JP4072163B2 - Service execution system, service providing apparatus, and usage right information management method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention includes a service providing device that provides a service, a service using device that uses a service provided by the service providing device, and a portable device that is carried by a user who intends to use the service. In particular, the present invention relates to a usage right information management method for managing usage right information stored in a portable device.

  In recent years, with the spread of networks such as the Internet, various services have been widely used via networks. When a user intends to use such a service, authentication by the service provider side is generally performed using an ID code and a password. However, when trying to use multiple services, the number of ID codes and passwords to be used increases accordingly, which is inconvenient for the user to store or record all ID codes and passwords. is there. In addition, every time the ID code and password are input from the keyboard, it takes time to input and may cause an input error.

  In addition to the authentication by ID code and password, there are cases where the use of the service is permitted by limiting the attributes of the user who wants to receive the service such as age and membership. Also, if the attributes of the service using device are restricted when trying to use a service, the service using device attribute is sent to the service provider to confirm that the service is available. It may be necessary. Even in such a case, if the user attribute or the service using device attribute is input every time the user tries to use the service, the operation becomes complicated.

  In order to solve such a problem, a profile representing a user attribute or a service using device attribute is stored in a recording medium such as an IC card or a memory card, and a service corresponding to the stored profile is provided. There is something. For example, the access control information including the date of birth of the user fixedly recorded on the IC card and the access request indicating the request for content are received, and the age of the user included in the received access control information is requested. Judgment is made whether or not the registered age condition is satisfied according to the content of the content or the form of the provision, and the requested content is provided only when the age of the user satisfies the registered age condition. What is permitted is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  In addition, when the right to use the service must be purchased in advance in order to use the service, the usage right information, which is information indicating that the right to use the service is obtained, is stored in the IC card. A system has also been proposed in which the user can use the service simply by having the service usage device read the usage right information from the IC card.

  FIG. 7 shows a conventional system in which usage right information and the like are stored in an IC card. In this conventional system, as shown in FIG. 7, a service using device 93 and a service providing device 4 are connected by the Internet 1. The service use device 93 is connected to the IC card reader 2 for reading data stored in the IC card 10.

  The IC card 10 is a portable device that is carried by a user who intends to use a service, and includes a non-volatile storage medium and a device having tamper resistance (unauthorized read / write prevention performance). Here, having tamper resistance means having resistance to analysis of internal structure and stored data, and unauthorized reading and writing.

  The IC card 10 stores information such as usage right information indicating the right to use a certain service and user attribute information. Here, the user attribute information refers to the personal information of the user such as the user's date of birth, gender, and name, and the name of the service provider to which the contract is made, such as the company name and ISP (Internet Service Provider). This is information related to user attributes such as information.

  And the service utilization apparatus 93 is provided with the determination apparatus. When the service use device 93 receives a service use request, this determination device reads the user attribute information and the use right information from the IC card 10 inserted in the IC card reader 2, and uses the use right information and the user attribute. Based on the contents of the information, it is determined whether or not the use conditions for receiving the provision of the service are satisfied. Then, the service using device 93 transmits the determination result of the determination device to the service providing device 4 via the Internet 1.

  The service utilization device 93 exercises the utilization right for the service providing device 4 based on the utilization right information stored in the IC card 10 and uses the service provided by the service providing device 4.

  In the system shown in FIG. 7, the user profile and the usage right / license information acquired in advance by the user are stored in a recording medium such as an IC card or a memory card, and the service / device is used. The user inserts the recording medium into a reading device of a service use device such as a personal computer and receives the authentication so that the service / device can be used.

  Next, in the conventional service execution system shown in FIG. 7, using the IC card 10 in which the usage right information is stored, the service usage apparatus 93 receives the service, and the usage right information after exercising is used as the IC card. The process from deletion to 10 is shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  First, when the user inserts the IC card 10 storing the usage right information of a certain service into the IC card reader 2 and operates the service using device 93 to use the service provided by the service providing device 4 The service use device 93 transmits a service use request to the IC card 10 via the IC card reader 2 (step 101).

