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Electronic apparatus, time period charging system, time period charging method, and charging management system for electronic apparatus

  • US 20030088523A1
  • Filed: 09/27/2002
  • Published: 05/08/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

  • discrimination means for discriminating whether or not contents data are of the type wherein use thereof should be charged based on information representative of a time period within which the contents data are used;

    contents data use time period measurement means for measuring a time period within which the contents data are used;

    apparatus use time period measurement means for measuring a time period within which said electronic apparatus itself is used; and

    charging processing means for producing, when it is discriminated by said discrimination means that use of the contents data should be charged based on the information representative of the time period within which the contents data are used, information to be used for a charging process based on at least one of results of the measurement of said contents data use time period measurement means and said apparatus use time period measurement means but producing, when it is discriminated by said discrimination means that use of the contents data should not be charged based on the information representative of the time period within which the contents data are used, information to be used for the charging process based on the result of the measurement of said apparatus use time period measurement means.

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