KR20040016731A - Method and System for Managing Mileage Points - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method and system for managing points is provided to integrate and manage a bonus point system of an on-line and an off-line. CONSTITUTION: A bonus card is issued by an affiliated member company, distributed with a commodity of the affiliated member company. The bonus card discriminates the member company and includes a card authentication number capable of a bonus point being accumulated to a user who purchases the commodity. The user inputs the card authentication number of the bonus card using a user terminal(130) through the Internet(160). A point managing center(120) checks a commodity purchaser of the corresponding member company from the card authentication number inputted from the user terminal(130), charges the bonus point of the bonus card in an account of the user, and supplies a service for obtaining a cash point by utilizing the charged bonus card. A member company server(110) is operated by the member company, joins the user as a member, and links the user terminal(130) which is connected through the Internet(160) with the point managing center(120).

Description

Method and System for Managing Mileage Points

The present invention relates to a bonus point management method and system for integrating offline and online bonus point systems, and more specifically, to acquire cash points through a game using bonus points acquired offline and online. The present invention relates to a bonus point management method and system for providing a discount purchase and a cashback of a product using the obtained cash points.

Recently, due to the development of communication technology, the Internet has been rapidly developed, and the number of advertisement sites that advertise products of Internet shopping malls or member companies is rapidly increasing to purchase products through the Internet. These internet shopping malls and advertising sites recruit various member companies, provide services to sell or advertise their products through their Internet sites, and access to their sites in order to increase sales of each member company. By using a bonus point payment system that pays a predetermined bonus point to a customer who purchases a product or views an advertisement.

This bonus point payment system allows customers to access their site and click on a banner ad, product icon or link button placed on their site to view an ad or purchase a product. Bonus points can be earned, and customers can use the bonus points to purchase products or deduct a portion of the purchase price.

However, since these bonus points are compensated for a part of the amount used by the customer to purchase the product, it is necessary to continuously purchase many products to earn bonus points enough to purchase another product. Therefore, bonus points earned by the customer are very difficult to reach the level to receive a free gift or service benefits, and often fail to fill the necessary points. Therefore, the majority of customers do not earn enough bonus points, and will not give up the bonus points earned on them, giving up on points earning system to encourage customers to continue to buy products of the member There is a problem of weakening.

On the other hand, a bonus payment system similar to the bonus point payment system on-line described above is also implemented offline. The bonus payment system, which is performed offline, pays bonus points in the form of earning a certain amount of money purchased by a customer at department stores, etc., so that they are eligible to receive a gift or bonus when a certain point or more is reached.

However, customers have the perception that these schemes are not very helpful in actually getting discounts like the bonus points schemes that are implemented online, so offline bonus points schemes are very helpful to both sellers and customers. It is not.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a bonus point management method and system for integrating and managing offline and online bonus point systems.

Another object of the present invention is to use the bonus points obtained offline and online as seed money (Seed Money) to obtain cash points, and using the obtained cash points bonus point management method for providing a discount purchase and cash back of the product And to provide a system.

1 is a block diagram of a point management system according to the present invention;

Figures 2a and 2b is a view showing the back and the front of the bonus card commonly used in the point management system of the present invention,

3 is a detailed block diagram of a member company server shown in FIG. 1;

4 is a detailed block diagram of the point management center shown in FIG. 1;

5 is a detailed block diagram of a user terminal shown in FIG. 1;

6a to 6f are flow charts illustrating the operations performed by the point management system of the present invention;

7A to 7F are diagrams illustrating an interface screen provided in the point management center of the present invention.

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110: member company server 120: Point Management Center

130: user terminal 160: the Internet

200: bonus card 310, 410, 510: communication network interface

320, 420: Web Server 330: Member Information Database

340: Mileage Point Database

430: Card Information Database 440: Bonus Points Database

450: Cash Point Database 460: Game Management

According to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, a card authentication that is distributed with the products of the affiliated member, can identify the member company, and recognize the bonus points earned by the user who purchases the product Numbered bonus cards; A user terminal through which the user inputs a card authentication number of the bonus card through the Internet; From the card authentication number of the bonus card input from the user terminal to confirm that the buyer of the product of the member company, the bonus points of the bonus card to the user's account, the bonus points charged to the user's account A point management center that provides a service to acquire a cache point using And a member company server operated by the member company, wherein the user is joined as a member and links the user terminal connected through the Internet to the point management center.

