JP2005056203A - Point card system, point card program supplying system, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a point card system for increasing the purchase willingness or visit willingness of a consumer as compared with a point system on a conventional net. <P>SOLUTION: This point card system for providing a virtual point card to the terminal of a consumer connected to a computer network comprises a participating enterprise information storing part 22 which stores information associated with the participating enterprise of this system, a design information storing part 24 which stores the design information of the point card of the participating enterprise, a consumer information storing part 26 which stores information associated with the consumer who uses the point card and the point data, a point card purchase processing part 32 which inputs the number of point cards to be purchased by the participating enterprise or the total number of points, and a point card image generating part 31 which generates the images of the point cards including the images of a game to be performed corresponding to the acquired number of points of the consumer until the above mentioned number of the point cards or the total number of points, and displays them on the terminal of the consumer. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention provides a point card for providing a virtual point card that reflects points accumulated by purchasing products or services at a network or in an actual store or visiting a store to a consumer terminal connected to a computer network. The present invention relates to a system, a point card program supply system, and a program.

  There has been a system that can generate points for rewards for transactions on the Internet and know such points as numerical values by accessing a website.

  However, the display in such a point system is merely a numerical value, and there is a lack of impact in terms of stimulating consumers' willingness to purchase and visit. In addition, such a point system is generally developed and operated by each company individually, and a considerable investment is required to make it an attractive system.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the problem to be solved is a point card system and a point card on a computer network that can exhibit at least one of the following effects. A program supply system and a program are provided.
1) Compared with the conventional point system on the Internet, consumers' willingness to purchase and store visits can be improved.
2) A point system on the Internet can be realized with little investment for each company.

Means and effects for solving the problems

(1) A point card system according to the present invention is connected to a computer network, and a virtual point card reflecting points accumulated by purchasing or visiting a product or service in a network or a real store is reflected on the computer network. A point card system to be provided to consumer terminals connected to
Participating company information storage unit for storing information on participating companies of the point card system;
A design information storage unit for storing design information of the point cards of the participating companies;
A consumer information storage unit for storing information on consumers who use the participating company's point cards and point data of the consumers;
Using at least one of the information stored in the participating company information storage unit, the information stored in the design information storage unit, and the information stored in the consumer information storage unit, the number of points earned by the consumer A point card image generating unit that generates an image of a point card including an image of a game executed in response to the image and that can be displayed on the consumer's terminal;
It is characterized by having.
According to the present invention, it is possible for the point card image generation unit of the point card system to generate and display on the consumer's terminal the image information of the point card including the image of the game executed corresponding to the number of points earned. It becomes. In this way, since the game executed in accordance with the number of points acquired is displayed on the point card, the consumer is interested in the progress of the game and can enjoy the point acquisition, leading to the point acquisition. It can increase the willingness to purchase and visit.
In addition, the participating companies of this point card system can realize the point card on the computer network for the participating companies by providing the point card system with information on the participating companies and design information of the point card. Is possible. Therefore, companies participating in the point card system can realize the point card system on the net with much less investment than when the point card system is realized independently.

(2) The point card system according to the present invention further includes a point card purchase processing unit that allows the number of point cards newly purchased by the participating companies or the total number of points to be input via the computer network.
The point card image generation unit can newly generate the point card images of the participating companies up to the number of points or the total number of points input to the point card purchase processing unit.
As a result, the participating companies can purchase virtual point cards for the required number of points input to the point card purchase processing unit or the desired total number of points.

(3) The point card system according to the present invention uses the information stored in the consumer information storage unit to store information on purchase status and store visit status by each consumer using the participating company's point card. It further has a usage information providing section that can be provided to participating companies.
With the information provided by the usage information providing unit, it is possible to analyze data with high accuracy, such as purchase history, store visit history, point acquisition history, etc., for consumers visiting the participating companies.

(4) The point card system according to the present invention further includes a POS information processing unit that receives and processes information from a POS (point of sales) terminal of an actual store of the participating company via the computer network. It is said.
Accordingly, the information received by the POS information processing unit from the POS terminal includes, for example, information of consumers participating in the point card, purchase information, store visit information, etc., so that the consumers participating in the point card system There is no need to input such information later through each terminal. As a result, it becomes easy for a consumer who visits an actual store to use this point card system. In the specification, drawings, and claims of this application, the POS terminal refers to an electronic cash register (register), a price tag reading device, etc. linked to a computer to manage product data. It means a terminal in a store of a configured system.

(5) In the point card system according to the present invention, a wireless processing program that enables wireless exchange of information between a POS terminal and a consumer terminal of an actual store of the participating company is installed on the computer network. It further has a wireless program providing unit that can be downloaded to the consumer's terminal.
The wireless program provider can exchange information wirelessly with a consumer terminal that has wireless functions such as infrared communication with a POS terminal that has wireless functions such as infrared communication in the actual store of participating companies. When the wireless processing program is downloaded, the recognition information of the consumers participating in the point card is sent from the consumer's terminal to the POS terminal, etc. Points can be counted almost automatically.

(6) In the point card system according to the present invention, a POS of an actual store of the participating company in which a program capable of issuing an encrypted receipt including encrypted information of the newly acquired point is introduced. The information processing apparatus further includes an encryption point processing unit that receives and processes encrypted receipt information issued by the terminal from the consumer terminal.
According to the present invention, even in the case of a POS terminal that cannot send information to the point card system or when the consumer does not carry the terminal, the encrypted receipt using the encryption program installed in the POS terminal. Is received by the consumer, and the encrypted information is reflected on the point card system via the consumer's terminal, thereby allowing participation in the point card system.

(7) A point card system according to the present invention is connected to a computer network, and a virtual point card reflecting points accumulated by purchasing or visiting a product or service in the network or in an actual store is reflected in the computer network. A point card system to be provided to connected consumer terminals,
A design information storage unit for storing design information of the point card;
A consumer information storage unit for storing information on consumers using the point card and point data of the consumers;
An image in which a game executed according to the number of points earned by the consumer is displayed using at least one of the information stored in the design information storage unit and the information stored in the consumer information storage unit And a point card image generation unit that generates an image of a point card including.
According to the present invention, the point card system can generate image information of a point card including an image of a game executed in accordance with the number of acquired points, and the image can be displayed on a consumer's terminal. In this way, since the game executed in accordance with the number of points acquired is displayed on the point card, the consumer is interested in the progress of the game and can enjoy the point acquisition, leading to the point acquisition. It can increase the willingness to purchase and visit.

(8) In the point card system according to the present invention, the point card image generation unit can generate a point card image further including a graph display image corresponding to the point and display the image on the consumer's terminal. It is characterized by that.
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible for a point card system to produce | generate and display on a consumer's terminal the image information of the point card containing the image of the graph display corresponding to the point. In this way, the point status is displayed in a graph on the point card, so that consumers can visually grasp the status of points more clearly than the conventional point system on the net, where numbers are simply displayed. Since you can enjoy the fun of earning points, you can increase your willingness to purchase and visit the store to earn points.

(9) The point card system according to the present invention is based on the update of point data in the consumer information storage unit, and transmits an e-mail notifying that the point card has been updated to the corresponding consumer terminal. It further has a server.
Since the consumer can know that the points have been updated by this e-mail, it is a chance to confirm the state of the point card, and the consumer's willingness to acquire points can be stimulated.

(10) A point card system according to the present invention is connected to a computer network, and a virtual point card reflecting points accumulated by purchasing or visiting a product or service in the network or in a real store is reflected in the computer network. A point card system to be provided to connected consumer terminals,
Participating company information storage unit for storing information on participating companies of the point card system;
A design information storage unit for storing design information of the point cards of the participating companies;
A consumer information storage unit for storing information on consumers using the participating company's point card and point data at the time of the consumer's point card update;
The number of points earned by the consumer using at least one of the information stored in the participating company information storage unit, the information stored in the design information storage unit, and the information stored in the consumer information storage unit Including data for generating an image at the time of the update of the point card including the image of the game executed in response to the image information of the consumer's point card corresponding to the time of the update and subsequent points acquisition A terminal program providing unit that allows a terminal program that can be displayed on the consumer terminal to be downloaded and executed by the consumer terminal via the computer network;
It is characterized by having.
According to the present invention, by downloading a terminal program to a consumer terminal, for example, a mobile phone, after the point card system is accessed and the point card is updated, the consumer terminal is not updated until the next update is performed. Points can be accumulated and the corresponding point card can be displayed without accessing the point card system. Therefore, compared with the case where a consumer's terminal is accessed to a point card system every time in order to display a point card, the consumer can use a point card simply.

(11) The terminal program makes a point card update request to the point card system when the point card reaches a predetermined condition and the consumer selects to update, and the point data at that time is consumed. It may be configured to transmit to the person information storage unit.
Thereby, the point card system and the terminal program can synchronize data every time the point card is updated.

  (12) The terminal program providing unit is at least one of information stored in the participating company information storage unit, information stored in the design information storage unit, and information stored in the consumer information storage unit Is used to generate an image at the time of the update of the point card including an image of a graph display corresponding to the number of points earned by the consumer and an image of a game executed corresponding to the number of points earned by the consumer A program for a terminal that includes the data to be displayed, and that allows the consumer's terminal card to display image information of the consumer's point card corresponding to the point acquisition at the time of the update and the subsequent points. It may be configured to be able to be downloaded and executed by a consumer terminal.

(13) The point card program supply system according to the present invention is connected to a computer network, and a virtual point card that reflects points accumulated by purchasing or visiting a product or service in the network or in an actual store is reflected on the computer network. A point card program supply system for supplying a point card program to be provided to a consumer terminal connected to a computer system,
Participating company information storage unit for storing information on participating companies of the reward card program,
A point card purchase processing unit that allows the participation company to input the number of point cards newly purchased or the total number of points via the computer network;
A design information storage unit for storing design information of the point cards of the participating companies;
A program providing unit that allows a computer system of the participating company to download and execute a program that enables the point card system to be implemented in the computer system of the participating company;
The program is
A consumer information storage unit for storing information on consumers who use the participating company's point cards and point data of the consumers;
Image information of a point card including an image of a game executed corresponding to the number of acquired points using at least one of information stored in the participating company information storage unit and information stored in the design information storage unit A point card image generation unit that can generate up to the number of points or the total number of points input to the point card purchase processing unit,
It is possible to realize a point card system comprising: a computer system of the participating company.
According to the present invention, a point card that can generate up to the number of points or the total number of points input to the point card purchase processing unit by downloading a program to a computer system of a participating company via a computer network. The system can be realized in a computer system of a participating company.
Further, the program provided by the point card program supply system of the present invention generates an image of a point card including an image of a game executed corresponding to the number of points earned in a computer system of a participating company, and uses the image as a consumer. Can be displayed on other terminals. In this way, since the game executed in accordance with the number of points acquired is displayed on the point card, the consumer is interested in the progress of the game and can enjoy the point acquisition, leading to the point acquisition. It can increase the willingness to purchase and visit.

  (14) The point card image generation unit of the point card system that enables the program to be realized in the computer system of the participating company is stored in the information stored in the participating company information storage unit and the design information storage unit. An image of a point card including a graphic display image corresponding to the number of points earned by the consumer and an image of a game executed corresponding to the number of points earned by the consumer using at least one of the information obtained The information may be generated up to the number of points or the total number of points input to the point card purchase processing unit.

(15) A program according to the present invention is characterized in that any one of the above point card systems is realized by a computer system.
By operating the computer system with this program, it is possible to realize a point card system that exhibits the above-described effects.

(16) A program according to the present invention is characterized in that any one of the above point card program supply systems is realized by a computer system.
By operating the computer system with this program, it is possible to realize a point card program supply system that exhibits the above-described effects.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to the drawings.

1. <First embodiment>
1.1 Overall Configuration FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of the first embodiment. As shown in this figure, the overall configuration of the present embodiment includes a point card system 10, a participating company server 60, and a consumer terminal 70. The point card system 10, the participating company server 60, and the consumer terminal 70 are each connected to a computer network such as the Internet. The computer network is not limited to the normal Internet, but may be a wide area network (WAN), a local area network (LAN), a virtual private network (VPN), or the like. Alternatively, the point card system and the server of the participating company may be connected by WAN, LAN, VPN, or a dedicated line.

  In such a configuration, the point card system 10 links a virtual point card reflecting points accumulated by purchasing products or services at a network or in an actual store or visiting the store to an Internet site of a participating company. Or provide it to consumers' terminals connected to the Internet.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the point card system 10 according to the first embodiment. The point card system 10 is realized by operating a computer system including a storage device, an arithmetic device, an input / output device and the like by a program, and functionally includes a storage unit 20 and a processing unit 30 as shown in FIG. Consists of. And the memory | storage part 20 comprised using a memory | storage device is comprised including the program memory | storage part 21, the participating company information memory | storage part 22, the design information memory | storage part 24, and the consumer information memory | storage part 26. FIG. The processing unit 30 includes a point card image generation unit 31, a point card purchase processing unit 32, a usage information providing unit 33, a POS information processing unit 34, a wireless program providing unit 35, a web server 36, a mail server 37, and a fax server 41. , A participating company registration unit 38, a consumer registration unit 40, and an encryption point processing unit 42.

  The program storage unit 21 stores a program that causes the computer system to perform the operation of each unit of the processing unit 30 described above.

  The participating company information storage unit 22 stores information on participating companies of the point card system 10 as a database associated with each participating company. The information stored in the participating company information storage unit includes, for example, the company name, representative name, address, industry, person in charge, department of the person in charge, e-mail address of the person in charge, URL of the company's homepage , Phone number, fax number, authentication key and password to prove that you are a participating company of a point card system, transaction contract conditions, cumulative number of points granted, store information of participating companies, linked product code, etc., POS Contains register information.

  The design information storage unit 24 stores the point card design information of each participating company as a database associated with each participating company. Examples of information stored in the design information storage unit 24 include a point card type, a point storage destination, a point grant method, a point graph display method (stamp symbol type), a game type included in the point card, and points. Point score processing method, game execution timing, game win / loss (winning) probability, full score winnings, game winnings, prize payment method, expiry date, privilege point granting conditions, card design, operation start date, Information such as the application completion date, the number of orders received, or the total number of points is included.

  The consumer information storage unit 26 stores information on consumers who use the participating company's point card and the consumer's point data as a database associated with each participating company and each consumer. The information stored in the consumer information storage unit 26 includes, for example, an authentication key and password that proves that the consumer uses the point card system, the consumer's name, address, e-mail address, and issued points. Card number, details of point use product, number of use product points, total number of points, purchase amount, total purchase amount, store visit date, total number of store visits, store code of store visited, POS register number, responsible code, points It includes information such as the card issuance date, the expiration date of the point card, the number of issued cards or the total number of points, a full prize winning history, a game winning acquisition history, and a game state.

  Next, each part of the processing unit 30 will be described.

  The point card image generation unit 31 uses the information stored in the participating company information storage unit 22, the information stored in the design information storage unit 24, and the information stored in the consumer information storage unit 26 to The image of the point card including the image of the graph display corresponding to the points acquired by and the image of the game executed corresponding to the number of acquired points is generated. The point card image can be displayed on the consumer's terminal linked to the site of the corresponding participating company.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image of the point card 50 generated by the point card image generation unit 31. As shown in this figure, the image of the point card 50 includes an image of the graph 51 corresponding to the points and an image of the game 54 executed corresponding to the number of acquired points. In the graph 51 in this example, heart-shaped stamp marks increase in accordance with the acquired points. In addition, the game 54 in this example is a bingo game, and a mark is automatically selected and appears in one of the squares every time a predetermined point is acquired. In this way, the point card 50 that can be generated by the point card system 10 and displayed on the consumer's terminal 70 has an image of a graph corresponding to the point, for example, a heart-shaped stamp mark corresponding to the acquired point. Includes images to go. Therefore, compared to the conventional point system on the Internet where numbers are simply displayed, consumers can clearly understand the situation of points and enjoy the fun of earning points. Can be improved.

  The point card purchase processing unit 32 enables input of design information and the number or the total number of point cards newly purchased by the participating companies of the point card system 10 via a computer network. More specifically, the point card purchase processing unit 32 follows the design information and the number of points or the total number of points input via the computer network, and the design information stored in the design information storage unit 24 described above. The point card image generation unit 31 is instructed to issue the point card. The point card image generation unit 31 can newly generate an image of the point card 10 of the participating company up to the number or the total number of points designated by the point card purchase processing unit 32. As a result, the participating companies can purchase virtual point cards by the required number or the total number of points input to the point card purchase processing unit 32.

  The usage information providing unit 33 uses the information stored in the consumer information storage unit 26 in response to a request from the participating company, and informs the participating company about the purchase status and visit status by each consumer who uses the participating company. It can be provided. The usage information providing unit 33 can provide, for example, a purchase history, a visit history, a point acquisition history, and the like of a certain consumer, or provide information obtained by statistically processing the situation of the entire consumer. With such information provided by the usage information providing unit 33, it is possible to analyze data with high accuracy, such as purchase history, store visit history, point acquisition history, etc., for consumers visiting the participating companies.

  The POS information processing unit 34 receives and processes information from a POS terminal in the actual store of the participating company via a computer network such as the Internet. The POS information processing unit 34 can receive, for example, an authentication key of a consumer participating in a point card system that has visited the store, details of sales, and the like from a POS terminal via a computer network. For example, the information received by the POS information processing unit 34 from the POS terminal 61 includes information of consumers participating in the point card system 10, purchase information, store visit information, etc. It is no longer necessary for a consumer to input such information via his / her terminal 70. As a result, it becomes easy for a consumer who visits an actual store to use the point card system 10.

  The wireless program providing unit 35 can download a wireless processing program to a consumer's terminal via the Internet. This wireless processing program enables, for example, a consumer portable terminal 70 having an infrared communication function to wirelessly exchange information with a POS terminal 61 having an infrared communication function of an actual store of a participating company. It is what. Note that the wireless communication functions of the consumer terminal 70 and the POS terminal 61 are not limited to the infrared communication function, and may be those using ordinary radio waves. When this program is downloaded to the consumer terminal 70 having the wireless communication function, the recognition information of the consumer participating in the point card is sent from the consumer terminal 70 to the POS terminal 61, etc. If the terminal 61 is connected to the point card system 10 via the participating company's server 60, it is possible to almost automatically count points to the point card system 10 even in actual store use. .

  The web server 36 enables consumers participating in the point card system 10 to refer to the virtual point card 50 on the Internet WWW (World Wide Web). The virtual point card provided by the point card system 10 is linked to the homepages of participating companies.

  When a new point is acquired and the point data in the consumer information storage unit is updated, the mail server 37 transmits an e-mail notifying that the point card 50 has been updated to the corresponding consumer terminal 70. . As a result, the consumer can know that the points have been updated by e-mail, so that he / she can access the point card system 10 to check the state of the point card 50 and stimulate the consumer's willingness to earn points. Can do.

  The participating company registration unit 38 receives the data input from the linked sites and stores it in the participating company information storage unit 22 as a database associated with the participating company. In addition, when the participating company registration unit 38 receives information sufficient for registration of the participating company and the registration as the participating company is completed, the participating company registration unit 38 authenticates that the company participates in the point card system 10. Notify the company of information such as keys and passwords. This notification is made via a site linked to the participating company registration unit 38, electronic mail via the mail server 37, or the fax server 41.

  The consumer registration unit 40 receives information input from a linked site and stores it in the consumer information storage unit 26. In addition, when the consumer registration unit 40 receives information sufficient for consumer registration and the consumer registration is completed, the consumer registration unit 40 verifies that the consumer uses the point card system and an authentication key and password. Inform consumers of information such as the number of issued point cards. This notification is made via a site linked to the consumer registration unit 40, electronic mail via the mail server 37, or the fax server 41.

  When the encryption point processing unit 42 has previously introduced a program capable of issuing an encrypted receipt including the encrypted information of the newly acquired points on the POS terminal in the actual store of the participating company. The information of the encrypted receipt issued by the POS terminal is received from the consumer's terminal and processed so as to obtain the consumer's points. Therefore, even in the case of a POS terminal that cannot send information to the point card system 10 or when the consumer does not carry the terminal, the consumer receives an encrypted receipt using the encryption program installed in the POS terminal. By receiving and reflecting the encrypted information on the point card system 10 via the consumer's terminal 70, participation in the point card system 10 becomes possible.

1.2 Operation Next, a general flow when the point card system 10 of the present embodiment is used will be described.

  First, a company that intends to use the point card system 10 accesses a site linked to the participating company registration unit 38 of the point card system 10 via the Internet, and inputs data as shown in FIG. 4, for example. Examples of input data include a company name, address, type of business, person in charge, e-mail address, URL of the company's home page, telephone number, fax number, store information of the company, information on linked products, and the like. . This data is stored in the aforementioned participating company information storage unit 22 as a database associated with the participating company. When this registration is completed, the company is given an authentication key and password that enables access as a participating company to the point card system 10 by the participating company registration unit 38, and the registration site, mail server 37, or The participating company is notified via the fax server 41 or the like.

  Next, the registered participating company inputs an authentication key and a password, accesses the site linked to the point card system 10 as a participating company, and constructs the point card 50 of the company, for example, Data as shown in FIG. 5 is input. Examples of input data include a point card type, a point grant method, a point graph display method (stamp symbol type), a game type included in a point card, a point full score, a point fraction processing method, and a game execution timing. , Game win / loss (winning) probability, full-time winning prize, game winning prize, prize payment method, expiration date, privilege point granting condition, card design, operation start date, and the like. These data are stored in the design information storage unit. Then, when the point card image generation unit 31 can generate the sample image of the point card 50 based on these data, the point card system 10 confirms that the construction of the point card 50 is completed from the mail server 37. An e-mail to be notified is transmitted together with a sample of the point card 50.

  Next, when the participating company that has completed the construction of the point card places an order for the point card 50, it accesses a site linked to the point card purchase processing unit 32 of the point card system 10 and the number of the point card 50 to be newly purchased. Alternatively, the total number of points is input to the point card purchase processing unit 32. Then, the point card image generation unit 31 can newly generate the point card images of the participating companies up to the number or the total number of points input to the point card purchase processing unit 32. In this way, the participating companies can purchase the virtual point card 50 by the required number or the total number of points input to the point card purchase processing unit 32.

  When the participating company constructs the point card 50 as described above and purchases the virtual point card 50 by the desired number or the total number of points, the consumer who uses the participating company receives points of the participating company. It becomes possible to participate in the card. That is, a consumer who wishes to use the point card 50 of the participating company accesses the site linked to the consumer registration unit 40 of the point card system 10 and enters the predetermined items to the point card system 10. Register. The point card system 10 is linked to the homepage of the registered company, and a site linked to the consumer registration unit 40 can also be accessed via the homepage of the registered company. The information input to the consumer registration unit 40 includes, for example, the consumer's name, address, and e-mail address. When the registration of the consumer to the point card is completed in this way, the consumer is given an authentication key and password by the consumer registration unit 40 that enables the consumer to access the point card system 10. In addition to the URL of the virtual point card, the consumer is notified via the registration site, the mail server 37, or the fax server 41.

  In this way, when the registration of the consumer is completed, the consumer can earn points by, for example, purchasing a product or visiting a store on the Internet or an actual store. In purchasing products on the Internet, for example, an authentication key as a consumer of the point card system 10 in the participating company is input at an Internet site when purchasing products. As a result, points due to product purchases or visits are stored in the consumer information storage unit 26 of the point card system 10.

  When purchasing a product or visiting a store in an actual store, for example, the POS information processing unit 34 inputs the authentication key of the consumer at the POS terminal 61 of the participating company connected to the point card system 10 so that the POS information processing unit 34 has the authentication key. And points such as product purchases are received, and points for the product purchases and store visits are stored in the consumer information storage unit 26 of the point card system 10.

  In addition, when a consumer purchases a product or gives a point by visiting the store, the consumer has a portable terminal 70 such as a mobile phone or PDA having a wireless communication function such as an infrared communication function, and the POS terminal has an infrared communication function. In this case, the authentication key of the consumer can be more easily transferred to the POS terminal 61 by a wireless communication function such as infrared communication. Further, the wireless communication function of the consumer terminal 70 and the POS terminal 61 is not limited to the infrared communication function, and may be based on normal radio waves. On the other hand, the download of the wireless processing program to the consumer's terminal 70 can be performed via the Internet from the wireless program providing unit 35 of the point card system 10 as described above. Accordingly, for example, a consumer terminal 70 having an infrared communication function can wirelessly exchange information with a POS terminal 61 having an infrared communication function in an actual store of a participating company.

  In a store of a participating company having a POS terminal that is not connected to the point card system 10, the points acquired by the consumer can be reflected in the point card system 10 as follows. That is, a program that makes it possible to issue an encrypted receipt including the newly acquired points as encrypted information to such a POS terminal in advance. The POS terminal 61 issues an encrypted receipt including information obtained by encrypting the newly acquired points when the consumer acquires points by purchasing a product. The consumer who has received the encrypted receipt inputs the encrypted information (for example, consisting of letters and numbers) from the consumer's terminal 70 at a site linked to the reward card system 10, whereby the reward card system 10 The encryption point processing unit 42 processes the encryption and stores it in the consumer information storage unit 26 as the consumer's points.

  Note that this encrypted information does not necessarily have to consist of letters and numbers. For example, the encrypted information is printed on a receipt as a barcode or a special pattern, is captured by a consumer terminal 70 such as a camera attached to a mobile phone, and sent to the point card system 10, and the encryption point processing unit The encryption may be processed and stored in the consumer information storage unit 26 as the consumer's points.

  When the point data of the consumer's point card 50 is updated in the consumer information storage unit 26 due to the consumer's purchase or visit to the store, an email indicating that the point card 50 has been updated is sent to the consumer's point card 50. Sent to the terminal via the mail server. At that time, a URL for accessing the consumer's point card 50 may be transmitted as a part of the e-mail.

  In order for the consumer to check the state of the point card 50, the URL of the point card 50 notified from the consumer registration unit 40 is accessed by an e-mail in which the point data is updated or at the time of consumer registration, Enter the consumer's authentication key and password. As a result, the point card image generation unit 31 generates the virtual point card 50 of the consumer, and enables it to be displayed on the terminal of the consumer. As shown in FIG. 3 and described above, the image of the point card 50 includes the image of the graph 51 corresponding to the points and the image of the game 54 executed corresponding to the number of acquired points.

  FIGS. 6A, 6B, and 6C are diagrams showing a point card that changes as points are acquired. That is, in this example, a heart-shaped stamp mark increases as a graph corresponding to the acquired points, and every time 10 stamp marks are accumulated, the type of bingo game mark is automatically selected and one of the squares. It is going to be added to. FIG. 6B shows that the area where the heart-shaped stamp is displayed is accumulated until it is full, and the “7” mark is in an obliquely aligned state in the bingo game. As a result, in this example of the point card, the usage right of 500 yen due to the full heart-shaped stamp and the usage right of 10,000 yen due to the "7" mark being gathered in the bingo game total 10 , 500 yen is given to the consumer in the remaining amount column. The given usage right can be used by the consumer like a prepaid card. In FIG. 6C, the consumer uses this usage right sequentially, and the remaining amount is 0, Indicates that the usage rights have been used up.

  On the other hand, participating companies of the point card system 10 can access the point card system 10 and obtain information on purchase status and store visit status by each consumer who uses the participating company. More specifically, when the participating company requests consumer information via a site linked to the point card system 10, the usage information providing unit 33 responds accordingly to the information stored in the consumer information storage unit 26. It is possible to provide the participating companies with information on the purchase status and store visit status by each consumer who uses the participating companies. For example, the usage information providing unit 33 can provide a consumer's purchase history, store visit history, point acquisition history, or the like, or provide information obtained by statistically processing the status of the entire consumer.

1.3 Program Further, the point card system 10 including the above-described functional blocks can be realized by operating a computer system having appropriate hardware by a program that functions as each functional block. Such a program is recorded on, for example, a hard disk as a computer-readable recording medium, and is read and executed by a computer system.

  Furthermore, these programs are stored in other computer-readable recording media such as CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, magneto-optical disk, magnetic disk, flash memory, magnetic tape, etc. It is also possible to record, store, and circulate, read out when necessary, and operate on a computer system equipped with appropriate hardware for use.

1.4 Effects of the First Embodiment According to the present embodiment, the point card image generation unit 31 of the point card system 10 uses the image information of the point card 50 including the image of the game executed in accordance with the number of acquired points. Can be generated and displayed on the terminal 70 of the consumer. Thus, by displaying the game executed corresponding to the number of acquired points on the point card 50, the consumer is interested in the progress of the game and can enjoy the point acquisition. As a result, it is possible to increase the willingness to purchase and visit the store to earn points.

  In addition, the participating company of the point card system 10 provides the point card system 10 with information on the participating company, design information of the point card 50, and the like, so that the point card 50 on the computer network for the participating company is provided. Can be realized. Therefore, the participating companies in the point card system 10 can realize the point card system on the network with much less investment than in the case of performing it independently.

2. <Second Embodiment>
The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the following points. The other points are the same as in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the point card system 11 according to the present embodiment. In the point card system 11 of the present embodiment, the consumer information storage unit 27 is a storage unit 20A somewhat different from that of the first embodiment, and a terminal program providing unit 45 is added to the processing unit 30A. Has been.

  The consumer information storage unit 27 associates information regarding consumers who use the participating company's point card 50 and point data at the time of updating the consumer's point card 50 with each participating company and each consumer. Store as a database.

  The terminal program providing unit 45 is provided as a part of the processing unit 30A, and enables the terminal card image information corresponding to the point card 50 corresponding to the point card 50 to be updated at the time of updating the point card 50 and thereafter to be displayed on the consumer terminal 70. The program can be downloaded and executed by the consumer's terminal 70 via the computer network. The terminal program includes consumption information obtained by using information stored in the participating company information storage unit 22, information stored in the design information storage unit 24, and information stored in the consumer information storage unit 27. Also included is data for generating an image when the point card 50 is updated, including an image of a graph corresponding to the number of points earned by the consumer and an image of a game executed corresponding to the number of points earned by the consumer Yes.

  In addition, when the point card 50 reaches a predetermined condition and the consumer selects to update, the terminal program issues an update request for the point card 50 to the point card system 11, and the point data at that time is transmitted to the consumer. This is transmitted to the information storage unit 27. The point card 10 reaches a predetermined condition when, for example, the point stamp is full as in the example shown in FIG. In this way, the point card system 11 and the terminal program can synchronize data every time the point card 50 is updated.

  In the point card system 11 of the present embodiment, the terminal program is downloaded to the consumer's terminal 70 to access the point card system 11 and update the point card 50 until the next update. The user's terminal 70 can accumulate points without accessing the Internet and display the corresponding point card 50. Therefore, compared with the case where the consumer's terminal 70 is accessed to the Internet every time in order to display the point card 50, the consumer can use the point card 50 easily.

3. <Third embodiment>
3.1 Overall Configuration FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating the overall configuration of the third embodiment. As shown in this figure, the overall configuration of the present embodiment includes a point card program supply system 80, a server 60 of a participating company operating as a point card system, and a consumer terminal 70. The point card program supply system 80, the participating company server 60, and the consumer terminal 70 are each connected to a computer network such as the Internet. The computer network is not limited to the normal Internet, and may be WAN, LAN, VPN, or the like.

  Alternatively, as long as the server 60 of the participating company operating as a point card system is connected to the Internet, the point card program supply system does not necessarily have to be connected to the Internet. The server 60 may be connected by WAN, LAN, VPN, or a dedicated line.

  In such a configuration, the point card program supply system 80 supplies the point card program to the computer system of the participating company, for example, the server 60. As a result, the server 60 of the participating company operating as a point card system connected a virtual point card reflecting the points accumulated by purchasing or visiting a product or service at the Internet or in a real store to the Internet. Provided to the consumer's terminal 61.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the point card program supply system 80. The point card program supply system 80 is realized by operating a computer system including a storage device, an arithmetic device, an input / output device, and the like according to a program, and functionally includes a storage unit 20B and a processing unit 30B as shown in FIG. It is comprised including. And the memory | storage part 20B comprised using a memory | storage device is comprised including the program memory | storage part 21B, the participating company information memory | storage part 22B, and the design information memory | storage part 24B. The processing unit 30B includes a point card purchase processing unit 32B, a web server 36B, a mail server 37B, a participating company registration unit 38B, a fax server 41B, and a program providing unit 82.

  The program storage unit 21B stores a program that causes the computer system to perform the operation of each unit of the processing unit 30B described above.

  The participating company information storage unit 22B stores information on participating companies of the point card program supply system 80 as a database associated with each participating company. The information stored in the participating company information storage unit 22B includes, for example, the company name, representative name, address, type of business, person in charge, department of the person in charge, e-mail address of the person in charge of the company, Information such as a URL, a telephone number, a fax number, an authentication key and password certifying that the company is a participating company of the point card program supply system, and transaction contract conditions are included.

  The design information storage unit 24B stores the point card design information of each participating company as a database associated with each participating company. Examples of information stored in the design information storage unit 24 include a point card type, a point storage destination, a point grant method, a point graph display method (stamp symbol type), a game type included in the point card, and points. Point score processing method, game execution timing, game win / loss (winning) probability, full score winnings, game winnings, prize payment method, expiry date, privilege point granting conditions, card design, operation start date, Information such as the application completion date, the number of orders received, or the total number of points is included.

  Next, each unit of the processing unit 30B of the point card program supply system 80 will be described.

  The point card purchase processing unit 32B enables input of the point card design information and the number of points that can be issued or the total number of points in the point card program newly purchased by the participating company of the point card program supply system 80 via the computer network.

  The participating company registration unit 38B receives data input from a site linked to the participating company registration unit 38B of the point card program supply system 80, and stores the data as a database associated with the participating company in the participating company information storage unit 22B. In addition, when the participating company registration unit 38B receives sufficient information for registration of the participating company and the registration as the participating company is completed, the participating company registration unit 38B authenticates the company that participates in the point card system. And notify the company of information such as passwords. This notification is performed via a site linked to the participating company registration unit 38B, an electronic mail via the mail server 37B, or a fax server 41B.

  FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a server 60 of a participating company that operates as a point card system by introducing a point card program from the point card program supply system 80. This point card system includes a storage unit 20C and a processing unit 30C as shown in FIG. The storage unit 20C configured using the storage device includes a program storage unit 21C and a consumer information storage unit 26C. The processing unit 30C includes a point card image generating unit 31C, a usage information providing unit 33C, a POS information processing unit 34C, a wireless program providing unit 35C, a web server 36C, a mail server 37C, a fax server 41C, a consumer registration unit 40C, And an encryption point processing unit 42C.

  The program storage unit 21C stores a program that causes the computer system, which is the server 60 of the participating company, to perform the operation of each unit of the processing unit 30C described above.

  The consumer information storage unit 26C stores information about consumers who use the point cards of participating companies and the point data of the consumers as a database associated with each consumer. The information stored in the consumer information storage unit 26 is the same as that of the consumer information storage unit 26 in the first embodiment.

  Next, each part of the processing unit 30C in the server 60 of the participating company that operates as a point card system will be described.

  In the point card program supply system 80, the point card image generation unit 31C includes information stored in the participating company information storage unit 22B, information stored in the design information storage unit 24B, and a consumer information storage unit of the point card system. Using the information stored in at least one of 26C, a point card including a graphic display image corresponding to the points earned by the consumer and a game image implemented corresponding to the number of earned points Generate an image of Thereby, for example, a point card image similar to that shown in FIG. 3 in the first embodiment can be generated.

  Using information stored in the consumer information storage unit C, the usage information providing unit 33C participates in information regarding purchase status and store visit status by each consumer who uses the participating company, as in the first embodiment. It can be provided to companies.

  The POS information processing unit 34C receives and processes information from the POS terminal 61 of the actual store of the participating company. The POS information processing unit 34C can receive, from the POS terminal 61, for example, an authentication key of a consumer participating in the point card system that has visited the store, details of sales, and the like. For example, the information received by the POS information processing unit 34C from the POS terminal 61 includes information on consumers participating in the point card system, purchase information, store visit information, etc. It is not necessary for a person to input such information via his / her terminal 70.

  Similarly to the case of the first embodiment, the wireless program providing unit 35C can download a wireless processing program to a consumer's terminal via the Internet. This wireless processing program can operate a consumer terminal having a wireless communication function and a POS terminal having a wireless communication function of an actual store of a participating company in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

  The web server 36C enables consumers participating in the point card system to refer to the virtual point card on the Internet WWW.

  When a new point is acquired and the point data in the consumer information storage unit is updated, the mail server 37C transmits an e-mail notifying that the point card has been updated to the corresponding consumer terminal. This allows consumers to know that their points have been updated via e-mail, so they can access this loyalty card system and check the status of the loyalty card, stimulating consumers' willingness to earn points. it can.

  The consumer registration unit 40C receives information input from a site linked to the consumer registration unit 40C of the point card system, and stores it in the consumer information storage unit 26C. In addition, when the consumer registration unit 40C receives information sufficient for consumer registration and the consumer registration is completed, the consumer registration unit 40C has an authentication key and password that proves that the consumer uses the point card system. Inform consumers of information such as the number of issued point cards. This notification is performed via a site linked to the consumer registration unit 40C, an electronic mail via the mail server 37C, or a fax server 41C.

  When the encryption point processing unit 42C has previously introduced a program capable of issuing an encrypted receipt including the encrypted information of the newly acquired points on the POS terminal of the participating company's actual store. The information of the encrypted receipt issued by the POS terminal is received from the consumer's terminal and processed so as to obtain the consumer's points. Therefore, even in the case of a POS terminal that cannot send information to the point card system, the consumer receives an encrypted receipt using the encryption program installed in the POS terminal, and the encrypted information is received by the consumer. By reflecting on the point card system 10 via the terminal 70, participation in the point card system 10 becomes possible.

3.2 Operation Next, a general flow when using the point card system of the third embodiment will be described.

  First, a company that intends to use the point card program supply system 80 accesses a site linked to the participating company registration unit 38B of the point card program supply system 80 via the Internet and inputs necessary data. Examples of input data include a company name, address, type of business, person in charge, e-mail address, URL of the company's home page, telephone number, fax number, store information of the company, information on linked products, and the like. . This data is stored in the above-described participating company information storage unit 22B as a database associated with the participating company. When this registration is completed, the participating company registration unit 38B is given an authentication key and a password that enables access as a participating company to the point card program supply system 80, and the registration site, mail server 37B Or the participating company is notified via the fax server 41B or the like.

  Next, the registered participating company inputs an authentication key and a password, accesses the site linked to the point card program supply system 80 as a participating company, and constructs the point card of the company. Enter the necessary data. The input data is the same as the example given in the first embodiment. The input data is stored in the design information storage unit 24B. When the point card sample image can be generated based on these data, the point card program supply system 80 sends an e-mail notifying that the construction of the point card is completed from the mail server 37B to the point card. Send along with samples.

  Next, when a participating company that has already built a point card orders a point card, it accesses a site linked to the point card purchase processing unit 32B of the point card program supply system 80, and the number of point cards to be newly purchased. Alternatively, the total number of points is input to the point card purchase processing unit 32B via the site.

  Then, the program providing unit 82 downloads a program that makes it possible to implement the point card system in the participating company's server 60 to the participating company's computer system via the computer network, and enables execution.

  When the program is executed, the point card image generation unit 31C can newly generate point card images of the participating companies up to the number of points or the total number of points input to the point card purchase processing unit 32B. . In this way, the participating company can purchase a program that can issue virtual point cards by the required number or the total number of points input to the point card purchase processing unit 32B.

  When the participating company constructs a point card as described above, purchases a program that can issue virtual point cards for the desired number or the total number of points, and executes the program, the consumer who uses the participating company Can participate in the point card of the participating company. That is, a consumer who wishes to use the point card of the participating company accesses a site linked to the consumer registration unit 40C of the computer system 60 of the participating company that operates as a point card system, and inputs predetermined items. Registration to the point card system. The point card system is linked to the homepage of the registered company, and a site linked to the consumer registration unit 40C can also be accessed via the homepage of the registered company. The information input to the consumer registration unit 40 includes, for example, the consumer's name, address, and e-mail address. When the registration of the consumer to the point card is completed in this way, the consumer is given an authentication key and password by the consumer registration unit 40C that enables the consumer to access the point card system 10. In addition to the URL of the virtual point card, the consumer is notified via the registration site, the mail server 37C, or the fax server 41C.

