Amin, Turocy & Watson LLP
Communication device which decreases power comsumption by powering off unused functions when device is inactive
According to an embodiment, a communication device includes a register and a controller. The register receives data from an external device via an input data line. In a first state in which the communication device is able to receive the data, when a condition in which the data is not sent to the input data line continues for a certain period of time, the controller controls to switch state of the communication device to a second state in which power consumption is less than in the first state.
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Hiroyoshi Yusuke Shiyo Akihiro Tetsuro Koichi Tatsunori Masaya Junichi Satoshi
Haruki Shirota Yoshimura Shibata Kimura Fujisaki Kanai Tarui Segawa Shirai