Method of enabling a user to select a service, system for carrying out the method, server for use in the system, and apparatus for use in the system
CA 2176261 C · Owner: Philips Electronics N.V. · Inventors: De Bont, Johanna Maria; Gardien, Paulus Franciscus Laurentius
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A method of enabling a user, to select a service from among a plurality of services offered presents each time a next service from the, variety offered and enables the user to select this service by executing, of a simple affirmation operation. By simultaneously showing various services from the variety of services, offered the user is given a survey of, the variety available so that making a comparative choice is easier.
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- Filed August 29, 1995 and granted October 14, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 29, 2015.
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