Information providing system and a method for providing information
First Claim
1. An information providing system to provide information of an information provider stored in a network server to an information seeker, the network server, comprising:
- a memory portion to store information of the information provider;
a key conferring means to confer a security key to a first information seeker whom the information provider permits the access to his information, and to confer another security key to a second information seeker provided that the first information seeker permits the second information seeker to directly obtain information from the information provider;
a key checking means to check whether or not the security keys fed by the first and second information seekers are authorized, and to determine whether or not information should be provided to the given information seeker; and
an information searching/acquiring means to fetch information required by the first and second information seeker from the storage portion as nominated by the security key.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided which are necessary for exchanging information among a sales agent a1, user a2 and manufacturer A, for preparing a parts check list on an on-line basis, and for storing information to be provided.
If, for example, the sales agent a1 or user a2 wants to acquire information from the manufacturer A, manufacturer A will directly confer a password to sales agent a1 with whom manufacturer A directly deals with, while sales agent a1 will directly confer a password to user a2 with whom sales agent a1 directly deals with, on behalf of manufacturer A. This arrangement makes it possible to easily and securely provide, to a specified information seeker, information required by that information seeker.
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26 Claims
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1. An information providing system to provide information of an information provider stored in a network server to an information seeker, the network server, comprising:
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a memory portion to store information of the information provider;
a key conferring means to confer a security key to a first information seeker whom the information provider permits the access to his information, and to confer another security key to a second information seeker provided that the first information seeker permits the second information seeker to directly obtain information from the information provider;
a key checking means to check whether or not the security keys fed by the first and second information seekers are authorized, and to determine whether or not information should be provided to the given information seeker; and
an information searching/acquiring means to fetch information required by the first and second information seeker from the storage portion as nominated by the security key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An information providing method for providing information of an information provider stored in a network server to an information seeker via a network, comprising the steps of:
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storing information of the information provider in the network server;
conferring a security key to a first information seeker whom the information provider permits the access to his information, and conferring another security key to a second information seeker provided that the first information seeker permits the second information seeker to directly obtain information from the information provider;
checking whether or not the security keys fed by the first and second information seekers are authorized, and determining whether or not information should be provided to a given information seeker; and
fetching, if it is determined that provision of information to the information seeker is acceptable, information required by the first and second information seeker from the storage portion as nominated by the security key. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. An electronic mailing system for allowing electronic mails to be exchanged between network terminals connected with each other via a network, the network terminal, comprising:
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an image processing means to process an image on a display used for preparing an electronic mail;
a compressing means to compress a file obtained from the electronic mail containing the processed image; and
a depressing means to depress the compressed file. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic mail transmitting/receiving method for transmitting/receiving an electronic mail to/from a network terminal connected via a network, comprising the steps of:
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processing an image on a display u sed for preparing an electronic mail to prepare a n electronic mail;
compressing a file obtained from the electronic mail containing the processed image before the electronic mail is transmitted from a transmitting network terminal; and
depressing the compressed file, after the file is received by a receiving network terminal. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A parts check list preparing system, comprising:
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a means to store a database comprising the graphics data of a layout of a part, and the parts data of the part;
a means to fetch the graphics data of a part necessary for preparing a parts check list;
a means to cause a layout reproduced from the graphics data of the part to be presented on display;
a means to select the part in the layout;
a means to fetch the parts data corresponding with the graphics data of the selected part from the database;
a means to arrange the parts data into a list, and to cause the list to be presented on display together with the layout; and
a means to automatically prepare the parts check list based on the parts list. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A parts check list preparing method, comprising the steps of:
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in addition to fetching the graphics data of a part necessary for preparing a parts check list from a database comprising the graphics data of parts and the parts data thereof, causing a display device to present a layout based on said graphics data on display;
after selecting the part in the layout on display, fetching the parts data corresponding with the graphics data of the selected part from the database;
arranging the acquired parts data into a list and causing the display device to present the list together with the layout; and
automatically preparing a parts check list based on the parts list. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. An information storing system, comprising:
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an image data acquiring means to acquire information on a printed document as image data;
a character data feeding means to feed, as input, character data related with a character contained in the image data;
a character reading means to read the character in the acquired image data; and
a memory means to store a conversion table whereby the character read by the character reading means, and the character data corresponding with the read character are mutually convertible. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. An information storing method, comprising the steps of:
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acquiring information on a printed document as image data;
feeding, as input, character data related with a character in the image data;
reading the character in the acquired image data; and
storing the character read by the character reading means, and the character data corresponding with the thus read character with the two kinds of data kept interrelated. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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