Provision Information Notification Apparatus, Provision Information Notification Method and Software Program
First Claim
1. A provision information notification apparatus for obtaining one or more pieces of provision information designated by a user to notify the user, each of the pieces of the provision information being information provided by a server, the apparatus comprising:
- a notification attribute storing portion that stores, for each of the pieces of the provision information, a notification attribute that is an attribute relating to notification of the piece of the provision information, the notification attribute including a destination and a notification method that are designated by the user;
an obtaining portion that obtains the piece of the provision information via a communication line; and
a notification portion that performs, every time when the piece of the provision information is obtained, a process for notifying the user of the piece of the provision information, the process being performed by sending the piece of the provision information to the destination included in the notification attribute of the piece of the provision information by the notification method included in the notification attribute of the piece of the provision information.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method is provided which enable a user using a plurality of terminals to obtain information in a convenient manner compared to conventional systems. An image forming apparatus includes a notification setting database 1K1 that stores, for each piece of RSS data designated by a user, individual notification setting data 8 indicating an attribute relating to a destination and a notification method designated by the user, an RSS data obtaining portion 105 that downloads and obtains the piece of the RSS data designated by the user from a Web server, and a notification control portion 106 that performs, every time when the piece of the RSS data designated by the user is obtained, a process for notifying a destination indicated in the individual notification setting data 8 of the piece of the RSS data by a notification method indicated therein.
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15 Claims
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1. A provision information notification apparatus for obtaining one or more pieces of provision information designated by a user to notify the user, each of the pieces of the provision information being information provided by a server, the apparatus comprising:
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a notification attribute storing portion that stores, for each of the pieces of the provision information, a notification attribute that is an attribute relating to notification of the piece of the provision information, the notification attribute including a destination and a notification method that are designated by the user; an obtaining portion that obtains the piece of the provision information via a communication line; and a notification portion that performs, every time when the piece of the provision information is obtained, a process for notifying the user of the piece of the provision information, the process being performed by sending the piece of the provision information to the destination included in the notification attribute of the piece of the provision information by the notification method included in the notification attribute of the piece of the provision information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A provision information notification method comprising:
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a step of obtaining one or more pieces of provision information designated by a user via a communication line, each of the pieces of the provision information being provided by a server, possessing a notification attribute that includes a destination and a notification method of the piece of the provision information and is stored in a storage device; and a step of transmitting, every time when the piece of the provision information is obtained, the piece of the provision information to the destination included in the notification attribute of the piece of the provision information by the notification method included in the notification attribute of the piece of the provision information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A software program stored on a computer readable medium for causing a computer to execute processing comprising:
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obtaining one or more pieces of provision information designated by a user via a communication line, each of the pieces of the provision information being provided by a server, possessing a notification attribute that includes a destination and a notification method of the piece of the provision information and is stored in a storage device; and transmitting, every time when the piece of the provision information is obtained, the piece of the provision information to the destination included in the notification attribute of the piece of the provision information by the notification method included in the notification attribute of the piece of the provision information.
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Specification