JP2013092949A - System for purchasing merchandise and service - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide means for enabling the purchase/sale of merchandise/service which is more convenient than conventional technologies for both a consumer and a marketing business person, by achieving the convenience of both electronic money and the other settlement means.SOLUTION: A user registers the card ID of his or her own electronic money card 11 in a central server device 18 by using a user terminal device 12. Afterwards, the user logs in a user page by using the user terminal device 12, and purchases the room entry ticket of a pay smoking room by credit card settlement. The purchased room entry ticket is registered in the central server device 18, and the data on which is synchronized with a local server device 16. When the user touches a data reader/writer 13 installed in the pay smoking room with the electronic money card 11, a store terminal device 14 acquires the data on the room entry ticket from the local server device 16, and after performing toll collection from electronic money as necessary, the store terminal device 14 instructs a gate opening/closing control device 17 to open the gate.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technology for automating the purchase of goods and services.

  In recent years, the use of a pseudo-currency called electronic money has become widespread. Electronic money is a mechanism that makes it possible to purchase goods and services using a pseudo currency electromagnetically recorded on a data recording medium.

  Specifically, balance data indicating the balance of electronic money is recorded in an IC (Integrated Circuit) card capable of reading and writing data, and connected to, for example, a POS (Point Of Sale) system when purchasing goods or services. By rewriting the balance data in the IC card so that the balance of the electronic money corresponding to the purchase amount is reduced by the data reader / writer device, the purchase price is treated as being paid.

  The user of the IC card purchases electronic money using a normal currency in the dedicated terminal device or using a settlement means such as a credit card. The dedicated terminal device rewrites the balance data in the IC card so as to increase by the amount of electronic money purchased by the user. This operation is generally called “charging electronic money to an IC card”.

  A store that sells or provides a product or service receives payment for the product or service from an electronic money management business that receives the money for the electronic money paid by the user.

  Electronic money that works by the mechanism described above is paid electromagnetically, so there is no exchange of changes, so there is no mistake in the amount received or the amount of change, and the processing associated with payment is faster and easier. Therefore, it is convenient for both purchasers of goods and services and store employees who receive payment for them.

  More recently, proposals have been made to increase the convenience in purchasing products and services by adding additional functions to the basic functions of electronic money described above.

  For example, in the system of Patent Document 1, a user who visits a store with a private car can receive a discount on the parking fee using a single electronic money card. In the system, the electronic money card is read by the card reader / writer device when the user enters the parking lot attached to the store, purchases a product / service in the store, or leaves the parking lot. Make it. The ID (Identifier) of the electronic money card read by each card reader / writer device is transmitted to the server device together with data indicating the entry time, the purchase amount of goods / services, and the delivery time. The server device calculates the parking fee after applying the discount associated with the purchase of the product / service based on the data. The calculated parking fee is settled by rewriting balance data (that is, payment by electronic money) by a card reader / writer device that reads the electronic money card at the time of delivery.

  Further, in the system of Patent Document 2, a user can receive a discount by electronically registering a discount ticket that can receive a discount on the purchase price when purchasing a specific product / service in the server device. -When you purchase a service, you can automatically receive a refund of electronic money according to the discount amount. In this system, the discount data acquired by the user in association with the ID of each user's electronic money card is stored in the server device. Is purchased, the ID of the product / service purchased from the POS system is transmitted to the server device together with the ID of the electronic money card. In the server device, when discount coupon data corresponding to the ID of the product / service received from the POS system is stored in association with the ID of the electronic money card received from the POS system, the calculation is performed according to the discount coupon data. Send the refund amount to the POS system. The POS system is discounted by charging the electronic money card with the refund amount received from the server device.

JP 2008-159008 A JP 2009-271807 A

  Buying and selling goods / services using electronic money is advantageous because it eliminates the need for the store to handle cash. For example, an automatic ticket vending machine for cash sales requires time and labor for the automatic ticket vending machine management company to periodically collect cash and set a change. On the other hand, an automatic ticket vending machine that performs payment only with electronic money does not require the effort.

  However, electronic money is inconvenient for users who use it, that is, consumers. Specifically, considering that electronic money is lost, it is not desirable to charge a very large amount of money, so there are many cases where a maximum charge amount is set. Therefore, electronic money cannot be used to purchase products / services that exceed the maximum charge amount. Also, even if the maximum charge amount is not exceeded, if the charged electronic money is used immediately by purchasing a high-priced product or service and must be recharged, it is compared to paying with cash. Rather, it becomes inconvenient due to increased time and effort for charging. Therefore, electronic money is not always convenient for purchasing expensive goods and services.

  Payment by credit card makes up for the inconvenience of electronic money described above. In other words, payment with a credit card is time-consuming, such as entering a PIN or signature at an actual store, or entering a credit card number at an EC (Electronic Commerce) site, but purchases high-priced products and services at a low frequency. Useful in cases. In addition, when purchasing goods / services by credit card payment at the EC site, there is also the convenience that it is not necessary to go to the place where the actual store or vending machine is installed.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention combines the convenience of electronic money with the convenience of other payment methods such as credit cards, so that consumers who purchase products / services and those products / services It is an object of the present invention to provide a means that enables the purchase and sale of products and services that are more convenient than conventional technologies for both of the providers.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides:
A terminal device operated by a user of a data recording medium that records the medium identification data for identifying the own medium from other media in a non-rewritable manner and records the balance data indicating the balance of electronic money in a rewritable manner. Service management server device which is a server device different from an electronic money server device which is a server device for managing balance data recorded on the data recording medium for medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium A registration medium identification data transmission step to be transmitted to
A medium identification data storage step in which the service management server device stores the medium identification data received in the registration medium identification data transmission step as data for identifying user identification data for identifying the user from other users;
A user identification data transmitting step in which a terminal device operated by the user transmits user identification data for identifying the user to the service management server device in response to the operation of the user;
The service management server device identifies the user according to the content of data transmitted and received between the terminal device operated by the user and the service management server device following transmission of the user identification data in the user identification data transmission step. An increase / decrease instruction data storage step for storing increase / decrease instruction data, which is data used to calculate the increase / decrease amount of the payment amount, in association with the user identification data to be identified;
Balance data recorded on the data recording medium and capable of reading the medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium connected to the terminal device used for the purchase processing of the product or service purchased by the user A medium identification data reading step of reading a medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium and delivering the read medium identification data to a terminal device used for the purchase process; ,
A terminal device used for the purchase process transmits medium identification data acquired from the data reader / writer device in the medium identification data reading step to the service management server device.
An amount specifying data transmitting step for transmitting, to the service management server device, amount specifying data, which is data used for specifying a purchase amount of the product or service purchased by the user by the terminal device used for the purchase process;
In accordance with the increase / decrease instruction data stored in the increase / decrease instruction data storage step in association with the user identification data specified by the medium identification data received by the service management server device in the purchase medium identification data transmission step, the amount of money Amount to increase or decrease the purchase amount specified based on the amount specification data received in the specific data transmission step, and transmit the amount data indicating the purchase amount calculated after the increase or decrease to the terminal device used for the purchase process A data transmission step;
A balance data reading step in which the data reader / writer device reads balance data recorded on the data recording medium and delivers the read balance data to a terminal device used for the purchase process;
The terminal device used for the purchase process subtracts the purchase amount indicated by the amount data received in the amount data transmission step from the balance indicated by the balance data acquired in the balance data reading step, and is calculated after the reduction. A write instruction step for handing over write instruction data for instructing writing of balance data indicating the balance to the data reader / writer device;
Proposed as a first embodiment is a method including a balance data rewriting step in which the data reader / writer device rewrites balance data recorded on the data recording medium in accordance with the write instruction data acquired in the write instruction step.

The present invention also provides a method according to the first embodiment described above,
For each of the two or more data recording media used by the user, a configuration comprising the registration-time medium identification data transmission step and the medium identification data storage step is proposed as a second embodiment.

The present invention also provides a method according to the first or second embodiment described above,
The service management server device includes a plurality of local server devices that respectively transmit and receive data to and from each of the plurality of terminal devices used for the purchase processing, and data between each of the plurality of local server devices. A central server device that performs transmission and reception,
In the registration-time medium identification data transmission step, the service management server apparatus receives the medium identification data by the central server apparatus,
In the medium identification data storing step, the service management server apparatus stores the medium identification data by the central server apparatus,
In the user identification data transmission step, the service management server device receives the user identification data by the central server device,
In the increase / decrease instruction data storage step, the service management server device transmits / receives data to / from the terminal device operated by the user by the central server device, and stores the increase / decrease instruction data by the central server device,
The central server device transmits the medium identification data stored in the medium identification data storage step and the increase / decrease instruction data stored in the increase / decrease instruction data storage step to each of the plurality of local server devices, and the plurality of local servers Each of the devices includes a data synchronization step for storing the medium identification data and the increase / decrease instruction data,
In the medium identification data transmission step at the time of purchase, the service management server apparatus receives the medium identification data by one local server apparatus among the plurality of local server apparatuses,
In the amount specifying data transmitting step, the service management server device receives the amount specifying data by the one local server device,
In the amount data transmission step, the service management server device proposes a configuration in which the one local server device executes increase / decrease of the purchase amount and transmission of the amount data as a third embodiment.

The present invention also provides a method according to any one of the first to third embodiments described above.
In order for the terminal device used for the purchase processing to restrict admission when the balance indicated by the balance data acquired in the balance data reading step is equal to or greater than the purchase amount indicated by the amount data received in the amount data transmission step A fourth embodiment is proposed in which a gate opening instruction data transmission step of transmitting gate opening instruction data indicating an instruction to open a gate is transmitted to a gate opening / closing control apparatus which is an apparatus for controlling the opening and closing of the gate disposed in FIG.

The present invention also provides
A terminal device operated by a user of a data recording medium that records the medium identification data for identifying the own medium from other media in a non-rewritable manner and records the balance data indicating the balance of electronic money in a rewritable manner. Service management server device which is a server device different from an electronic money server device which is a server device for managing balance data recorded on the data recording medium for medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium A registration medium identification data transmission step to be transmitted to
A medium identification data storage step in which the service management server device stores the medium identification data received in the registration medium identification data transmission step as data for identifying user identification data for identifying the user from other users;
A user identification data transmitting step in which a terminal device operated by the user transmits user identification data for identifying the user to the service management server device in response to the operation of the user;
The service management server device identifies the user according to the content of data transmitted and received between the terminal device operated by the user and the service management server device following transmission of the user identification data in the user identification data transmission step. An increase / decrease instruction data storage step for storing increase / decrease instruction data, which is data used to calculate the increase / decrease amount of the payment amount, in association with the user identification data to be identified;
Balance data recorded on the data recording medium and capable of reading the medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium connected to the terminal device used for the purchase processing of the product or service purchased by the user A medium identification data reading step of reading a medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium and delivering the read medium identification data to a terminal device used for the purchase process; ,
A terminal device used for the purchase process transmits medium identification data acquired from the data reader / writer device in the medium identification data reading step to the service management server device.
The service management server device uses the purchase / reduction instruction data stored in the increase / decrease instruction data storage step in association with the user identification data specified by the medium identification data received in the purchase medium identification data transmission step. Increase / decrease instruction data transmission step to be transmitted to the terminal device used for processing,
In accordance with the increase / decrease instruction data received in the increase / decrease instruction data transmission step, the terminal device used for the purchase process increases / decreases the purchase amount of the product or service purchased by the user, and indicates the purchase amount calculated after the increase / decrease Amount data generation step for generating amount data that is data,
A balance data reading step in which the data reader / writer device reads balance data recorded on the data recording medium and delivers the read balance data to a terminal device used for the purchase process;
The terminal device used for the purchase processing subtracts the purchase amount indicated by the amount data generated in the amount data generation step from the balance indicated by the balance data acquired in the balance data reading step, and is calculated after the reduction. A write instruction step for handing over write instruction data for instructing writing of balance data indicating the balance to the data reader / writer device;
The data reader / writer device proposes, as a fifth embodiment, a balance data rewriting step of rewriting balance data recorded on the data recording medium in accordance with the write instruction data acquired in the write instruction step.

The present invention also provides a method according to the fifth embodiment described above,
For each of the two or more data recording media used by the user, a configuration comprising the registration-time medium identification data transmission step and the medium identification data storage step is proposed as a sixth embodiment.

The present invention also provides a method according to the fifth or sixth embodiment described above,
The service management server device includes a plurality of local server devices that respectively transmit and receive data to and from each of the plurality of terminal devices used for the purchase processing, and data between each of the plurality of local server devices. A central server device that performs transmission and reception,
In the registration-time medium identification data transmission step, the service management server apparatus receives the medium identification data by the central server apparatus,
In the medium identification data storing step, the service management server apparatus stores the medium identification data by the central server apparatus,
In the user identification data transmission step, the service management server device receives the user identification data by the central server device,
In the increase / decrease instruction data storage step, the service management server device transmits / receives data to / from the terminal device operated by the user by the central server device, and stores the increase / decrease instruction data by the central server device,
The central server device transmits the medium identification data stored in the medium identification data storage step and the increase / decrease instruction data stored in the increase / decrease instruction data storage step to each of the plurality of local server devices, and the plurality of local servers Each of the devices includes a data synchronization step for storing the medium identification data and the increase / decrease instruction data,
In the medium identification data transmission step at the time of purchase, the service management server apparatus receives the medium identification data by one local server apparatus among the plurality of local server apparatuses,
In the increase / decrease instruction data transmission step, the service management server apparatus proposes a configuration in which the increase / decrease instruction data is transmitted by the one local server apparatus as a seventh embodiment.

The present invention also provides a method according to any one of the fifth to seventh embodiments described above.
In order for the terminal device used for the purchase processing to restrict admission when the balance indicated by the balance data acquired in the balance data reading step is equal to or greater than the purchase amount indicated by the amount data generated in the amount data generation step A configuration including an opening instruction data transmission step of transmitting opening instruction data indicating an instruction to open a gate to a gate opening / closing control apparatus which is an apparatus for controlling the opening and closing of the gate disposed in is proposed as an eighth embodiment.

The present invention also provides
A data recording medium having recording means for recording the medium identification data for identifying the own medium from other media in a non-rewritable manner and recording the balance data indicating the balance of the electronic money in a rewritable manner;
A terminal device operated by a user of the data recording medium;
A service management server device that is a server device different from an electronic money server device that is a server device that manages balance data recorded in the data recording medium;
A terminal device used for purchase processing of goods or services purchased by the user;
Reading means for reading medium identification data and balance data recorded on the data recording medium, and rewriting means for rewriting balance data recorded on the data recording medium, connected to a terminal device used for the purchase process A data reader / writer device having
The terminal device operated by the user has transmission means for transmitting data and reception means for receiving data,
The transmission means of the terminal device operated by the user transmits medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium to the service management server device in response to the operation of the user,
The transmission means of the terminal device operated by the user transmits user identification data for identifying the user to the service management server device in accordance with the operation of the user,
The service management server device includes a receiving unit that receives data, a storage unit that stores data, a transmission unit that transmits data, and a calculation unit that performs calculation.
The receiving means of the service management server device receives medium identification data transmitted from a terminal device operated by the user,
The storage means of the service management server device stores the medium identification data received by the receiving means of the service management server device as data for identifying user identification data for identifying the user from other users,
The receiving means of the service management server device receives user identification data transmitted from a terminal device operated by the user;
The storage means of the service management server device transmits data transmitted from the transmission means of the service management server device to a terminal device operated by the user following reception of user identification data by the receiving device of the service management server device In accordance with the content of the data received from the terminal device operated by the user by the receiving means of the service management server device, the payment amount is calculated in association with the user identification data for identifying the user. Store increase / decrease instruction data that is used,
The receiving means of the service management server device receives medium identification data transmitted from a terminal device used for the purchase process,
The receiving unit of the service management server apparatus receives amount specifying data that is data used for specifying a purchase amount of a product or service purchased by the user, which is transmitted from a terminal device used for the purchase process. ,
The computing means of the service management server apparatus is stored in the storage means of the service management server apparatus in association with user identification data specified by the medium identification data received by the receiving means of the service management server apparatus. In accordance with the increase / decrease instruction data, the purchase amount specified based on the amount specifying data received by the receiving means of the service management server device is increased or decreased, and the amount data is data indicating the purchase amount calculated after the increase / decrease Produces
The transmission unit of the service management server device transmits the amount data generated by the calculation unit of the service management server device to a terminal device used for the purchase process,
The reading means of the data reader / writer device reads the medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium, and delivers the read medium identification data to the terminal device used for the purchase process,
The reading means of the data reader / writer device reads balance data recorded on the data recording medium, and delivers the read balance data to a terminal device used for the purchase process.
The rewriting means of the data reader / writer device rewrites balance data recorded on the data recording medium in accordance with write instruction data for instructing writing of balance data delivered from a terminal device used for the purchase process,
The terminal device used for the purchase process includes a transmission unit that transmits data, a reception unit that receives data, and a calculation unit that performs calculation.
The transmission means of the terminal device used for the purchase process transmits medium identification data delivered from the data reader / writer device to the service management server device,
The transmission means of the terminal device used for the purchase processing transmits amount specifying data that is data used for specifying the purchase amount of the product or service purchased by the user to the service management server device,
The receiving means of the terminal device used for the purchase process receives the amount data transmitted from the service management server device,
The computing means of the terminal device used for the purchase processing is indicated by the amount data received by the receiving means of the terminal device used for the purchase processing from the balance indicated by the balance data delivered from the data reader / writer device. A system is proposed as a ninth embodiment in which the purchase amount is reduced, and write instruction data for instructing writing of balance data indicating the balance calculated after the reduction is delivered to the data reader / writer device.

The present invention also provides a system according to the ninth embodiment described above.
Comprising two or more data recording media used by the user;
The transmission means of the terminal device operated by the user, for each of the two or more data recording media, transmits the medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium to the service management server device in response to the user operation. To
The receiving means of the service management server device receives medium identification data transmitted from a terminal device operated by the user for each of the two or more data recording media,
The storage means of the service management server device is a user for identifying the user from other users with respect to each of the two or more data recording media, the medium identification data received by the receiving means of the service management server device. A configuration of storing identification data as data for specifying is proposed as a tenth embodiment.

The present invention also provides a system according to the ninth or tenth embodiment described above,
A plurality of terminal devices used for the purchase processing;
The service management server device includes a plurality of local server devices that transmit and receive data to and from each of the terminal devices used for the plurality of purchase processes, and a plurality of local server devices that store data A central server device that performs transmission and reception,
The central server device includes a transmission unit that transmits data, a reception unit that receives data, and a storage unit that stores data.
The receiving means of the central server device receives medium identification data transmitted from a terminal device operated by the user,
The storage means of the central server device stores the medium identification data received by the receiving means of the central server device as data for identifying user identification data for identifying the user from other users,
The receiving means of the central server device receives user identification data transmitted from a terminal device operated by the user,
The storage means of the central server device includes data transmitted from the transmitting means of the central server device to a terminal device operated by the user following reception of user identification data by the receiving device of the central server device, and the central server Data used for calculating an increase / decrease amount of the payment amount in association with user identification data for identifying the user according to the content of data received from the terminal device operated by the user by the receiving means of the server device Store some increase / decrease instruction data,
The transmission means of the central server device transmits medium identification data and increase / decrease instruction data stored in the storage means of the central server device to each of the plurality of local server devices,
Each of the plurality of local server devices includes a transmission unit that transmits data, a reception unit that receives data, a calculation unit that performs calculation, and a storage unit that stores data.
The receiving means of the local server device receives medium identification data and increase / decrease instruction data transmitted from the central server device,
The storage means of the local server device stores medium identification data and increase / decrease instruction data received by the receiving means of the local server device,
The receiving means of the local server device receives medium identification data transmitted from a terminal device used for the purchase process,
The receiving means of the local server device receives amount specifying data which is data used for specifying a purchase amount of goods or services purchased by the user, transmitted from a terminal device used for the purchase processing,
The computing unit of the local server device is associated with user identification data specified by the medium identification data received by the receiving unit of the local server device, and the increase / decrease stored in the storage unit of the local server device In accordance with the instruction data, increase / decrease the purchase amount specified based on the amount specification data received by the receiving means of the local server device, generate amount data which is data indicating the purchase amount calculated after the increase / decrease,
The eleventh embodiment proposes a configuration in which the transmission unit of the local server device transmits the amount data generated by the calculation unit of the local server device to a terminal device used for the purchase process.

Further, the present invention provides a system according to any of the ninth to eleventh embodiments described above.
The terminal device used for the purchase processing has a balance indicated by balance data delivered from the data reader / writer device greater than or equal to a purchase amount indicated by the amount data received by the receiving means of the terminal device used for the purchase processing. A determination means for determining whether or not there is,
The transmission means of the terminal device used for the purchase process is a gate arranged to restrict admission when the determination means of the terminal device used for the purchase process determines that the balance is equal to or greater than the purchase amount A configuration is proposed as a twelfth embodiment in which opening instruction data indicating an instruction to open a gate is transmitted to a gate opening / closing control apparatus which is an apparatus for controlling the opening and closing of the door.

The present invention also provides
A data recording medium having recording means for recording the medium identification data for identifying the own medium from other media in a non-rewritable manner and recording the balance data indicating the balance of the electronic money in a rewritable manner;
A terminal device operated by a user of the data recording medium;
A service management server device that is a server device different from an electronic money server device that is a server device that manages balance data recorded in the data recording medium;
A terminal device used for purchase processing of goods or services purchased by the user;
Reading means for reading medium identification data and balance data recorded on the data recording medium, and rewriting means for rewriting balance data recorded on the data recording medium, connected to a terminal device used for the purchase process A data reader / writer device having
The terminal device operated by the user has transmission means for transmitting data and reception means for receiving data,
The transmission means of the terminal device operated by the user transmits medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium to the service management server device in response to the operation of the user,
The transmission means of the terminal device operated by the user transmits user identification data for identifying the user to the service management server device in accordance with the operation of the user,
The service management server device includes a receiving unit that receives data, a storage unit that stores data, and a transmission unit that transmits data.
The receiving means of the service management server device receives medium identification data transmitted from a terminal device operated by the user,
The storage means of the service management server device stores the medium identification data received by the receiving means of the service management server device as data for identifying user identification data for identifying the user from other users,
The receiving means of the service management server device receives user identification data transmitted from a terminal device operated by the user;
The storage means of the service management server device transmits data transmitted from the transmission means of the service management server device to a terminal device operated by the user following reception of user identification data by the receiving device of the service management server device In accordance with the content of the data received from the terminal device operated by the user by the receiving means of the service management server device, the payment amount is calculated in association with the user identification data for identifying the user. Store increase / decrease instruction data that is used,
The receiving means of the service management server device receives medium identification data transmitted from a terminal device used for the purchase process,
The transmission means of the service management server apparatus is stored in the storage means of the service management server apparatus in association with user identification data specified by the medium identification data received by the reception means of the service management server apparatus. The increase / decrease instruction data being transmitted to the terminal device used for the purchase process,
The reading means of the data reader / writer device reads the medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium, and delivers the read medium identification data to the terminal device used for the purchase process,
The reading means of the data reader / writer device reads balance data recorded on the data recording medium, and delivers the read balance data to a terminal device used for the purchase process.
The rewriting means of the data reader / writer device rewrites balance data recorded on the data recording medium in accordance with write instruction data for instructing writing of balance data delivered from a terminal device used for the purchase process,
The terminal device used for the purchase process includes a transmission unit that transmits data, a reception unit that receives data, and a calculation unit that performs calculation.
The transmission means of the terminal device used for the purchase process transmits the medium identification data delivered from the data reader / writer device to the service management server device,
The receiving means of the terminal device used for the purchase process receives increase / decrease instruction data transmitted from the service management server device,
The computing means of the terminal device used for the purchase process increases or decreases the purchase price of the product or service purchased by the user according to the increase / decrease instruction data received by the receiving means of the terminal device used for the purchase process, Generate amount data that is data indicating the purchase amount calculated after the increase or decrease,
The calculation means of the terminal device used for the purchase processing is indicated by the amount data generated by the calculation means of the terminal device used for the purchase processing from the balance indicated by the balance data delivered from the data reader / writer device. A system is proposed as a thirteenth embodiment in which the purchase amount is reduced, and write instruction data for instructing writing of balance data indicating the balance calculated after the reduction is delivered to the data reader / writer device.

The present invention also provides a system according to the thirteenth embodiment described above.
Comprising two or more data recording media used by the user;
The transmission means of the terminal device operated by the user, for each of the two or more data recording media, transmits the medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium to the service management server device in response to the user operation. To
The receiving means of the service management server device receives medium identification data transmitted from a terminal device operated by the user for each of the two or more data recording media,
The storage means of the service management server device is a user for identifying the user from other users with respect to each of the two or more data recording media, the medium identification data received by the receiving means of the service management server device. A configuration of storing identification data as data for specifying is proposed as a fourteenth embodiment.

Further, the present invention provides a system according to the thirteenth or fourteenth embodiment described above,
A plurality of terminal devices used for the purchase processing;
The service management server device includes a plurality of local server devices that transmit and receive data to and from each of the terminal devices used for the plurality of purchase processes, and a plurality of local server devices that store data A central server device that performs transmission and reception,
The central server device includes a transmission unit that transmits data, a reception unit that receives data, and a storage unit that stores data.
The receiving means of the central server device receives medium identification data transmitted from a terminal device operated by the user,
The storage means of the central server device stores the medium identification data received by the receiving means of the central server device as data for identifying user identification data for identifying the user from other users,
The receiving means of the central server device receives user identification data transmitted from a terminal device operated by the user,
The storage means of the central server device includes data transmitted from the transmitting means of the central server device to a terminal device operated by the user following reception of user identification data by the receiving device of the central server device, and the central server Data used for calculating an increase / decrease amount of the payment amount in association with user identification data for identifying the user according to the content of data received from the terminal device operated by the user by the receiving means of the server device Store some increase / decrease instruction data,
The transmission means of the central server device transmits medium identification data and increase / decrease instruction data stored in the storage means of the central server device to each of the plurality of local server devices,
Each of the plurality of local server devices includes a transmission unit that transmits data, a reception unit that receives data, and a storage unit that stores data.
The receiving means of the local server device receives medium identification data and increase / decrease instruction data transmitted from the central server device,
The storage means of the local server device stores medium identification data and increase / decrease instruction data received by the receiving means of the local server device,
The receiving means of the local server device receives medium identification data transmitted from a terminal device used for the purchase process,
The transmission means of the local server device increases or decreases stored in the storage means of the local server device in association with user identification data specified by the medium identification data received by the receiving device of the local server device. A configuration in which the instruction data is transmitted to the terminal device used for the purchase processing is proposed as the fifteenth embodiment.

The present invention provides a system according to any one of the thirteenth to fifteenth embodiments described above.
In the terminal device used for the purchase process, the balance indicated by the balance data delivered from the data reader / writer device is greater than or equal to the purchase amount indicated by the amount data generated by the calculation means of the terminal device used for the purchase process. A determination means for determining whether or not there is,
The transmission means of the terminal device used for the purchase process is a gate arranged to restrict admission when the determination means of the terminal device used for the purchase process determines that the balance is equal to or greater than the purchase amount A configuration is proposed as a sixteenth embodiment in which gate opening instruction data indicating an instruction to open a gate is transmitted to a gate opening and closing control device which is a device for controlling opening and closing of the door.

The present invention also provides
A receiving means for receiving data; a storage means for storing data; a transmitting means for transmitting data; and a computing means for performing calculations,
The receiving means receives from the terminal device operated by the user medium identification data for identifying the data recording medium recorded on the data recording medium used by the user in a non-rewritable manner from another medium,
The storage means stores the medium identification data received by the receiving means as data for identifying user identification data for identifying the user from other users,
The receiving means receives user identification data for identifying the user from a terminal device operated by the user;
The storage means stores the data transmitted from the transmission means to the terminal device operated by the user following the reception of the user identification data by the reception means and the data received from the terminal device operated by the user by the reception means. According to the content, in association with the user identification data for identifying the user, storing increase / decrease instruction data which is data used for calculating the increase / decrease amount of the payment amount,
The receiving means receives medium identification data for identifying the data recording medium from a terminal device used for purchase processing,
The receiving means receives amount specifying data which is data used for specifying the purchase amount of the product or service purchased by the user from the terminal device used for the purchase processing,
The calculation means adds the amount specifying data received by the receiving means according to the increase / decrease instruction data stored in the storage means in association with the user identification data specified by the medium identification data received by the receiving means. Increase or decrease the purchase amount specified based on the amount, generate amount data that is the data indicating the purchase amount calculated after the increase or decrease,
The transmitting unit proposes as a seventeenth embodiment a server device that transmits the money amount data generated by the calculating unit to a terminal device used for the purchase process.

The present invention also provides
A receiving means for receiving data, a storage means for storing data, and a transmitting means for transmitting data;
The receiving means receives from the terminal device operated by the user medium identification data for identifying the data recording medium recorded on the data recording medium used by the user in a non-rewritable manner from another medium,
The storage means stores the medium identification data received by the receiving means as data for identifying user identification data for identifying the user from other users,
The receiving means receives user identification data for identifying the user from a terminal device operated by the user;
The storage means stores the data transmitted from the transmission means to the terminal device operated by the user following the reception of the user identification data by the reception means and the data received from the terminal device operated by the user by the reception means. According to the content, in association with the user identification data for identifying the user, storing increase / decrease instruction data which is data used for calculating the increase / decrease amount of the payment amount,
The receiving means receives medium identification data for identifying the data recording medium from a terminal device used for purchase processing,
The transmission means transmits the increase / decrease instruction data stored in the storage means in association with the user identification data specified by the medium identification data received by the reception means to the terminal device used for the purchase process. An apparatus is proposed as an eighteenth embodiment.

The present invention also provides
A computer including a communication unit that transmits / receives data to / from another data communication device is used as the reception unit, the storage unit, the transmission unit, and the calculation unit included in the server device according to the seventeenth embodiment. A program for functioning is proposed as a nineteenth embodiment.

The present invention also provides
A computer having communication means for transmitting / receiving data to / from another data communication apparatus to function as the reception means, storage means, and transmission means provided in the server device according to the eighteenth embodiment. A program is proposed as a twentieth embodiment.

  According to the method according to the first or fifth embodiment of the present invention, the system according to the ninth or thirteenth embodiment, and the server device according to the seventeenth or eighteenth embodiment, the user can make an advance sale at the EC site. Purchasing a ticket, using the advance ticket by reading the electronic money card at the store, acquiring a discount ticket at the coupon distribution site, and paying the purchase amount after applying the discount with the discount ticket at the store with electronic money, etc. You can purchase goods and services. At this time, the user can increase the convenience of the electronic money card that is already used by the user by registering the ID of the electronic money card used by the user in the server device via the Internet or the like.

  According to the method according to the second or sixth embodiment of the present invention and the system according to the tenth or fourteenth embodiment, the user registers a plurality of electronic money card IDs in the server device, thereby Can be used in conjunction with other electronic money cards. Therefore, for example, when the advance ticket is used in the store, the privilege point given with the use of the first electronic money card is shared with the privilege point given with the use of the second electronic money card. A highly convenient mechanism that enables the use of the advance ticket when either the electronic money card or the second electronic money card is read is easily realized.

  According to the method according to the third or seventh embodiment of the present invention and the system according to the eleventh or fifteenth embodiment, the local server devices respectively arranged in a plurality of stores, the local server devices and data Data such as purchased advance tickets, acquired discount tickets, acquired privilege points, and the like of each user are shared via the central server device that performs synchronization. Therefore, when the electronic money card is read in the store, the electronic money card user searches for the data of the pre-sale tickets that have already been purchased, etc., and is therefore remotely located on the network. Compared with the case of inquiring such data to the server device, the settlement processing at the store is accelerated. In addition, even if a temporary failure occurs in the network, there is no effect on the settlement process in the store, and even if a failure occurs in the server device in some stores, the settlement process in other stores is affected. It is highly fault tolerant in that it is not.

  According to the method according to the fourth or eighth embodiment of the present invention and the system according to the twelfth or sixteenth embodiment, entrance restriction to a store or a venue is automatically performed by reading an electronic money card. . In other words, by having the user read the electronic money card used by the user when entering the venue, if the advance ticket has been purchased, the electronic money is not used, and if the advance ticket is not purchased, the electronic money is used. , A mechanism that automatically opens the gate and enables entry is realized.

  Further, according to the program according to the nineteenth or twentieth embodiment of the present invention, the server device according to the seventeenth or eighteenth embodiment of the present invention can be realized by a general-purpose computer. In general, the cost is low as compared with the case of preparing a server device.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an outline of the overall configuration of an entrance management system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing the data structure of the user database stored in the central server device and the local server device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing an outline of the overall configuration of the discount purchase system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the data structure of the user database stored in the service management server according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[1. First Example]
The configuration and operation of the room entry management system 1 will be described below as an embodiment of the present invention. The entrance management system 1 is a system for automatically entering an unmanned pay smoking room by gate opening / closing control.

  In the entrance management system 1, the user can easily connect a non-contact type IC card having an electronic money function to the data reader / writer device in front of the gate of the pay smoking room (hereinafter, the operation is referred to as “touch”). You can enter the room. At that time, if the entrance ticket has been purchased in advance, the electronic money payment process is not involved, and if there is no pre-purchased valid entrance ticket, the electronic money payment process is performed and then the gate is opened. , You can enter the room.

[1.1. Constitution]
FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an overview of the overall configuration of the room entry management system 1. In the entrance management system 1, first, an electronic money card 11, which is a contactless IC card having an electronic money function used by a user (hereinafter referred to as “electronic money card”), and a user electronically via the Internet. A user terminal device 12 which is a terminal device such as a PC or a mobile phone used for registering the money card 11 or purchasing an entrance ticket is used.

  Each of the pay smoking rooms in the entrance management system 1 includes a data reader / writer device 13 and a data reader / writer which are devices for reading and writing data recorded on the electronic money card 11 when the user enters the pay smoking room. A store terminal device 14 that is a terminal device that processes data read by the device 13 and instructs the data reader / writer device 13 to rewrite the data, and a display that is a display device for displaying a message from the store terminal device 14 to the user 15. A local server device 16 that is a server device that mainly stores and manages data related to the purchase status of a user's entrance ticket, and a gate opening / closing control device 17 that controls opening and closing of a gate disposed at the entrance to the pay smoking room. Has been.

  Further, in the room entrance management system 1, a central server device 18, a room entrance ticket vending machine 19, and an electronic money management server device 20 are used.

  The central server device 18 shares a certain frequency with each local server device 16 in order to share the data regarding the purchase status of the user's entrance ticket among the local server devices 16 arranged in each pay smoking room. It is a server device that synchronizes those data. That is, each of the local server devices 16 can keep the data related to the users managed in its own machine up-to-date by synchronizing data with the central server device 18.

  The entrance ticket vending machine 19 is a dedicated terminal device for a user to purchase an entrance ticket such as a one-day ticket, a weekly ticket, and a one-month ticket using the electronic money of the electronic money card 11 or in cash. The entrance ticket vending machine 19 also charges the electronic money card 11 with electronic money. The entrance ticket vending machine 19 includes a data reader / writer device that reads and writes data from and to the electronic money card 11 and a display that displays messages to the user.

  When the electronic money charged in the electronic money card 11 is used, the electronic money management server device 20 manages the usage history data indicating the usage history, and the data recorded in the electronic money card 11 has an error. This is a server device for repairing when a problem occurs. Accordingly, the electronic money management server device 20 is provided for each electronic money card issuer (electronic money management operator) and is managed independently by those operators.

  The electronic money management server device 20 uses the electronic money charged in the electronic money card 11 issued by the management company of the electronic money management server device 20 (balance) in the store terminal device 14 or the entrance ticket vending machine 19. When the data is rewritten), or when the electronic money card 11 is charged in the entrance ticket vending machine 19, log data indicating the balance data rewrite record is received from those devices, Is stored and managed.

  The electronic money card 11 that can be used in the entrance management system 1 may be an electronic money card issued by a different electronic money management company as long as it conforms to a common standard.

  For example, in Japan, the standard of contactless IC card known by FeliCa (registered trademark, Sony Corporation) is widely adopted, and as an electronic money card adopting the standard, for example, Suica (registered trademark) , East Japan Railway Company), Pasmo (registered trademark, Pasmo Co., Ltd.), and nanaco (registered trademark, Seven Card Service Co., Ltd.).

  In the entrance management system 1, as an example, any electronic money card that conforms to the FeliCa standard can be used. Therefore, the management company of the room entry management system 1 does not need to issue a dedicated electronic money card for using the room entry management system 1. That is, the user can use the electronic money card according to the FeliCa standard already used in the room entry management system 1.

  The devices used in the entrance management system 1 including the electronic money card 11 described above can be general-purpose devices in hardware except for the gate opening / closing control device 17 and the entrance ticket vending machine 19. .

  That is, the user terminal device 12 includes a transmission unit and a reception unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from the central server device 18 via the Internet, and any terminal device that can use the Web browser function. A terminal device may be used, and any form such as a PC, a mobile phone, or a smartphone is acceptable.

  The data reader / writer device 13 may be any data reader / writer device as long as it reads data recorded on a FeliCa standard non-contact type IC card and can rewrite rewritable data.

  In addition, the store terminal device 14 has a data input / output terminal (for example, USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminal) for connecting the data reader / writer device 13 and a data input / output terminal (for example, DVI (Digital Visual Visual) for connecting the display 15). Interface) terminal), the local server device 16 and the gate opening / closing control device 17 transmit / receive data via a LAN (Local Area Network) and also exchange data with the electronic money management server device 20 via the Internet. Any terminal device including a transmission unit and a reception unit for performing transmission / reception may be used. For example, it is realized by causing a general-purpose PC to execute processing according to an application program for the store terminal device 14.

  The display 15 may be any display device that can display an image output from the store terminal device 14, and may be in any form, such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display.

  Further, the local server device 16 transmits / receives data to / from the store terminal device 14 via the LAN and transmits / receives data to / from the central server device 18 via the Internet. For example, it is realized by causing a general-purpose PC to execute processing according to the application program for the local server device 16.

  Further, the central server device 18 may be a server device provided with a transmission unit and a reception unit for transmitting and receiving data between the local server device 16 and the entrance ticket vending machine 19 via the Internet. This is realized by causing a typical PC to execute processing according to the application program for the central server device 18.

  In the entrance management system 1, as described above, the user can enter the room without using electronic money when entering the pay smoking room by purchasing an entrance ticket in advance. In order to realize the mechanism, each of the central server device 18 and the local server device 16 stores a user database for managing data of entrance tickets purchased by the user for each user. The user database is shared between the different local server devices 16 by synchronizing the user database between the central server device 18 and each local server device 16.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing the data structure of the user database stored in the central server device 18 and the local server device 16. The user database is a collection of user data related to each user, and each user data includes the following data fields.

“User ID” is a number for identifying a user, and is automatically allocated to the user by the central server device 18.

“Mail address” is the user's mail address, and is used when any notification is given from the management company of the room management system 1, and when the user purchases a room ticket via the Internet, the central server device 18 It plays the role of the user name when logging in to the provided user page.

It is a string of numbers, characters, and symbols that should be kept secret except for the “password” user, and is used together with the “mail address” for personal authentication when the user logs in to the user page.

“Card Type” Data for specifying the issuer of each electronic money card 11 in the central server device 18, such as “Suica”, “Pasmo”, “nanaco”, and the like.

“Card ID” is a string of numbers / characters printed on the back side of the electronic money card 11 and is used in combination with the “card type” to identify the electronic money card 11.

“Credit card information” The data such as the name of the credit card company used by the user, the credit card number, the expiration date of the credit card, and the card name are used for the settlement process when the user purchases the entrance ticket on the user page. Since credit card information may be input by the user each time an entrance ticket is purchased, data registration in this data field is not essential.

“Entry ticket” is data indicating the contents of an entrance ticket (excluding expired tickets) purchased by the user on the user page or in the entrance ticket vending machine 19.

“Point” is data indicating the balance of points given as a privilege according to the purchase price of an entrance ticket purchased by the user in the past. For example, when a certain number of points are collected, the points can be exchanged for products on the user page.

  A plurality of “card types” and “card IDs” can be registered according to the number of electronic money cards 11 used by the user in the room entry management system 1. That is, one user can register two or more electronic money cards 11.

  However, in the entrance management system 1, for example, an unauthorized person such as lending one of a plurality of electronic money cards 11 registered by a user who has purchased an entrance ticket that can be used many times within a period such as a one-month ticket to an acquaintance. In order to prevent use, it is necessary to register any one electronic money card 11 as the electronic money card 11 (master) for identity verification.

[1.2. Operation]
Then, operation | movement of the entrance management system 1 at the time of utilization of a pay smoking place by a user is demonstrated.

  The user needs to register one or more electronic money cards 11 that the user has with the central server device 18 before using the pay smoking area in the room management system 1.

  The user operates the user terminal device 12 and inputs a predetermined URL (Uniform Resource Locator) in the Web browser to access the central server device 18 and display the card registration page. At the first card registration, the user inputs “email address”, “password”, “card type”, and “card ID” on the card registration page. If the user desires, “credit card information” is also input.

  At this time, the “card ID” input by the user is a string of numbers / characters printed on the back surface of the electronic money card 11.

  Some card ID is printed on the back side of the electronic money card. These card IDs differ in format depending on the card issuer, but are recorded in the electronic money card in a non-rewritable manner. When the electronic money card is touched on the data reader / writer device, the card ID is recorded. Is read together with the ID of the issuer of the electronic money card. When registering the electronic money card 11, the user inputs the card ID printed on the back side of the electronic money card 11 on the card registration page.

  Data input by the user as described above is transmitted from the user terminal device 12 to the central server device 18. When the central server device 18 receives the data, it adds new user data to the user database (FIG. 2) and stores the data in the corresponding data field of the added user data. The electronic money card 11 registered first is automatically registered as a master.

  In addition, when the user wants to additionally register the second and subsequent electronic money cards 11, the user accesses the central server device 18 by inputting a predetermined URL into the Web browser using the user terminal device 12, and has already been registered. By logging in by inputting "email address" and "password", a user page, which is a page for browsing and changing data related to individual users, is displayed. Subsequently, the user displays the card registration page by clicking the “add registration card” button on the user page, and inputs the “card type” and “card ID” of the electronic money card 11 to be added. At that time, a newly added electronic money card 11 can be designated as a master.

  Data input by the user as described above is transmitted from the user terminal device 12 to the central server device 18. When the central server device 18 receives these data, the data corresponding to the user data retrieved from the user database (FIG. 2) using the “mail address” and “password” transmitted from the user terminal device 12 at the time of login as search keys. Add the received data to the field. When the master is designated, the master registered in the “card ID” is also changed.

  When registration of the electronic money card 11 is completed as described above, the user can use the pay smoking room.

  In the entrance management system 1, in addition to a one-time ticket that pays the fee each time when entering a pay smoking room, a one-day ticket that can be entered in any pay smoking room as many times as you purchase, You can use a one-week pass that allows you to enter any pay smoking room as many times as possible during the week, and a one-month pass that allows you to enter any pay smoking room as many times as possible during the first month after purchase.

  The user can purchase entrance tickets (hereinafter referred to as “free entrance tickets”) with no limit on the number of times and places, such as daily tickets, weekly tickets, or monthly tickets, at the entrance ticket vending machine 19, and user terminals It can also be purchased via the Internet using the device 12.

  The process when the user purchases a free entrance ticket at the entrance ticket vending machine 19 is the same as the process performed when purchasing a ticket for a transportation facility such as a train. That is, after the user touches the data reader / writer device of the entrance ticket vending machine 19 with the electronic money card 11, the free entrance ticket desired to be purchased is designated according to the display on the display, whereby the electronic money card 11 is charged with the electronic money card 11. The desired free entrance ticket is purchased using money. Alternatively, it is possible to purchase a free entrance ticket without using electronic money by putting cash into the entrance ticket vending machine 19.

  Note that the electronic money card 11 used by the user to purchase a free entrance ticket at the entrance ticket vending machine 19 is not necessarily the electronic money card 11 registered as a master.

  When a free entrance ticket is purchased using electronic money, the data reader / writer device of the entrance ticket vending machine 19 rewrites the balance data and purchase history data recorded in the electronic money card 11 and rewrites them. The electronic money management server device which manages the data of the electronic money card 11 together with the card ID read from the electronic money card 11 and the issuer of the electronic money card 11 (identified by the carrier ID read from the electronic money card 11) 20 to send. Thereby, the balance management of the electronic money card 11 is performed in the electronic money management server device 20.

  When a free entry ticket is purchased regardless of whether the payment means is electronic money or cash, the electronic money management server device 20 uses the electronic money card 11 to store data indicating the contents of the purchased free entry ticket. The information is transmitted to the central server device 18 together with the carrier ID and card ID read out from.

  Upon receiving these data, the central server device 18 searches the user database (FIG. 2) using the card type specified by the received business ID and the received card ID as a search key, and searches for the user. Data indicating the contents of the received purchased free entrance ticket is stored in the “entrance ticket” of the data. Further, the central server device 18 adds, for example, a point corresponding to 1% of the purchase amount to the “point” of the user data based on the purchase amount corresponding to the data indicating the contents of the received purchased free entry ticket.

  The process when a user purchases a free entry ticket via the Internet is the same as the process performed when purchasing a ticket at a general EC site. Specifically, the user operates the user terminal device 12 to access the central server device 18, inputs a “mail address” and a “password”, logs in to the user page, and then clicks a “ticket purchase” button. By doing so, the ticket purchase page is displayed.

  When the user designates a desired free entry ticket on the ticket purchase page and clicks the “purchase” button or the like, a settlement page for settlement of the purchase price of the free entry ticket to be subsequently purchased is displayed. When the user has registered “credit card information”, the information is partially displayed in a hidden form, and the user can complete the settlement process by clicking the “payment execution” button or the like. If the user has not registered “credit card information”, the user can complete the payment process by inputting the credit card information on the payment page and then clicking the “execute payment” button.

  At that time, processing associated with the credit settlement is performed between the central server device 18 and the settlement server device managed by each credit card company, but since the processing is existing, the description thereof is omitted.

  As described above, when a free entry ticket is purchased via the Internet without using electronic money, the central server device 18 is similar to the case where a free entry ticket is purchased in the entrance ticket vending machine 19. The user data “room entry ticket” and “point” are updated.

  Thus, the electronic money card 11 is never used when purchasing a free entry ticket via the Internet. When the user logs in with the “mail address” and the “password”, personal authentication is performed, and information on the free entry ticket purchased on the Internet is associated with the electronic money card 11 registered in advance.

  After purchasing a free entrance ticket as described above or without purchasing a free entrance ticket, when a user tries to use a paid smoking room, the following processing related to opening and closing the gate is performed in the paid smoking room. Is called.

