JP2004342009A - Exchange ticket issue method and system, exchange ticket issue program, and recording medium having the program recorded therein - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide; an exchange ticket issue method of managing information indicating who has issued an exchange ticket, how much the exchange ticket is worth, and whom the exchange ticket has been issued to, under a high-security environment; an issue system; an exchange ticket issue program; and a recording medium having the program recorded therein. <P>SOLUTION: In the exchange ticket issue method of deciding an amount of reserve and an expiration date and adding a prescribed premium to the total amount of reserve to issue an exchange ticket to a member at the expiration date, the exchange ticket is issued to the member by performing; an inputter code registration step of registering an inputter code and security information to an exchange ticket issue terminal: a security information collation step of collating security information of the inputter code with the registered security information before access to an exchange ticket information file in the exchange ticket issue terminal; and an exchange ticket information print step of accessing the exchange ticket information file in response to coincidence resulting from the collation to print exchange ticket information of the member to whom the exchange ticket should be issued, on the exchange ticket. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a gift certificate issuing method and a gift certificate issuing program and a gift certificate issuing program which manage information on who issued a gift certificate of which amount and to whom with high security. The present invention relates to a recording medium on which a program is recorded.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Supermarkets, department stores, etc. have established a meeting called `` Friend's Association '' as a service for members, and have members deposit a certain amount of money every month as a reserve fund, and after a predetermined period has elapsed, accumulated it until then It issues gift certificates equivalent to the sum of the total premium and a predetermined premium.
When the reserve money expires, the above-mentioned friend's association member can receive various information such as bargains and entertainments in addition to the above premium services, and preferentially obtain reservation services such as drama and concerts. Is given.
For this purpose, many techniques have been proposed for preventing impropriety relating to the gift certificate itself, such as forgery of the gift certificate, and impropriety associated with issuance.
For example, regarding services for members, such as the Friendship Service, performed at department stores, etc., the members themselves should operate and process the procedures for depositing deposits and receiving vouchers at the expiration date. A possible multimedia terminal system for members has been proposed.
This proposal proposes a member card having a recording unit in which the member's unique information is recorded, a card reader capable of reading the unique information, a storage unit in which the unique information and the reserve information are stored, and a deposit / withdrawal device. And a display unit, an operation unit, a detailed output unit that outputs processing result information, and compares and matches the unique information read by the card reader with the unique information stored in the storage unit. It has a control unit that can perform the operation of the processing in the cash-in / pay-out device and a communication unit that can transmit information to the host computer (see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
Further, a management system has been proposed in which a store can determine whether or not a collected gift certificate can be received with reference to management data of a headquarters.
This proposal is a system that manages collected gift certificates, and the host computer of the headquarters of the management system includes issued tickets, uncollected tickets, which can identify each gift certificate by the management number of the gift certificate, Each file of the scrapped ticket is provided, the data of the file of the host computer is transmitted in batches to the store computer of each store, and the ticket number data of the collected gift certificate is scanned by the scanner of the POS register of the store. Upon reading, the ticket number data is transmitted to the store computer of the store, and is compared with the data already received from the host computer to determine whether or not the collected gift certificate can be received. (See Patent Document 2).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-132600 [Patent Document 2]
JP, 2002-288742, A
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the invention described in Document 1, the issue management of the gift certificate is not considered at all, and in the invention described in Document 2, the management at the issuing store is performed. It does not take into account who issued the ticket.
Therefore, the present invention provides a gift certificate issuing method and a gift certificate issuing program and a gift certificate issuing program that manages information on who issued a gift certificate of which amount and to whom under a high security environment. It is an object to provide a recording medium on which a gift certificate issuing program is recorded.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 of a method and system for issuing a gift certificate, a program for issuing a gift certificate, and a recording medium recording the same, according to the present invention, defines a reserve amount and an expiration date. A gift certificate issuing method for issuing a gift certificate by adding a predetermined premium to the total amount of savings for a member who has expired, and an input code registration step of registering an input code and security information in a gift certificate issuing terminal; Before accessing the gift certificate information file of the gift certificate issuing terminal, a security information matching step of matching the security information of the input user code with the registered security information, and if the matching result matches, access the gift certificate information file. And a gift certificate information printing step of printing the gift certificate information of the member who should issue the gift certificate on the gift certificate. And it is characterized in and.
[0007]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the gift certificate information includes at least a total amount of the reserve, premium information, and a gift certificate code.
[0008]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the second aspect, the premium information is not displayed on the gift certificate, but is input by inputting a gift certificate code formed on the gift certificate to a predetermined terminal. It is displayed on a display unit of the predetermined terminal.
[0009]
The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claims 1 to 3, wherein the gift certificate code is a machine-readable code.
[0010]
The invention according to claim 5 is a gift certificate issuing system that determines a reserve amount and an expiration date, and issues a gift certificate by adding a predetermined premium to a total amount of reserve to a member who has expired. Entry code registration means for registering the entry code and security information in the terminal, and security for checking the security information of the entry code against the registered security information before accessing the gift certificate information file of the gift certificate issuing terminal. The gift certificate is printed to the member by the information matching means and the gift certificate information printing means for accessing the gift certificate information file and printing the gift certificate information of the member who should issue the gift certificate on the gift certificate when the matching result matches. It is characterized by being issued.
[0011]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect of the invention, the gift certificate information includes at least a total amount of reserve, premium information, and a gift certificate code.
[0012]
According to the invention described in claim 7, in the invention described in claim 6, the premium information is not displayed on the gift certificate, but by inputting a gift certificate code formed on the gift certificate to a predetermined terminal. It is displayed on a display unit of the predetermined terminal.
[0013]
The invention described in claim 8 is the invention according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the gift certificate code is a machine-readable code.
[0014]
The invention according to claim 9 is a gift certificate issuing program for setting a reserve amount and an expiration date, and issuing a gift certificate by adding a predetermined premium to the reserve total to a member who has completed the reserve. The present invention is characterized in that the gift certificate issuing system according to any of the above-mentioned items is executed.
[0015]
Further, the invention according to claim 10 is a recording medium in which a gift certificate issuing program for setting a reserve amount and an expiration date, and issuing a gift certificate by adding a predetermined premium to the reserve total for a member who has completed the reserve is provided. A gift certificate issuing program according to claim 9 is recorded.
[0016]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a method for issuing a gift certificate, a gift certificate issuing system, a gift certificate issuing program, and a recording medium on which the gift certificate issuing program is recorded will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining an embodiment of a gift certificate issuing method and a gift certificate issuing system of the present invention, a gift certificate issuing program, and a recording medium on which the gift certificate issuing program is recorded. FIG. 2 is a plan view of a gift certificate for explaining one embodiment of a gift certificate, FIG. 3 is a plan view of a gift certificate for describing one embodiment of a gift certificate code, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view of a gift certificate for explaining another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining one embodiment of gift certificate information displayed on a display unit of a store terminal, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a gift certificate issuing procedure for issuing a gift certificate according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of checking premium information at a store terminal.
[0017]
With reference to FIG. 1, an outline of a gift certificate issuing method and a gift certificate issuing system of the present invention, a gift certificate issuing program, and a recording medium on which the gift certificate issuing program is recorded will be described.
The gift certificate issuing system of the present invention includes a gift certificate 1, a gift certificate issuing terminal 2 that issues gift certificates, a gift certificate issuing terminal 2, and a headquarters member server 21 that manages gift certificate information. It is composed of a shop terminal 1 (3) and a shop terminal 2 (4) connected on the net. The gift certificate issuing terminal 2, the store terminal 1 (3), and the store terminal 2 (4) may be connected by a dedicated line.
The input unit 20, a printer 22 for printing variable information of a gift certificate, and a member data file 23 are connected to the gift certificate issuing terminal 2.
The store terminal 3 includes a display unit 30 for displaying member information at least when a member uses a gift certificate, and an optical reading device 6 for optically reading a gift certificate code printed on the gift certificate. It is connected.
In addition, a program recording medium 5 storing a gift certificate issuing program for starting up and using the gift certificate issuing system of the present invention is prepared.
[0018]
The gift certificate 1 is printed using a printing machine that cannot be easily obtained so that it cannot be easily forged. In the case of copying by color copying, the light diffraction structure is partially transferred or an IC chip is buried in paper together with an antenna so as to be easily detected.
