JP2020170260A - Electronic receipt providing system, electronic receipt providing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a technology capable of accumulating information to be used in an electronic receipt system in a stage before establishing a usage environment of the electronic receipt system.SOLUTION: The electronic receipt providing system 1 includes an identification information acquiring unit 110, a receipt data storage unit 120, and control unit 130. The identification information acquiring unit 110 acquires identification information of an unregistered user who has not yet registered usage of the electronic receipt service. The receipt data storage unit 120 stores the identification information and electronic receipt data of the unregistered user in association with each other in a storage area. After usage registration of the electronic receipt service using the identification information has completed, the control unit 130 sets the electronic receipt data stored in the storage area in association with the identification information to be readable.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to an electronic receipt providing system, an electronic receipt providing method, and a program.

There is known an electronic receipt system that digitizes receipts provided on paper media and enables them to be viewed via terminals such as smartphones. An example of the technique relating to this electronic receipt system is disclosed in, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 below.

Patent Document 1 simplifies the product registration operation by the cashier by a self-registration system (a consumer goes around the sales floor together with an information terminal having a wireless communication function and inputs the data of the product to be purchased into the information terminal by himself / herself. The technology for linking the system) and the electronic receipt system is disclosed.

Further, in Patent Document 2, a card ID that can uniquely identify a user, which is stored in an IC card such as a credit card or a point card, and user information about the user are stored in association with each other. A technique for specifying the issue destination of an electronic receipt based on the user information corresponding to the card ID read at the time of accounting processing is disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-128981 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-038443

In order for the user to use the electronic receipt system, it is necessary to prepare the usage environment such as installing a dedicated application on the terminal. Therefore, the information regarding the user's purchasing behavior until the usage environment of the electronic receipt system is prepared cannot be stored in the electronic receipt system.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems. One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of accumulating information used in the electronic receipt system before preparing the usage environment of the electronic receipt system.

The electronic receipt providing system of the present invention
Identification information acquisition means for acquiring identification information of unregistered users who have not registered to use the electronic receipt service,
A receipt data storage means for storing the identification information and the electronic receipt data of the unregistered user in a storage area in association with each other.
After the registration of use of the electronic receipt service using the identification information is completed, the control means for making the electronic receipt data stored in the storage area in association with the identification information readable.
To be equipped.

The method for providing an electronic receipt of the present invention
A method of providing electronic receipts performed by at least one computer.
Obtain the identification information of unregistered users who have not registered to use the electronic receipt service,
The identification information and the electronic receipt data of the unregistered user are associated and stored in the storage area.
After the registration of use of the electronic receipt service using the identification information is completed, the electronic receipt data stored in the storage area in association with the identification information can be read out.
Including that.

The program of the present invention causes a computer to execute the electronic receipt providing method described above.

According to the present invention, the information used in the electronic receipt system can be accumulated before the environment for using the electronic receipt system is prepared.

It is a figure which illustrates the functional structure of the electronic receipt providing system in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which illustrates the specific structure of the electronic receipt providing system in 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which illustrates the hardware configuration of the POS terminal and the server apparatus which make up an electronic receipt providing system. It is a flowchart which illustrates the flow of the process executed by the POS terminal of FIG. It is a flowchart which illustrates the flow of the process executed by the server apparatus of FIG. It is a flowchart which illustrates the flow of other processing executed by a server apparatus. It is a figure which illustrates the structure of the electronic receipt providing system in 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which illustrates the flow of the process executed by the 1st transmission part of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which illustrates the structure of the electronic receipt providing system in 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which illustrates the flow of the process executed by the expiration date setting unit and the control unit of the 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which illustrates the flow of the process executed by the 2nd transmission part of 3rd Embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In all drawings, similar components are designated by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. Further, unless otherwise specified, in each block diagram, each block represents not a hardware unit configuration but a functional unit configuration. Further, the direction of the arrow in the figure is for making the flow of information easy to understand, and does not limit the direction of communication (one-way communication / two-way communication) unless otherwise specified.

[First Embodiment]
<Function configuration example>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the electronic receipt providing system 1 according to the first embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the electronic receipt providing system 1 of the present embodiment includes an identification information acquisition unit 110, a receipt data storage unit 120, and a control unit 130.

The identification information acquisition unit 110 acquires the identification information of an unregistered user who has not registered for use of the electronic receipt service provided by the electronic receipt providing system 1. When an unregistered user purchases a product, the identification information acquisition unit 110 accepts input of identification information that identifies the user. The receipt data storage unit 120 stores the acquired identification information of the unregistered user and the electronic receipt data generated in response to the purchase act of the product by the unregistered user in a storage area (not shown) in association with each other. After the use registration of the service of this system is completed using the identification information of the unregistered user, the control unit 130 can read the electronic receipt data stored in association with the identification information of the unregistered user on the user's terminal. To control.

Each of the above-mentioned functional processing units (identification information acquisition unit 110, receipt data storage unit 120, and control unit 130) is stored as a program module in at least one computer storage device or the like. Then, the processor mounted on the computer reads and executes these program modules, and the functions corresponding to the respective modules are realized.

<Action / effect>
In the electronic receipt providing system 1 of the present embodiment, the electronic receipt data generated in response to the purchasing action of a user (unregistered user) who has not registered to use the electronic receipt service is associated with the identification information of the user. It is stored in a predetermined storage area. The electronic receipt data of the unregistered user stored in this way can be read (can be confirmed by the user) when the user separately registers the use of the electronic receipt service. That is, according to the electronic receipt providing system 1 of the present embodiment, the unregistered user uses the user in the system before officially preparing the usage environment of the service provided by the electronic receipt providing system 1. You will be able to accumulate information.

Further, in a system that provides an electronic receipt service that electronically issues a receipt that describes the contents of payment processing of a product, a user can enjoy the service by registering to use the service. On the other hand, it takes time to register the use of the electronic receipt service, and this time and effort can be a psychological hurdle for the user. By making it possible to accumulate electronic receipt data prior to usage registration, the resistance of unregistered users to registering the use of the electronic receipt service provided by the electronic receipt providing system 1 is reduced, and the use of the service is reduced. Can also be expected to have the effect of promoting.

<Specific example>
Hereinafter, the electronic receipt providing system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described by exemplifying a more specific configuration.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a specific configuration of the electronic receipt providing system 1 according to the first embodiment. The electronic receipt providing system 1 illustrated in FIG. 2 includes a POS (Point Of Sale) terminal 20 and a server device 30. Although omitted for the sake of brevity, there may be a plurality of POS terminals 20 in the electronic receipt providing system 1.

Here, the POS terminal 20 is also an element constituting the accounting processing system of the store. Here, the accounting processing system of a store can be roughly divided into the following three types. The first is a conventional system that uses a device operated by a clerk to register the product to be settled (the product purchased by the customer) and pay the price. The second is a system in which the first device operated by the clerk registers the products to be settled and the second device operated by the customer pays the price (this is also called "semi-self type"). There is). The third is a system (sometimes called "self-style") that performs from registration of the product to be settled to payment of the price by a device operated by the customer. The POS terminal 20 illustrated in FIG. 2 is a device operated by a store clerk in the first system, and is a device operated by a customer in the second and third systems.

In the example of FIG. 2, the POS terminal 20 includes an identification information acquisition unit 110 among the functional processing units of the electronic receipt providing system 1 described above. In the example of this figure, the identification information acquisition unit 110 is included in the settlement processing unit 210 as a part of the settlement processing unit 210 that performs the settlement processing of the product price. Here, the "commodity price settlement process" includes a process of determining the contents of the receipt based on the registration result of the product to be settled and the amount of money received from the customer.

In the example of FIG. 2, the server device 30 includes a receipt data storage unit 120 and a control unit 130 among the functional processing units of the electronic receipt providing system 1 described above. Further, the server device 30 includes a database 310 for storing the electronic receipt data in association with the identification information of the unregistered user. The database 310 may be provided in another external device (not shown) that is communicably connected to the server device 30.

In the example of FIG. 2, the unregistered user registers for the use of the electronic receipt service by using his / her own identification information input to the POS terminal 20. Specifically, the unregistered user installs the application for the electronic receipt service on his / her own terminal (user terminal 40). When installing this application, the unregistered user inputs the identification information input to the POS terminal 20. When the control unit 130 acquires the identification information of the unregistered user via the application installed on the user terminal 40, the control unit 130 can read the electronic receipt data stored in association with the identification information (download to the user terminal 40). Possible). After that, for example, in response to a request from the user terminal 40, the electronic receipt data stored in the database 310 before the usage registration is downloaded to the user terminal 40.

<Hardware configuration example>
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a POS terminal 20 and a server device 30 constituting the electronic receipt providing system 1.

The POS terminal 20 has a bus 2010, a processor 2020, a memory 2030, a storage device 2040, an input / output interface 2050, and a network interface 2060.

The bus 2010 is a data transmission path for the processor 2020, the memory 2030, the storage device 2040, the input / output interface 2050, and the network interface 2060 to transmit and receive data to and from each other. However, the method of connecting the processors 2020 and the like to each other is not limited to the bus connection.

The processor 2020 is a processor realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), or the like.

The memory 2030 is a main storage device realized by a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like.

The storage device 2040 is an auxiliary storage device realized by an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), a memory card, a ROM (Read Only Memory), or the like. The storage device 2040 stores a program module that realizes the functions of the settlement processing unit 210 (including the functions of the identification information acquisition unit 110). When the processor 2020 reads these program modules into the memory 2030 and executes them, the functions of the settlement processing unit 210 (including the functions of the identification information acquisition unit 110) are realized.

The input / output interface 2050 is an interface for connecting the POS terminal 20 and peripheral devices. Although not shown, the input / output interface 2050 includes input devices such as a keyboard and mouse, output devices such as a display (touch panel display) and a speaker, a bar code scanner, an image scanner, a receipt printer, a card reader / writer, and a cashier. Various devices used for payment processing of goods such as drawers and automatic change machines are connected.

The network interface 2060 is an interface for connecting the POS terminal 20 to the network. This network is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) or a WAN (Wide Area Network). The method of connecting the network interface 2060 to the network may be a wireless connection or a wired connection. The POS terminal 20 is communicably connected to the server device 30 via the network interface 2060. The POS terminal 20 transmits the identification information of the unregistered user acquired by the identification information acquisition unit 110 and the electronic receipt data generated by the settlement processing unit 210 to the server device 30 (receipt data storage unit 120) via the network interface 2060. ) Can be sent.

Like the POS terminal 20, the server device 30 also has a bus 3010, a processor 3020, a memory 3030, a storage device 3040, an input / output interface 3050, and a network interface 3060. The storage device 3040 of the server device 30 stores a program module that realizes each function of the server device 30 (receipt data storage unit 120, control unit 130, etc.). When the processor 3020 reads and executes each of these program modules on the memory 3030, the above-mentioned functions of the receipt data storage unit 120 and the functions of the control unit 130 are realized. The database 310 may also be built on the storage device 3040. Further, the control unit 130 can acquire the identification information of the user input by the POS terminal 20 at the time of payment processing from the terminal of the unregistered user via the network interface 3060.

The configuration illustrated in FIG. 3 is merely an example, and the hardware configuration of the POS terminal 20 and the server device 30 is not limited to the example in FIG.

<Processing flow>
The flow of processing in the electronic receipt providing system 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to the figure.

<< Processing of POS terminal 20 >>
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of processing executed by the POS terminal 20 of FIG.

First, the settlement processing unit 210 executes the settlement processing of the customer's purchased product (S102). Here, the settlement processing unit 210 generates data (receipt data) indicating the contents described in the receipt based on various information input to the POS terminal 20 by the operation of the clerk or the customer. The receipt data includes information such as the type and number of purchased products, the total price of the products (tax excluded / tax included), the amount of money received from the customer, and the amount of change. The receipt data is temporarily stored in the storage area of the POS terminal 20 (for example, memory 2030).

After that, the settlement processing unit 210 accepts the input of information indicating whether or not the customer wishes to use the electronic receipt (S104). As an example, the settlement processing unit 210 displays a screen for the customer to select whether or not he / she wants to use the electronic receipt on the display for the customer connected to the POS terminal 20, and uses the electronic receipt on the screen. Accepts input operations of information indicating whether or not to request. As another example, a clerk in charge of cash register operations verbally confirms the customer's intention to use the electronic receipt, and the result (information indicating whether or not the customer wants to use the electronic receipt) is displayed on the POS terminal 20. Input may be performed using an input device. In this case, the settlement processing unit 210 can acquire information indicating whether or not the customer desires to use the electronic receipt via the input device of the POS terminal 20.

When the input to the effect that the use of the electronic receipt is not desired is received (S104: NO), the POS terminal 20 prints the receipt on the paper medium based on the receipt data stored in the memory (S110). On the other hand, when the input to the effect that the electronic receipt is desired to be used is received (S104: YES), the identification information acquisition unit 110 acquires the identification information of the user (S106).

For example, a user who has already registered to use the electronic receipt service (registered user) can easily input user identification information via a dedicated application installed on his / her terminal at the time of registration of use. As a specific example, when the application has a function of displaying a screen including a one-dimensional or two-dimensional code symbol in which the user identification information is encoded, the registered user operates the application so that the screen is displayed on the display. After that, the screen is presented to the reading unit of the POS terminal 20. The identification information acquisition unit 110 reads the code symbol displayed on the display of the user terminal and acquires the user identification information encoded in the code symbol. Further, when both the POS terminal 20 and the user's terminal support short-range wireless communication, the identification information acquisition unit 110 can perform short-range wireless communication between the POS terminal 20 and the user's terminal. The user's identification information can be acquired from the user terminal.

In addition, an unregistered user who has not registered to use the electronic receipt service can input identification information for identifying himself / herself using an input device (keyboard or touch panel) connected to the POS terminal 20. For example, the identification information acquisition unit 110 displays a screen for inputting the user's personal information on the user's display, and information for identifying an unregistered user through the screen (for example, a telephone number or an email assigned to the terminal). Accepts input of address, member number of store member, etc.). The telephone number assigned to the terminal is likely to be memorized by each user, and is preferable as user identification information of an unregistered user in that the time and effort for inputting the telephone number can be greatly reduced. Further, when both the POS terminal 20 and the user's terminal support short-range wireless communication, the identification information acquisition unit 110 can perform short-range wireless communication between the POS terminal 20 and the user's terminal, so that the identification information acquisition unit 110 can use the user. Identification information (phone number, etc.) can be obtained from the user's terminal.

Then, the POS terminal 20 transmits the receipt data (electronic receipt data) stored in the memory 2030 or the like in the process of S102 and the user identification information acquired in the process of S106 to the server device 30 (S108).

<< Processing of server device 30 >>
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of processing executed by the server device 30 of FIG.

When the receipt data storage unit 120 acquires the electronic receipt data and the user identification information transmitted from the POS terminal 20 in the process of S108, the receipt data storage unit 120 stores the electronic receipt data and the user identification information in the database 310 (S202).

Further, the control unit 130 determines whether the user identified by the user identification information acquired in the process of S202 corresponds to a registered user or an unregistered user (S204). For example, the control unit 130 refers to the list indicating the identification information of the registered user, and the user indicated by the user identification information acquired in the process of S202 corresponds to the registered user or corresponds to the unregistered user. It is possible to determine whether or not to do so. When the user identified by the user identification information is a registered user (S204: registered), the control unit 130 issues an electronic receipt based on the electronic receipt data acquired together with the user identification information (S206). The control unit 130 issues an electronic receipt as follows, for example. First, the control unit 130 generates an electronic receipt based on the electronic receipt data and predetermined layout data. Further, the control unit 130 reads out the destination information of the terminal associated with the user identification information acquired in the process of S202. The user identification information of the registered user and the destination information of the terminal are associated with each other at the time of registration of use and stored in the storage device 3040 or the like. Then, the control unit 130 transmits an electronic receipt to the terminal of the registered user by using the read destination information. The registered user can start the application installed on the terminal and check the electronic receipt transmitted (issued) from the server device 30.

On the other hand, when the user identified by the user identification information is an unregistered user (S204: unregistered), the control unit 130 does not execute the process of issuing the electronic receipt as described above.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of other processing executed by the server device 30. The flowchart shown in FIG. 6 shows the flow of processing when an unregistered user registers for use of the electronic receipt service.

First, an unregistered user registers for use of the electronic receipt service. Specifically, an unregistered user installs an application for an electronic receipt service on his / her terminal. At this time, the identification information (for example, the telephone number of the terminal) input to the POS terminal 20 is input as the information of the unregistered user. The identification information of the unregistered user is transmitted to the server device 30 and acquired by the control unit 130 (S302).

The control unit 130 determines whether or not the electronic receipt data corresponding to the identification information is stored in the database 310 by using the acquired identification information of the unregistered user (S304). When the electronic receipt data corresponding to the identification information input at the time of use registration is stored in the database 310 (S304), the control unit 130 generates an electronic receipt based on the electronic receipt data (S306). Then, the control unit 130 transmits (issues) the generated electronic receipt data to the terminal of the user who has registered the use (S308).

As described above, according to the electronic receipt providing system 1 of the present embodiment, when the user registers the use of the service, the electronic receipt regarding the user's purchasing act before the registration of the use of the electronic receipt service is performed on the terminal. It can be controlled to read to.

[Second Embodiment]
The electronic receipt providing system 1 of the present embodiment has the same configuration as that of the first embodiment except that it further includes a function of promoting the use registration of the electronic receipt providing system 1.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the electronic receipt providing system 1 in the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the electronic receipt providing system 1 of the present embodiment further includes a first transmission unit 140. When the number of electronic receipt data of the unregistered user stored in the storage area (database 310) exceeds the reference number, the first transmission unit 140 sets the terminal (user terminal 40) used by the unregistered user. In response, notification information prompting user registration is sent.

<Processing flow>
An example of the process executed by the first transmission unit 140 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of processing executed by the first transmission unit 140 of the second embodiment.

The first transmission unit 140 calculates the number of electronic receipt data stored in the database 310 for each unregistered user on a regular basis or in response to an operation by a store manager (S402). Then, the first transmission unit 140 determines whether or not there is an unregistered user having electronic receipt data equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value (reference number) based on the calculation result of S202 (S404). When there is an unregistered user having electronic receipt data equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value (reference number) (S404: YES), the first transmission unit 140 acquires the destination information of the terminal used by the unregistered user (S406). .. When the user identification information is terminal identification information such as a telephone number or an email address of the terminal, the first transmission unit 140 can use the user identification information as the destination information of the terminal. In addition, when the user identification information is a store member number or the like, the first transmission unit 140 acquires the telephone number, e-mail address, etc. obtained at the time of member registration as the destination information of the terminal based on the user identification information. can do. Then, the first transmission unit 140 uses the destination information of the terminal to output notification information prompting the user terminal 40 used by the unregistered user to register the use (S408). The first transmission unit 140 transmits an e-mail including a message prompting the user registration of the system, a pop-up notification, or the like to the user terminal 40.

In the present embodiment, when there is an unregistered user who has accumulated more than the reference number of electronic receipt data, a notification recommending the use registration of the system is transmitted to the terminal of the unregistered user. According to this embodiment, it is possible to guide an unregistered user to register the use of the system at an early stage.

[Third Embodiment]
The present embodiment further includes a function of associating the identification information of the unregistered user with information indicating the expiration date and permitting the unregistered user to access the electronic receipt data within the expiration date. Different from the form.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the electronic receipt providing system 1 according to the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 9, the electronic receipt providing system 1 of the present embodiment further includes an expiration date setting unit 150. The expiration date setting unit 150 sets the expiration date for the identification information of the unregistered user. Further, the control unit 130 of the present embodiment determines whether or not to allow the unregistered user to access the electronic receipt data based on the expiration date set for the identification information of the unregistered user. ..

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the electronic receipt providing system 1 of the present embodiment further includes a second transmission unit 160. The second transmission unit 160 calculates the remaining time until the expiration date set for the identification information of the unregistered user, and when the remaining time is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value, prompts the user to register to use the electronic receipt service. Send the information to the terminal used by the unregistered user.

<Processing flow>
An example of the processing executed by the expiration date setting unit 150, the control unit 130, and the second transmission unit 160 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.

<< Processing of expiration date setting unit 150 and control unit 130 >>
FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of processing executed by the expiration date setting unit 150 and the control unit 130 of the third embodiment.

In the determination of S204 of FIG. 5, when the user identified by the user identification information acquired from the POS terminal 20 is an unregistered user, the expiration date setting unit 150 sets the expiration date for the unregistered user. Whether or not it is further determined (S502).

When the expiration date is set for the unregistered user (S502: YES), the process of S504 described later is not executed. On the other hand, when the expiration date is not set for the unregistered user (S502: NO), the expiration date setting unit 150 sets the expiration date for the unregistered user (for example, one week after the current date). Etc.) (S504). For example, the expiration date setting unit 150 associates the user identification information input to the POS terminal 20 with the information indicating the expiration date and stores it in a storage area such as the storage device 3040. The expiration date setting unit 150 collates the user identification information stored in this way with the user identification information acquired from the POS terminal 20, so that the expiration date is set for the user identification information acquired from the POS terminal 20. It is possible to judge whether or not it is set.

After that, the control unit 130 determines whether or not to issue an electronic receipt to the unregistered user based on the expiration date set for the unregistered user (S506). When the expiration date set for the identification information of the unregistered user acquired from the POS terminal 20 has not passed (S506: YES), the control unit 130 receives the electronic receipt data together with the user identification information of the unregistered user. An electronic receipt is issued based on (S508). For example, the control unit 130 can send an e-mail with an electronic receipt to the terminal by using the telephone number of the terminal acquired as the user identification information. On the other hand, when the expiration date set for the identification information of the unregistered user acquired from the POS terminal 20 has passed (S506: NO), the control unit 130 performs the process of issuing the electronic receipt as described above. Do not execute.

As described above, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, even a user who has not registered to use the electronic receipt service can try the service for a limited time. This can be expected to have the effect of inducing the user to register for the use of the electronic receipt service.

<< Processing of the second transmitter 160 >>
FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of processing executed by the second transmission unit 160 of the third embodiment.

The second transmission unit 160 calculates the remaining time until the expiration date set for the unregistered user on a regular basis or in response to an operation by the store manager (S602). Then, the second transmission unit 160 determines whether or not there is an unregistered user whose remaining time until the expiration date is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value based on the calculation result of S502 (S604). When there is an unregistered user whose remaining time until the expiration date is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value (S604: YES), the second transmission unit 160 acquires the destination information of the terminal used by the unregistered user (S606). ). When the user identification information is terminal identification information such as a telephone number or an email address of the terminal, the second transmission unit 160 can use the user identification information as the destination information of the terminal. In addition, when the user identification information is a store member number or the like, the second transmission unit 160 acquires the telephone number, e-mail address, etc. obtained at the time of member registration as the destination information of the terminal based on the user identification information. can do. Then, the second transmission unit 160 uses the destination information of the terminal acquired in the process of S606 to output the notification information prompting the user terminal 40 to be used by the unregistered user (S608). For example, the second transmission unit 160 transmits to the user terminal 40 an e-mail or a pop-up notification including a message notifying that the number of remaining days in the trial period has decreased and prompting the user to register to use the system.

As described above, in the present embodiment, a notification recommending the unregistered user to register the use of the system according to the remaining time of the trial period of the electronic receipt service set is transmitted to the terminal of the unregistered user. As a result, unregistered users can be guided to register the use of the system at an early stage.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, the present invention should not be construed as being limited to these, and are based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art as long as they do not deviate from the gist of the present invention. Therefore, various changes and improvements can be made. The plurality of components disclosed in the embodiments can form various inventions by appropriate combinations. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment as long as the contents do not conflict with each other, or components of different embodiments may be combined as appropriate.

Further, in the plurality of flowcharts used in the above description, a plurality of steps (processes) are described in order, but the execution order of the steps executed in each embodiment is not limited to the order of description. In each embodiment, the order of the illustrated steps can be changed within a range that does not hinder the contents.

Some or all of the above embodiments may also be described, but not limited to:
1. 1.
Identification information acquisition means for acquiring identification information of unregistered users who have not registered to use the electronic receipt service,
A receipt data storage means for storing the identification information and the electronic receipt data of the unregistered user in a storage area in association with each other.
After the registration of use of the electronic receipt service using the identification information is completed, the control means for making the electronic receipt data stored in the storage area in association with the identification information readable.
Electronic receipt providing system equipped with.
2.
The identification information includes terminal identification information of a terminal used by the unregistered user.
1. 1. Electronic receipt providing system described in.
3. 3.
The terminal identification information is a telephone number of the terminal.
2. Electronic receipt providing system described in.
4.
When the number of electronic receipt data stored in the storage area exceeds the reference number, a first transmission means for transmitting information prompting registration for use of the electronic receipt service to a terminal used by the unregistered user is provided. Further prepare
1. 1. From 3. The electronic receipt providing system according to any one of the above.
5.
Further provided with an expiration date setting means for setting an expiration date for the identification information,
The control means determines whether or not to allow the unregistered user to access the electronic receipt data based on the expiration date set for the identification information.
1. 1. From 4. The electronic receipt providing system according to any one of the above.
6.
A second transmission means for transmitting information prompting registration for use of the electronic receipt service to a terminal used by the unregistered user when the remaining time until the expiration date is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value is further provided.
5. Electronic receipt providing system described in.
7.
A method of providing electronic receipts performed by at least one computer.
Obtain the identification information of unregistered users who have not registered to use the electronic receipt service,
The identification information and the electronic receipt data of the unregistered user are associated and stored in the storage area.
After the registration of use of the electronic receipt service using the identification information is completed, the electronic receipt data stored in the storage area in association with the identification information can be read out.
Electronic receipt provision method including that.
8.
The identification information includes terminal identification information of a terminal used by the unregistered user.
7. The method of providing an electronic receipt described in.
9.
The terminal identification information is a telephone number of the terminal.
8. The method of providing an electronic receipt described in.
10.
The computer
When the number of electronic receipt data stored in the storage area exceeds the reference number, information prompting registration for use of the electronic receipt service is transmitted to the terminal used by the unregistered user.
Including that 7. To 9. The method for providing an electronic receipt according to any one of the above.
11.
The computer
Set an expiration date for the identification information,
It is determined whether or not to allow the unregistered user to access the electronic receipt data based on the expiration date set for the identification information.
Including that 7. To 10. The method for providing an electronic receipt according to any one of the above.
12.
The computer
When the remaining time until the expiration date is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value, information prompting registration for use of the electronic receipt service is transmitted to the terminal used by the unregistered user.
Including that 11. The method of providing an electronic receipt described in.
13.
On at least one computer, 7. From 12. A program that executes the electronic receipt providing method described in any one of the above.

1 Electronic receipt providing system 110 Identification information acquisition unit 120 Receipt data storage unit 130 Control unit 140 First transmission unit 150 Expiration date setting unit 160 Second transmission unit 20 POS terminal 2010 Bus 2020 Processor 2030 Memory 2040 Storage device 2050 Input / output interface 2060 Network interface 210 Settlement processing unit 30 Server device 3010 Bus 3020 Processor 3030 Memory 3040 Storage device 3050 I / O interface 3060 Network interface 310 Database 40 User terminal

Claims (8)

Identification information acquisition means for acquiring identification information of unregistered users who have not registered to use the electronic receipt service,
A receipt data storage means for storing the identification information and the electronic receipt data of the unregistered user in a storage area in association with each other.
After the registration of use of the electronic receipt service using the identification information is completed, the control means for making the electronic receipt data stored in the storage area in association with the identification information readable.
Electronic receipt providing system equipped with. The identification information includes terminal identification information of a terminal used by the unregistered user.
The electronic receipt providing system according to claim 1. The terminal identification information is a telephone number of the terminal.
The electronic receipt providing system according to claim 2. When the number of electronic receipt data stored in the storage area exceeds the reference number, a first transmission means for transmitting information prompting registration for use of the electronic receipt service to a terminal used by the unregistered user is provided. Further prepare
The electronic receipt providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Further provided with an expiration date setting means for setting an expiration date for the identification information,
The control means determines whether or not to allow the unregistered user to access the electronic receipt data based on the expiration date set for the identification information.
The electronic receipt providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. A second transmission means for transmitting information prompting registration for use of the electronic receipt service to a terminal used by the unregistered user when the remaining time until the expiration date falls below a predetermined threshold value is further provided.
The electronic receipt providing system according to claim 5. A method of providing electronic receipts performed by at least one computer.
Obtain the identification information of unregistered users who have not registered to use the electronic receipt service,
The identification information and the electronic receipt data of the unregistered user are associated and stored in the storage area.
After the registration of use of the electronic receipt service using the identification information is completed, the electronic receipt data stored in the storage area in association with the identification information can be read out.
Electronic receipt provision method including that. A program that causes at least one computer to execute the electronic receipt providing method according to claim 7.

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