| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article purchase method which reflects article purchase from a vending machine on bills for communication by linking the vending machine, a mobile communication apparatus, and a mobile communication apparatus charging system via the Internet. <P>SOLUTION: The article purchase method from a vending machine 10, which uses an account of a mobile phone 18 includes: providing the mobile phone 18 with an imaging mechanism 24; providing the vending machine 10 with a display device 12; capturing the image of the display device 12 of the vending machine 10 with the use of the imaging mechanism 24; decoding the captured data in the the mobile phone 18d to determine a URL of a vending machine server 30 and an identification number of the vending machine 10; transmitting the identification number to the vending machine server 30l; authorizing the dispensing of an article from the vending machine 10 by the vending machine server 30, and billing a mobile communication apparatus user account on a mobile communication apparatus accounting server 28. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |
