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INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

  • US 20110016517A1
  • Filed: 06/30/2010
  • Published: 01/20/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An information processing method using a first server includinga storage unit having stored thereon a user information database that stores identification information and authentication information of a user anda communicating unit that communicates with another apparatus, and a second server includinga storage unit having stored thereon an electric power consumer database that stores and correlates identification information of a user, location information of a user facility, and identification information of a measuring apparatus fixed to the user facility to measure an amount of a commercial product or service provided to the user and a meter information database that correlates the identification information of the measuring apparatus with disposition location information thereof anda communicating unit that communicates with another apparatus, the information processing method comprising:

  • receiving by the first server an authentication request including authentication information of a user with the communicating unit from a predetermined apparatus of a user existing facility coupled through a public line to the first server, checking by the first server the authentication information included in the authentication request against the authentication information in the user information database and performing user authentication, and sending by the first server a user confirmation request including the identification information of the user to the second server in the case where the user authentication is successful, andtransmitting by the first server predetermined data for utilizing a predetermined commercial product or service to the predetermined apparatus in the user existing facility in the case where a notification of success of user confirmation is received from the second server in response to the user confirmation request;

    receiving by the second server the user confirmation request from the first server, checking by the second server identification information of the user included in the user confirmation request against the electric power consumer database, and identifying by the second server location information of the user facility of the user, andreceiving with the communicating unit of the second server a utilization request for a commercial product or service including the identification information of the measuring apparatus from the measuring apparatus disposed in the user existing facility linked through a dedicated line with the second server, checking the identification information of the measuring apparatus included in the utilization request against the meter information database and identifying by the second server disposition location information of the measuring apparatus, and sending a notification of success of user confirmation including the identification information of the user to the first server in the case where the identified disposition location information of the measuring apparatus is checked against the user facility location information identified based on the user confirmation request and both are identical.

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