Patent ID: 7881272
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. An information communications system, comprising: an operation terminal operated by a user; and an information processing unit settable in a standby state, wherein the operation terminal comprises a terminal side wireless transmitter, an input unit and a signal generator, the terminal side wireless transmitter transmits and receives information to/from the information processing unit through wireless communication, the input unit accepts a start-up instruction from the user for starting up the information processing unit in the standby state, when the input unit received the start-up instruction the signal generator generates a physical layer connection request signal and makes the terminal side wireless transmitter transmits the physical layer connection request signal, when the terminal side wireless transmitter received a physical layer connection enable signal from the information processing unit, the signal generator generates a logical layer connection request signal including terminal identification information uniquely set to the operation terminal and makes the terminal side wireless transmitter transmits the logical layer connection request signal repeatedly until the terminal side wireless transmitter receives a logical layer connection enable signal from the information processing unit, wherein the information processing unit comprises a console side wireless transmitter, a start-up processing unit, a storage, a storage controller, a wireless logical layer connection processing unit and an information processing conducting unit, the console side wireless transmitter conducts a physical layer connection process when the console side wireless transmitter received the physical layer connection request signal from the operation terminal, the physical layer connection process includes establishing a physical layer connection with the operation terminal through wireless communication and transmitting the physical layer connection enable signal to the operation terminal, the console side wireless transmitter transmits and receives information to/from the operation terminal through wireless communication in a state where the physical layer connection is established, when the information processing unit is in the standby state and the console side wireless transmitter received the physical layer connection request signal from the operation terminal, the start-up processing unit starts a start-up process for the information processing unit, the storage controller stores in the storage at least the terminal identification information included in the logical layer connection request signal when the console side wireless transmitter received the logical layer connection request signal from the operation terminal, the wireless logical layer connection processing unit conducts a logical layer connection process, the logical layer connection process includes reading out the terminal identification information from the storage, establishing a logical-layer connection with the operation terminal through wireless communication, generating the logical layer connection enable signal, and transmitting the logical layer connection enable signal from the console side wireless transmitter, the information processing conducting unit conducts predetermined information processing according to information that the console side wireless 5 transmitter has received from the operation terminal in a state where the logical layer connection is established, and wherein in the standby state, the storage controller, the wireless logical layer connection processing unit, and the information processing conducting unit of the information processing unit are halted, and the console side wireless transmitter and the start-up processing unit are started up, and in the start-up process, the storage controller starts up earlier than the wireless logical layer connection processing unit.