JP2001273431A - Method for exchanging consumption point with article or service by means of electronic commerce transaction - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for exchanging consumption point with article or service by means of electronic commercial transaction, with which a consumer exchanges consumption points accumulated by shopping with a desired article or service through the Internet and a point exchange center. SOLUTION: Concerning the method for exchanging consumption point with article or service by means of electronic commercial transaction, the consumption points of a point holder are accumulated and after the point holder buys an article, a point provider pays a rebate to the point exchange center. Then, the point holder and the point exchange center are connected, the membership of the point holder is checked by the point exchange center, and the point holder selects any article or service from the point exchange center. Then, the basic materials and accumulated consumption points of the point holder are checked by the point exchange center, the point exchange center and a physical distribution dealer, article supply dealer or service supply dealer are connected and the selected article is delivered to the point holder.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for exchanging consumption points for goods or services by electronic commerce.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the spread of the Internet, the distance between people has been reduced, and the business related to the Internet has been developing along with it. Internet companies use a variety of methods to attract consumers. One way is to pay the consumer for a replacement or rebate. That is,
If a consumer spends a predetermined amount of money in a store, the store gives the consumer a predetermined consumption score. Then, when the consumption point reaches a predetermined consumption point, the consumption point is exchanged for cash or goods at the shop or the chain store.

In order to improve sales, store managers conduct various commercial activities, such as rebates,
Ideas such as overseas travel gifts have been presented. Therefore, the consumer consumes the product or service as soon as possible to obtain the desired product or service, and accumulates the consumption points. However, at present, only a specific point provider (for example, a bank, a large store, etc.) provides the commodity exchange and the rebate. Therefore, after accumulating the predetermined consumption points, the consumer can get cash or goods from a specific point provider, but there is a problem that cash or goods cannot be exchanged at another store. The only solution is for consumers to join members of other stores.
Therefore, there arises a problem that a consumer becomes a member of each store in order to receive a desired product, and eventually wastes money.

[0004] In addition, consumers use only a specific card (for example, a credit card) in order to accumulate consumption points quickly. In that case, the consumer's consumption habits change,
When the consumption points become insufficient or the expiration date expires, there arises a problem that the remaining consumption points are canceled.

[0005]

The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems.
This is a method of exchanging goods or services between a consumer and a store by providing a point exchange center in cooperation with each store. Each of the stores, when consumers shop,
The shop pays the "rebate" directly to the point exchange center, and the point exchange center exchanges the goods or services according to the accumulated points by the consumers. After the consumer has reached a certain point, the consumer connects directly to the point exchange center via the Internet, and the point exchange center checks the consumer's basic data, and if it is accurate, according to the accumulated points, Exchange for goods or services. As a result, the consumer can accumulate various consumption points and can directly exchange the accumulated consumption points for goods at the point exchange center, so that the system is not limited to one store system. Absent.

Further, according to the present invention, even if a consumer consumes in different stores, the points can be accumulated together, so that the point exchange center can request each store for better goods or services.

[0007] Another object of the present invention is to provide a consumer
An object of the present invention is to provide a method of easily exchanging desired products of a consumer by merging or dividing consumption points with each other. According to this, consumers can exchange goods or services in a convenient and favorable condition, and the point exchange center can also receive a rebate from each store, so that profits can be obtained. There is no need to establish a department to handle

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method of exchanging consumption points for goods or services by electronic commerce, accumulating the consumption points of the point owner, and providing the points after the point owner has bought the goods. Pays the rebate to the point exchange center, connects the point owner with the point exchange center, checks the membership of the point owner by the point exchange center, and the point owner selects goods or services from the point exchange center Then, the point owner's basic data and the accumulated consumption points are checked by the point exchange center, and the point exchange center is connected to a logistics company, a merchandise supplier or a service supplier, and the selected merchandise is assigned to the point owner And a method for exchanging consumption points for goods or services by electronic commerce.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the relationship between a consumer, a point provider and a website in the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a method of exchanging points for goods according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a method of exchanging consumption points for goods by electronic commerce according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is another embodiment of a method of exchanging consumption points for goods by e-commerce of the present invention. It is a flowchart shown.

