JP2002512710A - リアルタイムの個別に目標化された宣伝 - Google Patents
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- 【特許請求の範囲】 1. 特別なユーザ用の選択された応答を決定するためのシステムであって、前 記選択された応答は連続的に現在データに基づいており、前記ユーザに対しリア ルタイムに前記応答を伝達するシステムにおいて、 少なくとも1つのプリンタ/リーダ/ライタ端末と、前記プリンタ/リーダ /ライタ装置で使用するための前記ユーザに関連した少なくとも1つのユーザカ ードとを備え、 前記ユーザカードは、機械読取り可能なデータを受信し、記録するための領 域と、前記ユーザに対する情報を受信し、不揮発性で消去可能で再書き込み可能 な可視形態で表示するための領域とを有し、 前記プリンタ/リーダ/ライタ端末は、前記ユーザカードを受け入れるため に適用されるものであり、前記プリンタ/リーダ/ライタ端末は、 前記ユーザカード上に記録された機械読取り可能なコードを読取るための手 段および前記ユーザカードに機械読取り可能なコードを書き込みおよび再書き込 みするための手段と、 前記ユーザに対する応答を、不揮発性で消去可能なグラフィックまたは文字 の人間が読取れる形態で前記ユーザカードに書き込み、消去、および再書き込み するための手段と、 前記現在の取引に関連するデータを入力するための手段と、 データを記録し、処理するための集積化された手段とを有し、 これにより前記システムは、前記ユーザカードを前記システム内の任意のプ リンタ/リーダ/ライタ端末に入力したときはいつでも、前記選択された応答を 前記ユーザに伝達することが可能であることを特徴とするシステム。 2. 請求項1のシステムにおいて、前記機械読取り可能なデータを受信し、記 録するための領域は、磁気的な表面であることを特徴とするシステム。 3. 請求項1のシステムにおいて、前記機械読取り可能なデータを受信し、記 録するための領域は、前記ユーザカード上の集積回路であることを特徴とするシ ステム。 4. 請求項1のシステムにおいて、前記ユーザに対する可視情報を受信し、表 示するための領域は、熱反転可能な印刷表面であることを特徴とするシステム。 5. 請求項1のシステムにおいて、前記プリンタ/リーダ/ライタ端末は、外 部印刷装置に接続するための手段を更に備えることを特徴とするシステム。 6. 請求項1のシステムにおいて、前記プリンタ/リーダ/ライタ端末は、集 積化された印刷手段を更に備えることを特徴とするシステム。 7. 請求項1のシステムにおいて、前記プリンタ/リーダ/ライタ端末は、通 信手段を更に備えることを特徴とするシステム。 8. 請求項7のシステムにおいて、前記通信手段は、外部の通信装置に接続す るためのポートを備えることを特徴とするシステム。 9. 請求項7のシステムにおいて、前記通信手段は、前記プリンタ/リーダ/ ライタ端末内に集積化されていることを特徴とするシステム。 10. 請求項1のシステムにおいて、前記プリンタ/リーダ/ライタ端末は、 POSシステムまたは他のコンピュータシステムに接続するための手段を更に備 えることを特徴とするシステム。 11. 請求項1のシステムにおいて、前記プリンタ/リーダ/ライタ端末は、 外部の信号装置に接続するための手段を更に備えることを特徴とするシステム。 12. 特別なユーザに対し選択された応答を決定するための装置であって、不 揮発性の消去可能な可視形態で前記ユーザに対しリアルタイムに前記応答を伝達 する装置において、 ユーザに対し発行されたユーザカードと、 前記ユーザカードを受け入れるために適用されたプリンタ/リーダ/ライタ 端末とを備え、 前記ユーザカードは、機械読取り可能なコードを受信し、記録するための領 域と、前記ユーザに対する可視情報を受信し、表示するための領域とを有し、 前記プリンタ/リーダ/ライタ端末は、 前記ユーザカード上に記録された機械読取り可能なコードを読取り、また前 記ユーザカードに機械読取り可能なコードを書き込みおよび再書き込みするため の手段と、 前記ユーザに対する適切な応答を、不揮発性で消去可能な人間が読取れる形 態で前記ユーザカードに書き込み、消去、および再書き込みするための手段と、 データを記録し、処理するための集積化された手段とを有し、前記手段は特 別なユーザに対する適切な応答を決定するに十分であることを特徴とする装置。 13. 請求項12の装置において、前記機械読取り可能なデータを受信し、記 録するための領域は、磁気的な表面であることを特徴とする装置。 