JP2008146466A - Information display system, its server device, terminal unit and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information display system capable of delivering information coincident with the needs of individual users, by reducing a data quantity flowing on a network and without processing a large quantity of information by a terminal unit. <P>SOLUTION: In this information display system, the terminal unit is provided with a means for requesting a category list to a sever device, a means for designating a category in the category list, a means for requesting content information on the designated category, a means for receiving the category list and the content information from the server device, and an information output means for holding or displaying the received contents information. The server device is provided with a means for inputting the contents information, a means for holding the contents information and the category list on the contents information, a means for shaping information requested by the terminal unit in a predetermined form, and a transmission means for transmitting the shaped category list or the contents information to the terminal unit. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information display system for displaying information acquired from a server device via a network on a terminal device, the server device, the terminal device, and a program.

In recent years, various information can be obtained from a Web server device or the like by the spread of the Internet. However, there is a problem that usually the user needs to access the Web server device to obtain information he / she wants to see, and the information cannot be obtained unless the user accesses it. In order to solve such problems, various methods have been examined. For example, distribution management software is installed on a personal computer, a schedule for distributing various information sources (contents) is set and managed, and connected via a network. An apparatus for displaying contents on an electronic bulletin board has been developed. In addition, the summary information of the information stored in the server device and the identification information are broadcast in combination, and the latest information such as the headline of the newspaper article is displayed without the user operating the information terminal device. An apparatus is disclosed in which details such as article contents can be easily viewed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 09-293080 A “Notice Distribution System” homepage provided by Nanao Co., Ltd. [online], search on November 21, 2006, Internet <URL: http://www.eizo.co.jp/products/ibs/index.html? banner_id = OVTibs> and <URL: http://www.eizo.co.jp/products/ibs/ip/feature/index.html>

  However, the news data to be distributed covers various fields such as economy, society, sports, and technology, and the difficulty of the contents ranges from beginners to advanced users. It is not efficient to process all such a large amount of information by individual terminal devices, and there is a problem that the amount of data flowing on the network increases. Also, in the case of distributing information by a broadcast method, the server device is the controlling entity and transmits the content to the terminal side, so there is a problem that information that perfectly meets the needs of individual users cannot be distributed. is there. For example, even when summary information is displayed, there is a problem that information on a category that the user does not want to see is included.

  In view of the above problems, the object of the present invention is to reduce the amount of data flowing on the network without processing a large amount of information on the terminal device by shaping the information on the server side and then transmitting it to the terminal device. It is another object of the present invention to provide an information display system capable of distributing information that meets the needs of individual users, its server device and terminal device, and a program.

  An information display system according to the present invention is an information display system including a server device that distributes content information and a terminal device that receives and displays the content information from the server device. The terminal device includes the server Category list requesting means for requesting a category list from the device, category specifying means for specifying a category in the category list, and content information requesting means for requesting content information relating to the category specified by the category specifying means to the server device And receiving means for receiving the category list or the content information from the server device, and information output means for holding or displaying the content information received by the receiving device, wherein content information is input to the server device Content information input means and content Holding means for holding information and a category list relating to the content information, shaping processing means for shaping the information requested by the category list requesting means or the content information requesting means of the terminal device into a predetermined format, and the shaping processing means And a transmission means for transmitting the category list or content information formatted by the terminal device to the terminal device in response to a request from the terminal device.

  In other words, the server device side does not send the content information unilaterally to the terminal side, but sends a category list indicating what content information the server device holds to the terminal device. Because the content information is requested by specifying the category that the user wants to see from the category list, it is not necessary to process a large amount of information on the terminal device, and the amount of data flowing on the network can be reduced, In addition, information that meets the needs of individual users can be distributed.

Furthermore, the server device is provided with advertisement information input means for inputting advertisement information and advertisement information holding means for holding the advertisement information. The shaping processing means of the server device includes the content information, the advertisement information, Is shaped into a predetermined format. As a result, it is possible to distribute advertisement information that suits each user's preferences and enhance the advertising effect.
In particular, the predetermined format is an XML file format. By using a general file format, the load on the server device side and the terminal side can be reduced, the processing can be facilitated, and versatility can be improved.

  The server device of the information display system according to the present invention is a server device of an information display system configured by a server device that distributes content information and a terminal device that receives and displays content information from the server device. Content information input means for inputting content information, holding means for holding content information and a category list related to the content information, and information requested by the category list requesting means or the content information requesting means of the terminal device is predetermined. And a transmission means for transmitting the category list or content information shaped by the shaping processing means to the terminal device in response to a request from the terminal device.

  In other words, the server device side does not transmit the content information unilaterally to the terminal side as a controlling entity, but transmits a category list indicating the content information held by the server device to the terminal device, and the specified category Since only the content information needs to be transmitted, it is not necessary to send a large amount of information that the user does not need to the terminal device, the amount of data flowing on the network can be reduced, and it meets the needs of individual users Information can be distributed.

Further, an advertisement information input means for inputting advertisement information and an advertisement information holding means for holding the advertisement information are provided, and the shaping processing means shapes the content information and the advertisement information into a predetermined format. Features. As a result, it is possible to distribute advertisement information that suits each user's preferences and enhance the advertising effect.
In particular, the predetermined format is an XML file format. By using a general file format, the load on the server device can be reduced and processing can be facilitated, and versatility can be improved.

  The terminal device of the information display system according to the present invention is a terminal device of the information display system configured by a server device that distributes content information and a terminal device that receives and displays content information from the server device. A category list requesting unit for requesting a category list from the server device; a category specifying unit for specifying a category in the category list; and requesting content information about the category specified by the category specifying unit from the server device. Content information requesting means, receiving means for receiving the category list or the content information from the server device, and information output means for holding or displaying the content information received by the receiving means are provided.

  In other words, a category list indicating what kind of content information is held by the server device is requested and only the content information of the category specified by the user is received. There is no need to receive and process a large amount of content information sent, the amount of data flowing over the network can be reduced, and only the information desired by each user can be obtained.

  In addition, the program of the server device of the information display system according to the present invention includes a shaping processing procedure for reading out a category list or content information requested by the terminal device from a holding unit and shaping the information into a predetermined format, and the shaping processing procedure And a transmission procedure for transmitting the category list or content information to the terminal device in response to a request from the terminal device.

In other words, since only the category list indicating the content information or the content information of the specified category is transmitted, it is not necessary to transmit a large amount of information that the user does not need, and the amount of data flowing on the network can be reduced. Information that meets the needs of individual users can be distributed.
The program of the terminal device of the information display system according to the present invention includes a category list requesting procedure for requesting a category list from the server device, a category specifying procedure for specifying a category in the category list, and the server device. A content information request procedure for requesting content information relating to a specified category, a reception procedure for receiving the category list or the content information from the server device, and an information output procedure for holding or displaying the received content information, The content information request procedure, the reception procedure, and the information output procedure are repeated in order.

  As a result, since only the content information of the category desired by the user is received from the category list requested of the server device, the amount of data flowing on the network can be reduced, and only the information desired by each user can be obtained.

  According to the present invention, since information is shaped on the server side and then transmitted to the terminal device, a large amount of information does not need to be processed by the terminal device, and the amount of data flowing on the network can be reduced. In addition, content information such as latest news that changes every moment according to individual users' preferences can be distributed and presented together with advertisement information to the users.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of an information display system, its server device and terminal device, and a program according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 1, an information display system 101 according to the first embodiment is connected to a server side device 102 of an ASP (Application Service Provider) via a network capable of two-way communication such as the Internet. The terminal-side device 104 displays information received from the terminal 102. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the terminal device 104 is installed in a general home.

