PORTABLE TERMINAL AND ITS PROGRAMS, SETTLEMENT APPARATUS, AND MERCHANDISING INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A system for transmitting an electronic receipt including transaction information regarding a sale of goods and settlement data to a purchaser'"'"'s portable terminal, the system comprising:
- an electronic receipt server remote to the portable terminal, the electronic receipt server configured to record the electronic receipt;
a communications unit of the portable terminal configured to perform communication with the electronic receipt server by way of the Internet;
a settlement processing apparatus including a point of sale terminal configured to process the sale of goods;
a receiver of the portable terminal configured to receive simplified settlement data and ID data from the settlement processing apparatus, wherein the simplified settlement data is derived from the settlement data, the simplified settlement data including at least a shop name where the sale took place and a settlement day, and wherein the ID data is for generating an address indicating a region of the electronic receipt server in which the electronic receipt is recorded;
an information recording unit of the portable terminal configured to record the simplified settlement data in association with the ID data received by the receiver at the time the receiver received the simplified settlement data;
a display unit and a simplified data display control unit of the portable terminal, the simplified data display control unit configured to display on the display unit the simplified settlement data recorded in the information recording unit;
an input unit of the portable terminal configured to generate a download command for downloading the electronic receipt related to the simplified settlement data displayed by the display unit;
a download processing unit of the portable terminal configured to download to the portable terminal the electronic receipt from the electronic receipt server when the download command is generated by the input unit, the download processing unit configured to generate the address indicating the region of the electronic receipt server in which the electronic receipt is recorded from the ID data recorded in the information recording unit in association with the simplified settlement data;
an electronic receipt recording unit of the portable terminal configured to record the electronic receipt downloaded from the electronic receipt server; and
an electronic receipt display control unit of the portable terminal configured to cause the display unit to display the electronic receipt based on the electronic receipt data recorded in the electronic receipt recording unit.
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Abstract
On receiving simplified settlement data generated form settlement data and ID data for downloading electronic-receipt data from an electronic-receipt server, both from a settlement-processing apparatus, a portable terminal records the simplified settlement data in association with the ID data. The display unit of the portable terminal displays the simplified settlement data thus recorded. The portable terminal downloads electronic-receipt data from the electronic-receipt server by using the ID data recorded in association with the simplified settlement data, when the input unit is operated, thereby commanding that the electronic receipt related to the simplified settlement data displayed by the display unit should be downloaded. The electronic-receipt data is recorded in the electronic-receipt recording unit. The display unit displays the electronic receipt on the basis the electronic-receipt data recorded in the electronic-receipt recording unit.
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9 Claims
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1. A system for transmitting an electronic receipt including transaction information regarding a sale of goods and settlement data to a purchaser'"'"'s portable terminal, the system comprising:
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an electronic receipt server remote to the portable terminal, the electronic receipt server configured to record the electronic receipt; a communications unit of the portable terminal configured to perform communication with the electronic receipt server by way of the Internet; a settlement processing apparatus including a point of sale terminal configured to process the sale of goods; a receiver of the portable terminal configured to receive simplified settlement data and ID data from the settlement processing apparatus, wherein the simplified settlement data is derived from the settlement data, the simplified settlement data including at least a shop name where the sale took place and a settlement day, and wherein the ID data is for generating an address indicating a region of the electronic receipt server in which the electronic receipt is recorded; an information recording unit of the portable terminal configured to record the simplified settlement data in association with the ID data received by the receiver at the time the receiver received the simplified settlement data; a display unit and a simplified data display control unit of the portable terminal, the simplified data display control unit configured to display on the display unit the simplified settlement data recorded in the information recording unit; an input unit of the portable terminal configured to generate a download command for downloading the electronic receipt related to the simplified settlement data displayed by the display unit; a download processing unit of the portable terminal configured to download to the portable terminal the electronic receipt from the electronic receipt server when the download command is generated by the input unit, the download processing unit configured to generate the address indicating the region of the electronic receipt server in which the electronic receipt is recorded from the ID data recorded in the information recording unit in association with the simplified settlement data; an electronic receipt recording unit of the portable terminal configured to record the electronic receipt downloaded from the electronic receipt server; and an electronic receipt display control unit of the portable terminal configured to cause the display unit to display the electronic receipt based on the electronic receipt data recorded in the electronic receipt recording unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A settlement apparatus for performing settlement on transactions, comprising:
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a receipt-generating unit which generates electronic receipts, each showing settlement data; a first communications unit which communicates, via a network, with an electronic-receipt server that records the electronic receipts; a second communications unit which communicates with a portable terminal capable of displaying the electronic receipts; an information-generating unit which generates simplified settlement data comprising at least a name of a shop and a settlement day from the settlement data generated when a transaction is settled, and which generates ID data for generating an address indicating a region in which the electronic receipt of the electronic-receipt server is recorded; a data-transmitting unit which transmits the simplified settlement data and the ID data, both generated by the information-generating unit, to the portable terminal via the second communications unit; and a receipt-transmitting unit which transmits the data of the electronic receipt generated by the receipt-generating unit, together with the ID data generated by the information-generating unit, to the electronic-receipt server via the first communications unit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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