Abstract: A policy conflict system includes a determining unit that determines, according to an instruction for application of a second polity from a second network provider to a first network provider that performs policy control based on a set of first policies, presence or absence of a third policy conflicting with the second policy, a calculating unit that, when the determining unit determines that the third policy is present, concerning each of the second policy and the third policy, calculates priority levels different from each other referring to a storing unit storing information indicating a target that should be prioritized concerning an item relating to a policy, and an imparting unit that imparts the priority levels calculated by the calculating unit to each of the second policy and the third policy. Consequently, the policy conflict resolution system enables a conflict between policies to be resolved.

Abstract: At least one advertisement corresponding to plural pieces of attribute information relating to a user is registered in an automatic transaction apparatus and, in the course of various transactions utilizing the automatic transaction apparatus, the automatic-transaction apparatus displays an advertisement corresponding to the attribute information of the user and issues a coupon corresponding to the advertisement. In this manner, it is possible to utilize the automatic transaction apparatus as an advertising medium. Especially, the automatic transaction apparatus can acquire the attribute information of the user based on information stored in a transaction medium such as a cash card and it is possible to advertise effectively focusing on a specific target by displaying an advertisement corresponding to the attribute information.