Information processing device

• US 20080183729A1
• Filed: 01/25/2008
• Published: 07/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Wakazono, Tomomi
• Granted Patent: US 8,170,986 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation

Abstract

An information processing device is to be connected with an external memory. The information processing device may be provided with a contents data storage device, an obtaining device, and an outputting device. The contents data storage device may store a combination of an internet address and contents data downloaded from the internet address. The obtaining device may obtain an internet address stored in the external memory. The outputting device may output, in a case where the internet address obtained by the obtaining device is identical to the internet address stored in the contents data storage device, the contents data combined with the internet address in the contents data storage device to the external memory. Furthermore, the following information processing device may be realized. This information processing device may be provided with an obtaining device, an internet communication device, and an outputting device. The obtaining device may obtain an internet address stored in the external memory. The internet communication device may download contents data from the internet address obtained by the obtaining device. The outputting device may output the contents data downloaded by the internet communication device to the external memory.

Claims

1. An information processing device to which an external memory is to be connected, the information processing device comprising:

a contents data storage device that stores a combination of an internet address and contents data downloaded from the internet address;

an obtaining device that obtains an internet address stored in the external memory; and

an outputting device that outputs, in a case where the internet address obtained by the obtaining device is identical to the internet address stored in the contents data storage device, the contents data combined with the internet address in the contents data storage device to the external memory.

2. The information processing device as in claim 1, further comprising:

a data conversion device,

wherein the obtaining device father obtains information concerning to a data format that the external memory is capable of utilizing,

the data conversion device converts the data format of the contents data stored in the contents data storage device into the data format that the external memory is capable of utilizing, and

the outputting device outputs the converted contents data.

3. The information processing device as in claim 1, further comprising:

a deletion device,

wherein the contents data storage device stores a combination of an internet address, contents data downloaded from the internet address, and date, and

the deletion device deletes the combination including the date that has passes the current date from the contents data storage device.

4. The information processing device as in claim 3, wherein

the obtaining device is capable of obtaining an internet address associated with a first type of date stored in the external memory,

in a case where the obtaining device obtains the internet address associated with the first type of date, the contents data storage device stores a combination of the internet address obtained by the obtaining device, the contents data downloaded from the internet address, and the date associated with the internet address.

5. The information processing device as in claim 4, wherein

the first type of date is data set in the external memory as expire date.

6. The information processing device as in claim 3, wherein

the obtaining device is capable of obtaining an internet address associated with a second type of date stored in the external memory,

in a case where the obtaining device obtains the internet address associated with the second type of date, the contents data storage device stores a combination of the internet address obtained by the obtaining device, the contents data downloaded from the internet address, and date determined by adding a first predetermined period to the date associated with the internet address.

7. The information processing device as in claim 6, wherein

the second type of date is date set in the external memory as date at which downloading from the information processing device is to be performed.

8. The information processing device as in claim 3, wherein

in a case where the obtaining device obtains an internet address not associated with date, the contents data storage device stores a combination of the internet address obtained by the obtaining device, the contents data downloaded from the internet address, and date determined by adding a second predetermined period to the current data.

9. An information processing device to which an external memory is to be connected, the information processing device comprising:

an obtaining device that obtains an internet address stored in the external memory;

an internet communication device that downloads contents data from the internet address obtained by the obtaining device; and

an outputting device that outputs the contents data downloaded by the internet communication device to the external memory.

10. The information processing device as in claim 9, further comprising:

a contents data storage device that stores a combination of the internet address obtained by the obtaining device and the contents data downloaded from the internet address by the internet communication device,

wherein the obtaining device obtains an internet address stored in the external memory again after the internet communication device starts to download the contents data, and

the outputting device outputs, in a case where the internet address obtained again by the obtaining device is identical to the internet address stored in the contents data storage device, the contents data combined with the internet address in the contents data storage device to the external memory.

11. The information processing device as in claim 9, further comprising:

a data conversion device,

wherein the obtaining device further obtains information concerning to a data format that the external memory is capable of utilizing,

the data conversion device converts the data format of the contents data downloaded by the internet communication device into the data format that the external memory is capable of utilizing, and

the outputting device outputs the converted contents data.

12. The information processing device as in claim 9, further comprising:

a contents data storage device that stores a combination of the internet address obtained by the obtaining device, the contents data downloaded from the internet address by the internet communication device, and date; and

a deletion device that deletes the combination including the date that has passes the current date from the contents data storage device.

13. The information processing device as in claim 12, wherein

the obtaining device is capable of obtaining an internet address associated with a first type of date stored in the external memory,

in a case where the obtaining device obtains the internet address associated with the first type of date, the contents data storage device stores a combination of the internet address obtained by the obtaining device, the contents data downloaded from the internet address, and the date associated with the internet address.

14. The information processing device as in claim 13, wherein

the first type of date is data set in the external memory as expire date.

15. The information processing device as in claim 12, wherein

the obtaining device is capable of obtaining an internet address associated with a second type of date stored in the external memory,

in a case where the obtaining device obtains the internet address associated with the second type of date, the contents data storage device stores a combination of the internet address obtained by the obtaining device, the contents data downloaded from the internet address, and date determined by adding a first predetermined period to the date associated with the internet address.

16. The information processing device as in claim 15, wherein

the second type of date is date set in the external memory as date at which downloading from the information processing device is to be performed.

17. The information processing device as in claim 12, wherein

in a case where the obtaining device obtains an internet address not associated with date, the contents data storage device stores a combination of the internet address obtained by the obtaining device, the contents data downloaded from the internet address, and date determined by adding a second predetermined period to the current data.

18. The information processing device as in claim 9, further comprising:

a storage device capable of storing a plurality of combinations of an internet address and date; and

a determination device that determines whether the internet address obtained by the obtaining device is included in the storage device,

wherein in a case where a positive determination is obtained by the determination device, the internet communication device downloads contents data from the internet address obtained by the obtaining device, and in a case where a negative determination is obtained by the determination device, the internet communication device downloads contents data from the internet address combined with the date which is the nearest to the current date.

19. A computer readable medium storing a computer program for an information processing device to which an external memory is to be connected, the computer program including instructions for ordering a computer mounted on the information processing device to perform:

storing a combination of an internet address and contents data downloaded from the internet address;

obtaining an internet address stored in the external memory; and

outputting, in a case where the obtained internet address is identical to the stored internet address, the contents data combined with the internet address to the external memory.

20. A computer readable medium storing a computer program for an information processing device to which an external memory is to be connected, the computer program including instructions for ordering a computer mounted on the information processing device to perform:

obtaining an internet address stored in the external memory;

downloading contents data from the obtained internet address; and

outputting the downloaded contents data to the external memory.