# US 2018/0324684 A1 · Information processing method, program, and information processing system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0324684 A1 - Document ID: US20180324684A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/781,363 - Filed: 2016-11-15 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-12-24 - Assignees: Sony Corporation - Applicants: Sony Corporation - Inventors: TAKASHI ONOHARA; TAICHI YOSHIO; TAKUMA HIGO; HIROSHI TAMAKI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180324684A1 ## CPC - H04W 48/16: Discovering, processing access restriction or access information - G01S 1/02: using radio waves (G01S19/00 takes precedence) - G10K 15/02: Synthesis of acoustic waves (synthesis of speech G10L13/00) - H04L 12/2807: {Exchanging configuration information on appliance services in a home automation network (arrangements for maintenance or administration involving network analysis for automatically determining the actual topology of a network H04L41/12; hardware or software tools for network management using graphical user interfaces H04L41/22; address allocation H04L61/50)} - H04M 1/00: Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers (subscriber services or facilities provided at exchanges H04M3/00; prepayment telephone coin boxes H04M17/00; current supply arrangements H04M19/08) - H04M 11/00: Telephonic communication systems specially adapted for combination with other electrical systems - H04N 21/4363: Adapting the video stream to a specific local network, e.g. a Bluetooth® network - H04R 3/12: for distributing signals to two or more loudspeakers {(specially adapted for hearing aids H04R25/407)} - H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - H04W 48/04: based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction, speed - H04W 48/08: Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery (signalling during connection H04W76/00) - H04W 64/003: {locating network equipment} - H04W 76/10: Connection setup - H04W 84/10: Small scale networks; Flat hierarchical networks - H04W 84/12: WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - G10K: SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - 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 - H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K) ## Abstract An information processing method according to an embodiment of the present technology which is executed by a computer includes detecting, on a basis of a beacon signal transmitted from a first apparatus, the first apparatus, and communicably connecting the detected first apparatus and the computer. A distance from the computer to the first apparatus is calculated on a basis of an intensity of a signal received from the first apparatus communicably connected. In a case where the calculated distance is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value, setting information for communicably connecting the first apparatus and a second apparatus is transmitted to the first apparatus. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An information processing method executed by a computer, comprising: detecting, on a basis of a beacon signal transmitted from a first apparatus, the first apparatus, and communicably connecting the detected first apparatus and the computer; calculating a distance from the computer to the first apparatus on a basis of an intensity of a signal received from the first apparatus communicably connected; and transmitting, in a case where the calculated distance is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value, setting information for communicably connecting the first apparatus and a second apparatus to the first apparatus. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the calculating step includes transmitting a predetermined inquiry signal to the first apparatus and calculating the distance on a basis of an intensity of a response signal to the inquiry signal from the first apparatus. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the calculating step includes calculating the distance on a basis of an intensity of the beacon signal received from the first apparatus. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The information processing method according to claim 1, further comprising: outputting guide information for guiding a user of the computer in such a manner that the distance from the computer to the first apparatus is equal to or less than the threshold value. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The information processing method according to claim 1, further comprising: displaying the first apparatus detected on a basis of the beacon signal on a display unit of the computer, wherein the connecting step includes connecting, in accordance with a selection operation by a user with respect to the first apparatus displayed on the display unit, the selected first apparatus and the computer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The information processing method according to claim 5, wherein the displaying step includes displaying state information relating to connection of the detected first apparatus with the second apparatus. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The information processing method according to claim 5, wherein the displaying step includes displaying the distance from the computer to the detected first apparatus on the display unit. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the connecting step includes connecting, on a basis of the beacon signal compliant with a BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) standard, the first apparatus and the computer in such a manner that BLE communication is enabled, and the transmitting step includes transmitting the setting information through the BLE communication. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the second apparatus is an access point that constructs a wireless network, and the transmitting step includes transmitting the setting information including an SSID (Service Set Identifier) for identifying the access point and a password. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the second apparatus is the computer, and the transmitting step includes transmitting the setting information including a Bluetooth (registered trademark) address and a pairing request. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the first apparatus is a reproduction apparatus capable of reproducing a content, the information processing method further comprising: transmitting an instruction to perform content reproduction to the reproduction apparatus via the wireless network. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein the connecting step includes detecting a plurality of first apparatuses, and connecting each of the plurality of detected first apparatuses and the computer, and the transmitting step includes transmitting the setting information to each of the plurality of first apparatuses communicably connected, in a case where a distance to the computer is equal to or less than the threshold value. ### Claim 13 A program causing a computer to execute a step of detecting, on a basis of a beacon signal transmitted from a first apparatus, the first apparatus, and communicably connecting the detected first apparatus and the computer, a step of calculating a distance from the computer to the first apparatus on a basis of an intensity of a signal received from the first apparatus communicably connected, and a step of transmitting, in a case where the calculated distance is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value, setting information for communicably connecting the first apparatus and a second apparatus to the first apparatus. ### Claim 14 An information processing system, comprising: a first apparatus that outputs a beacon signal; a second apparatus; and a computer, including a connection unit that detects, on a basis of a beacon signal transmitted from the first apparatus, the first apparatus, and is communicably connected with the detected first apparatus, a calculation unit that calculates a distance to the first apparatus on a basis of an intensity of a signal received from the first apparatus communicably connected, and a transmission unit that transmits, in a case where the calculated distance is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value, setting information for communicably connecting the first apparatus and the second apparatus to the first apparatus.