Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication system that includes two information communication terminals with built-in IC chips engaged in alternating wireless communication with each other through noncontact communication, wherein one of the information communication terminals includes a reception unit that receives a packet originating from the other information communication terminal, a transmission unit that wirelessly transmits a single packet or a plurality of packets to the other information communication terminal by transmitting all packets that can be transmitted to the other information communication terminal instead of engaging in alternating wireless communication if a specific condition is satisfied and an identifier appending unit that appends a last packet identifier to a packet to be transmitted last from the transmission unit among all the packets that can be transmitted to the other information communication terminal.

Abstract: An application providing system is provided. The application providing system includes a portable terminal device having an IC chip configured to perform radio communications; and a server device; the application providing system connecting the portable terminal device and the server device through a communication network, wherein the portable terminal device includes a transmitted message receiver section, an application determination section, an application transmission request generation section, and an application storage section, wherein the server device includes a transmitted message generation section, a transmitted message sender section, an application transmission request receiver section, an application storage section, and an application sender section.

Abstract: An information processing system including an IC chip, a client driving the IC chip to carry out predetermined processing, a server connected to the client by a communication network, wherein the client has a processing-command requesting section configured to request for transmission of a processing command to the server; an ID-acquisition-command sender section configured to transmit an ID acquisition command; a chip-ID extraction section configured to extract the chip ID; and a processing-command sender section configured to embed the extracted chip ID into the processing command and transmit the command. The server has a command-group sender section configured to send the command. The IC chip has a chip-ID sender section configured to transmit data; a chip-ID determination section configured to determine whether the chip ID in the command is identical with the chip ID of the IC chip; and a processing execution section configured to carry out the predetermined processing.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus for performing processing of a storage device which includes first storage means for storing encryption key setting information and package setting information, second storage means for storing an encryption key linked to the encryption key setting information, third storage means for storing a package linked to the package setting information.

Abstract: A theme change system includes a portable communication device; and a server apparatus, wherein the portable communication device and the server apparatus are connected to each other via a communication network. The portable communication device includes a theme request section making a request for theme data related to an interface between a user and a process execution part for performing processing in accordance with a request from the user to the server apparatus, a theme management section determining permission and non-permission about the reception of the theme data requested by the theme request section and storing, in a storage section, the theme data, and an interface output section outputting the interface on the basis of the theme data when the process execution part is started or while the process execution part is being started. The server apparatus includes a transmission section transmitting theme data to the portable communication device.

Abstract: An information management apparatus includes a management unit for managing the type of integrated circuit chip and the type of command to be executed by the integrated circuit chip in such a manner as to correspond to each other; an information obtaining unit for obtaining information on the type of the integrated circuit chip to be controlled; and a command generation unit for generating a command of the type corresponding to the type of the integrated circuit chip to be controlled, the type of the integrated circuit chip being obtained by the information obtaining unit, from among a plurality of different types of commands corresponding to the command requested from a server and for transmitting the generated command to the server.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus configured to perform cryptographic processing in response to a request from a server transmitting encrypted information to control an integrated circuit chip includes a managing unit managing types of the cryptographic processing granted in accordance with requests; and an output unit performing predetermined cryptographic processing requested from a predetermined server succeeding in authentication, when the requested predetermined cryptographic processing has a granted type managed by the managing unit, to supply information concerning the processing result to the predetermined server as information to be transmitted to the integrated circuit chip to be controlled.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus performing cryptographic processing for providing a service by using an integrated circuit chip includes an authentication unit authenticating an operator operating an external device; a storage unit storing an access control list that has identification information, identifying the operator, associated with information indicating the cryptographic processing permitted to the operator; a confirmation unit referring to the access control list to confirm whether the cryptographic processing requested from the authenticated operator is permitted; and a cryptographic processing unit performing the cryptographic processing when the cryptographic processing requested from the operator is permitted.

Abstract: An information providing system includes a portable terminal including an IC chip, and an information providing apparatus that carries out wireless communications with the IC chip. The information providing apparatus includes a browser that reads content and that outputs the content on a screen based on screen-output control information embedded in the content data and defining an output format or a data structure of the content, and a wireless communication unit that carries out wireless communications with the IC chip. In the content data, transmission target information to be transmitted to the portable terminal, and transmission control information instructing transmission of the transmission target information, are also embedded. The browser instructs the wireless communication unit to transmit the transmission target information to the portable terminal based on the transmission control information.

Abstract: An IC card chip performs payment processing in response to item purchase in accordance with a command generated and encrypted by a secure application module. The IC card chip decrypts the encrypted command, and reads information corresponding to the command. The IC card chip appropriately encrypts the read information in accordance with key information managed together with the secure application module, and sends the encrypted information to the secure application module via a cellular telephone or the like. The secure application module generates a command for controlling the IC card chip of the cellular telephone in accordance with a request from a content server. The secure application module appropriately encrypts the generated command in accordance with the key information managed together with the IC card chip, and supplies the encrypted command to the IC card chip. The IC card chip operates in accordance with the supplied command.