JPH08315027A - Information presenting device and its system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To utilize an information presenting device for the evasion of overuse by integrating a charge and displaying the integrated charge in each presentation of a prescribed information processing result to the outside in accordance with an inputted request. CONSTITUTION: When an information request is inputted by a key pad 311, a CPU 301 executes prescribed information processing by using information corresponding to the request. A KARAOKE terminal 30 presents an information processing result to the outside. Sound and video signals are generated based on digital data e.g. as information processing and respectively outputted as sound from a speaker 307 and videos or the like on a display 309. A monitor device 309 displays the integrated charge of rental information presented up to the current processing in each presentation of rental information in accordance with a request. The user of the terminal 30 can know the amount of payment by observing the integrated charge.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information providing device and an information providing system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is an information providing device that provides an information providing service according to a customer's operation, such as a video device installed in a guest room of a hotel or a karaoke device of a karaoke shop. Normally, with these video devices and karaoke devices,
Information such as movies and music provided to customers is charged, and the usage fee is paid at the front desk at the time of check-out.

[0003]

However, in a karaoke apparatus, for example, the number of songs to enjoy in karaoke, that is, how much information to receive, is at the customer's discretion. I couldn't say that I would overuse it and over budget. Excessive use of such information providing services is not limited to karaoke devices, but is also used for video devices in hotels and the like, reception of pay broadcasting, use of pay information by video-on-demand, so-called “matchmaking videophone”, etc. It could have occurred in various information providing devices that provide pay information, such as "Nelton terminal".

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to display information relating to an information fee in an information providing device to help avoid overuse.

[0005]

As means for solving the above problems, the information providing apparatus according to claim 1 uses request input means for inputting a request for information, and information according to the request. In the information providing apparatus including the information processing means for executing the predetermined information processing and the information providing means for providing the result of the information processing to the outside, each time the pay information is provided in response to the request, Charge display means for displaying the accumulated charge of the pay information provided up to now is provided.

An information providing apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is a request input means for inputting a request for information, an information processing means for executing predetermined information processing by using information according to the request, and the information. In the information providing apparatus including the information providing means for providing the processing result to the outside, the budget inputting means for inputting the budget and the paid information are provided every time the pay information is provided in response to the request. A balance display means is provided for displaying the difference between the accumulated charge of the pay information and the budget.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information providing apparatus, request input means for inputting a request for information, information processing means for executing predetermined information processing by using information according to the request, and the information. In an information providing device provided with an information providing means for providing the processing result to the outside, the number input means for inputting the number of persons to be charged, and every time the pay information is provided in response to the request, it is provided by then There is provided split payment display means for displaying the burden amount per person, which is obtained by dividing the accumulated charge of the paid information by the number of persons who bear the charge.

An information providing system according to a fourth aspect of the invention provides an information providing apparatus according to any one of the first to third aspects, a pay information storage means for storing pay information, and a request input by the request input means. Further, there is provided a central device including a pay information transmitting means for transmitting the pay information to the information providing device, and an amount calculation means for calculating one of the accumulated charge of the pay information, the difference and the burden per person. ing.

[0009]

In the information providing apparatus having the above structure, when a request for information is input by the request inputting means, the information processing means uses the information according to the request to obtain predetermined information. Execute the process. The information providing means provides the result of information processing to the outside. Here, as the information processing, for example, generating a signal for audio or a signal for video based on digital data is provided. Providing the result to the outside means outputting the audio signal from a speaker or the like. Examples include output, video output by a display, and print output by a printer.

Then, the fee display means displays the accumulated fee of the pay information provided so far every time the pay information is provided in response to the request. The user of the information providing apparatus can see how much the accumulated charge is and how much the payment is required. Therefore, it is possible to avoid excessive use such as ending use at an appropriate place.

In the information providing apparatus according to claim 2,
The operation of the request input means, the information processing means, and the information providing means is the same as that of the information providing apparatus according to claim 1. In this information providing device, the budget is input by the budget input means. The balance display means displays the difference between the accumulated charge of the pay information provided up to that time and the budget each time the pay information is provided in response to the request.

