Sales data processing system, portable electronic terminal, and home delivery receiving method

• US 20020116217A1
• Filed: 02/22/2002
• Published: 08/22/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Yamakawa, Masato, Takeuchi, Masanori, Makino, Masaaki, Gomi, Yoshiaki
• Granted Patent: US 7,146,325 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/083 Shipping
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/202 Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network details, transfer of information from host to ECR or from ECR to ECR
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/208 Input by product or record sensing, e.g. weighing or scanner processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/28 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading, distribution or shipping

Abstract

The present invention permits a data related to a destination used in an order reception operation of a goods delivery service to be acquired from an address information stored in an address information file retained in a portable electronic terminal, thus leading to utilization of the address information stored in the address information file as the data related to the destination used in the order reception operation of the goods delivery service. Thereby, a manual input of addresses, etc., in a product sales data processing system can be saved. Accordingly, a store with installation of the sales data processing system will achieve shortening of operation time, improvement of work efficiency, and reduction of mistakes, and a customer who owns the portable electronic terminal will be able to enjoy enhancement of the convenience and serviceability.

Claims

1. A data processing method, comprising:

data communication step for executing a data communication by establishing an access between a data processing apparatus for executing data processing with respect to goods delivery service and a portable electronic terminal storing address data which is capable of identifying address for the goods delivery service;

data transmission step for transmitting the address data from the portable electronic terminal to the data processing apparatus when the data processing with respect to the goods delivery service is executed while the access between the data processing apparatus and the portable electronic terminal is established, the transmitted data identifying the address which the goods delivery service is requested;

data reception step for the data processing apparatus receiving the address data from the portable electronic terminal when the data processing with respect to the goods delivery service is executed while the access between the data processing apparatus and the portable electronic terminal is established; and

objective execution step for executing data input processing with respect to the address data by using the received data.

2. A data processing method according to claim 1, wherein the processing apparatus processes product sales data.

3. A data processing method according to claim 2, wherein the data communication step allows the portable electronic terminal to access to the data processing apparatus while the processing apparatus is set so as to operate predetermined business menu.

4. A data processing method according to claim 1, wherein when an access from one of the portable electronic terminals is established, the data communication step excludes the accesses from the other portable electronic terminals.

5. A data processing method according to claim 1, the address data is stored in an address data file of the portable electronic terminal.

6. A data processing method according to claim 5, further comprising program transmission step for the data processing apparatus transmitting a program, which allows the portable electronic terminal to search and identify the address data in the address data file and to transmit the identified address data to the data processing apparatus, to the portable electronic terminal so as to be installed into thereof, when the data processing with respect to the goods delivery service is executed while the access between the data processing apparatus and the portable electronic terminal is established,

wherein the data transmission step, comprising:

first sub-step for the portable electronic terminal receiving the program from the data processing apparatus; and

second sub-step for transmitting the identified address data from the portable electronic terminal to the data processing apparatus according to the program.

7. A data processing method according to claim 6, wherein the program transmission step transmits the program which presents performance to the portable electronic terminal being able to display an address search screen for permitting the portable electronic terminal to identify the address data.

8. A data processing apparatus, comprising:

data communication means for executing a data communication by establishing an access with a portable electronic terminal storing address data which is capable of identifying address for the goods delivery service;

data reception means for receiving the address data from the portable electronic terminal through the data communication means when the data processing with respect to the goods delivery service is executed while the access between the data processing apparatus and the portable electronic terminal is established, the transmitted data identifying the address which the goods delivery service is requested; and

objective execution means for executing data input processing with respect to the address data by using the received data.

9. A data processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the processing apparatus is a product sales data processing apparatus for processing product sales data.

10. A data processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the data communication means allows the portable electronic terminal to access to the data processing apparatus while the processing apparatus is set so as to operate predetermined business menu.

11. A data processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein when an access from one of the portable electronic terminals is established by the data communication means, the data communication means excludes the accesses from the other portable electronic terminals.

12. A data processing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising program transmission means for transmitting a program, which allows the portable electronic terminal to search and identify the address data and to transmit the identified address data to the data processing apparatus, to the portable electronic terminal so as to be installed into thereof, when the data processing with respect to the goods delivery service is executed while the access between the data processing apparatus and the portable electronic terminal is established.

13. A data processing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the program presents performance to the portable electronic terminal being able to display an address search screen for permitting the portable electronic terminal to identify the address data.

15. A portable electronic terminal according to claim 14, wherein the data transmission means, comprising:

first means for receiving a program, form the data processing apparatus, which allows the portable electronic terminal to search and identify the address data in the address data file and to transmit the identified address data to the data processing apparatus; and

second means for searching and identifying the address data in the address data file and transmitting the identified address data to the data processing apparatus according to the program.

16. A portable electronic terminal according to claim 15, wherein the program presents performance to the portable electronic terminal being able to display an address search screen for permitting the portable electronic terminal to identify the address data.

14. A portable electronic terminal, comprising:

data communication means for executing a data communication by establishing an access from a data processing apparatus executing data processing with respect to goods delivery service;

an address data file storing address data which is capable of identifying address for the goods delivery service; and

data transmission means for transmitting the address data through the data communication means when the data processing for the goods delivery service is executed.