According to another embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, a portion of the product price is deducted from the member company site operated by the member company using a bonus card provided to the user with the product sold by the member company offline Point management method of the point management center that provides a service for obtaining a cash point that can receive or use cash back or paid content, (a) the user is connected to the member company server through the Internet using his user terminal step; (b) performing member authentication of the user at the member company server; (c) linking the user terminal of the user who has been authenticated to the point management center via the Internet; (d) inputting a card authentication number on the bonus card to the point management center at the user terminal; (e) confirming that the point management center is a purchaser of the product of the member company from the card authentication number, and charging bonus points of the bonus card into the user's account; (f) providing a service for the member company server to deduct a portion of a product price of the member company or to obtain a cash point for using cash back or paid content at the request of the user terminal; And (g) increasing or decreasing bonus points accumulated in the user account in accordance with the service provision and accumulating the obtained cash points in the user account.

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

Prior to the description of the present invention with reference to the drawings, terms used in the present invention are defined as follows.

The Mileage Scheme or Bonus Points Scheme provides a percentage of the performance of a company's purchase of its products online in order to continue to encourage consumers to purchase its products. It refers to a system that allows a bonus to be paid for products, services, money, etc., or when purchasing a product of the same company in proportion to the accumulated points. In the present invention, the score is referred to as mileage point.

The bonus points used in the present invention are the same as the mileage points in that the points are provided free to the user who purchases the member company's products, except that the mileage points are provided online, while the bonus points are provided offline. Bonus points are also used as seed money to earn cash points in the present invention.

In the present invention, the cache point refers to a score obtained by using bonus points as seed money. Earning mileage points alone is very difficult to reach the level of service benefits, such as deducting the price of the product, so you can use bonus points to earn a lot of cash points in games with a chance of winning. When the cash points reach a certain level, for example, 10,000 points, the cash points may be used for a discount purchase of the product or exchanged for cash as in the case of mileage points.

The member company is a member of the point management center of the present invention as a member, and includes not only online member companies but also offline member companies. Online member companies include portal sites, shopping malls, community sites, game sites, and point operation sites. Offline member companies include manufacturers, consumer banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, This includes carriers, franchises and distributors.

Referring now to FIG. 1, a block diagram of a point management system in accordance with the present invention is shown.

The member company server 110 is an internet site managed by each member company affiliated with the point management center 120 for point management, and sells products to users subscribed to the member company server 110 while operating an online shopping mall online. In addition, as a reward for selling the product, the mileage points are paid to the user and accumulated in the user's account.

Products produced by member companies may be distributed offline and include bonus cards. The bonus card includes bonus points used for similar purposes as mileage points provided from member company server 110 online. A detailed description of the bonus card will be described with reference to FIGS. 2A and 2B.

The point management center 120 sells a bonus card 200 to each affiliated company for point management. The bonus card 200 sold by the point management center 120 to the member company is included in the product sold by the member company and distributed. The point management center 120 manages bonus points and cash points included in the bonus card 200 in association with the member company server 110.

In the present invention, the point management center of the present invention is required to purchase a large amount of bonus points to earn bonus points to the level that can receive the service benefits, such as deducting the price of the product provided by the member company server 110 ( 120) provides a service to increase the bonus points accumulated in the user's account. For example, the point management center 120 provides a game service having a winning probability to the user, and allows the user to acquire cash points while enjoying the game by using bonus points as seed money. When the user wins the game provided by the member company server 110, the point management center 120 is credited to the user's account cash points corresponding to the bonus points used in the game. When the cash point reaches a certain level, it can be used to deduct the product price of the member company or can also be used as a cash back, paid content provided by the point management center 120, for example, mobile phone ring service, fortune service, text message You can also use services and paid games.

In addition, when the bonus points used for seed money are exhausted, the point management center 120 converts the cash points into bonus points at a predetermined exchange rate, for example, a one-to-one exchange rate, upon the user's request, and vice versa. If you have a lot of bonus points, you can convert them to cash points. In addition, the point management center 120 converts the mileage points acquired from the member companies online to bonus points or cash points at the request of the user.

The user terminal 130 may be connected to the member company server 110 or the point management center 120 via the Internet 160 or the wireless communication network 170 and the Internet 160. A personal computer equipped with a browser, a mobile phone, or a personal digital assistant (PDA). The user is registered as a member of the member company server 110, and purchases a product in the Internet shopping mall of the member company server 110 through the user terminal 130, and earn mileage points for the price of the product in their account Can be. In addition, the user can purchase a product of a member company distributed offline, and can charge his account with bonus points recorded on the bonus card included in the product. Also, in order to acquire more bonus points, the user may charge more bonus points into his or her account by acquiring bonus cards through product purchases, banner advertisement viewing, event participation, membership registration, and the like.

Figures 2a and 2b respectively show the back and front of the bonus card 200 commonly used in the point management system of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the bonus card 200 is a kind of bonus point charging card which each member company distributes to the user free of charge when selling its product. The bonus card 200 is a one-time card made of paper or plastic material, and a card authentication number for identifying each member company and recognizing bonus points provided to the user who purchased the product is recorded. For example, in FIG. 2A, the bonus card 200 records a card authentication number of '1234-5678-1234-5678' and a method of using the bonus card 200 to recognize a member company with a bonus point of '200'. It is. The method of using the bonus card 200 is that the user who purchased the product sold by the member logs in to the member's Internet site through the Internet 160 → clicks the banner of the point management center → clicks the point exchange menu → enters the card authentication number → service Through the process of game play.

In the above description, the bonus card 200 has been described as being included in the product sold by the member company, but, alternatively, the bonus card 200 may be distributed by handing the bonus card 200 directly to customers who purchase the product offline. Alternatively, the card authentication number of the bonus card 200 may be printed and distributed directly on the product's packaging, box, product price tag or label.

The advertising image of the member company is printed on the front of the bonus card 200 illustrated in FIG. If you design a variety of advertising images of the bonus card 200 in a high sense, it may be spotlighted as a collection target by the user.

3 shows a detailed block diagram of the member company server 110 shown in FIG. 1.

The member company server 110 may be implemented as a personal computer or a workstation computer. The member company server 110 may include a communication network interface 310, a web server 320, a member information database 330, a mileage point database 340, and a controller 350. Include.

The communication network interface 310 operates a communication program connected to the point management center 120 or the user terminal 130 through a communication network such as the Internet 160.

The web server 320 provides a user interface to the user terminal 130 connected to the Internet site operated by the member company server 110, and the user terminal 130 is online to the point management center 120 through the user interface. To be connected.

The member information database 330 stores information of members who have joined the Internet site operated by the member company server 110, such as information such as a name, social security number, address, ID, and password, and the mileage point database 340. Mileage points for products purchased by a member in an internet shopping mall operated by the member company server 110 are accumulated in each member's account. Mileage points of members accumulated in the mileage point database 340 may be exchanged for bonus points or cash points in the point management center 120 at the request of the member, and the exchanged mileage points are members of the mileage point database 340. Is reduced in account.

The controller 360 maintains, manages, and operates the Internet site of the member company server 110 as a whole, and controls the network interface unit 310, the web server 320, the member information database 330, and the mileage point database 340. It manages and controls functions.

4 shows a detailed block diagram of the point management center 120 shown in FIG.

The point management center 120 may be implemented as a personal computer or a workstation computer. The point management center 120 may include a network interface unit 410, a web server 420, a card information database 430, a bonus point database 440, and a cash point database ( 450, a game manager 460, and a controller 470.

The communication network interface unit 410 performs a function of connecting online with the member company server 110 or the user terminal 130 through a communication network such as the Internet 160.

