Information processing apparatus and information processing system

• US 10,684,812 B2
• Filed: 02/28/2019
• Issued: 06/16/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Matsubara, Naoki, Isshi, Toyohide, Mine, Aramu
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hai V
• Application Number:
  US16/288,460
• Publication Number:
  US 20190196772A1
• Time in Patent Office: 474 Days
• Field of Search: 455 1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/22 Detection of presence or absence of input display information or of connection or disconnection of a corresponding information source
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/005 Adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/12 Synchronisation between the display unit and other units, e.g. other display units, video-disc players
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces

Abstract

There is provided an information processing apparatus including a transmission processing section which performs short-range one-to-one communication with a communication partner device, a reception processing section, a received data processing section which acquires information obtained by communication with the communication partner device, a display section which displays the information, and a display processing section which executes processing of displaying the information based on a content of the information.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

circuitry configured to;

communicate, by wireless communication, with a communication partner device;

acquire identification information (ID) from the communication partner device through the wireless communication with the communication partner device;

acquire from the communication partner device through the wireless communication;

acquire positional information associated with the communication partner device, based on an input from a touch panel;

generate, based on the information, display information to display a menu including a plurality of icons, wherein

the plurality of icons corresponds to a plurality of functions of the communication partner device;

display the menu in a circular fashion based on the positional information associated with the communication partner device; and

execute a function from the plurality of functions, wherein the function corresponds to a user-selected icon of the plurality of icons.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to receive a connection establishment request from the communication partner device based on presence of the communication partner device within a distance from the information processing apparatus.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the circuitry is further configured to transmit a connection response permission to the communication partner device based on the received connection establishment request.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the wireless communication between the information processing apparatus and the communication partner device is established based on the connection response permission.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

authenticate the communication partner device based on the establishment of the wireless communication between the information processing apparatus and the communication partner device; and

communicate with the communication partner device based on completion of the authentication.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

receive information related to a direction of the communication partner device; and

change the display information based on the direction of the communication partner device.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication partner device is a pen device.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication partner device is a pen device including:

a storage unit; and

a communication unit.

9. An information processing method, comprising:

communicating, by wireless communication, with a communication partner device;

acquiring identification information (ID) from the communication partner device through the wireless communication with the communication partner device;

acquiring information from the communication partner device through the wireless communication;

acquiring positional information associated with the communication partner device, based on an input from a touch panel;

generating, based on the information, display information to display a menu including a plurality of icons, wherein

the plurality of icons corresponds to a plurality of functions of the communication partner device;

displaying the menu in a circular fashion based on the positional information associated with the communication partner device; and

executing a function from the plurality of functions, wherein the function corresponds to a user-selected icon of the plurality of icons.

10. The information processing method according to claim 9, further comprising receiving a connection establishment request from the communication partner device based on presence of the communication partner device within a distance from an information processing apparatus.

11. The information processing method according to claim 10, further comprising transmitting a connection response permission to the communication partner device based on the received connection establishment request.

12. The information processing method according to claim 11, further comprising establishing the wireless communication between the information processing apparatus and the communication partner device based on the connection response permission.

13. The information processing method according to claim 12, further comprising:

authenticating the communication partner device based on the establishment of the wireless communication between the information processing apparatus and the communication partner device; and

communicating with the communication partner device based on completion of the authentication.

14. The information processing method according to claim 9, further comprising:

receiving information related to a direction of the communication partner device; and

changing the display information based on the direction of the communication partner device.

15. The information processing method according to claim 9, wherein the communication partner device is a pen device.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

communicating, by wireless communication, with a communication partner device;

acquiring identification information (ID) from the communication partner device through the wireless communication with the communication partner device;

acquiring information from the communication partner device through the wireless communication;

acquiring positional information associated with the communication partner device, based on an input from a touch panel;

generating, based on the information, display information to display a menu including a plurality of icons, wherein

the plurality of icons corresponds to a plurality of functions of the communication partner device;

displaying the menu in a circular fashion based on the positional information associated with the communication partner device; and

executing a function from the plurality of functions, wherein the function corresponds to a user-selected icon of the plurality of icons.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 16, wherein the operations further comprising:

receiving a connection establishment request from the communication partner device based on presence of the communication partner device within a distance from an information processing apparatus;

transmitting a connection response permission to the communication partner device based on the received connection establishment request; and

establishing the wireless communication between the information processing apparatus and the communication partner device based on the connection response permission.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 17, wherein the operations further comprising:

authenticating the communication partner device based on the establishment of the wireless communication between the information processing apparatus and the communication partner device; and

communicating with the communication partner device based on completion of the authentication.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 16, wherein the operations further comprising:

receiving information related to a direction of the communication partner device; and

changing the display information based on the direction of the communication partner device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 16, wherein the communication partner device is a pen device.