INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
First Claim
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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Abstract
A first server in a system includes confirmation requesting unit 110 that receives an authentication request from a predetermined apparatus 400 coupled through a public line and that sends a user confirmation request to a second server in the case where user authentication is successful. A second server includes a user facility identifying unit 210 that receives the user confirmation request from the first server and identifies location information of the user facility of the user and a confirmation result notifying unit 211 that receives a utilization request from a measuring apparatus linked through a dedicated line and identifies disposition location information of the measuring apparatus and that sends a notification of success of user confirmation including the identification information of the user to the first server 100 if the disposition location information of the measuring apparatus is identical to the user facility location information.
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12 Claims
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1. An information processing method using a first server including
a storage unit having stored thereon a user information database that stores identification information and authentication information of a user and a communicating unit that communicates with another apparatus, and a second server including a 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 and a 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, and transmitting 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, and receiving 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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4. An information processing method using a first server including
a storage unit having stored thereon a user information database that stores identification information and authentication information of a user and a communicating unit that communicates with another apparatus, and a second server including a 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 and a communicating unit that communicates with another apparatus, the second server, 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 by the first server 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; 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 location information of the user facility of the user; and receiving with the communicating unit of the second server a utilization request for either one of a commercial product and 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 by the second server 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 transmitting by the second server predetermined data for utilizing either one of a predetermined commercial product and service to the predetermined apparatus in the user existing facility 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. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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11. An information processing system comprising:
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a first server including a storage unit having stored thereon a user information database that stores identification information and authentication information of a user, a communicating unit that communicates with another apparatus, a confirmation requesting unit that receives 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, that checks the authentication information included in the authentication request against the authentication information in the user information database and performs user authentication, and that sends a user confirmation request including the identification information of the user to a second server in the case where the user authentication is successful, and a service data transmitting unit that transmits predetermined data for utilizing either one of a predetermined commercial product and 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; and a second server including a 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 either one of a commercial product and service provided to the user and a meter information database that correlates the identification information of the measuring apparatus with disposition location information thereof, a communicating unit that communicates with another apparatus, a user facility identifying unit that receives the user confirmation request from the first server and that checks identification information of the user included in the user confirmation request against the electric power consumer database to identify location information of the user facility of the user, and a confirmation result notifying unit that receives with the communicating unit a utilization request for either one of a commercial product and service including the identification information of the measuring apparatus from the measuring apparatus disposed in the user existing facility linked through a dedicated line, that checks the identification information of the measuring apparatus included in the utilization request against the meter information database and identifies disposition location information of the measuring apparatus, and that sends 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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12. An information processing system comprising:
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a first server including a storage unit having stored thereon a user information database that stores identification information and authentication information of a user, a communicating unit that communicates with another apparatus, a confirmation requesting unit that receives 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, that checks the authentication information included in the authentication request against the authentication information in the user information database and performs user authentication, and that sends a user confirmation request including the identification information of the user to a second server if the user authentication is successful; and the second server including a 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 either one of a commercial product and service provided to the user and a meter information database that correlates the identification information of the measuring apparatus with disposition location information thereof, a communicating unit that communicates with another apparatus, a user facility identifying unit that receives the user confirmation request from the first server and that checks identification information of the user included in the user confirmation request against the electric power consumer database and identifies location information of the user facility of the user, and a service data transmitting unit that receives with the communicating unit a utilization request for either one of a commercial product and service including the identification information of the measuring apparatus from the measuring apparatus disposed in the user existing facility linked through a dedicated line, that checks the identification information of the measuring apparatus included in the utilization request against the meter information database and identifies disposition location information of the measuring apparatus, and that transmits predetermined data for utilizing either one of a predetermined commercial product and service to the predetermined apparatus in the user existing facility 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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