Patent ID: 7010508
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. An automated multimedia system for data processing which comprises: a computerized installation including a database, means for entering data into said database, and a program means for storing, processing, updating, and retrieving data items in response to coded requests from stations in communication with said installation; at least one station including a general purpose computer and a program applicable to said computer for sending said requests to said installation; means for communicating data back and forth between said installation and said station; said station further including: means for storing information, inquiries, and orders for transactions entered by said operator via said means for entering information; means for transmitting said inquiries and orders to said installation via said means for communicating; means for receiving data comprising operator-selected information and orders from said installation via said means for communicating; and means for interactively directing the operation of said computer, video display, data receiving and transmitting means, and mass memory comprising means for holding an operational sequencing list, means for processing said operator-entered information, inquiries, and orders according to backward-chaining and forward-chaining sequences, and means responsive to the status of said computer, display, mass memory, and data receiving and transmitting means for controlling their operation; said means for processing including means for analyzing said operator-entered information and means, responsive to said means for analyzing, for presenting additional inquiries in response to said operator-entered information; said computerized installation further including: