Content providing system capable of reducing burden on users
First Claim
1. A content providing system comprising a content provider server connected between a network and a provider terminal, and user terminals connected to said network, wherein said content provider server comprises:
- a content managing table for storing contents along with content titles in correspondence with management identification numbers;
a content managing section for managing said content managing table;
a user information managing table for storing status keys showing access statuses of said content titles stored in said content managing table accessed by said user terminals in correspondence with user identification numbers thereof;
a user information managing section for managing said user information managing table so as to set a respective one of said status keys when one of said user terminals accesses one said content titles stored in said content managing table; and
a content displaying section for displaying a content title list on the display unit of said one of said user terminals in accordance with the status keys belonging to the user identification number of said one of said user terminals.
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Abstract
In a content providing system including a content provider server connected between a network and a provider terminal, and user terminals connected to the network, the content provider server is constructed by a content managing table for storing contents along content titles in correspondence with management identification numbers, a content managing section for managing the content managing table, a user information managing table for storing status keys showing access statuses of the stored content titles accessed by the user terminals in correspondence with user identification numbers thereof, a user information managing section for managing the user information managing table so as to set a respective one of the status keys when one of the user terminals accesses one of the stored content titles, and a content displaying section for displaying a content title list on the display unit of the one of the user terminals in accordance with the status keys belonging to the user identification number of the one of the user terminals.
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34 Claims
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1. A content providing system comprising a content provider server connected between a network and a provider terminal, and user terminals connected to said network, wherein said content provider server comprises:
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a content managing table for storing contents along with content titles in correspondence with management identification numbers;
a content managing section for managing said content managing table;
a user information managing table for storing status keys showing access statuses of said content titles stored in said content managing table accessed by said user terminals in correspondence with user identification numbers thereof;
a user information managing section for managing said user information managing table so as to set a respective one of said status keys when one of said user terminals accesses one said content titles stored in said content managing table; and
a content displaying section for displaying a content title list on the display unit of said one of said user terminals in accordance with the status keys belonging to the user identification number of said one of said user terminals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A content providing system comprising a content provider server connected between a network and a provider terminal, and user terminals connected to said network, wherein said content provider server comprises:
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a content managing table for storing contents along with content titles in correspondence with management identification numbers;
a content managing section for managing said content managing table;
a user information managing table for storing access numbers of said content titles stored in said content managing table accessed by said user terminals in correspondence with user identification numbers thereof;
a user information managing section for managing said user information managing table so as to increment a respective one of said access numbers when one of said user terminals accesses one of said content titles stored in said content managing table; and
a content displaying section for displaying a content title list on the display unit of said one of said user terminals in accordance with the access numbers belonging to the user identification number of said one of said user terminals. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A content providing system comprising a content provider server connected between a network and a provider terminal, and user terminals connected to said network, wherein said content provider server comprises:
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a content managing table for storing contents along content titles and registered dates in correspondence with management identification numbers;
a content managing section for managing said content managing table;
a user information managing table for storing status keys showing access statuses of said content titles stored in said content managing table along with final visit dates accessed by said user terminals in correspondence with user identification numbers thereof;
a user information managing section for managing said user information managing table so as to set a respective one of said status keys and renew a respective one of said final visit dates when one of said user terminals accesses of one of said content titles stored in said content managing table; and
a content displaying section for displaying a content title list on the display unit of said one of said user terminals in accordance with the status keys and the final visit date belonging to the user identification number of said one of said user terminals and the registered dates of said content titles stored in said content managing table. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A content providing method for a content providing system comprising a content provider server connected between a network and a provider terminal, and user terminals connected to said network, said content providing method comprising the steps of:
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storing contents along with content titles in said content provider server in correspondence with management identification numbers;
storing status keys showing access statuses of said content titles stored in said content provider server accessed by said user terminals in correspondence with user identification numbers thereof;
managing said stored content titles so as to set a respective one of said status keys when one of said user terminals accesses of one of said stored content titles; and
displaying a content title list on the display unit of said one of said user terminals in accordance with the status keys belonging to the user identification number of said one of said user terminals. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A content providing method for a content providing system comprising a content provider server connected between a network and a provider terminal, and user terminals connected to said network, said content providing method comprising the steps of:
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storing contents along with content titles in said content provider server in correspondence with management identification numbers;
storing access numbers of said content titles stored in said content provider server accessed by said user terminals in correspondence with user identification numbers thereof;
managing said stored content titles so as to increment a respective one of said access numbers when one of said user terminals accesses one of said stored content titles; and
displaying a content title list on the display unit of said one of said user terminals in accordance with the access numbers belonging to the user identification number of said one of said user terminals. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A content providing method for a content providing system comprising a content provider server connected between a network and a provider terminal, and user terminals connected to said network, said content providing method comprising the steps of:
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storing contents along with content titles and registered dates in said content provider server in correspondence with management identification numbers;
storing status keys showing access statuses of said content titles stored in said content provider server along with registered dates accessed by said user terminals in correspondence with user identification numbers thereof;
managing said stored content so as to set a respective one of said status keys and renew a respective one of said final visit dates when one of said user terminals accesses of one of said stored content titles; and
displaying a content title list on the display unit of said one of said user terminals in accordance with the status keys and the final visit date belonging to the user identification number of said one of said user terminals and the registered dates of said content titles stored in said content provider server. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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