System of automatically fetching contents present on network
First Claim
1. A support system that assists a client connecting with a network to collect a predetermined content via the network, said support system comprising:
- an attribute information providing module that is present at a known location to the client on the network and provides attribute information, which includes information regarding an address of the content on the network and a utilization method of the content.
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Abstract
The object of the present invention is to facilitate collection of contents that are present on a network.
Attribute information is stored at a predetermined location under a domain in a server that provides a device driver. The attribute information specifies attributes of the driver provided by the server, such as the address, the corresponding type, the version, the installation method, and the platform, in an XML format. The user of the driver fetches the attribute information from a computer connecting with the network and analyzes the details of the attribute information, so as to readily specify the address of the driver, irrespective of the construction of the server. The attribute information also shows whether or not the driver has been updated. This arrangement facilitates automatic acquisition of the updated driver.
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15 Claims
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1. A support system that assists a client connecting with a network to collect a predetermined content via the network, said support system comprising:
an attribute information providing module that is present at a known location to the client on the network and provides attribute information, which includes information regarding an address of the content on the network and a utilization method of the content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An information collection system that collects a predetermined electronic content from a server connecting with a network, said information collection system comprising:
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an attribute information fetching module that fetches attribute information, which includes information regarding an address of the predetermined content on the network and a utilization method of the content, from an attribute information server that is present at a known location on the network;
an address specification module that analyzes the attribute information and specifies the address of the predetermined content; and
a collection module that gains access to the specified address and thereby collects the predetermined content. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A support method that assists a client connecting with a network to collect a predetermined content via the network, said method comprising the step of:
storing attribute information, which includes an address of the content on the network, at a known location to the client on the network, thereby assisting the client to access the content.
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13. A method of collecting a predetermined electronic content from a server connecting with a network, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) gaining access to a preset location on the network and fetching attribute information that is stored at the preset location and includes information regarding an address of the predetermined content on the network;
(b) analyzing the attribute information and specifying the address of the predetermined content; and
(c) accessing the specified address to collect the content.
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14. A computer readable recording medium, in which data for assisting a client connecting with a network to collect a predetermined content via the network is recorded at a known location to the client on the network,
attribute information, which includes information with regard to an address of the content on the network, being recorded in said recording medium.
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15. A recording medium, in which a program for collecting a predetermined electronic content from a server connecting with a network is recorded in a computer readable manner, said program causing a computer to attain the functions of:
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fetching attribute information, which includes information with regard to an address of the predetermined content on the network, from a preset location on the network;
analyzing the attribute information and specifying the address of the content; and
collecting the content from the specified address.
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