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Sales data processing system, portable electronic terminal, and home delivery receiving method

  • US 7,146,325 B2
  • Filed: 02/22/2002
  • Issued: 12/05/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A data processing method, comprising:

  • establishing communications between a point-of-sale (POS) terminal configured to process data corresponding to a goods delivery service and a portable electronic terminal configured to store address data as an address data file provided in a memory of the portable electronic terminal, the address data file configured to hold a plurality of address data, at least one of which identifies a destination address for the goods delivery service;

    displaying, on a display of the portable electronic terminal, a plurality of address data corresponding to the address data file;

    receiving a selection, by a user of the portable electronic terminal, of one of the plurality of displayed address data as a destination address for the goods delivery service;

    transmitting the selected address data from the portable electronic terminal to the POS terminal when the data processing with respect to the goods delivery service is executed while the communications between the POS terminal and the portable electronic terminal is established, the transmitted data identifying the address to which the goods delivery service is requested;

    receiving the address data at the POS terminal from the portable electronic terminal when the data processing with respect to the goods delivery service is executed while the communications between the POS terminal and the portable electronic terminal is established; and

    generating, at the POS terminal, home delivery transaction data based on the received address data and information input to the POS terminal relating to the goods delivery service.

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