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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
May. 15, 2008
Takashi Sasai, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Kakuda, Tokyo, JP;
Masamitsu Higo, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a communication system and a method thereof, an information processing apparatus and a method thereof, an information processing terminal and a method thereof, which can start wireless communication easily and promptly. When an electromagnetic wave radiated from a reader/writer of a PDAis received in a reader/writer of a personal computer, the personal computernotifies the PDAof device information stored therein. The PDAestablishes synchronization for Bluetooth communication with the personal computerin accordance with a Bluetooth address contained in the device information and selects a service in accordance with a service record contained in the device information to establish communication via Bluetooth. The present invention can be applied to various information processing apparatuses such as a personal computer or a PDA.