JP2017167904A - Communication data amount management system, card management server, data amount application management server, remaining amount of data management server, method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To promote purchase by a specific card.SOLUTION: A card management server comprises: a storage unit which stores identification information on each of a plurality of cards in association with identification information on a user of the card; and a transmission unit which, in the case where processing for payment with a card is performed, transmits identification information on a user corresponding to identification information on the card which has performed payment processing, out of the plurality of cards, to a data amount application management server. The data amount application management server includes: a storage unit which stores identification information on a user who users a card in association with identification information on a terminal device used by the user; and a transmission unit which transmits identification information on a terminal device corresponding to the identification information on a user, transmitted by the card management server, out of identification information on users stored in the storage unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication data amount management system, a card management server, a data amount assignment management server, a data remaining amount management server, a method, and a program.

  As a sales promotion activity in a retail store or the like, a technique for issuing a coupon to a mobile terminal or the like as electronic information to a customer is known. For example, there is known a coupon service that applies a coupon that can be applied collectively to a purchase with a credit card at the time of settlement to cash back a discount amount (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-052885

However, when using a coupon issued to a mobile terminal or the like, the customer needs to display or present the coupon using the mobile terminal. Moreover, in a store, it is necessary to read the coupon displayed on a portable terminal. For this reason, the load of the operation | work etc. which read a coupon, costs, etc. corresponding to a system generate | occur | produce.
The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to promote purchase with a specific card.

(1) According to one aspect of the present invention, a first storage unit that stores identification information of each of a plurality of cards and identification information of a user who uses the card in association with each other, and a process of paying by the card is performed. 1st transmission which transmits the user's identification information corresponding to the identification information of the card | curd in which the payment process was performed among several cards memorize | stored in said 1st memory | storage part to a data amount provision management server A card management server, a second storage unit that stores the identification information of the user who uses the card, and the identification information of the terminal device used by the user, and the second storage unit A second transmission unit for transmitting the terminal device identification information corresponding to the user identification information transmitted by the card management server to the remaining data management server. Data amount management server, identification information of each of the plurality of terminal devices, and a third storage unit that stores the data amount that can be used by the terminal device in association with each other, and is stored in the third storage unit. Of the terminal device stored in the third storage unit and a data amount management unit that increases the data amount corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device transmitted by the data amount assignment management server Based on the amount of data corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device attached to the data communication request transmitted by the terminal device among the identification information, data communication performed by the terminal device that transmitted the data communication request is performed. It is a communication data amount management system provided with the said data remaining amount management server provided with the control part to control.

(2) According to one aspect of the present invention, in the communication data amount management system according to (1), the data amount assignment management server includes identification information of each of a plurality of devices that perform processing paid by a card, and the device And a fourth storage unit that associates and stores the amount of data to be given when the payment process is performed, and the first transmission unit stores the identification information of the device that has been paid by the card. The second transmission unit transmits the data to the data amount assignment management server, and the second transmission unit includes the identification information of each of the plurality of devices stored in the fourth storage unit. Information representing the first data amount corresponding to the identification information is transmitted to the data remaining amount management server, and the data amount management unit manages the data amount assignment management among the data amounts stored in the third storage unit. S Adding the first data amount to data amount corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device sent by server, a communication data amount management system.

(3) According to one aspect of the present invention, in the communication data amount management system according to (1), the data amount assignment management server may convert an amount paid by a card or a purchased product from a device that performs processing performed by the card. A data amount determining unit that determines a data grant amount based on the data, and the second transmitter transmits information representing the data grant amount determined by the data amount determiner to a data remaining amount management server, The data amount management unit adds the data grant amount to the data amount corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device transmitted by the data amount grant management server among the data amounts stored in the third storage unit This is a communication data amount management system.

(4) According to one aspect of the present invention, in the communication data amount management system according to (1), the data amount assignment management server includes identification information of each of a plurality of devices performing processing to be paid by a card, and the device A fifth storage unit that stores, in association with each other, an amount of data to be given when the payment process is performed by the apparatus and information indicating an access destination that can use the data to be given when the process to be paid by the apparatus is performed The first transmission unit transmits identification information of a device that has been processed to be paid by a card to the data amount assignment management server, and the second transmission unit stores the information in the fifth storage unit. Of the identification information of each of the plurality of devices, information representing a first data amount corresponding to the device identification information transmitted by the card management server, and processing to be paid by the device Information indicating an access destination that can use the data given when the data is given to the data remaining amount management server, the data amount management unit, among the data amount stored in the third storage unit, The first data amount is added to the data amount corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device transmitted by the data amount assignment management server, and the control unit transmits the access destination transmitted by the data amount assignment management server. The data added by the data amount management unit out of the data amount corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device stored in the third storage unit when the access destination of the terminal device is included in the information indicating A communication data amount management system for controlling data communication performed by the terminal device based on the amount.

(5) One aspect of the present invention is the communication data amount management system according to any one of (1) to (5), in which the control unit is configured by the terminal device that has transmitted the data communication request. The communication data amount management system is used from the data amount increased by the data amount management unit when controlling the data communication to be performed.

(6) According to one aspect of the present invention, in the communication data amount management system according to (2), the first transmission unit performs a refund process after a process of paying with a card is performed. , The user identification information corresponding to the identification information of the card for which the payment process has been performed and the information indicating that the refund process has been performed are transmitted to the data amount assignment management server, and the second transmission unit is configured to Among the user identification information stored in the second storage unit, the terminal device identification information corresponding to the user identification information transmitted by the card management server, and information indicating that the refund process has been performed. The data amount management unit corresponds to the identification information of the terminal device transmitted by the data amount assignment management server among the data amounts stored in the second storage unit. Subtracting the first data amount from the chromatography data amount, a communication data amount management system.

(7) According to one aspect of the present invention, a storage unit that stores each piece of identification information of a plurality of cards and identification information of a user who uses the card in association with each other, and when payment processing is performed by the card A card management server comprising: a transmission unit that transmits the identification information of the user corresponding to the identification information of the card for which the payment process has been performed among the plurality of cards stored in the storage unit to the data amount assignment management server. is there.

(8) According to one aspect of the present invention, a storage unit that stores identification information of a user who uses a card and identification information of a terminal device used by the user in association with each other, and a user stored in the storage unit The data amount assignment management server includes a transmission unit that transmits the identification information of the terminal device corresponding to the user identification information transmitted by the card management server to the remaining data management server.

(9) According to one aspect of the present invention, a storage unit that stores each piece of identification information of a plurality of terminal devices in association with a data amount that can be used by the terminal device, and a data amount stored in the storage unit Among the terminal device identification information stored in the storage unit and the data amount management unit that increases the data amount corresponding to the terminal device identification information transmitted by the data amount assignment management server. A control unit that controls data communication performed by the terminal device that has transmitted the data communication request, based on the amount of data corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device attached to the data communication request transmitted by It is a data remaining amount management server.

(10) According to one aspect of the present invention, when a process of paying by a card is performed, the storage unit stores the identification information of each of the plurality of cards and the identification information of the user who uses the card in association with each other. This is a method executed by the card management server that transmits user identification information corresponding to the identification information of the card for which payment processing has been performed among a plurality of stored cards to the data amount assignment management server.

(11) One aspect of the present invention is the user identification information stored in the storage unit that stores the identification information of the user who uses the card and the identification information of the terminal device used by the user in association with each other. This is a method executed by the data amount assignment management server for transmitting the terminal device identification information corresponding to the user identification information transmitted by the card management server to the data remaining amount management server.

(12) According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data amount among the data amounts stored in the storage unit that stores the identification information of each of the plurality of terminal devices and the data amount that can be used by the terminal device in association with each other. Increasing the amount of data corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device transmitted by the management server, and attached to the data communication request transmitted by the terminal device among the identification information of the terminal device stored in the storage unit. The communication data remaining amount management server controls data communication performed by the terminal device that has transmitted the data communication request based on the data amount corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device.

(13) According to one aspect of the present invention, when processing for paying with a card is performed on a computer of a card management server, the identification information of each of a plurality of cards is associated with the identification information of a user who uses the card A program for executing a step of transmitting, to a data amount assignment management server, user identification information corresponding to identification information of a card for which a payment process has been performed among a plurality of cards stored in a storage unit attached and stored .

(14) According to one aspect of the present invention, the computer of the data amount assignment management server stores the identification information of the user who uses the card and the identification information of the terminal device used by the user in association with each other. Of the stored user identification information, a program for executing a step of transmitting the terminal device identification information corresponding to the user identification information transmitted by the card management server to the remaining data management server.

