Customer search device, system and method
First Claim
1. A customer search device comprising:
- a storage unit for storing a route of travel of each customer;
a search criteria entry unit for receiving search criteria, including location information;
a determination unit for determining whether or not there is an association between each customer'"'"'s route of travel stored in said storage unit and the location information included in said search criteria; and
an output unit for creating and outputting list data of customers whose routes of travel have an association with the location information included in said search criteria, on the basis of determinations made by said determination unit.
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Abstract
A customer search device is provided, that is able to conduct a search taking into account a customer'"'"'s range of activities. The customer search device includes a storage unit for storing each customer'"'"'s route of travel. The customer search device also includes a search criteria entry unit for receiving search criteria, including location information. A determination unit determines whether or not there is an association between the route of travel stored in the storage unit and the location information included in the search criteria. An output unit creates and outputs list data of customers whose route of travel has an association with the location information included in the search criteria, on the basis of a determination made by the determination unit.
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15 Claims
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1. A customer search device comprising:
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a storage unit for storing a route of travel of each customer;
a search criteria entry unit for receiving search criteria, including location information;
a determination unit for determining whether or not there is an association between each customer'"'"'s route of travel stored in said storage unit and the location information included in said search criteria; and
an output unit for creating and outputting list data of customers whose routes of travel have an association with the location information included in said search criteria, on the basis of determinations made by said determination unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A customer search system comprising:
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a storage unit for storing a route of travel of each customer who has a terminal;
a search request unit for directing search criteria, including location information;
a determination unit for determining whether or not there is an association between each customer'"'"'s route of travel stored in said storage unit and the location information included in said search criteria; and
an output unit for creating list data of customers, on the basis of determinations made by said determination unit, whose routes of travel have an association with the location information included in said search criteria, and outputting the list data to said search request unit. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A customer search method comprising the steps of:
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A) storing a route of travel of each customer;
B) accepting search criteria, including location information;
C) determining whether or not there is an association between each customer'"'"'s route of travel stored in Step A and the location information included in said search criteria; and
D) creating and outputting list data of customers whose routes of travel have an association with the location information included in said search criteria, on the basis of determinations made in Step C. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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