Information distribution system, service-providing method for an information distribution system, and a program for the same
First Claim
1. An information distribution system comprising:
- a storage unit that stores a style sheet describing information conversion rules;
an output data acquisition unit that acquires output data from a transmitter;
a distribution information acquisition unit that acquires distribution information containing first receiver information and second receiver information, the first receiver information corresponding to a first receiver and including first information specifying the address of the first receiver and a first style sheet defining information conversion rules for the first receiver, and the second receiver information corresponding to a second receiver to which information is distributed after distribution to the first receiver;
a distribution unit that distributes conversion data resulting from converting the output data according to the style sheet specified by the first receiver information or the second receiver information to the first receiver or the second receiver; and
a distribution decision unit that determines if distribution of the conversion data by the distribution unit was successful;
the distribution unit distributing the output data to the second receiver based on the second receiver information in accordance with the result of the distribution success decision of the distribution decision unit, which decides if distribution of first conversion data converted according to the first style sheet to the first receiver was successful.
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Abstract
The effort of changing an application in conjunction with a change in process content or change in the type or specifications of a receiver can be reduced, and a cooperative process involving a plurality of receivers without going through an application can be achieved. An integrated device control service acquires output data, information related to the address of a first receiver and a first style sheet for the first receiver, and information related to the address of a second receiver and a second style sheet for the second receiver from an application and a style sheet database that stores a plurality of style sheets describing information conversion rules. In accordance with the success or failure of first conversion data distribution, the integrated device control service sends second conversion data, which is the output data converted according to the second style sheet, to the second receiver.
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15 Claims
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1. An information distribution system comprising:
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a storage unit that stores a style sheet describing information conversion rules; an output data acquisition unit that acquires output data from a transmitter; a distribution information acquisition unit that acquires distribution information containing first receiver information and second receiver information, the first receiver information corresponding to a first receiver and including first information specifying the address of the first receiver and a first style sheet defining information conversion rules for the first receiver, and the second receiver information corresponding to a second receiver to which information is distributed after distribution to the first receiver; a distribution unit that distributes conversion data resulting from converting the output data according to the style sheet specified by the first receiver information or the second receiver information to the first receiver or the second receiver; and a distribution decision unit that determines if distribution of the conversion data by the distribution unit was successful; the distribution unit distributing the output data to the second receiver based on the second receiver information in accordance with the result of the distribution success decision of the distribution decision unit, which decides if distribution of first conversion data converted according to the first style sheet to the first receiver was successful. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A service-providing method for an information distribution system that has an output data acquisition unit, a distribution information acquisition unit, a distribution unit, and a distribution decision unit, and manages a database storing a plurality of style sheets defining information conversion rules and distributes at least information acquired from a transmitter to a receiver, the service-providing method comprising:
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a step of acquiring output data from the transmitter by the output data acquisition unit; a step of acquiring distribution information containing first receiver information and second receiver information by the distribution information acquisition unit, the first receiver information corresponding to a first receiver and including first information specifying the address of the first receiver and a first style sheet defining information conversion rules for the first receiver, and the second receiver information corresponding to a second receiver to which information is distributed after distribution to the first receiver; a step of distributing by the distribution unit conversion data resulting from converting the output data according to the style sheet specified by the first receiver information or the second receiver information to the first receiver or the second receiver; a step of determining by the distribution decision unit if the conversion data was distributed by the distribution unit successfully; and a step of distributing by the distribution unit second conversion data resulting from converting the output data according to a second style sheet based on the second receiver information to the second receiver in accordance with the result of the distribution decision step deciding if distribution of first conversion data converted according to the first style sheet to the first receiver was successful. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. An information distribution apparatus comprising:
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a storage unit that stores a style sheet describing information conversion rules; and a processor configured to cause; acquisition of output data from a transmitter, acquisition of distribution information containing first receiver information and second receiver information, the first receiver information corresponding to a first receiver and including first information specifying the address of the first receiver and a first style sheet defining information conversion rules for the first receiver, and the second receiver information corresponding to a second receiver to which information is distributed after distribution to the first receiver, distribution of conversion data resulting from converting the output data according to the style sheet specified by the first receiver information or the second receiver information to the first receiver or the second receiver, determination if distribution of the conversion data was successful, and distribution of the output data to the second receiver based on the second receiver information in accordance with the result of the distribution success decision, which decides if distribution of first conversion data converted according to the first style sheet to the first receiver was successful.
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