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US 7,242,967 · App. 10/096,278 · Granted Jul 10, 2007

Information providing apparatus, item sales data processor, storage medium storing computer program and computer program

Assignee: Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 7,242,967
App. No.
10/096,278
Granted
Jul 10, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention allows a mobile terminal which has transmitted a display application command to control a display and thereby lends the display application right to the mobile terminal when a display application command is included in a transmission command transmitted from the mobile terminal obtained via a wireless module by an apparatus such as POS terminal or the like which is provided with the wireless module for enabling transmission and reception of information via a radio link to and from the mobile terminal in order to display various information pieces on the display. Thereby, a user of the mobile terminal can display the desired information on the display of the apparatus such as POS terminal and a shop having installed such apparatus therein can enhance the customer gathering capability.

Claims (43)

1. An information providing apparatus, comprising:

a customer-side display for displaying various information pieces;

a wireless module for enabling transmission and reception of information via a radio link to and from a mobile terminal having a terminal display;

judging means for judging whether a display application command is included or not in a transmission command transmitted from the mobile terminal obtained via the wireless module;

application right lending means for controlling, when the judging means has judged that the display application command is included in the transmission command transmitted from the mobile terminal, the customer-side display from the mobile terminal which has transmitted the display application command so as to display the information to be displayed on both the customer-side display and the terminal display; and

an Internet means for browsing of web pages on an Internet network through connection thereto,

wherein the judging means judges whether an Internet application command is included or not in the transmission command transmitted from the mobile terminal obtained through the wireless module, and the application right lending means controls, when the judging means has judged that the Internet application command is included in the transmission command transmitted from the mobile terminal, the Internet means from the mobile terminal which has transmitted the Internet application command, and

wherein the display application command is an Internet application.

2. An information providing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising forcible display means for realizing forcible display of the predetermined information on the customer-side display while the application right lending means gives the right of display to the customer-side display.

3. An information providing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising forcible display means for realizing forcible display of the predetermined information on the customer-side display while the application right lending means gives the right of display to the customer-side display.

4. An item sales data processor, comprising:

means for displaying sales data of items to be purchased by a customer on a customer-side display and processing the sales data of the items purchased by a customer;

a wireless module for enabling transmission and reception of information via a radio link to and from a mobile terminal having a terminal display;

judging means for judging whether a display application command is included in a transmission command transmitted from a mobile terminal obtained via the wireless module;

application right lending means for controlling, when the judging means has judged that the display application command is included in the transmission command transmitted from the mobile terminal, the customer-side display from the mobile terminal which has transmitted the display application command so as to display the information to be displayed on both the customer-side display and the terminal display; and

an Internet means for browsing of web pages on an Internet network through connection thereto,

wherein the judging means judges whether an Internet application command is included or not in the transmission command transmitted from the mobile terminal obtained through the wireless module, and the application right lending means controls, when the judging means has judged that the Internet application command is included in the transmission command transmitted from the mobile terminal, the Internet means from the mobile terminal which has transmitted the Internet application command.

5. An item sales data processor according to claim 4 , further comprising forcible display means for realizing forcible display of the predetermined information on the customer-side display while the application right lending means gives the right of display to the customer-side display.

6. An item sales data processor according to claim 4 , further comprising forcible display means for realizing forcible display of the predetermined information on the customer-side display while the application right lending means gives the right of display to the customer-side display.

7. A storage medium for storing a computer program installed to an information providing apparatus which includes a wireless module for enabling transmission and reception of information via a radio link to and from a mobile terminal having a terminal display to display various information pieces on a customer-side display, comprising:

judging means which is operated by the information providing apparatus depending on the computer program for judging whether a display application command is included or not in a transmission command transmitted from the mobile terminal obtained via the wireless module;

application right lending means which is also operated by the information providing apparatus depending on the computer program for controlling, when the judging means has judged that the display application command is included in the transmission command transmitted from a mobile terminal, the customer-side display from the mobile terminal which has transmitted the display application command so as to display the information to be displayed on both the customer-side display and the terminal display; and

an Internet means for browsing of web pages on an Internet network through connection thereto,

wherein the judging means judges whether an Internet application command is included or not in the transmission command transmitted from the mobile terminal obtained through the wireless module, and the application right lending means controls, when the judging means has judged that the Internet application command is included in the transmission command transmitted from the mobile terminal, the Internet means from the mobile terminal which has transmitted the Internet application command, and

wherein the display application command is an Internet application.

8. A storage medium for storing a computer program installed to an item sales data processor for displaying sales data of items to be purchased by a customer on a customer-side display and processing the sales data of the items purchased by a customer, comprising:

judging means which is operated by the item sales data processor depending on the computer program for judging whether a display application command is included or not in a transmission command transmitted from a mobile terminal having a terminal display obtained via a wireless module for enabling transmission and reception of information via a radio link to and from a mobile terminal;

application right lending means which is also operated by the item sales data processor depending on the computer program for controlling, when the judging means has judged that the display application command is included in the transmission command transmitted from the mobile terminal, a customer-side display from the mobile terminal which has transmitted the display application command so as to display the information to be displayed on both the customer-side display and the terminal display; and

an Internet means for browsing of web pages on an Internet network through connection thereto,

wherein the judging means judges whether an Internet application command is included or not in the transmission command transmitted from the mobile terminal obtained through the wireless module, and the application right lending means controls, when the judging means has judged that the Internet application command is included in the transmission command transmitted from the mobile terminal, the Internet means from the mobile terminal which has transmitted the Internet application command, and

wherein the display application command is an Internet application.

9. A computer readable medium encoded with a computer program encoded to be installed to an information providing apparatus including a wireless module for enabling transmission and reception of information via a radio link to and from a mobile terminal having a terminal display for displaying various information pieces on a customer-side display, comprising:

judging means which is operated by the information providing apparatus for judging whether a display application command is included or not in a transmission command transmitted from the mobile terminal obtained via the wireless module;

application right lending means which is also operated by the information providing apparatus for controlling, when the judging means has judged that the display application command is included in the transmission command transmitted from the mobile terminal, the customer-side display from the mobile terminal which has transmitted the display application command so as to display the information to be displayed on both the customer-side display and the terminal display; and

an Internet means for browsing of web pages on an Internet network through connection thereto,

wherein the judging means judges whether an Internet application command is included or not in the transmission command transmitted from the mobile terminal obtained through the wireless module, and the application right lending means controls, when the judging means has judged that the Internet application command is included in the transmission command transmitted from the mobile terminal, the Internet means from the mobile terminal which has transmitted the Internet application command, and

wherein the display application command is an Internet application.

10. A computer readable medium encoded with a computer program to be installed to an item sales data processor for displaying sales data of items to be purchased by a customer on a customer-side display and processing the sales data of the items purchased by a customer, comprising:

judging means which is operated by the item sales data processor for judging whether a display application command is included or not in a transmission command transmitted from a mobile terminal having a terminal display obtained via a wireless module for enabling transmission and reception of information via a radio link to and from the mobile terminal;

application right lending means which is also operated by the item sales data processor for controlling, when the judging means has judged that the display application command is included in the transmission command transmitted from the mobile terminal, a customer-side display from the mobile terminal which has transmitted the display application command so as to display the information to be displayed on both the customer-side display and the terminal display; and

an Internet means for browsing of web pages on an Internet network through connection thereto,

wherein the judging means judges whether an Internet application command is included or not in the transmission command transmitted from the mobile terminal obtained through the wireless module, and the application right lending means controls, when the judging means has judged that the Internet application command is included in the transmission command transmitted from the mobile terminal, the Internet means from the mobile terminal which has transmitted the Internet application command, and

wherein the display application command is an Internet application.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2007
From: YAMAKAWA, MASATO; NISHIJIMA, YOSHINORI
To: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 019381/0607 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2001-127225 · Apr 25, 2001 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20020159088A1 · Oct 31, 2002