Communication system
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Abstract
When a line for communication of audio signals between first and second portable-telephone devices through a first portable-telephone base station, a second portable-telephone base station and a portable-telephone line network has been connected, IP addresses are exchanged. The IP addresses are required for communicating image data by first and second terminal adapters associated with the first and second portable-telephone devices respectively through an OCN. Image data is then transmitted to the IP addresses received in the communication through the OCN. To put it concretely, an image of the user of the first portable-telephone device is transmitted by the first terminal adapter through the OCN to the IP address of the second terminal adapter to be displayed by a second television receiver associated with the second terminal adapter. By the same token, an image of the user of the second portable-telephone device is transmitted by the second terminal adapter through the OCN to the IP address of the first terminal adapter to be displayed by a first television receiver associated with the first terminal adapter. Thus, by merely taking a portable-telephone device to a place like a store selling home electrical appliances including a television
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37 Claims
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35. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a first communicator which communicates with a portable communication device, and a second communicator which communicates with another information processing apparatus by using a communication link which is not routed through said portable communication device, wherein said first communicator obtains address information of said another information processing apparatus to establish a communication link via said second communicator, and said second communicator communicates with said another information processing apparatus via said established communication link based on said address information.
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36. A communication method for communicating with another information communication apparatus including a first communicator which communicates with a portable communication device, and a second communicator which communicates with another information processing apparatus by using a communication link which is not routed through said portable communication device, said communication method comprising steps of:
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at said first communicator, obtaining address information of said another information processing apparatus to establish a communication link via said second communicator, and at said second communicator, communicating with said another information processing apparatus via said established communication link based on said address information.
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37. A computer program for implementing a communication method for communicating with another information communication apparatus including a first communicator which communicates with a portable communication device, and a second communicator which communicates with another information processing apparatus by using a communication link which is not routed through said portable communication device, said program performing the steps of:
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at said first communicator, obtaining address information of said another information processing apparatus to establish a communication link via said second communicator, and at said second communicator, communicating with said another information processing apparatus via said established communication link based on said address information.
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