Device control device, communication system, and control method of a device control device
US10628226B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07G1/12
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device control device with a near-field wireless communication capability can use the configuration having the near-field wireless communication capability to easily establish a communication path between an external device and another device. A device controller has a USB interface that connects to a USB device; a tag reader that reads, by near-field wireless communication, an IC tag storing an external device address, which is the address of a tablet terminal; and a device controller that sends a device control device address, which is its own address, to the external device address read by the tag reader as the destination, and when, after sending the device control device address, establishing a communication path between the tablet terminal and a USB device is received from the tablet terminal, establishes a communication path between the tablet terminal and USB device.
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