KR20130125342A - System and method for operating a gift certificate on the basis of credit card transactions - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and a method for operating credit card gift certificate by using credit card transactions. According to the method for operating gift certificate of the present invention, a credit card gift certificate server establishes gift certificate limit corresponding to the money printed on the credit card gift certificate to the credit card transaction limit additionally for the gift certificate usage request of a credit card user, and the credit card user uses the money of the gift certificate through credit card transaction within the additionally established credit card transaction limit, and the money deducted by the gift certificate limit is determined as the payment money of the credit card user in a credit card specification on transaction and is informed to the credit card user. [Reference numerals] (100) Credit card gift certificate operation system;(110) Credit card user terminal;(120) Credit card gift certificate server;(130) Credit card company server;(140) Gift certificate issuing information DB;(150) Credit card information DB

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A GIFT CERTIFICATE ON THE BASIS OF CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS}

The present invention relates to a system and method for operating a credit card voucher using a credit card transaction. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system and method that can use the amount of the gift certificate described in the gift voucher for transactions through a credit card.

Vouchers widely used today by ordinary consumers are fixed-value bearer securities that can be exchanged for goods, and users of gift vouchers can, at their convenience, take care of the various merchandise that the voucher issuer handles within the amount printed on the ticket. There is an advantage to buy. In addition, the unrecovered amount of the gift voucher obtained through the issuance of the gift voucher not only contributes to the management of the voucher issuance by acting as the interest-free borrowing capital at the voucher issuing point, but issuance of the voucher is greatly improved in the issuance of the issuer. Contribute. Because of these benefits to both gift card users and issuers, gift certificates are issued and distributed by companies in departments, bookstores, bakeries, and so on, and the variety of items available is widely diversified. It is widely traded as a gift. As a result, the gift certificate market has been growing rapidly in recent years.

However, in spite of the above advantages, the conventional gift certificates have various problems due to the nature of the gift certificates.

In other words, the conventional gift certificate can not be limited to the gift voucher issuance shop and some affiliated companies can not be limited in the distribution range. In addition, since the purchase of gift certificates is mostly cash, there is a problem that the purchase of gift certificates through a credit card transaction is practically limited. In addition, since anyone can use the bearer, it is impossible to confirm the use history, and there was a problem in that the amount of the product used through the gift certificate cannot be the object of income deduction at all.

Even in the trading of gift certificates, gift certificates have many problems. Gift voucher transactions can only be accompanied by physical transactions, and therefore cannot be traded online or expanded. In addition, illegal distribution of gift certificates through so-called card cans has resulted in contrary to the government's tax policy of securing various tax sources and cracking down on voice sales.

In addition, in the conventional gift certificate, the gift voucher limit is set, and when a gift voucher user wants to purchase a product in excess of the gift voucher limit, the inconvenience of "dualization of payment means", in addition to the gift voucher, is to be paid by cash or credit card. Can not be avoided. In addition, for the amount of use less than the limit of the gift certificate, the trouble of refunding the balance in cash, as well as frequent disputes between the issuer and the user due to the cash refund request has become a problem.

In recent years, with the government's policy on encouraging the use of credit cards, the purchase of goods and services through credit cards has become common among consumers due to various advantages of credit card transactions.

Accordingly, efforts to develop new gift certificates using credit cards have been continued in the card industry in order to solve the problems of the gift certificate system and to activate credit card transactions. In Korean Patent Application No. 2000-67106, a gift card is manufactured in the form of a credit card according to the order information inputted by a credit card member, and a third party receiving the manufactured card gift certificate is freely issued by the credit card merchant within the amount of the gift card issued. Or "card voucher management method based on the credit card system" for purchasing a service is disclosed. However, the method of operating the card voucher disclosed in the patent application can not only induce resistance of some credit card merchants by issuing a separate card in addition to the credit card, but also can be used by anyone anonymously, making it difficult to check the usage history. As a result, they still have the disadvantage of not being able to receive income deductions. In addition, there is a problem in that the purchase amount exceeding the amount of the gift certificate amount is still inevitable due to the dualization of the payment means that requires payment using another payment method other than the gift certificate.

An object of the present invention is to enable the use of gift certificates anywhere in a number of credit card merchants, thereby enabling the use of gift certificates that have greatly reduced the distribution range and the purchaseable items.

Another object of the present invention is to ensure that free gift certificates can be used anywhere in a credit card merchant, without denying the use of gift certificates at some merchants.

It is another object of the present invention to add a gift card amount to the credit card transaction limit of the credit card user, so that the credit card user can increase the transaction limit.

Still another object of the present invention is to reduce the time, cost, and effort associated with the issuance of a new card by allowing an existing credit card held by a gift certificate holder to be used without a separate credit card.

Still another object of the present invention is to enable the use of gift certificates as credit card member names rather than bearer names, so that the usage history can be easily confirmed and income deduction benefits can be obtained according to the amount of gift certificates.

Still another object of the present invention is to enable easy payment by credit card payment without dualizing a payment method when a purchase exceeds a gift card amount.

Another object of the present invention is to prevent illegal circulation of gift certificates and to increase transparency of transactions, thereby contributing to the establishment of a credit society and the efficiency of tax administration.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a step of receiving a gift certificate use request from a credit card user through a communication network, verifying the availability of the gift certificate with respect to the received use application, and determined as a usable gift certificate In this case, there is provided a method of operating a credit card voucher based on a credit card transaction comprising the step of setting a voucher limit on the credit card of the credit card user.

As described above, according to the operation of the credit card voucher according to the present invention, the user of the gift card can arbitrarily select the type of credit card, so that the vouchers can be used in all the affiliates of a plurality of credit card companies, so that the distribution range and purchase of the gift certificate can be performed. It is possible to use vouchers with greatly reduced item restrictions.

In addition, according to the operation of the credit card gift certificate according to the present invention, since it is possible to use an existing credit card without issuing a separate credit card, it solves the problem of rejecting the gift card use of some merchants, and the time and cost of the new card issuance. Can reduce the cost.

In addition, according to the operation of the credit card gift certificate according to the present invention, since the use of the gift certificate is made based on the credit card transaction, it is possible to obtain the effect of simply checking the gift certificate use history through the credit card statement or the usage history inquiry of the credit card company. . By using this effect, the gift certificate card according to the present invention can be utilized as the allowance card of the child. In other words, if the credit card transaction limit is "0" issuing a credit card in the name of a minor child, and the gift card limit according to the present invention in the child's allowance set in the minor credit card, parents can check the child's allowance expenditure from time to time In addition, it could have another effect on expanding safe credit card transactions for minors. According to the operation of the credit card voucher of the present invention based on the credit card transaction, it is possible to reset the remaining limit of the gift voucher on a newly issued credit card even when the credit card is lost, and further, for the unused amount of the third party during the lost period. You can also get the effect of damage compensation. In addition, depending on the credit card transaction, it is possible to provide various additional services, for example, credit points for credit card usage, credit card lottery drawing, and the like.

In addition, according to the operation of the credit card voucher according to the present invention it is possible to obtain an effect of increasing the transaction limit of the credit card user as much as the voucher limit.

In addition, according to the operation of the credit card voucher according to the present invention it is possible to obtain an effect that the payment means is simplified even when the purchase exceeds the voucher limit.

In addition, according to the operation of the credit card gift certificate according to the present invention, the credit card user can easily grasp the remaining gift certificate limit by the credit card sales slip.

1 illustrates an example of a credit card gift certificate according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a system for operating a credit card gift certificate using a credit card transaction, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a gift certificate issuance information DB.
4 is a diagram showing the configuration of a credit card information DB.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of operating a credit card gift certificate using a credit card transaction, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is a diagram showing a general example of a credit card statement notified to a credit card user in a conventional credit card transaction.
7 illustrates a credit card statement notified to a credit card user in a credit card transaction in which a gift voucher limit is set according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram showing a credit card sales slip in a conventional credit card transaction.
9 illustrates a credit card sales slip in a credit card transaction in which a gift certificate limit is set according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a flowchart illustrating a process of operating a credit card gift certificate by setting a gift certificate amount as a gift certificate balance in a credit card payment account according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is an internal block diagram of a general-purpose computer device that can employ the method of operating a credit card gift certificate according to the present invention.

As a preferred embodiment according to the present invention, a provisional name "Credit Card Gift Certificate Co., Ltd." is established, and the company enters into a business alliance with a plurality of credit card companies to perform the operation of a credit card gift certificate system based on credit card transactions. A credit card gift certificate is issued by a credit card gift certificate company. FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a credit card gift certificate. As shown in Fig. 1, a credit card voucher is printed with a voucher issuer, a voucher authentication number, a voucher amount, a list of available credit cards, an access number for the voucher use application, a connection method, and the like. Credit card vouchers, Inc. can also take orders from credit card companies to produce and issue gift cards with a unique design for each credit card company. The issued vouchers are sold and distributed to consumers through distributors operated by credit card vouchers, Inc. or through various credit card companies that have business alliances with credit card vouchers. The gift certificate authentication number is not immediately exposed and is printed on the surface of the gift certificate in a hidden form, and like the instant lottery ticket user can be printed so that the user can scrape the portion of the authentication code by scraping the coin easily.

Hereinafter, a method and system for using a credit card voucher according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 illustrates an overall configuration of a credit card voucher management system 100 for operating a voucher based on a credit card transaction, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the credit card gift certificate management system 100 includes a credit card gift certificate server 120, a credit card company server 130, a gift certificate issue information DB 140, and a credit card information DB 150. The user is connected to the credit card gift certificate operating system 100 through the user terminal 110.

The terminal 110 of a credit card user includes all of a general landline telephone, a mobile phone, a PC, and the like, and a credit card gift certificate user may use a variety of communication networks, such as a wired telephone network, a mobile communication network, and the Internet, from the terminal 110. The credit card gift certificate server 120 can be accessed.

The credit card gift certificate server 120 may be located in a credit card company for each credit card company or may be connected to and operate through a communication network with a plurality of credit card company servers 130 while being located in a credit card gift certificate company. The gift certificate server 120 may include a host unit for controlling the overall operation of the server system including a processor, a terminal unit for a user interface, a communication network connection unit for connecting to a communication network, and a data storage unit.

The credit card company server 130 is a server for managing credit card transactions, and performs all the general functions performed by the server used in the conventional credit card transactions. That is, it receives a transaction approval request from the affiliated store and determines whether to approve the authorization request by referring to the credit card information stored in the credit card information DB 150. In addition, the credit card transaction information received with the transaction approval request is aggregated for each credit card user and stored in the credit card information DB. When the sales slip of the credit card merchant is received, the card is paid to the merchant according to the normal deposit procedure.

The gift certificate issuing information DB 140 is a DB that stores information on gift certificates issued by a credit card gift certificate company, and FIG. 3 illustrates a more detailed structure of the gift certificate issuing information DB 140. The gift certificate issuance information includes information such as a gift certificate authentication number (141), gift certificate amount (142), gift certificate expiration date (143), gift certificate issuer (144), gift certificate serial number (145), available credit card list (146), etc. can do. The gift certificate issuance information DB 140 may be located in a credit card gift certificate company, and the credit card gift certificate server 120 may freely access information stored in the gift certificate issue information DB 140. The credit card information DB 150 is a DB that stores information on credit cards issued by a credit card company, and FIG. 4 illustrates a more detailed structure of the credit card information DB 150. Credit card information is credit card identification number (151), credit card transaction information (152), credit card transaction limit information (153), credit card expiration date (154), credit card user information (155), credit card transaction restriction information 156, credit card password 157, credit card payment account information 158, and the like. The credit card information DB 150 may be operated for each credit card company or jointly operated by a plurality of credit card companies. The credit card gift certificate server 120 and the credit card company server 130 may freely access the information stored in the credit card information DB 140.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a credit card transaction using a credit card voucher by the system shown in FIG. 2. Hereinafter, with reference to Figure 5, it will be described in detail the processes performed for each step for the use of credit card vouchers.

