JP2023018348A - Server, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To easily obtain information corresponding to a receipt.SOLUTION: A server 4 can make an access to a plurality of receipt information sets defining correspondence between a code identifier for identifying a code displayed on a receipt and at least one purchase information set including a purchase target identifier for identifying a purchase target corresponding to the receipt, and a plurality of detailed purchase target information sets defining correspondence between a purchase target identifier and detailed information about a purchase target identified by the purchase target identifier. The server includes a reception unit 11 that receives a code identifier, an obtaining unit 42 that obtains at least one purchase information set including detailed information corresponding to a purchase target identifier included in purchase information corresponding to the received code identifier, and an output unit 13 that outputs at least one obtained purchase target information set.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to a server or the like that acquires information about a purchase target corresponding to a receipt.

Conventionally, paper receipts are digitized. By utilizing such electronic receipts, it becomes possible to efficiently manage information on purchase targets (see Patent Document 1, for example).

Japanese Patent No. 6813207

However, in order to use electronic receipts, it is necessary to own a terminal device for receiving electronic receipts. Therefore, when a user who does not have a terminal device for receiving an electronic receipt receives a paper receipt, in order to digitize the contents described on the receipt, the contents of the receipt must be manually input or There is a problem that the data must be input to the information processing terminal by OCR or the like, and the load for this is heavy. In addition, if you do not own a terminal device for receiving an electronic receipt at the time of receiving a receipt, and if you receive a paper receipt, even if you obtain a terminal device for receiving an electronic receipt after that, There is still a problem that the burden of digitization of received paper receipts is large.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a server or the like that can easily acquire information about a purchase target corresponding to a receipt.

To achieve the above object, a server according to one aspect of the present invention provides one or more pieces of purchase information including a code identifier that identifies a code displayed on a receipt and a purchase object identifier that identifies a purchase object corresponding to the receipt. a plurality of receipt information associated with a purchase object identifier, and a plurality of purchase object detailed information associated with detailed information on a purchase object identified by the purchase object identifier, the server receiving the code identifier a receiving unit, an acquiring unit for acquiring one or more purchase object information including detailed information corresponding to the purchase object identifier included in the purchase information associated with the received code identifier, and one or more purchases acquired and an output unit for outputting target information.

With such a configuration, by using the code displayed on the receipt, the detailed information of the purchase target corresponding to the receipt can be easily obtained, and the obtained detailed information can be provided to the user. As a result, the user is relieved of the burden of digitizing receipt information by manual input or OCR, for example. Moreover, if the detailed information includes information that is not displayed on the receipt, the user can obtain more information about the purchase target.

Further, in the server according to the aspect of the present invention, the receiving unit also receives user identification information corresponding to the user who transmitted the code identifier, and the output unit associates the received user identification information with one or more purchases. Target information is accumulated, the receiving unit also receives a transmission request including user identification information, and the output unit outputs one or more purchase target information associated with the user identification information included in the received transmission request. You may send.

With such a configuration, the purchase history can be managed for each user, and the purchase history information can be transmitted in response to a request from the user.

Further, in the server according to one aspect of the present invention, the user identification information may be information that cannot identify the user and may be information that is not linked to the user's personal information.

With such a configuration, purchase target information managed by the server can be used for analysis of purchase trends and the like.

Further, in the server according to the aspect of the present invention, the purchase information includes at least one of the price of the purchase object and the number of purchase objects, and the acquisition unit is associated with the received code identifier. Purchase target information including at least any information other than the purchase target identifier included in the purchase information may be acquired.

With such a configuration, the purchase target information includes, for example, information such as the price and quantity of the purchase target, and the purchase target information can be used to manage household account books.

Further, the receipt information management server according to one aspect of the present invention associates a code identifier that identifies a code displayed on a receipt with one or more pieces of purchase information including a purchase object identifier that identifies a purchase object corresponding to the receipt. a receipt information storage unit that stores a plurality of receipt information; a receipt information reception unit that receives receipt information and stores it in the receipt information storage unit; a transmission request reception unit that receives a transmission request including a code identifier; a transmission unit for transmitting one or more pieces of purchase information associated with the code identifier included in the transmission request.

With such a configuration, the purchase information included in the managed receipt information can be provided in response to the reception of the transmission request. By centrally managing receipt information in this way, for example, it becomes possible to provide purchase information corresponding to a code identifier to a plurality of service providers, and manage receipt information for each service provider. It becomes possible to realize management of receipt information more efficiently than in the case of

Further, an information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention acquires a reception unit that receives one or more pieces of purchase information including a purchase object identifier that identifies a purchase object, and acquires a code identifier that corresponds to the one or more pieces of the received purchase information. an acquisition unit, an output unit that outputs a receipt displaying one or more pieces of purchase information that have been accepted and codes identified by code identifiers corresponding to the one or more pieces of purchase information, and one or more pieces of purchase information that have been accepted; and a transmitter for transmitting receipt information including a code identifier corresponding to one or more pieces of purchase information.

With such a configuration, it is possible to output a receipt on which a code is displayed, and transmit receipt information including purchase information corresponding to the receipt and a code identifier for identifying the code. In this way, an environment can be prepared in which the user who received the receipt can use the code displayed on the receipt to obtain the information corresponding to the receipt.

An information processing method according to an aspect of the present invention includes a receiving unit, at least one piece of purchase information including a code identifier that identifies a code displayed on a receipt, and a purchase object identifier that identifies a purchase object corresponding to the receipt. an acquisition unit capable of accessing a plurality of pieces of purchase object detailed information that associate a plurality of receipt information that associates a purchase object identifier with detailed information on a purchase object identified by the purchase object identifier; and an output unit: A processed information processing method, comprising: a step of receiving a code identifier by a receiving unit; and detailed information corresponding to a purchase target identifier included in purchase information associated with the received code identifier by an obtaining unit. and an output unit outputting the obtained one or more purchase target information.

Further, the information processing method according to one aspect of the present invention provides a plurality of pieces of purchase information including a code identifier that identifies a code displayed on a receipt and one or more pieces of purchase information that include a purchase object identifier that identifies a purchase object corresponding to the receipt. a receipt information storage unit for storing receipt information, a receipt information reception unit, a transmission request reception unit, and a transmission unit, wherein the receipt information reception unit receives the receipt information a step of receiving and storing in a receipt information storage unit; a step of receiving a transmission request including a code identifier by a transmission request receiving unit; and sending one or more purchase information.

An information processing method according to an aspect of the present invention is an information processing method processed using a reception unit, an acquisition unit, an output unit, and a transmission unit, wherein the reception unit identifies a purchase target. a step of receiving one or more pieces of purchase information including a purchase target identifier; a step of an acquisition unit acquiring a code identifier corresponding to the one or more items of purchase information; and an output unit performing a step of acquiring one or more items of purchase information and a code identified by a code identifier corresponding to the one or more pieces of purchase information; and C. sending the receipt information including the code identifier.

According to a server or the like according to an aspect of the present invention, for example, it becomes possible to easily acquire information about a purchase target corresponding to a receipt.

