JP3654984B2 - Charge settlement system, service information recording card, vending machine and database - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a fee settlement system, a service information recording card used therefor, a vending machine, and a database.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventional fee settlement systems include prepaid card systems and bar code POS systems that do not require cash collection. In the prepaid card system, a purchaser purchases a prepaid card with cash in advance, and every time a service is received at each vending machine, the balance of the prepaid card is reduced and the fee is settled. In the barcode POS system, a purchaser brings together a plurality of products to be purchased to a cash register, and at the cash register, a fee is calculated by identifying the barcode written on the product and settlement is performed. Here, the service includes a normal service and a product.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the prepaid card system, it is necessary to change the conversion table for service settlement of all vending machines in accordance with the charge change. However, since the barcode described in the product is necessary, there is a problem that it cannot be used for intangible services such as electric power, gas, fuel, and cleaning.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and the object of the present invention is to provide a fee settlement system capable of providing a wider service and easily changing the fee, a service information recording card used therein, and a vending machine. Is to provide a machine and a database.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the first invention is a service comprising at least one vending machine in which a purchaser receives a service using a card, and a settlement machine in which the purchaser settles a fee for the service. In the fee settlement system, the settlement machine includes a conversion table for service settlement of all the vending machines, and the purchaser receives the service at the vending machine using the card, the vending machine The machine records the first service information on the card, and the purchaser transmits the service information recorded on the card to the billing company via the settlement machine at regular intervals, and the billing company was charged to the buyer based on the service the settlement conversion table and the service information which the buyer has received every a predetermined period, and performing a payment to the service provider A gold payment system.
[0006]
A second invention is a service information recording card which is used in the above-described fee settlement system and records service information when receiving a service from a vending machine.
[0007]
A third invention is a vending machine using the service information recording card described above.
[0008]
A fourth invention is a database used in the above-described fee settlement system and storing a settlement conversion table.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a card 1 and a vending machine 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The card 1 is issued to the purchaser 2 by the service provider 5 in advance. Further, when the service provider issues the card 1 to the purchaser 2, there are cases where processing such as setting a security deposit, confirming the identity, or taking insurance for theft is performed. Here, the service includes a normal service and a product.
[0010]
The vending machine 3 includes a display device (not shown), an input device (not shown), a storage device (not shown), and the like. When receiving various services by the vending machine 3, the purchaser 2 inserts the card 1 into the vending machine 3, and inputs a personal identification number, a service type, and the like from an input device. The vending machine 3 provides a service, records personal service information on the card 1 or storage device, and returns the card 1 to the purchaser 2.
[0011]
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operations of the purchaser 2 and the vending machine 3. The processing of the purchaser 2 and the vending machine 3 will be described based on FIG. First, when receiving various services by the vending machine 3, the purchaser 2 inserts the card 1 into the vending machine 3 (step 201). The vending machine 3 checks whether the card is a legitimate card (step 202). If the card is a legitimate card (step 203), the vending machine 3 displays on the display device to input the PIN number of the purchaser 2. The purchaser 2 inputs the personal identification number from the input device (step 204). When the personal identification number is input (step 205), the vending machine 3 checks the personal identification number (step 206). When the personal identification number is correct (step 207), the purchaser 2 is prompted to select a desired service. To do. The purchaser 2 selects a desired service (step 208). For example, various cigarette brands are displayed on the vending machine 3, and the purchaser 2 selects a desired cigarette.
[0012]
The vending machine 3 provides the specified service (step 209), and the purchaser 2 receives the service (step 210). The vending machine 3 records the service number, the contents of the service, the ID of the vending machine 3, the time when the service was performed, and the like on the card, and displays the contents recorded on the display device. The purchaser 2 confirms that the displayed content is correct. Further, the vending machine 3 stores the service number, service content, card 1 ID, service time, etc. in the storage unit of the vending machine, and returns the card 1 to the purchaser 2 (step 211). ). The purchaser 2 removes the card (step 212).
[0013]
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the settlement process performed at regular intervals according to the present embodiment. The billing company 9 has two different databases: a service settlement information base database 11 and a financial institution price base database 13. The database 11 stores a service settlement conversion table 15 and the like.
[0014]
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the service settlement conversion table 15. The service settlement conversion table 15 is a table created by the service provider 5 and stored in the database 11. The service number 17, service name 19, fee 21, etc. are a set. The service number 17 is a number for identifying a service. The service name 19 is the name of the service. The charge 21 is a service charge. The service provider 5 sends a new service settlement conversion table 15a to the database 11 to replace the old service settlement conversion table 15 when the charge 17 changes or when it is desired to set different charges depending on the time of day. It is done. When separate charges are set according to the time zone, the time zone may be included in the service information. In this case, the fee for the time zone including the time recorded in the service information is settled.
[0015]
FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are flowcharts showing the processing procedure of the purchaser 2 and the billing company 9 in the settlement process between the purchaser 2 and the billing company 9 (step 301 to step 304 in FIG. 3). First, the processing procedure of the purchaser 2 and the billing company 9 in the settlement process between the purchaser 2 and the billing company 9 will be described based on FIG. 3, FIG. 5 and FIG. At regular intervals (for example, once a month), the purchaser 2 inserts the card 1 into the online payment machine 7 (step 401), and the purchaser 2 inputs the password (step 402), and the password is correct ( When a settlement instruction is issued (step 404), the service number recorded on the card 1, the content of the service, the ID of the vending machine 3, and the time when the service was performed are transmitted to the database 11 of the billing company 9. (Step 405 and Step 301 in FIG. 3).
[0016]
The database 11 searches the service settlement conversion table 15 on the basis of the service number in the personal service information transmitted from the purchaser 2, creates a bill, etc. The data is transmitted to the purchaser 2 via the checkout machine 7 (step 302 and step 302 in FIG. 3).
[0017]
The purchaser 2 who has received the invoice pays the database 13 of the billing company 9 (step 303 and step 303 in FIG. 3). The payment in this case is, for example, to input the bank account number and amount of the purchaser 2. The billing company 9 performs a procedure of transferring the designated amount from the bank account of the purchaser 2 to the bank account of the service provider 5. A settlement processing completion notification is transmitted from the billing company 9 to the purchaser 2 (step 304 and step 304 in FIG. 3).
[0018]
FIGS. 7 and 8 are flowcharts showing processing procedures of the service provider 5 and the billing company 9 in the settlement process between the service provider 5 and the billing company 9 (steps 305 to 307 in FIG. 3). Based on FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the processing procedure of the service provider 5 and the billing company 9 in the settlement process between the service provider 5 and the billing company 9 will be described.
[0019]
When the personal service information is transmitted from the purchaser 2 in step 301, the database 11 of the billing company 9 creates a service performance table based on the information transmitted from the purchaser 2 and the conversion table 15 for service settlement and automatically sells it. The information is transmitted to the service provider 5 that provides the service to the machine 3 (step 305 and step 305 in FIG. 3).
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[0020]
When payment is made from the purchaser 2 in step 303, the database 13 of the billing company 9 pays the service provider 5 (step 307 and step 307 in FIG. 3). The service provider confirms whether the transfer from the financial institution or the like has been performed correctly based on the service result table transmitted in step 305. In addition, inventory is replenished based on the service performance table to prevent shortage.
[0021]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the service provider 5 in the change process of the service settlement conversion table 15 performed by the service provider 5 when a change occurs in the charge 17 or when it is desired to set different charges depending on the time zone. It is. The service provider 5 sends a new service settlement conversion table 15 a to the database 11 when the charge 17 is changed or when it is desired to set different charges depending on the time zone. The database 11 replaces the old service settlement conversion table 15 with the new service settlement conversion table 15a transmitted from the service provider 5 (step 306 and step 306 in FIG. 3). Thereafter, settlement is performed based on the new service settlement conversion table 15.
[0022]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, only the service settlement conversion table 15 of the database 11 is changed according to the charge change, and there is no need to change the service settlement conversion table 15 of all vending machines. .
In addition, in the conventional prepaid card, it was impossible to know what, where and when it was sold, but in this embodiment, it can also be used for POS by shortening the settlement interval. In addition, the service provider can perform inventory management such as replenishing inventory based on the service result table to prevent shortage.
In the above-described embodiment, the billing company 9 manages the database 11 and the database 13. However, the database 11 may be managed by the settlement company, and the database 13 may be managed by the fee collection company.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a fee settlement system capable of providing a wider service and easily changing a fee, and a service information recording card, vending machine and database used therefor. .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a card 1 and a vending machine 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing operations of a purchaser 2 and a vending machine 3. FIG. Explanatory diagram of the settlement process performed for each period [FIG. 4] A diagram showing a conversion table 15 for service settlement [FIG. 5] Processing of the purchaser 2 and the billing company 9 in the settlement process between the section purchaser 2 and the billing company 9 Flowchart showing the procedure [FIG. 6] Flowchart showing the processing procedure of the purchaser 2 and the billing company 9 in the settlement process between the section purchaser 2 and the billing company 9 [FIG. 7] Between the service provider 5 and the billing company 9 FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the service provider 5 and the billing company 9 in the settlement process between the service provider 5 and the billing company 9; Flowchart showing a procedure of the service provider 5 in changes over preparative [9] International the settlement conversion table [Description of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Card 2 ... Purchaser 3 ... Vending machine 5 ... Service provider 7 ... Online payment machine 9 ... Charger 11, 13 ... Database 15 ... Service Settlement conversion table 17 ... Service number 19 ... Service name 21 ... Price

