Information processing system

• US 9,858,456 B2
• Filed: 11/03/2014
• Issued: 01/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Asami, Akiko, Suzuki, Takashi, Takeda, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Cervetti, David Garca
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TRONG H
• Application Number:
  US14/530,949
• Publication Number:
  US 20150048171A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,156 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/36 Details; Accessories
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0772 Physical layout of the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10366 the interrogation device being adapted for miscellaneous applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/04 Payment circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/28 Pre-payment schemes, e.g. "pay before"
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/341 Active cards, i.e. cards including their own processing means, e.g. including an IC or chip
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3433 the counter having monetary units
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 Biometric identity checks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/02 by keys or other credit registering devices
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/08 by coded identity card or credit card or other personal identification means without personal verification means G07F7/02
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/122 Online card verification
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

Abstract

An information processing system, an information processing method for use with the system, an information providing system, and information providing method for use with the system, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method for use with the apparatus, a doll, an object, a program storage medium, and a program for authenticating users reliably are provided. A user acquires beforehand a doll called Pochara the Good Friend incorporating an IC chip that stores a user ID for authenticating the user. When the user mounts the doll on a platform connected to a personal computer, the user ID is read from the IC chip by a reader housed in the platform and transmitted over the Internet to a Pochara service server. The server has a Pochara database holding personal information about users of the service. The transmitted user ID is checked against the personal information in the database for authentication. This invention applies advantageously to servers offering services through networks.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a processor;

a reader device; and

a memory device storing computer readable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

detect an object being mounted on the reader device operably coupled to the processor, wherein the object includes an integrated circuit (IC) chip;

acquire identification information from the object via the reader device;

control an output unit to display a first image corresponding to the identification information acquired from the object, wherein the shape of the first image corresponds to the shape of the object and the first image is displayed with user selectable icons representing an assortment of functions possessed by the first image;

detect the object being dismounted from the reader device; and

control the output unit to display a second image in response to detecting the object being dismounted from the reader device.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reader device acquires the identification information from the IC chip contactlessly.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the reader device acquires the identification information from the IC chip by using electronic induction.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the IC chip includes parameter information representing a function possessed by the first image.

5. An information processing method comprising:

detecting an object being mounted on a reader device operably coupled to a processor, wherein the object includes an integrated circuit (IC) chip;

acquiring identification information from the object via the reader device;

controlling an output unit to display a first image corresponding to the identification information acquired from the object, wherein the shape of the first image corresponds to the shape of the object and the first image is displayed with user selectable icons representing an assortment of functions possessed by the first image;

detecting the object being dismounted from the reader device; and

controlling the output unit to display a second image in response to detecting the object being dismounted from the reader device.

6. The information processing method according to claim 5, wherein the reader device acquires the identification information from the IC chip contactlessly.

7. The information processing method according to claim 6, wherein the reader device acquires the identification information from the IC chip by using electronic induction.

8. The information processing method according to claim 5, wherein the IC chip includes parameter information representing a function possessed by the first image.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

detect an object being mounted on a reader device operably coupled to the processor, wherein the object includes an integrated circuit I(C) chip;

acquire identification information from the object via the reader device;

control an output unit to display a first image corresponding to the identification information acquired from the object, wherein the shape of the first image corresponds to the shape of the object and the first image is displayed with user selectable icons representing an assortment of functions possessed by the first image;

detect the object being dismounted from the reader device; and

control the output unit to display a second image in response to detecting the object being dismounted from the reader device.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 9, wherein the reader device acquires the identification information from the IC chip contactlessly.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 10, wherein the reader device acquires the identification information from the IC chip by using electronic induction.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 9, wherein the IC chip includes parameter information representing a function possessed by the first image.