JPH04113496A - Discount processing system for customer card - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attach the function of merchandise coupon, etc., on a customer card and also, to easily confirm the present accumulated amount by printing a discount target aggregate and discount amount on the print plane of the customer card, and writing the discount target aggregate and the discount amount on an information storage part. CONSTITUTION:The customer card 20 is provided with the print plane 20a on the surface of it, and a magnetic recording part 20b on the back plane. An issuance number and a customer name, and a use date, the discount target aggregate, and the discount amount are printed on the print plane 20a at every usage, and an issuance company name, customer data (issuance number, customer name), a preceding use date, a preceding purchase amount, the discount target aggregate, and the discount amount are recorded on the magnetic recording plane 20b. Thereby, it is possible to attach the function of merchandise coupon, etc., on the customer card 20, and also, to easily confirm the present aggregate amount.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Table of contents] Overview Industrial field of application Conventional technology Problems to be solved by the invention Means for solving the problems (Fig. 1) Working example (a) Description of one example ( Figures 2 to 4) (b)
Description of other embodiments Effects of the invention [Summary] A discount processing method for a customer card that uses a card to give a discount according to the cumulative usage amount reaching a certain amount. To give a customer card a function such as a gift certificate. A customer card having a printing surface and an information storage section, and a printing section that prints the discount target cumulative amount and the discount amount on the printing surface of the customer card. , a read/write unit that reads the contents of the information storage unit of the customer card and writes it to the information storage unit, and a calculation unit that adds the sales amount and the cumulative discount target amount of the customer card and calculates the discount amount from the addition result. and prints the discount target cumulative amount and the discount amount on the printing surface of the customer card, and writes the discount target cumulative amount and the discount amount in the information storage section.

[Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a discount processing method for a customer card that uses a card to provide a discount in response to the cumulative usage amount reaching a certain amount.

At retail stores, gas stations, etc., customers are given cards,
When the usage amount (or number of times) reaches a predetermined value, a discount service is offered to retain customers.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, customer cards were composed of magnetic cards, and cumulative points corresponding to the purchase amount were written on the magnetic cards. When a certain number of points was reached, discount services were provided by issuing cash vouchers such as gift certificates. .

[Problem R that the invention seeks to solve] However, the conventional technology has the following problems.

■ Conventional customer cards are only used to manage purchase points, so when making payments using the customer card itself,
It is necessary to use a separate cash voucher such as a gift certificate for the discount, and it takes time and effort to manage the cash vouchers.

■ Since it is recorded using magnetic information, it is not possible to check the current cumulative points, and the only way to check this is to check the receipt or check it at the cash register. was not sufficient.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a discount processing method for a customer card in which the customer card can have a function such as a gift certificate, and the current cumulative amount can be easily confirmed. .

[Means to solve the problem]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention includes a customer card 20 having a printing surface and an information storage section, a printing section 21 that prints the cumulative discount amount and the discount amount on the printing surface of the customer card 20, and The read/write section 22 reads the contents of the information storage section of the card 20 and writes them into the information storage section, adds the sales amount and the cumulative discount target amount of the customer card 20, and calculates the discount amount from the addition result. a calculation unit 10, and the customer card 20
The cumulative amount to be discounted and the discount amount are printed on the printing surface, and the cumulative amount to be discounted and the discount amount are written into the information storage section.

[Effect]

In the present invention, since a card having a printed surface and an information storage section is used as the customer card 20, discount information can be represented by a visible image and machine-readable data.

By printing the cumulative discount amount and the discount amount on the printing surface of the customer card 20 using the printing unit 21, the customer can easily receive discount information at any time. can be confirmed.

Furthermore, by storing the cumulative discount amount and the discount amount in the information storage section of the customer card 20, the read/write section 22
The discount information can be easily input into the calculation section 10 via the computer, and can also have functions such as gift certificates, contributing to improvement of customer service.

[Embodiment] (a) Description of one embodiment FIG. 2 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the card.

In the figure, the same components as those shown in FIG. 1 are indicated by the same symbols; 1 is a PO3 terminal device, and 2 is a card processing device.

The customer card 20 has a printed surface 2 on the front side as shown in FIG. 3(A).
0a, and has a magnetic recording surface 20b on the back surface.

As shown in FIG. 3(A), the printing surface 20a has an issue number and a customer name printed thereon, and each time it is used, the month and day of use, the cumulative discount amount, and the discount amount are printed.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3(B), the magnetic recording surface 20b contains the issuing company name, customer data (issue number, customer name), date of last use, previous purchase amount, cumulative discount target amount, and discount amount. is recorded.

The PO3 terminal device 1 includes an input section 12 for inputting customer information and product information, and a display section 13 for displaying input data, totals, etc.
, a receipt printing unit 14 that prints and issues receipts and journals, a control unit 15 that controls these, an arithmetic unit 10 that calculates the total amount, etc., and a memory that stores information for calculations by the arithmetic unit 10. 11.

On the other hand, the card processing device 2 has an insertion/ejection port 2 for the card 20.
5, a card transport unit 24 that transports the card, and a card 2
A printing unit 21 that prints on the printing surface 20a of 0, and a card 2.
The contents of the magnetic recording surface 20b of 0 are read out, and the contents of the magnetic recording surface 20b of
Read/write section (reading section) 2 that writes data to 0b
2, a display unit 26 for displaying the status of the device, and a control unit 23 that controls these and connects to the control unit 15 of PO3@non-device 1.

FIG. 4 shows a processing flow of an embodiment of the present invention.

■ When the operator inputs (registers) product information from the input unit 12, the calculation unit 10 searches the product information file in the memory 11 for prices, etc., calculates the total amount, and stores the product information in the memory 11.
and display it on the display unit 13.

When the operator completes the registration, the operator presses the end key on the input section 12, and the calculation section 10 ends the registration.

(2) Next, the operator inserts the card 20 received from the customer into the card processing device 2 through the insertion slot 25.

The card processing device 2 detects that the card 20 has been inserted into the insertion slot 25, takes the card 20 into the card 20 by the transport section 24, and transfers the card 20 to the card 20 by the read/write section 22.
The contents (Fig. 3 (B)) are read out.

The contents of this card 20 are stored in a predetermined area of the memory 11.

(2) The calculation unit 10 adds the above-mentioned total amount and the cumulative discount target amount of the card 20 to obtain a new discount target cumulative amount.

Next, the calculation unit 10 calculates the discount standard amount of the memory 11 (for example,
10,000 yen) and compare it with the new cumulative discount target amount.

■ If the cumulative discount target amount is greater than or equal to the discount standard amount, memory 11
The unit discount amount is extracted and the discount amount is determined according to the cumulative discount target amount.

Then, the calculation unit 10 subtracts the discounted standard discount amount from the cumulative discount target amount to calculate the discount target cumulative amount to be carried over to the next time.

For example, as shown in Figure 3 (A), if you use a card with a cumulative amount of 5,800 yen and make a purchase on December 20th for a total amount of 6,800 yen, the discount base amount is 10,000 yen, and the unit discount amount is If it is 300 yen, the new cumulative amount is 12,600 yen.
yen, the discount amount will be 300 yen, and the next cumulative amount will be 2600 yen.
It becomes a yen.

■ The operator informs the customer that there is a discount based on the content displayed on the display unit 13, and if the customer wants to use the discount amount for the current purchase, the operator inputs the discount, calculates the billing amount, and bills the customer. do.

In the above case, the total amount is 6,800 yen and the discount amount is 300 yen, so the billed amount is 6,500 yen.

■ The operator receives the invoiced amount from the customer and enters input section 1.
When the user inputs the deposit from step 2 and presses the process end key, the calculation section 10 calculates the change and displays it on the display section 13.

(2) Then, the print data for December 20th in FIG. 3(A), the cumulative carryover discount target amount, and the discount amount are sent from the PO3 terminal device 1 to the control unit 23.

As a result, the printing unit 21 prints the image on the card 20 as shown in FIG.
), the read/write section 22 prints two lines for December 20th, and the read/write section 22 records the cumulative discount amount (2,600 yen) and the discount amount (0 yen) on the magnetic recording surface 20b. The card 20 is ejected and the process ends.

You can also carry over the discount amount of 300 yen to the next time in Stemp ■.

In this case, the printed content on the card 20 is the top line for December 20th, indicating that 300 yen is held as the discount amount, and the discount amount on the magnetic recording surface 20b of the card 20 is 300 yen. It is recorded, read the next time it is used, and used for discounts.

In this way, when a magnetic card with the printed surface 20a is used as a customer card, the total amount and discount amount can be easily confirmed.

Furthermore, since it has a discount amount column, it can also function as a gift certificate or other gift certificate, eliminating the need to have multiple customer cards and gift certificates or other gift certificates.

(c) Description of other embodiments In addition to the embodiments described above, the present invention can be modified in the following ways.

■ Although the example of shopping using a PO3 terminal has been described, it can also be applied to purchases using cash registers and vending machines.

■ Although the customer card has been described as a magnetic card, it may also be a semiconductor memory (IC) card, an optical card, or the like.

Although the present invention has been described above using examples, the present invention can be modified in various ways according to the gist of the present invention, and these are not excluded from the present invention.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, the following effects are achieved.

- The customer card 20 is provided with a printing surface 20a on which the cumulative discount amount and discount amount are printed, so discount information can be easily confirmed.

- Since the cumulative discount amount and the discount amount are stored in the information storage section 20b of the customer card 20, it can also have the function of a gift certificate or other gift certificate.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a diagram of the principle of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the invention, Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a card of an embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 4 is a processing flow of an embodiment of the invention. It is a diagram. In the figure, 10-computation section, 20-customer card, 21-printing section, 22-read/write section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A customer card (20) having a printing surface and an information storage section; a printing section (21) that prints a discount target cumulative amount and a discount amount on the printing surface of the customer card (20); and a customer card (20). A read/write unit (22) reads the contents of the information storage unit of the card (20) and writes it to the information storage unit, adds the sales amount and the cumulative discount target amount of the customer card (20), and uses the addition result to a calculation unit (10) that calculates a discount amount, prints the cumulative discount target amount and the discount amount on the printing surface of the customer card (20), and prints the cumulative discount target amount and the discount amount in the information storage unit; A customer card discount processing method characterized by writing.