JP2001331530A - Information display device, information providing device, information display method, information providing method, and computer-readable recording medium with recorded program making computer implement the methods - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow an operator to successively and securely view pieces of provided information (HP) without switching a display of the provided information. SOLUTION: A 1st transmission part 303 sends reception request data on a program to an information providing device 400 through a network 100 and a 1st display control part 304 controls a display part 302 to display 1st provided information sequenced to the 1st place in the program that an information reception part 301 receives; after the 1st provided information is displayed, a 2nd transmission part 305 sends reception request data on 2nd provided information sequenced to the 2nd place in the program to the information providing device 400 through the network 100 and a 2nd display control part 306 controls the display part 302 to display the 2nd provided information that the information reception part 301 receives according to the reception request data sent by the 2nd transmission part 305.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information receiving means which is connected to a network such as the Internet and receives provided information such as homepage information via the network, and displays the provided information received by the information receiving means. An information display device, an information providing device (server) connected to a network such as the Internet, and providing information to a plurality of terminal devices via the network, an information display method, an information providing method, and causing a computer to execute those methods. The present invention relates to a computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Information provided on the Internet (homepage) is created by a user, and is generally provided to other users through a contracted provider (connection company). At this time, each user is assigned a unique address (URL), and information is provided by searching for the address. And the homepage on the Internet as mentioned above is usually searched by a search site, or
By browsing the Internet web pages one after another, as in the case of surfing, related sites can be viewed.

Here, when viewing a plurality of homepages, it is necessary to input a predetermined URL or to instruct by clicking the mouse. As a result, there is a problem that the operator is always forced to operate and cannot leave the personal computer.

To solve the above problem, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
In Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 0-124529, the voluntary operation of a computer by a user is unnecessary, and a user simply looks at a display screen of a computer in the same manner as a television, and transmits information that is sent by the intention of the information sending side. For that purpose, the information disclosure side is mainly responsible for transmitting the location information (URL), more specifically, transmitting the URLs of a plurality of data along the time axis, UR is the receiving side
Prior art has been disclosed that receives L and searches a database (requests data) according to the URL.

[0005]

However, the above prior art has the following problems. That is, in a network such as the Internet, the time from when a data request is made to when the data is received and displayed is not always constant, and the time depends on the congestion information of the communication line, the processing capability of the terminal device, and the like. Therefore, if the information sending side manages the transmission time (time interval) of the URL information, the situation of the receiving side cannot be grasped, and the URL information is transmitted next before the immediately preceding information is displayed. In some cases, and as a result, the user may not be able to sufficiently view the contents of the information. In addition, there is a problem that the display method (display time, scroll speed, etc.) according to the user's preference is not reflected, and the user's satisfaction cannot be sufficiently obtained.

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-described problems of the related art, it is possible to continuously and reliably view a plurality of pieces of provided information without an operator performing a switching operation of the provided information display. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information display device, an information providing device, an information displaying method, an information providing method, and a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for causing a computer to execute the methods.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems The above-mentioned problems are solved,
In order to achieve the object, an information display device according to the present invention is connected to a network such as the Internet, and receives information provided by the information receiving device via the network, and information received by the information receiving device. Display means for displaying provided information; and a first transmitting means for transmitting reception request data of a program comprising at least two or more provided information to a predetermined address via the network. Displaying, in the display means, the first provided information ordered first in a predetermined order in the program received by the information receiving means based on the reception request data transmitted by the first transmission means; Display control means for controlling and displaying the information, and the first provision to the display means by the first display control means. Immediately after the information is displayed or after a lapse of a predetermined time from the display, the reception request data of the second provided information ordered next in a predetermined order in the program is transmitted to the predetermined request via the network. A second transmitting means for transmitting to the address destination of the second, and controlling the display means to display the second provided information received by the information receiving means based on the reception request data transmitted by the second transmitting means. And second display control means for displaying.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of pieces of provided information can be continuously received, and after the display of one piece of provided information is completed, the next provided information is requested, so that the network can be accessed. The content of the one piece of provided information can be reliably displayed without being affected by the state.

The information display device according to the second aspect of the present invention is the information display device according to the first aspect of the present invention.
Display control means further controls the display means,
Scrolling means for scrolling the first provided information, wherein the second transmitting means immediately or after a predetermined time has elapsed after the scrolling of the first provided information by the scrolling means has been completed; The transmission request data of the second provision information is transmitted to the predetermined address via the network.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, even if the provided information has a longer content than the display screen, the content of the provided information can be displayed without performing an operation, and one provided information can be displayed. By requesting the next provided information after all the displays are completed, it is possible to reliably display all of the contents of the one provided information without depending on the state of the network.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information providing apparatus which is connected to a network such as the Internet and provides information to a plurality of terminal devices via the network.
Program information storage means for storing program information including an address at which the provided information is stored for each provided information of a program comprising at least one provided information and a providing order of the provided information, and providing information from the terminal device Receiving means for receiving the request data; and, based on the program information stored by the program information storage means, an address of the provision information corresponding to the information provision request data from the terminal device received by the reception means, in the provision order. To the terminal device, the request information requesting the provision information stored at the address acquired by the address acquisition means, and the provision information received based on the request made by the request means. Transmitting means for transmitting;
It is characterized by having.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a plurality of pieces of provided information can be transmitted continuously, and after the display of one piece of provided information is completed, the next provided information is transmitted, whereby network The content of the one piece of provided information can be reliably displayed on the terminal device regardless of the state.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the information providing apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention, the transmitting unit transmits the information together with the provided information received based on the request made by the requesting unit. The terminal device transmits information on the address of the provision information to be requested next to the terminal device.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the terminal device requests the next provided information, the address of the provided information is transmitted, so that the provided information can be smoothly acquired next. .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information providing apparatus according to the third or fourth aspect.
A predetermined providing information different from the providing information corresponding to the information providing request data from the terminal device received by the receiving device based on the program information stored by the program information storing means; Is obtained.

