Sony Corporation

Masamitsu Higo

Hiroshi Kakuda

Takashi Sasai

The present invention relates to a communication system and a method thereof, an information processing apparatus and a method thereof, an information processing terminal and a method thereof, which can start wireless communication easily and promptly. When an electromagnetic wave radiated from a reader/writer of a PDAis received in a reader/writer of a personal computer, the personal computernotifies the PDAof device information stored therein. The PDAestablishes synchronization for Bluetooth communication with the personal computerin accordance with a Bluetooth address contained in the device information and selects a service in accordance with a service record contained in the device information to establish communication via Bluetooth. The present invention can be applied to various information processing apparatuses such as a personal computer or a PDA.

Communication system and method, information processing apparatus and method, information processing terminal and method

The present invention relates to a communication system and a method thereof, an information processing apparatus and a method thereof, an information processing terminal and a method thereof, which can start wireless communication easily and promptly. When an electromagnetic wave radiated from a reader/writer of a PDA is received in a reader/writer of a personal computer, the personal computer notifies the PDA of device information stored therein. The PDA establishes synchronization for Bluetooth communication with the personal computer in accordance with a Bluetooth address contained in the device information and selects a service in accordance with a service record contained in the device information to establish communication via Bluetooth. The present invention can be applied to various information processing apparatuses such as a personal computer or a PDA.

The present invention relates to a communication system, a communication method, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method for easily and quickly organizing a communication group containing a plurality of apparatuses. The user places a PDAin proximity to a personal computer. When an electromagnetic wave emitted from a reader/writer of the PDAis received by a reader/writer of the personal computer, the personal computernotifies the PDAof stored communication group organizing information. The PDAstores the communication group organizing information while establishing a synchronization for a Bluetooth communication with the personal computerbased on the communication group organizing information to establish the Bluetooth communication with the personal computer. The present invention is applicable to a variety of information processing apparatuses such as a personal computer and a PDA.

Communication system and method, and information processing apparatus and method

The present invention relates to a communication system and a method thereof, an information processing apparatus and a method thereof, an information processing terminal and a method thereof, which can start wireless communication easily and promptly. When an electromagnetic wave radiated from a reader/writer of a PDAis received in a reader/writer of a personal computerthe personal computernotifies the PDAof device information stored therein. The PDAestablishes synchronization for Bluetooth communication with the personal computerin accordance with a Bluetooth address contained in the device information and selects a service in accordance with a service record contained in the device information to establish communication via Bluetooth. The present invention can be applied to various information processing apparatuses such as a personal computer or a PDA.

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