Information distribution system, information receiving apparatus, information list forming method, information deleting method, and information storing method
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting items containing content information to a user terminal and reproducing a selected one of said transmitted items at a time selected by a user of said user terminal, comprising:
- providing a user terminal;
transmitting information items to said user terminal, at least some of said transmitted items containing content information including at least one of moving images or audio sound;
at said user terminal, receiving said transmitted items containing content information and assigning access priorities to said received items;
selecting some of said received items containing content information on the basis of information representing said access priorities;
selectively storing said selected items in said user terminal;
arranging said stored items of information in an order according to said access priorities; and
at a user-selected time after storing said selected items, user selecting one of said stored items and causing said at least one of moving images or audio sound to be reproduced from said user-selected item.
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Abstract
In a system for providing information to a user through the use of a BS broadcast, information items can be displayed in an optimum order and the information can be deleted from or stored in a storage device in the optimum order. Attribute information showing information categories may be designated. When the information stored in the storage device is viewed, the number of times the information is viewed is counted for each category of the information by using the attribute information indicating the information category. A user access tendency is determined from the count value of the accessed category, and an access priority is determined from the user access tendency. Attribute information showing the priority of the information may also be designated. In this case, the access priority is determined from the attribute information indicating the information priority. When a list of the information stored in the storage device is displayed, it may be displayed in order from the highest access priority to the lowest. To assure a vacant area in the storage device, the information may be deleted in order from the information of the lowest access priority. When new information is stored in the storage device, the information of the highest access priority may be filtered and stored.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting items containing content information to a user terminal and reproducing a selected one of said transmitted items at a time selected by a user of said user terminal, comprising:
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providing a user terminal; transmitting information items to said user terminal, at least some of said transmitted items containing content information including at least one of moving images or audio sound; at said user terminal, receiving said transmitted items containing content information and assigning access priorities to said received items; selecting some of said received items containing content information on the basis of information representing said access priorities; selectively storing said selected items in said user terminal; arranging said stored items of information in an order according to said access priorities; and at a user-selected time after storing said selected items, user selecting one of said stored items and causing said at least one of moving images or audio sound to be reproduced from said user-selected item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of transmitting items containing content information to a user terminal and reproducing a selected one of said transmitted items at a time selected by a user of said user terminal, comprising:
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providing a user terminal; transmitting information items to said user terminal, at least some of said transmitted items containing content information including at least one of moving images or audio sound; at said user terminal, receiving said transmitted items containing content information and assigning access priorities to said received items; selecting some of said received items containing content information on the basis of information representing said access priorities; selectively storing said selected items in said user terminal; deleting at least one of said stored items from said user terminal in an order beginning with said stored item having a lowest one of said access priorities; and at a user-selected time after storing said selected items, user selecting one of said stored items and causing said at least one of moving images or audio sound to be reproduced from said user-selected item. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An information receiving apparatus operable to receive transmitted items containing content information and to reproduce a selected one of said transmitted items at a time selected by a user, comprising:
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a receiver operable to receive items containing content information transmitted to said information receiving apparatus; a controller operable to select some of said received items, said selected items containing content information including at least one of moving images or audio sound, said selected items being selected on the basis of information representing access priorities for respective ones of said selected items; an information storing unit operable to selectively store said selected items; and an information forming unit operable to arrange each of said stored items in an order according to said access priorities, said controller being further operable to permit a user to select one of said stored items containing content information at a user-selected time after storing said user-selected item and to cause said at least one of moving images or audio sound to be reproduced from said user-selected item. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. An information receiving apparatus operable to receive transmitted items containing content information and to reproduce a selected one of said transmitted items at a time selected by a user, comprising:
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a receiver operable to receive items containing content information transmitted to said information receiving apparatus; a controller operable to select some of said received items, said selected items containing content information including at least one of moving images or audio sound, said selected items being selected on a basis of information representing access priorities for respective ones of said selected items; and an information storing unit operable to selectively store said selected items, wherein said controller is further operable to delete at least one of said stored items in an order beginning with said stored item having a lowest one of said access priorities and to permit a user to select one of said stored items containing content information at a user-selected time after storing said user-selected item and to cause said at least one of moving images or audio sound to be reproduced from said user-selected item. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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