  The IC card 10 that has received the service use request from the service use device 93 transmits the stored use right information and the like to the service use device 93 (step 102).

  Then, the service use device 93 determines the use condition by confirming the use right information sent from the IC card 10 (step 103), and if it is determined that the service can be used, the service is provided. A usage right exercising request is transmitted to the device 4 (step 104).

  The service providing apparatus 4 that has received the usage right exercising request from the service using apparatus 93 starts providing the service (step 105), and notifies the service using apparatus 93 that the service has been successfully started (step 106).

  Then, the service using device 93 that has confirmed that the service provided by the service providing device 4 has started normally is used to delete the usage right information stored in the IC card 10 via the IC card reader 2. A right information deletion request is transmitted (step 107). In the IC card 10 that has received the usage right information deletion request from the service usage device 93, the exercised usage right information is deleted (step 108), and the deletion of the usage right information is notified as a deletion completion notice. 93 (step 109).

  By performing the processing as shown in FIG. 8, the service using device 93 uses the service provided by the service providing device 4 using the usage right information stored in the IC card 10. Is possible. The usage right information exercised to use this service is deleted from the IC card 10 and collected by the service providing apparatus 4.

  However, if any failure occurs in the service providing device 4, the service using device 93, the IC card reader 2, the IC card 10 or the like constituting the system during the processing as described above, a problem occurs. Become.

  For example, if a failure occurs in the IC card 10 or the IC card reader 2 between the end of the process in step 102 and the execution of the process in step 107, service provision is started. The usage right information in the IC card 10 remains undeleted, and for the service provider, the usage right information could not be collected even though the service was provided. Even if the device itself has not failed, if the IC card 10 is maliciously extracted from the IC card reader 2 after the usage right is exercised and before the usage right information is deleted. Even though the service is provided, the usage right information is not collected. Since the usage right information that has not been deleted in the IC card 10 remains usable again, the service providing apparatus 4 again receives the service information when receiving a service start request based on the usage right information. The offer must be made.

  In addition, for example, when a service is established by combining services provided by a plurality of service providing apparatuses, the service using apparatus gives a usage right corresponding to each service to each of the plurality of service providing apparatuses. Must be done. For example, when trying to realize a service that displays a video from a Web camera installed in a remote place on a large screen display, for a service provider device that provides a Web camera service, ISP, or large screen display service It is necessary to exercise each usage right.

  However, when the processing as shown in FIG. 8 is performed for each service, provision of two services has started. When the usage right information corresponding to the service is deleted from the IC card, the remaining If a service providing apparatus that provides one service fails and cannot receive the service, the two usage right information is deleted even though the service cannot be received as a total. It will be. In other words, from the user's point of view, the usage right information has been deleted even though the service has not been successfully provided. It becomes necessary to purchase information.

In order to prevent the above-mentioned adverse effects, the usage right information is temporarily deleted from the IC card 10 when the usage right is exercised, and if the start of all services to be combined is not confirmed, the deleted usage right information is stored in the IC card. If you try to write back, no problem will occur. However, since a certain amount of processing time is required to write the usage right information to the IC card, if such processing is performed even when a plurality of services are combined, the processing time is longer than necessary. Not realistic.
JP 2003-167785 A

  In the above-described conventional service execution system, if any failure occurs in the service providing device, the service using device, the IC card reader, the IC card, etc. constituting the system, the service is provided even though the usage right is exercised. There is a problem that a user or a service provider may suffer an unfair disadvantage because a failure such as being unable to collect the right to use even though the service has been provided has occurred.

  The object of the present invention is that the user and the service provider suffer an unfair disadvantage even if any trouble occurs in the service providing apparatus, service using apparatus, IC card reader, IC card, etc. constituting the system. It is to provide a service execution system without any.

