DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING INFORMATION AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING INFORMATION

• Main Authors: SEKIGUCHI TETSUYA, KITAMURA KATSUJI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 16.11.2001
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; PHYSICS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the convenience of a user using terminal equipment. SOLUTION: In information supply device/method, communication is periodically or non-periodically performed with one or a plurality of servers which are previously designated through a network, second information included in first information is extracted and stored from the first information given from the server at the time of communication based on identification information included in the first information and respective pieces of second information stored in a storage means are transmitted to terminal equipment accessing through the network. In information collection device/method, communication is periodically or non-periodically performed with one or a plurality of servers which are previously designated through the network, and second information included in the first information is extracted and stored from the first information given from the server at the time of communication based on identification information included in the first information.