Patents Assigned to Flex Japan Inc.
  • Patent number: 4789928
    Abstract: An auction information transmission processing system is constructed by connecting a most significant front computer to a host computer, arranging at least one stage of a plurality of intermediate front computers and a plurality of least significant front computers so as to be connectable to the most significant front computer in a tree-like configuration via communication lines, and arranging a plurality of dealer terminals so as to be connectable to each of the least significant front computers via communication lines. Each of the dealer terminals has basic pattern data storage means storing pattern data indicative of basic display screen pictures and exhibit data storage means storing data peculiar to articles on exhibit at an auction. When the system is started up, the host computer transmits a line connection signal to the front computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1988
    Assignees: Flex Japan Inc., Aucnet Inc.
    Inventor: Masataka Fujisaki