In order to achieve the above object, a service execution system of the present invention includes a service providing apparatus that provides a service,
Use right information, which is information indicating that the service providing apparatus has the right to use the service, and stores tamper-resistant portable devices;
A service using device for exercising the use right for the service providing device based on the use right information stored in the portable device and using a service provided by the service providing device; In the service execution system,
When using the service provided by the service providing device, the service using device makes a usage right information lock request to lock the usage right information stored in the portable device. After confirming the notification that the right-of-use information lock process has been normally performed from the portable device, the right to use the service providing device was exercised, and the provision of service by the service providing device was confirmed. If the usage right information deletion request for deleting the usage right information corresponding to the exercised usage right is transmitted to the portable device and the usage right information deletion process is not normally completed, the service providing device After canceling the use right exercise for the mobile device, the use right information lock release processing for releasing the use right information lock state for the portable device is performed, and the service is provided. If the exercise of the usage rights for location did not start to provide a service not performed normally, characterized by performing the usage right information lock release processing for releasing the locked state of the usage right information corresponding to the exercise the usage right And

  According to the present invention, after the service usage device makes a usage right exercise request to the service providing device and the service providing device starts to provide the service, some failure occurs and the usage right information deletion process is normally performed. Even if it is not performed, the usage right information corresponding to the exercised usage right remains locked. By setting the usage right information in the locked state so that it cannot be used, it is possible to prevent this usage right information from being used again and the service provider from being disadvantaged. Become.

  Further, according to the present invention, when the usage right information deletion process fails, the usage right exercise is released to the service providing apparatus, and when the usage right fails, the lock status is released. The usage right information that has been locked will be unlocked. Therefore, in the event of any failure, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of problems such as being unable to receive the service even though the usage right has been exercised, or being unable to collect the usage right even though the service has been provided. It becomes.

Further, another service execution system of the present invention includes a plurality of service providing apparatuses that provide a service,
A plurality of usage right information, which is information indicating that the user has a right to use a service provided by the plurality of service providing devices, and a tamper resistant portable device;
For exercising the usage right for each of the plurality of service providing devices based on the plurality of usage right information stored in the portable device, and using the services provided by the plurality of service providing devices in combination In a service execution system comprising a service using device,
The service using device corresponds to the usage right to be exercised among the usage right information stored for the portable device when trying to use a combination of services provided by the plurality of service providing devices. Providing the plurality of services after making a usage right information lock request for locking the usage right information and confirming from the portable device that the usage right information has been normally locked. Use right information for erasing all use right information corresponding to the exercised use right when the use right is exercised for each device and the provision of all services by the plurality of service providing devices is confirmed. A deletion request is transmitted to the portable device.

  In addition, if the usage right information deletion process does not end normally, the service using device cancels the use right for each of the plurality of service providing devices, and then uses all of the usage to the portable device. The use right information lock release processing for releasing the lock state of the right information is performed, and the use of the use right for any one of the plurality of service providing apparatuses is not normally performed, and the service provision is started. If not, all the usage rights corresponding to the usage rights for using multiple services that were intended to be used in combination after performing the cancellation processing on the service providing device for which the usage rights have already been successfully exercised Performs usage right information lock release processing for releasing the information lock state.

  According to the present invention, when a service provided by a plurality of service providing devices is used in combination, the service cannot be used as a whole because one of the services has not been normally provided due to a failure or the like. In this case, all the usage right information corresponding to the service to be combined is maintained without being deleted. As a result, the usage right information is deleted even though the service was not received. It becomes possible to prevent this.

As described above, the present invention has the following effects.
(1) When exercising the right to use a service providing device, the usage right is exercised after locking the usage right information stored in the mobile device. Even when a failure occurs and the usage right information is not deleted normally, it is possible to prevent the service provider from being disadvantaged because the exercised usage right information is used again.
(2) In order to delete the usage right information after confirming that the provision of all services for which usage rights are to be exercised has been started normally, services may be received even though the usage rights have been exercised. It is possible to prevent the harmful effect of being unable to do so.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a service execution system according to the first embodiment of this invention. In FIG. 1, the same components as those in FIG. 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  The service execution system of the present embodiment has a configuration in which the service use device 93 is replaced with the service use device 3 with respect to the conventional service execution system shown in FIG. It is the same as the system.

