Processing system

A processing system comprising a terminal device for performing sales management of a commodity purchased by a customer, on the basis of a commodity code put on the commodity, a copying machine connected to the terminal device over a line, and a center, connected to the terminal device over a line, for managing the terminal device, wherein

• the center comprises:
• first transmission means for transmitting advertisement information to the terminal device;
• and
• a database for storing print data of detailed information of the advertisement or an application form,
• the terminal device comprises:
• display means for displaying the advertisement to the customer on the basis of the advertisement information transmitted from the center;
• instruction means, provided near the display means, for instructing printing of the detailed information of the advertisement or the application form, which is displayed on the display means;
• and
• processing means for reading out print data of the displayed detailed information of the advertisement or the application form from the database of the center in accordance with an instruction from the instruction means, and transmitting the read-out data to the copying machine, and
• the copying machine comprises:
• printing means for performing printing based on the print data of the detailed information of the advertisement or the application form, which is transmitted from the terminal device;
• reading means for reading the application form which has been printed by the printing means and on which necessary items have been filled in;
• and
• second transmission means for transmitting image data of the application form read by the reading means to the center.

A processing system comprising a terminal device for performing sales management of a commodity purchased by a customer, on the basis of a commodity code put on the commodity, a copying machine connected to the terminal device over a line, and a center, connected to the terminal device over a line, for managing the terminal device, the center having a facsimile server for receiving transmission information from a facsimile apparatus, wherein

• the center comprises:
• first transmission means for transmitting advertisement information to the terminal device;
• and
• a database for storing print data of detailed information of the advertisement or an application form,
• the terminal device comprises:
• display means for displaying the advertisement to the customer on the basis of the advertisement information transmitted from the center;
• instruction means, provided near the display means, for instructing printing of the detailed information of the advertisement or the application form, which is displayed on the display means;
• and
• control means for reading out the print data of the displayed detailed information of the advertisement or the application form from the database of the center in accordance with an instruction from the instruction means, and executing a print-out control through the copying machine on the basis of the print data of the detailed information or the application form, and
• the facsimile apparatus comprises:
• reading means for reading the application form which has been printed from the copying machine by the control of the control means and on which necessary items have been filled in;
• and
• transmission means for transmitting image data of the application form read by the reading means to the center.

A processing system comprising a terminal device for performing sales management of a commodity purchased by a customer, on the basis of a commodity code put on the commodity, a copying machine connected to the terminal device over a line, and a center, connected to the terminal device over a line, for managing the terminal device and transmitting advertisement information to the terminal device, the center having a database for storing print data of detailed information of an advertisement or an application form, wherein

• the terminal device comprises:
• display means for displaying the advertisement to the customer on the basis of the advertisement information transmitted from the center;
• instruction means, provided near the display means, for instructing printing of the detailed information of the advertisement or the application form, which is displayed on the display means;
• and
• processing means for reading out the print data of the displayed detailed information of the advertisement or the application form from the database of the center in accordance with an instruction from the instruction means, and transmitting the read-out data to the copying machine,
• the copying machine comprises:
• printing means for performing printing based on the print data of the detailed information of the advertisement or the application form, which is transmitted from the terminal device;
• reading means for reading the application form which has been printed by the printing means and on which necessary items have been filled in;
• and
• transmission means for transmitting image data of the application form read by the reading means to the center, and
• the center comprises:
• control means for transmitting, to the copying machine application, result information on an application by the application form, which is based on the image data of the application form transmitted by the transmission means, and executing a control to print out the result information of the application through the copying machine.

A processing system comprising a terminal device for performing sales management of a commodity purchased by a customer, on the basis of a commodity code put on the commodity, a copying machine connected to the terminal device over a line, and a center, connected to the terminal device over a line, for managing the terminal device and transmitting advertisement information to the terminal device, the center having a database for storing print data of detailed information of an advertisement or an application form, wherein

• the terminal device comprises:
• display means for displaying the advertisement to the customer on the basis of the advertisement information transmitted from the center;
• instruction means, provided near the display means, for instructing printing of the detailed information of the advertisement or the application form, which is displayed on the display means;
• and
• processing means for reading out the print data of the displayed detailed information of the advertisement or the application form from the database of the center in accordance with an instruction from the instruction means, and transmitting the read-out data to the copying machine,
• the copying machine comprises:
• printing means for performing printing based on the print data of the detailed information of the advertisement or the application form, which is transmitted from the terminal device;
• reading means for reading the application form which has been printed by the printing means and on which necessary items have been filled in;
• and
• transmission means for transmitting image data of the application form read by the reading means to the center, and
• the center comprises:
• information transmission means for transmitting, to a predetermined information transmission destination, result information on an application by the application form, which is based on the image data of the application form transmitted by the transmission means.

