KR20080027698A - System and method for processing information and program recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for processing information, and a program recording medium thereof are provided to receive purchase details from a member shop, a service provider, or a VAN(Value Added Network) company, receive receipt image data scanned when a customer inputs receipts to the kiosk, and compare the purchase details with the receipt image data, thereby offering coupons corresponding to the purchase details to customers through a kiosk. An information receiver(110) receives receipt image data scanned by an ATM(Automated Teller Machine) and mobile terminal information of a customer. A receipt verifier(125) verifies the receipt by checking the receipt image data based on a serial receipt number and/or receipt date information. An information checker(130) sums up the amount of the verified receipts and checks coupons corresponding to the summed receipt amount. An information transmitter(115) transmits the checked coupons to a mobile terminal of the customer by using the mobile terminal information.

Description

System and Method for Processing Information and Program Recording Medium

1 is a view showing a preferred configuration of a gift giving system according to the present invention.

2 is a diagram of storage information stored in a storage medium interoperating with an information processing server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a gratuitous ticket providing kiosk according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating a process of providing a predetermined gratuitous ticket corresponding to a customer receipt (or receipt history) through a predetermined kiosk in an information processing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a process of providing a predetermined gratuitous ticket corresponding to a customer receipt (or receipt history) through a kiosk according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a diagram illustrating a system for providing a complimentary ticket according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram illustrating storage information stored in a storage medium interoperating with an information processing server according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a complimentary ticket providing kiosk according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a process of providing a predetermined free gift corresponding to customer card information (or purchase history information associated with card information) through a predetermined kiosk in an information processing server according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a diagram illustrating a system for providing a gratuitous right according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram of storage information stored in a storage medium interoperating with an information processing server according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

12 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a complimentary ticket providing kiosk according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a process of providing a predetermined gift certificate corresponding to a customer receipt (or a receipt history) through a predetermined kiosk in an information processing server according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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100: information processing server 105: interface unit

110: information receiver 115: information transmitter

120: information reading section 125: information authentication section

130: information confirmation unit 135: information storage unit

140: storage medium

The present invention handles (or manages) a customer store (or store) or service provider (e.g., a department store server, etc.) that issued the customer receipt or the customer receipt in order to provide a free gift corresponding to the customer receipt through a predetermined kiosk. Receiving the purchase history information according to the receipt from the VAN (or financial institution) to store in a predetermined storage medium, when the customer inserts or inserts the receipt through the kiosk, the receipt data scanned from the kiosk ( Or image data) to confirm authentication and purchase history of the receipt provided by the customer, and to provide the customer with a free gift corresponding to the confirmed purchase history through the kiosk. .

In recent years, large and medium-sized stores, such as department stores and discount marts, provide customers with gift vouchers, parking tickets, gift certificates, exchange tickets, coupons, tickets, etc. as part of a service to attract customers.

In particular, since the gratuitous ticket is mainly provided by the department store or discount mart through the gratuitous booth, the gratuitous ticket is not only causing congestion but also congestion. Increasingly, customers are likely to spend a lot of time trying to win free gifts.

On the other hand, automation equipment is a word originated in Turkish (or Persian), which means a large tent or a porch originally installed outdoors, and refers to a simple sales stand and a small shop.In information and communication, it is easily used by the public for unmanned automation of information services and tasks. It refers to an unmanned terminal installed in a public place so that it can be used.

The automation device, also called a multimedia station or a self service station, is generally applied by using a touch screen method to obtain information or to process tasks such as purchase, ticketing, registration, etc. A variety of peripherals, such as screens, card readers, printers, networks, speakers, video cameras, interphones, and detectors, can be used to provide user applications using the GUI.

Such an automated device has a push function to transmit an advertisement to a part of the screen, or to deliver a full-page advertisement or specialized information, and is effectively connected to the Internet or an intranet.

In addition, if a multimedia environment is established, a video conferencing system, scanning and screen sharing can be implemented, and a virtual reality and voice recognition function can be provided. In the United States, it is often used as a guide to customers in shopping malls, and is installed in Paris, France to guide shows and movies. In Korea, it is often used as an automatic teller machine (ATM), and it is also used in trade shows and professional meetings.

As such, the automated device can be used as a channel for providing various information and services, including banking, and is sufficient as a channel for providing various services (eg, free gift service, etc.) using customer receipts at discount stores, department stores, and marts. Deserving

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is that when receiving at least one receipt image data scanned from a predetermined automation device in a predetermined data receiving means, the at least one receipt image data in a predetermined receipt validity authentication means Confirming the validity of the at least one receipt, summing the receipt amount of the receipt for which the validity is verified by a predetermined information checking means, and confirming the gratitude right corresponding to the sum of the receipt amount, the predetermined data It is to provide the information processing method and system so that the transmission means for transmitting the confirmed command of the complimentary gift certificate to the automated device, or transmit the confirmed gratuitous gift to the wireless communication means of the customer owning the receipt.

An information processing system according to the present invention comprises: data receiving means for receiving at least one receipt image data scanned from a predetermined automation device; Receipt validity authentication means for verifying the at least one receipt image data by validating the at least one receipt image data; Information checking means for adding up the receipt amount of the receipt for which the validity is verified, and confirming the gratuitous right corresponding to the sum of the receipt amount; And data transmission means for transmitting the confirmed discharge command data of the gratuitous ticket to the automated device.

On the other hand, the information processing system according to the present invention comprises: data receiving means for receiving at least one or more receipt image data scanned from a predetermined automation device and predetermined wireless communication means specific information; Receipt validity authentication means for verifying the at least one receipt image data by validating the at least one receipt image data; Information checking means for adding up the receipt amount of the receipt for which the validity is verified, and confirming the gratuitous right corresponding to the sum of the receipt amount; And data transmission means for transmitting the confirmed gratitude right to the wireless communication means by using the unique information of the wireless communication means received through the data receiving means.

On the other hand, the information processing system according to the present invention, data receiving means for receiving at least one receipt information from a predetermined automation device; Receipt validity authentication means for authenticating the validity of the received information; Information checking means for adding up the receipt amount of the receipt for which the validity is verified, and confirming the gratuitous right corresponding to the sum of the receipt amount; And data transmission means for transmitting the confirmed discharge command data of the gratuitous ticket to the automated device.

On the other hand, the information processing system according to the present invention, data receiving means for receiving at least one receipt information from a predetermined automation device; Receipt validity authentication means for authenticating the validity of the received information; Information checking means for adding up the receipt amount of the receipt for which the validity is verified, and confirming the gratuitous right corresponding to the sum of the receipt amount; And data transmission means for transmitting the confirmed gratitude right to the wireless communication means by using the unique information of the wireless communication means received through the data receiving means.

According to the present invention, the receipt validity verification means is characterized in that the receipt unique number information and / or receipt date information to verify the validity of the receipt.

According to the present invention, the receipt validity authentication means, characterized in that to verify the validity of the receipt by checking whether or not the duplicate use of the receipt.

On the other hand, the information processing system according to the present invention comprises: data receiving means for receiving customer card information from a predetermined automation device; Information confirmation means for confirming a customer purchase history corresponding to the received customer card information and confirming a gratuitous ticket corresponding to the confirmed purchase history; And data transmission means for transmitting the confirmed discharge command data of the gratuitous ticket to the automated device.

On the other hand, the information processing system according to the present invention comprises: data receiving means for receiving customer card information and predetermined wireless communication means information from a predetermined automation device; Information confirmation means for confirming a customer purchase history corresponding to the received customer card information and confirming a gratuitous ticket corresponding to the confirmed purchase history; And data transmission means for transmitting the confirmed gratitude right to the wireless communication means by using the unique information of the wireless communication means received through the data receiving means.

According to the present invention, the gratuitous gift is characterized in that it includes at least one or more gift certificates, parking tickets, exchange tickets, coupons, tickets.

On the other hand, the present invention includes a recording medium characterized by recording a program for executing a function of the above-described information processing system constituting means.

On the other hand, the information processing method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving at least one receipt image data scanned from a predetermined automation device in a predetermined data receiving means; Verifying the at least one receipt image data in a predetermined receipt validity verification means, thereby authenticating the validity of the at least one receipt; Summing the receipt amount of the receipt for which the validity is verified in a predetermined information confirming means, and confirming a gratuitous right corresponding to the summed receipt amount; And transmitting, from a predetermined data transmission means, the discharge command data of the confirmed gratuitous voucher to the automated device, or transmitting the checked gratuitous voucher to the wireless communication means of the customer who owns the receipt. .

On the other hand, the information processing method according to the present invention comprises the steps of receiving at least one receipt information from a predetermined automation device in a predetermined data receiving means; Authenticating the received information at a predetermined receipt validity verification means; Summing the receipt amount of the receipt for which the validity is verified in a predetermined information confirming means, and confirming a gratuitous right corresponding to the summed receipt amount; And transmitting, from a predetermined data transmission means, the discharge command data of the confirmed gratuitous voucher to the automated device, or transmitting the checked gratuitous voucher to the wireless communication means of the customer who owns the receipt. .

On the other hand, the information processing method according to the present invention comprises the steps of receiving customer card information from a predetermined automation device in a predetermined data receiving means; Confirming a customer purchase history corresponding to the received customer card information in a predetermined information confirming means, and confirming a gratitude right corresponding to the confirmed purchase history; And transmitting, from a predetermined data transmission means, the discharge command data of the confirmed gratuitous voucher to the automated device, or transmitting the checked gratuitous voucher to the wireless communication means of the customer who owns the receipt. .

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings and description will be described in detail the operating principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. However, the drawings and the following description shown below are for the preferred method among various methods for effectively explaining the features of the present invention, the present invention is not limited only to the drawings and description below.

In addition, in the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to intentions or customs of users or operators. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the present invention.

In addition, preferred embodiments of the present invention to be carried out below are provided in each system functional configuration to efficiently describe the technical components constituting the present invention, or system functions that are commonly provided in the technical field to which the present invention belongs. The configuration will be omitted, and described mainly on the functional configuration to be additionally provided for the present invention. If those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, it will be able to easily understand the function of the components that are conventionally used among the omitted functional configuration not shown below, and also the configuration omitted as described above The relationship between the elements and the components added for the present invention will also be clearly understood.

1 is a diagram showing a preferred configuration of a gift giving system according to the present invention.

In more detail, Figure 1 is a merchant (or store) or service provider (eg, a department store server, etc.) that issued the customer receipt in order to provide a complimentary ticket corresponding to a customer receipt according to the present invention through a predetermined kiosk. Receives purchase history information according to the receipt from a VAN (or financial institution) that handles (or manages) a customer receipt and stores the purchase history information in a predetermined storage medium 140, and the customer inserts or inserts the receipt through the kiosk. When receiving the receipt data (or image data) scanned from the kiosk, confirming the authentication and purchase history for the receipt provided by the customer, the gratuitous ticket corresponding to the confirmed purchase history through the kiosk As for the information processing system to provide to the customer, the technical Persons having ordinary skill in the art will be able to infer the configuration of an information processing system for providing a free gift corresponding to a customer receipt (or purchase history) according to the present invention by referring to and / or modifying the present invention. Includes all the inferred implementation methods, and is not limited by the implementation method shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, a server (or device) for processing a predetermined free gift providing task based on a customer receipt (or a customer purchase history) according to the present invention in connection with the kiosk on the information processing system for convenience. It will be called.

The information processing system checks at least one kiosk provided at an affiliated store, a store, a department store, a mart, a shopping center, etc., and customer receipt scanning data transmitted from the kiosk, and corresponds to the customer receipt information (or purchase history information). It is characterized in that it comprises the information processing server 100 to confirm the gratuitous rights information (or code (or gratuitous rights provided instructions)), and to provide the confirmed gratuitous rights to the customer through the kiosk.

The information processing system may further include at least one affiliate store (or at least one affiliate store) providing receipt information (or purchase history information) to the information processing server 100 through a predetermined network means at a predetermined payment action of the customer. Store) or a service provider (eg, a department store server, etc.) or a VAN (or a financial institution).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the receipt information (or purchase history information) may include payment amount information, transaction approval information (or number), transaction merchant information (or code (or gratuity right providing command)), transaction merchant terminal information ( Or a code (or a free gift giving command), transaction date and time information, or receipt unique number information.

Referring to FIG. 1, the illustrated kiosk scans a receipt to be inserted or inserted from a customer having a receipt obtained at the affiliated store, and sends the scanned receipt data to the information processing server 100 through a predetermined communication network. Transmitting, and confirming (or extracting) the validity verification of the transmitted customer receipt and the gratuitous information (or code (or gratuitous gift providing command)) corresponding to the customer receipt (or purchase history) through the information processing server 100. After the operation is performed, the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing instruction)) transmitted from the information processing server 100 through the communication network is received, outputted to the customer, or provided to the customer wireless terminal. Characterized in that the transmission through the short-range communication, the kiosk for a more detailed description through the following Figure 3 It will be described.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the information processing server 100 is connected to at least one kiosk through a predetermined communication network, the communication network including a wired and wireless communication network.

For example, when the kiosk includes a payment terminal (eg, a credit authorization terminal (CAT), a direct debit terminal, etc. provided in an affiliated store), the communication network may include a value added network (VAN). If the kiosk is provided at a predetermined financial institution branch, the communication network may be a financial network.

Referring to FIG. 1, the information processing server 100 connects at least one kiosk and a communication channel for processing a free gift providing service according to a customer receipt details (or purchase details) according to the present invention through a predetermined communication network. The interface unit 105 to manage, the information receiving unit 110 for receiving customer receipt data (or image data) scanned from the kiosk through the interface unit 105, and received through the information receiving unit 110 Details contained in the customer receipt data (e.g., payment amount information, transaction approval information (or number), merchant information (or code (or gift voucher command))), transaction merchant terminal information (or code), transaction date and time information, Information reading unit 120 for reading receipt unique number information, etc.), and the customer receipt stored in the read receipt history and the storage medium 140. Comparing the details (or purchase history), and the information authentication unit 125 for authenticating the validity of the customer receipt, and if the validity of the customer receipt is authenticated, the customer according to the customer receipt details (or purchase history) Information confirmation unit 130 that checks (or extracts) the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right instruction)) that can be provided to the storage medium 140, and the verified gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuity right providing command) It is characterized in that it comprises a information transmission unit 135 for transmitting the)) to the kiosk.

The interface unit 105 connects at least one kiosk and a predetermined communication channel for providing a free gift corresponding to a customer receipt according to the present invention through a predetermined communication network, and maintains and manages the communication channel. .

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a communication channel connected and managed by at least one kiosk by the interface unit 105 is a communication channel connected between the information processing system and at least one kiosk through a dedicated communication network. Preferably it comprises a transaction protocol for transmitting and receiving at least one or more full text corresponding to the gratuitous rights providing service corresponding to the at least one customer receipt defined between the kiosk and the information processing server 100, the transaction protocol ( And / or a specialized structure corresponding to a transaction protocol) may be defined and used in various ways according to the characteristics of each kiosk and the platform characteristics of the information processing system, and the transaction protocol (and / or transaction protocol) adopted by the information processing system. On To which the present invention is not limited by the professional to meet structure).

In addition, the interface unit 105 may purchase at least one or more merchants or value added networks (VANs) or financial institutions through a predetermined communication network and purchase history information required when providing a complimentary ticket corresponding to a customer receipt according to the present invention. It connects a predetermined communication channel to obtain a, characterized in that for maintaining and managing the communication channel.

The communication channel connected and managed by at least one affiliated store or value added network (VAN) or financial institution by the interface unit 105 may include the information processing system and at least one affiliated store or value added network (VAN) or financial institution. As a communication channel connected through a dedicated communication network, according to an embodiment of the present invention, at least one customer receipt defined between the merchant or value added network (VAN) or a financial institution and the information processing server 100. It is preferable to include a transaction protocol for transmitting and receiving at least one or more telegrams corresponding to the corresponding gratuitous rights providing task, the transaction protocol (and / or specialized structure corresponding to the transaction protocol) is each merchant or VAN (Value Added Network) Or business characteristics of the financial institution and the information processing system It can be defined and used in various ways according to the platform characteristics to be configured, the present invention is not limited by the transaction protocol (and / or specialized structure corresponding to the transaction protocol) adopted in the information processing system.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a transaction protocol (and / or a specialized structure corresponding to a transaction protocol) corresponding to the communication channel may provide an encryption specialized transmission / reception function to provide a higher level of security. Thereby, this invention is not limited.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the transaction protocol corresponding to the communication channel may be defined and used as a traffic data method consisting of binary data in addition to the full text, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

The information receiving unit 110 receives scanning data (receipt data) for a receipt inserted or inserted by the customer from the kiosk through the interface unit 105, and customer receipt data received from the kiosk Is transmitted to the information reading unit 120.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the information receiving unit 110 may include a merchant (or store) that issues a predetermined receipt to the customer through the interface unit 105 or the receipt (or purchase history). Receiving the receipt history (or purchase history) information from a service provider (eg, a department store server, etc.) or a VAN (or a financial institution) that handles (or manages) a slip; (Or purchase history) information is stored in the storage medium 140 through the information storage unit 135 provided in the information processing server 100.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the information processing server 100 handles (or manages) a merchant (or a store) that issues a predetermined receipt to the customer, or the receipt (or a slip including a purchase history). It may be configured to further include an information storage unit 135 for storing the receipt history (or purchase history) information received from a service provider (for example, a department store server, etc.) or a VAN or a financial institution in the storage medium 140. have.

In addition, the information storage unit 135 is confirmed (or extracted) gratuitous information (or code (or gratuitous voucher command)) corresponding to the customer receipt data transmitted from the kiosk, sent to the kiosk and the kiosk When the free gift is provided to the customer, the free gift providing history is stored in the storage medium 140.

The information reading unit 120, the details included in the customer receipt data received from the kiosk (for example, payment amount information, transaction approval information (or number), transaction merchant information (or code (or gift coupon command))) , Transaction merchant terminal information (or code (or gratuity right command) command), transaction date information, receipt unique number information, etc.) is characterized in that it is read.

According to the method of the present invention, the information reading unit 120, the information authentication unit 125 to authenticate the validity of the receipt based on the read customer receipt history, and the information checking unit ( The scanned customer receipt data (image) is checked in order for 130 to confirm (or extract) predetermined gratuitous information (or code (or gratuitous gift instruction)) corresponding to the read customer receipt details from the storage medium 140. It is desirable to recognize letters or numbers included in the data) with high precision.

For example, the information reading unit 120 obtains a background color of the scanned customer receipt through color cluster classification, and when a predetermined ruled line is included in the customer receipt (eg, a ruled line interferes with a letter or number to be recognized). And the like, after extracting ruled line information, the extracted ruled line is removed from the character (or number) recognition target partial image, and the character (or number) region of the ruled line removed image is confirmed.

Thereafter, the reading unit restores a character (or number) area missing due to the rule removal in the character (or number) area of the recognition target image, and regenerates a character (or number) with respect to the restored character (or number) area. By binarizing and recognizing the image, the scanned customer receipt data can be read, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the information reading unit 120 acquires scanning data (or image data) of a receipt inserted or inserted by a customer as a color image, and converts RGB, color, luminance, and the like into color components or colors. It can be used as information to extract a background, ruled line, text image, or the like, or to obtain image data of a receipt as gray scale data, and to extract a background, ruled line, text image, etc. using the luminance as color information. do.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the customer receipt history read by the information reading unit 120 from the scanning data (or image data) of the receipt inserted or inserted by the customer is payment amount information and transaction approval information. (Or number), transaction merchant information (or code (or gratuity right command)), transaction merchant terminal information (or code (or gratuity right command)), and at least one transaction date and time information, the information reading unit 120 Customer receipt history read through the) is characterized in that it is delivered to the information authentication unit 125 or information verification unit 130.

The information authentication unit 125, the receipt details (for example, payment amount information, transaction approval information (or number), the transaction merchant information (or code (or code) read from the customer receipt data through the information reading unit 120 Free gift providing command)), transaction merchant terminal information (or code (or free gift providing command)), transaction date information, receipt unique number information, etc.), and confirms each item of the received receipt details, the read Payment Amount Information, Transaction Approval Information (or Number), Trade Merchant Information (or Code (or Gift Certificate)), Transaction Merchant Terminal Information (or Code (or Gift Certificate)), Transaction Date and Time, Receipt Unique Number Information, etc. It is characterized in that the authentication of at least one or more of the).

For example, when the authentication of the approval number (or receipt unique number) of the customer receipt details read through the information authentication unit 125 is performed, the information authentication unit 125 is the approval number read from the customer receipt (Or receipt unique number) by comparing the approval number (or receipt unique number) previously stored in the storage medium 140, and confirms the existence of a matching authorization number (or receipt unique number), by reading from the customer receipt An authorization number (or receipt unique number) can be authenticated.

In addition, when the authentication of the merchant code (or number) of the customer receipt details read through the information authentication unit 125 is performed, the information authentication unit 125 reads the merchant code (or read from the customer receipt) Number) and the merchant code (or number) previously stored in the storage medium 140, and confirms the existence of a matching merchant code (or number) to the merchant code (or number) read from the customer receipt. Authentication can be performed.

In addition, when the authentication of the merchant terminal code (or number) of the customer receipt details read through the information authentication unit 125 is performed, the information authentication unit 125 reads the merchant terminal code read from the customer receipt. Merchant terminal code read from the customer receipt by comparing the merchant terminal code (or number) pre-stored in the storage medium 140 with the (or number) to confirm the presence of a matching merchant terminal code (or number) (Or number) authentication can be performed.

According to another exemplary embodiment, when the storage medium 140 is not provided with the authentication information necessary for authentication of the read customer receipt, the information authentication unit 125 provides the information via the interface unit 105. Authentication of the receipt details with a corresponding receipt issuing (or handling or managing) institution, such as a merchant (or store) or service provider (e.g., a department store server that operates the at least one or more merchants (or stores)) or a VAN (or financial institution) Request authentication information required for issuance, or issue a corresponding receipt such as a merchant (or store) or service provider (e.g., a department store server that operates the at least one affiliate store (or store)) or a VAN (or financial institution) Handling or management) may request the receipt history authentication by sending the read customer receipt history.

The information checking unit 130, if the authentication is successfully performed for the receipt that the customer put into or inserted into the kiosk through the information authentication unit 125, and checks the payment amount item of the read receipt details, The gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing command)) corresponding to the confirmed payment amount information may be checked (or extracted) from the storage medium 140.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a gratuitous gift which is confirmed (or extracted) from the storage medium 140 and provided to the customer through the kiosk in response to the customer receipt details (or purchase details) is a corresponding amount (eg, It is preferable to provide differently according to the payment amount, etc., which is performed by referring to the predetermined free gift providing policy information previously stored in the storage medium 140.

For example, the free gift providing policy information stored in the storage medium 140 provides a one-hour parking ticket when the customer payment amount is more than 5,000 won and less than 10,000 won, and provides a two-hour parking ticket when the customer payment amount is more than 10,000 won and less than 20,000 won. If the customer payment amount is more than 20,000 won and less than 30,000 won, if the parking ticket is set to provide a three-hour parking ticket, if the payment amount item of the customer receipt details read by the information reading unit 120 is 15,000 won, the information The verification unit 130 checks the parking ticket (for example, two-hour parking ticket) to be provided to the customer in response to the 15,000 won with reference to the gratuitous provision policy information.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the customer provides at least two or more receipts to the kiosk, and the at least two or more scanned receipt data are received from the kiosk, the payment amount may be summed up. At this time, the information check unit 130 is characterized in that for confirming the gratuitous rights information (or code (or gratuitous rights provided command)) corresponding to the sum amount processed.

Referring to FIG. 1, the information processing server 100 receives receipt data (or image data) scanned at the kiosk in order to provide a complimentary ticket corresponding to a customer receipt through a predetermined kiosk according to the present invention. Confirming the authentication and purchase history of the receipt provided by the customer, and storing predetermined storage information required for the confirmation of the gratuitous right information (or the code (or the gratuitous right providing instruction)) corresponding to the confirmed purchase history. It is characterized in that the interlock with the storage medium 140.

In FIG. 1, the storage medium 140 is illustrated as interworking with the information processing server 100, but is not limited thereto. For example, the storage medium 140 may be provided in the information processing server 100, or may be provided in a predetermined storage medium 140 operating means interoperating with the information processing server 100.

2 is a diagram of storage information stored in a storage medium 140 that interoperates with an information processing server 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, in FIG. 2, on the information processing system shown in FIG. 1, the information processing server 100 receives receipt data (or image data) scanned at the kiosk, and An embodiment of the storage information stored in the predetermined storage medium 140 to check the authentication and purchase history, and interlock for the confirmation of the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing instruction)) corresponding to the confirmed purchase history. As one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, with reference to FIG. 2, in order to confirm gratuitous information (or code (or gratuitous giving instruction)) corresponding to the customer receipt details through the kiosk, Various storage information stored in the storage medium 140 may be easily inferred.

2, the storage medium 140, in order to provide a free gift corresponding to the customer receipt details according to the present invention, the purchase history information (or receipt history information), free gift information (or code (or free gift offer command)) ), Gratuitous provision policy information, gratuitous provision history information, and the like can be stored, the storage information stored in the storage medium 140 specifies that modifications, changes, additions, such as those skilled in the art in the process of implementing the present invention. do.

The purchase history information is scanned by the kiosk when the receipt is inserted or inserted into the kiosk shown in FIG. 1 in order to receive a predetermined free gift corresponding to the receipt possessed by the customer according to the method of the present invention. It is characterized in that the information that is the basis for providing the validity verification and the corresponding gratitude for the receipt to read.

The purchase history information may be provided from at least one of a merchant that issued the customer receipt or a VAN or a financial institution that handles the customer receipt.

In addition, the purchase history information, payment amount information, transaction approval information (or number), transaction merchant information (or code (or gratuity right providing instructions)), transaction merchant terminal information (or code (or gratuity right providing instructions)), transaction date Characterized in that it comprises at least one or more city information.

The gratuitous information (or code (or gratuitous giving instruction)) may be provided to the customer who inputs or inserts a receipt into the kiosk through a predetermined kiosk in the server shown in FIG. 1 according to the present invention (or Code (or a gift voucher command)), and the gift voucher preferably includes at least one of a gift certificate, a parking ticket, and a gift certificate.

According to the method of the present invention, the gratuitous gift is shown in FIG. 1 in response to a receipt issued by a merchant affiliated with the service provider or affiliated with the service provider for providing a gratuitous gift according to the receipt details (or purchase history) according to the present invention. It is characterized in that it is provided through a predetermined kiosk connected to the information processing server 100 shown through a predetermined communication network.

The gratuitous gift may be provided to a customer who inserts or inserts a receipt into the kiosk according to the gratuitous gift providing policy information.

The free gift policy information checks the free gift information (or code (or free gift offer command)) corresponding to the receipt details (or purchase history) provided to the customer by the information processing server 100 shown in FIG. Or extraction).

For example, the gratuitous gift policy information includes gratuitous gift information (or code (or gratuitous gift giving command)) that can be provided for a receipt issued by a particular merchant, and gratuitous gift information (or code that can be provided for a specific payment amount (or amount range) receipt. (Or free gift instructions)), or free gift information (or code (or free gift instructions) that can be provided for a receipt issued on a specific date (or date and time)).

The gratuitous gift providing information is provided as a basis for preventing duplicate use of the receipt in a process in which a predetermined gratuitous gift corresponding to the receipt details is provided to a receipt providing customer through a predetermined kiosk at the server shown in FIG. It is characterized by being utilized.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the gratuitous offer history information is received from a customer, scanned receipt information (or data (or read data)), gratuitous offer date information, and provided gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous offer) Command)) and the like.

3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a gratuitous ticket providing kiosk according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, Fig. 3 scans a receipt provided by a predetermined customer, transmits the scanned receipt data to the information processing server 100 shown in Fig. 1, and sends the received receipt data to the information processing server 100. Receiving the gratuitous information (or code (or gratuitous giving instruction)) corresponding to the receipt, the function of the presenting the gratuitous providing kiosk (KIOSK (300)) outputted to provide to the customer, the technology to which the present invention belongs Those skilled in the art will be able to easily infer the functional configuration of the free gift providing kiosk using the customer receipt details in connection with the information processing server 100 with reference to FIG. 3.

Referring to FIG. 3, the illustrated kiosk is basically a power supply for supplying power to the control unit 305, the screen output unit 310, the key input unit 315, the memory unit 320, the communication unit 355, and the kiosk. It comprises a device, it characterized in that it further comprises a scanning unit 350, the discharge unit 325 and the print output unit 340 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 3, a function configuration unit that performs each function of a kiosk that provides a predetermined gratuitous ticket according to the customer receipt details will be described in detail with reference to the information processing server 100.

The controller 305 of the kiosk shown in FIG. 3 includes a function configuration in which the kiosk is provided with at least one input / output instruction required for the kiosk according to the present invention to perform each function, and / or is connected to the kiosk. The control unit controls the overall operation of the kiosk, and manages the flow of information or data between the function units.

In particular, the control unit 305 transmits the customer receipt data scanned through the kiosk to the server on the network in accordance with the present invention, the authentication for the receipt and the gratuitous rights information (or code (or gratuitous rights provided) corresponding to the receipt) Command)), and to provide the customer with a free gift corresponding to the receipt according to the authentication result and free gift information (or code (or free gift providing command)) received from the server.

In addition, when the validity of the read customer receipt information (or details) is verified according to the present invention, the control unit 305 checks the gratuitous right corresponding to the payment amount (or receipt amount), and is provided to the automation device. Through the discharge unit 325 is characterized in that the identified gratuitous ticket is discharged.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the gratuitous coupon may be classified by the recommendation amount and stored in the storage unit 335, and the controller 305 may provide the gratuitous coupon corresponding to the payment amount (or the receipt amount) to the customer. Control the discharge unit 325 to provide (discharge).

For example, if the free gift is a gift certificate, and there are 10,000 won, 50,000 won, 100,000 won, etc., the 10,000 won, 50,000 won, 100,000 won can be stored separately in the storage unit 335 provided in the automated device.

In addition, if the amount of free gift to be provided to the customer is 40,000 won, the control unit 305 is not a gift voucher of 40,000 won, so the discharge unit 325 to discharge the four 10,000 won gift vouchers.

The controller 305 of the kiosk may include at least one processor and an execution memory (for example, a register and / or a random access memory (RAM)) including hardware (Central Processing Unit) / MPU (Micro Processing Unit) in hardware. A predetermined program routine and / or program including a bus for inputting and outputting predetermined data, and for providing a predetermined gratuitous gift to a receipt-providing customer from a predetermined nonvolatile memory device according to the method of the present invention. It comprises a bus (BUS) for inputting and outputting data and a predetermined electronic circuit (or integrated circuit) provided for this.

In addition, the control unit 305 of the kiosk is a program routine and / or program that is loaded into the execution memory from the non-volatile memory device and / or chipset by software and processed by the processor to perform a specific function As the generic term of the data (hence, in the present invention, a predetermined program routine recorded on the recording medium of the kiosk for the purpose of providing gratuitous rights according to the customer receipt details is illustrated as being provided in the control unit 305 for convenience). The control unit 305 is provided with a free gift and various additional functions to be implemented in the kiosk, and to control and manage the overall operation of the kiosk to realize the functions.

In particular, when power is input to the kiosk to perform a function of the control unit 305 for controlling and managing the overall operation of the kiosk, an operating system routine, a system management routine, and / or stored in the nonvolatile memory device System variables are loaded into the execution memory and computed by the processor to serve as variables for providing an operating system, a system management program, and / or a complimentary gift service.

In particular, in Figure 3, in order to provide the customer with a complimentary ticket corresponding to the customer receipt details in accordance with the present invention, a function configuration that can be processed in software using a predetermined program and / or code recorded on the recording medium An element (eg, a transmitter 365, a provider 370, a receiver 375, and a storage 380) is illustrated and described as being provided in the controller 305.

According to the method of the present invention, the memory unit 320 provided in the kiosk is a predetermined program routine (or code (or gratuitous right instruction) command) required for the kiosk to control the above-described functions and / or Program data (for example, information or data inputted and outputted when an operation by a program routine (or code (or gratuitous give instruction)) is performed), and the memory unit 320 is hardware-based EEPROM (Electrically). It is preferred to include at least one or more storage means including Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory and / or Flash Memory (FM) and / or Hard Disk Drive (HDD).

Here, a predetermined program routine and program data (for example, data input or output to perform a function of providing a predetermined gratuitous gift corresponding to the customer receipt details according to the present invention) stored in the memory unit 320 may be used. The above-described control unit 305 performs a predetermined control function.

To this end, the memory unit 320 has at least one piece of gratuity right information (or code (or gratuity right) that can be provided to the customer in response to a receipt that the customer inputs or inserts into the kiosk according to the present invention in order to receive a predetermined gratuity right. The offer command)) may be stored in advance, and the free gift card includes a gift certificate or a parking ticket or a gift certificate.

According to the method of the present invention, the gratuitous information (or code (or gratuitous giving instruction)) is the gratuitous information (or code which has been given a predetermined serial number) previously issued by a given gratuitous provider (or gratuitous issuer). (Or a complimentary gift instruction)), and the validity and duplicate use of the receipt provided by the customer to the kiosk, and the free gift information (or code (or a complimentary gift instruction)) corresponding to the receipt. When confirmed through the information processing server 100 on the network, the printing of the paper (e.g., the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right giving command)) to be provided to the customer) through the print output unit 340 is Available paper of a predetermined size) or the like, or through short-range communication (for example, RF communication, etc.) through the short-range communication unit 355 of the kiosk. Characterized in that provided to the customer wireless terminal.

In addition, the memory unit 320, according to the present invention, a predetermined gratuitous gift (eg, gift certificate, parking ticket, gift certificate, etc.) corresponding to the receipt provided by the customer to the kiosk is provided to the customer (for example, paper output or near field). And the like using a communication), the gratuitous gift details are further stored.

The storage unit 335, characterized in that for storing the gratuitous rights to be provided to the customer in response to the customer receipt information (or receipt details), the gratuitous rights that are stored in the storage unit 335 has a recommendation amount Gift certificate etc. are preferable.

According to the present invention, the storage unit 335 is characterized by storing the gratuitous gift (gift certificate, etc.) by classifying by the amount of winding.

According to the method of the present invention, the screen output unit 310 provided in the kiosk is the kiosk is a predetermined function (for example, by scanning the customer receipt and transmits the data to the information processing server 100 on the network) Receiving, from the information processing server 100, the validity authentication information for the receipt and the gratuitous right information (or the code (or the gratuity right providing command)) corresponding to the receipt, the gratuitous right information (or the code (or the gratuity right providing command)) ) To be output to a predetermined screen output means including a liquid crystal display (LCD) and / or a cathode ray tube (CRT) by the control unit 305 in the process of printing a printout) Outputting at least one information or data that is predefined or defined in real time through a predefined screen interface It features.

Here, the information or data predefined to be output on the screen in the kiosk, the key data input through the key input unit 315, and / or the information stored or generated by the components provided in the kiosk ( Or data), information (or data) transmitted / received through the communication unit 355, and / or at least one or more information (or data) corresponding to a predetermined operation result performed by the kiosk.

For example, the predefined information or data to be output on the screen may include gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right) corresponding to the customer receipt details inputted through the key input unit 315 or scanned through the scanning unit 350. Provide instructions)).

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the key input unit 315 provided in the kiosk may include at least one number key in a process in which the kiosk performs a predetermined function for a free gift providing service corresponding to the customer receipt details. And / or at least one information or data that is predefined or is defined in real time to be input from a predetermined key input device including a character key and / or a function key. Characterized in that the input, the key input unit 315 in conjunction with the key input device performs the function of the key input means provided in the kiosk.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the customer may include at least one receipt information (eg, payment amount, authorization number, merchant code, terminal code, receipt unique number, approval (or transaction) described in the receipt possessed through the key input unit. Information including at least one of a date and time), and the key input unit 315 transmits receipt information input from the customer to the control unit 305.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the customer inserts or inserts the receipt into the kiosk, and requests a predetermined gift certificate corresponding to the receipt information, through the key input unit 315. By further inputting possession wireless terminal information (for example, a wireless terminal number), the gift certificate may be requested to be provided to the customer possessing wireless terminal.

According to the method of the present invention, the communication unit 355 of the kiosk is at least one with the information processing server 100 on the network in the process of the kiosk performs a predetermined function for the free gift providing service corresponding to the customer receipt details. And a communication channel connecting the kiosk and the information processing server 100 through at least one wired or wireless network, and / or the cable kiosk and a predetermined cable communication terminal. And / or at least one cable communication channel for connecting the server (or server) through a predetermined cable, and / or at least one local area communication channel for connecting the kiosk and the predetermined local area device through at least one local area communication means. do.

In particular, the scanned customer receipt data is transmitted to the server on the network through the communication unit 355, and the authentication result and gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing command)) for the transmitted customer receipt are received. It is done.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the network communication channel is TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol) according to a network type connecting the kiosk and the information processing server 100 and / or a communication protocol defined in the network. / Internet Protocol) based Internet network, No.7 network, wired network communication channel including at least one or more private network (for example, value-added communication network or financial common network), and / or mobile division based on Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) And a wireless network communication channel including at least one wireless data communication network and a portable internet network.

The cable communication channel may include at least one RS (Recommended Standard) -232c, RS-485, and universal serial bus (USB) according to a cable type and a communication protocol connecting the kiosk to the cable communication terminal (or server). And a wireless network communication channel including at least one serial communication channel and / or a parallel communication channel such as an LPT.

The short range communication channel may include RF (Radio Frequency) communication, infrared ray communication, Bluetooth (BlueTooth), according to a type of a short range communication means connecting the kiosk and the cable communication terminal (or server) and a communication protocol. It includes a short range wireless communication channel including at least one of a wireless LAN, a Wi-Fi, and an ultra wide band system (UWB).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the kiosk transmits the scanned receipt data to the information processing server 100 on a network, and corresponds to the validity authentication information for the receipt and the receipt from the information processing server 100. Receiving gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous giving instruction)), outputting the received gratuitous right information and providing it to the customer, or giving a gratuitous gift corresponding to gratuitous right code (or gratuitous giving instruction) 325 A predetermined program recorded on the recording medium for providing to the customer or transmitting the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous giving instruction)) to the customer wireless terminal through the short-range communication; Transmitter 365, receiver 375, provider 370 that can be processed in software using code / or And it is characterized in that it comprises a functional component such as storage unit 380, it is revealed that the functional component provided in the controller 305 can be added or modified by those skilled in the art of implementing the present invention.

When the scanning data (for example, receipt image data, etc.) is transferred to a receipt that the customer puts or inserts into the kiosk through the scanning unit 350, the transmission unit 365 transmits the received receipt data to the communication unit ( 355 to transmit to the information processing server 100 on the network, requesting authentication for the receipt or insertion into the kiosk, and requesting the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing command)) corresponding to the receipt. It is done.

The receiving unit 375 transmits scanning data on a receipt that is input or inserted into the kiosk to the information processing server 100 through the transmission unit 365, and the information processing server 100 receives the receipt data. After the predetermined authentication operation and the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuity right providing command)) check (or extraction) operation corresponding to the predetermined operation is performed, the authentication information and gratuitous right information of the receipt from the information processing server 100 (Or a code (or a complimentary gift giving command)).

The providing unit 370 successfully authenticates the customer receipt inserted or input into the kiosk through the information processing server 100, and also provides the gratuitous right information (or code) corresponding to the customer receipt amount. (Or free gift giving command)) is confirmed and the receipt authentication information and free gift information (or code (or free gift giving command)) are received, the received free gift information (or code (or free gift giving command)) is printed. Characterized in that the transfer to the output unit 340.

Thereafter, the print output unit 340 prints the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing instruction)) and provides the receipt-providing customer through the discharge unit 325.

In addition, the providing unit 370, the authentication of the customer receipt that is inserted or inserted into the kiosk by the customer through the information processing server 100 is successfully performed, and the gratuitous right information (corresponding to the customer receipt amount) ( Or a code (or gratuitous give command) is received, and the receipt authentication information and gratuitous information (or code (or gratuitous give command)) are received, and the received gratuitous information (or code (or gratuitous give command)) is received. Characterized in that the transfer to the communication unit 355.

Thereafter, the communication unit 355 confirms a communication connection with the receipt-providing customer wireless terminal and transmits the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing command)) to the customer wireless terminal through short-range communication.

The storage unit 380 stores the gratuitous gift providing history in the memory unit 320 provided in the kiosk when a predetermined gratuitous gift is provided to the receipt providing customer.

The discharge unit 325 prints the gratuitous tickets corresponding to the customer receipt details according to the present invention through the printing unit 340 through the predetermined printing apparatus 345, and the printed gratuitous tickets are predetermined discharge apparatus 330. It is characterized in that to provide to the customer through).

4 is a diagram illustrating a process of providing a predetermined gratuitous ticket corresponding to a customer receipt (or a receipt history) through a predetermined kiosk in the information processing server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

More specifically, FIG. 4 reads customer receipt data (image data) scanned and transmitted by the kiosk in the server shown in FIG. 1, and validates the customer receipt and gratuitous information corresponding to the receipt ( Or verifying a code (or gratuitous give instruction), and transmitting the confirmed gratuitous information (or code (or gratuitous giving instruction)) to the kiosk to send the gratuitous information (or the sent information) from the kiosk. As a method for implementing a process of outputting the gratuitous right information corresponding to the gratuitous right code) and providing the receipt to the customer, a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains may refer to and / or modify the present invention. The kiosk receives a predetermined receipt from the customer and connects to a server on the network. And would be able to infer a variety of exemplary ways to provide a saeungwon corresponding to the customer receipt for the customer, the present invention includes all embodiments how the inference, not limited to the exemplary method shown in the figure 4.

Referring to FIG. 4, the illustrated embodiment issues a receipt according to a payment of a customer's tangible goods at a merchant (or a store) and provides it to the customer (400), and the receipt issuing merchant (or store) or the receipt handling ( Or a service provider (for example, a department store server, etc.) or a value added network (VAN) (or a financial institution) that manages the receipt details (or receipt issuance history or purchase history, etc.) of the information processing server (shown in FIG. 1). Periodically transmitting the received receipt (or receipt issuance or purchase history, etc.) to a predetermined storage medium 140 by periodically transmitting (405) to the information processing server 100. May be 410.

Subsequently, when the receipt or insertion of the receipt is confirmed by the customer who wants to receive a predetermined free gift corresponding to the receipt possessed by the kiosk shown in FIG. 3, the kiosk scans the receipt or insertion of the customer receipt, and the receipt data (Or image data) is generated (415).

Referring to the receipt scanning process of the kiosk described above with reference to FIG. 3, when a customer inserts or inserts a receipt carried in or connected to the kiosk, the kiosk confirming the insertion or insertion of the receipt is inserted into the kiosk. Alternatively, a predetermined light is reflected on the received receipt, and the information of the reflected light is input as analog information by a predetermined optical sensor according to the degree of reflection (the dark part is slightly reflected, the bright part is reflected much, etc.) After the amplification process, the converter converts the digital signal into a digital signal, and stores the receipt data converted into the digital signal in the memory unit 320 of the kiosk or through a predetermined image program to the kiosk. Output on the provided screen.

When the scanning data for the receipt inserted or inserted by the customer is generated as described above, the kiosk scans the authentication for the receipt and confirmation of the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous giving instruction)) corresponding to the receipt. Check the connection of the communication channel with the information processing server 100 on the network to transmit the received receipt data (420).

And, when the communication channel connection with the information processing server 100 is confirmed, the kiosk transmits the scanned receipt data to the information processing server 100 to authenticate the receipt and gratuitous information corresponding to the receipt ( Or request (425) a code (or gratuity grant command) confirmation.

Then, the information processing server 100 reads the details (eg, at least one or more of the payment amount, authorization number, merchant code, terminal code) included in the transmitted receipt data (430).

Here, the information processing server 100 obtains a background color of the scanned customer receipt through color cluster classification, and when a ruled line is included in the customer receipt (eg, a ruled line interferes with a letter or number to be recognized). And the like, after extracting ruled line information, the extracted ruled line is removed from the character (or number) recognition target partial image, and the character (or number) region of the ruled line removed image is confirmed.

In addition, the information processing server 100 restores a character (or number) area missing due to the rule removal in the character (or number) area of the recognition target image, and restores the character (or number) area to the restored character (or number) area. By binaryly recognizing a character (or numeric) image, the scanned customer receipt can be read, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Thereafter, the information processing server 100 performs the validation operation on the receipt data transmitted from the kiosk in association with the storage medium 140 (435).

According to the method of the present invention, the information processing server 100 performs an authentication operation on the customer receipt with reference to the purchase history information stored in the storage medium 140, wherein the receipt authentication information is a corresponding receipt. It may be configured to include at least one or more authorization number, payment amount, issuance merchant information (merchant code, terminal code, etc.) included in the, the information processing server 100 is the read receipt details (eg payment amount information) , Transaction approval information (or number), transaction merchant information (or code), transaction merchant terminal information (or code (or gift voucher command)), transaction date information, receipt unique number information, etc.) and the storage medium 140 Comparing the stored receipt history, if there is no receipt history that matches the received receipt history in the storage medium 140, the validation operation If it is considered to have failed, and the receipt history that matches the receipt history transmitted from the kiosk in the storage medium 140, the validity authentication operation may be considered to be successful.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the validity authentication operation may further include a process of checking whether the receipt is duplicated or not, and refer to the free gift providing history information stored in the storage medium 140 for the duplicate usage of the receipt. It can be done by.

Here, the free gift providing history information referred to the use of duplicate receipts may include scanned receipt information (or data (or read data)), free gift providing date information, provided free gift information (or code (or free gift providing command)), and the like. It is preferably configured to include at least one.

For example, as a result of checking whether or not a duplicate use of a receipt inserted or inserted by the customer is found, when the receipt is determined to be a used receipt (440), the information processing server 100 checks the details of the duplicate use of the receipt. It may be included in the result and transmitted to the kiosk (445).

Then, the kiosk outputs the details of the validation failure on the screen provided in the kiosk so that the customer can recognize the 450.

On the other hand, the information processing server 100, if the receipt that matches the reading history of the receipt data transmitted from the kiosk in the storage medium 140 is present, if the validation of the receipt is successfully performed, After confirming payment amount information from the read receipt data (455), if the payment amount information is confirmed, the information processing server 100 from the storage medium 140, the gratuitous right information (or corresponding) Check code (or giveaway command) (460).

Thereafter, the information processing server 100 transmits the confirmed gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing instruction)) to the kiosk (465), in which the kiosk is sent from the information processing server 100. When the gratuitous right information is received, the received gratuitous right information is printed on a predetermined print medium to be provided to the receipt providing customer through a predetermined gratuitous outlet provided in the kiosk (470).

On the other hand, when the free kiosk code is received from the information processing server 100, the kiosk checks (or extracts) the free gift information corresponding to the received free credit code from the memory unit 320 provided in the kiosk, and confirms the check. (Or extracted) free gift information may be printed on a predetermined print medium and provided to the receipt providing customer through a predetermined free gift outlet provided in the kiosk.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the gift card to be provided to the customer is a gift certificate having a predetermined amount of recommendation, the automatic device stores a gift certificate corresponding to the gift card amount corresponding to the confirmed payment amount. First of all, if the gift certificate corresponding to the gratuitous amount of money is stored in the storage unit 335 of the automated device, the gift certificate corresponding to the gratuitous amount of money is to be provided to the customer. Can be.

On the other hand, if the gift certificate corresponding to the gratuitous amount of money does not exist in the storage unit 335, the automated device receives the gift certificate corresponding to the gratuitous amount of the at least two gift voucher amount of money stored in the storage unit 335 Can be provided to the customer.

5 is a diagram illustrating a process of providing a predetermined gratuitous ticket corresponding to a customer receipt (or receipt history) through a kiosk according to another embodiment of the present invention.

More specifically, FIG. 5 reads customer receipt data (image data) scanned and transmitted by the kiosk in the server shown in FIG. 1, and validates the customer receipt and gratuitous information corresponding to the receipt ( Or verifying a code (or gratuitous give instruction), and transmitting the confirmed gratuitous information (or code (or gratuitous giving instruction)) to the kiosk to send the gratuitous information (or the sent information) from the kiosk. In the process of outputting the gratuitous right information corresponding to the gratuitous right code) and providing the receipt to the customer, as a method for implementing the at least two receipts by the customer, the present invention is a common practice in the art. Those skilled in the art will be able to refer to and / or modify this drawing 5 to It would be possible to infer various implementation methods for receiving at least two or more receipts from a customer and providing the customer with a corresponding complimentary right, but the present invention includes all the implementation methods inferred, as shown in FIG. It is not limited to implementation method.

Prior to describing Figure 5, the merchant (or store) is issued a receipt according to the customer's payment of tangible and intangible goods to provide to the customer, the receipt issuing merchant (or store) or the VAN handling (or managing) the receipt ( Value Added Network) or a financial institution periodically transmits the receipt history (or receipt issuance history or purchase history, etc.) to the information processing server 100 shown in FIG. 1, and the information processing server 100 transmits the receipt details. Preferably, the process of storing the received receipt history (or receipt issuance history or purchase history, etc.) in a predetermined storage medium 140 is preceded.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the receipt or insertion of the receipt is confirmed by the customer who is to receive a predetermined free gift corresponding to the receipt possessed by the kiosk shown in FIG. 3, the kiosk scans the customer receipt that is inserted or inserted. In operation 500, receipt data (or image data) is generated.

As described above, in the receipt scanning process of the kiosk, when the customer inserts or inserts a receipt carried in the receipt opening or the insertion slot which is provided or connected to the kiosk, the kiosk confirming the insertion or insertion of the receipt is inserted or inserted into the receipt. It reflects light to a certain level, and inputs the reflected light according to the degree of reflection (the dark part is slightly reflected, the bright part is much reflected, etc.) as analog information by a predetermined optical sensor and a predetermined amplification process. After the process, the converter converts the digital signal into a digital signal and stores the receipt data converted into the digital signal in the memory unit 320 of the kiosk or through a predetermined image program. Output to phase

When the scanning data for the receipt inserted or inserted by the customer is generated as described above, the kiosk scans the authentication for the receipt and confirmation of the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous giving instruction)) corresponding to the receipt. The communication channel connection with the information processing server 100 on the network to transmit the received receipt data is checked (502).

When the communication channel connection with the information processing server 100 is confirmed, the kiosk transmits the scanned receipt data to the information processing server 100 to authenticate the receipt and gratuitous right information (or code) corresponding to the receipt. (Or a command to give gratuitous rights)) Requests confirmation (504).

Then, the information processing server 100 reads the details (eg, at least one or more of the payment amount, authorization number, merchant code, terminal code) included in the transmitted receipt data (506).

Here, the information processing server 100 obtains a background color of the scanned customer receipt through color cluster classification, and when a ruled line is included in the customer receipt (eg, a ruled line interferes with a letter or number to be recognized). And the like, after extracting ruled line information, the extracted ruled line is removed from the character (or number) recognition target partial image, and the character (or number) region of the ruled line removed image is confirmed.

In addition, the information processing server 100 restores a character (or number) area missing due to the rule removal in the character (or number) area of the recognition target image, and restores the character (or number) area to the restored character (or number) area. By binaryly recognizing a character (or numeric) image, the scanned customer receipt can be read, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

When the reading of the customer receipt details is made as described above, the information processing server 100 checks whether the read receipt is duplicated or not (508). The purchase history information (or receipt history information) stored in the storage medium 140 interworking with the 100 is made.

Here, the purchase history information referred to the duplicate use of the receipt may include scanned receipt information (or data (or read data)), gratuitous offer date and time information, gratuitous gift information (or code (or gratuity offer command)), and the like. It is preferably configured to include at least one.

If, as a result of checking whether or not the duplicate use of the customer receipt is determined, 510, the receipt is found to have already been used, the information processing server 100 transmits the details of the duplicate use of the receipt to the kiosk (512) The kiosk outputs on the screen provided in the kiosk so that the customer can recognize it (514).

On the other hand, if the customer receipt is not a duplicate receipt is used, the information processing server 100 is to start the validation operation for the read receipt (516).

In this case, the validity authentication operation may be performed with reference to purchase history information (or receipt history information) previously stored in the storage medium 140 (518).

Here, the purchase history information (or receipt history information) may be configured to include at least one or more authorization number, payment amount, issuing merchant information (merchant code, terminal code, etc.) included in the receipt, the information processing server 100 reads the receipt details (for example, the authorization number, payment amount, issuing merchant code, issuing merchant terminal code, transaction date, receipt unique number, etc. included in the receipt inserted or inserted into the kiosk by the customer) and the Comparing the receipt history previously stored in the storage medium 140, if there is no receipt history that matches the read receipt history in the storage medium 140, the validity authentication operation is regarded as failed, and the storage medium ( If there is a receipt history that matches the read receipt history at 140), the validation operation is considered to be successful. There.

If there is no receipt history that matches the read receipt history in the storage medium 140, the information processing server 100 transmits the validation failure history to the kiosk (520), and the kiosk. In operation 522, the customer outputs the details of the validity authentication failure on the screen provided in the kiosk.

On the other hand, if there is a receipt history that matches the read receipt history in the storage medium 140, the information processing server 100 checks the payment amount information from the read receipt history, the confirmed payment The amount information is temporarily stored (524).

According to the implementation method of the present invention, the information processing server 100 can confirm the addition or insertion of the receipt of the customer from the kiosk (526), if the receipt is additionally added or inserted is confirmed, the kiosk at the Confirm the additional receipt or insertion from the customer, and scan the additionally inserted or inserted customer receipt to generate receipt data (or image data) (528).

As described above, in the receipt scanning process of the kiosk, when the customer inserts or inserts a receipt carried in the receipt opening or the insertion slot which is provided or connected to the kiosk, the kiosk confirming the insertion or insertion of the receipt is inserted or inserted into the receipt. It reflects light to a certain level, and inputs the reflected light according to the degree of reflection (the dark part is slightly reflected, the bright part is much reflected, etc.) as analog information by a predetermined optical sensor and a predetermined amplification process. After the process, the converter converts the digital signal into a digital signal and stores the receipt data converted into the digital signal in the memory unit 320 of the kiosk or through a predetermined image program. Output to phase

When the scanning data is generated for the receipt additionally inserted or inserted by the customer as described above, the kiosk is authenticated with respect to the additionally inserted or inserted receipt and the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous gift providing command) corresponding to the receipt. In step 530, the communication channel connection with the information processing server 100 on the network to which the scanned additional receipt data is transmitted is confirmed.

When the communication channel connection with the information processing server 100 is confirmed, the kiosk transmits the scanned additional receipt data to the information processing server 100 to authenticate the additional receipt and a gratuitous ticket corresponding to the provided receipts. Request information (or code (or gratuitous give command)) confirmation is requested (532).

Then, the information processing server 100 reads the details (for example, at least one or more of the payment amount, authorization number, merchant code, terminal code) included in the transmitted additional receipt data (534).

Here, the information processing server 100 obtains a background color of the scanned customer receipt through color cluster classification, and when a ruled line is included in the customer receipt (eg, a ruled line interferes with a letter or number to be recognized). And the like, after extracting ruled line information, the extracted ruled line is removed from the character (or number) recognition target partial image, and the character (or number) region of the ruled line removed image is confirmed.

In addition, the information processing server 100 restores a character (or number) area missing due to the rule removal in the character (or number) area of the recognition target image, and restores the character (or number) area to the restored character (or number) area. By binaryly recognizing a character (or numeric) image, the scanned customer receipt can be read, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

When the reading of the added receipt details is made as described above, the information processing server 100 checks whether the read additional receipts are duplicated or not (536). The reference is made to the purchase history information (or receipt history information) stored in the storage medium 140 interoperating with the information processing server 100.

Here, the purchase history information referred to the duplicate use of the receipt may include scanned receipt information (or data (or read data)), gratuitous offer date and time information, gratuitous gift information (or code (or gratuity offer command)), and the like. It is preferably configured to include at least one.

If, as a result of checking whether or not the duplicate use of the added customer receipt is confirmed (538), the receipt is found to have already been used, the information processing server 100 transmits the details of the duplicate use of the receipt to the kiosk ( 540, the kiosk is output on the screen provided in the kiosk so that the customer can recognize (542).

On the other hand, if the added customer receipt is not a duplicated receipt, the information processing server 100 is to start the validity authentication operation for the read receipt (544).

In this case, the validity authentication operation may be performed by referring to purchase history information (or receipt history information) previously stored in the storage medium 140 (546).

Here, the purchase history information (or receipt history information) may be configured to include at least one or more authorization number, payment amount, issuing merchant information (merchant code, terminal code, etc.) included in the receipt, the information processing server 100 is based on the read receipt history (for example, the authorization number, payment amount, issuing merchant code, issuing merchant terminal code, etc. included in the receipt inserted or inserted into the kiosk by the customer) and the storage medium 140 Comparing the stored receipt history, if there is no receipt history that matches the read receipt history in the storage medium 140, the validity authentication operation is considered to have failed, and the read receipt in the storage medium 140 If there is a receipt history that matches the details, it can be regarded that the validity authentication operation is successful.

If there is no receipt history that matches the read receipt history in the storage medium 140, the information processing server 100 transmits the validation failure history to the kiosk (548), and the kiosk In operation 550, the customer outputs the details of the validity authentication failure on the screen provided in the kiosk.

On the other hand, if there is a receipt history that matches the read receipt history in the storage medium 140, the kiosk checks the payment amount information from the read receipt history (552).

Thereafter, the information processing server 100 checks whether the customer's receipt is additionally added or inserted from the kiosk, and if there is no additional input or insertion of the receipt (554), the information processing server 100 is the addition. In operation 556, the payment amount information confirmed from the inserted or input receipt details and the temporary stored advance receipt payment amount information are collected.

When the payment amount information is collected as described above, the information processing server 100 checks (or extracts) the gratuitous right information (or code (or the gratuitous right providing instruction)) corresponding to the collected payment amount from the storage medium 140. 558, and transmits the confirmed gratuitous information (or code (or gratuitous giving instruction)) to the kiosk (560).

When the kiosk receives the gratuitous right information from the information processing server 100, the kiosk prints the received gratuitous right information on a predetermined print medium to provide the receipt providing customer through a predetermined gratuitous outlet provided in the kiosk ( 562).

On the other hand, when the free kiosk code is received from the information processing server 100, the kiosk checks (or extracts) the free gift information corresponding to the received free credit code from the memory unit 320 provided in the kiosk, and confirms the check. (Or extracted) free gift information may be printed on a predetermined print medium and provided to the receipt providing customer through a predetermined free gift outlet provided in the kiosk.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the gift card to be provided to the customer is a gift certificate having a predetermined amount of recommendation, the automatic device stores a gift certificate corresponding to the gift card amount corresponding to the confirmed payment amount. First of all, if the gift certificate corresponding to the gratuitous amount of money is stored in the storage unit 335 of the automated device, the gift certificate corresponding to the gratuitous amount of money is to be provided to the customer. Can be.

On the other hand, if the gift certificate corresponding to the gratuitous amount of money does not exist in the storage unit 335, the automated device receives the gift certificate corresponding to the gratuitous amount of the at least two gift voucher amount of money stored in the storage unit 335 Can be provided to the customer.

6 is a diagram illustrating a system for providing a gratuitous right according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, FIG. 6 includes a merchant (or store) using a card (eg, a department store card, etc.) possessed by the customer in order to provide a complimentary ticket corresponding to the customer card information according to the present invention through a predetermined kiosk. When receiving the purchase history information according to the card use of the customer from a service provider (for example, a department store server, etc.) to store in a predetermined storage medium 640, when the customer inserts or reads the card through the kiosk Receiving card information (eg, a card number, etc.) read from the customer card from the kiosk, confirming a purchase history corresponding to the customer card information, and receiving a free gift corresponding to the confirmed purchase history through the kiosk; As the information processing system to provide to the customer, it is common in the technical field to which the present invention belongs. If the person having the present invention can refer to and / or modify the present invention, it is possible to infer the configuration of the information processing system for providing the complimentary gift card corresponding to the customer card information according to the present invention. All are included and are not limited by the implementation method shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, a server (or device) for processing a predetermined free gift providing task based on the purchase history information corresponding to the customer card information according to the present invention in connection with the kiosk on the information processing system for the convenience of the "information processing server 600". It will be called.

The information processing system may identify at least one kiosk provided at an affiliated store, a store, a department store, a mart, a shopping center, and the like, and customer card information transmitted from the kiosk, and confirms purchase history information corresponding to the customer card information. And an information processing server 600 which checks the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing instruction)) that can be provided to the customer according to the confirmed purchase history information, and provides the checked gratuitous right to the customer through the kiosk. It is characterized by comprising a).

In addition, the information processing system, at least one or more service providers (eg, the at least one or more) to provide purchase history information to the information processing server 600 through a predetermined network means when the predetermined card payment activity of the customer And a department store server having an affiliate store (or a store).

According to the method of the present invention, the purchase history information, payment amount information, transaction approval information (or number), transaction merchant information (or code), transaction merchant terminal information (or code), transaction date information, card information ( For example, it is characterized in that it comprises at least one or more).

Referring to FIG. 6, the illustrated kiosk reads out card information (eg, a card number, etc.) from a customer card used for a predetermined purchase activity at the affiliate store, and stores the read card information through a predetermined communication network. After transmitting to the processing server 600 and confirming the purchase history information corresponding to the transmitted customer card information in the information processing server 600, the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuity right provided) corresponding to the confirmed purchase history Command)) When the confirmation (or extraction) operation is performed, the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing command)) transmitted from the information processing server 600 is transmitted through the communication network, and the received gratuitous right information (or Gratuitous information corresponding to the gratuitous right code) is outputted to the customer or transmitted to the customer wireless terminal through predetermined short-range communication. And to, more detailed description of the kiosk is a diagram to describe through 8 below.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the information processing server 600 is connected to at least one kiosk through a predetermined communication network, and the communication network includes a wired and wireless communication network.

For example, when the kiosk includes a payment terminal (eg, a credit authorization terminal (CAT), a direct debit terminal, etc. provided in an affiliated store), the communication network may include a value added network (VAN). If the kiosk is provided at a predetermined financial institution branch, the communication network may be a financial network.

Referring to FIG. 6, the information processing server 600 connects at least one kiosk and a communication channel for processing a free gift providing service according to a customer receipt history (or purchase history) according to the present invention through a predetermined communication network. The interface unit 605 for managing, the information receiving 610 for receiving customer card information from the kiosk through the interface unit 605, and the customer card information received through the information receiving unit 610 An information extraction unit 620 for extracting (or confirming) purchase history information from the storage medium 640, and free gift information (or code (or free gift providing command)) that can be provided to the customer according to the extracted customer purchase history. The information confirmation unit 625 confirms (or extracts) from the storage medium 640 and the confirmed gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous giving command)). Is characterized in that comprises a croissant transmission information transmitting unit 615 to.

The interface unit 605 connects at least one kiosk and a predetermined communication channel for providing a free gift corresponding to the customer card information according to the present invention through a predetermined communication network, and maintains and manages the communication channel. It features.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a communication channel connected and managed by at least one kiosk by the interface unit 605 is a communication channel connected between the information processing system and at least one kiosk through a dedicated communication network. And a transaction protocol for transmitting and receiving at least one or more telegrams corresponding to a free gift providing task corresponding to at least one or more customer card information defined between the kiosk and the information processing server 600, wherein the transaction protocol (And / or a specialized structure corresponding to a transaction protocol) may be defined and used in various ways according to the characteristics of each kiosk and the platform characteristics of the information processing system, and the transaction protocol (and / or transaction) adopted by the information processing system. On protocol Corresponding specialized structure) does not limit the invention.

In addition, the interface unit 605 is a purchase history required when providing at least one or more of the merchant or value added network (VAN) or financial institution through a predetermined communication network and the free gift corresponding to the customer card information according to the present invention A predetermined communication channel for acquiring information is connected, and the communication channel is maintained and managed.

A communication channel connected to and managed by at least one affiliated store (or store), a value added network (VAN), or a financial institution by the interface unit 605 may include the information processing system and at least one affiliated store (or store) or the A communication channel connected between a service provider (eg, a department store server, etc.) having at least one affiliate store (or store) through a dedicated communication network. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the affiliate store (or store) or the affiliate store ( Or at least one full text corresponding to a free gift providing service corresponding to at least one or more customer card information defined between the service provider (eg, a department store server) and the information processing server 600 having at least one or more stores. It is preferable that a transaction protocol for transmitting and receiving is made, the transaction Protocols (and / or specialized structures corresponding to transactional protocols) may include the business characteristics of each merchant (or store) or service provider (eg, department store server, etc.) having at least one or more merchants (or stores) and the information processing. It can be defined and used in various ways according to the platform characteristics constituting the system, the present invention is not limited by the transaction protocol (and / or specialized structure corresponding to the transaction protocol) adopted in the information processing system.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a transaction protocol (and / or a specialized structure corresponding to a transaction protocol) corresponding to the communication channel may provide an encryption specialized transmission / reception function to provide a higher level of security. Thereby, this invention is not limited.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the transaction protocol corresponding to the communication channel may be defined and used as a traffic data method consisting of binary data in addition to the full text, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

The information receiving unit 610 receives card information (eg, card number, etc.) read from a card inserted by the customer (or reading) from the kiosk through the interface unit 605. Transfer the customer card information received from the information extraction unit 620.

According to the method of the present invention, the information receiving unit 610, the merchant (or store) using the card through the interface unit 605, the card receipt (or slip containing a purchase history, etc.) ) The purchase history information according to the use of the card from a service provider (for example, a department store server, etc.) handling (or managing), and the received customer purchase history information is sent to the information processing server 600. It is stored in the storage medium 640 through the information storage unit 630 provided.

According to the method of the present invention, the information processing server 600 is a service provider (or management) that handles (or manages) an affiliate store (or store) using the card or the card receipt (or a slip including a purchase history). For example, it may be configured to further include an information storage unit 630 for storing the purchase history information received from a department store server, etc. in the storage medium 640.

In addition, the information storage unit 630, the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing command)) corresponding to the customer card information transmitted from the kiosk is confirmed (or extracted), and transmitted to the kiosk and the kiosk When the free gift is provided to the customer, the free gift providing history is stored in the storage medium 640.

The information extraction unit 620, in conjunction with the storage medium 640, the purchase history (for example, payment amount information, transaction approval information (or number), stored in association with the customer card information received from the kiosk, transaction) Merchant information (or code), transaction merchant terminal information (or code)), transaction date information, receipt unique number information, etc.) information is extracted (or confirmed) from the storage medium 640 and the extracted (or confirmed) The customer purchase history information is characterized in that for transmitting to the information verification unit 625.

The information confirmation unit 625 successfully extracts (or confirms) customer purchase history information associated with card information inserted or read into a kiosk through the information extraction unit 620 from the storage medium 640. Check the payment amount item in the extracted purchase history, and check the gratuitous ticket information (or code (or the gratuitous voucher providing command)) corresponding to the checked payment amount information from the storage medium 640 (or Extraction).

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a gratuitous gift, which is confirmed (or extracted) from the storage medium 640 and provided to the customer through the kiosk in response to the customer purchase history, corresponds to a corresponding amount (for example, a payment amount). According to the present invention, it is preferable to provide the discriminatory grant policy information, which is pre-stored in the storage medium 640.

