Information providing method
First Claim
1. An information providing system in which a broadcast receiving apparatus for receiving and demodulating broadcast signals of a selected frequency and a broadcast station specifying server for specifying a broadcasting station as a source of transmission of said broadcast signals are interconnected over a network, wherein said broadcast receiving apparatus includes user transmitting means for transmitting data over said network and user receiving means for receiving data over said network;
- said broadcast station specifying server including broadcasting station specifying server storage means for storing frequency data corresponding to the frequency of said broadcasting signals, territory data corresponding to the territory where said broadcast receiving apparatus is used, and broadcasting station data corresponding to a broadcasting station specified by said frequency data and said territory data, broadcasting station specifying server retrieving means for retrieving broadcasting station data stored in said broadcasting station specifying server storage means, based on said frequency data and said territory data, broadcasting station specifying server receiving means for receiving data over said network and broadcasting station specifying server transmitting means for transmitting data over said network;
said user transmitting means transmitting said territory data and said frequency data to said broadcast station specifying server;
said broadcasting station specifying server receiving means receiving said territory data transmitted by said user transmitting means and frequency data corresponding to the frequency of broadcast signals received by said broadcast receiving apparatus;
said broadcasting station specifying server retrieving means retrieving said broadcasting station data based on said territory data and said frequency data, received by said broadcasting station specifying server receiving means;
said broadcasting station specifying server transmitting means transmitting said broadcasting station data, retrieved by said broadcasting station specifying server retrieving means, to said broadcast receiving apparatus;
said user receiving means receiving the broadcasting station data, transmitted by said broadcasting station specifying server transmitting means.
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Abstract
The name of a broadcasting station, transmitting broadcast signals being received by a user, is to be informed extremely readily to the user. A radio receiver (2) transmits frequency data corresponding to the frequency of FM broadcast signals being received, and territory data corresponding to the territory where the radio receiver is used, to an information providing server (3) over the Internet (5). The information providing server (3) specifies the broadcasting station, transmitting the broadcast signals being received by the radio receiver (2), based on the frequency data and the territory data transmitted, and sends a letter/character string data and a call signal corresponding to the broadcasting station specified. The radio receiver (2) demonstrates the name of the radio station on a display based on the letter/character string data displayed.
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19 Claims
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1. An information providing system in which a broadcast receiving apparatus for receiving and demodulating broadcast signals of a selected frequency and a broadcast station specifying server for specifying a broadcasting station as a source of transmission of said broadcast signals are interconnected over a network, wherein
said broadcast receiving apparatus includes user transmitting means for transmitting data over said network and user receiving means for receiving data over said network; -
said broadcast station specifying server including broadcasting station specifying server storage means for storing frequency data corresponding to the frequency of said broadcasting signals, territory data corresponding to the territory where said broadcast receiving apparatus is used, and broadcasting station data corresponding to a broadcasting station specified by said frequency data and said territory data, broadcasting station specifying server retrieving means for retrieving broadcasting station data stored in said broadcasting station specifying server storage means, based on said frequency data and said territory data, broadcasting station specifying server receiving means for receiving data over said network and broadcasting station specifying server transmitting means for transmitting data over said network;
said user transmitting means transmitting said territory data and said frequency data to said broadcast station specifying server;
said broadcasting station specifying server receiving means receiving said territory data transmitted by said user transmitting means and frequency data corresponding to the frequency of broadcast signals received by said broadcast receiving apparatus;
said broadcasting station specifying server retrieving means retrieving said broadcasting station data based on said territory data and said frequency data, received by said broadcasting station specifying server receiving means;
said broadcasting station specifying server transmitting means transmitting said broadcasting station data, retrieved by said broadcasting station specifying server retrieving means, to said broadcast receiving apparatus;
said user receiving means receiving the broadcasting station data, transmitted by said broadcasting station specifying server transmitting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A broadcast receiving apparatus for receiving and demodulating broadcast signals of a selected frequency, comprising
receiving means for receiving data over a network; - and
transmitting means for transmitting data over said network;
said transmitting means transmitting frequency data corresponding to the frequency of said broadcast signals being received and territory data corresponding to the territory where the broadcast receiving apparatus is used, to a broadcasting station specifying server specifying broadcasting station data corresponding to a broadcasting station transmitting the broadcasting signals;
said receiving means receiving broadcasting station data transmitted from said broadcasting station specifying server. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A broadcasting station specifying server connected over a network to a broadcast receiving apparatus adapted for receiving and demodulating broadcast signals transmitted from a broadcasting station, comprising
storage means for storing frequency data corresponding to the frequency of said broadcast signals, territory data corresponding to the territory where the broadcast receiving apparatus is used, and broadcasting station data corresponding to the broadcasting station specified by said frequency data and said territory data; -
receiving means for receiving said frequency data and said territory data transmitted from said broadcast receiving apparatus;
retrieving means for retrieving broadcasting station data corresponding to a broadcasting station transmitting broadcast signals being received by said broadcast receiving apparatus, from broadcasting station data stored in said storage means, based on said frequency data and said territory data, received by said receiving means; and
transmitting means for transmitting said broadcasting station data, retrieved by said retrieving means, to said broadcast receiving apparatus.
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11. An information providing method comprising
a first interconnecting step of interconnecting a broadcast receiving apparatus for receiving and demodulating broadcast signals of a selected frequency and a broadcast station specifying server specifying a broadcasting station as a source of transmission of said broadcast signals, over a network; -
a first transmitting step of said broadcast receiving apparatus transmitting frequency data corresponding to the frequency of broadcast signals being received, and territory data corresponding to a territory where said broadcast receiving apparatus is used, to said broadcast station specifying server;
a first receiving step of said broadcast station specifying server receiving said frequency data and the territory data transmitted in said first transmitting step;
a first retrieving step of retrieving broadcasting station data corresponding to a broadcasting station transmitting said broadcast signals being received by said broadcast receiving apparatus, based on said frequency data and the territory data received in said first receiving step;
a second transmitting step of transmitting said broadcasting station data, retrieved by said first retrieving step, to said broadcast receiving apparatus; and
a second receiving step of said broadcast receiving apparatus receiving said broadcasting station data transmitted in said second transmitting step. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for receiving the information by a broadcast receiving apparatus receiving and demodulating broadcast signals of a selected frequency, comprising
a first connecting step of connecting to a broadcasting station specifying server specifying a broadcasting station transmitting the broadcast signals over a network; -
a first transmitting step of transmitting frequency data corresponding to the frequency of broadcast signals being received and territory data corresponding to the territory where said broadcast receiving apparatus is used, to said broadcasting station specifying server over said network; and
a first receiving step receiving, from said broadcasting station specifying server, broadcasting station data, corresponding to a broadcasting station transmitting the broadcast signals being received. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for specifying a broadcasting station by a broadcasting station specifying server connected over a network to a broadcast receiving apparatus receiving and demodulating broadcast signals of a selected frequency, comprising
a receiving step of receiving frequency data corresponding to the frequency of broadcast signals received by said broadcast receiving apparatus and territory data corresponding to the territory where said broadcast receiving apparatus is used; -
a retrieving step of retrieving broadcasting station data corresponding to the broadcasting station transmitting the broadcast signals being received by said broadcast receiving apparatus, based on said frequency data and the territory data received in said receiving step; and
a transmitting step of transmitting the broadcasting station data retrieved by said retrieving step to said broadcast receiving apparatus.
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