KR20080036856A - A system and method for supplying integrated mileage information - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for supplying integrated mileage information are provided to enable a user to confirm the present mileage balance conveniently by receiving current mileage use amount and the balance periodically through the e-mail service system. A system for supplying integrated mileage information comprises a client terminal device(10), a member shop terminal device(11), a mileage sponsor server(12) and an integrated mileage service server(16). The member shop terminal device inputs mileage accumulation data and use request data including goods settlement data and member shop identification data. The mileage sponsor server creates the result data of the mileage by accumulating and using the mileage data transmitted from the member shop terminal device based on the client mileage data stored in a mileage DB(15). If the mileage sponsor servers exist, the integrated mileage service server receives the client mileage to be stored in an integrated mileage DB(18) to manage integratedly, and reports the integrated mileage data to the client terminal device by the e-mail periodically.

Description

System and method for supplying integrated mileage information

1 is a block diagram showing a system for providing integrated mileage information according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing integrated mileage information according to the present invention.

3 is a reference diagram showing the details of the integrated mileage information according to the present invention.

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      10: customer terminal 11: merchant terminal

      12: Mileage Provider Server 13: Customer DB

      14: Merchant DB 15: Mileage DB

      16: integrated mileage service server 17: member DB

      18: Integrated Mileage DB

The present invention relates to a system and method for providing integrated mileage information, and in particular, an integrated mileage service server for integrated management of mileage accumulation / use amount and balance information provided by various mileage providers by using an integrated mileage card at the time of purchase and payment of goods at a merchant. The present invention relates to a system and method for providing integrated mileage information which allows a user to receive a mailing service by e-mail periodically.

In general, the mileage service is a point service system for minimizing customer churn, increasing customer purchase volume and continual repurchase, and is also used for customer management by utilizing a customer database.

Currently, several companies adopt a cumulative reward method that provides a certain percentage of mileage for customers who are members (or subscribers) according to the purchase amount of customers, and provides various rewards for customers who accumulate a certain level or more.

In other words, in order to use actual mileage, customers need to collect mileage over a certain point, which is not easy, and most of the customer's mileage does not exceed a certain point.

This type of mileage includes integrated miles (e.g., OK cashback, etc.) with no restrictions on where they can be accumulated and used, and independent miles (e.g., E-kolon cards) that can be earned and used only at their own stores or chain stores. Can be classified.

In addition to the payment cards used as a payment method such as credit cards, department stores cards, and prepaid cards widely used in the existing commerce, the earning cards that accumulate the mileage as described above can be credited with a certain amount of the transaction amount when the buyer presents the card at the merchant. Accumulated as mileage, when the accumulated amount reaches a certain amount, the customer can select a desired product or use it as cash.

However, in the case of the mileage providing method using the conventional earning card, the customer had a inconvenience to carry a number of mileage earning card issued separately from each merchant in order to earn mileage after payment of goods and services.

These inconveniences have been aggravated in recent years when various types of membership cards are increasing day by day along with various credit cards and credit cards.

In addition, there was an inconvenience in that the customer had to check and manage the mileage accumulation history and the balance by accessing different mileage provider homepages, and the necessity of periodically mailing the integrated mileage information to the customer terminal at a certain period is required. .

The present invention is proposed to solve the above problems, by using an integrated mileage card when purchasing payment of goods in the merchant periodically from the integrated mileage service server that manages the mileage accumulation / use amount and balance information provided by various mileage providers The purpose of the present invention is to provide a system and method for providing integrated mileage information that enables mailing service of integrated mileage information by e-mail.

As a technical concept for achieving the above object, the present invention provides a customer terminal, and a merchant terminal to which mileage credit / use request data including integrated mileage card number, product payment information, and merchant identification information is input when a customer purchases a product. A mileage provider server that receives and receives mileage accumulation / use request data transmitted from the affiliated store terminal, based on the customer mileage information previously stored in the mileage DB, mileage accumulation / use processing as much as the current payment amount, and generates result data thereof; When there are a plurality of mileage provider servers, the customer receives mileage accumulation / use history and balance information from each mileage provider server, stores them in an integrated mileage DB, manages them, and integrates the mileage information on a regular basis by e-mail ( Customer by e-mail) It characterized in that it includes an integrated mileage service server, which notifies the end.

In addition, the integrated mileage information, characterized in that the merchant industry / company, mileage grade, mileage accumulation / use amount, mileage balance, the last use date.

In addition, the integrated mileage card is issued by an integrated mileage service company having a plurality of merchants, including a magnetic card having a predetermined number of card numbers, consisting of a card that can be recognized in the POS terminal and / or credit card terminal It is characteristic.

