History of Interactive Kiosks, and PFU Products in Japan

Used for certificate issuance, facility reservation, and community information provision for solving digital divide issues

• MEDIASTAFF newly released
• Hospital reception and registration system for existing patients (second visits)
• Community information system
• Point card loyalty system

Market adoption of reception kiosks by hospitals throughout Japan due to cost and labor reduction reasons.

• New Products model added

Frequent Shopper Program (FSP) (customer retention with store points, gift certificate issuance, games, and coupons)

• Ticket issuance system

• Small-size models released
• Transaction and advertisement capability

• Development of contents distribution kiosks

Appeared in 2000, and became common in 2006 (due to increase in music distribution leading to the wide adoption of portable music players)

• Kiosk music selling system developed for a railroad corporation
• Convenience store kiosk projects

Appeared with wide market adoption of digital cameras

• ‘Contents partners’ promotion on the kiosk in a convenience store chain (selling movie tickets, gift certificates, games, and other tickets to entertainment venues)

• MEDIASTAFF HR model released
• Added two-dimensional bar code reader to meet advanced needs of Japanese consumers.
• Developed universal design

• MEDIASTAFF VC model released

• SmartPOT released

• Added new SmartPOT models
• Added support for newest FeliCa contactlesss IC cards / mobile devices.

• MEDIASTAFF EV model and
  MEDIASTAFF ST model released