Prepaid available number-of-times-of-unitary-use storage medium for making use of pay services, initial value-setting system and device, and operating system
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1. An initial value-setting system for setting the initial available numbers of times of unitary use of prepaid available number-of-times-of-unitary-use storage media for a plurality of users who make use of a certain toll or pay service, the initial value-setting system comprising:
- a means for receiving purchase-application data on each medium including its purchase date and time through a communication network,a storage area storing the opening date and time of advance sale of the media,a storage area storing the closing date and time of the advance sale,a storage area storing the closing date and time of ordinary sale, as distinct from the advance sale, of the media, anda storage area storing a target annual sales of the media,a storage area storing a selling price of the media,a storage area storing a toll expressed in a number of times of unitary use of the service,a storage area storing a most preferential initial number of times of unitary use applicable to media purchased during the advance sale, anda storage area storing sales to date from the opening date and time of the advance sale to the purchase date and time of each medium,an initial value-setting means for setting the initial numbers of media with purchase dates and times between the opening and closing dates and times of the advance sale higher than those of media with purchase dates and times between the closing dates and times of the advance and ordinary sales the initial value-setting means having;
a function f1 to calculate the number of days from the closing date and time of the advance sale to the purchase date and time of each media,a function f2 to calculate a preferential initial number of times of unitary use at the purchase date and time of said medium based on the number of days, the most preferential initial number of times of unitary use, and the toll,a function f4 to a function f3 to calculate the ratio of the preferential initial number of times of unitary use of said medium to the target annual sales of the media, andcalculate the final initial number of times of unitary use for said medium based on the ratio and the sales at the purchase date and time of said medium,wherein the sales to date comprise total sales to the plurality of users, andwherein the larger the total sales to date is, the larger the initial number of times of unitary use is set, and the more the total sales to date increases, the more the initial number of times of unitary use increases.
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An initial value-setting system (10) for setting the initial available numbers of times of unitary use (P) of prepaid available number-of-times-of-unitary-use storage media (8) for making use of a certain toll or pay service, the initial value-setting system (10) comprising a means for receiving purchase-application data on each medium (8) including its purchase date and time (DT) through a communication network (N), a storage area for storing the opening date and time (DTS) of advance sale of the media (8), a storage area for storing the closing date and time (DTO) of the advance sale, a storage area for storing the closing date and time (DTE) of ordinary sale, as distinct from the advance sale, of the media (8), and an initial value-setting means for setting the initial numbers (P) of media (8) with purchase dates and times (DT) between the opening and closing dates and times (DTS and DTO) higher than those (P) of media (8) with purchase dates and times (DT) between the closing dates and times (DTO and DTE).
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1. An initial value-setting system for setting the initial available numbers of times of unitary use of prepaid available number-of-times-of-unitary-use storage media for a plurality of users who make use of a certain toll or pay service, the initial value-setting system comprising:
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a means for receiving purchase-application data on each medium including its purchase date and time through a communication network, a storage area storing the opening date and time of advance sale of the media, a storage area storing the closing date and time of the advance sale, a storage area storing the closing date and time of ordinary sale, as distinct from the advance sale, of the media, and a storage area storing a target annual sales of the media, a storage area storing a selling price of the media, a storage area storing a toll expressed in a number of times of unitary use of the service, a storage area storing a most preferential initial number of times of unitary use applicable to media purchased during the advance sale, and a storage area storing sales to date from the opening date and time of the advance sale to the purchase date and time of each medium, an initial value-setting means for setting the initial numbers of media with purchase dates and times between the opening and closing dates and times of the advance sale higher than those of media with purchase dates and times between the closing dates and times of the advance and ordinary sales the initial value-setting means having; a function f1 to calculate the number of days from the closing date and time of the advance sale to the purchase date and time of each media, a function f2 to calculate a preferential initial number of times of unitary use at the purchase date and time of said medium based on the number of days, the most preferential initial number of times of unitary use, and the toll, a function f4 to a function f3 to calculate the ratio of the preferential initial number of times of unitary use of said medium to the target annual sales of the media, and calculate the final initial number of times of unitary use for said medium based on the ratio and the sales at the purchase date and time of said medium, wherein the sales to date comprise total sales to the plurality of users, and wherein the larger the total sales to date is, the larger the initial number of times of unitary use is set, and the more the total sales to date increases, the more the initial number of times of unitary use increases. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An initial value-setting system for setting the initial available numbers of times of unitary use of prepaid available number-of-times-of-unitary-use storage media for a plurality of users who make use of a certain toll or pay service, the initial value-setting system comprising:
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a device for receiving purchase-application data on each medium including its purchase date and time through a communication network, a storage area storing the opening date and time of advance sale of the media, a storage area storing the closing date and time of the advance sale, a storage area storing the closing date and time of ordinary sale, as distinct from the advance sale, of the media, and a storage area storing a target annual sales of the media, a storage area storing a selling price of the media, a storage area storing a toll expressed in a number of times of unitary use of the service, a storage area storing a most preferential initial number of times of unitary use applicable to media purchased during the advance sale, and a storage area storing sales to date from the opening date and time of the advance sale to the purchase date and time of each medium, an initial value-setting device for setting the initial numbers of media with purchase dates and times between the opening and closing dates and times of the advance sale higher than those of media with purchase dates and times between the closing dates and times of the advance and ordinary sales, the initial value-setting device having; a function f1 to calculate the number of days from the closing date and time of the advance sale to the purchase date and time of each media, a function f2 to calculate a preferential initial number of times of unitary use at the purchase date and time of said medium based on the number of days, the most preferential initial number of times of unitary use, and the toll, a function f3 to calculate the ratio of the preferential initial number of times of unitary use of said medium to the target annual sales of the media, and a function f4 to calculate the final initial number of times of unitary use for said medium based on the ratio and the sales at the purchase date and time of said medium, wherein the sales to date comprise total sales to the plurality of users, and wherein the larger the total sales to date is, the larger the initial number of times of unitary use is set, and the more the total sales to date increases, the more the initial number of times of unitary use increases.
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Current AssigneeYasuhito Sone
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Original AssigneeYasuhito Sone
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InventorsSone, Yasuhito
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Primary Examiner(s)Hayes; John W.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Jabr; Fadey S.
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Application NumberUS09/868,619Publication NumberTime in Patent Office2,670 DaysField of Search705/13, 705/14, 705/400, 705/417, 705/418US Class Current705/400CPC Class CodesG06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human...G06Q 20/341 Active cards, i.e. cards in...G06Q 20/3433 the counter having monetary...G06Q 20/4093 Monitoring of device authen...G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determi...G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing ...G07F 7/02 by keys or other credit reg...G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provide...
