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claim 1--  A computer network for connecting information providers and users through a network service provider that assigns network addresses to the users comprising:
一種電腦網路，用於經由指定網路位址給使用者之一網路服務提供者來連接一資訊提供者和一使用者，包含：

a user node including
一使用者節點包含；

means for sending a user id corresponding to a current user of the user node,
用於傳送有關該使用者節點的目前使用者之一使用者標識碼的手段；

means for receiving and displaying target information,
用於接收和顯示目標資訊的手段；

means for receiving from the current user a request for certain user-selected information, and
用於從該目前使用者接收對某使用者所選擇資訊之一需求的手段；及

means for compiling and transmitting a user report identifying the displayed target information and user-selected information;
用於編譯和傳輸可確認所顯示目標資訊和使用者所選擇資訊之一使用者報告的手段；

a master database containing user information, including user profile information and target information references;
含有包括使用者設定資訊和目標資訊參考值的使用者資訊之一主資料庫；

a master node, coupled to the user node over a transmission medium capable of supporting communications between the master node and the user node, the master node including
一主節點，於能夠維持該主節點和該使用者節點通訊之傳輸媒介上耦接至該使用者節點，該主節點包含；

means for receiving the user id and the respective network address from the network service provider,
用於從該訊提供者接收使用者標識碼和各自網路位址的手段；

means for monitoring the traffic on the transmission medium between the user node and the master node,
用於監測該使用者節點和該主節點間之傳輸媒介流量的手段；

means for transferring information to the user node minimizing additional communication delay between the master node and the user node; and
用於傳送資訊至該使用者節點而最小化該主節點和該使用者節點間額外通訊延遲的手段；及

a master program module, coupled to the master node and the master database, including
一主程式模組，耦接至該主節點和該主資料庫，包含；

means for receiving the user id and the respective network address from the master node,
用於從該主節點接收使用者標識碼和各自網路位址的手段；

means for accessing from the master database user profile information corresponding to the user id,
用於從該主資料庫存取有關使用者標識碼之使用者設定資訊的手段；

means for transmitting to the user node, through the master node, a reference to target information corresponding to the accessed user profile, and
用於經由該主節點傳輸至從該使用者節點之有關已存取使用者設定值的目標資訊之一參考值的手段；及

means for storing in the master database the user report from the user node.
用於從該使用者節點儲存該使用者報告至該主資料庫中的手段。

 
claim 37-- A method of transferring target information packets while minimizing additional communication delay between a user node and a master node comprising the steps of:
一種傳送目標資訊封包的方法，同時最小化該使用者節點和該主節點間額外通訊延遲，包含：

monitoring length of time necessary for transfer of each target information packet, and
監測用於傳送每一目標資訊封包所須時間的長度；及

adjusting the rate of target information transfer in response to the monitored transfer time.
回應所監測傳送時間而調整目標資訊傳送的速率。