KR20060080170A - Mileage managing system using identification number of mobile communication terminal and so on - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mileage management system, and more particularly to a mileage management system using an identification number, such as a mobile communication terminal that can provide the subscriber's mileage credit, use and inquiry services using the identification number of the subscriber terminal. will be.

The mileage management system using the identification number of the present invention, such as a mobile communication terminal generates and transmits the approval request data including the subscriber's identification number, the service code consisting of the processing code and the identification number of the merchant, and then sends the approval result data. A receiving merchant terminal and a network system for receiving the approval request data, reading a part of the processing code, transmitting the approval request data according to the read result, and subsequently receiving and transmitting the approval result data; Receiving the approval request data, reading the mileage information of the subscriber corresponding to the identification number of the subscriber, processing the mileage corresponding to the identification number of the affiliate store among the mileage information according to the processing code, and processing the processing result. Do not generate and send approval result data that includes It consists of a ridge server.

Description

Mileage management system using identification number such as mobile communication terminal {MILEAGE MANAGING SYSTEM USING IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND SO ON}

1 is a configuration diagram of a first embodiment of a mileage management system using an identification number of the present invention, such as a mobile communication terminal.

2 is an embodiment of the service code of FIG.

3 is an embodiment of mileage information of FIG. 1.

4 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of a mileage management method using an identification number of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

5 is a configuration diagram of a second embodiment of a mileage management system using an identification number of the present invention, such as a mobile communication terminal.

6 is a flowchart of a second embodiment of a mileage management method using an identification number of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

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1: mobile communication terminal 2: merchant terminal

3: network 4: VAN server

5: Mileage Server 10: Mileage Management System

22: telephone network 23: telephone system

The present invention relates to a mileage management system, and more particularly to a mileage management system using an identification number, such as a mobile communication terminal that can provide the subscriber's mileage credit, use and inquiry services using the identification number of the subscriber terminal. will be.

In general, the mileage service is a point service system that minimizes customer churn, increases customer purchase volume, and induces continuous repurchase, and is also used for customer management through the use of customer databases.

Currently, several companies adopt a cumulative compensation method that provides a certain amount of mileage for customers who are members (or subscribers) according to the purchase amount of customers and various rewards for customers who accumulate a certain level or more. In other words, in order to use the actual mileage from the customer's point, it is necessary to collect mileage over a certain point, which is not easy, and most people's mileage does not exceed a certain point, which is just being abandoned. In fact, the exact size is the trade secret of each company, so it is difficult to calculate the exact amount, but only a few of them have a huge mileage market, and most of them are left unused.

This type of mileage includes integrated mileage with fewer restrictions in terms of earning and redemption (e.g., OK cashback) and independent mileage (e.g., E-kolon card, etc.) that can be earned and used only at its own stores or chain stores. Can be classified.

In such a conventional mileage service, since a mileage accumulation and use service is generally provided through a predetermined card, a user must always carry a mileage card, and there is a inconvenience to present at the time of earning and using.

In addition, in the case of the conventional mileage service, especially in the case of the independent mileage service, since the mileage system is built and operated independently, a significant additional cost burden is generated for the construction cost of the mileage system and the labor cost of the operating personnel.

In addition, in the case of the conventional mileage service, when the user is in the status of a subscriber of a plurality of mileage service cards and / or mileage services, the user cannot remember the mileage information which he / she respectively obtained in the mileage service. No mileage information is provided to use this mileage efficiently. In addition, even for a company that provides mileage service, it is difficult to provide information on the already accumulated mileage to the subscriber directly due to problems such as administrative costs.

In addition, conventional mileage services, especially integrated mileage services, tend to be inefficient in inducing customers to return to specific merchants, and merchants require independent mileage services. The advantages between the mileage service and the independent mileage service are not fully utilized.

In addition, the conventional mileage service does not provide an advertisement (or event) method for all or individual merchants by using the subscriber's information.

In order to solve this problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a mileage management system using an identification number, such as a mobile communication terminal that is easy to accumulate, use and inquire mileage without having to carry a mileage card.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a mileage management system using an identification number, such as a mobile communication terminal for convenient management of mileage using a service code consisting of an identification number and a processing code of a user (and / or subscriber). The purpose.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a mileage management system using an identification number, such as a mobile communication terminal to reduce the cost by the integrated management of the entire mileage information of the user so that the merchant does not directly operate the system.

In addition, the present invention manages the mileage information of the user (or subscriber) in a predetermined management system, so the user does not need to remember all the mileage, and the identification number of the mobile communication terminal, etc., which eliminates the need for the company to provide mileage information separately. Its purpose is to provide a mileage management system using.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a mileage management system using an identification number, such as a mobile communication terminal to provide the subscriber's total mileage information to efficiently induce a return visit to the affiliated store (or individual affiliated stores). do.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a mileage management system using an identification number, such as a mobile communication terminal that provides advertisement data for all or individual merchants using information of a subscriber (mileage information).

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a mileage management system using an identification number, such as a mobile communication terminal for transmitting member display information for affiliated stores subscribed to the subscriber's terminal to provide membership confirmation and advertisement for the affiliated store. .

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a mileage management system using an identification number, such as a mobile communication terminal that provides the earning, use and inquiry services for mileage using a terminal already installed in the merchant.

The mileage management system using the identification number of the present invention, such as a mobile communication terminal generates the authorization request data including the subscriber's identification number, the service code consisting of the processing code for the mileage and the identification number of the merchant, and transmits to the network system, Thereafter, the merchant terminal receives the approval result data from the network system, and receives the approval request data from the merchant terminal, reads a part of the processing code, and sends the approval request data to the mileage server according to the read result. And a network system for receiving the approval result data from the mileage server and transmitting the approval result data to the affiliated store terminal, and receiving the approval request data from the network system, and setting the mileage of the subscriber corresponding to the identification number of the subscriber. A reads, the mileage is made corresponding to the identification number of the merchant from the mileage information by Miles server for processing and authorization result to generate data including the processing result transmitted by the network system according to the processing code.

In addition, the mileage management system using an identification number, such as a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is connected to the network system to the telephone number of the network system for the authorization request and transmits at least the subscriber's identification number and / or mileage processing code And subsequently, an affiliated store terminal that receives an approval result from the network system, an identification number and / or processing code of a subscriber received from the affiliated store terminal by being connected to the affiliated store terminal by a phone number of the affiliated store terminal, and the affiliated store terminal. A network system for generating authorization request data including an affiliated store identification number corresponding to a telephone number of the network, transmitting the authorization request data to the mileage server, and subsequently receiving the authorization result data from the mileage server and transmitting the authorization result; Remind from the system Receive the authorization request data, read the mileage information of the subscriber corresponding to the identification number of the subscriber, process the mileage corresponding to the identification number of the merchant among the mileage information according to the processing code, and includes the processing result And a mileage server for generating the approval result data to be transmitted to the network system.

In this case, the processing code corresponds to the telephone number of the network system, and the network system may generate a processing code corresponding to the telephone number connected to the affiliated store terminal and include it in the approval request data.

In addition, the processing code preferably includes one command of mileage accumulation command, use command or inquiry command.

In addition, when the processing code is an accumulation instruction, the affiliated store terminal additionally transmits an accumulated amount to the network system, and the mileage server corresponds to an identification number of the affiliated store for mileage according to a predetermined accumulation rate for the accumulated amount. It is desirable to renew in addition to the mileage.

Further, when the processing code is a use instruction, the affiliated store terminal additionally transmits a payment amount to the network system, and the mileage server updates the mileage for the payment amount by subtracting the mileage for the identification number of the affiliated store. desirable.

Further, the merchant terminal additionally transmits a password to the network system, and the mileage server compares the received password with a pre-stored subscriber's password and processes the mileage for the identification number of the merchant according to the comparison result. It is preferable.

In addition, when the processing code is an inquiry command, the mileage server preferably includes the current mileage corresponding to the identification number of the affiliated store in the approval result data.

The mileage management system may further include a terminal of a subscriber that receives mileage information of the subscriber for the affiliated store from the mileage server.

