Patent ID: 8589259
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A purchasing transaction support system comprising a portable communication terminal, and a store management apparatus to receive and execute a request from the portable communication terminal through a network, wherein the portable communication terminal comprises a store identity information storage configured to store information to identify each store; an input unit configured to input merchandise identity information to identify merchandise to be purchased; a merchandise information request unit configured to request merchandise information from the store management apparatus through the network, by using the merchandise identity information and store identity information as retrieval conditions; a store information receiving unit configured to receive information sent from the store management apparatus through the network; a merchandise information display configured to display merchandise information, when the store information receiving unit receives the merchandise information, the store management apparatus comprises a merchandise information storage configured to store merchandise information including a price of merchandise sold in each store; a terminal request receiving unit configured to receive a request from the portable communication terminal through the network; a merchandise information detector configured to retrieve the merchandise information storage, and detect merchandise information about merchandise identified by merchandise identity information included in the merchandise information request, including a price in a store identified by the store identity information included in the request, each time the terminal request receiving unit receives the request; a merchandise information sending unit configured to send the merchandise information detected by the merchandise information detector, to the portable communication terminal through the network; wherein the portable communication terminal further comprises a store identity information acquisition unit configured to acquire the store identity information about a store where a purchasing transaction is made, and the store identity information acquired by the store identity information acquisition unit is stored in the store identity information storage; a store terminal provided in each said store, the store terminal comprises a communication unit configured to communicate with the portable communication terminal; a store identity information setting unit configured to set the store identity information; a store identity information sending unit configured to send the store identity information set in the store identity information setting unit, to the portable communication terminal through the communication unit; the portable communication terminal further comprises a store identity information receiving unit configured to receive store identity information sent from the store terminal; the store identity information acquisition unit acquires store identity information received by the store identity information receiving unit; wherein the portable communication terminal is configured to conduct close-range radio communication with the store terminal; the portable communication terminal possesses a request command sender for sending a request command of store information to the store terminal after the portable communication terminal arrives at the store, radio communication between the portable communication terminal and the store terminal is initiated by the request command, the request command is without merchandise information; and the store terminal possesses a request command receiver for receiving the request command from the portable communication terminal.