(15) According to one aspect of the present invention, the computer of the remaining data management server stores the identification information of each of the plurality of terminal devices and the data amount that can be used by the terminal device in association with each other. Of the data amount corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device transmitted by the card management server, and among the identification information of the terminal device stored in the storage unit, transmitted by the terminal device And a step of controlling data communication performed by the terminal device that has transmitted the data communication request based on a data amount corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device attached to the data communication request is there.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, purchase with a specific card can be promoted.

It is a figure which shows an example of the radio | wireless communications system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the terminal device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the POS terminal device which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the cellular base station apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of the radio | wireless communications system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a card user correspondence table. It is a figure which shows an example of a user and terminal device corresponding table. It is a figure which shows an example of a utilization data amount table. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of the radio | wireless communications system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of the radio | wireless communications system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram of the radio | wireless communications system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the provision data amount table. It is a figure which shows operation | movement of the radio | wireless communications system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the provision data amount table. It is a figure which shows an example of the provision data amount table. It is a figure which shows an example of the provision data amount table.

<First Embodiment>
<Wireless communication system>
FIG. 1 shows a wireless communication system according to the present embodiment. The wireless communication system according to the present embodiment includes a card 10, a terminal device 100, a POS terminal device 200a, a POS terminal device 200b, a cellular base station device 300, a data amount assignment management server 400, and a remaining data management. A server 500 and a card management server 600 are provided.
The POS terminal device 200a, the POS terminal device 200b, the data amount assignment management server 400, and the card management server 600 are connected via the communication network 20 such as the Internet. The cellular base station device 300 and the remaining data management server 500 are connected to the cellular communication network 50. An example of the cellular communication network 50 is a communication network constructed according to LTE. However, the cellular communication network 50 is not limited to a communication network constructed according to LTE, and a communication network such as 3G other than the communication network constructed according to LTE can be applied. In FIG. 1, a gateway provided between the communication network 20 and the cellular communication network 50 is omitted. Hereinafter, when the POS terminal device 200a and the POS terminal device 200b are not distinguished, they are referred to as the POS terminal device 200.

  The card 10 is a prepaid card, a credit card, electronic money, a point card, a prepaid card, or the like. The terminal device 100 is a communication device that can communicate with another device by voice or text, and examples of the terminal device 100 are a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, and the like. The terminal device 100 can communicate with other devices via the cellular communication network 50 by connecting to the cellular base station device 300. Also, the terminal device 100 can communicate with other devices via the cellular communication network 50 by connecting to the cellular base station device 300. Further, the terminal device 100 performs communication with other devices via the communication network 20 by performing short-range wireless communication such as wireless LAN, Bluetooth, or NFC (Near Field Radio Communication). May be.

  The POS terminal device 200 is installed in a store and performs payment for purchases made in the store. For example, when the user makes a settlement with the card 10, the user presents the card 10 at the store, and the POS terminal device 200 reads the information of the card 10. The POS terminal device 200 transmits a settlement notification including the read card 10 information to the card management server 600. The cellular base station device 300 performs wireless communication with the terminal device 100 and becomes a terminal of the cellular communication network 50, and relays communication between a plurality of terminal devices with an exchange. The card management server 600 pays the store a price corresponding to the transaction between the user of the card 10 and the store where the POS terminal device 200 is installed. The card management server 600 includes the name, date of birth, address, bank account to be charged for the card, expiry date of the card, limit of use, credit card Member information such as usage history is stored. In addition, the card management server 600 stores member store information relating to member stores such as companies and stores that can perform transactions using cards issued by the card company.

The card management server 600 stores the identification information of each of a plurality of cards in association with the identification information of the user who uses the card. When the payment process is performed by the card 10, the card management server 600 transmits, to the data amount assignment management server 400, the user identification information corresponding to the identification information of the card for which the payment process has been performed among a plurality of cards. To do.
The data amount assignment management server 400 registers the identification information of the user who uses the card and the identification information of the terminal device used by the user in association with each other. The data amount assignment management server 400 determines whether the user identification information transmitted by the card management server 600 is registered among the stored user identification information. When it is determined that the user identification information is registered, the data amount assignment management server 400 transmits the terminal device identification information corresponding to the user identification information to the remaining data management server 500.

The remaining data management server 500 stores the identification information of each of the plurality of terminal devices and the available data amount of the terminal device in association with each other. The remaining data management server 500 controls data communication performed by the terminal device 100 located in the communication area of the cellular base station device 300 based on the available data amount of the terminal device 100. The remaining data management server 500 reduces the available data amount according to the data amount used by the terminal device 100. The data remaining amount management server 500 limits the communication speed when the amount of used data reaches the available data amount and exceeds it.
When the remaining data management server 500 receives the identification information of the terminal device 100 transmitted by the data amount assignment management server 400, the remaining data management server 500 increases the usable data amount of the terminal device 100 corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device 100. . When the user identification information corresponding to the card identification information used by the user is registered in the data amount assignment management server 400, the usable data amount of the terminal device 100 used by the user is increased. Thereby, since the user of the terminal device 100 can perform data communication using the increased data amount, an incentive to use the card works. Thereby, purchase with a specific card can be promoted.

<Configuration of terminal device>
FIG. 2 shows an example of a hardware configuration of the terminal device 100 according to the present embodiment. The terminal device 100 includes a CPU 202, a memory 204, a nonvolatile memory 206, a display 210, an operation unit 212, a recording medium I / F 214, a communication I / F 216, and an internal bus 218.
The CPU 202 executes a program 2062 stored in the nonvolatile memory 206, for example, and controls each unit of the terminal device 100 using the memory 204 as a work memory. The memory 204 is configured by a RAM such as a volatile memory using a semiconductor element, and is used as a work memory for the CPU 202. The non-volatile memory 206 is configured by, for example, a hard disk (HD) or ROM. The nonvolatile memory 206 stores a program 2062 executed by the CPU 202. The display 210 is controlled by the CPU 202 and displays an image, a GUI (Graphical User Interface), and the like.

  The CPU 202 generates a control signal and a video signal representing an image to be displayed on the display 210 by executing the program 2062. CPU 202 outputs a video signal representing an image to display 210. The display 210 displays a video by processing the video signal output by the CPU 202. The operation unit 212 is an input device that receives user operations. The recording medium I / F 214 can be mounted with a recording medium 220 such as a memory card, a CD (Compact Disc), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), and the recording medium 220 mounted on the recording medium I / F 214 under the control of the CPU 202. The data is read from the disk and the data is written to the recording medium 220.

  The communication I / F 216 communicates with an external device, a base station device connected to the communication network 20, a cellular base station device 300 connected to the cellular communication network 50, and the like, and includes files, commands, video data, and audio data. It is an interface for transmitting and receiving various contents such as. The internal bus 218 connects the CPU 202, the memory 204, the nonvolatile memory 206, the display 210, the operation unit 212, the recording medium I / F 214, and the communication I / F 216 to each other. Each unit connected to the internal bus 218 can exchange data with each other via the internal bus 218.

<Configuration of POS terminal device>
FIG. 3 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the POS terminal device 200. The POS terminal device 200 includes a CPU 302, a memory 304, a nonvolatile memory 306, an input unit 308, a communication I / F 316, and an internal bus 318.
The CPU 302 executes a program 3062 stored in the nonvolatile memory 306, for example, and controls each unit of the POS terminal device 200 using the memory 304 as a work memory. The memory 304 is configured by a RAM such as a volatile memory using a semiconductor element. The memory 304 is used as a work memory for the CPU 302. The non-volatile memory 306 is configured by, for example, a hard disk or a ROM, and stores a program executed by the CPU 302 and identification information of the POS terminal device 200. The input unit 308 is an input device such as a keyboard or a touch panel, and generates an input signal corresponding to an operation. For example, in the input unit 308, transaction information such as the item, number, and sales amount of a product purchased by the user at the store is input. The input unit 308 includes a card reader that reads information on the card 10. The card reader reads the card number from the card 10 presented to the store clerk by the user. For example, the card reader may be an IC card reader that reads a card number from an IC (Integrated Circuit) card, or may be a magnetic card reader that reads a card number from a magnetic card. In the case of payment by card, the input unit 308 accepts input such as the number of payments and a PIN (Personal identification number) for credit card authentication. The communication I / F 316 is an interface for communicating with an external device such as the card management server 600 and transmitting / receiving files, commands, data, and the like. The internal bus 318 connects the CPU 302, the memory 304, the nonvolatile memory 306, the input unit 308, and the communication I / F 316 to each other. Each unit connected to the internal bus 318 can exchange data with each other via the internal bus 318.

