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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2010
Akihiro Ihori, Kanagawa, JP;
Itaru Maekawa, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Ihori, Kanagawa, JP;
Itaru Maekawa, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a communication device, which includes a physical layer which performs close-range one-to-one communication with a device B through electric field coupling or magnetic field coupling, an authentication information changing unit which dynamically changes device information for mutual authentication according to a type of data selected on an application, a protocol selection unit which selects one protocol that can be utilized by the communication device and the device B, a start information transmission unit which transmits the device information and information showing the selected protocol to the device B in order to make the device B start an application corresponding to the type of data and the selected protocol, and a protocol conversion unit which converts a protocol utilized by the application into a protocol utilized by the physical layer in order to transfer data between the applications of the communication device and the device B.