Commodity selling system, commodity selling method, and in-vehicle device in commodity selling system
First Claim
1. A commodity selling system comprising a management server, a broadcasting station, and an in-vehicle device carried by a moving vehicle, wherein the management server comprises a commodity and shop information management table storing for each commodity commodity and shop information including the name of the commodity, the price of the commodity, and the position or positions of one or a plurality of receiving shops from which the commodity can be received, means for sending to the broadcasting station commodity information including the name of the commodity and the price of the commodity in the commodity and shop information stored in the commodity and shop information management table and a communication address of the management server, means for receiving order information including the name of the commodity, the current position, and a communication address of the in-vehicle device which are transmitted from the in-vehicle device, and means for transmitting, on the basis of the commodity and shop information management table when the order information is received, information related to the position of the receiving shop closest to the current position in the received order information out of information related to the positions of the receiving shops corresponding to the name of the commodity in the received order information to the in-vehicle device on the basis of the communication address of the in-vehicle device in the received order information, the broadcasting station comprises means for receiving the commodity information transmitted from the management server, multiplexing the received commodity information on an audio signal, and sending out the commodity information multiplexed on the audio signal, and the in-vehicle device comprises position detection means for detecting the current position, means for receiving data multiplex broadcasting sent out from the broadcasting station and extracting the commodity information from the received data multiplex broadcasting, means for displaying on a display unit the name of the commodity and the price thereof in the extracted commodity information, input means for causing a user to designate the commodity which is desired to be purchased on the basis of the name of the commodity and the price thereof which are displayed on the display unit, means for transmitting, when the commodity which is desired to be purchased by the user is designated, the order information including the name of the designated commodity, the current position detected by the position detection means, and the communication address of the in-vehicle device to the management server on the basis of the communication address of the management server in the extracted commodity information, means for receiving the information related to the position of the receiving shop transmitted from the management server, and means for displaying, when the information related to the position of the receiving shop is received, the received information related to the position of the receiving shop on the display unit.
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Abstract
A management server sends to a broadcasting station commodity information including the name of a commodity, the price of the commodity, and a communication address of the management server in commodity and shop information stored in a commodity and shop information management table, a broadcasting station receives the commodity information transmitted from the management server, multiplexes the commodity information on an audio signal, and sends out the commodity information multiplexed on the audio signal, and an in-vehicle device receives data multiplex broadcasting sent out from the broadcasting station, extracts the commodity information from the received data multiple broadcasting, displays on a display unit the name of the commodity and the price thereof in the extracted commodity information, and transmits, when the commodity which is desired to be purchased by a user is designated on the basis of the name of the commodity and the price thereof which are displayed on the display unit, order information including the name of the designated commodity, etc. to the management server on the basis of the name of the commodity and the price thereof which are displayed on the display unit.
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1. A commodity selling system comprising a management server, a broadcasting station, and an in-vehicle device carried by a moving vehicle, wherein
the management server comprises a commodity and shop information management table storing for each commodity commodity and shop information including the name of the commodity, the price of the commodity, and the position or positions of one or a plurality of receiving shops from which the commodity can be received, means for sending to the broadcasting station commodity information including the name of the commodity and the price of the commodity in the commodity and shop information stored in the commodity and shop information management table and a communication address of the management server, means for receiving order information including the name of the commodity, the current position, and a communication address of the in-vehicle device which are transmitted from the in-vehicle device, and means for transmitting, on the basis of the commodity and shop information management table when the order information is received, information related to the position of the receiving shop closest to the current position in the received order information out of information related to the positions of the receiving shops corresponding to the name of the commodity in the received order information to the in-vehicle device on the basis of the communication address of the in-vehicle device in the received order information, the broadcasting station comprises means for receiving the commodity information transmitted from the management server, multiplexing the received commodity information on an audio signal, and sending out the commodity information multiplexed on the audio signal, and the in-vehicle device comprises position detection means for detecting the current position, means for receiving data multiplex broadcasting sent out from the broadcasting station and extracting the commodity information from the received data multiplex broadcasting, means for displaying on a display unit the name of the commodity and the price thereof in the extracted commodity information, input means for causing a user to designate the commodity which is desired to be purchased on the basis of the name of the commodity and the price thereof which are displayed on the display unit, means for transmitting, when the commodity which is desired to be purchased by the user is designated, the order information including the name of the designated commodity, the current position detected by the position detection means, and the communication address of the in-vehicle device to the management server on the basis of the communication address of the management server in the extracted commodity information, means for receiving the information related to the position of the receiving shop transmitted from the management server, and means for displaying, when the information related to the position of the receiving shop is received, the received information related to the position of the receiving shop on the display unit.