For example, the free gift policy information stored in the storage medium 640 provides a one-hour parking ticket when the customer payment amount is more than 5,000 won and less than 10,000 won, and a two-hour parking ticket is provided when the customer payment amount is more than 10,000 won and less than 20,000 won. If the customer payment amount is more than 20,000 won and less than 30,000 won, if the parking ticket is set to provide a three-hour parking ticket, the payment amount item of the customer purchase history extracted (or confirmed) by the information extraction unit 620 is 15,000 won If so, the information verification unit 625 checks the parking ticket (for example, two-hour parking ticket) to be provided to the customer in response to the 15,000 won with reference to the gratuitous provision policy information.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the customer provides at least two or more receipts to the kiosk, and the at least two or more scanned receipt data is received from the kiosk, the payment amount may be summed up. In this case, the information checking unit 625 checks the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing instruction)) corresponding to the summed amount of money.

Referring to FIG. 6, the information processing server 600 receives card information read from the customer card from the kiosk in order to provide a complimentary ticket corresponding to the customer card information according to the present invention through a predetermined kiosk. Confirming purchase details associated with the received card information and storing predetermined storage information required for confirmation of gratuitous ticket information (or code (or gratuitous gift providing command)) corresponding to the confirmed purchase history; It is characterized in that the interlock with the medium (640).

In FIG. 6, the storage medium 640 is shown as interworking with the information processing server 600, but is not limited thereto. For example, the storage medium 640 may be provided in the information processing server 600, or may be provided in a predetermined storage medium 640 operating means interoperating with the information processing server 600.

FIG. 7 is a diagram of storage information stored in a storage medium 640 linked to an information processing server 600 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, in FIG. 7, on the information processing system shown in FIG. 6, the information processing server 600 receives card information read from a customer card in the kiosk, and purchases associated with the received card information. As an embodiment of the storage information is stored in the predetermined storage medium 640 to check the details, and to interlock for confirmation of the gratuitous ticket information (or code (or gratuitous rights provided command)) corresponding to the confirmed purchase history, Those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains, with reference to FIG. 7, the storage medium for checking the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right giving instruction)) corresponding to the customer card information through the kiosk. Various storage information stored in 640 may be easily inferred.

7, the storage medium 640, in order to provide a gratuitous ticket corresponding to the customer card information according to the present invention, purchase history information (or receipt history information), card information, gratuitous rights information (or code (or gratuitous right) Offer instructions)), gratuitous provision policy information, gratuitous provision history information, etc. may be stored, and the stored information stored in the storage medium 640 may be modified, changed, or added to those skilled in the art in the process of implementing the present invention. Specify possible.

The purchase history information is a purchase history generated when a customer purchases a tangible or intangible product using the card according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the service handles the customer card using affiliate store or the customer card receipt (or slip). Characterized in that it is provided from at least one or more of the provider (eg, department store server, etc.).

In addition, the purchase history information, payment amount information, transaction approval information (or number), transaction merchant information (or code (or gratuity right providing instructions)), transaction merchant terminal information (or code (or gratuity right providing instructions)), transaction date Characterized in that it comprises at least one or more city information, card information and the like.

The gratuitous information (or code (or gratuitous giving instruction)) may be provided to the customer who inserts or reads a card into the kiosk through a predetermined kiosk in the server shown in FIG. 6 according to the present invention. Code (or a gift voucher providing command)), and the gift voucher preferably includes at least one of a gift certificate, a parking ticket, and a gift certificate.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the gratuitous gift is shown in FIG. 6 in response to a receipt issued by a member affiliated with the service provider or a service providing a gratuitous gift corresponding to the purchase history according to the use of the card according to the present invention. It is characterized in that it is provided through a predetermined kiosk connected to the information processing server 600 shown through a predetermined communication network.

The gratuitous gift may be provided to a customer who inserts or reads a card used in the affiliated merchant (or store) in the kiosk according to the gratuitous gift providing policy information.

The free gift providing policy information is referred to in the process of checking (or extracting) free gift information (or code (or free gift providing command)) corresponding to the purchase history to the customer in the information processing server 600 shown in FIG. It is characterized by.

For example, the gratuitous gift policy information includes gratuitous gift information (or code (or gratuitous gift giving command)) that can be provided for a receipt issued by a particular merchant, and gratuitous gift information (or code that can be provided for a specific payment amount (or amount range) receipt. (Or free gift instructions)), or free gift information (or code (or free gift instructions) that can be provided for a receipt issued on a specific date (or date and time)).

The complimentary gift providing history information is prevented from duplicate use of the receipt in a process in which a predetermined free gift corresponding to a purchase history using the card is provided to a card information providing customer through a predetermined kiosk in the server shown in FIG. It is characterized by being used as a basis for doing so.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the free gift providing history information includes card information read and received from a customer, free gift providing date information, provided free gift information (or code (or free gift providing command)), and the like. desirable.

8 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of a complimentary ticket providing kiosk according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, FIG. 8 reads card information (for example, a card number, etc.) from a card provided by a predetermined customer, and transmits the read card information to the information processing server 600 shown in FIG. Receiving the gratuitous right information (or code (or the gratuitous right instruction)) corresponding to the card information from the information processing server 600, outputting it and providing the customer with the gratuity right providing kiosk (KIOSK) As one having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, the functional configuration of the free gift providing kiosk using the customer card information can be easily inferred with reference to FIG. 8. Could be.

Referring to FIG. 8, the illustrated kiosk is basically a power supply for supplying power to the controller 805, the screen output unit 810, the key input unit 815, the memory unit 820, the communication unit 850, and the kiosk. It comprises a device, characterized in that further comprises a card interface unit 605, the discharge unit 825 and the print output unit 835 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 8, a function configuration unit that performs each function of a kiosk that provides a predetermined gratuitous right according to the customer card information in connection with the information processing server 600 will be described in more detail.

The control unit 805 of the kiosk illustrated in FIG. 8 includes a function configuration in which the kiosk is provided with at least one input / output command required for the kiosk according to the present invention to perform each function, and / or is connected to the kiosk. The control unit controls the overall operation of the kiosk, and manages the flow of information or data between the function units.

In particular, the control unit 805 transmits the card information read from the customer card through the kiosk to the information processing server 600 on the network in accordance with the present invention, the gratuitous right information (or code (or code) corresponding to the card information Request a confirmation of the gratuity right), and provide the customer with a gratuity corresponding to the card information according to the authentication result and the gratuity right information (or code (or gratuity right providing command)) received from the information processing server 600. It is characterized by that.

In addition, when the validity of the read customer receipt information (or breakdown) is verified according to the present invention, the control unit 805 checks a gratuitous ticket corresponding to the payment amount (or receipt amount), and is provided to the automation device. Through the discharge unit 825 is characterized in that the identified gratuitous ticket is discharged.

According to the method of the present invention, the gratuitous coupon may be classified by the amount of recommendation and stored in the storage unit, and the controller 805 may provide the gratuitous coupon corresponding to the payment amount (or the receipt amount) to the customer ( To discharge) to control the discharge unit 825.

For example, if the free gift is a gift certificate, and there are 10,000 won, 50,000 won, 100,000 won, etc., the 10,000 won, 50,000 won, 100,000 won can be stored separately in the storage unit provided in the automated device.

In addition, if the amount of free gift to be provided to the customer is 40,000 won, the controller 805 does not have a gift voucher of 40,000 won, so the discharge unit 825 discharges four 10,000 won gift certificates.

The storage unit, characterized in that for storing the gratuitous coupon to be provided to the customer in response to the customer receipt information (or receipt details), the gift certificate stored in the storage unit is preferably a voucher having a winding amount.

According to the invention, the storage unit is characterized in that for storing the gratuitous gift (gift certificate, etc.) classified by the amount of the facet.

The controller 805 of the kiosk includes at least one processor and an execution memory (for example, a register and / or a random access memory (RAM)) including hardware (Central Processing Unit) / MPU (Micro Processing Unit) in hardware. A predetermined program routine and / or program including a bus for inputting and outputting predetermined data, and for providing a predetermined gratuitous gift to a receipt-providing customer from a predetermined nonvolatile memory device according to the method of the present invention. It comprises a bus (BUS) for inputting and outputting data and a predetermined electronic circuit (or integrated circuit) provided for this.

In addition, the control unit 805 of the kiosk is a program routine and / or program that is loaded into the execution memory from the non-volatile memory device and / or chipset by software and processed by the processor to perform a specific function As the generic term of the data (the present invention, therefore, a predetermined program routine recorded on the recording medium of the kiosk for providing the gratitude right according to the customer card information is illustrated as being provided in the controller 805 for convenience). Through the control unit 805, a free gift to be implemented in the kiosk and various additional functions are realized, and in order to realize the functions, the overall operation of the kiosk is controlled and managed.

In particular, when power is input to the kiosk to perform a function of the control unit 805 for controlling and managing the overall operation of the kiosk, an operating system routine, a system management routine, and / or stored in the nonvolatile memory device System variables are loaded into the execution memory and computed by the processor to serve as variables for providing an operating system, a system management program, and / or a complimentary gift service.

In particular, in Figure 8, in order to provide the customer with a complimentary ticket corresponding to the customer card information in accordance with the present invention, a functional configuration capable of software processing using a predetermined program and / or code recorded on the recording medium An element (eg, a transmitter 860, a provider 865, a receiver 870, and a storage 875) is illustrated and described as being provided in the controller 805.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the memory unit 820 included in the kiosk may be a predetermined program routine (or code (or gratuitous grant instruction)) and / or required for the kiosk to control the above-described functions. Program data (for example, information or data inputted and outputted when an operation by a program routine (or code (or gratuitous give instruction)) is performed), and the memory unit 820 is hardware-based EEPROM (Electrically). It is preferred to include at least one or more storage means including Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory and / or Flash Memory (FM) and / or Hard Disk Drive (HDD).

Here, predetermined program routines stored in the memory unit 820 and program data (for example, data input or outputted to perform a function of providing a predetermined free gift corresponding to the customer card information according to the present invention). The above-described control unit 805 performs a predetermined control function.

To this end, the memory unit 820 includes at least one gratuitous card information (or code) that can be provided to the customer in response to the customer card information inserted or read in the kiosk according to the present invention in order to receive a predetermined gratuitous card. Or a gift voucher providing instruction)) may be stored in advance, and the gift voucher includes a gift certificate or a parking ticket or a gift certificate.

According to the method of the present invention, the gratuitous information (or code) may include gratuitous information (or code) previously issued (prescribed with a predetermined serial number) by a given gratuitous provider (or gratuitous issuer). When the use of the card provided by the customer to the kiosk and the gratuitous right information (or the code (or the gratuitous right providing command)) corresponding to the receipt are confirmed through the information processing server 600 on the network, the printing Printed on paper (e.g., a paper of a predetermined size to print the gratuitous information (or code (or gratuitous gift giving instruction)) to be provided to the customer) through the output unit 835, or the like of the kiosk The short distance communication unit 850 may be provided to the customer wireless terminal through short range communication (eg, RF communication).

In addition, the memory unit 820, according to the present invention, a predetermined gratuitous gift (e.g., gift certificate, parking ticket, gift certificate, etc.) corresponding to the card provided to the kiosk provided to the customer (e.g., paper output or short-range) And the like using a communication), the gratuitous gift details are further stored.

The card interface may provide an interface for reading card information for providing a complimentary gift certificate according to the present invention from a medium (eg, MS card and / or IC card and / or IC chip) having at least one payment means. The information or data read out from a predetermined customer card through the card interface is input to the controller 805.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the card interface may include an MS interface providing an interface to an MS card based on the ISO / IEC 7810 standard, and / or an interface to a contact IC card based on the ISO / IEC 7816 standard. And at least one contact IC interface to provide a contact and / or a contactless IC interface to provide an interface to a contactless IC card based on the ISO / IEC 14443 standard.

The MS interface is a card interface based on ISO / IEC 7810, and includes at least one magnetic head including a predetermined coil, and includes predetermined information (eg, magnetized binary data). When the MS card recorded therein is in close contact with the magnetic head and moves in a predetermined direction (or the magnetic head moves in close contact with the MS card in which predetermined information is recorded), a predetermined electrical signal is loaded into the magnetic head. And read out predetermined information or data from at least one track included in the MS of the MS card.

The contact IC interface is a card interface based on ISO / IEC 7816, and includes at least one contact point that makes electrical contact with a chip on board (COB) provided in a contact IC card. It supplies power to the IC chip of the IC card through a contact point, and reads predetermined information or data from the IC chip through the half duplex transaction using an APDU (Application Protocol Data Unit). It is done.

The contactless IC interface is a card interface based on ISO / IEC 14443, and includes at least one antenna which makes contactless electrical contact with a contactless IC card by using capacitive coupling and / or inductive coupling. And supplying power to the IC chip of the IC card through the antenna, and reading predetermined information or data from the IC chip through a half duplex transaction in a non-contact manner.

According to the method of the present invention, the screen output unit 810 provided in the kiosk is a kiosk is a predetermined function (for example, read the card information from the customer card and transmits to the information processing server 600, Receiving gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing instruction)) corresponding to the card information from the information processing server 600, printing the gratuitous right information and providing it to the customer (or corresponding gratuitous right code) To check the gratuitous ticket information and to provide it to the customer after printing) to the predetermined screen output means including the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and / or CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) by the control unit 805 Output at least one information or data that is predefined or real-time to be output through a predefined screen interface. It is characterized by.

Here, the information or data predefined to be output on the screen in the kiosk, the key data input through the key input unit 815, and / or the information stored or generated by the components provided in the kiosk ( Or data), information (or data) transmitted / received through the communication unit 850, and / or information (or data) corresponding to a predetermined operation result performed in the kiosk.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the key input unit 815 provided in the kiosk may include at least one number key in a process in which the kiosk performs a predetermined function for a free gift providing service corresponding to the customer card information. And / or at least one information or data that is predefined or is defined in real time to be input from a predetermined key input device including a character key and / or a function key. Characterized in that the input, the key input unit 815 in conjunction with the key input device performs the function of the key input means provided in the kiosk.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the customer inserts or reads the card into a kiosk to request a predetermined free gift corresponding to the card information. By further inputting information (eg, a wireless terminal number), the gift card may be requested to be provided to the customer-owned wireless terminal.

According to the method of the present invention, the communication unit 850 of the kiosk is at least one with the information processing server 600 on the network in the process of the kiosk performs a predetermined function for the free gift providing service corresponding to the customer card information. And a communication channel for connecting the kiosk to the information processing server 600 through at least one wired or wireless network, and / or the kiosk and a predetermined cable communication terminal. And / or at least one cable communication channel for connecting the server (or server) through a predetermined cable, and / or at least one local area communication channel for connecting the kiosk and the predetermined local area device through at least one local area communication means. do.

In particular, the read customer card information through the communication unit 850 is transmitted to the information processing server 600 on the network, and the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing instruction)) corresponding to the transmitted customer card information is Characterized in that it is received.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the network communication channel is TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol) according to a network type connecting the kiosk and the information processing server 600 and / or a communication protocol defined in the network. / Internet Protocol) based Internet network, No.7 network, wired network communication channel including at least one or more private network (for example, value-added communication network or financial common network), and / or mobile division based on Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) And a wireless network communication channel including at least one wireless data communication network and a portable internet network.

The cable communication channel may include at least one RS (Recommended Standard) -232c, RS-485, and universal serial bus (USB) according to a cable type and a communication protocol connecting the kiosk to the cable communication terminal (or server). And a wireless network communication channel including at least one serial communication channel and / or a parallel communication channel such as an LPT.

The short range communication channel may include RF (Radio Frequency) communication, infrared ray communication, Bluetooth (BlueTooth), according to a type of a short range communication means connecting the kiosk and the cable communication terminal (or server) and a communication protocol. It includes a short range wireless communication channel including at least one of a wireless LAN, a Wi-Fi, and an ultra wide band system (UWB).

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the kiosk transmits the read customer card information to the information processing server 600 on a network, and the gratuitous right information (or code) corresponding to the card information from the information processing server 600. Or a free gift providing command)), and outputs the received free gift information to the customer (or extracts (or confirms) the free gift information corresponding to the received free gift code from the memory unit 820). Outputting the gratuitous right information (or confirmed) to the customer; or transmitting the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous giving command)) to the customer wireless terminal through the short range communication to the recording medium. Transmitter 860, Receiving unit 870, Providing unit 865 which can be processed in software using a defined definition program and / or code And a functional component such as a storage unit 875, and the functional component included in the controller 805 may be added or modified by those skilled in the art.

When the card information read from the card inserted or read by the customer through the card interface unit 605 is transferred through the card interface unit 605, the transmission unit 860 transmits the received receipt data to the network through the communication unit 850. It transmits to the information processing server 600 on the request, characterized in that for requesting the gratuitous rights information (or code (or gratuitous rights provided command)) corresponding to the customer card information inserted or read in the kiosk.

The receiving unit 870 transmits the card information read from the card inserted into or read from the kiosk to the information processing server 600 through the transmitting unit 860, and the card is transmitted from the information processing server 600. After checking the purchase history information associated with the information and checking (or extracting) the gratuitous right information (or the code (or the gratuity right providing command)) corresponding to the purchase history, the card information is transmitted from the information processing server 600 to the card information. And receiving the corresponding gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous giving instruction)).

