Accounting apparatus, information receiving apparatus, and communication system
US5937395A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 4, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/0014
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication system and accounting apparatus are provided capable of easy management of accounting a use of information by a user in multi-media networks while protecting privacy of the user. As a user input money information to an PPC input unit of a user terminal, the money information including cash, a pre-paid card, an IC card, and the like, a discrimination unit judges a use permission of provided information in accordance with the money amount indicated by the money information and/or charge information added to the information provided by an information provider. In response to a user permission signal, a signal processing unit processes the provided information and supplies it to the user.
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