US 12,001,444 B2
Information provision method
Yuji Unagami, Osaka (JP); and Natsume Matsuzaki, Osaka (JP)
Assigned to PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance, CA (US)
Filed by Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, Torrance, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/120,611.
Application 18/120,611 is a continuation of application No. 17/401,639, filed on Aug. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,625,411.
Application 17/401,639 is a continuation of application No. 16/516,721, filed on Jul. 19, 2019, granted, now 11,120,035, issued on Sep. 14, 2021.
Application 16/516,721 is a continuation of application No. 14/893,202, granted, now 10,402,416, issued on Sep. 3, 2019, previously published as PCT/JP2014/002947, filed on Jun. 3, 2014.
Claims priority of application No. 2013-119822 (JP), filed on Jun. 6, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0214402 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 16/248 (2019.01); G06F 16/21 (2019.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04W 12/02 (2009.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 16/248 (2019.01) [G06F 16/21 (2019.01); H04L 12/2809 (2013.01); H04L 12/2825 (2013.01); H04L 63/101 (2013.01); H04W 12/02 (2013.01); G06F 21/6245 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2117 (2013.01); H04L 63/0272 (2013.01); H04L 63/0823 (2013.01); H04L 63/166 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information provision method for use in an information providing server, the information provision method comprising:
accumulating, in a first database, a first identifier identifying each of one or more service providers, and first device information indicating a device to be designated by each of the one or more service providers in association with each other;
accumulating, in a second database, a second identifier identifying each of one or more users, and second device information indicating a device to be used by the one or more users in association with each other;
extracting a user associated with the second device information from the one or more users when the first database is updated by addition of a new service provider, and when a device to be designated by the new service provider is included in the devices indicated by the second device information;
generating first screen information indicating a setting screen, on which the associated user is allowed to set whether operation history information of the device to be designated by the new service provider is transmitted to a computer of the new service provider, the setting screen including (i) the new service provider, (ii) the device to be designated by the new service provider, (iii) the operation history information provided from the device to the new service provider, and (iv) an input field to accept an input by the associated user as to whether or not the device is permitted to provide the operation history information to the new service provider;
transmitting the generated first screen information to a display terminal of the associated user;
receiving, from the display terminal, an input result about the input by the associated user as to whether or not the device is permitted to provide the operation history information to the new service provider, and the second identifier identifying the associated user;
registering, in the first database, the second identifier identifying a user who does not permit the device to provide the operation history information to the new service provider by associating the first identifier of the new service provider with the first device information of the device to be designated by the new service provider on the basis of the received input result;
collecting one or more pieces of operation history information from one or more devices of the associated user via a first network; and
referring to the first database, and transmitting, among the collected one or more pieces of operation history information, operation history information permitted by the associated user to be transmitted to a computer of the one or more service providers to the computer of the one or more service providers via a second network.