Abstract: An image forming system includes: an image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a recording medium; a post-processing apparatus configured to perform post-processing on the recording medium on which an image is formed by the image forming apparatus; a relay apparatus having a function of changing a transport speed of the recording medium on which an image is formed by the image forming apparatus to a transport speed of the post-processing apparatus and transporting the recording medium to a subsequent stage; and a charge eliminating apparatus configured to perform charge elimination on the recording medium that is charged, by reducing a charge amount of the charged recording medium, and the charge eliminating apparatus is provided at a stage that is after the relay apparatus and before the post-processing apparatus.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device that communicates with an external device which is a communication target through a relay device, the information processing device including: a processing unit that causes a command or information for generating the command and assumed response information to the relay device, the assumed response information indicating a response assumed to be transmitted from the external device in accordance with the command.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device to make it possible to link data and processes concerning a plurality of services, the information processing device (100) including: a processing unit (101) configured to process data (1-1,1-1-1, 1-1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, and 2-5) concerning services associated (1, 2, 3, and 4) in a storage medium (100), the data corresponding to each of a plurality of services.

Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a near-field communication device capable of performing near-field wireless communication with an external device, and a controller configured to instruct the external device or the near-field communication device to execute a command. The near-field communication device has a storage unit, a first mutual authentication unit for authenticating the controller and for requesting the controller to authenticate the near-field communication device, a first communication key setting unit for setting a first communication key, a second mutual authentication unit for authenticating the external device and for requesting the external device to authenticate the near-field communication device, and a second communication key setting unit for setting a second communication key.

Abstract: An information processing terminal, including a request reception unit that receives a function request. A GPS signals reception unit that receives a GPS signal, and a current position measuring unit that determines the latitude and longitude of the current position of the information processing terminal based upon the GPS signal. A defining information recording unit in which defining information related to the functions that can be engaged at the information processing terminal is recorded. A function decision-making unit that makes a decision as to whether or not a function can be engaged based upon the defining information and the latitude and longitude of the current position having been measured by the current position measuring unit and a data read/write unit that reads/writes data from/into a data area among a plurality of data areas based upon the results of the decision made by the function decision-making unit.

Abstract: An information processing device and information processing method including a management table that includes three pages. A pair of first and second pages is alternately used as a valid page and an invalid page to secure the data. The valid page is copied to a third page. Even when the power is shut off in the process of updating the page, at the next start time, the status of the data writing operation when the power is shut off is determined based on the validity and stability of the pages. Therefore, the data is restored without any corruption of valid page by using a proper restoring method.

Abstract: A communication system includes a first information processing device, a plurality of processing portions, a storage portion, and a second information processing device. The first information processing device includes a processing command transmission portion that transmits to the second information processing device, by non-contact communication, a processing command that includes one of a plurality of identification information items. Each of the processing portions is uniquely associated with one of the identification information items. The storage portion stores a correspondence information item that indicates a correspondence between one of the identification information items and one of the processing portions.

Abstract: A semiconductor integrated circuit device for use in a data communication apparatus includes setting means for setting, for each of a plurality of files that the semiconductor integrated circuit device manages, a flag indicating whether definition information functioning as information on each of the plurality of files is browsable or not browsable; and response sending means for sending, when provision of the definition information on a file is externally requested, a response falsely indicating that the semiconductor integrated circuit device is not managing the file existing in the plurality of files according to the flag set for the file indicating that the definition information on the file is not browsable.

Abstract: An IC card has a mechanism to securely manage information for each of a plurality of service providers in a memory area of the IC card. The IC card is shared by the plurality of service providers. File systems of the service providers are allocated in the memory area, and a single information recording medium is shared by the plurality of service providers. The memory area is separated into the file systems. A border between the file systems functions as a firewall, thus appropriately preventing one of the file systems from being intruded by the other file systems. Furthermore, by using a function of separating the memory area into a plurality of file systems together with a security code verification function of each file system, the security of each file system is independently managed.

Abstract: A value information transfer system transfers value information held by a transfer source communication device, which is connected via a network to a transfer management server, to a transfer destination communication device. The transfer source communication device includes a transfer request acceptor for accepting a transfer request for transfer of the value information held by the transfer source communication device to the transfer destination communication device, a transfer request information transmitter for transmitting the request as transfer request information to the transfer management server, and a command executor for executing a command generated by the transfer management server. The transfer management server includes a command generator for generating at least one command and a command transmitter.