In addition, the mileage server preferably transmits the member display information for the affiliated store to the subscriber terminal.

The mileage server may further transmit predetermined advertisement data of the affiliated store to the terminal of the subscriber.

The mileage server may further transmit the call back URL of the affiliated store to the terminal of the subscriber.

In addition, the subscriber's identification number preferably includes a unique number of the subscriber's terminal.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments. However, the scope of the present invention should not be limited by the following description, and the scope of the present invention will be limited only by what is described in the following claims.

1 is a block diagram of a mileage management system of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the mileage system 10 transmits authorization request data including a subscriber's identification number, a service code consisting of a processing code for mileage, and an identification number of an affiliate store through a predetermined network 3. Receives the approval request data from the merchant terminal 2 and the merchant terminal 2, reads the service code and transmits it to the mileage server 5 through the network 3, and the approval result data from the mileage server 5 Read and store the mileage information of the pre-stored subscriber corresponding to the identification number of the subscriber and the value added network (VAN) server (4) for receiving and transmitting to the merchant terminal (2) through the network (3) Process the mileage information of the subscriber according to the processing code, and generate the approval result data for the subscriber and transmit it to the VAN server 4 to be transmitted to the merchant terminal 2. Which consists of a server Mileage (5).

Specifically, as an example of the subscriber's identification number, the subscriber's mobile communication terminal 1 may be assigned a unique number such as a telephone number of a mobile phone, a cellular phone, a PDA, or the like, or another identification number (for example, a product serial number, etc.). Since the subscriber is provided, the subscriber can use the unique number when receiving a predetermined product or service, paying an amount thereof, and earning a mileage for the amount. Or a unique identification number, for example, includes a social security number or a password consisting of a plurality of digits. Alternatively, a combination of a unique number of a mobile communication terminal 1 of these subscribers, a password or a social security number can also be used as this identification number.

In addition, the merchant terminal (2) can read the card number from a card such as a general credit card membership card, etc. At this time, when there is no card, such as when the subscriber does not have a card, the manager of the merchant stores the unique number of the subscriber Input is made using an input button (not shown) of the affiliated store terminal 2 to generate approval request data including a service code. Thereafter, the affiliated store terminal 2 receives the approval result data from the VAN server 4 and displays the approval result data through a predetermined display device (not shown) or a printing device (not shown).

The authorization request data generated by the affiliated store terminal 2 generally includes a product price, a card number, and the like. In the present invention, a processing code and a subscriber's identification number are used instead of the card number. This processing code means a command code indicating the mileage, use, and inquiry of the subscriber's mileage, and the subscriber's identification number is used as a search means when the mileage server 5 reads the mileage information of the subscriber. This authorization request data also generally includes the information (or identification number) of the merchant or the information (or identification number) of the merchant terminal 2. In addition, this authorization request data may additionally include a password unique to the subscriber, especially in the case of the use of mileage, it is preferably used for clear identification of the subscriber.

In detail, when the processing code is an accumulation order, the approval request data further includes an accumulation amount representing the amount purchased by the subscriber at the affiliate store. In addition, when the processing code is a use order, the approval request data further includes a payment amount which is a mileage that the subscriber intends to use at the affiliate store. In addition, when the processing code is an inquiry command, since the mileage accumulated is currently inquired, the approval request data has an amount of zero or does not include the amount. The configuration of this service code is described in detail in FIG.

In addition, the network 3 is a collective expression including both a dedicated network connecting only the merchant terminal 2 and the VAN server 4 and a network such as an internet network to which the VAN server 4 and the mileage server 5 are connected. As an example, it may include only a single type of network and may include a plurality of types of networks. In the following, the network 3 and the VAN server 4 may be used together as a network system.

In addition, the VAN server 4 receives the received authorization request data, reads the service code included in the authorization request data, and more accurately, a part of the processing code, to determine whether the authorization request data relates to mileage information. The determination request is transmitted to the mileage server 5 via the network 3. Subsequently, the VAN server 4 receives the approval result data from the mileage server 5 and transmits it to the affiliated store terminal 2 via the network 3.

Next, the mileage server 5 extracts the service code from the received authorization request data, separates the processing code and the subscriber's identification number from the service code, respectively, and the subscriber's and / or subscriber's mileage that matches the subscriber's identification number. The mileage database 6 is searched for information, and the mileage information of the corresponding subscriber is read. At this time, the subscriber fills out the registration form provided in the merchant or through the wired / wireless webpage linked to the mileage server 5 and / or the wired / wireless webpage managed by the merchant, and the registration form (ie, the registration document) is computerized at the merchant. The subscriber can be provided with the mileage management service by performing the general subscription procedure through the input method. This sign-up process must include the step of entering an identification number for use by the subscriber (or a step in which the mileage server 5 uniquely assigns the identification number to the subscriber), and the subscriber logs in to this web page and enters the identification number. You can also change it. In addition, subscribers can be individually registered through the wired / wireless webpage of the affiliated store to earn mileage, or become a mileage member of each affiliated store through the wired / wireless webpage linked with the mileage server 5, or registered in the mileage server 5 It may be a mileage member for all merchants.

In addition, the affiliated store should also apply for and register the mileage management service by the mileage server 5 by a wired / wireless webpage or document reception of the mileage server 5. The merchant registers the predetermined advertising data (including the notification of the event, the advertisement of all or individual merchants, the establishment of a new merchant at the subscriber's address, the discount or the coupon of predetermined contents) with the mileage server 5 In addition, the member visits the affiliated store and transmits the mileage to the subscriber (or mobile communication terminal 1) of the subscriber who has earned, used and inquired or according to a predetermined selection criterion. At this time, the call back URL of the wired / wireless website (or webpage) of the affiliate may be transmitted together with the advertisement data.

Thus, when the received processing code is an accumulation instruction, the mileage server 5 calculates the mileage according to the accumulation rate corresponding to the identification code of the affiliate store with respect to the accumulated amount, and identifies the affiliated store from the read mileage information of the subscriber. In addition to the mileage corresponding to the number, it is updated and stored, and the approval result data including the normal earning result of this processing is generated and transmitted. At this time, the mileage server 5 may transmit the separately accumulated and updated mileage to the subscriber's mobile communication terminal 1 using SMS.

In addition, when the received processing code is a usage instruction, the mileage server 5 updates the mileage for the settlement amount from the mileage information of the subscriber read from the mileage for the merchant, and includes normal use as a result of this processing. Generate and send the approval result data. Here, if the authorization request data includes a password or the like, the mileage server 5 compares the transmitted password with the previously stored subscriber's password and, if they match, performs the above-described processing, otherwise processing Stop and generate approval result data for password mismatch and send.

In addition, the mileage server 5 may transmit the mileage separately used and updated to the subscriber's mobile communication terminal 1 using SMS. In particular, in the step of checking whether the subscriber is the subscriber described in the true mileage information, the manager of the merchant stores the SMS (for example, the social security number or the current mileage, etc.) displayed on the subscriber's mobile terminal 1. It can be confirmed through).

In addition, when the received processing code is an inquiry instruction, the mileage server 5 extracts the current mileage corresponding to the identification number of the affiliated store from the read mileage information of the subscriber, generates and transmits the approval result data including the current mileage. do.

2 is an embodiment of a service code of FIG. As shown in Fig. 2, the service code consists of a processing code and a subscriber's identification number (phone number of the mobile communication terminal 1).

In detail, this processing code consists of 5 digits. For example, 75997 is the accumulation instruction, 75998 is the usage instruction, and 75999 is the inquiry instruction. In addition, the subscriber's identification number may be, for example, the number (3 digits) of the communication service company (for example, 010, 011, 016, 018, 017, 019, etc.), and the telephone number (8 digits). For example, if the station number is 234, it consists of 11 digits of 0234). Since the merchant terminal 2 generates the authorization request data for the 16-digit card number, as shown to correspond to this standard, 7599-7xxx-xxxx-xxxx, 7599-8xxx-xxxx-xxxx, 7599- A 16-digit service code is determined, such as 9xxx-xxxx-xxxx. Alternatively, this subscriber's unique number may consist of a communication service company's number (2 digits) such as 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, for example, and 15 digits including the other treatment codes and telephone numbers described above. Can be. As such, the system and the number of digits of this service code are variably determined according to the applied system situation or the situation of the mileage server 5.

The above-described VAN server 4 reads the service code, more precisely 7599 (which is the same in the three command codes), which is part of the processing code, checks this, and then sends this 4-digit authorization request data to the mileage server ( 5).

3 is an embodiment of mileage information of FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the mileage information of the subscriber includes at least the subscriber's name (substantially including the subscriber's identification number but is shown as a name for explanation), and the merchant's name (actually, the merchant's identification number). Shown for the name), the accrual rate according to the merchant, and the mileage for the merchant. The subscriber's mileage information, as described above, also includes a unique number, although not shown, for searching by the unique number.

This affiliate can be a single affiliate with multiple chains or a single affiliate. If the affiliated store has a plurality of chain stores, the mileage server 5 may classify and store not only the mileages of the subscribers obtained through the entire chain stores, but also the mileages obtained at the individual chain stores. In addition, the above-described advertisement data may be classified and stored separately as described above.

The mileage server 5 reads the mileage information of the corresponding subscriber, and if the processing code is an accumulation instruction, calculates the mileage according to the accumulation rate according to the affiliated store and updates it in addition to the current mileage of the affiliated store. In addition, when the processing code is a usage instruction, the mileage server 5 updates the mileage corresponding to the settlement amount from the mileage for the affiliated store.

In addition, since the mileage is accumulated according to each affiliated store, the subscriber checks the mileage for each affiliated store, so that the present invention can guide the subscriber to the merchant more than to earn or use the mileage.

In addition, the mileage information stored in the mileage database 6 may be provided to the subscriber through a wired or wireless webpage linked with the mileage server 5, so that the subscriber can check the mileage for each affiliate through the mileage information.

In addition, the mileage server 5 manages the mileage for each merchant and the member as a whole, removes the burden of managing the mileage from the merchant, and sends all or specific member's mileage information to the merchant from the entire mileage information You can also provide At this time, the mileage server 5 transmits the mileage information for the subscriber of the affiliated store having a plurality of chain stores to the affiliated store terminal 2 of a specific chain store (that is, the affiliate store in the region mainly used by the subscriber) or to the merchant manager. The merchant manager may use this information to send advertisement data or mileage information for this particular merchant to the subscriber station 1 as an SMS, or provide information about an event occurring at a particular merchant to only this particular subscriber. Additional benefits are also provided to subscribers who frequently use merchants, which can lead to more return visits.

In addition, the mileage server 5 may transmit the screen display information for identifying the affiliated stores to the stored subscriber. The screen display information at this time consists of a logo of a merchant, a unique image, animation, a video, a photo, and the like. The display content of this screen display information indicates whether the member is a member (by presenting the screen display information stored in the mobile communication terminal 1 to the affiliated store manager) while causing an advertisement effect for this affiliated store. The screen display information is a mobile card that can be transmitted only to a predetermined mobile communication terminal through a communication network that replaces a plastic card such as a membership card.

4 is a flowchart of a mileage management method according to the present invention.

In detail, in step S41, the merchant terminal 2 generates the authorization request data including at least the subscriber's identification number, the processing code, and the merchant's identification number, and transmits the authorization request data to the VAN server 4 through the network 3. do.

In step S42, the VAN server 4 reads the received approval request data to determine whether the approval request data is intended for the mileage server 5 as a destination. At this time, the VAN server 4 reads and judges all or part of the processing code of the approval request data as described above.

In step S43, the VAN server 4 retransmits the approval request data to the mileage server 5 according to the result.

In step S44, the mileage server 5 receives the authorization request data and extracts the service code.

In step S45, the mileage server 5 retrieves the mileage information of the subscriber corresponding to the identification number of the extracted service code. If there is corresponding mileage information, the process proceeds to step S46; if not, the process proceeds to step S48, and if not, an approval result including an error message (eg, 'member not registered') indicating that there is no corresponding mileage information. The data is generated and transmitted to the VAN server 4.

