Patent ID: 6185610
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
A network system responsive to an order by a user, comprising:a server machine having a spontaneous transmitting device;a plurality of user terminals, each having a display device and an input device;a first port through which a request is transmitted from the user terminal to the server machine and first data is transmitted from the server machine to the user terminal in response to the request, the request transmitted through the first port being in response to operation of the input device; anda second port through which second data is spontaneously transmitted from the server machine to the user terminal, the second port being only for use of spontaneously transmitting the second data,wherein the display device of the user terminal displays contents of service capable of being ordered from the user terminal based on the first data transmitted through the first port, the input device of the user terminal inputs the order corresponding to the contents of service displayed on the display device as the request to be transmitted to the server machine through the first port,the spontaneous transmitting device of the server machine spontaneously transmits the second data to the user terminal through the second port at least when the order requested from the user terminal is completed, the second data is described in a language along the specification of an HTML and the display device of the user terminal also displays a message indicating a completion of the order based on the second data by using a Web browser in response to reception of the second data.