Patent ID: 8140409

Claim:
A terminal device having a plurality of electronic values comprising: a secure communication unit which establishes a safety communication session and performs data communication with an information server; an electronic gift rule management unit which holds an electronic gift rule defining a condition of generating an electronic gift; a data processing unit which processes data transmitted to or received from the information server based on the electronic gift rule and generates the electronic gift; a value management unit which manages the plurality of electronic values of the terminal device, wherein the plurality of electronic values include an electronic money or a royalty point; wherein the electronic gift rule includes the URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) of the data to be processed based on the electronic gift rule and the information indicating an electronic value of the plurality of electronic values on which the electronic gift is to be reflected; wherein the URI included in the electronic gift rule indicates the URI of the information server and the electronic gift rule applies only to the data transmitted to or received from the information server under the safety communication session with the information server; and wherein the data processing unit reflects the generated electronic gift.