Service providing retrieval system using computer network

• US 7,290,010 B2
• Filed: 02/02/2001
• Issued: 10/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Increment P Corporation, Pioneer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Increment P Corporation, Pioneer Corporation
• Inventors: Nakano, Toshiaki, Masamura, Takuya
• Primary Examiner(s): Wong; Don
• Assistant Examiner(s): Black; Linh
• Application Number:
  US09/773,550
• Publication Number:
  US 20010013031A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,461 Days
• Field of Search: 707 1-1041, 705/8, 705/26, 705/6, 709/217
• US Class Current: 707/770
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

A retrieval site (S1) comprises a retrieval server (S1a), a retrieval database (S1b) and a registered fast-food shop database (S1c). Based on a designation entry of a merchandise genre and a destination from an information terminal (T) having connected with the retrieve site (S1), the retrieval server (S1a) retrieves fast-food shops (F), having a service providing area including the designated destination, from the retrieval database (S1b), and displays the retrieved list of the corresponding shops on the information terminal. After a fast-food shop (F) is selected from the list, the retrieval server (S1a) retrieves data of an order form (D) from the registered fast-food shop database (S1c), and displays it on the information terminal. When an order is made based on the order form (D), the order contents are sent to the selected shop.

Claims

1. A service providing area retrieval system comprising:

a retrieval site, a shop site and a map database site each connected to a computer network,

said retrieval site comprising;

a retrieval server, and

a retrieval database storing data of genres of handled merchandises and service providing areas of registered shops,

said shop site comprising;

a shop server, and

a merchandise information database storing service request data of the shops,

said map database site comprising;

a map server, and

a map information database storing map image data,

wherein said retrieval server of said retrieval site is configured to retrieve shops whose genres of handled merchandises from said retrieval database correspond to a desired merchandise genre entered at an information terminal connected to said retrieval site and whose service providing area from said retrieval database includes a destination entered at the information terminal connected to said retrieval site, and is configured to display a map image on which the destination and retrieved shops are respectively indicated with landmarks, and after a shop is configured to be selected based on the map image, the information terminal is configured to connect to said shop site of the selected shop, and

wherein said shop site connected with the information terminal is configured to display a service request screen on the information terminal based on merchandise information data read out from said merchandise information database by said shop server, and

wherein an entry of a destination of the provided service on the service request screen displayed on the information terminal is configured to perform on a map image displayed based on the map information data read out from said map information database by said map server of said map database site.

2. The service providing area retrieval system according to claim 1, wherein said retrieval site further includes a registered user database storing user information, to retrieve user information from said registered user database based on an entry on the information terminal, and retrieve a list of shops capable of providing the service and said service request data based on the retrieved user information.