JP5705958B2 - Information processing system, management information processing apparatus, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing system, a management information processing apparatus, and a program.

  In recent years, information processing terminals that can communicate in a contactless manner with a reader / writer, such as a contactless IC (Integrated Circuit) card and a mobile phone equipped with an IC chip, have become widespread.

  An information processing terminal capable of non-contact communication with a reader / writer as described above includes a tamper-resistant IC chip, so that, for example, data such as electronic money or tickets, where data is a problem, credit card It is possible to safely transmit / receive and update data related to personal information such as membership numbers and data in which leakage of information such as numbers is a problem. Therefore, the provision of various services using information processing terminals that can communicate in a non-contact manner with the reader / writer as described above is spreading socially.

  Under such circumstances, various technologies using an information processing terminal equipped with an IC chip capable of non-contact communication with a reader / writer have been developed. For example, Patent Document 1 is cited as a technology that enables an information providing service to be received even with an IC chip other than an IC chip distributed by an information provider. Moreover, as a technique for using information acquired from an information processing terminal to issue a ticket, for example, Patent Document 2 can be cited. Furthermore, as a technique for selling and refunding an electronic ticket by holding information such as transaction history and electronic money in an information processing terminal, for example, Patent Document 3 can be cited.

JP 2006-120062 JP JP-A-2005-11211 Japanese Patent No. 3614480

  However, in the conventional technology using an information processing terminal equipped with an IC chip, it is necessary to construct an information processing system for providing a service every time a new service is provided, or data used in an IC chip When the change is made, a burden is placed on the service provider (hereinafter referred to as “service provider”), such as the need to change the program in the management information processing apparatus on the data provider side.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide first data transmitted from an information processing terminal equipped with an IC chip and second data held by the management information processing apparatus. It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved information processing system, management information processing apparatus, and program capable of generating data usable in an information processing terminal from data.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to a first aspect of the present invention, an information processing terminal including an IC chip capable of contactless communication with a reader / writer, and service data including data used in the IC chip An information processing system having a data providing device that holds first data for generating a service information, and a management information processing device that generates the service data and transmits the service data to the information processing terminal. A terminal-side communication unit configured to acquire the first data from the data providing apparatus and transmit the first data to the management information processing apparatus, wherein the management information processing apparatus transmits the first data transmitted from the information processing terminal; A management communication unit that receives one data; a management storage unit that holds at least one or more second data for generating the service data; and the first data; The information processing system comprising a data generation unit for generating the service data and at least one or more second data corresponding to the serial first data is provided.

  The information processing system can include a data providing device, an information processing terminal equipped with an IC chip capable of contactless communication with a reader / writer, and a management information processing device. The data providing apparatus constituting the information processing system is, for example, a service providing apparatus that provides a service to a user who uses the information processing terminal, and includes services used by the IC chip and can be used by the information processing terminal The first data for generating data can be held.

  An information processing terminal constituting the information processing system can include at least a terminal-side communication unit. The information processing terminal includes the terminal-side communication unit, thereby acquiring the first data from the data providing apparatus via a network such as the Internet or via a reader / writer, and further acquiring the acquired first data as management information It can be sent to the processing device.

  The management information processing apparatus constituting the information processing system can include a management communication unit, a management storage unit, and a data generation unit. The management-side communication unit is a unit for communicating with an external device. For example, the management-side communication unit can communicate with an information processing terminal via a network and acquire first data from the information processing terminal. The management-side storage unit is a storage unit included in the management information processing apparatus, and holds at least one or more second data for generating service data including data used in the IC chip and usable in the information processing terminal Can do. The data generation unit can generate service data from the first data and at least one or more second data corresponding to the first data, and transmit the generated service data to the information processing terminal.

  With this configuration, information that can generate data usable in the information processing terminal from the first data transmitted from the information processing terminal equipped with the IC chip and the second data held by the management information processing apparatus. A processing system is realized.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the second aspect of the present invention, service data including data used in an IC chip capable of contactless communication with a reader / writer is generated, and the IC chip is mounted. A management information processing apparatus that transmits the service data to the information processing terminal that receives the first data for generating the service data transmitted from the information processing terminal; The service data is generated from a management storage unit that holds at least one or more second data for generating service data, the first data, and at least one or more second data corresponding to the first data. There is provided a management information processing apparatus including a data generation unit.

  The management information processing apparatus can include a management side communication unit, a management side storage unit, and a data generation unit. For example, the management-side communication unit can communicate with the information processing terminal via the network and acquire the first data from the information processing terminal. The management-side storage unit can hold at least one or more second data for generating service data including data used in the IC chip and usable in the information processing terminal. The data generation unit can generate service data from the first data and at least one or more second data corresponding to the first data, and transmit the generated service data to the information processing terminal. With this configuration, data usable by the information processing terminal can be generated from the first data transmitted from the information processing terminal on which the IC chip is mounted and the second data held by the management information processing apparatus.

  The first data transmitted from the information processing terminal is dynamic data that is held in a data providing device that is an external device of the information processing terminal and can be changed in the data providing device. Each piece of data may be static data stored in advance in the management-side storage unit.

  With this configuration, service data can be generated more flexibly.

  The first data is expressed in a markup language format, and the data generation unit interprets the first data expressed in the markup language format and holds the first data in the management-side storage unit. At least one or more second data corresponding to the first data may be selected from at least one or more second data.

  With this configuration, even when the first data is changed in the data providing device that is an external device of the information processing terminal, the management information processing device holds the first data transmitted from the information processing terminal equipped with the IC chip. The data that can be used in the information processing terminal can be generated from the second data.

