Wireless communication apparatus, communication system, and wireless communication apparatus control method to exchange services

• US 9,826,394 B2
• Filed: 11/06/2013
• Issued: 11/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sakoda, Kazuyuki, Kunihiro, Takushi, Sako, Yoichiro, Ono, Kouichirou, Akagi, Makoto, Ishida, Katsuhito, Takehara, Mitsuru, Suzuki, Kento
• Primary Examiner(s): Liu, Jung-Jen
• Application Number:
  US14/761,103
• Publication Number:
  US 20150327056A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,476 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

There is provided a wireless communication apparatus including: a communication unit configured to use wireless communication to transmit and receive data related to a service provided by at least one of the wireless communication apparatus and another wireless communication apparatus with other wireless communication apparatuses present within a designated range; and a control unit configured to associate service information for identifying the service with user information for identifying a user using a wireless communication apparatus that provides the service, and include and transmit the associated information in the data.

Claims

1. A first wireless communication apparatus, comprising:

circuitry configured to;

receive first data related to at least one service provided by a second wireless communication apparatus of a plurality of second wireless communication apparatuses present within a wireless connectivity range of the first wireless communication apparatus,

wherein the received first data includes service information that identifies the at least one service and first user information that identifies a first user of the second wireless communication apparatus,

wherein the first user information includes at least a user identifier and a user identifier class, and

wherein the user identifier class indicates a class of the user identifier, based on a unique identifier;

generate second data related to the at least one service based on the service information and the first user information; and

transmit the received first data and the generated second data.

2. The first wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry is further configured to determine, based on the first user information included in the received first data, whether to receive third data associated with the at least one service provided by the second wireless communication apparatus.

3. The first wireless communication apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the circuitry is further configured to determine whether to receive the third data associated with the at least one service based on a result of a comparison between the first user information included in the received first data and second user information stored in an allow list.

4. The first wireless communication apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the allow list is stored in one of the first wireless communication apparatus or an external apparatus.

5. The first wireless communication apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the circuitry is further configured to determine whether to receive the third data associated with the at least one service based on a result of a comparison between the first user information included in the received first data and second user information stored in a blocked list.

6. The first wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the generated second data includes the first user information and second user information that identifies a second user of the first wireless communication apparatus.

7. The first wireless communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the generated second data includes the first user information.

8. A first wireless communication apparatus, comprising:

circuitry configured to;

receive first data related to at least one service provided by second wireless communication apparatus of a plurality of second wireless communication apparatuses,

wherein the received first data includes first information to associate service information that identifies the at least one service and user information that identifies a user of the second wireless communication apparatus,

wherein the user information includes at least a user identifier and a user identifier class, and

wherein the user identifier class indicates a class of the user identifier, based on a unique identifier; and

determine based on the user information, whether to receive second data associated with the at least one service provided by the second wireless communication apparatus.

9. A communication system, comprising:

a first wireless communication apparatus of a plurality of wireless communication apparatuses, wherein the first wireless communication apparatus includes a first circuitry configured to;

receive first data related to at least one service provided by a second wireless communication apparatus of the plurality of wireless communication apparatuses present within a wireless connectivity range of the first wireless communication apparatus,

wherein the received first data includes service information that identifies the at least one service and user information that identifies a user of the second wireless communication apparatus,

wherein the user information includes at least a user identifier and a user identifier class, and

wherein the user identifier class indicates a class of the user identifier, based on a unique identifier;

generate second data related to the at least one service based on the service information and the user information; and

transmit the received first data and the generated second data; and

a third wireless communication apparatus of the plurality of wireless communication apparatuses, wherein the third wireless communication apparatus includes a second circuitry configured to;

receive the transmitted first data and the second data; and

determine, based on the user information, whether to receive third data associated with the at least one service provided by the second wireless communication apparatus.

10. A wireless communication control method, comprising:

in a first wireless communication apparatus of a plurality of wireless communication apparatuses;

receiving first data related to at least one service provided by a second wireless communication apparatus of the plurality of wireless communication apparatuses present within a wireless connectivity range of the first wireless communication apparatus,

wherein the received first data includes service information that identifies the at least one service and user information that identifies a user of the second wireless communication apparatus,

wherein the user information includes at least a user identifier and a user identifier class, and

wherein the user identifier class indicates a class of the user identifier, based on a unique identifier;

generating second data related to the at least one service based on the service information and the user information; and

transmitting the received first data and the generated second data.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:

receiving first data related to at least one service provided by a first wireless communication apparatus of a plurality of wireless communication apparatuses present within a wireless connectivity range of the computer,

wherein the received first data includes service information that identifies the at least one service and user information that identifies a user of the first wireless communication apparatus,

wherein the user information includes at least a user identifier and a user identifier class, and

wherein the user identifier class indicates a class of the user identifier, based on a unique identifier;

generating second data related to the at least one service based on the service information and the user information; and

transmitting the received first data and the generated second data.