JP6891318B2 - Server, program and warranty information output method - Google Patents

Description

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a server, a program, and a warranty information output method .

Conventionally, there is known a mechanism called an electronic receipt in which a receipt or a receipt given from a store to a consumer who is a shopper at the time of product settlement is electronically delivered to a consumer's mobile terminal or the like.

By converting the receipt into electronic data in this way, the household account book can be automatically booked electronically, which is beneficial for consumers. In addition, the introduction of electronic receipts can reduce the consumption of receipt paper, which is beneficial to the stores that have introduced it. In addition, it is also known to carry out product sales promotion and advertising by electronically adding coupons and the like related to purchased products to electronic receipts.

However, in the prior art, various additional information (product purchase certificate, store-issued coupon, etc.) could not be confirmed without browsing the electronic receipt. The fact that various additional information (product purchase proof, store-issued coupon, etc.) cannot be confirmed without viewing the electronic receipt has made the operation complicated for consumers who receive various electronic receipt services. ..

The problem to be solved by the present invention is the output of server, program, and warranty card information that enables consumers to efficiently and intuitively perform operations for confirming a plurality of processing types related to electronic receipt information. To provide a method.

The server of the embodiment includes a storage means for storing electronic receipt information including product information of purchased products and warranty information of products corresponding to the product information in association with each other, and the product information included in the electronic receipt information and the product information. An output means for outputting the electronic receipt information and the information indicating the existence of the warranty information to the information processing device of the consumer so that the total price of the purchased products is displayed together with the information indicating the existence of the warranty information. When the output means receives information that manipulates the information indicating the existence of the warranty card information that is operably displayed on the information processing device, the output means outputs the warranty card information to the information processing device. Output.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing the entire configuration of the electronic receipt system according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a transition diagram showing an example of screen transitions in consumer membership registration. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main part of the mobile terminal. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a POS terminal. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the electronic receipt server. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the electronic receipt management server. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram related to electronic receipt processing in the POS terminal. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of electronic receipt processing. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of information transmission processing in the electronic receipt server. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram related to the electronic receipt management process and the product information transmission process in the electronic receipt management server. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the flow of the electronic receipt management process and the product information transmission process. FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram related to the electronic receipt receiving process and the electronic receipt viewing process in the mobile terminal. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the flow of the electronic receipt receiving process and the electronic receipt viewing process. FIG. 14 is a front view showing a display example in the mobile terminal. FIG. 15 is a front view showing a display example in the mobile terminal. FIG. 16 is a front view showing a display example in the mobile terminal. FIG. 17 is a front view showing a display example on the mobile terminal. FIG. 18 is a front view showing a display example in the mobile terminal. FIG. 19 is a front view showing a display example on the mobile terminal. FIG. 20 is a front view showing a display example in a mobile terminal. FIG. 21 is a front view showing a display example in the mobile terminal. FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the flow of the electronic receipt receiving process and the electronic receipt viewing process. FIG. 23 is a front view showing an example of display transition in the mobile terminal. FIG. 24 is a front view showing a display example in the mobile terminal. FIG. 25 is a front view showing a display example in the mobile terminal. FIG. 26 is a front view showing a display example on the mobile terminal. FIG. 27 is a front view showing a display example on the mobile terminal. FIG. 28 is a front view showing a display example in the mobile terminal. FIG. 29 is a screen transition diagram showing the flow of receipt information delegation processing. FIG. 30 is a front view showing a display example on the transferee's mobile terminal.

An embodiment of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing the entire configuration of the electronic receipt system according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the store 1 has a POS (Point of Sales) terminal 2 which is a product sales data processing device that executes product sales data processing (only one is shown in FIG. 1, but a plurality of units may be used. ) And the router 3. The POS terminal 2 and the router 3 are connected by an in-store LAN 4 (Local Area Network). The router 3 is a device for connecting the in-store LAN 4 to the Internet or a network 5 which is a VPN (Virtual Private Network). Although not particularly shown, the store 1 may be provided with a store server that controls the POS terminal 2.

An electronic receipt server 6 is connected to the network 5. The electronic receipt server 6 is a product that operates a store such as a convenience store, a supermarket, a food store, a drug store, an apparel store, a home appliance store, a department store, a household goods store, a restaurant, or a chain store (hereinafter referred to as a store). Alternatively, a plurality of units are provided for each company that is the seller of the service, and functions as a receipt management server for a company that stores and manages electronic receipt information for each company code indicating the company that operates the store. The electronic receipt server 6 may be applied to the headquarters server of the POS system having functions such as sales management, sales analysis, and inventory management of each company operating the store.

Further, the mobile terminal 8 is connected to the network 5 via a base station 7 that performs wireless communication in accordance with a standard such as Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity). The mobile terminal 8 is an information processing device that implements a Web browser, such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or a tablet computer. Instead of the mobile terminal 8, an information processing device such as a personal computer such as a notebook PC may be applied.

Further, an electronic receipt management server 9 that functions as a customer receipt management server that collectively stores and manages electronic receipt information of various companies that operate stores is also connected to the network 5. A consumer who has been registered as a member to receive an electronic receipt service in advance can obtain electronic receipt information from an electronic receipt management server 9 using a mobile terminal 8 through a network 5. The electronic receipt management server 9 is managed by, for example, a third-party organization other than the company that manages the electronic receipt information in the electronic receipt server 6. The electronic receipt server 6 may also be managed by a third party or the like. Further, the function of the electronic receipt server 6 may be provided to the electronic receipt management server 9 and managed by one server. In addition, a function (application) that collectively manages electronic receipt information for each company indicating a company that operates a store with a plurality of company codes, for example, in the form of SaaS (Software as a Service), which is a type of cloud computing. May be provided.

The consumer membership registration for receiving the electronic receipt service is performed as follows, for example. FIG. 2 is a transition diagram showing an example of screen transitions in consumer membership registration. The consumer sends a blank mail from the mobile terminal 8 to the member management server (not shown) through the network 5. The member management server sends a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) indicating a page for member registration to the received e-mail address. The consumer accesses the URL indicating the page for membership registration from the mobile terminal 8 to display the input screen H (see FIG. 2A), and inputs the items necessary for membership registration. The input confirmation screen I is displayed on the mobile terminal 8 after the consumer finishes inputting the necessary items (see FIG. 2B). Then, after the input confirmation by the consumer, the member registration for the member master is executed. After that, the member management server delivers a member registration completion email including the member code and password to the mobile terminal 8. This completes the membership registration. Note that FIG. 2C is a registration completion screen J displayed on the mobile terminal 8 after the registration is completed. The registration completion screen J is provided with a "top screen display" button B10. When the consumer operates the "top screen display" button B10, the mobile terminal 8 displays the top screen K shown in FIG. 2 (d).

The top screen K shown in FIG. 2D is a menu screen for allowing consumers to select a plurality of processing types related to electronic receipt information via an input unit 18 which is a selection unit. The top screen K has a receipt display button B11, a household account book button B12, a campaign application (purchase proof) button B13, a guarantee button B14, a coupon issuance button B15, a receipt share button B16, and a banner advertisement button B17.

The receipt display button B11 is a button for viewing electronic receipt information. The household account book button B12 is a button for browsing a summary of electronic receipt information. The campaign application (purchase proof) button B13 is a button for applying (purchase proof) to the campaign (sweepstakes).

The warranty card button B14 is a button for viewing the electronic receipt information to which the warranty card is attached. The coupon issuance button B15 is a button for browsing a list of electronic receipt information to which a coupon issued by a store is attached. The receipt share button B16 is a button for sharing the electronic receipt information by delegating a part or all of the electronic receipt information to a friend or a family member.

Further, the banner advertisement button B17 is a button for browsing the associated CM.

In the electronic receipt system having such a configuration, the electronic receipt information indicating the contents of the payment generated by the product sales data processing performed by the POS terminal 2 of the store 1 is electronically transmitted via the electronic receipt server 6 via the network 5. It is transmitted to the receipt management server 9, and the electronic receipt information is transmitted from the electronic receipt management server 9 to the member's mobile terminal 8. The member can display the electronic receipt information on the display unit of the mobile terminal 8 and check the contents thereof. Further, the electronic receipt management server 9 publishes the electronic receipt information on the Web. By designating a URL (Uniform Resource Locator), the mobile terminal 8 that implements the Web browser can download the electronic receipt information published on the Web to the mobile terminal 8 and view it with the Web browser. It should be noted that the application software for viewing the electronic receipt information may be installed on the mobile terminal 8 for viewing.

The mobile terminal 8 stores the membership code and password acquired by the consumer as described above in the storage unit 13 (see FIG. 3) or the like. The output method of the member code stored in this way includes a display by a bar code, a display by a two-dimensional code, a transmission by information communication by NFC (Near Field Communication) which is a near field type wireless communication, and the like.

Furthermore, the POS terminal 2 of each retail store or each individual can associate the membership code obtained by the consumer to receive the electronic receipt service with the existing corporate membership card such as the point service operated by a company such as a chain store. It may be realized by the mobile terminal 8 of the above.

Here, an operation example of associating the membership code acquired by the consumer with the existing corporate membership card as described above will be described.

1. 1. Operation example in POS terminal 2 of a store (1) First, it is confirmed whether or not the checker operating the POS terminal 2 implements an electronic receipt service at the time of product registration (payment) and whether or not there is a point card. When implementing the electronic receipt service, the consumer presents the mobile terminal 8 and the point card.
(2) The checker reads the membership code stored in the mobile terminal 8 and the corporate membership code of the point card, respectively. Here, the reading of the member code stored in the mobile terminal 8 depends on the I / O provided in the POS terminal 2, but the above-mentioned bar code, two-dimensional code, NFC, or the like is applied.
(3) The POS terminal 2 transmits the transaction, the membership code read in (2), and the corporate membership code of the point card to the electronic receipt management server 9.
(4) The electronic receipt management server 9 receives the information transmitted in (3), and the electronic receipt information and the member code indicating the contents of the payment generated by processing the product sales data at the POS terminal 2 of the store 1 are performed. When the company member code of the point card is transmitted at the same time for the first time, it is registered in the electronic receipt management server 9.

After that, the consumer can receive the service in the electronic receipt system and the service of giving points by presenting only the mobile terminal 8 or the point card.

2. Operation example in mobile terminal 8 (1) First, a consumer accesses a specific URL from his / her own mobile terminal 8 or logs in to the point card registration menu from an application installed in the mobile terminal 8. Consumers enter and select the company that issues the point card to be registered. Next, the consumer inputs the corporate member code of the point card to be registered, confirms the number, presses the registration button, and sends the registration contents to the electronic receipt management server 9. The corporate membership code can be entered manually, by camera photography, magnetic reading, or the like.
(2) The electronic receipt management server 9 receives the registered contents of the mobile terminal 8 in (1), collates it with the customer information of each company, and returns a confirmation display screen to the consumer's mobile terminal 8.
(3) The consumer confirms the confirmation display screen returned from the electronic receipt management server 9 and presses the consent button to complete the association between the electronic receipt membership code and the existing corporate membership card.

As described above, by managing the services in the electronic receipt system and the service of giving points with the unique electronic receipt membership code, points can be obtained by presenting the point card at the store that owns the conventional point card. At a store that does not own a card, by presenting the mobile terminal 8, it becomes possible to receive services in the electronic receipt system. As a result, the membership code of the electronic receipt can serve as a HUB that associates each company membership card of each company.

Hereinafter, including this point, the configuration of each part for constructing the electronic receipt system of the present embodiment will be described.

First, the configuration of a main part of the mobile terminal 8 which is an information processing device will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile terminal 8 can read and write by commands from the CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11 constituting the control unit main body, the memory 12 for temporarily storing data, and the CPU 11. , A storage unit 13 for storing programs and data, a network interface 14 connected to various public networks including a network 5, a display unit 17 capable of displaying various information, an input unit 18 for operating a mobile terminal 8. It is composed of a clock unit 19 and the like for measuring time. The input unit 18 is a touch panel laminated on the display unit 17 or a key provided on the housing, and also functions as a selection unit.

The storage unit 13 receives from the electronic receipt management server 9 electronic receipt information generated after payment by product sales data processing, in addition to a Web browser for browsing various information (contents) published on the Web. The electronic receipt corresponding program P11 and the electronic receipt viewing program P12 for viewing the received electronic receipt information are pre-installed.

The electronic receipt compatible program P11 and the electronic receipt viewing program P12 executed on the mobile terminal 8 are files in an installable format or an executable format, such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, or a DVD. It is recorded and provided on a computer-readable recording medium such as a Digital Versatile Disk).

Further, the electronic receipt compatible program P11 and the electronic receipt viewing program P12 executed on the mobile terminal 8 are stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet, and are provided by being downloaded via the network. Is also good. Further, the electronic receipt compatible program P11 and the electronic receipt viewing program P12 executed by the mobile terminal 8 may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

Next, the main configuration of the POS terminal 2, which is a product sales data processing device, will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the POS terminal 2 can read and write by commands from the CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21 constituting the control unit main body, the memory 22 for temporarily storing data, and the CPU 21. , A storage unit 23 for storing programs, data, etc., a network interface 24 connected to the in-store LAN 4, a printer interface 25 to which a printer is connected, an operator display unit 28 for displaying various information to the operator, It is composed of a clock unit 29 for measuring time, a customer display unit 30 for displaying various information to the customer, an input unit 31 for operating the POS terminal 2, and the like.

