KR20080012049A - A point reward system - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for accumulating points is provided to increase sales by providing a better service and more points to a customer buying products or services, and induce members actively and save point purchase expenses by accumulating a part of total generated points to a member shop managing the members. A point server includes information for online/offline member shops selling the products or the services, various web-pages, a member registering module, an ID code generating module, a pointing providing module, a purchase order processing module, a point managing module, and a member/member shop database. The pointer server registers the members through the web and the member shop, assigns an ID to the member through the ID code generating module, and registers the member shop through the member registration module. The point server provides the points to the member and the member shop by operating the point providing module when the member purchase the products or the service at the member shop. The point server searches the member information and checks point increase/decrease by connecting to a UMPC(Ultra Mobile PC) POS(Point Of Sale) point management system, and displays transaction information and outputs an electronic receipt in the UMPC POS terminal.

Description

Point Reward System {a point reward system}

1 is a flowchart of earning points of the present invention

2 is an operation flowchart of the point server of the present invention.

3 is a configuration and connection state diagram of the UMPC POS terminal of the present invention

The present invention more effectively provides mileage, points, reserves, cash back, etc. that companies that sell goods or services to an unspecified number of customers when purchasing goods and services online and offline (off-line) It relates to a point earning system that enables users to more specifically, to pay a certain point to the registered member who purchased the goods, as well as the merchant managing the registered member to enable the merchant to attract customers and members and provide services and provide the first service It is about making substantial profits return to merchants and consumers through sales improvement and even distribution of wealth by inducing continuous and fixed visits later.

With the recent rapid development of information and communication technology, the Internet has become a powerful medium for pursuing new economic value and changing living patterns.

Recently, companies are strengthening marketing while providing better services and various contents in order to increase their purchasing power, which is the basis of revenue generation.

If one of the marketing methods, such as the purchase of goods, services, etc. is registered as a member, a certain amount proportional to the purchase price of the goods or the service usage fee is accumulated as points (including cashback and mileage), and the accumulated points are above a certain standard. If this is the point earning system that can be converted into goods or cash has been proposed and widely used.

The point earning system is generally a member to accumulate through a method of directly purchasing a product, but recently, a method of providing a certain point to the recommender has also been proposed when a member recommending another member to purchase goods.

That is, in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0096442, the designated mileage, points, reserves, gifts, cashbacks, etc. are not provided to only one party who has received the purchase and service, but the party is introduced to the company as well as the party. And a network system using a multi-stage cash back reserve method that provides mileage, points, reserves, free gifts, and cash back (multi-cash back) in a multi-stage manner to a series of recommenders who are recommended to receive the service, and a method of operating the same.

The network system and its operation method using the conventional multi-stage cashback reserve method, the customer who has already joined as a member introduces and delivers differentiated quality and value, such as economics and excellence of services, to many other members. It is possible to take advantage of the network ripple effect, but even in the same mileage, the amount is divided equally or differentially according to the level and paid to the members in the level. By taking a way of concentrating multi-cash bags on members, the rewards that should be given to the customer who bought the product are concentrated on the referrer, which reduces the profits of the customer who purchases the product, thereby increasing the actual customer's desire to purchase the product. There is problem that there is not It was.

On the other hand, the point-off system of a conventional off-line store was mainly connected to a van company, so it was necessary to pay a handling fee to the van company whenever goods or services were purchased, thereby increasing the burden on the merchant. As the burden eventually transferred to the customer, there was a problem that contradicted the customer's profit.

That is, Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2006-0059058 discloses an affiliated store database having information on registered merchants among affiliated stores, and information on point calculation criteria for each registered affiliated store, and at least one affiliated store registered in the affiliated store database. Point database that stores the points for the card paid by each customer based on the customer information on the card, and when receiving the payment information provided from the merchant registered in the merchant database through bansa, it registers with reference to the point calculation criteria A point processing unit that calculates the points for the card transaction amount paid at the affiliated merchants and stores them in the point database, the point processing unit provides the processed results for the points to the registered merchants points for the merchants registered in the merchant database Merchant on behalf of processing The point integrated management system is shown, this offline merchant point integrated management system is connected to the van (VAN) company, through the bansa to obtain payment information of the card from a plurality of merchant terminals connected to the bansa as described above Every time you purchase goods or services, you have to pay handling fees to bansa, which causes a problem of increased merchant burden and reduced customer profit.

In addition, the conventional point earning system can not use the points earned most other than the member himself, there was a problem that you need to go to the offline store to convert the goods or cash or use points through the Internet to use the accumulated points.

The present invention has been made in view of the deficiency of the conventional point earning system, the purpose is to purchase a product or a product, such as a service to motivate customers to purchase more points and more quality services to earn more points It provides a new point earning system that allows the merchants to manage their members, while increasing the sales revenue of the merchants, while earning a part of the total points generated by the members. It is to do it.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a point earning system that can reduce the burden on the merchant by increasing the customer profits by not paying the handling fee when the point is earned according to the purchase of the product. It is in des.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention pays a certain point to a member store that manages a registered member while paying a certain point when a registered member purchases goods such as goods and services, and pays a handling fee. There is no ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) is characterized in that the point server and the Internet connection through a POS terminal, and the following detailed description of the technical details according to the accompanying drawings.

In other words, the point earning system of the present invention to earn points when a member registered in the merchant registered in the point server to purchase goods such as goods or services, access to the point server through the terminal, the payment according to the product purchase If the points are generated after the performance is performed, the total points generated by accessing the UMPC POS point management system are distributed to a member purchasing registered member and registered member management affiliated stores at a certain rate.

In addition, the present invention is to be connected to the Internet using an ultra mobile PC (UMPC) POS (POS) terminal that does not need to pay a handling fee when connecting to the point server to earn points.

In the UMPC POS of the present invention, the UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) is a project called code name 'Origmi', which provides an operation method suitable for a mobile situation so that various functions of Windows-based can be used while traveling or traveling. The name of the PC is a variety of input options such as touch screens, pens, and special buttons that allow the user to conveniently operate the PC while on the move, and is gradually becoming an essential device such as a mobile phone.

The UMPC is a device that combines Win CE Tablet PC Edition and new technologies developed by Microsoft's partners with design and function that maximizes portability and convenience.

For reference, the size of the UMPC is about 7 inches (17.8 cm), weighing less than 800g for domestic products, and the price range is expected to be similar to or slightly higher than the $ 599-999 line originally announced by Microsoft.

In the present invention, the remaining points (for example, 20) except the points (for example, 80) of the registered member share among the total points (for example, 100) generated when the registered member purchases the product, are provided to the managed member stores of the registered member. Some of them (eg 5) may be provided to the merchant headquarters or server administrator.

1 is a flowchart of point accumulation of the present invention.

In the present invention, points are earned when a member registered at a registered merchant purchases goods or services, and the registered member purchases a product at an unregistered merchant or a member purchases a product at a registered merchant. Not earned.

In the present invention, when accumulating points, access to the point server through the UMPC POS terminal of the registered merchant, and after confirming whether or not the registered member, if the registered member performs payment according to the purchase of goods or services, transaction approval and Transaction details and electronic receipts will be issued, and when points are generated, the total points generated by accessing the UMPC POS point management system will be given a certain percentage (for example, the total points generated are 10 days) to registered members and registered member management merchants. In case of membership 8, management affiliated stores 2) to earn.

In the present invention, the purchase price of goods can be settled through cash, credit card, account transfer, accumulated points, and the like.

2 shows an operational flowchart of the point server of the present invention.

In the present invention, the point server is information about offline merchants and online merchants selling goods such as goods or services, various web pages, member registration module, unique identification code generation module, point payment module, purchase order processing module, point management Includes modules, members, and merchant DBs.

The point server registers the member through the web and the affiliated store, assigns the member the unique identifier code (ID) through the unique ID code generation module, and registers the affiliated store through the registration module.

When a registered member purchases a product, a point payment module is operated to pay points to the product purchase member and the management affiliated store.

In addition, access to the UMPC POS point management system allows you to search for member information, check point increase / decrease, display transaction information on the UMPC POS terminal, and output electronic receipts.

Registered members and affiliated stores that earn points in the present invention can transfer their points to other members in the UMPC POS point management system.

3 shows a configuration and connection state diagram of the UMPC POS terminal of the present invention.

In the present invention, the UMPC POS terminal includes a barcode scanner module, a key input module, a contact card reader module, a printer module, a speaker module, an image module, and a control module, a communication module, and a storage module as shown in FIG. It is connected to the point server via the Internet, including the Wireless Broadband Internet (WiBro), a wireless portable Internet with high-speed Internet.

As described above, according to the present invention, when a registered member purchases goods such as goods or services, the present invention provides a certain point to the affiliated store that manages the registered member at the same time, and does not have to pay a handling fee. It is characterized in that the point server and the Internet access through a mobile PC (UMPC) POS terminal, according to the present invention can provide most of the points generated to registered members who purchased goods in online or offline merchants Not only will registered members earn more points, but they will also be able to attract more members and provide the best service to members by paying points to the merchants who register and manage members. offline) Vans must pay handling fees By connecting to the point server through the UMPC POS terminal without connecting to the company, the burden on the merchant can be reduced and the customer profit can be further increased.

In addition, in the form of independent sales of existing offline merchants, networks with other industry and business affiliates can be used to secure more members (customers) and to use various points (miles) given to members (customers). And the like can be obtained.

Claims (3)

Points will be accumulated when registered members purchase goods such as goods or services at merchants registered in the point server, but access points server through the terminal, perform payment according to product purchase, and then generate points. UMPC POS Point earning system, characterized in that the total points generated by accessing the point management system to be distributed to the product purchase registered members and registered member management merchants at a certain rate. The point earning system according to claim 1, wherein the point earning system is connected to the Internet by using an ultra mobile PC (UMPC) POS terminal which does not need to pay a handling fee when connecting to the point server to accumulate points. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a part of the points provided to the registered member management affiliated store is provided to the affiliated store headquarter or the server administrator except for the share of the registered member among the total points generated when the registered member purchases the product. Point earning system characterized by.

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