JPH10162059A - Newspaper information provision system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide newspaper information to each home and workplace quickly without paper media. SOLUTION: A newspaper information database 6 digitized in the same form as that of a paper newspaper, and an online mechanism 7, 8, 9, 10, 10 for transmitting the newspaper information database to a terminal device through a public line or a specific line. 11 and terminal devices 12, 14, 15 for receiving the newspaper information data transmitted through this online mechanism. The received newspaper information is displayed on the display 15 of the terminal devices 12, 14, 15. Alternatively, it is stored in the storage medium 1 and this medium is displayed on the display 1 of the separate readers 18, 35, 36.
It is displayed on the display 9 and 37 and read.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a newspaper information providing system which digitizes newspaper information and transmits it via a line to widely provide users with the information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Newspapers are printed with various kinds of information on paper. In Japan, commercial newspapers, newspapers of the government and local governments, newspapers of the region and cities, newspapers related to the industrial economy, and various organizations and associations A great variety of newspapers are published, such as the newspapers published by. These paper newspapers are printed on the paper as described above. And especially in commercial newspapers and newspapers in various regions and cities, the number of pages is large, and large domestic and overseas news articles are listed on the first page. Political articles, industrial and economic articles, On the third page, overseas articles, on the fourth and subsequent pages, articles on culture and hobbies, sports-related articles, home articles, local and local events, etc., are generally defined and described, as well as various PR etc. Have been. And it usually consists of 20 to 26 surfaces or more. These paper newspapers are printed and issued daily at dawn, transported via large-scale transport and road transport, and then delivered by home delivery to homes, businesses, offices,
It is delivered and read at transportation stations. Other newspapers, with the exception of commercial newspapers, are not large in number and are not published daily, but are regularly published, distributed, distributed and read to members and individuals.

[0003]

[0005] Such a paper newspaper is,
It is read at home and workplaces, but the process of providing (distributing and delivering) newspapers from newspaper companies to homes and workplaces requires a huge transport system and human resources, and it takes time to transport, Will be huge. This is social,
Economically problematic. In other words, transportation requires enormous institutions and labor, and the loss of energy due to oil consumption is enormous, especially due to the involvement of vehicle transportation, and the pollution problem due to its exhaust gas is also a very large social problem. . On the other hand, pulp production for paper newspapers involves cutting down timber, leading to destruction of forests and destruction of nature, which is also a major social problem. Although recycling technology has been developed recently, it is often a social problem that it is released to society as paper waste. The present invention provides a system for providing newspaper information that solves such a problem.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A newspaper information providing system provided by the present invention includes a database of newspaper information digitized in the same form as that of a paper newspaper, and the newspaper information database is connected to a public line or a specific line. It comprises an online mechanism for transmitting to the terminal device and a terminal device for receiving the newspaper information data transmitted via the online mechanism. In this provision system, paper is no longer necessary, and the received newspaper information is displayed on a display device of the terminal device or stored in a storage medium, and this medium is mounted on a separate electronic reading device and is displayed on the display device. It can be read by displaying it.

[0005] According to the newspaper information providing system provided by the present invention, information is digitized and transmitted online, and no paper medium is interposed. In addition, since it is digitized, it can be displayed on a terminal of an electronic device or a display of an electronic reading device, or can be stored in a storage medium, so that display and storage are easy.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a newspaper information providing system provided by the present invention. Newspaper information is digitized in a form similar to that of a paper newspaper, and the data is transmitted via a public line or a specific line by an online system. A configuration which is received by a terminal device is disclosed. To explain the outline in detail, a newspaper publisher 5 produces a database 6 in which newspaper information is digitized in a form similar to that of a paper newspaper. Although details of the production of this database 6 will be described later, this database 6 is stored in the host computer 7 and transmitted online by the communication control device 8 via the public line 9. Reference numeral 10 denotes a public line network on the information transmission company side, and 11 denotes a public line network such as NTT. Reference numeral 2 denotes a receiving side of newspaper information (company, office, etc.), and terminals such as a modem 12 and a personal computer 14 are installed in the workplace W, and the information transmitted online is received by these devices. The installation of this terminal equipment is ID
It is assumed that registration of code numbers and the like is performed. Then, the payment of the usage fee of the newspaper database or the like is performed through the ID code number.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the personal computer 14 and the display 15 for receiving the newspaper data. The received information is displayed on the display 15 as shown in FIG. Or if necessary,
It is stored on the floppy disk 1 shown in FIG. When storing the data on the floppy disk 1, FIG.
The floppy disk 1 is inserted into the insertion slot 14K of the personal computer 14 as shown in FIG. Reference numeral 16 denotes a keyboard board for display and storage operations. FIG. 10 shows an example in which English newspaper information is displayed.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of a newspaper information providing system for the home 3 and has the same basic configuration as FIG. 13
Indicates a telephone.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of a newspaper information providing system for a telephone booth 4 set up in a city. The basic configuration is the same as that of FIG. However, in FIG. 3, the public line network 10 of the information transmission company and the public line network 11 such as NTT are omitted. The telephone 13 in the telephone box 4 is provided with an operation switch SK for selecting newspaper information and an information content and an insertion slot 13K for a storage floppy disk in addition to a switch for specifying a telephone number, and a coin mechanism or a telephone. A card receiving mechanism CN is provided. And
By selecting and paying for newspaper information and inserting a floppy disk into the insertion slot 13K, necessary information is recorded.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of a newspaper information providing system for overseas newspaper information. A VENUS-P system using artificial hygiene is used online.
K1 is therefore a transmitter and K2 is a receiver.
Other mechanisms are basically the same as those in FIG. With this system, newspaper information from overseas countries can also be provided online.

In the newspaper information providing system shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, it is necessary for a person who obtains information to select a publishing company or a type of newspaper. Therefore, each newspaper company provided by the online system needs to specify a newspaper code number for selecting a code unique to the publisher, a type of newspaper, and the like. The newspaper is provided online by the newspaper information user viewing and selecting the specific number and by paying a necessary fee. Also, the electronic newspaper information provided by each of these systems may be the morning edition of the day,
It may be a newspaper on a particular day in the past. These must be specified by the terminal receiving the information on the terminal device, but the newspaper information publisher must store each computerized daily newspaper information as a database in the host computer.

By the way, as described above, the creation of a database of newspaper information is broken in a form that is stored in the same form as that of a paper newspaper, but this is specifically, as shown in FIG. This means that the information is stored in the same form as the printed (written) information.

This is because of the long history of our relationship with the newspaper since the birth of the paper newspaper and the “reading the newspaper” custom and style cultivated in our lives. This is to ensure that you can read the newspaper information at In other words, when we read a newspaper (paper newspaper), we look at the entire page, see what kind of articles are on it, and first select 1-3 articles we want to read from among them. , Read sequentially. Sometimes I plan or look forward to the next article and always read the article that I want to read first. I continue to read, sometimes turning my eyes on the relationship with the photos and some information. The reason why such a reading is possible is that the entire surface of the paper can be widened so that the whole can be seen. The newspaper of the present invention also pays attention to this point,
The information is stored so that a state similar to that of a paper newspaper can be reproduced, which is a major feature of the present invention. further,
Even if the newspaper of the present invention becomes widespread, it does not mean that the current paper newspaper will disappear, but it will be issued in the future, and the significance of the present invention is that information can be provided in the same pattern as this paper newspaper. There is. In that sense, the information is basically the same as the Internet, but it is basically different from the one that displays the shredded information in a completely different pattern from that of the paper newspaper. In other words, the newspaper of the present invention provides surface information, whereas the Internet provides dot or line information, and is different in readability and ease of involvement. Further, the Internet is fundamentally different in that the position of the terminal device is specified from the line connection or the like and cannot be used freely anywhere.

Although the newspaper information in the present invention is stored in the same form as that of a paper newspaper, the manner in which it is stored will be described in detail below. FIG.
In the information (news) on the front page of the newspaper shown in
The A information is written in eight columns from the top,
Information is stored so that the same shape as this arrangement (layout) can be reproduced. In other words, the headline of the article, the number of lines of the article in the column, the number of lines in the first column, the number of lines in the second column, the number of columns from which the position of the article has moved to the right, etc. remain in the form of a paper newspaper. The information is digitized and stored so that can be reproduced. Each digitized data is stored in association with each other so that the shape (pattern) of one entire article can be reproduced. Further, the relationship with each article is the same, and the size, shape and layout (arrangement) of each article are individually stored in the above format including image information such as photographs and figures, and are also stored in association with each other as a whole. Because To do this, the information in each column of each article (1 column)
Can be considered as one example of a method in which an identification code is assigned as one small unit and this identification code is also stored. Then, each identification code is stored together with the article information for one article, and such storage for each article is similarly stored for all the articles and all the newspaper information such as PRs. Therefore, when such information is displayed on the screen, the same form as that of the paper newspaper is reproduced and displayed. This is a major feature of the present invention.

Thus, the information of A to G in FIG.
Is stored so as to reproduce one side of. Therefore, it is possible to read the entire information of one surface by its arrangement, or it is also possible to read the information of each of A to G individually. Among them, the A information includes a graphic, the C information includes a photograph, and the F information includes a graph. These pieces of information are stored as described above. Of course, the present invention is not limited to storage in exactly the same form as paper newspapers. For example, it is also possible to store a way of reproducing one face divided into two or, if necessary, a way of reproducing three divided faces. Variations of are included. That is, the one that reproduces the partially divided surface in the form of a paper newspaper,
These are included in the newspaper information referred to by the present invention, regardless of the fact that they are the same as those published in paper newspapers. Such a deformed newspaper is of a subdivided type, and one side of a paper newspaper is subdivided into one.
This is stored in the form of a plane, two subdivisions, and three subdivisions. The information "stored in a form similar to that of a paper newspaper" defined in the claims of the present invention shall be understood to be stored in the form described above. Of course, not only the first page but also the contents of all the first to twentieth pages are digitized and transmitted or sold.
In order to store all such information, a storage medium (floppy) having a considerable capacity is required.

By the way, the digitization and storage of the "form similar to that of a paper newspaper" is performed by the configuration shown in FIG. 5 or 6, for example. Then, the newspaper information is finally obtained from the produced database, and the storage medium 1 shown in FIG. 7 is completed. FIG. 5 schematically shows an example of a device for digitizing (converting to electronic data) the article information from a printed paper newspaper NP. That is, the paper newspaper NP is fixed to the fixing stand SD. SB is a scanner that scans (scans) above the paper surface, optically emits light from above the paper newspaper, receives the reflected light, and converts the content into an electric signal (digital signal) by binarizing the content. I do. This scanner S
The output signal from B is adjusted by the controller MT and input to the computer CU. Scanner S in computer CU
The signal from B is arithmetically processed to produce a "similar form to that of a paper newspaper" as described above, and stored and stored. The floppy disk 1 or the CD-ROM 3 is manufactured based on the data stored in the computer CU.

FIG. 6 schematically shows an example in which each article or advertisement in a newspaper is digitized and individually input to the computer CPU. Each of the articles J to M is digitized by a word processor W1 to W4. The photograph information N is a photograph information transmitter TC in which a television camera and an electronic device are integrated.
, And the graphic information and the like are digitized by the CAD / CAM system CA or the like, and input to the computer CPU. Each data is given an identification code by the computer CPU as described above, and is associated with each other and stored. As a result, when displayed on the screen, they are arranged and arranged on one surface. By being stored in such a form, only the article concerned is taken out and displayed as described later, or only the article concerned is displayed with a surrounding line (a thick black line, a red line, a yellow line, etc.). It becomes possible.

For digitizing and storing the newspaper information, a list or index of newspaper articles is produced.
Articles can be easily selected. Immediately, surface indexes on the entire surface from the first page to the twentieth page or more, and article indexes in which article items are arranged in alphabetical order or alphabetical order of their pronunciation are produced and input, and a newspaper is provided for each article. When the relation between the article and the publication surface is displayed, it is possible to determine at a glance how many pages of the surface are published. Therefore, after looking at both indexes, a desired article or an article required can be selected. The first shown in FIG.
The surface has eight articles A to H, and these article items are stored in the article index.

Regarding the digitization of newspaper information,
An index on newspaper articles has been produced. Immediately,
All articles with article headings are entered as an "article index" that is listed in alphabetical order or alphabetical order. The first page is important articles, the second is domestic politics, and the third is overseas. "Each surface index" which lists the outline of each surface by a summary item name, such as a television / radio program surface on the political side and the N-th side, is included as electronic information. Therefore, a desired article or a necessary article can be selected after sequentially viewing the “each surface index” and the “article index”.
Specifically, eight articles A to H are published on the first page shown in FIG. 8, and this first page is listed in the “each page index” as a “serious article page”. At the same time, each of the articles A to G is listed in the "article index" by their entry name. Readers can select desired articles from these indexes and read them.

The newspaper information digitized and stored in this manner is provided to each company, office or other workplace or home by the above-described providing system. 2 is received and displayed on the personal computer 14 and the display 15 of the terminal device in FIG. 2, or is stored in the storage medium 1 shown in FIG. 7 as described above, and is read by a specially prepared reading device.

First, in the case of reading by the terminal equipment of the online system, as is clear from FIG. 9 and FIG.
The newspaper information received and transmitted is processed by arithmetic processing to reproduce a form similar to that of a paper newspaper, ie, to reproduce face information. The output is displayed on the display 15. FIG. 10 shows a state in which the newspaper information transmitted by the online system is displayed on the display 15 to check the contents. The displayed newspaper information is an example of an English newspaper. Next, a case where the data is stored in a storage medium and read by a separate reading device. In this case, the floppy disk 1 is inserted into the insertion port 14K of the personal computer 14.
Will be attached and memorized. In this storage, all the transmitted information is stored as it is. Therefore, not only the article information but also the identification code of each article, the index, the encircling line (black thick line, red line, yellow line, etc.) for each article, image information, etc. Is included. As described above, since the storage medium (floppy disk) 1 contains a large amount of information in the newspaper information, it is necessary to prepare a large-capacity one so that the entire space of the newspaper can be stored. With respect to this floppy disk, a disk having a relatively small size (for example, a DVD) capable of storing considerable information can be realized in the future due to the development of integrated circuit technology. Moreover, the price is low,
It can be provided at the same level as newspaper expenses.

When newspaper information is stored on the floppy disk 1, a separate device for reading the newspaper information is required. There are two types of this reading device: an integrated type and a separated type.

First, a description will be given of an integrated reader. As shown in FIG. 11, the reading device 18 is configured as a handy type (portable) thin case. The size is vertical ×
Width x thickness = 30 cm x 20 cm x 1 cm
It is a portable type that can be stored in a bag or the like. It is so-called A4 size or B5 size.

As shown in FIG. 11, the reading device 18 is provided with a liquid crystal display 19 occupying a large area on the front side of the housing, and a newspaper of the present invention is provided on the lower right end face. An insertion slot 20 for mounting the (storage medium) floppy disk 1 is provided. The size of the display 19 is about 20 cm × 17 cm. When such a large liquid crystal is expensive, an inexpensive reading device cannot be realized.
The size of 9 is smaller than the above. Below this display 19, a power switch 21 and a display changeover switch 22 are provided. Further, a selection switch 23 for selecting information to be displayed and a cursor moving key 24 therefor are arranged in a lower central portion. Reference numerals 25R and 25L denote keys for moving the display surface so that the display surface is scanned on the newspaper information surface stored in the same form as that of a paper newspaper. When one of these keys is pressed, the display surface moves in the direction of the arrow indicated on the key. That is, for example, if the notation of the pressed key is the right arrow direction, the display content moves to the right side of the newspaper page, and the article of that portion is displayed. When one of the cursor movement keys 24 is pressed, the cursor 26 scans (moves) in the direction of the arrow indicated by the key, and selects a desired one from each index of the newspaper article or the article index. it can. When the cursor 26 is made to coincide with the position of the desired index and the selection switch 23 is pressed, an article having the relation is selected, and the article is displayed on the display 19. These switches and keys are sheet-like switches. In the thin case of the reader 18,
A special small battery can be inserted and removed from the back.
Instead of a battery system, it is also possible to adopt a type that can be connected to an AC power supply. Ideally, a battery that can be charged by an AC power supply is housed.