According to the invention described in claim 5, it is possible to insert another provided information such as a commercial before transmitting the next provided information.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information display method, comprising: a designation step of designating program information comprising at least two or more addresses of provided information and an order of providing the provided information; A first receiving step of receiving first ordered first provision information of the designated program information; a first display step of displaying the provision information received by the first reception step; Immediately after the provision information is displayed by the first display step or after a predetermined time has elapsed since the provision information was displayed, a reception request step of performing a reception request of the second provision information ordered next among the program information; Receiving the second provision information based on the reception request made in the reception request step, and receiving the second provision information in the second reception step A second display step of displaying the test information, characterized in that it contains.

According to the present invention, a plurality of pieces of provided information can be received continuously, and after the display of one piece of provided information is completed, the next provided information is requested, so that the network The content of the one piece of provided information can be reliably displayed without being affected by the state.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information providing method which is connected to a network such as the Internet and provides information to a plurality of terminal devices via the network. Receiving information providing request data from the server; and providing program information including an address at which the provided information is stored for each provided information of a program including at least two or more provided information and a providing order of the provided information. From among, an address obtaining step of obtaining an address of provided information corresponding to the information providing request data from the terminal device received in the receiving step in accordance with the providing order, and stored in the address obtained by the address obtaining step. A requesting step for requesting the provided information, and a request Characterized in that the provided information received with a transmitting step of transmitting to the terminal device Te.

According to the invention described in claim 7, a plurality of pieces of provided information can be transmitted continuously, and after the display of one piece of provided information is completed, the next provided information is transmitted, whereby the network The content of the one piece of provided information can be reliably displayed on the terminal device regardless of the state.

The storage medium according to the invention described in claim 8 records a program for causing a computer to execute the method described in claim 6 or 7, thereby making the program readable by a computer. Thus, the operation of claim 6 or 7 can be realized by a computer.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS With reference to the accompanying drawings, an information display device, an information providing device, an information displaying method, an information providing method according to the present invention, and a computer-readable recording program for causing a computer to execute the methods are described below. Preferred embodiments of possible recording media will be described in detail.

(System Configuration of Information Providing System) First, the system configuration of the information providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a system configuration of an information providing system including an information display device and an information providing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, an information providing system according to the present embodiment is a network 1 such as the Internet.
00, a server 101, a terminal device A102, a terminal device B103, a terminal device C104,.
・ It consists of The server 101 implements the function of an information providing device that configures the information providing system according to the present embodiment. The terminal device A102, the terminal device B103, the terminal device C104,... Realize the functions of the information display device constituting the information providing system according to the present embodiment. Although not shown, countless sites for storing the provided information according to the present embodiment are also connected to the network 100.

Server 101, terminal devices 102 and 103
Is realized by a personal computer including a portable type, a workstation, or the like. In addition, a terminal connected to a network as a function of a mobile phone like the terminal device C104 (for example, an i-mode function manufactured by NTT,
IDO EZaccess).

(Hardware Configuration of Information Display Apparatus and Information Providing Apparatus) Next, the hardware of the server and terminal apparatus (information providing apparatus and information displaying apparatus) constituting the information providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. The configuration will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the information display device and the information providing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, a server 101 includes a CPU 2
01, ROM 202, RAM 203, HDD (hard disk drive) 204, HD (hard disk) 205, FDD (floppy (registered trademark) disk drive) 206, and FD (floppy disk) as an example of a removable recording medium. ) 207, display 208, KB (keyboard) 209, and mouse 21
0, a scanner 211, a network I / F (interface) 212, and a printer 213. Each component is connected by a bus 214.

Here, the CPU 201 controls the entire server 101. The ROM 202 stores programs such as a boot program. RAM 203 is a CP
Used as a work area for U201. HDD 20
Reference numeral 4 controls reading / writing of data from / to the HD 205 under the control of the CPU 201. HD205
Stores data written under the control of the HDD 204.

The FDD 206 controls reading / writing of data from / to the FD 207 under the control of the CPU 201. The FD 207 stores data written under the control of the FDD 206. As a removable recording medium,
Besides FD207, CD-ROM (CD-RW), MO,
It may be a DVD or the like. The display 208 displays a window (browser) for data such as a document, an image, and function information, in addition to a cursor, an icon, and a tool box. For example, a CRT, a TFT liquid crystal display, a plasma display, etc.

The KB 209 has keys for inputting characters, numerical values, various instructions, etc., and performs data input. The mouse 210 is used to move the cursor, select a range, or move and change the size of windows. A trackball, a joystick, or the like may be used as long as the pointing device has a similar function.

The scanner 211 optically reads an image. The network I / F (interface) 212
It is connected to a network 100 (not shown) through a communication line, and terminal devices (client computers) 102, 103, 104,.
・ ・ Connected to Then, the network I / F 212
Controls the interface between the network and the inside, and controls the input and output of data from the terminal devices 102, 103, 104,. The printer 213 prints image data and document data. For example, a laser printer, an inkjet printer, or the like is used.

Further, the terminal device A 102 is provided with a CPU 251.
, ROM 252, RAM 253, HDD (hard disk drive) 254, HD (hard disk)
255 and FDD (Floppy Disk Drive) 25
6, an FD (floppy disk) 257 as an example of a removable recording medium, a display 258, and a KB
(Keyboard) 259, mouse 260, and scanner 2
61 and a network I / F (interface) 262
And a printer 263. Each of the above components is connected by a bus 264.
The content of each component is the same as the content of each component in the server 101, and a description thereof will be omitted.

(Functional Configuration of Information Display Device) Next, the functional configuration of the information display device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram functionally showing the configuration of the information display device according to the embodiment of the present invention. 3, the information display device 300 includes an information receiving unit 301, a display unit 302, a first transmitting unit 303,
The configuration includes a first display control unit 304, a second transmission unit 305, and a second display control unit 306. further,
The first display control unit 304 includes a scroll unit 307.

The information receiving unit 301 is provided for the network 100
And receives provided information from an information providing apparatus 400 described later via the network 100. The display unit 302 displays the provided information received by the information receiving unit 301. The function of the display unit 302 can be realized by, for example, the display 258 illustrated in FIG.

The first transmitting section 303 transmits program reception request data including at least two pieces of provided information to a predetermined address, that is, an information providing apparatus 400 described later, via the network 100. The specific contents of the program will be described later. In addition, the first display control unit 304
The display unit 302 controls the first provided information, which is received first by the information receiving unit 301 based on the reception request data transmitted by the first transmitting unit 303 and which is ordered in the predetermined order in the program. To display.

The second transmission unit 305 is provided with the first display control unit 30
4 or immediately after the first provided information is displayed on the display unit 302 by the predetermined time after the first provided information is displayed on the display unit 302, the second provided information of the program ordered next to the predetermined order in the program is displayed. An information providing device 400 that receives reception request data via a network 100
(The above-mentioned predetermined address destination). The second display control unit 306 controls the display unit 302 to display the second provision information received by the information receiving unit 301 based on the reception request data transmitted by the second transmission unit 305.

The scroll unit 307 is provided on the display unit 30.
2 to scroll the first provided information. At this time, the second transmission unit 305 transmits the second request information reception request data via the network 100 immediately after the scroll of the first provision information by the scroll unit 307 is completed or after a predetermined time elapses after the completion. Information providing device 40
Send to 0.

The information receiving unit 301 and the first transmitting unit 30
3. The second transmission unit 305 is connected to, for example, the network I / F 262 shown in FIG.
OM 252, RAM 253 or hard disk 25
5. CPU 2 according to instructions described in a program recorded on a recording medium such as floppy disk 257.
The function of each unit can be realized by executing the instruction processing by 51 and the like.

The first display control unit 304, the second display control unit 306, and the scroll unit 307 are, for example, Netscape Navigator manufactured by Netscape Communications of the United States and Microsoft Internet manufactured by Microsoft of the United States.
The function of each component is realized by a Web browser application such as Explorer. More specifically, the CPU 251 or the like executes the instruction processing in accordance with the instructions described in the application program recorded on the recording medium such as the ROM 252, the RAM 253 or the hard disk 255 and the floppy disk 257 shown in FIG. The function of each unit can be realized.

(Functional Configuration of Information Providing Apparatus) Next, a functional configuration of the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram functionally showing the configuration of the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, a plurality of information display devices 3 are connected to a network 100 and are connected via the network 100.
The information providing apparatus 400 that provides information to the P.00 includes a program information storage unit 401, a reception unit 402, an address acquisition unit 403, a provision information request unit 404, a transmission unit 405,
Is included.

The program information storage unit 401 stores program information including an address at which the provided information is stored for each provided information of a program including at least two provided information and a providing order of the provided information. Program information storage unit 4
01 is the RAM 202 and the hard disk 2 shown in FIG.
05 and the hard disk drive 204, the floppy disk 207 and the floppy disk drive 20
6 implements that function. The details of the program (information) will be described later. Also, the receiving unit 4
02 receives information provision request data from a terminal device (information display device 300).

The address acquisition unit 403 provides the address of the provision information corresponding to the information provision request data from the information display device 300 received by the reception unit 402 based on the program information stored in the program information storage unit 401. Get in order. Further, the provided information requesting unit 4
04 requests the provision information stored at the address acquired by the address acquisition unit 403.

The transmitting unit 405 transmits the provided information received based on the request made by the provided information requesting unit 404 to the information display device 300. Further, the transmitting unit 405 transmits, to the information display device 300, information on the address of the provided information to be requested next by the information display device 300 together with the provided information received based on the request made by the provided information requesting unit 404. It may be.

The address acquisition unit 403 is different from the provision information corresponding to the information provision request data from the information display device 300 received by the reception unit 402 based on the program information stored in the program information storage unit 401. You may make it acquire predetermined provision information, for example, the address of the provision information regarding a commercial.

The receiving unit 402 and the provided information requesting unit 40
4. The transmission unit 405 is connected to the network I / F 212 shown in FIG.
M202, RAM 203 or hard disk 205,
The CPU 201 according to instructions described in a program recorded on a recording medium such as a floppy disk 207.
And the like execute the command processing, thereby realizing the function of each unit. The address acquisition unit 403 is also provided in the ROM 20
2. The function of each unit is realized by the CPU 201 or the like executing the instruction processing in accordance with the instruction described in the program recorded on the recording medium such as the RAM 203 or the hard disk 205 or the floppy disk 207.

(Contents of Program) The contents of the program stored in the program information storage section 401 will be described. The program is composed of a plurality of provided information (homepage). The information provider (the operator of the server, which is the information providing apparatus 400) may organize the program relating to which provided information is to be displayed in what order, and may also arrange the information viewer (the information display apparatus 300). (Operator).

A program is registered in a plurality of received channels. The channels are grouped according to the characteristics of the programs provided in the channels. For example, as shown in FIG.
(Professional baseball), sports channel 12 (soccer),
.. Are associated with each other. Also,
As in channel 1 (sports), channels can be hierarchized by further grouping channels into related channels. In this way, channels can be classified into a large category and a medium category, and channel programming is performed. by this,
When the number of channels increases, a desired program can be easily searched and selected.

FIGS. 6 and 7 are explanatory diagrams showing the contents of programs (information) according to the embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, it shows the contents stored in the program information storage unit 401 of the information providing device 400. As shown in FIG. 6, the program information stored in the program information storage unit 401 includes the following six items for each program.

The first item is an “order” item relating to the order in which programs are provided, and the second item is an “order information name”.
The third item is a “URL” item, the fourth item is a “scroll start time” item relating to the time from the end of display to the start of scrolling, and the fifth item Is a "scroll speed" item relating to the speed at which the screen is scrolled, and the sixth item is a "switch time" item relating to the time until switching to the next provided information after display or scrolling is completed.

The first item, the “order” item, stores the order in which the provided information is provided, and the provided information is sequentially provided according to the order of the “order” item. In the second item “provided information name”, information on the name of the provided information is stored. For example, in the program shown in FIG. 5 (program guide A, news program),
In “order 1”, the provided information name “A newspaper” is stored, and it can be understood that the site is a site (homepage) related to the news provision of A newspaper company. The third item “URL” includes a URL corresponding to “provided information name”.
Stores information about

The fourth item, "scroll start time"
The item stores information about the time from the end of display to the start of scrolling. In particular,
In the homepage of “A newspaper” in “order 1”, the information about the time stored in this item after the transfer of the data of this homepage is completed by the information display device 300 and the display is completed. The state is maintained for "10 seconds", and after the elapse of 10 seconds, scrolling is started. Therefore, in the case of 0 second, scrolling is started at the same time as being displayed.

The fifth item, "scroll speed", sets and stores information relating to the speed at which the screen is scrolled. However, this speed is a default value recommended by the information providing device 400, and the speed can be arbitrarily changed on the information display device 300 side. For example, “1 pix / sec” means to move one pixel per second.

In the "switch time" item, which is the sixth item, information relating to the time from the end of display or scrolling to the time of switching to the next provided information is set and stored. Therefore, the information display device 30
On the 0 side, after the display ends or the scroll ends, the state where the display ends or the scroll ends is maintained until the stored switching time elapses. Request signal to information providing device 40
Send to 0. Therefore, if the switching time is 0 seconds,
At the same time as the end of the scroll, a request signal for the provided information is transmitted to the information providing apparatus 400.

Whether or not the provided information scrolls depends on the amount of the provided information and the resolution of the display screen on the information display device 300 side. Therefore, scrolling may not be necessary depending on the amount of provided information and the resolution of the display screen on the information display device 300 side. In this case, the display state is maintained for the total time of the scroll start time and the switching time, and then a request signal for the provided information is transmitted to the information providing apparatus 400.

FIG. 7 is also similar to FIG.
01 shows the contents of the program information (program table B) stored. However, the program content is organized for providing commercials. The specific contents of the program table B will be described later.

(Operation Procedure of Information Provision and Information Display) Next, an operation procedure of the information provision system including the information display device 300 and the information provision device 400 will be described. FIG.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of an operation procedure of the information providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG.
(1) The information display device 300 requests the reception of the selected program by the first transmission unit 303 transmitting selection information on the channel / program selected by the operator to the information providing device 400.

(2) The information providing device 400 includes the receiving unit 40
2 based on the selection information received by the address acquisition unit 40
3 is the address of the first provided information of the selected program (UR
L) from the program information storage unit 401, and the provided information requesting unit 404 sends the information site 8 in which the provided information is stored.
Make a request to 00.

(3) Information site 8 for which provided information was requested
00 transmits the data of the provided information to the information providing apparatus 400. (4) The information providing device 400 is the information site 8
The data of the provided information received from the transmission unit 405
Together with a scroll start time, a scroll speed, a switching time stored in the program information storage unit 401, and information on the next (second) provided information,
The information is transferred to the information display device 300.

(5) When the information receiving unit 301 receives the data transfer from the information providing device 400, the first display control unit 304 controls the display unit 302 to display the screen. (6) When a predetermined time (scroll start time) elapses, (7) the scroll unit 307 starts scrolling the display screen based on the scroll speed (the scroll speed may be set in advance or It can be changed by the operator after the start of scrolling).

(8) When the scroll is completed, that is, when the last part of the provided information is displayed, a timer (not shown) is operated again. (9) When a predetermined time (switching time) elapses, (10) In the information display apparatus 300, the second transmission unit 305 makes a request to receive the next provided information to the information providing apparatus 400. The next provided information is performed based on the information on the next (second) provided information transmitted from the information providing apparatus 400 in the above (4). The information related to the next provided information includes information related to a program table, URL information of the next provided information, and the like.

(11) The information providing device 400 includes the receiving unit 4
02 receives the next request for the additional information from the information display device 300, the address acquisition unit 403 acquires the address (URL) of the additional information from the program information storage unit 401,
The provided information request unit 404 makes a request to the information site 801 (the information site different from the information site 800 (however, it may be the same information site as the information site 800 depending on the URL)) in which the provided information is stored. .
(12) The information site 801 that has been requested for the provided information transmits the data of the provided information to the information providing apparatus 400, as in (3) above. Thereafter, the same operation is repeated.

On the other hand, (13) when there is no next provided information, that is, when the provided information transmitted to the information display device 300 last time is the last provided information in the program, Instead of the operation of 11),
The transmitting unit 405 transmits an end screen prepared in advance and stored in a predetermined storage area as illustrated in FIG. 9, and the information display apparatus 300 causes the second display control unit 306 to display the display unit 30.
2 to receive and display the end screen, it is possible to make the operator recognize that the program has ended.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the display contents of the end screen according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 9, an end screen 900 notifies the end of the program and allows the same program to be repeatedly viewed by clicking a “Repeat” button 901. This case can be realized by shifting from (13) to (2) shown in FIG. By clicking a “select channel / program” button 902, another program can be selected. This case can be realized by shifting from (13) to (1) shown in FIG.

(Processing Procedure of Information Display Apparatus) Next, a processing procedure of the information display apparatus will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the information display device according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the flowchart of FIG. 10, first, it is determined whether or not an instruction for selecting a program has been given by the operator (step S1001). Here, waiting for the selection instruction, if there is the selection instruction (step S1001: YES), then, the first of the program
The reception request data of the set program information is transmitted to the information providing apparatus 400 (step S1002).

Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the provided information has been received from the information providing apparatus 400 (step S1003).
Here, the reception of the provided information is waited for (step S1003: YES).
It is determined whether or not the screen is a program end screen as shown in (1) (step S1004). If the provided information is not the end screen (step S1004: NO), the provided information is displayed (step S1005) and the timer is turned on (step S1006).

Then, it is determined whether a predetermined time, that is, a scroll start time has elapsed (step S10).
07). Here, when the predetermined time has elapsed after the predetermined time has elapsed (step S1007: YES).
Starts scrolling the display screen (step S10).
08). It is determined whether scrolling has been continuously performed and the last part of the provided information (homepage) has been displayed, that is, whether or not scrolling can no longer be continued (step S1009). Waiting for such a state, and when it becomes (step S100
9: YES), the scroll process ends (step S1010), and the timer is turned on again (step S1011).

Thereafter, it is determined whether a predetermined time, that is, a switching time has elapsed (step S1012). Here, if the predetermined time has elapsed after the predetermined time has elapsed (step S1012: YES), the next provided information reception request data is transmitted (step S101).
3) Then, the process proceeds to step S1003. Since then
Steps S1003 to S1013 are repeatedly performed.

Then, in step S1004, when the received provided information is the end screen (step S1
004: YES) displays the end screen (step S1014), and follows the next instruction from the operator made on the screen. "Repeat" button 901
Is clicked, the flow shifts to step S1002. If the "channel / program selection" button 902 is clicked, the flow shifts to step S1001 to wait for another program selection instruction.

(Processing Procedure of Information Providing Apparatus) Next, a processing procedure of the information providing apparatus will be described. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the flowchart of FIG. 11, first, it is determined whether or not request data of a program has been received (step S1101). Here, if the request data is received after receiving the request data (step S1101: YES), the address (URL) of the first provided information is obtained (step S110).
2).

Next, a request for information to be provided is made to the information site at the address (step S1103). Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the provided information has been received (step S1104),
Wait for reception, and if received (step S110
4: YES) is a display attribute when the provided information is displayed on the information display device 300, that is, the “scroll start time” and the “scroll speed” stored in the program information storage unit 401. , "Switching time"
Is added. Then, the provision information to which the display attribute is added is transmitted to the information display device 300 (step S110).
6).

Here, "URL" of the next provided information in the order of the program may be added together with the display attribute. When the “URL” is added, the information display device 300 makes a request to receive the next provided information by the “URL”. On the other hand, when "URL" is not added,
The information providing apparatus 400 simply requests the reception of the “next” provided information of the currently displayed provided information, and the information providing apparatus 400 stores the “next” provided information based on the program information stored by the program information storage unit 401. "URL" is specified. Therefore, in this case, the information display device 300 cannot know the content of the “next” provided information.

Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the request data for the next provided information has been received (step S1107). Here, the process waits for reception and, if received (step S1).
107: YES), it is determined whether there is the next provided information, that is, whether the previous provided information is not the last provided information of the program (step S1108). This determination can be made, for example, based on the program information stored by the program information storage unit 401. And
When there is the next provided information (step S1108: YE
In step S), the process proceeds to step S1103. Thereafter, each of the steps S1103 to S1108 is repeatedly performed.

In step S1108, when there is no next provided information, that is, when the previous provided information is the last provided information in the program (step S1108).
(1108: NO) transmits an end screen as shown in FIG. 9 (step S1109), and thereafter ends a series of processing.

(Commercial Insertion Procedure) The address acquisition unit 403 provides the provision information corresponding to the information provision request data from the information display device 300 received by the reception unit 402 based on the program information stored in the program information storage unit 401. Alternatively, predetermined provided information, for example, an address of provided information relating to a commercial may be acquired. FIG. 7 is a program table in which provided information regarding commercials according to the embodiment of the present invention is collected. In this way, the information provided about commercials is not embedded in the program guide in advance,
A program table is created as another program, and inserted between provided information as appropriate.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing another processing procedure of the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, which shows a commercial insertion procedure. In the flowchart of FIG. 12, first, the information display device 3
It is determined whether there has been a request to receive the provided information A from 00 (step S1201). Here, if there is a reception request after waiting for the reception request (step S1201: YE
S) receives the provided information A from the predetermined information site, and transmits the provided information A to the information display device 300 (step S1202).

At this time, information on what to send as the next provided information is transmitted together with the provided information A (step S1202). In FIG. 12, it can be seen that the provision information B, which is the provision information following the provision information A, is scheduled to be transmitted next.

Next, it is determined whether or not a request for receiving the provided information B has been made (step S1203). If there is a request for reception after waiting for the reception request (step S120).
3: YES), it is determined whether or not a commercial is to be inserted (step S1204). Here, when a commercial is not inserted (step S1204: NO)
Receives the provided information B from a predetermined information site, transmits the provided information B to the information display device 300, and also transmits the information that the next provided information, the provided information C, is to be transmitted next. (Step S1206), a series of processing ends (return).

On the other hand, in step S1204, when a commercial is inserted (step S1204: YE
S) transmits the provided information S which is commercial information to a predetermined information site (or the commercial information
00, and transmits the provided information S to the information display device 300, and also transmits information indicating that the provided information B is to be transmitted next as the next provided information. (Step S1205), a series of processing ends (return).

In step S1204, the method of determining whether or not to insert a commercial may be, for example, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the first reception of the program, or when the provided information in the predetermined order of the program is received. May be inserted when there is a request to receive the message. Alternatively, a random number may be generated, and it may be determined whether or not to insert the random number regardless of the time.

The number of insertions and the insertion time of the commercial information can be changed according to the advertisement fee paid by the commercial provider. For example, the number of insertions can be greater than the information provided by other commercial providers, depending on the ratio of the advertising fee paid by each commercial provider to the total advertising fee paid by each commercial provider. When there is a difference in the length of the provided information, the time during which the provided information is displayed on the information display device 300, such as the display time and the scroll time, can be increased instead of the number of insertions.

Also, since the viewer of the program does not always watch the program to the end, it is expected that the advertisement information provided with the commercial information is inserted as early as possible in the program as an advertising effect. Therefore, advertisements with a higher ratio of advertisement fees may be inserted earlier than advertisements with a lower ratio. In accordance with the advertisement fee, a business model can be formulated in which the frequency of insertion (or insertion time) and the stage at which the insertion is performed are provided to the commercial provider together with the advertisement fee.

Further, an advertisement fee may be set according to the degree of popularity of a program (for example, it is determined based on the number of accesses). Furthermore, it is convenient for the viewer to make a commercial according to the content of the program. Therefore, a commercial criterion for permitting insertion may be provided in accordance with the content of the program, and only the provided information on commercials meeting the criterion may be received. For example, if it ’s a car program,
Only programs related to automobiles, such as tire makers and gas stations, shall meet the above criteria.

(Utilization Example) FIGS. 13 to 15 are explanatory diagrams showing an example of a utilization example of the information providing system according to the present embodiment. 13 is a case where an information provider (operator of a server which is the information providing apparatus 400) edits a program, and a usage example shown in FIG. 14 is an information viewer (an information display apparatus). 300 operators). Further, the utilization example shown in FIG. 15 is an example of a case where the intranet is used within a company or between companies using an intranet. As shown in FIG. 15, the various kinds of provided information can be provided efficiently using the information providing system according to the present embodiment.

As described above, the information providing system according to the present embodiment is a system for providing information to a user (viewer of a program) through a network, and a plurality of items are provided for each item of a predetermined list (program). An information site having provided information is provided, and when a desired item of the list is selected by an arbitrary user, a plurality of pieces of information of the item can be automatically provided to the user.

The information providing system according to the present embodiment is a network information providing system for providing a program provided by an arbitrary user to another user, and stores the URL information of the provided program in a database ( The program information storage unit 401) has an information site (information providing device 400) for creating a program guide by storing the program in the program information storage unit 401. When a user selects a desired channel divided for each program guide, a program of the channel is selected. Can be automatically provided to the user who has selected the channel.

The information providing system according to the present embodiment may further provide all the programs of the selected channel at random. That is, instead of selecting individual programs, by selecting a channel to which a plurality of programs belong, all programs on the channel can be viewed.

The information providing system according to the present embodiment distinguishes a general user (homepage creator) from a specific user (corporate user), and provides a specific user with a specific user while a program provided by the general user is displayed. Programs can be inserted and displayed.

The information providing system according to the present embodiment provides desired information to a user through the Internet in particular. When the user selects an item in a display list at the time of obtaining information, the information is provided for each information. The user can automatically see all the information of the item without clicking the mouse or the like, and the information site can also see all the information.

That is, the present system has an information site having a plurality of pieces of provided information for each item of a predetermined list,
When a desired item of the list is selected by an arbitrary user, a plurality of pieces of information of the item are automatically provided to the user.

In recent years, as the Internet has become widespread and homepages have been open to the public every day, a mechanism for viewing and showing more homepages as described above is effective. In this embodiment, a system that responds to this is a mechanism in which a user becomes a receiver of information and looks at a homepage just “bluntly” like a television. Therefore, the information of the buried HP provides an opportunity to see the sun, and a system that allows the user to more efficiently and efficiently view the HP information created by the company and the like and that is easily accessible by the user. Has become.

That is, the information providing apparatus 400 as an information site is a TV (television) station, so to speak, and only broadcasts a program brought in by a corporate user.
The conventional concept of an Internet broadcasting station is to bring an existing broadcasting station onto the Internet by sending video and audio, but this system changes the idea,
It makes full use of the network and makes effective use of existing Internet resources, and is building a site that is more like an Internet with user participation. Then, the viewer only has to select the channel divided for each program table, and HP (provided information) based on the program table is automatically displayed on the screen one after another.

At that time, the information site itself only controls the progress of the program, and does not impose any burden on other servers. The stop and start of the screen are also controlled by the user, and the server merely prepares the first program guide and prepares for "broadcast".

Here, a specific operation method of the above system will be described. For example, the following system operation can be considered. (1) A “channel” is provided, and a company user registers a URL of an HP in each channel. (2) General users (personal HP creators) can use it free of charge, and corporate users can use it by contract on a monthly / yearly basis. (3) HP registered by general users is displayed on the screen in random order. (4) The channel in which the HP of the general user is registered is displayed at random, and the channel in which the HP of the corporate user is registered is displayed at random so that the degree of exposure is not uneven. The degree of exposure may be changed based on the contract fee.

That is, the general user and the specific user (corporate user) are distinguished, and while the general user's HP is displayed on the screen, the advertisement of the corporate user is inserted and displayed like a television commercial. As a result, a banner advertisement on the control screen that is always displayed, an advertisement for the corporate user inserted and displayed on the HP of the general user, and a fee for HP registration to the channel of the corporate user can be obtained as revenue.

The above-mentioned HP categories are classified into HP sizes, HP plug-ins used in the HP, genres such as animals and dishes, or varieties of various events, and can be selected by keywords in general user channels. be able to. Further, in the channel of the corporate user, the channel can be randomly or categorized according to the type of business or the genre of the handled product, and the keyword can be similarly selected.

In the system of the present invention, a plurality of pieces of information can be provided in a predetermined order or randomly, and a desired providing method is possible. In the embodiment,
Although the information is provided through the provider, the information can be provided without using the provider. In this manner, a network information providing system that allows a user to more efficiently view information such as a buried home page on the Internet and that is easily accessible by the user.

As described above, according to the present embodiment of the present invention, first transmission section 303 transmits a program reception request data including at least two or more pieces of provided information to a predetermined address via network 100. (Information providing device 40
0), and the first display control unit 304
The information providing unit 301 controls the display unit 302 to display the first provided information ordered first among the predetermined order in the program received by the information receiving unit 301 based on the reception request data transmitted by the control unit 03. , The second transmission unit 3
05, immediately after the first provided information is displayed on the display unit 302 by the first display control unit 304 or after a lapse of a predetermined time after the first provided information is displayed, the next order of the predetermined order in the program is set. The second
Is transmitted to a predetermined address via the network 100, and the second display control unit 306
Controls the display unit 302 to display the second provision information received by the information reception unit 301 based on the reception request data transmitted by the second transmission unit 305.

Therefore, a plurality of pieces of provided information can be continuously received, and after the display of one provided information is completed, the next provided information is requested, so that the network 1
00, the content of the one piece of provided information can be reliably displayed, so that the operator can watch a TV program without switching the display of provided information. The user can view a plurality of pieces of provided information continuously and reliably with the same feeling as that of the operator, and furthermore, in accordance with the preference of the operator, thereby improving the convenience of viewing information obtained through the network.

Further, according to the present embodiment, first display control section 304 further includes scroll section 307 for controlling display section 302 to scroll the first provided information, and second transmission section Immediately after the scrolling of the first provided information by the scrolling unit 307 or after a predetermined time has elapsed since the completion of the scrolling of the first provided information, the receiving request data of the second provided information is transmitted via the network 100 to the predetermined address destination via the network 100. Since the content of the provided information can be displayed without any operation even if the provided information is longer than the display screen, the content of the provided information can be displayed. By requesting the provided information, it is possible to reliably display all the contents of the one provided information without being affected by the state of the network 100. .

Further, according to the present embodiment, the program information storage unit 401 stores the address at which the provided information is stored for each provided information of a program including at least two or more provided information and the stored information of the provided information. The receiving unit 402 receives the information providing request data from the information display device 300 and stores the program information including the providing order.
Obtains the address of provided information corresponding to the information providing request data from the information display device 300 received by the receiving unit 402 based on the program information stored by the program information storage unit 401 in accordance with the providing order, and provides The information request unit 404 requests the provision information stored at the address acquired by the address acquisition unit 403, and the transmission unit 405 transmits the provision information received based on the request made by the provision information request unit 404 to the information display device. 300, it is possible to continuously transmit a plurality of pieces of provided information, and after the display of one provided information is completed, by transmitting the next provided information, the terminal can be transmitted without being affected by the state of the network. The content of the one piece of provided information can be reliably displayed on the device.

According to the present embodiment, transmitting section 40
5 together with the provided information received based on the request made by the provided information requesting unit 404,
Transmits information on the address of the provision information to be requested next to the information display device 300.
When 0 requests the next provided information, the address of the provided information is transmitted, so that the provided information can be obtained smoothly.

Further, according to the present embodiment, address acquisition section 403 transmits information provision request data from information display device 300 received by reception section 402 based on program information stored in program information storage section 401. In order to obtain a predetermined address of the provided information different from the corresponding provided information, another provided information such as a commercial can be inserted before transmitting the next provided information.

The information display method and the information providing method described in the embodiment of the present invention are realized by executing a prepared program on a computer such as a personal computer or a workstation. This program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk, a CD-ROM, an MO, and a DVD, and is read out from the recording medium and executed by the computer. This program can be distributed via the above-mentioned recording medium or as a transmission medium via a network such as the Internet.

[0104]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the first transmission means transmits the program reception request data including at least two or more pieces of provided information via the network. Out of a predetermined order in the program received by the information receiving means based on the reception request data transmitted by the first transmitting means. Controlling the display means to display the first order information provided first and displaying the first information provided on the display means by the first display control means after the first offer information is displayed on the display means; Immediately or after a lapse of a predetermined time from the display, the reception request data of the second provision information ordered next in a predetermined order in the program is transmitted to the network. And transmitting the second provided information received by the information receiving means based on the reception request data transmitted by the second transmitting means. In order to control and display the display means, it is possible to continuously receive a plurality of pieces of provided information, and to request the next provided information after the display of one provided information is completed, thereby being influenced by the state of the network. Without this, the content of the one piece of provided information can be reliably displayed.

Thus, the operator can continuously and reliably transmit a plurality of pieces of provided information as if watching a television program without switching the display of the provided information. This provides an effect that an information display device that can be viewed in a form according to the user's preference and that can improve the convenience of viewing and listening to the information acquired by the network can be obtained.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the first display control means further controls the display means to provide the first provided information. Scroll means for scrolling the second
Immediately after the scroll of the first provision information by the scroll means is completed or after a predetermined time has elapsed since the completion of the scroll, the reception request data of the second provision information is transmitted via the network to the predetermined request. Because it is sent to the address, even if the provided information is longer than the display screen, it is possible to display the content of the provided information without performing any operation, and after all the display of one provided information is completed, By requesting the next provided information, all of the contents of the one provided information can be reliably displayed without being affected by the state of the network, whereby the operator can switch the display of the provided information. An effect is obtained that an information display device capable of continuously and reliably viewing a plurality of pieces of provided information without performing an operation is obtained.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the program information storage means stores the address at which the provided information is stored for each provided information of the program including at least two or more provided information and the provided information. Storing program information including the order of providing information, receiving means receiving information providing request data from the terminal device, and address obtaining means, based on the program information stored by the program information storing means,
An address of the provision information corresponding to the information provision request data from the terminal device received by the receiving means is obtained in accordance with the provision order, and the request means stores the provision information stored in the address obtained by the address obtaining means. The transmitting means transmits the provided information received based on the request made by the requesting means to the terminal device, so that a plurality of provided information can be continuously transmitted, and the display of one provided information is performed. After the end, by transmitting the next provided information, the content of the one provided information can be reliably displayed on the terminal device without being affected by the state of the network. Information that allows a plurality of provided information to be viewed continuously and reliably without the operator having to switch the display of provided information. An effect that provides device is obtained.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the transmitting unit transmits the terminal device together with the provision information received based on the request made by the requesting unit. In order to transmit the information on the address of the provision information to be requested next to the terminal device, the address of the provision information is transmitted when the terminal device requests the next provision information, and the provision information is smoothly acquired. There is an effect that an information providing device capable of performing the above is obtained.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the third or fourth aspect of the present invention, the address acquiring unit is configured to execute the receiving unit based on the program information stored by the program information storing unit. In order to obtain a predetermined address of the provided information that is different from the provided information corresponding to the information providing request data from the terminal device received by the terminal device, another provided information such as a commercial is transmitted before transmitting the next provided information. An information providing device that can be inserted can be obtained.

According to the present invention, the specifying step specifies program information comprising at least two or more addresses of provided information and a providing order of the provided information, and the first receiving step includes: Receiving the first ordered first provision information of the program information designated by the designation step, the first display step displays the provision information received by the first reception step, The reception request process is
Immediately after the provided information is displayed in the first display step or after a lapse of a predetermined time from the display, a request for receiving the second ordered provided information of the program information is made, and Receiving the second request based on the reception request performed in the reception request step;
Is provided, and the second display step displays the provided information received by the second receiving step, so that a plurality of provided information can be continuously received, and the display of one provided information is performed. After finishing, by requesting the next provided information, regardless of the state of the network,
The content of the one piece of provided information can be reliably displayed, whereby the operator can continuously and reliably view a plurality of pieces of provided information without switching the display of the provided information. There is an effect that an information display method can be obtained.

