Information receiving system and information receiving terminal
First Claim
1. An information receiving system comprising:
- an information transmitter for transmitting information linked with an article; and
an information receiving terminal for accessing a server on a network, based on the information received from the information transmitter, wherein said information transmitter comprising;
a first memory in which a server access address for accessing said server is stored; and
a response-sending unit for sending said information receiving terminal said server access address stored in said first memory in response to a request from said information receiving terminal, said information receiving terminal comprising;
an information-requesting unit for requesting said information transmitter to send information;
an information-acquiring unit for accessing said server, based on said server access address received from said information transmitter for acquiring posted information about said article;
an information-presenting unit for presenting said posted information acquired; and
a controller which starts said information-acquiring unit automatically accessing said server upon receiving said server access address from said information transmitter and which causes said information-acquiring unit to acquire said posted information and said information-presenting unit to present said posted information in a processing sequence.
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Abstract
The present invention makes possible smooth acquisition of product information from a server over a network and display of the information. A product is provided with an RFID. When the user operates a cellular phone to read information from the RFID, the phone calls the RFID by transmitting RF waves to it. Upon receiving response data from the RFID, the cellular phone extracts a server access address and product ID from the data without awaiting the user'"'"'s instructions to acquire information, and automatically accesses the product information server, based on the server access address. The information acquired from the product information server is displayed on the cellular phone screen. Thereby, the user can promptly have the information about the product.
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20 Claims
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1. An information receiving system comprising:
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an information transmitter for transmitting information linked with an article; and
an information receiving terminal for accessing a server on a network, based on the information received from the information transmitter, wherein said information transmitter comprising;
a first memory in which a server access address for accessing said server is stored; and
a response-sending unit for sending said information receiving terminal said server access address stored in said first memory in response to a request from said information receiving terminal, said information receiving terminal comprising;
an information-requesting unit for requesting said information transmitter to send information;
an information-acquiring unit for accessing said server, based on said server access address received from said information transmitter for acquiring posted information about said article;
an information-presenting unit for presenting said posted information acquired; and
a controller which starts said information-acquiring unit automatically accessing said server upon receiving said server access address from said information transmitter and which causes said information-acquiring unit to acquire said posted information and said information-presenting unit to present said posted information in a processing sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An information transmitter that is placed in relation to an article for transmitting information in response to a request from an information receiving terminal, said information transmitter comprising:
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a memory in which a server access address to be used for the information receiving terminal to access a server on a network and to access associated information linked with posted information stored on said server; and
a response-sending unit for sending said information receiving terminal said server access address and said associated information stored in said memory in response to a request from said information receiving terminal. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. An information receiving terminal that accesses a server on a network, based on information received from an information transmitter that is provided as a communication extension to a particular article, said information receiving terminal comprising:
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an information-requesting unit for requesting said information transmitter to send information;
an information-acquiring unit for accessing said server, based on the server access address received from said information transmitter, and acquiring posted information about said article;
an information-presenting unit for presenting said posted information acquired; and
a controller which starts said information-acquiring unit automatically accessing said server upon receiving said server access address from said information transmitter and which causes said information-acquiring unit to acquire said posted information and said information-presenting unit to present said posted information in a processing sequence. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A product information providing system comprising an information transmitter that is provided as a communication extension to a product and an information receiving terminal that accesses a server on a network, based on information received from said information transmitter,
wherein said information transmitter comprises: -
a first memory in which a server access address for accessing said server is stored beforehand; and
a response-sending unit for sending said information receiving terminal said server address to access stored in said first memory in response to a request from said information receiving terminal, said information receiving terminal comprising;
an information-requesting unit for requesting said information transmitter to send information;
an information-acquiring unit for accessing said server, based on said server access address received from said information transmitter, and for acquiring detailed information about said product;
an information-presenting unit for presenting said detailed information acquired; and
a controller which starts said information-acquiring unit automatically accessing said server upon receiving said server access address from said information transmitter and which causes said information-acquiring unit to acquire said detailed information and said information-presenting unit to present said detailed information in a processing sequence;
said product information providing system including a fee server characterized in that, said server stops the fee-charging process to said information receiving terminal when it provides said information receiving terminal with said detailed information.
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19. A computer-executable program for controlling an information receiving terminal that accesses a server on a network, based on information received from an information transmitter having information relating to a particular article, said program comprising:
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a first step of issuing a request to said information transmitter to send information through a communication means;
a second step of immediately accessing said server upon receiving the server access address from said information transmitter;
a third step of acquiring posted information about said article from said server; and
a fourth step of transferring said acquired posted information to an information-presenting unit, wherein the first, second, and third steps are performed in a processing sequence.
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20. A method for providing product information, using a storage device that is able to transmit information stored thereon and can be attached to a product, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing product identifying information and information for accessing a product information server into said storage device;
upon request from a terminal device to read information from said storage device, transferring said product identifying information to the terminal device;
making said terminal device access said product information server;
distributing product information from said product information server to said terminal device; and
storing information identifying said terminal device into said product information server, so that said product information server can access said terminal device.
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