JP2010015358A - Value point operation system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a value point operation system executing a lot using a value point in accordance with a price amount paid to a commodity provider or a service provider from a customer at the transaction of commodity or service, and imparting a winning point capable of being converted into a consideration object to a prizewinner thereof. <P>SOLUTION: The kind of the point lot is divided into a bronze course of 15 shares, a silver course of 150 shares, a gold course of 1,500 shares, a platinum course of 15,000 shares, and a diamond course of 150,000 shares in a small order of the number of lot establishment shares. An application necessary point number related to each lot course is uniformly 1,000 points. A winning point number imparted one prizewinner of each lot course is 10,000 points, 100,000 points, 1,000,000 points, 10,000,000 points, and 100,000,000 points in turn from the bronze course to the diamond course, and is converted into the consideration object and supplied. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention carries out a lottery using a value point corresponding to a price paid from a customer to a product provider or service provider when a product or service (service) is traded, and provides a reward to the winner The present invention relates to a value point management system that grants winning points that can be converted into.

  As is well known, the recent trend toward lower consumption has slowed down sales of commerce, especially retail stores, while streamlining by large-scale stores has progressed, especially in the areas of personal stores and small shopping streets that are closely related to the region. The survival itself is in danger.

  Therefore, in small shops and shopping streets, attempts have been made to increase the effect of attracting customers even a little. For example, there are things such as sticking a sticker to be issued according to the purchase amount, or pressing a stamp, There is a method in which a certain amount of points can be redeemed for a certain amount of premium.

  However, such a point service has been unsatisfactory in that each store often issues a point card to each store, which is confused in a wallet. Also, if the service was performed under standardized exchange conditions, the customer could only recognize that it was a partial refund of the price, and it was not interesting, and it encouraged customers' willingness to purchase Did not come.

Therefore, in order to solve such problems, the applicant has so far promoted consumption activities by stimulating the customer's willingness to purchase, and thus various systems relating to point services for realizing the activation of the entire market. (Patent Documents 1 to 4) are proposed.
Japanese Patent No. 3378865 Japanese Patent No. 3468765 Japanese Patent No. 3468764 Japanese Patent No. 3468766

  However, in order to overcome the recent slump in consumption, it is necessary to further stimulate customers' willingness to purchase and further promote their consumption activities. It is considered that the addition of is a more effective policy.

  Therefore, the present invention carries out a lottery using a value point corresponding to the price paid from the customer to the product provider or service provider in the transaction of the product or service, and makes it a reward for the winner. The present invention provides a new value point management system that can give a convertible winning point.

  In order to achieve this object, the value point management system according to claim 1 is characterized in that the value point of the number of points corresponding to the price paid by the customer to the product provider or service provider in the transaction of the product or service, A point bank that manages the point accounts that are issued to the customer and a point account that stores the value points issued by the point issuing means for each customer. And the number of points requested by the customer for exchange (hereinafter referred to as “exchange request points”) when the customer makes an exchange request to the point bank means. Value that is subtracted from the value points (hereinafter referred to as “accumulated points”) Point conversion means to convert, set up one or more lottery groups for each of multiple types of lottery courses, recruit lottery applications for customers for each lottery group, The lottery is closed for the lottery group, the lottery group for which the recruitment is closed, the lottery is executed, and the winners are extracted from the lottery group, and the point lottery means On the other hand, when a lottery application is made by a customer, the point collection is performed by subtracting the value point corresponding to the customer's application content from the accumulated point of the customer's point account managed by the point bank means. And the value points collected from the customer's point account by the point collection means. For a course, by adding the winning points of the lottery course to which the lottery group belongs to the value points of the winner's point account for the winner of the lottery group belonging to the lottery course and for which the lottery was executed, Winning point granting means for granting winning points.

  The value point management system according to claim 1 includes a consideration supply means for supplying the consideration converted by the point conversion means to a customer who is an exchange requester. Also good.

  The value point management system according to claim 2 is the value point management system according to claim 1, wherein the point lottery means has a function of presetting the number of winners and the number of lottery establishments in each lottery group belonging to each lottery course. The number of winners of each lottery group is set to one or more, and for each lottery group, the winning probability calculated based on the number of winners and the number of winning lotteries is notified to the customer in advance. In this situation, the winner is extracted based on the winning probability.

  The value point management system according to claim 3 is the value point management system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the consideration converted by the point conversion means is a purchase of goods or services for which value points are issued by the point issuing means. It is an alternative value medium that can be used as a price or service fee.

  The value point management system according to claim 4 is the value point management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the point lottery means receives predetermined lottery application information from a customer communication terminal via a network. The application for the lottery application is accepted, while the application for the lottery application is rejected when the predetermined lottery application information has not been received, and the predetermined lottery application information Ancillary to goods obtained by customers through the sale or provision of goods or services to be issued.

  The value point management system according to claim 5 is the value point management system according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined lottery application information includes a magazine purchased by a customer, a book or other paid printed matter, or a customer under certain conditions. Attached to catalogs, leaflets and other free prints that are provided.

  The value point management system according to claim 6 is the value point management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the point bank means is capable of accepting access via a network from a customer communication terminal, Accept exchange requests for value points accumulated in the customer's point account via the customer's communication terminal, or view the number of value points accumulated in the customer's point account via the customer's communication terminal It is configured.

  The value point management system according to claim 7 is the value point management system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the winning point granting means is configured when a plurality of lottery courses having different winning points are set. As the number of winning points for each lottery course, the number of points less than the number of lottery groups of the lottery group belonging to the lottery course multiplied by the number of points required for application of the lottery course (hereinafter referred to as “lottery establishment point number”). It is given.

  The value point management system according to claim 8 is the value point management system according to claim 7, wherein all lottery groups of all lottery courses are calculated from the total number of lottery application establishment points collected from the point account of each customer by the point collection means. A residual point management means for accumulating value points (hereinafter referred to as “residual points”) obtained by subtracting the total number of winning points.

  The value point management system according to claim 9 is the value point management system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the point bank means sets the winning points for each customer as a customer point account. A winning point account in which the winning points granted by the granting means are accumulated, and a normal point account in which the remaining value points other than the winning points are accumulated, and the point lottery means for each customer Only when the number of value points accumulated in the normal point account opened by the customer is equal to or greater than the predetermined number of points, the application for the lottery application from the customer is accepted. The application for the lottery application will be refused.

  The value point management system according to claim 10 is the value point management system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the point bank means provides the winning point to the customer as a customer point account for each customer. A winning point account in which the winning points granted by the granting means are accumulated, and a normal point account in which the remaining value points other than the winning points are accumulated, and the point collecting means includes the point lottery means On the other hand, when a lottery application is made by a customer, the value point of the number of points corresponding to the customer's application content is designated by the customer among the winning point account of the customer managed by the point bank means or the normal point account It will be collected by subtracting from the accumulated points in the account of the person who was made.

  The value point management system according to claim 11 is the value point management system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the point bank means provides the customer with the winning points as a customer point account for each customer. A winning point account in which the winning points granted by the granting means are accumulated, and a normal point account in which the remaining value points other than the winning points are accumulated, and the point converting means is included in the point bank means. When a customer requests exchange of winning points, the number of exchange request points from the customer is subtracted from the value points accumulated in the customer's winning points account, and the value is calculated according to the number of exchange requested points. It is to convert.

  The value point management system according to claim 12 is the value point management system according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the point lottery means applies a lottery application from each customer to each lottery group. Are received through operation of a communication terminal that is communicably connected via a network.

  The value point management system according to claim 13 is the value point management system according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the point lottery means is a lottery course in which an application for the lottery application is made for each customer who has applied for the lottery application. The lottery group and the e-mail address or telephone number of the communication terminal that is the contact information of the customer are stored in association with each other, and when the winner of the lottery group is extracted, the communication of the customer who is the winner Automatically send e-mail to notify the e-mail address of the terminal via the network, or notify the e-mail to the telephone number of the communication terminal of the customer who became the winner Voice messages are sent automatically.

  The value point management system according to claim 14 is the value point management system according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the point lottery means that the number of applications is less than the number of lottery establishments within a predetermined lottery application recruitment period. For each customer who applied for the lottery group, the number of points obtained by multiplying the number of applications applied by the customer by the number of points required for application (hereinafter referred to as “number of return points”) By adding to the number of accumulated points in the account, a point return means for returning the value points required for the lottery application is provided.

  The value point management system according to claim 15 is the value point management system according to claim 14, wherein the point bank means is given to the customer as the customer's point account for each customer by the winning point giving means. A winning point account for accumulating winning points, and a normal point account for accumulating the remaining value points excluding the winning points. The point returning means is a returning point for each customer for each customer. Is added to the accumulated points in the account designated by the customer out of the normal point account or the winning point account of the customer and returned.

  According to the value point operation system of the present invention, a customer issues a point of value points corresponding to the price of a product purchased from a product provider or a service provided by a service provider from the point issuing means. The issued value points can be stored and accumulated in a point account opened for oneself. In addition, the value points stored in the point account are managed by the point bank means. Therefore, there is an effect that the customer himself / herself does not need to manage the value points owned by the customer and is not lost like a point card.

  In addition, customers can participate in the point lottery process implemented by the point lottery means by using the accumulated points of their point account as capital, and can apply for the lottery group lottery at their own will. If a lottery of the lottery group is extracted as a winner, it is possible to receive value points for a predetermined number of winning points. As a result, there is an effect that gambling and entertainment can be given to the customer, such as a voucher with a winning using a value point.

  Furthermore, by specifying the number of exchange request points from the accumulated points of his / her point account, the customer can convert the exchange request points into consideration by means of point conversion means and receive payment of the converted consideration. Can do. By using this consideration, there is an effect that the customer's willingness to purchase can be stimulated and the consumption activity can be further promoted. Moreover, in the point lottery process performed by the point lottery means, the value points issued by the point issuing means are used as capital, so that the demand for the whole society can be increased through consumption activities by customers who seek the value points. There is an effect.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a value point management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the value point management system 1 mainly includes a point issuer 2, a point bank server 3, a network 4, communication terminals 5 and 6 used by customers, and a point lottery management server 7. And.

  When the point issuing machine 2 pays the price of goods or services (services) to the product provider or service provider, the point issuing machine 2 gives the value points of the number of points (value) according to the price to the customer. Is issued. According to this point issuing machine 2, value points issued to customers are associated with customer identification data unique to each customer, which will be described later, and transmitted to the point bank server 3 via the network 4. The

  This point issuing machine 2 is used by, for example, various merchandise sellers and service providers. In the figure, only one unit is illustrated, but in reality, a large number of them are connected to the network for each supplier. It is connected. A variety of businesses are assumed to use the point issuing machine 2, such as mobile phones, landline phones, Internet communication and other communication companies, hotel operators, travel agents, transportation, restaurants, retail stores, and the Internet. This includes operators of various product sales sites established on the network, and other companies that handle other products and services.

  The point bank server 3 is a server computer for capital management for managing value points individually owned by many customers. The point bank server 3 is connected via a network 4 so as to be communicable with portable or fixed communication terminals 5 and 6 used by customers, and can be accessed from these communication terminals 5 and 6. ing.

  The network 4 is a wireless and wired communication network. For example, various communication networks such as a packet communication network, a circuit switching network, a PDC switching network, a W-CDMA network, a mobile communication network, a PHS communication network, and an Internet communication network. Is included.

  The portable communication terminal 5 has a call function, an electronic mail transmission / reception function, and / or an Internet connection function, and is a communication terminal such as a mobile phone, a PDA, or a mobile PC (personal computer). The fixed communication terminal 6 is a communication terminal such as a fixed telephone having a call function, a fixed PC having an e-mail transmission / reception function and / or an Internet connection function.

  The point lottery management server 7 is a server computer for managing and managing a point lottery process in which a predetermined winning point is given to a winner by making a lottery application with the value points held by each customer as capital. The point lottery management server 7 is communicably connected to the point bank server 3 and the communication terminals 5 and 6 via the network 4, and is configured to be accessible from the point bank server 3 and the communication terminals 5 and 6. Has been.

  FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing the internal configuration of the point bank server 3. As shown in FIG. 2, the point bank server 3 mainly includes a point database 31, an entry / exit processing unit 32, a browsing processing unit 33, a conversion processing unit 34, and a consideration issue unit 35.

  The point database 31 is a database for accumulating and storing value points held by many customers. In this point database 31, for each customer, a customer identification area 311 for storing customer identification data unique to the customer and a value point held by the customer in association with the customer identification area 311 are accumulated. And a point account area 312 to be opened.

  The customer identification area 311 is a storage area for storing, as customer identification data, for example, a telephone number of a mobile phone or a fixed phone, an e-mail address of the communication terminals 5 and 6, an ID code and a password unique to the customer. The point account area 312 is a storage area that functions as an account for value points in order to store value points held by customers.

  In addition, a lottery capital management area 313 is established in the point database 31 separately from the customer identification area 311 and the point account area 312 of each customer. The lottery capital management area 313 is a storage area for managing the value points collected from each customer in the point lottery process executed by the point lottery management server 7 as capital for point lottery.

  The entry / exit processing unit 32 accompanies various calculations associated with depositing and withdrawing value points stored in the point database 31 and value point transactions performed between the point account area 312 and the lottery capital management area 313 of each customer. Various operations are executed.

  For example, according to the entry / exit processing unit 32, when a new value point and customer identification data are received from the point issuing machine 2, the customer identification area 311 in which customer identification data matching the customer identification data is stored is stored. When searching from all the customer identification areas 311, 311,... In the point database 31 and the corresponding customer identification area 311 is extracted, it is stored in the point account area 312 corresponding to the customer identification area 311. By adding the value point received from the point issuing machine 2 to the accumulated point, the value of the accumulated point stored in the point account area 312 of the customer is updated.

  The browsing processing unit 33 mainly accesses via the communication terminals 5 and 6 used by the customer for browsing the stored point value stored in the customer's point account area 312 (hereinafter referred to as “point browsing access”). .)), The customer functions to allow the customer to view the balance of accumulated points stored in the customer's point account area 312.

  According to the browsing processing unit 33, when there is a point browsing access from the communication terminals 5 and 6 used by the customer, a customer authentication process for checking whether or not the customer is a customer is executed. In this customer authentication process, when the customer identification data is requested to the communication terminals 5 and 6 and the customer identification data is received, the customer identification area 311 in which the customer identification data matching this is received is stored in the point database. Search from all customer identification areas 311, 311,.

  When the corresponding customer identification area 311 is extracted by the customer authentication process, the value of the accumulated points stored in the point account area 312 corresponding to the customer identification area 311 is read out, and the communication terminals 5 and 6 are read. It is supposed to send. Then, the value of the transmitted accumulation point is displayed on the display of the communication terminals 5 and 6 used by the customer, whereby the customer can view the accumulated point number in his / her point account area 312.

  However, even if there is a point browsing access from the communication terminals 5 and 6 used by the customer, the browsing processing unit 33 does not receive the customer identification data from the communication terminals 5 and 6 or adds the received customer identification data to the received customer identification data. If the matching customer identification area 311 does not exist in the point database 31, the point browsing access from the communication terminals 5 and 6 is refused.

  The conversion processing unit 34 accesses via the communication terminals 5 and 6 used by the customer for exchanging the accumulated points stored in the customer's point account area 312 for the consideration V (hereinafter referred to as “point exchange access”). )), It functions to convert a part or all of the accumulated points stored in the point account area 312 of the customer into the consideration V.

  According to the conversion processing unit 34, when there is a point exchange access from the communication terminals 5 and 6 used by the customer, when the corresponding customer identification area 311 is extracted by the above-described customer authentication process, the communication terminal 5 6 is requested to input the number of exchange request points, and when the exchange request point number is received from the communication terminals 5 and 6, the exchange received from the accumulated points in the customer point account area 312 authenticated by the customer authentication process is received. The number of request points is subtracted and converted to a consideration V corresponding to the number of exchange request points, and the conversion result is output to the consideration issue unit 35.

  However, even if there is a point exchange access from the communication terminals 5 and 6 used by the customer, the conversion processing unit 34 does not receive customer identification data in the customer authentication process, or the corresponding customer identification area 311 points. If it does not exist in the database 31, the point exchange access from the communication terminals 5 and 6 is rejected.

  The consideration issue unit 35 supplies the consideration V converted by the conversion processing unit 34 to the customer who is the exchange requester of the consideration V, that is, the customer who has made the above point exchange access. Therefore, it has a function of issuing the consideration V.

  According to the consideration issue unit 35, when the conversion result of the consideration V is input from the conversion processing unit 34, an alternative value medium is issued as the consideration V and is supplied to the customer. This alternative value medium can be used as the purchase price or service fee for the goods or services for which the above-mentioned value points are issued. For example, it can be used for money such as gift certificates, prepaid cards, electronic money, travel tickets, etc. Those having an alternative value are preferred.

  FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing the internal configuration of the point lottery management server 7. As shown in FIG. 3, the point lottery management server 7 mainly includes a lottery processing unit 71, a lottery database 72, a collection processing unit 73, and a winning processing unit 74.

  The lottery processing unit 71 extracts a predetermined number of winners (for example, one) from one lottery group by lottery, and as a result, the winning probability D4 of the lottery group (see FIG. 4). ) Is determined according to the required number of constituents of the number of winners D3 assigned to the lottery group. For example, when the number D3 of winners of a lottery group is one and the required number of constituent members of the lottery group is 15, the winning probability D4 of the lottery group is set to 1/15.

  Therefore, the lottery processing unit 71 is configured to close the application for the lottery application of the lottery group and reject the lottery application thereafter when the number of applications for one lottery group reaches the required number of members. Has been. Once closed in this way, this lottery will no longer allow you to apply for that lottery group, which will motivate customers to apply quickly and, as a result, increase the number of lottery applications. Will be.

  The lottery processing unit 71 is configured to allow the same customer to apply to a lottery group. For example, in the case of one lottery group with a required number of members of 15, it is permitted for Party A to apply for 10 people and for B to apply for 5 people.

  Further, the lottery processing unit 71 is configured to stop the lottery execution for the lottery group when the total number of applications for the lottery application is less than the required number of constituent members. For example, in the case of one lottery group with 15 required members, if the number of applications for lottery application is 14 or less, the lottery is canceled for this lottery group.

  In addition, since the number of applications for lottery application for one lottery group and the number of applicants belonging to this lottery group do not match in this way, the number of applications for one lottery group is referred to as “application” in this specification. The number of required members of one lottery group is referred to as “lottery establishment number”, and the “number of winners” assigned to the lottery group refers to the number of applicants extracted as winning from the lottery group.

  FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the specification of the point lottery process executed by the point lottery management server 7, and this content is stored in the lottery database 72 shown in FIG. 3. This point lottery process is executed every time a predetermined lottery recruitment period elapses.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the types of point lottery are set and classified into five types of lottery courses D1 depending on the size of the lottery establishment number D2 per lottery group, and the lottery establishment number D2 per lottery group is small. Bronze course, silver course, gold course, platinum course, and diamond course are set in order.

  In addition, the lottery establishment number D2 of the lottery group is set to a constant value for each lottery course D1, the bronze course is 15 units, the silver course is 150 units, the gold course is 1500 units, and the platinum course is 1 unit. The number of diamond courses is set at 15,000 and 15,000.

  Based on the lottery establishment number D2 of each lottery group, the winning probability D4 of each lottery group belonging to each lottery course D1 is a value obtained by dividing the number of winners D3 of the lottery group by the lottery establishment number D2 of the lottery group ( D4 = D3 / D2). Here, in the example shown in FIG. 4, for all the lottery courses D1, the number of winners D3 per lottery group belonging to each lottery course D1 is set to one person. That is, the number of winners D3 of all the lottery groups belonging to all the lottery courses D1 is uniformly set to one.

  Therefore, based on the lottery establishment number D2 of each lottery group described above, the winning probability D4 for each lottery group of each lottery course D1 is 1/15 (= 1/15 units) in the bronze course, silver. The course is 1/150 (= 1/150 units), the gold course is 1/1500 (= 1/1500 units), the platinum course is 1/15000 (= 1/15000 units), and the diamond course is 1 / 150,000. (= 1 / 150,000 units), respectively.

  However, in this embodiment, it is set so that one or more winners are always extracted from any lottery group, and the winning probability D4 is “0” for any lottery group. There is no. For this reason, applicants to each lottery group can have a sense of expectation and security that at least one winner will be selected from the lottery group that they have applied for, and this is even higher than a standard certificate with a prize. Amusement and gambling can be obtained.

  Further, the application required point number D5 regarding each lottery course D1 is uniformly 1000 points. Here, the application required point number D5 is a value of a value point required when applying for one unit in one lottery group.

  Further, the lottery establishment point number D6 is the number of points obtained by multiplying the lottery establishment number D2 of one lottery group by the required number of points D5 of the lottery course D1 to which the lottery group belongs. When the execution of the lottery is decided, this corresponds to the total number of value points collected from the customer for the lottery group.

  Therefore, the lottery establishment point number D6 of each lottery group in each lottery course D1 is 15,000 points for the bronze course (= 1000 points × 15 units) and 150,000 points for the silver course (= 1000 points × 150 units). Gold course is set at 1.5 million points (= 1000 points × 1500 units), Platinum course is set at 15 million points (= 1000 points × 15000 units), Diamond course is set at 150 million points (= 1000 points × 150,000 units) ing.

  In the lottery processing unit 71, the winning point number D7 of each lottery group is set to be less than the value of the lottery establishment point number D6. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 4, the number of winning points D7 awarded to one winner of one lottery group in each lottery course D1 is, for example, 10,000 points for the bronze course, 100,000 points for the silver course, 1 million points, Platinum course 10 million points, Diamond course 100 million points.

  For each lottery course D1, the number of winning lots D8 indicating the number of lottery groups scheduled to win in the lottery course D1 is individually set, for example, 100 bronze courses, silver There are 50 courses, 10 gold courses, 5 platinum courses and 1 diamond course. Note that the scheduled number D8 may be changed as appropriate.

  Further, the total number of lottery groups for each lottery course D1 for which a lottery application is solicited by the lottery processing unit 71 is set to be the same as the above-mentioned planned number D8. Therefore, based on the number of winning winnings D8 illustrated above, the total number of bronze course lottery groups is 100, the silver course lottery group total is 50, the gold course lottery group total is 10 groups, and the platinum course lottery group total is The total number of lottery groups for the 5 groups and the diamond course will be set to 1 group.

  Here, each customer can freely select any number of lottery groups that he / she wishes to apply from among all lottery groups for all lottery courses D1, as long as his own value points allow. You can apply as many as you like for each selected lottery group. However, the lottery application will be automatically closed when the predetermined lottery recruitment period has passed, and the lottery group for which the number of entries has not reached the lottery establishment number D2 at that time will be canceled, and the lottery group itself It is considered not to have been from the beginning.

  In addition, regarding the data D1 to D8 stored in the lottery database 72 described above, the specific contents are an email delivered from the point lottery management server 7, and the point lottery management server 7 is connected via the network 7. It is notified to the customer in advance through a dedicated home page or other various information media. Therefore, based on the contents of the data D1 to D8 in the lottery database 72, each customer can select the lottery course D1 and the lottery group that he wishes to apply for in advance by his own intention.

  Returning to FIG.

  For each lottery course D1, the lottery processing unit 71 recruits lottery applications from customers for all lottery groups belonging to the lottery course D1 until a predetermined lottery application recruitment period elapses. Here, the lottery processing unit 71 receives access (hereinafter referred to as “lottery application access”) for applying for a lottery application to the lottery group via the communication terminals 5 and 6 used by the customer. That is, the application for the lottery application to the lottery processing unit 71 is performed by remote operation via the communication terminals 5 and 6 used by the customer.

  According to the lottery processing unit 71, when there is a lottery application access from the communication terminals 5 and 6 used by a customer, when the corresponding customer identification area 311 is extracted by executing the customer authentication process, the lottery application of the customer is performed. Access is permitted, and the communication terminals 5 and 6 are requested to input application contents such as designation of the lottery course D1, designation of the lottery group, and designation of the number of applications.

  When the application content is received from the communication terminals 5 and 6, the lottery processing unit 71 stores the application content in the lottery database 72, while the collection processing unit 73 has the number of points corresponding to the application content. A point collection command for collecting the value points from the accumulated points in the point account area 312 of the applicant (customer) is output.

  However, even if there is a lottery application access from the communication terminals 5 and 6, the lottery processing unit 71 does not receive customer identification data from the communication terminals 5 and 6, or customer identification that matches the received customer identification data If the area 311 does not exist in the point database 31, the lottery application access from the communication terminals 5 and 6 is rejected.

  Further, the lottery processing unit 71 closes the recruitment for the lottery group when the number of applications for any lottery group becomes the same as the lottery establishment number D2. For each lottery course D1, the lottery processing unit 71 performs a lottery for each lottery group whose recruitment has been closed due to reaching the lottery establishment number D2 within the lottery application recruitment period. Extract the winners.

  The lottery processing unit 71 applies the lottery application to the lottery group for all lottery groups that are canceled because the number of applications is less than the value of the lottery establishment number D2 within the predetermined lottery application recruitment period. In addition, a return processing unit 711 for returning the value points collected from the customers to each customer who is a return target as a return point is provided.

  Here, the value of the return point returned to each customer by the return processing unit 711 is the total value of the value points required for the customer to apply for the current lottery recruitment, and for each lottery course D1 applied by the customer. The number of points obtained by multiplying the total number of entries for all lottery groups belonging to the lottery course by the number of points required for the lottery course is obtained, and the obtained points are totaled for all lottery courses D1. It is obtained as the number of points.

  For example, if a customer has applied for a total of 30 lottery groups in three bronze courses and has applied for a total of 20 lottery groups in two gold courses, and all of the lottery groups are canceled, Since the application required point number D5 of all the lottery courses D1 is 1000 points, the return point value is a total of 130,000 points (= 1000 × 3 × 30 + 1000 × 2 × 20).

  According to this return processing unit 711, when returning the return points to the applicants of the lottery group that has been canceled, the points of the customer who is the return target to the entry / exit processing unit 32 of the point bank server 3. Requests that a refund point be added to the account area 312.

  Then, in the entry / exit processing unit 32 that has received the return request for the return points, the return to be returned to each customer from the accumulated points stored in the lottery capital management area 313 for each lottery group for which the lottery has been canceled. The return points are returned to the customer by subtracting the points and adding the return points to the point account area 312 of the customer.

  In addition, the lottery processing unit 71 performs networking for the e-mail addresses of the communication terminals 5 and 6 used by the customers who are the winners when the winners of each lottery group are extracted for each lottery course D1. An electronic mail for notifying the winning is automatically transmitted via the network 4. Note that the e-mail addresses of the communication terminals 5 and 6 used by the customer are stored in the lottery database 72.

  Further, the lottery processing unit 71 issues a call to the telephone numbers of the communication terminals 5 and 6 used by the customer who has become the winner when the winner of each lottery group is extracted for each lottery course D1. It is also configured to automatically send a voice message for calling and notifying the winner. Note that the telephone numbers of the communication terminals 5 and 6 used by the customer are stored in the lottery database 72.

  The lottery database 72 stores various types of information processed by the lottery processing unit 71 described above. Various data stored in the lottery database 72 can be obtained from each part of the point lottery management server 7 as necessary. It is read out and used for various processes.

  For example, in the lottery database 72, the lottery establishment number D2 for each lottery course D1, the number of winners D3 for each lottery group, the winning probability D4 for each lottery group, the required number of points D5, and the lottery establishment The number of points D6, the number of winning points D7, and the number of expected winnings D8 are stored, the number of applications for each lottery group, information (flag) indicating the type of lottery execution or lottery cancellation, and the customer who has won Is stored, and further, customer identification data of applicants (customers) for each entry is stored.

  Here, as customer identification data for each entry stored in the lottery database 72, contact information to the communication terminals 5 and 6 used by the customer, for example, a mobile phone number, a fixed phone number, etc. It is preferable that either the e-mail address of the mobile phone or the e-mail address of the fixed PC is included. This is because, as described above, the lottery processing unit 71 creates and sends a winning notification voice message or electronic mail to each winner.

  Based on the point collection command from the lottery processing unit 71, the collection processing unit 73 gives the value points of the number of points corresponding to the customer's application contents to the entry / exit processing unit 32 of the point bank server 3. While subtracting and collecting from the account area 312, all of the collected value points are requested to be added to the accumulated points in the lottery capital management area 313 of the point database 31 and accumulated.

  When receiving a request from the collection processing unit 73, the entry / exit processing unit 32 stores, for each customer, the number of value points corresponding to the customer's application content stored in the customer's point account area 312. The value is subtracted from the points, and the value points corresponding to the customer's application content are added to the accumulated points stored in the lottery capital management area 313.

  Also, in each lottery recruitment, the total number of winning points D7 of all lottery groups in all lottery courses D1 is subtracted from the total number of lottery establishment points D6 collected from the point account area 312 of each customer by the collection processing unit 73. The value points are accumulated as remaining points in the lottery capital management area 313. The remaining points can be used as operating capital of the point lottery management server 7 by converting the remaining points into the consideration V using the conversion processing unit 34 of the point bank server 3 and receiving payment.

  In particular, it is preferable that the remaining points accumulated in the lottery capital management area 313 in one lottery recruitment be a positive value. Therefore, in order to make the remaining points secured by each lottery recruitment a positive value, the total number of winning points D7 for all lottery groups of all lottery courses D1 given to customers by the lottery recruitment of each time is as follows: The total number of lottery establishment points D6 collected from the point account area 312 of each customer at that time (the number of value points (hereinafter also referred to as “execution budget points”) corresponding to the execution budget at that time) The winning point number D7 of each lottery group is set in the lottery database 72 so as to be less than the number.