  In FIG. 1, a server-side device 102 includes a Web server 105, a database server 106, and an advertisement distribution server 107, and these servers are connected to each other via a LAN. In this embodiment, the server-side device 102 is divided into three servers: a Web server 105, a database server 106, and an advertisement distribution server 107 for easy understanding. For example, the database server 106 and the advertisement distribution are distributed to the Web server 105. The functions of the server 107 may be integrated. Alternatively, these three servers may be installed in different places such as remote places so that they can communicate with each other via the network 103.

  The terminal-side device 104 includes a router 108, an electric bulletin board 109, and a personal computer 110, and these devices are connected to each other via a LAN. The router 108 is connected to the network 103, and the electronic bulletin board 109 and the personal computer 110 communicate with the server side device 102 via the router 108. In this embodiment, the electronic bulletin board 109 and the personal computer 110 are separated for easy understanding. However, the electronic bulletin board 109 may incorporate the function of the personal computer 110.

  Next, the configuration of the electronic bulletin board 109 of the terminal side device 104 will be described with reference to FIG. The electronic bulletin board 109 includes a communication unit 201 connected to the router 108, a processing unit 202, a holding unit 203, and a display unit 204. The processing unit 202 has a CPU, controls all operations of the electronic bulletin board 109 by a program stored in advance, and further has a Web server function. With this Web server function, it is possible to access the electronic bulletin board 109 from the personal computer 110 to check the contents of the electronic bulletin board 109 and make settings. The holding unit 203 includes a memory or the like, and stores setting contents of the electronic bulletin board 109 or temporarily stores information downloaded from the server side device 102. The display unit 204 is configured by a liquid crystal display panel or the like, and displays information downloaded from the server-side device 102 in accordance with instructions from the processing unit 202. For example, the electronic bulletin board 109 has an appearance as shown in FIG. 3 and scrolls and displays characters received from the server-side device 102 on the display unit 204.

  Next, the structure of the database server 106 of the server side apparatus 102 is demonstrated using FIG. The database server 106 includes a communication unit 301 connected to the Web server 105, a processing unit 302, a holding unit 303, and a news acquisition unit 304. The processing unit 302 has a CPU and controls the operation of the database server 106 by a program stored in advance. The holding unit 303 is configured by a memory or the like, and stores the setting contents of the database server 106, the content information captured by the news acquisition unit 304, the category list indicating the type of information, and the like. The news acquisition unit 304 is a part that acquires content information such as news and a category list. For example, an ASP contractor that manages the server-side device 102 periodically inputs it directly, or the mass media or the like is sent to the database server via the network 103. The latest information is always stored in the holding unit 303. The processing unit 302 may delete old information of the same category every time the latest information is stored in the holding unit 303, or may delete old information periodically. In this way, the latest content information and category list are always held in the holding unit 303 of the database server 106. The category list may be automatically generated by the database server 106 based on the content information.

  Next, the configuration of the advertisement distribution server 107 of the server side device 102 will be described with reference to FIG. The advertisement distribution server 107 includes a communication unit 401 connected to the Web server 105, a processing unit 402, a holding unit 403, and an advertisement acquisition unit 404. The processing unit 402 has a CPU and controls the operation of the advertisement distribution server 107 by a program stored in advance. The holding unit 403 is configured by a memory or the like, and stores the setting content of the advertisement distribution server 107 or the advertisement information captured by the advertisement acquisition unit 404. The advertisement acquisition unit 404 is, for example, an ASP company that manages the server-side device 102 periodically inputs advertisement information, or an advertising agency or an advertiser uploads to the advertisement distribution server 107 via the network 103, Information is stored in the holding unit 403. The processing unit 402 may delete old information every time the same advertiser's advertising information is stored in the holding unit 403, or automatically delete the advertising information after the advertisement period has passed. It doesn't matter.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the Web server 105 of the server-side apparatus 102 has the same basic configuration as the database server 106 and the advertisement distribution server 107, but includes not only the network 103 but also the database server 106 and the advertisement. It has a communication unit 701 for transmitting / receiving data to / from the distribution server 107, a processing unit 702 for shaping data to be transmitted / received and providing a Web service, and a holding unit 703 for holding operation settings and data for transmission / reception. The Web server 105 provides a Web service to a general terminal that is accessed via the network 103. In particular, information required from the database server 106 or the advertisement distribution server 107 in response to a request from the terminal-side device 104. Is transmitted to the terminal side device 104 in a predetermined format.

  Next, the overall operation of the information display system 101 will be described using the flowchart of FIG. In the flowchart of FIG. 7, the electronic bulletin board 109 of the terminal device 104 acquires a category list from the server device 102 and the personal computer 110 selects a category to be displayed on the display unit 204 from the category list acquired by the electronic bulletin board 109. The procedure is shown.

First, a procedure for the electronic bulletin board 109 to acquire a category list from the server-side device 102 will be described.
(Step S <b> 201) The processing unit 202 of the electronic bulletin board 109 requests a category list from the communication unit 201 to the Web server 105 of the server side device 102 via the network 103. That is, the processing unit 202 at this time operates as a category list request unit. The category list may include at least category information. However, other than this, for example, portal site ID information may be included in order to perform advertisement distribution in accordance with the characteristics of the user. I do not care.
(Step S202) The processing unit 702 of the Web server 105 searches for a category held by the database server 106 and its URL (address).
(Step S <b> 203) The processing unit 302 of the database server 106 transmits the category and URL held in the holding unit 303 to the Web server 105. The category and URL information is, for example, information describing addresses corresponding to categories such as news and weather forecasts as shown in FIG.
(Step S204) The processing unit 702 of the Web server 105 formats the category and URL information received from the database server 106 into an RSS (RDF (Resource Description Framework) Site Summary) file format. Here, the RSS file format will be described. The RSS file format is a kind of XML (Extensible Markup Language), which is a markup language composed of specific character strings called tags. For example, it is described as shown in FIG. 9, and a link destination URL or character information can be described by tags surrounded by <>. Although the present embodiment will be described in the RSS file format, HTML (HyperText Markup Language) or XHTML (Extensible HTML) used in Internet Web services may be used. Note that the processing unit 702 at this time operates as shaping processing means.
(Step S205) The category and URL information converted into the RSS file format by the processing unit 702 of the Web server 105 is transmitted from the communication unit 701 to the electronic bulletin board 109 of the terminal-side device 104 via the network 103.
(Step S206) The electronic bulletin board 109 that has received the RSS file in which the category and URL information are described is stored in the holding unit 203 as category information.

In this way, the electronic bulletin board 109 can obtain and hold the category information from the server side device 102. Next, a procedure for selecting a category to be displayed on the display unit 204 from the category information held on the electronic bulletin board 109 will be described.
(Step S207) The personal computer 110 requests category information from the electronic bulletin board 109.
(Step S208) The processing unit 202 of the electronic bulletin board 109 converts the category information in the RSS file format stored in the holding unit 203 into the HTML format so that it can be provided by the Web server function.
(Step S209) The processing unit 202 of the electronic bulletin board 109 transmits the category information converted into the HTML format to the personal computer 110 via the communication unit 201.
(Step S210) The personal computer 110 adds the category information received from the electronic bulletin board 109 to major items such as news, weather forecast, sports, vehicles, and finance, as shown in FIG. If it is a sport, the type such as baseball or soccer is displayed. In the personal computer 110, it is assumed that a Web browser is started.
(Step S211) The user views the screen of the personal computer 110 and selects a category for which information is desired to be viewed on the Web browser. For example, select Okinawa in the weather forecast.
(Step S212) The category selected by the Web server function of the processing unit 202 of the electronic bulletin board 109 is determined, and the selected category is stored in the holding unit 203. The series of operations of the processing unit 202 corresponds to category specifying means.

