System, method and program for online shopping
First Claim
1. A system for assisting users in purchasing products comprising:
- feature information storage means for storing feature information representing a feature of said product;
function information storage means for storing function information representing a function of said product;
specification-information acquisition means for acquiring specification information representing a user-specified function of said product requested by a customer through a Network;
function-information searching means for searching for said function information stored in said function information storage means, based on said specification information acquired by said specification-information acquisition means;
feature information reading means for reading said feature information regarding said product specified in said function information searched by said function-information searching means, from said feature information storage means;
feature-displaying information generation means for generating feature-displaying information for displaying said feature information to be displayed on a display unit, using said feature information which is read out by said feature information reading means; and
feature-displaying-information supplying means for supplying said feature-displaying information generated by said feature-displaying information generation means, through said Network.
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Abstract
A server acquires specification information specifying a feature(s) of a product requested by a customer, from a customer terminal through the Internet. The server searches an OA-apparatus DB for data records regarding OA apparatuses, based on the acquired specification information. The server searches an OA-apparatus feature DB for feature information representing a product specified in the searched data records. The server generates feature-displaying information for displaying feature information on a display unit of the customer terminal, using the searched feature information. The server sends the generated feature-displaying information to the customer terminal through the Internet. The customer terminal receives the feature-displaying information, and displays a product-feature page on the display unit.
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9 Claims
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1. A system for assisting users in purchasing products comprising:
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feature information storage means for storing feature information representing a feature of said product;
function information storage means for storing function information representing a function of said product;
specification-information acquisition means for acquiring specification information representing a user-specified function of said product requested by a customer through a Network;
function-information searching means for searching for said function information stored in said function information storage means, based on said specification information acquired by said specification-information acquisition means;
feature information reading means for reading said feature information regarding said product specified in said function information searched by said function-information searching means, from said feature information storage means;
feature-displaying information generation means for generating feature-displaying information for displaying said feature information to be displayed on a display unit, using said feature information which is read out by said feature information reading means; and
feature-displaying-information supplying means for supplying said feature-displaying information generated by said feature-displaying information generation means, through said Network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of assisting users in purchasing products comprising the steps of:
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acquiring specification information specifying a function of said user-requested product, from said at least one customer terminal through said Network;
searching function information representing a function of a product stored in storage means, based on said acquired specification information;
reading feature information representing a feature of said product specified in said searched function information;
generating feature displaying information for displaying said feature information on a display, using said read feature information; and
supplying said generated feature displaying information through said Network. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A program for controlling a computer to execute:
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a process of acquiring specification information specifying a function of said user-requested product, from at least one customer terminal through Network;
a process of searching function information representing a function of a product stored in storage means, based on said acquired specification information;
a process of reading feature information representing a feature of said product specified in said searched function information;
a process of generating feature displaying information for displaying said feature information on a display unit of said at least one customer terminal, using said read feature information; and
a process of supplying said at least one customer terminal with said generated feature displaying information, through said Network.
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