JP4638190B2 - Information processing system, information processing apparatus, computer program, and information processing method - Google Patents

Description

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

  Currently, using a contactless IC card capable of wireless communication, the user opens and closes the automatic ticket gate at the ticket gate of the station, and the user enters and exits the ticket gate, or contacts the mobile phone with a contactless IC chip. It is possible to shop with that mobile phone.

  For example, in order to read and write information in the contactless IC card, the user moves to a dedicated terminal in the station premises equipped with a reader / writer capable of wireless communication with the contactless IC card. It was necessary to hold a contactless IC card over the writer.

  Further, even if a dedicated terminal is not installed, as described in Patent Document 1, for example, by connecting a reader / writer to a personal computer (PC) in a home, the above-mentioned non-contact can be performed using the personal computer. The information in the type IC card can be read and written.

JP 2002-15289 A

  However, even if a reader / writer is connected to the above personal computer, for example, an application for writing information to a non-contact type IC card or reading information in a non-contact type IC card or a dedicated server has been developed. However, it was necessary to install them on the personal computer used by users.

  Therefore, the burden of development costs on the service provider side was large. In addition, for the user side, there are many cases where the type of application to be used differs depending on the service provided, and it cannot be said that the convenience is high.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing system, an information processing apparatus, A computer program and an information processing method are provided.

  In order to solve the above problems, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing system including a wireless communication device and an information processing device capable of wirelessly communicating data between the wireless communication device. . In the information processing system, the information processing apparatus reads the content transmitted from its own device or an external device via the network, and then embeds the content in the content data and outputs the content on the screen. Or a browser that outputs content to the screen based on screen output control information that defines at least the data structure of the content; and a wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates data with the wireless communication device, and further includes the content data Is embedded with access control information for controlling access processing to a predetermined storage area of the wireless communication device; the browser reads the content, and in conjunction with the reading, the access control information embedded in the read content Automatically accesses the wireless communication unit based on Instructed to perform a physical, radio communication unit, based on an instruction from the browser, it is characterized by performing the access process to the wireless communication device capable of wireless communication in the area.

  According to the present invention, an information processing apparatus in an information processing system reads content and, when access control information is embedded in content data, interprets the access control information and can perform wireless communication according to the access control information. The wireless communication unit is instructed to execute access processing for a wireless communication device that exists in the area. According to such a configuration, by reading the content in which the control information held by the information processing apparatus itself or an external device is embedded, the information processing apparatus is linked to the wireless communication apparatus existing in the wireless communicable area. The access process can be automatically executed on the. The information processing apparatus can execute access processing as long as the apparatus includes the wireless communication apparatus according to the present invention. For example, the apparatus including the wireless communication apparatus is exemplified by a non-contact type IC card or a mobile phone. can do. In addition, when the information processing apparatus according to the present invention reads the content, the user only has to move the wireless communication apparatus or the apparatus including the wireless communication apparatus within the wireless communication possible area by the information processing apparatus. Operation load can be greatly reduced and access processing can be made more efficient.

  The access process can be configured to be at least one of a process for reading data from a predetermined storage area of the wireless communication apparatus and a process for writing data to the storage area. With this configuration, the information processing apparatus can efficiently read or write data only by moving the wireless communication apparatus or the like into the wireless communication enabled area by the user without going through a plurality of processing steps. It can be crowded. The access process according to the present invention is not limited to the read process or the write process, and for example, the access process includes information delivery and the like.

  You may comprise so that the result of the access process performed by the wireless communication part of information processing apparatus may be displayed on the screen of the portable terminal provided with the wireless communication apparatus. With this configuration, the access processing result can be automatically displayed on the screen of a specific mobile terminal that has moved to the wireless communicable area. The access processing result according to the present invention can be exemplified by, for example, a message for appreciating the balance of electronic money or the purchase of goods.

  In order to solve the above problems, according to another aspect of the present invention, an information processing apparatus capable of wirelessly communicating data with a wireless communication apparatus is provided. Note that the information processing apparatus reads the content transmitted from its own device or an external device via the network, and then embeds the content in the content data and outputs the content on the screen, or the above-described format. A browser that outputs the content to the screen based on screen output control information that defines at least the content data structure; and a wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates data with the wireless communication device. Access control information for controlling access processing to a predetermined storage area of the wireless communication device is embedded; the browser automatically accesses the wireless communication unit based on the access control information embedded in the read content. Instructs to execute the process; the wireless communication unit is based on the instruction from the browser. It is characterized by performing access processing to the wireless communication device capable of wireless communication in the area.

  The above content contains location specification information that specifies the location of the storage area where the access processing is executed, and the browser specifies the location based on the access control information and location specification information embedded in the read content. You may comprise so that a radio | wireless communication part may be instruct | indicated to perform an access process with respect to the storage area applicable to the position designated by information. With this configuration, if the position designation information is set in the access control information in advance, the access process can be automatically executed for a predetermined position in the storage area.

  The access process may be configured to be at least one of a process for reading data from a predetermined storage area of the wireless communication device and a process for writing data to the storage area. The access process according to the present invention is not limited to the read process or the write process, and for example, the access process includes information delivery and the like.

  The information processing apparatus may be configured to display the result of the access process for the wireless communication apparatus on the screen. The access processing result displayed on the screen of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention can be exemplified by, for example, an electronic money balance or a message for appreciating the purchase of a product.

  The content is a Web page described in a markup language, the screen output control information and the access control information are information identified by tags, and the position designation information is attribute information of the access control information. You may comprise.

  The predetermined storage area may be configured to store data that can be accessed without performing mutual authentication between the wireless communication apparatus and the information processing apparatus. Note that the storage area according to the present invention may store data that has been encrypted and subjected to mutual authentication with the information processing apparatus.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, a computer is provided with a wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates data with a wireless communication device. After reading the content to be transmitted, the content is output to the screen based on the screen output control information that at least defines the format or content data structure when the content is output to the screen and embedded in the content data. A computer program to be executed as an information processing apparatus is provided. In the computer program, access control information for controlling access processing to a predetermined storage area of the wireless communication device further reads the embedded content, and links to the access control information embedded in the content in conjunction with the reading. Based on this, the wireless communication unit is instructed to automatically execute access processing.

  The content includes location specification information that specifies the location of the storage area where the access processing is executed, and the computer program specifies location based on the access control information and location specification information embedded in the read content. You may comprise so that a radio | wireless communication part may be instruct | indicated to perform an access process with respect to the storage area applicable to the position designated by information.

  The access process may be configured to be at least one of a process of reading data from a predetermined storage area of the wireless communication device and a process of writing data to the storage area. The access process according to the present invention is not limited to the read process or the write process, and for example, the access process includes information delivery and the like.

  The computer program may be configured to display a result of access processing for the wireless communication device on a screen. The access processing result according to the present invention can be exemplified by, for example, a message for appreciating the balance of electronic money or the purchase of goods.

  The content is a Web page described in a markup language. Screen output control information and access control information are information identified by tags, and position specification information is attribute information of access control information. You may comprise.

  In order to solve the above problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, a wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates data with a wireless communication device is provided, and content transmitted from an external device via a network is received. An information processing apparatus that outputs content to the screen based on screen output control information that at least defines the format or content data structure when the content is output to the screen after being read and embedded in the content data. An information processing method is provided. The information processing method includes a step of reading content embedded with access control information for controlling access processing to a predetermined storage area of the wireless communication device; and an access embedded in the content in conjunction with the step of reading The wireless communication unit includes a step of instructing the wireless communication unit to automatically execute access processing based on the control information.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the information processing apparatus reads and interprets the content in which the access control information is embedded, so that the information processing apparatus can be operated by a simple operation by the user without using the contactless IC card or mobile phone. Access processing can be automatically executed on a telephone or the like.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description and the accompanying drawings, components having substantially the same functions and configurations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  First, an information processing system 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information processing system according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an information processing apparatus 101 (101a, 101b,..., 101n) and a Web server 301 are connected via a network 103 such as the Internet. The information processing apparatus 101 accesses the Web server 301 via the network 103, acquires, for example, a Web page (content) regarding a store (shopping mall) on the network, and the store handles the screen on the information processing apparatus 101. Detailed information of the product can be displayed.

  Here, the access in this specification refers to, for example, use of the system, connection to the Web server 301, contactless IC card 201-2, mobile phone 201-1, etc., or reference to data held by the Web server 301. (Or reading data), storing data (or writing data), deleting data, updating data (or writing data), or from reader / writer 111 via non-contact IC chip 254 Information processing such as exchange of information with other non-contact type IC chip 254 capable of wireless communication with non-contact type IC chip 254 is collectively referred to.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing apparatus 101 includes a reader / writer 111 (wireless communication unit) capable of wireless communication. The user can use a mobile terminal 201 (mobile phone 201-1 (201-1a, 201-1b, ..., 201-1n) or IC card 201-2 (201-2a, 201-2b, ..., 201-) owned by the user. 2n)) is held over the reader / writer 111, the information processing apparatus 101 can exchange data with the mobile phone 201-1 or the IC card 201-2. The mobile phone 201-1 is provided with a non-contact IC chip (wireless communication device) capable of wireless communication.

  The reader / writer 111 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the case where it is built in the information processing apparatus 101. For example, the reader / writer 111 is externally connected to the information processing apparatus 101 via an interface such as a USB. It may be the case.

  By the way, although the content content of the Web page which the Web server 301 provides to the information processing apparatus 101 is various, as an example of the Web page displayed on the screen of the information processing apparatus 101, referring to FIG. The contents of the page will be described. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of the screen display of the information processing apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, by starting a Web page browsing browser (hereinafter referred to as a browser) for allowing a user to browse a Web page installed in the information processing apparatus 101 on the screen, the information processing apparatus 101 can access the Web page. By requesting a Web page from the server 301, the information processing apparatus 101 can acquire the Web page and display it on the screen.

  When the browser reads the Web page transmitted from the Web server 301, the screen of the information processing apparatus 101 is displayed on the screen of the information processing apparatus 101, for example, as shown in FIG. Menu) is displayed.

  Note that the menu according to the present embodiment is not limited to the case where the menu exists on the network such as the Web server 301. If the menu Web page is stored in the information processing apparatus 101 without using the network 103, a so-called local menu is used. It may be the case.

  For example, when the user operates the mouse as the input unit and moves the pointer and clicks on the item “1. balance information” among the items displayed on the menu, the user stores the information in the IC card 201-2. The balance information thus displayed can be displayed on the screen of the information processing apparatus 101.

  When the “1. balance information” is selected by clicking or the like, as shown in FIG. 2B, the IC card 201-2 or the cellular phone 201-1 having a wireless communication function corresponding to the IC card is read as a reader. / A message for requesting to hold the writer 111 is displayed on the screen of the information processing apparatus 101.

