Service providing system, service using device, and template transmitting device

• US 8,032,136 B2
• Filed: 09/16/2005
• Issued: 10/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Hirata, Masafumi, Ueda, Toru
• Primary Examiner(s): Ly; Nghi
• Application Number:
  US11/227,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20060270387A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,209 Days
• Field of Search: 455/432.3, 455/414.1, 455/414.3, 370/328, 370/338
• US Class Current: 455/432.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management

Abstract

A service providing system, including a service using device; a service providing device for providing a service to the service using device, the service providing device being communicably connected to the service using device; and a template transmitting device for transmitting a template to the service using device, the template containing: transmission destination information indicating a transmission destination to which the service using device transmits data for use in authentication; and user input assisting information based on which display device either provided in the service using device or communicably connected to the service using device displays an interface for use by a service user entering data to the service using device.

Claims

1. A service providing system, comprising:

a service using device;

a service providing device for providing a service to the service using device, the service providing device being communicably connected to the service using device; and

a template transmitting device for transmitting a template to the service using device over a communications network or a broadcasting network, the template containing;

transmission destination information indicating a transmission destination to which the service using device transmits data for use in authentication; and

user input assisting information based on which display means either provided in the service using device or communicably connected to the service using device displays an interface for use by a service user entering data to the service using device,

wherein the service using device includes;

template storage means for storing the template received from the template transmitting device;

user input means for receiving input operation to select a template from the template storage means and to start reproduction of the selected template by the service user; and

data transmitting means for transmitting transmission data to the transmission destination indicated in the transmission destination information, the transmission data containing user input information entered by the service user through the user input means.

2. The service providing system of claim 1, further comprising:

data receiving means for receiving the data for use in authentication from the service using device;

basic template information storage means for storing basic template information including;

second transmission destination information indicating a transmission destination to which the service using device transmits data on requested service content; and

user input assisting information based on which display means either provided in the service using device or communicably connected to the service using device displays an interface for use by the service user entering data to the service using device;

template generating means for generating a new template by combining the basic template information stored in the basic template information storage means and the data received by the data receiving means; and

a second template transmitting device for transmitting the template generated by the template generating means to the service using device,

wherein the transmission destination, to which the service using device transmits the data for use in authentication, in the transmission destination information is set to provide the second template transmitting device.

3. The service providing system of claim 2, wherein:

the second template transmitting device includes;

basic authentication information generating means for generating basic authentication information on the basis of the data received by the data receiving means; and

authentication verification means for transferring the basic authentication information generated by the basic authentication information generating means to authentication means provided in the service providing device for authentication, so as to receive a result of the authentication,

the template generating means, if the authentication is successful, generates the new template by combining the basic authentication information used in the authentication and the basic template information stored in the basic template information storage means.

4. The service providing system of claim 3, further comprising encryption means for encrypting part or all of the basic authentication information to generate encrypted authentication information, wherein:

the encryption means, if the authentication is successful, encrypts the basic authentication information used in the authentication to generate the encrypted authentication information; and

the template generating means generates the new template by combining the encrypted authentication information generated by the encryption means and the basic template information stored in the basic template information storage means.

5. The service providing system of claim 2, wherein the template enables the service using device to simultaneously utilize services provided by multiple service providing devices and contains the second transmission destination information for the services.

6. The service providing system of claim 1, wherein:

the template contains information on a data conversion method for converting the user input information entered by the service user through the user input means to the transmission data transmitted from the data transmitting means; and

the service using device includes data conversion means for converting the transmission data on the basis of the information on the data conversion method contained in the template.

7. The service providing system of claim 2, wherein:

the user input assisting information contains information based on which the display means either provided in the service using device or communicably connected to the service using device displays an interface for use by the service user entering data to the service using device, so as to obtain a template for another service;

the service using device transmits the user input information as part of the transmission data to the transmission destination indicated in the transmission destination information, the user input information being entered by the service user through the user input means and used to obtain the template for another service; and

in the second template transmitting device, as the data receiving means receives the transmission data, the template generating means generates the new template by combining the basic template information stored in the basic template information storage means for the other service and the data received by the data receiving means.

8. The service providing system of claim 1, wherein:

the template contains template information unique to the template; and

the service using device includes template authentication means for authenticating the template for reproducibility thereof on the basis of the template information.

9. The service providing system of claim 6, wherein the template transmitted from the template transmitting device to the service using device contains terminal ID obtaining information based on which the data conversion means obtains a terminal ID of the service using device stored in storage means provided in the service using device.

10. A service using device for receiving service provision from a service providing device communicably connected thereto, said service using device comprising:

template obtaining means for obtaining a template transmitted over a communications network or a broadcasting network, the template containing;

transmission destination information indicating a transmission destination to which data for authentication is transmitted, basic authentication information and user input assisting information based on which display means either provided in the service using device or communicably connected to the service using device displays an interface for use by the service user entering data;

template storage means for storing the template obtained by the template obtaining means;

user input means for receiving input operation to select a template from the template storage means and to start reproduction of the selected template by a service user; and

data transmitting means for transmitting transmission data to the transmission destination indicated in the transmission destination information, the transmission data containing user input information entered by the service user through the user input means and the basic authentication information contained in the template.

11. The service using device of claim 10, wherein:

the template contains information on a data conversion method for converting the user input information entered by the service user through the user input means to the transmission data transmitted from the data transmitting means; and

the service using device further includes data conversion means for converting the transmission data on the basis of the information on the data conversion method contained in the template.

12. The service using device of claim 10, wherein

the template contains template information unique to the template;

and

the service using device further includes template authentication means for authenticating the template for reproducibility thereof on the basis of the template information.

13. A template transmitting device:

comprising;

data receiving means for receiving data from a service using device for receiving service provision from a communicably connected service providing device, the data being used in authentication of the service using device or a service user utilizing a service on the service using device;

basic template information storage means for storing basic template information including;

second transmission destination information indicating a transmission destination to which the service using device transmits data requesting service provision; and

user input assisting information based on which display means either provided in the service using device or communicably connected to the service using device displays an interface for use by the service user entering data to the service using device;

template generating means for generating a template by combining the basic template information stored in the basic template information storage means and the data received by the data receiving means; and

template transmitting means for transmitting the template generated by the template generating means to the service using device.

14. The template transmitting device of claim 13, further comprising:

basic authentication information generating means for generating basic authentication information on the basis of the data received by the data receiving means; and

authentication verification means for transferring the basic authentication information generated by the basic authentication information generating means to authentication means provided in the service providing device for authentication, so as to receive a result of the authentication,

wherein the template generating means, if the authentication is successful, generates the template by combining the basic authentication information used in the authentication and the basic template information stored in the basic template information storage means.

15. The template transmitting device of claim 14, further comprising encryption means for encrypting part or all of the basic authentication information to generate encrypted authentication information, wherein:

the encryption means, if the authentication is successful, encrypts the basic authentication information used in the authentication to generate the encrypted authentication information; and

the template generating means generates the template by combining the encrypted authentication information generated by the encryption means and the basic template information stored in the basic template information storage means.