Method and apparatus for controllable communication
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus for supporting communication in electronic networks, hereafter said apparatus is referred as an electronic secretary, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) computer means for processing information;
(b) access means for accessing a direction-file, said direction-file comprising;
(1) information that a set of 1st rules (1st RuleSet) was described, each 1st rule of said 1st RuleSet comprising;
(i) a condition-part having an application condition on an identification information of a communication request, said identification information is selected from at least one member of the group consisting of a subscriber ID and a keyword information, and (ii) an action-part to order execution of an action corresponding to a Treatment, (2) a subscriber ID, (3) a keyword, and (4) presentation information to present to a communication initiator;
(c) means for receiving a communication request;
(d) means for detecting said identification information from said communication request;
(e) means for retrieving applicable rule from all rules in said 1st RuleSet, and for executing action-part of retrieved rule (hereafter referred as means for applying specified RuleSet);
(f) means for executing Treatments comprising;
(1) means for executing a communication-permission, (2) means for executing a communication-inhibition, and (3) means for executing a communication-verification, said communication-verification including presenting presentation information to a communication initiator; and
(g) means for, receiving a communication request, detecting said identification information, applying said 1st RuleSet, and if there is not said applicable rule, after executing said communication-verification, refusing said communication request.
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Abstract
Communication and a communications apparatus are controlled with a communication intermediating apparatus. Multiple methods of processing communication requests are provided. Decided rules comprising of pairs of identification information of communication requests and methods of processing are recorded beforehand. When a communication request is received, the identification of the communication request is distinguished, an applying rule is picked from the recorded rules, and the communication request is processed. A virtual account to be set maximum payment amount beforehand is used, and electronic transactions communication is done.
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33 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus for supporting communication in electronic networks, hereafter said apparatus is referred as an electronic secretary, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) computer means for processing information;
(b) access means for accessing a direction-file, said direction-file comprising;
(1) information that a set of 1st rules (1st RuleSet) was described, each 1st rule of said 1st RuleSet comprising;
(i) a condition-part having an application condition on an identification information of a communication request, said identification information is selected from at least one member of the group consisting of a subscriber ID and a keyword information, and (ii) an action-part to order execution of an action corresponding to a Treatment, (2) a subscriber ID, (3) a keyword, and (4) presentation information to present to a communication initiator;
(c) means for receiving a communication request;
(d) means for detecting said identification information from said communication request;
(e) means for retrieving applicable rule from all rules in said 1st RuleSet, and for executing action-part of retrieved rule (hereafter referred as means for applying specified RuleSet);
(f) means for executing Treatments comprising;
(1) means for executing a communication-permission, (2) means for executing a communication-inhibition, and (3) means for executing a communication-verification, said communication-verification including presenting presentation information to a communication initiator; and
(g) means for, receiving a communication request, detecting said identification information, applying said 1st RuleSet, and if there is not said applicable rule, after executing said communication-verification, refusing said communication request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 25)
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11. An information processing apparatus for supporting real-time communication in electronic networks, hereafter the information processing apparatus is referred as an electronic secretary, the electronic secretary comprising:
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(a) computer means for processing information;
(b) access means for accessing a direction-file, said direction-file comprising;
(1) information that a set of 1st rules (1st RuleSet) was described, each 1st rule of said 1st RuleSet comprising;
(i) a condition-part having an application condition on an identification information of a communication request, said identification information is selected from at least one member of the group consisting of a subscriber ID and a keyword information, and (ii) an action-part to order execution of an action corresponding to a Treatment, (2) a subscriber ID, and (3) a keyword;
(c) means for receiving a communication request;
(d) means for detecting said identification information from said communication request;
(e) means for retrieving applicable rule from all rules in said 1st RuleSet, and for executing action-part of retrieved rule (hereafter referred as means for applying specified RuleSet);
(f) means for executing Treatments comprising;
(1) means for executing a communication-permission, and (2) means for executing a control-permission;
(g) means for, receiving a communication request, detecting said identification information, and applying said 1st RuleSet. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of communication via an information processing apparatus for supporting communication in electronic networks, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) inputting data in order to construct a direction-file, said direction-file comprising;
(1) information that a set of 1st rules (1st RuleSet) was described, each 1st rule of said 1st RuleSet comprising;
(i) a condition-part having an application condition on an identification information of a communication request, said identification information is selected from at least one member of the group consisting of a subscriber ID and a keyword information, and (ii) an action-part to order execution of an action corresponding to a Treatment, (2) a subscriber ID, (3) a keyword, and (4) presentation information to present to a communication initiator;
(b) communicating by an apparatus, hereafter said apparatus is referred as an electronic secretary, said apparatus comprising;
(1) computer means for processing information;
(2) access means for accessing said direction-file;
(3) means for receiving a communication request;
(4) means for detecting said identification information from said communication request;
(5) means for applying said 1st RuleSet;
(6) means for executing Treatments comprising;
(i) means for executing a communication-permission, (ii) means for executing a communication-inhibition, and (iii) means for executing a communication-verification, said communication-verification including presenting presentation information to a communication initiator; and
(7) means for, receiving a communication request, detecting said identification information, applying said 1st RuleSet, and if there is not said applicable rule, after executing said communication-verification, refusing said communication request. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26)
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27. A method of communication via an information processing apparatus for supporting real-time communication in electronic networks, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) inputting data in order to construct a direction-file, said direction-file comprising;
(1) information that a set of 1st rules (1st RuleSet) was described, each 1st rule of said 1st RuleSet comprising;
(i) a condition-part having an application condition on an identification information of a communication request, said identification information is selected from at least one member of the group consisting of a subscriber ID and a keyword information, and (ii) an action-part to order execution of an action corresponding to a Treatment, (2) a subscriber ID, and (3) a keyword;
(b) communicating by an apparatus, hereafter said apparatus is referred as an electronic secretary, said apparatus comprising;
(1) computer means for processing information;
(2) access means for accessing said direction-file;
(3) means for receiving a communication request;
(4) means for detecting said identification information from said communication request;
(5) means for applying said 1st RuleSet;
(6) means for executing Treatments comprising;
(i) means for executing a communication-permission, (ii) means for executing a control-permission;
(7) means for, receiving a communication request, detecting said identification information, and applying said 1st RuleSet. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. In a computer system, a method for processing commercial transactions between a buyer and a seller, said buyer holds an account,
said method comprising: -
said buyer transmits a maximum payment amount to a computer of a bank holding an account;
using said maximum payment amount as a balance of a virtual account (hereafter said virtual account is referred as a virtual-account);
said buyer transmits a password to be used for verifying transaction-approval-requests to said computer of said bank;
a terminal of said seller transmits a transaction-approval-request of transaction price to said computer, said terminal is connected with said computer via communication networks;
said computer reads said balance of said account and the balance of said virtual-account, determines whether transaction price is not more than the account balance, if the transaction price is not more than the account balance, determines whether the transaction price is not more than the virtual-account balance, if the transaction price is not more than the virtual-account balance, presents a verification-request to the buyer for verifying said transaction-approval-request;
the buyer transmits said password to said computer for verifying said transaction-approval-request;
The computer transmits an approval to the seller only after the transaction-approval-request is verified by the buyer, debits the transaction price from the buyer'"'"'s account, and subtracts the transaction price from the buyer'"'"'s virtual-account balance.
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