Contents conversion fee charging system, contents conversion fee charging method and storage medium storing program for controlling same

• US 20010054011A1
• Filed: 06/14/2001
• Published: 12/20/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Kimpara, Kyoko, Miura, Mitsugu
• Application Number:
  US09/880,045
• Publication Number:
  US 20010054011A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

There is provided a contents conversion fee charging system including: a contents provider terminal to be operated by a contents provider; a contents server to store contents provided by said contents provider; a user terminal to be operated by a user; a conversion server to convert the contents; and wherein the contents provider is charged a conversion fee for contents conversion performed by the conversion server.

Claims

1. A contents conversion fee charging system comprising:

a contents provider terminal to be operated by a contents provider;

a contents server to store contents provided by said contents provider;

a user terminal to be operated by a user;

a conversion server to convert said contents; and

wherein said contents provider is charged a conversion fee for contents conversion performed by said conversion server.

2. The contents conversion fee charging system according to

claim 1

, wherein, in said conversion, said contents, when being described in a foreign language, are translated into contents described in a native language of a user.

3. A contents conversion fee charging system comprising:

a contents provider terminal;

a contents server;

a user terminal;

a conversion server; and

wherein said contents provider terminal is so configured as to provide said contents server with contents to be converted, and to provide said conversion server with contents information containing at least URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information about said contents and contents provider information showing a method of charging for conversion of said contents, such that said contents information and contents provider information are registered on said conversion server, and to receive conversion fee information about conversion of said contents from said conversion server,

wherein said contents server is so configured as to store said contents provided by said contents provider, and to transmit stored said contents to said conversion server by request of said conversion server based on an instruction of a conversion instruction banner,

wherein said user terminal is so configured as to select and display said contents stored in said contents server, to transmit to said conversion server conversion implementing request information used to make a request of said conversion server for conversion of said contents displayed in accordance with said instruction of said conversion instructing banner and to input and display results of conversion of said contents,

and wherein said conversion server is so configured as to acquire and convert said contents to be converted from said contents server, based on said conversion implementing request information and to transmit said results of conversion of said contents to said user terminal, and to produce conversion fee information by calculating a conversion fee based on both contents provider information stored in said contents registered database and use history information registered on said conversion processing storing device, and to transmit said conversion fee information to said contents provider terminal in order to charge said contents provider for conversion fees.

4. The contents conversion fee charging system according to

claim 3

, wherein said conversion server has a contents registering device, a contents registered database, a conversion request controlling device, a database reference controlling device, a conversion processing storing device, a conversion device, and a conversion fee calculating and notifying device,

wherein said contents registering device is so configured as to perform registration processing of said contents provider information, and wherein said contents registered database is so configured as to register said contents provider information,

wherein said conversion request controlling device is so configured as to refer to said contents registered database, and to acquire from said contents server contents corresponding to said conversion implementing request information, when said contents are those to be converted, by the reference, and to instruct said conversion device to perform said conversion of acquired said contents and to transmit results of said conversion of said contents performed by said conversion device to said user terminal,

wherein said database reference controlling device is so configured as to check, in response to a reference from said conversion request controlling device, whether said contents to be converted have been registered on said contents registered database and, when said contents have been registered, to permit said conversion request controlling device to perform said conversion of said contents and, after conversion, to transmit information that the conversion has been performed to said conversion processing storing device as use history information,

wherein said conversion processing storing device is so configured as to store said use history information,

wherein said conversion device is so configured as to perform said conversion of said contents to be converted and to transmit results of said conversion to said user terminal, and

wherein said conversion fee calculating and notifying device is so configured as to produce said conversion fee information by referring to said contents registered database and said conversion processing storing device and by calculating said conversion fee and to transmit said conversion fee information to said contents provider terminal in order to charge said contents provider for said conversion fee.

5. The contents conversion fee charging system according to

claim 3

, wherein, in said conversion, said contents, when being described in a foreign language, are translated into contents described in a native language of a user.

6. A method of charging contents conversion fee employed in a contents conversion fee charging system made up of a contents provider terminal, a contents server, a user terminal, and a conversion server, comprising:

contents providing processing in which said contents provider terminal provides said contents server with contents to be converted,

contents provider information registering processing in which said contents provider terminal provides said conversion server with contents information containing at least URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information about said contents and contents provider information showing a method of charging for conversion of said contents, such that said contents information and contents provider information are registered on said conversion server;

contents storing processing in which said contents server stores said contents provided by said contents provider,

contents transmitting processing in which said contents server transmits stored said contents to said conversion server by request of said conversion server based on an instruction of a conversion instruction banner,

contents displaying processing in which said user terminal selects and displays said contents stored in said contents server;

conversion request processing in which said user terminal transmits conversion implementing request information used to make a request of said conversion server for said contents displayed in accordance with an instruction of said conversion instructing banner;

converting processing in which said conversion server refers to said contents registered database, and then acquires and converts said contents to be converted from said contents server, based on said conversion implementing request information, and registers information that said conversion has been performed as use history information on a storing device;

conversion result transmitting processing in which said conversion server transmits said results of conversion of said contents to said user terminal,

conversion result displaying processing in which said user terminal inputs and displays results of conversion of said contents;

conversion fee information transmitting processing in which said conversion server produces conversion fee information by calculating said conversion fee based on both contents provider information stored in said contents registered database and use history information registered on said storing device, and transmits said conversion fee information produced to said contents provider terminal;

conversion fee information inputting processing in which said contents provider terminal inputs said conversion fee information through said conversion server; and

conversion fee charging processing in which said contents provider terminal charges said contents provider for said conversion fee, based on said conversion fee information.

7. The method of charging contents conversion fee according to

claim 6

, wherein, in said conversion, said contents, when being described in a foreign language, are translated into contents described in a native language of a user.

8. A storage medium storing a control program to cause a computer to implement functions of a contents conversion fee charging system, said system comprising:

a contents provider terminal to be operated by a contents provider;

a contents server to store contents provided by said contents provider;

a user terminal to be operated by a user;

a conversion server to convert said contents; and

wherein said contents provider is charged a conversion fee for contents conversion performed by said conversion server.

9. A storage medium storing a control program to cause a computer to implement functions of a contents conversion fee charging system, said system comprising:

a contents provider terminal;

a contents server;

a user terminal;

a conversion server; and

wherein said contents provider terminal is so configured as to provide said contents server with contents to be converted, and to provide said conversion server with contents information containing at least URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information about said contents and contents provider information showing a method of charging for conversion of said contents, such that said contents information and contents provider information are registered on said conversion server, and to receive conversion fee information about conversion of said contents from said conversion server,

wherein said contents server is so configured as to store said contents provided by said contents provider, and to transmit stored said contents to said conversion server by request of said conversion server based on an instruction of a conversion instruction banner,

wherein said user terminal is so configured as to select and display said contents stored in said contents server, to transmit to said conversion server conversion implementing request information used to make a request of said conversion server for conversion of said contents displayed in accordance with said instruction of said conversion instructing banner and to input and display results of conversion of said contents, and wherein said conversion server is so configured as to acquire and convert said contents to be converted from said contents server, based on said conversion implementing request information and to transmit said results of conversion of said contents to said user terminal, and to produce conversion fee information by calculating a conversion fee based on both contents provider information stored in said contents registered database and use history information registered on said conversion processing storing device, and to transmit said conversion fee information to said contents provider terminal in order to charge said contents provider for conversion fees.