Method of issuing a service ticket in transactions of commodities by making use of communication

• US 5,903,875 A
• Filed: 12/06/1996
• Issued: 05/11/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: APM SA de CV
• Original Assignee: APM SA de CV
• Inventors: Kohara, Hiroaki
• Primary Examiner(s): MacDonald, Allen R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jeanty, Romain
• Application Number:
  US08/761,464
• Time in Patent Office: 886 Days
• Field of Search: 705/14, 705/5, 705/10, 705/26, 705/27
• US Class Current: 705/14.26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0225 Avoiding frauds
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces

Abstract

A method is provided relating to the issuing of a service ticket in commodity transactions by using a communication system for shopping. More specifically, a purchaser selects the commodity from a plurality of commodities displayed together with letter and image data on the commodities in a display device of the purchaser'"'"'s terminal. The data is supplied and transmitted by a member store through the communication system. The communication equipments owned by the member stores and a service ticket distributor and the terminal equipment owned by the purchaser are all interconnected via the communication system. The service ticket distributor is provided with a processor, memorizer and manager for handling data relating to purchasers, member stores and the distribution and acquisition of service tickets. The delivery of the service ticket from the member store to the purchaser and the use or redemption of any service ticket by the purchaser at the member store are also performed over the communication system and the associated terminal equipment. Data related to any changes in amount of a service ticket made available through the displays of the terminal equipment so as to be confirmed by the purchasers and/or the member stores.

Claims

1. A method of issuing a service ticket in a commodity transaction by making use of a communication system for shopping wherein the commodity transaction is performed by a purchaser, said method comprising:

selecting the commodity from a plurality of commodities displayed together with letter and image data on the commodities in a display device of a communication system terminal possessed by the purchaser, said letter and image data being transmitted by a member store through said communication system connecting communication equipment owned by the member stores and a service ticket distributor and said communication system terminal owned by the purchaser via said communication system to each other;

providing the service ticket distributor with a processing, memorizing and managing means for dealing with data on a list of purchasers, a list of member stores and the counting of distribution and acquisition of service tickets;

using said communication system to deliver (a) the service ticket from the member store to the purchaser according to an amount of transaction, (b) information of said transaction between the purchaser and the member store, and (c) execution of the service ticket by the purchaser at the member store said communication equipment and communication system terminal owned individually by the purchasers, the member stores and the service ticket distributor; and

displaying the data possessed by the service ticket distributor on any changes in amount of service ticket in the purchasers and in the member stores through the displays of said communication equipment and communication system terminal owned by the purchasers and the member stores so as to be confirmed by the purchasers and the member stores.

2. The method of issuing a service ticket in transactions of commodity according to claim 1, wherein said delivery of a service ticket to a purchaser is performed by the service ticket distributor by making use of said communication system and informing said service ticket distributor as to the amount of transaction between the member store and the purchaser by the member store.

3. A method of issuing a service ticket in a commodity transaction by making use of a communication system for shopping wherein the commodity transaction is performed by a purchaser, said method comprising:

selecting a commodity from a plurality of commodities displayed together with letter and image data on the commodities in a display device of a communication system terminal possessed by the purchaser, said letter and image data being supplied and transmitted by a member store through a communication system

connecting communication equipment owned by the member store and said communication system terminal owned by the purchaser via said communication system to each other;

providing the member store with a data on list of purchasers and with processing, memorizing and managing means for dealing with the counting of distribution and acquisition of service tickets;

using said communication system to deliver (a) the service ticket from the member store to the purchaser according to an amount of transaction, (b) information of said transaction between the purchaser and the member store, and (c) execution of the service ticket by the purchaser at the member store via said communication equipment and communication system terminal owned individually by the purchasers and the member store; and

displaying the data possessed by the member store on any changes in amount of service ticket in the purchasers and in the member store through the displays of said communication equipment and said communication system terminal owned by the purchasers and the member store so as to be confirmed by the purchasers and the member store.

4. The method of issuing a service ticket in transactions of commodity according to claim 3, wherein said store is a member store of an organization comprising a plurality of member stores.