Data transmission-reception system and data transmission-reception method
First Claim
1. A data communication system comprising:
- first terminal devices for transmitting first contents and IDs of information providers providing said first contents;
a server device for receiving said first contents and the information provider IDs from said first terminal devices and for storing the received first contents and information provider IDs onto storing means; and
second terminal devices which display on displaying means information provider information including at least said first contents and said information provider IDs transmitted from said server device;
which allow users to select desired items of said information provider information displayed on said displaying means; and
which transmit to said server device information provider IDs corresponding to the user-selected items of said information provider information, along with user IDs of said users;
wherein said server device transmits to said first terminal devices request data corresponding to the information provider IDs sent from said second terminal devices;
wherein said first terminal devices transmit second contents corresponding to said request data to said server device; and
wherein said server device transmits said second contents to the second terminal devices corresponding to said user IDs.
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Abstract
A data communication system includes: first terminal devices for transmitting first contents and IDs of information providers providing the first contents; a server device for receiving the first contents and the information provider IDs from the first terminal devices and for storing the received first contents and information provider IDs onto a storing element; and second terminal devices which display on a displaying element information provider information including at least the first contents and the information provider IDs transmitted from the server device, which allow users to select desired items of the information provider information displayed on the displaying element, and which transmit to the server device information provider IDs corresponding to the user-selected items of the information provider information, along with user IDs. The server device transmits to the first terminal devices request data corresponding to the information provider IDs sent from the second terminal devices. The first terminal devices transmit second contents corresponding to the request data to the server device. The server device transmits the second contents to the second terminal devices corresponding to the user IDs.
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55 Claims
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1. A data communication system comprising:
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first terminal devices for transmitting first contents and IDs of information providers providing said first contents;
a server device for receiving said first contents and the information provider IDs from said first terminal devices and for storing the received first contents and information provider IDs onto storing means; and
second terminal devices which display on displaying means information provider information including at least said first contents and said information provider IDs transmitted from said server device;
which allow users to select desired items of said information provider information displayed on said displaying means; and
which transmit to said server device information provider IDs corresponding to the user-selected items of said information provider information, along with user IDs of said users;
wherein said server device transmits to said first terminal devices request data corresponding to the information provider IDs sent from said second terminal devices;
wherein said first terminal devices transmit second contents corresponding to said request data to said server device; and
wherein said server device transmits said second contents to the second terminal devices corresponding to said user IDs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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16. A server device comprising:
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communicating means for communicating with first terminal devices of information providers providing first contents, and with second terminal devices of users requesting said information providers to produce second contents;
storing means for storing said first contents and IDs of said information providers transmitted from said first terminal devices; and
controlling means for causing said communicating means;
to transmit to said second terminal devices information provider information including said first contents and the information provider IDs received from said first terminal devices;
to receive information provider IDs selected by users of said second terminal devices along with user IDs of said users;
to transmit request data to the first terminal devices corresponding to the selected information provider IDs;
to receive from said first terminal devices more second contents corresponding to said request data; and
to transmit said second contents to the second terminal devices corresponding to said user IDs.
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31. An information processing terminal device comprising:
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storing means for storing first contents and information provider IDs;
communicating means for transmitting said first contents and said information provider IDs from said storing means to a server device; and
controlling means for causing said communicating means;
to receive via said server device request data from other information processing terminal devices identified by information provider IDs sent from said other information processing terminal devices; and
to transmit to said server device second contents corresponding to said request data. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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39. An information processing terminal device comprising:
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displaying means for displaying information provider information sent from a server device, said information provider information including at least first contents and IDs of information providers providing said first contents;
selecting means for allowing users to select at least one item of said information provider information displayed on said displaying means;
communicating means for transmitting to said server device request data including information provider IDs corresponding to the items of said information provider information which are selected by users through said selecting means, along with user IDs of said users; and
controlling means for causing said communicating means to receive from said server device second contents corresponding to said request data.
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49. A data communication method for use with a data communication system including first terminal devices, a server device, and second terminal devices, said data communication method comprising the steps of:
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allowing said first terminal devices to transmit to said server device first contents and IDs of information providers providing said first contents;
allowing said second terminal devices to display information provider information including at least said first contents and the information provider IDs transmitted from said server device;
allowing said second terminal devices to transmit to said server device information provider IDs corresponding to items of said information provider information which are selected by users, together with user IDs of said users;
allowing said server device to transmit to said first terminal devices request data corresponding to the information provider IDs sent from said second terminal devices;
allowing said first terminal devices to transmit second contents corresponding to said request data to said server device; and
allowing said server device to transmit said second contents to the second terminal devices corresponding to said user IDs.
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50. A data communication method for use with a data communication system including first terminal devices and second terminal devices, said data communication method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting to said second terminal devices information provider information including first contents and IDs of information providers providing said first contents upon receipt of the information from said first terminal devices;
receiving information provider IDs selected by users of said second terminal devices along with user IDs of said users;
transmitting request data to the first terminal devices corresponding to the selected information provider IDs;
receiving from said first terminal devices second contents corresponding to said request data; and
transmitting said second contents to the second terminal devices corresponding to said user IDs.
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51. A data communication method for use with an information processing terminal device, said data communication method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting to a server device first contents and IDs of information providers providing said first contents;
receiving via said server device request data from other information processing terminal devices identified by the information provider IDs sent from said other information processing terminal devices; and
transmitting to said server device second contents corresponding to said request data.
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52. A data communication method for use with an information processing terminal device, said data communication method comprising the steps of:
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displaying information provider information sent from a server device, said information provider information including at least first contents and IDs of information providers providing said first contents;
allowing users to select at least one item of the displayed information provider information;
transmitting to said server device request data including information provider IDs corresponding to the items of said information provider information which are selected by users, along with user IDs of said users; and
receiving from said server device second contents corresponding to said request data.
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53. A storage medium which stores a computer-controllable data communication program for use with a data communication system including first terminal devices and second terminal devices, said data communication program comprising the steps of:
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transmitting to said second terminal devices information provider information including first contents and IDs of information providers providing said first contents upon receipt of the information from said first terminal devices;
receiving information provider IDs selected by users of said second terminal devices along with user IDs of said users;
transmitting request data to the first terminal devices corresponding to the selected information provider IDs;
receiving from said first terminal devices second contents corresponding to said request data; and
transmitting said second contents to the second terminal devices corresponding to said user IDs.
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54. A storage medium which stores a computer-controllable data communication program for use with an information processing terminal device, said data communication program comprising the steps of:
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transmitting to a server device first contents and IDs of information providers providing said first contents;
receiving via said server device request data from other information processing terminal devices identified by the information provider IDs sent from said other information processing terminal devices; and
transmitting to said server device second contents corresponding to said request data.
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55. A storage medium which stores a computer-controllable data communication program for use with an information processing terminal device, said data communication program comprising the steps of:
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displaying information provider information sent from a server device, said information provider information including at least first contents and IDs of information providers providing said first contents;
allowing users to select at least one item of the displayed information provider information;
transmitting to said server device request data including information provider IDs corresponding to the items of said information provider information which are selected by users, along with user IDs of said users; and
receiving from said server device second contents corresponding to said request data.
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