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Purchasing on-line using a parameter in a database

  • US 20020095407A1
  • Filed: 08/07/2001
  • Published: 07/18/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/1996
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A communication system comprising:

  • a communications network;

    a terminal connected to the communications network;

    a message database which is connected to the communications network and which stores messages including at least one of images, texts, sounds and combinations thereof;

    a transmitter for reading out a message from the message database and transmitting the message to the terminal;

    a display for displaying the message transmitted to the terminal by the transmitter;

    a storage for storing a parameter which indicates an amount of messages transmitted to the terminal;

    an adder for increasing a value of the parameter as the message is displayed on the display;

    a detector for detecting whether a user of the terminal is actively recognizing the message displayed on the display; and

    a stop means for preventing the value of the parameter from being increased by the adder when the detector detects that the user is not actively recognizing the displayed message.

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