JP6028559B2 - Terminal device and service function mounting method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a terminal device and a service function mounting method.

  In recent years, with the spread of mobile terminals (terminal devices) such as mobile phones, the number of mobile terminals equipped with an electronic payment function is also increasing. In addition, there is a technique for mounting a mobile payment function on a mobile phone from a card management system connected via a network (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-287593 A

  In the case of a credit card on a card medium, the credit card company mails the credit card by registered mail to the name or address entered in the application form by the user at the time of contract, and confirms the identity by receiving confirmation at the time of mailing ing. However, when a credit card settlement function is implemented in a terminal device without issuing a credit card, it is necessary to ensure security by another method. In the case of Patent Document 1, in order to implement a mobile payment function in a mobile terminal, a credit card as a card medium needs to be issued in advance. In addition, since the mobile terminal transmits the card ID read from the credit card to the card management system for authentication, there is a risk that the credit settlement function may be implemented in a third party mobile terminal that obtained the credit card illegally. is there.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a terminal device and a service function mounting method capable of mounting a function for a user to use a service while ensuring security.

  To achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 stores an activation information storage unit that stores activation information to be collated in order to permit implementation of a service function, and a program of an application having the service function. The activation information is sent from a program storage unit, an information recording medium mailed to the user name and address stored in the service providing user management apparatus in association with the activation information and the embedded data incorporated into the application. When the collation by the collation unit, the collation unit that collates the read unit, the activation information read by the read unit, and the activation information stored in the activation information storage unit, Send an implementation request to the service provider user management device In response to the mounting request, a mounting request unit that receives a mounting instruction including the embedded data of the user from the service providing user management device, and the program storage according to the mounting instruction received by the mounting request unit The application is implemented by the program stored in the unit, the implementation control unit that incorporates the embedded data included in the implementation instruction into the installed application, and the implementation control unit. And a service function providing unit that executes the embedded application.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the verification unit transmits authentication information input by the user to the service providing user management device, and the mounting request unit Transmitting the implementation request when verification by the verification unit is successful and authentication success is returned from the service providing user management device in response to the authentication information transmitted by the verification unit. Features.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the terminal device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the service function providing unit is detachable from the terminal device, and the program storage unit and the implementation A control unit is provided.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the information recording medium is an IC tag, and is sent by mail while wireless is cut off. It is characterized by that.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 5 is a service function implementation method executed by a terminal device, wherein the terminal device performs activation information to be verified in order to permit implementation of the service function. An activation information storage unit that stores the program and a program storage unit that stores the program of the application having the service function, and the reading unit associates the activation information with the embedded data to be incorporated into the application and provides a service. A reading process of reading the activation information from the information recording medium mailed to the user name and address stored in the providing user management device, and the activation information read by the collation unit in the reading process; Activation information stored in the activation information storage unit And when the collation by the collation process is successful, an implementation request is transmitted to the service providing user management device, and the service provision user management device responds to the transmitted implementation request from the user of the service provision user management device. The mounting request process for receiving the mounting instruction including the embedded data, and the application mounted by the program stored in the program storage unit according to the mounting instruction received in the mounting request process, the mounted A service function mounting method comprising: a mounting control process for incorporating the embedded data included in the mounting instruction into an application.

According to invention of Claim 1 and 5, the user can mount a service function in a terminal device by simple operation. In addition, the service provider records the activation information on the information recording medium, sends it to the user by using a mail that can be received by the person, and verifies the activation information recorded on the information recording medium in the user's terminal device. Is successful, it requests the service providing user management apparatus to implement the service function. Therefore, it is difficult for a third party who obtains only the terminal device or only the information recording medium to illegally mount the application, and security is ensured.
According to the invention of claim 2, when the authentication using the authentication information managed by the service provider is successful in addition to the authentication using the activation information recorded on the mailed information recording medium, the terminal device Since the application can be implemented in the security, security is improved.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, a mobile phone or a smartphone on which a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) or an IC (Integrated Circuit) chip is mounted can be used as a terminal device.
According to the invention of claim 4, the user can easily read the activation information into the terminal device.

