JP2014098942A - Point processing system and point processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a point processing device capable of using a plurality of IC cards as point cards without losing convenience.SOLUTION: A point processing device 1 for performing addition processing of points that should be provided to a user of a store comprises: a point information table (17a) for storing a production number of an IC card 4, and an e-mail address and points of a user in association with each other; means for receiving and registering a production number transmitted from a store communication device 2; means for receiving a production number and an e-mail address transmitted from a user communication device 3 and registering the registered product number which is the same as the received product number in association with the e-mail address; and means for, when the e-mail address is associated with a plurality of product numbers, counting up points associated with the plurality of product numbers and associating the points obtained by the counting up process with one product number.

Description

  The present invention relates to a point processing system, a point processing device, a store communication device, a point processing method, and a computer program that manage points given to users.

  Point stores that can use magnetic cards or IC cards as point cards are being implemented in stores such as convenience stores and shopping malls. The point service is a service that gives store users points according to the purchase price of a product. The given points can be used in exchange for the next product purchase, for example, so that the ability to attract customers can be improved and the customers can be enclosed.

  However, in the conventional point service, the user needs to carry out a predetermined registration procedure at each store and carry a point card issued individually from each store, which is inconvenient for enjoying the point service. It was.

As a point management system that solves the above problems, an IC card for non-point cards that is always carried by the user, such as an IC card commuter pass, an IC credit card, a mobile phone equipped with an IC chip, etc. A point management system that can be diverted to manage points is disclosed (Patent Document 1).
The point management system according to Patent Literature 1 includes a store terminal device connected via a communication network and a point management server group. The store terminal device is provided with a card reader. The store terminal device obtains the serial number assigned at the time of manufacturing the IC card with a card reader and gives points. The point management server group manages the points by associating and accumulating the serial numbers acquired by the store terminal device and the points.
Since the point management system configured as described above is configured to manage the points by associating the serial number with the points, the user can enjoy the point service without a registration procedure.
JP 2007-156740 A

However, in the point management system according to Patent Document 1, when individual users use a plurality of IC cards as point cards, the serial numbers of the plurality of IC cards are individually registered, and points are issued separately for each. Therefore, there is a problem in that the convenience of the point service is reduced as compared with the case of using one IC card.
For example, there is a problem that points issued from one store are distributed and registered in a plurality of IC cards. Further, since the IC card is diverted as a point card, there is a problem that even if the IC card display is viewed, the IC card in which the points are accumulated cannot be specified, and the point management is difficult. Further, when the IC card is lost and a new IC card is reissued, or when a mobile phone with a built-in IC chip is replaced, points may be lost unused. Of course, it is conceivable to protect the points by registering the IC card as a point card in advance and performing a reissue procedure, but the procedure is troublesome and the points cannot be effectively protected.
Note that Patent Document 1 does not disclose means for solving such a problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and associates identification information unique to a portable recording medium, for example, a manufacturing number of an IC card with a point, and an electronic mail address of a user is associated with the identification information. By managing points so that single identification information corresponds to one e-mail address, a plurality of portable recording media can be used as a point card without losing convenience. It is an object to provide a point processing system, a point processing device, a store communication device, a point processing method, and a computer program.

  Another object of the present invention is to output an image for registering an e-mail address, for example, a barcode, to a store communication device that issues points when the e-mail address is not registered, An object of the present invention is to provide a point processing system that can notify the necessity of registration of an e-mail address and prompt the registration of the e-mail address by making the image non-output.

  Another object of the present invention is to associate single identification information with a single e-mail address, further manage points by associating points for each identification information and store identification information, and changing store identification information. The object is to provide a point processing system that can easily integrate points between a plurality of stores.

  A point processing system according to the present invention includes a store communication device that transmits points to be given to a store user, and a point process that receives points transmitted from the store communication device and performs point addition processing. A point processing system comprising a device and a user communication device that transmits an e-mail address to the point processing device, wherein the store communication device obtains the identification information from a portable recording medium storing unique identification information. An acquisition means for acquiring; a transmission means for transmitting the identification information acquired by the acquisition means to the point processing device; and an output means for outputting an image including the identification information acquired by the acquisition means. A person communication device transmits a reading unit that reads the image, and identification information and an e-mail address included in the image read by the reading unit. The point processing device includes a point information table for storing identification information, an e-mail address and points in association with each other, and an identification information receiving means for receiving the identification information transmitted from the store communication device, Means for registering identification information received by the identification information receiving means in the point information table; e-mail address receiving means for receiving identification information and an e-mail address transmitted from the user communication device; and the e-mail Means for associating the registered identification information identical to the identification information received by the address receiving means with the electronic mail address received by the electronic mail address receiving means and registering it in the point information table; and the electronic mail address Means for determining whether or not a plurality of pieces of identification information are associated with the electronic mail, If it is determined that the plurality of identification information dress is associated, characterized in that it comprises a means of integrating correspondence point that was associated with the plurality of identification information to an identification information.

  In the point processing system according to the present invention, the point processing device determines whether an e-mail address corresponding to the identification information received by the identification information receiving means is registered in the point information table. Means for transmitting registration status information to the store communication device, the store communication device receiving the address registration status information transmitted from the point processing device, and based on the received address registration status information, A determination means for determining whether or not an e-mail address corresponding to the identification information is registered, and an image including the identification information is output when it is determined that an e-mail address corresponding to the identification information is not registered It is characterized by the above.

  The point processing system according to the present invention includes a plurality of the store communication devices, each store communication device includes a storage unit that stores store identification information for identifying a store, and the identification unit acquires the identification information. In this case, the transmitting means transmits the store identification information stored in the storage means together with the identification information to the point processing device, and the identification information receiving means is transmitted from the store communication device. The identification information and the store identification information are received, and the point information table stores points in association with each received identification information and store identification information.

  The point processing device according to the present invention is a point processing device that performs point addition processing to be given to a store user. In the point processing device, identification information unique to a portable recording medium, a user's e-mail address, and points are stored. Point information table for storing in association, identification information receiving means for receiving identification information transmitted from an external communication device, and means for registering identification information received by the identification information receiving means in the point information table And e-mail address receiving means for receiving the identification information and e-mail address transmitted from other external communication devices, and the same registered identification information as the identification information received by the e-mail address receiving means, The e-mail address received by the e-mail address receiving means is associated and registered in the point information table. And a means for determining whether or not a plurality of identification information is associated with the e-mail address, and a plurality of identifications when it is determined that a plurality of identification information is associated with the e-mail address. And means for associating the points associated with the information with one piece of identification information.

  The store communication apparatus according to the present invention includes an acquisition unit that acquires the identification information from a portable recording medium storing unique identification information in the store communication apparatus that transmits a point to be given to a store user. And a transmission unit that transmits the identification information acquired by the acquisition unit to an external communication device, and an output unit that outputs an image including the identification information acquired by the acquisition unit.

  The point processing method according to the present invention is a point processing method for processing points to be given to a store user. In the point processing method, identification information unique to the user's portable recording medium, the user's e-mail address and point A point information table for storing information in association with each other, a step of registering identification information in the point information table, and an e-mail address registered in the point information table in association with registered identification information When determining that a plurality of pieces of identification information are associated with the same e-mail address, and when determining that a plurality of pieces of identification information are associated with the e-mail address. And integrating the points associated with the identification information in association with the identification information. And wherein the Rukoto.

  The point processing method according to the present invention includes a store communication device that transmits points to be given to a store user, and a point process that receives points transmitted from the store communication device and performs point addition processing. A point processing method for processing points using a device and a user communication device that transmits an e-mail address to the point processing device, wherein the store communication device stores unique identification information Acquiring the identification information from, transmitting the acquired identification information to the point processing device, and outputting an image including the acquired identification information. The user communication device includes: And a step of transmitting identification information and an e-mail address included in the read image. Receiving the identification information transmitted from the store communication device, registering the received identification information in a point information table for storing the identification information, the e-mail address and the points in association with each other; The e-mail address receiving step for receiving the identification information and the e-mail address transmitted from the user communication device, and the registered identification information identical to the identification information received in the e-mail address receiving step, Associating and registering the e-mail address received in the receiving step in the point information table; determining whether or not a plurality of identification information is associated with the e-mail address; and the e-mail address If it is determined that multiple identification information is associated with Characterized by a step of integrating correspondence point that was associated with the plurality of identification information to an identification information.

  A computer program according to the present invention is a computer program for causing a computer that receives information transmitted from an external communication device to perform addition processing of points to be given to a store user. A means for registering identification information transmitted from an external communication device in a point information table for storing identification information unique to a recording medium, a user's e-mail address and points, and from other external communication devices Based on the transmitted identification information and e-mail address, means for associating the registered e-mail address with the registered identification information identical to the identification information and registering it in the point information table, and a plurality of e-mail addresses. Means for determining whether the identification information is associated, and the e-mail address If multiple identification information is determined to be associated with less, characterized in that the functioning of the points that were associated with the plurality of identification information as a means to integrate in association with one identification information.

In the present invention, the store communication device acquires identification information unique to the portable recording medium from the portable recording medium. Then, the store communication device transmits the acquired identification information to the point processing device. In addition, the store communication device displays an image including the acquired identification information, for example, a barcode.
The point processing device receives the identification information transmitted from the store communication device, and registers the received identification information in the point information table. The points given to the user are managed in association with the identification information of the portable recording medium owned by the user. When the portable recording medium is used for the first time, only the identification information and the points are associated with each other, and the electronic mail address is not associated. Even in this state, since the identification information and the points are associated with each other, the user can enjoy the point service by using the portable recording medium.

  On the other hand, in order to associate the e-mail address with the identification information, the user communication device reads the image output to the store communication device, and transmits the identification information included in the read image and the e-mail address to the point processing device. . The point processing device receives the identification information and the email address transmitted from the user communication device, and associates the email address with the registered identification information identical to the received identification information in the point information table. sign up. The registration associates identification information unique to the portable recording medium, points, and the user's e-mail address.

Further, the point processing device determines whether or not a plurality of pieces of identification information are associated with one electronic mail address. As long as the user uses a single portable recording medium, a single identification information corresponds to one e-mail address, but the user uses two portable recording media, When the one e-mail address is registered in the portable recording medium, two pieces of identification information correspond to the e-mail address.
When a plurality of pieces of identification information are associated with each other, the point processing device associates and integrates the points associated with each piece of identification information with one piece of identification information.
Therefore, even if a plurality of portable recording media are used as a point card, the points are integrated into one portable recording medium with the e-mail address as a clue.

In the present invention, when an e-mail address corresponding to identification information of a portable recording medium used as a point card is not registered, an image including the identification information is output to the store communication device, and the e-mail address has already been obtained. Is registered, the image is not output.
Therefore, it becomes possible to make the user or the business operator who uses the store communication apparatus recognize the presence or absence of registration of the e-mail address.

In the present invention, the identification information of the portable recording medium, the store identification information, and the points are associated and registered in the point information table.
Therefore, points can be managed for each store.
In addition, only by changing the identification information stored in the store communication device and the identification information registered in the point information table, and changing the association of each identification information, a plurality of stores issue separately. It is also possible to easily integrate the points.

  According to the present invention, by managing points so that a single portable recording medium corresponds to one electronic mail address, a plurality of portable recording media can be used as a point card without losing convenience. be able to.

  According to the present invention, when the e-mail address is unregistered, an image for registering the e-mail address is output to the store communication device that issues points, and when the e-mail address is already registered, the image is not output. By doing so, it is possible to notify the necessity of registration of the e-mail address and to prompt the registration of the e-mail address.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to manage a point by associating a single identification information with a single e-mail address, further associating a point with each piece of identification information and store identification information, and only changing the store identification information. Thus, points between a plurality of stores can be easily integrated.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating embodiments thereof.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a point processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The point processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention is connected to a store communication device 2 via a communication network N and a plurality of store communication devices 2 that transmit points to be given to store users. And a point processing device 1 for processing points given to the user, and a user communication device 3 having an electronic mail transmission function. The point processing system according to the present embodiment allows flexible point management without impairing the convenience of point service even when individual users use a plurality of IC cards (portable recording media) 4 as point cards. Is possible.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the point processing device 1. The point processing apparatus 1 is a computer including a control unit 11 that controls the entire apparatus, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). A ROM 12, a RAM 13, an input unit 14, a display unit 15, a communication unit 16, an internal storage device 17, and an external storage device 18 are connected to the control unit 11 via a bus 10.

The ROM 12 is a non-volatile memory such as a mask ROM or EEPROM that stores a control program necessary for the operation of the computer.
The RAM 13 is a volatile memory such as a DRAM or SRAM that temporarily stores various data generated when the arithmetic processing of the control unit 11 is executed.
The input unit 14 is an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse for operating the point processing device 1.
The display unit 15 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or a CRT.
The communication unit 16 is an interface that transmits and receives various types of information regarding points between the store communication device 2 and the user communication device 3, and transmission and reception of various types of information by the communication unit 16 is controlled by the control unit 11.
The external storage device 18 is a CD (Compact Disc) -ROM, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) -ROM, a BD (Blu-ray Disc) or the like in which the computer program 51 according to the embodiment of the present invention is recorded in a computer-readable manner. This is an optical disk drive that reads information from the recording medium 5. Needless to say, the optical disk and the optical disk drive are examples of the recording medium 5 and the external storage device 18, and the computer program 51 is recorded on a flexible disk, a magnetic optical disk, an external hard disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like in a computer-readable manner. You may comprise so that it may read in the memory | storage device 18. FIG. The computer program 51 according to the present invention may be downloaded from an external computer (not shown) connected to the communication network N.

The internal storage device 17 is, for example, a hard disk or a flash memory, and stores the computer program 51 read from the recording medium 5 by the external storage device 18. The internal storage device 17 stores a point information table 17a for managing user points and various other information. The control unit 11 implements the point processing method according to the present invention by reading the computer program 51 and various information stored in the internal storage device 17 into the RAM 13 and executing them. The computer program 51 is a program for causing a computer to function as the point processing device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. That is, the computer program 51 performs processing related to point management shown in FIG. 6, processing related to point confirmation shown in FIG. 8, processing related to addition and consumption of points shown in FIGS. And a program for causing the control unit 11 to execute processing related to registration of e-mail addresses and integration of points shown in FIG.
The internal storage device 17 stores a communication module that transmits and receives various types of information using a computer program for transmitting and receiving information to and from the store communication device 2, such as HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol). Further, the internal storage device 17 stores a computer program for realizing a web client function and an electronic mail transmission / reception function.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram conceptually illustrating an example of the point information table 17a. The point information table 17a includes a plurality of columns, that is, a "store identification information" column, a "temporary code" column, a "manufacturing number" column, an "e-mail address" column, a "use date / time" column, and a "point increase / decrease number" column. It is configured.

