KR100479756B1 - Method for managering Paper Gifts - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a paper gift certificate, and more specifically, to verify the authenticity and approval amount of the gift certificate at the time of acquiring the paper gift certificate, and to build an automatic response system by establishing a gift certificate lost and stolen database in order to protect the customer when the gift certificate is lost or stolen (ARS), Internet and VAN Merchant checker to establish a customer voucher lost / stolen system to check the system, when using the gift voucher duplication check system to check whether or not duplicate, triple monetary damage in advance, By requesting the voucher number to the issuer immediately upon receipt of the paper voucher, it is possible to manage the voucher number requested by the merchant for immediate cash payment upon purchase of the voucher and to manage the voucher number requested by the merchant and mutual management at the time of collection of the voucher. It relates to a gift certificate management method.

Description

How to manage paper vouchers {Method for managering Paper Gifts}

The present invention relates to a system for managing paper gift certificates, and more specifically, to verify the authenticity and approval amount of gift certificates at the time of acquiring paper gift certificates, and to establish a gift card loss and theft database in order to protect customers in case of loss or theft of gift certificates. By establishing a system for checking the loss / theft of gift certificates of customers and merchants through automatic response system (ARS), internet and VAN merchant checker, and preventing double or triple financial damage through the system to check the existence of gift voucher copies when using gift vouchers. By requesting the merchant to purchase the voucher number as soon as the merchant receives the paper voucher, it is possible to manage the voucher number requested by the merchant for cash payment immediately upon purchase of the voucher and manage the voucher number requested by the merchant and mutual management when collecting the voucher. Thing about management method of paper gift certificate All.

In general, a gift certificate is a fixed-value bearer securities that can be exchanged for a product, and the product handled by the issuer can be purchased within the amount stated in the recommendation.

Vouchers include vouchers issued by a single company, such as department store vouchers and shoe store vouchers, that can be used only by the respective companies, and vouchers that can be freely used within various affiliated companies, such as book vouchers or cultural vouchers.

A quick look at the distribution process of the voucher shows that the voucher buyer purchases the voucher at a value equal to the face value of the voucher or slightly discounts it and presents it to others.

The person receiving the gift voucher exchanges the gift voucher for the desired item at a store that can use the gift voucher.

On the other hand, a store that sells a product and receives a gift certificate presents the gift certificate to the issuer and receives the amount, thereby completing the distribution process of the gift certificate.

However, the vouchers distributed as described above are used to verify the authenticity of the vouchers by telephone to check the authenticity of the theft or loss, which may occur in the distribution process of the vouchers, and a manual description of the vouchers is required. In case of collection of gift voucher settlement through merchants, it takes a few days for the merchant to write a request to purchase a gift voucher and receive it again.In case of collection, it takes a lot of manual errors and errors. There was a problem.

Therefore, the present invention was devised to solve the above-mentioned problems. The present invention confirms the authenticity and the approved amount of the gift certificate when acquiring the paper gift certificate, and the gift certificate lost and stolen database in order to protect the customer when the gift certificate is lost or stolen. To establish a system for checking the loss / theft of gift certificates of customers and merchants through automatic answering system (ARS), Internet and VAN merchant checker, and double or triple financial damages through the system to check the existence of gift voucher copies when vouchers are used. By requesting the merchant to purchase the voucher number as soon as the merchant receives the paper voucher, the merchant can immediately settle the cash payment upon purchase of the voucher and manage the voucher number requested to the merchant for each merchant. Management method of paper gift certificate that we made possible Its purpose is to provide this.

