JP2002108868A - Database reference system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] When a user searches for target information using an information search system according to the related art, there are many search results other than the target information. May be included. Therefore, there is a need for an information retrieval system with less noise (non-target information) that allows the user to efficiently answer the target information. SOLUTION: The user can input the content to be searched,
A mobile phone 200 whose location is grasped, and a database 101 storing information to be searched by the user.
And a database reference system comprising an information storage server 100 that accesses the database 101 to perform a search, and answers the search result to the user.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a portable terminal device owned by a user, for example, when a user inputs a product name of a product to be purchased, the product is located near a location of the portable terminal device. The present invention relates to a database reference system that searches for a location of a vending machine and / or a vending machine that handles the information and responds.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally known (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-21259).
According to the invention described above, the user can know the network information at a place close to the user by using the portable information search device whose location is grasped. The information retrieval system is as follows. For example, consider a case where a user wants to know information about a certain product and searches using this information search system. The user simply enters the product name into the information search device. An information search server connected to the information search device via a communication line searches for information on the input product. At this time, the information search server has obtained information on the location of the information search device. Therefore, based on the location of the information retrieval device owned by the user and the input product, the information retrieval server retrieves all items related to both. For example, the name of the company that manufactures the product, the name of the company or company that handles the product, and the name of the company or individual on a home page (such as the product sales ranking) that describes information about the product are also searched. The search result is displayed on the information search device operated by the user. In this prior art, the location of the user is
The information is grasped by a GPS function provided in the information search device.

[0003]

However, the results searched by the above-described method include many items that are not the information intended by the user. That is, for example, consider a case where the information search system is used to find a store that handles a product that the user wants to purchase. However, despite the fact that the user only wants information on the dealer handling the product, the search results described above indicate that, for example, the location of the laboratory developing the product, a brief description of the laboratory, A lot of information that is not related to the store such as ranking information of the product is also included. As described above, the search according to the conventional technique has many noises, that is, information that is not related to the location of the store where the user intends, and the user who wants to extract only a store or a vending machine handling the specified product is used. Is a system that is difficult to search. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a company which handles a product at a location near the location of the mobile terminal device, particularly when the user inputs the product name of the product to be purchased into the mobile terminal device owned by the user. Another object of the present invention is to provide a database reference system with less noise, which searches for the location of a vending machine by narrowing down the location and efficiently answers.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a communication system between a portable terminal device owned by a user and an information storage server connected to a database so that the user can communicate with the user. In a database reference system for accessing a database and referring to information in the database, the database includes at least a product name and a location of a trader or a vending machine which handles the product, and, if necessary, refers to the product. The system is configured as a database reference system, which is provided with a name of a maker to manufacture and / or additional information on the product. With such a configuration, the database stores the name of the product, the location of the vendor or vending machine that handles the product, the manufacturer of the product, additional information of the product, and the like.

[0005] The present invention further provides a product name input means for inputting the product name to the portable terminal device whose location can be ascertained by positioning, the product name and the location of the located portable terminal device. First search means for searching the database on the basis of the above, and the location of the trader and / or the vending machine which handles the product located near the location of the portable terminal device searched by the search means. It may be configured as a database reference system including first answering means for answering information. With such a configuration, it becomes possible for the user to find the location of a dealer or vending machine handling the product to be purchased at a location near the user and purchase the product.

Further, when the database has supplementary information on the product, the first search means can search and answer the supplementary information on the input product in addition to the location. Therefore, the user can acquire not only the location of the dealer or vending machine that handles the product, but also various information related to the product.

When the supplementary information on the product is information on the price and / or stock amount of the product, the user grasps the price and stock amount of the product before visiting a trader or vending machine that handles the product. It becomes possible.

[0008] The portable terminal device may be a portable telephone. Since the mobile phone is easy for the user to carry and has spread, there is a high possibility that the user can operate the mobile phone, and the mobile phone is suitable as the mobile terminal device.

[0009] The location of the portable terminal device may be determined based on GPS or electric field strength from a plurality of radio stations. With this configuration, it is possible to grasp the location of the portable terminal device owned by the user.

[0010] The answer result by the first answer means may be an address and / or a map of the location of the trader and / or the vending machine. By indicating the location of the trader or vending machine with the address or the map as described above, the user can easily grasp the location.

Further, the answer result may include the location of the portable terminal device. As described above, the location of the mobile terminal device, that is, the location of the user himself can be grasped, so that it is easier to find a vendor or vending machine that handles the product in a location unknown to the user.

[0012] The degree of the scale of the map may be displayed on a display unit of the portable terminal device. The distance between the user's current location and the dealer or vending machine that handles the product can be ascertained.

[0013] The result of the answer by the first answering means may include information on the locations of the plurality of traders and / or the vending machines located near the location of the portable terminal device together with the supplementary information of the product. May be configured. With such a configuration, a plurality of dealers and vending machines that handle products that the user wants to know are displayed. Vending machines can be determined.

The merchandise name input means further includes a function of inputting a maker name of the merchandise. And searching the database on the basis of the above, and furthermore, the answer result by the first answering means includes information on the location of the trader and / or the vending machine handling the products manufactured by the manufacturer. It may be configured to include. With this configuration, when a user wants to purchase a product manufactured by a specific manufacturer, the user can directly search for a trader or vending machine that handles the product manufactured by the specific manufacturer. Because it is possible, it becomes possible to search quickly.

[0015] When a plurality of product names are input to the product name input means, the answer result by the first answer means is:
The user purchases a plurality of products by being configured to include information on the location of the vendor and / or the vending machine that handles the product indicated by the condition of the logical sum or the logical product of the plurality of product names. At this time, it is possible to identify a trader or vending machine that handles all of the plurality of commodities or a trader or vending machine that handles any one of the plurality of commodities by one search.

[0016] trader designating means for designating the trader and / or the vending machine indicated by the information on the location of the trader and / or the vending machine answered by the first answering means; A second search means for searching the database for goods and / or services handled by the trader and / or the vending machine input to the trader and / or the trader and / or service searched by the second search means. The vending machine may be configured to respond with a list of products and / or services handled by the vending machine. With such a configuration, for example, a company or vending machine that handles a certain product is searched, and after the search results of the company or vending machine are answered, the company or vending machine indicated by the search result is searched. By specifying, it becomes possible to know a list of products handled by the trader or vending machine.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments and examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings to provide an understanding of the present invention. The following embodiments and examples are mere examples embodying the present invention, and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention. Here, FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of information transmission of the database reference system according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a functional configuration diagram of an information storage server according to an embodiment, FIG. 4 is an example of an output screen of an answer result in a mobile terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 6 is an example of an input screen in the portable terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

A schematic configuration of a database reference system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The database reference system A according to this embodiment is an example of a product name input means and a trader designating means, and includes a mobile phone 200 for inputting a trade name and specifying a trader, and wireless communication with the mobile phone 200. Information storage server 100 connected by means, and a product name, the location of a trader or vending machine that handles the product, the name of a maker that manufactures the product, additional information of the product, a map, etc., inside the information storage server 100 Database 101 storing the information storage server 100 and a company 300 connected to the information storage server 100 by wired or wireless communication means.
Vending machine 301 connected to the information storage server 100 by wired or wireless communication means and connected to the portable telephone 2 by wire or wireless communication means.
A telephone company that measures the location of 00 using electric field strengths from a plurality of wireless stations.

The configuration of the information storage server 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The information storage server 100 includes a database 101 described above and a search request receiving unit 102 that receives a product name, a search request, and the like transmitted from the mobile phone 200.
And the location of the user of the mobile phone 200, ie, the mobile phone 2
00 is an example of a user location receiving unit 103 that receives information on the location of the mobile phone 200 and a location closer to the location of the mobile phone 200 from the database 101 based on the location of the mobile phone 200. A search unit 104 for searching for a trader or vending machine at a location, and a map database 10 created with information on addresses and maps.
7 and an example of the first answering means and the second answering means, based on the location (address) of the trader or vending machine located near the location of the mobile phone 200 searched by the search unit 104, By using information such as the map database 107, these locations are displayed on a map to create an answer result for answering the user, and the answer result created by the answer unit 105 is stored in the mobile phone 200. And an answer result transmitting unit 106 for transmitting the result.

