Software providing method, software providing system, terminal apparatus and software obtaining method
First Claim
1. A software providing method for a system of which a broadcasting station broadcasts a program along with authentication information with which each user is authenticated for a viewing license and a user terminal that has the authentication information reproduces a received program with the authentication information, the method comprising the steps of:
- causing the broadcasting station to broadcast software that the user terminal needs to download along with the authentication information of the user; and
causing the user terminal that needs to download the software to download the received software with the authentication information of the user.
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Abstract
[Summary][Object]To allow large capacity and high quality software to be downloaded at low cost and high speed. [Means for Solving]
In a system that allows only a user terminal 3 that has been authenticated with authentication information to watch a program broadcast from a broadcasting station 1, it broadcasts software that the user terminal 3 needs to download along with the authentication information of the user who needs to download the software. When the user terminal 3 has been authenticated, it downloads the software.
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26 Claims
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1. A software providing method for a system of which a broadcasting station broadcasts a program along with authentication information with which each user is authenticated for a viewing license and a user terminal that has the authentication information reproduces a received program with the authentication information, the method comprising the steps of:
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causing the broadcasting station to broadcast software that the user terminal needs to download along with the authentication information of the user; and
causing the user terminal that needs to download the software to download the received software with the authentication information of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A software providing method for a system of which a broadcasting station broadcasts a program along with authentication information with which each user is authenticated for a viewing license and a user terminal that has the authentication information reproduces a received program with the authentication information, the method comprising the steps of:
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causing the broadcasting station to broadcast the authentication information of the user that allows him or her to load the software or data from a server that stores the software or the data to the user terminal and to use the software or data; and
causing the user terminal to load the software or data from the server with the authentication information of the user broadcast from the broadcasting station so that the user terminal can use the software or data.
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8. A software providing method for a system of which a broadcasting station broadcasts a program along with authentication information with which each user is authenticated for a viewing license and a user terminal that has the authentication information reproduces a received program with the authentication information, the method comprising the steps of:
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causing the broadcasting station to broadcast the authentication information of the user that allows him or her to load the software or data from a server that stores the software or the data to the user terminal and to use the software or data; and
causing an information device connected to the user terminal to load the software or data from the server and store the software or data to a storage unit of the information device when authentication information stored in the user terminal matches authentication information that the user terminal has received.
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9. A software providing method for a system of which a broadcasting station broadcasts a program along with authentication information with which each user is authenticated for a viewing license and a user terminal that has the authentication information reproduces a received program with the authentication information, the method comprising the steps of:
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causing the broadcasting station to broadcast the authentication information of the user that allows him or her to load the software or data from a removable medium that stores the software or the data to the user terminal and to use the software or data; and
causing the user terminal to load the software or data from the removable medium with the authentication information of the user broadcast from the broadcasting station so that the user terminal can use the software or data.
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10. A software providing method for a system of which a broadcasting station broadcasts a program along with authentication information with which each user is authenticated for a viewing license and a user terminal that has the authentication information reproduces a received program with the authentication information, the method comprising the steps of:
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causing the broadcasting station to broadcast the authentication information of the user that allows him or her to load the software or data from a removable medium that stores the software or the data to the user terminal and to use the software or data; and
causing an information device connected to the user terminal to load the software or data from the removable medium and store the software or data to a storage unit of the information device when authentication information stored in the user terminal matches authentication information that the user terminal has received.
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11. A software providing system of which a broadcasting station broadcasts a program along with authentication information with which each user is authenticated for a viewing license and a user terminal that has the authentication information reproduces a received program with the authentication information,
wherein the broadcasting station comprises: -
broadcasting means for broadcasting software that the user terminal needs to download along with the authentication information of the user, and wherein the user terminal comprises;
receiving means for receiving a broadcast program along with the software and the authentication information with which the software is downloaded; and
downloading means for downloading the software with the authentication information of the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21)
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17. A terminal apparatus that receives a program along with authentication information with which each user is authenticated for a viewing license from a broadcasting station and reproduces the program with the authentication information, comprising:
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storing means for pre-storing the authentication information;
receiving means for receiving a broadcast program along with software and the authentication information from the broadcasting station;
collating means for collating the authentication information stored in the storing means with the authentication information received by the receiving means; and
downloading means for downloading the software received by the receiving means corresponding to the collating result of the collating means. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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22. A terminal apparatus that receives a program along with authentication information with which each user is authenticated for a viewing license from a broadcasting station and reproduces the program with the authentication information, comprising:
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storing means for pre-storing the authentication information;
receiving means for receiving the authentication information from the broadcasting station;
collating means for collating the authentication information stored in the storing means with the authentication information received by the receiving means; and
loading means for loading software or data from a server that stores the software or data corresponding to the collating result of the collating means.
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23. A terminal apparatus that receives a program along with authentication information with which each user is authenticated for a viewing license from a broadcasting station and reproduces the program with the authentication information, comprising:
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storing means for pre-storing the authentication information;
receiving means for receiving the authentication information from the broadcasting station;
collating means for collating the authentication information stored in the storing means with the authentication information received by the receiving means; and
loading means for loading software or data from a removable medium that stores the software or data corresponding to the collating result of the collating means.
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24. A method of obtaining software with a terminal apparatus that receives a program along with authentication information with which each user is authenticated for a viewing license from a broadcasting station and reproduces the program with the authentication information, the method comprising the steps of:
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pre-storing the authentication information;
receiving a broadcast program along with software and the authentication information from the broadcasting station;
collating the authentication information stored in the storing means with the authentication information received by the receiving means; and
downloading the software received by the receiving means corresponding to the collating result of the collating means.
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25. A method of obtaining software with a terminal apparatus that receives a program along with authentication information with which each user is authenticated for a viewing license from a broadcasting station and reproduces the program with the authentication information, the method comprising the steps of:
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pre-storing the authentication information;
receiving the authentication information from the broadcasting station;
collating the authentication information stored in the storing means with the authentication information received by the receiving means; and
loading the software or data from a server that stores the software or data corresponding to the collating result of the collating means.
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26. A method of obtaining software with a terminal apparatus that receives a program along with authentication information with which each user is authenticated for a viewing license from a broadcasting station and reproduces the program with the authentication information, the method comprising the steps of:
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pre-storing the authentication information;
receiving the authentication information from the broadcasting station;
collating the authentication information stored in the storing means with the authentication information received by the receiving means; and
loading the software or data from a removable medium that stores the software or data corresponding to the collating result of the collating means.
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