Method and system for monitoring utilizing condition of contents, computer program and recording medium
US7275261B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2153
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a contents distributing system, a monitoring server is equipped on a network with which all user terminals being capable of utilizing contents are allowed to connect, and a member card is issued to a user operating the user terminal. In the contents distributed from an information service server, a middleware for storing a history of utilizing contents (log data etc.) to the member card and for transmitting this history of utilizing contents along with a user ID to the monitoring server is embedded. The monitoring server generates utilization information indicating how much the particular contents are utilized by the user, based on the collected history of utilizing contents and the collected user ID.
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