INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS

• US 20110076951A1
• Filed: 08/13/2010
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Hatano, Ryo
• Application Number:
  US12/856,443
• Publication Number:
  US 20110076951A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

According to one exemplary embodiment, an information processing apparatus is provided with: a wireless communication module configured to perform a wireless communication with a counterpart communication apparatus that is detected to be in a given range from the wireless communication module; and a controller configured to control the wireless communication. The controller is configured to determine whether a condition for starting to perform the wireless communication is satisfied when the counterpart communication apparatus is detected by the wireless communication module, and to control the wireless communication module to start performing the wireless communication when the controller determines that the condition is satisfied.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a wireless communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with a counterpart communication apparatus that is detected to be in a predetermined range from the wireless communication module; and

a controller configured to control the wireless communication,

wherein the controller is configured to determine whether a condition for starting the wireless communication is satisfied when the counterpart communication apparatus is detected by the wireless communication module, and to control the wireless communication module to start the wireless communication when the controller determines that the condition is satisfied.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to control the wireless communication module to start the wireless communication after an elapse of a predetermined time since the wireless communication module detects the counterpart communication apparatus to be in the predetermined range.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

a user interface configured to input a signal generated according to an input operation to the controller,

wherein the controller is configured to control the wireless communication module to start the wireless communication after receiving the signal.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the wireless communication module is configured to execute the wireless communication during a period when the controller continues to receive the signal.

5. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the wireless communication module is configured to execute the wireless communication for a predetermined period since the controller receives the signal.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

a display configured to display a screen for selecting to start the wireless communication,

wherein the controller is configured to control the wireless communication module to start the wireless communication when the controller determines that the wireless communication is selected to be started.