MOBILE TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

• US 20120032789A1
• Filed: 07/20/2011
• Published: 02/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Takashi, Higashikawa, Toshimitsu, Ichimaru, Norihiro, Anzai, Tetsunoshin
• Granted Patent: US 8,847,738 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.5
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10237 the reader and the record carrier being capable of selectively switching between reader and record carrier appearance, e.g. in near field communication [NFC] devices where the NFC device may function as an RFID reader or as an RFID tag
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3226 Use of secure elements separate from M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/357 Cards having a plurality of specified features

Abstract

A mobile terminal includes a contactless communication unit configured to conduct contactless communication with an external communication apparatus, a plurality of memory units configured to store information to be transmitted to the communication apparatus, and a controller configured to control communication with the communication apparatus and set a priority order for the plurality of memory units when transmitting information from the plurality of memory units to the communication apparatus. The controller sets the priority order depending on the current time.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a contactless communication unit configured to conduct contactless communication with an external communication apparatus;

a plurality of memory units configured to store information to be transmitted to the communication apparatus; and

a controller configured to control communication with the communication apparatus and set a priority order for the plurality of memory units when transmitting information from the plurality of memory units to the communication apparatus;

wherein

the controller sets the priority order depending on the current time.

2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

an image recognition unit configured to execute contactless communication-related image recognition processing when conducting such contactless communication with the communication apparatus;

wherein

the controller sets the priority order on the basis of results from image recognition processing by the image recognition unit.

3. The mobile terminal according to claim 2, wherein

the contactless communication-related image recognition processing executed by the image recognition unit is logo recognition processing.

4. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

an audio recognition unit configured to execute audio recognition processing when conducting contactless communication with the communication apparatus;

wherein

the controller sets the priority order on the basis of results from audio recognition processing by the audio recognition unit.

5. The mobile terminal according to claim 4, wherein

the audio recognition unit recognizes a given sound produced by the communication apparatus when contactless communication with the communication apparatus was not performed normally, and the controller receives an indication that the audio recognition unit recognized the given sound and modifies the priority order.

6. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein

in the case where the same application is prepared in a plurality of memory units, the controller sets the priority order on the basis of results from referencing values stored in the plurality of memory units.

7. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the controller sets the priority order on the basis of results from referencing balance information stored in the plurality of memory units, such that a memory unit with a higher balance is given a higher priority.

8. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

a radio communication unit configured to receive information from the communication apparatus via radio communication in advance when conducting contactless communication with the communication apparatus;

wherein

the controller sets the priority order on the basis of information received by the radio communication unit from the communication apparatus via radio communication.

9. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the memory units are tamper-resistant.

10. An information processing method comprising:

conducting contactless communication with an external communication apparatus; and

controlling communication with the communication apparatus and setting a priority order for the plurality of memory units when transmitting information from a plurality of memory units to the communication apparatus;

wherein

the priority order is set depending on the time of day.

11. A computer program causing a computer to:

conduct contactless communication with an external communication apparatus; and

control communication with the communication apparatus and set a priority order for a plurality of memory units when transmitting information from the plurality of memory units to the communication apparatus;

wherein

the priority order is set depending on the time of day.