Calling line Identity Using the telephone and a built in tone generator, the shopping list alternatively be uploaded automatically over the phone line by the smart card, so that the goods can be ordered and delivered with the minimum of human intervention. The phone network automatically provides calling line identity, and this enables the store to identify the customer, with their address and credit card details etc. The smart card would also issue a safeguard code. Bluetooth would accelerate this process dramatically, as would a smart card reader on a PC connected to the net. Cyberzones Of course, even the largest superstore has a finite capacity.
Stores can sell many more items than they have room to display or even stock.
In a cyber-zone, people could electronically purchase items. In simple form, this can be implemented in a simple terminal. However, in the future, it could become the most exciting part of the shopping trip. Imagine using a virtual reality zone, where you can browse through the goods on offer in a completely virtual environment, perhaps based on an adventure. You could fight off tigers and crocodiles as you wander round a synthetic jungle, plucking the fruit you need off the trees as you run past.