IP Library Granted Patent US 8,041,374
Granted Patent B2
US 8,041,374 · App. 11/256,686 · Granted Oct 18, 2011

Application execution method, file data download method, file data upload method, communication method, network identifier setting method and wireless communication terminal

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Patent No.
US 8,041,374
App. No.
11/256,686
Granted
Oct 18, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A game device is provided with an SSID setting unit and a channel setting unit. The SSID setting unit sets up an SSID (a network identifier) in accordance with a communication mode. Communication modes include a download standby mode, a download mode, a lobby mode and a game mode. By setting up an SSID for each communication mode, wireless networks for respective modes are formed. The channel setting unit sets up a communication channel in accordance with the SSID.

Claims (18)

1. An application execution method comprising:

connecting a first wireless communication terminal to a first wireless network in which to search for a second wireless communication terminal with which to execute an application jointly, wherein the first wireless network is formed of a plurality of wireless communication terminals including the first and second wireless communication terminals directly communicating therebetween without using base stations;

searching by the first wireless communication terminal for the second wireless communication terminal in the first wireless network;

requesting the second wireless communication terminal from which terminal information is received as a result of the searching to execute the application jointly;

connecting the first wireless communication terminal to a second wireless network in which to execute the application jointly with the second wireless communication terminal when a reply indicating acceptance is received from the second wireless communication terminal; and

starting the application jointly in the second wireless network.

2. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program causing a computer capable of executing a wireless communication function to execute the functions of:

connecting a first wireless communication terminal to a first wireless network in which to search for a second wireless communication terminal with which to execute an application jointly, wherein the first wireless network is formed of a plurality of wireless communication terminals including the first and second wireless communication terminals directly communicating therebetween without using base stations;

searching by the first wireless communication terminal for the second wireless communication terminal in the first wireless network;

requesting the second wireless communication terminal from which terminal information is received as a result of the searching to execute the application jointly;

connecting the first wireless communication terminal to a second wireless network in which to execute the application jointly with the second wireless communication terminal when a reply indicating acceptance is received from the second wireless communication terminal; and

starting the application jointly in the second wireless network.

3. A non-transitory recording medium storing a program that causes a computer capable of executing a wireless communication function to execute the functions of:

connecting a first wireless communication terminal to a first wireless network in which to search for a second wireless communication terminal with which to execute an application jointly, wherein the first wireless network is formed of a plurality of wireless communication terminals including the first and second wireless communication terminals directly communicating therebetween without using base stations;

searching by the first wireless communication terminal for the second wireless communication terminal in the first wireless network;

requesting the second wireless communication terminal from which terminal information is received as a result of the searching to execute the application jointly;

connecting the first wireless communication terminal to a second wireless network in which to execute the application jointly with the second wireless communication terminal when a reply indicating acceptance is received from the second wireless communication terminal; and

starting the application jointly in the second wireless network.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2011
From: SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT PLATFORM INC.
To: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 027449/0380 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 26, 2011
From: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
To: SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT PLATFORM INC.
Reel/Frame 027445/0773 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2005
From: MIWA, YASUTAKA; KOMAKI, KENJIRO; WATANABE, TETSUO
To: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 016881/0512 →