According to the invention described in claim 7, the receiving step receives the information provision request data from the terminal device, and the address obtaining step includes the step of receiving each of the programs comprising at least two or more pieces of provision information. From the program information including the address where the provided information is stored for each provided information and the providing order of the provided information, the address of the provided information corresponding to the information providing request data from the terminal device received in the receiving step Is obtained in accordance with the providing order, the requesting step requests the providing information stored in the address obtained in the address obtaining step, the transmitting step,
In order to transmit the provided information received based on the request made in the requesting step to the terminal device, a plurality of provided information can be transmitted continuously, and after the display of one provided information is completed, the next provided information is provided. By sending
The content of the one piece of provided information can be reliably displayed on the terminal device without being affected by the state of the network, whereby the operator of the terminal device can switch the display of the provided information. There is an effect that an information providing method capable of continuously and reliably viewing a plurality of pieces of provided information without being provided is obtained.

The recording medium according to the invention described in claim 8 records a program for causing a computer to execute the method described in claim 6 or 7, so that the program can be read by a computer. Accordingly, there is an effect that a recording medium capable of realizing the operation of claim 6 or 7 by a computer is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a system configuration of an information providing system including an information display device and an information providing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the information display device and the information providing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the information display device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a relationship between a program and a channel according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of a program (information) according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing another content of the program (information) according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an outline of an operation procedure of the information providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of display contents of an end screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the information display device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating another processing procedure of the information providing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a utilization example of the information providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of a utilization example of the information providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of a utilization example of the information providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention;

[Explanation of symbols]

100 network 101 server 102 terminal device A 103 terminal device B 104 terminal device C 201, 251 CPU 202, 252 ROM 203, 253 RAM 204, 254 HDD (hard disk drive) 205, 255 HD (hard disk) 206, 256 FDD (floppy disk) Drive) 207,257 FD (floppy disk) 208,258 display 209,259 KB (keyboard) 210,260 mouse 211,261 scanner 212,262 network I / F (interface) 213,263 printer 214,264 bus 300 information display Device 301 Information receiving unit 302 Display unit 303 First transmitting unit 304 First display control unit 305 Second transmitting unit 306 Second display control unit 307 Scroll Le portion 401 program information storage unit 402 receiving unit 403 address acquiring unit 404 provides information requesting unit 405 transmission unit 800, 801 information site 900 end screen

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An information display device connected to a network such as the Internet, the information display device comprising: information receiving means for receiving provided information via the network; and display means for displaying provided information received by the information receiving means. A first transmission unit for transmitting reception request data of a program including at least two or more pieces of provided information to a predetermined address via the network; and a reception request data transmitted by the first transmission unit. First display control means for controlling the display means to display first provisioned information ordered first among predetermined orders in the program, received by the information receiving means based on the information, A predetermined time immediately after or after the first provision information is displayed on the display means by the first display control means. Second transmission means for transmitting, after a lapse of time, reception request data of the second order information provided next to the predetermined order in the program to the predetermined address via the network; Second display control means for controlling the display means to display the second provided information received by the information receiving means based on the reception request data transmitted by the second transmission means, and An information display device, characterized in that: 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first display control means further includes a scroll means for controlling the display means to scroll the first provided information, and wherein the second transmission means is provided by the scroll means. Immediately after the completion of the scrolling of the first provided information or after a lapse of a predetermined time from the completion, the reception request data of the second provided information is transmitted to the predetermined address via the network. The information display device according to claim 1. 3. An information providing apparatus which is connected to a network such as the Internet and provides information to a plurality of terminal devices via the network, the information providing apparatus comprising: A program information storage unit for storing program information including an address at which provided information is stored and a providing order of the provided information; a receiving unit for receiving information providing request data from the terminal device; and a program information storing unit. Address obtaining means for obtaining, based on the stored program information, an address of provided information corresponding to the information providing request data from the terminal device received by the receiving means in accordance with the providing order; and obtaining by the address obtaining means. Requesting means for requesting the provision information stored at the specified address; Information providing apparatus characterized by comprising a transmitting means for transmitting to said terminal device provides information received based on the request made by the means. 4. The transmitting unit transmits, to the terminal device, information on an address of the providing information to be requested next by the terminal device together with the providing information received based on the request made by the requesting unit. The information providing device according to claim 3, wherein 5. An address acquisition unit, which is different from provision information corresponding to information provision request data from the terminal device received by the reception unit based on program information stored by the program information storage unit. The information providing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein an address of the provided information is acquired. 6. A designating step of designating program information comprising at least two or more addresses of provided information and an order in which the provided information is provided, and a first ordered program information of the program information designated by the specifying step. A first receiving step of receiving the first provided information; a first displaying step of displaying the provided information received by the first receiving step; and after the provided information is displayed by the first displaying step. Immediately or after a lapse of a predetermined time from being displayed, a reception requesting step of making a reception request for the second ordered information provided next to the program information, and a reception request made by the reception requesting step. A second receiving step of receiving the second provided information; and a second displaying step of displaying the provided information received by the second receiving step. And an information display method. 7. An information providing method connected to a network such as the Internet and providing information to a plurality of terminal devices via the network, a receiving step of receiving information providing request data from the terminal device; From among the program information including the address in which the provided information is stored for each provided information of the program including two or more provided information and the providing order of the provided information, the program from the terminal device received in the receiving step is provided. An address acquisition step of acquiring the address of the provision information corresponding to the information provision request data in the provision order; a request step of requesting the provision information stored at the address acquired by the address acquisition step; Sending the provided information received based on the request made to the terminal device. Information providing method characterized by comprising the steps, a. 8. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute the method according to claim 6 or 7 is recorded.