JP2008299794A - Pos terminal, merchandise point management system, management method, program and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a POS terminal capable of relieving concentrated accesses to a campaign site, and to provide a merchandise point management system, a merchandise point management method, a merchandise point management program and a recording medium. <P>SOLUTION: A readable and writable memory is not required in an RFID to thereby prevent illegal action by rewriting the RFID, unauthorized accesses and useless accesses to a site of an merchandise purchaser are suppressed to the minimum limit to thereby be able to relieve concentrated accesses to the campaign site. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a POS terminal, a product point management system, a management method, a program, and a recording medium.

  In recent years, with the price reduction of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) devices, the provision of product information that utilizes the unique ID (Identification) of RFID and the convenience of non-contact communication by attaching the RFID to each product by the manufacturer In addition, services for consumers have been proposed for the purpose of providing campaign services such as points and lottery.

These services can be read from mobile phones by pasting stickers printed with unique numbers for each product and two-dimensional barcodes containing access URLs by beverage manufacturers and confectionery manufacturers. It is intended to be replaced by advanced services such as providing services and incentives to buyers by providing lottery and points by providing terminals with functions, and by upgrading marketing, but also has problems due to the characteristics of RFID Yes.
For example, an RFID attached to a product before purchase may be read by a customer who owns a portable terminal with an RFID reading function in a store, and the incentive may be illegally stolen.

In addition, an RFID tag having a readable / writable storage function is affixed to the product, and the purchased information is written in the RFID affixed to the product at the time of sale, thereby confirming the purchase. If the purchased information is not recorded in the RFID tag when trying to exercise the right to read RFID, the exercise of the right is invalidated or purchased together with the ID at a payment terminal such as a POS (point of sales system). Proposals have been made to avoid this by means such as registering registered information in an ID management server deployed on the network (for example, see Patent Documents 1 to 4).
JP 2001-283058 A JP 2005-242538 A JP 2005-309716 A JP 2006-134033 A

However, in the related technology described above, the security function is not implemented in the current RFID, and it is not sufficient even if there is a security function that can be rewritten by anyone. In addition, it is not suitable for tagging, and it is necessary to secure the network line on the store side, such as registering the purchased information at the POS server, deployment of the server that performs rights management in ID units at the manufacturer site, and operating costs Many issues remain, such as the burden of increase.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a POS terminal, a product point management system, a management method, a program, and a recording medium that can alleviate intensive access to a campaign site.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1 is a POS terminal having a reader / writer for an IC card and an RFID reader for reading an RFID attached to a product in a store, and a customer uses the product At the time of purchase, a means for collectively reading from the RFID reader the IDs of the products to which RFID is attached from among the product groups purchased by the customer, and the products based on the campaign target product IDs from the read ID groups And a means for extracting campaign information relating to product points from the point providing system.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, when the customer holds a portable terminal owned by a customer including an IC card unit and a reading unit for reading the RFID over the reader / writer for the IC card. The storage device of the IC card unit of the portable terminal comprises means for writing the product ID purchased by the customer and the campaign information corresponding to the product ID on a one-to-one basis.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 2, wherein after the purchase of the product, the customer reads the RFID affixed to the product already purchased by the mobile terminal by the reading unit of the mobile terminal and reads the read Means for comparing the ID with the ID recorded in the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the portable terminal, means for determining whether or not the product has been purchased, and inspection of whether or not the application condition is satisfied And means for connecting to the campaign site only when the campaign application conditions are met.

  The invention according to claim 4 is an IC card reader / writer, a POS terminal provided with an RFID reader for reading an RFID attached to a product in a store, and a customer provided with an IC card portion and a reading portion for reading the RFID. A merchandise point management system comprising a mobile terminal owned by a user and a merchandise point providing system having a campaign information database connected to the POS terminal via a network and storing campaign information relating to merchandise points, Means for collectively reading from the RFID reader the IDs of the products to which RFID is attached from among the product groups purchased by the customer, and the campaign target product IDs from the read ID groups. Means for comparison with information database and key for product points Characterized by comprising a means for extracting Npen information.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect of the invention, the customer holds a portable terminal owned by a customer, which includes an IC card unit and a reading unit for reading the RFID, over the reader / writer for the IC card. The storage device of the IC card unit of the portable terminal comprises means for writing the product ID purchased by the customer and the campaign information corresponding to the product ID on a one-to-one basis.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 5, wherein after the purchase of the product, the customer reads the RFID attached to the product purchased with the mobile terminal with the reader of the mobile terminal, and the read ID And means for comparing the ID recorded in the memory circuit of the IC card unit of the portable terminal, means for determining whether or not the product has been purchased, and checking whether or not the application condition is satisfied And means for connecting to the campaign site only when the campaign application conditions are met.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a customer including an IC card unit and a reading unit for reading the RFID from a POS terminal including a reader / writer for the IC card and an RFID reader for reading the RFID attached to a product in the store. A merchandise point management method for managing the provision of merchandise points based on campaign information relating to merchandise points to a mobile terminal owned by the customer, when a customer purchases the merchandise, RFID from a merchandise group purchased by the customer The IDs of the products to which the label is attached are collectively read from the RFID reader unit, and the campaign information on the product points is extracted from the read ID group by comparing the campaign target product ID with the database storing the campaign information. It is characterized by.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to claim 7, wherein the customer holds a portable terminal owned by a customer including an IC card part and a reading part for reading the RFID over a reader / writer for the IC card. The merchandise ID purchased by the customer and the campaign information corresponding to the merchandise ID are written into the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the portable terminal.

  The invention according to claim 9 is the invention according to claim 8, wherein after the purchase of the product, the RFID read by the customer attached to the product already purchased by the mobile terminal is read by the reading unit of the mobile terminal. By comparing the ID and the ID recorded on the IC card part of the portable terminal, it is determined whether or not the product has been purchased, and whether or not the application condition is satisfied is examined. It is characterized by connecting to the campaign site only when it meets the application conditions.

  The invention according to claim 10 is an IC card unit and a reading unit for reading the RFID from a POS terminal equipped with a reader / writer for the IC card and an RFID reader for reading the RFID attached to a product in the store. A product point management program that executes processing for providing product points based on campaign information regarding product points to a customer-owned mobile terminal equipped with the computer, when the customer purchases the product, Processing to read the IDs of the products with RFIDs attached from the group of products purchased by the customer collectively from the RFID reader unit, and compare the product IDs of the campaign target from the read ID groups with the database storing the campaign information To extract campaign information about product points And characterized in that.

  The invention according to claim 11 is the invention according to claim 10, wherein when the customer holds a mobile terminal owned by a customer provided with an IC card part and a reading part for reading the RFID over the reader / writer for the IC card, The computer is caused to execute a process of writing a merchandise ID purchased by the customer and campaign information corresponding to the merchandise ID in a storage circuit of an IC card unit of the mobile terminal.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the eleventh aspect, the computer reads the RFID attached to the product purchased by the customer after purchase of the product with the reader of the portable terminal. In addition, by comparing the read ID with the ID recorded in the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the portable terminal, whether the product has been purchased or not, whether it conforms to the campaign application conditions It is characterized in that a process for checking whether or not, and a process for connecting to a campaign site are executed only when the campaign application conditions are met.

  A thirteenth aspect of the invention is a recording medium on which the commodity point providing program according to any one of the tenth to twelfth aspects is recorded.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent unauthorized acts due to rewriting of RFID by not requiring a readable / writable memory in RFID, and to suppress unauthorized access and unnecessary access to the site of the product purchaser to the minimum. Can alleviate intensive access to the campaign site.

The present invention suppresses useless access to a campaign providing site by suppressing network connection.
Further, the present invention examines information object coincidence between a product and an ID by comparing the RFID attached to the product itself with an ID in the mobile terminal when the RFID is attached to the mobile terminal owned by the product purchaser. .

An embodiment of a POS terminal according to the present invention is a POS terminal having a reader / writer for an IC card and an RFID reader for reading an RFID attached to a product in a store, when a customer purchases the product. Further, means for collectively reading from the RFID reader the product IDs to which the RFID is attached from the product group purchased by the customer, and the product from the product point providing system based on the product ID targeted for the campaign from the read ID group. Means for extracting campaign information relating to points (claim 1).
An RFID reader / writer may be used instead of the RFID reader.

  According to the above configuration, when the customer purchases the product, the means for collectively reading the ID of the product with the RFID attached from the product group purchased by the customer from the RFID reader, and the campaign from the read ID group And a means for extracting campaign information related to product points from the product point providing system based on the target product ID, so that it is possible to obtain information for determining whether or not the customer has purchased a product related to the campaign target. By restricting unnecessary access by customers who do not fall under, the centralized access to the campaign site can be mitigated.

  In another embodiment of the POS terminal according to the present invention, in addition to the above-described configuration, a customer-owned portable terminal provided with an IC card unit and a reading unit for reading RFID is held over a reader / writer for the IC card. In addition, the storage device of the IC card unit of the portable terminal includes means for writing the product ID purchased by the customer and the campaign information corresponding to the product ID on a one-to-one basis (claim 2).

According to the above configuration, the customer-owned portable terminal provided with the IC card unit and the reading unit for reading the RFID is placed over the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the portable terminal by the customer holding the reader / writer for the IC card. Is provided with a means for writing the product ID and the campaign information corresponding to the product ID on a one-to-one basis, so that the campaign corresponding to the product ID and the product ID purchased by the customer is stored in the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the portable terminal. By writing the information, it is possible to determine whether or not the customer has purchased a product related to the campaign target, and by restricting unnecessary access by a customer who does not belong to the campaign, it is possible to concentrate on the campaign site. Access can be relaxed.
Further, by restricting unauthorized access and useless access to the site of the product purchaser to a minimum, intensive access to the campaign site can be mitigated.

  In another embodiment of the POS terminal according to the present invention, in addition to the above-described configuration, an RFID attached to a product already purchased by a mobile terminal after the purchase of the product is read by the reading unit of the mobile terminal, and the read ID And means for comparing the ID recorded in the memory circuit of the IC card unit of the portable terminal, means for determining whether or not the product has been purchased, and means for checking whether or not the application conditions for the campaign are met And means for connecting to the campaign site only when the campaign application conditions are met (claim 3).

  The means for comparing, the means for performing inspection, and the means for performing connection are configured by software used in a computer (or CPU) in the POS terminal.

According to the above configuration, after purchasing the product, the RFID attached to the product already purchased by the mobile terminal is read by the reading unit of the mobile terminal, and the read ID is recorded in the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the mobile terminal. A means for comparing the IDs, a means for determining whether or not the product has been purchased, a means for checking whether or not the product meets the campaign application conditions, and a campaign site only when the campaign application conditions are met. By connecting to the campaign site, only customers who meet the campaign application conditions can be connected, and the concentrated access to the campaign site can be eased.
In addition, by collecting and analyzing information such as terminal ID, product ID, and point acquisition date and time transmitted and stored on the campaign site, it is possible to analyze the consumption timing and frequency of the product. It is possible to discover hidden needs of products such as whether they are purchased or consumed, consumption characteristics of heavy users, and perform advanced marketing.

  One embodiment of a product point providing system according to the present invention is a reader / writer for an IC card, a POS terminal equipped with an RFID reader for reading an RFID attached to a product in a store, an IC card unit and an RFID. A product point management system comprising: a customer-owned portable terminal provided with a reading unit; and a product point providing system connected to a POS terminal via a network and having a campaign information database storing campaign information related to product points. When a customer purchases a product, means for collectively reading out the ID of the product with the RFID attached from the product group purchased by the customer from the RFID reader, and the product ID of the campaign target from the read ID group Means to compare with the campaign information database and product points Characterized by comprising a means for extracting the campaign information about (claim 4).

  According to the above configuration, when the customer purchases the product, the means for collectively reading the ID of the product with the RFID attached from the product group purchased by the customer from the RFID reader, and the campaign from the read ID group By providing means for comparing the target product ID with the campaign information database and means for extracting campaign information related to product points, it is possible to obtain information for determining whether or not the customer has purchased a product related to the campaign target. By suppressing unnecessary access by customers who do not fall under the campaign, intensive access to the campaign site can be mitigated.

  In another embodiment of the product point providing system according to the present invention, in addition to the above-described configuration, a customer holds a portable terminal owned by a customer provided with an IC card unit and a reading unit for reading RFID over a reader / writer for the IC card. Thus, the storage device of the IC card unit of the portable terminal is provided with means for writing the product ID purchased by the customer and the campaign information corresponding to the product ID on a one-to-one basis (claim 5).

According to the above configuration, the customer-owned portable terminal provided with the IC card unit and the reading unit for reading the RFID is placed over the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the portable terminal by the customer holding the reader / writer for the IC card. Is provided with a means for writing the product ID and the campaign information corresponding to the product ID on a one-to-one basis, so that the campaign corresponding to the product ID and the product ID purchased by the customer is stored in the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the portable terminal. By writing the information, it is possible to write the merchandise ID purchased by the customer and the campaign information corresponding to the merchandise ID in the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the portable terminal, so that the customer Can be determined whether or not it was purchased, and useless access by customers not in the campaign By suppressing, it can be alleviated intensive access to the campaign site.
Further, by restricting unauthorized access and useless access to the site of the product purchaser to a minimum, intensive access to the campaign site can be mitigated.

  In another embodiment of the product point providing system according to the present invention, in addition to the above-described configuration, the RFID attached to the product purchased by the customer after purchase of the product is read by the reader of the mobile terminal. A means for comparing the ID and the ID recorded in the memory circuit of the IC card unit of the portable terminal, a means for determining whether or not the product has been purchased, and an inspection whether or not the application condition is satisfied. And means for connecting to the campaign site only when the campaign application conditions are met (claim 6).

According to the above configuration, after purchasing the product, the RFID attached to the product already purchased by the mobile terminal is read by the reader of the mobile terminal, and the read ID is recorded in the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the mobile terminal A means for comparing IDs, a means for determining whether or not a product has been purchased, a means for inspecting whether or not a product meets the campaign application conditions, and that only when the campaign application conditions are met By providing a connection means, only customers who meet the campaign application conditions are connected to the campaign site, and the concentrated access to the campaign site can be eased.
In addition, by collecting and analyzing information such as terminal ID, product ID, and point acquisition date and time transmitted and stored on the campaign site, it is possible to analyze the consumption timing and frequency of the product. It is possible to discover hidden needs of products such as whether they are purchased or consumed, consumption characteristics of heavy users, and perform advanced marketing.

  One embodiment of a product point providing method according to the present invention reads an IC card unit and an RFID from a POS terminal equipped with an IC card reader / writer and an RFID reader for reading an RFID attached to a product in a store. A product point management method for managing the provision of product points based on campaign information related to product points to a customer-owned mobile terminal equipped with a reading unit, and a group of products purchased by the customer when the customer purchases the product The ID of the product with the RFID attached is read in a batch from the RFID reader unit, and the campaign target product ID is compared with the database storing the campaign information from the read ID group to obtain the campaign information regarding the product point. It is characterized by extracting (Claim 7).

  According to the above configuration, when a customer purchases a product, the ID of the product with the RFID attached is collectively read from the RFID reader unit from the product group purchased by the customer, and the campaign target is read from the read ID group. By extracting the campaign information related to the product points by comparing the product ID of the product with the database storing the campaign information, it is possible to obtain material for determining whether or not the customer has purchased the product related to the campaign target. By restricting unnecessary access by customers who do not, the centralized access to the campaign site can be mitigated.

  In another embodiment of the method for providing merchandise points according to the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, a customer holds a mobile terminal owned by a customer provided with an IC card unit and a reading unit for reading RFID over a reader / writer for the IC card. Thus, the product ID purchased by the customer and the campaign information corresponding to the product ID are written in the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the portable terminal.

According to the above configuration, the customer-owned portable terminal provided with the IC card unit and the reading unit for reading the RFID is placed over the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the portable terminal by the customer holding the reader / writer for the IC card. Write the campaign ID corresponding to the product ID and the product ID purchased by the customer in the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the portable terminal by writing the product information purchased by the customer and the campaign information corresponding to the product ID. Thus, it is possible to determine whether or not the customer has purchased a product related to the campaign target, and it is possible to alleviate intensive access to the campaign site by suppressing useless access by a customer who does not fall under the campaign.
Further, by restricting unauthorized access and useless access to the site of the product purchaser to a minimum, intensive access to the campaign site can be mitigated.

  In addition to the above configuration, another embodiment of the product point providing method according to the present invention reads an RFID attached to a product purchased by a customer with a mobile terminal after purchasing the product with a reading unit of the mobile terminal, By comparing the read ID with the ID recorded on the IC card part of the mobile terminal, it is judged whether or not the product has been purchased, and whether or not it conforms to the campaign application conditions. Connection to the campaign site is performed only when the conditions are met (claim 9).

According to the above configuration, after the purchase of the product, the RFID attached to the product already purchased by the mobile terminal is read by the reading unit of the mobile terminal, and the read ID and the ID recorded on the IC card unit of the mobile terminal By comparing whether or not the product has been purchased, checking whether the product meets the campaign application conditions, and connecting to the campaign site only when the campaign application conditions are met. Only customers who meet the campaign application conditions will be connected to the campaign site, reducing the intensive access to the campaign site.
In addition, by collecting and analyzing information such as terminal ID, product ID, and point acquisition date and time transmitted and stored on the campaign site, it is possible to analyze the consumption timing and frequency of the product. You can discover hidden needs of products such as whether they are purchased and consumed, heavy user consumption characteristics, and perform advanced marketing.

  One embodiment of a product point providing program according to the present invention includes an IC card unit from a POS terminal provided with a reader / writer for an IC card and an RFID reader for reading an RFID attached to a product in a store on a computer. And a merchandise point management program for executing a process of providing merchandise points based on campaign information relating to merchandise points to a customer-owned portable terminal equipped with a reading unit for reading RFID, and a customer purchases merchandise on a computer In this case, the process of reading the IDs of the products to which the RFID is attached from among the product groups purchased by the customer in a batch from the reader unit of the RFID, and the database storing the campaign target product IDs from the read ID groups Campaign information about product points compared to Characterized in that to execute that process (claim 10).

  According to the above configuration, the computer includes the IC card unit and the reading unit that reads the RFID from the POS terminal including the reader / writer for the IC card and the RFID reader that reads the RFID attached to the product in the store. A product point management program that executes processing for providing product points to a mobile terminal owned by a customer based on campaign information related to product points, and a group of products purchased by a customer when the customer purchases the product on a computer Processing for collectively reading out the ID of the product with the RFID attached from the RFID reader unit, comparing the product ID of the campaign target from the read ID group with the database storing the campaign information, and the campaign information regarding the product point By executing the process of extracting It is possible to obtain a determination of whether the material was purchased a product on Yanpen subject, by suppressing the wasteful access by customers who do not correspond to the campaign, it can be alleviated intensive access to the campaign site.

  In another embodiment of the product point providing program according to the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, a customer-owned portable terminal provided with an IC card unit and a reading unit for reading RFID can be used as a reader / writer for the IC card. When held over, the computer is caused to execute a process of writing the merchandise ID purchased by the customer and the campaign information corresponding to the merchandise ID in the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the portable terminal (claim 11).

According to the above configuration, when a customer holds a portable terminal owned by a customer including an IC card unit and a reading unit for reading RFID over the reader / writer for the IC card, the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the portable terminal is placed on the computer. In addition, it is possible to determine whether or not the customer has purchased the product related to the campaign target by executing the process of writing the product ID purchased by the customer and the campaign information corresponding to the product ID one by one. By restricting unnecessary access by customers, centralized access to campaign sites can be mitigated.
Further, by restricting unauthorized access and useless access to the site of the product purchaser to a minimum, intensive access to the campaign site can be mitigated.

  According to another embodiment of the product point providing program according to the present invention, in addition to the above-described configuration, a computer reads a RFID attached to a product already purchased by a mobile terminal after purchase of the product with a reading unit of the mobile terminal. In addition, by comparing the read ID with the ID recorded in the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the mobile terminal, whether the product has been purchased or not, whether it conforms to the campaign application conditions And a process of connecting to the campaign site only when it conforms to the campaign application conditions (claim 12).

According to the above configuration, when a customer reads an RFID attached to a product purchased with a mobile terminal after purchasing the product with the reading unit of the mobile terminal, the computer stores the ID and the IC card unit of the mobile terminal. A process that determines whether or not a product has been purchased by comparing it with the ID recorded in the circuit, a process that checks whether or not it conforms to the campaign application conditions, and a campaign that only conforms to the campaign application conditions By executing the process of connecting to the site, only customers who meet the campaign application conditions are connected to the campaign site, and the concentrated access to the campaign site can be eased.
In addition, by collecting and analyzing information such as terminal ID, product ID, and point acquisition date and time transmitted and stored on the campaign site, it is possible to analyze the consumption timing and frequency of the product. It is possible to discover hidden needs of products such as whether they are purchased or consumed, consumption characteristics of heavy users, and perform advanced marketing.

  An embodiment of the recording medium according to the present invention is a recording medium on which any one of the above-described product point management programs is recorded (claim 13).

  The POS terminal according to the present invention is purchased by a customer when the customer purchases a product in a POS terminal equipped with a reader capable of reading RFID installed in a store or the like and a reader / writer for an IC card. The ID of the product with the RFID attached is read from the product group in a batch by the RFID reader unit, and the campaign information is extracted from the read ID group by comparing with the DB storing the campaign information. It is characterized by that.

  In other words, the POS terminal according to the present invention is an IC card for an IC card that a purchaser has a portable terminal equipped with both a reader unit capable of reading an RFID owned by the purchaser and an IC card unit. By holding it over a reader / writer, the product ID purchased by the customer, the campaign related information corresponding to the product ID, etc. are written in the memory circuit of the IC card unit of the portable terminal.

By this writing operation, the information recorded in the storage unit of the IC card of the portable terminal can be confirmed to show that the information has been properly purchased. After the purchase of the product, when the RFID attached to the product purchased by the mobile terminal is read by the RFID reader attached to the mobile terminal, the ID read and the ID recorded in the IC card function of the mobile terminal POS is characterized in that it is determined whether or not it has been purchased, and the campaign application condition conformity is inspected, and the connection to the campaign site or the connection destination is controlled only when it conforms. A terminal, a product point management system, a management method, a program, and a recording medium can be provided.
<Program and recording medium>

  The POS terminal and the merchandise point management system according to the present invention described above are realized by a program for executing merchandise point management processing by a computer. As a computer. For example, general-purpose devices such as a personal computer and a workstation can be mentioned, but the present invention is not limited to this.

As a result, the POS terminal and the product point management system according to the present invention can be realized anywhere as long as there is a computer environment capable of executing the product point management program.
Such a program may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium.
Here, examples of the recording medium include a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R (CD Recordable), and a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk). Semiconductor memories such as HDD (Hard Disc Drive), flash memory, RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), and FeRAM (ferroelectric memory).

  The above-described embodiment shows an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. is there.

[Configuration of Example 1]
FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of a product point management system to which a product point management method according to the present invention is applied.
Referring to FIG. 1, the product point management system of this embodiment includes a product point providing system 100, a campaign information DB (database) 101, a store POS terminal (also referred to as “POS terminal”) 200, and a product purchaser portable terminal ( Hereinafter, it is referred to as a “portable terminal”.) 300 and a product 400 to which an RFID tag is attached. The product point providing system 100, the product campaign site server 103, the store POS terminal 200, and the product purchaser portable terminal 300 operate by program control, and mutually communicate with each other on the Internet 500 through network connection means included in each component. It is connected.

  The merchandise point providing system 100 is an information processing apparatus, and has a function of connecting a merchandise campaign information DB (hereinafter referred to as “DB”) 101 which is a database for managing campaign information for each merchandise and reading and writing to the DB 101. However, it is not limited to a single unit, and may be configured by a plurality of processing apparatuses.

  Further, the merchandise point providing system 100 synchronizes data with a function for communicating with the store POS terminal 200, a merchandise ID stored in the internal storage device of the POS terminal 200 and the campaign information at a predetermined time or when the campaign information is updated. WEB server function for providing campaign site content in accordance with a function to update by performing, a communication function with the mobile terminal 300, a product ID for uniquely identifying a product transmitted from the mobile terminal 300, and a campaign number for uniquely identifying a campaign A function for holding WEB content for each campaign number, a connection function with the mobile terminal 300, a function for transmitting matching content according to the URL transmitted from the mobile terminal 300, and a minimum transmitted from the mobile terminal 300 Terminal ID, campaign ID, Goods ID, receives the point acquisition date and time, has a function of recording the DB 101.

  The DB 101 is an information processing apparatus, and has a database function for managing campaign information for each product ID in a storage device included in the DB 101. The campaign information has a data structure as shown in FIG. 6, and is an ID that uniquely identifies a product, a campaign number that identifies a campaign, points provided for each product, and a right unit that is the number of points required to execute a campaign service. The campaign information for each product ID includes at least the due date such as a date according to the date, a period such as a certain number of days, and campaign deadline information. In addition to this, the campaign information may include information such as a campaign application time zone, a product discount rate, and additional points according to the number of batch purchases. It also has a function of managing campaign contents such as HTML contents provided for each campaign number, terminal IDs transmitted from campaign participants, acquisition points, acquisition dates and the like.

  The store POS terminal 200 is an information processing apparatus, and includes an IC card reader / writer 201 that can read and write to an IC card unit of a mobile terminal 300 owned by a customer, and an RFID reader / writer 202 that reads an RFID attached to a product. A function and a product that have storage means such as an HDD and a memory, and update the campaign information composed of the ID and the campaign information to the latest state by a synchronization operation with the campaign information DB executed by the product point providing system 100 A function for collectively reading affixed RFID, a function for retrieving campaign information from campaign information for each product ID stored in the ID using the ID read from the RFID as a key, and the retrieved ID and campaign information are built in the mobile terminal 300. The data as shown in FIG. A function to be written in concrete.

The mobile terminal 300 is an information processing apparatus having a communication function, a function of reading an RFID attached to a product (reading unit), a function of communicating with the POS terminal 301, an IC card function (IC card unit) that can be controlled by an internal program ), A function for recording the product ID, point information, and campaign information received from the IC card reader / writer installed in the POS terminal 301 in its own internal memory, and a point management application for terminal operation, which are affixed to the product. A function of comparing the ID read from the RFID with the product ID group stored in the IC card unit and verifying the campaign information corresponding to the ID stored in the storage circuit of the IC card unit when a matching ID is found; When the conditions are met, the product point providing system 100 receives the product ID, campaign number, etc Ability to request transmission of al generated URL, to display operating campaign content transmitted from the commodity point providing system 100, a function of receiving a campaign services.
A more detailed block diagram for realizing these functions is shown in FIG.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a product point providing system used in the product point management system according to the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 2, the portable terminal 300 performs integrated control of the display unit 101, the communication unit 102, the RFID reader unit 103, the non-contact IC card unit (IC card unit) 104, the RFID reader unit 103, and the non-contact IC card unit 104. And a point management program 106.

[Description of Operation of Example 1]
Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 3 is an example of a sequence diagram for explaining an operation from product delivery to campaign information writing in the product point management system according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is an example of a sequence diagram for explaining the operation from the RFID holding to the point information recording in the commodity point management system according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is an example of a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the mobile terminal shown in FIGS.

First, a flow in which the purchaser 10 purchases a product at a store and stores the purchase record in an IC card unit of a mobile terminal (mobile phone) will be described with reference to FIG.
In step A1, the merchandise point providing system 13 connects to the store POS terminal 12, synchronizes the campaign information DB including the merchandise ID and campaign information, and updates the campaign information DB stored in the internal storage unit of the POS terminal 12. . This step A1 is positioned at the beginning of the flowchart for convenience of explanation, but is performed at a date and time or at regular time intervals.

Next, the purchaser 10 purchases a product at the counter of the store.
In step A2, the purchaser 10 places all the products to be purchased on the RFID reader / writer 201 provided in the store POS terminal 12.
Subsequently, in step A3, the store POS terminal 12 collectively reads the RFID IDs attached to the products with the RFID reader / writer, and searches the campaign information DB updated in step A1 using the ID read in step A4 as a key. , Get matching ID and campaign information. This step is repeated according to the ID acquired in step A3.

Next, in step A5, the customer completes the settlement, and the store POS terminal 12 displays the name of the campaign target product on the display unit for the customer.
Next, in step A6, the customer holds the portable terminal 11 over the reader / writer unit capable of reading and writing the IC card provided in the store POS terminal 12, and in step A7, the store POS terminal 12 sets the campaign target ID, the campaign condition, the deadline, and the like. The campaign information is written in the built-in memory of the IC card of the portable terminal 11.
When the payment in step A5 is an IC card payment, step A6 may be replaced with step A5. Through the operations so far, the ID of the campaign target product and the campaign information are stored in the mobile terminal 11 owned by the purchaser 10 as confirmation of purchase.

Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the flow of the purchaser connecting to the campaign site will be described.
First, in step B1, the purchaser 10 holds a product with an RFID over the RFID reading unit of the portable terminal 11 owned by the purchaser. The portable terminal 11 that has detected the RFID of the product activates the point management program built in itself, and searches the product ID read from the RFID in step B2 from the ID recorded in the built-in memory of the IC card.
Subsequently, the portable terminal 11 confirms the validity of the campaign right from the expiration date of the campaign recorded in the internal memory of the IC card in step B3, the cumulative number of points, etc., and confirms that it is valid. The product ID and campaign number are sent to the product point providing system 13.

Next, in step B5, the merchandise point providing system 13 transmits the campaign content that matches the campaign number to the mobile terminal 11, and the mobile terminal 11 that has received the campaign content is at least the terminal ID and product ID of the mobile terminal 11 in step B6. The campaign service can be received by sending information such as the accumulated number of points and the acquisition date and time in the point acquisition unit.
When the campaign service is completed, the product point providing system 13 records the campaign information transmitted from the mobile terminal 11 in the campaign information DB in step B7. The rights generated by points can be applied to any of the various FSP (Frequency Shopper Program) currently being implemented, such as cashing, providing content, presenting novelties, applying for sweepstakes, and providing discount coupons. .

Next, the processing flow of the point management program for confirming the validity of the campaign right from the product ID search, the campaign expiration date, the cumulative number of points, etc. performed in steps B2 and B3 of FIG. It explains using.
FIG. 8 is an example of a flowchart for explaining the operation of the product point management system according to the present invention.
When the point management program is activated, first, in step S00, the expired information is deleted from the point information for each product ID recorded in the IC card.

In step S01, the product ID is read from the reader / writer unit.
Subsequently, it is checked whether there is an ID that matches the product ID stored in the IC card unit using the product ID read in step S02 as a key. If the ID does not exist (step S02 / N), a message to that effect is displayed on the screen or the like in step S03, and the process ends. When the product ID exists (step S02 / Y), the process proceeds to step S04 to check whether or not the acquired points stored in the point information for each product ID are equal to the right unit.

When the number of points is equal to the right unit (step S04 / Y), the execution of connection to the site is permitted in step S05 as a campaign in which an incentive is given for each product. If the number of points is not equal to the right unit (step S04 / N), it is determined that the campaign is based on accumulated points, and point information with the same campaign number is selected from the point information for each product ID recorded in the IC card. Are extracted, the obtained points are added together, and it is checked again in step S08 whether the obtained points are equal to the right unit.
If the acquisition point is equal to the right unit (step S08 / Y), the execution of connection to the site is permitted in step S09. If the acquired point and the right unit are not equal (step S08 / N), it is determined that the point is not enough for the right execution, and the accumulated point number is displayed on the screen or the like, and the process ends.
By suppressing site connection by such processing, useless access and concentrated access to the campaign site can be mitigated.

Next, a flow when the purchaser holds the product before purchase in the store over the portable terminal will be described with reference to FIG.
First, when the purchaser 10 holds the product over the portable terminal in step C1, the point management program built in the portable terminal 11 is activated in step C2, and searches for a matching ID from the ID stored in the IC card. If not, a message informing that the purchaser 10 has no rights is displayed in step C3.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a campaign can be provided even when the RFID reading function is not implemented in a portable terminal with a contactless IC card function owned by the purchaser.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the campaign information can be provided even when the RFID reading function is not implemented in the portable terminal with a contactless IC card function owned by the purchaser.

[Configuration of Example 2]
The configuration is the same as in FIG. 1, but the functions of the store POS terminal 200 and the portable terminal 300 are different.
The store POS terminal 200 is an information processing apparatus, and includes a reader / writer 201 that can read and write to the IC card unit of the mobile terminal 300, and a reader / writer 202 that reads an RFID attached to a product. A function for updating the campaign information including the ID and the campaign information by a synchronization operation with the campaign information DB executed by the product point providing system 100, a function for collectively reading RFIDs attached to the product, A function for retrieving campaign information from campaign information for each product ID stored inside using the ID read from the RFID as a key, a memory inside the IC card in which the retrieved ID and campaign information are built in the product purchaser portable terminal 300 The function to write in the data structure as shown in FIG. A function of printing on paper, such as the receipt of the product ID that has issued as a two-dimensional bar code.

  The mobile terminal 300 is an information processing apparatus having a communication function, a function of reading RFID attached to a product, a function of reading a one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode (for example, QR code) printed on a paper surface, a store POS It has a function of communicating with the terminal 301 and an IC card function that can be controlled by an internal program, and records the product ID, point information, and campaign information received from the IC card reader / writer installed in the POS terminal 301 in its own internal memory. A function and terminal operation point management application is provided, and the ID read from the RFID attached to the product is compared with the product ID group stored in the memory circuit of the IC card, and stored in the IC card when a matching ID is found. Function that verifies the campaign information corresponding to the ID that has been set, product points when the conditions are met Product ID in providing system 100, the ability to request transmission of the URL generated from the campaign number, etc., to display operating campaign content transmitted from the commodity point providing system 100, a function of receiving a campaign services.

A more detailed block diagram for realizing these functions is shown in FIG.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing another example of the product point providing system used in the product point management system according to the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 9, the mobile terminal 300 includes a display unit 101, a communication unit 102, an RFID reader unit 103, a non-contact IC card unit 104, an RFID reader unit 103, a control unit 105 that integrally controls the non-contact IC card unit 104, A point management program 106 and a camera unit 107 are included.

[Description of Operation of Example 2]
Next, with reference to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the operation of the present embodiment, which is different from the first embodiment, will be described in detail.
FIG. 10 is an example of a sequence diagram for explaining operations from product delivery to two-dimensional barcode printing in the product point management system according to the present invention. FIG. 11 is an example of a sequence diagram for explaining the operation from the two-dimensional barcode reading to the point information recording in the commodity point management system according to the present invention.

A flow in which the purchaser 10 purchases a product at a store and stores the purchase record in an IC card of a mobile phone will be described with reference to FIG.
First, in step A1, the merchandise point providing system 13 connects to the store POS terminal 12, performs a synchronization process of the campaign information DB including the merchandise ID and the campaign information, and updates the campaign information DB stored in the internal storage unit of the POS terminal 12. To do. This step A1 is positioned at the beginning of the flowchart for convenience of explanation, but is performed at a date and time or at regular time intervals.

Next, the purchaser 10 purchases a product at the counter of the store. In step A2, the purchaser 10 places all the products to be purchased on the RFID reader / writer 202 provided in the store POS terminal 12.
Subsequently, in step A3, the store POS terminal 12 collectively reads the RFID IDs attached to the products with the RFID reader / writer, and searches the campaign information DB updated in step A1 using the ID read in step A4 as a key. , Get matching ID and campaign information. This step is repeated according to the ID acquired in step A3.

Next, in step A5, the customer completes the settlement, and the store POS terminal 12 displays the name of the campaign target product on the display unit for the customer.
Next, in step A6, the customer holds the portable terminal 11 over the IC card reader / writer 201 that can read and write the IC card provided in the store POS terminal 12, and in step A7, the store POS terminal 12 displays the campaign target ID and the campaign condition, The campaign information such as the deadline is written in the built-in memory of the IC card of the portable terminal 11, and finally the store POS terminal 11 outputs a receipt on which the campaign target ID is printed as a two-dimensional barcode in step A8 and handed it to the purchaser. It is.

  When the payment in step A5 is an IC card payment, step A6 may be replaced with step A5. Through the operations so far, the ID of the campaign target product and the campaign information are stored in the mobile terminal 11 owned by the purchaser 10 as confirmation of purchase.

