Patent ID: 6091823
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
A transaction processing system responsive to a broadcasting station broadcasting a television signal and a related teletext signal, the teletext signal including information relating to a plurality of transactions, the transaction processing system comprising:a home-use terminal receiving the television signal and the related teletext signal;a television set connected to said home-use terminal;a transaction processing center comprising a checking unit determining whether a transaction request received by said transaction processing center is acceptable and, if acceptable, said transaction processing center performing the transaction and updating the information of the teletext signal based on the performed transaction, whereby the broadcast station thereafter broadcasts the updated teletext signal including the updated information; anda communications network connecting said home-use terminals to said transaction processing center; andeach of said home-use terminal comprises:a first unit receiving the broadcasted television signal and related teletext signal and editing the teletext signal into a predetermined format, the edited and displayed teletext signal providing a list of transaction items respectively representing the plurality of transactions, each transaction item being selectable by a corresponding input to said home-use terminal by a user thereof, and displaying an image of the television signal and an image of the edited teletext signal on the television set,a second unit generating a request for a desired transaction responsive to an input received from the user, the received input indicating selection of a displayed transaction item representing the desired transaction and the generated request including information corresponding to the desired transaction, anda third unit sending the request to said transaction processing center via said communications network, the request for the desired transaction being sent to the transaction processing center by the third unit via the communications network.