Information processing apparatus and method enabling users to easily acquire information that occurs on a network and suits their favorites
First Claim
1. An information deliverer server connected to a network for managing information contained on said network comprising:
- means for storing user favorites information that relates to favorites of a user;
means for judging, based on the user favorites information, whether new information on the network is suitable for the user;
means for informing the user of occurrence of the new information that has been judged by the means for judging to be suitable for the user;
means for associating a dummy network address with an actual network address for the new information contained on the network;
means for delivering, based on the dummy network address with an actual network address for the new information to the user when the user requests the new information, where the new information is constructed with an information identifier, a keyword, a summary, and an information body.
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Abstract
A server computer stores user favorites information that relates to the favorites of a user. Whether digital information that has newly occurred on a network suits the favorites of the user is judged based on the user favorites information. If it is judged that there exists digital information that suits the favorites of the user, the server computer informs the user of the new establishment of the digital information that suits the favorites of the user by transmitting E-mail to the user. When a browsing request of the digital information is made by the user, the server computer delivers the digital information to the user and stores history information relating to a history of the digital information that has been delivered to the user. Thereafter, the server computer updates the user favorites information based on the history information.
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56 Claims
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1. An information deliverer server connected to a network for managing information contained on said network comprising:
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means for storing user favorites information that relates to favorites of a user;
means for judging, based on the user favorites information, whether new information on the network is suitable for the user;
means for informing the user of occurrence of the new information that has been judged by the means for judging to be suitable for the user;
means for associating a dummy network address with an actual network address for the new information contained on the network;
means for delivering, based on the dummy network address with an actual network address for the new information to the user when the user requests the new information, where the new information is constructed with an information identifier, a keyword, a summary, and an information body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
means for updating, based on the history information, the user favorites information stored in the means for storing.
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4. The information deliverer server according to claim 1, wherein the means for informing informs the user of existence of the new information that has been judged by the means for judging to be suitable for the user and for which the user has not yet made a delivery request.
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5. The information deliverer server according to claim 1, wherein an information provider server for managing the information is connected to the network, the information deliverer server further comprising:
means for acquiring, from the information provider server, the new information for which the user has made a delivery request.
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6. The information deliverer server of claim 1, further comprising:
means for monitoring the network for new information.
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7. The information deliverer server of claim 1, wherein the informing means sends the user an email to inform the user of the new information or updates a home page to inform the user of the new information.
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8. The information deliverer server of claim 1, 6 or 7, wherein the means for storing stores favorites information related to specific genres of information.
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9. The information deliverer server of claim 8, wherein the means for storing stores new genres of user favorites information based on all information delivered to the user.
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10. The information deliverer server of claim 8, further comprising:
means for counting the number of times a particular genre of user favorites information has been accessed by the user, wherein the means for storing stores said number of times a particular genre of user favorites information has been accessed by the user.
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11. The information deliverer server of claim 8, wherein the means for storing stores the date that the user last requested delivery of information of a particular genre of user favorites information.
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12. A method for managing information on an information deliverer server connected to a network comprising the steps of:
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storing user favorites information that relates to favorites of a user;
judging, based on the user favorites information, whether new information on the network is suitable for the user;
associating a dummy network address with an actual network address for information contained on the network; and
delivering, based on the dummy network address, the new information to the user when the user requests the new information, where the new information is constructed with an information identifier, a keyword, a summary, and an information body. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
storing, in a storage device, history information relating to a history of all information that has been delivered to the user.
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14. The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of:
updating the user favorites information based on the history information.
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15. The method of claim 12, wherein the informing step informs the user of the existence of the new information that has been judged by the judging step to be suitable for the user and for which the user has not yet made a delivery request.
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16. The method of claim 12, wherein an information provider server for providing the information is connected to the network, the method further comprising the step of:
acquiring, from the information provider server, the new information for which the user has made a delivery request.
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17. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of:
monitoring the network for new information.
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18. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of informing the user of the new information is done by sending the user an email.
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19. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of informing the user of the new information is done updating a home page.
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20. The method of claim 6, 17, 18, or 19, wherein the step of storing user favorites information stores specific genres of user favorites information.
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21. The method of claim 20, wherein the step of storing user favorites information stores new genres of favorites information based on all information delivered to the user.
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22. The method of claim 20, wherein the step of storing user favorites information stores the number of times a particular genre of user favorites information has been accessed.
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23. The method of claim 20, wherein the step of storing user favorites information stores the date that the user last requested delivery of information of a particular genre of user favorites information.
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24. An information deliverer server connected to a network for managing information contained on said network comprising:
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a memory for storing user favorites information and dummy network address data;
a processor for comparing users favorites information with new information on the network to determine if the new information would be suitable for the user and for associating dummy network address data to actual dummy address data; and
a communications controller for informing the user of occurrence of suitable new information on the network and for delivering the new information based on the dummy address data to the user when the user request said new information, where the new information is constructed with an information identifier, a keyword, a summary, and an information body. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An information providing network comprising:
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a user terminal connected to said network;
an information provider server connected to said network for providing information to a user;
an information deliverer server connected to said network for providing information to a user comprising;
means for storing user favorites information that relates to favorites of a user;
means for judging, based on the user favorites information, whether new information on the network is suitable for the user;
means for informing the user of occurrence of the new information that has been judged means for judging to be suitable for the user;
means for associating the dummy network address with an actual network address for information contained on the network; and
means for delivering, based on the dummy network address, the new information to the user when the user requests the new information, where the new information is constructed with an information identifier, a keyword, a summary, and an information body. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
history information storing means for storing history information relating to a history of all information that has been delivered to the user.
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37. The information deliverer server according to claim 36, further comprising:
means for updating, based on the history information, the user favorites information stored in the means for storing.
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38. The information deliverer server according to claim 35, wherein the means for informing informs the user of existence of the new information that has been judged by the means for judging to be suitable for the user and for which the user has not yet made a delivery request.
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39. The information deliverer server according to claim 35, further comprising:
means for acquiring, from the information provider server, the new information for which the user has made a delivery request.
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40. The information deliverer server of claim 35, further comprising:
means for monitoring the network for new information.
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41. The information deliverer server of claim 35, wherein the informing means sends the user an email to inform the user of the new information or updates a home page to inform the user of the new information.
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42. The information deliverer server of claim 35, 40, or 41, wherein the means for storing stores favorites information related to specific genres of information.
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43. The information deliverer server of claim 42, wherein the means for storing stores new genres of user favorites information based on all information delivered to the user.
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44. The information deliverer server of claim 42, further comprising:
means for counting the number of times a particular genre of user favorites information has been accessed by the user, wherein the means for storing stores said number of times a particular genre of user favorites information has been accessed by the user.
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45. The information deliverer server of claim 42, wherein the means for storing stores the date that the user last requested delivery of information of a particular genre of user favorites information.
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46. An information providing network comprising:
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a user terminal connected to said network;
an information provider server connected to said network for providing information to a user;
an information deliverer server connected to said network for providing information to a user comprising;
a memory for storing user favorites information and dummy network address data;
a processor for comparing users favorites information with new information on the network to determine if the new information would be suitable for the user and for associating dummy network address data to the actual address data; and
a communications controller for informing the user of occurrence of suitable new information on the network and for delivering the new information based on the dummy address data to the user when the user requests said new information, where the new information is constructed with an information identifier, a keyword, a summary, and an information body. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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