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US 10,977,457 · App. 15/543,317 · Granted Apr 13, 2021

Information processing system and method, and information processing device and method

Inventor: Shuichi Sekiya (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
G06K7/10366G06N5/022G06Q10/02G06Q20/065G06Q20/0855G06Q20/343G06Q20/355G06Q50/30
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Patent No.
US 10,977,457
App. No.
15/543,317
Granted
Apr 13, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present technology relates to information processing system and method, and information processing device and method for realizing a system capable of increasing efficiency while reducing load concentration. Each of the information processing system and method and the information processing device and method according to an aspect of the present technology belongs to one or more center servers. One or more gate controllers different from each other are allocated. Acquired is user data that relates to data about a user corresponding to identification data, and is supplied on the basis of prediction data corresponding to the identification data. Acquired is the identification data that is read from a storage device storing the identification data, and is supplied from the gate controller allocated to the corresponding system, method or device. The acquired user data that corresponds to the acquired identification data is processed. For example, the present technology is applicable to an information processing device or an information processing system.

Claims (113)

1. An information processing system, comprising:

at least one center server;

a plurality of zone servers, wherein each of the at least one center server is associated with at least one zone server of the plurality of zone servers; and

a plurality of gate controllers, wherein

each of the plurality of gate controllers is associated with a respective zone server of the plurality of zone servers,

the plurality of gate controllers is configured to communicate with a storage device,

each of the at least one center server is configured to manage user data based on identification data,

the identification data corresponds to identification of the storage device,

each of the plurality of zone servers is configured to:

acquire the user data that corresponds to the identification data, wherein the acquired user data is based on prediction data that corresponds to the identification data;

acquire the identification data from a respective gate controller of the plurality of gate controllers;

process the user data that corresponds to the identification data acquired from the respective gate controller;

predict a specific zone server of the plurality of zone servers based on the processed user data of a corresponding zone server of the plurality of zone servers, wherein

the specific zone server is different from the corresponding zone server,

a specific gate controller of the plurality of gate controllers subsequently reads the identification data from the storage device based on the prediction of the specific zone server, and

the specific gate controller is associated with the specific zone server; and

supply the processed user data to the specific zone server, and each of the plurality of gate controllers is configured to:

acquire the identification data from the storage device that stores the identification data; and

supply the acquired identification data.

2. An information processing method, comprising:

in an information processing system that includes

at least one center servers,

a plurality of zone servers, wherein each of the at least one center server is associated with at least one zone server of the plurality of zone servers, and

a plurality of gate controllers, wherein

each of the plurality of gate controllers is associated with a respective zone server of the plurality of zone servers, and

the plurality of gate controllers communicates with a storage device:

managing, by each of the at least one center server, user data based on identification data, wherein the identification data corresponds to identification of the storage device;

acquiring, by each of the plurality of zone servers, the user data that corresponds to the identification data, wherein the acquired user data is based on prediction data that corresponds to the identification data;

acquiring, by each of the plurality of gate controllers, the identification data from the storage device that stores the identification data;

supplying, by each of the plurality of gate controllers, the acquired identification data;

acquiring, by each of the plurality of zone servers, the identification data from a respective gate controller of the plurality of gate controllers;

processing, by each of the plurality of zone servers, the acquired user data that corresponds to the acquired identification data;

predicting, by each of the plurality of zone servers, a specific zone server of the plurality of zone servers based on the processed user data of a corresponding zone server of the plurality of zone servers, wherein

the specific zone server is different from the corresponding zone server,

a specific gate controller of the plurality of gate controllers subsequently reads the identification data from the storage device based on the prediction of the specific zone server, and

the specific gate controller is associated with the specific zone server; and

supplying, by each of the plurality of zone servers, the processed user data to the specific zone server.

3. A first information processing device comprising:

a central processing unit (CPU) configured to:

acquire user data that corresponds to identification data, wherein the user data is based on prediction data that corresponds to the identification data;

acquire the identification data, wherein

the acquired identification data is supplied from a first gate controller of at least one first gate controller,

the at least one first gate controller is associated with the first information processing device,

the first gate controller reads the identification data from a storage device that stores the identification data, and

the identification data corresponds to identification of the storage device;

process the acquired user data that corresponds to the identification data acquired from the first gate controller;

predict a second information processing device based on the processed user data, wherein

a second gate controller of at least one second gate controller subsequently reads the identification data from the storage device based on the prediction of the second information processing device, and

the at least one second gate controller is associated with the second information processing device; and

supply the processed user data to the second information processing device.

4. The first information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein

the CPU is further configured to acquire the user data that is supplied, based on the prediction data, from a third information processing device,

the third information processing device is associated with at least one center servers, and

a third information processing device is associated with at least one third gate controller.

5. The first information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein

the CPU is further configured to acquire the user data that is supplied, based on the prediction data, from a specific center server of at least one center server, and

the at least one center server is associated with the first information processing device.

6. The first information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein

the CPU is further configured to acquire the user data from a specific center server of at least one center server,

the at least one center server is associated with the first information processing device, and

the user data that corresponds to the identification data acquired from the first gate controller is not supplied.

7. The first information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein

the prediction data is for prediction of the first information processing device that includes the first gate controller, and

the first gate controller subsequently reads the identification data from the storage device.

8. The first information processing device according to claim 7 , wherein

the prediction data is associated with a behavior history of a user of the storage device that stores the identification data, and

the user data is based on the prediction data.

9. The first information processing device according to claim 7 , wherein

the prediction data is associated with a commutation ticket of a user of the storage device that stores the identification data, and

the user data is based on the prediction data.

10. The first information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein

the user data includes the identification data and first data that is associated with a history of entrance and exit of a user of the storage device, and

the CPU is further configured to update the first data.

11. The first information processing device according to claim 10 , wherein

the user data further includes second data associated with an amount of registered electronic money,

the amount of registered electronic money is associated with the storage device,

the CPU is further configured to update the second data based on one of the entrance or the exit of the user, and

one of the entrance or the exit of the user corresponds to the identification data acquired from the first gate controller.

12. The first information processing device according to claim 11 , wherein

the user data further includes third data associated with a commutation ticket, and

the CPU is further configured to update the second data based on the third data and one of the entrance or the exit of the user, wherein the user data of the user further includes the updated second data.

13. The first information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein

the CPU is further configured to supply the processed user data to a specific center server of at least one center server, and

the at least one center server is associated with the first information processing device.

14. The first information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein

the user data includes first data associated with a history of entrance and exit of a user of the storage device, and

the CPU is further configured to:

acquire second data associated with the history of the entrance and the exit of the user from the first gate controller, wherein the first gate controller reads the second data from the storage device; and

update the first data and the second data.

15. The first information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein

the user data includes first data associated with an amount of registered electronic money,

the amount of registered electronic money is associated with the storage device, and

the CPU is further configured to:

acquire second data associated with the amount of the registered electronic money from the first gate controller, wherein the first gate controller reads the second data from the storage device; and

update the first data and the second data.

16. The first information processing device according to claim 15 , wherein

the user data further includes third data associated with a commutation ticket, and

the CPU is further configured to update the first data and the second data that based on the third data and one of entrance or exit of a user of the storage device.

17. The first information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein a physical area associated with the first gate controller is different from a physical area associated with the second gate controller.

18. The first information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein the CPU is further configured to store the user data in the first information processing device.

19. An information processing method, comprising:

in a first information processing device:

acquiring user data that corresponds to identification data, wherein the user data is based on prediction data that corresponds to the identification data;

acquiring the identification data, wherein

the acquired identification data is supplied from a first gate controller of at least one first gate controller,

the at least one first gate controller is associated with the first information processing device,

the first gate controller reads the identification data from a storage device that stores the identification data, and

the identification data corresponds to identification of the storage device;

processing the acquired user data that corresponds to the acquired identification data;

predicting a second information processing device based on the processed user data, wherein

a second gate controller of at least one second gate controller subsequently reads the identification data from the storage device based on the prediction of the second information processing device, and

the at least one second gate controller is associated with the second information processing device; and

supplying the processed user data to the second information processing device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2017
From: SEKIYA, SHUICHI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043180/0913 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2015-017409 · Jan 30, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180004987A1 · Jan 4, 2018