Device and method of processing charges for provision of information
First Claim
1. A charge processing device that collects a charge for provision of information from a user receiving said information and processes said charge being collected, comprising:
- receiving circuit connected to a terminal used by said user to view said information for receiving from said terminal first data for specifying information received by said user;
a collecting circuit collecting said charge for provision of information from said user based on said first data; and
a transmitting circuit connected to said receiving circuit and said collecting circuit for transmitting to a first destination information of the charge collected by said collecting circuit in accordance with said first data.
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Abstract
A charge processing device (100) for use in an information sale system using a network includes: a circuit receiving from a user terminal (500) subscription request data including an information ID specifying information and a viewer ID specifying a user terminal; a circuit receiving from a distribution server (400) an information ID specifying information, an author ID specifying an author of information and a publishing company ID specifying a publishing company of information; a collecting unit responsive to reception of the subscription request data from the user terminal (500) for collecting charges from users based on the received information; a circuit transmitting subscription approval data to the user terminal (500); and a circuit transmitting information of charges to servers (200, 300, 400, 600, 700).
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Citations
24 Claims
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1. A charge processing device that collects a charge for provision of information from a user receiving said information and processes said charge being collected, comprising:
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receiving circuit connected to a terminal used by said user to view said information for receiving from said terminal first data for specifying information received by said user;
a collecting circuit collecting said charge for provision of information from said user based on said first data; and
a transmitting circuit connected to said receiving circuit and said collecting circuit for transmitting to a first destination information of the charge collected by said collecting circuit in accordance with said first data. - View Dependent Claims (4, 6)
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2. A charge processing device that collects a charge for provision of information from a user receiving said information and processes said charge being collected, comprising:
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a receiving circuit connected to a terminal used by said user to view said information for receiving from said terminal first data for specifying information received by said user and second data for specifying said terminal;
a collecting circuit collecting said charge for provision of information from said user based on said first data; and
a transmitting circuit connected to said collecting circuit and said receiving circuit for transmitting information of the charge collected by said collecting circuit to a first destination and a second destination separately in accordance with said first data and said second data. - View Dependent Claims (3, 5)
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7. A charge processing device that collects a charge for provision of information from a user receiving said information and processing said charge being collected, comprising:
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receiving means connected to a terminal used by said user to view said information for receiving from said terminal first data for specifying information received by said user;
collecting means for collecting said charge for provision of information from said user based on said first data; and
transmitting means connected to said receiving means and said collecting means for transmitting to a first destination information of the charge collected by said collecting means in accordance with said first data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 12)
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8. A charge processing device that collects a charge for provision of information from a user receiving said information and processes said charge being collected, comprising:
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receiving means connected to a terminal used by said user to view said information for receiving from said terminal first data for specifying information received by said user and second data for specifying said terminal;
collecting means for collecting said charge for provision of information from said user based on said first data; and
transmitting means connected to said collecting means and said receiving means for transmitting information of the charge collected by said collecting means to a first destination and a second destination separately in accordance with said first data and said second data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 11)
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13. A charge processing method of collecting a charge for provision of information from a user receiving said information and processing said charge being collected, comprising the steps of:
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receiving first data for specifying information received by said user from a terminal used by said user to view said information;
collecting said charge for provision of information from said user based on said first data; and
transmitting to a first destination information of the charge collected at said step of collecting the charge, in accordance with said first data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 18)
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14. A charge processing method of collecting a charge for provision of information from a user receiving said information and processing said charge being collected, comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a terminal used by said user to view said information first data for specifying information received by said user and second data for specifying said terminal;
collecting said charge for provision of information from said user based on said first data; and
transmitting information of the charge collected at said step of collecting the charge to a first destination and a second destination separately in accordance with said first data and said second data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 17)
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19. A computer readable recording medium storing a program implementing a charge processing method of collecting a charge for provision of information from a user receiving said information and processing said charge being collected, said charge processing method including the steps of:
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receiving first data for specifying information received by said user from a terminal used by said user to view said information;
collecting said charge for provision of information from said user based on said first data; and
transmitting to a first destination information of the charge collected at said step of collecting the charge, in accordance with said first data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 24)
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20. A computer readable recording medium storing a program implementing a charge processing method of collecting a charge for provision of information from a user receiving said information and processing said charge being collected, said charge processing method including the steps of:
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receiving from a terminal used by said user to view said information first data for specifying information received by said user and second data for specifying said terminal;
collecting said charge for provision of information from said user based on said first data; and
transmitting information of the charge collected at said step of collecting the charge to a first destination and a second destination separately in accordance with said first data and said second data. - View Dependent Claims (21, 23)
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