EP 1074113 A4 20020403 - INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
Title (en)
INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
Title (de)
INFORMATIONSVERTEILUNGSSYSTEM
Title (fr)
SYSTEME DE DISTRIBUTION D'INFORMATIONS
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9822238 W 19981021
- US 4932198 A 19980327
- US 17555998 A 19981020
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9949615A1] An information distribution system, in accordance with one form of the present invention, includes a central information bank (100) and a central transactional data base (104) coupled to point-of-sale delivery systems (202). Information flows between each point-of-sale delivery system and the central information bank and central transactional data base via communication network such as the telephone network, a satellite network, or any other network suitable for the transfer of information. The point-of-sale delivery systems may take one of many forms including a point of purchase delivery system, a point of rental delivery system, a "book bank" (116A) subsystem, a promotional delivery system, or any combination of such systems. Information exchanged within the system is controlled using various levels of encryption and is monitored to prevent unauthorized exchange.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06Q 30/00 (2012.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G06F 21/10 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 30/06 (2013.01 - EP); H04L 63/0428 (2013.01 - EP); H04L 63/10 (2013.01 - EP); H04L 67/06 (2013.01 - EP); G06F 2211/007 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
- [Y] WO 9808344 A2 19980226 - VIRTUAL PRESS [US], et al
- [Y] WO 9624092 A2 19960808 - BENSON GREG [SE], et al
- See also references of WO 9949615A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9949615 A1 19990930; AU 1109499 A 19991018; CA 2326098 A1 19990930; CN 1292960 A 20010425; EP 1074113 A1 20010207; EP 1074113 A4 20020403
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9822238 W 19981021; AU 1109499 A 19981021; CA 2326098 A 19981021; CN 98813996 A 19981021; EP 98953819 A 19981021