Content program distribution and returning system, management apparatus, rental terminal, returning terminal and content programs rental method
First Claim
1. A content program distributing and returning system, comprising:
- a first terminal executing rental of a content program;
a second terminal that can be installed spaced from said first terminal; and
a management apparatus connected to said first and second terminals through a network;
wherein said first terminal executes rental of said content program by storing the content program in a prescribed memory;
said second terminal executes a process for disabling reading of the content program stored in said prescribed memory; and
said management apparatus determines charge amount for the rental of said content program based on a time period from storage of the content program by said first terminal in said prescribed memory until said second terminal executes the process for disabling reading of the content program in said prescribed memory, and controls said second terminal such that payment is made in accordance with the determined charge amount when the second terminal disables reading of said content program.
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Abstract
When a card is inserted to a kiosk returning terminal, management information of the card is transmitted to an electronic content programs distributing and returning server. The electronic content programs distributing and returning server determines whether the card contains a rented content program. When it contains a rented content program, the electronic content programs distributing and returning server obtains information including user name, rented program title and the like for the card, calculates usage period and additional fee, and transmits the result of calculation to the kiosk returning terminal. This enables payment of the additional fee at the kiosk returning terminal.
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20 Claims
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1. A content program distributing and returning system, comprising:
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a first terminal executing rental of a content program;
a second terminal that can be installed spaced from said first terminal; and
a management apparatus connected to said first and second terminals through a network;
wherein said first terminal executes rental of said content program by storing the content program in a prescribed memory;
said second terminal executes a process for disabling reading of the content program stored in said prescribed memory; and
said management apparatus determines charge amount for the rental of said content program based on a time period from storage of the content program by said first terminal in said prescribed memory until said second terminal executes the process for disabling reading of the content program in said prescribed memory, and controls said second terminal such that payment is made in accordance with the determined charge amount when the second terminal disables reading of said content program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A content program distributing and returning system, comprising:
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a first terminal executing rental of a content program;
a second terminal that can be installed apart from said first terminal; and
a management apparatus connected to said first and second terminals through a network;
whereinsaid first terminal executes said rental of the content program by storing the content program in a prescribed memory; and
said second terminal executes a process for disabling reading of the content program stored in said prescribed memory, and stores information of recommended content programs in said prescribed memory when executing said process. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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12. A management apparatus connected to a first terminal executing rental of a content program and a second terminal that can be installed apart from said first terminal, through a network, wherein
said management apparatus determines charge amount for the rental of said content program based on a time period from storage of the content program by said first terminal in said prescribed memory until said second terminal executes a process for disabling reading of the content program in said prescribed memory, and controls said second terminal such that payment is made in accordance with the determined charge amount when the second terminal disables reading of said content program.
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13. A rental terminal executing rental of a content program, storing a content program in a prescribed memory, connected through a network to a returning terminal that disables reading of the content program in said prescribed memory, and further connected through a network to a management apparatus that determines charge amount of the rental of said content program based on a period from storage of the content program in said prescribed memory by said rental terminal until said returning terminal executes a process for disabling reading of the content program in said prescribed memory and controls said returning terminal such that payment is made in accordance with the charge amount determined when reading of said content program is disabled.
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14. A returning terminal that can be installed apart from a rental terminal, disabling reading of a content program in a prescribed memory stored by said rental terminal, connected through a network to the rental terminal, and further connected through a network to a management apparatus that determines charge amount of the rental of said content program based on a period from storage of the content program in said prescribed memory by said rental terminal until said returning terminal executes a process for disabling reading of the content program in said prescribed memory and controls said returning terminal such that payment is made in accordance with the charge amount determined when reading of said content program is disabled.
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15. A content program rental method comprising the steps of:
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storing a content program in a prescribed memory by a first terminal to execute rental of the content program;
disabling reading of the content program stored in said prescribed memory by a second terminal that can be installed apart from said first terminal;
determining charge amount of the rental of said content program, by a management apparatus connected to said first and second terminals through a network, based on a period from storage of the content program in said prescribed memory by said first terminal until reading of the content program in said prescribed memory is disabled by said second terminal; and
controlling said second terminal so that payment is made in accordance with said determined charge amount when said second terminal disables reading of said content program.
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