Electronic receipt system, electronic receipt management server, and program therefor

Abstract

According to an embodiment, a system for dynamically generating user interfaces for electronic receipts is disclosed. An electronic receipt management server receives and stores a first electronic receipt generated for a transaction made by a customer at a physical store, a customer identifier, and first additional information unique to the physical store. The server receives and stores a second electronic receipt for a transaction made by the customer at an online store, the customer identifier, and second additional information unique to the online store. The server transmits the first and second electronic receipts, the customer identifier, and the first and second additional information, in response to an inquiry containing the customer code. A client device displays a first graphical user interface including a first selectable object to view an image of the first electronic receipt and a second selectable object to view an image of the second electronic receipt.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic receipt system comprising:
 an electronic receipt management server having a processor configured to:
 receive, via a public network, a first electronic receipt generated by a point of sale (POS) terminal of a physical store for a transaction made by a customer at the physical store, a first member code, and first additional information unique to the physical store, 
 store the first electronic receipt in association with the first member code and the first additional information, when the first electronic receipt, the first additional information, and the first member code are received over the public network, 
 receive, via the public network, a second electronic receipt generated by an online store for a transaction made by the customer at the online store, a second member code, and second additional information unique to the online store, 
 store the second electronic receipt in association with the second member code and the second additional information, when the second electronic receipt, the second additional information, and the second member code are received over the public network, and 
 transmit the first and second electronic receipts and the first and second additional information, through the public network, in response to an inquiry containing the first member code, that is received over the public network; and 
   a client device having a processor configured to:
 register the second member code with the electronic receipt management server by first transmitting the first member code to the electronic receipt management server and then, upon receiving confirmation from the electronic receipt management server that the first member code is registered, transmitting the second member code to the electronic receipt management server, 
   wherein the electronic receipt management server, upon receipt of the first member code and the second member code, associates the first member code and the second member code with each other, and   wherein the client device is further configured to:
 transmit the inquiry containing the first member code to the electronic receipt management server through the public network, 
 receive the first and second electronic receipts along with the first and second additional information from the electronic receipt management server, and 
 generate a first graphical user interface (GUI) for display, the GUI including a first selectable object to view an image of the first electronic receipt and a second selectable object to view an image of the second electronic receipt. 
   
     
     
         2 . The electronic receipt system according to  claim 1 , wherein the GUI includes a button that lists, when the button is touched, frequently visited physical stores and frequently visited online stores by the customer. 
     
     
         3 . The electronic receipt system according to  claim 1 , wherein the GUI includes a button that lists, when the button is touched, statistics associated with purchases made by the customer in online stores and purchases made by the customer in physical stores within a predetermined time period. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic receipt system according to  claim 1 , wherein the GUI includes a first button that lists, when the button is touched, frequently visited physical stores and frequently visited online stores by the customer, and a second button that lists, when the button is touched, statistics associated with purchases made by the customer in online stores and purchases made by the customer in physical stores within a predetermined time period. 
     
     
         5 . The electronic receipt system according to  claim 1 , wherein during registration of the second member code with the electronic receipt management server, the client device transmits login information for logging into the electronic receipt management server, which includes the first member code, to the electronic receipt management server. 
     
     
         6 . The electronic receipt system according to  claim 5 , wherein during registration of the second member code with the electronic receipt management server, the client device transmits login information for logging into the online store, which includes the second member code, to the electronic receipt management server. 
     
     
         7 . The electronic receipt system according to  claim 1 , wherein the electronic receipt management server, in response to the inquiry containing the first member code, first determines that second member code is associated with the first member code, and then finds electronic receipts, including the first and second electronic receipts, that have been generated for first member code and the second member code.