Information providing system
First Claim
1. An information providing system comprising a center for providing information, and at least one terminal for accepting an offer of information from the center,the terminal comprising:
- first terminal side memory means which is readable and writable where information is written;
request signal generating means for generating a desired information request signal for requesting the center to transmit desired information;
terminal side transmitting means for transmitting the desired information request signal to the center;
terminal side receiving means for receiving the desired information corresponding to the desired information request signal which has been transmitted from the center;
second terminal side memory means which is readable and writable for storing the received desired information;
updating means for updating the information recorded at the first terminal side memory means using the received desired information stored at the second terminal side memory means so as to change and not merely add to said predetermined information by fully integrating and merging said predetermined information and said received desired information, thereby producing new information, and for storing said new information in said first terminal side memory means and/or said second terminal side memory means;
display means for displaying the received desired information, the center comprising;
center side receiving means for receiving the desired information request signal transmitted from the terminal;
provided information memory means in which information to be offered to the terminal is stored;
desired information retrieving means for extracting information corresponding to the desired information request signal from the provided information memory means;
totalizing means for totalizing the number of access operations by the terminal with respect to the information stored in the provided information memory means to generate totalized information;
totalized information memory means for storing the totalized information; and
center side transmitting means for transmitting the extracted desired information to the terminal, the terminal further comprising;
means for generating a hit chart information request signal for requesting the center to transmit hit chart information indicating frequency of utilization operations of information, the terminal side transmitting means being operative to transmit the hit chart information request signal to the center, the center side receiving means being operative to receive the hit chart information request signal, the center further comprising;
processing means for reading out the totalized information from the totalized information memory means in correspondence with the hit chart information request signal to process it into hit chart information, the center side transmitting means being operative to transmit the hit chart information to the terminal.
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Abstract
An information providing system according to this invention comprises a center for providing information, and at least one terminal for accepting an offer of information from the center. The terminal comprises a first terminal side memory unit where predetermined information is recorded in advance, a unit for generating a request signal for requesting the center to transmit updating information or supplementary information with respect to the predetermined information recorded at the first terminal side memory unit, a terminal side transmitting unit for transmitting the request signal to the center, a terminal side receiving unit for receiving the updating information or the supplementary information transmitted from the center, a second terminal side memory unit for storing the received updating information or supplementary information, and a reproducing unit for reproducing the predetermined information recorded at the first terminal side memory unit, or the updating information or supplementary information stored at the second terminal side memory unit. The center comprises a center side memory unit where the updating information or the supplementary information to be offered to the terminal is stored, a center side receiving unit for receiving the request signal transmitted from the terminal, an information retrieving unit for retrieving information of the center side memory unit on the basis of the request signal to obtain updating information or supplementary information requested on the terminal side, and a center side transmitting unit for transmitting, to the terminal, the updating information or the supplementary information obtained by the information retrieving unit.
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17 Claims
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1. An information providing system comprising a center for providing information, and at least one terminal for accepting an offer of information from the center,
the terminal comprising: -
first terminal side memory means which is readable and writable where information is written;
request signal generating means for generating a desired information request signal for requesting the center to transmit desired information;
terminal side transmitting means for transmitting the desired information request signal to the center;
terminal side receiving means for receiving the desired information corresponding to the desired information request signal which has been transmitted from the center;
second terminal side memory means which is readable and writable for storing the received desired information;
updating means for updating the information recorded at the first terminal side memory means using the received desired information stored at the second terminal side memory means so as to change and not merely add to said predetermined information by fully integrating and merging said predetermined information and said received desired information, thereby producing new information, and for storing said new information in said first terminal side memory means and/or said second terminal side memory means;
display means for displaying the received desired information, the center comprising;
center side receiving means for receiving the desired information request signal transmitted from the terminal;
provided information memory means in which information to be offered to the terminal is stored;
desired information retrieving means for extracting information corresponding to the desired information request signal from the provided information memory means;
totalizing means for totalizing the number of access operations by the terminal with respect to the information stored in the provided information memory means to generate totalized information;
totalized information memory means for storing the totalized information; and
center side transmitting means for transmitting the extracted desired information to the terminal, the terminal further comprising;
means for generating a hit chart information request signal for requesting the center to transmit hit chart information indicating frequency of utilization operations of information, the terminal side transmitting means being operative to transmit the hit chart information request signal to the center, the center side receiving means being operative to receive the hit chart information request signal, the center further comprising;
processing means for reading out the totalized information from the totalized information memory means in correspondence with the hit chart information request signal to process it into hit chart information, the center side transmitting means being operative to transmit the hit chart information to the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
wherein the desired information request signal includes user ID for identifying user and information ID indicating which information corresponds to the desired information. -
3. An information providing system as set forth in claim 2,
wherein the totalizing means totalizes the numbers of the users every the information ID to thereby generate the totalized information. -
4. An information providing system as set forth in claim 3,
wherein the processing means generates the hit chart information by arranging the totalized information in order of the number of users who utilize them. -
5. An information providing system as set forth in claim 1,
wherein the center further comprises: charging means for carrying out charging processing with respect to request for transmission of the hit chart information from the user.