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2. A commodity selling method, wherein
a commodity and shop information management table storing for each commodity commodity and shop information including information related to the name of the commodity, information related to the price of the commodity, and information related to the positions of a plurality of receiving shops from which the commodity can be received is stored in a management server, the management server sending to a broadcasting station commodity information including the name of the commodity and the price of the commodity in the commodity and shop information stored in the commodity and shop information management table and a communication address of the management server, the broadcasting station receiving the commodity information transmitted from the management server, multiplexing the commodity information on an audio signal, and sending out the commodity information multiplexed on the audio signal, an in-vehicle device receiving data multiplex broadcasting sent out from the broadcasting station, extracting the commodity information from the received data multiplex broadcasting, displaying on a display unit the name of the commodity and the price thereof in the extracted commodity information, and transmitting, when the commodity which is desired to be purchased by a user is designated on the basis of the name of the commodity and the price thereof which are displayed on the display unit, order information including the name of the designated commodity, the current position of a moving vehicle carrying the in-vehicle device, and a communication address of the in-vehicle device to the management server on the basis of the communication address of the management server in the extracted commodity information, the management server transmitting, when the order information is received, information related to the position of the receiving shop closest to the current position in the received order information out of the information related to the positions of the receiving shops corresponding to the name of the commodity in the received order information on the basis of the commodity and shop information management table to the in-vehicle device on the basis of the communication address of the in-vehicle device in the received order information, and the in-vehicle device displaying, when the information related to the position of the receiving shop is received, the received information related to the position of the receiving shop on the display unit.
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3. In an in-vehicle device used in a commodity selling system comprising a management server, a broadcasting station, and an in-vehicle device carried by a moving vehicle,
the management server comprising a commodity and shop information management table storing for each commodity commodity and shop information including the name of the commodity, the price of the commodity, and the position or positions of one or a plurality of receiving shops from which the commodity can be received, means for sending to the broadcasting station commodity information including the name of the commodity and the price of the commodity in the commodity and shop information stored in the commodity and shop information management table and a communication address of the management server, means for receiving order information including the name of the commodity, the current position, and a communication address of the in-vehicle device which are transmitted from the in-vehicle device, and means for transmitting, on the basis of the commodity and shop information management table when the order information is received, information related to the position of the receiving shop closest to the current position in the received order information out of information related to the positions of the receiving shops corresponding to the name of the commodity in the received order information to the in-vehicle device on the basis of the communication address of the in-vehicle device in the received order information, and the broadcasting station comprising means for receiving the commodity information transmitted from the management server, multiplexing the received commodity information on an audio signal, and sending out the commodity information multiplexed on the audio signal, the in-vehicle device in the commodity selling system comprising position detection means for detecting the current position, means for receiving data multiplex broadcasting sent out from the broadcasting station and extracting the commodity information from the received data multiplex broadcasting, means for displaying on a display unit the name of the commodity and the price thereof in the extracted commodity information, input means for causing a user to designate the commodity which is desired to be purchased on the basis of the name of the commodity and the price thereof which are displayed on the display unit, means for transmitting, when the commodity which is desired to be purchased by the user is designated, the order information including the name of the designated commodity, the current position detected by the position detection means, and the communication address of the in-vehicle device to the management server on the basis of the communication address of the management server in the extracted commodity information, means for receiving the information related to the position of the receiving shop transmitted from the management server, and means for displaying, when the information related to the position of the receiving shop is received, the received information related to the position of the receiving shop on the display unit.
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Current AssigneeSanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
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Original AssigneeSanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
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InventorsOtsubo, Yoshikazu
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Application NumberUS10/303,741Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current705/26CPC Class CodesG06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation...G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shop...
