Information distributing method and information distributing system
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Abstract
In order to allow an advertisement company to register advertisement information using the Internet and conduct publicity activities aimed at specified target users, profile data of a plurality of users is managed using a database, selection conditions for selecting specific users to whom advertisement information should be distributed are received, specific users to whom the advertisement information should be distributed are selected based on the received selection conditions and the managed profile data, and the advertisement information is distributed to the selected specific users utilizing a digital broadcasting system.
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63 Claims
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41. An information distributing method using a cable line for digital broadcasting, comprising:
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an identification step for identifying a type of a printing apparatus to be connected to a set-top box of each user;
an obtaining step for obtaining data that should be printed for specific users;
a selection step for selecting a printer driver corresponding to said printing apparatus based on the identification information;
a generation step for generating, using said selected printer driver, print information that should be printed by said printing apparatus of the specific users from said obtained data that should be printed; and
a distribution step for distributing said generated print information to set-top boxes of the specific users via said cable line. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 59)
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47. An information distributing apparatus for distributing information using a cable line for digital broadcasting, comprising:
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identifying means for identifying a type of a printing apparatus to be connected to a set-top box of each user;
obtaining means for obtaining data that should be printed for specific users;
selecting means for selecting a printer driver corresponding to said printing apparatus based on the identification information;
generating means for generating, using said selected printer driver, print information that should be printed by said printing apparatus of the specific users from said obtained data that should be printed; and
distributing means for distributing said generated print information to set-top boxes of the specific users via said cable line.
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48. A control program stored on computer readable medium and to be executed in an information distributing apparatus for distributing information using a cable line for digital broadcasting, said program comprising:
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an identification step for identifying a type of a printing apparatus to be connected to a set-top box of each user;
an obtaining step for obtaining data that should be printed for specific users;
a selection step for selecting a printer driver corresponding to said printing apparatus based on the identification information;
a generation step for generating, using said selected printer driver, print information that should be printed by said printing apparatuses of the specific users from said obtained data that should be printed; and
a distribution step for distributing said generated print information to set-top boxes of the specific users via said cable line.
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49. A computer-readable storage medium storing a control program to be executed in an information distributing apparatus for distributing information using a cable line for digital broadcasting, wherein the control program comprises:
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an identification step for identifying a type of a printing apparatus to be connected to a set-top box of each user;
an obtaining step for obtaining data that should be printed for specific users;
a selection step for selecting a printer driver corresponding to said printing apparatus based on said identification information;
a generation step for generating, using said selected printer driver, print information that should be printed by said printing apparatuses of the specific users from said obtained data that should be printed; and
a distribution step for distributing said generated print information to set-top boxes of the specific users via said cable line.
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50. An information distributing method of distributing print information via a cable network for a digital broadcasting system to a user who has a set-top box for transferring received print information to a connected printing apparatus, comprising:
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a receiving step for receiving distribution information that should be distributed to a user designated by an information distribution server;
a generation step for generating print information based on said received distribution information for each user; and
a distribution step for distributing said print information generated for each user to said set-top box of the designated user utilizing said cable network. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52)
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53. An information distributing apparatus for distributing print information via a cable network for a digital broadcasting system to a user who has a set-top box for transferring received print information to a connected printing apparatus, comprising:
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receiving means for receiving distribution information that should be distributed to a user designated by an information distribution server;
generating means for generating print information based on said received distribution information for each user; and
distributing means for distributing said print information generated for each user to said set-top box of the designated user utilizing said cable network.
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54. A control program stored on a computer-readable medium and to be executed in an information distributing apparatus for distributing print information via a cable network for a digital broadcasting system to a user who has a set-top box for transferring received print information to a connected printing apparatus, said program comprising:
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a receiving step for receiving distribution information that should be distributed to a user designated by an information distribution server;
a generation step for generating print information based on said received distribution information for each user; and
a distribution step for distributing said print information generated for each user to said set-top box of the designated user utilizing said cable network.
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55. A computer-readable storage medium storing a control program to be executed in an information distributing apparatus for distributing print information via a cable network for a digital broadcasting system to a user who has a set-top box for transferring received print information to a connected printing apparatus, wherein the control program comprises:
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a receiving step for receiving distribution information that should be distributed to a user designated by an information distribution server, a generation step for generating print information based on said received distribution information for each user; and
a distribution step for distributing said print information generated for each user to said set-top box of the designated user utilizing said cable network.
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56. A digital broadcasting system comprising a server and a head end for distributing multiplexed broadcast information and print information to a set-top box via a cable network, the system comprising:
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a user profile database for storing identification of a printer connected to the set-top box, and a printer driver database for storing a printer driver corresponding to the identification of the printer, wherein said server refers said user profile database for the identification of the printer connected to the set-top box of a destination of the print information, reads, from said printer driver database, the printer driver corresponding to the identification of the printer connected to the set-top box, and converts, using the printer driver, the print information to be distributed to the set-top box, and said head end distributes the converted print information to the set-up box to which the printer is connected. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58)
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60. An information distributing method in a digital broadcasting system for distributing multiplexed broadcast information and print information to a set-top box via a cable network, the method comprising:
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a reading step of reading, from a printer driver database, a printer driver corresponding to identification of the printer stored in a user profile database referred by a destination of the print information;
a converting step of converting, using the printer driver, the print information to be distributed to the set-top box; and
a distributing step of distributing the converted print information to the set-up box to which the printer is connected. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63)
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