14. 請求項12の装置において、前記機械読取り可能なデータを受信し、記 録するための領域は、前記ユーザカード上の集積回路であることを特徴とする装 置。 15. 請求項12の装置において、前記ユーザに対する可視情報を受信し、表 示するための領域は、熱反転可能な印刷表面であることを特徴とする装置。 16. 請求項12の装置において、前記プリンタ/リーダ/ライタ端末は、外 部印刷装置に接続するための手段を更に備えることを特徴とする装置。 17. 請求項12の装置において、前記プリンタ/リーダ/ライタ端末は、集 積化された印刷手段を更に備えることを特徴とする装置。 18. 請求項12の装置において、前記プリンタ/リーダ/ライタ端末は、通 信手段を更に備えることを特徴とする装置。 19. 請求項18の装置において、前記通信手段は、外部の通信装置に接続す るためのポートを備えることを特徴とする装置。 20. 請求項18の装置において、前記通信手段は、前記プリンタ/リーダ/ ライタ端末内に集積化されていることを特徴とする装置。 21. 請求項12の装置において、前記プリンタ/リーダ/ライタ端末は、P OSシステムまたは他のコンピュータシステムに接続するための手段を更に備え ることを特徴とする装置。 22. 請求項12の装置において、前記プリンタ/リーダ/ライタ端末は、外 部の信号装置に接続するための手段を更に備えることを特徴とする装置。 23. 特別なユーザに対し選択された第1の応答を決定するための方法であっ て、前記第1の応答は連続的に現在データに基づいており、前記ユーザに対しリ アルタイムに前記第1の応答を伝達する方法において、 a) プログラムデータをデータ処理検索可能な形態でデータ処理手段にストア するステップと、 b) ユーザにユーザカードを与えるステップと、 c) 前記ユーザにユーザコードを割り当てるステップと、 d) 前記ユーザコードによって前記ユーザカードを符号化するステップと、 e) ユーザ情報をデータ処理検索可能な形態で前記ユーザカードにストアする ステップと、 f) 前記データ処理手段に前記ユーザカードを入れるステップと、 g) 前記ユーザコードおよび前記ユーザ情報を読取るステップと、 h) ユーザの現在の取引に関係するデータを入力するステップと、 i) 前記ストアされた製品および宣伝情報と、前記ユーザ情報と、前記現在の 取引データとの相関に基づいて前記第1のユーザ応答を決定するためのルールを ストアするステップと、 j) 前記ストアされた製品または宣伝情報と、前記ユーザ情報と、前記現在の 取引データとの相関をとるステップと、 k) 前記相関に基づいて前記ユーザに対する前記第1の応答を決定するステッ プと、 l) 前記ユーザに対する前記第1の応答を不揮発性の可視形態で前記ユーザカ ード上に印刷するステップと、 m) 前記ユーザカード上にストアされたユーザ情報を更新するステップと を備えることを特徴とする方法。 24. 請求項23の方法において、 a) 前記ストアされた製品および宣伝情報と、前記ユーザ情報と、前記現在の 取引データとの相関に基づいて第2のユーザ応答を決定するためのルールをスト アするステップと、 b) 前記ストアされた製品または宣伝情報と、前記ユーザ情報と、前記現在の 取引データとの相関をとるステップと、 c) 前記相関に基づいて前記ユーザに対する前記第2の応答を決定するステッ プと、 d) 前記ユーザに対する前記第2の応答を、集積化されたプリンタまたは周辺 のプリンタによってハードコピー形態で印刷するステップと を更に備えることを特徴とする方法。 25. 請求項23の方法において、 a) 前記ストアされた製品および宣伝情報と、前記ユーザ情報と、前記現在の 取引データとの相関に基づいて第3のユーザ応答を決定するためのルールをスト アするステップと、 b) 前記ストアされた製品または宣伝情報と、前記ユーザ情報と、前記現在の 取引データとの相関をとるステップと、 c) 前記相関に基づいて前記ユーザに対する前記第3の応答を決定するステッ プと、 d) 前記ユーザに対する音響または可視信号を生成可能な集積化装置または周 辺装置に対して起動信号を送信するステップと を更に備えることを特徴とする方法。 26. 請求項23の方法において、 a) 前記ユーザコード、現在の取引データ、および前記ユーザに対して与えら れた応答に関する情報をデータ処理検索可能な形態で前記データベースに現在の ユーザ情報としてストアするステップと、 b) 前記現在のユーザ情報を中央データベースに転送するステップと、 c) 前記現在のユーザ情報を前記中央データベースにストアするステップと、 d) 現在の製品および宣伝情報を前記中央データベースから前記データベース に転送するステップと を更に備えることを特徴とする方法。 