Communication system, information processing method, and program product

• US 8,604,902 B2
• Filed: 11/05/2008
• Issued: 12/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FeliCa Networks, Inc
• Original Assignee: FeliCa Networks, Inc
• Inventors: Iwahashi, Mitsugi, Kurita, Taro, Morimura, Jinichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Bugg, George
• Assistant Examiner(s): OBINIYI, PAULSON IDOWU
• Application Number:
  US12/265,149
• Publication Number:
  US 20090146776A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,861 Days
• Field of Search: 340 101- 106, 3405721-5729, 340/5.1, 340/5.6, 340/5.61, 340/5.62, 340/5.63, 340/5.64, 340/5.65, 340/5.66, 340/5.67, 340/51, 340/56, 235375-385, 455/558
• US Class Current: 340/5.6
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0719 at least one of the integrated circuit chips comprising an arrangement for application selection, e.g. an acceleration sensor or a set of radio buttons application selection on smart cards using pure software control, see G07F7/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3229 Use of the SIM of a M-device as secure element
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/346 Cards serving only as information carrier of service
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system

Abstract

A communication system includes a first information processing device, a plurality of processing portions, a storage portion, and a second information processing device. The first information processing device includes a processing command transmission portion that transmits to the second information processing device, by non-contact communication, a processing command that includes one of a plurality of identification information items. Each of the processing portions is uniquely associated with one of the identification information items. The storage portion stores a correspondence information item that indicates a correspondence between one of the identification information items and one of the processing portions. The second information processing device includes a processing portion selection portion that selects one of the processing portions to execute the processing command received from the first information processing device, based on the correspondence information item stored in the storage portion and on the identification information item included in the processing command.

Claims

1. A communication system, comprising:

a first information processing device that includes a processing command transmission portion that transmits to a second information processing device, by a non-contact communication, a specified processing command that includes a specified one of a plurality of identification information items; and

the second information processing device, which includes

a plurality of processor chips that are each uniquely associated with a specified one of the plurality of the identification information items,

a storage portion that stores a correspondence information item that indicates a correspondence relationship between a specified one of the plurality of the identification information items and one of the processor chips, the correspondence information item stored in the storage portion according to a storage command issued by one of the processor chips, the one of the processor chips that issued the storage command including a secure memory to store a specific information item, and

a processing portion selection portion that selects one of the processor chips to execute the processing command that is received from the first information processing device, based on the correspondence information item that is stored in the storage portion and on the specified one of the plurality of the identification information items that is included in the processing command.

2. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of processor chips includes a secure memory to store a specified information item.

3. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the second information processing device further includes a correspondence information item storing portion,

another of the plurality of processor chips does not issue the storage command, and

the correspondence information item storing portion causes the one of the plurality of processor chips that issues the storage command to issue the storage command to the correspondence information item storing portion and then stores in the storage portion the correspondence information item in response to the storage command.

4. The communication system according to claim 1, wherein the second information processing device is a portable communication device that is provided with one of a non-contact IC card and a non-contact IC card function, and the first information processing device is a reader/writer that, through the non-contact communication, one of writes an information item to the second information processing device and reads an information item from the second information processing device.

5. An information processing device, comprising:

a plurality of processor chips that process processing commands, wherein each of the plurality of processor chips is uniquely associated with a corresponding identification information item;

a storage mechanism that stores correspondence information items that indicate correspondence relationships between each of the plurality of processor chips and the corresponding identification information item, one of the correspondence information items stored in the storage mechanism according to a storage command issued by one of the plurality of processor chips, the one of the plurality of processor chips including a secure memory to store a specific information item;

an acquisition mechanism that acquires a specified processing command that includes one of the corresponding identification information items through a non-contact communication; and

a selection mechanism that selects one of the plurality of processor chips to execute the specified processing command based on one of the correspondence information items stored in the storage mechanism.

8. The information processing device according to claim 5, further comprising:

a non-contact IC module including the storage mechanism.

9. The information processing device according to claim 8, wherein the non-contact IC module also includes the plurality of processor chips, the acquisition mechanism, and an RF communication chip, the RF communication chip including the storage mechanism and the selection mechanism.

10. The information processing device according to claim 8, further comprising:

a controller outside of the non-contact IC module.

11. The information processing device according to claim 10, wherein the non-contact IC module includes an RF communication chip, the controller transmits a registration command to the RF communication chip, the RF communication chip transmits a storage request command to the one of the plurality of processor chips including the secure memory in response to the registration command, the one of the plurality of processor chips including the secure memory issues the storage command in response to the storage request command, and the storage mechanism stores the correspondence information item in response to the storage command.

12. The information processing device according to claim 5, wherein the one of the corresponding identification information items identifies a system manager associated with a system definition block.

13. The information processing device according to claim 12, wherein the one of the plurality of processor chips including the secure memory includes a storage area having a hierarchical configuration,

the hierarchical configuration including

the system definition block at a top level,

an area definition block below the system definition block, and

a service definition block below the area definition block and containing user information.

14. The information processing device according to claim 13, wherein the system definition block includes system key information that is unique to a system and is used for a mutual authentication when a reader/writer accesses the system definition block, the area definition block includes area key information that is unique to an area and is used for a mutual authentication when the reader/writer accesses the area definition block, and the service definition block includes service key information that is unique to a service and is used for a mutual authentication when the reader/writer accesses the service definition block.

6. An information processing method, including:

acquiring a specified processing command that includes a specified one of a plurality of identification information items, the specified processing command being acquired through a non-contact communication by an information processing device that has a plurality of processor chips that are each uniquely associated with a specified one of the plurality of the identification information items; and

selecting one of the processor chips to execute the acquired processing command, based on the specified one of the plurality of the identification information items that is included in the processing command and on a correspondence information item that is stored in a storage portion of the information processing device and that indicates a correspondence relationship between the selected processor chip and the specified one of the plurality of the identification information items, the correspondence information item stored in the storage portion according to a storage command issued by one of the processor chips, the one of the processor chips including a secure memory to store a specific information item.

7. A non-transitory computer program product having instructions that, when executed by a CPU, perform a method comprising:

acquiring a specified processing command that includes a specified one of a plurality of identification information items, the specified processing command being acquired through a non-contact communication by an information processing device that has a plurality of processor chips that are each uniquely associated with a specified one of the plurality of the identification information items; and

selecting one of the processor chips to execute the acquired processing command, based on the specified one of the plurality of the identification information items that is included in the processing command and on a correspondence information item that is stored in a storage portion of the information processing device and that indicates a correspondence relationship between the selected processor chip and the specified one of the plurality of the identification information items, the correspondence information item stored in the storage portion according to a storage command issued by one of the processor chips, the one of the processor chips including a secure memory to store a specific information item.