Information processing apparatus and information processing method to provide privilege

• US 10,375,431 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2014
• Issued: 08/06/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Soma, Isao
• Primary Examiner(s): Marandi, James R
• Application Number:
  US14/906,061
• Publication Number:
  US 20160165278A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,887 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2541 Rights Management protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4382 Demodulation or channel decoding, e.g. QPSK demodulation analog front ends or means for connecting modulators, demodulators or transceivers to a transmission line H04L27/0002
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4784 receiving rewards
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a channel identification information acquisition unit configured to acquire channel identification information for receiving a broadcast from a first object, a right information acquisition unit configured to acquire right information for acquiring a privilege, the right information being associated with the broadcast indicated by the channel identification information, and a privilege information acquisition unit configured to establish communication with a second object installed in a predetermined place different from a place of the first object, to execute a process for authentication based on the right information through the communication, and to acquire privilege information indicating the privilege, the privilege information being based on a result of the authentication.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the instructions to;

transmit, to a first device, user information that indicates a user of the information processing apparatus;

acquire, from the first device, channel identification information and key information;

receive, from a second device, broadcast data and right information, based on the channel identification information,

wherein the second device is at a first place;

decode the broadcast data based on the key information;

output the decoded broadcast data on a display of the information processing apparatus;

extract management information from the right information based on the channel identification information, wherein the management information identifies at least one of the broadcast data output on the information processing apparatus or the right information;

transmit the management information to a third device, wherein the third device is at a second place different from the first place; and

obtain, from the third device, privilege information, that indicates a privilege corresponding to the user, based on the transmitted management information.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the right information is encoded, and

wherein the processor is further configured to decode the right information based on the key information.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to receive the broadcast data and acquire the channel identification information in a same area.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to report content of the privilege based on the right information.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive, from the first device, object identification information; and

identify the first device based on the object identification information.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the processor is further configured to:

acquire position information to indicate a position of the information processing apparatus at which the channel identification information is acquired; and

transmit the position information to the third device; and

wherein the third device is configured to authenticate the right information based on the transmitted position information.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to communicate with the third device based on a contactless communication.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to acquire the channel identification information through a contactless communication between the information processing apparatus and the first device.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to transmit, to an external server, a history that pertains to at least one of the acquisition of the channel identification information or the reception of the broadcast data.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the history indicates a use status of the right information.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the privilege corresponds to at least one of a coupon or a service that offers points to the user.

12. An information processing method, comprising:

in an information processing apparatus;

transmitting, to a first device, user information that indicates a user of the information processing apparatus;

acquiring, from the first device, channel identification information and key information;

receiving, from a second device, broadcast data and right information, based on the channel identification information,

wherein the second device is at a first place in real space;

decoding the broadcast data based on the key information;

outputting the decoded broadcast data on a display of the information processing apparatus;

extracting management information from the right information based on the channel identification information, wherein the management information identifies at least one of the broadcast data output on the information processing apparatus or the right information;

transmitting the management information to a third device, wherein the third device is at a second place different from the first place; and

obtaining, from the third device, privilege information, that indicates a privilege corresponding to the user, based on the transmitted management information.

13. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer executable instructions that when executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus, cause the computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

transmitting, to a first device, user information that indicates a user of the information processing apparatus;

acquiring, from the first device, channel identification information and key information;

receiving, from a second device, broadcast data and right information, based on the channel identification information,

wherein the second device is at a first place in real space;

decoding the broadcast data based on the key information;

outputting the decoded broadcast data on a display of the information processing apparatus;

extracting management information from the right information based on the channel identification information, wherein the management information identifies at least one of the broadcast data output on the information processing apparatus or the right information;

transmitting the management information to a third device, wherein the third device is at a second place different from the first place; and

obtaining, from the third device, privilege information, that indicates a privilege corresponding to the user, based on the transmitted management information.