Abstract: The prior art does not allow a juristic person to apply for membership on line to obtain access to a service. The method proposed here is provided with a function to issue a group ID which becomes immediately available for use upon provisional registration of a group profile by a representative of the group to apply for access to a service; a function to tie up with a credit standing assessment function or a credit rating body to assess the credit standing of the group by using the group profile; and a preparatory function for the representative to do necessary processing for gaining access to the service, such as registration of users, in parallel with the execution of the credit inquiry check. The convenience for the organization is increased by the possibility to accomplish membership registration on line, and at the same time the supplier of the service benefits from increased ease to attract more members.

Abstract: An information service providing method for providing an information service is provided, wherein the method includes the steps of: receiving a customer's request for the information service to be provided with; deciding the customer's utilization qualification with respect to the contents of the information service; determining the contents that is available to the customer according to the customer's utilization qualification among the contents of the information service that the customer requests to be provided with; and providing the customer with the determined contents of the information service.

Abstract: The prior art does not allow a juristic person to apply for membership on line to obtain access to a service.