JP2003150866A - Method for processing split charge, device for executing the same, processing program and record medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology capable of providing merchandise after processing split charge to a plurality of users with intention to pay at shared ratio and shared amount which each user desires. SOLUTION: A step to send a merchandise ID for distinguishing merchandise to be jointly purchased from a joint purchase terminal to a charging server and to request indication of charging information indicating purchase price of the merchandise, a step to send the charging information to the joint purchase terminal from the charging server, a step to indicate the charging information to each user and to receive the input of payment amount and to create split charge information indicating payment amount for each user and send the same to the charging server when total of received payment amount reaches the purchase price of the charging information, a step to request a merchandise providing device to provide a merchandise of which charging process is completed after finishing charging process of payment amount for each user based on the sent split charge information, a step to provide the requested merchandise to the joint purchase terminal from the merchandise providing device, and a step to receive the merchandise provided from the merchandise providing device at the joint purchase terminal are included.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a split bill accounting system for performing a billing process when a plurality of users jointly purchase products such as contents and services, and in particular, is distributed using a data communication network such as the Internet or radio waves. Effective technology applied to a split-bill billing processing system that allows multiple people to pay for a single product in a commercial transaction of content (especially video, music, games, etc.) It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there have been the following techniques related to the method of purchasing goods and services in a split manner. (1) It relates to a system in which the prices of goods and services sold on the network can change depending on the number of buyers who have shown the purchase intention, and depending on the number of buyers who have shown the purchase intention within a predetermined period. , Prices of goods or services are decreasing (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-674)
No. 20, "Commercial transaction system based on data communication network"). (2) A card terminal device having a splitting bill processing function, in which when the sales amount is deducted from the amount information as the balance written on the prepaid card, the bill is deducted from a plurality of cards by the split bill method (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 5) -174232 gazette "card terminal device with a splitting treatment function").

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional techniques have the following problems. (1) A buyer cannot purchase a product unless the recruitment of buyers is completed after a predetermined period. In addition, the unit price paid by each of them is lowered, and it is impossible to share the charge, that is, to split the bill. (2) Since a prepaid card is used, a terminal device for reading the balance information and the like from the card must be near the buyer. Also, you must purchase the card in advance. An object of the present invention is to solve the above problem and, when a certain product is simultaneously used by a plurality of users on a single terminal, the burden ratio and the burden amount desired by each user for a plurality of users who are willing to pay. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a technology capable of providing a product after performing a billing process.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, in a split accounting processing system for performing a charging process when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, a plurality of users inputs the charging information of the product to be jointly purchased. When the total amount of payments made reaches the purchase price of the product, a charging process is performed for each user and the product is provided to the joint purchase terminal.

In the split bill accounting system of the present invention, when a user selects a product such as a content or service to be jointly purchased, the product ID for identifying the product is transmitted to the accounting server to send the product. The billing server is requested to present the billing information indicating the purchase price, and the billing information of the product is transmitted from the billing server to a user-side device such as a joint purchase terminal or a mobile terminal.

When the billing information is transmitted to the device on the user side, the device displays the received billing information and shows it to each user, and then each user accepts the input of the payment amount he / she wants to bear. Then, the total amount of payments received is compared with the purchase price of the billing information, and if the total amount of payments has reached the purchase price of the product, each user inputs it when jointly purchasing the product. After performing the billing process for each user on the billing server using the information indicating the paid amount,
The product providing apparatus is requested to provide the product for which the charging process has been performed.

[0007] Upon receiving the product provision request from the billing server, the product provision device provides data corresponding to the requested content or service from the product provision device to the joint purchase terminal of the user, and performs the joint purchase. In addition, the plurality of users accept the products provided by the product providing device at the user's joint purchase terminal, and the plurality of users simultaneously use the content or service on the single joint purchase terminal.

As described above, according to the split bill charging processing system of the present invention, the total payment amount input by a plurality of users for the billing information of the product to be jointly purchased reaches the purchase price of the product. In this case, the charging process is performed for each user and the product is provided to the group purchase terminal. Therefore, when a certain product is used by a plurality of users on a single terminal at the same time, It is possible to provide the product after performing the charging process at the burden ratio and the burden amount desired by each user.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION (Embodiment 1) A split bill charging processing system according to Embodiment 1 of performing joint purchase of products by a joint purchase terminal will be described below. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the split bill charging processing system of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the split bill charging processing system of this embodiment includes a joint purchase terminal 100, a billing server 110, and a distribution device 120.

The joint purchase terminal 100 sends a content ID (C) for identifying the content to be jointly purchased to the billing server 110 to request presentation of billing information (M) indicating the content price of the content, Billing information (M)
Is shown to each user, the input of the payment amount (Pm) is accepted, and when the total of the accepted payment amount (Pm) has reached the content price of the billing information (M), the payment amount (Pm) of each user.
billing server 110 by creating split information (W) indicating m)
Is a device that receives from the distribution device 120 the distribution of the content that has been billed according to the billing information (W).

The billing server 110 sends the billing information (M) to the joint purchase terminal 100, and the payment amount (Pm) of each user based on the split information (W) received from the joint purchase terminal 100.
After performing the billing process, the processing device requests the distribution device 120 to deliver the content for which the billing process has been performed. The distribution device 120 is a product providing device that distributes the requested content to the joint purchase terminal 100.

The joint purchase terminal 100 has an input means 101.
The content selection unit 102, the joint purchase terminal information holding unit 103, the split information creation / transmission unit 104, and the content signal reception / reproduction processing unit 105.

The input means 101 is a processing section for detecting data input by the user and transmitting it to each means as needed. The content selection means 102 accepts selection of content, which is a product to be jointly purchased, transmits the content ID (C) to the charging server 110, and requests presentation of charging information (M) indicating the content price of the content. It is a processing unit.

The joint purchase terminal information holding means 103 is a processing portion for holding joint purchase terminal information (K) which is information for identifying the joint purchase terminal 100. The billing information creation / transmission means 104 shows the charging information (M) to each user, accepts the input of the payment amount (Pm), and accepts the received payment amount (Pm).
When the total of m) reaches the content price of the billing information (M), the billing information (W) indicating the payment amount (Pm) of each user is created and transmitted to the billing server 110. The content signal reception / reproduction processing unit 105 is a processing unit that receives from the distribution device 120 distribution of content for which billing processing has been performed based on the billing information (W).

The group purchasing terminal 100 is input means 101, content selecting means 102, group purchasing terminal information holding means 1
03, the program for functioning as the split information creating / transmitting means 104 and the content signal receiving / playback processing means 105 is recorded in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, stored in a magnetic disk or the like, and then loaded into a memory. Shall be executed. The recording medium for recording the program may be a recording medium other than the CD-ROM. The program may be installed in the information processing apparatus from the recording medium and used, or the recording medium may be accessed through the network to use the program.

The billing server 110 is the billing information presenting means 1.
11 and a billing processing means 112. The billing information presenting means 111 receives the content ID (C) from the joint purchase terminal 100, and the billing information (M) of the content identified by the content ID (C) is joint purchase terminal 10.
It is a processing unit that transmits to 0. The billing processing unit 112 stores the split payment information (W) indicating the payment amount (Pm) of each user for the content price of the billing information (M), the joint purchase terminal 100.
Is a processing unit that receives the payment processing (Pm) from each user based on the billing information (W) and requests the distribution device 120 to distribute the content for which the charging processing has been performed.

The charging server 110 is connected to the charging information presenting means 11
1 and the program for functioning as the billing processing unit 112 is recorded in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM and stored in a magnetic disk or the like, and then loaded into a memory and executed. The recording medium for recording the program may be a recording medium other than the CD-ROM. The program may be installed in the information processing apparatus from the recording medium and used, or the recording medium may be accessed through the network to use the program.

The distribution device 120 has a distribution means 121. The distribution unit 121 is a processing unit that distributes the requested content to the joint purchase terminal 100. The program for causing the distribution device 120 to function as the distribution means 121 is recorded in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM and stored in a magnetic disk or the like, and then loaded into a memory and executed. The recording medium for recording the program may be a recording medium other than the CD-ROM. The program may be installed in the information processing apparatus from the recording medium and used, or the recording medium may be accessed through the network to use the program.

The split billing processing system of this embodiment uses a single terminal to generate a plurality of digital contents (video, music, games, etc.) distributed via a network or broadcast using ground waves or radio waves from satellites. This is a system that allows users to share the cost of the content when they jointly view and use it, so that they can pay for the content separately, so that they can view and use the content jointly. The terminal includes a joint purchase terminal 100, a billing server 110 that bills a user who purchases in a split bill, and a distribution device 120 that distributes or broadcasts content. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the users of the split bill purchase are arranged in front of the joint purchase terminal 100.

The joint purchase terminal 100 is a billing server 110.
And the distribution device 120 is connected to the network.
Further, there is a case where the distribution device 120 is not directly connected as in the case of broadcasting using the above-mentioned terrestrial waves or radio waves from satellites.
The content to be purchased is selected by the user's input, the split information (W) is created and transmitted to the billing server 110, and the content signal (V) or the reproduction permission signal (Vp) is received from the distribution device 120 to reproduce the content. Perform processing.

The billing server 110 is the joint purchase terminal 100.
The content selection result is received, the charging information (M) of the content is transmitted to the joint purchasing terminal 100, and the charging process is performed for each user based on the split information (W) received from the joint purchasing terminal 100. When the charging process is completed, the distribution device 120 is requested to distribute the content signal (V) or the reproduction permission signal (Vp) to the joint purchase terminal 100. The distribution device 120 distributes the content (V) or the reproduction permission signal (Vp) to the joint purchase terminal 100 according to a request from the billing server 110.

Next, each means shown in FIG. 1 will be described.
The group purchasing terminal 100 of the present embodiment includes an input unit 101,
The content selection means 102, the joint purchase terminal information holding means 103, the split information creation / transmission means 104, and the content signal reception / reproduction processing means 105 are provided.

The input means 101 detects the data inputted by the user and transmits it to each means as necessary. For example, the data inputted by the keyboard or the mouse, or the data inputted by the remote controller by the radio signal are inputted. It is something to detect.

The content selecting means 102 selects the content to be purchased based on the input by the user, and the content I is information for uniquely identifying the corresponding content.
Hold D (C). At the same time its content ID (C)
And joint purchase terminal information (K) uniquely assigned to the joint purchase terminal 100 is transmitted to the billing server 110 to request presentation of the billing information (M). Here, the charging information (M) is
At least the content ID (C) and content price information are included.

When selecting purchase contents, a list of candidate contents and corresponding content IDs
It is assumed that (C) is acquired from the distribution device 120 in advance. Further, in the case where the content is selected by switching the channel, the content ID (C) is held when the channel is switched.

The joint purchase terminal information holding means 103 holds joint purchase terminal information (K) which is information for identifying the joint purchase terminal 100. Dispensation information creation / transmission means 104
Is the content ID to purchase based on the input by the user
(C), joint purchase terminal information (K), user ID (U) of a user who purchases contents by split bill, password (P) known only to each user, and payment amount (P)
Create split information (W) consisting of m). User ID
(U) is given in advance for each user in order to uniquely identify each user. The password (P) is uniquely set by the name user and is information that only the user who set it in principle can know, and may be a character string or information related to biometric characteristics unique to an individual such as a fingerprint or an iris. . It is assumed that both the user ID (U) and the password (P) are registered in the billing server 110 in advance.

The total amount of payment (Pm) is billing information (M)
If it is equal to the content price of the item, it is transmitted to the billing server 110 to request the split purchase. If they are not equal, a screen prompting the user to enter again is presented.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of data of the split information (W) of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the split information (W) includes the content ID (C) of the content to be jointly purchased.
And a joint purchase terminal 1 that receives and reproduces the content.
The group purchase terminal information (K) of 00, user IDs (U), passwords (P), and payment amounts (Pm) of a plurality of users who purchase the content are stored.

Content signal reception / reproduction processing means 105
Receives the content signal (V) from the distribution device 120 via the network, or receives the content signal (V) scrambled by radio wave broadcasting and then transmits the reproduction permission signal (Vp) via the radio wave or the network. Then, the content is received, and the content is reproduced on the screen. Here, the reproduction permission signal (Vp) is a signal for canceling scramble and the like.

The billing server 110 is the billing information presenting means 1.
11 and a billing processing means 112. When the billing information presenting means 111 receives the content ID (C) and the joint purchase terminal information (K) of the content to be jointly purchased from the joint purchase terminal 100 and is requested to present the billing information (M), at least the content ID. The charging information (M) including the price of the content specified by (C) is transmitted to the joint purchase terminal 100. Further, when the split information (W) is received from the joint purchase terminal 100, the user ID (U) of each user.
And the password (P) pair is the same as the one registered in advance, and if there is a different one, the joint purchase terminal 100 is notified that the billing on the split bill has failed. If there is no difference, the payment amount (Pm) set for each user
Charge processing. After the end, the content ID (C) and the joint purchase terminal information (K) are transmitted to the distribution device 120 to request the distribution of the content.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the charging table of this embodiment. The billing server 110 has a billing table as shown in FIG.
It holds D, the content price required to purchase the content identified by the content ID, and the address of the distribution device 120 that distributes the content. The distribution device 120 includes a distribution unit 121. When the content is distributed via the network, the distribution device 120 is a server, receives the content ID (C) and the joint purchase terminal information (K) from the billing server 110, and is requested to distribute the content. , Its content ID
The content to be distributed is specified using (C), and the content signal (V) of the content is specified.
To deliver to. Further, when the content is broadcast using radio waves, the distribution device 120 uses a radio tower or a satellite device to scramble the content signal so as not to be viewed by users who are not charged. (V)
And the reproduction permission signal (Vp) is delivered via radio waves or a network. The processing procedure of the split bill charging processing system according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the joint purchase terminal 100 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the content selection means 102 of the joint purchase terminal 100 receives the selection of the content which is the product to be jointly purchased, requests the presentation of the charging information (M), and creates the split bill information creating / transmitting means. 104 creates billing information (W) indicating the payment amount (Pm) of each user and charges when the total payment amount (Pm) received from each user reaches the content price of the charging information (M). The process of transmitting to the server 110 is performed. Also, the content signal reception / reproduction processing means 105
Performs a process of accepting and reproducing from the distribution device 120 the distribution of the content for which the billing process has been performed according to the billing information (W).

In step 401, the content selection means 102 of the joint purchase terminal 100 detects the user's input such as the selection of the purchased content from the list of the content acquired in advance or the pressing of the purchase decision button after matching the channels. Then, the selection of the content by the input is accepted, and in step 402, the content ID (C) corresponding to the selected content is jointly purchased by the terminal 100.
Hold in memory.

In step 403, the content ID
(C) and the joint purchase terminal information (K) held in advance are transmitted to the billing server 110, and the billing server 110 is requested to present the billing information (M). When the charging information (M) is acquired from the charging server 110 in step 404, step 40
5. The billing information creation / transmission means 104 uses the billing information (W)
In order to create, a screen is displayed that asks the user to input the user ID (U), password (P), and payment amount (Pm).

In step 406, the bill split information creating / transmitting means 104 detects the user's input and proceeds to step 410 if the total payment amount (Pm) is not equal to the content price included in the charging information (M). Then, a screen prompting the user to re-enter is presented, and if they are the same, the process proceeds to step 407 to transmit the billing information (W) to the billing server 110. In step 408, the content signal reception / reproduction processing means 105.
Receives the content signal (V) or the reproduction permission signal (Vp) from the distribution device 120, performs the content reproduction process, and ends the process.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the billing server 110 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the billing information presenting means 111 of the billing server 110 receives the content ID (C) from the joint purchase terminal 100 and transmits the billing information (M) to the joint purchase terminal 100.
Also, the billing processing unit 112 determines the payment amount (Pm) of each user.
After receiving the billing information (W) indicating from the joint purchase terminal 100 and performing the charging process for each user, a process of requesting the distribution device 120 to distribute the content for which the charging process has been performed is performed.

When the billing information presenting means 111 of the billing server 110 receives the content ID (C) and the joint buying terminal 100 (K) from the joint purchase terminal 100 in step 501, the billing information presenting means 111 in step 502,
The content is identified by using the received content ID (C), the content price as the corresponding charging information (M) is read from the charging table (FIG. 3), and is transmitted to the joint purchase terminal 100.

At step 503, the billing processing means 112
When the split payment information (W) indicating the payment amount (Pm) of each user for the content price of the transmitted billing information (M) is received from the joint purchase terminal 100, the process proceeds to step 504.

At step 504, the billing processing means 112
The user ID (U) and password (P) of each user included in the received billing information (W) are previously stored in the billing server 11.
It is checked whether or not there is a match with the one registered in 0, and if there is a mismatch, in step 507, the joint purchase terminal 100 is notified that the split billing has failed, and the process ends.

As a result of checking the user ID (U) and password (P) of each user, the received split information (W) is obtained.
If the user ID (U) and the password (P) in the password match all those registered in the billing server 110, the process proceeds to step 505, and the payment amount (Pm) set for each user is billed. To do.

At step 506, the billing processing means 112
After identifying the address of the delivery device 120 corresponding to the content ID in the received billing information (W) by referring to the billing table (FIG. 3), the received billing information (at the delivery device 120 of the specified address) ( The content ID (C) and the joint purchase terminal information (K) in W) are transmitted, the distribution apparatus 120 is requested to deliver the jointly purchased content, and the process is terminated.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the distribution device 120 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, the distribution means 121 of the distribution device 120 performs a process of distributing the content requested by the billing server 110 to the joint purchase terminal 100. At step 601, the distribution means 121 of the distribution device 120 sends the content ID from the charging server 110.
When (C) and the joint purchase terminal information (K) are received, the process proceeds to step 602, the content is identified using the received content ID (C), and then the joint purchase terminal identified by the joint purchase terminal information (K). Content signals (V) are delivered to 100 via a network,
Alternatively, when the scrambled content signal (V) is being broadcast using radio waves, the reproduction permission signal (Vp) is delivered to the joint purchase terminal 100 using radio waves or a network, and the processing ends.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a sequence among the joint purchase terminal 100, the billing server 110, and the distribution device 120 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, when the purchase content selection process is performed in the joint purchase terminal 100, the content I
Joint purchase terminal information D (C) and joint purchase terminal information (K) 10
0 to the billing server 110, the billing server 11
At 0, processing for presenting the billing information (M) is performed, and the billing information (M) is transmitted from the billing server 110 to the joint purchase terminal 100.

In the joint purchase terminal 100, the billing server 11
The billing information (M) transmitted from 0 is presented to the user who has received the billing information, and the billing information (W) is created based on the input from the user.
Send to 0. The billing server 110 is the joint purchase terminal 10
When the split information (W) is received from 0, charging processing is performed for each user, and when the charging is completed, the content ID (C) and the joint purchase terminal information (K) are transmitted to the distribution device 120 to request distribution of the content. .

The distribution device 120 identifies the content using the content ID (C) transmitted from the billing server 110, and the content signal (V) or the reproduction permission signal (V).
p) is transmitted to the group purchasing terminal 100. Group purchase terminal 1
00 is a content signal (V) or a reproduction permission signal (V
When p) is received, content reproduction processing is performed.

As described above, according to the split bill charging processing system of this embodiment, the sum of payment amounts input by a plurality of users with respect to the billing information of the product to be jointly purchased reaches the purchase price of the product. When a product is used by multiple users on a single terminal at the same time, the multiple users who are willing to pay for the product will be provided to the group purchase terminal. It is possible to provide the product after performing the charging process at the burden ratio and the burden amount desired by each user.

(Second Embodiment) The split billing processing system of the second embodiment in which payment information is transmitted from a mobile terminal of each user to a joint purchase terminal to jointly purchase a product will be described below. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the split bill charging processing system of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, the split bill charging processing system according to the present embodiment includes a joint purchase terminal 200 and a mobile terminal 2.
30 and 30.

The joint purchase terminal 200 transmits the content ID (C) of the content to be jointly purchased to the billing server 110 to request presentation of billing information (M) of the content, and identifies the joint purchase of the content. The billing purchase ID (WID) and the billing information (M) transmitted from the billing server 110 are transmitted to the mobile terminal 230, and the payment information (Py) indicating the payment amount (Pm) of the user of each mobile terminal is input. Payment information sent from each mobile terminal (Py)
Payment amount (P with the same split purchase ID (WID) within
When the total of m) reaches the content price of the billing information (M), the billing information (W) indicating the payment amount (Pm) of each user is created and transmitted to the billing server 110, and the billing information (W). This is a device that receives from the distribution device 120 the distribution of the content for which the charging process has been performed.

The portable terminal 230 shows the charging information (M) transmitted from the joint purchase terminal 200 to the user and accepts the input of the payment amount (Pm), the split purchase ID (WID) and the received payment amount (Pm). ) Is a portable processing device that creates payment information (Py) indicating the above and sends it to the joint purchase terminal 200.

The joint purchase terminal 200 has a split purchase ID generating means 201, a payment information input requesting means 202, an inter-terminal communication means 203, and a split information creating / transmitting means 204. The split purchase ID generation means 201 is a split purchase ID (WI) for identifying the joint purchase of the content.
D) is a processing unit. Payment information input request means 2
02 transmits the generated split purchase ID (WID) and the billing information (M) transmitted from the billing server 110 to the mobile terminal 230 to pay the user of each mobile terminal (Pm).
Is a processing unit that requests the input of payment information (Py) indicating The inter-terminal communication unit 203 is a processing unit that communicates each data between the joint purchase terminal 200 and the mobile terminal 230. The billing information creation / transmission means 204 uses the same billing ID as the payment information (Py) transmitted from each mobile terminal.
When the total payment amount (Pm) having (WID) reaches the content price of the charging information (M), the billing information (W) indicating the payment amount (Pm) of each user is created and stored in the charging server 110. It is a processing unit for transmitting.

A program for causing the joint purchase terminal 200 to function as the split bill purchase ID generating means 201, the payment information input requesting means 202, the inter-terminal communication means 203, and the split bill information creating / transmitting means 204 is a recording medium such as a CD-ROM. After being recorded on a magnetic disk or the like, it is loaded into a memory and executed. The recording medium for recording the program may be a recording medium other than the CD-ROM. The program may be installed in the information processing apparatus from the recording medium and used, or the recording medium may be accessed through the network to use the program.

The mobile terminal 230 uses the payment information creating means 23.
1, an inter-terminal communication unit 232, and an input unit 233. The payment information creating unit 231 is the joint purchase terminal 2
The billing information (M) sent from 00 is shown to the user and the input of the payment amount (Pm) is accepted, and the split purchase ID (WID)
And payment information (Py) indicating the received payment amount (Pm)
Is a processing unit for creating. The inter-terminal communication unit 232 is a processing unit that communicates each data between the joint purchase terminal 200 and the mobile terminal 230. The input unit 233 is a processing unit that detects data input by the user and transmits the data to each unit as necessary.

The mobile terminal 230 is used as the payment information creating means 23.
1. The program for causing the inter-terminal communication unit 232 and the input unit 233 to function is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM and executed. The recording medium for recording the program may be a recording medium other than the ROM.
The program may be installed in the information processing apparatus from the recording medium and used, or the recording medium may be accessed through the network to use the program.

In addition to the system configuration of the first embodiment, the split bill charging processing system of the present embodiment is provided with a portable terminal 230 capable of communicating with the joint purchase terminal 200 and each user having a kitchen in principle. There is. The major difference from the first embodiment is that the mobile terminal 230 of each user is the means for inputting the information required when creating the split information (W) on the joint purchase terminal 200. Each user inputs necessary information using his / her own mobile terminal 230 and communicates with the group purchasing terminal 200 to transfer the information. In addition, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that split purchase users are in front of the joint purchase terminal 200 with the portable terminal 230.

Next, each means shown in FIG. 8 will be described. Hereinafter, the description of the same parts as those in the first embodiment will be omitted.
The mobile terminal 230 of this embodiment is the payment information creating unit 23.
1, an inter-terminal communication means 232 and an input means 233. The payment information creating means 231 is an inter-terminal communication means 232.
The split purchase ID (WI
When D) and the billing information (M) are received, a screen prompting the user to input is presented, and the received split purchase ID (WID),
Payment information (Py) is created using the user ID (U), password (P), and payment amount (Pm) input by the user, and the payment information (Py) is transmitted to the joint purchase terminal 200. Also input means 2
Reference numeral 33 is for detecting data input by the user and transmitting the data to each means as needed.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a data example of the payment information (Py) of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 9, payment information (P
y) stores the split purchase ID (WID) of the joint purchase to be made by this payment information (Py), the user ID (U) of the user who makes the payment, the password (P), and the payment amount (Pm). Has been done.

Inter-terminal communication means 232 of the mobile terminal 230
Is a means for communicating each data between the mobile terminal 230 and the group purchase terminal 200, and is an infrared ray or Bluetooth.
It is implemented by a wireless communication means such as the above or a barcode reader.

In addition to the case of the first embodiment, the joint purchase terminal 200 of the present embodiment includes a split purchase ID generation means 201, a payment information input request means 202, and an inter-terminal communication means 203. The split bill purchase ID generation means 201 generates a split bill purchase ID (WID) to uniquely identify a split bill purchase for which a procedure is being performed after receiving the billing information (M) from the billing server 110 (for example, a counter. The number may be incremented by 1 each time the split purchase is made using, and the number at that time may be used as the split purchase ID (WID)).
The payment information input requesting means 202 uses the split purchase ID (WI
D) and billing information (M) are transmitted to the mobile terminal 230 using the inter-terminal communication means 203, and the user of the mobile terminal 230 is requested to input the information necessary for creating the payment information (Py). The terminal-to-terminal communication unit 203 is the same as that in the mobile terminal 230. The processing procedure of the split bill charging processing system according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 10 shows a joint purchase terminal 200 of this embodiment.
5 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of step S1. As shown in FIG. 10, the split purchase ID generation means 201 of the joint purchase terminal 200
Is a split purchase ID for identifying joint purchase of content
(WID) is generated, and the payment information input requesting unit 202 transmits the generated split purchase ID (WID) and the billing information (M) transmitted from the billing server 110 to the mobile terminal 230. Payment amount of mobile terminal user (P
The process of requesting the input of payment information (Py) indicating m) is performed. Then, the billing information creating / transmitting means 204 determines that the total payment amount (Pm) having the same billing purchase ID (WID) in the payment information (Py) transmitted from each mobile terminal is the content price of the billing information (M). When it has reached, the process of creating split payment information (W) indicating the payment amount (Pm) of each user and transmitting it to the billing server 110 is performed.

After performing the processing similar to that of the first embodiment from step 1001 to step 1004 to obtain the billing information (M) from the billing server 110, the split purchase ID generating means 201 of the joint purchase terminal 200 selects at step 1005. A split purchase ID (WID) for identifying the joint purchase of the created content is generated, and in step 1006, the payment information input requesting unit 202 generates the split purchase ID (WID).
The ID) and the billing information (M) are transmitted to the mobile terminal 230 by the inter-terminal communication means 203.

