JP2006190038A - System, method, program, cellular phone, personal computer, and server for internet service charging - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform safe charging processing to reduce the load of inputting information for individual authentication. <P>SOLUTION: The Internet service charging system comprises a charging server 111 connected to a private network, which holds a connecting account of an end user who enters the private network as information for individual authentication, and performs charging processing; a content server 108 connected to the Internet, which holds contents and charging applets; a cellular phone 101, which enters the private network and makes the charging server perform authentication and charging processing; and a personal computer separably connected to the cellular phone through an exclusive cable, which makes the charging server perform charging processing after confirming the connecting account by the cellular phone by a charging applet downloaded at the time of requesting a content to the content server, and downloads the content from the content server when the content server confirms the charging processing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a billing system that performs billing processing when a service provider provides a paid Internet service to an end user. In particular, the present invention relates to an Internet service billing system, a method, a program executed by a computer, a mobile phone, a personal computer, and a server that can facilitate personal billing information and perform secure billing processing with peace of mind.

  FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an Internet service billing system which is a premise of the present invention. In addition, the same number and code | symbol are attached | subjected to the same component through all the figures. As shown in the figure, the mobile phone 101 and the base station 102 are connected wirelessly, and the base station 102 is connected to the mobile phone network 103. The cellular phone network 103 is connected to the Internet 105 via the Internet connection provider 104. The Internet 105 is a public network.

Further, the personal computer 106 and the fixed telephone network 107 are connected by wire, and the fixed telephone network 107 is connected to the Internet 105 via the Internet connection provider 104.
Further, a service provider 108 is connected to the Internet 105, and the service provider 108 authenticates an account of the end user 100 for an access from the end user 100 by the mobile phone 101 or an access by the personal computer 106. Check billing information.

The service provider 108 is provided with a content server 108A, and the content server 108A downloads the content to the corresponding mobile phone 101 or the corresponding personal computer 106 after confirming the billing information at the service provider 108.
In this way, the end user 100 can receive an Internet service from the service provider 108 for a fee, and executes (reproduces) the downloaded content on the mobile phone 101 or the personal computer 106.

In this case, every time the end user 100 accesses the service provider 108 from the mobile phone 101 and the personal computer 106, the account information that is information used for personal authentication is input, and the account information passes through the Internet 105.
For this reason, in order to ensure security on the Internet 105, encryption processing is performed on the account information.

As described above, it is well known that charging for pay contents on the Internet has been performed while maintaining security by encrypting account information on the Internet.
However, the above conventional method has the following problems.
The first problem is that when charging processing is performed on the Internet 105, it is necessary to ensure the security of account information, which is information used for personal authentication of the end user 100. It is difficult to understand whether it is secured. The reason is that, when security is ensured in the encryption process on the Internet 105, specialized knowledge such as encryption strength is required. That is, even if the encryption technique is used, there is a problem that it is not possible to carry out a safe billing process with peace of mind unless there is specialized knowledge such as encryption strength.

The second problem is that when the accounting process is performed, it is necessary to input the account information of the end user 100. However, when the account information, which is personal authentication information, is manually input each time, the end user 100 is complicated. It means that the burden of is great.
Related to these problems, there are the following conventional techniques.
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to enable a user who requests electronic information to easily acquire desired electronic information using a portable device and to easily perform a procedure related to charging, an information search server according to an electronic information acquisition request from the user When providing electronic information registered in a distribution server on a network communication network to a user, the identification information for identifying the user is received from the mobile device storing the identification information, and the received identification information Based on this, the service server that provides the service to the mobile device authenticates the user, registers the user authentication data in the memory of the mobile device, and electronic information from the mobile device via the MFP system or personal computer In response to the acquisition request, the information search server confirms the user with the authentication data and sends the requested electronic information from the distribution server. There is provided to over THE (e.g., see Patent Document 1).

  However, in Patent Document 1, the information search server confirms the user with the authentication data in response to the electronic information acquisition request from the portable device, and provides the requested electronic information to the personal computer from the distribution server. Therefore, it is not possible to carry out a safe billing process with peace of mind, and the problem that the burden of inputting account information, which is personal authentication information, is heavy cannot be solved.

  Conventionally, when using an information communication network such as the Internet, a record that records a responder, a mobile communication terminal, an embedded communication device, and a control delegation program that contribute to improving the service of the user while performing accurate accounting processing To provide the medium, the embedded communicator transmits a request for information to the responder and receives the ID associated with the subscriber line from the responder and received by the transmitter / receiver. A control unit that performs control for establishing a communication line with a service provider using a subscriber line corresponding to the ID, and the control unit is configured to connect a PC connected to the control unit via the communication line and the service provider. Some perform communication control (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  However, Patent Document 2 discloses that when using an information communication network such as the Internet, while performing accurate charging processing, it contributes to improving the service of the user. Since security is not ensured, it is impossible to carry out a safe billing process with peace of mind, and the problem that the burden of inputting account information, which is personal authentication information, is heavy cannot be solved.

  Conventionally, when providing a service using the Internet or the like, the service providing apparatus is pre-registered as a service target person for the purpose of providing a personal authentication system that enhances security without being overly complicated. Member database for storing member information, basic authentication means for authenticating membership using an open information communication channel, and mobile unit for performing authentication via a mobile communication terminal registered in advance in the member database A communication authentication means, and the person to be authenticated includes a service terminal connected to the service providing apparatus through an open information communication path, and a mobile communication terminal registered in the member database. , There are those that can authenticate with two communication channels, an open information communication channel and a mobile communication channel (for example, patents) Document reference 3).

  However, in the above-mentioned Patent Document 3, authentication is performed using two communication channels, an open information communication channel and a mobile communication channel, to enhance security. However, since authentication is performed using two communication channels, the processing is complicated. In addition, since the account information is input separately, as described above, the problem that the burden of inputting account information, which is personal authentication information, is large cannot be solved.

  Conventionally, when a purchase request is made by connecting to a distribution server from a receiving device made up of a PC so as to increase safety without requiring registration of a credit card number, the server uniquely identifies that device to that device. IDR is given, the IDR of the device and the IDS of the server are stored, the IDR, IDS, and the address of the billing server are sent to the device, the device displays them, and the user sees this to the mobile terminal to the server Connect and enter IDR, IDS and send the phone number automatically. The server stores the IDR and telephone number pair, sends the IDR to the server, sends the common key to the device based on the IDR, enables the decryption of the encrypted content to be distributed, and sends the end of viewing the content to the server Then, the server creates billing information, sends it to the server together with the IDR, and the server adds the billing to the IDR telephone number (see, for example, Patent Document 4).

However, in the above-mentioned Patent Document 4, personal authentication information is input and encryption is performed. As described above, safe billing processing is performed with peace of mind even without specialized knowledge such as encryption strength. It is impossible to solve the problem that the burden of inputting account information that is personal authentication information is heavy.
Conventionally, in order to facilitate the acquisition of content that has been personally authenticated, the address of the pay site is transmitted from the mail distribution server to the personal computer based on the content acquisition request of the personal computer, and the mobile phone When you access the paid site address, register by entering the ID number and password, and make a content usage contract on the paid site, a program for personal authentication according to the ID number and password is created and created based on the registration The personal authentication program is downloaded by the mobile phone, and the content server enables the acquisition of the content by the personal computer when the personal authentication is performed. The charging server acquires the content based on the acquisition of the content by the personal computer. Affection There is a thing which is characterized by aggregating the fee minus a fee, such as personal authentication from the fee (for example, see Patent Document 5).

  However, in Patent Document 5 described above, the content server enables the acquisition of content by a personal computer when personal authentication is performed by a mobile phone, and the charging server uses the content information fee based on the acquisition of content by the personal computer. The fee is calculated by subtracting the fee for personal authentication, etc. to facilitate content acquisition. However, as mentioned above, the security of the accounting process is not secured, so you can safely and safely execute the accounting process. Therefore, the problem that the burden of inputting account information that is personal authentication information is heavy cannot be solved.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-330991 JP 2002-118491 A JP 2001-111545 A JP 2002-334278 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-5585

  Therefore, in view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention can perform safe billing processing with peace of mind, and can reduce the burden of inputting account information that is personal authentication information. An object is to provide a program, a mobile phone, a personal computer, and a server.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an internet service billing system that charges for a paid service on the Internet, and is connected to a private network and holds a connection account of an end user entering the private network as personal authentication information. A billing server that performs billing processing, a content server that is connected to the Internet, holds content and a billing applet, acquires billing information from the billing server, and downloads content to the end user when billing processing is confirmed -A mobile phone that confirms that the input connection account is an end user connection account, enters the private network using the connection account, and causes the charging server to perform end user authentication and charging processing The mobile phone is detachably connected with a dedicated cable, is connected to the content server via the Internet, makes a connection request to the content server, downloads the charging applet, and is connected via the dedicated cable. The connection account is output to the cellular phone by the downloaded accounting applet, and after confirming the connection account by the cellular phone, the connection account is used to enter the private network, and the accounting server performs accounting processing, and the accounting server When the notification of the accounting process is received from the server, the content request is made, and when the content server confirms the accounting process from the accounting server, the content is downloaded from the content server via the Internet and downloaded. Providing Internet services billing system, characterized in that it comprises a personal computer that performs the execution of the content.

Further, the content server and the billing server are connected by a communication line in which security is ensured.
Further, a card reader is connected to the personal computer, and the billing server holds personal authentication information of the end user as a certificate, and the billing applet of the personal computer uses the card reader to authenticate the individual of the IC card. A billing process, entering the private network using the connection account via the mobile phone, allowing the billing server to authenticate the end user with the obtained personal certificate of the IC card, and billing processing To do.

  Furthermore, the present invention is an internet service billing system that charges for a paid service on the Internet, and stores a connection account of an end user who is connected to a private network and enters the private network as personal authentication information, and performs billing processing. Connected to the billing server, connected to the Internet, holds the content and billing applet, acquires billing information from the billing server, and downloads the content to the end user when the billing process is confirmed, and the entered connection A personal computer that confirms that the account is an end user connection account, enters the private network using the connection account, and causes the billing server to perform end user authentication and billing processing; It is connected to a personal computer with a dedicated cable in a separable manner, is connected to the content server via the Internet, requests connection to the content server, downloads the charging applet, and is downloaded via the dedicated cable. The connection applet outputs a connection account to the personal computer using the charging applet, and after confirming the connection account with the personal computer, the connection account is used to enter the private network and the charging server performs charging processing. When a notification of processing completion is received, a request for content is made, and when the content server confirms charging processing from the charging server, content is transmitted from the content server via the Internet. Download, to provide Internet services billing system, characterized in that it comprises a mobile phone for performing the execution of downloaded content.

  Furthermore, the present invention is an internet service billing system that charges for a paid service on the Internet, and stores a certificate of an end user connected to a private network and entering the private network as personal authentication information, and performs billing processing. A billing server, connected to the Internet, holding content and a billing applet, obtaining billing information from the billing server, and checking the billing process; a content server for downloading content to an end user; and a card reader Connected to the content server via the Internet, requesting connection to the content server, downloading the charging applet, and downloading the charging applet to the card reader. The personal certificate of the IC card is acquired from the terminal, the private account is entered using the connection account, the end user is authenticated by the personal certificate of the IC card acquired to the charging server, and the charging process is performed. When the notification of the charging process completion is received from the charging server, the content is requested, and when the content server confirms the charging process from the charging server, the content is transmitted from the content server via the Internet. An internet service billing system is provided that includes a mobile phone that downloads and executes the downloaded content.

