An information serving system that includes an information device capable
of setting a user identifier carrying a medium type indicating an
information type the information device is compatible with and
identifying an information-provided user and also capable of connection
to a network. An information serving device to which the information
device is connected via the network, the information serving device
includes databases having recorded therein, in association with each
other, user profile data indicating information to be provided
correspondingly to a user identifier, and content data associated with a
medium type and information genre, respectively, and a request handling
computer which searches, upon request from the information device, the
database for content data to acquire the content data and supplies the
information device with the content data as a one of the medium type the
information device is compatible with.