JP2008285192A - Fueling station system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fueling station system capable of automatically discounting only when a discounting condition is met. <P>SOLUTION: The fueling station system includes a fueling schedule information input means, a money identifying means, a credit card reader, a code reader for reading code information B on a coupon M having the discount-related code information B printed, a discount application determining means for determining whether or not fueling is to be discounted after completion of the fueling based on a fueling amount actually supplied from a fueling nozzle or an amount of money of the fueling corresponding to the fueling amount when one or more of a fueling card and a credit card is inserted and the coupon M is inserted, and an arithmetic means for calculating an actual purchase amount by discounting according to the discount determination results. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gas station system.

Conventionally, a sales system has been proposed in which direct mail is sent to a customer in advance and discounts are made based on the direct mail brought by the customer (see Patent Documents 1 to 3).
Further, there has been proposed a gas station system that uses a membership card made up of a memory card or the like issued to a customer in advance to perform a discount according to the amount of fuel or the purchase amount (see Patent Document 4).
JP2001-246881 (abstract) Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-133751 (abstract) JP-A-4-98396 (Claims) JP 2006-293806 (Abstract)

  In the system using the membership card of Patent Document 4, it is possible to perform a discount according to the amount of fuel actually supplied from the fueling nozzle or the amount of fuel corresponding to the amount of fueling, but the number of customers is further increased. For this purpose, it is preferable to send a direct mail to the customer to appeal the discount, and to perform the discount only for the customer who brought the direct mail.

However, since the oil supply amount and the amount of oil supplied are not known at the gas station until the end of refueling, the following problems occur.
Since the direct mail is sent only for the purpose of increasing the number of customers and improving sales, it is necessary to eliminate the discount when it falls below a predetermined lower limit refueling amount or lower limit amount.
However, since the actual amount of oil supplied and the amount of oil supplied are not known until the end of refueling, even if the fuel is fully filled, the amount of oil supplied or the amount of oil supplied exceeding the discount may not be reached. In such a case, it may be possible to cancel the discount at the gas station employee's judgment, but at the gas station there are many unskilled workers such as part-time workers, and it is difficult to perform such complicated work.

  Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 2A, when “2 liter service with refueling of 2000 yen or more” is described in the direct mail, 2 liters of the written discount is first refueled (price refueling) Then, a method of refueling (main refueling) of the amount of oil desired by the customer and the amount of oil for the amount of money can be considered.

However, in this method, since the discount oil supply is performed first, the total oil supply amount is extremely small even if the main oil supply is performed up to the full tank, and the lower limit amount (2000 yen) may not be reached. In such a case, it is easy to cause trouble with the customer to charge the amount of the discounted oil to the customer because the lower limit has not been reached, and the oil for the discount that has been once refueled is collected. This leads to degradation of the SS image and is virtually impossible.
In addition, the refueling operation is complicated because the refueling is performed by dividing the refueling into two times of the discount oil supply and the main oil supply. Furthermore, since the number of workers is extremely small at a self-service gas station, the discount work becomes extremely complicated, making it impossible to operate.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a gas station system that can automatically perform a discount only when a discount condition is met.

  In order to achieve the above object, a gas station system according to the present invention is a gas station system including a gas station having a pump of a gas station, a flow meter for measuring the amount of oil, and a fuel nozzle. Refueling schedule information input means for inputting refueling schedule information including amount or scheduled refueling amount, and a refueling card reader / writer for reading and writing information on a refueling card capable of storing balance and / or customer information and / or One or more of a credit card reader for reading credit card information, a code reader for reading the code information of a service ticket printed with code information relating to discount, and the refueling card or the credit card are inserted, and When a service ticket is inserted, the amount of oil actually supplied from the fueling nozzle or the amount of oil supplied Based on the corresponding refueling amount and the code information of the service ticket, after completion of the refueling, a discount application determining means for determining whether or not to discount the refueling, and a value according to the determination result of the discount And a calculation means for calculating the actual purchase price by performing a discount.