  Furthermore, the present invention is an internet service billing system that charges for a paid service on the Internet, and stores a certificate of an end user connected to a private network and entering the private network as personal authentication information, and performs billing processing. A billing server, connected to the Internet, holding content and a billing applet, obtaining billing information from the billing server, and checking the billing process; a content server for downloading content to an end user; and a card reader Connected to the content server via the Internet, requesting connection to the content server, downloading the charging applet, and downloading the charging applet to the card reader. The personal certificate of the IC card is acquired from the terminal, the private account is entered using the connection account, the end user is authenticated by the personal certificate of the IC card acquired to the charging server, and the charging process is performed. When the notification of the charging process completion is received from the charging server, the content is requested, and when the content server confirms the charging process from the charging server, the content is transmitted from the content server via the Internet. And a personal computer that executes the downloaded content. An Internet service billing system is provided.

  Further, the present invention relates to an Internet service billing method for charging a paid service on the Internet, the step of holding an end user connection account in a charging server on a private network as personal authentication information, and the content server on the Internet Holding the content and billing applet, confirming that the personal computer and the mobile phone are connected with a detachable dedicated cable, and requesting connection from the personal computer to the content server on the Internet The charging applet is downloaded to the personal computer, and the connection account of the end user is transferred from the personal computer to the mobile phone by the downloaded charging applet. Confirming the connection account on the mobile phone, entering the private network using the connection account from the mobile phone, and entering the private network and then using the connection account after entering the private network. Allowing the billing server to authenticate the end user and charging the authenticated end user; and

When the billing server notifies the personal computer that the billing process is complete, a step of requesting content from the personal computer to the content server; and when there is a request for the content, via the communication line, Providing an Internet service billing method comprising: confirming a billing process acquired from a billing server; downloading content from the content server to the personal computer; and executing the downloaded content on the personal computer. To do.
Further, the present invention relates to a program for executing an Internet service billing for charging a paid service on the Internet by a computer, a procedure for holding a connection account of an end user as personal authentication information in a billing server on a private network, A procedure for holding content and a billing applet on a content server on the Internet, a procedure for confirming that a personal computer and a mobile phone are connected with a separable dedicated cable,

  A procedure for requesting connection from the personal computer to the content server on the Internet and downloading the charging applet to the personal computer, and the connection of an end user from the personal computer to the mobile phone by the downloaded charging applet A procedure for confirming an account; a procedure for confirming the connection account on the mobile phone; and a procedure for entering the private network using the connection account from the mobile phone; and a method for entering the private network after entering the private network using the connection account. There is a procedure for causing the billing server to authenticate the end user and performing billing processing for the authenticated end user, and from the billing server to the personal computer that the billing processing is completed. In this case, a procedure for requesting content from the personal computer to the content server, and when there is a request for content, the charging processing acquired from the charging server via a communication line is confirmed, and the content server There is provided a program for executing an Internet service billing on a computer, comprising: downloading a content to a personal computer; and executing the downloaded content on the personal computer.

  Furthermore, the present invention provides a mobile phone for charging a paid service on the Internet, a connection account holding unit for holding an end user connection account for entering a private network from the mobile phone, and a connection to the mobile phone A card reader for acquiring a personal certificate of an end user's IC card, allowing a charging server on the private network to authenticate using the acquired personal certificate, and performing a charging process; and the mobile phone Downloads a charging applet at the time of a connection request to a content server on the Internet, and enters the private network from the mobile phone using the connection account held in the connection account holding unit by the downloaded charging applet, Mosquito When the billing server uses the IC card personal certificate obtained from the reader to perform billing processing, and when the billing server receives a billing processing completion notification, the content server requests the content, and the content server When a charging process is confirmed, a mobile phone is provided, comprising: a charging applet execution unit that causes the mobile phone to download content from the content server.

  Further, the present invention relates to a personal computer for charging a paid service on the Internet, a connection account holding unit for holding a connection account of an end user for entering a private network from the personal computer, and a connection to the personal computer A card reader for acquiring a personal certificate of the end user's IC card, causing the charging server on the private network to authenticate using the acquired personal certificate, and performing a charging process; and the personal computer The charging applet is downloaded when a connection request to the content server on the Internet is requested from the Internet, and the personal computer is connected using the connection account held in the connection account holding unit by the downloaded charging applet. When the computer enters the private network and uses the IC card personal certificate obtained from the card reader to charge the billing server and receives a billing processing completion notification from the billing server, the content request is And a charging applet execution unit which causes the personal computer to download the content from the content server when the content server confirms the charging process from the charging server.

  Furthermore, the present invention is a server for charging a paid service on the Internet, and is connected to a private network, holds a connection account of an end user entering the private network as personal authentication information, and can be separated by a dedicated cable. The connection account entered from the personal computer connected to the mobile phone is confirmed with the mobile phone that the connection account entered from the personal computer is the connection account of the end user who entered the private network from the mobile phone using the connection account A billing server that performs end-user authentication and billing processing, and is connected to the Internet, holds content and a billing applet, makes a connection request from the personal computer via the Internet, Download the billing applet, cause the billing server to perform billing processing via the mobile phone by the downloaded billing applet, and if the billing server receives a notification of billing processing completion, request the contents A content server that acquires billing information from the billing server via a communication line and downloads the content to the personal computer that is an end user when the acquired billing process is confirmed; A server for charging for a paid service on the Internet is provided.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when content is downloaded to a personal computer, it becomes possible for an end user to perform a safe billing process with peace of mind via a mobile phone. The reason is that the Internet is a public network, and even if encryption technology is used, if there is no expertise such as encryption strength, billing processing cannot be carried out with peace of mind. This is because, by preventing entry from the outside, it is possible to carry out a safe billing process with peace of mind even without specialized knowledge.

