Service providing system, information processing apparatus and method, and program

• US 20040225735A1
• Filed: 04/15/2004
• Published: 11/11/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sakurazawa, Takashi
• Granted Patent: US 7,366,501 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/225
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0264 based upon schedule
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4541 Directories for service discovery
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A server provides a predetermined service for portable terminals (musical piece data of a musical piece to be reproduced at a time of reception of an incoming call) to a portable terminal, and supplies information about the provided service for portable terminals (purchase information) (an ID of the musical piece and the like) to a server. On the basis of the purchase information, the server transmits an electronic mail recommending a service for stationary terminals (a movie using the provided musical piece as a theme song) related to the service for portable terminals provided to a user to the portable terminal. The user can specify the service for stationary terminals to be provided using the electronic mail.

Claims

1. A service providing system comprising:

a first server for providing a first service to a first terminal via a network; and

a second server for providing a second service to a second terminal via said network;

wherein said first server includes;

first providing means for providing said first service to said first terminal; and

first transmitting means for transmitting provision information indicating that said first service has been provided by said first providing means to said second server; and

said second server includes;

detecting means for recognizing from said provision information transmitted from said first transmitting means of said first server that said first service has been provided, and detecting said second service related to said first service;

second transmitting means for transmitting recommendation information for recommending said second service detected by said detecting means to said first terminal;

registering means for registering said second service recommended by said recommendation information and requested to be provided by said first terminal; and

second providing means for providing said second service registered by said registering means to said second terminal in response to a request from said second terminal.

2. An information processing apparatus for providing a first service to a terminal via a network, said apparatus comprising:

providing means for providing said first service to said terminal; and

transmitting means for transmitting provision information indicating that said first service has been provided by said providing means to a server for providing a second service via said network.

3. An information processing method for providing a first service to a terminal via a network, said method comprising:

a providing step for providing said first service to said terminal; and

a transmitting step for transmitting provision information indicating that said first service has been provided by processing of said providing step to a server for providing a second service via said network.

4. A program of an information processing apparatus for providing a first service to a terminal via a network, said program making a computer perform a process comprising:

a providing control step for controlling providing said first service to said terminal; and

a transmitting control step for controlling transmitting provision information indicating that said first service has been provided by processing of said providing control step to a server for providing a second service via said network.

5. An information processing apparatus for providing a first service to a first terminal via a network, said apparatus comprising:

detecting means for recognizing that a second service has been provided from provision information indicating that said second service has been provided, said provision information being transmitted from a server for providing said second service to a second terminal via said network, and detecting said first service related to said second service;

transmitting means for transmitting recommendation information for recommending said first service detected by said detecting means to said second terminal;

registering means for registering said first service recommended by said recommendation information and requested to be provided by said second terminal; and

providing means for providing said first service registered by said registering means to said first terminal in response to a request from said first terminal.

6. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 5, further comprising aggregating means for obtaining an aggregate number of transfers of said provision information,

wherein said providing means provides said first service to said first terminal according to an aggregate result by said aggregating means.

7. An information processing method for providing a first service to a first terminal via a network, said method comprising:

a detecting step for recognizing that a second service has been provided from provision information indicating that said second service has been provided, said provision information being transmitted from a server for providing said second service to a second terminal via said network, and detecting said first service related to said second service;

a transmitting step for transmitting recommendation information for recommending said first service detected by processing of said detecting step to said second terminal;

a registering step for registering said first service recommended by said recommendation information and requested to be provided by said second terminal; and

a providing step for providing said first service registered by processing of said registering step to said first terminal in response to a request from said first terminal.

8. A program of an information processing apparatus for providing a first service to a first terminal via a network, said program making a computer perform a process comprising:

a detecting control step for recognizing that a second service has been provided from provision information indicating that said second service has been provided, said provision information being transmitted from a server for providing said second service to a second terminal via said network, and controlling detecting said first service related to said second service;

a transmitting control step for controlling transmitting recommendation information for recommending said first service detected by processing of said detecting control step to said second terminal;

a registering control step for controlling registering said first service recommended by said recommendation information and requested to be provided by said second terminal; and

a providing control step for controlling providing said first service registered by processing of said registering control step to said first terminal in response to a request from said first terminal.