JP2004192371A - Book purchase decision system utilizing non-contact ic tag - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a book purchase judgment system utilizing a non-contact IC tag and capable of deciding whether a book brought into a book buyer store in order to sell the book is a book regularly purchased from a book store or not. <P>SOLUTION: A distribution system comprises an IC tag reader for reading out tag ID information stored in a non-contact IC tag attached to a book and a terminal for transmitting the tag ID information read out by the IC tag reader and distribution system ID information specifying the distribution system to a server through the Internet. The server is provided with a book distribution history information database for relationally registering the tag ID information and the distribution system ID information which are received from the terminal as distribution history information, a decision means for decding whether past distribution history information registered in the database is matched with a previously determined distribution history condition or not, and a means for transmitting the decided result information to the terminal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a book resale shop (hereinafter also referred to as a new bookstore) that purchases a book sold to a customer from a new book store such as a bookstore from the customer and resells it to another customer again at a low price. Uses a non-contact IC tag that can be used to confirm whether the book brought in by the sales customer who came to sell is not a book illegally obtained through shoplifting or the like, but a book purchased from a bookstore. Related to a book purchase determination system.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, books are distributed from a publishing company to an agency, and from the agency to a bookstore that retails to customers such as individuals.
In recent years, a so-called new old bookstore, which is a book resale store that buys new books once sold from bookstores and resells them at a price lower than the list price, has also been operating. In this case, a distribution channel has been established in which books once sold to individuals are purchased at a new and used bookstore, and then sold again as used books from the new and used bookstore to individual customers, and book distribution is becoming more complicated. That is the current situation.
[0003]
In these used book markets, you can easily purchase books brought in by individual customers at new bookstores.For example, you can purchase recently issued new books at bookstores and read them to Tahu in a short time, Many individual customers try to reduce their cost burden by selling them to new bookstores immediately.
For this reason, new books that have just been issued are often sold immediately at a new old bookstore at a price lower than the list price, and customers who have purchased at bookstores until now are resold at cheaper new bookstores. Is often purchased, and this has the problem of reducing the sales of the bookstore by that amount, which has an unfavorable effect on the bookstore.
In addition, particularly popular new books, even if purchased by a new used bookstore, are likely to sell quickly, so the purchase price is often high, and therefore, illegally obtaining such books from bookstores by shoplifting etc. However, there is a problem in that some people gain fraudulent profits by bringing them to a new used bookstore and selling them off.
[0004]
In addition, a system for efficiently managing book information by providing a non-contact IC tag on a book in order to perform distribution management, delivery, return, inventory management, and the like of the book is already known. (For example, see Patent Document 1)
This known system can efficiently collect and manage data such as delivery, distribution, and return books at an agency company by attaching a non-contact IC tag to a book, and store and stock books at a bookstore. , Sales, returns, etc., can be managed efficiently.
[0005]
However, according to this known system, even if a selling customer brings a book illegally acquired through shoplifting or the like to a new bookstore, it is determined whether the book is a stolen article or an article purchased from a bookstore. There is a problem that you can not.
[0006]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-240217 A
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention is based on the fact that even if a book sales customer arrives at a book purchase store such as a new bookstore, the book brought in for sale is not an illegally obtained book due to shoplifting or the like, but is purchased from a bookstore. Provided is a book purchase determination system using a non-contact IC tag capable of confirming whether or not a book is a book, thereby preventing purchase of a book suspected to have been obtained illegally.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A book purchase determination system using a non-contact IC tag according to the present invention uses a book provided with a non-contact IC tag in which tag ID information is stored, and sells the book to a customer from a distribution organization that sells books. A book purchase determination system using a non-contact IC tag that can be confirmed by information from a server as to whether or not the book is a purchased book, wherein the distribution organization stores the non-contact IC tag in the book. An IC tag reader for reading the obtained tag ID information, tag ID information read by the IC tag reader, and distribution organization ID information for specifying the distribution organization to the server via the Internet, and confirmation information from the server. And a terminal for receiving the book distribution history information by associating the tag ID information received from the terminal with the distribution organization ID information. Book distribution history information database to be registered as, and past distribution history information registered in the book distribution history information database, determining means for determining whether or not a predetermined distribution history condition is satisfied; Means for transmitting determination result information by the determination means to the terminal.
