JP2014096011A - Point processor, point processing method, and point processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve convenience of a user who uses points, and to validly use the points.SOLUTION: A point processor 140 receives application information from terminal equipment 120 of a user, and determines whether to approve establishment of a group of users who agree with a purpose on the basis of the received application information, and accepts agreement information including card information of the users who agree with a purpose of the group whose establishment has been determined to be approved from the terminal equipment 120 of the user. When receiving the agreement information including the card information matching the card information included in settlement information received from terminal equipment 110 of a store on the basis of the accepted agreement information, the point processor 140 adds the points to be calculated on the basis of settlement amounts included in the settlement information to the points of the group. When the total of the added points reaches the number of achievement points by an achievement deadline, the point processor 140 performs point processing of providing the totaled points for execution of the purpose.

Description

  The present invention relates to a point processing device, a point processing method, and a point processing program for processing points issued at the time of card settlement.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in payment using a card such as a credit card (hereinafter referred to as “card payment”), a point system that issues points according to the payment amount for the card payment to a user who has made the card payment. There was technology. In such a point system, there has been a technique for receiving benefits such as products and services provided by an administrator of the point system in accordance with the number of points of the user.

  Moreover, specifically, for example, in the case where a user has a plurality of types of cards, for example, based on the privilege information that can be acquired by the type of the card of the user and the points of each card, There has been a technique in which the type and points of each card are comprehensively determined, that is, a privilege can be received according to the total points of a plurality of types of cards (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below).

Japanese Patent No. 4245833

  However, in the conventional point system described above, points generated by card payment are stored for each card. For this reason, there is a problem that it is difficult for the user of the card used for the card settlement to obtain a privilege within the range of points individually accumulated, and it is difficult for the user to obtain a privilege of a high point.

  In addition, in the point system in the conventional technology described above, there is no privilege desired by the user among the privileges obtained within the range of points individually accumulated by the user, and the user is left for a certain period without using the accumulated points. In such a case, there is a problem that the expiration date of the point comes and the stored points are wasted.

  In the point system in the conventional technique described in Patent Document 1 and the conventional technique described above, the user can use a card company or the like to exchange privileges for the point within the range of points accumulated by the user. Select from the benefits set by. For this reason, there was a problem that the user's degree of freedom regarding the use of points was low.

  In order to solve the above-described problems caused by the prior art, the present invention aims to improve the convenience of the user for using points and to effectively use the points, the point processing device, the point processing method, and the point processing The purpose is to provide a program.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, a point processing device according to the present invention provides information on the purpose of summing up points of a plurality of cards, information on the number of achievement points, and Based on the application information receiving means for receiving application information including information regarding the deadline for achievement and the application information received by the application information receiving means, it is determined whether to approve the establishment of a group of users who agree with the purpose. An approval information receiving means for receiving approval information including card information of users who agree with the purpose of the group that the approval determination means determines to approve establishment from the terminal device of the user, Receive payment information including the card information of the user who made the payment using the card at the store from the terminal device and information about the payment amount. Whether or not approval information including card information matching the card information included in the payment information received by the payment information receiving means is received based on the approval information received by the payment information receiving means and the approval information receiving means An approval determination means for determining whether or not the approval determination means has received the approval information including the matching card information, based on the payment amount included in the payment information received by the payment information reception means A point addition means for adding the calculated points to the points of the group, and an achievement determination for determining whether the total of the points added by the point addition means has reached the achievement point number by the achievement deadline And a point for providing the total points to the effect of the purpose when the achievement judging means judges that the number of achievement points has been reached. And point processing means for processing, characterized by comprising a.

  In the point processing device according to the present invention, in the above invention, when the point processing means determines that the achievement determining means has not reached the achievement point number, the total is based on the card information. It is characterized by performing point processing to return points to each user.

  In the point processing device according to the present invention, in the above invention, based on the application information received by the application information receiving means, a predetermined recruitment period elapses after the application information receiving means receives the application information. In the meantime, it is provided with approval information recruiting means for accepting approval information including card information of users who agree with the purpose of the group from the terminal device of the user, and the approval determination means is applied by the application information receiving means. It is characterized in that it is determined to approve the establishment of the group when the number of approval information received during the period from the reception of the information to the elapse of the recruitment period reaches a predetermined number.

  In the point processing device according to the present invention, in the above invention, an input as to whether or not to approve an application based on the application information received by the application information receiving means from a terminal device of an administrator of the point processing device. An approval receiving unit is provided, and the approval determining unit determines to approve the establishment of the group when the approval receiving unit receives an input for approving the application.

  Moreover, the point processing device according to the present invention, in the above invention, the first input indicating whether or not the approval receiving means provisionally approve the application based on the application information received by the application information receiving means, A second input indicating whether or not to approve the provisionally approved application, and the approval determination means establishes a group of users who agree with the purpose based on the first input. It is determined whether or not provisional approval is made, and the approval information receiving means receives approval information including card information of a user who agrees with the purpose of the group that the approval determination means determines to temporarily approve, and the point processing means Based on the second input, a point process is performed in which the points of the approved group are provided for the purpose.

  In the point processing apparatus according to the present invention as set forth in the invention described above, the approval determination means determines whether or not the terminal device of the store that is the transmission source of the payment information is a terminal device of the store that agrees with the purpose. If the terminal device of the store that is the transmission source of the payment information is a terminal device of the store that agrees with the purpose, the point addition means determines a part of the sales amount of the store based on the payment information. It is converted into points, and the converted points are added to the points of the group.

  Further, in the above point invention, when the point processing means performs the point processing in the above-mentioned invention, the point processing device applies the point to the terminal device of the user who agrees with the group in which the point processing is performed. A point processing result notifying means for transmitting information related to the processing result is provided.

  In addition, the point processing method according to the present invention receives application information including information related to the purpose of summing up points of a plurality of cards, information related to the number of achieved points, and information related to the time limit for achieving the purpose, from the terminal device of the user. An application information receiving step, an approval determining step for determining whether to approve the establishment of a group of users who agree with the purpose based on the application information received in the application information receiving step, and the terminal of the user Approval information reception step for accepting approval information including card information of users who agree with the purpose of the group determined to approve establishment by the approval determination step from the device, and settlement using the card at the store from the terminal device of the store A payment information receiving step for receiving payment information including card information of the user who has made the payment and information relating to the payment amount; An approval determination step of determining whether or not approval information including card information matching the card information included in the payment information received by the payment information reception step is received based on the approval information received by the information reception step; When it is determined that the approval information including the matching card information is received by the approval determination step, the points calculated based on the payment amount included in the payment information received by the payment information reception step, A point addition step of adding to the points of the group, an achievement determination step of determining whether or not the total of points added by the point addition step has reached the number of achievement points by the achievement deadline, and the achievement determination step When it is determined that the number of achievement points has been reached, the total points are used for the purpose of the purpose, and the achievement decision is obtained. If it is determined that not reached the number of achievement points by step, characterized in that it contains, and the point process to be returned to each user the summed point based on the card information.

  In addition, the point processing program according to the present invention is an application information including information relating to the purpose of summing up the points of a plurality of cards, information relating to the number of achievement points, and information relating to the deadline for achievement of the objective, from a user terminal device. An application information receiving step, an approval determining step for determining whether to approve the establishment of a group of users who agree with the purpose based on the application information received by the application information receiving step, and the use An approval information reception step for receiving approval information including card information of users who agree with the purpose of the group determined to approve establishment by the approval determination step, and a card at the store from the terminal device of the store. Payment that receives payment information including the card information of the user who made the payment and information about the payment amount Whether or not approval information including card information matching the card information included in the payment information received by the payment information reception step is received based on the approval information received by the notification information reception step and the approval information reception step. An approval determination step, and the approval determination step based on the payment amount included in the payment information received by the payment information reception step. A point addition step of adding the calculated points to the points of the group, and an achievement determination step of determining whether the total of points added by the point addition step has reached the number of achievement points by the achievement deadline And when the achievement judging step determines that the number of achievement points has been reached, When it is determined that the achievement point number is not reached by the achievement determination step, the point processing step of returning the total points to each user based on the card information is performed. Features.

  According to the point processing device, the point processing method, and the point processing program according to the present invention, it is possible to improve the convenience of the user related to the use of the points and effectively use the points.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the system configuration | structure of a point processing system provided with the point processing apparatus of embodiment concerning this invention. It is a block diagram (the 1) which shows the hardware constitutions of the terminal device of a shop. It is a block diagram (the 2) which shows the hardware constitutions of the terminal device of a shop. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the computer apparatus which implement | achieves the user's terminal device which comprises the point processing system of embodiment concerning this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the portable telephone which implement | achieves the user's terminal device which comprises the point processing system of embodiment concerning this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the computer apparatus which implement | achieves the point processing apparatus in the point processing system of embodiment concerning this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the application group database with which the point processing apparatus of embodiment concerning this invention is provided. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the point total database with which the point processing apparatus of embodiment concerning this invention is provided. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the user information database with which the point processing apparatus of embodiment concerning this invention is provided. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the point processing apparatus of embodiment concerning this invention. It is explanatory drawing (the 1) which shows the example of a display screen which each apparatus which comprises the point processing system of embodiment concerning this invention displays. It is explanatory drawing (the 2) which shows the example of a display screen which each apparatus which comprises the point processing system of embodiment concerning this invention displays. It is explanatory drawing (the 3) which shows the example of a display screen which each apparatus which comprises the point processing system of embodiment concerning this invention displays. It is explanatory drawing (the 4) which shows the example of a display screen which each apparatus which comprises the point processing system of embodiment concerning this invention displays. It is explanatory drawing (the 5) which shows the example of a display screen which each apparatus which comprises the point processing system of embodiment concerning this invention displays. It is explanatory drawing (the 6) which shows the example of a display screen which each apparatus which comprises the point processing system of embodiment concerning this invention displays. It is explanatory drawing (the 7) which shows the example of a display screen which each apparatus which comprises the point processing system of embodiment concerning this invention displays. It is explanatory drawing (the 8) which shows the example of a display screen which each apparatus which comprises the point processing system of embodiment concerning this invention displays. It is explanatory drawing (the 9) which shows the example of a display screen which each apparatus which comprises the point processing system of embodiment concerning this invention displays. It is explanatory drawing (the 10) which shows the example of a display screen which each apparatus which comprises the point processing system of embodiment concerning this invention displays. It is explanatory drawing (the 11) which shows the example of a display screen which each apparatus which comprises the point processing system of embodiment concerning this invention displays. It is explanatory drawing (the 12) which shows the example of a display screen which each apparatus which comprises the point processing system of embodiment concerning this invention displays. It is a flowchart (the 1) which shows the process sequence which the user's terminal device performs in the point processing system of embodiment concerning this invention. It is a flowchart (the 1) which shows the process sequence which the point processing apparatus performs in the point processing system of embodiment concerning this invention. It is a flowchart (the 1) which shows the process sequence which the terminal device of an administrator performs in the point processing system of embodiment concerning this invention. It is a flowchart (the 2) which shows the process sequence which the terminal device of an administrator performs in the point processing system of embodiment concerning this invention. It is a flowchart (the 2) which shows the process sequence which the point processing apparatus performs in the point processing system of embodiment concerning this invention. It is a flowchart (the 3) which shows the process sequence which the point processing apparatus performs in the point processing system of embodiment concerning this invention.

  Exemplary embodiments of a point processing device, a point processing method, and a point processing program according to the present invention will be explained below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  First, a system configuration of a point processing system including a point processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a system configuration of a point processing system including a point processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, a point processing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a store terminal device 110, a user terminal device 120, an administrator terminal device 130, and a point processing device 140. ing. In the point processing system 100, a store terminal device 110, a user terminal device 120, and an administrator terminal device 130 are connected to a point processing device 140 via a network 150 such as the Internet. .

  The terminal device 110 of the store is a payment terminal device having a card payment function, and is connected to a network 150 such as the Internet via a payment network such as CAFIS (Credit And Finance Information Switching System) or INFO-NET. Has been. The terminal device 110 in the store can perform various processes relating to payment using a card such as a credit card (hereinafter referred to as “card payment”).

  The terminal device 110 in the store communicates with the payment processing device constituting the card payment system together with the terminal device 110 in the store when executing various processes related to the card payment. Since various processes related to card payment executed by the terminal device 110 of the store are known techniques, description thereof will be omitted.

  A store including the terminal device 110 of the store is previously affiliated with the point processing system 100 in addition to the card payment system. Each store is issued with store identification information for identifying the store when joining the point processing system 100. The store identification information can be realized by, for example, a unique number (store number) for each store.

  The terminal device 110 of the store transmits the payment information including the store identification information (store number) to the payment processing device or the point processing device 140 during the card payment or the point processing. As a result, it is possible to specify the store that has made the card payment using the terminal device 110 of the store, the contents of the card payment, and the like.

  Specifically, the terminal device 110 of the store can be realized by a credit terminal such as a CAT (Credit Authorization Terminal) terminal or a payment terminal device such as a multi-function payment terminal such as an INFOX terminal. The payment terminal device is connected to the Internet via a predetermined network 150 in addition to a telephone line. Further, the payment terminal device may be connected to the POS terminal, or may be integrated into the POS terminal and connected to the network 150 via the POS terminal.

  The user terminal device 120 includes an input operation unit that can be input by a user using the card. The user terminal device 120 can be realized, for example, by a computer device such as a personal computer having a display or a keyboard instead of a mobile phone (portable computer device) such as a smartphone (FIG. 3). 1).

  The user terminal device 120 is not limited to that realized by a computer device such as a personal computer. The user terminal device 120 may be realized by, for example, a mobile phone (portable computer device) such as a smartphone (see FIG. 3-2).

  The administrator terminal device 130 includes an input operation unit that can be input by the administrator of the point processing device 140. The administrator terminal device 130 can be realized by a computer device such as a personal computer equipped with a display, a keyboard, and the like, for example, in the same manner as the computer device that realizes the user terminal device 120.

  The administrator terminal device 130 is not limited to being connected to the point processing device 140 via the network 150 such as the Internet, and may be directly connected to the point processing device 140. Further, the administrator terminal device 130 is not limited to that realized by the point processing device 140 and a separate computer device. The administrator terminal device 130 may be realized by a computer device integrated with the point processing device 140.

  The point processing device 140 can be realized by, for example, a computer device such as a personal computer (see FIG. 4). The point processing device 140 includes various databases such as an application group database, a point total database, and a user information database. The application group database (see FIG. 5), point total database (see FIG. 6), and user information database (see FIG. 7) will be described later.

  The point processing device 140 is based on various information transmitted from the terminal device 110 of the store, the terminal device 120 of the user, and the terminal device 130 of the manager, and data stored in various databases included in the point processing device 140. Various processes are executed. The processing performed by the point processing device 140 will be described later.

  The point processing device 140 has a payment processing function for performing card payment processing based on the payment information transmitted from the terminal device 110 of the store. In the point processing system 100, the card settlement function is not limited to that provided in the point processing device 140. The point processing system 100 may be configured separately from the point processing device 140 and include a payment processing device that performs card payment processing. In this case, the point processing device 140 receives the result of the card payment processing transmitted from the payment processing device every time the payment processing device performs the card payment processing.

(Hardware configuration of terminal device 110 in the store)
Next, a hardware configuration of the terminal device 110 in the store will be described. FIGS. 2-1 and 2-2 are block diagrams illustrating the hardware configuration of the terminal device 110 in the store. FIG. 2A shows a hardware configuration of the terminal device 110 in the store having a function specialized for card payment. FIG. 2B shows a hardware configuration of the terminal device 110 in the store realized by a POS terminal having a card settlement function.

  2A, the terminal device 110 of the store having a function specialized for card payment includes a CPU 211, a ROM 212, a RAM 213, a display 214, a keyboard 215, a network I / F (interface) 216, A buzzer 217, a card reader 218, and a printer 219 are provided. Moreover, each part 211-219 with which the terminal device 110 of a shop is provided is connected by the bus | bath 210, respectively.

  The CPU 211 controls the entire terminal device 110 in the store. The ROM 212 stores various programs to be executed at the time of card settlement. The RAM 213 is used as a work area for the CPU 211. The CPU 211 communicates with the payment processing apparatus via the network I / F 216 at the time of card payment.

  The keyboard 215 accepts various input operations related to card payment by a store clerk or the like who performs card payment, or accepts an input operation of a personal identification number by a card owner. The keyboard 215 outputs the input information to the CPU 211. The display 214 can be realized by a display device including a liquid crystal panel, for example. The liquid crystal panel that realizes the display 214 can display fixed messages, numbers, symbols, and the like. Further, the liquid crystal panel that realizes the display 214 may be a 7-segment display.

  The buzzer 217 outputs a predetermined buzzer sound when an error occurs in the terminal device 110 in the store. As the buzzer 217, various known buzzers such as a piezoelectric buzzer, an electronic buzzer, and an electromagnetic buzzer can be used. The card reader 218 reads the data recorded on the card in the settlement using the card. The card may be of a type equipped with an IC chip or a type equipped with a magnetic tape.

  The printer 219 performs a printing process for printing the contents of settlement on the slip sheet. As the printer 219, for example, an impact dot printer capable of printing on a copyable slip sheet can be used. The printer 219 is not limited to an impact dot printer, and can be realized by a printer of various known printing methods such as a thermal printer, a laser printer, and an ink jet printer. The printer 219 includes a sheet holding mechanism that holds a slip sheet, a printer head that performs printing on the slip sheet, and the like.

  2-2, the store terminal device 110 realized by a POS terminal having a card payment function includes a CPU 221, a ROM 222, a RAM 223, an HDD (hard disk drive) 224, an HD (hard disk) 225, a display. 226, a touch panel 227, a keyboard 228, a barcode scanner 229, a printer 230, a drawer opening device 231, a network I / F 232, a speaker 233, and a card reader 234. Moreover, each part 221-234 with which the terminal device 110 of a shop is provided is connected by the bus | bath 220, respectively.

  The CPU 221 controls the entire terminal device 110 in the store realized by a POS terminal having a card payment function. The ROM 222 stores various programs to be executed at the time of card settlement, product sales registration, or sales settlement. The RAM 223 is used as a work area for the CPU 221. For example, the CPU 221 communicates with the payment processing apparatus via the network I / F 232 at the time of card payment.

  The terminal device 110 in the store realized by a POS terminal having a card payment function can directly communicate with the payment processing device. Further, the terminal device 110 of the store realized by a POS terminal having a card payment function may communicate with the payment processing device via a server computer provided for each store or each group.

  The HDD 224 controls reading / writing of data with respect to the HD 225 according to the control of the CPU 221. The HDD 224 stores data written under the control of the HD 225. Specifically, the HD 225 stores, for example, a product master file and a sales file. Since the product master file and the sales file in the terminal device 110 of the store realized by the POS terminal having the card settlement function are known, the description thereof is omitted.

  The display 226 can be realized by a display device including a liquid crystal panel, for example. The display 226 displays a window (browser) relating to data such as a document, an image, and function information as well as a cursor, an icon, and a tool box. A store terminal device 110 realized by a POS terminal having a card payment function includes a display 226 that displays information on the store clerk side and a display 226 that displays information on the customer (card owner) side. A plurality of displays 226 may be provided per unit.

  The touch panel 227 is stacked on the display 226 and outputs a signal corresponding to the operation position to the CPU 221. As the touch panel 227, various known methods such as a resistive film method, a capacitance method, an acoustic pulse recognition method, an ultrasonic surface acoustic wave method, an infrared light shielding method, and an image recognition method can be used. The keyboard 228 includes keys for inputting characters, numerical values, various instructions, and the like, and outputs a signal corresponding to the operated key to the CPU 221.

  The barcode scanner 229 can be realized by an optical mark recognition device (OMR: Optical Mark Reader) that can optically read a barcode or a two-dimensional code attached to a product. The barcode scanner 229 includes a light source such as an LED, a polygon mirror that scans light from the light source, a sensor that receives reflected light from a reading object, and a decoding circuit that decodes an optical signal received by the sensor. By using a CCD image sensor as the sensor, it becomes possible to read a two-dimensional code. Data decoded by the decoding circuit is output to the CPU 221.

  The printer 230 performs a printing process for printing the contents of settlement on the roll paper. It can be realized by a printer of various known printing methods such as a thermal printer, a laser printer, and an ink jet printer. The printer 230 includes a roll paper holding mechanism that holds the roll paper, a printer head that performs printing on the roll paper, a cutter mechanism that cuts the printed roll paper at an arbitrary length, and the like.

  The drawer opening device 231 opens a drawer device connected to the terminal device 110 of the store when a predetermined operation is performed on the terminal device 110 of the store realized by a POS terminal having a card settlement function. To do. Specifically, the drawer opening device 231 can be realized by, for example, a solenoid or the like, and operates when the opening signal output from the CPU 221 is received in response to the operation of the “deposit / cash” key on the keyboard 228. Unlock the drawer device.

  The speaker 233 outputs a sound of “beep” when a product is scanned and a notification sound when an abnormality such as an error occurs. The speaker 233 includes a voice coil (not shown), and outputs a sound by applying an electric signal according to the sound signal output from the CPU 221 to the voice coil. The card reader 234 reads data recorded on the card in the settlement using the card. The card may be of a type equipped with an IC chip or a type equipped with a magnetic tape.

(Hardware configuration of computer device realizing user terminal device 120)
Next, a hardware configuration of a computer device that realizes the terminal device 120 of the user constituting the point processing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3A is a block diagram of a hardware configuration of a computer device that implements the user terminal device 120 that constitutes the point processing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  3A, a computer device that realizes the user terminal device 120 includes a CPU 311, a ROM 312, a RAM 313, an HDD 314, an HD 315, a display 316, an input device 317, and a network I / F 318. I have. The units 311 to 318 included in the computer device that implements the user terminal device 120 are connected by a bus 310.

  The CPU 311 controls the entire computer device that implements the user terminal device 120 and executes various programs stored in the ROM 312 while using the RAM 313 as a work area. The HDD 314 controls data read / write with respect to the HD 315 in accordance with the control of the CPU 311. The HD 315 stores data written under the control of the HDD 314.

  The display 316 displays various display screens. Specifically, the display 316 displays, for example, an input screen for specifying shopping conditions, an input screen for inputting approval information for a payment approval request, and the like. Specifically, the display 316 can be realized by various known displays such as a TFT liquid crystal display, a plasma display, and an organic EL display.

  The input device 317 can be realized by a keyboard having a plurality of input keys. The keyboard has a numeric keypad for inputting numbers. The keyboard may include cursor keys that move the input position and the operation position. The input device 317 may include a pointing device such as a mouse that specifies an input position or an operation position. The input device 317 outputs a signal corresponding to an input operation on the input device 317.

  The network I / F 318 performs communication with a computer device that implements the point processing device 140. The network I / F 318 controls the interface between the computer device that realizes the point processing device 140 and the inside of the computer device that realizes the user terminal device 120, and transmits data between the computer device that realizes the point processing device 140. Control input and output.

  The computer device that implements the user terminal device 120 communicates with the computer device that implements the point processing device 140 via the network I / F 318, for example, and various input screens displayed on the display 316. Various types of input information input via the URL are transmitted to a computer device that implements the point processing device 140.

(Hardware configuration of mobile phone for realizing user terminal device 120)
Next, a hardware configuration of a mobile phone (portable computer device) that realizes the terminal device 120 of the user constituting the point processing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3-2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a mobile phone that implements the user terminal device 120 that constitutes the point processing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. 3-2 illustrates a hardware configuration of a smartphone as a mobile phone that realizes the user terminal device 120.

  3-2, a smartphone that realizes the user terminal device 120 constituting the point processing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a CPU 321, a ROM 322, a RAM 323, a network I / F 324, and a display 325. An operation unit 326, a microphone 327, a speaker 328, and a camera 329. Moreover, each structural part 321-329 with which the smart phone which implement | achieves the user's terminal device 120 which comprises the point processing system 100 of embodiment concerning this invention is provided is connected by the bus | bath 320, respectively.

  The CPU 321 controls the entire smartphone. The ROM 322 stores a program such as a boot program. The RAM 323 is used as a work area for the CPU 321. The network I / F 324 controls input / output of data with a computer device or another smartphone connected to the network 150 via the network 150 such as the Internet. The network I / F 324 is connected to a telephone line network, and realizes a voice call with a communication terminal device such as another smartphone (a mobile phone or a PHS) or a fixed phone.

  The display 325 displays, for example, various types of marks, icons, tool boxes, and the like that indicate the mode being set (such as manner mode and drive mode) when using a smartphone as a mobile phone (or PHS) and the reception state of radio waves. To do. The display 325 can be realized mainly by, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display.

  The operation unit 326 includes keys for inputting characters, numerical values, various instructions, and the like, and performs data input. The operation unit 326 can be realized by, for example, a touch panel or a keyboard. An operation unit 326 realized by a touch panel, a keyboard, or the like outputs a signal corresponding to an input operation on the operation unit 326.

  When the operation unit 326 is realized by a touch panel, the touch panel is stacked on the display surface side of the display 325. When the touch panel detects that a writing member such as a finger or a pen is in contact, the touch panel outputs an electrical signal corresponding to the contact position of the writing member with respect to the touch panel.

  The microphone 327 converts the voice of the speaker input as analog data from analog to digital, and generates digital audio data. The speaker 328 performs digital / analog conversion on digital audio data transmitted from the other party, and outputs audio by energizing a coil in the speaker cone based on the analog audio data.

  The camera 329 images an imaging target by operating the operation unit 326 and generates image data. The generated image data is stored in the RAM 323 or the like. The network I / F 324 is connected to a network 150 such as the Internet, and controls an interface between the network 150 and the inside of the smartphone that realizes the user terminal device 120.

(Manager's terminal device 130)
Next, a hardware configuration of a computer device that realizes the terminal device 130 of the administrator in the point processing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the point processing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the administrator's terminal device 130 can be realized, for example, by a computer device such as a personal computer shown in FIG. The description of the administrator terminal device 130 is the same as that of the computer device shown in FIG.

(Hardware configuration of point processing device 140)
Next, a hardware configuration of a computer device that realizes the point processing device 140 in the point processing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of a computer device that realizes the point processing device 140 in the point processing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 4, a computer device that realizes the point processing device 140 in the point processing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a CPU 401, a ROM 402, a RAM 403, an HDD 404, an HD 405, a network I / F 406, It has. In the point processing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the units 401 to 406 included in the computer device that realizes the computer device that realizes the point processing device 140 are connected by the bus 400.

  The CPU 401 controls the entire computer device that implements the point processing device 140. The ROM 402 stores programs such as a boot program. The RAM 403 is used as a work area for the CPU 401. The HDD 404 controls reading / writing of data with respect to the HD 405 according to the control of the CPU 401. The HD 405 stores data written under the control of the HDD 404.

  The network I / F 406 is connected to a network 150 such as the Internet, and is connected via the network 150 to external devices such as the terminal device 110 of the store, the terminal device 120 of the user, and the terminal device 130 of the administrator. The network I / F 406 controls the interface between the network 150 and the inside of the computer device that implements the point processing device 140, and controls the input / output of data between the computer device that implements the point processing device 140 and an external device. To do.

(Example of database provided in the point processing device 140)
Next, a database provided in the point processing device 140 will be described. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the application group database provided in the point processing device 140 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, the application group database 500 can be provided in, for example, the HD 405 provided in the computer device that implements the point processing device 140.

  The application group database 500 stores information related to the group in association with each group identification information. The group is composed of users who agree to add up the points issued by a card company or the like by performing card payment in order to achieve the same purpose. A group is established when, for example, a card user is applied by a user who becomes an applicant (founder) and the application is approved by an administrator of the point processing system 100 such as a card company.

  When applying for the establishment of a group, an applicant (founder) who is a user applying for the establishment of a group transmits application information including information on the purpose of the group applying for the establishment. The group consists of users who agree with the purpose presented by the applicant (founder). The group identification information is information specific to the group for which the application for establishment has been made, and every time the point processing device 140 receives the application information transmitted from the terminal device 120 of the user, the point processing device 140 Generated.

  The application information includes information related to the purpose of summing up points of a plurality of cards, information related to the number of achievement points, and information related to the time limit for achieving the purpose. The information regarding the purpose of summing up the points of a plurality of cards includes, for example, the purpose of the group applying for establishment and the purpose of using the summed points. For example, the applicant (founder) can arbitrarily set the information related to the purpose of adding the points of a plurality of cards.

  In the point processing system 100, for the applicant (founder), information related to the purpose of summing up points of a plurality of cards is divided into a plurality of items (stages) such as “group purpose” and “purpose of use of points”. ) May be input separately. For example, in the above case, an outline regarding the purpose of adding the points of a plurality of cards is input in the “group purpose” item, and the effective target of the added points is set in the “group use purpose” item in the above “group” It may be made to input more concretely than “the purpose of”.

  In this case, it is preferable that the purpose of using the points is information that more specifically indicates the effective target of the combined points than the “group purpose”. Moreover, it is preferable that the use purpose of the point is information that can specify the number of achievement points to some extent. The number of achievement points can be specified by clarifying the purpose of use of points (the effective target of the combined points). Information regarding the purpose of summing up the points of multiple cards is specifically, for example, “Group intent = Recruitment of point donations for purchase of medical equipment at Tokyo Metropolitan Hospital”, “Purpose of use of points = As in “Purchasing a blood analyzer of company S”, it can be divided into a plurality of items for input.

  The purpose of adding the points of multiple cards is not limited to the support of public institutions such as medical institutions. Specifically, the purpose of summing up the points of a plurality of cards is, for example, “the purpose of the group = to support the activities of the boy baseball team A in Osaka City ×× Ku”, “the purpose of use of the points = 10 bats” The content may support a specific activity such as “buy 50 balls”. In addition, for example, the purpose of summing up the points of a plurality of cards is, for example, “the purpose of the group = ○ for the support of mountaineering activities”, “the purpose of use of points = purchasing ten tents” For example, the content may support a specific activity.

  For information on the purpose of summing up points on multiple cards (group purpose, point use purpose, etc.), for example, “Enter the purpose of the group and the purpose of use of points within 30 characters each”, “Group purpose” The number of characters may be limited, such as “Enter 50 characters or less, and the point usage purpose is 20 characters or less”.

  The information regarding the purpose of adding up the points of a plurality of cards may be set in advance on the administrator side of the point processing device 140 as an item assumed as the purpose. In this case, the applicant (founder) inputs information related to the purpose of summing up the points of a plurality of cards by the user selecting an item that matches his purpose from among the items set as the purpose. be able to. The administrator of the point processing device 140 is, for example, an operator of the point processing system 100, and can be realized specifically by a card company that operates a card payment system.

  The information related to the number of achievement points is information that can specify the number of points required to achieve the above-described purpose (achievement point number). Specifically, for example, “200,000 points”, “13, It can be realized by information indicating the number of points necessary to achieve the purpose, such as “000 points”.

  The information regarding the number of achievement points may indicate, for example, an amount of money required to achieve the above-described purpose or an estimated amount estimated to be required to achieve the purpose. When applying for the establishment of a group, the applicant (founder) points the application information with the information regarding the number of achievement points if the number of achievement points is known, otherwise the above amount (assumed amount) is information. Transmit to the processing device 140.

  The number of achievement points may be set on the administrator side of the point processing device 140, for example. In this case, for example, the number of achievement points is associated for each purpose set in advance by the administrator of the point processing device 140. Thereby, the user can transmit the application information inputted together with the number of achievement points associated with the selected purpose to the point processing device 140 by selecting the purpose.

  The information regarding the objective achievement deadline indicates a deadline for adding the points of a plurality of cards. For example, the applicant (founder) can arbitrarily set the information regarding the target achievement deadline. Specifically, for example, if the applicant (founder) wants to achieve the purpose of the group applying for establishment by the end of December 2012, the user will set the target for “the end of December 2012”. It can be set as the due date. The information related to the achievement deadline may be information that can specify the date when the achievement deadline is reached. Specifically, for example, it may indicate a period such as “three months after the application date”.

  Information on the deadline for achievement is not limited to information input by the applicant (founder). For the information regarding the time limit for achievement, for example, the administrator of the point processing device 140 may set a plurality of length periods in advance. Specifically, for example, “1 week, 3 months, half year,...”, “December 12, 2012, end of 2012,...”, “November 1, 2012 to end of December 2012 And so on. In this case, the applicant (founder) can input information regarding the achievement deadline by selecting an item that the user determines to be appropriate from the items set as the achievement deadline.

  The information regarding the deadline to be entered in the application information may be reference information on the manager side of the point processing device 140, for example. In this case, the actual achievement deadline can be set, for example, on the manager side of the point processing device 140 according to the target content and the number of achievement points.

  The application information includes, for example, information on what field the purpose of the group to be applied belongs to (group classification), the group applicant (founder), the group name, and the like. The group can be arbitrarily set on the manager side of the point processing device 140 according to the purpose of the group applying for establishment, for example.

  Specifically, the purpose of the group is, for example, “1. Regional support”, “2. Medical institution support”, “3. Cultural property protection”, “4. Sports support”, “5. “6. Education support”, “7. Reconstruction support”, “8. Greening / environment support”, “9. Overseas support”, “10. Individual support”, “11. Other social contributions”, etc. be able to. The applicant (initiator) who inputs the application information corresponds to the purpose of the group applying for establishment from the items classified by the administrator of the point processing device 140 using the terminal device 120 of the user, for example. Select the item to be used. As a result, the manager of the point processing device 140 can determine in what field the group to which establishment is applied applies for the addition of points.

  The information regarding the applicant (founder) of the group indicates the applicant (founder) who is a card user and has applied for the establishment of the group. The information regarding the applicant (founder) applying for the establishment of the group can be specifically realized by, for example, the card number of the card user who becomes the applicant (founder) of the group.

  In the card number of the credit card, the card issuer such as a credit card company can be specified by the first 6-digit bank identification number (BIN). The credit card number includes a BIN, is configured by an arbitrary number sequence assigned by a card issuer, and is unique information for each card.

  The information regarding the name of the group indicates the name of the group applied by the applicant (founder). The name of the group can be arbitrarily set by the applicant (founder), for example, when inputting the application information. Specifically, the name of the group can be a content indicating the hope and purpose in establishing the group, for example, “A medical device is attached to the Tokyo Metropolitan Hospital”. The name of the group may be simple identification information (such as a serial number) for identifying the group from other groups.

  The information on the group in the application group database 500 is realized by, for example, various types of information on the group classification, the group applicant (initiator), the group name, the purpose of the group, the purpose of use of points, the number of achievement points, the achievement deadline, etc. can do. Each time the point processing device 140 receives application information, the point processing device 140 extracts predetermined information from the application information, and generates information about the group based on the extracted information. Then, the point processing device 140 stores the information related to the generated group in the application group database 500 in association with the group identification information generated when the application information is received. Thereby, the point processing apparatus 140 can update the application group database 500 every time it receives application information.

  In the application group database 500, the information regarding the number of achievement points is not limited to the information included in the application information. For example, the administrator side of the point processing device 140 may be appropriately changed. In this case, for example, the administrator side of the point processing device 140 determines that, for example, the number of achievement points or the amount (assumed amount) based on the “purpose of use of points” included in the application information is inappropriate. In this case, the information regarding the number of achievement points can be changed.

  More specifically, the administrator side of the point processing device 140, for example, has an amount (assumed amount) set by an applicant (initiator) whose purpose of use of points is “purchasing a blood analyzer of company S”. It is 200,000 yen, and when it is determined that it is actually difficult to purchase a blood analyzer of company S for 200,000 yen, the number of achievement points can be changed.

  Similarly, in the application group database 500, the information regarding the deadline for achievement is not limited to the information included in the application information. For example, the manager of the point processing device 140 may be changed as appropriate. In this case, for example, it is difficult for the administrator side of the point processing device 140 to collect, for example, the points of the achievement points set by the applicant (founder) in the period set by the applicant (founder). If it is determined that, it is possible to change the information regarding the achievement deadline.

  Further, the information regarding the achievement deadline may be calculated and set by the point processing device 140 based on the above “number of achievement points” or information concerning the achievement deadline included in the application information. In this case, for example, the achievement deadline of a group with a large number of achievement points is calculated so as to come before the achievement deadline of a group with a small number of achievement points (so that the period for adding the points of a plurality of cards becomes long). be able to.

  In this case, the achievement deadline (a period in which points of a plurality of cards are added) may be adjusted according to the “classification”. Specifically, for example, even if the number of achievement points is the same, the achievement deadline of the group corresponding to “6. Education support” is earlier than the achievement deadline of the group corresponding to “10. Individual support”. Can be adjusted (so that the period for adding the points of a plurality of cards is long).

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a point total database included in the point processing device 140 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 6, the point total database 600 can be provided in, for example, the HD 405 included in the computer device that implements the point processing device 140.

  The point total database 600 stores information related to the latest performance of the group in association with each group identification information. Information on the latest achievements of the group can be realized by various information relating to the number of achievement points, supporters, display name, contact information, number of individual points, point conversion conditions, and the like.

  The information regarding the actual number of points indicates the latest total number of points added as points of each group. Moreover, the information regarding the actual number of points may include information regarding the converted amount obtained by converting the latest total number of points into an amount. In this case, the converted amount is updated every time the latest total number of points is updated.

  The information about the approver is information that can identify the card user (approver) that approves each group. Specifically, for example, the information of the user who sent the approval information indicating the intention to approve the group. Can be realized by card number. The approval information includes the identification information of the group that the user who is the support approves, and the card number of the user who is the support. The approval information is input using the terminal device 120 of the user and transmitted to the point processing device 140. Based on the information about the supporters, the number of supporters associated with the identification information of each group can be identified.

  The information related to the supporter may be information that can specify a store that supports each group. In this case, specifically, the information about the approver is realized by, for example, store identification information (store number) that indicates in advance the intention to approve the group among stores (member stores) that join the point processing system 100. can do. For example, the store may approve each group by showing to the manager of the point processing device 140 such as a card company an intention to approve the group through documents, a predetermined terminal device or orally. it can.

  When users of the same card agree with a plurality of groups, the same card number is stored in the point totaling database 600 in association with the identification information of different groups. When the same store agrees with a plurality of groups, in the point totaling database 600, the identification information (store number) of the same store is stored in association with the identification information of different groups.

  The information on the display name indicates the handle name of the applicant (founder). The applicant (founder) can be identified by the information on the display name. As a result, even if there are multiple applications for groups with similar purposes, each group is identified by notifying the applicant (founder) personal information by notifying the card number or real name. Can do.

  The information on the contact information indicates the contact information of the supporter, and can be realized by, for example, an e-mail address set in the terminal device 120 of the user who is the supporter. Further, the information on the contact information may be realized by, for example, an address where mail can be sent to the user who is the supporter.

  The information regarding the number of individual points indicates the number of points provided by each supporter as points of each group for each supporter. Thereby, it is possible to grasp how many points the card user has provided for which group. The number of individual points is updated each time a card payment is made until, for example, the supporter reaches the due date.

  The information regarding the point conversion condition indicates the provision condition of the points provided to the group by the user who agrees with the group. Specifically, the point conversion condition can be set, for example, “Agree from November 10, 2012 to December 10, 2012”, “Provide up to 50 points during the period”, and the like. .

  Further, the point conversion condition may be set for each group identification information when the same user agrees with a plurality of groups. Specifically, for example, when a user of the same card agrees with two groups of groups A and B, the group A is “agreeing from November 10, 2012 to December 10, 2012”. Point conversion conditions can be set, and for group B, a point conversion condition of “I agree from December 11, 2012 to December 31, 2012” can be set.

  The information on the point conversion condition indicates the ratio of the points provided to the group by the store that agrees with the group to the sales. Specifically, the point conversion condition can be set, for example, “0.1% of sales”, “0.3% of sales”, and the like. Alternatively, the point conversion condition is specifically set to, for example, “provide 100 points for every sales of 1 million yen”, “provide 500 points for every sales of 10 million yen”, etc. Also good.

  Further, the point conversion condition may be set for each group identification information when the same store agrees with a plurality of groups. Specifically, for example, when a user of the same card agrees with two groups of groups A and B, a point conversion condition of “providing 0.1% of sales as points” is set for group A. For group B, a point conversion condition of “providing 0.3% of sales as points” can be set.

  The point conversion condition can be arbitrarily set on the manager side of the point processing device 140 such as a card company, for example. Alternatively, the point conversion condition may be arbitrarily set by the store side, for example. In this case, the administrator of the point processing device 140 may set a lower limit value of the point conversion condition, and the store side may be able to set an arbitrary point conversion condition in a range of values equal to or higher than the lower limit value.

(Example of user information database)
Next, the user information database will be described. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a user information database provided in the point processing device 140 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 7, a user information database 700 stores a card number such as a credit card and information related to the user (described as “user information” in FIG. 7) in association with each other.

  The information regarding the user is various information regarding the user who is the card owner and the credit card, and includes, for example, the user's name, address / contact address, and e-mail address. Moreover, the information regarding a user may include the expiration date of a credit card, a telephone number, sex, etc., for example. Further, the information on the user may include information on the payment ability of the user who is the owner of the credit card, such as the annual income of the customer of the credit card and the usage limit amount in a predetermined period.

  The predetermined period is a period from the day after the previous closing date to the next closing date, and may be, for example, one month. The closing date is a closing date for the credit card company to determine the amount of advance payment to the merchant and the amount charged to the card user, such as “10th of every month” or “25th of every month” Has been. Specifically, for example, when the closing date is “10th of every month”, the predetermined period is a period from the 11th of every month to the 10th of the following month.

  Further, the information on the user may include information on payment such as a payment method, the name of a financial institution used for payment, a branch name, a deposit item, and an account number. Specifically, for example, for a user who has set revolving payment, the amount of payment per revolving payment may be stored as information related to payment.

  Moreover, the information regarding a user may include the information regarding a user's family structure, for example. Specifically, the user information database 700 may store information indicating names of children, parents, siblings, dates of birth, sex, and the like in association with the credit card number.

  Information about the user is acquired from the user before the card is issued, such as when a card such as a credit card is received (apply), and is registered in the user information database 700 by the card issuer. . In addition, the information regarding the user may be updated as appropriate when an application for a change from the customer is received, for example, when a child is born or moved.

  Thereby, when a card number is designated, various kinds of information associated with the designated card number can be specified. In the user information database 700, in addition to the card number, any information such as the name and address of the card user, a telephone number, an e-mail address, and the like are designated, and the user information database 700 is associated with the designated arbitrary information. Information can be extracted.

  When the point processing device 140 does not have a payment processing function and performs card payment processing in the payment processing device, the point processing device 140 may not have the user information database 700. In this case, the user information database 700 is provided in the payment processing apparatus.

(Functional configuration of the point processing device 140)
Next, a functional configuration of the point processing device 140 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the point processing device 140 according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, each function of the point processing device 140 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a storage unit 801, an application information receiving unit 802, an approval receiving unit 803, an approval information recruiting unit 804, an approval A determination unit 805, an approval target publicity unit 806, an approval information reception unit 807, a settlement information reception unit 808, an approval determination unit 809, a point addition unit 810, an achievement determination unit 811, a point processing unit 812, This is realized by the point processing result notification unit 813.

  Storage unit 801, application information receiving unit 802, approval receiving unit 803, approval information recruiting unit 804, approval determining unit 805, approval target public information unit 806, approval information receiving unit provided in the point processing device 140 according to the embodiment of the present invention 807, settlement information reception unit 808, approval determination unit 809, point addition unit 810, achievement determination unit 811, point processing unit 812, and point processing result notification unit 813 are realized by the units included in the computer device that implements the point processing device 140. can do. The storage unit 801 includes various databases such as the application group database 500 and the point total database 600. The storage unit 801 stores information stored in various databases in a rewritable and non-volatile manner.

  The application information receiving unit 802 receives application information including information related to the purpose of summing up points of a plurality of cards, information related to the number of achievement points, and information related to the time limit for achieving the purpose from the user terminal device 120. Specifically, for example, information on the purpose of summing up points of a plurality of cards can be realized by information on “group purpose” and “purpose of use of points” in the application group database 500 shown in FIG. .

  The application information (founder) applying for the establishment of the group is input using the terminal device 120 of the user. Specifically, the applicant (founder), for example, uses the user's terminal device 120 to access the credit card company's homepage and display application information (group application screen, see FIG. 9-2). In accordance with this display screen, it is possible to input information relating to the purpose of summing up points of a plurality of cards, information relating to the number of achievement points, and information relating to the achievement deadline of the objective.

  As described above, when inputting application information, the card number of the applicant (founder) is also input. By inputting card information when inputting application information, it is possible to identify an applicant (founder) applying for the establishment of a group. Thereby, the administrator of the point processing device 140 can determine the reliability of the applicant (founder).

  The approval receiving unit 803 receives an input as to whether or not to approve the application based on the application information received by the application information receiving unit 802 from the terminal device 130 of the manager of the point processing device 140. In this embodiment, the approval receiving unit 803 first approves the first input indicating whether or not to temporarily approve the application based on the application information received by the application information receiving unit 802, and whether to approve the temporarily approved application. A second input indicating whether or not.

  Specifically, for example, when the application information receiving unit 802 receives application information, the approval receiving unit 803 generates an application notification and transmits the generated application notification to the terminal device 130 of the administrator. The application notification is information for requesting approval (provisional approval) for the application for establishment of a group having contents based on the received application information, and includes information indicating the application contents. For example, the approval receiving unit 803 generates an application notification every time the application information receiving unit 802 receives application information.

  Upon operation of the point processing system 100, when the administrator of the point processing device 140 receives the application notification transmitted to the administrator's terminal device 130, the administrator of the group is based on the application information based on the application notification. It is determined whether or not to approve, and the determination result is input to the terminal device 130 of the administrator. The administrator's terminal device 130 transmits an approval result based on the input determination result to the point processing device 140.

  The approval receiving unit 803 receives an approval result transmitted from the administrator's terminal device 130 in response to the application notification, thereby inputting whether or not to approve the application based on the application information received by the application information receiving unit 802 (First input) can be accepted.

  Specifically, the approval receiving unit 803 generates an approval request when, for example, the number of supporters associated with each group identification information reaches a predetermined number, and the generated approval request is sent to the administrator's It transmits to the terminal device 130. The approval request is information for requesting approval of the establishment of the group that has reached a predetermined number (the approval), and includes information indicating the application status of the supporter in addition to the application contents.

  Upon operation of the point processing system 100, when the administrator of the point processing device 140 receives the approval request transmitted to the administrator's terminal device 130, based on the approval request, the manager of the group indicated by the approval request is applied. It is determined whether or not to approve, and the determination result is input to the terminal device 130 of the administrator. The administrator's terminal device 130 transmits an approval result based on the input determination result to the point processing device 140.

  The approval receiving unit 803 receives an approval result transmitted from the administrator's terminal device 130 in response to the approval request, thereby inputting whether or not to approve the application based on the application information received by the application information receiving unit 802 (Second input) can be accepted.

  The approval information recruiting unit 804 is based on the application information received by the application information receiving unit 802 until the predetermined recruitment period elapses after the application information receiving unit 802 receives the application information. Acceptance information including card information of users who agree with the purpose of the group is received from 120. The predetermined recruitment period can be arbitrarily set by the administrator of the point processing device 140, for example, “1 month”, “10 days”, or the like.

  For example, when the application information receiving unit 802 receives application information, the approval information recruiting unit 804 generates recruitment screen information based on the received application information. The recruitment screen information is information that causes the terminal device 120 of the user to display a display screen (recruitment screen) for guiding the contents of the application, and is updated each time the application information receiving unit 802 receives the application information. The recruitment screen information is information for displaying the contents of each application only during the recruitment period for the application, and the contents of the application whose recruitment period has passed are deleted from the recruitment screen information.

  A user accesses a homepage of a credit card company or the like (see reference numeral 901 in FIG. 9-1) using the terminal device 120 of the user and performs a predetermined input operation, whereby a display screen based on recruitment screen information is displayed. (Recruitment screen) can be displayed. In the operation of the point processing system 100, when the user approves the content of the application indicated by the display screen based on the recruitment screen information, the user's terminal device 120 is used to identify the group identification information and the user's own card. Enter information.

  When the user's terminal device 120 receives an input for approval, the user's terminal device 120 transmits approval information including the identification information of the group to be approved and the card information of the user who has agreed to the point processing device 140. The approval information recruiting unit 804 can accept the approval information by receiving the approval information transmitted from the terminal device 120 of the user.

  The approval information recruiting unit 804 may generate recruitment screen information based on the received application information when the approval accepting unit 803 accepts an approval result for approving an application based on the application information. In this case, the approval information recruiting unit 804 generates recruitment screen information including only a group that has been approved by the administrator of the point processing device 140.

  Based on the application information received by the application information receiving unit 802, the approval determining unit 805 determines whether to approve (including provisional approval) the establishment of a group of users who agree with the purpose. For example, when the approval receiving unit 803 receives an approval result for approving the application based on the application information, the approval determining unit 805 determines to approve the establishment of the group (temporary approval).

  For example, the approval determination unit 805 did not receive the approval result corresponding to the application notification from the administrator's terminal device 130 until a predetermined time has elapsed after the application information receiving unit 802 received the application information. In this case, it may be determined that the establishment of the group is approved (provisional approval). In this case, the predetermined time is set shorter than the time until the achievement deadline.

  In addition, the approval determination unit 805, based on the approval information received by the approval information recruiting unit 804, the approval information received from the time the application information receiving unit 802 receives the application information until the recruitment period elapses. It may be determined whether or not a predetermined number has been reached. The predetermined number can be arbitrarily set on the manager side of the point processing device 140 such as “1000 people”, “300 people”, and the like. The predetermined number may be calculated according to the number of achievement points, for example. In this case, the predetermined number can be calculated, for example, such that the larger the achievement point number, the larger the value.

  The recruitment period can be arbitrarily set by the manager of the point processing device 140 such as “1 week”, “1 month”, and the like. Further, the recruitment period may be calculated according to the number of achievement points, for example. In this case, the recruitment period can be calculated so that, for example, the value increases as the number of achievement points increases. The recruitment period is set shorter than the time until the achievement deadline.

  The approval determination unit 805 determines whether or not the approval information received during the recruitment period has reached a predetermined number when determining the approval of establishment of the group based on the approval information received by the approval information solicitation unit 804. It can be determined that the establishment is approved, and if the predetermined number is not reached, it can be determined that the establishment of the group is not approved.

  The approval determining unit 805 may determine whether to approve the establishment of the group based on the approval result received by the approval receiving unit 803 and the approval information received by the approval information recruiting unit 804. In this case, for example, the approval of the group can be approved when the approval receiving unit 803 receives the approval result of the approval and the approval information received until the recruitment period elapses reaches a predetermined number. .

  In this embodiment, the approval determining unit 805 performs group establishment approval determination in two stages. The approval determination unit 805 in this embodiment approves the establishment of a group for which application has been applied (provisional approval) based on the approval result transmitted from the administrator terminal device 130 in response to the application notification corresponding to the application information. The first step of determining whether or not to do is performed.

  Then, an approval request is generated at an arbitrary timing after the approval result of the approval (provisional approval) is received until the recruitment period elapses, and the approval request is transmitted from the administrator terminal device 130. Based on the approval result, a second stage determination is made to determine whether to approve the establishment of a group of users who agree with the purpose. The approval request can be generated and transmitted according to the number of approval information for the approved (temporary approval) group, for example.

  Thereby, for example, even when the approval receiving unit 803 receives the approval approval result for the first stage application notification, the fraud of the corresponding group is detected before the recruitment period elapses. Can reject the establishment of the group in the second stage. This can prevent the establishment of a group that attempts to collect points illegally.

  The approval target public information unit 806 generates target public information screen information based on the determination result of the approval determination unit 805. The target public information screen information is information that causes the terminal device 120 of the user to display a display screen (target public information screen) that guides the group that the approval determination unit 805 determines to approve the establishment. It is updated each time the approval judgment unit 805 makes a judgment on the received application information. Further, the target public information screen information is information for displaying the group that the approval determining unit 805 determines to approve the establishment only until the target achievement deadline. Regardless of whether or not the objective is achieved, it will be deleted from the target public information screen information.

  A user accesses a homepage operated by an operator (such as a card company) of the point processing system 100 using the user's terminal device 120 and performs a predetermined input operation, whereby a display screen based on target public information screen information is displayed. Can be displayed. In the operation of the point processing system 100, the user uses the terminal device 120 of the user when there is a group with a purpose that he / she agrees with among the groups guided by the display screen based on the target public information screen information. , Enter the identification information of the group you agree with and your card information. When the user's terminal device 120 receives an input for approval, the user's terminal device 120 transmits approval information including the identification information of the group to be approved and the card information of the user who has agreed to the point processing device 140.

  The approval information receiving unit 807 receives approval information including the card information of the user who agrees with the purpose of the group that the approval determining unit 805 determines to approve establishment from the terminal device 120 of the user. The approval information receiving unit 807 can receive approval information by receiving approval information including identification information of an approved group and user card information transmitted from the terminal device 120 of the user, for example. .

  Further, the approval information receiving unit 807 receives the approval information recruiting unit 804 from the terminal device 120 of the user after the application information receiving unit 802 receives the application information and until a predetermined recruitment period elapses. Approval information may be received. Thereby, it is possible to save the user who has transmitted the approval information during the recruitment period, and transmitting the approval information again after the establishment of the corresponding group is approved.

  Further, the approval information receiving unit 807 may receive the application information received by the application information receiving unit 802 as approval information. Thereby, it is possible to save the trouble of transmitting the approval information again to the applicant (founder) who applied for the establishment of the group after the establishment of the corresponding group is approved.

  The payment information receiving unit 808 receives payment information including the card information of the user who made the card payment at the store and information related to the payment amount from the terminal device 110 of the store. Each time the card payment is made at the store where the terminal device is installed, the terminal device 110 of the store, the identification information (store number) of the store, the card number of the user who made the card payment, and the payment Payment information including information related to the payment amount is transmitted to the point processing device 140. The terminal device 110 in the store transmits payment information relating to the completed card payment to the point processing device 140.

  When the payment processing device that performs card payment processing based on the payment information transmitted from the terminal device 110 of the store and the point processing device 140 are separate, the terminal device 110 of the store includes the point processing device 140 and the payment processing device. Payment information may be transmitted to. When the payment processing device and the point processing device 140 are separate, the point processing device 140 may receive payment information from the payment processing device every time the payment processing device performs card payment processing. .

  Based on the approval information received by the approval information reception unit 807, whether or not the approval determination unit 809 has received approval information including card information that matches the card information included in the payment information received by the payment information reception unit 808 Determine whether. For example, the approval determination unit 809 refers to the application group database 500 and determines whether there is card information that matches the card information included in the payment information in the card information stored in the application group database 500. It is determined whether or not approval information including the corresponding card information is received. Thereby, the user who made the card payment can determine whether or not there is a group that agrees with the sum of the points.

  Further, the approval determination unit 809 determines whether the terminal device 110 of the store that is the transmission source of the payment information is the terminal device 110 of the store that agrees with the purpose. The approval determination unit 809 refers to, for example, the application group database 500, and stores identification information (store) included in the payment information in the store identification information (store number) stored in the application group database 500. Whether or not the terminal device 110 of the store that is the transmission source of the payment information is the terminal device 110 of the store that agrees with the purpose. Determine whether. Thereby, it is possible to determine whether or not a store including a terminal device that is a transmission source of payment information is a store that agrees with the sum of points.

  When the point addition unit 810 determines that the approval determination unit 809 has received approval information including matching card information, the point addition unit 810 is calculated based on the payment amount included in the payment information received by the payment information reception unit 808. Points are added to the corresponding group's points. For example, when the store or the card company that has made the card payment has a point increase campaign, the point addition unit 810 may calculate a point by increasing a predetermined number of points in addition to the payment amount. . Since the point calculation method is a known technique, a description thereof will be omitted.

  Further, when the terminal device 110 of the store that is the transmission source of the payment information is the terminal device 110 of the store that agrees with the purpose, the point addition unit 810 points a part of the sales amount of the store based on the payment information. Convert and add the converted points to the corresponding group points. The point addition unit 810 converts a part of the payment amount, which is the sales amount, included in the payment information including the identification information (store number) of the corresponding store into points. For the store, the card company applies an amount obtained by subtracting the amount corresponding to the converted point from the settlement amount.

  For example, if the store where the card payment is made indicates in advance that the card company provides points at a rate higher than that set by the card company, the point adding unit 810 increases the number of points increased at a predetermined rate. The calculated points may be calculated and added. A store can be used for the promotion of the store by advertising that it is in favor of the group and that it provides more points than usual to the group that has agreed to it.

  The point addition unit 810 adds the points converted by the point conversion unit to the points of the group. For example, if the store where the card payment is made indicates in advance that the card company provides points at a rate higher than that set by the card company, the point adding unit 810 increases the number of points increased at a predetermined rate. You may calculate the point.

  In addition, the point addition unit 810 may add points based on sales by card settlement on the day after the provisional approval by the approval determination unit 805 to the points of the group. Thereby, the intention of the supporter can be quickly reflected in the addition of points.

  The achievement determination unit 811 determines whether or not the total of points added by the point addition unit 810 has reached the number of achievement points by the achievement deadline. For example, each time the point addition unit 810 adds points, the achievement determination unit 811 determines whether or not the sum of points after the addition has reached the number of achievement points. Alternatively, the achievement determination unit 811 may determine whether or not the number of achievement points has been reached when the achievement deadline for each group has arrived.

  When the achievement determination unit 811 determines that the number of achievement points has been reached, the point processing unit 812 provides the total points for the target effect. For example, when the achievement determination unit 811 determines that the achievement point number has been reached, the point processing unit 812 displays information regarding the group in which the total points have reached the achievement point number, as a terminal device of the manager of the point processing device 140 130 to notify the administrator of the group that has reached the achievement point. Even when the achievement determination unit 811 determines that the achievement point number has not been reached, the point processing unit 812 can make up for the shortage by the card company and use the totaled points for the target effect.

  In this case, for example, an administrator of the point processing device 140 (or an institution such as a card company to which the administrator belongs) uses the amount corresponding to the achievement point to achieve the purpose (purchase of medical equipment, etc.). This can be done by providing it to the required organization or fulfilling the purpose (purchasing a medical device and installing it in the corresponding medical institution, etc.). When the purpose is effective, the points provided for the purpose are deleted from the application group database 500 or invalidated.

  Further, when the achievement determination unit 811 determines that the achievement point number has not been reached, the point processing unit 812 returns the points accumulated based on the card information to each user. For example, when the achievement determination unit 811 determines that the number of achievement points has not been reached, the point processing unit 812 refers to the application group database 500 and uses it in agreement with a group that has not reached the number of achievement points by the achievement deadline. The person's card information. Then, the number of points for each user provided for the total of points associated with the specified card information is specified. Thereafter, the specified number of points is stored in association with the card information of each user provided for the total of the points, and the totaled points are deleted. For the affiliated merchant, an amount obtained by adding the amount corresponding to the added points may be applied from the card company.

  Thereby, when an achievement point is not reached by the achievement deadline, the point issued by the card payment by the user can be returned to the user who contributed to the total of the points. And it can prevent that the point issued by card payment is wasted by this.

  When the point processing unit 812 performs point processing, the point processing result notification unit 813 transmits information on the result of the point processing to the terminal device 120 of the user who agrees with the group in which the point processing has been performed. To do. For example, when the point effect is completed, the point processing result notifying unit 813 transmits an effect completion notification indicating that the effect is completed.

  Specifically, the point processing result notifying unit 813 refers to the contact associated with the card number in the point totaling database 600 and sets the corresponding e-mail address as the destination when the purpose is effective, for example. Send the completed email as an effective completion notification. This e-mail includes information on the fact that the total number of points has reached the achieved number of points, the number of points that have been used for the purpose, and the like.

  For example, the point processing result notifying unit 813 may transmit the number of points of each user in the total number of points for each user. Thereby, the user who provided points to the group to agree can grasp how much he contributed.

  For example, when the total number of points of the temporarily approved group does not reach the number of achievement points, the point processing result notification unit 813 returns the points provided during the recruitment period to the corresponding user (or has already been returned) May be transmitted to the terminal device 120 of the corresponding user.

  For example, the point processing result notifying unit 813 receives information (group approval result) on a group approval result based on the application information received by the application information receiving unit 802 from the terminal of the user who is the transmission source of the application information. You may transmit with respect to the apparatus 120. FIG. In this case, for example, the point processing result notification unit 813 transmits a group approval result for notifying that the application based on the application information has been approved to the terminal device 120 of the user who is the transmission source of the application information. .

  Alternatively, in this case, for example, the point processing result notification unit 813 gives a group approval result for notifying that the application based on the application information is disapproved to the terminal device 120 of the user who is the transmission source of the application information. Send. The group approval result that notifies that the application based on the application information has been disapproved is, for example, “A predetermined number of approval information was not collected within the recruitment period”, “Application was disapproved at the discretion of the administrator”, etc. May include information regarding the reason for the disapproval.

  For example, the point processing result notifying unit 813 transmits an achievement notification for notifying the terminal device 120 of the user who has agreed to the group that the total number of points of the group to which each user has agreed has reached the achieved number of points. May be. In this case, for example, when the achievement determination unit 811 determines that there is a group in which the total number of points has reached the achievement point number, the point processing result notification unit 813 notifies the terminal device 120 of the user who agrees with the group. An achievement notification is sent to the user.

  The point processing result notifying unit 813 sets points based on the sales by card settlement on the day after the provisional approval by the approval determining unit 805 to the terminal device 120 of the user who approves the group as a group point. You may notify that it adds. Thereby, it is possible for the supporter to know when the points based on the sales by card settlement from the time point are added to the points of the group.

(Display screen example)
Next, a display screen example displayed by each device constituting the point processing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6, 9-7, 9-8, 9-9, 9-10, FIGS. 9-11 and FIGS. 9-12 are explanatory drawings which show the example of a display screen which each apparatus which comprises the point processing system 100 of embodiment concerning this invention displays.

  In FIG. 9A, a display screen 901 is displayed on displays 316 and 325 provided in a computer device that implements the terminal device 120 of the applicant (founder) user. The display screen 901 is displayed when the applicant (founder) uses the user's terminal device 120 to access the homepage (top page) of a website operated by the administrator of the point processing device 140 such as a card company. Is done.

  In this embodiment, the applicant (founder) displays a pull-down menu associated with the “various services” menu in the menu bar of the display screen 901 and selects “Group Point cheering party” in the pull-down menu. Another pull-down menu is associated with the “group point cheering party” in the pull-down menu, and the applicant (founder) selects “to group starters” in the other pull-down menu.

  9-2, the display screen (group application screen) 902 is displayed on the displays 316 and 325 provided in the computer device that implements the terminal device 120 of the user who is the applicant (founder). The display screen 902 is displayed when the applicant (founder) selects “to group initiators” by the above operation. In this embodiment, the applicant (founder) inputs necessary items in each input field according to the display content of the display screen 902.

  Specifically, the “classification” column includes, for example, items set by the administrator of the point processing device 140 (“1. Regional support”, “2. Medical institution support”, “3. Cultural property protection”, “4 Sports support, 5. Support for persons with disabilities, 6. Education support, 7. Reconstruction support, 8. Greening / environment support, 9. Overseas support, 10. Individual support, The item selected by the applicant (founder) from “11. Other social contributions”) is input. The applicant (founder) inputs necessary items in each input field according to the display content of the display screen 902 and then operates the “application” button.

  When the “apply” button is operated by the applicant (founder) with the display screen 902 displayed, the user terminal device 120 generates application information based on the information input according to the display screen 902, The generated application information is transmitted to the point processing device 140. The point processing device 140 that has received the application information generates an application notification based on the received application information, and transmits the generated application notification to the administrator terminal device 130.

  9-3, a display screen (group provisional approval screen) 903 is displayed on a display (see reference numeral 316 in FIG. 3A) included in a computer device that implements the terminal device 130 of the administrator. For example, the administrator can manage the application by checking the contents of the application group database 500 via the administrator terminal device 130 periodically or when receiving an application notification transmitted from the point processing device 140. The display screen 903 can be displayed on the person's terminal device 130.

  The display screen 903 displays the contents of the application based on the application information, a “temporary approval” button, a “non-approval” button, and the like. The administrator of the point processing device 140 confirms the display content of the display screen 903, and operates the “provisional approval” button or the “disapproval” button to input the determination result of whether the corresponding application is approved or rejected. To do.

  The “approval” button and the “non-approval” button on the display screen 903 may input temporary approval results instead of inputting formal approval / disapproval. In this case, the group for the provisionally approved application is established when it is later officially approved, and is not established when it is officially disapproved. In this embodiment, the display screen 903 will be described as a “provisional approval screen” as appropriate.

  The display screen 903 displays “provisional approval comment”. The provisional approval comment is information related to the application content, such as information on the applicant (founder) and information on the purpose of use, and indicates information used as a reference for determination of approval or disapproval. As a result, the manager can make a more appropriate determination than the determination of approval or disapproval in consideration of only the information input by the applicant (founder).

  When the “approval” button is operated by the administrator while the display screen 903 is displayed, the administrator terminal device 130 transmits an approval result indicating approval to the point processing device 140. When the point processing device 140 receives the approval result of the approval, the point processing device 140 updates the application group database 500 based on information based on the corresponding application information. In addition, the point processing device 140 generates recruitment screen information as the application group database 500 is updated.

