Purchasing transaction support system

US8589259B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA · JP

Inventors

• Shigetoshi Kunieda · Shinagawa, JP
• Syuichi Tsujimoto · Yokohama, JP
• Naoki Watanabe · Tokyo, JP
• Yasuhiro Ono · Osaka, JP
• Toru Okada · Kawasaki, JP
• Kazuya NAMBU · Tokyo, JP

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 4, 2008
• Grant date: Nov 19, 2013
• Expiry date: Apr 4, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0601
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A portable communication terminal requests merchandise information from a store management apparatus, by using store identity information about a store where a purchasing transaction is made, and merchandise information about merchandise to be purchased. The store management apparatus has a merchandise information storage configured to store merchandise information including a price of merchandise to be sold in each store. The store management apparatus receives a merchandise information request from a portable communication terminal, retrieves a merchandise information storage, detects merchandise information matching a retrieval condition, and sends the merchandise information to the request source, i.e., the portable communication terminal. The portable communication terminal displays merchandise information sent from the store management apparatus in a display.