Tele-information services are based on an alliance of digital
telecommunication
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and
computer technology
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that play an important role in inter-
human communication
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s. It is a classification of
information flow
In discourse-based grammatical theory, information flow is any tracking of referential information by speakers. Information may be ''new,'' i.e., just introduced into the conversation''; given,'' i.e., already active in the speakers' consciousne ...
s broken down so that the presentation and information content are not confused with the character of the information flow. Tele-information services consist of four definable information traffic patterns being ''allocution'', ''conversation'', ''consultation'' and ''registration''. These
information traffic patterns can be combined to form more complex multi-pattern services and networks made up of any number of information traffic patterns.
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Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* August 17 – Battle of the Gates of Trajan: Emperor Basil II leads a Byzantine expeditionary force (30,000 me ...
"Towards a New Classification of Tele-Information Services," in Denis McQuail (ed.) ''McQuail's Reader in Mass Communication Theory,'' Sage, London, pp. 113–124.
Information traffic patterns
* Allocution — the issue of information by an information service centre under programmatic control of the centre itself. Typically has a general/soldier, master/slave relationship. Examples include
broadcasting
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organisations such as
radio
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and
television
Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...
.
* Conversation — the issue of information by information services consumer(s) under programmatic control of the consumer(s) themselves. Examples include information flow between consumers or with the help of an interpreter.
* Consultation — the issue of information by an information service provider under programmatic control of an information service consumer. Examples include phoning a doctor, lawyer, reading books, magazines and newspapers as well as cable television and the Internet.
* Registration — the issue of information by an information service consumer under the programmatic control of an information service centre. Examples include a fire alarm, news agencies and some
MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) such as
World of Warcraft
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.
References
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