Web site access service providing system

• US 20030037013A1
• Filed: 09/17/2001
• Published: 02/20/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Murakami, Norio, Aoki, Hideyuki
• Application Number:
  US09/953,694
• Publication Number:
  US 20030037013A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/77
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/04 Payment circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/085 involving remote charge determination or related payment systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security

Abstract

A Web site access service control apparatus as a computer system includes a module for transmitting a content menu of a Web site provided by a non-contract common carrier of a user to a communications terminal of the user in response to a request given from the user via the communications terminal, a module for obtaining content data corresponding to the content menu of the non-contract common carrier selected by the user, and transmitting the content data to the communications terminal, a module for transmitting, to the communications terminal of the user, a menu in which the non-contact common carrier is arbitrarily selected corresponding to the contract-common carrier of the user, and a module for converting display data in accordance with an attribute of the communications terminal of the user.

Claims

1. A Web site access service control apparatus comprising:

a module for transmitting a content menu of a Web site provided by a non-contract common carrier of a user to a communications terminal of the user in response to a request given from the user via said communications terminal; and

a module for obtaining content data corresponding to the content menu of the non-contract common carrier selected by the user, and transmitting the content data to said communications terminal.

2. A Web site access service control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a module for transmitting, to said communications terminal of the user, a menu in which the non-contact common carrier is arbitrarily selected corresponding to the contract-common carrier of the user.

3. A Web site access service control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a module for converting display data in accordance with an attribute of said communications terminal of the user.

4. A Web site access service control apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the attribute of said communications terminal is a content expression format.

5. A Web site access service control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a module for making, if accesses to the Web site from the contact common carrier of the user are congested, the user accessible to the same category of Web site administered by the non-contract common carrier in response to a request of the user.

6. A Web site access service control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a module for controlling a settlement of fees for user accesses to the Web site administered by the non-contract common carrier.

7. A Web site access service control apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said module for controlling the fee settlement notifies the user'"'"'s contract common carrier of a fee for accessing the Web site administered by the non-contract common carrier, a fee for operations of the non-contract common carrier and a fee for providing a Web site access service, and makes the contract common carrier collect the fees.

8. A Web site access service control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a module for receiving, if said communications terminal is classified as a prepaid card system communications terminal, a piece of balance information corresponding to said communications terminal.

9. A Web site access service control apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a module for transmitting, to said communications terminal, balance deficiency information containing an item of re-request that can be made.

10. A Web site access service control method comprising:

transmitting a content menu of a Web site provided by a non-contract common carrier of a user to a communications terminal of the user in response to a request given from the user via said communications terminal; and

obtaining content data corresponding to the content menu of the non-contract common carrier selected by the user, and transmitting the content data to said communications terminal.

11. A Web site access service control method according to claim 10, further comprising transmitting, to said communications terminal of the user, a menu in which the non-contact common carrier is arbitrarily selected corresponding to the contract-common carrier of the user.

12. A Web site access service control method according to claim 10, further comprising converting display data in accordance with an attribute of said communications terminal of the user.

13. A Web site access service control method according to claim 10, further comprising making, if accesses to the Web site from the contact common carrier of the user are congested, the user accessible to the same category of Web site administered by the non-contract common carrier in response to a request of the user.

14. A Web site access service control method according to claim 10, further comprising controlling a settlement of fees for user accesses to the Web site administered by the non-contract common carrier.

15. A Web site access service control method according to claim 10, further comprising notifying the user'"'"'s contract common carrier of a fee for accessing the Web site administered by the non-contract common carrier, a fee for operations of the non-contract common carrier and a fee for providing a Web site access service, and making the contract common carrier collect the fees.

16. A Web site access service control method according to claim 10, further comprising receiving, if said communications terminal is classified as a prepaid card system communications terminal, a piece of balance information corresponding to said communications terminal.

17. A Web site access service control method according to claim 16, further comprising transmitting, to said communications terminal, balance deficiency information containing an item of re-request that can be made.

18. A readable-by-computer recording medium recorded with a program, executed by a computer, comprising:

a step of transmitting a content menu of a Web site provided by a non-contract common carrier of a user to a communications terminal of the user in response to a request given from the user via said communications terminal; and

a step of obtaining content data corresponding to the content menu of the non-contract common carrier selected by the user, and transmitting the content data to said communications terminal.

19. A readable-by-computer recording medium recorded with a program according to claim 18, further comprising a step of transmitting, to said communications terminal of the user, a menu in which the non-contact common carrier is arbitrarily selected corresponding to the contract-common carrier of the user.

20. A readable-by-computer recording medium recorded with a program according to claim 18, further comprising a step of converting display data in accordance with an attribute of said communications terminal of the user.

21. A readable-by-computer recording medium recorded with a program according to claim 18, further comprising a step of making, if accesses to the Web site from the contact common carrier of the user are congested, the user accessible to the same category of Web site administered by the non-contract common carrier in response to a request of the user.

22. A readable-by-computer recording medium recorded with a program according to claim 18, further comprising a step of controlling a settlement of fees for user accesses to the Web site administered by the non-contract common carrier.

23. A readable-by-computer recording medium recorded with a program according to claim 18, further comprising a step of notifying the user'"'"'s contract common carrier of a fee for accessing the Web site administered by the non-contract common carrier, a fee for operations of the non-contract common carrier and a fee for providing a Web site access service, and making the contract common carrier collect the fees.

24. A readable-by-computer recording medium recorded with a program according to claim 18, further comprising a step of receiving, if said communications terminal is classified as a prepaid card system communications terminal, a piece of balance information corresponding to said communications terminal.

25. A readable-by-computer recording medium recorded with a program according to claim 24, further comprising a step of transmitting, to said communications terminal, balance deficiency information containing an item of re-request that can be made.

26. A program comprising:

a step of transmitting a content menu of a Web site provided by a non-contract common carrier of a user to a communications terminal of the user in response to a request given from the user via said communications terminal; and

a step of obtaining content data corresponding to the content menu of the non-contract common carrier selected by the user, and transmitting the content data to said communications terminal.