Information processing system and method using time-varying database altering information
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1. An information processing method, comprising the steps of:
- (a) broadcasting a database altering information received from an external system over a first transmission network;
(b) altering a database managed by an information pooling server on the basis of said database altering information;
(c) transmitting said database altering information received from said first transmission network to a plurality of terminal servers by broadcasting; and
(d) transmitting said database altering information from each of said terminal servers to a plurality of terminals by broadcasting.
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Abstract
There is disclosed an information processing system and method capable of coping with a wider range of subjects and intricate changes. In client server structure, time-varying database altering information received from external systems is pooled in servers and distributed to a number of distributed terminals or clients, using broadcasting communication.
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22 Claims
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1. An information processing method, comprising the steps of:
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(a) broadcasting a database altering information received from an external system over a first transmission network; (b) altering a database managed by an information pooling server on the basis of said database altering information; (c) transmitting said database altering information received from said first transmission network to a plurality of terminal servers by broadcasting; and (d) transmitting said database altering information from each of said terminal servers to a plurality of terminals by broadcasting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An information processing method comprising the following steps:
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(a) compressing data into a standard format when database altering information is received from an external system, broadcasting the compressed data over a first transmission network and storing data to be stored (hereinafter referred to as pooling) in a database of an information input server; and (b) said information input server responding to an inquiry from each server connected to said first transmission network with respect to the information to be pooled on the basis of information stored in step (a). - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An information processing system comprising:
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a first transmission network; a first server, said first server broadcasts database altering information from a plurality of outside systems over said first transmission network; a second transmission network; a second server coupled to both said first transmission network and said second transmission network; a third transmission network; and a third server said third server being connected to both said second transmission network and said third transmission network; whereby said second server relays the database altering information broadcasted from the first server to the second transmission network and whereby said third server relays said data base altering information to said third transmission network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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