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Portable terminal and its programs, settlement apparatus, and merchandising information providing apparatus

  • US 10,068,214 B2
  • Filed: 07/24/2015
  • Issued: 09/04/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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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:

  • 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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