Information processing device and information processing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10292086-B2
Application number	US-201415104637-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 7, 2014
Priority date	Dec 26, 2013
Publication date	May 14, 2019
Grant date	May 14, 2019

Abstract

Provided is an information processing device that includes a control unit. The control unit performs control of making a display unit display, as route information, relations between a plurality of information processing devices and routes related to wireless communication in a network in which the plurality of information processing devices are interconnected by the plurality of information processing devices performing the wireless communication in a one-to-one manner. The control unit controls the wireless communication in the network on the basis of operation input related to the route information displayed at the display unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A first information processing device, comprising:
a display device; and
a central processing unit (CPU) configured to:
control the display device to display route information, wherein the route information indicates relations between the first information processing device and a plurality of information processing devices, and routes related to wireless communication in a network,
wherein the first information processing device and the plurality of information processing devices are interconnected in the network and wirelessly communicate with each other in a one-to-one manner;
acquire a first user operation input related to the displayed route information;
determine connection route information based on the first user operation input, wherein the connection route information indicates a connection route between the first information processing device and a second information processing device of the plurality of information processing devices;
transmit a first connection request to the second information processing device based on the connection route information, wherein the first connection request comprises a first request to connect to the second information processing device; and
control the wireless communication between the first information processing device and the second information processing device based on the first connection request.

2. The first information processing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the CPU is further configured to control the display device to display, as the route information, at least one of the connection route information or connection candidate route information,
wherein the connection candidate route information indicates a route via which the first information processing device has capability to connect to a third information processing device of the plurality of information processing devices based on the wireless communication.

3. The first information processing device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first user operation input comprises a selection of the connection route between the first information processing device and the second information processing device,
wherein the CPU is further configured to:
select the connection route based on the connection candidate route information displayed at the display device; and
connect the first information processing device and the second information processing device via the selected connection route.

4. The first information processing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first user operation input comprises a selection of a fourth information processing device of the plurality of information processing devices displayed at the display device, and
wherein the CPU is further configured to connect the first information processing device to the fourth information processing device.

5. The first information processing device according to claim 4 ,
wherein the CPU is further configured to transmit a second connection request to the fourth information processing device based on the wireless communication, and
wherein the second connection request comprises a second request to connect to the fourth information processing device.

6. The first information processing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the CPU is further configured to control the display device to display information related to a fifth information processing device of the plurality of information processing devices, wherein the information is displayed in association with the fifth information processing device, and
wherein the information comprises at least one of communication speed information, charging information, or point information.

7. The first information processing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the CPU is further configured to control the display device to display at least one of
user information related to a user associated with a sixth information processing device of the plurality of information processing devices or
service information related to a service that the sixth information processing device has capability to provide based on the wireless communication, and

wherein the at least one of the user information or the service information is displayed in association with the sixth information processing device.

8. The first information processing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the CPU is further configured to:
control the display device to display point information related to a seventh information processing device of the plurality of information processing devices, wherein the point information is displayed in association with the seventh information processing device; and
exchange the point information with the seventh information processing device via the wireless communication based on a connection between the first information processing device and the seventh information processing device.

9. The first information processing device according to claim 8 ,
wherein the CPU is further configured to transfer a point specified by the point information to the seventh information processing device, and
wherein the point is transferred via the wireless communication based on the connection between the first information processing device and the seventh information processing device.

10. The first information processing device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the point is set based on a connection time of the connection between the first information processing device and the seventh information processing device.

11. The first information processing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the CPU is further configured to:
determine priority information associated with the route information based on setting information stored in the first information processing device; and
control the display device to display the priority information.

12. The first information processing device according to claim 11 ,
wherein the setting information includes at least one of communication speed information, charging information, point information, or user information related to a user associated with the first information processing device, and
wherein the CPU is further configured to:
extract an eighth information processing device from the plurality of information processing devices based on the setting information; and
control the display device to display the priority information,
wherein the displayed priority information specifies at least one of the eighth information processing device or a route for connection between the eighth information processing device and the first information processing device.

13. The first information processing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the CPU is further configured to control the display device to display the first information processing device and each of the plurality of information processing devices distinguishably in groups.

14. The first information processing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the CPU is further configured to provide a service to a ninth information processing device of the plurality of information processing devices based on the wireless communication and acceptance of a selecting operation to select the ninth information processing device as provision destination of the service.

15. The first information processing device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the CPU is further configured to:
control the display device to display the first information processing device and each of the plurality of information processing devices distinguishably in groups; and
provide a service t

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Serita Kazutoshi
• Sakoda Kazuyuki
• Takada Masayuki

Classifications

• H04W40/02

  Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing · CPC title

• H04W40/24 Primary

  Connectivity information management, e.g. connectivity discovery or connectivity update · CPC title

• H04W40/04 Primary

  based on wireless node resources · CPC title