METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADVERTISEMENT USING PRINT OF CONTENTS WITH SPONSOR

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively advertise to viewers of digital broadcasting by using a print of broadcasted contents with a sponsor. SOLUTION: When the broadcasted contents with the sponsor is printed with a home printer 300, sponsor information included in the contents with the sponsor is recorded in a memory IC chip 304 fitted to an ink cartridge 302 loaded in the home printer 300. Then, when the ink cartridge 302 is collected, the print charge that the sponsor bears is paid to the user according to the sponsor information stored in the memory IC chip 304.