  Further, the service data generated by the data generation unit may be metadata expressed in a markup language format.

  With this configuration, the service data executed in the information processing terminal can be data with low dependency on the information processing terminal.

  The data generation unit further generates exchange data for specifying the generated service data and transmits the exchange data to the information processing terminal. When the exchange data is acquired from the information processing terminal, the exchange data And the corresponding service data may be transmitted to the information processing terminal.

  With this configuration, the generated service data can be transferred to the information processing terminal more reliably and more securely.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the third aspect of the present invention, there is provided second data for generating service data including data used in an IC chip capable of contactless communication with a reader / writer. A program related to a management information processing apparatus that retains at least one or more, a means for receiving first data for generating the service data from an information processing terminal equipped with the IC chip, the received first data, A program for causing a computer to function as means for generating the service data from at least one or more second data corresponding to the first data is provided.

  With this program, data usable by the information processing terminal can be generated from the first data transmitted from the information processing terminal equipped with the IC chip and the second data held by the management information processing apparatus.

  According to the present invention, data usable by an information processing terminal can be generated from first data transmitted from an information processing terminal equipped with an IC chip and second data held by the management information processing apparatus. .

It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the problem in the conventional information processing system. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an information processing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the 1st data which concern on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the metadata which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the 1st data generation method which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the 2nd data generation method which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the target metacode which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the 3rd data generation method which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the information processing system which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the data movement method which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the present specification and drawings, components having substantially the same functional configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

(Regarding problems in conventional information processing systems)
Before describing an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, first, an example of a problem in a conventional information processing system will be described.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a problem in a conventional information processing system, and shows an example of acquisition and use of a coupon in a mobile phone equipped with an IC chip.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (a), a user using a mobile phone accesses a site for a mobile phone (Website), a site for a PC (Personal Computer), etc., and through the site, FIG. Coupon information (service data) as shown in b) can be acquired.

  Further, the acquired coupon information (service data) may include coupon data that can be used in the IC chip, and the user who acquired the coupon data is, for example, a reader / writer as shown in FIG. Hold the mobile phone over the writer (ie, communicate between the reader / writer and the IC chip to send the coupon data), or show the obtained coupon information to the service provider (eg, store clerk) Thus, the acquired coupon data and coupon information can be used.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 1A to 1C, the service providing side that provides coupon information usable by the user is one of means for securing customers, for example, the contents of coupon information (for example, , “Cake set A”, “10% OFF” in FIG. 1B may be changed as appropriate. However, in the conventional information processing system, in order to change the content of the coupon information, for example, a program change in a management information processing apparatus (service center) on the data providing side that provides coupon data or coupon information to a mobile phone, etc. Was needed. For this reason, the service provider cannot easily change the contents of the coupon data or coupon information.

(First embodiment)
Next, an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the information processing system 1000 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 2, the information processing system 1000 according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an information processing terminal 100, service providing side information processing devices 300, 400,..., And a management information processing device 500.

  The information processing terminal 100 and the service providing side information processing devices 300, 400,... Are connected to the information processing terminal 100 and the management information processing device 500 through a network line, for example. Here, the network line may be a wired network such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or a WAN (Wide Area Network), or a WLAN (Wireless Local Network) using MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output). A role as a wireless network such as an area network, the Internet using a communication protocol such as TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol), or a so-called wireless LAN access point Although it may be via a base station (not shown) or the like, it is not limited to the above.

  The information processing terminal 100 and the service providing side information processing devices 300, 400,... May be connected via a reader / writer 150. The information processing terminal 100 and the reader / writer 150 can communicate in a non-contact manner using a magnetic field (carrier wave) having a specific frequency such as 13.56 MHz.

  In addition, the information processing terminal 100 and the service providing side information processing devices 300, 400,... Are not limited to being connected via a network line or being connected via the reader / writer 150 to perform communication, for example, infrared rays, IEEE802. .11 (also referred to as “Wi-Fi”), so-called short-range wireless communication using IEEE802.15.1 or the like.

  Further, the information processing terminal 100 and the service providing side information processing devices 300, 400,... Can directly exchange data by connecting via a network line or via the reader / writer 150. Yes, but not limited to direct data exchange. The information processing terminal 100 and the service providing side information processing devices 300, 400,... Are connected to, for example, a PC owned by a user who uses the information processing terminal 100 and the service providing side information processing devices 300, 400,. By transmitting an electronic mail from the PC to the information processing terminal 100, data can be exchanged indirectly.

[Information processing terminal]
The information processing terminal 100 is a device usable by a user, and includes a terminal-side communication unit 102, an operation unit 104, a terminal-side storage unit 106, a display unit 108, and an IC chip 110. Further, the information processing terminal 100 may include a terminal-side control unit (not shown) configured by an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) or the like that controls the entire information processing terminal 100.

  The terminal side communication unit 102 is a unit for communicating with an external device, and is connected to an external device such as the service providing side information processing devices 300, 400,..., The management information processing device 500 via a network line or a reader / writer. Communication can be performed. The terminal side communication unit 102 acquires first data (described later) from the service providing side information processing devices 300, 400,... Via a network such as the Internet or via a reader / writer, for example. Data can be transmitted to the management information processing apparatus 500. Here, transmission of the acquired first data to the management information processing apparatus 500 can be performed, for example, by a terminal-side control unit (not shown) interpreting the first data and specifying a transmission destination.

