INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM
First Claim
1. An information display device for (i) processing display data for displaying information, the display data being provided by an information providing device and (ii) displaying the information, comprising:
- a relevant information storage section for storing relevant information concerning the information display device;
request processing means for transmitting a display data request message to the information providing device, the display data request message requesting the information providing device to provide the display data; and
relevant information transmitting means for transmitting, to the information providing device, relevant information specified by a control script among the relevant information stored in the relevant information storage section, the relevant information being transmitted in accordance with the control script for requesting the relevant information, the control script being transmitted from the information providing device in response to the display data request message.
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Abstract
A digital television (1) of the present invention includes a relevant information storage section (170) which stores relevant information concerning the digital television (1), and a display data request processing section (32) which transmits, to a sidebar providing server (2), a display data request message for requesting display data. The display data request processing section (32) transmits, to the sidebar providing server (2), relevant information specified by a control script among relevant information stored in the relevant information storage section (170), the relevant information being transmitted in accordance with the control script for requesting the relevant information, the control script being transmitted from the sidebar providing server (2) in response to the display data request message. With this arrangement, it is possible to efficiently utilize information necessary for customization of contents. This allows an improvement in processing efficiency of the information display device.
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16 Claims
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1. An information display device for (i) processing display data for displaying information, the display data being provided by an information providing device and (ii) displaying the information, comprising:
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a relevant information storage section for storing relevant information concerning the information display device; request processing means for transmitting a display data request message to the information providing device, the display data request message requesting the information providing device to provide the display data; and relevant information transmitting means for transmitting, to the information providing device, relevant information specified by a control script among the relevant information stored in the relevant information storage section, the relevant information being transmitted in accordance with the control script for requesting the relevant information, the control script being transmitted from the information providing device in response to the display data request message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information providing device comprising:
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relevant information specification means for specifying relevant information concerning an information display device, the relevant information being necessary for generating the display data for displaying the information on the information display device, the display data being generated in response to the display data request message for requesting the display data, the display data request message being transmitted from the information display device; control script generation means for generating the control script for requesting the information display device to provide the relevant information specified by the relevant information specification means; and display data generation means for generating the display data to be provided to the information display device in a manner such that the display data is customized based on the relevant information transmitted from the information display device in response to an instruction of the control script to provide the relevant information. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. (canceled)
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11. A method for controlling an information display device which displays information by processing display data for displaying the information, which display data is provided by an information providing device, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a display data request message for requesting the information providing device to provide display data; and transmitting, to the information providing device, relevant information specified by a control script among relevant information stored in relevant information storage section which stores relevant information concerning the information display device, the relevant information being transmitted in accordance with the control script for requesting the relevant information, the control script being transmitted from the information providing device in response to the display data request message.
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12. A method for controlling an information providing device comprising the steps of:
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specifying relevant information concerning an information display device, the relevant information being necessary for generating display data for displaying information on the information display device, the display data being generated in response to a display data request message for requesting the display data, the display data request message being transmitted from the information display device; generating a control script for requesting the information display device to provide the specified relevant information; and generating the display data to be provided to the information display device in a manner such that the display data is customized based on the relevant information transmitted from the infatuation display device in response to an instruction of the control script to provide the relevant information.
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13. (canceled)
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15. A computer-readable storage medium for storing a program for controlling an information display device which displays information by processing display data for displaying the information, which display data is provided by an information providing device, the program causing a computer to execute the steps of:
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transmitting a display data request message for requesting the information providing device to provide display data; and transmitting, to the information providing device, relevant information specified by a control script among relevant information stored in relevant information storage section which stores relevant information concerning the information display device, the relevant information being transmitted in accordance with the control script for requesting the relevant information, the control script being transmitted from the information providing device in response to the display data request message.
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16. A computer-readable storage medium for storing a program for controlling an information providing device,
the program causing a computer to execute the steps of: specifying relevant information concerning an information display device, the relevant information being necessary for generating display data for displaying information on the information display device, the display data being generated in response to a display data request message for requesting the display data, the display data request message being transmitted from the information display device; generating a control script for requesting the information display device to provide the specified relevant information; and generating the display data to be provided to the information display device in a manner such that the display data is customized based on the relevant information transmitted from the information display device in response to an instruction of the control script to provide the relevant information.
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