According to the present invention, after completion of refueling, whether or not to perform a discount based on the amount of fuel actually supplied from the fuel nozzle or the amount of fuel corresponding to the amount of fuel and the code information of the service ticket. The actual purchase amount can be calculated by making a discount based on the determination result of the discount. Therefore, since discounts can be automatically performed only when the discount conditions are met, it is possible to increase the number of customers by discounts and to prevent refueling below the lower limit oil amount or the lower limit amount of money. it can.
In particular, if the refueling is divided into original refueling (hereinafter referred to as “main refueling”) and discounted portion refueling (hereinafter referred to as “price refueling”), troublesome refueling nozzle operations etc. are performed twice. On the other hand, in the present invention, it is determined whether or not discounting is performed for the oil supply after the completion of the oil supply. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform the oil supply operation separately for the main oil supply and the discount oil supply. As a result, refueling can be performed quickly and easily.
In addition, since discounts can be determined simply by having the reader read the service ticket, it is easy to use discount services with service tickets at gas stations with many unfamiliar employees and self-service gas stations. Can do.

In the present invention, “scheduled refueling amount” and “scheduled refueling amount” refer to a refueling amount and a refueling amount that a customer desires to refuel from now on. For example, if the tank is full before reaching the “scheduled refueling amount” and “scheduled refueling amount”, or if the refueling is stopped halfway, the actual refueling amount supplied from the refueling nozzle and the refueling The amount of refueling corresponding to the amount is different from “scheduled refueling amount” and “scheduled refueling amount”.
The “oil supply amount” generally refers to an amount obtained by multiplying the unit price for each oil type by the amount of oil supplied (liter).
The “actual purchase amount” refers to the amount after the discount is performed according to the discount determination result from the amount of fuel corresponding to the amount of fuel actually supplied from the fueling nozzle.

  In the present invention, a slot for inserting the service ticket, a stocker for storing used service tickets, a depth at which the code information of the service ticket can be read by the code reader, and the service from the slot It is preferable to further comprise transport means for transporting the ticket to a depth at which the ticket is hidden and transporting the service ticket toward the stocker after the discount is applied.

According to this aspect, when the service ticket is used, the service ticket is transported from the insertion slot to a depth at which the service ticket is hidden, so that it is possible to prevent the service ticket from being extracted from the insertion slot and reused.
Further, after the discount is applied, the service ticket is transported by the transport means and collected by the stocker, so that it is possible to reliably prevent the customer from reusing the discounted service ticket.

In the present invention, when the discount is not applied, it is preferable that the service ticket is returned from the slot by transporting the service ticket toward the slot by the transport unit.
According to this aspect, since the service ticket is returned to the customer when the discount is not applied, the customer can use the service ticket at the next and subsequent refueling.

In the present invention, a unique number for each service ticket is included as the code information related to the discount, and the service ticket of the unique number to which the discount is applied is read by a code reader. It is preferred that the discount is not applied again.
According to this aspect, each service ticket includes a unique number, and the discount is not applied again for a service ticket with a unique number to which a discount is applied. Fraud such as reuse.

In the present invention, the service ticket is preferably a postcard.
According to this aspect, by sending (mailing) a direct mail with code information printed on a postcard to the customer, the service ticket can be easily and reliably distributed to the customer.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the following description, a gas station system having a plurality of self-service gas stations will be described as an example.

Overview of how to operate this gas station system:
The gas station system shown in FIG. 1 includes a customer information management center 5 and a number of gas stations 2.
First, the customer information management center 5 shown in FIG. 1 sends a postcard (an example of a service ticket) M shown in FIG. 2A as a direct mail to the customer.
“Direct mail” refers to advertisements and service tickets that are sent directly to individuals. In this gas station system, for example, a postcard M is printed with a barcode B regarding service contents and discounts. Mail a service ticket.

  As shown in FIG. 1, when a customer who has received a direct mail visits a gas station 2, the customer inserts the postcard M into the fueling device 1 (FIG. 4A), and then supplies a desired fueling amount or a scheduled fueling amount. Enter and start refueling.

  Based on the barcode information of the barcode B of the postcard M, the postcard M is unused, and the amount of oil actually supplied from the fuel nozzle or the amount of oil corresponding to the amount of oil supply is the lower limit oil supply. If the amount or the lower limit is exceeded, a discount is executed. On the other hand, no discount is executed in other cases.

  When the discount service described above is executed and a predetermined period has passed, the customer information management center 5 in FIG. 1 transmits the information from the gas station 2 using a customer management server (hereinafter referred to as “management server”) 50. The next sales strategy is drafted by collecting and analyzing the usage records including the barcode information, and the discount content of the discount service to be performed next time and the direct mailing destination are determined.

Next, the configuration of the gas station system will be described.
overall structure:
As described above, the gas station system shown in FIG. 6 includes the management server 50 provided in the customer information management center 5 and a plurality of gas stations 2 installed at locations away from the management server 50.

  In the gas station 2, a POS terminal (management device) 20 is provided in the office of the gas station. The POS terminal 20 includes a plurality of the fueling devices 1 in an oiling field outside the office (an area where the car is stopped and actually refueling), and a settlement device (external to POS) installed in the fueling device 1. 10) are connected to each other through an interface (not shown), for example, by ethernet (registered trademark) or industry standard SS-LAN.

The fueling device 1 and the settlement device 10 are connected to each other, and both devices 9 and 10 are provided for each of the fueling points P1, P2,. The POS terminal 20 manages the refueling device 1 and the settlement device 10 provided in the refueling station 2, and is constituted by a personal computer, for example.
On the other hand, the POS terminal 20 of each gas station 2 is connected to a management server 50 existing at a location away from the gas station 2 by a telephone line (an example of a communication line).

Customer information management center 5:
The customer information management center 5 creates a postcard M and sends it to the customer as a direct mail.

Postcard M;
As described above, the postcard M shown in FIG. 2A includes a destination (for example, “XX-like”), a sender (for example, “YY Sekiyu”), discount information (for example, “expiration date May 31, 2007” "2 liter service for 2,000 yen or more for gasoline or diesel oil") and barcode B etc. are printed.
As shown in FIG. 2B, the bar code B includes, for example, a bar corresponding to a start character, a serial number (an example of a unique number), a store number, a discount condition number, a check digit, and an end character. The code is printed. The serial number is given a different number for each postcard M as bar code information regarding discount.

Management server 50;
The management server 50 shown in FIG. 6 creates (processes) predetermined data based on the data transmitted from the POS terminal 20 of each gas station 2, and sends the created data to the POS terminal 20 of each gas station 2. To be delivered. The management server 50 includes a CPU, a memory, and the like, and includes a center control unit 52 that controls creation and distribution of the data, a storage unit 53 that stores predetermined data, and the like.

The storage means 53 is provided with storage areas such as a discount store number master 54, a customer information master 55, a discount master 56, and an oil type discount condition master 57.
Each gas station 2 has a store number assigned to the gas station 2, and as shown in FIG. 7A, the discount store number master 54 has a discount corresponding to the store that provides the discount service. Store No. is memorized.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, the customer information master 55 includes a DM corresponding to the barcode information of the barcode B (FIG. 2B) printed on the postcard M sent to the customer for each card number of the refueling card. Customer data in which the serial number, the previous refueling date, the refueling amount accumulation, the refueling amount accumulation, and the like are associated with each other is stored. The refueling card may be a membership card distributed free of charge to customers at the gas station 2 or may be a prepaid card purchased in advance in cash.

  As shown in FIG. 7C, the discount master 56 corresponds to whether or not the bar code information including the DM serial number and the discount condition number is discounted using the postcard M. The discount application data in which the use flag to be used and the use date and time of the postcard M when the postcard M is used for discounting are associated with each other are stored.

As shown in FIG. 7D, the oil type discount condition master 57 includes the oil type in which the discount condition number, the oil type code, the validity period of the direct mail, the applicable lower limit amount, the value argument amount, and the like are associated with each other. The discount condition is stored.
The value argument amount and the application lower limit amount are threshold values for determining whether or not to reduce the amount of oil actually supplied from the oil supply nozzle 92 or the amount of oil corresponding to the amount of oil supply. If the amount of oil actually supplied from the oil supply nozzle 92 is less than or equal to the value argument amount, no discount is performed. In addition, no discount is performed when the amount of refueling is less than the applicable lower limit amount.

  When the center control means 52 of the management server 50 shown in FIG. 6 receives purchase information to be described later transmitted from the POS terminal 20 of each gas station 2, the customer data in the customer information master 55 and the discount in the discount master 56 are displayed. The application data is updated, and the updated customer data and discount application data are distributed to the POS terminals 20 of the gas stations 2.

Gas station 2:
POS terminal 20;
As shown in FIG. 8, the POS terminal 20 includes a buffer 21 for transmitting predetermined data to the management server 50 (FIG. 6), a customer data storage unit 22, a discount application data storage unit 23, an oil A type discount condition storage unit 24, a discount store storage unit 25, and the like are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, the customer data storage unit 22 stores the customer data distributed from the management server 50 toward the POS terminal 20 of the gas station 2. That is, the customer data storage unit 22 stores customer data corresponding to the customer information master 55 (FIG. 7B).

  As shown in FIG. 9B, the discount application data storage unit 23 stores the discount application data distributed from the management server 50 toward the POS terminal 20 of the gas station 2. That is, the discount application data storage unit 23 stores the discount application data corresponding to the discount master 56 (FIG. 7C).

  When refueling is performed at the gas station 2 and each data of the customer data storage unit 22 and the discount application data storage unit 23 is rewritten, the data is transmitted from the POS terminal 20 of FIG. 6 to the management server 50. Then, the storage contents of the customer information master 55 and the discount master 56 of the management server 50 are updated and stored based on the data. The management server 50 distributes each updated data to the POS terminals 20 of the other gas stations 2.

  As shown in FIG. 9C, the oil type discount condition storage unit 24 stores an oil type discount condition corresponding to the oil type discount condition master 57 (FIG. 7D) of the management server 50. As the oil type discount condition, data corresponding to the oil type discount condition master 57 in FIG. 7D is distributed from the management server 50 to the POS terminal 20 of each gas station 2 and stored in the oil type discount condition storage unit 24. It has been done.

In the discount store storage unit 25 shown in FIG. 8, it is stored whether or not the gas station 2 is offering a discount service.
When the discount store number master 54 (FIG. 7A) of the management server 50 is changed, the change content is distributed to each gas station 2.
As a result, for example, by registering the gas station 2 in the area where the discount is performed in the discount store No. master 54, the discount is performed only at the gas station 2 in the registered area. It is also possible to limit the stores.

Refueling device 1;
On the front of the fueling device 1 shown in FIG. 4A, a fueling nozzle 92, a settlement device 10, and a postcard insertion port 3A of the postcard reader 3 are provided. As shown in FIG. 4B, the checkout apparatus 10 includes a display 12 that also serves as an operation panel, a money slot 13A, a fuel card slot 14A, a credit card slot 16A, a speaker 17, a human detection sensor 18, and a receipt issuance. A mouth 19A and the like are provided.
In the case of full service that is not self-service, the currency identifier 13 may not be provided.

Postcard reader 3;
The refueling device 1 incorporates a postcard reader 3 shown in FIG. 5A. As shown in FIG. 5B, the postcard reader 3 includes a transport unit 30, a barcode reader 31, and a stocker 32.

The conveying means 30 includes a pair of conveying rollers 33 that are rotationally driven by a driving device (not shown). The postcard M inserted from the postcard insertion port 3A is conveyed by the conveyance roller 33 to a depth (depth) that can be read by the barcode reader 31 and to a depth at which the postcard M is hidden from the postcard insertion port 3A.
After the discount is applied, the postcard M is transported toward the stocker 32 by rotating the transport roller 33 and stored in the stocker 32. On the other hand, when the discount is not performed, the transport roller 33 rotates in the reverse direction, the postcard M is projected from the postcard insertion port 3A, and the postcard M is returned to the customer.

Refueling device 1;
As shown in FIG. 8, the oil supply apparatus 1 is provided with an oil supply controller 91 made of, for example, a microcomputer. For example, an oil filler 93 and the 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 oil supply from the oil supply nozzle 92 of a predetermined oil type according to the oil supply scheduled amount or the oil supply scheduled amount to be supplied from now on, The oil supply amount is counted, and the oil supply record including the oil type and the oil supply amount is transmitted to the settlement apparatus 10 and the POS terminal 20.

Settlement apparatus 10;
The settlement apparatus 10 includes a microcomputer 11.
The microcomputer 11 includes a display 12, a currency (banknote) identifier 13 constituting a currency identification means, a fueling card reader / writer 14, a card issuer 15, a credit card reader 16, a speaker 17, a human detection sensor 18, a printer. 19 and the postcard reader 3 are connected via an interface (not shown).

The display device 12 is composed of, for example, a touch screen provided with a liquid crystal display device. The display device 12 displays buttons and selection switches on the display screen, and performs input by touching the displayed buttons and selection switches. And input means.
This input means includes, for example, a refueling schedule information input means including a display and a switch (not shown) for inputting refueling schedule information including the type of oil to be refueled and the refueling schedule amount or planned refueling amount. It is composed. Further, the display 12 can display the presence / absence of discount by direct mail described later.

  The money discriminator 13 constitutes money discriminating means for discriminating a bill inserted (inserted) from the money insertion slot 13A (FIG. 4B), and discriminates the type and number (number) of bills.

The fueling card reader / writer 14 reads, writes, and prints information on the fueling card inserted (inserted) from the fueling card slot 14A (FIG. 4B).
The card issuing machine 15 stocks the refueling card (member card) in an unused state, and can issue a new refueling card.
The credit card reader 16 reads the registration information of the credit card from the credit card inserted (inserted) from the credit card insertion slot 16 </ b> A (FIG. 4B), and transmits the registration information to the microcomputer 11.

The printer 19 includes, for example, a thermal printer, a cutter, and the like, and issues receipts 70 and 71 (FIGS. 3A and 3B) from a receipt issuing port 19A (FIG. 4B).
As described above, the postcard reader 3 reads the barcode information of the postcard M on which the barcode B relating to discount is printed, and transmits the barcode information to the microcomputer 11.

Microcomputer 11;
The microcomputer 11 includes a CPU (calculation means) 11a and a storage unit 11d.
The CPU 11a includes a discount application determination unit 11b and a calculation unit 11c.

  The discount application discriminating means 11b is configured to supply the amount of oil actually supplied from the oil supply nozzle 92 when one or more of the bill, prepaid card or credit card is inserted and the postcard M is inserted. Based on the refueling amount and the barcode information of the postcard M, after completion of the refueling, it is determined whether or not to discount the refueling.

  The calculation means 11c calculates the actual purchase amount by performing a discount according to the determination result of the discount.

When the refueling is performed and the settlement is completed, the microcomputer 11 performs the refueling date, time, refueling amount actually supplied from the refueling nozzle 92, oil type, unit price, presence / absence of discount, input amount, Purchase information such as a refueling amount, a purchase amount, a discount amount, and change is transmitted to the POS terminal 20.
The POS terminal 20 transmits the purchase information to the management server 50 (FIG. 6) via the buffer 21.

How to operate this gas station system:
Sending direct mail;
First, the customer information management center 5 shown in FIG. 1 sends a postcard M (FIG. 2) to each customer.

Oiling process;
Next, the oil supply process will be described using the flowcharts of FIGS.
The customer who has received the postcard M brings the postcard M to the refueling station 2 and inserts the postcard M into the postcard insertion port 3A of FIG. 4A. The refueling process starts, and the process proceeds to step S1 shown in FIG.

  In step S1, when the postcard M is inserted into the postcard insertion port 3A, the transport roller 33 of the postcard reader 3 in FIG. 5B starts rotating, and the postcard M has a depth that can be read by the barcode reader 31. And it is conveyed to the depth which the postcard M hides from the postcard insertion port 3A, and it progresses to step S2.

  In step S2, it is determined whether or not the barcode B printed on the postcard M in FIG. 2A is valid. As shown in FIG. 11, when the determination in step S2 is started, the barcode information read by the barcode reader 31 is transmitted to the microcomputer 11 shown in FIG. 8, and the process proceeds to step S11.

  In step S11, the barcode reader 31 of FIG. 5B reads the barcode information of the postcard M, and it is determined whether or not the store number (FIG. 2B) of the barcode information corresponds to the store providing the discount service. I do. The microcomputer 11 shown in FIG. 8 reads from the discount store storage unit 25 whether or not the gas station 2 provides a discount service. If the discount service is provided, the microcomputer 11 proceeds to step S12 in FIG. move on. On the other hand, if the gas station 2 is not offering a discount service, the process proceeds to step S20. If the barcode cannot be read, the process proceeds to step S20.

In step S20, the display 12 (FIG. 4B) displays that the postcard M cannot be used in the gas station 2, and the process proceeds to step S24.
In step S24, the microcomputer 11 determines that the postcard M cannot be used in the gas station 2, that is, is invalid, and proceeds to step S17.

  In step S12, the microcomputer 11 reads the discount application data from the discount application data storage unit 23 of FIG. 9B, and includes the DM serial number of the barcode information in the DM serial number of the discount application data. It is determined whether or not there is a matching DM serial number. If the DM serial number exists, the process proceeds to step S13 in FIG. On the other hand, if there is no DM serial number, the process proceeds to step S20.

In step S13, in the discount application data read from the discount application data storage unit 23 in FIG. 9B, the use flag corresponding to the DM serial number corresponding to the DM serial number of the barcode information is 0 (unused). In the case, the process proceeds to step S14. On the other hand, if it is 1 (used), the process proceeds to step S21.
In step S21, a display indicating that the postcard M cannot be used is displayed on the display 12, and the process proceeds to step S24.

In step S14, the microcomputer 11 stores the oil type discount condition of the discount condition No. corresponding to the discount condition No. corresponding to the DM serial number of the postcard reader 3 in the oil type discount condition storage of FIG. 9C. Search from the unit 24. When the oil type discount condition exists in the oil type discount condition storage unit 24, the process proceeds to step S15. On the other hand, if the oil type discount condition does not exist in the oil type discount condition storage unit 24, the process proceeds to step S22.
In step S22, a message indicating that the postcard M cannot be used is displayed on the display device 12, and the process proceeds to step S24.

In step S15, the microcomputer 11 determines whether the use date of the postcard M is within the valid period in the oil type discount condition that matches the discount condition No. read from the oil type discount condition storage unit 24. Make a decision. If it is within the valid period, the process proceeds to step S16. On the other hand, if it is outside the valid period, the process proceeds to step S23.
In step S23, a display indicating that the postcard M cannot be used is displayed on the display device 12, and the process proceeds to step S24.

In step S16, the microcomputer 11 determines that the postcard M is usable (valid), and proceeds to step S17.
In step S17, if it is determined in step S16 that the postcard M is valid, the process proceeds to step S4 shown in FIG. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S24 that the postcard M is invalid, the process proceeds to step S3 shown in FIG.

  In step S3, the transport roller 33 of the postcard reader 3 in FIG. 5B is rotated in the reverse direction so that the end of the postcard M protrudes from the postcard insertion port 3A to the extent that the customer can pick it up. Therefore, refueling cannot be performed using the postcard M determined to be invalid in step S2.

  In step S <b> 4, the microcomputer 11 displays on the display device 12 that the planned fueling amount or the scheduled fueling amount is input. When the customer touches the display unit 12 to input the scheduled amount of fueling or the scheduled amount of fueling and inserts banknotes into the fueling device 1, the refueling operation becomes possible, and the process proceeds to step S5. The customer may insert a credit card or a prepaid card instead of inserting cash.

  In step S5, the customer refuels the vehicle using the refueling nozzle 92 (FIG. 4A), and when the refueling ends, the process proceeds to step S6. The microcomputer 11 in FIG. 8 stops the refueling when the actually supplied supply amount or refueling amount reaches the refueling scheduled amount or refueling scheduled amount. In addition, when the tank is full, the refueling may be stopped at the customer's discretion even if the actually supplied refueling amount or refueling amount does not reach the refueling scheduled amount or refueling scheduled amount. .

In step S6, the microcomputer 11 determines whether discount is applied.
As shown in FIG. 12, when the determination is started in step S6, the process proceeds to step S30.

In step S30, the microcomputer 11 reads the discount condition No. that matches the discount condition No. corresponding to the bar code information discount condition from the oil type discount condition storage unit 24 of FIG. 9C. Compare with condition number. If a discount condition No. that matches the discount condition No. of the barcode information exists in the oil type discount condition storage unit 24, the process proceeds to step S30. On the other hand, if there is no discount condition number matching the oil type discount condition storage unit 24, the process proceeds to step S40.
In step S40, the microcomputer 11 displays on the display 12 that the discount cannot be applied, and proceeds to step S43.

In step S31, the discount application determining unit 11b of the microcomputer 11 shown in FIG. 8 is based on the actual oil supply from the oiler control unit 91, and the oil supply amount actually supplied from the oil supply nozzle 92 and the oil type value shown in FIG. 9C. The value argument amount of the oil type discount condition read from the drawing condition storage unit 24 is compared. If the actually supplied amount of oil exceeds the value argument amount, the process proceeds to step S32. On the other hand, when the actually supplied amount of oil is less than or equal to the value argument amount, the process proceeds to step S41.
In step S41, the microcomputer 11 displays on the display 12 that the discount cannot be applied, and proceeds to step S43.

In step S32, the discount application determination unit 11b of the microcomputer 11 applies the amount of oil corresponding to the actually supplied amount of oil and the application lower limit amount of the oil type discount condition read from the oil type discount condition storage unit 24. If the refueling amount is equal to or greater than the applicable lower limit amount, the process proceeds to step S33. On the other hand, if the refueling amount is below the applicable lower limit amount, the process proceeds to step S42.
In step S42, a display indicating that the discount cannot be applied is displayed on the display unit 12, and the process proceeds to step S43.

