Contents information transmitting/viewing system and method therefor

A publication information transmitting system having an information provider apparatus, at least one user terminal, and transmitting means for transmitting information from at least said information provider apparatus to said at least one user terminal, said publication information transmitting system comprising:

• generating means, based on a publication article constituted by two-dimensionally arranging a plurality of sub-articles having at least one of information emphaticality and information detailedness which varies gradually with each of said plurality of sub-articles, for generating first information including image information for each of said plurality of sub-articles and positional information on said publication article in said information provider apparatus;
• sending means for sending said first information from said information provider apparatus to said at least one user terminal via said transmitting means;
• receiving means for receiving said first information into said at least one user terminal;
• display means provided on said at least one user terminal, based on the received first information, for outputting the information having higher emphaticality than that of the other information from said at least one user terminal as legible information;
• and
• outputting means, based on said legible information, for outputting at least designated one of plurality of pieces of sub-article information from said at least one user terminal.

A publication information viewing system based on a publication system having means for obtaining electronic page information by electronically editing a lot of pieces of article information, said publication viewing system comprising:

• an information provider apparatus;
• at least one user terminal;
• transmitting means for transmitting information from at least said information provider apparatus to said at least one user terminal;
• generating means, based on a publication article constituted by two-dimensionally arranging a plurality of sub-articles composed of information having relatively higher information emphaticality and information having relatively higher information detailedness, for generating terminal information including a group of information having relatively higher information emphaticality and a group of information having relatively higher information detailedness for each of said plurality of sub articles in said information provider apparatus;
• sending means for sending said terminal information from said information provider apparatus to said at least one user terminal via said transmitting means;
• receiving means for receiving said terminal information into said at least one user terminal;
• outputting means provided on said at least one user terminal, based on the received terminal information, for outputting said information having said relatively higher emphaticality as legible information;
• and
• another outputting means, based on said legible information, for outputting at least designated one of plurality of pieces of sub-article information from said at least one user terminal.

A publication information viewing system comprising:

• a publication composed of an electronic medium that stores electronic page information obtained by electronically editing a lot of pieces of article information;
• an information provider apparatus;
• at least one user terminal;
• transmitting means for transmitting information from at least said information provider apparatus to said at least one user terminal;
• generating means, based on a publication article constituted by two-dimensionally arranging a plurality of sub-articles composed of information having relatively higher information emphaticality and information having relatively higher information detailedness, for generating in said information provider apparatus terminal information including a group of information having relatively higher information emphaticality and a group of information having relatively higher information detailedness for each of said plurality of sub articles;
• sending means for sending said terminal information from said information provider apparatus to said at least one user terminal via said transmitting means;
• receiving means for receiving said terminal information into said at least one user terminal;
• outputting means provided on said at least one user terminal, based on the received terminal information, for outputting said information having said relatively higher emphaticality as legible information;
• and
• another outputting means, based on said legible information, for outputting at least designated one of plurality of pieces of sub-article information from said at least one user terminal.

A publication information transmitting system having an information provider apparatus, at least one user terminal, and transmitting means for transmitting information from at least said information provider apparatus to said at least one user terminal, said publication information transmitting system comprising:

• generating means, based on a publication article constituted by two-dimensionally arranging a plurality of sub-articles composed of information having relatively higher emphaticality and information having relatively higher detailedness, for generating first information including image information for each of said plurality of sub-articles, an article number, and information about a boundary line between sub-article minor areas in said information provider apparatus;
• sending means for sending said first information from said information provider apparatus to said user terminal via said transmitting means;
• receiving means for receiving said first information into said at least one user terminal;
• designating means, based on the received first information and by specifying one point on a desired article minor areas, for designating an area number in said desired article minor area;
• and
• outputting means for outputting the sub-article information about the designated article minor area from said user terminal.

