Information providing system and method and information recorded medium so on
First Claim
1. An information providing system, comprising:
- an information providing apparatus for providing information via a network, and an information reproducing apparatus which can have access to the information providing apparatus via the network and has an information reproducing device for reproducing program information recorded on a recording medium, wherein the information reproducing apparatus comprises;
an identification information acquiring device which acquires identification information corresponding to the program information recorded on the recording medium, an identification information transmitting device which transmits the acquired identification information to the information providing apparatus via the network when the program information recorded on the recording medium is reproduced, a related information receiving device which receives related information composed of at least any one of accompanied information related the program information and advertisement information related the program information or the accompanied information via the network, the related information being transmitted from the information providing apparatus according to the identification information, and a user presenting device which presents the related information to a user when the program information is reproduced, and the information providing apparatus comprises;
an identification information receiving device which receives the identification information transmitted from the information reproducing apparatus via the network, a related information acquiring device which acquires the related information composed of at least any one of the accompanied information and the advertisement information based on the identification information, and a related information transmitting device which transmits the related information to the information reproducing apparatus via the network.
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Abstract
An information reproducing apparatus can have access to an information providing apparatus for providing information via a network and has an information reproducing device for reproducing program information recorded on a recording medium. The information reproducing apparatus acquires identification information corresponding to the program information recorded on the recording medium. It transmits the acquired identification information to the information providing apparatus via the network when the program information recorded on the recording medium is reproduced. Then, it receives related information composed of at least any one of accompanied information related the program information and advertisement information related the program information or the accompanied information via the network, the related information being transmitted from the information providing apparatus according to the identification information. Then, it presents the related information to a user when the program information is reproduced.
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31 Claims
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1. An information providing system, comprising:
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an information providing apparatus for providing information via a network, and an information reproducing apparatus which can have access to the information providing apparatus via the network and has an information reproducing device for reproducing program information recorded on a recording medium, wherein the information reproducing apparatus comprises;
an identification information acquiring device which acquires identification information corresponding to the program information recorded on the recording medium, an identification information transmitting device which transmits the acquired identification information to the information providing apparatus via the network when the program information recorded on the recording medium is reproduced, a related information receiving device which receives related information composed of at least any one of accompanied information related the program information and advertisement information related the program information or the accompanied information via the network, the related information being transmitted from the information providing apparatus according to the identification information, and a user presenting device which presents the related information to a user when the program information is reproduced, and the information providing apparatus comprises;
an identification information receiving device which receives the identification information transmitted from the information reproducing apparatus via the network, a related information acquiring device which acquires the related information composed of at least any one of the accompanied information and the advertisement information based on the identification information, and a related information transmitting device which transmits the related information to the information reproducing apparatus via the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An information reproducing apparatus which can have access to an information providing apparatus for providing information via a network and has an information reproducing device for reproducing program information recorded on a recording medium, comprising:
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an identification information acquiring device which acquires identification information corresponding to the program information recorded on the recording medium, an identification information transmitting device which transmits the acquired identification information to the information providing apparatus via the network when the program information recorded on the recording medium is reproduced, a related information receiving device which receives related information composed of at least any one of accompanied information related the program information and advertisement information related the program information or the accompanied information via the network, the related information being transmitted from the information providing apparatus according to the identification information, and a user presenting device which presents the related information to a user when the program information is reproduced.
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28. An information providing apparatus for providing information via a network when being accessed via the network from an information reproducing apparatus having an information reproducing device which reproduces program information recorded on a recording medium, comprising:
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an identification information receiving device which receives the identification information transmitted from the information reproducing apparatus via the network, a related information acquiring device which acquires related information composed of at least any one of accompanied information related the program information and advertisement information related the program information or the accompanied information based on the identification information, and a related information transmitting device which transmits the related information to the information reproducing apparatus via the network.
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29. An information recorded medium wherein a program for computer which can have access to an information providing apparatus for providing information via a network and has an information reproducing device for reproducing program information recorded on a recording medium, is recorded so as to be read by the computer, the program makes the computer function as:
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transmitting the acquired identification information to the information providing apparatus via the network when the program information recorded on the recording medium is reproduced, receiving related information composed of at least any one of accompanied information related the program information and advertisement information related the program information or the accompanied information via the network, the related information being transmitted from the information providing apparatus according to the identification information, and presenting the related information to a user when the program information is reproduced.
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30. An information recorded medium wherein a program for computer for providing information via a network when being accessed via the network from an information reproducing apparatus having an information reproducing device which reproduces program information recorded on a recording medium, is recorded so as to be read by the computer, the program makes the computer function as:
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receiving the identification information transmitted from the information reproducing apparatus via the network, acquiring related information composed of at least any one of accompanied information related the program information and advertisement information related the program information or the accompanied information based on the identification information, and transmitting the related information to the information reproducing apparatus via the network.
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31. An information providing method in an information providing system comprising an information providing apparatus for providing information via a network, and an information reproducing apparatus which can have access to the information providing apparatus via the network and has an information reproducing device for reproducing program information recorded on a recording medium, comprising the processes of:
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acquiring identification information corresponding to the program information recorded on the recording medium in the information reproducing apparatus, transmitting the acquired identification information to the information providing apparatus via the network when the program information recorded on the recording medium is reproduced, receiving related information composed of at least any one of accompanied information related the program information and advertisement information related the program information or the accompanied information via the network, the related information being transmitted from the information providing apparatus according to the identification information, and presenting the related information to a user when the program information is reproduced in the information reproducing apparatus, receiving the identification information transmitted from the information reproducing apparatus via the network in the information providing apparatus, acquiring the related information composed of at least any one of the accompanied information and the advertisement information based on the identification information, and transmitting the related information to the information reproducing apparatus via the network.
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