JP2002157311A - Point system by means of public transport facility - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the usability of public transport facilities by applying a point return system at the time of purchasing merchandise even to the public transport facilities. SOLUTION: When a card 1 with built-in recording medium is used in a store 20 on the railroad line of a public transport facility 30, points corresponding to the price of merchandise are applied, and the accumulating totals are written in the card 1. When this card 1 is sued for a ticket issuing machine 31 of the public transport facility 30, the points can be normally exchanged with a part or whole part of the price of a usable ticket such as a boarding ticket or a prepaid card for a transport facility at a fixed rate.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for returning points given according to the price of a product when the product is purchased.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, when a credit card is used,
Points are awarded according to the amount of money, and a point redemption system is widely used in which, when a certain number or more of the points are accumulated, the points are exchanged for predetermined products or cash vouchers. The system has been used to stimulate consumers' willingness to buy.

[0003]

With the recent development of automobile culture, the means of transportation for consumers has shifted from public transportation to automobiles. However, traffic congestion in urban areas has become more serious year by year, and the city has become a living base. It is a factor that reduces attractiveness.

[0004] In view of the above, it is an urgent task to shift the means of transportation for urban residents from private cars to public transportation.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to apply the above-mentioned point system to public transportation and to try to stimulate the desire to use public transportation.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, a terminal provided at a store along a public transportation and a ticket issuing machine provided at the public transportation are provided with a card having a built-in recording medium. It is readable and writable, and when a product is purchased at the store along the line, points are given according to the price of the product, and the total of the points is recorded on the card recording medium by the terminal, and the card is used for the ticket. When used in issuing machines, it can be exchanged at a fixed rate for part or all of the price of a voucher. In addition, points can be given to purchase of a use ticket.

[0007] The use ticket includes a number-of-use ticket and a regular-use ticket, and it is preferable that an IC is built in these.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. A card issuer 10 shown in FIG. 1 is a person who issues a card 1 to a general customer,
A central processing unit 11 is provided, and the card processing master file 12 and the point management file 13 can be updated by the central processing unit 11. The card 1 issued by the card issuer 10 is a magnetic card, a contact IC
Regardless of the recording medium such as a card and a non-contact IC card, and the use and type of the card such as a credit card, a debit card, and a point-only card. Further card issuer 10
Nor is it limited to credit card companies.

A terminal 21 that can read and write on the recording medium of the card 1, for example, a credit card settlement terminal, is installed in the line-side store 20 where the card 1 is used. Data communication is possible via a communication network. The location conditions of the store 20 are not particularly limited, and may be any range as long as a general customer can visit the store using public transportation such as a railway. Further, the products handled by the store 20 are not limited. A so-called intangible object such as information or a delivery service may be used.

The card 1 is also readable and writable by a transportation ticket issuing machine 31 installed in a public transportation system 30. The ticket issuing machine 31
Data communication is possible with the central processing unit 11 via a communication network.

When a general customer makes a purchase at the store 20, the card 1 is read by the terminal 21, and the contents are transmitted to the card issuer 10. The card issuer 10 checks with the central processing unit 11 while checking it against the master file 12, and then gives points corresponding to the commodity price. This point is written to the point management file 13,
The total is calculated and updated, and at the same time, the total is also written from the terminal 21 to the card 1. Points may be given and the accumulated points may be updated between the card 1 and the terminal 21 according to the price of the product. The contents of the giving / accumulating / updating may be transmitted to the card issuer 10 in a batch after a certain time. Is also good. In this case as well, the card issuer 10 updates the granted / accumulated points by writing to the point management file 13 by collating with the master file 12 by the central processing unit 11 based on the received contents of the granted / accumulated updating points. When the card 1 is used by the use ticket issuing machine 31, it can be purchased by exchanging a part or all of the use ticket price such as a normal ticket or a prepaid card for transportation (SF-Stored Fare card) at a fixed ratio. Then, it is deducted from the total points of the card 1. Of course, the central processing unit 11 checks the card 1 and updates the point management file 13. In addition, points can be given to the purchase of the use ticket.

This has the effect of increasing the use of public transportation, as well as the effect of attracting customers to the alongside shops.

In the next phase, if the SF card and the regular ticket are integrated into an IC, the boarding points can be accumulated in the SF card and the regular ticket by an entrance / exit machine. Special benefits, such as the ability to redeem at a certain rate for the next purchase after the use of a regular ticket, and to promote the use of public transportation by increasing the rate of exchange for more frequent users be able to. The convenience can be further improved if the points can be used as electronic money.

[0014] Here, the public transportation means includes land, sea, and air traffic.

[0015]

According to the present invention, as described above, points given when shopping at a store along a public transportation system are exchanged at a fixed rate with a part or all of the usage fee of the transportation system. In particular, since it can be used, it has the effect of stimulating the willingness to purchase products and increasing the use of public transportation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a point reduction system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Card 10 Card issuer 11 Central processing unit 12 Card issuance master file 13 Point management file 20 Line-side store 21 Terminal 30 Public transport 31 Usage ticket issuing machine

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Atsuto Furuyabu 1-16-1 Shibata, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi Hankyu Corporation (72) Inventor Fumihiko Kodo 4-33, Kitahamahigashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi Osaka Obayashi Building JCB Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Go Noya 4-33 Kitahama Higashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka City Osaka Obayashi Building JCB Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 5B049 BB11 BB32 CC09 EE21

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A terminal provided at a store along a public transportation system and a ticket issuing machine provided at a public transportation system are capable of reading and writing a card having a built-in recording medium. When purchased, points corresponding to the commodity price are given, and the accumulated points are recorded on the recording medium of the card by the terminal, and when this card is used for the ticket issuing machine, the price of a public transportation ticket is used. A point redemption system using public transportation that can be exchanged at a fixed rate with some or all of the above. 2. The point redemption system using public transportation according to claim 1, wherein the use tickets include a number use ticket and a regular use ticket, and these have a built-in IC.