It is a block diagram of the service function mounting management system by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the IC part by the same embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the terminal device by the same embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the service provision user management apparatus by the embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the user management information memorize | stored in the memory | storage part of the service provision user management apparatus by the embodiment. It is a figure which shows the transition of the screen which the terminal device by the same embodiment displays. It is a figure which shows the processing flow of the terminal device by the embodiment.

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

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a service function implementation management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the service function implementation management system is configured by connecting a user terminal device 3 and a service providing user management device 5 of a service providing company via a communication network 9. The service providing user management device 5 is a device that manages users who provide a service from a service providing company, and causes an application having a function for using a service provided by the service providing company to be installed on the terminal device 3 of the user. In this embodiment, the service providing company is a credit payment service providing company, and the user will be described by taking as an example a case of using a credit payment service provided by the credit payment service providing company. The credit settlement service is a service that performs the same settlement as when using a credit card of a card medium, using the terminal device 3 instead of the credit card. The terminal device 3 includes an IC (Integrated Circuit) unit 1 that can be attached to and detached from the terminal device 3, and the service providing user management device 5 is connected to the printing device 6.

  The terminal device 3 is a portable computer terminal such as a mobile phone or a smartphone, and the IC unit 1 is, for example, a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card or an IC chip. A credit settlement service provider company has an application (hereinafter referred to as “credit settlement application”) having a function related to credit settlement (hereinafter referred to as “credit settlement function”) in the IC unit 1 of a user who has newly applied for a credit settlement service. The activation information necessary for mounting the information is recorded on the IC tag 7 which is an information recording medium. The IC tag 7 is, for example, a non-contact IC tag. The credit settlement service provider sends the IC tag 7 by mail 8 to the user's address.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the IC unit 1, and only functional blocks related to the present embodiment are extracted and shown. The IC unit 1 is a service function providing unit provided in the terminal device 3, and as shown in the figure, a control unit 11 (mounting control unit), a communication unit 12, a storage unit 13 (program storage unit), and an application execution unit 14.

  The control unit 11 is realized by a central processing unit (CPU) and controls each unit. The communication unit 12 transmits / receives data to / from the terminal device 3. The memory | storage part 13 is implement | achieved by various memory and memorize | stores user specific information and a credit payment application program. The user specifying information is information specifying a user who subscribes to the credit settlement service, and information specifying a user who uses the terminal device 3 can also be used. The credit settlement application program is an application program for a credit settlement application.

  The application execution unit 14 executes the application program installed by the control unit 11. Specifically, the application execution unit 14 is realized by the CPU reading and executing the application program recorded in the executable area of the memory by the installation.

  When the control unit 11 installs the credit settlement application program stored in the storage unit 13, a credit settlement application execution unit 141 that executes the credit settlement application is generated in the application execution unit 14. The credit settlement application execution unit 141 incorporates embedded data for executing the credit settlement function. Incorporation of embedded data refers to writing embedded data in a memory area that can be referred to by the credit settlement application. In this embodiment, the embedded data incorporated in the credit settlement application is issuance data including a credit settlement service credit number, contractor name, expiration date, PIN (Personal identification number), and the like. Contains data required to execute the payment function. As the credit number, for example, a card number of a credit card such as PAN (Primary Account Number) can be used.

  Note that the credit settlement application program is different for each type of credit settlement service, and a plurality of credit settlement application programs can be stored in the storage unit 13. Further, when a plurality of credit settlement application programs are installed, a plurality of credit settlement application execution units 141 are generated according to each credit settlement application program.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the terminal device 3, and only functional blocks related to the present embodiment are extracted and shown. As shown in the figure, the terminal device 3 includes a control unit 31, a first communication unit 32, a second communication unit 33, a storage unit 34 (activate information storage unit), an input unit 35, a display unit 36, a reading unit 37, And an application execution unit 38. In addition, when the terminal device 3 is a mobile phone or a smartphone, a voice processing unit (not shown) for controlling the receiver and the transmitter is further added.

