Patent ID: 7720739
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A system for preparing a tax refund application form for a currently disembarked traveler for use in obtaining a tax refund when the traveler embarks at a later time after making purchases from shops using a credit card, said card not being required to contain software applications or to record purchase information thereon, comprising: a credit card registration terminal comprising a disembarkation information receiving unit configured to receive disembarkation information, said disembarkation information including personal information and credit card information of a disembarked traveler, and an embarkation information receiving unit configured to receive embarkation information, said embarkation information including a departure location for said traveler for later embarkation; said credit card registration terminal configured to transmit disembarkation information and embarkation information to a credit card company terminal; a plurality of shop terminals each located in a respective shop offering merchandise subject to a tax refund, each shop terminal configured to record and transmit to said credit card company terminal purchase information on the basis of at least credit card information; said credit card company terminal comprising a disembarkation information receiving unit configured to receive said traveler disembarkation information, a purchase information receiving unit configured to receive purchase information, a tax refund form preparation unit configured to prepare data for a tax refund form based upon the received disembarkation information and purchase information, and a tax refund application form transmitting unit configured to transmit tax refund application form data to a tax refund processing; said credit card company terminal further comprising an embarkation information receiving unit configured to receive embarkation information and a delivery designation transmitting unit configured to transmit a delivery location for said merchandise based upon said embarkation information to at least one of said shop terminals; a tax refund processing terminal, coupled to said credit card company terminal, configured to generate a completed tax refund application form for use by said traveler in obtaining a refund on qualified purchases, said tax refund application form being based on the tax refund application form data transmitted from said credit card company terminal.