Patent ID: 6317757
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
An information providing system comprising:a server; andclients adapted to be connected to the server over a communications network,wherein each of said clients comprises:an image data memory which stores identical plural predetermined image data, said plural predetermined image data being used for displaying plural parts forming respective information issuing screen images;an input device configured to designate a person;a receiving device configured to receive part combination information representing a combination of image data forming an information issuing screen image of the designated person from said server; anda screen image creating device configured to read plural image data for each of the plural parts of the information issuing screen image of the designated person from said image data memory in accordance with the part combination information received by said receiving device, and to create the information issuing screen image of the designated person by combining the read image data, andwherein said server comprises:a user screen image information memory configured to store part combination information representing combinations of the image data which are stored in the image data memory of the clients and which form information issuing screen images for a plurality of persons; anda transmission device that, responsive to a request from a first client, is configured to read the part combination information for the information issuing screen image of the designated person from said user screen image information memory, and to send the read part combination information to the first client.