Information receiving apparatus and information providing apparatus that communicates information corresponding to location of the information receiving apparatus
First Claim
1. An information receiving apparatus, receiving information from a plurality of information providing apparatuses,said information providing apparatuses each including an information storage circuit storing a plurality of information items and a transmission circuit transmitting the information items stored in said information storage circuit to said information receiving apparatus, said plurality of information items each containing information and information identification data for identifying said information, said information identification data being common to said plurality of information providing apparatuses, the information contained in said information items that are identified by the same said information identification data differing depending on said information providing apparatuses, and said information receiving apparatus comprising:
- an identification data storage circuit storing information identification data for identifying information to be selected;
a reception circuit receiving said plurality of information items from an arbitrary one of said plurality of information providing apparatuses;
a storage circuit connected to said reception circuit for storing said information items received by said reception circuit; and
an output circuit connected to said identification data storage circuit and said storage circuit for selecting and outputting an information item having a predetermined relation with the information identification data stored in said identification data storage circuit from the information items stored in said storage circuit, wherein the information identification data is automatically transmitted to at least one of the information providing apparatuses when the information receiving apparatus enters a geographic area where the at least one information providing apparatus is located.
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Abstract
An information receiving apparatus receives information items from a plurality of information providing apparatuses. An information item contains information and an information ID. The information item includes information in more detail as the location of the information providing apparatus is closer to an area specified by the information ID. The information providing apparatus includes a data storage unit storing an information item and a transmission unit transmitting the information item to the information receiving apparatus. The information receiving apparatus includes an ID storage unit storing an information ID, a reception unit receiving a plurality of information items from an arbitrary one of information providing apparatuses, and an output unit retrieving from received information items an information item containing an information ID stored in ID storage unit.
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1. An information receiving apparatus, receiving information from a plurality of information providing apparatuses,
said information providing apparatuses each including an information storage circuit storing a plurality of information items and a transmission circuit transmitting the information items stored in said information storage circuit to said information receiving apparatus, said plurality of information items each containing information and information identification data for identifying said information, said information identification data being common to said plurality of information providing apparatuses, the information contained in said information items that are identified by the same said information identification data differing depending on said information providing apparatuses, and said information receiving apparatus comprising: -
an identification data storage circuit storing information identification data for identifying information to be selected;
a reception circuit receiving said plurality of information items from an arbitrary one of said plurality of information providing apparatuses;
a storage circuit connected to said reception circuit for storing said information items received by said reception circuit; and
an output circuit connected to said identification data storage circuit and said storage circuit for selecting and outputting an information item having a predetermined relation with the information identification data stored in said identification data storage circuit from the information items stored in said storage circuit, wherein the information identification data is automatically transmitted to at least one of the information providing apparatuses when the information receiving apparatus enters a geographic area where the at least one information providing apparatus is located. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An information receiving apparatus receiving information from a plurality of information providing apparatuses,
said information providing apparatuses each including an information storage circuit storing a plurality of information items, said plurality of information items each containing information and information identification data for identifying said information, said information identification data being common to said plurality of information providing apparatuses, the information contained in said information items that are identified by the same said information identification data differing depending on said information providing apparatuses, said information providing apparatuses each further including a transmission circuit for selecting an information item having a predetermined relation with said identification data from the information items stored in said information storage circuit and then transmitting the selected information item to said information receiving apparatus, and said information receiving apparatus comprising: -
an identification data storage circuit storing information identification data for identifying information to be selected;
an identification data transmission circuit connected to said identification data storage circuit for transmitting the information identification data stored in said identification data storage circuit to an arbitrary one of said information providing apparatuses;
a reception circuit receiving said selected information item transmitted from said arbitrary one of said information providing apparatuses in response to the information identification data transmitted by said identification data transmission circuit;
a storage circuit connected to said reception circuit for storing said information item received by said reception circuit; and
an output circuit connected to said storage circuit for outputting the information item stored in said storage circuit, wherein the information identification data is automatically transmitted to at least one of the information providing apparatuses when the information receiving apparatus enters a geographic area where the at least one information providing apparatus is located. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An information providing apparatus employed in an information providing system including an information receiving apparatus and a plurality of information providing apparatuses transmitting information to said information receiving apparatus,
said information providing apparatus comprising: -
an information storage circuit storing a plurality of information items, said plurality of information items each containing information and information identification data for identifying said information, said information identification data being common to said plurality of information providing apparatuses, and the information contained in said information items that are identified by the same said information identification data differing depending on said information providing apparatuses;
said information providing apparatus further comprising a reception circuit receiving information identification data from said information receiving apparatus;
an identification data storage circuit connected to said reception circuit for storing said received information identification data; and
a transmission circuit connected to said information storage circuit and said identification data storage circuit for selecting an information item having a predetermined relation with the identification data stored in said identification data storage circuit from the information items stored in said information storage circuit and then transmitting the selected information item to said information receiving apparatus, wherein the information identification data is automatically transmitted to at least one of the information providing apparatuses when the information receiving apparatus enters a geographic area where the at least one information providing apparatus is located. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An information receiving apparatus receiving information from a plurality of information providing apparatuses,
said information providing apparatuses each including information storage means for storing a plurality of information items and transmission means for transmitting the information items stored in said information storage means to said information receiving apparatus, said plurality of information items each containing information and information identification data for identifying said information, said information identification data being common to said plurality of information providing apparatuses, the information contained in said information items that are identified, by the same said information identification data differing depending on said information providing apparatuses, and said information receiving apparatus comprising: -
identification data storage means for storing information identification data for identifying information to be selected;
reception means for receiving said plurality of information items from an arbitrary one of said plurality of information providing apparatuses;
storage means connected to said reception means for storing said information items received by said reception means; and
output means connected to said identification data storage means and said storage means for selecting and outputting an information item having a predetermined relation with the information identification data stored in said identification data storage means from the information items stored in said storage means, wherein the information identification data is automatically transmitted to at least one of the information providing apparatuses when the information receiving apparatus enters a geographic area where the at least one information providing apparatus is located. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An information receiving apparatus receiving information from a plurality of information providing apparatuses,
said information providing apparatuses each including information storage means for storing a plurality of information items, said plurality of information items each containing information and information identification data for identifying said information, said information identification data being common to said plurality of information providing apparatuses, the information contained in said information items that are identified by the same said information identification data differing depending, on said information providing apparatuses, said information providing apparatuses each further including transmission means for selecting an information item having a predetermined relation with said identification data from the information items stored in said information storage means and then transmitting the selected information item to said information receiving apparatus, and said information receiving apparatus comprising: -
identification data storage means for storing information identification data for identifying information to be selected;
identification data transmission means connected to said identification data storage means for transmitting the information identification data stored in said identification data storage means to an arbitrary one of said information providing apparatuses;
reception means for receiving said selected information item transmitted from said arbitrary one of said information providing apparatuses in response to the information identification data transmitted by said identification data transmission means;
storage means connected to said reception means for storing said information item received by said reception means; and
output means connected to said storage means for outputting the information item stored in said storage means, wherein the information identification data is automatically transmitted to at least one of the information providing apparatuses when the information receiving apparatus enters a geographic area where the at least one information providing apparatus is located. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An information providing apparatus employed in an information providing system including an information receiving apparatus and a plurality of information providing apparatuses transmitting information to said information receiving apparatus,
said information providing apparatus comprising: -
information storage means for storing a plurality of information items, said plurality of information items each containing information and information identification data for identifying said information, said information identification data being common to said plurality of information providing apparatuses, and the information contained in said information items that are identified by the same said information identification data differing depending on said information providing apparatuses;
said information providing apparatus further comprising reception means for receiving information identification data from said information receiving apparatus;
identification data storage means connected to said reception means for storing said received information identification data; and
transmission means connected to said information storage means and said identification data storage means for selecting an information item having a predetermined relation with the identification data stored in said identification data storage means from the information items stored in said information storage means and then transmitting the selected information item to said information receiving apparatus, wherein the information identification data is automatically transmitted to at least one of the information providing apparatuses when the information receiving apparatus enters a geographic area where the at least one information providing apparatus is located. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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