KR20090081964A - Point-Rewarding System with Carbon-Credit - Google Patents

Abstract

A point rewarding system using a carbon emission right is provided to supply a carbon emission right having a moving value according to a customer's product or service purchase, thereby giving inspiration of a purchasing desire to the customer and magnifying marketing effect of a company. A channel point management server(200) supplies a channel compensation point and a carbon emission right provided from a carbon emission right operating channel according to a customer's product or service purchase, and stores/manages the supplied point and right in a DB. The channel point management server transmits carbon emission right supply information to the carbon emission right operating channel. If the customer's carbon emission right return request exists, the request is transmitted to the operating channel. Carbon emission right return information is received and updated in the DB.

Description

Point-Rewarding System with Carbon-Credit}

The present invention relates to a point rewarding system using a carbon credit, more specifically, to maximize the marketing effect of the company while paying customers' willingness to purchase carbon credits having a liquid value in accordance with the purchase of goods or services of the customer In addition, the present invention relates to a point rewarding system using carbon credits that can contribute to environmental protection.

Recently, when purchasing a company's products or services to attract more customers, the earning points service that provides a certain reward points to the customers according to the amount spent on the purchase is in the spotlight. The customer can purchase the company's products or services using the points earned in his or her name, and satisfy certain conditions (if points are accumulated more than a certain amount, or more than a certain period has elapsed). You can get cash back for points you have earned.

However, in the case of the earned point service described above, points are accumulated according to the purchase of a single company's product or service, and since the accumulated points are considerably less than the purchase amount, the customer purchases the product using the accumulated points. There was a problem that it was difficult to get cash back.

In order to solve the problem of the earned points service, a number of companies cooperate as affiliates to form one point rewarding channel (for example, OK Cashback channel), and the customer purchases a product or service at the affiliated store belonging to the channel. In this case, a point rewarding channel service for earning reward points (OK cashback points) for channels that can be used or refunded in cash in a channel has been proposed and implemented.

However, even in the case of point rewarding channel service, the points paid to customers have only fixed value, which limits the incentive for customers to purchase. Also, many point rewarding channel services are already being implemented. There was a problem that can not be expected greatly.

On the other hand, due to the global warming phenomenon, the importance of environmental issues has been highlighted. The Kyoto Protocol (Kyoto Protocol) was adopted at the 3rd COP3 Meeting of the COP3 of the Kyoto Conference on the Prevention of Global Warming, held at the National Kyoto International Center in Kyoto, Japan on December 11, 1997. It became effective on the 16th. The Kyoto Protocol (Japanese: Kyoto Protocol) is an amendment of the Climate Change Convention, an international agreement for the regulation and prevention of global warming. And emission reduction targets with statutory binding of methane, nitrous oxide, perfluorocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride. Article 3 of the Kyoto Protocol aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of developed countries as a whole at least 5.2% below 1990 levels during the period from 2008 to 2012. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is now a global problem and a very realistic one.

From this perspective, the future direction of companies (especially those associated with fossil fuels such as electricity, oil refining, transportation, and aviation) is the image of the company trying to reduce GHG emissions or the image of companies investing to reduce GHG emissions. There is a need to proceed in a way that emphasizes eco-friendly image. However, according to the prior art, there is a problem in that there is no appropriate marketing means capable of carrying out eco-friendly marketing of companies in addition to simple image advertisements.

The present invention in order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, by maximizing the marketing effect of the company while at the same time incentivizing the customer's willingness to purchase by paying carbon credits with a liquid value in accordance with the purchase of goods or services of the customer The aim is to provide a point rewarding system using carbon credits that can contribute to environmental protection.

In addition, the present invention, by affiliated with the existing point rewarding channel to pay the carbon credits in addition to the reward points previously paid to customers who purchase goods or services, the affiliates of the existing point rewarding channel eco-marketing Another object is to provide a point rewarding system using carbon credits that can be used.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a point rewarding system using the carbon credits that can contribute substantially to the environment by donating their carbon credits accumulated by the customer to environmental organizations.

In order to achieve the above object, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in the point rewarding system for paying reward points according to the purchase of goods or services of the customer, reward points according to the purchase of goods or services of the customer And a point rewarding system using a carbon credit, wherein the carbon credit is paid.

