FR2824687A1 - Telecommunications network filtering/transmission/information restoration having information conditioned/network/ terminal sent and information received deconditioned/restored allowing both direction user command information flow. - Google Patents

Abstract

The electronic transmission process has calls in two directions from an information source to a terminal across a network. The information is conditioned and transmitted across the network to a terminal. The information received is deconditioned and restored. The restoration allows calls in a direction to be independent of information in another direction, following commands on the user terminal.

Description

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  ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION AND RETURN

  MULTI-SENSE INFORMATION

  The present invention relates to the formatting, the transmission and the restitution of information through a telecommunication means, and more specifically the setting up, the transmission and the restitution of information calling upon several senses, in particular information associating pictures and

sound.

  I1 currently exists many means of telecommunications, adapted to various types of terminals; we can notably cite the conventional switched telephone network, broadband telephone networks, standards-based mobile networks

  GSM, GPRS, EDGE or UMTS, as well as the Internet.

  There are solutions allowing to transmit through these means of

  telecommunications of visual, audio, or audiovisual information.

  With regard to visual information, terminals such as a microcomputer, an electronic book, a personal digital assistant or even a mobile phone implementing the WAP protocol make it possible to display visual data.

  distributed through one of these means of telecommunication.

  These same terminals also allow their user to receive and reproduce sound information, which is transmitted through one of these telecommunication means. Portals of mobile phone operators transmit voice information. Radio retransmission applications on personal digital assistant also exist. On the Internet is also known the transmission of sound by "streaming" (continuous flow); in this case, the audio information in the original format is separated into packets and transmitted; the packages are

  assembled in the terminal after being received.

  Specific or specifically equipped terminals, such as a micro-

  computer or a dedicated videophone, make it possible to receive audiovisual information through one of these telecommunications means. Solutions are also being developed for transmitting video (image and sound) over the Internet; such solutions are used in particular for broadcasting television programs over the Internet. As for the transmission of sound information, the technology used

is that of "streaming".

  The solutions of the state of the art allow the user to receive sound information and / or images; even in the case of simultaneous distribution of sound and image information, these solutions do not allow a user to interact freely on the association of visual and sound information. None H: \ DACTYLO \ 18000 \ 18008 doc 11/05/01 - 1/18

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  control procedure is not offered to the user and the user enters the information there

visual and audio is frozen.

  There is therefore a need for a solution for shaping and transmitting visual or sound information, or more generally information using two directions, which allows the user to control the association of the

  information appealing to the different senses.

  In one embodiment, the invention therefore proposes a method of electronic transmission and restitution of associated information, the restitution of which requires at least two directions, from an information source to a terminal connected to the source through a network. , the method comprising steps of: - C: packaging or shaping of the information; - transmission of conditioned information through the network from the source to the terminal; - deconditioning of the information received; 1 S - restitution to the user of the unconditioned information, in which the restitution of the information using one direction is carried out at least partially independently of the information using another direction, in

  function of commands applied to the terminal by a user.

  In one embodiment, the conditioning step comprises the

  packaging of information in a file downloadable by the terminal.

  In another embodiment, the conditioning step comprises conditioning the information in the form of recording blocks capable of

  to be transmitted across the network.

  Advantageously, the transmission through the network is a transmission in

IP mode.

  In one embodiment, the information includes: - visual information;

- audio information.

  In one embodiment, the restitution step comprises: - the restitution by display of the visual information, and - the restitution of the sound in form ati ons in function of the app commands on the

the terminal by a user.

  Advantageously, the restitution step comprises: - restitution by display of visual information, and - restitution by display of other visual information as a function of

  commands applied on the terminal by a user.

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  The invention also relates to a method for restoring associated information, the restitution of which calls for at least two directions, in a terminal connected to a network, the method comprising steps of: reception by the terminal from the network of conditioned information ; S - deconditioning of the information received; - restitution to the user of the unconditioned information, in which the restitution of the information using one direction is carried out at least partially independently of the information using another direction, in

  function of the commands applied on the terminal by a user.

  In one embodiment, the reception step includes downloading

of a file.

  Advantageously, the deconditioning step comprises the

  deconditioning of the information contained in the downloaded file.

  In one embodiment, the reception step comprises receiving the

  information in the form of record blocks.

  Advantageously, reception from the network is carried out in IP mode.

