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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2010
Yusuke Sakai, Kanagawa, JP;
Mikio Kamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information-processing apparatus operated by a user to carry out communications through a network transmits user-disclosure information to an other information-processing apparatus and receives other user-disclosure information from the other apparatus. The other user-disclosure information includes information about content being displayed by the other apparatus. The apparatus produces a determination result indicating whether a requested connection to the other information-processing apparatus is authorized by the other information-processing apparatus based on a response received from the other information-processing apparatus. The apparatus transmits/receives image and voice data to/from the other apparatus when authorized. The apparatus synthesizes content being displayed by the other apparatus.