Patent ID: 6161122
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
An interactive system for providing from a common source selected site-specific messages at a plurality of separate sites comprising:means at said common source for addressably storing at least one site-specific message for each of said sites;a plurality of output devices, at least selected ones of said sites having a said output device located thereat;an input device located at each site, there being at least one input device corresponding to each output device;means responsive to the operation of the input device for one of said sites for initiating the reading out of a message to be provided at the site from the means for addressably storing, the reading out of a message for each site for which the corresponding input device has been operated being initiated when the corresponding input device is operated and proceeding concurrently for all such sites at a rate for each site which depends on an information utilization rate for the site; andmeans for transmitting each readout message to the output device associated with the corresponding operated input device;the output device outputting the selected message in response to receipt of the readout message.