JP2003228668A - Resource management method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To enable a user who has released a owned resource as a shared resource on a peer-to-peer network to easily obtain a merit according to the value of the resource. In a server, a user terminal (20A) is provided.
When the resource use portal 12 receives the resource use request from the resource use portal 12, the resource allocation management unit 13 allocates the right to use the resource that matches the condition included in the resource use request to the user terminal 20A. Then, the resource use point issuing unit 16 calculates a point corresponding to the evaluation value of the resource allocated to the user terminal 20A as a Web resource, and the user information management unit 15 assigns the point to the providing user of the resource. Is added to the total number of points stored in the user information.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a resource management technique in a peer-to-peer network in which computers directly communicate with each other, and in particular, a user who releases his or her own resource as a shared resource is worth the evaluation value of the usage environment of the resource. Related to resource management technology that provides advantages.

[0002]

[Prior Art] IEEE Internet Computing (Vol.5, No.3, M
ay / June 2001) `` JXTA: A Network Programmin
“G Environment” describes a client-server / peer-to-peer coexistence method and a pure peer-to-peer method as a method of providing a peer-to-peer service. Both are
It is common in that the contents are directly exchanged between the user terminals, but the method of searching for the location of the contents is different. According to the former, the inquiry about the location of the content is made to the server, and according to the latter, the inquiry about the location of the content is transmitted from node to node in a relay manner.

According to the magazine, the technology that forms the basis of peer-to-peer services is under development.
The service execution environment is being prepared.

[0004]

However, in a peer-to-peer network, individual general users are
Usually, they avoid giving and receiving money and provide their own content for free.

Therefore, the present invention enables a user who has released his / her own resource as a shared resource on a peer-to-peer type network to easily obtain a merit commensurate with the evaluation value of the usage environment of the resource. With the goal.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is a resource management method for causing an information processing device to manage resources shared in a peer-to-peer network, wherein the information processing device comprises: The point is held in association with the user of the first terminal having the resource, and when the resource is used by the second terminal, a point having a value that correlates to the evaluation of the usage environment of the resource is set to the first point. There is provided a resource management method characterized by executing a process of adding points to a user of one terminal.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the configuration of the information processing system according to this embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of (here, three for convenience of explanation) information processing devices 10, 20A capable of directly communicating with each other via the Internet. , 20B is included. That is, these information processing devices 10, 20A, 2
OB constitutes a peer-to-peer network.

Now, these information processing devices 10, 20A,
Of the 20B, at least one information processing device 10
A server that mediates resource lending and borrowing between individual users
(Hereinafter, referred to as resource allocation mediation server), the other information processing apparatuses 20A and 20B share locally owned resources (storage, CPU, global IP address, useful information, Web page, etc.) with shared resources (hereinafter, It is a user terminal used by a user who provides another user as a Web resource) or a user who uses a Web source.

As shown in FIG. 2, the resource allocation mediation server 10 includes a memory 101, a hard disk (not shown) in which various programs (resource allocation program, OS, etc.) and various data (data table described later, etc.) are stored, It has a CPU 100 that loads a program (for example, a resource allocation program 101A) from the hard disk to the memory 101 and executes the program, an input / output interface 102, and a bus 103 that connects these.
The input / output interface 102 has a display device 1
07, an input device (keyboard or the like) 104, a drive 105 in which a portable storage medium is mounted, a network control device 106 for controlling data transmission with a communication line, and the like are connected.

This resource allocation mediation server 10 has a W
The function configuration units 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 for providing the eb resource lending / broking intermediary service are realized by executing the resource allocation program 101A. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, a resource use portal 12 that receives various requests from users, a resource management unit 14 that manages information about Web resources that the user locally owns, and information about users who provide Web resources. A user management unit 15 that manages a resource, a resource allocation management unit 13 that manages information about allocation of usage rights of Web resources, and a resource usage point issuing unit 16 that calculates usage points of Web resources. Here, each of the information management units 13, 14 and 15 holds the following data table and manages using the data table.

The user information management unit 15 holds a user information management table in which the user information of the user who owns the Web resource is registered. As shown in FIG. 3, each user information registered in this user information management table includes a user ID 901, a user name 902, an email address 903 of an email, and a total number 904 of points given to owned Web resources. Has been.

The resource information management unit 14 holds a resource information management table and a point table for each Web resource. In the resource information management table,
Resource information of the Web resource is registered in advance. In each resource information registered in this resource information management table, as shown in FIG. 4, a resource type ID 601, a resource type name 606 of the Web resource, a description 603 regarding the Web resource,
One or more point-giving unit information 604 indicating the type of information defining the evaluation value as a Web resource (when the Web resource is a storage, used capacity, use time, line speed, presence / absence of line bandwidth guarantee, etc.) is included. . On the other hand, in each point table, for each value of the point-giving unit information, the evaluation value of the usage environment of the Web resource specified by the value is stored as the unit point number (the point number per unit amount of Web resource provided). There is. For example, in the point table of the storage, as shown in FIG.
The number of unit points per byte is stored in association with the usage time and the line speed. Here, the greater the usage time and the line speed, the better the usage environment of the Web resource, and the larger the usage time and the line speed, the larger the number of unit points per 1 GByte.

The resource allocation management unit 13 holds a resource allocation information management table in which resource allocation information of Web resources is registered. As shown in FIG. 6, each resource allocation information registered in this resource allocation information management table includes the resource I of the Web resource.
D 401, user ID (user ID) 402 of the user who is assigned the right to use the web resource, user ID (provider user ID) 4 of the user who provided the web resource 4
03, basic information 412 of the Web resource is included. The basic information 412 of the web resource includes a resource type name 404 of the web resource, a resource type ID 405 of the web resource, and a connection address 41 such as an IP address.
0, Web resource status information 411 (available,
It includes information (environment information) indicating whether the Web resource is used or not). Then, in the environment information of the Web resource, the provision amount 406 of the Web resource (for example, 20 GByte when the Web resource is a storage), the time period of provision of the Web resource 4
07 (for example, from 23:15 on June 10, 2001 to 2
7:15 on June 11, 001), connection type 408, connection environment information 409 (for example, connection line speed "100 Mbp
s, best effort ”, connection line bandwidth guarantee“ no bandwidth guarantee ”), and the like.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, each user terminal has a memory 201, a hard disk (not shown) in which various programs (resource lending program, OS, etc.) are installed, and a program (for example, from the hard disk to the memory 201). , Resource lending program 201A)
Has a CPU 200 for loading and executing, an input / output interface 202, and a bus 203 connecting these. Then, in the input / output interface 202,
A display device 207, an input device (keyboard, etc.) 204, a drive 205 in which a portable storage medium is mounted, and a network control device 20 for controlling data transmission with a communication line.
6, etc. are connected.

These user terminals 200A and 200B
Respectively realize the functional configuration for realizing the lending / borrowing of the Web resource by executing the resource lending / borrowing program 201A. Specifically, as shown in FIG.
Schedule execution unit 2 that manages the use of Web resources
1. A measurement unit 22 for measuring the usage amount and usage time of Web resources is realized.

Next, a resource management process executed when a Web resource is rented in such an information processing system will be described. Here, a case where points are exchanged as compensation for a Web resource will be described.

Each user who wants to provide his / her own resource as a Web resource and each user who wants to use their own resource must perform the following registration process in advance.

As shown in FIG. 9, a user who wants to provide his own resources as a Web resource and a user who wants to use the resources owned by another user are
First, it is necessary to register its own user information in the user information management table of the resource allocation mediation server 10 in advance (S301). Specifically, the user (referred to as user A) is his or her own user terminal (here, the user terminal 2).
It is necessary to send a registration request including the user name and contact information to the resource allocation mediation server 10 from 0A). Accordingly, the user management unit 15 of the resource allocation mediation server 10 sends the user information including the information included in the registration request, the uniquely determined user ID, and the initial value of the total number of points (for example, 100) to the user. Newly register in the information management table.

After the user information is registered, the user who wants to provide his / her own resource as a Web resource further receives the resource allocation information of the resource to be provided as a Web resource from the resource allocation mediation server 10
Must be registered in the resource allocation information management table (S302). Specifically, the user A sends a registration request including a resource type name, a resource providing amount, a resource providing time zone, a connection type, a connection environment, and a connection address to the resource allocation mediation server 10 from its own user terminal 20A. Must be sent. This allows
The resource allocation management unit 13 of the resource allocation mediation server 10 uses the information included in the registration request (providing user ID, resource type name, resource providing amount, resource providing time zone, connection type, connection environment information, connection address). ), The resource type ID corresponding to the resource type name included in the registration request, the uniquely determined resource ID, the initial value of the status information (usable), the user I
Resource allocation information including the initial value (null value) of D is newly registered in the resource allocation information management table.

When the above registration processing is performed by two or more users, the resource allocation mediation server 10 is then
Can arrange Web resource lending. FIG. 10 shows the flow of mediation processing executed by the resource allocation mediation server 10 for that purpose.

The resource use portal 12 of the resource allocation mediation server 10 is waiting for reception of a Web resource use request (S303). Where the predetermined information
A web resource use request including a user ID, a resource type name of a web resource desired by the user and its use conditions (connection type, use time zone, connection environment, use amount, etc.) is any user terminal (here, the user terminal 20B), the resource allocation mediation server 10
Then, the resource use portal 12 receives the Web resource use request, and the resource allocation management unit 13 transmits the Web resource use right that matches the resource type name and the use condition included in the Web resource use request to the Web resource. Assign to the user of the former terminal. Then, the resource use portal 12 transmits the allocation result (Web resource address, etc.) to the Web resource source terminal (S304).

When the user B, to which the right to use the Web resource is assigned by such an assignment process, directly accesses the address of the Web resource assigned to him / her from the user terminal (here, the user terminal 20B), the Web resource In the owning user terminal (here, the user terminal 20A), the measurement unit 21 starts measuring the usage amount and usage time of the Web resource, and the schedule execution unit 22 sends a Web resource usage start report to the resource allocation mediation server. Send to 10. When the access at this time ends, the schedule execution unit 22 of the user terminal 20A sends a Web resource usage end report (normal end or abnormal end) to the measurement result by the measurement unit 21 (hereinafter referred to as “usage information”) and the Web It is transmitted to the resource allocation mediation server 10 together with the resource ID of the resource and the user ID of the user A.

In the resource allocation mediation server 10, when the resource use portal 12 receives a Web resource use start report from the user terminal 20A and then receives a Web resource use end report and the like from the user terminal 20A (S305, S306). The resource use point issuing unit 16 calculates the number of use points of the owned Web resource of the user terminal 20A, and the user information management unit updates the user information management table based on the calculation result (S
307). As a result, the number of points used is added to the total number of points stored in the user information of the user A of the user terminal 20A, and the number of used points is subtracted from the total number of points stored in the user information of the user B of the user terminal 20B.

Of the processes included in the above mediation process, W
Details of the eb resource allocation processing S304 and the Web resource usage point calculation processing S307 will be further described.

First, Web resource allocation processing S304
This will be described with reference to FIG.

The resource allocation management unit 13 searches the resource allocation information management table for basic information matching the resource type name and the usage condition included in the Web resource usage request (S501). For example, Web
In the resource use request, the resource type name is “storage”, the connection type is “JXTA”, and the usage time period is from “June 10, 2001 24:10 to June 11, 2001 6:20”.
Minutes ", connection environment" 500 Kbps or more ", usage" 5 GBy "
te ”, the resource type name“ storage ”, connection type“ JXTA ”,“ June 10, 2001 2
Providing hours including "4G to 6:20 on June 11, 2001", "5G Byte" or more, "500"
A connection environment of "Kbps or higher" and basic information matching these are searched in the resource allocation information management table.

At this time, if the corresponding basic information is not found, the resource use portal 12 sends a message indicating the absence of the Web resource to the user terminal 20B, and the Web resource allocation process ends. On the contrary, if at least one corresponding basic information is found, the following processing is further executed.

The resource allocation management unit 13 determines whether or not there is basic information whose status information indicates "available" in the found basic information (S502).

As a result, when the basic information indicating that the status information is "available" does not exist, a message to that effect is sent from the resource use portal 12 to the user terminal 20B.
And the Web resource allocation process ends.

