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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2015
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Ayatsuka, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuyuki Matsushita, Tokyo, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
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.