Information processing apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, and program

• US 8,766,766 B2
• Filed: 08/10/2011
• Issued: 07/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yamamoto, Kazuyuki, Kasahara, Shunichi, Miyashita, Ken, Yamano, Ikuo, Mizunuma, Hiroyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehmood, Jennifer
• Assistant Examiner(s): Casillashernandez, Omar
• Application Number:
  US13/206,688
• Publication Number:
  US 20120068812A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,056 Days
• Field of Search: 340/5.1, 340/5.8, 340/539.1, 382/312, 348/333.1, 705/26
• US Class Current: 340/5.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/00 Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns methods or arrangements for marking the record carrier in digital fashion G06K1/00; pattern recognition G06F18/00; arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding G06V10/00; character recognition, recognising digital ink or document-oriented image-based pattern recognition G06V30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/18 using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/062 Pre-authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/37 Managing security policies for mobile devices or for controlling mobile applications

Abstract

There is provided an information processing apparatus including a projection control section configured to control projection of a projection image containing first information for authentication onto a second information processing apparatus placed within a projection region, an authentication control section configured to control an authentication process with the second information processing apparatus using second information for authentication detected based on a picked-up image of the projection region, and a communication control section configured to control communication with a second information processing apparatus authenticated by the authentication control section.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a projection control section configured to control projection of a projection image containing first information for authentication associated with the information processing apparatus onto a second information processing apparatus placed within a projection region;

an authentication control section configured to control an authentication process with the second information processing apparatus using second information for authentication associated with the second information processing apparatus detected based on a picked-up image of the projection region; and

a communication control section configured to control communication with a second information processing apparatus authenticated by the authentication control section.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the projection control section causes a projection image containing a light-emission pattern associated with the first information for authentication to be projected.

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

a detection section configured to detect the second information for authentication from an image for authentication displayed on a display screen of the second information processing apparatus, the image for authentication being included in the picked-up image.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein,

when it is detected that the second information processing apparatus is placed within the projection region, the projection control section causes the projection image containing the first information for authentication to be projected.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein,

when the second information for authentication is detected, the projection control section causes the projection image containing the first information for authentication to be projected.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising

a storage section configured to store content,

wherein the projection control section causes a projection image containing an object image associated with content stored in the storage section to be projected, and

wherein, when the second information processing apparatus on the object image is detected, the communication control section causes content associated with the object image to be transmitted to the second information processing apparatus on the object image.

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

a detection section configured to detect a change in a distance between an imaging apparatus which captures the picked-up image and the second information processing apparatus, based on the picked-up image.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7,

wherein the object image is associated with a plurality of pieces of content, and

wherein the communication control section causes content selected based on the distance between the imaging apparatus and the second information processing apparatus, which is detected by the detection section, to be transmitted to the second information processing apparatus.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8,

wherein the detection section detects the change in the distance based on a change in a size of a predetermined part of the second information processing apparatus in the picked-up image.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising

a detection section configured to detect an orientation of the second information processing apparatus based on the picked-up image.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10,

wherein the detection section detects, based on the change in the orientation of second information processing apparatus, a rotation operation of the second information processing apparatus, and

wherein, when the rotation operation of the second information processing apparatus on an object image within a projection image is detected, the projection control section causes a position of the object image to be changed based on a position of the second information processing apparatus in which the rotation operation is detected.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10,

wherein the detection section detects the orientation of the second information processing apparatus further based on learning data related to an external appearance of the second information processing apparatus.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10,

wherein the detection section detects a symbol from a part of the second information processing apparatus within the picked-up image, and detects the orientation of the second information processing apparatus based on an orientation of the symbol.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising

a detection section configured to detect a position of the second information processing apparatus based on the picked-up image, wherein the communication control section causes content displayed on a display section of the authenticated second information processing apparatus to be acquired, and wherein the projection control section controls projection of a projection image containing an object image indicating that the acquired content at a position at which the second information processing apparatus is detected.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2,

wherein the projection control section selects a light-emission pattern to be used for authentication from among a plurality of kinds of the light-emission patterns, and, when there are a plurality of information processing apparatuses within the projection regions, causes light-emission patterns which are different from each other to be projected onto respective information processing apparatuses.

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein, when, after the second information processing apparatus was detected, the second information processing apparatus becomes undetected within the projection region, the communication control section cuts off communication with the second information processing apparatus.

17. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the projection control section controls projection of a projection image containing an authenticated image indicating that authentication of the second information processing apparatus authenticated by the authentication control section is completed.

18. An information processing system comprising:

a first information processing apparatus which controls a projection section; and

a second information processing apparatus which is placed within a projection region of the projection section,

wherein the first information processing apparatus includes

a projection control section configured to control projection of a projection image containing first information for authentication associated with the first information processing apparatus onto the second information processing apparatus,

an authentication control section configured to control an authentication process with the second information processing apparatus using second information for authentication associated with the second information processing apparatus detected based on a picked-up image of the projection region, and

a communication control section configured to control communication with the second information processing apparatus authenticated by the authentication control section, and

wherein the second information processing apparatus includes

an imaging section configured to acquire the projection image,

an authentication control section configured to control an authentication process with the first information processing apparatus using the first information for authentication detected from the projection image, and

a communication control section configured to control communication with the authenticated first information processing apparatus.

19. An information processing method for a first information processing apparatus comprising:

detecting a second information processing apparatus placed within a projection region;

projecting a projection image containing first information for authentication associated with the first information processing apparatus onto the second information processing apparatus;

detecting second information for authentication associated with the second information processing apparatus based on a picked-up image of the projection region;

performing an authentication process with the second information processing apparatus using the detected second information for authentication; and

starting communication with the authenticated second information processing apparatus.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for causing a computer to function as an information processing apparatus which includes

a projection control section configured to control projection of a projection image containing first information for authentication associated with the first information processing apparatus onto a second information processing apparatus placed within a projection region,

an authentication control section configured to control an authentication process with the second information processing apparatus using second information for authentication associated with the second information processing apparatus detected based on a picked-up image of the projection region, and

a communication control section configured to control communication with a second information processing apparatus authenticated by the authentication control section.