Patent ID: 8902216

Claim:
An information providing system, comprising: an information management server; an object server; a first information terminal device, and a second information terminal device, wherein: the information management server includes: a space database storing space information of a virtual three-dimensional space; and partial provided information transmitting means for transmitting a part of provided information to the first information terminal device, the part of the provided information including the space information; and the first information terminal device includes: partial provided information receiving means for receiving the part of the provided information transmitted by the partial provided information transmitting means; information sharing means for sharing the part of the provided information with the second information terminal device; user information acquiring means for acquiring user information of the second information terminal device, wherein the user information comprises information about a user's age or sex; and information outputting means for outputting the user information acquired by the user information acquiring means and part specifying information for specifying the part of the provided information, wherein the information management server updates the space information stored in the space database based on a combination of the part specifying information and the user information; and wherein the object server provides the part of provided information based on the part specifying information and the user information, determining whether the space information stored in the space database needs to be updated, wherein, if the object server determines that the user information included in the combination includes a number of users that is determined to match a predetermined number, then the information management server updates the space information stored in the space database related to the part specifying information so as to dispose an advertisement at a position specified by the part specifying information in the three-dimensional space and sends the updated part specifying information to the first information terminal device which sends the updated part specifying information to the second information terminal device, wherein the object server and the first and second user terminal devices are separate and distinct units in communication with one another via a network, and wherein said object server is a dedicated server to manage objects, the objects including said advertisement.