US Patent Application 18221327. STORE SYSTEM, STORE APPARATUS, CHECKOUT METHOD, AND PROGRAM simplified abstract
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STORE SYSTEM, STORE APPARATUS, CHECKOUT METHOD, AND PROGRAM
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STORE SYSTEM, STORE APPARATUS, CHECKOUT METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18221327 titled 'STORE SYSTEM, STORE APPARATUS, CHECKOUT METHOD, AND PROGRAM
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a store system that includes various components to enhance the shopping experience.
- The system has a reading apparatus that can scan products as they pass through a gate.
- It also includes a person determination information acquisition apparatus that collects information about the person passing through the gate.
- If there is a coupon available for any of the scanned products, a coupon notification unit sends a notification to a terminal associated with the person.
- The system has a checkout unit that handles the payment process for the scanned products and applies any coupons based on the coupon use information received from the terminal.
- Finally, an electronic receipt transmission unit sends an electronic receipt to the terminal after the checkout and coupon application processes are completed.
Original Abstract Submitted
A store system () includes: a reading apparatus () that reads a product that passes through a gate (); a person determination information acquisition apparatus () that acquires person determination information that determines a person P who passes through the gate (); a coupon notification unit () that transmits, when a coupon applicable to any product read by the reading apparatus () is present, notification information that provides notification of the applicable coupon, to a terminal () associated with the person determination information; a checkout unit () that performs checkout processing of a product read by the reading apparatus (), and application processing of a coupon based on coupon use information that is acquired from the terminal () and indicates a coupon to be used by the person P; and an electronic receipt transmission unit () that transmits an electronic receipt to the terminal () in response to execution of the checkout processing and the application processing of a coupon.