FIG. 12 shows the internal structure of the reading device 18. In these drawings, parts and members denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 11 indicate the same parts and members as those in FIG. 11, and detailed description will be omitted. In the figure, reference numeral 27 denotes an interface for taking out information when the stored floppy disk 1 is loaded, 28 a power supply (battery), and 29 an RA for controlling the operation of the computer 33.
M and 30 are ROMs for storing data, 31 is a clock circuit, and 32 is a discrimination circuit for discriminating data. Reference numeral 34 denotes a display drive circuit of the display device 19.

Now, the reading device 18 having the above configuration will be described.
Next, an operation when the floppy disk 1 is mounted, displayed and read will be described. After mounting (loading), first, the switch 21 is pressed to input power, and then the display changeover switch 22
When is pressed, each surface index of the newspaper information is displayed on the display surface of the display 19 as shown in FIG. That is, the first page is a major news article, the second is domestic political administration,
The 18th page shows sports-related, the 20th page shows television programs, etc., so that each page index that can understand the outline of articles on each page is displayed. When the button is pressed again, an article index representing each article on the entire surface by the item is displayed as shown in FIG. Pressing it again displays the surface index again. Immediately, each time the button is pressed, “each surface index” and “article index” are alternately displayed. First, an overview of the entire newspaper is understood by displaying and / or viewing the "index of each page" and / or "article index". After that, select the page or article you want by displaying the "each page index" or "article index". Then, the cursor 26 is moved to the desired surface or the article by the cursor moving key 24, and the selection switch 23 is set.
push. Then the desired face or article is selected,
For example, when a sports surface is selected by “each surface index”, “the eighteenth surface“ sports surface ”” shown in FIG. In this case, the display 19
The content displayed first is displayed with the upper right end portion of the “sports surface 18” as the basic position at the upper right of the display surface. In the case of an English newspaper, the upper left corner of the article is displayed with the upper left corner of the display surface as the basic position. Since this depends on the manner of posting the article, it is not particularly limited. However, specifying the basic position of the display in this way makes it easier to read. On the other hand, when the cursor 26 is positioned on the “article index” to “the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Japan” shown in FIG. Will be displayed. FIG. 15 shows an example of the display.

FIG. 16 shows a state in which an article related to a technical new product is displayed. However, the full text of the displayed article cannot always be displayed on the display surface, and therefore, an article hidden from the display surface is not always possible. For the contents, left and right display surface movement keys 2
The displayed image can be displayed by operating the 5L and 25R to displace (move) the displayed image up, down, left, and right.

The reading apparatus shown in FIG. 16 is provided with switches L and M other than those shown in FIG. L is a key for enlarging displayed article information, and M is a key for reducing displayed article information. When these keys L and M are continuously depressed, enlargement and reduction are performed sequentially and continuously. For example, if the enlargement key L is kept pressed, newspaper characters, photographs, and the like are enlarged and displayed, although the display area in the newspaper is reduced, so that the size can be read without using a magnifying glass or glasses.

