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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2007
Hiroshi Amano, Tokyo, JP;
Takumi Arie, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuo Mutoh, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshimi Nakada, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Amano, Tokyo, JP;
Takumi Arie, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuo Mutoh, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshimi Nakada, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an electronic device including: a reader configured to read information from a noncontact-type communications device storing unique identification information; and a controller configured to determine whether the identification information read by the reader is already registered or not yet registered and, if the identification information is found already registered, get user setting information corresponding to the identification information to execute setting processing on the basis of the user setting information and, if the identification information is found not yet registered, execute processing for registering the identification information.