Charging method for use in service providing system, program, and storage medium
First Claim
1. A charging method for use in a service providing system having (a) a first terminal device owned by a user and (b) a service providing server, connected to the first terminal device via a communication network, offering an information providing service to the first terminal device, the method comprising:
- (I) a step of the service providing server transmitting, to the first terminal device, a modification command for modifying a predetermined parameter determining an operation of the first terminal device;
(II) a step of the first terminal device modifying the predetermined parameter only when the first terminal device receives the modification command for modifying the predetermined parameter from the service providing server, wherein the first terminal device is arranged such that the first terminal device cannot be directly operated by the user;
(III) a step of the first terminal device detecting a change in state of an object to be monitored, and operating according to a detected state of the object, wherein the modified predetermined parameter determines an operation that is performed by the first terminal device according to the state detected by the first terminal device; and
(IV) a step of the service providing server requesting from the first terminal device a fee for the transmission of the modification command for modifying the predetermined parameter, in a case where the service providing server transmits, to the first terminal device, the modification command for modifying the predetermined parameter,the communication network constituting, in step (IV), at least a part of a channel of communication between the service providing server and the first terminal device.
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Abstract
When a service providing server receives, from a mobile phone or the like owned by a user, a request to modify a parameter defining the performance of a control device provided in an automobile, the service providing server transmits a requested modification command to the control device. The control device modifies the parameter thereof in accordance with the modification command received from the service providing server. Further, the service providing server records a history of the modification command having been transmitted on a user-by-user basis, and settles an account of the user every predetermined period of time, by requesting the user to pay a fee for the modification. Thus, a service provider is able to charge the user for modifying various parameters defining performance of the control device.
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Citations
30 Claims
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1. A charging method for use in a service providing system having (a) a first terminal device owned by a user and (b) a service providing server, connected to the first terminal device via a communication network, offering an information providing service to the first terminal device, the method comprising:
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(I) a step of the service providing server transmitting, to the first terminal device, a modification command for modifying a predetermined parameter determining an operation of the first terminal device; (II) a step of the first terminal device modifying the predetermined parameter only when the first terminal device receives the modification command for modifying the predetermined parameter from the service providing server, wherein the first terminal device is arranged such that the first terminal device cannot be directly operated by the user; (III) a step of the first terminal device detecting a change in state of an object to be monitored, and operating according to a detected state of the object, wherein the modified predetermined parameter determines an operation that is performed by the first terminal device according to the state detected by the first terminal device; and (IV) a step of the service providing server requesting from the first terminal device a fee for the transmission of the modification command for modifying the predetermined parameter, in a case where the service providing server transmits, to the first terminal device, the modification command for modifying the predetermined parameter, the communication network constituting, in step (IV), at least a part of a channel of communication between the service providing server and the first terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A control method of a service providing server being connected to a first terminal device owned by a user and a second terminal device via a communication network, the service providing server offering an information providing service with respect to the first terminal device, the method comprising:
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(I) a modification request accepting step of receiving a modification request from the second terminal device, the modification request requesting to transmit, to the first terminal device, a modification command for modifying a predetermined parameter determining an operation of the first terminal device, wherein the first terminal device is arranged such that the first terminal device cannot be directly operated by the user; (II) a modification command transmitting step of generating the modification command in accordance with the modification request, and then transmitting the modification command to the first terminal device; (III) a step of the first terminal device detecting a change in state of an object to be monitored, and operating according to a detected state of the object, wherein the modified predetermined parameter determines an operation that is performed by the first terminal device according to the state detected by the first terminal device;
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and(IV) a step of the service providing server requesting from one of the first terminal device and the second terminal device a fee for the transmission of the modification command for modifying the predetermined parameter, in a case where the service providing server transmits, to the first terminal device, the modification command for modifying the predetermined parameter, the communication network constituting, in step (IV), at least a part of a channel of communication between the service providing server and one of the first terminal device and the second terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A charging method for use in a service providing system having (a) a first terminal device owned by a user and (b) a service providing server, connected to the first terminal device via a communication network, offering an information providing service to the first terminal device, the method comprising:
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(I) a step of the service providing server transmitting, to the first terminal device, a modification command for modifying a predetermined parameter determining an operation of the first terminal device; (II) a step of the first terminal device modifying the predetermined parameter only when the first terminal device receives the modification command for modifying the predetermined parameter from the service providing server; (III) a step of the first terminal device detecting a change in state of an object to be monitored, and operating according to a detected state of the object, wherein the modified predetermined parameter determines an operation that is performed by the first terminal device according to the state detected by the first terminal device; (IV) a step of the first terminal device performing an operation determined in accordance with the modified predetermined parameter, among a plurality of operations which are respectively associated with possible detected states of the object to be monitored and which are to be performed when the state of the object to be monitored has changed; and (V) a step of the service providing server requesting from the first terminal device a fee for the transmission of the modification command for modifying the predetermined parameter, in a case where the service providing server transmits, to the first terminal device, the modification command for modifying the predetermined parameter, the communication network constituting, in step (V), at least a part of a channel of communication between the service providing server and the first terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A control method of a service providing server being connected to a first terminal device owned by a user and a second terminal device via a communication network, the service providing server offering an information providing service with respect to the first terminal device, the method comprising:
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(I) a modification request accepting step of receiving a modification request from the second terminal device, the modification request requesting to transmit, to the first terminal device, a modification command for modifying a predetermined parameter determining an operation of the first terminal device; (II) a modification command transmitting step of generating the modification command in accordance with the modification request, and then transmitting the modification command to the first terminal device; (III) a step of the first terminal device detecting a change in state of an object to be monitored, and operating according to a detected state of the object, wherein the modified predetermined parameter determines an operation that is performed by the first terminal device according to the state detected by the first terminal device; (IV) a step of the first terminal device performing an operation determined in accordance with the modified predetermined parameter, among a plurality of operations which are respectively associated with possible detected states of the object to be monitored and which are to be performed when the state of the object to be monitored has changed; and (V) a step of the service providing server requesting from one of the first terminal device and the second terminal device a fee for the transmission of the modification command for modifying the predetermined parameter, in a case where the service providing server transmits, to the first terminal device, the modification command for modifying the predetermined parameter, the communication network constituting, in step (V), at least a part of a channel of communication between the service providing server and one of the first terminal device and the second terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A control method of a service providing server being connected to a first terminal device owned by a user and a second terminal device via a communication network, the service providing server offering an information providing service with respect to the first terminal device, the method comprising:
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(I) a step of the second terminal device presenting plural operations to be performed by the first terminal device according to a detected state of an object to be monitored, so that the user can select an operation from among the presented operations, and the second terminal device accepting the operation selected by the user; (II) a modification request accepting step of receiving a modification request from the second terminal device, the modification request requesting to transmit, to the first terminal device, a modification command for modifying a predetermined parameter determining an operation of the first terminal device to another parameter selected by the user, wherein the first terminal device is arranged such that the first terminal device cannot be directly operated by the user; (III) a modification command transmitting step of generating the modification command in accordance with the modification request, and then transmitting the modification command to the first terminal device; (IV) a step of the first terminal device detecting a change in state of the object to be monitored, and operating according to a detected state of the object, wherein the modified predetermined parameter determines an operation that is performed by the first terminal device according to the state detected by the first terminal device; (V) a step of the first terminal device performing an operation determined in accordance with the modified predetermined parameter; and (VI) a step of the service providing server requesting from one of the first terminal device and the second terminal device a fee for the transmission of the modification command for modifying the predetermined parameter, in a case where the service providing server transmits, to the first terminal device, the modification command for modifying the predetermined parameter, the communication network constituting, in step (VI), at least a part of a channel of communication between the service providing server and one of the first terminal device and the second terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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Specification