In step 1007, the billing information creating / transmitting means 204 acquires the payment information (Py) from the portable terminals 230 of a plurality of users who wish to purchase the billing allowance, and the payment information (Py) having the same billing purchase ID (WID). ) Is used to create split bill information (W). In step 1008, if the total amount of payments (Pm) in the created allowance information (W) is equal to the content price included in the charge information (M), the allowance information (W) is transmitted to the charge server 110 in step 1009. If they are not equal, the process waits for transmission of payment information (Py) from the mobile terminal 230 of another user via step 1012.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a data example of split information (W) of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 11, the split bill information (W) includes a split purchase ID for identifying the joint purchase.
(WID), the content ID (C) of the content to be jointly purchased, the joint purchase terminal information (K) of the joint purchase terminal 200 that receives and reproduces the content, and the users of the plurality of users who purchase the content. The ID (U), password (P), and payment amount (Pm) are stored. In steps 1010 and 1011, the content signal reception / reproduction processing unit 105 performs the content signal (V) or the reproduction permission signal (V) in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
p) is received and content reproduction processing is performed.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the mobile terminal 230 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 12, the payment information creating means 231 of the mobile terminal 230 shows the user the charging information (M) transmitted from the joint purchase terminal 200, accepts the input of the payment amount (Pm), and pays the purchase ID (W).
ID) and payment information (Py) indicating the accepted payment amount (Pm) are created. In step 1201, the payment information creation means 231 of the mobile terminal 230 uses the split purchase ID (WID) and billing information (M) from the joint purchase terminal 200.
When receiving the payment information, the process proceeds to step 1202, and payment information (Py) is created using the user ID (U), password (P), and payment amount (Pm) input by the user, and the created payment information (Py) is created. The process is completed by transmitting to the joint purchase terminal 200. The charging server 110 of this embodiment
The processing flow of the distribution device 120 and the processing flow of the distribution device 120 are described in the first embodiment
Is the same as that shown in.

FIG. 13 shows the portable terminal 230, the joint purchase terminal 200, the billing server 110, and the distribution device 120 of this embodiment.
It is a figure which shows the sequence between. As shown in FIG. 13, in the present embodiment, the contents are selected in the joint purchase terminal 200 and the charging information presentation process is executed in the charging server 110, which is the same as in the first embodiment. After that, when the joint purchase terminal 200 receives the content ID (C) and the billing information (M) from the billing server 110, the split purchase ID (WID) is generated, and the split purchase ID (WID) and billing information (M). To the mobile terminal 230 to request the input of payment information (Py). The mobile terminal 230 detects the user's input, creates payment information (Py), and sends it to the joint purchase terminal 200. The joint purchase terminal 200 receives payment information (Py) from a plurality of mobile terminals 230.
Is received, billing information (W) is created, and the billing server 110 is received.
Send to. The subsequent sequence is similar to that of the first embodiment.

As explained above, according to the split bill charging processing system of this embodiment, the sum of the payment amounts input by a plurality of users with respect to the billing information of the product to be jointly purchased reaches the purchase price of the product. When a product is used by multiple users on a single terminal at the same time, the multiple users who are willing to pay for the product will be provided to the group purchase terminal. It is possible to provide the product after performing the charging process at the burden ratio and the burden amount desired by each user.

(Embodiment 3) An embodiment in which after the charging information is transmitted from the joint purchase terminal to each user's mobile terminal, the payment information is transmitted from each user's mobile terminal to the charging server to jointly purchase the product. The split bill charging processing system of No. 3 will be described. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the split bill charging processing system of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 14, the split bill charging processing system of the present embodiment includes a joint purchase terminal 300,
It has a billing server 310 and a mobile terminal 330.

The joint purchase terminal 300 transmits the content ID (C) of the content to be jointly purchased to the billing server 310 to request presentation of the billing information (M) of the content, and identifies the joint purchase of the content. The billing purchase ID (WID) and the billing information (M) transmitted from the billing server 310 are transmitted to the mobile terminal 330, and the payment information (Py) indicating the payment amount (Pm) of the user of each mobile terminal is input. And a request for transmission to the billing server 310, and the payment amount (P
This is a device that receives from the distribution device 120 the distribution of the content for which the charging process has been performed according to the sum of m).

The billing server 310 transmits the billing information (M) to the joint purchase terminal 300, and the payment amount (Pm) having the same split purchase ID (WID) in the payment information (Py) transmitted from each mobile terminal. ) Has reached the content price of the billing information (M), the billing process for each user's payment amount (Pm) is performed, and then the distribution device 120 is requested to deliver the content for which the billing process has been performed. It is a processing device.

The mobile terminal 330 shows the user the charging information (M) sent from the joint purchase terminal 300 and accepts the input of the payment amount (Pm), and the split purchase ID (WID) and the payment amount (Pm) received. ) Is a portable processing device that creates payment information (Py) indicating the above and sends it to the billing server 310.

The joint purchase terminal 300 has a payment information input / transmission requesting means 301. The payment information input / transmission requesting means 301 transmits the split purchase ID (WID) for identifying the joint purchase of the content and the billing information (M) transmitted from the billing server 310 to the mobile terminal 330 to send each mobile phone. Payment information (Pm) indicating the payment amount (Pm) of the user of the terminal
This is a processing unit that requests the input of y) and the transmission to the billing server 310.

The program for causing the joint purchase terminal 300 to function as the payment information input / transmission request means 301 is C
After being recorded in a recording medium such as a D-ROM and stored in a magnetic disk or the like, it is loaded into a memory and executed. The recording medium for recording the program is a CD-R.
A recording medium other than the OM may be used. The program may be installed in the information processing apparatus from the recording medium and used, or the recording medium may be accessed through the network to use the program.

The billing server 310 has a billing processing means 311. The billing processing means 311 receives the payment information (Py) indicating the payment amount (Pm) of the user for the content price of the billing information (M) from the mobile terminal 330 of each user, and the same among the payment information (Py). Split purchase ID (W
When the total payment amount (Pm) having the ID has reached the content price of the charging information (M), after the charging process of the payment amount (Pm) of each user is performed, the content for which the charging process is performed Is a processing unit that requests the distribution device 120 to distribute the.

The program for causing the billing server 310 to function as the billing processing means 311 is recorded in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, stored in a magnetic disk or the like, and then loaded into a memory and executed. The recording medium for recording the program may be a recording medium other than the CD-ROM. Further, the program may be installed in the information processing apparatus from the recording medium and used.
The program may be used by accessing the recording medium through a network.

The mobile terminal 330 has a payment information creating / transmitting means 331. Payment information creation / transmission means 331
Is the billing information (M) transmitted from the joint purchase terminal 300.
Is displayed to the user, the payment amount (Pm) is input, and the payment information (Py) indicating the split payment purchase ID (WID) and the received payment amount (Pm) is created and transmitted to the billing server 310. is there.

The program for causing the portable terminal 330 to function as the payment information creating / transmitting means 331 is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM and executed. The recording medium for recording the program may be a recording medium other than the ROM. The program may be installed in the information processing apparatus from the recording medium and used, or the recording medium may be accessed through the network to use the program.

The configuration of this embodiment is almost the same as the system configuration of the second embodiment. Among the respective means shown in FIG. 14, means different from the second embodiment will be described. The mobile terminal 330 of this embodiment includes a payment information creating / sending unit 331. The payment information creating / transmitting means 331 is almost the same as the payment information creating means 231, but is also provided with a sending means, and the payment information (Py) is sent via a network such as a wireless communication without using the inter-terminal communication means 232. Charging server 31
Sent directly to 0.

Further, the joint purchase terminal 300 is provided with a payment information input / transmission requesting means 301 in addition to the case of the second embodiment. The payment information input / transmission request unit 301 transmits the split purchase ID (WID) and the billing information (M) transmitted from the billing server 310 to the mobile terminal 330, and the payment amount (Pm) of the user of each mobile terminal is displayed. The mobile terminal 330 is requested to input the payment information (Py) shown and to send it to the billing server 310. The group purchasing terminal 300 is different from the second embodiment,
It is not always necessary to provide the split information generating / transmitting means 104. The processing procedure of the split bill charging processing system according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 15 shows a joint purchase terminal 300 of this embodiment.
5 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of step S1. As shown in FIG. 15, the payment information input / transmission requesting means 301 of the joint purchase terminal 300 includes a split purchase ID (WID) for identifying joint purchase of contents and the billing information (M) transmitted from the billing server 310. Is transmitted to the mobile terminal 330, payment information (Py) indicating the payment amount (Pm) of the user of each mobile terminal is input, and a request for transmission to the billing server 310 is performed.

The same processing as in the second embodiment is performed from step 1501 to step 1505, and the split purchase ID (WI
After generating D), in step 1506 the joint purchase terminal 3
The payment information input / transmission requesting means 301 of 00 transmits the split purchase ID (WID) and the billing information (M) transmitted from the billing server 310 to the mobile terminal 330, and the user's payment amount (Pm) of each mobile terminal. ) Is requested to the mobile terminal 330 for input of payment information (Py) indicating (1) and transmission to the billing server 310. In steps 1507 and 1508, the content signal reception / reproduction processing unit 105 receives the content signal (V) or the reproduction permission signal (Vp) and performs the reproduction processing of the content, as in the first embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the billing server 310 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 16, the billing processing means 311 of the billing server 310, the user's payment amount (P) for the content price of the billing information (M).
m) the payment information (Py) indicating each user's mobile terminal 33
0, and the payment amount of each user when the total payment amount (Pm) having the same split purchase ID (WID) within the payment information (Py) reaches the content price of the charging information (M). After performing the charging process of (Pm), a process of requesting the distribution device 120 to distribute the content for which the charging process has been performed.

In steps 1601 and 1602, the billing information presenting means 111 of the billing server 310 performs the same processing as in the first embodiment and transmits the billing information (M) to the joint purchase terminal 300. In step 1603, the billing processing unit 311 shows the payment information (Pm) indicating the payment amount (Pm) of the user for the content charge of the transmitted billing information (M).
y) is received from the mobile terminal 330 and stored in the memory of the billing server 310.

In step 1604, the split purchase ID (WI) in the payment information (Py) received and stored in the memory is received.
Referring to D), from the received payment information (Py),
Select one with the same split purchase ID (WID). In step 1605, it is checked whether the total amount of payment (Pm) in the selected payment information (Py) is equal to the price of the content specified by the content ID (C) in the payment information (Py), If the total payment amount (Pm) is not equal to the content price, the process returns to step 1603 and waits for other payment information (Py) to be transmitted from the mobile terminal 330.

If the total payment amount (Pm) is equal to the content price, the process proceeds to step 1606, and the user ID (U) is calculated based on the selected payment information (Py).
After checking whether or not the password (P) and the password (P) are registered in advance in the billing server 310, the billing process of the payment amount (Pm) set for each user is performed. In step 1607, the address of the distribution device 120 corresponding to the content ID in the selected payment information (Py) is specified with reference to the charging table (FIG. 3), and then the distribution device 120 of the specified address receives the address. The content ID (C) in the payment information (Py) and the joint purchase terminal information (K) are transmitted, the distribution apparatus 120 is requested to deliver the jointly purchased content, and the processing is ended.

FIG. 17 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the portable terminal 330 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 17, the payment information creation / transmission means 331 of the mobile terminal 330 shows the charging information (M) transmitted from the joint purchase terminal 300 to the user and accepts the input of the payment amount (Pm), and the split purchase I
A process of creating D (WID) and payment information (Py) indicating the accepted payment amount (Pm) and transmitting it to the billing server 310 is performed. In step 1701, when the payment information creation / transmission means 331 of the mobile terminal 330 receives the split purchase ID (WID) and the billing information (M) from the joint purchase terminal 300, the process proceeds to step 1702, and the user ID (U entered by the user. ), The password (P), and the payment amount (Pm), the payment information (Py) is created, and the created payment information (Py) is transmitted to the charging server 310, and the process ends.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a data example of the payment information (Py) of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 18, the payment information (Py) includes a split purchase I for identifying the joint purchase.
D (WID), the content ID (C) of the content to be jointly purchased, the joint purchase terminal information (K) of the joint purchase terminal 300 that receives and reproduces the content, and the user ID of the user who purchases the content. (U), password (P) and the payment amount (P
m) and are stored.

FIG. 19 shows the portable terminal 330, the joint purchase terminal 300, the billing server 310, and the distribution device 120 of this embodiment.
It is a figure which shows the sequence between. As shown in FIG. 19, in the present embodiment, the content selection processing is performed in the joint purchase terminal 300 and the split purchase ID (WID) is generated in the same manner as in the first embodiment. After that, the joint purchase terminal 300 requests the portable terminal 330 to input the payment information (Py) and transmit it to the billing server 310 by transmitting the split purchase ID (WID) and the billing information (M) to the portable terminal 330. The mobile terminal 330 detects the user's input, creates payment information (Py), and transmits the created payment information (Py) to the billing server 310. The billing server 310 receives payment information (P
y) is received, and the billing process is performed by the payment information (Py) having the same split purchase ID (WID). The subsequent sequence is similar to that of the first embodiment.

As described above, according to the split bill charging processing system of this embodiment, the sum of the payment amounts input by a plurality of users with respect to the billing information of the product to be jointly purchased reaches the purchase price of the product. When a product is used by multiple users on a single terminal at the same time, the multiple users who are willing to pay for the product will be provided to the group purchase terminal. It is possible to provide the product after performing the charging process at the burden ratio and the burden amount desired by each user.

(Embodiment 4) In the following, after charging information is transmitted from the charging server to each user's mobile terminal in response to a request from the joint purchase terminal, payment information is transmitted from each user's mobile terminal to the charging server. The split bill charging processing system according to the fourth embodiment that performs joint purchase will be described. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the split bill charging processing system of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 20, the split bill charging system of this embodiment includes a joint purchase terminal 400, a billing server 410, and a mobile terminal 430.

The joint purchase terminal 400 includes the content ID (C) of the content to be jointly purchased, the portable terminal information (Mb) for identifying the portable terminal 430 of the user who jointly purchases the content, and the joint content. Billing server 41 with the split purchase ID (WID) for identifying the purchase
0 to request presentation of the charging information (M) of the content to the mobile terminal 430, and the payment amount (Pm) of each user.
Is a device that receives from the distribution device 120 the distribution of the content for which the charging process has been performed.

The billing server 410 uses the split purchase ID (WI
D) and the billing information (M) are transmitted to the mobile terminal 430 identified by the mobile terminal information (Mb), and the same split purchase ID (WID) is included in the payment information (Py) transmitted from each mobile terminal.
Payment amount (Pm) of each user when the total amount of payment (Pm) has reached the content price of the billing information (M)
After performing the billing process, the processing device requests the distribution device 120 to deliver the content for which the billing process has been performed.

The mobile terminal 430 shows the billing information (M) transmitted from the billing server 410 to the user and pays the amount (P
m) is a portable processing device that accepts the input of the split payment purchase ID (WID), creates payment information (Py) indicating the accepted payment amount (Pm), and transmits the payment information (Py) to the billing server 410.

The joint purchase terminal 400 has a content selecting means 401 and a billing information requesting means 402.
The content selection unit 401 is a processing unit that accepts selection of the content ID (C) of content that is a product to be jointly purchased. The billing information request unit 402 identifies the received content ID (C), mobile terminal information (Mb) for identifying the mobile terminal 430 of the user who jointly purchases the content, and joint purchase of the content. The billing purchase ID (WID) of the mobile terminal 43 of the billing information (M) of the content is transmitted to the billing server 410.
It is a processing unit that requests presentation to 0.

A program for causing the joint purchase terminal 400 to function as the content selecting means 401 and the billing information requesting means 402 is recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM and stored in a magnetic disk or the like, and then loaded into a memory. Shall be executed. The recording medium for recording the program may be a recording medium other than the CD-ROM.
The program may be installed in the information processing apparatus from the recording medium and used, or the recording medium may be accessed through the network to use the program.

The billing server 410 is the billing information presenting means 41.
Have one. The billing information presenting means 411 identifies the content ID (C) of the content to be jointly purchased, the mobile terminal information (Mb) for identifying the mobile terminal 430 of the user who jointly purchases the content, and the joint purchase of the content. A process of receiving a split bill purchase ID (WID) for identification from the joint purchase terminal 400 and transmitting the split bill purchase ID (WID) and billing information (M) to the mobile terminal 430 identified by the mobile terminal information (Mb). It is a department.

The charging server 410 is connected to the charging information presenting means 41.
The program for functioning as 1 is recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM and stored in a magnetic disk or the like,
It shall be loaded into memory and executed. The recording medium for recording the program may be a recording medium other than the CD-ROM. The program may be installed in the information processing apparatus from the recording medium and used, or the recording medium may be accessed through the network to use the program.

The mobile terminal 430 has a payment information creating / sending means 431 and a mobile terminal information holding means 432. The payment information creating / transmitting means 431 is the charging server 41.
The billing information (M) transmitted from 0 is shown to the user, the input of the payment amount (Pm) is accepted, and the payment information (Py) indicating the split purchase ID (WID) and the accepted payment amount (Pm) is created. Is a processing unit for transmitting to the charging server 410. The mobile terminal information holding unit 432 is a processing unit that holds mobile terminal information (Mb) that is information for identifying the mobile terminal 430.

A program for causing the portable terminal 430 to function as the payment information creating / transmitting means 431 and the portable terminal information holding means 432 is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM and executed. The recording medium for recording the program may be a recording medium other than the ROM. The program may be installed in the information processing apparatus from the recording medium and used, or the recording medium may be accessed through the network to use the program.

The configuration of this embodiment is almost the same as the system configuration of the third embodiment. Of the means shown in FIG. 20, only parts different from those of the third embodiment will be described. The mobile terminal 430 of this embodiment includes a payment information creating / sending unit 431 and a mobile terminal information holding unit 432. The payment information creating / transmitting means 431 is almost the same as the payment information creating / transmitting means 331, except that the payment information (M) transmitted from the charging server 410 is received and presented to the user.
The mobile terminal information holding unit 432 holds mobile terminal information (Mb) which is uniquely allocated in advance for each terminal and is stored in a storage device such as a memory, or is input by the user every time it is used, The portable terminal information (Mb) is transmitted to the joint purchase terminal 400 using the inter-terminal communication means 232 by the input of the user. Mobile device information (M
b) is used for uniquely identifying each terminal when the billing server 410 transmits the billing information (M).

Further, the joint purchase terminal 400 comprises a content selecting means 401 and a billing information requesting means 402.
When the purchase content is selected by the user's input, the content selection unit 401 firstly outputs the content ID (C).
Is stored and after the split purchase ID (WID) is generated,
The content ID (C) is transmitted to the billing information requesting means 402. The split purchase ID generating means 201 receives the mobile terminal information (M
Upon receipt of b), the split purchase ID (WID) is generated, and the portable terminal information (Mb) and split purchase ID (WID) are transmitted to the billing information requesting means 402. Billing information requesting means 402
When the mobile terminal information (Mb), the split purchase ID (WID), and the content ID (C) are transmitted, the mobile terminal information (Mb) and the joint purchase terminal information (K) are transmitted to the charging server 410,
The mobile terminal 430 is requested to present the billing information (M). The configuration of the distribution device 120 is the same as that of the first embodiment. The processing procedure of the split bill charging processing system according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 21 shows a joint purchase terminal 400 of this embodiment.
5 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of step S1. As shown in FIG. 21, content selection means 401 of the joint purchase terminal 400
Performs a process of accepting the selection of the content ID (C) of the content that is the product to be jointly purchased, and the billing information requesting unit 402 receives the accepted content ID (C).
And a mobile terminal 4 of a user who jointly purchases the content.
Mobile terminal information (Mb) for identifying 30 and split purchase ID (WI for identifying joint purchase of the content).
And (D) are transmitted to the billing server 410 to request presentation of billing information (M) of the content to the mobile terminal 430.

When the purchase content is selected by the user's input in step 2101, the content selection means 401 of the joint purchase terminal 400 accepts the selection and proceeds to step 2102, where the content ID corresponding to the selected content ( Hold C) in memory for now. Next, in step 2103, the split bill purchase ID generation means 20.
When receiving mobile terminal information (Mb) from a mobile terminal 430, 1 generates a split purchase ID (WID) for identifying joint purchase of the selected content.

In step 2104, the billing information requesting means 40
2 includes the generated split purchase ID (WID), the received mobile terminal information (Mb), the content ID (C) held in the memory, and the joint purchase terminal information (K) of the joint purchase terminal 400. Is transmitted to the charging server 410 via the network, and the charging server 410 is requested to transmit the charging information (M) to the mobile terminal 430. Also, in step 2105 and step 2106, the content signal is received.
The reproduction processing unit 105 receives the content signal (V) or the reproduction permission signal (Vp) and performs the reproduction processing of the content, as in the first embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the billing server 410 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 22, the billing information presenting means 411 of the billing server 410 includes the content ID (C) of the content to be jointly purchased and the mobile terminal information (for identifying the mobile terminal 430 of the user who jointly purchases the content). Mb) and the split allowance purchase ID (WID) for identifying the joint purchase of the content are received from the joint purchase terminal 400, and the split allowance purchase ID (WID) is received.
And the billing information (M) are transmitted to the mobile terminal 430 identified by the mobile terminal information (Mb).

In step 2201, the billing information presenting means 411 of the billing server 410 receives the split purchase ID (WID), the content ID (C), the joint purchase terminal information (K), and the portable terminal information (Mb) from the joint purchase terminal 400. Upon reception, the process proceeds to step 2202, and the received mobile terminal information (M
The mobile terminal 430 as the billing information presentation destination is specified using b), the content price that is the billing information (M) of the corresponding content is read from the billing table using the content ID (C), and the split purchase ID is then read. (WID), joint purchase terminal information (K), and billing information (M) are transmitted to the specified mobile terminal 430. In steps 2203 to 2207, the same processing as that of the third embodiment is performed.

FIG. 23 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the portable terminal 430 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 23, the payment information creation / transmission means 431 of the mobile terminal 430 shows the user the charging information (M) transmitted from the charging server 410 and accepts the input of the payment amount (Pm), and the split purchase ID.
(WID) and payment information (Py) indicating the received payment amount (Pm) are created and transmitted to the billing server 410. After the purchase content selection process is performed in the joint purchase terminal 400, in step 2301, the mobile terminal 430 is selected.
Transmits the mobile terminal information (Mb) to the joint purchase terminal 400 using the inter-terminal communication unit 232 according to the user's input. In step 2302, the payment information creation / transmission means 431 of the mobile terminal 430 causes the billing server 410 to split the purchase I.
When D (WID), content ID (C), joint purchase terminal information (K), billing information (M) are received, step 230
3, the user ID (U), password (P), and payment amount (Pm) are acquired by the user's input and the payment information (P
y) is created and transmitted to the billing server 410.

FIG. 24 shows the portable terminal 430, the joint purchase terminal 400, the billing server 410, and the distribution device 120 of this embodiment.
It is a figure which shows the sequence between. Joint purchase terminal 400
When the purchase content selection process is performed in the mobile terminal 4,
30 transmits the mobile terminal information (Mb) to the joint purchase terminal 400 by the user's input. When the joint purchase terminal 400 receives the mobile terminal information (Mb), the split purchase ID (WI
D) is generated, and the split purchase ID (WID), the content ID (C), the joint purchase terminal information (K), and the mobile terminal information (Mb) are transmitted to the billing server 410 via the network. When the billing server 410 receives these pieces of information, it performs billing information presentation processing. The subsequent steps are the same as in the third embodiment.

As described above, according to the split bill accounting system of this embodiment, the sum of payment amounts input by a plurality of users with respect to the billing information of a product to be jointly purchased reaches the purchase price of the product. When a product is used by multiple users on a single terminal at the same time, the multiple users who are willing to pay for the product will be provided to the group purchase terminal. It is possible to provide the product after performing the charging process at the burden ratio and the burden amount desired by each user.

(Embodiment 5) In the following, after charging information is transmitted from a charging server to a mobile terminal of each user in response to a request from the mobile terminal, payment information is transmitted from the mobile terminal of each user to the charging server to share products. The split bill charging processing system of the fifth embodiment for purchasing will be described. FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the split bill charging processing system of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 25, the split bill charging processing system of this embodiment is
It has a joint purchase terminal 500, a billing server 510, and a mobile terminal 530.

The joint purchase terminal 500 uses the content ID (C) of the content to be jointly purchased, the split purchase ID (WID) for identifying the joint purchase of the content, and the joint purchase in which the joint purchase of the content is performed. Terminal 500
The joint purchase terminal information (K) for identifying the mobile terminal 5
It is a device that receives from the distribution device 120 the distribution of the content that is transmitted to the mobile terminal 30 and is subjected to the charging process according to the total payment amount (Pm) in the payment information (Py) from each mobile terminal.

The billing server 510 transmits the billing information (M) to the mobile terminal 530, and the payment amount (Pm) having the same split purchase ID (WID) in the payment information (Py) transmitted from each mobile terminal. When the total amount of charges has reached the content price of the billing information (M), after performing the billing process for the payment amount (Pm) of each user, the group purchase terminal information (K) of the content for which the billing process has been performed is performed. Group purchase terminal 50 identified
It is a processing device that requests the distribution device 120 to distribute to 0.

The mobile terminal 530 has a content ID (C).
To the billing server 510 to request presentation of billing information (M) of the content, show the billing information (M) sent from the billing server 510 to the user, accept the input of the payment amount (Pm), and split the bill. This is a portable processing device that creates a purchase ID (WID), joint purchase terminal information (K), and payment information (Py) indicating the received payment amount (Pm) and sends the payment information to the billing server 510.

The billing server 510 uses the billing information presenting means 5
11 and a billing processing unit 512. The billing information presentation unit 511 receives the content ID (C) of the content to be jointly purchased from the mobile terminal 530, and transmits the billing information (M) of the content identified by the content ID (C) to the mobile terminal 530. It is a processing unit. The billing processing unit 512 is a payment indicating the user's payment amount (Pm) for the content price of the joint purchase terminal information (K) and the billing information (M) for identifying the joint purchase terminal 500 in which the joint purchase of the content is performed. The information (Py) is received from the mobile terminal 530 of each user, and the payment amount (Pm) having the same split purchase ID (WID) in the payment information (Py).
When the total amount of charges has reached the content price of the billing information (M), after performing the billing process for the payment amount (Pm) of each user, the group purchase terminal information (K) of the content for which the billing process has been performed is performed. It is a processing unit that requests the distribution device 120 to distribute to the identified joint purchase terminal.

The billing server 510 is designated as billing information presenting means 51.
The program for functioning as 1 and the charging processing unit 512 is recorded in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, stored in a magnetic disk or the like, and then loaded into a memory and executed. The recording medium for recording the program may be a recording medium other than the CD-ROM. The program may be installed in the information processing apparatus from the recording medium and used, or the recording medium may be accessed through the network to use the program.

The portable terminal 530 has the charging information requesting means 53.
1 and payment information creating / transmitting means 532.
The billing information requesting unit 531 is a processing unit that transmits the content ID (C) to the billing server 510 and requests presentation of the billing information (M) of the content. Create payment information
The transmitting unit 532 shows the billing information (M) transmitted from the billing server 510 to the user, accepts the input of the payment amount (Pm), and the split purchase I transmitted from the joint purchase terminal 500.
This is a processing unit that creates D (WID), joint purchase terminal information (K), and payment information (Py) indicating the accepted payment amount (Pm) and sends the payment information to the charging server 510.

The portable terminal 530 is used as the billing information requesting means 531.
The program for functioning as the payment information creating / transmitting means 532 is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM and executed. The recording medium for recording the program may be a recording medium other than the ROM. The program may be installed in the information processing apparatus from the recording medium and used, or the recording medium may be accessed through the network to use the program.

