Patent ID: 11875334
Assignee: GURUNAVI, INC.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. An information processing method executable by a processor of a shop terminal, the information processing method comprising:
acquiring authentication information corresponding to a first terminal, the authentication information sent by any of a plurality of two-dimensional code payment systems;
transmitting the acquired authentication information sent by any of the plurality of two-dimensional code payment systems to a plurality of two-dimensional code payment apparatuses that respectively correspond to a plurality of different two-dimensional code payment companies; and
acquiring an authentication result for the authentication information from at least one of the plurality of two-dimensional code payment apparatuses, wherein
the plurality of two-dimensional code payment systems exclusive to the plurality of different two-dimensional code payment companies, respectively, are respectively installed on the plurality of two-dimensional code payment apparatuses;
the authentication information is transmitted to the plurality of two-dimensional code payment apparatuses in an order of priority that is set based on a predetermined condition, so as to reduce a time that is required to acquire the authentication result;
the predetermined condition is at least one selected from the group of an amount on a bill, a past use date, a region of a shop used by a user, and a communication speed between the shop terminal and the plurality of two-dimensional code payment apparatuses; and
the authentication information is transmitted to the plurality of two-dimensional code payment apparatuses without establishing direct communications with the plurality of two-dimensional code payment apparatuses respectively corresponding to the plurality of two-dimensional code payment systems.