JP2002329063A - Commodity information input terminal and commodity information input program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a commodity information input terminal such as a refrigerator which reads with a scanner the commodity information including a commodity name, a quantity, the purchase date from a card accumulating commodity information and store and display them or a personal digital assistants. SOLUTION: The commodity information input terminal is provided with a read means which reads the commodity information from an external storage medium storing fixedly the commodity information, a connection means to automatically connect to a prescribed web server relevant to the commodity via a communication network based on the information read by the read means, an authentication information transmission means which displays the contents of a homepage of the web server on a display and carries out an electronic commerce based on the authentication information stored in the external storage medium.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise information input terminal for inputting merchandise information based on purchase information of a general consumer. In more detail,
The present invention relates to a merchandise information input terminal for inputting merchandise information from a mobile terminal including an information refrigerator, an Internet refrigerator, a PDA, and a mobile phone via a communication network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, home appliances such as refrigerators and microwave ovens read barcodes displayed on foods such as canned foods and bottled foods to determine what to store in a refrigerator or the shelf life of cooked foods in a microwave oven. It is currently being studied to incorporate information about whether or not the time has passed into information home appliances. In addition, a system has been devised in which a person who is out can check what kind of food is stored in a refrigerator installed at home by connecting to the Internet. FIG.
Is a next-generation refrigerator 1 developed by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. This refrigerator 1 can read the receipt of shopping and store the information of the food to be stored. The door of the refrigerator 1 is provided with a touch panel and a scanner of a liquid crystal display. The information is read and the read information is displayed on a liquid crystal display. The displayed information is planned to be accessible to an external server via the Internet, but is currently connected to the personal computer 2 via a cable. Information accumulated in the personal computer 2 is displayed on the display of the refrigerator 1 so that the amount of stored food and the expiration date can be checked, and it has also been proposed to combine optimal cooking recipes. The management of food inventory, the amount of specific ingredients, the expiration date, and the like have to be manually input to the Internet refrigerator 1 via the touch panel, which has been troublesome for the user. In addition, there are currently only four types of scanners that can be recognized: receipts, business cards, licenses, and postcards. Furthermore, this refrigerator 1
Also has a mail function used for schedule management, address book and message to family members, but an external personal computer 2 is used for the core part of information processing.

[0003] Furthermore, a function of purchasing a concert ticket on a mobile phone (including a PHS type) is added. For example, a user reserves a ticket on a mobile phone, pays for the credit card, and then sets a predetermined bar code. A system that downloads information to a mobile phone and displays the downloaded barcode information on the display of the mobile phone when entering the concert venue and passes through the entrance gate has appeared, but in order to obtain the desired concert information Had to verbally contact the ticket center and make a reservation using a conventional system, ie, newspapers and entertainment magazines. In addition, the ticket center that accepts reservations must also search for the ordered concert program from the concert information that has as many stars as possible, and quickly determine whether there is room at the found concert venue. I had to.

[0004]

However, as described above, it is cumbersome to manually input the product information of a purchased product, and if the input is incorrect, the food must be discarded at an own risk, though it is at one's own risk. There was a problem that must be done. Also, when purchasing concert tickets, reservations and securing tickets depended on manuals,
There have been certain limitations to achieving accurate and secure e-commerce.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a product information input terminal that achieves accurate and secure electronic commerce.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a reading means for reading product information from an external storage medium for fixedly storing product information, and a predetermined means relating to the product via a communication network based on the information read by the reading means. Connection means for automatically connecting to the web server, and authentication information transmitting means for displaying the contents of the home page of the web server on a display and performing electronic commerce based on the authentication information stored in the external storage medium.

The reading means used in the present invention is for reading merchandise information from a magnetic storage area or a mark sheet storage area of a card type external storage medium.

[0008] Further, the reading means used in the present invention is CC
It has a D camera and recognizes barcodes or characters fixedly stored in an external storage medium to read product information.

Further, the reading means used in the present invention comprises:
It is provided with a CCD camera, and further recognizes bar codes, characters or embosses appearing on the surface of the credit card type external storage medium, and reads product information.

Further, the display used in the present invention is provided on the outer surface of a refrigerator door.

Further, the present invention includes an information transmitting means for fixedly storing the commodity information input in the present invention in an external support server via a communication network.

Further, the support server communicating in the present invention determines whether or not to suspend the execution of the electronic commerce by comparing the credit information unique to the company owning the predetermined web server associated with the product information with the authentication information. It includes a judging means.

Further, the support server used in the present invention, such as a bank account number, a user name, a credit number, and a personal identification number, based on information fixedly stored in an external storage medium when processing a bank or credit settlement. It has a credit judgment means for judging important personal information.

Still further, according to the present invention, there is provided a reading step of reading product information from an external storage medium for fixedly storing product information, and a connection for automatically connecting to a predetermined web server related to the product via a communication network based on the product information. A product information input program executed on a digital computer, comprising: a step of displaying the contents of a home page of the web server on a display and performing an electronic transaction based on authentication information stored in an external storage medium. It is.

Still further, the reading step used in the present invention relates to a program for reading product information from a magnetic storage area or a mark sheet storage area of a card type external storage medium.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 2 to 5 show one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, a card reader 12, an image input device 14, a product information input device 10 such as a refrigerator or a portable terminal of a user.
Homepage access support software 16 and terminal screen 1
8 is provided. In particular, although not shown, all the core parts of the system such as the card reader 12, the image input device 14, and the homepage access support software 16 are built into the product information input device 10 such as a refrigerator or a portable terminal. is there. If a storage device for storing digital information is required, for example, a hard disk can be installed inside the side of the main unit where the hinge of the refrigerator door is provided to avoid disk crash caused by vibration when the door is opened and closed. If an operating system such as a Windows CE machine that does not use a hard disk is used, the system can be configured with a flash-type or static-type semiconductor solid-state storage device.

Next, the operation of the illustrated example will be described. FIG.
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a card showing an embodiment of the present invention. As the card 42, a credit card type paper or a plastic card generally used can be a point card issued by a retail store. An ID number, a user's name and address are printed on the surface of the card 42, and a magnetic recording area 44 is provided. In the magnetic storage area 44, the user's ID number, retailer's company information, URL, shopping balance frequency, service menu code, customer name, address, telephone number, date of birth, personal identification number, bank code, account number, Merchandise information such as shopping information and purchase points are recorded digitally by encryption.
Although the magnetic recording technique is used in the present embodiment, a laser-writing type digital information storage area may be used.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a card showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the above embodiment, a general-purpose credit card type paper or plastic card or a point card issued by a retail store is used, but in this embodiment, a prepaid system generally called a prepaid card is used. Card 46 can be used. The name of the participating company of the prepaid card, the user's ID number, the prepaid usage balance or the frequency of the prepaid card are printed on the front surface of the card 46. The magnetic storage area 4
8 includes a user ID number, retailer company information, URL,
Product information such as shopping balance frequency, service menu code, customer name, address, telephone number, date of birth, personal identification number, bank code, account number, shopping information, and purchasing points are encrypted and recorded digitally. I have. Furthermore, if the information is tampered with so that it is not falsified,
The falsification preventing mark 50 is configured to be altered. For example, a digital watermark is stored in a magnetic recording area, and when unauthorized information is rewritten, the color of the falsification preventing mark 50 changes or a chemical change is used so that the falsification preventing mark 50 itself disappears. be able to.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a card showing an embodiment of the present invention. The order card 52 used when ordering a product has an information area 54 that is read by a scanner on the surface of the order card 52. The URL of the web server managed by the company that receives the order and the ID number of the user who orders the product are displayed. Printed. Further, there is provided a column for selecting a desired product from the product name 1, product name 2, and product name 3 printed on the surface of the order card 52 and writing the number of products to order. In the present embodiment, the order card 52 is stored in a card reader 12 of a refrigerator connected to the Internet.
By simply plugging in the product, you can automatically complete the order for the product. That is, the card reader 12 uses the order card 52
Is scanned and OCR-processed, and the order of the written number of products is placed on the order card 52 on the surface of the UR.
Execute for L. User ID for order processing
It is also possible to check whether or not there has been a transaction accident in the past. Further, using the registered user ID number, the order server can determine whether or not the transaction can be concluded based on whether or not the telephone number of the delivery destination or the contact of the product is valid. In the present embodiment, since only the scanning of the order card 52 can be used to specify and specify the number of products, the user can perform electronic commerce in the Internet environment without skill in keyboard operation. Further, in the present embodiment, the order card is inserted into the card reader 12 and scanning is executed.
Image processing can be performed by using a CCD camera instead of the reader 12 to recognize characters and numbers written on the surface of the order card 52. For example, if a refrigerator is provided with a human approach detector using infrared rays or ultrasonic waves,
The card information when the order card 52 is imaged toward the CD camera can be scanned. In the present embodiment, the surface of the order card 52 is scanned, but the refrigerator can be made to recognize the order information of the product by magnetic storage information instead of the OCR or CCD camera. For example, in the illustrated order card 56, an ID number for identifying the user himself is described, and only by inserting the order card 56 into the card reader 12 provided in the refrigerator, is the URL of the company stored in the magnetic storage area 58 recorded. You can connect to the Internet. In this case, the credit information is provided to the company server from the user ID number stored in the magnetic storage area 58.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. The refrigerator or portable terminal 10 has a card reader 12 and a touch panel display 18 built therein.
The card reader 12 has a function of reading magnetic information stored on the input card 20, mark information written on a mark sheet, and written information written on the sheet.
The image input device 14 includes barcodes and character recognition software for processing digital information from the CCD camera.
In the present embodiment, a MOS sensor can be used instead of the CCD camera. With these image input devices 14, credit cards, debit cards, bar codes,
Digital information can be read and recognized from a visually recognizable information medium such as characters. In the present embodiment, for example, if a refrigerator is used as a terminal, the refrigerator is always supplied with electricity from an outlet, so that the Internet is easily connected at all times, and the refrigerator is located at the center of a household frequently accessed. Furthermore, since the housewife is close to the housewife, it is possible to use a recent net connection using electric wires. In this case, it is not necessary to newly connect a cable for Internet connection. Note that, as described above, the present invention can of course be used on a portable terminal with a built-in or connected other CCD camera.

The simple access support server 30 in FIG.
It is intended to help the user of the server to easily and quickly reach a desired homepage. Depending on the contents of the card input by the user, the homepage simple access support software 16 mounted on the user terminal can directly connect to the target homepage without the server's knowledge. On the other hand, if the user does not have a card,
Displaying the information on the advertising medium, the telephone number of the target site and the shortened telephone number known by
The same effect can be obtained by inputting from the screen. In this case, the abbreviated number, telephone number, and URL table recorded in the support server 30 support the homepage access support function. Further, the support server 30
The credit of the company of the site requested by the user and the authentication of the user and the company can be checked and confirmed by the link with the authentication center 36. For example, credit information of a company can be provided based on company information or securities information that has already been accumulated, but in the case of a private company that is not open to the public, credit forecasting is performed based on the company's annual sales and ordinary profit. You can also. For example, if the ordinary profit is 20% of the annual sales of 10 million yen, it is determined that the loan can be made up to the sales amount. Logical operations can be programmed into the computer to provide a credit limit up to 50% of sales. In addition, when the user needs a bank or credit payment, a function is provided for performing payment based on digitized information such as a bank code and an account code, a name, a credit number, and a password obtained from the terminal 10. I have. Further, in order to provide the network service, the homepage of the site is premised. If the homepage is not established on the site, the server 3
A home page and necessary software can be installed on the Internet. Here, in order to transmit the user's request result to the service providing side, the effect of the present embodiment can be obtained not only by a method on the Internet but also by an existing FAX transmission method. In the information input means,
When using the Internet, UR
Searching for the target homepage by L or keyword search, then displaying it on the display and inputting letters and numbers by cumbersome manual operation, but it is troublesome for those unfamiliar with keyboard operation, or input from the terminal to do so,
It is as described above that there was a limit.

