Software charging system and software data utilization permitting device

摘要

A software charging system includes a utilization permitting device for giving permission to use a software storing medium storing ciphered programs or data (software); and an authorization center capable of communicating with the utilization permitting device for setting a utilizable amount, totalling utilization amounts and charging a user. The utilization permitting device includes: a utilization permission processing part having a clock for obtaining date and time data, and having a date and time data storing unit for storing obtained date and time data until obtaining next data and time data; and a utilization amount managing part for calculating a software utilization amount of an end user. A software utilization amount is managed based on the number of days at the utilization permission processing part.