In step S46, the mileage server 5 reads the corresponding mileage information, and in step S47, according to the processing code of the service code, the mileage information included in the mileage information included in the accumulated amount, payment amount, etc. Update the mileage information by processing the accumulation rate and mileage. At this time, if a password or the like is included in the authorization request data, the mileage server 5 additionally performs a process of comparing the transmitted password and the previously stored password as described above.

In step S48, the mileage server 5 generates the approval result data including the approval result (e.g., normal credit, normal use, lack of mileage, password mismatch, etc.) corresponding to the processing code, and generates a VAN server ( 4) to transmit. As described above, proceeding directly from step S45 to step S48 includes the approval result data including an error message and the like, which is different from the approval result data generated by the step S47. It is shown and described as being processed in step S48 for the sake of convenience.

5 is a configuration diagram of a second embodiment of a mileage management system according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the mileage system 20 transmits a subscriber's identification number and a processing instruction (or processing code) for mileage through a predetermined telephone network 22 at a time or sequentially. And generating authorization request data including at least a service code consisting of an identification number received through the telephone network 22 and a processing instruction (or processing code) and an identification number of the affiliated store (for example, the affiliated store's telephone number). A telephone system 23 which transmits to the mileage server 25 via 23, receives the approval result data from the mileage server 25, and notifies the affiliated store terminal 21, and a pre-stored corresponding to the received identification number. Mileage that reads the mileage information of the subscriber, processes the mileage information of the subscriber according to the processing code, and transmits the approval result data to the telephone system 23. It comprises a server 25.

In detail, the merchant terminal 21, unlike the merchant terminal 2 of FIG. 2, includes a general telephone or a telephone that provides one-phone service (wired and wireless telephone connection service). This affiliated store terminal 21 may include a display device for displaying text (text) information from the telephone system 23.

The telephone network 22 is a network that enables communication between the merchant terminal 21 and the telephone system 23, and includes a general public telephone network and a wireless telephone network.

The telephone system 23 is a system for enabling general telephone service and one-phone service, and includes a device (for example, an answering machine) that receives data from the merchant terminal 21, and a network 24 such as an internet network. At least a communication server (not shown) for interfacing with.

Next, the network 24, the mileage server 25 and the mileage DB 26 are the same as the network 3 of FIG. 2, the mileage server 5 and the mileage DB 6. Here, the telephone network 22 and the telephone system 23 may be collectively referred to as a network system.

Figure 6 is a flow chart of a second embodiment of the present invention mileage management method

In detail, the affiliated store terminal 21 connects to the telephone system 23 through the telephone network 22 in step S61. At this time, for example, the affiliated store manager of the affiliated store presses a button on the affiliated store terminal 21 to connect to the telephone system 23 (for example, an answering machine) using a predetermined telephone number, as in a normal telephone call. . In this case, the phone number may be a single phone number (one phone number for mileage accumulation, use and inquiry) or a plurality of phone numbers (phone numbers corresponding to each of mileage accumulation, use and inquiry).

When the affiliated store terminal 21 accesses the telephone system 23 by a single phone number, the affiliated store manager uses the affiliated store terminal 21 to execute a processing code (a code indicating an accumulation, use and inquiry) or a processing instruction (establishment, A command indicating usage and inquiry, an amount of accumulation (or a payment) and an identification number of the subscriber are inputted to the telephone system 23. However, in the case of the inquiry command, the input amount is '0' or not.

When the affiliated store terminal 21 accesses the telephone system 23 by a specific telephone number among a plurality of telephone numbers, the affiliated store manager inputs only the accumulated amount and the subscriber's identification number through the affiliated store terminal 21 to establish a telephone system ( 23).

At this time, the input process may be performed according to the guidance of the answering machine of the telephone system 23. After the affiliated store terminal 21 accesses the telephone system 23, the processing code or processing instruction, the amount of accumulation, the subscriber's It is possible to input identification numbers and the like sequentially.

In this input process, a predetermined password can be entered, and particularly in the case of the use of mileage, it is preferably used for identification of the subscriber.

In step S62, in the case of a single telephone number connection, the telephone system 23 at least includes a processing code or a processing instruction transmitted from the merchant terminal 21, a service code consisting of the subscriber's identification number, and an accumulated amount or payment amount. Create approval request data that includes. However, in the case of the inquiry command, the input amount is '0' or not. The approval request data generated at this time is the same as the approval request data disclosed in FIG. 2. In addition, in the case of a plurality of telephone number connections, the telephone system 23 generates authorization request data including at least a processing code read out according to the connected telephone number, a service code consisting of the subscriber's identification number, and an accumulated amount. In addition, the telephone system 23 automatically includes the merchant's identification number (for example, the telephone number of the merchant terminal 21) in this authorization request data.

Steps S63 to S67 are the same as steps S43 to S47 of FIG. 4.

In step S68, the mileage server 25 generates the approval result data including the approval result corresponding to the processing code and transmits it to the telephone system 23. As described above, in the case where the process proceeds directly from step S65 to step S68, the approval result data including the error message is included, and is different from the approval result data generated by the step S67. It is shown to be processed in step S68 for the sake of convenience.

Accordingly, the telephone system 23 receives the approval result data and notifies the affiliated store terminal 21 using voice and / or text through the answering machine. Thus, the affiliated store manager may check the approval result through the affiliated store terminal 21.

The above-described system according to the present invention includes a terminal to which Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is applied as the merchant terminals 2 and 21, and correspondingly, an Internet or private IP based network, a public switched telephone network (PSTN), or the like. And a controller (for example, MCU, MP, MC, etc.) for processing the data according to the VoIP and communicating with the mileage server 5, 25.

In addition, the system according to the present invention includes a terminal for point-of-sale management system (POS) as an affiliated store terminal (2), (21), including the above-described VAN server (4) through this VAN server (4) The mileage server 5 and 25 may be communicated with or directly communicated with the mileage server 5 and 25 through the Internet.

In addition, the system according to the present invention is connected to a wireless or infrared payment system, and includes a wireless or infrared transmitting and receiving device to the merchant terminal (2), (21), the subscriber terminal (1) through the wireless or infrared transmitting and receiving device ) Receives predetermined information (e.g., an identification number and / or processing code of the subscriber station) and generates authorization request data including a service code and / or amount based on these information, It is also possible to transmit the mileage management method according to the present invention described above by transmitting to a mileage server through a predetermined network suitable for the infrared transceiver. In addition to other communication system environments, the present invention can be easily applied.

The present invention having such a configuration has an effect of facilitating the accumulation, use and inquiry of mileage without having to carry a mileage card.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of making it easy to manage the mileage using a service code consisting of the identification number and processing code of the user (or subscriber).

In addition, the present invention has the effect of reducing the cost by the integrated management of the user's entire mileage information so that merchants do not directly operate the system.

In addition, the present invention manages the mileage information of the user (or subscriber) in a predetermined management system, so that the user does not need to remember all the mileages, and there is an effect of eliminating the need for a company to provide mileage information separately.

In addition, the present invention has an effect that the subscriber can efficiently induce a return visit to the affiliated store by providing the entire mileage information of the subscriber.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of providing the mileage information of the subscriber to the merchant to be utilized in various advertisements or events made in the merchant.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of providing a method for confirming the membership and the advertising method for the affiliated store by transmitting the member display information for the affiliated store subscribed to the subscriber's mobile communication terminal.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of providing a mileage credit, use and inquiry services using a terminal already installed in the merchant.

Claims (1)

In the system for managing the mileage using the subscriber's communication number, Data receiving means for receiving a mileage processing code including a communication number of the subscriber and a command of mileage accumulation command, use command or inquiry command through a predetermined network; Checking the mileage information of the subscriber corresponding to the communication number of the subscriber, and reading the mileage processing code to determine whether the command that the processing code means is an mileage accumulation command, a use command or an inquiry command Information checking means; And And a mileage processing means for processing the mileage of the subscriber in response to the result of the mileage processing code.

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