The “store identification information” column stores store identification information for identifying each store to which points are given. In FIG. 3, “Store 1” and “Store 2” indicate store identification information.
The “temporary code” column includes each point issued from the point processing device 1 for associating a point issued from the store with a user who does not own the IC card 4 and the e-mail address of the user. Information unique to the point addition process (hereinafter referred to as temporary code) is stored. When issuing points to the IC card 4 owned by the user, no temporary code is issued.
The “manufacturing number” column stores the manufacturing number (identification information) recorded on the IC chip of the IC card 4 owned by the user. The production number is a number unique to the IC card 4 assigned when the IC chip is produced. Therefore, there is no IC card 4 storing the same manufacturing number, and the user of the IC card 4 can be specified by the manufacturing number.
The “e-mail address” column stores each user's e-mail address, for example, the e-mail address used in the user communication device 3 in association with each manufacturing number of the IC card 4. That is, the manufacturing number of the IC card 4 owned by one user is associated with the electronic mail address of the user communication device 3 owned by the one user.
The “use date and time” column stores the date and time when the user uses the store and the points increase or decrease.
The “point increase / decrease number” column stores the number of points given to the user and increased, and the number of points consumed and decreased by the user. The “+” symbol indicates that the point has increased, and the “−” symbol indicates that the point has decreased. The numerical value following the “+” symbol or the “−” symbol indicates the number of points that have been increased or decreased. Hereinafter, the information stored in the “point increase / decrease number” column is referred to as point addition / consumption information.
The configuration of the point information table 17a is merely an example, and other table configurations may be adopted as long as store identification information, temporary code, manufacturing number, e-mail address, use date / time, and point increase / decrease number can be stored in association with each other. .

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the store communication device 2. The store communication device 2 is, for example, a notebook personal computer installed in each store, and includes a control unit 21 that controls the entire device. A ROM 22, a RAM 23, an input unit 24, a display unit (output unit) 25, a card reader (acquisition unit) 26, a communication unit 27, an external storage device 28 and an internal storage device 29 are connected to the control unit 21 via the bus 20. Has been. The control unit 21 is connected to a clock unit (not shown) that measures the date and time.

The ROM 22 is a non-volatile memory that stores a control program necessary for the operation of the computer, and the RAM 23 is a volatile memory that temporarily stores various data generated when the arithmetic processing of the control unit 21 is executed. The input unit 24 and the display unit 25 have the same configuration as the input unit 14 and the display unit 15 included in the point processing device 1.
The external storage device 28 is an optical disk drive that reads from a recording medium 6 on which a computer program 61 is recorded so as to be readable by a computer. The computer program 61 is a program for causing a computer to function as the store communication device 2 that implements the point processing method according to the present invention.
The internal storage device 29 is, for example, a hard disk, and stores a computer module for the control unit 21 to transmit / receive information to / from the point processing device 1, for example, a communication module that transmits / receives various types of information using HTTP or the like. A serial code is attached to the computer program 61, and the serial code is used as store identification information for identifying a store. The internal storage device 29 stores point use screen data for displaying a point use screen (see FIG. 7) for using points.

  The card reader 26 is a device that reads the serial number from the IC card 4 owned by the user. The card reader 26 includes a communication circuit that generates radio waves and wirelessly transmits and receives information to and from the IC card 4. The IC card 4 conforms to ISO / IEC14443 standard Type A, Type B, ISO / IEC 18092 standard Type C, and the like, and includes an antenna and an IC chip for wirelessly transmitting and receiving information to and from the card reader 26. . The antenna and the IC chip are enclosed in a plastic card. The IC chip is driven by the magnetic field generated by the radio wave generated by the card reader 26, and transmits the manufacturing number to the store communication device 2 by the antenna.

  The communication unit 27 is an interface that transmits / receives various types of information regarding points to / from the point processing apparatus 1, and transmission / reception of various types of information by the communication unit 27 is controlled by the control unit 21.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the user communication device 3. The user communication device 3 is, for example, a mobile phone terminal having an electronic mail communication function and a web client function, and includes a control unit 31 that controls the entire device. A storage unit 32, a RAM 33, an imaging unit 34, a communication unit 35, an operation unit 36, a display unit 37, a microphone 38, and a speaker 39 are connected to the control unit 31 via a bus 30.

The storage unit 32 is a non-volatile memory that stores a control program, a mailer, an HTML browser, and other various software necessary for the operation of the user communication device 3, and the RAM 33 is generated when the calculation process of the control unit 31 is executed. It is a volatile memory that temporarily stores various data.
The imaging unit 34 performs AD conversion of a lens, an image sensor such as a CCD or CMOS that converts an image formed by the lens into an electric signal, and an electric signal converted by the image sensor into digital image data, An image processing unit that performs various types of image processing on the image data of the AD-converted photograph. The imaging unit 34 functions as a reading unit that reads a QR code (registered trademark).
The communication unit 35 includes a high-frequency transmission / reception unit, an antenna, and the like, and wirelessly transmits / receives information related to electronic mail to / from the point processing device 1. In addition, the communication unit 35 wirelessly transmits / receives information related to an electronic mail and a call to / from another user communication device 3.
The operation unit 36 includes a call button for operating a call and e-mail communication, an e-mail transmission button, a numeric key, a determination button, and the like.
The display unit 37 is a liquid crystal display, for example, and displays characters, HTML images, and the like included in the e-mail.
The speaker 39 amplifies and outputs information related to the call transmitted from the other user communication device 3, particularly a voice signal. The microphone 38 converts a voice input from the outside into a voice signal, gives the converted electrical signal to the communication unit 35 as information related to the call, and transmits it to the external user communication device 3.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the control unit related to point management, and FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a point use screen. The control unit 21 of the store communication device 2 reads the point use screen data from the internal storage device 29, and displays the point use screen on the display unit 25 based on the read point use screen data (step S11). As shown in FIG. 7, the point use screen has a numeric key, a point addition key, a point consumption key, a cancel key, a point confirmation key, and the like for inputting a point or a purchase amount at a store. The point use screen shown in FIG. 7 is an example.
And the control part 21 acquires the manufacturing number of IC card 4 with the card reader 26 (step S12).

  And the control part 21 determines whether acquisition of the manufacturing number was successful (step S13). When it determines with acquisition of a manufacturing number having been successful (step S13: YES), the control part 21 determines whether the point confirmation button was operated by monitoring the operation state of the input part 24 (step S14). ). When it determines with the point confirmation button having been operated (step S14: YES), the control part 21 calls the below-mentioned subroutine, and performs the confirmation process of a point (step S15).

  When the process of step S15 is completed, or when it is determined that the point confirmation button has not been operated (step S14: NO), the control unit 21 inputs with the input unit 24 in order to add or consume points. The received point is accepted (step S16). Note that the number of points can be input by, for example, moving a mouse cursor (not shown) onto the numeric keys shown in FIG. 7 and clicking the mouse. Of course, the number of points may be input using the numeric keypad of the store communication device 2. In addition, it is preferable that a ratio between the purchase amount at the store and the number of points issued according to the purchase amount is set in advance, and the purchase amount is input to the store communication device 2. For example, when it is set to issue 5% of the purchase amount, 50 points are input by inputting “1000” as the purchase amount. And the control part 21 determines whether the point addition button was operated by monitoring the operation state of the input part 24 (step S17). If it is determined that the point addition button has been operated (step S17: YES), the control unit 21 calls a subroutine described later, and executes point addition processing when using the IC card 4 (step S18).

  When the process of step S18 is completed, or when it is determined that the point addition button is not operated (step S17: NO), the control unit 21 monitors the operation state of the input unit 24 so that the point consumption button is displayed. It is determined whether or not an operation has been performed (step S19). When it determines with the point consumption button not being operated (step S19: NO), the control part 21 finishes a process. If it is determined that the point consumption button has been operated (step S19: YES), the control unit 21 calls a subroutine described later, executes point consumption processing when using the IC card 4 (step S20), and ends the process.

