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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
May. 29, 2003
Akiko Asami, Shizuoka, JP;
Takashi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Takeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing system, an information processing method for use with the system, an information providing system, and information providing method for use with the system, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method for use with the apparatus, a doll, an object, a program storage medium, and a program for authenticating users reliably are provided. A user acquires beforehand a doll called Pochara the Good Friend incorporating an IC chip that stores a user ID for authenticating the user. When the user mounts the doll on a platformconnected to a personal computer, the user ID is read from the IC chip by a reader housed in the platformand transmitted over the Internetto a Pochara service server. The serverhas a Pochara databaseholding personal information about users of the service. The transmitted user ID is checked against the personal information in the database for authentication. This invention applies advantageously to servers offering services through networks.