Menu presenting server, menu presenting system, menu presenting method, menu presenting program, and recording medium

• US 20030032418A1
• Filed: 07/05/2002
• Published: 02/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NTT Docomo Incorporated (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation)
• Inventors: Suzuki, Shigemi, Kasai, Shuji
• Application Number:
  US10/169,071
• Publication Number:
  US 20030032418A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

A menu presenting system 10 comprises a menu presenting server 12, and a PHS terminal 16 connected to the menu presenting server 12 by way of a PHS network 14. The menu presenting server 12 has a storage section 18 and a menu presenting section 20. The storage section 18 stores a plurality of flyer screens 22a to 22z introducing a plurality of items of contents distributed to the PHS terminal 16. According to instruction inputs fed from the PHS terminal 16, the menu presenting section 20 reads out a plurality of flyer screens 22a to 22z stored in the storage section 18 and sequentially presents them to the PHS terminal 16.

Claims

1. A menu presenting server for presenting to a mobile information terminal a menu of contents distributed to said mobile information terminal,

wherein, according to an instruction input fed from said mobile information terminal, a plurality of introduction screens introducing a plurality of items of contents distributed to said mobile information terminal, respectively, are sequentially presented to said mobile information terminal.

2. A menu presenting server according to claim 1, wherein said introduction screen includes an image concerning said contents.

3. A menu presenting server according to claim 2, wherein said image is a still image.

4. A menu presenting server according to claim 2, wherein said image is a moving image.

5. A menu presenting server according to claim 1, wherein an order is defined beforehand for said plurality of introduction screens;

wherein a next introduction screen is presented to said mobile information terminal according to said order when a next screen presentation instruction is fed from said mobile information terminal; and

wherein a first introduction screen is presented to said mobile information terminal when said next screen presentation instruction is fed from said mobile information terminal in a state where a last introduction screen is presented to said mobile information terminal.

6. A menu presenting server according to claim 1, wherein an order is defined beforehand for said plurality of introduction screens;

wherein a previous introduction screen is presented to said mobile information terminal according to said order when a previous screen presentation instruction is fed from said mobile information terminal; and

wherein a last introduction screen is presented to said mobile information terminal when said previous screen presentation instruction is fed from said mobile information terminal in a state where a first introduction screen is presented to said mobile information terminal.

7. A menu presenting system comprising:

a mobile information terminal; and

a menu presenting server for presenting to said mobile information terminal a menu of contents distributed to said mobile information terminal;

wherein said menu presenting server is the menu presenting server according to one of claims 1 to 6.

8. A menu presenting method for presenting to a mobile information terminal a menu of contents distributed to said mobile information terminal;

wherein, according to an instruction input fed from said mobile information terminal, a plurality of introduction screens introducing a plurality of items of contents distributed to said mobile information terminal, respectively, are sequentially presented to said mobile information terminal.

9. A menu presenting method according to claim 8, wherein said introduction screen includes an image concerning said contents.

10. A menu presenting method according to claim 9, wherein said image is a still image.

11. A menu presenting method according to claim 9, wherein said image is a moving image.

12. A menu presenting method according to claim 8, wherein an order is defined beforehand for said plurality of introduction screens;

wherein a next introduction screen is presented to said mobile information terminal according to said order when a next screen presentation instruction is fed from said mobile information terminal; and

wherein a first introduction screen is presented to said mobile information terminal when said next screen presentation instruction is fed from said mobile information terminal in a state where a last introduction screen is presented to said mobile information terminal.

13. A menu presenting method according to claim 8, wherein an order is defined beforehand for said plurality of introduction screens;

wherein a previous introduction screen is presented to said mobile information terminal according to said order when a previous screen presentation instruction is fed from said mobile information terminal; and

wherein a last introduction screen is presented to said mobile information terminal when said previous screen presentation instruction is fed from said mobile information terminal in a state where a first introduction screen is presented to said mobile information terminal.

14. A menu presenting program for presenting to a mobile information terminal a menu of contents distributed to said mobile information terminal;

wherein a computer is caused to execute processing for sequentially presenting, according to an instruction input fed from said mobile information terminal, a plurality of introduction screens introducing a plurality of items of contents distributed to said mobile information terminal, respectively.

15. A menu presenting program according to claim 14, wherein said introduction screen includes an image concerning said contents.

16. A menu presenting program according to claim 15, wherein said image is a still image.

17. A menu presenting program according to claim 15, wherein said image is a moving image.

18. A menu presenting program according to claim 14, wherein an order is defined beforehand for said plurality of introduction screens;

and

wherein said computer is caused to execute processing for presenting a next introduction screen to said mobile information terminal according to said order when a next screen presentation instruction is fed from said mobile information terminal, and

presenting a first introduction screen to said mobile information terminal when said next screen presentation instruction is fed from said mobile information terminal in a state where a last introduction screen is presented to said mobile information terminal.

19. A menu presenting program according to claim 14, wherein an order is defined beforehand for each of said plurality of introduction screens;

and

wherein said computer is caused to execute processing for presenting a previous introduction screen to said mobile information terminal according to said order when a previous screen presentation instruction is fed from said mobile information terminal, and

presenting a last introduction screen to said mobile information terminal when said previous screen presentation instruction is fed from said mobile information terminal in a state where a first introduction screen is presented to said mobile information terminal.

20. A computer-readable recording medium in which the menu presenting program according to one of claims 14 to 19 is recorded.