Apparatus for and method of creating purchase information for online shopping service

• US 20040117270A1
• Filed: 12/09/2003
• Published: 06/17/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Sugahara, Yasuo
• Application Number:
  US10/729,897
• Publication Number:
  US 20040117270A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0613 Third-party assisted
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0625 Directed, with specific intent or strategy
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing

Abstract

An apparatus for creating purchase information includes a storage unit, a searching unit, and a creation unit. The storage unit storages purchase information concerning items selected by a customer from an item list provided by an online shopping service. The searching unit searches the storage unit for the purchase information corresponding to a search condition received from a person, e.g., a supervisor who manages the online shopping service, other than the customer. The creation unit creates purchase information concerning an item to be purchased by the person, based on the purchase information searched.

Claims

1. An apparatus for creating purchase information, comprising:

a storage unit that storages purchase information concerning items selected by a first person from an item list provided by an online shopping service;

a searching unit that searches the storage unit for the purchase information corresponding to a search condition received from a second person; and

a creation unit that creates purchase information concerning an item to be purchased by the second person, based on the purchase information searched.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the storage unit further stores purchase identification information to uniquely identify the purchase information, and

the searching unit searches the storage unit for the purchase information corresponding to the purchase identification information, as the search condition, received from the second person.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the storage unit further stores person identification information to uniquely identify the second person, and

the searching unit searches the storage unit for the purchase information corresponding to the person identification information, as the search condition, received from the second person.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the person identification information includes information to identify the second person as a customer who purchases the item.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the storage unit further stores item identification information to uniquely identify the item, and

the searching unit searches the storage unit for the purchase information corresponding to the item identification information, as the search condition, received from the second person.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the storage unit further stores person identification information to uniquely identify the first person, and

the searching unit searches the storage unit for the purchase information corresponding to the person identification information, as the search condition, received from the second person.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

the person identification information includes information to identify the first person as a supervisor who manages the online shopping service.

8. A method of creating purchase information, comprising:

storing purchase information concerning items selected by a first person from an item list provided by an online shopping service, in a storage unit;

receiving a search condition from a second person;

searching the storage unit for the purchase information corresponding to the search condition; and

creating purchase information concerning an item to be purchased by the second person, based on the purchase information searched.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising

storing purchase identification information to uniquely identify the purchase information, wherein

the receiving includes receiving the purchase identification information, as the search condition, from the second person, and

the searching includes searching the storage unit for the purchase information corresponding to the purchase identification information received.

10. The method according to claim 8, further comprising

storing person identification information to uniquely identify the second person, wherein

the receiving includes receiving the person identification information, as the search condition, from the second person, and the searching includes searching the storage unit for the purchase information corresponding to the person identification information received.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein

the person identification information includes information to identify the second person as a customer who purchases the item.

12. The method according to claim 8, further comprising

storing item identification information to uniquely identify the item, wherein

the receiving includes receiving the item identification information, as the search condition, from the second person, and

the searching includes searching the storage unit for the purchase information corresponding to the item identification information received.

13. The method according to claim 8, further comprising

storing purchase identification information to uniquely identify the first person, wherein

the receiving includes receiving the person identification information, as the search condition, from the second person, and

the searching includes searching the storage unit for the purchase information corresponding to the person identification information received.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein

the person identification information includes information to identify the first person as a supervisor who manages the online shopping service.

15. A computer program product including computer executable instructions stored on a computer readable medium, wherein the instructions, when executed by the computer, cause the computer to perform:

storing purchase information concerning items selected by a first person from an item list provided by an online shopping service, in a storage unit;

receiving a search condition from a second person;

searching the storage unit for the purchase information corresponding to the search condition; and

creating purchase information concerning an item to be purchased by the second person, based on the purchase information searched.