# US 2019/0378218 A1 · Tax-free processing system and related information processing apparatus and program

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- Number: US 2019/0378218 A1
- Document ID: US20190378218A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/548,578
- Filed: 2019-08-22
- Published: 2019-12-12
- Earliest claimed: 2016-03-10
- Assignees: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Masanori SANBE
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190378218A1

## CPC

- G06Q 40/10: Tax strategies
- G06Q 20/047: {using payment protocols involving electronic receipts}
- G06Q 20/207: {Tax processing}
- G06Q 20/209: {Specified transaction journal output feature, e.g. printed receipt or voice output}
- G06Q 20/322: {Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]}
- G06Q 20/4014: {Identity check for transactions}
- G06Q 20/405: {Establishing or using transaction specific rules}
- G06Q 30/04: Billing or invoicing
- G06Q 40/123: {Tax preparation or submission}
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment receives electronic receipt information corresponding to each purchase made by a customer in one or more stores in a group during a predetermined period. The electronic receipt information includes a tax-free classification code for each sales object included in the electronic receipt information. The apparatus receives passport information of the customer. The apparatus determines, based on the tax-free classification code and the passport information, tax-exempt objects purchased in the stores in the group during the predetermined period. The apparatus determines, based on the determined tax-exempt objects, an amount of a tax refund, and provides the determined tax refund to the customer. The apparatus transmits tax refund information indicating the tax refund paid relative to the objects determined to be tax exempt.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic receipt processing system comprising:
an electronic receipt management server configured to
store electronic receipt information, each corresponding to a purchase of one or more sales objects and stored in correlation with:
a tax-free classification code,
a group ID corresponding to a group of one or more stores, and
a membership ID corresponding to a customer who has made purchases corresponding to the electronic receipt information; and
an information processing terminal configured to
in response to a request for a tax refund processing from a customer who made one or more of the purchases, acquire the electronic receipt information corresponding to the purchases,
upon input of passport information by the customer, determine, based on the acquired electronic receipt information, tax-exempt sales objects purchased by the customer during a predetermined period,
determine, based on the determined tax-exempt sales objects, an amount of tax refund, and
transmit, to the electronic receipt management server, tax refund information indicating the amount of tax refund paid for the determined tax-exempt sales objects.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, wherein
the information processing terminal is further configured to display the determined amount of tax refund on a display device.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, wherein
the tax-exempt sales objects are determined based on a total price of the sales objects.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, wherein
the predetermined period is set based on a period required by a tax authority.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, wherein
the information processing terminal is further configured to display, on a display device, a code indicating a communication address of the information processing terminal, and
the electronic receipt information is acquired via a mobile terminal that has scanned the code.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, wherein
the information processing terminal is located in a commercial facility where the customer made the purchases.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, further comprising:
a mobile device configured to
transmit a request including a membership ID and a group ID to the electronic receipt management server, and
upon receipt of the electronic receipt information associated with the membership ID and the group ID from the electronic receipt management server, transmit the received electronic receipt information to the information processing terminal.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, further comprising:
a mobile device configured to
transmit a request including a membership ID and a group ID to the electronic receipt management server,
upon receipt of the electronic receipt information associated with the membership ID and the group ID from the electronic receipt management server and passport information input by the customer, determine tax-exempt sales objects purchased by the customer at the stores in the group during the predetermined period,
determine, based on the determined tax-exempt sales objects, the amount of tax refund, and
transmit, to the information processing terminal, information about the determined amount of tax refund.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The system according to claim 8, wherein
upon receipt of the information about the amount of tax refund from the mobile device, the information processing terminal displays, on a display device, the amount of tax refund on a display device.

### Claim 10

A method for processing electronic receipt information, the method comprising:
storing, in an electronic receipt management server, electronic receipt information, each corresponding to a purchase of one or more sales objects and stored in correlation with:
a tax-free classification code,
a group ID corresponding to a group of one or more stores, and
a membership ID corresponding to a customer who has made the purchases corresponding to the electronic receipt information;
in response to a request for a tax refund processing from a customer who made one or more of the purchases, acquiring one or more electronic receipt information corresponding to the purchases;
upon input of passport information by the customer, determining, based on the acquired electronic receipt information, tax-exempt sales objects purchased by the customer during a predetermined period;
determining, based on the determined tax-exempt sales objects, an amount of tax refund; and
transmitting, to the electronic receipt management server, tax refund information indicating the amount of tax refund paid for the determined tax-exempt sales objects.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The method according to claim 10, further comprising:
displaying the determined amount of tax refund on a display device.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The method according to claim 10, wherein
the tax-exempt sales objects are determined based on a total price of the sales objects.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The method according to claim 10, wherein
the predetermined period is set based on a period required by a tax authority.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The method according to claim 10, further comprising:
displaying a code indicating a communication address of an information processing terminal, wherein
the electronic receipt information is acquired via a mobile terminal that has scanned the code.

### Claim 15 (depends on 10)

The method according to claim 10, wherein
the electronic receipt information is received by an information processing terminal located in a commercial facility where the customer made the purchases.

### Claim 16 (depends on 10)

The method according to claim 10, wherein
the electronic receipt information is acquired via a mobile terminal that has transmitted to the electronic receipt management server a request including a membership ID and a group ID.

### Claim 17 (depends on 10)

The method according to claim 10, wherein
the tax-exempt sales objects and the amount of tax refund are determined by a mobile terminal operated by the customer, and
information about the determined amount of tax refund is transmitted from the mobile terminal to an information processing terminal.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The method according to claim 17, wherein
upon receipt of the information about the amount of tax refund from the mobile device, the information processing terminal transmits the tax refund information to the electronic receipt management server.