  The terminal-side communication unit 102 can also acquire data (hereinafter referred to as “service data”) that can be used by the information processing terminal, including data used by the IC chip 110, from the management information processing apparatus 500. Here, as the service data according to the embodiment of the present invention, for example, data related to electronic money value (for example, electronic money value and related data), data related to personal authentication (for example, biometric data and related data) Data), data related to tickets (for example, ticket data and related data), data related to coupon data (for example, coupon data and related data), and the like, but are not limited thereto.

  The operation unit 104 is an interface that can be operated by the user. Examples of the operation unit 104 include buttons, direction keys, a rotary selector such as a jog dial, or a combination thereof.

  The terminal-side storage unit 106 is a storage unit of the information processing terminal 100 provided outside the IC chip 110. The terminal-side storage unit 106 can hold service data transmitted from the management information processing apparatus 500. FIG. 2 shows that the terminal-side storage unit 106 holds metadata as service data. Here, the metadata according to the embodiment of the present invention is data in which information about data used in the IC chip 110 is expressed in a markup language format. Note that the metadata as service data according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to data expressed in the markup language format, and can be realized by data in a format executable by the information processing terminal 100. Needless to say. A specific example of metadata will be described later.

  The terminal-side storage unit 106 includes, for example, a magnetic recording medium such as a hard disk, a flash memory, an MRAM (Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory), an FeRAM (Ferroelectric Random Access Memory), and a PRAM (Phase Non-volatile memory such as change random access memory, magneto-optical disk, etc. are mentioned, but not limited to the above.

  The display unit 108 is a display unit included in the information processing terminal 100, and can display, for example, a screen related to a user operation, acquired coupon data, content of coupon information, and the like. Here, as the display unit 108, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an OLED display (Organic Light Emitting Diode display), or an organic EL display (Organic electroluminescence display)), FED (Field Emission Display). Field emission display) and the like, but not limited thereto.

  The IC chip 110 implements various parts related to communication with a reader / writer with an integrated circuit, and can have tamper resistance. Further, the IC chip 110 can include a storage unit (not shown) in the IC chip that holds data used by the IC chip 110 included in the metadata transmitted from the management information processing apparatus 500. Data used in the IC chip 110 held in a storage unit (not shown) in the IC chip is obtained by, for example, the reader / writer 150 communicating with the IC chip 110 using a carrier wave, thereby causing the reader / writer 150 to communicate. Read or written by

[Information provider on the service provider side (data provider)]
The service providing side information processing device 300 is, for example, a device on the service providing side that manages a mobile phone site or a PC site, or a device installed at a service providing location such as a store. The service providing side information processing apparatus 300 can include a providing side communication unit 302 and a providing side storage unit 304. Further, the service providing side information processing device 300 is configured by an MPU or the like, and provides a providing side control unit (not shown) that controls the entire service providing side information processing device 300, and a providing side operation unit that can be operated by a manager. (Not shown) or the like. Since the service providing side information processing device 400,... Can have the same configuration as the service providing side information processing device 300, the service providing side information processing device 300 will be described below.

  The providing-side communication unit 302 is a unit for communicating with an external device, and can communicate with an external device such as the information processing terminal 100 via a network line or a reader / writer.

  The providing-side storage unit 304 is a storage unit included in the service providing-side information processing device 300, and can hold first data used to generate service data. Here, examples of the providing-side storage unit 304 include a magnetic recording medium such as a hard disk, a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory, and a magneto-optical disk, but are not limited thereto.

  The first data according to the embodiment of the present invention is data having information for generating service data, for example, a mark such as XML (Extensible Markup Language) that can easily create and change data. The data can be expressed in the form of an up language.

<Example of first data: Data related to coupon>
Here, an example of the first data according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the first data according to the embodiment of the present invention. As an example of the first data, as shown in FIG. 3A, provision of a coupon in which “cake set” is “10% OFF” is given. In the following description, “providing a coupon” will be described as an example for the first embodiment of the present invention, but it goes without saying that the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to “providing a coupon”. The embodiment of the present invention can be applied to various services such as “ticketing”.

  FIG. 3B is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of the first data A306. Referring to FIG. 3B, the first data A306 is used to specify, for example, an address (reference numeral 308) of the management information processing apparatus 500 and second data (described later) corresponding to the management information processing apparatus 500. Information (symbol 310), data used in the IC chip (symbol 312), service data title information (symbol 314), and explanation information for transmitting the contents of the service data to the user using the service data (symbol 310) 316) and is expressed in a markup language format.

  Here, in FIG. 3B, as an example of information (reference numeral 310) used for specifying the second data (described later) corresponding to the management information processing apparatus 500, the management information processing apparatus 500 identifies the service provider. A service ID ("00001") for specifying, an item ID ("0024") for specifying the service to be provided, and a category ID ("C") for specifying the service category are generated. A redistribution restriction (“1”) that defines a restriction on redistribution of service data is set. The management information processing apparatus 500 can generate service data by identifying corresponding second data (described later) by interpreting the first data. As a means for interpreting the first data in the management information processing apparatus 500, for example, “&” shown in FIG. 3B is regarded as one segment of the first data, or further divided into a predetermined number of characters in the segment. (For example, each piece of information indicated by reference numeral 310 in FIG. 3B). However, the present invention is not limited to the above.

  Further, in FIG. 3B, data in a hexadecimal number format is set as data (reference numeral 312) used in the IC chip. Here, the data (reference numeral 312) used in the IC chip is data that can be read and interpreted by the reader / writer, for example, as shown in FIG. Therefore, in the first data according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 3 (b), in order to convey the contents of the service data to the user who uses the service data, the description information (symbol 316) in text format is separately added. Provided.

  Note that the information included in the first data is not limited to the above. For example, use restriction information for enabling use of only a specific information processing terminal, creation date and time of the first data, and authenticity of the first data are verified. Signature information used for the purpose may be included. Further, it goes without saying that the format of the first data and the information included in the first data according to the embodiment of the present invention are not limited to FIG.

  By providing the first data according to the embodiment of the present invention as data expressed in a markup language format as shown in FIG. 3B, for example, a service provided in HTML (HyperText Markup Language) You can embed it on the site. The markup language is a kind of data description language in which a data description method and a data element access method are made common, and data can be stored in a text format. Therefore, the service provider can easily change the content of the first data by expressing the first data in the markup language format. Therefore, the first data according to the embodiment of the present invention can be said to be dynamic data that can be changed by the service provider.

[Management information processing device]
The management information processing apparatus 500 includes a management communication unit 502, a management storage unit 504, and a data generation unit 506. In addition, the management information processing apparatus 500 may include a management side control unit (not shown) configured by an MPU or the like and controlling the entire management information processing apparatus 500.

  The management-side communication unit 502 is a unit for communicating with an external device, and can communicate with the information processing terminal 100 via a network line. The management-side communication unit 502 can acquire first data from the information processing terminal 100, and can transmit metadata (described later) as service data generated by the data generation unit 506 to the information processing terminal 100.

  The management-side storage unit 504 is a storage unit included in the management information processing apparatus 500, and can hold at least one or more second data used for generating service data. Here, the second data according to the embodiment of the present invention is data for generating service data, and can be static data preset by a service provider. As the second data, for example, display data (for example, template data in XML format) for defining a layout for displaying service data on the information processing terminal, overwriting control of service data, information processing terminal Although management data of service data such as a storage rule that defines the holding location can be mentioned, it is not limited to the above. Needless to say, even if the second data according to the embodiment of the present invention is static data set in advance, the service provider can add, change, and delete the second data. Yes.

(Comment: The previous paragraphs 0056 to 0059 have been deleted.)
Examples of the management-side storage unit 504 include a magnetic recording medium such as a hard disk, a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory, and a magneto-optical disk, but are not limited thereto.

  The data generation unit 506 generates metadata as service data from the first data acquired from the information processing terminal 100 and at least one or more second data held in the management-side storage unit 504. Here, the data generation unit 506 interprets the first data expressed in, for example, a markup language format, and corresponds to the second data corresponding to the service ID, item ID, category ID, and the like included in the first data, for example. Can be selected. Then, the data generation unit 506 can generate metadata by embedding the information of the first data in the second data selected based on the interpretation result of the first data.

<Example of metadata: data relating to the coupon shown in FIG. 3>
Here, an example of metadata according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of metadata according to the embodiment of the present invention, and illustrates an example of metadata generated based on the first data illustrated in FIG.

  In FIG. 4, for example, the second data serving as a metadata model is selected and selected from the service ID “000001”, the item ID “0024”, and the category ID “C” indicated by reference numeral 310 in FIG. In addition, the data “303E400A” used in the IC chip indicated by reference numeral 312 in FIG. 3B, the redistribution restriction “1” indicated by reference numeral 310, and the title indicated by reference numeral 314 in FIG. The metadata “<Special Coupon>” and the explanatory information “Cake Set A 10% OFF” indicated by reference numeral 316 in FIG.

  The data generation unit 506 selects the second data from the management-side storage unit 504 by interpreting the first data as illustrated in FIG. 3B acquired from the information processing terminal 100, and uses the first data as the interpretation result. By embedding the information of the first data in the second data selected based on the metadata, the metadata as shown in FIG. 4 can be generated. When the data generation unit 506 uses the service data as metadata in the markup language format, the service data can be data with low dependency on the information processing terminal. Note that the metadata structure according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to FIG. 4, and it goes without saying that, for example, data used in an IC chip can be separate from the metadata. .

  Further, metadata as service data generated by the data generation unit 506 is transmitted to the information processing terminal 100 via the management-side communication unit 502. The information processing terminal 100 can hold the metadata generated by the data generation unit 506 and use the data used in the IC chip included in the metadata in the IC chip 110.

  The information processing system 1000 according to the first embodiment of the present invention has at least the first data transmitted from the information processing terminal 100 equipped with an IC chip and the management information processing apparatus 500 having the above-described configuration. Service data usable by the information processing terminal 100 can be generated from one or more pieces of second data. Next, a method for generating metadata (service data) in the information processing system 1000 will be described.

[First data generation method]
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a first data generation method according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the service providing side information processing apparatus 300 will be described as an example of the service providing side information processing apparatus that holds the first data. However, the service providing side information processing apparatus in the first data generation method is the service providing side information. It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the processing device 300.

  First, the information processing terminal 100 accesses the service providing side information processing apparatus 300 and requests acquisition of the first data (S100). Here, as access to the service providing side information processing device 300, for example, a mobile phone site or a PC site is displayed via a network such as the Internet, or a service is provided via a reader / writer. For example, communication with the side information processing apparatus 300 is performed.

  The service providing side information processing apparatus 300 that has received the first data acquisition request from the information processing terminal 100 transmits the first data to the information processing terminal 100 in response to the acquisition request (S102). Here, the first data is data held in the service providing side information processing apparatus 300, and can be data expressed in a markup language format as shown in FIG. 3B, for example. Therefore, the service providing side information processing apparatus 300 can arbitrarily and easily change the first data.

  The information processing terminal 100 that has acquired the first data transmitted from the service providing side information processing apparatus 300 in step S102 transmits the first data to the management information processing apparatus 500 (S104).

  The management information processing apparatus 500 that has acquired the first data transmitted from the information processing terminal 100 in step S104 generates metadata as service data using the acquired first data and the retained second data. (S106). Then, the management information processing apparatus 500 transmits the metadata generated in step S106 to the information processing terminal 100 (S108).

  The information processing terminal 100 that acquired the metadata transmitted from the management information processing apparatus 500 in step S108 can hold the acquired metadata and use it as appropriate (S110).

  As described above, in the first data generation method according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the information processing terminal 100 acquires the first data from the service providing side information processing device 300 and transmits it to the management information processing device 500. Then, the metadata (service data) can be generated using the first data acquired by the management information processing apparatus 500 and the second data stored in advance. Here, the first data can be, for example, data expressed in a markup language format in which data can be easily created and changed. Therefore, by using the first data generation method according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the service provider can arbitrarily and easily change the first data in the service providing side information processing apparatus 300. Therefore, in the information processing system 1000 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, even when the first data is changed, the program needs to be changed, for example, as in the conventional information processing system. do not do.

  In the first data generation method according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the management information processing apparatus 500 can use the information processing terminal 100 from the acquired first data and the previously stored second data. Metadata (service data) can be generated. That is, when the service provider starts a new service, the service provider creates the first data and registers the second data corresponding to the first data in the management information processing apparatus 500. For example, service data that can be used in the information processing terminal can be generated. Therefore, by using the first data generation method according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the service provider can provide a service providing information system each time a new service is provided as in the conventional information processing system. Does not require construction.

  Although not particularly shown in FIG. 5, when a communication error occurs in communication between the information processing terminal 100 and the service providing side information processing apparatus 300 or communication between the information processing terminal 100 and the management information processing apparatus 500. Needless to say, each device (information processing terminal 100, service providing side information processing device 300, management information processing device 500) can perform predetermined error processing such as error display.

[Second data generation method]
In the first data generation method illustrated in FIG. 5, the management information processing apparatus 500 that has acquired the first data transmitted from the information processing terminal 100 generates metadata, and transmits the generated metadata to the information processing terminal 100. Although the method has been described, the data generation method according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above. Therefore, a second data generation method for performing further communication between the management information processing apparatus 500 and the information processing terminal 100 will be described next.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a second data generation method according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the service providing side information processing apparatus 300 will be described as an example of the service providing side information processing apparatus that holds the first data. However, the service providing side information processing apparatus in the second data generation method uses the service providing side information. The processing apparatus 300 is not limited.

  Similar to the first data generation method, the information processing terminal 100 accesses the service providing side information processing device 300 and requests acquisition of the first data (S200). The service providing side information processing apparatus 300 that has received the first data acquisition request from the information processing terminal 100 transmits the first data to the information processing terminal 100 in response to the acquisition request (S202).

  The information processing terminal 100 that has acquired the first data transmitted from the service providing side information processing apparatus 300 in step S202 transmits the first data to the management information processing apparatus 500, similarly to the first data generation method (S204). ).

  The management information processing apparatus 500 that has acquired the first data transmitted from the information processing terminal 100 in step S204 generates metadata as service data using the acquired first data and the retained second data. (S206).

  The management information processing apparatus 500 further generates a target metacode (S208), and transmits the generated target metacode to the information processing terminal 100 (S210). The target metacode generated by the management information processing apparatus 500 in step S208 is data for specifying the metadata generated in step S206.

<Example of target metacode>
Here, an example of the target metacode according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the target metacode according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 318 indicates an example of the target metacode, and the value “pM1FGkq” is set. As the value of the target metacode according to the embodiment of the present invention, for example, an arbitrary character string generated by the data generation unit 506 of the management information processing apparatus 500 based on the metadata can be set. Here, examples of the character string generation unit based on the metadata according to the embodiment of the present invention include calculating a hash value from the metadata generated by the data generation unit 506, but are not limited thereto. Absent. In addition, as the value of the target metacode according to the embodiment of the present invention, for example, a value of a random number generated by the data generation unit 506 by any means may be set. In the above case, the data generation unit 506 can hold the random number value together with the generated metadata so that the random number value and the metadata are associated one-to-one, for example.

  The management information processing apparatus 500 can also transmit data for starting a predetermined application on the information processing terminal side to the information processing terminal 100 together with the generated target metacode. Here, in FIG. 7, id and data set in the object tag correspond to data for starting a predetermined application. Note that the target metacode according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to FIG. 7. For example, a screen for transmitting the progress of processing to the user of the information processing terminal 100 is displayed on the display unit 108 of the information processing terminal 100. Display information may be further included.

  Referring to FIG. 6 again, the information processing terminal 100 that has acquired the target metacode transmitted from the management information processing apparatus 500 in step S210 activates an application corresponding to the target metacode (S212), and acquires the acquired target metacode. Is transmitted to the management information processing apparatus 500 (S214). Here, the transmission of the target metacode from the information processing terminal 100 to the management information processing apparatus 500 in step S214 can be automatically performed by, for example, the application started in step S212. The transmission of the target metacode in step S214 is not limited to the above, and may be performed, for example, by operating the operation unit 104 by the user of the information processing terminal 100.

  The management information processing apparatus 500 that has acquired the target metacode transmitted from the information processing terminal 100 in step S214 specifies metadata corresponding to the acquired target metacode (that is, the metadata generated in step S206) (S216). ). Then, the management information processing apparatus 500 transmits the metadata specified in step S216 to the information processing terminal 100 (S218). As described above, the target metacode generated in step S208 can be used to specify metadata in step S216. That is, the target metacode according to the embodiment of the present invention can be used as exchange data for exchange with metadata transmitted to the information processing terminal 100.

  In the management information processing apparatus 500, the target metacode transmitted to the information processing terminal 100 in step S210 is returned from the information processing terminal 100, so that a predetermined application corresponding to the target metacode is generated in the information processing terminal 100. It is possible to recognize that it has been activated, and to perform metadata communication with the information processing terminal 100 with higher security.

  The information processing terminal 100 that has acquired the metadata transmitted from the management information processing apparatus 500 in step S218 uses the application started in step S212 to hold the acquired metadata, expand the data on the IC chip 110, and the like. Various processes can be executed as appropriate (S220).

  As described above, in the second data generation method according to the first embodiment of the present invention, similarly to the first data generation method, the information processing terminal 100 receives the first data from the service providing side information processing device 300. It can be acquired and transmitted to the management information processing apparatus 500, and metadata (service data) can be generated using the first data acquired by the management information processing apparatus 500 and the second data stored in advance. Here, the first data can be, for example, data expressed in a markup language format in which data can be easily created and changed. Accordingly, by using the second data generation method, the service provider can arbitrarily and easily change the first data in the service providing side information processing apparatus 300. Therefore, in the information processing system 1000, As in the case of using the first data generation method, even when the first data is changed, for example, a program change or the like is not required unlike the conventional information processing system.

  When the service provider starts a new service, the service provider creates the first data and the second data corresponding to the first data, as in the case of using the first data generation method. If data is registered in the management information processing apparatus 500, service data usable in the information processing terminal can be generated. Therefore, by using the second data generation method, the service provider does not need to construct an information system for providing a service each time a new service is provided unlike a conventional information processing system.

  Further, the second data generation method generates a target metacode (exchange data) for specifying the metadata (service data) generated by the management information processing apparatus 500, and the management information processing apparatus 500 and the information processing terminal 100. Service data (metadata) generated by the management information processing apparatus 500 can be more reliably and safely passed to the information processing terminal 100 by transmitting and receiving the target metacode (exchange data) to and from the information processing terminal 100. .

[Third data generation method]
In the first and second data generation methods described above, the configuration has been described in which the information processing terminal 100 acquires data as illustrated in FIG. 3B from the service providing side information processing device 300 as the first data. The data generation method according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above. Therefore, next, when the management information processing apparatus 500 generates and holds metadata in advance and the service providing side information processing apparatus 300 holds the target meta code corresponding to the metadata, that is, the information processing terminal 100 A third data generation method for acquiring the target metacode as the first data from the service providing side information processing apparatus 300 will be described.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a third data generation method according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the service providing side information processing apparatus 300 will be described as an example of the service providing side information processing apparatus that holds the first data. However, the service providing side information processing apparatus in the third data generation method uses the service providing side information. The processing apparatus 300 is not limited.

  Although not shown in FIG. 8, the management information processing apparatus 500 generates in advance metadata corresponding to a service provided on the service providing side information processing apparatus 300 side and a target metacode corresponding to the metadata. . Then, the service providing side information processing apparatus 300 holds the target metacode generated by the management information processing apparatus 500, and the management information processing apparatus 500 holds metadata. Further, the management information processing apparatus 500 is, for example, data for starting a predetermined application on the information processing terminal side as shown in FIG. 7 or the management information processing apparatus 500 as shown by reference numeral 308 in FIG. A target metacode containing the addresses of

  In the above case, the metadata generated by the management information processing apparatus 500 is, for example, data expressed in a markup language format that allows a service provider to easily create and change data, for example. Is transmitted from the service providing side information processing device 300 to the management information processing device 500, so that the management information processing device 500 can appropriately regenerate the information. Hereinafter, a description will be given based on FIG.

  When the service providing side information processing device 300 and the information processing terminal 100 become communicable, the service providing side information processing device 300 transmits a target metacode (first data) to the information processing terminal 100 (S300). Here, the state in which the service providing side information processing apparatus 300 and the information processing terminal 100 can communicate with each other in step S300 is, for example, as shown in FIG. Examples include holding the terminal 100 over a reader / writer connected to the service providing side information processing apparatus 300, but are not limited thereto.

  The information processing terminal 100 that has acquired the target metacode transmitted from the service providing side information processing apparatus 300 in step S300 activates an application corresponding to the target metacode, as in the second data generation method shown in FIG. (S302) The acquired target metacode is transmitted to the management information processing apparatus 500 (S304).

  The management information processing apparatus 500 that has acquired the target metacode transmitted from the information processing terminal 100 in step S304, similarly to the second data generation method illustrated in FIG. , Metadata generated and held in advance) is specified (S306). Then, the management information processing apparatus 500 transmits the metadata specified in step S306 to the information processing terminal 100 (S308).

  The information processing terminal 100 that has acquired the metadata transmitted from the management information processing apparatus 500 in step S308 uses the application started in step S302 to hold the acquired metadata, expand the data on the IC chip 110, and the like. Various processes can be executed as appropriate (S310).

  As described above, in the third data generation method according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the management information processing apparatus 500 generates the metadata and the target metacode in advance, and the service providing side information processing apparatus 300 sets the target. The metacode (first data) is transmitted to the information processing terminal 100. Then, the information processing terminal 100 that has acquired the target metacode (first data) transmits the target metacode (first data) to the management information processing apparatus 500, whereby the management information processing apparatus 500 generates the generated metadata. Is transmitted to the information processing terminal 100. Therefore, the third data generation method can reduce communication processing as compared with the first and second data generation methods shown in FIGS.

  In the third data generation method, when the information processing terminal 100 becomes communicable with the service providing side information processing device 300, the information processing terminal 100 can acquire predetermined metadata. Accordingly, the information processing terminal 100 uses the information processing terminal 100 because no special operation (for example, pressing of a button by the user, etc.) related to the first data acquisition as shown in FIG. User convenience can be improved.

  In addition, the service provider transmits, for example, data expressed in a markup language format in which data can be easily created and changed from the service providing side information processing device 300 to the management information processing device 500. As a result, the management information processing apparatus 500 can appropriately regenerate the metadata and the target metacode. Therefore, by using the third data generation method, in the information processing system 1000, as in the case of using the first and second data generation methods, even when the first data is changed, Unlike an information processing system, for example, no program change is required.

  As described above, in the information processing system 1000 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the information processing terminal 100 acquires the first data from each of the service providing side information processing devices 300, 400,. It is possible to generate metadata (service data) that can be used by the information processing terminal using the first data transmitted to the management information processing apparatus 500 and the second data stored in advance. Here, the first data can be, for example, data expressed in a markup language format in which data can be easily created and changed. Accordingly, since the service provider can arbitrarily and easily change the first data in the service providing side information processing apparatus 300, the information processing system 1000 can change the first data. Unlike conventional information processing systems, for example, no program change is required.

  When the service provider starts a new service, the service provider creates the first data and registers the second data corresponding to the first data in the management information processing apparatus 500. For example, service data that can be used in the information processing terminal can be generated. Therefore, a service provider using the information processing system 1000 does not need to construct an information system for providing a service each time a new service is provided, unlike the conventional information processing system.

  Further, the service data generated by the management information processing apparatus 500 according to the first embodiment of the present invention can be metadata expressed in a markup language format. Here, when the management information processing apparatus 500 generates metadata as service data, the service data description method and the access method to each data element can be shared. Accordingly, the first embodiment of the present invention can provide the following effects, for example.

  When the information processing terminal 100 is applied to, for example, a mobile phone, the service data description method and the access method to each data element can be shared, so that a communication service for a specific mobile phone is provided. Dependence on the company and the specific mobile phone model can be reduced.

  Further, when the information processing terminal 100 is applied to, for example, a mobile phone, the service data description method and the access method to each data element can be shared, so that the SIM (Subscriber) provided in the mobile phone can be achieved. Even if the (Identity Module) chip is replaced, the service data can be used before and after the replacement.

  In addition, although the information processing terminal 100 has been described as an element constituting the information processing system 1000 according to the first embodiment of the present invention illustrated in FIG. 2, the first embodiment of the present invention is related to this form. For example, the present invention is applied to IC cards, portable communication devices such as mobile phones equipped with IC chips and PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), and computers such as UMPC (Ultra Mobile Personal Computer) equipped with IC chips. be able to. Moreover, although the service providing side information processing apparatus 300 and the management information processing apparatus 500 have been described as elements constituting the information processing system 1000, the first embodiment of the present invention is not limited to such a form. The present invention can be applied to a computer such as a PC or a server.

(Program according to management information processing apparatus 500 of the first embodiment)
First data transmitted from an information processing terminal equipped with an IC chip by a program for causing the management information processing apparatus 500 according to the first embodiment to function as a computer, and second data held by the management information processing apparatus 500 From this, data usable in the information processing terminal can be generated.

(Second Embodiment)
In the information processing system 1000 according to the first embodiment described above, the configuration in which the management information processing apparatus newly generates service data used in the information processing terminal has been described. However, the information processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the configuration in which the management information processing apparatus newly generates service data. Therefore, as an information processing system according to the second embodiment, an information processing system capable of passing service data held by one information processing terminal (data providing apparatus) to another information processing terminal will be described.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an information processing system 2000 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 9, the information processing system 2000 includes an information processing terminal 100, an information processing terminal 200, and a management information processing apparatus 500. The management information processing apparatus 500 and the information processing terminals 100 and 200 are respectively Connected with a network line. Here, the network line may be a wired network such as WAN, a wireless network such as WLAN, or the Internet using a communication protocol such as TCP / IP. Not limited.

  Further, the information processing terminal 100 and the information processing terminal 200 can communicate with each other. Here, the communication between the information processing terminal 100 and the information processing terminal 200 can be, for example, wireless communication using infrared rays, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15.1, or the like. That is, the information processing terminal 100 and the information processing terminal 200 can perform face-to-face communication. Although FIG. 9 shows that the information processing terminal 100 and the information processing terminal 200 perform wireless communication, the communication between the information processing terminal 100 and the information processing terminal 200 can be wired communication. Needless to say.

  The information processing terminal 100 and the information processing terminal 200 can have the same configuration as the information processing terminal 100 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2, and the management information processing apparatus 500 has the first configuration shown in FIG. The configuration can be the same as that of the management information processing apparatus 500 according to the first embodiment. Therefore, a data exchange method for passing service data from the information processing terminal 100 to the information processing terminal 200 will be described below.

[Data exchange method]
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a data exchange method according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and shows a case where service data is transferred from the information processing terminal 100 to the information processing terminal 200. Here, passing the service data from the information processing terminal 100 to the information processing terminal 200 may be a copy of the service data from the information processing terminal 100 to the information processing terminal 200 or may be a movement of the service data. You can also.

  First, communication is performed between the information processing terminal 100 and the management information processing apparatus 500, and service data transmission / reception processing is started (S400).

  When the data transmission / reception process is started, the information processing terminal 100 transmits service data to be moved to the information processing terminal 200 to the management information processing apparatus 500 (S402).

