JP2003030518A - Coupon issuing system, register device coupon issuing method, coupon managing method, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology for preventing an overlapped issue or overlapped use of coupons at the time of issuing coupons, and for executing data collection related with the using situation of coupons. SOLUTION: This system is provided with an issue condition data base in which the issue condition data of coupons to be issued by a coupon provider are stored, an issue request data receiving means for receiving issue request data from a coupon user who requests the issue of coupons, a coupon preparing means for preparing coupon contents data by using the issue request data and the issue condition data, an issue coupon contents data base in which the coupon contents data are stored, and a coupon contents data transmitting means for transmitting the coupon contents data to the coupon user. The coupon contents data include the coupon user specification data capable of specifying the coupon user at the time of using the coupons.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to information technology and technology for handling coupons by utilizing communication lines.

[0002]

[Prior Art] (Issue of Coupon) Issuing a so-called coupon as a sales promotion method has been performed for a long time. With this, a ticket printed on a paper medium can be received at the time of payment for a product purchase, and the right to obtain a discount or a free provision at the next product purchase can be obtained. In recent years, it will be possible to provide a system for obtaining a discount service by downloading a so-called "electronic coupon" from a predetermined homepage on a mobile phone that can access the Internet and presenting the electronic coupon at a retail store. It has become.

(Customer Enclosure) Information technology for enclosing a specific customer by combining the idea of coupon issue and the idea of sales management described above is also provided.
For example, it is a device to issue a credit card, suck up the usage information of the credit card, and issue a coupon according to the usage amount. With this coupon, it is possible to incorporate customer identification data.

(Information Technology for Sales Management) With the development of information technology, it has been a long time since a system for collecting information at the time of sale by so-called POS (Point of Sales) has been utilized. According to this POS system, it is possible to instantly grasp information such as which product was sold at which store and how many times, which is useful for focusing on hot-selling products and reducing inventory. In recent years, by allowing a register operator to input categorization information of a purchaser (information on a purchase layer such as women in their 20s and men in their 40s), the information input there and the information obtained by the POS system are used as the basis. And then
It is used for demand forecasting and hit product analysis.

[0005]

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Not only coupons using paper media and electronic coupons, but also coupons are bearer, so to whom the coupon was issued and how and by whom it was used. It is not possible to collect data for performing management like a POS system.

Since it is necessary to prevent fraudulent acts such as forgery, copying, and reuse, coupons made of paper medium are
The following measures have been taken. First, it is a passive measure to reduce the monetary value of coupons in order to reduce the damage amount even if they are forged by fraudulent acts. Second, there is a positive measure such as using advanced technology for printing coupons. In the case of the passive policy, the attractiveness of the coupon may be limited, and the effect on the purpose of the coupon issue such as sales promotion may be weakened. In the case of the aggressive policy, the cost of issuing the coupon may increase. Further, in the case of an electronic coupon, although the issuing cost itself can be suppressed, there is no mechanism for preventing duplicated use, and the financial value of the electronic coupon has been suppressed.

[0007] Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a technique capable of preventing duplicate issuance and duplicate use at the time of issuing a coupon and collecting data relating to the use state of the coupon. Here, an object of the invention described in claims 1 to 4 is to provide a system capable of preventing duplicate issuance and duplicate use at the time of issuing a coupon and collecting data relating to the usage status of the coupon. Further, an object of the invention described in claim 5 is to provide a register device capable of preventing duplicated issuance and duplicated use at the time of issuing a coupon and realizing data collection regarding the usage status of the coupon.

It is another object of the inventions described in claims 6 to 9 to provide a process invention which can prevent duplicate issuance and duplicate use when issuing coupons and can collect data on the usage status of coupons. . Further, an object of the invention described in claim 10 is to provide a coupon management method for preventing duplicate issue and duplicate use at the time of issue of a coupon and realizing data collection regarding a coupon use situation.

Further, the object of the invention described in claims 11 to 14 is a computer program for realizing a method capable of preventing duplicate issuance and duplicate use at the time of issuing a coupon, and collecting data on the coupon usage status. To provide. Further, an object of the invention as set forth in claim 15 is to provide a computer program capable of preventing duplicated issuance and duplicated use at the time of issuance of a coupon, and realizing data collection regarding the usage state of the coupon.

[0010]

The present invention is intended to achieve the above-mentioned object by allowing a coupon provider to have a data center for issuing and managing coupons to coupon users. The data center is roughly classified into a case where it is operated by a coupon provider and a case where it is operated by a third party.

(Claim 1) The invention according to claim 1 relates to a system provided in a data center for issuing and managing coupons. That is, an issuance condition database that stores issuance condition data of coupons issued by a coupon provider, and an issuance desired data receiving unit that receives issuance desired data from a coupon user who desires to issue a coupon,
Coupon creating means for creating coupon content data using the issuance request data and the issuance condition data, an issued coupon content database for accumulating the coupon content data, and a coupon for transmitting the coupon content data to the coupon user. A coupon issuing system, comprising: content data transmitting means, wherein the coupon content data includes coupon user identification data capable of identifying the coupon user when the coupon is used.

(Explanation of Terms) A “coupon” is a bond document that a coupon provider promises to generate a profit for a coupon user, and it is printed on a paper medium and is also based on electronic data. So-called electronic coupons are also included. Specifically, there are discount vouchers that can be used for paid products and services, vouchers for products and services, and vouchers promised to be exchanged for money. There are also point-based coupons and coupon tickets that can be used multiple times. The “coupon issue condition data” is the total number of issued sheets, data for specifying the issue destination, that is, the person who is planning to use the coupon, and the lower limit of the amount of money that the person who is planning to use purchases at a predetermined store in a predetermined period. If points are issued to credit card members according to the card usage amount, and if a mechanism that can convert some or all of the points into coupons is introduced, The issue condition data is that the numbers are accumulated. As limited in claim 3, when the campaign information is posted on the homepage, for example, the coupon user who issues the coupon by issuing the application applies.

The "issue desired data" is data for specifying a desired issuer, that is, a person who intends to use the coupon, an indication of intention to issue, a proof that the issue condition data is satisfied. If the issuer is different from the coupon user (for example, if the issuer is allowed to issue a coupon to present to the user), identify both the issuer and the prospective user. It is data or data that identifies only the person who will use it. "Coupon content data" is data for identifying the content of a coupon that is a claim, for example, transfer prohibition, expiration date, the number of points when the coupon is a point system, the coupon is a coupon ticket type. If it is, it is the number of times it can be used. "Coupon user identification data" is data for identifying a coupon user when using the coupon. In the case of issuing one coupon to one coupon user, the data may specify the coupon. When issuing multiple coupons to one coupon user, serial numbers are attached so that each of the coupons issued in large quantities can be identified, and data processing that links the serial number and the coupon user. May be done.

(Operation) The coupon issue condition data is stored in the issue condition database in the data center. The coupon user who knows the fact of issuing this coupon by some means (for example, watching a television commercial) transmits the issuance request data indicating that the coupon is desired to be issued to the data center. Then, in the data center, the issuance request data receiving means receives the issuance request data from the coupon user. Subsequently, the coupon creating means creates coupon content data using the issuance request data and the issuance condition data. The coupon content data includes coupon user identification data that can identify the coupon user when using the coupon. Then, the coupon content data is accumulated in the issued coupon content database, and the coupon content data transmitting means transmits the coupon content data to the coupon user.

When the coupon user who receives the coupon content data uses the coupon, the coupon content data includes the coupon user identification data. Therefore, when the coupon is used, the coupon user is identified. The coupon user identification data can be used to prevent duplicate use.

(Claim 2) The invention according to claim 2 limits the coupon issuing system according to claim 1, and issues the coupon issuing system to a coupon user whose destination is known by the coupon provider. The present invention relates to a coupon issuing system including an issue condition data transmitting unit that transmits condition data. (Glossary) "Destination" is an email address, a mobile phone email address, a fax number, or the like.

The issuing condition data transmitting means transmits the issuing condition data to the coupon user whose coupon provider knows the destination. Then, the coupon user can obtain the coupon issuance condition even if he / she does not act, so the number of actions that must be performed before he / she wants to issue the coupon is reduced, and the coupon issuance is reflexively promoted. .

(Claim 3) The invention according to claim 3 limits the coupon issuing system according to claim 1 or 2, and makes it possible to view coupon issue condition data. The present invention relates to a coupon issuing system including means. (Explanation of Terms) “Disclosure means” is typically a home page on the Internet. In some cases, there are no restrictions on who can browse, and in others, only members who meet certain conditions can browse.

(Operation) By accessing the disclosing means, the coupon issue condition data can be viewed and obtained, so the number of actions that must be performed before the coupon is issued can be reduced, and the coupon issue can be reflected. Is promoted.

(Claim 4) The invention according to claim 4 limits the coupon issuing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, and uses the coupon relating to the coupon obtained by the coupon user. Coupon user identification data receiving means for receiving the person identification data, and a collation means for collating the coupon user identification data received by the coupon user identification data receiving means with the coupon content data stored in the issued coupon content database. , A coupon management database that stores the verification result data verified by the verification means.

(Operation) The coupon user identification data receiving means receives the coupon user identification data relating to the coupon obtained by the coupon user. Then, the collating means collates the coupon user identification data with the coupon content data stored in the issued coupon content database. Matching result data as a result of matching by the matching means is accumulated in the coupon management database. Here, it is possible to prevent duplicate use and collect data based on the use.

(Claim 5) The invention according to claim 5 is a register device capable of collecting data on coupon usage by a coupon user, and includes coupon user identification data for identifying a coupon user. Coupon user specific data reading means for reading coupon user specific data from the coupon when using the coupon, and coupon user specific data transmitting means for transmitting the coupon user specific data read by the specific data reading means to the data center And a judgment result data receiving means for receiving judgment result data for judging whether or not the coupon related to the coupon user identification data is usable in the data center, and an output result using the judgment result data. And a register device having output means.

(Explanation of terms) "Specific data reading means"
The input means is, for example, a barcode reader when the coupon user identification data is displayed as a bar code, or a ten-key pad when the coupon user identification data is displayed as a personal identification number. "Judgment result data" refers to binary data indicating whether or not the coupon can be used, as well as judgment results such as the number of remaining points and the number of times the coupon can be used when the coupon can be partially used. The data. The "output means" referred to in the "output result output by the output means" means, for example, a liquid crystal screen of a register device that outputs a warning that the coupon cannot be used when the coupon is not unused, or a warning sound is emitted. It is a device that does.

(Operation) The specific data reading means reads the coupon user specifying data from the coupon when the coupon including the coupon user specifying data for specifying the coupon user is used, and reads the coupon user specifying data. The coupon user specific data transmission means transmits the data to the data center. Then, the judgment result data receiving means receives the judgment result data judged by the data center as to whether or not the coupon related to the coupon user identification data is unused, and outputs the output result using the judgment result data. Output by means. Here, it is possible to collect data on the use of coupons and prevent duplicate use of coupons.

(Claim 6) The invention according to claim 6 issues an issue condition storing procedure for storing issue condition data of a coupon issued by a coupon provider in an issue condition database, and is issued by a coupon user who desires to issue a coupon. Coupon content data including coupon user specifying data that can specify the coupon user when using the coupon by using the issuing request data receiving procedure for receiving the desired data, the issuing request data and the issuing condition data. A coupon having a coupon creation procedure for creating a coupon, an issued coupon content data storage procedure for storing the coupon content data in an issued coupon content database, and a coupon content data transmission procedure for transmitting the coupon content data to the coupon user. It depends on the issuing method.

(Claim 7) The invention according to claim 7 limits the coupon issuing method according to claim 6, and is issued to a coupon user whose coupon provider knows the destination. The present invention relates to a coupon issuing method including an issuance condition data transmission procedure for transmitting condition data.

(Claim 8) The invention according to claim 8 limits the coupon issuing method according to claim 6 or 7, and makes it possible to view coupon issue condition data. The present invention relates to a coupon issuing method including a procedure.

(Claim 9) The invention according to claim 9 limits the coupon issuing method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, and the coupon user relates to the coupon obtained by the coupon user. A coupon user specific data reception procedure for receiving specific data and a verification procedure for collating the coupon user specific data received in the coupon user specific data reception procedure with the coupon content data stored in the issued coupon content database. And a coupon management data storage procedure for storing verification result data according to the verification procedure in a coupon management database.

(Claim 10) The invention according to claim 10 is
When using a coupon that includes coupon user identification data to identify the coupon user, the coupon user identification data reading procedure that reads the coupon user identification data from the coupon and the coupon use that is read in the specific data reading procedure Procedure for transmitting coupon user specific data to the data center and the result data for determining whether the coupon related to the coupon user specific data is usable at the data center The present invention relates to a coupon management method including a reception procedure and an output procedure for outputting an output result using the determination result data.

(Claim 11) The invention according to claim 11 is
It is a program for a computer to realize a coupon issuing method. The program is an issuance condition storing procedure for storing the issuance condition data of the coupon issued by the coupon provider in the issuance condition database, and an issuance desired data receiving procedure for receiving issuance desired data from a coupon user who desires to issue a coupon, Using the issuance request data and the issuance condition data, a coupon creation procedure for creating coupon content data including coupon user identification data that can identify the coupon user when using a coupon, and the coupon content data. The present invention relates to a computer program including an issue coupon content data accumulation procedure for accumulating in an issue coupon content database and a coupon content data transmission procedure for transmitting the coupon content data to the coupon user.

(Claim 12) The invention according to claim 12 is
A computer provided with an issuance condition data transmission procedure for transmitting issuance condition data to a coupon user whose destination is known by a coupon provider, limiting the invention according to the computer program of claim 11. Related to the program.

(Claim 13) The invention according to claim 13 is
The present invention relates to a computer program according to claim 11 or claim 12, and relates to a computer program including a disclosure procedure for making coupon issue condition data viewable.

(Claim 14) The invention according to claim 14 is
A computer program according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein a coupon user identification data receiving procedure for receiving coupon user identification data relating to a coupon obtained by a coupon user, and the coupon. A collation procedure for collating the coupon user identification data received in the user identification data reception procedure with the coupon content data stored in the issued coupon content database,
And a coupon management data storage procedure for storing verification result data according to the verification procedure in a coupon management database.

It should be noted that, by preinstalling or downloading the program described in any one of claims 11 to 14 to a general-purpose server device,
It is of course possible to form the coupon issuing system according to claim 4 from the above.

(Claim 15) The invention according to claim 15 is
It is a program for a computer to realize a coupon issuing method. The program uses a coupon user specific data reading procedure to read the coupon user specific data from the coupon when using the coupon including the coupon user specific data for specifying the coupon user, and the specific data reading procedure. The coupon user identification data transmission procedure for transmitting the read coupon user identification data to the data center and the judgment result data obtained by determining in the data center whether or not the coupon related to the coupon user identification data can be used The present invention relates to a computer program including a determination result data receiving procedure for performing the above, and an output procedure for outputting an output result using the determination result data.

Recording the computer program according to any one of claims 11 to 15 in a computer-readable recording medium and providing
Of course it is possible. Here, the "recording medium" is a medium that can carry a program that cannot occupy space by itself, and is, for example, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, an MO (magneto-optical disk). ), DVD-ROM, PD, etc.

The computer program according to the invention described in any one of claims 11 to 15 can be transmitted using a communication line or the like.

[0038]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the embodiments and the drawings. The drawings used here are FIGS. 1 to 7.

(FIG. 1) FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention. First, an A card company, which is a credit card company, owns a data center for the purpose of promoting sales by issuing coupons to existing customers. The A card company has an existing customer database (“D” in the figure).
B "for short). In the existing customer DB, a customer attribute database, a purchase history database, etc. are constructed. With reference to the data accumulated in the existing customer DB, a coupon (for example, a 500 yen discount ticket) is given to a customer who purchases a card for 5000 yen or more or uses the card three times or more a month. ) Is planned to be issued. The issuing condition determining means creates issuing condition data, and the transmitting means transmits the issuing condition data to the issuing condition database of the data center.

At the data center, using the issuance condition data accumulated in the issuance condition database, a notice "Issuance of summer-only coupons to A card members" can be viewed on the Internet on the Internet. If a coupon user who is a member of A card accesses this web page using a personal computer, etc., and if he / she thinks that he / she meets the conditions for issuing the coupon, he / she enters the credit card number issued by company A and sends it. .

The data center receives the issuance request data by the credit card number, verifies whether or not the issuance conditions are satisfied by accessing the issuance condition database and the customer purchase history database, and the coupon creation means makes the coupon contents. Create the data. The coupon content data includes coupon identification data that only the coupon has to identify the coupon user.
Although it can be used as data that identifies the coupon user, if one coupon user is allowed to issue multiple coupons, the data that identifies the coupon is attached and the issued coupon is used. It is supposed to deal with the person.

The created coupon content data is transmitted to the personal computer of the coupon user, and the coupon user outputs it using his own printer. A bar code for coupon identification is printed on the output paper together with the content of the coupon. If the coupon user is the card owner and the A-card company knows the address, etc., a service will be provided to send a guide map showing the nearest store where the coupon can be used. You can also

It is assumed that the coupon user who has the printed coupon goes to a store where the coupon can be used and uses the coupon. At the store, when a coupon including coupon user identification data for identifying a coupon user is used, a bar code reader as a coupon user identification data reading means for reading the coupon user identification data from the coupon, and the bar thereof. Coupon user identification data transmission means for transmitting the coupon user identification data read by the code reader to the data center, and the judgment result of the data center determining whether or not the coupon related to the coupon user identification data is unused. There is provided a register device having a judgment result data receiving means for receiving data and a liquid crystal screen for outputting an output result using the judgment result data.

When the coupon is used twice, a warning indicating that the coupon cannot be used is output to the liquid crystal screen of the register device or a warning sound is emitted. On the other hand, if available, it is possible to collect data as to which coupon user used when and in what kind of shopping.

Data about coupon usage is stored in the coupon usage database in the coupon management database at the data center. Also, the coupon management data is transmitted to the A card company. As an A-card company, it will be stored in the coupon management database in the existing customer database. Then, the data is used to analyze behavioral characteristics related to coupon use, which will be useful for the next marketing activity. The A-card company can omit the mailing procedure that has occurred with the issuance of coupons to existing customers. Also, it is possible to obtain means for managing usage of the issued coupon, preventing duplicate usage, and collecting data. If points are issued to members of the A-card company according to the amount of card usage, and some or all of the points are converted into coupons, the coupons are issued and used. For this, the data of the coupon management database may be rewritten at the time of issuance, or the points may be deducted at the time of use.

(FIG. 2) The embodiment shown in FIG. 2 shows coupon issue as a method of recruiting new card members by the A card company. Specify the coupon issue conditions based on a marketing database. The issuance condition is that the purchase at the B convenience store is 30% in cooperation with the operating company of the B convenience store.
A coupon that is "00 yen or more" can be used only by the coupon user, and the coupon issue condition is transmitted to the issue condition database of the data center.
On the web page, when you issue a coupon, you can collect information that can be solicited to new members of A-card, such as your address and name,
In addition to the issuance conditions, this is received and stored in the coupon management database for later use as business activity data for acquiring new card members.

(FIG. 3) The embodiment shown in FIG. 3 shows the issuing of coupons for the purpose of sales promotion by the operating company of the B convenience store. Specify the coupon issue conditions based on a marketing database. The issuance condition is to issue a coupon that can be used only by coupon users who satisfy the condition, "You have to purchase at a B convenience store and have you fill out a questionnaire on age and occupation", Send the coupon issue conditions to the data center issue condition database. When you issue a coupon on the web page, you will be asked to enter your age, occupation, and name, and this will be received and stored in the coupon management database. When the coupon is used, it becomes the data of the effect verification as the sales promotion campaign. The age data associated with the coupon when the coupon is issued can also be used as data for verifying the accuracy of category input performed by a store clerk at the time of cashier input.

(FIG. 4) The embodiment shown in FIG. 4 shows the issue of a coupon to an existing customer by the A card company, and is a case where the e-mail address of the existing customer is acquired. For example, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, this embodiment is operated after the e-mail address of an existing customer is entered. In the case of this embodiment, notification on the web page is unnecessary, and the burden on the A card company and the data center is reduced.

(FIG. 5) Similar to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 also shows coupon issuance as a method of recruiting new card members by the A card company. An example in which a coupon issue request and a coupon can be used on a mobile phone belonging to a person who can connect to the Internet is shown. A coupon user who has connected to the Internet using a mobile phone transmits the email address (090-0011-2233 @-) of the mobile phone to obtain the campaign coupon. The data center uses the email address of the mobile phone as management data for a new customer, and also transmits coupon identification data (2233-1234) to the new customer.

This coupon user who has stored the electronic coupon in the mobile phone goes to the B convenience store and shows the coupon identification data to the clerk at the time of payment. The clerk inputs the coupon identification data with the ten-key pad, inquires whether it can be used, and if possible, treats the coupon as valid. At the same time, in the data center, the coupon specific data is regarded as already used and the reuse is prohibited. At the data center and the A card company, the coupon user who has acquired the e-mail address of the mobile phone can solicit new members of the A card by sending an e-mail to the mobile phone.

(FIG. 6) FIG. 6 shows a logic for prohibiting the reuse of the same coupon by using the coupon user specifying data included in the coupon. First,
The coupon user identification information read and transmitted from the bar code reader or the like of the register device is received, and it is verified whether the coupon is an issued coupon or not by matching with the coupon content data. If the coupon does not match and it has been used, the coupon is said to be unusable, and if it is confirmed that the coupon is unmatched and unused, it is sent and the coupon user identification data is sent. Process as used.

(FIG. 7) The embodiment shown in FIG. 7 shows the coupon issue of the A card company when the telephone number of the existing customer is already obtained. The telephone operator of the A-card company calls the A-card member and informs them of the coupon issuance conditions. If you wish to issue a coupon, have them dial your card number and fax number. If you have the conditions for issuing a coupon,
Send coupon content data using the fax number you entered. The paper output by facsimile can be used as a coupon as it is.

(First Variation) When the issued coupon has a point system or a coupon type, it can be used multiple times. In that case, the simplest coupon management is a method of printing the coupon identification barcode for the number of times that can be used in a coupon ticket type coupon on the consumer's personal computer, but subtract the used amount at the register at the store. Input may be performed.

(Second Variation) In the above-described embodiment, only the case where the coupon issuer and the consumer (coupon user) are the same has been described.
If you permit the transfer of the coupons issued, collect the management data for later coupon use by requesting data that identifies both the applicant and the intended useee when issuing the coupons. And make it easier to analyze. When such an operation pattern is prepared, it becomes possible for the consumer to use the coupon as a present, and the usage of the coupon increases. Also, as a coupon provider, there is an advantage that the collection range of coupon usage information can be expanded.

[0055]

According to the inventions described in claims 1 to 4, it is possible to provide a system which can prevent duplicate issuance and duplicate use at the time of issuing a coupon and can collect data on the usage status of the coupon. . Further, according to the invention described in claim 5, it is possible to provide the register device for preventing the duplicate issuance and the duplicate use at the time of issuing the coupon, and realizing the data collection regarding the usage state of the coupon.

Further, according to the inventions of claims 6 to 9, it is possible to provide a process invention which can prevent duplicate issuance and duplicate use at the time of coupon issuance, and can collect data on the usage status of coupons. I was able to.
Further, according to the invention as set forth in claim 10, it is possible to provide a coupon management method that can prevent duplicate issuance and duplicate use at the time of coupon issue, and realize data collection regarding coupon usage status. .

According to the eleventh to fourteenth aspects of the present invention, a computer program for realizing a method capable of preventing duplicated issuance and duplicated use at the time of issuing a coupon and collecting data on the coupon usage status. Could be provided. Furthermore, according to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a computer program that can prevent duplicate issuance and duplicate use when a coupon is issued, and that realizes data collection relating to the coupon usage status.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a second embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing a third embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing logic for preventing duplicate use of coupons.

FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing a sixth embodiment.

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. An issuance condition database for storing issuance condition data of a coupon issued by a coupon provider, an issuance desired data receiving means for receiving issuance desired data from a coupon user desiring to issue a coupon, and the issuance desired data. And a coupon creating means for creating coupon content data using the issuance condition data, an issued coupon content database for accumulating the coupon content data, and a coupon content data transmitting means for transmitting the coupon content data to the coupon user. The coupon issue data is characterized in that the coupon content data includes coupon user identification data capable of identifying the coupon user when the coupon is used. 2. The coupon issuing system according to claim 1, further comprising issuing condition data transmitting means for transmitting the issuing condition data to a coupon user whose coupon provider knows the destination. 3. The coupon issuing system according to claim 1, further comprising a disclosing means that allows the coupon issue condition data to be viewed. 4. A coupon user identification data receiving means for receiving coupon user identification data relating to a coupon acquired by a coupon user, and a coupon user identification data and an issue coupon received by the coupon user identification data receiving means. The coupon issuing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: collating means for collating with the coupon content data accumulated in the content database, and a coupon management database for accumulating collation result data of the collating means. . 5. A coupon user specific data reading means for reading the coupon user specific data from the coupon when the coupon including the coupon user specific data for specifying the coupon user is used, and the specific data reading means. Receives the coupon user identification data transmission means for transmitting the read coupon user identification data to the data center, and the judgment result data determined in the data center whether the coupon related to the coupon user identification data can be used A register device including a determination result data receiving unit that outputs the determination result data and an output unit that outputs an output result using the determination result data. 6. An issue condition storing procedure for storing issue condition data of a coupon issued by a coupon provider in an issue condition database, and an issue desired data receiving procedure for receiving issue desired data from a coupon user who desires to issue a coupon. , Using the issuance request data and the issuance condition data,
A coupon creation procedure for creating coupon content data including coupon user identification data that can identify the coupon user when using a coupon, and an issued coupon content data storage procedure for storing the coupon content data in an issued coupon content database And a coupon content data transmission procedure for transmitting the coupon content data to the coupon user. 7. The coupon issuing method according to claim 6, further comprising an issuance condition data transmission procedure for transmitting the issuance condition data to a coupon user whose coupon provider knows the destination. 8. The coupon issuing method according to claim 6 or 7, further comprising a disclosure procedure for making it possible to view coupon issue condition data. 9. A coupon user identification data receiving procedure for receiving coupon user identification data relating to a coupon acquired by a coupon user, and issuing with the coupon user identification data received in the coupon user identification data receiving procedure. 9. A collation procedure for collating with the coupon content data stored in the coupon content database, and a coupon management data storage procedure for storing the verification result data according to the collation procedure in the coupon management database. The coupon issuing method described in crab. 10. A coupon user specific data reading procedure for reading coupon user specific data from the coupon when the coupon including the coupon user specific data for specifying the coupon user is used, and the specific data reading procedure. The coupon user identification data transmission procedure for transmitting the coupon user identification data read by the data center to the data center, and the judgment result data obtained by determining in the data center whether the coupon related to the coupon user identification data can be used. A coupon management method comprising a judgment result data receiving procedure for receiving, and an output procedure for outputting an output result using the judgment result data. 11. A program for causing a computer to realize a coupon issuing method, the program including an issue condition storing procedure for storing issue condition data of a coupon issued by a coupon provider in an issue condition database. Issuing request data receiving procedure for receiving issuing request data from a coupon user who wishes to issue a coupon, using the issuing request data and the issuing condition data,
A coupon creation procedure for creating coupon content data including coupon user identification data that can identify the coupon user when using a coupon, and an issued coupon content data storage procedure for storing the coupon content data in an issued coupon content database And a coupon content data transmission procedure for transmitting the coupon content data to the coupon user. 12. The computer program according to claim 11, further comprising an issuance condition data transmission procedure for transmitting the issuance condition data to a coupon user whose coupon provider knows the destination. 13. The computer program according to claim 11 or 12, further comprising a disclosure procedure for making it possible to view coupon issue condition data. 14. A coupon user identification data receiving procedure for receiving coupon user identification data relating to a coupon acquired by a coupon user, and the coupon user identification data received in the coupon user identification data receiving procedure and issuance. 14. A collation procedure for collating with the coupon content data stored in the coupon content database, and a coupon management data storage procedure for storing the verification result data according to the verification procedure in the coupon management database. The computer program according to claim 1. 15. A program for causing a computer to realize a coupon issuing method, wherein the program uses a coupon from a coupon when the coupon including coupon user identification data for identifying a coupon user is used. Coupon user specific data reading procedure for reading user specific data, coupon user specific data transmitting procedure for transmitting the coupon user specific data read in the specific data reading procedure to the data center, and the coupon user specific data A computer program comprising a judgment result data receiving procedure for receiving judgment result data obtained by judging whether or not a coupon according to claim 1 can be used at a data center, and an output procedure for outputting an output result using the judgment result data. .