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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2003
Yoriko Komatsuzaki, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Takuro Noda, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a communication system, an information processing apparatus and method which enable communication setting to be performed through easy operations. An access pointhas communication setting information for allowing wireless communication to be performed between a terminal apparatusand the access point. The communication setting information is supplied to a tagthrough contactless communication at close range between an IC tag reader/writerand the tag (IC card)and stored therein. When the tagis put over an IC tag reader/writerof the terminal apparatus, the IC tag reader/writerreads the communication setting information from the tagand stores it. The terminal apparatusperforms setting for communicating with the access pointbased on the stored communication setting information and then performs wireless communication with the access point