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6. An information providing system as set forth in claim 1, which further comprises an information supply unit for delivering, to the center, information to be offered to the terminal.
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7. An information providing system as set forth in claim 6, wherein the information supply unit comprises:
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means for generating a marketing information request signal for requesting the center to transmit marketing information arranged or collected for every predetermined characteristics of the user with respect to supplied information. information source side transmitting means for transmitting the marketing information request signal to the center; and
information source side receiving means for receiving the marketing information generated at the center, and wherein the center further comprises;
means for implementing statistical processing to the totalized information for every predetermined characteristics of the user to generate the marketing information and second center side transmitting means for transmitting the marketing information to the information supply unit.
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8. An information providing system comprising a center for providing information, and at least one terminal for accepting an offer of information from the center,
the terminal comprising: -
terminal side memory means which is readable and writable where predetermined information and directory information of the predetermined information are written in advance;
means for reading out corresponding directory information in accordance with an access instruction of user with respect to the predetermined information to generate access management information including information relating to past record of access with respect to the predetermined information;
updating means for updating the access management information using the times access to the predetermined information is carried out so as to change and not merely add to said predetermined information by fully integrating and merging said predetermined information and said updating information, thereby producing new information, and for storing said new information in said terminal side memory means; and
terminal side transmitting means for transmitting the updated access management information to the center, the center comprising;
center side receiving means for receiving the access management information transmitted from the terminal;
center side memory means for storing the access management information in a manner caused to be in correspondence with user ID for identifying user; and
charging means for implementing charging processing to the user on the basis of the access management information stored at the center side memory means. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
wherein the access management information consists of access past record information including information indicating the number of access operations and access time, and personal characteristic information including information indicating distinction of sex and age of user. -
10. An information providing system as set forth in claim 9,
wherein the access past record information in the access management information includes information indicating the numbers of access operations and access times with respect to respective information in the predetermined information. -
11. An information providing system as set forth in claim 8,
wherein the center further comprises: -
center side transmitting means which generates a request signal for requesting the terminal to transmit the access management information to the center, wherein the terminal further comprises;
terminal side receiving means for receiving the request signal transmitted from the center, the terminal side transmitting means being operative to transmit the updated access management information in accordance with the request signal.
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12. An information providing system as set forth in claim 11,
wherein the center side transmitting means transmits the request signal every time the user provides access to information. -
13. An information providing system as set forth in claim 11,
wherein the center side transmitting means periodically or non-periodically transmits the request signal to the terminal.
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14. An information providing system comprising a center for providing information, and at least one terminal for accepting an offer of information from the center,
wherein the center comprises: -
center side memory means having a memory means whish is readable and writable and has information written in advance for storing information to be offered to the terminal along with access management information including access past record information relating to every user with respect to the information;
center side receiving means for receiving an access request signal for requesting access of predetermined information transmitted from the terminal;
means for taking out, from the center side memory means, information corresponding to the access request signal and access management information of the information;
means for calculating access past record of all users with respect to the information which has been taken out to add access past record of this time to the access past record of the all users to generate updated access management information of the all users; and
center side transmitting means for transmitting, to the terminal, the information corresponding to the access request signal and the updated access management information of the all users, wherein the terminal comprises;
terminal side transmitting means for transmitting the access request signal to the center;
terminal side receiving means for receiving the information corresponding to the access request signal and the updated access management information of the all users;
updating means for updating the access management information using the updated access management information so as to change and not merely add to said information written in said terminal memory means by fully integrating and merging said written information and said access management information, thereby producing new information, and for storing said new information in said terminal memory means, means which calculates display parameters for graphically displaying access situations of the all users on the basis of the updated access management information of the all users; and
display means for generating display content by using the display parameters to display the display content on a display. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
wherein the access past record includes information relating to the number of access operations of user with respect to predetermined information. -
16. An information providing system as set forth in claim 15,
wherein the access management information includes identification (ID) header, the ID header including information relating to kind of information accompanied by the access management information. -
17. An information providing system as set forth in claim 15,
wherein the access management information of the all users includes information relating to totalization of the numbers of access operations of corresponding information of the all users with respect to a plurality of time intervals.
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