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EP0766431A2
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Information distributing apparatus
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1996-07-12
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2016-07-12
Abstract
Abstract A receiver of advertisement information registers an advertisement reception requirement to a distribution host computer through a receiver terminal. A sender registers an advertisement transmission requirement to the distribution host computer through a sender terminal. The host computer references receiver attributes and desired categories of the advertisement recorded in the advertisement reception requirement, and categories and desired attributes for the receivers recorded in the advertisement transmission requirement, and generates a distribution list that satisfies both desire of the receiver and of the sender. An advertisement document is distributed to selected receivers corresponding to the distribution list.
Inventors
- 👤 Akira c/o Fujitsu Ltd. Kamakura
- 👤 Hideo c/o Fujitsu Res. Inst. Oneda
- 👤 Hideki c/o Fujitsu Res. Inst. Tanaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:15
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; G06Q10/107; H; H04; H04L; H04L51/00; H04L51/21; H04L51/214; H04L67/00; H04L67/50; H04L67/55; H04L69/00; H04L69/30; H04L69/32; H04L69/322; H04L69/329
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
An information providing apparatus for use in an information processing system (11, 13, 14) for distributing information from a sender to a receiver, comprising inputting means (1) for inputting an information reception requirement and an information transmission requirement, the information reception requirement including a receiver attribute of the receiver and a desired condition of the receiver for the information, the information reception requirement being designated by the receiver, the information transmission requirement including an information attribute of the information and a desired condition of the sender for the receiver, the information transmission requirement being designated by the sender; and processing means (2, 23) for allowing the information to be distributed from the sender to the receiver when the information attribute satisfies the desired condition for the information and the receiver attribute satisfies the desired condition for the receiver.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said inputting means (1) is adapted for inputting the information reception requirement including the desired condition for advertisement information to be sent and the information transmission requirement including the information attribute of the advertisement information to be sent, and wherein said processing means (2, 23) is adapted for determining whether to allow the advertisement information to be distributed from the sender to the receiver based on the information reception requirement and the information transmission requirement.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said inputting means (1) is adapted for inputting a predetermined maximum transmission number designated by the sender, and wherein said processing means (2, 23) is adapted for prohibiting information that exceeds the maximum transmission number from being distributed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
59 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said inputting means (1) is adapted for inputting a plurality of desired conditions for a receiver, and wherein said processing means (2, 23) is adapted for selecting at least one distributee from among a plurality of receivers based on a combination of the desired conditions for the receiver.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said inputting means (1) is adapted for inputting the receiver attribute including personal information of the receiver, and wherein said processing means (2, 23) is adapted for assuring the anonymity of the personal information from the sender.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, further comprising: storing means (22) for storing the information reception requirement, wherein said inputting means (1) is adapted for inputting information of at least one of age, sex, residential area, and action range of the receiver, as the receiver attribute.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said inputting means (1) is adapted for inputting position information of a current position of the receiver as the receiver attribute, and wherein said processing means (2, 23) is adapted for selecting at least one distributee from among a plurality of receivers based on the position information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
66 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said inputting means (1) is adapted for inputting at least one distributing mode selected by the receiver from conventional mail and network media including facsimile data, voice mail, electronic mail, and video-on-demand data, and wherein said processing means (2, 23) is adapted for outputting an instruction for distributing the information in the selected distributing mode.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, further comprising: distributing means (3, 27) for automatically distributing the information from the sender to the receiver, wherein said distributing means (3, 27) is adapted for automatically distributing information allowed by said processing means (2, 23) when said inputting means (1) changes the information reception requirement.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
60 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, further comprising: distributing means (3, 27) for automatically distributing the information from the sender to the receiver, wherein said distributing means (3, 27) is adapted for automatically distributing information allowed by said processing means (2, 23) when said inputting means (1) inputs a new information reception requirement for the receiver.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
90 words
An information providing apparatus for use in an information processing system (11, 13, 14) in a network (12) connecting a sender terminal (14) and a receiver terminal (13), comprising: inputting means (1) for inputting first type information of a commodity or a service designated by the receiver from predetermined commodity or service category information; processing means (2, 23) for selecting advertisement information of a commodity or a service corresponding to the first type information being input; and distributing means (3, 27) for distributing the selected advertisement information to the receiver.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
72 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 11, further comprising: storing means (21) for storing a commodity/service category table corresponding to the category information, wherein said processing means (2, 23) is adapted for displaying the commodity/service category table on the receiver terminal (13) and adding second type information that is not included in the commodity/service category table to the commodity/service category table when the receiver designates the second type information.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
68 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 11, further comprising: storing means (21) for storing a commodity/service category table corresponding to the category information and the number of pieces of advertisement information distributed in a predetermined period, wherein said processing means (2, 23) is adapted for displaying the number of pieces of the advertisement information corresponding to the first type information on the receiver terminal (13).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
60 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 11, further comprising: storing means (20) for storing a thesaurus table corresponding to the category information, wherein said processing means (2, 23) is adapted for retrieving the thesaurus table with a key of the first type information and selecting the advertisement information corresponding to the result retrieved from the thesaurus table.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
73 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 11, wherein said inputting means (1) is adapted for inputting sender identification information of a particular sender designated by the receiver, and wherein said processing means (2, 23) is adapted for prohibiting the distribution of particular advertisement information among the advertisement information corresponding to the first type information, the particular advertisement information being received from the particular sender corresponding to the sender identification information.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
47 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 11, further comprising: storing means (22) for storing third type information designated by another receiver, wherein said processing means (2, 23) is adapted for selecting the advertisement information using the third type information as the first type information.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
