摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a public print system using digital watermark information. <P>SOLUTION: The public print system or the like is characterized by that it has a data output controller provided with a means for generating output data which can be outputted by a predetermined output device from information including digital contents, an extracting means for extracting pad information padded in the digital contents as a digital watermark, a means for transferring the output data and the extracted pad information to a processor carrying out bill calculation of printing and a means for acquiring bill information from the processor carrying out the bill calculation and displaying it, and a fee settlement processor provided with a means for carrying out a predetermined discount in regard to a fee for printing the information including the digital contents on the basis of the padded information when the information matches a predetermined condition and a means for carrying out an actual fee settlement in consideration of the discount from discount information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO |