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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2008
Shigetoshi Kunieda, Kawasaki, JP;
Syuichi Tsujimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Naoki Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Ono, Kawasaki, JP;
Toru Okada, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuya Nambu, Fujimino, JP;
Shigetoshi Kunieda, Kawasaki, JP;
Syuichi Tsujimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Naoki Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Ono, Kawasaki, JP;
Toru Okada, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuya Nambu, Fujimino, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
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.