Patent ID: 8595056

Claim:
A ticket information output control method, said method comprising: receiving, by a coupon issuing device from a user, a request for a coupon pertaining to purchasing an item of goods; after said receiving the request for the coupon, said coupon issuing device requesting, from a coupon issuance control server, a coupon identifier (ID) for identifying the coupon; said coupon issuing device receiving the coupon ID from the coupon issuance control server in response to the request for the coupon ID; after said receiving the request for the coupon, said coupon issuing device requesting from the user information pertaining to the user; said coupon issuing device receiving the information pertaining to the user from the user in response to the request for the information pertaining to the user; said coupon issuing device incorporating, into the coupon, ticket information corresponding to the item, said ticket information comprising the coupon ID, the information pertaining to the user, and a current discount for discounting the item's purchase price; and after said incorporating the ticket information, issuing to the user by the coupon issuing device, the coupon comprising the ticket information corresponding to the item, said ticket information for determining an order of purchasing said item; and controlling issuance of subsequent ticket information and display of item availability information by displaying, by a display device comprised by the coupon issuing device, item availability information that includes a number of remaining exercisable coupons currently available for purchasing the item.