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Service providing system, information processing apparatus and method, recording medium and program

US7424734B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 17, 2003
Grant dateSep 9, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/958
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Service provision through a network is made available by intuitive operation. A private icon for a utilizing service is displayed in an icon folder. The user can display a content of the service by selecting the private icon by the mouse or the like. Because the private icon is an image representative of a content of the service, the user can select and utilize the service by intuitive operation.

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