To allow anyone to easily receive information service from multiple information providers by means of a public terminal.
The public terminal 3 having a charge processing part for collecting a charge through a card and the like is connected via an exchange 2 to a center server 1 of an Internet connection intermediator contracting with a specific provider while being under contract for an information fee collection proxy service. By a dial-up call from the public terminal, the center server is connected to the server of the provider to gain access to a previously set URL for taking in image information from the URL and transferring it to the public terminal. In the public terminal, the received image information is displayed on a display, while screen operation on the display is carried out in an operation part for getting access to a new URL freely via the center server, and a communication rate and a usage fee charged every unit time according to an information fee rank are collected via the exchange by means of the charge processing part.
KANZAKI MINORU
YAMAGAKE AKIKO
NISHIMURA SHINJI
IWANE SHIGEAKI
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE
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