COMMUNICATION CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM

• US 20170367128A1
• Filed: 09/05/2017
• Published: 12/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: ITO, Tomoyuki
• Granted Patent: US 10,631,345 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

Provided is a communication control device for controlling wireless communication among a plurality of communication apparatuses, including an identification information acquisition unit configured to acquire, from a first object corresponding to a first communication apparatus of the plurality of communication apparatuses, first identification information for identifying the first communication apparatus, and to acquire, from a second object corresponding to a second communication apparatus of the plurality of communication apparatuses, second identification information for identifying the second communication apparatus, an action recognition unit configured to recognize an action of coupling the first object with the second object, and a connection control unit configured to perform communication between the first communication apparatus and the second communication apparatus corresponding to the coupled first object and second object, respectively, based on the acquired first identification information and second identification information to connect the first communication apparatus to the second communication apparatus through wireless communication.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

circuitry configured to

detect whether a first connection of a first apparatus is ready,

detect whether a second connection of a second apparatus is ready,

control a display device to display

a first icon corresponding to the first apparatus and a second icon corresponding to the second apparatus, and

a first connection part and a second connection part, at circumferences of the first icon and the second icon respectively, to be connected with a first line based on an establishing of a wireless connection between the first apparatus and the second apparatus,

acquire information obtained based on an action of coupling the first apparatus and the second apparatus, and

control the establishing of the wireless connection between the first apparatus and the second apparatus based on the acquired information.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to obtain user input information based on an input made upon a display of the display device corresponding to the action of coupling the first apparatus and the second apparatus.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the circuitry is further configured to obtain user input information based on an input drawn between the first apparatus and the second apparatus, which corresponds to the action of coupling the first apparatus and the second apparatus.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the circuitry is further configured to control the display device to display a message to indicate whether the establishing of the wireless connection has been completed or not.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first apparatus and the second apparatus are block-shaped objects.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the circuitry is further configured to control the display device to display a third connection part at the first icon, the first connection part and the third connection part corresponding to wireless connections different from each other.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

the first connection part and the third connection part correspond to wireless standards different from each other.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the display device is configured to receive a touch action, and

the action of coupling the first apparatus and the second apparatus is a successive touch action to the first connection part and the second connection part.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein

the successive touch action to the first connection part and the second connection part is a drag action.

10. An information processing method comprising:

detecting whether a first connection of a first apparatus is ready;

detecting whether a second connection of a second apparatus is ready;

displaying a first icon corresponding to the first apparatus and a second icon corresponding to the second apparatus;

displaying a first connection part and a second connection part at circumferences of the first icon and the second icon respectively, to be connected with a first line based on an establishing of a wireless connection between the first apparatus and the second apparatus; and

acquiring information obtained based on an action of coupling the first apparatus and the second apparatus,

wherein the wireless connection between the first apparatus and the second apparatus is established based on the acquired information.

11. The information processing method according to claim 10, further comprising:

obtaining user input information based on an input made upon a display of a display device corresponding to the action of coupling the first apparatus and the second apparatus.

12. The information processing method according to claim 10, further comprising:

obtaining user input information based on an input drawn between the first apparatus and the second apparatus, which corresponds to the action of coupling the first apparatus and the second apparatus.

13. The information processing method according to claim 10, further comprising:

displaying a message to indicate whether the establishing of the wireless connection has been completed or not.

14. The information processing method according to claim 10, wherein the first apparatus and the second apparatus are block-shaped objects.

15. The information processing method according to claim 10, further comprising:

displaying a third connection part at the first icon, the first connection part and the third connection part corresponding to wireless connections different from each other.

16. The information processing method according to claim 15, wherein

the first connection part and the third connection part correspond to wireless standards different from each other.

17. The information processing method according to claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a touch action made upon a display of a display device,

wherein the action of coupling the first apparatus and the second apparatus is a successive touch action to the first connection part and the second connection part.

18. The information processing method according to claim 17, wherein

the successive touch action to the first connection part and the second connection part is a drag action.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having embodied thereon a program, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to execute a method, the method comprising:

detecting whether a first connection of a first apparatus is ready;

detecting whether a second connection of a second apparatus is ready;

displaying a first icon corresponding to the first apparatus and a second icon corresponding to the second apparatus;

displaying a first connection part and a second connection part at circumferences of the first icon and the second icon respectively, to be connected with a first line based on an establishing of a wireless connection between the first apparatus and the second apparatus; and

acquiring information obtained based on an action of coupling the first apparatus and the second apparatus,

wherein the wireless connection between the first apparatus and the second apparatus is established based on the acquired information.