Information processing device and information processing method

• US 6,842,107 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2002
• Issued: 01/11/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kimura, Tetsuya, Takemura, Hidenobu, Nagata, Yasuyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Pope, Daryl C.
• Application Number:
  US10/398,958
• Publication Number:
  US 20040054783A1
• Time in Patent Office: 889 Days
• Field of Search: 340/286.02, 340/539.1, 340/506, 340/3.1, 340/539.11
• US Class Current: 340/286.02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/23 Manipulation of direct-mode connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and information processing method for suppressing the power consumption compared with a case in which a Bluetooth connection is established at all times. When it is determined in step S221 that a network connection request is received, in step S222, a dialog box for confirming a dial-up connection is displayed. When it is determined in step S223 that a connection button is pressed, in step S226, a Bluetooth connection is established. When it is determined in step S227 that a connection with a Bluetooth device is established, in step S228, a dial-up connection is established. The present invention is applicable to camcorders.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus connecting to a network via a connection based on short-range wireless communication, comprising:

input means for receiving input of a user operation;

first connection means for establishing a first connection based on the short-range wireless communication in accordance with the user operation input by the input means;

second connection means for establishing a second connection in synchronization with the establishment of the first connection by the first connection means;

first breaking means for breaking the second connection by the second connection means in accordance with the user operation input by the input means; and

second breaking means for breaking the first connection by the first connection means in synchronization with the breaking of the second connection by the first breaking means.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the short-range wireless communication is Bluetooth-based communication;

the network is the Internet;

the second connection is a dial-up connection; and

the second connection means connects to the Internet via a public circuit network using the dial-up connection.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising email sending/receiving means for sending/receiving email,

wherein the email sending/receiving means sends/receives the email via the first connection established by the first connection means and the second connection established by the second connection means.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising browsing means for browsing a web page,

wherein the browsing means accesses a predetermined server in which the web page is stored via the first connection established by the first connection means and the second connection established by the second connection means.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

image capturing means for capturing an image; and

image processing means for performing predetermined image processing of the image captured by the image capturing means.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising output means for outputting the image that has undergone the image processing by the image processing means to a predetermined server,

wherein the output means outputs the image to the predetermined server via the first connection established by the first connection means and the second connection established by the second connection means.

7. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus connecting to a network via a connection based on short-range wireless communication, comprising:

an input step of receiving input of a user operation;

a first connection step of establishing a first connection based on the short-range wireless communication in accordance with the user operation input by the processing in the input step;

a second connection step of establishing a second connection in synchronization with the establishment of the first connection by the processing in the first connection step;

a first breaking step of breaking the second connection by the processing in the second connection step in accordance with the user operation input by the processing in the input step; and

a second breaking step of breaking the first connection by the processing in the first connection step in synchronization with the breaking of the second connection by the processing in the first breaking step.

8. A recording medium having recorded therein a computer-readable program for an information processing apparatus connecting to a network via a connection based on short-range wireless communication, the program comprising:

an input step of receiving input of a user operation;

a first connection step of establishing a first connection based on the short-range wireless communication in accordance with the user operation input by the processing in the input step;

a second connection step of establishing a second connection in synchronization with the establishment of the first connection by the processing in the first connection step;

a first breaking step of breaking the second connection by the processing in the second connection step in accordance with the user operation input by the processing in the input step; and

a second breaking step of breaking the first connection by the processing in the first connection step in synchronization with the breaking of the second connection by the processing in the first breaking step.

9. A program executable by a computer controlling an information processing apparatus connecting to a network via a connection based on short-range wireless communication, comprising:

an input step of receiving input of a user operation;

a first connection step of establishing a first connection based on the short-range wireless communication in accordance with the user operation input by the processing in the input step;

a second connection step of establishing a second connection in synchronization with the establishment of the first connection by the processing in the first connection step;

a first breaking step of breaking the second connection by the processing in the second connection step in accordance with the user operation input by the processing in the input step; and

a second breaking step of breaking the first connection by the processing in the first connection step in synchronization with the breaking of the second connection by the processing in the first breaking step.