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, the electronic receipt including at least the following;
shop name;
cashier ID;
transaction data and time;
transaction number;
name of each item purchased;
price of each item purchased; and
total transaction price;
a settlement processing apparatus including a point of sale terminal configured to;
process the sale of goods;
generate the electronic receipt;
upload the electronic receipt to the electronic receipt server;
generate ID data that identifies where on the electronic receipt server the electronic receipt has been uploaded and stored;
generate simplified settlement data including less detail than the electronic receipt, the simplified settlement data including shop name, transaction date, and total transaction price; and
transmit the ID data and the simplified settlement data to the purchaser'"'"'s portable terminal;
the portable terminal including;
a memory that stores executable instructions; and
a processor that executes the executable instructions to perform operations including;
recording the simplified settlement data in association with the ID data received from the settlement processing apparatus;
locating the electronic receipt on the electronic receipt server based on the ID data and downloading to the portable terminal the electronic receipt from the electronic receipt server, in response to a download request input by the purchaser at the portable terminal;
recording the electronic receipt downloaded from the electronic receipt server; and
displaying the simplified settlement data or the downloaded electronic receipt.
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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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6 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, the electronic receipt including at least the following;
shop name;
cashier ID;
transaction data and time;
transaction number;
name of each item purchased;
price of each item purchased; and
total transaction price;a settlement processing apparatus including a point of sale terminal configured to; process the sale of goods; generate the electronic receipt; upload the electronic receipt to the electronic receipt server; generate ID data that identifies where on the electronic receipt server the electronic receipt has been uploaded and stored; generate simplified settlement data including less detail than the electronic receipt, the simplified settlement data including shop name, transaction date, and total transaction price; and transmit the ID data and the simplified settlement data to the purchaser'"'"'s portable terminal; the portable terminal including; a memory that stores executable instructions; and a processor that executes the executable instructions to perform operations including; recording the simplified settlement data in association with the ID data received from the settlement processing apparatus; locating the electronic receipt on the electronic receipt server based on the ID data and downloading to the portable terminal the electronic receipt from the electronic receipt server, in response to a download request input by the purchaser at the portable terminal; recording the electronic receipt downloaded from the electronic receipt server; and displaying the simplified settlement data or the downloaded electronic receipt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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