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METHOD FOR PERFORMING MULTI-PAYMENT USING MULTIPLE PAYMENT MEANS, DEVICE FOR PERFORMING MULTI-PAYMENT, AND PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING MULTI-PAYMENT

  • US 20130041813A1
  • Filed: 05/20/2011
  • Published: 02/14/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A multi-settlement apparatus that mutually communicates with a site, which is connected to a terminal used by a user, the multi-settlement apparatus comprising:

  • a reception unit that receives, from the site, one or more settlement means selected by the user, at least one of a settlement price allocated to each of the settlement means and a usage ratio allocated to each of the settlement means, and a total price to be settled;

    a settlement plug-in that is provided for each of the settlement means, and is used for credit processing and sales determination processing;

    a first settlement processing unit that performs the credit processing using the settlement plug-in for each price obtained by allocating the total price to the settlement means in accordance with the usage ratio or for each settlement price allocated;

    a second settlement processing unit that performs sales determination processing using the settlement plug-in for each price obtained by allocating the total price to the settlement means in accordance with the usage ratio or for each settlement price allocated to each of the settlement means, after the credit processing for all the settlement means has been completed; and

    a transmission unit that determines that the settlement has been completed after the sales determination processing for all of the settlement means had been completed, and transmits to the site a message indicating that the settlement has been finished,wherein when all of the credit processing and the sales determination processing can be performed within the multi-settlement apparatus, the first settlement processing unit and the second settlement processing unit perform the processing within the multi-settlement apparatus, and when the credit processing and the sales determination processing cannot be performed within the multi-settlement apparatus, the first settlement processing unit and the second settlement processing unit request an external unit to perform the processing.

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