In the first step S100, the credit card user holding the credit card gift certificate receives the gift certificate use application. In order for a credit card user who has received or purchased a credit card gift certificate to perform a credit card transaction using the gift card, an application for using a gift card is required. In the use application receiving step, gift card use application information is received from a credit card user who is a gift card holder. The use application information may include an authentication number and a credit card identification number of a gift certificate printed on the gift card ticket. Since the credit card vouchers, Inc. has a business alliance on the use of gift certificates with a number of credit card companies, credit card gift certificates according to the present invention can be used for a variety of credit cards issued by such credit card companies. A voucher voucher may be printed with a list of available credit cards, and the voucher holder may select a credit card to use the credit card voucher from among a plurality of credit cards he holds.

In order to receive a start-up application, the credit card gift certificate server 120 receives the use application information from the terminal 110 of the credit card user through a communication network, or the credit card user operates an agency operated by a credit card gift certificate company or a credit card company. In the case of a direct visit or a telephone application, a start-up application may be received from the terminals of the dealerships in the gift certificate server 120. In addition, even when a credit card user uses a credit card at a merchant, a gift card application may be received from the terminal of the merchant by presenting the credit card gift certificate according to the present invention to the merchant.

In order to more strictly determine whether the credit card vouchers are justified, the credit card user may be required to additionally input the voucher amount or the voucher password as use application information in addition to the voucher authentication number. The gift certificate server 120 identifies the credit card gift certificate possessed by the credit card user according to the use application information received from the credit card user.

In step S110, the gift certificate server 120 verifies whether the gift certificate is available for the gift certificate use application received in step S100. The step of verifying the availability of the gift certificate includes a process of determining whether the gift certificate is legitimate by using the information received from the credit card user at the time of receiving the gift certificate usage request. The gift certificate validity judgment is for identifying a wrong gift voucher having a false gift certificate verification number or a wrong gift voucher due to a mistake of a credit card user, and the credit card gift voucher server 120 accesses the gift voucher issuing information DB 140. The authentication number 141 of the gift certificate stored in the DB and the authentication number of the gift certificate received from the credit card user can be determined by comparing with each other. As another embodiment, when receiving the input of the gift certificate issuance information, such as the gift certificate amount, in addition to the gift certificate authentication number in step S100, such information is also compared with the information stored in the gift certificate issuance information DB 140 to determine whether the gift certificate legitimacy Can be utilized.

In another embodiment, the step of verifying the availability of the gift certificate may include determining whether the credit card is available. This process is to prevent the use of gift certificates by credit card holders or to prevent the use of gift certificates based on credit card transactions in which normal credit card transactions are not possible after the expiration date, and the credit received from the credit card user in step S100. By using the card identification number 151, the credit card gift certificate server 120 may determine by searching the credit card expiration date 154 or credit card transaction restriction information 156 stored in the credit card information DB 150. will be. As another embodiment for determining whether a valid credit card user can use a credit card, step S100 may include a credit card identification number 151 and a credit card password 157 received from the credit card user. The server 120 may include a process of comparing the information stored in the credit card information DB 150.

If it is determined in step S110 that the gift certificate is usable, in step S120 a gift certificate limit corresponding to the gift card amount is set on the credit card of the credit card user.

