Business method by internet connection information registration service, internet connection setting method, internet connection information registration method, and computer-readable recording medium which records application program

A method of an Internet connection information registration service, comprising the steps of:

• receiving information necessary for Internet connection from a terminal of an Internet provider selected by a user at a write terminal which is installed in a store and is capable of connecting a portable recording medium;
• generating Internet connection information for Internet connection on the basis of the received information;
• and
• registering the Internet connection information on the portable recording medium by the write terminal, thereby obtaining a predetermined compensation for the store from the provider selected by the user.

An Internet connection setting method using a portable recording medium, comprising the steps of:

• receiving information necessary for Internet connection from a terminal of an Internet provider selected by a user at a write terminal which is installed in a store and is capable of connecting the portable recording medium;
• generating Internet connection information for Internet connection on the basis of the received information and registering the Internet connection information on the portable recording medium;
• when the portable recording medium having the Internet connection information registered thereon is connected to an electronic device in which an application program capable of automatically loading the Internet connection information is registered in advance, automatically activating the application program and loading the Internet connection information from the portable recording medium;
• and
• executing, in the electronic device, connection setting for Internet connection on the basis of the loaded Internet connection information.

An Internet connection information registration method at a write terminal for an Internet connection service, which is capable of connecting a portable recording medium, comprising the steps of:

• causing a user to perform operation of selecting a desired Internet provider;
• inputting information necessary for a provider agreement with the Internet provider selected by the user operation;
• transmitting the input information to a terminal of the selected Internet provider through a communication line, thereby receiving information necessary for Internet connection from the provider terminal;
• and
• generating Internet connection information for Internet connection on the basis of the received information and registering the generated Internet connection information on the portable recording medium connected to the write terminal.

A computer-readable recording medium which records an Internet connection setting application program, comprising:

• means, activated when a portable recording medium having a secret area accessible only by a private procedure, where media identification information unique to the portable recording medium is stored, and a public area which can be arbitrarily externally accessed is connected to an electronic device capable of connecting the portable recording media, for loading Internet connection information for Internet connection, which is encrypted by the media identification information, from the portable recording medium when the Internet connection information is registered on the portable recording medium;
• means for performing mutual authentication with the portable recording medium and exchanging authentication keys;
• means for acquiring the media identification information encrypted by the authentication key from the portable recording medium;
• means for decrypting the acquired media identification information by the authentication key and decrypting the encrypted Internet connection information loaded from the portable recording medium using the decrypted media identification information;
• and
• means for executing a step of executing connection setting for Internet connection in the electronic device on the basis of the decrypted Internet connection information.

A computer-readable recording medium which records an Internet connection information registration application program for providing a user service for registering Internet connection information for Internet connection on a portable recording medium, comprising:

• means for causing a user to perform operation of selecting a desired Internet provider;
• means for receiving information necessary for Internet connection from a terminal of the Internet provider selected by the user operation;
• and
• means for generating Internet connection information for Internet connection on the basis of the received information and registering the Internet connection information on the portable recording medium.

A computer-readable recording medium which records an Internet connection information registration application program for providing a user service for registering Internet connection information for Internet connection on a portable recording medium having a secret area accessible only by a private procedure, where media identification information unique to the portable recording medium is stored, and a public area which can be arbitrarily externally accessed, comprising:

• means for causing a user to perform operation of selecting a desired Internet provider;
• means for receiving information necessary for Internet connection from a terminal of the Internet provider selected by the user operation;
• means for performing mutual authentication with the portable recording medium and exchanging authentication keys while the portable recording medium is being connected to a write terminal;
• means for acquiring the media identification information encrypted by the authentication key from the portable recording medium;
• and
• means for, while the acquired media identification information is decrypted by the authentication key, generating Internet connection information for Internet connection on the basis of the received information, encrypting the Internet connection information by the decrypted media identification information, and registering the Internet connection information on the portable recording medium.

An Internet connection information write terminal for providing a user service for registering Internet connection information for Internet connection on a connected portable recording medium, comprising:

• provider list window display means for displaying a provider list window for causing a user of the portable recording medium to perform operation of selecting a desired Internet provider;
• information acquisition means for acquiring information necessary for Internet connection from a terminal of the Internet provider selected by the user operation on the provider list window;
• and
• Internet connection information registration means for generating Internet connection information for Internet connection on the basis of the acquired information and registering the Internet connection information on the portable recording medium.