Information provision system, information regeneration terminal, and server

An information regeneration terminal to which information is provided from a server via a network, said terminal comprising:

• a memory in which address information of said server in said network is stored;
• connection request sending means for sending a request for connection addressed to said server via said network using said address information of said server in response to a user operation requesting connection;
• channel generating means for generating a channel between said server and said information regeneration terminal;
• means for sending a request for provided information to said server via said channel in response to a user operation for requesting said provided information and information identifying functions for processing data and/or capacity for processing data of the information regeneration terminal such that the provided information to be sent from the server conforms to the functions for processing data and/or capacity for processing data of the information regeneration terminal;
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• means for acquiring and regenerating said provided information from said server via said channel.

A server which is connected to a plurality of portable radiocommunication terminals via a network by a wireless connection and for enabling each of said plurality of portable radiocommunication terminals to acquire received information addressed to its own terminal in cooperation with each of said plurality of portable radiocommunication terminals, said server comprising:

• received information storing means for storing received information addressed to each of said plurality of portable radiocommunication terminals;
• means for receiving a request to acquire related information related to said received information and information identifying functions for processing data and/or capacity for processing data of a portable radiocommunication terminal sent from the portable radiocommunication terminal, generating related information based upon said received information stored in said storage means and addressed to said portable radiocommunication which sent said request to acquire and sending said generated related information to said portable radiocommunication terminal which sent said request to acquire based on the information identifying functions for processing data and/or capacity for processing data of the portable radiocommunication terminal such that the general related information conforms to the functions for processing data and/or capacity for processing data of the portable radiocommunication terminal;
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• means for receiving a request to process related information related to said received information sent from said portable radiocommunication terminal, processing said related information according to said request to process and sending said processed related information to said portable radiocommunication terminal which sent said request to process.

An information communication system in which a server and a plurality of portable radiocommunication terminals are connected via a network by a wireless connection and said server provides data communication service in response to a request from each of said portable radiocommunication terminals, said system comprising:

• a portable radiocommunication terminal, comprising:
• storage means for storing performance identification information for identifying functions for processing and/or a capacity for processing of said portable radiocommunication terminal,
• reading means for reading said performance identification information from said storage means, and
• performance identification information sending means for sending said performance identification information read by said reading means to said server;
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• a server, comprising:
• performance identifying means for identifying said functions for processing and/or said capacity for processing of said portable radiocommunication terminal based upon said performance identification information from said portable radiocommunication terminals,
• send information generating means for generating send information to be sent to said portable radiocommunication terminal based upon an identification result from said performance identifying means such that the send information conforms to the functions for processing data and/or capacity for processing data of the portable radiocommunication terminal, and
• sending means for sending said send information generated by said send information generating means to said portable radiocommunication terminal.

An information communication system in which a server and a plurality of portable radiocommunication terminals are connected via a network by a wireless connection and said server provides data communication service in response to a request from each of said portable radiocommunication terminals, said system comprising:

• a server, comprising:
• terminal related information storing means for storing terminal related information generated by relating identification information sent from each of said portable radiocommunication terminals connected to said server via said network and information showing at least functions for processing and/or a capacity for processing of said portable radiocommunication terminals,
• performance identifying means for referring to said terminal related information stored in said terminal related information storing means based upon said identification information sent from said portable radiocommunication terminals and identifying at least said functions for processing and/or said capacity for processing of said portable radiocommunication terminals;
• send information generating means for generating send information to be sent to each of said portable radiocommunication terminals based upon an identification result from said performance identifying means such that the send information to be sent to each of said portable radiocommunication terminals conforms to the functions for processing and/or capacity for processing of each of said plurality of portable radiocommunication terminals;
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• sending means for sending said send information generated by said send information generating means to said each of said portable radiocommunication terminals.

A portable radiocommunication terminal connected to a server via a network by a wireless connection and to which information according to one of functions for processing and/or capacity for processing of said portable radiocommunication terminal is provided from said server, said portable radiocommunication terminal comprising:

• storage means for storing performance identification information for identifying one of said functions for processing and said capacity for processing which said portable radiocommunication terminal is provided;
• reading means for reading said performance identification information from said storage means;
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• performance identification information sending means for sending said performance identification information read by said reading means to said server such that information to be sent to said portable radiocommunication terminal from said server conforms to the functions for processing and/or capacity for processing of said portable radiocommunication terminal.

A server connected to a portable radiocommunication terminal via a network by a wireless connection for generating information relating to said portable radiocommunication terminal and providing said information to said portable radiocommunication terminal, said server comprising:

• performance identifying means for identifying one of functions for processing and/or a capacity for processing of said portable radiocommunication terminal based upon performance identification information sent from said portable radiocommunication terminal;
• send information generating means for generating send information to be sent to said portable radiocommunication terminal based upon an identification result of said performance identifying means such that the information to be sent to said portable radiocommunication terminal conforms to the functions for processing and/or capacity for processing of said portable radiocommunication terminal;
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• sending means for sending said send information generated by said send information generating means to said portable radiocommunication terminal.

A server connected to a portable radiocommunication terminal via a network by a wireless connection for generating information relating to said portable radiocommunication terminal and providing said information to said portable radiocommunication terminal, said server comprising:

• storing means for storing terminal-related information generated by relating identification information sent from a portable radiocommunication terminal connected to said server via said network and information showing one of functions for processing and a capacity for processing which said portable radiocommunication terminal is provided;
• performance identifying means for referring to said terminal-related information stored in said storing means based upon said identification information sent from said portable radiocommunication terminal and identifying one of said functions for processing and said capacity for processing which said portable radiocommunication terminal is provided;
• send information generating means for generating send information sent to said portable radiocommunication terminal based upon an identification result by said performance identifying means such that the send information to be sent to said portable radiocommunication terminal conforms to the functions for processing and/or capacity for processing of said portable radiocommunication terminal;
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• sending means for sending said send information generated by said send information generating means to said portable radiocommunication terminal.

A portable radiocommunication terminal connected to a server via a network by a wireless connection and to which information according to processing functions thereof is provided from said server, said portable radiocommunication terminal comprising:

• storage means for storing identification information for identifying one of said functions with which said portable radiocommunication terminal is provided;
• reading means for reading said identification information from said storage means;
• display means for displaying said identification information read from said storage means for subsequent selections;
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• identification information sending means for sending selected identification information to said server such that information to be sent to said portable radiocommunication terminal from the server conforms to the functions with which the portable radiocommunication terminal is provided.

A portable radiocommunication terminal connected by a wireless connection to a server via a network and to which information relating to processing functions thereof is provided, said portable radiocommunication terminal comprising:

• storage means for storing identification information for identifying said processing functions with which said portable radiocommunication terminal is provided;
• reading means for reading out said identification information from said storage means;
• display means for displaying said identification information read out from said storage means;
• selecting means for permitting a user to make a selection from said identification information being displayed;
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• identification information sending means for sending the selected identification information to said server such that the information to be sent to said portable radiocommunication terminals from the server conforms to the processing functions of said portable radiocommunication terminal.