摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide information of the shortest route to each store for purchasing commodities to a user, and in the case that the user becomes short of bringing cash or electronic money with him/her during the shopping, to provide information of the shortest route including an ATM and an electronic money charger to the user. <P>SOLUTION: A store guiding server 2 searches databases (21, 22, 23) to extract a commodity money amount, store location information and money charger location information on the basis of commodity identification information received from a portable terminal 1, calculates the shortest route going through all stores at which the commodities are purchased and the money charger on the basis of the store location information and the money charger location information if the total money amount of the commodities to be purchased, which is calculated by multiplying its commodity money amount information by information of the number of purchases received from the terminal, exceeds an amount of money brought with him/her received from the terminal, and thus, transmits the information showing the shortest route to the terminal 1 to display the shortest route on the terminal 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT |