Patent ID: 6263318
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A contents sales method in a contents sales apparatus which sells digital contents and is connected to a contents purchasing apparatus and a cyber shop apparatus, whereinwhen said digital contents which are sold by said cyber shop apparatus are registered into said contents sales apparatus, digital contents using conditions comprising a server side access control to said digital contents which is executed on said contents sales apparatus side and a physical act restriction to control an access to said digital contents which is executed on said contents purchasing apparatus side that purchased said digital contents are defined;when said digital contents are sold, a variable portion of said digital contents using conditions corresponding to said digital contents is replaced by a specific definite value thereby generating dedicated digital contents personal using conditions for a digital contents customer and giving said digital contents personal using conditions to said digital contents customer; andif a delivery of said digital contents to said contents purchasing apparatus fails, when said digital contents are sold, said server side access control to said digital contents based on said digital contents personal using conditions given to said digital contents customer is executed, and only when said digital contents personal using conditions are valid, said digital contents are again delivered to said contents purchasing apparatus.