Information providing method, information providing system, and information server appts.

Abstract

In an information serving system (1) including an information device (11) capable of setting a user identifier carrying a medium type indicating an information type the information device (11) is compatible with and identifying an information-provided user and also capable of connection to a network, and an information serving device to which the information device (11) is connected via the network, the information serving device includes databases (23, 24) having recorded therein, in association with each other, user profile data indicating information to be provided correspondingly to a user identifier, and content data associated with a medium type and information genre, respectively, and a request handling computer (21) which searches, upon request from the information device, the database for content data to acquire the content data and supplies the information device (11) with the content data as a one of the medium type the information device (11) is compatible with. Thus, the information providing system enables an information device without any complicated input unit to acquire information from on the Internet for utilization thereof and also an information provider to provide information without so much awareness of the type of a device used by an information acquirer.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an information providing method, an information providing system and an information service device for providing information from an information server in the Internet to a user terminal. Background technique [0002] Recently, the Internet (Internet) based on TCP / IP (Telecommunications Protocol / Internet Protocol, telecommunication protocol / Internet Protocol) has rapidly become popular. Various types of information providing systems have been constructed. Each of them provides information from an information server via WWW (World Wide Web), a global information communication system. [0003] In order to print out a desired image available on the Internet, an image file containing the image is obtained as digital data by a personal computer, etc., the digital data in the obtained image file is converted into raster data, and printing is generated from the raster data Original data containing printer control codes writt...

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Problems solved by technology

[0007] In addition, since TV receivers, CD players, etc. do not have an input unit like a keyboard, it is extremely difficult to set user IDs and passwords necessary when using the Internet, which is already an obstacle for users who want to use the Internet

[0008] In addition, the provision and sale of information via the Internet will have a heightened tendency for some people with Internet access to

[0009] On the other hand, in order to print out a desired one of images available on the Internet, an image file containing the image is downloaded to a personal computer or the like, and is temporarily stored there, so the digital data in the image file easily copied illegally

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