[0012] The user of the information providing apparatus can see the difference and determine how much more the user can use, whether it is time to finish the use, or the like. Therefore, it is possible to avoid excessive use such as ending use at an appropriate place. In the information providing apparatus according to claim 3, the operation of the request input means, the information processing means, and the information providing means is the same as that of the information providing apparatus according to claim 1. In this information providing device, the number of people who bear the charge is input by the number input means. Every time the pay information is provided in response to the request, the split bill display means displays the burden amount per person obtained by dividing the accumulated charge of the pay information provided up to that time by the charge bearer.

The user of the information providing apparatus can judge how much the user can use by looking at the burden amount per person, whether it is time to finish the use, or the like. Therefore, it is possible to avoid excessive use such as ending use at an appropriate place. In addition, the user does not need to perform a troublesome calculation in the split bill, and the split bill can be swiftly processed, for example, the split bill clearing between the users can be completed prior to clearing the usage fee at the front desk or the like. Therefore, it is suitable when a plurality of users collaborate.

In the information providing system according to claim 4, the information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 operates as described above. The pay information storage means of the central device stores pay information. The pay information sending means sends to the information providing apparatus pay information according to the request input by the request input means of the information providing apparatus. For this reason,
The information providing device itself does not need to store pay information,
The configuration of the information providing device can be simplified. Further, since there is only one central device, the pay information stored therein can be used by a plurality of information providing devices, which is suitable for an information providing system having a plurality of information providing devices.

The money amount calculating means calculates either the accumulated charge of the pay information, the difference or the burden per person. If the amount of money calculated here is displayed on the information providing device, the effects as described above are exhibited. Even if the amount calculation means is provided for each information providing device, it is provided in the central device or separately from the central device to calculate the amount of money and the like for each information providing device, and to calculate the amount for each information providing device. It may be configured to transmit.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention embodied in a centralized control type karaoke system will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the karaoke system 2 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the present karaoke system 2 includes reception of customers, settlement, and a karaoke terminal 3
0 is installed in each room (not shown) for managing the usage status of each room, a front terminal 10 for supplying the karaoke terminal 30 with karaoke data stored therein, and a server 20 for supplying the karaoke terminal 30 Multiple karaoke terminals 3 that perform karaoke performances using the karaoke data that are stored
0, the front terminal 10, the server 20, and a transmission line 40 for communication that connects each karaoke terminal 30.

The configurations of the front terminal 10, the server 20, and the karaoke terminal 30 will be sequentially described below. The front terminal 10 includes a CPU 101 as control means for controlling the entire front terminal 10. CPU10
1 is connected to the transmission path 40 via a communication circuit 102 as a communication means, and can communicate with the server 20 and each karaoke terminal 30 through the communication circuit 102.

The memory 103 as a storage means uses the usage status of each room, the usage charge of each karaoke terminal 30 in each room,
This is for storing performance record information and the like sent from the karaoke terminal 30. The graphic circuit 104 is
The circuit includes a video RAM (not shown) and sequentially reads the data written in the video RAM from the CPU 101 and converts the data into a video signal. Graphic circuit 1
The video signal as the output of 04 is the graphic circuit 1
04 is connected to the monitor device (CRT) 105 and is displayed on the screen of the monitor device 105.

The keypad 106 as an input means is provided with a cursor key 106a, a room use key 106b, a settlement key 106c, a settlement completion key 106d, etc., and a CPU 10 via an input / output interface (I / O) 107.
Connected to 1. By operating this keypad 106, it is possible to input to the CPU 101 an instruction such as the start of use of each room or the settlement.

Next, the configuration of the server 20 as the central apparatus according to the fourth aspect will be described. The server 20 includes a CPU 20 as a control means for controlling the entire server 20.
1 is provided. The CPU 201 is a communication unit, and the communication circuit 2 as the pay information transmitting unit according to claim 4.
The communication circuit 2 is connected to the transmission line 40 via 02.
02 through the front terminal 10 and each karaoke terminal 3
Can communicate with 0.

A hard disk (HDD) 203 as a pay information storage means according to claim 4 stores a large amount of karaoke data as pay information of the present invention. The memory 204 as a temporary storage means is for temporarily storing karaoke data read from the hard disk 203 for transmission to the karaoke terminal 30 and communication contents from the front terminal 10 and the karaoke terminal 30.

Karaoke data is composed of identification data, song data, lyrics data, title data, background image data and the like. The identification data is data for identifying each karaoke piece and includes a piece name, a piece number, and the like.

The song data is data for karaoke performance, and is well-known MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital).
Interface) data is being used. This MIDI data is created on the premise of a synthesizer sound source, and is a list of information about which timbre to use, what scale, how strong, at what timing the sound should be produced, and at what timing it should be erased. Is.

The lyrics data is composed of data in which lyrics are encoded and timing data indicating at which timing the lyrics should be displayed. The title data is the data for displaying the title screen including the song name, lyricist name, composer name, etc. at the start of the performance, and the background image data is the image displayed as the background image of the lyrics telop during the performance. Data.

Next, the structure of the karaoke terminal 30 as the information providing apparatus of the present invention will be described. The karaoke terminal 30 is provided with a CPU 301 which is a control means for controlling the entire karaoke terminal 30 and which also functions as an information processing means and an amount calculation means according to claim 4. CP
The U 301 is connected to the transmission line 40 via a communication circuit 302 serving as a communication unit, and can communicate with the front terminal 10 and the server 20 via the communication circuit 302.

The memory 303 as a storage means is provided with karaoke data sent from the server 20 and the karaoke terminal 3.
This is for storing performance performance information of 0 and the like.
The synthesizer sound source 304, which functions as an information processing unit in cooperation with the CPU 301, operates from the CPU 301.
It is a device that receives DI data and actually synthesizes a voice signal. The synthesizer sound source 304 has a large amount of tone color data in an internal memory (not shown).
It is possible to synthesize a voice signal with a tone color, scale, and sound intensity designated by the I data, and output it at a designated timing. An audio signal output from the synthesizer sound source 304 is mixed with a user's audio input from a microphone (not shown) in a mixer amplifier (AMP) 305, amplified, and sent to a speaker 307.
Audio is output from the speaker 307. That is, the speaker 307 functions as the information providing unit of the present invention.

A graphic circuit 308 that functions as an information processing unit in cooperation with the CPU 301 is a video RAM.
(Not shown), which is a circuit that sequentially reads lyrics data, title data, and background image data transmitted from the CPU 301 and written in the video RAM, converts the lyrics data into a video signal, and outputs the video signal at a specified timing. The video signal as the output of the graphic circuit 308 is supplied to the monitor device (CR
T) 309 and is displayed on the monitor device 309 as a title screen, lyrics telop, and background image. That is, the monitor device 309 functions together with the speaker 307 as the information providing unit of the present invention.

The keypad 311 as the request input means of the present invention, the budget input means of claim 2 and the number of people input means of claim 3 is an input / output interface (I / I).
O) 310 and is connected to the CPU 301. The keypad 311 includes a numeric keypad 311a and a music selection key 311.
b, a cancel key 311c, a budget input key 311d, a occupant number key 311e, an end key 311f, etc. are provided, and the user operates the keypad 311 to request a karaoke song, the song number, and the budget amount. It is possible to input instructions such as the number of users, cancellation of input values, etc. to the CPU 301.

The CPU 301 and the graphic circuit 3
The 08 and the monitor device 309 work together to function as the balance display means according to claim 2 and the split bill display means according to claim 3, the details of which will be described later. Next, the operation of the karaoke system 2 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 shows the front terminal 1
0 is a flowchart of front terminal processing executed by the CPU 101, FIG. 3 is a flowchart of karaoke terminal main processing executed by the CPU 301 of the karaoke terminal 30, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart of settlement processing executed by the CPU 301 of the karaoke terminal 30. Are exemplary views of the screen display of the monitor device 105 of the front terminal 10, and FIGS. 6 to 9 are exemplary views of the screen display of the monitor device 309 of the karaoke terminal 30. Since the processing at the front terminal 10 and the processing at the karaoke terminal 30 are related to each other, the following description will be given with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 as needed.

First, the operation of the front terminal 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, when the front terminal 10 is activated, the CPU 101 reads out the usage status information of each room from the memory 103 and sends the display data based on the usage status information to the graphic circuit 104, which is illustrated in FIG. Such a usage situation as described above is displayed on the monitor device 105 (S20
1). In FIG. 5, the shaded room is in use. Immediately after the front terminal 10 is activated, there is usually no room in use, and in this case, all empty rooms are displayed.

