KR20020079145A - Oil providing system having on-line extempore lottery ticket function and the method for providing on-line extempore lottery ticket function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An oil supply system having an on-line instant lottery function and an on-line lottery providing method thereof are provided to improve the quality of a client service by having on-line lottery and game functions in proportion to an oil supply quantity of an oiler and providing a premium according to the lottery or game result. CONSTITUTION: An oiler(10) has a control unit(102) for generating a control signal according to a previously stored program, and a card reader unit(112) for sensing an inserted credit card and requesting the admission of an amount of settlement money. The oiler(10) includes a printing unit(118) for printing a winning receipt issued when winning a lottery, a general receipt issued when losing the lottery, and a certain coupon and providing the printed receipts and coupon to a client, and a multi communication card(120) for connecting to an external communication network(20) and transmitting and receiving certain data. A host computer(40) connects to the multi communication card(120) of the oiler(10) through the communication network(20), and transmits and receives on-line lottery data to the oiler(10).

Description

OIL PROVIDING SYSTEM HAVING ON-LINE EXTEMPORE LOTTERY TICKET FUNCTION AND THE METHOD FOR PROVIDING ON-LINE EXTEMPORE LOTTERY TICKET FUNCTION}

The present invention relates to a fueling system and an online lottery providing method of the fueling system having an online instant lottery function applied to a predetermined number of game functions by issuing an online lottery ticket according to the amount of oil of the customer.

In general, a fueling system for operating and managing a gas station is a computer network for intensively managing customers and merchants at the same time, and is equipped with a cash register.

Such a computer network is commonly referred to as a point of sales (POS) information management system, which is mainly installed in a supermarket, a convenience store, a gas station, and the like to manage customers using affiliated stores and affiliated stores.

An object of the present invention is to improve the quality of customer service by providing an online lottery function and a game function in proportion to the amount of oil in the existing gas tanker, and providing prizes according to the result of the lottery or the game.

Another object of the present invention is to increase the profits of gas station affiliates by displaying and providing a certain type of information on an existing gasoline or displaying a predetermined type of advertisement.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the lubricator with on-line instant lottery function according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a fueling system having an instant instant lottery function according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a flow chart showing the operation of the fueling system having an instant instant lottery function according to the present invention.

4 is a block diagram showing a screen state for issuing an online instant lottery applied to the fueling system of FIG.

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10: lubricator 20: communication network

30: POS system 40: HOST computer

102 control unit 104 solenoid unit

106: pump driving unit 108: status display unit

110 nozzle switch 112 card reader

114: currency recognition unit 116: touch screen unit

118: printing unit 120: multi communication card

122: button input unit

A first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is a conventional gasoline, a control unit for generating a control signal according to a program stored in advance, and the inserted credit card to detect the card recognition for requesting approval of the payment amount A currency recognition unit for detecting the amount of the banknotes and coins put into it; a winning receipt issued when the lottery is won; a general receipt issued when the lottery is won; and a printing unit for printing and providing a predetermined coupon to the customer; And a multi communication unit connected to an external communication network for transmitting and receiving predetermined data; It is to provide a fueling system having an on-line lottery function connected to the multi-communication unit of the fueling machine through a communication network and equipped with a host computer for transmitting and receiving online lottery data to the fueling machine.

A second aspect of the present invention provides a method comprising: a first step of displaying a video for guiding a user of a method of use; A second step of determining whether the payment means is cash; A third step of reading the inserted credit card information if the payment means is not cash; A fourth step of requesting approval of the payment amount from the credit card company which has been read; If the payment means is cash, a fifth step of recognizing the cash put into the fuel price; A sixth step of pumping oil provided at a predetermined position, and turning on the nozzle switch to open the nozzle; A seventh step of discharging and supplying a predetermined amount of oil through the nozzle, and displaying an oiling state on the touch screen; An eighth step of supplying oil corresponding to the charged fuel price and then closing the nozzle by turning off the nozzle switch; A ninth step of displaying, on the touch screen, a predetermined number of instant lotteries in proportion to the charged fuel price; A tenth step of guiding the prize history of the lottery; An eleventh step of visually revealing the hidden portion of the lottery by rubbing the instant lottery displayed on the touch screen by hand; A twelfth step of checking whether the instant lottery is won; When the instant lottery ticket is not won, the general receipt is printed, and when the instant lottery ticket is provided, the online lottery providing method of the fueling system comprising a thirteenth step of printing the winning receipt.

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

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the appearance of the lubricator having an instant instant lottery function according to the present invention, the gasoline nozzle (2a) is provided on the upper right front of the lubricator (1), the diesel oil nozzle in the upper left front (2b) is provided, and when this nozzle is pulled out, it spreads outward and it is comprised so that it may enter in when it is not pulled out.

The front center of the lubricator 1 is provided with an LED display unit 3 and a touch screen 4 for displaying and inputting predetermined information so as to visually recognize the lubrication state by displaying the lubrication amount and the lubrication amount. In this case, the LCD display unit may be mounted in place of the LED display unit 3.

Then, a bill detector 5 for sensing the amount of bills put into the refueling price, and a card detector 6 for inserting a credit card for payment of the refueling price is provided. At this time, if necessary, a coin detection unit for detecting coins inserted separately from the bill detection unit may be added, and the card detection unit may detect not only a credit card, but also a debit card and a traffic card. It can be changed according to the operator's policy.

In addition, a printing unit 7 for printing a winning receipt in case of winning the lottery and a general receipt in case of not winning the lottery is provided at the lower end of the front of the lubricator.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the lubricator having an instant instant lottery function according to the present invention, the fueling system of the present invention is connected to the lubricator 10 and the lubricator 10 having an online lottery issuing function is connected to the data communication Communication network 20 to provide a path of the POS system 30 connected to the communication network 20 to manage merchants and customers, and connected to the communication network 20 to provide online lottery to customers using gas stations It is configured to include a HOST computer 40.

Here, a detailed configuration of the lubricator 10 is as follows.

As shown in the drawing, the control unit 102 for generating a control signal according to a program stored in advance therein, the pump driving unit 106 for pumping oil stored at a predetermined position, and the operation state, letters, and numbers of the device are simply displayed. It is provided with a state display unit 108 made of an LED or LCD, and a nozzle switch unit 110 for discharging oil pumped from the pump driving unit to the outside.

In addition, the card reader unit 112 for reading the credit card for payment, the money recognition unit 114 for recognizing the inserted bills and coins, and predetermined information is displayed so that the user presses a predetermined position on the screen to select it. A touch screen unit 116 for printing, a printing unit 118 for printing predetermined information including a receipt, a multi-communication card 120 supporting a plurality of ports for matching with an external communication network, and a user It is configured to include a button input unit 122 for receiving predetermined information.

The above-described fueling system has described the form in which the on-line instant lottery function is embedded, but a separate device for the on-line instant lottery function may be manufactured and implemented in an external form.

The external online instant lottery device does not have a portion to perform the fueling function, but is provided with an interface for connecting to the gas tanker, the detailed configuration of the control unit, the status display unit, card reader unit, money recognition unit, touch The external online instant lottery unit is composed of a screen unit, a printing unit, and a multi-communication card. The external online instant lottery apparatus is connected to a host computer for transmitting lottery data through a communication network. Since the description is the same as that, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Referring to the operation flow of the above-described fuel system of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation flow of a fueling system having an on-line instant lottery function according to the present invention, and proceeds to a first step S310 of supplying a predetermined level of power to each component of the fueling system. In operation S320, an initial value of each component is loaded to perform initialization.

Next, after performing the third step (S314) of displaying a guide video including the promotion and guidance of the fueling system with an online instant lottery function (S314), the customer determines whether the means to pay with the fuel price is cash A fourth step S316 is performed.

If the payment is to be made by credit card, the fifth step (S318) of inserting a credit card to be settled is carried out, and then the number of fuel is provided on the touch screen by pressing the number button and the confirmation button. A sixth step S320 of processing authorization for credit card payment is performed.

On the contrary, if the payment is to be made in cash, the seventh step S322 of inserting a banknote or coin corresponding to the fueling price is performed.

Subsequently, in order to supply oil corresponding to the charged fuel price to the customer, a predetermined number of pumping operations are performed, and then an eighth step S324 of turning on the nozzle switch is performed.

After the ninth step (S326) of injecting and refueling all the oil corresponding to the paid fueling price to the customer's vehicle, and after the refueling of the customer is finished, the tenth step of turning off the nozzle switch to shut off the oil supply ( S328).

After the eleventh step (S330) of displaying the online lottery on the touch screen which is proportional to the fuel price paid by the customer, the twelfth lottery for guiding the user and the prize history of the lottery is performed. Step S332 is performed.

Swipe on the touch screen on which the lottery ticket is displayed for the customer by performing a thirteenth step (S334) for visually checking whether the lottery is won, and then performing a fourteenth step (S336) to determine whether the lottery is won. .

If the lottery is not won, proceed to the fifteenth step (S338) for printing a general receipt, and if the lottery is won, performs a sixteenth step (S340) for printing a winning receipt including a prize history according to the winning.

In this case, detailed contents of the awards may be changed according to a policy of a company that operates the detailed description. For example, if the prize history is cash, such as cashback (Cashback), the receipt contents will be changed, but if the prize history is a prize such as toilet paper, the receipt contents need not be changed.

On the other hand, with reference to the above-described online lottery in more detail as follows.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a scene of issuing the online lottery of FIG. 3, wherein the online lottery issuing screen 400 is an advertisement field 402 provided at a left middle portion of the screen to attract and display a predetermined video advertisement. And, the company name field (404) provided to specify the name of the gas company operating the gas company, the instant lottery column 406 to check whether the customer scratches on the touch screen screen, and the prize history at the time of winning the lottery It comprises a prize history column 408 for specifying the, and a gas station column 410 provided to specify the gas station name.

In the screen configured as described above, when the customer touches and rubs a finger on the instant lottery column 406 assigned to him, the hidden part of the contacted part is revealed, and visually confirms whether the instant lottery is won.

Such instant lottery tickets are provided in proportion to the amount of fuel paid by the customer.

For example, a gas station A provides 1 instant lottery ticket for every 10,000 won worth of gasoline. If a customer named Hong Gil Dong supplies 55,000 won worth of gasoline, he will provide 5 instant tickets.

However, instead of the above-mentioned lottery function, the following additional services may be provided.

1) game

For example, during the fueling time, a game is displayed on the touch screen, and when the customer wants to play the game, the game is given a number corresponding to the oiling amount of the customer, and a prize corresponding to the winning is provided.

In the case of providing a prize through the game service, as described above, it may be time consuming to lubricate at the customer's position, and it may be economically burdensome at the company's position, so it is preferable not to provide an instant lottery service. .

2) Advertisement

While the customer is lubricating, the advertisement of the content attracted is displayed through predetermined sales activities at a predetermined position including the instant lottery screen.

While refueling, the user is free, which can increase the level of focus and curiosity about the ad.

3) life information

While refueling, the touch screen can provide customers with living information including news, weather information, traffic information, and the like, so as to be free of charge.

The detailed form of the above-described additional service may be changed from time to time, and the detailed description is omitted since it is determined by the operator or the gas station.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present embodiment disclosed as described above has the following advantages.

First, the service quality can be further improved by providing a lottery ticket using the free oiling time.

Second, there is an advantage that can increase the viewer ratings compared to the existing advertising means by displaying information or advertisements useful at free fueling time.

Claims (3)

In the fueling system consisting of a gasoline for lubricating and selling oil, and a POS system for managing the gas stations connected through the gasoline and the communication network, The lubricator includes a control unit for generating a control signal according to a pre-stored program, a credit card inserted to detect a credit card, a card recognition unit for requesting approval of a payment amount, and a money recognition unit for detecting the amount of the inserted bills and coins A winning receipt issued at the time of winning the lottery, a general receipt issued at the time of winning the lottery, a printing unit for printing and providing a predetermined coupon to a customer, and a multi-communication unit for transmitting and receiving predetermined data connected to an external communication network. More and more, A lubrication system having an online lottery function, which is connected to a multi-communication unit of the lubricator and is provided with a host computer for transmitting and receiving online lottery data to the lubricator. In the fueling system consisting of a gasoline for lubricating and selling oil, and a POS system for managing the gas stations connected through the gasoline and the communication network, A control unit for generating a control signal according to a pre-stored program, a inserted credit card, a card recognition unit for requesting approval of a payment amount, a money recognition unit for detecting the amount of inserted bills and coins, and a lottery ticket Online receipt consisting of a winning receipt issued at the time of winning, a general receipt issued at the time of winning the lottery, a printing unit for printing a predetermined coupon and providing it to a customer, and a multi communication unit for transmitting and receiving predetermined data connected to an external communication network. The lottery function device is configured externally, It is equipped with an interface to connect this online lottery function device to a general fueling system having only oiling function. A fueling system having an online lottery function, characterized in that a host computer is provided for transmitting online lottery data to the online lottery function device through an external communication network. A first step of displaying a video for guiding a user how to use the video, A second step of determining whether the payment means is cash; If the payment method is not cash, the third step of reading the inserted credit card information; A fourth step of requesting the credit card company to approve the payment, If the payment method is cash, a fifth step of recognizing the cash input into the fuel price; A sixth step of pumping oil provided at a predetermined position and turning on the nozzle switch to open the nozzle; A seventh step of discharging and supplying a predetermined amount of oil through the nozzle, and displaying an oiling state on the touch screen; An eighth step of supplying oil corresponding to the charged fuel price, and then closing the nozzle by turning off the nozzle switch; A ninth step of displaying, on the touch screen, a predetermined number of instant lotteries in proportion to the charged fuel price; A tenth step of guiding the prize history of the lottery, An eleventh step of visually revealing the hidden part of the lottery by rubbing the instant lottery displayed on the touch screen by hand; A twelfth step of confirming whether or not the instant lottery is won; And a thirteenth step of printing a general receipt when the instant lottery ticket has not been won, and printing a winning receipt when the instant lottery ticket is won.