In this way, category information is requested from the personal computer 110 to the electronic bulletin board 109, and the category to be displayed on the display unit 204 of the electronic bulletin board 109 is selected and set.
Next, a procedure for receiving content information of a selected category from the server-side apparatus 102 and displaying it on the display unit 204 of the electronic bulletin board 109 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
(Step S301) The processing unit 202 of the electronic bulletin board 109 specifies a category from the communication unit 201 to the Web server 105 of the server-side apparatus 102 via the network 103, and requests content information related to the category. That is, the processing unit 202 at this time operates as a content information request unit. Note that the request signal may include at least information on the selected category.
(Step S <b> 302) The processing unit 702 of the Web server 105 searches for the latest information of the specified category held by the database server 106.
(Step S <b> 303) The processing unit 302 of the database server 106 reads the latest information of the specified category from the content information stored in the holding unit 303 and transmits it to the Web server 105.
(Step S304) Upon receiving the content information from the database server 106, the Web server 105 requests the advertisement distribution server 107 to search for advertisement information related to the content information. Here, the search for advertisement information related to the content information refers to, for example, searching for advertisements for Okinawa hotels, inns, or tourist attractions when the Okinawa category of the weather forecast is selected in FIG. It is.
(Step S305) The processing unit 402 of the advertisement distribution server 107 searches the advertisement information stored in the holding unit 403 for advertisement information related to the category requested from the Web server 105, and uses the advertisement information as a Web Transmit to the server 105.
(Step S306) The processing unit 702 of the Web server 105 formats the content information received from the database server 106 in Step S303 and the advertisement information received from the advertisement distribution server 107 in Step S305 into one RSS file format. For example, the content information and the advertisement information are rearranged so as to alternate, or the advertisement information is displayed before and after the content information. Note that the processing unit 702 at this time operates as shaping processing means.
(Step S307) The processing unit 702 of the Web server 105 transmits an RSS file in which the content information and the advertisement information are collected from the communication unit 701 to the electronic bulletin board 109 of the terminal-side device 104 via the network 103.
(Step S308) The processing unit 202 of the electronic bulletin board 109 temporarily stores the received RSS file in the holding unit 203, reads the RSS file from the holding unit 203, and sequentially displays information described in the RSS file by the display unit 204. To display. For example, in the case of the RSS file shown in FIG. 9, the characters enclosed by the tags <title> and </ title> are displayed on the display unit 204 in the order described in order from the top. In the case of FIG. 9, first, “TV program navigation [Tokyo version]” is displayed, then “09: 55 ~ [1st TV] news”, then “09: 55 ~ [2nd TV]” ”And“ NTT advertisement “Would you like to enter B flats?” Are displayed on the display unit 204. Note that display methods such as display intervals and scroll display are executed in accordance with settings stored in the holding unit 203 of the electronic bulletin board 109 in advance. In this way, the processing unit 202 of the electronic bulletin board 109 repeats the operation of step S308 until the display of a series of information described in the RSS file is completed.
(Step S309) When the processing unit 202 of the electronic bulletin board 109 finishes displaying the series of information described in the RSS file, the processing unit 202 returns to Step S301 again, and the latest content related to the category designated in the server-side device 102. Request information and repeat similar actions.

Next, the program of the processing unit 202 of the electronic bulletin board 109 described with reference to FIG. 11 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
(Step S401) The electronic bulletin board 109 is turned on.
(Step S402) The Web server 105 of the server side apparatus 102 is accessed, the latest content information of the designated category is requested, and this is acquired. As described above, related advertisement information may be automatically added to the content information.
(Step S403) The counter N is reset (N = 0).
(Step S404) The value (Nth) information indicated by the counter N is displayed on the electronic bulletin board. Here, the N-th information indicates the display order when the display information described in, for example, the RSS file is displayed in order as described above.
(Step S405) The counter N is incremented (N = N + 1).
(Step S406) It is determined whether there is information that is not displayed. If there is any information that remains, the process returns to Step S404 to display the Nth information on the display unit 204. When all the display information of the RSS file has been displayed, the process returns to step S402 to request the Web server 105 for the latest information again.

  In this way, the electronic bulletin board 109 can display content information related to the category selected in advance by the personal computer 110 on the display unit 204, and in particular, the server side device 102 is always requested for the latest content information. The person can obtain the latest information updated sequentially. Further, since the advertisement information related to the content information displayed on the display unit 204 of the electronic bulletin board 109 can be displayed, the advertiser can perform effective advertisement. Furthermore, the amount of data flowing on the network 103 can be reduced by shaping the information on the Web server 105 of the server device 102 and then transmitting the information to the terminal device 104.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, an information display system according to a second embodiment of the present invention, its server device and terminal device, and a program will be described. Since the configuration of the information display system 101 and the configuration of the server-side device 102 of the present embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, a duplicate description is omitted. The present embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the configuration and operation of the electronic bulletin board 109. The electronic bulletin board 109 according to the present embodiment is configured as shown in FIG. 13, and a redisplay button 251 is provided beside the display unit 204. When the redisplay button 251 is pressed, the processing unit 202 of the electronic bulletin board 109 operates to redisplay the displayed information.

Here, the operation of the processing unit 202 of the electronic bulletin board 109 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the figure, operations from S401 to S404 are the same as those in FIG. 12 of the first embodiment.
(Step S501) After displaying the Nth information on the display unit 204 in step S404, it is determined whether or not the redisplay button 251 of the electronic bulletin board 109 is pressed. If the redisplay button 251 is pressed, the process returns to step S404, and the Nth information is displayed again on the display unit 204. If the redisplay button 251 is not pressed, the process proceeds to step S405. 12 is processed in the same manner.

As described above, the electronic bulletin board 109 according to the present embodiment can display the information displayed by pressing the redisplay button 251 in addition to the effect of the first embodiment. If you miss it, you can recheck.
(Third embodiment)
Next, an information display system according to a third embodiment of the present invention, its server device and terminal device, and a program will be described. The configuration of the information display system 101 and the configuration of the server side device 102 of this embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the configuration of the electronic bulletin board 109 is the same as that of the second embodiment. The present embodiment differs from the second embodiment in the operation of the electronic bulletin board 109. In the second embodiment, when the redisplay button 251 is pressed, the information displayed immediately before is redisplayed. However, in this embodiment, when the redisplay button 251 is pressed, the information displayed in the past is retraced. Is displayed.

Here, operation | movement of the process part 202 of the electronic bulletin board 109 is demonstrated using the flowchart of FIG. In this figure, the operations from S401 to S404 and S501 are the same as those in FIG. 14 of the second embodiment.
(Step S502) When the redisplay button 251 is pressed in Step S501, the counter N is decremented by one (N = N−1), and then the process returns to Step S404 to return to the previous N−1th information. Is displayed on the display unit 204. If the re-display button 251 is not pressed, the process proceeds to step S405, and thereafter, the same processing as in FIGS. 12 and 14 is performed.

Here, when the (N-1) th information is displayed in step S404, when the redisplay button 251 is pressed again, this time, the N-1th information is further decremented, and the (N-2) th information is displayed on the display unit 204. Is displayed. By repeating this operation, information displayed in the past can be displayed again.
Thus, in addition to the effects of the first and second embodiments, the electronic bulletin board 109 according to the present embodiment can display the information displayed by pressing the redisplay button 251 once again retroactively. Therefore, the user can reconfirm the information displayed in the past at any time.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, an information display system, its server device and terminal device, and a program according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The configuration of the information display system 101, the configuration of the server-side device 102, and the configuration of the electronic bulletin board 109 in the present embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment. The present embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the operation of the electronic bulletin board 109. In the first embodiment, when the latest information is received from the Web server 105 and all the information is displayed, the operation of receiving the latest information from the Web server 105 is repeated again. The bulletin board 109 is configured so that a time zone for displaying information on the holding unit 203 is set in advance and operates only for the set time zone. The processing unit 202 of the electronic bulletin board 109 according to the present embodiment has a clock function, and time adjustment is performed by setting an address of a server that uses, for example, NTP (Network Time Protocol: a protocol for adjusting time correctly via a network). In addition, by setting to access regularly, it is possible to always adjust the time accurately.

Here, operation | movement of the process part 202 of the electronic bulletin board 109 is demonstrated using the flowchart of FIG. In the figure, processes other than S503 are the same as those in FIG. 11 of the first embodiment.
(Step S503) When the power of the electronic bulletin board 109 is turned on in step S401, it is determined whether or not the current time is a display time zone preset in the holding unit 203. For example, when the display time zone is set from 9:00 to 12:00, the operation is not performed until the time becomes 9:00. When the time reaches 9:00, the process advances to step S402 to access the Web server 105 of the server-side apparatus 102, request the latest content information of the set category, and acquire it. Thereafter, operation is performed in the same manner as in FIG. 12 until all the display information of the acquired RSS file is displayed. When all the display is completed, the process returns to step S503, and it is determined again whether or not it is the display time zone. During the display time zone, the same operation as in the first embodiment is performed. If the time has passed 12:00, the process does not proceed from step S503 to step S402, the display operation is not performed, and the process waits until the next display time comes. There may be a plurality of display time zone settings. Moreover, you may change the category selected for every display time slot | zone. For example, the display time zone from 7:00 to 7:30 selects the news category, the display time zone from 12:00 to 12:30 selects the food category, and the display time from 21:00 to 22:00. The belt may select a sport category. Further, by providing not only the time but also the calendar function in the processing unit 202, for example, more detailed settings such as Sunday from 19:00 to 21:00 are possible, and convenience is improved.

  As described above, the electronic bulletin board 109 according to the present embodiment can set the time zone displayed on the display unit 204 of the electronic bulletin board 109 in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, and thus can obtain information only when necessary. This makes it possible to save power. Furthermore, since the category to be selected for each display time zone can be set, information that matches the life cycle of the user can be obtained in a timely manner, and the advertising effect of the advertisement information added to the content information can be improved.

(Fifth embodiment)
Next, a terminal device of the information display system according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The configuration of the information display system 101, the configuration of the server-side device 102, and the configuration of the electronic bulletin board 109 in this embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment. The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the display unit 204 of the electronic bulletin board 109. In the first embodiment, the information received from the Web server 105 is either fixedly displayed on the display unit 204 or scrolled. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. It is divided into a fixed display 601 part and a scroll display 602 part. As in other embodiments, the scroll display 602 scrolls information such as characters, and the fixed display 601 displays a bar code or a QR (two-dimensional) code 252. For example, the user can read a QR code 252 displayed on the fixed display 601 from a terminal such as a mobile phone and access a Web server on the Internet. The bar code and the QR code 252 displayed on the display unit 204 are downloaded together when content information and advertisement information are downloaded from the Web server 105.

  Further, in order to provide a scrolling portion and a non-scrolling portion on the display unit 204 of the electronic bulletin board 109, for example, the display memory of the display unit 204 is divided into a fixed unit and a scroll unit, and the processing unit 202 sends information to the display unit 204. Can be realized by writing a barcode or QR code 252 in the fixed portion of the display memory and writing content information or advertisement information in the scroll portion of the display memory.

  As described above, the electronic bulletin board 109 according to the present embodiment can divide the display unit 204 into a fixed display part and a scroll display part, and can display a barcode or a QR code 252 on the fixed display part. It is possible to access a website on the Internet related to the information displayed in the section. For example, when information on Okinawa hotels and ryokan is displayed in the scroll area, if you access the QR code 252 displayed in the fixed area from a mobile phone, you can display a map of the hotel or ryokan or make a reservation It is also possible to do so.

  As described in each embodiment, the Web server 105, the database server 106, and the advertisement distribution server 107 of the server-side device 102 according to this embodiment, and each of the electronic bulletin boards 109 of the terminal-side device 104 are computers, The program can be realized by a program, and the program can be recorded on a recording medium or provided through a network.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information display system which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the terminal device (electronic bulletin board) of the information display system which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of a terminal device (electronic bulletin board). It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a database server. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of an advertisement delivery server. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a web server. It is a flowchart which shows the acquisition / selection / setting procedure of a category list. It is an auxiliary | assistant figure for demonstrating the relationship between a category and an address. It is an auxiliary | assistant figure which shows an RSS file example. It is an auxiliary | assistant figure which shows the example of a category selection screen. It is a flowchart which shows an information display procedure. It is a flowchart which shows the process of an electronic bulletin board. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the electronic bulletin board which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the electronic bulletin board which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the electronic bulletin board which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the electronic bulletin board which concerns on 4th Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the electronic bulletin board which concerns on 5th Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 ... Information display system 102 ... Server side apparatus 103 ... Network 104 ... Terminal side apparatus 105 ... Web server 106 ... Database server 107 ... Advertisement distribution server 108 ... Router 109: Electronic bulletin board 110 ... PC 201, 301, 401, 701 ... Communication unit 202, 302, 402, 702 ... Processing unit 203, 303, 403, 703 ... Holding unit 204 ... Display unit 251 ... Redisplay button 304 ... News acquisition unit 404 ... Advertisement acquisition unit

Claims (9)

In an information display system comprising a server device that distributes content information and a terminal device that receives and displays content information from the server device,
In the terminal device,
Category list request means for requesting a category list from the server device;
Category specifying means for specifying a category in the category list;
Content information requesting means for requesting content information related to the category specified by the category specifying means to the server device;
Receiving means for receiving the category list or the content information from the server device;
An information output means for holding or displaying the content information received by the receiving means;
In the server device,
Content information input means for inputting content information;
Holding means for holding content information and a category list related to the content information;
Shaping processing means for shaping the information requested by the category list requesting means or the content information requesting means of the terminal device into a predetermined format;
An information display system comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit the category list or content information shaped by the shaping processing unit to the terminal device in response to a request from the terminal device. The information display system according to claim 1,
In the server device,
Advertising information input means for inputting advertising information;
An advertisement information holding means for holding the advertisement information;
The information display system, wherein the shaping processing means of the server device shapes the content information and the advertisement information into a predetermined format. The information display system according to claim 1 or 2,
An information display system in which the predetermined format is an XML file format. A server device of an information display system comprising a server device that distributes content information and a terminal device that receives and displays content information from the server device,
Content information input means for inputting content information;
Holding means for holding content information and a category list related to the content information;
Shaping processing means for shaping the information requested by the category list requesting means or the content information requesting means of the terminal device into a predetermined format;
A server device comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit a category list or content information shaped by the shaping processing unit to the terminal device in response to a request from the terminal device. In the server device of the information display system according to claim 4,
Advertising information input means for inputting advertising information;
An advertisement information holding means for holding the advertisement information;
The server device, wherein the shaping processing unit shapes the content information and the advertisement information into a predetermined format. In the server apparatus of the information display system according to claim 4 or 5,
A server apparatus characterized in that the predetermined format is an XML file format. A terminal device of an information display system comprising a server device that distributes content information and a terminal device that receives and displays content information from the server device,
Category list request means for requesting a category list from the server device;
Category specifying means for specifying a category in the category list;
Content information requesting means for requesting content information related to the category specified by the category specifying means to the server device;
Receiving means for receiving the category list or the content information from the server device;
An information output means for holding or displaying the content information received by the receiving means is provided. A program used for the server device according to any one of claims 4, 5 and 6,
A shaping process procedure for reading out a category list or content information requested by the terminal device from a holding unit and shaping it into a predetermined format;
A program for a server device, comprising: a transmission procedure for transmitting a category list or content information shaped by the shaping processing procedure to the terminal device in response to a request from the terminal device. A program used for the terminal device according to claim 7,
A category list requesting procedure for requesting a category list from the server device;
A category specifying procedure for specifying a category in the category list;
A content information requesting procedure for requesting content information relating to the category specified in the server device;
A reception procedure for receiving the category list or the content information from the server device;
An information output procedure for holding or displaying the received content information, and
A program for a terminal device, wherein the content information request procedure, the reception procedure, and the information output procedure are repeated in order.

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