CN1701545A - Information providing method - Google Patents

Abstract

The name of a broadcast station transmitting a broadcast signal currently received by a user can be easily informed to the user. A radio receiver (2) transmits to an information provision server (3), via the Internet (5), both frequency data corresponding to the frequency of a currently received FM broadcast signal and area data corresponding to a currently used area. The information provision server (3) determines, based on the transmitted frequency and area data, the broadcast station transmitting the broadcast signal currently received by the radio receiver (2) and transmits, to the radio receiver (2), text data and a call sign both corresponding to the determined broadcast station.

Description

Information providing method

Technical field

The present invention relates to be applicable to through network, for example information providing system and the information providing method of the system that links to each other with the server that broadcast receiver is sent information of broadcast receiver such as radio receiver or television set.And, the present invention relates to receive the broadcast receiver of information and the broadcast receiving method that is applicable to this broadcast receiver from the server that connects through network.The invention still further relates to through network to broadcast receiver can transmission information and determining and the broadcasting station announcement server of the station name of aural that becomes the broadcast singal transmit leg that the notification broadcast receiving system receives and be applicable to that the broadcasting station of this broadcasting station announcement server determines method.

The application is to be 2003-274302, to be 2003-313167 and to be the application of 2003-352897 in Japan in the Japanese patent application No. of application on October 10th, 2003 in the Japanese patent application No. of application on September 4th, 2003 in Japan in the Japanese patent application No. of on July 14th, 2003 application in Japan, emphasize its priority, by with reference to these applications, it is applied at the application.

Background technology

At stereophonic reproducing system, the portable type sound equipment of complete combination audio of what is called or unit combination audio etc. or be installed in the radio receiver that sound equipment in the automobile etc. had, by receiving the broadcast singal that sends from radio station and carry out demodulation, thereby the user can listen to the program of melody etc.Radio receiver is by the frequency of the broadcast singal of user's selective reception.The frequency of user by selecting broadcast singal, thus can listen to the program that desirable radio station provides.

In addition, each radio station discloses the intrinsic information in each radio station on the internet, when for example sending broadcast singal, provide the title of the melody of listening to for example radio receiver or the relevant information that player's name, the CD title that records the melody of broadcasting or numbering etc. are listened to program to the rating people.

Here, this case applicant waits provides the stereophonic reproducing system that comprises internet function (for example, with reference to non-patentliterature 1).According to this stereophonic reproducing system, realize that the user only just can simultaneously listen to program with 1 electronic equipment, one side obtains the relevant information of program.

Non-patent literature 1: Sony (China) Co., Ltd, " bitplay Style ", [online], [putting down into retrieval on June 26th, 15], and the Internet,＜URL:http: //www.sony.jp/products/bitplay/bitplay_style/ 〉

But the broadcast singal that each radio station sends is owing to limit the area that can receive, thus be positioned at mutual away from a plurality of radio stations in area can use the electric wave of same frequency to send different information.For example using the broadcasting station of 80.0MHz is different broadcasting stations in National Capital Area and the north, the Northeast.

So, though the broadcast singal frequency in can determining to receive with radio receiver be can not determine the radio station of the broadcast singal transmit leg that becomes in the reception.In addition, the user must carry out loaded down with trivial details operation in order to discern the radio station of the broadcast singal transmit leg that becomes in the reception, for example takes the form of the title of expression broadcast singal frequency that each area received and radio station, and carries out reference etc.

And, the user is when the relevant information of the broadcast singal that obtains receiving, also must discern after the radio station that becomes the broadcast singal of reception transmit leg, visit again the homepage of radio station or program etc. in the area of using and the broadcast singal frequency of reception according to radio receiver.This operation is even also must carry out in comprising the stereophonic reproducing system of internet function.That is, during the relevant information of the broadcast singal that the user obtains receiving from homepage, also must carry out loaded down with trivial details operation.

For fear of carrying out loaded down with trivial details like this operation, proposed to be equipped with the radio receiver of storage part of the corresponding table of comparisons of title of each regional frequency of storage and radio station.This radio receiver, can be determined and display radio radio station on display part according to the broadcast singal frequency of radio receiver territory of use and reception according to the data that are stored in the storage part.

But the broadcast singal that radio receiver receives not only is subjected to the influence in the area that radio receiver uses, the influence of the environment that the radio receivers such as building around for example also being subjected to use.

For example, as shown in Figure 1, when predetermined distance was provided with, the regional A that can receive the broadcast singal of playing the 1st radio wavebroadcast base station 100 under the situation about having repeated with the regional B that can receive the broadcast singal of playing the 2nd radio wavebroadcast base station 101 in the 1st radio wavebroadcast base station 100 and the 2nd radio wave broadcast base station 101.That is, the radio receiver that uses in the zone of regional A and regional B repetition can receive the broadcast singal of the 1st radio wavebroadcast base station 100 transmissions and these two kinds of broadcast singals of broadcast singal that the 2nd radio wavebroadcast base station 101 sends.

In addition, as shown in Figure 2, if at regional B and at regional A boundary vicinity and when the 2nd radio wavebroadcast base station 101 1 sides have the place use radio receiver of high building, then radio receiver can not receive the broadcast singal that play the 2nd radio wavebroadcast base station 101, can only receive the broadcast singal that play the 1st radio wavebroadcast base station 100.

Further, as shown in Figure 3, when the radio receiver user has participated in wired broadcasting, receive the broadcast singal that the 2nd radio wavebroadcast base station 101 grades send in the lump, with wired mode conversion frequency and transmission with wired broadcasting station.That is, the frequency of the broadcast singal of radio receiver reception is different with the frequency of the 1st and the 2nd radio wave broadcast base station 100,101 transmissions.

As mentioned above, owing to be subjected to the influence of environment for use, therefore radio receiver receives the broadcast singal that is not stored in the frequency in the storage part sometimes.In this case, radio receiver be can not determine the radio station that becomes the broadcast singal of reception transmit leg according to the data that are stored in the storage part.

In addition, be stored in data in the storage part, therefore under the situation, be difficult to the new information of storage when for example newly opening or closing radio station etc. owing to be difficult to change.

So in the radio receiver of the storage part of the corresponding data of title that storage each regional frequency and radio station are housed, when the radio station of the broadcast singal transmit leg of determining to become reception, precision is very low.

Summary of the invention

The present invention puts forward in view of the existing truth of above explanation, and its purpose is, provides a kind of user can discern the information providing system and the information providing method in the broadcasting station of the broadcast singal transmit leg that receives by broadcast receiver simply.Its purpose also is, a kind of broadcast receiver and message receiving method that can make the broadcasting station of the broadcast singal transmit leg that the user discerns reception simply is provided.Its purpose also is, provides the broadcasting station of a kind of broadcasting station that can determine the broadcast singal transmit leg that receives with broadcast receiver simply accurately and notification broadcast receiving system to determine that server and broadcasting station determine method.

Information providing system of the present invention has following characteristics, be that the broadcast receiver that receives the broadcast singal of selected frequency and carry out demodulation is determined the above-mentioned information providing system that server links to each other through the network and the broadcasting station in the broadcasting station of determining above-mentioned broadcast singal transmit leg, above-mentioned broadcast receiver comprises through above-mentioned network and sends user's transmitting apparatus of data and receive the user receiving equipment of data through above-mentioned network that above-mentioned broadcasting station determines that server comprises the frequency data of storage corresponding to above-mentioned broadcast singal frequency, area data corresponding to above-mentioned broadcast receiver territory of use, and determine server storage device corresponding to the broadcasting station of the broadcasting station data in the broadcasting station of determining by said frequencies data and area data; Come retrieve stored to determine that in above-mentioned broadcasting station the broadcasting station of the broadcasting station data in the server storage device determines server retrieves equipment according to said frequencies data and above-mentioned area data; The server receiving equipment is determined in the broadcasting station that receives data through above-mentioned network; And determine the server transmitting apparatus through the broadcasting station that above-mentioned network sends data, above-mentioned user's transmitting apparatus determines that to above-mentioned broadcasting station server sends above-mentioned area data and said frequencies data, above-mentioned broadcasting station determines that the server receiving equipment receives the above-mentioned area data that sends by above-mentioned user's transmitting apparatus and corresponding to the frequency data of the broadcast singal frequency by above-mentioned broadcast receiver reception, above-mentioned broadcasting station determines that server retrieves equipment is according to determine above-mentioned area data and the said frequencies data that the server receiving equipment receives by above-mentioned broadcasting station, retrieve above-mentioned broadcasting station, above-mentioned broadcasting station determines that the server transmitting apparatus sends the above-mentioned broadcasting station data of determining the retrieval of server retrieves equipment by above-mentioned broadcasting station to above-mentioned broadcast receiver, and above-mentioned user receiving equipment receives by above-mentioned broadcasting station determines the above-mentioned broadcasting station data that the server transmitting apparatus sends.

And, broadcast receiver of the present invention has following characteristics, at the broadcast singal that receives selected frequency and carry out in the broadcast receiver of demodulation, comprise through network and receive the receiving equipment of data and send the transmitting apparatus of data through above-mentioned network, above-mentioned transmitting apparatus is for determining that the broadcasting station corresponding to the broadcasting station data in the broadcasting station of broadcast singal transmit leg determines server, transmission is corresponding to the frequency data of the above-mentioned broadcast singal frequency that receives with corresponding to the area data of this broadcast receiver territory of use, and above-mentioned receiving equipment receives the broadcasting station data that above-mentioned broadcasting station determines that server sends.

And, broadcasting station of the present invention determines that server has following characteristics, through network and receive the broadcast singal that the broadcasting station sends and the broadcast receiver that carries out demodulation links to each other, comprise that storage is corresponding to the frequency data of above-mentioned broadcast singal frequency, corresponding to the area data of above-mentioned broadcast receiver territory of use and corresponding to determining server storage device by the broadcasting station of the broadcasting station data in the definite broadcasting station of said frequencies data and area data; Receive the said frequencies data of above-mentioned broadcast receiver transmission and the receiving equipment of above-mentioned area data; In the said frequencies data that receive by above-mentioned receiving equipment and above-mentioned area data, broadcasting station data from be stored in above-mentioned memory device, the retrieval facility of retrieving that above-mentioned broadcast receiver receives corresponding to the broadcasting station data in the broadcasting station that becomes the broadcast singal transmit leg; And the transmitting apparatus that above-mentioned information receiver is sent the above-mentioned broadcasting station data of retrieving by above-mentioned retrieval facility.

And, information providing method of the present invention has following characteristics, comprises the broadcast receiver that receives the broadcast singal of selected frequency and carry out demodulation is determined the 1st Connection Step that server links to each other through the network and the broadcasting station in the broadcasting station of determining above-mentioned broadcast singal transmit leg; Above-mentioned broadcast receiver determines that to above-mentioned broadcasting station server sends corresponding to the frequency data of the broadcast singal frequency that receives with corresponding to the 1st forwarding step of the area data of this broadcast receiver territory of use; Above-mentioned broadcasting station determines that server receives the said frequencies data of above-mentioned the 1st forwarding step transmission and the 1st receiving step of above-mentioned area data; Said frequencies data and the above-mentioned area data that receives according to above-mentioned the 1st receiving step, retrieve the 1st searching step with corresponding broadcasting station, the broadcasting station that becomes above-mentioned broadcast singal transmit leg data by above-mentioned broadcast receiver reception; Above-mentioned broadcast receiver is sent the 2nd forwarding step of the above-mentioned broadcasting station data of above-mentioned the 1st searching step retrieval; And above-mentioned broadcast receiver receives the 2nd receiving step of the above-mentioned broadcasting station data of above-mentioned the 2nd forwarding step transmission.

And, message receiving method of the present invention has following characteristics, at the broadcast singal that receives selected frequency and carry out comprising through the network and the broadcasting station in the broadcasting station of determining above-mentioned broadcast singal transmit leg and determining the 1st Connection Step that server links to each other in the message receiving method of broadcast receiver of demodulation; Above-mentioned broadcasting station is determined that server sends corresponding to the frequency data of the broadcast singal frequency that receives with corresponding to the 1st forwarding step of the area data of this broadcast receiver territory of use through above-mentioned network; And determine that from above-mentioned broadcasting station server receives the 1st receiving step corresponding to the broadcasting station data in the broadcasting station of the broadcast singal transmit leg receiving.

And, broadcasting station of the present invention determines that method has following characteristics, be through network and the broadcast singal that receives selected frequency and carry out broadcasting station that the broadcast receiver of demodulation links to each other and determine that the broadcasting station of server determines method, comprise from above-mentioned broadcast receiver receiving corresponding to the frequency data of the broadcast singal frequency of above-mentioned broadcast receiver reception with corresponding to the receiving step of the area data of above-mentioned broadcast receiver territory of use; Said frequencies data and the above-mentioned area data that receives according to above-mentioned receiving step, to retrieve what receive corresponding to above-mentioned broadcast receiver be the searching step of broadcasting station data in the broadcasting station of broadcast singal transmit leg; And the forwarding step that sends the broadcasting station data of above-mentioned searching step retrieval to above-mentioned broadcasting station receiving system.

Determine that in aforesaid information providing system of the present invention, broadcast receiver, broadcasting station server, information providing method, message receiving method and broadcasting station determine in the method, receive frequency data and area data that broadcast receiver sends, according to the area data and the frequency data that receive, retrieve the broadcasting station data in the broadcasting station of the broadcast singal transmit leg that receives with broadcast receiver, broadcast receiver is sent the broadcasting station data of retrieval.

So, determine that in aforesaid information providing system of the present invention, broadcast receiver, broadcasting station server, information providing method, message receiving method and broadcasting station determine in the method, can determine the broadcasting station that becomes the broadcast singal transmit leg that receives by broadcast receiver.And, in the present invention, can inform the broadcasting station that becomes the broadcast singal transmit leg that receives by broadcast receiver to the user of broadcast receiver.

And, information providing system of the present invention has following characteristics, be that the broadcast receiver that receives the broadcast singal of selected frequency and carry out demodulation is determined the above-mentioned information providing system that server links to each other through the network and the broadcasting station in the broadcasting station of determining above-mentioned broadcast singal transmit leg, above-mentioned broadcast receiver comprises the input equipment of the title of importing above-mentioned broadcasting station; And generate the frequency data of the broadcast singal frequency of expression in receiving by the station name of aural data of the above-mentioned station name of aural of above-mentioned input equipment input and with above-mentioned station name of aural data and expression and represent the broadcasting station specified data transmitting apparatus that the area data of this broadcast receiver territory of use is mapped and sends as the broadcasting station specified data, above-mentioned broadcasting station determines that server comprises the memory device of the above-mentioned broadcasting station specified data that the above-mentioned broadcast receiver of storage sends.

And, broadcast receiver of the present invention has following characteristics, be to determine that server links to each other through the network and the broadcasting station in the broadcasting station of definite broadcast singal transmit leg and receive the broadcast singal of selected frequency and the broadcast receiver that carries out demodulation, comprise the input equipment of importing above-mentioned station name of aural; And generate expression by the above-mentioned station name of aural of above-mentioned input equipment input the station name of aural data and the frequency data of above-mentioned station name of aural data and the above-mentioned broadcast singal frequency of expression and the area data of representing this broadcast receiver territory of use is mapped the broadcasting station specified data transmitting apparatus that server sends is determined in above-mentioned broadcasting station as the broadcasting station specified data

And, broadcasting station of the present invention determines that server has following characteristics, be to link to each other through network and the broadcast singal that receives selected frequency and the broadcast receiver that carries out demodulation, determine that the broadcasting station in the broadcasting station of above-mentioned broadcast singal transmit leg determines server, comprise the frequency data of the broadcast singal frequency of station name of aural data in receiving with expression that will the above-mentioned station name of aural of expression and represent the memory device that the area data of this broadcast receiver territory of use is mapped and stores as the broadcasting station specified data, receive the above-mentioned broadcasting station specified data that above-mentioned broadcast receiver sends, and it is recorded in the above-mentioned memory device.

And, information providing method of the present invention has following characteristics, the information providing method of to be the broadcast receiver that will receive the broadcast singal of selected frequency and carry out demodulation through network and the broadcasting station of determining the broadcasting station of above-mentioned broadcast singal transmit leg the determine information providing system that server links to each other, above-mentioned broadcast receiver comprises the station name of aural input step of importing above-mentioned station name of aural; And the station name of aural data generation step that generates the station name of aural data according to the station name of aural of above-mentioned broadcasting station input step input; The area data that above-mentioned station name of aural data is generated the frequency data of station name of aural data that step generates and the above-mentioned broadcast singal frequency of expression and represent this broadcast receiver territory of use is mapped and determines the 1st forwarding step that server sends as the broadcasting station specified data to above-mentioned broadcasting station; And above-mentioned broadcasting station determines that server is received in above-mentioned broadcasting station specified data that above-mentioned the 1st forwarding step sends from above-mentioned broadcast receiver and it is recorded in recording step the memory device.

