Information provision system
US5931679A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10H2220/011
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An information provision system including: a plurality of information provision devices, each information provision device including: a memory for storing data; and an information processor for using the data stored in the memory to prepare external-output information; a transmission unit for conveying external-output information provided by the information provision devices; a plurality of output terminals in a number greater than the plurality of information provision devices, each output terminal including: a keyboard by which requests are inputted; request transmission unit for transmitting, according to commands inputted via the keyboard, requests; and output device for outputting information based on external-output information; and a central control device including: request receiver for receiving requests transmitted from the request transmitter; a priority storage unit for storing, for each output terminal, a priority level at which external-output information is to be provided; and command unit for commanding, according to requests and according to priority level stored for requesting output terminals, an information provision device to provide external-output information…
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