Information processing device and method, program, and recording medium

• US 8,208,945 B2
• Filed: 07/21/2006
• Issued: 06/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ishibashi, Yoshihito, Kusakabe, Susumu, Kubono, Fumio
• Primary Examiner(s): DOAN, KIET M
• Application Number:
  US11/490,318
• Publication Number:
  US 20070072622A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,167 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 4554561-4566, 455/558, 455/414.2, 455/414.4, 455/457, 455/434, 455/404.2, 455/552.1, 455/41.1, 705/14, 705/5, 705/18, 709/216, 709/217
• US Class Current: 455/456.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/045 using payment protocols involving tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/387 Payment using discounts or coupons relating to marketing G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal

Abstract

An information processing device for transmitting information to be provided to a user to a terminal held by the user, including: current position obtaining means for obtaining the current position of the user of the terminal, based on information transmitted from a signal processing device capable of communicating with the terminal, of a signal processing device connected to itself; searching means for searching the information to be provided to the user from the plurality of information that can be read out by itself, based on the current position information obtained by the current position obtaining means; and transmission means for transmitting the information searched with the searching means to the terminal.

Claims

1. An information processing device for transmitting information to be provided to a user to a terminal held by said user, comprising:

current position obtaining means for obtaining the current position of the user of said terminal;

information obtaining means for obtaining location information related to said user'"'"'s destination from said terminal, based on information corresponding to a passenger ticket for a transportation mode, stored in said terminal, when said user uses said transportation mode;

searching means for searching information related to a product or service to be provided to said user in the vicinity of an establishment of said transportation mode that said user can reach with said passenger ticket, based on the current position of the user, and on the location information related to the user'"'"'s destination, wherein the information searched by said searching means includes advertising directed at said user;

transmission means for transmitting the search results of said searching means to said terminal, wherein the search results indicate that a provider of a product or service to be provided to said user provides a predetermined service to a user holding said terminal storing said information that differs from a service provided to a user not holding said terminal storing said information; and

billing information generating means for generating billing information for the advertiser corresponding to the transmission of said advertisement when said advertisement is transmitted to said terminal by said transmission means.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein information indicating that the predetermined service is to be provided is transmitted as an attachment to content data transmitted to said terminal.

3. The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein;

when the information indicating that the predetermined service is to be provided is displayed to the provider of said product or service, said terminal stores the information showing that the information indicating said predetermined service to be provided is displayed on said terminal;

the information showing that the information indicating that said predetermined service is to be provided is obtained from said terminal; and

information is generated to show the preferences of the user holding said terminal, based on said obtained information.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein content data is transmitted to said terminal as a one segment broadcast.

5. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the search results are displayed to said user via said terminal.

6. The information processing device according to claim 5, wherein information is recorded in said terminal identifying information that has been displayed to said user via said terminal, said information processing device further comprising user display information means for recording in said terminal the information identifying information that has been displayed to said user via said terminal.

7. The information processing device according to claim 6, wherein said user display information obtaining means is provided on a device for providing a predetermined service to said user, and at the time of said predetermined service being provided to said user, information is obtained identifying information that has been displayed to said user via said terminal in which terminal said information is recorded.

8. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein said searching means searches information related to a product or service to be provided to said user in the vicinity of a second establishment of said transportation mode at a further distance from the first establishment of said transportation mode that said user can reach with said passenger ticket.

9. The information processing device according to claim 8, wherein the search results include information verifying that the provider of the product or service to be provided to said user in the vicinity of the second establishment will bear the cost of said user being transported to the second establishment of said transportation mode at a further distance from said first establishment using said transportation mode.

10. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the information searched by said searching means includes information relating to a usage method of said transportation mode.

11. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the information searched by said searching means includes information relating to the time required for transportation by said transportation mode.

12. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein said searching means searches map information on the travel route from a departure point of said passenger ticket to the destination of said passenger ticket.

13. The information processing device according to claim 12, wherein when the current position obtained by said current position obtaining means is within a predetermined area surrounding a predetermined point on the travel path, a warning is output to said user via said terminal.

14. The information processing device according to claim 1, said processing device and said terminal each further comprising:

a reference electrode for obtaining a reference point for determining an output value when said reference electrode is electrostatically coupled to a communication medium; and

a signal electrode that, when said reference electrode is electrostatically coupled to the communication medium, is more strongly coupled to the communication medium than said reference electrode;

wherein

communication is performed between said processing device and said terminal based on the electric potential difference occurring between said reference electrode and said signal electrode.

15. The information processing device according to claim 14, wherein said communication medium is a human body.

16. An information processing method for an information processing device which transmits information to be provided to a user, to a terminal held by said user, said information processing method comprising the steps of:

obtaining the current position of the user of said terminal;

obtaining location information related to said user'"'"'s destination from said terminal, based on information corresponding to a passenger ticket for a transportation mode, stored in said terminal, when said user uses said transportation mode;

searching information related to a product or service to be provided to said user in the vicinity of an establishment of said transportation mode that said user can reach with said passenger ticket, based on the current position of the user, and on the location information related to the user'"'"'s destination, wherein the information searched includes advertising directed at said user;

transmitting the search results to said terminal, wherein the search results indicate that a provider of a product or service to be provided to said user provides a predetermined service to a user holding said terminal storing said information that differs from a service provided to a user not holding said terminal storing said information; and

generating billing information for the advertiser corresponding to the transmission of said advertisement when said advertisement is transmitted to said terminal.

17. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing a program which, when executed by a processor, causes an information processing device which transmits information to be provided to a user, to a terminal held by said user, to perform an information processing method, the method comprising the steps of:

obtaining the current position of the user of said terminal;

obtaining location information related to said user'"'"'s destination from said terminal, based on information corresponding to a passenger ticket for a transportation mode, stored in said terminal, when said user uses said transportation mode;

searching information related to a product or service to be provided to said user in the vicinity of an establishment of said transportation mode that said user can reach with said passenger ticket, based on the current position of the user, and on the location information related to the user'"'"'s destination, wherein the information searched includes advertising directed at said user;

transmitting the search results to said terminal, wherein the search results indicate that a provider of a product or service to be provided to said user provides a predetermined service to a user holding said terminal storing said information that differs from a service provided to a user not holding said terminal storing said information; and

generating billing information for the advertiser corresponding to the transmission of said advertisement when said advertisement is transmitted to said terminal.

18. An information processing device for transmitting information to be provided to a user to a terminal held by said user, comprising:

a current position obtaining unit for obtaining the current position of the user of said terminal;

an information obtaining unit for obtaining location information related to said user'"'"'s destination from said terminal, based on information corresponding to a passenger ticket for a transportation mode, stored in said terminal, when said user uses said transportation mode;

a searching unit for searching information related to a product or service to be provided to said user in the vicinity of an establishment of said transportation mode that said user can reach with said passenger ticket, based on the current position of the user, and on the location information related to the user'"'"'s destination, wherein the information searched by said searching unit includes advertising directed at said user;

a transmission unit for transmitting the search results of said searching unit to said terminal, wherein the search results indicate that a provider of a product or service to be provided to said user provides a predetermined service to a user holding said terminal storing said information that differs from a service provided to a user not holding said terminal storing said information; and

a billing information generating unit for generating billing information for the advertiser corresponding to the transmission of said advertisement when said advertisement is transmitted to said terminal by said transmission unit.