Abstract: A first communication control system comprising a balance database for storing the prepaid money of each per caller number, a charge database for storing the charge system of each communication company, a balance checking part for checking the balance by searching the balance database with the caller number, a call permission determining part for determining the permission of a call of the caller based on the balance, a communication company specifying part for specifying one communication company based on the input number from a caller terminal, a line switch and a line control part for connecting the caller terminal with a called terminal through an exchange of the specified communication company, a speech time measuring part for measuring the speech time, a telephone charge calculating part for calculating the speech time and the telephone charge according to the charge system of the communication company, and a balance updating part for subtracting the telephone charge from the balance of the caller.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to realize a valuable cipher information issuing system that is entirely free of a risk of theft during the course of distribution. To this end, a valuable cipher information issuing system 10 is constructed so as to be provided with cipher information storing means 12 for accumulating pieces of cipher information each being a string of a prescribed number of characters, requested amount of money input means 14 through which to select and input a desired amount of money, paid amount of money input means 16 through which to input an actually paid amount of money, valuable cipher information generating means 22 for generating valuable cipher information by correlating cipher information with the amount of money when the requested amount of money coincides with the paid amount of money, valuable cipher information storing means 24 for storing the valuable cipher information, and valuable cipher information output means 26 for outputting the valuable cipher information.

Abstract: A first communication control system (10) comprising a balance database (18) for storing the prepaid money of each caller (12) per caller number, a charge database (20) for storing the charge system of each communication company, a balance checking part (26) for checking the balance by searching the balance database (20) with the caller number, a call permission determining part (28) for determining the permission of a call of the caller based on the balance, a communication company specifying part (29) for specifying one communication company (A) based on the input number from a caller terminal (13), a line switch (16) and a line control part (24) for connecting the caller terminal (13) with a called terminal (32) through an exchange (?) of the specified communication company (A), a speech time measuring part (34) for measuring the speech time, a telephone charge calculating part (36) for calculating the speech time and the telephone charge according to the charge system of the communication company (A), and

Abstract: A prepaid card information issuing system 10 comprising a character string data base 25 for storing a plurality of character strings each consisting of a predetermined number of digits, a selection sheet 32 on which barcodes 35, 36 for identifying the type and face value of a prepaid card are displayed, a barcode reader 15a for reading out the barcodes 35, 36 to input the type and face value of the prepaid card, paid amount of money input means for inputting the amount of cash paid, prepaid card information generator 22 for generating prepaid card information by associating some character string in the character string data base 25 with the face value concerned when the face value of the prepaid card thus selected is coincident with the paid money amount, a prepaid card information data base 26 for storing prepaid card information, and prepaid card information issuing means 31.

Abstract: A first communication control system (10) comprising a balance database (18) for storing the prepaid money of each caller (12) per caller number, a charge database (20) for storing the charge system of each communication company, a balance checking part (26) for checking the balance by searching the balance database (20) with the caller number, a call permission determining part (28) for determining the permission of a call of the caller based on the balance, a communication company specifying part (29) for specifying one communication company (A) based on the input number from a caller terminal (13), a line switch (16) and a line control part (24) for connecting the caller terminal (13) with a called terminal (32) through an exchange (&agr;) of the specified communication company (A), a speech time measuring part (34) for measuring the speech time, a telephone charge calculating part (36) for calculating the speech time and the telephone charge according to the charge system of the communication company (A),

Abstract: A charge payment system comprising: a user database for storing billing information for each user sent from a local server of a plurality of service providers, while associating the billing information with the user's attribute information, a bill processing unit for retrieving the user database to extract a bill and for sending the bill to a user-operated terminal when a display request is issued from the terminal, an issuing unit, a ticket processing unit for supplying information to the issuing unit and for printing a payment sheet for a specified bill when the bill selection information is supplied from the terminal, a received money information output unit for supplying information indicating that the cash payment is complete based on the payment sheet, and a payment processing unit for adding information that the bill has been paid to the bill stored in the user database when receiving the payment completion information.