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Marketing system, information communications method, and recording medium with dual communications means for acquiring and transmitting information

  • US 6,236,979 B1
  • Filed: 12/05/1997
  • Issued: 05/22/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A marketing system comprising:

  • an information server for providing a WAN (wide area network) with guidance information including product information about selling a product and instructions information about an order;

    terminal equipment connectable to said WAN; and

    order accepting equipment, wherein said terminal equipment including;

    first communications means for acquiring said guidance information from said information server through said WAN;

    display means for displaying said product information and particular information for an order in said guidance information acquired;

    a pointing device for pointing said particular information on an image on said display means;

    input means for inputting order information about an order;

    control means for enabling input of said order information through said input means in response to a pointing of said pointing device; and

    second communications means for transmitting said order information input through said input means to said order accepting equipment through a communications network other than said WAN.

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