Information processing apparatus for receiving predetermined information, and program product and method therefor
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus for communicating with a separate passive device, to receive specific information from the separate device, said information processing apparatus comprising an antenna, a transmitter and a receiver both coupled to said antenna, and a control unit for controlling said transmitter, wherein said control unit causes said transmitter to transmit a signal at a low transmission power and waits for reception by said receiver of a response signal from the separate device, and when the specific information is detected in the response signal, said control unit causes said transmitter to transmit a signal at a high transmission power by raising the transmission power of said transmitter, to thereby enable information to be read from or written to the separate device.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus communicates with a separate passive device, to receive specific information from the separate device. The information processing apparatus includes an antenna, a transmitter and a receiver both coupled to the antenna, and a control unit for controlling the transmitter. The control unit causes the transmitter to transmit a signal at a low transmission power and waits for reception by the receiver of a response signal from the separate device. When the specific information is detected in the response signal, the control unit causes the transmitter to transmit a signal at a high transmission power by raising the transmission power of the transmitter, to thereby enable information to be read from or written to the separate device.
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1. An information processing apparatus for communicating with a separate passive device, to receive specific information from the separate device, said information processing apparatus comprising an antenna, a transmitter and a receiver both coupled to said antenna, and a control unit for controlling said transmitter, wherein
said control unit causes said transmitter to transmit a signal at a low transmission power and waits for reception by said receiver of a response signal from the separate device, and when the specific information is detected in the response signal, said control unit causes said transmitter to transmit a signal at a high transmission power by raising the transmission power of said transmitter, to thereby enable information to be read from or written to the separate device.
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7. A program product stored on a storage medium for use in an information processing apparatus which comprises a transmitter and a receiver and which is capable of communicating with a separate passive device, and for receiving specific information from the separate device, said program product being operable to effect the steps of:
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causing the transmitter to transmit a signal at a low transmission power and waiting for reception by the receiver of a response signal from the separate device; and
causing the transmitter to transmit a signal at a high transmission power by increasing the transmission power of the transmitter when specific information is detected in the response signal, to thereby enable information to be read from or written to the separate device.
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8. In an information processing apparatus which comprises a transmitter and a receiver and which is capable of communicating with a separate passive device, a method for receiving specific information from the separate device, said method comprising:
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causing the transmitter to transmit a signal at a low transmission power and waiting for reception by the receiver of a response signal from the separate device; and
causing the transmitter to transmit a signal at a high transmission power by increasing the transmission power of the transmitter when specific information is detected in the response signal, to thereby enable information to be read from or written to the separate device.
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