JP2019095880A - Privilege information management system, facility terminal program, user terminal program and privilege information management method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a privilege information management system, facility terminal program, user terminal program, and privilege information management method that can dispense and recover electronic coupons as the electronic coupon is a paper coupon, and can suppress a fraudulent reuse of privilege information.SOLUTION: A facility terminal comprises: a generation processing unit that generates privilege information; a dispense processing unit that dispenses the privilege information generated by the generation processing unit according to a predetermined dispense operation to a user terminal in short-range radio communication; and a recover processing unit that recovers the privilege information dispensed by the dispense processing unit from the user terminal according to a predetermined recovery operation in the short-range radio communication. The user terminal comprises: a user side storage processing unit that causes the privilege information dispensed by the dispense processing unit according to the dispense operation to be stored in a user side storage unit; and an invalidation processing unit that invalidates the privilege information recovered by the recovery processing unit according to the recovery operation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a privilege information management system for managing privilege information such as an electronic coupon, a facility terminal program, a user terminal program, and a privilege information management method.

  In recent years, electronic coupons have become widespread in place of paper coupons (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the case of paper coupons, since it is necessary to print and distribute the coupons on paper, the labor and cost required to issue the coupons are large, and it is difficult to distribute the coupons to a large number of users. On the other hand, in the case of the electronic coupon, since the coupon can be issued using a communication network such as the Internet, it is easy to distribute the coupon to a large number of users with little effort and cost.

JP 2002-163535 A

  Electronic coupons are easier to duplicate than paper coupons. Therefore, when distributing a special electronic coupon only to a specific user, in order to prevent unauthorized use of the electronic coupon, the server on the Internet manages the identification information of the user who has distributed the electronic coupon. It is common for user authentication to be performed through the server when using a coupon. However, in this case, server installation costs and management costs are incurred. In addition, a communication environment for accessing a server on the Internet is required.

  An object of the present invention is a benefit information management system, facility terminal program, capable of distributing and recovering benefit information as easily as paper coupons, and capable of suppressing unauthorized reuse of the benefit information. It is providing a user terminal program and a privilege information management method.

  The privilege information management system according to the present invention is a privilege information management system including a facility terminal and a user terminal, wherein the facility terminal includes a generation processing unit that generates privilege information, and the privilege information generated by the generation processing unit. A distribution processing unit that distributes to the user terminal by short range wireless communication in accordance with a predetermined distribution operation, and the benefit information distributed by the distribution processing unit in short range wireless communication in accordance with a predetermined collection operation A user-side storage processing unit that includes a collection processing unit that collects from the user terminal, and the user terminal stores benefit information distributed by the distribution processing unit according to the distribution operation in a user-side storage unit; And an invalidation processing unit that invalidates the privilege information collected by the collection processing unit according to the collection operation.

  The facility terminal program according to the present invention generates benefit information on the processor of the facility terminal, and delivers the generated benefit information to the user terminal by near field communication according to a predetermined distribution operation. And a facility terminal program for causing the distributed privilege information to be collected from the user terminal by near field communication in accordance with a predetermined collection operation.

  The user terminal program according to the present invention stores in a storage unit the benefit information distributed from the facility terminal by near field communication in accordance with a predetermined distribution operation in the processor of the user terminal. It is a user terminal program for performing invalidating the privilege information collected by the above-mentioned institution terminal by near field communication according to collection operation.

  A privilege information management method according to the present invention comprises: generating privilege information; distributing the generated privilege information from a facility terminal to a user terminal by near field communication according to a predetermined distribution operation; Storing the stored privilege information in the user terminal, and recovering the privilege information stored in the user terminal from the user terminal to the facility terminal by near-field wireless communication in response to a predetermined recovery operation And invalidating the collected privilege information at the user terminal.

  According to the present invention, a benefit information management system capable of distributing and recovering benefit information as easily as paper coupons and capable of suppressing unauthorized reuse of the benefit information, facility terminal program, A user terminal program and a reward information management method are provided.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a privilege information management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of undistributed coupon information used in the privilege information management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of distributed coupon information used in the privilege information management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of owned coupon information used in the privilege information management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a procedure of facility terminal processing performed by the facility terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an example of the procedure of user terminal processing performed by the user terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing an example of the procedure of user terminal processing performed by the user terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a view showing an example of a coupon creation screen displayed on the facility terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a view showing an example of a distribution coupon selection screen displayed on the facility terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a view showing an example of a bill amount screen displayed on the facility terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a used coupon selection screen displayed on the user terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a transfer coupon selection screen displayed on the user terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings for understanding of the present invention. The following embodiments are merely specific examples of the present invention, and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

[Privilege information management system 1]
As shown in FIG. 1, the privilege information management system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a facility terminal 2 and one or more user terminals 3. The facility terminal 2 and the user terminal 3 can communicate according to a near field communication standard such as NFC (Near Field Communication) or Bluetooth (registered trademark).

  The facility terminal 2 is a stationary or portable information processing apparatus provided in a facility and operated by a manager or an employee of the facility. In the present embodiment, the case where the facility is a restaurant will be described as an example.

  By the way, in recent years, electronic coupons have become widespread in place of paper coupons. In the case of paper coupons, since it is necessary to print and distribute the coupons on paper, the labor and cost required to issue the coupons are large, and it is difficult to distribute the coupons to a large number of users. On the other hand, in the case of the electronic coupon, since the coupon can be issued using a communication network such as the Internet, it is easy to distribute the coupon to a large number of users with little effort and cost. Electronic coupons are easier to duplicate than paper coupons. Therefore, when distributing a special electronic coupon only to a specific user, in order to prevent unauthorized use of the electronic coupon, the server on the Internet manages the identification information of the user who has distributed the electronic coupon. It is common for user authentication to be performed through the server when using a coupon. However, in this case, server installation costs and management costs are incurred. In addition, a communication environment for accessing a server on the Internet is required. On the other hand, in the privilege information management system 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily distribute and collect privilege information as if it were a paper coupon, and to suppress unauthorized reuse of the privilege information. It is possible.

