Train network access service management method and communication system employing this method, and service management system therefor
First Claim
1. A train network access service management method, for managing multiple network access services on a train, comprising the step of:
- multiple communication common carriers that own different data communication networks, a network access service provider that connects the different data communication networks to other networks, a railroad company that owns the train, or another company collecting service charges from service users collectively through the other networks.
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Abstract
According to the present invention, a service management system has a function for issuing an ID and a password effective for a date, for a train and for an interval designated by each service user; a function for authenticating the ID and the password, and starting the provision of service for the passenger; and a function for halting the service when the ID and the password have expired; a function for collecting, for example, an operating schedule from an operating information management system owned by a railroad company; a function for collecting, from a train connection device, network use records (communication quantities) before the provision of a service for the passenger is started; a function for paying a fee based on the network use record; and a function for requesting that the fee collection system collect the service charge, and for receiving the service charge.
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1. A train network access service management method, for managing multiple network access services on a train, comprising the step of:
multiple communication common carriers that own different data communication networks, a network access service provider that connects the different data communication networks to other networks, a railroad company that owns the train, or another company collecting service charges from service users collectively through the other networks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A communication system for managing multiple network access services on a train comprising:
a unit for permitting multiple communication common carriers that own different data communication networks, a network access service provider that connects the different data communication networks to other networks, a railroad company that owns the train, or another company, to collect service charges from service users collectively through the other networks. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A service management system for managing multiple network access services on a train comprising:
a unit to serve as a proxy for multiple communication common carriers, which own different data communication networks, a network access service provider, which connects the different data communication networks to other networks, a railroad company, which owns the train, or another company to collect service charges from service users collectively through the other networks. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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