In step S43, the discount application determining unit 11b determines that the discount cannot be applied, and proceeds to step S34.
On the other hand, in step S33, the discount application determining unit 11b determines that the discount can be applied, and proceeds to step S34.

  If it is determined in step S34 that the discount is applicable based on the determination, the process proceeds to step S7 in FIG. On the other hand, if it is determined that the discount cannot be applied, the process proceeds to step S9.

  In step S7, the calculation means 11c of the microcomputer 11 subtracts (discounts) the amount corresponding to the value argument amount read from the oil type discount condition storage unit 24 from the refueling amount, and calculates the actual purchase amount. Proceed to step S8.

In step S8, the microcomputer 11 returns a refueling card, a credit card, a prepaid card or the like to the customer, and causes the printer 19 to issue a receipt 70 (FIG. 3A). As shown in FIG. 3A, the receipt 70 is printed with the discount amount and the actual purchase amount after the discount. When the customer inserts cash, the microcomputer 11 returns the change calculated by subtracting the actual purchase amount from the inserted amount to the customer.
On the other hand, the microcomputer 11 does not return the postcard M to the customer. The microcomputer 11 rotates the conveyance roller 33 shown in FIG. 5B to convey the postcard M to the stocker 32, and the oil supply process is completed.

  On the other hand, in step S9, based on the amount of oil actually supplied by the computing means 11c, the actual purchase price without discount is calculated, and the process proceeds to step S10.

In step S10, the microcomputer 11 returns a refueling card, a credit card, a prepaid card or the like to the customer, and causes the printer 19 to issue a receipt 71 (FIG. 3B). As shown in FIG. 3B, the receipt 71 is printed with the amount of fuel that has not been discounted, and the amount of fuel has not reached the number of amounts to which the discount is applied, so no discount is performed. A print to the effect is made. When the customer inserts cash, the microcomputer 11 returns the change calculated by subtracting the refueling amount corresponding to the actual purchase amount from the inserted amount to the customer.
On the other hand, the microcomputer 11 reverses the conveyance roller 33 shown in FIG. 5B and returns the postcard M to the customer, and the refueling process is completed.
In addition, in the above-described steps S40 to S42, since the display 12 indicates that the discount has not been performed, the receipt 71 may not be printed to the effect that the discount has not been performed. .

Update of stored content;
Thereafter, the microcomputer 11 updates the customer data corresponding to the DM serial number in FIG. 9A. That is, the microcomputer 11 reads the customer data corresponding to the DM serial number of the barcode information printed on the postcard M from the customer data storage unit 22 and adds the amount of oil and the amount of purchase for this refueling to newly The total refueling amount and the total refueling amount are calculated and updated and stored in the customer data storage unit 22.

  Here, when refueling is performed, the microcomputer 11 is the customer of the refueling card number of the customer data in the customer data storage unit 22 corresponding to the DM serial number of the barcode information printed on the postcard M as described above. Update the data. Therefore, the refueling card number can be specified by the postcard M without inserting the refueling card (member card) into the refueling card slot 14A. Is added to the information of the relevant fuel card number. Therefore, it is convenient because various benefits according to the accumulated refueling amount and the accumulated refueling amount can be provided to the customer having the refueling card number without inserting the refueling card at the time of refueling.

On the other hand, when the discount is performed in step S7 (FIG. 10), the microcomputer 11 sets the discount application data use flag corresponding to the DM serial number in the discount application data storage unit 23 of FIG. 9B. In addition to updating to 1 (used), the discount application data storage unit 23 updates and stores the date and time of use as the current day.
If no discount is applied in step S6, the postcard M can be returned from the postcard insertion port 3A (FIG. 4A) and used for the next and subsequent refueling.

The POS terminal 20 creates purchase information based on the updated customer data and discount data, and transmits the purchase information to the management server 50 via the buffer 21.
Based on the received purchase information, the management server 50 updates the customer information master 55 in FIG. 7B and the discount master 56 in FIG. 7C, and at each gas station 2 corresponding to the discount application store No. in FIG. 7A. The updated customer data and discount application data are distributed to the POS terminal 20.
In this way, by distributing the discount application data to each POS terminal 20, for example, unauthorized use such as copying the postcard M and using it at another gas station 2 can be prevented.

