Patents by Inventor Masaji Nagai

Masaji Nagai 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).

  • Patent number: 11295299
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided. The information processing apparatus includes an electronic money unit including a processor, a memory configured to store a balance of electronic monetary value, a terminal communication unit configured to receive a first command from an electronic money terminal using a terminal antenna, a mobile communication unit including a phone antenna for mobile communication via a base station; an interface unit configured to receive a second command from an electronic money server through an encrypted connection over the mobile communication; wherein the processor is configured to change the balance of electronic monetary value in response to at least one of the first command and the second command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Norihiko Fujita, Koji Ito, Hisanori Arai, Masaji Nagai
  • Publication number: 20170083908
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided. The information processing apparatus includes an electronic money unit including a processor, a memory configured to store a balance of electronic monetary value, a terminal communication unit configured to receive a first command from an electronic money terminal using a terminal antenna, a mobile communication unit including a phone antenna for mobile communication via a base station; an interface unit configured to receive a second command from an electronic money server through an encrypted connection over the mobile communication; wherein the processor is configured to change the balance of electronic monetary value in response to at least one of the first command and the second command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Norihiko FUJITA, Koji ITO, Hisanori ARAI, Masaji NAGAI
  • Patent number: 9497796
    Abstract: A portable terminal has a currency information storage device for storing therein currency information representing a currency value amount as an electronic data. An information processing device uses operational processing information to thereby operationally process a monetary amount of the stored currency information. A request information transmission device transmits, to a server apparatus, request information for requesting the server apparatus to rewrite the electronic data so as to increase the stored currency value amount by credit using the operational processing information. An operational processing information receipt device receives the operational processing information transmitted by the server apparatus in response to the transmitted request information. An input device inputs the received operational processing information into the information processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Norihiko Fujita, Koji Ito, Hisanori Arai, Masaji Nagai
  • Patent number: 7720717
    Abstract: A mobile terminal device has an information processing unit that processes electronic money information and a storage unit that stores the electronic money information. A receiving unit receives from an electronic money server an electronic money identification (ID), a mobile terminal identification (ID) identifying the mobile terminal device, and a money information processing program for enabling the information processing unit to execute processing of the money information stored in the storage unit. An installation unit installs into the storage unit the money information processing program and the IDs received by the receiving unit. A sending unit sends to the electronic money server information necessary for enabling the electronic money server to provide electronic money service, the necessary information being sent to the electronic server before the receiving unit receives the money information processing and the IDs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Norihiko Fujita, Koji Ito, Hisanori Arai, Masaji Nagai
  • Publication number: 20060100933
    Abstract: It is an object to provide a mobile terminal device, such as a mobile phone using electronic-money service, in which information is easily managed upon installing a value processing function to the mobile terminal device. An IC chip for non-contact IC card is installed to a mobile phone 7 having an Internet access function. At the selling time of the mobile phone 7, an application program is not installed in the IC chip. A user purchases the mobile phone 7, thereafter, accesses an electronic-money server 2 from the mobile phone 7, and installs a value processing program to the IC chip. The electronic-money server 2 and the mobile phone 7 are cooperated and install the value processing function. In the installing processing, the mobile phone 7 receives secret information from the electronic-money server 2 for the purpose of ensuring the security, and installs the information to the IC chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Norihiko Fujita, Koji Ito, Hisanori Arai, Masaji Nagai