System and method for activation of application on a device using near field communication

• US 10,225,324 B2
• Filed: 07/05/2013
• Issued: 03/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FeliCa Networks, Inc (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: FeliCa Networks, Inc (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Tobita, Naoto, Sekiya, Shuichi, Hikita, Tomoharu, Motodate, Kenichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Hoang, Hieu T
• Application Number:
  US14/416,390
• Publication Number:
  US 20150207861A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,069 Days
• Field of Search: 709224, 709225
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/445 Program loading or initiating bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing device including an activation control unit configured to transmit first information that includes information read through near field communication to a server device, to acquire second information transmitted from the server device according to the first information, and to control activation of an application of the information processing device itself based on the acquired second information.

Claims

1. An information processing device, comprising:

a position sensor configured to detect current position of the information processing device;

a memory configured to store a first plurality of session random numbers as authentication information; and

first circuitry configured to;

read first information via near field communication;

transmit a request for a second plurality of session random numbers to a server device based on the read first information and a value of the first plurality of session random numbers that is less than a threshold value;

transmit current position information associated with the current position detected by the position sensor and the first information read via the near field communication to the server device;

receive the second plurality of session random numbers and application activation information based on the transmitted current position information, the transmitted request, and the transmitted first information, wherein the application activation information includes an application identifier (ID); and

activate an application in the information processing device based on the received application activation information.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the first circuitry is further configured to delete one session random number from the first plurality of session random numbers after the first information is read.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the first circuitry is further configured to receive the first plurality of session random numbers as authentication information from the server device.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the first circuitry is further configured to:

add second information to the first information based on a user operation with respect to the information processing device; and

transmit the second information and the first information to the server device.

5. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the first circuitry is further configured to:

add second information to the first information, wherein the second information is related to a plurality of attributes of the application activated in the information processing-device; and

transmit the second information and the first information to the server device.

6. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the first circuitry is further configured to:

add second information to the first information, wherein the second information is associated with a current time and date at which the first information is read; and

transmit the second information and the first information to the server device.

7. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the first circuitry is further configured to add the current position information of the information processing device to the first information.

8. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the first information includes position information of the information processing device.

9. The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising second circuitry configured to start the near field communication.

10. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the first information further includes device identification information associated with the information processing device.

11. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein

the near field communication activates a basic application in the information processing device, and

the basic application activates a browser application based on the application activation information.

12. A server device, comprising:

circuitry configured to;

receive first information and current position information from an information processing device,

wherein the information processing device reads the first information via near field communication, and

wherein a position sensor of the information processing device detects the current position information of the information processing device;

receive a request for a second plurality of session random numbers from the information processing device based on the read first information and a value of a first plurality of session random numbers in the information processing device that is less than a threshold value,

wherein each of the first plurality of session random numbers and the second plurality of session random numbers corresponds to authentication information; and

transmit the second plurality of session random numbers and application activation information to the information processing device based on the received first information, the received request, and the received current position information,

wherein the application activation information comprises an application identifier (ID), and

wherein the information processing device controls an activation of an application based on the application activation information.

13. The server device according to claim 12, wherein the circuitry is further configured to transmit second information to the information processing device based on a time at which the information processing device transmits the first information and the current position information to the server device.

14. The server device according to claim 12, wherein the circuitry is further configured to change the first information based on the information processing device that has a specific authority over registration.

15. The server device according to claim 12, wherein the circuitry is further configured to designate a browser application based on the application activation information, and wherein the browser application receives application information from a web server.

16. An information processing system, comprising:

an information processing device; and

a server device,

wherein the information processing device includes;

a position sensor configured to detect current position of the information processing device;

a memory configured to store a first plurality of session random numbers as authentication information; and

first circuitry configured to;

read first information via near field communication;

transmit a request for a second plurality of session random numbers to the server device based on the read first information and a value of the first plurality of session random numbers that is less than a threshold value;

transmit current position information associated with the current position detected by the position sensor and the first information read via the near field communication to the server device;

receive the second plurality of session random numbers and application activation information based on the transmitted current position information, the transmitted request, and the transmitted first information, wherein the application activation information includes an application identifier (ID); and

activate an application in the information processing device based on the application activation information, and

wherein the server device includes;

second circuitry configured to;

receive the request for the second plurality of session random numbers, the current position information, and the first information from the information processing device; and

transmit the second plurality of session random numbers and the application activation information to the information processing device based on the received current position information, the received request, and the received first information.

17. An information processing method, comprising:

in an information processing device;

detecting, by a position sensor, current position of the information processing device;

storing, in a memory, a first plurality of session random numbers as authentication information,

reading first information via near field communication;

transmitting a request for a second plurality of session random numbers to a server device based on the read first information and a value of the first plurality of session random numbers that is less than a threshold value;

transmitting current position information associated with the current position detected by the position sensor and the first information read via the near field communication to the server device;

receiving the second plurality of session random numbers and application activation information based on the transmitted current position information, the transmitted request, and the transmitted first information, wherein the application activation information includes an application identifier (ID); and

activating an application in the information processing device based on the application activation information.

18. The information processing method according to claim 17, wherein

the near field communication activates a basic application in the information processing device, and

the basic application activates a browser application based on the received application activation information.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor in an information processing device, cause the processor to execute operations, the operations comprising:

detecting, by a position sensor, current position of the information processing device;

storing, in a memory, a first plurality of session random numbers as authentication information;

reading first information via near field communication;

transmitting a request for a second plurality of session random numbers to a server device based on the read first information and a value of the first plurality of session random numbers that is less than a threshold value;

transmitting current position information associated with the current position detected by the position sensor and the first information read via the near field communication to the server device;

receiving the second plurality of session random numbers and application activation information based on the transmitted current position information, the transmitted request, and the transmitted first information, wherein the application activation information includes an application identifier (ID); and

activating an application in the information processing device based on the application activation information.