Content secondary distribution management system and method, and program providing medium therefor
First Claim
1. A content secondary distribution management system comprising a plurality of user devices, for managing secondary distribution in which a transaction of content usable by a user device is performed between said plurality of user devices, wherein a settlement log for the use of the content is issued from a content providing user device to one of a service provider and a clearing center every time an identical content is distributed, and settlement processing for the identical content is performed under the management of said one of a service provider and a clearing center.
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Abstract
Every time the secondary distribution of the content between user devices is performed, a settlement log created upon the use of the content is issued from a content providing user device to a clearing center. The clearing center performs settlement processing for every distribution of the content. The content is formed in a secure container which stores a usage control policy (sales condition), point information, and profit distribution conditions. A content receiving user device creates a usage log based on the usage control policy information of the content, and sends it to the content providing user device. The content providing user device creates a receive log based on the usage log, and sends it to the clearing center. The clearing center then performs settlement processing based on the receive log.
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79 Claims
- 1. A content secondary distribution management system comprising a plurality of user devices, for managing secondary distribution in which a transaction of content usable by a user device is performed between said plurality of user devices, wherein a settlement log for the use of the content is issued from a content providing user device to one of a service provider and a clearing center every time an identical content is distributed, and settlement processing for the identical content is performed under the management of said one of a service provider and a clearing center.
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9. A content secondary distribution management method for managing secondary distribution in which a transaction of content usable by a user device is performed between a plurality of user devices, said content secondary distribution management method comprising the steps of:
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issuing a settlement log for the use of the content from a content providing user device to one of a service provider and a clearing center every time an identical content is distributed; and
performing settlement processing for the identical content based on the settlement log under the management of said one of a service provider and a clearing center. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A program providing medium for providing a computer program which allows content secondary distribution management processing for managing secondary distribution in which a transaction of content usable by a user device is performed between a plurality of user devices to run on a computer system, said computer program comprising the step of issuing a settlement log for the use of the content from a content providing user device to a clearing center every time an identical content is distributed.
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18. A program providing medium for providing a computer program which allows content secondary distribution management processing for managing secondary distribution in which a transaction of content usable by a user device is performed between a plurality of user devices to run on a computer system, said computer program comprising:
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a step of issuing a settlement log for the use of the content every time an identical content is distributed between said plurality of user devices; and
a step of performing settlement processing for the identical content based on the settlement log.
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19. A content inter-generation delivery restricting system comprising a plurality of user device, for restricting the number of inter-generation deliveries of content in which the content is sequentially delivered from a content providing user device to a content receiving user device, and said content receiving user device to another content receiving user device in a serial manner, wherein:
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the content to be delivered among the user devices is contained in a secure container which stores information of a usage control policy indicating sales conditions of the content between the user devices;
the usage control policy information includes usage-control-policy generation management information indicating the maximum number of inter-generation deliveries of the content between the user devices; and
the content receiving user device which is to purchase the secure container creates information of a usage control status including usage-control-status generation management information indicating the number of inter-generation deliveries of the content between the user devices, and stores the usage control status information in a memory of said content receiving user device, and said content receiving user device checks conditions set in the usage-control-status generation management information when the content is distributed between the user devices, and performs the inter-generation delivery of the content only when said conditions are satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A content inter-generation delivery restricting method for restricting the number of inter-generation deliveries of content in which the content is sequentially delivered from a content providing user device to a content receiving user device, and said content receiving user device to another content receiving user device in a serial manner, wherein the content to be delivered among the user devices is formed in a secure container which stores information of a usage control policy indicating sales conditions of the content between the user devices, the usage control policy information including usage-control-policy generation management information indicating the maximum number of inter-generation deliveries of the content between the user devices, said content inter-generation delivery restricting method comprising the steps of:
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creating, by the content receiving user device which is to purchase the secure container, information of a usage control status including usage-control-status generation management information indicating the number of inter-generation deliveries of the content between the user devices, and storing the usage control status information in a memory of said content receiving user device; and
checking, by said content receiving user device, conditions set in the usage-control-status generation management information when the content is distributed between the user devices, and performing the inter-generation delivery of the content only when said conditions are satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A program providing medium for providing a computer program which allows content inter-generation delivery restricting processing for restricting the number of inter-generation deliveries of content in which the content is sequentially delivered from a content providing user device to a content receiving user device, and said content receiving user device to another content receiving user device in a serial manner, to run on a computer system, the content being included in a secure container which stores information of a usage control policy including usage-control-policy generation management information indicating the maximum number of inter-generation deliveries of the content between the user devices, said computer program comprising:
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a step of creating, by the content receiving user device which is to purchase the content, information of a usage control status including usage-control-status generation management information indicating the number of inter-generation deliveries of the content between the user devices, and storing the usage control status information in a memory of said content receiving user device; and
a step of checking conditions set in the usage-control-status generation management information when the content is distributed between the user devices, and performing the inter-generation delivery of the content only when said conditions are satisfied.
