JP2000057275A - Information processor and method, and providing medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To remotely read, write, and edit information recorded in an information tag and to grasp its communication state. SOLUTION: Information recorded in the information tag 1 is read out by the antenna of a retrieving and repeating device 2 and its communication state is displayed at a display part 10. The read information is sent from the antenna and displayed on a display screen 23. The antenna 31 of an editing device 3 receives the information sent from the antenna of the retrieving and repeating device 2. This reception state is displayed at display parts 22 and 32 respectively. The received information is displayed on a display screen 33. Information that a user has edited on the touch panel of the display screen 22 is sent from the antenna 31 to the antenna of the retrieving and repeating device 2 and written to the information tag 1. The communication state at this time is also displayed at the display parts 22 and 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and method, and a providing medium. In particular, by reading and writing information in the information tag via the relay device,
The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and method capable of being remotely controlled by a plurality of apparatuses, and a providing medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG.
The information recorded in the information tag 73 pasted on the information retrieval device 74 is searched by the information retrieval device 74.

As shown in FIG. 8, an information tag 73 has an antenna 811, an integrated circuit 812, and a capacitor 813 mounted on a memory label 81, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive 82 on one surface of the memory label 81. An adhesive 83, a pressure-sensitive adhesive 84, and a coated paper 85 are sequentially laminated, and a double-sided adhesive 86 and a release agent 87 are sequentially laminated on the other surface.

[0004]

However, in order to search for the information recorded in the information tag 73, there is a problem that the information cannot be read unless the information search device 74 is approached to about several tens of centimeters. there were.

There is another problem that it is difficult to grasp the communication status between the information tag 73 and the information search device 74. For example, when the information retrieval device 74 is brought closer to the information tag 73, there is a problem that it is difficult to grasp which position is the most appropriate distance.

Further, an information tag 73 and an information search device 74
Therefore, it is necessary to move the information search device 74, and there is a problem that the convenience is poor.

There is another problem that the information tag 73 and the information retrieval device 74 can be used only in a one-to-one correspondence.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and it is possible to grasp a communication state with an information tag, and to remotely control reading and writing of information in the information tag by a plurality of devices.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus, comprising: an information tag, or an editing apparatus that reads and writes information from and to the information tag; A receiving unit for receiving information to be transmitted, a transmitting unit for transmitting the information received from the editing device to the information tag, and a display unit for displaying a communication status with the information tag. .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the information processing method for exchanging information with an information tag or an editing device that reads and writes information from and to the information tag, the information transmitted from the information tag is received. Receiving step,
A transmitting step of transmitting information received from the editing device to the information tag; and a displaying step of displaying a communication status with the information tag.

[0011] The providing medium according to claim 4 is an information tag,
Or, an information processing device that sends and receives information to and from an editing device that reads and writes information from and to the information tag, a receiving step of receiving information transmitted from the information tag, and an information tag that receives the information received from the editing device. And a computer-readable program for executing a process including a transmitting step of transmitting the information tag and a displaying step of displaying a communication status with the information tag.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus, comprising: an information processing apparatus that exchanges information with another information processing apparatus; a receiving unit that receives information transmitted from the other information processing apparatus; And transmitting means for transmitting the information to the other information processing apparatus, and display means for displaying a communication status with the other information processing apparatus.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing method for exchanging information with another information processing apparatus, a receiving step of receiving information transmitted from the other information processing apparatus; Transmitting information to the other information processing device, and displaying a communication status with the other information processing device.

[0014] According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a providing medium storing, in an information processing apparatus for exchanging information with another information processing apparatus, a receiving step of receiving information transmitted from the other information processing apparatus. A computer readable program for executing a process including a transmitting step of transmitting information to the other information processing apparatus and a displaying step of displaying a communication status with the other information processing apparatus is provided. I do.

[0015] The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, and claim 3.
In the information processing method according to the item (1) and the providing medium according to the item (4), information transmitted from the information tag is received, information received from the editing device is transmitted to the information tag, and a communication status with the information tag is transmitted. Is displayed.

An information processing apparatus according to claim 5, claim 6
In the information processing method described in the above, and the providing medium described in the claim 7, information transmitted from another information processing device is received, the stored information is transmitted to the other information processing device, The status of communication with the information processing device is displayed.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In order to clarify the correspondence between each means of the invention described in the claims and the following embodiments, each means is described. When the features of the present invention are described by adding the corresponding embodiment (however, an example) in parentheses after the parentheses, the result is as follows. However, of course, this description does not mean that each means is limited to those described.

An information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a receiving means (for example, an antenna 44 in FIG. 5) for receiving information transmitted from the information tag and an information tag for receiving the information received from the editing apparatus. Transmission means (for example,
It is characterized by comprising a display unit (for example, the display unit 10 in FIG. 1) for displaying the communication status with the information tag (the antenna 54 in FIG. 5).

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect, electric field intensity display means (for example, FIG. 1) for displaying an electric field intensity between the information tag and the information tag.
The electric field strength display section 22d) is further provided.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus, comprising: a receiving unit (for example, the antenna 31 shown in FIG. 1) for receiving information transmitted from another information processing apparatus; Transmission means for transmitting to the processing device (for example, FIG.
Antenna 31) and display means (for example, the display unit 32 in FIG. 1) for displaying a communication status with the other information processing apparatus.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an information processing system to which the present invention is applied. The information processing system according to the present embodiment includes an information tag 1, a search relay device 2, and an editing device 3.

The information tag 1 has a display unit 10 for displaying a communication status with the search relay device 2. The display unit 10 includes a light display unit 10a that displays communication status with the search relay device 2 by light, a sound display unit 10b that displays sound, and a vibration display unit 10c that displays vibration by vibration. Electric field intensity display section 10d for displaying the electric field intensity generated during
Is provided.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of the information tag 1. The information tag 1 has a pressure-sensitive adhesive 12, a reinforcing agent 13, a pressure-sensitive adhesive 14, and a coated paper 15 sequentially laminated on one surface of a memory label 11, and a double-sided adhesive 16 on the other surface. And a release agent 17 in this order. On the memory label 11, an integrated circuit 111, a capacitor 112, a display unit 10, and an antenna 114 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, the search relay device 2 causes the antenna 114 of the information tag 1 to generate a current by electromagnetic induction by an electromagnetic field generated from the built-in antenna 44, thereby bringing the information tag 1 into an operating state. Has been made.
Then, the information recorded in the information tag 1 is read.

The search relay device 2 is also provided with a display unit 22 for displaying a communication status with the information tag 1. Display 2
Reference numeral 2 denotes an electric field generated between the information display 1 and the optical display unit 22a which displays the communication status with the information tag 1 by light, the sound display unit 22b which displays by sound, the vibration display unit 22c which displays by vibration. An electric field intensity display unit 22d for displaying the intensity is provided, and the communication status with the information tag 1 is displayed. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the magnitude of the electromagnetic field with respect to the distance from the information tag 1.
d and 22d respectively indicate the electric field strength.

The search relay device 2 displays the information read from the information tag 1 on the display 23 and transmits the information to the editing device 3 via a built-in antenna 54 (described later with reference to FIG. 5). ing. A touch panel is provided on the display 23, and editing can be performed by touching displayed information from the touch panel.

The editing device 3 receives the information transmitted from the antenna 54 of the search relay device 2 via the antenna 31. The editing device 3 also includes a display unit 32 for displaying the communication status with the search relay device 2. The display unit 32 includes an optical display unit 32a that displays the communication status with the search relay device 2 by light, a sound display unit 32b that displays by sound, and a vibration display unit 32c that displays by vibration. Also,
The editing device 3 displays the information received from the search relay device 2 on the display 33. A touch panel is also provided on the display 33, and editing can be performed by touching displayed information from the touch panel.

The editing device 3 transmits the edited information to the search relay device 2 via the antenna 31. The search relay device 2 receives the information transmitted from the editing device 3 by the antenna 54, temporarily fetches the received information into the RAM 43 (FIG. 5), reads it out again, and writes it into the information tag 1 via the antenna 44. It has been made like that. The communication status at this time is also displayed on the display unit 32 of the editing device 3 and the display unit 22 of the search relay device 2.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the search relay device 2 of FIG. The CPU 41 executes various processes in accordance with a program recorded in the ROM 42. The RAM 43 appropriately stores data, programs, and the like necessary for the CPU 41 to execute various processes.

