Electronic Receipt Benefit Display Without Manual Screen Transitions

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electronic receipt systems fail to effectively notify customers about benefits associated with electronic receipts, requiring manual screen transitions for benefit details, which are often overlooked by non-active users.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device that displays a list of electronic receipts with added benefit information, such as points or campaign details, directly on a user's terminal, using a processor to associate and display this information with the receipt data.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If benefit information is added to electronic receipt data, then the quantity of useful information is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates because users must manually transition to different screens to view benefit details

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequantity of useful informationVSAvoidease of operation
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges benefit information with electronic receipt data into a unified display structure. The benefit details are integrated directly into the receipt display area, eliminating the need for separate screens or manual transitions. This combining of information sources directly resolves the contradiction by maintaining high information quantity while improving ease of operation through unified presentation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a new dimensional approach by displaying benefit information in a expanded view that overlays or attaches to the receipt display. Instead of requiring users to navigate to a completely different screen, the benefit details are presented in an additional dimensional space that remains contextually connected to the original receipt view, thus maintaining information richness while simplifying user interaction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Manufacturing precision

If benefit details are displayed on a separate screen, then the manufacturing precision of information presentation is improved, but the loss of time increases due to manual screen transitions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprecision of information presentationVSAvoidtime loss
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-positioning benefit information within the receipt display structure before the user needs to view it. The benefit details are ready-to-display within the same screen context, eliminating the need for time-consuming screen transitions. This preliminary arrangement of information maintains presentation precision while significantly reducing time loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces the receipt display screen itself as an intermediary that houses both the receipt data and benefit information. This intermediary structure allows precise information presentation without requiring separate screens, as the receipt display acts as the mediating interface that presents both types of information in an integrated manner, thereby reducing time loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of operation

If benefit information is integrated into the receipt display, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional processing requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of operationVSAvoidcomplexity of information processing
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the information processing into distinct modules: receipt data processing, benefit information processing, and display rendering. The benefit information is handled as a separate data stream that is merged with the receipt display at the rendering stage. This segmentation allows for easier operation through integrated display while managing device complexity through modular processing architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements multi-functionality by designing the receipt display system to serve multiple purposes: displaying receipt data, presenting benefit information, and providing unified user interaction. The same display hardware and processing framework handle both receipt and benefit information, reducing the need for separate specialized components. This universality improves ease of operation while controlling device complexity through shared resources.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20250342452A1Information processing device and a computer-readable storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.11.06 TOSHIBA TEC KK
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AI summary

An information processing device of an embodiment includes, a display device; and a processor configured to receive an input of an identifier capable of identifying a user; displays on the display device a list of pieces of electronic receipt information associated with the identifier, and displays, when additional information on benefit granting is added to the electronic receipt information, first display information according to a type of the additional information in association with the electronic receipt information displayed in the list.