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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2013
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Nintendo Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An example system includes: a communication device having a first wireless communication unit for sending and receiving data to and from an information processing apparatus through short-distance wireless communication; and an information processing apparatus having a second wireless communication unit for sending and receiving data to and from the communication device through short-distance wireless communication, a detector for detecting existence of the communication device in an effective communication area of the second wireless communication unit, an acceptance unit for accepting detection or non-detection by the detector as an input operation by a user, and an information processor for performing information processing in accordance with the input operation accepted by the acceptance unit.