APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANAGING TRANSACTIONS OF ELECTRONIC BOOKS

摘要

A server at a first store receives, from a first terminal at a second store, paper book identification information identifying a first paper book, and transmits to the first terminal coupon information for allowing a user to obtain or register an electronic coupon to purchase a first electronic book associated with the first paper book at a discount price. The server further receives a request for obtaining or registering the electronic coupon from a second terminal, which is a mobile terminal that obtains the coupon information from the first terminal, and transmits the electronic coupon to the second terminal. In response to a request for purchasing the first electronic book from the second terminal, the server processes the request for purchasing the first electronic book at the discount price indicated by the electronic coupon.

主权项

1. A method for managing transactions of electronic books performed by a server at a first store, the server communicable with a first terminal at a second store, the method comprising:
receiving, from the first terminal, paper book identification information identifying a first paper book; transmitting, to the first terminal, coupon obtaining information for allowing a user to obtain an electronic coupon to purchase a first electronic book associated with the first paper book at a discount price; receiving a request for obtaining the electronic coupon from a second terminal, the second terminal being a mobile terminal that obtains the coupon obtaining information from the first terminal; transmitting the electronic coupon to the second terminal that has sent the request for obtaining the electronic coupon; determining, in response to a request for purchasing the first electronic book from the second terminal, whether the request for purchasing the first electronic book includes the electronic coupon transmitted from the server to the second terminal; and processing the request for purchasing the first electronic book at the discount price indicated by the electronic coupon, based on a determination indicating that the request for purchasing the first electronic book includes the electronic coupon transmitted from the server to the second terminal.