Information communication system for establishing pairing in information communication network
First Claim
1. An information communication system comprising a plurality of apparatuses connected to an information communication network and a server apparatus connected to the information communication network, whereina first apparatus of the plurality of apparatuses comprises a first controller and a first display device;
- the first controller comprises a pairing provision processing hardware unit configured to perform a pairing providing process of displaying a provision string on the first display device, and transmitting pairing provision information containing the displayed provision string to the server apparatus, the provision string being a character string of a given number of digits that is configured to change every given amount of time in such a manner that, after every given amount of time, the character string is subjected to carrying and at least one new character is added to a rightmost digit of the character string;
a second apparatus of the plurality of apparatuses comprises a second controller, a second display device, and a second input device;
the second controller comprises a pairing acceptance processing hardware unit configured to perform a pairing accepting process of displaying an acceptance string on the second display device, and transmitting pairing acceptance information containing the displayed acceptance string to the server apparatus, the acceptance string being a character string that is input from the second input device based on the provision string displayed on the first display device;
the server apparatus comprises a server side controller comprising a pairing determination processing hardware unit configured to compare the provision string contained in the pairing provision information received from the first apparatus with the acceptance string contained in the pairing acceptance information received from the second apparatus, and determine that pairing is established between the first apparatus and the second apparatus on a condition that the provision string and the acceptance string are determined to match each other;
the pairing acceptance processing hardware unit of the second apparatus comprises a carry processing hardware unit configured to perform, in order to follow changing of the provision string in the first apparatus, carrying on a first acceptance string corresponding to the provision string before the changing and adding at least one character to a rightmost digit of the first acceptance string, the at least one character being input from the second input device and corresponding to the at least one new character added to the rightmost digit of the provision string, so as to generate a second acceptance string corresponding to a provision string generated by the changing,the carrying on the provision string comprises removing at least one character in the provision string, starting with a leftmost digit of the provision string; and
the carrying on the first acceptance string comprises removing a number of digits in the first acceptance string, starting with a leftmost digit of the first acceptance string, equal to a number of new characters added to the provision string.
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Abstract
A first apparatus performs a pairing providing process of displaying a provision string on the first apparatus and transmitting the provision string to a server apparatus, the provision string being of a given number of digits that changes every given amount of time in such a manner that, every given amount of time, the provision string is subjected to carrying and a new character is added to the rightmost digit of the provision string. A second apparatus transmits an acceptance string to the server apparatus, the acceptance string being input from the second apparatus based on the provision string displayed on the first apparatus. The server apparatus compares the provision string with the acceptance string, and determines that pairing is established between the first apparatus and the second apparatus when the provision string and the acceptance string match each other.
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1. An information communication system comprising a plurality of apparatuses connected to an information communication network and a server apparatus connected to the information communication network, wherein
a first apparatus of the plurality of apparatuses comprises a first controller and a first display device; -
the first controller comprises a pairing provision processing hardware unit configured to perform a pairing providing process of displaying a provision string on the first display device, and transmitting pairing provision information containing the displayed provision string to the server apparatus, the provision string being a character string of a given number of digits that is configured to change every given amount of time in such a manner that, after every given amount of time, the character string is subjected to carrying and at least one new character is added to a rightmost digit of the character string; a second apparatus of the plurality of apparatuses comprises a second controller, a second display device, and a second input device; the second controller comprises a pairing acceptance processing hardware unit configured to perform a pairing accepting process of displaying an acceptance string on the second display device, and transmitting pairing acceptance information containing the displayed acceptance string to the server apparatus, the acceptance string being a character string that is input from the second input device based on the provision string displayed on the first display device; the server apparatus comprises a server side controller comprising a pairing determination processing hardware unit configured to compare the provision string contained in the pairing provision information received from the first apparatus with the acceptance string contained in the pairing acceptance information received from the second apparatus, and determine that pairing is established between the first apparatus and the second apparatus on a condition that the provision string and the acceptance string are determined to match each other; the pairing acceptance processing hardware unit of the second apparatus comprises a carry processing hardware unit configured to perform, in order to follow changing of the provision string in the first apparatus, carrying on a first acceptance string corresponding to the provision string before the changing and adding at least one character to a rightmost digit of the first acceptance string, the at least one character being input from the second input device and corresponding to the at least one new character added to the rightmost digit of the provision string, so as to generate a second acceptance string corresponding to a provision string generated by the changing, the carrying on the provision string comprises removing at least one character in the provision string, starting with a leftmost digit of the provision string; and the carrying on the first acceptance string comprises removing a number of digits in the first acceptance string, starting with a leftmost digit of the first acceptance string, equal to a number of new characters added to the provision string. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A server apparatus for connecting to a plurality of apparatuses in an information communication system via an information communication network, the server apparatus comprising:
