| US 7,611,053 B2 | ||
| Ticket issuing system, storage medium and electronic ticket issuing and managing method | ||
| Takanori Nakanowatari, Tokyo (Japan); and Mitsuhisa Kamei, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 01, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/515,453. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2006-027044 (JP), filed on Feb. 03, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0185982 A1, Aug. 09, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 7/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 235—381 [235/375; 235/486; 235/487; 235/382; 705/1; 705/65] | 22 Claims |
| 1. A ticket issuing system issuing an electronic ticket for digital content to a user system attempting to utilize the digital
content by means of the electronic ticket, comprising:
a receiver that receives a request to issue a first electronic ticket for the digital content from the user system attempting
to utilize the digital content using the first electronic ticket;
a storage that stores a correspondence relationship between the digital content and a second electronic ticket necessary for
issuance of the first electronic ticket for the digital content; and
an issuance controller that controls issuance of the first electronic ticket for the digital content to the user system according
to the request, and issues the first electronic ticket if the user system retains the second electronic ticket, identified
by the correspondence relationship stored in the storage, necessary for issuance of the first electronic ticket for the digital
content.
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