# US 11,307,717 B2 · Information processing apparatus and information processing system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,307,717 B2 - Document ID: US11307717B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/489,195 - Filed: 2018-02-07 - Published: 2020-01-09 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-03-28 - Assignees: Sony Corporation - Applicants: Sony Corporation - Inventors: Daisuke Kaiho; Aki Nakano; Hiroshi Bando; Junichi Morimura - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11307717B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/044: by capacitive means - A63F 13/23: for interfacing with the game device, e.g. specific interfaces between game controller and console - A63F 13/80: Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode - G06K 7/10128: {the step consisting of detection of the presence of one or more record carriers in the vicinity of the interrogation device} - G06K 7/10297: {arrangements for handling protocols designed for non-contact record carriers such as RFIDs NFCs, e.g. ISO/IEC 14443 and 18092 (cryptographic protocols H04L9/00; network security protocols H04L63/00; real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00; network protocols for data switching network services H04L67/00)} - G06K 7/10356: {using a plurality of antennas, e.g. configurations including means to resolve interference between the plurality of antennas} - A63F 13/235: using a wireless connection, e.g. infrared or piconet - A63F 13/98: Accessories, i.e. detachable arrangements optional for the use of the video game device, e.g. grip supports of game controllers - A63F 2300/1025: details of the interface with the game device, e.g. USB version detection - A63F 2300/80: specially adapted for executing a specific type of game - H04B 5/26: using coils - H04B 5/45: Transponders - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract More flexible contactless communication is made possible. There is provided an information processing apparatus including a detection unit that detects a position of a device to be detected relative to a detection surface, a first communication unit that performs contactless communication with the device on the basis of the position, and a second communication unit that performs predetermined communication with an information processing terminal on the basis of acquisition of identification information of the device based on the contactless communication. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An information processing apparatus, comprising: a detection surface; a detection unit configured to detect a position of a device relative to the detection surface, wherein a first time corresponds to the detection of the position; a first communication unit configured to: execute contactless communication with the device based on the detected position, wherein a second time corresponds to the execution of the contactless communication, and the first time does not overlap the second time; and acquire identification information of the device based on the contactless communication; and a second communication unit configured to execute a specific communication with an information processing terminal based on the acquisition of identification information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first communication unit includes a plurality of antennas corresponding to the detection surface, and the first communication unit is further configured to execute the contactless communication using at least one of the plurality of antennas corresponding to the detected position. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first communication unit is further configured to execute the contactless communication using one of the plurality of antennas closest to the detected position. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in a case where the position has not been detected, the first communication unit does not perform the contactless communication. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in a case where a change in the position has not been detected, the first communication unit does not perform the contactless communication. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in a case where the identification information has not been acquired, the second communication unit does not perform the specific communication. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the detection unit includes a capacitance sensor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the detection unit is further configured to detect the position based on a detection result of at least of a metal portion or a non-metal portion of the device that faces the capacitance sensor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the detection unit is further configured to detect an orientation of the device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the device is an integrated circuit (IC) card, the information processing apparatus is one of a reader or a writer, and the contactless communication is communication based on near field communication (NFC). ### Claim 11 An information processing system, comprising: a device; and an information processing apparatus configured to detect the device, wherein the information processing apparatus includes: a detection surface; a detection unit configured to detect a position of the device relative to the detection surface, wherein a first time corresponds to the detection of the position; a first communication unit configured to: execute contactless communication with the device based on the detected position, wherein a second time corresponds to the execution of the contactless communication, and the first time does not overlap the second time; and acquire identification information of the device based on the contactless communication; and a second communication unit configured to execute a specific communication with an information processing terminal based on the acquisition of identification information. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The information processing system according to claim 11, wherein the device is an integrated circuit (IC) card including a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) sheet. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The information processing system according to claim 11, wherein the device includes an inlay, and a length of the inlay in a longitudinal direction is different from a length of the inlay in a lateral direction. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The information processing system according to claim 11, wherein the information processing system is a card game system. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to execute operations, the operations comprising: detecting a position of a device relative to a detection surface, wherein a first time corresponds to the detection of the position; executing contactless communication with the device based on the detected position, wherein a second time corresponds to the execution of the contactless communication, and the first time does not overlap the second time; acquiring identification information of the device based on the contactless communication; and executing specific communication with an information processing terminal based on the acquisition of identification information.