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Information providing apparatus, provided information presenting apparatus, and information providing method

  • US 7,949,713 B2
  • Filed: 02/13/2003
  • Issued: 05/24/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An information providing apparatus for transmitting provided information which is to be presented at a provided-information presenting apparatus, the information providing apparatus comprising:

  • destination information storage device including a processor that stores destination information indicative of one or more provided-information presenting apparatuses for each one of a plurality of information recipients;

    communication capability detecting section that detects whether or not communication with the provided-information presenting apparatuses can be performed;

    presentation functionality determining section that determines whether or not presentation of the provided information at the provided-information presenting apparatuses can be performed;

    destination determining section that selects a destination of the provided information among provided-information presenting apparatuses which have been detected by the communication capability detecting section to be available for communication, according to a predetermined priority, based on a determination result by the presentation functionality determining section;

    transmission device that transmits the provided information to the provided-information presenting apparatus selected by the destination determining section; and

    operation status detecting section that detects the operation status of the provided information presenting means,wherein;

    (a) the presentation functionality determining section determines whether or not presentation of the provided information can be performed based on the operation status;

    (b) the operation status detecting section detects whether or not a battery of each of the provided-information presenting apparatuses is being charged with electric power; and

    (c) the destination determining section selects, among provided-information presenting apparatuses based on whose battery is not being charged with electric power, a provided-information presenting apparatus having a high priority as the destination.

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