INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, MOBILE DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM

• US 20150248823A1
• Filed: 06/28/2013
• Published: 09/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Rakuten, Inc. (Rakuten Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jinno, Yutaka, Akashika, Hideki
• Granted Patent: US 9,524,621 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/352 Contactless payments by cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00769 with data transmission performed by wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/27 with central registration
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission

Abstract

A mobile terminal inputs a sound effect output from a communication device through a microphone in response to completion of access to an IC module, and determines whether a sound pattern of the input sound effect indicates a preset sound pattern. When it is determined that the sound pattern of the input sound effect indicates the preset sound pattern, the mobile terminal transmits specific information to a specific destination.

Claims

1. An information processing method, which is performed by a mobile device including a sound input unit and a communication unit,

the information processing method comprising:

inputting, by the sound input unit, sound output from an access device in response to completion of access between an IC module which is provided in the same body as or a different body from the mobile device and communicates with the access device by an electromagnetic wave, and the access device which communicates with the IC module by the electromagnetic wave; and

transmitting specific information to a specific destination through the communication unit in response to an input of sound indicating a preset sound pattern.

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

acquiring information written in the IC module from the IC module in response to the input of the sound effect indicating the preset sound pattern.

3. The information processing method according to claim 2, further comprising:

determining whether to transmit the specific information, based on the information acquired, and

transmitting the specific information to the destination only when it is determined to transmit the specific information based on the information acquired.

4. The information processing method according to claim 2, further comprising:

deciding a certain destination among a plurality of predetermined destinations as the specific destination to which the specific information is to be transmitted, based on the information acquired, and

transmitting the specific information to the specific destination decided.

5. The information processing method according to claim 2, further comprising:

deciding certain information among a plurality of information being transmission candidates as the specific information, based on the information acquired, and

transmitting the specific information decided to the specific destination.

6. The information processing method according to claim 2, further comprising:

determining whether the access device is fixedly installed, based on the information acquired,

wherein when it is determined that the access device is not fixedly installed, transmitting the specific information, including location information acquired by a GPS function of the mobile device, to the specific destination.

7. The information processing method according to claim 1, further comprising:

sensing access of the IC module and the access device by monitoring a state of the IC module; and

switching a microphone function for inputting the sound from off to on when the access is sensed.

8. The information processing method according to claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting the specific information to the specific destination only when sound corresponding to the sound pattern indicating that a payment of a transaction has been normally completed is input.

11. The information processing method according to claim 2, further comprising:

sensing access of the IC module and the access device by monitoring a state of the IC module; and

switching a microphone function for inputting the sound from off to on when the access is sensed.

12. The information processing method according to claim 3, further comprising:

sensing access of the IC module and the access device by monitoring a state of the IC module; and

switching a microphone function for inputting the sound from off to on when the access is sensed.

13. The information processing method according to claim 4, further comprising:

sensing access of the IC module and the access device by monitoring a state of the IC module; and

switching a microphone function for inputting the sound from off to on when the access is sensed.

14. The information processing method according to claim 5, further comprising:

sensing access of the IC module and the access device by monitoring a state of the IC module; and

switching a microphone function for inputting the sound from off to on when the access is sensed.

15. The information processing method according to claim 6, further comprising:

sensing access of the IC module and the access device by monitoring a state of the IC module; and

switching a microphone function for inputting the sound from off to on when the access is sensed.

16. The information processing method according to claim 2,

further comprising transmitting the specific information to the specific destination only when sound corresponding to the sound pattern indicating that a payment of a transaction has been normally completed is input.

17. The information processing method according to claim 3,

further comprising transmitting the specific information to the specific destination only when sound corresponding to the sound pattern indicating that a payment of a transaction has been normally completed is input.

18. The information processing method according to claim 4,

further comprising transmitting the specific information to the specific destination only when sound corresponding to the sound pattern indicating that a payment of a transaction has been normally completed is input.

19. The information processing method according to claim 5,

further comprising transmitting the specific information to the specific destination only when sound corresponding to the sound pattern indicating that a payment of a transaction has been normally completed is input.

20. The information processing method according to claim 6,

further comprising transmitting the specific information to the specific destination only when sound corresponding to the sound pattern indicating that a payment of a transaction has been normally completed is input.

9. A mobile device including a sound input unit and a communication unit,

wherein the mobile device inputs, by the sound input unit, sound output from an access device in response to completion of access between an IC module which is provided in the same body as or a different body from the mobile device and communicates with the access device by an electromagnetic wave, and the access device which communicates with the IC module by the electromagnetic wave;

and

transmits specific information to a specific destination through the communication unit in response to an input of sound indicating a preset sound pattern.

10. A non-transitory recording medium on which an information processing program is computer-readably recorded, the information processing program causing a control unit as a computer of a mobile device including a sound input unit and a communication unit, to perform:

inputting, by the sound input unit, sound output from an access device in response to completion of access between an IC module which is provided in the same body as or a different body from the mobile device and communicates with the access device by an electromagnetic wave, and the access device which communicates with the IC module by the electromagnetic wave; and

transmitting specific information to a specific destination through the communication unit in response to an input of sound indicating a preset sound pattern.