In the storage unit 23, in addition to the POS number of the POS terminal 2, a company code (identification code of the company that operates the store), an industry / business type code, and a store code indicating the store 1 in which the POS terminal 2 is installed, The identification code management area 23a is secured as an area for storing the above in advance. Here, the type of business / business type code is a code (classification code) that distinguishes the type of business / business type of a store as, for example, a convenience store, a supermarket, a department store, a pharmacy, a restaurant, a restaurant, or the like. It should be noted that such an industry / business format can be arbitrarily changed according to the user's preference. The company code (identification code of the company that operates the store) and the industry / business type code may be registered in the electronic receipt server 6.

Further, in the storage unit 23, in addition to software for executing various POS operations including product sales data processing, electronic processing is performed in place of the receipt or receipt printed and issued at the time of product sales data processing. The electronic receipt processing program P15 for processing the electronic receipt information is pre-installed.

The electronic receipt processing program P15 executed by the POS terminal 2 is a file in an installable format or an executable format, such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk). It is recorded and provided on a computer-readable recording medium.

Further, the electronic receipt processing program P15 executed by the POS terminal 2 may be stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and provided by downloading via the network. Further, the electronic receipt processing program P15 executed by the POS terminal 2 may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

Next, the main configuration of the electronic receipt server 6 that functions as a receipt management server for a company will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. The electronic receipt server 6 can read and write with instructions from the CPU (Central Processing Unit) 41 that constitutes the main body of the control unit, the memory 42 for temporarily storing data, and the CPU 41, and can read and write programs and data. It is composed of a storage unit 43 to be stored, a network interface 44 connected to the network 5, and the like.

In the storage unit 43, an electronic receipt management area 43a is secured as an area for storing electronic receipt information for each company that operates the store. The electronic receipt information includes a company code (identification code of the company that operates the store), an industry / business type code, a store code, a consumer membership code, a POS number of the POS terminal 2, a receipt number, product sales data, and the like. ..

Further, in the electronic receipt management area 43a, a warranty card management area 45 for storing the warranty card information of the product requiring the warranty card is secured. In the warranty management area 45, product information, warranty period information, warranty regulation information, manufacturer's contact information, etc. of the product for which the warranty is issued are stored for each product to be guaranteed.

Further, an electronic receipt management program P1 for managing electronic receipt information received from the POS terminal 2 of each store 1 in the electronic receipt management area 43a is installed in the storage unit 43 in advance.

In addition, an information transmission program P2 for transmitting electronic receipt information managed in the electronic receipt management area 43a to the electronic receipt management server 9 is also pre-installed in the storage unit 43.

Further, the storage unit 43 is provided with an information management area 43b for storing various additional information associated with desired products, members, companies, and stores. Here, the additional information is access information such as a URL linking to a homepage associated with a company campaign, a URL linking to a homepage associated with a company CM, and a URL linking to a company coupon.

The electronic receipt management program P1 and the information transmission program P2 executed by the electronic receipt server 6 are files in an installable format or an executable format, such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, or a DVD. It is recorded and provided on a computer-readable recording medium such as Digital Versatile Disk).

Further, the electronic receipt management program P1 and the information transmission program P2 executed by the electronic receipt server 6 are stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet, and are provided by being downloaded via the network. Is also good. Further, the electronic receipt management program P1 and the information transmission program P2 executed by the electronic receipt server 6 may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

Next, the main configuration of the electronic receipt management server 9 that functions as the customer receipt management server will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. The electronic receipt management server 9 can be read and written by instructions from a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 51 that constitutes a control unit main body, a memory 52 for temporarily storing data, and a CPU 51, and can read and write programs, data, and the like. It is composed of a storage unit 53 for storing data, a network interface 54 connected to the network 5, and the like.

The storage unit 53 secures an electronic receipt management area 53a as an area for collectively storing electronic receipt information of various companies that operate stores. More specifically, the electronic receipt management area 53a manages electronic receipt information and additional information of various companies that operate stores for each member. The electronic receipt information includes a membership code, a company code (identification code of the company that operates the store), a store code, a POS number of the POS terminal 2, a receipt number, product sales data, additional information, and the like.

Further, the storage unit 53 is pre-installed with the electronic receipt management program P3 for managing the additional information and the electronic receipt information received from the electronic receipt server 6 of each company in the electronic receipt management area 53a.

In addition, an information transmission program P4 for transmitting electronic receipt information and additional information of a desired product to the mobile terminal 8 is pre-installed in the storage unit 53.

The electronic receipt management program P3 and the information transmission program P4 executed by the electronic receipt management server 9 are files in an installable format or an executable format, such as a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, or a DVD. It is recorded and provided on a computer-readable recording medium such as (Digital Versatile Disk).

Further, the electronic receipt management program P3 and the information transmission program P4 executed by the electronic receipt management server 9 are stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet, and are provided by being downloaded via the network. You may. Further, the electronic receipt management program P3 and the information transmission program P4 executed by the electronic receipt management server 9 may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

Subsequently, the operation of each part for constructing the system of the present embodiment will be described.

First, the electronic receipt processing executed by operating the CPU 21 of the POS terminal 2 according to the electronic receipt processing program P15 will be described with reference to the functional block diagram shown in FIG. 7 and the flowchart shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, the electronic receipt processing program P15 executed by the POS terminal 2 has a modular configuration including an electronic receipt generation unit 26 that functions as an electronic receipt generation means and a transmission unit 27 that functions as a transmission means. .. As actual hardware, when the CPU 21 reads the electronic receipt processing program P15 from the storage unit 23 and executes it, each of the above units is loaded on the memory 22, and the electronic receipt generation unit 26 and the transmission unit 27 are generated on the memory 22. It has become so.

The electronic receipt generation unit 26 includes a company code indicating a company that operates a store, and electronically processed electronic receipt information in place of a receipt or receipt printed and issued at the time of processing product sales data for consumers. Generated in association with the membership code.

The transmission unit 27 transmits the electronic receipt information generated by the electronic receipt generation unit 26 to the electronic receipt server 6 that manages the electronic receipt information in units of companies according to the company code.

As shown in FIG. 8, the CPU 21 (electronic receipt generation unit 26) of the POS terminal 2 inputs a membership code and confirms whether or not an electronic receipt is issued when a closing operation key or the like for starting a closing process of a product transaction is input. , It is determined whether or not there is an electronic receipt issuance instruction corresponding to the settlement process according to the closing operation (step S1).