  Typically, the information includes: - visual information;

- audio information.

  Advantageously, the restitution step comprises: - the restitution by posting of the visual information, and - the restitution of the sound information according to the commands applied on

the terminal by a user.

  In one embodiment, the restitution step comprises: - restitution by display of visual information, and - restitution by display of other visual information in function of

  commands applied to the terminal by a user.

  The invention also relates to a system for electronic transmission and retrieval of associated information, the retrieval of which requires at least two directions, comprising an information source and a terminal connected to the source via a network, the information source. comprising - an information conditioning functional block; - a functional block for transmitting conditioned information across the network to the terminal; the terminal comprising - a functional block for receiving conditioned information across the network from the terminal; - a functional unit for deconditioning the information received; H: \ DACrYLO \ 1800018008.doc - 11105/01 - 3118

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  - a functional unit for restoring the unconditioned information to the user, - equipment making it possible to restore information by using at least two senses; - at least one equipment for receiving commands applied by the user; in which the restitution functional block restores the information calling on one direction is carried out at least partially independently of the information calling on another direction, according to the commands received on the equipment of

receipt of orders.

  The invention also relates to a terminal for retrieving associated information, the retrieval of which calls for at least two directions, the terminal comprising - a functional block for receiving conditioned information received through a network; - a functional unit for deconditioning the information received; - a functional unit for restoring the unconditioned information to the user, - equipment making it possible to restore information by using at least two senses; - at least one equipment for receiving commands applied by the user; in which the restitution functional block restores the information calling on one direction is carried out at least partially independently of the information calling on another direction, according to the commands received on the equipment of

receipt of orders.

  Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear on reading

  the following description of embodiments of the invention, given by way of example

  and with reference to the appended drawings which show: - Figure 1 a schematic representation of the transmission chain used in an embodiment of the invention; - Figure 2 a functional representation of an embodiment of the invention; - Figure 3 a flowchart of an exemplary implementation of the invention; - Figure 4, a schematic representation of a dry band transmitted in the example of Figure 3; - Figure 5, a schematic representation of another mode of reading the tape

drawn from figure 4.

  The invention proposes, for the distribution of associated information using two directions, to allow the user to control the restitution of the information; the information using one of the senses is therefore separable from the information using the other direction, according to the wishes of the user. Information using meaning is rendered independently of information making

  call to the other direction, depending on user commands on the terminal.

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  In the examples which follow, for simplicity in the explanation, sight and hearing are considered as meaning. The information transmitted is therefore visual and audio information, and more specifically in the example proposed, a demineralized strip. The method applies more generally to information intended to be perceived in other senses, with appropriate terminals. In this context, we call information associated information which from the point of view of the content, are correlated. Thus, the vocalization of a text is sound information associated with the visual information represented by the image of this text. Conversely, a musical symphony is sound information which is not associated with a stock market information note: the content of the sound information is unrelated to the content of the visual information; simultaneous playback of audio and visual information remains possible - without correlation

between this information.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of the transmission chain used in an embodiment of the invention; first appears in the figure a source of information 2. This source of information is connected to a gateway 4. In the example of the figure, the source 2 is connected to the gateway 4 through a network 12 in protocol IP, such as the Internet. The information source is then typically an Internet content server. Also shown in the figure are two terminals 6 and 8. The two terminals are capable of reproducing visual information and sound information; the first terminal 6 in the example is a personal digital assistant, while the second terminal 8 is a microcomputer. These terminals each have a screen, as equipment for rendering visual information; this screen can be more or less evolved, in detail. in attributes or colors. For the rendering of visual information, the terminals present one or more loudspeakers, which may also have variable capacities. These two terminals are connected to the gateway through a telecommunications network 10; this network could for example be a GSM network in the case of a digital assistant provided with a GSM modem; the network could be the

  switched network or a broadband network in the case of a microcomputer.

  The information source 2 provides composite information, that is to say information the restitution of which calls on at least two senses - in the example sight and hearing. The information provided by the source 2 is processed to make it returnable to the user of the terminal according to one of the modes described below. The processing can depend not only on the mode of restitution envisaged, but also if necessary on the type of connection to the terminal, or also on the nature of the terminal. The composite information is transmitted by the information source 2

  to the terminal, in the example through gateway 4.

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  Terminals 6 and 8, as indicated above, have equipment making it possible to restore visual and audio information; in addition to the examples of terminals shown in the figure, one could use a mobile telephone using the WAP protocol, a dedicated terminal of the electronic book or other type, a dedicated Internet terminal. In addition to the equipment allowing the information to be restored, a terminal has functions which are described below. It also has communication equipment enabling it to receive the composite information transmitted by the source - typically, in the example in the figure, a modem of one type or another. The terminal also typically has

  input-output equipment for receiving user instructions.

  The gateway 4 has the function of ensuring user access to composite information; it can also implement one or more other functions of the reception type, source selection in the case of a plurality of sources, payment, security, protection and integrity of the information transmitted. In the example, this gateway makes it possible to transform data received from the source into an IP protocol to transmit it to the terminals. Some of the gateway functions, or even all of these functions, can be performed by the content source; in other words, in this case, the content source 2 and the gateway 4 would be merged. The structure proposed in the figure nevertheless has the following advantages: - it allows access to several sources of composite information, while centralizing functions other than the provision of information; it is therefore not necessary to multiply these functions when the number of information sources increases; - it allows information sources to transmit information to the IP protocol, leaving the gateway to manage transmissions to

  terminals, depending on the nature of the telecommunications network.

  It is nevertheless understood that the structure of the transmission shown in FIG. 1 is only an example; at a minimum, this chain is simplified to allow the transmission of composite information from information source 2 to the terminals. It is also possible to provide for the transmission of commands from the terminals to the information source. Either way, it is advantageous that the end-to-end connection is made in IP mode, between the terminal

  and the composite information server.

  FIG. 2 shows a functional representation of an embodiment of the invention; we simply assume in Figure 2 a possible transmission from the information source 2 to a terminal, without prejudging the nature of the technical chain. This can for example be that of FIG. 1. We therefore focused on the H: \ DACIYL0 \ 18000 \ 18008.dx- 11/05/01 -6/18

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  left of the figure the functional elements implemented on the side of the content provider, and on the right of the figure, the functional elements implemented on the side

from the terminal.

  On the information source side, a first functional block 20 collects and prepares the composite information; examples of such composite information are given below. The collection and preparation of information does not affect the proposed process, and is not described in more detail here. The first functional block simply provides visual and / or audio information, in the form of a recording block; the detail of a block

  registration is provided below.

  The recording blocks are received by a second functional block 22, which ensures the conditioning or shaping of the recording blocks, to allow their transmission to the terminal. In the example of an end-to-end transmission in IP mode, the transmission can be carried out in file mode; block 22 then assembles the recording blocks transmitted by functional block 20, to form a file, which is downloaded by the terminal. One can also use, always for a transmission in IP mode, an "online" download. In this case, the second functional block transmits the recording blocks according to a predetermined time sequence. The rhythm of this sequencing can vary: it can be indicated to the user or be negotiated with the user at the start of the

  session, or be placed under user control.

  The conditioned recording blocks are supplied to a third functional block 24; in connection with a fourth functional block 26 on the terminal side, the third functional block 24 ensures the establishment of the transfer through the network, its

supervision and release.

  On the terminal side, the conditioned recording blocks are received from the network by the fourth functional block 26, and are transmitted to a fifth functional block 28; it is also possible to provide in the terminal a storage memory 30, fixed or removable, making it possible to store the recording blocks for deconditioning and subsequent restitution. The memory could also store the recording blocks after their unpacking by the fifth functional block; it will be understood here that the memory 30 is functionally distinct from the temporary storage memories associated with the elements for restoring the

  information, which allow the functioning of these elements.

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  of information. The recording blocks are then transmitted to a sixth block

functional 32.

  The sixth functional block 32 controls the restitution to the user of the terrninal of the composite information received in the recording blocks; this information can come directly from the information source through the network and the functional blocks 26 and 28; information can also come from memory, in which it was previously stored. The functional block 32 transmits commands to the information retrieval functions of the terminal, in the example of FIG. 2 to a screen 34 or a loudspeaker 36. Furthermore; the functional block receives the commands applied by the user of the terminal, via input functions 38, such as buttons, keyboard, touch screen or the like. In this way, as explained below, the restitution can take place in an automatic mode or as a function of the commands applied to the input functions by the user. The terminal therefore comprises at least one equipment for

  receipt of orders applied by the user.

