INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

• US 20100140343A1
• Filed: 12/08/2009
• Published: 06/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FeliCa Networks, Inc
• Original Assignee: FeliCa Networks, Inc
• Inventors: Nakamura, Hiroshi, Nagasawa, Hiroyuki, Sekiya, Shuichi
• Granted Patent: US 8,348,164 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/08 from or to individual record carriers, e.g. punched card , memory card, integrated circuit [IC] card or smart card
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce

Abstract

There is provided an information processing apparatus including a communication unit for transmitting a carrier wave having a predetermined frequency and making noncontact communication with an information processing terminal, a 2-dimensional code reader unit for reading a 2-dimensional code recording therein processing information on processings to be executed by the information processing terminal, a 2-dimensional code analysis unit for analyzing the 2-dimensional code reader in the 2-dimensional code reader unit and acquiring the processing information from the 2-dimensional code, and a processing unit for generating processing execution information for causing the information processing terminal to execute a predetermined processing based on an analysis result by the 2-dimensional code analysis unit and causing the communication unit to transmit the processing execution information to the information processing terminal.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a communication unit for transmitting a carrier wave having a predetermined frequency, and making noncontact communication with an information processing terminal;

a 2-dimensional code reader unit for reading a 2-dimensional code recording therein processing information on processings to be executed by the information processing terminal;

a 2-dimensional code analysis unit for analyzing the 2-dimensional code reader in the 2-dimensional code reader unit and acquiring the processing information from the 2-dimensional code; and

a processing unit for generating processing execution information for causing the information processing terminal to execute a predetermined processing based on an analysis result by the 2-dimensional code analysis unit, and causing the communication unit to transmit the processing execution information to the information processing terminal.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit generates processing execution information containing the processing information and first device identifying information for specifying the information processing terminal acquired from the information processing terminal, or processing execution information containing the processing information and second device identifying information for specifying the information processing apparatus.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the processing unit generates processing execution information further containing acquisition data acquired from the information processing terminal.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the processing unit generates processing execution information containing the processing information, the first device identifying information, the acquisition data and the second device identifying information.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the 2-dimensional code further records therein control information in which conditions for the processings in the processing unit are set, and

the processing unit selectively executes a processing meeting the condition based on the conditions set in the control information acquired by the 2-dimensional code analysis unit from the 2-dimensional code.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a detection unit for detecting the information processing terminal,

wherein the 2-dimensional code reader unit reads the 2-dimensional code when the information processing terminal is detected based on a detection result by the detection unit, and does not reader the 2-dimensional code when the information processing terminal is not detected based on a detection result by the detection unit.

7. The information processing terminal according to claim 6, wherein the communication unit transmits the carrier wave when the information processing terminal is detected based on a detection result by the detection unit, and does not transmit the carrier wave when the information processing terminal is not detected based on a detection result by the detection unit.

8. An information processing method comprising:

reading a 2-dimensional code recording therein processing information on processings to be executed by an information processing terminal capable of making noncontact communication via a communication path using a carrier wave having a predetermined frequency;

analyzing the 2-dimensional code reader in the reading step and acquiring the processing information from the 2-dimensional code;

generating processing execution information for causing the information processing terminal to execute a predetermined processing based on an analysis result in the acquiring step; and

transmitting the processing execution information generated in the generating step to the information processing terminal via a communication unit for transmitting the carrier wave having a predetermined frequency to communicate with the information processing terminal.

9. A computer program product stored on a computer-readable medium that when executed by a processor performs steps for:

reading a 2-dimensional code recording therein processing information on processings to be executed by an information processing terminal capable of making noncontact communication via a communication path using a carrier wave having a predetermined frequency;

analyzing the 2-dimensional code reader in the reading step and acquiring the processing information from the 2-dimensional code;

generating processing execution information for causing the information processing terminal to execute a predetermined processing based on an analysis result in the acquiring step; and

transmitting the processing execution information generated in the generating step to the information processing terminal via a communication unit for transmitting the carrier wave having a predetermined frequency to communicate with the information processing terminal.

10. An information processing system comprising an information processing apparatus and an information processing terminal capable of making noncontact communication with the information processing apparatus via a communication path using a carrier wave having a predetermined frequency,

wherein the information processing apparatus includes

a communication unit for transmitting the carrier wave having a predetermined frequency, and making noncontact communication with the information processing terminal,

a 2-dimensional code reader unit for reading a 2-dimensional code recording therein processing information on processings to be executed by the information processing terminal,

a 2-dimensional code analysis unit for analyzing the 2-dimensional code reader in the 2-dimensional code reader unit and acquiring the processing information from the 2-dimensional code, and

a processing unit for generating processing execution information for causing the information processing terminal to execute a predetermined processing based on an analysis result by the 2-dimensional code analysis unit and causing the communication unit to transmit the processing execution information to the information processing terminal, and

wherein the information processing terminal includes

a terminal side communication unit for making noncontact communication with the information processing apparatus via the communication path using a carrier wave, and

a control unit for executeing a processing based on the processing execution information received by the terminal side communication unit.