Patents by Inventor Keitarou Watanabe

Keitarou Watanabe 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).

  • Publication number: 20230043031
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus that performs multifactor and multistage authentication procedures is to be provided. An information processing apparatus includes: an authentication procedure processing unit that performs an authentication procedure on an external device, using a tamper-resistant secure element; and a control unit that controls a process for multistage authentication of the external device, the multistage authentication including the authentication procedure. The control unit controls a process of a second authentication procedure using the identification information about the secure element, the identification information being associated with the user account information. The control unit controls execution of the second authentication procedure during an operation in the login authentication procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventor: KEITAROU WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20220147973
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, a communication apparatus, a communication method, and an information processing system that enable provision of a technology capable of easily introducing a system that performs payment for service use. Provided is an information processing apparatus including a control unit that generates a code to be read by a reading device on the basis of identification information of an IC chip of a communication apparatus upon receiving an instruction from the communication apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: FELICA NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventor: Keitarou WATANABE
  • Patent number: 10776181
    Abstract: According to an illustrative embodiment an information processing device is provided. The device includes a processor for controlling acquisition of first information which indicates a service not registered in an integrated circuit of the device and a service registered in the integrated circuit of the device, the first information being acquired from within the device, controlling acquisition of second information which indicates a service registered in the integrated circuit of the device, and controlling display based on the first information and second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: FELICA NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Haruna Ochi, Naofumi Hanaki, Shinichi Kato, Keitarou Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9667426
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a reception unit that receives a request for access to an IC chip from an application having access right information for accessing to the IC chip, an acquisition unit that acquires an authentication information for authenticating the application from an external server based on the access right information contained the request for access received by the reception unit, an authentication unit that authenticates the application based on the authentication information obtained by the acquisition unit, and a control unit that controls an access of the application to the IC chip based on an authentication result by the authentication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuichi Sekiya, Naofumi Hanaki, Keitarou Watanabe, Shinichi Kato, Itsuki Kamino
  • Patent number: 9642010
    Abstract: There is provided a management server including a communication unit configured to communicate with a communication terminal that utilizes a service, and a data processing unit. The data processing unit is configured to receive, from the communication terminal, system configuration information including a memory system configuration of the communication terminal, determine, in accordance with the system configuration information, a memory area in the communication terminal where service data for the communication terminal to utilize the service is recorded or a memory area in the communication terminal from which the service data is read, generate a command to execute a process to access the memory area or service data to be recorded in the memory area, and transmit the command or the service data to the communication terminal via the communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: FeliCa Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichi Motodate, Keitarou Watanabe, Junichi Oki
  • Publication number: 20170024709
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a reading unit that reads, from a memory area of an IC chip, identification information of a service including at least any one of a wire communication service via an external wire communication or a wireless communication service via an external wireless communication, which use the memory area of the IC chip. The information processing apparatus also includes an acquisition unit that acquires service information to allow a user to use a service from an external server by transmitting the identification information of the service which the reading unit has read to the external server, and includes a display unit that displays to allow the user to use the service based on the service information which the acquisition unit has acquired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Keitarou Watanabe, Tomoharu Hikita, Haruna Ochi, Itsuki Kamino
  • Publication number: 20160373927
    Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, information processing method, and program that enable access from each of a plurality of access sources to be exclusively controlled even in a communication environment based on a standard in which one-to-one communication is assumed, the information processing device including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire identification information at least a part of which includes randomized information from an external device; and a control unit configured to set only communication data associated with the acquired identification information out of communication data transmitted from the external device as a processing target exclusively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: FELICA NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Keitarou WATANABE, Yu HAMADA
  • Patent number: 9483280
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a reading unit that reads, from a memory area of an IC chip, identification information of a service including at least any one of a wire communication service via an external wire communication or a wireless communication service via an external wireless communication, which use the memory area of the IC chip. The information processing apparatus also includes an acquisition unit that acquires service information to allow a user to use a service from an external server by transmitting the identification information of the service which the reading unit has read to the external server, and includes a display unit that displays to allow the user to use the service based on the service information which the acquisition unit has acquired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: FELICA NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Keitarou Watanabe, Tomoharu Hikita, Haruna Ochi, Itsuki Kamino
  • Publication number: 20150281965
