Information providing apparatus and information providing system
First Claim
1. An information providing apparatus that displays the general information aimed at a multiplicity of unspecified persons, comprising:
- a user information reading unit that reads the user information from a user information storage medium held by the user of the information providing apparatus;
an accompanying information generating unit that executes a predetermined process based on the user information read by the user information reading unit and generating the accompanying information related to the user; and
a display processing unit that causes the displaying unit to display the general information and to display an image including the accompanying information and the general information in superposed relation with each other;
wherein, a plurality of the user information reading units are provided, a plurality of the accompanying information generating units are provided corresponding to the user information reading units for each of the predetermined process executed, and generates the accompanying information for each of the users, and the display processing unit causes the displaying unit to display pieces of the accompanying information in a manner distinguishable from each other.
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Abstract
an information providing apparatus that displays the general information aimed at a multiplicity of unspecified persons, includes a user information reading unit that reads the user information from a user information storage medium held by the user of the information providing apparatus, an accompanying information generating unit that executes a predetermined process based on the user information read by the user information reading unit and generating the accompanying information related to the user, and a display processing unit that causes the displaying unit to display the general information and to display an image including the accompanying information and the general information in superposed relation with each other, wherein, a plurality of the user information reading units are provided, a plurality of the accompanying information generating units are provided corresponding to the user information reading units for each of the predetermined process executed, and generates the accompanying information for each of the users, and the display processing unit causes the displaying unit to display pieces of the accompanying information in a manner distinguishable from each other.
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19 Claims
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1. An information providing apparatus that displays the general information aimed at a multiplicity of unspecified persons, comprising:
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a user information reading unit that reads the user information from a user information storage medium held by the user of the information providing apparatus;
an accompanying information generating unit that executes a predetermined process based on the user information read by the user information reading unit and generating the accompanying information related to the user; and
a display processing unit that causes the displaying unit to display the general information and to display an image including the accompanying information and the general information in superposed relation with each other;
wherein, a plurality of the user information reading units are provided, a plurality of the accompanying information generating units are provided corresponding to the user information reading units for each of the predetermined process executed, and generates the accompanying information for each of the users, and the display processing unit causes the displaying unit to display pieces of the accompanying information in a manner distinguishable from each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An information providing system comprising, interconnected by a network, an information providing apparatus installed at a predetermined place for displaying the display information related to the place and an information management server for managing the information displayed on the information providing apparatus, wherein
the information management server includes a display information storage unit that stores the display information containing the general information having the contents related to the place of installation of the information management server and the additional information having the predetermined contents registered by the user of the information providing system; - and
the information providing apparatus includes a user interface unit that allows the user to access the information displayed on an displaying unit, an additional information acquisition unit that acquires, from the display information storage unit of the information management server, the additional information corresponding to the general information selected by the user interface unit, and a display processing unit that causes the displaying unit to display the display information of the display information storage unit of the information management server, and to display an image including the additional information and the general information in superposed relation with each other;
wherein, a plurality of the user interface units are provided, a plurality of the additional information acquisition units are provided corresponding to the user interface unit, and generates the additional information for each of the users, and the display processing unit causes the displaying unit to display pieces of the additional information in a manner distinguishable from each other. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A computer program product having a computer readable medium including programmed instructions for displaying the general information aimed at a multiplicity of unspecified persons, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform:
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reading the user information from a user information storage medium held by the user of the information providing apparatus;
executing a predetermined process based on the user information read by the user information reading unit and generating the accompanying information related to the user; and
causing the displaying unit to display the general information and to display an image including the accompanying information and the general information in superposed relation with each other; and
wherein, a plurality of the user information reading units are provided, a plurality of the accompanying information generating units are provided corresponding to the user information reading units for each of the predetermined process executed, and generates the accompanying information for each of the users, and the display processing unit causes the displaying unit to display pieces of the accompanying information in a manner distinguishable from each other.
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19. An information providing method for an information providing apparatus that displays the general information aimed at a multiplicity of unspecified persons, comprising:
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reading the user information from a user information storage medium held by the user of the information providing apparatus;
executing a predetermined process based on the user information read by the user information reading unit and generating the accompanying information related to the user; and
causing the displaying unit to display the general information and to display an image including the accompanying information and the general information in superposed relation with each other;
wherein, a plurality of the user information reading units are provided, a plurality of the accompanying information generating units are provided corresponding to the user information reading units for each of the predetermined process executed, and generates the accompanying information for each of the users, and the display processing unit causes the displaying unit to display pieces of the accompanying information in a manner distinguishable from each other.
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