SYSTEM LINKING ACCESS CONTROL FUNCTION WITH ACCOUNTING FUNCTION FOR SERVICE SUBSCRIBER AND MANAGING THEM SEPARATELY FROM OTHER FUNCTIONS IN PROVIDING OF SERVICE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system linking a contract management device managing permission/prohibition of use of a service by a user based on a contrast and managing a usage condition, an external device, and the service with one another. ;SOLUTION: A contents/application distribution network system is provided with an access control/accounting server 1, a contents/application protection processing server 2, and a contents, application management server 3. The access control/accounting server 1 manages permission/prohibition of use based on the contract and the usage condition about a plurality of contracts. The contents/application protection processing server 2 protects a copyright. The access control/accounting server 1 controls access to the contents from a user specified by a common interface and performs accounting.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO