INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD

• US 20110225071A1
• Filed: 03/02/2011
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Sano, Takeshi
• Application Number:
  US13/038,678
• Publication Number:
  US 20110225071A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an input unit, a generating unit, and a transmitting unit. The input unit receives input of receipt time information of a commodity. The generating unit generates, according to the receipt time information input to the input unit, commodity information concerning the commodity including at least one of receipt date and time information and display date and time information of the commodity. The transmitting unit transmits the commodity information generated by the generating unit to an information display apparatus.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an input unit configured to receive input of receipt time information of a commodity;

a generating unit configured to generate, according to the receipt time information input to the input unit, commodity information concerning the commodity including at least one of receipt date and time information and display date and time information of the commodity; and

a transmitting unit configured to transmit the commodity information generated by the generating unit to an information display apparatus.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a storing unit configured to store preparation time information indicating preparation time until the commodity is displayed in a predetermined display place after the commodity is received in a store; and

a calculating unit configured to calculate display time of the commodity from the receipt time information and the preparation time information, wherein

the generating unit generates the commodity information including the display date and time information on the basis of the display time calculated by the calculating unit.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the preparation time information stored in the storing unit is individually set for each commodity of one type.

4. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the preparation time information stored by the storing unit is commonly set for commodities of all types.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the input unit receives the receipt time information transmitted from an information transmitting apparatus mounted on a delivery vehicle that delivers the commodity.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

a plurality of the information display apparatuses are set in the store in association with commodities,

the generating unit generates the commodity information concerning a sold-out commodity, both a quantity of stock and a number of displayed items of which are zero, and

the transmitting unit transmits the commodity information of the sold-out commodity generated by the generating unit to the information display apparatus associated with the sold-out commodity.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

a plurality of the information display apparatuses are set in the store in association with commodities,

the generating unit generates the commodity information concerning a sold-out commodity, a quantity of stock of which is zero and a number of displayed items of which is smaller than a predetermined number, and

the transmitting unit transmits the commodity information of the sold-out commodity generated by the generating unit to the information display apparatus associated with the sold-out commodity.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

a plurality of the information display apparatuses are set in the store in association with commodities,

the generating unit generates the commodity information concerning a sold-out commodity, a quantity of stock of which is not zero and a number of displayed items of which is zero, and

the transmitting unit transmits the commodity information of the sold-out commodity generated by the generating unit to the information display apparatus associated with the sold-out commodity.

9. An information display apparatus comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive commodity information concerning a commodity from an information processing apparatus; and

a display unit configured to display, on the basis of the commodity information received by the receiving unit, commodity information including at least one of receipt date and time information and display date and time information of the commodity.

10. A display control method comprising:

receiving input of receipt time information of a commodity;

generating, according to the input receipt time information, commodity information concerning the commodity including at least one of receipt date and time information and display date and time information of the commodity; and

transmitting the generated commodity information to an information display apparatus.