INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A communication system comprising an information display apparatus and an information providing apparatus which communicate image data with each other through a network,wherein the information display apparatus includes:
- a first processor; and
first memory storing first computer-readable instructions, the first computer-readable instructions, when executed by the first processor, causing the information display apparatus to execute operations including;
transmitting, through the network, an information transmission request for requesting transmission of specific information related to the information providing apparatus to a plurality of apparatuses connected to the network by broadcast communication,receiving the specific information transmitted, through the network, from the information providing apparatus to a plurality of apparatuses connected to the network by broadcast communication, as a response to the information transmission request; and
controlling a display unit to display the specific information received as the response to the information transmission request, andwherein the information providing apparatus includes;
a second processor; and
second memory storing second computer-readable instructions, the second computer-readable instructions, when executed by the second processor, causing the information providing apparatus to execute operations including;
receiving the information transmission request transmitted, through the network, from the information display apparatus to a plurality apparatuses connected to the network by broadcast communication; and
transmitting the specific information, through the network, to a plurality of apparatuses connected to the network by broadcast communication in response to receiving the information transmission request.
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Abstract
A communication system includes an information display apparatus and an information providing apparatus which perform communication with each other. The information display apparatus transmits, through the network, an information transmission request for requesting transmission of specific information related to the information providing apparatus to a plurality of apparatuses connected to the network by broadcast communication, receives the specific information transmitted, through the network, from the information providing apparatus to a plurality of apparatuses connected to the network by broadcast communication, as a response to the information transmission request, and controls a display unit to display the specific information received as the response to the information transmission request.
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13 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising an information display apparatus and an information providing apparatus which communicate image data with each other through a network,
wherein the information display apparatus includes: -
a first processor; and first memory storing first computer-readable instructions, the first computer-readable instructions, when executed by the first processor, causing the information display apparatus to execute operations including; transmitting, through the network, an information transmission request for requesting transmission of specific information related to the information providing apparatus to a plurality of apparatuses connected to the network by broadcast communication, receiving the specific information transmitted, through the network, from the information providing apparatus to a plurality of apparatuses connected to the network by broadcast communication, as a response to the information transmission request; and controlling a display unit to display the specific information received as the response to the information transmission request, and wherein the information providing apparatus includes; a second processor; and second memory storing second computer-readable instructions, the second computer-readable instructions, when executed by the second processor, causing the information providing apparatus to execute operations including; receiving the information transmission request transmitted, through the network, from the information display apparatus to a plurality apparatuses connected to the network by broadcast communication; and transmitting the specific information, through the network, to a plurality of apparatuses connected to the network by broadcast communication in response to receiving the information transmission request.
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2. An information display apparatus configured to communicate image data with an information providing apparatus through a network, the information display apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and memory storing computer-readable instructions, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the information display apparatus to execute operations including; transmitting, through the network, an information transmission request for requesting transmission of specific information related to the information providing apparatus to a plurality of apparatuses connected to the network by broadcast communication; receiving the specific information transmitted, through the network, from the information providing apparatus to a plurality of apparatuses connected to the network by broadcast communication, as a response to the information transmission request; and controlling a display unit to display the specific information received as the response to the information transmission request. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An information providing apparatus configured to communicate image data with an information display apparatus through a network, the information providing apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and memory storing computer-readable instructions, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the information providing apparatus to execute operations including; receiving an information transmission request transmitted, through the network, from the information display apparatus to a plurality of apparatuses connected to the network by broadcast communication, the information transmission request requesting transmission of specific information related to the information providing apparatus; and transmitting, through the network, the specific information to a plurality of apparatuses connected to the network by broadcast communication in response to receiving the information transmission request. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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