JP3056381B2 - Sales processing method using prepaid card - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sales processing method using a prepaid card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, cashless use has rapidly spread, and vending machines which can be used with prepaid cards in which a prepaid amount is written on a card, cash registering machines in supermarkets and shopping districts, and the like have appeared.

[0003] The prepaid card is provided with only one data area in which a prepaid amount is written. When a product is sold, the data area in which the prepaid amount is written is updated to the content obtained by subtracting the usage fee at that time.

[0004] In order to differentiate between customers using a prepaid card and customers using cash to promote cashlessness, it is necessary to write a premium on a prepaid card of a user who has paid a prepaid amount. Have been.

[0005] Specifically, for a deposit of 1,000 yen in advance, 1,100 yen, which is the sum of the actual deposit of 1,000 yen and the premium of 100 yen, is written in the data area.

[0006]

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] As cigarettes whose sales prices are legally regulated are prohibited from being settled using a card with a premium as described above,
In the case of such a product, it is necessary to carry out cash processing, carry a prepaid card without a premium separately from a prepaid card with a premium, and selectively use two prepaid cards.

[0007] The present invention provides a sales processing method capable of paying a usage fee with a card without any problem even when purchasing a product whose sale price is legally regulated, even though it is a card with a premium. With the goal.

[0008]

A sales processing method using a prepaid card according to the present invention is a method of selling a prepaid card in which premium value data for a deposit is written in a prepaid card that cannot be premium sold and a sales product that can be premium sold. A sales processing method for performing sales processing, comprising forming a plurality of data areas for writing monetary value data on a single prepaid card, writing the monetary value data by depositing into a first data area of the prepaid card, and depositing the money. Is written in a second data area different from the first data area of the prepaid card, and for sales products that cannot be premium-sold, the contents of the first data area of the prepaid card are used as a usage fee. Update to the deducted content, and Updates the content of the second data area of the prepaid card to the content obtained by subtracting the usage fee from the content of the first data area, and if the usage fee cannot be settled using only the content of the second data area In addition, the content of the first data area is updated to the content obtained by subtracting the content.

[0009]

According to this configuration, the settlement process for a product that cannot be sold in a premium and the settlement process for a product that can be sold in a premium are different. The checkout process for the products that can be sold in the premium is performed by adding the contents of the second data area of the prepaid card to the first
In the case where the content of the second data area is insufficient, the balance is subtracted from the first data area, and the settlement is performed by updating the content of the second data area to the content in which the usage fee is deducted.

[0010] In the settlement processing of a product that cannot be sold in the premium, the contents of the first data area of the prepaid card are updated to the contents after deducting the usage fee and the settlement processing is performed, and the contents of the second data area are not used for the settlement processing. .

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A sales processing method using a prepaid card according to the present invention will be described below based on specific embodiments.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment. FIG. 1 shows a process in which a vending machine 1a handling tobacco that cannot be sold for premium is settled with a prepaid card 2.

FIG. 2 shows a process in which a vending machine 1b handling beverages that can be sold in a premium is settled with a prepaid card 2. The prepaid card 2 used here is formed with a first data area 3a and a second data area 3b for writing monetary value data,
In the encoded card 2 having a selling price of 2,000 yen, 2,000 points are written in the first data area 3a and 200 points of premium are written in the second data area 3b.

When the vending machine 1a shown in FIG. 1 is used with the prepaid card 2, the contents of the prepaid card 2 are updated as follows. When detecting that the prepaid card 2 has been inserted in # 1, the vending machine 1a reads the contents of the first data area 3a of the prepaid card 2 in # 2. Here, 2,000 points are read.

At # 3, a sale determination is made as to whether each product can be sold at 2,000 points. At # 4, a determination is made as to whether a product selection button corresponding to the product determined to be available for sale at # 3 has been operated. I do.

When 300 cigarettes are selected in # 4, the selected commodities are paid out in # 5. # 6
Then, the contents of the first data area 3a of the prepaid card 2 are read from # 2,000 at 2,000 points to 3
Rewrite to 1,700 points minus 00 points.

In # 7, the contents of the first data area 3a are
One sales operation is completed by returning the prepaid card 2 with 1,700 points and the content of the second data area 3b being 200 points.

When the beverage vending machine 1b shown in FIG. 2 is used with the same prepaid card 2, the prepaid card 2
Is updated as follows. If the vending machine 1b detects that the prepaid card 2 has been inserted in # 1, the vending machine 1b causes the first and second data areas 3 of the prepaid card 2 to be detected in # 2.
The contents of a and 3b are read. Here, 2,000 points
200 points are read.

In # 3, a sale determination is made as to whether or not each product can be sold at 2,200 points. In # 4, it is determined whether the product selection button corresponding to the product determined to be available for sale in # 3 has been operated. I do.

If the beverage of 300 points is selected in # 4, the selected commodities are paid out in # 5. In # 6, the contents of the prepaid card 2 are stored in the second data area 3b.
Of the first data area 3a is updated with the contents of the first data area 3a with the usage charge deducted from the first data area 3a.
When the usage fee cannot be settled by only the content of b, the content of the first data area 3a is updated to the content obtained by subtracting the shortage.

Specifically, of the usage fee 300 points
200 points are settled at 200 points in the second data area 3b, and less than 100 points are settled in the first data area 3a.
The first data area 3a is set to 0 points, and the second data area 3b is set to 1,900 points.
Rewrite to points.

