| 摘要 |
<p>A voucher terminal (102) comprising a scanner (104) for reading data (14) provided on any one or more of a number IN of data-bearing surfaces (20, 142), a processor adapted to interpret the read data (14) and to generate an electronic version of the read data in the form of a standardised voucher (140) containing the read data (14) displayed in a standardised format, a printer for reproducing the standardised voucher (140) in a printed form, and an interface adapted to transmit the electronic version of the read data to a remote data server (42). The voucher terminal (102) is suitably connected to a POS device (30) via a connection with the server (42), and third party data providers (12) are suitably able to produce data-bearing surfaces (20, 142) electronically, on in hard-copy format for presenting, by a user (16) at the terminal (102) for redemption at a POS device (30). The system suitably provides an interconnected system whereby third party providers (12) are able to interact with users (20), and whereby users (16) are able to redeem vouchers (20, 142) at POS devices (30) and for the POS (30) to reconcile redemption with the voucher terminal (102), server (42) and third party providers (12) more efficiently. The invention also facilitates voucher distribution and redemption via multimedia and social media.</p> |