  We will now describe with reference to Figures 3 to 5 an example of implementation of the elements of Figures 1 and 2. Figure 3 shows a flowchart of a

  example of restitution of a dry strip shown in Figure 4.

  The first step 40 of the flowchart is a step of collecting and processing information, corresponding to the functional block 20; this step is carried out by the information source, and may include, in the case of the strip drawn in FIG. 4, the digitization of the drawings and the production of soundtracks. The visual information includes the different drawings forming the comic strip, if necessary with separate visual information for the speech bubbles, as explained below with reference to FIG. 5. The sound information includes for example a comment, a background sound , an enunciation of the texts of the speech bubbles. Several audio information can be provided for the same image, for example information in different languages, which can be selected by the user. At the end of this stage, we have information

  digitized for sound and image, which are stored in the information source.

  In the following step 42, the mode of transmission of the information is determined. In the example, we consider only a file mode transmission for download and an "online" transmission. Depending on the choice, we go to

step 44 or step 46.

  In step 44, the information collected is conditioned in file mode; this step is carried out in the functional block 22 of FIG. 2. The conditioning of the information consists in assembling it, so that it can then be restored on the terminal. The assembly into recording blocks is carried out by integrating into H: \ DAClYLO \ 18000 \ 18008.doc11 / 05101 -8/18

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  one or more recording blocks for visual and / or audio information, as well

  only if there are indicators allowing then the restitution of information.

  It will be noted here that it is possible at this stage to sort through the available information; for example, in the case of audio information in several languages, it is not necessary to condition all the audio information for all the languages if the user only wishes information in a particular language. The record blocks are assembled in a file likely

  to be downloaded by the user's terminal.

  In step 46, the information is conditioned, in the form of a sequence of

  record blocks for online transmission.

  At the end of the conditioning step 44 or 46, there are recording blocks - in one form or another - ready to be transmitted on the

connection with the terminal.

  In step 48, the connection with the terrinal is established and the conditioned recording blocks are transmitted. This step is carried out using the functional blocks 24 and 26delafigure2. In step 50, it is determined whether the information received should be read

  immediately or stored for later use.

  If the information is to be stored for later use, we go to step 52, in which the information is stored in a storage memory, for later retrieval. This restitution can be carried out later, by following the process described in steps 54 and following; this is

  indicated in the figure by the dashed-line arrow connecting steps 52 and 54.

  Otherwise, in step 54, the information is unconditioned; deconditioning is carried out according to a process opposite to that of steps 44 or

  46. This deconditioning can be carried out in the functional block 28 of FIG. 2.

  At the end of this step, information is available in recording blocks,

  which can be returned to the user in the next step 56.

  In step 56, it is determined whether the restitution is an automatic restitution or not. If the restitution is an automatic restitution, we go to step 58, and if not, to

step 60.

  In step 58, the information is restored to the user, on the equipment making it possible to restore visual and audio information; in the case of an automatic restitution, the user is not offered to enter an order to control the restitution. Once the restitution finishes, the process is finished;

  The user may request the restitution of other visual and audio information.

  In step 60, the visual information is displayed on the terminal, and more specifically in the example of FIG. 4, a comic book page; this page H: \ DACI.YLO \ 18000 \ 18008 doc - 05/11/01 - 9/18

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  includes several drawings, each drawing may contain speech bubbles or a logende. It is advantageous that an indicator is displayed at the same time which is representative of the current drawing - at the start, the indicator is placed by default on the

  first of the page drawings. We then go to step 62.

  In step 62, a command from the user is awaited; it can be a command to change the design, or even a command relating to the restitution of the sound information. In the case of a command to change the drawing, we go to step 64, in which the indicator moves to the next drawing. In the case of a command to restore the sound information, we go to step 66, in which the sound information is restored. If you are on the last drawing of a page and the user enters a change drawing command, you go to step 68; in this step, we check if there is a new page to restore; if this is the case, we go back to step 60 to display this

  new page. If not, the process ends.

  Figure 4 shows a schematic representation of a comic strip transmitted in the example of Figure 3; a portable digital assistant is recognized in FIG. 4, with a screen 70, buttons 72; on the screen is displayed a comic book page 74; the page includes several drawings, which are shown in the figure with hatching. The indicator appears on the screen in the form of a bold frame 76, which in the example of the figure is around the first drawing of the

  page or in the form of a flashing index.

  FIG. 3 is only one example of a possible operation for the reproduction of information, providing the user of the terminal with the possibility of freely associating the visual and audio information. In particular, it is possible to automatically associate certain audio information with certain visual information. Thus, when the indicator passes over a new drawing, it is possible to automatically restore the sound information of the new drawing,

  immediately or after a delay.

  FIG. 5 shows a schematic representation of another mode for reading the comic strip of FIG. 4. In the reading mode of FIG. S. only a drawing of the predicate strip is displayed at a given time. It is therefore a drawing by drawing rendering mode, opposite to the rendering mode of FIG. 4, which is a page by page mode. Figure 5 is therefore similar to Figure 4, except for the display of a drawing 78 instead of a page in Figure 4. As in Figure 4, the drawing is hatched in Figure 5 The visual information in the example of Figure 5 is a drawing; The audio information may include: - a comment; H: \ DACIYLO \ 18000 \ 18008.doc- 11/05/01 1018

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  - ambient sound; - a statement of the text information present in the speech bubbles of the

  displayed drawing or caption of the displayed drawing.

  It is possible for the user to control the interaction between the audio information and the visual information, as explained with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. The speech bubbles can be associated with the drawing and be displayed simultaneously, or alternatively appear in succession. role according to the dialogue. From this point of view, the method allows the user to control the interaction between the audio information and the visual information, as explained above; it also makes it possible to control the interactivity between information appealing to the same meaning, such as

  speech bubbles and the underlying design.

  Likewise, it is possible for the user to control the interaction between the sound information. The surround sound may continue or be interrupted by

  enunciation of the text information of the speech bubbles.

  Finally, independently of controlling the reproduction of the audio information in relation to the visual information displayed, the user can control the reproduction of the visual information. We could thus leave to the user the control of the restitution of the texts of the speech bubbles, which could not be displayed on

  the screen that one after the other.

  We could still allow the user to freely configure in advance the association of visual and audio information. Thus, in the example of FIG. 4 or that of FIG. 5, the passage from one drawing to another could be automatic, with a time delay; even then it may be possible to

  the user to move to the next drawing before the timer expires.

  We will now describe other applications of the elements of FIGS. 1 and 2; a first example is the illustrated radio: the main message is then the audio information. The visual information associated with this sound information can be displayed in synchronized sequences with respect to the audio messages; for example, for a weather presentation, the forecast is stated in voice form and can be accompanied by visual information such as a series of maps or diagrams; as explained with reference to Figures 1 and 2, the user can control the display of visual information, on demand. A synchronized mode is possible, just like a mode in which the user invokes the screen display

of the following images.

  The methods described above can be implemented using suitable programs, which are implemented in the various hardware elements indicated in FIG. 1, and more specifically in the information source as well as in the terminal. It is advantageous to use wherever possible the H: \ DACTYLO \ 18000 \ 18008.doc- 11105/01 - 11/18 relevant standards, whether they come from normalization or proprietary standards; this applies in particular for the chain represented in FIG. 1, between servers, access providers, access and transport networks, terminals. For the display of visible information, the Open-eB ook standard developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology is advantageous. The functional blocks of FIG. 2 are advantageously adapted to cover the numerous configurations that may exist, in particular by the different combinations of

possible standards.

  Of course, the present invention is not limited to the examples and embodiments described and shown, but it is susceptible of numerous variants accessible to those skilled in the art. We could thus use means of transmission

  other than an IP network between information source 2 and gateway 4.

  It is also clear that the invention is not limited to the example of a comic strip described in FIGS. 3 to 5. It applies more generally, in the case of visual and audio information, to short stories , to the photo novel, to the photo album with sound, to illustrce radio, to illustrce music, to illustrce reading, etc. It is therefore capable of application in many fields, both domestic and professional, in which the transmission of visual and sound information is of interest; examples include advertising, information, education, entertainment, e-commerce, tourism and culture. The proposed information restitution can be applied in portals as

  component of human-machine interactivity.

  The possibility for the user to control the reproduction of visual and audio information, without it necessarily being correlated, also has educational applications; thus, for learning to read, the child can see the text and not request the restitution of the sound information until after reading; one could also during the restitution of the sound information, mark the spoken text. For language learning, the sound information allows you to know the exact pronunciation of a text, the user then having the text with the correct spelling; the control of the restitution of sound or visual information allows the user to request the utterance of the text or words of the text when he deems it necessary. Another educational application is to provide a comic strip with sound information in a different language; the "reading" of the

  comic book is then possible for two users speaking a different language.

