Service changeable system at an information center

Claim 2

A service changeable system for an information center, in which one of a plurality of services received from the information center through a communication line is changed to another of the plurality of services, the system comprising: profile data registration means, in the information center, for performing a registration processing to create profile data regarding the user upon receipt of a registration request from a user terminal, the profile data indicating a user's tastes regarding the available services; service menu control means for controlling service menu data regarding the different services handled by the information center; service menu transmitting means for retrieving the registered profile data and service menu data, creating a service menu specific to the user by selecting services that match the tastes of the user, and transmitting the created menu to the user terminal; and service program transmitting means for receiving a request for one of the plurality of services chosen by the user, based on the created menu, and transmitting a service program which provides the user with the chosen service.

Claim 3

A service changeable system at an information center according to claim 1, wherein said profile data includes data for identifying a user.

Claim 4

A service changeable system for an information center in which one of a plurality of services received from the information center, is changed to another of the plurality of services, the system comprising: profile data registration means for performing a registration processing, upon receipt of the registration request from a user terminal, to create profile data for the user, said profile data registration means transmits data of choice of items to be inputted to the user terminal before receiving profile data from the user; service menu control means for controlling service menu data regarding the different services handled by the information center; service menu transmitting means for retrieving the registered profile data and service menu data, creating a service menu in accordance with preferences of the user, and transmitting the created menu to the user terminal; and service program transmitting means for receiving an application for a selected service from the user terminal and transmitting a corresponding service program to allow access to the selected service.

Claim 5

A service changeable system for an information center in which one of a plurality of services received from the information center, is changed to another of the plurality of services, the system comprising: profile data registration means for performing a registration processing, upon receipt of the registration request from a user terminal, to create profile data for the user, said profile data registration means transmits data of choice of items to be inputted to the user terminal before receiving profile data from the user; service menu control means for controlling service menu data regarding the different services handled by the information center; service menu transmitting means for retrieving the registered profile data and service menu data, creating a service menu in accordance with preferences of the user, and transmitting the created menu to the user terminal; and service program transmitting means for receiving an application for a selected service from the user terminal and transmitting a corresponding service program to allow access to the selected service.

Claim 6

A service changeable system for an information center in which one of a plurality of services received from the information center, is changed to another of the plurality of services, the system comprising: profile data registration means for performing a registration processing, upon receipt of the registration request from a user terminal, to create profile data for the user; service menu control means for controlling service menu data regarding the different services handled by the information center; service menu transmitting means for retrieving the registered profile data and service menu data, creating a service menu in accordance with preferences of the user, and transmitting the created menu to the user terminal said service menu transmitting means includes taste feature extracting means for extracting the taste feature of a user from the profile data, a dictionary in which the features of the service menu are systematized, and taste feature patternizing means for patternizing the extracted taste feature in comparison with the dictionary and storing the patternized taste feature in taste feature database means included in said profile data registration means; and service program transmitting means for receiving an application for a selected service from the user terminal and transmitting a corresponding service program to allow access to the selected service.

Claim 7

A service changeable system for an information center in which one of a plurality of services received from the information center, is changed to another of the plurality of services, the system comprising: profile data registration means for performing a registration processing, upon receipt of the registration request from a user terminal, to create profile data for the user; service menu control means for controlling service menu data regarding the different services handled by the information center; service menu transmitting means for retrieving the registered profile data and service menu data, creating a service menu in accordance with preferences of the user, and transmitting the created menu to the user terminal said service menu transmitting means includes taste feature extracting means for extracting the taste feature of a user from the profile data, a dictionary in which the features of the service menu are systematized, and taste feature patternizing means for patternizing the extracted taste feature in comparison with the dictionary and storing the patternized taste feature in taste feature database means included in said profile data registration means; and service program transmitting means for receiving an application for a selected service from the user terminal and transmitting a corresponding service program to allow access to the selected service.

Claim 8

A service changeable system at an information center according to claim 4, wherein said taste feature database means is constructed so that the user identification numbers correspond to each pattern.

Claim 9

A service changeable system at an information center according to claim 4, wherein said taste feature database means is constructed so that the patternized taste features correspond to each user identification number.

Claim 10

A service changeable system at an information center according to claim 4, wherein said service menu transmitting means further has service menu patternizing means for comparing the service menu data of said service menu controlling means with said dictionary and patternizing the survice menu data.

Claim 11

A service changeable system at an information center according to claim 7, wherein said service menu transmitting means further includes selecting means for comparing the feature patternized by said service menu patternizing means with the taste feature stored in said taste feature database means and selecting and transmitting service menu data.

Claim 12

A service changeable system at an information center according to claim 8, wherein said service menu transmitting means further includes qualification checking means for checking whether the user is qualified for introduction.

Claim 13

A service changeable system at an information center according to claim 8, wherein said selecting means has information connecting means for connecting the information other than that being selected with the information to be introduced.

Claim 14

A service changeable system at an information center according to claim 4, wherein said service menu transmitting means further includes a selecting means for comparing the service menu data of said service menu controlling means with the taste feature stored in said taste feature database means and selecting and transmitting service menu data.

Claim 15

A service changeable system for an information center in which one of a plurality of services received from the information center, is changed to another of the plurality of services, the system comprising: profile data registration means for performing a registration processing, upon receipt of the registration request from a user terminal, to create profile data for the user; service menu control means for controlling service menu data regarding the different services handled by the information center; service menu transmitting means for retrieving the registered profile data and service menu data, creating a service menu in accordance with preferences of the user, and transmitting the created menu to the user terminal, said service menu transmitting means includes taste feature extracting means for extracting the taste feature of a user from the profile data, a dictionary in which the features of the service menu are systematized, and taste feature checking means for comparing the extracted taste feature with the dictionary, checking whether the taste feature has a meaning, and storing the feature in taste feature database means included in said profile data registration means by making the user identification numbers correspond to each checked taste feature; and service program transmitting means for receiving an application for a selected service from the user terminal and transmitting a corresponding service program to allow access to the selected service.

Claim 16

A service changeable system for an information center in which one of a plurality of services received from the information center, is changed to another of the plurality of services, the system comprising: profile data registration means for performing a registration processing, upon receipt of the registration request from a user terminal, to create profile data for the user; service menu control means for controlling service menu data regarding the different services handled by the information center; service menu transmitting means for retrieving the registered profile data and service menu data, creating a service menu in accordance with preferences of the user, and transmitting the created menu to the user terminal, said service menu transmitting means includes taste feature extracting means for extracting the taste feature of a user from the profile data, a dictionary in which the features of the service menu are systematized, and taste feature checking means for comparing the extracted taste feature with the dictionary, checking whether the taste feature has a meaning, and storing the feature in taste feature database means included in said profile data registration means by making the user identification numbers correspond to each checked taste feature; and service program transmitting means for receiving an application for a selected service from the user terminal and transmitting a corresponding service program to allow access to the selected service.

Claim 17

A service changeable system for an information center in which one of a plurality of services received from the information center, is changed to another of the plurality of services, the system comprising: profile data registration means for performing a registration processing, upon receipt of the registration request from a user terminal, to create profile data for the user; service menu control means for controlling service menu data regarding the different services handled by the information center; service menu transmitting means for retrieving the registered profile data and service menu data, creating a service menu in accordance with preferences of the user, and transmitting the created menu to the user terminal, said service menu transmitting means includes taste feature extracting means for extracting the taste feature of a user from said profile data, a dictionary in which the features of service menu are systematized, and taste feature checking means for comparing the extracted taste feature with said dictionary, checking whether the extracted taste feature has a meaning, and storing the taste feature in taste feature database means which is included in said profile data registration means by making the taste feature checked by said taste feature checking means correspond to each user identification number; and service program transmitting means for receiving an application for a selected service from the user terminal and transmitting a corresponding service program to allow access to the selected service.

Claim 18

A service changeable system for an information center in which one of a plurality of services received from the information center, is changed to another of the plurality of services, the system comprising: profile data registration means for performing a registration processing, upon receipt of the registration request from a user terminal, to create profile data for the user; service menu control means for controlling service menu data regarding the different services handled by the information center; service menu transmitting means for retrieving the registered profile data and service menu data, creating a service menu in accordance with preferences of the user, and transmitting the created menu to the user terminal, said service menu transmitting means includes taste feature extracting means for extracting the taste feature of a user from said profile data, a dictionary in which the features of service menu are systematized, and taste feature checking means for comparing the extracted taste feature with said dictionary, checking whether the extracted taste feature has a meaning, and storing the taste feature in taste feature database means which is included in said profile data registration means by making the taste feature checked by said taste feature checking means correspond to each user identification number; and service program transmitting means for receiving an application for a selected service from the user terminal and transmitting a corresponding service program to allow access to the selected service.

Claim 19

A service changeable system for an information center in which one of a plurality of services received from the information center, is changed to another of the plurality of services, the system comprising: profile data registration means for performing a registration processing, upon receipt of the registration request from a user terminal, to create profile data for the user; service menu control means for controlling service menu data regarding the different services handled by the information center; service menu transmitting means for retrieving the registered profile data and service menu data, creating a service menu in accordance with preferences of the user, and transmitting the created menu to the user terminal, at constant time intervals; and service program transmitting means for receiving an application for a selected service from the user terminal and transmitting a corresponding service program to allow access to the selected service.

Claim 20

A service changeable system for an information center in which one of a plurality of services received from the information center, is changed to another of the plurality of services, the system comprising: profile data registration means for performing a registration processing, upon receipt of the registration request from a user terminal, to create profile data for the user; service menu control means for controlling service menu data regarding the different services handled by the information center; service menu transmitting means for retrieving the registered profile data and service menu data, creating a service menu in accordance with preferences of the user, and transmitting the created menu to the user terminal, at constant time intervals; and service program transmitting means for receiving an application for a selected service from the user terminal and transmitting a corresponding service program to allow access to the selected service.

Claim 21

A service changeable system for an information center in which one of a plurality of services received from the information center, is changed to another of the plurality of services, the system comprising: profile data registration means for performing a registration processing, upon receipt of the registration request from a user terminal, to create profile data for the user; service menu control means for controlling service menu data regarding the different services handled by the information center; service menu transmitting means for retrieving the registered profile data and service menu data, creating a service menu in accordance with preferences of the user, and transmitting the created menu to the user terminal; and service program transmitting means for receiving an application for a selected service from the user terminal and transmitting a corresponding service program to allow access to the selected service together with information about the installing the service program at the user terminal.

Claim 22

A service changeable system for an information center in which one of a plurality of services received from the information center, is changed to another of the plurality of services, the system comprising: profile data registration means for performing a registration processing, upon receipt of the registration request from a user terminal, to create profile data for the user; service menu control means for controlling service menu data regarding the different services handled by the information center; service menu transmitting means for retrieving the registered profile data and service menu data, creating a service menu in accordance with preferences of the user, and transmitting the created menu to the user terminal; and service program transmitting means for receiving an application for a selected service from the user terminal and transmitting a corresponding service program to allow access to the selected service together with information about the installing the service program at the user terminal.