According to one preferred feature of the present invention, the point rewarding system using the above-described carbon credits is provided in connection with the point rewarding channel that has been established and supplies the carbon credits to the point rewarding channel at the request of the point rewarding channel. Carbon credit operating channels; And a point rewarding channel for paying the reward points for the channel and the carbon credits supplied from the carbon credit management channel according to the purchase of goods or services of the customer in the channel.

In this case, the point rewarding system using the carbon credits may include a plurality of point rewarding channels using different compensation points for channels.

In addition, the point rewarding channel described above, according to the customer's purchase of goods or services through the member merchants within the channel pays the carbon credits received from the channel and the carbon credit management channel, the carbon credits provided from the channel management channel, and managed by building a database Send the carbon credit information to the carbon credit channel, and if there is a request for refund of carbon credits, send carbon credit refund request to the carbon credit channel, and then receive carbon credit refund information from the carbon credit channel. A channel point management server for updating the database; Merchant terminal for transmitting the purchase information and customer information of the customer who purchased the goods or services to the channel point management server; And a customer terminal for transmitting a carbon credit refund request to the channel point management server according to the operation of the customer.

In addition, the carbon credit management channel described above is connected to the carbon credit trading server to trade carbon credits according to a control command transmitted from the carbon credit operator terminal, and is connected to the channel point management server to the request of the channel point management server. If the carbon credits are supplied, and the carbon credits supply information is built into the database, the carbon credits payment information transmitted from the channel point management server is received and built into the database, and the carbon credits refund request is transmitted from the channel point management server. A carbon credit management server which refunds the carbon credits for which refund is requested in cash according to the current price, deposits them into a customer's account, updates the database, generates carbon credit refund information, and sends them to the channel point management server; And a carbon credit operator terminal for transmitting a control command for trading carbon credits to the carbon credit management server according to an operator's operation.

Here, more preferably, the above-mentioned carbon credit management server receives the price information of carbon credits transmitted from the carbon credit trading server and transmits it to the channel point management server according to a real time or a set period, and the channel point management server is the carbon It may be configured to receive and store the price information of the carbon credits transmitted from the emission management server, and transmit the price information of the carbon credits received at the request of the customer to the customer terminal.

In addition, the channel point management server described above, when a request for conversion between the accumulated carbon credits and the channel reward points received from the customer terminal, the carbon credits of the customer credited according to the preset criteria using the quote information of the carbon credits And convert the reward points for the channel and update the database to generate carbon credit conversion information and transmit it to the carbon credit management server, wherein the carbon credit management server sends the carbon credit conversion information transmitted from the channel point management server. Can be configured to receive and update the database.

In addition, the channel point management server described above, when the donation request of the carbon credits earned from the affiliated terminal or the customer terminal is transmitted to the carbon credit management server after the carbon credits donation request received, the carbon credit management server Receives carbon credits donation information transmitted from the database to update the database, and the carbon credit management server receives the carbon credits donation request and supplies the carbon credits of the customer to a group designated by the customer or a predetermined group according to the donation request. To update the generation of carbon credits donation information may be configured to transmit to the channel point management server.

In addition, the channel point management server described above, if the expiration date of the carbon credits of the accumulated customer expires or donate the carbon credits of the accumulated customer in accordance with the expiration setting information or attributable to the operator of the channel point management server database Update and generate carbon credit expiration information and transmit it to the carbon credit management server; and the carbon credit management server supplies the carbon credits that have been donated to the group designated by the customer or a predetermined group according to the received carbon credit expiration information. The database may be configured to update the database according to the received carbon credit expiration information.

As described above, according to the point rewarding system using the carbon credits according to the present invention, the carbon credits having a liquid value are paid according to the purchase of the goods or services of the customers, thereby increasing the customer's willingness to purchase and at the same time improving the marketing effect of the company. It has the advantage of maximizing and contributing to environmental protection.

In addition, according to the present invention, the affiliates of the existing point rewarding channel is eco-friendly by paying carbon credits in addition to the reward points previously paid to customers who purchase goods or services in connection with the existing point rewarding channel. The advantage is that marketing can be performed.

In addition, according to the present invention has the advantage that the customer can actually contribute to the environmental protection by donating their carbon credits earned to environmental groups.

The present invention is a point rewarding system for paying reward points according to a customer's purchase of goods or services, the point rewarding using carbon credits, characterized in that to pay the reward points and carbon credits in accordance with the customer's purchase of goods or services It is about the system.

In the rewarding system according to the present invention, a carbon credit issued to a customer as a reward means a right to release carbon. The Kyoto Protocol has devised three Kyoto mechanisms in which market principles have been introduced to minimize the increase in greenhouse gas emissions. The most representative is the carbon credit trading system. If a country emits greenhouse gases below the reductions granted to its own country, the trading system sells the surplus to other countries or markets, and conversely, countries or companies that exceed greenhouse gas emissions exceed the quota. It is a system that buys and distributes carbon credits in other countries or markets, and carbon credits are the targets of this carbon credit trading scheme.

The global carbon credit trading market is currently $ 11 billion in 2005 and about $ 30 billion in 2006 since the world's first carbon credit trading market was opened in 2002, at around 26 euros per tonne of carbon dioxide (2006). It is trading. As the size of transactions increases year by year, it is expected to expand to $ 60 billion in the future. The main buyers by country are the United Kingdom, the EU, the United States, Canada, Australia, and Japan, and the developing countries are mainly developing countries such as China and India. As the world's CDM business is mainly in China, China has opened the first UN-certified international exchange, trading at $ 10 billion, the largest emitter of greenhouse gases and the largest benefits. The domestic market is now set to expand to W487.7bn by 2012. In the future, it is expected to expand to individual companies that use more energy or emit more greenhouse gases.

At the core of carbon trading is the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The CDM is a system that allows compulsory reduction target countries to increase their performance through technology development with non-obligatory reduction target countries and sell emission credits corresponding to the reduction. After earning GHG reductions through the CDM, the United Nations will approve carbon credits that can be traded for money.

In other words, carbon credits, also known as green money, have been converted into securities (derivatives) that have a liquid value according to the market situation due to the emergence of a trading market under the Kyoto Protocol as described above.

The point rewarding system using the carbon credit according to the present invention pays the carbon credit as described above according to the purchase of the goods or services of the customer, thereby increasing the asset value of the carbon credit earned from the customer's point of view. It provides the effect that can be expected, and it provides the effect of eco-friendly marketing effect and easily secured carbon credits for the affiliates.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the point rewarding system using the carbon credits.

1 is a schematic diagram of a point rewarding system using a carbon credit according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a point rewarding system using a carbon credit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a point rewarding channel 100, a network 110, a carbon credit operating channel 120, and a carbon credit trading. The server 130 and the financial server 140 may be included.

The point rewarding channel 100 pays the carbon credits received from the channel reward points and the carbon credit management channel 120 according to the purchase of goods or services of the customer at the affiliated store in the channel. In this case, the amount of carbon credits paid to the customer may be configured to be paid in proportion to the transaction amount or the transaction amount according to the type of goods or services to be traded. The point rewarding channel 100 refers to a rewarding network in which a plurality of affiliates (affiliates) form one channel and use a common reward point for one channel. The point rewarding channel 100 corresponds to an OK cashback rewarding network, a Kaby star rewarding network, and a Korean Air mileage system.

In the point rewarding channel 100 according to the present invention, the operating entity of the carbon credit operating channel 120 may recruit affiliated stores to configure a new point rewarding channel 100, but more preferably, the point rewarding channel according to the present invention. The wording channel 100 is a carbon emission right according to the present invention when an operator of an organized rewarding network, such as an OK cashback rewarding network, a Kaby star rewarding network, a Korean Air mileage system, etc. In cooperation with the operating entity of the operation channel 120, it is effective to be configured in the form of additional payment of carbon credits to the reward points previously paid to the customer.

Meanwhile, the point rewarding system according to the present invention may include a plurality of point rewarding channels 100 using different reward points for channels. That is, when constructing a point rewarding system using carbon credits using a structured rewarding network, a method of additionally providing carbon credits to reward points previously paid to customers is applied. It is possible to include a plurality of point rewarding channels 100 to which different types of reward points are applied to the channel without changing the structure of the pre-built rewarding network such as a Kaby star rewarding network or compensation compensation.

In addition, the point rewarding channel 100 according to the present invention is more preferably composed of affiliates (affiliates) operating a type of energy-consuming business, such as power, steel, refinery, fueling, transportation, aviation. When carbon emission regulations begin, it is essential for affiliates operating energy-consuming businesses to purchase carbon credits in the future. Therefore, when a company operating a business of this type joins the point rewarding system using the carbon credits according to the present invention, the carbon credits can be easily purchased within the point rewarding system according to the present invention. The expired customer's carbon credits can be attributed to the company, and the carbon credits can be expected to be secured by providing a service that converts the customer's carbon credits into reward points within the channel.

The carbon credit management channel 120 is connected to the existing point rewarding channel 100 and the network 110 through a point rewarding channel 100 at the request of the point rewarding channel 100. Will be supplied to Of course, carbon credits are intangible goods, so these transactions and supply are similar to securities transactions.

Meanwhile, the carbon emission management channel 120 is connected to the carbon emission trading server 130 of the carbon emission trading market through the network 110 to secure carbon emission rights to be supplied to the point rewarding channel 100 through carbon emission trading. Can be. In addition, the operator of the carbon credit operating channel 120 is configured to directly secure a carbon credit in conjunction with a clean development mechanism (CDM) project or a project performer. It is more preferable. When the carbon credits are configured to secure their own carbon credits, the operator of the carbon credit management channel 120 can stably supply the secured carbon credits to the point rewarding channel 100, and also secure a stable carbon credit channel. You can expect the effect.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the point rewarding channel and the carbon credits operating channel of the point rewarding system using the carbon credits according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, a detailed configuration and function of the point rewarding channel and the carbon credit management channel according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, the point rewarding channel 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a channel point management server 200, an affiliated store terminal 210, and a customer terminal 220.

The channel point management server 200, the carbon emission management server 230, the carbon emission trading server 130, the financial server 140, and the donation target group server 150 used in the following provide a web page and provide a network. It is equipped with a general configuration for functioning as a general server, such as to perform data communication through, and the general configuration has been adopted already known techniques for this general configuration to omit the detailed description to focus on the characteristic configuration according to the present invention do. In addition, the merchant terminal 210, the customer terminal 220, the operator terminal 240 may be configured as an information communication device capable of data communication through the network 110, such as a personal computer, laptop, PDA, etc. It is provided with a general configuration for functioning, and the general configuration is adopted for such a general configuration bar will not be described in detail and will be described mainly on the characteristic configuration according to the present invention.

The channel point management server 200 pays the carbon credits supplied from the channel reward points and the carbon credit management channel 120 according to the purchase of goods or services of the customer through the member merchant in the channel, and builds them as a database 202. To manage. When the carbon credit is paid to the customer according to the purchase of goods or services, the channel point management server 200 transmits the carbon credit payment information to the carbon credit management channel 120.

On the other hand, when the customer operates the customer terminal 220 to request the refund of the carbon credits of the customer, the channel point management server 200 receives the carbon credit refund request sent from the customer terminal 220 carbon emissions management channel 120 After receiving the carbon credit return information transmitted from the carbon credit management channel 120 after the transmission to the) to update the database 202 according to the processing result.

The affiliated store terminal 210 transmits the purchase information and the customer information of the customer who purchased the goods or the service to the channel point management server 200. In this case, a card reader (not shown) such as an RFID reader may be connected to the affiliated store terminal 210 according to the type of the customer card paid to the pre-trade customer. Customer card in a variety of ways can be adopted, the customer card can store the customer's identification information, points and carbon credits accumulation status information.

The customer terminal 220 may access the channel point management server 200 according to the operation of the customer to receive and display the accumulated point status and accumulated carbon credit status information, and the customer may request a refund of the accumulated carbon credit. If the channel point management server 200 will send a carbon credit return request.

In addition, as shown in Figure 2, the carbon credit management channel 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a carbon credit management server 230 and the operator terminal 240.

The carbon credit management server 230 is connected to the carbon credit trading server 130 and trades carbon credits through the carbon credit trading server 130 according to a control command transmitted from the carbon credit operator terminal 240, and manages channel points. It is connected to the server 200 to supply the carbon credits according to the request of the channel point management server and builds the carbon credits supply information database (232). In addition, the carbon credit management server 230 receives the carbon credit payment information transmitted from the channel point management server 200 to build a database 232. At this time, the carbon credit information includes the customer information that the carbon credit is paid and the amount of the carbon credit paid. In the case of a new member, the newly created information file is created through the new member registration process by analyzing the received customer information, and in the case of a pre-traded customer, the stored credit carbon credit information is updated.

On the other hand, the carbon credit management server 230, when the carbon credit refund request is sent from the channel point management server 200 according to the customer's request, the carbon credits for which refund is requested in cash according to the current price of the customer After depositing into the account, the database 232 is updated and carbon emission credit return information is generated and transmitted to the channel point management server 200. At this time, the above-described customer information includes the account information of the specific financial company specified by the customer, the carbon credit operating server 230 according to the present invention is linked with the financial server 140 connected through the network 110, account transfer, etc. The refund will be made to the designated customer's account. The electronic banking service adopts a well-known technology, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The carbon credit operator terminal 240 is connected to the carbon credit management server 230 through a network 110 or a serial cable, and the control command for the carbon credit transaction to the carbon credit management server 230 according to the operator's operation. Will be sent.

More preferably, the point rewarding system using the carbon credit according to the present invention may be configured to provide the customer with the price information of the carbon credit which changes from time to time. That is, the carbon credit management server 230 is configured to receive the price information of the carbon credits transmitted from the carbon credit trading server 130 and transmit it to the channel point management server 200 according to a real time or a set period, the channel point management The server 200 receives and stores the price information of the carbon emission right transmitted from the carbon emission right operation server 230, and when the customer requests the price information by operating the customer terminal 220, the server 200 receives the price information of the received carbon emission right. It is transmitted to the customer terminal 220. Of course, when the customer operates the customer terminal 220 to request the market information by accessing the carbon credit management server 230 according to the present invention, the carbon credit management server 230 is transmitted from the carbon credit trading server 130 It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the price information of the carbon credits may be configured to be transmitted to the customer terminal 220.

In addition, the point rewarding system using the carbon credits according to the present invention can perform the conversion between the points and carbon credits when the customer requests to convert their accumulated points into carbon credits or credited carbon credits to points. It can be configured to be.

That is, when a customer requests a conversion between a carbon credit and a channel reward point by operating the customer terminal 220, the channel point management server 200 according to the present invention is the carbon credit and channel reward point transmitted from the customer terminal Receives a request for conversion, and converts the customer's carbon credits and channel reward points according to a preset criteria using the current price information of the carbon credits, update the database 202 and generate carbon credit conversion information It is transmitted to the carbon credit management server 230. In this case, a certain fee may be charged according to the conversion between the carbon credit and the reward point for the channel.

The carbon credit management server 230 receives the carbon credit conversion information transmitted from the channel point management server 200 to update the database 232. In other words, if a customer converts his or her points to carbon credits, the customer's carbon credits are increased, and the total carbon credits supplied to the point rewarding channel are increased by the increased carbon credits of the customer. Done.

In addition, the point rewarding system using the carbon credits according to the present invention is to request that the customer donate his or her accumulated carbon credits to a group designated by the customer or a predetermined group (donation target group provided by default in the present invention). In this case, it may be configured to perform the donation of carbon credits.

At this time, the donation request of the customer may be made in two forms. If the customer requests to donate the carbon credits generated by his or her purchases when purchasing goods or services, the owner of the merchant operates the merchant terminal 210 to request the carbon credit donation request along with the customer information and goods information. Send to 200. In addition, the customer may operate the customer terminal 220 to access the channel point management server 200 to request the donation of their carbon credits. If a customer designates a specific organization and requests that the carbon credit be donated to the organization, the customer's carbon credit will be donated to the organization specified by the customer. Emission allowances are donated. Of course, after providing the list of groups that can be donated to the customer, it may be configured to donate to the selected group according to the customer's choice.

On the other hand, the donation target organization may be selected from a non-governmental organization (NOG) of various fields, such as charity, environmental organization, it is more preferable that the environmental organization is selected to meet the purpose of the present invention.

When the channel point management server 200 transmits the carbon emission right donation request to the carbon emission right management server 230 when the donation request of the carbon emission right is transmitted from the merchant terminal 210 or the customer terminal 220, Receiving the carbon credits donation information according to the completion of the donation transmitted from the carbon credit management server 230 to update the database 202.

