| 摘要 |
<p>A system for shopping for goods and services includes central communications facilities connected by communication links and means permitting data communications between them. Central communications facilities offer goods and services, some in competition with each other (18, 30, 34). Each central communications facility stores, in addition to data, video comprising graphics and images, and audio comprising voice and music. Computer input devices a each remote communications facility permit customers to access the data, video, and audio. Computers at each remote communications facility also enable that facility to receive and download the data, video, and audio (20, 44). Each remote communications facility is adapted to enable a customer, after viewing the data, video, and audio, to select their purchase and remit payment (20, 28). Each central communications facility can generate and transmit to the remote facility transaction specific documentation relative to the purchase so executed.</p> |
