JPH0696364A - System for addition of point by customer based upon change amount - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To utilize the amount of change at the time of article purchase price dealings by retail trade as object points of various services offered on a selling store side by adding the amount of change as service points by customers. CONSTITUTION:When an article is sold, the total amount of money and the amount of change are calculated and a user judging means 2 for a change amount point addition card makes a judgement on the basis of the customer- classified records in a recording and storage device 5 for change addition points by customers; and a change amount addition point converting means 3 converts the amount of change into object points of point addition and a recording and updating means 4 for change amount addition points by customers updates the customer-classified change amount addition points in the recording and storage device 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a point addition system for each customer based on a change amount when trading a product purchase price in a retail business.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the conventional customer-based sales point addition method, a point corresponding to the price of a purchased product at the time of purchasing a product is added as a service point for each customer, and what kind of action is to be taken for change generated at that time? I was paying small coins as change.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the setting of additional points according to the amount of the purchased product at the time of purchasing the product, the additional points increase in proportion to the amount of the purchased product. Purchase opportunities have increased.

However, with the increase in product purchase opportunities, the store side secures small coins such as 1 yen coins, 5 yen coins, 10 yen coins for change, and the customer side receives small coins as change. Especially after the introduction of the consumption tax, there was a problem of dealing with 1 yen coins.

[0005]

According to the point-by-customer point addition method based on change amount according to the present invention, it is determined whether a change amount addition card user is used when a change occurs in the cash transfer process with respect to the total amount of goods when a product is purchased. Change amount credit card user determination means, change amount score conversion means for converting change amount into card score in case of card user, and change amount record record for each customer for updating change amount score record for each customer And an updating unit.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

First, the outline of the processing of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

In this system, when the sales of goods occur, the total amount and the change amount are calculated (step 1), and based on the record for each customer in the change amount point record storage device 5 for each customer, the customer judgment of the change amount addition card is made. Judgment by means 2,
The change amount is converted into a point to be added by the change amount addition point conversion 3, and the customer-specific change amount score record updating unit 4 updates the change amount record for each customer in the change amount record storage device 5 for each customer.

Next, the processing flow of the present invention will be described with reference to the processing flow chart of FIG.

In this method, when product sales occur (step 6), the sales amount of the product is calculated (step 7).
Calculate the total amount. For that amount, the customer receives a banknote or coin that is equal to or more than the total amount of goods. The total amount calculated in step 7 is subtracted from the received amount. According to the calculation result, if the change is not generated, the transaction ends (step 16).

When a change is generated, it is confirmed whether the change amount card for each customer is used (step 10). If not used, the change amount to be converted by the card score conversion is designated (step 12). Based on the specified change amount, calculate the card score (step 1)
3). Based on the calculated card additional points, the total points and the total change amount for each customer are updated (step 14). The customer pays an amount other than the change amount converted as the card score (step 15). After the payment is completed, the transaction is completed (step 16).

[0012] Here, a means for determining whether or not a customer-based change amount credit card user (step 10) is described.

After the sales of goods occur (step 6) and the total amount of the goods is notified to the customer (step 7), in the case of a change amount credit card user for each customer, the change amount amount record storage device for each customer shown in FIG. Change amount record for each customer in which change amount and change point are accumulated for each customer number in 1
Referring to 7, it is confirmed whether or not there is a change amount credit card user number for each customer. In the case of a change amount credit card user for each customer, the change amount to be added is confirmed with the customer (step 12). The change amount other than the points to be added is paid to the customer (step 15).

Further, after confirming the use of the change amount credit card for each customer (step 10), the change amount amount is referred to in the change amount amount conversion point conversion table 18 in FIG. 4 to obtain the addition amount amount from the change amount amount to be added. Note that the change amount added point conversion table 18 of FIG. 4 is set to increase by 1 point each time the change amount increases by 1 yen, but the increasing addition point is 1 yen and 10 points. 1 for 2 yen
It can be arbitrarily set by the retailer, such as one point.

Next, the total points and the total change amount of money for each customer will be described (step 14).

Card point score conversion processing (step 13)
On the basis of the points acquired in step 3, the change amount change record for each customer in which the change amount change amount and the change amount point 17 are accumulated for each customer number in the change amount change record storage device for each customer in FIG. Refer to the customer number of the point card user,
Change amount and card score conversion process (step 13)
Update processing is performed with the points obtained in.

The customer-based change point score record 17 that has been updated can be used as a target point for various services carried out by the retailer as a point for the customer-based change amount addition point card user. Further, the amount of money that has been processed as a change point and not returned to the customer side can be used by the store as an extra-sales deposit (deposit).

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, the change originally to be paid to the customer side is replaced with a point, and the change is added to the customer side. At the time of sale, the change is not paid to the customer side. There is an effect that the troublesome management is eliminated, and that the amount of small coins to be secured as change is reduced for the shop side, and the change amount can be used as own fund until the time of payment together with the sales amount.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing the contents of a storage device in which a change point record for each customer used in the present invention is stored.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a change amount added point conversion table used in the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Total amount of sales of merchandise Change / calculation of amount of money 2 Change amount change point card user determination means 3 Change amount amount score conversion means 4 Change amount change record record by customer 5 Change amount change record storage device for each customer

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] A change amount addition card user determination means for determining whether a change user is a change amount addition card user when a change occurs in the cash transfer process with respect to the total amount of the product at the time of purchase of the product, and a change in the case of a card user A change-amount-based score conversion means for converting the amount of money into a card-based score, and a change-amount-based change amount score record updating means for updating a change-amount score record for each customer Point addition method.