Patent ID: 6249771
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: G06Q,H04H,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
An information providing system comprising a center for providing information, and at least one terminal for accepting an offer of information from the center,the terminal comprising:first terminal side memory means which is readable and writable where information is written;request signal generating means for generating a desired information request signal for requesting the center to transmit desired information;terminal side transmitting means for transmitting the desired information request signal to the center;terminal side receiving means for receiving the desired information corresponding to the desired information request signal which has been transmitted from the center;second terminal side memory means which is readable and writable for storing the received desired information;updating means for updating the information recorded at the first terminal side memory means using the received desired information stored at the second terminal side memory means so as to change and not merely add to said predetermined information by fully integrating and merging said predetermined information and said received desired information, thereby producing new information, and for storing said new information in said first terminal side memory means and/or said second terminal side memory means;display means for displaying the received desired information, the center comprising:center side receiving means for receiving the desired information request signal transmitted from the terminal;provided information memory means in which information to be offered to the terminal is stored;desired information retrieving means for extracting information corresponding to the desired information request signal from the provided information memory means;totalizing means for totalizing the number of access operations by the terminal with respect to the information stored in the provided information memory means to generate totalized information;totalized information memory means for storing the totalized information; andcenter side transmitting means for transmitting the extracted desired information to the terminal,the terminal further comprising:means for generating a hit chart information request signal for requesting the center to transmit hit chart information indicating frequency of utilization operations of information,the terminal side transmitting means being operative to transmit the hit chart information request signal to the center, the center side receiving means being operative to receive the hit chart information request signal,the center further comprising:processing means for reading out the totalized information from the totalized information memory means in correspondence with the hit chart information request signal to process it into hit chart information,the center side transmitting means being operative to transmit the hit chart information to the terminal.