FIG. 17 shows separation type readers 35 and 36. The separation-type reading devices 35 and 36 are also configured as handy-type (portable) thin housings.
A liquid crystal display 37 is provided so as to occupy a large area on the surface of the housing 36, and the separate housing 35 is an operation device. The size of the housing 36 is about vertical × horizontal × thickness = about 25 cm × 20 cm × 1 cm, and the size of the housing 35 is about vertical × width × thickness = 5 cm × 10 cm × 1 cm. . Both housings 35 and 36 are connected by a lead wire 38. The lower right side of the operation device 35 is provided with an insertion port 20 into which a storage medium, that is, the floppy disk 1 can be mounted.
A selection switch 23, a cursor moving key 24, and display surface moving keys 25R and 25L are arranged. The functions and operation methods of these switches and keys are the same as those of the above-mentioned integral type, and detailed description is omitted. FIG. 17 is an example in which information of the Chinese newspaper is displayed.

The newspaper information providing system provided by the present invention is as described above, or the individual devices and mechanisms constituting the system are not limited to those described above and are not limited to the illustrated examples. Since the configuration includes a so-called distributed online system, the illustrated example is merely an example. The same applies to the configuration on the receiving side. For example, if the development of communication technology allows an online system to be connected to a portable telephone (telephone), the portable telephone (telephone) can be loaded with a storage medium. It is also possible to receive information. In this case, a personal computer or a microcomputer must be installed in the portable telephone (telephone). In this case, newspaper information can be received anywhere. The present invention also includes these systems.

[0032]

Since the newspaper information providing system provided by the present invention is as described above, it is possible to eliminate a paper medium without a paper medium. Then, the transmitted newspaper information data can be read by displaying it on a display of the terminal or by storing it in a storage medium and displaying the medium on a separate display. Therefore, enormous transportation is not required, and newspapers can be provided to consumers, that is, citizens and the public in a short time. In addition, paper pollution is resolved and the environment is improved, contributing greatly to the development of socio-economics. Even when the received information is stored in a storage medium, the medium is compact, lightweight, and convenient to carry and store. In particular, since it is compact, it can be stored in a small case, easily put in a bag or the like, and is easy to carry. Therefore, it can be mounted on a small reader, and it is ensured that newspaper information can be read in a free place and a small space as needed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a newspaper information providing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a conceptual diagram of a newspaper information providing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of a newspaper information providing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram of a newspaper information providing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a digitizing (database) process of newspaper information provided to the newspaper information providing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a digitizing (database) process of newspaper information provided to the newspaper information providing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a storage medium storing information from a newspaper information providing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining digitization of newspaper information according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing terminal equipment of the newspaper information providing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example of information by the newspaper information providing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration of an apparatus for reading newspaper information from a medium storing information by the newspaper information providing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the internal configuration of a newspaper information reading device according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a reading state of newspaper information according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a reading state of newspaper information according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a reading state of newspaper information according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a reading state of newspaper information according to the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a separate type reader for newspaper information according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Floppy disk 2 ... Company and office 3 ... Home 4 ... Telephone box 5 ... Newspaper issuer 6 ... Newspaper information data file 7 ... Host computer 8 ... Communication controller 9 ... Online system 10, 11 ... Public line 12 ... Modem DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 ... Telephone 14 ... Personal computer 15 ... Display 16 ... Keyboard board 17 ... House and house 18 ... Newspaper information reading device (integral type) 19 ... Liquid crystal display 20 ... Insertion opening 21 ... Power switch 22 ... Changeover switch 23 ... Selection switch 24 ... Cursor movement switch 25L. 25R: Switch for moving display surface 26: Cursor 27: Interface 28: Battery 29: RAM 30, ROM 31, ... Discrimination circuit 32, Clock circuit 33, Computer 34, Display driving circuit 35, Reading display 36, Reading operation Instrument 37 ... Display 38 ... Lead wire L ... Enlargement key M ... Reduction key

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A database of newspaper information digitized in a form similar to the publication of a paper newspaper, an online mechanism for transmitting the newspaper information database to a terminal device through a public line or a specific line, and a transmission via the online mechanism. And a terminal device for receiving the stored newspaper information data. The newspaper information is stored in a storage medium attached to the terminal device, and the stored storage medium is displayed on a display of a separate electronic reading device. A newspaper information providing system characterized in that the information can be read.