  In this way, when the registration of the consumer is completed, the consumer can earn points by, for example, purchasing a product or visiting a store on the Internet or an actual store. In the case of purchasing a product on the Internet, for example, an authentication key as a consumer of a point card system in the participating company is input at an Internet site when purchasing the product. As a result, points due to product purchases or store visits are stored in the consumer information storage unit 26C of the point card system.

  When purchasing goods or visiting customers in actual stores, for example, the POS information processing unit 34C inputs the authentication key of the consumer at the POS terminal 61 of the participating company connected to the point card system, so that the POS information processing unit 34C Information such as product purchase is received, and points for the product purchase or store visit are stored in the consumer information storage unit 26C of the point card system.

  In addition, when a consumer purchases a product or gives a point by visiting the store, the consumer has a portable terminal 70 such as a mobile phone or PDA having a wireless communication function such as an infrared communication function, and the POS terminal 61 has an infrared communication function. In this case, as in the case of the first embodiment, the authentication key of the consumer can be more easily transferred to the POS terminal 61 by a wireless communication function such as infrared communication.

  In a store of a participating company having a POS terminal that is not connected to the point card system, the points acquired by the consumer can be reflected in the point card system as follows. That is, a program that makes it possible to issue an encrypted receipt including the newly acquired points as encrypted information to such a POS terminal in advance. The POS issues an encrypted receipt including information obtained by encrypting the newly acquired point when the consumer acquires the point by purchasing the product. The consumer who receives the encrypted receipt inputs the encrypted information (for example, consisting of letters and numbers) from the consumer's terminal at a site linked to the point card system, thereby encrypting the point card system. The point processing unit 42C processes the cipher and stores it in the consumer information storage unit 26C as the consumer's points. Note that the encrypted information does not necessarily have to be composed of letters and numbers, as in the first embodiment.

  When the point data of the consumer's point card is updated in the consumer information storage unit 26C due to the consumer's purchase or visit to the store, an e-mail indicating that the point card has been updated is sent to the consumer's terminal. Sent via mail server. At that time, the URL of the consumer's point card may be transmitted as part of the e-mail.

  In order for the consumer to confirm the point card, the consumer accesses the point card URL notified from the consumer registration unit 40C by e-mail with updated point data or at the time of consumer registration. Enter the authentication key and password. As a result, the point card image generation unit 31C generates the virtual point card of the consumer, and enables it to be displayed on the terminal of the consumer. As in the case of the first embodiment, the image of the point card includes an image of a graph corresponding to the points and an image of a game executed corresponding to the number of acquired points.

  On the other hand, the participating company to the point card system accesses the point card system and, as in the case of the first embodiment, purchase status and visit by each consumer who uses the participating company provided by the usage information providing unit 33C. Information about the situation can be obtained.

3.3 Program Further, the point card program supply system 80 including the above-described functional blocks can be realized by operating a computer system having appropriate hardware according to a program that functions as each functional block. Such a program is recorded on, for example, a hard disk as a computer-readable recording medium, and is read and executed by a computer system.

  Furthermore, these programs are stored in other computer-readable recording media such as CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, magneto-optical disk, magnetic disk, flash memory, magnetic tape, etc. It is also possible to record, store, and circulate, read out when necessary, and operate on a computer system equipped with appropriate hardware for use.

3.4 Effects of the Third Embodiment In the point card program supply system 80 of the third embodiment, the point card image information of the point card is purchased by causing the server 60 of the participating company to download the program via the computer network. The point card system that can generate up to the number of sheets or the total number of points input to the processing unit 32B can be realized in the server 60 of the participating company.

  In addition, the program provided by the point card program supply system 80 of the present embodiment generates a point card image including an image of a game executed in accordance with the number of acquired points in the participating company's server 60, and displays the image. It is possible to display on the terminal 70 of the consumer. In this way, since the game executed in accordance with the number of points acquired is displayed on the point card, the consumer is interested in the progress of the game and can enjoy the point acquisition, leading to the point acquisition. It can increase the willingness to purchase and visit.

4). <Modification>
4.1 In each of the above-described embodiments, an example of a point card in which the points cannot be used until the points are accumulated by purchasing a product or visiting the store is shown. However, the point card may be a prepaid point card in which a consumer purchases points in advance, and may be a type of point card from which benefits can be obtained by merchandise purchase or visit to the store.
FIGS. 12A, 12B, and 12C are diagrams showing examples of such prepaid point cards. That is, in this example, the consumer first purchases this card including the right to shop for 5500 yen, and the type of the bingo game mark is automatically selected for each use of the predetermined amount, and any of the squares is selected. It has been added to the crab. FIG. 12B shows that the bingo game has been completed and “7” marks are in an obliquely aligned state. As a result, in this example of the point card, the number in the remaining amount column indicates that the consumer has been given the right to use 2,000 yen due to the “7” mark being prepared in the bingo game. The given usage right can be used by the consumer like a prepaid card. In FIG. 12C, the consumer uses this usage right in sequence, and the remaining amount is 0. Indicates that the usage rights have been used up.

  4.2 In each of the embodiments described above, an example is shown in which a point card on the Internet is realized by a server of a participating company in cooperation with a computer system of a point card system or a computer system of a point card program supply system. . However, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the point card system 14 can be realized by a single computer system as in the case where one company or a group of companies operates a single point card system. The point card system 14 in this case can be realized by a configuration substantially similar to the point card system 10 of the first embodiment, but as shown in FIG. 14, the participating company information storage unit 22 and the participating companies in the first embodiment mobile phone The registration unit 38 becomes unnecessary.

  4.3 In each of the above-described embodiments, an example of a bingo game is shown as a game executed in accordance with the number of acquired points in the point card image generated by the point card image generation unit. However, the game that is included in the image of the point card generated by the point card image generation unit and is executed according to the number of points earned is not limited to the bingo game, but it is similar to a Janken game or a slot machine between the point card system and the consumer. Any game that can be represented as an image, such as a game imitating a dart, a game imitating a dart, a game imitating a roulette, or a game imitating a scratch, may be used.

  4.4 In each of the above-described embodiments, the computer system and the server are functional units to be serviced, and hardware including one computer may be configured to include a plurality of computer systems or servers. The system or each server may be configured by hardware including one or a plurality of computers.

  4.5 The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention or within the equivalent scope of the claims.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the whole structure of 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the point card system concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the image of the point card which the point card image generation part produced | generated. It is a figure which shows the example of the data input from the site cooperated with a participating company registration part. It is a figure which shows the example of the data which a participating company inputs in order to construct | assemble a point card. (A), (B), and (C) are figures which show the point card which changes by point acquisition etc. FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the whole structure of 2nd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the point card system concerning 2nd Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the whole structure of 3rd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of a point card program supply system. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the server of the participating company which operate | moves as a point card system. (A), (B), and (C) are diagrams showing examples of prepaid point cards. It is a schematic diagram which shows the whole structure of the modification which implement | achieved the point card system with one computer system. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the point card system of a modification.

