JP2000231655A - Prepaid card distribution system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce hindrances to the business of a using store by increasing the certainty when a prepaid card is distributed from the issue source to the using store, speedily deciding misdistribution and requesting replacement after the distribution, and easily analyzing the misdistribution state and misdistribution cause. SOLUTION: A label generating process part 4 of a warehouse W sticks a distribution label on a package of a prepaid card to be distributed. This distribution label has a bar code of distribution label information including information on the kind and quantity of the prepaid card to be distributed and a store S as a distribution destination. When the package is delivered to the store S, a bar code reader part reads the bar code of the distribution label and its header information is sent from a repeating device 5 to an account settlement center 3. The account settlement center 3 checks whether or not the distributed card information sent from the distribution center 2 matches the distributed card information corresponding to the header information of the distribution label sent from the repeating device 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for processing a prepaid card in accordance with the consumption of money, and more particularly to a prepaid card delivery system for surely delivering a prepaid card to a store where it is used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A prepaid card system has been realized in which a prepaid card storing amount information corresponding to a monetary value is used for monetary settlement.

[0003] In the prepaid card system, services are usually provided at a plurality of stores. For example, each store is provided with a plurality of reading devices and a relay device or the like which is a higher-level processing device of the reading devices. A reading device is a terminal device for using a prepaid card. In this reading device, based on the amount information stored in the prepaid card, the prepaid card is used as a fee for lending game media and selling goods. Consumed. The relay device couples a plurality of reading devices and the like in the store to, for example, a settlement center installed at the issuer of the prepaid card, and communicates with the settlement center to manage the reading devices and process the consumption amount. I do.

[0004] That is, the prepaid card is consumed, for example, by lending game media by using a reading device installed in a store. When the prepaid card is consumed, the reading device counts the amount of consumption and provides the payment processing, and updates the amount information stored in the prepaid card according to the amount of consumption. When the amount information of the prepaid card is updated, if the amount falls within a predetermined remaining amount range, a remaining amount reference hole is punched at a predetermined location corresponding to the remaining amount range of the prepaid card. The sales information of the reading device due to the consumption of the prepaid card is collected, for example, by a relay device, and the relay device compiles the sales information of each reading device under control and transmits the total to the settlement center. In this way, the prepaid card consumption settlement is performed.

[0005] The stored information of the prepaid card includes card identification information (card ID) which is set at the time of card issuance, that is, at the time of encoding, and is not changed by subsequent consumption or the like, a manufacturer code indicating a manufacturer, and a manufacturing date (encoding date). The information includes fixed information such as information, amount information indicating the remaining amount and the like, and fluid information that should be updated as needed by processing such as subsequent consumption such as an error code when an error occurs.

[0006] On the other hand, since the prepaid card has a monetary value, there is a possibility that fraudulent operations such as forgery and alteration may be performed. Therefore, in the reading apparatus, an error is checked at the time of reading and updating of the money amount information and the like, and at the same time, an unusual and illegal prepaid card due to falsification, forgery, illegal use, and the like is detected.
In detecting such fraudulent prepaid cards,
In general, if stored information and punched hole information of a prepaid card, and their histories and the like include inconsistent contents, it is regarded as illegal.

[0007] The relay device collects sales information, card information, and the like from a plurality of reading devices. The sales information is the money amount information relating to the consumption of the prepaid card in the above-described reading device, and the card information is a usable prepaid card such as identification information of an unauthorized prepaid card issued in the reading device or a prepaid card to be eliminated. This is identification information. The relay device accumulates / processes the sales information collected from the reading device and transfers it to the settlement center, and allows the card information collected from the reading device to be referred to from other reading devices, thereby discriminating unauthorized prepaid cards. To serve.

Further, in recent systems, in order to prevent unauthorized use, the use of a prepaid card is limited to the inside of a store, thereby limiting the opportunity for fraud.
For this reason, the relay apparatus checks the card information of the store transmitted from the settlement center along with the issuance of the prepaid card with the card information of the actually used prepaid card, and determines that the prepaid card is Check if it is appropriate.

[0009] Therefore, when a prepaid card is delivered from a warehouse managed by the issuer to each store when the prepaid card is issued and an erroneous delivery occurs, the received prepaid card cannot be used in the store.
In other words, the prepaid card delivered by misdelivery is
Originally, it should not be delivered to the store. For this reason, for a prepaid card that has been incorrectly distributed, the corresponding card information is not transmitted from the settlement center to the relay device of the store, and the relay device determines that the card is not appropriate.

[0010]

By the way, in a store, there is a slight time lag between the arrival of the prepaid card and the actual provision of the prepaid card to the customer. This is because when the prepaid card arrives, the stock of the prepaid card delivered by the previous shipment remains, and a new prepaid card is provided to the customer after the stock is exhausted.

Generally, in a store, prepaid cards are always kept in stock so as not to be closed due to a shortage of prepaid cards. Therefore,
At the store, when the stock of the prepaid card becomes low, a new prepaid card is arranged in advance. Therefore, in many cases, a new prepaid card is not used immediately when the prepaid card arrives. In other words, when the prepaid card arrives, the prepaid card of the stock delivered in the previous delivery is used, and when the stock of the prepaid card arrived in the previous or earlier delivery runs out, a new one is used for the first time. A prepaid card is provided to the customer.

On the other hand, when issuing a prepaid card, the ticket issuing machine in the store sends the card information of the prepaid card to the relay device, and the card information corresponding to the proper prepaid card transmitted from the settlement center at the relay device. The card is checked to see if it is a valid prepaid card, and then a ticket is issued.

In other words, if there is a mis-delivery of the prepaid card, after a certain period of time after the delivery, the card is newly sold due to mis-delivery for the first time at the time of sale at the ticket issuing machine in the store, that is, at the time of issuing the ticket. It turns out that the received prepaid card cannot be used. For this reason, it becomes impossible to issue a prepaid card until a new appropriate prepaid card is restocked, which hinders business.

[0014] In many cases, misdelivery is caused by a mistake in the delivery destination. For example, a prepaid card that should be delivered to A store is delivered to B store, and a prepaid card that should be delivered to B store is delivered to A store. In such a case, a problem of incorrect delivery occurs at the two corresponding stores, for example, both the A store and the B store.

A store, for example, store A has a par value of 1,000
Request (order) 100 100 yen prepaid cards,
It is assumed that 100 prepaid cards with a face value of 1,000 yen have been delivered to store A as requested. At the store A, it should be received and stored as it is, unless there is a difference between the denomination and the type of ticket and the quantity. It is assumed that an incorrect delivery is noticed at the time when the stored prepaid card with a denomination of 1,000 yen is to be issued at the ticketing machine of the A store.

In this case, the delivery center of the issuer notified of the misdelivery simply picks up the mispaid prepaid card from the A store and delivers the correct prepaid card. The distribution center does more than just make such exchanges,
In the same period as the previous incorrect delivery, other stores that delivered the same number of similar prepaid cards are checked. If, for example, 100 prepaid cards with a face value of 1,000 yen have been delivered to the B store in the same period, the prepaid card to be delivered to the A store where misdelivery was discovered earlier is also incorrect for the B store. May have been placed. Therefore, even if 100 prepaid cards with a face value of 1,000 yen delivered to the B store are checked, it is determined whether the prepaid card to be delivered to the A store where misdelivery was first detected is not misplaced. Store) to find out.

At present, in the delivery of a prepaid card to each store, a deliverer performs a delivery process using a slip describing a ticket type and the number of tickets. However, in such a process relying solely on a slip, since the delivery is confirmed only by attaching the slip describing the ticket type and the number of sheets to the actual prepaid card, the actual payment of the prepaid card to which the slip is delivered is performed. Can not be confirmed whether or not it matches correctly.

