JP2003123046A - Non-contact customer card - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide master/slave cards which are strong against stains and not to become unusable even in the case that a card surface is stained and not to be illegally used. SOLUTION: A customer card is for letting a shop side perform one-to-one marketing to customers, recognize the purchase trend of the customers and attach IDs to the customers in a shopping center, a supermarket and a retail store, etc. The card is provided with a master card and one, two or more slave cards separably connected to each other, a non-contact IC tag is loaded on the master card and the slave cards respectively and the same recognition code is stored in the respective non-contact IC tags.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is aimed at a store side performing one-to-one marketing for a customer in a shopping street, a supermarket, a retail store, etc., to grasp a purchase trend of the customer and to assign an ID to the customer. Regarding the customer card made.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3073860, a parent card and one or a plurality of child cards are arranged so as to be separable from each other.
The same bar code and the same identification number are printed on one side, and the sticker with the same bar code as the bar code and the same identification number as the bar code on the parent card can be peeled off. The affixed membership card is disclosed. When the application for membership is made, the sticker is peeled off from the parent card and affixed to the membership application form which serves as a membership ledger.

[0003]

However, only a limited range of information such as a membership number, company name, branch code, etc. can be recorded in the bar code. Further, the barcode is vulnerable to dirt, and when it becomes dirty, it may be erroneously read or unreadable, and the card may not be usable.

Further, since the identification number is recorded so that it can be seen, if it is lost or stolen together with a name or the like such as an identification card, it may be illegally used. In addition, in that case, if the payment for the purchase made using the card is debited from the bank account, it will be seriously damaged.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a parent-child card which is resistant to dirt and never becomes unusable even when the card surface is dirtied, and which cannot be used improperly.

[0006]

The invention as set forth in claim 1 is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and comprises a parent card and one or a plurality of child cards that are separably connected to each other. A contactless customer card in which a contactless IC tag is mounted on each of the child cards and the child cards, and the same identification code is stored in each contactless IC tag.

In the present invention, a through hole may be provided at one end of the child card, and the child card can be attached to a key holder or a mobile phone sugar for use.

In the contactless customer card of the present invention, not only the identification code of the card user but also the name, address, age, sex, occupation, expiration date of the card, etc. can be recorded in the contactless IC tag. The store can read these pieces of information in a contactless manner to confirm that the card user is a true user. This makes it possible to prevent unauthorized use of the card. Also unlike the barcode, even if the card surface becomes dirty, it will not become unusable.

[0009]

1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention. The parent card 1 has the same size as an ordinary credit card and is made of synthetic resin such as polyvinyl chloride resin. A child card 2 and a child card 3 are connected to the parent card 1 so as to be separable from each other.

A through hole 4 is formed in the upper part of the two child cards 2 and 3. The through hole 4 is attached to a key chain, a strap of a mobile phone or the like so that it can be carried without loss. The child cards 2 and 3 are smaller than the parent card 1.

Non-contact I is shown in FIG. 1 by a dotted line.
The C tag 5 is embedded.

Further, in the central portion 6 of the parent card 1, a name 7 of the issuing company of the member card and notes to be noted in using the card are printed.

The membership application form (not shown) serving as a member ledger is provided with a company entry field and a customer entry field. The customer's name, date of birth, number of family members, address, telephone number, and customer's request There is a column for entering an identification code or the like. In addition, a reference number is attached to each application form.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the non-contact IC tag 5. As shown in FIG. 2, the non-contact IC tag 5 is generally called an RFID, and a coil-shaped antenna pattern 13 is formed on a base material 11 such as plastic, and the resonance circuit is formed by the coil-shaped antenna pattern 13 and a capacitive element. Are formed to receive and transmit radio waves of a constant frequency.

In the non-contact IC tag 5 shown in FIG.
The antenna pattern 13 forms a jumping circuit on the back surface of the base material 11 by the conductive member 14, and the antenna connection terminal 1
It is connected to the bump on the back surface of the IC chip 12 by 3c. In the example shown in this figure, the capacitive element is built in the IC chip 12. The IC chip 12 has a CPU and a memory.

In such an IC tag 5, the antenna pattern 13 is formed by photo-etching a metal foil such as an aluminum foil laminated on a resin base material or after printing a resist pattern on the surface of the resin base material to form the antenna pattern 13.
Can be formed by providing a protective coating.

This membership application form is placed near the cash register of the store, and the customer who wishes to join is asked to fill in the specific items regarding the person. Ask the customer to enter the desired identification code. The clerk of the store who has received the membership application enters the identification code, the reference number of the membership application, the customer's name, address, age, gender, occupation, expiration date of the card, etc. in the contactless IC tag 5 of the membership card, and then the customer Hand the membership card to. The customer is given the right to receive benefits such as points by the purchase of goods immediately when the member card is handed.

The contents of the membership application form are input to the computer with the reference number of the membership application form attached.

A customer who has a membership card presents the membership card to the clerk of the store when purchasing a product at the store or eating a meal. The clerk who received the presentation reads the content recorded in the non-contact IC tag 5 by the reader / writer. At the same time, ask the customer for the registered name and confirm that he / she is the person himself / herself. In addition, the customer's file recorded on the computer is read, and the date of purchase of the product, the amount of purchase of the product, the contents of the points that can be received by the customer, the frequency of card usage, etc. Write on the contactless IC tag on the membership card.
In addition, the fact that the number of points has reached the number of benefits can be read by the reader / writer and reported to the customer on the spot.

[0020]

As described above in detail, in the customer card according to the present invention, the shop side conducts one-to-one marketing for the customer in a shopping street, a supermarket, a retail store, etc., and grasps the purchase trend of the customer. And customer ID
A customer card for the purpose of attaching a parent card and one or a plurality of child cards that are separably connected to each other, and a non-contact IC tag is mounted on each of the parent card and the child card. Since the same identification code is stored in the non-contact IC tag, it is resistant to dirt and will not be disabled even if the card surface is dirty. Have. In addition, the customer's file recorded on the computer is read, and the date of purchase of the product, the amount of purchase of the product, the contents of the points that can be received by the customer, the frequency of card usage, etc. It can be written on the contactless IC tag on the membership card. In addition, the fact that the number of points has reached the number of benefits can be read by the reader / writer and reported to the customer on the spot.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a customer card of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of an example of a non-contact IC tag.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 parent card 2 child cards 3 child cards 4 through holes 5 Non-contact IC tag 6 Central part of parent card 1 7 Name of issuer of member card 11 Base materials such as plastics 12 IC chip 13 antenna patterns 13c Antenna connection terminal 14 Conducting member

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A non-contact IC tag is mounted on each of the parent card and the child cards, and a parent card and one or more child cards are provided so as to be separable from each other. A contactless customer card in which the same identification code is stored. 2. The contactless customer card according to claim 1, wherein a through hole is provided at one end of the child card.