INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SERVER, DISTRIBUTION SERVER, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, PROGRAM AND INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION METHOD

• US 20080263127A1
• Filed: 04/09/2008
• Published: 10/23/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FeliCa Networks, Inc (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: FeliCa Networks, Inc (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yamada, Hiroaki, Wakasa, Shigeki, TOBITA, Naoto
• Granted Patent: US 8,843,593 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web

Abstract

There is provided a communication apparatus including an identification data generation portion to generate identification data, an identification data storage portion to store the identification data generated by the identification data generation portion, a basic data reception portion to receive basic data from an information processing server through a given communication path, the basic data containing prescribed first data specifying service data generated in the distribution server and containing data to be used in an IC chip capable of con tactless communication with a reader/writer, and prescribed identification data, and a data acquisition portion to acquire the service data generated based on the basic data in the distribution server from the distribution server if the prescribed identification, data matches with the identification data stored in the identification data storage portion.

Claims

1. An information distribution system comprising:

a communication apparatus having an IC chip capable of contactless communication with a reader/writer;

an information processing server to transmit first data for generating service data containing data to be used in the IC chip; and

a distribution server to generate and distribute the service data to the communication apparatus, wherein

the information processing server includes;

a reception portion to receive a request for transmitting prescribed first data containing the data to be used in the IC chip and specifying the service data generated in the distribution server, and prescribed identification data;

a basic data generation portion to generate basic data containing the requested first data and the prescribed identification data; and

a transmission portion to transmit the basic data generated by the basic data generation portion,

the distribution server includes;

a second data storage portion to store second data;

a service data generation portion to generate service data containing one or more than one second data specified by the first data contained in the basic data transmitted from the transmission portion, and the data to be used in the IC chip contained in the first data; and

a data communication portion capable of distributing the service data generated by the service data generation portion to the communication apparatus, and

the communication apparatus includes;

an identification data generation portion to generate identification data;

an identification data storage portion to store the identification data generated by the identification data generation portion;

a determination portion to determine whether the prescribed identification data matches with the identification data stored in the identification data storage portion; and

a data acquisition portion to acquire the service data generated by the service data generation portion from the data communication portion if the determination portion determines that the prescribed identification data matches with the identification data stored in the identification data storage portion.

2. The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein

the basic data generation portion adds a signature to prove validity of at least the prescribed identification data to the basic data,

the distribution server further includes a signature verification portion to verify validity of the prescribed identification data based on the signature added to the basic data, and

the service data generation portion generates the service data if the signature verification portion verifies that the prescribed identification data is valid.

3. The information distribution system according to claim 1, wherein

the communication apparatus includes:

a basic data reception portion to receive the basic data transmitted from the transmission portion through a given communication path; and

a basic data transmission portion to transmit the basic data received by the basic data reception portion to the distribution server,

the service data generation portion generates the service data and trading data indicating the service data and containing the prescribed identification data based on the basic data received from the transmission portion through the communication apparatus,

the data communication portion distributes the trading data generated by the service data generation portion to the communication apparatus,

the determination portion determines whether the prescribed identification data contained in the trading data distributed from the communication apparatus matches with the identification data stored in the identification data storage portion,

the data acquisition portion transmits the trading data to the distribution server if the determination portion determines that the prescribed identification data matches with the identification data stored in the identification data storage portion, and

the data communication portion receives the trading data from the data acquisition portion and distributes service data indicated by the trading data to the communication apparatus.

4. An information processing server comprising:

a reception portion to receive a request for transmitting prescribed first data, specifying service data generated in a distribution server and distributed to a communication apparatus and containing data to be used in an IC chip capable of contactless communication with a reader/writer, and prescribed identification data;

a basic data generation portion to generate basic data containing the requested first data and the prescribed identification data; and

a transmission portion to transmit the basic data generated by the basic data generation portion, wherein

the service data generated based on the basic data in the distribution server is distributed to the communication apparatus if the identification data generated in the communication apparatus matches with the prescribed identification data.

5. A distribution server to generate service data containing data to be used in an IC chip capable of contactless communication with a reader/writer and distribute the service data to a communication apparatus, comprising:

a data communication portion to receive basic data transmitted from an information processing server, the basic data containing first data containing the data to be used in the IC chip and specifying the service data, and prescribed identification data;

a second data storage portion to store second data; and

a service data generation portion to generate service data containing one or more than one second data specified by the first data contained in the basic data received by a reception portion and the data to be used in the IC chip contained in the first data, wherein

the service data generated by the service data generation portion is distributed from the data communication portion to the communication apparatus if the identification data generated in the communication apparatus matches with the prescribed identification data.

6. A communication apparatus capable of communication with a distribution server to generate service data, comprising:

an identification data generation portion to generate identification data;

an identification data storage portion to store the identification data generated by the identification data generation portion;

a basic data reception portion to receive basic data from an information processing server through a given communication path, the basic data containing prescribed first data specifying service data generated in the distribution server and containing data to be used in an IC chip capable of contactless communication with a reader/writer, and prescribed identification data;

a determination portion to determine whether the prescribed identification data matches with the identification data stored in the identification data storage portion; and

a data acquisition portion to acquire the service data generated based on the basic data in the distribution server from the distribution server if the determination portion determines that the prescribed identification data matches with the identification data stored in the identification data storage portion.

7. A program for causing a computer to serve as an information distribution system comprising:

a communication apparatus having an IC chip capable of contactless communication with a reader/writer;

an information processing server to transmit first data for generating service data containing data to be used in the IC chip; and

a distribution server to generate and distribute the service data to the communication apparatus, wherein

the information processing server includes;

a reception portion to receive a request, for transmitting prescribed first data containing the data to be used in the IC chip and specifying the service data generated, in the distribution server, and prescribed identification data;

a basic data generation portion to generate basic data containing the requested first data and the prescribed identification data; and

a transmission portion to transmit the basic data generated by the basic data generation portion,

the distribution server includes;

a second data recording portion to record second data into a second data memory;

a service data generation portion to generate service data containing one or more than one second data specified by the first data contained in the basic data transmitted from the transmission portion, and the data to be used in the IC chip contained in the first data; and

a data communication portion capable of distributing the service data generated by the service data generation portion to the communication apparatus, and

the communication apparatus includes;

an identification data generation portion to generate identification data;

an identification data recording portion to record the identification data generated by the identification data generation portion into an identification data memory;

a determination portion to determine whether the prescribed identification data matches with the identification data stored in the identification data memory; and

a data acquisition portion to acquire the service data generated by the service data generation portion from the data communication portion if the determination portion determines that the prescribed identification data matches with the identification data stored in the identification data memory.

8. An information distribution method comprising the steps of:

generating identification data in a communication apparatus;

recording the identification data generated in the communication apparatus into an identification data memory;

receiving a request for transmitting prescribed first data specifying service data generated in a distribution server and distributed to the communication apparatus and containing data to be used in an IC chip capable of contactless communication with a reader/writer, and prescribed identification data in an information processing server;

generating basic data containing the requested first data and the prescribed identification data in the information processing server;

transmitting the basic data generated in the information processing server from the information processing server;

generating service data containing one or more than one second data specified by the first data contained in the basic data transmitted from the information processing server and the data to be used in the IC chip contained in the first data in the distribution server;

determining whether the prescribed identification data matches with the identification data stored in the identification data memory; and

distributing the service data generated in the distribution server to the communication apparatus if the prescribed identification data is determined to match with the identification data stored in the identification data memory.