Hitachi, Ltd.

Akira Kumomura

Daisaku Mori

Masafumi Okojima

Tsuyoshi Hamaguchi

Log information concerning an electronic transaction performed between a transaction device and a business connection server through a network is compared with information concerning a predetermined business connection down-loaded from the server, and the log information is recorded in an IC card accepted by the transaction device when the log information is related to the information concerning a predetermined business connection. Predetermined commodity information is provided to a user in accordance with a request by the user of the IC card when the log information stored in the IC card satisfies a predetermined condition.

Electronic commerce system and method for providing commercial information in electronic commerce system

A central processing apparatus, a distributed processing apparatus, and a transaction processing terminal constitute a transaction processing system. A central processing apparatus, a distributed processing apparatus, and an information supply terminal constitute an information supply system. These systems are mutually connected. A customer data base stores customer attributes or service information for each customer. A service information conditioning file stores target customer conditions for the respective service. The transaction processing terminal will communicate with the central processing apparatus and the like to perform the transaction process for the customer who visits the branch of the financial institute, and at the same time, to retrieve the customer data bases, and the file belonging to the information supply system so as to display service information on the display.

Integrated information processing system capable of supplying specific information to person

Electronic commerce system and method for providing commercial

A method, apparatus and computer program for processing plural types of transactions by a transaction processor connected to plural companies of different industries via a network. Use of the invention enables the efficient performance of a variety of transactions related to insurance utilizing one or a plurality of cards. In the invention the insurance card of a transactor is input, and a transaction screen including transaction keys related to preset transactions appropriate to the transactor is displayed. A transaction key showing a desired transaction is selected on the displayed screen and another card or other plurality of cards required for the desired transaction are inserted sequentially. The personal identification numbers of the cards are entered, and loan, inquiry, payment of insurance, contract, voidance/cancellation of a contract or payment of a premium transaction can be executed.

Computer implemented method, system and apparatus for processing various

An electronic approval method and system for determining an electronic mail to be approved from received pieces of electronic mail, efficiently performing electronic approval on a selected piece of electronic mail, and efficiently sending the processed pieces of electronic mail back to its sender if not approved or to the next approving person if approved. Pieces of electronic mail are received and classified by types according to various categories such as mail for approval, mail for return/forwarding, mail for reference (peruse), and unread/already read mail others as necessary. From the received pieces of electronic mail, a piece of electronic mail to be approved is selected and displayed on a display device. An electronic approval column of the displayed piece of electronic mail is registered with an approval seal of the previous approving person. In an electronic approval column of the current approving person who has received the mail, an imprint of the current approving person blinks to indicate the location the approval seal of the current approving person is to be disposed. If the current approving person does not approve the mail, clicks the approval column of the previous approving person to send the mail back to the sender. If the current approving person approves the mail, the current approving person registers their approval seal and clicks an imprint of a next approving person which may be a superior, another section or other such destination to forward the mail.

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Kawasaki, Japan

Akira Kumomura