The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and information processing method for suppressing the power consumption compared with a case in which a Bluetooth connection is established at all times. When it is determined in step S221 that a network connection request is received, in step S222, a dialog box for confirming a dial-up connection is displayed. When it is determined in step S223 that a connection button is pressed, in step S226, a Bluetooth connection is established. When it is determined in step S227 that a connection with a Bluetooth device is established, in step S228, a dial-up connection is established. The present invention is applicable to camcorders.
An electronic apparatus has a communication device, memory which stores identification information for identifying an external device having been previously connected to the communication device, an operation switch, a connection establishing unit for establishing connection with the external device designated by identification information stored in said memory in response to the operation of said operation switch, and a receiver for receiving data transmitted from the external device with which the connection is established by the connection establishing unit via the communication device.
A communication network comprising a routing system, a media gateway coupled to the routing system, and a network element coupled to the routing system. The media gateway, responsive to a status change of the media gateway, transfers a first packet for a location server to the routing system which indicates the type and wherein the type of the first packet comprises an update message. The network element transfers a second packet for a destination which indicates the type and wherein the type does not comprise an update message. The routing system processes the first packet to determine a first class of service based on the type of the first packet and processes the second packet to determine a second class of service based on the type of the second packet wherein the first class of service is higher than the second class of service.
Techniques for recalling details regarding past events include identifying information from encountered remote devices, and storing the received identifying information in a proximity log database. An entry (e.g., a phonebook or calendar entry) stored by a personal information management application is accessed, and a query is generated from parameters provided by a personal information management application. Based on this query, the method searches the proximity log database; and receives a result from the proximity log database as a response to the query. The result identifies a past remote device encounter. Heuristics may be employed to infer data from the result.
