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Communication device, communication system, communication method and communication terminal apparatus

US7450156B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 13, 2001
Grant dateNov 11, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 18, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/3205
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There are provided: a communicating unit (transmitting and receiving unit) that is capable of transmitting and receiving information wirelessly to and from a plurality of electronic cameras and receives identification information peculiar to a device from the electronic cameras; an inputting unit that a user uses to input the identification information peculiar to a device; and a collating unit (information processing unit) for collating the received identification information peculiar to a device with the inputted identification information peculiar to a device. If both pieces of identification information coincide with each other as a result of the collation, the communication device selects a communication device which has transmitted the identification information coinciding with the inputted identification information to transmit information to the communication device thereafter, devices of users wishing to communicate with each other can be easily specified when a plurality of communication devices are connected wirelessly to transmit and receive information. Furthermore, since there are provided an information obtaining unit (wireless interface or the like) for obtaining in…

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