In particular, in a slip, since the type of ticket and the number of sheets to be delivered sometimes coincide between a plurality of stores, it is difficult to eliminate erroneous delivery by checking the slip.
Even if the delivery destination (delivery destination) is described in the slip, the delivery cannot be performed correctly if the slip is incorrectly associated with the actual item of the prepaid card.

As described above, the prepaid card cannot be used to check the card information and the like of each prepaid card with the naked eye at the time of delivery, and the actual confirmation of the prepaid card is attached to the package, And so on, and it is not easy to prevent mixing between a plurality of stores to which the same type and the same number of prepaid cards are to be delivered. In addition, misdelivery is not immediately detected at the time of delivery, but rather is detected after a considerable period of time after delivery, and tracking of misdelivery and accurate post-processing of related misdelivery can be performed quickly. It is difficult to do.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and increases the reliability of delivery of a prepaid card from an issuer to a store of use, and promptly determines an incorrect delivery and requests a replacement after delivery. It is an object of the present invention to provide a prepaid card delivery system that can easily analyze the situation of misdelivery and the cause of misdelivery, and can also effectively reduce the obstacle to the business of the store in use.

[0021]

In order to achieve the above object, a prepaid card delivery system according to a first aspect of the present invention provides a prepaid card delivery system which stores amount information corresponding to a monetary value. In a prepaid card delivery system having delivery processing means for processing delivery of a card to a store for use, label information corresponding to delivery card information to be attached to the prepaid card to be sent is registered based on the delivery processing of the delivery processing means. And a label generating means for providing the delivery card information to the delivery processing means, and collecting and processing sales information including the consumption amount of the prepaid card at the store, and from the delivery processing means. The label information is obtained from the delivery label of the delivered prepaid card. Relay processing means for obtaining the sales information from the relay processing means of the used store at the issuer to perform financial settlement relating to consumption of the prepaid card, and from the delivery processing means at the time of shipping. Acquiring the delivery card information, and obtaining the label information at the time of reception from the relay processing means, acquiring the delivery card information based on the label information, collating both,
Payment processing means for checking for incorrect delivery of the prepaid card.

According to this configuration, a delivery label in which label information corresponding to the delivery card information is registered is added to the actual package of the prepaid card to be delivered, and immediately after delivery, the presence or absence of incorrect delivery is checked by the settlement processing means. And increase the certainty when delivering the prepaid card from the issuer to the customer's store, making it possible to quickly determine the misdelivery and request a replacement after delivery, and easily analyze the situation of misdelivery and the cause of misdelivery. As a result, it is possible to effectively reduce the trouble in the business of the store in use.

When the payment processing means detects an erroneous delivery of the prepaid card by comparing the delivery card information at the time of dispatch with the delivery card information based on the label information at the time of acceptance, the payment processing means The delivery processing means may include an exchange request means for giving an exchange request to the store, and the delivery processing means may include a means for processing the exchange of the prepaid card delivered to the store upon receiving the exchange request from the settlement processing means.

A prepaid card delivery system according to a second aspect of the present invention is a delivery system for processing delivery of a prepaid card to a store where a prepaid card is used at an issuer of a prepaid card storing amount information corresponding to a monetary value. In a prepaid card delivery system having processing means,
Based on the delivery processing of the delivery processing means, while generating a delivery label in which label information corresponding to delivery card information to be attached to the prepaid card to be sent is registered,
A label generating unit for providing the delivery card information to the delivery processing unit, and, at the store, collecting and processing sales information including a consumption amount of the prepaid card;
Relay processing means for acquiring the label information from the delivery label of the prepaid card delivered from the delivery processing means, and the prepaid card by acquiring the sales information from the relay processing means of the used store at the issuer Payment processing means for performing the financial settlement related to the consumption of, and obtaining the label information at the time of acceptance from the relay processing means and providing the label information to the delivery processing means, and wherein the delivery processing means comprises the payment processing means And obtains the delivery card information based on the label information at the time of receipt obtained from, and checks the delivery card information against the delivery card information at the time of shipping obtained from the label generating means, and checks for an incorrect delivery of the prepaid card. Including means to do.

According to this structure, the delivery label in which the label information corresponding to the delivery card information is registered is added to the actual package of the prepaid card to be delivered, and immediately after delivery, the delivery processing means checks whether there is an erroneous delivery. And increase the certainty when delivering the prepaid card from the issuer to the customer's store, making it possible to quickly determine the misdelivery and request a replacement after delivery, and easily analyze the situation of misdelivery and the cause of misdelivery. As a result, it is possible to effectively reduce the trouble in the business of the store in use.

[0026] A prepaid card delivery system according to a third aspect of the present invention is a delivery processing means for processing delivery of a prepaid card to a store where the prepaid card is used at an issuer of the prepaid card storing amount information corresponding to a monetary value. In the prepaid card delivery system having: a delivery label in which label information corresponding to delivery card information to be attached to the prepaid card to be sent is registered based on the delivery processing of the delivery processing means, and the delivery card information is generated. A label generating unit to be provided to the delivery processing unit; and a reception processing unit for acquiring the label information from the delivery label of the prepaid card delivered from the delivery processing unit at the store. Obtains the label information at the time of reception from the reception processing means, Means for obtaining the delivery card information based on the label information, checking the delivery card information with the delivery card information at the time of shipping obtained from the label generating means, and checking for incorrect delivery of the prepaid card. .

According to this configuration, a delivery label in which label information corresponding to the delivery card information is registered is added to the actual package of the prepaid card to be delivered, and immediately after delivery, the presence or absence of an incorrect delivery is checked. Increases the certainty of delivering the card from the issuer to the store where the card is used, makes it possible to make a decision on misdelivery and requests for replacement immediately after delivery, and facilitates the analysis of misdelivery situations and causes of misdelivery, and uses Obstacles in store operation can also be effectively reduced.

When the delivery processing unit detects an erroneous delivery of the prepaid card by checking the delivery card information at the time of shipping and the delivery card information based on the label information at the time of receiving, the delivery processing means delivers the delivery card to the store. A means for processing the exchange of the prepaid card may be included.

[0029] The label generating means may include means for adding barcode information indicating the label information to the delivery label.

[0030] The label generating means may include means for attaching the delivery label to a package of the prepaid card to be delivered.

[0031] The label generating means may include means for directly printing the delivery label on a package of the prepaid card to be delivered.

[0032]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A prepaid card delivery system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a prepaid card delivery system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The prepaid card delivery system shown in FIG. 1 comprises an encoder factory 1, a delivery center 2, a settlement center 3,
A label generation processing unit 4 and a relay device 5 are provided. The encoder factory 1, the delivery center 2, and the settlement center 3 are installed at a card issuer M such as a card issuing company. The label generation processing unit 4 is installed in a warehouse W under the management of the delivery center 2 of the card issuer M. The relay device 5 is installed in a store S that uses a prepaid card issued by the card issuer M.

The encoder factory 1 has a recording device for writing predetermined initial encoding information on a prepaid card medium such as a magnetic card medium, and writes the initial encoding information on the prepaid card medium and issues it as a prepaid card. The prepaid card is shipped from the card issuer M to each store S in this state, but cannot be used as a prepaid card as it is, and is used by a ticketing machine in the store S where a ticketing process is performed. It becomes possible.

The delivery center 2 manages a warehouse W,
When a request for a prepaid card, that is, an order is issued from the store S to the card issuer M, for example, the encoder factory 1,
Upon receiving information indicating the order content from the encoder factory 1,
The prepaid card of the ticket type (par value, etc.) and the number of sheets according to the order is shipped from the warehouse W, and delivered to the store S of the request source, that is, the order source. At the time of this delivery, the delivery center 2 receives the delivery card information including the delivery destination of the prepaid card to be shipped and the card ID from the label generation processing unit 4 and transmits the delivery card information to the settlement center 3. The delivery card information is obtained by adding delivery information such as a delivery destination and a shipping warehouse of the prepaid card to normal card information including a card ID of the prepaid card.

