Voucher dispensing device and voucher dispensing method
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorAkiko WATANABE
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Abstract
According to an embodiment, a voucher dispensing device includes a communication interface connectable to a member points server, a member code acquiring unit configured to receive an input of a member code, and a processor. The processor is configured to acquire information regarding points associated with the member code from the member points server by sending a dummy transaction notification to the member points server via the communication interface, and then control a display unit to display the acquired information regarding the points.
Claims20
A voucher dispensing device, comprising:
- a communication interface connectable to a member points server;
- a member code acquiring unit configured to receive an input of a member code;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- acquire information regarding points associated with the member code from the member points server by sending a dummy transaction notification to the member points server via the communication interface, and
- control a display unit to display the acquired information regarding the points.
A voucher dispensing system, comprising:
- a member points server in which member codes are stored in association with points information;
- a voucher dispensing device in a retail store and including:
- a communication interface connected to the member points server by a network;
- a member code acquiring unit configured to receive an input of a member code of a customer at the retail store;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- acquire points information associated with the member code of the customer from the member points server by sending a dummy transaction notification to the member points server via the communication interface, and
- control a display unit to display the acquired points information.
A voucher dispensing method, comprising:
- acquiring information regarding points associated with a member code from a member points server by sending a dummy transaction notification to the member points server via a communication interface;
- and
- controlling a display unit to display the acquired information regarding the points.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.