SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING ARTICLE SALES DATA AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORED WITH ARTICLE SALES DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently, speedily, and accurately transmit data of each kind while lightening the load imposed on a host computer. ;SOLUTION: A network server 40 is provided with a transmission type information storage means 43F, transmission type information extraction control means 41, 42, and an extraction transmission type information response control means 41, 42, and each in-store machine is provided with transmission type information inquiry control means 21, 22, 31, and 32 and transmission means 21, 22, 31, and 32 of each kind and can inquire transmission type information of the network server 40 when sending data to a host computer by specifying the kind of the data and transmit data of the corresponding kind to the host computer 50 according to the transmission information answered by the network server 40. An answer from the host computer being transmission destination can also be received.;COPYRIGHT: (C)1999,JPO