of communication [Meaning 10] for setting communication parameters [Meaning 11] which sets up links [Meaning 12] device for setting communication and [Meaning 13] for setting up and maintaining links [Meaning 14] capable of setting up and transferring |
[Interpretation 1] in which the wireless link information is dynamically acquired and updated by the current dynamically acquired wireless link information used |
| [2] | for control [2] | control [2] |
[Meaning 1] transfer [Meaning 2] communication [Meaning 3] transmission [Meaning 4] exchange [Meaning 5] performing transfer [Meaning 6] controlling transfer [Meaning 7] executing transfer [Meaning 8] enabling transfer [Meaning 9] use in transfer [Meaning 10] carrying out transfer [Meaning 11] controlling and performing transfer [Meaning 12] controlling the transmission rate for transfer [Meaning 13] control of data transfer and transfer [Meaning 14] wirelessly performing control of terminal device and transfer |
[Interpretation 1] use in an information processing system for performing data processing by means of packets transmitted and received between communicating entities on the network and for transfer [Interpretation 2] use in an information processing system for performing control of the terminal device via an internet protocol and performing transfer |
| [3] | of data between communicating (one or more communicating, at least two communicating, terminal devices and communicating, and transfer of data between remote communicating) entities [3] | entities [3] |
[Meaning 1] entity [Meaning 2] devices [Meaning 3] parties [Meaning 4] objects [Meaning 5] entities connected [Meaning 6] devices and entities [Meaning 7] entity and terminal device [Meaning 8] devices and communicating entities [Meaning 9] entities connected to each other [Meaning 10] parties in the terminal device [Meaning 11] entities connected to said terminal device [Meaning 12] devices and for transfer of data [Meaning 13] parties in the form of packets [Meaning 14] devices and for data transfer between communicating devices |
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| [4] | on a network [4] | network [4] |
[Meaning 1] networks [Meaning 2] network connected [Meaning 3] communication network [Meaning 4] computer network [Meaning 5] packet network [Meaning 6] wireless network [Meaning 7] lan or the like [Meaning 8] lan or the like connected [Meaning 9] network and on the network [Meaning 10] network and for transfer of data [Meaning 11] communication network capable of transferring data [Meaning 12] packet network and for data transfer [Meaning 13] lan and on the internet connected [Meaning 14] network in which the communicating entities are connected |
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| [5] | via a wireless link , comprising (said terminal device comprising, characterized by further comprising, characterized in that it comprises, the terminal device characterized by, comprising at least the following, said terminal device being characterized by comprising, said terminal device comprising at least the following) : an interface section [5] | interface section [5] |
[Meaning 1] interface [Meaning 2] antenna [Meaning 3] application [Meaning 4] apparatus [Meaning 5] adapter [Meaning 6] rf section [Meaning 7] access section [Meaning 8] application section [Meaning 9] information processing section [Meaning 10] interface processing section [Meaning 11] ip communication section [Meaning 12] internet protocol section [Meaning 13] inter working section [Meaning 14] sending and receiving section |
[Interpretation 1] input section for input of an instruction to control data transfer between communicating entities on the network via the wireless link from an external device and [Interpretation 2] interface section for performing sending and receiving of packets with an access point device for access to the network via the wireless link and also used [Interpretation 3] interface section for performing sending and receiving of packets with an upper layer in the network and an interface section |
| [6] | for performing (establishing an interface for, controlling data transfer by, performing data communication including, inter inter ali the, connecting to the network for, performing at least one of the, establishing and releasing the wireless link for) sending (communication such as sending, interface processing for transmitting, data communication including sending, at least the transmitting, wireless communication including transmitting, an interface for the sending, data transfer by the sending) and receiving (receiving of various types, receiving of data by means, reception of data in the form, receipt of packets and for transfer, receiving of packets and sending and receiving) of packets [6] | packets [6] |
[Meaning 1] data [Meaning 2] information [Meaning 3] signals [Meaning 4] messages [Meaning 5] control information [Meaning 6] wireless signals [Meaning 7] communication data [Meaning 8] radio signals [Meaning 9] data signals [Meaning 10] control and data [Meaning 11] an information signal [Meaning 12] data for control [Meaning 13] packets for communication [Meaning 14] information and data |
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| [7] | with a remote communicating entity [7] | entity [7] |
[Meaning 1] entities [Meaning 2] device [Meaning 3] object [Meaning 4] agent [Meaning 5] entity wirelessly [Meaning 6] in the network [Meaning 7] entities for control [Meaning 8] link via the wireless communication link |
