Communication device, communicate method for communication device, and communication program for communication device
First Claim
1. A communication apparatus for receiving related information about contents, comprising:
- transmission means for transmitting user personal information to an external device that provides related information about contents included in broadcast information being received, in order to request user registration;
storing means for storing said user personal information in a storage medium;
detection means, when in making an access request to said external device, for detecting whether or not said user personal information has been stored in said storage medium;
transmission means for transmitting related information request information that requests said related information about contents, in accordance with the detection result by said detection means; and
notification means for notifying information concerning a service providing said related information about contents being offered by said external device, in accordance with the detection result by said detection means.
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Abstract
When in receiving a call sign to identify the radio station RS being received now from a client terminal CT and transmitting state information that shows the state of an information provision service about the radio station RS corresponding to the call sign to the above client terminal CT, if at least the information provision service is available, a URL corresponding to the above information provision service is transmitted to the client terminal CT together with the state information. Thereby, the URL corresponding to the above information provision service can be provided to the client terminal CT together with the state information showing the state of the information provision service about the radio station RS. It enables the user to clearly recognize the service state of the above information provision service in a step before accessing the information provision service.
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13 Claims
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1. A communication apparatus for receiving related information about contents, comprising:
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transmission means for transmitting user personal information to an external device that provides related information about contents included in broadcast information being received, in order to request user registration;
storing means for storing said user personal information in a storage medium;
detection means, when in making an access request to said external device, for detecting whether or not said user personal information has been stored in said storage medium;
transmission means for transmitting related information request information that requests said related information about contents, in accordance with the detection result by said detection means; and
notification means for notifying information concerning a service providing said related information about contents being offered by said external device, in accordance with the detection result by said detection means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A communication apparatus for providing related information about contents, comprising:
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receiving means for receiving user personal information entered in user registration from a user communication apparatus being used by the user;
registration means for registering said user personal information received by the receiving means as customer information;
authentication means, if said receiving means receives the request information that requests a network address used to that said user communication apparatus obtains related information about contents included in broadcast information being received, together with said user personal information, for performing user authentication by comparing said user personal information with the user personal information in said customer information; and
transmission means for replying said network address, in accordance with the authentication result by said authentication means. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A communication method in a communication apparatus for receiving related information about contents, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting user personal information to an external device that provides related information about contents included in the broadcast information being received, in order to request user registration;
storing said user personal information in a storage medium;
detecting whether or not said user personal information has been stored in said storage medium, when in making an access request to said external device; and
transmitting related information request information that requests said related information about contents, in accordance with said detection-result, and notifying information concerning a service providing said related information about contents being offered by said external device, in accordance with said detection result.
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10. A communication method in a communication apparatus for providing related information about contents, comprising the steps of:
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receiving user personal information entered in user registration from a user communication apparatus being used by the user;
registering said received user personal information as customer information;
performing, if receiving request information that requests a network address used for that said user communication apparatus obtains related information about contents included in the broadcast information being received together with said user personal information, authentication by comparing said user personal information with the personal information in said customer information; and
replying said network address, in accordance with said authentication result. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A communication program in a communication apparatus for receiving related information about contents, for making a computer perform the processing for:
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transmitting user personal information to an external device that provides related information about contents included in the broadcast information being received, in order to request user registration;
storing said user personal information in a storage medium;
detecting whether or not said user personal information has been stored in said storage medium, when in making an access request to said external device; and
transmitting related information request information that requests said related information about contents in accordance with said detection result, or notifying information concerning a service providing said related information about contents to said external device in accordance with said detection result.
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13. A communication program in a communication apparatus for providing related information about contents, for making a computer perform the processing for:
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receiving user personal information entered in user registration from the user communication apparatus being used by the user; and
receiving related information request information that requests related information about contents that was transmitted in accordance with the detection result by that said user communication apparatus detected whether or not said user personal information has been stored.
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