Information distribution and processing system
First Claim
1. An information distribution system for distributing information to users in separate locations, said system comprising:
- a plurality of receiving devices for receiving at least a portion of the information, at least two of said receiving devices being in separate locations;
a plurality of display devices each being in communication with at least one of said receiving devices, said display devices adapted to display the information received by said receiving devices; and
a remote site including a processor, a first set of digital data representing a first portion of the information, and a second set of digital data representing a second portion of the information, said processor being in communication with said receiving devices to deliver said first set of digital data and said second set of digital data to said receiving devices, said processor being programmed to send, at a predetermined time, said first set of digital data to said receiving devices, said processor being programmed to send said second set of digital data to a respective one of said receiving devices only in response to a request from said respective one of said receiving devices;
said receiving devices receiving said first set of digital data and displaying said first set of digital data on said display devices, said receiving devices sending a request to said processor to extract at least one portion of said second set of digital data in response to a selection of at least one portion of said first set of digital data by one of the users and displaying said extracted at least one portion of said second set of digital data on said display devices.
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Abstract
An information distribution and processing system contains a sender and a plurality of processing units. The sender delivers a set of digital data, without receiving a request signal, to the plurality of processor units. The set of digital data contains a first set of displayable data, a second set of displayable data, at least one non-displayable symbol, and at least one linking reference associated with the second set of displayable data. If desired, a user can select the second set of displayable data. The associated linking reference is sent to a database. The database contains additional information. The associated linking reference is used by the data to search for the additional information, and returns the requested information to the user.
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34 Claims
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1. An information distribution system for distributing information to users in separate locations, said system comprising:
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a plurality of receiving devices for receiving at least a portion of the information, at least two of said receiving devices being in separate locations;
a plurality of display devices each being in communication with at least one of said receiving devices, said display devices adapted to display the information received by said receiving devices; and
a remote site including a processor, a first set of digital data representing a first portion of the information, and a second set of digital data representing a second portion of the information, said processor being in communication with said receiving devices to deliver said first set of digital data and said second set of digital data to said receiving devices, said processor being programmed to send, at a predetermined time, said first set of digital data to said receiving devices, said processor being programmed to send said second set of digital data to a respective one of said receiving devices only in response to a request from said respective one of said receiving devices;
said receiving devices receiving said first set of digital data and displaying said first set of digital data on said display devices, said receiving devices sending a request to said processor to extract at least one portion of said second set of digital data in response to a selection of at least one portion of said first set of digital data by one of the users and displaying said extracted at least one portion of said second set of digital data on said display devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for distributing information from a processor in one location to at least one receiving device at a separate location, the receiving device being in communication with a display device adapted to display the information received by the receiving device, the method comprising the steps of:
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distributing at least a first set of digital data representing a first portion of the information from the processor to the at least one receiving device, the first set of digital data including at least one linkage reference to a second set of digital data representing a second portion of the information;
displaying the first set of digital data on the at least one display device;
selecting at least one portion of the first set of digital data associated with the linkage reference;
delivering the second set of digital data from the processor to the at least one receiving device as a result of the selection of the at least one portion of the first set of digital data associated with the linkage reference; and
displaying the second set of digital data on the at least one display device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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