As the gift certificate issuing terminal and the shop terminals 1 and 2, a personal computer or the like is used in addition to the dedicated terminal.
In addition, as an optical reading device, an OCR (Optical Character Recognition or Optical Character Reader), a barcode scanner, a two-dimensional code reading device, or the like is used.
Although not an optical reader, a magnetic reader, an RFID reader for reading in a non-contact manner, or the like can also be used.
The gift certificate code (not shown) printed on the presented gift certificate may be input using the input unit such as the keyboard of the store terminal 3 while confirming it on the display unit 30.
As the program recording medium, a compact disk (CD), a flexible disk (FD), a semiconductor memory, a magnetic tape (MT), and the like are used.
[0019]
When the member's funding expires and the gift certificate is issued by the gift certificate issuing terminal, the issuing person (hereinafter referred to as the input person) is authenticated as a registered input person to prevent unauthorized issuance. Done.
The input person of the gift certificate issuing terminal accesses the gift certificate information by inputting security information, for example, a personal identification number, through the input unit 20 of the gift certificate issuing terminal 2.
As a result, a record of who issued the gift certificate and the amount of money is kept, and can be tracked when a problem occurs.
[0020]
Although not shown, a dedicated authentication device can be connected to the gift certificate issuing terminal 2 internally or externally to perform authentication by a method other than the above when issuing a gift certificate. Examples of the authentication device include a contact or non-contact IC card reader, a fingerprint reader, and a voiceprint reader.
[0021]
An embodiment of a gift certificate will be described with reference to FIG.
A gift certificate 1-1 shown in FIG. 2A is an example of a gift certificate in which a premium amount is added to a total fund and printed as an available amount 10.
The member who brought the gift certificate 1-1 shown in FIG. 2A earned 10,000 yen per month for one year and earned 10,000 yen as a premium according to the membership agreement. Therefore, "130,000 yen" is printed on the face of the gift certificate as an available amount.
Such a premium display method is convenient in that the amount of money is displayed, but has the disadvantage that the service contents are open to the peers.
Also, when it is desired to differentiate among members of the same supermarket or department store, the contents of the premium are clearly understood by others, which is inconvenient.
For this purpose, a method as shown in Fig. B is employed in which only the accumulated maturity value "120,000 yen" is displayed on the face of the gift certificate, and the premium information is displayed on the display section of the store terminal.
In the gift certificate 1-1 shown in FIG. a, the gift certificate code 11 is printed below the available amount of money 10 as "A123456890".
This number is printed together when printing the available amount 10 with a different number for each gift certificate.
Similarly, in the case of the gift certificate shown in Fig. b, the gift certificate code is printed below the available amount of money 100, such as "A1234567890".
In the case of the gift certificate 1-2, the premium information is displayed on the store terminal, and the gift certificate code is used as a search code for searching for the premium information.
The gift certificate code in FIG. 2 can be read by an optical reading device by printing in a machine-readable typeface, for example, an OCR-A font or an OCR-B font, and is visually read and input by an input means of a store terminal. Then, the premium information can be displayed on the display unit.
[0022]
An embodiment of the gift certificate code will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 3, the gift certificate code 110 is printed as a two-dimensional code below the available amount of money “120,000 yen” by the method shown in FIG. 2B.
The two-dimensional code is a machine-readable code called a data matrix meaning “A123456890”.
Although not shown, the two-dimensional code also includes a so-called QR code, which is used when the data amount is large, and is used together with the visually readable data so as to be visually readable. In some cases. When the data amount is small, a bar code or a code combining the visually read data and the bar code is used.
In any case, it can be read by a dedicated optical reading device.
[0023]
Another embodiment of the gift certificate code will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 4, the gift certificate code 11 is printed with a visual reading code below the usable amount “120,000 yen” of the gift certificate 1-3 in the method shown in FIG.
Further, an IC chip 120 containing an antenna is embedded between layers of the base paper of the gift certificate, and a gift certificate code or the like recorded on the IC chip is wirelessly read by an RFID tag reader connected to a store terminal. Can be read.
This method has a high security because it is difficult to detect that the IC chip is buried between the layers of the base paper and even if the gift certificate code is falsified, it is double-checked with the gift certificate code recorded on the IC chip. For example, it is used for a large gift certificate.
[0024]
One embodiment of the gift certificate information displayed on the display unit of the store terminal will be described with reference to FIG.
When the gift certificate code is input to the store terminal by the method described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3, and 4, etc., the store terminal is downloaded from the headquarters member server or the gift certificate issuing terminal via the net or to the store terminal. The gift certificate information with the gift certificate code attached is read from the member data file and displayed on the display unit 30 of the store terminal.
The gift certificate information to be displayed is, for example, a gift certificate code “A123456890” 301, an available amount “120,000 yen” 302, premium information “10,000 yen” 303, a member name “Nihon Hanako” 304, an input code. “001234” 305.
The operator of the store terminal inputs the gift certificate code into the store terminal upon receiving the gift certificate, and verbally conveys premium information to the member. As shown in FIG. 5, the premium information may be a product name or a service name such as an admission ticket in addition to cash.
Although the member name does not have to be displayed, it is convenient if the member name is displayed when the member has reported the loss.
In addition, the input person code is a code for confirming who issued the displayed gift certificate, and may be displayed by an alphabet, a number, a symbol, or by a name. The input user code is necessary for tracking when there is a problem with the displayed gift certificate information.
[0025]
An example of a gift certificate issuing procedure in which a gift certificate is issued by the gift certificate issuing terminal will be described with reference to FIG.
There are two types of gift certificate issuing patterns.
One is a pattern issued at the counter at the request of the member.
The other is a pattern in which a list of expired members is created and a gift certificate is mailed to the expired members.
The former means, for example, that a member wishes to issue a gift certificate before expiration, when the member reaches maturity, wants to issue a gift certificate on the spot, or wants to extend the accumulation for one year. It is.
In the latter case, the reserve maturity is set to one year, members who have completed the deposit payment are listed, and premium information is entered in the table.
In the latter case, it is customary to issue a gift certificate by a gift certificate issuing terminal and mail it to the member together with a notice.
[0026]
With reference to FIG. 6, a gift voucher issuing procedure in the case where a gift voucher is issued at the counter to a member who has completed the deposit payment will be described.
First, the member code described on the friend's membership card presented by the member is input to the gift certificate issuing terminal by the input means (S1).
Next, predetermined premium information corresponding to the number of savings is input. In the case of the present embodiment, since the reserve is performed 12 times, premium information is input in accordance with the rules (S2).
As described with reference to FIG. 5, the premium information includes cash, a product, and a service such as an admission ticket.
Next, a gift certificate code is generated and given to the gift certificate information (S3).
The gift certificate code is automatically generated by the gift certificate issuing terminal, and unused gift certificate codes are assigned to gift certificates distributed at that time.
The gift certificate code may be assigned in order from a set serial number, or may be assigned by generating a random number.
There is also a method of printing a check code at the last digit of the gift certificate code, for example, to check for a falsified gift certificate code.
[0027]
Next, a code of the input person who made the input, for example, an employee code is input (S4).
Further, the security information of the input person is input (S5).
The gift certificate is a high-value voucher, and the member data input to the gift certificate issuing terminal is protected by the security information described above.
Before entering the member information file, for example, the input user can input the personal identification number from the keyboard to check the input user himself / herself, or can use the fingerprint verification device, IC card reader, voiceprint reader, etc. There is a method of connecting to the issuing terminal and checking the input person.
[0028]
The entered member's gift certificate information such as the member code, premium information, input user code, and input user security information is registered in the member data file as gift certificate information of the member of the gift certificate issuing terminal (S6).
These input data are merged with other member information stored in the member data file and stored in the member data file.
Next, the gift certificate printing information, for example, the issuance date, available amount, and gift certificate code are read from the member data file and printed on the gift certificate (S7).
The printed gift certificate information is confirmed and a gift certificate is issued (S8).
[0029]
An example of a procedure for displaying premium information on a store terminal will be described with reference to FIG.
The procedure of the embodiment shown in the figure is an example in which premium information is displayed on a store terminal without being described on a gift certificate and presented to a member.
First, a gift certificate code of a gift certificate presented by a member is read and input to a store terminal (S11). As for the input of the gift certificate code, the method described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3, and 4 can be applied.
