Information providing apparatus and method
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1. An information providing apparatus, comprising:
- a first memory;
at least one communication path in communication with a remote information terminal; and
a processor operable to;
search for information requested from the remote information terminal using the at least one communication path;
store the requested information found through the search in the first memory; and
prohibit transmission of data to the remote information terminal using the at least one communication path if an information sending request is received from the remote information terminal before the requested information is stored in the first memory.
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Abstract
If an information sending request is received from an information terminal via a data communication connection before search for information requested by the information terminal via a voice communication connection is finished, the sending of the information to the information terminal is prohibited. This prevents old information from being transmitted to the information terminal in response to the information sending request.
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1. An information providing apparatus, comprising:
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a first memory; at least one communication path in communication with a remote information terminal; and a processor operable to; search for information requested from the remote information terminal using the at least one communication path; store the requested information found through the search in the first memory; and prohibit transmission of data to the remote information terminal using the at least one communication path if an information sending request is received from the remote information terminal before the requested information is stored in the first memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An information providing apparatus, comprising:
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information search means for searching for information based on a request from a remote information terminal via a voice communication connection; first storage means for storing the requested information found by the information search means; control means for prohibiting transmission of any data to the remote information terminal if an information sending request is received from the remote information terminal via a data communication connection before the requested information found by the information search means is stored in the first storage means after receiving the request from the remote information terminal via the voice communication connection.
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11. An information providing apparatus, comprising:
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a storage device; a communication path for sending data stored in the storage device to a remote information terminal; and a processor operable to; search for information requested from an information terminal via a voice communication connection; receive an information sending request from the information terminal via the communication path; and permit transmission of the data stored in the storage device to the remote information terminal over the communication path in response to the information sending request when the information sending request is received before the search for the information requested and when the information requested is found and is stored in the storage device as the data.
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12. An information providing system, comprising:
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an information terminal; and an information providing apparatus including a voice communication connection and a data communication connection established by the information terminal, the information providing apparatus including; a storage device; and a processor operable to; search for information requested from the information terminal via the voice communication connection; store the information requested that is found as a result of the search in the storage device; receive an information sending request from the information terminal via the data communication connection; and prohibit transmission of data from the storage device to the information terminal if the information sending request is received before the information requested that is found as the result of the search is stored in the storage device; and
wherein the information terminal includes;a display device for displaying the information requested that is received from the information providing apparatus.
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13. An information providing method for an information center, comprising:
prohibiting transmission of data from the information center to a remote information terminal if an information sending request is received from the remote information terminal via a data communication connection to the information center before a search for information requested from the remote information terminal via a voice communication connection to the information center is finished. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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