Business management method, business management apparatus and data broadcast delivery method
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Abstract
A business management method, a business management apparatus and a data broadcast delivery method are disclosed which allows contents to be broadcast over an unused bandwidth in satellite broadcasting so that the contents are stored and later reproduced as needed for quick access to a desired destination recorded in the contents. A data broadcast is assigned to an unused broadcast bandwidth over a broadcast band for transmitting programs in satellite broadcasting. The data broadcast over the unused bandwidth are stored onto a storage medium in a TV set. The stored data contents are sorted out by category for selective viewing by operation of the TV set. If the selected content offers e-commerce, a virtual shop handing desired offerings is accessed as per the content.
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44 Claims
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23. A business management method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining information about earnings and expenses based on expenses incurred by content providers supplying users with recording devices compatible with contents offered by the providers, on content subscription fees paid by said users for receiving said contents, and on earnings derived from services and/or advertisements included in said contents;
determining said services and/or advertisements to be provided to said users based on said users viewing history data;
controlling fees to be paid for said services and/or said advertisements in accordance with said information about said earnings and expenses thus obtained;
judging whether a share of the earnings can be paid back; and
initiating a process to decide on items applicable to pay back when that pay back is judged possible. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A business management apparatus comprising:
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an information processing element for obtaining information about earnings and expenses obtained based on said expenses incurred by content providers supplying users with recording devices compatible with contents offered by said providers, on content subscription fees paid by said users for receiving said contents, and on said earnings derived from services and/or advertisements included in said contents;
a first determining element for determining said services and/or advertisements to be provided to said users based on said users viewing history data;
a controlling element for controlling fees to be paid for said services and/or said advertisements in accordance with said information about said earnings and expenses thus obtained;
a judging element for judging whether a share of the earnings can be paid back; and
an initiating element for initiating a process to decide on items applicable to pay back when that pay back is judged possible. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A data broadcast delivery method comprising the steps of:
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allocating a data broadcast to any unused bandwidth over a broadcast band used by a broadcasting station to broadcast programs;
receiving said data broadcast at a receiving side for storage onto a storage medium in each of a plurality of television sets;
sorting out contents, including services and/or advertisements, in the stored data broadcast;
determining said services and/or advertisements to be provided to users based on said users viewing history data;
operating said plurality of television sets for selective viewing of the sorted-out contents;
judging whether a share of the earnings can be paid back; and
initiating a process to decide on items applicable to pay back when that pay back is judged possible. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A business management method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining information about earnings and expenses based on costs incurred by equipment manufacturers supplying users either free of charge or for a fee below cost with recording devices compatible with contents offered by content providers to said users, on content subscription fees paid by said users for receiving said contents, and on earnings derived from services and/or advertisements included in said contents;
determining said services and/or advertisements to be provided to said users based on said users viewing history data;
controlling amounts of money to be paid back to said equipment manufacturers in accordance with said information about said earnings and expenses;
judging whether a share of the earnings can be paid back; and
initiating a process to decide on items applicable to pay back when that pay back is judged possible. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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43. A business management apparatus comprising:
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an information processing element for obtaining information about earnings and expenses based on costs incurred by equipment manufacturers supplying users either free of charge or for a fee below cost with recording devices compatible with contents offered by content providers to said users, on content subscription fees paid by said users for receiving said contents, and on earnings derived from services and/or advertisements included in said contents;
a determining element for determining said services and/or advertisements to be provided to said users based on said users viewing history data;
a controlling element for controlling amounts of money to be paid back to said equipment manufacturers in accordance with said information about said earnings and expenses;
a judging element for judging whether a share of the earnings can be paid back; and
an initiating element for initiating a process to decide on items applicable to pay back when that pay back is judged possible. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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