Information transmission control apparatus for transmitting same information to a plurality of destinations, and information reception apparatus for receiving information from information transmission control apparatus
First Claim
1. An information transmission control apparatus for relaying broadcast information from an information provider apparatus to a plurality of information reception apparatuses, wherein the broadcast information allows a user of each of the plurality of information reception apparatuses to reply to the broadcast information, the information transmission control apparatus comprising:
- a memory;
reception means for receiving the broadcast information from the information provider apparatus and storing the broadcast information into the memory;
delay time determination means for determining transmission delay time for each of a plurality of destinations so that transmission delay time is different for at least two destinations, the transmission delay time being a time period that is to elapse before transmitting the broadcast information to each of the plurality of destinations, and each of the plurality of destinations being at least one of the plurality of information reception apparatuses;
delay time elapse detection means for detecting whether the transmission delay time determined for each of the plurality of destinations has elapsed, after the broadcast information is received by the reception means; and
transmission means for transmitting, each time the delay time elapse detection means detects that transmission delay time for one of the plurality of destinations has elapsed, the broadcast information to at least one information reception apparatus which is the destination, wherein the delay time determination means includes;
a random number generation unit for generating random numbers, and wherein the delay time determination means determines the transmission delay time for each of the plurality of destinations based on the random numbers generated by the random number generation unit.
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Abstract
An information transmission control apparatus for relaying information that allows a receiver'"'"'s reply, from an information provider apparatus to a plurality of information reception apparatuses. The information transmission control apparatus sets different delay time for transmitting the information to each destination, based on random numbers or instructions from the information provider apparatus. Each time delay time for any of the destinations has elapsed, the information transmission control apparatus transmits the information to one or more information reception apparatuses that are the destination.
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1. An information transmission control apparatus for relaying broadcast information from an information provider apparatus to a plurality of information reception apparatuses, wherein the broadcast information allows a user of each of the plurality of information reception apparatuses to reply to the broadcast information, the information transmission control apparatus comprising:
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a memory;
reception means for receiving the broadcast information from the information provider apparatus and storing the broadcast information into the memory;
delay time determination means for determining transmission delay time for each of a plurality of destinations so that transmission delay time is different for at least two destinations, the transmission delay time being a time period that is to elapse before transmitting the broadcast information to each of the plurality of destinations, and each of the plurality of destinations being at least one of the plurality of information reception apparatuses;
delay time elapse detection means for detecting whether the transmission delay time determined for each of the plurality of destinations has elapsed, after the broadcast information is received by the reception means; and
transmission means for transmitting, each time the delay time elapse detection means detects that transmission delay time for one of the plurality of destinations has elapsed, the broadcast information to at least one information reception apparatus which is the destination, wherein the delay time determination means includes;
a random number generation unit for generating random numbers, and wherein the delay time determination means determines the transmission delay time for each of the plurality of destinations based on the random numbers generated by the random number generation unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
wherein the broadcast information is an HTML document including link information to other documents located on a WWW. -
3. The information transmission control apparatus of claim 1,
wherein each of the plurality of destinations is at least two of the plurality of information reception apparatuses, and wherein, each time the delay time elapse detection means detects that the transmission delay time for one of the plurality of destinations has elapsed, the transmission means transmits the broadcast information to information reception apparatuses which are the destination.
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4. An information transmission control apparatus for relaying broadcast information from an information provider apparatus to a plurality of information reception apparatuses, wherein the broadcast information allows a user of each of the plurality of information reception apparatuses to reply to the broadcast information, the information transmission control apparatus comprising:
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a memory;
reception means for receiving the broadcast information from the information provider apparatus and storing the broadcast information into the memory;
delay time determination means for determining transmission delay time for each of a plurality of destinations so that transmission delay time is different for at least two destinations, the transmission delay time being a time period that is to elapse before transmitting the broadcast information to each of the plurality of destinations, and each of the plurality of destinations being at least one of the plurality of information reception apparatuses;
delay time elapse detection means for detecting whether the transmission delay time determined for each of the plurality of destinations has elapsed, after the broadcast information is received by the reception means; and
transmission means for transmitting, each time the delay time elapse detection means detects that transmission delay time for one of the plurality of destinations has elapsed, the broadcast information to at least one information reception apparatus which is the destinatin, wherein the delay time determination means includes;
a transmission order determination unit for determining a transmission order for the plurality of destinations; and
a time interval storage unit for storing a predetermined time period, and wherein the delay time determination means determines the transmission delay time for each of the plurality of destinations so that transmission delay time for an “
n”
th destination in the transmission order, among the plurality of destinations, is set at “
(the predetermined time period)×
(n−
1)”
, “
n”
being an integer no less than 1.
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5. An information transmission control apparatus for relaying broadcast information from an information provider apparatus to a plurality of information reception apparatuses, wherein the broadcast information allows a user of each of the plurality of information reception apparatuses to reply to the broadcast information, the information transmission control apparatus comprising:
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a memory;
reception means for receiving the broadcast information from the information provider apparatus and storing the broadcast information into the memory;
unique information storage means for storing unique information that differs from at least one of the other information reception apparatuses which receive the broadcast information;
delay time determination means for determining a transmission delay time for each of a plurality of destinations based on the unique information so that transmission delay time is different for at least two destinations, the transmission delay time being a time period that is to elapse before transmitting the broadcast information to each of the plurality of destinations, and each of the plurality of destinations being at least one of the plurality of information reception apparatuses;
delay time elapse detection means for detecting whether the transmission delay time determined for each of the plurality of destinations has elapsed, after the broadcast information is received by the reception means;
notification means for notifying the user of the reception of the broadcast information when the delay time elapse detection means detects that the determined time has elapsed; and
transmission means for transmitting, each time the delay time elapse detection means detects that transmission delay time for one of the plurality of destinations has elapsed, the broadcast information to at least one information reception apparatus which is the destination, wherein the time determined by the delay time determination means is changeable, wherein the unique information is a set of identification information, wherein the information reception apparatus receives delay specification information from the information transmission control apparatus along with the broadcast information, the delay specification information being at least one set of correspondence information between a set of specification information for specifying a notification delay time and a set of identification information for identifying at least one information reception apparatus, the notification delay time being a time period that is to elapse before notifying a user of a reception of the broadcast information, wherein the information reception apparatus further comprises delay specification information reception means for receiving the delay specification information from the information transmission control apparatus and storing the delay specification information into the memory, and wherein the delay time determination means refers to the delay specification information and determines the time according to a set of specification information which corresponds to the set of identification information stored in the unique information storage means. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
wherein the broadcast information is an HTML document including link information to other documents on a global communication network. -
7. The information transmission control apparatus of claim 6, further comprising:
display means for displaying the broadcast information after the notification means notifies the user of the reception of the broadcast information.
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8. An information transmission control apparatus for relaying broadcast information from an information provider apparatus to a plurality of information reception apparatuses, wherein the broadcast information allows a user of each of the plurality of information reception apparatuses to reply to the broadcast information, the information transmission control apparatus comprising:
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a memory;
reception means for receiving the broadcast information from the information provider apparatus and storing the broadcast information into the memory;
unique information storage means for storing unique information that differs from at least one of the other information reception apparatuses which receive the broadcast information;
delay time determination means for determining a transmission delay time for each of a plurality of destinations based on the unique information so that transmission delay time is different for at least two destinations, the transmission delay time being a time period that is to elapse before transmitting the broadcast information to each of the plurality of destinations, and each of the plurality of destinations being at least one of the plurality of information reception apparatuses;
delay time elapse detection means for detecting whether the transmission delay time determined for each of the plurality of destinations has elapsed, after the broadcast information is received by the reception means;
notification means for notifying the user of the reception of the broadcast information when the delay time elapse detection means detects that the determined time has elapsed; and
transmission means for transmitting, each time the delay time elapse detection means detects that transmission delay time for one of the plurality of destinations has elapsed, the broadcast information to at least one information reception apparatus which is the destination, wherein the delay time determination means includes;
a random number generation unit for generating random numbers using the unique information, and wherein the delay time determination means determines the time based on one of the random numbers generated by the random number generation unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
delay specification information reception means for receiving, when delay specification information is transmitted from the information transmission control apparatus along with the broadcast information, the delay specification information and storing the delay specification information into the memory, the delay specification information instructing the information reception apparatus to delay notifying the user of the reception of the broadcast information, wherein after the broadcast information is received by the reception means, if the delay specification information is stored in the memory, the notification means notifies the user of the reception when the delay time elapse detection means detects that the determined time has elapsed, while if the delay specification information is not stored in the memory, the notification means notifies the user of the reception without a time delay.
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10. The information transmission control apparatus of claim 8,
wherein the broadcast information is simultaneously transmitted from the information transmission control apparatus to a plurality of information reception apparatuses including the information reception apparatus.
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11. An information transmission control apparatus for relaying broadcast information from an information provider apparatus to a plurality of information reception apparatuses, wherein the broadcast information allows a user of each of the plurality of information reception apparatuses to reply to the broadcast information, the information transmission control apparatus comprising:
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transmission information storage means for storing the broadcast information from the information provider apparatus;
delay time determination means for determining transmission delay time for each of a plurality of destinations so that transmission delay time is different for at least two destinations, the transmission delay time being a time period that is to elapse before transmitting the broadcast information to each of the plurality of destinations, and each of the plurality of destinations being at least one of the plurality of information reception apparatuses;
delay specification information storage means for storing delay specification information that specifies notification delay time for each of the plurality of information reception apparatuses, the notification delay time being a time period that is to elapse before each of the plurality of information reception apparatuses notifies the user of a reception of the broadcast information;
delay time elapse detection means for detecting whether the transmission delay time determined for each of the plurality of destinations has elapsed, after the broadcast information is received by the storage means; and
transmission means for transmitting, each time the delay time elapse detection means detects that transmission delay time for one of the plurality of destinations has elapsed, the broadcast information stored in the transmission information storage means and the delay specification information stored in the delay specification information storage means to the plurality of information reception apparatuses. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
wherein the broadcast information is an HTML document that includes link information to other documents located on a WWW. -
13. The information transmission control apparatus of claim 11,
wherein the transmission means simultaneously transmits the broadcast information and the delay specification information to the plurality of information reception apparatuses.
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14. An information transmission control apparatus for relaying broadcast information from an information provider apparatus to a plurality of information reception apparatuses, wherein the broadcast information allows a user of each of the plurality of information reception apparatuses to reply to the broadcast information, the information transmission control apparatus comprising:
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transmission information storage unit for storing the broadcast information from the information provider apparatus;
delay time determination unit for determining a transmission delay time for each of a plurality of destinations so that transmission delay time is different for at least two destinations, the transmission delay time being a time period that is to elapse before transmitting the broadcast information to each of the plurality of destinations, and each of the plurality of destinations being at least one of the plurality of information reception apparatuses;
delay specification information storage unit for storing delay specification information that specifies notification delay time for each of the plurality of information reception apparatuses, the notification delay time being a time period that is to elapse before each of the plurality of information reception apparatuses notifies the user of a reception of the broadcast information;
delay time elapse detection unit for detecting whether the transmission delay time determined for each of the plurality of destinations has elapsed, after the broadcast information is received by the storage unit; and
transmission unit for transmitting, each time the delay time elapse detection unit detects that transmission delay time for one of the plurality of destinations has elapsed, the broadcast information stored in the transmission information storage unit and the delay specification information stored in the delay specification information storage means to the plurality of information reception apparatuses. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
wherein the broadcast information is an HTML document that includes link information to other documents located on a WWW. -
16. The information transmission control apparatus of claim 14,
wherein the transmission unit simultaneously transmits the broadcast information and the delay specification information to the plurality of information reception apparatuses.
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Specification