In the present embodiment, various cards corresponding to the type of service are prepared in advance, and the homepage is called based on the information read by the card reader 12 or recognized by inputting an image. be able to. It is also possible to provide a means for directly calling a screen for providing a service and performing a necessary input. Generally, in the case of a system that requires identity verification, such as election, seal certification, acquisition of a resident's card, and bank transfer, when preparing a card in advance, presentation of procedural documents for identity verification and authentication center 3
6 certificates can be presented on the net. Furthermore, the election at the municipal office and the voting card may be sent by registered mail by registered mail in the same manner as before. Identification information such as an ID, password, and personal identification number for confirming the identity of the user is digitally stored in the card, and the convenience is improved if the identification information is confirmed each time the card is input. This card encrypts digital information such as an ID that identifies the issuing company or authority, a password required for authentication, name, address, telephone number, date of birth, personal identification number, and product code. I have. On the other hand, a prepaid card stores an ID for identifying an issuing company or an authority, a password required for authentication, a product code that can be purchased or used, and digital information for e-commerce such as the amount of money, and stores electronic information for preventing information tampering. Information such as a watermark can also be added. With this prepayment card, the server 40 on the service providing side can automatically judge the authenticity of the card based on information transmitted from the terminal 10, and determine the remaining frequency of the product purchase, If it can be recognized, it can be securely collected by means of the prepaid system, so that security in electronic commerce can be ensured. This frequency may be managed by the server 40 that provides the service, or may be managed by a content site that provides the service. Therefore, when the user inserts the desired card into the card reader 12 of the product information input terminal 10 of the refrigerator or the portable terminal, the terminal 10 of the refrigerator automatically connects to the target Web site via the Internet and connects to the target Web site. Homepage on terminal screen 1
8 can be displayed. In displaying the home page, it is also advantageous to display the page of the target branch URL instead of blindly displaying the top page. This is because Internet traffic is reduced. After that, it is sufficient that the user inputs information necessary for product purchase and various applications in accordance with the guidance on the terminal screen 18. For example, when conducting an election, it is possible to determine whether or not this card is indeed a card issued by an authority when connected to a homepage created for the election. In making this determination, the user is again asked for the date of birth,
Information that only the user can know, such as a password, is transmitted to the terminal 10.
May be entered. When the predetermined server 40 recognizes the card as a true card, a method of voting while showing the user the election information such as the photograph image, the career, and the political party of the candidate can be implemented. In other internet banks, similar to the above-described embodiment, on the premise of identity verification, the user can touch the screen with a GUI function such as a deposit amount, a transfer destination, a desired loan amount, a desired button or a check box from the display screen. By inputting predetermined information using the numeric keypad, an application for bank settlement can be completed, so that a more convenient method can be provided. In this case, it goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented with a debit card or IC card that has been recently introduced.

In the above-described embodiment, the present invention has been applied to bank transactions, but in another embodiment of the present invention, when ordering goods, requesting home delivery, and making other reservations, a predetermined card of a service providing company is transmitted to a terminal. 10 can be entered.
In the case of cards other than prepayment cards, gift certificates, coupons, and general-purpose cards, IDs and customer information are recorded in advance on a customer management server or card, so that authentication is input each time a user orders a product. Without having to do so, it is possible to manage, on the server, when and who applied for the product. In the case of a prepayment card, a gift certificate, a coupon, or a general-purpose card, it is sufficient to input information for identifying an individual only once at the time of the first order or reservation, so that subsequent commercial transactions can be promptly processed. In some cases, a method of inputting a name, an address, and a personal identification number to the refrigerator terminal 10 only once from the touch panel 18 to the time of using the Internet can be used. Next-generation net, for example, IPV
In the 6 or equivalent network, an address specifying the terminal 10 is assigned, so that it is possible to specify a consumer without having to input user information. In addition, in order to input information as efficiently as possible, use the pre-registered company information, telephone directory data, and equivalent data to enter the telephone number only and enter the name and address information including the user's location credit. A system for combining can also be provided, which is more convenient.

As described above, the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to all services provided in, for example, a mobile phone or the Internet environment. Also, it is possible to provide innovative simple network connection means for beginners who have never used the Internet. Of course, the method is free of telephone charges, and there is no need to turn on the power, switch TV screens, or purchase and prepare a dedicated terminal or connection adapter when it comes to mind. Online ordering, reservation, transfer, voting, etc. by simple input from the nearest refrigerator that is always turned on
The service can be used to provide any website from delivery requests, weather forecasts, radio broadcasts, television broadcasts to movies. Embodiments of the present invention provide a means for easily connecting to a site that provides a service, and there is some effort to search for a target card from several cards in advance and set it in a reader, This eliminates the need for additional troublesome operations. If it is a free site, the effect of the invention can be sufficiently obtained by simply storing the URL in the card. Furthermore, if the service providing server is configured to group and record sites by type, the number of cards can be reduced. In this case, since a common card is used, it is not necessary to record duplicate personal information such as name and address in advance, and it is sufficient to adopt an initial registration procedure such as a prepay card. That is, when the user sets the refrigerator terminal 10
When a target site is selected on the terminal screen 18 displayed in the above, the target site can be narrowed down by category such as a home delivery service group or a reservation group. For home delivery, the terminal screen 1 displayed on the refrigerator terminal 10
8, "Pizza", "Hamburger", "Soba", "Sushi",
The required website can be selected from various categories such as "lunch box". For example, when "pizza" is selected, some of the nearest service stores can be displayed from the user's address on the terminal device 10, so that an order can be applied by a pointing operation pointing to a desired store. On the screen, for example, a two-dimensional display or a three-dimensional display map can be displayed as in a car navigation system currently on the market, and a target service store can be selected.

