Information communication system for carrying out communication and delivery of information

An agent terminal adapted to collect user information and send it to a server, or to collect information useful for a user from a server or internet, the agent terminal comprising:

• character formation means for forming a character of a predetermined shape and displaying the character;
• character interaction means for permitting interaction between the character and a user;
• transmitting means for transmitting user information obtained through interaction with the character to the agent access server;
• display means for displaying information from the agent access server in a form such that the character introduces the information, and
• voice recognition means for identifying the user by voice, accepting user input by voice, and selecting user parameters based on the user identification and voice inputs,
• wherein the agent access server stores user information including the user's response ratio for one or more keywords, and uses the response ratio to select information to send to the user.

A memory medium storing an agent program for collecting user information and sending this information to an agent access server, or for collecting information useful to the user from a server or the internet, wherein the agent program allows a computer to execute:

• a character formation function for forming a character of a predetermined shape and displaying the character;
• a character interaction function for permitting interaction between the character and a user;
• a transmitting function for transmitting user information obtained through interaction with the character to the agent access server;
• a display function for displaying information from the server in a form such that the character introduces the information;
• and
• a voice recognition function for identifying the user by voice, accepting user input by voice, and selecting user parameters based on the user identification and voice inputs;
• wherein the agent program stores the user's response ratio for one or more keywords, and uses the response ratio to select information to send to the user.

An agent program for collecting user information and sending this information to an agent access server, or for collecting information useful to the user from a server or the internet, wherein the agent program allows a computer to execute:

• a character formation function for forming a character of a predetermined shape and displaying the character;
• a character interaction function for permitting interaction between the character and a user;
• a transmitting function for transmitting user information obtained through interaction with the character to the agent access server;
• a display function for displaying information from the server in a form such that the character introduces the information;
• and
• a voice recognition function for identifying the user by voice, accepting user input by voice, and selecting user parameters based on the user identification and voice inputs;
• wherein the agent program stores the user's response ratio for one or more keywords, and uses the response ratio to select information to send to the user.