  The service utilization device 3 in the present embodiment uses the usage right information for locking the usage right information stored in the IC card 10 when attempting to use the service provided by the service providing device 4. After making a lock request and confirming from the IC card 10 that the usage right information has been properly locked, the service providing device 4 exercises the usage right and the service providing device 4 provides the service. Is confirmed, a usage right information deletion request for deleting usage right information corresponding to the exercised usage right is transmitted to the IC card 10.

  In addition, if the usage right information deletion process does not end normally, the service using device 3 releases the usage right from the service providing device 4 and then locks the usage right information to the IC card 10. If the usage right information is unlocked for canceling the service right and the service right is not normally exercised and the service is not started, the usage right information corresponding to the exercised right is locked. Performs usage right information lock release processing for releasing the status.

  Next, in the service execution system of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the use right information after the service is provided and exercised by the service use device 3 using the IC card 10 storing the use right information is obtained. The process up to deletion from the IC card 10 is shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  The flowchart shown in FIG. 2 is the same as the flowchart shown in FIG. Steps 201 to 203 for locking the usage right information in the IC card 10 are added between step 104 and step 104.

  The service utilization device 3 requests the IC card 10 to lock the usage right information after determining usage conditions by checking the usage right information sent from the IC card 10 (step 103). (Step 201). Then, the IC card 10 that has received the use right information lock request from the service use device 3 performs a process of locking the use right information corresponding to the use right to be exercised among the stored use right information. (Step 202), after this lock processing is completed, a usage right information lock end notification to the effect that the usage right information has been normally locked is returned to the service using device 3 (Step 203). If the notification that the usage right information is locked in step 203 cannot be confirmed, the service usage apparatus 3 does not exercise the usage right.

  Here, as a specific process for locking the usage right information, any method may be used as long as it can be determined that the usage right information is locked. For example, whether the usage right information is locked or not. If the flag is “0”, the usage right information is not locked. If the flag is “1”, the usage right information is locked. It is expressed as being in a state of being performed.

  Even in a state where the usage right information is locked, in the usage right information deleting process in step 108, the usage right information is deleted together with information such as a flag indicating the locked state.

  According to the service execution system of the present embodiment, after a use right exercising request is made from the service use device 3 to the service providing device 4 (step 104) and service provision is started by the service providing device 4 (step 105), Even if the service usage device 3, the IC card reader 2 or the IC card 10 has some trouble and the usage right information deletion process in step 108 is not performed normally, the usage corresponding to the exercised usage right is used. The right information remains locked. By setting so that the usage right information in the state where the lock processing is performed cannot be used, it is possible to prevent the usage right information from being used again and the service provider from being disadvantaged. .

  If the deletion end notification cannot be received even after a certain period of time has elapsed since the use right information deletion request in step 107 has been made (timeout), or in step 109, the use right information is normally deleted instead of the deletion end notification. If an error notification indicating that it has not been received is received, the service using device 3 determines that the usage right information deletion processing has failed, and executes the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 3, the service using device 3 first releases the use right exercise to the service providing device 4 (step 301). In response to the cancellation of the use right exercise, the service providing apparatus 4 stops providing the service (step 302), and notifies the service using apparatus 3 that the use right has been released (step 303). Then, the service using device 3 transmits a request for unlocking the usage right information to the IC card 10 (step 304). The IC card 10 that has received the unlock request from the service using device 3 performs the unlocking process of the usage right information that has been locked (step 305), and the unlocking of the usage right information has been normally performed. Is notified to the service using device 3 (step 306).

  Further, in the flowchart of FIG. 2, when a service start success notification cannot be received even after a lapse of a certain time after making a use right exercise request in step 104 (timeout), or in step 106, the service start is started instead of the service success notification When the service utilization apparatus 3 receives an error notification indicating that the right has not been performed normally, the service utilization apparatus 3 determines that the exercise of the right has failed, and performs the processing of steps 304 to 306 shown in FIG.

  As a result of the processing as described above, if the usage right information deletion process fails, the usage right exercise is canceled for the service providing apparatus 4, and if the usage right exercise fails, In this case, the usage right information that has been locked is unlocked. Therefore, if any trouble occurs in the service providing device 4, the service using device 3, the IC card reader 2, the IC card 10, etc., the service provision cannot be received even though the use right is exercised. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of problems such as failure to collect the usage right even though the service has been performed.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a service execution system according to the second embodiment of this invention will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the service execution system according to the second embodiment of this invention. In FIG. 4, the same components as those of FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In the service execution system according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above, there is one service providing apparatus. However, in this embodiment, the service using apparatus 3 includes three services as shown in FIG. A case will be described using a case where services provided by the providing devices 4a to 4c are used in combination.

  The service use device 3 in this embodiment exercises the use right to each of the plurality of service providing devices 4a to 4c based on the plurality of use right information stored in the IC card 10, and the plurality of service providing devices 4a. The services provided by ~ 4c are used in combination.

  The service utilization device 3 in the present embodiment uses the usage right information stored in the IC card 10 when trying to use the services provided by the three service provision devices 4a to 4c in combination. Make a usage right information lock request to lock the usage right information corresponding to the usage right to be exercised, and confirm from the IC card 10 that all the usage right information has been successfully locked. After the use right is exercised for each of the three service providing devices 4a to 4c, and the provision of all the services by the three service providing devices 4a to 4c is confirmed, all the right corresponding to the exercised use right A usage right information deletion request for deleting the usage right information is transmitted to the IC card 10.

  In addition, when the usage right information deletion process does not end normally, the service usage device 3 according to the present embodiment cancels the usage rights for the three service providing devices 4a to 4c, and then the IC card 10 The use right information lock release processing for releasing the lock state of all use right information is performed, and the use right for any one of the three service providing apparatuses 4a to 4c is normally exercised. If the service is not started and service provision has not been started, use of multiple services that are intended to be used in combination will be performed after the exercise release processing has been performed on the service provision equipment that has already been successfully used. Use right information lock release processing for releasing the lock state of all use right information corresponding to the right.

In the service execution system of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 4, use right information is received from the IC card 10 after the service is provided by the service use device 3 using the IC card 10 in which the use right information is stored. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing until deletion. First, the user inserts the IC card 10 storing the usage right information of a certain service into the IC card reader 2 and operates the service using device 3 to provide the service. When the service provided by the devices 4a to 4c is to be used, the service use device 3 transmits a service use request to the IC card 10 via the IC card reader 2 (step 501). The IC card 10 that has received the service use request from the service use device 3 transmits the stored use right information and the like to the service use device 3 (step 502). Then, the service utilization device 3 determines the utilization condition by confirming the utilization right information sent from the IC card 10 (step 503). The processing so far is the same processing as the conventional system.

  If it is determined in step 503 that the service can be used, the service use device 3 requests that all three use right information corresponding to the use right to be exercised with respect to the IC card 10 be locked. (Step 504). Then, the IC card 10 that has received the usage right information lock request from the service usage apparatus 3 locks the three usage right information corresponding to the usage right to be exercised among the stored usage right information. (Step 505), and after the lock process is completed, a usage right information lock end notification to the effect that the usage right information has been normally locked is returned to the service utilization apparatus 3 (Step 506).

  Then, the service using device 3 transmits a use right exercising request to the service providing device 4a (step 507). The service providing apparatus 4a that has received the use right exercising request from the service using apparatus 3 starts providing the service (step 508), and notifies the service using apparatus 3 that the service has been successfully started (step 509). Then, similar processing is sequentially performed on the service providing apparatuses 4b and 4c (steps 510 to 515).

  Then, the service utilization apparatus 3 that has confirmed that the start of all the services has been successful issues a utilization right information deletion request for deleting the three utilization right information stored in the IC card 10 via the IC card reader 2. Transmit (step 516). The IC card 10 that has received the usage right information deletion request from the service usage device 3 deletes the three usage right information that has been exercised (step 517), and the deletion completion notification is sent to the effect that the deletion of the usage right information has ended. It transmits to the utilization apparatus 3 (step 518).

  Also in the service execution system of the present embodiment, as in the case of the first embodiment described above, a usage right exercising request is made from the service use device 3 to the service providing devices 4a, 4b, and 4c (step 507, 510, 513) and after the service provision is started by the service providing devices 4a, 4b, 4c (steps 509, 512, 515), there is some trouble in the service using device 3, the IC card reader 2, the IC card 10, or the like. Even if the usage right information deletion process in step 517 is not performed normally, the usage right information corresponding to the exercised usage right remains locked. By setting so that the usage right information in the state where the lock processing is performed cannot be used, it is possible to prevent the usage right information from being used again and the service provider from being disadvantaged. .

  If the deletion end notification cannot be received even after a certain period of time has elapsed since the use right information deletion request in step 516 has been made (timeout), or the use right information is normally deleted instead of the deletion end notification in step 518. If an error notification indicating that it has not been received is received, the service using device 3 determines that the usage right information deletion processing has failed, and executes the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 6, the service using device 3 first releases the use right exercise to the service providing devices 4a, 4b, and 4c (steps 601, 604, and 607). In response to the cancellation of the use right exercise, the service providing apparatuses 4a, 4b, and 4c stop providing the service (steps 602, 605, and 608), and notify the service using apparatus 3 that the use right has been released. (Steps 603, 606, 609). Then, the service using device 3 transmits a request for unlocking the usage right information to the IC card 10 (step 610). The IC card 10 that has received the unlock request from the service using device 3 performs the unlock processing for all the usage right information that has been locked (step 611), and the unlocking of the usage right information is normally performed. The service utilization apparatus 3 is notified (step 612).

  Further, in the flowchart of FIG. 5, when a service start success notification cannot be received even after a lapse of a certain period of time after making the usage right exercise request in step 507 (timeout), or in step 509, the service start is started instead of the service success notification When the service utilization apparatus 3 receives an error notification indicating that the service has not been normally performed, the service utilization apparatus 3 determines that the exercise of the right to the service providing apparatus 4a has failed, and performs the processing of steps 610 to 612 shown in FIG. To unlock all usage rights information.

  Further, when the use right for the service providing apparatus 4b has failed in steps 510 and 512, a process for canceling the service provision is performed for the service providing apparatus 4a that has already started providing the service (steps). 607 to 609), and further, the processing of steps 610 to 612 is performed to perform the unlocking processing of all the usage right information.

  Similarly, in steps 513 and 515, when the use right for the service providing apparatus 4c fails, the process of canceling the service provision to the service providing apparatuses 4a and 4b that have already started providing the service. (Steps 604 to 609), and further, the processing of steps 610 to 612 is performed to perform the lock release processing of all the usage right information.

  As a result of the processing as described above, when the usage right information deletion process fails, the use of the right to use the service providing devices 4a, 4b, and 4c is canceled, and the service providing device 4a, In the case where the use of the right to use any of the service providing devices 4b and 4c fails, the service providing device that has already started providing the service is notified to stop providing the service, All the usage right information that has been locked is unlocked. Therefore, if any failure occurs in the service providing devices 4a, 4b, 4c, the service using device 3, the IC card reader 2, the IC card 10, etc., the service right cannot be received even though the use right is exercised. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of problems such as failure to collect the usage right even though the service is provided.

  In addition, when using a combination of services provided by a plurality of service providing apparatuses 4a, 4b, and 4c as in the present embodiment, any service is not normally provided due to a failure or the like. If the service cannot be used as a total, all the usage right information corresponding to the service to be combined will be maintained without being deleted. As a result, the service could not be used. It is possible to prevent the right information from being deleted.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, it has been described that the use condition is determined in the service using device 3, but the present invention is not limited to such a case, and the use condition is determined by the IC. The same can be applied to the case where the determination is made in the card 2 and the determination result is notified to the service utilization device 3.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the service execution system of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. In the service execution system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, use right information is received from the IC card 10 after the service is provided by the service use device 3 using the IC card 10 in which the use right information is stored. It is a flowchart which shows the process until it is deleted. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the process of the service utilization device 3 when the usage right information deletion process fails in the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the service execution system of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. In the service execution system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, use right information is received from the IC card 10 after the service is provided by the service use device 3 using the IC card 10 in which the use right information is stored. It is a flowchart which shows the process until it is deleted. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the process of the service utilization apparatus 3, when the usage right information deletion process fails in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the conventional service execution system. In the conventional service execution system shown in FIG. 7, the use right information is deleted from the IC card 10 after the service is provided by the service use device 93 using the IC card 10 in which the use right information is stored. It is a flowchart which shows the process until this.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Internet 2 IC card reader 3 Service utilization apparatus 4, 4a, 4b, 4c Service provision apparatus 10 IC card 93 Service utilization apparatus 101-109 Step 201-203 Step 301-306 Step 501-518 Step 601-612 Step

Claims (9)

A service providing device for providing a service;
Use right information, which is information indicating that the service providing apparatus has the right to use the service, and stores tamper-resistant portable devices;
A service using device for exercising the use right for the service providing device based on the use right information stored in the portable device and using a service provided by the service providing device; In the service execution system,
When using the service provided by the service providing device, the service using device makes a usage right information lock request to lock the usage right information stored in the portable device. After confirming the notification that the right-of-use information lock process has been normally performed from the portable device, the right to use the service providing device was exercised, and the provision of service by the service providing device was confirmed. If the usage right information deletion request for deleting the usage right information corresponding to the exercised usage right is transmitted to the portable device and the usage right information deletion process is not normally completed, the service providing device After canceling the use right exercise for the mobile device, the use right information lock release processing for releasing the use right information lock state for the portable device is performed, and the service is provided. If the exercise of the usage rights for location did not start to provide a service not performed normally, characterized by performing the usage right information lock release processing for releasing the locked state of the usage right information corresponding to the exercise the usage right Service execution system. A plurality of service providing devices for providing services;
A plurality of usage right information, which is information indicating that the user has a right to use a service provided by the plurality of service providing devices, and a tamper resistant portable device;
For exercising the usage right for each of the plurality of service providing devices based on the plurality of usage right information stored in the portable device, and using the services provided by the plurality of service providing devices in combination In a service execution system comprising a service using device,
The service using device corresponds to the usage right to be exercised among the usage right information stored for the portable device when trying to use a combination of services provided by the plurality of service providing devices. Providing the plurality of services after making a usage right information lock request for locking the usage right information and confirming from the portable device that the usage right information has been normally locked. Use right information for erasing all use right information corresponding to the exercised use right when the use right is exercised for each device and the provision of all services by the plurality of service providing devices is confirmed. A service execution system, wherein a deletion request is transmitted to the portable device. If the usage right information deletion process does not end normally, the service using device releases all the usage rights for the plurality of service providing devices, and then all the usage right information for the portable device. The use right information lock release processing for releasing the lock state of the service is performed, and the use right for any one of the plurality of service providing apparatuses is not normally exercised, and the service provision is not started. In this case, all the usage rights information corresponding to the usage rights for using multiple services that were intended to be used in combination after performing the cancellation processing on the service providing device for which the usage rights have already been successfully exercised. 3. The service execution system according to claim 2, wherein a use right information lock releasing process for releasing the lock state is performed. Usage right information, which is information indicating that the user has the right to use the service provided by the service providing device, is read from the portable device, and the usage right information is transmitted to the service providing device based on the read usage right information. In the service using device for exercising and using the service provided by the service providing device,
When attempting to use a service provided by the service providing apparatus, a usage right information lock request for locking the usage right information stored in the portable apparatus is issued and used from the portable apparatus. After confirming the notification that the right information lock processing has been normally performed, the use right is exercised with respect to the service providing apparatus, and the service provided by the service providing apparatus is confirmed. If the usage right information deletion request for deleting the usage right information corresponding to the right is transmitted to the portable device and the usage right information deletion processing is not normally completed, the usage right is exercised to the service providing device. After releasing the access right, the use right information lock release processing for releasing the lock state of the use right information for the portable device is performed, and the use right for the service providing device is If the offer is not normally performed service has not been started, the service using apparatus which is characterized in that the usage right information lock release processing for releasing the locked state of the usage right information corresponding to the exercise the usage rights. Usage right information, which is information indicating that a user has a right to use a service provided by a plurality of service providing devices, is read from the mobile device, and a plurality of services are provided based on the read usage right information. In the service using device for exercising the usage right for each device and using the services provided by the plurality of service providing devices in combination,
When using a combination of services provided by the plurality of service providing devices, the usage right information corresponding to the usage right to be exercised is locked out of the usage right information stored for the portable device. Use right information lock request to enter the state, and after confirming from the portable device that all the right information has been successfully locked, use each of the plurality of service providing devices. When the right is exercised and the provision of all the services by the plurality of service providing devices is confirmed, a request for deleting the right of use information for deleting all of the right of use corresponding to the exercised right of use is sent to the portable device. A service using device, characterized by being transmitted to If the usage right information deletion process does not end normally, after releasing the usage rights for each of the plurality of service providing devices, the locked state of all usage right information is released for the portable device. If the use right information is unlocked for the service providing device and the service right is not normally exercised for any one of the plurality of service providing devices, and the provision of the service is not started, To release the lock status of all usage rights information corresponding to the usage rights for using multiple services that were intended to be used in combination after performing the exercise cancellation processing for the service providing device that has been successfully exercised The service use apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the use right information lock release processing is performed. Use right information, which is information indicating that the user has the right to use the service provided by the service providing apparatus, is read from the portable device, and the use right is exercised for the service providing apparatus based on the read use right information. And when using the service provided by the service providing apparatus, a method for managing the usage right information for managing the usage right information,
When using the service provided by the service providing device, performing a usage right information lock request for locking the usage right information stored in the portable device; and
Exercising the usage right with respect to the service providing device after confirming the notification that the locking processing of the usage right information has been normally performed from the portable device;
A step of transmitting a usage right information deletion request for deleting usage right information corresponding to the exercised usage right to the portable device when service provision by the service providing device is confirmed ;
If the usage right information deletion process does not end normally, the usage right information for releasing the locked state of the usage right information for the portable device after releasing the exercise of the usage right for the service providing device Performing the unlocking process;
When the use right for the service providing apparatus is not normally exercised and the service provision is not started, the use right information lock release processing for releasing the lock state of the use right information corresponding to the exercised use right is performed. And a method for managing usage right information. Use right information, which is information indicating that the user has the right to use the service provided by the service providing apparatus, is read from the portable device, and the use right is exercised for the service providing apparatus based on the read use right information. And when using the service provided by the service providing apparatus, a method for managing the usage right information for managing the usage right information,
When using a combination of services provided by the plurality of service providing devices, the usage right information corresponding to the usage right to be exercised is locked out of the usage right information stored for the portable device. A step of requesting the usage right information lock to enter a state;
Exercising the usage right for each of the plurality of service providing devices after confirming that the lock processing of all the usage right information has been normally performed from the portable device;
A step of transmitting, to the portable device, a usage right information deletion request for deleting all usage right information corresponding to the exercised usage right when the provision of all services by the plurality of service providing devices is confirmed; Management method of usage right information. If the usage right information deletion process does not end normally, after releasing the usage rights for each of the plurality of service providing devices, the locked state of all usage right information is released for the portable device. A step of performing usage right information unlock processing for
If the use right for one of the plurality of service providing apparatuses is not normally exercised and the service provision is not started, the use right is already exercised for the service providing apparatus that has been successfully used. Performing the usage right information lock release processing for releasing the lock state of all the usage right information corresponding to the usage rights for using the plurality of services to be used in combination after performing the release processing of The usage right information management method according to claim 8 , further comprising:

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