Schematic diagram showing the configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing apparatus according to the same embodiment; FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a receipt information management server according to the embodiment; FIG. Block diagram showing the configuration of the server according to the same embodiment 3 is a flow chart showing the operation of the information processing apparatus according to the same embodiment; Flowchart showing the operation of the receipt information management server according to the same embodiment Flowchart showing the operation of the server according to the same embodiment A diagram showing an example of receipt information in the same embodiment A diagram showing an example of purchase target detailed information in the same embodiment A diagram showing an example of purchase target information in the same embodiment Schematic diagram showing an example of the appearance of a computer system according to the same embodiment A diagram showing an example of a configuration of a computer system according to the same embodiment.

Hereinafter, a server, a receipt information management server, an information processing apparatus, and the like according to the present invention will be described using embodiments. In the following embodiments, constituent elements and steps with the same reference numerals are the same or correspond to each other, and repetitive description may be omitted. The server, the receipt information management server, the information processing apparatus, and the like according to the present embodiment are for making it possible to easily acquire information about the purchase target corresponding to the receipt.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing system 100 according to this embodiment. An information processing system 100 according to the present embodiment includes an information processing apparatus 1, a receipt information management server 2, a detailed information management server 3, and a server 4, which are communicably connected via a wired or wireless communication line 500. , and a plurality of information processing terminals 5 . The communication line 500 may be, for example, the Internet, an intranet, a public telephone line network, or the like. Note that FIG. 1 shows a case where the information processing system 100 has one information processing device 1 , but the information processing system 100 may have a plurality of information processing devices 1 .

As shown in FIG. 2 , the information processing device 1 includes a reception unit 11 , an acquisition unit 12 , an output unit 13 and a transmission unit 14 . The information processing device 1 is a device that outputs a receipt 6 for the purchase of a purchase target, and is usually placed in a store for purchasing the purchase target. The receipt 6 may be a receipt. The information processing device 1 may be, for example, a cash register located in a store, a device connected to the cash register, a POS terminal, or the like. The purchase target may be, for example, a tangible item or an intangible item. In the latter case, the purchase target may be, for example, a service (work) such as provision of food and drink or provision of lodging. A tangible purchase target may be a product. Merchandise may be anything, such as food, daily necessities, electrical appliances, and books. In this embodiment, a case where the purchase target is a product will be mainly described.

The reception unit 11 receives one or more pieces of purchase information. The purchase information is information including a purchase target identifier that identifies the purchase target. The purchase information may be, for example, information for each purchase target. That is, different purchase information may correspond to different purchase targets. Also, the purchase information may be, for example, information for each purchase target identifier. That is, different purchase information may include different purchase target identifiers. The purchase target identifier is not particularly limited as long as it is information that can identify the purchase target. For example, it may be a JAN (Japanese Article Number) code or another purchase target identification code. When the information processing device 1 is a cash register, for example, the reception unit 11 may receive the purchase target identifier by reading a code such as a barcode displayed on the product, and a service description document (for example, , catalogs, etc.) may receive the purchase target identifier by reading a code such as a bar code. Further, when the information processing device 1 is a device connected to a cash register, for example, the reception unit 11 may receive one or more pieces of purchase information transmitted from the cash register.

The purchase information may include at least one of information other than the purchase target identifier, such as price and quantity. If the purchase information also includes a price, for example, the receiving unit 11 receives the price corresponding to the purchase target identifier read from the product or the like, which is obtained using information that associates the purchase target identifier and the price. good too. If the purchase information also includes the number of items, the number input by the clerk at the cash register or the like may be received by the reception unit 11, and the result of counting the number of received purchase object identifiers is sent to the reception unit. 11 may be accepted. In the latter case, unique processing may be performed on the received purchase target identifier. In addition, when the number is not input, the number may be set to "1".

The receiving unit 11 may receive one or more pieces of purchase information displayed on one receipt as a bundle of purchase information. For example, after the first purchase information is received, the reception unit 11 receives an input indicating that the reception of the purchase information has ended (for example, it may be an instruction to perform accounting processing). One or more pieces of purchase information received before being received may be used as a set of purchase information. The reception unit 11 may be realized by hardware or by software such as a driver for driving a device such as a code reader, and may be a purchase order including a purchase target identifier acquired by a code reader or other device. It may be implemented by a receiving unit that receives information.

Acquisition unit 12 acquires one or more pieces of purchase information received by reception unit 11, that is, a code identifier corresponding to a group of one or more pieces of purchase information. Acquisition of a code identifier may be, for example, reading a code identifier from a storage unit storing a plurality of code identifiers, generating a code identifier according to a predetermined rule, or obtaining a code identifier. It may be the receipt of the code identifier from the issuing device. In any case, it is preferable to obtain a unique code identifier for each receipt. This is so that the receipt can be uniquely identified by the code identifier.

The output unit 13 displays one or more pieces of purchase information received by the reception unit 11, that is, one or more pieces of purchase information and a code identified by a code identifier corresponding to the one or more pieces of purchase information. Print a receipt. The receipt may be a paper receipt. Therefore, the output unit 13 may be a printer that prints paper receipts. The output unit 13 may also transmit information to be printed, such as purchase information and codes, to a printer that prints paper receipts. It should be noted that, for example, when the purchase target identifier is a JAN code, the JAN code may be converted into a product name or the like and displayed on the receipt. Further, the code identified by the code identifier may be, for example, a one-dimensional code such as a bar code, a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark), or any other code. good. In this embodiment, a case where the code is a two-dimensional code will be mainly described. Also, for example, the code displayed on the receipt may be a code obtained by coding the code identifier. That is, the information obtained by reading the code displayed on the receipt may be the code identifier. Alternatively, the code identifier may be information linked to information obtained by reading the code displayed on the receipt. In the present embodiment, a case in which the coded code identifier is the code displayed on the receipt will be mainly described. The receipt output by the output unit 13 is the same as the receipt output from the conventional cash register, except that the code is displayed. Thus, for example, the receipt may also display purchase-related information, which is information related to the purchase. The purchase-related information may be, for example, information common to multiple purchase targets. The purchase-related information includes, for example, at least one of information such as the date of purchase, a store identifier that identifies the store where the purchase was made, the total amount to be purchased, the amount paid by the purchaser, and the amount of change to the purchaser. may contain. The store identifier may be, for example, a store name or a character string identifying the store. Note that, for example, when the store identifier is not the name of the store, the store identifier may be converted into the store name or the like and displayed on the receipt. The purchase-related information may be received by, for example, the receiving unit 11, or may be acquired by another configuration.

The transmitting unit 14 transmits receipt information including one or more pieces of purchase information accepted by the accepting unit 11, that is, a group of one or more pieces of purchase information and a code identifier corresponding to the one or more pieces of purchase information. The receipt information may be, for example, information for each receipt. The purchase information included in the receipt information may include, for example, the product name corresponding to the purchase target identifier. The transmitted receipt information may also include, for example, purchase-related information corresponding to the receipt on which the code identified by the code identifier included in the receipt information is displayed. The purchase-related information included in the receipt information may include, for example, the store name corresponding to the store identifier. The destination of the receipt information is a device that manages the receipt information, which is the receipt information management server 2 in this embodiment.

