TWI490800B - Method for buying variable game points - Google Patents

Description

Flexible method of purchasing points

The present invention relates to a method of purchasing points and stored values, and more particularly to a method of purchasing points and stored values by elasticity.

Card products such as current game credit cards and telecom prepaid cards are mostly set by the supplier to a fixed denomination, and then the finished card products are sent to the access end for consumers to purchase. In other words, the amount of denominations or points that consumers can buy is mostly determined by the supplier. However, even if the supplier can provide card products with different denominations for consumers to purchase, consumers still have to cooperate with suppliers to purchase the card denomination closest to the demand, often resulting in unwarranted waste.

In addition, suppliers still have to bear the costs of making cards, distributing goods, etc., and the management risks and inventory pressures that can bear the misappropriation of card products. Therefore, the current trading methods of card products such as credit cards and prepaid cards are quite inconvenient for consumers and suppliers.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a method of flexibly purchasing points so that a consumer can flexibly specify the amount to be purchased in accordance with his or her own needs.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method for flexibly purchasing credits includes: inputting information of a card commodity to one of the electronic devices at one of the access terminals; and inputting one of the consumers to specify the purchase amount to the electronic device; From the line to a logistics server, the logistics server can confirm the card product and the specified purchase amount, and generate a stored value password to be transmitted back to the electronic device; finally, print the stored value password by using one of the printers connected to the electronic device. consumer. The card item can be a game point card or a telecommunications prepaid card. The electronic device can be a cash register, wherein the step of inputting the card product data to the cash register can use a code scanner to swipe the card product barcode of the card catalog, or press the card corresponding to the card commodity on the cash register. A dedicated key. The electronic device can be a multimedia device (Multi Media Kiosk; MMK), and the information of the input card product and the specified purchase amount can be a touch screen for operating the multimedia information machine. The logistics server can further transfer the stored value password to a verification server to confirm the uniqueness of the stored value password. After the verification server confirms the stored value password, a management number can be generated, and the management number and the stored value password are transmitted to a management database. The management database can be connected to one of the service servers of the supplier, and the service server can provide a service interface.

Another aspect of the present invention is a method for purchasing a point and a stored value, comprising: inputting information of a card commodity to an electronic device at a path end; inputting a specified purchase amount of the consumer to the electronic device; From the line to a logistics server, the logistics server can confirm the card product and the specified purchase amount, and generate a stored value password to be transmitted back to the electronic device; and print the stored value password to the consumer by using the printer connected to the electronic device; Then, the consumer can log in to the service interface of the card product, and finally, enter the stored value password. The card item can be a game point card or a telecommunications prepaid card. The electronic device may be a cash register, and the step of inputting the card product data to the cash register may use a barcode scanner to scrape the barcode of the card product of the card catalog, or press one of the card products corresponding to the card on the cash register Dedicated key. The electronic device can be a multimedia device (Multi Media Kiosk; MMK), and the information of the input card product and the specified purchase amount can be a touch screen for operating the multimedia information machine. The logistics server can further transfer the stored value password to a verification server to confirm the uniqueness of the stored value password. After confirming the stored value password, the verification server generates a management number, and the management number and the stored value password can be transmitted to a management database. The management database can be connected to one of the vendor's service servers, and the service server can provide a service interface. The step of the consumer entering the service interface of the card product includes entering a user account and a password.

By means of flexible purchase of points, consumers can flexibly specify the amount to be purchased according to their own needs. In addition, suppliers can eliminate the cost of preparing card merchandise, reduce the pressure on card inventory, and reduce the risk of managing card merchandise.

The spirit and scope of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiments of the invention. The spirit and scope of the invention are not departed.

Due to the physical card products, such as game credit cards, telecom prepaid cards and other commodities, the denomination is mostly determined by the supplier, and consumers can only passively select products that are more in line with their own needs, thus often causing waste of points. Consumers are not fair. Therefore, the present invention proposes a method of flexibly purchasing points, so that the consumer can determine the number of points purchased at the access end and reduce the inconvenience of the supplier to manufacture the card product.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a flow chart showing a preferred embodiment of a method for purchasing points of elasticity according to the present invention. Step 110: input the data of the card product to the electronic device at the path end, and then, step 120 is to input the purchase amount specified by the consumer into the electronic device. The specified purchase amount is arbitrarily determined by the consumer according to his or her own needs. At this time, in step 130, the electronic device is connected to a logistics server, and the logistics server can generate a set of stored value passwords by confirming the information of the card commodity input by the electronic device and the specified purchase amount of the consumer, and The stored value password is transmitted back to the electronic device at the path end. After the electronic device receives the stored value password returned by the logistics server, in step 140, the printer with the stored value password and the card product data is printed to the consumer by using the printer connected to the electronic device. For example, the card product in this embodiment may be a game credit card, a telecom prepaid card, or the like. For example, the electronic device can be a cash register or a multimedia device (Multi Media Kiosk; MMK), and the electronic device has a network connection function and a printing function. Wherein, if the electronic device is a cash register, in step 110 of inputting the card product information to the electronic device, the store clerk can use a code scanner to swipe the barcode of the card product to be purchased by the consumer, or the step In 110, the clerk can press the special button corresponding to the card product on the cash register to input the card product information into the cash register. If the electronic device is a multimedia fee machine, the step 120 of inputting the card product data and the step 120 of inputting the consumer specified purchase amount are to operate the touch screen of the multimedia information machine to select the card product and the amount to be purchased. Referring to Figure 2, there is shown a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the method for purchasing points and stored values of the present invention. Step 210 is to input the card product fee into the electronic device, step 220 is to input the specified purchase amount of the consumer, and then, in step 230, the electronic device is connected with the logistics server to confirm the card product information and input. Specify the purchase amount. Next, in step 240, the logistics server generates a set of stored value passwords according to the card product information and the specified purchase amount. In step 250, the stored value password is transmitted to an authentication server to confirm the uniqueness of the stored value password. After confirming the uniqueness of the stored value password, in step 260, the verification server generates a management number corresponding to the purchase content, and then, in step 262, the stored value password and the management number are transmitted to a management database. Stored in the verification server for verification work. In step 270, the authenticated stored value password can be further transmitted back to the electronic device at the path end. Then, in step 280, the printer with the stored value password is printed on the printer connected to the electronic device to the consumer, and the checkout is performed. . The management database in step 262 is further connected to one of the service servers of the provider, and the service server can provide a service interface. Next, in step 290, the consumer can input the user account and password to log in to the service interface of the card product, and then enter the stored value password in step 292 to complete the stored value operation. The service interface provided by the service server of step 290 is connected to the management database, so that when the stored value password is input in step 292, the correctness of the stored stored value password can be verified through the management fee database.

