Particular-information displaying method and menu service method and system
First Claim
1. A particular-information displaying method of receiving image data on a service button or banner advertisement from a first server and displaying the image data on a user'"'"'s communication device, the service button or banner advertisement allowing the user to instruct any of various services such as image printing and image or sound uploading to be carried out, the method comprising the steps of:
- causing the user'"'"'s communication device to transmit particular identification information to a first server, the information being used to display, on a display device of the user'"'"'s communication device, the service button or banner advertisement instructing a particular service to be carried out;
causing the first server to transmit image data on the service button or banner advertisement corresponding to the particular identification information to the user'"'"'s communication device upon receiving the particular identification information from the user'"'"'s communication device;
causing the user'"'"'s communication device to receive the image data on the service button or banner advertisement from the first server; and
causing the user'"'"'s communication device to display an image of the service button or banner advertisement on an image viewer displayed on the display device, on the basis of the received image data on the service button or banner advertisement.
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Abstract
A particular-information displaying method according to the present invention comprises the steps of causing a user'"'"'s communication device to transmit particular identification information to a first server, causing the first server to transmit an image of a service button or banner advertisement to the user'"'"'s communication device, the service button or banner advertisement corresponding to the received particular identification information, causing the user'"'"'s communication device to receive the image data, and causing the user'"'"'s communication device to display the received image of the service button or banner advertisement on the image viewer displayed on the display device. Thus, software such as the image viewer can be easily and reliably customized, and an image of the service button or banner advertisement instructing any of various services to be carried out can be easily customized for display on the display device of the user'"'"'s communication device. Further, the user obtains a shop ID from a service company using a digital camera having a short-distance communication function while he or she is out, and transmits the shop ID from a client computer to a menu server. The menu server transmits menu button information corresponding to the received shop ID to the client computer. Upon receiving this menu button information, the client computer displays menu buttons on a display so as to access a service server of the corresponding service company on the basis of operation of the menu buttons. A menu server operation company administering the menu server bills service companies desiring to register their menu buttons. Thus, the user can easily obtain information on the service company in which he or she is interested. Further, each service company can efficiently provide information only to target users. Furthermore, profits obtained by the service company can be reliably billed.
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31 Claims
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1. A particular-information displaying method of receiving image data on a service button or banner advertisement from a first server and displaying the image data on a user'"'"'s communication device, the service button or banner advertisement allowing the user to instruct any of various services such as image printing and image or sound uploading to be carried out, the method comprising the steps of:
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causing the user'"'"'s communication device to transmit particular identification information to a first server, the information being used to display, on a display device of the user'"'"'s communication device, the service button or banner advertisement instructing a particular service to be carried out;
causing the first server to transmit image data on the service button or banner advertisement corresponding to the particular identification information to the user'"'"'s communication device upon receiving the particular identification information from the user'"'"'s communication device;
causing the user'"'"'s communication device to receive the image data on the service button or banner advertisement from the first server; and
causing the user'"'"'s communication device to display an image of the service button or banner advertisement on an image viewer displayed on the display device, on the basis of the received image data on the service button or banner advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A menu service method, comprising the steps of:
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causing a user'"'"'s portable terminal and/or a client computer to transmit identification information on a service company to a menu server;
causing the menu server to transmit menu button information corresponding to the received identification information on the service company, to the client computer;
causing the client computer, which has received the menu button information, to display menu buttons on a display in accordance with the menu button information on the basis of a predetermined client application so as to access a service server of the corresponding service company on the basis of operation of the menu buttons; and
causing a menu server operation company administering the menu server to bill the service company. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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26. A menu service system, comprising:
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a client computer; and
a menu server of a menu server operation company, wherein;
the client computer has a function of transmitting identification information of a service company input manually or from a portable terminal on the basis of a predetermined client application, to the menu server, a function of displaying menu buttons on a display on the basis of the menu button information received from the menu server, a function of accessing a service server of a corresponding service company on the basis of operation of the menu buttons displayed on the display, and a function of notifying the service server of the service company of the identification information on the service company upon each access to the service server of the service company, the menu server has a function of transmitting, to the client computer, menu button information corresponding to the identification information on the service company received from the client computer, a function of counting the number of access notifications from the client computer for each service company to manage the number of accesses, and the menu server operation company administering the menu server bills the service company on the basis of the number of accesses.
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