Patent ID: 7424443
Filing Date: 2008-09-09
Classification: G06Q,G07F,G07G

Abstract:
1. A POS system comprising: a scanner that reads an image; an advertising information input controller that receives advertising information, the advertising information including the image read by the scanner; a customer information input unit that inputs characteristics of an advertising recipient, the characteristics including at least one of gender, age, and occupation; a billing amount calculator that calculates a billing amount based on the advertising information received by the advertising information input controller; a payment confirming unit that detects if payment of the billing amount has been completed; a storing device; an advertising information storing controller that stores the advertising information in the storing device in response to the payment confirming unit detecting that payment of the billing amount has been completed; an advertising information sending unit that sends the advertising information to a printing device; a check-out information input controller that receives check-out information; an advertising information retrieving unit that retrieves advertising information stored in the storing device; a printing data generator that synthesizes the check-out information received by the check-out information input controller with the advertising information retrieved by the advertising information retrieving unit, and that generates printing data to be printed as a receipt with the advertising information, wherein generating the printing data to be printed as a receipt with the advertising information is in response to the payment confirming unit detecting that payment of the billing amount has been completed; and a printing controller that prints the generated printing data according to a predetermined format.