Information processing device and information processing terminal

An information processing system comprising:

• A plurality of different information processing terminals each providing a different set usable services no a user;
• and
• an information processing device which is adapted for interacting with said information processing terminals when said device is mounted on any one of said terminals, wherein
• said information processing device includes:
• a processor,
• a usable service judging unit for determining a list of services that are usable with services issued from any one at said terminals mounted by said information processing device for providing the list of services to the user;
• a retaining unit for retaining a plurality of first application programs, each one of which is for causing a respective one or said information processing terminals to execute a first process operation, and for retaining at least one second application program for causing said processor to execute a second process operation interacting with said first process operation executed on the terminal in mounted by said information processing device;
• and
• a transmission unit for transmitting one of said first application program to said one of said terminals in response to a request for a service selected by the user from the list of services, said one of said first application programs for use by the terminal for providing the selected one of said services;
• and wherein each one of said information processing terminals includes:
• an interface for receiving requested service requests from a user;
• a requesting unit for providing said service requests to said information processing device to acquire said one of said first application programs from said information processing device mounted by said terminal;
• an acquisition unit for acquiring said one of said first application programs which is transmitted from said transmission unit in response to said request;
• a storage unit for storing thereinto the acquired one of said first application programs;
• a processor for executing said one of said first application programs for performing said first process operation;
• wherein said selected one of said services is provided by said first process operation interacting concurrently with said second process operation.

A secure processing device for responding to a request for a service selected from a list of usable services that can be issued from an information processing terminal, said secure processing device comprising:

• a usable service judging unit for determining services that are usable with services issued from the information processing terminal for providing the list of usable services;
• a retaining unit for retaining a plurality of application programs for causing said information processing terminal to execute a corresponding process operation interacting with said secure processing device, and an authentication data used in the interaction with said process operation executed on the information processing terminal;
• a judgment unit for selecting at least one application program from said plurality of application programs based on a user request for a service of said information processing terminal;
• a transmission unit for transmitting the selected at least one of said application programs to said information processing terminal in response to said request;
• and
• an interaction unit for interacting with said process operation executing on the information processing terminal, wherein
• said at least one application program executed by said information processing terminal while concurrently interacting with said interaction unit to perform the requested service for the user, and wherein
• said secure processing device to be used by other information processing terminals for providing a different list of usable services.

An information processing system comprising:

• an information processing terminal;
• an IC card including a processor, a usable service judging unit, a retaining unit, and an interface for interfacing with said information processing terminal, said retaining unit for storing a plurality of terminal application programs, wherein
• said information processing terminal provides said IC card with a terminal profile identifying said information processing terminal in response to said information processing terminal directly interfacing with said IC card,
• said usable service judging unit uses said terminal profile in combination with functions issued from one or more of said terminal application programs for determining services that are usable with services issued from the information processing terminal for providing a list of usable services, and wherein
• said system presents a user with the list of usable services in response to said interfacing, and further wherein
• in response to the user selecting one of said usable services, said IC card transmits one of said terminal application programs to said information processing terminal based on the selected one of said services, and still further wherein
• said information processing terminal executes said transmitted one of said terminal application programs for use by said terminal for providing the selected one of said usable services and while concurrently interacting with a program running on said IC card processor for providing said selected one of said usable services to the user, wherein
• said IC card is adapted for use by other information processing terminals providing a different list of usable services.