Gate apparatus and method in gate apparatus

Abstract

There is provided a wireless communication apparatus comprising a communicating unit that communicates with each of a plurality of wireless communication terminals, a positioning unit that measures a position of each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals, and an authentication unit that executes authentication to determine a permission for each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals to pass through a gate, wherein the authentication is started based on the measured position, in a case where each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals enters a specific range outside the gate.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:
 a communicating unit configured to communicate with each of a plurality of wireless communication terminals;   a positioning unit configured to measure a position of each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals; and   an authentication unit configured to execute authentication to determine a permission for each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals to pass through a gate,
 wherein the authentication is started based on the measured position, in a case where each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals enters a specific range outside the gate. 
   
     
     
         2 . The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the communication unit is further configured to receive information from each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals, and   the authentication unit is further configured to determine the authentication is successful based on the received information.   
     
     
         3 . The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the received information from each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals includes balance amount information that indicates a balance amount of each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals. 
     
     
         4 . The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 3 , further comprising a settlement processing unit configured to subtract a specific amount of money from the balance amount of each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals based on the determination the authentication is successful. 
     
     
         5 . The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the communication unit is further configured to transmit, to each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals, a tag ID acquisition command and an application ID that corresponds to an application. 
     
     
         6 . The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein
 the communication unit is further configured to receive information from each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals based on the application ID and the tag ID acquisition command, and   the received information includes a tag ID of each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals.   
     
     
         7 . The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein the authentication unit is further configured to execute the authentication based on the tag ID of each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals. 
     
     
         8 . The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals includes a plurality of applications, and   an operation unit of each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals one of activates or deactivates each of the plurality of applications.   
     
     
         9 . The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 8 , wherein the authentication unit is further configured to execute the authentication based on the activation of a first application of the plurality of applications and the deactivation of a second application the plurality of applications. 
     
     
         10 . The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the authentication unit is further configured to cancel the authentication for each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals, in a case where the position of each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals in the specific range is measured twice by the positioning unit within a specific period of time. 
     
     
         11 . A method, comprising:
 in a wireless communication apparatus comprising a communicating unit, a positioning unit, and an authentication unit:   communicating, by the communicating unit, with each of a plurality of wireless communication terminals;   measuring, by the positioning unit, a position of each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals; and   executing, by the authentication unit, authentication for determining a permission for each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals to pass through a gate,
 wherein the authentication is started based on the measured position, in a case where each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals enters a specific range outside the gate. 
   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising:
 receiving, by the communication unit, information from each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals, and   determining, by the authentication unit, the authentication is successful based on the received information.   
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the received information from each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals includes balance amount information that indicates a balance amount of each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising subtracting, by a settlement processing unit of the wireless communication apparatus, a specific amount of money from the balance amount of each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals based on the determination the authentication is successful. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising transmitting, by the communication unit, to each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals, a tag ID acquisition command and an application ID that corresponds to an application. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 15 , further comprising:
 receiving, by the communication unit, information from each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals based on the application ID and the tag ID acquisition command,
 wherein the received information includes a tag ID of each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals, and 
   executing, by the authentication unit, the authentication based on the tag ID of each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals.   
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein
 each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals includes a plurality of applications, and   an operation unit of each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals one of activates or deactivates each of the plurality of applications.   
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 17 , further comprising executing, by the authentication unit, the authentication based on the activation of a first application of the plurality of applications and the deactivation of a second application the plurality of applications. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 11 , further comprising cancelling, by the authentication unit, the authentication for each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals, in a case where the position of each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals in the specific range is measured twice by the positioning unit within a specific period of time. 
     
     
         20 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor of a wireless communication apparatus, cause the processor to execute operations, the operations comprising:
 communicating with each of a plurality of wireless communication terminals;   measuring a position of each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals; and   executing authentication for determining a permission for each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals to pass through a gate,
 wherein the authentication is started based on the measured position, in a case where each of the plurality of wireless communication terminals enters a specific range outside the gate.