JPH0696293A - Point card processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the personnel expenses and the cost by dispensing with an operator and an input device such as a keyboard, etc., and also, to shorten the processing period of time by writing automatically a prescribed point in a point card. CONSTITUTION:To a CPU 11 provided with a ROM 12 and a RAM 13, a printer 14, a card writing part 15 and a card reading part 16 are connected. The CPU 11 controls integrally each input/output apparatus in accordance with a program stored in advance in the ROM 12, and in this case, inputted and outputted data are stored temporarily in a prescribed memory area of the RAM 13. The printer 14 prints printing data outputted from the CPU 11, the card writing part 15 writes the data outputted from the CPU 11 in a point card, and the data read by the card reading part 16 is inputted to the CPU 11. In such a way, a processing time at the time is imparting a point is shortened, and also, the point card processing system which does not necessitate an operator is obtained.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a point card processing system for giving points when a specific condition is satisfied during transaction processing and executing privilege processing based on the points.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In stores and the like, a service is provided to improve customer service and give a privilege according to the degree of contribution to the store. As one of the services, there is a system in which points are given to a customer according to a transaction amount and the number of visits to a customer, and a service ticket that can be exchanged for a product or the like is issued at fixed points. This system is composed of a point card carried by a customer and a point card processing machine for processing this point card.

In the conventional point card processing system, when giving points to a customer, an operator inputs necessary data such as a transaction amount into a point card processing machine during transaction processing.

[0004]

However, in the conventional loyalty card processing system, even when the customer gives a certain number of points every time the customer enters regardless of the transaction amount, such as at an event site, the operator can set a predetermined point. Had to enter points. Therefore, when there are a large number of visitors, it takes a long time to process points and the labor cost is required.

An object of the present invention is to provide a point card processing system which shortens the processing time when giving points and does not require an operator.

[0006]

The point card processing system of the present invention comprises a point storage section for accumulatively storing points and a data storage section for storing status data indicating the usage status of the point card. Data writing / reading means for writing and reading status data to and from the point card and the presented data storage section of the point card, and writing and reading of points to the point storage section of the point card Point writing / reading means,
Determination means for determining whether or not the state data read by the data reading means satisfies a preset specific condition; and point writing means when the determining means determines that the specific condition is satisfied A point card processing machine including point writing instructing means for instructing writing of predetermined points, and privilege processing means for executing privilege processing according to points stored in the point card. Is characterized by.

[0007]

The point card processing system of the present invention comprises a point card and a point card processing machine for processing the point card. When the point card is inserted into the point card processing machine, the state data stored in the data storage section of the point card is read by the data reading means, and whether the state data satisfies a preset specific condition or not. Is determined. When it is determined that the state data satisfies the specific condition, the point writing instructing unit instructs the point writing unit to write the points, and the predetermined points are written in the point card. The points written at this time are stored in the point storage unit of the point card.

The points stored in the point storage section are read by the point reading means, and if the points have reached a certain point, the privilege processing is executed. After that, the status data indicating the usage status of the point card is written in the point card by the data writing means. The status data written at this time is stored in the data storage unit of the point card. Therefore, the point card processor determines whether or not to execute the point writing process and the privilege process according to the usage state of the point card.

[0009]

1 is an external view of a point card processing machine in a point card processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. A card insertion portion 2 is provided at the front of the main body 1, and the point card presented by the customer is inserted. Inside the card insertion unit 2, a card writing unit 15 (see FIG. 2) for writing status data and predetermined points on the inserted point card and a card reading unit for reading the status data and points stored on the point card. 16 (see FIG. 2) are provided. Also, the main body 1
A ticket releasing unit 3 is disposed on the upper part of the printer, and a printer 14 (see FIG. 2) provided with a roll-shaped ticket paper (not shown) is provided below the ticket releasing unit 3. The ticket releasing unit 3 releases the service ticket printed by the printer 14 provided therein as a privilege corresponding to the granted points.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control unit in the point card processing machine. The printer 14, the card writing unit 15, and the card reading unit 16 are connected to the CPU 11 including the ROM 12 and the RAM 13. The CPU 11 centrally controls each input / output device according to a program previously stored in the ROM 12, and the data input / output at this time is temporarily stored in a predetermined memory area of the RAM 13. The printer 14 prints the print data output from the CPU 11, and the card writing unit 15 causes the CPU 11 to print.
The data output from the card is written in the point card, and the data read by the card reading unit 16 is input to the CPU 11.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of the storage unit of the point card presented to the point card processing machine.
The point card 31 is composed of, for example, a magnetic card, and magnetically stores data written from the point card processor. The magnetic stripe 32 formed on the point card 31 is provided with a data storage unit MA1 and a point storage unit MA2. The data storage unit MA1
The previous usage date data written from the point card processor 1 is stored as data indicating the usage state.

The point storage unit MA2 stores the point data written each time it is used.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure in the control unit. The CPU 11 waits for the point card to be inserted into the card insertion portion 2 (n
1) When the point card is inserted, the data reading section MA1 of the point card 31 in the card reading section 16 is inserted.
Read the state data stored in (n2). The status data includes the date of the previous use of the point card. Next, the CPU 11 compares the state data read in n2 with specific conditions set in advance,
Confirm that it is not the same as the current date (n3). n3
When it is confirmed that the point card was not used on the day before, the CPU 11 determines that the card writing unit 1
The point 5 is instructed to be written, and the process is executed. That is, the card writing unit 15 writes predetermined points on the inserted point card. The CPU 11 reads the points stored in the point storage unit MA2 of the point card 31 (n4), and adds the current point to this (n5). The CPU 11 writes this addition result in the point storage unit MA2 (n6). Next, the CPU 11
It is determined whether or not the number of points written in the point storage unit MA2 of the point card has reached a certain point which is the target of the privilege (n7). When it is determined in n7 that the read point has reached a certain point, the CPU 11 prints a service ticket in the printer 14 and issues it from the ticket issuing unit 3 (n8).
Further, the CPU 11 subtracts a certain point, which is the target of the privilege, from the point read in n6 to calculate the remaining point (n9), and writes it to the point card again by the card writing unit 10 (n10). After that, the CPU 11 writes the status data including the current date, place and the like to the point card and ends the processing (n11). Also, n
In 7, when the number of points written in the point card 31 has not reached a certain value, the process directly proceeds to n11.

In the above processing, n11 corresponds to the data writing means of the present invention, and n2 corresponds to the data reading means. Similarly, n5 and n10 correspond to the point writing means of the present invention, and n6 corresponds to the point reading means. Further, n3 corresponds to the judging means of the present invention, and n4 corresponds to the point writing instructing means. Further, n8 corresponds to the privilege processing means of the present invention.

As described above, according to this embodiment, when the point card is inserted into the card insertion portion, after confirming that the day when the point card was used last time is not the same day, the point card is automatically set to the predetermined point. Write points, and when the points reach a certain point, a service ticket is issued.

In this embodiment, the data storage unit MA
Although only the data regarding the date of use is stored in 1, the data regarding the use place may be included as the data indicating the use state stored in the data storage unit MA1.

[0017]

According to the present invention, since predetermined points are automatically written in the point card, it is possible to reduce labor costs and costs by eliminating an input device such as an operator and a keyboard, and to reduce processing time. It can be shortened. Further, by comparing the state data stored in the point card with a preset specific condition, it is possible to prevent fraud caused by the absence of an operator.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a point card processing machine in a point card processing system that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control unit in the point card processing machine.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a storage unit of a point card applied to the point card processing system.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the control unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1-Main body 2-Card insertion section 14-Printer 15-Card writing section 16-Card reading section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A point card provided with a point storage section for cumulatively storing points, and a data storage section for storing state data indicating a usage state of the point card, and a data storage section for a presented point card. Data writing / reading means for writing / reading status data to / from the point data, point writing / reading means for writing / reading points to / from the point storage section of the point card, and reading by the data reading means Determination means for determining whether or not the state data set satisfies a preset specific condition,
When the determining means determines that the specific condition is satisfied, point writing instructing means for instructing the point writing means to write a predetermined point and privilege processing according to the points stored in the point card are executed. A point card processing system, comprising: a point card processing machine provided with privilege processing means to be executed.