RECEIPT GENERATING DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF A RECEIPT GENERATING DEVICE

• US 20150262157A1
• Filed: 10/04/2013
• Published: 09/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Chihara, Kazunori
• Granted Patent: US 9,824,345 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/047 using payment protocols involving electronic receipts
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/202 Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network details, transfer of information from host to ECR or from ECR to ECR
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/209 Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/00 Cash registers alarm indicators G07G3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 5/00 Receipt-giving machines cash registers giving receipts G07G1/00

Abstract

To appropriately execute a receipt generating process based on whether or not an application is installed on a mobile terminal as the target communication device.

A printer driver according to the invention has an installation decision unit that determines if a specific application is installed on a mobile device targeted for communication; a receipt generation decision unit that determines whether or not to generate a paper receipt and/or electronic receipt based on the decision of the installation decision unit; and receipt generating process units that execute paper receipt and/or electronic receipt generating processes according to the decision of the receipt generation decision unit.

Claims

1. A receipt generating device comprising:

a decision unit that determines if an application that processes electronic receipts is installed on a mobile terminal; and

a receipt generating process unit that determines whether or not to generate the electronic receipt according to the decision of the decision unit, and executes an electronic receipt generating process according to the decision.

2. The receipt generating device described in claim 1, wherein:

the receipt generating process unit executes the electronic receipt generating process if the decision unit determines the application is installed on the mobile terminal; and

the receipt generating process unit does not execute the electronic receipt generating process if the decision unit determines the application is not installed on the mobile terminal.

3. The receipt generating device described in claim 2, wherein:

the decision unit determines if web registration processed by the application has been completed;

the receipt generating process unit executes the electronic receipt generating process to send the electronic receipt to a server connected to a network if the decision unit determines web registration has been completed; and

the receipt generating process unit executes the electronic receipt generating process to send the electronic receipt to the mobile terminal if the decision unit determines web registration has not been completed.

4. The receipt generating device described in claim 3, wherein:

the receipt generating process unit executes the electronic receipt generating process to send the electronic receipt to the mobile terminal if the decision unit determines web registration has been completed.

5. The receipt generating device described in claim 1, wherein:

the receipt generating process unit executes a paper receipt generating process to produce a paper receipt if the decision unit determines the application is not installed on the mobile terminal.

6. The receipt generating device described in claim 5, wherein:

the application can set a receipt generating condition including whether or not to generate the paper receipt and/or the electronic receipt; and

the receipt generating process unit executes the paper receipt generating process and/or the electronic receipt generating process according to the receipt generating conditions if the decision unit determines the application is installed on the mobile terminal.

7. A control method of a receipt generating device, comprising:

communicating with a mobile terminal;

determining if an application that processes electronic receipts is installed on the mobile terminal;

determining whether or not to generate the electronic receipt according to the decision; and

executing an electronic receipt generating process that produces the electronic receipt according to the decision.

8. The control method of a receipt generating device described in claim 7, further comprising:

executing the electronic receipt generating process if the application is installed on the mobile terminal; and

not executing the electronic receipt generating process, and executing a paper receipt generating process that produces a paper receipt, if the application is not installed on the mobile terminal.

9. The control method of a receipt generating device described in claim 8, further comprising:

determining if web registration processed by the application has been completed;

executing the electronic receipt generating process to send the electronic receipt to a server connected to a network if web registration has been completed; and

executing the electronic receipt generating process to send the electronic receipt to the mobile terminal if web registration has not been completed.

10. The control method of a receipt generating device described in claim 9, further comprising:

executing the electronic receipt generating process to send the electronic receipt to the mobile terminal if web registration has been completed.

11. The control method of a receipt generating device described in claim 8, wherein:

the application can set a receipt generating condition including whether or not to generate the paper receipt and/or the electronic receipt; and

the paper receipt generating process and/or the electronic receipt generating process is executed according to the receipt generating conditions if the application is installed on the mobile terminal.