摘要 |
Financial news distribution apparatus comprising: a first terminal ( 10 ) comprising means ( 14, 17 ) for displaying a selected one of a plurality of data entry screens ( 1000 ) associated with news items of different types, each said data entry screen comprising: a plurality of data entry fields ( 1004 ) for entry of respective data items of a new said news item, and respective data item label text fields ( 1002 ) each containing text describing the corresponding data entry field in a source language, selection means ( 12 ) for selecting at least one of a plurality of target languages; translation means ( 50 ) for translating the source language text of said data item label text fields ( 1002 ) into corresponding text in said at least one target language; means ( 12 ) for inputting data specifying a type of news item and a subject of a new news item; a computer ( 30 ) remote to said first terminal ( 10 ), said computer ( 40 ) being arranged to read a store ( 40 ) containing a database of previous news items, accessible by type and subject, and to locate a preceding news item of the same type and on the same subject, and to transmit the stored data items thereof to the first terminal ( 10 ); said display means ( 14, 17 ) displaying each of said stored data items on said data entry screen together with the corresponding newly entered data item; and means ( 20, 70 ) for transmitting said data items and associated text in said at least one target language to at least one remote second terminal ( 60 ). |