Information transfer apparatus, information transfer system and information transfer method

An information transfer system comprising a server that distributes data, an information presentation apparatus that presents the data, and an information transfer apparatus that comprises a network interface connected to said server via a network and a USB interface connected to said information presentation apparatus, said information transfer apparatus transferring the data distributed from said server to said information presentation apparatus, wherein

• said information transfer apparatus comprises:
• a switch that enables or disables connection with said information presentation apparatus via said USB interface;
• and
• a control section that judges whether or not the data distributed from said server has been updated, enables connection with said information presentation apparatus by said switch to transfer the data to said information presentation apparatus only upon judging that the data has been updated, and, after transferring the data, disables the connection with said information presentation apparatus by said switch.

An information transfer method applied to an information transfer apparatus that comprises a network interface connected to a server that distributes data, via a network, and a USB interface connected to an information presentation apparatus that presents the data, the information transfer apparatus transferring the data distributed from the server to the information presentation apparatus, and the method comprising:

• judging whether or not the data distributed from the server has been updated;
• enabling connection with the information presentation apparatus by the USB interface to transfer the data to the information presentation apparatus only upon judging that the data has been updated;
• and
• disabling the connection with the information presentation apparatus after transferring the data.