[0009]
Further, the book purchase determination system using the non-contact IC tag of the present invention, the book distribution information database, has a sales flag writing area to write a flag indicating that the book was sold from the distribution organization, The determining means performs a determination process based on whether a flag is written in the sales flag writing area.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example in which a non-contact IC tag is attached to the inner part of a book, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of the non-contact IC tag, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an outline of a book purchase determination system using a non-contact IC tag according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a system block diagram of a book purchase determination system using a non-contact IC tag, and FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an operation mode of a new used bookstore using a book purchase determination system using a non-contact IC tag according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a book purchase processing procedure of the book purchase determination system using the non-contact IC tag according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a non-contact IC tag according to the embodiment of the present invention. Book purchase judgment system using It is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure at the time of book sales of the beam.
[0011]
First, a book 1 with a non-contact IC tag used in a book purchase determination system using a non-contact IC tag according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The book 1 with the non-contact IC tag is already described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, but the non-contact IC tag 3 is provided at a desired portion of the book, and reading and writing with a non-contact reader / writer are performed. As long as this is possible, the part and specifications of the book provided with the non-contact IC tag 3 are not particularly limited.
Here, the book includes a literary work such as a book, a magazine, a video, a DVD, and a CD. When the non-contact IC tag 3 is attached to a book, the book may be attached to any place other than when the book has a metal cover or the like having an electromagnetic shielding effect.
[0012]
FIG. 1 shows an example in which a non-contact IC tag 3 is attached to a back portion 1 a of a book 1.
The non-contact IC tag 3 may be affixed to the outer surface of the book such as the front cover or the back cover of the book. However, the non-contact IC tag 3 may be peeled off by contact with another book or physical external force during handling. It is preferably provided at a portion that does not directly appear on the outer surface such as the inner surface side or the inner surface side of the back cover.
Actually, the non-contact IC tag 3 is attached to the front surface of the book, the back surface of the book, the back surface surface, the back surface of the back surface, the inner part, any other surface of the book, or the cover cover or book case, Or built-in.
[0013]
The non-contact IC tag 3 can be generally formed by forming a coil pattern 33 for an antenna on a metal layer by etching a metal layer on a paper or plastic base material and connecting the IC chip 32 thereto.
If the memory capacity of the IC chip 32 is 1 kilobit, 128 characters can be recorded.
As items to be recorded in the non-contact IC tag 3, at least tag ID information unique to each non-contact IC tag 3 is stored.
In addition, for example, book ID information, book title, issuer name, issue date, author name, edition number, selling price, etc., which are book identification codes, may be stored.
Tag ID information and book ID information, which is an identification code of a book, are preferably provided with a uniform management standard for code assignment in order to avoid assigning duplicate codes to each tag or book.
[0014]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the non-contact IC tag 3.
The non-contact IC tag 3 is also referred to as a non-contact data carrier or RF-ID. A coil pattern 33 is formed on a base material 31 such as plastic, and a resonance circuit is formed by the coil and the capacitive element to receive a radio wave of a certain frequency. And can be sent.
As another method, power transmission and data transmission may be performed by electromagnetic induction of a carrier wave from a reader / writer.
Generally, frequency bands of 135 kHz (medium wave), 13.56 MHz, and 2.45 GHz (microwave) are used.
In the case of the illustrated example, the coil pattern 33 forms a jumping circuit on the back surface of the base material 31 by the conductive member 34 and is connected to the bump on the back surface of the IC chip 32 by the coil connection terminal 33C.
[0015]
In the illustrated example, the capacitance element is built in the IC chip 32.
Such a non-contact IC tag 3 is formed by forming a coil pattern 33 by photo-etching or etching after printing a resist on a metal foil such as an aluminum foil laminated on a resin base material, mounting an IC chip 32, and applying a protective coating. Can be formed.
Its size can also be about 30 mm × 30 mm or less.
[0016]
As the resin base material 31 used for the non-contact IC tag 3, various materials such as PET, polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, and nylon can be used, and paper may be used.
Although a thickness of 15 to 300 μm can be used, a thickness of 20 to 100 μm is more preferable in terms of strength, workability, cost, and the like.
As the metal foil, a copper foil, an aluminum foil or an iron foil can be used, but an aluminum foil is preferable in terms of cost and workability, and its thickness is preferably about 6 to 50 μm.
[0017]
To read the recorded information, a call signal that resonates with the non-contact IC tag 3 is transmitted, a response signal from the tag can be read at a distance of several cm to several tens of cm, and the tag can be recorded on the tag.
As the device, in addition to a fixed permanent terminal with a reader / writer, a wireless handy terminal or the like can be used.
[0018]
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the non-contact IC tag 3 is sandwiched between two pieces of paper 35a and 35b. It is preferable that the non-contact IC tag 3 is incorporated in the paper piece constituting the above because the appearance does not cause any unnaturalness with a normal book.
[0019]
Next, an outline of a book purchase determination system using a non-contact IC tag according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, terminals 8, 9, 10, and 11 installed in a publishing company, which is a plurality of distribution organizations that handle books, an agency company 5, a bookstore 6, and a new bookstore 7, are connected to the Internet. The communication server 12 is communicably connected to a management server 14 installed in a management center 13 via a communication server 12.
In FIG. 4, as an example, after the book is distributed in the order of the publishing company 4, the agency company 5, and the bookstore 6, the customer 15 who purchased the book 1 at the bookstore 6 transfers the book 1 to the new old bookstore 7. The distribution process of Book 1 to be purchased is shown.
The term "new old bookstore" as used herein refers to a bookstore whose business is to purchase a book once purchased by a customer from the bookstore and sell the book to another customer again.
[0020]
The terminals 8, 9, 10, 11 installed in the publishing company 4, the agency company 5, the bookstore 6, and the Shinko bookstore 7, respectively, have wireless handy type IC tag readers 16, 17a, 17b, 18a, 18b. , 19a, 19b are connected and provided with antenna devices 20, 21, 22, 23 for transmitting and receiving signals in a non-contact manner.
In place of these wireless handy type IC tag readers 16, 17a, 17b, 18a, 18b, 19a, 19b, a fixed terminal with a permanent reader / writer may be used. A terminal with a reader / writer is directly connected to each terminal without providing 20, 21, 22, and 23.
Further, the IC tag reader may arbitrarily determine the quantity to be prepared and the place to be provided in accordance with the scale and circumstances of each distribution organization.
[0021]
The IC tag reader 16 provided in the publishing company 4 is a non-contact IC tag provided in the book when the book temporarily stored in the warehouse of the publishing company 4 is issued to the agency company 5 or the like. 3 is an outgoing IC tag reader for reading the tag ID information stored in No.3.
By reading the tag ID information stored in the non-contact IC tag 3 with the retrieval IC tag reader 16, history information such as which book was released at what time can be collected.
[0022]
Also, among the two IC tag readers 17a and 17b provided in the agency company 5, first, the IC tag reader 17a is provided in the book 1 when the agency company 5 purchases from the publishing company 4 and stores the book 1. Is a reading IC tag reader 17a for reading the tag ID information stored in the non-contact IC tag 3 stored in the storage device, and the other IC tag reader 17b is used when the agency company 5 leaves the bookstore 6 to the store. In addition, there is a delivery IC tag reader 17b for reading tag ID information from the non-contact IC tag 3 provided in the book 1.
By reading the tag ID information from the two IC tag readers 17a and 17b, history information such as which book was entered at which time and at which time it was issued can be collected, and the book is always in stock. The status of the books can be checked.
[0023]
Next, of the two IC tag readers 18a and 18b provided in the book store 6, first, when the book 1 is purchased from the agency company 5 into the book store 6, the IC tag reader 18a The purchase IC tag reader 18a for reading the tag ID information stored in the contact IC tag is provided. The other IC tag reader 18b is connected to the contactless IC tag 3 when the bookstore 6 sells it to the customer. This is a sales IC tag reader 18b for reading the stored tag ID information.
By reading the tag ID information from the two IC tag readers 18a and 18b, it is possible to collect history information such as which book was purchased and at what time, and at what time it was sold. You can check the books you have.
[0024]
Next, of the two IC tag readers 19a and 19b provided in the new and old bookstore 7, the IC tag reader 19a is unnecessary because the customer 15 who has purchased the book 1 from the bookstore has already read the book. Is a purchase IC tag reader 19a for reading the tag ID information stored in the non-contact IC tag 3 provided in the book 1 when selling to the new used bookstore 7 in the case where The other IC tag reader 19b is a sales IC tag reader 19b for reading the tag ID information stored in the non-contact IC tag 3 when the new used bookstore 7 sells to another customer again. .
By reading the tag ID information from the two IC tag readers 19a and 19b, it is possible to collect history information such as which book was purchased and at what time, and at what time it was sold. You can also check the books that are available.
[0025]
Next, a system configuration of a book information management system using a non-contact IC tag according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
The terminal 8 installed in the publishing company 4 includes a display unit 40, an input unit 41, a storage unit 42, a transmission / reception unit 43, and a control unit 44, and a tag ID read from the non-contact IC tag 3 received by the antenna device 20. Information can be transmitted to the server 14 of the information management center 13 by the transmission / reception means 43, and judgment information and the like can be collected from the server 14.
[0026]
The terminal 9 of the agency 5 has a display unit 45, an input unit 46, a storage unit 47, a transmission / reception unit 48, and a control unit 49, and reads tag ID information read from the non-contact IC tag received by the antenna device 21. The transmission / reception means 48 can transmit the information to the server 14 of the information management center 14 and can collect the judgment information and the like from the server 14.
[0027]
The terminal 10 of the bookstore 6 includes a display unit 50, an input unit 51, a storage unit 52, a transmission / reception unit 53, and a control unit 54, and reads tag ID information read from the non-contact IC tag received by the antenna device 22, The transmission / reception means 53 enables transmission to the server 14 of the information management center 14 and enables collection of determination information and the like from the server 14.
[0028]
The terminal 11 of the new used bookstore 7 includes a display unit 55, an input unit 56, a storage unit 57, a transmission / reception unit 58, and a control unit 59, and reads tag ID information read from the non-contact IC tag received by the antenna device 23. The transmission / reception means 58 can transmit the information to the server 14 of the information management center 14 and can collect determination information and the like from the server 14.
[0029]
In addition, the distribution organization ID information for specifying the distribution organization is stored in the storage unit in advance in the terminal of each distribution organization, and when transmitting the tag ID information from the terminal to the server 14, the distribution organization ID information is also stored. By transmitting the information at the same time, the source of the received information can be specified.
[0030]
Next, the server 14 installed in the information management center 14 includes a transmission / reception unit 60, a clock unit 61, a storage unit 62, a determination unit 63, a registration unit 64, a control unit 65, and a book distribution history information database 66. Have been.
The book distribution history information database 66 associates the tag ID information received from each terminal such as the publishing company 4, the agency company 5, the bookstore 6, the new old bookstore 7 with the distribution organization ID information, and stores these information in The information is registered as distribution history information in the order of reception from the terminal.
Further, the book distribution history information database 66 stores the book title, author, publisher name, publisher code, agency store name, agency store code, bookstore name, bookstore code, new old bookstore name, new old bookstore in association with the tag ID information. Information such as a bookstore code and a sales amount is registered, and various information processing can be performed based on the tag ID information received from the terminal.
[0031]
The book distribution history information database 66 is provided in advance with a sales flag writing area for writing flags in the order of the publishing company 4, the agency company 5, the bookstore 6, and the new used bookstore 7. When the book 1 is sold, the tag ID information read from the non-contact IC tag of the book 1 and the distribution organization ID information are transmitted from the terminal to the server, and when the tag ID information is received, the tag ID information is specified by the distribution organization ID information. The flag is written in the sales flag writing area corresponding to the distribution organization to be executed and is stored as sales history information.
Therefore, by checking whether or not a flag is written in the sales flag writing area, the distribution history of each book can be understood.
[0032]
The timer 61 has a function of measuring the time and / or date when the tag ID information transmitted from each terminal to the server 14 is received.
In addition, when the book 1 is sold from each distribution organization, the registration unit 64 transmits the tag ID information read from the non-contact IC tag of the book 1 and the distribution organization ID information to the server 14 from the terminal. The server 14 has a function of registering the tag ID information and the distribution organization ID information received by the server 14 and writing a flag in a sales flag writing area corresponding to the distribution organization specified by the distribution organization ID information.
[0033]
Further, the determining means 63 has a function of determining whether or not a predetermined distribution condition is satisfied when receiving confirmation request information of the distribution history information of the book from each terminal of each distribution organization. ing.
For example, for a book that an individual has been selling at a new bookstore 7, the determination unit 63 sets a flag in the sales flag writing area in the order of the publishing company 4, the agency company 5, and the bookstore 6 as the distribution history of the book distribution history information database 66. Check whether it has been written, and if at least one flag has not been written, generate purchase disapproval information that disallows purchase of the book and send that information to the terminal Then, information indicating that the book may have been obtained illegally due to shoplifting or the like is provided to the new used bookstore 7.
[0034]
In this case, the condition for the new old bookstore 7 to buy a book from the individual is that the publishing company 4, the agency company 5, and the bookstore 6 have flags written in all the sales flag writing areas in this order. Condition.
[0035]
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the relationship among the new used bookstore 7, the information management center 13, and the publisher 4.
Here, an example is shown in which the terminal is installed separately in a purchase personal computer 111 used when buying a book and a sales terminal 112 used when selling a book.
Further, another data inquiry personal computer 113 and the like are provided.
[0036]
Next, a processing procedure of the book purchase determination system using the non-contact IC tag according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described focusing on processing at a new used bookstore.
As shown in FIG. 6, assuming a case where an individual brings a book and sells it at the new and old bookstore 7, firstly, the purchase IC tag reader 19a is brought close to the book 1 so that the non- The tag ID information stored in the contact IC tag 3 is read. (Step S1)
[0037]
The tag ID information read by the IC tag reader 19a is transmitted from the antenna device 23a and the purchase personal computer 111 to the server 14 of the information management center 13 via the Internet 12 together with the distribution organization ID information. (Step S2)
The server 14 checks the flag writing status of the sales flag writing area in the distribution history information corresponding to the received tag ID information from the distribution history information registered in the book distribution history information database 66, and A determination is made. (Step S3)
[0038]
As the determination information by this determination processing, it is checked whether or not flags are written in all the sales flag writing areas of the publishing company 4, the agency company 5, and the bookstore 6 as the distribution history of the book distribution history information database 66, If the flags are written in all the areas, permission information for permitting the purchase of the book is generated, and otherwise, non-permission information not permitting the purchase is generated.
Then, the judgment information generated by the judging means 63 is transmitted from the server 14 to the purchase personal computer 111 and displayed on the display of the purchase personal computer 111. (Step S4)
The clerk of the new old bookstore 7 checks the judgment information displayed on the display of the purchase personal computer 111 to determine whether or not the sold book has a risk of being a fraudulently obtained book. Only when the permission information for permitting the purchase is displayed, it is possible to determine the presence or absence of the purchase by examining the purchase price and the like.
