US Patent 7356512 Contents mediating system and contents mediating method

A contents mediating system for allowing the user who requests contents to easily obtain cheap contents. A contents storing unit 4 stores contents provided from a provider terminal 1. A contents analysis search unit 6 searches the contents in the contents storing unit 4 on the basis of use request information from a contents user terminal 9 and extracts the contents. A contents distributing unit 303 distributes the contents to a Web contents memory unit 8 which is used by the user. A contents settlement unit 5 makes a charging settlement of a use consideration to the user and a supply settlement of a provision consideration to the provider.