<Configuration of cellular base station apparatus>
FIG. 4 shows an example of the hardware configuration of the cellular base station apparatus 300. The cellular base station apparatus 300 includes a CPU 402, a memory 404, a nonvolatile memory 406, a communication I / F 416, and an internal bus 418.
The CPU 402 executes a program stored in the nonvolatile memory 406, for example, and controls each part of the cellular base station apparatus 300 using the memory 404 as a work memory. The memory 404 is configured by a RAM such as a volatile memory using a semiconductor element. The memory 404 is used as a work memory for the CPU 402. The non-volatile memory 406 is composed of, for example, a hard disk or a ROM, and stores a program executed by the CPU 402. The communication I / F 416 is an interface that communicates with an external device such as the terminal device 100 to transmit and receive various contents such as files, commands, video data, and audio data. The internal bus 418 connects the CPU 402, the memory 404, the nonvolatile memory 406, and the communication I / F 416 to each other. Each unit connected to the internal bus 418 can exchange data with each other via the internal bus 418.

<Configuration of data amount assignment management server, data remaining amount management server, and card management server>
4 can be applied to the hardware configuration of the data amount assignment management server 400, the remaining data management server 500, and the card management server 600. However, the nonvolatile memory 406 of the data amount assignment management server 400 stores a program 4062 executed by the CPU 402 of the data amount assignment management server 400. The nonvolatile memory 406 of the remaining data management server 500 stores a program 4062 that is executed by the CPU 402 of the remaining data management server 500. The nonvolatile memory 406 of the card management server 600 stores a program 4062 executed by the CPU 402 of the card management server 600.

<Functional Configuration of Radio Communication System According to this Embodiment>
FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the terminal device 100, the cellular base station device 300, the data amount assignment management server 400, the remaining data management server 500, and the card management server 600 that constitute the wireless communication system of the present embodiment.
<Functional configuration of terminal device>
As shown in FIG. 4, the terminal device 100 includes a wireless communication unit 152, a short-range wireless communication unit 154, a communication control unit 156, an operation detection unit 158, a display control unit 162, a storage unit 164, and the above components. A bus line 166 such as an address bus or a data bus is provided for electrical connection. Each of these units is a function realized by any one of the constituent elements shown in FIG. 5 operating according to an instruction from the CPU 202 that executes the program 2062 expanded from the nonvolatile memory 206 onto the memory 204. It is.
<Each functional configuration of terminal device>
Each functional configuration of the terminal device 100 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 5. In the following, in describing each functional configuration of the terminal device 100, among the components illustrated in FIG. 2, the relationship with main hardware for realizing each functional configuration of the terminal device 100 is also described. explain.

The wireless communication unit 152 is realized by a command from the CPU 202 and a communication I / F 216. The wireless communication unit 152 transmits / receives various data to / from other devices such as the cellular base station device 300. The short-range wireless communication unit 154 is realized by a command from the CPU 202 and a communication I / F 216. The short-range wireless communication unit 154 transmits / receives various data to / from other devices such as a base station device. For example, the short-range wireless communication unit 154 performs communication with other devices by performing short-range wireless communication such as wireless LAN, Bluetooth, or NFC (Near Field Radio Communication).
The communication control unit 156 is realized by a command output by the CPU 202 executing the application and a communication I / F 216. The communication control unit 156 performs connection processing and communication control between the wireless communication unit 152 and the cellular base station device 300. Further, the communication control unit 156 performs connection processing and communication control between the short-range wireless communication unit 154 and the base station apparatus. Further, the communication control unit 156 creates a data communication request accompanied by the identification information of the terminal device 100 when notified by the operation detection unit 158 described later that an operation requesting data communication is detected. Communication control unit 156 transmits a data communication request from wireless communication unit 152 to cellular base station apparatus 300.

  The operation detection unit 158 is realized by an instruction from the CPU 202 and the operation unit 212. The operation detection unit 158 detects various inputs by the user. For example, the operation detection unit 158 detects an operation requesting data communication performed by the user. The operation detection unit 158 notifies the communication control unit 156 that an operation requesting data communication has been detected. The display control unit 162 is realized by a command from the CPU 202 and the display 210. The display control unit 162 performs control to display content on the display 210. The storage unit 164 is realized by the nonvolatile memory 206. The storage unit 164 stores identification information of the terminal device 100 and the like.

<Functional configuration of card management server>
The card management server 600 includes a communication unit 652, a communication control unit 656, a user identification information acquisition unit 658, a storage unit 662, and an address bus for electrically connecting the above components as shown in FIG. And a bus line 664 such as a data bus. Each of these units operates in response to an instruction from the CPU 402 that executes the program 4062 expanded from the nonvolatile memory 406 to the memory 404 in the card management server 600 in any of the components shown in FIG. It is a function realized by this.
<Functional configuration of card management server>
Each functional configuration of the card management server 600 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. In the following, in describing each functional configuration of the card management server 600, among the components illustrated in FIG. 5, the main hardware for realizing each functional configuration of the card management server 600 is described. Explain the relationship.
The communication unit 652 is realized by a command from the CPU 402 and a communication I / F 416. The communication unit 652 transmits and receives various data to and from other devices such as the data amount assignment management server 400 via the communication network 20. The storage unit 662 is realized by the nonvolatile memory 406. The storage unit 662 stores a card / user correspondence table 6622 and identification information of the card management server 600.

<Card / user correspondence table>
FIG. 6 shows an example of a card / user correspondence table. The card / user correspondence table stores card identification information and user identification information in association with each other. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the card identification information “1111-1111-1111-1111” and the user identification information “ID01” are associated with each other. Returning to FIG.
The communication control unit 656 is realized by a command from the CPU 402 and a communication I / F 416. When the communication unit 652 receives the card identification information transmitted by the POS terminal device 200, the communication control unit 656 inputs the card identification information to the user identification information acquisition unit 658. Then, the communication control unit 656 transmits the user identification information input by the user identification information acquisition unit 658 from the communication unit 652 to the data amount assignment management server 400. The user identification information acquisition unit 658 is realized by a command from the CPU 402. When the identification information of the card is input by the communication control unit 656, the user identification information acquisition unit 658 refers to the card / user correspondence table 6622 stored in the storage unit 662, and the user identification information acquisition unit 658 matches the identification information of the user. Get identification information. The user identification information acquisition unit 658 transmits the user identification information acquired from the card / user correspondence table 6622 from the communication unit 652 to the data amount assignment management server 400.

<Functional configuration of cellular base station apparatus>
The cellular base station device 300 includes a communication unit 352, a communication control unit 354, a wireless communication unit 360, a storage unit 362, and an address bus for electrically connecting the above components as shown in FIG. A bus line 364 such as a data bus is provided. Each of these units operates in response to an instruction from the CPU 402 that executes the program 4062 expanded from the nonvolatile memory 406 to the memory 404 in the cellular base station apparatus 300. It is a function realized by doing.
<Functional configuration of cellular base station apparatus>
Each functional configuration of the cellular base station apparatus 300 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. In the following, in describing each functional configuration of the cellular base station device 300, main hardware for realizing each functional configuration of the cellular base station device 300 among the components shown in FIG. The relationship is also explained.
The communication unit 352 is realized by a command from the CPU 402 and a communication I / F 416. The communication unit 352 transmits and receives various data to and from other devices such as the remaining data management server 500 connected to the cellular communication network 50. The communication control unit 354 is realized by a command from the CPU 402 and a communication I / F 416. The communication control unit 354 performs connection processing by wireless communication and communication control between the wireless communication unit 360 and the wireless communication unit 152 of the terminal device 100. The communication control unit 354 performs connection processing and communication control between the communication unit 352 and the communication unit 552 of the data remaining amount management server 500. In addition, when the data communication request transmitted by the terminal device 100 is received by the wireless communication unit 360, the communication control unit 354 displays the identification information of the terminal device 100 attached to the data communication request as a data remaining amount management server. To 500. The wireless communication unit 360 is realized by a command from the CPU 402 and a communication I / F 416. The wireless communication unit 360 transmits / receives various data to / from other devices such as the terminal device 100 in accordance with a communication standard such as LTE. The storage unit 362 is realized by the nonvolatile memory 406. Storage unit 362 stores identification information of cellular base station apparatus 300.

<Functional configuration of the data amount assignment management server>
The data amount assignment management server 400 is used to electrically connect the communication unit 452, the communication control unit 454, the data amount assignment determination unit 456, the storage unit 458, and each of the above components as shown in FIG. A bus line 460 such as an address bus or a data bus is provided. Each of these units is configured in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 402 that executes any of the components shown in FIG. 5 in the data amount assignment management server 400 and executes the program 4062 expanded from the nonvolatile memory 406 to the memory 404. It is a function realized by operating.
<Functional configuration of the data amount assignment management server>
Each functional configuration of the data amount assignment management server 400 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. In the following description, in describing each functional configuration of the data amount assignment management server 400, main components for realizing each functional configuration of the data amount assignment management server 400 among the constituent elements illustrated in FIG. The relationship with the hardware is also explained.
The communication unit 452 is realized by a command from the CPU 402 and a communication I / F 416. The communication unit 452 transmits and receives various data to and from other devices such as a base station device via the communication network 20. The communication unit 452 transmits and receives various data to and from other devices such as the remaining data management server 500 via the communication network 20 and the cellular communication network 50.

Further, when receiving the card identification information transmitted by the card management server 600, the communication unit 452 outputs the card identification information to the data amount assignment determination unit 456.
The communication control unit 454 is realized by a command from the CPU 402 and a communication I / F 416. The communication control unit 454 performs connection processing and communication control between the communication unit 452 and the communication unit 652 of the card management server 600. In addition, the communication control unit 454 performs control to transmit terminal device identification information output from the data amount assignment determination unit 456 described later from the communication unit 452 to the remaining data management server 500. In addition, the communication control unit 454 performs control to transmit information for notifying that the data amount output by the data amount giving determination unit 456 described later is given from the communication unit 452 to the terminal device 100.

The storage unit 458 is realized by the nonvolatile memory 406. The storage unit 458 stores a user / terminal device correspondence table 4582.
<User / terminal device correspondence table>
FIG. 7 shows an example of the user / terminal device correspondence table 4582. The user / terminal device correspondence table 4582 stores user identification information and terminal device identification information used by the user in association with each other. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the user identification information “ID01” is associated with the terminal device identification information “01aa” used by the user. Returning to FIG.
The data amount assignment determination unit 456 is realized by a command from the CPU 402. The data amount assignment determination unit 456 determines whether the user identification information supplied by the communication unit 452 exists in the user / terminal device correspondence table 4582. Specifically, when the user identification information is any one of “ID01”, “ID02”, “ID03”, and “ID04”, the data amount assignment determination unit 456 determines that it exists. When it is determined that the user identification information exists in the user / terminal device correspondence table 582, the data amount assignment determination unit 456 acquires the terminal device identification information corresponding to the user identification information. Then, the data amount assignment determination unit 456 outputs the identification information of the terminal device to the communication control unit 454. Further, when the identification information of the terminal device is output to the communication control unit 454, the data amount addition determination unit 456 creates information for notifying that the data amount is added and outputs the information to the communication control unit 454. On the other hand, when it is determined that the user identification information does not exist in the user / terminal device correspondence table 4582, the data amount assignment determination unit 456 discards the user identification information supplied by the communication unit 452.

<Functional configuration of the remaining data management server>
The data remaining amount management server 500 includes a communication unit 552, a communication control unit 554, a data amount management unit 556, a storage unit 558, and an address for electrically connecting the above components as shown in FIG. A bus line 560 such as a bus or a data bus is provided. Each of these units is configured in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 402 that executes any of the components shown in FIG. 5 in the data remaining amount management server 500 and executes the program 4062 expanded from the nonvolatile memory 406 to the memory 404. It is a function realized by operating.
<Functional configuration of remaining data management server>
Each functional configuration of the remaining data management server 500 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. In the following, in describing each functional configuration of the remaining data management server 500, the main components for realizing each functional configuration of the remaining data management server 500 among the components illustrated in FIG. The relationship with the hardware is also explained.

  The communication unit 552 is realized by a command from the CPU 402 and a communication I / F 416. The communication unit 552 transmits and receives various data to and from other devices such as the cellular base station device 300 via the cellular communication network 50. The communication unit 552 transmits and receives various data to and from other devices such as the data amount assignment management server 400 via the cellular communication network 50 and the communication network 20. In addition, when the communication unit 552 receives the information indicating the terminal device identification information transmitted by the data amount assignment management server 400, the communication unit 552 outputs the terminal device identification information to the data amount management unit 556. The storage unit 558 is realized by the nonvolatile memory 406. The storage unit 558 stores a usage data amount table 5582.

<Used data volume table>
FIG. 8 shows an example of the usage data amount table 5582. In the use data amount table 5582, identification information of the terminal device and information indicating the available data amount are associated with each other. In the example illustrated in FIG. 8, the terminal device identification information “01aa” and the usable data amount “2 GB” are associated with each other. Returning to FIG.
The data amount management unit 556 is realized by a command from the CPU 402. The data amount management unit 556 changes the usable data amount included in the use data amount table 5582 based on the identification information of the terminal device supplied by the communication unit 552. As an example, a case where the identification information “01aa” of the terminal device 100 is received by the communication unit 552 will be described. In this case, the communication unit 552 outputs the identification information “01aa” of the terminal device 100 to the data amount management unit 556. The data amount management unit 556 refers to the use data amount table 5582, identifies the available data amount “2GB” corresponding to the identification information “01aa” of the terminal device 100 supplied by the communication unit 552, and the “2GB”. Is added with a preset data amount.

The communication control unit 554 is realized by a command from the CPU 402 and a communication I / F 416. The communication control unit 554 performs connection processing and communication control between the communication unit 552 and the communication unit 452 of the data amount assignment management server 400. The communication control unit 554 performs connection processing and communication control between the communication unit 552 and the communication unit 352 of the cellular base station device 300.
Further, the communication control unit 554 uses available data corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device attached to the data communication request transmitted by the terminal device 100 out of the available data amount stored in the used data amount table 5582. Based on the amount, data communication performed by the terminal device 100 that has transmitted the data communication request is controlled. Specifically, the communication control unit 554 uses the available data amount corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device 100 in the used data amount table 5582 stored in the storage unit 558 according to the data amount used by the terminal device 100. Decrease. The communication control unit 554 may reduce the available data amount from the assigned data amount. Then, the communication control unit 554 limits the communication speed when the used data amount reaches the available data amount and exceeds it. When limiting the communication speed, the communication control unit 554 creates information indicating that the communication speed is limited, and transmits the information from the communication unit 552 to the terminal device 100. Information indicating that the communication speed is limited is transmitted to the terminal device 100 via the cellular base station device 300.

<Operation of Radio Communication System According to this Embodiment>
FIG. 9 shows an example of the operation of the wireless communication system according to the present embodiment.
In step S <b> 902, the input unit 308 of the POS terminal device 200 acquires card identification information from the card 10.
In step S <b> 904, the communication I / F 316 of the POS terminal device 200 transmits the card identification information acquired by the input unit 308 to the card management server 600. The communication unit 652 of the card management server 600 receives the card identification information transmitted by the POS terminal device 200.
In step S <b> 906, upon receiving the card identification information transmitted by the POS terminal device 200, the communication unit 652 of the card management server 600 outputs the card identification information to the user identification information acquisition unit 658. When the card identification information is supplied from the communication unit 652, the user identification information acquisition unit 658 acquires the user identification information corresponding to the card identification information from the card / user correspondence table 6622, and sends it to the communication control unit 656. Output. The communication control unit 656 transmits the user identification information from the communication unit 652 to the data amount assignment management server 400. The communication unit 452 of the data amount assignment management server 400 receives the user identification information transmitted by the card management server 600.

In step S908, when the user identification information is supplied from the communication unit 452, the data amount assignment determination unit 456 of the data amount assignment management server 400 includes the user identification information in the user / terminal device correspondence table 4582. It is determined whether or not.
When it is determined that the user identification information does not exist in the user / terminal device correspondence table 4582, the data amount assignment determination unit 456 determines that data is not provided. In this case, the data amount assignment determination unit 456 ends the process of assigning the data amount. The data amount assignment determination unit 456 may discard the user identification information.
Step S910 is executed when the data amount assignment determination unit 456 determines in step S908 that the user identification information exists in the user / terminal device correspondence table 4582. In step S910, the data amount assignment determination unit 456 acquires the terminal device identification information corresponding to the user identification information from the user / terminal device correspondence table 4582. Then, the data amount assignment determination unit 456 outputs the identification information of the terminal device to the communication control unit 454. The communication control unit 454 transmits the terminal device identification information from the communication unit 452 to the data remaining amount management server 500. The terminal device identification information transmitted by the data amount assignment management server 400 is received by the communication unit 552 of the remaining data amount management server 500.