In the current market, so-called "point providers"
Is mainly a bank or store. Score providers have a way to pay “rebates” to attract consumers. However, as described in the prior art, the consumer cannot receive the “rebate” provided by the store unless the consumer becomes a member of the store. The present invention has a monetary flow between the point providers (10) having the same qualifications as ordinary stores and each point provider in order to maintain the current market consumption means. A point exchange center (20) is provided.

As shown in FIG. 1, consumers (point owners)
After (30) is consumed in different places, each point provider (1
0) gives the consumer points (30) according to the consumption amount. For example, if the consumer spends 1,000 yen, the point provider (10) gives the consumer (30) one point to be consumed and "rebates" (for example, one point is 10 yen).
Is provided to the point exchange center (20). Consumers (3
0) receives the consumption points, checks the basic data of the consumer (30) via the Internet, checks the accumulated consumption points at the point exchange center (20), and further accumulates the consumption points. Then, it can be confirmed whether the product or service can be exchanged for a desired product or service. In addition, consumers (30) and point exchange center (20)
Has a relationship of exchanging information, but there is no financial flow.

When the point owner (30) reaches a certain point of consumption, the point owner (30) notifies the point exchange center (20) via the Internet and requests a desired product. In this case, the point owner (30) exchanges points for consumption and goods, and the goods supplier (50) via the logistics dealer (40).
Or directly from the merchandise supplier (50). If the point owner (30) continues to consume, the point exchange center (20) can also continuously receive "rebate" from the point provider. As a result, the point exchange center (20) requests a better product from the logistics merchant (40), the merchandise supplier (50) or the service provider (60), and sends the website at the point exchange center (20). Put those products on.

Further, for example, a point exchange center (20)
However, if the point owner (30) reaches 1,000 points of consumption between the logistics dealer (40), the goods supplier (50) or the service supplier (60), the five-star hotel If you agree to convert your accommodation voucher, air ticket, etc. into a product or service, immediately post it on the website, and if the point owner (30) obtains the information, the point exchange center (20) will hold the point. After confirming the basic data and consumption points of the person (30), the goods or services are immediately exchanged. Then, the point exchange center (20) deletes the consumption points corresponding to the selected goods or services, notifies the logistics dealer (40), and sends the goods or services from the goods supplier (50) or the service supplier (60). To the point owner (30).

Therefore, only information is exchanged between the point owner (30) and the point exchange center (20), and the point exchange center (20) and the point provider (10) exchange points. Payment of money and exchange of information to the exchange center (20) are performed. Further, between the point exchange center (20) and the logistics dealer (40), the merchandise supplier (50) or the service supplier (60), the exchange of information and the payment of money to one of them are performed at the same time.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the relationship between the point owner (30) and the point exchange center (20). After the point owner (30) connects to the point exchange center (20) via the Internet, the point exchange center (20) first checks the qualifications of the point owner (30). If (30) is a member, the point owner (30) can directly select a desired product or service. Then, after the point owner (30) selects a desired product or service, the point exchange center (20) checks whether the consumption point of the point owner (30) satisfies the selected product or service. Check and if satisfied, score exchange center (20)
Sends the merchandise from the merchandise supplier (50) to the point owner (30) by notifying the logistics merchant (40), or directly informs the merchandise supplier (50) of the merchandise to the point owner (30). Deliver or directly inform the service provider (60) to provide the desired service of the point owner (30). On the other hand, if the consumption points are not enough, the point owner (3
0) can buy the missing points in cash, or supplement it by other methods. Other methods are described below.

In FIG. 3, the point owner (30)
Each score provider (where three score providers (A),
(Explain examples of (B) and (C)), the point owner (30) becomes a member of the point exchange center (20) and the point provider (A) , (B) and (C) are also points exchange centers (20)
, The point owner (30) may consolidate, split or accumulate the points provided to the point providers (A), (B) and (C) to obtain better goods or services. It can be exchanged at the exchange center (20). The difference between "cumulative" and "merge"
“Cumulative” simply adds up the points consumed by each point provider and does not exchange goods or services,
"Merging" refers to adding the consumption points provided to each point provider in order to exchange goods or services.

In addition, the point exchange center (20) sets a time limit to increase sales points, for example, sales of goods, introduction of new members, and so on, in order to improve the consumption amount of consumers. Or, activities such as increasing the consumption points when the accumulated consumption points exceed a certain point are performed. Here, such activities are referred to as “added value”.