In most credit card transactions currently in use, credit card transaction limits consist of a lump sum limit, an installment limit, a cash advance limit, etc., and credit card users are subject to credit card transaction restrictions by these limits. . Each of these limits is usually determined by the credit card company evaluating the credit card user's credit rating based on the credit card transaction history of the credit card user.

Due to the gift voucher limit setting according to the present invention, a new credit card transaction limit is added to the credit card transaction limit held by the conventional credit card user, and the credit card user is limited to the transaction limit corresponding to the gift voucher amount. In addition, you will be able to make credit card transactions.

In order to set the gift certificate limit, the gift certificate server 120 may directly access the credit card information DB 150 to update the credit card transaction limit information 153 for the credit card identification number of the credit card user. For example, the gift certificate server 120 transmits a gift certificate limit setting request to the credit card company server 130, and the credit card company server 130 responds to the limit setting request in response to the credit card transaction limit information in the credit card information DB 150. 153 can be updated.

Until now, the credit card voucher holder has described how to set an additional gift voucher limit corresponding to the gift voucher amount on his credit card. From now on, the credit card user performs a credit card transaction and pays using the set voucher limit. The method will be described in detail.

As described in the object of the present invention, the operation method of the credit card gift certificate according to the present invention can use the existing credit card possessed by the credit card user without additional issuance of a separate credit card, the credit card at the merchant The procedure performed between the credit card user, the merchant and the credit card company in the transaction using is almost the same as the procedure in the conventional credit card transaction. That is, by using the credit card presented by the credit card user, the merchant requests the credit card company to approve the transaction, and the credit card user signs the credit card sales slip for the approval decision from the credit card company. The related information is stored in the credit card information DB 150 as the credit card transaction information 152. The credit card company server 130 accesses the credit card transaction information 152 stored in the credit card information DB 150, and prints the credit card usage history on the credit card statement based on this information to the credit card user. If notified, the credit card user pays the notice amount on a predetermined payment date. The credit card merchant collects the credit card sales slip and requests payment to the credit card company. The credit card company deducts a certain amount of the payment amount received from the credit card user as a fee and pays the difference to the merchant.

6A and 6B show a general example of a credit card statement notified to a credit card user in a conventional credit card transaction. Figure 6a shows the credit card billing history, Figure 6b shows the credit card details.

7A and 7B illustrate an example of a credit card statement notified to a credit card user in a credit card transaction in which a gift certificate limit is additionally set according to the present invention. The credit card company server 130 additionally adds the credit card transaction limit information 153 in addition to the normal access to the credit card transaction information 152 stored in the credit card information DB 150 for preparing the credit card statement. Access is determined how much the gift voucher limit is set, and reflects this to create a credit card statement. That is, the credit card company server 130, if the credit card user's credit card usage retrieved from the credit card information DB exceeds the gift certificate limit, the credit card user's payment amount is deducted from the credit card usage amount. And then, the gift voucher limit is reset to "0" again and stored in the credit card information DB (150) again. If the credit card usage amount is within the gift voucher limit, the credit card company server 130 sets the remaining gift voucher limit deducting the use amount as a new voucher limit and stores it in the credit card information DB 150. These remaining gift voucher limits can be refunded according to the procedure and timing when a user requests a refund, and if there is no request for a refund, the remaining gift voucher limits will be reset to the new gift voucher limit and can be used for future credit card transactions. .