  The winning processing unit 74 uses the accumulated points in the lottery capital management area 313 on the basis of various data stored in the lottery database 72, and wins the winners extracted by the lottery processing unit 71 for each lottery group. The winning points are given by adding the winning points of the lottery group to the points account area 312 of the customer who is the winner.

  When the winning processing unit 74 grants winning points to the winners of each lottery group, the winning points in the point account area 312 of the winners of each lottery group are given to the entry / exit processing unit 32 of the point bank server 3. Is required to be added. Upon receiving this winning point grant request, the entry / exit processing unit 32 subtracts the winning points of the lottery group from the accumulated points stored in the lottery capital management area 313 for each lottery group. The accumulated points stored in the point account area 312 of the winner of the lottery group are added.

  Next, a modification of the above embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing the internal configuration of the point lottery management server 80 of the second embodiment. The point lottery management server 80 of the second embodiment is obtained by adding an application screening unit 82 for confirming the presence / absence of lottery application information to the point lottery management server 7 of the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the description of the same parts as those in the first embodiment will be omitted, and only different parts will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 5, according to the point lottery management server 80 of the second embodiment, when the lottery processing unit 81 has received lottery application access from the communication terminals 5 and 6 used by the customer, the customer authentication described above is performed. When the corresponding customer identification area 311 is extracted by the execution of the process, before the application content input request is transmitted to the communication terminals 5 and 6 used by the customer, the customer application screening unit 82 receives the customer application screening process. Request execution.

  In response to the application screening request from the lottery processing unit 81, the application screening unit 82 requests the customer who has accessed the lottery application to input predetermined lottery application information via the communication terminals 5 and 6, This is to check the lottery application information. If the lottery application information that is valid is recorded and held in advance in the application examination unit 82 and the result of checking the lottery application information received from the communication terminals 5 and 6 is valid, the lottery process is performed. The unit 81 is configured to respond.

  When the lottery processing unit 81 receives a response indicating that the lottery application information is valid from the application screening unit 82, the lottery processing unit 81 grants the customer lottery application access, and the communication terminals 5 and 6 receive, for example, a lottery. A request for input of application contents such as designation of the course D1, designation of the lottery group, and designation of the number of applications is made. However, the lottery processing unit 81 rejects the lottery application application access when the predetermined lottery application information has not been received or when the lottery application information is invalid.

  Here, the lottery application information is attached to an article that the customer obtains through the sale or provision of goods or services for which the point issuer 2 issues value points. For example, the lottery application information includes magazines, books and other paid prints purchased by customers, or catalogs, leaflets and other free prints provided by customers under certain conditions. Or it is preferable that it is the one-dimensional barcode which coded the serial number, or a two-dimensional barcode. In addition, when an application from a customer is made using an application postcard attached to these printed materials, a predetermined serial number as lottery application information may be notified to the customer.

  FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram showing the internal configuration of the point bank server 90 and the point lottery management server 100 of the third embodiment. The point bank server 90 of the third embodiment changes the point account area of the point database with respect to the point bank server 3 of the first embodiment, and accordingly, the conversion processing unit of the point database and the point lottery management server And are changed. Hereinafter, the description of the same parts as those in the first embodiment will be omitted, and only different parts will be described. In FIG. 6, illustration of the respective parts 2, 5, 6 shown in FIG. 1 is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the point bank server 90 has a winning point account area in which winning points given to the customer by the winning processing unit 74 are accumulated as point account areas 912 of the customers in the point database 91. 912a and a normal point account area 912b in which the remaining value points excluding the winning points are accumulated.

  Here, the value points accumulated in the normal point account area 912b can be mainly used as, for example, transaction points, accumulator points or settlement points used in the transaction point settlement systems described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2. It will be something. Further, the normal point account area 912b of the present embodiment corresponds to the accumulated point database in Patent Documents 1 and 2.

  When the point exchange server 94 receives point exchange access from the communication terminals 5 and 6 used by the customer to the point bank server 90, the conversion processing unit 94 obtains the number of exchange request points from the customer for the winning point account area 912a of the customer. Is subtracted from the accumulated points and converted to the consideration V corresponding to the number of exchange request points.

  That is, the conversion processing unit 94 can convert only the accumulated points in the winning point account area 912a into the consideration V, and cannot convert the accumulated points in the normal point account area 912b into the consideration V freely. For this reason, the customer cannot convert the accumulated points in his / her normal point account area 912b into the consideration V freely and receive payment. In this way, the accumulated points in the normal point account area 912b can be used for the operation of a point service that is separate from the point lottery management server.

  In addition, the lottery processing unit 101 of the point lottery management server 100 of the third embodiment, for each customer, only when the accumulated points in the normal point account area 912b opened by the customer are equal to or greater than a predetermined reference point. The lottery application access from the customer is permitted, and the number of points that can be used in the lottery application access is limited to the number of points obtained by subtracting the reference point from the accumulated points of the customer normal point account area 912b. ing.

  Here, the lottery processing unit 101 sends the customer's data to the browsing processing unit 33 of the point bank server 90 based on the customer identification data transmitted from the communication terminals 5 and 6 of the customers who have made lottery application access. By requesting browsing of the number of accumulated points in the normal point account area 912b, the accumulated points in the normal point account area 912b of the customer who has made lottery application access are checked.

  For example, when the reference point number is 10000 points and the application required point number for one application is 1000 points, if the accumulated point number of the customer's normal points account area 912b is 25000 points, the customer is the maximum A lottery application for 15 units (= (25000−10000) ÷ 1000) can be made.

  In this way, the normal point account area 912b of each customer is configured such that value points equal to or higher than the reference point always exist as a balance. Further, this reference point cannot be paid as the consideration value V by each customer, and can be used as operating capital of the value point management system 1 in practice.

  On the other hand, when the lottery processing unit 101 has a lottery application access, the accumulated points in the normal point account area 912b are equal to or less than the number of points obtained by adding the number of application required points for one application unit to a predetermined reference point. Is configured to reject the lottery application access from the customer. Therefore, when the reference point number is 10,000 points and the application required point number for one application is 1000 points, if the accumulated point number of the customer's normal point account area 912b is less than 11000, the customer Will be denied access to the lottery application.

  In addition, the return processing unit 1011 of the lottery processing unit 101 is, for each customer, a return point for the customer, whichever is designated by the customer in the winning point account area 912a or the normal point account area 912b of the customer. It may be returned by adding to the accumulated points.

  When a lottery application access is made from the customer to the lottery processing unit 101, the collection processing unit 103 receives a value point corresponding to the number of points corresponding to the customer's application content, and the winning point account area 912a of the customer, or In the normal point account area 912b, any accumulated point in the direction designated by the customer is subtracted and collected.

  That is, the customer can apply for a lottery application using the accumulated points in the winning point account area 912a when the normal point account area 912b has accumulated points greater than the reference point. For this reason, a customer who has a large number of accumulated points in the winning point account area 912a can apply for a lot of point lotteries using the accumulated points, and can further enhance the entertainment and joyfulness of the customer.

  Based on various data stored in the lottery database 72, the winning processing unit 104 uses the accumulated points in the lottery capital management area 313 to determine the winners extracted by the lottery processing unit 101 for each lottery group. The winning points of the lottery group are added to the winning point account area 912a of the customer who is the winner, thereby giving the winning points.

  The present invention has been described based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various improvements and modifications can be easily made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It can be guessed. For example, the specific numerical values exemplified in each part can be changed as appropriate.

  For example, although the present embodiment has been described on the assumption that there is one winner extracted from each lottery group, the number of winners extracted from this lottery group may be two or more. Further, for each lottery course, the number of winners of the lottery group belonging to the lottery course may be changed.

  In this embodiment, the number of winners is uniformly set to one lottery group belonging to one lottery course D1, but the number of winners is set to be different between lottery groups belonging to the same lottery course D1. You may do it. That is, even if the lottery groups belong to the same lottery course D1, the winning probabilities D4 may be set differently.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the application required point number D5 has been described as being uniformly 1000 points, but the value of the application required point number D5 is not necessarily 1000 points, and it is also necessary for each lottery course to be uniform. It is not necessary for each lottery group to be uniform.

  For example, the number of points required for application may be less than 1000 points or 1001 points or more, and the value of the required number of points D5 may be different for each lottery course, or even for lottery groups belonging to the same lottery course. You may make it employ | adopt the value of the number D5 of application required points.

  In the present embodiment, the lottery courses are the five types shown in FIG. 4 described above, but the number of courses and names of the lottery courses are not necessarily limited to these and can be changed as appropriate.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the value points accumulated in the point account areas 312 and 912 are exchanged for an alternative value medium such as a prepaid card. For example, the value points themselves are used as money instead of money. You may make it receive goods supply and service provision from a goods provider or a service provider. Therefore, in such a case, the product or service itself received from these product providers or service providers becomes the consideration V converted from the value points.

  In addition, the point bank server 3 or the point lottery management server 7 sends, for example, the lottery application status for the lottery group of each lottery course such as the lottery group for which the lottery application offer deadline has been closed and the lottery group currently in the lottery application offer, by e-mail. Or you may deliver to a customer regularly or irregularly by a telephone voice message.

  Further, in this embodiment, the lottery groups for which all lottery groups have been canceled due to the return processing units 711 and 1011 being canceled during the predetermined lottery application recruitment period because the number of applications is less than the lottery establishment unit number D2. He explained that the value points collected from customers at the time of lottery application to the group will be returned to each customer as a return point.

  However, it is not always necessary to return the value points collected from the customer for the lottery group that has been canceled, such as for the lottery group that has been canceled this time without returning the value points to the customer. During the solicitation period for the next lottery application, the number of applications that the lottery group lacks may be re-recruited, and the lottery may be executed when the lottery establishment number D2 is reached by this re-application. .

  Then, even if such re-application is made, the lottery group that has been canceled without reaching the lottery establishment number may be re-recruited during the next lottery application period. Further, for customers who do not wish to participate in such re-recruitment, the value points collected at the time of lottery application from the customer may be returned in accordance with the application from the customer.

  As for the lottery group that has been re-recruited as described above, the point lottery process for which the lottery execution has been decided by the re-recruitment for the value points that have already been collected from customers before the re-recruitment of the lottery group You may make it add to the execution budget point.

It is a block diagram of the value point operation system which is one Example of this invention. It is the conceptual diagram which showed the internal structure of the point bank server. It is the conceptual diagram which showed the internal structure of the point lottery management server. It is the conceptual diagram which illustrated the specification of the point lottery process performed with a point lottery management server. It is the conceptual diagram which showed the internal structure of the point lottery management server of 2nd Example. It is the conceptual diagram which showed the internal structure of the point bank server of 3rd Example, and a point lottery management server.

Explanation of symbols

1 Value point management system 2 Point issuing machine (point issuing means)
3,90 point bank server (point bank means)
312,912 Point account area (point account)
33 Browsing processing unit (part of point bank means)
34,94 Conversion processing unit (Point conversion means, part of point bank means)
35 Consideration issue unit (compensation means)
4 Network network
5, 6 Communication terminals 71, 81, 101 Lottery processing unit (part of point lottery means)
72 lottery database (part of point lottery means)
711, 1011 Return processing unit (point return means)
73,103 Collection processing unit (point collection means)
74,104 Winning processing unit (winning point granting means)
912a Winning point account area (Winning point account)
912b Normal point account area (normal point account)
82 Application screening unit (part of point lottery means)
D1 Lottery course D2 Number of lottery completed D3 Number of winners D4 Winning probability D5 Number of points required for application D6 Number of points established for lottery D7 Number of winning points V Consideration (substitute value medium, consideration)

Claims (15)

Point issuing means for issuing to the customer value points of the number of points according to the price paid by the customer to the product provider or service provider in the transaction of the product or service;
Point bank means for opening the point account for accumulating value points issued by the point issuing means for the customer for each customer, and managing the plurality of point accounts;
When there is an exchange request from the customer to the point bank means, the value points accumulated in the customer's point account are the number of points requested by the customer (hereinafter referred to as “exchange request points”) (Hereinafter referred to as “accumulated points”) and a point conversion means comprising point conversion means for converting into a consideration having a value corresponding to the number of exchange request points,
Set up one or more lottery groups for each of the multiple types of lottery courses, solicit customers' lottery applications for each lottery group, and close the application for the lottery group where the number of applications has reached the number of lottery establishments , A point lottery means for performing a lottery on a lottery group whose application has been closed, and extracting a winner from the lottery group;
When a lottery application is made by the customer to the point lottery means, the value points corresponding to the customer's application content are subtracted from the accumulated points of the customer's point account managed by the point bank means. Point collection means to collect
The lottery course to which the lottery group belongs to the lottery group that belongs to the lottery course and the lottery group has been executed for each lottery course using the value points collected from the customer point account by the point collection means A value point management system comprising: a winning point granting means for granting a winning point by adding the number of winning points to the value point of the point account of the winner.   The point lottery means has a function of presetting the number of winners of each lottery group and the number of lottery establishments belonging to each lottery course, setting the number of winners of each lottery group to one or more, In addition, for each lottery group, the winners are extracted based on the winning probabilities in a situation where the winning probabilities calculated based on the number of winners and the number of lottery establishments are announced to the customer in advance. The value point management system according to claim 1, wherein:   2. The consideration converted by the point conversion means is an alternative value medium that can be used as a purchase price or a service fee for goods or services for which value points are issued by the point issuing means. 2. Value point management system described in 2. The point lottery means accepts a lottery application when receiving predetermined lottery application information from a customer communication terminal via a network, while accepting a lottery application when the predetermined lottery application information has not been received. The application is rejected,
4. The predetermined lottery application information is attached to an article that a customer obtains through sales or provision of goods or services for which value points are issued by the point issuing means. Value point management system described in any one.   The predetermined lottery application information is attached to a magazine, a book or other paid printed matter purchased by a customer, or a catalog, leaflet or other free printed matter provided by a customer under certain conditions. The value point management system according to claim 4.   The point bank means is capable of accepting access via a network from a customer's communication terminal, and accepts exchange requests for value points accumulated in the customer's point account via the customer's communication terminal, or 6. The value point management system according to claim 1, wherein the value point operation system is configured to allow browsing of the number of value points accumulated in the point account of the customer via the customer's communication terminal.   In the case where a plurality of lottery courses having different numbers of winning points are set, the winning point granting means includes the lottery course number of lottery groups belonging to the lottery course as the number of winning points of each lottery course. 7. The value point management system according to claim 1, wherein a point number less than the number of points multiplied by the number of points required for application (hereinafter referred to as “the number of lottery establishment points”) is given. .   Value points obtained by subtracting the total number of winning points of all lottery groups in all lottery courses from the total number of lottery application establishment points collected from the point account of each customer by the point collecting means (hereinafter referred to as “residual points”). 8. The value point management system according to claim 7, further comprising a remaining point management means for storing. The point bank means, for each customer, as a point account of the customer, a winning point account in which the winning points given to the customer by the winning point granting means are accumulated, and the remaining value excluding the winning points It has a normal point account where points are accumulated,
The point lottery means accepts an application for lottery application from each customer only when the value points accumulated in the normal point account opened by the customer are equal to or more than a predetermined number of points, The value point management system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein when the number is less than the number of points, the application for the lottery application from the customer is rejected. The point bank means, for each customer, as a point account of the customer, a winning point account in which the winning points given to the customer by the winning point granting means are accumulated, and the remaining value excluding the winning points It has a normal point account where points are accumulated,
The point collection means, when a lottery application is made from a customer to the point lottery means, the value points of the number of points corresponding to the application contents of the customer, the winning points of the customer managed by the point bank means The value point management system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the value point management system is for subtracting and collecting from accumulated points in an account or a normal point account specified by the customer. The point bank means, for each customer, as a point account of the customer, a winning point account in which the winning points given to the customer by the winning point granting means are accumulated, and the remaining value excluding the winning points It has a normal point account where points are accumulated,
The point conversion means subtracts the number of exchange request points from the customer from the value points accumulated in the winning point account of the customer when a request for exchange of the winning points is made from the customer to the point bank means, The value point operating system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the value point operating system is converted into a consideration corresponding to the number of exchange request points.   The point lottery means accepts an application for a lottery application from each customer to each lottery group through an operation of a communication terminal that is communicably connected to the point lottery means via a network. The value point operation system according to any one of claims 1 to 11.   The point lottery means associates a lottery group of a lottery course in which the application for the lottery application is made with an e-mail address or a telephone number of a communication terminal as a contact point of the customer for each customer who has applied for the lottery application. And when the winner of the lottery group is extracted, automatically sends an email for notifying the winner via the network to the email address of the communication terminal of the customer who became the winner, Alternatively, the voice message for notifying the winning is automatically transmitted via the network to the telephone number of the communication terminal of the customer who is the winner. Value point operation system described in 1.   The point lottery means that, for each lottery group whose number of applications was less than the number of lottery established within the predetermined lottery application recruitment period, for each customer who applied for the lottery group, the number of applications required by the customer By adding the number of points obtained by multiplying the number (hereinafter referred to as “number of returned points”) to the number of accumulated points of the customer's point account, point return means for returning the value points required for the lottery application The value point operating system according to claim 1, further comprising: The point bank means, for each customer, as a point account of the customer, a winning point account in which the winning points given to the customer by the winning point granting means are accumulated, and the remaining value excluding the winning points It has a normal point account where points are accumulated,
The point return means returns the return points for each customer by adding the accumulated points in the customer's normal point account or the designated point account of the winning point account of the customer. The value point management system according to claim 14, wherein

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