Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing system, and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10470231-B2
Application number	US-201615545885-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 5, 2016
Priority date	Mar 24, 2015
Publication date	Nov 5, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

An information processing apparatus is disclosed comprising a control circuitry configured to control communication with another information processing apparatus using a first communication mode, control communication with the another information processing apparatus using a second communication mode, establish a first connection with the another information processing apparatus using the first communication mode and prompt the another processing apparatus to execute a process through the first connection after establishing the first connection with the another information processing apparatus but prior to completing, through the first connection, a second connection with the another information processing apparatus using the second communication mode.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
a memory; and
a control circuitry configured to:
control communication with a target information processing apparatus using a first communication mode;
control communication with the target information processing apparatus using a second communication mode;
establish a first connection with the target information processing apparatus using the first communication mode; and
prompt the target processing apparatus to execute, in parallel,
a first process for establishing a second connection with the target information processing apparatus using the second communication mode, and
a second process through the first connection after establishing the first connection with the target information processing apparatus but prior to completing, through the first connection, the establishing of the second connection, wherein the second process is a process executable by the target information processing apparatus to transmit a live-view image data to the information processing apparatus through the first connection.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to receive communication-related information and control information from the target information processing apparatus.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to transmit a connection request through the first connection to establish communication using the second communication mode to the target information processing apparatus based on the communication-related information.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the execution of the process is based on the control information.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first communication device configured to communicate with the target information processing apparatus using the first communication mode; and
a second communication device configured to communicate with the target information processing apparatus using the second communication mode.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an operation input device connected to an input-output interface of the information processing apparatus and configured to transmit a request for execution of the information processing apparatus process to the control circuitry.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a display, coupled to the input-output interface and configured to display an image on a display screen.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an imaging device including a lens-imaging element module, and configured to have an image capturing function.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing apparatus is one of a smartphone or a camera.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the target information processing apparatus is one of a plurality of external information processing apparatuses, and
the information processing apparatus is a portable communication terminal configured to communicate with the plurality of external information processing apparatuses.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the portable communication terminal acquires a plurality of images respectively from corresponding ones of the plurality of external information processing apparatuses.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the portable communication terminal automatically changes a displayed image from a first image of the plurality of images to a second image of the plurality of images.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first communication mode is compliant to an IEEE 802.11 standard and the second communication mode is compliant to an IEEE 802.15.1 standard.

14. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
a memory; and
a control circuitry configured to:
control communication with a target information processing apparatus using a first communication mode;
control communication with the target information processing apparatus using a second communication mode;
establish a first connection with the target information processing apparatus using the first communication mode; and
execute, in parallel,
a first process for establishing a second connection with the target information processing apparatus using the second communication mode, and
a second process through the first connection after establishing the first connection with the target information processing apparatus but prior to completing, through the first connection, the establishing of the second connection, wherein the second process is a process executable by the information processing apparatus to transmit a live-view image data to the target information processing apparatus through the first connection.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to transmit communication-related information and control information to the target information processing apparatus.

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to receive a connection request to establish communication through the first connection using the second communication mode to the target information processing apparatus based on the communication-related information.

17. The information processing apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the execution of the process is based on the control information.

18. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14 , further comprising:
a first communication device configured to communicate with the target information processing apparatus using the first communication mode; and
a second communication device configured to communicate with the target information processing apparatus using the second communication mode.

19. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14 , further comprising:
an operation input device connected to an input-output interface of the information processing apparatus and configured to receive a request for execution of the information processing apparatus process to the control circuitry.

20. The information processing apparatus according to claim 19 , further comprising:
a display, coupled to the input-output interface and configured to display an image on a display screen.

21. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14 , further comprising:
an imaging device including a lens-imaging element module and a signal processing circuit, and configured to have an image capturing function.

22. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the information processing apparatus is one of a smartphone, a camera, a television set or a server.

23. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the information processing apparatus is one of a plurality of controllable information processing apparatuses, and
the target information processing apparatus is a portable communication terminal configured to communicate with the plurality of controllable information processing apparatuses.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Nakayama Tetsunori
• Fujimoto Yusuke
• Shimizu Masahiro
• Watanabe Masahiro

Classifications

• H04W12/08

  Access security · CPC title

• H04L63/083

  using passwords (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226) · CPC title

• H04W76/16 Primary

  Involving different core network technologies, e.g. a packet-switched [PS] bearer in combination with a circuit-switched [CS] bearer · CPC title

• H04W84/18

  Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks · CPC title

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title