Data communication apparatus, data communication method, and data communication packet

• US 8,903,423 B2
• Filed: 02/24/2006
• Issued: 12/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sako, Yoichiro, Terauchi, Toshiro, Asukai, Masamichi, Takehara, Mitsuru, Nakamura, Takatoshi, Inoue, Makoto, Yamashita, Kosei, Miyajima, Yasushi, Sasaki, Toru, Matsuda, Masafumi
• Primary Examiner(s): DOAN, KIET M
• Application Number:
  US11/887,170
• Publication Number:
  US 20090131071A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,203 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.1, 455/414.1, 455/456.3, 455/452.2, 455/3.03, 455/440, 455/567, 455/568.1, 455/406, 455/463, 455/450, 455/41.2, 455/67.13, 455/411, 340/568.1, 340/531, 370/449, 701/207, 379/201.01
• US Class Current: 455/456.2
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/12 involving interaction between a plurality of game devices, e.g. transmisison or distribution systems protocols for networked virtual reality, networked games H04L29/06034
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/30 Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/327 using wireless networks, e.g. Wi-Fi® or piconet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/204 the platform being a handheld device
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/5573 player location
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/04 including near field communication means, e.g. RFID
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A data communication apparatus capable of creating a new type of communication is provided. Motion information obtaining means 33 obtains information on the motion of an arbitrary apparatus. An other-party apparatus motion determination section 21 makes a determination as to the motion of the arbitrary apparatus on the basis of the information on the motion of the arbitrary apparatus, the information being obtained by the motion information obtaining means 33. A communication determination section 22 determines whether or not communication is to be performed with an arbitrary apparatus on the basis of the motion determination output by the other-party apparatus motion determination section 21. When it is determined by the communication determination section 22 that communication is to be performed, predetermined data communication is started with the arbitrary apparatus.

Claims

1. A first data communication apparatus comprising:

obtaining apparatus for receiving, by the first apparatus, information in a broadcast signal identifying a motion status of a distant second data communication apparatus;

motion determination apparatus for determining, by the first apparatus, the motion of the distant second apparatus based on the information identifying the motion status received by the obtaining apparatus, wherein the motion of the second apparatus determined by the motion determination apparatus is representative of a static state, a moving state, being manually operated, walking, jogging, or movement of a vehicle;

communication determination apparatus for determining, by the first apparatus, whether or not data communication is to be established with the distant second apparatus based on a motion determination of at least the distant second apparatus that is output by the motion determination apparatus; and

communication apparatus for initiating the data communication with the distant second apparatus responsive to the communication determination apparatus determining that the data communication is to be established with the distant second apparatus.

2. The first data communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication apparatus is further configured to initiate two-way audio and/or visual communication with the distant second apparatus responsive to the communication determination apparatus determining that data communication is to be established with the distant second apparatus.

3. The first data communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining apparatus comprises apparatus for receiving information on the motion of the second apparatus from a server.

4. The first data communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising user apparatus motion detection apparatus for detecting a motion of a user apparatus that includes the first data communication apparatus,

wherein the communication determination apparatus compares the motion of the second apparatus with the motion of the user apparatus and determines whether or not the data communication is to be performed with the second apparatus.

5. The first data communication apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising specification accepting apparatus for accepting a specification input representative of a motion of the second apparatus with which data communication is to be performed,

wherein the communication determination apparatus determines whether or not the motion of the second apparatus is motion accepted by the specification accepting apparatus, and determines whether or not the data communication is to be performed with the second apparatus based on whether or not the motion of the second apparatus is motion accepted by the specification accepting apparatus.

6. A first data communication apparatus comprising:

user apparatus motion detection apparatus for detecting a motion of a user apparatus;

transmitting apparatus for transmitting a first motion detection result of the user apparatus motion detection apparatus;

obtaining apparatus for receiving, by the first apparatus, a second motion detection result of a distant second apparatus in a broadcast signal, the second motion detection result being detected by the second apparatus and identifying a motion status of the second apparatus;

motion determination apparatus for determining, by the first apparatus, the motion of the distant second apparatus based on the second motion detection result, wherein the motion of the second apparatus determined by the motion determination apparatus is representative of a static state, a moving state, being manually operated, walking, jogging, or movement of a vehicle;

communication determination apparatus for determining, by the first apparatus, whether or not data communication is to be initiated with the distant second apparatus on at least the basis of motion determination output by the motion determination apparatus; and

communication apparatus for initiating the data communication with the distant second apparatus when the communication determination apparatus determines that the data communication is to be initiated with the distant second apparatus.

7. The first data communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the communication apparatus is further configured to initiate two-way audio and/or visual communication with the distant second apparatus responsive to the communication determination apparatus determining that data communication is to be established with the distant second apparatus.

8. The first data communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the obtaining apparatus comprises apparatus for receiving the second motion detection result from a server.

9. The first data communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the obtaining apparatus comprises apparatus for receiving the second motion detection result from the second apparatus.

10. The first data communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the user apparatus motion detection apparatus comprises a sensor for detecting motion.

11. A data communication method comprising acts of:

receiving, by a first apparatus, information in a broadcast signal representative of a motion of a distant second apparatus;

determining, by the first apparatus, a motion status of the distant second apparatus based on the received information on the motion, wherein the motion status is determined to be representative of a static state, a moving state, a state of being manually operated, a walking state, a jogging state, or a state of movement of a vehicle;

determining, by the first apparatus, whether or not data communication is to be initiated with the distant second apparatus based on the determined motion status; and

initiating the data communication with the distant second apparatus when it is determined that data communication is to be initiated with the distant second apparatus.

12. A data communication method comprising acts of:

identifying, by a first apparatus, a first motion of the first apparatus;

identifying, by the first apparatus, from information contained in a broadcast signal a second motion of a distant second apparatus, wherein the second motion of the distant second apparatus identified by the first apparatus is a static state, a moving state, a state of being manually operated, a walking state, a jogging state, or a state of movement of a vehicle;

determining, by the first apparatus, whether or not data communication is to be initiated between the first apparatus and the distant second apparatus based on the identified first motion and second motion; and

initiating the data communication between the first apparatus and the distant second apparatus when it is determined that the data communication is to be initiated between the first apparatus and the distant second apparatus.

13. A first data communication apparatus comprising:

a receiver configured to receive data from a broadcast signal that is representative of motion of a distant second data communication apparatus;

a motion evaluator configured to determine at least one first motion parameter of the distant second apparatus from the received data, wherein the motion parameter of the distant second apparatus determined by the motion evaluator is representative of a static state, a moving state, a state of being manually operated, a walking state, a jogging state, or a state of movement of a vehicle;

a communication evaluator configured to determine whether or not to establish data communication between the first data communication apparatus and the distant second apparatus based on the at least one first motion parameter; and

communication components configured to initiate the data communication between the first data communication apparatus and distant second apparatus responsive to a result determined by the communication evaluator that indicates that communication is to be established between the first data communication apparatus and the distant second apparatus.

14. The first data communication apparatus of claim 13, further comprising a motion sensor to sense motion of the first data communication apparatus, wherein

the motion evaluator is further configured to determine at least one second motion parameter of the first data communication apparatus and the communication evaluator is further configured to determine whether or not to establish the data communication between the first data communication apparatus and the second apparatus based on the at least one first motion parameter and the at least one second motion parameter.

15. The first data communication apparatus of claim 14, wherein the communication evaluator is configured to establish the data communication between the first data communication apparatus and the second apparatus when the at least one first motion parameter and the at least one second motion parameter indicate a similar motion state for the first data communication apparatus and second apparatus.

16. The first data communication apparatus of claim 15, wherein the communication evaluator is further configured to initiate two-way audio and/or visual communication between the first data communication apparatus and the second apparatus responsive to the communication evaluator determining that data communication is to be established between the first data communication apparatus and the second apparatus.

17. The first data communication apparatus of claim 13, wherein the communication evaluator is configured to establish the two-way audio and/or visual data communication between the first data communication apparatus and the second apparatus responsive to the at least one first motion parameter being representative of a motion state selected from the group consisting of:

static, manually operated, walking, jogging, movement of a vehicle, and moving.