Information processing system, information processing apparatus and its method, program storage mediun and transmitter

• US 20010031637A1
• Filed: 02/02/2001
• Published: 10/18/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Naoya
• Application Number:
  US09/775,739
• Publication Number:
  US 20010031637A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/435.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/126 the source of the received data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/10 Integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/71 Hardware identity

Abstract

In an information processing system, an information processing apparatus and its method, a program storage medium and a transmitter, a transmitter transmits the inherent identification information, and an information processing apparatus performs a predetermined process that has been preinstalled, only if the identification information identical to the registered identification information is received. As a result, a user only needs to carry the transmitter to effect the security management of the information processing apparatus without specific operations.

Claims

1. An information processing system comprising:

a transmitter for transmitting the inherent terminal identification information; and

an information processing apparatus for receiving said terminal identification information, and performing a predetermined process that has been preinstalled, only if said received terminal identification information is matched with the registered identification information registered in storage means.

2. The information processing system according to

claim 1

wherein said information processing apparatus makes a request for said transmitter to transmit said terminal identification information and said transmitter transmits said terminal identification information in accordance with said request.

3. The information processing system according to

claim 2

wherein said information processing apparatus makes a request to transmit said terminal identification information, when activated, and continues and completes an activation process of said information processing apparatus, only if said received terminal identification information is matched with the registered identification information.

4. The information processing system according to

claim 2

wherein said information processing apparatus makes a request to transmit said terminal identification information, while in operation, and continues the operation of said information processing apparatus, only if said received terminal identification information is matched with the registered identification information.

5. The information processing system according to

claim 1

wherein said information processing apparatus performs said predetermined process when a reception level of said received terminal identification information is not less than a predetermined threshold.

6. The information processing system according to

claim 1

wherein said transmitter is a digital portable telephone.

7. The information processing system according to

claim 6

wherein the inherent identification information of said transmitter is a telephone number of said digital portable telephone.

8. An information processing apparatus comprising:

storage means for storing inherent terminal identification information of a transmitter as registered identification information;

request means for transmitting a signal which requests terminal identification information using wireless communication;

judging means for judging whether or not said terminal identification information received from said transmitter is matched with the registered identification information stored in said storage means; and

process performing means for performing a predetermined process according to the judgement result by said judging means.

9. The information processing apparatus according to

claim 8

wherein said request means requests said terminal identification information every predetermined period of time.

10. The information processing apparatus according to

claim 8

wherein said judging means, after said request means requests said terminal identification information, judges said terminal identification information received within a stated period of time.

11. The information processing apparatus according to

claim 9

wherein said process performing means, when said judging means judges that said terminal identification information is not matched with said registered identification information, does not accept input to said information processing apparatus.

12. The information processing apparatus according to

claim 9

wherein said process performing means, when said terminal identification information is not received within said stated period of time, does not accept input to said information processing apparatus.

13. The information processing apparatus according to

claim 9

wherein said process performing means, when said judging means judges that said terminal identification information is not matched with said registered identification information, suspends the display of said information processing apparatus.

14. The information processing apparatus according to

claim 8

wherein said request means, when a user instructs to perform a predetermined process, transmits a signal which requests said terminal identification information.

15. The information processing apparatus according to

claim 14

wherein said process performing means, when said judging means judges that said terminal identification information is matched with said registered identification information, continues said predetermined process according to the instruction of the user.

16. An information processing method comprising:

a request process step of transmitting a signal which requests terminal identification information using wireless communication;

a judging process step of judging whether or not said terminal identification information received from said transmitter is matched with the registered identification information stored in said storage means; and

a process performing step of performing a predetermined process according to the judgement result by said judging means.

17. The information processing method according to

claim 16

wherein said request process step comprises requesting said terminal identification information every predetermined period of time.

18. The information processing method according to

claim 16

wherein said request process step comprises, when a user instructs to perform a predetermined process, requesting said terminal identification information.

19. The information processing method according to

claim 16

wherein said process performing step comprises, when it is judged in said judging process step that said terminal identification information is not matched with said registered identification information, not accepting input to said information processing apparatus.

20. The information processing method according to

claim 16

wherein said process performing step comprises, when it is judged in said judging process step that said terminal identification information is not matched with said registered identification information, suspending the display of said information processing apparatus.

21. A program storage medium for enabling an information processing apparatus to execute a program, said program comprising:

a request process step of transmitting a signal which requests terminal identification information using wireless communication;

a judging process step of judging whether or not said terminal identification information received from said transmitter is matched with the registered identification information stored in said storage means; and

a process performing step of performing a predetermined process according to the judgement result by said judging means.

22. The program storage medium for enabling an information processing apparatus to execute a program according to

claim 21

wherein said request process step comprises requesting said terminal identification information every predetermined period of time.

23. The program storage medium for enabling an information processing apparatus to execute a program according to

claim 21

wherein said request process step comprises, when a user instructs to perform a predetermined process, requesting said terminal identification information.

24. The program storage medium for enabling an information processing apparatus to execute a program according to

claim 21

wherein said process performing step comprises, when it is judged in said judging process step that said terminal identification information is not matched with said registered identification information, not accepting input to said information processing apparatus.

25. The program storage medium for enabling an information processing apparatus to execute a program according to

claim 21

wherein said process performing step comprises, when it is judged in said judging process step that said terminal identification information is not matched with said registered identification information, suspending the display of said information processing apparatus.

26. A transmitter comprising:

transmitting means for transmitting the inherent terminal identification information to an information processing apparatus which performs a predetermined process that has been preinstalled only if the received terminal identification information is matched with a registered identification information stored in storage means.