# US 10,484,527 B2 · Receiving images from an identified remote source via the internet > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,484,527 B2 - Document ID: US10484527B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/859,407 - Filed: 2015-09-21 - Published: 2016-02-04 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 1998-02-19 - Assignees: Sony Corporation - Applicants: Sony Corporation - Inventors: Mario Tokoro - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10484527B2 ## CPC - G08C 23/04: using light waves, e.g. infrared - H04L 61/4535: using an address exchange platform which sets up a session between two nodes, e.g. rendezvous servers, session initiation protocols [SIP] registrars or H.323 gatekeepers - H04L 63/08: {for authentication of entities (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32)} - H04L 63/0892: {by using authentication-authorization-accounting [AAA] servers or protocols} - H04L 63/101: {Access control lists [ACL]} - H04L 63/18: {using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215)} - H04L 65/1026: {at the edge} - H04L 65/1036: {at the edge} - H04L 65/1083: In-session procedures - H04L 65/1094: Inter-user-equipment sessions transfer or sharing - H04M 1/72412: using two-way short-range wireless interfaces - H04M 7/0027: {Collaboration services where a computer is used for data transfer and the telephone is used for telephonic communication} - H04N 7/142: {Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display} - H04N 7/148: {Interfacing a video terminal to a particular transmission medium, e.g. ISDN} - H04W 12/08: Access security - H04W 76/15: Setup of multiple wireless link connections - H04L 63/10: {for controlling access to devices or network resources} - H04L 67/04: specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability - H04L 67/14: Session management (for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066) - H04M 3/567: {Multimedia conference systems} - H04M 2201/50: Telephonic communication in combination with video communication - H04W 8/26: Network addressing or numbering for mobility support - H04W 80/00: Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation - H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals - G08C: TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS (fluid pressure transmitting systems F15B; mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member into a different variable G01D5/00; mechanical control systems G05G) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract An information processing apparatus in which a wireless communication unit receives an identifier through a first connection from a communication apparatus. A remote apparatus is located based on the identifier so that the information processing apparatus can receive images through a second connection from the remote apparatus. An interface unit connects to a display for sending images received through the second connection to the display. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An information processing apparatus comprising: a wireless communication unit configured to receive an address of a remote source of images, through a first communication link having a first communication range, the address being sent to the wireless communication unit from a communication apparatus, the communication apparatus configured to receive an input from a user, and wherein the communication apparatus is operable to connect with the remote source through a third connection when the input from the user is received; a control unit configured to communicate through a second communication link with the remote source based on the address and cause the information processing apparatus to receive the images supplied from the remote source through the second communication link different from the first communication link, the second communication link having a second communication range; and an interface unit configured to connect to a display for displaying content received from a second information processing apparatus, wherein the first communication range is shorter than the second communication range. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication apparatus is a portable telephone. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the wireless communication unit is an infrared-ray communication unit. ### Claim 4 An information processing method, comprising: receiving an input from a user to establish a first communication link; receiving an address of a remote source of images through the first communication link having a first communication range, the address being sent from a communication apparatus; connecting the communication apparatus to the remote source via a third connection when the input from the user is received; communicating through a second communication link with the remote source based on the address and enabling the reception of the images supplied from the remote source through the second communication link different from the first communication link, the second communication link having a second communication range; and connecting to a display for displaying content received from the remote source; wherein the first communication range is shorter than the second communication. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method according to claim 4, wherein the first communication link is an infrared-ray connection. ### Claim 6 An information processing apparatus comprising: circuitry configured to: communicate through a first communication link having a first communication range; communicate with a second information processing apparatus through a second communication link having a second communication range; receive a termination request from the second information processing apparatus; and an interface configured to connect to a display for displaying content received from the second information processing apparatus in response to an input received from a user; wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit through the first communication link address information configured to establish the second communication link over which the information processing apparatus is enabled to communicate with the second information processing apparatus, and wherein the first communication range is shorter than the second communication range. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the circuitry is further configured to transmit the address information in response to receiving a request for connection from the second information processing apparatus. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the circuitry is further configured to receive a request for connection with the second information processing apparatus. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit content data to the second information processing apparatus after establishing the second communication link. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the content data is at least one of image data and voice data. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the content data is at least one of an image signal and a voice signal. ### Claim 12 An information processing apparatus, comprising: a wireless communication unit configured to receive an identifier of a remote source selected by a user, through a first communication link having a first communication range, the identifier being sent to the wireless communication unit from a user-operable communication apparatus that is configured to connect with the remote source through a third connection; a control unit configured to communicate through a second communication link with the remote source based on the identifier and cause the information processing apparatus to receive second information supplied from the remote source through the second communication link different from the first communication link, the second communication link having a second communication range; and an interface unit configured to connect a display for displaying content received from a second information processing apparatus, wherein the first communication range is shorter than the second communication range. ### Claim 13 An information processing apparatus comprising circuitry configured to: wirelessly receive an address of a remote source of images, through a first communication link having a first communication range, the address being sent from a communication apparatus configured to receive an input from a user, and wherein the communication apparatus is operable to connect with the remote source through a third connection when the input from the user is received; communicate through a second communication link with the remote source based on the address and cause the information processing apparatus to receive the images supplied from the remote source through the second communication link different from the first communication link, the second communication link having a second communication range; and connect to a display for displaying content received from a second information processing apparatus, wherein the first communication range is shorter than the second communication range. ### Claim 14 An information processing apparatus, comprising circuitry configured to: wirelessly receive an identifier of a remote source, through a first communication link having a first communication range, the identifier being sent to the information processing apparatus from a user-operable communication apparatus that is configured to connect with the remote source through a third connection; communicate through a second communication link with the remote source based on the identifier and cause the information processing apparatus to receive information supplied from the remote source through the second communication link different from the first communication link, the second communication link having a second communication range; and connect a display for displaying content received from a second information processing apparatus, wherein the first communication range is shorter than the second communication range.