Apparatus and system for monitoring a point card
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1. An apparatus which manages a point card issued from a card issuing store, the apparatus being mobile, comprising:
- a memory which stores point card information about the point card issued from the card issuing store;
a position detector which detects a current location of the apparatus;
a store locator which determines whether there is a card usable store at which the point card can be used, within a predetermined distance from the current location of the apparatus detected by the position detector; and
an outputting unit which outputs the card usable store in accordance with a determination result of the store locator.
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Abstract
The system stores information about a point card. When a user of the system goes out of his/her residence, the system finds a store at which the point card can be used. The system also determines whether the store is located within a predetermined distance from a current location of the user. The system informs the user of whether the point card has expired or not.
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1. An apparatus which manages a point card issued from a card issuing store, the apparatus being mobile, comprising:
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a memory which stores point card information about the point card issued from the card issuing store;
a position detector which detects a current location of the apparatus;
a store locator which determines whether there is a card usable store at which the point card can be used, within a predetermined distance from the current location of the apparatus detected by the position detector; and
an outputting unit which outputs the card usable store in accordance with a determination result of the store locator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17)
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14. A method of monitoring a point card issued from a card issuing store, comprising the steps of:
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A) storing point card information about the issued point card;
B) detecting a current location of the mobile terminal device;
C) determining whether there is a card usable store at which the point card can be used, within a predetermined distance from the current location of the mobile terminal device detected in Step B; and
D) outputting the card usable store in accordance with a determination result of Step C.
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15. A system which manages a point card issued from a card issuing store, comprising:
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a mobile terminal device;
a memory which stores point card information about the point card issued from the card issuing store;
a position detector which detects a current location of the mobile terminal device;
a store locator which determines whether there is a card usable store at which the point card can be used, within a predetermined distance from the current location of the mobile terminal device detected by the position detector; and
an outputting unit which causes the mobile terminal device to output the card usable store in accordance with a determination result of the store locator.
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