  When the user holds the mobile phone 201-1 or IC card 201-2 owned by the user over the reader / writer 111 in accordance with the message on the screen shown in FIG. 2B, the reader / writer 111 communicates by polling processing. The other party's mobile phone 201-1 or IC card 201-2 is specified, and access processing corresponding to read / write processing or the like is executed.

  The information processing apparatus 101 can read the data held by the portable terminal 201 by the access process and display it on the screen of the information processing apparatus 101 as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the information processing apparatus 101 can write predetermined data in a predetermined storage area assigned to the portable terminal 201. Detailed processing such as access processing will be described in detail later.

  Note that in the information processing system 100 according to the present embodiment, for communication between the information processing apparatus 101 and the Web server 301, for example, secure communication using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) is performed as necessary. Etc. are also possible.

  The Web page is configured by a markup language such as HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) or XML (Extensible Markup Language). In addition, by embedding a tag in the data of the Web page, the browser can display or reproduce image data such as a still image or a moving image, audio data, or the like. The tag (screen output control information) is a so-called command information or format that can specify the data structure of the Web page, the format for displaying on the screen, the location of the linked Web page by hyperlink, etc. This corresponds to shaping command information and the like.

  The Web page includes, for example, text data described in the above-described HTML, still image data, moving image data, audio data, program data such as a Java applet, and the like.

  In addition, the tag according to the present embodiment will be described below by taking the case of a tag written in HTML (HTML tag) as an example unless otherwise specified. If so, it can be implemented in any other case.

  In the present embodiment, the tag is further expanded, and an expansion tag (access control information) for the information processing apparatus 101 to execute an access process for the portable terminal 201 is defined. The access process will be described in detail later.

  By defining the extension tag, a plug-in incorporated in a browser installed in the information processing apparatus 101 reads a Web page described in HTML or the like, and interprets the extension tag. The reader / writer 111 provided can refer to (read) information held by the portable terminal 201.

  In addition, although the case where one Web server 301 according to the present embodiment is connected to the network 103 will be described as an example, the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the present invention can be implemented even when a plurality of Web servers 301 are connected to the network 103.

  The web server 301 is a server that provides a web (web) page browsing service. When there is a Web page data request from the browser of the information processing apparatus 101, the Web server 301 transmits the specified Web page data to the information processing apparatus 101.

  Here, the information processing apparatus 101 illustrated in FIG. 1 is an apparatus that can access the Web server 301 via the network 103. The browser installed in the information processing apparatus 101 has a function (Web browser function) that reads Web page data transmitted from the Web server 301, interprets a tag embedded in the Web page, and displays it on the screen.

  The information processing apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment is an apparatus in which a browser is installed at least, and is, for example, a computer apparatus (notebook type or desktop type) such as a personal computer (PC).

  The information processing apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment will be described by taking a computer apparatus as an example. However, the information processing apparatus 101 is not limited to this example. For example, the information processing apparatus 101 can output a Web page on a screen. Further, as long as the portable terminal 201 can be accessed via the reader / writer 111, the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the information processing apparatus 101 includes a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), an imaging apparatus such as a digital camera or a video recorder, a home game machine, a VTR, a CD or DVD recorder / player, a radio apparatus, a mobile phone, a PHS, a TV (TeleVison). ), Information appliances, etc.

  A network 103 shown in FIG. 1 connects the information processing apparatus 101 and the Web server 301 so as to be capable of bidirectional communication with each other. Typically, the network 103 is typically an ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) or FTTH (Fiber To The The). A public line network such as the Internet connected by a similar method such as Home), but also includes a closed line network such as WAN, LAN, and IP-VPN. In addition, the connection medium includes a satellite communication network regardless of wired wireless such as an optical fiber cable by FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface), a coaxial cable or twisted pair cable by Ethernet, or wireless by IEEE802.11b.

  Next, the configuration of the information processing apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the information processing apparatus 101 according to this embodiment.

  As illustrated in FIG. 3, the information processing apparatus 101 includes, for example, a CPU 102, a memory 104, an input unit 106, a display unit 108, a communication unit 110, a reader / writer (wireless communication unit) 111, and a storage device. (Or storage device) 114.

  The CPU 102 functions as an arithmetic processing device and a control device, and can control processing of each unit in the information processing device 101.

  The memory 104 includes, for example, a RAM, a ROM, a cache memory, and the like, and has a function of storing various data related to the processing of the CPU 102 and software programs such as a browser for displaying content such as Web pages on the screen.

  The input unit 106 includes, for example, operation means such as a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, a button, a switch, and a lever, and an input control circuit that generates an input signal and outputs it to the CPU 102. The user of the information processing apparatus 101 can input various data and instruct processing operations to the information processing apparatus 101 by operating the input unit 106.

  The display unit 108 includes, for example, a CRT display device, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, a display device such as a lamp, and an audio output device such as a speaker. The display unit 108 can display a Web page whose layout of characters, graphics, moving images, still images, etc. is calibrated by the browser 120.

  The communication unit 110 is a communication interface configured with, for example, a communication line, a communication circuit, a communication device, and the like. The communication unit 110 can send and receive various data such as Web pages to and from the Web server 301 on the network via the network 103.

  The storage device 114 is a data storage device configured by, for example, a hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like, and can store various data such as a program such as a browser and Web page data.