In step S912, the data amount assignment determination unit 456 of the data amount assignment management server 400 creates information for notifying that the data amount is provided, and outputs the information to the communication control unit 454. The communication control unit 454 transmits information notifying that the data amount is to be provided from the communication unit 452 to the terminal device 100.
In step S914, the data amount management unit 556 of the remaining data amount management server 500 uses the terminal data in the usage data amount table 5582 stored in the storage unit 558 based on the identification information of the terminal device supplied by the communication unit 552. The usable data amount corresponding to the device identification information is increased by the data amount to be given.
In step S916, the communication control unit 156 of the terminal device 100 creates a data communication request accompanied by the identification information of the terminal device 100, and transmits the data communication request from the wireless communication unit 152 to the cellular base station device 300.
In step S918, the radio communication unit 360 of the cellular base station device 300 receives the data communication request transmitted by the terminal device 100. The communication control unit 354 of the cellular base station device 300 transmits the data communication request received by the wireless communication unit 360 from the communication unit 352 to the data remaining amount management server 500.
In step S920, the communication unit 552 of the remaining data management server 500 receives the data communication request transmitted by the cellular base station device 300. Of the available data amounts stored in the used data amount table 5582 stored in the storage unit 558, the communication control unit 554 sets the usable data amount corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device attached to the data communication request. Based on this, the data communication performed by the terminal device 100 that has transmitted the data communication request is controlled.

FIG. 10 shows an example of the operation of the wireless communication system according to the present embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 10, a refund process is performed when a product purchased with the card 10 is returned.
In step S1002, the input unit 308 of the POS terminal apparatus 200 acquires card identification information from the card 10 that performs the refund process.
In step S <b> 1004, the communication I / F 316 of the POS terminal device 200 transmits to the card management server 600 the identification information of the card to be refunded that is acquired by the input unit 308. The communication unit 652 of the card management server 600 receives the card identification information for the refund process transmitted by the POS terminal device 200.

In step S1006, when the communication unit 652 of the card management server 600 receives the identification information of the card that performs the refund process transmitted by the POS terminal device 200, the identification information of the card that performs the refund process is obtained as the user identification information acquisition unit 658. Output to. When the card identification information is supplied from the communication unit 652, the user identification information acquisition unit 658 acquires the user identification information corresponding to the card identification information from the card / user correspondence table 6622, and sends it to the communication control unit 656. Output. The communication control unit 656 transmits the user identification information from the communication unit 652 to the data amount assignment management server 400. The communication unit 452 of the data amount assignment management server 400 receives the user identification information transmitted by the card management server 600.
In step S1008, when the user identification information is supplied from the communication unit 452, the data amount assignment determination unit 456 of the data amount assignment management server 400 corresponds to the user identification information from the user / terminal device correspondence table 4582. The identification information of the terminal device 100 is acquired. Then, the data amount assignment determination unit 456 outputs the identification information of the terminal device 100 to the communication control unit 454. The communication control unit 454 transmits the identification information of the terminal device 100 from the communication unit 452 to the data remaining amount management server 500. The identification information of the terminal device 100 transmitted by the data amount assignment management server 400 is received by the communication unit 552 of the remaining data amount management server 500.
In step S1010, the data amount management unit 556 of the data remaining amount management server 500 uses the identification information of the terminal device 100 supplied by the communication unit 552, in the usage data amount table 5582 stored in the storage unit 558. The usable data amount corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device 100 is decreased by the data amount to be given.

  According to the wireless communication system according to the present embodiment, the card management server 600 transmits identification information of the user who uses the card to the data amount assignment management server 400. The data amount assignment management server 400 determines whether or not to assign a data amount to the terminal device 100. When it is determined that the data amount is to be added, the data amount assignment management server 400 notifies the data remaining amount management server 500 of the terminal device identification information corresponding to the user identification information. The remaining data management server 500 increases the amount of usable data of the terminal device. That is, when the user uses a specific card, the data amount is given to the terminal device corresponding to the user of the specific card. For this reason, purchase with a specific card can be urged.

<Second Embodiment>
<Wireless communication system>
1 to 4 can be applied to the wireless communication system according to the present embodiment. However, a data amount assignment management server 700 is provided instead of the data amount assignment management server 400, and a data remaining amount management server 800 is provided instead of the remaining data amount management server 500.
<Functional Configuration of Radio Communication System According to this Embodiment>
FIG. 11 shows functions of the terminal device 100, the POS terminal device 200, the cellular base station device 300, the card management server 600, the data amount assignment management server 700, and the data remaining amount management server 800 that constitute the wireless communication system of this embodiment. It is a block diagram.

<Functional configuration of the data amount assignment management server>
The data amount assignment management server 700 is configured to electrically connect the communication unit 752, the communication control unit 754, the data amount assignment determination unit 756, the storage unit 758, and the above-described components as illustrated in FIG. A bus line 760 such as an address bus or a data bus is provided. Each of these components is executed by an instruction from the CPU 402 that executes a program 4062 expanded from the non-volatile memory 406 to the memory 404 in the data amount assignment management server 700 in any of the components shown in FIG. It is a function realized by operating.
<Functional configuration of the data amount assignment management server>
Each functional configuration of the data amount assignment management server 700 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 11. In the following description, in describing each functional configuration of the data amount assignment management server 700, among the components illustrated in FIG. 4, main functions for realizing each functional configuration of the data amount assignment management server 700 are described. The relationship with the hardware is also explained.
The communication unit 752 and the communication control unit 754 of the data amount assignment management server 700 illustrated in FIG. 11 can apply the communication unit 452 and the communication control unit 454 of the data amount assignment management server 400. The storage unit 758 is realized by the nonvolatile memory 406. The storage unit 758 stores a user / terminal device correspondence table 7582 and a provision data amount table 7584. The user / terminal device correspondence table 4582 can be applied to the user / terminal device correspondence table 7582.

<Granted data amount table>
FIG. 12 shows an example of the added data amount table 7584. In the assigned data amount table 7584, the identification information of the POS terminal device and the information indicating the data amount to be assigned are associated with each other. In the example shown in FIG. 12, the identification information “P01” of the POS terminal device is associated with the amount of data to be added “1 GB”. Returning to FIG.
The data amount assignment determination unit 756 is realized by a command from the CPU 402. The data amount assignment determination unit 756 determines whether the user identification information supplied by the communication unit 752 exists in the user / terminal device correspondence table 7582. When it is determined that the user identification information exists in the user / terminal device correspondence table 7582, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 acquires the terminal device identification information corresponding to the user identification information. Further, when it is determined that the user identification information exists in the user / terminal device correspondence table 7582, the data amount provision determination unit 756 determines the data amount to be provided corresponding to the POS terminal device identification information supplied by the communication unit 752. Information to be represented is acquired from the added data amount table 7584. In this case, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 outputs the terminal device identification information and information indicating the data amount to be provided to the communication control unit 754.
When the terminal device identification information and the information indicating the amount of data to be added are output to the communication control unit 754, the data amount addition determination unit 456 further creates information for notifying that the data amount is to be added, and performs communication control. To the unit 754. On the other hand, when it is determined that the user identification information does not exist in the user / terminal device correspondence table 7582, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 discards the user identification information supplied by the communication unit 752.

<Functional configuration of the remaining data management server>
The data remaining amount management server 800 includes a communication unit 852, a communication control unit 854, a data amount management unit 856, a storage unit 858, and an address for electrically connecting the above components as shown in FIG. A bus line 860 such as a bus or a data bus is provided. Each of these units is executed by an instruction from the CPU 402 that executes any of the components shown in FIG. 11 in the remaining data management server 800 and executes the program 4062 expanded from the nonvolatile memory 406 to the memory 404. It is a function realized by operating.

<Functional configuration of remaining data management server>
Each functional configuration of the remaining data management server 800 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 11. In the following, in describing each functional configuration of the remaining data management server 800, the main components for realizing each functional configuration of the remaining data management server 800 among the components illustrated in FIG. The relationship with the hardware is also explained. The communication unit 852, the communication control unit 854, the storage unit 858, and the use data amount table 8582 stored in the storage unit 858 are the communication unit 552 and the communication control unit 554 of the remaining data management server 500 shown in FIG. The storage unit 558 and the storage unit 558 can be applied.
The data amount management unit 856 is realized by a command from the CPU 402. The data amount management unit 856 changes the usable data amount included in the use data amount table 8582 based on the identification information of the terminal device supplied by the communication unit 852 and the information indicating the data amount to be given. As an example, a case where the communication unit 852 receives the identification information “01aa” of the terminal device 100 and the information “1 GB” indicating the amount of data to be added will be described. In this case, the communication unit 852 outputs the identification information “01aa” of the terminal device 100 and the information “1GB” indicating the amount of data to be added to the data amount management unit 856. The data amount management unit 556 refers to the use data amount table 8582, identifies the usable data amount “2GB” corresponding to the identification information “01aa” of the terminal device 100 supplied by the communication unit 852, and the “2GB”. Is added to the amount of data “1 GB” provided by the communication unit 552. Then, the data amount management unit 556 stores the added value “3 GB” in the usage data amount column corresponding to the identification information “01aa” of the terminal device 100.

