Information providing method, information providing system, terminal apparatus, and storage medium storing information providing program
First Claim
1. An information providing system including a plurality of first terminal apparatuses installed for public use, a second terminal apparatus owned by a user who is to be provided with information, and an information providing apparatus which can communicate with said first and second terminal apparatuses, wherein said information providing apparatus comprises means for receiving information provided to the user, and means for transferring the received information to, among said first terminal apparatuses, a first terminal apparatus designated in advance by the user provided with the information.
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Abstract
An information providing system includes a plurality of first terminal apparatuses installed for public use, a second terminal apparatus owned by the user who is to be provided with information, and an information providing apparatus which can communicate with the first and second terminal apparatuses. The information providing apparatus includes a unit for receiving information provided to the user, and a unit for transferring the received information to, among the first terminal apparatuses, a first terminal apparatus designated in advance by the user provided with the information.
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1. An information providing system including a plurality of first terminal apparatuses installed for public use, a second terminal apparatus owned by a user who is to be provided with information, and an information providing apparatus which can communicate with said first and second terminal apparatuses, wherein
said information providing apparatus comprises means for receiving information provided to the user, and means for transferring the received information to, among said first terminal apparatuses, a first terminal apparatus designated in advance by the user provided with the information.
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4. An information providing apparatus which can communicate with a plurality of first terminal apparatuses installed for public use and a second terminal apparatus owned by a user who is to be provided with information, comprising:
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means for receiving information which is to be provided to the user; and
means for transferring the received information to, among the first terminal apparatuses, a first terminal apparatus designated in advance by the user provided with the information. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17, 18)
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12. A terminal which can communicate with an information providing apparatus which can communicate with a plurality of terminal apparatuses installed for public use, the terminal being owned by a user provided with information, comprising:
means for instructing the information providing apparatus to change a first terminal apparatus designated in advance, when the information providing apparatus receives information provided to the user and the user provided with the information transfers the information to the first terminal apparatus designated in advance among the first terminal apparatuses.
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14. A terminal apparatus which can communicate with an information providing apparatus which can communicate with a terminal owned by a user who is to be provided with information, the terminal apparatus being installed for public use, comprising:
means for printing out information transmitted from the information providing apparatus.
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15. An information providing method of providing information to a predetermined user, comprising the steps of:
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receiving information which is to be provided to the user; and
transferring the received information to a terminal apparatus designated in advance by the user provided with the information among terminal apparatuses installed for public use.
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19. A storage medium storing a program which causes a computer to function as
means for communicating with a plurality of first terminal apparatuses installed for public use and a second terminal apparatus owned by a user who is to be provided with information; -
means for receiving information which is to be provided to the user; and
means for transferring the received information to, among the first terminal apparatuses, a first terminal apparatus designated in advance by the user provided with the information.
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20. A storage medium storing a program which causes a computer to function as
means for communicating with an information providing apparatus which can communicate with a plurality of terminal apparatuses installed for public use; - and
means for instructing the information providing apparatus to change a first terminal apparatus designated in advance, when the information providing apparatus receives information provided to the user and the user provided with the information transfers the information to the first terminal apparatus designated in advance among the first terminal apparatuses.
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21. A storage medium storing a program which causes a computer installed for public use to function as
means for communicating with an information providing apparatus which can communicate with a terminal owned by a user who is to be provided with information; - and
means for printing out information transmitted from the information providing apparatus.
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22. A program which causes a computer to function as
means for communicating with a plurality of first terminal apparatuses installed for public use and a second terminal apparatus owned by a user provided with information; -
means for receiving information which is to be provided to the user; and
means for transferring the received information to, among the first terminal apparatuses, a first terminal apparatus designated in advance by the user provided with the information. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 35, 36)
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23. A program which causes a computer to function as
means for communicating with an information providing apparatus which can communicate with a plurality of terminal apparatuses installed for public use; - and
means for instructing the information providing apparatus to change a first terminal apparatus designated in advance, when the information providing apparatus receives information provided to the user and the user provided with the information transfers the information to the first terminal apparatus designated in advance among the first terminal apparatuses.
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24. A program which causes a computer installed for public use to function as
means for communicating with an information providing apparatus which can communicate with a terminal owned by a user who is to be provided with information; - and
means for printing out information transmitted from the information providing apparatus.
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25. An information providing system including a plurality of first terminal apparatuses installed for public use, a second terminal apparatus owned by a user who is to be provided with information, and an information providing apparatus which can communicate with said first and second terminal apparatuses, wherein
said information providing apparatus comprises means for receiving information provided to the user, and means for, when the information is received, notifying said second terminal apparatus owned by the user provided with the information that the information has been provided.
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31. An information providing apparatus which can communicate with a plurality of first terminal apparatuses installed for public use and a second terminal apparatus owned by a user who is to be provided with information, comprising:
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means for receiving information which is to be provided to the user; and
means for, when the information is received, notifying the second terminal apparatus owned by the user provided with the information that the information has been provided. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 40, 41)
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39. A terminal which can communicate with an information providing apparatus which can communicate with a plurality of terminal apparatuses installed for public use, the terminal being owned by a user who is to be provided with information, comprising:
means for, when the information providing apparatus receives information provided to the user, receiving a notification representing that the information has been provided by the information providing apparatus.
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42. A terminal apparatus which can communicate with an information providing apparatus which can communicate with a terminal owned by a user provided with information, the terminal apparatus being installed for public use, comprising:
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means for inputting information which is to be provided to the user; and
means for transmitting the input information to the information providing apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 47, 48)
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46. An information providing method of providing information to a predetermined user, comprising the steps of:
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receiving information which is to be provided to the user; and
when the information is received, notifying a terminal owned by the user provided with the information that the information has been provided.
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49. A storage medium storing a program which causes a computer to function as
means for communicating with a plurality of first terminal apparatuses installed for public use and a second terminal apparatus owned by a user who is to be provided with information; -
means for receiving information which is to be provided to the user; and
means for, when the information is received, notifying the second terminal apparatus owned by the user who is to be provided with the information that the information has been provided.
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50. A storage medium storing a program which causes, for a user provided with information, a computer to function as
means for communicating with an information providing apparatus which can communicate with a plurality of terminal apparatuses installed for public use; - and
means for, when the information providing apparatus receives information provided to the user, receiving a notification representing that the information has been provided by the information providing apparatus.
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51. A storage medium storing a program which causes a computer installed for public use to function as
means for communicating with an information providing apparatus which can communicate with a terminal owned by a user who is to be provided with information; -
means for inputting information which is to be provided to the user; and
means for transmitting the input information to the information providing apparatus.
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52. A program which causes a computer to function as
means for communicating with a plurality of first terminal apparatuses installed for public use and a second terminal apparatus owned by a user who is to be provided with information; -
means for receiving information which is to be provided to the user; and
means for, when the information is received, notifying the second terminal apparatus owned by the user provided with the information that the information has been provided.
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53. A program which causes, for a user who is to be provided with information, a computer to function as
means for communicating with an information providing apparatus which can communicate with a plurality of terminal apparatuses installed for public use; - and
means for, when the information providing apparatus receives information provided to the user, receiving a notification representing that the information has been provided by the information providing apparatus.
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54. A program which causes a computer installed for public use to function as
means for communicating with an information providing apparatus which can communicate with a terminal owned by a user who is to be provided with information; -
means for inputting information which is to be provided to the user; and
means for transmitting the input information to the information providing apparatus.
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Specification