ORDER PLACING/RECEIVING TRANSACTION METHOD, ITS EXECUTION DEVICE AND ITS PROCESSING PROGRAM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform a precise order placing/receiving transaction fit for a more detailed request content on the purchase side. SOLUTION: This method has a step for generating order information showing the content of a commodity to be ordered and transmitting it to a supply side processing device, a step for transmitting a partial acceptance order reply for showing that only a part of commodities in the transmitted order information can be received to a purchase side processing device, a step for transmitting a reply for showing that the order wherein the partial acceptance order reply is received is to be continued or not to the supply side processing device, a step for registering a residual order when receiving a reply for showing that the residual order of the partial acceptance is continued from the purchase side processing device, a step for transmitting the possible number to be ordered to the purchase side processing device when reception of the registered residual order becomes possible, and a step for receiving the possible number to be ordered from the supply side processing device and transmitting a reply for showing that the residual order of the possible number to be ordered is placed or not to the supply side processing device. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO