When the code management server, and

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately check information about merchandise represented by in-store codes used under uniquely individual assignment across a plurality of stores.;SOLUTION: A code management server includes code management for storing code management information including an article specification identification code (production code), an in-store code and an expiration-date-based period; and receives search request information including an in-store code assigned to an article subject to search and the expiration date of the article, searches the code management for the code management information that includes the in-store code included in the received search request information and is associated with the expiration-date-based period including the expiration date included in the search request information, specifies the article specification identification code included in the code management information found, acquires an article record of the article with the article specification identification code assigned via the specified article specification identification code, and outputs article information in a specified display order.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT