Information processing apparatus and data communication method
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsHiroyuki Oda, Yojiro Kamise, Hisakazu Yanagiuchi, Takayuki Ohnishi, Yuji Morimiya, Kazuyoshi Takemura, Kenji Nakada
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Abstract
An information apparatus switches a display at a predetermined area which includes at least a part of a portion where an electromagnetic-wave emitting unit used for data communications with a data storage device is disposed, according to data communication processing with the data storage device, and emits sound generated according to the processing at corresponding timing.
Claims25
An information processing apparatus for accessing a data storage device in a non-contact manner, comprising:
- electromagnetic-wave emitting means disposed at a predetermined position for emitting an electromagnetic wave;
- data communication means for transmitting and receiving data to and from the data storage device through the electromagnetic-wave emitting means;
- a display having a display area to which a predetermined area which includes at least a part of a portion where the electromagnetic-wave emitting means is disposed is set;
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- control means for controlling the operations of the data communication means and the display,
- wherein the control means switches a presentation of the display according to processing of the data communication means.
A data communication method for accessing a predetermined data storage device in a non-contact manner, comprising the step of:
- switching a presentation of a predetermined area which includes at least a part of a portion where electromagnetic-wave emitting means used for data communication with the data storage device is disposed, according to data communication processing with the data storage device.
A data communication method for accessing a predetermined data storage device in a non-contact manner, comprising the step of:
- emitting sound generated according to data communication processing with the data storage device, at timing corresponding to the data communication processing.
An information processing apparatus for performing data communication with a data storage device, comprising:
- communication means for transmitting and receiving data to and from the data storage device by an electromagnetic wave;
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- state indication means for indicating a first state in which the information processing apparatus is waiting for communication with the data storage device, a second state in which the information processing apparatus is communicating with the data storage device, and a third state in which communication between the information processing apparatus and the data storage device has been finished.
A guidance method on communication between a data holding apparatus and a processing apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in a non-contact manner, comprising the step of:
- guiding on the state of communication with the data holding apparatus by the use of sound or light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.