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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2005
Yo Tabayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Funakiri, Kanagawa, JP;
Kanahiro Shirota, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsuo Kurokawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Yo Tabayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Funakiri, Kanagawa, JP;
Kanahiro Shirota, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsuo Kurokawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A semiconductor integrated circuit including a contact-type communication unit for acquiring a contact-type message in a contact communication from an external apparatus, a contactless-type communication unit for acquiring a contactless-type message in a contactless communication, a contact-type message processor for processing the contact-type message, a contactless-type message processor for processing the contactless-type message, and a message relay unit for acquiring the contact-type message from the contact-type communication unit to supply the contact-type message to the contact-type message processor and acquiring the contactless-type message from the contactless-type communication unit to supply the contactless-type message to the contactless-type message processor.