In # 7, the contents of the first data area 3a are
One sales operation is completed by returning the prepaid card 2 having 1,900 points and the content of the second data area 3b being 0 points.

As described above, the first data area 3a in which the monetary value data is written to the prepaid card 2 and the second data area 3b in which the premium is written are formed. Since the method of the actual settlement process is changed, any product can be purchased only by carrying the prepaid card 2 which gives the user a premium.

FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment. In this vending machine, products that can be premium-sold and products that cannot be premium-sold are mixed. When setting each sales price, a code is used to distinguish between products that can be premium-sold and products that cannot be premium-sold.

More specifically, "00" is set for a product that cannot be premium-sold, and "01" is set for a product that can be premium-sold. When it is detected in # 1 that the prepaid card 2 has been inserted, the vending machine 1c detects the first and second data areas 3 of the prepaid card 2 in # 2.
The contents of a and 3b are read. Here, 2,000 points
200 points are read.

In # 3, a sale determination is made as to whether each product can be sold at 2,200 points. In # 4, a determination is made as to whether a product selection button corresponding to the product determined to be available for sale in # 3 has been operated. I do.

If a product whose selling price is 300 points and cannot be premium-sold is selected in # 4, the selling price "300" and the product type "00" are read in # 5.
In # 6, the sellability determination is executed again according to the product type “00” read in # 5. Specifically, of the contents of the first and second data areas 3a and 3b read in # 2, the content of the first data area 3a specified by the product type "00" is 2,000 points, and # 5 The sales price loaded in “3
It is determined whether or not the product of “00” can be sold.In this specific example, it is determined that “sellable”.

If it is determined that the item is "sellable" in # 6, the selected commodities are paid out in # 7. At # 8, the contents of the prepaid card 2 are settled according to the product type "00" read at # 5. Specifically, the sales price “300” read in # 5 is subtracted from 2,000 points of the contents of the first data area 3a specified by the product type “00” to obtain the first data area.
The data area 3a is updated to 1,700 points.

In # 9, the contents of the first data area 3a are
One sales operation is completed by returning the prepaid card 2 with 1,700 points and the content of the second data area 3b being 200 points.

As a result of the sale availability determination in # 6, if the contents of the first data area 3a are insufficient and cannot be sold, "the deposit amount is insufficient. Message is output on the display or by voice synthesis, and the card return button is operated, the prepaid card 2 whose insertion was detected in # 1 is returned as it is. Even when the operation of the card return button is not detected within the specified time, the prepaid card 2 is returned as it is.

If the shortage of cash is inserted within the specified time, the routine from step # 7 is executed to execute the payout of the commodity and the updating of the prepaid card 2, for example,
A prepaid card 2 in which the contents of the first data area 3a are 0 points and the contents of the second data area 3b are 200 points
To complete one selling operation.

If a product that can be sold at a premium with a selling price of 300 points is selected in # 4, the selling price "300" and the product type "01" are read in # 5. # 6
Then, the sellability determination is executed again according to the product type “01” read in # 5. In the case of this product type “01”, the same sellability determination as in # 3 is executed, and “saleable” is determined,
In step # 7, the selected commodity is paid out.

In # 8, the contents of the prepaid card 2 are stored in # 5.
Settlement processing is performed according to the product type “01” read in step (1).
Specifically, 200 points out of 300 points of the usage fee are settled with 200 points in the second data area 3b, and 100 points less than the 2,000 points in the first data area 3a are settled. The data area 3a of
The prepaid card 2 with 900 points and the second data area 3b rewritten to 0 points is returned at # 9 to complete one selling operation.

In each of the above embodiments, the prepaid card 2
The vending machine processed which of the first and second data areas 3a and 3b was updated to the deducted content, but the prepaid card 2 has a built-in CPU like an IC card. If so, the vending machine transmits only the sales price and product type data to the prepaid card 2 and processes the data inside the prepaid card 2 to process the first and second data areas 3a and 3b. Can be appropriately updated.

In each of the above embodiments, a case where a cigarette vending machine or a beverage vending machine is used with the prepaid card 2 has been described as an example. However, payment processing with a cash register at a supermarket or a shopping street is described. Can be similarly implemented.

[0036]

As described above, according to the sales processing method using a prepaid card according to the present invention, a plurality of data areas for writing monetary value data on a single prepaid card are formed, and the payment processing and premium for products that cannot be sold for premium are formed. Due to the difference in the settlement process for products that can be sold, simply carrying a prepaid card that gives the user a premium and purchasing both products that can not be sold and products that can be premium sold It is possible to improve cashlessness and improve operability for users.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a specific embodiment of a sales processing method using a prepaid card of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Prepaid card 3a First data area 3b Second data area

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] [Claim 1] The monetary value of premium for deposit
Data to prepaid card
Merchandise that cannot be sold and merchants that can sell premium
A sales processing method for performing sales processing with goods, wherein a plurality of data areas for writing monetary value data on a single prepaid card are formed, and the monetary value data by deposit is stored in a first data area of the prepaid card. The monetary value data of the premium for writing and depositing is written in a second data area different from the first data area of the prepaid card, and the contents of the first data area of the prepaid card are written for sales products that cannot be premium sold. Update the content to which the usage fee has been deducted, and update the content of the second data area of the prepaid card to the content of which the usage fee has been deducted in priority to the content of the first data area for sales products that can be sold premium. When the usage fee cannot be settled only by the contents of the second data area, the contents of the first data area are Sales processing method according to the prepaid card to be updated by subtracting the contents.