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Unattended automatic contract reception system using a selection unit to automatically select a client terminal that sends request and data to an output unit

  • US 6,009,461 A
  • Filed: 09/15/1997
  • Issued: 12/28/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An unattended automatic contract reception system comprising:

  • a plurality of client terminals at which a user enters a prescribed contract data, to make an unattended contract with a host enterprise; and

    a monitor terminal connected with each of said plurality of client terminals via a communications line network, whereineach of said plurality of client terminals comprises;

    a client-data capture unit which captures image data and speech data of a client as client data;

    a data transmission unit which sends said contract data and said client data; and

    an output request transmission unit which sends an output request concerning said client data; and

    said monitor terminal comprises;

    a plurality of data reception units which receive data sent from respective ones of said client terminals;

    an output unit which sends out image data and speech data; and

    a selection unit which is connected to said data reception units and which, whenever said monitor terminal receives an output request from one of the client terminals, automatically selects the client terminal that sent the output request and outputs image data and speech data from the selected client terminal to at least said output unit.

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