Information propagation device, information terminal, information provision system and information provision method
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1. An information propagation device comprising an object;
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Abstract
Information providing system allowing the user to easily acquire information on an object such as a general-purpose product or relating to an advertisement over a network without having to write the network address. In the present invention, an RF-ID tag storing the mail address of the advertisement sponsor and the URL of the server providing the information are attached for example to an advertisement inside a bus or subway train, and an RF-ID reader is installed in a PDA. A user desiring to obtain this information over the Internet utilizes the PDA to receive the information from the RF-ID tag installed in that advertisement and access the Internet.
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1. An information propagation device comprising an object;
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an RF-ID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag attached to said object for sending by radio frequency waves, an address on a network server providing information relating to said object and/or information relating to said object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An information terminal comprising:
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an RF-ID tag reader for receiving radio frequency waves sent from an RF-ID (Radio Frequency-Identifier) attached to an object; and
information acquisition means for accessing the network and acquiring information provided from said network server, wherein said RF-ID reader receives from said RF-ID tag, an address of said network server providing information relating to said object and/or information relating to said object, and said information acquisition means outputs related information received from said RF-ID tag, or stores the address received from said RF-ID tag, accesses said network, and acquires said related information from said server address. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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14. An information provision system comprising:
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an information propagation device containing an object, an RF-ID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag attached to said object for sending by radio waves an address of a network server providing information relating to said object as well as information relating to said object; and
an information terminal including an RF-ID reader to receive radio waves sent from said RF-ID tag, and information acquisition means for accessing the network and acquiring information provided from the server on said network, wherein said information acquisition means stores information relating to said object and/or stores the address received from said RF-ID reader, and outputs related information received from said RF-ID tag, or stores the address received from said RF-ID tag, accesses said network, and acquires said related information from said server address.
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22. An information provision method comprising the steps of:
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attaching an RF-ID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag for sending by radio frequency waves the address on the network for the server providing information relating to said object as well as information relating to said object, to said applicable object;
installing an RF-ID reader to receive radio waves sent from said RF-ID tag, in an information terminal;
storing information relating to said applicable object and/or an address received by said RF-ID reader; and
outputting said related information received from said RF-ID tag or storing said address received by said RF-ID reader, accessing said network and acquiring said related information from said server address. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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