Receiving images from an identified remote source via the internet

• US 10,484,527 B2
• Filed: 09/21/2015
• Issued: 11/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Tokoro, Mario
• Primary Examiner(s): Cumming, William D
• Application Number:
  US14/859,407
• Publication Number:
  US 20160036954A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,520 Days
• Field of Search: 348 141, 348522, 348 1408, 348 E5105, 348207, 3482071, 455420, 370259, 340531, 725119, 380270, 709217
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4535 using an address exchange platform which sets up a session between two nodes, e.g. rendezvous servers, session initiation protocols [SIP] registrars or H.323 gatekeepers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0892 by using authentication-authorization-accounting [AAA] servers or protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/18 using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1026 at the edge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1036 at the edge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1083 In-session procedures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1094 Inter-user-equipment sessions transfer or sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/50 Telephonic communication in combination with video communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/567 Multimedia conference systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0027 Collaboration services where a computer is used for data transfer and the telephone is used for telephonic communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/142 Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/148 Interfacing a video terminal to a particular transmission medium, e.g. ISDN
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 : Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 : Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 : Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/00 : Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 : adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

An information processing apparatus in which a wireless communication unit receives an identifier through a first connection from a communication apparatus. A remote apparatus is located based on the identifier so that the information processing apparatus can receive images through a second connection from the remote apparatus. An interface unit connects to a display for sending images received through the second connection to the display.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to receive an address of a remote source of images, through a first communication link having a first communication range, the address being sent to the wireless communication unit from a communication apparatus, the communication apparatus configured to receive an input from a user, and wherein the communication apparatus is operable to connect with the remote source through a third connection when the input from the user is received;

a control unit configured to communicate through a second communication link with the remote source based on the address and cause the information processing apparatus to receive the images supplied from the remote source through the second communication link different from the first communication link, the second communication link having a second communication range; and

an interface unit configured to connect to a display for displaying content received from a second information processing apparatus,

wherein the first communication range is shorter than the second communication range.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication apparatus is a portable telephone.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the wireless communication unit is an infrared-ray communication unit.

4. An information processing method, comprising:

receiving an input from a user to establish a first communication link;

receiving an address of a remote source of images through the first communication link having a first communication range, the address being sent from a communication apparatus;

connecting the communication apparatus to the remote source via a third connection when the input from the user is received;

communicating through a second communication link with the remote source based on the address and enabling the reception of the images supplied from the remote source through the second communication link different from the first communication link, the second communication link having a second communication range; and

connecting to a display for displaying content received from the remote source;

wherein the first communication range is shorter than the second communication.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the first communication link is an infrared-ray connection.

6. An information processing apparatus comprising:

circuitry configured to;

communicate through a first communication link having a first communication range;

communicate with a second information processing apparatus through a second communication link having a second communication range;

receive a termination request from the second information processing apparatus; and

an interface configured to connect to a display for displaying content received from the second information processing apparatus in response to an input received from a user;

wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit through the first communication link address information configured to establish the second communication link over which the information processing apparatus is enabled to communicate with the second information processing apparatus, and

wherein the first communication range is shorter than the second communication range.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the circuitry is further configured to transmit the address information in response to receiving a request for connection from the second information processing apparatus.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the circuitry is further configured to receive a request for connection with the second information processing apparatus.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit content data to the second information processing apparatus after establishing the second communication link.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the content data is at least one of image data and voice data.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the content data is at least one of an image signal and a voice signal.

12. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to receive an identifier of a remote source selected by a user, through a first communication link having a first communication range, the identifier being sent to the wireless communication unit from a user-operable communication apparatus that is configured to connect with the remote source through a third connection;

a control unit configured to communicate through a second communication link with the remote source based on the identifier and cause the information processing apparatus to receive second information supplied from the remote source through the second communication link different from the first communication link, the second communication link having a second communication range; and

an interface unit configured to connect a display for displaying content received from a second information processing apparatus,

wherein the first communication range is shorter than the second communication range.

13. An information processing apparatus comprising circuitry configured to:

wirelessly receive an address of a remote source of images, through a first communication link having a first communication range, the address being sent from a communication apparatus configured to receive an input from a user, and wherein the communication apparatus is operable to connect with the remote source through a third connection when the input from the user is received;

communicate through a second communication link with the remote source based on the address and cause the information processing apparatus to receive the images supplied from the remote source through the second communication link different from the first communication link, the second communication link having a second communication range; and

connect to a display for displaying content received from a second information processing apparatus,

wherein the first communication range is shorter than the second communication range.

14. An information processing apparatus, comprising circuitry configured to:

wirelessly receive an identifier of a remote source, through a first communication link having a first communication range, the identifier being sent to the information processing apparatus from a user-operable communication apparatus that is configured to connect with the remote source through a third connection;

communicate through a second communication link with the remote source based on the identifier and cause the information processing apparatus to receive information supplied from the remote source through the second communication link different from the first communication link, the second communication link having a second communication range; and

connect a display for displaying content received from a second information processing apparatus,

wherein the first communication range is shorter than the second communication range.