Information distribution system, information distribution method, and information center
First Claim
1. An information distribution system comprising:
- an information center in which a plurality of contents are registered in advance; and
a portable terminal connected to said information center through a network,said information center distributing a requested content to said portable terminal in response to a content distribution request from said portable terminal, the requested content corresponding to one or more URLs of a respective one or more Internet web sites accessible by said information center,wherein said portable terminal transmits to said information center personal information of a user, which is input in association with the content distributed from said information center, together with specifying information that specifies the distributed content, the specifying information corresponding to a specific one of the one or more URLs of a specific one of the one or more Internet web sites for which the personal information is pertinent to, andsaid information center registers the received personal information and specifying information in relation to each other, upon receiving the content distribution request from said portable terminal, checks on the basis of the specifying information whether the personal information about the requested distributed content has already been registered, and if the personal information has been registered, distributes the personal information to said portable terminal together with the requested content, andwherein the received personal information is only provided by said information center to said portable terminal that supplied said personal information, when said portable terminal later accesses the specific one of the one or more URLs, and wherein the received personal information provided by said portable terminal to said information center is not provided to other portable terminals that are capable of accessing said information center,wherein both a content list and content update information that includes said personal information related to one or more items of the content list are simultaneously displayed on a display of the portable terminal, upon selection of the one or more items of the content list by the user.
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Abstract
An information distribution system includes an information center and a portable terminal. The portable terminal transmits user'"'"'s personal information to the information center together with specifying information that specifies the distributed content. The information center registers the received personal information and specifying information in relation to each other. Upon receiving the content distribution request, the information center checks on the basis of the specifying information whether the personal information about the requested distributed content has already been registered. If the personal information has been registered, the information center distributes the personal information to the portable terminal together with the requested content. An information distribution method and a program are also disclosed.
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26 Claims
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1. An information distribution system comprising:
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an information center in which a plurality of contents are registered in advance; and a portable terminal connected to said information center through a network, said information center distributing a requested content to said portable terminal in response to a content distribution request from said portable terminal, the requested content corresponding to one or more URLs of a respective one or more Internet web sites accessible by said information center, wherein said portable terminal transmits to said information center personal information of a user, which is input in association with the content distributed from said information center, together with specifying information that specifies the distributed content, the specifying information corresponding to a specific one of the one or more URLs of a specific one of the one or more Internet web sites for which the personal information is pertinent to, and said information center registers the received personal information and specifying information in relation to each other, upon receiving the content distribution request from said portable terminal, checks on the basis of the specifying information whether the personal information about the requested distributed content has already been registered, and if the personal information has been registered, distributes the personal information to said portable terminal together with the requested content, and wherein the received personal information is only provided by said information center to said portable terminal that supplied said personal information, when said portable terminal later accesses the specific one of the one or more URLs, and wherein the received personal information provided by said portable terminal to said information center is not provided to other portable terminals that are capable of accessing said information center, wherein both a content list and content update information that includes said personal information related to one or more items of the content list are simultaneously displayed on a display of the portable terminal, upon selection of the one or more items of the content list by the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An information distribution method of distributing information between an information center in which a plurality of contents are registered in advance and a portable terminal connected to the information center through a network, the method comprising:
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a first step of causing the portable terminal to send a content distribution request to the information center; a second step of causing the information center to distribute a requested content to the portable terminal in response to the content distribution request, the requested content corresponding to one or more URLs of a respective one or more Internet web sites accessible by the information center; a third step of causing the portable terminal to transmit to the information center personal information of a user, which is input in association with the content distributed from the information center, together with specifying information that specifies the distributed content, the specifying information corresponding to a specific one of the one or more URLs of a specific one of the one or more Internet web sites for which the personal information is pertinent to; and a fourth step of causing the information center to register the received personal information and specifying information in relation to each other, wherein the second step comprises a fifth step of, when the content distribution request is received from the portable terminal, and when the personal information about the requested content has already been registered, causing the information center to distribute the personal information to the portable terminal together with the requested content, wherein the received personal information is only provided by said information center to said portable terminal that supplied said personal information, when said portable terminal later accesses the specific one of the one or more URLs, and wherein the received personal information provided by said portable terminal to said information center is not provided to other portable terminals that are capable of accessing said information center, wherein both a content list and content update information that includes said personal information related to one or more items of the content list are simultaneously displayed on a display of the portable terminal, upon selection of the one or more items of the content list by the user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A recording medium which records a program that executes the procedure of distributing information between an information center in which a plurality of contents are registered in advance and a portable terminal connected to the information center through a network, wherein
