JP2004078732A - Integrated management system of additional service - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an additional service integrated management system capable of integrally managing information such as the presentation, utilization and provision of additional service among an additional service presenters, additional service users and an additional service provider by using a computer. <P>SOLUTION: The information of persons agreeing to allow and provide the additional service is registered as one group, the information of recording media of additional service users is registered, one common key information is issued to the one group, and the additional service information is recorded in the recording media in each common key information, so that the additional service information corresponding to the common key information recorded in the recording media is accessed by an additional service user's request and the additional service information is rewritten on the basis of provided additional service. Since the additional service information of each recording medium is utilized through the common key corresponding to access right assigned to one group, only the additional service information can be utilized and the additional service information can be integrally managed by the computer. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a centralized management system for additional services, for example, such that additional services such as parking lot services associated with the use of department stores and shops can be managed collectively.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In the past, department stores and stores have been offering additional services such as discount services according to the usage status in order to promote use.For example, one of the general additional services is a parking discount service. There is.
[0003]
Until now, the discount service for parking lots has been to purchase parking lot service tickets issued by multiple shops near the parking lot and use the number of parking lot tickets according to the amount used at the store. The customer receives the discount service by passing the parking lot service ticket to the parking lot.
[0004]
In addition, a plurality of stores and parking lots that belong to the management organization provide parking services using the common parking service ticket, and manage the sale of the common parking service ticket and payment to the parking lot through the management organization. Some have done it.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, such a parking lot service ticket and a common parking lot service ticket usually have discount service information such as the available time of the parking lot recorded on a medium such as paper or a magnetic card. A user who uses the discount service and a provider who provides the discount service exchange the medium such as a paper and a magnetic card.
[0006]
For this reason, for example, when one service ticket is given every 30 minutes, four service tickets or other media are delivered for a two-hour discount service, and payment is made at a parking lot or the like. There is a problem that handling is troublesome and complicated.
[0007]
On the other hand, an IC card or the like is issued to the user as a medium of the parking lot service ticket or the common parking lot service ticket, and information of the discount service is recorded on the card, and the discount service based on the content described in the IC card is provided. It is conceivable that the user can have an IC card issued for each parking lot or each management organization. In such a case, it is necessary for the user to manage a plurality of cards. It becomes complicated, and there is a problem that each parking lot and the management organization need to issue an IC card.
[0008]
Also, for example, when a department store in the city center is parked in a parking lot adjacent to the station nearest to the user and public transportation is used to reduce congestion in the city center For example, if you try to extend the parking discount service to different areas, department stores must manage IC cards issued for each user's area, which makes management more complicated. There's a problem.
[0009]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the related art, and collects and manages information such as the provision, use, and provision of supplementary services among a supplementary service, a user, and a provider. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an integrated management system for additional services that can be performed.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a supplementary service centralized management system according to claim 1 of the present invention provides a supplementary service granting user, a supplementary service granting user who uses the supplementary service, A system in which information on additional services, such as the provision, use, and provision of additional services to and from a provider that provides additional services at the request of additional service users, is aggregated and managed by a computer. A group registration step of registering information of a person who agrees to give and provide the additional service as one group; a recording medium registration step of registering information of a recording medium of a user of the additional service in a database of a management center; 1 for making this one group accessible to the database and the recording medium A common key information issuance / registration step in which the management center issues common key information and registers the common key information in the database; A service recording step; and a rewriting step of accessing additional service information for common key information recorded on the recording medium at a request of the additional service user and rewriting the additional service information based on the provided additional service. It is characterized by the following.
[0011]
According to this supplementary service centralized management system, information on persons who agree to grant and provide the supplementary service is registered as one group, and information on the recording medium of the user of the supplementary service is registered. One common key information is issued to this one group, and additional service information is recorded on the recording medium for each common key information. Further, it accesses the additional service information corresponding to the common key information recorded on the recording medium at the request of the additional service user, and rewrites the additional service information based on the provided additional service. For this reason, the additional service information of the recording medium is used via the common key corresponding to the access right of one group, so that only the additional service information can be used and can be collectively managed by the computer. Become.
[0012]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a centralized management system for additional services, a grantor who grants additional services, a user who uses the additional services provided by the additional service grantor, and a user who uses the additional services. Is a system that collects additional service information such as grant, use, and provision of additional services with a provider that provides additional services in response to a request from a computer and manages the information with a computer. A group registration step of registering information of those who agree to grant and provision as one group; a recording medium registration step of registering information of the recording medium of the additional service user in a database of a management center; Between the storage medium of the user using the additional service and the group. And information that can be understood only by the recording medium, and authentication between the group and the recording medium. In addition, between the group and the management center, Common key information issuance and registration, in which the management center issues common key information enabling the exchange of information that can be understood only by the group and authentication to the database, and registers identification information of the common key information in the database. And, for the recording medium, passing information that can be understood only by the group and the recording medium between the group and the group, and performing authentication between the group and the recording medium. The management center issues the recording medium key information that can be used, and additionally registers the recording medium key information for registering the identification information of the recording medium key information in the database. And writing the additional service information that only the group can understand on the recording medium owned by the additional service user and recording the additional service information that only the group can understand on the database. Recording the additional service information based on the additional service provided or provided by the group by the common key information to the recording medium at the request of the additional service user. A rewriting step, based on the additional service provided or given by the group to the recording medium at the request of the additional service user, based on the additional service provided or provided by the group, using the common key information in the database. Rewrite database information to update information
And a step.
[0013]
According to this supplementary service centralized management system, information of those who agree to the provision and provision of the supplementary service is registered as one group, and the information of the recording medium of the user of the supplementary service is registered. One common key information is issued to this one group, and recording medium key information is issued for each recording medium key. The additional service information recorded in the recording medium and the database of the management system is encrypted with the common key information and the recording medium key information and recorded. Further, in order to access the additional service information of the recording medium and perform decryption (returning the encrypted data back), common key information or recording medium key information is required. Further, at the request of the supplementary service user, for the common key information and the recording medium key information, the supplementary service information recorded on the recording medium is accessed, and the supplementary service information is rewritten based on the supplementary service provided. I have. Therefore, only the additional service information relating to the common key information of the recording medium can be used via the common key information of one group and the recording medium key information of the recording medium, and can be collectively managed by the computer.