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Claims (14)

  1. A method of electronic transmission and restitution of associated information, the restitution of which calls for at least two directions, from an information source (2) to a terminal (6, 8) connected to the source through a network ( 10, 12), the method comprising steps of: - conditioning (44, 46) of the information; - transmission (48) of conditioned information through the network (10, 12) from the source (2) to the terminal (6, 8); - deconditioning (54) of the information received; - restitution to the user of the unconditioned information, in which the restitution of the information using one direction is carried out at least partially independently of the information using another direction, in   function of the commands applied on the terminal by a user.   2. The method of claim 1, characterized in that the conditioning step comprises conditioning the information in a file downloadable by the terminal. 3. The method of claim 1, characterized in that the conditioning step comprises conditioning the information in the form of recording blocks   likely to be transmitted across the network.   4. The method of claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the transmission to   through the network is a transmission in IP mode.   5. The method of one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the   information includes: - visual information; - audio information.   6. The method of claim 5, characterized in that the restitution step comprises: - restitution by display of the visual information, and - restitution of the sound information as a function of the commands applied to the terminal by a user.   H: \ DACTYLO \ 18000 \ 18008doc- 11/05/01 - 13/18 7. The method of claim 5, characterized in that the restitution step comprises: restitution by display of visual information, and - the restitution by display of other visual information according to the commands applied on the terminal by a user. X. A method for restoring associated information, the restitution of which calls for at least two directions, in a terminal (6, 8) connected to a network (10, 12), the method comprising steps of: - reception by the terminal from the conditioned information network; - deconditioning (54) of the information received; - restitution to the user of the unconditioned information, in which the restitution of the information making use of a session is carried out at least partially independently of the information calling in another direction, in   function of the commands applied on the terminal by a user.   9. The method of claim 8, characterized in that the receiving step   includes downloading a file.   10. The method of claim 9, characterized in that the deconditioning step comprises deconditioning the information contained in the downloaded file.   11. The method of claim 8, characterized in that the receiving step   includes receiving information in the form of record blocks.   12. The method of one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in that the reception   from the network is done in IP mode.   13. The method of one of claims 8 to 12, characterized in that the   information includes: - visual information; - audio information.   14. The method of claim 13, characterized in that the restitution step comprises: - restitution by display of visual information, and H: \ DACIYLO \ 18000 \ 18008.doc- 11/05/01 - 14/15 - the restitution of the sound information according to the commands applied on the terminal by a user.   15. The method of claim 14, characterized in that the restitution step comprises: - restitution by display of visual information, and - restitution by display of other visual information as a function of   commands applied to the terminal by a user.   16. A system for the electronic transmission and restitution of associated information, the restitution of which involves at least two directions, comprising an information source (2) and a terminal (6, 8) connected to the source through a network ( 10, 12), the information source comprising - a functional unit (22) for conditioning information; - a functional block (24) for transmitting the conditioned information through the network (10, 12) to the terminal (6, 8); the terminal comprising - a functional block (26) for receiving the conditioned information through the network (10, 12) from the terminal (6, 8); - a functional block (28) for deconditioning the information received; - a functional block (32) for restoring the unconditioned information to the user, - equipment (34, 36) making it possible to restore information by using at least two directions; - at least one equipment (38) for receiving commands applied by the user; in which the restitution functional block (32) restores the information using one direction is carried out at least partially independently of the information using another direction, according to the commands received on the equipment of receipt of orders.   17. A terminal for restoring associated information, the restitution of which makes use of at least two directions, the terminal comprising - a functional block (26) for receiving conditioned information received through a network (10, 12); - a functional block (28) for deconditioning the information received; - a functional block (32) for restoring the user of the unconditioned information, H: \ DACTYLO \ 18000 \ 18008doc- 11/05/01 - 15/18 - equipment (34, 36) making it possible to restore information by making call at least two sounds; - at least one equipment (38) for receiving commandos applied by the user; in which the restitution functional block (32) restores the information using one direction is carried out at least partially independently of the information using another direction, according to the commands received on the equipment of receipt of orders.