The configuration of this embodiment is almost the same as the system configuration of the fourth embodiment. Among the means shown in FIG. 25, the means different from the fourth embodiment will be described. The mobile terminal 530 of this embodiment includes a billing information requesting unit 531 and a payment information creating / transmitting unit 532. The billing information requesting means 531 is used by the joint purchase terminal 500 to the inter-terminal communication means 23.
Purchase ID (WID), content ID through 2
(C), joint purchase terminal information (K) is received, and the content ID (C) and mobile terminal information (Mb) are input by the user.
To the billing server 510 to request billing information (M) for the content. The payment information creation / transmission means 532 is
The billing information (M) transmitted from the billing server 510 at the request of the mobile terminal 530 itself is received and presented to the user, and payment information (Py) is created and transmitted to the billing server 510. The processing procedure of the split bill charging processing system according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 26 is a group purchasing terminal 500 of this embodiment.
5 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of step S1. Step 26
01: content selection means 401 of the joint purchase terminal 500
When the purchase content is selected by the user's input, the selection content is accepted, the process proceeds to step 2602, and the content ID corresponding to the selected content is received.
Hold (C) in the memory for the time being. Then step 26
In step 03, the installment purchase ID generating unit 201 creates the installment purchase ID (W for identifying the joint purchase of the selected content).
ID) generated and stored in the memory
(C) and the joint purchase terminal information (K) of the joint purchase terminal 500 are transmitted to the mobile terminal 530. Also step 2
In step 604 and step 2605, the content signal reception / reproduction processing unit 105 receives the content signal (V) or the reproduction permission signal (Vp), as in the first embodiment.
Performs content playback processing.

FIG. 27 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the billing server 510 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 27, the billing information presenting means 511 of the billing server 510 receives the content ID (C) of the content to be jointly purchased from the mobile terminal 530, and the billing information of the content identified by the content ID (C). A process of transmitting (M) to the mobile terminal 530 is performed. That is, in step 2701, the charging information presenting means 511 of the charging server 510 causes the mobile terminal 5 to operate.
30: Content ID (C) and mobile terminal information (Mb)
Is received and the presentation of the billing information (M) is requested, the process proceeds to step 2702, the mobile terminal 530 is specified using the mobile terminal information (Mb), and the billing information (M) is transmitted. The subsequent processing is the same as in the case of the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 28 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the portable terminal 530 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 28, the billing information requesting unit 531 of the mobile terminal 530 performs a process of transmitting the content ID (C) to the billing server 510 to request presentation of the billing information (M) of the content, and creating payment information. The transmitting means 532 shows the charging information (M) transmitted from the charging server 510 to the user and pays the amount (P
m) input is accepted and the split purchase ID (WID) and joint purchase terminal information (K) transmitted from the joint purchase terminal 500.
And payment information (Py) indicating the received payment amount (Pm)
Is generated and transmitted to the billing server 510.

At step 2801, the charging information requesting means 531 of the portable terminal 530 receives the split purchase ID (WID), the content ID (C), and the joint purchase terminal information (K) from the joint purchase terminal 500, and proceeds to step 2802. The mobile terminal information (Mb) and the content ID (C) are transmitted to the charging server 510 to present the charging information (M).
30 requests the charging server 510. Step 280
In step 3, the payment information creating / transmitting means 532 is the charging server 51.
When the billing information (M) is received from 0, the process proceeds to step 2804, the user ID (U), the password (P), and the payment amount (Pm) are acquired by the user's input, and the payment information (Py).
Is generated and transmitted to the billing server 510.

FIG. 29 shows the portable terminal 530, the joint purchase terminal 500, the billing server 510, and the distribution device 120 of this embodiment.
It is a figure which shows the sequence between. As shown in FIG. 29, when the purchase content selection process and the split purchase ID (WID) generation process are performed by the joint purchase terminal 500, the split purchase I
The D (WID), the content ID (C), and the joint purchase terminal information (K) are transmitted to the mobile terminal 530 through the inter-terminal communication means. When the mobile terminal 530 receives these pieces of information, it transmits the content ID (C) and the mobile terminal information (Mb) to the billing server 510 via the network, and requests the billing server 510 to present the billing information (M). . When billing server 510 is requested by mobile terminal 530 to present billing information (M), billing server 510 identifies mobile terminal 530 using mobile terminal information (Mb), and bills information (M) to mobile terminal 530.
Send to. The subsequent steps are the same as in the fourth embodiment.

As described above, according to the split bill charging processing system of this embodiment, the sum of the payment amounts input by a plurality of users with respect to the billing information of the product to be jointly purchased reaches the purchase price of the product. When a product is used by multiple users on a single terminal at the same time, the multiple users who are willing to pay for the product will be provided to the group purchase terminal. It is possible to provide the product after performing the charging process at the burden ratio and the burden amount desired by each user.

(Sixth Embodiment) A sixth embodiment will be described below, in which after charging information is transmitted from an arbitrary terminal to each user's mobile terminal, payment information is transmitted from each user's mobile terminal to a charging server to jointly purchase products. The split bill charging processing system will be described. FIG. 30 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the split bill charging processing system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 30, the split bill charging processing system of this embodiment includes a joint purchase terminal 600, a billing server 610, a mobile terminal 630, and an arbitrary terminal 640.

The joint purchase terminal 600 transmits a joint purchase request indicating the split purchase ID (WID) transmitted from the mobile terminal 630 from the joint purchase terminal 600 to the charging server 610, and is identified by the split purchase ID (WID). Is a device that requests the distribution of the content for which the billing process has been performed by the joint purchase and accepts the content distributed from the distribution device 120.

The billing server 610 transmits the billing information (M) to the arbitrary terminal 640, and the payment amount (Pm) having the same split purchase ID (WID) in the payment information (Py) transmitted from each mobile terminal. When the total amount of charges has reached the content price of the charge information (M), after performing the charge processing of the payment amount (Pm) of each user, the split purchase ID (WID) of the joint purchase for which the charge processing is normally completed is given. As a result of charging, the mobile terminal 63
0 is notified, and it is confirmed whether the billing process for the joint purchase identified by the split purchase ID (WID) transmitted from the joint purchase terminal 600 has been normally completed, and the billing process has been normally completed. It is a processing device that requests the distribution device 120 to distribute content.

The portable terminal 630 shows the billing information (M) transmitted from the arbitrary terminal 640 to the user and pays the amount (P
m) is input, and the billing purchase ID (WID) and payment information (Py) indicating the received payment amount (Pm) are created and transmitted to the billing server 610, and billing is performed for the content for which the billing process has been completed normally. This is a portable processing device that specifies a purchase ID (WID) and sends a distribution request for the content to the joint purchase terminal 600.

The optional terminal 640 sends the content ID (C) of the content to be jointly purchased to the billing server 610 to request presentation of the billing information (M) of the content,
Split purchase ID for identifying joint purchase of the contents
(WID) and the billing information (M) transmitted from the billing server 610 to the mobile terminal 630.

The joint purchase terminal 600 is the joint purchase requesting means 6
Has 01. The joint purchase request means 601 is a split purchase ID (WID) of the joint purchase for which the charging process has been completed normally.
Is received from the mobile terminal 630, and the split purchase ID (WI
This is a processing unit that sends a joint purchase request indicating D) to the billing server 610 and requests distribution of content for which billing processing has been performed by joint purchase identified by the split purchase ID (WID).

Joint purchase request means 6 for the joint purchase terminal 600
The program to function as 01 is a CD-ROM
After being recorded in a recording medium such as the above and stored in a magnetic disk or the like, it is loaded into the memory and executed. The recording medium for recording the program may be a recording medium other than the CD-ROM. The program may be installed in the information processing apparatus from the recording medium and used, or the recording medium may be accessed through the network to use the program.

The billing server 610 has a billing processing means 611.
, Charging result notifying means 612, and delivery permission confirmation means 61
3 and 3. The billing processing unit 611 is a payment amount (P) of the user for the content price of the billing information (M).
m) the payment information (Py) indicating the mobile terminal 63 of each user.
0, and the payment amount of each user when the total payment amount (Pm) having the same split purchase ID (WID) within the payment information (Py) reaches the content price of the charging information (M). It is a processing unit that performs a charging process of (Pm). The charging result notifying unit 612 is a processing unit that notifies the portable terminal 630 of the split purchase ID (WID) of the joint purchase for which the charging process has been normally completed as the charging result. Delivery permission confirmation means 6
13 is the split purchase I transmitted from the joint purchase terminal 600.
This is a processing unit that confirms whether the billing process for joint purchase identified by D (WID) has been completed normally, and requests the distribution device 120 to deliver the content for which the billing process has been completed normally.

The charging server 610 is connected to the charging processing means 611,
The program for functioning as the charging result notifying means 612 and the distribution permission confirming means 613 is recorded in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, stored in a magnetic disk or the like, and then loaded into a memory and executed. The recording medium for recording the program may be a recording medium other than the CD-ROM. Further, the program may be installed in the information processing apparatus from the recording medium and used.
The program may be used by accessing the recording medium through a network.

The portable terminal 630 has a payment information creating / transmitting means 631, a billing result holding means 632, and a viewing request transmitting means 633. Payment information creation / transmission means 6
31 is the billing information (M) transmitted from the arbitrary terminal 640.
Is displayed to the user, the payment amount (Pm) is input, the payment information (Py) indicating the split payment purchase ID (WID) and the received payment amount (Pm) is created, and is transmitted to the billing server 610. is there. The billing result holding unit 632 uses the split purchase ID (WI) of the content for which the billing process has been normally completed.
D) is a processing unit that retains. Viewing request transmission means 633
Is a processing unit that specifies the held split purchase ID (WID) and transmits a distribution request for the content to the joint purchase terminal 600.

A program for causing the portable terminal 630 to function as the payment information creating / sending unit 631, the charging result holding unit 632, and the viewing request sending unit 633 is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM and executed. The recording medium for recording the program may be a recording medium other than the ROM. The program may be installed in the information processing apparatus from the recording medium and used, or the recording medium may be accessed through the network to use the program.

The optional terminal 640 is the content selection means 6
41, split purchase ID generation means 642, charging information presentation means 643, and inter-terminal communication means 644.
The content selection unit 641 is a processing unit that receives selection of the content ID (C) of the content that is a product to be jointly purchased. The split purchase ID generation means 642 is a split purchase ID (W for identifying the joint purchase of the content).
ID) is a processing unit. Billing information presenting means 64
A processing unit 3 transmits the generated split purchase ID (WID) and billing information (M) of the content to the mobile terminal 630. The terminal-to-terminal communication unit 644 is an arbitrary terminal 64.
It is a processing unit that communicates each data between 0 and the mobile terminal 630.

The arbitrary terminal 640 is connected to the content selection means 64.
1, split purchase ID generation means 642, billing information presentation means 6
The program for functioning as the communication unit 43 and the terminal-to-terminal communication unit 644 is recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM and stored in a magnetic disk or the like, and then loaded into a memory and executed. The recording medium for recording the program may be a recording medium other than the CD-ROM. The program may be installed in the information processing apparatus from the recording medium and used, or the recording medium may be accessed through the network to use the program.

The split bill charging system of this embodiment is a joint purchase terminal 600, a mobile terminal 630, and a billing server 61.
0, the distribution device 120, and the arbitrary terminal 640.
Here, with the arbitrary terminal 640, contents can be selected by a user input, each mobile terminal 630 receives the billing information (M) of the selected content, and the joint purchase terminal 600 other than that receives joint purchase. Refers to a terminal that can Therefore, the joint purchase terminal of the above-described embodiment may be the arbitrary terminal 640, or the mobile terminal that has acquired the necessary information may be the arbitrary terminal 640. When the mobile terminal 630 becomes the arbitrary terminal 640, it becomes possible for another mobile terminal 630 to obtain information about the content from one mobile terminal 630 and to perform the process of purchasing the content at a split cost.

Next, each means shown in FIG. 30 will be described. The arbitrary terminal 640 of this embodiment includes a content selection unit 641, a split purchase ID generation unit 642, a billing information presentation unit 643, and an inter-terminal communication unit 644. The same processing as that provided is performed. As described above, the arbitrary terminal 640 may be provided with such means, and the joint purchase terminal described in the above embodiments may be used as the arbitrary terminal 640, and the split purchase ID (WID) and the billing information. The mobile terminal of the above-described embodiment that once acquires and holds (M) may be the arbitrary terminal 640.

The mobile terminal 630 of this embodiment comprises a payment information creating / transmitting means 631, a charging result holding means 632, and a viewing request transmitting means 633. The payment information creation / transmission means 631 creates the payment information (Py) from the charging information (M) transmitted from the arbitrary terminal 640 and generates the charging server 6
Send to 10. The billing result holding unit 632 acquires and holds the split purchase ID (WID) from the billing server 610 as a result of normal termination of the billing process. The viewing request transmitting means 633 inputs the split purchase ID (WID), the user ID (U), and the password (P) to the joint purchase terminal 600 using the inter-terminal communication means 232 in order to request the joint purchase by the user's input. Send.

Further, the joint purchase terminal 600 includes a joint purchase requesting means 601. The joint purchase request means 601
The split purchase ID (WID) and user I from the mobile terminal 630
When D (U) and password (P) are received as a viewing request, the user ID (U) and password (P) are stored as a joint purchase request (Kd) for each split purchase ID (WID).

FIG. 31 shows the joint purchase request (K
It is a figure which shows the data example of d). As shown in FIG. 31, the joint purchase request (Kd) includes a split purchase ID (WID) for identifying the joint purchase for which the viewing request has been made, and a joint purchase terminal that receives and reproduces the content to be viewed. 600 joint purchase terminal information (K) and user IDs (U) and passwords (P) of a plurality of users who purchased the content.
And are stored.

The billing server 610 of this embodiment comprises a billing processing means 611, a billing result notifying means 612, and a delivery permission confirmation means 613. The billing processing means 611
The payment information (Py) is received from the mobile terminal 630 of each user and the charging process is performed. The charging result notifying unit 612 uses the user ID (U), password (P), and payment information (Py) sent by the user for the user who has completed the charging process.
Purchase ID (WID) and content ID included in
After receiving (C) from the billing processing means 611 and storing it as the billing result (R), the split purchase ID (WID) is transmitted to the user who has finished billing.

FIG. 32 is a diagram showing a data example of the charging result (R) of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 32, the billing result (R) includes the split bill purchase ID (WID) and split bill purchase ID.
The content ID (C) of the content purchased by the joint purchase identified by the above, and the user IDs (U) and passwords (P) of a plurality of users who have purchased the content are stored.

Upon receiving the joint purchase request (Kd) from the joint purchase terminal 600, the delivery permission confirmation means 613 selects the split purchase ID (WI) among the stored charging results (R).
D) select the matching data, and after confirming that the user ID (U) and the password (P) contained in each match, if they match, the content ID (C) and the joint purchase terminal information (K). ) Is transmitted to the distribution device 120 to request distribution of the content. The processing procedure of the split bill charging processing system according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 33 shows a joint purchase terminal 600 of this embodiment.
5 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of step S1. As shown in FIG. 33, the joint purchase request means 601 of the joint purchase terminal 600,
Shared purchase ID (W
ID) is received from the mobile terminal 630, and the split purchase ID is received.
A joint purchase request indicating (WID) is transmitted to the billing server 610, and processing for requesting distribution of the content for which billing processing has been performed by joint purchase identified by the split purchase ID (WID) is performed.

In step 3301, the joint purchase request means 601 of the joint purchase terminal 600 receives the user ID (U), password (P), and split purchase ID (WI) from the portable terminal 630.
When D) is received, the process proceeds to step 3302 and the split purchase I
User ID (U) and password (P) for each D (WID)
And the joint purchase terminal information (K) is saved as a joint purchase request (Kd). In step 3303, the joint purchase request (Kd) is transmitted to the charging server 610 by the user's input, and after the content signal (V) or the reproduction permission signal (Vp) is received from the distribution device 120 in steps 3304 and 3305. The processing is the same as in the first embodiment.

FIG. 34 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the billing server 610 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 34, the billing processing means 611 of the billing server 610 receives the payment information (Py) for the jointly purchased content from the mobile terminal 630 of each user, and pays each user (Py).
m) the billing process, and the billing result notifying means 612 makes the split purchase ID (WI) of the joint purchase for which the billing process has been completed normally.
A process of notifying D) as a billing result to the mobile terminal 630 is performed. Further, the distribution permission confirmation means 613 is the joint purchase terminal 6
It is confirmed whether the billing process of the joint purchase identified by the split purchase ID (WID) transmitted from 00 is normally completed, and the distribution of the content for which the billing process is normally completed is delivered to the distribution device 120. Perform the requested process.

At step 3401, the billing processing means 611 of the billing server 610 receives the payment information (P
y) is received and the charging process is performed for each user. Then, the user ID for each split purchase ID (WID) included in the ID
(U), password (P), and content ID (C) are saved as the charging result (R). In step 3402, the charging result notifying unit 612 causes the portable terminal 630 to make a split purchase I.
D (WID) is transmitted and the accounting result is notified.

In step 3403, the delivery permission confirmation means 61
When receiving the joint purchase request (Kd) from the joint purchase terminal 600, the process 3 proceeds to step 3404, and the user ID (U) and password (P) included in the received joint purchase request (Kd) are the split purchase. It is confirmed whether the user ID (U) and the password (P) in the charging result (A) corresponding to the ID (WID) match. If they match, the process proceeds to step 3405, the content ID (C) and the joint purchase terminal information (K) are transmitted to the distribution device 120, and the joint purchase terminal 600 identified by the joint purchase terminal information (K).
Content distribution to the group purchase terminal 600, and if they do not match, the process advances to step 3406 to notify the joint purchase terminal 600 that content distribution is impossible.

FIG. 35 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the portable terminal 630 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 35, the payment information creation / transmission means 631 of the mobile terminal 630 shows the charging information (M) transmitted from the arbitrary terminal 640 to the user and accepts the input of the payment amount (Pm), and the split purchase ID.
(WID) and payment information (Py) indicating the received payment amount (Pm) are created and transmitted to the billing server 610. Further, the billing result holding unit 632 performs a process of holding the split purchase ID (WID) of the content for which the billing process has been normally completed, and the viewing request transmission unit 633 specifies the held split purchase ID (WID). A process of transmitting a distribution request for the content to the joint purchase terminal 600 is performed.

At step 3501, the payment information creating / transmitting means 631 of the mobile terminal 630 receives the split purchase ID (WID) and the billing information (M) from the arbitrary terminal 640 and proceeds to step 3502 where the user ID is input by the user.
(U), password (P), payment amount (Pm),
The payment information (Py) is created and the charging server 610 is requested to charge. In step 3503, charging result holding means 632
Receives an abbreviated purchase ID (WID) notifying that the billing has been completed from billing server 610 and stores it in memory.
In step 3504, the viewing request transmission unit 633 sends the user ID to the joint purchase terminal 600 according to the user's input.
(U), the password (P), and the saved split purchase ID (WID) are transmitted to notify that the joint purchase will be performed.

FIG. 36 is a flow chart showing the processing procedure of the arbitrary terminal 640 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 36, the content selection means 641 of the arbitrary terminal 640 accepts the selection of the content which is the product to be jointly purchased, and the split purchase ID generation means 642 is the split purchase ID for identifying the joint purchase of the content. (WID) is generated, and the billing information presenting means 643 generates the billing purchase ID (WID) and billing information (M) of the content.
Is transmitted to the mobile terminal 630.

At step 3601, the content selection means 641 of the arbitrary terminal 640 accepts the selection of the purchased content by the input of the user in the same manner as the processing in the above embodiment, and at step 3602, the content corresponding to the selected content is received. The ID (C) is held in the memory.
In step 3603, the split purchase ID generation means 642 generates a split purchase ID (WID) for identifying the joint purchase of the selected content, and in step 3604 the billing information presentation means 643 generates the content ID (C). The billing information (M) including the split bill purchase ID (WID) is included in the mobile terminal 63
Send to 0.

FIG. 37 shows an arbitrary terminal 640, a mobile terminal 630, a joint purchase terminal 600, and a billing server 61 of this embodiment.
It is a figure which shows the sequence between 0 and the delivery apparatus 120.
As shown in FIG. 37, after performing the content selection process in the arbitrary terminal 640, the split purchase ID (WID) is generated and the split purchase ID (WID) and the billing information (M) are transmitted to the mobile terminal 630.

Upon receipt of these pieces of information, portable terminal 630 carries out a payment information (Py) creation process in accordance with the user's input, and sends it to charging server 610. Billing server 61
0 performs the charging process for each user according to the received payment information (Py). Then, the billing result (R) is stored and the split purchase ID (WID) is transmitted to the mobile terminal 630 as a notice of the billing result. The mobile terminal 630 saves the received split purchase ID (WID), and the user ID (U), password (P) and split purchase ID are input by the user.
(WID) is transmitted to the joint purchase terminal 600 to perform purchase request processing.

The group purchasing terminal 600 which receives these,
A joint purchase request (Kd) is created and transmitted to the billing server 610, and joint purchase request processing is performed. Joint purchase request (Kd)
The billing server 610 that has received the message performs distribution permission confirmation processing, and the content ID (C) and joint purchase terminal information (K).
To the distribution device 120 to request distribution of the content. The subsequent sequence is the same as in the fifth embodiment.

As described above, according to the split bill charging processing system of this embodiment, the sum of payment amounts input by a plurality of users with respect to billing information of a product to be jointly purchased reaches the purchase price of the product. When a product is used by multiple users on a single terminal at the same time, the multiple users who are willing to pay for the product will be provided to the group purchase terminal. It is possible to provide the product after performing the charging process at the burden ratio and the burden amount desired by each user.

[0157]

According to the present invention, the charging process for each user is performed when the sum of the payment amounts input by a plurality of users with respect to the charging information of the product to be jointly purchased reaches the purchase price of the product. When a product is used by multiple users at the same time on a single terminal, the burden ratio desired by each user to multiple users who are willing to pay. It is possible to offer the product after performing the billing process with the burden amount.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a split bill charging processing system according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of data of split information (W) according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a charging table according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the group purchasing terminal 100 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the charging server 110 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the distribution device 120 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a sequence among the group purchasing terminal 100, the billing server 110, and the distribution device 120 according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a split bill charging processing system according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of data of payment information (Py) according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the group purchasing terminal 200 according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a data example of split information (W) according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the mobile terminal 230 according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a sequence among the mobile terminal 230, the joint purchase terminal 200, the billing server 110, and the distribution device 120 according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a split bill charging processing system according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the group purchasing terminal 300 according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the charging server 310 according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the mobile terminal 330 according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a data example of payment information (Py) according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a sequence among the mobile terminal 330, the joint purchase terminal 300, the charging server 310, and the distribution device 120 according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a split bill charging processing system according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the joint purchasing terminal 400 according to the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the charging server 410 according to the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the mobile terminal 430 according to the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a sequence among a mobile terminal 430, a joint purchase terminal 400, a billing server 410, and a distribution device 120 according to the fourth embodiment.

[Fig. 25] Fig. 25 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a split bill charging processing system of a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the joint purchasing terminal 500 according to the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the charging server 510 according to the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the mobile terminal 530 according to the fifth embodiment.

FIG. 29 is a diagram showing a sequence among the mobile terminal 530, the joint purchase terminal 500, the billing server 510, and the distribution device 120 according to the fifth embodiment.

[Fig. 30] Fig. 30 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a split bill charging processing system according to a sixth embodiment.

FIG. 31 is a diagram showing an example of data of a joint purchase request (Kd) according to the sixth embodiment.

FIG. 32 is a diagram illustrating a data example of a charging result (R) according to the sixth embodiment.

FIG. 33 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the joint purchasing terminal 600 according to the sixth embodiment.

FIG. 34 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the charging server 610 according to the sixth embodiment.

FIG. 35 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the mobile terminal 630 according to the sixth embodiment.

FIG. 36 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of an arbitrary terminal 640 according to the sixth embodiment.

FIG. 37 is an arbitrary terminal 640 and a mobile terminal 63 according to the sixth embodiment.
It is a figure which shows the sequence among 0, the joint purchase terminal 600, the charging server 610, and the delivery apparatus 120.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 ... Joint purchase terminal, 110 ... Billing server, 120 ...
Distribution device, 101 ... Input means, 102 ... Content selection means, 103 ... Joint purchase terminal information holding means, 104 ... Dispensation information creation / transmission means, 105 ... Content signal reception /
Reproduction processing means, 111 ... Charging information presenting means, 112 ... Charging processing means, 121 ... Distributing means, 200 ... Joint purchase terminal, 230 ... Mobile terminal, 201 ... Dispensation purchase ID generating means, 202 ... Payment information input requesting means, 203 ... inter-terminal communication means, 204 ... split information creating / sending means, 231 ... payment information creating means, 232 ... inter-terminal communication means, 233 ... input means, 300 ... joint purchase terminal, 310 ... billing server,
330 ... Mobile terminal, 301 ... Payment information input / transmission requesting means, 311 ... Charging processing means, 331 ... Payment information creating / transmitting means, 400 ... Joint purchase terminal, 410 ... Charging server,
430 ... Mobile terminal, 401 ... Content selection means, 40
2 ... Billing information requesting means, 411 ... Billing information presenting means, 4
31 ... Payment information creating / transmitting means, 432 ... Mobile terminal information holding means, 500 ... Joint purchase terminal, 510 ... Charging server, 530 ... Mobile terminal, 511 ... Charging information presenting means, 5
12 ... Billing processing means, 531 ... Billing information requesting means, 53
2 ... Payment information creation / transmission means, 600 ... Joint purchase terminal,
610 ... Billing server, 630 ... Mobile terminal, 640 ... Arbitrary terminal, 601 ... Joint purchase requesting means, 611 ... Billing processing means, 612 ... Billing result notifying means, 613 ... Delivery permission confirming means, 631 ... Payment information creating / transmitting means , 632 ... Charge result holding means, 633 ... Viewing request transmitting means, 641 ... Content selecting means, 642 ... Dispensing purchase ID generating means, 6
43 ... Charging information presenting means, 644 ... Inter-terminal communication means.

Continued front page    (72) Inventor Katsumi Kishida             2-3-1, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo             Inside Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

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[Claims] 1. A split bill charging method for performing a billing process when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, by transmitting a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased from a joint purchase terminal to a billing server. Requesting the presentation of billing information indicating the purchase price of the product, transmitting the billing information from the billing server to the joint purchase terminal, showing the billing information to each user, accepting the input of the payment amount, and accepting the receipt When the total amount of payments has reached the purchase price of the billing information and creating split information indicating the payment amount of each user and transmitting it to the billing server; payment of each user based on the transmitted split information. After performing the amount billing process, a step of requesting the product providing device to provide the product for which the billing process has been performed, and the joint purchase of the requested product from the product providing device. A split bill charging method, comprising: a step of providing the product to an incoming terminal; and a step of accepting the product provided from the product providing device at the joint purchase terminal. 2. A split bill charging method for performing a billing process when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, wherein a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased is transmitted from a joint purchase terminal to a billing server. Requesting the presentation of billing information indicating the purchase price of the product, transmitting the billing information from the billing server to the joint purchase terminal, and transmitting from the split purchase ID for identifying the joint purchase of the product and the billing server Sending the billing information and the billing information sent from the joint purchase terminal to the mobile terminal, and requesting the input of payment information indicating the payment amount of the user of each mobile terminal; Show the user and accept the input of the payment amount.
D and the step of creating payment information indicating the accepted payment amount and transmitting the payment information to the joint purchase terminal, and the total payment amount having the same split purchase ID in the payment information transmitted from each mobile terminal to the joint purchase terminal. When the purchase price of the billing information has been reached, a step of creating billing information indicating the payment amount of each user and transmitting the billing information to a billing server; and a billing process of the billing amount of each user based on the transmitted billing information. After that, the step of requesting the product providing device to provide the product for which the charging process has been performed, the step of providing the requested product from the product providing device to the group purchase terminal, and the step of providing from the product providing device And a step of accepting the purchased product at the joint purchase terminal. 3. A split bill charging method for performing a billing process when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, wherein a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased is transmitted from a joint purchase terminal to a billing server. Requesting the presentation of billing information indicating the purchase price of the product, transmitting the billing information from the billing server to the joint purchase terminal, and transmitting from the split purchase ID for identifying the joint purchase of the product and the billing server Transmitting the billing information thus obtained to the mobile terminal from the joint purchase terminal, requesting the input of the payment information indicating the payment amount of the user of each mobile terminal and the transmission to the billing server; and the step of transmitting from the joint purchase terminal. Show the billing information to the user of the mobile terminal and accept the input of the payment amount.
The step of creating D and payment information indicating the accepted payment amount and transmitting the payment information to the billing server, and the sum of the payment amounts having the same split purchase ID among the payment information transmitted from each mobile terminal to the billing server are When the purchase price of the billing information has been reached, after performing the billing process for the payment amount of each user, a step of requesting the product providing device to provide the product for which the billing process has been performed, and the requested product A split bill charging processing method, comprising: a step of providing from the product providing device to the joint purchase terminal, and a step of accepting the product provided from the product providing device at the joint purchase terminal. 4. A split bill charging method for performing a billing process when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, wherein a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased and a mobile terminal of a user who jointly purchases the product. The mobile terminal information for identifying the product and the split purchase purchase ID for identifying the joint purchase of the product are transmitted from the joint purchase terminal to the billing server, and the billing information indicating the purchase price of the product is presented to the mobile terminal. Requesting the split bill purchase ID and the billing information to the mobile terminal identified by the mobile terminal information, and showing the billing information transmitted from the billing server to the user of the mobile terminal to pay the amount. Accept the input of the above, the split purchase ID
And a step of creating payment information indicating the received payment amount and transmitting the payment information to the billing server; and a sum of payment amounts having the same split purchase ID in the payment information transmitted from each mobile terminal to the billing server is the billing amount. After performing the charging process of the payment amount of each user when the purchase price of the information has been reached, a step of requesting the product providing device to provide the product for which the charging process has been performed; A split bill charging method comprising: a step of providing from a providing device to the joint purchase terminal; and a step of accepting a product provided from a product providing device at the joint purchase terminal. 5. A split bill charging method for performing a billing process when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, wherein a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased and a joint purchase for the product. Sending the split purchase ID and the joint purchase terminal information for identifying the joint purchase terminal in which the joint purchase of the product is performed, from the joint purchase terminal to the mobile terminal, and transmitting the product ID from the mobile terminal to the billing server Then, requesting presentation of billing information indicating the purchase price of the product, transmitting the billing information from the billing server to the mobile terminal, and billing information transmitted from the billing server to the user of the mobile terminal. Accept and enter the payment amount shown above
And a step of creating joint payment terminal information and payment information indicating the received payment amount and transmitting the payment information to the billing server; and a payment amount having the same split purchase ID among the payment information transmitted from each mobile terminal to the billing server. When the total of the above has reached the purchase price of the billing information, after performing the billing process of the payment amount of each user, to the joint purchase terminal identified by the joint purchase terminal information of the product for which the billing process is performed. Requesting the product providing device to provide the product, the step of providing the requested product from the product providing device to the joint purchase terminal, and the step of accepting the product provided from the product providing device at the joint purchase terminal. A split bill charging method characterized by having. 6. A split bill charging method for performing a billing process when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, accepting a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased,
A step of transmitting the split purchase ID for identifying the joint purchase of the product and the charging information of the product from the arbitrary terminal to the mobile terminal, and showing the charging information transmitted from the arbitrary terminal to the user of the mobile terminal for payment Accepting the input of the amount, creating the payment information indicating the payment allowance purchase ID and the payment amount received, and transmitting the payment information to the billing server; and the same payment split purchase among the payment information transmitted from each mobile terminal to the billing server. When the total amount of payments having an ID has reached the purchase price of the above-mentioned billing information, after performing the billing process of the payment amount of each user, the split purchase ID of the joint purchase for which the billing process has been normally completed is set as the billing result. A step of notifying the mobile terminal, a step of designating the notified split purchase ID and transmitting a request for providing a product for which the charging process has been normally completed from the mobile terminal to the joint purchase terminal, A step of transmitting a joint purchase request indicating the split purchase ID transmitted from the mobile terminal to the billing server from the joint purchase terminal, and requesting provision of a product for which a billing process has been performed by the joint purchase identified by the split purchase ID. Checking with a billing server whether or not the billing process of the joint purchase identified by the split purchase ID is normally completed, and requesting the product providing device to provide the product, and the requested product is a product. A split bill charging method comprising: a step of providing from a providing device to the joint purchase terminal; and a step of accepting a product provided from a product providing device at the joint purchase terminal. 7. In a split-bill billing processing system that performs billing processing when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased is transmitted to a billing server to purchase the product. Requesting the presentation of billing information, showing the billing information to each user, accepting the input of the payment amount, and paying each user when the total amount of the accepted payment amounts reaches the purchase price of the billing information. A billing information indicating the amount is created and transmitted to a billing server, a joint purchase terminal that accepts provision of a product for which billing processing has been performed by the billing information from a product providing device, and the billing information is transmitted to the joint purchase terminal, A billing server for billing the payment amount of each user based on the billing information received from the joint purchase terminal, and then requesting the product offering device to provide the product for which the billing process has been performed; Dutch treat billing processing system characterized in that it comprises a and a product supply device to be provided to the joint purchase terminal products. 8. In a split accounting processing system for performing a charging process when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased is transmitted to a charging server to purchase the product. Requesting presentation of billing information, and transmitting the split purchase ID for identifying the joint purchase of the product and the billing information transmitted from the billing server to the mobile terminal to show the payment amount of the user of each mobile terminal. The payment amount of each user is shown when the payment amount is requested and the total payment amount having the same split purchase ID in the payment information transmitted from each mobile terminal reaches the purchase price of the billing information. A joint purchase terminal that creates split information and sends it to a billing server, and that accepts provision of a product for which billing processing has been performed according to the split information from a product providing device; and billing information transmitted from the joint purchase terminal. A mobile terminal that accepts input of the payment amount shown to the user, creates payment information indicating the split purchase ID and the received payment amount, and transmits the payment information to the joint purchase terminal; and transmits the charging information to the joint purchase terminal, After performing the charging process for the payment amount of each user based on the split information received from the joint purchase terminal, the charging server that requests the product providing device to provide the product for which the charging process has been performed, and the requested product A split bill processing system, comprising: a product providing device for providing to a joint purchase terminal. 9. In a split accounting processing system for performing a charging process when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased is transmitted to a charging server to purchase the product. Requesting presentation of billing information, and transmitting the split purchase ID for identifying the joint purchase of the product and the billing information transmitted from the billing server to the mobile terminal to show the payment amount of the user of each mobile terminal. A joint purchase terminal that requests payment information input and transmission to a billing server, and that accepts provision of a merchandise item that has been billed according to the total payment amount from a merchandise providing device; and billing information transmitted from the joint purchase terminal A mobile terminal that accepts the payment amount input to the user, creates payment information indicating the split payment purchase ID and the received payment amount, and transmits the payment information to a charging server; When the total amount of payments sent to the purchase terminal and having the same split purchase ID in the payment information transmitted from each mobile terminal reaches the purchase price of the above-mentioned billing information, the billing process of the payment amount of each user is performed. After performing the billing process, a billing server that requests the product providing device to provide the product for which the charging process has been performed, and a product providing device that provides the requested product to the joint purchase terminal Billing system. 10. A split bill accounting system for performing a billing process when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased, and a mobile terminal of a user who jointly purchases the product. The mobile terminal information for identifying the product and the split purchase ID for identifying the joint purchase of the product are transmitted to the charging server to request presentation of the charging information of the product to the mobile terminal, and the payment of each user. A joint purchase terminal that receives from the product providing device the provision of the product for which the charging process has been performed based on the total amount of money, the billing information transmitted from the billing server to the user and the input of the payment amount, and the split purchase ID. A mobile terminal that creates payment information indicating the received payment amount and sends the payment information to a billing server; and sends the split purchase ID and the billing information to the mobile terminal identified by the mobile terminal information. Then, after the total payment amount having the same split purchase ID in the payment information transmitted from each mobile terminal has reached the purchase price of the charging information, after performing the charging process for the payment amount of each user, A charging server that requests the product providing device to provide the product for which the charging process has been performed;
A split bill charging processing system, comprising: a product providing device that provides the requested product to the group purchasing terminal. 11. A split ID billing processing system for performing billing processing when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, wherein a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased and a joint purchase for the product. The split purchase ID and the group purchase terminal information for identifying the group purchase terminal where the product is jointly purchased are transmitted to the mobile terminal, and the charging process is performed by the total amount of payment in the payment information from each mobile terminal. A joint purchase terminal that receives the provided product from the product providing apparatus, a request to present the product ID to the billing server to present billing information indicating the purchase price of the product, and the billing information transmitted from the billing server A mobile terminal which accepts the input of the payment amount to the user, creates the split purchase ID and the joint purchase terminal information, and the payment information indicating the received payment amount, and transmits the payment information to the charging server. Payment of each user when the billing information is transmitted to the mobile terminal and the total payment amount having the same split purchase ID among the payment information transmitted from the respective mobile terminals reaches the purchase price of the billing information. After performing the amount billing process, a billing server that requests the product providing device to provide the joint purchase terminal identified by the joint purchase terminal information of the product for which the billing process has been performed, and the requested product. A split bill charging processing system, comprising: a product providing device for providing to the joint purchase terminal. 12. A split-bill billing processing system that performs billing processing when a plurality of users jointly purchases a product, accepts a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased,
An optional terminal that transmits a split purchase ID for identifying joint purchase of the product and the charging information of the product to the mobile terminal, and the charging information transmitted from the arbitrary terminal is shown to the user, and the input of the payment amount is accepted. , A payment information indicating the payment amount ID and the received payment amount is transmitted to a billing server, and a request for providing the product is specified by designating the payment item purchase ID of the product for which the charging process is normally completed. And a portable terminal for transmitting to the billing server, the joint purchase request indicating the split purchase ID sent from the mobile terminal to the billing server, and the billing process is performed by the joint purchase identified by the split purchase ID. The total of the payment amount with the same split purchase ID in the payment information sent from each mobile terminal and the joint purchase terminal that requests the provision of the product and receives the product provided from the product providing device is After the accounting treatment of payments of each user if you have reached the purchase price of the billing information, Dutch treat purchase ID of the joint purchase the charging process has been completed successfully
Is notified to the mobile terminal as a billing result, and it is confirmed whether the billing process for the joint purchase identified by the split purchase purchase ID transmitted from the joint purchase terminal is normally completed, and the billing process is normally completed. A split bill charging processing system, comprising: a billing server for requesting a product offering device to provide a given product; and a product offering device for offering the requested product to the joint purchase terminal. 13. A billing method for performing billing processing when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, wherein a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased is received from a joint purchase terminal and is identified by the product ID. Transmitting the billing information indicating the purchase price of the product to the joint purchase terminal, and receiving the split information indicating the payment amount of each user for the purchase price of the billing information from the joint purchase terminal and using the split information for each user. And a step of requesting the merchandise providing device to provide the merchandise for which the billing process has been performed after performing the billing process for the payment amount. 14. A billing method for performing a billing process when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, wherein a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased is received from a joint purchase terminal and identified by the product ID. Transmitting the billing information indicating the purchase price of the product to the joint purchase terminal, and receiving the payment information indicating the payment amount of the user for the purchase price of the billing information from the mobile terminal of each user, and in the payment information, When the total payment amount having the same split purchase ID reaches the purchase price of the charging information, after performing the charging process of the payment amount of each user, the product providing device is provided with the product subjected to the charging process. And a step of requesting to a charging method. 15. A billing method for performing a billing process when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, wherein a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased and a mobile terminal of a user who jointly purchases the product are identified. The portable terminal information for performing the purchase and the split purchase ID for identifying the joint purchase of the product are received from the joint purchase terminal, and the split purchase ID is received.