  When entering the pay smoking area, the user first touches the data reader / writer device 13 with the electronic money card 11 registered as a master. The data reader / writer device 13 reads the business operator ID, the card ID, and the balance data from the touched electronic money card 11 and delivers it to the store terminal device 14.

  The store terminal device 14 generates request data including the business ID and card ID delivered from the data reader / writer device 13, and transmits the request data to the local server device 16. The local server device 16 searches for user data from the user database (FIG. 2) using the card type corresponding to the carrier ID included in the request data and the card ID included in the request data as search keys. Then, the local server device 16 transmits the “entrance ticket” data of the searched user data to the store terminal device 14.

  When the store terminal device 14 receives the “entrance ticket” data received from the local server device 16, that is, data indicating the contents of a valid free entrance ticket, the store terminal device 14 newly uses this user by the free entrance ticket indicated by the data. It is determined whether or not it is allowed to enter the pay smoking room without collecting the fee.

  For example, when data indicating that a one-month pass with a still valid period has been purchased is transmitted from the local server device 16, the store terminal device 14 does not need to collect a charge when the user enters the room (that is, the room entry) The purchase price of the service is determined to be 0 yen). In that case, the store terminal device 14 delivers to the gate opening / closing control device 17 instruction data indicating an instruction to open the gate. The gate opening / closing control device 17 opens the gate according to the instruction data.

  On the other hand, if the data transmitted from the local server device 16 does not include data indicating the contents of the free entry ticket in the first place, for example, only data indicating the contents of the free entry ticket that has not yet expired is included. If not, the store terminal device 14 determines that it is necessary to collect a one-time ticket fee when the user enters the room.

  In that case, the store terminal device 14 determines whether or not the balance of the electronic money indicated in the balance data received from the data reader / writer device 13 is equal to or more than a one-time ticket fee (for example, 50 yen).

  When the balance of the electronic money is equal to or more than the fee for the one-time ticket, the store terminal device 14 updates the balance data indicating the amount obtained by subtracting the fee for the one-time ticket from the balance, and purchase history data indicating the purchase of the one-time ticket. And the instruction data including the data is delivered to the data reader / writer device 13. The data reader / writer device 13 rewrites the balance data and purchase history data of the touched electronic money card 11 in accordance with the instruction data received from the store terminal device 14. When the data reader / writer device 13 succeeds in rewriting the data, the data reader / writer device 13 delivers notification data indicating completion of the rewriting process to the store terminal device 14.

  Further, the store terminal device 14 transmits the updated balance data and purchase history data to the electronic money management server device 20 specified by the business ID of the electronic money card 11 together with the card ID of the electronic money card 11. Thereby, the balance management of the electronic money in the electronic money management server device 20 is performed.

  When the store terminal device 14 receives the notification data indicating the completion of the rewriting process from the data reader / writer device 13, the store terminal device 14 hands over the instruction data indicating the instruction to open the gate to the gate opening / closing control device 17. The gate opening / closing control device 17 opens the gate according to the instruction data.

  On the other hand, if the balance of the electronic money is not enough for the one-time ticket, the store terminal device 14 displays a message on the display 15, for example, “Balance shortage. Please touch another electronic money card.” Deliver the instruction data to instruct. The display 15 displays a message according to the instruction data.

  The user reads a message displayed on the display 15, takes out another electronic money card 11, and touches the data reader / writer device 13. At that time, after the first electronic money card 11 as a master is touched, when another electronic money card 11 registered within a predetermined time (for example, within 5 minutes) is touched, the store terminal device 14 Determines that the users of the electronic money cards 11 are the same person, and after the process of subtracting the fee of the one-time ticket from the electronic money balance of the second electronic money card 11, the gate opening / closing control device 17 Instruct the gate to open. In addition, the process performed at that time is the same as the process when a one-time ticket is purchased with the electronic money of the first electronic money card 11.

  As described above, when a one-time ticket is purchased with electronic money, the store terminal device 14 transmits notification data indicating the fact to the local server device 16. In accordance with the notification data, the local server device 16 adds a point corresponding to the purchase price of the one-time ticket to the “point” of the user data.

  When the user first touches the data reader / writer device 13 with the electronic money card 11 not registered as a master, the store terminal device 14 requests data including the business ID and the card ID of the touched electronic money card 11. As a response to the transmission, an error message is received from the local server device 16. In that case, the store terminal device 14 delivers to the display 15 instruction data for instructing the display of a message such as “Please touch the card registered as the master”. The display 15 displays a message according to the instruction data.

  As described above, according to the entrance management system 1, the user registers the electronic money card 11 that the user already has on the Internet, so that a free entrance ticket is different from electronic money such as a credit card on the Internet. It is also possible to purchase at the entrance ticket vending machine 19 using electronic money.

  In any of these cases, the information of the free entry ticket purchased is managed in the central server device 18 and the local server device 16 in association with the electronic money card 11, so that the electronic money card is entered upon entering the useful smoking room. 11 can be easily entered into the room.

  Furthermore, the user can purchase a free entry ticket using any of the electronic money cards 11 by registering a plurality of electronic money cards 11. Moreover, since the points given with those purchases are shared among the plurality of electronic money cards 11, it is convenient.

  Further, in the room entrance management system 1 described above, the store terminal device 14 makes an inquiry to the local server device 16 instead of the central server device 18 when using the user data. This is mainly because it is desirable to open the gate as quickly as possible when entering the pay smoking room. That is, when the store terminal device 14 and the local server device 16 perform high-speed data communication via the LAN, the process of opening the gate after the electronic money card 11 is touched is performed at high speed.

  In addition, since a plurality of local server devices 16 arranged in each pay smoking room each store the same user database, even if a failure occurs in any of the local server devices 16 or the central server device 18, the influence of the failure is affected. It becomes limited and recovery from failures such as data loss is easy.

[2. Second Embodiment]
The configuration and operation of the discount purchase system 2 will be described below as another embodiment of the present invention. The discount purchase system 2 is a system for discounting the purchase amount when purchasing a specific product at a store.

  The discount purchase system 2 is common to the entrance management system 1 described above in many respects. Therefore, the following description focuses on the differences between the discount purchase system 2 and the entrance management system 1. In addition, among the devices used in the discount purchase system 2, the same symbols as those used in the room entry management system 1 are attached to those similar to those used in the room entry management system 1.

[2.1. Constitution]
FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing an overview of the overall configuration of the discount purchase system 2. The discount purchase system 2 includes an electronic money card 11 used by a user, a user terminal device 12 used when the user registers the electronic money card 11 and obtains a discount ticket via the Internet, and reads / writes data from / to the electronic money card 11. The data terminal writer device 13 that performs the discount, and the store terminal device 14 that receives the price data indicating the purchase price of the product after applying the discount from the service management server 28 and displays it to the store clerk, the sales after applying the discount to the store clerk and the user A display 15 for displaying a message such as the amount of money, a POS system 27 for managing the sales amount of the product, discount condition data indicating discount conditions, etc., and calculating the purchase price after applying the discount when the user purchases the product. Charge the service management server 28 and electronic money card 11 to be transmitted to the device 14 It includes an electronic money management server device 20 that manages the balance of electronic money being.

  The POS system 27 is a device that manages the presentation of purchase amounts associated with product purchases, cash withdrawals and the like. For example, the bar code attached to the product package is read, the price of the product is specified, and when payment is received from the customer, the record is kept and sales management and cash management are performed. In the discount purchase system 2, the POS system 27 is connected to the store terminal device 14 via the LAN, and receives a data indicating the discount amount from the store terminal device 14 when a discount is applied when selling a product. And manage the payment amount.

  The service management server 28 is a server device that also serves as the local server device 16 and the central server device 18 in the room entry management system 1 and manages a user database. In the discount purchase system 2, no device corresponding to the local server device 16 is arranged in each store, and all inquiries from each store terminal device 14 at the time of purchasing a product are made to the service management server 28.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the data structure of the user database stored in the service management server 28. The user database used in the discount purchase system 2 includes “user ID”, “mail address”, “password”, “card type”, “card ID” as data fields common to the database used in the room entrance management system 1. "have.

  The user database used in the discount purchase system 2 has the following data fields.

“Purchase history” is data indicating products purchased by the user in the past, and is used when discounts are given to users who repeatedly purchase the same products within a predetermined period in the past according to discount condition data described later, for example. .

“Discount voucher” is data (discount voucher data) indicating the contents of a discount voucher acquired by visiting a Web site that distributes a discount voucher using the user terminal device 12 and performing a quiz on the Web site. .

  The service management server 28 stores discount condition data indicating discount conditions applied to all users, in addition to discount ticket data indicating discount coupons acquired by individual users. For example, “For customers who have purchased product X within the past month, discount the price of product X by 5%.” “Product Y during the period from December 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011. The condition is “10% discount on the amount of the product Z for the purchaser”.

[2.2. Operation]
Hereinafter, the operation of the discount purchase system 2 will be described by taking as an example the case where the user purchases the product X at the store A and the store B. The user purchases the product X at the store A for the first time.

  First, the user accesses the service management server 28 using the user terminal device 12 in advance via the Internet, and registers the electronic money card 11 on the card registration page. In the following description, it is assumed that the user has registered two electronic money cards 11, an electronic money card 11-1 and an electronic money card 11-2, in the service management server 28.

  The user uses the user terminal device 12 to log in with the “email address” and “password” registered in the service management server 28, and then opens a web page of a store or manufacturer participating in the discount purchase system 2, Electronic discount coupons can be obtained by performing designated tasks such as answering quizzes and questionnaires within the Web page.

  For example, it is assumed that the user answers a quiz related to the product X on the Web page of the manufacturer of the product X, and obtains a discount ticket for which the product X is 10% discount only once. In that case, discount coupon data such as “10% discount on product X (use restriction: once)” is registered in the “discount coupon” of the user data of the user.

  Thereafter, the user goes to the store A, for example, and purchases the product X. The store clerk of the store A reads the barcode printed on the package of the product X with the barcode reader of the POS system 27. The POS system 27 decodes the read bar code to obtain the product ID and product name of the product X, and then specifies the sales amount corresponding to the product ID. For example, it is assumed that the normal sales amount of the product X is 500 yen.

  The POS system 27 transmits purchased product data indicating the product ID, product name, and sales price of the product X to the store terminal device 14.

  The user touches the data reader / writer device 13 of the store A with any one of the two electronic money cards 11 that the user has in order to pay for the purchase of the product X. For example, it is assumed that the user touches the electronic money card 11-1 at the store A.

  The data reader / writer device 13 of the store A reads the business operator ID, the card ID, and the balance data recorded on the touched electronic money card 11-1 and delivers it to the store terminal device 14.

  The store terminal device 14 generates request data including the product data received from the POS system 27 and the business ID and card ID received from the data reader / writer device 13, and transmits the request data to the service management server 28. This request data is data for requesting money amount data indicating the sales price after applying the discount.

  When the service management server 28 receives the request data from the store terminal device 14, the service management server 28 searches the user data (FIG. 4) for user data using the “business ID” and “card ID” included in the request data as search keys. It is checked whether there is any discount ticket data related to the product X indicated in the product data included in the request data in the discount ticket data stored in the “discount ticket” of the user data. In this case, since the user has acquired a discount coupon “10% discount on the product X (use restriction: once)”, the service management server 28 specifies the discount coupon data.

  In addition, the service management server 28 checks whether there is any discount condition data regarding the product X in the discount condition data indicating the discount conditions applied regardless of the user. In this case, for example, the service management server 28 specifies discount condition data “discount 5% of the amount of the product X for customers who have purchased the product X within the past month”.

  The service management server 28 determines whether or not the discount indicated by the discount ticket data and the discount condition data regarding the product X specified as described above is applied to the purchase of the product X by the user this time. In this case, first, it is determined that the discount coupon “10% discount on product X (use restriction: once)” is applied.

  On the other hand, regarding the discount condition “the customer who has purchased the product X within the past month is discounted by 5% of the amount of the product X”, the service management server 28 stores the “purchase history” of the user data previously searched. It is checked whether there is data indicating purchase of the product X in the past month in the data stored in. In this case, since the user purchases the product X for the first time, the service management server 28 determines that this discount condition is not applied.

  In accordance with the above determination, the service management server 28 performs a 10% reduction from 500 yen, which is the sales amount before the discount application shown in the product data, and calculates 450 yen as the sales amount after the discount application. The service management server 28 transmits the amount data indicating the calculated sales amount 450 yen after applying the discount to the store terminal device 14 as a response to the request data.

  In the store terminal device 14, the electronic money balance of the electronic money card 11-1 indicated by the balance data delivered from the data reader / writer device 13 is equal to or greater than the sales amount indicated by the amount data received from the service management server 28. If it is determined that the balance is equal to or greater than the sales amount, the purchase price of the product X is settled with the electronic money.

  With the settlement process, the balance data and purchase history data of the electronic money card 11-1 are updated by the data reader / writer device 13, and those data are transmitted from the store terminal device 14 to the electronic money management server device 20.

  Further, when the payment processing by electronic money is completed, the store terminal device 14 sells a sales amount such as “prices before discount application (500 yen), prices after discount application (450 yen), payment method (electronic money payment, ####)”. The data regarding is transmitted to the POS system 27. “##” indicates the business ID and card ID of the used electronic money card 11-1. This data is used for sales information management in the POS system 27.

  Further, when the payment processing with electronic money is completed, the store terminal device 14 transmits completion notification data indicating the completion to the service management server 28. In accordance with the completion notification data, the service management server 28 deletes the discount ticket data “10% discount on the product X (use restriction: once)” stored in the “discount ticket” of the user data. This is because this discount ticket is limited to one use. Further, the service management server 28 adds purchase history data such as “Purchase X (1 unit) purchase of XX year, XX month, XX day” to the “purchase history” of the user data according to the completion notification data.

  When the balance of the electronic money card 11-1 is less than the sales price after applying the discount, a display prompting the user to touch another electronic money card is displayed on the display 15. If the user touches the electronic money card 11-2 according to the display, for example, if there is a sufficient balance of electronic money in the electronic money card 11-2, payment using the electronic money of the electronic money card 11-2 is made. Done.

  Thus, the purchase of the product X at the store A is completed.

  If the user purchases the product X at the store A using the electronic money card 11-2 within one month after purchasing the product X at the store A, the user purchases the product X at the store A in the discount purchase system 2. In general, the same processing as in the above is performed.

  However, in that case, the discount coupon “10% discount on product X (use restriction: once)” has already been used and deleted, and is not applicable. On the other hand, the discount condition “5% discount on the amount of the product X is applied to the customer who has purchased the product X within the past month” is applied. Therefore, the store terminal device 14 receives amount data indicating the sales price 475 yen after applying the discount from the service management server 28 as a response to the request data.

  As described above, according to the discount purchase system 2, after the user registers the electronic money card 11 that he / she has already used with the service management server 28 using his / her user terminal device 12, various discount coupons are obtained. Can be acquired on the Internet and used in stores, and various discounts provided by companies and the like can be received. At that time, there is almost no need to change the existing POS system and electronic money management system in the store, and the construction of the system can be easily completed by introducing the store terminal device 14 and the service management server 28.

  Even if the user uses a plurality of electronic money cards 11, information such as purchase history and discount coupons is used without distinction between the electronic money cards 11. Therefore, the user does not have to worry about which electronic money card 11 the discount ticket is acquired or which electronic money card 11 is used to purchase a product purchased in the past, which is convenient.

  Furthermore, even if a part of the already registered electronic money card 11 is deleted or a new electronic money card 11 is registered, processing such as data transfer for each user such as a purchase history or a discount ticket is unnecessary.

[3. Modified example]
The first and second embodiments described above are specific examples of the system according to the present invention, and can be variously modified within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. Examples of these modifications are shown below.

  In the embodiment described above, the electronic money card 11 is a non-contact type IC card, but the present invention is not limited with respect to the method and form of the electronic money card. For example, a data recording medium of another method or form, such as a contact IC card as the electronic money card 11 or a non-contact IC device built in a mobile phone, may be used as the electronic money card 11.

  Further, in the room entrance management system 1 described above, the store terminal device 14, the local server device 16, and the gate opening / closing control device 17 are independent devices arranged in separate housings. Similarly, in the discount purchase system 2, it is assumed that the store terminal device 14 and the POS system 27 are independent devices arranged in separate cases. The present invention is not limited in that respect.

  For example, it is possible to freely perform modifications such that the same device serves as the store terminal device 14 and the local server device 16 or serves as the local server device 16 and the gate opening / closing control device 17. Also, for example, the store terminal device 14 and the local server device 16 can be realized with one PC by causing the same PC to execute processing according to the application program corresponding to each of the store terminal device 14 and the local server device 16. May be. Furthermore, it is possible to variously change which device is placed in which housing, such as incorporating the data reader / writer device 13 in the store terminal device 14.

  In addition, in the above-described entrance management system 1, data related to the free entrance ticket (data indicating a reduction in the usage fee required for entering the pay smoking room) is transmitted from the local server device 16 to the store terminal device 14, and the store terminal device 14, it is assumed that the usage fee is calculated (one-time ticket 50 yen if there is no free entry ticket, 0 yen if there is no free entry ticket). On the other hand, in the discount purchase system 2, the amount data indicating the sales amount before the discount is transmitted from the store terminal device 14 to the service management server 28, and the discount ticket data and discount condition data (product) stored in the service management server 28 are stored. It is assumed that the service management server 28 calculates the sales amount after applying the discount according to the data indicating the reduction of the sales amount required for purchase. Thus, in the present invention, the amount may be calculated in any of the store terminal device 14, the local server device 16, the central server device 18, and the service management server 28.

  In addition, in the entrance management system 1 and the discount purchase system 2, in the above description, the payment for the entry into the pay smoking room (the fee for the one-time ticket) and the payment for the product purchase are made by electronic money. However, other settlement means such as cash or credit card may be used in combination. For example, in the discount purchase system 2, when a user purchases a product, the electronic money card 11 is touched on the data reader / writer device 13, and the purchase price is not paid with the electronic money, but is purchased with cash or a credit card. You may make it pay. Also in this case, since the user is specified by touching the electronic money card 11, application of discounts, update of purchase history, and the like are performed in the same manner as when payment is made with electronic money.

  In the room entry management system 1, the data synchronized between the local server device 16 and the central server device 18 need not be all user data stored in the central server device 18. For example, the central server device 18 stores the position of the pay smoking room used by each user in the past as history data, and the user data of the user who is highly likely to use the pay smoking room for each pay smoking room. Only these may be synchronized. As a result, the time required for data synchronization between the local server device 16 and the central server device 18 is shortened, and inconveniences such as network congestion are unlikely to occur.

  In this case, a user whose user data is not stored in the user database of the local server device 16 may visit the pay smoking room. In that case, the local server device 16 transmits the business ID and card ID of the user's electronic money card 11 to the central server device 18, and obtains user data corresponding to the data from the central server device 18. continue processing. Therefore, when a user first uses a pay smoking room that is far from the pay smoking room that the user normally uses for business trips, it takes more time than usual to open the gate. If the frequency of cases is not high, user convenience will not be greatly impaired.

  In addition, in the room entrance management system 1 and the discount purchase system 2, three items of “user ID”, “mail address”, and “enterprise ID + card ID” are used as data for identifying a user. For example, electronic money registered as a master The “enterprise ID + card ID” of the card 11 may be used as the user ID, or the “mail address” may be used as the user ID.

  In addition, in the entrance management system 1, one of the electronic money cards 11 registered by each user is registered as a master. However, the electronic money cards 11 do not have superiority or inferiority. A configuration that is not registered may be employed. However, in that case, for example, to pay a smoking to prevent multiple users from using the same free entry ticket by lending one of a plurality of registered electronic money cards 11 to a friend, for example Whether the room is being used or not is managed in the user database, and measures such as prohibiting simultaneous use by multiple people need to be taken.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the user registers the electronic money card 11 in the central server device 18 or the service management server 28, the user inputs the card ID printed on the back surface to the user terminal device 12 together with the card type. However, the present invention is not limited to this method, and a configuration in which the card ID or the like of the electronic money card 11 is registered by another method may be employed.

  For example, in addition to or instead of the method of manually inputting the card ID together with the card type described above, for example, when the user can use a data reader device capable of data communication with the user terminal device 12, The business reader ID and the card ID recorded on the electronic money card 11 are read by the data reader device, and the read data is transmitted from the user terminal device 12 to the central server device 18 or the service management server 28, so that the electronic money A configuration for registering the card 11 is conceivable.

  In addition, in the room entrance management system 1 described above, a configuration in which the user terminal device 12 is used when the user registers the electronic money card 11, but registration of the electronic money card 11 using another terminal device is employed. May be performed. For example, the entrance ticket vending machine 19 may have a function for registering the electronic money card 11 in the central server device 18.

  In this case, the user touches the data reader / writer device of the entrance ticket vending machine 19 with the electronic money card 11 to be registered, inputs his / her mail address on the touch panel display, and then touches the “Register (first time)” button. . In response to the operation, the entrance ticket vending machine 19 reads the business ID and card ID recorded in the touched electronic money card 11 and transmits them to the central server device 18 together with the inputted mail address.

  The central server device 18 adds new user data to the user database in response to the data received from the entrance ticket vending machine 19, and receives the data corresponding to the received business ID in the “card type”. The card ID is stored in “card ID”, and the received mail address is stored in “mail address”. The central server device 18 generates an arbitrary password, registers the password in the “password” of the user data, and transmits the password to the entrance ticket vending machine.

  The entrance ticket vending machine 19 displays the password received from the central server device 18 on the touch panel display, and prompts the user to write down the password. Alternatively, when the entrance ticket vending machine 19 has a built-in printer, a password printed on paper by the printer may be provided to the user.

  Thereafter, the user uses the mail address input to the entrance ticket vending machine 19 and the password notified from the entrance ticket vending machine 19 to use the central server device 18 by the user terminal device 12 as described in the first embodiment. The user can log in to the central server without touching the user terminal device 12 and touching the registered electronic money card 11 to any of the entrance ticket vending machines 19 and then entering the notified password. It is also possible to log into the device 18.

  Therefore, for example, when the user wants to register the second and subsequent electronic money cards 11 with the entrance ticket vending machine 19, the user touches the registered electronic money card 11, inputs the password, and then newly registers the electronic money to be registered. Touch the card 11, for example, touch the “Register (second and subsequent)” button. As a result, the business ID and card ID read from the electronic money card 11 to be newly registered are transmitted to the central server device 18, and the central server device 18 touches the first electronic money card 11 and the password. For the user data specified by the input, additional registration of the card type and card ID of the second and subsequent electronic money cards 11 is performed.

  In this way, the entrance ticket vending machine may have the function of the user terminal device 12 together.

  In the above-described embodiments, the user authentication is performed by inputting an e-mail address and a password. However, the method of user authentication is not limited to this. For example, biometric authentication using fingerprints, voiceprints, etc. Other authentication methods such as touching the card 11 and inputting a password may be employed.