Note that the transmission unit 14 may perform transmission using an address held in a recording medium (not shown) as a transmission destination. Also, the transmission unit 14 may or may not include a transmission device (eg, modem, network card, etc.) for transmission. Also, the transmission unit 14 may be implemented by hardware, or may be implemented by software such as a driver for driving the transmission device.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the receipt information management server 2 includes a receipt information storage section 21 , a receipt information reception section 22 , a transmission request reception section 23 and a transmission section 24 . The receipt information management server 2 is a server for managing receipt information, receives and accumulates receipt information, and, in response to receiving a transmission request containing a code identifier, stores information associated with the code identifier. is to be sent.

The receipt information storage unit 21 stores a plurality of receipt information. The receipt information is information that associates a code identifier that identifies a code displayed on a receipt with one or more pieces of purchase information that includes a purchase object identifier that identifies a purchase object corresponding to the receipt. A purchase object corresponding to a receipt is a purchase object for which the receipt proves that money has been received. Note that the receipt information may be information that associates a code identifier, one or more items of purchase information, and purchase-related information related to a purchase by a receipt displaying a code identified by the code identifier. Also, the receipt information may be information including, for example, a code identifier, one or more pieces of purchase information, and the like. The receipt information storage unit 21 is preferably implemented by a non-volatile recording medium, but may be implemented by a volatile recording medium. The recording medium may be, for example, a semiconductor memory or a magnetic disk.

The receipt information receiving section 22 receives receipt information transmitted from the information processing apparatus 1 and accumulates the received receipt information in the receipt information storage section 21 . Note that the receipt information receiving unit 22 may or may not include a wired or wireless receiving device (eg, modem, network card, etc.) for receiving. Also, the receipt information receiving unit 22 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver for driving the receiving device.

The transmission request receiving unit 23 receives a transmission request including the code identifier. This transmission request is a transmission request for information associated with the code identifier in the receipt information, such as one or more pieces of purchase information. This transmission request may be transmitted from the server 4, for example. Note that the transmission request receiving unit 23 may or may not include a wired or wireless receiving device (eg, modem, network card, etc.) for receiving. Also, the transmission request receiving unit 23 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver for driving the receiving device.

The transmission unit 24 transmits one or more pieces of purchase information associated with the code identifier included in the transmission request received by the transmission request reception unit 23 . In the receipt information, if the code identifier is associated with one or more pieces of information other than the purchase information, for example, purchase-related information, the transmission unit 24 also transmits the purchase-related information together with the one or more pieces of purchase information. You may send. For example, the transmission unit 24 may transmit one or more items of purchase information or the like to the transmission source of the transmission request received by the transmission request reception unit 23 . The transmission unit 24 may or may not include a transmission device (eg, modem, network card, etc.) for transmission. Also, the transmission unit 24 may be implemented by hardware, or may be implemented by software such as a driver for driving the transmission device.

The detailed information management server 3 holds a plurality of pieces of purchase target detailed information. The purchase target detailed information is information that associates a purchase target identifier with detailed information on the purchase target identified by the purchase target identifier. The purchase target detailed information may be, for example, information for each purchase target. The detailed information is not particularly limited, but may include, for example, at least one of information such as the name of the product to be purchased, the type information of the purchase target, the manufacturer of the purchase target, the attributes of the purchase target, and the like. The attributes of the purchase target are not particularly limited. At least one of information such as nutrient information, allergy information, and the period from the date of manufacture to the expiration date may be included. Then, upon receiving the purchase target identifier, the detailed information management server 3 may transmit detailed information associated with the received purchase target identifier. The destination may be the source of the purchase target identifier.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the server 4 includes a receiving section 41 , an acquiring section 42 , an output section 43 and a storage section 44 . It is assumed that the server 4 can access a plurality of receipt information and a plurality of purchase target detailed information. That the server 4 can access a plurality of receipt information may be, for example, that the server 4 holds a plurality of receipt information. It may also be possible to obtain information from another server or the like. Further, the fact that the server 4 can access a plurality of pieces of purchase target detailed information may be, for example, that the server 4 holds a plurality of pieces of purchase target detailed information. , the information associated with the purchase target identifier may be acquired from another server or the like. The holding of multiple receipt information and multiple purchase target detailed information may be, for example, temporary storage of multiple receipt information and multiple purchase target detailed information acquired from another server or the like. In this embodiment, the server 4 can access the receipt information management server 2 which manages a plurality of receipt information and the detailed information management server 3 which manages a plurality of purchase target detailed information. Mainly explained.

The receiver 41 receives the code identifier. This code identifier may be transmitted from the information processing terminal 5, for example. The information processing terminal 5 may, for example, photograph the code 7 displayed on the receipt 6 and read the photographed code 7 to acquire a code identifier for identifying the code 7 and transmit the acquired code identifier to the server 4 . The transmission of this code identifier may be performed, for example, in response to the operation of the information processing terminal 5 by the user. Note that the receiving unit 41 may also receive user identification information corresponding to the user who transmitted the code identifier. In this case, the receiver 41 may receive the code identifier and the user identification information. It is preferable that the receiving unit 41 receive both the code identifier and the user identification information so that the correspondence relationship between the code identifier and the user identification information can be understood. The receiver 41 may receive both at the same time, for example. Further, for example, the receiving unit 41 may receive the code identifier after receiving user identification information and performing login using the user identification information. In this case, the user identification information used for login may be user identification information corresponding to the user who sent the code identifier.

User identification information is information corresponding to the user who transmits the code identifier. It is preferable that the user determination information is information different for each user. That is, the user determination information may be unique information for each user. Therefore, it is preferable that different user determination information correspond to different users. On the other hand, the user identification information may be information that cannot identify the user. That is, it is preferable that the user identification information is not, for example, the user's address or name. The user identification information may be, for example, randomly generated unique information or information such as a nickname determined by the user. Also, the user identification information may be information that is not linked to the user's personal information. In this way, since the user identification information is information that cannot identify the user and is information that is not linked to the user's personal information, the purchase target information described later is not personal information. It can be used freely for analysis of purchasing trends. A password for authentication may be received together with the user identification information. When a password is also received, for example, when the user identification information and password are received for the first time, the user identification information and password are stored in association with each other, and when the user identification information and password are received after that, , authentication using a password may be performed. In the authentication, if it is judged to be legitimate, processing according to the received information (for example, processing such as accumulation of purchase target information and transmission of purchase target information) is performed. If it is determined that there is no such information, the processing according to the received information may not be performed.

The receiving unit 41 may also receive a transmission request including user identification information, for example. This transmission request is a transmission request for one or more pieces of purchase target information. This transmission request may be transmitted from the information processing terminal 5, for example. The user identification information included in the transmission request may be user identification information corresponding to the user operating the information processing terminal 5 used to transmit the transmission request. Note that the transmission request may include a password for authentication together with the user identification information.

Note that the receiving unit 41 may or may not include a wired or wireless receiving device (eg, modem, network card, etc.) for receiving. Also, the receiving unit 41 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver for driving the receiving device.

The acquisition unit 42 acquires one or more pieces of purchase target information including detailed information corresponding to the purchase target identifier included in the purchase information associated with the code identifier received by the reception unit 41 . The purchase target information may be, for example, information for each purchase target. Further, the purchase target information may be information for each purchase target identifier, for example. That is, different purchase target information may include detailed information corresponding to different purchase target identifiers. For example, the acquisition unit 42 transmits the received code identifier to the receipt information management server 2, and in response to the transmission, receives one or more items of purchase information associated with the code identifier from the receipt information management server 2. By doing so, one or more purchase target identifiers included in the one or more purchase information may be identified. In addition, in the receipt information managed by the receipt information management server 2, if purchase-related information is associated with the code identifier, the acquisition unit 42 may also receive the purchase-related information. In addition, the acquiring unit 42 transmits the identified one or more purchase target identifiers to the detailed information management server 3, and in response to the transmission, the detailed information management server 3 associates the one or more purchase target identifiers with each other. You may receive one or more detailed information about It is assumed that the purchase target information includes detailed information corresponding to one purchase target identifier. Further, the acquiring unit 42 may acquire purchase target information including, for example, a purchase target identifier included in the purchase information associated with the received code identifier. In addition, for example, when the purchase information includes information other than the purchase target identifier, the acquisition unit 42 acquires at least one of the purchase target identifiers other than the purchase target identifier included in the purchase information associated with the received code identifier. Purchasing target information that also includes information may be obtained. Specifically, when the purchase information includes at least one of the price of the purchase target and the number of purchase targets, the acquisition unit 42 determines whether the purchase information included in the purchase information associated with the received code identifier is Purchase target information including at least any information other than the purchase target identifier may be acquired. In this case, for example, the purchase target information may include both the price and quantity. In addition, for example, when the purchase-related information associated with the received code identifier is also acquired, the acquisition unit 42 acquires purchase target information including at least one of the information included in the purchase-related information. You may

The output unit 43 outputs one or more pieces of purchase target information acquired by the acquisition unit 42 . This output may be, for example, accumulation in the storage unit 44, transmission of the code identifier to the transmission source, or other output. For example, when user identification information is also received, the output unit 43 may accumulate one or more items of purchase target information in the storage unit 44 in association with the received user identification information. When accumulating one or more items of purchase target information in the storage unit 44, the output unit 43 may, for example, transmit the one or more items of purchase target information to be stored to the source of the code identifier. Thus, the output unit 43 may perform two or more outputs such as storage and transmission, for example. Further, when a transmission request including user identification information is received, the output unit 43 stores one or more purchases associated with the user identification information included in the received transmission request in the storage unit 44, for example. The target information may be read and transmitted. This destination may be, for example, the source of the transmission request. When one or more pieces of purchase target information are transmitted to the user's information processing terminal 5, for example, the purchase target information may include a character string that the user cannot understand (for example, a purchase target identifier that is not the name of the purchase target, or a purchase target identifier that is not the name of the store). store identifier, etc.), at least one of these character strings may be converted into content that the user can understand (for example, the name of the purchase target, the name of the store, etc.) and transmitted. Note that such conversion may be performed, for example, in the device that received the purchase target information.

Note that the output unit 43 may or may not include a device (for example, a communication device) that performs output. Also, the output unit 43 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver for driving those devices.

The storage unit 44 stores one or more items of purchase target information in association with the user identification information. The one or more purchase target information corresponding to the user determination information is one or more purchase target information respectively corresponding to one or more purchase target purchased by the user corresponding to the user determination information. The storage unit 44 is preferably implemented by a non-volatile recording medium, but may be implemented by a volatile recording medium. The recording medium may be, for example, a semiconductor memory or a magnetic disk.

The information processing terminal 5 is a terminal used by the user who received the paper medium receipt 6, and may be, for example, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, a personal computer, or the like. The information processing terminal 5 may have, for example, a camera for photographing the code 7 displayed on the receipt 6, and may be connected to a camera for photographing the code 7. FIG. The information processing terminal 5 may or may not be, for example, a portable terminal. In the latter case, the information processing terminal 5 may be, for example, a desktop personal computer.

As described above, the user of the information processing terminal 5 photographs the code 7 on the receipt 6 with the information processing terminal 5 or a camera connected to the information processing terminal 5 . Then, the user operates the information processing terminal 5 to transmit the code identifier for identifying the photographed code 7 and the user identification information corresponding to the user from the information processing terminal 5 to the server 4. One or more items of purchase target information corresponding to the code identifier may be received, and the transmitted one or more items of purchase target information may be registered in the server 4 in association with the transmitted user identification information. Further, when the user wants to acquire purchase target information of a purchase target purchased in the past, the user operates the information processing terminal 5 to transmit a transmission request including user identification information corresponding to the user to the server 4. You may let Then, the information processing terminal 5 may receive one or more items of purchase target information corresponding to the user identification information in response to the transmission, and present the information to the user. When the user identification information is transmitted to the server 4, the password may also be transmitted together with the user identification information. Note that the user identification information and password may be stored in the information processing terminal 5 in advance.

Next, the operation of the information processing device 1 will be described using the flowchart of FIG.
(Step S101) The reception unit 11 determines whether purchase information has been received. Then, if the purchase information has been received, the process proceeds to step S102, and if not, the process proceeds to step S103.

(Step S102) The reception unit 11 temporarily stores the received purchase information in a recording medium (not shown). Then, the process returns to step S101.

(Step S103) The reception unit 11 determines whether or not it has received an input indicating that the reception of purchase information has ended. If an input indicating that the purchase information has been received has been received, the process proceeds to step S104, and if not, the process returns to step S101. Note that the input indicating that the reception of purchase information has been completed may be, for example, an input indicating that accounting processing is to be performed.

(Step S104) The acquisition unit 12 acquires a code identifier.

(Step S105) The output unit 13 displays the code identified by the code identifier acquired in step S104, and at least one piece of purchase information received until the input indicating that the reception of purchase information has ended is received. Print a receipt displaying each piece of information contained in the . Note that the purchase target identifier included in the purchase information may be converted to the name of the purchase target and output. A receipt may also be output that also displays purchase-related information, including date, total amount, store identifier, and the like.

(Step S106) The transmission unit 14 transmits receipt information including the code identifier acquired in step S104 and one or more pieces of purchase information accepted until an input indicating that acceptance of purchase information has been completed is accepted. . Purchase-related information may also be included in the receipt information. Also, for example, after the receipt information is transmitted, one or more items of purchase information that have been temporarily stored until an input indicating that the reception of purchase information has been completed may be deleted. Then, the process returns to step S101.

The order of processing in the flowchart of FIG. 5 is an example, and the order of each step may be changed as long as the same result can be obtained. In addition, in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the processing ends when the power is turned off or an interrupt for processing end occurs.

Next, the operation of the receipt information management server 2 will be explained using the flowchart of FIG.
(Step S201) The receipt information receiving section 22 determines whether receipt information has been received. If the receipt information has been received, the process proceeds to step S202; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S203.

(Step S<b>202 ) The receipt information receiving section 22 accumulates the received receipt information in the receipt information storage section 21 . Then, the process returns to step S201.

(Step S203) The transmission request receiver 23 determines whether or not a transmission request has been received. If a transmission request has been received, the process proceeds to step S204; otherwise, the process returns to step S201.

(Step S204) The transmission unit 24 reads the purchase information corresponding to the code identifier included in the received transmission request from the receipt information storage unit 21. FIG. If information other than purchase information, such as purchase-related information, is also associated with the code identifier in the receipt information storage unit 21, the transmission unit 24 may read that information as well.

(Step S205) The transmission section 24 transmits the information read from the receipt information storage section 21 in step S204. This destination may be, for example, the source of the transmission request. Then, the process returns to step S201.

The order of processing in the flowchart of FIG. 6 is an example, and the order of each step may be changed as long as the same result can be obtained. In addition, in the flowchart of FIG. 6, the processing ends when the power is turned off or an interrupt for processing end occurs.

Next, the operation of the server 4 will be explained using the flowchart of FIG.
(Step S301) The receiving unit 41 determines whether or not the code identifier and the user identification information have been received. If the code identifier or the like has been received, the process proceeds to step S302; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S305. Note that the receiving unit 41 may also receive the password. If the receiver 41 also receives a password, authentication using the password may be performed. Then, if the authentication is determined to be valid, the process may proceed to step S302, and if not, the process may proceed to step S305.

(Step S302) The acquisition unit 42 acquires purchase information associated with the code identifier received in step S301. Specifically, the acquisition unit 42 may transmit the received code identifier to the receipt information management server 2 and receive one or more items of purchase information associated with the code identifier. If information other than purchase information, such as purchase-related information, is also associated with the code identifier, the obtaining unit 42 also obtains information other than the purchase information associated with the received code identifier. You may

(Step S303) The acquisition unit 42 acquires detailed information associated with the purchase target identifier included in the acquired purchase information. Specifically, the acquisition unit 42 may transmit the purchase target identifier to the detailed information management server 3 and receive the detailed information associated with the purchase target identifier. Note that when two or more pieces of purchase information are acquired in step S302, the acquiring unit 42 may acquire detailed information for each of the two or more purchase target identifiers included in the two or more pieces of purchase information. . If the purchase target information includes only detailed information, acquisition of this detailed information is acquisition of the purchase target information. On the other hand, if the purchase target information includes information other than the detailed information, the acquisition unit 42 may acquire the purchase target information including the detailed information and the information other than the detailed information. Acquisition of this purchase target information may be generation of purchase target information. In addition, when acquiring two or more pieces of detailed information, the acquiring unit 42 acquires two or more pieces of purchase target information each including two or more pieces of detailed information. That is, it is assumed that one item of purchase target information includes one item of detailed information. The purchase target information may include, for example, one or more pieces of information included in the purchase information, or may include one or more pieces of information included in the purchase related information. In this case, for example, one or more pieces of information included in purchase information including a purchase target identifier and detailed information associated with the purchase target identifier are included in the same purchase target information.

(Step S304) The output unit 43 outputs the purchase target information acquired in step S303. Then, the process returns to step S301. For example, the output unit 43 may transmit the purchase target information to the source of the code identifier, and store the purchase target information in the storage unit 44 in association with the received user identification information. Note that when two or more items of purchase target information are acquired, the output unit 43 outputs each of the two or more items of purchase target information.

(Step S305) The receiving unit 41 determines whether or not a transmission request including user identification information has been received. If a transmission request has been received, the process proceeds to step S306; otherwise, the process returns to step S301. Note that the receiving unit 41 may receive a transmission request including a password. If a password is also included in the transmission request, authentication using the password may be performed. Then, if the authentication is determined to be valid, the process proceeds to step S306, and if not, the process may return to step S301.

(Step S306) The output unit 43 reads, from the storage unit 44, purchase target information associated with the user identification information included in the transmission request received in step S305. If there are two or more items of purchase target information associated with the user identification information, the output unit 43 may read each of the two or more items of purchase target information.

(Step S307) The output unit 43 transmits the one or more pieces of purchase target information read out in step S306 to the transmission source of the transmission request. Then, the process returns to step S301.

The order of processing in the flowchart of FIG. 7 is an example, and the order of each step may be changed as long as the same result can be obtained. In addition, in the flowchart of FIG. 7, the processing ends when the power is turned off or an interrupt for processing end occurs.

Next, the operation of the information processing system 100 according to this embodiment will be described using a specific example.
The user corresponding to the user identification information "U001" (hereinafter also referred to as "user U001") is the store identified by the store identifier "R001" and is identified by the purchase target identifier "G001". , two purchase objects identified by the purchase object identifier "G002", and one purchase object identified by the purchase object identifier "G003". Then, during the purchase procedure, the information processing device 1, which is a cash register, acquires and temporarily stores purchase information including a purchase target identifier, quantity, and price for each purchase target ( Steps S101, S102). In addition, when the store clerk operating the information processing apparatus 1, which is a cash register, inputs that the transaction is to be processed, the code identifier "C001" is acquired accordingly (steps S103 and S104). Further, in the information processing device 1, the total amount may be acquired in the accounting process. Then, a receipt 6 displaying the code 7 identified by the obtained code identifier, the purchase information temporarily stored up to that point, and the purchase-related information including the total amount, store identifier, and date is output. (step S105). This receipt 6 is handed over to the user U001. As described above, the purchase target identifier, the store identifier, and the like may be appropriately converted into a character string (for example, product name, store name, etc.) that can be understood by the user and displayed. Also, the store identifier may be read from a recording medium in which store identifiers are stored in advance, for example. Also, the date may be acquired from, for example, a calendar section (not shown). Further, the transmission unit 24 transmits receipt information including the code identifier, purchase information, and purchase-related information to the receipt information management server 2 (step S106).

The receipt information transmitted from the information processing apparatus 1 is received by the receipt information receiving section 22 of the receipt information management server 2 and stored in the receipt information storage section 21 (steps S201 and S202). It should be noted that the information processing apparatus 1 repeats transmission of the receipt information to the receipt information management server 2 every time the purchase process is performed by the user. The same applies to other information processing apparatuses 1 as well. In this manner, the receipt information storage unit 21 of the receipt information management server 2 stores a plurality of pieces of receipt information. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a plurality of receipt information stored in this way. In FIG. 8, each receipt information includes a code identifier, purchase-related information, and purchase information. The purchase-related information is information common to one or more pieces of purchase information, and includes a date indicating the date of purchase, a shop identifier for identifying the shop where the purchase was made, and the total amount of purchase. I'm in. Also, the purchase information includes a purchase target identifier, quantity, and price. The price may be, for example, the price per piece to be purchased, or may be the result of multiplying the price for one piece to be purchased by the number of pieces.

Further, in this specific example, it is assumed that the detailed information management server 3 stores a plurality of pieces of purchase target detailed information shown in FIG. In FIG. 9, the purchase target detailed information includes a purchase target identifier and detailed information. The detailed information includes the product name, which is the name of the product (to be purchased), the type-specific name indicating the type of product, and the manufacturer of the product.

After that, it is assumed that the user U001 operates the information processing terminal 5 to photograph the code 7 displayed on the received receipt 6 and causes the server 4 to transmit the code identifier for identifying the code 7. . Then, the information processing terminal 5 transmits the code identifier “C001” and the user identification information “U001” of the user U001 stored in the information processing terminal 5 to the server 4 .

The code identifier and user identification information transmitted from the information processing terminal 5 are received by the receiver 41 of the server 4 (step S301). Then, the code identifier is passed to the acquisition unit 42 , and the user identification information and the address of the transmission source of the code identifier are passed to the output unit 43 . Upon receiving the code identifier, the acquisition unit 42 transmits a transmission request including the code identifier to the receipt information management server 2 .

The transmission request transmitted from the server 4 is received by the transmission request reception section 23 of the receipt information management server 2, and the code identifier "C001" included in the transmission request and the transmission source address of the transmission request are transmitted to the transmission section 24. (step S203). Upon receiving the code identifier and the address, the transmission unit 24 reads the purchase-related information associated with the code identifier "C001" and the three pieces of purchase information from the receipt information storage unit 21, and sends the transmission request reception unit. 23 to the address received from 23 (steps S204 and S205).

The purchase-related information and the three items of purchase information transmitted from the receipt information management server 2 are received by the acquisition unit 42 of the server 4 (step S302). Then, the acquisition unit 42 acquires the purchase target identifiers “G001”, “G002” and “G003” from the three pieces of purchase information, and transmits these purchase target identifiers to the detailed information management server 3 .

The three purchase target identifiers transmitted from the server 4 are received by the detailed information management server 3 . Then, in the purchase object detailed information, three pieces of detailed information associated with the three purchase object identifiers are obtained and transmitted to the server 4 . The detailed information is preferably transmitted so that the correspondence between each detailed information and each purchase target identifier can be understood. For example, the detailed information corresponding to each purchase target identifier may be transmitted in the order of the purchase target identifiers included in the transmission request, or the purchase target identifier and the detailed information may be linked and transmitted.

The three pieces of detailed information transmitted from the detailed information management server 3 are received by the acquisition unit 42 of the server 4 (step S303). Then, the acquisition unit 42 acquires purchase target information for each purchase target identifier. Specifically, the purchase target identifier "G001", the number "1" and the price included in the purchase information including the purchase target identifier, and the purchase related information associated with the purchase target identifier The purchase target information including the date "2021/7/15", the store identifier "R001", and the detailed information associated with the purchase target identifier is acquired. Purchase target information is similarly obtained for the purchase target identifiers “G002” and “G003”. Then, the three items of purchase target information are passed to the output unit 43 .

Upon receiving the three items of purchase target information, the output unit 43 transmits the three items of purchase target information to the received address. Further, the output unit 43 associates the three pieces of purchase target information with the received user identification information and accumulates them in the storage unit 44 (step S304). In this way, the user U001 can receive the information about the purchase target corresponding to the receipt 6 at the information processing terminal 5. For example, by importing the received information into a household account book application or the like, the user U001 can automatically Entries can be made in the ledger. In addition, for example, when food is purchased, inventory management of the purchased food can be performed. In addition, the user U001 can manage the information on the purchase target purchased by the user U001 on the server 4. FIG.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of purchase target information stored in the storage unit 44 of the server 4. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the storage unit 44 stores user identification information and purchase target information in association with each other. The purchase target information includes a purchase target identifier for identifying the purchase target, the number, the price, the purchase date, the shop identifier for identifying the shop where the purchase was made, and detailed information. The detailed information includes the product name, type name, and manufacturer.

After that, assume that the user U001 wants to obtain information on purchase targets purchased in the past. Then, the user U001 operates the information processing terminal 5 to execute a process of transmitting a transmission request for detailed information including the user identification information “U001” to the server 4 .

The transmission request transmitted from the information processing terminal 5 is received by the receiving section 41 of the server 4 (step S305). Then, the user identification information “U001” included in the transmission request, the address of the transmission source of the transmission request, and the fact that the transmission request has been received are passed to the output unit 43 . Upon receiving the user identification information and the like, the output unit 43 reads out one or more purchase target information associated with the user identification information "U001" stored in the storage unit 44, and reads the one or more purchase target information. is sent to the received address (steps S306 and S307).

The purchase target information transmitted from the server 4 is received by the information processing terminal 5 . In this way, the user can acquire purchase target information corresponding to purchase targets purchased by the user in the past. The received information may, for example, be displayed on a display, or may be used in a predetermined application or the like.

As described above, according to the server 4 of the present embodiment, by using the code displayed on the paper receipt, purchase target information corresponding to the purchase target corresponding to the receipt can be easily obtained. , the purchase target information can be provided to the user. Therefore, the user does not have to input the information displayed on the receipt into the information processing terminal by manual input or OCR, thereby reducing the user's load. Also, for example, if the detailed information includes information other than the information displayed on the receipt, the user can also acquire more detailed information than the receipt. In addition, the same paper receipt can be handed to both users who have the information processing terminal 5 for reading the code and to users who do not. It will be good. Further, for example, when receiving a receipt, even a user who does not have the information processing terminal 5 for reading the code can install an application for reading the code on the information processing terminal 5 afterward. can acquire information corresponding to the receipt. In this way, by using the code displayed on the paper receipt, the user's convenience can be improved. In addition, in the server 4, the purchase target information is stored in association with the user identification information, and the user identification information is information that cannot identify the user and is information that is not linked to the user's personal information. Therefore, the purchase target information does not have to be treated as personal information, and the purchase target information is used for various analyzes such as analysis of purchasing trends, and learning data (teacher data).

Further, according to the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to output a receipt displaying a code identified by a code identifier, and to output receipt information including the code identifier and information corresponding to the receipt. It can be transmitted to the receipt information management server 2 . Therefore, information associated with the code displayed on the paper receipt can be acquired from the receipt information management server 2 .

Further, according to the receipt information management server 2 of the present embodiment, it is possible to hold the receipt information and provide the information associated with the code identifier in the receipt information in response to the reception of the transmission request. Therefore, it becomes possible to provide information corresponding to the receipt on which the code identified by the code identifier is displayed to the terminal that transmitted the code identifier. In this embodiment, only the case where the receipt information management server 2 transmits the purchase information and the like to the server 4 that transmitted the code identifier has been described, but this need not be the case. The receipt information management server 2 stores information associated with code identifiers transmitted from a server for discounting a plurality of purchase targets, a server for issuing coupons, etc. may be provided to Thus, the information on the receipt may be used for various purposes. In such a case, by centrally managing the receipt information in the receipt information management server 2, for example, purchase information corresponding to the code identifier can be provided to a plurality of service providers. This makes it possible to manage receipt information more efficiently than in the case of managing receipt information for each service provider.

In this embodiment, the case where a plurality of pieces of receipt information are managed by the receipt information management server 2 has been mainly described, but this does not have to be the case. A plurality of pieces of receipt information may be stored in the server 4 . In this case, the information processing system 100 may not have the receipt information management server 2 . Receipt information may also be transmitted from the information processing device 1 to the server 4 .

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where a plurality of pieces of purchase target detailed information are managed by the detailed information management server 3 has been mainly described, but this does not have to be the case. A plurality of purchase target detailed information may be stored in the server 4 . In this case, the information processing system 100 may not have the detailed information management server 3 .

Further, in the present embodiment, for example, when the purchase target identifier is a JAN code, the JAN code may be a source marking JAN or an in-store marking JAN. The purchase target identifier, which is the source marking JAN, is unique information for each purchase target. On the other hand, if the purchase target identifier is the in-store marking JAN, the purchase target identified by the purchase target identifier differs for each trader. Therefore, for example, in the purchase target detailed information, detailed information may be associated with the vendor identifier and the purchase target identifier. In this case, for example, the code identifier may include the vendor identifier. For example, the upper N bits of the code identifier may be the vendor identifier. N is usually an integer of 2 or more. Then, when acquiring the detailed information, the server 4 may acquire the detailed information associated with the vendor identifier and the purchase target identifier. Also, the in-store marking JAN may include a price. In this case, the price may be obtained from the in-store marking JAN. Further, for purchase targets to which the in-store marking JAN is attached, for example, information including the vendor identifier and the in-store marking JAN may be used as the purchase target identifier. In this case, the reception of the purchase target identifier by the reception unit 11 of the information processing device 1 may be, for example, reception of the in-store marking JAN and reading of the trader identifier from the recording medium. Note that the vendor identifier may be, for example, a retail company identifier.

Further, in the present embodiment, the user identification information may be associated with user attributes. For example, the attribute may be gender, age, postal code, etc., and may be information that cannot identify an individual.

Further, in the present embodiment, the purchase target information stored in the server 4 may be changed by the user as appropriate. For example, with regard to a purchase target discarded or consumed by the user, the user may be allowed to add information to that effect to the purchase target information managed by the server 4 . Further, for example, for a purchase target discarded or consumed by the user, the user may be allowed to delete purchase target information corresponding to the purchase target from the server 4 .

Further, in the present embodiment, the server 4 has mainly described the case where the purchase target information is accumulated in association with the user identification information, but this does not have to be the case. The server 4 may not store the user identification information and the purchase target information in association with each other. In this case, the server 4 may acquire detailed information or the like corresponding to the code identifier and transmit it to the information processing terminal 5 which is the source of the code identifier.

Also, in the present embodiment, the case where the user identification information is information that cannot identify the user and is information that is not linked to personal information has been mainly described, but this need not be the case. The user identification information may be information similar to the user identifier, or may be information linked to personal information.

Further, in the above embodiments, each process or function may be implemented by centralized processing by a single device or single system, or may be implemented by distributed processing by multiple devices or multiple systems. It may be realized by

Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the information is passed between the components, for example, when the two components that exchange the information are physically different, one of the components output of information and reception of information by the other component, or one component if the two components that pass the information are physically the same from the phase of processing corresponding to the other component to the phase of processing corresponding to the other component.

In the above embodiments, information related to processing executed by each component, for example, information received, acquired, selected, generated, transmitted, or received by each component Also, information such as thresholds, formulas, addresses, etc. used by each component in processing may be stored temporarily or for a long period of time in a recording medium (not shown), even if not specified in the above description. Further, each component or an accumulation section (not shown) may accumulate information in the recording medium (not shown). Further, each component or a reading unit (not shown) may read information from the recording medium (not shown).

Further, in the above embodiment, if the information used in each component etc., for example, information such as thresholds, addresses and various set values used in processing by each component may be changed by the user, the above The user may or may not be able to change such information as appropriate, even if not explicitly stated in the description. If the information can be changed by the user, the change is realized by, for example, a reception unit (not shown) that receives a change instruction from the user and a change unit (not shown) that changes the information according to the change instruction. may The reception of the change instruction by the reception unit (not shown) may be, for example, reception from an input device, reception of information transmitted via a communication line, or reception of information read from a predetermined recording medium. .

Further, in the above embodiment, when two or more components included in the information processing device 1, the receipt information management server 2, and the server 4 have communication devices, input devices, etc., the two or more components physically It may have a single device, or it may have separate devices.

Further, in the above embodiments, each component may be configured by dedicated hardware, or components that can be realized by software may be realized by executing a program. For example, each component can be realized by reading and executing a software program recorded in a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory by a program execution unit such as a CPU. During the execution, the program execution unit may execute the program while accessing the storage unit or recording medium. The software that implements the information processing apparatus 1 in the above embodiment is the following program. In other words, the program comprises a computer, a receiving unit for receiving one or more pieces of purchase information including a purchase object identifier that identifies a purchase object, an acquisition unit for acquiring a code identifier corresponding to the one or more items of purchase information that have been received, an output unit for outputting a receipt displaying one or more purchase information and a code identified by a code identifier corresponding to the one or more purchase information; It is for functioning as a transmitting section for transmitting receipt information including a corresponding code identifier.

Further, the software that realizes the receipt information management server 2 in the above embodiment is the following program. That is, the program stores a plurality of receipt information that associates a code identifier that identifies a code displayed on a receipt with one or more pieces of purchase information including a purchase object identifier that identifies a purchase object corresponding to the receipt. A computer capable of accessing a receipt information storage unit comprises a receipt information reception unit that receives receipt information and stores it in the receipt information storage unit, a transmission request reception unit that receives a transmission request including a code identifier, and a transmission request that is included in the received transmission request. It functions as a transmission unit that transmits one or more pieces of purchase information associated with the code identifier that is provided.

Also, the software that implements the server 4 in the above embodiment is the following program. That is, the program includes a plurality of receipt information that associates a code identifier that identifies a code displayed on a receipt with one or more pieces of purchase information including a purchase target identifier that identifies a purchase target corresponding to the receipt; A receiving unit for receiving a code identifier, a computer capable of accessing a plurality of pieces of purchase object detailed information that associates an object identifier with detailed information on a purchase object identified by the purchase object identifier, and associated with the received code identifier functioning as an acquisition unit for acquiring one or more purchase target information including detailed information corresponding to the purchase target identifier included in the purchase information received, and an output unit for outputting the acquired one or more purchase target information .

In the program, the functions realized by the program do not include functions that can be realized only by hardware. For example, the acquisition unit that acquires information, the reception unit that receives information, the reception unit that accepts information, the transmission unit that transmits information, and the output unit that outputs information can only be realized by hardware such as modems and interface cards. The function is at least not included in the functions realized by the program.

Also, this program may be executed by being downloaded from a server or the like, and the program recorded on a predetermined recording medium (for example, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM, a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, etc.) may be read. may be performed by Also, this program may be used as a program constituting a program product.

Also, the number of computers executing this program may be singular or plural. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the appearance of a computer that implements the information processing apparatus 1, the receipt information management server 2, and the server 4 according to the above embodiment by executing the above program. The above embodiments can be implemented by computer hardware and computer programs executed thereon.

In FIG. 11, computer system 900 comprises computer 901 including CD-ROM drive 905 , keyboard 902 , mouse 903 and monitor 904 .

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing the internal configuration of the computer system 900. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 12, a computer 901 includes a CD-ROM drive 905, an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) 911, a ROM 912 for storing programs such as a boot-up program, and a ROM 912 for storing programs such as a boot-up program. A RAM 913 for temporarily storing and providing a temporary storage space, a hard disk 914 for storing application programs, system programs and data, and a bus 915 for interconnecting the MPU 911, ROM 912 and the like are provided. Note that the computer 901 may include a network card (not shown) that provides connection to a LAN, WAN, or the like.

A program that causes computer system 900 to execute the functions of information processing apparatus 1, receipt information management server 2, and server 4 according to the above embodiment is stored in CD-ROM 921, inserted into CD-ROM drive 905, and hard disk 914 installed. may be transferred to Alternatively, the program may be transmitted to computer 901 via a network (not shown) and stored in hard disk 914 . Programs are loaded into RAM 913 during execution. The program may be loaded directly from the CD-ROM 921 or network. Also, the program may be read into the computer system 900 via another recording medium (eg, DVD, etc.) instead of the CD-ROM 921 .

The program does not necessarily include an operating system (OS) that causes the computer 901 to execute the functions of the information processing apparatus 1, the receipt information management server 2, and the server 4 according to the above embodiments, or a third party program. . A program may contain only those portions of instructions that call the appropriate functions or modules in a controlled manner to produce the desired result. How the computer system 900 operates is well known and will not be described in detail.

Moreover, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and that various modifications are possible and are also included within the scope of the present invention.

1 information processing device 2 receipt information management server 3 detailed information management server 4 server 5 information processing terminal 6 receipt 7 code 11 reception unit 12, 42 acquisition unit 13, 43 output unit 14, 24 transmission unit 21 receipt information storage unit 22 receipt information Receiver 23 Transmission request receiver 41 Receiver 44 Storage

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a plurality of receipt information that associates a code identifier identifying a code displayed on a receipt with one or more pieces of purchase information including a purchase target identifier identifying a purchase target corresponding to the receipt;
A server accessible to a plurality of purchase target detailed information that associates a purchase target identifier with detailed information on a purchase target identified by the purchase target identifier,
a receiver for receiving a code identifier;
an acquisition unit for acquiring one or more pieces of purchase target information including detailed information corresponding to the purchase target identifier included in the purchase information associated with the received code identifier;
and an output unit that outputs the acquired purchase target information. The receiving unit also receives user identification information corresponding to the user who transmitted the code identifier,
The output unit accumulates the one or more purchase target information in association with the received user identification information,
The receiving unit also receives a transmission request including user identification information,
2. The server according to claim 1, wherein said output unit transmits one or more pieces of purchase target information associated with user identification information included in the received transmission request. 3. The server according to claim 2, wherein the user identification information is information that cannot identify a user and is information that is not linked to personal information of the user. The purchase information also includes at least one of the price of the purchase target and the number of purchase targets,
4. The acquisition unit acquires purchase target information including at least any information other than the purchase target identifier included in the purchase information associated with the received code identifier. or the server described. a receipt information storage unit storing a plurality of pieces of receipt information associating a code identifier for identifying a code displayed on a receipt with one or more pieces of purchase information including a purchase target identifier for identifying a purchase target corresponding to the receipt; ,
a receipt information receiving unit that receives receipt information and stores it in the receipt information storage unit;
a transmission request receiver for receiving a transmission request including a code identifier;
A receipt information management server, comprising: a transmission unit for transmitting one or more pieces of purchase information associated with a code identifier included in a received transmission request. a reception unit that receives one or more pieces of purchase information including a purchase target identifier that identifies a purchase target;
an acquisition unit that acquires a code identifier corresponding to one or more purchase information items that have been accepted;
an output unit for outputting a receipt displaying the received one or more purchase information and a code identified by a code identifier corresponding to the one or more purchase information;
An information processing apparatus, comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit receipt information including one or more purchase information items received and a code identifier corresponding to the one or more purchase information items. A plurality of pieces of receipt information that associate a receiving unit with one or more pieces of purchase information including a code identifier that identifies a code displayed on a receipt and a purchase object identifier that identifies a purchase object corresponding to the receipt, and a purchase object An information processing method for processing using an acquisition unit capable of accessing a plurality of pieces of purchase target detailed information that associate an identifier with detailed information on a purchase target identified by the purchase target identifier, and an output unit, comprising:
the receiver receiving a code identifier;
a step in which the acquiring unit acquires one or more pieces of purchase target information including detailed information corresponding to the purchase target identifier included in the purchase information associated with the received code identifier;
An information processing method, comprising: outputting the acquired one or more pieces of purchase target information by the output unit. a receipt information storage unit storing a plurality of pieces of receipt information associating a code identifier for identifying a code displayed on a receipt with one or more pieces of purchase information including a purchase target identifier for identifying a purchase target corresponding to the receipt; , a receipt information receiving unit, a transmission request receiving unit, and an information processing method processed using a transmitting unit,
a step in which the receipt information receiving unit receives receipt information and stores it in the receipt information storage unit;
receiving, by the transmission request receiver, a transmission request including a code identifier;
An information processing method, comprising: transmitting one or more pieces of purchase information associated with the code identifier included in the received transmission request. An information processing method processed using a reception unit, an acquisition unit, an output unit, and a transmission unit,
a step in which the receiving unit receives one or more pieces of purchase information including a purchase target identifier that identifies the purchase target;
obtaining a code identifier corresponding to one or more items of purchase information received by the obtaining unit;
the output unit outputting a receipt displaying the received one or more purchase information and a code identified by a code identifier corresponding to the one or more purchase information;
An information processing method, comprising the step of transmitting receipt information including the received one or more purchase information items and a code identifier corresponding to the one or more purchase information items. a plurality of receipt information that associates a code identifier that identifies a code displayed on a receipt with one or more pieces of purchase information including a purchase object identifier that identifies a purchase object corresponding to the receipt; a computer capable of accessing a plurality of detailed purchase object information associated with the purchase object detailed information identified by the purchase object identifier;
a receiver for receiving the code identifier;
an acquisition unit for acquiring one or more pieces of purchase target information including detailed information corresponding to the purchase target identifier included in the purchase information associated with the received code identifier;
A program for functioning as an output unit that outputs one or more purchase target information that has been acquired. A receipt information storage unit that stores a plurality of pieces of receipt information that associate a code identifier that identifies a code displayed on a receipt with one or more pieces of purchase information that includes a purchase target identifier that identifies a purchase target corresponding to the receipt. accessible computer,
a receipt information receiving unit that receives receipt information and stores it in the receipt information storage unit;
a transmission request receiver for receiving a transmission request including a code identifier;
A program for functioning as a transmitting unit that transmits one or more pieces of purchase information associated with a code identifier included in a received transmission request. the computer,
a reception unit that receives one or more pieces of purchase information including a purchase target identifier that identifies a purchase target;
an acquisition unit that acquires a code identifier corresponding to one or more purchase information items that have been accepted;
an output unit for outputting a receipt displaying the received one or more purchase information and a code identified by a code identifier corresponding to the one or more purchase information;
A program for functioning as a transmitting unit for transmitting receipt information including one or more items of purchase information received and code identifiers corresponding to the one or more items of purchase information.

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