Computer system provided in a home for inventory management, and inventory management system using home server
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1. A computer system provided in a home, comprising:
- a storage unit for externally receiving and storing electronic information including at least an item name and an expiration date of merchandise;
a timing unit for counting at least the present date; and
a processing unit for comparing the expiration date included in the electronic information stored in said storage unit with the date counted by said timing unit to specify merchandise to be consumed according to a comparison result.
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Abstract
Merchandise information such as an expiration date, a price and the quantity of merchandise purchased by a purchaser is registered at a POS terminal at a store, and the merchandise information is recorded in an IC card by an IC card controller. At home, an IC card controller of a home server reads the merchandise information stored in the IC card and applies the same to a CPU. The CPU adds information of purchased merchandise to current inventory information for inventory management, sets the expiration date as an alarm time in a management table, and displays merchandise close on the expiration date onto a liquid crystal panel.
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1. A computer system provided in a home, comprising:
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a storage unit for externally receiving and storing electronic information including at least an item name and an expiration date of merchandise;
a timing unit for counting at least the present date; and
a processing unit for comparing the expiration date included in the electronic information stored in said storage unit with the date counted by said timing unit to specify merchandise to be consumed according to a comparison result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer system provided in a home, comprising:
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an interface unit connected to a network, a storage unit storing electronic information including at least item name of merchandise, and a processing unit capable of downloading cooking information from said network through interface unit and comparing the cooking information and the electronic information stored in said storage unit to specify merchandise required for cooking.
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9. An inventory management system, comprising:
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a point-of-sale terminal for registering merchandise information including at least information of an expiration date, a price and a quantity of merchandise;
a portable terminal for a purchaser, capable of recording said merchandise information by connecting to said point-of-sale terminal; and
a home server for reading and registering said merchandise information from said portable terminal, wherein said home server includes a processing unit for managing an inventory of purchased merchandise using said merchandise information registered in the home server. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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10. An inventory management system, comprising:
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a point-of-sale terminal for registering merchandise information including at least information of an expiration date, a price and a quantity of merchandise; and
a home server connected to said point-of-sale terminal through a network for reading and registering said merchandise information, wherein said home server includes a processing unit for managing an inventory of purchased merchandise using said merchandise information registered in the home server.
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