[Facility terminal 2]
As shown in FIG. 1, the facility terminal 2 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, an operation display unit 23, a communication I / F 24, and the like. The facility terminal 2 is an information processing apparatus such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a personal computer, for example. The facility terminal 2 is not limited to one computer, and may be a computer system in which a plurality of computers cooperate and operate. Also, various processes executed by the facility terminal 2 may be distributed and executed by one or more processors.

  The communication I / F 24 connects the facility terminal 2 to a communication network such as the Internet or LAN by wire or wirelessly, and executes data communication according to a predetermined communication protocol with an external device via the communication network. Communication interface. The communication I / F 24 is also a communication interface for performing near field communication with the user terminal 3.

  The operation display unit 23 is a user interface including a display unit such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display that displays various types of information, and an operation unit such as a mouse, a keyboard, or a touch panel that receives an operation.

  The storage unit 22 is a non-volatile storage unit such as a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), or a flash memory that stores various types of information. The storage unit 22 is an example of the facility-side storage unit of the present invention. Specifically, the storage unit 22 stores data such as undistributed coupon information D1 and distributed coupon information D2. Here, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the undistributed coupon information D1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the distributed coupon information D2.

  The undistributed coupon information D1 is information on the electronic coupon that has not been distributed to the user terminal 3. In addition, an electronic coupon is an example of the privilege information of this invention. As shown in FIG. 2, undistributed coupon information D 1 includes “coupon ID”, “benefit content”, “expiration date”, “next coupon” corresponding to each electronic coupon not distributed to the user terminal 3, Information such as "remaining number" is included. "Coupon ID" is identification information for identifying the electronic coupon. "Coupon ID" is an example of privilege information identification information of the present invention. "Privilege content" is information indicating the content of the privilege obtained by using the electronic coupon. “Expiration date” is information indicating an expiration date when the electronic coupon can be used. The “next coupon” is a coupon ID of another electronic coupon automatically distributed to the user terminal 3 when the electronic coupon is used. The “remaining number” is the remaining number of the electronic coupons, which is the number obtained by subtracting the number distributed to the user terminal 3 from the initial number of the electronic coupons. The “distribution destination” may be user identification information for identifying the user of the distribution destination of the electronic coupon.

  The distributed coupon information D2 is information on the electronic coupon that has been distributed to the user terminal 3. As shown in FIG. 3, in the distributed coupon information D 2, “coupon ID”, “benefit content”, “expiration date”, “next coupon” corresponding to each electronic coupon distributed to the user terminal 3, It contains information such as "Distribution destination". About "coupon ID", "special content", "expiration date", and "next coupon", it is the same as that of undistributed coupon information D1. "Distribution destination" is identification information for identifying the user terminal 3 of the distribution destination of the electronic coupon. The “distribution destination” may be user identification information for identifying the user of the distribution destination of the electronic coupon.

  As another embodiment, it is also conceivable that a part or all of the information on undistributed coupon information D1 and distributed coupon information D2 is stored in another information processing apparatus accessible from the facility terminal 2. And the control part 21 of the plant | facility terminal 2 may acquire various information from the said information processing apparatus, and may perform each process of the below-mentioned plant | facility terminal process (refer FIG. 5).

  The storage unit 22 also stores data such as a coupon creation screen P11 (see FIG. 8), a distribution coupon selection screen P12 (see FIG. 9), and a bill amount screen P13 (see FIG. 10) described later.

  Furthermore, the storage unit 22 stores a control program such as a facility terminal program for causing the control unit 21 to execute facility terminal processing (see FIG. 5) described later. For example, the facility terminal program is downloaded to the facility terminal 2 from a server or the like on the Internet and stored in the storage unit 22.

  The control unit 21 includes control devices such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The CPU is a processor that executes various arithmetic processes. The ROM is a non-volatile storage unit in which control programs such as a BIOS and an OS for causing the CPU to execute various kinds of arithmetic processing are stored in advance. The RAM is a volatile or non-volatile storage unit that stores various types of information, and is used as a temporary storage memory (work area) of various types of processing executed by the CPU. Then, the control unit 21 controls the facility terminal 2 by executing various control programs stored in advance in the ROM or the storage unit 22 by the CPU.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 21 generates a generation processing unit 211, a distribution processing unit 212, a collection processing unit 213, an amount acquisition processing unit 214, an amount change processing unit 215, a presentation processing unit 216, and a facility. It includes various processing units such as the side storage processing unit 217, the collation processing unit 218, and the identification information acquisition processing unit 219. The control unit 21 functions as a processing unit by executing various processes according to the facility terminal program by the CPU. Also, some or all of the processing units included in the control unit 21 may be configured by an electronic circuit. The facility terminal program may be a program for causing a plurality of processors to function as the various processing units.

  The generation processing unit 211 generates an electronic coupon. For example, the generation processing unit 211 generates an electronic coupon in response to a user operation on the operation display unit 23. Information of the electronic coupon generated by the generation processing unit 211 is stored in the storage unit 22 as undistributed coupon information D1.

  The distribution processing unit 212 distributes the electronic coupon generated by the generation processing unit 211 to the user terminal 3 by short-distance wireless communication in accordance with a predetermined distribution operation. That is, the distribution processing unit 212 transmits the information of the electronic coupon to the user terminal 3 in accordance with the distribution operation. The distribution operation may be an operation performed on the facility terminal 2 or an operation performed on the user terminal 3 or may be performed on both the facility terminal 2 and the user terminal 3. It may be an operation to be performed. When the electronic coupon is distributed by the distribution processing unit 212, the value of “the remaining number” corresponding to the electronic coupon in the undistributed coupon information D1 is decreased by one. Further, information on the electronic coupon is stored in the storage unit 22 as distributed coupon information D2.

