Abstract: An EC terminal 20 comprises personal information storing means 22 for storing personal information containing user's shopping history, personal information disclosing means 21 for disclosing personal information based on a request from a server 10, and terminal ID disclosing means 23 for disclosing a terminal ID to the server. The server comprises a personal information database 14 for managing personal information of a user, to whom EC services have been provided in the past, personal information requesting means 11 for requesting an EC terminal to disclose user's personal information, and response content deciding means 13 for deciding a response content based on the disclosed personal information and the content of the personal information database. The user stores personal information in the EC terminal, and supplies personal information in all EC services to receive satisfactory services even at a store which he visits for the first time.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for protecting personal attributes information (PAI) to inhibit unauthorized use of personal information disclosed on the network and protect the disclosed information. The system comprises: a terminal apparatus including PAI managing means to generate and manage customer's attributes information, and PAI protecting means to modify changeable items of the customer's attributes information to be transmitted to a destination across a network in such a manner as to make different changes for different destinations; and a center apparatus which offers services in a manner refined by using customer's attributes information received from the terminal apparatus. Even if a personal information leak occurred, defensive action can be taken promptly by discarding the e-mail address disclosed to the information leaker without changing the e-mail address in ordinary use. The information leaker can be traced from the leaked e-mail address and dealt with warningly afterward.

Abstract: Disclosed herewith is an attribute information utilization system for enabling network services in various forms. To achieve the above object, the attribute information utilization system of the present invention includes a center device and a terminal. The center device includes a communication block and a server that receives user attribute information and supplies services in accordance with the attribute information. The terminal includes a communication block, a personal attribute information generation/management block that generates/manages user attribute information, an external device interface block connected to a portable storage device and used to exchange attribute information with the memory device. The terminal sends attribute information managed by the personal attribute information generation/management block or inputted from the portable storage device to the center device to receive services from a server.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a device capable of negotiation about the disclosure of attribute information. According to the present invention, a terminal is provided with: a personal attribute information creation and management part that stores and manages users' attribute information; and an input-output management part that controls the output of users' attribute information to external devices and the input of others' attribute information from external devices. The center device comprises: a contents management part that manages contents; a server part that implements services; a service attribute information creation and management part that manages attribute information about contents and services; and an input-output management part that controls the output of attribute information of services and contents to external devices, and the input of users' attribute information inputted from other devices.

Abstract: The present invention makes arrangements for preventing data overflow from storage areas of store-type terminals in a data broadcast system distributing data over broadcast. There are provided a storage management part for managing storage areas of receiving machines, a database part for holding contents data and storage management information, which is data for managing the capacities of storage areas of the receiving machines, and a schedule management part for scheduling data distribution, wherein the storage management part uses a change history of storage management information and data contents held in the database part to perform control such as deletion, size decrease, addition, and size increase of the contents data, and the schedule management part manages the capacities of storage areas of the receiving machines by scheduling the distribution of data to the receiving machines.

Abstract: A recording apparatus that compares the size of detected input data with a plurality of sizes of recording sheets set by a setting unit. The size of a recording sheet on which the input data is to be recorded is selected from the set plurality of sizes and the input data is recorded on the selected recording sheet. When no recording sheet of a size equal to or greater than the size of the input data is set, the size of the input data is compared with the sizes M times (M: an integer) as much as the plurality of sizes of recording sheets, respectively, and (1) if any of the M times sizes is equal to or greater than the size of the input data, it is selected as the size of recording sheet on which the input data is to be recorded.

Abstract: Disclosed is a transmitting apparatus including: a contents information storing part for storing contents information; a basic schedule creating part for creating a basic schedule as a model of a broadcast schedule on the basis of the contents information; a broadcast schedule creating part for creating a broadcast schedule on the basis of the basic schedule; a broadcast schedule storing part for storing the broadcast schedule; a contents storing part for storing contents; and a transmitting part for transmitting the broadcast schedule and contents, wherein a contents transmitting schedule for managing a storing state in a storage area of a receiving apparatus from the transmitting apparatus is created, accompanying information of contents is added to the schedule, and the resultant is transmitted.

Abstract: A program information-generating device is disclosed which can produce program guide information accurately even when a method for editing the program broadcasting schedule of simultaneous broadcasting efficiently is employed. In this device, a program guide information-generating device 203 has a simulcast range processing block 212 which receives program information and the program broadcasting schedule of each channel and generates a program broadcasting schedule by replacing simulcast range information with the corresponding program broadcasting schedule of a simulcast original channel when the simulcast range information which at least indicates that a program is to be simultaneous broadcast and which has a simulcast original channel identifier is registered in the range where simultaneous broadcasting takes place on the program broadcasting schedule. Even when the editing of simultaneous broadcasting is made efficient, the program guide information can be produced by the above replacement.

Abstract: In a data communication apparatus having an abbreviated dialing function, data referred to when performing abbreviated dialing is prevented from vanishing in the event of a malfunction or power failure. This is achieved by providing the apparatus with an internal non-volatile storage device in addition to a memory which stores information referred to when communicating with another party. The information which has been stored in the memory is preserved in the non-volatile storage device. If the information in the memory vanishes, the preserved information is restored by being loaded into the memory from the non-volatile storage device.

Abstract: In a data communication apparatus having an abbreviated dialing function, data referred to when performing abbreviated dialing is prevented from vanishing in the event of a malfunction or power failure. This is achieved by providing the apparatus with an internal non-volatile storage device in addition to a memory which stores information referred to when communicating with another party. The information which has been stored in the memory is preserved in the non-volatile storage device. If the information in the memory vanishes, the preserved information is restored by being loaded into the memory from the non-volatile storage device.