[0014]
Here, the information of the person or the system having the function of agreeing to the provision and provision of the supplementary service includes not only the person who agrees to the provision and provision of the supplementary service but also the function of agreeing to the provision and provision of the supplementary service as a system. May be included. For example, it is intended to include a case where the system agrees with the consent condition as a registration group of the additional service presented in advance, and joins the system itself without obtaining the consent of a person configuring the system.
[0015]
Further, the supplementary service centralized management system according to claim 3 of the present invention provides a supplementary service granting user, a supplementary service granting user, and a supplementary service user. A system for managing, via a communication network, additional service information such as grant, use, and provision of additional services with a provider that provides additional services in response to a request from a management center, and a server of the management center A group registration step of registering information of a person who agrees to grant and provide the additional service as one group; a personal registration step of registering personal information of a user who uses the additional service in a server of a management center; One common access to the server information for one group registered in the server The management center issues common key information issuance and registration step in which the management center issues information and registers the information in the server; and the management center issues personal key information that enables access to the personal information registered in the server. A personal key information issuance registration step of registering in the server; an additional service recording step of recording the additional service information in the server for each of the personal key information and the common key information; and a recording medium owned by the additional service user. A personal information step of recording personal key information; and accessing the personal information corresponding to the personal key information recorded on the recording medium via a communication network at the request of the additional service user, and the additional service information corresponding to common key information. And write additional service information based on the additional services provided. It is characterized in further comprising a changing rewriting step.
[0016]
According to this additional service centralized management system, information of persons who agree to provide and provide additional services is registered as one group, and personal information of users who use the additional services is registered in the server. In addition, the server issues one common key information that makes the information of the server accessible to the one group, and issues personal key information that makes the personal information accessible to the user. Additional service information can be recorded for each piece of information and common key information. In addition, at the request of the supplementary service user, the personal information on the personal key information recorded on the recording medium is accessed via the communication network, the supplementary service information on the common key information is accessed, and the supplementary service based on the provided supplementary service is provided. The information is rewritten. Therefore, the additional service information is collectively managed through the communication network by using the additional service information of the server for the personal key requested via the common key corresponding to the access right of one group. Will be able to
[0017]
The additional service centralized management system according to claim 4 of the present invention provides a supplementary service granting user, a supplementary service granting user who uses the supplementary service, and a supplementary service user. A system for managing, via a communication network, information on additional services, such as the provision, use, and provision of additional services to and from a provider that provides additional services in response to a request from a management center, via a communication network. A group registration step of registering information of a person or a system having a function of agreeing to the provision and provision of the additional service as one group, and registering personal information of a user who uses the additional service in a server of a management center. An individual registration step, and for one group registered in the server, Information that can be understood only by the group and the additional service user, and common key information that enables authentication between the group and the additional service user. A common key information issuance / registration step of issuing the management center and registering the identification information of the common key information in the server; and providing the user registered in the server with information in the server. The management center issues personal key information that enables information to be passed only to the user and authentication between the management center and the user, and sends the personal key information to the server. Personal key information issuance registration step of registering identification information; and an additional service in which the group records the additional service information by the common key information in the server. Recording the personal key information on a recording medium owned by the additional service user; and storing personal key information recorded on the recording medium at the request of the additional service user. A rewriting step of accessing the supplementary service information by common key information and rewriting the supplementary service information based on the provided or provided supplementary service, while accessing via a communication network. .
[0018]
According to this additional service centralized management system, information of persons who agree to provide and provide additional services is registered as one group, and personal information of users who use the additional services is registered in the server. Further, with respect to this one group, information that can be understood only by the group and the additional service user is transferred to the information in the server, and the information is exchanged between the group and the additional service user. Issues common key information required for authentication. Further, it issues to the user personal key information that enables the exchange of information that can be understood only by the user and the authentication between the management center and the user.
[0019]
Further, the server records additional service information that requires personal key information and common key information for access and use. Further, an additional service that accesses the personal information corresponding to the personal key information recorded on the recording medium at the request of the additional service user through a communication network, and requires common key information and personal key information for access and use. Information is accessed, and additional service information is rewritten based on the additional services provided. Thereby, for access and use requested through the common key of one group, the additional service information that requires the common key information and the personal key information is collectively added via the communication network. Service information can be managed.
[0020]
Furthermore, the centralized management system for supplementary services according to claim 5 of the present invention, in addition to the configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 4, differs from the group registration step of registering a plurality of groups for each group. The common key information issuance and registration step of issuing and registering common key information.
[0021]
According to this additional service centralized management system, a plurality of groups are registered, and different common key information is issued for each group. Service information can be managed with common key information for each group. Therefore, it becomes possible to collectively manage the additional service information via any of the computer and the communication network.
[0022]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the centralized management system for additional services, wherein the group registered in the group registration step agrees with the provision and provision of the additional services. It is a group formed.
[0023]
According to this additional service centralized management system, the group registered in the group registration step is a group formed by agreeing to grant and provide the additional service. As a result, the group can be formed over a wide area without being restricted by the physical conditions such as the region where the additional service or the provider of the additional service belonging to the group is located.
[0024]
Further, the additional service centralized management system according to claim 7 of the present invention, in addition to the configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a person or a system belonging to the group belongs to a plurality of groups. Is also possible.
[0025]
According to this additional service centralized management system, a person or a system belonging to the group can belong to a plurality of groups, so that a group can be formed in a wide range to provide, use, and provide the additional service. become able to.
[0026]
According to the centralized management system for additional services according to claim 8 of the present invention, in addition to the configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 7, a group formed by agreeing to grant and provide the additional services. Are characterized by being able to be both a grantor who grants additional services and a provider of additional services.
[0027]
According to this supplementary service centralized management system, those who belong to the group formed by agreeing to the provision and provision of the supplementary service are provided to both the grantor who provides the supplementary service and the provider of the supplementary service. It became possible. As a result, it has become possible to form a group in a wider area and to provide, use, and provide additional services. Further, it becomes possible to provide an additional service or the like in accordance with the preference of the user of the additional service.
[0028]
Furthermore, in the integrated management system for additional services according to claim 9 of the present invention, in addition to the configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 8, the additional service is a parking lot discount service, and the group is The present invention is characterized in that the person is a granter of a parking lot discount service and a manager of the parking lot.
[0029]
According to this additional service centralized management system, the additional service is a parking lot discount service, and the group is a parking lot discount service grantor and a parking lot manager. It becomes possible to manage efficiently separately from the recording medium.
[0030]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The additional service centralized management system of the present invention is applied to, for example, a parking lot discount service. In FIG. 1, an affiliate group that agrees to grant and provide an additional service is organized under a management system provided in a management center 1 and is managed collectively. For example, two different partner groups α and β are organized, and discount services for the parking lots α and β of each of the partner groups α and β are collectively managed. And the case of performing encryption.
[0031]
The additional service provider is not limited to the parking lot, and those belonging to the group may be both the additional service provider and the additional service provider. Similarly, the additional service provided is not limited to the parking discount service, and can be applied to a case where various services are added.
[0032]
One partner group α managed by the management center 1 is composed of a department store α and a restaurant α serving as a supplementary service granter, and a parking lot α serving as a supplementary service provider. The group β is composed of a department store β and a restaurant β that is a grantor of the additional service, and a parking lot β that is a provider of the additional service. Further, the partner group β may use the additional service information of the partner group α that has not been mutually agreed upon, or conversely, the partner group α may use the additional service information of the partner group β. And additional service information cannot be used.
[0033]
On the other hand, an individual who is a user of the supplementary service can use the supplementary service in each of the affiliate groups α and β. However, the additional services provided by the partner group α, which have not been mutually agreed upon, may be used by the partner group β, and conversely, the additional services provided by the partner group β may be used by the partner group α. However, it is not possible to receive additional services beyond the partner group.
[0034]
The number of affiliate groups managed by the management center 1 is not limited to two, but may be one or three or more. Furthermore, the organization of the affiliate group may be one or more each of the grantor and the provider, and as the number increases, the effect of centrally managing increases. Here, one affiliate group α in FIG. 1 will be described as an example.
[0035]
In this additional service centralized management system, information necessary for centralized management of additional services is registered in the database 2 of the management center 1, for example, data registration (group registration step) for each partner group α and β, and discount service Is registered (recording medium registration step), which is information for specifying a recording medium possessed by the user.
[0036]
The data of the partner group α include the partner group information that is the data of the partner group α itself, the service partner information that is the data of the person who organizes the partner group α, and the contents of additional services granted to individuals. In addition to the recording and registration of the discount service information and the like, the recording medium information of the user who has received the discount service and the personal information of the individual who owns the recording medium are recorded and registered.
[0037]
Note that personal information is not always necessary and can be omitted.
[0038]
For one affiliate group α, the service center common key information is given by the management center 1 as one common key information given for each group. The identification information of the service partner common key information is recorded and registered in the database 2 (common key information issuance registration step).
[0039]
Further, for one recording medium, transfer of information that can be understood only by the group and the recording medium between the group and the group, and authentication between the group and the recording medium are performed. The management center issues the recording medium key information that can be made, and information for identifying the recording medium key information is registered in the database (recording medium key information issuance registration step).
[0040]
For example, a key α is given as the common key information, and the data of the partner group α of the database 2 can be accessed by the key α. Further, access to data of another partner group β or the like is restricted.
[0041]
Alternatively, the key α is given as the common key information. The key A is given as the recording medium key information. With this key α, permission to access the data of the partner group α in the database 2 can be obtained. Furthermore, it is possible to decrypt (return the encrypted data) and read the encrypted data, and to encrypt and write the data. However, the additional service information can only be decoded and read.
[0042]
Therefore, other partner groups β and the like cannot read and write data of the partner group α. Similarly, the partner group α cannot read or write data of another partner group β or the like.
[0043]
A database of the management center 1 is stored in each of the department store α and the restaurant α as the grantor of the additional service that organizes the affiliated group α managed by the management center 1, and the parking lot α as the provider of the additional service. A transmission / reception device 11 for transmitting and receiving data to and from the database 2 is provided so that the database 2 can be accessed by existing electronic communication means such as a telephone line (additional service recording step and rewriting of additional service information). Steps).
[0044]
The department store α, the restaurant α, and the parking lot α are provided with devices (hereinafter, referred to as read / write devices) 12 capable of reading information on the recording medium 21 and writing new information, respectively. ing. The read / write device 12 includes a system 13 that can access discount service information recorded for a key α that is common key information.
[0045]
Alternatively, the read / write device 12 accesses the discount service information on the group in the recording medium using the key α that is the common key information and the key A that is the recording medium key information, and stores the encrypted data. A system 13 is provided which can read, decrypt, and rewrite and encrypt the discount service information of the group based on the provided or provided additional service.
[0046]
Since this system 13 is treated as a part of a private management system, the group cannot know the mechanism.
[0047]
On the other hand, an individual who is a user who uses the discount service owns the recording medium 21, and the recording medium 21 stores the discount service provided by the department store α or the restaurant α which is the provider of the discount service. Information is recorded for a key α that is common key information.
[0048]
Alternatively, an individual who is a user who uses the discount service owns the recording medium 21, and the recording medium 21 stores the discount service provided by the department store α or the restaurant α which is the discount service provider. The information can be accessed by the key α that is the common key information and the key A that is the recording medium key information, and the data can be decrypted and read. In addition, data can be encrypted and written.
[0049]
As described above, the transmission / reception device 11, the reading device 12, and the system 13 of the database 2 of the management center 1 for the partner group α, the department store α, the restaurant α, and the parking lot α for organizing the partner group α are configured. Similarly, a key β is assigned to the partner group β as common key information. Further, the database 2 of the management center 1, the department store β which organizes the affiliate group β, the restaurant β and the transmitting / receiving device 11 of the parking lot β, the read / write device 12 and the system 13 are configured. However, a single recording medium 21 owned by the individual user of the discount service is commonly used, and information on the discount service for the key β can be recorded.
[0050]
It should be noted that the same configuration is applied to the case where the number of affiliated groups increases, and each user owns one recording medium 21 and uses the discount service.
[0051]
Next, the actual management of such an additional service by the centralized management system will be specifically described.
[0052]
First, in this system, a person who agrees to provide and provide an additional service, for example, a department store α, a restaurant α, and a parking lot α that provides a discount service of the parking lot, which is an additional service, are grouped into a management center 1 as a group α. And a key α is assigned. A recording medium 21 such as an IC card is issued to an individual who is a user, and the information is registered in the database 2 of the management center 1.
[0053]
The additional service provided here is a parking lot discount service, but if it belongs to the group α, it can be both a provider of the additional service and a grantor.
[0054]
Then, by shopping at the department store α, which is a provider of the discount service, a parking lot discount service is given to the recording medium 21 of the user, and information of the discount service according to the purchase price is recorded on the recording medium 21. Suppose you have been.
[0055]
A. A case where a discount service is provided by a user's request will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG.
[0056]
(1) The parking lot α (service partner) providing the discount service reads the common key information between the service partners on the recording medium and the recording medium information with a read / write device. That is, the recording medium submitted by the user can be read by placing it in the read / write device or placing it on the read / write device.
[0057]
(2) It is confirmed whether the use of the additional service information recorded on the recording medium is permitted by the key α which is the common key information between service partners.
That is, when the use of the additional service information of the recording medium is not permitted by the key α, the user is notified by displaying to the reading / writing device that the discount service cannot be used.
[0058]
(3) When it is confirmed that the use is permitted by the key α, the request of the user using the recording medium is input.
This user request is a requirement relating to handling of personal discount service information in the recording medium, and here corresponds to receiving a parking discount service.
[0059]
(4) Access to personal discount service information by key.
The key α accesses the discount service information recorded for the key α of the recording medium.
Alternatively, the user accesses the discount service information that can be used with the key α of the recording medium using the keys α and A, and reads and decodes the discount service information.
[0060]
(5) Check whether the user's request can be executed.
If the user request cannot be executed, the process returns to the user request input step.
Alternatively, the points of the discount service read from the decrypted recording medium are compared with the points of the discount service required for providing, and if the request of the user cannot be executed, the input of the request of the user is performed. Start over.
[0061]
(6) If the user's request can be executed, the request is executed and the discount service information in the recording medium is updated.
According to the executed discount service, the discount service information is rewritten to the discount service information obtained by subtracting the corresponding discount service.
Alternatively, the discount service points obtained by subtracting the provided discount service points from the discount service points read in (5) are encrypted with the key α and the key A as new discount service information, and Rewrite the discount service information available for α.
[0062]
(7) The updated contents, recording medium information, and updated time of the discount service information executed by the service provider are stored in the database of the service partner.
[0063]
(8) End the user's request.
As a result, the user is returned to the recording medium and the vehicle is taken out of the parking lot.
[0064]
(9) Information to be stored in the database 2 is transmitted between the service partner and the database 2 of the management center 1 via electronic communication by a transmission / reception device.
In this way, the common key information between the service partners, the service partner information, and the encrypted data in the service partner database are transmitted to the management center 1.
[0065]
(10) The management center 1 checks the transmitted data for identification of common key information between service partners. When the common key information is confirmed, access to an accessible database is permitted. On the other hand, if the common key information cannot be confirmed, the information is sent back and an error message is transmitted to the service partner.
[0066]
(11) The service partner information and the data inside the service partner database transmitted from the service partner are stored in the database 2.
[0067]
Alternatively, the service partner information and the encrypted data in the service partner database transmitted from the service partner are stored in the database relating to the common key information in the database 2.
[0068]
By providing the discount service and providing the discount service in this manner, the discount service information recorded on the recording medium can be accessed and used with the common key information and the recording medium key information, and the discount service can be used. Only the service information can be used without transferring the entire recording medium. Therefore, the discount service information can be managed collectively, and the user can receive the discount service or use the discount service only by presenting the recording medium.
[0069]
B. When the user checks the discount service information, the user can check the discount service information according to a flowchart shown in FIG.
[0070]
Since the information of the discount service is recorded on the recording medium 21, the individual user cannot confirm the content of the discount medium only by looking at the recording medium. Therefore, the user confirms the content of the discount service as follows. .
[0071]
(1) The information on the recording medium is read by a read / write device of a department store α, a restaurant α or a parking lot α which is a service partner.
As the read / write device 12, a PC and a card reader or a dedicated terminal are used.
[0072]
(2) Display the read information.
The contents of the discount service can be confirmed by displaying the read contents on a screen of a PC or a screen of a dedicated terminal.
[0073]
Confirmation of such discount service information is performed by each discount service provider at the request of the user. Alternatively, the recording medium key information can be used by a home PC and a card reader.
[0074]
This makes it possible to easily confirm the contents of the discount service recorded on the recording medium 21 even when the user forgets the contents of the discount service or when a considerable period has elapsed since the last time the discount service was received.
[0075]
Further, the information of the discount service may be printed by a printer or the like and passed to the user at the time of confirmation or each time the discount service is used so that the user can confirm the discount service.
[0076]
C. When the service partner checks the information on the discount service, it is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG.
[0077]
The service partner not only gives and collects a parking lot service ticket, for example, but also uses the information because the discount service is recorded and updated in the database as information. In that case, it is performed as follows.
[0078]
(1) The service partner inputs common key information between the service partners.
[0079]
(2) The service partner requests information necessary for the management system.
This request is to request the database for information on the discount service of the service partner provided in the management system.
[0080]
(3) The service partner sends information to the management system.
The service partner transmits information using a PC, a POS terminal, or the like.
The information transmitted here includes common key information between service partners, information on service partners, request information to the system, and the like.
[0081]
(4) The management center checks the common key information between the service partners.
[0082]
(5) Access to the database of the partner group corresponding to the common key information, and determine whether the request of the service partner can be executed.
[0083]
(6) Access the database of the partner group corresponding to the common key information between the service partners, and create the information requested by the partner.
[0084]
(7) Send the created information requested by the partner.
[0085]
(8) Obtain the information requested by the service partner.
In this way, the service partner can obtain the information, and can not only provide or provide the discount service, but also easily use the information based on the discount service and use it for the original business.
[0086]
According to such a centralized management system for additional services, common key information is required to access, read, or decrypt and enable additional service information such as discount services, so common service partners By providing the key information, the additional service partner can use information such as a discount service.
[0087]
In addition, since the common key information is required to access the additional service information and enable reading and writing, the independent additional service information is recorded on one recording medium 21 or the additional service is Can be read.
[0088]
As a result, the number of the recording media 21 is reduced, and the user of the additional service or the like can easily manage the recording media 21. Further, the service partner can use the common recording medium 21.
[0089]
By accessing additional service information recorded in the database of the management center and using common key information that enables reading and writing, detailed management of information such as additional services becomes possible, and service partners can use various discount services. Can be managed by the same system. However, even when the common key information is used, the additional service information can only be read.
[0090]
Further, according to such a system, it is possible to save time and labor and manage efficiently, as compared with the case of managing a discount service manually such as issuing a service ticket.
[0091]
Next, another embodiment of the integrated service management system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5 to FIG. 8. Description is omitted.
[0092]
This centralized management system for additional services is applied, for example, when a discount service for a parking lot is provided. As shown in FIG. 5, an affiliate group that agrees to grant and provide additional services is organized under a management system provided in the management center 1 (group registration step). Further, information of an individual who is a user of the additional service is also managed (individual registration step), and the information is collectively managed by using the information via a communication network. For example, two different partner groups α and β are organized, and discount services for the parking lots α and β of each partner group α and β are collectively managed by the server 3 of the management center 1 via the communication network. Here, one affiliate group α in FIG. 5 will be described as an example.
[0093]
In this additional service centralized management system, the database (partner group database) 2 of the server 3 of the management center 1 stores information necessary for centralized management of additional services, for example, for each of the partner groups α and β, as described above. Are recorded and registered.
[0094]
Examples of the data of the partner group α include the partner group information which is data of the partner group α itself, service partner information which is data of the organization of the partner group α, and contents of additional services given to individuals. In addition to recording and registering data such as discount service information (additional service recording step), personal information for identifying an individual who has used the discount service is recorded and registered.
[0095]
For one affiliate group α, the service center common key information is given by the management center 1 as one common key information given for each group. Further, information for identifying the common key between the partners is recorded and registered in the database 2 (common key information issuance registration step).
[0096]
For example, as the common key information, a key α is given, and with respect to the data of the partner group α of the database 2, information that can be understood only by the group and the additional service user is transferred. In order to enable authentication between the user and the user of the additional service, the key α is required, and the use of data of other partner groups β and the like is restricted.
[0097]
The server 3 of the management center 1 is provided with a personal database 4 in which personal information of individuals who use the additional services is recorded and registered.
[0098]
As the personal information, personal key information for accessing personal information of each individual, for example, personal information such as a key A, service information as information of additional services provided by each affiliate group are registered and recorded. (Personal key information issuance registration step).
[0099]
Alternatively, as this personal information, transfer of information that can be understood only by each user, personal information, service information that is information of additional services provided by each affiliate group, etc. are registered and recorded, respectively. I have. Therefore, in order to access and read personal information, personal key information is required.
[0100]
On the other hand, the department store α and the restaurant α, which are the grantors of the additional services that organize the affiliate group α managed by the management center 1, and the parking lot α, which is the provider of the additional services, respectively have the management center 1 A transmission / reception device 11 for exchanging data with the server 3 is provided. Furthermore, a common key α is required to enable access to and use of data in the database 2 by existing electronic communication means such as a telephone line and the Internet.
[0101]
The department store α, the restaurant α, and the parking lot α each include a read / write device 12 that can read information on the recording medium 21 and write new information. Further, the read / write device 12 is provided with a system capable of reading a key A, which is personal key information.
[0102]
An individual who is a user using such a discount service owns a recording medium 21, and a key A which is personal key information is recorded on the recording medium 21.
[0103]
As described above, the transmission / reception device 11 for the partner group database 2 and the personal database 4 of the server 3 of the management center 1 for the partner group α, the department store α, the restaurant α and the parking lot α for organizing the partner group α, The system is composed of the read / write device 12 and the like. Also, a key β is assigned as common key information to the partner group β, and similarly, the partner group database 2 of the server 3 of the management center 1, the department store β that organizes the partner group β, the restaurant β, and the The system is composed of the transmitting / receiving device 11 and the reading / writing device 12 in the parking lot β. However, a single recording medium 21 owned by the individual user of the discount service is commonly used, and access to the personal information of the server 3 and encryption of the personal information are performed using the key A as the personal key information. It becomes possible to read and decode.
[0104]
It should be noted that the same is applied to the case where the number of affiliated groups is increased, and the individual user owns one recording medium 21 and uses the discount service via personal key information.
[0105]
Next, the actual management of such an additional service by the centralized management system will be specifically described.
[0106]
First, in this system, a person who agrees to provide and provide an additional service, a department store α, a restaurant α, and a parking lot α which provides a discount service of the parking lot, which is an additional service, are grouped as a group α and a server of the management center 1 3 and is given a key α.
[0107]
The additional service provided here is a parking lot discount service, but if it is a person or system belonging to the group α, the additional service can be both a provider and a grantor of the additional service.
[0108]
Then, a key A, which is personal key information, is given to an individual who is a user of the additional service, and is registered in the personal database 4 of the server 3 as one of the personal information. Further, a recording medium such as an IC card is issued to each individual, and information for identifying the key A of the personal key information is registered in the personal database 4 of the server 3 of the management center 1.
