| 摘要 |
<p>An electronic system that provides multimedia product presentations in real-time, by combining locally-stored data and data received from a remote server. Large volumes of data, representing product information such as motion images and sound, are stored locally on the system's data storing unit for fast data access and this information is completed with small volumes of product time-variable data received over a network from a remote server, which has also a transaction management function. The purchasing system combines the local and received data in order to provide both real-time and up-to-date product information to customers. Two versions of the purchasing system are provided, the first one being a multimedia public purchasing kiosk for use in malls and shopping centers, and a second one, which is a PC-based purchasing system, equipped with multimedia capabilities, using a purchasing application which is distributed beside the large volumes of product-related data on a portable suppo rt such as a CD-ROM and which is intended for personal use, at home, on the customer's PC.</p> |
