Product information management system
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorKiyoshi Kawaguchi
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Abstract
a shared product database for storing product information capable of being utilized by all of a plurality of retailers is provided. And product information to be registered in one's own product database can be prepared efficiently and in a short period of time by respective retailers using the product information already registered in the shared product database. The aggressive registration of product information in the shared product database can be promoted by making it so that a predetermined utilization fee is paid to the retailer that registered product information in the shared product database, when that shared product database-registered product information is utilized.
Claims10
A product information management system for managing product information registered in the respective product databases of a plurality of retailers, said product information management system comprising:
- a shared product database for storing product information capable of being utilized by all of said plurality of retailers;
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- a controller for registering a first product information prepared by a first retailer for a predetermined product in said shared product database, and outputting said first product information to a terminal managed by a second retailer.
A terminal of a first retailer for preparing product information to be registered in a product database via a communication network, said terminal comprising:
- a communicating unit for receiving a first product information corresponding to a predetermined product registered in a shared product database which is capable of being utilized by a plurality of retailers, said first product information being prepared by a second retailer;
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- a displaying unit for displaying said first product information;
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- an inputting unit for preparing a second product information for said predetermined product by using said first product information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.