The management number generated in step 260 is similarly unique. The management number can provide information such as the purchase path end, purchase time, card product name, purchase amount, etc., to facilitate the management of the channel end and the supplier. The access end can be a physical storefront, such as a convenience store. The logistics server and authentication server can be managed by the channel or vendor, or the logistics server and authentication server can be managed by the network management company.

It will be apparent from the above-described preferred embodiments of the present invention that the application of the present invention has the following advantages. The flexible method of purchasing points allows consumers to flexibly specify the amount to be purchased according to their needs. By this means, suppliers can eliminate the cost of preparing card products, reduce the pressure on card inventory, and reduce the risk of managing card products.

Although the present invention has been described above in terms of a preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the invention, and it is obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

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Claims (13)

A method for purchasing a game point flexibly includes: inputting a piece of information of a game name to an electronic device at a path end; inputting one of the consumers to specify a purchase amount to the electronic device; and connecting the electronic device to a logistics server; Confirming the game name and the specified purchase amount, wherein the logistics server further generates a stored value password to be transmitted back to the electronic device, and the logistics server further transmits the stored value password to a verification server to confirm the stored value. The uniqueness of the password; after the verification server confirms the stored value password, a management number is generated, and the management number and the stored value password are transmitted to a management database, wherein the management database is further served with one of the suppliers. Connected to the server, the service server includes the service interface; and the printer is printed with the electronic device to print the stored value password to the consumer. The method for purchasing a game point flexibly as described in claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a cash register. The method for flexibly purchasing game points as described in claim 2, wherein the step of inputting a game name data to the cash register comprises using a code scanner to draw a code. Flexible purchase game points as described in item 2 of the patent application scope The method, wherein the step of inputting a game name data to the cash register comprises pressing a dedicated key corresponding to the game name on the cash register. The method for purchasing a game point flexibly as described in claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a multimedia device (Multi Media Kiosk; MMK). The method of flexibly purchasing game points as described in claim 5, wherein the step of inputting a game name data and inputting a purchase amount by one of the consumers is to operate one of the touch screens of the multimedia information machine. A method for purchasing game points and stored value flexibly includes: inputting information of a game name to one of the electronic devices of one of the channels; inputting one of the consumers to specify the purchase amount to the electronic device; and connecting the electronic device to a logistics a server; confirming the game name and the specified purchase amount, wherein the logistics server further generates a stored value password back to the electronic device, and the logistics server further transmits the stored value password to a verification server to confirm The uniqueness of the stored value password; after the verification server confirms the stored value password, a management number is generated, and the management number and the stored value password are transmitted to a management database, wherein the management database is further connected to the supplier. A service server is connected, the service server includes a service interface, and the stored value is printed via a printer connected to the electronic device. The code is given to the consumer; the consumer logs into the service interface of the game name; and the stored value password is entered to transfer the game points of the specified purchase amount. The method for purchasing game points and stored value in a flexible manner as described in claim 7 wherein the electronic device is a cash register. The method for purchasing a game point and a stored value as described in claim 8 of the patent application, wherein the step of inputting a game name data to the cash register comprises using a code scanner to draw a code. The method for purchasing a game point and a stored value as described in claim 8 of the patent application, wherein the step of inputting a game name data to the cash register includes pressing a button corresponding to the game name on the cash register key. The method for purchasing game points and stored value according to claim 7 in the patent application scope, wherein the electronic device is a multimedia device (Multi Media Kiosk; MMK). The method for flexibly purchasing game points and stored value as described in claim 11 wherein the step of inputting a game name and inputting a purchase amount by one of the consumers is to operate one of the multimedia information devices. Screen. The method for flexibly purchasing game points and stored value as described in claim 7 wherein the consumer accessing the service interface of the game name includes inputting a user account and password, and inputting the specified purchase amount.