ELECTRONIC RECEIPT SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC RECEIPT MANAGEMENT SERVER, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM

• US 20140249997A1
• Filed: 02/28/2014
• Published: 09/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: SUSAKI, Akiko, TAKAKURA, Shinya, IMAI, Hiroaki, YAMADA, Kunihiro, NAKATANI, Masayoshi, MUKUNASHI, Takamitsu
• Application Number:
  US14/194,561
• Publication Number:
  US 20140249997A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/209 Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3274 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being displayed on the M-device
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/02 Banking, e.g. interest calculation or account maintenance credit or loans G06Q40/03
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 5/00 Receipt-giving machines cash registers giving receipts G07G1/00

Abstract

An electronic receipt system includes an electronic receipt generation unit configured to generate electronic receipt information relating to merchandise sales data, and correlate the electronic receipt information with a code of a consumer, an electronic receipt management unit configured to associate the electronic receipt information with a company code, an electronic receipt collective management unit configured to manage the electronic receipt information collectively for a plurality of the companies, a group associating unit configured to define a group by associating codes of different consumers with the group, and an electronic receipt transmission unit configured to transmit the electronic receipt information to information processing devices that are correlated with the codes that are associated with the group. An electronic receipt display unit of an information processing device is configured to display the electronic receipt information transmitted by the electronic receipt transmission unit.

Claims

1. An electronic receipt system, comprising:

an electronic receipt generation unit configured to generate electronic receipt information relating to merchandise sales data, and correlate the electronic receipt information with a code of a consumer;

an electronic receipt management unit configured to associate the electronic receipt information generated by the electronic receipt generation unit with a company code, and store the electronic receipt information in a storage unit;

an electronic receipt collective management unit configured to manage the electronic receipt information collectively for a plurality of the companies, each associated with a different company code;

a group associating unit configured to define a group by associating codes of different consumers with the group;

an electronic receipt transmission unit configured to transmit the electronic receipt information to information processing devices that are correlated with the codes that are associated with the group; and

an electronic receipt display unit configured to display the electronic receipt information transmitted by the electronic receipt transmission unit to the information processing device.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic receipt display unit is configured to display the electronic receipt information according to company codes.

3. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a setting unit configured to set the electronic receipt information that is to be shared by the consumers who are in the group.

4. The system according to claim 3, further comprising:

a privacy setting unit configured to set the electronic receipt information to be private, even when the electronic receipt information has been set to be shared by the setting unit.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein the privacy setting unit is configured to generate a conceal screen that displays a selectable item for designating a class of information as private.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the class includes an individual electronic receipt.

7. The system according to claim 5, wherein the class includes electronic receipt information generated from purchases at a particular store.

8. The system according to claim 4, wherein the privacy setting unit is configured to prevent electronic receipt information from being shared with one or more of the consumers who are in the group.

9. An information processing device, comprising:

a group associating unit configured to associate a code of a consumer with a group having codes of other consumers associated therewith;

an electronic receipt reception unit configured to receive electronic receipt information which is correlated with the code, and the electronic receipt information of one of the other consumers who are in the group, from an electronic receipt management server which manages the electronic receipt information; and

an electronic receipt display unit configured to display the electronic receipt information received by the electronic receipt reception unit.

10. The device according to claim 9, wherein the electronic receipt display unit is configured to display the electronic receipt information according to company codes.

11. The device according to claim 10, wherein the electronic receipt display unit is configured to display the electronic receipt information of the consumer and the electronic receipt information of one of the other consumers in the group.

12. The device according to claim 9, further comprising:

a setting unit configured to set the electronic receipt information that is to be shared by the consumers who are in the group.

13. The device according to claim 12, further comprising:

a privacy setting unit configured to set the electronic receipt information to be private, even when the electronic receipt information has been set to be shared by the setting unit.

14. The device according to claim 13, wherein the privacy setting unit is configured to generate a conceal screen that displays a selectable item for designating a class of information as private.

15. The device according to claim 14, wherein the class includes an individual electronic receipt.

16. The device according to claim 14, wherein the class includes electronic receipt information generated from purchases at a particular store.

17. The device according to claim 13, wherein the privacy setting unit is configured to prevent electronic receipt information from being shared with one or more of the consumers who are in the group.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a program for causing an information processing device to carry out a method, the method comprising the steps of:

associating a code of a consumer with a group having codes of other consumers associated therewith;

receiving electronic receipt information which is correlated with the code, and the electronic receipt information of one of the other consumers who are in the group, from an electronic receipt management server which manages the electronic receipt information; and

displaying the electronic receipt information of the consumer and the electronic receipt information of one of the other consumers in the group.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 18, wherein the method further comprises:

setting the electronic receipt information that is to be shared by the consumers who are in the group.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 19, wherein the method further comprises:

setting the electronic receipt information that has been set to be shared by the consumers who are in the group to be private.