Data communication method and data communication system

An information processing method using a first server including

• a first storage unit having stored thereon a user information database that stores identification information and authentication information of a user and
• a communicating unit that communicates with another apparatus, and a second server including
• a second storage unit having stored thereon an electric power consumer database that stores and correlates identification information of a user, location information of a user facility, and identification information of a measuring apparatus fixed to the user facility to measure an amount of a commercial product or service provided to the user and a meter information database that correlates the identification information of the measuring apparatus with disposition location information thereof and
• a communicating unit that communicates with another apparatus, the second server, the information processing method comprising:
• receiving by the first server an authentication request including authentication information of a user with the communicating unit from a predetermined apparatus of a user existing facility coupled through a public line to the first server, checking by the first server the authentication information included in the authentication request against the authentication information in the user information database and performing by the first server user authentication, and sending by the first server a user confirmation request including the identification information of the user to the second server in a case where the user authentication is successful;
• receiving by the second server the user confirmation request from the first server, checking by the second server identification information of the user included in the user confirmation request against the electric power consumer database and identifying location information of the user facility of the user;, and
• receiving with the communicating unit of the second server a utilization request for either one of a commercial product and service including the identification information of the measuring apparatus from the measuring apparatus disposed in the user existing facility linked through a dedicated line with the second server, checking by the second server the identification information of the measuring apparatus included in the utilization request against the meter information database and identifying by the second server disposition location information of the measuring apparatus, and transmitting by the second server predetermined data for utilizing either one of a predetermined commercial product and service to the predetermined apparatus in the user existing facility in a case where the identified disposition location information of the measuring apparatus is checked against the user facility location information identified based on the user confirmation request and both are identical,
• wherein the second server stores predetermined data for utilizing either one of a predetermined commercial product and service in the second storage unit where the predetermined data is divided as divided data A, which is an internet key, and divided data B, which is a smart meter network key, having a data size equal to or smaller than the divided data A, which are acquired by dividing either one of data making up the predetermined commercial product and data for providing the predetermined service, and
• in the case where the identified disposition location information of the measuring apparatus is checked against the user facility location information identified based on the user confirmation request and both are identical, the second server executes a process of transmitting the divided data A via a public line to the predetermined apparatus in the user existing facility and transmitting the divided data B via a dedicated line to the predetermined apparatus in the user existing facility, wherein
• the predetermined apparatus in the user existing facility executes a process of receiving the divided data A via the public line from the second server, receiving the divided data B via the dedicated line from the second server, combining the divided data A and the divided data B and generating either one of the data making up the predetermined commercial product and the data for providing the predetermined service, and outputting the generated data to an output unit.

An information processing system comprising:

• a first server including
• a first storage unit having stored thereon a user information database that stores identification information and authentication information of a user,
• a communicating unit that communicates with another apparatus,
• a confirmation requesting unit that receives an authentication request including authentication information of a user with the communicating unit from a predetermined apparatus of a user existing facility coupled through a public line, that checks the authentication information included in the authentication request against the authentication information in the user information database and performs user authentication, and that sends a user confirmation request including the identification information of the user to a second server in a case where the user authentication is successful, and
• a service data transmitting unit that transmits predetermined data for utilizing either one of a predetermined commercial product and service to the predetermined apparatus in the user existing facility in a case where a notification of success of user confirmation is received from the second server in response to the user confirmation request;
• and
• a second server including
• a second storage unit having stored thereon an electric power consumer database that stores and correlates identification information of a user, location information of a user facility, and identification information of a measuring apparatus fixed to the user facility to measure an amount of either one of a commercial product and service provided to the user and a meter information database that correlates the identification information of the measuring apparatus with disposition location information thereof,
• a communicating unit that communicates with another apparatus,
• a user facility identifying unit that receives the user confirmation request from the first server and that checks identification information of the user included in the user confirmation request against the electric power consumer database to identify location information of the user facility of the user, and
• a confirmation result notifying unit that receives with the communicating unit a utilization request for either one of a commercial product and service including the identification information of the measuring apparatus from the measuring apparatus disposed in the user existing facility linked through a dedicated line, that checks the identification information of the measuring apparatus included in the utilization request against the meter information database and identifies disposition location information of the measuring apparatus, and that sends a notification of success of user confirmation including the identification information of the user to the first server in a case where the identified disposition location information of the measuring apparatus is checked against the user facility location information identified based on the user confirmation request and both are identical, wherein
• the first server stores the predetermined data for utilizing either one of a predetermined commercial product and service in the first storage unit where the predetermined data is divided as divided data A, which is an internet key, and divided data B, which is a smart meter network key, having a data size equal to or smaller than the divided data A, which are acquired by dividing data making up the predetermined commercial product or data for providing the predetermined service, and
• in the case where a notification of success of the user confirmation is received from the second server in response to the user confirmation request, the service data transmitting unit transmits the divided data A via a public line to the predetermined apparatus in the user existing facility and transmits the divided data B via a dedicated line to the predetermined apparatus in the user existing facility, wherein
• the predetermined apparatus in the user existing facility executes a process of receiving the divided data A via the public line from the first server, receiving the divided data B via the dedicated line from the first server, combining the divided data A and the divided data B and generating the data making up the predetermined commercial product or the data for providing the predetermined service, and outputting the generated data to an output unit.

An information processing system comprising:

• a first server including
• a first storage unit having stored thereon a user information database that stores identification information and authentication information of a user,
• a communicating unit that communicates with another apparatus,
• a confirmation requesting unit that receives an authentication request including authentication information of a user with the communicating unit from a predetermined apparatus of a user existing facility coupled through a public line, that checks the authentication information included in the authentication request against the authentication information in the user information database and performs user authentication, and that sends a user confirmation request including the identification information of the user to a second server if the user authentication is successful;
• and
• the second server including
• a second storage unit having stored thereon an electric power consumer database that stores and correlates identification information of a user, location information of a user facility, and identification information of a measuring apparatus fixed to the user facility to measure an amount of either one of a commercial product and service provided to the user and a meter information database that correlates the identification information of the measuring apparatus with disposition location information thereof,
• a communicating unit that communicates with another apparatus,
• a user facility identifying unit that receives the user confirmation request from the first server and that checks identification information of the user included in the user confirmation request against the electric power consumer database and identifies location information of the user facility of the user, and
• a service data transmitting unit that receives with the communicating unit a utilization request for either one of a commercial product and service including the identification information of the measuring apparatus from the measuring apparatus disposed in the user existing facility linked through a dedicated line, that checks the identification information of the measuring apparatus included in the utilization request against the meter information database and identifies disposition location information of the measuring apparatus, and that transmits predetermined data for utilizing either one of a predetermined commercial product and service to the predetermined apparatus in the user existing facility in a case where the identified disposition location information of the measuring apparatus is checked against the user facility location information identified based on the user confirmation request and both are identical, wherein
• the second server stores the predetermined data for utilizing either one of a predetermined commercial product and service in the second storage unit where the predetermined data is divided as divided data A, which is an internet key, and divided data B, which is a smart meter network key, having a data size equal to or smaller than the divided data A, which are acquired by dividing either one of data making up the predetermined commercial product and data for providing the predetermined service, and
• in the case where the identified disposition location information of the measuring apparatus is checked against the user facility location information identified based on the user confirmation request and both are identical, the service data transmitting unit transmits the divided data A via a public line to the predetermined apparatus in the user existing facility and transmits the divided data B via a dedicated line to the predetermined apparatus in the user existing facility, wherein
• the predetermined apparatus in the user existing facility executes a process of receiving the divided data A via the public line from the second server, receiving the divided data B via the dedicated line from the second server, combining the divided data A and the divided data B and generating either one of the data making up the predetermined commercial product and the data for providing the predetermined service, and outputting the generated data to an output unit.