INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20160165278A1
• Filed: 06/06/2014
• Published: 06/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Soma, Isao
• Granted Patent: US 10,375,431 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2541 Rights Management protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4382 Demodulation or channel decoding, e.g. QPSK demodulation analog front ends or means for connecting modulators, demodulators or transceivers to a transmission line H04L27/0002
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4784 receiving rewards
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73

Abstract

[Object] To offer an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that can effectively provide a privilege to a user who has viewed a broadcast distributed in a predetermined area and has been guided to a predetermined place.

[Solution] The information processing apparatus includes a channel identification information acquisition unit configured to acquire channel identification information for receiving a broadcast from a first object, a right information acquisition unit configured to acquire right information for acquiring a privilege, the right information being associated with the broadcast indicated by the channel identification information, and a privilege information acquisition unit configured to establish communication with a second object installed in a predetermined place different from a place of the first object, to execute a process for authentication based on the right information through the communication, and to acquire privilege information indicating the privilege, the privilege information being based on a result of the authentication.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a channel identification information acquisition unit configured to acquire channel identification information for receiving a broadcast from a first object;

a right information acquisition unit configured to acquire right information for acquiring a privilege, the right information being associated with the broadcast indicated by the channel identification information; and

a privilege information acquisition unit configured to establish communication with a second object installed in a predetermined place different from a place of the first object, to execute a process for authentication based on the right information through the communication, and to acquire privilege information indicating the privilege, the privilege information being based on a result of the authentication.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the right information has been encoded,

wherein the channel identification information acquisition unit acquires key information for decoding the right information from the first object, and

wherein the right information acquisition unit decodes the right information on the basis of the acquired key information.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2,

wherein the broadcast has been encoded, and

wherein the right information acquisition unit decodes the broadcast on the basis of the key information.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the channel identification information is acquired in an area in which the broadcast is receivable.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:

a report unit configured to report content of the privilege on the basis of the right information.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the channel identification information acquisition unit acquires, from the first object, object identification information for identifying the first object, and

wherein the privilege information acquisition unit executes the process for the authentication based on the right information and the object identification information, and acquires the privilege information based on a result of the authentication.

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

a position information acquisition unit configured to acquire position information indicating a position of the information processing apparatus at which the channel identification information is acquired,

wherein the privilege information acquisition unit executes the process for the authentication based on the right information and the position information, and acquires the privilege information based on a result of the authentication.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the privilege information acquisition unit acquires the privilege information through the communication.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein communication between the second object and the privilege information acquisition unit is contactless communication.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the channel identification information acquisition unit establishes communication with the first object, and acquires the channel identification information through the communication.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10,

wherein communication between the first object and the channel identification information acquisition unit is contactless communication.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the privilege information acquisition unit reports the result of the authentication to an external server, and acquires the privilege information from the external server.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:

a history transmission unit configured to transmit, to an external server, a history that pertains to at least any of acquisition of the channel identification information, reception of the broadcast, and the authentication.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 13,

wherein the history is used for recognizing a use status of the right information associated with the broadcast.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the channel identification information acquisition unit acquires the channel identification information from each of the first objects that are different from each other,

wherein the right information acquisition unit acquires the right information for each broadcast, the right information being associated with the broadcast indicated by the channel identification information acquired from each of the first objects, and

wherein the privilege information acquisition unit executes the process for the authentication on the right information for each broadcast, and acquires the privilege information based on a result of a series of the executed authentication.

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 15,

wherein a plurality of the second objects are installed, and

wherein the privilege information acquisition unit executes the process for the authentication corresponding to the right information for each broadcast through communication with the second objects that are different from each other among the plurality of second objects.

17. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein a plurality of the second objects are installed, and

wherein the privilege information acquisition unit acquires the privilege information based on a result of the authentication between the information processing apparatus and each of the plurality of second objects.

18. An information processing method comprising:

acquiring, from a first object that stores channel identification information for receiving a broadcast, the channel identification information;

acquiring right information for acquiring a privilege, the right information being associated with the broadcast received on the basis of the channel identification information; and

establishing communication with a second object installed in a predetermined place different from a place of the first object, executing a process for authentication based on the right information through the communication, and acquiring privilege information for acquiring the privilege, the privilege information being based on a result of the authentication.

19. A program for causing a computer to execute:

a function of acquiring, from a first object that stores channel identification information for receiving a broadcast, the channel identification information;

a function of acquiring right information for acquiring a privilege, the right information being associated with the broadcast received on the basis of the channel identification information; and

a function of establishing communication with a second object installed in a predetermined place different from a place of the first object, executing a process for authentication based on the right information through the communication, and acquiring privilege information for acquiring the privilege, the privilege information being based on a result of the authentication.