Reservation method, reservation authentication method, reservation confirmation method, reservation servers, shop terminals, portable terminals and memory media

A reservation confirmation method utilizing a portable wireless telephone system of a shop terminal provided in a store where goods are sold and/or a service or entertainment is provided, comprising:

• receiving an encrypted reservation key comprised of electronic data from a portable terminal of the portable wireless telephone system owned by a person who made a reservation, the encrypted reservation key being issued to said portable terminal from a reservation server by accessing said reservation server from said portable terminal through wireless communication with an intervening base station of the portable wireless telephone system;
• transmitting the reservation key to the reservation server that issued said reservation key;
• and
• receiving a checking result as to legitimacy of the reservation key from said reservation server, and
• wherein the encrypted reservation key is received by said shop terminal and includes 2-dimensional display data presented on a display screen of said portable terminal or audible data produced by said portable terminal.

A reservation server that manages reservations of sales and purchases by utilizing a portable wireless telephone system, comprising:

• a reservation key receiving unit configured to receive a reservation key from a shop terminal provided in a store where goods are sold and/or a service or entertainment is provided, said reservation key being comprised of electronic data and provided to the shop terminal from a portable terminal of the portable wireless telephone system to which said reservation key was issued from a reservation server by accessing said reservation server from said portable terminal through wireless communication with an intervening base station of the portable wireless telephone system;
• a reservation key checking unit to check legitimacy of the received reservation key;
• and
• a reservation key checking result transmission unit configured to transmit a result of the checking with respect to legitimacy of the reservation key to said shop terminal, and
• wherein the reservation key provided to the shop terminal from said portable terminal is an encrypted reservation key of 2-dimensional display data presented on a display screen of said portable terminal or audible data produced by said portable terminal.

A shop terminal utilizing a portable wireless telephone system provided in a store where goods are sold and/or a service or entertainment is provided, comprising:

• a reservation key acquisition unit configured to acquire an encrypted reservation key comprised of electronic data from a portable terminal of the portable wireless telephone system owned by a person who made a reservation, the encrypted reservation key being issued to said portable terminal from a reservation server by accessing said reservation server from said portable terminal through wireless communication with an intervening base station of the portable wireless telephone system;
• a reservation key transmission unit configured to transmit the acquired encrypted reservation key to the reservation server that issued said encrypted reservation key;
• and
• a checking result receiving unit configured to receive a checking result as to legitimacy of the encrypted reservation key from said reservation server, and
• wherein the encrypted reservation key acquired by said reservation key acquisition unit is comprised of 2-dimensional display data presented on a display screen of said portable terminal or audible data produced by said portable terminal.

A portable wireless telephone terminal that makes a reservation by utilizing a portable wireless telephone system, comprising:

• an accessing/reserving unit configured to enable access through the portable wireless telephone system a reservation server which receives reservations for sales and purchases, and to make a reservation;
• a reservation key receiving unit configured to receive an encrypted reservation key comprised of electronic data from said reservation server through wireless communication with an intervening base station of the portable wireless telephone system;
• and
• a reservation key presentation unit configured to present the encrypted reservation key at a vendor for which the reservation was made, and
• wherein the encrypted reservation key presented by said reservation key presentation unit is comprised of 2-dimensional display data presented on a display screen of said portable wireless telephone terminal or audible data produced by said portable wireless telephone terminal.

A computer readable memory medium that stores a program for reservation authentication utilizing a portable wireless telephone system, said program causing a computer to execute operations, comprising:

• receiving a reservation key from a shop terminal provided in a store where goods are sold and/or a service or entertainment is provided, said reservation key being comprised of electronic data and provided to the shop terminal from a portable terminal of the portable wireless telephone system to which said reservation key was issued from a reservation server by accessing said reservation server from said portable terminal through wireless communication with an intervening base station of the portable wireless telephone system;
• checking legitimacy of the received reservation key;
• and
• transmitting a result of the legitimacy checking of the reservation key to said shop terminal, and
• wherein the reservation key received is an encrypted reservation key of 2-dimensional display data presented on a display screen of said portable terminal or audible data produced by said portable terminal.

A memory medium that stores a program for reservation confirmation utilizing a portable wireless telephone system, said program causing a computer to execute operations, comprising:

• acquiring an encrypted reservation key comprised of electronic data from a portable terminal of the portable wireless telephone system owned by a user who made a reservation, the encrypted reservation key being issued to said portable terminal from a reservation server by accessing said reservation server from said portable terminal through wireless communication with an intervening base station of the portable wireless telephone system;
• transmitting the acquired encrypted reservation key to the reservation server that has issued said reservation key;
• and
• checking legitimacy of the encrypted reservation key from said reservation server, and
• wherein the encrypted reservation key acquired is comprised of 2-dimensional display data presented on a display screen of said portable terminal or audible data produced by said portable terminal.

A memory medium that stores a program for making a reservation by utilizing a portable wireless telephone system, said program causing a computer to execute operations, comprising:

• accessing through the portable wireless telephone system a reservation server that accepts reservations for sales and purchases to make a reservation;
• receiving an encrypted reservation key comprised of electronic data from said reservation server through wireless communication with an intervening base station of the portable wireless telephone system;
• and
• presenting the encrypted reservation key at a place for which the reservation was made, and
• wherein the encrypted reservation key presented is comprised of 2-dimensional display data presented on a display screen of a portable terminal of the portable wireless telephone system or audible data produced by said portable terminal.