Information presentation system and portable telephone apparatus with information displaying function

An information presentation system comprising:

• a data server for providing information data classified into a plurality of preset data groups through a communication line;
• and
• a portable communication terminal apparatus connectable through said communication line to said data server,
• said portable communication terminal apparatus comprising:
• a connecting device for connecting said portable communication terminal apparatus to said data server through said communication line;
• an input device for inputting or specifying a desirable code before receiving any prompt code from said data server, the desirable code selected from among a plurality of data group codes each indicating a respective one of the preset data groups;
• and
• a terminal side transmitting device for transmitting the inputted or specified code through said communication line to said data server,
• said data server comprising:
• a server side receiving device for receiving the transmitted code;
• and
• a server side transmitting device for transmitting the information data for the data group corresponding to the received code from said data server to said portable communication terminal apparatus through said communication line in a predetermined format without transmitting any prompt code to said portable communication terminal apparatus,
• said portable communication terminal apparatus further comprising:
• a terminal side receiving device for receiving the transmitted information data;
• a first memory device for storing the received information data;
• and
• a displaying device for displaying the stored information data,
• wherein
• said first memory device has a memory ability to store more information data in data amount than the information data which said displaying device can display at one time,
• said input device is adapted to specify a portion to be scroll-displayed among the information data with respect to said displaying device,
• said displaying device scroll-displays the portion specified by said input device among the stored information data, and
• if said input device specifies one portion of the information data to be scroll-displayed, which exceeds a range of the stored information data, while said displaying device is scroll displaying the information data, said terminal side transmitting device transmits a request for the specified one portion of the information data to said data server, and then said displaying device scroll-displays the specified one portion of the information data received from said data server in response to the request.

A portable telephone apparatus with an information displaying function connectable to a data server through a communication line, said data server providing information data classified into a plurality of preset data groups by transmitting the information data in the data group corresponding to a received code without transmitting any prompt code to said portable telephone apparatus, wherein the received code is selected from a plurality of data group codes each indicating a respective one of the data groups, said portable telephone apparatus comprising:

• a connecting device for connecting said portable telephone apparatus to said data server through said communication line;
• an input device for inputting or specifying a desirable code from among the plurality of data group codes before receiving any prompt code from said data server;
• a terminal side transmitting device for transmitting the inputted or specified code through said communication line to said data server;
• a terminal side receiving device for receiving the transmitted information data transmitted by said data server in correspondence with the received code, through said communication line;
• a first memory device for storing the received information data;
• and
• a displaying device for displaying the stored information data,
• wherein
• said first memory device has a memory ability to store more information data in data amount than the information data which said displaying device can display at one time,
• said input device is adapted to specify a portion to be scroll-displayed among the information data with respect to said displaying device,
• said displaying device scroll-displays the portion specified by said input device among the stored information data, and
• if said input device specifies one portion of the information data to be scroll-displayed, which exceeds a range of the stored information data, while said displaying device is scroll-displaying the information data, said terminal side transmitting device transmits a request for the specified one portion of the information data to said data server, and then said displaying device scroll-displays the specified one portion of the information data received from said data server in response to the request.

An information presentation system comprising:

• a data server for providing information data classified into a plurality of preset data groups through a communication line and a portable communication terminal apparatus connectable through said communication line to said data server,
• said portable communication terminal apparatus comprising:
• a connecting device for connecting said portable communication terminal apparatus to said data server through said communication line;
• an input device for inputting or specifying a desirable code selected from among a plurality of data group codes each indicating a respective one of the preset data groups;
• and
• a terminal side transmitting device for transmitting the inputted or specified code through said communication line to said data server,
• said data server comprising:
• a server side receiving device for receiving the transmitted code;
• and
• a server side transmitting device for transmitting the information data for the data group corresponding to the received code from said data server to said portable communication terminal apparatus through said communication line in a predetermined format,
• said portable communication terminal apparatus further comprising:
• a terminal side receiving device for receiving the transmitted information data:
• a first memory device for storing the received information data;
• and
• a displaying device for displaying the stored information data,
• wherein
• said terminal side transmitting device further transmits memory ability information indicative of a memory ability of said first memory device to said data server through said communication line after establishing the connection through said communication line,
• said server side receiving device further receives the transmitted memory ability information, and
• said server side transmitting device adjusts an amount of the information data to be transmitted on the basis of the memory ability indicated by the received memory information ability such that, if the memory ability of said first memory is not enough to store detailed information included in the information data corresponding to the received code, said server side transmitting device transmits basic information included in the information data but does not transmit the detailed information, and that, if the memory ability of said first memory is enough to store the detailed information, said server side transmitting device transmits the detailed information as well as the basic information.

An information presentation system comprising:

• a data server for providing information data classified into a plurality of present data groups through a communication line and a portable communication terminal apparatus connectable through said communication line to said data server,
• said portable communication terminal apparatus comprising:
• a connecting device for connecting said portable communication terminal apparatus to said data server through said communication line;
• an input device for inputting or specifying a desirable code selected from among a plurality of data group codes each indicating a respective one of the preset data groups;
• and
• a terminal side transmitting device for transmitting the inputted or specified code through said communication line to said data server,
• said data server comprising:
• a server side receiving device for receiving the transmitted code;
• and
• a server side transmitting device for transmitting the information data for the data group corresponding to the received code from said data server to said portable communication terminal apparatus through said communication line in a predetermined format,
• said portable communication terminal apparatus further comprising:
• a terminal side receiving device for receiving the transmitted information data;
• a first memory device for storing the received information data;
• and
• a displaying device for displaying the stored data,
• wherein
• said first memory device has a memory ability to store more information data in data amount than the information data which said displaying device can display at one time,
• said input device is adapted to specify a portion to be scroll-displayed among the information data with respect to said displaying device,
• said displaying device scroll-displays the portion specified by said input device among the stored information data, and
• if said input device specifies one portion of the information data to be scroll-displayed, which exceeds a range of the stored information data, while said displaying device is scroll-displaying the information data, said terminal side transmitting device transmits a request for the specified one portion of the information data to said data server, and then said displaying device scroll-displays the specified one portion of the information data received from said data server in response to the request.

A data server for providing information data classified into a plurality of preset data groups through a communication line to a portable communication terminal apparatus, said data server comprising:

• a server side receiving device for receiving a transmitted code selected from among a plurality of data group each indicating a respective one of the preset data by said portable communication terminal apparatus:
• and
• a server side transmitting device for transmitting the information data for the data group corresponding to the received code from said data server to said portable communication terminal apparatus through said communication line in a predetermined format,
• wherein
• said server side receiving device further receives transmitted memory ability information indicative of a memory ability of said portable communication terminal apparatus through said communication line, and
• said server side transmitting device adjusts an amount of the information data to be transmitted on the basis of the memory ability indicated by the received memory ability information such that, if the memory ability of said portable communication terminal apparatus is not enough to store detailed information included in the information data corresponding to the received code, said server side transmitting device transmits basic information included in the information data but does not transmit the detailed information, and that, if the memory ability of said portable communication terminal apparatus is enough to store the detailed information, said server side transmitting device transmits the detailed information as well as the basic information.