Information distribution system and information distribution method
First Claim
1. An information distribution system comprising:
- a personal digital assistant for viewing a distribution file delivered by an information distributor;
a distribution file server for storing the distribution file to be delivered to the personal digital assistant by the information distributor; and
a command mail server for storing as email a command to specify the personal digital assistant to which the distribution file is to be delivered;
wherein;
the command mail server sends the email to the personal digital assistant;
the personal digital assistant determines whether or not the email is addressed thereto based on command information provided by the email; and
when the personal digital assistant has determined that the email is addressed thereto, the personal digital assistant obtains a distribution file specified by the command information from the distribution file server, and outputs information from the distribution file.
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Abstract
An information distribution system and an information distribution method in which a user can view content on a personal digital assistant without complicated operation, thereby obtaining detailed information from an information distributor efficiently without fail. An information distribution system comprises a personal digital assistant for viewing a distribution file delivered by an information distributor, a distribution file server for storing the distribution file to be delivered to the personal digital assistant, and a command mail server for storing as email a command to specify the personal digital assistant to which the distribution file is to be delivered. The command mail server sends the email to the personal digital assistant. The personal digital assistant determines whether or not the email is addressed thereto based on command information provided by the email. When the personal digital assistant has determined that the email is addressed thereto, it obtains a distribution file specified by the command information from the distribution file server, and outputs information from the distribution file to a display or a sound output device such as a speaker.
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16 Claims
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1. An information distribution system comprising:
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a personal digital assistant for viewing a distribution file delivered by an information distributor;
a distribution file server for storing the distribution file to be delivered to the personal digital assistant by the information distributor; and
a command mail server for storing as email a command to specify the personal digital assistant to which the distribution file is to be delivered;
wherein;
the command mail server sends the email to the personal digital assistant;
the personal digital assistant determines whether or not the email is addressed thereto based on command information provided by the email; and
when the personal digital assistant has determined that the email is addressed thereto, the personal digital assistant obtains a distribution file specified by the command information from the distribution file server, and outputs information from the distribution file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An information distribution method applied to an information distribution system comprising:
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a personal digital assistant for viewing a distribution file delivered by an information distributor;
a distribution file server for storing the distribution file to be delivered to the personal digital assistant by the information distributor; and
a command mail server for storing as email a command to specify the personal digital assistant to which the distribution file is to be delivered;
the method comprising the steps of;
sending, by the command mail server, the email to the personal digital assistant;
determining, by the personal digital assistant, whether or not the email is addressed thereto based on command information provided by the email;
obtaining, by the personal digital assistant, a distribution file specified by the command information from the distribution file server when the personal digital assistant has determined that the email is addressed thereto; and
outputting, by the personal digital assistant, information from the distribution file. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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