Service offering system, management server, service provider, terminal device, storage medium issuing apparatus, server offering method, and storage medium

• US 8,234,301 B2
• Filed: 01/14/2009
• Issued: 07/31/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kii, Manabu, Kawakami, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Sheree N.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Le, Michael
• Application Number:
  US12/353,533
• Publication Number:
  US 20090157637A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,294 Days
• Field of Search: 707/781
• US Class Current: 707/781
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A system including a management server, a medium issuing apparatus, and a service provider is disclosed. The medium issuing apparatus includes recording means for recording right information and unique identifiers on a package storage medium. The right information denotes services available to the package storage medium, and includes a download authorization bit and an upload authorization bit. The management server includes receiving means for receiving the right information and the identifiers from the package storage medium. The management server also includes storing means for storing the right information corresponding to each of the identifiers and the identifiers in a database. In addition, the management server includes checking means for checking an identifier transmitted from a terminal device by way of the service provider against the identifiers stored in the database.

Claims

1. A system comprising a management server, a medium issuing apparatus, and a service provider, wherein:

the medium issuing apparatus comprises recording means for recording right information and unique identifiers on a package storage medium, the right information denoting services available to the package storage medium, and comprising a download authorization bit and an upload authorization bit; and

the management server comprises;

receiving means for receiving the right information and the identifiers from the package storage medium;

storing means for storing the right information corresponding to each of the identifiers and the identifiers in a database; and

checking means for checking an identifier transmitted from a terminal device by way of the service provider against the identifiers stored in the database.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the storing means stores, in correspondence with the identifiers sent from the medium issuing apparatus, the right information.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the management server comprises update information creating means for creating update information for updating the right information stored in the database in correspondence with the identifier and the right information recorded on the package storage medium.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the management server comprises update information creating means for creating update information for updating the right information stored in the database and the right information recorded on the package storage medium.