68 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 11, further comprising: storing means (22) for storing attribute information of the receiver, wherein said processing means (2, 23) is adapted for retrieving fourth type information designated by another receiver having the same attribute information as the attribute information stored in said storing means and selecting the advertisement information using the fourth type information as the first type information.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
63 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 11, wherein said processing means (2, 23) is adapted for providing the receiver with at least one piece of standard type information, and wherein said inputting means (1) is adapted for selecting the advertisement information using fifth type information selected from the standard type information selected by the receiver as the first type information.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
96 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 11, further comprising: storing means (22) for storing attribute information of the receiver, wherein said processing means (2, 23) is adapted for selecting the advertisement information when a piece of the attribute information of the receiver accords with a desired condition of the sender of the advertisement information corresponding to the first type information, and wherein said distributing means (3, 27) is adapted for displaying the piece of the attribute information corresponding to the desired condition of the sender and the advertisement information on the receiver terminal.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
74 words
An information providing apparatus for use in an information processing system (11, 13, 14) in a network (12) connecting a sender terminal (14) and a receiver terminal (13), comprising: inputting means (1) for inputting a dividing condition for dividing the distribution of advertisement information for a plurality of receivers into a plurality of sessions; and distributing means (3, 27) for distributing the advertisement information in the plurality of sessions corresponding to the dividing condition.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
63 words
An information providing apparatus for use in an information processing system (11, 13, 14) in a network (12) connecting a sender terminal (14) and a receiver terminal (13), comprising: storing means (32) for storing a profile of the sender; and distributing means (3, 27) for distributing the profile along with advertisement information when the sender initially sends the advertisement information to the receiver.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
68 words
An information providing apparatus for use in an information processing system (11, 13, 14) for distributing advertisement information from a sender to a receiver, comprising: inputting means (1) for inputting a validation period of the advertisement information, the validation period being designated by the sender in a predetermined unit; and processing means (2, 23) for prohibiting the distribution of the advertisement information when the validation period is expired.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
67 words
An information providing apparatus for use in an information processing system (11, 13, 14) for distributing advertisement information from a sender to a receiver, comprising: inputting means (1) for inputting a reception restriction for designating the amount of advertisement information to be received in a predetermined period; and processing means (2, 23) for allowing the distribution of the advertisement information in the range of the reception restriction.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
62 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 23, wherein said processing means (2, 23) is adapted for performing one of a process for prohibiting the distribution of excessive advertisement information that exceeds the reception restriction, a process for distributing the excessive advertisement information the next day or later, and a process for distributing a part of the excessive advertisement information.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
74 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 23, wherein said inputting means (1) is adapted for inputting a reception restriction period designated by the receiver and a validation period of the advertisement information, the validation period being designated by the sender, and wherein said processing means (2, 23) is adapted for allowing the distribution of advertisement information whose validation period has expired in the reception restriction period, regardless of the reception restriction.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
83 words
An information providing apparatus for use in an information processing system (11, 13, 14) for distributing advertisement information from a sender to a receiver, comprising: inputting means (1) for inputting a type of advertisement information that the receiver wants and a plurality of types that the sender designates; and processing-means (2, 23) for comparing the type of advertisement information that the receiver wants with a combination of the plurality of types and selecting at least one distributee from among a plurality of receivers.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
63 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 26, wherein said processing means (2, 23) is adapted for displaying a commodity/service category table classifying commodities or services and statistical information representing one of the number and an attribute of receivers who want to receive advertisement information corresponding to a particular type of category in the commodity/service category table on the sender terminal.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
95 words
An information providing apparatus for use in an information processing system (11, 13, 14) having a host computer for distributing advertisement information from a sender terminal to a receiver terminal through a network, comprising: confirming means (4, 13) for electronically confirming that the receiver has received the advertisement information and accessed the content thereof; and replying means (5, 13) for automatically generating confirmation information that represents that the receiver has accessed the content of the advertisement information, and for sending the confirmation information to one of the host computer (11) and the sender terminal (14).
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
58 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 28, wherein said replying means (5, 13) is adapted for sending at least one of reception information that represents that the receiver terminal (13) has received the advertisement information and a response of the receiver against the advertisement information to the sender terminal (14) through the host computer (11).
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
31 words
The information providing apparatus as set forth in claim 28, further comprising: charging means (28) for charging the sender an additional fee when the information providing apparatus receives the confirmation information.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
148 words
A computer-readable recording medium used by a computer (11, 13, 14) performing information processing in a network (12) that connects a sender terminal (14) and a receiver terminal (13), and used to direct the computer (11, 13, 14) to perform the functions of: inputting an information reception requirement and an information transmission requirement, the information reception requirement including a receiver attribute of the receiver and a desired condition of the receiver for the information, the information reception requirement being designated by the receiver, the information transmission requirement including an information attribute of the information and a desired condition of the sender for the receiver, the information transmission requirement being designated by the sender; and allowing the information to be distributed from the sender to the receiver when the information attribute satisfies the desired condition for the information and the receiver attribute satisfies the desired condition for the receiver.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
91 words
An information providing method of distributing information from a sender to a receiver, comprising the steps of: generating an information reception requirement including a receiver attribute of the receiver and a desired condition for the information being sent; generating an information transmission requirement including an information attribute of the information being sent and a desired condition for the receiver; and distributing the information from the sender to the receiver when the information attribute satisfies the desired condition for the information and the receiver attribute satisfies the desired condition for the receiver.
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