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| [8] | ; a link setting (setting and link control, establishment and link release, con con tr ion, control and data transfer setting, setting section including an application, management section including an interface, setting section connected to the interface) section [8] | section [8] |
[Meaning 1] unit [Meaning 2] means [Meaning 3] mechanism [Meaning 4] part [Meaning 5] processing section [Meaning 6] control section [Meaning 7] management section [Meaning 8] operation section [Meaning 9] section for [Meaning 10] information acquisition section [Meaning 11] request reception section [Meaning 12] instruct instruction section [Meaning 13] section for requesting [Meaning 14] section for performing processing |
[Interpretation 1] control section for performing control and setting of the wireless link between said terminal device and the remote communicating entity |
| [9] | for setting a link for control [2] and for data transfer [9] | data transfer [9] |
[Meaning 1] communication [Meaning 2] data [Meaning 3] transfer [Meaning 4] transferring data [Meaning 5] packet transfer [Meaning 6] exchanging packets [Meaning 7] performing communication [Meaning 8] transmission of data [Meaning 9] performing packet transfer [Meaning 10] performing transfer of data [Meaning 11] transferring and receiving data [Meaning 12] establishing the wireless link [Meaning 13] data transfer in accordance [Meaning 14] transmitting and receiving of packets |
[Interpretation 1] transmitting and receiving of packets with the remote communicating entity via the interface section and for performing transfer of data |
| [10] | with the remote communicating entity [7] ; a wireless link information acquisition section [10] | link information acquisition section [10] |
[Meaning 1] section [Meaning 2] controller [Meaning 3] interface [Meaning 4] module [Meaning 5] terminal [Meaning 6] control section [Meaning 7] monitoring section [Meaning 8] communication section [Meaning 9] management section [Meaning 10] link section [Meaning 11] information acquiring section [Meaning 12] information acquisition section in the link setting section [Meaning 13] section for performing wireless communication with the network [Meaning 14] communication section for performing wireless communication and also |
[Interpretation 1] link information acquiring section for acquiring current dynamically acquired wireless link information from the network via the interface section and |
| [11] | for acquiring (periodically and dynamically acquiring, performing dynamic acquisition of, acquiring current dynamically acquired, dynamically acquiring at least, performing acquisition and storage of, acquiring in real time the, acquiring from the remote communicating entity) wireless link information [11] | link information [11] |
[Meaning 1] information [Meaning 2] link [Meaning 3] data [Meaning 4] connection information [Meaning 5] link information including information [Meaning 6] information of the link [Meaning 7] status information including wireless link information [Meaning 8] link information from the network for [Meaning 9] condition information including at least transmittable bandwidth information |
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| [12] | indicating (dynamically in accordance with, including information relating to, in the network indicating, which is information indicating, that is dynamically related to, dynamically and periodically indicative of, from the network in accordance with) the condition [12] | condition [12] |
[Meaning 1] state [Meaning 2] status [Meaning 3] quality [Meaning 4] characteristics [Meaning 5] connection status [Meaning 6] current state [Meaning 7] setting state [Meaning 8] transmission status [Meaning 9] presence or absence [Meaning 10] existence or nonexistence [Meaning 11] state of use [Meaning 12] quality of communication [Meaning 13] bandwidth and transmission rate [Meaning 14] existence and the quality |
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| [13] | of a wireless link between said terminal device [1] the remote communicating entity [7] in the network [4] at the time of setting the link , and for updating (dynamically acquiring or updating, updating the value of, periodically updating and replacing, performing update processing of, acquiring or updating dynamically, updating the wireless link information from, performing an update operation for updating) the wireless link information [11] acquired (of the wireless link, indicating the wireless link, stored in the network, acquired in the past, in the network acquired, acquired by the terminal device, indicated by the acquired information) at the time of setting the link by the current dynamically acquired wireless link information [11] , the wireless link information [11] including (being configured to include, in the network including, for each link including, including descriptor information including, being in the form of, of the wireless link including, including at least packet information) at least transmittable bandwidth information [13] | bandwidth information [13] |
[Meaning 1] rate [Meaning 2] information [Meaning 3] packets [Meaning 4] data [Meaning 5] transmission rate [Meaning 6] data size [Meaning 7] wireless rate [Meaning 8] and receivable rates [Meaning 9] data transfer rate [Meaning 10] wireless link quality [Meaning 11] rate and quality [Meaning 12] packets and receivable packets [Meaning 13] information and receivable information [Meaning 14] data transfer rate information |
[Interpretation 1] or receivable data amount and transmission rate for transfer of data with the remote communicating entity and being dynamically acquired in accordance with the wireless link [Interpretation 2] packet size and packet delay time for transfer of data between said terminal device and the remote communicating entity concerned |
| [14] | ; a wireless link information storage section [14] | link information storage section [14] |
[Meaning 1] section [Meaning 2] link [Meaning 3] memory [Meaning 4] storage [Meaning 5] information [Meaning 6] storage section [Meaning 7] information section [Meaning 8] link information storage section in said terminal device [Meaning 9] access control layer wireless link information storage section |
[Interpretation 1] packet processing section for performing wireless packet processing based on the acquired or updated wireless link information and storage section |
| [15] | for storing (at least temporarily storing, storing at least either, temporarily storing at least, holding in the network, acc acc to store, registering the wireless link information including, storing the acquired wireless link information or) the acquired or updated (the current dynamically acquired, acquired wireless link information and updated) wireless link information [11] as Descriptor information [15] | Descriptor information [15] |
[Meaning 1] information [Meaning 2] being [Meaning 3] data [Meaning 4] content [Meaning 5] it is [Meaning 6] an object [Meaning 7] reference information [Meaning 8] wireless link information [Meaning 9] information that is [Meaning 10] an information item [Meaning 11] stored information which is [Meaning 12] it is or as information [Meaning 13] stored information in an area [Meaning 14] it is or in an area |
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| [16] | referable by the remote communicating entity [7] ; and an application section [16] | application section [16] |
[Meaning 1] arbiter [Meaning 2] arbitrator [Meaning 3] controller [Meaning 4] interface [Meaning 5] analyzer [Meaning 6] adjustment section [Meaning 7] arbitration section [Meaning 8] information processing section [Meaning 9] access control section [Meaning 10] transmission rate control section [Meaning 11] information transfer control section [Meaning 12] up and down link control section [Meaning 13] interface control section for controlling the interface section [Meaning 14] access control section for performing access control processing |
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| [17] | for , based on the wireless link information [11] stored (as descriptor information stored, which has been stored, of the descriptor stored, of the remote communicating entity stored, acquired or updated and information stored, referred to by the communicating entity, acquired or updated by the terminal device) in the wireless link information storage section [14] , determining (making an inquiry about, executing an application determining, performing control to determine, controlling the terminal device, determining by the application, making an application as to, determining with the interface section) whether or not data can be transferred (transferred via the link, sent or received directly, directly transferred between entities, transfer with the network, sent to the terminal device, transfer with the communicating entity) and , if data transfer [9] is possible , changing (setting transmission parameters including, determining whether to change, for setting and controlling, performing control to change, controlling the bandwidth or, performing data transfer by setting, setting the link and setting) a transmission rate [17] | transmission rate [17] |
[Meaning 1] link [Meaning 2] protocol [Meaning 3] condition [Meaning 4] parameter [Meaning 5] procedure [Meaning 6] wireless link [Meaning 7] link used [Meaning 8] communication protocol [Meaning 9] control method [Meaning 10] data transfer protocol [Meaning 11] link setting method [Meaning 12] control link used [Meaning 13] link for control and [Meaning 14] bandwidth of the link |
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| [18] | for transfer [18] | transfer [18] |
[Meaning 1] control [Meaning 2] transmission [Meaning 3] communication [Meaning 4] exchange [Meaning 5] the transfer [Meaning 6] performing transfer [Meaning 7] controlling transfer [Meaning 8] sending and receiving [Meaning 9] transmission and reception [Meaning 10] data transfer during transfer [Meaning 11] the data transfer and performing sending and receiving [Meaning 12] sending and receiving of packets and for transfer [Meaning 13] transmission of data and performing transmission and reception [Meaning 14] control and for data transfer in the control |
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| [19] | of data with the remote communicating entity [7] , in accordance [19] | accordance [19] |
[Meaning 1] correspondence [Meaning 2] conformity [Meaning 3] compliance [Meaning 4] association [Meaning 5] dynamic accordance [Meaning 6] advance accordance [Meaning 7] keeping pace [Meaning 8] accordance with [Meaning 9] correspondence relation [Meaning 10] an application associated [Meaning 11] the manner associated [Meaning 12] response to changes [Meaning 13] accordance with comparison [Meaning 14] accordance with information associated |
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| [20] | with the wireless link information [11] . |