JPH11145954A - Internet connection system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an internet connection system with which a sponsor can effectively utilize an internet for a customer service such as advertisement and propaganda. SOLUTION: In the case of dial up connection when connecting a computer to the internet, an end user issues an ID and a password through a first device 1 in advance and confirms these ID and password through a second device 2 in the case of internet connection and after the elapse of a prescribed time from the internet connection, the internet is disconnected. Then, a bill is issued for a tariff to the sponsor corresponding to the time of internet utilization accumulated for a prescribed period by a third device 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an Internet connection system for providing a specific person with a free Internet connection and billing a sponsor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional Internet connection system, a specific individual can use the Internet only by separating a specific day, such as from what month to what day. There was an idea to use toll-free numbers for Internet connection, but simply dividing a particular day as described above could cause enormous call charges during this period, and it was not actually available .

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is necessary for a user to be able to use the service free of charge from the viewpoint of customer service of a company. For a company, simply delimiting a specific day, such as from what month to what day, does not give a certain upper limit to the burden on the company for this use. Not available.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and since the Internet is free for the end user, an Internet connection that allows the sponsor to effectively use the Internet for customer services such as advertising and promotion. The purpose is to provide a system.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, an Internet connection system according to the present invention issues a recognition unit including a password in advance in a dial-up connection when an end user connects a computer to the Internet. Confirming the recognition unit when connecting to the Internet, disconnecting the Internet connection when a predetermined time has elapsed since the Internet connection, and issuing a bill for invoicing a fee corresponding to the Internet use time counted for a predetermined period to the sponsor. It is characterized by the following.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration explanatory view showing an embodiment of the present invention. That is, the first device 1 includes the control unit 101, the first output unit 102, and the second output unit 10
The control unit 101 creates IDs each having a serial number for personal identification and randomly generated passwords for the designated total number. The first
The output unit 102 outputs the ID and the password to the second device 2 as a file. The second output unit 10
3 prints the ID and the password as stickers.

The second device 2 comprises a control unit 201, a first input unit 202, a second input unit 203, a recording unit 204, and an output unit 205. That is, the ID and password file created by the first device 1 is stored in the first input unit 20.
2 and the control unit 201 determines whether to connect to the Internet by receiving a free dial-up connection to the end user by free dialing in the second input unit 203 by determining the ID and password. I do.
When the computer of the end user is connected to the Internet according to the determination of the control unit 201, the communication received by the second input unit 203 is connected to the Internet via the output unit 205. At this time, I
Record D, password and Internet connection start time. The control unit 201 is connected or every time a connection is established,
By referring to the ID and the password of the recording unit 204, it is determined whether the total Internet connection time has not reached the Internet connection upper limit time specified in advance. At 202, the Internet connection is disconnected.

The third device 3 includes a control unit 301 and an output unit 30
It consists of two. That is, in the control unit 301, the recording unit 204 is totalized for each fixed period, the total Internet connection time is calculated for each ID of a serial number in a predetermined range, and according to a predetermined charge calculation method, Calculate internet usage fee,
The Internet connection time statement and the bill are printed from the output unit 302.

An Internet connection system according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided in advance in order for an end user to use the computer free of charge including a communication fee in a dial-up connection when connecting the computer to the Internet. Issue a recognition password, etc. for use, confirm when connecting to the Internet, disconnect the Internet connection after a predetermined time has elapsed since the Internet connection, and unite the total usage time of the monthly Internet connection for a certain amount of use And a billing function for billing a sponsor company different from the end user for a fee corresponding to the total Internet usage time.

[0010] As described above, the Internet connection system according to one embodiment of the present invention is to provide an upper limit to the connection time to the Internet, and to provide sufficient security for confirming the upper limit at this time. For this reason, the software on the user side has an Internet connection time measurement function so that it can be used only for a certain period of time.Also, the connection time is measured even at the Internet connection destination, and the preset time elapses After that, it has a function to disconnect the Internet connection.

[0011]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the end user can use the Internet free of charge, the sponsor company can use the PR through the Internet.
It is possible to effectively use the Internet to promote the use of the Internet.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... 1st apparatus, 2 ... 2nd apparatus, 3 ... 3rd apparatus, 1
01: control unit, 102: first output unit, 103: second output unit, 201: control unit, 202: first input unit, 20
3 second input unit, 204 recording unit, 205 output unit,
301: control unit, 302: output unit.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Masao Ogawa 1-6-18 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo Inside NT Learning Systems Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Akemi Hasebe 1-6 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo No. 18 NTT Learning Systems Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Tatsuya Tachibana 3-19-2 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Japan Telegraph and Telephone Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kazuyoshi Nakao Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Nishi-Shinjuku 3-chome 19-2 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Inventor Takumi Suzuka 3-18-16 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An end user issues a recognition unit including a password in advance in a dial-up connection when connecting a computer to the Internet, confirms the recognition unit when connecting to the Internet, and determines a predetermined time from the Internet connection. After that, the internet connection is cut off,
An internet connection system for issuing a bill for charging a sponsor for a fee corresponding to the internet usage time counted for a predetermined period.