  When it determines with acquisition of a manufacturing number not having succeeded in step S13 (step S13: NO), the control part 21 receives the point input in the input part 24, in order to add or consume a point ( Step S21). And the control part 21 determines whether the point addition button was operated by monitoring the operation state of the input part 24 (step S22). When it determines with the point addition button not being operated (step S22: NO), the control part 21 finishes a process. When it is determined that the point addition button has been operated (step S22: YES), the control unit 21 calls a subroutine described later, executes point consumption processing when the IC card 4 is not used (step S23), and ends the processing. . The above processing is repeatedly executed, and point confirmation and point addition and consumption can be immediately performed.

<Point confirmation process>
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a subroutine related to point confirmation, and FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a point use screen at the time of point confirmation. When a subroutine related to point confirmation is called, the control unit 21 reads store identification information from the internal storage device 29 (step S31). Next, the control unit 21 transmits the serial number acquired from the IC card 4 and the store identification information read from the internal storage device 29 to the point processing device 1 via the communication unit 27 (step S32).

  The control unit 11 of the point processing device 1 receives the serial number and store identification information transmitted from the store communication device 2 through the communication unit 16 (step S33). And the control part 11 reads all the point addition and consumption information etc. which correspond to the manufacturing number and store identification information which were received by step S33 from the point information table 17a (step S34).

  And the control part 11 performs the addition / subtraction process of a point based on the point addition and consumption information read by step S34 (step S35). That is, the control unit 11 calculates the current number of points by adding up all the points added or consumed at the store indicated by the store identification information. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, when the point identification is performed using the IC card 4 of “manufacturing number 1” at the store whose store identification information is “store 1”, the point addition / consumption information “+20 points” , “+10 points” and “−10 points” are used to calculate the number of points, + 20 + 10−10 = 20.

  And the control part 11 transmits the point information which shows the number of points calculated by step S35, and address registration status information to the shop communication apparatus 2 via the communication part 16 (step S36). The address registration status information is information indicating whether or not an e-mail address corresponding to the manufacturing number is registered, that is, whether or not an e-mail address is associated. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, since an electronic mail address is associated with the production number 1, address registration state information indicating that it has been registered is transmitted to the store communication device 2. On the other hand, since the e-mail address is not associated with the production number 4, address registration state information indicating that it is not registered is transmitted to the store communication device 2.

The control unit 21 of the store communication device 2 receives the point information and the address registration state information transmitted from the point processing device 1 at the communication unit 27 (step S37). And the control part 21 displays a point on the display part 25 based on the received point information, as shown to Fig.9 (a) (step S38).
According to the above-described process, the point associated with the serial number of the IC card 4 is displayed on the display unit 25 of the store communication device 2 by holding the IC card 4 owned by the user over the card reader 26. For example, when the IC card 4 on which “manufacturing number 1” is recorded is held over the card reader 26, the number of points “20” is displayed.

Next, the control unit 21 determines whether or not the e-mail address corresponding to the manufacturing number transmitted in Step S32 is registered in the point information table 17a based on the address registration state information (Step S39). When it is determined that the corresponding e-mail address is not registered in the point information table 17a (step S39: NO), the control unit 21 is directed to a member registration site for registering the e-mail address in the IC card 4. And a QR code including the manufacturing number and store identification information acquired in step S12 as parameters of the URL are generated, and the generated QR code is displayed on the display unit 25 as shown in FIG. Step S40), the process is finished. The QR code is for associating the identification information with the user's e-mail address, and a method of using the QR code will be described later. The QR code is disposable, and the QR code once used for registering the e-mail address cannot be reused.
When it is determined that the corresponding e-mail address is registered in the point information table 17a (step S39: YES), the control unit 21 does not display the QR code as shown in FIG. Finish the process.

  According to the above-described processing, when an e-mail address is not registered for the IC card 4 owned by the user, a QR code is displayed. The point associated with the serial number of the IC card 4 can be displayed on the display unit 25 of the store communication device 2 by holding the IC card 4 over the card reader 26 and operating the point confirmation button. For example, when the IC card 4 in which “manufacturing number 4” is recorded is held over the card reader 26, the number of points “10” is displayed. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, since “e-mail address” is not associated with “manufacturing number 4”, a QR code including “manufacturing number 4” is displayed on the display unit 25.

<Point addition process when using IC card>
FIGS. 10 and 11 are flowcharts showing a processing procedure of a subroutine related to point addition when the IC card is used, and FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a point use screen when points are added. The control unit 21 of the store communication device 2 reads the store identification information from the internal storage device 29 (step S51), and sends the serial number, store identification information, additional point information, and use date and time information via the communication unit 27 to the point processing device 1. (Step S52). The store identification information is a serial code attached to the computer program 61. The point addition information is information including at least information for instructing addition of points and the number of points received in step S16. The use date / time information is information including the date / time and the time that the clock unit provided in the store communication device 2 keeps timing.

  The control unit 11 of the point processing device 1 receives the manufacturing number, the store identification information, the point addition information, and the use date information transmitted from the store communication device 2 at the communication unit 16 (step S53). And the control part 11 registers the received manufacturing number, shop identification information, point additional information, and utilization date information on the point information table 17a (step S54).

  Next, the control unit 11 reads the point addition / consumption information corresponding to the manufacturing number received in Step S53 from the point information table 17a, and executes point addition / subtraction processing based on the read point addition / consumption information (Step S53). S55).

  And the control part 11 determines whether the electronic mail address corresponding to the manufacturing number received by step S53 has been registered (step S56). When it determines with having registered (step S56: YES), the control part 11 reads an e-mail address from the point information table 17a based on the manufacturing number received by step S53 (step S57), and read the e-mail The point information after the addition is transmitted to the address by electronic mail (step S58).

The user communication device 3 receives the electronic mail transmitted from the point processing device 1 and displays the point information included in the received electronic mail. The user can confirm the added points on the user communication device 3.
The e-mail transmitted in step S58 may be configured to include a URL for guiding to a website for confirming the user's past point history. The user communication device 3 accesses the point processing device 1 using the URL, downloads point usage history information, and displays it. That is, the user can access the point processing device 1 and confirm the point usage history by selecting the URL displayed on the display unit 37 of the user communication device 3.

  When the process of step S58 is completed, or when it is determined in step S56 that the e-mail address has not been registered (step S56: NO), the control unit 11 communicates the point information and the address registration state information after the addition. It transmits to the store communication apparatus 2 in the part 16 (step S59).

  The control unit 21 of the store communication device 2 receives the point information and address registration state information transmitted from the point processing device 1 (step S60), and based on the received point information as shown in FIG. The points are displayed on the display unit 25 (step S61). For example, when the IC card 4 on which “manufacturing number 1” is recorded is held over the card reader 26, 10 points are input with the input unit 24 in the state shown in FIG. 10 points are added to the original 20 points, and “manufacture number 1” is associated with 30 points in total.

When the process of step S61 is completed, the control unit 21 determines whether or not the e-mail address corresponding to the manufacturing number transmitted in step S52 is registered in the point information table 17a based on the address registration state information. (Step S62). When it is determined that the corresponding e-mail address is not registered in the point information table 17a (step S62: NO), the control unit 21 guides to a member registration site for registering the e-mail address in the IC card 4. And a QR code including the manufacturing number and store identification information acquired in step S12 as parameters of the URL are generated, the generated QR code is displayed on the display unit 25 (step S63), and the process is terminated.
If it is determined that the corresponding e-mail address is registered in the point information table 17a (step S62: YES), the control unit 21 ends the process without displaying the QR code.

<Point consumption processing when using an IC card>
FIGS. 13 and 14 are flowcharts showing a processing procedure of a subroutine related to point consumption when using an IC card, and FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a point use screen when points are consumed. The control unit 21 of the store communication device 2 reads the store identification information from the internal storage device 29 (step S71), and the serial number, store identification information, point consumption information, and use date and time information are transmitted via the communication unit 27 to the point processing device 1. (Step S72). The point consumption information is information including at least information instructing point consumption and the number of points received in step S16.

  The control unit 11 of the point processing device 1 receives the serial number, store identification information, point consumption information, and use date and time information transmitted from the store communication device 2 at the communication unit 16 (step S73). And the control part 11 registers the received manufacturing number, shop identification information, point consumption information, and utilization date information in the point information table 17a (step S74).

  Next, the control unit 11 reads the point addition / consumption information corresponding to the manufacturing number received in Step S73 from the point information table 17a, and executes point addition / subtraction processing based on the read point addition / consumption information (Step S73). S75).

  And the control part 11 determines whether the electronic mail address corresponding to the manufacturing number received by step S73 has been registered (step S76). When it determines with having registered (step S76: YES), the control part 11 reads an email address from the point information table 17a based on the manufacturing number received by step S73 (step S77), and read the email The point information after the addition is transmitted to the address by e-mail (step S78). The contents of the e-mail are the same as those transmitted in step S58.

  When the process of step S78 is completed, or when it is determined in step S76 that the e-mail address is unregistered (step S76: NO), the control unit 11 communicates the point information and the address registration state information after the addition. It transmits to the store communication apparatus 2 in the part 16 (step S79).

  The control unit 21 of the store communication device 2 receives the point information and address registration status information transmitted from the point processing device 1 (step S80), and based on the received point information as shown in FIG. The points are displayed on the display unit 25 (step S81). For example, when the IC card 4 on which “manufacturing number 1” is recorded is held over the card reader 26, 10 points are input with the input unit 24 in the state shown in FIG. 10 points are subtracted from the original 30 points, and 20 points are associated with “manufacturing number 1”.

When the process of step S81 is completed, the control unit 21 determines whether or not the e-mail address corresponding to the manufacturing number transmitted in step S72 is registered in the point information table 17a based on the address registration state information. (Step S82). When it is determined that the corresponding e-mail address is not registered in the point information table 17a (step S82: NO), the control unit 21 is directed to a member registration site for registering the e-mail address in the IC card 4. And a QR code including the manufacturing number and store identification information acquired in step S12 as parameters of the URL are generated, the generated QR code is displayed on the display unit 25 (step S83), and the process is terminated.
If it is determined that the corresponding e-mail address is registered in the point information table 17a (step S82: YES), the control unit 21 ends the process without displaying the QR code.

<Point addition process when IC card is not used>
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a subroutine related to point addition when the IC card is not used. The subroutine is a process for issuing points in a state where the user does not carry the IC card 4. The issued points can be integrated into the IC card 4 by registering an e-mail address and using the IC card 4 as described later.
The control unit 21 of the store communication device 2 reads the store identification information from the internal storage device 29 (step S91), and transmits the store identification information, point addition information, and use date and time information to the point processing device 1 via the communication unit 27. (Step S92).

  The control unit 11 of the point processing device 1 receives the store identification information, the point addition information, and the use date information transmitted from the store communication device 2 at the communication unit 16 (step S93), and issues a temporary code (step S94). ). The temporary code is issued each time a point is added, and is a number unique to each point addition process. And the control part 11 registers the received shop identification information, point additional information, use date information, and the issued temporary code in the point information table 17a (step S95).

  Next, the control unit 11 transmits the temporary code to the store communication device 2 (step S96).

  On the other hand, the control unit 21 of the store communication device 2 receives the temporary code transmitted from the point processing device 1 (step S97), and a URL for guiding to a member registration site for associating the point with an e-mail address. Then, the QR code including the store identification information and the temporary code is generated as the parameter of the URL, the generated QR code is displayed on the display unit 25 (step S98), and the process ends.

<E-mail address registration and point integration>
FIG. 17 and FIG. 18 are flowcharts showing processing procedures of the control unit related to registration of e-mail addresses and integration of points. The control unit 31 of the user communication device 3 reads the QR code by imaging the QR code displayed on the display unit 25 of the store communication device 2 with the imaging unit 34 (step S111). There are cases where the QR code includes a serial number and cases where the QR code includes a temporary code and does not include a serial number. This is because when a point is added without using the IC card 4, a QR code that does not include the serial number is issued.
When the serial number is included in the QR code, the control unit 31 transmits the serial number and store identification information included in the QR code to the point processing device 1 and requests membership registration (step S112). Specifically, the URL for displaying the member registration site, which includes the production number and the store identification information as parameters, is transmitted to the point processing device 1 to request member registration.
Note that when the serial number is not included in the QR code, the temporary code and the store identification information are transmitted to the point processing device 1.

  The control unit 11 of the point processing device 1 receives the manufacturing number or temporary code, store identification information, and member registration request transmitted from the user communication device 3 (step S113), and the manufacturing number or temporary code and store identification information. Then, the member registration screen data corresponding to the member registration request is transmitted to the user communication device 3 through the communication unit 16 (step S114).

The control unit 31 of the user communication device 3 receives the member registration screen data (step S115), and displays the member registration screen on the display unit 37 based on the received member registration screen data (step S116). A mail transmission button is displayed on the member registration screen. When the mail transmission button is operated by the operation of the operation unit 36, the control unit 31 points the e-mail including the manufacturing number, the store identification information, and the e-mail address of the user communication device 3 at the communication unit 35. The data is transmitted to the processing device 1 (step S117). If the serial number is not included in the QR code, the control unit 31 transmits an email including the temporary code, the store identification information, and the email address of the user communication device 3 to the point processing device 1. As a method for transmitting the serial number, temporary code, and e-mail address from the member 4 registration screen, for example, there is a method using a mailto link. When the mail transmission button is operated, the serial number included in the QR code or the temporary code is included in the subject or text, the mailer is started up, and the mail is sent to the point processing device 1. When the point processing apparatus 1 receives an e-mail, the point processing apparatus 1 can specify an e-mail address from the e-mail to the transmission source. Further, the point processing device 1 can acquire the corresponding e-mail address and the manufacturing number or the temporary code by extracting the manufacturing number or the temporary code input in the subject or the text. If no serial number is input in the subject or text, the corresponding e-mail address and temporary code can be obtained by extracting the temporary code.
Alternatively, a mail form may be displayed on the display unit 37, and the serial number or temporary code entered in the mail form and the e-mail address may be transmitted to the point processing device 1.
The e-mail address transmission method described above is merely an example, and other methods may be adopted as long as the serial number, the temporary code, and the e-mail address can be transmitted in association with each other. Also good. You may enter your email address manually.

The control unit 11 of the point processing device 1 receives an e-mail including a production number or temporary code, store identification information and an e-mail address (step S118), and receives the received production number or temporary code, store identification information and e-mail address. Are associated and registered in the point information table 17a (step S119).
When the QR code displayed when the IC card 4 is used as a point card is imaged and an e-mail is transmitted, the same manufacturing number as the received manufacturing number is already point information at the time of step S119. It is registered in the table 17a. In step S119, a process of registering the e-mail address is executed so as to be associated with the registered manufacturing number that is the same as the received manufacturing number.
When an e-mail address is registered in the production number, every time the IC card 4 is used at a store, information on point use is transmitted to the e-mail address. Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, the QR code is not displayed on the display unit 25 of the store communication device 2.

On the other hand, when the QR code displayed when the point is issued without using the IC card 4 and the e-mail is transmitted, the same temporary code as the received temporary code is already present at the time of step S119. It is registered in the point information table 17a. In step S119, a process of registering the e-mail address is executed so as to be associated with the registered temporary code that is the same as the received temporary code.
It should be noted that simply registering an e-mail address without using the IC card 4 does not link the manufacturing number of the IC card 4 with the points, so that points cannot be consumed or confirmed at the store.

Next, the control unit 11 determines whether or not a plurality of manufacturing numbers are associated with the e-mail address received in step S118 (step S120). In some cases, the manufacturing number is not associated with the e-mail address, but the processing may be performed assuming that the manufacturing number “NULL” is associated with the e-mail address. For example, when “manufacturing number 1” and “NULL” are associated with the same e-mail address, it is determined that a plurality of manufacturing numbers are associated.
When it is determined that a plurality of production numbers are associated (step S120: YES), the control unit 11 integrates point addition / consumption information associated with the e-mail address (step S121). Specifically, by rewriting different production numbers (including “NULL”) associated with the e-mail address to the production numbers with the latest use date and time, it is possible to add points associated with different production numbers. The consumption information can be associated with one production number. If the production number with the latest use date is “NULL”, the point addition / consumption information is associated with one production number without rewriting the production number.

  Next, the control unit 11 executes point addition / subtraction processing based on the point addition / consumption information associated with the one manufacturing number (step S122).

  When the process of step S122 is completed, or when it is determined in step S120 that a plurality of manufacturing numbers are not associated (step S120: NO), the control unit 11 receives the point information and the point information after the point integration by e-mail and Registration completion notification information for notifying completion of the e-mail address is transmitted to the user communication device 3 via the communication unit 16 (step S123).

  The control unit 31 of the user communication device 3 receives the point information and registration completion notification information transmitted from the point processing device 1 (step S124), and points and registration based on the received point information and registration completion notification information. Is displayed on the display unit 37 (step S125), and the process ends.

  FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing the point integration method, and FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing changes in the contents of the point information table 17a in point integration. As shown in FIG. 19A, one user uses one IC card 4 on which “manufacture number 1” is recorded, and 20 points are issued from “store 1”. The 20 points shown in FIG. 19A are points obtained by adding the points “+20”, “+10”, and “−10” registered in the point information table 17a shown in FIG.

  In the state shown in FIG. 19A, when the other user uses the other IC card 4 on which “Production Number 4” is recorded, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 19B, “Production number 4” is associated with, for example, 10 points issued from “Store 1”. Since the other IC card 4 is used for the first time, a QR code is displayed on the display unit 25 of the store communication device 2. In the QR code, the URL of the member registration site is embedded, and “manufacturing number 4” is included as a parameter of the URL. When the one user images the QR code with the user communication device 3, accesses the member registration site, and transmits an e-mail, as shown in FIG. 19 (c) and FIG. 20 (a). “Production number 1” and “Production number 4” are associated with a single e-mail address.

  However, when a plurality of production numbers are associated with a single e-mail address, the points “20” and “10” associated with each production number are shown in FIGS. 19 (d) and 20 (b). As shown in FIG. 4, the last used IC card 4 is associated with the manufacturing number, ie, “manufacturing number 4”, and integrated.

  FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a method for integrating points issued when the IC card is not used, and FIGS. 22 and 23 are diagrams of the point information table 17a when integrating points issued when the IC card is not used. It is explanatory drawing which shows a content change. For convenience of explanation, in FIG. 21, the state where the serial number is not registered is indicated by the characters “NULL”. As shown in FIG. 21A and FIG. 3, the store communication device 2 related to “Store 1” receives 10 points for one user who does not carry the IC card 4 on October 5, 2008. Issuing. At the time point is issued, “Store 1”, temporary code, usage date information “October 5, 2008”, and point increase / decrease information “+10 points” are associated with each other.

  When points are added without using the IC card 4, the QR code is displayed on the display unit 25 of the store communication device 2. The URL of the member registration site is embedded in the QR code, and a temporary code is included as a parameter of the URL. The temporary code that is issued when the IC card 4 is not used is unique information that is issued each time a point is added. The point information table 17a of the point processing device 1 includes the temporary code and the issued points. Are registered in association with each other. When the one user images the QR code with the user communication device 3, accesses the member registration site, and transmits an e-mail, the temporary code is used as a clue, and FIG. 21 (b) and FIG. As shown in (a), an e-mail address is associated with the temporary code issued on October 5, 2008.

  In the state shown in FIG. 21B, when the other user uses the other IC card 4 in which “manufacturing number 5” is recorded and registers an e-mail address, FIG. 21C and FIG. As shown in FIG. 22B, “manufacturing number 5” is associated with, for example, 10 points issued from “store 1”.

  Next, when an e-mail address is registered for “manufacturing number 5”, as shown in FIGS. 21D and 23A, “manufacturing number 1” and “ “NULL”.

However, when a plurality of production numbers are associated with a single e-mail address, the points “10” and “10” associated with each production number, that is, “NULL” and “production number 5” are: As shown in FIG. 21 (e) and FIG. 23 (b), they are associated and integrated with the manufacturing number of the last used IC card 4, that is, “manufacturing number 5”.
As described above, even if the IC card 4 is not carried, it is possible to register the provisionally issued points and the e-mail address by temporarily issuing points and registering the e-mail address at a later date. it can. When the IC card 4 is used and an e-mail address is registered for the IC card 4, the temporarily issued points are integrated into the IC card 4. The points integrated into the IC card 4 can be used by using the IC card 4.

In the point processing system, the point processing device 1, the store communication device 2, the point processing method, and the computer program according to the embodiment configured as described above, a single IC card 4 corresponds to one e-mail address. By managing points as described above, a plurality of IC cards 4 can be used as point cards without impairing convenience.
In the present embodiment, there is no fixed user ID, and the manufacturing number is changed every time the IC card 4 owned by the user changes, but the manufacturing number is newly registered and points are issued. Rather, the point only shifts to the changed production number. Therefore, flexible point management using a plurality of IC cards 4 becomes possible.

Even if one IC card 4 used as a point card is lost, if an e-mail address is registered in the IC card 4, another IC card 4 is used in the store, and electronic By registering the mail address, points can be transferred to the other IC card 4, and the points can be easily protected.
Furthermore, since the IC card 4 is used for non-point cards, it is not known from which store points are accumulated from the display on the printed surface of the IC card 4. Therefore, even if it is stolen by another person, there is no possibility that points will be consumed immediately. For this reason, the points can be effectively protected without using the other IC card 4 immediately after the loss and registering the e-mail address.

  Furthermore, the user himself who uses a plurality of IC cards 4 cannot recognize which IC card 4 has accumulated points from the display on the printed surface of the IC card 4. Although it is difficult to manage points in the conventional point system, according to the present embodiment, if an arbitrary IC card 4 is used and an e-mail address is registered, it is linked to another IC card 4. Since all the points are integrated and linked to the last used IC card 4, the user can easily manage and use the points.

  Furthermore, when the e-mail address is unregistered, a QR code for registering the e-mail address is displayed on the store communication device 2 that issues points. When the e-mail address is already registered, the QR code is hidden. By doing so, it is possible to notify the necessity of registration of the e-mail address and to prompt the registration of the e-mail address.

  Furthermore, since each user's points are managed by one serial number and the points are associated with each store identification information, the user can use point services of a plurality of companies with one IC card 4.

Furthermore, points can be managed in association with each production number and store identification information, and points between a plurality of stores can be easily integrated only by changing the store identification information.
The point processing apparatus 1 issues store identification information, for example, a serial code included in the computer program 61, for each store or for each company having a plurality of stores, and identifies the point management company with the store identification information. Further, even when individual users use a plurality of IC cards 4, points are managed with a single production number. Therefore, when the points of different companies are made common, the points can be easily transferred to one company or the points can be integrated by reissuing a new serial code common to each company. For example, if the points are shared by Company A and Company B, the serial code is reissued as Company X (Company A and Company B). As a serial code issuance method, the computer program 61 is upgraded by performing the upgrade via the communication network N, and the old serial code may be rewritten to the new serial code.
In the process of continuing the operation and integration of points as described above, it is possible to gradually realize sharing of points over a wide range.

