Felica Networks, Inc.

Sony Corporation

Sony Mobile Communications Japan, Inc.

Shuichi Sekiya

Shinichi Kato

Naofumi Hanaki

Itsuki Kamino

Naoto Tobita

Shogo Kawata

Tomoharu Hikita

Takeshi Takeuchi

Suguru Sekita

Kenichi Motodate

Kazuhito Oowada

Kazuhiro Watanabe

Hiroyuki Nagasawa

Shintaro Inoue

Daisuke Shiigi

Keitarou Watanabe

Minako Takahashi

Osamu Sato

Hiroshi Aizawa

Makoto Abe

Hideki Akashika

Shigeki Wakasa

Takuya Oshima

Jun Ogishima

Toyokazu Ota

Mitsuhiro Kimura

Akira Fukada

Kiyotada Yokogi

Hiroshi Tobita

Hironobu Tamai

Naoki Waki

Yuji Fukuzawa

Daisuke Shigi

The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus and method and an information processing system that make it possible to perform more appropriate information provision. Processing relating to settlement of a commercial transaction is performed and log information relating to the settlement is generated, and the generated log information relating to the settlement is supplied to a server, which performs processing relating to provision of the log information relating to the settlement, without the intervention of a commercial transaction processing unit that performs processing relating to the commercial transaction. Further, processing relating to settlement of a commercial transaction is performed by a given method corresponding to a settlement service selected from a plurality of settlement services that can be utilized for the settlement of the commercial transaction and log information relating to the settlement corresponding to the settlement service is generated.

Information processing apparatus and method, and information processing system

There is provided a wireless communication device that includes a communication unit that performs wireless communication with a connection device, and a control unit that encrypts a wireless communication channel with the connection device on the basis of a digital certificate issued by a certificate authority server. The communication unit receives payment information and a valid type of payment from the connection device via the encrypted wireless communication channel. The control unit determines a payment server on the basis of the valid type of payment and causes the communication unit to transmit a payment request based on the payment information to the payment server.

Wireless communication device and payment system

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an information processing device including an activation control unit configured to transmit first information that includes information read through near field communication to a server device, to acquire second information transmitted from the server device according to the first information, and to control activation of an application of the information processing device itself based on the acquired second information.

Information processing device, server device, and information processing system for activation of an application

The present technology relates to information processing system and method, and information processing device and method for realizing a system capable of increasing efficiency while reducing load concentration. Each of the information processing system and method and the information processing device and method according to an aspect of the present technology belongs to one or more center servers. One or more gate controllers different from each other are allocated. Acquired is user data that relates to data about a user corresponding to identification data, and is supplied on the basis of prediction data corresponding to the identification data. Acquired is the identification data that is read from a storage device storing the identification data, and is supplied from the gate controller allocated to the corresponding system, method or device. The acquired user data that corresponds to the acquired identification data is processed. For example, the present technology is applicable to an information processing device or an information processing system.

Information processing system and method, and information processing device and method

Provided is an information processing system including a server device, and a non-contact communication tag readable through NFC. The non-contact communication tag includes an identification information retaining unit that retains identification information for uniquely identifying the tag, an authentication information retaining unit that retains authentication information to be used in authentication of the non-contact communication tag, and a NFC unit that transmits the identification information and the authentication information to another device, which will transmit the received identification information and authentication information to the server device, in NFC with the other device. The server device includes an information acquisition unit that acquires the identification information, the authentication information, and other information transmitted from the other device, an authentication unit that authenticates the non-contact communication tag using the authentication information, and a process execution unit that executes a process according to the other information and the identification information after the authentication.

Information processing system and method for secure exchange of information

There is provided a wireless communication system including a plurality of wireless communication devices that transmits a signal relating to provision of service. The service includes a plurality of stages relating to provision. A plurality of the wireless communication devices correspond to a plurality of the respective stages and transmit the signal corresponding to the stage with radio field intensity corresponding to the stage. In addition, there is provided a wireless communication device including a transmitter that transmits a signal relating to a request of service and a receiver that receives a signal relating to provision of the service from a connection device connected on the basis of a signal relating to the request. The service includes a plurality of stages relating to provision. The transmitter transmits the signal relating to the request corresponding to the stage with radio field intensity corresponding to the stage.

Wireless communication system and wireless communication device

There is provided a control apparatus including a secure storage unit and a processing unit that controls a control target on a basis of authenticated information that is stored in the secure storage unit and the authentication information is authenticated by an authentication apparatus. The processing unit controls the control target by controlling execution of an application.

Control apparatus, authentication apparatus, control system, and control method

Information processing device, server device, and information processing system for execution of application based on near field communication

System and method for activation of application on a device using near field communication

An IC chip, an information processing apparatus, system, method, and program are provided. An IC chip includes an authentication control unit configured to authenticate a request using authentication information. The request and/or the authentication information is received from outside the IC chip.

IC chip, information processing apparatus, system, method, and program

Provided is an information processing apparatus including a reception unit that receives a request for access to an IC chip from an application having access right information for accessing to the IC chip, an acquisition unit that acquires an authentication information for authenticating the application from an external server based on the access right information contained the request for access received by the reception unit, an authentication unit that authenticates the application based on the authentication information obtained by the acquisition unit, and a control unit that controls an access of the application to the IC chip based on an authentication result by the authentication unit.

Information processing apparatus, program, storage medium and information processing system

An information processing apparatus communicates with an electronic device for performing first contact or noncontact communication and performs second communication different from the first communication with the electronic device. The information processing apparatus includes a data storage unit that stores data in a storage area for each of electronic device users, a program storage unit that stores an application program for a service related to the first communication using the data, a communication unit that performs the second communication, an authentication unit that authenticates the electronic device, a data identifying unit that identifies the data stored in the storage area for the authenticated user, and an execution unit that executes, using identification information that is used for identifying the application program for the service related to the first communication and that is sent from the electronic device and the identified data, the application program corresponding to the identification information.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and information processing system

An information processing apparatus is provided. The information processing apparatus includes a communication circuitry with an external apparatus in a noncontact manner by using a carrier of a predetermined frequency and charging an external battery in a noncontact manner; and a control circuitry configured to control a characteristic of at least one of communication and charging.

Information processing apparatus, program, and information processing system

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Shuichi Sekiya