Information Providing Device, Information Providing Method, and Computer Program

An information providing method, which is to be executed by an information providing device accessed by a terminal device that comprises a display device, the information providing method comprising:

• saving a document that is posted in a given posting place and respective electronic files of a translation of the document in one or more other languages in a document saving area, in association with the same identification information, and recording, in a given memory area, a character string for identifying each of the electronic files and location information for allowing visual recognition of the given posting place of the document;
• and
• transmitting, to an issuer of the document, a code image including a character string image obtained by encoding the character string, receiving character code data indicating a particular language from the terminal device, which accesses the relevant electronic file by decoding the character string from the document where the code image is printed or attached by the issuer, extracting from the document saving area the electronic file of the translation in the particular language that is indicated by the character code data, extracting from the given memory area the location information that indicates the given posting place of an original document of the translation, and transmitting the extracted electronic file and the extracted location information to the terminal device so that the extracted electronic file and the extracted location information are displayed on the display device.

A non-transitory, computer readable recording medium containing a computer program for causing a computer to function as an information providing device, wherein:

• the computer comprising:
• (i) document saving means for saving a document that is posted in a given posting place and respective electronic files of a translation of the document in one or more other languages, in association with the same identification information;
• and (ii)recording means for recording a character string for identifying each of the electronic files and location information for allowing visual recognition of the given posting place of the document, and
• the computer program causing the computer to function as:
• code image issuing means for issuing a code image including a character string image obtained by encoding the character string;
• and
• control means for receiving character code data indicating a particular language from a terminal device, which accesses the relevant electronic file by decoding the character string from the document where the code image is printed or attached and which comprises a display device, for extracting from the document saving means the electronic file of the translation in the particular language that is indicated by the character code data, for extracting from the recording means the location information that indicates the given posting place of an original document of the translation, and for transmitting the extracted electronic file and the extracted location information to the terminal device so that the extracted electronic file and the extracted location information are displayed on the display device.