SYSTEM, METHOD, DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT EASILY SEEN BY TERMINAL DEVICE HAVING SMALL DISPLAY PART

• US 20140172983A1
• Filed: 12/12/2013
• Published: 06/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: IMAMURA, Keiichi
• Application Number:
  US14/104,268
• Publication Number:
  US 20140172983A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/5651 Reducing the amount or size of exchanged application data

Abstract

A content distributing system includes first and second terminal devices and a content processing server device. In the content processing server device, a selecting unit selects content information for the first terminal device, a content processing unit generates simple content information optimized for the second terminal device based on the selected content information and a distributing unit transmits the generated simple content information with the content information to the first terminal device. In the first terminal device, a receiving unit receives the content information from the content processing server device, a determining unit determines whether the simple content information is in the received content information and a transfer unit transfers the determined simple content information to the second terminal device. In the second terminal device, a receiving unit receives the simple content information transferred from the first terminal device and an output unit outputs the received simple content information.

Claims

1. A content distributing system comprising:

a first terminal device;

a second terminal device; and

a content processing server device,

wherein the content processing server device includes;

a selecting unit that selects whether or not content information for the first terminal device needs to be outputted to the second terminal device, the content information for the first terminal device being provided from an external part;

a content processing unit that generates simple content information optimized for the second terminal device based on the content information for the first terminal device which is selected as the necessary content information by the selecting unit; and

a distributing unit that distributes and transmits the simple content information generated by the content processing unit together with the original content information for the first terminal device to the first terminal device,

wherein the first terminal device includes;

a first receiving unit that receives the content information distributed and transmitted from the content processing server device;

a determining unit that determines whether or not the simple content information is added to the content information received by the first receiving unit; and

a transfer unit that transfers the simple content information to the second terminal device when the determining unit determines that the simple content information is added to the content information, and

wherein the second terminal device includes;

a second receiving unit that receives the simple content information transferred from the first terminal device; and

an output unit that outputs the simple content information received by the second receiving unit.

2. The content distributing system according claim 1,

wherein the first terminal device is a portable information terminal device and the second terminal device is a wearable terminal device.

3. The content distributing system according to claim 2,

wherein the portable information terminal device further includes:

a content generating unit that generates the simple content information optimized for the wearable terminal device by a preliminarily installed application program, and

wherein the transfer unit of the portable information terminal device transfers the simple content information generated by the content generating unit to the wearable terminal device.

4. The content distributing system according to claim 2,

wherein the simple content information includes term information which prescribes an output term, and

wherein the output unit of the wearable terminal device controls whether or not the simple content information is outputted by the output unit based on the term information included in the simple content information.

5. The content distributing system according to claim 2,

wherein the content processing unit of the content processing server device or the content generating unit of the portable information terminal device allows tag information to be included in the simple content information, the tag information designating a report form corresponding to a kind of the content information for the portable information terminal device, and

wherein the output unit of the wearable terminal device outputs the simple content information in the report form in accordance with the tag information included in the simple content information.

6. The content distributing system according to claim 2,

wherein the content processing unit of the content processing server device or the content generating unit of the portable information terminal device allows tag information to be included in the simple content information, the tag information instructing a reproduction of the content information for the portable information terminal device,

wherein the output unit of the wearable terminal device outputs to urge the instructed reproduction of the content information for the portable information terminal device based on the tag information included in the simple content information,

wherein the wearable terminal device further includes:

a reproduction request unit that receives the instruction of the reproduction of the content information for the portable information terminal device and that requests the portable information terminal device to reproduce the content information, and

wherein the portable information terminal device further includes;

an automatically reproducing unit that responds to the request by the reproduction request unit to start a corresponding application program and that reproduces the content information.

7. A server device which provides content to a portable information terminal device and a wearable terminal device which is connected to the portable information terminal device, the server device comprising:

a selecting unit that selects whether or not content information for the portable information terminal device needs to be outputted to the wearable terminal device, the content information for the portable information terminal device being provided from an external part;

a content processing unit that generates simple content information optimized for the wearable terminal device based on the content information for the portable information terminal device which is selected as the necessary content information by the selecting unit; and

a distributing unit that distributes and transmits the simple content information generated by the content processing unit together with the original content information for the portable information terminal device to the portable information terminal device.

8. A wearable terminal device which is connected to a portable information terminal device, the wearable terminal device comprising:

a receiving unit that receives simple content information which is transferred from the portable information terminal device, which includes tag information for designating a report form, which is generated based on content information for the portable information terminal device and which is optimized for the wearable terminal device; and

an output unit that outputs the simple content information received by the receiving unit in the report form in accordance with the tag information included in the simple content information.

9. The wearable terminal device according to claim 8,

wherein the receiving unit includes:

a report unit that carries out a forced report when the receiving unit receives the simple content information.

10. The wearable terminal device according to claim 9,

wherein the report unit carries out the forced report when information which instructs the forced report is included in the simple content information.

11. The wearable terminal device according to claim 8, further comprising:

a sensor that detects a movement of the wearable terminal device,

wherein when the sensor detects a prescribed movement, the output unit outputs the simple content information received by the receiving unit.

12. The wearable terminal device according to claim 11,

wherein the prescribed movement is a movement defined in the simple content information.

13. The wearable terminal device according to claim 8,

wherein when the receiving unit receives the simple content information, the output unit outputs the simple content information received by the receiving unit after a prescribed time.

14. The wearable terminal device according to claim 13,

wherein the prescribed time is a time defined in the simple content information.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program that causes a server device to provide content to a portable information terminal device and a wearable terminal device which is connected to the portable information terminal device, the computer readable medium to provide content comprising:

selecting whether or not content information for the portable information terminal device needs to be outputted to the wearable terminal device, the content information for the portable information terminal device being provided from an external part;

generating simple content information optimized for the wearable terminal device based on the content information for the portable information terminal device which is selected as the necessary content information; and

distributing and transmitting the generated simple content information together with the original content information for the portable information terminal device to the portable information terminal device.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program that causes a wearable terminal device which is connected to a portable information terminal device, the computer readable medium to provide content comprising:

receiving simple content information which is transferred from the portable information terminal device, which is generated based on content information for the portable information terminal device and which is optimized for the wearable terminal device; and

outputting the received simple content information.

17. A terminal device as a first terminal device in a content distributing system which includes the first terminal device, a second terminal device and a content processing server device, the terminal device comprising:

a first receiving unit that receives content information distributed and transmitted from the content processing server device;

a determining unit that determines whether or not simple content information is added to the content information received by the first receiving unit; and

a transfer unit that transfers the simple content information to the second terminal device when the determining unit determines that the simple content information is added to the content information.

18. A content distributing method of a server device which provides content to a portable information terminal device and a wearable terminal device which is connected to the portable information terminal device, the content distributing method comprising:

selecting whether or not content information for the portable information terminal device needs to be outputted to the wearable terminal device, the content information for the portable information terminal device being provided from an external part;

generating simple content information optimized for the wearable terminal device based on the content information for the portable information terminal device which is selected as the necessary content information; and

distributing and transmitting the generated simple content information together with the original content information for the portable information terminal device to the portable information terminal device.

19. A content distributing method of a portable information terminal device in a distributing system in which a server provides content to the portable information terminal device and a wearable terminal device which is connected to the portable information terminal device, the content distributing method comprising:

receiving content information distributed and transmitted from the content processing server device;

determining whether or not simple content information is added to the received content information; and

transferring the simple content information to the wearable terminal device when it is determined that the simple content information is added to the content information.