[0109]
In such a system, for example, the discount service of the parking lot is given to the user A at the department store α which is the granter of the discount service, and the information of the discount service according to the purchase price is stored in the personal database 4 of the server 3 of the management center 1. It is assumed to be recorded in
[0110]
A. The case where the discount service is provided by the request of the user will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
[0111]
(1) The service partner reads the personal key information.
A personal computer reads personal key information from a recording medium submitted by a user.
[0112]
(2) The service partner derives information such as discount services.
[0113]
(3) The service partner inputs a request to the system.
The request from the user is a requirement relating to personal discount service information in the personal database 4 of the server 3 of the management center 1, and here corresponds to receiving a parking discount service.
[0114]
(4) The service partner sends information to the system.
Information transmitted by the service partner to the system includes personal key information, common key information between partners, partner information, discount service information, and user request information to the system.
[0115]
The following processing is performed in the management system.
[0116]
(5) Check the personal key information.
Confirm personal key information based on the transmitted information. If the personal key information is not the key A, the user is notified by displaying on the reader of the service partner that the user cannot use the discount service.
[0117]
(6) Confirm the common key information between service partners.
It is confirmed that the transmitted service partner common key information is the key α. If the common key information between the service partners is not the key α, the user is notified by displaying on the reading / writing device that the discount service cannot be used.
[0118]
(7) Access the personal database 4.
When it is confirmed that the two pieces of key information are the key A and the key α, the personal database 4 can be accessed.
Alternatively, when it is confirmed that the two pieces of key information are the key A and the key α, it becomes possible to access the personal database 4 and decrypt and read the data using the two keys.
[0119]
(8) Access the database in which the service information in the personal database is written.
Alternatively, access is made to a database in which information in the personal database is written, and the corresponding discount service information is read and decrypted using the keys A and α.
[0120]
(9) Check whether the request to the system can be executed.
If the user request cannot be executed, return to the input of the user request.
[0121]
(10) Permit the service partner to use the service information.
The partner who has been permitted to provide or provide the service updates the corresponding additional service information in the personal database 4 with the key α and the key A based on the provided or provided additional service information.
[0122]
(11) At the same time, access is made to the partner group database 2.
If the request of the user can be executed, the request is executed, and (12) the discount service information in the personal database 4 is updated.
[0123]
Alternatively, the discount service information in the partner group database 2 is updated. At this time, the key A or two keys of the key A and the key α are required.
[0124]
According to the executed discount service, the discount service information is rewritten to the discount service information obtained by subtracting the corresponding discount service.
[0125]
(13) The service provider's processing (payment) ends.
As a result, the user is returned to the recording medium and the vehicle is taken out of the parking lot.
[0126]
By giving the discount service and providing the discount service in this manner, the personal key information A and the personal discount service information recorded in the partner database 2 and the personal database 4 of the server 3 of the management center 1 are stored. It can be accessed based on the common key information α. Therefore, only the discount service information can be used online via the communication network, and can be managed collectively. Further, the user can receive the discount service or use the discount service only by presenting the recording medium.
[0127]
B. When the user checks the discount service information, the user can check the discount service information according to the flowchart shown in FIG.
[0128]
Although the information of the discount service is recorded in the personal database 4 of the server 3 of the management center 1, it is not possible for an individual user to confirm the contents only by looking at the recording medium. Therefore, the user confirms the contents of the discount service as follows.
[0129]
(1) Individual inputs personal key information.
The personal key information is read by inserting or placing (touching) a recording medium possessed by the individual in the reading / writing device of the service partner. Alternatively, the personal key information can be input by connecting a personal computer to a read / write device and reading the personal key information.
[0130]
(2) An individual inputs a request to the system.
This is a requirement for the user who enjoys the service information from the service partner to check the discount service information possessed by the user. In this case, the check corresponds to checking the discount service information of the parking lot.
[0131]
(3) An individual sends information to the system.
Send information using a personal computer, mobile phone or mobile terminal.
The information transmitted by the individual to the system includes personal key information and request information to the system.
[0132]
The following processing is performed in the management system.
(4) Check the personal key information.
Confirm personal key information based on the transmitted information. If the personal key information is not the key A, the user is notified by displaying on the reading / writing device of the service partner that the user cannot use the discount service.
[0133]
(5) Access the personal database corresponding to the personal key.
When it is confirmed that the personal key information is the key A, the personal database 4 can be accessed.
Alternatively, when it is confirmed that the personal key information is the key A, access to the personal database 4 is permitted, and the corresponding personal information data can be decrypted and read.
[0134]
(6) Check the feasibility of the request.
If the user request cannot be executed, return to the input of the user request.
[0135]
(7) The requested information is transmitted from the personal database corresponding to the personal key to a medium owned by the individual.
The personal information is transmitted to the requested medium, such as a personal computer, a mobile phone, or a portable terminal.
[0136]
(8) Upon receiving the information requested by the individual, the process ends.
The received content is displayed on a PC screen, a dedicated terminal screen, or the like, so that the individual can confirm the content of the discount service information.
[0137]
Confirmation of such discount service information is performed by a request from a terminal owned by the user, a terminal of a service partner, or the like.
[0138]
This makes it possible to easily confirm the contents of the discount service even when the user forgets the contents of the discount service or when a considerable period has elapsed since the last time the discount service was received.
[0139]
Further, the information of the discount service may be printed by a printer or the like and passed to the user at the time of confirmation or each time the discount service is used so that the user can confirm the discount service.
[0140]
C. When the service partner confirms the information on the discount service, it is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG.
[0141]
In the service partner, for example, the conventional parking lot service ticket is granted and collected, as well as the discount service is recorded in the database as information and updated, so it is possible to use this information Yes, in that case, do as follows.
[0142]
(1) The service partner inputs common key information between the service partners.
[0143]
(2) The service partner requests information necessary for the management system.
This request is a request made by the service partner to the management system regarding the database of the management system regarding information on the discount service of the service partner that the management system has.
[0144]
(3) The service partner sends information to the management system.
The service partner transmits information using a PC, a POS terminal, or the like.
The information transmitted here includes common key information between service partners, information on service partners, request information to the system, and the like.
[0145]
(4) The management center checks the common key information between the service partners.
[0146]
(5) Access to the database of the partner group corresponding to the common key information, and determine whether the request of the service partner can be executed.
[0147]
(6) Access the database of the partner group corresponding to the common key information between the service partners, and create the information requested by the partner.
[0148]
(7) Send the created information requested by the partner.
[0149]
(8) Obtain the information requested by the service partner.
[0150]
In this way, the service partner can obtain information via the communication network. Further, not only the discount service is provided or provided, but also information based on the service can be easily used online, and can be used for the original business.
[0151]
According to such an additional service integrated management system, additional service information such as a discount service of the partner group data 2 of the server 3 of the management center is accessed. Furthermore, since common key information is required to enable use, by providing common key information to the service partner, the additional service partner can transfer information such as discount services to the communication network. Available online via:
[0152]
In order to access and use the additional service information in the personal database 4 of the server 3 of the management center, common key information and personal key information are required. Therefore, independent additional service information that requires each common key information can be recorded in the database. Further, the individual can use various additional services only by managing the personal key information alone, and can easily use the additional services in different regions without any distinction.
[0153]
Furthermore, not only the addition of points as in the conventional point service but also the use of the points can be easily performed between service partners. In addition, it is possible to easily know the usage status and the like of these.
[0154]
In addition, as long as the additional services agreed between the service partners are not limited to one type of service such as a parking lot service, it is possible to collectively manage the grant, use, and provision of a plurality of services. it can.
[0155]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail with the embodiment, according to the additional service central management system according to the first aspect of the present invention, information on persons who agree to provide and provide additional services is registered as one group. At the same time, the information on the recording medium of the user of the additional service is registered, one common key information is issued to this one group, and the additional service information is recorded on the recording medium for each common key information. The additional service information for the common key information recorded on the recording medium is accessed at the request of the additional service user, and the additional service information is rewritten based on the provided additional service. Only the additional service information can be used by using the additional service information on the recording medium via the corresponding common key. , It can be intensively managed by a computer.
[0156]
Further, according to the additional service centralized management system of the second aspect of the present invention, information of those who agree to provide and provide the additional service can be registered as one group. Furthermore, the information of the recording medium of the user of the additional service is registered, one common key information is issued to this one group, and the recording medium key information is issued for each recording medium.
[0157]
The additional service information recorded in the recording medium and the database of the management system is encrypted with the common key information and the recording medium key information and recorded. Further, in order to access the additional service information of the recording medium and perform decryption (returning the encrypted data back), common key information or recording medium key information is required. Further, at the request of the supplementary service user, for the common key information and the recording medium key information, the supplementary service information recorded on the recording medium is accessed, and the supplementary service information is rewritten based on the supplementary service provided. I have. Therefore, only the additional service information relating to the common key information of the recording medium can be used via the common key information of one group and the recording medium key information of the recording medium, and can be collectively managed by the computer.
[0158]
Further, according to the additional service centralized management system of the third aspect of the present invention, information of persons who agree to provide and provide the additional service can be registered as one group. The personal information of the user who uses the supplementary service is registered in the server, and one common key information which makes the information of the server accessible to this one group is issued. For the user, personal key information for enabling access to personal information is issued, and additional service information is recorded on the server for each of the personal key information and the common key information. Further, the personal information corresponding to the personal key information recorded on the recording medium is accessed via the communication network at the request of the additional service user, and the additional service information corresponding to the common key information is accessed. Since the additional service information is rewritten based on the additional service provided in this manner, the additional service information of the server corresponding to the personal key requested via the common key corresponding to the access right of one group is used. The additional service information can be managed collectively via the communication network.
[0159]
According to the additional service centralized management system according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, information of persons who agree to grant and provide the additional service is registered as one group, and individual users of the additional service are registered. Register information on the server. For this one group, transfer of information that can be understood only by the group and the supplementary service user to the information in the server, and authenticate between the group and the supplementary service user Issues common key information necessary for Also, for the user, personal key information that enables the exchange of information that can be understood only by the user and the authentication between the management center and the user is issued. The additional service information recorded in the database of the server and the personal database is encrypted and recorded by the personal key information and the common key information. Further, in order to access the additional service information of the server via the communication network and to decrypt (return the encrypted data to the original), personal key information or common key information is required. Further, at the request of the supplementary service user, the supplementary service information recorded in the personal database of the server is accessed for the common key information and the private key information, and the supplementary service information is rewritten based on the provided supplementary service. ing. Therefore, only the additional service information related to the common key information on the recording medium can be used through the common key information and the personal key information of one group, and the additional service information is collectively managed through the communication network. Can be.
[0160]
Further, according to the additional service central management system of the present invention, a plurality of groups are registered and different common key information is issued for each group, so that one record of the user is recorded. Different additional service information of each of a plurality of groups can be managed on a medium by using common key information for each group, and additional service information can be collectively managed via any of a computer and a communication network.
[0161]
Further, according to the additional service centralized management system of the present invention, the group registered in the group registration step is constituted by a group formed by agreeing to grant and provision of the additional service. As a result, it is possible to manage additional services that are not subject to physical limitations such as areas.
[0162]
Further, according to the centralized management system for additional services according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the grantor and the provider of the additional service can manage even if they belong to a plurality of groups.
[0163]
According to the additional service centralized management system according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, a person or a system belonging to a group can belong to a plurality of groups. be able to.
[0164]
Furthermore, according to the supplementary service centralized management system of the present invention, those belonging to the group can be both the provider and the grantor of the supplementary service, and can be managed in any case.
[0165]
In the integrated management system for additional services according to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the additional services are a parking lot discount service, and the groups are a grantor of the parking discount service and a manager of the parking lot. In addition, the parking lot discount service can be efficiently managed separately from the recording medium.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of an integrated service management system for additional services according to the present invention when applied to a parking lot discount service.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a case where a discount service is provided by a user request when applied to a parking lot discount service according to an embodiment of the integrated service management system of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a case where an individual user confirms discount service information when applied to a parking lot discount service according to an embodiment of the integrated service management system of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flow chart in a case where a service partner confirms information on a discount service when applied to a parking discount service according to an embodiment of the additional service centralized management system of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of another embodiment of the integrated service management system of the present invention when applied to a parking lot discount service using a communication network.
FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the integrated service management system according to the present invention, in which a discount service is provided by a user request when applied to a parking discount service using a communication network. It is a flowchart.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a case where an individual user confirms discount service information when applied to a parking lot discount service using a communication network according to another embodiment of the integrated service management system of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating another embodiment of the integrated service management system of the present invention, in which a service partner confirms information on a discount service when applied to a parking discount service using a communication network. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 management center
2 database (partner group database)
3 server
4 Personal database
11 Transceiver
12 Read / write device
13 System
21 Recording medium

Claims (9)

The additional service provided by the additional service granter, the user using the additional service granted by the additional service grantor, and the provider providing the additional service at the request of the additional service user. It is a system that collects additional service information such as grant, use, provision, and manages it with a computer,
A group registration step of registering, as one group, information of persons who agree to grant and provide the additional service in a database of the management center;
A recording medium registration step of registering information of a recording medium of a user of the additional service in a database of the management center;
A common key information issuance / registration step in which the management center issues one common key information enabling access to the database and the recording medium to the one group, and registers the common key information in the database;
An additional service recording step of recording additional service information for each of the common key information on the recording medium owned by the additional service user;
A rewriting step of accessing additional service information for the common key information recorded on the recording medium at a request of the additional service user, and rewriting the additional service information based on the provided additional service. Centralized management system for services. The additional service provided by the additional service granter, the user using the additional service granted by the additional service grantor, and the provider providing the additional service at the request of the additional service user. It is a system that collects additional service information such as grant, use, provision, and manages it with a computer,
A group registration step of registering information of a person or a system having a function of agreeing to the provision and provision of the additional service in a database of the management center as one group;
A recording medium registration step of registering information of the recording medium of the additional service user in a database of a management center;
For this one group, transfer of information that can be understood only by the group and the recording medium between the recording medium of the user using the additional service, and the group and the recording A common key that enables authentication with a medium and, in addition, exchanges information that can be understood only by the group between one group and the management center with respect to the database, and authentication. A common key information issuance registration step of issuing information by the management center and registering identification information of the common key information in the database;
With respect to the recording medium, it is possible to transfer information that can be understood only by the group and the recording medium between the group and the group, and to perform authentication between the group and the recording medium. A recording center key information issuance and registration step in which the management center issues the recording medium key information and additionally registers identification information of the recording medium key information in the database;
Additional service for writing additional service information that only the recording medium and the group can understand on the recording medium owned by the additional service user, and recording the additional service information that only the group can understand on the database A recording step;
A recording medium information rewriting step of updating the additional service information based on the additional service provided or provided by the group based on the common key information for the recording medium at the request of the additional service user;
A database for updating the additional service information with the common key information in the database based on the additional service provided or provided by the group with the common key information to the recording medium at the request of the additional service user. Information rewriting step;
An integrated management system for supplementary services, comprising: The additional service provided by the additional service granter, the user using the additional service granted by the additional service grantor, and the provider providing the additional service at the request of the additional service user. A system that aggregates additional service information such as grant, use, and provision on a server and manages the information via a communication network,
A group registration step of registering, as one group, information of persons who agree to provide and provide the additional service in a server of the management center;
A personal registration step of registering personal information of a user who uses the additional service in a server of the management center;
A common key information issuance registration step in which the management center issues one common key information that enables access to the server information to one group registered in the server, and registers the common key information in the server;
A personal key information issuance / registration step in which the management center issues personal key information enabling access to personal information registered in the server, and registers the personal key information in the server;
An additional service recording step of recording the additional service information for each of the personal key information and the common key information in the server;
A personal information step of recording the personal key information on a recording medium owned by the additional service user;
At the request of the additional service user, access to personal information corresponding to personal key information recorded on the recording medium via a communication network, and access to the additional service information corresponding to common key information, and add based on the additional service provided. A rewriting step of rewriting service information. The additional service provided by the additional service granter, the user using the additional service granted by the additional service grantor, and the provider providing the additional service at the request of the additional service user. A system that aggregates additional service information such as grant, use, and provision on a server and manages the information via a communication network,
A group registration step of registering information of a person or a system having a function of agreeing to the provision and provision of the additional service in a database of the management center as one group;
A personal registration step of registering personal information of a user who uses the additional service in a server of the management center;
For one group registered in the server, transfer of information that can be understood only by the group and the additional service user to the information in the server, and the group and the user of the additional service A common key information enabling the authentication between the management center and the common key information issuance registration step of registering identification information of the common key information in the server;
For a user registered in the server, it is possible to transfer information that can be understood only by the user to the information in the server, and to authenticate between the management center and the user. Personal key information is issued by the management center, and personal key information issuance registration step of registering identification information of the personal key information in the server;
An additional service recording step in which, in the server, the group records the additional service information using the common key information;
A personal key information step of recording the personal key information on a recording medium owned by the additional service user;
Accessing the personal information corresponding to the personal key information recorded on the recording medium via a communication network at the request of the additional service user, and accessing the additional service information using common key information to provide or provide the additional service A rewriting step of rewriting the supplementary service information based on the
An integrated management system for supplementary services, comprising: The group registration step of registering a plurality of groups;
The centralized management system for additional services according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: a common key information issuance registration step of issuing and registering different common key information for each group. 6. The centralized management system for additional services according to claim 5, wherein the group registered in the group registration step is a group formed by agreeing to grant and provide the additional services. 7. The centralized management system for additional services according to claim 1, wherein a person or a system belonging to the group can belong to a plurality of groups. The member belonging to a group formed by agreeing to the provision and provision of the supplementary service can be both a grantor who provides the supplementary service and a provider of the supplementary service. 7. A centralized management system for supplementary services according to any one of 7. The additional service according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the additional service is a discount service for a parking lot, and the group is a grantor of the discount service for the parking lot and a manager of the parking lot. Centralized management system for services.

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