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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2005
Arito Asai, Asaka, JP;
Arito Asai, Asaka, JP;
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A disk inscribed with the identification code of a store is distributed to a user. The disk is inserted into the client computer of the user and software, which is for ordering merchandise or the like, stored on the disk is installed in the computer. The identification code is input to the client computer and is transmitted from the client computer to a server computer. The IP address of the store is retrieved by the server computer from a database based upon the identification code, and the IP address retrieved is transmitted to the client computer. When the user enters the content of an order to the client computer, the entered content of the order is transmitted to a store computer located at the store having the IP address that was transmitted from the server computer. Thus the user is capable of ordering merchandise from this store.