Mobile terminal device, mobile terminal method, mobile terminal program, providing server device, providing server method, and providing server program

• US 20060100933A1
• Filed: 03/05/2004
• Published: 05/11/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ito, Koji, Fujita, Norihiko, Arai, Hisanori, Nagai, Masaji
• Granted Patent: US 7,720,717 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/105 involving programming of a portable memory device, e.g. IC cards, "electronic purses"
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/326 Payment applications installed on the mobile devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/341 Active cards, i.e. cards including their own processing means, e.g. including an IC or chip
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0609 Buyer or seller confidence or verification
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/0886 the card reader being portable for interacting with a POS or ECR in realizing a payment transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/68 Payment of value-added services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 17/00 Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems using a coded card to authorise calls from a telephone set H04M1/675
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 17/10 Account details or usage
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 17/204 on-line recharging, e.g. cashless
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2017/24 with on-line recharging of an account or card, e.g. cashless
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0196 Payment of value-added services, mainly when their charges are added on the telephone bill, e.g. payment of non-telecom services, e-commerce, on-line banking
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 Involving wireless systems

Abstract

It is an object to provide a mobile terminal device, such as a mobile phone using electronic-money service, in which information is easily managed upon installing a value processing function to the mobile terminal device.

An IC chip for non-contact IC card is installed to a mobile phone 7 having an Internet access function. At the selling time of the mobile phone 7, an application program is not installed in the IC chip. A user purchases the mobile phone 7, thereafter, accesses an electronic-money server 2 from the mobile phone 7, and installs a value processing program to the IC chip. The electronic-money server 2 and the mobile phone 7 are cooperated and install the value processing function. In the installing processing, the mobile phone 7 receives secret information from the electronic-money server 2 for the purpose of ensuring the security, and installs the information to the IC chip.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal device comprising:

information processing means for processing electronic information;

storing means for storing the electronic information;

generating means for generating money information storing means for storing money information to said storing means;

secret information receiving means for being connected to a providing server device for providing predetermined secret information and for receiving the secret information from said providing server device; and

installing means for installing, into said storing means, a money information processing program for enabling said information processing means to execute money information processing and the received secret information,

wherein said money information processing program enables said information processing means to realize a money-amount information receiving function for receiving changing information of the amount of money from a predetermined terminal device or a predetermined server device by using the installed secret information and a money information processing function for changing the amount of money of the money information stored in said money information storing means by using the received changing information of the amount of money.

2. A mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the secret information is identification information for identifying said mobile terminal device by said predetermined terminal device or said predetermined server device.

3. A mobile terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising:

ID information receiving means for receiving registering ID information from said providing server device; and

display means for displaying information,

wherein said installing means installs the received registering ID information to said storing means so as to display the received registering ID information on said display means.

4. A mobile terminal device according to claim 2, further comprising:

ID information receiving means for receiving registering ID information from said providing server device; and

display means for displaying information

wherein said installing means installs the received registering ID information to said storing means so as to display the received registering ID information on said display means.

5. A mobile terminal device according to claim 3, wherein said money information processing program enables said information processing means to realize an ID sending function for sending, to the predetermined terminal, the registering ID information installed upon receiving the changing information of the amount of money from the predetermined terminal by said money-amount information receiving function.

6. A mobile terminal device according to claim 4, wherein said money information processing program enables said information processing means to realize an ID sending function for sending, to the predetermined terminal, the registering ID information installed upon receiving the changing information of the amount of money from the predetermined terminal by said money-amount information receiving function.

9. A providing server device for providing secret information to a mobile terminal device according to claim 1, comprising:

connecting means for enabling the connection to said mobile terminal device; and

sending means for sending the secret information to said connected mobile terminal device.

10. A providing server method executed by a computer comprising connecting means and sending means, for providing secret information to a mobile terminal device according to claim 1, comprising:

a connecting step of enabling the connection to said mobile terminal device by said connecting means; and

a sending step of sending the secret information to said connected mobile terminal device by said sending means.

11. A providing server program for providing secret information to a mobile terminal device according to claim 1, for enabling a computer to realize:

a connecting function for enabling the connection to said mobile terminal device; and

a sending function for sending the secret information to said connected mobile terminal device.

7. A mobile terminal method executed by a computer, said computer comprising:

information processing means for processing electronic-information;

storing means for storing the electronic information;

generating means;

secret information receiving means; and

installing means, said mobile terminal method comprising;

a generating step of generating money information storing means for storing money information to said storing means;

a secret information receiving step of enabling the connection to a providing server device for providing predetermined secret information and for receiving the secret information from said providing server device by said secret information receiving means; and

an installing step of installing, into said storing means, a money information processing program for enabling said information processing means to execute money information processing and the received secret information,

wherein said money information processing program enables said information processing means to realize a money-amount information receiving function for receiving changing information of the amount of money from a predetermined terminal device or a predetermined server device by using the installed secret information and a money information processing function for changing the amount of money of the money information stored in said money information storing means by using the received changing information of the amount of money.

8. A mobile terminal program for a computer comprising information processing means for processing electronic information and storing means for storing the electronic information to execute:

a generating function for generating money information storing means for storing money information to said storing means;

a secret information receiving function for enabling the connection to a providing server device for providing predetermined secret information and receiving the secret information from said providing server device; and

an installing function for installing, into said storing means, a money information processing program for enabling said information processing means to execute money information processing and the received secret information,

wherein said money information processing program enables said information processing means to realize a money-amount information receiving function for receiving changing information of the amount of money from a predetermined terminal device or a predetermined server device by using the installed secret information and a money information processing function for changing the amount of money of the money information stored in said money information storing means by using the received changing information of the amount of money.

12. A mobile terminal device comprising:

connecting means for enabling the connection to an information processing device comprising information processing means for processing electronic information and storing means for storing the electronic information;

generating means for generating money information storing means for storing money information to said storing means of said connected information processing device;

secret information receiving means for enabling the connection to a providing server device for providing predetermined secret information and for receiving the secret information from said providing server device; and

installing means for installing, into said storing means of said connected information processing device, a money information processing program for enabling said information processing means to execute money information processing and the received secret information,

wherein said money information processing program enables said information processing means to realize a money-amount information receiving function for receiving changing information of the amount of money from a predetermined terminal device or a predetermined server device by using the installed secret information and a money information processing function for changing the amount of money of the money information stored in said money information storing means by using the received changing information of the amount of money.

13. A mobile terminal device comprising:

connecting means for enabling the connection to storing means for storing electronic information;

information processing means for processing electronic information;

generating means for generating money information storing means for storing money information to said connected storing means;

secret information receiving means for enabling the connection to a providing server device for providing predetermined secret information and for receiving the secret information from said providing server device; and

installing means for installing, into said storing means, a money information processing program enabling said information processing means to execute money information processing and the received secret information,

wherein said money information processing program enables said information processing means to realize a money amount information receiving function for receiving changing information of the amount of money from a predetermined terminal device or a predetermined server device by using the installed secret information and a money information processing function for changing the amount of money of the money information stored in said money information storing means by using the received changing information of the amount of money.