<Operation of Radio Communication System According to this Embodiment>
FIG. 13 shows an example of the operation of the wireless communication system according to this embodiment.
In step S <b> 1302, the input unit 308 of the POS terminal device 200 acquires card identification information from the card 10.
In step S <b> 1304, the communication I / F 316 of the POS terminal device 200 transmits the card identification information acquired by the input unit 308 and the identification information of the POS terminal device 200 to the card management server 600. The communication unit 652 of the card management server 600 receives the card identification information transmitted from the POS terminal apparatus 200 and the identification information of the POS terminal apparatus 200.
In step S1306, when the communication unit 652 of the card management server 600 receives the card identification information transmitted by the POS terminal apparatus 200 and the identification information of the POS terminal apparatus 200, the card identification server acquires the card identification information. Output to the unit 658. When the card identification information is supplied from the communication unit 652, the user identification information acquisition unit 658 acquires the user identification information corresponding to the card identification information from the card / user correspondence table 6622, and sends it to the communication control unit 656. Output. The communication control unit 656 transmits the user identification information and the POS terminal device 200 identification information from the communication unit 652 to the data amount assignment management server 700. The communication unit 752 of the data amount assignment management server 700 receives the user identification information transmitted by the card management server 600.

In step S1308, when the user identification information and the POS terminal device 200 identification information are supplied from the communication unit 752, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 of the data amount assignment management server 700 receives the user identification information. It is determined whether or not the user / terminal device correspondence table 7582 exists. When it is determined that the user identification information does not exist in the user / terminal device correspondence table 7582, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 determines that data is not provided. In this case, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 ends the process of assigning the data amount. The data amount assignment determining unit 756 may discard the user identification information and the POS terminal device 200 identification information.
Step S1310 is executed when the data amount assignment determination unit 756 determines in step S1308 that the user identification information exists in the user / terminal device correspondence table 7582. In step S1310, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 acquires the identification information of the terminal device 100 corresponding to the identification information of the user from the user / terminal device correspondence table 7582. Further, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 acquires information representing the amount of data to be assigned corresponding to the identification information of the POS terminal device 200 from the assignment data amount table 7584. Then, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 outputs the identification information of the terminal device 100 and information indicating the data amount to be provided to the communication control unit 754. The communication control unit 754 transmits the identification information of the terminal device 100 and information indicating the amount of data to be added from the communication unit 752 to the data remaining amount management server 500. The identification information of the terminal device 100 transmitted by the data amount assignment management server 700 and the information indicating the amount of data to be assigned are received by the communication unit 852 of the remaining data amount management server 800.

In step S1312, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 of the data amount assignment management server 700 creates information for notifying that the data amount is provided, and outputs the information to the communication control unit 754. The communication control unit 754 transmits information notifying that the data amount is to be added from the communication unit 752 to the terminal device 100.
In step S1314, the data amount management unit 856 of the data remaining amount management server 800 uses the usage data stored in the storage unit 858 based on the identification information of the terminal device 100 supplied by the communication unit 852 and the data amount to be assigned. In the amount table 8582, the available data amount corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device 100 is increased by the data amount to be given.
For steps S1316 to S1320, steps S916 to S920 of FIG. 9 can be applied. Note that FIG. 10 can be applied to a refund process performed by returning a product purchased with the card 10.

  According to the wireless communication system according to the present embodiment, the card management server 600 manages the data amount assignment between the identification information of the user who uses the card 10 and the identification information of the POS terminal device that has been processed by the card 10. Send to server 400. The data amount assignment management server 700 determines whether to give a data amount to the terminal device 100. If the data amount assignment management server 700 determines that the data amount is to be provided, the data remaining information includes the identification information of the terminal device 100 corresponding to the user identification information and the information indicating the data amount to be assigned corresponding to the POS terminal device 200. The amount management server 800 is notified. The data remaining amount management server 800 increases the data amount to which the available data amount of the terminal device is added. That is, when the user uses a specific card 10, the amount of data corresponding to the POS terminal device 200 in which processing for paying with the specific card 10 is performed to the terminal device corresponding to the user of the specific card 10 is performed. Is granted. Since the amount of data to be given for each POS terminal device 200 can be set, purchase with a specific card and payment with a specific POS terminal device can be promoted.

<Modification (Part 1)>
The wireless communication system according to the present modification is different from the second embodiment described above in the data amount table.
FIG. 14 shows an example of a provision data amount table 7584 stored in the storage unit 758 of the data amount provision management server 700 according to this modification. In the assigned data amount table 7584, identification information of the POS terminal device, information indicating the amount of data to be added, and information indicating the access destination are associated with each other. In the example illustrated in FIG. 14, the POS terminal device identification information “P01”, the amount of data to be assigned “1 GB”, and the access destination “http://aaa.co.jp” are associated with each other.

  When it is determined that the user identification information supplied by the communication unit 752 exists in the user / terminal device correspondence table 7582, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 acquires the terminal device identification information corresponding to the user identification information. To do. Furthermore, when the data amount assignment determination unit 756 determines that the user identification information exists in the user / terminal device correspondence table 7582, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 adds the identification information of the POS terminal device supplied by the communication unit 752 from the assignment data amount table 7584. Information corresponding to the data amount to be assigned and information indicating the access destination are acquired. In this case, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 outputs terminal device identification information, information indicating the amount of data to be added, and information indicating the access destination to the communication control unit 754. Further, the data amount assignment determination unit 456 creates information for notifying that the data amount has been provided, and outputs the information to the communication control unit 754. The data amount management unit 856 of the remaining data management server 800 can be used in the usage data amount table 8582 based on the terminal device identification information supplied by the communication unit 852 and the information indicating the data amount to be given. Change the amount of data. Further, the communication control unit 554 uses available data corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device attached to the data communication request transmitted by the terminal device 100 out of the available data amount stored in the used data amount table 5582. Based on the amount, data communication performed by the terminal device 100 that has transmitted the data communication request is controlled. However, the communication control unit 554 uses the data amount provided when accessing the access destination indicated by the information indicating the access destination notified by the data amount assignment management server 700.

  Specifically, the communication control unit 854 uses the available data amount corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device 100 in the used data amount table 8582 stored in the storage unit 858 according to the data amount used by the terminal device 100. Decrease. When reducing the amount of usable data, the communication control unit 854 reduces the amount of data given when accessing the access destination indicated by the information indicating the access destination. Further, when reducing the amount of usable data, the communication control unit 854 reduces the amount of data other than the amount of data given when accessing other than the access destination indicated by the information indicating the access destination. Then, the communication control unit 854 limits the communication speed when the used data amount reaches the available data amount and exceeds it. When limiting the communication speed, the communication control unit 854 creates information indicating that the communication speed is limited, and transmits the information from the communication unit 852 to the terminal device 100. Information indicating that the communication speed is limited is transmitted to the terminal device 100 via the cellular base station device 300.

  FIG. 13 can be applied to the operation of the wireless communication system according to this modification. However, in step S1310, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 acquires the identification information of the terminal device 100 corresponding to the identification information of the user from the user / terminal device correspondence table 7582. Further, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 acquires information indicating the amount of data to be assigned corresponding to the identification information of the POS terminal device 200 and information indicating the access destination from the assignment data amount table 7584. Then, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 outputs the identification information of the terminal device 100, information indicating the amount of data to be added, and information indicating the access destination to the communication control unit 754. The communication control unit 754 transmits identification information of the terminal device 100, information indicating the amount of data to be added, and information indicating the access destination from the communication unit 752 to the data remaining amount management server 500. The identification information of the terminal device 100 transmitted by the data amount assignment management server 700, the information indicating the amount of data to be assigned, and the information indicating the access destination are received by the communication unit 852 of the data remaining amount management server 800. .

  In step S <b> 1320, the communication unit 852 of the remaining data management server 800 receives the data communication request transmitted by the cellular base station device 300. The communication control unit 854 of the data remaining amount management server 800 uses the available data amount stored in the usage data amount table 8582 stored in the storage unit 858 as the identification information of the terminal device attached to the data communication request. Based on the corresponding available data amount, data communication performed by the terminal device that transmitted the data communication request is controlled. When reducing the amount of usable data, the communication control unit 854 reduces the amount of data given when accessing the access destination indicated by the information indicating the access destination. Further, when reducing the amount of usable data, the communication control unit 854 reduces the amount of data other than the amount of data given when accessing other than the access destination indicated by the information indicating the access destination.

  According to the wireless communication system according to the present modification, when a user uses a specific card 10, a process of paying with the specific card 10 to a terminal device corresponding to the user of the specific card 10 is performed. A data amount corresponding to the POS terminal device 200 is assigned, and an access destination that can use the assigned data amount can be specified. Since the amount of data to be given for each POS terminal device 200 can be set, purchase with a specific card and payment with a specific POS terminal device can be promoted. Furthermore, since an access destination that can use the assigned data amount can be specified, access to the access destination can be promoted, and purchase using a specific card 10 can be encouraged at the access destination.