As a method of specifying the location of the mobile phone 200, for example, the mobile phone 200 stores the latitude / longitude information of the mobile phone measured by a GPS positioning device (not shown) built in the mobile phone 200 in the information storage server 100. By transmitting to the information storage server 100 the location information of the mobile phone obtained by inquiring the phone company about the location of the mobile phone located by the system of the telephone company 201; There are two methods. In addition, mobile phone 20
Since the information storage server 100 only needs to know the location of the mobile phone 200, the location of the mobile phone 200 may be determined by either of the methods described above. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that the location of the mobile phone 200 is grasped by the information storage server 100 based on the information on the location of the mobile phone 200 measured by the latter telephone company 201 system.

In the present invention, the database 101
It is assumed that incidental information such as the price and the stock amount of the product handled by the trader 300 or the vending machine 301 is stored in advance. Such information may be transmitted to the information storage server 100 in real time. For an example of a system for storing incidental information such as the price and stock amount of a product, refer to the contents described in JP-A-10-124585. In addition, information on the location of the trader 300 and the vending machine 301, incidental information on the price and stock amount of the product, and the like stored in the database 101 are as follows.
The information may be stored in a format described in the database 101 of FIG. For example, the database 10 of FIG.
In step 1, the address of the vending machine of the vendor handling the vending machine is stored in the form of an address under "(1) drink vending machine vendor 1". Further, the address of the vending machine may be stored in association with the merchandise and stock amount handled by the vending machine at the address. That is, in FIG.
The alphabet indicates the product name, and the number in parentheses indicates the quantity of the product name.

Based on the above, an example of a series of operations according to the present embodiment will be described below. In FIG. 2, the description starts from step S10. The user inputs a product name that the user wants to purchase to the mobile phone 200 (S10). Then, for example, when the user presses a search request button (not shown), the product name and the search request input to the mobile phone 200 are transmitted to the information storage server 100 (S11).

The product name and the search request transmitted from the mobile phone 200 are received by the search request receiving unit 102 of the information storage server 100 in FIG. 3 (S20). In addition, the telephone company 20
Information on the location of the mobile phone 200 measured by the first system is received by the user location receiving unit 103 (S21). The product name received by the search request receiving unit 102 and the mobile phone 2 received by the user location receiving unit 103
Based on the information on the location of 00, the search unit 104 in FIG. 3 searches for a location of a vender or a vending machine that is located near the location of the mobile phone 200 and handles the product input to the mobile phone 200. (S22). In the database 101, only information limited to the address of the vendor of the product and the location of the vending machine is registered, so that information with less noise is efficiently searched. Here, as an example of the search method, for example, information about the location of the mobile phone 200 is received by the telephone company 201 at the user location receiving unit 103 in FIG. Therefore, the search unit 104 first searches for a dealer or vending machine that handles the product based on the product name, and then searches the location of the mobile phone 200 from the location of the searched vendor or vending machine. Search for nearby vendors and vending machines. As described above, the search unit 104 may perform a search by narrowing the search conditions from a product to a location close to the location of the mobile phone 200. In addition, the search unit 104 may simultaneously search the database 101 for incidental information such as the price and stock amount of the product, the manufacturer name of the product, and the like.

Subsequently, based on the search result searched by the search unit 104, an answer result to be answered by the user is created by the answer unit 105 (S23). At this time, the created answer result is information on the location of a vending machine or a dealer handling a product that the user is trying to purchase at a location near the location of the mobile phone 200, and the information is understood by the user. It is created by the answering unit 105 so that it can be easily performed. For example,
The location of a trader or vending machine that handles commodities may be indicated on a scaled map or may be indicated by the address itself. In addition, a plurality of locations of vendors and vending machines that handle commodities may be indicated, and the prices and stock amounts of commodities at the vendors and vending machines may be included in the response result. Further, the location of the mobile phone 200 can be included in the response result. The answer result created in this way is transmitted from the answer result transmitting unit 106 to the mobile phone 200 (S24).

