Information processing system, hand held cellular phone, and information processing method
First Claim
1. An information processing system comprising:
- an information providing medium attached to an object, said information providing medium having an IC chip for storing information corresponding to the object and a first antenna connected to the IC chip; and
a cellular phone having a second antenna configured for electro-magnetically interacting with the first antenna to obtain the information when the cellular phone is made close to the information providing medium, means for storing the obtained information in the cellular phone, an information reading unit for processing the information into an audible or visible form, a first means for representing the processed information, and means for transmitting the stored information to additional devices.
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Abstract
An information processing system comprises an information providing medium that stores information in an electromagnetic or optical manner, the information providing medium being attached to an entity in order to provide information associated with the entity; a hand held terminal device having an information read function that reads information from the information providing medium in an electromagnetic or optical manner and record the information; and an information processing unit for retrieving the information recorded in the hand held terminal device; wherein the information providing medium is inconspicuously attached to the entity. In this manner, the information can be recorded into the hand held terminal for later use by a user.
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40 Claims
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1. An information processing system comprising:
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an information providing medium attached to an object, said information providing medium having an IC chip for storing information corresponding to the object and a first antenna connected to the IC chip; and a cellular phone having a second antenna configured for electro-magnetically interacting with the first antenna to obtain the information when the cellular phone is made close to the information providing medium, means for storing the obtained information in the cellular phone, an information reading unit for processing the information into an audible or visible form, a first means for representing the processed information, and means for transmitting the stored information to additional devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A cellular phone comprising:
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a telephone function; means for reading information stored in an information providing medium attached to an object, said information providing medium having an IC chip storing the information corresponding to the object, and a first antenna connected to the IC chip, said reading means having a second antenna configured for electro-magnetically coupling the first antenna to obtain the first information when the cellular phone is made close to the information providing medium; means for processing the information into an audible or visible form; and means for representing the processed information. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. An information processing method comprising:
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reading first information stored in an information providing medium attached to an article or material when a cellular phone is made close to the information providing medium, the reading being performed by electro-magnetically coupling between a first antenna;
connected with an IC chip included in the information providing medium and a second antenna implemented in the cellular phone;processing the information into audible or visible form on the cellular phone; representing the processed information on the cellular phone; transmitting the information to an additional device; processing the information into audible or visible form on the additional device; and representing the processed information on the additional device.
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15. An information processing system comprising:
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an information providing medium attached to an object, said information providing medium having an IC chip for storing information corresponding to the object and a first antenna connected to the IC chip; and a cellular phone having a second antenna configured for electro-magnetically interacting with the first antenna to obtain the information when the cellular phone is placed close to the information providing medium, means for storing the obtained information in the cellular phone, an information reading unit for processing the information, a first means for representing the processed information, and means for transmitting the stored information to additional devices. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A cellular phone comprising:
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a telephone function; means for reading information stored in an information providing medium attached to an object, said information providing medium having an IC chip storing the information corresponding to the object, and a first antenna connected to the IC chip, said reading means having a second antenna configured for electro-magnetically coupling the first antenna to obtain the information stored in the information providing medium when the cellular phone is placed close to the information providing medium; means for processing the information read from the information providing medium; and means for representing the processed information. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. An information processing method comprising:
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reading first information stored in an information providing medium attached to an article or material when a cellular phone is made close to the information providing medium, the reading being performed by electro-magnetically coupling between a first antenna connected with an IC chip included in the information providing medium and a second antenna implemented in the cellular phone; processing the information from the information providing medium on the cellular phone; representing the processed information on the cellular phone; transmitting the information to an additional device; processing the information from the information providing medium on the additional device; and representing the processed information on the additional device.
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29. An information reading device comprising:
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a first antenna configured to electro-magnetically interact with a second antenna on an information providing medium by communicating information from the information providing medium when the first antenna is placed close to the second antenna; a means for storing the obtained information; an information reading unit for processing the information from the information providing medium; and a means for representing the processed information, wherein the information reading device is a cellular phone. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An information processing system comprising:
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an information providing medium attached to an object, said information providing medium having an IC chip for storing information corresponding to the object and a first antenna connected to the IC chip; and a cellular phone having a second antenna configured for electro-magnetically interacting with the first antenna to obtain the information when the cellular phone is placed close to the information providing medium, means for storing the obtained information in the cellular phone, an information reading unit for processing the information, a first means for representing the processed information, and means for transmitting the stored information to additional devices.
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37. A cellular phone comprising:
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a telephone function; means for reading information stored in an information providing medium attached to an object, said information providing medium having an IC chip storing the information corresponding to the object, and a first antenna connected to the IC chip, said reading means having a second antenna configured for electro-magnetically coupling the first antenna to obtain the information stored in the information providing medium when the cellular phone is placed close to the information providing medium; means for processing the information read from the information providing medium; and means for representing the processed information.
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38. An information processing method comprising:
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reading first information stored in an information providing medium attached to an article or material when a cellular phone is made close to the information providing medium, the reading being performed by electro-magnetically coupling between a first antenna connected with an IC chip included in the information providing medium and a second antenna implemented in the cellular phone; processing the information from the information providing medium on the cellular phone;
representing the processed information on the cellular phone;transmitting the information to an additional device; processing the information from the information providing medium on the additional device; and representing the processed information on the additional device.
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39. An information processing system comprising:
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an information reading device configured to radiate electromagnetic field energy; and an information providing medium configured to convert said electromagnetic field energy into an inductive electromotive force, said inductive electromotive force powering said information providing medium, wherein said information reading device is a hand held terminal device, and wherein said hand held terminal device is a cellular phone. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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