Patent ID: 6763335
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A purchase request system including a plurality of terminals capable of requesting purchase of a desired article, said system comprising:input means for inputting identification information of a user; determination means for determining the identification information of a user input by said input means on the basis of information associated with the user, the information associated with the user being prepared in advance, wherein a user who can approve or reject is identifiably associated with the information associated with the user; and display means for displaying a first window and a software button for opening a second window (a) when it is determined that the input identification information represents the user who can approve or reject by a determination result of said determination means and (b) after the user is logged into said system, wherein the first window displays (i) a list window of at least one approval-requested article for which approval from the user is requested, (ii) a first button capable of inputting approval of an article selected from the at least one approval-requested article, and (iii) a second button capable of inputting rejection of an article selected from the at least one approval-requested article, and wherein, when the second window is opened in response to an operation of the software button by the user, the user is capable of inputting a purchase request of a desired article in the displayed second window.