Information processing system, information processing apparatus, and administration server
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsYoshihiro Yoneda, Naoki Miyabayashi
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Abstract
A system and method for information processing is provided. In an embodiment of the present system and method, a connection target apparatus is detected at an information processing apparatus. Upon detection, the information processing apparatus generates apparatus information and transmits the apparatus information to a server via a communication path. Based on the apparatus information, the server generates connection information and transmits the connection information to the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus may use the connection information to establish communication with the connection target apparatus via another communication path.
Claims20
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a control unit for detecting a connection target apparatus, generating apparatus information upon detection of the connection target apparatus, transmitting the apparatus information to a server via a communication path, receiving connection information from the server through the communication path and, based on the received connection information, initiating communication with the connection target apparatus via another communication path.
An information processing system comprising:
- at least one information processing apparatus for detecting a connection target apparatus, generating apparatus information upon detection of the connection target apparatus, and transmitting the apparatus information via a communication path;
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- at least one server for receiving the apparatus information from the information processing apparatus, generating connection information based on the apparatus information, and transmitting the connection information to the information processing apparatus via the communication path.
An information processing method comprising:
- detecting a connection target apparatus at an information processing apparatus;
- generating apparatus information upon detection of the connection target apparatus;
- transmitting the apparatus information to a server through a communication path;
- receiving connection information from the server at the information processing apparatus via the communication path;
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- initiating communication with the connection target apparatus via another communication path based on the received connection information.
An information processing method comprising:
- detecting a connection target apparatus via an information processing apparatus;
- generating apparatus information at the information processing apparatus upon detection of the connection target apparatus;
- transmitting the apparatus information from the information processing apparatus to a server via a communication path;
- receiving the transmitted apparatus information at the server;
- generating connection information based on the received apparatus information;
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- transmitting the connection information from the server to the information processing apparatus via the communication path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.