Information processing device and method, program, and recording medium

• US 20070072622A1
• Filed: 07/21/2006
• Published: 03/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kubono, Fumio, Ishibashi, Yoshihito, Kusakabe, Susumu
• Granted Patent: US 8,208,945 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/045 using payment protocols involving tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/387 Payment using discounts or coupons relating to marketing G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal

Abstract

An information processing device for transmitting information to be provided to a user to a terminal held by the user, including: current position obtaining means for obtaining the current position of the user of the terminal, based on information transmitted from a signal processing device capable of communicating with the terminal, of a signal processing device connected to itself; searching means for searching the information to be provided to the user from the plurality of information that can be read out by itself, based on the current position information obtained by the current position obtaining means; and transmission means for transmitting the information searched with the searching means to the terminal.

Claims

1. An information processing device for transmitting information to be provided to a user to a terminal held by said user, comprising:

current position obtaining means for obtaining the current position of the user of said terminal, based on information transmitted from a signal processing device capable of communicating with said terminal, of a signal processing device connected to itself;

searching means for searching the information to be provided to said user from the plurality of information that can be read out by itself, based on the current position information obtained by said current position obtaining means; and

transmission means for transmitting said information searched with said searching means to said terminal.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising:

information obtaining means for obtaining information relating to said user destination or departure point obtained from said terminal by said signal processing device;

wherein said searching means search information to be provided to said user out of the plurality of information that can be read out by itself, based on information relating to a user destination or departure point obtained by said information obtaining means.

3. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein said information obtaining means obtains information relating to said user destination or departure point, based on information corresponding to a passenger ticket for a transportation mode, stored in said terminal, when said user uses said transportation mode.

4. The information processing device according to claim 3, wherein said searching means search information, as information to be provided to said user, relating to a product or service to be provided to said user in the vicinity of the establishment of said transportation mode which said user can reach with said passenger ticket.

5. The information processing device according to claim 4, wherein the information searched by said searching means includes information indicating that a provider of a product or service to be provided to said user provides a predetermined service to a user holding said terminal storing said information different from a service provided to a user not holding said terminal storing said information.

6. The information processing device according to claim 5, wherein the information indicating that the predetermined service is to be provided is transmitted as an attachment to the content data transmitted to said terminal.

7. The information processing device according to claim 6, wherein;

when the information indicating that the predetermined service is to be provided is displayed to the provider of said product or service, said terminal stores the information showing that the information indicating said predetermined service to be provided is displayed on said terminal;

the information showing that the information indicating that said predetermined service is to be provided is obtained from said terminal; and

information is generated to show the preferences of the user holding said terminal, based on said obtained information.

8. The information processing device according to claim 5, wherein said content data is transmitted to said terminal as a one segment broadcast.

9. The information processing device according to claim 5, wherein the information selected according to a predetermined reference from a plurality of information searched with said searching means and provided to said user is displayed to said user via said terminal.

10. The information processing device according to claim 9, wherein information is recorded in said terminal identifying information that has been displayed to said user via said terminal, said information processing device further comprising user display information means for recording in said terminal the information identifying information that has been displayed to said user via said terminal.

11. The information processing device according to claim 10, wherein said user display information obtaining means is provided on a device for providing a predetermined service to said user, and at the time of said predetermined service being provided to said user, information is obtained identifying information that has been displayed to said user via said terminal in which terminal said information is recorded.

12. The information processing device according to claim 3, wherein said searching means search information as information to be provided to said user, relating to a product or service to be provided to said user in the vicinity of a second establishment of said transportation mode at a further distance from the first establishment of said transportation mode which said user can reach with said passenger ticket.

13. The information processing device according to claim 12, wherein the information searched by said searching means includes information verifying that the provider of the product or service to be provided to said user will bear the cost of said user being transported to the second establishment of said transportation mode at a further distance from said first establishment using said transportation mode.

14. The information processing device according to claim 3, wherein the information searched by said searching means includes information relating to a usage method of said transportation mode.

15. The information processing device according to claim 3, wherein the information searched by said searching means includes information relating to the time required for transportation by said transportation mode.

16. The information processing device according to claim 3, wherein said searching means search map information on the travel route from said passenger ticket departure point to the destination, as information to be provided to said user.

17. The information processing device according to claim 16, wherein when the current position obtained by said current position obtaining means is within a predetermined area surrounding a predetermined point on the travel path, a warning is output to said user via said terminal.

18. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the information searched by said searching means includes advertising directed at said user, and further comprises billing information generating means for generating billing information for the advertiser corresponding to the transmission of said advertisement when said advertisement is transmitted to said terminal by said transmission means.

19. The information processing device according to claim 1, said signal processing device and said terminal each further comprising:

a reference electrode for obtaining a reference point for determining the output value; and

a signal electrode provided so that electrostatic coupling is stronger to the communication medium than said reference electrode;

wherein

communication is performed with said terminal based on the signal based on the electric potential difference occurring between said reference electrode and said signal electrode.

20. The information processing device according to claim 19, said communication medium is a human body.

21. An information processing method for an information processing device which transmits information to be provided to a user, to a terminal held by said user, said information processing method comprising the steps of:

obtaining information of said terminal user current position, based on the information transmitted from the signal processing device which can communicate with said terminal of the signal processing devices connected to itself;

searching of the information to be provided to said user from a plurality of information which can be read out by itself, based on the obtained current position information; and

transmission of said searched information to said terminal.

22. A computer readable program for executing information processing to an information processing device which transmits information to be provided to a user, to a terminal held by said user, said program comprising code for the steps of:

controlling the obtaining of information of said terminal user current position, based on the information transmitted from the signal processing device which can communicate with said terminal of the signal processing devices connected to itself;

controlling the searching of the information to be provided to said user from a plurality of information which can be read out by itself, based on the obtained current position information; and

controlling the transmission of said searched information to said terminal.

23. A recording medium storing the program according to claim 22.

24. An information processing device for transmitting information to be provided to a user to a terminal held by said user, comprising:

a current position obtaining unit for obtaining the current position of the user of said terminal, based on information transmitted from a signal processing device capable of communicating with said terminal, of a signal processing device connected to itself;

a searching unit for searching the information to be provided to said user from the plurality of information that can be read out by itself, based on the current position information obtained by said current position obtaining unit; and

a transmission unit for transmitting said information searched with said searching unit to said terminal.