the program comprises a program which executes: -
a first procedure of causing the portable terminal to send a content distribution request to the information center, a second procedure of causing the information center to distribute a requested content to the portable terminal in response to the content distribution request, the requested content corresponding to one or more URLs of a respective one or more Internet web sites accessible by the information center, a third procedure of causing the portable terminal to transmit to the information center personal information of a user, which is input in association with the content distributed from the information center, together with specifying information that specifies the distributed content, the specifying information corresponding to a specific one of the one or more URLs of a specific one of the one or more Internet web sites for which the personal information is pertinent to, and a fourth procedure of causing the information center to register the received personal information and specifying information in relation to each other, and the second procedure comprises a fifth procedure of, when the content distribution request is received from the portable terminal, and when the personal information about the requested distributed content has already been registered, causing the information center to distribute the personal information to the portable terminal together with the distributed content, wherein the received personal information is only provided by said information center to said portable terminal that supplied said personal information, when said portable terminal later accesses the specific one of the one or more URLs, and wherein the received personal information provided by said portable terminal to said information center is not provided to other portable terminals that are capable of accessing said information centers, wherein both a content list and content update information that includes said personal information related to one or more items of the content list are simultaneously displayed on a display of the portable terminal, upon selection of the one or more items of the content list by the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. An information center in which a plurality of contents are registered in advance and which distributes a requested content to a portable terminal connected through a network in response to a content distribution request from the portable terminal, the information center comprising:
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registering means for registering user'"'"'s personal information about the content distributed from said information center in response to the content distribution request received from the portable terminal and specifying information that specifies the distributed content in relation to each other, the specifying information corresponding to a specific one of the one or more URLs of a specific one of the one or more Internet web sites for which the personal information is pertinent to; and distribution means for, when the content distribution request is received from the portable terminal, and the personal information about the requested distributed content has been registered in a database, distributing the personal information to the portable terminal together with the requested content, and wherein the received personal information is only provided by said information center to said portable terminal that supplied said personal information, when said portable terminal later accesses the specific one of the one or more URLs, and wherein the received personal information provided by said portable terminal to said information center is not provided to other portable terminals that are capable of accessing said information center, wherein both a content list and content update information that includes said personal information related to one or more items of the content list are stored at said information center and are simultaneously displayed on a display of said portable terminal, upon selection of the one or more items of the content list by the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. An information distribution method of, in an information center in which a plurality of contents are registered in advance, distributing a requested content to a portable terminal connected through a network in response to a content distribution request from the portable terminal, the information distribution method comprising:
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a first step of registering user'"'"'s personal information about the content distributed from the information center in response to the content distribution request received from the portable terminal and specifying information that specifies the distributed content in relation to each other, the specifying information corresponding to a specific one of the one or more URLs of a specific one of the one or more Internet web sites for which the personal information is pertinent to; and a second step of, when the content distribution request is received from the portable terminal, and the personal information about the requested distributed content has been registered in a database, distributing the personal information to the portable terminal together with the requested content, and wherein the received personal information is only provided by said information center to said portable terminal that supplied said personal information, when said portable terminal later accesses the specific one of the one or more URLs, and wherein the received personal information provided by said portable terminal to said information center is not provided to other portable terminals that are capable of accessing said information centers, wherein both a content list and content update information that includes said personal information related to one or more items of the content list are stored at said information center and are simultaneously displayed on a display of said portable terminal, upon selection of the one or more items of the content list by the user. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A recording medium which records a program that executes the procedure of, in an information center in which a plurality of contents are registered in advance, distributing a requested content to a portable terminal connected through a network in response to a content distribution request from the portable terminal, wherein the program comprises a program which executes:
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a first procedure of registering user'"'"'s personal information about the content distributed from the information center in response to the content distribution request received from the portable terminal and specifying information that specifies the distributed content in relation to each other, the specifying information corresponding to a specific one of the one or more URLs of a specific one of the one or more Internet web sites for which the personal information is pertinent to, and a second procedure of, when the content distribution request is received from the portable terminal, and the personal information about the requested distributed content has been registered in a database, distributing the personal information to the portable terminal together with the requested content, and wherein the received personal information is only provided by said information center to said portable terminal that supplied said personal information, when said portable terminal later accesses the specific one of the one or more URLs, and wherein the received personal information provided by said portable terminal to said information center is not provided to other portable terminals that are capable of accessing said information center. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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