PURCHASE SUPPORT SERVER, PURCHASE SUPPORT METHOD, PURCHASE SUPPORT PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR RECORDING SAID PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A purchase support server comprising:
- a first receiving unit for receiving visited store information for identifying a store visited by a user as a visited store and item-related information for identifying an item recognized by the user at the visited store from a mobile terminal of the user;
a presented information providing unit for generating presented information indicating a store selling an item corresponding to the item-related information by searching a specified database storing information indicating stores selling the item based on the visited store information and the item-related information for identifying the item received from the mobile terminal, and transmitting the presented information to the mobile terminal, the presented information containing at least one link to access a site for purchasing the item from the store selling the item, where item-selling store information for identifying the store is embedded in the link;
a second receiving unit for receiving the item-selling store information embedded in the link from the mobile terminal of the user when any of the links contained in the presented information displayed on the mobile terminal of the user is designated by the user;
a determining unit for determining whether a store identified by the item-selling store information received by the second receiving unit and the visited store match;
a generating unit for generating service information indicating a specified service offered for the item by the visited store; and
a transmitting unit for transmitting the service information generated by the generating unit to the mobile terminal when the visited store and the store identified by the item-selling store information do not match.
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Abstract
A mediation server (30) includes a second request receiving unit (35) that receives first store information for identifying a store visited by a user as a visited store and second store information for identifying a designated store designated as a place to purchase an item recognized by the user at the visited store from a mobile terminal (10) of the user, a response information generating unit (36) that compares the first and second store information and determines whether the visited store and the designated store match, and generates bargaining information indicating a specified service offered for the item by the visited store when the two stores do not match, and a response information transmission unit (37) that transmits the generated bargaining information to the mobile terminal (10).
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12 Claims
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1. A purchase support server comprising:
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a first receiving unit for receiving visited store information for identifying a store visited by a user as a visited store and item-related information for identifying an item recognized by the user at the visited store from a mobile terminal of the user; a presented information providing unit for generating presented information indicating a store selling an item corresponding to the item-related information by searching a specified database storing information indicating stores selling the item based on the visited store information and the item-related information for identifying the item received from the mobile terminal, and transmitting the presented information to the mobile terminal, the presented information containing at least one link to access a site for purchasing the item from the store selling the item, where item-selling store information for identifying the store is embedded in the link; a second receiving unit for receiving the item-selling store information embedded in the link from the mobile terminal of the user when any of the links contained in the presented information displayed on the mobile terminal of the user is designated by the user; a determining unit for determining whether a store identified by the item-selling store information received by the second receiving unit and the visited store match; a generating unit for generating service information indicating a specified service offered for the item by the visited store; and a transmitting unit for transmitting the service information generated by the generating unit to the mobile terminal when the visited store and the store identified by the item-selling store information do not match. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
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7. (canceled)
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10. A purchase support method executed by a purchase support server, comprising:
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a first receiving step of receiving visited store information for identifying a store visited by a user as a visited store and item-related information for identifying an item recognized by the user at the visited store from a mobile terminal of the user; a presented information providing step of generating presented information indicating a store selling an item corresponding to the item-related information by searching a specified database storing information indicating stores selling the item based on the visited store information and the item-related information for identifying the item received from the mobile terminal, and transmitting the presented information to the mobile terminal, the presented information containing at least one link to access a site for purchasing the item from the store selling the item, where item-selling store information for identifying the store is embedded in the link; a second receiving step of receiving the item-selling store information embedded in the link from the mobile terminal of the user when any of the links contained in the presented information displayed on the mobile terminal of the user is designated by the user; a determining step of determining whether a store identified by the item-selling store information received in the second receiving step and the visited store match; a generating step of generating service information indicating a specified service offered for the item by the visited store; and a transmitting step of transmitting the service information generated in the generating step to the mobile terminal when the visited store and the store identified by the item-selling store information do not match.
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11. (canceled)
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12. (canceled)
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