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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
May. 03, 2004
Yutaka Myoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Kikuo Naito, Kanagawa, JP;
Miwa Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Masanori Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoko Eguchi, Beijing, CN;
Yutaka Myoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Kikuo Naito, Kanagawa, JP;
Miwa Takagi, Tokyo, JP;
Masanori Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoko Eguchi, Beijing, CN;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for implementing online sales in an environment on a network, which is provided by a creator, without putting any load on the creator. A creator-side apparatus transmits a content that forms merchandise and merchandise information about its output medium to a support-side apparatus. The support-side apparatus makes the merchandise information correspond to an address that indicates a location on the network and transmits the address to the creator-side apparatus as an address where an order for the merchandise should be received. The creator-side apparatus sends data containing the address to the network to which an orderer-side apparatus is connected such that the orderer-side apparatus accepts connection to the location. The support-side apparatus executes merchandise order reception processing when the orderer-side apparatus is connected to the location and requests an output system to execute output processing based on the merchandise information.