Communication device, communication system, communication method, program and recording medium
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- A) a wireless communication unit;
B) a delay time setting section that sets a delay time;
C) an acquisition section operatively coupled with the wireless communication unit, said acquisition section configured to;
detect a plurality of candidate communication devices, said candidate communication devices being communication devices within communication range of the device;
obtain, from each of the plurality of candidate communication devices, motion information, said motion information indicating the motion of said candidate communication devices in three-dimensional space and comprising motion and rotation detected in six degrees of freedom; and
determine if the motion of any of the plurality of candidate communication devices exceeds a predetermined threshold of movement;
D) a display section operatively coupled with the acquisition section and the delay time setting section, said display section configured to;
display a plurality of icons representing the plurality of candidate communication devices;
select the icon representing the candidate communication device whose motion exceeds the predetermined threshold amount; and
display the motion of the selected candidate communication device by animating the selected icon such that said animation tracks the motion of the selected candidate communication device and such that said selected icon is easily distinguished from the other icons;
said motion being displayed in three-dimensional space on the basis of the motion information obtained from said candidate communication device; and
E) a communication section operatively coupled with the display section and the wireless communication unit, said communication section configured to;
provoke a user to select the selected icon for communication; and
initiate communication with the communication device indicated by the selected icon.
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Abstract
A communication device which urges a user to select another communication device with which communication should be performed in a plurality of communication devices existing as candidates for communication, and which performs communication with the selected communication device. The communication device has an acquisition section which obtains, from each of the plurality of communication devices, motion information indicating the motion of the communication device in space, a display section which displays each of motion images representing the motions of the plurality of communication devices in space on the basis of the motion information obtained from the communication devices, and a communication section which urges the user to select one of the motion images displayed by the display section, and which performs communication with the communication device indicated by the selected motion image.
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35 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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A) a wireless communication unit; B) a delay time setting section that sets a delay time; C) an acquisition section operatively coupled with the wireless communication unit, said acquisition section configured to; detect a plurality of candidate communication devices, said candidate communication devices being communication devices within communication range of the device; obtain, from each of the plurality of candidate communication devices, motion information, said motion information indicating the motion of said candidate communication devices in three-dimensional space and comprising motion and rotation detected in six degrees of freedom; and determine if the motion of any of the plurality of candidate communication devices exceeds a predetermined threshold of movement; D) a display section operatively coupled with the acquisition section and the delay time setting section, said display section configured to; display a plurality of icons representing the plurality of candidate communication devices; select the icon representing the candidate communication device whose motion exceeds the predetermined threshold amount; and display the motion of the selected candidate communication device by animating the selected icon such that said animation tracks the motion of the selected candidate communication device and such that said selected icon is easily distinguished from the other icons;
said motion being displayed in three-dimensional space on the basis of the motion information obtained from said candidate communication device; andE) a communication section operatively coupled with the display section and the wireless communication unit, said communication section configured to; provoke a user to select the selected icon for communication; and initiate communication with the communication device indicated by the selected icon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A communication method performed by a communication device, the method comprising:
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setting a delay time by which the time at which a display displays a motion image is delayed relative to the time at which an acquisition section obtains the motion information; detecting a plurality of candidate communication devices, said candidate communication devices being communication devices within communication range of the device; obtaining, from each of the plurality of candidate communication devices, motion information, said motion information indicating the motion of said candidate communication devices in three-dimensional space and comprising motion and rotation detected in six degrees of freedom; and determining if the motion of any of the plurality of candidate communication devices exceeds a predetermined threshold of movement; displaying a plurality of icons each representing one of the plurality of candidate communication devices; selecting the icon representing the candidate communication device whose motion exceeds the predetermined threshold amount; displaying motion of the selected candidate communication device by animating the selected icon such that said animation tracks the motion of the selected candidate communication device and such that said selected icon is easily distinguished from the other icons;
said motion being displayed in three-dimensional space on the basis of the motion information obtained from said candidate communication device; andprovoking a user to select the selected icon for communication; and initiating communication with a communication device indicated by the selected icon. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that cause the computer to execute a method comprising:
setting a delay time by which the time at which said display section displays the motion image is delayed relative to the time at which said acquisition section obtains the motion information; detecting a plurality of candidate communication devices, said candidate communication devices being communication devices within communication range of the device; obtaining, from each of the plurality of candidate communication devices, motion information, said motion information indicating the motion of said candidate communication devices in three-dimensional space and comprising motion and rotation detected in six degrees of freedom; and determining if the motion of any of the plurality of candidate communication devices exceeds a predetermined threshold of movement; displaying a plurality of icons each representing one of the plurality of candidate communication devices; selecting the icon representing the candidate communication device whose motion exceeds the predetermined threshold amount; displaying the motion of the selected candidate communication device by animating the selected icon such that said animation tracks the motion of the selected candidate communication device and such that said selected icon is easily distinguished from the other icons;
said motion being displayed in three-dimensional space on the basis of the motion information obtained from said candidate communication device; andprovoking a user to select the selected icon for communication; and initiating communication with a communication device indicated by the selected icon.
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