  The storage device 114 stores at least a browser 120 and a reader / writer driver 130 in a storage area. In addition to the browser 120 and the reader / writer driver 130, an OS (Operation System), a BIOS (Basic Input / Output System), and other drivers are stored in the storage device 114.

  Further, the browser 120 includes a page reading module 122 that reads a web page and interprets a tag embedded in the web page. Further, a plug-in that interprets an extension tag for wireless communication with the mobile terminal 201 (plug) In-module) 124 is incorporated in the browser 120.

  When the browser 120 receives a screen display request for a Web page from the input unit 106, the browser 120 requests Web page data from the Web server 301. The module that requests a Web page is a page request module (not shown) provided in the browser 120.

  The page reading module 122 reads the Web page transmitted from the Web server 301, and according to the contents of the tag embedded in the Web page, the character format, the image size, the position where the image is arranged, etc. The layout of the Web page to be displayed on the screen is determined.

  In accordance with the tag interpreted by the page reading module 122 described above, a page output module (not shown) displays moving image data or text data on the screen of the display unit 108, so that the browser 120 displays a Web page on the screen. Can be displayed. The browser 120 can display the web page on the screen by one or more modules functioning in the browser 120 functioning organically.

  The plug-in 124 can interpret an expansion tag in which the tag interpreted by the page reading module 122 is further expanded. By interpreting the extension tag, the plug-in 124 can instruct the reader / writer 111 to execute the access process via the reader / writer driver 130.

  The browser 120 according to the present embodiment will be described by taking a case of a program or the like including one or more modules or components as an example, but is not limited to this example. For example, the browser 120 may be hardware such as one or two or more circuits.

  Next, the portable terminal 201 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the mobile terminal according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the portable terminal 201 includes a non-contact IC chip (wireless communication device) 254. The non-contact type IC chip 254 is a device capable of wireless communication provided with an RF antenna or the like. When the reader / writer 111 approaches a communicable area within 20 cm, for example, the non-contact type IC chip 254 as a communication partner is polled. Through a predetermined process such as identification, the reader / writer 111 can communicate with each other wirelessly.

  A mobile phone 201-1 belonging to the mobile terminal 201 shown in FIG. 4A includes a controller 250, a mobile phone circuit 252, and a non-contact IC chip 254.

  The controller 250 activates a program such as a browser that displays a Web page stored in a storage unit (not shown) of the mobile phone circuit 252. The controller 250 switches or controls wired communication between the controller 250 and the non-contact type IC chip 254 and wireless communication between the non-contact type IC chip 254 and the reader / writer 111.

  The mobile phone circuit 252 includes a storage unit (not shown), a display unit (not shown), an input unit (not shown) such as a button, etc. A browser function for accessing the Web server 301 and displaying a Web page.

  Next, an IC card 201-2 belonging to the portable terminal 201 shown in FIG. 4B includes the above-described non-contact type IC chip 254. Note that the non-contact type IC chip 254 provided in the IC card 201-2 is the same as the non-contact type IC chip provided in the mobile phone 201-1, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  The non-contact type IC chip 254 according to this embodiment has been described by taking as an example the case where it is provided in the battery-equipped mobile phone 201-1 or the battery-less non-contact type IC card 201-2. The present invention is not limited to such an example, and the present invention can also be implemented when it is provided in a battery-mounted device such as a digital camera, a notebook personal computer, or a PDA.

  Next, the Web server 301 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the Web server according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the Web server 301 includes, for example, a CPU 202, a memory 204, an input unit 206, a display unit 208, a communication unit 210, a storage device 214, a data transfer unit 215, and screen data provision. Part 222.

  The CPU 202 functions as an arithmetic processing device and a control device, and can control processing of each unit provided in the Web server 301. The memory 204 is constituted by, for example, a RAM, a ROM, a cache memory, and the like, and has a function of temporarily storing various data related to the processing of the CPU 202, an operation program of the CPU 202, and the like.

  The communication unit 210 is a communication interface configured with, for example, a communication line, a communication circuit, a communication device, and the like. The communication unit 210 may transmit data such as a Web page to a request source or receive request data requesting a Web page via the network 103 with an external device such as the information processing apparatus 101. it can.

  The storage device 214 is a data storage device configured by, for example, a hard disk drive. As shown in FIG. 5, the storage device 214 stores a Web page providing application 350, an information processing application 352, and a Web page database (Web page DB) 354.

  When the Web page providing application 350 is activated and a Web page is requested from the information processing apparatus 101, that is, when request data for the Web page is received from the information processing apparatus 101 via the communication unit 210, the Web page providing application 350 acquires the corresponding Web page stored in the Web page DB 354 and transfers it to the communication unit 210. The Web page is transmitted to the requesting information processing apparatus 101 via the network 103 by the communication unit 210.

  The information processing application 352 is a program that works with the Web page providing application 350 and processes information such as a Web page stored in the Web page DB 354 based on parameters set in request data received by the Web page providing application 350. is there. The processed web page is transmitted from the web page providing application 350 to the information processing apparatus 101. For example, the information processing application 352 corresponds to a CGI (Common Gateway Interface) program or the like.

  Note that the Web page providing application 350 or the information processing application 352 according to the present embodiment is described as an example of a program composed of one or more modules or components, but is not limited to such an example. For example, the Web page providing application 350 or the information processing application 352 may be a hardware or the like including one or two or more circuits.

  Various data such as programs can be stored. In addition, the storage device 214 stores a Web page DB 354 in which data relating to a screen such as a Web page is stored.

