US 7,395,029 B2
Communication system and method, information processing apparatus and method, and information processing terminal and method
Takashi Sasai, Kanagawa (Japan); Hiroshi Kakuda, Tokyo (Japan); and Masamitsu Higo, Kanagawa (Japan)
Assigned to Sony Corporation, Tokyo (Japan)
Appl. No. 10/492,562
PCT Filed Oct. 16, 2002, PCT No. PCT/JP02/10722
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Apr. 14, 2004,
PCT Pub. No. WO03/034660, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 24, 2003.
Claims priority of application No. 2001-317956 (JP), filed on Oct. 16, 2001.
Prior Publication US 2004/0242250 A1, Dec. 02, 2004
Int. Cl. H04B 7/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 455—41.2  [455/556.2; 455/41.3] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information processing apparatus carrying out a wireless communication with a second information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus comprising:
acquisition means for acquiring device information of the second information processing apparatus, the device information comprising identification information and service attribute information indicating a providable service of the second information processing apparatus;
determination means for determining whether to establish wireless communication by comparing a service record of the information processing apparatus with the service attribute information of the second information processing apparatus;
selection means for selecting a service to perform based on the service attribute information of the second information processing apparatus and based on at least one of the number of times the service has been selected and the most recently selected service;
synchronization establishing means for synchronizing wireless communication with the second information processing apparatus on the basis of the identification information; and
communication establishing means for establishing the wireless communication with the second information processing apparatus using the synchronization.