Explanation of symbols

10, 11, 14 Point card system 21, 21B, 21C, 21E Program storage unit 22, 22B Participating company information storage unit 24, 24B, 24E Design information storage unit 26, 26C, 26E, 27 Consumer information storage unit 31, 31C , 31E Point card image generation unit 32, 32B, 32E Point card purchase processing unit 33, 33C, 33E Usage information providing unit 34, 34C, 34E POS information processing unit 35, 35B, 35C, 35E Wireless program providing unit 36, 36C, 36E Web server 37, 37B, 37C, 37E Mail server 38, 38B Participating company registration unit 40, 40C, 40E Consumer registration unit 41, 41B, 41C, 41E Fax server 42, 42C, 42E Encryption point processing unit 45 For terminals Program providing department 50 poi Tokado 51 Graph 54 games 60 server 61 POS terminals 70 consumer terminal 80 point card program providing system 82 program providing unit participating companies

Claims (16)

A point that is connected to a computer network and provides a virtual loyalty card to a consumer terminal connected to the computer network that reflects points accumulated by purchasing or visiting goods or services on the network or in an actual store A card system,
Participating company information storage unit for storing information on participating companies of the point card system;
A design information storage unit for storing design information of the point cards of the participating companies;
A consumer information storage unit for storing information on consumers who use the participating company's point cards and point data of the consumers;
Using at least one of the information stored in the participating company information storage unit, the information stored in the design information storage unit, and the information stored in the consumer information storage unit, the number of points earned by the consumer A point card image generating unit that generates an image of a point card including an image of a game executed in response to the image and that can be displayed on the consumer's terminal;
With point card system. In claim 1,
A point card purchase processing unit that allows the number of point cards newly purchased by the participating companies or the total number of points to be input via the computer network;
The point card image generating unit is capable of newly generating point card images of the participating companies up to the number of points or the total number of points input to the point card purchase processing unit. In claim 1 or 2,
A usage information providing unit that can provide information about purchase status and store visit status by each consumer using the participating company's point card to the participating company using information stored in the consumer information storage unit; Furthermore, it has a point card system. In any of claims 1 to 3,
A point card system further comprising a POS information processing unit that receives and processes information from a POS terminal of an actual store of the participating company via the computer network. In any of claims 1 to 4,
Downloading a wireless processing program that enables wireless exchange of information between a POS terminal and a consumer terminal of an actual store of the participating company to the consumer terminal via the computer network A point card system further comprising a wireless program providing unit that enables the program. In any of claims 1 to 3,
The information on the encrypted receipt issued by the POS terminal of the actual store of the participating company, in which the program capable of issuing the encrypted receipt including the encrypted information of the newly acquired point is introduced, A point card system further comprising an encryption point processing unit that receives and processes from a consumer terminal. A point card that is connected to a computer network and provides a virtual point card that reflects points accumulated by purchasing or visiting goods or services in the network or in a real store to a consumer terminal connected to the computer network A system,
A design information storage unit for storing design information of the point card;
A consumer information storage unit for storing information on consumers using the point card and point data of the consumers;
An image in which a game executed according to the number of points earned by the consumer is displayed using at least one of the information stored in the design information storage unit and the information stored in the consumer information storage unit A point card image generation unit for generating a point card image including
With point card system. In any one of Claims 1 thru | or 7,
The point card image generation unit generates a point card image further including an image of a graph display corresponding to the point, and enables the point card image to be displayed on the consumer terminal. In any of claims 1 to 8,
A point card system further comprising: a mail server that transmits an e-mail notifying that the point card has been updated to the corresponding consumer terminal based on the update of the point data in the consumer information storage unit. A point card that is connected to a computer network and provides a virtual point card that reflects points accumulated by purchasing or visiting goods or services in the network or in a real store to a consumer terminal connected to the computer network A system,
Participating company information storage unit for storing information on participating companies of the point card system;
A design information storage unit for storing design information of the point cards of the participating companies;
A consumer information storage unit for storing information on consumers using the participating company's point card and point data at the time of the consumer's point card update;
The number of points earned by the consumer using at least one of the information stored in the participating company information storage unit, the information stored in the design information storage unit, and the information stored in the consumer information storage unit Including data for generating an image at the time of the update of the point card including the image of the game executed in response to the image information of the consumer's point card corresponding to the time of the update and subsequent points acquisition A terminal program providing unit that allows a terminal program that can be displayed on the consumer terminal to be downloaded and executed by the consumer terminal via the computer network;
With point card system. In claim 10,
The terminal program makes a point card update request to the point card system when the point card reaches a predetermined condition and the consumer selects to update, and stores point data at that time in the consumer information storage Point card system configured to communicate to the department. In claim 10 or 11,
The terminal program providing unit uses at least one of information stored in the participating company information storage unit, information stored in the design information storage unit, and information stored in the consumer information storage unit. Generating an image at the time of the update of the point card including an image of a graph display corresponding to the number of points earned by the consumer and an image of a game executed corresponding to the number of points earned by the consumer A terminal program that includes data and that can display image information of the consumer's point card corresponding to the point acquisition at the time of the update and thereafter is displayed on the consumer's terminal via the computer network. A point card system that can be downloaded to a terminal and executed. A point card program that provides a virtual point card connected to a computer network to a consumer's terminal connected to the computer network that reflects the points accumulated by purchasing or visiting products or services on the network or in an actual store A point card program supply system for supplying to a computer system,
Participating company information storage unit for storing information on participating companies of the reward card program,
A point card purchase processing unit that allows the participation company to input the number of point cards newly purchased or the total number of points via the computer network;
A design information storage unit for storing design information of the point cards of the participating companies;
A program providing unit that allows a computer system of the participating company to download and execute a program that enables the point card system to be implemented in the computer system of the participating company;
The program is
A consumer information storage unit for storing information on consumers who use the participating company's point cards and point data of the consumers;
Image information of a point card including an image of a game executed corresponding to the number of acquired points using at least one of information stored in the participating company information storage unit and information stored in the design information storage unit A point card image generation unit that can generate up to the number of points or the total number of points input to the point card purchase processing unit,
A point card system comprising: a computer system of the participating company;
Point card program supply system. In claim 13,
The point card image generation unit of the point card system that enables the program to be realized in the computer system of the participating company includes information stored in the participating company information storage unit and information stored in the design information storage unit. Using at least one of the above, the image information of the point card including the image of the graph display corresponding to the number of points earned by the consumer and the image of the game executed corresponding to the number of points earned by the consumer A point card program supply system capable of generating up to the number of points or the total number of points input to the point card purchase processing unit. A program for realizing the point card system according to any one of claims 1 to 12 by a computer system. The program which implement | achieves the point card program supply system of Claim 13 or 14 by a computer system.

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