JP4357906B2 - Bad cash voucher processing system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a defective voucher processing system when sending a voucher to a voucher issuing company when a management number displayed on a voucher collected from a customer cannot be read accurately and data processing cannot be performed.

  Conventionally, for example, gift certificates, gift cards, travel tickets, meal tickets, beer tickets, ice cream tickets, book coupons, stationery tickets, etc., various types of cash vouchers with various monetary values have been issued and used for various purposes. Has been.

  Each of these vouchers displays a management number for managing the voucher for each piece. With these management numbers, what number of vouchers are currently issued and what number of vouchers has already been collected. It is possible to check the vouchers on the market by processing data such as

Such a system for performing processing for collecting or verifying authenticity of a voucher by mechanically reading the management number displayed on the voucher and collating it with a pre-registered management number is already known. . (For example, see Patent Document 1)
JP, 10-340368, A In general, a management number displayed on a cash voucher is often displayed in a state where it can be optically read by a machine, and it is read if the display portion of the management number is dirty at the time of reading. There are problems such as errors and incorrect data being input.

  For this reason, when the management number of the voucher is read, the number is read inaccurately due to dirt, etc., and this causes a double number with the same number to occur in the data of the management number of the voucher read by the machine There's a problem.

  In the case of a voucher issuing number, a cash voucher issuing company must obtain the actual number of the voucher with the management number and confirm the reason for the occurrence of the dubbing number. The store will send the voucher to the voucher issuing company.

  However, when sending the voucher with the double number from the store that received the voucher to the voucher issuing company, if the management number displayed on the voucher cannot be recognized due to dirt or scratches, what type of voucher is There is a problem that it is not possible to manage whether it has been sent to the voucher issuing company.

  Furthermore, when a voucher is lost in the middle of delivery, there is a problem that no data remains and cannot be confirmed.

  In addition to the misreading of the management number due to dirt, the cause of the double number is expected to be a cash voucher due to fraudulent acts such as counterfeiting and alteration, and it is necessary to investigate the cause in the shortest possible time .

  In other words, when the duplication number is generated due to forgery or alteration, it is necessary to make the countermeasures known to the related department in a short time.

  In addition, when a voucher is used at a store in a shopping street, it is not possible to determine whether the voucher is a genuine voucher or a counterfeit or altered fraud voucher. The current situation is that it is very difficult because of the more sophisticated alteration techniques.

  However, if counterfeit or altered fraud tickets are used, however, the fact that fraud tickets have been discovered can be confirmed as soon as possible, and fraudulent vouchers can be cracked down, There is also a problem that if there is no contact, there is a risk that damage such as secondary damage will spread.

  The present invention does not accurately read the management number of the voucher collected from the customer, and even when sending the voucher for confirmation to the voucher issuing company, it is sent with a temporary management number. In addition to making it possible to record and send an image of the voucher, even if the voucher is lost during delivery, it can be confirmed with the registered data, and there are many types of vouchers handled at the store. In this case, a defective voucher processing system is provided which can efficiently process the address written on the delivery medium of the voucher without making a mistake.

  The defective cash voucher processing system of the present invention manages a cash voucher collected from a customer by a communication terminal to which a cash voucher reading device and a printer are connected, and a management server that is communicably connected to the communication terminal via a communication line. A defective voucher processing system for performing processing for sending a voucher to a voucher issuing company when the number cannot be read correctly, wherein the voucher reading device reads an image image displayed on the face of the voucher An image image reading means, wherein the communication terminal transmits an image image read by the cash voucher reading apparatus to the management server, a temporary management number received from the management server, and address information of the voucher issuing company; Means for printing by a printer, and the management server temporarily adds a temporary management number to the image received from the communication terminal. Physical number generation means, means for associating the temporary management number generated by the temporary management number generation means with the image, and registering it in the cash voucher management information database, and the issuing company in which the destination information of the cash voucher issuing company is registered And a means for transmitting the temporary management number generated by the temporary management number generating means and the destination information of the voucher issuing company registered in the issuing company database to the communication terminal.

  In addition to the management number displayed on the cash voucher, the defective cash voucher processing system according to the present invention registers a temporary management number for defective cash voucher management in the database in association with the image image of the cash voucher, and sets the temporary management number. Since you can send a voucher using the displayed delivery medium, even if the voucher is lost during delivery, you can check what type of voucher was lost and manage it later with a temporary management number There is an effect that can be.