  Further, in the Web page DB 354, for example, Web pages relating to stores such as restaurants and sporting goods stores (Web pages relating to store locations, etc.) are stored in the Web page DB 354.

  Next, the Web page according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of the data structure of the Web page according to the present embodiment.

  First, the Web page according to the present embodiment has a data structure in which both an HTML tag and an extension tag obtained by extending the HTML tag are mixed. Therefore, when the plug-in 124 according to the present embodiment is not incorporated in the browser 120, only the HTML tag of the Web page is interpreted and executed according to the interpreted tag, but the plug-in 124 is incorporated. Is executed only according to the interpreted extension tag, with only the extension tag of the Web page being interpreted.

  The web page according to the present embodiment will be described by taking a case where tags and expansion tags are mixed as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and for example, a web page in which only expansion tags are embedded, There may be a case where there is a web page in which only a normal tag such as an HTML tag is embedded.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the tags “<SPAN>” to “</ SPAN>”, which are normal tags, are first embedded in the Web page according to the present embodiment, and the entire page is enclosed. Note that the value (Felica) specified for the id in the tag is to indicate that the description in the “<SPAN> to </ SPAN>” tag is a description related to the value.

  Next, "<!-" To "--->" specify the start of a comment (<! ---) and the end of comment (->). Therefore, in the case of the browser 120 in which the plug-in 124 is not incorporated, the part described from “<!-” To “->” is simply interpreted as a comment and is not executed at all. That is, only “Please download the plug-in corresponding to the extension tag” shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the screen. The reason why the comment tag is used is that the browser 120 in which the plug-in 124 is not installed can correctly interpret the tag embedded in the content such as HTML and has very little influence on the screen display. .

  However, as will be described later, in the case of the browser 120 in which the plug-in 124 is embedded, it is determined that the extension tag is embedded in the portion described in “—!” From “<! Interpret and execute the extended tag.

  Next, the tags “<FELICA>” to “</ FELICA>” in the comment indicate the start and end of expansion tag embedding. When the plug-in 124 confirms the existence of the “<FELICA>” to “</ FELICA>”, the plug-in 124 interprets the extension tag described therebetween.

  The “<READ>” tag is a tag for reading data stored in the mobile terminal 201. The data to be read does not need to be encrypted and is stored in a storage area that does not require mutual authentication between the portable terminal 201 and the reader / writer 111, but is not limited to such an example. It is possible to implement this method even when data that is converted into a data and requires mutual authentication is also read.

  Further, in “id” described as attribute information in the “<READ>” tag, a character string is set to identify a target to be executed. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, “id” of the “<READ>” tag is “$ FELICA_READ $”.

  When the plug-in 124 receives an instruction selected from the input unit 106 by the user's operation, the subsequent “<A HREF>” to “</A>” tags are read in the “<A HREF>” tag. The process to be executed is identified by referring to “$ FELICA_READ $” indicated and searching for an item that matches the id indicated in the “<READ>” tag.

  When “read” displayed on the screen is selected by the input unit 106, “<READ>” corresponding to the “read” is searched, and a read process as an access process is executed. The same applies to the “<WRITE>” tag.

  Further, “block” described as attribute information in the “<READ>” tag designates a position where data is read from the storage area. For example, “0” is designated at the head position, or “0-2” is designated when reading data for three blocks from the head position. Note that the method for specifying the reading position of “block” is not limited to such an example.

  Further, “caption” described as attribute information in the “<READ>” tag indicates a message to be displayed on the screen of the display unit 108 of the information processing apparatus 101 when it is not held over the reader / writer 111. A character string is specified.

  The “<WRITE>” tag is a tag for transmitting data from the information processing apparatus 101 side and writing the data in a predetermined storage area of the portable terminal 201. Note that the data to be written can be written to a storage area that does not require encryption and does not require mutual authentication, as with the data to be read, but is not limited to this example.

  The id, block, or caption in the “<WRITE>” tag is substantially the same as the id, block, or caption in the “<READ>” tag described above, and detailed description thereof is omitted. The “block” in the “<WRITE>” tag is for designating the write position.

  When the access process is executed by the “<READ>” tag and the “<WRITE>” tag, the polling process is executed in advance. By executing the polling process, the reader / writer 111 can identify the mobile terminal 201 that is a communication partner, and can actually perform data communication. In the case of identification, the reader / writer 111 identifies based on identification information uniquely held in advance by the mobile terminal 201.

Here, a supplementary description will be given of the case where only the polling process is executed. When the polling process is executed alone, a “<POLLING>” tag is embedded in the Web page. When the “<POLLING>” tag is interpreted and the polling process is executed, the identification information stored in the portable terminal 201 is transmitted to the reader / writer 111. The attribute information such as “id” and “caption” is described. However, since the attribute information is substantially the same as described above, detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Next, in “felica: http: //cgi.xxx.co.jp/aaa.cgi? Data = $ FELICA_READ $” described in the “<A HREF>” tag, “Read” is first clicked, etc. Then, as described above, the <READ> tag in which “$ FELICA_READ $” is described is read, the access result that is the read result is set as a parameter, and the above address (http: // cgi .Xxx.co.jp /) to the “aaa.cgi” program of the Web server 301. The $ FELICA_READ $ is an identifier for executing a <READ> tag reading process. Note that the identifier notation according to the present embodiment is not limited to such an example.

  Next, based on the passed parameters, a predetermined information processing process is executed by the “aaa.cgi” (CGI program) corresponding to the information processing application 352 of the Web server 301, and the result is processed as an access result. It is displayed on the display unit 108 of the apparatus 101. Note that the present invention can be implemented even when the above address is not specified.

  When the address is not specified, the access result is not transmitted to the Web server 301, and the access result can be displayed on the screen by the information processing apparatus 101. That is, even the information processing apparatus 101 that does not have a network communication function can wirelessly communicate with the non-contact type IC card 201-2 or the mobile phone 201-1 locally using the browser 120.

  The configuration of “felica: http: //cgi.xxx.co.jp/aaa.cgi? Data = $ FELICA_WRITE $” described in the “<A HREF>” tag is almost the same as that described above. Therefore, detailed description is omitted. Note that $ FELICA_WRITE $ is an identifier for executing a <Write> tag reading process.

  The access process according to the present embodiment is an example in which the read process or the write process is executed when “read” or “write” of the <A HREF> tag is selected by the input unit 106. Although explained, the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, after the above reading process is completed, the information processing process is executed, the access result is displayed on the screen, and the data is further written to a predetermined location in the storage area of the portable terminal. Etc. are also possible.

  Further, the notation or name of the tag or the extension tag embedded in the Web page according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 6 is not limited to this example. Any tag or extension tag with any other notation, name, description order, etc. can be implemented by embedding in a Web page. For example, the present invention can be implemented even when the <FELICA> tag is changed to the <IC> tag or when the <READ> tag is described below the <A HREF> tag as the description order.

  Next, a series of processing of the information processing system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an outline of a display process for displaying a Web page in which the extension tag according to the present embodiment is embedded. FIG. 8 shows an access process executed by the extension tag according to the present embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an outline.

  First, as shown in FIG. 7, when the browser 120 of the information processing apparatus 101 requests and receives a Web page existing on the network from the Web server 301, the page reading module 122 reads the Web page (S701). . The Web requested by the browser 120 is specified by the user operating the input unit 106. Further, the information processing apparatus 101 may hold the Web page without receiving the Web page from the Web server 301.

  Next, the plug-in 124 incorporated in the browser 120 determines whether or not an expansion tag is embedded in the data of the Web page read in S701 (S703). As described above, the range that the plug-in 124 determines is, for example, from “<FELICA>” to “</ FELICA>” tags. If the plug-in 124 is not incorporated, the process for determining the presence / absence of the extension tag is not executed.

  If the extension tag is embedded in the Web page as a result of the determination (S703), the plug-in 124 then selects a normal tag such as an HTML tag other than the extension tag from among the tags embedded in the read Web page. Only the tag is partially deleted (S705).

  When partially deleted (S705), the plug-in 124 updates the deletion result to a Web page (S707). That is, only the extension tag is left on the Web page read by the page reading module.

  Finally, the updated Web page is displayed on the screen of the display unit 108 of the information processing apparatus 101 by a page output module (not shown) that displays the Web page (S709).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 8, when the user operates the input unit 106 in a state where the Web page including the extension tag is displayed on the display unit 108, data is read from the mobile terminal 201, or the mobile terminal The browser 120 or the like accepts execution of an access process such as writing to 201 (S801).

  When an instruction is received from the input unit 106 (S801), the plug-in 124 generates an event of the extension tag that has received the instruction by the input unit 106, and executes an access process (S803). When an event of an expansion tag is selected by the input unit 106 (S803), for example, on the screen of the display unit 108, “Please hold the portable terminal such as an IC card over the reader / writer” as described above, etc. Message is displayed.

  If the instruction received from the input unit 106 is not an expansion tag but a normal tag (S803), the browser 120 executes normal processing such as displaying another Web page with a hyperlink or the like (S805).

  Next, when the user holds the portable terminal 201 such as the IC card 201-2 over the reader / writer 111 as instructed on the screen, the polling process is first performed between the reader / writer 111 and the portable terminal 201 as described above. Is executed, and the reader / writer 111 identifies the portable terminal 201 of the communication partner.

  Next, based on an instruction from the plug-in 124, the reader / writer 111 reads data stored in the storage area of the mobile terminal 201 or passes it from the plug-in 124 to a specified position in the storage area of the mobile terminal 201. At least one of the processes for writing data to the portable terminal 201 is executed (S807).

  For example, in the process of reading data stored in the storage area of the mobile terminal 201, the reader / writer 111 designates the storage area of the mobile terminal 201 based on the reading position set in the instruction content from the plug-in 124. A signal requesting data stored at the read position is wirelessly communicated to the portable terminal 201.

  When the portable terminal 201 receives a data request signal for requesting data from the reader / writer 111, the mobile terminal 201 wirelessly communicates data stored at the reading position specified in the data request signal to the reader / writer 111. As described above, the reader / writer 111 can read the data stored in the portable terminal 201. Note that the data read from the portable terminal 201 by the reader / writer 111 is subjected to predetermined processing such as decoding processing, and is stored in the memory 104 or the storage device 114 as necessary.

  When it is necessary to send the result of executing the access process (reading process or writing process) with the mobile terminal 201 to the Web server 301 (S809), the browser 120 transmits the access result via the network 103. Is transmitted to the Web server 301 (S811).

  As described above, the destination Web server 301 is specified by an address (URL or the like) described in the extension tag that has executed the access process. Whether or not the access result is transmitted to the Web server 301 is determined based on determination information for determining whether or not transmission is possible, whether or not the address is set in the extension tag, and the like, but is not limited to such an example.