The mobile phone 200 transmits the answer result transmitting unit 106
The transmitted response result is received, and the content of the response result is displayed on the display unit (S12). Here, FIG. 4 shows an example of an output screen in which the contents of the answer result are displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone 200. The output screen example 401 represents the location of a plurality of vendors and vending machines that handle the product that the user wants to purchase in a map format, and further includes price and stock information that is supplementary information of the product handled by the vendor and the vending machine. It is an indication of the amount. For example, the contents of the display indicate that there are 20 Oolong tea plastic bottles (500 ml) for 200 yen at a dealer or vending machine at Omiyacho 2-chome, Nara City, in the item 1 shown on the map. I have.
Further, any output screen may be used as long as the answer result is displayed so that the user can understand it, and the output screen of the present invention is not limited to the output screen example 401.
In addition, the user originally requested a oolong tea plastic bottle (50 bottles).
0 ml), the above-described search was executed to find the location of the trader or vending machine, and an answer result as shown in an output screen example 401 was obtained. However, the user may want to know all the products handled by the trader or vending machine located at 2-chome Omiya-cho, Nara-shi shown in the output screen example 401, for example. In such a case, the output screen example 401a below the output screen example 401
"What is the product list by entering a number ??" By inputting the number described in front of the address of the trader or vending machine in the output screen example 401 in the part of the output screen 401, the merchandise handled by the trader or vending machine corresponding to the input number is searched. You can see the list. As an example of the output screen of the product list, the output screen example 402 corresponds to the above-mentioned item 1:
This is an example showing a list of commodities handled by a trader or a vending machine at 2-chome Omiyacho, Nara-shi, and respective prices and stock amounts of the commodities (S13). In this way, it is possible for a user to locate a dealer or vending machine handling a product to be purchased at a location near the user. Further, the user can know not only the product to be purchased but also the product handled by the trader or the vending machine.

【Example】

(First Embodiment) In the above-described embodiment, the user inputs a product name to the mobile phone 200, and
The location of the trader or vending machine handling the product, the supplementary information of the product, and the like are searched, and the searched result is displayed on the mobile phone 200, so that the location of the trader and the vending machine and the supplementary information of the product are displayed. I was able to know the information.
On the other hand, when the product name and the manufacturer name of the product are stored in the database 101 of FIG. 1, for example, the user specifies the location of a trader or vending machine that handles oolong tea manufactured by a specific manufacturer. When the user wants to search, the user inputs the product name and the name of the manufacturer that manufactures the product into the mobile phone 200, and the search unit 104 searches the database 101 based on the input product name and the manufacturer name. This allows the user to search for the location of a vendor or vending machine that handles oolong tea manufactured by a specific manufacturer. Therefore, in this case, the mobile phone 2
At 00, the user inputs a product name to be searched and a manufacturer name of the product. At this time, as an example of the input screen of the mobile phone 200, an input screen example 501 of FIG. 5 is shown. The input screen example 501 shows a case where “Oolong tea” is input as a product name and “Company A” is input as a manufacturer name. Then, the information of “oolong tea” and “company A” is transmitted to the information storage server 100, and the search unit 104 finds a vendor or vending machine handling oolong tea manufactured by company A, which is located near the user's location. Searched. Then, similarly to the case described in the embodiment, the result of the search is created in the answering unit 105 so as to be easily understood by the user, the answer result is transmitted to the mobile phone 200, and the user manufactures the company A. It will be possible to know the locations of oolong tea traders and vending machines. In other words, it is possible to search for a trader or vending machine that handles products manufactured by a specific manufacturer.

(Second Embodiment) In a second embodiment, for example, a case will be described in which a user searches for a trader or a vending machine that handles a plurality of products such as "juice", "beer", and "cigarette". I do. Here, as an example, consider the case of searching for the location of a vendor or vending machine that handles three products. The conditions for the user to search are:
Search for vendors and vending machines that handle all three products (logical product) of "juice", "beer" and "tobacco", and one of "juice" or "beer" or "tobacco" There is a case where a search is performed under two conditions, that is, a case where a trader or a vending machine that handles one (logical sum) is searched. First, when searching for the location of a vendor or vending machine that handles all three products, that is, when searching for the location of a vendor or vending machine that handles products indicated by the logical product of the three product names, The user inputs the above three product names into the mobile phone 200. As an example of the input screen of the mobile phone 200 at this time, an input screen example 601 in FIG. 6 is shown. The three product names are displayed on the product input screen of the input screen example 601. Further, for example, the user may use a mobile phone 200 (not shown).
Is operated to select "include all" in the input screen example 601. This operation is performed by the search unit 104
This is an operation in which a user inputs a search request so that a search is performed using the logical product of two product names. Then, the three product names and the search request are transmitted to the information storage server 100, and are received by the search request receiving unit 102 of the information storage server 100. Subsequently, the search unit 104 searches the database 101 using the logical product of the three product names. A search result by the search is created by the answering unit 105 as an answering result, and the answering result is sent from the answering result transmitting unit 106 to the mobile phone 200. The user can know the location of the machine. Also, when searching for the location of a vendor or vending machine that handles any one of the three products,
When searching for the location of a vending machine or a trader who handles a product indicated by the condition of the logical sum of three product names, the three product names are input to the mobile phone 200 as in the case of the logical product described above. A product input screen of the input screen example 601 in FIG. 6 is shown. Here, when performing a search by a logical sum of three product names, for example, the user operates a button of the mobile phone 200 (not shown) and selects “include any” in the input screen example 601. In other words, this operation is performed by the search unit 104 so that the search is performed by the logical sum of the three product names.
This is an operation in which the user inputs a search request. Then, the three product names and a search request for searching by the logical sum of the three product names are transmitted to the information storage server 100, and the search unit 104
The database 101 is searched by the logical sum of two product names.
Then, the response result is transmitted to the mobile phone 200, and the user can know the location of a trader or a vending machine that handles any one of the three products.

[0028]

From the above description, it is understood that the present invention has the following effects. By performing communication between a portable terminal device owned by a user and an information storage server connected to the database, a database reference system in which the user accesses the database and refers to information in the database.
The database includes at least a product name and a location of a trader or vending machine that handles the product, and, if necessary, a name of a maker that manufactures the product and / or additional information related to the product. Since the database reference system is characterized in that the product name, the location of the vendor or vending machine that handles the product, the manufacturer of the product, additional information of the product, and the like are stored in the database and can be searched. .

According to the present invention, there is provided a product name input means for inputting the product name to the portable terminal device whose location can be grasped by positioning, and based on the product name and the location of the located portable terminal device. First search means for searching the database; and information on the location of the trader and / or the vending machine which handles the product located near the location of the portable terminal device searched by the search means. Since the database reference system is configured to include a first answering means for answering,
The user can find the location of the dealer or vending machine handling the product to be purchased at a location near the user and purchase the product.

Further, when the database has supplementary information such as the price and / or stock amount of the commodity, the first retrieval means retrieves the supplementary information on the inputted commodity in addition to the location. You can also answer. Therefore, the user can acquire not only the location of the dealer or vending machine that handles the product, but also various information related to the product.

When the supplementary information on the product is information on the price and / or stock amount of the product, the user grasps the price and stock amount of the product before visiting a trader or vending machine that handles the product. It becomes possible.

[0032] The portable terminal device may be a portable telephone. Since the mobile phone is easy for the user to carry and has spread, there is a high possibility that the user can operate the mobile phone, and the mobile phone is suitable as the mobile terminal device.

The location of the portable terminal device may be configured to be located based on GPS or electric field strength from a plurality of radio stations. With this configuration, it is possible to grasp the location of the portable terminal device owned by the user.

[0034] The answer result by the first answer means may be a display of the location of the trader and / or the vending machine in the form of an address and / or a map. By indicating the location of the trader or vending machine with the address or the map as described above, the user can easily grasp the location.

Further, the response result may include the location of the portable terminal device. As described above, the location of the mobile terminal device, that is, the location of the user himself can be grasped, so that it is easier to find a vendor or vending machine that handles the product in a location unknown to the user.

[0036] The scale of the map may be displayed on a display unit of the portable terminal device. The distance between the user's current location and the dealer or vending machine that handles the product can be ascertained.

[0037] The result of the answer by the first answering means may include information on the locations of the plurality of traders and / or the vending machines near the location of the portable terminal device together with the supplementary information of the product. May be configured. Therefore, when a plurality of dealers and vending machines that handle products that the user wants to know are indicated, for example, the user compares the prices of the products with the vendors and vending machines and determines the vendor or vending machine to purchase. It is possible to do.

The merchandise name input means further includes a function of inputting a maker name of the merchandise, and the first retrieving means performs the maker name of the merchandise in addition to the merchandise name and the location of the portable terminal device located. And searching the database on the basis of the above, and furthermore, the answer result by the first answering means includes information on the location of the trader and / or the vending machine handling the products manufactured by the manufacturer. It may be configured to include. With this configuration, when a user wants to purchase a product manufactured by a specific manufacturer, the user can directly search for a trader or vending machine that handles the product manufactured by the specific manufacturer. Because it is possible, it becomes possible to search quickly.

