INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM

摘要

An information retrieval system wherein a telecom network is used for transmitting to a terminal from a computer packets of information represented visually as pages, the packets of information being stored in the form of information blocks each having a first information packet representing a message of a corresponding page and a second information packet representing data relating to the same page. The message and data relate to electronic receipts and warranty registrations, respectively, and the information blocks include a third information packet arranged in combination with the first information packet to be received from a transaction equipment via the telecom network and to instruct the computer to make the transmittals in such a way that the data relating to the warranty registrations are represented visually at the terminal as information added to the message relating to the electronic receipts and located inside a chosen subfield of the page.

主权项

1. An information retrieval system in which a telecom network (1) is used for transmitting to a terminal (2) from a computer (3) packets of information represented visually as pages, said packets of information being stored by the computer in the form of information blocks each comprising a first information packet (7) representing a message of a corresponding page and a second information packet (8) representing data relating to the same page, characterized thereby that said message and said data relate to electronic receipts and warranty registrations, respectively, and that said information blocks comprise a third information packet (9) arranged in combination with said first information packet to be received from a transaction equipment (10) via said telecom network and to instruct said computer to make said transmittals in such a way that said data relating to said warranty registrations are represented visually at said terminal as information added to said message relating to said electronic receipts and located inside a chosen subfield of said page.