Information receiving system and information receiving terminal

An information receiving terminal that accesses a server on a network, based on information received from an information transmitter that is provided as a communication extension to a particular article, said information receiving terminal comprising:

• an information-requesting unit for requesting said information transmitter to send information;
• an information-acquiring unit for accessing said server, based on the server access address received from said information transmitter, and acquiring posted information about said article;
• an information-presenting unit for presenting said posted information acquired;
• and
• a controller which starts said information-acquiring unit automatically accessing said server upon receiving said server access address from said information transmitter and which causes said information-acquiring unit to acquire said posted information and said information-presenting unit to present said posted information in a processing sequence.

A product information providing system comprising an information transmitter that is provided as a communication extension to a product and an information receiving terminal that accesses a server on a network, based on information received from said information transmitter,

• wherein
• said information transmitter comprises:
• a first memory in which a server access address for accessing said server is stored beforehand;
• and
• a response-sending unit for sending said information receiving terminal said server address to access stored in said first memory in response to a request from said information receiving terminal,
• said information receiving terminal comprising:
• an information-requesting unit for requesting said information transmitter to send information;
• an information-acquiring unit for accessing said server, based on said server access address received from said information transmitter, and for acquiring detailed information about said product;
• an information-presenting unit for presenting said detailed information acquired;
• and
• a controller which starts said information-acquiring unit automatically accessing said server upon receiving said server access address from said information transmitter and which causes said information-acquiring unit to acquire said detailed information and said information-presenting unit to present said detailed information in a processing sequence;
• said product information providing system including a fee server characterized in that, said server stops the fee-charging process to said information receiving terminal when it provides said information receiving terminal with said detailed information.

A computer-executable program for controlling an information receiving terminal that accesses a server on a network, based on information received from an information transmitter having information relating to a particular article, said program comprising:

• a first step of issuing a request to said information transmitter to send information through a communication means;
• a second step of immediately accessing said server upon receiving the server access address from said information transmitter;
• a third step of acquiring posted information about said article from said server;
• and
• a fourth step of transferring said acquired posted information to an information-presenting unit,
• wherein the first, second, and third steps are performed in a processing sequence.

A method for providing product information, using a storage device that is able to transmit information stored thereon and can be attached to a product, said method comprising the steps of:

• storing product identifying information and information for accessing a product information server into said storage device;
• upon request from a terminal device to read information from said storage device, transferring said product identifying information to the terminal device;
• making said terminal device access said product information server;
• distributing product information from said product information server to said terminal device;
• and
• storing information identifying said terminal device into said product information server, so that said product information server can access said terminal device.