ELECTRONIC RECEIPT SYSTEM, MERCHANDISE SALES DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC RECEIPT MANAGEMENT SERVER
First Claim
1. An electronic receipt management server comprising:
- a storage unit;
a network interface configured to receive electronic receipt information related to a merchandise sale, membership information of a consumer associated with the merchandise sale, company information of a store associated with the merchandise sale, and a status indicating issuance of a paper receipt in association with the merchandise sale; and
a processor configured to function as;
an electronic receipt management unit that stores the electronic receipt information, the membership information, the company information and the status in association with each other in the storage unit,an electronic receipt transmission unit that transmits the electronic receipt information, the membership information, and the company information to an information processing apparatus associated with the membership information, anda paper receipt issuance completion information transmission unit that transmits information indicating that issuance of the paper receipt has been completed according to the status.
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Abstract
An electronic receipt management server includes a storage unit, a network interface configured to receive electronic receipt information related to a merchandise sale, membership information of a consumer associated with the merchandise sale, company information of a store associated with the merchandise sale, and a status indicating issuance of a paper receipt in association with the merchandise sale, and a processor. The processor is configured to function as an electronic receipt management unit that stores the electronic receipt information, the membership information, the company information and the status in the storage unit, an electronic receipt transmission unit that transmits the electronic receipt information, the membership information, and the company information to an information processing apparatus associated with the membership information, and a paper receipt issuance completion information transmission unit that transmits information indicating that issuance of the paper receipt has been completed according to the status.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic receipt management server comprising:
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a storage unit; a network interface configured to receive electronic receipt information related to a merchandise sale, membership information of a consumer associated with the merchandise sale, company information of a store associated with the merchandise sale, and a status indicating issuance of a paper receipt in association with the merchandise sale; and a processor configured to function as; an electronic receipt management unit that stores the electronic receipt information, the membership information, the company information and the status in association with each other in the storage unit, an electronic receipt transmission unit that transmits the electronic receipt information, the membership information, and the company information to an information processing apparatus associated with the membership information, and a paper receipt issuance completion information transmission unit that transmits information indicating that issuance of the paper receipt has been completed according to the status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A merchandise sales processing apparatus comprising
a storage unit; -
a processor configured to function as; an electronic receipt generation unit that generates electronic receipt information related to a merchandise sale, a receipt issuance unit that generates a paper receipt related to the merchandise sale, and a receipt issuance determination unit that determines whether a paper receipt was issued in association with the merchandise sale; and a network interface configured to transmit, to an electronic receipt management server, the electronic receipt information, membership information of a consumer associated with the merchandise sale, company information of a store associated with the merchandise sale, and status indicating issuance of a paper receipt in association with the merchandise sale. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of managing electronic receipts, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, in a server, information including electronic receipt information related to a merchandise sale, membership information of a consumer associated with the merchandise sale, company information of a store associated with the merchandise sale, and a status indicating issuance of the paper receipt; storing the electronic receipt information, the membership information, the company information and the status in association with each other in a storage device of the server; transmitting the electronic receipt information, the membership information, and the company information to an information processing apparatus associated with the membership information; and transmitting information indicating whether issuance of the receipt has been completed according to the status. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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