On the other hand, when the basic information indicating that the status information is “available” exists, the evaluation value of the environment represented by the environmental information included in each basic information as a Web resource as shown below. Is converted to points (S50
3). The resource use point issuing unit retrieves the point giving unit information associated with the resource type name included in the Web resource use request from the resource information management table. Then, the data corresponding to the point-giving unit information extracted at this time is extracted from the environment information and the usage condition of each basic information. For example, if the point-giving unit information is usage amount, usage time, connection line speed, and connection line bandwidth guarantee, data corresponding to the usage amount and use time (for storage, for example, “10G
Byte "," 2 hours "of usage time) from the usage conditions and other information (connection line speed, connection line bandwidth guarantee)
The data (for example, "100 Mbps", "no bandwidth guarantee") corresponding to is extracted from the environment information of each basic information. Furthermore, at this time, the number of unit points associated with each piece of data (excluding the usage amount) extracted for each basic information is extracted from the point table determined by the resource type included in the Web resource use request, and the unit The product of the number of points and the usage amount is calculated respectively. As a result, points representing the evaluation value of each Web resource that matches the wishes of user B are obtained.

Then, the user information management unit 15 makes the Web
The total number of points associated with the user ID included in the resource use request is retrieved from the user information management table, and the resource allocation management unit 13 calculates the number of points equal to or less than the total number of points by the resource use point issuing unit 16. It is determined whether or not it exists in (point number) (S504).

As a result, the number of points less than the total number of points owned by the user B is the resource utilization point issuing unit 16
If it does not exist in the calculation result of, the resource use portal 12 transmits a message to the effect that the number of points is insufficient, and the Web resource allocation process ends.

If there is one point number less than the total number of points owned by the user B in the calculation result of the resource use point issuing unit 16, the connection included in the basic information used for the calculation of the point number. The address is transmitted from the resource use portal 12 to the user terminal 20B.
Then, the resource allocation management unit 13 updates the resource allocation information used for calculation of the points transmitted to the user terminal 20B among the resource allocation information in the resource allocation information management table. Specifically, the usage user ID is updated with the user ID included in the Web resource usage request, and the content of the status information is “in use”.
To update (S505). When there are a plurality of points less than the total number of points owned by the user B in the calculation result of the resource use point issuing unit 16, those points and one of them should be selected. A message to that effect is transmitted from the resource use portal 12 to the user terminal 20B, and the resource allocation information including the basic information used in the calculation of the selection result (the number of points) included in the response message to that is updated. It will be.

By such a Web resource allocation process, a user who wants to use the Web resource can easily obtain the address of the usable Web resource among the Web resources that match his or her wish.

In the present embodiment, the Web resource allocation process is always terminated when there is no usable Web resource that meets the wish of user B. , It is not always necessary to do this. For example, We that matches the wishes of user B
b A message asking whether to wait until the resource is released is transmitted from the resource use portal 12 to the user terminal 20B, and as a response to the message, the resource use portal 12 sends a message not to wait for the release. The Web resource allocation processing may be ended when the Web resource is received. In this case, the resource use portal 12 sends a response message to the effect that it waits for release.
When is received, for example, the following processing may be executed. When the resource use portal 12 receives the message to wait for the release, the resource allocation management unit 13 causes the resource allocation management unit 13 to hold the resource ID of the Web resource that matches the user B's request and the information included in the Web resource use request. , The Web resource allocation process is interrupted. Then, the resource allocation management unit 13 is caused to check whether or not the status information associated with the held resource ID has been rewritten by the time of the usage time included in the held usage condition, and the held usage If the status information is rewritten to “available” before the usage time period included in the condition is reached, the message including the connection address of the Web resource changes the stored user ID by restarting the processing from S503. Make sure that e-mail is sent to the e-mail address of the user information that contains it.
Further, if the status information is not rewritten to “available” before the usage time period included in the held usage conditions, a message indicating that the Web resource has not been allocated is displayed. The email containing the user information is sent to the email address, and the Web resource allocation process ends.