A publication information transmitting method for a system having an information provider apparatus, at least one user terminal, and transmitting means for transmitting information from at least said information provider apparatus to said at least one user terminal, said publication information transmitting method comprising the steps of:

• generating, based on a publication article constituted by two-dimensionally arranging a plurality of sub-articles composed of information having relatively higher information emphaticality and information having relatively higher information detailedness, for generating first information including image information for each of said plurality of sub-articles and positional information on said publication article in said information provider apparatus;
• sending said first information from said information provider apparatus to said at least one user terminal via said transmitting means;
• receiving said first information into said at least one user terminal;
• outputting, on said at least one user terminal, based on the received first information, said information having said relatively higher emphaticality as legible information;
• and
• outputting, based on said legible information, at least designated one of plurality of pieces of sub-article information from said at least one user terminal.

A publication information transmitting method for a system having an information provider apparatus, at least one user terminal, and transmitting means for transmitting information from at least said information provider apparatus to said at least one user terminal, said publication information transmitting method comprising the steps of:

• generating, based on a publication article constituted by two-dimensionally arranging a plurality of sub-articles having at least one of information emphaticality and information detailedness which varies gradually with each of said plurality of sub-articles, first information including image information for each of said plurality of sub-articles and positional information on said publication article in said information provider apparatus;
• sending said first information from said information provider apparatus to said at least one user terminal via said transmitting means;
• receiving said first information into said at least one user terminal;
• displaying, on said at least one user terminal, based on the received first information, the information having higher emphaticality than that of other information from said at least one user terminal as legible information;
• and
• outputting, based on said legible information, at least designated one of plurality of pieces of sub-article information from said at least one user terminal.

A publication information viewing method for a system having means for obtaining electronic page information by electronically editing a lot of pieces of article information, an information provider apparatus, at least one user terminal, and transmitting means for transmitting information from at least said information provider apparatus to said at least one user terminal, said publication information viewing method comprising the steps of:

• generating, based on a publication article constituted by two-dimensionally arranging a plurality of sub-articles composed of information having relatively higher information emphaticality and information having relatively higher information detailedness, terminal information including a group of information having relatively higher information emphaticality and a group of information having relatively higher information detailedness for each of said plurality of sub articles in said information provider apparatus;
• sending said terminal information from said information provider apparatus to said at least one user terminal via said transmitting means;
• receiving said terminal information into said at least one user terminal;
• outputting, on said at least one user terminal, based on the received terminal information, said information having said relatively higher emphaticality as legible information;
• and
• outputting, based on said legible information, at least designated one of plurality of pieces of sub-article information from said at least one user terminal.

A publication information viewing method for a system having a publication composed of an electronic medium that stores electronic page information obtained by electronically editing a lot of pieces of article information, an information provider apparatus, at least one user terminal, and transmitting means for transmitting information from at least said information provider apparatus to said at least one user terminal, said publication information viewing method comprising the steps of:

• generating, based on a publication article constituted by two-dimensionally arranging a plurality of sub-articles composed of information having relatively higher information emphaticality and information having relatively higher information detailedness, terminal information including a group of information having relatively higher information emphaticality and a group of information having relatively higher information detailedness for each of said plurality of sub articles in said information provider apparatus;
• sending said terminal information from said information provider apparatus to said at least one user terminal via said transmitting means;
• receiving said terminal information into said at least one user terminal;
• outputting, on said at least one user terminal, based on the received terminal information, said information having said relatively higher emphaticality as legible information;
• and
• outputting, based on said legible information, at least designated one of plurality of pieces of sub-article information from said at least one user terminal.

A publication information transmitting method for a system having an information provider apparatus, at least one user terminal, and transmitting means for transmitting information from at least said information provider apparatus to said at least one user terminal, said publication information transmitting method comprising the steps of:

• generating, based on a publication article constituted by two-dimensionally arranging a plurality of sub-articles composed of information having relatively higher emphaticality and information having relatively higher detailedness, first information including image information for each of said plurality of sub-articles, an article number, and information about a boundary line between sub-article minor areas in said information provider apparatus;
• sending said first information from said information provider apparatus to said user terminal via said transmitting means;
• receiving said first information into said at least one user terminal;
• designating, based on the received first information and by specifying one point on a desired article minor areas, an area number in said desired article minor area;
• and
• outputting the sub-article information about the designated article minor area from said user terminal.