摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a means in which an information linkage center utilizing article-unique numbers of IC tags does not hold attribute information about IC tags in the information linkage center itself but links to scattered information centers of types of industry and types of operation to acquire attribute information about IC tags. <P>SOLUTION: In response to inquiries from information requester terminals 102a and 102b, the information linkage center 101 further inquires of information centers 103a and 103b of information providers to acquire attribute information about IC tags and responds to the information requester terminals. The information linkage center adds a linkage purpose in addition to an article-unique number as input items from information requester terminals and combines them with an information provider communication address for the acquisition of IC tag attribute information, and the information linkage center links to scattered information centers of information providers. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |