Providing an album to a communication terminal via a network
First Claim
1. An information processing system for storing a plurality of data in the form of an album and providing the album to a communication terminal via a network, comprising outputting means for selectively outputting first information or second information, said first information being for providing a part of data included in the album to the communication terminal, said second information being for providing all data included in the album to the communication terminal;
- detection means for detecting a type of the communication terminal; and
control means for controlling the outputting means so as to selectively output either the first information or the second information depending on the type detected by the detection means.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus on a network stores data in the form of albums in each of which a plurality of data are archived, and the information processing apparatus provides stored albums to communication terminals via the network in an efficient manner. The information processing apparatus detects the device type of a communication terminal and determines whether a part or all of data included in an album should be provided at a time to the communication terminal, depending on the detected type of the communication terminal. This makes it possible even for a communication terminal having low communication performance to receive data via the network without encountering an error.
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20 Claims
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1. An information processing system for storing a plurality of data in the form of an album and providing the album to a communication terminal via a network, comprising
outputting means for selectively outputting first information or second information, said first information being for providing a part of data included in the album to the communication terminal, said second information being for providing all data included in the album to the communication terminal; -
detection means for detecting a type of the communication terminal; and
control means for controlling the outputting means so as to selectively output either the first information or the second information depending on the type detected by the detection means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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connection means for making a connection with a server for storing a plurality of data in the form of an album; and
outputting means for outputting information for providing a part of data included in the album stored in the server to a communication terminal, wherein the connection means makes a connection with the server depending on a type of the communication terminal, and the information processing apparatus further comprises;
second connection means for making a connection with a data conversion apparatus for converting the information, depending on the type of the communication terminal; and
transmission means for transmitting information output to the data conversion apparatus connected by the second connection means. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An information processing method for storing a plurality of data in the form of an album and providing the album to a communication terminal, comprising the steps of:
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detecting a type of the communication terminal; and
outputting information in a mode selected from a plurality of modes depending on the detected type of the communication terminal, said plurality of modes including a mode in which a part of data included in the album is output and a mode in which all data included in the album is output.
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16. A program for implementing on a computer an information processing method for storing a plurality of data in the form of an album and providing the album to a communication terminal, the information process method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a type of the communication terminal; and
outputting information in a mode selected from a plurality of modes depending on the detected type of the communication terminal, said plurality of modes including a mode in which a part of data included in the album is output and a mode in which all data included in the album is output.
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17. A computer-readable storage medium having a program stored thereon for implementing on a computer an information processing method for storing a plurality of data in the form of an album and providing the album to a communication terminal, the information processing method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a type of the communication terminal; and
outputting information in a mode selected from a plurality of modes depending on the detected type of the communication terminal, said plurality of modes including a mode in which a part of data included in the album is output and a mode in which all data included in the album is output.
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18. An information processing method comprising the steps of:
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making a connection with a server storing a plurality of data in the form of an album, the connection depending on a type of a communication terminal being communicated with via a network;
outputting information for providing a part of data included in the album stored in the server to the communication terminal;
making a connection with a data conversion apparatus for converting the information, depending on the type of the communication terminal; and
transmitting information output to the data conversion apparatus connected in the step of making the connection with the data conversion apparatus.
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19. A program for implementing an information processing method on a computer, said information processing method comprising the steps of:
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making a connection with a server storing a plurality of data in the form of an album, the connection depending on a type of a communication terminal being communicated with via a network;
outputting information for providing a part of data included in the album stored in the server to the communication terminal;
making a connection with a data conversion apparatus for converting the information, depending on the type of the communication terminal; and
transmitting information output to the data conversion apparatus connected in the step of making the connection with the data conversion apparatus.
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20. A storage medium having a program stored thereon for implementing an information processing method on a computer, said information processing method comprising the steps of:
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making a connection with a server storing a plurality of data in the form of an album, the connection depending on the type of a communication terminal being communicated with via a network;
outputting information for providing a part of data included in the album stored in the server to the communication terminal;
making a connection with a data conversion apparatus for converting the information, depending on the type of the communication terminal; and
transmitting information output to the data conversion apparatus connected in the step of making the connection with the data conversion apparatus.
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