Adaptive issuance of privilege information in merchandising and advertising systems
First Claim
1. A ticket information output control method, said method comprising:
- receiving, by a coupon issuing device from a user, a request for a coupon pertaining to purchasing an item of goods;
after said receiving the request for the coupon, said coupon issuing device requesting, from a coupon issuance control server, a coupon identifier (ID) for identifying the coupon;
said coupon issuing device receiving the coupon ID from the coupon issuance control server in response to the request for the coupon ID;
after said receiving the request for the coupon, said coupon issuing device requesting from the user information pertaining to the user;
said coupon issuing device receiving the information pertaining to the user from the user in response to the request for the information pertaining to the user;
said coupon issuing device incorporating, into the coupon, ticket information corresponding to the item, said ticket information comprising the coupon ID, the information pertaining to the user, and a current discount for discounting the item'"'"'s purchase price; and
after said incorporating the ticket information, issuing to the user by the coupon issuing device, the coupon comprising the ticket information corresponding to the item, said ticket information for determining an order of purchasing said item; and
controlling issuance of subsequent ticket information and display of item availability information by displaying, by a display device comprised by the coupon issuing device, item availability information that includes a number of remaining exercisable coupons currently available for purchasing the item.
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Abstract
An issuing system and an electronic advertisement management method which allow both users and issuers to exploit ticket information, privilege information, and additional information for coupons and numbered tickets. A user can receive a coupon issued by a coupon issuing device and exercise it at a coupon exercising terminal in a store to enjoy a privilege such as a discount. When a coupon is exercised at the coupon exercising terminal, the fact is communicated to a coupon issuance control server, which can alter subsequent coupons substantially in real time. Coupon discounts can be changed according to the coupon exercise status or exercise history for each user.
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16 Claims
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1. A ticket information output control method, said method comprising:
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receiving, by a coupon issuing device from a user, a request for a coupon pertaining to purchasing an item of goods; after said receiving the request for the coupon, said coupon issuing device requesting, from a coupon issuance control server, a coupon identifier (ID) for identifying the coupon; said coupon issuing device receiving the coupon ID from the coupon issuance control server in response to the request for the coupon ID; after said receiving the request for the coupon, said coupon issuing device requesting from the user information pertaining to the user; said coupon issuing device receiving the information pertaining to the user from the user in response to the request for the information pertaining to the user; said coupon issuing device incorporating, into the coupon, ticket information corresponding to the item, said ticket information comprising the coupon ID, the information pertaining to the user, and a current discount for discounting the item'"'"'s purchase price; and after said incorporating the ticket information, issuing to the user by the coupon issuing device, the coupon comprising the ticket information corresponding to the item, said ticket information for determining an order of purchasing said item; and controlling issuance of subsequent ticket information and display of item availability information by displaying, by a display device comprised by the coupon issuing device, item availability information that includes a number of remaining exercisable coupons currently available for purchasing the item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A coupon issuance control server which controls an output of privilege information corresponding to a plurality of items, comprising:
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a coupon information database for holding privilege information data and item availability data, said privilege information data being a discount for discounting a purchase price of an item of goods comprised by the plurality of items; a transceiver for providing an output of said privilege information data and said item availability data held in said coupon information database to an external device; and a coupon details change processor for updating details of said privilege information data and said item availability data held in said coupon information database based on an exercise status of said privilege information provided by said transceiver; said coupon issuance control server configured to perform a method for controlling the output of privilege information, said method comprising; said coupon issuance control server receiving notification that a user has exercised a coupon for purchasing the item, of information identifying the user, and of a coupon identifier (ID) that identifies the coupon, wherein the discount is incorporated into the coupon; in response to said received notification, said coupon issuance control server incrementing a coupon count of coupons exercised for purchase of the item; after said incrementing, said coupon issuance control server calculating a number of remaining exercisable coupons for purchasing the item by subtracting the coupon count from a preset number of coupons; and said coupon issuance control server transmitting the calculated number of remaining exercisable coupons to an advertising contents management server to facilitate display of the number of remaining exercisable coupons to users requesting coupons for purchase of the item, wherein said item availability data includes real-time information as to the calculated number of said remaining exercisable coupons currently available for purchasing the item. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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