System, server, and device for providing contents
First Claim
1. A content providing system, comprising:
- a client device configured to receive contents; and
a server connected to the client device to provided contents for the client device, the client device including;
a suspend instruction issuing unit that instructs the server to suspend providing of contents;
a handling way designation unit that designates a handling way defining how to handle unoffered contents which are contents not provided for the client device to instruct the server by the suspend instruction issuing unit;
a handling way notifying unit that notifies the server of the handling way designated by the handling way designation unit; and
a restart instruction issuing unit that instructs the server to restart the providing of contents by the content providing unit after the suspend instruction issuing unit instructs the server to suspend the providing of contents, the server including;
a content providing unit that provides contents for the client device;
a suspending unit that suspends the providing of contents by the content providing unit if the server is instructed to suspend the providing of contents by the suspend instruction issuing unit of the client device;
a restart unit that restarts the providing of contents if the server is instructed to restart the providing of contents by the restart instruction issuing unit of the client device after the providing of contents is suspended by the suspending unit; and
a notification processing unit that processes the unoffered contents in accordance with the handling way notified by the handling way notification unit of the client device.
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Abstract
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a content providing system, which includes a client device configured to receive contents, and a server connected to the client device to provided contents for the client device. The client device includes a suspend instruction issuing unit that instructs the server to suspend providing of contents, a handling way designation unit that designates a handling way defining how to handle unoffered contents which are contents not provided for the client device to instruct the server by the suspend instruction issuing unit, a handling way notifying unit that notifies the server of the handling way designated by the handling way designation unit, and a restart instruction issuing unit that instructs the server to restart the providing of contents after the suspend instruction issuing unit instructs the server to suspend the providing of contents. The server includes a content providing unit that provides contents for the client device, a suspending unit that suspends the providing of contents by the content providing unit if the server is instructed to suspend the providing of contents by the suspend instruction issuing unit of the client device, a restart unit that restarts the providing of contents if the server is instructed to restart the providing of contents by the restart instruction issuing unit of the client device after the providing of contents is suspended by the suspending unit, and a notification processing unit that processes the unoffered contents in accordance with the handling way notified by the handling way notification unit.
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13 Claims
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1. A content providing system, comprising:
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a client device configured to receive contents; and
a server connected to the client device to provided contents for the client device, the client device including;
a suspend instruction issuing unit that instructs the server to suspend providing of contents;
a handling way designation unit that designates a handling way defining how to handle unoffered contents which are contents not provided for the client device to instruct the server by the suspend instruction issuing unit;
a handling way notifying unit that notifies the server of the handling way designated by the handling way designation unit; and
a restart instruction issuing unit that instructs the server to restart the providing of contents by the content providing unit after the suspend instruction issuing unit instructs the server to suspend the providing of contents, the server including;
a content providing unit that provides contents for the client device;
a suspending unit that suspends the providing of contents by the content providing unit if the server is instructed to suspend the providing of contents by the suspend instruction issuing unit of the client device;
a restart unit that restarts the providing of contents if the server is instructed to restart the providing of contents by the restart instruction issuing unit of the client device after the providing of contents is suspended by the suspending unit; and
a notification processing unit that processes the unoffered contents in accordance with the handling way notified by the handling way notification unit of the client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A client device connected to a server to receive contents from the server, comprising:
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a printing unit that prints contents provided by the server on a recording medium;
a suspend instruction issuing unit that allows a user to input a suspend instruction, and instructs the server to suspend providing of contents when the suspend command is inputted;
a handling way designation unit designates a handling way defining how to handle unoffered contents which are contents not provided for the client device to instruct the server by the suspend instruction issuing unit;
a handling way notifying unit that notifies the server of the handling way designated by the handling way designation unit; and
a restart instruction issuing unit that allows the user to input a restart instruction, and instructs the server to restart the providing of contents when the restart instruction is inputted after the suspend instruction issuing unit instructs the server to suspend the providing of contents.
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11. A server connected to a client device to provided contents for the client device, comprising:
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a content providing unit that provides contents for the client device;
a suspending unit that suspends providing of contents by the content providing unit if the server is instructed to suspend the providing of contents by the client device;
a restart unit that restarts the providing of contents by the content providing unit if the server is instructed to restart the providing of contents by the client device after the providing of contents is suspended by the suspending unit; and
a notification processing unit that processes unoffered contents, which are contents not provided for the client device, in accordance with a handling instruction provided by the client device.
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12. A computer program comprising computer readable instructions that cause a client device which receives contents from a server to:
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print contents provided by the server on a recording medium;
instruct the server to suspend providing of contents when a user operation for suspending the providing of contents is accepted;
designate a handling way defining how to handle unoffered contents which are contents not provided for the client device;
notify the server of the handling way designated by the handling way designation unit; and
instruct the server to restart the providing of contents when a user operation for restating the providing of contents is accepted after the server is instructed to suspend the providing of contents.
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13. A computer program comprising computer readable instructions that cause a server which provides contents for a client device to:
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provide contents for the client device;
suspend the providing of contents if the server is instructed to suspend the providing of contents by the client device;
restart the providing of contents if the server is instructed to restart the providing of contents by the client device after the providing of contents is suspended; and
process unoffered contents, which are contents not provided for the client device, in accordance with a handling instruction provided by the client device.
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