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Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012

Filed:

Sep. 29, 2006
Applicants:

Takayuki Kori, Minato-ku, JP;

Takashi Kawakami, Minato-ku, JP;

Susumu Takatsuka, Minato-ku, JP;

Hideo Tsukazaki, Minato-ku, JP;

Kotaro Asaka, Minato-ku, JP;

Inventors:

Takayuki Kori, Minato-ku, JP;

Takashi Kawakami, Minato-ku, JP;

Susumu Takatsuka, Minato-ku, JP;

Hideo Tsukazaki, Minato-ku, JP;

Kotaro Asaka, Minato-ku, JP;

Assignee:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/04 (2006.01); G06F 21/00 (2006.01); H04J 3/16 (2006.01); G06F 21/24 (2006.01); G11B 20/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

When a PCconnects to a PD, the PCdecides whether or not the PDholds a group ID and if the PCdecides PDholds the group ID, PCdecides whether or not the group ID held in the PCand the group ID held in the PDcoincide with each other. If the both IDs are not decided that they don't coincide with each other, the PCacquires a device ID corresponding to PDfrom PDand transfers the device ID and a terminal ID of the PCto a server apparatus. Then the PCreceives, from the server apparatus, a user link completion information representative that an association between first user ID corresponding to the terminal ID and second user ID corresponding to the device ID is completed.


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