The carbon credit management server 230 receives a carbon credit donation request of the client transmitted from the channel point management server 200 and supplies the carbon credit of the customer to a group designated by the customer or a predetermined group according to the donation request. 232) to update, and generates a carbon credits donation information in accordance with the completion of the donation is transmitted to the channel point management server (200). At this time, the carbon credit management server 230 is connected to the donation target group server 150 and the network 110 to perform the carbon credit card donation procedure. Carbon credit donation procedures can be configured to be performed in a variety of ways. For example, when the carbon credit management server 230 and the donation target group server 150 are business-affiliated with respect to the donation of the customer, the carbon emission management server 230 is directly connected with the donation target group server 150. In conjunction with the transfer of the donation facts, the carbon credits donated under the name of the group to be donated to register / update in the database (232). If cash is needed, the donor can request a refund of the carbon credits donated in his or her name and use it as an activity fund. The cash refund process of the carbon credits is the same as the refund process at the request of the above-described customer, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted. On the other hand, when the carbon credit management server 230 and the donation target group server 150 is not affiliated with the customer in connection with the business, the carbon credit management server 230 transmits the donation facts through email, etc. The procedure is carried out.

In addition, the point rewarding system using the carbon credits according to the present invention is configured to perform the expiration procedure according to the expiration of the expiration date of the carbon credits of the accumulated customer. Normally, the rewarding points paid according to the purchase of the customer are determined to be validly valid according to the time of their occurrence, and the accumulated points are extinguished when the validity period has elapsed. However, in the present invention, in the case of carbon credits paid by rewarding, it is a kind of securities having a refund, so it is impossible to extinguish it, so it is necessary to perform a separate expiration procedure.

In order to perform the function as described above, the channel point management server 200 according to the present invention, if the expiration date of the carbon credits of the accumulated customer expires or donate the carbon credits of the accumulated customer according to the expiration setting information or channel After assigning to the operator of the point management server 200, the database is updated (232), and generates expired carbon credit expiration information according to the expiration setting information to be sent to the carbon credit management server 230. The expiration setting information is information that sets a method of processing the carbon credits of the customer when the expiration date set by the customer expires. If the customer does not set the expiration date, the default carbon expiration date of the customer whose expiration date is expired is the channel point management server ( It may be configured to be attributed to the operator of 200) or the merchant that the purchase occurred. If the customer has set the expiration setting information to donate the remaining carbon credits remaining at the time of expiration, the channel point management server 200 performs the donation process as described above according to the expiration setting information.

When the carbon credits are donated according to the received carbon credit expiration information, the carbon credit management server 230 supplies the carbon credits to a group designated by the customer or a predetermined group, and the received carbon when processed to be attributed to the operator or the merchant. The database 232 is updated according to the allowance expiration information.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a data flow of a point rewarding system using a carbon credit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Figure 3 will be described in detail the operation of the point rewarding system according to the present invention.

First, when the channel point management server 200 requests a carbon credit to the customer to the carbon credit management server 230 (S300), the carbon credit management server 230 sends the requested carbon credit to the channel point management server 200 ) And the carbon credit supply information (S302, S304).

On the other hand, when the merchant terminal 210 requests the accumulation of reward points and carbon credits by transmitting purchase information and customer information according to the purchase of goods or services of the customer to the channel point management server 200 (S306), the channel point management server ( 200) after receiving the reward points and carbon credits in the name of the customer and transmits the carbon credit payment information to the carbon credit management server 230 (S308, S310). The carbon credit management server 230 receives the carbon credit payment information transmitted from the channel point management server 200 and accumulates carbon credits in the name of the corresponding customer to perform a carbon credit crediting process according to the purchase of the customer (S312). .

On the other hand, the carbon credit management server 230 receives the price information of carbon credits transmitted from the carbon credit trading server 130 and transmits to the channel point management server 200 according to a real time or a set period (S314), the channel point The management server 200 receives and stores the price information of the carbon emission right transmitted from the carbon emission right operation server 230, and transmits the price information of the received carbon emission right to the customer terminal 220 at the request of the customer. Perform the provision process (S318, S320).

