Communication device, communication system, image presentation method, and program

• US 8,692,905 B2
• Filed: 02/13/2013
• Issued: 04/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Ikeda, Yoichi, Oshima, Mitsuaki, Yamaoka, Masaru, Mukai, Tsutomu, Sato, Takahiro, Fuchigami, Ikuo, Tezuka, Tadanori, Ohtsubo, Shohji, Matsushita, Yosuke
• Primary Examiner(s): Bugg, George A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Akhter, Sharmin
• Application Number:
  US13/766,159
• Publication Number:
  US 20130196591A1
• Time in Patent Office: 419 Days
• Field of Search: 340/3.1, 340/3.7, 340/5.2, 340/10.42, 348/207.1, 348/211.2, 348/211.1, 348/211.99, 348/231.99, 348/231.3, 348/372, 235/375
• US Class Current: 348/231.99
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10297 arrangements for handling protocols designed for non-contact record carriers such as RFIDs NFCs, e.g. ISO/IEC 14443 and 18092 cryptographic protocols H04L9/00; network security protocols H04L63/00; real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00; network protocols for data switching network services H04L67/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00007 relating to particular apparatus or devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00029 Diagnosis, i.e. identifying a problem by comparison with a normal state
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00079 remotely
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00214 details of transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00291 with receiver circuitry television receiver circuitry per se H04N5/44
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00342 with a radio frequency tag transmitter or receiver storage of additional information in an RFID tag attached to an image bearing paper sheet H04N1/32138
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00899 Detection of supply level or supply failure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00901 Using different supplies or connection to an external supply H04N1/00893, H04N1/00896 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32106 separate from the image data, e.g. in a different computer file
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4182 for identification purposes, e.g. storing user identification data, preferences, personal settings or data restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code in combination with an additional device, e.g. dongle or smart card G06F21/123
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4432 Powering on the client, e.g. bootstrap loading using setup parameters being stored locally or received from the server resetting in general G06F1/14; program loading or initiating in general G06F9/445; bootstrapping in general G06F9/4401; secure boots of computer platforms G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0041 Point to point H04N2201/0039 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0053 Optical, e.g. using an infrared link
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0055 By radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3204 of data relating to a user, sender, addressee, machine or electronic recording medium H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3205 : of identification information, e.g. name or ID code H04N2201/3209 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3273 : Display
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3278 : Transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/00 : Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/66 : Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 : by receiver means only
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 : adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user

Abstract

A communication device including an image capturing device having a RF-ID unit for performing proximity wireless communication with a RF-ID reader/writer connected via an infrared communication path to a TV. The image capturing device includes: an antenna for the proximity wireless communication; a data receiving unit receiving an input signal from the RF-ID reader/writer; a nonvolatile second memory storing at least UID and an execution program; and a data transmission unit transmitting the UID and the execution program to the RF-ID reader/writer via the antenna according to the input signal. The UID is used to identify the communication device, and the execution program is executed by the TV with reference to the UID. The transmitted UID and execution program are transferred to the TV via the RF-ID reader/writer.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a first power supply unit configured to supply power;

a control unit configured to control the electronic device;

a data generation unit configured to generate electronic data based on an operation of the electronic device while the first power supply unit supplies power;

a first storage unit configured to store the generated electronic data;

an antenna unit configured to receive radio waves transmitted from an external communication device that relays apparatus information of the electronic device and the generated electronic data to an external server;

a second power supply unit configured to supply power that is generated from electromagnetic induction caused by the received radio waves;

a second storage unit configured to store the apparatus information and existence identification information indicating whether the first storage unit stores electronic data that has not yet been read by the external communication device; and

a proximity wireless communication unit configured to communicate, by using proximity wireless communication, with the external communication device while the second power supply unit supplies power,

wherein the first storage unit is accessed by the control unit and the external communication device with power supply from the first power supply unit,

wherein the second storage unit is accessed by the external communication device by using the proximity wireless communication with power supply from the second power supply unit, and is accessed by the control unit with power supply from the first power supply unit.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the proximity wireless communication unit transmits the existence identification information and the apparatus information stored in the second storage unit to the external communication device, and transmits the electronic data stored in the first storage unit if the existence identification information indicates that the first storage unit stores electronic data that has not yet been read by the external communication device, based on a request from the external communication device, while the first power supply unit supplies power to the first storage unit.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus information includes information indicating model information of the electronic device.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus information includes information indicating a product serial number of the electronic device.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second storage unit further stores server specific information indicating a server to which the apparatus information and the electronic data are transmitted by way of the external communication device.

6. An electronic device comprising:

a data generation unit configured to generate electronic data;

a first storage unit configured to store the generated electronic data;

a communication unit configured to transmit the electronic data stored in the first storage unit to an external communication device, the external communication device relaying the electronic data to an external server;

a first power supply unit configured to supply power to the first storage unit and the communication unit;

an antenna unit configured to receive radio waves transmitted from the external communication device;

a proximity wireless communication unit configured to communicate, by using proximity wireless communication, with the external communication device;

a second storage unit configured to store existence identification information indicating whether the first storage unit stores electronic data that has not yet been uploaded to the external server; and

a second power supply unit configured to supply power, which is generated from electromagnetic induction caused by the received radio waves, to the proximity wireless communication unit and the second storage unit.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6,

wherein the proximity wireless communication unit accesses, while the proximity wireless communication is available, the second storage unit, transmits the existence identification information to the external communication device, and causes the first power supply unit to start supplying power to the communication unit if the first power supply unit is stopped supplying power when the proximity wireless communication unit receives, from the external communication device, an instruction based on the existence identification information indicating that the first storage unit stores electronic data that has not yet been uploaded to the external server,

wherein the communication unit is configured to transmit, to the external server, the electronic data that has not yet been uploaded to the external server.

8. The electronic device according to claim 6, further comprises a control unit configured to detect that electronic data that has not yet been uploaded to the external server is stored in the first storage unit and write the existence identification information in the first storage unit if it is detected that electronic data that has not yet been uploaded to the external server is stored.

9. The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the second storage unit further stores apparatus information for identifying the electronic device, and the proximity wireless communication unit transmits the apparatus information stored in the second storage unit to the external communication device.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the apparatus information includes at least one of model information of the electronic device and a product serial number of the electronic device.