  When the access result is transmitted to the Web server 301 (S811), processing is performed by the information processing application 352 of the Web server 301 based on the access result, a Web page is created, and information A Web page reflecting the access result is displayed on the display unit 108 of the processing apparatus 101 (S813).

  The Web page display (S813) according to the present embodiment has been described by taking the case where it is displayed on the display unit 108 of the information processing apparatus 101 as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this example. The present invention can be implemented even when a web page is displayed on the screen of a mobile terminal 201 (such as the mobile phone 201-1) provided with the above.

  In particular, as an example in which a Web page reflecting an access result is displayed, there is a case where a mobile terminal 201 having a settlement means such as electronic money is used. For example, when a product is purchased with electronic money from a virtual store, billing processing is executed between the reader / writer 111 and the portable terminal 201, and the balance information of the electronic money held by the portable terminal 201 is updated. For example, product price information or balance information is transmitted to the Web server 301 as an access result.

  When the Web server 301 side performs processing based on the balance information and generates a Web page, the Web server 301 transmits the Web page to the information processing apparatus 101.

Next, the plug-in 124 includes startup information for starting an application having a browser function or the like for displaying a Web page on a mobile terminal (such as the mobile phone 201-1) having a display unit, and a mobile phone extracted from the Web page. A message to be displayed on the display unit of the telephone 201-1 or a parameter including information such as a URL is transmitted to the reader / writer 111, and the mobile terminal 201 (such as the mobile telephone 201-1) is instructed to transmit the reader / writer 111 wirelessly communicates the activation information and parameters to the mobile terminal 201 such as the mobile phone 201-1 in accordance with an instruction from the plug-in 124. Upon receiving the activation information, the portable terminal 201 (cellular phone 201-1) activates the designated application, and the activated application displays a Web page included in the received parameter on the display unit.

  From the above, when a product is purchased with electronic money using the mobile terminal 201 such as the mobile phone 201-1, a message such as “Thank you for your purchase.” Is displayed on the display unit together with the balance information. Depending on the amount of the balance or the price of the product, coupon information to which a privilege such as discounting the product is given is displayed on the display unit of the mobile terminal 201.

  If the user simply installs the plug-in 124 in the information processing apparatus 101 and performs an easy operation of holding the existing portable terminal 201 over the reader / writer 111, the user can write data to the portable terminal 201 or use useful information. Can be displayed on the information processing apparatus 101, and further information such as coupon information transmitted from the Web server 301 or the like can be displayed on the screen of the portable terminal 101.

  Furthermore, since the user can wirelessly communicate with the information processing apparatus 101 and the portable terminal 201 without going through a server such as the Web server 301, the information processing apparatus 101 has no network function and cannot communicate with the outside. However, data can be exchanged locally between the information processing apparatus 101 and the portable terminal 201.

  That is, if a user registers a position (reading position or writing position) where frequently used content data is stored in an expansion tag, the user can simply read / read without performing a complicated data selection operation. Data can be transferred from the information processing apparatus 101 to the portable terminal 201, or data can be transferred from the portable terminal 201 to the information processing apparatus 101 simply by holding it over the writer 111.

  On the other hand, a service provider that provides content such as a Web page may develop a plug-in 124 corresponding to an extension tag, create a Web page in which the extension tag is embedded, and transmit it via the network 103. The information processing apparatus 101 can read / write data from the portable terminal 201 by wireless communication.

  The plug-in 124 to be incorporated into the browser 120 of the information processing apparatus 101 is implemented by adding a function to the browser 120, for example, interpretation and display of an extension tag embedded in content data such as HTML, or communication with the Web server 301. Since the function of the browser 120 can be used, it can be realized at a very low cost compared to newly developing an equivalent application.

  Conventionally, when data read from the portable terminal 201 by wireless communication is transmitted to the Web server 301 via the network, or data transmitted from the Web server 301 is written to the portable terminal 201, a reader / writer It is necessary to separately prepare a server for processing data transmitted from the network via the network, and it is necessary to develop an application for communicating with the server on the information processing apparatus 101 on the client side. Cost enormous costs. In addition, a content holder that provides content such as a web page from the web server 301 needs to introduce the server and requires a large amount of money, which has been a barrier for new entry.

  Also, if the service provider installs the information processing apparatus 101 as a kiosk terminal in the store, the user does not need to incorporate the plug-in 124, so that the portable terminal 201 held by the user is used as the reader / writer of the information processing apparatus 101 as it is. 11 can be wirelessly communicated with the information processing apparatus 101, and the operation burden on the user can be further reduced.

  In the present specification, the processing steps for describing a program for causing the information processing apparatus 101, the portable terminal 201, or the Web server 301 to perform various processes are not necessarily time-sequentially in the order described in the flowchart. It is not necessary to perform processing, and includes processing executed in parallel or individually (for example, parallel processing or object processing).

  Further, the program may be processed by one information processing apparatus 101, portable terminal 201, or Web server 301, or distributed by a plurality of information processing apparatuses 101, portable terminal 201, or Web server 301. It may be processed.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, this invention is not limited to this example. It is obvious for a person skilled in the art that various changes or modifications can be envisaged within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. It is understood that it belongs.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the information processing apparatus 101 can be connected to the network 103 has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, the present invention can be carried out even when the information processing apparatus 101 and the mobile terminal 201 locally activate the browser 120 without connecting to the network 103 and perform wireless communication.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the Web page is described in HTML has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to such an example. For example, a Web page can be implemented even when it is described in a markup language such as XML or BML.