27. ユーザカードであって、 a) 第1の面、第2の面、上辺、底辺、左辺、および右辺と、 b) 機械読取り可能なデータを受け取り、書き込み、ストアし、そして再書き 込みするためのリード/ライト表面とを備え、 c) 前記リード/ライト表面は、前記ユーザカードの少なくとも一方の面に配 置され、 d) 前記リード/ライト表面は、異なる適用に関する機械読み込み可能なコー ドが前記左辺および前記右辺または前記上辺および前記底辺に沿って書き込まれ るに十分なサイズと配置であり、前記データ処理手段による前記適用の読取りが 、前記ユーザカードのどの辺が挿入されたかに依存して変化するように、前記ユ ーザカードが1以上の方向からデータ処理手段に挿入される ことを特徴とするユーザカード。 28. 請求項27のユーザカードにおいて、前記リード/ライト表面は、前記 機械読み込み可能なコードが前記ユーザカードの完全な辺を横切って書き込まれ るに十分なサイズと配置であることを特徴とするユーザカード。 29. 請求項27のユーザカードにおいて、前記リード/ライト表面は、磁気 的な表面であることを特徴とするユーザカード。 30. 請求項27のユーザカードにおいて、可視的な応答を受信し、不揮発性 で消去可能にグラフィックまたは文字の人間が読取れる形態で表示するための印 刷領域を更に備え、前記印刷領域は、前記ユーザカードの少なくとも一方の面に 配置されていることを特徴とするユーザカード。 31. 請求項30のユーザカードにおいて、前記印刷領域は、熱反転可能な印 刷表面であることを特徴とするユーザカード。 32. 個別ユーザ消費者の取引トークン・データを入手および追跡し、ユーザ 取引トークンを割り当ておよび回収するための装置であって、 ユーザ携帯取引カードと、 前記取引カードをその中に挿入するための第1の端末と、 前記取引カードをその中に挿入するための第2の端末と、 前記第1および第2の端末を起動するためのホスト端末とを備え、 前記カードは、 ユーザ取引トークン・アカウントをその上に記録するための前記カード上の 機械読取り及び書き込み可能なメモリと、 消去および再書き込み可能な、ユーザが読取り可能なカードメッセージのデ ィスプレイとを有し、 前記第1の端末は、 販売プログラムをロード、ストアおよび管理するためのメモリを有して端末 活動を管理するためのプロセッサと、 機械語のプリンタ/リーダ/ライタと、 機械読取り可能なデータを読取り、機械データをカード上に書き込むことを 可能にする機械語のプリンタ/リーダ/ライタと、 ユーザが読取り可能なメッセージを前記カードメッセージのディスプレイ上 に生成するライタとを有し、 前記第2の端末は、 販売プログラムをロード、ストアおよび管理するためのメモリを有して端末 活動を管理するためのプロセッサと、 機械語のプリンタ/リーダ/ライタと、 機械読取り可能なデータを読取り、機械データをカード上に書き込むことを 可能にする機械語のプリンタ/リーダ/ライタと、 ユーザが読取り可能なメッセージを前記カードメッセージのディスプレイ上 に生成するライタと、 トークン回収データベースからトークン取引の変化をユーザが検証および選 択するための表示ユニットとを有し、 前記ホスト端末は、 販売プログラムをロード、ストアおよび管理するためのメモリを有してユニ ット活動を管理するためのプロセッサと、 前記第2の端末における前記ユーザによって入力されたトークン取引交換を 含み、前記ホストが第1および第2の端末とデータ交換することを可能にするた めの、前記ホストと前記第1および第2の端末との間の通信接続、並びに前記ホ ストが、ユーザが選択したトークン取引交換の前記ユーザに対する割付を管理で きるようにするための、前記ホストと回収分配サイトとの間の通信接続とを有し 、 前記ホストは、取引トークンの割付とプログラム・アワードを前記ユーザに 与えるために、ホスト・プログラム・コマンドを前記第1および第2の端末に通 信し、そして前記ホストは、前記第1および第2の端末からユーザ取引データを 受信でき、前記第1および第2の端末は、取引トークンのユーザ回収に関係した 前記ホストに対するメッセージを選択及び管理できることを特徴とする装置。
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