Next, the CPU 101 causes the clearing key 106c.
It is determined whether the clearing command has been input by the operation of (S203). If no clearing command is input (S203:
No), the CPU 101 proceeds to the next step S205 and determines whether a room has been selected. This room selection is performed by operating the cursor key 106a and the room use key 106b. Specifically, for example, the front desk staff is shown in FIG.
When the cursor key 106a is operated while observing the display of the usage status as shown in, the cursor K displayed below the room number moves. If the room use key 106b is pressed when the cursor K is located at an appropriate vacant room, for example, the room number 06, the room number 06 is selected.

If the room is selected (S205: Y
ES), the CPU 101 uses the room number (for example, 06)
The karaoke terminal 30 installed in the room is instructed to start using (S207). Next, the CPU 101 updates and stores the usage status information in the memory 103 (S209),
Return to S201. In the next process of S201, for example, a display indicating that the room with the room number 06 is in use is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 3, C of the karaoke terminal 30
The PU 301 is waiting for a command to start use from the front terminal 10 (S301). As described above, when the use start command is issued from the front terminal 10 (see S207 in FIG. 2) and this is received (S301: YES), the CPU
301 sends data to the graphic circuit 308,
A screen as shown in FIG. 6 that prompts the user to input the budget and the number of users is displayed on the monitor device 309 (S303).
Next, the customer uses the ten-key pad 311a of the keypad 311.
When the budget and the number of users are input by operating the budget input key 311d and the number of users key 311e, the CPU 301
Stores this and displays it on the monitor device 309 (S305).

Subsequently, the CPU 301 waits for the user to select the requested song by operating the ten keys 311a and the song selection key 311b of the keypad 311 (S307).
If the song is selected (S307: YES), the communication circuit 302
Through the server 20 for transmitting the karaoke data of the song.
(S309).

In the server 20, the CPU 201 reads out the karaoke data of the requested song from the hard disk 203, temporarily stores it in the memory 204, and then transmits it to the karaoke terminal 30 through the communication circuit 202. The CPU 301 of the karaoke terminal 30 receives the karaoke data transmitted from the server 20 and stores it in the memory 303 (S311).

Next, the CPU 301 executes processing for karaoke performance (S313). Specifically, CPU3
01 reads karaoke data from the memory 303,
The music data (MIDI data) therein is transferred to the synthesizer sound source 304. Further, the CPU 301 transfers title data, lyrics data, and background image data to the graphic circuit 308 in synchronization with the transfer of song data.

The synthesizer sound source 304 synthesizes an audio signal based on the music data and outputs it to the mixer amplifier 305. The mixer amplifier 305 amplifies the audio signal and outputs it to the speaker 307. A karaoke performance is output from the speaker 307. At this time, if the singing sound signal of the customer is input from the microphone, the mixer amplifier 30
5 mixes the singing sound signal and the sound signal from the synthesizer sound source 304, amplifies them, and sends them to the speaker 307. As a result, the speaker 307 outputs a sound in which the karaoke performance and the singing sound are mixed.

On the other hand, the graphic circuit 308 converts the title data, the lyrics data and the background image data into a video signal and outputs it to the monitor device 309 to display the title screen, the lyrics telop and the background image. The user can sing along with the karaoke performance while watching the lyrics telop.

Following this processing for karaoke performance,
The CPU 301 stores, in the memory 303, the information "what time and what song number was played", that is, performance record information.
To store (S315). Next, the CPU 301 transmits this performance record information to the front terminal 10 (S31).
7).

As shown in FIG. 2, C of the front terminal 10
When the performance record information is transmitted from the karaoke terminal 30 (S211: YES), the PU 101 karaokes price information indicating how much the music fee for the song number included in the performance record information is. Send to terminal 30 (S2
13). Subsequently, the CPU 101 links the performance record information and the song usage fee with the room number of the karaoke terminal 30 which has transmitted the performance record information, and stores the same in the memory 103 (S215). At this time, if the music usage fee up to that time has already been stored, it is stored as an integrated charge including the current music usage fee.

As shown in FIG. 3, C of the karaoke terminal 30
When the PU 301 receives the price information from the front terminal 10 (S319), the PU 301 calculates the accumulated charge of the music usage fee so far based on the price information and stores it in the memory 303 (S321). Next, the CPU 301 executes S321
The balance calculated by subtracting the integrated charge calculated in step S305 from the budget amount input in step S305 is calculated, and the budget amount, the integrated charge, and the balance are sent to the graphic circuit 308 and displayed on the monitor device 309 (S323). A display as illustrated in FIG. 7 is displayed on the monitor device 309.

Next, the CPU 301 determines whether the balance calculated in S323 is negative, that is, the budget is exceeded (S325). Here, if the budget is not exceeded (S32
5: NO), the CPU 301 returns to S307 and repeats the above processing. On the other hand, if the budget is exceeded (S32
5: YES), the CPU 301 determines that the graphic circuit 30
8 and sends a screen to the monitor device 309 for prompting the addition of a budget as shown in FIG. 8 (S).
327).

Subsequently, the CPU 301 waits for an instruction to add a budget or to finish using the karaoke terminal 30 (S329). Here, the user selects the keypad 311
If the additional budget is input by operating the ten-key pad 311a and the budget input key 311d (S329: NO), the CPU 30
1 stores this in the memory 303 and returns to S307. In addition, within a preset time (for example, within 1 minute)
Even if no command is input to the CPU 301
Returns to S307.

On the other hand, when the customer operates the end key 311f of the keypad 311 to command the end of use of the karaoke terminal 30 (S329: YES), the CPU 30
1, the process proceeds to S311 and executes the settlement process. As shown in FIG. 4, in the settlement process, the CPU 301 executes S321.
Then, the charge per person is calculated by dividing the accumulated charge stored in the memory 303 by the number of users, and the number of users, the accumulated charge and the charge per person are sent to the graphic circuit 308 and displayed on the monitor device 309 ( S401). A display as illustrated in FIG. 9 is displayed on the monitor device 309. After that, the CPU 301 returns to S301 and waits for an instruction to start use from the front terminal 10, and the karaoke terminal 30 enters a standby state.

The clearing process is performed by the keypad 311.
It is also executed as an interrupt process resulting from the operation of the end key 311f. Therefore, if the customer operates the end key 311f of the keypad 311 at a desired timing to command the end of use of the karaoke terminal 30, the use of the karaoke terminal 30 is ended at that point and the settlement process is executed. be able to.

Thus, the customer who has finished using the karaoke terminal 30 returns to the front desk and requests to pay the usage fee. For example, the front desk clerk performs the clearing operation on the front terminal 10. Specifically, the front desk operator operates the cursor key 106a of the keypad 106 to move the cursor K to the room number requiring settlement on the screen of the monitor device 105 and then operates the settlement key 106c. A settlement instruction is issued to the CPU 101.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the settlement command is input by operating the settlement key 106c of the keypad 106 (S203: YES), the CPU 101 stores the accumulated charge of the room number designated by the cursor K in the memory 103. , And sends it to the graphic circuit 104 to display the amount on the monitor device 105 as shown in FIG. 9 (S217).

[0048] If the front desk tells the customer the charge display, or the customer directly confirms the charge display and the payment is made, the front desk operates the settlement end key 106d of the keypad 106. Command the end of liquidation. C
If the payment end is input to the PU 101 (S219:
(YES), the process proceeds to S209, the usage status information is updated and stored in the memory 103, and the process returns to S201. On the monitor device 105, the room for which the usage fee has been settled is displayed as an empty room.

As described above, every time the user enjoys one karaoke song, the balance obtained by deducting the accumulated charge up to that time from the budget amount is displayed. You can decide whether or not you can enjoy it, or whether you should finish using it. Therefore, it is possible to avoid overuse, such as ending the use of the karaoke terminal 30 at an appropriate place.

At the end of use of the karaoke terminal 30, the burden amount (payment allowance) per user is displayed, so that the customer does not need to make a troublesome calculation for the appraisal, for example, at the front desk. Prior to liquidation of the fee, it is possible to expedite the billing process such as clearing the bills between each customer. Therefore, it is extremely convenient when a plurality of users share the information.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to such embodiments and can be variously implemented without departing from the gist of the present invention. Although the present invention is applied to the karaoke system in this embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the karaoke system, and the use of a video device in a hotel or the like, reception of pay broadcasting, use of pay information by video-on-demand, matchmaking videophone, etc. So-called "Neruton terminal"
It goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to various information providing devices and systems that provide paid information.

[0052]

As described above, according to the information providing apparatus of the first aspect, every time the pay information is provided, the accumulated charge of the pay information provided up to that time is displayed. The user of the providing device can know how much payment is required by looking at this accumulated charge. Therefore, it is possible to avoid excessive use such as ending use at an appropriate place.

According to the information providing apparatus of the second aspect, every time the pay information is provided, the difference between the accumulated charge of the paid information provided up to that time and the budget is displayed. The user can look at this difference and determine how much more can be used, whether it should be finished or not. Therefore, it is possible to avoid excessive use such as ending use at an appropriate place.

According to the information providing apparatus of the third aspect, every time the pay information is provided, the per capita amount obtained by dividing the accumulated charge of the pay information provided so far by the charge bearer is displayed. Therefore, the user of the information providing device can judge how much more the user can use by looking at the burden amount per person, and it is better to finish the use soon. Therefore, it is possible to avoid excessive use such as ending use at an appropriate place. In addition, the user does not need to perform a troublesome calculation in the split bill, and the split bill can be swiftly processed, for example, the split bill clearing between the users can be completed prior to clearing the usage fee at the front desk or the like. Therefore, it is suitable when a plurality of users collaborate.

According to the information providing system of the fourth aspect, the information providing apparatus itself does not need to store the pay information, and the configuration of the information providing apparatus can be simplified. Further, since there is only one central device, the pay information stored therein can be used by a plurality of information providing devices, which is suitable for an information providing system having a plurality of information providing devices.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a karaoke system of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of front terminal processing executed by a CPU of the front terminal according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of karaoke terminal main processing executed by the CPU of the karaoke terminal of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a settlement process executed by the CPU of the karaoke terminal of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of a screen display of the monitor device of the front terminal of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a view showing an example of the screen display of the monitor device of the karaoke terminal of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of the screen display of the monitor device of the karaoke terminal of the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of a screen display of the monitor device of the karaoke terminal of the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a view showing an example of screen display of the monitor device of the karaoke terminal of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... Karaoke system, 10 ... Front terminal, 20 ... Server (central device), 30 ... Karaoke terminal (information providing device), 40 ... Transmission line, 101 ... CPU, 102 ... communication circuit, 103 ... memory, 104 ... graphic circuit, 105 ... monitor device, 106 ... keypad, 201 ... CPU, 202 ... communication circuit (pay information transmitting means) ), 203 ... Hard disk (pay information storage means), 204 ... Memory, 301 ... CPU (information processing means, amount calculation means, balance display means, split display means), 302 ... Communication circuit, 303 ... Memory, 304 ... Synthesizer sound source (information processing means), 305 ... Mixer amplifier, 307 ... Speaker (information providing means), 308 ... Gu Fick circuit (information processing means, balance display means, split payment display means), 309 ... Monitor device (information providing means, balance display means, split payment display means), 311 ... Keypad (request input means, budget input means) , Number input method).

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yuji Kiyohara 6-104 Sakurayama-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture EXING Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toshi Furukawa 6-104 Sakurayama-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Local In Xing Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Mizuho Shimizu 3-23 Shimoshinmachi, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture In Intec Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A request input means for inputting a request for information, an information processing means for executing predetermined information processing by using information according to the request, and a result of the information processing provided to the outside. In an information providing device including information providing means, charge display means is provided for displaying the accumulated charge of the pay information provided up to that time each time the pay information is provided in response to the request. Information providing device. 2. A request input means for inputting a request for information, an information processing means for executing predetermined information processing by using information according to the request, and a result of the information processing provided to the outside. In an information providing device including an information providing unit, a budget input unit for inputting a budget, and every time pay information is provided in response to the request, the accumulated charge of the pay information provided so far and the An information providing apparatus comprising: a balance display means for displaying a difference from a budget. 3. A request input means for inputting a request for information, an information processing means for executing predetermined information processing by using the information according to the request, and a result of the information processing provided to the outside. In an information providing device including information providing means, a person number input means for inputting the number of persons who bear the charge, and every time the pay information is provided in response to the request, the accumulated fee of the pay information provided so far An information providing apparatus comprising: a split payment display unit for displaying a burden amount per person, which is divided by the charge burden number. 4. The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, pay information storage means for storing pay information, and the pay information according to the request input by the request input means. An information providing system, comprising: a central device having a pay information sending unit for sending to the device; and an amount calculation unit for calculating one of the accumulated charge of the pay information, the difference and the burden per person. system.