When the delivery center 2 receives the exchange request when the delivery from the settlement center 3 to the store S is incorrectly delivered, the delivery center 2 follows the original order of the prepaid card delivered to the store S. Arrange in warehouse W to exchange pre-paid cards for the type and number of tickets. In this exchange process, for example, an artificial process may be interposed to ensure reliability, but a cooperative process using the label generation processing unit 4 or the like is performed as necessary.

The settlement center 3 serves as search label information of delivery card information read from a bar code portion of the delivery label of the prepaid card delivered from the relay device 5 of the store S to the store S, for example, by a bar code reader or the like. Get header information. The settlement center 3 obtains the delivery card information of the prepaid card delivered to the store S from the relay device 5 of the store S from the database of the settlement center 3 or the delivery center 2 based on the header information.

Further, the settlement center 3 compares the delivery card information obtained based on the header information with the delivery card information received from the delivery center 2, and determines that the prepaid card has been properly delivered if both correspond. I do. If the delivery card information based on the header information and the delivery card information received from the delivery center 2 do not correspond to each other, it is determined that the prepaid card is incorrectly delivered, and an exchange request is transmitted to the delivery center 2. The settlement center 3 also feeds back the result of the determination as to whether or not the delivery is incorrect to the relay device 5. Payment center 3
Collects the sales information based on the consumption of the prepaid card in the store S via the relay device 5 and performs the settlement processing.

The label generation processing unit 4 converts header information indicating delivery card information including a delivery destination and a card ID based on a delivery instruction from the delivery center 2 into an electronically readable form, for example, as a bar code. Generate the indicated delivery label. As described above, the header information is search label information that can be used to read a barcode and search the corresponding delivery card information from the settlement center 3 or the delivery center 2. The delivery label generated by the label generation processing unit 4 is attached to the package of the prepaid card to be shipped immediately after generation. The label generation processing unit 4 may directly print the contents of the delivery label on the package of the prepaid card to be shipped.

The relay device 5 is installed in the store S, reads label information, ie, header information, from the delivery label of the package of the delivered prepaid card, and
Send to The relay device 5 receives the result of the delivery check of the prepaid card by the settlement center 3 and displays the delivery check result. In addition, the relay device 5 collects sales information based on consumption of the prepaid card in the store S, transmits the collected information to the settlement center 3, and receives information from the settlement center 3.

FIG. 2 shows a specific configuration of the label generation processing section 4. The label generation processing unit 4 shown in FIG.
1, a label generating unit 42 and a packing / shipping processing unit 43 are provided.

The communication unit 41 communicates with the delivery center 2, receives a delivery instruction from the delivery center 2 and supplies it to the label generation unit 42 and the packing / shipping processing unit 43. Is transmitted to the delivery center 2.

The label generating section 42 operates in cooperation with the packing / shipping processing section 43 in response to the delivery instruction received via the communication section 41. The label generation unit 42 generates delivery card information in which delivery information such as a delivery destination is added to card information such as a card ID of a prepaid card to be delivered, and transmits the card information to the delivery center 2 via the communication unit 41. Then, a delivery label in which header information indicating the contents of the delivery card information is described as, for example, a bar code is generated. The header information of this delivery label is the search label information.

The packing / shipping processing unit 43 packs prepaid cards of the type (face value, etc.) and the number of sheets in accordance with the delivery instruction received via the communication unit 41, and handles the prepaid cards corresponding to the packed prepaid cards. The delivery label generated by the label generation unit 42 is affixed to the packed package, and shipped to the store S to be delivered. The label generation unit 42 and the packing / shipping processing unit 43 cooperate, and the label generation unit 4
Instead of attaching the delivery label generated in step 2 as a label, the contents of the label may be printed directly on the package. Further, part or all of the processing in the packing / shipping processing unit 43 may be performed by an artificial processing.

FIG. 3 shows a specific configuration of the delivery center 2. The delivery center 2 shown in FIG. 3 includes a communication unit 21, a delivery processing unit 22, and a storage unit 23.

The communication unit 21 communicates with the encoder factory 1, the settlement center 3, and the label generation processing unit 4, and receives information on an order from the encoder factory 1, for example,
In addition to supplying to the delivery processing unit 22, the delivery instruction from the delivery processing unit 22 is transmitted to the label generation processing unit 4 of the warehouse W. In addition, the communication unit 21 receives the delivery card information from the label generation processing unit 4, provides the delivery card information to the delivery processing unit 22, and transmits the delivery card information from the delivery processing unit 22 to the settlement center 3. Further, the communication unit 21 receives the exchange request from the settlement center 3 and provides the exchange request to the delivery processing unit 22.
Is transmitted to the label generation processing unit 4. Note that the order of the prepaid card from the store S is given not only to the encoder factory 1 but also to a predetermined department of the card issuer M. Therefore, the information related to the order is given from the department to the communication unit 21 of the delivery center 2. Can be

The delivery processing unit 22 receives information on an order from the encoder factory 1 via the communication unit 21, for example,
A delivery instruction is transmitted to the label generation processing unit 4 of the warehouse W via the communication unit 21. Further, the delivery processing unit 22 transmits the delivery card information received from the label generation processing unit 4 via the communication unit 21 to the settlement center 3 via the communication unit 21. Further, the delivery processing unit 22 transmits the exchange request received from the settlement center 3 via the communication unit 21 to the label generation processing unit 4 via the communication unit 21.

The storage unit 23 stores information necessary for the processing of the delivery processing unit 22 in advance, and holds information generated by the processing of the delivery processing unit 22 as necessary.

FIG. 4 shows a specific configuration of the settlement center 3. The settlement center 3 illustrated in FIG. 4 includes a communication unit 31, a settlement processing unit 32, a delivery confirmation processing unit 33, and a storage unit 34.

The communication section 31 communicates with the distribution center 2 and the relay device 5. That is, the communication unit 31 receives the sales information based on the consumption of the prepaid card in the store S from the relay device 5 in the store S, and
Feed to 2. The communication unit 31 transmits to the relay device 5 the notification information to the relay device 5 supplied from the settlement processing unit 32. In addition, the communication unit 31 receives the delivery card information at the time of shipping the prepaid card from the delivery center 2 and supplies it to the delivery confirmation processing unit 33, and also delivers the prepaid card delivered to the store S from the relay device 5. The header information based on the label is received and supplied to the delivery confirmation processing unit 33. Then, the communication unit 31 transmits the result of the delivery confirmation processing supplied from the delivery confirmation processing unit 33 to the relay device 5.
Further, the communication unit 31 transmits an exchange request based on the incorrect delivery supplied from the delivery confirmation processing unit 33 to the delivery center 2.

The settlement processing unit 32 is connected to the relay device 5 in the store S.
A predetermined settlement process is performed using the sales information in the store S received via the communication unit 31 from the communication device 31, and required notification information is transmitted to the relay device 5 via the communication unit 31.

The delivery confirmation processing unit 33 stores the delivery card information at the time of shipment of the prepaid card supplied from the delivery center 2 via the communication unit 31 in the storage unit 34. When the delivery confirmation processing unit 33 receives the header information based on the delivery label of the prepaid card delivered to the store S from the relay device 5 through the communication unit 31, the delivery confirmation processing unit 33 sends the delivery card information indicated by the header information to the delivery card information. Based on whether or not the delivery card information supplied from the center 2 and stored in the storage unit 34 correspond correctly, it is determined whether or not the delivery is incorrect, based on a delivery confirmation process.

Then, the delivery confirmation processing unit 33 transmits the result of the determination by the delivery confirmation processing to the relay device 5 via the communication unit 31.
Send to When the delivery confirmation processing unit 33 determines that the delivery is incorrect, the delivery confirmation processing unit 33 generates an exchange request for exchanging the delivered prepaid card with a correct one, and transmits the exchange request to the delivery center 2. In this case, the exchange request shall request the exchange processing for the other store S substantially simultaneously when the prepaid card addressed to the other store S is erroneously delivered to the store S.

The storage unit 34 stores the delivery card information at the time of shipping the prepaid card under the control of the delivery confirmation processing unit 33, and is necessary for the settlement processing by the settlement processing unit 32 and the delivery confirmation processing by the delivery confirmation processing unit 33. Information is stored in advance, and information generated with each process is held as needed.

FIG. 5 shows a specific configuration of the relay device 5.
The relay device 5 shown in FIG.
2. It includes a relay processing unit 53, a barcode reader unit 54, a database unit 55, and a storage unit 56.

The communication unit 51 communicates with the settlement center 3 and the later-described ticket issuing machine 6 and reading device 7 in the store S. That is, the communication unit 51 transmits the header information, which is the search label information supplied from the reception processing unit 52, to the settlement center 3. As will be described later, the header information is read by the barcode reader unit 54 from the delivery label of the package of the prepaid card delivered to the store S.

The communication unit 51 receives from the ticket issuing machine 6 and the reading device 7 a reference request for card information at the time of issuance and use of a prepaid card in the store S. Receiving such card information from the ticketing machine 6,
Similarly, card information relating to the prepaid card used in the store S and amount information relating to the amount of consumption of the prepaid card are received from the reading device 7, and further necessary notification information relating to control and the like is received from the settlement center 3. To the relay processing unit 53. Furthermore, the communication unit 51 transmits the sales information for the payment process supplied from the relay processing unit 53 to the payment center 3 and transmits the card information supplied from the relay processing unit 53 to the ticket issuing machine 6 and the reading device 7. .

The reception processing unit 52 sends the header information, which is the label information for search, read by the barcode reader unit 54 from the delivery label of the package of the prepaid card delivered to the store S via the communication unit 51 to the settlement center. Send to 3.

The relay processing unit 53 uses the card information on the card issued in the store S given from the ticket issuing machine 6 and the card information on the prepaid card used in the store S given from the reading device 7 It is stored in the database unit 55 as a database of a prepaid card indicating possible / incapable. The relay processing unit 53 refers to the database of the database unit 55 for the card information of the prepaid card at the time of issuing a ticket by the ticket issuing machine 6 and at the time of consuming by the reading device 7, and if the corresponding card information does not exist in the database. Then, the card information is referred to the settlement center 3 to check whether or not the card can be used in the store S.

Further, the relay processing unit 53 collects the amount information relating to the amount of consumption of the prepaid card used in the store S provided from the reading device 7 and sends it to the settlement center 3 via the communication unit 51 as sales information. Send.

The bar code reader unit 54 reads the delivery label from the package of the prepaid card delivered to the store S, and supplies the reception processing unit 52 with header information as search label information.

The database unit 55 stores the card information on the prepaid card issued in the store S and the card information on the prepaid card used in the store S, which are given from the relay processing unit 53. Build a database of prepaid cards that indicate possible.

The storage unit 56 stores information necessary for the processing by the reception processing unit 52 (ie, reception processing) and the processing by the relay processing unit 53 (ie, relay processing) in advance, and stores information generated by each processing. Hold according to.

A prepaid card system using the delivered prepaid card is configured as shown in FIG. The prepaid card system shown in FIG. 6 includes an encoder factory 1, a settlement center 3, a relay device 5, a ticket issuing machine 6, and a reading device 7. The encoder factory 1 and the settlement center 3 are installed at a card issuer M such as a card issuing company. In general, there are a plurality of stores S corresponding to the card issuer M, and each store S has at least one ticket issuing machine 6, a plurality of reading devices 7, and these ticket issuing devices 6 and reading devices 7 3 is installed.

The ticket issuing machine 6 issues a new prepaid card to the user. That is, the ticket issuing machine 6 issues a prepaid card when a user inserts cash and issues a ticket issuing instruction by operating an instruction switch or the like. After issuing card information such as the card ID of the prepaid card to the relay device 5, the ticket issuing machine 6 issues the prepaid card. At the time of issuing a ticket, the relay device 5 refers to the settlement center 3 for the card information and checks whether or not to issue a ticket at the store S.

The number of relay devices 5 is not limited to one for each store S,
For example, one relay device 5 may be provided for each predetermined area in the store S, for example, for each hall and floor. That is, the relay device 5 includes a plurality of reading devices 7 for each store S,
A plurality of reading devices 7 for each hall in the store S or a plurality of reading devices 7 for each floor in the store S;
And is provided between

In this prepaid card system, a prepaid card manufactured and issued by the card issuer M is sold to the store S, and further sold to the user at the store S.
At the store S, the user can pay for the provision of a service such as lending of a game medium by using a prepaid card.

This service provision and payment is performed using the reading device 7 installed in the store S, and the amount stored as the amount information on the prepaid card is consumed.
The store S accumulates sales information based on the amount of money consumed by the reading device 7 in the relay device 5 and accumulates and processes the information as appropriate. In the store S, the relay device 5 collects and accumulates card information of the prepaid card issued by the ticket issuing machine 6.

The relay device 5 transmits sales information based on the total consumption amount of the reading device 7 to the settlement center 3 of the card issuer M.
Send to The card issuer M pays each store S the amount corresponding to the amount information received from each store S at the settlement center 3 as sales.

A prepaid card used in this prepaid card system will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the prepaid card C has a magnetic information storage unit A using a magnetic layer, and the information storage unit A has a money amount information area A1 and another information area A2.

In the money amount information area A1, money amount information such as remaining amount information is recorded. The amount information is fluid information that is updated, changed, or added as needed according to use and consumption. This kind of fluid information other than the amount information, for example, information such as an error code at the time of occurrence of an error, a store code written at the time of issuing a ticket at the store S, etc.
2 is written. In the other information area A2, once set at the time of encoding, such as card identification information of the prepaid card C, that is, card ID, manufacturer code indicating the manufacturer, and date of manufacture, the information is changed by consumption or the like. Fixed information that will not be written is also written. These information recorded on the prepaid card C are:
Normally, it is encrypted with a predetermined encryption key.

The encoder factory 1 issues a prepaid card C at the card issuer M. That is, in the encoder factory 1, once set at the time of encoding, such as the card identification information of the prepaid card C, the manufacturer code indicating the manufacturer, and the manufacturing date information, the encoding information prepared beforehand is changed by consumption or the like. The fixed information that is not to be written is written in the other information area A2. At the same time, the encoder factory 1 stores the initial information of the fluid information that is constantly updated, changed or added by use and consumption, such as the amount information such as the remaining amount information, in the amount information area A1.
Then, if necessary, write into the other information area A2. The encoder factory 1 encrypts the information with a predetermined encryption key, writes the information into the amount information area A1 and the other information area A2, and issues the prepaid card C. The prepaid card C issued by the encoder factory 1 cannot be used as it is, is transported to the store S, is stored in the ticket issuing machine 6, and is used only after a predetermined ticket issuing process is performed by the ticket issuing machine 6. It becomes possible.

The prepaid card C issued at the encoder factory 1 is stored in the warehouse W, and is shipped according to a request from each store S, that is, an order under the management of the delivery center 2, and delivered to each store S. Is done.