  Furthermore, the billing process can be easily performed even if the end user does not input account information that is personal authentication information. The reason is that an account connected to the private network is used for billing authentication, so the end user connects the personal computer and mobile phone with a dedicated cable, downloads and executes the billing applet, and is safe and secure. This is because the accounting process can be performed.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an Internet service billing system according to the present invention. As shown in this figure, the Internet service billing system operates under program control. Compared with FIG. 11, the mobile phone 101 has a packet communication function, and the mobile phone network 103 has a private network connection provider. The private network 110 is connected via the network 109, the private network 109 is a closed network, and the private network connection provider 109 connects the cellular phone network 103 to the private network 110 on condition that the connection account is authenticated.

That is, information of the mobile phone 101 without a connection account cannot physically enter the private network 109 from the external mobile phone network 103.
As a result, since the connection account, which is billing information used for personal authentication in the billing server 111 described later, does not pass through the Internet 105, it is not necessary to perform encryption processing, and the security of the connection account can be ensured.

Further, a billing server 111 is connected to the private network 110, and the billing server 111 manages connection accounts and billing. As described above, the connection account is used as personal billing information for authenticating an individual.
Further, the service provider 108 is provided with a content server 108B, and a charging applet holding unit 108C and a content holding unit 108D are connected to the content server 108B.

The charging applet holding unit 108C holds a charging applet that causes the end user 100 to execute a charging procedure, and the content holding unit 108D holds content to be provided to the end user 100 for a fee.
The content server 108B downloads the charging applet from the charging applet holding unit 108C, and further downloads the content from the content server 108B.

A communication line 113 is connected between the billing server 111 and the content server 108B. The communication line 113 is secured, and billing information is transmitted from the billing server 111 to the content server 108B via the communication line 113. Is done.
The cellular phone 101 and the personal computer 106 are detachably connected by a dedicated cable 112.

The personal computer 106 is provided with a connection account holding unit 106 A, and the connection account holding unit 106 A holds a connection account that enters the private network 110.
Further, the personal computer 106 is provided with a charging applet execution unit 106B. The charging applet execution unit 106B executes the charging applet downloaded from the charging applet holding unit 108C of the service provider 108.

The mobile phone 101 is provided with a connection account holding unit 101A, and the connection account holding unit 101A holds the same connection account as the connection account held in the connection account holding unit 106A of the personal computer 106.
Furthermore, the mobile phone 101 is provided with a connection account determination unit 101B, and the connection account determination unit 101B holds the connection account transmitted from the personal computer 106 to the mobile phone 101 via the dedicated cable 112 in the connection account holding unit 101A. If the connection accounts are compared and confirmed to be the same, the mobile phone 101 is connected to the accounting server 111 via the private network connection provider 109 and the private network 110.

  In this case, the personal computer 106 and the mobile phone 101 each have a connection account as charging information, but the personal computer 106 and the mobile phone 101 alone cannot be connected to the charging server 111. This is because the condition is that the end user 100 is connected to the personal computer 106 and the mobile phone 101 via the dedicated cable 112. Therefore, the end user 100 is information used for personal authentication for each content execution request in order to perform billing authentication using a connection account to the private network 110 and charge the service. There is no need to input account information, and the input burden on the end user 100 is eliminated. The operation of the above configuration will be described in detail below.

FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the Internet service billing system in FIG.
As shown in the figure, in the sequence 201, the end user 100 requests the personal computer 106 to connect to the content server 108A.
In the sequence 202, the personal computer 106 connects to the content server 108B of the service provider 108 via the Internet 105.

In sequence 203, the content server 108B downloads the charging applet from the charging applet holding unit 108C to the connected personal computer 106.
In the sequence 204, the personal computer 106 executes the charging applet downloaded by the charging applet execution unit 106B as follows.

  In sequence 205, the charging applet execution unit 106B confirms the connection between the personal computer 106 and the mobile phone 101 using the dedicated cable, and then connects the personal computer 106 to the mobile phone 101 via the dedicated cable 112 and the connection account holding unit. The connection account held in 106A is transmitted, and the connection account determination unit 101B compares the connection account held in the connection account holding unit 101A with the transmitted connection account to determine whether they match or do not match.

  In the sequence 206, the charging applet execution unit 106B enters the private network 109 from the private network connection provider 109 using the connection account via the base station 102 and the mobile phone network 103 when the connection account matches, The mobile phone 101 is connected to the accounting server 111 using the packet communication function of the mobile phone 101. If there is a mismatch, this connection is not made.

  In sequence 207, when the mobile phone 101 connects to the charging server 111 via the private network 109 by the charging applet execution unit 106B, the charging server 111 uses the connection account of the private network 109 to perform charging authentication, and the service That the accounting process for the personal computer 106 has been completed via the private network 110, the private network connection provider 109, the cellular phone network 103, the base station 102, and the cellular phone 101. I do.

  In sequence 208, in the personal computer 106, when there is a notification of completion of the billing process from the billing server 111, the billing applet execution unit 106B connects to the content server 108B of the service provider 108 via the Internet 105, and the content holding unit 108D. Requests the personal computer 106 to download the content.

In sequence 209, charging applet execution unit 106 B connects content server 108 B and charging server 111 via communication line 113.
In sequence 210, content server 108B inquires billing server 111 for billing information, billing server 111 returns billing information to content server 108B, and content server 108B obtains billing information.

In sequence 211, the content server 108B confirms the acquired billing information.
In sequence 212, in response to a download request from charging applet execution unit 106B of personal computer 106, the content held in content holding unit 108D is downloaded.

In sequence 213, charging applet execution unit 106B of personal computer 106 stores the downloaded content in personal computer 106 and executes (reproduces) the content.
In this way, the end user 100 can charge and execute (play) paid content.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, when content is downloaded to the personal computer 106, the end user 100 can safely and safely perform billing processing via the mobile phone 101. The reason is that the Internet 105 is a public network, and even if encryption technology is used, if there is no specialized knowledge such as encryption strength, charging processing cannot be performed with confidence. This is because, by physically preventing entry from the outside, it is possible to carry out a safe billing process without any specialized knowledge.

  Furthermore, the billing process can be easily performed without the end user 100 inputting account information that is personal authentication information. The reason is that the connection account to the private network 110 is used for charging authentication, so the end user 100 simply connects the personal computer 106 and the mobile phone 101 with the dedicated cable 112, downloads and executes the charging applet. This is because a safe billing process can be performed with peace of mind.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the Internet service billing system according to the first modification of FIG. As shown in this figure, compared with FIG. 1, a card reader 114 is connected to the personal computer 106, and the card reader 114 acquires a personal certificate from an IC (integrated circuit) card.
In the above example, the billing server 111 uses a connection account to the private network 110 as billing information as personal authentication information. Instead, the billing server 111 manages the personal certificate of the IC card as billing information. The operation of the above configuration will be described in detail below.

  FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the Internet service billing system in FIG. As shown in this figure, compared with FIG. 2, when the mobile phone 101 is connected to the charging server 111 via the private network 109 by the charging applet execution unit 106B in the sequence 307, the charging applet execution unit 106B The personal certificate is acquired from the IC card inserted in 114, and the mobile phone 101, the base station 102, the mobile phone network 103, the private network connection provider 109, and the private network 110 are obtained from the acquired personal certificate. Via which the charging server 111 authenticates the personal certificate. From the charging server 111, the private network 110, the private network connection provider 109, the mobile phone network 103, the base station 102, the mobile station Via telephone 101, to perform the notification that has completed the charging process using the personal certificate IC card to the personal computer 106.

In sequence 308, when the mobile phone 101 receives a notification of completion of the charging process from the charging server 111, the charging applet execution unit 106B connects to the content server 108B of the content server 108B via the Internet 105, and the content holding unit The mobile phone 101 is requested to download content from 108D.
In sequence 310, the charging information is queried from the content server 108B to the charging server 111, the charging server 111 responds to the charging information to the content server 108B, and the content server 108B acquires the charging information.
Other sequences than the above sequence are the same as those in FIG.

  In this way, since the IC card reader 114 has recently become widespread, in this case, it is possible to perform a safe and secure billing process.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an Internet service billing system according to the second modification of FIG. As shown in this figure, compared with FIG. 1, the personal computer 106 has a packet communication function, and the personal computer 106 is connected to the private network 110 via the fixed telephone network 107 and the private network connection provider 109. Suppose that they are connected. In this case, the mobile phone 101 is connected to the Internet 105 via the base station 102, the mobile phone network 103, and the Internet connection provider 104, and can be connected to the service provider 108.

The personal computer 106 is provided with a connection account holding unit 106A, and the connection account holding unit 106A holds the same connection account as the connection account held in the connection account holding unit 101A of the mobile phone 101.
Further, the connection account determination unit 106C is provided in the personal computer 106, and the connection account determination unit 106C holds the connection account transmitted from the mobile phone 101 to the personal computer 106 via the dedicated cable 112 in the connection account holding unit 106A. The connected accounts are compared, and if they are the same, the connection to the accounting server 111 is performed.

The mobile phone 101 is provided with a connection account holding unit 106 </ b> A, and the connection account holding unit 106 </ b> A holds a connection account that enters the private network 110.
Further, the mobile phone 101 is provided with a charging applet execution unit 101C, and the charging applet execution unit 101C executes the charging applet downloaded from the charging applet holding unit 108C of the service provider 108. The operation of the above configuration will be described in detail below.

FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the Internet service billing system in FIG.
As shown in this figure, in sequence 401, the end user 100 requests the mobile phone 101 to connect to the content server 108B.
In sequence 402, the mobile phone 101 connects to the content server 108 </ b> B of the service provider 108 via the Internet 105.

In sequence 403, the content server 108B downloads the charging applet from the charging applet holding unit 108C to the connected mobile phone 101.
In sequence 404, mobile phone 101 executes the charging applet downloaded by charging applet execution unit 101C as follows.

  In sequence 405, the charging applet execution unit 10C1 transmits the connection account held in the connection account holding unit 106A via the dedicated cable 112 from the mobile phone 101 to the personal computer 106, and the connection account determination unit 101B The connection account held in the connection account holding unit 101A is compared with the transmitted connection account, and a match or mismatch is determined.

  In sequence 406, billing applet execution unit 101C confirms the connection between personal computer 106 and mobile phone 101 using the dedicated cable, and if the connection accounts match, it sets the connection account via fixed telephone network 107. By using the private network connection provider 109 to enter the private network 109, the personal computer 106 is connected to the accounting server 111 using the packet communication function of the personal computer 106. If there is a mismatch, this connection is not made.

  In sequence 407, when the personal computer 106 is connected to the charging server 111 via the private network 109 by the charging applet execution unit 101C, the charging server 111 performs charging authentication using the connection account of the private network 109, and the service The mobile phone 101 is notified that the accounting process using the connection account has been completed via the private network 110, the private network connection provider 109, the fixed telephone network 107, and the personal computer 106.

In sequence 408, when the cellular phone 101 receives a billing process completion notification from the billing server 111, the billing applet execution unit 101C connects to the content server 108B of the service provider 108 via the Internet 105, and the content holding unit 108D. Requests the mobile phone 101 to download the content.
In sequence 409, charging applet execution unit 101 </ b> C connects content server 108 </ b> B and charging server 111 via communication line 113.

In sequence 410, the billing server 110 is queried for billing information using the connection account of the end user 100 notified from the mobile phone 101 to the private network 109, and the billing server 111 sends the billing information to the content server 108B. In response, the content server 108B acquires billing information.
In sequence 411, the content server 108B confirms the acquired billing information.

In sequence 412, in response to a download request from charging applet execution unit 101C of mobile phone 101, the content held in content holding unit 108D is downloaded.
In sequence 413, charging applet execution unit 101C of mobile phone 101 stores the downloaded content in mobile phone 101 and executes (reproduces) the content.

In this way, the end user 100 can charge and execute (play) paid content.
Therefore, according to the present invention, when content is downloaded to the mobile phone 101, the end user 100 can safely and safely perform billing processing via the personal computer 106. The reason is that the Internet 105 is a public network, and even if encryption technology is used, if there is no specialized knowledge such as encryption strength, charging processing cannot be performed with confidence. This is because, by physically preventing entry from the outside, it is possible to carry out a safe billing process without any specialized knowledge.

  Furthermore, the billing process can be easily performed without the end user 100 inputting account information that is personal authentication information. The reason is that since the connection account to the private network 110 is used for authentication of charging, the end user 100 simply connects the mobile phone 101 and the personal computer 106 with the dedicated cable 112, downloads and executes the charging applet. This is because a safe billing process can be performed with peace of mind.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an Internet service billing system according to the third modification of FIG. As shown in this figure, as compared with FIG. 1, content download and billing processing are performed only by the mobile phone 101.
The mobile phone 101 is provided with a connection account holding unit 101A and a charging applet execution unit 101C, and a card reader 114 is connected thereto. The operation of the above configuration will be described in detail below.

FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the Internet service billing system in FIG.
As shown in the figure, in sequence 501, the end user 100 requests the mobile phone 101 to connect to the content server 108B.
In sequence 502, the mobile phone 101 connects to the content server 108 B of the service provider 108 via the Internet 105.

In sequence 503, the content server 108B downloads the charging applet from the charging applet holding unit 108C to the connected mobile phone 101.
In the sequence 504, the mobile phone 101 executes the charging applet downloaded by the charging applet execution unit 101C as follows.

  In the sequence 505, the charging applet execution unit 101C enters the private network 109 from the private network connection provider 109 using the connection account held in the connection account holding unit 101A via the base station 102 and the mobile phone network 103. The mobile phone 101 is connected to the accounting server 111 using the packet communication function of the mobile phone 101. If there is a mismatch, this connection is not made.

  In sequence 506, when the mobile phone 101 connects to the charging server 111 via the private network 109 by the charging applet execution unit 101C, the charging applet execution unit 101C receives a personal certificate from the IC card inserted in the card reader 114. The charging server 111 performs authentication of the personal certificate for the acquired personal certificate, performs charging processing for the service, and passes through the private network 110 and the private network connection provider 109. The mobile phone 101 is notified that the accounting process using the personal certificate has been completed.

  In sequence 507, in the cellular phone 101, when there is a notification of completion of the charging process from the charging server 111, the charging applet execution unit 101 C connects to the content server 108 B of the content server 108 B via the Internet 105, and the content holding unit A request is made to download content from the 108D to the personal computer 106.

In sequence 508, the content server 108 </ b> B and the billing server 111 are connected via the communication line 113.
In sequence 509, the charging information is queried from the content server 108B to the charging server 111, the charging server 111 responds to the charging information to the content server 108B, and the content server 108B acquires the charging information.

In sequence 510, the content server 108B confirms the acquired billing information.
In sequence 511, in response to the download request from charging applet execution unit 101C of mobile phone 101, the content held in content holding unit 108D is downloaded.

In sequence 512, charging applet execution unit 101C of mobile phone 101 stores the downloaded content in mobile phone 101 and executes (reproduces) the content.
In this way, the end user 100 can charge and execute (play) paid content.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, by combining the private network 110 and the card reader 114, the mobile phone 101 alone can safely and safely perform charging processing when downloading content, and can easily perform charging processing. .

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an Internet service billing system according to the fourth modification of FIG. As shown in this figure, as compared with FIG. 1, content download and billing processing are performed only by the personal computer 106.
The personal computer 106 is provided with a connection account holding unit 106A and a charging applet execution unit 106A, and a card reader 114 is connected thereto. The operation of the above configuration will be described in detail below.

FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the Internet service billing system in FIG.
As shown in this figure, in sequence 601, the end user 100 requests the personal computer 106 to connect to the content server 108B.
In sequence 602, the personal computer 106 connects to the content server 108 B of the service provider 108 via the Internet 105.

In sequence 603, the content server 108B downloads the charging applet from the charging applet holding unit 108C to the connected personal computer 106.
In sequence 604, the personal computer 106 executes the charging applet downloaded by the charging applet execution unit 101C as follows.

  In sequence 605, the charging applet execution unit 106B enters the private network 109 from the private network connection provider 109 using the connection account held in the connection account holding unit 106A via the fixed telephone network 107, and enters the personal computer 106. The personal computer 106 is connected to the billing server 111 using the packet communication function. If there is a mismatch, this connection is not made.

  In sequence 606, when the personal computer 106 is connected to the charging server 111 via the private network 109 by the charging applet execution unit 106B, the charging applet execution unit 106B receives a personal certificate from the IC card inserted in the card reader 114. The charging server 111 acquires the personal certificate for the acquired personal certificate, charges the service, and establishes the private network 110, the private network connection provider 109, and the fixed telephone network 107. Via this, the personal computer 106 is notified that the accounting process using the personal certificate has been completed.

In sequence 607, in the personal computer 106, the charging applet execution unit 106B connects to the content server 108B of the content server 108B via the Internet 105, and requests to download content from the content holding unit 108D to the personal computer 106. To do.
In sequence 608, the content server 108 </ b> B and the billing server 111 are connected via the communication line 113.

In a sequence 609, the billing information is queried from the content server 108B to the billing server 111, the billing server 111 returns the billing information to the content server 108B, and the content server 108B acquires the billing information.
In sequence 610, the content server 108B confirms the acquired billing information.

In sequence 611, in response to a download request from charging applet execution unit 101C of personal computer 106, the content held in content holding unit 108D is downloaded.
In sequence 612, charging applet execution unit 106B of personal computer 106 stores the downloaded content in personal computer 106 and executes (reproduces) the content.

In this way, the end user 100 can charge and execute (play) paid content.
Therefore, according to the present invention, by combining the private network 110 and the card reader 114, the personal computer 106 alone can safely and safely perform charging processing when downloading contents, and can easily perform charging processing. .

  In the above description, the mobile phone has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the mobile phone, but can be applied to a PDA (personal digital assistant) and a PHS (simple mobile phone).

It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the internet service billing system which concerns on this invention. It is a sequence diagram explaining operation | movement of the internet service billing system in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the internet service billing system which concerns on the 1st modification of FIG. It is a sequence diagram explaining operation | movement of the internet service billing system in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the internet service billing system which concerns on the 2nd modification of FIG. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the Internet service billing system in FIG. 5. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the internet service billing system which concerns on the 3rd modification of FIG. FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the Internet service billing system in FIG. 7. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the internet service billing system which concerns on the 4th modification of FIG. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the Internet service billing system in FIG. 9. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an Internet service billing system as a premise of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... End user 101 ... Mobile telephone 101A ... Connection account holding | maintenance part 101B ... Connection account judgment part 101C ... Billing applet execution part 102 ... Base station 103 ... Mobile phone network 104 ... Internet connection provider 105 ... Internet 106 ... Personal computer 106A ... Connection Account holding unit 106B ... charging applet execution unit 106C ... connection account determination unit 107 ... fixed telephone network 108 ... service provider 108B ... content server
108C ... charging applet holding unit 108D ... content holding unit 109 ... private network connection provider 110 ... private network 111 ... charging server 112 ... dedicated cable 113 ... communication line 114 ... card reader

Claims (11)

