Patent ID: 8180278
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: G06Q,H04W

Abstract:
1. An information processing system comprising: at least one service provider unit to store service data related to provision of a service; a communication terminal capable of communicating with the service provider unit; and an information processing unit capable of communicating with the service provider unit via the communication terminal and capable of performing service processing related to a service provided by the service provider unit with the service provider unit, wherein the communication terminal includes a terminal first communication section to communicate with the service provider unit; a terminal second communication section to communicate with the information processing unit through a first communication channel using a carrier at a prescribed frequency and transmit to the information processing unit connection information for establishing a second communication channel, which is different from the first communication channel, between the communication terminal and the information processing unit; a terminal third communication section to communicate with the information processing unit through the second communication channel established based on the connection information; and a terminal communication control section configured to transmit the connection information via the terminal second communication section selectively according to a communication result with the service provider unit, switch communication channels with the information processing unit from the first communication channel to the second communication channel based on a reception result notification of the connection information transmitted from the information processing unit, if the terminal third communication section receives a connection instruction transmitted from the information processing unit, enable communication with the service provider unit corresponding to the connection instruction via the terminal first communication section, and connect the terminal first communication section and the terminal third communication section so as to enable communication between the information processing unit and the service provider unit corresponding to the connection instruction, and the information processing unit includes a unit first communication section to communicate with the communication terminal through the first communication channel; a unit second communication section to communicate with the communication terminal through the second communication channel; a unit communication control section configured to transmit a reception result notification in response to reception of the connection information by the unit first communication section via the unit first communication section, cause the unit second communication section to establish the second communication channel based on the connection information received by the unit first communication section, and switch communication channels with the communication terminal from the first communication channel to the second communication channel based on an establishment result of the second communication channel by the unit second communication section; and a unit processing section to transmit the connection instruction designating the service provider unit to be communicated with via the unit second communication section in response to switching of communication channels by the unit communication control section, and communicate with the service provider unit corresponding to the connection instruction via the unit second communication section and perform the service processing with the service provider unit.