Information providing system, connection control server, and connecting and accounting method
First Claim
1. An information providing system comprising:
- an access point;
an information providing server; and
an accounting server;
said access point comprising;
transmitting means supplied from a communication terminal with an information obtaining request and specifying-information specifying desired information for transmitting said information obtaining request and said specifying-information to said information providing server;
receiving and memorizing means for receiving and memorizing candidate information transmitted from said information providing server in response to said information providing request and said specifying-information;
means for preparing a list of said candidate information received by said receiving and memorizing means and for sending said list to said communication terminal; and
means for receiving, from said communication terminal, selection information for selecting particular information in said list, for extracting said particular information specified by said selection information from said candidate information memorized in said receiving and memorizing means, and for sending said particular information to said communication terminal;
said accounting server comprising means for carrying out a charging operation for said particular information transmitted to said communication terminal.
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Abstract
In an information providing system including an access point, an information providing server, and an accounting server, the access point is supplied from a communication terminal with an information obtaining request and specifying-information specifying desired information and transmits the information obtaining request and the specifying-information to the information providing server. The access point receives and memorizes candidate information transmitted from the information providing server in response to the information providing request and the specifying-information. The access point prepares a list of the received candidate information and sends the list to the communication terminal. The access point receives, from the communication terminal, selection information for selecting particular information in the list and sends, to the communication terminal, the particular information specified by the selection information. The accounting server carries out a charging operation for the particular information transmitted to the communication terminal.
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19 Claims
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1. An information providing system comprising:
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an access point;
an information providing server; and
an accounting server;
said access point comprising;
transmitting means supplied from a communication terminal with an information obtaining request and specifying-information specifying desired information for transmitting said information obtaining request and said specifying-information to said information providing server;
receiving and memorizing means for receiving and memorizing candidate information transmitted from said information providing server in response to said information providing request and said specifying-information;
means for preparing a list of said candidate information received by said receiving and memorizing means and for sending said list to said communication terminal; and
means for receiving, from said communication terminal, selection information for selecting particular information in said list, for extracting said particular information specified by said selection information from said candidate information memorized in said receiving and memorizing means, and for sending said particular information to said communication terminal;
said accounting server comprising means for carrying out a charging operation for said particular information transmitted to said communication terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A connection control server for relaying communication between a communication terminal and an information providing server, said connection control server comprising:
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means supplied from said communication terminal with an information obtaining request and specifying-information specifying desired information for transmitting said information obtaining request and said specifying-information to said information providing server;
means for receiving candidate information transmitted from said information providing server in response to said information providing request and said specifying-information;
means for preparing a list of said candidate information to send said list to said communication terminal;
means for receiving, from said communication terminal, selection information for selecting particular information in said list to send said particular information specified by said selection information from said candidate information to said communication terminal; and
means for requesting a charging operation for said particular information transmitted to said communication terminal.
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18. A connecting and accounting method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting an information providing request and specifying-information specifying desired information from a communication terminal to an information providing server;
receiving candidate information transmitted from said information providing server in response to said information providing request and said specifying-information;
preparing a list of said candidate information to send said list to said communication terminal;
receiving, from said communication terminal, selection information for selecting particular information in said list to send said particular information specified by said selection information from said candidate information to said communication terminal; and
executing a charging operation for said particular information transmitted to said communication terminal.
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19. A program for operating a computer as a connection control connection control server for relaying communication between a communication terminal and an information providing server, said connection control server comprising:
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means supplied from said communication terminal with an information obtaining request and specifying-information specifying desired information for transmitting said information obtaining request and said specifying-information to said information providing server;
means for receiving candidate information transmitted from said information providing server in response to said information providing request and said specifying-information;
means for preparing a list of said candidate information to send said list to said communication terminal;
means for receiving, from said communication terminal, selection information for selecting particular information in said list to send said particular information specified by said selection information from said candidate information to said communication terminal; and
means for requesting a charging operation for said particular information transmitted to said communication terminal.
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