  A user who approves the group uses the terminal device 120 of the user to display a pull-down menu associated with the “various services” menu in the menu bar of the display screen 901, and displays the “group” in the pull-down menu. Select "Point cheering party". Then, another pull-down menu associated with “Group Point cheering party” in the pull-down menu is displayed, and “To Search Screen” in the other pull-down menu is selected.

  9-4, the display screen 904 is displayed on the displays 316 and 325 provided in the computer device that implements the terminal device 120 of the user who agrees with the group. A display screen 904 is displayed when a user who agrees with the group selects “To Search Screen” by the above operation.

  A display screen 904 displays a list of approved groups and provisionally approved groups. In the display screen 904, the approved group and the temporarily approved group can be displayed for each classification, for example. Specifically, for example, a user who approves a group is approved as belonging to the specified category by designating one of the various categories while the display screen 904 is displayed. You can check the list of registered groups and temporarily approved groups.

  To specify a category, for example, a category list is associated with a category input field (“category selection” column), and when a category input field is selected, a pull-down menu indicating the list is displayed, and the list is displayed. This can be realized by designating a desired classification from among them. The designation of the classification may be realized, for example, by inputting characters indicating the desired classification in a column for inputting the classification.

  9-5, the display screen 905 is displayed on the displays 316 and 325 provided in the computer device that implements the terminal device 120 of the user who agrees with the group. The display screen 905 is displayed when a user who agrees with the group specifies any one of the groups (an approved group and a temporarily approved group) displayed on the display screen 904.

  A display screen 905 shows detailed information regarding groups selected by a user who approves the group (an approved group and a temporarily approved group). The detailed information includes, for example, information on the applicant (founder), the purpose of use of points, achievement points or assumed price, the number of supporting members, the number of participating member stores, the point achievement deadline (time limit), and the like.

  Further, the detailed information includes information that can identify the supporter. For example, when the supporter is a card user, the information that can identify the supporter can be realized by the card number of the user. Moreover, the information which can identify a supporter is realizable by the identification information (store number) of a store, for example, when a store agrees.

  The detailed information includes point conversion conditions (conditions). The point conversion condition can be determined, for example, when information that can identify the supporter is input. Specifically, for example, when a card number is input as information that can identify an approver, a condition such as “once every month, XX donate 25% of the credit card sales to the group” is set. It is determined. Specifically, for example, when a store number is input as information that can identify an approver, conditions such as “○ × △ 0.1% of credit card sales donated to the group” are determined. The

  As described above, the point conversion condition may be arbitrarily set by the supporter (the card user or the store). The administrator of the point processing device 140 may set a lower limit value of the point conversion condition, and the store side may be able to set an arbitrary point conversion condition within a range of values equal to or higher than the lower limit value.

  The information on the applicant (founder) is not limited to the name of the applicant (founder), and may be a handle name designated by the applicant (founder), for example. Further, information regarding the applicant (founder) may not be displayed on the display screen 905. When the user agrees with the contents of the display screen 905, the user operates the “I agree” button.

  When the “I agree” button is operated by a user who agrees with the loop while the display screen 905 is displayed, the user terminal device 120 displays information input according to the display screen 905 and information related to the operator. The approval information based on is generated, and the generated approval information is transmitted to the point processing device 140. The point processing device 140 that has received the approval information updates the application group database 500 based on the received approval information.

  9-6, the display screen 906 is displayed on the displays 316 and 325 provided in the computer device that implements the terminal device 120 of the user such as a store clerk when the store agrees with the group. The display screen 906 is similar to the display screen 905 and the user who agrees with the group designates one of the groups (approved group and provisionally approved group) displayed on the display screen 904. Displayed when Similarly to the display screen 905, the display screen 906 shows detailed information regarding the groups (an approved group and a provisionally approved group) selected by a user who approves the group.

  When the user agrees with the loop and the “I agree” button is operated with the display screen 905 or the display screen 906 displayed, the user terminal device 120 inputs according to the display screen 905 or the display screen 906. The approval information based on the received information and the information on the operator is generated, and the generated approval information is transmitted to the point processing device 140. The point processing device 140 that has received the approval information updates the application group database 500 based on the received approval information.

  9-7, a display screen (group approval screen) 907 is displayed on a display included in a computer device that implements the terminal device 130 of the administrator. The display screen 907 is displayed when the administrator performs a predetermined input operation using the terminal device 130 of the administrator. For example, the administrator periodically checks the reception status of the application information and displays the display screen 907. Alternatively, the administrator may receive notification from the point processing device 140 when, for example, an application notification is received or when a recruitment period has elapsed, and the display screen 907 may be displayed when the notification is received. Good.

  A display screen 907 shows detailed information regarding the group. Detailed information includes, for example, group classification, information on the applicant (founder), purpose of use of points, achievement points or estimated price, total number of points and achievement points at present, number of supporting members, information on participating merchants, points Including the deadline for achievement.

  In addition, the display screen 907 displays an “approval” button, a “non-approval” button, and the like indicating whether the establishment of the group displayed on the display screen 907 is approved or disapproved. The administrator of the point processing device 140 confirms the display contents of the display screen 907 and inputs the final judgment result of whether to approve or reject the corresponding application by operating the “Approve” button or the “Disapprove” button. To do.

  In the point processing system 100, when the final determination result is input, it can be determined that the corresponding group is approved or disapproved. Further, in the point processing system 100, even if the final determination result is not input, if the approval is provisionally approved and a predetermined number of supporters gather within the recruitment period, it is determined to approve the corresponding group. You may be able to do that.

  By deciding whether to approve or disapprove a group that has been applied and determine the approval / disapproval of the group based on the input of the final decision result, for example, a group where a predetermined number of supporters did not gather within the recruitment period. In addition, when the administrator determines that the establishment of the group is appropriate, the establishment of the group can be approved. Or, for example, when the administrator determines that the establishment of the group is unfair, such as when provisional approval is made but the group is found to be fraudulent before the deadline for achievement Even in a group where a predetermined number of supporters gather within the recruitment period, the establishment of the group can be disapproved.

  In the display screen 907, a comment for displaying “comment” is, for example, information after the provisional approval of the group, information on the applicant (initiator), information on the member store, etc., which serves as a reference for judging approval / disapproval of the application. Indicates. As a result, the manager can make a more appropriate determination than the determination of approval or disapproval in consideration of only the information input by the applicant (founder).

  9-8, the display screen 908 is displayed on the displays 316 and 325 provided in the computer device that realizes the terminal device 120 of the user who agreed. The display screen 908 displays “To members” from another pull-down menu associated with “Group Point cheering party” in the pull-down menu associated with the “various services” menu in the menu bar of the display screen 901. Displayed when you select and enter a card number.

  For example, after selecting “To members”, a dialog box is displayed and the card number can be entered in the dialog. When the point processing device 140 receives the selection operation via the user's terminal device 120, the point processing device 140 transmits the corresponding information to the corresponding user's terminal device 120 based on the input card number.

  The display screen 908 displays information related to the history of card payments by the user of the card with the input card number, information related to points, and the like. For example, the point-related information displays a list of groups that the user approves and the number of points provided by the user to each group in the list. By specifying each item included in the list of groups that the user agrees with, it is possible to switch to a display screen that displays detailed information regarding the group of the specified item. Moreover, the information regarding points may include, for example, the total number of points owned by the user.

  9-9, the display screen 909 is displayed on the displays 316 and 325 provided in the computer device that implements the terminal device 120 of the user operated by the store clerk who agreed. The display screen 909 is “To member stores” from another pull-down menu associated with “Group Point cheering party” in the pull-down menu associated with the “Services” menu in the menu bar of the display screen 901. Displayed when selecting and entering a store number.

  For example, the store number can be entered in the dialog box displayed after selecting “To member store members”. When the point processing device 140 accepts the selection operation via the user's terminal device 120, the user's terminal device operated by the store clerk or the like of the corresponding store based on the input store number. 120 is transmitted.

  The display screen 909 displays information related to sales history by card payment, information related to points, and the like. The information regarding points displays, for example, a list of groups that the store approves, the number of points provided by the store to each group in the list, and the like. By designating each item included in the list of groups approved by the store, it is possible to switch to a display screen that displays detailed information regarding the group of the designated item.

  9-10, a display screen 910 includes a display 316 provided in the computer device that implements the user terminal device 120 when an item included in the list of groups is specified on the display screen 908 or the display screen 909. Is displayed at 325. The display screen 910 shows the accumulated status of points in the designated group for each date. Further, the display screen 910 shows the accumulated state of points in the designated group for each user or each member store. The display screen 910 indicates the number of achievement points and the achievement time limit of the designated group.

  9-11, a display screen (point effectiveness determination screen) 911 is displayed on a display included in a computer device that implements the terminal device 130 of the administrator. For example, when the administrator receives information on a group that has reached the number of achievement points transmitted from the point processing device 140, the administrator performs a predetermined input operation on the terminal device 130 of the administrator, thereby A display screen 911 can be displayed on the terminal device 130.

  The display screen 911 displays information about the group that has reached the achievement point number. The display screen 911 displays, for example, the classification of the group that has reached the number of achievement points, information on the applicant (founder), the purpose of the group, the purpose of use of points, the number of achievement points / amount (assumed amount), the due date, etc. . In addition, the display screen 911 displays, for example, information on member stores (sponsoring member stores) that support the group.

  Further, the display screen 911 displays an input column for “notification comment”. The notification comment is a comment for notifying that the total points have reached the achievement points, and is described in the e-mail sent to users and merchants who agree with the group that has reached the achievement points. Is done. The administrator can arbitrarily enter the notification comment. The administrator inputs various comments according to the situation.

  For example, if the total points of the group reached the achievement point, “We have achieved the target point. Congratulations. We purchased XX and delivered it to XX during XX year XX month. You will be able to enter a notification comment such as “No points will be accumulated in this group for use after today”.

  Or, for example, if the total number of points by the time the achievement deadline has reached has not reached the number of achievement points, but credit card companies, etc. will make up for it, “Slightly achieve the target number of points by the deadline. We can enter a comment such as “We will purchase XX after making up for the shortage and deliver it to XX during the XX month.”

  Or, for example, if you have not reached the total number of points by the time the achievement deadline has come and your credit card company decides not to cover it, “Unfortunately, the target number of points was not reached by the deadline. The points accumulated in this group will be returned to the members and merchants who have agreed to them.

  The display screen 911 displays a “point effective” button, a “point return” button, and the like. The administrator operates the “point effective” button when approving the effective point according to the information displayed on the display screen 911. In addition, the administrator operates a “point return” button when returning points according to the information displayed on the display screen 911.

  9-12, the display screen 912 is displayed on a display included in a computer device that implements the terminal device 130 of the administrator. The display screen 912 can be displayed when the administrator or the like performs a predetermined input operation on the terminal device 130 of the administrator when the point is completed. The display screen 912 shows the notification contents for notifying the supporters and member stores who have agreed to the group for which the point has been completed, that the point has been completed.

  The display screen 912 displays information regarding the group for which the points have been effectively executed. The display screen 912 displays, for example, the classification of the group for which the point has been completed, information on the applicant (founder), the purpose of the group, the purpose of use of the point, the number of points achieved / the amount of money (assumed amount). In addition, the display screen 912 displays, for example, the number of supporters (supporting members) who support the group, information on member stores (supporting member stores) that support the group, and the like.

  The information regarding the member store (sponsoring member store) that supports the group may include, for example, the URL of the homepage of the member store. Thereby, it is possible to notify the user who has received the notification based on the display content of the display screen 912 that the point has been effectively executed, and to prompt access to the URL of the sponsored member store. As a result, the affiliated member stores can be advertised.

(Processing procedure of the point processing system 100)
Next, the processing procedure of each part in the point processing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by the user terminal device 120 in the point processing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 10, the user terminal device 120 first waits until an operation for displaying a screen for applying for the establishment of a group (operation for displaying a group application screen) is received (step S1001: No). In step S1001, when a group application screen display operation is received (step S1001: Yes), a transmission request for group application screen information for displaying a screen for applying for group establishment is transmitted to the point processing device 140. (Step S1002).

  When the point processing device 140 receives the transmission request for the group application screen information transmitted from the user terminal device 120, the point processing device 140 transmits the group application screen information to the user terminal device 120. In this embodiment, information for displaying the display screen 902 is transmitted. The user's terminal device 120 stands by until group application screen information for the transmission request transmitted in step S1002 is received (step S1003: No).

  In step S1003, when the group application screen information for the transmission request transmitted in step S1002 is received (step S1003: Yes), a screen for applying for group establishment (group application screen, display) based on the received group application screen information Screen 902) is displayed (step S1004). The user inputs necessary items such as classification and purpose in accordance with the content of the display screen (group application screen, display screen 902) displayed on the display by the process of step S1004. To operate. The terminal device 120 of the user waits until the “apply” button is operated while the display screen 902 is displayed (step S1005: No).

  In step S1005, when the “apply” button is operated (step S1005: Yes), application information for applying to establish a group is generated (step S1006), and the application generated in step S1006 is issued to the point processing device 140. Information is transmitted (step S1007), and a series of processing is terminated.

  When the terminal device 120 of the user accepts an interruption operation (such as an operation for closing the display screen 902) before the “application” button is operated in the state where the display screen 902 is displayed in step S1005. Then, a series of processing is completed.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by the point processing device 140 in the point processing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 11, the point processing device 140 first waits until it receives the application information transmitted from the user terminal device 120 in step S1007 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 10 (step S1101: No).

  In step S1101, when the application information transmitted from the user terminal device 120 is received (step S1101: Yes), the application group database 500 is updated based on the received application information (step S1102). Further, an application notification is generated based on the received application information (step S1103), and the application notification generated in step S1103 is transmitted to the administrator's terminal device 130 (step S1104).

  Next, it is determined whether or not an approval result of “provisional approval” for approving (temporary approval) the application notification transmitted in step S1104 has been received (step S1105). In step S1105, when the approval result of “provisional approval” is received (step S1105: Yes), the process proceeds to step S1108.

  In step S1105, if the “provisional approval” approval result has not been received (step S1105: No), it is determined whether or not the “disapproval” approval result has been received (step S1106). In step S1106, when an approval result of “not approved” is received (step S1106: Yes), the process proceeds to step S1114.

  In step S1106, if neither “provisional approval” nor “non-approval” approval results have been received (step S1106: No), it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the application notification was transmitted in step S1104. (Step S1107). In step S1107, the administrator or the like, for example, “1 day”, “72 hours”, “1 week” or the like in a state where neither “approved” nor “not approved” has been received. It is determined whether a preset standby time has elapsed. In step S1107, it is preferable that the administrator who has received the application notification sets a time during which the application content can be sufficiently confirmed.

  In step S1107, when the predetermined time has not elapsed since the application notification was transmitted in step S1104 (step S1107: No), the process returns to step S1105. In step S1107, when a predetermined time has elapsed since the application notification was transmitted in step S1104 (step S1107: Yes), that is, the approval results of “provisional approval” and “non-approval” are not received. When a predetermined time has elapsed since the application notification was transmitted, it is determined that the application has been approved in the same manner as when the “provisional approval” approval result is received in step S1105: Yes, and the process proceeds to step S1108.

  In step S1108, the recruitment screen information is updated based on the application information of the group whose application for establishment was provisionally approved in step S1105: Yes or step S1107: Yes (step S1108). Next, it is determined whether or not the number of supporters has reached a predetermined number (step S1109). In step S1109, for example, it is determined whether or not the number of supporters has reached the number of people arbitrarily set on the manager side of the point processing device 140 such as “1000 people” and “300 people”.

  In step S1109, if the number of supporters has not reached the predetermined number (step S1109: No), it is determined whether or not the recruitment period has elapsed since the application information was received in step S1101 (step S1117). In step S1109, if the application period has not elapsed since the application information was received in step S1101 (step S1117: No), the process returns to step S1109. On the other hand, in step S1117, if the recruitment period has elapsed after receiving the application information in step S1117 without the number of supporters reaching the predetermined number (step S1117: Yes), the process proceeds to step S1114.

  In step S1109, when the number of supporters reaches a predetermined number after the application information is received in step S1101 and the recruitment period elapses (step S1109: Yes), the number of supporters reaches the predetermined number. An approval request is generated based on the application information relating to the group (step S1110), and the approval request generated in step S1110 is transmitted to the administrator's terminal device 130 (step S1111).

  Next, it is determined whether or not an approval result of “approval” has been received, which approves (authorizes) the approval request transmitted in step S1111 (step S1112). In step S1112, when the approval result of “approval” is received (step S1112: Yes), the target public information screen information is updated (step S1113), and the process proceeds to step S1114. In step S <b> 1113, the target public information screen information is updated based on the application information relating to the group whose establishment is approved (mainly approved) by receiving the approval result of “approval” in step S <b> 1112: Yes.

  On the other hand, if the approval result “approval” is not received in step S1112 (step S1112: No), the approval request transmitted in step S1111 is not approved (main approval). It is determined whether or not (step S1116). In step S1116, when the approval result of “approval” is not received and the approval result of “non-approval” is not received (step S1116: No), the process returns to step S1112. In step S1116, when the approval result of “not approved” is received (step S1116: Yes), the process proceeds to step S1114.

  In step S1114, a group approval result is generated based on the approval result received in step S1112 or step S1116 (step S1114), and the group approval result generated in step S1114 is sent to the corresponding user terminal device 120. After transmitting (step S1115), the series of processing is terminated. In step S1115, for example, the group approval result is transmitted to the terminal device 120 of the user who is the transmission source of the application information received in step S1101: Yes.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by the administrator's terminal device 130 in the point processing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the flowchart of FIG. 12, the administrator's terminal device 130 first waits until receiving the application notification transmitted from the point processing device 140 in step S1104 of FIG. 11 (step S1201: No).

  In step S1201, when the application notification transmitted from the point processing device 140 is received (step S1201: Yes), the application content based on the received application notification is displayed (step S1202). In step S1202, for example, the display screen (group provisional approval screen) 903 shown in FIG. 9-3 is displayed. The administrator confirms the display content of the display screen (group provisional approval screen) 903 and operates the “provisional approval” button or the “disapproval” button.

  Next, in a state where the display screen (group temporary approval screen) 903 is displayed in step S1202, by accepting an operation of the “temporary approval” button or the “non-approval” button, it waits until the input of the approval result is received (step S1203: No). If an input of an approval result is accepted in step S1203 (step S1203: Yes), the approval result accepted in step S1203 is transmitted to the point processing device 140 (step S1204), and a series of processes is performed. Exit.

  In step S1204, for example, when an input by operating the “provisional approval” button is accepted in step S1203, an approval result for approving (temporary approval) the corresponding application is transmitted. In step S1204, for example, when an input by operating the “disapproval” button is received in step S1203, an approval result for disapproving the corresponding application is transmitted.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by the administrator's terminal device 130 in the point processing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the flowchart of FIG. 13, the administrator's terminal device 130 first waits until it receives the approval request transmitted from the point processing device 140 in step S1111 of FIG. 11 (step S1301: No).

  When the approval request transmitted from the point processing device 140 is received in step S1301 (step S1301: Yes), the application content based on the received approval request is displayed (step S1302). In step S1302, for example, the display screen (group approval screen) 907 shown in FIG. 9-7 is displayed. The administrator confirms the display content of the display screen (group approval screen) 907 and operates the “approval” button or the “non-approval” button.

  Next, in a state where the display screen (group approval screen) 907 is displayed in step S1302, by accepting the operation of the “approval” button or the “non-approval” button, it waits until the input of the approval result is accepted (step S1303: No). . If the input of the approval result is accepted in step S1303 (step S1303: Yes), the approval result accepted in step S1303 is transmitted to the point processing device 140 (step S1304), and a series of processing is performed. finish.

  In step S1304, for example, when an input by operating the “approval” button is accepted in step S1303, an approval result for approving the corresponding application (full approval) is transmitted. When input by the operation of the “approval” button is accepted in step S1303, the application information is further transmitted to the terminal device 120 of the user who is the transmission source of the application information related to the approved (mainly approved) application. You may transmit the group approval result which notifies that the application based on was approved.

  In step S1304, for example, when an input by operating the “disapproval” button is accepted in step S1303, an approval result for disapproving the corresponding application is transmitted. If input by the operation of the “disapproved” button is accepted in step S1303, the application based on the application information is further disapproved to the terminal device 120 of the user who is the transmission source of the application information related to the rejected application. A group approval result may be transmitted to notify that it has been done.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by the point processing device 140 in the point processing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the flowchart of FIG. 14, the point processing device 140 first waits until it receives payment information transmitted from the terminal device 110 of the store (step S1401: No). In step S1401, when payment information transmitted from the terminal device 110 of the store is received (step S1401: Yes), a card number, store identification information (store number), and a payment amount are extracted from the received payment information ( Step S1402).

  Next, based on the card number extracted in step S1402, it is determined whether there is a group that the user specified by the card number agrees (step S1403). In step S1403, for example, with reference to the point total database 600, it is determined whether there is a corresponding group by determining whether there is a card number that matches the card number extracted in step S1402. be able to.

  In step S1403, when there is a group that the user agrees with (step S1403: Yes), the point aggregation database 600 is referred to, and the point of the corresponding group and the user's point are determined based on the settlement amount extracted in step S1402. Calculate (step S1404).

  In step S1404, for example, points corresponding to the payment amount extracted in step S1402 are calculated. Further, based on the point conversion condition, the points of the corresponding group, that is, the points provided to the corresponding group are calculated. Then, the number of points obtained by subtracting the group points from the points corresponding to the settlement amount is calculated as the user points. When there are a plurality of corresponding groups, the points of each group are calculated, and the number of points obtained by subtracting the total of these points from the points corresponding to the settlement amount is calculated as the user's points.

  In step S1403, if there is no group that the user agrees with (step S1403: No), the user information database 700 is referred to, and the corresponding user point is calculated based on the payment amount extracted in step S1402 ( Step S1410) and the process proceeds to Step S1405.

  In step S1405 when passing through step S1404, the points of the group among the points calculated in step S1404 are added to the points of the corresponding group in the point totaling database 600 (step S1405). Of the points calculated in step S1404, the user's points are added to the number of points associated with the card information extracted in step S1402 in the user information database 700. Alternatively, in step S1405 when passing through step S1410, the point calculated in step S1410 is added to the corresponding user point in the user information database 700 (step S1405).

  Next, based on the store identification information (store number) extracted in step S1402, it is determined whether or not there is a group that the store specified by the store identification information (store number) agrees (step S1406). . In step S1406, for example, by referring to the point total database 600, it is determined whether there is store identification information (store number) that matches the store identification information (store number) extracted in step S1402. It can be determined whether there is a corresponding group. In step S1406, when there is no group that the store agrees with (step S1406: No), the series of processing ends.

  In step S1406, when there is a group that the store agrees with (step S1406: Yes), the point aggregation database 600 is referred to, and the point of the corresponding group is calculated based on the settlement amount extracted in step S1402 (step S1407). . Then, the points calculated in step S1407 are added to the points of the corresponding group in the point total database 600 (step S1408).

  Further, based on the payment amount extracted in step S1402 and the points calculated in step S1407, an appropriate amount to be applied from the card company to the store is calculated (step S1409), and the series of processes is terminated. In step S1409, an appropriate amount is calculated by subtracting the amount corresponding to the point calculated in step S1407.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure executed by the point processing device 140 in the point processing system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the flowchart of FIG. 15, the point processing device 140 first determines whether or not points have been added to the point total database 600 in step S1405 or step S1408 of FIG. 14 described above (step S1501).

  In step S1501, when points are added to the point total database 600 (step S1501: Yes), it is determined whether or not the total points after the addition have reached the number of achievement points of the corresponding group (step S1501). S1502). In step S1502, when the total points after the addition have not reached the number of achievement points of the corresponding group (step S1502: No), the series of processes is terminated.

  In step S1502, when the total points after the addition have reached the number of achievement points of the corresponding group (step S1502: Yes), an achievement notification is generated (step S1503), and the corresponding user terminal device 120 is obtained. The achievement notification generated in step S1503 is transmitted (step S1504). When the point processing device 140 determines that the total points after the addition in step S1502: Yes has reached the number of achievement points of the corresponding group, the point processing device 140 does not perform subsequent point addition for the corresponding group.

  Then, in step S1502, it is determined whether or not an approval to execute the points of the group determined to have reached the total number of points has been made (step S1505). In step S1505, for example, “point effective” or “point return” is issued from the terminal device 130 of the administrator in a state where the display screen (point effectiveness determination screen) 911 is displayed on the terminal device 130 of the administrator. Information indicating that the operation has been performed can be received, and based on the received information, it can be determined whether or not the approval to execute the corresponding point has been made.

  In step S1505, when the approval to execute the points of the group is made (step S1505: Yes), the process proceeds to step S1506. On the other hand, in step S1505, when the approval to execute the group point is not made (step S1505: No), the process proceeds to step S1509. In step S1505: No, for example, when the predetermined point has elapsed after reaching the achievement point in step S1502: Yes, the approval for effecting the group point is made if the approval for effecting the group point is not made. It can be judged that there was not.

  Next, the process waits until the execution of the points approved to be executed in step S1505 is completed (step S1506: No). In step S1506, for example, it is determined whether or not the point has been completed by determining whether or not a notification indicating that the point has been completed has been received from the terminal device 130 of the administrator. it can. Specifically, for example, in a state where a predetermined display screen (not shown) is displayed on the terminal device 130 of the manager, an input operation indicating that the point has been executed is accepted, and the result of the input operation , It can be determined whether or not the point has been completed.

  In step S1506, when the execution of the points is completed (step S1506: Yes), an effective completion notification is transmitted to the corresponding user terminal device 120 (step S1507), and the series of processing ends.

  In step S1501, if no points are added to the point total database 600 (step S1501: No), it is determined whether or not an achievement deadline has arrived (step S1508). In step S1508, when the achievement deadline has not arrived (step S1508: No), the process returns to step S1501. On the other hand, in step S1508, when the achievement deadline has arrived (step S1508: Yes), the process proceeds to step S1509.

  In step S1505: No, the terminal device 120 of the user who agrees with the group whose execution of the points has not been approved and in step S1508: Yes (with the total points not reaching the achievement points) has arrived. In response to this, a point return notification is transmitted (step S1509), and the series of processing ends.

  In the embodiment described above, the provisional approval of the establishment of the group is performed based on the application information, and when the approval information for the provisionally approved group reaches a predetermined number, the establishment of the group is approved by performing this approval. Whether or not it is determined is not limited to this. For example, it may be determined once (one step) whether or not to approve the application for group establishment based only on the approval result for the application notification.

  Further, for example, it may be determined whether to approve the application for establishing a group based only on the number of pieces of approval information for the group based on the application information. In this case, the application notification and approval request are not transmitted to the terminal device 130 of the administrator. Further, for example, when the number of approval information for the group based on the application information reaches a predetermined number, an approval request is transmitted to the administrator's terminal device 130, and the group is established based only on the approval result for the approval request. It may be determined whether to approve the application.

  As described above, the point processing device 140 according to the embodiment of the present invention receives application information from a user terminal device, and establishes a group of users who agree with the purpose based on the received application information. Approval information including the card information of the user who agrees with the purpose of the group determined to approve the establishment is accepted from the user terminal device. Then, based on the accepted approval information, when receiving approval information including card information that matches the card information included in the payment information received from the terminal device of the store, based on the payment amount included in the payment information Is added to the points of the group. A feature is that, when the total of the added points reaches the number of achievement points by the deadline for achievement, point processing is performed to use the total points for the target effect.

  According to the point processing device 140 of the embodiment according to the present invention, more points can be collected in a short period of time compared to the case where the user individually collects the points generated by card payment. As a result, for example, an expensive medical device can be purchased as described above, and a purpose that cannot be achieved in a conventional point system in which a privilege is obtained within the range of the number of points stored in units of users is achieved. Can be achieved.

  In addition, according to the point processing device 140 of the embodiment according to the present invention, the applicant (founder) can set the purpose of summing up the points, so that the degree of freedom of the user concerning the use of the points is increased. Can do. Thereby, the purpose which was not able to be achieved with the conventional point system of the structure which chooses the privilege used as the exchange object for points from the privilege which a card company provides can be achieved.

  Further, according to the point processing device 140 of the embodiment according to the present invention, the points generated by the card settlement are accumulated, and an administrator (corporation) of the point processing device 140 such as a card company performs the effective points. Compared with activities that collect cash directly from the sponsor, such as “XX Donation”, it is easier to clarify the process of the procedure until the point is effective. This makes it possible to clarify the use of the points provided, and for users who agree with the group, the points provided by those users are certainly useful for achieving the objectives that they agree with. It can be confirmed and a sense of accomplishment and a sense of security can be obtained.

  Further, according to the point processing device 140 of the embodiment of the present invention, the points accumulated by the user are not provided to the group by the user's operation, but the points generated by the card settlement are provided to the group each time. Therefore, it is difficult to give the user a sense that “the points have been reduced”. As a result, the user can easily provide points with good feelings, and activation of various activities can be promoted.

  As described above, according to the point processing device 140 of the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to improve the convenience of the user related to the use of points and to effectively use the points. That is, the point processing system 100 can be realized, for example, by a card company that operates a card payment system as described above. This makes it easier to achieve major goals that cannot be achieved through personal activities and can contribute greatly to society. Since it is possible to judge the credibility of applicants (founders) and supporters based on personal information, it is possible to support activities that can contribute to society while eliminating anti-social activities.

  In addition, the point processing device 140 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the total number of points does not reach the achieved number of points, determines the total points based on the card information included in the application information for each user. It is characterized in that point processing to return to is performed.

  According to the point processing device 140 of the embodiment according to the present invention, when the points are not effective for the agreed purpose, the points provided to the group can be returned to each user. As a result, the points issued by card settlement can be used reliably, and the points can be prevented from disappearing without being used.

  In addition, the point processing device 140 according to the embodiment of the present invention establishes the group when the approval information received after the application information is received until the predetermined recruitment period elapses reaches a predetermined number. It is characterized that it is judged that it is approved.

  According to the point processing device 140 of the embodiment according to the present invention, the points of a plurality of users can be added together in order to achieve the purpose of obtaining approval in the world. As a result, it is possible to suppress the provision of points for subsidizing antisocial activities and support conscientious activities.

  Further, the point processing device 140 according to the embodiment of the present invention determines to approve the establishment of the group when receiving an input indicating that the application based on the application information is approved from the terminal device 130 of the administrator. It is characterized by that.

  According to the point processing device 140 of the embodiment according to the present invention, the establishment of a group can be approved in consideration of the operational convenience of the point processing system 100 and the personal judgment of the administrator. As a result, for example, it is possible to prevent points from being provided to support anti-social activities although the number of supporters is large.

  In addition, the point processing device 140 according to the embodiment of the present invention establishes a group based on the first input indicating whether or not the application based on the application information received from the user terminal device 120 is provisionally approved. A second input indicating whether to approve the provisionally-approved application, accept approval information that agrees with the purpose of the group that has been determined to be provisionally approved, Based on the input of 2, the point of this approved group is subjected to point processing for providing the desired effect.

  According to the point processing device 140 of the embodiment according to the present invention, by accepting approval information regarding a group provisionally approved by an administrator from among groups for which establishment application has been made, Only for that, the points for the purpose effectiveness can be added up. As a result, for example, it is possible to promote the establishment of a highly social purpose group and to suppress the provision of points to support antisocial activities.

  In addition, by using the points of this approved group only for the purpose of the purpose, it is possible to suppress the use of points to support anti-social activities and promote the establishment of highly social purpose groups. In addition, it is possible to suppress the provision of points to support antisocial activities.

  In addition, the point processing device 140 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the terminal device 110 of a store that is a transmission source of payment information is the terminal device 110 of a store that agrees with the group, based on the payment information, A feature is that a part of the sales amount is converted into points, and the converted points are added to the points of the group.

  According to the point processing device 140 according to the embodiment of the present invention, not only a user who subscribes to a point system in which points corresponding to the payment amount are issued at the time of card payment, but also a store that agrees with the group has a corresponding purpose. Points can be provided for achievement of.

  In addition, when the point processing device 140 according to the embodiment of the present invention performs the point processing, the point processing device 140 transmits an effective completion notification to the terminal device 120 of the user who agrees with the group for which the point processing has been performed. It is characterized by doing so.

  According to the point processing device 140 of the embodiment according to the present invention, it is possible to notify the user who provided the points that the points have been effectively executed. Accordingly, it is possible to guide the user who provided the points that the points provided by the user have been used, and to give the user a sense of security and achievement. In addition, it is possible to appeal that the operator of the point processing system 100 such as a card company is surely performing the points.

  Note that the point processing method described in this embodiment can be realized by executing a prepared program on a computer such as a personal computer or a workstation. This program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, a CD-ROM, an MO, and a DVD, and is executed by being read from the recording medium by the computer. The program may be a transmission medium that can be distributed via a network such as the Internet.

  As described above, the point processing device, the point processing method, and the point processing program according to the present invention are useful for the point processing device, the point processing method, and the point processing program that perform processing of points issued at the time of card settlement. It is suitable for a point processing device, a point processing method, and a point processing program for processing points related to card payments of a plurality of users.

100 Point Processing System 110 Store Terminal Device 120 User Terminal Device 130 Administrator Terminal Device 140 Point Processing Device 801 Storage Unit 802 Application Information Receiving Unit 803 Approval Accepting Unit 804 Approval Information Recruiting Unit 805 Approval Judgment Unit 806 Approval Target Public Information 807 Approval information reception unit 808 Settlement information reception unit 809 Approval determination unit 810 Point addition unit 811 Achievement determination unit 812 Point processing unit 813 Point processing result notification unit

Claims (9)

Application information receiving means for receiving application information including information on the purpose of summing up points of a plurality of cards, information on the number of achievement points, and information on the time limit for achievement of the purpose, from the terminal device of the user;
Based on the application information received by the application information receiving means, an approval determining means for determining whether to approve the establishment of a group of users who agree with the purpose;
Approval information receiving means for receiving approval information including card information of users who agree with the purpose of the group determined to approve establishment by the approval determination means from the terminal device of the user;
Payment information receiving means for receiving payment information including card information of a user who made payment using a card in the store from the terminal device of the store and information on the payment amount;
Based on the approval information received by the approval information receiving means, it is determined whether or not the approval information including the card information matching the card information included in the payment information received by the payment information receiving means is received. Means,
When the approval determination means determines that the approval information including the matching card information has been received, the points calculated based on the payment amount included in the payment information received by the payment information reception means are the group Point addition means for adding to the points,
Achievement determination means for determining whether the total of points added by the point addition means has reached the number of achievement points by the achievement deadline;
A point processing means for performing a point process for providing the total effected points when the achievement determination means determines that the number of achievement points has been reached;
A point processing apparatus comprising:   The point processing means performs point processing for returning the total points to each user based on the card information when the achievement judging means judges that the achievement point number has not been reached. The point processing device according to claim 1. Based on the application information received by the application information receiving means, from the user terminal device until the predetermined recruitment period elapses after the application information receiving means receives the application information, the purpose of the group A means of recruiting approval information that accepts approval information including card information of users who agree with
The approval determination unit determines to approve the establishment of the group when the approval information received between the reception of the application information by the application information reception unit and the elapse of the recruitment period reaches a predetermined number. The point processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the point processing apparatus is a point processing apparatus. From the terminal device of the manager of the point processing device, comprising an approval receiving means for receiving an input as to whether to approve an application based on the application information received by the application information receiving means,
3. The point processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the approval determination unit determines to approve the establishment of the group when the approval receiving unit receives an input for approving the application. 4. The approval receiving means has a first input indicating whether or not to temporarily approve an application based on the application information received by the application information receiving means, and a second indicating whether or not to approve the provisionally approved application. And accept
The approval determination means determines whether to provisionally approve the establishment of a group of users who agree with the purpose based on the first input,
The approval information receiving means receives approval information including card information of users who agree with the purpose of the group that the approval determination means has determined to be temporarily approved,
5. The point processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the point processing means performs point processing for using the points of the approved group for the purpose to be effective based on the second input. The approval determination means determines whether the terminal device of the store that is the transmission source of the payment information is a terminal device of the store that agrees with the purpose,
When the terminal device of the store that is the transmission source of the payment information is a terminal device of the store that agrees with the purpose, the point addition means converts a part of the sales amount of the store into points based on the payment information And the converted point is added to the point of the said group, The point processing apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-5 characterized by the above-mentioned.   When the point processing means performs point processing, a point processing result notifying means is provided for transmitting information related to the result of the point processing to a terminal device of a user who agrees with the group in which the point processing has been performed. The point processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the point processing apparatus is a point processing apparatus. An application information receiving process for receiving application information including information on the purpose of summing up points of a plurality of cards, information on the number of achievement points, and information on an expiration date of the objective, from the terminal device of the user;
Based on the application information received by the application information receiving process, an approval determination process for determining whether to approve the establishment of a group of users who agree with the purpose;
An approval information receiving step for receiving approval information including card information of users who agree with the purpose of the group determined to approve establishment by the approval determination step from the user terminal device,
A payment information receiving step of receiving payment information including card information of a user who has made payment using a card at the store from the terminal device of the store and information relating to the payment amount;
Based on the approval information received by the approval information reception step, the approval determination for determining whether or not the approval information including the card information matching the card information included in the payment information received by the payment information reception step is received. Process,
When it is determined that the approval information including the matching card information is received by the approval determination step, the points calculated based on the payment amount included in the payment information received by the payment information reception step are Point addition process to add to the points,
An achievement determination step of determining whether or not the total of points added by the point addition step has reached the number of achievement points by the achievement deadline;
If it is determined in the achievement determination step that the number of achievement points has been reached, the total points are used for the purpose, and if the achievement determination step determines that the number of achievement points has not been reached, the card information Point processing step of returning the summed points to each user based on
The point processing method characterized by including. On the computer,
An application information receiving process for receiving application information including information on the purpose of summing up points of a plurality of cards, information on the number of achievement points, and information on an expiration date of the objective, from the terminal device of the user;
Based on the application information received by the application information receiving process, an approval determination process for determining whether to approve the establishment of a group of users who agree with the purpose;
An approval information receiving step for receiving approval information including card information of users who agree with the purpose of the group determined to approve establishment by the approval determination step from the user terminal device,
A payment information receiving step of receiving payment information including card information of a user who has made payment using a card at the store from the terminal device of the store and information relating to the payment amount;
Based on the approval information received by the approval information reception step, the approval determination for determining whether or not the approval information including the card information matching the card information included in the payment information received by the payment information reception step is received. Process,
When it is determined that the approval information including the matching card information is received by the approval determination step, the points calculated based on the payment amount included in the payment information received by the payment information reception step are Point addition process to add to the points,
An achievement determination step of determining whether or not the total of points added by the point addition step has reached the number of achievement points by the achievement deadline;
If it is determined in the achievement determination step that the number of achievement points has been reached, the total points are used for the purpose, and if the achievement determination step determines that the number of achievement points has not been reached, the card information Point processing step of returning the summed points to each user based on
A point processing program characterized in that

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