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Access right managing system, portable terminal, gateway and contents server

  • US 20010005890A1
  • Filed: 12/21/2000
  • Published: 06/28/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An access right managing system having a portable terminal, a gateway and a contents server, wherein:

  • the portable terminal comprises;

    use request transmitting means for transmitting a request for use of a contents service, contents data receiving means for receiving contents data corresponding to the use request transmitted by the use request transmitting means, and display means for displaying information such as characters based on the contents data received by the contents data receiving means, and wherein;

    the gateway comprises;

    use request receiving means for receiving the use request transmitted by the use request transmitting means, access history information storing means for storing access history information including the time of the first access and a predetermined effective period each time an access is made to the contents service requested by the use request transmitted by the use request transmitting means, access validity determining means for determining whether the use request received by the use request receiving means is within the effective period that starts at the time of the first access based on the access history information stored in the access history information storing means, acquisition requesting means for transmitting a request for acquisition of contents data when the use request is determined to be within the effective period by the access validity determining means, acquisition-requested contents data receiving means for receiving contents data corresponding to the request for acquisition transmitted by the acquisition requesting means, and contents data transfer means for transferring the contents data received by the acquisition-requested contents data receiving means to the portable terminal, and wherein;

    the contents server comprises;

    contents data storing means for storing contents data associated with each contents service in advance, and contents data transmitting means for reading the contents data requested by the acquisition requesting means from the contents data storing means and for transmitting the same to the gateway.

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