  The control unit 31 is realized by a CPU and controls each unit. The first communication unit 32 transmits and receives data to and from the IC unit 1. The second communication unit 33 transmits and receives data via the communication network 9.

  The memory | storage part 34 memorize | stores various data, such as service utilization user identification information and user specific information. The service using user identification information is information for identifying a user who subscribes to the credit settlement service, and is, for example, an identification number assigned at the time of applying for the credit settlement service. The user specifying information stored in the storage unit 34 may be different from the user specifying information stored in the storage unit 13 of the IC unit 1.

  The input unit 35 is, for example, a touch panel, a button, a key, or the like, and receives information input by a user operation. The display unit 36 is a display and displays information. The reading unit 37 is a CLF (Contactless Front End) that performs near field communication such as NFC (Near Field Communication) communication, and reads data stored in the IC tag 7.

  The application execution unit 38 executes an application program installed in the terminal device 3 by the control unit 31. When the control unit 31 installs the terminal credit settlement application program, the terminal side credit settlement application execution unit 381 is generated in the application execution unit 38. The terminal-side credit payment application execution unit 381 executes a credit payment function in cooperation with the credit payment application execution unit 141 of the IC unit 1, and includes a verification unit 383 and an implementation request unit 384.

The collation unit 383 collates the activation information read from the IC tag 7 by the reading unit 37 with the activation information stored in the storage unit 34 when a credit payment application mounting instruction is input from the input unit 35. To do. Hereinafter, a case where the activation information is service use user identification information stored in the storage unit 34 will be described as an example. The collation unit 383 transmits the authentication information input by the user to the input unit 35 to the service providing user management apparatus 5 and requests authentication.
When the verification of the activation information by the verification unit 383 and the verification of the authentication information by the service providing user management device 5 are successful, the implementation request unit 384 transmits an implementation request for the credit settlement function to the service providing user management device 5. The mounting request unit 384 outputs the credit payment application mounting instruction received from the service providing user management apparatus 5 in response to the mounting request to the IC unit 1.

  Note that a plurality of terminal-side credit settlement application execution units 381 can be generated for each type of credit settlement service. The terminal-side credit payment application execution unit 381 operates in cooperation with the credit payment application execution unit 141 of the same type of credit payment service installed in the IC unit 1.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the service providing user management apparatus 5, and only functional blocks related to the present embodiment are extracted and shown. The service providing user management device 5 can be realized by, for example, one or a plurality of computer devices. As shown in the figure, the service providing user management device 5 includes a storage unit 51, a communication unit 52, a writing unit 53, and a processing unit 54. It is prepared for.

  The memory | storage part 51 memorize | stores the user management information and issuance data of the user who has subscribed for the credit payment service. The user management information includes service use user identification information, user name and address information, user identification information, authentication information, and a credit number. The communication unit 52 transmits and receives data via the communication network 9. The writing unit 53 writes the activation information to the IC tag 7.

The processing unit 54 includes a writing instruction unit 541, a print control unit 542, an authentication unit 543, and a mounting instruction unit 544.
The writing instruction unit 541 outputs the service using user identification information set in the user management information as activation information to the writing unit 53 and instructs writing to the IC tag 7.
The print control unit 542 reads the user name and address corresponding to the activation information from the user management information, and outputs them to the printing apparatus 6 to instruct printing.
The authentication unit 543 compares the authentication information received from the terminal device 3 with the authentication information registered in the user management information, authenticates the user, and returns an authentication result.
The mounting instruction unit 544 transmits a mounting instruction including issued data in response to a mounting request from the terminal device 3.

