Apparatus and system for monitoring a point card
OwnerManabu Nohara, Naohiko Ichiharainventors
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Abstract
The system stores information about a point card. When a user of the system goes out of his/her residence, the system finds a store at which the point card can be used. The system also determines whether the store is located within a predetermined distance from a current location of the user. The system informs the user of whether the point card has expired or not.
Claims17
An apparatus which manages a point card issued from a card issuing store, the apparatus being mobile, comprising:
- a memory which stores point card information about the point card issued from the card issuing store:
- a position detector which detects a current location of the apparatus;
- a store locator which determines whether there is a card usable store at which the point card can be used, within a predetermined distance from the current location of the apparatus detected by the position detector;
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- an outputting unit which outputs the card usable store in accordance with a determination result of the store locator.
A method of monitoring a point card issued from a card issuing store, comprising the steps of:
- A) storing point card information about the issued point card:
- B) detecting a current location of the mobile terminal device;
- C) determining whether there is a card usable store at which the point card can be used, within a predetermined distance from the current location of the mobile terminal device detected in Step B;
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- D) outputting the card usable store in accordance with a determination result of Step C.
A system which manages a point card issued from a card issuing store, comprising:
- a mobile terminal device;
- a memory which stores point card information about the point card issued from the card issuing store;
- a position detector which detects a current location of the mobile terminal device;
- a store locator which determines whether there is a card usable store at which the point card can be used, within a predetermined distance from the current location of the mobile terminal device detected by the position detector;
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- an outputting unit which causes the mobile terminal device to output the card usable store in accordance with a determination result of the store locator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.