kiosk - a customised access unit, providing consumers simplified access to a range of information services. A typical kiosk is found in a public area, such as a shopping centre or railway station, and is robustly constructed. It is a metre or so high and operated by people standing up. Although powered by computer, its interface is not usually a computer keyboard, but is typically a touch screen display or a standard display with a customised set of interface buttons.
kiosk - a terminal that allows the system to communicate with applications that can send and receive data
kiosk - a standalone information delivery system often used for directories to store and to provide other interactive information and sales presentations
They should include service elements operating at Community level, such as directories, clearing, authentication, data protection and information security, preservation and remuneration of intellectual property, trans-European 'kiosk` and networked navigational aids, services enabling citizens' access, payment services, etc.
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Whereas, in order to promote the use of ISDN by small- and medium-size providers of value-added services, it is desirable that billing arrangements which facilitate such operations across the Community are established; whereas such billing arrangements should allow for a system where the cost of the value-added service and the cost of the call are combined in a single bill ('kiosk type arrangement');
It is envisaged that, taking into account technical feasibility and commercial viability, these procedures should include Community-wide charging and billing procedures, allowing for the capability where:
- the called party pays for the calls (green number/freephone),
- the cost of the value-added service and the cost of the call are combined in a single bill collected by the organization supplying ISDN offerings, or other arrangements equally effective for users ('kiosk type arrangements').
