Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Reexamination Certificate
2002-09-27
2009-08-18
Zeender, F. (Department: 3627)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
C705S026640
Reexamination Certificate
active
07577571
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides an electronic apparatus, a time period charging system, a time period charging method, and a charging management system for an electronic apparatus which eliminate various problems arising from a conventional charging method wherein an equivalent is paid to the proprietary right of contents. It is first discriminated whether or not contents data are of the type wherein use thereof should be charged based on information representative of a time period within which the contents data are used. Then, at least one of a time period within which the contents data are used and a time period within which the electronic apparatus is used is measured based on a result of the discrimination. When the contents data are of the type described, information to be used for the charging process is produced based on at least one of the information of the time period of use of the contents data and the information of the time period of use of the electronic apparatus. However, when the contents data are not of the type described, information to be used for the charging process is produced based on the information of the time period of use of the electronic apparatus.
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Sheikh Asfand M
Wolf Greenfield & Sacks P.C.
Zeender F.
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