Abstract: A control method for obtaining a coupon by a coupon terminal is disclosed. The method includes: step a. receiving request information for obtaining a coupon; step b. providing a coupon according to the request information; step c. deducting points corresponding to provided coupon from an account corresponding to the request information; step d. adaptively recording the provided coupon in a database; and step e. performing a statistics analysis on the provided coupon stored in the database. A control apparatus for obtaining a coupon by a coupon terminal is also disclosed. According to the present technical solution, by using the existing internet technology and RFID technology, a user may conveniently obtain required coupons by the coupon terminal, and download and print the coupons.