[0039]
Next, when a book in stock is sold from the new bookstore 7, the IC tag reader 19b for sale is brought close to the book 1 to be sold, whereby the tag stored in the non-contact IC tag 3 provided in the book 1 is obtained. Read the ID information. (Step S5)
The tag ID information read by the IC tag reader 19b is transmitted from the antenna device 23b and the sales terminal 112 to the server 14 of the information management center 13 via the Internet 12 together with the distribution organization ID information. (Step S6)
In the server 14, the register 1 writes the flag as the distribution history information corresponding to the received tag ID information in the sales flag writing area of the new used book store of the book distribution history information database 66, so that the book 1 is certainly stored in the new used book store. It is registered so that it can be confirmed that it is sold from. (Step S7)
[0040]
Further, using the personal computer 113 for data inquiry installed in the new used bookstore 7, based on the sales information of the book from the new used bookstore 7 registered in the book distribution history information database 66, each publisher of the sold book is By summing up the sales amount, payment processing such as a copyright fee according to the sales performance can be performed.
[0041]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the book purchase determination system using the non-contact IC tag of the present invention is capable of retrieving past distributions from the book distribution history information database even when a book sales customer arrives at a book purchase store such as a new used bookstore. It is possible to obtain a purchase decision based on information, so it is possible to immediately confirm whether a book brought in for sale is an article purchased from a bookstore, and to determine whether a book suspected to have been obtained illegally is obtained. There is an effect that purchase can be prevented.
Further, a sales flag writing area for writing a flag indicating that the book has been sold from the distribution organization is provided in the book distribution information database, and the determination unit performs a determination process based on whether a flag is written in the sales flag writing area. This has the effect that the determination process can be performed quickly.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a non-contact IC tag is attached to an inner part of a book.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of a non-contact IC tag.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an example in which a non-contact IC tag is incorporated in the back cover of a book.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an outline of a book purchase determination system using a non-contact IC tag according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a system block diagram of a book purchase determination system using a non-contact IC tag according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an operation mode of a new used bookstore using a book purchase determination system using a non-contact IC tag according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure at the time of book purchase of the book purchase determination system using the non-contact IC tag according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure at the time of selling a book in the book purchase determination system using the non-contact IC tag according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Book 1a Book imprint part 3 Non-contact IC tag 4 Publisher 5 Agency 6 Bookstore 7 Shinko Shoten 8, 9, 10, 11 Terminal 12 Internet 13 Information management center 14 Server 16, 17a, 17b, 18a, 18b, 19a, 19b IC tag readers 20, 21, 22, 23 Antenna device 31 Base material 32 IC chip 33 Coil pattern 33C Coil connection terminal 34 Conducting members 35a, 35b Paper pieces 40, 45, 50, 55 Display means 41, 46, 51, 56 Input means 42, 47, 52, 57, 62 Storage means 43, 48, 53, 58, 60 Transmission / reception means 44, 49, 54, 59, 65 Control means 61 Timekeeping means 64 Registration means 66 Book distribution history information database 111 For purchase Personal computer 112 Sales terminal 113 Data inquiry personal computer

Claims (2)

Using a book provided with a non-contact IC tag in which tag ID information is stored, confirming whether or not the book is a book sold to a customer from a distribution organization that sells books with information from a server. A book purchase determination system using a contactless IC tag that can be used,
The distribution organization includes an IC tag reader that reads tag ID information stored in a non-contact IC tag of the book, tag ID information read by the IC tag reader, and distribution organization ID information that specifies the distribution organization. And a terminal for receiving confirmation information from the server while transmitting to the server via
The server associates the tag ID information and the distribution organization ID information received from the terminal with each other, and registers the book distribution history information database to be registered as book distribution history information, and the book distribution history information database. A determination unit configured to determine whether the past distribution history information meets predetermined distribution history conditions; and a unit configured to transmit determination result information from the determination unit to the terminal. A book purchase determination system using a non-contact IC tag. The book distribution information database has a sales flag writing area for writing a flag indicating that the book has been sold from the distribution organization, and the determination unit determines whether a flag is written in the sales flag writing area. The book purchase determination system using a non-contact IC tag according to claim 1, wherein the determination process is performed according to the following.

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