The providing unit 865 receives the free gift information (or code (or free gift providing command)) corresponding to the customer card inserted or read by the customer in the kiosk through the information processing server 600. Free gift information (or code (or free gift offer command)) is characterized in that for transmitting to the print output unit (835).

Thereafter, the print output unit 835 prints the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing instruction)) and provides the receipt-providing customer through the discharge unit 825.

In addition, the provider 865 checks the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing instruction)) corresponding to the customer card information inserted or read in the kiosk by the customer through the information processing server 600, When the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuity right providing command)) is received, the received gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing command)) is transmitted to the communication unit 850.

Thereafter, the communication unit 850 confirms the communication connection with the card information providing customer wireless terminal and transmits the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing command)) to the customer wireless terminal through short range communication.

The storage unit 875, when a predetermined free gift is provided to the card information providing customer, characterized in that for storing the free gift provided in the memory unit 820 provided in the kiosk.

The discharge unit 825 prints the gratuitous ticket corresponding to the customer card information according to the present invention through the predetermined printing device 840, and prints the printed gratuitous ticket. It is characterized in that to provide to the customer through).

9 is a diagram illustrating a process of providing a predetermined gratuitous ticket corresponding to customer card information (or purchase history information associated with card information) through a predetermined kiosk in the information processing server 600 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention. to be.

More specifically, FIG. 9 is a purchase stored in the storage medium 640 in association with the transmitted customer card information when the kiosk is read and transmitted from the customer card in the information processing server 600 shown in FIG. Extracts (or confirms) the history information, performs the verification of the gratuitous right information (or the code (or the gratuity right providing command)) corresponding to the extracted purchase history information, and checks the confirmed gratuitous information (or the code (or the presenting the gratuitous right) Command)) to the kiosk to output the transmitted gratuitous right information (or gratuitous right information corresponding to the sent gratuitous right code) from the kiosk and to provide the receipt to the customer. Those skilled in the art may refer to and / or modify this drawing to provide the customer with the kiosk. It is possible to infer various implementation methods of reading card information from a card and providing the customer with a complimentary ticket corresponding to the customer card information in connection with the information processing server 600 on the network. It includes all implementation methods and is not limited to the implementation method shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 9, in the illustrated embodiment, a customer at an affiliated merchant (or store) processes payment of tangible or intangible goods with the customer holding card (900), and handles the affiliated store (or store) or the receipt (or sales slip). (Or managed) VAN (Value Added Network) or financial institution periodically transmits the purchase history information according to the use of the customer card to the information processing server 600 shown in Figure 6 (905), the information processing server In operation 600, the purchase history information based on the use of the customer card may be stored in a predetermined storage medium 640 in association with the customer card information.

Subsequently, when the card is inserted or read from the customer who wants to receive a predetermined free gift for using the card at the affiliated store (or store) in the kiosk shown in FIG. 8, the kiosk is inserted or read. The card information is read from the card (915).

The card information reading process of the kiosk described above with reference to FIG. 8 depends on the type of the customer card, for example, the kiosk is an MS interface for providing an interface to an MS card based on ISO / IEC 7810 standard, and / Or at least one contact IC interface providing an interface to a contact IC card based on the ISO / IEC 7816 standard, and / or a contactless IC interface providing an interface to a contactless IC card based on the ISO / IEC 14443 standard. In the case where the customer card is an MS card, an MS card in which predetermined information (for example, magnetized binary data) is recorded through the MS interface is in close contact with the magnetic head. (Or the magnetic head moves in close contact with the MS card in which the predetermined information is recorded) in the direction of That reads the predetermined information or data from at least one track (Track) provided in the MS of the MS using the card is loaded.

On the other hand, if the customer card is a contact IC card, the contact IC card interface through at least one or more contact points that make electrical contact with the chip on board (COB) provided in the contact IC card Power is supplied to the IC chip of the IC card, and predetermined information or data is read from the IC chip through the half duplex transaction using an APDU (Application Protocol Data Unit).

In addition, when the customer card is a non-contact IC card, the non-contact IC interface is at least one antenna that makes electrical contact with the non-contact IC card by using capacitive coupling and / or inductive coupling, etc. Power is supplied to the IC chip of the IC card, and predetermined information or data is read from the IC chip through a half-duplex transaction.

When the card information is read from the customer card as described above, the kiosk processes the information on the network to which the read card information is transmitted to confirm the gratuitous ticket information (or code (or the gratuitous card providing command)) corresponding to the read card information. The communication channel connection with the server 600 is checked (920).

When the communication channel connection with the information processing server 600 is confirmed, the kiosk transmits the read card information to the information processing server 600 to store the purchase history stored in the storage medium 640 in association with the card information. In operation 925, a request for confirmation of gratuitous right information (or a code (or a gratuitous giving command)) corresponding to the information and the purchase history information is requested.

Then, the information processing server 600 is linked with the storage medium 640, the purchase history stored in association with the card information transmitted from the kiosk (eg, at least one of the payment amount, authorization number, merchant code, terminal code) The above information is extracted (or confirmed) (930).

Thereafter, the information processing server 600 interoperates with the storage medium 640 to extract (or verify) the customer purchase history (eg, at least one or more of a payment amount, an authorization number, a merchant code, and a terminal code). In operation 935, it is possible to provide a free gift corresponding to the information.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, whether or not the complimentary gift can be provided may be performed by checking whether the free gift is already provided, and the process may be performed by referring to the complimentary gift providing information stored in the storage medium 640. It is preferable to be.

Here, if the customer has already received a free gift corresponding to the purchase history information (940), the information processing server 600 generates the free gift redundancy offer warning message and transmits it to the kiosk (945), The kiosk outputs the transmitted free gift redundancy warning message on the screen provided in the kiosk so that the customer can recognize it (950).

On the other hand, the information processing server 600, if the customer is not provided with a free gift corresponding to the purchase history information to the storage medium 640, and checks the payment amount information from the purchase history information (955) When the payment amount information is confirmed, the information processing server 600 checks the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing instruction)) corresponding to the confirmed payment amount from the storage medium 640 (960). .

Thereafter, the information processing server 600 transmits the confirmed gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right instruction)) to the kiosk (965), in which the kiosk is sent from the information processing server 600. When the gratuitous right information is received, the received gratuitous right information is printed on a predetermined printing medium and provided to the receipt providing customer through a predetermined gratuitous outlet provided in the kiosk (970).

On the other hand, when the kiosk receives a gratuitous right code from the information processing server 600, the kiosk checks (or extracts) gratuitous right information corresponding to the received gratuitous right code from the memory unit 820 provided in the kiosk, and the verification (Or extracted) free gift information may be printed on a predetermined print medium and provided to the receipt providing customer through a predetermined free gift outlet provided in the kiosk.

10 is a diagram showing a system for providing a gratuitous right according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, Figure 10 is to handle (or manage) the merchant that issued the customer receipt or the customer receipt in order to provide the customer wireless terminal with a complimentary ticket corresponding to a receipt provided by the customer through a kiosk according to the present invention. Receive the purchase history information according to the receipt from a VAN or financial institution to store in a predetermined storage medium 1040, the customer inserts or inserts the receipt through the kiosk, and enters the customer wireless terminal number When receiving the receipt data (or image data) and the customer wireless terminal number scanned from the kiosk, and confirms the authentication and purchase history for the receipt provided by the customer, a gift certificate corresponding to the confirmed purchase history For an information processing system to be provided to said customer via said kiosk As a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, the configuration of an information processing system for providing a gratuitous ticket corresponding to a customer receipt (or purchase history) according to the present invention by referring to and / or modifying the drawing 1 is provided. It may be inferred, but the present invention encompasses all the inferred implementation methods, and is not limited by the implementation method shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, a server (or device) for processing a predetermined free gift providing task based on a customer receipt (or customer purchase history) according to the present invention in connection with the kiosk on the information processing system for convenience. It will be called.

The information processing system checks at least one kiosk provided at an affiliated store, a store, a department store, a mart, a shopping center, etc., and customer receipt scanning data transmitted from the kiosk, and corresponds to the customer receipt information (or purchase history information). It is characterized in that it comprises an information processing server 1000 to check the gratuitous rights information (or code (or gratuitous rights provided command)) to provide the confirmed gratuitous rights to the customer through the kiosk.

The information processing system may further include at least one affiliate store (or at least one affiliate store) providing receipt information (or purchase history information) to the information processing server 1000 through predetermined network means at a predetermined payment action of the customer. Store) or a service provider (eg, a department store) that manages the affiliated store (or store).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the receipt information (or purchase history information) may include payment amount information, transaction approval information (or number), transaction merchant information (or code), transaction merchant terminal information (or code, transaction date and time information). It characterized in that it comprises at least one of.

Referring to FIG. 10, the illustrated kiosk transmits receipt information input from a customer having a receipt obtained at the affiliated store to the information processing server 1000 through a predetermined communication network, and the information processing server 1000. After the verification of the validity of the transmitted customer receipt and the gratuity right information (or code (or gratuity right providing instruction)) corresponding to the customer receipt (or purchase history) is performed through the information processing server, Receiving gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing command)) transmitted from the 1000 through the communication network, outputting to the customer and providing or transmitting to the customer wireless terminal through predetermined short-range communication A more detailed description of the kiosk will be described with reference to FIG. 12 below.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the information processing server 1000 is connected to at least one kiosk through a predetermined communication network, the communication network including a wired and wireless communication network.

For example, when the kiosk includes a payment terminal (eg, a credit authorization terminal (CAT), a direct debit terminal, etc. provided in an affiliated store), the communication network may include a value added network (VAN). If the kiosk is provided at a predetermined financial institution branch, the communication network may be a financial network.

Referring to FIG. 10, the information processing server 1000 connects at least one kiosk and a communication channel for processing a free gift providing task according to a customer receipt details (or purchase details) according to the present invention through a predetermined communication network. The interface unit 1005 for managing, the information receiving unit 1010 for receiving customer receipt information from the kiosk through the interface unit 1005 and the customer receipt information received through the information receiving unit 1010 An information reading unit 1020 for reading details (for example, payment amount information, transaction approval information (or number), transaction merchant information (or code), transaction merchant terminal information (or code), transaction date and time information, etc.); Comparing the read customer receipt history and the customer receipt history (or purchase history) stored in the storage medium 1040 to authenticate the validity of the customer receipt If the security certification unit 1025 and the validity of the customer receipt is authenticated, the free storage information (or code (or free gift providing command)) that can be provided to the customer according to the customer receipt details (or purchase history) is stored on the storage medium. And an information confirming unit 1030 for confirming (or extracting) the information from the 1010 and an information transmitting unit 1015 for transmitting the confirmed gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing instruction)) to the kiosk. It is characterized by.

The interface unit 1005 connects at least one kiosk and a predetermined communication channel for providing a free gift corresponding to a customer receipt according to the present invention through a predetermined communication network, and maintains and manages the communication channel. .

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a communication channel connected and managed by at least one kiosk by the interface unit 1005 is a communication channel connected between the information processing system and at least one kiosk through a dedicated communication network. Preferably, the transaction protocol includes a transaction protocol for transmitting and receiving at least one full text corresponding to a free gift providing task corresponding to at least one customer receipt defined between the kiosk and the information processing server 1000. (And / or a specialized structure corresponding to a transaction protocol) may be defined and used in various ways according to the characteristics of each kiosk and the platform characteristics of the information processing system, and the transaction protocol (and / or transaction) adopted by the information processing system. On protocol Corresponding specialized structure) does not limit the invention.

In addition, the interface unit 1005 may purchase at least one or more merchants or value added networks (VANs) or financial institutions through a predetermined communication network and purchase history information required for providing a complimentary ticket corresponding to a customer receipt according to the present invention. It connects a predetermined communication channel to obtain a, characterized in that for maintaining and managing the communication channel.

A communication channel connected to and managed by at least one affiliated store or value added network (VAN) or a financial institution by the interface unit 1005 manages the information processing system and at least one affiliated store or the affiliated store (or store). A communication channel connected between a service provider (eg, a department store, etc.) through a dedicated communication network, and according to an embodiment of the present invention, a service provider (eg, a department store, etc.) managing the affiliated store or the affiliated store (or store) and the It is preferable to include a transaction protocol for transmitting and receiving at least one or more telegrams corresponding to the gratuitization service corresponding to the at least one customer receipt defined between the information processing server 1000, the transaction protocol (and / or transaction) Specialized structure corresponding to the protocol) It may be defined and used in various ways according to the business characteristics of the service provider (eg, department store, etc.) managing the affiliate store (or store) and the platform characteristics configuring the information processing system, and the transaction protocol (adopted by the information processing system) And / or a specialized structure corresponding to a transaction protocol).

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a transaction protocol (and / or a specialized structure corresponding to a transaction protocol) corresponding to the communication channel may provide an encryption specialized transmission / reception function to provide a higher level of security. Thereby, this invention is not limited.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the transaction protocol corresponding to the communication channel may be defined and used as a traffic data method consisting of binary data in addition to the full text, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

The information receiving unit 1010 receives the receipt information input by the customer from the kiosk through the interface unit 1005, and receives the customer receipt information received from the kiosk to the information reading unit 1020. To pass.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the information receiving unit 1010 is a merchant (or store) that issues a predetermined receipt to the customer through the interface unit 1005 or a slip including the receipt (or purchase history). And the like, wherein the receipt history (or purchase history) information is received from a service provider (eg, a department store server) that handles (or manages) the received customer receipt history (or purchase history) information. It is stored in the storage medium 1040 through the information storage unit 1035 provided in the information processing server 1000.

According to the method of the present invention, the information processing server 1000 handles (or manages) a merchant (or a store) that issued a predetermined receipt to the customer, or the receipt (or a slip including a purchase history). It may be configured to further include an information storage unit 1035 for storing the receipt history (or purchase history) information received from a service provider (for example, a department store server, etc.) in the storage medium 1040.

In addition, the information storage unit 1035, the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right offer instructions)) corresponding to the customer receipt information transmitted from the kiosk is confirmed (or extracted), and sent to the kiosk and the kiosk When the free gift is provided to the customer, the free gift providing history is stored in the storage medium 1040.

The information reading unit 1020 may include details (eg, payment amount information, transaction approval information (or number), and transaction merchant information (or code (or gratuity right providing instructions)) included in the customer receipt information received from the kiosk. , The transaction merchant terminal information (or code (or gratuity right command) command), transaction date information, receipt unique number information, etc.) is characterized in that it is read.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the customer receipt history read by the information reader 1020 from the receipt information written by the customer as described above may include payment amount information, transaction approval information (or number), and transaction merchant information ( Or a code (or a free gift giving command)), a merchant terminal information (or a code (or a free gift giving command)), or at least one transaction date and time information, the customer receipt history read through the information reading unit 1020 Characterized in that the information is transmitted to the authentication unit 1025 or the information confirmation unit 1030.

The information authentication unit 1025 is a receipt history (for example, payment amount information, transaction approval information (or number), transaction merchant information (or code (or gratuitous right)) read from the customer receipt data through the information reading unit 1020 Offer instructions)), transaction merchant terminal information (or code (or gratuity right offer instructions)), transaction date and time information, etc.), check each item of the received receipt details, and read the payment amount information and transaction approval. Information (or number), transaction merchant information (or code), transaction merchant terminal information (or code), transaction date and time information, etc.) characterized in that for performing authentication.

For example, when the authentication of the approval number (or receipt unique number) of the customer receipt details read through the information authentication unit 1025 is performed, the information authentication unit 1025 is the approval number read from the customer receipt (Or receipt identification number) and the approval number (or receipt identification number) previously stored in the storage medium 1040, by checking the existence of a matching authorization number (or receipt unique number), by reading from the customer receipt An authorization number (or receipt unique number) can be authenticated.

In addition, when authentication of the merchant code (or number) of the customer receipt details read through the information authentication unit 1025 is performed, the information authentication unit 1025 reads the merchant code (or read from the customer receipt) Number) and the merchant code (or number) previously stored in the storage medium 1040, and confirms the existence of a matching merchant code (or number) to the merchant code (or number) read from the customer receipt. Authentication can be performed.

In addition, when authentication of the merchant terminal code (or number) among the read customer receipt details is performed through the information authentication unit 1025, the information authentication unit 1025 reads the merchant terminal code read from the customer receipt. Merchant terminal terminal read from the customer receipt by comparing the merchant terminal code (or number) previously stored in the storage medium (1040) with the (or number), and confirms the existence of a matching merchant terminal code (or number) Authentication may be performed on the code (or number).

According to another exemplary embodiment, when the storage medium 1040 is not provided with authentication information necessary for authentication of the read customer receipt, the information authentication unit 1025 uses the interface unit 1005 to perform the authentication. Request authentication information required for the receipt history authentication from a merchant (or store) or a service provider (eg, a department store server) having at least one affiliated store (or store), the affiliated store (or store) or the affiliate store (Or a store) may request the receipt history authentication by transmitting the read customer receipt history to a service provider (eg, a department store server) having at least one or more stores.

The information checking unit 1030 checks the payment amount item of the read receipt details when the authentication of the receipt information input by the customer through the information authentication unit 1025 is successfully performed. The gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing command)) corresponding to the confirmed payment amount information may be confirmed (or extracted) from the storage medium 1040.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a gratuitous gift which is confirmed (or extracted) from the storage medium 1040 in response to the customer receipt details (or purchase details) and is provided to the customer through the kiosk is a corresponding amount (eg, It is preferable to be provided differentially according to the amount of payment, etc., which is performed by referring to the predetermined free gift providing policy information previously stored in the storage medium 1040.

For example, the free gift providing policy information stored in the storage medium 1040 provides a one-hour parking ticket when the customer payment amount is more than 5,000 won and less than 10,000 won, and a two-hour parking ticket is provided when the customer payment amount is more than 10,000 won and less than 20,000 won. If the customer payment amount is 20,000 won or more and less than 30,000 won, if the parking ticket is set to provide a three-hour parking ticket, if the payment amount item of the customer receipt details read by the information reading unit 1020 is 15,000 won, the information The confirmation unit 1030 may check the parking ticket (eg, two-hour parking ticket) to be provided to the customer in correspondence with the 15,000 won by referring to the gratuitous gift provision policy information.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when the customer provides at least two or more receipts to the kiosk, and the at least two or more scanned receipt data are received from the kiosk, the payment amount may be summed up. In this case, the information confirming unit 1030 may check the gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing instruction)) corresponding to the summed amount of money.

Referring to FIG. 10, the information processing server 1000 receives receipt data (or image data) scanned at the kiosk in order to provide a complimentary ticket corresponding to a customer receipt through a predetermined kiosk according to the present invention. Confirming the authentication and purchase history of the receipt provided by the customer, and storing predetermined storage information required for the confirmation of the gratuitous right information (or the code (or the gratuitous right providing instruction)) corresponding to the confirmed purchase history. It is characterized in that the interlock with the storage medium 1040.

In FIG. 10, the storage medium 1040 is illustrated as interworking with the information processing server 1000, but is not limited thereto. For example, the storage medium 1040 may be provided in the information processing server 1000 or may be provided in a predetermined storage medium 1040 operating means interoperating with the information processing server 1000.

FIG. 11 is a diagram of storage information stored in a storage medium 1040 linked to an information processing server 1000 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, in FIG. 11, on the information processing system shown in FIG. 10, the information processing server 1000 receives customer receipt information input from the kiosk, and the authentication and purchase history for the receipt provided by the customer. As an embodiment of the storage information is stored in the predetermined storage medium 1040 interlocking to confirm the gratuitous rights information (or code (or gratuitous rights provided command)) corresponding to the confirmed purchase history, the present invention Those skilled in the art, with reference to Figure 11, through the kiosk to check the gratuitous ticket information (or code (or gratuitous gift providing command)) corresponding to the customer receipt details through the storage medium ( Various storage information stored in 1040 may be easily inferred.

Referring to FIG. 11, the storage medium 1040 provides a gratuitous ticket corresponding to the customer receipt details according to the present invention, purchase history information (or receipt history information), gratuitous ticket information (or code (or gratuitous gift providing command)). ), Gratuitous provision policy information, gratuitous provision history information, etc. may be stored, and the storage information stored in the storage medium 1040 specifies that modifications, changes, additions, etc. of those skilled in the art in the process of implementing the present invention. do.

The gratuitous information (or code (or gratuitous giving instruction)) may be provided to the customer who inputs or inserts a receipt into the kiosk through a predetermined kiosk in the server shown in FIG. 1 according to the present invention (or Code (or a gift voucher providing command)), and the gift voucher preferably includes at least one of a gift certificate, a parking ticket, and a gift certificate.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the gratuitous ticket corresponds to a receipt issued by a merchant affiliated with the service provider or affiliated with the service provider to provide a gratuitous gift according to the receipt details (or purchase details) according to the present invention. It is characterized in that it is provided through a predetermined kiosk connected to the information processing server 1000 shown in the through a predetermined communication network.

The gratuitous gift may be provided to a customer who inserts or inserts a receipt into the kiosk according to the gratuitous gift providing policy information.

The free gift providing policy information checks the free gift information (or code (or free gift providing command)) corresponding to the receipt details (or purchase details) provided to the customer by the information processing server 1000 shown in FIG. Or extraction).

For example, the gratuitous gift policy information includes gratuitous gift information (or code (or gratuitous gift giving command)) that can be provided for a receipt issued by a particular merchant, and gratuitous gift information (or code that can be provided for a specific payment amount (or amount range) receipt. (Or free gift instructions)), or free gift information (or code (or free gift instructions) that can be provided for a receipt issued on a specific date (or date and time)).

The gratuitous gift providing information is provided as a basis for preventing duplicate use of the receipt in a process in which a predetermined gratuitous gift corresponding to the receipt details is provided to a receipt providing customer through a predetermined kiosk at the server shown in FIG. It is characterized by being utilized.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the gratuitous offer history information is received from a customer, scanned receipt information (or data (or read data)), gratuitous offer date information, and provided gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous offer) Command)) and the like.

12 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of a complimentary ticket providing kiosk according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, in FIG. 12, in more detail, in FIG. 12, when receipt information input from a predetermined customer is transmitted to a server on a network, the server corresponds to an authentication operation for the received receipt information and the receipt. Perform the operation of checking the gratuitous right information (or generating the gratuitous right order), output the gratuitous right information (or the gratuitous right order) corresponding to the receipt information transmitted from the server, or discharge the gratuitous right corresponding to the gratuitous right order. As to the functional configuration of the automatic gift providing device 1200 to provide the receipt information to the customer, if a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains, with reference to this figure 12, the customer receipt details It is possible to easily infer the functional configuration of the automation device (1200) provided with a free gift. Will.

Referring to FIG. 12, the illustrated automation device basically includes a control unit 1205, a screen output unit 1210, a key input unit 1215, a memory unit 1220, a communication unit, and a power supply unit for supplying power to the automation device. It is made, including, characterized in that further comprises a discharge unit 1225 and the storage unit 1235 and the print output unit 1245 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 12, a functional component for performing each function of the automated device providing a predetermined gratuitous ticket according to the customer receipt details (or receipt information) will be described in more detail.

The control unit 1205 of the automation device shown in FIG. 12 includes at least one input / output command required for the automation device according to the present invention to perform each of the above functions, and / or with the automation device. It is transmitted to the connected functional component, or received from the functional component to control the overall operation of the automation device, and manages the flow of information or data between the functional components.

In particular, the control unit 1205 transmits the customer receipt information input through the automated device to the server on the network in accordance with the present invention, requests authentication of the receipt and confirmation of gratuitous information corresponding to the receipt, The customer may be provided with a free gift corresponding to the receipt according to the authentication result (or the free gift discharging command corresponding to the authentication result) and the free gift information received from the server.

In addition, when the validity of the at least one input receipt information is recognized through a server on the network, the controller 1205 is configured to discharge a predetermined free gift corresponding to the at least one receipt amount through a predetermined outlet. It features.

The control unit 1205 of the automation device may include at least one processor and an execution memory (for example, a register and / or a random access memory (RAM)) including a central processing unit (CPU) / microprocessor unit (MPU) in hardware. And a bus (BUS) for inputting and outputting predetermined data, the predetermined program routine (Routine) for providing a predetermined gratuitous right to a receipt information input customer according to the method of the present invention from a predetermined nonvolatile memory element and / Or it comprises a bus (BUS) for inputting and outputting program data and a predetermined electronic circuit (or integrated circuit) provided for this.

In addition, the control unit 1205 of the automation device may be loaded into the execution memory from the nonvolatile memory device and / or chipset by software, and may be programmed and processed by the processor to perform a specific function. As the generic term of the program data (the present invention, therefore, a predetermined program routine recorded on the recording medium of the automated device for providing the complimentary ticket according to the customer receipt information is illustrated as being provided in the controller 1205 for convenience). As a result, it is possible to provide a free gift and various additional functions to be implemented in the automation device through the control unit 1205, and to control and manage the overall operation of the automation device to realize the functions.

In particular, when a power source is input to the automation device to perform a function of the control unit 1205 for controlling and managing the overall operation of the automation device, an operating system routine stored in the nonvolatile memory device, a system management routine, and And / or system variables are loaded into the execution memory and computed by the processor to serve as variables for providing an operating system, system management program, and / or gratuitous services.

In particular, in Figure 12, in order to provide the customer with a complimentary ticket corresponding to the customer receipt details (or receipt information) in accordance with the present invention, a software program using a predetermined program and / or code recorded on the recording medium is used. The functional components (eg, the transmitter 1275, the provider 1265, the receiver, and the storage 1270) that can be processed as described above will be described as being provided in the controller 1205.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the memory unit 1220 included in the automation device may include a predetermined program routine (or code) and / or program data (eg, required for the automation device to control the above-described functions). And information or data input and output when an operation by a program routine (or code) is performed.

In addition, the memory unit 1220 may include at least one or more storage means including hardware electrically electrically and programmable read only memory (EEPROM) and / or flash memory (FM) and / or hard disk drive (HDD). It is preferable to make it.

In this case, an input or the like is performed to perform a function of providing a predetermined free gift corresponding to a predetermined program routine and program data (for example, customer receipt details (or receipt information) according to the present invention) stored in the memory unit 1220. The control unit 1205 performs a predetermined control function through the output data).

To this end, the memory unit 1220 may store at least one gratuitous gift information that can be provided to the customer in response to receipt information input by the customer to the automated device according to the present invention in order to receive a predetermined gratuitous gift. The gift card includes a gift certificate or a parking ticket or a gift certificate.

According to the method of the present invention, the gratuitous right information may include gratuitous right information (assigned a predetermined serial number) previously issued by a predetermined gratuitous right provider (or gratuitous issuer), and the customer sends the gratuitous right information to the automated device. When validity authentication and duplicate use of the provided receipt and gratuitous information corresponding to the receipt are confirmed through a server on the network, the print output unit 1245 may provide paper (eg, to the customer). The gratuitous ticket information may be printed on a paper having a predetermined size) or the like, or may be provided to the customer wireless terminal through short-range communication (for example, RF communication) through a short-range communication unit of the automated device.

In addition, the memory unit 1220, according to the present invention, a predetermined gratuitous gift (eg, gift certificate, parking ticket, gift certificate, etc.) corresponding to the receipt provided by the customer to the automated device is provided to the customer (for example, paper output or Transmission using short-range communication, etc.), the gratuitous offer details are further stored.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit 1210 provided in the automated device may be configured such that the automated device receives a predetermined function (for example, the customer receipt information and sends the received receipt information to a server on a network). Sending, receiving the validity authentication result (or gratuitous ticket discharge command corresponding to the authentication result) and the gratuitous right information corresponding to the receipt from the server, and prints the gratuitous right information to the customer, etc. At least one or more predefined or defined in real time to be output by the control unit 1205 to a predetermined screen output means including a liquid crystal display (LCD) and / or a cathode ray tube (CRT) The information or data may be output through a predefined screen interface.

Here, the information or data predefined to be output on the screen by the automation device may be stored or generated by key data input through the key input unit 1215 and / or components included in the automation device. Information (or data), information (or data) transmitted and received through the communication unit, and / or at least one or more information (or data) corresponding to a predetermined calculation result performed by the automation device is preferably included.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the key input unit 1215 provided in the automated device may include at least one numeric key in a process of performing a predetermined function for a service for providing a gift certificate corresponding to the customer receipt details. At least one information or data that is predefined or is defined in real time to be input from a predetermined key input device including a number key) and / or a character key and / or a function key. Characterized in that the input by the key data, the key input unit 1215 performs the function of the key input means provided in the automated device in conjunction with the key input device.

For example, the customer may have at least one or more of the receipt information (eg, payment amount, authorization number, merchant code, terminal code, receipt unique number, approval (or transaction) date and time described in the receipt possessed through the key input unit). Including information), and the key input unit 1215 transfers receipt information input from the customer to the control unit 1205.

According to the method of the present invention, the communication unit of the automated device in the process of performing the predetermined function for the free gift providing service corresponding to the customer receipt information, the server on the network (for example, providing (or operating) free gift right) Server or the like) and at least one communication channel, wherein the communication channel is a network communication channel for connecting the automation device and a server on a network through at least one wired or wireless network, and / or with the automation device. At least one cable communication channel for connecting the cable communication terminal (or server) of the cable through a predetermined cable, and / or at least one local area communication channel for connecting the automation device and the predetermined local area device through at least one local area communication means. Characterized in that made.

In particular, the customer receipt details (or receipt information) input through the communication unit is transmitted to the server on the network, the authentication result (or gratuitous discharge command corresponding to the authentication result) for the transmitted customer receipt is received. It features.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the network communication channel is TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) according to a network type connecting the automation device and the server and / or a communication protocol defined in the network. A wired network communication channel including at least one based Internet network, a No. 7 network, a private network (eg, a value-added communication network or a financial common network), and / or a mobile communication network based on a code division multiple access (CDMA) and a wireless data communication network. And a wireless network communication channel including at least one portable internet network.

The cable communication channel may include at least one of RS (Recommended Standard) -232c, RS-485, and Universal Serial Bus (USB) according to a cable type and a communication protocol for connecting the automation device and the cable communication terminal (or server). And a wireless network communication channel including at least one serial communication channel and / or a parallel communication channel such as LPT.

In addition, the short range communication channel may be RF (Radio Frequency) communication, infrared ray communication, Bluetooth (BlueTooth) according to the type and communication protocol of the short-range communication means for connecting the automation device and the cable communication terminal (or server). ), A short range wireless communication channel including at least one of a wireless LAN, a Wi-Fi, and an ultra wide band system (UWB).

According to the method of the present invention, the gratuitous right may be classified by the recommendation amount and stored in the storage unit 1235, and the control unit 1205 may provide the gratuitous right corresponding to the payment amount (or the receipt amount) to the customer. Control the outlet 1225 to provide (discharge).

For example, if the free gift is a gift certificate, and there are 10,000 won, 50,000 won, 100,000 won, etc., the 10,000 won, 50,000 won, 100,000 won can be stored separately in the storage unit 1235 provided in the automated device.

In addition, if the amount of free gift to be provided to the customer is 40,000 won, since the controller 1205 does not have a gift certificate with a ticketed amount of 40,000 won, four discharged 10,000 won gift certificates are discharged to the discharge unit 1225.

The storage unit 1235 stores a gratuitous gift to be provided to the customer in response to the customer receipt information (or receipt history), and the gratuitous gift stored in the storage part 1235 has a recommendation amount. Gift certificate etc. are preferable.

According to the present invention, the storage unit 1235 is characterized by storing the gratuitous gift (gift certificate, etc.) by classifying by the amount of winding.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the automated device transmits the received receipt information to a server on a network, and from the server, validity authentication information (or a gratuitous coupon ejection command corresponding to a validity authentication result) for the receipt information and the Receiving gratuitous right information corresponding to a receipt, outputting the received gratuitous right information and providing it to the customer, or to transmit the gratuitous right information to the customer wireless terminal through the short-range communication, a predetermined recorded on the recording medium And a functional component such as a transmitter 1275, a receiver, a provider 1265, and a storage 1270 that can be software-processed using a program and / or code of the control unit 1205. Functional components provided at) may be added or modified by those skilled in the art of implementing the present invention. Say.

When the receipt information input by the customer to the automation device is transmitted through the key input unit 1215, the transmission unit 1275 transmits the received receipt information to a server on a network through the communication unit to the automation device. It is characterized in that for requesting authentication for the received receipt information and gratuitous information corresponding to the receipt.

The receiving unit transmits the receipt information input to the automation device through the transmission unit 1275 to a server on a network, and confirms a predetermined authentication operation for the receipt information and the gratuitous right information corresponding to the receipt ( Or after the extraction) operation is performed, receiving an authentication result (or a gratuit right ejection command corresponding to the authentication result) and the gratuitous right information for the receipt from the server.

The providing unit 1265 successfully authenticates the customer receipt information input by the customer to the automated device through a server on the network, and also recognizes the gratuitous right information corresponding to the customer receipt amount, thereby confirming the receipt. When the authentication result (or gratuitous ticket discharge command corresponding to the authentication result) and the gratuitous right information are received, the received gratuitous right information is transmitted to the print output unit 1245.

Thereafter, the print output unit 1245 prints the gratuitous right information and provides the receipt-providing customer through the discharge unit 1225.

In addition, the providing unit 1265, the authentication of the customer receipt information entered into the automated device by the customer through the server on the network is successfully performed, and the gratuitous right information corresponding to the customer receipt amount is confirmed, When the receipt authentication result (or gratuitous rights discharge command corresponding to the authentication result) and the gratuitous right information are received, the received gratuitous right information is transmitted to the communication unit.

Thereafter, the communication unit confirms a communication connection with the receipt providing customer wireless terminal and transmits the gratuitous right information to the customer wireless terminal through short range communication.

The storage unit 1270, when a predetermined free gift is provided to the receipt providing customer, stores the free gift providing details in a memory unit 1220 provided in the automated device.

The discharge unit 1225 prints the gratuitous ticket corresponding to the customer receipt information according to the present invention through the printing device 1250 through the predetermined printing device 1250, and outputs the printed gratuitous ticket to the predetermined discharge device 1230. It is characterized in that to provide to the customer through).

Referring to FIG. 12, the illustrated server is connected to the automated device through the network, performs authentication on customer receipt details (or receipt information) transmitted from the automated device, and also includes payment included in the receipt details. Checking the amount information, characterized in that for confirming the gratuitous ticket information corresponding to the receipt.

In addition, the server is characterized in that for transmitting the receipt authentication result (or gratuitous coupon discharge command corresponding to the authentication result) and the confirmed gratuitous right information to the automated device.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the server may be provided with a service for providing a complimentary gift corresponding to the customer receipt, the service agreement affiliated store or a Value Added Network (VAN) or a separate server on a financial institution or a communication network, and the like. I never do that.

In more detail, when the receipt information input by the customer is received from the automated device, the server may include details (eg, payment amount, approval number, merchant code, terminal code, payment (approval) included in the received receipt information. , Receipt) date and time, including at least one or more of a receipt unique number).

When the reading of the customer receipt information transmitted from the automated device is completed through the above process, each item of the read receipt details (for example, payment amount, approval number, transaction date, merchant code, terminal code, receipt unique number, Transaction (approval, receipt) date and time) to authenticate at least one or more of the read amount, approval number, transaction date, merchant code, terminal code, receipt unique number, transaction (approval, receipt) date and time It is characterized by performing.

For example, when the server authenticates the approval number (or receipt unique number) among the transmitted customer receipt information, the server recognizes the read approval number (or receipt unique number) and the storage medium 1040 of the server. ) By comparing the previously stored approval number (or receipt unique number), and confirming the existence of a matching approval number (or receipt unique number), authentication for the authorization number (or receipt unique number) sent from the automated device Can be performed.

In addition, when authentication is performed for a merchant code (or number) among the transmitted customer receipt information in the server, the server is pre-stored in the read merchant code (or number) and the storage medium 1040 of the server. By comparing the merchant code (or number), and confirming the existence of a matching merchant code (or number), it is possible to perform authentication for the merchant code (or number) transmitted from the automated device.

In addition, when authentication is performed for a merchant terminal code (or number) among the transmitted customer receipt information in the server, the server may read the read merchant terminal code (or number) and the storage medium 1040 of the server. By comparing the stored merchant terminal code (or number), and confirming the existence of a matching merchant terminal code (or number), it is possible to perform authentication for the merchant terminal code (or number) transmitted from the automated device. .

According to the method of the present invention, when the authentication of the receipt information is successfully processed, the server checks the payment amount item and the like in the read receipt details, and receives the gratuitous right information corresponding to the confirmed payment amount information. It is characterized in that the identification (or extraction) from the storage medium 1040 provided in the server or a predetermined storage medium 1040 operating means interoperating with the fraudulent server.

According to the method of the present invention, the gratuitous rights provided to the customer through the automated device in response to the customer receipt information, it is preferable to be provided differentially according to the corresponding amount (payment amount included in the receipt provided by the customer) However, this may be performed by referring to the predetermined free gift right policy information previously stored in the storage medium 1040.

For example, the free gift providing policy information stored in the storage medium 1040 provides a one-hour parking ticket when the customer payment amount is more than 5,000 won and less than 10,000 won, and a two-hour parking ticket is provided when the customer payment amount is more than 10,000 won and less than 20,000 won. If the customer payment amount is 20,000 won or more and less than 30,000 won, if the three-hour parking ticket is set to provide, if the payment amount item of the customer receipt details read by the automated device is 15,000 won, the confirmation unit 1280 The parking ticket (eg, 2 hour parking ticket) to be provided to the customer in correspondence with the 15,000 won, with reference to the gratuitous provision policy information.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the customer provides at least two or more receipts to the automated device, the payment amount may be summed up, wherein the verification unit 1280 is summed up. The gratuitous information corresponding to the amount of money is checked.

The storage medium 1040 of the server may perform a process of authenticating the customer receipt details (or receipt information) transmitted from the automated device and check (or extract) gratuitous right information corresponding to the receipt. The information required in the process is stored.

According to the method of the present invention, the information stored in the storage medium 1040, the predetermined receipt for the authentication of the receipt that the customer is inserted or inserted into the automated device according to the present invention to receive a predetermined gift certificate Characterized in that the authentication information.

Here, the receipt authentication information is preferably received and stored periodically in advance from the receipt issuing merchant or receipt issuing merchant manager or VAN company or financial institution, and the validity of the customer receipt is inserted or inserted into the automated device It is characterized by being used as information to confirm or prevent duplicate use.

For example, the receipt authentication information is preferably configured to include at least one information, such as authorization number, merchant code, terminal code, transaction date (or receipt date and time), payment means, receipt unique number.

In addition, the information stored in the storage medium 1040, including the gratuitous rights information that can be provided to the customer inputting the receipt information to the automated device through the automation device shown in Figure 12 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention The gift card may be configured to include at least one or more of gift certificates, parking tickets, gift certificates.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the gratuitous gift is provided to the customer through an automated device shown in response to a receipt issued by a merchant affiliated with the service provider or a service providing a gratuitous gift according to the receipt information according to the present invention. It is characterized by.

In addition, the storage medium 1040 may further include a gift card providing policy information referred to in the process of providing a gift card corresponding to the receipt information to the customer inputting the receipt information through the illustrated automated device.

For example, the free gift policy information includes the free gift information that can be provided for a receipt issued by a particular merchant, the free gift information that can be provided for a specific payment amount (or range of money), and a receipt issued on a specific date (or date and time). It can be made by including complimentary gift information.

In addition, the information stored in the storage medium 1040 is provided as a basis for preventing duplicate use of the receipt in a process in which a predetermined gift certificate corresponding to the receipt details is provided to the receipt providing customer through the illustrated automated device. The gratuitous gift history information utilized may be further included.

Here, the gratuitous offer history information is preferably configured to include receipt information (or data (or read data)) scanned and received from a customer, gratuitous voucher providing date information, and provided gratuitous right information. After being provided to a predetermined customer through the automated device, it is characterized in that it is provided from the automated device.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a process of providing a predetermined gratuitous ticket corresponding to a customer receipt (or receipt history) through a predetermined kiosk in the information processing server 1000 according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

More specifically, FIG. 13 reads the customer receipt information that the kiosk receives from the customer and transmits the information from the customer in the information processing server 1000 shown in FIG. 10, and corresponds to the validation operation for the customer receipt and the receipt. Perform the verification of the gratuitous right information (or the code (or the gratuitous giving instruction)) and transmit the confirmed gratuitous right information (or the code (or the gratuitous giving instruction)) to the kiosk to send the gratuitous right information (or As a method for performing a process of outputting the gratuitous right information corresponding to the transmitted gratuitous right code) and providing it to the receipt providing customer, those skilled in the art may refer to FIG. 13 and / or FIG. Or modified to receive predetermined receipt information from the customer in the kiosk, network In various embodiments of the present invention, the present invention may include all the inferred implementation methods, which may be inferred by providing the customer with a complimentary ticket corresponding to the customer receipt information received through the kiosk. It is not limited to the implementation method shown by.

Referring to FIG. 13, the illustrated embodiment issues a receipt according to a payment of a customer's tangible goods at a merchant (or a store) and provides the receipt to the customer (1300), and the receipt issuing merchant (or store) or the receipt handling ( Or a service provider (for example, a department store server) that transmits the receipt details (or receipt issuance history or purchase history, etc.) to the information processing server 1000 shown in FIG. 10 periodically (1305). The information processing server 1000 may start the process of storing the transmitted receipt details (or receipt issuance history or purchase history, etc.) in a predetermined storage medium 1040 (1310).

Subsequently, when the receipt of the receipt information is confirmed by the customer who wants to receive a predetermined free gift corresponding to the receipt possessed by the kiosk shown in FIG. 12, the kiosk confirms the input customer receipt information (1315).

When the receipt information input by the customer is confirmed as described above, the kiosk transmits the receipt information for authentication of the receipt information and confirmation of gratuitous ticket information (or code (or gratuitous gift providing command)) corresponding to the receipt. The communication channel connection with the information processing server 1000 is checked (1320).

When the communication channel connection with the information processing server 1000 is confirmed, the kiosk transmits the received receipt information to the information processing server 1000 to authenticate the receipt information and the gratuitous right information corresponding to the receipt. (Or code (or giveaway command)) request confirmation (1325).

Then, the information processing server 1000 includes the details (for example, at least one or more of the payment amount, authorization number, merchant code, terminal code, payment date, receipt identification number) included in the transmitted receipt information. Read (1330).

Thereafter, the information processing server 1000 performs validation with respect to the receipt information transmitted from the kiosk in association with the storage medium 1040 (1335).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the information processing server 1000 performs an authentication operation on the customer receipt with reference to purchase history information stored in the storage medium 1040, wherein the receipt authentication information is a corresponding receipt. It may be configured to include at least one or more authorization number, payment amount, issuance merchant information (merchant code, terminal code, etc.), payment date, receipt unique number included in the information processing server 1000, the receipt received Details (e.g. payment amount information, transaction approval information (or number), transaction merchant information (or code), transaction merchant terminal information (or code (or gift voucher command)), transaction date and time information, receipt unique number information, etc.) Comparing the receipt history previously stored in the storage medium 1040, there is a receipt information that matches the received receipt information in the storage medium 1040 If, when considered to have failed the validation and authentication operation, in the storage medium 1040, the receipt information matching receipt information transmitted from the kiosk is present, can be regarded as successful, the validity authentication.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the validity authentication operation may further include a step of checking whether the receipt is duplicated or not, and whether the duplicate receipt is used may refer to the free gift providing history information stored in the storage medium 1040. It can be done by.

Here, the free gift providing history information referred to the use of the duplicated receipt includes at least the receipt information (or the data (or the read data)), the free gift providing date information, the provided free gift information (or the code (or the free gift providing command)) and the like. It is preferable to include one or more.

For example, if it is determined whether the customer uses duplicate information on the receipt information input by the customer, and the receipt turns out to be a receipt that has already been used (1340), the information processing server 1000 displays the details of the duplicate use of the receipt in the validity authentication result. It may be included in the transmission to the kiosk (1345).

Then, the kiosk outputs the validity authentication failure details on the screen provided in the kiosk so that the customer can recognize it (1350).

On the other hand, the information processing server 1000, if there is a receipt history that matches the reading history of the receipt information transmitted from the kiosk in the storage medium 1040, if the validation of the receipt is successfully performed, the Check the payment amount information from the read receipt information (1355), and if the payment amount information is confirmed, the information processing server 1000 from the storage medium 1040 gratuitous right information (corresponding to the confirmed payment amount) ( Or code (or gratuitous give instruction).

Thereafter, the information processing server 1000 transmits the confirmed gratuitous right information (or code (or gratuitous right providing instruction)) to the kiosk (1365), in which the kiosk is sent from the information processing server 1000. When the gratuitous right information is received, the received gratuitous right information is printed on a predetermined print medium to be provided to the receipt providing customer through a predetermined gratuitous outlet provided in the kiosk (1370).

On the other hand, when the kiosk receives the gratuitous right code (or gratuitous right-out command data) from the information processing server 1000, the kiosk is provided with the gratuitous right information corresponding to the received gratuitous right code (or gratuitous right-out command data) is provided in the kiosk. Confirmed (or extracted) from the unit 1220, the confirmed (or extracted) gratuitous information may be printed on a predetermined print medium and provided to the receipt providing customer through a predetermined gratuitous outlet provided in the kiosk.

According to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the gift card to be provided to the customer is a gift certificate having a predetermined amount of recommendation, the automatic device stores a gift certificate corresponding to the gift card amount corresponding to the confirmed payment amount. First, if the gift certificate corresponding to the amount of free gift is stored in the storage unit 1235 of the automated device, the gift certificate corresponding to the amount of free gift is discharged and provided to the customer. can do.

On the other hand, if the gift certificate corresponding to the amount of free gift is not in the storage unit 1235, the automated device receives a gift certificate corresponding to the amount of the gift certificate amount at least two or more gift vouchers stored in the storage unit 1235. Can be provided to the customer.

According to the present invention, after receiving at least one receipt image data scanned from a predetermined automation device, confirming the received at least one receipt image data, and after verifying the validity of the at least one receipt, the validity is The receipt amount of the certified receipt is summed up, the gratuitous gift corresponding to the summed receipt is confirmed, and the discharge command data of the verified gratuitous gift is transmitted to the automated device, or the confirmed gratuitous gift of the receipt-owned customer By transmitting to the wireless communication means, a service provider such as a department store, there is an advantage that can eliminate the inconvenience of having to check the purchase receipt details of the customer in order to provide a certain gratuitous right.

In addition, there is an advantage that can prevent (or block) the congestion or risk factors that occur when the gratuitous right provided.

In addition, the customer has the advantage of being able to conveniently receive a free gift through an automated device without visiting the free gift providing booth.

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Data receiving means for receiving at least one receipt image data scanned from a predetermined automation device; Receipt validity authentication means for verifying the at least one receipt image data by validating the at least one receipt image data; Information checking means for adding up the receipt amount of the receipt for which the validity is verified, and confirming the gratuitous right corresponding to the sum of the receipt amount; And And data transmission means for transmitting the confirmed command of the free gift to the automated device. Data receiving means for receiving at least one receipt image data scanned from a predetermined automation device and specific wireless communication means specific information; Receipt validity authentication means for verifying the at least one receipt image data by validating the at least one receipt image data; Information checking means for adding up the receipt amount of the receipt for which the validity is verified, and confirming the gratuitous right corresponding to the sum of the receipt amount; And And data transmission means for transmitting the confirmed gratuitous right to the wireless communication means by using the unique information of the wireless communication means received through the data receiving means. Data receiving means for receiving at least one receipt information from a predetermined automation device; Receipt validity authentication means for authenticating the validity of the received information; Information checking means for adding up the receipt amount of the receipt for which the validity is verified, and confirming the gratuitous right corresponding to the sum of the receipt amount; And And data transmission means for transmitting the confirmed command of the free gift to the automated device. Data receiving means for receiving at least one receipt information from a predetermined automation device; Receipt validity authentication means for authenticating the validity of the received information; Information checking means for adding up the receipt amount of the receipt for which the validity is verified, and confirming the gratuitous right corresponding to the sum of the receipt amount; And And data transmission means for transmitting the identified gratuitous right to the wireless communication means by using the unique information of the wireless communication means received through the data receiving means. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the receipt validity authentication means, And confirming receipt unique number information and / or receipt date information, thereby validating the receipt. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the receipt validity authentication means, The information processing system, characterized in that to verify the validity of the receipt by checking whether or not the duplicate use of the receipt. Data receiving means for receiving customer card information from a predetermined automation device; Information confirmation means for confirming a customer purchase history corresponding to the received customer card information and confirming a gratuitous ticket corresponding to the confirmed purchase history; And And data transmission means for transmitting the confirmed command of the free gift to the automated device. Data receiving means for receiving customer card information and predetermined wireless communication means information from a predetermined automation device; Information confirmation means for confirming a customer purchase history corresponding to the received customer card information and confirming a gratuitous ticket corresponding to the confirmed purchase history; And And data transmission means for transmitting the identified gratuitous right to the wireless communication means by using the unique information of the wireless communication means received through the data receiving means. The method of claim 1, wherein the gratuitous right, An information processing system comprising at least one of a gift certificate, a parking ticket, an exchange ticket, a coupon, and a ticket. A recording medium comprising a program for executing the function of the system constituting means of any one of claims 1 to 12. Receiving at least one receipt image data scanned from a predetermined automation device in a predetermined data receiving means; Verifying the at least one receipt image data in a predetermined receipt validity verification means, thereby authenticating the validity of the at least one receipt; Summing the receipt amount of the receipt for which the validity is verified in a predetermined information confirming means, and confirming a gratuitous right corresponding to the summed receipt amount; And And transmitting, by a predetermined data transmission means, the discharge command data of the checked gratuitous voucher to the automated device, or transmitting the checked gratuitous voucher to the wireless communication means of the receipt-owning customer. Treatment method. Receiving at least one receipt information from a predetermined automation device in a predetermined data receiving means; Authenticating the received information at a predetermined receipt validity verification means; Summing the receipt amount of the receipt for which the validity is verified in a predetermined information confirming means, and confirming a gratuitous right corresponding to the summed receipt amount; And And transmitting, by a predetermined data transmission means, the discharge command data of the checked gratuitous voucher to the automated device, or transmitting the checked gratuitous voucher to the wireless communication means of the receipt-owning customer. Treatment method. Receiving customer card information from a predetermined automation device in a predetermined data receiving means; Confirming a customer purchase history corresponding to the received customer card information in a predetermined information confirming means, and confirming a gratitude right corresponding to the confirmed purchase history; And And transmitting, by a predetermined data transmission means, the discharge command data of the checked gratuitous voucher to the automated device, or transmitting the checked gratuitous voucher to the wireless communication means of the receipt-owning customer. Treatment method.

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