ELECTRONIC DEVICE SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND PROCESSING METHOD

• US 20080227493A1
• Filed: 03/04/2008
• Published: 09/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: YAMAZAKI, Tatsuya
• Application Number:
  US12/041,833
• Publication Number:
  US 20080227493A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/559
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3688 Systems comprising multiple parts or multiple output devices (not client-server), e.g. detachable faceplates, key fobs or multiple output screens
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4604 LAN interconnection over a backbone network, e.g. Internet, Frame Relay
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface

Abstract

The present invention provides an electronic device system which combines the mutual functions without employing the mutual relationship of the master and slave, and which is high in convenience for the user. The vehicle AV device according to an embodiment of the present invention has a PIN cable which performs mutual communication with a PND through a wire or wirelessly, and a control microcomputer which recognizes a command sent from the PND through the PIN cable, and which performs the processing of the PND instead using the function of itself in accordance with the recognized command.

Claims

1. An electronic device system comprising a first electronic device and a second electronic device which are independent from each other, and which are connected through a wire or wirelessly, wherein

the first electronic device includes:

first communication means for performing mutual communication with the second electronic device;

first recognition means for recognizing a command sent from the second electronic device through the first communication means; and

first processing means for performing the processing of the second electronic device instead using the function of the first electronic device in accordance with the command recognized by the first recognition means, and

the second electronic device includes;

second communication means for performing mutual communication with the first electronic device;

second recognition means for recognizing a command sent from the first electronic device through the second communication means; and

second processing means for performing the processing of the first electronic device instead using the function of the second electronic device in accordance with the command recognized by the second recognition means.

2. The electronic device system according to claim 1, wherein

the first electronic device includes

first function switching means which has a predetermined first input interface, and switches the function thereof so that the first input interface accepts the command with respect to the processing performed by the second processing means in the second electronic device, and

the second electronic device includes

second function switching means which has a predetermined second input interface, and switches the function thereof so that the second input interface accepts the command with respect to the processing performed by the first processing means in the first electronic device.

3. The electronic device system according to claim 1, wherein

the first electronic device is an audio device or an audio video device, and

the second electronic device is a portable navigation device or a cellular phone.

4. An electronic device comprising:

communication means for performing mutual communication with one other device through a wire or wirelessly;

recognition means for recognizing a command sent from the other device through the communication means; and

processing means for performing the processing of the other device instead using the function of itself in accordance with the command recognized by the recognition means.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein

the electronic device includes

function switching means which has a predetermined input interface, and switches the function thereof so that the input interface accepts the command with respect to the processing of the other device.

6. A processing method comprising:

a communication step of performing mutual communication with one other device using predetermined communication means through a wire or wirelessly;

a command recognition step of recognizing a command sent from the other device in the communication step using predetermined recognition means; and

a stead processing step of performing the processing of the other device instead using the function of itself in accordance with the command recognized in the command recognition step.

7. An electronic device system comprising a first electronic device and a second electronic device which are independent from each other, and which are connected through a wire or wirelessly, wherein

the first electronic device includes:

a first communication section that performs mutual communication with the second electronic device;

a first recognition section that recognizes a command sent from the second electronic device through the first communication section; and

a first processing section that performs the processing of the second electronic device instead using the function of the first electronic device in accordance with the command recognized by the first recognition section, and

the second electronic device includes;

a second communication section that performs mutual communication with the first electronic device;

a second recognition section that recognizes a command sent from the first electronic device through the second communication section; and

a second processing section that performs the processing of the first electronic device instead using the function of the second electronic device in accordance with the command recognized by the second recognition section.

8. An electronic device comprising:

a communication section that performs mutual communication with one other device through a wire or wirelessly;

a recognition section that recognizes a command sent from the other device through the communication section; and

a processing section that performs the processing of the other device instead using the function of itself in accordance with the command recognized by the recognition section.