  The recovery processing unit 213 recovers the electronic coupon distributed by the distribution processing unit 212 from the user terminal 3 by short-distance wireless communication in accordance with a predetermined recovery operation. That is, the collection processing unit 213 receives the information of the electronic coupon from the user terminal 3 according to the collection operation. For example, the recovery processing unit 213 recovers from the user terminal 3 only the electronic coupon corresponding to the specific facility (that is, the facility where the facility terminal 2 is installed). When the electronic coupon is collected by the collection processing unit 213, the information on the electronic coupon included in the distributed coupon information D2 is deleted. The recovery operation may be an operation performed on the facility terminal 2 or may be an operation performed on the user terminal 3, or both of the facility terminal 2 and the user terminal 3. It may be an operation to be performed.

  In addition, when the electronic coupon is collected from the user terminal 3 by the collection processing unit 213, the distribution processing unit 212 may distribute another predetermined electronic coupon to the user terminal 3 by near field communication. . For example, in response to the collection processing unit 213 collecting the electronic coupons from the user terminal 3, the distribution processing unit 212 uses the short-range wireless communication for another user different electronic coupons according to the collected electronic coupons. It may be distributed to the terminal 3. For example, when “coupon C1” shown in FIG. 2 is collected from the user terminal 3 by the collection processing unit 213, the distribution processing unit 212 is predetermined as “next coupon” corresponding to “coupon C1”. The "coupon C2" may be distributed to the user terminal 3 by near field communication.

  The amount acquisition processing unit 214 acquires the amount charged to the user of the user terminal 3. For example, the amount acquisition processing unit 214 acquires the amount billed to the user of the user terminal 3 based on the input operation on the operation display unit 23. Alternatively, the amount acquisition processing unit 214 may acquire the amount billed to the user of the user terminal 3 from an external information processing apparatus having an accounting function.

  The money amount change processing unit 215 changes the charged amount acquired by the charged amount acquisition processing unit 214 according to the electronic coupon collected from the user terminal 3 by the collection processing unit 213. For example, when the privilege content of the electronic coupon collected from the user terminal 3 is “15% discount”, the amount change processing unit 215 multiplies the charged amount acquired by the charged amount acquisition processing unit 214 by 0.85. Change the billed amount.

  The presentation processing unit 216 presents the billing amount after the change by the monetary amount change processing unit 215. For example, the presentation processing unit 216 causes the operation display unit 23 to display the billing amount after the change by the monetary amount change processing unit 215. In this way, based on the billed amount displayed on the operation display unit 23, settlement of food and drink is performed.

  The facility-side storage processing unit 217 causes the storage unit 22 to store the “coupon ID” of the electronic coupon distributed by the distribution processing unit 212. For example, the facility-side storage processing unit 217 causes the storage unit 22 to store information including the “coupon ID” of the electronic coupon distributed by the distribution processing unit 212 as the distributed coupon information D2.

  The collation processing unit 218 collates the “coupon ID” of the electronic coupon collected by the collection processing unit 213 with the “coupon ID” stored in the storage unit 22. For example, the collation processing unit 218 collates the "coupon ID" of the electronic coupon collected by the collection processing unit 213 with the "coupon ID" included in the distributed coupon information D2 stored in the storage unit 22.

  The identification information acquisition processing unit 219 acquires the user terminal identification information of the user terminal 3 of the communication partner of the short distance wireless communication. The user terminal identification information is identification information for identifying the user terminal 3. The user terminal identification information may be identification information (for example, a serial number or the like) of the user terminal 3 or identification information (for example, a user name or the like) of a user who is using the user terminal 3 . The facility-side storage processing unit 217 sets the “coupon ID” of the electronic coupon distributed by the distribution processing unit 212 to the user terminal identification information of the user terminal of the distribution destination of the electronic coupon (for example, “distribution destination shown in FIG. And may be stored in the storage unit 22 in association with “information”. In this case, the collation processing unit 218 stores the “coupon ID” of the electronic coupon collected by the collection processing unit 213, the user terminal identification information of the user terminal of the collection source of the electronic coupon, and the storage unit 22 The coupon ID "and the" distribution destination "may be collated.

[User terminal 3]
As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 3 includes a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, an operation display unit 33, a communication I / F 34, and the like. The user terminal 3 is, for example, a portable information processing apparatus such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal.

  The communication I / F 34 connects the user terminal 3 to a communication network such as the Internet or LAN by wire or wirelessly, and executes data communication according to a predetermined communication protocol with an external device via the communication network. Communication interface. The communication I / F 34 is also a communication interface for performing near field communication with the facility terminal 2 or another user terminal 3.

  The operation display unit 33 is a user interface including a display unit such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display that displays various types of information, and an operation unit such as a key or a touch panel that receives an operation.

  The storage unit 32 is a non-volatile storage unit such as a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), or a flash memory that stores various types of information. The storage unit 32 is an example of the user side storage unit of the present invention. Specifically, the storage unit 32 stores data such as owned coupon information D3. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the owned coupon information D3.

  The owned coupon information D3 is an electronic coupon held by the user terminal 3, that is, information on an unused electronic coupon distributed from the facility terminal 2 and an unused electronic coupon transferred from another user terminal 3. As shown in FIG. 3, in the owned coupon information D 3, “coupon ID”, “benefit content”, “expiration date”, “distribution destination”, “delivery term” corresponding to each electronic coupon owned by the user terminal 3. Information such as "facility ID" is included. The “coupon ID”, the “feature content”, and the “expiration date” are the same as the undistributed coupon information D1 and the distributed coupon information D2. “Distribution destination” is identification information for identifying the user terminal 3 to which the electronic coupon is to be distributed (that is, the user terminal 3 that has acquired the electronic coupon directly from the facility terminal 2). The “distribution destination” may be user identification information for identifying the user of the distribution destination of the electronic coupon (ie, the user who directly obtained the electronic coupon from the facility terminal 2). The “facility ID” is identification information for identifying a facility that has issued the electronic coupon. The "facility ID" is an example of the facility identification information of the present invention.

  Note that, as another embodiment, it is also conceivable that a part or all of the information of the owned coupon information D3 is stored in another information processing apparatus accessible from the user terminal 3. And the control part 31 of the user terminal 3 may acquire various information from the said information processing apparatus, and may perform each processes, such as a user terminal process (refer FIG.6 and FIG.7) mentioned later.

  The storage unit 32 also stores data such as a used coupon selection screen P21 (see FIG. 11) and a transfer coupon selection screen P22 (see FIG. 12), which will be described later.

  Furthermore, the storage unit 32 stores a control program such as a user terminal program for causing the control unit 31 to execute user terminal processing (see FIGS. 6 and 7) described later. For example, the user terminal program is downloaded to the user terminal 3 from a server or the like on the Internet and stored in the storage unit 32.

  The control unit 31 includes control devices such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The CPU is a processor that executes various arithmetic processes. The ROM is a non-volatile storage unit in which control programs such as a BIOS and an OS for causing the CPU to execute various kinds of arithmetic processing are stored in advance. The RAM is a volatile or non-volatile storage unit that stores various types of information, and is used as a temporary storage memory (work area) of various types of processing executed by the CPU. Then, the control unit 31 controls the user terminal 3 by causing the CPU to execute various control programs stored in advance in the ROM or the storage unit 32.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 31 includes a user-side storage processing unit 311, an invalidation processing unit 312, a selection processing unit 313, a transfer processing unit 314, a transfer processing unit 315, and a benefit information change processing unit Various processing units such as 316 are included. The control unit 31 functions as a processing unit by executing various processes according to the user terminal program by the CPU. Also, some or all of the processing units included in the control unit 31 may be configured by an electronic circuit. The user terminal program may be a program for causing a plurality of processors to function as the various processing units.

  The user-side storage processing unit 311 causes the storage unit 32 to store the electronic coupon distributed by the distribution processing unit 212 according to the distribution operation. For example, the user-side storage processing unit 311 causes the storage unit 32 to store the information of the electronic coupon distributed by the distribution processing unit 212 according to the distribution operation as the stored coupon information D3.

  The invalidation processing unit 312 invalidates the electronic coupon collected by the collection processing unit 213 in accordance with the collection operation. For example, the invalidation processing unit 312 may delete the information of the electronic coupon from the held coupon information D3 as an example of a method of invalidating the collected electronic coupon. Alternatively, the invalidation processing unit 312 may store information indicating that the electronic coupon has been used in the storage unit 32 as another example of the method of invalidating the collected electronic coupon (for example, A used flag corresponding to the electronic coupon may be set). Thereby, it is possible to prevent the electronic coupon collected by the collection processing unit 213 from being illegally reused. Further, the invalidation processing unit 312 may invalidate the electronic coupon for which the expiration date has passed among the electronic coupons stored in the storage unit 32.

  Selection processing unit 313 selects one or more electronic coupons collected by collection processing unit 213 from one or more electronic coupons stored in storage unit 32 according to a predetermined selection operation. . For example, the selection processing unit 313 selects one or more electronic coupons (that is, electronic coupons used this time) collected by the collection processing unit 213 from among the plurality of electronic coupons included in the owned coupon information D3. , According to the user's operation on the operation display unit 33.

  The assignment processing unit 314 assigns the electronic coupon stored in the storage unit 32 to another user terminal 3 by near field communication according to a predetermined assignment operation. That is, the assignment processing unit 314 transmits the information of the electronic coupon to the other user terminal 3 according to the assignment operation. At this time, the invalidation processing unit 312 invalidates the electronic coupon transferred to another user terminal 3 by the transfer processing unit 314 according to the transfer operation. For example, the invalidation processing unit 312 may delete the information of the electronic coupon from the held coupon information D3 as an example of a method of invalidating the transferred electronic coupon. Alternatively, the invalidation processing unit 312 may store information indicating that the electronic coupon has been transferred in the storage unit 32 as another example of the method for invalidating the transferred electronic coupon (for example, A transferred flag corresponding to the electronic coupon may be set). Thereby, it is possible to prevent the electronic coupon transferred by the transfer processing unit 314 from being used by the transfer source user.

  The transfer processing unit 315 transfers the electronic coupon stored in the other user terminal 3 from the other user terminal 3 by near field communication according to the transfer operation. That is, the transfer processing unit 315 receives the information of the electronic coupon from the other user terminal 3 according to the transfer operation. At this time, the user-side storage processing unit 311 causes the transfer processing unit 315 to store the electronic coupon transferred from the other user terminal 3 in the storage unit 32 according to the transfer operation. For example, the user-side storage processing unit 311 causes the transfer processing unit 315 to store information of the electronic coupon transferred from the other user terminal 3 in the storage unit 32 as the stored coupon information D3 in response to the transfer operation.

  The privilege information change processing unit 316 changes the privilege content of the electronic coupon transferred from the other user terminal 3 by the transfer processing unit 315 according to the transfer operation. For example, the privilege information change processing unit 316 changes the privilege content of the electronic coupon transferred from the other user terminal 3 by the transfer processing unit 315 according to a predetermined change rule. For example, when the privilege content of the electronic coupon transferred from another user terminal 3 is "15% discount", the privilege information change processing unit 316 determines that the discount rate is 5% every time the transfer is performed. According to the change rule of "deteriorate", the privilege content of the electronic coupon may be changed to "10% discount". Further, for example, when the privilege content of the electronic coupon transferred from another user terminal 3 is "500 yen off", the privilege information change processing unit 316 determines that the discount amount is "prescribed every time the transfer is performed. You may change the privilege content of the said electronic coupon into "250 yen discount" according to the change rule of "falling 50%." The information on the change rule may be stored in advance in the storage unit 32 or may be included in the electronic coupon. In addition, the change rule may be set individually for each electronic coupon, for example, when the generation processing unit 211 generates the electronic coupon.

[Facility terminal processing]
Hereinafter, the facility terminal process executed by the control unit 21 of the facility terminal 2 will be described with reference to FIG. For example, when execution of the facility terminal program is instructed by the user of the facility terminal 2 (for example, a manager or employee of a restaurant), the control unit 21 starts execution of the facility terminal process. The facility terminal process may be terminated halfway by a predetermined operation of the facility terminal 2.