  Note that the terminal device 3 and the service providing user management device 5 have a computer system therein, and the application execution unit 38 of the terminal device 3 and the processing unit 54 of the service providing user management device 5 include a memory or the like. This is realized by a computer system reading and executing a program stored in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer system here includes a CPU, various memories, an OS, and hardware such as peripheral devices. Further, the “computer system” includes a homepage providing environment (or display environment) if a WWW system is used. The program may be for realizing a part of the functions of the application execution unit 38 of the terminal device 3 and the processing unit 54 of the service providing user management device 5, and the functions are already recorded in the computer system. It may be realized by a combination with existing programs.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of user management information stored in the storage unit 51 of the service providing user management apparatus 5. As shown in the figure, the user management information is composed of a record including service use user identification information, user information, user identification information, authentication information, and a credit number. The user information indicates information such as the user's name, address, and telephone number. The authentication information is, for example, a user ID and a password.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating transition of screens displayed on the display unit 36 by the terminal device 3.
First, a credit payment service provider provides a user who has newly signed a credit payment service with a postcard (OP mail) so that the IC tag 7 on which the user's service use user identification information is recorded cannot be read in an unopened state. ) And envelopes, etc.

  When the user inputs a credit payment application activation instruction via the input unit 35, the terminal device 3 displays a credit payment application activation screen G <b> 1 on the display unit 36. When the user selects a new registration button on the credit payment application activation screen G1 by using the input unit 35, the terminal device 3 displays on the display unit 36 an implementation confirmation screen G2 as to whether the credit payment application may be installed.

  The user selects the OK button on the mounting confirmation screen G2 by using the input unit 35, opens the postal matter 8, and holds the IC tag 7 over the terminal device 3. The terminal device 3 displays the ID collating notification screen G3 on the display unit 36, reads the service use user identification information from the IC tag 7, and confirms the validity of the user. If the verification is successful, the terminal device 3 displays the authentication information input screen G4 on the display unit 36. When the user inputs authentication information of a user ID and a password in the authentication information input field of the authentication information input screen G4 by the input unit 35, the terminal device 3 transmits the input authentication information to the service providing user management device 5, and authentication is performed. Request.

  When the authentication success is received from the service providing user management device 5, the terminal device 3 displays an authentication information confirmation completion screen G5 on the display unit 36. When the user selects the OK button on the authentication information confirmation completion screen G5 by using the input unit 35, the terminal device 3 displays a new registration screen G6 on the display unit 36 and transmits an implementation request to the service providing user management device 5. . The terminal device 3 outputs to the IC unit 1 the credit payment application mounting instruction returned from the service providing user management device 5 in response to the mounting request. When the IC unit 1 normally mounts the credit settlement application based on the mounting instruction and incorporates the issuance data, the terminal device 3 displays a new registration completion screen G7 on the display unit 36.

Next, the operation of the service function implementation management system will be described.
The IC unit 1 transmits / receives data to / from the terminal device 3 via the communication unit 12, and the terminal device 3 provides a service via the IC unit 1 and the second communication unit 33 via the first communication unit 32. Data is transmitted / received to / from the user management apparatus 5, and the service providing user management apparatus 5 transmits / receives data to / from the terminal apparatus 3 via the communication unit 52. In the following, description of this processing is omitted, and the service function implementation management system The operation will be described.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a processing flow of the terminal device 3.
Before the application for the credit settlement service, the credit settlement application program is stored in the storage section 13 of the IC section 1 built in the user terminal device 3, but the credit settlement application is not installed, and the application execution section 14 In this state, the credit settlement application execution unit 141 is not generated. Further, the terminal side credit settlement application is not installed in the terminal device 3, and the terminal side credit settlement application execution unit 381 is not generated in the application execution unit 38.

  When applying for a new credit payment service, the user enters the name and address, the credit payment service PIN, the user identification information, the authentication information, and the like in an application form in which service-use user identification information is previously written. For example, information specifying the IC unit 1 or the terminal device 3 can be used as the user specifying information. Alternatively, the identification information assigned to the user by the credit settlement service provider, such as the serial number of the application form, may be used as the user identification information when applying for the credit settlement service. The completed application form is sent to the credit settlement service provider and a copy of the application form is given to the user.

  If the credit settlement service provider decides to provide a credit settlement service to the user, the service provision user management device 5 records a record including service use user identification information, user information, user identification information, authentication information, and a credit number. Are registered in the user management information stored in the storage unit 51. The service use user identification information, user information, user identification information, and authentication information are set based on the contents described in the application form. The credit number is assigned by a credit settlement service provider. Further, the credit settlement service provider generates issuance data and registers it in the storage unit 51 in association with the user identification information. The issued data includes a credit number and a PIN entered on the application form.

  The write instruction unit 541 of the service providing user management apparatus 5 reads the service use user identification information from the newly registered user management information record and outputs it to the writing unit 53 to instruct writing. The writing unit 53 writes the service using user identification information input from the writing instruction unit 541 to the IC tag 7. Further, the print control unit 542 of the service providing user management apparatus 5 reads the user name and address from the user management information record in which the service use user identification information written in the IC tag 7 is set, and reads the printing apparatus 6. And instruct printing. The printing device 6 prints the name and address on the mail piece 8 or on an address sticker attached to the mail piece 8. The credit settlement service provider encloses the IC tag 7 in a postal matter 8 so that it cannot be read from the outside, and mails it by registered mail. For example, the postal item 8 is made of aluminum, which is a material that cuts off radio waves, in the spread of a crimping postcard, and is closed with the IC tag 7 interposed therebetween. The user receives the mail 8 that has been mailed.

  On the other hand, the user installs a terminal-side credit settlement application in the terminal device 3 after applying for a credit settlement service. The user uses the terminal device 3 to access the service providing user management device 5 and inputs the service using user identification information described in the copy of the application form through the input unit 35. The control unit 31 of the terminal device 3 writes the input service use user identification information in the storage unit 34 and transmits it to the service providing user management device 5. When the service use user identification information received from the terminal device 3 is registered in the user management information, the processing unit 54 of the service providing user management device 5 transmits the terminal side credit settlement application program to the terminal device 3. The control unit 31 of the terminal device 3 installs the program transmitted from the service providing user management device 5. As a result, the terminal side credit settlement application execution unit 381 is generated in the application execution unit 38 of the terminal device 3.

Note that a bar code printed on the application form may be read by an image reading unit (not shown) such as a camera provided in the terminal device 3, and service use user identification information may be acquired from the read bar code.
In addition, the service use user identification information is not described in the application form, and the service providing user management device 5 receives the access from the terminal device 3 for downloading the terminal-side credit payment application program. The terminal device 3 may store the notified service use user identification information in the storage unit 34.

Further, in the above, the user identification information entered in the application form is registered in the user management information stored in the storage unit 51 of the service providing user management device 5, but for downloading the program of the terminal side credit settlement application. In addition, information registered by the user when the terminal device 3 accesses the service providing user management device 5 or information assigned by the service providing user management device 5 may be registered as user specifying information. Further, when the authentication information is a user ID and a password, a user ID or a combination of a user ID and a password may be used as the user specifying information.
Further, in the above, the authentication information entered in the application form is registered in the user management information stored in the storage unit 51 of the service providing user management device 5, but for downloading the program of the terminal side credit settlement application. When the terminal device 3 accesses the service providing user management device 5, the authentication information input by the user may be registered.

  Note that a terminal-side credit settlement application may be installed in the terminal device 3 in advance. The user inputs service use user identification information through the input unit 35 and stores it in the storage unit 34.

  When the user inputs a credit payment application activation instruction to the input unit 35 of the terminal device 3 after downloading the terminal-side credit payment application, the control unit 31 activates the terminal-side credit payment application execution unit 381. The terminal-side credit settlement application execution unit 381 displays the credit settlement application activation screen G1 on the display unit 36. When the user inputs a new registration instruction through the input unit 35, the terminal-side credit settlement application execution unit 381 displays the mounting confirmation screen G2 on the display unit 36. When the user inputs a credit settlement application mounting instruction using the input unit 35 (step S10: YES), the collation unit 383 holds the IC tag 7 over the terminal device 3, and the reading unit 37 reads the data from the IC tag 7. The mounting confirmation screen G2 is displayed on the display unit 36 until it becomes possible (step S20: NO).

  When the mounting confirmation screen G2 is displayed, the user opens the postal matter 8 and holds the IC tag 7 over the terminal device 3. The reading unit 37 of the terminal device 3 reads the service use user identification information from the IC tag 7 and outputs it to the verification unit 383 (step S20: YES). When receiving the service use user identification information from the reading unit 37, the verification unit 383 displays the ID verification notification screen G <b> 3 on the display unit 36. The collation unit 383 collates the service use user identification information read from the IC tag 7 by the reading unit 37 with the service use user identification information stored in the storage unit 34. If collation is successful, the collation part 383 will display the authentication information input screen G4 on the display part 36 (step S30: YES).

  When the user inputs authentication information through the input unit 35, the mounting request unit 384 displays an authentication information confirmation completion screen G5 on the display unit 36, and displays the user identification information read from the storage unit 34 and the input authentication information. The set authentication request is transmitted to the service providing user management apparatus 5. The authentication unit 543 of the service providing user management device 5 specifies the record of the user management information stored in the storage unit 51 based on the user specification information set in the authentication request received from the terminal device 3, and reads the authentication information. . The authentication unit 543 performs authentication by comparing the authentication information read from the user management information with the authentication information set in the received authentication request, and returns the authentication result to the terminal device 3.

  When the authentication result returned from the service providing user management device 5 indicates successful authentication, the collation unit 383 of the terminal device 3 displays the authentication information confirmation completion screen G5 on the display unit 36 (step S40: YES). When the user inputs an execution instruction for the mounting process through the input unit 35, the mounting request unit 384 displays a new registration screen G6. The mounting request unit 384 transmits the mounting request in which the user specifying information, the installation command request, and the issue command request are set to the service providing user management apparatus 5 (step S50).

  The mounting instruction unit 544 of the service providing user management device 5 reads the issuance data stored in the storage unit 51 based on the user specifying information set in the mounting request received from the terminal device 3. The mounting instruction unit 544 generates an issuance command instructing to incorporate the read issuance data into an unissued credit settlement application in which the issuance data is not incorporated. The mounting instruction in which the issue command is set is returned to the terminal device 3. Note that the mounting instruction unit 544 may transmit these commands set in the mounting instruction to the terminal device 3 in the execution order.

  The mounting request unit 384 of the terminal device 3 outputs the install command and the issue command included in the mounting instruction received from the service providing user management device 5 to the IC unit 1 in the execution order.

  The control unit 11 of the IC unit 1 executes an install command and installs the credit settlement application program stored in the storage unit 13. As a result, a new credit payment application execution unit 141 is generated in the application execution unit 14, and the credit payment application is installed. However, at this stage, since the issue data is not incorporated, it is in an unissued state.

  Subsequently, the control unit 11 executes the issuance command, and incorporates the issuance data set in the issuance command into the unissued credit settlement application execution unit 141 (step S60). As a result, the credit settlement application is activated and is issued, and the application execution unit 14 can execute the credit settlement function.

  When the credit settlement application is activated normally, the control unit 11 outputs the completion of implementation to the terminal device 3. The mounting request unit 384 of the terminal device 3 causes the display unit 36 to display a new registration completion screen G7.

  When it is determined that the service use user identification information read from the IC tag 7 and the service use user identification information stored in the storage unit 34 do not match (step S30: NO), or the service providing user When the authentication by the authentication unit 543 of the management apparatus 5 fails and an authentication result indicating authentication failure is received (step S40: NO), the collation unit 383 causes the display unit 36 to display an error message screen (step S70). .

  In addition, when the display unit 36 displays the credit settlement application activation screen G1, when the user inputs an instruction other than new registration through the input unit 35 (step S10: NO), the terminal side credit settlement application execution unit 381. Performs the instructed function (step S80).

  If the verification of authentication information in step S40 is omitted and the verification of the activation information is successful (step S30: YES), the mounting request unit 384 performs the process of step S50 and transmits the mounting request to the service providing user management apparatus 5. May be.

  Note that the authentication information used for user authentication in step S40 may be a PIN for a credit settlement service. In this case, the authentication unit 543 of the service providing user management device 5 specifies the user issue data stored in the storage unit 51 based on the user specifying information set in the authentication request received from the terminal device 3. The authentication unit 543 performs authentication by comparing the PIN set in the specified issuance data with the PIN set as authentication information in the received authentication request, and returns the authentication result to the terminal device 3.

  According to the above-described embodiment, the user holds the IC tag 7 mailed from the service provider over the terminal device 3 and executes the service function on the IC unit 1 with a simple operation of inputting authentication information. Can be implemented. Therefore, the user can use the service provided by the service provider by the terminal device 3 without performing complicated operations. In addition, by using the mail that can be received by the person, the IC tag 7 in which the activation information necessary for implementing the service function is recorded is sent to the user, and the terminal device 3 accesses the service providing user management device 5. When requesting the implementation of the service function in the IC unit 1, user specifying information stored in advance in the terminal device 3 is used. Therefore, it is difficult for a third party who illegally obtains only the terminal device 3, the IC unit 1, or the IC tag 7 to illegally mount an application, and security is ensured.

1 IC Department (Service Function Providing Department)
3 Terminal Device 5 Service Providing User Management Device 6 Printing Device 7 IC Tag 8 Mail 9 Communication Network 11 Control Unit (Mounting Control Unit)
12 communication unit 13 storage unit (program storage unit)
14 application execution unit 31 control unit 32 first communication unit 33 second communication unit 34 storage unit (activate information storage unit)
35 input unit 36 display unit 37 reading unit 38 application execution unit 51 storage unit 52 communication unit 53 writing unit 54 processing unit 141 credit payment application execution unit 381 terminal side credit payment application execution unit 383 verification unit 384 mounting request unit 541 writing Instruction unit 542 Print control unit 543 Authentication unit 544 Mounting instruction unit

Claims (5)

An activation information storage unit for storing activation information to be verified in order to permit implementation of the service function;
A program storage unit for storing a program of an application having the service function;
A reading unit that reads the activation information from an information recording medium that is mailed to the user name and address stored in the service providing user management apparatus in association with the activation information and embedded data to be embedded in the application; ,
A collation unit for collating the activation information read by the reading unit with the activation information stored in the activation information storage unit;
When verification by the verification unit is successful, an implementation request is transmitted to the service providing user management device, and the embedded data of the user is included from the service provision user management device in response to the transmitted implementation request. An implementation request unit that receives an implementation instruction; and
A mounting control unit that mounts the application by the program stored in the program storage unit according to the mounting instruction received by the mounting request unit, and incorporates the embedded data included in the mounting instruction into the mounted application. When,
A service function providing unit that is mounted by the mounting control unit and that executes the application in which the embedded data is embedded;
A terminal device comprising: The verification unit transmits the authentication information input by the user to the service providing user management device,
The implementation request unit transmits the implementation request when verification by the verification unit is successful and authentication success is returned from the service providing user management apparatus in response to the authentication information transmitted by the verification unit. To
The terminal device according to claim 1. The service function providing unit is detachable from the terminal device, and includes the program storage unit and the implementation control unit.
The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the terminal device is a terminal device. The information recording medium is an IC tag, and is sent by mail with wireless cut off.
The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: A service function implementation method executed by a terminal device,
The terminal device
An activation information storage unit for storing activation information to be verified in order to permit implementation of the service function;
A program storage unit for storing a program of an application having the service function,
A reading unit reads the activation information from an information recording medium mailed with the user name and address stored in the service providing user management apparatus in association with the activation information and the embedded data incorporated in the application. Loading process,
A collation process in which the collation unit collates the activation information read in the reading process with the activation information stored in the activation information storage unit;
When collation by the collation process is successful, an implementation request is transmitted to the service providing user management device, and the embedded data of the user is included from the service provision user management device in response to the transmitted implementation request. An implementation request process for receiving an implementation instruction;
In accordance with the mounting instruction received in the mounting request process, the application is mounted by the program stored in the program storage unit, and the mounting control process includes the embedded data included in the mounting instruction in the mounted application. When,
A service function mounting method characterized by comprising:

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