OFDM signal transmission system, portable terminal and E-commerce system
View Patent ↗A portable terminal includes a receiver, a barcode former configured to form barcodes and a display. The barcode former forms a barcode from the data received by the receiver and the display displays the formed barcode.
1. A portable terminal, comprising:
a receiver configured to receive data;
a barcode former configured to form barcode data from the received data, the barcode data including a plurality of display barcodes, information representing the display order of the plurality of display barcodes, information representing a total number of the plurality of display barcodes and information representing an end of the display of the plurality of display barcodes, each of the display barcodes is displayed with predetermined non-display periods between display periods of the display barcodes;
a display configured to display, in order, the display barcodes included in the barcode data; and
a detector configured to detect light or a signal from a barcode reader,
wherein the display is switched, from the currently displayed display barcode to the display barcode next in the display order, according to the detection result of the detector.
2. The portable terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the light or the signal includes information from which the detector can determine that the barcode reader has completed reading of the displayed barcode.
3. A portable terminal comprising, control circuitry, communication circuitry, and a storage device, the control circuitry operable to:
acquire, from a service provider via the communication circuitry, ticket information, a start time, and place information related to a facility, the ticket information permitting a user of the portable terminal to utilize the facility, the start time indicating a time from when the facility is scheduled to start operating;
store, in the storage device, the ticket information, the start time and the place information; and
control the portable terminal to issue a notification to the portable terminal a predetermined time before the start time using the stored start time, without using the stored place information,
wherein the ticket information comprises transportation information,
the facility comprises a transportation vehicle,
the start time comprises a departure time of the transportation vehicle, and
the place information related to the facility comprises a corresponding ticket gate within a transport station.
4. The portable terminal according to claim 3, wherein
the transportation information comprises an airplane ticket,
the transportation vehicle comprises an airplane,
the start time comprises a departure time of the airplane, and
the place information related to the facility comprises a corresponding boarding gate within an airport.
5. A portable terminal comprising, control circuitry, communication circuitry, and a storage device, the control circuitry operable to:
acquire, from a service provider via the communication circuitry, ticket information, a start time, and place information related to a facility, the ticket information permitting a user of the portable terminal to utilize the facility, the start time indicating a time from when an event at the facility is scheduled to start;
store, in the storage device, the ticket information, the start time and the place information; and
control the portable terminal to issue a notification to the portable terminal a predetermined time before the start time using the stored start time, without using the stored place information,
wherein the ticket information comprises information for an amusement event at an amusement venue
the facility comprises the amusement venue, and
the start time comprises a start time of the amusement event.
6. The portable terminal according to claim 3, wherein
the control circuitry is operable to control the portable terminal to issue the notification, by a speaker which is part of the portable terminal, at said predetermined time.
7. The portable terminal according to claim 3, wherein
the control circuitry is operable to control the portable terminal to issue the notification, by a vibrator which is part of the portable terminal, at said predetermined time.
8. A control circuit that is configured to be connected to a storage device, and to communication circuitry, the control circuit being configured to:
acquire, from a service provider via the communication circuitry, ticket information, a start time and place information related to a facility, the ticket information permitting a user of the portable terminal to utilize the facility, the start time indicating a time from when the facility is scheduled to start operating;
store, in the storage device, the ticket information, the start time and the place information; and
control the portable terminal to issue a notification to the portable terminal a predetermined time before the start time using the stored start time, without using the stored place information,
wherein the ticket information comprises transportation information,
the facility comprises a transportation vehicle,
the start time comprises a departure time of the transportation vehicle, and
the place information related to the facility comprises a corresponding ticket gate within a transport station.
9. The control circuit according to claim 8, wherein
the transportation information comprises an airplane ticket,
the transportation vehicle comprises an airplane,
the start time comprises a departure time of the airplane, and
the place information related to the facility comprises a corresponding boarding gate within an airport.
10. A control circuit that is configured to be connected to a storage device, and to communication circuitry, the control circuit being configured to:
acquire, from a service provider via the communication circuitry, ticket information, a start time and place information related to a facility, the ticket information permitting a user of the portable terminal to utilize the facility, the start time indicating a time from when the facility is scheduled to start;
store, in the storage device, the ticket information, the start time and the place information; and
control the portable terminal to issue a notification to the portable terminal a predetermined time before the start time using the stored start time, without using the stored place information,
wherein
the ticket information comprises information for an amusement event at an amusement venue,
the facility comprises the amusement venue, and
the start time comprises a start time of the amusement event.
11. The control circuit according to claim 8, wherein
the control circuitry is configured to control the portable terminal to issue the notification, by a speaker which is part of the portable terminal, at said predetermined time.
12. The control circuit according to claim 8, wherein
the control circuitry is configured to control the portable terminal to issue the notification, by a vibrator which is part of the portable terminal, at said predetermined time.
13. The portable terminal according to claim 3, wherein
the transportation information includes the start time.
14. The portable terminal according to claim 3, further comprising a display, wherein
the controller controls the display to display the transportation information on the display, the transportation information being displayed at the display as a scannable ticket.
15. The portable terminal according to claim 14, wherein
the scannable ticket displayed at the display is generated based on the transportation information.
16. The control circuit according to claim 8, wherein
the transportation information includes the start time.
17. The control circuit according to claim 8, further comprising a display, wherein
the controller controls the display to display the transportation information on the display, the transportation information being displayed at the display as a scannable ticket.
18. The control circuit according to claim 14 wherein
the scannable ticket displayed at the display is generated based on the transportation information.
19. The portable terminal according to claim 5, further comprising a display, wherein
the controller controls the display to display the information for the amusement event on the display, the information for the amusement event being displayed at the display as a scannable ticket.
20. The control circuit according to claim 10, further comprising a display, wherein
the controller controls the display to display the information for the amusement event on the display, the information for the amusement event being displayed at the display as a scannable ticket.