Information terminal
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1. An information terminal, comprising:
- communication means for providing a facility to communicate with servers on a network;
one or more service object means for providing specific information processing facilities;
local gateway means for providing a facility to communicate with the service object means; and
browser means for providing facilities to browse information written in a markup description language, provided from the servers on the network and the service object means, and present instructions to the servers on the network and the service object means, via the communication means and the local gateway means.
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Abstract
The present invention provides mobile terminals with various types of services such as electronic commerce service, music delivery service, and position information service. User applications required for the electronic commerce service, music delivery service, and position information service are respectively configured as service objects each having a server facility, and further a local gateway is provided, whereby various types of services can be used through a browser.
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1. An information terminal, comprising:
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communication means for providing a facility to communicate with servers on a network;
one or more service object means for providing specific information processing facilities;
local gateway means for providing a facility to communicate with the service object means; and
browser means for providing facilities to browse information written in a markup description language, provided from the servers on the network and the service object means, and present instructions to the servers on the network and the service object means, via the communication means and the local gateway means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An information delivery system, comprising:
- at least a service server, an electronic value server, an information server, and a settlement server which are connected to a network, and an information terminal having a browser, which is connected to the network, can communicate with the servers by use of a markup description language, and can make access to various types of service objects each having a server facility therein, using a markup description language via a local gateway.
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