KR100448018B1 - Automatic exchange device of gift certificate - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a gift voucher automatic exchanger for exchanging commercially available gift certificates in cash at a discount rate. The present invention provides a case of a predetermined shape, a gift certificate inserting unit installed through the case to insert the gift certificate into the case, a barcode analysis unit for interpreting the barcode of the gift certificate, anti-counterfeiting recognition of the anti-counterfeiting system of the gift certificate A recognition unit comprising an analysis unit, a memory unit for storing information on the discount rate applied when various gift certificates are exchanged for cash, and a cash discount device installed in the case, where the discount rate is applied to the amount of the gift certificate if the gift certificate is true. A gift certificate according to the discount rate applied to the gift certificate recognized by the gift certificate recognition unit, controlling the overall operation of the cash counter which separates the cash counter, the cash ejection unit installed through the case and discharging the separated cash out of the case, and the exchanger. To calculate cash and provide information to the cash register It consists of a processing unit.

According to the present invention, the gift certificates can be exchanged for cash according to the discount rate of the gift certificates that are changed at every moment, and the discount rate applied to the gift certificates can be controlled through the Internet, and the exchange performance can be checked from time to time.

Description

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The present invention relates to a gift voucher automatic exchanger that can exchange various gift certificates in cash, and more particularly, to a gift voucher automatic exchange machine for exchanging various commercially available gift certificates in cash according to a discount rate.

In addition, the present invention is an excess of the automatic gift voucher to exchange the information on the discount rate applied to the gift certificate on the basis of the ticker.

Generally, gift certificates are bearer securities sold to general customers after the issuer is paid in advance for the amount listed in the certificate so that they can be exchanged with the goods. They are issued as department store vouchers, shoe vouchers, petrol vouchers, and book vouchers. It is used.

These vouchers have the advantage that they can be exchanged for goods required by the issuer or merchant of the voucher if the voucher is required, but if the user who obtained the voucher is a gift voucher that is unnecessary to him, he or she must issue the voucher in order to receive it in cash It is inconvenient to go to a place to exchange or to go to an exchange that specializes in vouchers and then exchange them after paying a large discount rate. In other words, when a gift certificate is purchased in cash, the gift certificate can be easily purchased, but there has always been a problem that a user cannot easily exchange a gift certificate for cash.

The present invention for solving the above problems is to provide an automatic gift voucher that can be exchanged for cash in accordance with the discount rate of various vouchers in the market.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a gift voucher automatic exchanger that can exchange the voucher to be exchanged for cash according to the correct price by controlling the information on the discount rate applied to various vouchers online.

Still other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the embodiments described below.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of a gift certificate automatic exchange according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the automatic gift vending machine according to the present invention.

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100: operation server 200: gift voucher automatic exchange

202: gift certificate input unit 204: gift certificate recognition unit

212: cash counter 218: cash discharge unit

224: central processing unit 226: communication unit

228: memory 300: the Internet

Gift voucher automatic exchanger of the present invention for achieving the above object, a case of a predetermined shape; A gift certificate injecting unit installed through the case to inject a gift certificate into the case; A gift certificate recognition unit comprising a barcode analysis unit for analyzing a barcode of the gift certificate and an anti-counterfeiting analysis unit for recognizing an anti-counterfeiting system of the gift certificate, and verifying the authenticity of the injected gift certificate and the amount of the gift certificate; A memory unit for storing information on a discount rate applied when the various gift certificates are exchanged for cash; A cash counting unit for separating the amount of money applied with a discount rate to the amount of the gift certificate from the cash dispensing device installed in the case when the gift certificate is true; A cash discharging unit installed through the case and discharging the separated cash to the outside of the case; And a central processing unit controlling overall operation of the exchanger, calculating cash of the gift certificate according to a discount rate applied to the gift certificate recognized by the gift certificate recognition unit, and providing information on the calculated amount to the cash counter. It is characterized by including.

Preferably, the gift certificate recognition unit is characterized by consisting of a bar code analysis unit for analyzing the bar code of the gift certificate, anti-counterfeiting analysis unit for recognizing anti-counterfeiting system, such as magnetic, hologram, irregularities of the gift certificate.

Preferably, the automatic gift voucher further comprises a communication unit connected to the Internet, characterized in that for storing the information on the variable discount rate of the gift certificate that is changed to the Internet to the memory unit.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the present invention.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing the configuration of a gift voucher automatic exchange according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the gift voucher automatic exchange according to the present invention. In addition, since it is natural to provide information on the gift certificates exchangeable in the gift voucher automatic exchanger of the present invention and information on the discount rate applied to each gift certificate on the display screen as a gift certificate case, the process of displaying such information is omitted in the present invention. Let's do it.

Referring to FIG. 1, the operation server 100 and the automatic gift voucher 200 are connected to the Internet 300, and information about a discount rate applied to various gift certificates is transmitted to the automatic gift voucher 200 from the operation server 100. And, the gift voucher automatic exchange 200 provides information on the exchanged gift certificates.

Looking at the configuration of the gift voucher automatic exchange in detail, a case (not shown) of a predetermined shape, gift voucher input unit 202, gift voucher recognition unit 204, memory unit 228, central processing unit 224, cash counter 212 , A cash discharge unit 218 and a communication unit 226.

First, the case of the automatic gift vending machine is generally formed of a rectangular parallelepiped in the form of iron or plastic, and the surface of the case is formed with a gift certificate injecting unit 202 and a cash discharging unit 218 described later.

The gift certificate injector 202 detects the gift certificate introduced into the case and moves the introduced gift certificate to the gift certificate recognition unit 204.

The gift certificate recognizing unit 204 includes a barcode analysis unit 206 for analyzing the barcode of the gift certificate, and an anti-counterfeiting analysis unit 208 for recognizing the magnetic, hologram, and irregularities of the gift certificate. At this time, the barcode analyzer 206 sets information on various barcodes according to the types of gift certificates, compares and analyzes the barcodes of the inserted gift certificates to check whether they are true gift certificates, and at the same time, the type and amount of gift certificates displayed on the barcodes. Check the information. Meanwhile, the anti-counterfeiting analysis unit 208 recognizes various anti-counterfeiting systems formed according to the gift certificate. Watermarks, irregularities, and the like formed on the gift certificate are recognized using infrared rays, and the hologram attached to the gift certificate is hologram. Using a recognizer, it recognizes microcharacters unique to gift certificates. The anti-counterfeiting system recognized as described above may check the type and amount of the gift certificate along with the recognition of the authenticity of the gift certificate in comparison to the preset anti-counterfeiting system of the gift certificate.

The memory unit 228 stores information on a discount rate applied when various gift certificates are exchanged for cash.

The central processing unit 224 controls the overall operation of the exchange and the flow of data, and calculates the cash of the gift certificate according to the discount rate stored in the memory unit 228 for the gift certificate recognized by the gift certificate recognition unit, for the calculated amount Information is provided to the cash counting unit 212 and managed to count the correct amount.

The cash counting unit 212 is a cash payment device installed in the case, the amount calculated in accordance with the discount rate of the gift certificate stored in the memory unit 228 when the gift certificate confirmed in the gift certificate recognition unit 204 is a true gift certificate (not shown) Count) and separate it. Such a cash counter consists of a bill counter 214 and a coin counter 216, the bill counter 214 is classified into 1,000 won, 5,000 won, 10,000 won units. For example, if a discount rate of 50,000 won is applied to a gift certificate with a par value of 100,000 won, nine pieces of 10,000 won and one piece of 5,000 won are counted. Meanwhile, the coin counter 216 counts the balance less than 1,000 won, and counts the remaining amount when there are no 1,000 won bills.

The cash discharging unit 218 is for discharging the banknotes and coins separated by the cash counter 212 to the outside of the case, and discharging the banknote discharging unit 220 for discharging the banknotes separated from the banknote counter and coins for discharging coins. There is a portion 222.

In addition, the communication unit 226 is connected to the operation server 100 through the Internet 300, the memory unit under the control of the central processing unit 224 information about the discount rate of the vouchers and information about the newly added vouchers Download to 228 and save. On the other hand, the communication unit 226 transmits the information on the gift certificate exchanged to the operation server and the information on the exchanged amount and the like to be systematically managed.

Hereinafter, the operation of the automatic gift certificate exchange according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

First, when a user inputs a gift certificate to be exchanged for cash in the gift certificate input unit 202 installed outside the case (step S202), the gift certificate input unit 202 moves the injected gift certificate to the gift certificate recognition unit 204 (step S204). ).

The gift certificate recognition unit 204 confirms the authenticity of the injected gift certificate. The authenticity of such a gift certificate is first analyzed the barcode formed on the surface of the gift certificate input by the barcode analysis unit 206 to confirm the authenticity of the gift certificate, and to confirm the type of gift certificate that can be interpreted from the barcode, the amount of the gift certificate, etc. Step S206). At this time, if there is no barcode on the inserted gift certificate, the corresponding gift certificate is discharged to the outside of the case together with a message that the gift certificate cannot be exchanged (step S220).

Thereafter, the anti-counterfeiting analysis unit 208 recognizes the anti-counterfeiting system that is variously formed according to the gift certificate (step S210). In other words, if a watermark or unevenness is formed on the gift certificate, it is recognized using infrared rays and compared with the preset watermark and unevenness.If the hologram is attached to the gift certificate, it is recognized using a hologram recognizer. Check if it is identical with the set hologram. In addition, when a micro letter or mark peculiar to a gift certificate is formed, it is checked using a recognizer, and then it is checked whether it is the same as what is preset. Therefore, the authenticity of the gift certificate and the type and amount of the gift certificate can be confirmed through the gift certificate recognition unit. At this time, if there is no anti-counterfeiting system in the injected gift certificate, the gift certificate is discharged to the outside of the case with the message that the gift certificate cannot be exchanged (step S220).

When the type and amount of the gift certificate is confirmed, the central processing unit 224 calculates the amount of cash exchanged according to the discount rate of the gift certificate stored in the memory unit 228 (steps S212 and S214).

Information about the amount is transferred to the cash counter 212 to count the amount (step S216). At this time, the banknote counter 214 of the cash counter 212 counts bills such as 1,000 won, 5,000 won and 10,000 won, the coin counter 216 counts coins such as 500 won, 100 won and 10 won. . At this time, an amount of 1,000 won or more is preferentially counted as a bill, and counts as a coin when there is no bill.

In this way, the counted cash is discharged to the outside through the cash discharge unit 218, which is connected to the outside of the exchanger and consists of a bill discharge unit 220 for exporting bills and a coin discharge unit 222 for exporting coins (e.g., Step S218).

On the other hand, in order to apply the discount rate of the voucher that changes every time, the operator downloads and stores in the memory unit 228 using the communication unit 226 of the exchange connected to the operation server 100 by the Internet 300. Since the central processing unit 224 controls the memory unit 228, a new discount rate is applied to the gift certificate inserted according to the changed discount rate.

In addition, the operator may receive the report of the type and the amount of the gift certificate exchanged at the exchanger from the operation server 100 from time to time to check the balance of cash and exchange appropriately.

As described above, although the specific embodiment (s) have been described in the detailed description of the present invention, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiment (s), but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

As described above, the automatic gift voucher of the present invention has the advantage that can be exchanged for cash in a variety of gift certificates in accordance with the discount rate currently applied.

In addition, since the discount rate of the gift certificate that changes every moment can be centrally controlled, there is an advantage that it can be exchanged correctly according to the price when it is exchanged for cash.

In addition, the operator can check the balance of cash remaining in the exchange online by checking the type and amount of the gift voucher exchanged through the communication unit installed in each exchange from time to time so that the exchange time of the cash can be properly maintained.

Claims (4)

A case of a predetermined shape; A gift certificate injecting unit installed through the case to inject a gift certificate into the case; A gift certificate recognition unit comprising a barcode analysis unit for analyzing a barcode of the gift certificate and an anti-counterfeiting analysis unit for recognizing a counterfeit prevention system of the gift certificate, and verifying the authenticity of the injected gift certificate and the amount of the gift certificate; A memory unit for storing information on a discount rate applied when the various gift certificates are exchanged for cash; A cash counting unit for separating the amount of money applied to the amount of the gift certificate when the gift certificate is true from a cash dispensing device installed in the case; A cash discharging unit installed through the case and discharging the separated cash to the outside of the case; And A central processing unit controls the overall operation of the exchanger, calculates cash of the gift certificate according to a discount rate applied to the gift certificate recognized by the gift certificate recognition unit, and provides information on the calculated amount to the cash counter. Gift voucher automatic exchange, characterized in that. delete The automatic gift voucher of claim 1, wherein the exchange further comprises a communication unit connected to the Internet, wherein a discount rate of the gift certificate which is changed through the Internet is downloaded and stored in the memory unit. The automatic gift voucher of claim 1, wherein the central processing unit provides the operation server with information about the gift certificate exchanged for cash through a communication unit connected to the Internet.