Method of selecting type of electronic part and electronic parts maker server

• US 20080033837A1
• Filed: 09/28/2007
• Published: 02/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Saga Sanyo Industries Co. Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation), Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Saga Sanyo Industries Co. Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation), Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Aikawa, Satoshi, Kitagawa, Seiya
• Granted Patent: US 7,899,896 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0627 using item specifications

Abstract

A user provides, in purchasing a predetermined electronic part used for a predetermined electronic circuit from an electronic parts maker, specifications for the predetermined electronic circuit to the electronic parts maker, the electronic parts maker calculates the electrical characteristics of the predetermined electronic part on the basis of the specifications for the predetermined electronic circuit which are provided from the user, and presents to the user the types of electronic part which are adaptable to the calculated electrical characteristics, and the user selects the desirable type from the types of electronic part which are presented by the electronic parts maker.

Claims

1. An electronic parts maker server connected to a user terminal through a network, comprising:

means for presenting to a user a specification entry screen for causing the user to enter specifications for an electronic circuit into which an electronic part to be purchased by the user is incorporated on the basis of a predetermined instruction from the user terminal, and acquiring from the user terminal the specifications entered by the user on the specification entry screen; and

means for calculating the electrical characteristics of the electronic part to be purchased by the user on the basis of the specifications acquired from the user terminal, retrieving from a database the types of electronic part which are adaptable to the calculated electrical characteristics, presenting to the user a retrieval result screen representing the results of the retrieval through the user terminal, and acquiring information related to the type selected by the user on the retrieval result screen.

2. An electronic parts maker server connected to a user terminal through a network, comprising:

means for presenting to a user a specification entry screen for causing the user to enter specifications for a power supply circuit into which a capacitor to be purchased by the user is incorporated on the basis of a predetermined instruction from the user terminal, and acquiring from the user terminal the specifications entered by the user on the specification entry screen; and

means for calculating the electrical characteristics of the capacitor to be purchased by the user on the basis of the specifications acquired from the user terminal, retrieving from a database the types of capacitor which are adaptable to the calculated electrical characteristics, presenting to the user a retrieval result screen representing the results of the retrieval through the user terminal, and acquiring information related to the type selected by the user on the retrieval result screen.