摘要 |
<p>A sales article such as a garment (100) is provided with a unique identification number (106) that is fixed to the sales article and is associated with article information that is stored in a database and can be retrieved from a computer network. The identification number (106) is assigned to a particular sales article and is unique to that article. The article information is updated by authorized persons, such as retail store personnel. The article information in the database can be accessed upon supplying an authorization identifier to a database server.</p> |