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Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 26, 2016
Applicant:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Akihiro Ishida, Tokyo, JP;

Tomonori Sueda, Tokyo, JP;

Susumu Takatsuka, Tokyo, JP;

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/02 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/003 (2013.01); H04B 5/0056 (2013.01); H04W 4/008 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure provide a first device including a storage, a first communication circuit, and a controller. The storage is re-writable. The first communication circuit is configured to perform first wireless communication with other devices when the other devices are within a first distance to the first device. The controller is configured to write first information in a specific memory space of the storage in response to a trigger operation of a user. The first information is transmitted to a second device by the first communication circuit when the second device is within the first distance to the first device for a first time. The controller is further configured to write second information in the specific memory space of the storage. The second information is transmitted by the first communication circuit to one or more other devices at following times.


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