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An information display system is disclosed. The information display system includes a display connected to a controller and a network interface. The information display system is capable of changing the information processed by the system through a network interface or directly through an input/outp

An information display system is disclosed. The information display system includes a display connected to a controller and a network interface. The information display system is capable of changing the information processed by the system through a network interface or directly through an input/output device connected to the system. The present invention is directed to an information display system. An information display system for scheduling the utilization of a facility, comprising a controller connected to a display and a network interface. A method for scheduling the utilization of a facility is also disclosed. The method comprises displaying scheduling information, controlling the information on the display, and interfacing the controller with a network interface for coupling the information display system to a network to a remote device. A system for coordinating and displaying information regarding the utilization of a facility is also disclosed. The system comprising a server and an information display system connected to the server. The information display system comprising a display for displaying information a controller for controlling said display a network interface, coupled to said controller, for coupling the information display system to a network to a remote device and wherein the display is disposed proximal to the facility such that scheduling information for the facility transmitted from the remote device over the network to the information display system is capable of being displayed on the display.

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An information display system is disclosed. The information display system includes a display connected to a controller and a network interface. The information display system is capable of changing the information processed by the system through a network interface or directly through an input/outp

An information display system is disclosed. The information display system includes a display connected to a controller and a network interface. The information display system is capable of changing the information processed by the system through a network interface or directly through an input/output device connected to the system. The present invention is directed to an information display system. An information display system for scheduling the utilization of a facility, comprising a controller connected to a display and a network interface. A method for scheduling the utilization of a facility is also disclosed. The method comprises displaying scheduling information, controlling the information on the display, and interfacing the controller with a network interface for coupling the information display system to a network to a remote device. A system for coordinating and displaying information regarding the utilization of a facility is also disclosed. The system comprising a server and an information display system connected to the server. The information display system comprising a display for displaying information a controller for controlling said display a network interface, coupled to said controller, for coupling the information display system to a network to a remote device and wherein the display is disposed proximal to the facility such that scheduling information for the facility transmitted from the remote device over the network to the information display system is capable of being displayed on the display. itting the request to the graphics server system; generating on the graphics server system, in response to the graphics request, a graphics file containing a representation of a graph of the style indicated by the graph code and representing the data in the request; and transmitting the graphics file from the graphics server system to the client system. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving the graphics request via the socket connection at the graphics server; writing the graphics request to a selected disk storage location on the graphics server; reading the graphics request from the selected disk storage location; and writing the graphics file at a selected location on the graphics server. 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising initiating a read of the graphics file on the graphics server system with a dynamic data exchange request. 4. The method of claim 3, further comprising periodically scanning a selected disk storage location for completed graphics files. 5. The method of claim 2, further comprising periodically scanning a selected disk storage location for completed graphics files. 6. A method for processing an HTTP request from a browser, the browser coupled to a network server, the network server coupled to a database server system, and the database server system coupled to a graphics server system, wherein the database server system is arranged to provide access to a database, comprising: submitting an information request to the database server in response to the HTTP request; reading data from the database in response to selection information in the information request; generating on the database server system a graphics file request including data to be graphed and a graph code indicative of a graph style; submitting the graphics file request to the graphics server system in response to the data read from the database and a graph request in the HTTP request; generating a graphics file containing a representation of a graph, the graph of a style specified in the graphics file request to the graphics server system and depicting the data read from the database; transmitting the graphics file to the database server system; and transmitting the graphics file to the browser. 7. The method of claim 6, further comprising: establishing a socket connection between with the database server and the graphics server system; submitting the request to the graphics server system via the socket; and transmitting the graphics file to the database server system via the socket. 8. The method of claim 7, further comprising: generating an HTML file from the data returned from the database server system; inserting a link to the graphics file in the HTML file; and transmitting the HTML file to the browser. 9. The method of claim 6, further comprising: writing the request to the graphics server system to a directory; and reading from the directory the request to the graphics server system. 10. The method of claim 9, further comprising initiating a read of the directory with a dynamic data exchange. 11. The method of claim 9, further comprising: writing an entry in a log file when generation of the graphics file is complete; and transmitting the graphics file to the network server after the entry in the log file is written. 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising initiating a read of the log using a dynamic data exchange. 13. An apparatus for distributed, dynamic generation of a graphics file in a data processing system that includes a client system coupled to a graphics server system, comprising: means for generating on the client system a graphics file request including data to be graphed and a graph code indicative of a graph style; means for writing the graphics request to a selected disk storage location on the client system; means for establishing a socket connection between the client system and the graphics server system; means for reading the grap