In order for the member to indicate the electronic receipt issuance instruction, for example, the following method can be considered.
1. 1. The clerk operates the "issue electronic receipt" button provided on the input unit 31 (for example, the keyboard) of the POS terminal 2.
2. A consumer who is a member displays a barcode including a trigger code on the display unit 17 of the mobile terminal 8, and a clerk reads it with an input unit 31 (for example, a barcode scanner) of the POS terminal 2.
3. 3. A consumer who is a member operates an "electronic receipt issuance" button that is displayed on the customer display unit 30 so that it can be pressed.
4. The consumer who is a member displays a barcode including a code that triggers on the display unit 17 of the mobile terminal 8, and the consumer who is a member himself / herself displays the input unit 31 of the POS terminal 2 (for example, a barcode scanner (in product registration). Read with a scanner different from the one used)).
5. A consumer who is a member presents a corporate membership card for receiving point services, and uses the input unit 31 of the POS terminal 2 (for example, a barcode scanner, a magnetic card reader, or an NFC) to enter the corporate membership code of the corporate membership card. If it is read and the member code of the electronic receipt is related to the read corporate membership code, it is judged that the electronic receipt issuance instruction has been given.

When the CPU 21 (electronic receipt generation unit 26) of the POS terminal 2 determines that the electronic receipt issuance instruction has been given (Yes in step S1), it transmits the product transaction data to the headquarters server and sells the product separately from the product transaction data. Based on the product information registered at the time of payment by data processing and the payment information, the company code (identification code of the company that operates the store), industry / business type code, store code, consumer membership code, POS terminal 2 The POS number, the receipt number, the product sales data, and the like are extracted from the product sales data management area provided in the memory 22, and electronic receipt information is generated (step S2).

Next, the CPU 21 (transmission unit 27) of the POS terminal 2 connects to the in-store LAN 4 and the network 5 via the network interface 24, transmits the generated electronic receipt information to the electronic receipt server 6 (step S3), and processes. To finish. If it is determined that there is no electronic receipt issuance instruction, a paper receipt is printed and issued, and the product transaction data is sent to the headquarters server to end the process.

If the CPU 21 of the POS terminal 2 goes into an offline state when transmitting product transaction data (transaction data) to the headquarters server, the following measures are taken to avoid the failure.
1. 1. Automatic execution of retry transmission 2.1. If it is not possible to deal with it, the product transaction data (transaction data) is stored until online recovery, and then sent to the headquarters server after online recovery. In this case, the CPU 21 of the POS terminal 2 displays on the operator display unit 28, such as "Commodity transaction data (transaction data) will be transmitted later."

Next, the flow of the electronic receipt management process executed by operating the CPU 41 of the electronic receipt server 6 according to the electronic receipt management program P1 and the information transmission process executed by operating according to the information transmission program P2 is shown in FIG. This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in.

When the CPU 41 of the electronic receipt server 6 receives the electronic receipt information transmitted from the POS terminal 2 via the network interface 44 (Yes in step S11), the electronic receipt information for each company is stored in the electronic receipt management area 43a of the storage unit 43. Is stored as (step S12). That is, the CPU 41 of the electronic receipt server 6 functions as an electronic receipt management means for managing the electronic receipt information in the storage unit 43 in units of companies according to the company code.

At this time, the CPU 41 searches the warranty management area 45 for the electronic receipt information transmitted from the POS terminal 2. Then, as a result of the search, the CPU 41 determines whether or not there is a product in which the warranty card information exists in the warranty card management area 45 with respect to the information of the electronic receipt information transmitted from the POS terminal 2. When the CPU 41 determines that there is a product in which the warranty card information exists, the CPU 41 associates it with the electronic receipt information of the product and stores it with a status indicating that the warranty card information exists (step S12).

Further, when the CPU 41 of the electronic receipt server 6 stores the received electronic receipt information and then reaches a preset transmission timing (No in step S11, Yes in step S13), the addition managed in the information management area 43b. The information and the electronic receipt information managed in the electronic receipt management area 43a are transmitted to the electronic receipt management server 9 (step S14), and the process returns to step S11.

Further, when the status indicating that the warranty card information exists in association with the electronic receipt information to be transmitted is attached, the CPU 41 associates the status with the electronic receipt information and transmits the electronic receipt information to the electronic receipt management server 9 (step S14). , Return to step S11.

If the CPU 41 of the electronic receipt server 6 determines that it is not the transmission timing (No in step S13), it determines whether or not the warranty card inquiry information has been received from the electronic receipt management server 9 described later (step S15). ). If it is determined that the inquiry information has been received (Yes in step S15), the CPU 41 reads the warranty information for the inquired product from the warranty management area 45 and transmits it to the electronic receipt management server 9 (step S16). .. If it is determined that the inquiry information has not been received (No in step S15), the CPU 41 returns to step S11.

The CPU 21 (electronic receipt generation unit 26) of the POS terminal 2 generates electronic receipt information and transmits it to the electronic receipt server 6, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the CPU 21 of the POS terminal 2 has a store code, a consumer membership code, a POS number of the POS terminal 2, a receipt number, and a product based on the product information and the payment information registered at the time of payment by processing the product sales data. The sales data or the like may be transmitted to the electronic receipt server 6, and the CPU 41 of the electronic receipt server 6 may add a company code, an industry / business type code, or the like to generate electronic receipt information.

Next, the flow of the electronic receipt management process executed by operating the CPU 51 of the electronic receipt management server 9 according to the electronic receipt management program P3 and the product information transmission process executed by operating according to the information transmission program P4. This will be described with reference to the functional block diagram shown in FIG. 10 and the flowchart shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 10, the electronic receipt management program P3 and the information transmission program P4 executed by the electronic receipt management server 9 include a receiving unit 55 that functions as a receiving means and an electronic receipt collective management unit that functions as an electronic receipt collective management means. 56, the module configuration includes an electronic receipt transmitting unit 57 that functions as an electronic receipt transmitting means. As actual hardware, when the CPU 51 reads and executes the electronic receipt management program P3 and the information transmission program P4 from the storage unit 53, each of the above units is loaded onto the memory 52, and the receiving unit 55, the electronic receipt batch management unit 56, The electronic receipt transmission unit 57 is generated on the memory 52.

The receiving unit 55 includes a company code indicating the company that operates the store, and receives electronic receipt information for each company that is electronically processed in place of the receipt or receipt that is printed and issued when the product sales data is processed.

The electronic receipt collective management unit 56 stores the electronic receipt information for each company received by the reception unit 55 in the electronic receipt management area 53a of the storage unit 53 and collectively manages the electronic receipt information.

The electronic receipt transmission unit 57 provides the mobile terminal 8 associated with the membership code of a predetermined consumer with electronic receipt information associated with the membership code and including at least one company code in the electronic receipt management area. Obtained from 53a and transmitted.

As shown in FIG. 11, whether or not the CPU 51 (reception unit 55) of the electronic receipt management server 9 has received the electronic receipt information and additional information transmitted from the electronic receipt server 6 of each company via the network interface 54. Is determined (step S21).

When the electronic receipt information and the additional information are received (Yes in step S21), the CPU 51 (electronic receipt batch management unit 56) of the electronic receipt management server 9 puts the electronic receipt information of various companies in the electronic receipt management area 53a of the storage unit 53. And the additional information is collectively stored (step S22). The CPU 51 also stores the status and the warranty card information when it is transmitted and manages them together with the electronic receipt information (step S22).

Further, the CPU 51 (electronic receipt transmission unit 57) of the electronic receipt management server 9 collectively stores the electronic receipt information and additional information in the electronic receipt management area 53a, and then transmits the electronic receipt information and the additional information to the mobile terminal 8. (Step S23), the process returns to step S21. When the transmission of the electronic receipt information is completed, the transmission result of the electronic receipt information can be managed by storing a flag indicating the completion of transmission for the electronic receipt information in the electronic receipt management area 53a.

When the status is received from the electronic receipt server 6, the CPU 51 generates information indicating the existence of the warranty card (for example, character information of the “warranty card”) together with the electronic receipt information and transmits the information to the mobile terminal 8 (step S23). ).

Further, the CPU 51 (electronic receipt transmission unit 57) of the electronic receipt management server 9 is managed in the electronic receipt management area 53a when there is an electronic receipt information inquiry from the mobile terminal 8 (No in step S21, Yes in step S24). After extracting the additional information and the electronic receipt information according to the contents of the electronic receipt information inquiry (step S25), the additional information and the electronic receipt information are transmitted to the inquired mobile terminal 8 (step S26), and the process returns to step S21.

When the mobile terminal 8 inquires about the warranty information, the warranty information stored in step S22 is transmitted to the inquired mobile terminal 8 together with the electronic receipt information (step S26).

Next, the flow of the electronic receipt receiving process executed by operating the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 8 according to the electronic receipt compatible program P11 and the electronic receipt viewing process executed by operating according to the electronic receipt viewing program P12 is shown in FIG. This will be described with reference to the functional block diagram shown in FIG. 12 and the flowchart shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 12, the electronic receipt correspondence program P11 and the electronic receipt viewing program P12 executed by the mobile terminal 8 include a member association unit 81 that functions as a member association means, and an electronic receipt reception that functions as an electronic receipt receiving means. The module configuration includes a unit 82 and an electronic receipt display unit 83 that functions as an electronic receipt display means. As actual hardware, when the CPU 11 reads and executes the electronic receipt compatible program P11 and the electronic receipt viewing program P12 from the storage unit 13, each of the above units is loaded into the memory 12, and the member association unit 81 and the electronic receipt receiving unit 81. 82, The electronic receipt display unit 83 is generated on the memory 12.

The member association unit 81 associates a member code of a predetermined consumer.

The electronic receipt receiving unit 82 receives electronic receipt information associated with the membership code and including at least one company code from the electronic receipt management server 9 that collectively manages the electronic receipt information.

The electronic receipt display unit 83 arranges the electronic receipt information received by the electronic receipt receiving unit 82 in units of company codes and displays it on the display unit 17.

Further, the electronic receipt display unit 83 has a menu (top shown in FIG. 2D) in which a plurality of processing types related to the electronic receipt information received by the electronic receipt receiving unit 82 can be selected via the input unit 18 which is a selection unit. It is displayed on the display unit 17 as a screen K). The electronic receipt display unit 83 displays various processes to be performed on a part or all of the electronic receipt information as processing types that can be selected from the menu. Further, the electronic receipt display unit 83 displays a process of extracting the electronic receipt information to which the additional information is added according to the type of the additional information as a processing type that can be selected in the menu.

As shown in FIG. 13, first, the CPU 11 (member association unit 81) of the mobile terminal 8 accesses the electronic receipt management server 9 and executes the authentication process by inputting the member code and password (step S31). As a result, the mobile terminal 8 and the membership code of the predetermined consumer are associated with each other.

After the authentication, the CPU 11 (electronic receipt receiving unit 82) of the mobile terminal 8 receives the additional information and the electronic receipt information managed in the electronic receipt management area 53a corresponding to the input member code (step S32). .. The additional information and the electronic receipt information may be received by e-mail.

Next, the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of the mobile terminal 8 displays the top screen K shown in FIG. 2D on the display unit 17 (step S33). By displaying a plurality of menus for viewing various information related to the electronic receipt information on the display unit 17 in this way, the mobile terminal 8 prompts the user who is a consumer to select the menu.

When the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of the mobile terminal 8 determines that the user has tapped and selected the receipt display button B11 (Yes in step S34), the electronic receipt information related to recent shopping is displayed on the display unit 17. (Step S35).

FIG. 14 is a front view showing a display example X in the display unit 17 of the mobile terminal 8. As shown in FIG. 14, display example X is a list of electronic receipt information related to recent shopping. As shown in FIG. 14, the electronic receipt information related to recent shopping includes the date and time of shopping together with the mark M of the store of various companies where the user who owns the mobile terminal 8 accessing the electronic receipt management server 9 shopped. Includes company store name, payment amount, etc. In addition, in order to display the mark M of the store, a table is prepared in which the mark is associated with the company code included in the electronic receipt information in advance. At the same time, the electronic receipt information shown in FIG. 14 is provided with a button-shaped icon b displayed in the characters "application" when the homepage associated with the application campaign is set. When such an "application" icon b is selected, the application campaign page associated with the icon b is displayed on the display unit 17.

Further, in the display example X shown in FIG. 14, information for transitioning to an application type campaign such as a Christmas campaign is also displayed in a list.

FIG. 15 is a front view showing a modified example of the display example X in the display unit 17 of the mobile terminal 8. As shown in FIG. 15, in the modified example of the display example X, the days when the user who owns the mobile terminal 8 accessing the electronic receipt management server 9 shopped at the stores of various companies are displayed in a list in a calendar format in different colors. It was done. Further, the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of the mobile terminal 8 displays the days displayed in a list in different colors so that a desired day can be selected with the cursor following the input of the input unit 18. By displaying the purchase dates in a list on the display unit 17 in this way, the mobile terminal 8 prompts the user who is a consumer to select information.

As shown in FIG. 15, the display example X is provided with a search window A for designating a language or a keyword as a search key. The CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 8 may narrow down the electronic receipt information including the search conditions (language, keyword, etc.) specified in the search window A. The search conditions can be set as follows, for example.
・ Purchase date and time ・ Purchase store ・ Purchase location, region ・ Purchase industry ・ Purchased product ・ Purchased product genre (category)
・ Purchase amount ・ Purchase points ・ Payment media (cash, credit, etc.)

Further, as shown in FIG. 15, display example X has a "receipt inquiry" button B1 for confirming after selecting a desired date with the cursor. The CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 8 may determine that the user has selected the desired date simply by tapping it, or select it when the user operates the "receipt inquiry" button B1 after tapping the desired date. You may decide that you have done so.

Further, the display example X has a "campaign" button B2 for transitioning to the application type campaign page, as shown in FIG.

Note that FIG. 16 is a modification of Display Example X. In the display example X shown in FIG. 16, a mark M or the like of the store of the company is attached to the day when the user who owns the mobile terminal 8 accessing the electronic receipt management server 9 makes a purchase at the store of various companies. Therefore, it is possible to intuitively grasp the store where the shop was made. That is, according to the display example X shown in FIG. 16, it is possible to easily know information on which company's store frequently makes a purchase. In addition, in order to display the mark M of the store, a table is prepared in which the mark is associated with the company code included in the electronic receipt information in advance.

When the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of the mobile terminal 8 determines that the user has tapped and selected a desired day (Yes in step S36), the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) displays the electronic receipt information corresponding to the selected day. Is displayed (step S37).

FIG. 17 is a front view showing a display example Y in the mobile terminal. As shown in FIG. 17, display example Y is a daily list of stores of various companies that the user who owns the mobile terminal 8 that has accessed the electronic receipt management server 9 has shopped. More specifically, the display example Y is displayed in chronological order in the order in which the electronic receipt information is received, and the company mark, transaction time, company name, and store name are displayed. Further, the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of the mobile terminal 8 displays the store information for each day displayed in a list so that a desired store for each day can be selected with the cursor following the input of the input unit 18. I do.

Note that FIG. 18 is a modification of Display Example Y. In the display example Y of FIG. 18, a “time bar” in which the time is displayed at regular time intervals is arranged. In the example shown in FIG. 18, the interval is one hour. Since the electronic receipt information is displayed at regular time intervals in this way, it is possible to grasp the situation of the blank time when the electronic receipt information is not displayed, and imagine the time when there is no electronic receipt information, that is, the time when shopping is not performed at the store. It's getting easier.

Further, FIG. 19 is also a modification of the display example Y. In the display example Y of FIG. 19, by touching the company mark of the display example Y, only the usage history of the store of a specific company is sorted in chronological order and displayed in a list. By displaying only the stores of companies that are frequently used in this way, it becomes easy to grasp the usage status.

When the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of the mobile terminal 8 determines that the user has selected a desired daily store (Yes in step S38), the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) displays the electronic receipt information corresponding to the selected daily store. It is displayed on the display unit 17 (step S39).

FIG. 20 is a front view showing a display example Z in the display unit 17 of the mobile terminal 8. As shown in FIG. 20, display example Z displays electronic receipt information of a desired store on a desired day when a user who owns a mobile terminal 8 accessing the electronic receipt management server 9 makes a purchase. The display example Z has a layout similar to that of a paper receipt by analyzing electronic receipt information, and the product a or various additional information associated with the product with a cursor following the input of the input unit 18 in the layout. It is possible to focus on the icon b (the button-shaped icon "application" or "warranty card" in FIG. 20) representing.

The screen display image does not necessarily have to be a receipt image. However, the electronic receipt information is an alternative to the paper receipt information, and is electronic product purchase proof information that proves that the product has been purchased. In the display example Z, the following information is displayed because it is used when the product is returned to the store as product purchase proof information.
・ Store name ・ Purchase date and time ・ Purchased product details ・ Total sales amount ・ Deposit amount ・ Change amount ・ Cash register number ・ Transaction number

Here, the outline of the return processing will be described. As described above, consumers can refer to past electronic receipt information using their membership code as a key.

In the return processing in the present embodiment, as in the case of the return processing using a paper receipt, when returning the product, the electronic receipt information is displayed on the display unit 17 of the mobile terminal 8 for confirmation, or the receipt information printed in advance is confirmed. And return it.

1. 1. The consumer displays the target electronic receipt information together with the returned product on the display unit 17 of the mobile terminal 8 and presents it to the store.
2. The clerk searches the journal based on the sales date and time, the registration number, and the transaction number from the presented electronic receipt information, and confirms the transaction details.
3. 3. The clerk operates the POS terminal 2 to process the returned goods.
4. Since the CPU 21 of the POS terminal 2 needs to invalidate the original electronic receipt information after executing the return processing, the electronic receipt information managed in the electronic receipt management area 43a of the electronic receipt server 6 is updated.
5. The CPU 21 of the POS terminal 2 issues electronic receipt information at the time of return.
6. At the same time, the electronic receipt server 6 updates the electronic receipt information managed in the electronic receipt management area 53a of the electronic receipt management server 9 that functions as the customer receipt management server, and invalidates the original electronic receipt information. After that, the electronic receipt server 6 updates and saves the electronic receipt management area 53a of the electronic receipt management server 9 with the electronic receipt information at the time of return.

Here, when the user selects an appropriate product or an icon associated with the product (Yes in step S40), the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of the mobile terminal 8 connects to the network 5 via the network interface 14. Then, various information based on the access information associated with the selected product or icon is acquired from the network 5 and displayed on the display unit 17 (step S41).

For example, when a home page associated with a product is set as a product information link as access information for the product a, when a desired product is selected, the home page associated with the product is displayed on the display unit 17. To.

In addition, the button-shaped icon b displayed with the characters "apply" is displayed corresponding to the product name of the product displayed on the purchased product statement and for which the homepage associated with the application campaign is set. Will be done. When such an "application" icon b is selected, the application campaign page associated with the icon b is displayed on the display unit 17.

Further, the button-shaped icon b displayed in the characters "warranty card" is displayed corresponding to the product name of the product on which the warranty card can be displayed among the products displayed on the purchased product details. When such an "warranty card" icon b is selected, the warranty card inquiry information for the product associated with the icon b is transmitted to the electronic receipt management server 9.

FIG. 21 shows an example of warranty card information 80a received from the electronic receipt management server 9 and displayed on the display unit 17 when the “warranty card” icon b is operated. As warranty information 80a, in addition to displaying that the displayed information is a warranty, customer information and product information of purchased products 80b, warranty period 80c, warranty provision 80d that defines warranty conditions and contracts, warranty is issued. The contact information (email address, etc.) 80e of the manufacturer is displayed. The contact 80e is displayed operably, and the manufacturer's home page can be accessed by operating the contact 80e. Further, the displayed warranty card information 80a can be downloaded and stored in the mobile terminal 8.

Further, when the homepage associated with the CM is set as the access information for the banner c which is a kind of icon, when the banner c is selected, the CM associated with the banner c is displayed on the display unit 17. Is displayed in.

When the input unit 18 declares the end of the electronic receipt viewing process (Yes in step S42), the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 8 returns to step S33 and displays the top screen K shown in FIG. 2D on the display unit 17. To do.