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34. A user management system for use in secondary distribution of content, for managing users in a transaction of the content usable by a user device between user devices, wherein the content to be distributed between the user devices is formed in a secure container which stores information of a usage control policy including information of points to be provided to a content provider according to the content distribution, said user management system comprising:
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a content providing user device for providing the content to another user device and for transferring the point information; and
a service provider for receiving the point information from said content providing user device, and for providing a point to at least one of said content providing user device and a management user for managing the user device based on the point information, thereby providing services according to the point. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A user management method for use in secondary distribution of content, for managing users in a transaction of the content usable by a user device between user devices, wherein the content to be distributed between the user devices is formed in a secure container which stores information of a usage control policy including information of points to be provided to a content provider according to the content distribution, said user management method comprising the steps of:
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providing, by a content providing user device, the content to another user device, and transferring the point information to a service provider; and
providing, by said service provider, a point to at least one of said content providing user device and a management user for managing the user device based on the point information, thereby providing services according to the point. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A computer providing medium for providing a computer program which allows user management processing for use in secondary distribution of content for managing users in a transaction of the content usable by a user device between user devices to run on a computer system, wherein the content to be distributed between the user devices is formed in a secure container which stores information of a usage control policy including information of points to be provided to a content provider according to the content distribution, said computer program comprising the step of transferring the point information from a content providing user device which has provided the content to another user device to a service provider.
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45. A computer providing medium for providing a computer program which allows user management processing for use in secondary distribution of content for managing users in transaction of the content usable by a user device between user devices to run on a computer system, wherein the content to be distributed between the user devices is formed in a secure container which stores information of a usage control policy including information of points to be provided to a content provider according to the content distribution, said computer program comprising:
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a step of transferring the point information by a content providing user device which has provided the content to another user device, to a service provider; and
providing by said service provider a point to at least one of said content providing user device and a management user for managing the user device based on the point information, wherein said computer program executes said steps in cooperation with said program providing medium.
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- 46. A content secondary distribution settlement system for performing settlement processing for secondary distribution of content in which the content usable by a user device is distributed between user devices, wherein the content to be distributed between the user devices is formed in a secure container which stores a content price and information of a usage control policy including profit distribution information, said profit distribution information including information of a profit to a content provider, said content secondary distribution settlement system comprising a content providing user device, which has provided the content to another user device, for transferring the profit distribution information to one of a service provider and a clearing center, both of which manage settlement processing for electronic money, wherein said one of a service provider and a clearing center performs the settlement processing for the profits to a user of said content providing user device and to the content provider which has provided the content to the user based on said profit distribution information received from said content providing user device.
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53. A content secondary distribution settlement method for performing settlement processing for secondary distribution of content in which the content usable by a user device is distributed between user devices, wherein the content to be distributed between the user devices is formed in a secure container which stores a content price and information of a usage control policy including profit distribution information, said profit distribution information including information of a profit to a content provider, said content secondary distribution settlement method comprising the steps of:
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transferring by a content providing user device, which has provided the content to another user device, the profit distribution information to one of a service provider and a clearing center, both of which manage settlement processing for electronic money; and
performing by said one of a service provider and a clearing center the settlement processing for the profits to a user of said content providing user device and to the content provider which has provided the content to the user based on said profit distribution information received from said content providing user device. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A program providing medium for providing a computer program which allows content secondary distribution settlement processing for secondary distribution of content in which the content usable by a user device is distributed between user devices to run on a computer system, wherein the content to be distributed between the user devices is formed in a secure container which stores a content price and information of a usage control policy including profit distribution information, said profit distribution information including information of a profit to a content provider, said computer program comprising the step of determining profit distribution to a user of a content providing user device and the content provider which has provided the content to said user based on said profit distribution information created by said content providing user device.
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61. A content secondary delivery restricting system comprising a plurality of user devices, for restricting the number of secondary deliveries of content in which the content is delivered from a content receiving user device to a plurality of different user devices in a parallel manner, wherein:
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the content to be distributed between the user devices is formed in a secure container which includes information of a usage control policy containing sales conditions between the user devices;
the usage control policy information includes information of the number of usage-control-policy secondary deliveries as an upper limit of the number of secondary deliveries of the content between said user devices; and
said content receiving user device which purchases the content creates information of a usage control status including the information of the number of usage-control-status secondary deliveries, and stores the usage control status information in a memory of said content receiving user device, and, when the content is distributed between the user devices, said content receiving user device checks conditions set in the information of the number of usage-control-status secondary deliveries, and performs the secondary delivery of the content only when said conditions are satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A content secondary delivery restricting method for restricting the number of secondary deliveries of content in which the content is delivered from a content receiving user device to a plurality of different user devices in a parallel manner, wherein the content to be distributed between the user devices is formed in a secure container which includes information of a usage control policy containing sales conditions between the user devices, the usage control policy information including information of the number of usage-control-policy secondary deliveries as an upper limit of the number of secondary deliveries of the content between the user devices, said content secondary delivery restricting method comprising the steps of:
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creating, by said content receiving user device which purchases the content, information of a usage control status including the information of the number of usage-control-status secondary deliveries, and storing the usage control status information in a memory of said content receiving user device; and
checking by said content receiving user device conditions set in the information of the number of usage-control-status secondary deliveries when the content is distributed between the user devices, and performing the secondary delivery of the content only when said conditions are satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A program providing medium for providing a computer program which allows content secondary delivery restricting processing for restricting the number of secondary deliveries of content in which the content is delivered from a content receiving user device to a plurality of different user devices in a parallel manner to run on a computer system, wherein the content to be distributed between the user devices is formed in a secure container which includes information of a usage control policy containing sales conditions between the user devices, the usage control policy information including information of the number of usage-control-policy secondary deliveries as an upper limit of the number of secondary deliveries of the content between said user devices, said computer program comprising:
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a step of creating, by said content receiving user device which purchases the content, information of a usage control status including the information of the number of usage-control-status secondary deliveries, and storing the usage control status information in a memory of said content receiving user device; and
a step of checking by said content receiving user device conditions set in the information of the number of usage-control-status secondary deliveries when the content is distributed between the user devices, and performing the secondary delivery of the content only when said conditions are satisfied.
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