JP6944581B2 - Electronic receipt management server, program, electronic receipt system and household account book data output method - Google Patents

Description

An embodiment of the present invention relates to an electronic receipt management server, a program, an electronic receipt system, and a household account book data 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 the consumer's mobile terminal or the like.

By introducing the electronic receipt in this way, the consumption of the receipt paper can be reduced, which is beneficial to the stores that have introduced it.

In addition, by converting the receipt into electronic data, the household account book can be automatically booked electronically, which is beneficial for consumers. However, since there are a wide variety of household account book software that functions as a household account book system that is a type of data aggregation system and is used to create household account books, electronic receipt information is simply transferred electronically to consumers' mobile terminals and the like. If it is used alone, it may not match the data format of the household account book software, and it will be inconvenient to use.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is an electronic receipt management server, a program, an electronic receipt system, and a household account book data output that can browse output data in a data format of a data aggregation system set in advance by a consumer. To provide a method.

The electronic receipt management server of the embodiment identifies the electronic receipt identification code for using the electronic receipt service and the household account book software used for creating the household account book used by the information processing device associated with the electronic receipt identification code. It includes a code, and the electronic receipt information related to the sales data, storage means for storing in association with the consumer membership code of the identification code before Symbol household accounts software, in association with the identification code of the electronic receipt storage If so, from the electronic receipt information corresponding to the electronic receipt identification code according to the output format of the household account book system used for creating the household account book used by the information processing apparatus associated with the electronic receipt identification code. , An output data creating means for creating household account book data having a data format different from that of the electronic receipt information, and a receiving means for receiving the identification code of the household account book software and the inquiry of the household account book data from the information processing device. And, on condition that the receiving means receives the identification code of the household account book software and the inquiry of the household account book data, the extraction means for extracting the inquired household account book data from the household account book data management area. , Equipped with.

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 a 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 management server. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram schematically showing a data structure of electronic receipt information. 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 functional block diagram related to the electronic receipt management process and the product information transmission process in the electronic receipt management server. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of the electronic receipt management process and the product information transmission process. FIG. 11 is a data structure diagram showing an example of household account book data. 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 a mobile terminal. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the flow of the electronic receipt receiving process and the electronic receipt viewing process. FIG. 17 is a front view showing an example of display transition in a mobile terminal. FIG. 18 is a functional block diagram related to the household account book data receiving process. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the flow of the household account book data receiving process.

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, it is connected to a company that is a seller of goods or services via network 5, and is a convenience store, a supermarket, a food store, a drug store, an apparel store, a home appliance store, a department store, and a household goods store. , A store such as a restaurant or a chain store (hereinafter referred to as a store) has a POS (Point of Sales) terminal 2 (one in FIG. 1) which is a product sales data processing device that executes product sales data processing. Although only shown, there may be a plurality of units), and the router 3 is installed. 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.

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, the network 5 also includes an electronic receipt management server 9 that is provided in the electronic receipt center and functions as a customer receipt management server that collectively stores and manages electronic receipt information of various companies that operate stores. It is connected. 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 operates the store. 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 mail including a member code (electronic receipt identification code for using the electronic receipt service) and a 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. 2D.

In the electronic receipt system having such a configuration, when the membership code is input to the POS terminal 2 of the store 1 and the product sales data processing is performed, the product sales data indicating the payment details is converted into the electronic receipt information associated with the membership code. Will be converted. It should be noted that the store server or the headquarters server (neither of them is shown) may convert the information into electronic receipt information. This electronic receipt information is transmitted to the electronic receipt management server 9 via the network 5. Further, 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 browse 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.

In addition, for the membership code acquired by a predetermined consumer to receive the electronic receipt service, the identification code of the household account book software, which is a kind of data aggregation system and functions as the household account book system used for creating the household account book described later. And it is also possible to set the output format of the household account book software. The identification code of the household account book software is an identification code for authentication for using the household account book system.

Here, an example of setting the identification code of the household account book software and the output format of the household account book software will be described.
(1) First, the consumer accesses a specific URL from his / her own mobile terminal 8 or logs in from an application installed in the mobile terminal 8. The consumer inputs the identification code of the household account book software and the output format of the household account book software, presses the registration button, and transmits the identification code of the household account book software and the output format of the household account book software to the electronic receipt management server 9.
(2) The electronic receipt management server 9 receives the identification code of the household account book software and the output format of the household account book software input by the mobile terminal 8 in (1).

As described above, the identification code of the household account book software and the output format of the household account book software can be associated with the membership code of each consumer's electronic receipt.

The identification code of the household account book software and the output format of the household account book software associated with the membership code of the electronic receipt in this way are stored in the storage unit 13 (see FIG. 3) of the mobile terminal 8.

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.

The storage unit 13 includes a Web browser for browsing various information (contents) published on the Web, household account book software used for creating a household account book, and electronic data generated after payment by processing product sales data. An electronic receipt-compatible program P11 for receiving receipt information from the electronic receipt management server 9 and an electronic receipt viewing program P12 for viewing the received electronic receipt information are pre-installed. The electronic receipt viewing program P12 may be provided with the household account book function exhibited by the household account book software.

In addition, the storage unit 13 is pre-installed with the household account book data receiving program P13 for receiving the household account book data (output data) from the electronic receipt management server 9.

The electronic receipt compatible program P11, the electronic receipt viewing program P12, and the household account book data receiving program P13 executed on the mobile terminal 8 are files in an installable format or an executable format, and are a CD-ROM or a flexible disk (FD). , CD-R, DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), etc., are recorded and provided on a computer-readable recording medium.

Further, the electronic receipt compatible program P11, the electronic receipt viewing program P12, and the household account book data receiving program P13 executed on the mobile terminal 8 are stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and downloaded via the network. It may be configured to provide. Further, the electronic receipt compatible program P11, the electronic receipt viewing program P12, and the household account book data receiving program P13 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 and data, 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 registration code 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.

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 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 the CPU (Central Processing Unit) 51 that constitutes the main body of the control unit, the memory 52 for temporarily storing data, and the 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 of various companies that operate stores for each member.

Here, the data structure of the electronic receipt information stored in the electronic receipt management area 53a will be described. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram schematically showing a data structure of electronic receipt information. As shown in FIG. 6, the electronic receipt information is associated with a membership code uniquely determined for each consumer, and is associated with a company code (identification code of the company that operates the store), an industry / business type code (CVS, supermarket, etc.). In addition to the business types of the above, including affiliated organizations and affiliated groups), the corporate membership code of the corporate membership card, etc. are included.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the electronic receipt information is associated with the member code, and is associated with the store code (store identification code), cash register code (POS terminal 2 identification code), transaction number (receipt number), and product sales. Includes data, receipt issued flags, additional information (coupons, guarantees, etc.).

As shown in FIG. 6, the product sales data has a transaction date and time (sales date and time), a product code, a product name, the number of products sold, and a product unit price (sales price) for each product, as well as a total amount and custody. Includes amount, payment media, change amount, etc.

The electronic receipt information shown in FIG. 6 includes additional information (coupon, warranty card, etc.), but is not limited to this, and the electronic receipt information and additional information (coupon, warranty card, etc.) are managed separately. It may be something to do.

As shown in FIG. 6, the electronic receipt information includes an e-mail address in association with the membership code. The e-mail address is used for electronic receipt update notification and electronic receipt information transmission, which will be described later. As described above, the group code is a code for identifying a group associated with a member code of a family member or a friend who is registered as a member in the electronic receipt system together with a predetermined member code.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the electronic receipt information includes the identification code of the household account book software and the output format of the household account book software in association with the membership code. The identification code of the household account book software is an identification code for authentication for using the household account book system. The output format of the household account book software is, for example, a csv format or an xls format.

In addition, the storage unit 53 secures a household account book data management area 53c. Although the details will be described later, the household account book data management area 53c is an area for storing the household account book data created by matching the electronic receipt information associated with the membership code with the output format.

Further, an electronic receipt management program P3 for managing electronic receipt information received from each company in the electronic receipt management area 53a is installed in the storage unit 53 in advance.

Further, the storage unit 53 is provided with an information management area 53b for storing various modified data (additional information) associated with desired products, members, companies, and stores. Here, the modified data (additional information) includes 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. , Store name logo corresponding to each code of company code and store code, modification data (additional information) of electronic receipt such as warranty data. These modified data (additional information) such as the store name logo are created in a data format such as BMP, which has a larger file size than the electronic receipt information.

Further, the storage unit 53 contains the information transmission program P4 for transmitting the electronic receipt information to the mobile terminal 8, and the household account book information obtained by processing the electronic receipt information according to the identification code of the household account book software and the output format of the household account book software. The household account book transmission program P5 for transmitting the information to the mobile terminal 8 is pre-installed.

The electronic receipt management program P3, the information transmission program P4, and the household account book transmission program P5 executed by the electronic receipt management server 9 are files in an installable format or an executable format, and are a CD-ROM or a flexible disk (FD). , CD-R, DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), etc., are recorded and provided on a computer-readable recording medium.

Further, the electronic receipt management program P3, the information transmission program P4, and the household account book transmission program P5 executed by the electronic receipt management server 9 are stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and downloaded via the network. It may be configured to provide. Further, the electronic receipt management program P3, the information transmission program P4, and the household account book transmission program P5 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.

More specifically, the electronic receipt generation unit 26 stores the product sales data including the membership code that identifies the consumer and the transaction data of the product associated with the membership code in the storage unit in association with the membership code. A product sales data storage unit 26a, which is a storage means, and a data generation unit 26b, which is a data generation unit that associates the product sales data with a company code that identifies the seller of the product and generates it as electronic receipt information, are provided. ing.

The transmission unit 27 transmits the electronic receipt information generated by the electronic receipt generation unit 26 to the electronic receipt management server 9 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 "electronic receipt issuance" 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), the CPU 21 (electronic receipt generation unit 26) transmits the product transaction data to the corporate headquarters server and stores the product transaction data and the like. It is extracted from the identification code management area 23a provided in the unit 23, converted into an electronic receipt format, and detailed data (electronic receipt information) of the electronic receipt is generated (step S2). The detailed data of the electronic receipt is the product sales data (transaction date and time, product code, product name, number of sales, product unit price, total transaction amount, etc.) based on the product information registered at the time of payment by the product sales data processing and the payment information. It consists of deposit amount, change amount, payment media, etc.), transaction number (receipt number), registration code of POS terminal 2, and so on. These data are generated in a data format such as text, XML, JSON, etc., which has a relatively small file size.

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, and together with the generated detailed data (electronic receipt information) of the electronic receipt, the company code (store). (Identification code of the operating company), industry / business type code, store code, and electronic receipt membership code (consumer) are transmitted to the electronic receipt management server 9 (step S3), and the process is completed. 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 handle 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 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. 9 and the flowchart shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 9, 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 batch management unit 56 that functions as an electronic receipt management means. , An electronic receipt transmission unit 57 that functions as an electronic receipt transmission means, a household account book data creation unit 58 that functions as an output data creation means, and a household account book data output unit 59 that functions as an output data output means. There is. 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, the household account book data creation unit 58, and the household account book data output unit 59 are 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. Further, the electronic receipt batch management unit 56 includes an additional unit 56a that functions as an additional means for reading the modification information based on the company code included in the electronic receipt information from the information management area 53b of the storage unit 53 and adding it to the electronic receipt information. ing.

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.

The household account book data creation unit 58 matches the output format of the household account book software used by the information processing device (for example, the mobile terminal 8) related to the member code, and outputs the household account book data (output) from the electronic receipt information corresponding to the member code. Data) is created.

The household account book data output unit 59 outputs household account book data (output data).

As shown in FIG. 10, the CPU 51 (reception unit 55) of the electronic receipt management server 9 has a company code, an industry / business type code, a store code, an electronic receipt membership code, and an electronic receipt transmitted from the POS terminal 2 of each company. It is determined whether or not the detailed data (electronic receipt information) of the above is received via the network interface 54 (step S21).

When the company code, industry / business format code, store code, electronic receipt membership code, and electronic receipt detailed data (electronic receipt information) are received (Yes in step S21), the CPU 51 (electronic receipt batch management) of the electronic receipt management server 9 The unit 56) stores the electronic receipt information and the like in the electronic receipt management area 53a of the storage unit 53 in association with the membership code (step S22).

Further, the CPU 51 (electronic receipt batch management unit 56) of the electronic receipt management server 9 is used to display electronic receipts such as a store name logo, campaign data (coupon), commercial data, warranty card data, etc. corresponding to each code from a company code or a store code. The modified data (additional information) is read from the information management area 53b of the storage unit 53 and added to the detailed data (electronic receipt information) of the electronic receipt (step S23). The detailed data (electronic receipt information) to which the modified data (additional information) is added is stored in a format that can be viewed by consumers, and the creation of the electronic receipt is completed.

As described above, the POS terminal 2 of the store creates detailed data and sends the electronic receipt to the electronic receipt management server 9 of the electronic receipt center, and the electronic receipt management server 9 sends the store name logo, campaign data, commercial data, etc. It is completed by adding the modification data (additional information) of. The detailed data (electronic receipt information) of the electronic receipt created by the POS terminal 2 of the store is data having a small file capacity, and even if it is transmitted from the POS terminal 2 to the external electronic receipt management server 9, the load on the network or system is applied. Is small data. On the other hand, the modified data (additional information) of the electronic receipt added by the electronic receipt management server 9 of the electronic receipt center is composed of image data and the like, and the file capacity is larger than that of the detailed data. The load is heavy. Therefore, if it is added after being received by the electronic receipt management server 9, the load applied to the system is reduced and the occurrence of a failure can be prevented.

The detailed data of the electronic receipt (electronic receipt information) may be created in the system of the store such as the store server instead of the POS terminal 2 of the store and transmitted to the external electronic receipt management server 9.

Further, the CPU 51 (electronic receipt transmission unit 57) of the electronic receipt management server 9 stores the electronic receipt information in the electronic receipt management area 53a in a viewable state, and when the creation of the electronic receipt is completed, the electronic receipt information is stored in the consumer membership code. A message is sent to the associated and stored e-mail address to notify the consumer's mobile terminal 8 that the electronic receipt has been updated (step S24).

The CPU 51 (electronic receipt transmission unit 57) of the electronic receipt management server 9 does not notify that the electronic receipt has been updated in step S24, but an e-mail address stored in association with the consumer membership code. The electronic receipt information may be transmitted to the server.

Further, the CPU 51 (household account book data creation unit 58) of the electronic receipt management server 9 determines whether or not the identification code of the household account book software is stored in association with the member code of the electronic receipt included in the electronic receipt information ( Step S25).

When it is determined that the identification code of the household account book software is stored in association with the membership code (Yes in step S25), the CPU 51 (household account book data creation unit 58) of the electronic receipt management server 9 determines the identification code of the household account book software. Create household account book data from electronic receipt information according to the output format of the household account book software corresponding to (step S26).

FIG. 11 is a data structure diagram showing an example of household account book data. The household account book data shown in FIG. 11 is an example in which the electronic receipt information is created in the csv format according to the format of the household account book software.

Further, when the CPU 51 (household account book data output unit 59) of the electronic receipt management server 9 creates the household account book data and stores the electronic receipt information in the household account book data management area 53c in a viewable state, the consumer membership code A message is sent to the e-mail address stored in association with the above, the consumer's mobile terminal 8 is notified that the household account book data has been created (step S27), and the process returns to step S21.

The CPU 51 (household account book data output unit 59) of the electronic receipt management server 9 does not notify that the household account book data has been created in step S27, but stores it in association with the consumer membership code. Household account book data may be sent to the e-mail address.

Further, when the CPU 51 (electronic receipt transmission unit 57) of the electronic receipt management server 9 receives an electronic receipt information inquiry from the mobile terminal 8 (No in step S21, Yes in step S28, Yes in step S29), the electronic receipt management After extracting the electronic receipt information managed in the area 53a according to the contents of the electronic receipt information inquiry (step S30), the electronic receipt information is transmitted to the inquired mobile terminal 8 (step S31), and the process returns to step S21.

Further, when the CPU 51 (electronic receipt transmission unit 57) of the electronic receipt management server 9 completes the transmission of the electronic receipt information, the CPU 51 (electronic receipt transmission unit 57) stores a flag indicating the completion of transmission for the electronic receipt information in the electronic receipt management area 53a. , It is possible to manage the transmission result of electronic receipt information.

On the other hand, when the CPU 51 (household account book data output unit 59) of the electronic receipt management server 9 receives a household account book data inquiry together with the identification code of the household account book software from the mobile terminal 8 in which the household account book software is installed (step S21). No, Yes in step S28, No) in step S29), the household account book data managed in the household account book data management area 53c was extracted according to the contents of the household account book data inquiry, subject to authentication by the identification code of the household account book software. After that (step S32), the data is transmitted to the mobile terminal 8 inquired (step S33), and the process returns to step S21.

The reference source of the household account book data is not limited to the mobile terminal 8 (for example, a smartphone, a mobile phone, a PDA, a tablet computer, a personal computer such as a notebook PC, etc.) in which the household account book software is installed. For example, when there is a household account book data inquiry from an external server authenticated by the identification code of the household account book software, the household account book data may be transmitted to the external server.

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 onto 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. That is, the electronic receipt display unit 83 also functions as an output means for outputting electronic receipt information.

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 electronic receipt information managed in the electronic receipt management area 53a corresponding to the input member code (step S32). 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 a list of purchase dates included in the electronic receipt information on the display unit 17 (step S33). 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.

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, the display example X shows a list of 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 in a different color and in a calendar format. be. 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 a cursor that follows the input of the input unit 18.

As shown in FIG. 14, 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 language and the keyword specified in the search window A.

Further, as shown in FIG. 14, 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.

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 S36), 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 S37).

FIG. 15 is a front view showing a display example Z in the display unit 17 of the mobile terminal 8. As shown in FIG. 15, 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 "apply" in FIG. 15) 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, when the user selects an appropriate product or an icon associated with the product (Yes in step S38), 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 S39).

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. NS.

In addition, when the homepage associated with the application campaign is set as access information for the button-shaped icon b "Apply", if the "Apply" button is selected, it is associated with the "Apply" button. The applied application campaign page is displayed on the display unit 17.

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 S40), the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 8 ends the process.

If the input unit 18 does not declare the end of the electronic receipt viewing process (No in step S40), the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 8 returns to step S38 and waits for the selection of the product or the icon associated with the product. ..

Further, as described in step S28 of FIG. 10 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 the 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. 17 is a front view showing an example of a display transition in the display unit 17 of the mobile terminal 8. The display example O shown in FIG. 17 is a display in which 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. 17, 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. 17, 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. 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. 17) representing various additional information associated with the product via the input unit 18 (touch panel laminated on the display unit 17). be.

Next, the flow of the household account book data receiving process executed by the CPU 11 of the mobile terminal 8 operating according to the household account book data receiving program P13 is shown with reference to the functional block diagram shown in FIG. 18 and the flowchart shown in FIG. explain.

As shown in FIG. 18, the household account book data receiving program P13 executed by the mobile terminal 8 has a modular configuration including a member association unit 61 and a household account book data receiving unit 62. As actual hardware, when the CPU 11 reads the household account book data receiving program P13 from the storage unit 13 and executes it, each of the above units is loaded into the memory 12, and the member association unit 61 and the household account book data receiving unit 62 are stored in the memory 12. It is designed to be generated above.

As shown in FIG. 19, first, the CPU 11 (member association unit 61) 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 S51). 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 (household account book data receiving unit 62) of the mobile terminal 8 receives the household account book data managed in the household account book data management area 53c corresponding to the input member code (step S52). The household account book data may be received by e-mail.

By operating the household account book software installed on the mobile terminal 8 as described above, it is possible to receive or download the household account book data created from the electronic receipt information from the electronic receipt management server 9 and check the household account book data. can.

In this way, according to the electronic receipt management server, the program, the electronic receipt system, and the extraction method of the first embodiment, the output format corresponding to the household account book software used by the information processing apparatus in association with the membership code is managed. Household account book data is created and output from the electronic receipt information corresponding to the member code according to the output format of the household account book software related to the member code. As a result, the household account book data can be browsed in the data format of the household account book software preset by the consumer.

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.

2 POS terminal (product sales data processing device)
8 Mobile terminal (information processing device)
9 Electronic receipt management server 26b Data generation unit (data generation means)
55 Receiver (Receiving means)
56 Electronic Receipt Management Department (Electronic Receipt Management Means)
58 Household account book data creation department (data creation means for output)
59 Household account book data output unit (data output means for output)

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-135000 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-134492

Claims (7)

The sales data includes the electronic receipt identification code for using the electronic receipt service and the identification code of the household account book software used for creating the household account book used by the information processing device associated with the electronic receipt identification code. A storage means for storing relevant electronic receipt information in association with a consumer membership code ,
Identification code before Symbol household accounts software, when said electronic receipt is stored in association with the identification code, household account book system used to create the household account book for the electronic receipt information processing apparatus with related to the identification code is utilized Data creation means for output that creates household account book data whose data format is different from that of the electronic receipt information from the electronic receipt information corresponding to the electronic receipt identification code according to the output format of
A receiving means for receiving an identification code of the household account book software and an inquiry of the household account book data from the information processing device.
An extraction means for extracting the inquired household account book data from the household account book data management area, provided that the receiving means has received the identification code of the household account book software and the inquiry of the household account book data.
An electronic receipt management server characterized by being equipped with. An output data output means for transmitting the household account book data extracted by the extraction means to the information processing apparatus is provided.
The electronic receipt management server according to claim 1. The output data output means transmits the household account book data to an e-mail address associated with the electronic receipt identification code.
The electronic receipt management server according to claim 2. Computer,
The sales data includes the electronic receipt identification code for using the electronic receipt service and the identification code of the household account book software used for creating the household account book used by the information processing device associated with the electronic receipt identification code. A storage means for storing relevant electronic receipt information in association with a consumer membership code ,
Identification code before Symbol household accounts software, when said electronic receipt is stored in association with the identification code, household account book system used to create the household account book for the electronic receipt information processing apparatus with related to the identification code is utilized Data creation means for output that creates household account book data whose data format is different from that of the electronic receipt information from the electronic receipt information corresponding to the electronic receipt identification code according to the output format of
A receiving means for receiving an identification code of the household account book software and an inquiry of the household account book data from the information processing device.
An extraction means for extracting the inquired household account book data from the household account book data management area, provided that the receiving means has received the identification code of the household account book software and the inquiry of the household account book data.
A program to make it work. Computer,
An output data output means for transmitting the household account book data extracted by the extraction means to the information processing device, and
The program according to claim 4, wherein the program is made to function. The electronic receipt management server according to claim 1 and
An inquiry means for inquiring the identification code of the household account book software and the household account book data to the electronic receipt management server, a receiving means for receiving the household account book data from the electronic receipt management server, and the like.
Information processing device with
An electronic receipt system characterized by being equipped with. For the computer that controls the electronic receipt management server that manages the electronic receipt information related to sales data
The sales data includes the electronic receipt identification code for using the electronic receipt service and the identification code of the household account book software used for creating the household account book used by the information processing device associated with the electronic receipt identification code. associated electronic receipt information, a storing step of storing in association with the consumer members code,
Identification code before Symbol household accounts software, when said electronic receipt is stored in association with the identification code, household account book system used to create the household account book for the electronic receipt information processing apparatus with related to the identification code is utilized Data creation step for output that creates household account book data whose data format is different from that of the electronic receipt information from the electronic receipt information corresponding to the electronic receipt identification code according to the output format of
A reception step for receiving an identification code of the household account book software and an inquiry of the household account book data from the information processing device.
An extraction step of extracting the inquired household account book data from the household account book data management area on condition that the computer accepts the identification code of the household account book software and the inquiry of the household account book data by the reception step. When,
An output data output step for transmitting the household account book data extracted by the extraction step to the information processing device, and
How to output household account book data.

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