An Internet connection method that is not a card by displaying an abbreviated number instead of a URL on an advertising medium such as a catalog, pamphlet, flyer, or newspaper of a company that provides a service in place of the card used in the above-described embodiment. Can also be provided. In this case, it is possible to read and input the abbreviated number designating the homepage of the target site from the advertisement medium from the screen prepared on the refrigerator terminal 10 side. Since this service providing server prepares a table in which the abbreviated number and the URL are stored in pairs, it is possible to immediately connect to the homepage desired by the user.

Card reader 1 used in the above embodiment
2 does not necessarily have to have all the functions, and the embodiment of the present invention focuses on cost reduction on the service provider side, and a card with a magnetic stripe made of paper affixed thereto or a commonly used card is used. Any card used for commodity transactions, such as a prepaid card and a credit card, can be used, but it is preferable to provide a general-purpose card reader 12 in the terminal device 10. The initial object of the present invention can be sufficiently achieved even with the card reader 12 intended only for a card. Further, as described above, only the prepaid card may be targeted. The function of the card reader 12 may be a function that can attain the embodiment of the present invention at a minimum, and the technical problem can be sufficiently solved even if the card reader 12 is created in a credit card or IC card specification except for cost.

In the above embodiment, the settlement method of the price has been described by using a prepay card. However, in another embodiment of the present invention, settlement by bank card or credit card can be used. If you need to settle the payment, or make a transaction such as transfer or balance check, insert your bank card or credit card into the reader and enter your PIN and desired transaction number to confirm your identity. Can also be performed. As another application example, it can be used in combination with a point card issued in a retail business such as a supermarket or a department store. For example, the shopping information on the day can be recorded each time shopping is performed, and can be read from the refrigerator terminal 10 when returning home. Further, a method may be used in which the refrigerator terminal 10 is automatically connected to a homepage of a shopping destination, and shopping information recorded for each customer is transmitted to the terminal side via the Internet and recorded. Therefore, there is no need to input product information from the receipt. The recorded shopping information can be automatically recorded in the household account book by linking it with household account book software prepared in the terminal body or at home. Further, since the expiration date of the food is known, a warning display can be made, and the next shopping order reservation information can be collected from the stock information of the refrigerator. This information can be recorded on a card so that the information can be given to the order destination without forgetting at the time of the next shopping, and in some cases, the order can be automatically made using a network. Or,
By checking the stock information of the day from the mobile terminal 34, it is possible to check in advance whether there is any necessary shopping on the way home. In other embodiments of the present invention, the application uses are infinitely expanded, and menu items are determined from the inventory information of the refrigerator, or the menu items are obtained from the net, and necessary materials are compared with the inventory information to make the next shopping. Since the information can be recorded on the card, it is possible to prevent erroneous items and their quantities.

Although the product information input terminal 10 of the present invention has been described in the above embodiment, an Internet environment for constructing a system in cooperation with the product information input terminal 10 will be described in detail. The card information 20 can be inserted into the commodity information input terminal 10 from the outside or the commodity information can be inputted by performing image recognition. The card medium can be input by prior purchase of a service-specific card and distribution to the user. Can be implemented. For example, in an election, a voting card can be delivered to the user by registered mail, a delivery card can be handed to the user during catering,
The card medium 20 can be obtained when using an organization or a company as long as it is a service card for various government offices, a card for various functions, a gift certificate, a coupon point card, a membership card, or any other card. In addition, a prepaid card for each function can be obtained by purchasing the prepaid card in advance. The server 40 managed by an organization or company that issues such a card medium 20 can be accessed via the connection means 24 to the Internet 24 using the above-described power supply line or telephone line. The server 40 includes, for example, a server of a service providing company, facility, organization, or the like. A home delivery service company, a home delivery company, or a financial institution provides services to these groups. Specifically, services such as bank transfer, balance check, financing, and mail reception can be provided to the user. In addition, in the public office, the user can receive services such as a public office notification service, a resident's card, a seal certificate, a register, an election voting service, a library, a facility reservation service, and other administrative services. Furthermore, contents requiring reservation such as hospital, travel, airline tickets, special event tickets and the like can be accessed only by inserting the card medium 20, and similarly, canteens, hotels, restaurants, inns, and other leisure facilities. You can also access the web server. Further, the user can access a service providing homepage or a facsimile receiving terminal or a facsimile server owned by the service providing side. The above-described simple access support server 30 stores service support information for users, for example, homepage connection information corresponding to cards, abbreviated numbers of business organizations, their telephone numbers, and URL tables. Further, other information and software to be supported can also provide services to the user by using the support software including the activation of the CGI and the applet.

