Information processor, information processing method, and computer-readable recording medium on which a program for making a computer perform a process based on the method is recorded
First Claim
1. An information processor comprising:
- a transmitter to transmit a signal receivable only in the range of a predetermined distance to another information processor previously assigned;
a receiver to receive a reply signal sent from said another information processor in response to the signal transmitted by said transmitter;
a decision circuit to make a determination as to whether the reply signal has been received by said receiver; and
a processing operation controller to execute a predetermined processing operation depending upon the result of the determination made by said decision circuit.
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Abstract
An information processor capable of recognizing whether the possessor (user) of the information processor is carrying the information processor or located in the vicinity of the information processor. The information processor performs a suitable processing operation according to the possessor'"'"'s (user'"'"'s) carrying or non-carrying condition. The information processor has a transmitting section to transmit a signal receivable only in the range of a predetermined distance to a wristwatch type information processor previously assigned, a receiving section to receive a signal sent from the wristwatch type information processor in response to the signal transmitted by the transmitting section, a decision section to make a determination as to whether the reply signal has been received by the receiving section, and a processing operation control section to execute a predetermined processing operation depending upon the result of the determination made by the decision circuit.
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12 Claims
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1. An information processor comprising:
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a transmitter to transmit a signal receivable only in the range of a predetermined distance to another information processor previously assigned;
a receiver to receive a reply signal sent from said another information processor in response to the signal transmitted by said transmitter;
a decision circuit to make a determination as to whether the reply signal has been received by said receiver; and
a processing operation controller to execute a predetermined processing operation depending upon the result of the determination made by said decision circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 6)
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3. An information processor comprising:
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a first receiver to receive a signal transmitted from an external device;
a transmitter to transmit a signal receivable only in the range of a predetermined distance to another previously assigned information processor when a signal is received by said first receiver;
a second receiver to receive a reply signal sent from said another information processor in response to the signal transmitted by said transmitter;
a decision circuit to make a determination as to whether the reply signal has been received by said second receiver; and
an alert circuit to perform alerting with respect to the reception of the signal by said first receiver depending upon the result of the determination made by said decision circuit. - View Dependent Claims (5, 7)
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8. An information processing method comprising:
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a transmitting step of transmitting a signal receivable only in the range of a predetermined distance to a previously assigned second information processor when a predetermined processing operation is executed in a first information processor or after passage of a predetermined period of time;
a decision step of making a determination as to whether a reply signal sent from the second information processor in response to the signal transmitted in said transmitting step has been received; and
a processing operation execution step of executing the predetermined processing operation depending upon the result of the determination made in said decision step. - View Dependent Claims (9, 11)
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10. An information processing method comprising:
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a receiving step of receiving a signal transmitted from an external device to a first information processor;
a transmitting step of transmitting a signal receivable only in the range of a predetermined distance to a previously assigned second information processor when a signal is received in said receiving step;
a decision step of making a determination as to whether a reply signal sent from the second information processor in response to the signal transmitted in said transmitting step has been received; and
an alert step of performing alerting with respect to the reception of the signal in said receiving step depending upon the result of the determination made in said decision step. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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