Determine in the server in above information providing system of the present invention, broadcast receiver, information providing method and broadcasting station, broadcast receiver generates the station name of aural data according to the station name of aural of user's input, the station name of aural data that generate are mapped with frequency data and area data, it is determined the server transmission as the broadcasting station specified data to the broadcasting station.Then, the broadcasting station determines that server receives the broadcasting station specified data that broadcast receiver sends, and it is recorded in the memory device.

So, determine server according to information providing system of the present invention, broadcast receiver, information providing method and broadcasting station, be stored in the broadcasting station and determine radio station's specified data in the included memory device of server owing to can rewrite, so can determine the broadcasting station of the broadcast singal transmit leg of broadcast receiver reception accurately.So, can inform radio station name simply accurately to the user.

Description of drawings

But the receiving area of the FM broadcast singal of Fig. 1 is expression sends the FM broadcast singal to adjacent different regions two radio wave broadcast base stations transmissions is in the schematic diagram of the state of part repetition.

Fig. 2 is that the expression radio receiver is in the schematic diagram that does not receive the FM broadcast singal that the zone of using is sent and receive the state of the FM broadcast singal that adjacent areas is sent.

Fig. 3 be illustrated under the situation of participating in wired broadcasting, the schematic diagram of the frequency of wired broadcasting station conversion FM broadcast singal and the state that sends.

Fig. 4 is the structure chart that information providing system of the present invention is used in expression.

Fig. 5 is the structure chart that expression constitutes the radio receiver of above-mentioned information providing system.

Fig. 6 is illustrated in the area of storing in the included database of the terminal management server that constitutes above-mentioned information providing system to determine table.

Fig. 7 is that the radio station that stores in the included database of the terminal management server that constitutes above-mentioned information providing system determines table.

Fig. 8 is the key diagram of receiving and sending messages between the radio receiver of above-mentioned information providing system and information-providing server.

The key diagram that Fig. 9 is when determining to record the radio station that becomes candidate in the form in radio station, receives and sends messages between radio receiver and information-providing server.

The key diagram that Figure 10 is when determining not have to write down the radio station that becomes candidate in the table in radio station, receives and sends messages between radio receiver and information-providing server.

Figure 11 is that expression is stored in the radio station that constitutes this information providing system and determines table in the included database of server.

Figure 12 is the action flow chart when being illustrated in the FM broadcast singal transmit leg of determining the radio receiver reception in this information providing system.

Figure 13 is the flow chart that is illustrated in this information providing system the action when recording radio station's specified data in radio station determines the form of server.

Figure 14 (A) and Figure 14 (B) are the schematic diagrames that the expression specified data R11 of radio station is recorded in the state in the table, and Figure 14 (C) and Figure 14 (D) are the schematic diagrames that the expression specified data R12 of radio station is recorded in the state in the table.

Figure 15 (A) frequency data that to be expression send according toradio receiver 2 and area data, send the schematic diagram of the state of the specified data R12 of radio station toradio receiver 2, Figure 15 (B) is the schematic diagram of the state of the expression log-on count that increases the specified data R12 of radio station.

Figure 16 is illustrated in to use the structure chart that comprises CD sales server and content transfer servicer in the information providing system of the present invention.

Figure 17 is the key diagram of receiving and sending messages between radio receiver, information-providing server, CD sales server when transmitting content by CD sales server sale CD or by content transfer servicer.

Embodiment

Below, describe application information providing system of the present invention in detail with reference to accompanying drawing.

Useinformation providing system 1 of the present invention as shown in Figure 4,5 link to eachother radio receiver 2 with information-providingserver 3 through the Internet.Also have, the quantity of theradio receiver 2 that links to each other with the Internet 5 also can be several.

Radio receiver 2 receives the FM broadcast singal of radio station's transmission and carries out demodulation, plays then.And, information-providingserver 3 is sent the frequency data of the FM broadcast singal frequency of representing reception and the area data ofexpression radio receiver 2 territory of uses.And, receive radio station's specified data of forming by corresponding to radio station name data, frequency data and the area data of the radio station name of the FM broadcast singal transmit leg that receives from information-providingserver 3, according to the title in the radio station specified data display radio radio station of reception.And, from the relevant information data that information-providingserver 3 receives corresponding to the relevant information of the FM broadcast singal that receives, show the relevant information of the FM broadcast singal that receives according to the relevant information data that receives.And, the radio station name that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg that input receives, to generate the radio station name data, the radio station name data that generate are mapped with the frequency data of the broadcast singal frequency of expression reception and the area data ofexpression radio receiver 2 territory of uses, and it is sent to information-providingserver 3 as radio station's specified data.

The pairing radio station data of radio station of the FM broadcast singal transmit leg that 3 pairs of radio receivers of information-providing server, 2transmission radio receivers 2 receive or the pairing relevant information data of relevant information of the FM broadcast singal thatradio receiver 2 receives etc.And information-providingserver 3 is carried outradio receiver 2 required registration or registration etc. when information-providingserver 3 receives radio station data or relevant information data etc.

Then, use Fig. 5, describeradio receiver 2 in detail.

Radio receiver 2 comprises that theantenna 21 that receives the FM broadcast singal that each radio station sends, the FM broadcast singal that in the FM broadcast singal frequency of selectingantenna 21 to receiveantenna 21 is received carry out thetuner 22 of demodulation and theloud speaker 23 of the signal output sound that provides according totuner 22.

Radio receiver 2 comprises that also the user specifies theoperating portion 24 of the action of all departments or the operation used of input data, thedisplay part 26, storage of display text such as 5 receiving and transmittingparts 25 that carry out transceive data, the data that receive according to data or receiving and transmittingpart 25 byoperating portion 24 inputs or image data or thememory 27 of data that receive by receiving and transmittingpart 25 etc. and the CPU (CentralProcessing Unit) 28 of control each several part byoperating portion 24 inputs through the Internet.

Andantenna 21,tuner 22,loud speaker 23,operating portion 24, receiving and transmittingpart 25, displaypart 26,memory 27, CPU28 are connected on thebus 29.

The FM broadcast singal frequency thattuner 22 selectsantenna 21 to receive.That is, the FM broadcast singal frequency that receives byradio receiver 2 becomes the frequency of selecting by tuner 22.Andtuner 22 is transformed into audible frequency with the FM broadcast singal thatantenna 21 receives.The frequency thattuner 22 is selected is determined by the user.The user is by for example, and operatingportion 24 is operated the frequency that decidestuner 22 to select (following also claim tuning).

The user when the literal thatinput display part 26 shows, or through receiving and transmittingpart 25 when information-providingserver 3 sends information, operate operating portion 24.And the user can import preset number (preset number) by operatingportion 24 is operated.Preset number is corresponding with definite frequency, if the user imports preset number, thentuner 22 is selected the corresponding frequency of preset number with input, with it as the FM broadcast singal frequency of passing throughantenna 21 receptions.And the user is by operating the input radio station name to operatingportion 24.

Receiving and transmittingpart 25 links to eachother radio receiver 2 through the Internet with information-providing server 3.The operation of the operatingportion 24 that receiving and transmittingpart 25 carries out according to the user, through theInternet 5, to information-providingserver 3 transmitting apparatus ID, user ID, password, corresponding to the data of the frequency data of the catchword of radio station, the frequency selected corresponding to the postcode data of postcode or corresponding totuner 22 etc.And, through theInternet 5, receive corresponding to the catchword of the radio station that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg that receives and string data or corresponding to the data of the relevant information data of the relevant information of the FM broadcast singal that receives etc. from information-providing server 3.And the operation of the operatingportion 24 that receiving and transmittingpart 25 carries out according to the user sends radio station described later specified data to information-providingserver 3.

Display part 26 shows the frequency of the FM broadcast singal that receives byradio receiver 2 etc.And, according to the data that receiving and transmittingpart 25 receives, show the radio station name that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg that receives byradio receiver 2, operatingportion 24 operated the radio station name imported and the relevant information of the FM broadcast singal that receives byradio receiver 2 etc. by the user.

