Information processing apparatus and method, and recording medium
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and method, and a program in which information can be reliably exchanged when performing wireless communication by allowing a user to know a communication distance at which devices can be connected. A communication unit 28 performs Bluetooth communication with a communication unit, which serves as a Bluetooth module, provided for a cellular telephone. A CPU 21 displays an image corresponding to the cellular telephone based on the input level of Bluetooth radio waves transmitted from the cellular telephone. For example, when the input level of the radio waves transmitted from the cellular telephone is equal to the maximum input, the CPU 21 sets the level of transparency to be 0, and displays the image corresponding to the cellular telephone on an LCD 32 so that a background image is not transmitted at all. When the input level of the radio waves is almost equal to the reception sensitivity, the CPU 21 displays the image corresponding to the cellular telephone on the LCD 32 by setting the level of transparency to be 90% so as to transmit the background image. The present invention can be applied to an information processing apparatus, for example, a personal computer, a PDA, or a cellular telephone.
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20 Claims
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1-10. -10 (Cancelled)
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11. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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communication means for communicating with an electronic device via radio waves;
obtaining means for obtaining identification information concerning the electronic device; and
display control means for controlling, among a plurality of electronic devices, an image of the configuration of the electronic device specified from the identification information obtained by the obtaining means to be displayed based on an input level of the radio waves transmitted from the electronic device located in a communication range of communication performed by the communication means. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14, 15, 16)
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19. An information processing method comprising:
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a communication processing step of communicating with an electronic device via radio waves;
an obtaining processing step of obtaining identification information concerning the electronic device; and
a display control processing step of controlling, among a plurality of electronic devices, an image of the configuration of the electronic device specified from the identification information obtained by processing of the obtaining processing step to be displayed based on an input level of the radio waves transmitted from the electronic device located in a communication range of communication performed by processing of the communication processing step.
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20. A recording medium in which a computer-readable program is recorded, the computer-readable program comprising:
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an obtaining processing step of communicating with an electronic device via radio waves;
an obtaining processing step of obtaining identification information concerning the electronic device; and
a display control processing step of controlling, among a plurality of electronic devices, an image of the configuration of the electronic device specified from the identification information obtained by processing of the obtaining processing step to be displayed based on an input level of the radio waves transmitted from the electronic device located in a communication range of communication performed by processing of the communication processing step.
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