| 摘要 |
A system for automatically retrieving and printing information which include s a printer (16), a multiple-user communications network (20), a host server (22) connected to the network (20) for supplying information in digital form via the network (20) in response to an information delivery request, an information database (28) connected to the host server (22) for supplying requested information to the host server (22), and a receiving unit (10) connected to the network (20) and the printer (16) for receiving the information in digital form supplied by the host server (22) via the network (20) and automatically controlling the printer (16) to printout the received information in human readable form. The receiving unit (10) further has a us er controllable unit (18) for initiating an information delivery request to the host server (22) via the network (20).
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