Networked multimedia information system
US5953725A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99945
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention concerns multimedia kiosk (newsstand) systems where single system units are interconnected via a telecommunication network. The objective is to enable updating of all information and/or the network interconnection structure between the system units during run-time. The invention solves this problem, by common dynamic management of both the configuration data and the information contents in an object-oriented database. The provision of all system functionalities as an object-oriented database enables the kiosk contents in an individual kiosk to be updated, or configuration data, e.g. network addresses to be notified-during run-time. For updating it is only necessary to transfer a so-called "version file" at a particular point in time to one or more terminals via the network. The database operations indicated in the version file are then executed at the terminal in the background, step by step. The step by step procedure for updating the information contents of a kiosk system unit guarantees--in contrast to a total replacement of the information--shorter updating times and a lower network load, since a much smaller amount of data has to be sent. It should be emphasized …
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