RECEPTION DEVICE AND MANAGEMENT DEVICE OF SERVICE ADVERTISEMENT INFORMATION

• US 20100094711A1
• Filed: 12/16/2009
• Published: 04/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: OKUZAWA, Nozomu, KIKKOJI, Hiroyuki
• Application Number:
  US12/639,759
• Publication Number:
  US 20100094711A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.64
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A method and apparatus for transmitting advertisement information to a device, in which the apparatus includes a receiving unit and a transmitting unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive from the device attribute information representing an attribute of the device and request information representing a request for the advertisement information. The information represents the attribute of the device indicating a presence of a battery in the device. The transmitting unit is configured to transmit the advertisement information to the device in response to reception of the request information.

Claims

1. A method for receiving advertisement information sent from a server to a device, comprising:

transmitting, to the server, attribute information representing an attribute of the device and request information representing a request for advertisement information, the information representing the attribute of the device indicating a presence of a battery in the device;

receiving, from the server, the advertisement information as a response to the request information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the advertisement information comprises video data.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

displaying by the device the received advertisement information.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the information representing the attribute of the device further includes information regarding a memory of the device.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the information representing the attribute of the device further includes information regarding a central processing unit of the device.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the information representing the attribute of the device further includes information regarding performance of a display unit of the device.

7. An apparatus for transmitting advertisement information to a device comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive from the device attribute information representing an attribute of the device and request information representing a request for the advertisement information, the information representing the attribute of the device indicating a presence of a battery in the device;

a transmitting unit configured to transmit the advertisement information to the device in response to reception of the request information.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the advertisement information comprises video data.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising:

an advertisement information selection unit configured to select advertisement information for transmission to the device based on the information representing the attribute of the device received by the receiving unit.

10. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the receiving unit is configured to receive information representing the attribute of the device further including information regarding a memory of the device.

11. The method according to claim 7, wherein the receiving unit is configured to receive information representing the attribute of the device further including information regarding a central processing unit of the device.

12. The method according to claim 7, wherein the receiving unit is configured to receive information representing the attribute of the device further including information regarding performance of a display unit of the device.

13. A device for receiving service advertisement information from a server, comprising:

a transmitting unit configured to transmit to the server attribute information representing an attribute of the device and request information representing a request for advertisement information, the information representing the attribute of the device indicating a presence of a battery in the device;

a receiving unit configured to receive the advertisement information from the server in response to transmission of the request information.

14. The device according to claim 13, wherein the advertisement information comprises video data.

15. The device according to claim 13, further comprising:

a display unit configured to display the received advertisement information.

16. The device according to claim 13, wherein the transmission device is configured transmit information representing the attribute of the device further including information regarding a memory of the device.

17. The device according to claim 13, wherein the transmission device is configured transmit information representing the attribute of the device further including information regarding a central processing unit of the device.

18. The device according to claim 13, wherein the transmission device is configured transmit information representing the attribute of the device further including information regarding performance of a display unit of the device.

19. A system comprising:

a server including,

a receiving unit configured to receive from a device attribute information representing an attribute of the device and request information representing a request for advertisement information, the information representing the attribute of the device indicating a presence of a battery;

a transmitting unit configured to transmit the advertisement information to the device in response to reception of the request information; and

the device including,

a transmitting unit configured to transmit to the server the attribute information representing the attribute of the device and the request information representing the request for advertisement information, the information representing the attribute of the device indicating the presence of a battery;

a receiving unit configured to receive the advertisement information from the server in response to transmission of the request information.