JP2006335438A - Gas station system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To apply a low unit price of fuel even if settling the payment of a fuel charge by a credit card in a gas station system. <P>SOLUTION: The gas station system is equipped with a control device 11 which controls the settlement for paying by at least a credit card for purchasing fuel oil, and the settlement for paying by the balance of a fueling card P, and a unit price storage part 30 which stores a credit card settlement unit price corresponding to the credit card, and stores the fueling card settlement unit price corresponding to the fueling card. When the settlement for paying by the credit card and the fueling card P is put in, the amount of payment is calculated based on lower one of the two unit prices of settlement to be read out by comparing the unit prices of settlement. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gas station system.

  In recent years, by refueling with so-called refueling cards, it may be possible to refuel at a refueling unit price for a refueling card that is lower than the refueling unit price for a credit card. You can receive benefits such as. Even in the case of payment by credit card, there is a demand for providing a service such as a cheaper refueling unit price and point grants similar to the case of refueling with a refueling card, for example, for repeat customers.

There are the following prior arts for calculating the refueling unit price.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-329896 discloses a system in which a customer selects any one of a payment method of advance sales, advance sales, or cash, and reads a sales unit price corresponding to the payment method from a unit price storage means. .
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-86569 discloses a system in which a unit price rank is recorded on a fuel card and a unit price is read from a unit price table in accordance with the unit price rank of the fuel card.

JP-A-10-329896 (Claims) JP-A-9-86569 (Claims)

  However, in the prior art, the unit price of oil supply is uniformly determined according to the means for paying the fuel charge. In other words, when a vehicle is filled with oil or light oil or other liquid oil at a gas station, if the refueling fee is settled with a credit card, it will be refueled at the refueling unit price for the credit card registered in advance in the POS or the like Become. Therefore, if the refueling unit price for the refueling card is lower than the refueling unit price for the credit card, the credit card customer must pay at a higher unit price.

The main object of the present invention is to make it possible to apply a low-cost refueling unit price even when a refueling fee is settled by credit card in a gas station system.
Another object of the present invention is to allow a customer to receive various benefits by accumulating points on the refueling card even when the refueling fee is settled by credit card.

  In order to achieve the above object, a gas station system of the present invention is a gas station system including a fueling device having a fueling pump, a flow meter for metering a fueling amount, and a fueling nozzle for fueling. A refueling schedule information input means for inputting refueling schedule information including a refueling amount or a refueling amount, a money identifying means for identifying money put in for refueling, a prepaid advance amount and / or About the fuel card reader / writer that reads and writes the information of the fuel card that can store the balance obtained by subtracting the purchase amount from the amount of money, the credit card reader that reads the information of the credit card, and the purchase of fuel oil, at least, A control device for controlling payment for payment with a credit card and payment for payment with the balance of the refueling card; A credit card settlement unit price corresponding to each fuel oil type, and a unit price storage unit for storing a fuel card settlement unit price corresponding to the fuel card for each fuel oil type. When the payment is made by paying with the credit card and the refueling card is not inserted, the credit card settlement unit price is read from the unit price storage unit, and the read credit card settlement When the payment amount is calculated based on the unit price, payment is made by paying with the credit card, and the refueling card is inserted, the credit card settlement unit price and the refueling card settlement unit price Is read out from the unit price storage unit, and the read out unit prices are compared with each other. Or cheap to calculate the payment amount based on the person, and to control by the control device.

  According to the present invention, when a refueling card is inserted even by payment by credit card settlement, since it is a repeat customer, a cheap unit price can be applied to such a customer. That is, when the refueling card settlement unit price is lower than the credit settlement unit price, even a credit card customer can apply a cheaper refueling card settlement unit price.

  In the present invention, the refueling card is a so-called prepaid card capable of storing a prepaid amount and / or a balance obtained by subtracting the purchase amount from the amount of money, and capable of paying the refueling fee using the balance, Includes a point card that prints and stores points according to the amount of oil and the amount of refueling, and a card that includes both functions. A plate-like storage medium such as a rewrite card that can rewrite the print every time can be used.

  Further, in the gas station system of the present invention, an unused fuel card is stocked, and further provided with a card issuing machine capable of issuing a fuel card, payment is made by settlement with the credit card, and When the refueling card is not inserted, control may be performed by the control device so that a new refueling card can be created.

  In this way, an unused refueling card is stocked and a card issuing machine that can issue a refueling card is further provided, so it is possible to provide a refueling card to credit card customers who do not hold a refueling card, and from the next refueling Since a cheap settlement unit price can be applied, such a credit card customer can be expected to be a repeat customer.

  In the gas station system according to an aspect of the present invention, the unit price storage unit includes a first fueling card settlement unit price and a second fueling card that is lower than the first fueling card settlement unit price as the fueling card settlement unit price. A settlement unit price is stored, and a customer information storage unit is provided for storing unit price application information for each of the refueling cards for each refueling card. If the refueling card is inserted and the refueling card is inserted, the credit card settlement unit price and the first or second refueling card settlement unit price corresponding to the unit price application information of the inserted refueling card are calculated. Payment is made based on whichever one of the read settlement unit prices is lower, by reading from the unit price storage unit and comparing the read settlement unit prices. To calculate the, it is controlled.

  In this case, since a plurality of refueling card settlement unit prices are provided, the vertical relationship between unit prices is further complicated. For example, the first refueling card settlement unit price may be higher than the credit card settlement unit price, but the second refueling card settlement unit price may be lower than the credit card settlement unit price. In this case, the customer can decide whether the refueling card settlement unit price or the credit card settlement unit price is lower depending on the customer, but by applying the cheaper one by comparing the two settlement unit prices, it is always possible to apply a cheaper settlement unit price.

In this aspect, it is preferable that the customer information storage unit is provided in the refueling card.
In this way, it is not necessary to store a large amount of customer data by refueling cards issued in large numbers on the device side. As a result, it becomes necessary to provide a large-capacity memory for storing customer data, and the settlement process can be speeded up.

Moreover, in this aspect, it is preferable that a printing area in which unit price application information for each refueling card stored in the customer information storage unit is printed is provided in the refueling card.
In this way, the customer can confirm in advance whether or not the unit price is discounted by visually recognizing the unit price application information printed on the refueling card.

In addition, in this aspect, even when the payment is made with the credit card and the payment is made, the point corresponding to the amount of payment is determined on the condition that the refueling card is inserted or created. It is preferable to be controlled so as to be stored in the storage area.
In this way, if a refueling card is inserted or created even with payment by credit card payment, it is expected that the customer will be a repeat customer or a future repeat customer, and points will also be given to such customers The credit card customer can also receive various benefits. Even credit card customers can expect to return to the store by giving points. The predetermined storage area may be the customer information storage unit.

  The gas station system according to the present invention further includes a card issuing machine that stocks the fuel card and can issue the fuel card, and the control device pays for the purchase of the fuel oil with the credit card and pays the price. In addition to the settlement of payment and the settlement of payment for the balance of the refueling card, at least the settlement of payment for money and the settlement of payment for both the balance and money of the refueling card are controlled. In the unit price storage unit, type information of a plurality of types of credit cards and a plurality of credit card settlement unit prices corresponding to the plurality of types of credit cards are stored in association with each other for each type of fuel oil. Paying with the balance of the refueling card and paying with both the balance and money of the refueling card. When performing, the control unit controls to read out the refueling card settlement unit price from the unit price storage unit and calculate a payment amount based on the read out refueling card settlement unit price. When the payment is made and the refueling card is not inserted, the credit card settlement unit price corresponding to the type of the inserted credit card is read from the unit price storage unit, and the read Payment amount is calculated based on the credit card settlement unit price, settlement is performed with the credit card to pay the price, and if the refueling card is inserted, it corresponds to the type of credit card inserted The credit card settlement unit price and the refueling card settlement unit price are read from the unit price storage unit and read out. By comparing both settlement unit price may be calculated payment amount based towards cheap either one of the two settlement unit price read out the.

  In this way, when there are multiple types of credit cards and there are multiple credit card settlement unit prices for each type, the refueling card settlement unit price may be lower than the credit card settlement unit price, or the credit card settlement unit price In some cases, the refueling card settlement unit price is higher. In this aspect, even in such a complicated relationship between unit prices, a cheaper unit price can always be applied to a credit customer by applying a cheaper one by comparing both settlement unit prices.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
overall structure:
As shown in FIG. 1A, the gas station system of the present embodiment includes a POS terminal (management device) 20. The POS terminal 20 is connected to a plurality of refueling devices 9, a settlement device 10, and the like via an interface (not shown), for example, by ethernet or industry standard SS-LAN. A settlement device 10 is connected to each of the oil supply devices 9. The POS terminal 20 manages the refueling device 9 and the settlement device 10 provided in the refueling station, and is composed of a personal computer, for example. In FIG. 1A and FIG. 2, the connection by ethernet is indicated by a solid line, and the connection by SS-LAN is indicated by an alternate long and short dash line.

  On the other hand, the POS terminal 20 is connected to a credit center 50 that is located away from the gas station, for example, by a telephone line. As shown in FIG. 2, the POS terminal 20 is provided with a unit price storage unit 30 for storing a unit price table.

  FIG. 1B is a front view of the settlement apparatus 10. As shown in FIG. 1B, an operation panel 10A provided on the front face of the settlement apparatus 10 includes a display 12, a money insertion slot 13A, a fuel card insertion slot 14A, a credit card insertion slot 16A, and a receipt issuing slot 19A. A human detection sensor 18 and a speaker 17 are provided.

  As will be described later, the customer performs refueling from the refueling device 9 after inserting a refueling card, money, or credit card, which will be described later, into the settlement device 10 in FIG. 1A, and returns from the settlement device 10 after the refueling. Receive a refueling card, credit card, receipt, etc.

Unit price storage unit 30;
As shown in FIG. 3, in the unit price storage unit 30, for each type of payment means (oiling card, cash, credit card and credit card), the regular unit price for regular refueling, the unit price for high-octane refueling, and light oil Unit price information including a refueling settlement unit price is stored in association with each other.

  A plurality of refueling card settlement unit prices corresponding to the refueling card are provided (first refueling card settlement unit price, second refueling card settlement unit price,...). The second refueling card settlement unit price corresponding to the type information “refueling card 2” is lower than the first refueling card settlement unit price corresponding to the type information “refueling card 1”. Which one of the first and second refueling card settlement unit prices is applied is determined by unit price application information stored in a refueling card P described later.

  A plurality of credit card settlement unit prices corresponding to credit cards are provided (credit card settlement unit price A corresponding to classification information “credit card A”, credit card settlement unit price B corresponding to classification information “credit card B”,... ). The type of credit card is different for each credit card issuing company, for example (for example, the credit card issued by company A is the type “credit card A”, and the credit card issued by company B is the type “credit card B”). In this case, which of the plurality of credit card settlement unit prices is applied is determined by credit card registration information.

Refueling device 9:
As shown in FIG. 2, the oil supply device 9 is provided with an oil supply controller 91 made of, for example, a microcomputer. For example, an oil filler 93 and an oil nozzle 92 are connected to the oil filler control means 91 according to the type of oil such as “regular”, “high octet”, and “light oil”. Each of the oil feeders 93 includes an oil feed pump (not shown) and a flow meter (not shown) for measuring the amount of oil supplied, and is connected to an oil supply nozzle 92 for oil supply.

  The oil filler control means 91 controls the oil filler 93 and enables the oil supply from the oil supply nozzle 92 of a predetermined oil type according to the oil supply schedule information described later, and also counts the oil supply amount to adjust the adjustment apparatus 10. Or, the POS terminal 20 (FIG. 1 (a)) transmits a refueling record including the oil type and the refueling amount.

Checkout device 10:
The settlement apparatus 10 includes a microcomputer (control apparatus) 11. The microcomputer 11 includes a CPU 11a and a storage unit 11b.
The microcomputer 11 calculates a refueling amount (payment amount) based on the refueling record (oil type and refueling amount) received from the refueling device 9 and the adjusted unit price stored in the unit price storage unit, and the refueling is performed. Each time, refueling information such as date, time, refueling amount, oil type, input amount, purchase amount, and change at the time of refueling is transmitted to the POS terminal 20 (FIG. 1 (a)).

  The microcomputer 11 includes a display 12, a currency (banknote) discriminator 13, a fueling card reader / writer 14, a card stocker 15, a credit card reader (hereinafter referred to as “credit reader”) 16, a speaker 17, and a human detection sensor 18. The printer 19 is connected to each other via an interface (not shown).

  The display 12 is composed of, for example, a touch screen provided with a liquid crystal display, and constitutes display means for displaying a display screen such as that shown in FIG. 7A, for example, and a confirmation button displayed on the display screen. 12a to 12c, an input means for inputting by touching a selection switch (not shown) or the like is configured. This input means includes, for example, a display (not shown) or a switch (oil supply schedule information input means) for inputting the oil supply schedule information including the oil type and the oil supply amount or the oil supply amount.

  The printer 19 shown in FIG. 2 includes, for example, a thermal printer, a cutter, and the like, and issues a receipt, a gift exchange ticket, and the like from a receipt issuing port 19A (FIG. 1B).

  The money discriminating machine (money discriminating means) 13 discriminates a bill inserted from a money insertion slot 13A (FIG. 1B), and discriminates the type and number (number) of bills.

  The credit reader 16 reads registration information including credit card type information from the credit card inserted (inserted) from the credit card slot 16A (FIG. 1B), and the microcomputer 11 reads the credit card registration information. Send. The microcomputer 11 transmits the registration information to the POS terminal 20, and the POS terminal 20 transmits the registration information to the credit center 50 in FIG. When the registration information is confirmed at the credit center 30, an approval signal indicating that the registration information is regular registration information is sent from the credit center 50 to the POS terminal 20, and settlement at the settlement apparatus 10 becomes possible.

  The “credit card” is a card for providing registration information necessary for the accounting process of the card holder, and the card has, for example, a magnetic surface provided on a part of the card. A magnetic card, an IC card provided with a CPU and a nonvolatile memory IC incorporated in the card, or the like can be used.

  In the card issuing machine 15 shown in FIG. 2, the refueling card is stocked in an unused state, and the unused refueling card is sent to the refueling card reader / writer 14 at a predetermined timing to be described later.

  The fueling card reader / writer 14 reads, writes, and prints a fueling card inserted (inserted) from a fueling card slot (FIG. 1 (b)) 14A. The refueling card reader / writer 14 writes and prints on an unused refueling card sent from the card issuing machine 15, and issues the refueling card from the refueling card slot 14A.

Refueling card P:
In this embodiment, as the refueling card P, a type of card that cannot be rewritten is added for each refueling. As shown in FIG. 3B, the refueling card P has a customer information storage unit 31 using magnetic recording. Moreover, as shown to Fig.6 (a)-(c), as for the refueling card | curd P, one surface is comprised as the printing area | region 3a. In the print area 3a, the date of use, the amount to be charged, the remaining amount (balance), the number of points, and the next unit price application information (information on which of the plurality of fuel card settlement unit prices is applied) Refueling information consisting of etc. is printed. The printing area 3a can be printed n times with a maximum of n times of refueling.

The date of use of the refueling card P (refueling) is printed in the use month / day column. In the input amount column, the amount (prepaid amount) input from the money input port 13A is printed. In the remaining amount column, the amount of money that can be used in the fueling card P is printed. In the point column, the number of points described later is printed. As shown in FIGS. 6A to 6C, the unit price application information for the next refueling is printed in the unit price application information column 3b. In the unit price application information column 3b, "1" is information indicating that the first refueling card settlement unit price among the unit prices stored in the unit price storage unit is applied, and "2" is the second refueling card. This is information indicating that the settlement unit price is applied.
On the other hand, the customer information storage unit 31 updates and stores the latest refueling information including the unit price application information at the next refueling among the refueling information in the respective printing fields, and the authentication information of the refueling card P, etc. Is memorized.

  The number of points is a value of assigned value determined based on the accumulated amount of payment, and is calculated, for example, by multiplying the accumulated value by 1/100 and rounding off after the decimal point. The number of points is printed at the predetermined print position based on a predetermined trigger described later. On the other hand, when the number of points becomes a predetermined number or more, as will be described later, it is used for cash back, prize exchange, price reduction, etc.

Payment Method:
In this system, payment is made by paying only with a credit card (hereinafter referred to as “credit payment”), payment is paid only with the balance of the refueling card P, payment is paid only with money, and refueling. It is possible to pay for both the balance of the card and money.

Lubrication method:
Next, according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a method for calculating the settlement unit price in the case of credit card settlement, a method for calculating the number of points, a refueling method including timing for adding the number of points to the refueling card P, and the like are specifically described. explain.

  When the customer inserts the credit card from the credit slot 16A, the process proceeds to step S1 shown in FIG. 4, where the credit reader 16 detects the insertion of the credit card and proceeds to step S2.

In step S2, the credit reader 16 reads registration information from the credit card, transmits the registration information to the microcomputer 11, and proceeds to step S3.
In step S <b> 3, the microcomputer 11 transmits the registration information to the POS terminal 20, and the POS terminal 20 transmits the information to the credit center 50. When the registration information is confirmed at the credit center 50, an approval signal indicating that the registration information is legitimate registration information is sent from the credit center 50 to the POS terminal 20, enabling settlement at the settlement apparatus 10, and the process proceeds to step S4. On the other hand, if the registration information is not approved in the credit center 50, the process proceeds to step S11.
In step S11, the display 12 displays that the credit card cannot be accepted, and discharges the credit card from the credit slot 16A.

In step S4, the approved credit card is discharged from the credit slot 16A and returned to the customer, and the process proceeds to step S5.
In step S5, a screen asking whether the customer has the refueling card P is displayed on the display 12. If the customer has the refueling card P, the customer inserts the refueling card P into the refueling card slot 14A and proceeds to step S6. On the other hand, when the customer does not have the refueling card P, the customer presses a predetermined switch on the screen and proceeds to step S21.
In step S6, it is determined whether or not the refueling card insertion slot 14A has detected the insertion of the insertion card, and when the insertion of the refueling card P is detected (when the customer inserts the refueling card P together with the credit card), the step Proceed to S7.

[When credit card and refueling card P are inserted]
In step S7, the fueling card reader / writer 14 reads authentication information, fueling information including balance and unit price application information from the fueling card P, transmits it to the microcomputer 11, and the process proceeds to step S8.
In step S8, the microcomputer 11 determines whether or not the refueling card P is a regular card based on the authentication information. If it is determined that the refueling card P is a regular card, the process proceeds to step S9. If it is determined that the card is not a legitimate card, the process proceeds to step S10. In step S10, the display unit 12 displays that the refueling card P cannot be received, and discharges the refueling card P from the refueling card insertion port 14A.

  In step S9, based on the unit price application information of the read refueling card P, one of a plurality of fuel card settlement unit prices stored in the unit price storage unit 30 is read and the read credits are read. Based on the card registration information, one of a plurality of credit card settlement unit prices stored in the unit price storage unit 30 is read out. Then, the microcomputer 11 compares the read settlement unit prices, selects and applies the cheaper one, and proceeds to step S22.

For example, if the unit price application information is “1” and the credit card type is “credit card A”, the first refueling card settlement unit price and the credit card settlement unit price A are read from the unit price storage unit 30 and both settlements are performed. When the unit price is compared, the first refueling card settlement unit price is cheaper (FIG. 3A), so the first refueling card settlement unit price is applied.
On the other hand, for example, if the unit price application information is “2” and the credit card type is “credit card B”, the second refueling card settlement unit price and the credit card settlement unit price B are read from the unit price storage unit 30. When the settlement unit prices are compared, the credit card settlement unit price B is cheaper (FIG. 3 (a)), so the credit card settlement unit price B is applied.

In step S22, the microcomputer 11 causes the display device 12 to display an oil type setting screen on which the selected lower settlement unit price is displayed for each oil type, and the process proceeds to step S23.
In step S23, when the oil type (part of the refueling schedule information) is designated, the process proceeds to step S24.
In step S24, the refueling method setting screen is displayed on the display device 12, and the process proceeds to step S25. In step S25, when a fueling method (part of the fueling schedule information) such as full tank, fueling amount, and money designation is designated, the process proceeds to step S26 (FIG. 5).

In step S26 shown in FIG. 5, refueling can be started, and the process proceeds to step S27.
In step S27, when refueling is completed based on the refueling schedule information, the microcomputer 11 calculates the refueling amount that has been refueled this time based on the refueling record transmitted from the refueling device 9 and the selected settlement unit price, Proceed to step S28.

In step S28, it is confirmed whether or not the refueling card P is inserted, and the process proceeds to step S29.
In step S29, the current number of points is calculated based on the refueling amount that the microcomputer 11 has refueled this time, and the process proceeds to step S30.

In step S30, the number of points calculated this time is added to the previous number of points to calculate a new number of points, and the process proceeds to step S31.
In step S31, it is determined whether or not the new number of points is equal to or greater than a predetermined number of points (for example, 100 points). If it is equal to or greater than the predetermined number of points, the process proceeds to step S32. If it is less than the predetermined number of points, the process proceeds to step S36.

When the number of points is over:
In step S32, the microcomputer 11 displays the point use selection screen shown in FIG. On the selection screen, privilege selection items for cashing back to the card, exchanging for premiums, or reducing the refueling unit price are displayed, and selection buttons 12a to 12c corresponding to the items are displayed, respectively. Proceed to S33.

  In step S33, it is determined whether or not the cash back is performed. If the confirmation button 12a corresponding to the cash back is touched, the process proceeds to step S34. On the other hand, if another button is touched, the process proceeds to step S50.

[Bonus selection: cashback]
In step S34, the amount is converted into a cash back amount (for example, 100 yen) corresponding to the predetermined number of points, and the process proceeds to step S35.

  In step S35, the number of points after applying the cash back obtained by subtracting the predetermined number of points from the new number of points calculated in step S30 is calculated, and the process proceeds to step S36.

[Benefit selection: prize exchange]
In step S50 of FIG. 5, it is determined whether or not the prize is exchanged. If the confirmation button 12b (FIG. 7A) corresponding to the prize exchange is touched, the process proceeds to step S51. In other cases, that is, when the confirmation button 12c corresponding to the unit price reduction is touched, the process proceeds to step S52.

In step S51, the printer 19 prints the premium exchange ticket shown in FIG. 8C and issues it from the receipt issuing port 19A, and the process proceeds to step S35.
In step S35, the predetermined number of points corresponding to the prize exchange is subtracted from the new number of points calculated in step S30 to calculate the number of points after the prize exchange, and the process proceeds to step S36.

[Benefit selection: Price reduction]
In step S52, when the confirmation button 12c for lowering the unit price (FIG. 7A) is touched, the process proceeds to step S53, the microcomputer 11 determines to perform the unit price reduction process from the next time, and the process proceeds to step S35.
In step S35, the number of points corresponding to the unit price reduction is subtracted from the new number of points calculated in step S30 to calculate the number of points after the unit price reduction is applied, and the process proceeds to step S36.

Processing after step S36:
In step S36, a new balance of the refueling card P after the current refueling is calculated, and the process proceeds to step S37. When the cashback is applied, in step S36, a new remaining amount after cashback is calculated by adding the cashback amount to the balance of the fuel card P read in step S7. In cases other than cashback, a value obtained by adding 0 to the remaining amount of the fueling card P (= the remaining amount read in step S7) is calculated as a new remaining amount.

  In step S37, the date of refueling, the amount of money to be charged, the new remaining amount after the cash back, the number of points, and the next unit price application information are stored and printed on the refueling card P as necessary. Proceed to step S38. When any of the above-mentioned benefits is applied, the number of points calculated in step S35 is stored / printed in step S37. On the other hand, when the privilege is not applied (when it is less than the predetermined number of points in step 31), the number of points calculated in step S30 is stored and printed in step S37.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, when the unit price reduction is applied as a privilege, the next unit price application information with the unit price reduced is stored and printed in step S37. Here, the next unit price application information is “2”, and from the next time, the second refueling card settlement unit price that is lower than the first refueling card settlement unit price is applied.

In step S38, when the customer performs a predetermined operation as necessary, a predetermined receipt and a slip of point information are issued, and the process proceeds to step S39. When a prize exchange is applied as a privilege, for example, a slip shown in FIG. 8A is issued. When the unit price reduction is applied as a privilege, for example, a slip shown in FIG. 8B is issued.
In step S39, the fueling card P is discharged from the fueling card slot 14A, and a series of fueling processes is completed.

[When credit card is inserted and refueling card P is not inserted]
If the customer does not have the refueling card P in step S5 (in this case, naturally, the refueling card P is not inserted), the process proceeds to step S21.
In step S21, one of a plurality of credit card settlement unit prices stored in the unit price storage unit 30 is read based on the read credit card registration information, and the read credit card settlement unit is read out. The unit price is applied, the process proceeds to step S22, and the operations from the above-described steps S22 to S28 are performed.

If it is determined in step S28 shown in FIG. 5 that the refueling card P is not inserted, the process proceeds to step S41.
In step S41, a screen for selecting whether or not to newly create a refueling card P is displayed. If the customer selects to create a new refueling card, the process proceeds to step S29, and the above-described step S29 is performed. Operations up to S39 are performed. In this case, in step S37, a new refueling card P is issued from the card issuing machine. The refueling card reader / writer 14 records the current refueling date and the current number of points on the new refueling card P, and the refueling card P shown in FIG. publish. Here, the next unit price application information is “1”, and the first refueling card settlement unit price is applied from the next refueling using the issued refueling card P.

  On the other hand, if the customer selects not to create a refueling card in step S41, the process proceeds to step S42. In step S42, a predetermined receipt is issued and a series of refueling processes is completed.

  In the case of refueling using a credit card, the refueling amount is transmitted to the credit center 50, and the amount is deducted in the credit center 50. The transmission is performed at any time after step S27 when the refueling amount is determined. For example, it may be performed after step S39.

  In this system, points can be added to the refueling card P even for credit settlement. The refueling card P can be used as a prepaid card as it is for a change payment if there is a remaining amount. On the other hand, if there is no remaining amount or a small amount, it can be used in combination with cash.

For example, the refueling card P created by the credit check is used as a so-called point card when the credit check is continued as shown in FIG. 6B, for example. The refueling card P newly issued by credit settlement can be used like a so-called prepaid card. In the example shown in the figure, credit reimbursement is performed at the first refueling, and a new refueling card P is created. In the second to fourth refueling, the refining is performed with the refueling card P and cash created. ing. Then, since the cumulative number of points is equal to or greater than the predetermined number of points in the fourth refueling, cash back is selected. In this case, the point information and receipt slip shown in FIG. 7B are issued.

  In addition, in refueling using the refueling card P and cash, as shown in FIG. 6 (c), it is printed in all the columns of the refueling date, the amount of money to be charged, the remaining amount, the points, and the unit price application information. On the other hand, in the case of credit settlement, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the refueling date, points, and unit price application fields are printed, but the input amount and remaining amount fields are blank. However, when cash back is performed or when there is a remaining amount in the refueling card, even if it is credit settlement, printing is also performed in the input amount and the remaining amount column.

As described above, the preferred embodiments have been described with reference to the drawings. However, those skilled in the art will readily consider various changes and modifications within the obvious range by referring to the present specification.
For example, it is not always necessary to provide a plurality of credit card settlement unit prices. For credit settlement, one credit settlement unit price may be applied uniformly.
Also, in the case of payment by payment with a credit card, the credit card settlement unit price and the refueling card settlement unit price may be compared and the lower one may be selected in the same way as with a credit card. Further, a plurality of credit card settlement unit prices may be provided for each customer.
Further, three or more credit card settlement unit prices and refueling card settlement unit prices may be provided.
Each unit price in the unit price storage unit may be changed every day.

  The present invention can be applied to a gas station system or the like.

(A) is a schematic block diagram which shows the gas station system concerning embodiment of this invention, (b) is a front view of the adjustment apparatus in the system. (A) is a schematic block diagram which shows a payment apparatus, a fueling apparatus, and a POS terminal, (b) is a schematic block diagram of a fueling card. It is a unit price table which shows the unit price for every payment method and oil type. It is a flowchart which shows the oil supply method. It is a flowchart which shows the oil supply method. (A)-(c) is a front view which shows the printing area | region of a fueling card | curd. (A) is a front view which shows the display screen of a display, (b) is a front view which shows an example of the point information printed by the printer, and a receipt. (A) And (b) is a front view which shows an example of the point information and receipt printed by the printer, (c) is a front view which shows an example of the gift exchange ticket printed by the printer.

Explanation of symbols

11: Microcomputer (control device)
12: Indicator 13: Money identifier (money identifier)
14: Refueling card reader / writer 15: Card issuing machine 16: Credit card reader (credit reader)
30: Unit price storage unit 31: Customer information storage unit 3a: Print area 9: Refueling device 91: Refueling machine control means 92: Refueling nozzle P: Refueling card

Claims (5)

A filling station system comprising a fueling device having a pump for fueling, a flow meter for measuring the amount of fueling, and a fueling nozzle for fueling,
Refueling schedule information input means for inputting refueling schedule information including a refueling amount or a refueling amount;
A currency identification means for identifying currency input for refueling;
A refueling card reader / writer that reads and writes information on a refueling card that can store a balance in which a purchase amount is subtracted from a prepaid amount and / or the amount of money that has been prepaid,
A credit card reader for reading credit card information;
A control device that controls at least the settlement of payment with the credit card and the payment of the fuel oil, and the settlement of payment with the balance of the fuel card,
A credit card settlement unit price corresponding to a credit card is stored for each fuel oil type, and a unit price storage unit for storing a fuel card settlement unit price corresponding to a fuel card for each fuel oil type is provided. ,
When the payment is made with the credit card and the payment is made, and the refueling card is not inserted, the credit card settlement unit price is read from the unit price storage unit, and the read credit card settlement unit price is read. Based on the payment amount,
When payment is made by paying with the credit card and the refueling card is inserted, the credit card settlement unit price and the refueling card settlement unit price are read from the unit price storage unit, In order to calculate the payment amount based on the cheaper of both of the read settlement unit prices by comparing the read out settlement unit prices,
A gas station system controlled by the control device. In claim 1, further comprising a card issuing machine that stocks unused refueling cards and is capable of issuing refueling cards,
A gas station that is controlled by the control device so as to make it possible to create a new refueling card when the payment is made by payment with the credit card and the refueling card is not inserted. system. 3. The unit price storage unit stores a first fueling card settlement unit price and a second fueling card settlement unit price lower than the first fueling card settlement unit price as the fueling card settlement unit price. Has been
A customer information storage unit is provided for storing unit price application information for each refueling card as to which of the refueling card settlement unit prices to apply,
When payment is made by paying with the credit card and the refueling card is inserted, the first or second corresponding to the credit card settlement unit price and the unit price application information of the refueling card inserted 2 is read out from the unit price storage unit, and the read out unit prices are compared with each other, so that the payment amount can be calculated based on the lower of the read out unit price. Gas station system controlled to calculate.   4. The gas station system according to claim 3, wherein a printing area in which unit price application information for each fueling card stored in the customer information storage unit is printed is provided in the fueling card. 5. The amount of oil or payment according to any one of claims 1 to 4, provided that the refueling card is inserted or created even if payment is made by paying with the credit card. A gas station system that is controlled so that points according to the amount of money are stored in a predetermined storage area.

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