METHOD FOR REAL TIME A FREE GIFT EVENT PROCESSING
USING RF CARD
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method of conducting a gift sale using a RF card, and more specifically to a method of conducting a real-time gift sale using a RF card in which a non-contact type RF card stored with his own specific number is issued to the gift sale participant and the card is contacted with a RF card reader to operate a gift sale program to display the winning result on screen and when he returns the card to a gift exchange place the won gift is confirmed and given.
BACKGROUND ART In the conventional method of conducting a gift sale, the gift sale sponsor such as a department store provides the customer who has purchased more than a certain amount a gift subscription coupon to enable him to participate in the gift sale, and the gift sale participant records his personal details in the provided gift subscription coupon and puts it into a gift subscription coupon collection box, and the gift sale sponsor manually draws lots at the end of the gift sale period from the gift subscription coupons that were put in the gift subscription coupon collection box and announces the gift winners, and the gift sale participant checks with the
announcement to confirm whether he has won a gift and the gift winner is given the gift in the gift exchange place.
Below will be described the prior art with reference to the accompanying drawings. Fig. 1 is a flowchart of a conventional method of conducting a gift sale, which consists of step 1 in which the gift sale sponsor such as a department store provides the customer who has purchased more than a given amount a gift subscription coupon to enable him to participate in the gift sale, step 2 in which the gift sale participant records his personal details in the provided gift subscription coupon and puts it into a gift subscription coupon collection box, step 3 in which the gift sale sponsor manually draws lots at the end of the gift sale period from the gift subscription coupons that were put in the gift subscription coupon collection box and announces the gift winners, and step 4 in which the gift sale participant checks with the announcement to confirm whether he has won a gift and the gift winner is given the gift in the gift exchange place.
Therefore, in the above described conventional method of conducting a gift sale, since the gift sale sponsor manually draws lots at the end of the gift sale period from the gift subscription coupons that were put in the gift subscription coupon collection box and announces the winners, there is a problem that the gift sale participant cannot confirm whether he has won or not upon presenting the gift
subscription coupon and he can confirm it only if he attends again the announcement place on the day when the gift sale period ends.
Another problem is that since the gift sale sponsor manually draws lots from the gift subscription coupons that were put in the gift subscription coupon collection box and announces the gift winners, consistency and fairness are lowered in the conducting method.
Furthermore, there is yet another problem that since the information of the personal details of the gift sale participants and the winning results is not stored and managed, marketing and follow-up control of the gift sale participants after the end of the gift sale are difficult for the gift sale sponsor.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method of conducting a gift sale using a card, the method comprising the steps of: writing personal information of a gift sale participant and presenting it to a RF card issuing counter; inputting and registering said gift sale participant' s personal information in a gift sale participant management PC installed with gift sale participant database; issuing a RF card stored with the participant' s specific number given at the time of registering said gift sale participant in the participant database and gives it to said gift sale participant; contacting said RF card with a RF card reader to operate a gift sale program; displaying a winning result by said operated gift sale program on a multicube screen connected online to said RF card reader; displaying the winning result by said operated gift sale
program on a monitor connected online to said RF card reader; storing the winning result by said operated gift sale program in a gift winner management PC installed in a gift exchange place connected online to said RF card reader; confirming the winning result on said multicube screen and returning said RF card to said gift exchange place; reading said RF card to confirm the won gift at said gift winner management PC; and providing a gift confirmed at said gift winner management PC to said gift winner.
DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of conducting a real-time gift sale using a RF card, in which the gift sale participant contacts the issued RF card, which is a gift sale subscription coupon, to operate a gift sale program of the RF card reader and the gift winning result is provided to the gift sale participant fairly and promptly while the gift winning result is displayed on a visual multicube screen connected online to the RF card reader and is stored in a gift winner management PC installed in a gift exchange place connected online to a RF card reader so that the gift winner can be promptly provided with the gift.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a method of conducting a real-time gift sale using a RF card in which marketing and follow-up control of the gift sale participants are possible after the end of the gift sale by utilizing the personal
information of the gift sale participants that is inputted and registered in the gift sale participant management PC and the gift winner information that is stored in the gift winner management PC installed in a gift exchange place connected online to the RF card reader.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is a flowchart of a conventional method of conducting a real-time gift sale.
Fig. 2 is a flowchart of a method of conducting a real-time gift sale using a RF card according to the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a block diagram of the method of conducting a real¬ time gift sale using the RF card according to the present invention.
BEST MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Below, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 2 is a flowchart of a method of conducting a real-time gift sale using the RF card according to the present invention. It is configured in such a manner that the participant writes his personal information and presents it to a RF card issuing counter (step 10), then the gift sale sponsor inputs and registers the personal information of the gift sale participant in a gift sale participant management PC installed with gift sale participant database (step 15), and the gift sale sponsor issues a non-contact type RF card stored
with the participant' s specific number given at the time of registering in the gift sale participant database and gives it to the gift sale participant (step 20) to operate a gift sale program by contacting the RF card with a RF card reader (step 25) while the winning result is displayed by the operated gift sale program on a multicube screen connected online to the RF card reader (step 30) and the winning result is displayed by the operated gift sale program on a monitor connected online to the RF card reader (step 35) and the winning result is stored by the operated gift sale program in a gift winner management PC installed in a gift exchange place connected online to the RF card reader (step 50), and the gift sale participant who confirmed the winning result on the multicube screen returns the RF card to the gift exchange place (step 55) so that the gift sale sponsor reads the returned RF card at the gift winner management PC to confirm it as a won gift (step 60) and the gift sale sponsor gives the gift winner the gift confirmed at the gift winner management PC (step 65).
Fig. 3 is a block diagram of the method of conducting a real¬ time gift sale using the RF card according to the present invention. It consists of a RF card issuing counter 100 where the gift sale participant writes his personal information and has a RF card issued, a non-contact type RF card 300 that stores the participant' s specific number given at the time of registering in the gift sale participant database, a gift sale participant management PC 200 that inputs and
registers the personal information of the gift sale participant in the installed gift sale participant database, a RF card reader 400 that operates a gift sale program by contacting the RF card 300, a multicube 800 that is connected online to the RF card reader 400 and displays the winning result on screen by the operated gift sale program, a monitor 500 that is connected online to the RF card reader 400 and displays on screen the winning result by the operated gift sale program, and a gift exchange place 600 where the winning result is stored by the operated gift sale program in a gift winner management PC 700 that is installed in the gift exchange place connected online to the RF card reader 400 and the gift sale participant that has confirmed the winning result on the multicube screen returns the RF card 300 and the gift sale sponsor reads the returned RF card at the gift winner management PC 200 and confirms the won gift and the gift sale sponsor gives the gift winner the gift confirmed at the gift winner management PC 200.
Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
The present invention has an effect that can maximize customer confidence by winning error minimization and accuracy through a network system in which bonus opportunities are given to customers above a certain amount and winners are determined by a digital and random winning probability system.
The present invention has an effect on the increase of new card membership applicants and the increase of direct sales by giving event participation opportunities to card owners.
The present invention provides the gift sale participants with the winning results real-time on multicube, so the visual effect is further enhanced to increase the event characteristics to the maximum.
The present invention stores and manages the information of gift sale participants and winning results in database to be utilized for marketing, so it has an effect that a secure leading position can be built in the distribution industry by increasing the preference for department stores and discount stores due to thank-customer events differentiated from other department stores.