On-line shopping system
First Claim
1. An on-line shopping system enabling users to do shopping by referring to on-line advertisements posted on home pages provided by WWW (World Wide Web) servers on Internet, comprising:
- a WWW server having a plurality of transmitting ports and providing at least one home page via each of the transmitting ports;
an exchange connected in one-to-one correspondence to said WWW server and finally receiving a PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) dial-up from a user device;
a conversion table for converting numbers assigned to the respective transmitting ports of said WWW server to corresponding line numbers of line concentrators of said exchange connected to the respective transmitting ports;
number converting means for converting a transmitting port number, which accompanies first information about connection of the user device to said WWW server, to a corresponding line number by referring to said conversion table;
storage means for storing the first information accompanied by the line number obtained by said number converting means, and for storing second information about connection of the user device, obtained at said exchange, together with a line number accompanying the second information;
a correlation table for correlating names of home pages provided by said WWW server with telephone numbers of traders having on-line advertisements posted on the home pages;
sorting means for extracting information accompanied by identical line numbers from among the first information and the second information stored in said storage means, and sorting out a specific user device and a specific home page from the extracted information;
reading means for reading, based on the specific home page sorted out by said sorting means, the telephone number of a corresponding trader by referring to said correlation table; and
connection control means for causing said exchange to establish a connection between the trader and the user device based on the telephone number of the trader read by said reading means and the second information stored in said storage means.
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Abstract
An on-line shopping system is provided which enables users to do shopping by referring to on-line advertisements posted on home pages. A WWW server and an exchange are connected in one-to-one correspondence. The exchange finally receives a PPP dial-up from a user device and thus can be informed of the originating number of the user device. First information about the connection of the user device to the WWW server is stored in storage unit after the transmitting port number accompanying the first information is converted to a corresponding line number. Also, second information (originating number) about the connection of the user device, obtained at the exchange, is stored in the storage unit together with a line number. In the storage unit, the first information and the second information are combined through the agency of the line number.
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18 Claims
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1. An on-line shopping system enabling users to do shopping by referring to on-line advertisements posted on home pages provided by WWW (World Wide Web) servers on Internet, comprising:
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a WWW server having a plurality of transmitting ports and providing at least one home page via each of the transmitting ports; an exchange connected in one-to-one correspondence to said WWW server and finally receiving a PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) dial-up from a user device; a conversion table for converting numbers assigned to the respective transmitting ports of said WWW server to corresponding line numbers of line concentrators of said exchange connected to the respective transmitting ports; number converting means for converting a transmitting port number, which accompanies first information about connection of the user device to said WWW server, to a corresponding line number by referring to said conversion table; storage means for storing the first information accompanied by the line number obtained by said number converting means, and for storing second information about connection of the user device, obtained at said exchange, together with a line number accompanying the second information; a correlation table for correlating names of home pages provided by said WWW server with telephone numbers of traders having on-line advertisements posted on the home pages; sorting means for extracting information accompanied by identical line numbers from among the first information and the second information stored in said storage means, and sorting out a specific user device and a specific home page from the extracted information; reading means for reading, based on the specific home page sorted out by said sorting means, the telephone number of a corresponding trader by referring to said correlation table; and connection control means for causing said exchange to establish a connection between the trader and the user device based on the telephone number of the trader read by said reading means and the second information stored in said storage means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An on-line shopping system enabling users to do shopping by referring to on-line advertisements posted on home pages provided by WWW (World Wide Web) servers on Internet, comprising:
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a WWW server having a plurality of transmitting ports and providing at least one home page via each of the transmitting ports; an exchange connected in one-to-one correspondence to said WWW server and finally receiving a PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) dial-up from a user device; a conversion table for converting numbers assigned to the respective transmitting ports of said WWW server to corresponding line numbers of line concentrators of said exchange connected to the respective transmitting ports; number converting means for converting a transmitting port number, which accompanies first information about connection of the user device to said WWW server, to a corresponding line number by referring to said conversion table; storage means for storing the first information accompanied by the line number obtained by said number converting means, and for storing second information about connection of the user device, obtained at said exchange, together with a line number accompanying the second information; a correlation table for correlating names of traders having on-line advertisements posted on home pages provided by said WWW server, with telephone numbers of the traders; sorting means for extracting information accompanied by identical line numbers from among the first information and the second information stored in said storage means, and sorting out a specific user device and a specific trader from the extracted information; reading means for reading, based on the name of the specific trader sorted out by said sorting means, the telephone number of the trader by referring to said correlation table; and connection control means for causing said exchange to establish a connection between the trader and the user device based on the telephone number of the trader read by said reading means and the second information stored in said storage means. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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