Information processing system and recording media
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of processing facilities preinstalled in the apparatus and restricted in use by use enabling data;
a unit allocating, to at least a selected one of the plurality of processing facilities, respective data used to enable or disable use of each said selected processing facility; and
a unit newly enabling a currently disabled use of a selected processing facility in response to commercial consideration from a requester of the use and to respectively associated use enabling data received via the communication unit, and wherein said software or programs are received by said communication unit.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an electronic system having a communication means and executing specified processing by software. In particular, there is provided an information processing system designed to making it possible to freely control upgrading of a facility thereof. The information processing system comprises a communication means, a plurality of processing system, a unit for allocating inherent data, which is used to enable or disable use, to at least one of the processing facilities, and disabling use of the one processing facility, and a unit for enabling the disabled use of the processing facility associated with data received via the communication means.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a communication unit;
a plurality of processing facilities preinstalled in the apparatus and restricted in use by use enabling data;
a unit allocating, to at least a selected one of the plurality of processing facilities, respective data used to enable or disable use of each said selected processing facility; and
a unit newly enabling a currently disabled use of a selected processing facility in response to commercial consideration from a requester of the use and to respectively associated use enabling data received via the communication unit, and wherein said software or programs are received by said communication unit.
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2. Recording media for storing program data readable by an information processing system and executed on the system, tangibly embodying facilities executed by the system, comprising:
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communication facility data;
facility data for allocating inherent data, which is used to enable or disable use, to at least one of a plurality of processing facilities to be run by said information processing system, and disabling the use of the one processing facility; and
facility data for enabling the disabled use of the processing facility associated with inherent data received via said communication facility.
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3. Recording media for storing program data readable by an information processing system and executed on the system, tangibly embodying facilities executed by the system, comprising:
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communication facility data;
facility data for disabling use of a processing facility to be run by said information processing system;
facility data for receiving publicity information via said communication facility; and
facility data for enabling the use of said processing facility disabled by said disabling facility under the condition that the publicity information received via said communication facility be output or displayed. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. Recording media for storing program data readable by an information processing system and executed on the system, tangibly embodying facilities executed by the system, comprising:
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facility data for disabling use of at least one of processing facilities to be run by said information processing system;
facility data for storing publicity information facility data for enabling the use disabled by said disabling facility under the condition that the publicity information be output or displayed.
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6. Recording media for storing program data readable by an information processing system and executed on the system, tangibly embodying facilities executed by the system, comprising:
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communication facility data;
facility data for activating a plurality of processing facilities provided as a plurality of software packages so as to run the processing facilities;
facility data for allocating inherent key data to at least one of said software, and disabling use of the software; and
facility data for enabling the disabled use of the software associated with the key data when the key data is received by said communication facility.
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7. Recording media for storing program data readable by an information processing system and executed on the system, tangibly embodying facilities executed by the system, comprising:
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communication facility data;
display facility data;
facility data for activating a processing facility provided as software so as to run the processing facility;
facility data for disabling use of the software, and enabling the disabled use when a commercial program for outputting publicity information on a display screen is received by said communication facility; and
facility data for activating said commercial program responsively to activation of the software.
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8. A method for enabling a use-disabled facility in an information processing system, having a communication means and having a plurality of processing facilities to be run by said information processing system, the method comprising:
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a first step for allocating inherent data, which is used to enable or disable use, to at least one of said processing facilities, and disabling the use of the one processing facility; and
a second step for enabling the disabled use of the processing facility associated with the data received via the communication means. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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13. A method for enabling a use-disabled facility in an information processing system having a communication means and having a processing facility, the method comprising:
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a first step for disabling use of said processing facility;
a second step for receiving publicity information via said communication means; and
a third step for enabling the use of said processing facility disabled by said disabling step under the condition that publicity information received via said communication means be output or displayed.
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20. A method for enabling a use-disabled facility in an information processing system having processing facilities, the method comprising:
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a first step for disabling use of at least one facility of said information processing system; and
a second step for storing publicity information, a third step for enabling the use disabled by said first step under the condition that the publicity information be output or displayed. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus providing selection use of processing facilities, comprising:
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a communication unit;
a source of pre-installed processing facilities having key data respectively associated therewith;
a unit normally disabling use of one or more respective, selected said pre-installed processing facilities and responsive to commercial consideration from a requester of the use and receipt via the communication unit of key data, for a respective, currently disabled processing facility, to selectively enable use thereof, and wherein the source comprises pre-installed said processing facilities.
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