| 摘要 |
The dual screen coupon kiosk is an apparatus that attracts potential customers with a prominent display and provides the potential customers with an easy-to-use interface. The dual screen coupon kiosk comprises a touch screen, a card reader, a gift certificate scanner, a printer, a keypad, and a user login receiver. The card reader and the gift certificate scanner retrieve financial information from a user. The printer allows the apparatus to physically print a specific coupon for a user. The keypad or the user login receiver allows access to a specific user account. The software running on the apparatus attracts potential customers by displaying either an advertisement or a map of the shopping area on the top portion of the touch screen. The software provides the interface to browse the coupons through the bottom portion of the touch screen. The software primarily organizes the coupons either by categories or by merchant. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method of navigating a coupon-dispensing graphic interface for a dual-screen kiosk, the method comprises the steps of:
providing a dual screen kiosk and at least one remote server, wherein said dual screen kiosk includes a pre-programmed computer, an internet-access module, a touch screen, a printer, and a printer output box; providing a plurality of coupons stored on said remote server, wherein each of said plurality of coupons includes merchant information, product/service information, auxiliary coupon information, a print history, and a two-dimensional bar code; providing a plurality of advertisements stored on said pre-programmed computer, wherein each of said plurality of advertisements is associated with a corresponding coupon from said plurality of coupons; communicating said plurality of coupons from said remote server to said pre-programmed computer through said internet-access module; cyclically and prominently displaying each of said plurality of advertisements on a top section of said touch screen; systematically displaying said plurality of coupons on said bottom section, wherein said plurality of coupons is organized into a plurality of categories, a list of merchants, or a list of popular coupons; sorting said plurality of coupons by said auxiliary coupon information with said pre-programmed computer, wherein said auxiliary coupon information includes offer type, discount degree, date range, valid locations, and reviews; prompting to browse through said plurality of coupons with said bottom section; prompting to select a desired coupon from said plurality of coupons through said bottom section or through said plurality of advertisements on said top section; displaying said merchant information, said product/service information, said auxiliary coupon information, and said two-dimensional bar code of said desired coupon on said bottom section; physically printing said desired coupon onto a segment of a printing paper roll with said printer and placing said segment within said printer output box; and updating said print history of said desired coupon with said remote server, if said desired coupon is physically printed on said segment of printing paper roll or if desired coupon is retrieved by a mobile computing device through said two-dimensional bar code. |