When a plurality of product names are input to the product name input means, the answer result by the first answer means is
The user purchases a plurality of products by being configured to include information on the location of the vendor and / or the vending machine that handles the product indicated by the condition of the logical sum or the logical product of the plurality of product names. At this time, it is possible to identify a trader or vending machine that handles all of the plurality of commodities or a trader or vending machine that handles any one of the plurality of commodities by one search.

A means for designating the trader and / or the vending machine indicated by the information on the location of the trader and / or the vending machine answered by the first answering means; A second search means for searching the database for goods and / or services handled by the trader and / or the vending machine input to the trader and / or the trader and / or service searched by the second search means. The vending machine may be configured to respond with a list of products and / or services handled by the vending machine. With such a configuration, for example, a company or vending machine that handles a certain product is searched, and after the search results of the company or vending machine are answered, the company or vending machine indicated by the search result is searched. By specifying, it becomes possible to know a list of products handled by the trader or vending machine.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of information transmission of a database reference system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a functional configuration diagram of the information storage server according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an example of an output screen of a response result in the portable terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an example of an input screen in the portable terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an example of an input screen in the portable terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 Information storage server 101 Database 102 Search request receiving unit 103 User location receiving unit 104 Search unit 105 Answering unit 106 Answering result transmitting unit 107 ... Map database 200... Cellular phone 300... Trader 301... Vending machine 401... Output screen example 401 a. ……… Example of input screen

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Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A database reference in which a user accesses a database and refers to information in the database by performing communication between a portable terminal device owned by the user and an information storage server connected to the database. In the system, the database includes at least a product name and a location of a trader or a vending machine that handles the product, and, if necessary, a name of a maker that manufactures the product and / or additional information related to the product. A database reference system, comprising: 2. A product name input means for inputting the product name to the portable terminal device whose location can be grasped by positioning, and based on the product name and the location of the located portable terminal device. First to search the database
And first responding means for responding to the dealer and / or vending machine addressing the merchandise which is located near the location of the portable terminal device searched by the searching means. The database reference system according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein, when the database has supplementary information on the product, the first search means searches for the supplementary information on the input product in addition to the location, and answers. The database reference system according to claim 2. 4. The database reference system according to claim 1, wherein the supplementary information on the product is information on a price and / or a stock amount of the product. 5. The database reference system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal device is a mobile phone. 6. The database reference system according to claim 1, wherein the location of the portable terminal device is measured by GPS. 7. The database reference system according to claim 1, wherein the location of the portable terminal device is measured based on electric field strengths from a plurality of wireless stations. 8. An answer result by the first answer means,
The database reference system according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the address of the trader and / or the vending machine is displayed by an address and / or a map. 9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the reply result includes the location of the trader and / or the vending machine,
9. The database reference system according to claim 8, comprising a location of the portable terminal device. 10. The database reference system according to claim 8, wherein the degree of the scale of the map is displayed on a display unit of the portable terminal device. 11. A response result of the first response means may include information on a plurality of traders and / or vending machines located near a location of the portable terminal device together with supplementary information of the product. The database reference system according to any one of claims 2 to 10, which includes: 12. The merchandise name input means further includes a function of inputting a maker name of the merchandise, and the first search means includes the merchandise name and the location of the portable terminal device which has been located, as well as the name of the merchandise. The database is searched based on a maker name, and furthermore, an answer result by the first answering means is related to a location of the trader and / or the vending machine which handles products manufactured by the maker. The database reference system according to any one of claims 2 to 11, which includes information. 13. A product in which, when a plurality of product names are input to the product name input means, an answer result by the first answer means is indicated by a condition of a logical sum or a logical product of the plurality of product names. 13. The database reference system according to any one of claims 2 to 12, wherein the database reference system includes information on the location of the trader and / or the vending machine that handles the vending machine. 14. A trader designating means for designating the trader and / or the vending machine indicated by information on the location of the trader and / or the vending machine answered by the first answering means, and the trader Second search means for searching the database for goods and / or services handled by the trader and / or the vending machine input to the designation means, and the trader and the trader searched by the second search means; The database reference system according to any one of claims 2 to 13, further comprising: a second answer unit that answers a list of products and / or services handled by the vending machine.