Information service terminal for accessing information from a network based on user channel selections

An information service terminal comprising:

• address database means for storing addresses or paths assigned to respective items of information available from an information service, in association with respective channels;
• input means for inputting a channel number;
• selecting means for selecting one of said channels depending on the channel number;
• display means for displaying an acquired item of information;
• timer means for detecting whether a predetermined time interval is reached or not;
• storage means for storing contents of the respective items of information;
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• control means for connecting to said information service, acquiring the items of information based on the addresses or passes stored in said address database means from said information service, and storing the acquired items of information into said storage means when said predetermined time is reached everyday as detected by said timer means, and for reading one of the items of information from said storage means and displaying the read item of information when a corresponding one of the channel numbers is selected by said selecting means.