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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1999
Yoshihide Nanbu, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Haga, Tokyo, JP;
Masanori Konno, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinori Kato, Hachioji, JP;
Masayuki Sofue, Misato, JP;
Masahiro Yamamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Masaya Watanuki, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Takenaka, Urawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an existing or new client/server system environment in which a plurality of clients are connected on a network, a function of specifying (selecting) a desired article by a requester, a function of requesting an approver to approve purchase of the specified article, and a function of determining approval or rejection for purchase of the approval-requested article by the approver are realized. A user logs in to this system as a requester or approver from a predetermined Web page displayed on the client in accordance with the user (employee) ID. A user who has logged in as an approver can also use the article specifying function and approval request function.
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