US 7,535,879 B2
Wireless communication system, wireless communication apparatus, wireless communication method, and computer program
Yuichi Morioka, Kanagawa (Japan); Kazuyuki Sakoda, Tokyo (Japan); Shinichi Kuroda, Tokyo (Japan); and Ryo Sawai, Tokyo (Japan)
Assigned to Sony Corporation, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/31,132.
Application 11/031132 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/910646, filed on Aug. 04, 2004.
Claims priority of application No. 2004-003530 (JP), filed on Jan. 08, 2004; application No. 2004-196837 (JP), filed on Jul. 02, 2004; and application No. 2004-366912 (JP), filed on Dec. 17, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2005/0201361 A1, Sep. 15, 2005
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04Q 7/24 (2006.01); H04J 3/16 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 370—338  [370/465] 70 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless communication system, comprising:
a first communication station configured to operate according to a first communication method; and
a second communication station configured to operate according to both the first communication method and a second communication method and transmit a packet comprising a first portion including spoofed information of a packet length and transmission rate receivable according to said first communication method at a first transmission rate, a second portion including actual information of a packet rate and a transmission rate receivable according to said second communication method at a second transmission rate that is greater than said first transmission rate, and a third portion including transmission data receivable according to said second communication method at a third transmission rate that is greater than said second transmission rate.