Electronic commerce providing system having orderer authenticating function
US7054835B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0633
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic commerce server enables an orderer to given an order of purchasing a commercial article at a virtual shop existing on a network by accessing the virtual shop from a communication terminal used by the orderer, and to receive the purchase target article at an agency service trader's place other than the home. This server includes a receiving unit receiving from the virtual shop a piece of order information of the purchase target article and a piece of information for specifying a desired agency service trader's place for receiving the purchase target article, of which respective notifications are given via the communication terminal used by the orderer, an issuing unit issuing a piece of identification information unique to both of every orderer and every purchase target article on the basis of the order information, and a confirmation unit confirming the identification information received by the communication terminal used by the orderer through the agency service trader's place.
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