Telecommunications – Transmitter and receiver at separate stations – Plural transmitters or receivers
Reexamination Certificate
2000-07-05
2004-09-14
Trost, William (Department: 2683)
Telecommunications
Transmitter and receiver at separate stations
Plural transmitters or receivers
C455S418000, C455S419000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06792280
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to information delivery systems and, more particularly, to an information delivery system for delivering content data such as music data.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Presently, music information (music data) previously recorded on a recording medium, such as a compact disk (CD) or a mini-disk (MD), is reproducible by use of an exclusive reproducer. Meanwhile, there recently are proposals on such a system that music information is delivered to a communication equipment installed at a particular site so that a user can record the delivered music information onto his or her recording media.
However, in the former case there is a necessity of purchasing a desired recording medium in a record shop. There often are cases for newly released popular music to be sold out. Meanwhile, in the latter case music information must be obtained through a communication equipment installed at a particular site thus resulting in inconvenience.
In order to avoid this, the present inventors have proposed, in Japanese Patent Application No. H11-75916, a system having delivery terminal and music reproducing functions provided on the cellular phones in order to facilitate delivery of music while protecting copyright thereof.
This system is convenient in receiving desired music information on one's own cellular phone. However, where delivering music information, there is difficulty in giving music information to another person because identification is required with a unique ID related to a telephone no. of the cellular phone.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide an information delivery system capable of giving a present of music information to another person.
An information delivery system according to the present invention, comprises: at least two portable communication terminals; and a delivery server for delivering data to the portable communication terminal, wherein the portable communication terminal includes delivery information input means to input delivery information including destination terminal information representative of at least the portable communication terminal as a destination, a delivery information transmitting means to transmit the delivery information inputted by the delivery information input means to the delivery server, delivery data receiving means to receive the data delivered from the delivery server, and recording means to record the data received by the delivery data receiving means; and the delivery server including delivery information receiving means to receive the delivery information from any of the portable communication terminals, and delivery means to deliver the data to the portable communication terminal as the destination based on the delivery information received by the delivery information receiving means.
The information delivery system of the invention has at least two portable communication terminals. The portable communication terminal has delivery information input means. The input means inputs delivery information including destination terminal information representative of at least a destination portable communication terminal, and the delivery information transmitting means transmits it to the delivery server. In the delivery server, the delivery information receiving means receives the delivery information. Accordingly, the delivery means delivers data such as music data encrypted based on the received delivery information, data required to reproduce the encrypted music data, etc. to the destination portable communication terminal. The data is received by the data receiving means provided on the portable communication terminal and recorded to a recording means. That is, data can be delivered to a desired portable communication terminal. In other words, it is possible to give a present to a user at a destination of a portable communication terminal. Incidentally, if a telephone no. of one's portable communication terminal is inputted as a destination of delivery, music data such as newly released popular music can be delivered to his or her portable communication terminal.
According to the invention, delivery information includes destination terminal information representing a portable communication terminal as a destination so that data is delivered based on the delivery information. Consequently, data such as music data can be given as a present to other persons.
In a certain aspect of the invention, the delivery server includes notifying means to notify the destination portable communication terminal of a presence of data to be delivered. Accordingly, the portable communication terminal can access the delivery means in response to the notification. Consequently, the delivery means can deliver the data when there is a response to a notification of the notifying means from the destination portable communication terminal.
In a certain aspect of the invention, the portable communication terminal has message input means to input a message to a presentee. The message transmitting means transmits the message inputted by the message input means to the delivery server. In the delivery server, message receiving means receives the message. Notifying means notifies the destination portable communication terminal of a presence of the message. Accordingly, the delivery means delivers the data when there is a response to a notification of the notifying means from the destination portable communication terminal. In this manner, the destination portable communication terminal is allowed to receive the message, such as congratulations, from a delivery requester, and receives a notification of a presence of data to be delivered and access the delivery means thus being delivered with data.
In another aspect of the invention, the delivery information includes delivery day and hour information representative of a day and hour of delivery for the data. Consequently, where giving a present of music data to a user of another portable communication terminal, delivery is possible on a particular day, e.g. birthday or memorable day.
In a certain embodiment of the invention, the delivery server includes notifying means to notify the destination portable communication terminal of a presence of data to be delivered on the delivery day and hour. Consequently, the delivery means can deliver the data when there is a response to the notification of the notifying means from the destination portable communication terminal.
In another embodiment of the invention, the delivery server includes managing means to manage the delivery information. The managing means postpones (updates) the delivery day and hour when there is no response to the notification of the notifying means from the destination portable communication terminal. The notifying means can repeatedly notify the destination portable communication terminal of a presence of the message and data to be delivered.
In another embodiment of the invention, the portable communication terminal has message input means capable of inputting a message. Message transmitting means transmits the message inputted on a requester's portable communication terminal to the delivery server. In the delivery server, if message receiving means receives the message and the delivery day and hour comes, message notifying means notifies the destination portable communication terminal of a presence of the message data to be delivered. Accordingly, the delivery means delivers the data when there is a response to a notification of the notifying means from the destination portable communication terminal. In this manner, the destination portable communication terminal can receive the message and access the delivery means thereby being delivered with data. In other words, the requester can make a present of data with a message such as congratulations attached.
In still another embodiment of the invention, the delivery server further includes managing means to manage the delivery information. The mana
Hioki Toshiaki
Hori Yoshihiro
Kanamori Miwa
Makino Megumi
Armstrong Kratz Quintos Hanson & Brooks, LLP
Miller Brandon J
Sanyo Electric Co,. Ltd.
Trost William
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