As shown in Figures 6 and 7, the credit card user's credit card usage history is the same, but in Figure 7, the gift card limit of 500,000 won is additionally set, so the amount deducted from the credit card user actually pays the amount. Becomes

In one embodiment according to the present invention, when a credit card user performs a credit card transaction using a credit card with an additional gift voucher limit, the gift voucher limit is exhausted first, and an additional lump sum limit is a transaction amount exceeding the gift voucher limit. Try to exhaust it. According to this embodiment, each time a credit card transaction is approved, the voucher limit is updated corresponding to the credit card usage amount. That is, the credit card company server 130 accesses the gift voucher limit of the credit card transaction limit information 153, updates the gift voucher limit deducting the credit card usage amount to the new voucher limit, and sends it to the credit card transaction limit information 153. You will save it again. If the amount of credit card usage exceeds the current voucher limit, the credit card company server 130 updates the voucher limit of the credit card transaction limit information 153 to "0" and additionally pays the lump sum limit for the difference. Exhausted. In addition, the credit card company server 130 stores in the credit card transaction information 152 whether the credit card transaction is performed by exhausting the gift certificate limit or the lump sum limit, so that the information can be used when preparing the credit card statement. .

Fig. 8 shows a credit card sales slip in a conventional credit card transaction. As shown in Fig. 8, the "sales segment" displayed on the credit card sales slip indicates whether the credit card transaction is a "lump sum" or "installment" transaction.

9 illustrates a credit card sales slip in the credit card gift certificate operating method according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the credit card company server 130 displays "gift certificate" in the sales segment of the credit card sales slip when the credit card transaction is approved within the gift certificate limit. That is, the credit card company server 130 accesses the gift voucher limit in the credit card transaction limit information 153 when the credit card transaction is approved, and exhausts the gift voucher limit or the lump sum limit in consideration of the gift voucher limit to approve the credit card transaction. The result is displayed in the "sales segment" column. In addition, the method of operating a credit card gift certificate according to FIG. 9 may display a residual gift certificate limit on a credit card sales slip. As disclosed in FIG. 9, the credit card company server 130 displays the updated gift certificate limit in the credit card sales slip as the remaining gift certificate limit when the credit card transaction is approved.

As described above, the credit card user can know that the credit card transaction approval is made within the credit card voucher limit through the credit card sales slip at the time of the credit card transaction, and can immediately grasp the current remaining gift voucher limit. As another example, the credit card user may inquire the credit card company or credit card gift certificate, Inc., the credit card transaction history and the remaining gift certificate limit through a communication network such as a telephone or the Internet.

The credit card transaction method using the credit card gift certificate described above can be used even when the form of the credit card is "account transaction card". A "account card" is a card with a credit card transaction limit of "0" .In a transaction card transaction, unlike an ordinary credit card, when a merchant requests a transaction authorization, the balance of the bank account associated with the credit card is Only after the credit card usage amount is confirmed, the approval decision is made. The procedure is the same as that of the general credit card. When the credit card gift certificate according to the present invention is applied to an account transaction card, the credit card gift certificate server 120 or the credit card company server 130 generates a new credit card transaction limit of the account transaction card by the amount of the gift certificate amount to the account transaction card transaction. It can be used additionally.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of setting a gift card amount as a gift card balance in a credit card payment account and using it for a credit card transaction as another embodiment of the present invention. That is, instead of setting the gift card amount as a gift card limit on the credit card as disclosed in FIG. 5, the gift card amount is set to a virtual balance of "gift certificate balance" in the credit card payment account of the credit card user, and the credit card statement At the time of writing, the amount deducted by the balance from the credit card use amount may be calculated and reported as the payment amount of the credit card user.

In steps S200 and S210, the processes of steps S100 and S110 of the embodiment disclosed in FIG. 5 may be applied as it is. In step S220, the gift card balance corresponding to the gift card amount is set in the credit card payment account. In order to set the gift certificate balance, the gift certificate server 120 directly accesses the credit card information DB 150, and adds the gift certificate balance to the credit card payment account information 158 for the credit card identification number of the credit card user. In some embodiments, the gift certificate server 120 sends a gift certificate balance setting request to the credit card company server 130, and the credit card company server 130 responds to the gift certificate balance setting request. The credit card payment account information 158 in the card information DB 150 may be updated. When the gift card balance of the gift card amount is set in the credit card according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 10, the notification of the credit card statement includes determining the amount of money deducted by the balance from the credit card use amount as the user's payment amount. Done. That is, the credit card company server 130, in addition to the normal access to the credit card transaction information 152 stored in the credit card information DB 150 for creating a credit card statement, the credit card payment account information 158 Additional access to determine the amount of gift voucher is set, and reflects this to create a credit card statement.

Instead of setting a gift voucher limit, the above embodiment of additionally creating a gift voucher balance in the credit card payment account will be applicable to the case where the form of the credit card is an account transaction card. That is, the authorization decision is made by comparing the credit card use amount with the balance of the payment account added with the gift certificate balance at the time of the transaction of the account transaction card.

In the embodiment described above with reference to FIG. 10, a configuration is described in which the balance of the gift certificate is set in the payment account of the credit card or the account transaction card. However, in addition to the settlement account of the credit card user, The configuration of the embodiment may be applied to the method of setting the balance of the gift voucher in the same manner for the account of the user, the payment of the credit card usage amount and the creation of the credit card usage statement.

Although a method and a system for operating a gift certificate using a credit card have been described so far, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can make various modifications or additional implementations based on the configuration according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention described above. It is self-evident.

According to the present invention, it will be appreciated that credit card voucher operations can be extended to bearer card transactions through the above embodiments. That is, a credit card voucher holder according to the present invention may set an amount corresponding to a gift voucher amount on his or her bearer card as a gift voucher limit, and perform a bearer card transaction within the set limit. Even after exhausting the gift voucher limit set as described above, by further resetting the gift voucher limit for the new voucher to the bearer card, the bearer card can be repeatedly recharged to perform a card transaction.

Embodiments of the present invention include computer readable media including program instructions for performing various computer implemented operations. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The media may be program instructions that are specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. The medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal line, a wave guide, or the like, including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal designating a program command, a data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

11 is an internal block diagram of a general purpose computer device that may be employed to perform a method of operating a credit card gift certificate in accordance with the present invention.

The computer device 1100 includes one or more processors 1110 connected to a main memory including a random access memory (RAM) 1120 and a read only memory (ROM) 1130. The processor 1110 is also called a central processing unit (CPU). As is well known in the art, the ROM 1130 serves to transfer data and instructions to the CPU unidirectionally, and the RAM 1120 typically transfers data and instructions bidirectionally. Used to. RAM 1120 and ROM 1130 may include any suitable form of computer readable media. Mass storage 1140 is bi-directionally coupled to processor 1110 to provide additional data storage capability, and may be any of the computer readable recording media described above. The mass storage device 1140 is used to store programs, data, and the like, and is a secondary memory device such as a hard disk which is generally slower than the main memory device. Certain mass storage devices, such as CD ROM 1160, may also be used. The processor 1110 may include one or more input / output interfaces, such as video monitors, trackballs, mice, keyboards, microphones, touchscreen displays, card readers, magnetic or paper tape readers, voice or handwriting readers, joysticks, or other known computer input / output devices. 1150 is connected. Finally, the processor 1110 may be connected to a wired or wireless communication network through the network interface 1170. Through this network connection, the procedure of the method described above can be performed. The apparatus and tools described above are well known to those skilled in the computer hardware and software arts.

The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention.

100: Credit card gift certificate management system
110: credit card user terminal
120: credit card voucher server
130: credit card company server
140: gift certificate issued information DB
150: Credit card information DB

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A credit card information database for storing credit card transaction limit information; And
A credit card company server that receives a gift voucher limit setting request from a credit card voucher server and updates the credit card transaction limit to reflect the gift voucher limit in response to the limit setting request.
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The credit card company server approves a credit card transaction in consideration of the gift certificate limit, updates the gift certificate limit corresponding to the credit card use amount each time the credit card transaction is approved, and deducts the amount of the gift certificate limit from the credit card use amount. A credit card gift certificate management system, characterized in that determined by the credit card payment amount.

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