Information providing system, information providing method, and display control method

A method for providing a communication terminal with information on a shop through communication by use of a system in which data of a plurality of shops including delivery area information on delivery areas of the shops is previously stored, said information providing method comprising the steps of:

• acquiring location information on a location of the communication terminal;
• based on the delivery area information of the shops and the received location information, searching for a shop a delivery area of which includes the location;
• and
• transmitting a result of the search by a processing portion to a first communication terminal.

A display control method in which a server to which a first communication terminal and a second communication terminal are connected so that communication can be performed between the server and the terminals controls at least a display portion of the first communication terminal, said display control method comprising the steps of:

• receiving an instruction from the second communication terminal;
• receiving first information from the first communication terminal in response to reception of the instruction;
• processing data stored in the server based on the received first information;
• and transmitting the processed data at least to the first communication terminal, wherein the first communication terminal displays the received information on the display portion thereof in response to reception of the processed data.