The reading device 7 is connected to, for example, a vending machine (not shown) for renting out game media, etc., and the prepaid card C stores the value of the game media and the like provided by the vending machine to the user. This is a device for embodying the consumption of the prepaid card C by subtracting it from the remaining amount in the amount information.

When the prepaid card C is set in the reading device 7, first, the money amount information area A of the information storage unit A
1 and the other information recorded in the information area A2 are read out, and the state of punching of the remaining standard indication punch holes is detected, and a fraud check process such as inconsistency detection is performed. When it is determined that there is a fraud or a malfunction, the reading device 7 prevents the use of the prepaid card C and discharges the card, and transmits detection data including a card ID of the fraudulent prepaid card to the relay device 5.

The relay device 5 receives the notification data of the card ID of the prepaid card determined to be an unauthorized prepaid card by the other reading device 7, and registers it in the database as unusable.

The relay device 5 aggregates the sales information based on the amount processed as the consumption amount in each of the reading devices 7 in the store S, and transmits it to the settlement center 3.

Next, the processing in the prepaid card delivery system shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. In addition,
When the stock of the prepaid card C in the store S decreases, the store S issues an order to the card issuer M by designating the required ticket type and number of prepaid cards C. For example, when the card issuer M receives an order from the store S in the encoder factory 1, the delivery store S of the prepaid card C
A delivery instruction including information, ticket type information, and number information is given to the delivery center 2, and the delivery center 2 gives a delivery instruction to the warehouse W by designating a delivery destination, a ticket type, and a number.

First, the label generation processing in the label generation processing section 4 of the warehouse W will be described with reference to FIG.
The label generation process shown in FIG. 8 is started each time a shipping instruction is given from the delivery center 2.

The label generation unit 42 of the label generation processing unit 4
Generates card information such as a card ID according to the type and number of prepaid cards to be shipped and delivery card information such as a delivery destination, and creates a delivery label based on header information of the delivery card information (step S1). Header information as delivery label information is printed on the delivery label in a form that can be read electronically, such as a bar code. The header information corresponds to the header of the delivery card information. If the header information is used, the delivery label information can be searched at the settlement center 3 or the like.

Next, the label generation unit 42 transmits the previously generated delivery card information to the delivery center 2 via the communication unit 41 (step S2). Then, the prepaid card C is packed in a package such as a box according to the delivery destination store S, the ticket type, and the number of sheets based on the previous shipping instruction by the cooperative processing between the label generation unit 42 and the packing / shipping processing unit 43, and the label generation is performed. The delivery label generated by the unit 42 is attached to the package (step S3). Instead of attaching the delivery label, the contents of the delivery label may be directly printed on the package of the prepaid card C.

In this way, the package of the prepaid card C on which the delivery label is affixed (or printed) is shipped for delivery to the designated delivery destination store S (step S).
4). For this shipment and delivery, ordinary transportation means such as trucks are used.

Next, the processing in the delivery center 2 will be described with reference to FIG. The delivery center processing shown in FIG. 9 is started each time the communication unit 21 of the delivery center 2 receives delivery card information and information such as an exchange request.

When the delivery processing section 22 of the delivery center 2 receives the information via the communication section 21, it determines whether or not the received information is delivery card information from the label generation processing section 4 (step S11). When receiving the delivery card information from the label generation processing unit 4, the delivery processing unit 22 transmits the delivery card information to the settlement center 3 (step S1).
2) End the processing and return to the standby state.

If it is determined in step S11 that the received information is not the delivery card information from the label generation processing unit 4, it is determined whether the received information is an exchange request from the settlement center 3 (step S13). If the received information is an exchange request from the settlement center 3, the delivery processing unit 2
2 performs exchange processing and instructs the warehouse W to exchange (step S14), ends the processing, and returns to the standby state. If it is determined in step S13 that the received information is not an exchange request from the settlement center 3, the process is terminated without doing anything, and the process returns to the standby state. If it is determined in step S13 that the received information is not an exchange request from the settlement center 3, other processing may be performed, the processing may be terminated, and the processing may return to the standby state.

On the other hand, the card receiving process when the prepaid card C is delivered to the relay device 5 of the store S will be described with reference to FIG.
0 will be described. In the card receiving process shown in FIG. 10, when the prepaid card C is delivered to the store S,
It is activated by the clerk's operation each time.

First, the clerk operates the bar code reader 54 of the relay device 5 to read the bar code of the delivery label from the package of the delivered prepaid card C,
Obtain header information as delivery label information (step S
21). The reception processing unit 52 transmits the read header information to the settlement center 3 via the communication unit 51 (Step S
22) Provide for delivery check processing in the settlement center 3.

Then, the reception processing section 52 sets the settlement center 3
, The result of the delivery check process is determined (step S23). If the delivery is correctly performed, the reception is completed (step S24).
The process ends and returns to the standby state. In step S23, if the delivery is not performed correctly, the reception processing unit 52
In order to exchange the delivered prepaid card C, the receiving process is suspended (step S25), the process ends, and the process returns to the standby state.

Next, the delivery card information receiving process in the settlement center 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
The delivery card information receiving process shown in FIG.
3 is activated each time the delivery card information is received from the delivery center 2.

That is, when receiving the delivery card information from the delivery center 2, the delivery confirmation processing unit 33 stores the delivery card information in the storage unit 34 (step S31), ends the process, and returns to the standby state.

The delivery check process in the settlement center 3 will be described with reference to FIG. The delivery check process shown in FIG. 12 is started each time the delivery confirmation processing unit 33 receives the header information from the relay device 5 of the store S.

Upon receiving the header information from the relay device 5 of the store S, the delivery confirmation processing unit 33 receives the delivery card information based on the header information from the delivery center 2 and stores the delivery card information in the storage unit 34 first. Check with information (Step S
41) It is determined whether both pieces of delivery card information correspond (step S42). If the two pieces of delivery card information correspond to each other, the delivery confirmation processing unit 33 sends a check result indicating that delivery was correctly performed without erroneous delivery to the communication unit 31.
Is transmitted to the relay device 5 of the store S via the server (step S
43).

In step S42, if the two pieces of delivery card information do not correspond to each other, the delivery confirmation processing section 33 has not correctly delivered to the relay device 5 of the store S via the communication section 31 and has received an incorrect delivery. Is transmitted (step S44). Further, the delivery confirmation processing unit 3
3 transmits an exchange request to exchange the incorrectly distributed prepaid card C for the correct prepaid card C to the distribution center 2 via the communication unit 31 (step S45), ends the process, and returns to the standby state. .

The consumption processing when the prepaid card C delivered to the store S as described above is consumed by the reading device 7 in the prepaid card system shown in FIG. 6 will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. This will be described with reference to FIG. The consumption process shown in FIG. 13 is activated each time the prepaid card C is set in the reading device 7.

When the prepaid card C is set and the processing is started, the reading device 7 first reads out the information recorded in the money amount information area A1 and the other information area A2 of the information storage unit A, and estimates the remaining amount. In addition to detecting the punching state of the punch holes and the like, and communicating with the relay device 5, a card check process for checking whether or not the prepaid card C is normal is executed (step S51).

If no abnormality is detected in the card check process, the reading device 7 further reads out the amount information, checks and stores the remaining amount of the prepaid card C (step S52).

If there is a balance, it is checked whether or not there is an end request from the user by pressing an end switch (not shown) (step S53). If there is no end request, consumption by pressing a consumption switch (not shown) is performed. It is checked whether there is a request, for example, a request for renting a game medium (step S54). For example, in the case of a gaming system or the like, the end switch is a card return switch that requests a card return, and the consumption switch is
A lending switch for requesting lending of game media.