The web server 420 provides various user interfaces to a user connected to the point management center 120 through the member company server 110.

In the card information database 430, the card authentication number of the bonus card 200 is databased, and the bonus point database 440 accumulates bonus points included in the bonus card 200 at the member's request, and cash points The database 450 accumulates cash points obtained by using bonus points as seed money.

The game manager 460 provides a game service to members linked to the point management center 120 through a web page provided by the member company server 110. Each member acquires cash points while enjoying a game provided by the game manager 460 using bonus points obtained from the bonus card 200 included in the product purchased offline.

The game provided by the game manager 460 compares the number of digits selected by the member from the numbers 0 to 9 with the number of digits generated by the game manager 460 and scores points according to the number of matches. A number drawing game to acquire, a lottery game to record the winnings on one side of the lottery in advance, record the winning score on the masked picture of the lottery in advance, and obtain a score by scraping the hidden picture with a coin mouse, 6 numbers selected from 49 And 6/49 lotto game to obtain a score when all matches regardless of the order by comparing the six numbers generated by the game management unit 460, to complete the number in the horizontal and vertical or diagonal direction or to complete a specific shape Seek out bonus points you earn, such as bingo games, and shooting games where you score points by moving objects. This includes games that are used as money to guarantee a certain chance of winning. In this way, by providing a game that guarantees the odds of winning can help members to earn more cash points.

The game manager 460 includes a data receiver 461, a real-time winning number generator 463, a winning determination unit 465, a winning result notification unit 467, and a point manager 469.

The data receiver 461 receives data related to button input from the user terminal 130.

The real-time winning number generator 463 generates a winning number, such as a number, in a lottery game, a lottery game, a bingo game, etc., and the winning determination unit 465 generates numerical data and a real-time winning number generator selected by the user terminal 130. The winning numbers generated at 463 are compared and analyzed to determine whether to win.

The winning result notification unit 467 provides the winning result or the winning result determined by the winning decision unit 465 to the user terminal 130, and the point managing unit 469 receives bonus points and cash points of the members who win the game result. By notifying the controller 470 of the increase and decrease of the member, the point management center 120 allows the bonus points and cash points of the member to be managed.

The controller 470 maintains, manages, and operates the point management center 120 as a whole. The network interface unit 410, the web server 420, the card information database 430, the bonus point database 440, and the cash point are managed. Manages and controls the database 460. In addition, the controller 460 is linked with the member company server 110 to share a member account of the member information database 330 managed by the member company server 110. Accordingly, the controller 470 communicates with the member company server 110 aperiodically or periodically, whenever a member accesses the member company server 110 or whenever the connected member generates an event requiring charging and exchange of bonus points. The bonus points and cash points of the members accumulated in the bonus point database 440 and the cash point database 450 are updated.

In connection with the present invention, the bonus point database 440 and the cache point database 450 are established and managed to manage members' bonus points and cash points in the point management center 120, but these bonus point databases ( 440 and the cache point database 450 may be constructed and managed on the member company server 110 side instead of the point management center 120. In this case, the point management center 120 also has a function of frequently querying the bonus point database and the cash point database of the member company server 110 of each member company server 110 and exchanging points at the request of the member whenever necessary. It is possible.

FIG. 5 shows a detailed block diagram of a personal computer among the user terminals 130 shown in FIG.

The personal computer includes a network interface unit 510, an input unit 520, an output unit 530, a storage unit 540, and a control unit 550.

The communication network interface unit 510 includes a communication program for performing an online connection with the member company server 110 or the point management center 120 through a communication network such as the Internet 160, for example, a web browser and a wired / wireless modem. do.

The input unit 520 includes a keyboard and a mouse, and the output unit 530 includes a monitor and a printer.

The storage unit 540 includes a ROM and a RAM or a hard disk drive for storing a communication program and data.

The controller 550 generally controls the network interface unit 510, the input unit 520, the output unit 530, and the storage unit 540.

Since the mobile phone or the personal portable terminal of the user terminal 130 has a similar configuration to that of the personal computer except that the network interface unit uses a WP browser for wireless communication, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Operations performed in the point management system having the above-described configuration will be described below with reference to FIGS. 6A to 6F.

First, referring to FIG. 6A, a member purchases a product distributed by a member company offline and uses the user terminal 130 to use the bonus card 200 distributed with the product. The member company server 110 is accessed through the step (S601).

The member company server 110 provides a web screen (not shown) such as a homepage to the user terminal 130 and authenticates whether the user is a member of the member company server 110 by inputting a user ID and password. (Step S602). If it is determined that the user is not a member through a process of comparing whether the ID and password input by the user match the member information previously stored in the member information database 330, the process proceeds to step S603 and the member company server 110. Invite them to join you as a member. If the user does not subscribe to the member company server 110 as a member in step S603, the process is terminated. If the user joins as a member, the process proceeds to the next step S604.

On the other hand, if member authentication is made in step S602, the process proceeds to the next step S604.

In step S604, the member clicks an icon (not shown) linked with the point management center 120 on the homepage provided from the member company server 110 to receive the point management service serviced by the point management center 120. . When the corresponding icon linked to the point management center 120 by the member is clicked, the member company server 110 pops up the point management main screen of the point management center 120 as illustrated in FIG. 7A and displays the user terminal 130. ) (Step S605).

In the point management main screen illustrated in FIG. 7A, a card number input window 710, a point guide 722, a point status 724, a point exchange 726, and a point for inputting a card authentication number on the bonus card 200 are provided. A plurality of selection icons such as a charge 728, a plurality of game buttons 730 for selecting a game, and an execution button 740 for executing the selected game are included. In addition, the left side of the point management main screen of FIG. 7A includes various menus that a member can receive through the point management center 120 of the present invention, for example, a text message, a ringtone service, and a fortune of the day. These various services are items that can be paid using the cash points obtained by the member through the game provided by the point management center 120.

Next, the member inputs the card authentication number written on the bonus card 200 in the card number input window 710 using his user terminal 130 (step S606).

After entering the card verification number, the member can select his / her desired items in the point management main screen: point assistant 722, point status 724, point exchange 726, point charge 728, and multiple game buttons. Any item in the game by 730 can be selected (step S607), and the selected item can be executed (step S608).

A process of executing each item selected by the member will be described with reference to FIGS. 6B to 6F.

Referring to FIG. 6B, a process of executing a game selected by a member is described.

If a game is selected by the member, the game manager 460 of the point management center 120 provides the user terminal 130 with a pop-up window of the game screen selected by the member (step S612).

7B illustrates a screen of a game, for example, a number drawing game, provided from the game manager 460 to the user terminal 130. A background screen is illustrated on the drawing game screen shown in FIG. 7B, and a number selection window 750 and a start button 752 selected by a member are illustrated on the lower right side of the background screen. In addition, the reset button 754 in the number drawing game screen is used to cancel the number selected by the member, and the blank area 756 on the left side of the number drawing game screen may be used to display a banner advertisement such as a member company.

Then, the member executes the game provided by the game management unit 460 (step S614).

The execution process of the game serviced to the member in the game manager 460 is described as follows. As described above, when a member selects a plurality of numbers, for example, seven numbers from 0 to 9 in the number selection window 750, the number drawing game is transferred to the data receiving unit 461 of the game manager 460. In the real-time winning number generator 463 of the game manager 460, a seven-digit number is generated. The seven digits selected by the member and the seven digits generated by the real-time winning number generation unit 463 are compared in the winning determination unit 465 to determine whether to win or lose. The winning result or the winning result determined by the winning decision unit 465 is provided to the user terminal 130 through the winning result notification unit 467. The winning result in the game refers to the acquisition of cash points, and the winning result in the game refers to the reduction of bonus points.

Therefore, if the winning decision unit 465 wins the game and the score is obtained, the process proceeds to step S618 and, conversely, if the game is won, the process proceeds to step S620.

In operation S618, the point manager 469 of the game manager 460 notifies the controller 470 of the fact that the member wins the prize, and the controller 470 causes the cash point corresponding to the score to be obtained. Accumulate in the member account of 450).

On the other hand, in step S620, the point manager 469 of the game manager 460 notifies the controller 470 of the member's failure, so that the controller 470 has bonus points corresponding to the seed money used in the game. To be deducted from the member account of the bonus point database 440.

Then, the member presses the end button 758 in the game screen window (step S622), and the process returns to step S607 in Fig. 6A (step S624).

Referring to FIG. 6C, a process performed when the icon of the point assistant 722 is selected by the member is described.

When the icon of the point assistant 722 is selected by the member, the point management center 120 provides the point usage guide screen to the user terminal 130 as illustrated in FIG. 7C (step S632).

The point usage guide screen illustrated in FIG. 7C provides a detailed description of a concept of a score obtained through a game in the point management center 120, a method of obtaining a score, a method of using the acquired score, and the like.

The member who read the point usage guide screen is returned to step S607 of FIG. 6A by pressing the end button 758 arranged at the top of the screen (step S636).

Referring to FIG. 6D, a process performed when an icon of the point status 724 is selected by the member will be described.

If the icon of the point status 724 is selected by the member, the point management center 120 provides the point status screen to the user terminal 130 as illustrated in FIG. 7D (step S642).

In the point status screen illustrated in FIG. 7D, bonus points and cash points accumulated in member accounts of the bonus point database 440 and the cash point database 450 are displayed as numbers.

The member who has confirmed the points accumulated in his account from the point status screen is returned to step S607 of FIG. 6A by pressing the end button 770 arranged at the top of the screen (step S646).

Referring to FIG. 6E, a process performed when an icon of point exchange 726 is selected by a member is described.

If the icon of the point exchange 726 is selected by the member, the point management center 120 provides the point exchange screen as illustrated in FIG. 7E to the user terminal 130 (step S652).

Point exchange means to exchange the member's mileage points in the member's account with bonus points or cash points, or the bonus points and cash points for mileage points.

The point exchange screen of FIG. 7E describes the exchange of mileage points of member companies according to the point exchange rate. The point exchange rate is the amount of cash points corresponding to one mileage point or bonus point unit, that is, the exchange unit, which may be set in advance according to the value of bonus points provided by the member, or the rate of change in combination with the member's point transaction result. Can also be set to.

When a member's mileage points are exchanged for bonus points from the point exchange screen, the point management center 120 updates the member's account in the bonus point database 440 and changes the mileage points used to exchange the bonus points. Notify the member company server 110.

A member who has exchanged points from the point exchange screen is returned to step S607 of FIG. 6A by pressing the end button 780 arranged at the top of the screen (step S658).

Referring to FIG. 6F, a process performed when the icon of the point charge 728 is selected by the member is described.

If the icon of the point charging 728 is selected by the member, the point management center 120 provides the user terminal 130 with the point exchange screen as illustrated in FIG. 7F (step S662).

Rewarding points is to earn bonus points in the member's own account in the bonus point database 440 of the point management center 120 by entering the authentication card authentication number on the bonus card 200.

In the point charging screen of FIG. 7E, a card number input window 790 for inputting an authentication card authentication number written on the bonus card 200 is illustrated. If the card authentication number is entered in the card number input window 790, the point management center 120 performs the authentication of the card authentication number with reference to the card information database 430 (step S664).

When the authentication of the card authentication number is completed, the point management center 120 updates the bonus points of the member account in the bonus point database 440 (step S666).

The member who charged the bonus point from the point charging screen is returned to step S607 of FIG. 6A by pressing the end button 792 arranged at the top of the screen (step S670).

When the cash points acquired by the member reach a certain value, for example, when the cash points correspond to 10,000 points, the member may pay cash points or exchange items purchased through the member company site online. The member's Cash Points will be reduced as much as the member uses, and the cost of the Cash Points will be charged to each member company that sells the product, and will be rewarded later by the member company that applies the cash points and discounts the goods.

In the above-described preferred embodiment of the present invention, while using the user terminal 130, such as a mobile phone or a personal portable terminal has been described as participating in the game to obtain a cash point, using a different method, for example, using an answering system You can also participate in the game.

In the case of the answering machine, the user connects to the point managing center of the present invention by using a mobile phone or a landline telephone, and according to the prompt message of the answering machine constructed at the point managing center, a number game, an instant lottery game, 6/49 You can also enter numbers, such as lottery games, and check whether the winning through the voice guidance message.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical spirit of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention but to explain, and the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas falling within the scope of the present invention should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Therefore, as described above, the present invention can solve the user's dissatisfaction with the accumulated points, which had very few use opportunities, by integrating offline and online bonus point systems.

In addition, the present invention may utilize the bonus points obtained offline and online as seed money to accumulate more cash points, and the accumulated cash points may give the user the benefit of discount purchase of the product.

In addition, the present invention has an effect of increasing the sales of the member company by inducing a user to repeat the purchase of the member company products.

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In the point management system that integrates and manages the points acquired offline and online, A bonus card issued by an affiliate member and distributed along with the member company's product, the card identification number being recorded so as to identify the member company and recognize bonus points earned by users who purchase the product; A user terminal through which the user inputs the card authentication number of the bonus card through the Internet; From the card authentication number of the bonus card input from the user terminal to confirm that the buyer of the product of the member company, the bonus points of the bonus card to the user's account, the bonus points charged to the user's account A point management center that provides a service to acquire a cache point using And A member company server operated by the member company, wherein the user is registered as a member and links the user terminal connected through the Internet to the point management center. Point management system comprising a. The method of claim 1, And a service provided by the point management center to the user for obtaining the cache point is a game service. The method of claim 2, The cash point obtained through the game service is a point management system, characterized in that the point management server is credited with the bonus point is stored in the user's account. The method of claim 3, wherein The bonus point is a point management system, characterized in that used as seed money using the game service. The method of claim 4, wherein And the cash point and the bonus point are interchangeable at the point management center. The method of claim 5, wherein The bonus points are bonus points from the bonus card, banner advertisement viewing, event participation, membership in the point management center, bonus points exchanged from the cash points, or bonuses on product prices of the member companies purchased online. Point management system, characterized in that the charge by the point. The method of claim 1, And the user terminal is a personal computer equipped with a web browser connectable to the member company server or the point management center via the Internet. The method of claim 1, And the user terminal is a mobile phone or personal digital assistant (PDA) equipped with a swap browser that is accessible to the member company server or the point management center through a wireless communication network connected to the Internet. A service that allows a member's site operated by the member company to deduct a portion of the product price or to obtain cash points for using cash back or paid content by using a bonus card provided to the user together with the product sold by the member offline. In the point management method of the point management center which provides a, (a) the user accessing the member company server through the Internet using his user terminal; (b) performing member authentication of the user at the member company server; (c) linking the user terminal of the user who has been authenticated to the point management center via the Internet; (d) inputting a card authentication number on the bonus card to the point management center at the user terminal; (e) confirming that the point management center is a purchaser of the product of the member company from the card authentication number, and charging bonus points of the bonus card into the user's account; (f) providing a service at the member company server to obtain the cash points that can be deducted a part of the product price of the member company or use cash back or paid content at the request of the user terminal; And (g) increasing or decreasing the bonus points accumulated in the user account according to the service provision and accumulating the obtained cash points in the user account Point management method comprising a. The method of claim 9, In the step (f), the point management method characterized in that the service provided by the point management center is a game service. The method of claim 10, The bonus point is a point management method, characterized in that used as seed money using the game service. The method of claim 10, And the cash point and the bonus point are interchangeable at the point management center. The method of claim 10, And the bonus points are charged by bonus points from the bonus card, banner advertisement viewing, event participation, membership in the point management center or bonus points exchanged from the cash points. The method of claim 10, And the user terminal is a personal computer equipped with a web browser connectable to the member company server or the point management center via the Internet. The method of claim 10, The user terminal is a point management method characterized in that the mobile phone or personal digital assistant (PDA) equipped with a swap browser that can be connected to the member company server or the point management center through a wireless communication network connected to the Internet.