  The method, system, server device, and program according to the present invention enhance the convenience in paying expenses associated with the sale of products and the provision of services. Therefore, it can be widely used in the service industry.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Entrance management system, 2 ... Discount purchase system, 11 ... Electronic money card, 12 ... User terminal device, 13 ... Data reader / writer device, 14 ... Store terminal device, 15 ... Display, 16 ... Local server device, 17 ... Gate Opening and closing control device, 18 ... Central server device, 19 ... Entrance ticket vending machine, 20 ... Electronic money management server device, 27 ... POS system, 28 ... Service management server

Claims (20)

A terminal device operated by a user of a data recording medium that records the medium identification data for identifying the own medium from other media in a non-rewritable manner and records the balance data indicating the balance of electronic money in a rewritable manner. Service management server device which is a server device different from an electronic money server device which is a server device for managing balance data recorded on the data recording medium for medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium A registration medium identification data transmission step to be transmitted to
A medium identification data storage step in which the service management server device stores the medium identification data received in the registration medium identification data transmission step as data for identifying user identification data for identifying the user from other users;
A user identification data transmitting step in which a terminal device operated by the user transmits user identification data for identifying the user to the service management server device in response to the operation of the user;
The service management server device identifies the user according to the content of data transmitted and received between the terminal device operated by the user and the service management server device following transmission of the user identification data in the user identification data transmission step. An increase / decrease instruction data storage step for storing increase / decrease instruction data, which is data used to calculate the increase / decrease amount of the payment amount, in association with the user identification data to be identified;
Balance data recorded on the data recording medium and capable of reading the medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium connected to the terminal device used for the purchase processing of the product or service purchased by the user A medium identification data reading step of reading a medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium and delivering the read medium identification data to a terminal device used for the purchase process; ,
A terminal device used for the purchase process transmits medium identification data acquired from the data reader / writer device in the medium identification data reading step to the service management server device.
An amount specifying data transmitting step for transmitting, to the service management server device, amount specifying data, which is data used for specifying a purchase amount of the product or service purchased by the user by the terminal device used for the purchase process;
In accordance with the increase / decrease instruction data stored in the increase / decrease instruction data storage step in association with the user identification data specified by the medium identification data received by the service management server device in the purchase medium identification data transmission step, the amount of money Amount to increase or decrease the purchase amount specified based on the amount specification data received in the specific data transmission step, and transmit the amount data indicating the purchase amount calculated after the increase or decrease to the terminal device used for the purchase process A data transmission step;
A balance data reading step in which the data reader / writer device reads balance data recorded on the data recording medium and delivers the read balance data to a terminal device used for the purchase process;
The terminal device used for the purchase process subtracts the purchase amount indicated by the amount data received in the amount data transmission step from the balance indicated by the balance data acquired in the balance data reading step, and is calculated after the reduction. A write instruction step for handing over write instruction data for instructing writing of balance data indicating the balance to the data reader / writer device;
A balance data rewriting step in which the data reader / writer device rewrites balance data recorded on the data recording medium in accordance with the write instruction data acquired in the write instruction step. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: a registration medium identification data transmission step and a medium identification data storage step for each of the two or more data recording media used by the user. The service management server device includes a plurality of local server devices that respectively transmit and receive data to and from each of the plurality of terminal devices used for the purchase processing, and data between each of the plurality of local server devices. A central server device that performs transmission and reception,
In the registration-time medium identification data transmission step, the service management server apparatus receives the medium identification data by the central server apparatus,
In the medium identification data storing step, the service management server apparatus stores the medium identification data by the central server apparatus,
In the user identification data transmission step, the service management server device receives the user identification data by the central server device,
In the increase / decrease instruction data storage step, the service management server device transmits / receives data to / from the terminal device operated by the user by the central server device, and stores the increase / decrease instruction data by the central server device,
The central server device transmits the medium identification data stored in the medium identification data storage step and the increase / decrease instruction data stored in the increase / decrease instruction data storage step to each of the plurality of local server devices, and the plurality of local servers Each of the devices includes a data synchronization step for storing the medium identification data and the increase / decrease instruction data,
In the medium identification data transmission step at the time of purchase, the service management server apparatus receives the medium identification data by one local server apparatus among the plurality of local server apparatuses,
In the amount specifying data transmitting step, the service management server device receives the amount specifying data by the one local server device,
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the amount data transmission step, the service management server device executes increase / decrease of the purchase amount and transmission of the amount data by the one local server device. In order for the terminal device used for the purchase processing to restrict admission when the balance indicated by the balance data acquired in the balance data reading step is equal to or greater than the purchase amount indicated by the amount data received in the amount data transmission step 4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: a gate opening instruction data transmission step of transmitting gate opening instruction data indicating an instruction to open the gate to a gate opening / closing control device which is a device for controlling opening and closing of the gate disposed in the gate. A terminal device operated by a user of a data recording medium that records the medium identification data for identifying the own medium from other media in a non-rewritable manner and records the balance data indicating the balance of electronic money in a rewritable manner. Service management server device which is a server device different from an electronic money server device which is a server device for managing balance data recorded on the data recording medium for medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium A registration medium identification data transmission step to be transmitted to
A medium identification data storage step in which the service management server device stores the medium identification data received in the registration medium identification data transmission step as data for identifying user identification data for identifying the user from other users;
A user identification data transmitting step in which a terminal device operated by the user transmits user identification data for identifying the user to the service management server device in response to the operation of the user;
The service management server device identifies the user according to the content of data transmitted and received between the terminal device operated by the user and the service management server device following transmission of the user identification data in the user identification data transmission step. An increase / decrease instruction data storage step for storing increase / decrease instruction data, which is data used to calculate the increase / decrease amount of the payment amount, in association with the user identification data to be identified;
Balance data recorded on the data recording medium and capable of reading the medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium connected to the terminal device used for the purchase processing of the product or service purchased by the user A medium identification data reading step of reading a medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium and delivering the read medium identification data to a terminal device used for the purchase process; ,
A terminal device used for the purchase process transmits medium identification data acquired from the data reader / writer device in the medium identification data reading step to the service management server device.
The service management server device uses the purchase / reduction instruction data stored in the increase / decrease instruction data storage step in association with the user identification data specified by the medium identification data received in the purchase medium identification data transmission step. Increase / decrease instruction data transmission step to be transmitted to the terminal device used for processing,
In accordance with the increase / decrease instruction data received in the increase / decrease instruction data transmission step, the terminal device used for the purchase process increases / decreases the purchase amount of the product or service purchased by the user, and indicates the purchase amount calculated after the increase / decrease Amount data generation step for generating amount data that is data,
A balance data reading step in which the data reader / writer device reads balance data recorded on the data recording medium and delivers the read balance data to a terminal device used for the purchase process;
The terminal device used for the purchase processing subtracts the purchase amount indicated by the amount data generated in the amount data generation step from the balance indicated by the balance data acquired in the balance data reading step, and is calculated after the reduction. A write instruction step for handing over write instruction data for instructing writing of balance data indicating the balance to the data reader / writer device;
A balance data rewriting step in which the data reader / writer device rewrites balance data recorded on the data recording medium in accordance with the write instruction data acquired in the write instruction step. The method according to claim 5, further comprising a step of transmitting the medium identification data during registration and a step of storing the medium identification data for each of the two or more data recording media used by the user. The service management server device includes a plurality of local server devices that respectively transmit and receive data to and from each of the plurality of terminal devices used for the purchase processing, and data between each of the plurality of local server devices. A central server device that performs transmission and reception,
In the registration-time medium identification data transmission step, the service management server apparatus receives the medium identification data by the central server apparatus,
In the medium identification data storing step, the service management server apparatus stores the medium identification data by the central server apparatus,
In the user identification data transmission step, the service management server device receives the user identification data by the central server device,
In the increase / decrease instruction data storage step, the service management server device transmits / receives data to / from the terminal device operated by the user by the central server device, and stores the increase / decrease instruction data by the central server device,
The central server device transmits the medium identification data stored in the medium identification data storage step and the increase / decrease instruction data stored in the increase / decrease instruction data storage step to each of the plurality of local server devices, and the plurality of local servers Each of the devices includes a data synchronization step for storing the medium identification data and the increase / decrease instruction data,
In the medium identification data transmission step at the time of purchase, the service management server apparatus receives the medium identification data by one local server apparatus among the plurality of local server apparatuses,
The method according to claim 5 or 6, wherein, in the increase / decrease instruction data transmission step, the service management server apparatus transmits the increase / decrease instruction data by the one local server apparatus. In order for the terminal device used for the purchase processing to restrict admission when the balance indicated by the balance data acquired in the balance data reading step is equal to or greater than the purchase amount indicated by the amount data generated in the amount data generation step The method according to any one of claims 5 to 7, further comprising a gate opening instruction data transmitting step of transmitting gate opening instruction data indicating an instruction to open the gate to a gate opening / closing control device which is a device for controlling opening and closing of the gate disposed in the gate. A data recording medium having recording means for recording the medium identification data for identifying the own medium from other media in a non-rewritable manner and recording the balance data indicating the balance of the electronic money in a rewritable manner;
A terminal device operated by a user of the data recording medium;
A service management server device that is a server device different from an electronic money server device that is a server device that manages balance data recorded in the data recording medium;
A terminal device used for purchase processing of goods or services purchased by the user;
Reading means for reading medium identification data and balance data recorded on the data recording medium, and rewriting means for rewriting balance data recorded on the data recording medium, connected to a terminal device used for the purchase process A data reader / writer device having
The terminal device operated by the user has transmission means for transmitting data and reception means for receiving data,
The transmission means of the terminal device operated by the user transmits medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium to the service management server device in response to the operation of the user,
The transmission means of the terminal device operated by the user transmits user identification data for identifying the user to the service management server device in accordance with the operation of the user,
The service management server device includes a receiving unit that receives data, a storage unit that stores data, a transmission unit that transmits data, and a calculation unit that performs calculation.
The receiving means of the service management server device receives medium identification data transmitted from a terminal device operated by the user,
The storage means of the service management server device stores the medium identification data received by the receiving means of the service management server device as data for identifying user identification data for identifying the user from other users,
The receiving means of the service management server device receives user identification data transmitted from a terminal device operated by the user;
The storage means of the service management server device transmits data transmitted from the transmission means of the service management server device to a terminal device operated by the user following reception of user identification data by the receiving device of the service management server device In accordance with the content of the data received from the terminal device operated by the user by the receiving means of the service management server device, the payment amount is calculated in association with the user identification data for identifying the user. Store increase / decrease instruction data that is used,
The receiving means of the service management server device receives medium identification data transmitted from a terminal device used for the purchase process,
The receiving unit of the service management server apparatus receives amount specifying data that is data used for specifying a purchase amount of a product or service purchased by the user, which is transmitted from a terminal device used for the purchase process. ,
The computing means of the service management server apparatus is stored in the storage means of the service management server apparatus in association with user identification data specified by the medium identification data received by the receiving means of the service management server apparatus. In accordance with the increase / decrease instruction data, the purchase amount specified based on the amount specifying data received by the receiving means of the service management server device is increased or decreased, and the amount data is data indicating the purchase amount calculated after the increase / decrease Produces
The transmission unit of the service management server device transmits the amount data generated by the calculation unit of the service management server device to a terminal device used for the purchase process,
The reading means of the data reader / writer device reads the medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium, and delivers the read medium identification data to the terminal device used for the purchase process,
The reading means of the data reader / writer device reads balance data recorded on the data recording medium, and delivers the read balance data to a terminal device used for the purchase process.
The rewriting means of the data reader / writer device rewrites balance data recorded on the data recording medium in accordance with write instruction data for instructing writing of balance data delivered from a terminal device used for the purchase process,
The terminal device used for the purchase process includes a transmission unit that transmits data, a reception unit that receives data, and a calculation unit that performs calculation.
The transmission means of the terminal device used for the purchase process transmits medium identification data delivered from the data reader / writer device to the service management server device,
The transmission means of the terminal device used for the purchase processing transmits amount specifying data that is data used for specifying the purchase amount of the product or service purchased by the user to the service management server device,
The receiving means of the terminal device used for the purchase process receives the amount data transmitted from the service management server device,
The computing means of the terminal device used for the purchase processing is indicated by the amount data received by the receiving means of the terminal device used for the purchase processing from the balance indicated by the balance data delivered from the data reader / writer device. A system for reducing the purchase amount and handing over write instruction data for instructing writing of balance data indicating the balance calculated after the reduction to the data reader / writer device. Comprising two or more data recording media used by the user;
The transmission means of the terminal device operated by the user, for each of the two or more data recording media, transmits the medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium to the service management server device in response to the user operation. To
The receiving means of the service management server device receives medium identification data transmitted from a terminal device operated by the user for each of the two or more data recording media,
The storage means of the service management server device is a user for identifying the user from other users with respect to each of the two or more data recording media, the medium identification data received by the receiving means of the service management server device. The system according to claim 9, wherein identification data is stored as data for specifying. A plurality of terminal devices used for the purchase processing;
The service management server device includes a plurality of local server devices that transmit and receive data to and from each of the terminal devices used for the plurality of purchase processes, and a plurality of local server devices that store data A central server device that performs transmission and reception,
The central server device includes a transmission unit that transmits data, a reception unit that receives data, and a storage unit that stores data.
The receiving means of the central server device receives medium identification data transmitted from a terminal device operated by the user,
The storage means of the central server device stores the medium identification data received by the receiving means of the central server device as data for identifying user identification data for identifying the user from other users,
The receiving means of the central server device receives user identification data transmitted from a terminal device operated by the user,
The storage means of the central server device includes data transmitted from the transmitting means of the central server device to a terminal device operated by the user following reception of user identification data by the receiving device of the central server device, and the central server Data used for calculating an increase / decrease amount of the payment amount in association with user identification data for identifying the user according to the content of data received from the terminal device operated by the user by the receiving means of the server device Store some increase / decrease instruction data,
The transmission means of the central server device transmits medium identification data and increase / decrease instruction data stored in the storage means of the central server device to each of the plurality of local server devices,
Each of the plurality of local server devices includes a transmission unit that transmits data, a reception unit that receives data, a calculation unit that performs calculation, and a storage unit that stores data.
The receiving means of the local server device receives medium identification data and increase / decrease instruction data transmitted from the central server device,
The storage means of the local server device stores medium identification data and increase / decrease instruction data received by the receiving means of the local server device,
The receiving means of the local server device receives medium identification data transmitted from a terminal device used for the purchase process,
The receiving means of the local server device receives amount specifying data which is data used for specifying a purchase amount of goods or services purchased by the user, transmitted from a terminal device used for the purchase processing,
The computing unit of the local server device is associated with user identification data specified by the medium identification data received by the receiving unit of the local server device, and the increase / decrease stored in the storage unit of the local server device In accordance with the instruction data, increase / decrease the purchase amount specified based on the amount specification data received by the receiving means of the local server device, generate amount data which is data indicating the purchase amount calculated after the increase / decrease,
The system according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the transmission unit of the local server device transmits money amount data generated by the calculation unit of the local server device to a terminal device used for the purchase process. The terminal device used for the purchase processing has a balance indicated by balance data delivered from the data reader / writer device greater than or equal to a purchase amount indicated by the amount data received by the receiving means of the terminal device used for the purchase processing. A determination means for determining whether or not there is,
The transmission means of the terminal device used for the purchase process is a gate arranged to restrict admission when the determination means of the terminal device used for the purchase process determines that the balance is equal to or greater than the purchase amount The system according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein gate opening instruction data indicating an instruction to open a gate is transmitted to a gate opening and closing control device that is a device that controls opening and closing of the door. A data recording medium having recording means for recording the medium identification data for identifying the own medium from other media in a non-rewritable manner and recording the balance data indicating the balance of the electronic money in a rewritable manner;
A terminal device operated by a user of the data recording medium;
A service management server device that is a server device different from an electronic money server device that is a server device that manages balance data recorded in the data recording medium;
A terminal device used for purchase processing of goods or services purchased by the user;
Reading means for reading medium identification data and balance data recorded on the data recording medium, and rewriting means for rewriting balance data recorded on the data recording medium, connected to a terminal device used for the purchase process A data reader / writer device having
The terminal device operated by the user has transmission means for transmitting data and reception means for receiving data,
The transmission means of the terminal device operated by the user transmits medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium to the service management server device in response to the operation of the user,
The transmission means of the terminal device operated by the user transmits user identification data for identifying the user to the service management server device in accordance with the operation of the user,
The service management server device includes a receiving unit that receives data, a storage unit that stores data, and a transmission unit that transmits data.
The receiving means of the service management server device receives medium identification data transmitted from a terminal device operated by the user,
The storage means of the service management server device stores the medium identification data received by the receiving means of the service management server device as data for identifying user identification data for identifying the user from other users,
The receiving means of the service management server device receives user identification data transmitted from a terminal device operated by the user;
The storage means of the service management server device transmits data transmitted from the transmission means of the service management server device to a terminal device operated by the user following reception of user identification data by the receiving device of the service management server device In accordance with the content of the data received from the terminal device operated by the user by the receiving means of the service management server device, the payment amount is calculated in association with the user identification data for identifying the user. Store increase / decrease instruction data that is used,
The receiving means of the service management server device receives medium identification data transmitted from a terminal device used for the purchase process,
The transmission means of the service management server apparatus is stored in the storage means of the service management server apparatus in association with user identification data specified by the medium identification data received by the reception means of the service management server apparatus. The increase / decrease instruction data being transmitted to the terminal device used for the purchase process,
The reading means of the data reader / writer device reads the medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium, and delivers the read medium identification data to the terminal device used for the purchase process,
The reading means of the data reader / writer device reads balance data recorded on the data recording medium, and delivers the read balance data to a terminal device used for the purchase process.
The rewriting means of the data reader / writer device rewrites balance data recorded on the data recording medium in accordance with write instruction data for instructing writing of balance data delivered from a terminal device used for the purchase process,
The terminal device used for the purchase process includes a transmission unit that transmits data, a reception unit that receives data, and a calculation unit that performs calculation.
The transmission means of the terminal device used for the purchase process transmits the medium identification data delivered from the data reader / writer device to the service management server device,
The receiving means of the terminal device used for the purchase process receives increase / decrease instruction data transmitted from the service management server device,
The computing means of the terminal device used for the purchase process increases or decreases the purchase price of the product or service purchased by the user according to the increase / decrease instruction data received by the receiving means of the terminal device used for the purchase process, Generate amount data that is data indicating the purchase amount calculated after the increase or decrease,
The calculation means of the terminal device used for the purchase processing is indicated by the amount data generated by the calculation means of the terminal device used for the purchase processing from the balance indicated by the balance data delivered from the data reader / writer device. A system for reducing the purchase amount and handing over write instruction data for instructing writing of balance data indicating the balance calculated after the reduction to the data reader / writer device. Comprising two or more data recording media used by the user;
The transmission means of the terminal device operated by the user, for each of the two or more data recording media, transmits the medium identification data recorded on the data recording medium to the service management server device in response to the user operation. To
The receiving means of the service management server device receives medium identification data transmitted from a terminal device operated by the user for each of the two or more data recording media,
The storage means of the service management server device is a user for identifying the user from other users with respect to each of the two or more data recording media, the medium identification data received by the receiving means of the service management server device. The system according to claim 13, wherein identification data is stored as data for specifying. A plurality of terminal devices used for the purchase processing;
The service management server device includes a plurality of local server devices that transmit and receive data to and from each of the terminal devices used for the plurality of purchase processes, and a plurality of local server devices that transmit data between each of the plurality of local server devices. A central server device that performs transmission and reception,
The central server device includes a transmission unit that transmits data, a reception unit that receives data, and a storage unit that stores data.
The receiving means of the central server device receives medium identification data transmitted from a terminal device operated by the user,
The storage means of the central server device stores the medium identification data received by the receiving means of the central server device as data for identifying user identification data for identifying the user from other users,
The receiving means of the central server device receives user identification data transmitted from a terminal device operated by the user,
The storage means of the central server device includes data transmitted from the transmitting means of the central server device to a terminal device operated by the user following reception of user identification data by the receiving device of the central server device, and the central server Data used for calculating an increase / decrease amount of the payment amount in association with user identification data for identifying the user according to the content of data received from the terminal device operated by the user by the receiving means of the server device Store some increase / decrease instruction data,
The transmission means of the central server device transmits medium identification data and increase / decrease instruction data stored in the storage means of the central server device to each of the plurality of local server devices,
Each of the plurality of local server devices includes a transmission unit that transmits data, a reception unit that receives data, and a storage unit that stores data.
The receiving means of the local server device receives medium identification data and increase / decrease instruction data transmitted from the central server device,
The storage means of the local server device stores medium identification data and increase / decrease instruction data received by the receiving means of the local server device,
The receiving means of the local server device receives medium identification data transmitted from a terminal device used for the purchase process,
The transmission means of the local server device increases or decreases stored in the storage means of the local server device in association with user identification data specified by the medium identification data received by the receiving device of the local server device. The system according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the instruction data is transmitted to a terminal device used for the purchase process. In the terminal device used for the purchase process, the balance indicated by the balance data delivered from the data reader / writer device is greater than or equal to the purchase amount indicated by the amount data generated by the calculation means of the terminal device used for the purchase process. A determination means for determining whether or not there is,
The transmission means of the terminal device used for the purchase process is a gate arranged to restrict admission when the determination means of the terminal device used for the purchase process determines that the balance is equal to or greater than the purchase amount The system according to any one of claims 13 to 15, wherein gate opening instruction data indicating an instruction to open a gate is transmitted to a gate opening and closing control device that is a device that controls opening and closing of the door. A receiving means for receiving data; a storage means for storing data; a transmitting means for transmitting data; and a computing means for performing calculations,
The receiving means receives from the terminal device operated by the user medium identification data for identifying the data recording medium recorded on the data recording medium used by the user in a non-rewritable manner from another medium,
The storage means stores the medium identification data received by the receiving means as data for identifying user identification data for identifying the user from other users,
The receiving means receives user identification data for identifying the user from a terminal device operated by the user;
The storage means stores the data transmitted from the transmission means to the terminal device operated by the user following the reception of the user identification data by the reception means and the data received from the terminal device operated by the user by the reception means. According to the content, in association with the user identification data for identifying the user, storing increase / decrease instruction data which is data used for calculating the increase / decrease amount of the payment amount,
The receiving means receives medium identification data for identifying the data recording medium from a terminal device used for purchase processing,
The receiving means receives amount specifying data which is data used for specifying the purchase amount of the product or service purchased by the user from the terminal device used for the purchase processing,
The calculation means adds the amount specifying data received by the receiving means according to the increase / decrease instruction data stored in the storage means in association with the user identification data specified by the medium identification data received by the receiving means. Increase or decrease the purchase amount specified based on the amount, generate amount data that is the data indicating the purchase amount calculated after the increase or decrease,
The server device transmits the money amount data generated by the computing device to a terminal device used for the purchase process. A receiving means for receiving data, a storage means for storing data, and a transmitting means for transmitting data;
The receiving means receives from the terminal device operated by the user medium identification data for identifying the data recording medium recorded on the data recording medium used by the user in a non-rewritable manner from another medium,
The storage means stores the medium identification data received by the receiving means as data for identifying user identification data for identifying the user from other users,
The receiving means receives user identification data for identifying the user from a terminal device operated by the user;
The storage means stores the data transmitted from the transmission means to the terminal device operated by the user following the reception of the user identification data by the reception means and the data received from the terminal device operated by the user by the reception means. According to the content, in association with the user identification data for identifying the user, storing increase / decrease instruction data which is data used for calculating the increase / decrease amount of the payment amount,
The receiving means receives medium identification data for identifying the data recording medium from a terminal device used for purchase processing,
The transmission means transmits the increase / decrease instruction data stored in the storage means in association with the user identification data specified by the medium identification data received by the reception means to the terminal device used for the purchase process. apparatus.   A computer including a communication unit that transmits and receives data to and from another data communication device is caused to function as the reception unit, the storage unit, the transmission unit, and the calculation unit included in the server device according to claim 17. Program.   A program for causing a computer including a communication unit that transmits / receives data to / from another data communication device to function as the reception unit, the storage unit, and the transmission unit included in the server device according to claim 18.

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