Further, in the present embodiment, if there is no Web resource that matches the usage condition desired by User B, the Web resource is not assigned to User B, but this is not always the case. do not have to. For example, if only the usage amount of the user B's wishes is not satisfied, as shown in FIG. 7, among the Web resources satisfying the usage conditions other than the usage amount, the user who has the largest amount of provision of The Web resources may be selected until the total usage amount exceeds the desired usage amount of B and the usage right of the plurality of Web servers may be assigned to the user B.

Next, the Web resource utilization point calculation processing will be described with reference to FIG.

When the resource use portal 12 receives the Web resource use end report, the use information, the resource ID and the providing user ID, the resource allocation point issuing unit 16 determines whether or not the use end report indicates a normal end. Is determined (S802).

As a result, if the use end report received by the resource use portal 12 indicates a normal end, the use point of the Web resource is calculated by the following process (S805). First, the resource use point issuing unit retrieves the point granting unit information associated with the resource ID received by the resource use portal 12 from the resource information management table, and the resource allocation management unit 13 provides the resource use portal 12 received. The basic information associated with the user ID is retrieved from the resource allocation information management table. Data corresponding to the point-giving unit information extracted from the resource information management table by the resource usage point issuing unit from the basic information extracted by the resource allocation management unit 13 and the usage information received by the resource usage portal 12 Take out. For example, when the point-giving unit information is usage amount, usage time, connection line speed, and connection line bandwidth guarantee, data corresponding to the usage amount and usage time (for storage, for example, “10 GByte”, “2 time")
From the usage information, and data corresponding to other information (connection line speed, connection line bandwidth guarantee) (for example, "1
00 Mbps "," no bandwidth guarantee ") from the basic information. Further, the number of unit points associated with the data (excluding the amount of use) retrieved at this time is retrieved from the point table determined by the resource ID received by the resource use portal 12, and the number of unit points and the resource use portal 12 The product with the received usage information is calculated as usage points. For example, the usage amount of storage of 25 points per unit is 10 GB
If it is yte, the resource use point issuing unit,
250 points (10 GByte)
X 25 points) is calculated. As a result, points indicating the evaluation value of the amount of Web resources used by the user B are calculated as usage points.

Then, the resource allocation management unit 13 retrieves the user ID associated with the resource ID accepted by the resource usage portal 12 from the resource allocation information management table. Then, the user information management unit 15
Retrieves the total number of points associated with the utilization user ID retrieved by the resource allocation management unit 13 from the user information management table, and calculates the difference between the total number of points and the calculation result of the resource utilization point issuing unit 13 It is registered in the user information management table as a new total number of points corresponding to the retrieved user ID of. Further, the user information management unit 15 retrieves the total number of points associated with the user ID received by the resource use portal 12 from the user information management table, and calculates the total value of the total number of points and the calculation result of the resource use point issuing unit. The new point total number corresponding to the user ID received by the resource use portal 12 is registered in the user information management table (S806).

Further, the resource allocation management unit 13 selects the user I accepted by the resource use portal 12 from the basic information registered in the resource allocation information management table.
The status information of the basic information associated with D is updated to "usable" (S807).

On the other hand, if the usage completion report received by the resource usage portal 12 does not indicate normal termination, the resource allocation management unit 13 selects the resource usage portal 12 of the basic information registered in the resource allocation information management table. The status information of the basic information associated with the received user ID is updated to "unusable" (S80).
3). When the unavailable Web resource becomes available due to the treatment of the providing user A, the providing user A issues a request to update the status information of its own Web resource to its own user terminal 20A.
Needs to be sent from the server to the resource mediation server.

Then, the resource use point issuing unit
Time from acceptance of usage start report of user terminal 20A to acceptance of abnormal termination report of user terminal 20A
(That is, the product of the time lost by the user B due to the access failure) and the predetermined point value is calculated as the penalty point value at the time of abnormal termination. After that, the user information management unit 15 retrieves the total number of points associated with the user ID received by the resource use portal 12 from the user information management table, and calculates the difference between the total number of points and the calculation result of the resource use point issuing unit. The new point total number corresponding to the user ID received by the resource use portal 12 is registered in the user information management table (S804).

According to such utilization point calculation processing, each time a user uses a resource owned by himself / herself, the user evaluates the resource as a Web resource without contact with the other person. You can get points according to the value. In addition, when the trouble of the Web resource causes a loss of time to another person who tries to use the Web resource,
If the evaluation value of the resource has decreased, the Web
From the total number of points of the resource providing user A, points according to the time lost by another person are automatically reduced.
That is, the user who has released the owned resource as the shared resource on the peer-to-peer network can easily obtain the merit according to the value of the resource.

In this embodiment, only points that can be used when using Web resources on the network are exchanged between users. However, as shown in FIG. Mediation server 1
0 may request the settlement provider 30 to perform settlement processing for the total number of points included in the user information of each user. For example, when new points are given to a user who wants to give points, the payment provider 30 may deduct points from the bank account of the user, or when the user wants to redeem the points, the payment provider may be able to redeem the points. It is also possible for 30 to transfer money according to the total number of points to the user's bank account. Further, when there is a sponsor company 40 that places an advertisement on the screen provided by the resource allocation mediation server as a user interface to the user terminal, the profit (prize, cash) obtained from the sponsor company 40 is provided as a Web resource. It may be provided to the user A according to the total number of points.

Further, in the present embodiment, the point uniquely determined from the number of unit points stored in the point table and the usage amount is given to the user A who provides the Web resource, but this is not always necessary. There is no. For example, the number of accesses of each Web resource may be stored as history information, and points according to the number of past accesses may be further added to the points determined by the number of unit points and the usage amount. Alternatively, when the Web resource is provided in a time period when the number of the same type of Web resources provided is small, a point corresponding to the provided time period may be added, such as adding a predetermined number of points.

[0049]

According to the present invention, a user who provides an owned resource as a shared resource on a peer-to-peer network can easily obtain a merit commensurate with the value of the resource.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram conceptually showing an overall configuration of a peer-to-peer network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic hardware configuration diagram of a resource allocation mediation server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram conceptually showing a data structure of user information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram conceptually showing a data structure of resource information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram conceptually showing a data structure of a point table according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram conceptually showing a data structure of resource allocation information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram conceptually showing a flow of resource management processing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic hardware configuration diagram of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart diagram of a registration process in the resource management process according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart figure of resource management processing.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a resource management process according to the embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a flowchart of a Web resource allocation process in S304 of FIG.

12 is a flowchart of a Web resource usage point calculation process in S307 of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Resource allocation mediation server, 12 ... Resource usage portal, 13 ... Resource allocation management unit, 14 ... Resource information management unit, 15 ... User information management unit 15, 16 ... Resource usage point issuing unit 20A, 20B ... User terminal, 21 … Schedule execution unit, 22… Measurement unit

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A resource management method for causing an information processing device to manage a shared resource in a peer-to-peer network, wherein the information processing device is associated with a user of a first terminal having the resource and points. And a process of adding a point having a value that correlates to the evaluation of the usage environment of the resource when the resource is used by the second terminal, to the point associated with the user of the first terminal A resource management method characterized by executing. 2. The resource management method according to claim 1, wherein the information processing device holds points in association with a user of the second terminal and correlates with an evaluation of a usage environment of the resource. Is performed from the point associated with the user of the second terminal, the resource management method. 3. The resource management method according to claim 1, wherein the information processing device is a user of the second terminal when the second terminal fails to access the resource. A resource management method comprising: reducing points associated with. 4. One of claims 1, 2 and 3
The resource management method according to the item, wherein the information processing device determines a subtractive value from the point according to the length of time from the start of the access to the failure of the access. Management method. 5. The resource management method according to claim 1, wherein the information processing device assigns addresses of a plurality of resources to a use environment of each resource. When a request including a resource usage condition is received and managed, the address of the resource associated with the usage environment information that matches the usage condition is used as the source terminal of the request. A resource management method characterized in that the resource is transmitted to. 6. The resource management method according to claim 1, wherein in the user usage information management means, a Web resource basic point determined based on a connection environment, a provision time zone, etc. in addition to the value of the resource, and a user. Web resource usage points based on the usage amount and success / failure of the usage, the Web resource usage points are calculated, the usage points are collected from the Web resource users instead of money, and the point exchange-type billing given to the Web resource providers is performed. A resource management method characterized by being possible.