TERMINAL DEVICE AND SECURITY DEVICE WHICH AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE ELECTRONIC GIFT, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC GIFT TOGETHER WITH REQUESTED ELECTRONIC INFORMATION, AND INFORMATION SERVER

• US 20090055284A1
• Filed: 04/19/2006
• Published: 02/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Takayama, Hisashi
• Granted Patent: US 8,140,409 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/04 Payment circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/0425 the cheque being electronic only
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0222 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces

Abstract

It is possible to provide a privilege for data communication without requiring a troublesome user operation and to realize an information provision system for ensuring anonymousness of the user for a site.

A terminal device 10 includes secure communication means 11 which establishes a safety communication session and performs data communication with an information server, electronic gift rule management means 12 which holds an electronic gift rule for defining an electronic gift condition, and data processing means 13 which processes data transmitted/received to/from the information server based on the electronic gift rule under the safety communication session and generates an electronic gift. The electronic gift generated by the data processing means is reflected on the electronic value. By setting the electronic gift rule in which the electronic value increases by the electronic gift, the data communication with the information server is performed while a user does not perform a troublesome operation and the electronic value can be automatically acquired. At this time, the user need not inform the information server of personal information.

Claims

1. A terminal device comprising:

a secure communication unit operable to establish a safety communication session and performs data communication with an information server;

an electronic gift rule management unit operable to hold an electronic gift rule for defining an electronic gift condition;

a data processing unit operable to process data transmitted/received to/from the information server based on the electronic gift rule under the safety communication session and generates an electronic gift; and

a value management unit operable to manage an electronic value,

wherein the electronic gift generated by the data processing unit is reflected on the electronic value managed by the value management unit.

2. The terminal device according to claim 1, comprising a history management unit operable to hold history information of a process of reflecting the electronic gift on the electronic value,

wherein the data processing unit processes the data transmitted/received to/from the information server based on the electronic gift rule and the history information under the safety communication session and generates the electronic gift.

3. The terminal device according to claim 2, comprising an electronic gift management unit operable to temporarily hold the electronic gift generated by the data processing unit and timely reflects the electronic gift on the electronic value,

wherein the electronic gift management unit reflects the temporarily held electronic gift on the electronic value based on the electronic gift rule and the history information held in the history management unit.

4. The terminal device according to claim 3, wherein the electronic gift management unit calculates and manages contents of a potential electronic value when the electronic gift is reflected, in a state where the electronic gift management unit temporarily holds the electronic gift.

11. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein information which defines a condition for applying the electronic gift according to capacity of the data transmitted/received to/from the information server is included in the electronic gift rule, the terminal device establishes the safety communication session with the information server to transmit/receive the data, and, at this time, the data processing unit counts the capacity of the data transmitted/received to/from the information server based on the electronic gift rule to calculate the applied electronic gift and adds the electronic gift to the electronic value managed by the electronic value management unit.

12. The terminal device according to claim 4, wherein information which defines a condition for applying the electronic gift according to capacity of the data transmitted/received to/from the information server is included in the electronic gift rule, the terminal device establishes the safety communication session with the information server to transmit/receive the data, at this time, the data processing unit counts the capacity of the data transmitted/received to/from the information server based on the electronic gift rule to calculate the applied electronic gift, and the electronic gift management unit calculates the contents of the potential electronic value, displays the data transmitted/received to/from the information server, and displays the contents of the potential electronic value.

13. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein information which defines a condition for applying the electronic gift based on a result of checking check data included in the electronic gift rule and the data transmitted/received to/from the information server is included in the electronic gift rule, and, at this time, the data processing unit checks the data transmitted/received to/from the information server and the check data based on the electronic gift rule to calculate the applied electronic gift and adds the electronic gift to the electronic value managed by the electronic value management unit.

14. The terminal device according to claim 4, wherein information which defines a condition for applying the electronic gift based on a result of checking check data included in the electronic gift rule and the data transmitted/received to/from the information server is included in the electronic gift rule, at this time, the data processing unit checks the data transmitted/received to/from the information server and the check data based on the electronic gift rule to calculate the applied electronic gift, and the electronic gift management unit calculates the contents of the potential electronic value, displays the data transmitted/received to/from the information server, and displays the contents of the potential electronic value.

5. A security device mounted in a terminal device having a communication function comprising:

a secure communication unit operable to establish a safety communication session and performs data communication with an information server via the terminal device;

an electronic gift rule management unit operable to hold an electronic gift rule for defining an electronic gift condition;

a data processing unit operable to process data transmitted/received to/from the information server based on the electronic gift rule under the safety communication session and generates an electronic gift; and

a value management unit operable to manage an electronic value,

wherein the electronic gift generated by the data processing unit is reflected on the electronic value managed by the value management unit.

6. The security device according to claim 5, comprising a history management unit operable to hold history information of a process of reflecting the electronic gift on the electronic value,

wherein the data processing unit processes the data transmitted/received to/from the information server based on the electronic gift rule and the history information under the safety communication session and generates the electronic gift.

7. The security device according to claim 6, comprising an electronic gift management unit operable to temporarily hold the electronic gift generated by the data processing unit and timely reflects the electronic gift on the electronic value,

wherein the electronic gift management unit reflects the temporarily held electronic gift on the electronic value based on the electronic gift rule and the history information held in the history management unit.

8. The security device according to claim 7, wherein the electronic gift management unit calculates and manages contents of a potential electronic value when the electronic gift is reflected, in a state where the electronic gift management unit temporarily holds the electronic gift.

9. An information providing method, wherein a terminal device comprises a secure communication unit operable to establish a safety communication session and performs data communication with an information server;

an electronic gift rule management unit operable to hold an electronic gift rule for defining an electronic gift condition;

a data processing unit operable to process data transmitted/received to/from the information server based on the electronic gift rule under the safety communication session and generates an electronic gift; and

a value management unit operable to manage an electronic value, and

wherein the terminal device establishes the safety communication session with the information server and transmits/receives data, and, at this time, the data processing unit processes the data transmitted/received to/from the information server based on the electronic gift rule and reflects the electronic gift on the electronic value managed by the value management unit.

10. An information server comprising:

an electronic gift rule generation unit operable to generate an electronic gift rule; and

a secure communication unit operable to establish a safety communication session and performs data communication with a terminal device,

wherein, with respect to a data communication request from the terminal device, the secure communication unit establishes the safety communication session with the terminal device to transmit/receive data and, at this time, transmits the electronic gift rule generated by the electronic gift rule generation unit to the terminal device.