In step S54, if there is a consumption request from the user, the user consumes the game medium by renting out a game medium or the like (step S55). The reading device 7 updates the stored balance so that the consumption amount is subtracted from the original balance and the result of the subtraction is used as a new balance (step S5).
6).

Then, the reading device 7 checks whether or not the new balance after the update is "0" (step S57). If the balance is "0", a message to that effect is displayed (step S57). (Step S58), the process proceeds to an end process for ending the consumption process (step S59). After the end processing, the consumption processing ends, and the process returns to the standby state.

In step S52, if there is no remaining amount of the prepaid card C or if the remaining amount cannot be confirmed, the process immediately jumps to step S59 to execute an end process. If the end request is recognized in step S53, the process immediately jumps to step S59 to execute the end process.

If there is no consumption request in step S54, the flow returns to step S53 to wait for an end request or a consumption request. In step S57, if the remaining balance does not become "0" and the remaining balance remains, the process returns to step S53 and waits for an end request or a consumption request.

FIG. 14 shows details of the end processing in step S59 in FIG. When the ending process is started, the amount information such as the remaining amount in the amount information area A1 of the information storage unit A of the prepaid card C is updated and written based on the final remaining amount stored in the reading device 7 at that time ( In step S61, it is checked whether or not the remaining amount after the update is a necessary amount for punching the remaining amount reference punch hole (step S62).

The remaining amount required for punching the punch hole is the amount of money newly entering a region of the remaining amount region printed as a frequency value on the prepaid card C, which is different from the previous region. When the amount is such, the reading device 7
Punches a remaining standard punch hole (step S63).
After punching the remaining amount guide punch hole, the reading device 7 discharges the prepaid card C (step S64). Then, the process ends, and returns to the consumption process.

If it is determined in step S62 that the remaining amount after the update is not the amount that requires the remaining amount of the reference hole to be punched, step S63 is skipped, and the flow advances to step S64 to return to the prepaid card C. To discharge.

The relay device 5 is primarily intended for the store S
It is used to manage the issuance of the prepaid card C by the ticket issuing machine 6 in the store, collect the amount information such as the amount of consumption by the consumption processing by the reading device 7 in the store S, and transmit it to the settlement center 3 as sales information. . Further, the relay device 5
Is also used to reflect information from the settlement center 3 to the ticket issuing machine 6 and the reading device 7 in the store S. In this prepaid card delivery system, the relay device 5 and the settlement center 3 utilize a network and a bar code reader unit 54 for confirming receipt is attached to the relay device 5 so that the delivery is quickly performed at the settlement center 3 at the time of delivery. Confirmation can be performed.

As described above, in this prepaid card delivery system, the prepaid card C is delivered in a state of being packaged in a box and a pack. A delivery label is attached to the package to be delivered by the label generation processing unit 4 of the warehouse W. The delivery label includes delivery label information for enabling the settlement center 3 to search the contents of the delivery card information including information on the ticket type, the number of copies of the prepaid card C to be delivered, and the store S of the delivery destination. The header information indicating the delivery card information is described by a bar code.

When the delivered prepaid card C is delivered to the store S, the barcode of the delivery label is read by the barcode reader 54 provided in the relay device 5 and the header information is transferred from the relay device 5 to the settlement center 3. Send to

The settlement center 3 checks whether or not the delivery card information transmitted from the delivery center 2 matches the delivery card information corresponding to the header information of the delivery label sent from the relay device 5.

As a result of the check at the settlement center 3, if the delivery card information does not match, an exchange request is immediately given to the delivery center 2 to exchange the card with an appropriate prepaid card C. Therefore, it is possible to check the misdelivery of the prepaid card at an early stage and take measures such as exchanging the prepaid card, and it is possible to prevent the trouble due to the misdelivery of the prepaid card beforehand.

FIG. 15 shows the configuration of a prepaid card delivery system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The prepaid card delivery system shown in FIG. 15 has the same encoder factory 1, label generation processing unit 4 and relay device 5 as in FIG. 1, and a delivery center 2A slightly different from the delivery center 2 and settlement center 3 in FIG. And a settlement center 3A.

Also in this case, the encoder factory 1, the delivery center 2A and the settlement center 3A are installed at a card issuer M such as a card issuing company. The label generation processing unit 4 is installed in the warehouse W under the management of the delivery center 2A of the card issuer M.

The delivery center 2A manages the warehouse W. When a request for a prepaid card, that is, an order is issued from the store S to, for example, the encoder factory 1 of the card issuer M, the order is displayed from the encoder factory 1. In response to the information, the prepaid cards of the type (par value, etc.) and the number of tickets according to the order are shipped from the warehouse W, and delivered to the store S of the request source, that is, the order source. At the time of this delivery, the delivery center 2A sends the delivery destination and card ID of the prepaid card to be shipped.
And the like, from the label generation processing unit 4, and stores and holds the delivery card information. The delivery card information is obtained by adding delivery information such as the delivery destination of the prepaid card and the warehouse of the shipping source to ordinary card information including the card ID of the prepaid card.

Further, in the delivery center 2A, header information read from, for example, a bar code portion of the delivery label of the prepaid card delivered to the store S from the relay device 5 of the store S by a bar code reader or the like is stored in the settlement center 3A. Supplied from The delivery center 2A obtains the delivery card information of the prepaid card delivered to the store S from the relay device 5 of the store S from the database of the delivery center 2A or the settlement center 3A based on the header information.

The delivery center 2A compares the delivery card information obtained based on the header information with the delivery card information received from the label generation processing unit 4, and determines that the prepaid card has been properly delivered if both correspond. I do. Delivery card information and label generation processing unit 4 based on these header information
If the delivery card information received from does not correspond, the prepaid card is determined to be incorrectly distributed, and the prepaid card delivered to the store S is replaced with a prepaid card of the ticket type and the number according to the original order. Arrange in warehouse W for replacement. In this exchange process, for example, an artificial process may be interposed to ensure reliability, but a cooperative process using the label generation processing unit 4 or the like is performed as necessary. Delivery center 2
A feeds back the determination result as to whether or not the delivery is incorrect to the settlement center 3A.

The settlement center 3A obtains the header information read from, for example, the bar code portion of the delivery label of the prepaid card delivered to the store S from the relay device 5 of the store S by a bar code reader or the like. The settlement center 3A checks the delivery center 2A to confirm whether or not the header information is incorrectly delivered.
Send to When the settlement center 3A receives the result of the determination as to whether or not the delivery is incorrect from the delivery center 2A, the settlement center 3A transmits the result of the determination to the relay device 5. In addition, the settlement center 3A collects sales information based on the consumption of the prepaid card in the store S via the relay device 5, and performs a settlement process.

FIG. 16 shows a specific configuration of the delivery center 2A. The delivery center 2A shown in FIG.
1 and a storage unit 23, which are slightly different from the communication unit 21A and the storage unit 23A, and a delivery confirmation processing unit 25 obtained by adding a delivery confirmation function to the delivery processing unit 22 of FIG.

The communication section 21A communicates with the encoder factory 1, the settlement center 3A, and the label generation processing section 4, and receives information on an order from the encoder factory 1, for example, and supplies it to the delivery confirmation processing section 25. At the same time, the delivery instruction from the delivery confirmation processing unit 25 is transmitted to the label generation processing unit 4 of the warehouse W. The communication unit 21A receives the delivery card information from the label generation processing unit 4 and
5, the header information is received from the settlement center 3A, and is provided to the delivery confirmation processing unit 25. Further, the communication unit 21A
The result of the delivery confirmation from the delivery confirmation processing unit 25 as to whether or not the delivery is incorrect is transmitted to the settlement center 3A, and the exchange request from the delivery confirmation processing unit 25 is transmitted to the label generation processing unit 4. In addition,
Since the order of the prepaid card from the store S is given to not only the encoder factory 1 but also a predetermined department of the issuer,
The information related to the order is given from the department to the communication unit 21A of the delivery center 2A.

The delivery confirmation processing unit 25 receives, for example, information on an order from the encoder factory 1 via the communication unit 21A, and transmits a delivery instruction to the label generation processing unit 4 of the warehouse W via the communication unit 21A. . The delivery confirmation processing unit 25
Stores the delivery card information received from the label generation processing unit 4 via the communication unit 21A in the storage unit 23A. Further, when the delivery confirmation processing unit 25 receives the header information based on the delivery label of the prepaid card delivered to the store S from the settlement center 3A via the communication unit 21A, the delivery confirmation information unit 25 stores the delivery card information indicated by the header information and the already stored delivery card information. It determines whether or not there is an erroneous delivery based on a delivery confirmation process based on whether or not the delivery card information stored in the unit 23A correctly corresponds.

Then, the delivery confirmation processing section 25 transmits the determination result by the delivery confirmation processing to the settlement center 3A via the communication section 21A. When it is determined by the delivery confirmation processing that the delivery is incorrect, the delivery confirmation processing unit 25 generates an exchange request for exchanging the delivered prepaid card with a correct one, and the label generation processing unit 4 via the communication unit 21A. Send to In this case, the exchange request is to request the exchange processing for the other store S substantially at the same time when the prepaid card addressed to the other store S is erroneously delivered to the store S. And

The storage unit 23A stores information necessary for the processing of the delivery confirmation processing unit 25 in advance, and
The information generated by the processing of (1) is held as necessary.

FIG. 17 shows a specific configuration of the settlement center 3A. The settlement center 3A shown in FIG. 17 includes a settlement processing unit 32 similar to that of FIG. 4, and a communication unit 31A slightly different from the communication unit 31, the delivery confirmation processing unit 33, and the storage unit 34 of FIG. A part 34A is provided.

The communication section 31A communicates with the delivery center 2A and the relay device 5. That is, the communication unit 31A
Receives the sales information based on the consumption of the prepaid card in the store S from the relay device 5 in the store S, and supplies it to the settlement processing unit 32. The communication unit 31A transmits to the relay device 5 the notification information to the relay device 5 supplied from the settlement processing unit 32. In addition, the communication unit 31A receives the header information based on the delivery label of the prepaid card delivered to the store S from the relay device 5, and receives the delivery confirmation processing unit 33A.
And sends the header information supplied from the delivery confirmation processing unit 33A to the delivery center 2A for delivery confirmation as to whether or not the delivery is incorrect. Then, the communication unit 31A supplies the check result of the delivery confirmation received from the delivery center 2A to the delivery confirmation processing unit 33A, and transmits the check result supplied from the delivery confirmation processing unit 33A to the relay device 5.

When receiving the header information based on the delivery label of the prepaid card delivered to the store S from the relay device 5 via the communication unit 31A, the delivery confirmation processing unit 33A delivers the header information as to whether or not the header information is incorrectly delivered. The data is transmitted to the delivery center 2A via the communication unit 31A for the delivery confirmation by the check process. In addition, the delivery confirmation processing unit 33A
When the determination result of the delivery confirmation is received from A via the communication unit 31A, the determination result is transmitted to the relay device 5 via the communication unit 31A.

The storage section 34A stores in advance information necessary for the settlement processing by the settlement processing section 32 and the processing of the delivery confirmation processing section 33A, and holds information generated with each processing as necessary.

Next, processing in the prepaid card delivery system shown in FIGS.
This will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.
In this case, only portions different from the processes described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 8 to 14 will be described. When the stock of the prepaid card in the store S decreases, the store S issues an order to the card issuer M by designating the required prepaid card type and number.
For example, when the card issuer M receives an order from the store S in the encoder factory 1, the card issuer M gives a delivery instruction including the delivery destination store S information of the prepaid card, the ticket type information and the number information to the delivery center 2A. , A shipping instruction is given by designating a delivery destination, a ticket type and the number of sheets.

Next, processing related to delivery confirmation in the settlement center 3A will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
Is performed by the communication unit 31 of the settlement center 3A.
A is activated each time A receives the header information from the relay device 5 of the store S.

Upon receiving the header information from the relay device 5 of the store S, the delivery confirmation processing unit 33A transmits the header information to the delivery center 2A for use in the delivery check (step S71). Then, the result of the delivery check is received from the delivery center 2A (step S72), and it is determined whether or not the delivery result is correct (step S73). If the delivery result is determined to be appropriate, the delivery confirmation processing unit 33A
Indicates the check result indicating that the delivery has been correctly performed without erroneous delivery via the communication unit 31A.
(Step S74), the process ends, and the process returns to the standby state. If it is determined in step S73 that misdelivery has been performed, the delivery confirmation processing unit 33 determines that delivery has not been correctly performed to the relay device 5 of the store S via the communication unit 31A, and that misdelivery has occurred. Is transmitted (step S75), the process ends, and the process returns to the standby state.
Next, the delivery card information receiving process in the delivery center 2A will be described with reference to FIG. In the delivery card information receiving process shown in FIG.
It is activated each time when the delivery card information is received from the label generation processing unit 4 of FIG.

That is, the delivery confirmation processing section 25 sends the warehouse W
When the delivery card information is received from the label generation processing unit 4, the delivery card information is stored in the storage unit 23A (step S81), the processing ends, and the process returns to the standby state.

The delivery check processing in the delivery center 2A will be described with reference to FIG. The delivery check process shown in FIG. 20 is started each time the delivery confirmation processing unit 25 receives the header information from the settlement center 3A.

When receiving the header information from the settlement center 3A, the delivery confirmation processing unit 25 receives the delivery card information based on the header information from the label generation processing unit 4 of the warehouse W and stores it in the storage unit 23A. It is compared with the delivery card information (step S91), and it is determined whether both pieces of delivery card information correspond (step S92). If the two pieces of delivery card information correspond to each other, the delivery confirmation processing unit 25 transmits a check result indicating that delivery was correctly performed without erroneous delivery to the settlement center 3A via the communication unit 21A (step S93).

In step S92, if both pieces of delivery card information do not correspond to each other, the delivery confirmation processing unit 25 determines that the delivery has not been performed correctly to the settlement center 3A via the communication unit 21A, and that the delivery is incorrect. Is transmitted (step S94). Further, the delivery confirmation processing unit 25
Is the label generation processing unit 4 of the warehouse W via the communication unit 21A.
And sends a replacement request to replace the incorrectly distributed prepaid card with a correct prepaid card (step S9).
5) End the processing and return to the standby state.

As described above, the delivery center 2A
The process other than the process related to the delivery confirmation in the settlement center 3A is the same as the case of the above-described first embodiment including the settlement process in the settlement center 3A.

As described above, in the prepaid card delivery system, the delivery label is attached to the package of the prepaid card to be delivered by the label generation processing unit 4 of the warehouse W. On the delivery label, header information indicating the contents of the delivery card information is indicated by a barcode. When the delivered prepaid card is delivered to the store S, the barcode reader unit 5 provided in the relay device 5
4 reads the barcode of the delivery label, and transfers the header information from the relay device 5 to the delivery center 2 via the settlement center 3A.
Send to A.

In the delivery center 2A, the label generation processing section 4
It is checked whether the delivery card information transmitted from the payment card 3 matches the delivery card information corresponding to the header information of the delivery label sent from the settlement center 3A. As a result of the check at the delivery center 2A, if the delivery card information does not match, an exchange request is immediately given to the warehouse W (label generation processing unit 4) to exchange the card with an appropriate prepaid card. Therefore, it is possible to check the misdelivery of the prepaid card at an early stage and take measures such as exchanging the prepaid card, and it is possible to prevent the trouble due to the misdelivery of the prepaid card beforehand.

In the above description, the delivery label information is sent to the delivery center 2A via the relay device 5 and the settlement center 3A used for the settlement processing in the prepaid card system.
That is, the header information is sent, but a reception processing device dedicated to delivery check is provided in the store S, and a bar code reader or the like provided in the reception processing device reads a bar code or the like of a delivery label of the delivered prepaid card. Alternatively, delivery label information such as header information may be directly transmitted to the delivery center 2A. In this case, the delivery check of the prepaid card can be performed without an existing network for the payment processing or without imposing a load on the existing network.

The prepaid card C is not limited to a magnetic card, but may be an IC card, for example. in this case,
The IC card stores data stored in the information storage unit A in a memory of the IC chip.

[0139] The prepaid card delivery system of the present invention can be realized by using an ordinary computer system without configuring as a dedicated prepaid card delivery system. For example, by installing a computer system from a medium (floppy disk, CD-ROM, or the like) storing a program for executing the above-described operation, a system for executing the above-described processing can be constructed. By the installation, the program is stored in a medium such as a hard disk in the computer system, configures the system, and is provided for execution.

Further, the medium for supplying the program to the computer is not limited to a storage medium in a narrow sense, but may be a communication line,
Like a communication network and a communication system, it may be a storage medium in a broad sense including a communication medium that temporarily and fluidly stores information such as a program.

For example, the program may be registered in an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server provided on a communication network such as the Internet, and distributed to an FTP client via the network. The program may be registered in a board system or the like and distributed via a network. Then start this program and run the OS
The above processing can be achieved by executing under the control of the (Operating System). Furthermore, the above-described processing can also be achieved by starting and executing the program while transferring the program via the communication network.

[0142]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The prepaid card is used from the issuer by adding a delivery label in which the label information corresponding to the delivery card information is registered to the actual package of the prepaid card to be delivered, and immediately checking for incorrect delivery by the settlement processing means after delivery. Increases the certainty of delivery to stores, makes it possible to quickly determine misdelivery and requests for replacement after delivery, facilitates the analysis of misdelivery situations and causes of misdelivery, and hinders sales at the stores in use. Thus, it is possible to provide a prepaid card delivery system that can effectively reduce the number of payments.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a prepaid card delivery system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a label generation processing unit in the prepaid card delivery system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a delivery center in the prepaid card delivery system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a settlement center in the prepaid card delivery system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a relay device in the prepaid card delivery system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a prepaid card system to which the prepaid card delivery system of FIG. 1 is applied.

FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically showing a prepaid card used in the prepaid card system of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a label generation process of a label generation processing unit in the prepaid card delivery system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a delivery center process of a delivery center in the prepaid card delivery system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a card receiving process of the relay device in the prepaid card delivery system of FIG. 1;

11 is a flowchart illustrating a delivery card information receiving process of a settlement center in the prepaid card delivery system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a delivery check process of a settlement center in the prepaid card delivery system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a consumption process of the reading device in the prepaid card system of FIG. 6;

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an end process in the consumption process of FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a prepaid card delivery system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

16 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a delivery center in the prepaid card delivery system of FIG.

17 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a settlement center in the prepaid card delivery system of FIG.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating a settlement center process of a settlement center in the prepaid card delivery system of FIG. 15;

FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating a delivery card information receiving process of a delivery center in the prepaid card delivery system of FIG. 15;

20 is a flowchart illustrating a delivery check process of a delivery center in the prepaid card delivery system of FIG.

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 Reference Signs List 1 encoder factory 2 delivery center 2A delivery center 3 settlement center 3A settlement center 4 label generation processing unit 5 relay device 6 ticket issuing machine 7 reading device 21 communication unit 21A communication unit 22 delivery processing unit 23 storage unit 23A storage unit 25 delivery confirmation processing unit 31 communication unit 31A communication unit 32 settlement processing unit 33 delivery confirmation processing unit 33A delivery confirmation processing unit 34 storage unit 34A storage unit 41 communication unit 42 label generation unit 43 packing / shipping processing unit 51 communication unit 52 reception processing unit 53 relay processing unit 54 Barcode reader unit 55 Database unit 56 Storage unit C Prepaid card M Card issuer S Store W Warehouse

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A prepaid card delivery system having delivery processing means for processing delivery of said prepaid card to a store at a prepaid card issuer storing money amount information corresponding to a monetary value. Based on the delivery processing, generate a delivery label in which label information corresponding to delivery card information to be attached to the prepaid card to be sent is registered,
A label generating unit for providing the delivery card information to the delivery processing unit; and a collection process for collecting sales information including a consumption amount of the prepaid card at the store in use; Relay processing means for acquiring the label information from a delivery label; and obtaining the sales information from the relay processing means of the used store at the issuer to perform financial settlement relating to consumption of the prepaid card, and The delivery card information at the time of dispatch is obtained from the processing means, and the label information at the time of receipt is obtained from the relay processing means, the delivery card information is obtained based on the label information, and the two are collated. Prepaid card delivery, characterized by comprising payment processing means for checking for incorrect card delivery. Stem. 2. The method according to claim 2, wherein said settlement processing means detects an erroneous delivery of said prepaid card by checking said delivery card information based on said label information at the time of receipt with said delivery card information at said delivery. The exchange processing means includes an exchange request means for giving an exchange request to the means, and the delivery processing means includes means for processing exchange of the prepaid card delivered to the store upon receiving an exchange request from the settlement processing means. The prepaid card delivery system according to claim 1, wherein 3. A prepaid card delivery system having delivery processing means for processing delivery of said prepaid card to a store in which the prepaid card is stored at an issuer of the prepaid card which stores amount information corresponding to a monetary value. Based on the delivery processing, generate a delivery label in which label information corresponding to delivery card information to be attached to the prepaid card to be sent is registered,
A label generating unit for providing the delivery card information to the delivery processing unit; and a collection process for collecting sales information including a consumption amount of the prepaid card at the store in use; Relay processing means for acquiring the label information from the delivery label; and, at the issuer, acquiring the sales information from the relay processing means at the store in use and performing financial settlement relating to consumption of the prepaid card, and Payment processing means for acquiring the label information at the time of reception from the processing means and providing the label information to the delivery processing means, and wherein the delivery processing means performs the delivery based on the label information at the time of reception acquired from the payment processing means Card information, and obtaining the delivery card information from the label generating means. Prepaid card delivery system against the de information, characterized in that it comprises a means for checking misdelivery of the prepaid card. 4. A prepaid card delivery system having delivery processing means for processing delivery of a prepaid card to a store where the prepaid card is stored at an issuer of the prepaid card which stores money amount information corresponding to a monetary value. Based on the delivery processing, generate a delivery label in which label information corresponding to delivery card information to be attached to the prepaid card to be sent is registered,
Label generating means for providing the delivery card information to the delivery processing means; and receiving processing means for acquiring the label information from the delivery label of the prepaid card delivered from the delivery processing means at the store. The delivery processing means obtains the label information at the time of reception from the reception processing means, obtains the delivery card information based on the label information, and obtains the delivery card information from the label generation means. A means for checking the delivery card information at the time to check for an incorrect delivery of the prepaid card. 5. When the delivery processing means detects an erroneous delivery of the prepaid card by comparing the delivery card information at the time of the shipment with the delivery card information based on the label information at the time of receiving, the delivery processing means detects the erroneous delivery of the prepaid card. 5. The prepaid card delivery system according to claim 3, further comprising means for processing the exchange of the prepaid card delivered to the customer.