Aggregation and review process of purchase information;
In the customer information management center 5, the manager displays the customer data and discount application data stored in the customer data storage unit 22 and the discount application data storage unit 23 on the management server 50 shown in FIG. And consider the discount situation.

Based on the examination result, the administrator newly determines the delivery destination of the next direct mail, the applicable lower limit amount, the value argument amount, the oil type to be discounted, etc., and the oil type discount condition storage unit 24 of the management server 50. Update the stored contents of. On the other hand, the management server 50 updates the DM serial number of the customer data storage unit 22 and the discount application data storage unit 23 to a new number, and sets the use flag of the discount application data storage unit 23 to 0 (unused). Set to to erase the previous use date and time.
The management server 50 distributes each new data to the POS terminal 20 of each gas station 2 and updates the stored contents of each POS terminal 20.
On the other hand, the customer information management center 5 sends the postcard M created based on the new discount data to the customer as a direct mail.

  In the above-described embodiment, a gas station system having a self-service gas station has been described. However, the gas station may be a full-service gas station where an employee refuels, or self-service and full-service. The gas stations may be mixed. If self-service gas stations and full-service gas stations are mixed, different discount rates may be set at the self-service gas station and the full-service gas station.

Further, as a code printed on the postcard M, various code systems such as a two-dimensional code can be adopted in addition to the barcode. Further, instead of the postcard M, a service ticket printed with a barcode or the like may be put in an envelope and sent to the customer.
Further, the customer data storage unit 22 and the discount application data storage unit 23 may be provided in the settlement apparatus 10.

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

It is a conceptual diagram which shows the outline of the operation method of the gas station system concerning one Example of this invention. 2A is a schematic front view showing a postcard, and FIG. 2B is a schematic front view showing a bar code and code information. It is a schematic front view which shows a receipt. FIG. 4A is a schematic front view showing a fueling apparatus, and FIG. 4B is a schematic front view showing an operation panel of the settlement apparatus. FIG. 5A is a schematic perspective view showing a postcard reader, and FIG. 5B is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the postcard reader. It is a schematic block diagram which shows a gas station system. It is a graph which shows the memory content of the memory | storage means of a management server. It is a schematic block diagram which shows a POS terminal, a payment apparatus, and an oil supply apparatus. It is a graph which shows the memory content of the memory | storage part of a POS terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the operation method of this gas station system. It is a flowchart which shows the operation method of this gas station system. It is a flowchart which shows the operation method of this gas station system.

Explanation of symbols

1: Refueling device 2: Refueling station 3A: Postcard slot 11b: Discount application determining means 11c: Calculation means 12: Display (fuel supply schedule information input means)
13: Money identifier (money identifier)
14: Refueling card reader / writer 16: Credit card reader 30: Transport means 31: Bar code reader 32: Stocker 92: Refueling nozzle M: Postcard (service ticket)

Claims (5)

A gas station system comprising a gas station having a pump, a flow meter for measuring the amount of oil, and a fuel nozzle,
Refueling schedule information input means for inputting refueling schedule information including the scheduled refueling amount or the refueling scheduled amount;
A refueling card reader / writer that reads and writes fuel card information capable of storing balance and / or customer information, and / or a credit card reader that reads credit card information;
A code reader for reading the code information of the service ticket on which the code information about the discount is printed;
When one or more of the refueling card or credit card is inserted and the service ticket is inserted, the refueling amount actually supplied from the refueling nozzle or the refueling amount corresponding to the refueling amount and the service Discount application determination means for determining whether or not to discount the fuel supply after completion of the fuel supply based on the code information of the ticket;
A gas station system comprising a calculation means for calculating an actual purchase price by performing a discount according to the determination result of the discount. In Claim 1, the slot which throws in the service ticket,
A stocker that stores used service tickets,
The code information of the service ticket is transported to a depth that can be read by the code reader and to a depth at which the service ticket is hidden from the slot, and after the discount is applied, the service ticket is sent to the stocker. The gas station system further comprising a transport means for transporting.   3. The gas station system according to claim 2, wherein when the discount is not applied, the service ticket is returned from the insertion port by transporting the service ticket toward the insertion port by the transport unit. In claim 1, the code number related to the discount includes a unique number for each service ticket,
A service station system in which a discount is not applied again for a service ticket with a unique number read by the code reader and applied with the discount.   5. A gas station system according to claim 1, wherein the service ticket is a postcard.