Information processing method, information processing device, authentication server device, and verification server device

• US 10,505,911 B2
• Filed: 03/20/2017
• Issued: 12/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: FeliCa Networks, Inc
• Original Assignee: FeliCa Networks, Inc
• Inventors: Hirama, Hiroyuki, Nakagawa, Satoru
• Primary Examiner(s): Zhao, Don G
• Application Number:
  US15/463,335
• Publication Number:
  US 20170195326A1
• Time in Patent Office: 995 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/77 for interrogation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0492 by using a location-limited connection, e.g. near-field communication or limited proximity of entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0876 based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• 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

Abstract

There is provided an information processing method of an information processing device, including acquiring tag-unique information unique to an IC tag from the IC tag through near field communication, acquiring device-unique information unique to the information processing device, transmitting the acquired tag-unique information and the acquired device-unique information to an outside, and receiving, from the outside, an authentication result of the acquired tag-unique information and a verification result of right information for using the IC tag, which are obtained based on the transmitted tag-unique information and device-unique information.

Claims

1. An information processing device comprising:

a processor configured to

acquire tag-unique information from an IC tag through a near field communication, wherein the tag-unique information is unique to the IC tag;

acquire device-unique information unique to the information processing device;

transmit the acquired tag-unique information and the acquired device-unique information to an outside device;

receive restriction information for using a digital content when the tag-unique information is acquired from the IC tag through the near field communication; and

output the digital content in accordance with the restriction information,

wherein the processor is further configured to output information on the devices having the right to use the IC tag based on a number of devices having a right to use the IC tag reaching an upper limit and the restriction information indicating that the information processing device does not have a right to output the digital content.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the restriction information comprises an authentication result of the acquired tag-unique information and a verification result of right information for using the IC tag, which are obtained based on the transmitted tag-unique information and device-unique information.

3. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to transmit a request to delete the right information granted to the information processing device after acquiring the tag-unique information unique to the IC tag from the IC tag through the near field communication.

4. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to execute a process based on the restriction information and the verification result of the right information for using the IC tag.

5. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein the acquired tag-unique information and the acquired device-unique information are transmitted to a first server and a second server, respectively,

wherein the authentication result of the acquired tag-unique information is received from the first server and the verification result of the right information for using the IC tag is received from the second server, and

wherein the first server is different from the second server.

6. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the device-unique information includes information of a time at which the information processing device and the IC tag were brought into proximity.

7. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configure to

transmit, based on a selection by a user of one device from the information on the devices having the right to use the IC tag, a request to delete the device from among the devices having the right to use the IC tag to the outside device, and

transmit, based on the selection by the user of the one device, a request to add the information processing device to among the devices having the right to use the IC tag to the outside device.

8. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the outputting of the information on the devices having the right to use the IC displays a list of the devices having the right to use the IC on a display.

9. An information processing device comprising:

a near field communication instruction unit configured to acquire tag-unique information from an IC tag through near field communication, wherein the tag-unique information is unique to the IC tag;

a device-unique information acquisition instruction unit configured to acquire device-unique information unique to the information processing device;

a transmission unit configured to transmit the acquired tag-unique information and the acquired device-unique information to an outside device; and

a reception unit configured to receive restriction information for using a digital content when the tag-unique information is acquired from the IC tag through the near field communication; and

an information output unit configured to output the digital content in accordance with the restriction information,

wherein the information output unit is further configured to output information on the devices having the right to use the IC tag based on a number of devices having a right to use the IC tag reaching an upper limit and the restriction information indicating that the information processing device does not have a right to output the digital content, and

wherein the near field communication instruction unit, the device-unique information acquisition instruction unit, the transmission unit, the reception unit, and the information output unit are each implemented via one or more of at least one processor.

10. The information processing device according to claim 9, further comprising:

a process execution unit configured to execute a process based on a verification result and an authentication result of the acquired tag-unique information received from the outside device,

wherein the process execution unit is implemented via one or more of the at least one processor.

11. An information processing method, the method being executed via at least one processor, and comprising:

acquiring tag-unique information from an IC tag through a near field communication, wherein the tag-unique information is unique to the IC tag;

acquiring device-unique information unique to an information processing device;

transmitting the acquired tag-unique information and the acquired device-unique information to an outside device;

receiving restriction information for using a digital content when the tag-unique information is acquired from the IC tag through the near field communication;

outputting the digital content in accordance with the restriction information; and

outputting information on the devices having the right to use the IC tag based on a number of devices having a right to use the IC tag reaching an upper limit and the restriction information indicating that the information processing device does not have a right to output the digital content.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored thereon a program, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to execute a method, the method comprising:

acquiring tag-unique information from an IC tag through a near field communication, wherein the tag-unique information is unique to the IC tag;

acquiring device-unique information unique to an information processing device;

transmitting the acquired tag-unique information and the acquired device-unique information to an outside device;

receiving restriction information for using a digital content when the tag-unique information is acquired from the IC tag through the near field communication;

outputting the digital content in accordance with the restriction information; and

outputting information on the devices having the right to use the IC tag based on a number of devices having a right to use the IC tag reaching an upper limit and the restriction information indicating that the information processing device does not have a right to output the digital content.

13. An authentication device comprising:

a processor configured to

receive tag-unique information unique to an IC tag, and device-unique information unique to an information processing device, from the information processing device via near field communication,

execute an authentication process, regarding the IC tag based on the received tag-unique information and the received device-unique information, and

transmit, to the information processing device, restriction information for using a digital content when the tag-unique information is acquired from the IC tag through the near field communication, for enabling execution of a process related to the tag-unique information based on a result of the executed authentication process and a verification result,

wherein the processor is further configured to output information on the devices having the right to use the IC tag based on a number of devices having a right to use the IC tag reaching an upper limit and the restriction information indicating that the information processing device does not have a right to output the digital content.

14. An information processing device comprising:

a contactless front-end configured to execute a near field communication; and

a processor configured to

acquire tag-unique information from an IC tag through the near field communication, wherein the tag-unique information is unique to the IC tag,

transmit the acquired tag-unique information to an outside device,

receive restriction information for using a digital content when the tag-unique information is acquired from the IC tag through the near field communication, and

output the digital content in accordance with the restriction information,

wherein the processor is further configured to output information on the devices having the right to use the IC tag based on a number of devices having a right to use the IC tag reaching an upper limit and the restriction information indicating that the information processing device does not have a right to output the digital content.

15. The information processing device according to claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to acquire device-unique information unique to the information processing device.

16. The information processing device according to claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to acquire a user ID unique to identify a user using the digital content.

17. The information processing device according to claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to acquire a model name of the information processing device.