Patent ID: 7519374

Claim:
A communication terminal, comprising: starting means for starting an application program for displaying supply information once the supply information is transmitted by an external device; reception means for receiving report information that is emitted by the external device which is installed in a plurality of locations and usually emits report information by using short distance wireless communications, and which communicates an existence of the external device so as to inform said communication terminal that the communication terminal is within communication range of said external device, by using short distance wireless communications; display control means for causing display means to display a screen, in response to receiving said report information, for issuing an instruction with regard to whether the supply information is to be acquired upon reception of the report information by the reception means in a state where the application program has been started by the starting means; and instruction means for issuing an instruction to acquire the supply information via the screen that is displayed by the display control means, wherein the reception means receives the supply information by issuing a request to the external device to transmit the supply information when acquisition of the supply information has been instructed by the instruction means; and the display control means causes the display means to display the supply information received by the reception means.