IP Library Granted Patent US 9,426,611
Granted Patent B2
US 9,426,611 · App. 14/419,876 · Granted Aug 23, 2016

Information processing terminal, information processing method, program, and information storage medium

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Patent No.
US 9,426,611
App. No.
14/419,876
Granted
Aug 23, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A server transmits location information based on identification information of at least one access point in response to the reception of the identification information, the time of reception of identification information of an access point that is associated with a location indicated by the location information received from the server is associated with the indicated location, irrespective of the time of reception of the location information. Identification information of an access point is received and is associated with reception time information that indicates the time of reception of the identification information. The identification information associated with the reception time information is transmitted to a location information providing server. Location information based on the transmitted identification information is received and is associated with reception time information that is associated with the transmitted identification information.

Claims (27)

1. An information processing terminal, comprising:

a reception unit;

a transmission unit; and

a control unit,

wherein the reception unit receives, from an access point, identification information of the access point,

wherein the control unit associates identification information of at least one access point with reception time information that indicates a time of reception of the identification information,

wherein the transmission unit transmits, to a server that transmits, in response to reception of the identification information, location information based on the identification information, identification information that is associated with the reception time information,

wherein the reception unit receives, from the server, location information based on the transmitted identification information, and

wherein the control unit associates the received location information with the reception time information that is associated with the transmitted identification information.

2. The information processing terminal according to claim 1 ,

wherein the transmission unit transmits, to the server, a plurality of pieces of identification information at once that are associated with pieces of reception time information that indicate reception times different from one another, and

wherein the reception unit receives, from the server, for each of the plurality of pieces of identification information transmitted at once, location information based on the each of the plurality of pieces of identification information.

3. The information processing terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission unit transmits, to the server, via an access point that is different from an access point identified by identification information that is associated with the reception time information, the identification information that is associated with the reception time information.

4. The information processing terminal according to claim 2 , wherein the transmission unit transmits, to the server, via an access point that is different from an access point identified by identification information that is associated with the reception time information, the identification information that is associated with the reception time information.

5. The information processing terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising a memory unit for storing a plurality of pieces of information in which identification information of at least one access point is associated with reception time information that indicates a time of reception of the identification information.

6. An information processing method, comprising:

receiving, from an access point, identification information of the access point;

associating identification information of at least one access point with reception time information that indicates a time of reception of the identification information;

transmitting, to a server that transmits, in response to reception of the identification information, location information based on the identification information, identification information that is associated with the reception time information;

receiving, from the server, location information based on the transmitted identification information; and

associating the received location information with the reception time information that is associated with the transmitted identification information.

7. A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium containing a program which is to be executed by a computer, the program including instructions to:

receive, from an access point, identification information of the access point;

associate identification information of at least one access point with reception time information that indicates a time of reception of the identification information;

transmit, to a server that transmits, in response to reception of the identification information, location information based on the identification information, identification information that is associated with the reception time information;

receive, from the server, location information based on the transmitted identification information; and

associate the received location information with the reception time information that is associated with the transmitted identification information.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 13, 2016
From: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.
To: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Reel/Frame 039147/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 5, 2016
From: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC
To: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC
Reel/Frame 038626/0637 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2015
From: WEBB, JONATHAN WARREN; NISHINA, EIICHI
To: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.; SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC.
Reel/Frame 034900/0354 →