System and Method for transmitting information via a communication network using authentication and dispute resolution

摘要

An information providing system for highly secure transactions includes an information providing apparatus that provides content data and provided information describing data, which describes the content of the content data, and an information receiving apparatus that is connected to the information providing apparatus via a communication network, receives the content data and the provided information describing data, and transmits a receipt for the received content data to the information providing apparatus. The information receiving apparatus confirms whether the content data is authentic based on the content data and the provided information describing data, and transmits the receipt to the information providing apparatus only when the content of the content data matches the provided information describing data.