US 7,321,748 B2
Communication device with multiple communicators
Mario Tokoro, Tokyo (Japan)
Assigned to Sony Corporation, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on May 03, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/120,890.
Application 11/120890 is a continuation of application No. 10/027643, filed on Dec. 20, 2001, granted, now 6,901,240.
Application 10/027643 is a continuation of application No. 09/252057, filed on Feb. 17, 1999, granted, now 6,349,324, filed on Feb. 19, 2002.
Claims priority of application No. 10-037015 (JP), filed on Feb. 19, 1998.
Prior Publication US 2005/0250447 A1, Nov. 10, 2005
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04H 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 455—3.03  [709/200] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communication device for communicating with another communication device, said communication device comprising:
a first communicator that communicates by using a first communication link to obtain address information of the another communication device; and
a second communicator that communicates with the another communication device by using a second communication link,
wherein said second communicator obtains address information of said another communication device from the first communicator to establish said second communication link,
wherein the second communicator sends an ID of the communication device for authentication of said communication device and, when the communication device is authenticated, said second communicator communicates with said another communication device via said second communication link based on said address information.