POINT-OF-SALE TERMINAL THAT SETS A SPECIAL DISPLAY FLAG IN ELECTRONIC RECEIPT DATA

摘要

A point-of-sale terminal includes a customer code detecting unit, a control unit, and a communication unit. The control unit is configured to generate electronic receipt data that includes the customer code of a customer who is purchasing one or more products and data describing the products that are being purchased in a transaction, detect a condition for displaying an alert on a mobile computing device correlated to the customer code, and upon detecting the condition, set a flag in the electronic receipt data to indicate that the condition is met. The communication unit is configured to transmit the electronic receipt data that includes the flag to an external apparatus for subsequent transmission to the mobile computing device for display by the mobile computing device.