The antenna 44 is the antenna 1 of the information tag 1.
14, information is exchanged by electromagnetic induction. The modem 45 demodulates information supplied from the antenna 44 and modulates information output to the antenna 44. The demodulated information is stored in the internal bus 1
00 to the RAM 43. The RAM 43 stores the supplied information.

The CPU 41 determines the state of communication with the information tag 1 from the demodulated information, and outputs the determined information to the drive circuit 46. The driving circuit 46
The light / sound / vibration circuit 47 is driven according to the input information, and the display unit 22 performs a predetermined display.

The CPU 41 supplies the information stored in the RAM 43 to the modem 52 and the interface 48. When the search relay device 2 is connected to an external device, the CPU 41
The information stored in the RAM 43 is supplied to the drive circuit 46.

The modem 52 modulates information supplied from the RAM 43. FF (Frequenc
The y frequency) converter 53 converts the frequency of the modulated information to, for example, the order of 13.56 MHz to 300 MHz, or the order of 2.4 GHz. The antenna 54 transmits the frequency-converted information to the editing device 3 or another terminal.

The antenna 54 also receives information transmitted from the editing device 3 or another terminal. The FF converter 53 converts the frequency of the input information and outputs the converted information to the modem 52. The modem 52 demodulates information input from the FF converter 53. The CPU 41
The demodulated information is stored in the RAM 43 via the internal bus 100.
To be supplied. The RAM 43 stores the supplied information.

The interface 48 executes an interface process for inputting and outputting information supplied from the RAM 43. The display 23 is configured to display the information subjected to the interface processing. The interface 55 executes an interface process of inputting and outputting information with an external device.

The key matrix input unit 50 outputs information input by a key by a user or information input from a touch panel to the interface 51. The interface 51 executes an interface process of the input information.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the editing device 3. The CPU 61 executes various processes in accordance with a program recorded in the ROM 62. The RAM 63 appropriately stores data, programs, and the like necessary for the CPU 61 to execute various processes.

The antenna 31 transmits and receives information to and from the search repeater 2. Modem 65
Demodulates the information input from the antenna 64,
The information supplied from 63 is modulated. The CPU 61 sends the demodulated information to the internal bus 200
Through the RAM 63. R
The AM 63 stores the supplied information.

The CPU 61 determines the state of communication with the search repeater 2 from the demodulated information, and outputs the determined information to the drive circuit 66. Drive circuit 66
Drives the light / sound / vibration circuit 67 in accordance with the input information, and causes the display unit 32 to perform a predetermined display.

The interface 68 executes an interface process for inputting and outputting information supplied from the RAM 63 or the CPU 61. The display 33 is configured to display the information subjected to the interface processing.

The key matrix input section 70 is adapted to output information input by a key by a user or information input from a touch panel. The interface 71 executes an interface process of the input information. The CPU 61 transmits the information subjected to the interface processing to the RA via the internal bus 200.
M63. RAM 63 is
The supplied information is stored.

Next, the operation of the information tag 1, the search relay device 2, and the editing device 3 will be described with user operations.

The user makes the search relay device 2 approach the information tag 1. A current flows through the antenna 114 of the information tag 1 by electromagnetic induction due to the electromagnetic field generated by the antenna 44, and the energy is stored in the capacitor 112 and used as a power source. The storage circuit 111 transmits the stored information via the antenna 114. The search relay device 2
The information transmitted from the information tag 1 via the antenna 44 is received. The modem 45 demodulates the received information. The CPU 41 supplies the demodulated information to the RAM 43 via the internal bus 100 and stores it.

The CPU 41 determines the communication status with the information tag 1 from the information stored in the RAM 43, and outputs the determined information to the drive circuit 46. The drive circuit 46 drives the light / sound / vibration circuit 47 according to the input information,
The display unit 22 displays predetermined information.

For example, when the communication between the search repeater 2 and the information tag 1 is not established, the optical display unit 22a does not emit light, but gradually emits light as the communication is established. When the condition is satisfied, light of the maximum intensity is emitted. Further, the light display unit 22a emits red light to indicate that the information of the information tag 1 is being read. The sound display unit 22b emits a warning sound when communication is not established,
As the communication is established, the sound is gradually reduced. When the communication is completely established, no sound is emitted. The vibration display unit 22c vibrates when the communication is not established, gradually reduces the vibration as the communication is established, and stops the vibration when the communication is completely established. Field strength display section 22d
When the position of the search repeater 2 is at a position where the electric field strength is small, the light intensity is displayed with a small intensity, and the light intensity is gradually increased as the position of the electric field strength is increased. When it is located at a position where the intensity is high, the light intensity is maximized and displayed.

