Patents by Inventor Yuji Hiura
Yuji Hiura has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11861439Abstract: There is provided an antenna device, a control method, and a program that control enabling or disabling of a plurality of IC card antennas by using a mobile terminal. The antenna device includes: a mobile terminal antenna that receives a radio wave output by a reader/writer provided in a mobile terminal; a plurality of IC card antennas that communicates with an IC card including an IC chip for the IC card that reads/writes data in a contactless manner in response to a command transmitted by the reader/writer; and a control circuit that operates by using power generated when the mobile terminal antenna receives the radio wave output by the reader/writer and controls enabling or disabling of each of the IC card antennas in response to the command transmitted by the reader/writer. The present technology is applicable to a playmat used for a card game using a smartphone having an NFC function and an IC card.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki Takubo, Masuo Murakami, Shinya Kato, Yuji Hiura, Junya Matsui
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Publication number: 20230356072Abstract: There is provided a game mat, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method that can manage information regarding a game played using cards, in association with a mat ID of a mat serving as a storage space of the cards. A game mat according to an aspect of the present technology is a mat including: a mobile terminal antenna that receives a radio wave output by a reader/writer of a mobile terminal that communicates with a server that manages a game using an IC card; an IC card antenna that communicates with the IC card including an IC chip for an IC card in which reading/writing of data is performed contactlessly by a command transmitted from the reader/writer; a memory that stores a mat ID, which is identification information of a mat; and an internal IC chip that receives a command transmitted from the reader/writer and stores, into the memory in association with the mat ID, information regarding the game transmitted from the server.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2020Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji HIURA, Hisanori ARAI, Masahiro SUEYOSHI, Junya MATSUI
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Patent number: 11687743Abstract: A portable terminal issues an authentication process request for an information storage medium to an information processing apparatus by using terminal information indicative of an information terminal, which performs authentication of the information storage medium without performing short-range wireless communication with the information storage medium. The information processing apparatus has the portable terminal output an authentication information request to the information storage medium by short-range wireless communication, performs authentication of the information storage medium on the basis of an authentication information answer, and outputs, to the portable terminal, approval information to be used when the information terminal is to acquire a result of authentication of the information storage medium from the information processing apparatus. The portable terminal performs display based on the approval information.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Yuji Hiura, Masahiro Sueyoshi
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Publication number: 20220335264Abstract: There is provided an antenna device, a control method, and a program that control enabling or disabling of a plurality of IC card antennas by using a mobile terminal. The antenna device includes: a mobile terminal antenna that receives a radio wave output by a reader/writer provided in a mobile terminal; a plurality of IC card antennas that communicates with an IC card including an IC chip for the IC card that reads/writes data in a contactless manner in response to a command transmitted by the reader/writer; and a control circuit that operates by using power generated when the mobile terminal antenna receives the radio wave output by the reader/writer and controls enabling or disabling of each of the IC card antennas in response to the command transmitted by the reader/writer. The present technology is applicable to a playmat used for a card game using a smartphone having an NFC function and an IC card.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroyuki TAKUBO, Masuo MURAKAMI, Shinya KATO, Yuji HIURA, Junya MATSUI
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Publication number: 20220207509Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing terminal, an information processing method, and a program capable of further enhancing convenience of a settlement service. Acquired are an upper limit amount set as an upper limit for payment at a time of purchase of a desired product or service, and identification information assigned to a card used when the payment is made. Then, performed is processing of associating the identification information with and recording the upper limit amount on continuous settlement information that continuously records information regarding a settlement for a payment. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an information processing system that provides a settlement service.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji HIURA, Masahiro SUEYOSHI, Takayuki SAKABAYASHI
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Publication number: 20220155665Abstract: A projection apparatus of the present technology includes a control unit and a projection unit. The control unit generates a data pattern on the basis of a first characteristic value, a second characteristic value, and a count value and generates data in which the data pattern and the first characteristic value are combined, the first characteristic value being a characteristic value linked to the projection apparatus, the second characteristic value being a value set by a user of the projection apparatus, the count value being based on the number of times of projection of the projection apparatus. The projection unit projects an identifier based on the data onto a projection target.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro SUEYOSHI, Yuji HIURA
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Patent number: 11301826Abstract: An information processing apparatus and an information processing system that enable a settlement at a real shop without complicated operation is proposed. There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a unique information acquisition unit that acquires unique information, regarding a settlement at a real shop, generated by a user terminal via a real-shop terminal; a verification unit that verifies the unique information; and a settlement processing unit that sends the unique information to a settlement service provider so that the settlement service provider performs settlement processing on the basis of the unique information.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Masahiro Sueyoshi, Yuji Hiura
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Publication number: 20220075967Abstract: A portable terminal issues an authentication process request for an information storage medium to an information processing apparatus by using terminal information indicative of an information terminal, which performs authentication of the information storage medium without performing short-range wireless communication with the information storage medium. The information processing apparatus has the portable terminal output an authentication information request to the information storage medium by short-range wireless communication, performs authentication of the information storage medium on the basis of an authentication information answer, and outputs, to the portable terminal, approval information to be used when the information terminal is to acquire a result of authentication of the information storage medium from the information processing apparatus. The portable terminal performs display based on the approval information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2019Publication date: March 10, 2022Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji HIURA, Masahiro SUEYOSHI
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Publication number: 20200118104Abstract: An information processing apparatus and an information processing system that enable a settlement at a real shop without complicated operation is proposed. There is provided an information processing apparatus including: a unique information acquisition unit that acquires unique information, regarding a settlement at a real shop, generated by a user terminal via a real-shop terminal; a verification unit that verifies the unique information; and a settlement processing unit that sends the unique information to a settlement service provider so that the settlement service provider performs settlement processing on the basis of the unique information.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: MASAHIRO SUEYOSHI, YUJI HIURA
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Publication number: 20200005298Abstract: There is provided a server with which, when an IC card assumed to be used offline is to be applied to a form in which a value is held in a server, authentication of the IC card can be performed safely. The server includes: a providing unit configured to provide, to a terminal that performs proximity non-contact communication with a wireless communication device including an IC chip, authentication data for authentication of the wireless communication device; an acquiring unit configured to acquire, from the terminal, reception data received by the proximity non-contact communication with the wireless communication device, the reception data including a usage count of the authentication data; and an authenticating unit configured to perform authentication of the wireless communication device by using the authentication data and the reception data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji HIURA, Masahiro SUEYOSHI
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Patent number: 8468493Abstract: A method of processing information of an apparatus including first storage means for storing an encrypted application program and data, second storage means for loading a decrypted application program and data and execution means for executing the application program loaded in the second storage section, and controlling a reader/writer reading data from and writing data into a non-contact IC card by executing an application program. The method includes, in response to starting a first application program, reading data corresponding to a second application program different from the first application program from the second storage means; encrypting the read data; storing the encrypted data into the first storage means; clearing the second storage means; reading the encrypted first application program and data from the first storage means; decrypting the read encrypted first application program and data; and loading the decrypted first application program and data in the second storage means.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2007Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Tomohiko Nagayama, Yoshiaki Hirano, Yuji Hiura, Tadafumi Oyama
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Patent number: 8423771Abstract: An information processing apparatus for using key information calculated on the basis of predetermined information including information obtained from an IC chip as a communication party on the other end in order to perform encryption processing with the IC chip. The information processing apparatus includes: among a plurality of calculation modules for calculating the key information being individually different in accordance with predetermined algorithms, control means for causing the calculation module identified by identification information input from the outside to calculate the key information; and encryption means for encrypting data by the key information calculated.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2006Date of Patent: April 16, 2013Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masahiro Sueyoshi, Yuji Hiura, Yoshiaki Hirano
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Publication number: 20110286598Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a key retaining section retaining a key for use in writing data in a data storage area of another information processing apparatus or reading data stored in the data storage area, and a storage section that stores data. The information processing apparatus is used by being combined with the other information processing apparatus. The key retained in the key retaining section is protected with a key retained in the other information processing apparatus. The storage section is protected with the key retained in the other information processing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Susumu Honda, Tomohiko Nagayama, Yuji Hiura
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Patent number: 7941670Abstract: A data processing apparatus is provided which is capable of improving the responsiveness of communication in which only a maximum of one access request source has write authorization and the other access requests do not have write authorization when communication is performed with a plurality of access request sources. A management apparatus transmits, to a secure application module (SAM), a strong connection request requesting the obtainment of write authorization into the SAM. When it is determined that the strong connection has not already been assigned to the other management apparatuses, the SAM assigns the strong connection to the management apparatus in a state in which a weak connection having read authorization with the management apparatuses is maintained.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2009Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masahiro Sueyoshi, Kazuo Omori, Akira Honjo, Naofumi Hanaki, Katsuyuki Teruyama, Tomohiko Nagayama, Hideo Yamamoto, Yuji Hiura, Yoshiaki Hirano
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Publication number: 20090235336Abstract: A data processing apparatus is provided which is capable of improving the responsiveness of communication in which only a maximum of one access request source has write authorization and the other access requests do not have write authorization when communication is performed with a plurality of access request sources. A management apparatus transmits, to a secure application module (SAM), a strong connection request requesting the obtainment of write authorization into the SAM. When it is determined that the strong connection has not already been assigned to the other management apparatuses, the SAM assigns the strong connection to the management apparatus in a state in which a weak connection having read authorization with the management apparatuses is maintained.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2009Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Masahiro SUEYOSHI, Kazuo Omori, Akira Honjo, Naofumi Hanaki, Katsuyuki Teruyama, Tomohiko Nagayama, Hideo Yamamoto, Yuji Hiura, Yoshiaki Hirano
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Patent number: 7555653Abstract: A data processing apparatus is provided which is capable of improving the responsiveness of communication in which only a maximum of one access request source has write authorization and the other access requests do not have write authorization when communication is performed with a plurality of access request sources. A management apparatus transmits, to a secure application module (SAM), a strong connection request requesting the obtainment of write authorization into the SAM. When it is determined that the strong connection has not already been assigned to the other management apparatuses, the SAM assigns the strong connection to the management apparatus in a state in which a weak connection having read authorization with the management apparatuses is maintained.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2004Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Masahiro Sueyoshi, Kazuo Omori, Akira Honjo, Naofumi Hanaki, Katsuyuki Teruyama, Tomohiko Nagayama, Hideo Yamamoto, Yuji Hiura, Yoshiaki Hirano
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Publication number: 20070260657Abstract: A method of processing information of an apparatus including first storage means for storing an encrypted application program and data, second storage means for loading a decrypted application program and data and execution means for executing the application program loaded in the second storage section, and controlling a reader/writer reading data from and writing data into a non-contact IC card by executing an application program. The method includes, in response to starting a first application program, reading data corresponding to a second application program different from the first application program from the second storage means; encrypting the read data; storing the encrypted data into the first storage means; clearing the second storage means; reading the encrypted first application program and data from the first storage means; decrypting the read encrypted first application program and data; and loading the decrypted first application program and data in the second storage means.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2007Publication date: November 8, 2007Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Tomohiko Nagayama, Yoshiaki Hirano, Yuji Hiura, Tadafumi Oyama
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Publication number: 20070110246Abstract: An information processing apparatus for using key information calculated on the basis of predetermined information including information obtained from an IC chip as a communication party on the other end in order to perform encryption processing with the IC chip. The information processing apparatus includes: among a plurality of calculation modules for calculating the key information being individually different in accordance with predetermined algorithms, control means for causing the calculation module identified by identification information input from the outside to calculate the key information; and encryption means for encrypting data by the key information calculated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2006Publication date: May 17, 2007Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Masahiro Sueyoshi, Yuji Hiura, Yoshiaki Hirano
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Publication number: 20050198514Abstract: A data processing apparatus is provided which is capable of improving the responsiveness of communication in which only a maximum of one access request source has write authorization and the other access requests do not have write authorization when communication is performed with a plurality of access request sources. A management apparatus transmits, to a secure application module (SAM), a strong connection request requesting the obtainment of write authorization into the SAM. When it is determined that the strong connection has not already been assigned to the other management apparatuses, the SAM assigns the strong connection to the management apparatus in a state in which a weak connection having read authorization with the management apparatuses is maintained.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2004Publication date: September 8, 2005Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Masahiro Sueyoshi, Kazuo Omori, Akira Honjo, Naofumi Hanaki, Katsuyuki Teruyama, Tomohiko Nagayama, Hideo Yamamoto, Yuji Hiura, Yoshiaki Hirano