  Furthermore, even when there are many types of cash vouchers handled at the store, there is an effect that the address writing of the cash voucher on the delivery medium can be processed efficiently without mistakes.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining an outline of a defective cash voucher processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a system block diagram showing a system configuration of the defective cash voucher processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view of an example of a gift certificate, FIG. 4 is a plan view of an envelope in a state where an address mount printed by the defective money voucher processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention is pasted, FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of a processing system.

  First, as shown in FIG. 1, in a defective voucher processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention, a store 1 such as a store is provided with a communication terminal 4 to which a voucher reading device 2 and a printer 3 are connected.

  The voucher reading device 2 has a function of reading the image of the voucher 5 received from the customer, and the printer 3 sends the voucher to the voucher issuing company when a problem occurs in the voucher processing. It is provided for printing address information on an address mount 6 such as an address label.

  Further, the communication terminal 4 provided in the store 1 is communicably connected to a management server 8 installed in the management center 7 via a communication line 6.

  Normally, as shown in FIG. 3, an image 5 b such as a design number or a pattern composed of various designs is displayed on the cash voucher 5 by printing.

  The management number 5a displayed on the voucher 5 is displayed on the voucher in a machine-readable state such as a bar code or OCR so that a mechanical reading process can be performed.

  Data processing at the time of issuance and collection of the voucher 5 is performed by data deletion processing based on the management number, so if the management number displayed on the voucher becomes unreadable due to dirt or scratches, etc. Cannot be managed by such data processing.

  Therefore, when the management number displayed on the cash voucher cannot be read in this way, processing for sending the cash voucher to the cash voucher issuing company is performed using the defective cash voucher processing system of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cash voucher reading device 2 provided in the store 1 includes an image image reading unit 9 that reads an image of the voucher 5 as image image data, a storage unit 10, and a control unit 11. The printer 3 includes a printing unit 12, a storage unit 13, and a control unit 14.

  The communication terminal 4 includes a display unit 15, an input unit 16, a storage unit 17, a communication unit 18, and a control unit 19, and the image image data of the voucher read from the voucher 5 by the voucher reading device 2 The destination information and the like transmitted to the management server 8 via the communication line 6 and received from the management server 8 via the communication line 6 can be printed on the address mount 20 by the printer 3.

  The management server 8 installed in the management center 7 includes a communication unit 21, a temporary management number generation unit 22, a registration unit 23, a company information extraction unit 24, a temporary management number transmission control unit 25, A storage unit 26, a control unit 27, a voucher management information database 28, an issuing company information database 29, and the like are provided.

  The temporary management number generation means 22 has a function of generating a temporary temporary management number for newly managing a cash voucher when image image data of the cash voucher is sent from the communication terminal 4 to the management server 8. Yes.

  Further, the registration unit 23 relates the temporary management number newly generated by the temporary management number generation unit 22 and the image image data of the voucher sent from the communication terminal 4 to the management server 8 via the communication line 6. The attached function has a function of registering in the voucher management information database 28.

  In the issuing company information database 29, address information such as company name, zip code, address, signature of the voucher in charge, etc., which is attribute information of the issuing company for each of various vouchers, and images of the vouchers issued for each issuing company Image data and the like are registered in advance.

  Then, the company information extraction means 24 uses the image image data of the voucher sent from the communication terminal 4 to the management server 8 via the communication line 6 and the image image data of the voucher registered in the issuing company information database 29. Has a function of identifying the issuing company of the voucher and extracting destination information such as the company name, zip code, address, and the voucher responsible department registered as attribute information of the issuing company registered in the issuing company information database 29. is doing.

  Also, the temporary management number transmission control means 25 generates information such as the company name, zip code, address, and voucher department name of the issuing company extracted from the issuing company information database 29 by the company information extraction means 24 and the temporary management number generation. It has a function of performing control for causing the management server 8 to transmit the information of the temporary management number generated by the means 22 to the communication terminal 4 via the communication line 6.

  That is, the destination information such as the company name, postal code, address, voucher department name, and temporary management number of the issuing company is transmitted from the management server 8 to the communication terminal 4.

  The communication terminal 4 that has received the information can display the address with the temporary management number by printing the information received by the printer 3 on the address mount 20.

  For these printings, after printing on the address mount 20, the address mount 20 may be affixed to an envelope for enclosing a gold voucher, or such information may be printed directly on the address portion of the envelope. Also good.

  FIG. 4 shows an envelope 30 in a state where an address mount 20 displaying information such as an address is pasted using the system of the present invention. A temporary management number 31 is included in a part of the address mount 20. It is displayed.

  By enclosing the envelope 30 in a state in which the management number cannot be accurately read and sending it to the issuing company of the certificate, the image image data of the certificate in the state associated with the temporary management number 31 is stored in the certificate management database 28. Since it is registered, after that, inquiries and processing based on the temporary management number 31 can be performed.

  Next, the processing procedure of the defective money voucher processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.

First, the image of the face of the voucher 5 is read by the voucher reading device 2. (Step S1)
Then, the image data read by the cash voucher reading device 2 is transmitted from the communication terminal 4 to the management server 8 via the communication line 6. (Step S2)
The management server 8 that has received the image image data uses the temporary management number generation means 22 to generate a temporary management number. (Step S3)
Then, the temporary management number and the image data of the voucher received from the communication terminal 4 are associated with each other and registered in the voucher management information database 28. (Step S4)
Next, based on image data of the voucher image received from the communication terminal 4, destination information such as the company name, zip code, address, and voucher department signature of the voucher issuing company registered in the issuing company information database 29. To extract. (Step S5)
Then, the communication terminal 4 provided in the store 1 from the management server 8 via the communication line 6 with destination information such as the company name of the issuing company of the voucher, the postal code, the address, the signature of the department in charge of the voucher, and the temporary management number. Send to. (Step S6)
Next, the communication terminal 4 prints out the company name of the issuing company, the postal code, the address, the signature in charge of the voucher, and the temporary management number on the address mount 20 by the printer 3. (Step S7)
In this way, the cash voucher 5 is sealed in the envelope, and the address card mount 20 is attached to the envelope 5 and then sent, thereby sending out the cash voucher. (Step S8)
Therefore, subsequent management and inquiries of cash vouchers can be performed based on the temporary management number.

  The defective cash voucher processing system according to the present invention can be used in a system that performs processing based on a cash voucher.

It is a figure explaining the outline | summary of the defective money voucher processing system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a system block diagram which shows the system configuration | structure of the defective money voucher processing system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of an example of a gift certificate. It is a top view of the envelope of the state which affixed the address mount printed with the defective money voucher processing system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the defective money voucher processing system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 store
2 Gold voucher reader
3 Printer
4 communication terminals
5 gold vouchers
5a Control number
5b image
6 Communication line
7 management center
8 management server
9 Image image reading means
10, 14, 26 Storage means
11, 13, 19, 27 Control means
12 Printing means
15 Display means
16 Input means
18, 21 Communication means
20 Address Mount
22 Temporary management number generation means
23 Registration means
24 Company information extraction means
25 Temporary management number transmission control means
28 Gold voucher management information database
29 Issuing company information database
30 envelopes
31 Temporary management number

Claims (1)

When the management number of the cash voucher collected from the customer cannot be read accurately by the communication terminal to which the cash voucher reading device and the printer are connected, and the management server that is communicably connected to the communication terminal via the communication line, A defective voucher processing system for sending a voucher to a voucher issuing company,
The cash voucher reading device has an image image reading means for reading an image displayed on the ticket surface of the cash voucher,
The communication terminal includes means for transmitting an image image read by the cash voucher reading device to the management server, and means for causing the printer to print the temporary management number received from the management server and the destination information of the cash voucher issuing company. Have
The management server includes a temporary management number generating means for assigning a temporary management number to an image received from the communication terminal, and a temporary voucher that associates the temporary management number generated by the temporary management number generating means with the image image. Means for registering in the management information database; issuing company database in which the destination information of the certificate issuing company is registered; the temporary management number generated by the temporary management number generating means; and the certificate issuing company registered in the issuing company database Means for transmitting destination information to the communication terminal;
A defective cash voucher processing system comprising:

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