System, device, server, and program for service provision
US7831691B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3223
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A service providing system is provided including a service providing device adapted to provide a service through a network and a device adapted to receive the service from the service providing device. The device includes a service request unit that requests the service providing device for a service, and a service implementation unit that implements a function of the device after receiving the service from the service providing device that is requested. The service providing device includes a service provision executing unit that provides the service to the device when the service providing device receives the request from the service request unit, and a function judging unit that judges whether the device is equipped with a function to receive the service provided by the service provision executing unit based on equipped function information that indicates functions for which the device is equipped.
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