<Modification (Part 2)>
The wireless communication system according to the present modification is different from the second embodiment described above in the data amount table.
FIG. 15 shows an example of a provision data amount table 7584 stored in the storage unit 758 of the data amount provision management server 700 according to this modification. In the assigned data amount table 7584, information indicating the amount paid by the card is associated with information indicating the amount of data to be provided. In the example shown in FIG. 15, the amount paid by the card “less than 5,000 yen” is associated with the amount of data to be assigned “0.5 GB”.
The POS terminal device 200 transmits identification information of the card 10 and information indicating the amount paid by the card 10 to the card management server 600. When the card management server 600 receives the card identification information transmitted by the POS terminal device 200 and the information indicating the amount paid by the card 10, the user corresponding to the card identification information from the card / user correspondence table 6622 is received. Identification information of the user and information indicating the amount of money paid by the card 10 is transmitted to the data amount assignment management server 700. When the data amount assignment determination unit 756 of the data amount assignment management server 700 determines that the user identification information supplied by the card management server 600 exists in the user / terminal device correspondence table 7582, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 corresponds to the user identification information. The identification information of the terminal device to be acquired is acquired. Furthermore, if the data amount provision determining unit 756 determines that the user identification information exists in the user / terminal device correspondence table 7582, the amount paid by the card 10 supplied by the card management server 600 from the provision data amount table 7584. Information indicating the amount of data to be assigned corresponding to information indicating. In this case, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 outputs the terminal device identification information and information indicating the data amount to be provided to the communication control unit 754. Further, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 creates information for notifying that the data amount has been provided, and outputs the information to the communication control unit 754. The data amount management unit 856 of the remaining data management server 800 can be used in the usage data amount table 8582 based on the terminal device identification information supplied by the communication unit 852 and the information indicating the data amount to be given. Change the amount of data. Further, the communication control unit 854 uses available data corresponding to the terminal device identification information attached to the data communication request transmitted by the terminal device 100 out of the available data amount stored in the used data amount table 8582. Based on the amount, data communication performed by the terminal device 100 that has transmitted the data communication request is controlled.

FIG. 13 can be applied to the operation of the wireless communication system according to this modification. However, in step S1304, the communication I / F 316 of the POS terminal device 200 transmits the identification information of the card 10 acquired by the input unit 308 and information indicating the amount paid by the card 10 to the card management server 600. The communication unit 652 of the card management server 600 receives the card identification information transmitted by the POS terminal device 200 and information representing the amount paid by the card 10.
In step S1310, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 acquires the identification information of the terminal device 100 corresponding to the identification information of the user from the user / terminal device correspondence table 7582. Further, the data amount granting determination unit 756 acquires from the grant data amount table 7584 information representing the amount of data to be granted corresponding to the amount paid by the card indicated by the information representing the amount paid by the card 10. Then, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 outputs the identification information of the terminal device 100 and information indicating the data amount to be provided to the communication control unit 754. The communication control unit 754 transmits the identification information of the terminal device 100 and information indicating the amount of data to be added from the communication unit 752 to the data remaining amount management server 500. The identification information of the terminal device 100 transmitted by the data amount assignment management server 700 and the information indicating the amount of data to be assigned are received by the communication unit 852 of the remaining data amount management server 800.
According to the wireless communication system according to this modification, when the user uses a specific card 10, a data amount corresponding to the amount paid by the specific card 10 is given. As the amount of money to be paid increases, the amount of data to be given also increases, so it is possible to encourage a large amount of purchase with a specific card.

<Modification (Part 3)>
The wireless communication system according to the present modification is different from the second embodiment described above in the data amount table.
FIG. 16 shows an example of a provision data amount table 7584 stored in the storage unit 758 of the data amount provision management server 700 according to this modification. In the assigned data amount table 7584, information representing a product purchased with a card is associated with information representing the amount of data to be given. In the example shown in FIG. 16, the product “AAA” purchased with the card is associated with the data amount “1 GB” to be given.

The POS terminal device 200 transmits the identification information of the card 10 and information representing the product purchased with the card 10 to the card management server 600. When the card management server 600 receives the identification information of the card 10 transmitted by the POS terminal device 200 and the information indicating the product purchased by the card 10, the card management server 600 corresponds to the identification information of the card from the card / user correspondence table 6622. The identification information of the user to be acquired is acquired, and the identification information of the user and information representing the product purchased with the card are transmitted to the data amount assignment management server 700. When the data amount assignment determination unit 756 of the data amount assignment management server 700 determines that the user identification information supplied by the card management server 600 exists in the user / terminal device correspondence table 7582, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 corresponds to the user identification information. The identification information of the terminal device to be acquired is acquired. Furthermore, if the data amount provision determination unit 756 determines that the user identification information exists in the user / terminal device correspondence table 7582, the product purchased from the provision data amount table 7584 by the card supplied by the card management server 600 Information indicating the amount of data to be assigned corresponding to information indicating. In this case, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 outputs the terminal device identification information and information indicating the data amount to be provided to the communication control unit 754. Further, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 creates information for notifying that the data amount is provided, and outputs the information to the communication control unit 754.
The data amount management unit 856 of the remaining data management server 800 can be used in the usage data amount table 8582 based on the terminal device identification information supplied by the communication unit 852 and the information indicating the data amount to be given. Change the amount of data. Further, the communication control unit 854 uses available data corresponding to the terminal device identification information attached to the data communication request transmitted by the terminal device 100 out of the available data amount stored in the used data amount table 8582. Based on the amount, data communication performed by the terminal device 100 that has transmitted the data communication request is controlled.

FIG. 13 can be applied to the operation of the wireless communication system according to this modification. However, in step S1304, the communication I / F 316 of the POS terminal device 200 transmits the identification information of the card 10 acquired by the input unit 308 and the information representing the product purchased by the card 10 to the card management server 600. The communication unit 652 of the card management server 600 receives the card identification information transmitted by the POS terminal device 200 and information representing the product purchased by the card.
In step S1310, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 acquires the identification information of the terminal device 100 corresponding to the identification information of the user from the user / terminal device correspondence table 7582. Further, the data amount granting determination unit 756 acquires, from the grant data amount table 7584, information representing the data amount to be imparted corresponding to the product purchased by the card indicated by the information representing the product purchased by the card 10. . Then, the data amount assignment determination unit 756 outputs the identification information of the terminal device 100 and information indicating the data amount to be provided to the communication control unit 754. The communication control unit 754 transmits the identification information of the terminal device 100 and information indicating the amount of data to be added from the communication unit 752 to the data remaining amount management server 500. The identification information of the terminal device 100 transmitted by the data amount assignment management server 700 and the information indicating the amount of data to be assigned are received by the communication unit 852 of the remaining data amount management server 800.
According to the wireless communication system according to the present modification, when a user uses a specific card 10, a data amount corresponding to a product purchased by the specific card 10 is given. Since it is possible to vary the amount of data to be given according to the purchased product, it is possible to encourage the purchase of the specific product with a specific card.

In the embodiment described above, the number of POS terminal devices may be one, or three or more. Two or more cellular base station apparatuses may be provided. Of the processes executed by the card management server 600, the data amount assignment management server 400, and the remaining data management server 500, the processes executed by at least two servers may be executed by one server. Further, any one of the first embodiment and the second embodiment may be combined.
In the above-described embodiment, the data amount to be assigned to each POS terminal device 200 may be pooled, and data may be assigned to the terminal device 100 until the pooled data amount becomes zero. Further, when the remaining amount of the added data amount becomes zero, the remaining data amount management server may notify the data amount assignment management server that the remaining amount of data amount has become zero. Good. Then, the data amount assignment management server may delete the corresponding registration from the data amount assignment management table registered in the storage unit.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention and its deformation | transformation were demonstrated, these embodiment and its deformation | transformation were shown as an example and are not intending limiting the range of invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, changes, and combinations can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and at the same time, are included in the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof.

  Each of the above devices has a computer inside. The process of each device described above is stored in a computer-readable recording medium in the form of a program, and the above-described processing is performed by the computer reading and executing the program. Here, the computer-readable recording medium means a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, a semiconductor memory, or the like. Alternatively, the computer program may be distributed to the computer via a communication line, and the computer that has received the distribution may execute the program. The program may be for realizing a part of the functions described above. Furthermore, what can implement | achieve the function mentioned above in combination with the program already recorded on the computer system, what is called a difference file (difference program) may be sufficient.

