Accounting system for multimedia communications system
First Claim
1. An accounting system for a multimedia communications system comprising:
- additional information storage means for storing advertising image information to be supplied to subscriber terminals in the multimedia communications system by one or a plurality of additional information suppliers;
additional information adding means provided in an exchange system of the multimedia communications system, for adding at least the advertising image information to communication image information transmitted between subscriber terminals communicating with each other;
measurement means for measuring a degree of supply of the advertising image information supplied to at least one of the subscriber terminals communicating with each other;
database means for storing accounting information used to calculate a fee for a communication between the subscriber terminals communicating with each other; and
control means for calculating the fee for said communication between the subscriber terminals communicating with each other on the basis of the accounting information and the degree of supply of the advertising image information measured by the measurement means.
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Abstract
In an accounting system for a multimedia communications system, an additional information storage unit stores additional information to be supplied to subscriber terminals in the multimedia communications system by one or a plurality of additional information suppliers. An additional information adding unit adds the additional information to communication information transmitted between subscriber terminals communicating with each other. A measurement unit measures a degree of supply of the additional information supplied to at least one of the subscriber terminals communicating with each other. A database unit stores accounting information used to calculate a fee for a communication between the subscriber terminals communicating with each other. A control unit calculates the fee for the communication between the subscriber terminals communicating with each other on the basis of the accounting information and the degree of supply of the additional information measured by the measurement unit.
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33 Claims
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1. An accounting system for a multimedia communications system comprising:
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additional information storage means for storing advertising image information to be supplied to subscriber terminals in the multimedia communications system by one or a plurality of additional information suppliers; additional information adding means provided in an exchange system of the multimedia communications system, for adding at least the advertising image information to communication image information transmitted between subscriber terminals communicating with each other; measurement means for measuring a degree of supply of the advertising image information supplied to at least one of the subscriber terminals communicating with each other; database means for storing accounting information used to calculate a fee for a communication between the subscriber terminals communicating with each other; and control means for calculating the fee for said communication between the subscriber terminals communicating with each other on the basis of the accounting information and the degree of supply of the advertising image information measured by the measurement means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An accounting system for a multimedia communications system comprising:
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additional information storage means for storing additional information to be supplied to subscriber terminals in the multimedia communications system by one or a plurality of additional information suppliers; additional information adding means for adding the additional information to communication information transmitted between subscriber terminals communicating with each other; measurement means for measuring a degree of supply of the additional information supplied to at least one of the subscriber terminals communicating with each other; database means for storing accounting information used to calculate a fee for a communication between the subscriber terminals communicating with each other; and control means for calculating the fee for said communication between the subscriber terminals communicating with each other on the basis of the accounting information and the degree of supply of the additional information measured by the measurement means, wherein said control means comprises means for causing said additional information adding means to continuously supply the additional information to at least one of the subscriber terminals during the communication between said subscriber terminals. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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