Used article trade-in system and method
First Claim
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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Abstract
In response to reception of a login request for the trade-in service, a Web server sends a login window to the client computer of a customer via the Internet (step S300). The login window has a trade-in ID input box, a mail address input box, and a ‘Login’ button. After entering a trade-in ID and a mail address into the boxes, the customer clicks the login button. The Web server receives the entries of the trade-in ID and the mail address and determines successful or failed authentication (step S304). In the case of successful authentication, the Web server determines whether preset days have elapsed since the date of purchase order to determine whether the current time is within an allowable trade-in period (step S306). In the case of the current time is within the trade-in period and prior to trade-in reception, the Web server executes a trade-in reception routine (step S314).
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20 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A used article trade-in method actualized by computer software to allow a customer to trade in a used article on the condition of purchase of a product, said used article trade-in method comprising the steps of:
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(a) assigning identification information to the customer'"'"'s purchase order of a product and notifying the customer of the assigned identification information;
(b) storing information regarding validity of the identification information in a memory unit;
(c) obtaining identification information from a customer who requests a trade-in;
(d) determining whether the identification information obtained in said step (c) is valid, based on the information regarding the validity of the identification information stored in said memory unit; and
(e) asking the customer who requests a trade-in to go through a procedure required for trade-in of a used article, when it is determined that the identification information is valid in said step (d). - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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