A processing system comprising a terminal device for performing sales management of a commodity purchased by a customer, on the basis of a commodity code put on the commodity, a copying machine connected to the terminal device over a line, and a center, connected to the terminal device over a line, for managing the terminal device and transmitting advertisement information to the terminal device, the center having a database for storing print data of detailed information of an advertisement or an application form, wherein

• the terminal device comprises:
• settlement means for performing an accounting for the commodity purchased by the customer;
• display means for displaying the advertisement to the customer on the basis of the advertisement information transmitted from the center;
• instruction means, provided near the display means, for instructing printing of the detailed information of the advertisement or the application form, which is displayed on the display means;
• processing means for reading out the print data of the displayed detailed information of the advertisement or the application form from the database of the center in accordance with an instruction from the instruction means, and transmitting the read-out data to the copying machine;
• and
• transmission means for transmitting, when personal information has been acquired in the accounting by the settlement means, the personal information to the digital copying machine, and
• the copying machine comprises:
• reception means for receiving the print data of the detailed information and the application form, which has been transmitted from the processing means, and the personal information transmitted by the transmission means;
• and
• control means for printing out the print data of the detailed information and the application form, which has been received by the reception means, by adding thereto the personal information.

A processing system comprising a terminal device for performing sales management of a commodity purchased by a customer, on the basis of a commodity code put on the commodity, a copying machine connected to the terminal device over a line, and a center, connected to the terminal device over a line, for managing the terminal device and transmitting advertisement information to the terminal device, the center having a database for storing print data of detailed information of an advertisement or an application form, wherein

• the terminal device comprises:
• display means for displaying the advertisement to the customer on the basis of the advertisement information transmitted from the center;
• instruction means, provided near the display means, for instructing printing of the detailed information of the advertisement or the application form, which is displayed on the display means;
• and
• processing means for reading out the print data of the displayed detailed information of the advertisement or the application form from the database of the center in accordance with an instruction from the instruction means, and transmitting the read-out data to the copying machine,
• the copying machine comprises:
• printing means for performing printing based on the print data of the detailed information of the advertisement or the application form, which is transmitted from the terminal device;
• reading means for reading the application form which has been printed by the printing means and on which necessary items have been filled in;
• and
• transmission means for transmitting image data of the application form read by the reading means to the center, and
• the center comprises:
• recognition means for recognizing the filled-in information on the application form on the basis of the image data of the application form transmitted by the transmission means;
• and
• transfer means for transferring the information recognized by the recognition means along with the image data to an advertiser of the advertisement.

A processing system comprising a terminal device for performing sales management of a commodity purchased by a customer, on the basis of a commodity code put on the commodity, a copying machine connected to the terminal device over a line, and a center, connected to the terminal device over a line, for managing the terminal device, the center having a database for storing information including advertisement information, print data of detailed information of an advertisement or an application form, and accounting information of the commodity purchased by the customer, wherein

• the terminal device comprises:
• settlement means for performing an accounting for the commodity purchased by the customer;
• display means for displaying the advertisement to the customer on the basis of the advertisement information transmitted from the center;
• instruction means, provided near the display means, for instructing printing of the detailed information of the advertisement or the application form, which is displayed on the display means;
• and
• control means for executing, when the printing has been instructed by the instruction means, a control to read out from the center the print data of the detailed information of the commodity of the displayed advertisement and the application form, and
• the center comprises:
• correlation analysis means for performing a correlation analysis on the basis of a database for storing the print data of the detailed information and the application form, which is read out by the control of the control means, a database for storing the advertisement information transmitted to the terminal device, and a database for storing accounting information acquired in the accounting by the settlement means;
• and
• updating means for updating the database storing the advertisement information on the basis of a result of the correlation analysis means.