Memory 27 storage is operated the data imported by the user to operatingportion 24 or corresponding to the frequency data of each frequency corresponding with preset button and data by receiving and transmittingpart 25 receptions and relevant information data etc.

CPU28 controls each several part.And, according to the program that leaves among the ROM (Read Only Memory) etc., send the frequency data by operatingportion 24 being operated come tuning radio station and the area data ofexpression radio receiver 2 territory of uses to information-providing server 3.And, show 3 that receive from information-providing server, as to determine the radio station selected by operatingportion 24 catchword and be used for the character string of display radio radio station title at display part 26.And, according to by operatingportion 24 being operated the radio station name of importing, generate the radio station name data, with the radio station name data that generate be mapped corresponding to the frequency data of the FM signal frequency in receiving and area data corresponding toradio receiver 2 territory of uses, as radio station's specified data, information-providingserver 3 is sent.In the present embodiment, use the postcode data of expression postcode as area data.By using postcode data, the Japanese whole nation can be subdivided into 12000 places, can determine radio station name more accurately.And the frequency data of the frequency in receiving by radio station name data and the expression that information-providingserver 3 is sent are mapped, and it is recorded in thememory 27 registers.

Then, describe information-providingserver 3 in detail.

Information-providingserver 3 comprisesterminal management server 31 and Now on Air (online, below, claim NoA)server 32.

Terminal management server 31 comprises customermanagement data storehouse 31A and the specifieddata storehouse 31B of radio station.

The device id of customermanagement data storehouse 31Astorage radio receiver 2, corresponding to the user ID and the password of device id.And, the specifieddata storehouse 31B of radio station storage area determine table, radio station determine table, corresponding to the string data and the catchword of each radio station.

The area determines that table is the area data that receives according toradio receiver 2, the table that is used for determiningradio receiver 2 territory of uses.For example, as shown in Figure 6, be to use corresponding to the postcode data of postcode as area data and determine the table ofradio receiver 2 territory of uses by postcode data.

Radio station determines table as shown in Figure 7, is the table that concerns between each regional frequency of expression and radio station.Radio station determines that table can rewrite under the situation when for example newly opening radio station etc.Also have, Fig. 7 is the table that concerns between the frequency of expression National Capital Area and radio station.

String data is the data that are used in thedisplay part 26 display radio radio station titles of radio receiver 2.And, catchword is the data of giving each radio station, for example, if the catchword thatradio receiver 2 sends corresponding to the broadcasting station that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg that receives to information-providingserver 3, then information-providingserver 3 can be discerned the broadcasting station that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg that receives byradio receiver 2 according to the catchword thatradio receiver 2 sends.

NoA server 32 comprises NoA database32A.NoA database 32A is the relevant information data that storage radio station of unit sends one by one with the moment.Each radio station sends relevant information data corresponding to the relevant information of the FM broadcast singal in sending one by one to NoA server 32.Specifically be exactly that bent name, player's name, playing time, the CD that sends in progress melody numbers, sponsor's information of in progress programetc.NoA server 32 is recorded in the relevant information data that radio station sends among the NoA database 32A.AndNoA server 32 correspondingly sends the relevant information that is stored among theNoA database 32A according to the NoA connection request thatradio receiver 2 sends toradio receiver 2.

Then, data transmit-receive that carry out, betweenradio receiver 2 and information-providingserver 3 and radio station is described in theinformation providing system 1 of above explanation.

As shown in Figure 8, at first, operatingportion 24 is operated, thereby 2 pairs of terminal management server ofradio receiver 31 send user's register request (step ST1) by the user.Specifically be exactly, toterminal management server 31 transmitting apparatus ID.

Then,terminal management server 31 is finished user's registration (step ST2).Concrete is exactly user ID and the password of issuing corresponding to device id, and it is sent radio receiver 2.And, with finish theradio receiver 2 of user registration device id, be stored among client'sauthentication database 31A corresponding to the user ID and the password of device id distribution.

Then, the user carries out tuning (step ST3) to radio receiver 2.Tuning as if carrying out, thenradio receiver 2 shows the title (step ST4, step ST5) of the radio station that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg that receives ondisplay part 26.

Here, use Fig. 9 and Figure 10 describe indetail radio receiver 2display part 26 show receive become the radio station name of FM broadcast singal transmit leg the time,radio receiver 2 and 3 data transmit-receives that carry out of information-providing server.

At first, as shown in Figure 9, by theuser radio receiver 2 is carried out tuningly,tuner 22 is selected the FM broadcast singal frequency (step ST51) that receives by antenna 21.The frequency thattuner 22 is selected is determined (step ST52) by CPU28.Also have, when the frequency of determining at CPU28 is not mapped storage with preset number, also can make the storage (step ST53) that is mapped of frequency that CPU28 determines and preset number.

Then, by theuser operating portion 24 is operated, input is corresponding to the postcode (step ST54) ofradio receiver 2 territory of uses.Then, send the frequency data of the frequency of selecting corresponding totuner 22 and corresponding to postcode data (step ST55) through receiving and transmittingpart 25 toterminal management server 31 in the postcode of step ST54 input.

Then,terminal management server 31 receives frequency data and the postcode data (step ST56) thatradio receiver 2 sends.Then, determine table, determine the territory of use (step ST57) ofradio receiver 2 according to postcode data and area.For example when step ST54 input postcode 106, determine table, can determine thatradio receiver 2 territory of uses are National Capital Area according to area shown in Figure 6.Then,, select radio station to determine table, determine table and frequency data, focus on the radio station that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg (step ST58) that receives byradio receiver 2 according to the radio station of selecting according to the area of determining at step ST57.For example, in step ST57, judge thatradio receiver 2 is when National Capital Area uses, just select radio station shown in Figure 7 to determine table, determine table and the frequency data that receive at step ST56 according to radio station shown in Figure 7, focus on the radio station that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg that receives byradio receiver 2.

Then, in step ST60,terminal management server 31 judges in radio station to determine whether record the radio station that becomes candidate in the table.If when determining to record the radio station that becomes candidate in the table, then enter step ST61 in radio station; If when determining that in radio station record does not become the radio station of candidate in the table, then enter step ST80.

In step ST61,terminal management server 31 judges whether the radio station that becomes candidate is 1 radio station.If when being judged to be 1 radio station, then enter step ST62; If be judged to be 2 radio station and when above, then enter step ST70.

In step ST62,terminal management server 31 will be defined as in the radio station of step ST61 as the candidate recommendation by the radio station that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg thatradio receiver 2 receives.For example, when frequency is 80.0MHz, have only A broadcasting station (FM Tokyo), therefore can be defined as the A broadcasting station owing to become the radio station of candidate.

Then, in step ST63, string data and catchword that 31 pairs of radio receivers ofterminal management server 2 send corresponding to the radio station that determines at step ST62.

Then, in step ST64, string data and catchword thatradio receiver 2 receivingterminal management servers 31 send, according to the title of string data indisplay part 26 display radio radio station, record is wailed inmemory 27, and enters step ST85.

And in step ST70, the candidate thatterminal management server 31 identifies the radio station that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg that receives byradio receiver 2 is several.For example, in table as shown in Figure 7, when frequency is 84.7MHz,, can enumerate 2 radio station of C broadcasting station (FM Yokohama) and D broadcasting station (NHK-sorb) as the radio station of candidate.

Then, in step ST71,31 pairs of radio receivers ofterminal management server 2 send string data and the catchword that corresponds respectively in several broadcasting stations of step ST70 identification.

Then, in step ST72, string data and catchword thatradio receiver 2 receivingterminal management servers 31 send.

Then, in step ST73, the string data thatradio receiver 2 sends according toterminal management server 31, title in the several radio stations ofdisplay part 26 demonstrations.

Then, in step ST74, from several radio stations that displaypart 26 shows, select 1 radio station, thereby determine the radio station that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg byradio receiver 2 receptions by the user.If determined the radio station that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg that receives, thenradio receiver 2 is in 26 titles that show the radio station that determines of display part.And the catchword of the radio station that record is determined inmemory 27 enters step ST85.

And as shown in figure 10, in step ST80,terminal management server 31 identifies the candidate radio station of determining in the table not the radio station that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg that receives byradio receiver 2 in the radio station that step ST58 selects.When for example carrying out resending of FM broadcast singal in cable TV station,radio receiver 2 receives and utilizes the FM broadcast singal that electric wave sent of not determining the frequency of expression in the table in radio station under the situation about having.

Then, in step ST81,31 pairs ofradio receivers 2 of terminal management server are sent in each string data and the catchword of the regional receivable all radio stations that determine according to postcode data.

Then, in step ST82, string data and catchword thatradio receiver 2 receivingterminal management servers 31 send.

Then, in step ST83, the string data thatradio receiver 2 sends according toterminal management server 31, title in the several radio stations ofdisplay part 26 demonstrations.

Then, in step ST84, from several radio stations that displaypart 26 shows, select 1 radio station, thereby determine the radio station that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg byradio receiver 2 receptions by the user.By the radio station that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg that determines thatradio receiver 2 receives,radio receiver 2 shows the radio station name of determining atdisplay part 26, and the catchword in the radio station thatmemory 27 records are determined enters step ST85.

In step ST85,radio receiver 2 will be mapped corresponding to the string data of the radio station that determines and catchword and preset number whentuner 22 is selected frequencies, be recorded in the memory 27.Then,radio receiver 2 power cut-offs.Also have, when not having customer requirements, also can omit step ST85.

Get back to Fig. 8, by theuser operating portion 24 is operated, 2 pairs of terminal management server ofradio receiver 31 send registration and require (step ST6).Specifically be exactly 2 pairs of terminal management server of radio receiver, 31 transmitting apparatus ID, user ID, password.

If accept the registration requirement ofradio receiver 2, thenterminal management server 31 stores in confirming client'sauthentication database 31A after device id thatradio receiver 2 provides, user ID, the password, the distribution ticket number, by sending, thereby finish registration (step ST7) to radio receiver 2.Also have since ininformation providing system 1 the occupancy permit number,radio receiver 2 can 31 pairs of device ids of receiving terminal management server, the affirmation of user ID, password, andNoA server 32 is directly required transmission information.Ticket number is the authentication certificate.Ticket number is only effective in the official hour after distribution.

After finishing registration,radio receiver 2 just sends the NoA connection request toNoA server 32 every the stipulated time, with the relevant information (step ST8) of the FM broadcast singal that requires to send reception.Specifically be exactly thatNoA server 32 is sent ticket number and corresponding to the catchword in the broadcasting station that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg that receives.The NoA connection request sent every the stipulated time.

NoA server 32 carries out ticket number toterminal management server 31 and confirms requirement, to confirm whether the ticket number thatradio receiver 2 sends is the effective authentication certificate (step ST9) of usingterminal management server 31 correct distribution.Terminal management server 31 confirms whether the ticket number thatNoA server 32 is accepted is stored among client'sauthentication database 31A, and this result is confirmed that as ticket number response turns back to NoA server 32 (step ST10).NoA server 32 is if the ticket number thatradio receiver 2 is accepted is correctly authenticated interminal management server 31, then issue NoA server authentication certificate, and it is stored among theNoA database 32A, send the NoA server authentication certificate (step ST11) of distribution toradio receiver 2.

Ifradio receiver 2 is certified to be correct inNoA server 32, then to carry out NoA according to catchword and require (step ST12) toNoA server 32.

NoA server 32 receives NoA server authentication certificate and catchword fromradio receiver 2, is effectively as the NoA server authentication certificate of accepting fromradio receiver 2, then carries out related data to radio station and sends requirement (step ST13).

If require radio station that relevant information is provided, then to the relevant information data (step ST14) ofNoA server 32 transmissions corresponding to the relevant information of the FM broadcast singal in sending from NoA server 32.Radio station for example sends the relevant information data of the relevant information of in progress melody when receiving NoA atNoA server 32 and require toradio receiver 2 and the relevant information data of the relevant information of several first songs of the melody play before the in progress melody when receiving NoA atNoA server 32 and require.

Also have, even whenradio receiver 2 does not send the NoA connection request, the processing of step ST13 and step ST14 is preferably also carried out every the stipulated time.For example, carry out once every 30 seconds.Here, NoA server authentication certificate there is no need all to authenticate when each NoA requires interminal management server 31 in effective specified time limit.Surpassing specified time limit etc. at NoA server authentication certificate be under the invalid situation, andterminal management server 31 is carried out the NoA requirement once more, suitably the step ST8 processing of arriving step ST14 repeatedly.

IfNoA server 32 then sends the relevant information data (step ST15) that receives toradio receiver 2 from the relevant information data of radio station's reception corresponding to relevantinformation.Radio receiver 2 receives the relevant information data thatNoA server 32 sends, and is recorded in the memory 27.And, according to the relevant information data that receives, indisplay part 26, show the relevant information of the FM broadcast singal that is now receiving.

As mentioned above, according to usinginformation providing system 1 of the present invention, the radio station that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg of the frequency that the user can discern the radio station that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg that receives byradio receiver 2 simply, promptly select by tuner 22.And the user can know the title of the melody of for example listening to or player's name etc., various information relevant with the FM broadcast singal of listening to simply.

Also have, ininformation providing system 1,, also can be used as each unit that separates and link to each other with theInternet 5 thoughterminal management server 31 forms one withNoA server 32.

Then, further specify the processing of the FM broadcast radio station title of in theinformation providing system 1 of above explanation, carrying out, receive to user notification.

In aboveinformation providing system 1, can also be to the radio station that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg that usernotification radio receiver 2 is receiving.

In order to realize above-mentioned situation, information-providingserver 3 has further increased on the function of above explanation and has received frequency data and radio station's specified data of area data and the function thatradio receiver 2 is sent radio station's specified data of retrieval that frequency data thatradio receiver 2 sends and area data, retrieval comprise reception.And radio station's specified data thatreception radio receiver 2 sends is also stored.

Information-providingserver 3 also comprises the specifieddata storehouse 31B of radio station.The specifieddata storehouse 31B of radio station comprises the table 33 of radio station's specified data that record is made up of area data, frequency data, radio station name data etc. as shown in figure 11.The specifieddata storehouse 31B of radio station writes down radio station's specified data thatradio receiver 2 sends in table 33.In table 33, also write down the number of times that each radio station's specified data is registered inradio receiver 2.

If information-providingserver 3 receives frequency data and area data thatradio receiver 2 sends, then with reference to table 33, retrieval comprises radio station's specified data of the frequency data and the area data of reception.When retrieving radio station's specified data,radio receiver 2 is sent the radio station's specified data that retrieves.When retrieving several radio stations specified data,radio receiver 2 is sent all radio station's specified datas that retrieves.And, when not retrieving radio station's specified data,radio receiver 2 is sent all radio station specified datas consistent with area data.

Then, use Figure 12 and flowchart text shown in Figure 13 byinformation providing system 1, determine the method for the radio station that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg thatradio receiver 2 receives.

At first, in step ST86, by theuser radio receiver 2 is carried out tuning, therebytuner 22 is selected the frequency of the FM broadcast singal that receives byantenna 21.

Then, in step ST87, determine the frequency thattuner 22 is selected by CPU28.

Then, in step ST88, by theuser operating portion 24 is operated, input is corresponding to the postcode in the area ofradio receiver 2 uses.

Then, in step ST89,radio receiver 2 through theInternet 5, sends the frequency data of the frequency corresponding totuner 22 selected and corresponding to postcode data in the postcode of step ST88 input to information-providingserver 3 by receiving and transmittingpart 25.

Then, in step ST90, information-providingserver 3 receives frequency data and the postcode data thatradio receiver 2 sends.

Then, in step ST91, information-providingserver 3 retrievals are judged corresponding to the frequency data that receive at step ST90 and radio station's specified data of postcode data.When the radio station specified data that retrieves corresponding to frequency data and postcode data, when promptly in table 33, having write down, select this radio station's specified data, and enter step ST92; When the radio station specified data that does not retrieve corresponding to frequency data and postcode data, when promptly in table 33, not writing down, enter step ST8.

In step ST92,3 pairs ofradio receivers 2 of information-providing server are sent in radio station's specified data that step ST91 selects.Also having, is 2 and when above in radio station's specified data of selecting, all sends.Then, enter step ST95.

And in step ST93, the candidate of radio station's specified data that information-providingserver 3identification radio receivers 2 send is not recorded in the table 33.For example, when carrying out resending of FM broadcast singal in cable TV station,radio receiver 2 receptions utilize the FM broadcast singal of the electric wave transmission of the frequency that does not have expression in radio station determines to show under the situation about having.

Then, in step ST94,3 pairs of radio receivers of information-providingserver 2 send all radio station specified data consistent with postcode data.Then, enter step ST95.

Then, in step ST95,radio receiver 2 receives radio station's specified data that information-providingserver 3 sends, according to the radio station name data that constitute the radio station's specified data that receives, display radio radio station title on display part 26.Also have, when being several, show all radio station name in the radio station's specified data that receives.

Then, in step ST96,radio receiver 2 judges atdisplay part 26 whether show the radio station name that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg in the reception.When the title of display radio radio station, in step ST97, select radio station name, register then and finish; When display radio radio station title not, enter step S98.

In step S98, the user operates operatingportion 24, the title of the radio station that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg that inputreceives.In radio receiver 2, title according to the radio station of input generates the radio station name data, and the frequency data of the FM broadcast singal frequency that radio station name data and the expression that generates received and postcode data are mapped and send toinformation providing system 3 as the broadcasting station specified data.

Then, in step ST99, information-providingserver 3 receives the radio station's specified data that sends fromradio receiver 2, and it is recorded in the table 33.

Also have, when step ST97 carried out the registration of radio station name,radio receiver 2 preferably sent the registration data of the radio station name of expression registration to information-providing server 3.Registration data for example will be represented that the area data of the frequency data of the FM broadcast singal frequency that radio station name data and the expression of title of the radio station of registration receives andexpression radio receiver 2 territory of uses is mapped and generate.

And information-providingserver 3 is that unit counts with the registration data thatradio receiver 2 sends with each content preferably, so that can count the log-on count of each radio station's specified data.Stay in the table 33 by radio station's specified data that log-on count is many, thus the reliability of raising table 33.Generate the high table 33 of reliability with the method for above explanation, also can use the use that waits other in sale.And in the present embodiment, no matter known radio station's specified data sets for actual log-on count, can in table 33, write down from initial be 100 times repeatedly data to log-on count.

Below, the act object lesson illustrates the action ofinformation providing system 1, it is when generating radio station's specified data in step S98 and S21, and when step ST97 carries out the registration of radio station name, 2 pairs of information-providing server ofradio receiver 3 send the registration data of radio station's specified data content of expression registration, the action the when log-on count of each radio station's specified data is counted.

At first, shown in Figure 14 (A),radio receiver 2 will represent that the postcode data of postcode 100-0002 and expression frequency are that the frequency data of 80.0Hz and the station name of aural data in expression D broadcasting station are mapped, it as the specified data R11 of radio station, is sent (step S98) to information-providing server 3.Information-providingserver 3 receives the specified data R11 of radio station.In table 33, owing to do not store the specified data R11 of radio station, so information-providingserver 3 writes down the specified data R11 of radio station (step S99) in table 33 shown in Figure 14 (B).

Then, shown in Figure 14 (C),radio receiver 2 will represent that the postcode data of postcode 100-0001 and expression frequency are that the frequency data of 79.8Hz and the station name of aural data in expression D broadcasting station are mapped, it as the specified data R12 of radio station, is sent (step S98) to information-providing server 3.Information-providingserver 3 receives the specified data R12 of radio station.In table 33, owing to do not store the specified data R12 of radio station, so information-providingserver 3 writes down the specified data R12 of radio station (step S99) in table 33 shown in Figure 14 (D).

Then, shown in Figure 15 (A), postcode data and expression frequency that 2 pairs of information-providing server ofradio receiver 3 send expression postcode 100-0001 are the frequency data (step ST89) of 79.8Hz.If it is the frequency data (step ST90) of 79.8Hz that information-providingserver 3 receives postcode data and the expression frequency of expression postcode 100-0001, send (step ST92) then according to postcode data that receives and the frequency data retrieval specified data R12 of radio station (step ST91), and toradio receiver 2.

Ifradio receiver 2 receives the specified data R12 of radio station and registers (step ST95～97), then generate the registration data of the registered specified data R12 of radio station of expression, information-providingserver 3 is sent.Information-providingserver 3 receives registration data, shown in Figure 15 (B), makes the log-on count of the specified data R12 of radio station add 1.

As mentioned above, in usinginformation providing system 1 of the present invention,radio receiver 2 generates the radio station name data according to the radio station name of user's input, the radio station name data that generate are mapped with frequency data and area data, with its as radio station's specified data to information-providingserver 3 transmissions.Then, information-providingserver 3 receives radio station's specified data thatradio receiver 2 sends, and it is recorded in the table 33.

Promptly, use the content of the table 33 that uses wheninformation providing system 1 of the present invention can be rewritten the radio station name of determining the FM broadcast singal transmit leg in the expression reception, even when for example offering radio station, or under the situation of the frequency by wired broadcasting conversion FM broadcast singal etc., the content that also can rewrite table 33.So, useinformation providing system 1 of the present invention and can generate and store the radio station that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg thatradio receiver 2 receives and the table 33 of frequency exactly.Promptly, can determine the radio station that becomes FM broadcast singal transmit leg ofradio receiver 2 receptions accurately according to usinginformation providing system 1 of the present invention, can be simply and notify the title in user radio radio station accurately.

Then, further specify the example of system thatinformation providing system 1 with above explanation is applied to the online marketing system of CD (Compact Disc) or downloads the content-data of melody.

In theinformation providing system 1 of above explanation, byradio receiver 25 is linked to each other with the sales server of CD (Compact Disc) through the Internet, thereby the user can buy the CD of the content-data of storing the melody of now listening to easily.And, 5 link to each other through the Internet byradio receiver 2, thereby can download the content of the melody of now listening to content transfer servicer.

Below, as shown in figure 16, the information providing system 50 that comprises CD sales server 40 and content transfer servicer 45 is described.Also have, in the following description, omit about the structure identical and the explanation at position, and put on identical label in the accompanying drawings with information providing system shown in Figure 11.

CD sales server 40 and content transfer servicer 45 5 link to each other withradio receiver 2 and information-providingserver 3 through the Internet.

CD sales server 40 comprises CD database 40A.When promptly selling CD, the data that CD database 40A is the storage representation CD theme that becomes the subject of a sale, player's name, CD numbering, be stored in melody among the CD etc. can determine the CD specified data of CD.

And content transfer servicer 45 comprises content data base 45A.Content data base 45A storage representation is to the title of content transmitted such asradio receiver 2 or content or corresponding to the content correlated information data of context number of content etc.

Also have, information providing system 50 writes down the number of the credit card that the user ofradio receiver 2 has in the 31A of customer management data storehouse.

Buy the method for CD and download the method for content as described below with information providing system 50.Also have, when buying CD and when downloading content, must finish the processing till the described step ST11 of Fig. 8 with information providing system 50.

As shown in figure 17, at first, by theuser operating portion 24 is operated, therebyradio receiver 25 links to each other (step ST101) with CD sales server 40 or content transfer servicer 45 through the Internet, andradio receiver 2 can be selected to link to each other with CD sales server 40 or link to each other with content transfer servicer 45.

Then, operatingportion 24 is operated, thereby read the relevant information data (step ST102) that is stored in thememory 27 by theuser.Radio receiver 2 shows relevant information according to the relevant information data that reads frommemory 27 on display part 26.In the present embodiment, ondisplay part 26, except the relevant information of present in progress melody, also show the relevant information of several first songs of the melody of playing before this.

Then, operatingportion 24 is operated, thereby shown the melody of relevant informations, select to want the melody of the CD that buys or want the melody (step ST103) of downloaded contents fromdisplay part 26 by the user.

If the user selected melody, thenradio receiver 2 will send to information-providingserver 3 with select command corresponding to the relevant information data of the relevant information of the melody of selecting.Specifically be exactly that data such as player's name of the expression melody selected, melody name, CD numbering, context number are sent (step ST104) with select command.

Then, information-providingserver 3 receives the relevant information data thatradio receiver 2 sends.Then, under stepST1 radio receiver 2 and situation that CD sales server 40 links to each other, confirm to have or not the CD numbering, under stepST1 radio receiver 2 and situation that content transfer servicer 45 links to each other, affirmation has or not context number (step ST105).Also have, the CD numbering is the numbering that every dish CD is given, and context number is the numbering that each content is given.Below, CD numbering and context number also are generically and collectively referred to as the retrieval numbering.

3 pairs of CD sales servers 40 of information-providing server or content transfer servicer 45, when step ST105 has been judged to be the retrieval numbering, send the data (step ST106) of expression retrieval numbering, when being judged to be not retrieval numbering, send the data (step ST107) of expression melody name or player's name.

When CD sales server 40 or content transfer servicer 45 sent the data of expression retrieval numbering, CD sales server 40 or content transfer servicer 45 were according to retrieval numbering, retrieval CD specified data or content correlated information data.Then,radio receiver 2 is sent the CD specified data or the content correlated information data (step ST108) of retrieval.According to the data that receive, the title of demonstration CD theme or content, player's name etc. on thedisplay part 26 ofradio receiver 2.

And, when CD sales server 40 or content transfer servicer 45 sent the data of expression player's names or melody name, CD sales server 40 or content transfer servicer 45 are retrieved CD specified data or content correlated information data according to the data of expression player's name or melody name.Then,radio receiver 2 is sent the CD specified data or the content correlated information data (step ST109) of retrieval.

In step ST109, under the situation about also havingradio receiver 2 is sent several CD specified datas or content correlated information data.In this case, owing to show (the step ST110) such as titles, player's name of CD theme or content ondisplay part 26, so the user operates operatingportion 24, selects to want the CD that buys or want downloaded contents (step ST111).

Then, operatingportion 24 is operated, thereby can be determined to buy the CD that shows on thedisplay part 26 or download content displayed (step ST112) by the user.

Then, 2 pairs of information-providing server ofradio receiver 3 send the relevant information data of buying CD or downloading content and buy order (step ST113).Information-providingserver 3 is mapped the data that receive with user's credit card number, with the information of correspondence to CD sales server 40 or content transfer servicer 45 transmissions (step ST114).The information that CD sales server 40 or content transfer servicer 45 send according to information-providingserver 3, off-line carry out that CD sent to the user side or download that the sale that content uses is handled, charge is handled etc. (step ST115).

As mentioned above, according to using information providing system 50 of the present invention, the user needn't spend the time and remember title or the player's name and then the purchase of melody, can buy the CD that is storing the music content of now listening to simply.And the user needn't import loaded down with trivial details operations such as melody name or player's name, can download the music content of now listening to simply.That is, according to using information providing system 50 of the present invention, the content of the melody that can listened to simply.

Also have, preferably encrypt by content transfer servicer 45 content transmitted, so that can protect copyright closely.Under the situation of content-encrypt, memory of content data and key data that the content of encrypting is decrypted must send content and key data together toradio receiver 2 in content data base 45A.

And, information providing system 50 also can constitute like this, and promptly 2 of 45 pairs of radio receivers of content transfer servicer send key data, andradio receiver 2 duplicates the content of the encryption that is stored in the regulation place, be decrypted with key data, by like this can playback of content.

Also have, as using broadcast receiver of the present invention, though for example understand theradio receiver 2 that receives the FM broadcast singal, the present invention also can be applied to receive broadcast receivers such as the radio receiver of AM broadcast singal or television set.And, when of the present invention, can use channel data to television applications as frequency data.

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1. an information providing system is characterized in that,

The broadcast receiver that receives the broadcast singal of selected frequency and carry out demodulation is determined the described information providing system that server links to each other through the network and the broadcasting station in the broadcasting station of determining described broadcast singal transmit leg,

Described broadcast receiver comprises through described network and sends user's transmitting apparatus of data and receive the user receiving equipment of data through described network,

Described broadcasting station determines that server comprises that storage is corresponding to the frequency data of described broadcast singal frequency, determine server storage device corresponding to the area data of described broadcast receiver territory of use and corresponding to the broadcasting station of the broadcasting station data in the broadcasting station of being determined by described frequency data and area data; According to described frequency data and described area data, come retrieve stored to determine that in described broadcasting station the broadcasting station of the broadcasting station data in the server storage device determines server retrieves equipment; The server receiving equipment is determined in the broadcasting station that receives data through described network; And determine the server transmitting apparatus through the broadcasting station that described network sends data,

Described user's transmitting apparatus determines that to described broadcasting station server sends described area data and described frequency data,

Described broadcasting station determines that the server receiving equipment receives the described area data that sends by described user's transmitting apparatus and corresponding to the frequency data of the broadcast singal frequency by described broadcast receiver reception,

Described broadcasting station determines that server retrieves equipment according to determine described area data and the described frequency data that the server receiving equipment receives by described broadcasting station, retrieves described broadcasting station,

Described broadcasting station determines that the server transmitting apparatus sends the described broadcasting station data of determining the retrieval of server retrieves equipment by described broadcasting station to described broadcast receiver,

Described user receiving equipment receives by described broadcasting station determines the described broadcasting station data that the server transmitting apparatus sends.

2. information providing system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,

Described broadcast receiver provides server to link to each other through described network and relevant information,

Described relevant information provides server to comprise that the storage and the relevant information of the corresponding relevant information data of relevant information of described broadcast singal provide server storage device; The relevant information that receives the described broadcasting station data of described broadcast receiver transmission provides the server receiving equipment; According to the described broadcasting station data that provide the server receiving equipment to receive by described relevant information, provide the relevant information of the corresponding relevant information data of relevant information of the broadcast singal that retrieval and described broadcast receiver receive the relevant information data of server apparatus that server retrieves equipment is provided from being stored in described relevant information; And described broadcast receiver sent by described relevant information provide the relevant information of the relevant information data of server retrieves equipment retrieval that the server transmitting apparatus is provided,

Described user's transmitting apparatus that described broadcast transmitting device is included provides server to send broadcasting station information to described relevant information,

The described relevant information data that provides the included described relevant information of server to provide the server transmitting apparatus to send by described relevant information is provided the described user receiving equipment that described broadcast receiver is included.

3. information providing system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,

Described broadcasting station determines that it is to form one that server and described relevant information provide server.

4. information providing system as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that,

Described broadcast receiver links to each other with the content transfer servicer that carries out delivery of content through described network,

The content transfer servicer memory device of required key data when described content transfer servicer comprises storage to described broadcast receiver content transmitted and/or playback of content; Receive the content transfer servicer receiving equipment of the described relevant information data of described broadcast receiver transmission; According to the described relevant information data that receives by described content transfer servicer receiving equipment, come the described content of retrieve stored in described content transfer servicer memory device and/or the content transfer servicer retrieval facility of described key data; And to described content and/or the described key data of described broadcast receiver transmission by described content transfer servicer retrieval facility retrieval,

Described user's transmitting apparatus that described broadcast receiver is included sends described relevant information data to described content transfer servicer,

The included described user receiving equipment of described broadcast receiver receives described content and/or the described key data that described content transfer servicer transmitting apparatus sends.

5. information providing system as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that,

Described broadcast receiver links to each other with the recording medium sales server of the recording medium of selling memory contents through described network,

Described recording medium sales server comprises the recording medium sales server memory device that the recording medium specified data of determining to become subject of a sale's recording medium is stored; Receive the recording medium sales server receiving equipment of the described relevant information data of described broadcast receiver transmission; According to the described relevant information data that receives by described recording medium sales server receiving equipment, come the recording medium sales server retrieval facility of the described recording medium specified data of retrieve stored in described recording medium sales server memory device; And to the recording medium sales server transmitting apparatus of described broadcast receiver transmission by the recording medium specified data of described recording medium sales server retrieval facility retrieval,

Described user's transmitting apparatus that described broadcast receiver is included sends described relevant information data to described recording medium sales server,

The described user receiving equipment that described broadcast receiver is included receives the described recording medium specified data that sends by described content transfer servicer transmitting apparatus,

Described user's transmitting apparatus that described broadcast receiver is included sends the recording medium specified data of wanting in the recording medium specified data that receives by described user receiving equipment,

Described recording medium sales server carries out the sale of recording medium and handles according to the recording medium data that send by described broadcast receiver.

6. a broadcast receiver is characterized in that,

At the broadcast singal that receives selected frequency and carry out in the broadcast receiver of demodulation,

Comprise the receiving equipment that receives data through network;

And send the transmitting apparatus of data through described network,

Described transmitting apparatus is for determining that the broadcasting station corresponding to the broadcast data in the broadcasting station of broadcast singal transmit leg determines server, transmission is corresponding to the frequency data of the described broadcast singal frequency that receives with corresponding to the area data of this broadcast receiver territory of use

Described receiving equipment receives the broadcasting station data that described broadcasting station determines that server sends.

7. broadcast receiver as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that,

Described transmitting apparatus provides server to the relevant information of the corresponding relevant information data of relevant information of the broadcast singal that provides and receive, sends described broadcasting station data through described network,

Described receiving equipment receives the described relevant information data that described relevant information provides server to send through described network.

8. broadcast receiver as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that,

Described transmitting apparatus is through described network, and the content transfer servicer of required key data sends described relevant information data during to transmission content and/or use content,

Described receiving equipment receives described content and/or described key data that described content transfer servicer sends through described network.

9. broadcast receiver as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that,

Described transmitting apparatus is through described network, and the recording medium sales server of the recording medium of selling memory contents is sent described relevant information data,

Described receiving equipment is through described network, receives the recording medium specified data of that described recording medium sales server sends, as to determine to become subject of a sale recording medium,

Described transmitting apparatus sends by the recording medium specified data of wanting in the described recording medium specified data of described receiving equipment reception to described recording medium sales server.

10. server is determined in a broadcasting station, it is characterized in that,

Broadcast singal that sends through network and reception broadcasting station and the broadcast receiver that carries out demodulation link to each other,

Comprise that storage is corresponding to the frequency data of described broadcast singal frequency, corresponding to the area data of described broadcast receiver territory of use and corresponding to the memory device of the broadcasting station data in the broadcasting station of being determined by described frequency data and described area data;

Receive the described frequency data of described broadcast receiver transmission and the receiving equipment of described area data;

According to the described frequency data that receive by described receiving equipment and described area data, retrieval and retrieval facility from the broadcasting station data that are stored in described memory device with corresponding broadcasting station, the broadcasting station that becomes the broadcast singal transmit leg data of described broadcast receiver reception;

And the transmitting apparatus that described information receiver is sent the described broadcasting station data of retrieving by described retrieval facility.

11. an information providing method comprises:

The broadcast receiver that receives the broadcast singal of selected frequency and carry out demodulation is determined the 1st Connection Step that server links to each other through the network and the broadcasting station in the broadcasting station of determining described broadcast singal transmit leg;

Described broadcast receiver determines that to described broadcasting station server sends corresponding to the frequency data of the broadcast singal frequency that receives with corresponding to the 1st forwarding step of the area data of this broadcast receiver territory of use;

Described broadcasting station determines that server receives the described frequency data of described the 1st forwarding step transmission and the 1st receiving step of described area data;

Described frequency data and the described area data that receives according to described the 1st receiving step, the 1st searching step of retrieving corresponding broadcasting station, the broadcasting station that the becomes described broadcast singal transmit leg data that receive by described broadcast receiver;

Described broadcast receiver is sent the 2nd forwarding step of the described broadcasting station data of described the 1st searching step retrieval;

And described broadcast receiver receives the 2nd receiving step of the described broadcasting station data of described the 2nd forwarding step transmission.

12. information providing method as claimed in claim 11 comprises:

The 2nd Connection Step that described broadcast receiver provides server to link to each other through the network and the relevant information of the relevant information data of the broadcast singal that sends described broadcast receiver reception;

Described broadcast receiver provides server to send the 3rd forwarding step of the described broadcasting station data of described the 2nd receiving step reception to described relevant information;

Described relevant information provides server to receive 3rd receiving step of described the 3rd forwarding step from the broadcasting station data of described broadcast receiver transmission;

The broadcasting station data that receive according to described the 3rd receiving step, the 2nd searching step of retrieving that described broadcast receiver receives corresponding to the relevant information data of the relevant information of broadcast singal;

Described broadcast receiver is sent the 4th forwarding step of the relevant information data of described the 2nd searching step retrieval;

And described broadcast receiver receives the 4th receiving step of the relevant information data of described the 4th forwarding step transmission.

13. information providing method as claimed in claim 12 comprises:

The 3rd Connection Step that described broadcast receiver links to each other through the content transfer servicer of network required key data when transmitting content-data and/or using content-data;

Described broadcast receiver sends the 5th forwarding step of the described relevant information data of described the 4th receiving step reception to described content transfer servicer;

Described content transfer servicer receives 5th receiving step of described the 5th forwarding step from the relevant information data of described broadcast receiver transmission;

The relevant information data that described content transfer servicer receives according to described the 5th receiving step, retrieve the 3rd searching step of described content-data and/or described key data;

Described content transfer servicer sends the described content-data of described the 3rd searching step retrieval and/or the 6th forwarding step of described key data to described broadcast receiver;

And described broadcast receiver receives the described content-data of described the 6th forwarding step transmission and/or the 6th receiving step of described key data.

14. information providing method as claimed in claim 12 comprises:

The 4th Connection Step that described broadcast receiver links to each other with the recording medium sales server of the recording medium of sales figure content through network;

Described broadcast receiver sends the 7th forwarding step of the described relevant information data of described the 4th receiving step reception to described recording medium sales server;

Described recording medium sales service receives 7th receiving step of described the 7th forwarding step from the relevant information data of described broadcast receiver transmission;

The relevant information data that described recording medium sales server receives according to described the 7th receiving step, retrieve the 4th searching step of the recording medium specified data of the recording medium of determining to become the subject of a sale;

Described recording medium sales server sends the 8th forwarding step of the recording medium specified data of described the 4th searching step retrieval to described broadcast receiver;

Described broadcast receiver receives the 8th receiving step of the recording medium specified data of described the 8th forwarding step transmission;

Described broadcast receiver sends the 9th forwarding step of the recording medium specified data of wanting in the recording medium specified data that described the 8th receiving step receives to described recording medium sales server;

And described recording medium sales server is according to the recording medium specified data of described the 9th forwarding step transmission, the sale treatment step that carries out the sale processing of recording medium.

15. a message receiving method is characterized in that,

At the broadcast singal that receives selected frequency and carry out in the message receiving method of broadcast receiver of demodulation,

Comprise through the network and the broadcasting station in the broadcasting station of determining described broadcast singal transmit leg and determine the 1st Connection Step that server links to each other;

Described broadcasting station is determined that server sends corresponding to the frequency data of the broadcast singal frequency that receives with corresponding to the 1st forwarding step of the area data of this broadcast receiver territory of use through described network;

And determine that from described broadcasting station server receives the 1st receiving step corresponding to the broadcasting station data in the broadcasting station of the broadcast singal transmit leg receiving.

16. message receiving method as claimed in claim 15 comprises:

The 2nd Connection Step that provides server to link to each other through network and the relevant information that sends corresponding to the relevant information data of the relevant information of described broadcast singal;

Provide server to send the 2nd forwarding step of described broadcasting station data to described relevant information;

And provide server to receive the 2nd receiving step corresponding to the relevant information data of the relevant information of the broadcast singal that receives from described relevant information.

17. message receiving method as claimed in claim 16 comprises:

The 3rd Connection Step that links to each other with the content transfer servicer that transmits content through network;

Described content transfer servicer is sent the 3rd forwarding step of the described relevant information data of described the 2nd receiving step reception;

And the 3rd receiving step of required key data from described content transfer servicer received content data and/or when using content-data.

18. message receiving method as claimed in claim 16 comprises:

The 4th Connection Step that links to each other with the recording medium sales server of the recording medium of selling memory of content data through network;

Described recording medium sales server is sent the 4th forwarding step of the described relevant information data of described the 2nd receiving step reception;

The 3rd receiving step of the recording medium specified data of that reception sends from described recording medium sales server, as to determine to become subject of a sale recording medium;

And the 5th forwarding step that sends the recording medium specified data of wanting in the recording medium specified data that described the 3rd receiving step receives.

19. method is determined in a broadcasting station, it is characterized in that,

Be through network and the broadcast singal that receives selected frequency and carry out broadcasting station that the broadcast receiver of demodulation links to each other and determine that the broadcasting station of server determines method,

Comprise from described broadcast receiver and receive the frequency data of the broadcast singal frequency that receives corresponding to described broadcast receiver and corresponding to the receiving step of the area data of described broadcast receiver territory of use;

The searching step of the broadcasting station data in described frequency data and the described area data that receives according to described receiving step, the broadcasting station of retrieving the broadcast singal transmit leg that receives corresponding to described broadcast receiver;

And the forwarding step that sends the broadcasting station data of described searching step retrieval to described broadcasting station receiving system.

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