If the input unit 18 does not declare the end of the electronic receipt viewing process (No in step S42), the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 8 returns to step S40 and waits for the selection of the product or the icon associated with the product. ..

Further, as described in step S23 of FIG. 11 described above, the mobile terminal 8 receives the electronic receipt information and the additional information from the electronic receipt management server 9 instead of accessing the electronic receipt management server 9 from the mobile terminal 8. The case will also be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The CPU 11 (electronic receipt receiving unit 82) of the mobile terminal 8 receives electronic receipt information and additional information from the electronic receipt management server 9 (step S61).

After that, when the electronic receipt viewing program P12 is started (Yes in step S62), the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of the mobile terminal 8 displays the received electronic receipt information and additional information in association with the company code. (Step S63).

FIG. 23 is a front view showing an example of a display transition in the display unit 17 of the mobile terminal 8. In the display example O shown in FIG. 23, the electronic receipt information is arranged and displayed in the order of receiving from the electronic receipt management server 9 in units of company codes. In the display example O shown in FIG. 23, one electronic receipt information can be selected by flicking (sliding the left and right fingers) and touching the input unit 18 (touch panel stacked on the display unit 17). .. Further, as shown in the display example O shown in FIG. 23, the message "There is a coupon" is displayed as additional information on the electronic receipt to which the coupon information is added.

When one electronic receipt information is selected, the selected electronic receipt information is displayed on the display unit 17 of the mobile terminal 8 as shown in the display example P shown in FIG. 23. The display example P has a layout similar to that of a paper receipt by analyzing electronic receipt information, and scrolling to the input unit 18 (touch panel laminated on the display unit 17) is possible in the layout. In addition, it is possible to operate the icon b (a button-shaped icon called "coupon information" in FIG. 23) representing various additional information associated with the product via the input unit 18 (touch panel laminated on the display unit 17). is there.

When the button-shaped icon b displayed in the characters "coupon information" is selected, the coupon inquiry information for the product associated with the icon b is transmitted to the electronic receipt management server 9. Further, the coupon information transmitted from the electronic receipt management server 9 in response to the inquiry information from the mobile terminal 8 can be downloaded and stored in the mobile terminal 8.

On the other hand, when the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of the mobile terminal 8 determines that the user has tapped and selected the household account book button B12 (Yes in step S43), the CPU 11 (yes in step S43) is used to generate predetermined statistical information (summary). Information necessary for generating statistical information such as the period and the type of statistical information is extracted from the electronic receipt information (step S44). As a key for generating statistical information (summary), for example, the following settings can be made.
・ Purchase date and time ・ Purchase store ・ Purchase location, region ・ Purchase industry ・ Purchased product ・ Purchased product genre (category)
・ Purchase amount ・ Purchase points ・ Payment media (cash, credit, etc.)

Next, the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of the mobile terminal 8 generates statistical information based on the information necessary for generating statistical information (for example, company code or industry / business type code) from the acquired electronic receipt information. (Step S45), the generated statistical information is displayed on the display unit 17 (step S46).

FIG. 24 is a front view showing a display example C1 in the display unit 17 of the mobile terminal 8. As shown in FIG. 24, the display example C1 is a pie chart showing the results of statistics on the total sales amount in the product sales data included in the electronic receipt information in the predetermined period by industry and business category. According to the display example C1, it is possible to easily know the amount of consumption by industry / business type and information on which type of business / business type of store is frequently used for shopping.

The pie chart shown in FIG. 24 is a statistic for each type of business / business type code included in the electronic receipt information. A classification code that allows members to arbitrarily set the type of business / business type code and arbitrarily classifies companies. May be used as.

FIG. 25 is a front view showing another display example C2 in the display unit 17 of the mobile terminal 8. As shown in FIG. 25, the display example C2 is a bar graph showing the results of statistics for each category of the total sales amount in the product sales data included in the monthly electronic receipt information. According to the display example C2, the consumption amount and the ratio for each category can be easily known.

On the other hand, when the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of the mobile terminal 8 determines that the user has selected by tapping the campaign application (purchase proof) button B13 (Yes in step S47), the CPU 11 applies for the campaign (sweepstakes) (purchase). (Provability) Extract electronic receipt information about possible products (step S48).

Next, the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of the mobile terminal 8 generates a list of campaign information (or a list of electronic receipt information to which the campaign information is added) from the extracted electronic receipt information (step S49), and generates the list. A list of the campaign information (or a list of electronic receipt information to which the campaign information is added) is displayed on the display unit 17 (step S50).

FIG. 26 is a front view showing a display example C3 in the display unit 17 of the mobile terminal 8. As shown in FIG. 26, the display example C3 provides information about products that can be applied for (purchase proof) in the campaign (sweepstakes) (or electronic receipt information including products that can be applied for (purchase proofs) in the campaign (sweepstakes)). Display a list.

On the other hand, when the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of the mobile terminal 8 determines that the user has tapped and selected the warranty button B14 (Yes in step S51), the warranty information 80a (or the warranty information 80a) stored in the mobile terminal 8 is stored. The electronic receipt information to which the warranty information 80a is added) is displayed on the display unit 17 (step S52).

FIG. 27 is a front view showing a display example C4 in the display unit 17 of the mobile terminal 8. As shown in FIG. 27, the display example C4 displays the warranty information 80a (or the electronic receipt information to which the warranty information 80a is added).

On the other hand, when the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of the mobile terminal 8 determines that the user has tapped and selected the coupon issuing button B15 (Yes in step S53), the coupon information (or the coupon information) stored in the mobile terminal 8 is stored. The electronic receipt information to which the coupon information is added) is displayed on the display unit 17 (step S54).

FIG. 28 is a front view showing a display example C5 in the display unit 17 of the mobile terminal 8. As shown in FIG. 28, the display example C5 displays coupon information (or electronic receipt information to which coupon information is added). As a result, it can be used as a substitute for individual sales promotion receipts and coupons for different industries (such as getting a GS gasoline discount coupon when shopping at CVS), which was conventionally used in paper media.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the user taps and selects the receipt share button B16 (Yes in step S55), the CPU 11 (electronic receipt display unit 83) of the mobile terminal 8 executes the receipt information delegation process (step S56).

Here, the flow of the receipt information delegation process executed by the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 8 will be described with reference to the screen transition diagram shown in FIG. 29.

Conventionally, when a consumer purchases a product on behalf of a family member or friend at a food supermarket, etc., does the consumer ask the cashier to print and issue multiple receipts as proof at checkout and give it to the agent? Or, by presenting the contents of the receipt issued only once to the agent, the payment is received from the agent.

In this regard, in the present embodiment, the electronic receipt information, which is the purchase data for the substitute purchase product, can be divided and delegated to the family and friends who are registered as members of the electronic receipt system. We are making it possible to provide accurate shopping proof.

FIG. 29 is a screen transition diagram showing the flow of receipt information delegation processing. As described in FIG. 20, display example Z shown in FIG. 29A shows electronic receipt information of a desired store on a desired day when a user who owns a mobile terminal 8 accessing the electronic receipt management server 9 makes a purchase. Is displayed. Further, in the display example Z shown in FIG. 29 (a), a "receipt division" button d for declaring that the electronic receipt information is divided and delegated is displayed.

When the "receipt division" button d is operated as shown in FIG. 29 (a), the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 8 transfers the electronic receipt information from the family members and friends who are registered as members of the electronic receipt system. Display example D (see FIG. 29 (b)) for selecting.

As shown in FIG. 29B, when any one of the family members and friends registered as members of the electronic receipt system is selected and operated, the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 8 receives the electronic receipt information. Returning to the display example Z (see FIG. 29 (c)), the purchase product to be transferred is selected. Further, in the display example Z shown in FIG. 29 (c), a "delivery to a friend" button e that declares that the divided distribution of the electronic receipt information has been confirmed is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 29 (c), when the purchased product to be transferred is selected from the electronic receipt information and the "deliver to friend" button e is operated, the product is divided among the transferees selected in the display example D. Electronic receipt information will be delivered.

FIG. 30 is a front view showing a display example F in the display unit 17 of the transferee mobile terminal 8. In the display example F shown in FIG. 30, the delegated electronic receipt information is displayed. Further, in the display example F shown in FIG. 30, a "receipt receipt" button f for declaring that the electronic receipt information has been received is displayed.

When the "receipt receipt" button f shown in FIG. 30 is operated, information indicating that the electronic receipt information has been received is transmitted to the transfer source party.

Then, as shown in FIG. 29 (d), when the information indicating that the electronic receipt information has been received from the transfer destination mobile terminal 8 is received, the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 8 receives the transferred purchased product in the display example Z. (For example, "I sent a receipt to Mr. X") g is added.

By applying such a system, it is possible to execute a receipt delivery function or a split billing function using an electronic receipt at a restaurant, an amusement park, or the like. Further, at the time of split billing, it may be possible to set a split by an equal amount, a split by multiplying a specific weight, or a split by rounding up a fractional amount from Display Example Z.

It is also possible to share electronic receipt information among electronic receipt members. By associating a plurality of membership codes, for example, it becomes possible to share sales data of products purchased by each individual among family members, groups, corporate departments, and the like.

After the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 8 displays various information (steps S46, S50, S52, S54, S56), when the input unit 18 declares the end of the display of various information (Yes in step S57), Returning to step S33, the top screen K shown in FIG. 2D is displayed on the display unit 17.

As described above, according to the electronic receipt system of the present embodiment, unlike the conventional electronic receipt mechanism for each company, the electronic receipt mechanism can be introduced beyond the framework of the company. It is possible to promote the introduction.

As described above, according to the electronic receipt system of the present embodiment, a menu (top screen K shown in FIG. 2D) in which a plurality of processing types related to electronic receipt information can be selected via the input unit 18 which is a selection unit. ) For multiple processing types related to electronic receipt information (receipt viewing / searching, shopping result summary display, product purchase certificate, warranty card, store-issued coupon, receipt share, etc.) It will be possible for consumers to perform confirmation operations efficiently and intuitively.

Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other embodiments, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

For example, when a product having a warranty card is purchased, the information indicating the existence of the warranty card may not be transmitted to the mobile terminal 8 but the warranty card information may be suddenly transmitted to the mobile terminal 8 together with the electronic receipt information. In this case, the mobile terminal 8 simultaneously displays the warranty card information together with the received electronic receipt information.

Further, the warranty information may be stored in the electronic receipt management server 9 instead of the electronic receipt server 6.

2 Product sales data processing device 8 Information processing device 9 Electronic receipt management server 26 Electronic receipt generation means 27 Transmission means 41 Electronic receipt management means 55 Receiving means 56 Electronic receipt batch management means 57 Electronic receipt transmission means 81 Member association means 82 Electronic receipt Receiving means 83 Electronic receipt display means

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-123144 JP-A-2007-316750

Claims (9)

A storage means for storing electronic receipt information including product information of purchased products and warranty information of products corresponding to the product information in association with each other.
Consumers display the electronic receipt information and information indicating the existence of the warranty information so that the total price of the product information and the purchased product included in the electronic receipt information is displayed together with the information indicating the existence of the warranty information. Output means to output to the information processing device of
With
When the output means inputs information that manipulates the information indicating the existence of the warranty card information that is operably displayed on the information processing device, the output means outputs the warranty card information to the information processing device.
A server that features that. The output means has the electronic receipt information and the warranty card information so as to cause the information processing device to display electronic receipt information indicating information indicating the existence of the warranty card information at a position corresponding to the product information. Output information indicating
The server according to claim 1. The warranty information indicates the warranty period of the purchased product.
The server according to claim 1 or 2. A computer as a server,
A storage means for storing electronic receipt information including product information of purchased products and warranty information of products corresponding to the product information in association with each other.
Consumers display the electronic receipt information and the information indicating the existence of the warranty information so that the total price of the product information and the purchased product included in the electronic receipt information is displayed together with the information indicating the existence of the warranty information. Output means to output to the information processing device of
To make it work
When the output means inputs information that manipulates the information indicating the existence of the warranty card information that is operably displayed on the information processing device, the output means outputs the warranty card information to the information processing device.
program. The output means has the electronic receipt information and the warranty card information so as to cause the information processing device to display electronic receipt information indicating information indicating the existence of the warranty card information at a position corresponding to the product information. Output information indicating
The program according to claim 4, wherein the program is characterized by the above. The warranty information indicates the warranty period of the purchased product.
The program according to claim 4 or 5. It is a warranty information output method in a computer as a server.
A storage process for associating and storing electronic receipt information including product information of purchased products and warranty information of products corresponding to the product information.
Consumers display the electronic receipt information and the information indicating the existence of the warranty information so that the total price of the product information and the purchased product included in the electronic receipt information is displayed together with the information indicating the existence of the warranty information. Output process to output to the information processing device of
Including
In the output step, when there is input of information that manipulates the information indicating the existence of the warranty card information that is operably displayed on the information processing device, the warranty card information is output to the information processing device.
Warranty information output method. In the output step, the presence of the electronic receipt information and the warranty information so as to cause the information processing device to display electronic receipt information indicating information indicating the existence of the warranty information at a position corresponding to the product information. Output information indicating
The warranty information output method according to claim 7, wherein the warranty information is output. The warranty information indicates the warranty period of the purchased product.
The warranty information output method according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the warranty information is output.

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