Abstract: An IC card has a mechanism to securely manage information for each of a plurality of service providers in a memory area of the IC card. The IC card is shared by the plurality of service providers. File systems of the service providers are allocated in the memory area, and a single information recording medium is shared by the plurality of service providers. The memory area is separated into the file systems. A border between the file systems functions as a firewall, thus appropriately preventing one of the file systems from being intruded by the other file systems. Furthermore, by using a function of separating the memory area into a plurality of file systems together with a security code verification function of each file system, the security of each file system is independently managed.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storage section that stores, for a management entity for which a memory area is to be formed, an authentication key and an encryption key. The information processing apparatus also includes a communication section that transmits an identifier of the authentication key, an identifier of the encryption key, and an area 0 key. The communication section receives, upon an authentication based on the authentication key and the area 0 key, data encrypted by the encryption key. The data indicates a size of the memory area. The area 0 key is stored in an area 0. The information processing apparatus further includes a forming section that forms the memory area starting from the area 0, based on the size of the memory area.

Abstract: An IC card has a mechanism to securely manage information for each of a plurality of service providers in a memory area of the IC card. The IC card is shared by the plurality of service providers. File systems of the service providers are allocated in the memory area, and a single information recording medium is shared by the plurality of service providers. The memory area is separated into the file systems. A border between the file systems functions as a firewall, thus appropriately preventing one of the file systems from being intruded by the other file systems. Furthermore, by using a function of separating the memory area into a plurality of file systems together with a security code verification function of each file system, the security of each file system is independently managed.

Abstract: An IC card has a mechanism to securely manage information for each of a plurality of service providers in a memory area of the IC card. The IC card is shared by the plurality of service providers. File systems of the service providers are allocated in the memory area, and a single information recording medium is shared by the plurality of service providers. The memory area is separated into the file systems. A border between the file systems functions as a firewall, thus appropriately preventing one of the file systems from being intruded by the other file systems. Furthermore, by using a function of separating the memory area into a plurality of file systems together with a security code verification function of each file system, the security of each file system is independently managed.

Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a near-field communication device capable of performing near-field wireless communication with an external device, and a controller configured to instruct the external device or the near-field communication device to execute a command. The near-field communication device has a storage unit, a first mutual authentication unit for authenticating the controller and for requesting the controller to authenticate the near-field communication device, a first communication key setting unit for setting a first communication key, a second mutual authentication unit for authenticating the external device and for requesting the external device to authenticate the near-field communication device, and a second communication key setting unit for setting a second communication key.

Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a near-field communication device capable of performing near-field wireless communication with an external device, and a controller configured to instruct the external device or the near-field communication device to execute a command. The near-field communication device has a storage unit, a first mutual authentication unit for authenticating the controller and for requesting the controller to authenticate the near-field communication device, a first communication key setting unit for setting a first communication key, a second mutual authentication unit for authenticating the external device and for requesting the external device to authenticate the near-field communication device, and a second communication key setting unit for setting a second communication key.

Abstract: A reader/writer that reads or writes information from or in an Integrated Circuit (IC) module, in which one or more applications are loaded, in response to an instruction issued from a controller in which counter-applications compatible with the applications are loaded. The reader/writer includes a memory in which one or more pieces of IC access authentication information that are associated with the applications in the IC module and that are used to authenticate the associated applications respectively are stored. The memory also stores pieces of group authentication information. A control unit authenticates a counter-application using group authentication information and, if the authentication succeeds, permits the counter-application to use IC access authentication information belonging to a group identified with the group authentication information.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: a data storage portion that can store user data used in a particular non-contact communication service and management information to manage the user data in different storage areas corresponding to different encryption methods and that has a first storage area storing management information corresponding to a first encryption method; an issuing information receiver that receives issuing information encrypted with the first encryption method from an issuing device delivering the issuing information to issue management information corresponding to a second encryption method; an issuing information decryption portion that decrypts the received issuing information with the first encryption method, based on the management information corresponding to the first encryption method stored in the first storage area; and a management information issuing portion that, based on the decrypted issuing information, issues the management information corresponding to the second encryp

Abstract: A reader/writer that reads or writes information from or in an Integrated Circuit (IC) module, in which one or more applications are loaded, in response to an instruction issued from a controller in which counter-applications compatible with the applications are loaded. The reader/writer includes a memory in which one or more pieces of IC access authentication information that are associated with the applications in the IC module and that are used to authenticate the associated applications respectively are stored. The memory also stores pieces of group authentication information. A control unit authenticates a counter-application using group authentication information and, if the authentication succeeds, permits the counter-application to use IC access authentication information belonging to a group identified with the group authentication information.

Abstract: A communication system includes a first information processing device, a plurality of processing portions, a storage portion, and a second information processing device. The first information processing device includes a processing command transmission portion that transmits to the second information processing device, by non-contact communication, a processing command that includes one of a plurality of identification information items. Each of the processing portions is uniquely associated with one of the identification information items. The storage portion stores a correspondence information item that indicates a correspondence between one of the identification information items and one of the processing portions.