  In the above embodiment, the storage device 114 is described as an example of a single hard disk drive. However, the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, one or more hard disk drives are additionally provided. It may be provided, or may be provided with at least one of RAM, ROM, or flash memory.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the memory 104 is configured by a single RAM has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the memory 104 is separated from the single RAM. In addition, one or more RAMs may be provided, or in addition to a single RAM, at least one of a ROM, a flash memory, and the like may be further provided.

  In the above-described embodiment, the information processing apparatus 101, the mobile phone 201, the browser provided in the Web server 301, and the like have been described by way of example. However, the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, the browser may be a hardware composed of one or two or more circuits.

  The present invention is applicable to an information processing system, an information processing apparatus, a computer program, and an information processing method.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing system concerning this Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline of the screen display of the information processing apparatus 101 concerning this Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the structure of the information processing apparatus 101 concerning this Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the schematic structure of the portable terminal concerning this Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows roughly the structure of the Web server concerning this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline of the data structure of the web page concerning this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the outline of the display process which displays the web page by which the expansion tag concerning this Embodiment was embedded. It is a flowchart which shows the outline of the access process performed by the extension tag concerning this Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Information processing system 101 Information processing apparatus 103 Network 120 Browser 124 Plug-in 201 Portable terminal 301 Web server

Claims (14)

An information processing apparatus capable of wirelessly communicating data with a wireless communication apparatus:
After the content is read, the content is output to the screen based on screen output control information that is embedded in the content data and at least defines the format when the content is output to the screen or the data structure of the content Browser to do;
A wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates data with the wireless communication device;
The content data is further embedded with access control information for the information processing device to execute an access process for a predetermined storage area of the wireless communication device;
The browser instructs the wireless communication unit to execute the access process based on the access control information embedded in the read content;
The wireless communication unit is an information processing device that executes the access process on the wireless communication device in a wireless communication enabled area based on an instruction from the browser. The access control information includes position designation information for designating a write or read position of the predetermined storage area where the access processing is executed,
Based on the access control information embedded in the read content and the position designation information included in the access control information, the browser can store the storage area corresponding to the position designated in the position designation information. It instructs the wireless communication unit to perform the access processing, the information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The access processing, said at least one processing among the predetermined read data from the storage area processing or writes data in the storage area processing of the radio communication apparatus, an information processing according to claim 1 or 2 apparatus. The information processing device displays the result of the access process with respect to the wireless communication device to the screen, the information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The content is a Web page described in a markup language, the screen output control information and the access control information are information identified by tags, and the location specification information is an attribute of the access control information The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , which is information. A wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates data with a wireless communication device using a computer is provided. After reading content transmitted from an external device via a network, the content is embedded in the content data. And a computer program that is executed as an information processing apparatus that outputs the content on the screen based on at least screen output control information that defines a format when the content is output on the screen or a data structure of the content:
The information processing apparatus reads content in which access control information for executing access processing to a predetermined storage area of the wireless communication device is further embedded, and is embedded in the content in conjunction with the reading of the content based on the access control information, to said wireless communication unit, an instruction to execute the access processing, the computer program. The access control information includes location designation information for designating a write or read location of the predetermined storage area where the access processing is executed,
Based on the access control information embedded in the read content and the position designation information included in the access control information, the computer program stores data in a storage area corresponding to the position designated in the position designation information. It instructs the wireless communication unit to perform the access processing Te the computer program of claim 6. The access processing, said at least one of the processing of writing data into the data processing or the storage area reads data from a predetermined storage area of the wireless communication device, a computer program according to claim 6 or 7 . The computer program to display the result of the access process with respect to the wireless communication device on a screen, a computer program according to any one of claims 6-8. The content is a Web page described in a markup language, the screen output control information and the access control information are information identified by tags, and the location specification information is an attribute of the access control information The computer program according to claim 7 , which is information. Equipped with a wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates data with a wireless communication device, after reading content transmitted from an external device via a network, it is embedded in the content data and the content is output to the screen An information processing method of an information processing apparatus for outputting the content on a screen based on screen output control information that defines at least a format or a data structure of the content when
Reading the content in which the access control information for executing the access processing for the predetermined storage area of the wireless communication device is further embedded by the information processing device ;
Based on the access control information embedded in the content, to the wireless communication unit, comprising the step of instructing to execute the access processing, the information processing method. An information processing system comprising a wireless communication device and an information processing device capable of wirelessly communicating data between the wireless communication device and:
The information processing apparatus includes:
After the content is read, the content is output to the screen based on screen output control information that is embedded in the content data and at least defines the format when the content is output to the screen or the data structure of the content Browser to do;
A wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates data with the wireless communication device;
The content data is further embedded with access control information for the information processing device to execute an access process for a predetermined storage area of the wireless communication device;
The browser instructs the wireless communication unit to execute the access process based on the access control information embedded in the read content;
The information processing system , wherein the wireless communication unit executes the access process on the wireless communication device in a wireless communicable area based on an instruction from the browser. The access processing, said at least one of the processing in the prescribed processing read data from the storage area or writing data in the storage area processing of the radio communication apparatus, an information processing system according to claim 12. Wherein the screen of the portable terminal having a radio communication apparatus, the result of the access process executed by the wireless communication unit of the information processing apparatus is displayed, the information processing system according to claim 12.

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