INFORMATION SALES PROMOTING SYSTEM, INFORMATION SALES MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To link a price structure for information contents available by package contents with that for information contents distributable by digital contents and to promote sale of the package contents and that of the digital contents with synergistic effect. SOLUTION: This system for promoting sale of the package contents and/or the digital contents as a chargeable object is provided with an information sales management device 2 performing sales management of the information contents of the digital contents and an information processing device receiving the information contents from the information sales management device 2 and processing them. The information sales management device 2 receives a purchase application for the information contents, determines whether the received purchase application is made for provision of the information contents of the package contents or for that of distribution of the digital contents, and on the basis of the determination result, decides a charging form for the information contents. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI