JP2007065895A - Coupon issue device, usage of coupon, and coupon - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coupon issue device, usage of a coupon, and the coupon allowing a customer to receive a discount immediately in the following purchase and a plurality of use of the coupon when the customer receives the coupon once without requiring collection of coupons over an unspecified period like a conventional one. <P>SOLUTION: A conventional coupon is an addition type coupon, however, this coupon is a subtraction type coupon such as a high-value coupon 13 previously storing a predetermined amount or more and allowing subtraction of a predetermined discount amount. This high-value coupon 13 previously stores a large amount of money higher than a predetermined amount, and an amount of a predetermined discount is subtracted from the amount stored in the high-value coupon 13. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a coupon issuing device, a coupon usage method, and the coupon, and in particular, a coupon issuing device relating to a coupon for discounting from an amount paid with sales of a product or service (hereinafter simply referred to as “product”). , A coupon usage method and the coupon.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as one form of sales promotion means, a coupon for discounting a price at a predetermined rate or discount amount from a price of a product is sold or provided to a customer.
However, many conventional coupons are made of paper and cannot be used many times. Once a customer receives a premium or uses a coupon, the coupon function is terminated and Connection ends, and there is a problem that it is difficult for customers to become fixed customers.
For example, in the method of issuing a certain percentage of the purchase amount as a coupon, there is a problem that if the corresponding amount of this coupon is used up, it becomes invalid as a coupon and it is difficult to make a fixed customer.

    Furthermore, as a type or usage pattern of coupons, for example, there are many cases where a predetermined discount is given when several coupons are collected, and as a customer, until a predetermined number or amount of money is reached (added up to a predetermined amount) It is necessary to save coupons (until the amount reaches), and it is cumbersome to spend time not knowing how long it will take, so it is the purpose of the coupon to stop, forget or lose, etc. There is a problem that it is difficult to achieve.

JP 2002-304573 A

    The present invention has been considered in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a coupon issuing device, a coupon usage method, and a coupon that can be used to fix customers once used.

    Moreover, this invention makes it a subject to provide the coupon issuing apparatus which does not need to continue collecting a coupon over unspecified time, the usage method of a coupon, and the coupon.

    Another object of the present invention is to provide a coupon issuing device, a coupon usage method, and a coupon that can be received once and received immediately after the next purchase.

    Moreover, this invention makes it a subject to provide the efficient coupon issuing apparatus which can be used in multiple times about the coupon issued once, the usage method of a coupon, and the coupon.

    Moreover, this invention makes it a subject to provide the coupon issuing apparatus which can be used for a long time once provided, the usage method of a coupon, and the coupon.

    That is, the present invention provides a high-priced coupon in which a predetermined amount or more of money is stored in advance (that is, regardless of the amount of purchase amount), and does not use an addition-type coupon as in the prior art, and a predetermined discount is provided from this high-price coupon The first invention is a coupon issuing apparatus for supplying a customer with a coupon for performing a predetermined discount from the price as the product is sold. The coupon is a high-priced coupon that can be stored in advance with a higher amount than a predetermined amount, and a predetermined discount amount can be subtracted from the stored amount of the high-price coupon. This is a coupon issuing device.

    A second invention is a coupon issuing device for supplying a customer with a coupon that gives a predetermined discount from the price of a product when the product is sold, and can store in advance an amount higher than the predetermined amount of the coupon The coupon issuing apparatus includes a card printer that issues a large coupon, and the card printer is capable of subtracting a predetermined discount amount from the accumulated amount of the large coupon.

    A third invention is a method of using a coupon for supplying a customer with a coupon that gives a predetermined discount from the price of the product when the product is sold. The coupon usage method is characterized by subtracting a predetermined discount amount from the stored amount of the high price coupon each time the product is sold, and a high price coupon that can be stored. .

    The fourth invention is a coupon for performing a predetermined discount from the price in accordance with the sale of the product, and the coupon is a high-price coupon that can store an amount higher than a predetermined amount in advance. The coupon is characterized in that the amount obtained by performing a predetermined discount can be subtracted from the previously stored amount of the high price coupon.

    The high price coupon can be updated with the predetermined amount stored in advance.

    The predetermined amount stored in advance in the high price coupon can be about 10,000 to 30,000 yen.

    As is generally done, the discount amount or discount rate from the above-mentioned high-priced coupons is guaranteed to be used for a long time by making it relatively small, for example, a few percent of the product price, It is possible to promote the fixed customers of customers once used.

    As the coupon, a card configuration such as a magnetic card, an IC card or a leuco card, or any other configuration can be adopted.

In the coupon issuing device, the coupon usage method, and the coupon according to the present invention, the coupon is a high-priced coupon that can store a higher amount in advance than a predetermined amount, and each time a product is sold, the high-price coupon is stored. The customer who received this coupon is guaranteed a discount of 10,000 to 30,000 yen at a retail store for a long period of time. Since it will be handled carefully, it can be used multiple times, leading to a fixed customer, and customers are freed from the hassle of collecting coupons as before.
In addition, the amount of the coupon can be renewed, and it is not necessary to newly provide another coupon to a customer who has provided the coupon once, which contributes to reducing running costs and protecting resources. This has the advantage that it is easy to make a budget or forecast for issuing and maintaining coupons.

    In particular, according to the first invention, since it is possible to subtract an amount obtained by performing a predetermined discount from the amount stored in the high-priced coupon, the customer can surely receive the guarantee of the discount service contrary to the conventional case.

    In particular, according to the second invention, since a card printer that issues a high-priced coupon and performs a predetermined subtraction discount is provided, the function of the coupon can be enhanced with a simple configuration.

    In particular, according to the third aspect of the invention, every time a product is sold, the discounted amount is subtracted from the stored amount of the high-priced coupon, so a discount service is provided at a predetermined rate as long as the coupon is used Can be promoted and fixed customers can be promoted.

In particular, according to the fourth invention, since the coupon is a high-priced coupon that can be stored in advance with a higher amount than the predetermined amount, unlike the conventional coupon, the customer who received this high-priced coupon We can have you use carefully.

    Since the present invention issues a high-priced and subtractive coupon, it can be used efficiently and effectively, without waste, and a coupon issuing device that contributes to fixed customers, a method for using the coupon, and its use Realized the coupon.

Next, a coupon issuing device, a coupon usage method, and a coupon according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is an overall schematic explanatory diagram of a coupon issuing device 1, and the coupon issuing device 1 is configured as, for example, a card printer for issuing and reading a coupon. And a leader 3.

The printer main body 2 includes a numeric keypad unit 4, a display unit 5, a printer unit 6, a control unit 7, and a coupon issue reading port 8.
For example, the barcode reader 3 reads the barcode 11 of the barcode label 10 affixed to the leaflet 9 collected at a merchandise store or the like, and collects data indicating which leaflet 9 has been collected.
That is, in the control unit 7, based on the collected identification information, customer information related to potential customers is made into a database in an arbitrary form. If necessary, a predetermined statistical form 12 can be printed using an attached printing mechanism (not shown) based on the customer information stored in the database.

Further, in the printer unit 6, the ten-key unit 4 is operated while looking at the display unit 5 to print a high-price coupon 13 (coupon) for sales promotion and write electronic data and issue it from the coupon issue reading port 8. . The printer main body 2 may include a holding unit for a plurality of high-priced coupons 13 inside, or insert an empty coupon one by one into the coupon issuance reading port 8 so that the above-described printing and electronic data are stored. Writing can also be performed.
In the printer main body 2, the control unit 7 to the program and the printer unit 6 for creating the database and issuing the statistical report 12 and the high-priced coupon 13 can be arbitrarily selected.
Further, the flyer 9, the bar code label 10, the bar code 11 and the like are examples for indicating the timing of issuing the high price coupon 13, and the printer body 2 is simply operated at the time of sale of the product without using these. Then, a large coupon 13 can be issued.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram on the front side of the high price coupon 13, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram on the back side of the high price coupon 13.
The high price coupon 13 is a magnetic card, IC card, leuco card, or any other type of card. The printer main body 2 can perform necessary printing on the surface, and the controller 7 stores and stores necessary data. The configuration is updatable. The leuco card is a heat-sensitive card using a leuco dye, in which a rewritable heat-sensitive dye (leuco dye) is formed on the surface.

    On the front side of the large coupon 13, the coupon identification number (ID number) 14, the issue date 15, the issue store number 16, and an amount greater than a predetermined amount by the coupon, such as 10,000 to 30,000 yen at a retail store, etc. Is printed and displayed. This saving amount 17 is an amount that the customer finds difficult to discard, and can be arbitrarily set according to the price, type and form of the product, the sales promotion plan, and the like.

On the back side of the high-value coupon 13, a progress calculation display section 18 that has been subtracted with the use of the high-value coupon 13 is printed together with the identification number 14 of the coupon, the issue date 15, the issue store number 16, and the savings amount 17. To display.
The number of coupons used on the back side or the number of merchandise transactions is printed up to, for example, 30 transactions for one large coupon 13, and the settlement date 19 and balance 20 are displayed.
In the figure, “A” indicates October, “B” indicates November, and “C” indicates December. Specifically, the transaction (purchase) on October 1 subtracted 75 yen from 10000 yen, resulting in a balance of 9925 yen, indicating that the balance was 0 yen on April 15.
When the balance reaches 0 yen, 10,000 yen is newly saved and saved in the savings amount 17, and in the case of a leuco card, the progress calculation display unit 18 is also deleted and a new display is possible. And

    Of course, in the case of a high-value coupon 13 such as a magnetic card or IC card, the storage unit 21 stores the coupon identification number 14, the issue date 15, the issue store number 16, the savings amount 17, and the progress calculation display unit 18 (clearing). Electronic data corresponding to the date 19 and the balance 20) can be stored and updated, and the controller 7 of the printer body 2 performs writing and reading operations of these electronic data.

    Returning to FIG. 1 (refer to the lower part of the dot-dash line), the coupon issuing device 1 is prepared in the bill base 22, and each time a customer purchases a product, the coupon issue reading port 8 of the printer main body 2 has a large coupon 13 Is inserted and the purchase amount is entered, the necessary subtraction (for example, 5% discount on the price), print display and data update are performed, and then the high-price coupon 13 is discharged. Further, when the balance becomes 0 yen, the saving amount 17 is newly stored in the high price coupon 13 as the latest data. Note that the function of the printer main body 2 can be incorporated in the bill base 22.

In the coupon issuing device 1 having such a configuration, the high price coupon 13 is issued and the high price coupon 13 is provided to the customer in a state where a predetermined saving amount 17 is stored.
Each time a product is purchased, the discount rate or discount amount is subtracted from the savings amount 17, and when the balance is lost, the savings amount 17 is stored again.

Therefore, as a customer, a discount can be obtained immediately after the purchase of the high-price coupon 13 at the time of the next product purchase, which is convenient and does not require a coupon to be stored up to a predetermined level or number as in the prior art. That is, the customer is highly likely to become a fixed customer until at least the high-price coupon 13 is used up, and can be used for a long time if the savings amount 17 is updated.
Moreover, it is not necessary for the sales side to issue coupons over and over, and operation at a low cost is possible.

Thus, by adopting the expensive coupon 13, both the merchandise sales side and the purchase side are beneficial, and it is possible to contribute to resource saving.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is the whole schematic explanatory drawing of the coupon issuing apparatus 1 by the Example of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the surface side of the high price coupon 13 in the same. It is explanatory drawing by the side of the back of the high price coupon 13 in the same.

Explanation of symbols

1 Coupon issuing device (Example, card printer for issuing and reading coupons, Fig. 1)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 Printer main body 3 Bar code reader 4 Ten key part 5 Display part 6 Printer part 7 Control part 8 Coupon issue reading port 9 Flyer 10 Bar code label 11 Bar code 12 Statistical form 13 High price coupon (Example, coupon, FIG. 2, FIG. 3) )
14 Coupon identification number 15 Issue date 16 Issue store number 17 Savings amount 18 Progress calculation display unit 19 Clearing date 20 Balance 21 Storage unit 22 of the large coupon 13

Claims (6)

A coupon issuance device for supplying a customer with a coupon for performing a predetermined discount from the price as a product is sold,
The coupon is a high-price coupon that can store in advance a higher amount than the predetermined amount,
A coupon issuing apparatus characterized in that a predetermined discount amount can be subtracted from the accumulated amount of the high price coupon. A coupon issuance device for supplying a customer with a coupon for performing a predetermined discount from the price as a product is sold,
A card printer that issues the coupon as a high-priced coupon that can be stored in advance for a higher amount than the predetermined amount,
The card printer is capable of subtracting a predetermined discount amount from the stored amount of the high price coupon. The coupon issuing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the high price coupon is capable of updating the predetermined amount stored in advance. The coupon issuing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the predetermined amount of money stored in advance in the high price coupon is about 10,000 to 30,000 yen. A method of using a coupon to supply a customer with a coupon that gives a predetermined discount from the price of the product as it is sold,
The coupon is a high-price coupon that can store in advance a higher amount than the predetermined amount,
Each time the product is sold, a coupon usage method, wherein a predetermined discount amount is subtracted from the accumulated amount of the high price coupon. A coupon that gives a predetermined discount from the price of a product sold,
The coupon is a high-price coupon that can store in advance a higher amount than the predetermined amount,
A coupon capable of subtracting a predetermined discounted amount from the previously stored amount of the high price coupon.

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