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Information providing apparatus, information providing method, information providing program, and recording medium

  • US 20050222991A1
  • Filed: 02/01/2005
  • Published: 10/06/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An information providing apparatus, comprising:

  • a merge unit that merges a first information providing unit and a second information providing unit;

    wherein the merge unit includes an information acquisition unit that acquires information pertaining to a user in response to a request from a predetermined application of a plurality of applications, the information acquisition unit acquiring information shared by the applications from the first information providing unit and information dedicated to the predetermined application from the second information providing unit; and

    an information integrating unit that integrates the information acquired from the first information providing unit and the information acquired from the second information providing unit;

    the merge unit providing the information integrated by the information integrating unit to the predetermined application.

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