INFORMATION NOTIFICATION METHOD, INFORMATION NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, AND SERVER DEVICE
First Claim
1. An information notification method for providing information from a server device to a plurality of devices connected to a network, comprising:
- a reading step of reading notification information that is stored in association with information indicating a particular action of a user;
an acquiring step of acquiring operation histories of the plurality of devices;
an estimating step of estimating, based on operation histories of one or more devices owned by the user among the plurality of devices, a no-operation period during which the user is unlikely to operate the one or more devices;
a determining step of determining, based on current operation state of the one or more devices, whether the particular action has been performed outside the no-operation period; and
a transmitting step of, when outcome of the determining step is affirmative, transmitting the notification information associated with the particular action to a destination device among the one or more devices owned by the user, whereinthe destination device, receiving the notification information, provides the user with the notification information.
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Abstract
An information notification method for providing information from a server device to a plurality of devices connected to a network, including: reading notification information stored in association with information indicating a particular action of a user; acquiring operation histories of the plurality of devices; estimating, based on operation histories of one or more devices owned by the user among the plurality of devices, a no-operation period during which the user is unlikely to operate the one or more devices; determining, based on current operation state of the one or more devices, whether the particular action has been performed outside the no-operation period; and transmitting, when outcome of the determining is affirmative, the notification information associated with the particular action to a destination device among the one or more devices owned by the user. The destination device provides the user with the notification information.
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Citations
15 Claims
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1. An information notification method for providing information from a server device to a plurality of devices connected to a network, comprising:
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a reading step of reading notification information that is stored in association with information indicating a particular action of a user; an acquiring step of acquiring operation histories of the plurality of devices; an estimating step of estimating, based on operation histories of one or more devices owned by the user among the plurality of devices, a no-operation period during which the user is unlikely to operate the one or more devices; a determining step of determining, based on current operation state of the one or more devices, whether the particular action has been performed outside the no-operation period; and a transmitting step of, when outcome of the determining step is affirmative, transmitting the notification information associated with the particular action to a destination device among the one or more devices owned by the user, wherein the destination device, receiving the notification information, provides the user with the notification information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An information notification system for providing information from a server device to a plurality of devices connected to a network,
the server device comprising: -
a storage unit storing notification information in association with information indicating a particular action of a user; a reading unit reading the notification information stored in association with the information indicating the particular action of the user; an acquisition unit acquiring operation histories of the plurality of devices; an estimation unit estimating, based on operation histories of one or more devices owned by the user among the plurality of devices, a no-operation period during which the user is unlikely to operate the one or more devices; a determination unit determining, based on current operation state of the one or more devices, whether the particular action has been performed outside the no-operation period; and a transmission unit, when outcome of the determining step is affirmative, transmitting notification information associated with the particular action to a destination device among the one or more devices owned by the user, and each of the plurality of devices comprising; a history information transmission unit transmitting operation histories of the device to the server device; a receiving unit receiving the notification information from the server device; and a notification unit providing the user with the notification information.
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15. A server device for providing information to a plurality of devices connected to a network, comprising:
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a storage unit storing notification information in association with information indicating a particular action of a user; a reading unit reading the notification information stored in association with the information indicating the particular action of the user; an acquisition unit acquiring operation histories of the plurality of devices; an estimation unit estimating, based on operation histories of one or more devices owned by the user among the plurality of devices, a no-operation period during which the user is unlikely to operate the one or more devices; a determination unit determining, based on current operation state of the one or more devices, whether the particular action has been performed outside the no-operation period; and a transmission unit, when outcome of the determining step is affirmative, transmitting the notification information associated with the particular action to a destination device among the one or more devices owned by the user.
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