Information image use system using information image

• US 8,291,008 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2001
• Issued: 10/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kawaguchi, Kunio, Igarashi, Yohsuke, Aizawa, Masako, Tsuyama, Fumio, Makiyama, Ryota, Noda, Mariko, Kanai, Seiji, Watanabe, Tomoaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Minh-Chau
• Application Number:
  US10/089,400
• Publication Number:
  US 20030020745A1
• Time in Patent Office: 4,101 Days
• Field of Search: 709/223, 709/203, 709/219, 705/14, 705/26, 705/27, 705/37, 705/400, 707/6
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management

Abstract

This invention relates to information operation carried out between information processing apparatuses such as computer, etc. mutually connected through network such as internet, etc. More particularly, this invention relates to an information picture utilization system where there is used “information picture” in which picture information and related information for causing an operator to carry out a predetermined operation on the basis of the picture information are caused to be one handling unit, and a system for allowing notification to server carried out when processing operation based on related information included in information picture is carried out to have lifetime to thereby realize lowering of communications traffic taking place when information pictures are distributed and duplications are increased with time. In more practical sense, this invention relates to a system in which lifetime information is included in information picture itself, a system in which lifetime control is carried out on the basis of history at client, and a system in which lifetime control is carried out at the server side.

Claims

1. A client apparatus comprising:

an acquisition unit to receive an information picture from an information picture providing server, the information picture including a picture image, related information, and time limit information as a single handling unit,

wherein a predetermined operation is processed as a single unit in response to a related operation command, the predetermined operation being one or more instructions, and corresponds with a respective related information, and

wherein each of a plurality of operations comprise a specific predetermined operation and instructions;

a recording unit to store the single handling unit in a first memory;

a user interface for displaying the picture image and allowing a user to select the picture information which stores the single handling unit in a second memory;

a display control unit to control display, in response to selection of the picture image, at least one related information;

a processor device to execute processing of first corresponding predetermined operation based on the at least one related information, and in the case where there exist plural related information, executing processing second corresponding predetermined operation based on a selected one of the related information;

a notifying unit for notifying a server that a client received and stored the single handling unit of information picture and related information; and

a history recording unit for recording history of recording of the information picture;

an updating permission/negation unit for determining permission/negation of updating of the related information in accordance with updating condition information, the updating condition information includes the history recorded in the history recording unit,

wherein the information picture is a plurality of related information represented by a single picture image and the related information is links to an information provider such that selection of the single picture image cyclically guides a user through plurality of related information.

2. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for storing a program for allowing a computer to execute a data processing method, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving an information picture from an information picture providing server, the information picture including a picture image, related information, and time limit information as a single handling unit,

wherein a predetermined operation is processed as a single unit in response to a related operation command, the predetermined operation being one or more instructions, and corresponds with a respective related information, and

wherein each of a plurality of operations comprise a specific predetermined operation and instructions;

storing the single handling unit in a first memory;

displaying the picture image;

receiving input from the user selecting the picture image;

controlling the display, in response to selection of the picture image, of at least one related information;

executing processing of first corresponding predetermined operation based on the at least one related information, and in the case where there exist plural related information, executing processing second corresponding predetermined operation based on a selected one of the related information;

storing the single handling unit in a second memory in response to the input from a user selecting the picture information;

notifying a server that a client received and stored the single handling unit of information picture and related information;

recording history of recording of the information picture;

updating relating information in accordance with updating condition information; and

determining permission/negation of the updating step in accordance with the updating condition information, the updating condition information including the recorded history of the information picture,

wherein the information picture is a plurality of related information represented by a single picture image and the related information is links to an information provider such that selection of the single picture image cyclically guides a user through plurality of related information.