In the above-described embodiment, the wireless communication system is an example of a communication data amount management system, the storage unit 662 is an example of a first storage unit, the communication unit 652 is an example of a first transmission unit, and the storage unit. 458 is an example of the second storage unit and the fifth storage unit, the communication unit 452 is an example of the second transmission unit, and the storage unit 558 is an example of the third storage unit, and the communication control unit 554 is an example of a control unit.
The POS terminal device is an example of a plurality of devices that perform a process of paying with a card, and the data amount assignment determination unit 756 is an example of a data amount determination unit.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Communication network, 50 ... Cellular communication network, 100 ... Terminal device, 152 ... Wireless communication part, 154 ... Short-range wireless communication part, 156 ... Communication control part, 158 ... Operation detection part, 162 ... Display control part, 164 ... Storage unit, 200a, 200b ... POS terminal device, 300 ... cellular base station device, 352 ... communication unit, 354 ... communication control unit, 360 ... wireless communication unit, 362 ... storage unit, 400, 700 ... data amount assignment management server, 452, 752 ... Communication unit, 454, 754 ... Communication control unit, 456, 756 ... Data amount assignment determination unit, 458, 758 ... Storage unit, 500, 800 ... Data remaining amount management server, 552, 852 ... Communication unit, 554 , 854 ... Communication control unit, 556, 856 ... Data amount management unit, 558, 858 ... Storage unit, 4582, 7582 ... User terminal device correspondence table, 7584 Assigned data amount table, 5582, 8582 ... Used data amount table, 600 ... Card management server, 652 ... Communication unit, 656 ... Communication control unit, 658 ... User identification information acquisition unit, 662 ... Storage unit, 6622 ... Card / user correspondence table

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A first storage unit that stores the identification information of each of the plurality of cards in association with the identification information of a user who uses the card;
When the payment process is performed by a card, the data amount assignment management server stores the user identification information corresponding to the identification information of the card for which the payment process has been performed among the plurality of cards stored in the first storage unit. A card management server comprising: a first transmission unit for transmitting to
A second storage unit that stores the identification information of the user who uses the card and the identification information of the terminal device used by the user in association with each other;
Of the user identification information stored in the second storage unit, the second terminal device transmits identification information of the terminal device corresponding to the user identification information transmitted by the card management server to the remaining data management server. A data amount assignment management server comprising: a transmission unit;
A third storage unit that stores the identification information of each of the plurality of terminal devices in association with the amount of data that can be used by the terminal device;
A data amount management unit that increases a data amount corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device transmitted by the data amount assignment management server among the data amount stored in the third storage unit;
Of the identification information of the terminal device stored in the third storage unit, the data based on the amount of data corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device attached to the data communication request transmitted by the terminal device A communication data amount management system comprising: the data remaining amount management server comprising: a control unit that controls data communication performed by the terminal device that has transmitted the communication request. The data amount assignment management server includes:
A fourth storage unit that stores the identification information of each of the plurality of devices that perform the process of paying by the card and the amount of data to be given when the process of paying by the device is performed;
The first transmission unit transmits identification information of a device that has been processed by a card to the data amount assignment management server,
The second transmission unit includes first data corresponding to the identification information of the device transmitted by the card management server among the identification information of each of the plurality of devices stored in the fourth storage unit. Send information representing the amount to the remaining data management server,
The data amount management unit sets the first data amount to the data amount corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device transmitted by the data amount assignment management server among the data amounts stored in the third storage unit. The communication data amount management system according to claim 1, wherein: The data amount assignment management server includes:
A data amount determination unit that determines the amount of data to be added based on the amount of money paid by the card or a purchased product from a device that performs processing to be paid by the card;
The second transmission unit transmits information representing the data grant amount determined by the data amount determination unit to a data remaining amount management server,
The data amount management unit adds the data grant amount to the data amount corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device transmitted by the data amount grant management server among the data amounts stored in the third storage unit The communication data amount management system according to claim 1. The data amount assignment management server includes:
Uses the identification information of each of a plurality of devices that perform the payment process using a card, the amount of data that is provided when the payment process is performed by the device, and the data that is provided when the payment process is performed by the device A fifth storage unit that stores information indicating an accessible destination in association with each other;
The first transmission unit transmits identification information of a device that has been processed by a card to the data amount assignment management server,
The second transmission unit includes first data corresponding to the identification information of the device transmitted by the card management server among the identification information of each of the plurality of devices stored in the fifth storage unit. Information indicating the amount and information indicating an access destination that can use the data provided when processing to be paid by the device is performed, to the data remaining amount management server,
The data amount management unit sets the first data amount to the data amount corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device transmitted by the data amount assignment management server among the data amounts stored in the third storage unit. Add
The controller is
A data amount corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device stored in the third storage unit when the access destination of the terminal device is included in the information indicating the access destination transmitted by the data amount assignment management server The communication data amount management system according to claim 1, wherein data communication performed by the terminal device is controlled based on the data amount added by the data amount management unit.   The said control part is utilized from the data amount increased by the said data amount management part, when controlling the data communication performed by the said terminal device which transmitted the said data communication request | requirement. The communication data amount management system according to claim 1. When the refund process is performed after the payment process by the card is performed, the first transmission unit performs the refund process with the user identification information corresponding to the identification information of the card on which the payment process has been performed. Sends information indicating what has been done to the data amount assignment management server,
The second transmission unit includes, among the user identification information stored in the second storage unit, the terminal device identification information corresponding to the user identification information transmitted by the card management server, and the refund process. Send information to the remaining data management server
The data amount management unit includes the first data amount based on the data amount corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device transmitted by the data amount assignment management server among the data amounts stored in the second storage unit. The communication data amount management system according to claim 2, which subtracts. A storage unit that stores the identification information of each of the plurality of cards in association with the identification information of the user who uses the card;
When the payment process is performed by the card, the user identification information corresponding to the identification information of the card for which the payment process has been performed among the plurality of cards stored in the storage unit is transmitted to the data amount assignment management server. A card management server comprising a transmission unit. A storage unit for storing the identification information of the user who uses the card and the identification information of the terminal device used by the user in association with each other;
A transmission unit that transmits the terminal device identification information corresponding to the user identification information transmitted by the card management server among the user identification information stored in the storage unit to the data remaining amount management server. Quantity grant management server. A storage unit that stores the identification information of each of the plurality of terminal devices in association with the amount of data that can be used by the terminal device;
A data amount management unit for increasing the data amount corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device transmitted by the data amount assignment management server among the data amounts stored in the storage unit;
Based on the amount of data corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device attached to the data communication request transmitted by the terminal device among the identification information of the terminal device stored in the storage unit, the data communication request is A remaining data management server, comprising: a control unit that controls data communication performed by the terminal device that has transmitted the data.   When a process of paying by a card is performed, paying out of the plurality of cards stored in the storage unit that stores the identification information of each of the plurality of cards and the identification information of the user who uses the card in association with each other. A method executed by a card management server, which transmits user identification information corresponding to identification information of a processed card to a data amount assignment management server.   Of the user identification information stored in the storage unit that stores the identification information of the user who uses the card and the identification information of the terminal device used by the user in association with each other, the user transmitted by the card management server A method executed by the data amount assignment management server, wherein the identification information of the terminal device corresponding to the identification information is transmitted to the data remaining amount management server. Of the data amount stored in the storage unit that stores the identification information of each of the plurality of terminal devices in association with the data amount that can be used by the terminal device, of the terminal device transmitted by the data amount assignment management server Increase the amount of data corresponding to the identification information,
Based on the amount of data corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device attached to the data communication request transmitted by the terminal device among the identification information of the terminal device stored in the storage unit, the data communication request is A method executed by a communication data remaining amount management server for controlling data communication performed by the terminal device that has transmitted. On the card management server computer,
When a process of paying by a card is performed, paying out of the plurality of cards stored in the storage unit that stores the identification information of each of the plurality of cards and the identification information of the user who uses the card in association with each other. A program for executing a step of transmitting user identification information corresponding to the identification information of the processed card to the data amount assignment management server. On the computer of the data amount assignment management server,
Of the user identification information stored in the storage unit that stores the identification information of the user who uses the card and the identification information of the terminal device used by the user in association with each other, the user transmitted by the card management server A program for executing the step of transmitting the identification information of the terminal device corresponding to the identification information of the data to the remaining data management server. On the computer of the remaining data management server,
Of the data amount stored in the storage unit that stores the identification information of each of the plurality of terminal devices and the data amount that can be used by the terminal device, the identification information of the terminal device transmitted by the card management server Increasing the amount of data corresponding to
The data communication request is transmitted based on the amount of data corresponding to the identification information of the terminal device attached to the data communication request transmitted by the terminal device among the identification information of the terminal device stored in the storage unit. And a step of controlling data communication performed by the terminal device.

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