Service providing method

• US 20030177234A1
• Filed: 05/22/2003
• Published: 09/18/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Saito, Takeshi
• Application Number:
  US10/363,066
• Publication Number:
  US 20030177234A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/225
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2117 User registration
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching

Abstract

The frequency of reading, by users, Web sites managed by Web masters is increased. A server computer of a service provider providing a variety of services can be accessed from one of the Web sites of registered Webmasters. The server computer registers a client who has accessed it through one of the Web sites. Only when the registered client accesses the service provider through the Web site, the client can receive any one of the services.

Claims

1. A service providing method comprising allowing the access of a server computer of a service provider providing a variety of services from one of Web sites of registered Webmasters, wherein said server computer previously registers a client who has accessed it through one of said Web sites, and only when said registered client accesses said service provider through said Web site used in registration, said client can receive any one of the services.

2. A service providing method comprising using client registering means for allowing a server computer to register a client identification symbol for identifying a client, who has accessed said server computer of a service provider providing a variety of services from one of Web sites of registered Webmasters, and an address of said Web site, identification symbol and address acquiring means for allowing said server computer to acquire said client identification symbol and said address of said Web site when said client to receive any one of the services has accessed said server computer from said Web site, client certifying means for certifying said client only when said client identification symbol and said address of said Web site acquired by said identification symbol and address acquiring means correspond to said client identification symbol and said address of said Web site registered by said client registering means, and service providing means for providing the variety of services only for said client certified by said client certifying means.