  The management information processing apparatus 500 that has acquired the service data from the information processing terminal 100 generates a target metacode and metadata from the acquired service data (S404). Here, when the service data transmitted in step S402 is metadata, the generation of metadata may not be performed. As a method for generating metadata from the acquired service data, for example, the service data can be analyzed and converted into meta data such as being expressed in a preset markup language format. Moreover, as a method for generating the target metacode from the acquired service data, for example, a hash value is calculated from the service data. Needless to say, the method of generating the target metacode and metadata from the service data is not limited to the above.

  The management information processing apparatus 500 transmits the target metacode generated in step S404 to the information processing terminal 100 (S406).

  The information processing terminal 100 that has acquired the target metacode from the management information processing apparatus 500 transmits the acquired target metacode to the information processing terminal 200 as first data (S408). Although not shown in FIG. 10, in the information processing terminal 100 that has acquired the target metacode, an application corresponding to the target metacode may be activated and the application may perform the process of step S408.

  The information processing terminal 200 that has acquired the target metacode from the information processing terminal 100 transmits the acquired target metacode to the management information processing apparatus 500 (S410). Although not shown in FIG. 10, in the information processing terminal 200 that has acquired the target metacode, an application corresponding to the target metacode may be activated and the application may perform the process of step S <b> 410.

  The management information processing apparatus 500 that acquired the target metacode from the information processing terminal 200 specifies metadata corresponding to the acquired target metacode (S412), and transmits the specified metadata to the information processing terminal 200 (S414). ). Here, the metadata in step S412 is identified by, for example, comparing the hash value between the acquired target metacode and the target metacode generated in step S404 and corresponding to the target metacode having the same hash value. This can be done by selecting data, but is not limited to the above. Further, step S412 may be performed by the data generation unit 506 or a management-side control unit (not shown) provided in the management information processing apparatus 500.

  In step S414, the information processing terminal 200 that has acquired the metadata transmitted from the management information processing apparatus 500 (that is, data corresponding to the service data transmitted from the information processing terminal 100) holds the acquired metadata, and appropriately It can be used (S416). Through the processes in steps S400 to S416 described above, exchange of service data between the information processing terminal 100 and the information processing terminal 200 is realized.

  As described above, in the information processing system 2000 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, service data is exchanged between the information processing terminal 100 and the information processing terminal 200 via the management information processing apparatus 500. Can do. In addition, the management information processing apparatus 500 can take a log as a processing history in each processing such as communication processing and target metacode generation processing. Therefore, by performing service data exchange between the information processing terminal 100 and the information processing terminal 200 via the management information processing apparatus 500, the management information processing apparatus 500 has “what information processing terminal” and “what time”. It becomes possible to confirm “to which information processing terminal” the service data has been passed. Therefore, the information processing system 2000 can realize traceability in the exchange of service data.

  Further, in the information processing system 2000, since transmission / reception processing of service data between the information processing terminal 100 and the information processing terminal 200 can be performed using, for example, face-to-face communication using infrared rays, for example, digital data is used. Service data can be delivered in the same manner as a physical medium such as paper. That is, the information processing system 2000 can realize a gentle distribution of service data.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to the example which concerns. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

  For example, in the data generation method according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the management information processing apparatus generates an encrypted target metacode, and the information processing terminal decrypts and uses the target metacode. Data related to communication between elements can be encrypted.

  The configuration described above can be easily changed by those skilled in the art, and should be understood as belonging to the equivalent scope of the present invention.

100, 200 Information processing terminal 102 Terminal side communication unit 300, 400 Service providing side information processing device 500 Management information processing device 502 Management side communication unit 504 Management side storage unit 506 Data generation unit

Claims (6)

A management information processing apparatus that generates service data including data used in an IC chip capable of contactless communication with a reader / writer and transmits the service data to an information processing terminal equipped with the IC chip:
A management-side communication unit which receives the first data to generate a pre-SL service data;
A management-side storage unit that holds at least one or more second data for generating the service data;
A data generation unit that generates the service data from the first data and at least one or more second data corresponding to the first data;
Equipped with a,
Wherein the service data that the data generating unit generates the Ru Oh meta data expressed in the form of a markup language, the control information processing device. The first data is dynamic data;
The management information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the second data is static data stored in advance in the management-side storage unit. The first data is expressed in a markup language format,
The data generation unit interprets the first data expressed in the markup language format and corresponds to the first data among at least one or more second data held in the management-side storage unit. The management information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein at least one or more second data is selected.   The data generation unit further generates exchange data for specifying the generated service data, transmits the exchange data to the information processing terminal, and corresponds to the exchange data when the exchange data is acquired from the information processing terminal. The management information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the service data to be transmitted is transmitted to the information processing terminal. A management information processing method for generating service data including data used in an IC chip capable of contactless communication with a reader / writer and transmitting the service data to an information processing terminal equipped with the IC chip:
And management-side communication step of receiving first data for generating a pre-SL service data;
A management-side storage step for holding at least one or more second data for generating the service data;
A data generation step of generating the service data from the first data and at least one or more second data corresponding to the first data;
Equipped with a,
The service data generated by the data generating step, Ru Oh meta data expressed in the form of a markup language, the management information processing method. A computer program for generating service data including data used in an IC chip capable of contactless communication with a reader / writer and transmitting the service data to an information processing terminal equipped with the IC chip:
On the computer,
And management-side communication step of receiving first data for generating a pre-SL service data;
A management-side storage step for holding at least one or more second data for generating the service data;
A data generation step of generating the service data from the first data and at least one or more second data corresponding to the first data;
Was executed,
The service data generated by the data generating step, Ru Oh meta data expressed in the form of a markup language, the computer program.

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