Patent ID: 7058607

Claim:
A contents distribution method for distributing digitized contents to plural end users, comprising the steps of: encrypting and broadcasting contents together with a content related icon and summary information showing a summary of the encrypted contents to the plural end users; providing decoding information accompanying encrypted contents, each decoding information specific to an end user in the plural end users, wherein the decoding information determines which encrypted contents among the broadcasted contents can be utilized by the end user; selecting by the end user, by clicking on the icon and based on review by the end user of the summary information received, at least one of the encrypted content from the broadcasted contents that can be utilized by the end user; generating a decoding key that decodes the encrypted content from actual decoding information accompanying the encrypted content and end user identifying information; decoding the encrypted content using the generated decoding key and utilizing of a decrypted content thereof by the end user; and executing accounting to the end user based on a printed page unit that is calculated using at least a printed number, number of pages printed on one sheet, contents total page number and points per page, and only if said encrypted content is decrypted.