Contents providing system, client device, server and program

A client device for a contents providing system including a server and the client device, each of the server and the client device being capable of performing a data communication, the contents providing system being configured such that the server is capable of providing contents which can be printed on a recording medium at the client device, the server including a charge processing unit configured to execute a charging procedure for a user of the client device after the client device has requested the server to provide the contents, and a contents providing unit configured to provide the contents requested by the client device to the client device when the client device has requested for the contents, the server being configured such that, when the client device request the server to provide the contents to the client device, if the client device is one to which the server has provided the contents through the contents providing unit before, the contents are provided to the client device without executing the charge procedure by the charge processing unit,

• wherein the client device comprises:
• a contents requesting unit configured to request the server to provide the contents to the client device;
• a contents printing unit configured to print out the contents provided by the server that received the request from the contents requesting unit on the recording medium;
• and
• a contents judging unit configured to judge whether the contents are printed appropriately based on the contents printed by the contents printing unit,
• wherein the contents requesting unit re-requests the server to provide the contents if the contents judging unit determines that the contents are not printed appropriately,

A server for a contents providing system including the server and at least one client device, each of the server and the client device being capable of performing a data communication, the contents providing system being configured such that the server is capable of providing contents which can be printed on a recording medium at the client device, the client device including a contents requesting unit configured to request the server to provide the contents to the client device, a contents printing unit configured to print out the contents provided by the server that received the request from the contents requesting unit on the recording medium, and a contents judging unit configured to judge whether the contents are printed appropriately based on the contents printed by the contents printing unit, the contents requesting unit being configured to re-requesting the server to provide the contents if the contents judging unit determines that the contents are not printed appropriately,

• wherein the server comprises:
• a charge processing unit configured to execute a charging procedure for a user of the client device after the client device has requested the server to provide the contents;
• and
• a contents providing unit configured to provide the contents requested by the client device to the client device when the client device has requested for the contents,
• wherein, when the client device request the server to provide the contents to the client device, if the client device is one to which the server has provided the contents through the contents providing unit before, the contents are provided to the client device without executing the charge procedure by the charge processing unit.

A computer-readable medium having a program stored thereon, said program comprising a computer readable instructions that cause a computer to serve as a client device for a contents providing system including a server and the client device, each of the server and the client device being capable of performing a data communication, the contents providing system being configured such that the server is capable of providing contents which can be printed on a recording medium at the client device, the server including a charge processing unit configured to execute a charging procedure for a user of the client device after the client device has requested the server to provide the contents, and a contents providing unit configured to provide the contents requested by the client device to the client device when the client device has requested for the contents, the server being configured such that, when the client device request the server to provide the contents to the client device, if the client device is one to which the server has provided the contents through the contents providing unit before, the contents are provided to the client device without executing the charge procedure by the charge processing unit,

• wherein the client device includes:
• a contents requesting unit configured to request the server to provide the contents to the client device;
• a contents printing unit configured to print out the contents provided by the server that received the request from the contents requesting unit on the recording medium;
• and
• a contents judging unit configured to judge whether the contents are printed appropriately based on the contents printed by the contents printing unit,
• wherein the contents requesting unit re-requests the server to provide the contents if the contents judging unit determines that the contents are not printed appropriately,

A computer readable medium having a computer readable instructions stored thereon, said instructions comprising a computer readable instructions that cause a computer to serve as a server for a contents providing system including the server and at least one client device, each of the server and the client device being capable of performing a data communication, the contents providing system being configured such that the server is capable of providing contents which can be printed on a recording medium at the client device, the client device including a contents requesting unit configured to request the server to provide the contents to the client device, a contents printing unit configured to print out the contents provided by the server that received the request from the contents requesting unit on the recording medium, and a contents judging unit configured to judge whether the contents are printed appropriately based on the contents printed by the contents printing unit, the contents requesting unit being configured to re-requesting the server to provide the contents if the contents judging unit determines that the contents are not printed appropriately,

• wherein the server comprises:
• a charge processing unit configured to execute a charging procedure for a user of the client device after the client device has requested the server to provide the contents;
• and
• a contents providing unit configured to provide the contents requested by the client device to the client device when the client device has requested for the contents,
• wherein, when the client device request the server to provide the contents to the client device, if the client device is one to which the server has provided the contents through the contents providing unit before, the contents are provided to the client device without executing the charge procedure by the charge processing unit.

A contents providing system including a printing device capable of printing contents data on a recording medium, a server capable of performing a data communication with the printing device, the server being configured to transmit the contents data to the printing device,

• wherein the printing device includes:
• a storage unit configured to store entire contents data received from the server;
• and
• a printing unit configured to print out the contents data stored in the storage unit,
• wherein the server includes:
• a contents data transmitting unit configured to transmit the contents data to the printing device;
• a judging unit configured to judge whether reception of the contents data by the printing unit has been completed;
• and
• a charge processing unit that executes a charging procedure regarding the contents data transmitted by the contents data transmitting unit when the judging unit determines that the reception of the contents data by the printing unit has been completed.

A printing device for a contents providing system including the printing device capable of printing contents data on a recording medium, a server capable of performing a data communication with the printing device, the server being configured to transmit the contents data to the printing device, the server including a contents data transmitting unit configured to transmit the contents data to the printing device, a judging unit configured to judge whether reception of the contents data by the printing unit has been completed, and a charge processing unit that executes a charging procedure regarding the contents data transmitted by the contents data transmitting unit when the judging unit determines that the reception of the contents data by the printing unit has been completed,

• wherein the printing device includes:
• a storage unit configured to store all the contents data received from the server;
• and
• a printing unit configured to print out the contents stored in the storage unit.

A server for a contents providing system including a printing device capable of printing contents data on a recording medium, the server capable of performing a data communication with the printing device, the server being configured to transmit the contents data to the printing device, the printing device including a storage unit configured to store all the contents data received from the server, and a printing unit configured to print out the contents stored in the storage unit,

• wherein the server includes:
• a contents data transmitting unit configured to transmit the contents data to the printing device;
• a judging unit configured to judge whether reception of the contents data by the printing unit has been completed;
• and
• a charge processing unit that executes a charging procedure regarding the contents data transmitted by the contents data transmitting unit when the judging unit determines that the reception of the contents data by the printing unit has been completed.

A computer-readable medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon, said instructions cause a computer to serve as a printing device for a contents providing system including the printing device capable of printing contents data on a recording medium, a server capable of performing a data communication with the printing device, the server being configured to transmit the contents data to the printing device, the server including a contents data transmitting unit configured to transmit the contents data to the printing device, a judging unit configured to judge whether reception of the contents data by the printing unit has been completed, and a charge processing unit that executes a charging procedure regarding the contents data transmitted by the contents data transmitting unit when the judging unit determines that the reception of the contents data by the printing unit has been completed,

• wherein the printing device includes:
• a storage unit configured to store all the contents data received from the server;
• and
• a printing unit configured to print out the contents stored in the storage unit.

A computer readable medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon, said instructions causing a computer to serve as a server for a contents providing system including a printing device capable of printing contents data on a recording medium, the server capable of performing a data communication with the printing device, the server being configured to transmit the contents data to the printing device, the printing device including a storage unit configured to store all the contents data received from the server, and a printing unit configured to print out the contents stored in the storage unit,

• wherein the server includes:
• a contents data transmitting unit configured to transmit the contents data to the printing device;
• a judging unit configured to judge whether reception of the contents data by the printing unit has been completed;
• and
• a charge processing unit that executes a charging procedure regarding the contents data transmitted by the contents data transmitting unit when the judging unit determines that the reception of the contents data by the printing unit has been completed.