Mobile using method, system and computer program to access and receive information from multiple servers

• US 7,366,501 B2
• Filed: 04/15/2004
• Issued: 04/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sakurazawa, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid; Lester G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HERRERA, DIEGO D
• Application Number:
  US10/824,479
• Publication Number:
  US 20040225735A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,475 Days
• Field of Search: 4554351- 3, 455/437, 455/406, 455/412, 455/414.21, 455/432.3, 455/9, 455/13.1, 455/66.1, 455/426.2, 455/514, 455/414.1, 701/213
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0264 based upon schedule
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4541 Directories for service discovery
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A server provides a predetermined service for portable terminals (musical piece data of a musical piece to be reproduced at a time of reception of an incoming call) to a portable terminal, and supplies information about the provided service for portable terminals (purchase information) (an ID of the musical piece and the like) to a server. On the basis of the purchase information, the server transmits an electronic mail recommending a service for stationary terminals (a movie using the provided musical piece as a theme song) related to the service for portable terminals provided to a user to the portable terminal. The user can specify the service for stationary terminals to be provided using the electronic mail.

Claims

1. A service providing system comprising:

a first server for providing a first service to a first terminal via a network; and

a second server for providing a second service to a second terminal via said network;

wherein said first server includes;

first providing means for providing said first service to said first terminal; and

first transmitting means for transmitting provision information indicating that said first service has been provided by said first providing means to said second server; and

said second server includes;

detecting means for recognizing from said provision information, transmitted from said first transmitting means of said first server, that said first service has been provided to said first server and detecting said second service related to said first service; and

second transmitting means for transmitting recommendation information, for recommending said second service detected by said detecting means, to said first terminal.

2. A service providing system comprising:

a first server for providing a first service to a first terminal via a network; and

a second server for providing a second service to a second terminal via said network;

wherein said first server includes;

first providing means for providing said first service to said first terminal; and

first transmitting means for transmitting provision information indicating that

said first service has been provided by said first providing means to said second server; and

said second server includes;

detecting means for recognizing from said provision information, transmitted from said first transmitting means of said first server, that said first service has been provided to said first server and detecting said second service related to said first service;

second transmitting means for transmitting recommendation information, for recommending said second service detected by said detecting means, to said first terminal;

registering means for registering said second service that is recommended by said recommendation information and requested to be provided to the second terminal by said first terminal; and

second providing means for providing said second service registered by said registering means to said second terminal in response to a request from said second terminal,

wherein the first terminal is a mobile terminal and the second terminal is a stationary terminal.

3. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

aggregating means for obtaining an aggregate number of transfers of said provision information,

wherein said providing means provides said first service to said first terminal according to an aggregate result by said aggregating means.

4. An information processing apparatus for providing a first service to a first terminal via a network, said apparatus comprising:

detecting means for recognizing that a second service has been provided to a second terminal from provision information indicating that said second service has been provided to said second terminal, said provision information being transmitted from a server for providing said second service to said information processing apparatus via said network, and detecting said first service related to said second service; and

transmitting means for transmitting recommendation information for recommending said first service detected by said detecting means to said second terminal.

5. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 4, further comprising aggregating means for obtaining an aggregate number of transfers of said provision information,

wherein said providing means provides said first service to said first terminal according to an aggregate result by said aggregating means.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

registering means for registering said first service recommended by said recommendation information and requested to be provided to said first terminal by said second terminal; and

providing means for providing said first service registered by said registering means to said first terminal in response to a request from said first terminal,

wherein the first terminal is a stationary terminal and the second terminal is a mobile terminal.

7. An information processing method for providing a first service to a first terminal via a network, said method comprising:

recognizing that a second service has been provided to a second terminal from provision information indicating that said second service has been provided to a second terminal, said provision information being transmitted from a server for providing said second service to a server for providing said first service via said network, and detecting said first service related to said second service; and

transmitting recommendation information for recommending said first service detected by processing of said recognizing to said second terminal.

8. The information processing method according to claim 7, comprising:

registering said first service recommended by said recommendation information and requested to be provided to said first terminal by said second terminal; and

providing said first service registered by processing of said registering to said first terminal in response to a request from said first terminal,

wherein the first terminal is a stationary terminal and the second terminal is a mobile terminal.

9. A computer readable medium having code embodied therein which causes a computer to implement a method of providing a first service to a first terminal via a network, the method comprising:

recognizing that a second service has been provided to a second terminal from provision information indicating that said second service has been provided to a second terminal, said provision information being transmitted from a server for providing said second service to a server for providing said first service via said network, and controlling detecting said first service related to said second service; and

a transmitting control step for controlling transmitting recommendation information for recommending said first service detected by processing of said recognizing to said second terminal.

10. A computer readable medium having code embodied therein which causes a computer to implement a method of providing a first service to a first terminal via a network, the method comprising:

recognizing that a second service has been provided to a second terminal from provision information indicating that said second service has been provided to a second terminal, said provision information being transmitted from a server for providing said second service to a server for providing said first service via said network, and controlling detecting said first service related to said second service;

controlling transmitting recommendation information for recommending said first service detected by processing of said recognizing to said second terminal;

controlling registering said first service recommended by said recommendation information and requested to be provided to said first terminal by said second terminal; and

controlling providing said first service registered by processing of said controlling to said first terminal in response to a request from said first terminal,

wherein the first terminal is a stationary terminal and the second terminal is a mobile terminal.

11. An information processing apparatus for providing a first service to a first terminal via a network, said apparatus comprising:

a receiver unit configured to receive provision information that indicates an offer of a second service to a second terminal from a second server;

a detection unit configured to detect said first service related to said second service from the provision information; and

a transmitter unit configured to transmit recommendation information for recommending said first service detected by said detection unit to said second terminal.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising:

a register unit configured to register said first service recommended by said recommendation information and requested to be provided to said first terminal by said second terminal; and

a provider unit configured to provide said first service registered by said register unit to said first terminal in response to a request from said first terminal,

wherein the first terminal is a stationary terminal and the second terminal is a mobile terminal.