Information distributing apparatus

摘要

An information providing apparatus for use in an information processing system (11, 13, 14) having a host computer for distributing advertisement information from a sender terminal to a receiver terminal through a network. The apparatus includes: confirming means (4, 13) for electronically confirming that the receiver has received the advertisement information and accessed the content thereof; and replying means (5, 13) for automatically generating confirmation information that represents that the receiver has accessed the content of the advertisement information, and for sending the confirmation information to one of the host computer (11) and the sender terminal (14).