Patent ID: 6789113
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
An information input/output system for transmitting/receiving information through a communication network between at least one user terminal, at least one service station for offering various services, and at least one service center for respectively managing said service station,said service center comprising: candidate selecting means for selecting candidates for said service station capable of offering a service in compliance with content of a request from said user terminal; candidate transmitting means for transmitting the selected candidates for said service station to said user terminal; request transmitting means for transmitting a request of said user terminal to said service station selected by said user terminal from said candidates for said service station; and positional information transmitting means for transmitting information concerning a position of said service station selected by said user terminal to said user terminal, said user terminal comprising: service requesting means for requesting a service to said service center; station selecting means for selecting one from said candidates for said service station transmitted from said service center; selection result transmitting means for transmitting a type of said selected service station to said service center; and positional information displaying/outputting means for displaying or outputting said information concerning the position of said service station transmitted from said service center.