Service server

• US 20030061281A1
• Filed: 09/27/2002
• Published: 03/27/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Miyazaki, Takao
• Granted Patent: US 8,301,688 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

The service server can be operated in a more practical rate structure by extending the storage period and/or reducing the recording fee for the information with high utilization factor, or increasing the recording fee for the information with low utilization factor among the information stored in the service server. The service server comprises a receiving device which receives the information of image from a communication device on the information supplier side and records a recording fee of the received information, a transmitting and receiving device which transmits the information recorded in the recording device to a communication device on the information demander side upon an information service request from the information demander side, a counting device (information processing device) which counts an information service number from the information demander side, a recording device which records the counted information service number to be associated with the information supplier, and a recording fee calculating device (information processing device) which calculates a recording fee by reducing or increasing the recording fee recorded in the recording device.

Claims

1. A service server which receives information from a communication device on an information supplier side, and stores the received information and provides the received information to a communication device on an information demander side, the service server comprising:

a receiving device which receives the information from the communication apparatus on the information supplier side;

a first recording device which records the received information;

a second recording device which records a recording fee as a cost of recording the recorded information;

a first transmitting device which transmits the information recorded in the first recording device to the communication device on the information demander side upon an information service request from the information demander side;

a counting device which counts an information service number from the information demander side;

a third recording device which records the counted information service number to be associated with the information supplier; and

a recording fee calculating device which calculates a new recording fee by changing the recording fee recorded in the second recording device in accordance with the information service number recorded in the third recording device and records the new recording fee in the second recording device.

2. The service server according to claim 1, further comprising a second transmitting device which reads the recording fee recorded in the second recording device and transmits the read recording fee as billing information to the communication apparatus on the information supplier side.

3. The service server according to claim 2, wherein the communication apparatus on the information supplier side to which the second transmitting device transmits the billing information is a communication apparatus for a financial institution relevant with the information supplier.

4. The service server according to claim 1, further comprising a third transmitting device which reads the information service number recorded in the third recording device and transmits the read information service number to the communication apparatus on the information supplier side.

5. The service server according to claim 1, wherein the recording fee calculating device calculates the recording fee of present month with reference to the recording fee of last month.

6. A service server which receives information from a communication device on an information supplier side, and stores the received information and provides the received information to a communication device on an information demander side, the service server comprising:

a receiving device which receives the information from the communication apparatus on the information supplier side;

a first recording device which records the received information;

a second recording device which records a recording fee as a cost of recording the recorded information;

a first transmitting device which transmits the information recorded in the first recording device to the communication device on the information demander side upon an information service request from the information demander side;

a counting device which counts an information service number from the information demander side;

a third recording device which records the counted information service number to be associated with the information and the information supplier; and

a recording fee calculating device which calculates a new recording fee by changing the recording fee recorded in the second recording device in accordance with the information service number recorded in the third recording device and records the new recording fee in the second recording device.

7. The service server according to claim 6, further comprising a second transmitting device which reads the recording fee recorded in the second recording device and transmits the read recording fee as billing information to the communication apparatus on the information supplier side.

8. The service server according to claim 7, wherein the communication apparatus on the information supplier side to which the second transmitting device transmits the billing information is a communication apparatus for a financial institution relevant with the information supplier.

9. The service server according to claim 6, further comprising a third transmitting device which reads the information service number recorded in the third recording device and transmits the read information service number to the communication apparatus on the information supplier side.

10. The service server according to claim 6, wherein the recording fee calculating device calculates the recording fee of present month with reference to the recording fee of last month.