The premium information as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display unit of the store terminal (S12).
The displayed gift certificate information is confirmed (S13), and premium information is provided to the member (S14).
Depending on the contents of the premium information, a printed matter printed in advance is placed in a predetermined envelope and handed to the member. Ordinarily tell the members verbally.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
When accessing the member information stored in the gift certificate issuing terminal, by allowing the input person to enter the security information, it is possible to prevent unauthorized issuance of gift certificates and falsification of the gift certificate information. By displaying the information on the store terminal, it is possible to prevent the leakage of the premium information in advance, and the effect of amplifying the expectation of the member for the premium can be enhanced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining an embodiment of a gift certificate issuing method, a gift certificate issuing system, a gift certificate issuing program, and a recording medium on which the gift certificate issuing program of the present invention is recorded. is there.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a gift certificate for describing one embodiment of a gift certificate.
FIG. 3 is a plan view of a gift certificate for describing one embodiment of a gift certificate code.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of a gift certificate for describing another example of a gift certificate code.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of gift certificate information displayed on a display unit of a store terminal.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a gift certificate issuing procedure for issuing a gift certificate by a gift certificate issuing terminal.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of checking premium information at a store terminal.
[Explanation of symbols]
1, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, gift certificate 2 gift certificate issuing terminal 3, 4 store terminal 5 program recording medium 6 optical reader 10, 100 available amount 11 gift certificate code 20 gift certificate issuing terminal input Unit 21 headquarters member server 22 printer 23 member data file 30 store terminal display unit 110 gift certificate code 120 by two-dimensional code IC chip 301 forming an antenna displayed product code 302 displayed available amount 303 displayed premium information 304 displayed member name 305 displayed input code

Claims (10)

A gift voucher issuing method in which a reserve amount and an expiration date are determined, and a gift certificate is issued to a member who has expired with a predetermined premium added to the total amount of the reserve,
An input code registration step for registering the input code and security information in the gift certificate issuing terminal;
Security information collating step of collating the security information of the input person code with the registered security information before accessing the gift certificate information file of the gift certificate issuing terminal;
If the collation results match, a gift certificate is issued to the member by a gift certificate information printing step of accessing the gift certificate information file and printing the gift certificate information of the member who should issue the gift certificate on the gift certificate. How to issue gift certificates. The gift certificate issuing method according to claim 1, wherein the gift certificate information includes at least a total amount of reserve, premium information, and a gift certificate code. The said premium information is not displayed on a gift certificate, but is displayed on the display part of the said predetermined terminal by inputting the gift certificate code formed on the gift certificate to the predetermined terminal. How to issue the gift certificate described in. The method of claim 1, wherein the gift certificate code is a machine-readable code. A gift certificate issuing system that determines a reserve amount and an expiration date, and issues a gift certificate by adding a predetermined premium to the reserve total for a reserve expiring member,
Entry code registration means for registering the entry code and security information in the gift certificate issuing terminal;
Before accessing the gift certificate information file of the gift certificate issuing terminal, security information matching means for checking the security information of the input person code with the registered security information,
If the collation results match, the gift certificate is printed to the member by accessing the gift certificate information file and printing the gift certificate information of the member who should issue the gift certificate on the gift certificate. And a gift certificate issuing system. The gift certificate issuing system according to claim 5, wherein the gift certificate information includes at least a total amount of reserve, premium information, and a gift certificate code. 7. The premium information is not displayed on a gift certificate, but is displayed on a display unit of the predetermined terminal by inputting a gift certificate code formed on the gift certificate to a predetermined terminal. The gift certificate issuing system described in. The gift certificate issuing system according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the gift certificate code is a machine-readable code. A gift certificate issuance program that sets a reserve amount and an expiration date, and issues a gift certificate by adding a predetermined premium to the total amount of reserve for members who have expired,
A gift certificate issuing program for executing the gift certificate issuing system according to claim 5. A recording medium which records a gift certificate issuing program for setting a reserve amount and an expiration date, and issuing a gift certificate by adding a predetermined premium to the reserve total for a member who has expired,
A gift certificate issuing program recording medium, wherein the gift certificate issuing program according to claim 9 is recorded.

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