US 11277650

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US Patent 11277650 Summary

• Title: Contents receiving system and client
• Assignee: Maxell Ltd
• Inventors: Hideki Kamimaki, Akira Date, Akira Tanaka
• Filing Date: April 22, 2020 (for application number US16/855,012)
• Issue Date: March 15, 2022
• Abstract: A contents receiving system includes a content receiver and a portable terminal storing ID information. The content receiver can receive main content and subsidiary content from broadcast waves or networks, and output the main content as audio/video. It also transmits subsidiary content to the portable terminal, enabling transmission of payment transaction information corresponding to the portable terminal's ID. The portable terminal receives this subsidiary content and payment transaction information, and processes the payment transaction.

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