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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2016
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus is provided. The information processing apparatus includes an electronic money unit including a processor, a memory configured to store a balance of electronic monetary value, a terminal communication unit configured to receive a first command from an electronic money terminal using a terminal antenna, a mobile communication unit including a phone antenna for mobile communication via a base station; an interface unit configured to receive a second command from an electronic money server through an encrypted connection over the mobile communication; wherein the processor is configured to change the balance of electronic monetary value in response to at least one of the first command and the second command.