Communication device, communication method, information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and information processing system

• US 20110244795A1
• Filed: 03/22/2011
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sueyoshi, Masahiro, Miyabayashi, Naoki
• Application Number:
  US13/065,425
• Publication Number:
  US 20110244795A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/38215 Use of certificates or encrypted proofs of transaction rights

Abstract

A communication system and method is provided for use when a device conducts a near field communication (NFC) with a store apparatus. A method includes receiving usage information concerning the NFC at a server in response to the NFC, and storing the usage information in the server, the usage information being associated with the NFC, and the usage information also being stored in the device in response to the NFC; comparing the usage information stored in the device to the usage information stored in the server when a user of the device attempts to upload to the server a review related to the NFC; and receiving the review at the server when the usage information stored in the device corresponds to the usage information stored in the server.

Claims

1. A communication method for use when an integrated circuit (IC) device is used to conduct a near field communication (NFC) between the IC device and a store apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving usage information concerning the IC device through the store apparatus at a server, and storing the usage information in the server, the usage information being associated with the IC device, and the usage information being stored in the IC device;

comparing the usage information stored in the IC device to the usage information stored in the server; and

receiving review information related to the IC device at the server based on certification information, the certification information certifying that the usage information stored in the IC device corresponds to the usage information stored in the server.

2. A communication method as recited in claim 1, wherein the server transmits user view information indicating that another user has viewed the review to an IC device of the another user.

3. A communication method as recited in claim 2, wherein the store apparatus reads out the user view information from the IC device of the another user and performs predetermined incentive processing based on the user view information.

4. A communication method as recited in claim 2, wherein the IC device receives the user view information via a user apparatus.

5. A communication method as recited in claim 1, wherein the IC device is an IC card or a cellular phone.

6. A communication method as recited in claim 1, wherein the review information includes store information associated with the store apparatus.

7. A communication method as recited in claim 1, wherein the review information includes a purchased product.

8. An IC device comprising:

a noncontact communication unit for performing NFC; and

a memory storing usage information transmitted from a store apparatus and view information transmitted from a server based on an indication that a review has been viewed through a device other than the IC device, wherein the view information is read out by an information processing apparatus communicating with the server.

9. An IC device as recited in claim 8, wherein the usage information comprises purchase information.

10. An IC device as recited in claim 8, wherein the usage information comprises visit information.

11. An IC device as recited in claim 8, wherein the noncontact communication unit provides the view information to the store apparatus through NFC.

12. A portable terminal comprising:

a noncontact communication unit for performing NFC; and

a memory storing usage information transmitted from a store apparatus and view information transmitted from a server based on an indication that a review has been viewed through a device other than the portable terminal, wherein the view information is read out by an information processing apparatus communicating with the server.

13. A portable terminal as recited in claim 12, wherein the noncontact communication unit provides the view information to the store apparatus through NFC.

14. A portable terminal as recited in claim 12, wherein the portable terminal is a cellular phone, a smart phone or a computer.

15. A portable terminal as recited in claim 12, further comprising a wireless communication unit.

16. A portable terminal as recited in claim 12, wherein the usage information comprises at least one of purchase information and visit, information.