In an internet service billing system that charges for paid services on the internet,
A billing server connected to a private network and holding a connection account of an end user entering the private network as personal authentication information;
A content server that is connected to the Internet, holds content and a charging applet, acquires charging information from the charging server, and downloads content to an end user when the charging process is confirmed;
A mobile phone that confirms that the input connection account is an end user connection account, enters the private network using the connection account, and causes the billing server to perform end user authentication and billing processing;
The mobile phone is connected to the content server in a separable manner, connected to the content server via the Internet, makes a connection request to the content server, downloads the charging applet, and passes through the dedicated cable, The connection account is output to the mobile phone by the downloaded charging applet, and after confirming the connection account by the mobile phone, the connection account is used to enter the private network, and the charging server performs charging processing. When a billing process completion notification is received, a request for content is made. When the content server confirms billing processing from the billing server, the content is downloaded from the content server via the Internet and downloaded. Internet Service billing system, characterized in that it comprises a personal computer for executing the content. 2. The Internet service billing system according to claim 1, wherein the content server and the billing server are connected by a communication line in which security is ensured. A card reader is connected to the personal computer, the billing server holds personal authentication information of the end user as a certificate, and the billing applet of the personal computer obtains the personal certificate of the IC card from the card reader. Via the mobile phone, using the connection account to enter the private network, allowing the billing server to authenticate the end user with the obtained personal certificate of the IC card and perform billing processing The Internet service billing system according to claim 1, wherein: In an internet service billing system that charges for paid services on the internet,
A billing server connected to a private network and holding a connection account of an end user entering the private network as personal authentication information;
A content server that is connected to the Internet, holds content and a charging applet, acquires charging information from the charging server, and downloads content to an end user when the charging process is confirmed;
A personal computer that confirms that the input connection account is an end user connection account, enters the private network using the connection account, and causes the billing server to perform end user authentication and billing processing;
The personal computer is connected to the content server in a separable manner, is connected to the content server via the Internet, makes a connection request to the content server, downloads the charging applet, and passes through the dedicated cable, The downloaded accounting applet outputs a connection account to the personal computer and the personal computer confirms the connection account. Then, the connection account is used to enter the private network, and the accounting server performs accounting processing. When the notification of the accounting process completion is received, a request for content is made, and when the content server confirms the accounting process from the accounting server, the content server sends a content via the Internet. Tsu download, Internet service billing system, characterized in that it comprises a mobile phone for performing the execution of downloaded content. In an internet service billing system that charges for paid services on the internet,
A billing server connected to a private network and holding a certificate of an end user entering the private network as personal authentication information;
A content server that is connected to the Internet, holds content and a charging applet, acquires charging information from the charging server, and downloads content to an end user when the charging process is confirmed;
A card reader is connected, and the content server is connected via the Internet to request connection to the content server, the charging applet is downloaded, and the card reader reads the IC card from the card reader. Obtaining a personal certificate, using the connection account to enter the private network, authenticating an end user with the personal certificate of the IC card obtained with respect to the billing server, performing a billing process, If a billing process completion notification is received from the billing server, a request for content is made, and if the content server confirms billing processing from the billing server, the content is downloaded from the content server via the Internet, Downlaw Internet Service billing system, characterized in that it comprises the a mobile phone for performing the execution of the content. In an internet service billing system that charges for paid services on the internet,
A billing server connected to a private network and holding a certificate of an end user entering the private network as personal authentication information;
A content server that is connected to the Internet, holds content and a charging applet, acquires charging information from the charging server, and downloads content to an end user when the charging process is confirmed;
A card reader is connected, and the content server is connected via the Internet to request connection to the content server, the charging applet is downloaded, and the card reader reads the IC card from the card reader. Obtaining a personal certificate, using the connection account to enter the private network, authenticating an end user with the personal certificate of the IC card obtained with respect to the billing server, performing a billing process, If a billing process completion notification is received from the billing server, a request for content is made, and if the content server confirms billing processing from the billing server, the content is downloaded from the content server via the Internet, Downlaw Internet Service billing system, characterized in that it comprises a personal computer that performs the execution of the content. In the Internet service billing method that charges for paid services on the Internet,
Holding the end user's connection account as personal authentication information on a billing server on the private network;
Holding content and billing applets in the content server on the Internet;
A process of confirming that the personal computer and the mobile phone are connected with a separable dedicated cable;
Requesting connection from the personal computer to the content server on the Internet and downloading the charging applet to the personal computer;
Causing the personal computer to check the connection account of the end user from the downloaded billing applet;
After confirming the connection account on the mobile phone, entering the private network using the connection account from the mobile phone;
After entering the private network, allowing the billing server to authenticate the end user using the connection account, and charging the authenticated end user; and
A request for content from the personal computer to the content server when the billing server notifies the personal computer that the billing process is complete; and
When there is a request for the content, the charging processing acquired from the charging server is confirmed via a communication line, the content is downloaded from the content server to the personal computer, and the content downloaded to the personal computer is executed. And an internet service billing method. In a program that executes Internet service billing on a computer that charges a paid service on the Internet,
Procedures for storing the end user connection account as personal authentication information on the billing server on the private network,
A procedure for holding content and a billing applet in a content server on the Internet;
A procedure for confirming that the personal computer and the mobile phone are connected with a detachable dedicated cable,
A procedure for requesting connection from the personal computer to the content server on the Internet and downloading the charging applet to the personal computer;
A procedure for causing the mobile phone to confirm the connection account of the end user from the personal computer by the downloaded charging applet;
After confirming the connection account on the mobile phone, a procedure for entering the private network using the connection account from the mobile phone;
After entering the private network, allowing the billing server to authenticate the end user using the connection account, and charging the authenticated end user; and
A procedure for requesting content from the personal computer to the content server when the billing server notifies the personal computer that the billing process has been completed;
When there is a request for the content, the charging processing acquired from the charging server is confirmed via a communication line, the content is downloaded from the content server to the personal computer, and the content downloaded to the personal computer is executed. A program for executing an internet service billing on a computer. In mobile phones for charging for paid services on the Internet,
A connection account holding unit for holding a connection account of an end user for entering a private network from the mobile phone;
A card reader that is connected to the mobile phone, acquires a personal certificate of an end user IC card, uses the acquired personal certificate to authenticate a charging server on the private network, and performs a charging process When,
A billing applet is downloaded at the time of a connection request from the cellular phone to a content server on the Internet, and the downloaded billing applet uses the connection account held in the connection account holding unit to the private network. And when the billing server uses the personal certificate of the IC card acquired from the card reader to perform billing processing, and when the billing server receives a notification of billing processing completion, requests the content, and the content server A mobile phone comprising: a charging applet execution unit that causes the mobile phone to download content from the content server when charging processing is confirmed from the charging server. In a personal computer for charging for paid services on the Internet,
A connection account holding unit for holding a connection account of an end user for entering the private network from the personal computer;
A card reader connected to the personal computer for acquiring a personal certificate of the end user's IC card, allowing the charging server on the private network to authenticate using the acquired personal certificate, and performing a charging process When,
A billing applet is downloaded when a connection request is made from the personal computer to a content server on the Internet, and the downloaded billing applet uses the connection account held in the connection account holding unit to the private network. And when the billing server uses the personal certificate of the IC card acquired from the card reader to perform billing processing, and when the billing server receives a notification of billing processing completion, requests the content, and the content server And a charging applet execution unit that causes the personal computer to download content from the content server when charging processing is confirmed from the charging server. Yuta. In the server for charging for paid services on the Internet,
The connection account of the end user connected to the private network is stored as personal authentication information, and the connection account entered from the personal computer connected to the mobile phone is separable by a dedicated cable. A billing server that performs end-user authentication and billing processing for the end-user connection account that has entered the private network from the mobile phone using a connection account after confirming with a mobile phone;
Connected to the Internet, holds contents and a charging applet, requests connection from the personal computer via the Internet, downloads the charging applet, and downloads the charging applet via the mobile phone via the mobile phone If the server performs billing processing and receives a billing processing completion notification from the billing server, requests the contents, obtains billing information from the billing server via the communication line, A server for charging a paid service on the Internet, comprising: a content server that, when confirmed, downloads content to the personal computer as an end user and causes the personal computer to execute the content.

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