Sony Corporation

Cresco Ltd.

Yuji Ayatsuka

Junichi Rekimoto

Nobuyuki Matsushita

Haruo Oba

Taku Sugawara

Takeo Inagaki

Eduardo Sciammarella

Shigeru Tajima

Takahiko Sueyoshi

Hidenori Karasawa

Mario Tokoro

Tota Hasegawa

Michimune Kohno

Junichiro Sakata

Keigo Ihara

Junko Fukuda

Toru Suzuki

Nariaki Satoh

Ivan Poupyrev

Hiroaki Tobita

Tetsu Natsume

Yukiko Sakata

Henry Owen Newton-Dunn

Mario c/o Sony Corporation Tokoro

Shiguru Tajima

A Eduardo Sciammarella

Eduardo Agusto Sciammarella

Nobuykuki Matsushita

The present invention relates to a communication system and method, an information processing terminal and method, and an information processing device and method which enable simple and secure restricted access. When a PDAis brought close, a readerof a personal computerreads a device ID form an IC tag. The personal computerregisters device IDs on a connection permission list, and permits only devices registered on the list to connect. When being instructed to perform accessing, the PDAcontrols a communication unit to access the personal computerand to transmits its device ID. The personal computerdetermines whether or not the transmitted ID is registered on the connection permission list, and permits the connection when determining that the ID is registered. The present invention can be applied to various information processing devices such as a personal computer and a PDA.

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

The present invention is an information processing apparatus which obtains identification information of an electronic device and makes communication with the electronic device via a network based on the identification information. When a portable telephone () is placed on an input display section () of a personal computer (), a reader/writer built in the personal computer () reads a telephone number of the portable telephone () stored in an RF tag built in the portable telephone (). Based on the telephone number, a telephone line is connected between the portable telephone () and the personal computer (). Data is interchanged between the portable telephone () and the personal computer () via the telephone line.

Information processing apparatus and information processing method having communication function

A verification device includes an acquisition unit that acquires image data which is an object to be verified, a classification unit that includes a plurality of classifiers caused to learn the image data acquired by the acquisition unit, using a plurality of different pieces of learning data, with respect to a target event to obtain values indicating a possibility corresponding to the event, and a specification unit that specifies a state of the object to be verified which is the image acquired by the acquisition unit from the values obtained by the plurality of classifiers.

Verification device, verification method, and verification program

The present invention relates to electronic units, communication systems and methods, information processing terminals and methods, and information processing apparatuses and methods which allow easy and quick communications. When a link pinA is inserted into a VCR, the VCRreads the pin ID stored in the RF tag of the link pinA, and reports the pin ID and the address to a management server. When the management serverhas already obtained the pin ID of a link pinB read by a television receiver, the management serverdetermines whether the group ID included in the pin ID reported by the VCRis the same as the group ID included in the pin ID reported by the television receiver. When the management serverdetermines that they are the same, the management serverconnects the VCRto the television receiver. The present invention can be applied to various types of information processing apparatuses connected to a network.

Electronic unit, communication system and method, information processing terminal and method, and information processing apparatus and method

A portable information terminal is placed in proximity with an ID recognition unit of a notebook PC. By reading ID from the portable information terminal, the notebook PC is able to identify a network address of the portable information terminal so as to establish a network connection with the portable information terminal. The notebook PC then sends suitable operation information to the portable information terminal via a network. For example, if presentation is running on the notebook PC, screen information for operating the presentation is transferred to the portable information terminal. Accordingly, by using one device connected to the other device by a wired or wireless network, the operation of the other device can be controlled.

Remote control system and remote control method, device for performing remote control operation and control method therefor, device operable by remote control operation and control method therefor, and storage medium

The present disclosure is directed to an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus may have a memory configured to store an identification information of an IC tag in association with a communication profile in a table. The information processing apparatus may also have a first communication unit configured to communicate with the IC tag using a first communication function. The information processing apparatus may also have a second communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus using a second communication function different from the first communication function. In addition, the information processing apparatus may have a controller, which may be configured to receive identification information from the IC tag through the first communication unit and to establish a connection with the external apparatus through the second communication unit based on the received identification information and the table stored in the memory.

Information processing apparatus and method

In general, those who are right in front of each other can share actual world events that are generated in the same working space. For example, when an audio or a light of a wave form pattern is generated, by recognizing such an actual world event, both communication apparatuses share the actual world event. Also, a shock wave generated when one communication apparatus is hit with the other is shared by both. One of the communication partners searches a network for a communication partner who is right in front with the actual world event as a clue. Thus, it is possible to perform data communications with a communication partner whose location in the actual world is clear, such as being right in front, but whose identification information in the communication medium is unknown.

Data communication system, data communication apparatus, and data communication method for generating or detecting an event

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and method, and a program in which information can be reliably exchanged when performing wireless communication by allowing a user to know a communication distance at which devices can be connected. A communication unitperforms Bluetooth communication with a communication unit, which serves as a Bluetooth module, provided for a cellular telephone. A CPUdisplays an image corresponding to the cellular telephone based on the input level of Bluetooth radio waves transmitted from the cellular telephone. For example, when the input level of the radio waves transmitted from the cellular telephone is equal to the maximum input, the CPUsets the level of transparency to be 0, and displays the image corresponding to the cellular telephone on an LCDso that a background image is not transmitted at all. When the input level of the radio waves is almost equal to the reception sensitivity, the CPUdisplays the image corresponding to the cellular telephone on the LCDby setting the level of transparency to be 90% so as to transmit the background image. The present invention can be applied to an information processing apparatus, for example, a personal computer, a PDA, or a cellular telephone.

Method and apparatus for displaying an image of a device based on radio waves

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