Sony Corporation

Sony Group Corporation

Akira Honjo

Masahiro Sueyoshi

Naofumi Hanaki

Kazuo Omori

Katsuyuki Teruyama

Takeshi Otsuka

Hideo Yamamoto

Takuya Oshima

Yoshiaki Hirano

Tomohiko Nagayama

Yuji Hiura

Daisuke Shiigi

Shinji Arakawa

Kayoko Nagatani

Kei Tateno

Hideyuki Shimizu

Akio Yoshioka

Takashi Abeno

Tadafumi Oyama

Takeshi Ootsuka

Yoshihiro Yoshioka

Ryuzo Nakata

Tadayoshi Itani

Kouki Inoue

Maki Nakamichi

There is provided an image processing apparatus including circuitry configured to acquire first authentication data from a first object and second authentication data from a second object, determine authenticity of the first object based on the first authentication data, determine authenticity of the second object based on the second authentication data, and change activation states of both the first object and the second object based on the determined authenticities of both the first object and the second object. When the determined authenticities of both the first object and the second object are determined to be authentic, the circuitry is further configured to change the activation states of both the first object and the second object.

Information processing device, information processing method, and computer program

There is provided a program to make it possible to check whether operation of the RFID tag is a desired operation assumed by a user. The program causes a computer to function as: a means for acquiring information regarding motion of an RFID tag that performs near-field wireless communication; a means for recognizing preliminary operation of the RFID tag on a basis of the information regarding the motion; and a means for performing processing of displaying the recognized preliminary operation of the RFID tag. This configuration makes it possible to check whether operation of the RFID tag is a desired operation assumed by a user.

Program, information processing system, information processing method, and reader/writer apparatus

A data processing apparatus is provided which is capable of improving the responsiveness of communication in which only a maximum of one access request source has write authorization and the other access requests do not have write authorization when communication is performed with a plurality of access request sources. A management apparatus transmits, to a secure application module (SAM), a strong connection request requesting the obtainment of write authorization into the SAM. When it is determined that the strong connection has not already been assigned to the other management apparatuses, the SAM assigns the strong connection to the management apparatus in a state in which a weak connection having read authorization with the management apparatuses is maintained.

Data processing apparatus in which data is accessed in response to an access request from a plurality of access request sources

Mutual authentication is performed by using first and second authentication key data between a first data processing device and a second data processing device. When the mutual authentication is succeeded, the first data processing device uses encryption key data for encrypting predetermined data and outputs the data to the second data processing device. The second data processing device decrypts the encrypted data by using decryption key data and judges whether the data is adequate or not for making the data to effective.

Data processing method, program of the same, and device of the same

Data processing apparatus, program for use therewith, and method for use therewith

In a communication method for enabling communication between a card and a management server that manages the card and for writing information transmitted from the management server to the card, a server state flag and a card state flag are created to indicate the processing state of the management server and the processing state of the card, respectively. The server state flag and the card state flag are occasionally updated during communication between the card and the management server. On the basis of the card state flag, it is determined whether or not the writing by the management server to the card is completed normally. When the writing is not completed normally, the card is rewritten the next time communication is established between the card and the management server, the rewriting being defined in accordance with the card state flag and the server state flag.

Communication system, card, management server, communication method, program, and record medium having recorded thereon program

An effective electronic settlement system in which the number of checks is small. The electronic settlement system includes a data storage device such as an IC card in which value information is stored, a client device provided with an information input/output function to the data storage device, a store device for providing commodities or services, a settlement management device for managing settlement between the data storage device and the store device, and a communication system for connecting the client device, the store device, and the settlement management device so as to enable bidirectional communication. The settlement management device creates, based on settlement request information from the store device, settlement information for making settlement by the data storage device, subjects the settlement information to an encryption processing by using a common key shared by the settlement management device and the data storage device, and transmits the settlement information subjected to the encryption processing to the client device, and the client device outputs the settlement information received from the settlement management device to the data storage device.

Electronic settlement system, settlement management device, store device, client device, data storage device, computer program, and storage medium

A character generator and its method are suitably applied to such a video title generator for adding title images to a video program. Specifically, the character generator according to the present invention analyzes the form of characters inputted by an operator through a keyboard, and generates a polygon model matching the inputted characters so that the inputted characters look a three-dimensional image. The generated polygon model is subjected to rendering processing and displayed on a computer display. The polygon model displayed on the display can be changed in real time by using three-dimensional parameter and so on, for a shadow or perspective, which is set by the operator on the GUI screen. Thereby, the three-dimensional character generated by transforming the inputted character into the three-dimensional form can be generated with simple constructions and operations and in real time.

Character generator and character generating method

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Tokyo, Japan

Akira Honjo