And a step of transmitting the billing information to the mobile terminal identified by the mobile terminal information, receiving payment information indicating a payment amount of the user for the purchase price of the billing information from the mobile terminal of each user, and receiving the payment information. If the total payment amount with the same split purchase ID within the purchase amount reaches the purchase price of the billing information, after performing the billing process for the payment amount of each user, the product provided with the billing process is offered as a product. And a step of requesting the providing device. 16. A billing method for performing a billing process when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, wherein a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased is received from a mobile terminal and identified by the product ID. Transmitting billing information indicating the purchase price of the product to the mobile terminal, joint purchase terminal information for identifying a joint purchase terminal in which the product is jointly purchased, and the user's payment amount for the purchase price of the billing information Is received from the mobile terminal of each user, and the payment amount of each user is charged when the total payment amount having the same split purchase ID in the payment information reaches the purchase price of the charging information. After performing the process, a step of requesting the product providing device to provide the product for which the charging process has been performed to the joint purchase terminal identified by the joint purchase terminal information is performed. Method for accounting. 17. A billing method for performing a billing process when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, wherein payment information indicating a user's payment amount for the purchase price of the billing information of the product to be jointly purchased is provided to each user's mobile terminal. Received from the payment information, and the payment amount having the same split purchase ID in the payment information reaches the purchase price of the charging information, the step of performing the charging processing of the payment amount of each user, and the charging processing is normal. The step of notifying the mobile terminal of the split purchase ID of the joint purchase that ended in step 5 and confirming whether the billing process of the joint purchase identified by the split purchase ID sent from the joint purchase terminal has been completed normally. And a step of requesting the merchandise providing device to provide merchandise for which the billing process has been completed normally. 18. In a joint purchase method of jointly purchasing a product by a plurality of users, a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased is transmitted to a charging server, and billing information indicating a purchase price of the product is presented. Requesting step, showing the billing information to each user, accepting the input of the payment amount, and split payment information indicating the payment amount of each user when the total amount of the received payment amounts to the purchase price of the billing information. And a step of receiving the provision of the product for which the billing process has been performed based on the billing information from the product providing device, the group purchasing method. 19. In a joint purchase method for jointly purchasing a product by a plurality of users, a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased is transmitted to a charging server, and charging information indicating a purchase price of the product is presented. The request step, the split purchase ID for identifying the joint purchase of the product, and the billing information transmitted from the billing server are transmitted to the mobile terminals, and the payment information indicating the payment amount of the user of each mobile terminal is input. In the requesting step and the payment information transmitted from each mobile terminal, if the sum of the payment amounts having the same split payment purchase ID reaches the purchase price of the billing information, split payment information indicating the payment amount of each user is displayed. Joint purchase, characterized by including a step of creating and transmitting to a billing server, and a step of accepting provision of a product for which billing processing has been performed based on the billing information from a product provision device. Method. 20. In a joint purchasing method for jointly purchasing a product by a plurality of users, a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased is transmitted to a charging server, and charging information indicating a purchase price of the product is presented. Requesting, inputting payment information indicating the payment amount of the user of each mobile terminal by transmitting the split purchase ID for identifying the joint purchase of the product and the charging information transmitted from the charging server to the mobile terminal, and A joint purchase method comprising: a step of requesting transmission to a billing server; and a step of accepting, from a commodity providing device, provision of a commodity for which a billing process has been performed according to the total amount of payment. 21. In a joint purchase method of jointly purchasing a product by a plurality of users, a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased and a mobile terminal for identifying a mobile terminal of a user who jointly purchases the product. Transmitting information and a split purchase ID for identifying joint purchase of the product to a billing server to request presentation of billing information indicating the purchase price of the product to the mobile terminal; And a step of receiving, from a product providing device, a product for which a billing process has been performed according to the total amount of payment in the payment information from each of the identified mobile terminals. 22. In the joint purchase method of jointly purchasing a product by a plurality of users, the split purchase ID of the joint purchase for which the billing process has been normally completed is received from the mobile terminal, and the joint purchase request indicating the split purchase ID is charged. A step of sending to the server and requesting provision of a product for which a billing process has been performed by joint purchase identified by the split bill purchase ID; and a product for which billing has been performed by joint purchase identified by the split bill purchase ID And a step of receiving the provision of the item from the product providing device. 23. A billing server that performs billing processing when a plurality of users jointly purchases a product receives a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased from a joint purchase terminal, and identifies the product ID. The billing information presenting means for transmitting the billing information indicating the purchase price of the product to the joint purchase terminal, and the split information indicating the payment amount of each user for the purchase price of the billing information is received from the joint purchase terminal and A billing server, comprising: a billing processing unit that, after billing processing of a payment amount of each user, requests the product providing apparatus to provide a product for which the billing process has been performed. 24. A billing server that performs billing processing when a plurality of users jointly purchases a product receives a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased from a joint purchase terminal, and identifies the product ID. Billing information presenting means for transmitting billing information indicating the purchase price of the product to the joint purchase terminal, and payment information indicating the user's payment amount for the purchase price of the billing information from each user's mobile terminal, and the payment information In the case where the total amount of payments having the same split purchase ID reaches the purchase price of the billing information, after performing the billing process for each user's payment amount, the product for which the billing process has been performed is provided. A billing server, comprising: billing processing means for requesting a product providing device. 25. In a billing server that performs billing processing when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased and a mobile terminal of a user who jointly purchases the product are identified. The portable terminal information for performing the purchase and the split purchase ID for identifying the joint purchase of the product are received from the joint purchase terminal, and the split purchase ID is received.
And a billing information presenting means for transmitting the billing information to the mobile terminal identified by the mobile terminal information, and payment information indicating the payment amount of the user for the purchase price of the billing information from the mobile terminal of each user, When the total amount of payments having the same split purchase ID in the payment information has reached the purchase price of the charging information, after performing the charging process for the payment amount of each user, the product for which the charging process has been performed A billing server, comprising: billing processing means for requesting a product offering device to provide the bill. 26. A billing server that performs a billing process when a plurality of users jointly purchases a product receives a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased from a mobile terminal, and identifies the product ID. Billing information presenting means for transmitting billing information indicating the purchase price of a product to the mobile terminal, joint purchase terminal information for identifying a joint purchase terminal for joint purchase of the product, and a user for the purchase price of the billing information Payment information indicating the payment amount of each user is received from the mobile terminal of each user, and payment of each user is made when the total payment amount having the same split purchase ID in the payment information reaches the purchase price of the billing information. And a billing processing unit that requests the product providing device to provide the joint purchase terminal identified by the joint purchase terminal information of the product for which the billing process has been performed after performing the amount billing process. Billing server, wherein the Rukoto. 27. In a billing server that performs billing processing when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, payment information indicating the amount paid by the user for the purchase price of the billing information of the product to be jointly purchased is sent to each user's mobile terminal. And a billing processing unit that performs billing processing for the payment amount of each user when the total amount of payments having the same split purchase ID in the payment information reaches the purchase price of the billing information. The billing result notifying means for notifying the mobile terminal of the split purchase ID of the joint purchase as a billing result, and the billing process for the joint purchase identified by the split purchase ID sent from the joint purchase terminal have been completed normally. And a supply permission confirmation means for requesting the product providing device to provide the product for which the charging process has been completed normally. 28. A joint purchase terminal for jointly purchasing a commodity by a plurality of users transmits a commodity ID for identifying a commodity to be jointly purchased to a billing server to present billing information indicating a purchase price of the commodity. A product selection means for requesting and showing the billing information to each user, receiving the input of the payment amount, and showing the payment amount of each user when the total amount of the received payment amounts to the purchase price of the billing information. It is characterized by comprising: split information creating / sending means for creating split information and transmitting it to a billing server; and product acceptance processing means for accepting provision of a product for which billing processing has been performed by the split information from a product providing device. Group purchase terminal. 29. In a joint purchase terminal for jointly purchasing a product by a plurality of users, a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased is transmitted to a charging server to present charging information indicating a purchase price of the product. The product selection means for requesting, the split purchase ID for identifying the joint purchase of the product, and the billing information transmitted from the billing server are transmitted to the mobile terminals, and the payment information indicating the payment amount of the user of each mobile terminal is displayed. Payment information input requesting means for requesting input, and payment of each user when the sum of payment amounts having the same split purchase ID among payment information transmitted from each mobile terminal has reached the purchase price of the billing information. Dispensing information creating / sending means for creating dispensation information indicating the amount and transmitting it to the billing server, and a product reception unit for accepting provision of a product for which billing processing has been performed according to the dispensation information from the product providing device. Joint purchase terminal comprising: a means. 30. In a joint purchase terminal for joint purchase of a product by a plurality of users, a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased is transmitted to a charging server, and billing information indicating a purchase price of the product is presented. The product selection means for requesting, the split purchase ID for identifying the joint purchase of the product, and the billing information transmitted from the billing server are transmitted to the mobile terminals, and the payment information indicating the payment amount of the user of each mobile terminal is displayed. It further comprises payment information input / transmission requesting means for requesting input and transmission to a billing server, and merchandise acceptance processing means for accepting provision of merchandise for which billing processing has been performed from the merchandise providing device based on the total payment amount A joint purchase terminal. 31. In a joint purchase terminal for jointly purchasing a commodity by a plurality of users, a commodity ID for identifying a commodity to be jointly purchased and a mobile terminal for identifying a portable terminal of a user who jointly purchases the commodity. Billing information requesting means for transmitting information and a split purchase purchase ID for identifying joint purchase of the product to a billing server to request presentation of billing information indicating the purchase price of the product to a mobile terminal; A joint purchase terminal comprising: a product acceptance processing unit that accepts, from a product providing device, a product provided with a billing process based on a total amount of payment in payment information from each mobile terminal identified by the terminal information. . 32. A joint purchase terminal for jointly purchasing a product by a plurality of users receives a split purchase ID of a joint purchase for which charging processing has been completed normally from a mobile terminal and charges a joint purchase request indicating the split purchase ID. Joint purchase request means for transmitting to the server and requesting provision of a product for which a billing process has been performed by joint purchase identified by the split bill purchase ID; and a billing process by joint purchase identified by the split bill purchase ID. A joint purchase terminal, comprising: a commodity reception processing unit that receives the provision of the separated commodity from the commodity providing apparatus. 33. A program for causing a computer to function as a billing server that performs billing processing when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, receives a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased from a joint purchase terminal. The billing information presenting means for transmitting the billing information indicating the purchase price of the product identified by the product ID to the joint purchase terminal, and the split information indicating the payment amount of each user for the purchase price of the billing information. The computer is made to function as a billing processing means for requesting the merchandise providing device to provide the merchandise for which the billing process has been performed after receiving the billing process from each user based on the billing information. Program to do. 34. A program for causing a computer to function as a billing server that performs billing processing when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, receives a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased from a joint purchase terminal. Then, charging information presenting means for transmitting charging information indicating the purchase price of the product identified by the product ID to the joint purchase terminal, and payment information indicating the payment amount of the user for the purchase price of the charging information is carried by each user. When the total amount of payments received from the terminal and having the same split purchase ID in the payment information has reached the purchase price of the charge information, the charge process of each user is performed, and then the charge process A program that causes a computer to function as a billing processing unit that requests a product providing device to provide a product that has been performed. 35. In a program for causing a computer to function as a billing server that performs billing processing when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased and the product are shared. The portable terminal information for identifying the portable terminal of the user who purchases and the split purchase ID for identifying the joint purchase of the product are received from the joint purchase terminal, and the split purchase ID is received.
And a billing information presenting means for transmitting the billing information to the mobile terminal identified by the mobile terminal information, and payment information indicating the payment amount of the user for the purchase price of the billing information from the mobile terminal of each user, In the payment information, if the total amount of payments having the same split purchase ID reaches the purchase price of the accounting information, after performing the accounting process of the payment amount of each user, the product for which the accounting process is performed A program that causes a computer to function as a charging processing unit that requests a product providing apparatus to provide the product. 36. In a program for causing a computer to function as a billing server that performs billing processing when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased is received from a mobile terminal. Accounting information presenting means for transmitting to the mobile terminal accounting information indicating the purchase price of the product identified by the product ID, and joint purchase terminal information for identifying a joint purchase terminal for joint purchase of the product. The payment information indicating the payment amount of the user for the purchase price of the billing information is received from the mobile terminal of each user, and the total payment amount having the same split purchase ID among the payment information reaches the purchase price of the billing information. In this case, after performing the billing process for the payment amount of each user, the product for which the billing process is performed is provided to the joint purchase terminal identified by the joint purchase terminal information. Program for causing a computer to function as a charging processing means for requesting the product supply device. 37. In a program for causing a computer to function as a billing server for billing processing when a plurality of users jointly purchase a product, the payment amount of the user for the purchase price of the billing information of the product to be jointly purchased is shown. When the payment information is received from each user's mobile terminal and the total payment amount having the same split purchase ID in the payment information reaches the purchase price of the charging information, the payment process of each user is performed. The charging processing means to perform, the charging result notifying means for notifying the mobile terminal of the split purchase ID of the joint purchase for which the billing processing has been completed normally, and the joint purchase identified by the split purchase ID transmitted from the joint purchase terminal. Confirm whether the billing process of the product has been completed normally, and request the product providing device to provide the product for which the billing process has been completed normally. A program that causes a computer to function as an authentication means. 38. In a program for causing a computer to function as a joint purchase terminal for joint purchase of a product by a plurality of users, a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased is transmitted to a billing server to purchase the product. Product selection means for requesting presentation of billing information indicating the price, and showing the billing information to each user and accepting the input of the payment amount, and the total of the received payment amount reaches the purchase price of the billing information. And a means for creating and transmitting dismissal information indicating payment amount of each user to the billing server, and a merchandise acceptance processing means for accepting provision of merchandise for which billing processing has been performed from the merit information from the merchandise providing device. A program that causes a computer to function as. 39. In a program for causing a computer to function as a joint purchasing terminal for jointly purchasing a product by a plurality of users, a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased is transmitted to a billing server to purchase the product. A product selection means for requesting presentation of billing information indicating the price, a split purchase ID for identifying joint purchase of the product, and billing information transmitted from the billing server, and the user of each mobile terminal The payment information input requesting means for requesting the input of the payment information indicating the payment amount and the total payment amount having the same split purchase ID among the payment information transmitted from the respective mobile terminals reach the purchase price of the charging information. If the billing process is performed, billing information creating / transmitting means for creating billing information indicating the payment amount of each user and transmitting the billing information to the billing server; Program for causing the functions a computer as goods reception processing means for receiving from the product supply device provided. 40. In a program for causing a computer to function as a joint purchasing terminal for jointly purchasing a product by a plurality of users, a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased is transmitted to a billing server to purchase the product. A product selection means for requesting presentation of billing information indicating the price, a split purchase ID for identifying joint purchase of the product, and billing information transmitted from the billing server, and the user of each mobile terminal Payment information input / transmission request means for requesting input of payment information indicating the payment amount and transmission to a billing server, and product acceptance for accepting provision of a product for which billing processing has been performed by the sum of the payment amounts from a product provision device A program that causes a computer to function as a processing unit. 41. In a program for causing a computer to function as a joint purchase terminal for jointly purchasing a product by a plurality of users, a product ID for identifying a product to be jointly purchased and a mobile phone of a user who jointly purchases the product. The mobile terminal information for identifying the terminal and the split purchase ID for identifying the joint purchase of the product are transmitted to the charging server to request presentation of the charging information indicating the purchase price of the product to the mobile terminal. A billing information requesting means, and a computer as a merchandise acceptance processing means for accepting, from a merchandise providing device, the provision of merchandise for which a billing process has been performed according to the sum of payment amounts in the payment information from each mobile terminal identified by the mobile terminal information. A program characterized by making it function. 42. In a program for causing a computer to function as a joint purchase terminal for joint purchase of a product by a plurality of users, the split purchase ID of the joint purchase for which the charging process has been normally completed is received from the mobile terminal, and the split purchase is received. A joint purchase request unit that transmits a joint purchase request indicating an ID to the billing server and requests the provision of a product for which a billing process has been performed by the joint purchase identified by the split bill purchase ID, and is identified by the split bill purchase ID. A program that causes a computer to function as a product reception processing unit that receives, from a product providing apparatus, a product provided with a billing process by joint purchase. 43. A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to any one of claims 33 to 42 is recorded.