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POS system for advertisements printed on receipts

  • US 7,424,443 B2
  • Filed: 11/04/2004
  • Issued: 09/09/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A POS system comprising:

  • a scanner that reads an image;

    an advertising information input controller that receives advertising information, the advertising information including the image read by the scanner;

    a customer information input unit that inputs characteristics of an advertising recipient, the characteristics including at least one of gender, age, and occupation;

    a billing amount calculator that calculates a billing amount based on the advertising information received by the advertising information input controller;

    a payment confirming unit that detects if payment of the billing amount has been completed;

    a storing device;

    an advertising information storing controller that stores the advertising information in the storing device in response to the payment confirming unit detecting that payment of the billing amount has been completed;

    an advertising information sending unit that sends the advertising information to a printing device;

    a check-out information input controller that receives check-out information;

    an advertising information retrieving unit that retrieves advertising information stored in the storing device;

    a printing data generator that synthesizes the check-out information received by the check-out information input controller with the advertising information retrieved by the advertising information retrieving unit, and that generates printing data to be printed as a receipt with the advertising information, wherein generating the printing data to be printed as a receipt with the advertising information is in response to the payment confirming unit detecting that payment of the billing amount has been completed; and

    a printing controller that prints the generated printing data according to a predetermined format.

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