Communication System, Communication Device And Method, And Program

• US 20080123599A1
• Filed: 07/13/2006
• Published: 05/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kubono, Fumio, Ishibashi, Yoshihito, Kusakabe, Susumu, Yoshida, Yuko, Nagai, Shoji
• Application Number:
  US11/662,209
• Publication Number:
  US 20080123599A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/335
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 13/005 Transmission systems in which the medium consists of the human body

Abstract

The present invention relates to a communication system, a communication device and a method, and a program, wherein appropriate communication settings according to the communication environment can be easily made. A status confirmation unit 1014 performs processing for confirmation of the status regarding communication of a transmission device 1001, i.e., regarding confirmation of the communication environment, such as the relative position relation of the transmission device 1001 and communication medium 1003, and so forth, for example. A handling processing unit 1015 performs processing regarding control of the transmission unit 1011 in response to the status confirmed by the status confirmation unit 1014. A status confirmation unit 1034 performs processing for confirmation of the status regarding communication of a reception device 1002, i.e., regarding confirmation of the communication environment, such as the relative position relation of the reception device 1002 and communication medium 1003, and so forth, for example. A handling processing unit 1035 performs processing regarding control of the reception unit 1031 in response to the status confirmed by the status confirmation unit 1034. The present invention can be applied to a communication system.

Claims

1. A communication system comprising a first communication device and a second communication device which perform communication via a communication medium;

said first communication device including

first status confirming means for confirming the status of said first communication device regarding said communication,

first supply means for supplying first confirmation results, which are confirmation results of said first status confirmation means, to said second communication device,

first obtaining means for obtaining second confirmation results which are confirmation results regarding said communication of said second communication device, supplied from said second communication device, and

first handling processing means for performing control processing regarding said communication, based on said first confirmation results and said second confirmation results;

and said second communication device including

second status confirmation means for confirming the status of said second communication device regarding said communication,

second supply means for supplying said second confirmation results, which are the confirmation results of said second status confirmation means, to said first communication device,

second obtaining means for obtaining said first confirmation results supplied from said first communication device, and

second handling processing means for performing control processing regarding said communication, based on said first confirmation results and said second confirmation results.

2. A communication system comprising a transmission device for transmitting signals via a communication medium, and a reception device for receiving said signals;

wherein said transmission device includes

first status confirmation means for confirming the status regarding transmission of said signals, and

first handling processing means for performing control processing regarding transmission of said signals, based on first confirmation results which are the results of confirmation by said first status confirmation means;

and wherein said reception device includes

second status confirmation means for confirming the status regarding reception of said signals, and

second handling processing means for performing control processing regarding reception of said signals based on second confirmation results which are the results of confirmation by said second status confirmation means.

3. A communication system comprising a transmission device for transmitting signals via a communication medium, and a reception device for receiving said signals;

wherein said transmission device includes

first status confirmation means for confirming the status regarding transmission of said signals,

supply means for supplying said first confirmation results, which are the confirmation results of said first status confirmation means, to said reception device, and

first handling processing means for performing control processing regarding transmission of said signals, based on said first confirmation results;

and wherein said reception device includes

second status confirmation means for confirming the status regarding reception of said signals,

obtaining means for obtaining said first confirmation results supplied from said transmission device, and

second handling processing means for performing control processing regarding reception of said signals based on at least one of second confirmation results which are the results of confirmation by said second status confirmation means, and said first confirmation results obtained by said obtaining means.

4. A communication device for performing communication with another communication device via a communication medium, comprising:

status communication means for confirming the status regarding said communication of said communication device; and

handling processing means for performing control processing regarding said communication, based on the confirmation results of said status confirmation means.

5. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein said status regarding communication includes relative positional relation between said communication device and at least one of said communication medium and said other communication device.

6. The communication device according to claim 4, said status confirmation means comprising:

electric current measurement means for measuring the electric current flowing through said communication device;

combined load output means for outputting the combined load of said communication device and said communication medium with regard to said communication of said communication device, based on the measurement results of said current measurement means; and

determining means for determining the status of said communication device based on said combined load calculated by said combined load calculating means, and deciding the contents of said control processing by said control means.

7. The communication device according to claim 6, said status confirmation means further comprising input accepting means for accepting input of communication medium information which is information relating to the properties of said communication medium;

wherein said combined load calculating means calculate said combined load based on said measurement information of said electric current measurement means, and said communication medium information accepted by said input accepting means.

8. The communication device according to claim 4, said status confirmation means comprising information obtaining means for obtaining information relating to said status confirmation results at said other communication device provided by said other communication device;

wherein said handling processing means perform control processing relating to said communication based on information regarding said status confirmation results obtained by said information obtaining means.

9. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein said handling processing means comprise transmission level adjusting means for adjusting the transmission level at the time of said communication device transmitting signals, based on the confirmation results of said status confirmation means.

10. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein said handling processing means comprise reception gain adjusting means for adjusting the reception gain at the time of said communication device detecting received signals, based on the confirmation results of said status confirmation means.

11. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein said handling processing means comprise capacitance adjusting means for adjusting the capacitance as to said communication medium for a signal electrode which is an electrode for transmission/reception of signals, based on the confirmation results of said status confirmation means.

12. The communication device according to claim 11, wherein said signal electrode is a plurality of electrodes arrayed in array fashion, each configured of a connection-controllable electrode;

wherein said capacitance adjusting means control said capacitance by controlling the connection of each electrode.

13. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein said handling processing means comprise message display means for displaying messages and images to a user, based on the confirmation results of said status confirmation means.

14. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein said handling processing means comprise information providing means for providing information relating to the confirmation results of said status confirmation means to said other communication device.

15. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein said handling processing means comprise modulation method deciding means for deciding the modulation method for said communication, based on the confirmation results of said status confirmation means.

16. The communication device according to claim 4, wherein said handling processing means comprise error-correction method deciding means for deciding the error correction method of the communication, based on the confirmation results of said status confirmation means.

17. The communication device according to claim 4, further comprising:

frequency identifying means for identifying a frequency regarding which gain is great for signals transmitted to said other communication device; and

frequency setting means for setting the carrier signal of said communication to the frequency identified by said frequency identifying means.

18. A communication method for a communication device which performs communication with another communication device via a communication medium, said method comprising the steps of:

confirming the status regarding to said communication of said communication device; and

performing control processing regarding said communication, based on the confirmation results thereof.

19. A program for causing a computer to perform processing of communication with another communication device via a communication medium, said program comprising the steps of:

confirming the status regarding to said communication of said communication device; and

performing control processing regarding said communication, based on the confirmation results thereof.