Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

• US 10,553,056 B2
• Filed: 11/24/2015
• Issued: 02/04/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Shirai, Taizo, Tanaka, Akichika, Iida, Tatsuhiro, Sakumoto, Koichi, Inagaki, Takeo, Hirano, Shinpei, Tsuji, Tetsuro
• Primary Examiner(s): Garcia, Carlos
• Application Number:
  US15/518,829
• Publication Number:
  US 20170243424A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,533 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9566 URL specific, e.g. using aliases, detecting broken or misspelled links
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/0023 with encription of the transmittted data signal
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00642 by battery
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00746 by knocking on a surface for inputting the code, e.g. detecting a series of taps on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00801 by acoustic waves
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/14 With a sequence of inputs of different identification information
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/63 Comprising locating means for detecting the position of the data carrier, i.e. within the vehicle or within a certain distance from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication

Abstract

Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a locking control unit configured to execute a first process of processes for causing a locking unit to unlock, on the basis of detection of access of a first communication terminal; and a detection unit configured to detect an unlocking request by a user of the first communication terminal. The locking control unit executes a second process of the processes for causing the locking unit to unlock, when the unlocking request is detected and the first process is completed.

Claims

1. A lock control device removably provided external to a lock comprising:

circuitry configured to

detect an unlocking request transmitted with a key comprising a first public key by a second communication terminal while a first communication terminal has access to the lock control device, the first communication terminal is different from the second communication terminal,

receive first information generated from a first secret key from the first communication terminal,

verify the generated first information based on the first public key,

determine whether or not to cause the lock to unlock based at least in part on a verification result of the generated first information, and

output a control signal to unlock the lock based at least in part on detection of the unlocking request and the verification result,

wherein the unlocking request is generated, while the first communication terminal has access to the lock control device, based at least in part on one of a vibration or sound satisfying a predetermined condition or a predetermined operation at the second communication terminal, and

wherein the first communication terminal is configured to approve or deny issuance of the key to the second communication terminal.

2. The lock control device according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry is configured to detect as the unlocking request the vibration or sound satisfying the predetermined condition of the lock control device.

3. The lock control device according to claim 1,

wherein the unlocking request is generated by the second communication terminal, and

wherein the circuitry is configured to detect the unlocking request in a case that the circuitry detects the vibration or sound satisfying the predetermined condition.

4. The lock control device according to claim 1,

wherein the circuitry is configured to detect as the unlocking request a signal from the second communication terminal different from the first communication terminal, and

wherein the unlocking request is generated by the second communication terminal based on the predetermined operation at the second communication terminal.

5. The lock control device according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry is configured to execute a second process to unlock the lock when the circuitry determines to cause the lock to unlock.

6. The lock control device according to claim 1, further comprising a movable lock interface that is removably coupled external to, adjacent to, or over a movable component of the lock to unlock the lock responsive to the control signal to unlock the lock.

7. The lock control device according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry is configured to

execute a first process of processes to cause the lock to unlock based on detection of access of the first communication terminal, and

execute a second process of the processes to cause the lock to unlock upon detecting the unlocking request and the first process being completed.

8. The lock control device according to claim 1, wherein the first communication device is further configured to transmit the key to a server if issuance is approved.

9. The lock control device according to claim 8, wherein the server is configured to transmit the key to the second communication device if issuance is approved.

10. The lock control device according to claim 9, wherein the server is further configured to store a copy of the key in a database.

11. The lock control device according to claim 8, wherein the first communication device is further configured to generate the key if issuance is approved, before transmitting the key to the server.

12. The lock control device according to claim 1, wherein the first communication device is further configured to transmit an invitation comprising a URL to the second communication device.

13. The lock control device according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

receive the key transmitted by the second communication device,

verify the key, and

unlock the lock if the key is verified.

14. A lock control device removably provided external to a lock comprising:

circuitry is configured to

detect an unlocking request transmitted with a key comprising a first public key by a second communication terminal while a first communication terminal has access to the lock control device, the first communication terminal is different from the second communication terminal,

receive first key information including the first public key and signature information for the first public key from the second communication terminal,

verify rightfulness of the first public key based on the signature information for the first public key,

determine whether or not to cause the lock to unlock based at least in part on a verification result of the verifying, and

output a control signal to unlock the lock based at least in part on the verification result,

wherein the unlocking request is generated, while the first communication terminal has access to the lock control device, based at least in part on one of a vibration or sound satisfying a predetermined condition or a predetermined operation at the second communication terminal.

15. A locking control method comprising:

detecting, using circuitry of a lock control device, an unlocking request while a first communication terminal has access, the unlocking request being generated, while the first communication terminal has access to the lock control device, based on at least one of a vibration or sound satisfying a predetermined condition or a predetermined operation of a second communication terminal different from the first communication terminal, wherein the unlocking request is transmitted with a key by the second communication terminal, the key comprises a first public key;

receiving first information generated from a first secret key from the first communication terminal;

verifying the generated first information based on the first public key;

determining whether or not to cause the lock to unlock based at least in part on a verification result of the generated first information; and

outputting, using the circuitry of the lock control device, a control signal to unlock a lock based at least in part on the verification result,

wherein the first communication terminal is configured to approve or deny issuance of the key to the second communication terminal.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising:

detecting an unlocking request while a first communication terminal has access, the unlocking request being generated, while the first communication terminal has access to the lock control device, based on at least one of a vibration or sound satisfying a predetermined condition or a predetermined operation of a second communication terminal different from the first communication terminal, wherein the unlocking request is transmitted with a key by the second communication terminal, the key comprises a first public key;

receiving first information generated from a first secret key from the first communication terminal;

verifying the generated first information based on the first public key;

determining whether or not to cause the lock to unlock based at least in part on a verification result of the generated first information; and

outputting a control signal to unlock a lock based at least in part on the verification result,

wherein the first communication terminal is configured to approve or deny issuance of the key to the second communication terminal.