Information processing system, information processing apparatus and method, program, and recording medium
First Claim
1. An information processing system comprising:
- a terminal carried by a user; and
an information processing device for communicating with said terminal;
said information processing device comprising;
a first signal electrode for transmitting or receiving a signal through a communication medium in communications with said terminal;
a first reference electrode for obtaining a reference point for determining an output value of said signal;
an identifying section for identifying data to be transmitted to said terminal;
an acquiring section for acquiring information for identifying said terminal;
a searching section for searching for said first signal electrode which is capable of communicating with said terminal corresponding to the information acquired by said acquiring section; and
a transmitting section for transmitting a signal corresponding to the data identified by said identifying section from said first signal electrode searched for by said searching section to said terminal;
said terminal comprising;
a second signal electrode for transmitting or receiving a signal through a communication medium in communications with said information processing device;
a second reference electrode for obtaining a reference point for determining an output value of said signal;
a stored information transmitting section for transmitting information stored therein as a signal to said information processing device; and
a receiving section for receiving the signal transmitted from said information processing device.
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Abstract
A user operates a selection panel installed in a shop to select contents which the user wants to review. A reception unit identifies the contents based on the user'"'"'s operation on the selection panel, acquires an ID of a portable device incorporated in headphones worn by the user, and transmits the ID to a management server. The management server transmits data of the contents to a transmission device, which searches for a signal electrode capable of communicating with the portable device of the user among signal electrodes that are embedded in the floor of the shop. The transmission device transmits a signal representative of the contents from the signal electrode that has been searched for, and the portable device receives the signal transmitted from the transmission device. An audio signal of the contents is output from the headphones.
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19 Claims
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1. An information processing system comprising:
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a terminal carried by a user; and
an information processing device for communicating with said terminal;
said information processing device comprising;
a first signal electrode for transmitting or receiving a signal through a communication medium in communications with said terminal;
a first reference electrode for obtaining a reference point for determining an output value of said signal;
an identifying section for identifying data to be transmitted to said terminal;
an acquiring section for acquiring information for identifying said terminal;
a searching section for searching for said first signal electrode which is capable of communicating with said terminal corresponding to the information acquired by said acquiring section; and
a transmitting section for transmitting a signal corresponding to the data identified by said identifying section from said first signal electrode searched for by said searching section to said terminal;
said terminal comprising;
a second signal electrode for transmitting or receiving a signal through a communication medium in communications with said information processing device;
a second reference electrode for obtaining a reference point for determining an output value of said signal;
a stored information transmitting section for transmitting information stored therein as a signal to said information processing device; and
a receiving section for receiving the signal transmitted from said information processing device.
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2. An information processing device for communicating with a terminal carried by a user, comprising:
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a signal electrode for transmitting or receiving a signal through a communication medium in communications with said terminal;
a reference electrode for obtaining a reference point for determining an output value of said signal;
an identifying section for identifying data to be transmitted to said terminal;
an acquiring section for acquiring information for identifying said terminal;
a searching section for searching for said signal electrode which is capable of communicating with said terminal corresponding to the information acquired by said acquiring section; and
a transmitting section for transmitting a signal corresponding to the data identified by said identifying section from said signal electrode searched for by said searching section to said terminal. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of processing information in an information processing device having a signal electrode for transmitting or receiving a signal through a communication medium, and a reference electrode for obtaining a reference point for determining an output value of said signal, wherein said information processing device communicates with a terminal carried by a user based on the signal transmitted or received by said signal electrode, said method comprising the steps of:
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identifying data to be transmitted to said terminal;
acquiring information for identifying said terminal;
searching for said signal electrode which is capable of communicating with said terminal corresponding to the information acquired in said step of acquiring; and
transmitting a signal corresponding to the data identified in said step of identifying from the signal electrode searched for in said step of searching for to said terminal.
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13. A program for controlling an information processing device to process information, said information processing device having a signal electrode for transmitting or receiving a signal through a communication medium, and a reference electrode for obtaining a reference point for determining an output value of said signal, wherein said information processing device communicates with a terminal carried by a user based on the signal transmitted or received by said signal electrode, said program enabling a computer to perform a process comprising the steps of:
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controlling identification of data to be transmitted to said terminal;
controlling acquisition of information for identifying said terminal;
controlling searching for of said signal electrode which is capable of communicating with said terminal corresponding to the information acquired in said step of controlling acquisition; and
controlling transmission of a signal corresponding to the data identified in said step of controlling identification from the signal electrode searched for in said step of controlling searching for to said terminal.
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14. A recording medium recording therein a program for controlling an information processing device to process information, said information processing device having a signal electrode for transmitting or receiving a signal through a communication medium, and a reference electrode for obtaining a reference point for determining an output value of said signal, wherein said information processing device communicates with a terminal carried by a user based on the signal transmitted or received by said signal electrode, said program enabling a computer to perform a process comprising the steps of:
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controlling identification of data to be transmitted to said terminal;
controlling acquisition of information for identifying said terminal;
controlling searching for of said signal electrode which is capable of communicating with said terminal corresponding to the information acquired in said step of controlling acquisition; and
controlling transmission of a signal corresponding to the data identified in said step of controlling identification from the signal electrode searched for in said step of controlling searching for to said terminal.
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15. An information processing device for being carried by a user for communicating with another information processing device, comprising:
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a signal electrode for transmitting or receiving a signal through a communication medium in communications with said other information processing device;
a reference electrode for obtaining a reference point for determining an output value of said signal;
a stored information transmitting section for transmitting information stored therein as a signal to said other information processing device; and
a receiving section for receiving a signal transmitted from said other information processing device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of processing information in an information processing device carried by a user and having a signal electrode for transmitting or receiving a signal through a communication medium to or from another information device, and a reference electrode for obtaining a reference point for determining an output value of said signal, wherein said information processing device communicates with said other information processing device based on the signal transmitted or received by said signal electrode, said method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting stored information as a signal to said other information processing device; and
receiving a signal transmitted from said other information processing device.
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