Information provision system
First Claim
1. An information provision system comprising:
- a plurality of information provision devices for providing external-output information, each information provision device including;
memory means for storing data; and
information processing means for using the data stored in the memory means to prepare external-output information;
a transmission unit for conveying external-output information provided by the information provision devices;
a plurality of output terminals in a number greater than the plurality of information provision devices, each output terminal including;
input means by which requests for provision of external-output information are inputted;
request transmission means for transmitting, according to commands inputted via the input means, requests for provision of external-output information; and
information output means for externally outputting information based on external-output information received from an information provision device via the transmission unit; and
a central control device including;
request receiving means for receiving requests transmitted from request transmission means;
a priority storage means for storing, for each output terminal, a priority level at which external-output information is to be provided; and
command means for commanding, according to requests received by the request receiving means and according to priority level stored for requesting output terminals, an information provision device to provide external-output information requested in a request received by the request receiving means.
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Abstract
An information provision system including: a plurality of information provision devices, each information provision device including: a memory for storing data; and an information processor for using the data stored in the memory to prepare external-output information; a transmission unit for conveying external-output information provided by the information provision devices; a plurality of output terminals in a number greater than the plurality of information provision devices, each output terminal including: a keyboard by which requests are inputted; request transmission unit for transmitting, according to commands inputted via the keyboard, requests; and output device for outputting information based on external-output information; and a central control device including: request receiver for receiving requests transmitted from the request transmitter; a priority storage unit for storing, for each output terminal, a priority level at which external-output information is to be provided; and command unit for commanding, according to requests and according to priority level stored for requesting output terminals, an information provision device to provide external-output information requested in a request received by the request receiver.
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19 Claims
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1. An information provision system comprising:
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a plurality of information provision devices for providing external-output information, each information provision device including; memory means for storing data; and information processing means for using the data stored in the memory means to prepare external-output information; a transmission unit for conveying external-output information provided by the information provision devices; a plurality of output terminals in a number greater than the plurality of information provision devices, each output terminal including; input means by which requests for provision of external-output information are inputted; request transmission means for transmitting, according to commands inputted via the input means, requests for provision of external-output information; and information output means for externally outputting information based on external-output information received from an information provision device via the transmission unit; and a central control device including; request receiving means for receiving requests transmitted from request transmission means; a priority storage means for storing, for each output terminal, a priority level at which external-output information is to be provided; and command means for commanding, according to requests received by the request receiving means and according to priority level stored for requesting output terminals, an information provision device to provide external-output information requested in a request received by the request receiving means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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