On the other hand, the channel point management server 200 when the customer requests the conversion between the carbon credits and the reward point for the channel through the customer terminal 220 (S322), receives the conversion request and in advance by using the quote information of the carbon credits Perform the conversion between the carbon credits and the compensation point for the channel according to the set criteria (S324) and after updating the database (S326) to generate the carbon credit conversion information is sent to the carbon credit management server (S328), the carbon credit management server ( 230 receives the carbon credit conversion information transmitted from the channel point management server 200 and updates the database to perform the conversion process according to the conversion request (S330).

On the other hand, when the channel point management server 200 receives the carbon credit return refund request transmitted from the customer terminal 220 (S332), and transmits the received carbon credit refund request to the carbon credit management server 230 (S334). . When the carbon emission right refund request is transmitted from the channel point management server 200, the carbon emission right operation server 230 refunds the carbon emission right requested for cash according to the current price and deposits it into the customer's account (S336). Update (S338) and generates carbon emission right refund information according to the refund process and transmits to the channel point management server 200 (S340). The channel point management server 200 receives the carbon emission right refund information according to the refund processing transmitted from the carbon emission right operation server 230 and updates the database to perform the carbon emission right refund process (S342).

On the other hand, the channel point management server 200, if the donation request of the carbon credits earned from the merchant terminal 210 or the customer terminal 220 is transmitted (S344), and transmits the received carbon credits donation request to the carbon credit management server (S346). The carbon credit management server 230 receives a carbon credit donation request transmitted from the channel point management server 200 and updates the database after supplying the carbon credit of the customer to a group designated by the customer or a predetermined group according to the donation request. (S348, S350), and generates the carbon credits donation information according to the base processing is transmitted to the channel point management server 200 (S352). The channel point management server 200 receives the carbon emission right donation information according to the donation processing transmitted from the carbon emission management server 230 and updates the database to perform the carbon emission right donation process (S354).

4 is a flowchart illustrating the main operation of the channel point management server according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Figure 4 will be described in detail the main operation of the channel point management server according to the present invention.

First, the channel point management server 200 receives the purchase information and customer information transmitted from the affiliated store terminal 210, and earns reward points and carbon credits under the corresponding customer name (S400, S402).

Meanwhile, the channel point management server 200 determines whether a carbon credit return refund request transmitted from the customer terminal 220 is received (S404), and when the carbon credit return refund request is received, the carbon credit return refund request is received. After the transmission to the 230 (S406), and receives the carbon credits refund information according to the refund processing from the carbon credits operation server 230 to update the database to terminate the carbon credits refund process (S408, S410).

In addition, the channel point management server 200 determines whether the customer requests a conversion between the carbon credits and the reward point for the channel through the customer terminal 220 (S412), when the conversion request is received using the quote information of the carbon credits By converting the carbon credits and the compensation point for the channel according to the preset criteria (S414) and after updating the database (S416) to generate the carbon credit conversion information is sent to the carbon credit management server to perform the conversion process according to the conversion request It ends (S418).

In addition, the channel point management server 200 determines whether the donation request of the carbon credits accumulated from the merchant terminal 210 or the customer terminal 220 is transmitted (S420), and when the donation request of the carbon credits is received, the received carbon Transfer the carbon credit donation request to the carbon credit management server 230 (S422), and receives the carbon credit donation information according to the donation processing transmitted from the carbon credit management server 230 and updates the database to terminate the carbon credit donation process. (S424, S426).

In addition, the channel point management server 200 determines whether the expiration date of the carbon credits of the accumulated customer expires (S428), and if the expiration date has expired, it determines whether the expiration setting value of the customer from the expiration setting information (S430). . If there is an expiration set value, the expired carbon credits are donated or attributed according to the expiration set value (S434). If there is no expiration set value, the expired carbon credits are assigned to the expiration process by applying the default set value. It performs (S432). When the execution of the expiration process is terminated, the channel point management server 200 updates the database (S436), generates carbon emission expiration information according to the expiration process, and transmits the carbon emission management server 230 to the expiration processing process. It ends (S438).

Preferred embodiments of the present invention described above are disclosed for purposes of illustration, and those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications, changes and additions within the spirit and scope of the present invention. Additions should be considered to be within the scope of the following claims.

1 is a schematic diagram of a point rewarding system using a carbon credit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the point rewarding channel and the carbon credit operating channel of the point rewarding system using a carbon credit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a data flow of a point rewarding system using a carbon credit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the channel point management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: point rewarding channel 110: network

120: carbon credit management channel 130: carbon credit trading server

140: financial server 150: donation target group server

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In the point rewarding system that pays reward points according to the purchase of goods or services of the customer, Point rewarding system using carbon credits, characterized in that to pay compensation points and carbon credits in accordance with the purchase of goods or services of the customer. The method of claim 1, Point rewarding system using the carbon credits, A carbon credit management channel that supplies carbon credits to the point rewarding channel in response to a request of the point rewarding channel in association with an existing point rewarding channel; And Point rewarding system using a carbon credits, characterized in that it comprises a reward reward channel for the channel according to the purchase of goods or services of the customer in the channel and the carbon credits received from the carbon credit management channel to the customer. The method of claim 2, The point rewarding system using the carbon credits includes a plurality of point rewarding channels using reward points for different channels. The method of claim 2, The point rewarding channel, According to the customer's purchase of goods or services through member merchants in the channel, reward points for the channel and carbon credits received from the carbon credit management channel are paid and built and managed in the database, and carbon credit payment information is transferred to the carbon credit management channel. And a channel point management server for transmitting the carbon credit refund request to the carbon credit management channel and receiving the carbon credit refund information transmitted from the carbon credit management channel when the customer has a carbon credit refund request. ; Merchant terminal for transmitting the purchase information and customer information of the customer who purchased the goods or services to the channel point management server; And Point rewarding system using a carbon credits, characterized in that it comprises a customer terminal for transmitting a carbon credit refund request to the channel point management server according to the operation of the customer. The method of claim 4, wherein The carbon credit operating channel, It is connected to a carbon credit trading server and trades carbon credits according to a control command transmitted from a carbon credit operator terminal, and is connected to the channel point management server to supply carbon credits according to the request of the channel point management server and supply carbon credits. To build a database, receive the carbon credits payment information transmitted from the channel point management server to build a database, and if the carbon credits refund request is sent from the channel point management server, the carbon credits for which the refund is requested to the current price According to the cash refund according to the customer's account, after updating the database to generate a carbon credit refund information to the carbon credit management server for transmitting to the channel point management server; And And a carbon credit operator terminal for transmitting a control command for a carbon credit transaction to the carbon credit management server according to an operator's operation. The method of claim 5, The carbon credit management server receives the price information of the carbon credits transmitted from the carbon credit trading server and transmits it to the channel point management server according to a real time or a set period. The channel point management server receives and stores the price information of the carbon credits transmitted from the carbon credit management server, and transmits the carbon credits of the received carbon credits to the customer terminal according to the request of the customer. Point Rewarding System. The method of claim 6, When the channel point management server receives a request for conversion between the accumulated carbon credits and the reward points for the channel transmitted from the customer terminal, the carbon credits and channels for the customer credits according to the preset criteria using the quote information of the carbon credits After converting the reward points and updating the database, the carbon credit conversion information is generated and transmitted to the carbon credit management server. The carbon credit management server receives a carbon credit conversion information transmitted from the channel point management server to update the database, characterized in that the point crediting system using the carbon credit. The method of claim 7, wherein The channel point management server transmits the received carbon emission right donation request to the carbon emission management server when the donation request of the carbon emission right accumulated from the affiliated terminal or the customer terminal is transmitted to the carbon emission management server, and then is transmitted from the carbon emission management server. Receives carbon credit donation information to update the database, The carbon credit management server receives the carbon credit donation request and supplies the carbon credit of the customer to a group designated by the customer or a predetermined group according to the donation request, and then updates the database, and generates the carbon credit donation information to manage the channel point. Point rewarding system using carbon credits, characterized in that the transmission to the server. The method of claim 8, The channel point management server, if the expiration date of the carbon credits of the accumulated customer expires or donate the carbon credits of the customer accumulated according to the expiration setting information, or attributable to the operator of the channel point management server and updates the database, Generate carbon credit expiration information and send it to the carbon credit management server, The carbon credit management server supplies the carbon credits treated as donated according to the received carbon credit expiration information to a group designated by a customer or a predetermined group, and updates the database according to the received carbon credit expiration information. Point Rewarding System.

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