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Used article trade-in system and method

  • US 20050010538A1
  • Filed: 05/07/2004
  • Published: 01/13/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A used article trade-in system that allows a customer to trade in a used article on the condition of purchase of a product, said used article trade-in system comprising:

  • an identification information notification module that assigns identification information to the customer'"'"'s purchase order of a product and notifies the customer of the assigned identification information;

    a storage control module that stores information regarding validity of the identification information in a memory unit;

    an identification information acquisition module that obtains identification information from a customer who requests a trade-in;

    a validity determination module that determines whether the identification information obtained by said identification information acquisition module is valid, based on the information regarding the validity of the identification information stored in said memory unit; and

    a trade-in procedure execution module that asks the customer who requests a trade-in to go through a procedure required for trade-in of a used article, when said validity determination module determines that the identification information is valid.

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