Claims (14)

A service fee settlement system having at least one vending machine in which a purchaser receives a service using a card, and a settlement machine in which the purchaser settles a fee for the service,
The settlement machine includes a conversion table for settlement of services of all the vending machines,
When the purchaser receives a service at the vending machine using the card, the vending machine records first service information on the card,
The purchaser transmits the service information recorded on the card to the billing company via the checkout machine every predetermined period,
The billing company charges the purchaser and pays the service provider based on the service information received by the purchaser and the service settlement conversion table every predetermined period. Checkout system.   The fee settlement system according to claim 1, wherein the service provider or the billing company issues a card to the purchaser.   The fee settlement system according to claim 1, wherein the billing company includes a settlement company and a fee collection company.   The fee settlement system according to claim 1, wherein when the vending machine records the first service information on the card, second service information is recorded on the vending machine. 5. The fee settlement system according to claim 4 , wherein the first service information is a service number, a service content, a vending machine ID, and a time when the service was performed. 5. The fee settlement system according to claim 4 , wherein the second service information is a service number, service content, card ID, and service time.   The fee settlement system according to claim 1, wherein the vending machine displays contents recorded on the card.   The fee settlement system according to claim 1, wherein the service provider changes the service settlement conversion table as necessary.   2. The fee settlement system according to claim 1, wherein the purchaser transmits service information described in the card to a billing company through an online settlement machine.   2. The fee according to claim 1, wherein if the purchaser does not transmit the service information described on the card to a billing company within a predetermined period, the service by the card cannot be received. Checkout system.   The fee settlement system according to claim 1, wherein a security deposit is set when the service provider issues a card to the purchaser. A service information recording card for use in the fee settlement system according to claim 1 , wherein service information is recorded when receiving a service from a vending machine.   A vending machine using the service information recording card according to claim 12.   A database used in the fee settlement system according to claim 1 and storing a conversion conversion table.

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