As another technical idea for achieving the above object, the present invention provides a mileage card including the integrated mileage card number, payment amount and merchant identification information to the merchant terminal when the integrated mileage card is presented by the customer at the time of payment of goods purchase Inputting data; When the mileage accumulation / use request data inputted from the merchant terminal is transmitted to the mileage provider server, respectively, after confirming the integrated mileage card number of the customer who requested the accumulation / use, the mileage of the customer is calculated by using the transferred payment amount. Storing additional mileage use results and balance information in a mileage DB of a mileage provider server; Transmitting mileage accumulation / use information of each mileage provider server to the integrated mileage service server when there are a plurality of mileage provider servers; Storing and managing the mileage earning / use information of each transmitted mileage provider server in an integrated mileage DB, and informing the customer terminal of the integrated mileage information by e-mail periodically for a predetermined period of time. Characterized in that.

The integrated mileage service server may further include reading a current integrated mileage accumulation / use status from an integrated mileage DB and providing it to the customer terminal when a customer's inquiry request is made.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings with respect to the configuration and operation of the embodiment according to the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing a system for providing integrated mileage information according to the present invention.

The present invention is a customer terminal 10, the merchant terminal 11, the mileage earning / usage request data including the integrated mileage card number, product payment information and merchant identification information when the customer purchases the product purchase payment, and the merchant terminal ( 11) Mileage provider server that receives the mileage credit / use request data transmitted from the mileage provider (15) based on the customer mileage information previously stored in the mileage DB (15) to accumulate / use the mileage as much as the current payment amount and to generate the result data 12) and, if the mileage provider server 12 is a plurality, each of the mileage provider / server 12 receives the customer's mileage accumulation / usage history and balance information respectively stored in the integrated mileage DB (18) integrated management Integrate to notify the customer terminal 10 of the integrated mileage information by e-mail on a regular basis Silage and a service server (16).

In addition, the integrated mileage information, merchant business / company, mileage grade, mileage accumulation / use amount, mileage balance, the last use date.

In addition, the integrated mileage card is issued by an integrated mileage service company having a plurality of merchants, and consists of a card that can be recognized in the POS terminal and / or credit card terminal, including a magnetic card having a predetermined number of card numbers.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing integrated mileage information according to the present invention.

In this method, the integrated mileage card is presented by the customer at the time of payment for the purchase of the product, and the mileage accumulation / use request data including the integrated mileage card number, payment amount and merchant identification information is input to the merchant terminal 11 (S200). Wow; When the mileage accumulation / use request data inputted from the merchant terminal 11 is transmitted to the mileage provider server 12, respectively, after confirming the integrated mileage card number of the customer who requested the accumulation / use, the accumulated / use amount through the transferred payment amount Calculating and additionally accumulating the mileage balance of the customer or storing the mileage use result and the balance information in the mileage DB 15 of the mileage provider server 12 (S201); When the mileage provider server 12 is plural, transmitting mileage accumulation / use information of each mileage provider server 12 to the integrated mileage service server 16 (S202); The mileage earning / use information of each transmitted mileage provider server 12 is stored and integrated in the integrated mileage DB 18, and the integrated mileage information is periodically updated at regular intervals in the customer terminal by e-mail. And notifying (10) (S203).

In addition, the integrated mileage service server 16 further includes a step of reading the current integrated mileage accumulation / use status from the integrated mileage DB 18 and providing it to the customer terminal 10 when a customer inquiry request is made.

Referring to the operation of the present invention having the configuration as described above in detail.

First, a customer accesses an integrated mileage service server 16 that provides an integrated mileage service through a customer terminal 10 such as a PC, and joins a mileage provider who wants to join among mileage providers affiliated with an integrated mileage service company. Will be selected.

When the member information such as ID, password, name, social security number, current address, and e-mail inputted by the customer is transferred from the customer terminal 10, the integrated mileage service server 16 sends the member information to the member DB 17. And the integrated mileage server 16 transmits the integrated mileage card number to be issued to the member with the member information only for the mileage provider selected by the customer. The integrated mileage service company issues an integrated mileage card having a predetermined number of card numbers (for example, a 16-digit member number) to a member.

Meanwhile, the mileage provider that receives member information from the integrated mileage service company searches for a registered member using the resident number, etc. as a key value, and the card number and the integrated mileage issued by the mileage provider for pre-registered customers. You can earn mileage by assigning each card number individually or by combining them. If you are a member who has not previously joined, you can register as a new member to earn mileage. Therefore, customers who have already subscribed can use the card at any time to accumulate points. In order to search for the registered customers, if the customer already holds the mileage provider's card at the time of joining the integrated mileage service, the customer can enter the holding card number so that the mileage provider can be searched. In addition, it may be searched through, or alternatively, the name and / or date of birth of the customer may be delivered to search for a registered customer.

As described above, when the customer purchases and pays the merchandise at the merchant in a state where membership of the integrated mileage service is completed, the mileage card is presented by the customer, and the mileage card information, the payment amount, and the merchant identification are identified to the merchant terminal 11. Mileage accrual request data including the information is input (S200).

For reference, as shown in FIG. 1, the network to which the customer terminal 10, the affiliated store terminal 11, the mileage provider server 12, and the integrated mileage service server 16 is connected is the affiliated store terminal 11 and the VAN network. , Or a general expression including a dedicated network connected to a POS network and a network such as the Internet to which the integrated mileage service server 16 is connected, and may include only a single type of network or a plurality of types of networks. You may.

When the mileage earning / use request data inputted from the affiliated terminal 11 is transmitted to the mileage provider server 12, the mileage provider server 12 checks the integrated mileage card number of the customer who requested the accumulation and then transmits the data. Calculate the accumulated amount / use amount through the payment amount to be added to the mileage balance of the customer or to store the mileage use result and balance information in the mileage DB (15) of the mileage provider server 12 (S201).

At this time, the mileage provider server 52 transmits the accumulation result / reserve amount to the merchant terminal 51 to inform the customer.

When the mileage provider server 12 has a plurality, as shown in FIG. 1, the mileage earning / use information of each mileage provider server 12 is transmitted to the integrated mileage service server 16 (S202).

The mileage earning / use information of each transmitted mileage provider server 12 is stored in the integrated mileage DB 18 under the control of the integrated mileage service server 16 for integrated management and periodically at a predetermined time period such as weekly or monthly. The integrated mileage information as shown in FIG. 3 is notified to the customer terminal 10 by an e-mail (S203).

As described above, according to the present invention, when a customer views the mileage earning / use information paid by a plurality of merchants, one can solve the inconvenience of inquiring point details by accessing the mileage provider's homepage one by one, and any mileage It can provide convenience to search and manage how much is in one place, and also to be notified to customer's terminal via e-mail of the amount of mileage earned / used and current balance for a certain period such as weekly / monthly As a result, the customer can conveniently check the current mileage balance information at all times.

In addition, mileage providers can keep customers aware of their mileage by frequently checking their mileage information and checking their balances, and they can be interesting for customers who do not frequently earn or use mileage. As a result, it has the effect of attracting customers and increasing sales in the long run.

Claims (5)

With customer terminals, Merchant terminal to which the mileage credit / use request data including the integrated mileage card number, product payment information and merchant identification information is entered at the time of payment of the customer's purchase, A mileage provider server that receives the mileage accumulation / use request data transmitted from the merchant terminal and accumulates / uses the mileage as much as the current payment amount based on the customer mileage information previously stored in the mileage DB, and generates the result data for the mileage provider; When there are a plurality of mileage provider servers, the customer receives mileage accumulation / use history and balance information from each mileage provider server, stores them in an integrated mileage DB, manages them, and integrates the mileage information on a regular basis by e-mail ( Integrated mileage information providing system comprising an integrated mileage service server to notify the customer terminal by e-mail. The method of claim 1, wherein the integrated mileage information, Integrated mileage information providing system, including merchant industry / company, mileage level, mileage accrual / use amount, mileage balance and last date of use. The method of claim 1, The integrated mileage card is issued by an integrated mileage service company having a plurality of merchants, and comprises a card that can be recognized in the POS terminal and / or credit card terminal, including a magnetic card having a predetermined number of card numbers Integrated mileage information providing system. An integrated mileage card is presented by a customer at the time of payment of a product purchase, and mileage accumulation / use request data including the integrated mileage card number, payment amount and merchant identification information is input to the merchant terminal; When the mileage accumulation / use request data inputted from the merchant terminal is transmitted to the mileage provider server, respectively, after confirming the integrated mileage card number of the customer who requested the accumulation / use, the mileage of the customer is calculated by using the transferred payment amount. Storing additional mileage use results and balance information in a mileage DB of a mileage provider server; Transmitting mileage accumulation / use information of each mileage provider server to the integrated mileage service server when there are a plurality of mileage provider servers; Storing and managing the mileage earning / use information of each transmitted mileage provider server in an integrated mileage DB, and informing the customer terminal of the integrated mileage information by e-mail periodically for a predetermined period of time. Integrated mileage information providing method, characterized in that. The method of claim 4, wherein The integrated mileage service server further comprises the step of reading the current integrated mileage earning / usage status from the integrated mileage DB to the customer terminal when a request for inquiry from the customer further comprises.

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