摘要 |
2114939 9303447 PCTABS00019 An interactive communication device for facilitating management of purchases of a repetitive type made by individuals or certain companies is characterized in that the constitutive equipment comprises acquisition means (10, 16), validation means (17), suggestions/selection means (18), memory means (13) and display means for items (11) to be purchased which may be selected from files and/or previous lists, without any omission or duplications. The list of items to be purchased is then printed on paper by means of a printer (14), or transferred to other equipment in the device by interface means (15). Temporary or permanent networking of resident and portable equipment, decision aid terminals at the point of sale, and possibly information or transaction terminals provides the purchaser in real time with all information and means needed to manage the purchase function, and helps the vendor to get to know his customers and provide a better service.
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