Patent · US Expired

Service provision support system, server and computer program

US6819976B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by
3References
16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 23, 2002
Grant dateNov 16, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 2, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07G5/00
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A vending machine includes a request receiving portion for receiving request information of products desired by a user; a receipt number issuing portion for issuing receipt number information for each of the received request information; an information storing portion for storing the request information in connection with the receipt number issuing portion, a receipt number transmitting portion for transmitting receipt number information to the terminal designated by the user who made the request, a receipt number obtaining portion for obtaining the receipt number information from the terminal of the user who came to the front of the vending machine, a job information extracting portion for extracting the request information corresponding to the obtained receipt number information from the information storing portion and a job controlling portion for controlling the product to be ejected to an outlet portion in accordance with the extracted request information.

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