In the above embodiment, the product information is stored in the server 40 or inside the refrigerator after connecting to the Internet using the refrigerator. However, if the user's portable terminal has an interface for reading image information, Product information can also be input from the user portable terminal shown in the box 34 in the middle, the authentication center 36 can be in charge of the authentication of the moving user, and in the case of e-commerce that requires bank settlement or credit settlement Bank settlement server 38
Performs the user identification process. Thus, household electric wires, general telephone lines, and mobile telephone networks (including PHS)
The user can use the order card to directly access the homepage on which the service is being provided, so that the security and speed of the commercial transaction can be ensured. In this embodiment, the homepage simple access support software built into the user terminal is connected to the Internet, ie, the URL.
However, it is needless to say that the URL described on the order card may be manually input by operating the touch panel.

It should be noted that the product information input terminal of the present invention is not limited to the illustrated example described above, and it goes without saying that various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0031]

As described above, the first aspect of the present invention is as described above.
According to the merchandise information input terminal described in any one of Items 9 to 9, there is an excellent effect that the order of the merchandise can be automatically completed only by inserting the order card into the card reader of the refrigerator connected to the Internet. obtain.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional Internet refrigerator.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of an order card used in the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of an order card used in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of an order card used in the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a system block diagram of a terminal according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Internet refrigerator 2 Personal computer 10 Product information input terminal 12 Card reader 14 Image input device 16 Homepage simple access support software 18 Touch panel 18 Terminal screen 20 Card medium 24 Connection means 30 Simple access support server 34 Mobile terminal 36 Authentication center 38 Bank Payment server 40 Server 42 Card 44 Magnetic recording area 46 Card 48 Magnetic storage area 50 Tamper-proof mark 52 Order card 54 Information area 56 Order card 58 Magnetic storage area CE Windows

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A product information input terminal connected to a communication network for inputting product information specific to a purchased product including a purchase date, a shelf life, and a quantity of the product and displaying the product information on a display, wherein the product information is fixedly stored. Reading means for reading the product information from an external storage medium to be read, connection means for automatically connecting to a predetermined web server related to the product via the communication network based on the information read by the reading means, and a homepage of the web server And an authentication information transmitting means for displaying the contents of the information on the display and performing electronic commerce based on the authentication information stored in the external storage medium. 2. The product information input terminal according to claim 1, wherein said reading means reads product information from a magnetic storage area or a mark sheet storage area of a card type external storage medium. 3. The product information input device according to claim 1, wherein said reading means includes a CCD camera, and further reads a product information by recognizing a barcode or a character fixedly stored in said external storage medium. Terminal. 4. The reading means includes a MOS sensor,
2. The merchandise information input terminal according to claim 1, further comprising the step of recognizing an image of a bar code, a character, or an emboss displayed on the surface of the credit card type external storage medium and reading the merchandise information. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reading means includes a CCD camera, and further reads barcodes, characters, or embosses appearing on the surface of the credit card type external storage medium and reads merchandise information. 2. The product information input terminal according to 1. 6. The product information input terminal according to claim 1, wherein the display is attached to an outer surface of a refrigerator door. 7. The product information input terminal according to claim 1, further comprising an information transmission unit for fixedly storing the product information in an external support server via the communication network. 8. The determining means for comparing the credit information unique to a company owning a predetermined web server associated with the product information with the authentication information to determine whether or not to suspend the execution of the electronic commerce. The terminal of claim 7, further comprising: 9. The support server, when processing a bank or credit settlement, personal information such as a bank account number, a user name, a credit number, and a personal identification number based on information fixedly stored in the external storage medium. The product information input terminal according to claim 7, further comprising a credit determination unit for determining whether the product information is input. 10. A product information input software program for connecting to a communication network, inputting product information specific to a purchased product including a purchase date, a shelf life and a quantity of the product, and displaying the product information on a display. A reading step of reading the product information from an external storage medium for fixed storage, a connection step of automatically connecting to a predetermined web server related to the product via the communication network based on the product information, and a content of a home page of the web server On the display, and performing an electronic transaction based on the authentication information stored in the external storage medium. 11. The product information input program according to claim 10, wherein said reading step reads product information from a magnetic storage area or a mark sheet storage area of a card type external storage medium.