Claims
- 1. A client server system for supplying information to client terminals, the client server system comprising:
an exclusive server storing information therein; means for specifying the client terminal by a code identifying a maker of the client terminal, the code being sent from the client terminal to the exclusive server; and means for supplying information stored in the exclusive server to the specified client terminal.
- 2. The client server system as in claim 1, wherein:
the supplying means rejects access to the exclusive server against an unspecified client terminal.
- 3. The client server system as in claim 1, wherein:
the exclusive server stores information exclusive to the specified client terminals and public information; and the supplying means supplies the exclusive information only to the specified client terminals, while supplying the public information to any client terminals.
- 4. The client server system as in claim 1, wherein:
the client terminals are mobile phones which are able to communicate with the exclusive server via a provider's server administered by a telephone service provider; the mobile phone sends the maker-identifying code and another code identifying the provider to the provider's server; a data format including both identifying codes is sent from the provider's server to the exclusive server; and the exclusive server supplies the information stored therein to the mobile phone only when both codes are justified as codes correctly identifying the maker and the provider.
- 5. The client server system as in claim 4, wherein:
the data format sent form the provider's server to the exclusive server consists of a header field having a predetermined format and a data field in which data are arbitrarily written; and of both codes, at least the maker-identifying code is contained in the data field.
- 6. A mobile phone communicable with an exclusive server administered by a maker which made the mobile phone, the mobile phone comprising:
a pre-installed locator for locating the exclusive server to download contents stored in the exclusive server and made available only to the mobile phone having the locator.
- 7. A mobile phone communicable with an exclusive server administered by a maker which made the mobile phone, the mobile phone comprising:
a pre-installed browser for downloading contents stored in the exclusive server and made available exclusively to the mobile phone having the browser.
- 8. A client server system for supplying information to client terminals, the client server system comprising:
an exclusive server storing specified contents to be supplied to the client terminals; means for downloading the specified contents stored in the exclusive server to the client terminals, wherein: the specified contents are accompanied by a special command; the specified contents are downloaded together with the special command; and upon receipt of the special command, a setting of the client terminals recognized as specified terminals by the exclusive server is changed.
- 9. The client server system as in claim 8, wherein:
data for changing the setting of the specified terminal are downloaded from the exclusive server.
- 10. The client server system as in claim 9, wherein:
the data for changing the setting are downloaded together with the special command.
- 11. The client server system as in claim 8, wherein:
the specified contents are sent from the exclusive server to the client terminals in a specified data format having a header field and a data field; and the special command is contained in the header field.
- 12. The client server system as in claim 8, wherein:
the client terminals are mobile phones.
- 13. The client server system as in claim 12, wherein:
the mobile phone includes a display panel; and the setting of the mobile phone is changed by changing images displayed on the display panel.
- 14. The client server system as in claim 12, wherein:
the mobile phone includes a display panel; and the setting of the mobile phone is changed by changing a character message shown on the display panel.
- 15. The client server system as in claim 12, wherein:
the mobile phone includes a sound generator for outputting music; and the setting of the mobile phone is changed by changing the music output from the sound generator.
- 16. The mobile phone for use in the client server system defined in claim 12.
Priority Claims (2)
Number |
Date |
Country |
Kind |
2000-34974 |
Feb 2000 |
JP |
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2000-65539 |
Mar 2000 |
JP |
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based upon and claims benefit of priority of Japanese Patent Applications No. 2000-34974 filed on Feb. 14, 2000 and No. 2000-65539 filed on Mar. 9, 2000, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.