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a server side controller, wherein the server side controller comprises a pairing determination processing hardware unit configured to receive pairing provision information from a first apparatus of the plurality of apparatuses, to receive pairing acceptance information from a second apparatus of the plurality of apparatuses, to compare a provision string contained in the pairing provision information with an acceptance string contained in the pairing acceptance information, and to determine that pairing is established between the first apparatus and the second apparatus on a condition that the provision string and the acceptance string are determined to match each other, the provision string is a character string of a given number of digits that is configured to change after every given amount of time in such a manner that, after every given amount of time, the character string is subjected to carrying, the acceptance string is a character string that is configured to change after every given amount of time in such a manner that, after every given amount of time, the character string is subjected to carrying in synchronization with the carrying on the provision string, the carrying on the provision string comprises adding at least one new character to a rightmost digit to the character string of the provision string, and removing at least one character in the provision string, starting with a leftmost digit of the provision string, and the carrying on the acceptance string comprises adding to a rightmost digit of the acceptance string at least one new character that corresponds to the at least one new character added to the rightmost digit of the provision string, and removing a number of digits in the acceptance string, starting with a leftmost digit of the acceptance string, equal to a number of new characters added to the provision string. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method of establishing pairing in an information communication system comprising a plurality of apparatuses connected to an information communication network and a server apparatus connected to the information communication network, the method comprising:
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receiving pairing provision information from a first apparatus of the plurality of apparatuses, receiving pairing acceptance information from a second apparatus of the plurality of apparatuses, to compare a provision string contained in the pairing provision information with an acceptance string contained in the pairing acceptance information, each of the provision string and the acceptance string being a character string having a given number of digits, establishing pairing between the first apparatus and the second apparatus on a condition that the provision string and the acceptance string are determined to match each other, performing carrying on the provision string after every given amount of time by adding at least one new character to a rightmost digit to the character string of the provision string, and removing at least one character in the provision string, starting with a leftmost digit of the provision string, and performing carrying on the acceptance string after every given amount of time in synchronization with the performing of carrying on the provision string, by adding to a rightmost digit of the acceptance at least one new character that corresponds to the at least one new character added to the rightmost digit of the provision string, and removing a number of digits in the acceptance string, starting with a leftmost digit of the acceptance string, equal to a number of new characters added to the provision string. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. An information communication method that is performed using an information communication system comprising a plurality of apparatuses connected to an information communication network and a server apparatus connected to the information communication network, the information communication method comprising:
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a pairing provision processing step comprising displaying a provision string on a first display device of a first apparatus of the plurality of apparatuses, and transmitting pairing provision information containing the displayed provision string to the server apparatus, the provision string being a character string of a given number of digits that is configured to change every given amount of time in such a manner that, after every given amount of time, the character string is subjected to carrying and a new character is added to a rightmost digit of the character string; a pairing acceptance processing step comprising displaying an acceptance string on a second display device of a second apparatus of the plurality of apparatuses, and transmitting pairing acceptance information containing the displayed acceptance string to the server apparatus, the acceptance string being a character string that is input from an input device of the second apparatus based on the provision string displayed on the display device of the first apparatus; and a pairing determination processing step comprising comparing the provision string contained in the pairing provision information received from the first apparatus with the acceptance string contained in the pairing acceptance information received from the second apparatus, pairing being established between the first apparatus and the second apparatus when the provision string and the acceptance string match each other, wherein the pairing acceptance processing step comprises a carry processing step comprising, in order to follow changing of the provision string in the first apparatus, performing carrying on a first acceptance string corresponding to the provision string before the changing, and adding a character to a rightmost digit of the first acceptance string, the character being input from the input device of the second apparatus and corresponding to the new character added to the rightmost digit of the provision string, so as to generate a second acceptance string corresponding to a provision string generated by the changing, the carrying on the provision string comprises removing at least one character in the provision string, starting with a leftmost digit of the provision string, and the carrying on the first acceptance string comprises removing a number of digits in the first acceptance string, starting with a leftmost digit of the first acceptance string, equal to a number of new characters added to the provision string. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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