US Patent Application 18123692. MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD simplified abstract

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MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD

Organization Name

NEC Corporation

Inventor(s)

Keita Uchida of Tokyo (JP)

Akihiko Ishii of Tokyo (JP)

MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18123692 titled 'MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a management apparatus that allows customers to use their purchase history to make purchases in a store.

  • The apparatus includes a product acquisition unit, a history acquisition unit, and a history transmission unit.
  • The product acquisition unit collects customer identification information and product identification information from a portable terminal operated by the customer in the store.
  • The history acquisition unit retrieves the purchase history of a product associated with the intended purchase product from the customer's purchase history.
  • The history transmission unit sends the purchase history of the associated product back to the customer's terminal.
  • This invention simplifies the process of using purchase history to make purchases and enhances the customer's shopping experience.


Original Abstract Submitted

For a customer to use a purchase history of the customer in order to purchase a product in a store, a management apparatus includes a product acquisition unit , a history acquisition unit , and a history transmission unit . The product acquisition unit acquires, from a terminal of a portable type being operated by a customer in a store, customer identification information for identifying the customer and product identification information about an intended purchase product of the customer. The history acquisition unit acquires a purchase history of an associated product being a product associated with the intended purchase product among purchase histories of the customer, based on purchase history information indicating a purchase history of a product by customer. The history transmission unit transmits a purchase history of the associated product to the terminal

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