Apparatus and method for computation of a pricing index
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus is disclosed which comprises: a first acquiring element for acquiring the number of times information contents are downloaded over a network; a second acquiring element for acquiring the number of times the information contents are reproduced; and a computing element for computing a pricing index for the information contents based on the number of times the information contents have been downloaded as acquired by the first acquiring element and on the number of times the information contents have been reproduced as acquired by the second acquiring element.
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10 Claims
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1-4. -4. (canceled)
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5. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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holding means for holding information contents;
first transmitting means which, in response to a request issued by another information processing apparatus, transmits said information contents from said holding means to the request-issuing information processing apparatus over a network; and
second transmitting means for transmitting a notification to yet another information processing apparatus counting the number of times said information contents have been transmitted, said notification saying that said information contents have been transmitted by said first transmitting means. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. An information processing method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring information contents;
in response to a request issued by an information processing apparatus, transmitting firstly said information contents acquired in said acquiring step to the request-issuing information processing apparatus over a network; and
transmitting secondly a notification to another information processing apparatus counting the number of times said information contents have been transmitted, said notification saying that said information contents have been transmitted in said first transmitting step.
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9. A storage medium which stores a program in a manner readable by a computer, said program comprising the steps of:
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acquiring information contents;
in response to a request issued by an information processing apparatus, transmitting firstly said information contents acquired in said acquiring step to the request-issuing information processing apparatus over a network; and
transmitting secondly a notification to another information processing apparatus counting the number of times said information contents have been transmitted, said notification saying that said information contents have been transmitted in said first transmitting step.
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