The communication status from the information tag 1 to the search device 2 is determined by the light display unit 10a, the sound display unit 10b, the vibration display unit 10c, and the electric field intensity display unit 10 of the display unit 10 of the information tag 1.
The same applies to d.

When transmitting the stored information, the CPU 41 transmits the information stored in the RAM 43 to the internal bus 10.
In addition, the signal is supplied to the modulator / demodulator 52 via the “0” and the interface 48. When the search relay device 2 is connected to an external device, the CPU 41 also supplies the information to the interface 55.

The modulator / demodulator 52 modulates the supplied information. The FF converter 53 converts the frequency of the modulated information to, for example, the order of 13.56 MHz to 300 MHz, or the order of 2.4 GHz. The antenna 54 transmits the frequency-converted information to the editing device 3 or another terminal. This frequency is different from the frequency at which information is exchanged with the information tag 1 via the antenna 44.

The interface 48 performs interface processing of the supplied information. It is displayed on the display 49.

When the search relay device 2 is connected to an external device, the interface 55 performs an interface process on the supplied information and outputs the information to the external device.

The antenna 31 of the editing device 3 receives the information transmitted from the antenna 54 of the search relay device 2 and outputs the received information to the modem 65. The modem 65
Demodulate the input information. The CPU 61 supplies the demodulated information to the RAM 63 via the internal bus 200. R
The AM 63 stores the supplied information.

The CPU 61 determines the communication status between the editing device 3 and the search relay device 2 from the demodulated information, and outputs the determined information to the drive circuit 66. The drive circuit 66 drives the light / sound / vibration circuit 67 based on the input information and causes the display unit 32 to display the light / sound / vibration circuit 67.

For example, when the communication between the search repeater 3 and the search repeater 2 is not established, the light display unit 32a does not emit light, but gradually emits light as the communication is established. When fully established, it emits light of maximum intensity. Further, the light display unit 32a emits red light to indicate that information of the search relay device 2 is being received. The sound display unit 32b emits a warning sound when the communication is not established, gradually reduces the sound as the communication is established, and stops emitting the sound when the communication is completely established. The vibration display unit 32c vibrates when communication is not established, gradually reduces the vibration as communication is established, and stops vibration when communication is completely established.

The communication status from the search relay device 2 to the editing device 3 is determined by the optical display unit 22a of the display unit 22 of the search relay device 2,
The same applies to the sound display unit 22b and the vibration display unit 22c.

The CPU 61 supplies the information stored in the RAM 63 to the interface 68 via the internal bus 200. The interface 68 executes interface processing of the supplied information, and causes the display 33 to display the input information.

When the user touches the touch panel provided on the display 33, the information is output from the key matrix input unit 70 to the interface 71. The interface 71 executes an interface process of the input information. The CPU 61 takes in the information subjected to the interface processing via the internal bus 200 and supplies the information to the RAM 63 as necessary. The RAM 63 stores the supplied information.

When outputting information to the search repeater 2, the CPU 61 supplies the information stored in the RAM 63 to the interface 68 via the internal bus 200 and to the modem 65.

The interface 68 executes the interface processing of the supplied information, and outputs the information to the display 69 for display.

The modulator / demodulator 65 modulates the supplied information. The modulated information is transmitted to the search relay device 2 via the antenna 31.

For example, when the user searches the information displayed on the display 33 from the touch panel,
Information corresponding to the search information from the information stored in the RAM 63 is displayed on the display 33.

The user operates the key matrix input unit 7
When information is input from 0, the input information is stored in RAM
63, and the stored information is displayed on the display 33.
And the search relay device 2 from the antenna 31.
Sent to.

The communication status between the editing device 3 and the search relay device 2 at this time is also displayed on the display unit 32. For example, when the communication between the search relay device 3 and the search relay device 2 is not established, the light display unit 32a does not emit light, and gradually emits light as the communication is established, and the communication is completely established. When it does, it emits the light of maximum intensity. Also, the light display unit 32a
Emits blue light to indicate that the information of the search relay device 2 is being transmitted. The sound display section 32b emits a warning sound when the communication is not established, gradually reduces the sound as the communication is established, and stops emitting the sound when the communication is completely established. The vibration display unit 32c vibrates when communication is not established, gradually reduces the vibration as communication is established, and stops vibration when communication is completely established.

The antenna 54 of the search relay device 2 receives the information transmitted from the antenna 31 of the editing device 3 and outputs the received information to the FF converter 53. The FF converter 53 converts the frequency of the input information and outputs the converted information to the modem 52. The modem 52 demodulates the input information. The CPU 41 sends the demodulated information to the internal bus 1
00 and, if necessary, the RAM 43
To supply. The RAM 43 stores the supplied information.

The CPU 41 determines the state of communication with the editing device 3 from the demodulated information, and outputs the determined information to the drive circuit 46. The drive circuit 46 drives the light / sound / vibration circuit 47 according to the input information and causes the display unit 22 to display the light / sound / vibration circuit 47.

For example, when the communication between the search relay device 2 and the editing device 3 is not established, the light display unit 22a does not emit light, and gradually emits light as the communication is established. When the condition is satisfied, light of the maximum intensity is emitted. The light display unit 22a emits red light to indicate that information of the editing device 3 is being received. Sound display section 22
b emits a warning sound when the communication is not established, and gradually reduces the sound as the communication is established, and stops emitting the sound when the communication is completely established. Vibration display section 22c
Vibrates when the communication is not established, gradually reduces the vibration as the communication is established, and stops the vibration when the communication is completely established. When the position of the editing device 3 is at a position where the electric field intensity is low, the electric field intensity display unit 22d displays the light intensity small, and gradually increases the light intensity as the position of the electric field intensity moves, When it is located at the position where the electric field intensity is highest, the light intensity is maximized and displayed.

When transmitting the stored information to the information tag 1, the CPU 41 supplies the information stored in the RAM 43 to the modem 45 and the interface 48 via the internal bus 100.

The modem 45 demodulates the information supplied from the RAM 43 and outputs the modulated information to the antenna 44. The antenna 44 transmits the modulated information to the information tag 1 and rewrites the information recorded on the information tag 1.

The communication status between the search relay device 2 and the information tag 1 at this time is displayed on the display unit 22 and the display unit 10, respectively. For example, when the communication between the search relay device 2 and the information tag 1 is not established, the optical display units 22a and 10a
It emits no light and gradually emits light as communication is established, and emits light of the maximum intensity when communication is completely established. The sound display units 22b and 10b emit a warning sound when communication is not established, gradually reduce the sound as communication is established, and stop emitting sound when communication is completely established. The vibration display units 22c and 10c vibrate when communication is not established, gradually reduce the vibration as communication is established, and stop vibration when communication is completely established. When the position of the information tag 1 is at a position where the electric field intensity is small, the electric field intensity display unit 10d displays the light intensity small, and gradually increases the light intensity as it moves to the position where the electric field intensity is large. When it is located at the position where the electric field intensity is highest, the light intensity is maximized and displayed. The light display unit 22a emits blue light to indicate that information is being written (transmitted) to the information tag 1. The light display unit 10a emits red light to indicate that information has been written from the search relay device 2.

As described above, according to the information processing system of the present embodiment, the information recorded on the information tag 1 is read by the relay search device 2 via the antenna 44, and the read information is read by the relay search device 2. Is transmitted (relayed) from the antenna 54 of the editing device 3 to the antenna 31 of the editing device 3, so that the information recorded in the information tag 1 can be read by the editing device 3 far away. Since the information edited by the editing device 3 is written to the information tag 1 via the relay search device 2, the information recorded in the information tag 1 can be rewritten remotely.

Further, since the information recorded in the information tag 1 received by the search relay device 2 is transmitted by the antenna 54, the information can be received by a plurality of devices. When an external device is connected to the search relay device 2, the information output from the search relay device 2 can also be received by the external device.

Further, since the information tag 1, the search relay device 2 and the editing device 3 are provided with the display unit 10, the display unit 22 and the display unit 32, respectively, it is possible to visually, audibly, and visually grasp the communication status. Can be intuitively grasped.

Further, since the electric field strength at the time of receiving the radio wave from the information tag 1 or the relay device 3 is displayed on the search relay device 2, the information tag 1 of the search relay device 2 is displayed.
Alternatively, an appropriate position with respect to the editing device 3 can be confirmed.

Further, the search relay device is an FF converter 5
3, the frequency of the information to be transmitted is, for example, 3.56 MHz to 3
The conversion to the 00 MHz range or the 2.4 GHz range can be performed, so that the transmission distance can be extended and the remote control can be performed. In addition, it is possible to obtain high-quality information that is less affected by ambient noise and the like.

In the above description, the information recorded in the information tag 1 is controlled in the editing device 3, but the information stored in the information tag 1 may be operated in the search relay device 2. .

Although the display section 10, the display section 22 and the display section 32 are respectively displayed by continuous signals, they are displayed discontinuously, or the sound display sections 10b and 22 are displayed.
In b and 32b, the display may be based on the pitch of the sound. The relationship between the intensity of light or sound or the presence / absence of the occurrence and the communication may be opposite to that described above.

In this specification, the term “system” means an entire device including a plurality of devices and means.

Further, as a providing medium for providing a user with a computer program for performing the above-described processing,
In addition to recording media such as magnetic disks, CD-ROMs, and solid-state memories, communication media such as networks and satellites can be used.

[0078]

As described above, according to the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect, the information processing method according to the third aspect, and the providing medium according to the fourth aspect, the communication status with the information tag can be determined. Since it is displayed, the communication status with the information tag can be grasped.

The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, claim 6
In the information processing method described in the above, and the providing medium described in the claim 7, the communication status with the other information processing device is displayed, so that the communication status with the other information recording device can be grasped. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information processing system to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of an information tag to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a process of reading information recorded on an information tag.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an electric field intensity generated between an information tag and a search relay device.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a search relay device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an editing device.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a conventional information search device.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the structure of a conventional information tag.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 information tag, 2 search relay device, 3 editing device,
10, 22, 32, display unit, 10a, 22a, 32
a light display section, 10b, 22b, 32b sound display section,
10c, 22c, 32c Vibration display, 10d, 22
d field strength indicator, 11 memory label, 12,
14 pressure-sensitive adhesive, 13 reinforcing agent, 15 coating agent, 16 double-sided adhesive, 17 release agent, 111
Integrated circuit, 112 capacitor, 41, 61 CP
U, 42, 62 ROM, 43, 63 RAM, 4
4, 54, 31 antenna, 45, 52, 65 modem, 46, 66 drive circuit, 47, 67 light / sound /
Vibration display section, 48, 51, 55, 71 interface, 23, 33 display, 50, 70 key matrix input section, 53 FF converter

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An information tag or an information processing apparatus for transmitting and receiving information to and from an editing apparatus for reading and writing information from and to the information tag, a receiving unit for receiving information transmitted from the information tag; An information processing apparatus comprising: a transmission unit that transmits received information to the information tag; and a display unit that displays a communication status with the information tag. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising electric field intensity display means for displaying electric field intensity between the information tag and the information tag. 3. An information processing method for exchanging information with an information tag or an editing device that reads and writes information from and to the information tag, wherein: a receiving step of receiving information transmitted from the information tag; An information processing method, comprising: a transmitting step of transmitting received information to the information tag; and a displaying step of displaying a communication status with the information tag. 4. An information tag, or an editing device that reads and writes information from and to the information tag, and an information processing device that exchanges information, a receiving step of receiving information transmitted from the information tag, A providing medium, which provides a computer-readable program for executing a process including a transmitting step of transmitting received information to the information tag, and a displaying step of displaying a communication status with the information tag. . 5. An information processing apparatus for transmitting and receiving information to and from another information processing apparatus, a receiving unit for receiving information transmitted from the other information processing apparatus, and storing information stored in the other information processing apparatus. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a transmitting unit that transmits the information to the other information processing apparatus; and a display unit that displays a communication status with the other information processing apparatus. 6. An information processing method for exchanging information with another information processing apparatus, a receiving step of receiving information transmitted from the other information processing apparatus, and a step of receiving stored information from the other information processing apparatus. And a display step of displaying a communication status with the other information processing apparatus. 7. An information processing apparatus for exchanging information with another information processing apparatus, a receiving step of receiving information transmitted from the other information processing apparatus, and a step of receiving stored information from the other information processing apparatus. A computer-readable storage medium for providing a computer-readable program for executing a process including a transmitting step of transmitting to a computer and a displaying step of displaying a communication status with the other information processing apparatus.