  Furthermore, when viewed from the store side, a general-purpose personal computer and a card reader 26 are prepared as the user communication device 3, and a computer program 61 for executing the point processing method according to the present embodiment is installed. Only by this, a point processing system can be easily constructed. In addition, as described above, since points can be easily integrated, for example, when the user communication device 3 is introduced in units of individual stores in a shopping street and the number of stores where the point processing device 1 is installed increases, It is possible to introduce a step-by-step system such as sharing the system.

  Furthermore, it is not necessary to issue a dedicated point card at each store, as in the prior art, and the points can be managed by associating the manufacturing number of the IC card 4 with the points.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, since the point is managed using the manufacturing number of the IC card 4 and the e-mail address, it is not necessary to register other user information, and the point is managed anonymously. can do.

  Furthermore, even if the user communication device 3, such as a mobile phone terminal, is exchanged after exchanging the e-mail address, the IC card 4 used until the exchange can be used as it is as a point card. It is.

  Furthermore, when the IC card 4 is held over the card reader 26 of the store communication device 2 set in the store, the points are displayed on the display unit 25 and the points can be confirmed.

  Furthermore, by adding a point or purchase amount to the store communication device 2 and operating an add button or a consumption button, points can be added or consumed immediately.

Furthermore, even if the IC card 4 is not carried, the points can be temporarily issued, and the temporarily issued points can be integrated into the points issued to the IC card 4 used later.
Therefore, the convenience of point management using the IC card 4 can be further improved.

  In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which points are consumed by the store communication device, but the point consumption method itself may be determined by the trader who issues the points. For example, the user communication device may consume points to enjoy the service. Moreover, you may comprise so that points can be consumed at the mobile site provided by the trader who issued the points.

  In this embodiment, an IC card is exemplified as a portable recording medium on which unique identification information is recorded. However, an IC card commuter pass having an IC chip on which a serial number is recorded, an IC credit card, a mobile phone terminal. You may comprise so that a point may be managed using.

  Further, any portable recording medium on which unique identification information is recorded in a readable manner is not necessarily limited to an IC chip.

  Furthermore, although a mobile phone terminal has been exemplified as a user communication device, an electronic mail using a PDA, a game machine, or other communication terminal can be used as long as the communication device has at least a QR code reading function and an electronic mail transmission function. An address may be registered.

  Furthermore, a mobile phone incorporating an IC chip may be used as a portable recording medium and a user communication device.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the example in which the QR code is displayed on the display unit of the store communication apparatus has been described. However, the store communication apparatus includes a printing unit that prints the QR code, and the QR code is output as a printed matter to be printed. You may comprise so that the obtained QR code may be imaged with a user communication apparatus. In this case, there is no need to point the display unit of the store communication device installed in the store to the user side, and the user can perform QR code imaging and e-mail address registration after completing payment at the store. .

  Furthermore, although the QR code is exemplified as the image including the identification information, the display method of the identification information is not particularly limited, and the one-dimensional barcode may be displayed with the identification information included.

  Furthermore, the information included in the QR code may be transmitted from the store communication device to the user communication device by infrared communication or Bluetooth communication.

  Furthermore, the user's e-mail address is configured to be transmitted to the point processing device via the registration site, but when the QR code is imaged, the e-mail address of the point processing device is set as the subject or body text. The QR code may be generated so that the mailer is started by including the serial number. In this case, registration of the e-mail address can be performed immediately.

  Furthermore, the electronic mail address of the user communication device is directly transmitted to the point processing device, but the user communication device transmits the electronic mail address to the store communication device by infrared communication or Bluetooth communication. The store communication device may receive the e-mail address transmitted from the user communication device and transmit the received e-mail address and manufacturing number to the point processing device.

  In addition, it should be considered that the embodiment disclosed this time is illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the meanings described above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

It is a block diagram which shows typically the structure of the point processing system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows typically the structure of a point processing apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of a point information table notionally. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a shop communication apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows typically the structure of a user communication apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the control part which concerns on point management. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a point utilization screen. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the subroutine which concerns on point confirmation. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the point utilization screen at the time of point confirmation. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the subroutine which concerns on the point addition at the time of IC card use. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the subroutine which concerns on the point addition at the time of IC card use. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the point utilization screen at the time of point addition. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the subroutine which concerns on point consumption at the time of IC card use. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the subroutine which concerns on point consumption at the time of IC card use. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the point utilization screen at the time of point consumption. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the subroutine which concerns on the point addition at the time of IC card non-use. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the control part which concerns on registration of an email address, and integration of a point. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the control part which concerns on registration of an email address, and integration of a point. It is explanatory drawing which shows the integration method of a point notionally. It is explanatory drawing which shows the content change of the point information table in point integration. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally the integration method of the point issued when the IC card is not used. It is explanatory drawing which shows the content change of the point information table at the time of integrating the points issued when the IC card is not used. It is explanatory drawing which shows the content change of the point information table at the time of integrating the points issued when the IC card is not used.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Point processing apparatus 2 Store communication apparatus 3 User communication apparatus 4 IC card 5,6 Recording medium 11,21,31 Control part 12,22 ROM
13,23 RAM
14, 24 Input unit 15, 25 Display unit 16, 27, 35 Communication unit 17, 29 Internal storage device 17a Point information table 18, 28 External storage device 26 Card reader 34 Imaging unit 36 Operation unit 37 Display unit 51, 61 Computer program N communication network

The present invention relates to point processing systems and point processing how to manage the points given to the user.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and associates identification information unique to a portable recording medium, for example, a manufacturing number of an IC card with a point, and an electronic mail address of a user is associated with the identification information. By managing points so that single identification information corresponds to one e-mail address, a plurality of portable recording media can be used as a point card without losing convenience. and to provide a point processing systems and point processing how.

A point processing system according to the present invention includes a store communication device that transmits points to be given to a store user, and a point process that receives points transmitted from the store communication device and performs point addition processing. A point processing system comprising a device and a user communication device that transmits an e-mail address to the point processing device, wherein the store communication device obtains the identification information from a portable recording medium storing unique identification information. An acquisition means for acquiring, a transmission means for transmitting the points to be given to the store user and the identification information acquired by the acquisition means to the point processing device, and the identification information acquired by the acquisition means An output unit that outputs an image including the image, and the user communication device includes a reading unit that reads the image and an image read by the reading unit. And means for transmitting the identification information and the e-mail address that the point processing unit, identification information, e-mail address, points, and in association with usage date and time of the store communication device that is measured by the clock unit and point information table for the identification information receiving means for receiving the transmitted points and identification information from the store communication device, the point and the identification information received in the identification information receiving means, and said counted by the clock unit Means for registering the use date and time of the store communication apparatus in the point information table; e-mail address receiving means for receiving identification information and e-mail address transmitted from the user communication apparatus; and e-mail address receiving means The registered identification information identical to the received identification information is added to the e-mail address recipient. Whether means for registering the point information table in association with an e-mail address received, when the e-mail address registered in the point information table, a plurality of identification information to the electronic mail address is associated with If it is determined that a plurality of pieces of identification information are associated with the e-mail address, the points associated with the plurality of pieces of identification information are recorded in the portability record having the latest use date and time. And a means for integrating in association with the identification information of the medium .
In the point processing system according to the present invention, the store communication device includes means for transmitting points to be given to a store user to the point processing device without associating identification information of a portable recording medium. The point processing device includes means for receiving the point transmitted from the store communication device, means for registering the received point, a temporary code unique to the point, and null information in the point information table, and the temporary Means for transmitting a code to the store communication device, the store communication device comprises means for receiving a temporary code transmitted from the point processing device, and the output means includes an image including the received temporary code. Means for outputting, and the user communication device applies an image read by the reading means. Means for associating and transmitting a temporary code and an e-mail to be transmitted, and the point processing device receives a temporary code and an e-mail address from the user communication device, and based on the received temporary code Means for registering an email address in association with a point; and means for determining whether or not null information and identification information are associated with the email address when the email address is registered in the point information table And a means for integrating the points associated with the null information and the identification information in association with the identification information when it is determined that null information and the identification information are associated with the e-mail address. It is characterized by providing.

The point processing method according to the present invention includes a store communication device that transmits points to be given to a store user, and a point process that receives points transmitted from the store communication device and performs point addition processing. A point processing method for processing points using a device and a user communication device that transmits an e-mail address to the point processing device, wherein the store communication device stores unique identification information Acquiring the identification information from, a step of transmitting the points to be given to the store user and the acquired identification information to the point processing device, and outputting an image including the acquired identification information; The user communication device includes a step of reading the image, identification information and an e-mail address included in the read image And a step of transmitting, the point processing unit, receiving the point and the identification information transmitted from the store communication apparatus, identification information, e-mail address, points, and the shop which is clocked by the clock unit the point information table for storing in association with usage date and time of the communication device, the received point and the identification information, and a step of registering the usage date and time of the store communication device that is measured by the clock unit, the user communication device The e-mail address receiving step for receiving the identification information and the e-mail address transmitted from the e-mail address receiving step, and the registered identification information identical to the identification information received in the e-mail address receiving step in the e-mail address receiving step The point information table is associated with the received e-mail address. A step of recording, when an e-mail address registered in the point information table, the e-mail address and determining whether a plurality of identification information is associated with the e-mail address multiple identification information And the step of integrating the points associated with the plurality of identification information in association with the identification information of the portable recording medium having the latest use date and time. Features.

Claims (8)

A store communication device that transmits points to be given to a store user, a point processing device that receives points transmitted from the store communication device, performs point addition processing, and electronically transmits the points to the point processing device A point processing system comprising a user communication device that transmits an email address,
The store communication device is
Obtaining means for obtaining the identification information from the portable recording medium storing the unique identification information;
Transmitting means for transmitting the identification information acquired by the acquiring means to the point processing device;
An output unit that outputs an image including the identification information acquired by the acquisition unit;
The user communication device is:
Reading means for reading the image;
Means for transmitting identification information and an e-mail address included in the image read by the reading means,
The point processing device includes:
A point information table for storing identification information, an e-mail address and points in association with each other;
Identification information receiving means for receiving the identification information transmitted from the store communication device;
Means for registering the identification information received by the identification information receiving means in the point information table;
E-mail address receiving means for receiving the identification information and e-mail address transmitted from the user communication device;
Means for associating the registered identification information identical to the identification information received by the electronic mail address receiving means with the electronic mail address received by the electronic mail address receiving means and registering it in the point information table;
Means for determining whether or not a plurality of identification information is associated with the e-mail address;
And a means for integrating the points associated with the plurality of pieces of identification information in association with one piece of identification information when it is determined that the pieces of identification information are associated with the electronic mail address. And point processing system. The point processing device includes:
Means for transmitting address registration status information for determining whether or not an e-mail address corresponding to the identification information received by the identification information receiving means is registered in the point information table;
The store communication device is
Means for receiving address registration status information transmitted from the point processing device;
Determination means for determining whether an e-mail address corresponding to the identification information is registered based on the received address registration state information;
The point processing system according to claim 1, wherein when it is determined that an e-mail address corresponding to the identification information is not registered, an image including the identification information is output. The store communication device is plural,
Each store communication device
Comprising storage means for storing store identification information for identifying the store;
When the identification means is acquired by the acquisition means, the transmission means is configured to transmit store identification information stored in the storage means together with the identification information to the point processing device,
The identification information receiving means receives the identification information and the store identification information transmitted from the store communication device, and the point information table stores a point in association with each received identification information and store identification information. The point processing system according to claim 1, wherein the point processing system is a point processing system. In a point processing device that performs addition processing of points to be given to store users,
A point information table for storing identification information unique to a portable recording medium, a user's e-mail address and points in association with each other;
Identification information receiving means for receiving identification information transmitted from an external communication device;
Means for registering the identification information received by the identification information receiving means in the point information table;
An e-mail address receiving means for receiving identification information and an e-mail address transmitted from another external communication device;
Means for associating the registered identification information identical to the identification information received by the electronic mail address receiving means with the electronic mail address received by the electronic mail address receiving means and registering it in the point information table;
Means for determining whether or not a plurality of identification information is associated with the e-mail address;
And a means for integrating the points associated with the plurality of pieces of identification information in association with one piece of identification information when it is determined that the pieces of identification information are associated with the electronic mail address. Point processing device. In a store communication device that transmits points to be given to store users,
Obtaining means for obtaining the identification information from the portable recording medium storing the unique identification information;
Transmitting means for transmitting the identification information acquired by the acquiring means to an external communication device;
An output means for outputting an image including the identification information acquired by the acquisition means. In a point processing method for processing points to be given to store users,
Providing a point information table for storing identification information unique to a user's portable recording medium, a user's e-mail address and points in association with each other;
Registering identification information in the point information table;
In association with the registered identification information, registering an e-mail address in the point information table;
Determining whether a plurality of pieces of identification information are associated with the same email address;
When it is determined that a plurality of pieces of identification information are associated with the e-mail address, a step of associating the points associated with the plurality of pieces of identification information with one piece of identification information is integrated. And point processing method. A store communication device that transmits points to be given to a store user, a point processing device that receives points transmitted from the store communication device, performs point addition processing, and electronically transmits the points to the point processing device A point processing method for processing points using a user communication device that transmits an email address,
The store communication device is
Obtaining the identification information from a portable recording medium storing the unique identification information;
Transmitting the acquired identification information to the point processing device;
Outputting an image including the acquired identification information, and
The user communication device is:
Reading the image;
Sending the identification information and email address contained in the scanned image,
The point processing device includes:
Receiving the identification information transmitted from the store communication device;
Registering the received identification information in the point information table for storing the identification information, the e-mail address and the points in association with each other;
An e-mail address receiving step for receiving identification information and an e-mail address transmitted from the user communication device;
Registering in the point information table the registered identification information identical to the identification information received in the electronic mail address receiving step in association with the electronic mail address received in the electronic mail address receiving step;
Determining whether a plurality of identification information is associated with the e-mail address;
When it is determined that a plurality of pieces of identification information are associated with the e-mail address, a step of associating the points associated with the plurality of pieces of identification information with one piece of identification information is integrated. Point processing method. In a computer program for causing a computer that receives information transmitted from an external communication device to perform point addition processing to be given to a store user,
The computer,
Means for registering identification information transmitted from an external communication device in a point information table for storing identification information unique to a portable recording medium, a user's e-mail address, and points;
Based on the identification information and the email address transmitted from another external communication device, means for registering in the point information table by associating the email address with the registered identification information identical to the identification information;
Means for determining whether or not a plurality of identification information is associated with the e-mail address;
When it is determined that a plurality of pieces of identification information are associated with the e-mail address, the point associated with the plurality of pieces of identification information is caused to function as a unit for associating with one piece of identification information. A computer program characterized by the above.

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