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Paper voucher management method of the present invention for achieving the above object, in a voucher management method using a communication network: when acquiring a paper voucher, the customer connected to the management system using the communication network using the voucher unique number whether the authenticity of the voucher And a first step of confirming the approved amount; A second step of accessing a management system using the Internet or a communication network and inputting and registering a unique number of the gift certificate when the paper gift card is lost or stolen; In a state in which the lost or stolen gift certificate is registered, the affiliated store connects to the management system through a communication network to check whether the gift certificate presented by the customer is stolen or lost; A fourth step of confirming whether the gift card is stolen / lost by accessing the unique number of the acquired gift card after accessing the management system; A fifth step of immediately notifying the affiliated store that the stolen / lost gift certificate is confirmed when it is confirmed as the stolen / lost gift certificate; And if the gift card is not stolen / lost, the merchant purchases the gift card, requests settlement to the management system, and, in the case of the stolen / lost gift card, informs the customer of the sixth step. Referring to the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described. The paper gift card management system according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 1, the customer 10 when the acquisition of the paper gift card communication network 20 Check the authenticity and the approved amount of the gift certificate by using the unique number of the gift certificate by accessing the management system 10 through, and, if the gift certificate is stolen / lost, using the communication network 20 such as ARS, VAN, Internet network, etc. Check the authenticity of the theft / lost / replica of the paper voucher, or if the merchant 40 receives the voucher in exchange for goods and services from the customer 10, such as ARS, VAN, and Internet (20) is used to verify the authenticity, recovery and settlement of stolen / lost / replicated paper vouchers.

In the paper voucher management system of the present invention configured as described above, the customer 10 first connects to the management system 40 through the communication network 20 at the time of acquiring the paper voucher, inputs the unique number of the gift voucher, If the gift card is stolen or lost, the authorization amount is checked and entered into the paper gift card theft / lost / cloning authenticity check and collection / settlement management system 30 using the communication network 20 such as ARS, VAN, and the Internet. And, if notified, it is registered in the database of the management system 30.

As described above, when the affiliate store 40 receives the gift certificate from the customer 10 in exchange for the goods and services in the state of being registered in the database of the management system 30, the communication network 20 such as ARS, VAN, and the Internet immediately. Check the authenticity of the gift certificate received from the customer 10 by accessing the management system 30 that manages the paper voucher theft / loss / replication authenticity check and recovery / settlement to look up the unique number of the gift certificate.

By checking the authenticity of the gift certificate received from the customer 10 by accessing the management system 30 as described above, if the gift certificate is stolen or lost, the gift certificate is returned to the customer 10 and is a stolen / lost gift certificate. Let me know.

On the other hand, when the gift certificate is not stolen or lost by checking the authenticity of the gift certificate received from the customer 10 by connecting to the management system 30 as described above, the merchant 40 is the customer (10) Purchase a gift certificate from

Thereafter, when the affiliate store 40 connects to the management system 30 that manages the collection and settlement of paper gift certificates using the communication network 20 such as ARS, VAN, and Internet to the issuer, and performs a request to purchase the gift certificates, the management system The voucher settlement record is left for each affiliate store 40 in the database of 30 and may require settlement.

In addition, since a request for settlement is made for each gift certificate having a unique number that is not abnormal for each of the affiliated shops 40, a different number of checks can be made to the unique number for each affiliated shop 40 from the issuer's point of view.

Accordingly, by systemizing whether the paper voucher is stolen or lost through the network 20 such as ARS, VAN, Internet, etc., it provides the customers and merchants with instantaneous information on whether the paper voucher is stolen or lost, and automatically purchases the voucher for each merchant. Settlement / recovery through management can be easily performed.

In summary, when the paper voucher is acquired, the customer 10 checks the authenticity and the approved amount of the voucher by accessing the management system and inquiring the unique number of the voucher, and the customer checks the internet or ARS when the voucher is lost or stolen. The first process 100 for registering information such as a unique number in the management system 30 using a communication network 20, such as a VAN, and the paper vouchers lost or stolen in the first process 100 is registered. In the state, the merchant 40 connects the management system 30 to the management system 30 by using the communication network 20 such as the Internet or ARS, VAN, etc. for the loss and theft or reproduction of the paper gift certificate presented by the customer. A second process 200 for inquiring and confirming the number, and a third process 300 for managing the immediate settlement of the merchant for the paper voucher confirmed through the second process 200 and the collection of the gift certificate for each merchant.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first process 100 includes a first step 101 in which a customer connects to the management system 30 at the time of acquiring a paper gift certificate and checks the authenticity and the approved amount of the gift certificate, and A second step 102 of requesting the management system 30 using a communication network 20 such as the Internet or ARS, VAN when the gift card whose authenticity has been confirmed or not is checked in the first step 101, and the first step. A third step (103) for reconfirming whether the gift certificate requested for loss or theft in the second step (102) has been registered as lost or stolen; and if not registered as lost or stolen in the third step (103), the management system ( The fourth step 104 of re-registering in the stolen / lost database of 30) and the lost or stolen in the third step 103, the management system checks whether the lost / stolen registration of the gift certificate has been canceled. A fifth step 105 of discriminating and the fifth stage If the lost / stolen registration is not canceled in step 105, a sixth step 106 is waited until a certain period elapses, and after a certain period has elapsed in the sixth step 106, a gift certificate is presented to the customer. It comprises a seventh step 107 to reissue.

As shown in FIG. 3, the second process 200 includes a first step 201 where a customer requests goods and services and presents a gift certificate to a merchant, and theft of the gift certificate presented in the first step 201. Returning the voucher to the customer if the second step 202 checks the management system 30 through the communication network 20 for the presence or absence of the lost / lost gift card in the second step 202. The third step 203 for notifying that the gift card is stolen / lost, and if the gift card is not stolen / lost in the second step 202, the merchant purchases the gift card and requests the settlement system 30 to settle it. The present invention has been described in detail only with respect to the specific examples described, but it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. Belongs to the range is granted.

As described in detail above, the paper voucher management system and method according to the present invention confirms the authenticity and the approved amount of the voucher when acquiring the paper voucher, and immediately reissues a new voucher to the customer by reporting the customer when the voucher is stolen or lost. In addition, existing lost and stolen gift certificates can be trusted to customers and merchants by not allowing merchants to purchase them.It is possible to pay cash directly to merchants with gift certificates without theft / lost, and to manage the purchase of paper gift certificates for each merchant. This makes it easy to manage the collection and settlement.

1 is a block diagram of a paper gift certificate management system according to the present invention;

2 is a flow chart of a gift voucher theft / loss registration operation method of the paper voucher management method according to the present invention,

3 is a flow chart of a merchant voucher confirmation operation of the paper voucher management method according to the present invention.

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10: Customer 20: Network

30: management system 40: affiliated store

Claims (4)

delete In the method of managing a gift certificate using a communication network: A first step of acquiring the paper voucher by the customer using the communication network to check the authenticity of the voucher and the approved amount using the voucher unique number; A second step in which the customer who lost or stolen the paper voucher is registered by entering a unique number of the voucher by accessing a management system through the Internet or a communication network; A third step of re-confirming whether a lost or stolen gift certificate has been registered by accessing the management system; A fourth step of re-registering in the theft / lost database of the management system if not registered as lost or stolen; A fifth step of determining whether to cancel the registration by searching for a unique number of the gift certificate requested for loss / stolen, when the system is registered as lost or stolen; And If the loss / theft registration is not canceled in the above, if a certain period elapses, the management system is a sixth step of re-issuing the gift voucher to the customer; management method of a paper voucher comprising a. The method of claim 2 wherein the second step is Requesting goods or services from a merchant and presenting a gift certificate; In the above, the affiliated store accesses the management system through a communication network to check whether the gift card presented by the customer is stolen or lost, and checks whether the gift card is stolen / lost by querying the unique number of the acquired gift card; In case of being identified as a stolen / lost gift card, immediately notifying the affiliated store that the stolen / lost gift card is accessed; And If it is not the stolen / lost gift certificate, the merchant purchases a gift certificate to request a settlement in the management system, and if the stolen / lost gift card management step; consisting of a gift certificate. delete