On line shopping system using a communication system

A computer-implemented search service method, in an online shopping system using a communications network, said search service method comprising the steps of:

• a) searching, in response to purchase search conditions input through a client terminal, for information of stores which will provide goods which fulfill said purchase search conditions;
• b) providing visual indication information produced of pictures of said stores which have been obtained by said step a), in which visual indication information respective pictures of said stores are combined with each other;
• c) storing log level information for a customer in the past;
• and
• d) obtaining store information corresponding to the purchase search conditions and the stored log level information, and transmitting the store information to the client terminal.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer usable medium having computer-readable program code means embodied in said medium, said computer-readable program code means comprising:
• first program code means for searching, in response to purchase search conditions input through a client terminal, for information of stores which will provide goods which fulfill said purchase search conditions;
• second program code means for providing visual indication information produced of pictures of said stores which have been obtained by said first program code means, in which visual indication information respective pictures of said stores are combined with each other;
• storage means for storing log level information for a customer in the past;
• and
• log level information search means which, in response to the purchase search conditions and the log level information, searches a database, obtains store information corresponding to the purchase search conditions and the log level information, and transmits the store information to the client terminal.