    Abstract: There is provided a management server including a communication unit configured to communicate with a communication terminal that utilizes a service, and a data processing unit. The data processing unit is configured to receive, from the communication terminal, system configuration information including a memory system configuration of the communication terminal, determine, in accordance with the system configuration information, a memory area in the communication terminal where service data for the communication terminal to utilize the service is recorded or a memory area in the communication terminal from which the service data is read, generate a command to execute a process to access the memory area or service data to be recorded in the memory area, and transmit the command or the service data to the communication terminal via the communication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: FELICA NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Kenichi MOTODATE, Keitarou WATANABE, Junichi OKI
  • Publication number: 20150039897
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a reception unit that receives a request for access to an IC chip from an application having access right information for accessing to the IC chip, an acquisition unit that acquires an authentication information for authenticating the application from an external server based on the access right information contained the request for access received by the reception unit, an authentication unit that authenticates the application based on the authentication information obtained by the acquisition unit, and a control unit that controls an access of the application to the IC chip based on an authentication result by the authentication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Shuichi Sekiya, Naofumi Hanaki, Keitarou Watanabe, Shinichi Kato, Itsuki Kamino
  • Patent number: 8892889
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a reception unit that receives a request for access to an IC chip from an application having access right information for accessing to the IC chip, an acquisition unit that acquires an authentication information for authenticating the application from an external server based on the access right information contained the request for access received by the reception unit, an authentication unit that authenticates the application based on the authentication information obtained by the acquisition unit, and a control unit that controls an access of the application to the IC chip based on an authentication result by the authentication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: FeliCa Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Shuichi Sekiya, Naofumi Hanaki, Keitarou Watanabe, Shinichi Kato, Itsuki Kamino
  • Patent number: 8825755
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a determination unit that determines, based on process-related information acquired from a first server that provides a service, if a process based on the process-related information is executable; a process control unit that makes, if it is not determined that the process is executable, the process based on the process-related information executable by an application that performs processes corresponding to a plurality of services; and a processing unit that causes the application to execute the process based on the process-related information. The process control unit causes a second server to generate, based on the process-related information, a processing instruction that is based on the process-related information, and the processing unit causes the application to execute a process indicated by the generated processing instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: FeliCa Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Waki, Tomoharu Hikita, Jun Hataoka, Mitsuhiro Kimura, Keitarou Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20140013275
    Abstract: According to an illustrative embodiment an information processing device is provided. The device includes a processor for controlling acquisition of first information which indicates a service not registered in an integrated circuit of the device and a service registered in the integrated circuit of the device, the first information being acquired from within the device, controlling acquisition of second information which indicates a service registered in the integrated circuit of the device, and controlling display based on the first information and second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: FELICA NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Haruna Ochi, Naofumi Hanaki, Shinichi Kato, Keitarou Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20130046814
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a determination unit that determines, based on process-related information acquired from a first server that provides a service, if a process based on the process-related information is executable; a process control unit that makes, if it is not determined that the process is executable, the process based on the process-related information executable by an application that performs processes corresponding to a plurality of services; and a processing unit that causes the application to execute the process based on the process-related information. The process control unit causes a second server to generate, based on the process-related information, a processing instruction that is based on the process-related information, and the processing unit causes the application to execute a process indicated by the generated processing instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: FELICA NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Naoki Waki, Tomoharu Hikita, Jun Hataoka, Mitsuhiro Kimura, Keitarou Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20110041064
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a reading unit that reads, from a memory area of an IC chip, identification information of a service including at least any one of a wire communication service via an external wire communication or a wireless communication service via an external wireless communication, which use the memory area of the IC chip. The information processing apparatus also includes an acquisition unit that acquires service information to allow a user to use a service from an external server by transmitting the identification information of the service which the reading unit has read to the external server, and includes a display unit that displays to allow the user to use the service based on the service information which the acquisition unit has acquired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: FELICA NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Keitarou Watanabe, Tomoharu Hikita, Haruna Ochi, Itsuki Kamino
  • Publication number: 20110029779
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including a reception unit that receives a request for access to an IC chip from an application having access right information for accessing to the IC chip, an acquisition unit that acquires an authentication information for authenticating the application from an external server based on the access right information contained the request for access received by the reception unit, an authentication unit that authenticates the application based on the authentication information obtained by the acquisition unit, and a control unit that controls an access of the application to the IC chip based on an authentication result by the authentication unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: FeliCa Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Shuichi Sekiya, Naofumi Hanaki, Keitarou Watanabe, Shinichi Kato, Itsuki Kamino