Communication device, communication system, communication method and communication terminal apparatus

• US 20020032911A1
• Filed: 09/13/2001
• Published: 03/14/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Tanaka, Hiroshi, Watanabe, Mikio, Muta, Tomomitsu
• Granted Patent: US 7,450,156 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/153
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0055 By radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0082 Image hardcopy reproducer H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3205 of identification information, e.g. name or ID code H04N2201/3209 takes precedence

Abstract

There are provided: a communicating unit (transmitting and receiving unit) that is capable of transmitting and receiving information wirelessly to and from a plurality of electronic cameras and receives identification information peculiar to a device from the electronic cameras; an inputting unit that a user uses to input the identification information peculiar to a device; and a collating unit (information processing unit) for collating the received identification information peculiar to a device with the inputted identification information peculiar to a device. If both pieces of identification information coincide with each other as a result of the collation, the communication device selects a communication device which has transmitted the identification information coinciding with the inputted identification information to transmit information to the communication device thereafter, devices of users wishing to communicate with each other can be easily specified when a plurality of communication devices are connected wirelessly to transmit and receive information. Furthermore, since there are provided an information obtaining unit (wireless interface or the like) for obtaining information owned by a user; a recording unit for recording the information obtained by the information obtaining unit; a first communicating unit (communication line interface) for reading out the information recorded by the recording unit to transmit the information to a destination desired by the user; and a second communicating unit (communication line interface) for transmitting information on a result of the first communicating unit (communication line interface) transmitting the information to a first communication device (portable terminal or the like) on the user side, it becomes possible to notify a user whether or not information that should be transmitted has been surely transmitted.

Claims

1. A communication device, comprising:

a communicating device which is capable of transmitting and receiving information wirelessly to and from a plurality of other communication devices and receives identification information peculiar to a device from the other communication devices;

an inputting device which a user uses to input the identification information peculiar to a device; and

a collating device which collates the received identification information peculiar to a device with the inputted identification information peculiar to a device,

wherein, if both pieces of identification information coincide with each other as a result of the collation, the communication device selects a communication device which has transmitted the identification information coinciding with the inputted identification information to transmit information to the communication device thereafter.

2. The communication device according to claim 1,

wherein, if both pieces of identification information coincide with each other as a result of the collation, the communication device utilizes contents of the identification information to carry out services.

3. The communication device according to claim 1,

wherein the identification information is identification in formation of a random number, a serial number peculiar to a communication device.

4. A communication device, comprising:

a displaying device which generates identification information peculiar to a device to display it to a user;

a communicating device which is capable of transmitting and receiving information wirelessly to and from a plurality of other communication devices and at the same time receives identification information peculiar to a device inputted in another communication device by the user from the another communication device; and

a collating device which collates the received identification information peculiar to a device with the generated identification information peculiar to a device,

wherein, if both pieces of identification information coincide with each other as a result of the collation, the communication device selects a communication device which has transmitted the identification information coinciding with the inputted identification information to transmit information to the communication device thereafter.

5. The communication device according to claim 4,

wherein, if both pieces of identification information coincide with each other as a result of the collation, the communication device utilizes contents of the identification information to carry out services.

6. The communication device according to claim 4,

wherein the identification information is identification information of a random number, a serial number peculiar to a communication device.

7. A communication system, comprising:

a first communication device provided with a first communicating device which is capable of transmitting and receiving information wirelessly to and from other communication devices and at the same time generates and transmits identification information peculiar to a device;

a second communicating device which is capable of transmitting and receiving information wirelessly to and from another communication apparatus including the first communication device and receives identification information peculiar to a device from other communication devices;

an inputting device with which a user inputs identification information peculiar to a device;

a collating device which collates the received identification information peculiar to a device with the inputted identification information peculiar to a device; and

a second communication device which, if both pieces of identification information coincide with each other as a result of the collation, selects a communication device which has transmitted identification information coinciding with the inputted identification information to perform transmission and reception of information thereafter.

8. The communication system according to claim 7,

wherein the first communication device is provided with a displaying device which displays identification information peculiar to the first communication device to a user.

9. The communication system according to claim 7,

wherein, if both pieces of identification information coincide with each other as a result of the collation, the communication system utilizes contents of the identification information to carry out services.

10. A communication system, comprising:

a displaying device which generates identification information peculiar to a device to display it to a user;

a first communication device which is capable of transmitting and receiving information wirelessly to and from a plurality of other communication devices and at the same time receives identification information peculiar to a device inputted by the user from another communication device;

a collating device which collates the generated identification information peculiar to a device with the identification information peculiar to a device received via the first communicating device;

a first communication device which, if both pieces of identification information coincide with each other as a result of the collation, selects a communication device which has transmitted identification information coinciding with the generated identification information to perform transmission and reception of information thereafter;

an inputting device which a user uses to input the identification information peculiar to a device; and

a second communication device which is capable of transmitting and receiving information wirelessly to and from other communication devices and at the same time transmits identification information peculiar to a device inputted by the user to the first communication device.

11. The communication system according to claim 10,

wherein, if both pieces of identification information coincide with each other as a result of the collation, the communication system utilizes contents of the identification information to carry out services.

13. The communication method according to claim 12,

wherein if both pieces of identification information coincide with each other as a result of the collation, the communication method utilizes contents of the identification information to carry out services.

15. The communication method according to claim 14,

wherein if both pieces of identification information coincide with each other as a result of the collation, the communication method utilizes contents of the identification information to carry out services.

17. The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 16,

wherein the information obtaining device is one of a third communicating device capable of receiving information from one of a second communication device on the user side and an information obtaining device which obtains information from a recording medium in which information owned by the user is recorded.

18. The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 17,

wherein the first communication device and the second communication device on the user side are identical.

19. The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising a device which automatically obtains from the second communication device address information of a first communication device on the user side for transmitting information on a result of the first communicating device transmitting the information.

20. The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 16,

wherein at least two of the first communicating device, the second communicating device and the third communicating device are identical.

21. The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 16,

wherein the information on a result to be transmitted by the second communicating device is information of one of voices and characters.

12. A communication method for, after paring is established between any one of a plurality of first communication devices of a user and a second communication device, wirelessly transmitting and receiving between the first communication device and the second communication device for which the paring is established, comprising:

a step of wirelessly transmitting identification information peculiar to a device from the first communication device;

a step in which a user operates an inputting device of a second communication device to input the identification information in the second communication device; and

a step of collating the identification information peculiar to a device wirelessly received and identification information peculiar to a device inputted by the inputting device and, if both pieces of identification information coincide with each other, establishing pairing with a first communication device which transmits the identification information.

14. A communication method for, after paring is established between any one of a plurality of first communication devices of a user and a second communication device, wirelessly transmitting and receiving between the first communication device and the second communication device for which the paring is established, comprising:

a step in which the second communication device generates identification information peculiar to the second communication device;

a step in which a user operates an inputting device of a first communication device to input the identification information generated by the second communication device in the first communication device;

a step of wirelessly transmitting the inputted identification information generated by the second communication device from the first communication device; and

a step of collating the inputted identification information wirelessly received from the first communication device and the identification information generated by the second communication device and, if both pieces of identification information coincide with each other, establishing pairing with a first communication device which transmits the identification information.

16. A communication terminal apparatus, comprising:

an information obtaining device which obtains information owned by a user;

a recording device which records the information obtained by the information obtaining device;

a first communicating device which reads out the information recorded by the recording device to transmit the information to a destination desired by the user; and

a second communicating device which transmits information on a result of the first communicating device transmitting the information to a first communication device on the user side.