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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2001
Takao Yoshimine, Kanagawa, JP;
Mototsugu Tsutsui, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiko Sueyoshi, Tokyo, JP;
Toshinori Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Hanaya, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Uchiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Yoshimine, Kanagawa, JP;
Mototsugu Tsutsui, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiko Sueyoshi, Tokyo, JP;
Toshinori Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Hanaya, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Uchiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention realizes that a contribution is indirectly made to a content creator in the form of contribution data via a management server of an ASP in such a manner that contribution data equivalent to a given amount corresponding to a contribution button selected on a content display screen is created and transmitted to the management server of the ASP via the Internet.