Patent ID: 6766140
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: H04H,H04L

Abstract:
A method for distributing information of a sender to a plurality of processor units located in separate remote sites, each of said processor units being connected to a local display device, said display device being used by a user to view said information, said plurality of processor units being coupled to a remote database, said database comprising a first set of digital data, said method comprising the steps of:sending, by said sender a second set of digital data to said plurality of processor units, said second set of digital data comprising a first set of displayable data, a second set of displayable data, a first set of non-displayable data designating a presence of said second set of displayable data, and a first non-displayable linkage reference associated with said second set of displayable data and with said first set of digital data, said sender sending said second set of digital data without receiving a request signal from at least one of said plurality of processor units to request said second set of digital data; and processing said second set of digital data by each of said plurality of processor units, comprising the following steps performed by each of said plurality of processor units; receiving said second set of digital data; causing said display device to display said received first set of displayable data; causing said display device to display said received second set of displayable data in a way to show said user that said second set of displayable data is selectable; allowing said user to select said second set of displayable data; extracting said first linkage reference after said second set of displayable data is selected; and sending, after said second set of displayable data is selected, said extracted first linkage reference to said database for retrieving said first set of digital data.