JP2001125974A - Customer management system by debit card with bar code - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate the need for having two cards as a debit card and a card to identify customer information at a point of time of purchase when a customer purchases merchandise by the debit card due to popularization of the debit card. SOLUTION: In this customer management by the debit card with bar codes, information to identify the customer is acquired by scanning from bar codes added to a magnetic card and an IC card with a function of the debit card when the customer purchases the merchandise, debit card function and a customer management function are realized by one card.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to customer management, which is characterized by recognizing customer information by reading a bar code added to the surface of a debit card.

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional customer management system, information for identifying a customer is stored in a card. Therefore, the card must be held when the customer purchases a product. In recent years, with the spread of credit cards and debit cards, it has become necessary for customers to use a plurality of cards at the time of purchase.
Customer management is established by analyzing merchandise information at the point of sale (which merchandise, when and how much), and adding ID information (household structure, age, annual income, place of residence, etc.) of each customer. There are two main types of customer management systems: credit transactions (credit cards) and point-based discounts (point cards). Each of the incentive services is to receive credit sales when there is no cash, and to convert points into purchases of a certain amount or more, and to obtain certain services such as discounts and premiums by accumulating the points. FIG. 2 shows a conventional technique of credit transaction.
FIG. 3 shows a conventional technology of point discount. This POS system 1 is a POS system provided in a store or the like, and a point management system for customer management has been established. Record the cumulative value in a customer database (not shown). Further, transaction information is also recorded on the customer database and can be analyzed and referenced together with individual customer information.

However, according to the prior art described above, due to the spread of debit cards, when purchasing with a debit card, a customer needs two cards, a debit card and a card for identifying customer information. And
Therefore, the present invention provides a magnetic stripe card or I
It is an object to add a barcode to a debit card which is a C chip card, and to provide a debit card function and a customer management function with one card based on customer information described in the barcode.

According to the present invention, a customer management using a debit card with a bar code according to the present invention is performed by using a magnetic card having a debit card function when a customer purchases a product.
It is configured by acquiring information for identifying a customer from a barcode added to a C card by scanning, and realizing a debit card function and a customer management function with one card.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG.
Shown in The POS system 1 has a P
It has a minimum function necessary to control the entire OS system 1. Although not shown, a computer (CPU),
It is composed of a display unit, a key entry unit, a storage unit and the like.
The POS register 2 has a scanner 3 having a barcode scanning function and a debit card for reading ISDN.
A debit card terminal 4 that connects to a clearing center and a debit card center via a line or the like and performs settlement is connected. The main body 5 of the card is made of plastic or the like, and one or two or more magnetic stripes 6 are integrally provided on the surface of the main body 5. The magnetic stripe 6 may be an IC chip as long as it holds information necessary for the debit card function.
When a customer purchases a product 8, scanning 12 is performed by the scanner 3 to obtain information from the POS system 1. The customer is identified by scanning 11 the bar code 7 of the card body 5 for the information for identifying the customer. The information written on the magnetic stripe 6 is read by the debit card terminal 4 (13), and the settlement is made by connecting to the clearing center and the debit card center. "Effects of Embodiment" According to this embodiment, the barcode 7 realizes a debit card function by the information described on the magnetic stripe 6 with one card having the main body 5 of the card as a main body. Customer management can also be realized with the information described in the barcode 7. "Other Embodiments" In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the provided barcode is the barcode 7, but in another embodiment, a plurality of barcodes may be provided on one card. FIG.
The number of digits of the barcode may be any barcode. FIG.
The magnetic card uses a magnetic stripe, but if the card has magnetic information and has the function of a debit card, such as a card with one or both surfaces being a magnetic surface, even a card that does not use a magnetic stripe can be used. good.

As described above, according to the present invention, the customer information is recognized by reading the bar code added to the surface of the card having the function of the magnetic card type and the IC card type debit card. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a conventional technique of credit transactions.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a prior art of point discount.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a debit card with a bar code.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 POS system 2 POS cash register 3 Scanner 4 Debit card terminal 5 Card body 6 Magnetic stripe 7 Bar code 8 Product 9 Credit card terminal 11 Customer information scanning 12 Product scanning 13 Debit card reading 16 Credit card 17 Debit card 18 Customer Management Card 21 Magnetic Card Body 22 Magnetic Card Magnetic Stripe 23 Magnetic Card Barcode 24 IC Card Body 25 IC Card IC Chip 26 IC Card Barcode

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A customer management method characterized in that when a customer purchases a product, customer information is recognized by reading a bar code added to the surface of a card having the function of a magnetic card type debit card. 2. A customer management system, wherein when a customer purchases a product, customer information is recognized by scanning a bar code attached to the surface of a card having the function of a magnetic card type debit card. apparatus. 3. A computer for executing a process of recognizing customer information by scanning a bar code added to the surface of a card having the function of a magnetic card type debit card when the customer purchases a product. A recording medium characterized by recording the above program. 4. A customer management method characterized by recognizing customer information by reading a bar code added to the surface of a card having a function of a debit card in the form of an IC card when the customer purchases a product. 5. A customer management system, wherein customer information is recognized by scanning a bar code added to the surface of a card having the function of a debit card in the form of an IC card when the customer purchases a product. apparatus. 6. A computer for executing processing for recognizing customer information by scanning a bar code added to the surface of a card having a function of a debit card in the form of an IC card when the customer purchases a product. A recording medium characterized by recording the above program. 7. A customer management system wherein when a customer purchases a product, customer information added to the surface of a card having the function of a magnetic card type debit card is read and recognized by an optical reader. Method. 8. When a customer purchases a product, the customer information added to the surface of the card having the function of a magnetic card type debit card is read by an optical reader to recognize the customer information. Customer management equipment. 9. A computer performs a process of reading customer information added to the surface of a magnetic card type debit card having a function of a debit card when the customer purchases the product with an optical reader and recognizing the customer information. A recording medium having recorded thereon a program to be executed. 10. When a customer purchases a product, customer information added to the surface of a card having the function of a debit card in the form of an IC card is read by an optical reader to recognize the customer information. Customer management method. 11. When a customer purchases a product, customer information added to the surface of a card having the function of a debit card in the form of an IC card is read by an optical reader to recognize the customer information. Customer management equipment. 12. When a customer purchases a product, the computer reads out customer information added to the surface of a card having the function of a debit card in the form of an IC card with an optical reader and recognizes the customer information. A recording medium having recorded thereon a program to be executed.