Further, the point owner (30) determines that the consumed points provided by the point providers (A), (B) and (C) (each point provider (A), (B) and (C) 1,000
In the case of using a point), the following method is conceivable. For example, the point owner (30) is 1,200
When exchanging the points consumed by the point exchange center (20) for goods or services, the points provider (A) must pay 1,00 points.
As for the consumption point of 0 points, take the consumption point of 200 points from the point provider (B), or take the consumption point of 400 points from each point provider (A), (B) and (C), and obtain the desired product. Or, it is exchanged for a service, and the remaining consumption points are reserved at the point exchange center (20).

As shown in FIG. 4, when the point owner (30) does not have enough consumption points, the method shown in FIG.
Complement missing points. The point owner (30)
When exchanging goods or services of the point exchange center (20), if the consumption points are not enough, the points can be supplemented by using the consumption points of other point owners. Also, as shown in the figure, each point owner (30), (D), (E),
If (F) is a member, the point exchange center (2
0) can transfer the consumed points from the point owners (D), (E) and (F) to the point owner (30), so that the point owner (30) can exchange it for a better product or service. Can be. Naturally, the transferred points are also merged,
It can be divided or accumulated.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the point exchange center can allow the point owner (consumer) to use the consumed point in the most preferable state. Goods or services can be easily exchanged at the point exchange center (20). Thereby, it goes without saying that the consumer is more likely to select the point provider who participated in the method of the present invention than the point provider who does not participate in the method of the present invention at the time of shopping. Furthermore, according to the present invention, a point provider can further attract consumers, so that sales can be improved and competitiveness can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the relationship between a consumer, a score provider and a website in the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of exchanging consumption points for commodities in the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method of exchanging consumption points for commodities by electronic commerce according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of the method of exchanging consumption points for commodities by electronic commerce according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 points provider 20 points exchange center 30 points owner (consumer) 40 logistics dealer 50 merchandise supplier 60 service supplier

Claims (11)

[Claims] Claims: 1. In a method of exchanging consumption points for goods or services by electronic commerce, a point owner accumulates consumption points, and after a point owner buys an item, a point provider sends a rebate to a point exchange center. Payment, connecting the point owner and the point exchange center, checking the membership of the point owner by the point exchange center, the point owner selecting goods or services from the point exchange center, and basic information of the point owner And checking the accumulated consumption points by a point exchange center, connecting the point exchange center to a logistics company, a goods supplier or a service supplier, and delivering the selected goods to the point owner. A method of exchanging consumption points for goods or services by electronic commerce. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the point provider pays a rebate to the point exchange center based on the consumption amount of the point owner. . 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the point owner needs to become a member when using the method of exchanging points for goods or services by electronic commerce. How to exchange for goods or services. 4. The method for exchanging consumption points for goods or services by electronic commerce according to claim 2, wherein cash can be exchanged for consumption points when the point owner does not have enough consumption points. 5. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the point owner can add the consumed points received from each point provider to the point exchange center and use the points together by the merging means. A method of exchanging consumption points for goods or services through commercial transactions. 6. When a point owner exchanges consumption points for a product and the required consumption points are exceeded, the point exchange center divides the point owner's consumption points into other different consumption points. 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the points can be merged with the points. 7. When the point owner and the point provider both become members, the point owner's consumption points can be increased by added value.
Method of exchanging consumption points for goods by e-commerce described in. 8. The method according to claim 8, wherein when the point owner does not have enough consumption points, the point owner can add the consumption points provided to each point provider by means of transfer and merging. 2. A method of exchanging consumption points for goods or services by the electronic commerce described in 2. 9. The point owner according to claim 2, wherein when the point owner does not have enough consumption points, each point owner can merge different consumption points with the point owner by means of transfer and division. A method of exchanging consumption points for goods or services by the electronic commerce described. 10. The method of exchanging consumption points for goods or services by e-commerce according to claim 9, wherein when the consumption points of the point owner are insufficient, the consumption points are accumulated by means of transfer. . 11. The e-commerce transaction according to claim 1, wherein the point exchange center is directly connected to the commodity supplier and delivers the commodity directly from the commodity supplier to the point owner. How to exchange for goods.