<Step S11>
In step S11, the control unit 21 determines whether a predetermined creation operation has been performed. For example, when the creation key (not shown) included in the facility menu screen (not shown) displayed on the operation display unit 23 is operated, the control unit 21 determines that the creation operation has been performed. When it is determined that the creation operation has been performed (S11: Yes), the process proceeds to step S12. On the other hand, when it is determined that the creation operation has not been performed (S11: No), the process proceeds to step S13.

<Step S12>
In step S12, the control unit 21 generates an electronic coupon. For example, the control unit 21 causes the operation display unit 23 to display a coupon creation screen P11 as illustrated in FIG. 8 and generates an electronic coupon in accordance with a user operation on the coupon creation screen P1. In the coupon creation screen P11, information such as "coupon ID", "benefit content", "expiration date", "number of sheets generated", "next coupon" and the like of the electronic coupon to be generated can be set. The information on the electronic coupon generated in step S12 is stored in the storage unit 22 as undistributed coupon information D1. The process of step S12 is performed by the generation processing unit 211 of the control unit 21.

<Step S13>
In step S13, the control unit 21 determines whether a predetermined distribution operation has been performed. For example, the control unit 21 determines that the distribution operation has been performed when a distribution key (not shown) included in the facility-side menu screen is operated. When it is determined that the distribution operation has been performed (S13: Yes), the process proceeds to step S14. On the other hand, when it is determined that the distribution operation has not been performed (S13: No), the process proceeds to step S16.

<Step S14>
In step S14, the control unit 21 selects an electronic coupon to be distributed to the user terminal 3 from one or more undistributed electronic coupons. For example, the control unit 21 causes the operation display unit 23 to display a distribution coupon selection screen P12 as shown in FIG. 9, and the electronic coupon to be distributed to the user terminal 3 according to the user operation on the distribution coupon selection screen P12. Choose On the distribution coupon selection screen P12, a list of electronic coupons that have not been distributed is displayed based on the undistributed coupon information D1.

<Step S15>
In step S <b> 15, the control unit 21 distributes the electronic coupon selected in step S <b> 14 to the user terminal 3. That is, the control unit 21 transmits the information of the electronic coupon selected in step S14 to the user terminal 3 through near field communication via the communication I / F 24. Then, the control unit 21 reduces the value of the “remaining number” corresponding to the electronic coupon in the undistributed coupon information D1 by one. The processing of step S15 is executed by the distribution processing unit 212 of the control unit 21.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, the facility terminal 2 installed in the restaurant and the user terminal 3 of the user visiting the restaurant perform the short-distance wireless communication, whereby the facility terminal 2 is It is possible to distribute the electronic coupon to the user terminal 3 from the above. Therefore, it is possible to distribute the electronic coupon to a specific user (user terminal 3) as if distributing a coupon of paper.

  In addition, when the electronic coupon is distributed from the facility terminal 2 to the user terminal 3, the animation display is such that the electronic coupon moves from the operation display unit 23 of the facility terminal 2 toward the operation display unit 33 of the user terminal 3. It may be done. That is, after displaying the coupon image corresponding to the electronic coupon in the screen of the operation display unit 23, the control unit 21 of the facility terminal 2 displays an animation such that the coupon image moves out of the screen of the operation display unit 23 You may On the other hand, the control unit 31 of the user terminal 3 moves the coupon image from outside the screen of the operation display unit 33 into the screen at the timing when the coupon image moves outside the screen of the operation display unit 23 of the facility terminal 2 You may perform such animation display. Such animation display makes it easier to understand that the electronic coupon has been distributed from the facility terminal 2 to the user terminal 3.

<Step S16>
In step S16, the control unit 21 determines whether a predetermined recovery operation has been performed. For example, when the recovery key (not shown) included in the facility-side menu screen is operated, the control unit 21 determines that the recovery operation has been performed. When it is determined that the recovery operation has been performed (S16: Yes), the process proceeds to step S17. On the other hand, when it is determined that the recovery operation is not performed (S16: No), the process returns to the step S11.

<Step S17>
In step S17, the control unit 21 recovers the electronic coupon from the user terminal 3. That is, the control unit 21 receives the information of the electronic coupon selected in the user terminal 3 in step S25 described later from the user terminal 3 through near-field wireless communication through the communication I / F 24. At this time, the control unit 21 refers to the "facility ID" included in the information of the electronic coupon received from the user terminal 3, and corresponds to the specific facility (that is, the facility where the facility terminal 2 is installed). Only the coupon is collected from the user terminal 3. The process of step S17 is performed by the collection processing unit 213 of the control unit 21.

  When the electronic coupon is collected from the user terminal 3, the control unit 21 (collation processing unit 218) may determine the presence or absence of unauthorized use of the electronic coupon. For example, when the “coupon ID” of the electronic coupon collected from the user terminal 3 does not match any of the “coupon ID” included in the distributed coupon information D2, the control unit 21 (collation processing unit 218) It may be determined that the electronic coupon has been tampered with. The control unit 21 (collation processing unit 218 and identification information acquisition processing unit 219) receives the identification information of the user terminal 3 when the electronic coupon is collected from the user terminal 3, and the identification information of the user terminal 3 If the “distribution destination” included in the distributed coupon information D2 does not match, it may be determined that the electronic coupon has been tampered with. As will be described later, when an electronic coupon is transferred from one user terminal 3 to another user terminal 3, the identification information of the user terminal 3 that has received the electronic coupon and the distributed coupon information D2 It will not match the included "Distribution destination". Therefore, even if the identification information of the user terminal 3 and the “distribution destination” included in the distributed coupon information D2 do not match, the control unit 21 (collation processing unit 218) can collect the electronic data collected from the user terminal 3 If the “distribution destination” of the coupon matches the “distribution destination” included in the distributed coupon information D2, it may be determined that the electronic coupon has not been used illegally.

<Step S18>
In step S18, the control unit 21 presents the amount billed to the user according to the benefit contents of the electronic coupon collected in step S17. For example, the control unit 21 causes the operation display unit 23 to display a bill amount screen P13 as shown in FIG. The billed amount screen P13 displays an input field for inputting the billed amount before applying the electronic coupon, and the benefit contents of the electronic coupon. When the billed amount before application of the electronic coupon is input in the input field by the user operation on the billed amount screen P13, the billed amount after application of the electronic coupon is calculated and displayed on the billed amount screen P13. The processing of step S18 is executed by the amount acquisition processing unit 214, the amount change processing unit 215, and the presentation processing unit 216 of the control unit 21.

<Step S19>
In step S19, the control unit 21 distributes another electronic coupon to the user terminal 3 according to the electronic coupon collected from the user terminal 3 in step S17, as necessary. Specifically, the control unit 21 determines the “next coupon” corresponding to the electronic coupon collected from the user terminal 3 in step S17 based on the distributed coupon information D2. Then, when the “next coupon” corresponding to the collected electronic coupon is set, the control unit 21 automatically distributes the electronic coupon corresponding to the “next coupon” to the user terminal 3 . For example, when the electronic coupon collected from the user terminal 3 is “coupon C2” shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 21 distributes “coupon C3” to the user terminal 3. When the electronic coupon collected from the user terminal 3 is “coupon C3” shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 21 distributes “coupon C3” to the user terminal 3 again. Thus, in the present embodiment, when a certain electronic coupon is collected from the user terminal 3, another electronic coupon previously associated with the collected electronic coupon, or the same electronic coupon as the collected electronic coupon It can be distributed to the user terminal 3 automatically. If the “next coupon” corresponding to the collected electronic coupon is not set, the control unit 21 does not distribute the electronic coupon to the user terminal 3. Then, the process returns to the step S11. The processing of step S19 is executed by the distribution processing unit 212 of the control unit 21.

[User terminal processing]
Next, user terminal processing performed by the control unit 31 of the user terminal 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. For example, when execution of the user terminal program is instructed by the user of the user terminal 3 (for example, a user of a restaurant), the control unit 31 starts execution of the user terminal process. The user terminal process may be terminated halfway by a predetermined operation of the user terminal 3.

  The present invention can be grasped as an invention of a privilege information management method that executes one or more steps included in the facility terminal process and the user terminal process, and is included in the facility terminal process and the user terminal process. One or more steps may be omitted as appropriate. In addition, each step in the said plant | facility terminal process and the said user terminal process may differ in the execution order in the range which produces the same effect. Furthermore, although the case where each step in the said facility terminal process is performed by the control part 21 here, and each step in the said user terminal process is performed by the control part 31 is mentioned as an example and demonstrated, the said facility terminal process or A privilege information management method in which each step in the user terminal process is distributed and executed by a plurality of processors is also conceivable as another embodiment.

<Step S21>
In step S21, the control unit 31 determines whether a predetermined acquisition operation has been performed. For example, when the acquisition key (not shown) included in the user-side menu screen (not shown) displayed on the operation display unit 33 is operated, the control unit 31 determines that the acquisition operation has been performed. Then, when it is determined that the acquisition operation has been performed (S21: Yes), the process proceeds to step S22. On the other hand, when it is determined that the acquisition operation has not been performed (S21: No), the process proceeds to step S24.

<Step S22>
In step S <b> 22, the control unit 31 acquires an electronic coupon from the facility terminal 2. That is, the control unit 31 receives the information of the electronic coupon selected in the facility terminal 2 in step S14 from the facility terminal 2 through near-field wireless communication through the communication I / F 34. At this time, as described above, the control unit 31 may perform animation display such that the coupon image corresponding to the electronic coupon moves from outside the screen of the operation display unit 33 into the screen.

<Step S23>
In step S23, the control unit 31 stores the electronic coupon acquired in step S22 in the storage unit 32. Specifically, the control unit 31 stores the information of the electronic coupon received from the facility terminal 2 in the storage unit 32 as the stored coupon information D3. In addition, the information of "facility ID" in the held coupon information D3 is received from the facility terminal 2 together with the information of the electronic coupon in the step S22, for example. The process of step S23 is executed by the user storage processing unit 311 of the control unit 31.

<Step S24>
In step S24, control unit 31 determines whether or not a predetermined use operation has been performed. For example, the control unit 31 determines that the use operation is performed when a use key (not shown) included in the user-side menu screen is operated. When it is determined that the use operation has been performed (S24: Yes), the process proceeds to step S25. On the other hand, when it is determined that the use operation has not been performed (S24: No), the process proceeds to step S28 (FIG. 7).

<Step S25>
In step S25, the control unit 31 selects an electronic coupon to be used this time from the one or more electronic coupons held by the user terminal 3. For example, control unit 31 causes operation display unit 33 to display a use coupon selection screen P21 as shown in FIG. 11, and selects an electronic coupon to be used this time according to the user operation on the use coupon selection screen P21. . On the used coupon selection screen P21, a list of electronic coupons held by the user terminal 3 is displayed based on the held coupon information D3. When the electronic coupon is selected through the used coupon selection screen P21, the information of the selected electronic coupon is transmitted to the facility terminal 2 by near field communication. At this time, animation display may be performed such that the electronic coupon moves from the operation display unit 33 of the user terminal 3 toward the operation display unit 23 of the facility terminal 2. That is, after displaying the coupon image corresponding to the electronic coupon in the screen of the operation display unit 33, the control unit 31 of the user terminal 3 displays an animation such that the coupon image moves out of the screen of the operation display unit 33 You may On the other hand, the control unit 21 of the facility terminal 2 moves the coupon image from outside the screen of the operation display unit 23 into the screen at a timing when the coupon image moves outside the screen of the operation display unit 33 of the user terminal 3 You may perform such animation display. Such an animation display makes it easier to understand that the electronic coupon has been collected from the user terminal 3 to the facility terminal 2. The process of step S25 is executed by the selection processing unit 313 of the control unit 31.

<Step S26>
In step S26, the control unit 31 invalidates the electronic coupon selected in step S25 (that is, the electronic coupon collected in the facility terminal 2). For example, the control unit 31 deletes the information on the electronic coupon from the stored coupon information D3. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the collected electronic coupon from being illegally reused. The process of step S26 is executed by the invalidation processing unit 312 of the control unit 31.

<Step S27>
In step S27, the control unit 31 acquires another electronic coupon from the facility terminal 2 according to the electronic coupon collected in the facility terminal 2 as needed, and stores the electronic coupon in the storage unit 32. . Specifically, when the “next coupon” corresponding to the collected electronic coupon is set in the facility terminal 2, the control unit 21 uses the facility terminal 2 to transmit the electronic coupon corresponding to the “next coupon”. The electronic coupon is acquired and stored in the storage unit 32. That is, the control unit 31 receives the information of the electronic coupon corresponding to the “next coupon” from the facility terminal 2 through the communication I / F 34 by the short distance wireless communication. And control part 31 makes storage part 32 memorize information on an electronic coupon received from institution terminal 2 as possession coupon information D3. Then, the process proceeds to step S28 in FIG. The process of step S27 is executed by the user storage processing unit 311 of the control unit 31.

<Step S28>
In step S28 in FIG. 7, the control unit 31 determines whether or not a predetermined transfer operation has been performed. For example, when the transfer key (not shown) included in the user-side menu screen is operated, the control unit 31 determines that the transfer operation has been performed. Then, if it is determined that the transfer operation has been performed (S28: Yes), the process proceeds to step S29. On the other hand, when it is determined that the transfer operation has not been performed (S28: No), the process proceeds to step S31.

<Step S29>
In step S29, the control unit 31 selects an electronic coupon to be transferred to another user terminal 3 from one or more electronic coupons held by the user terminal 3. For example, the control unit 31 displays a transfer coupon selection screen P22 as shown in FIG. 12 on the operation display unit 33, and should be transferred to another user terminal 3 according to the user operation on the transfer coupon selection screen P22. Select an electronic coupon. On the transfer coupon selection screen P22, a list of electronic coupons owned by the user terminal 3 is displayed based on the owned coupon information D3. When the electronic coupon is selected through the transfer coupon selection screen P22, the information of the selected electronic coupon is transmitted to the other user terminal 3 by near field communication. At this time, animation display may be performed such that the electronic coupon moves from the operation display unit 33 of the user terminal 3 of the transfer source to the operation display unit 33 of the user terminal 3 of the transfer destination. That is, after displaying the coupon image corresponding to the electronic coupon in the screen of the operation display unit 33, the control unit 31 of the user terminal 3 of the transfer source moves the coupon image to the outside of the screen of the operation display unit 33 You may perform an animation display. On the other hand, the control unit 31 of the user terminal 3 of the transferee starts from outside the screen of the operation display unit 33 at the timing when the coupon image moves out of the screen of the operation display unit 33 of the user terminal 3 of transfere An animation display may be made to move into the screen. Such an animation display makes it easier to understand that the electronic coupon has been transferred from the transfer source user terminal 3 to the transfer destination user terminal 3. The processing of step S29 is executed by the transfer processing unit 314 of the control unit 31.

<Step S30>
In step S30, the control unit 31 invalidates the electronic coupon selected in step S29 (that is, the electronic coupon transferred to the other user terminal 3). For example, the control unit 31 deletes the information on the electronic coupon from the stored coupon information D3. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the electronic coupon transferred to another user terminal 3 from being illegally used by the user of the user terminal 3 of the transfer source. The process of step S30 is executed by the invalidation processing unit 312 of the control unit 31.

<Step S31>
In step S31, control unit 31 determines whether or not a predetermined transfer operation has been performed. For example, when the transfer key (not shown) included in the user-side menu screen is operated, the control unit 31 determines that the transfer operation has been performed. When it is determined that the transfer operation has been performed (S31: Yes), the process proceeds to step S32. On the other hand, when it is determined that the transfer operation has not been performed (S31: No), the process returns to step S21 (FIG. 6).

<Step S32>
In step S <b> 32, the control unit 31 acquires an electronic coupon from another user terminal 3. That is, the control unit 31 receives the information of the electronic coupon selected in the other user terminal 3 in step S29 from the other user terminal 3 via the communication I / F 34 by near field communication. At this time, as described above, the control unit 31 may perform animation display such that the coupon image corresponding to the electronic coupon moves from outside the screen of the operation display unit 33 into the screen. The processing of step S32 is executed by the transfer processing unit 315 of the control unit 31.

<Step S33>
In step S33, the control unit 31 changes the benefit content of the electronic coupon (that is, the electronic coupon transferred from another user terminal 3) acquired in step S32 according to a predetermined change rule. For example, when the privilege content of the electronic coupon transferred from another user terminal 3 is "15% off", the control unit 31 predetermines "the discount rate decreases by 5% every time transfer is performed". According to the change rule, the benefit content of the electronic coupon may be changed to “10% discount”. Also, for example, when the privilege content of the electronic coupon transferred from another user terminal 3 is "500 yen discount", the control unit 31 determines that the discount amount is reduced by 50% each time the transfer is performed. In accordance with the change rule of “do”, the benefit contents of the electronic coupon may be changed to “250 yen discount”. The processing of step S33 is executed by the privilege information change processing unit 316 of the control unit 31.

<Step S34>
In step S34, the control unit 31 causes the storage unit 32 to store the electronic coupon acquired in step S32 (that is, the electronic coupon transferred from the other user terminal 3). Specifically, the control unit 31 causes the storage unit 32 to store the information of the electronic coupon received from the other user terminal 3 (the user terminal 3 of the transfer source) as the stored coupon information D3. However, as for the information on the "feature content" in the stored coupon information D3, the information on the "feature content" after the change in step S33 is stored. The process of step S34 is executed by the user storage processing unit 311 of the control unit 31. Then, the process returns to the step S21 (FIG. 6).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the electronic coupon is distributed from the facility terminal 2 to the user terminal 3 by near field communication. In addition, the electronic coupon distributed to the user terminal 3 is collected from the user terminal 3 to the facility terminal 2 by near field communication, and invalidated in the user terminal 3. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily distribute and collect the electronic coupon as if it were a paper coupon, and it is possible to suppress unauthorized reuse of the electronic coupon.

  Moreover, in the present embodiment, it is possible to transfer the electronic coupon from one user terminal 3 to another user terminal 3 by near field communication. Further, the electronic coupon transferred to another user terminal 3 is invalidated in the transfer source user terminal 3. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily transfer an electronic coupon between users (between user terminals 3) as if it were a paper coupon, and suppress unauthorized use of the electronic coupon by the transfer source user. It is possible.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the electronic coupon is collected from the user terminal 3 to the facility terminal 2, the facility terminal 2 can determine the presence or absence of unauthorized use of the electronic coupon. Therefore, for example, the presence or absence of unauthorized use of the electronic coupon can be determined only by short-distance wireless communication between the facility terminal 2 and the user terminal 3 without performing authentication processing by a server on the Internet. Thereby, the privilege information management system 1 can be realized with a simple configuration.

[Modification]
In the present embodiment, the case of distributing and collecting the electronic coupon has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention can also be applied to distribution and collection of any reward information having value, such as points, electronic money, electronic tickets, and the like.

1 privilege information management system 2 facility terminal 21 control unit 211 generation processing unit 212 distribution processing unit 213 collection processing unit 214 amount acquisition processing unit 215 amount change processing unit 216 presentation processing unit 217 facility side storage processing unit 218 verification processing unit 219 identification information Acquisition processing unit 3 User terminal 31 Control unit 311 User side storage processing unit 312 Invalidation processing unit 313 Selection processing unit 314 Transfer processing unit 315 Transfer processing unit 316 Benefits information change processing unit

Claims (15)

A privilege information management system comprising a facility terminal and a user terminal, comprising:
The facility terminal is
A generation processing unit that generates privilege information;
A distribution processing unit that distributes the benefit information generated by the generation processing unit to the user terminal by near field communication according to a predetermined distribution operation;
A collection processing unit configured to collect the benefit information distributed by the distribution processing unit from the user terminal by near field communication according to a predetermined collection operation;
The user terminal is
A user-side storage processing unit that causes the user-side storage unit to store the benefit information distributed by the distribution processing unit according to the distribution operation;
And an invalidation processing unit that invalidates the benefit information collected by the collection processing unit according to the collection operation.
Benefits information management system. The user terminal selects one or more pieces of privilege information to be collected by the collection processing unit from among the one or more pieces of privilege information stored in the user storage unit according to a predetermined selection operation. Further comprising a selection processing unit;
The privilege information management system according to claim 1. The benefit information includes information indicating an expiration date,
The invalidation processing unit invalidates the benefit information whose expiration date has passed among the benefit information stored in the user storage unit.
The privilege information management system according to claim 1 or 2. The facility terminal is
A billed amount acquisition processing unit that acquires a billed amount to the user of the user terminal;
An amount change processing unit that changes the charge amount acquired by the charge amount acquisition processing unit according to the benefit information collected from the user terminal by the collection processing unit;
And a presentation processing unit that presents the changed billing amount by the monetary amount change processing unit.
The privilege information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The benefit information includes facility identification information indicating a facility that has issued the benefit information,
The recovery processing unit recovers only privilege information corresponding to a specific facility from the user terminal.
The privilege information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The benefit information includes benefit information identification information,
The facility terminal is
A facility-side storage processing unit that stores benefit information identification information of benefit information distributed by the distribution processing unit in a facility storage unit;
The information processing apparatus further includes a verification processing unit that verifies privilege information identification information of the privilege information collected by the collection processing unit with the privilege information identification information stored in the facility storage unit.
The privilege information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The facility terminal further includes an identification information acquisition processing unit that acquires user terminal identification information of a user terminal of a communication partner of near field communication.
The facility-side storage processing unit stores privilege information identification information of benefit information distributed by the distribution processing unit in the facility-side storage unit in association with user terminal identification information of a user terminal to which the benefit information is to be distributed. ,
The verification processing unit includes privilege information identification information of privilege information collected by the collection processing unit, user terminal identification information of a user terminal of a collection source of the privilege information, and privilege information stored in the facility storage unit. Check identification information and user terminal identification information
The privilege information management system according to claim 6. The user terminal is
The system further comprises a transfer processing unit that transfers the benefit information stored in the user storage unit to another user terminal by near field communication according to a predetermined transfer operation.
The invalidation processing unit invalidates the benefit information transferred by the transfer processing unit according to the transfer operation.
The privilege information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The user terminal further includes a transfer processing unit that transfers benefit information stored in another user terminal from the other user terminal by near field communication according to the transfer operation.
The user-side storage processing unit causes the user-side storage unit to store privilege information transferred from another user terminal by the transfer processing unit according to the transfer operation.
The privilege information management system according to claim 8. The benefit information includes information indicating the content of the benefit,
The user terminal further includes a change processing unit that changes the benefit contents of benefit information transferred from another user terminal by the transfer processing unit according to the transfer operation.
The privilege information management system according to claim 9. The distribution processing unit distributes another predetermined benefit information to the user terminal by near field communication in response to the recovery processing unit collecting the benefit information from the user terminal.
The privilege information management system according to any one of claims 1 to 10. The distribution processing unit transmits different benefit information different according to the collected benefit information to the user terminal by short distance wireless communication in response to the recovery information collecting the benefit information from the user terminal by the recovery processing unit. Distribute,
The privilege information management system according to claim 11. The processor of the facility terminal
Generating benefit information,
Distributing the generated privilege information to the user terminal by near field communication according to a predetermined distribution operation;
Recovering the distributed benefit information from the user terminal by near field communication according to a predetermined recovery operation;
Facility terminal program to make it run. The processor of the user terminal
Storing the privilege information distributed from the facility terminal by near field communication according to a predetermined distribution operation in the storage unit;
Invalidating the privilege information collected in the facility terminal by near field communication according to a predetermined collection operation;
User terminal program for executing Generating benefit information,
Distributing the generated privilege information from the facility terminal to the user terminal by near field communication according to a predetermined distribution operation;
Storing the distributed benefit information in the user terminal;
Collecting the benefit information stored in the user terminal from the user terminal to the facility terminal by near field communication according to a predetermined collection operation;
Invalidating the collected privilege information at the user terminal;
Reward information management method including.

Images