Next, the flow of the purchaser connecting to the campaign site will be described with reference to FIG.
First, in step B1, the purchaser 10 captures a barcode that he / she wants to participate in the campaign in the two-dimensional barcode reading part of the portable terminal 11 owned by the purchaser 10 and the portable terminal 11 that recognizes the ID from the two-dimensional barcode is incorporated in itself. The point management program is activated, and the product ID read from the two-dimensional barcode in step B2 is searched from the ID recorded in the built-in memory of the IC card.

  Subsequently, the portable terminal 11 confirms the validity of the campaign right from the expiration date of the campaign recorded in the internal memory of the IC card in step B3, the cumulative number of points, etc., and confirms that it is valid. The product ID and campaign number are sent to the product point providing system 13.

  Next, in step B5, the merchandise point providing system 13 transmits the campaign content that matches the campaign number to the mobile terminal 11, and the mobile terminal 11 that has received the campaign content is at least the terminal ID and product ID of the mobile terminal 11 in step B6. The campaign service can be received by sending information such as the accumulated number of points and the acquisition date and time in the point acquisition unit.

When the campaign service is completed, the product point providing system 13 records the campaign information transmitted from the mobile terminal 11 in the campaign information DB in step B7. The rights generated by points can be applied to any of the various FSP (Frequency Shopper Program) currently being implemented, such as cashing, providing content, presenting novelties, applying for sweepstakes, and providing discount coupons. .
[Function and effect]

  The first effect is that by not requiring a readable / writable memory in the RFID, it is possible to reduce fraud due to rewriting of the RFID and the cost of constructing and operating a purchased management system for each unnecessary ID.

  The second effect is that concentrated access to the campaign site can be mitigated by suppressing unauthorized access and useless access to the site of the product purchaser to a minimum.

  The third effect is that the product point management system collects and analyzes information such as terminal IDs, product IDs, and point acquisition dates and times transmitted and stored in the campaign site, making it possible to analyze product consumption timing and frequency. It is possible to discover hidden needs of products such as when and how often the products are purchased and consumed, the consumption characteristics of heavy users, and advanced marketing.

The present invention can be used for campaigns aimed at sales promotion to customers, business partners, market research, and CRM performed by merchandise manufacturers.
It can be used for a service that exclusively provides the purchaser with information on products sold by the product manufacturer.
It can be used for promotion for each service, market research, and CRM campaigns implemented by service providers.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows one Example of the goods point management system to which the goods point management method which concerns on this invention is applied. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the goods point provision system used for the goods point management system which concerns on this invention. It is an example of the sequence diagram for demonstrating operation | movement from goods delivery in the goods point management system which concerns on this invention to writing of campaign information. It is an example of the sequence diagram for demonstrating the operation | movement from RFID holding to the recording of point information in the goods point management system which concerns on this invention. FIG. 5 is an example of a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the mobile terminal shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the campaign information used for the goods point management system shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows another example of the data structure of the campaign information used for the goods point management system shown in FIG. It is an example of the flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the goods point management system which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows another example of the goods point provision system used for the goods point management system which concerns on this invention. It is an example of the sequence diagram for demonstrating the operation | movement from goods delivery in the goods point management system which concerns on this invention to two-dimensional barcode printing. FIG. 11 is an example of a sequence diagram for explaining the operation from the two-dimensional barcode reading to the point information recording in the product point management system according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

100 Product Point Providing System 101 Campaign Information Database (DB)
200 Store POS Terminal 201 IC Card Reader / Writer 202 RFID Reader / Writer (RFID Reader)
300 Product buyer mobile terminal (mobile terminal)
400 products 500 networks

Claims (13)

A POS terminal having a reader / writer for an IC card and an RFID reader for reading an RFID attached to a product in a store;
When the customer purchases the product, means for collectively reading out the ID of the product to which the RFID is attached from the product group purchased by the customer from the RFID reader, and the product targeted for the campaign from the read ID group A POS terminal comprising means for extracting campaign information relating to product points from a product point providing system based on an ID.   When the customer holds a mobile terminal owned by a customer having an IC card unit and a reading unit for reading the RFID over the reader / writer for the IC card, the customer can access the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the mobile terminal. 2. The POS terminal according to claim 1, further comprising means for writing a purchased product ID and campaign information corresponding to the product ID on a one-to-one basis.   After the purchase of the product, the RFID attached to the product purchased by the mobile terminal by the customer is read by the reading unit of the mobile terminal, and the read ID is recorded in the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the mobile terminal Means for comparing ID, means for determining whether or not the product has been purchased, means for inspecting whether or not the campaign application conditions are met, and a campaign site only when the campaign application conditions are met The POS terminal according to claim 2, further comprising means for connecting to the POS terminal. A POS terminal equipped with a reader / writer for an IC card and an RFID reader for reading an RFID attached to a product in a store;
A customer-owned portable terminal equipped with an IC card unit and a reading unit for reading the RFID;
A merchandise point management system comprising a merchandise point providing system connected to the POS terminal via a network and having a campaign information database storing campaign information relating to merchandise points,
When the customer purchases the product, means for collectively reading out the ID of the product to which the RFID is attached from the product group purchased by the customer from the RFID reader, and the product targeted for the campaign from the read ID group A product point management system comprising: means for comparing an ID with the campaign information database; and means for extracting campaign information relating to product points.   When the customer holds a mobile terminal owned by a customer having an IC card unit and a reading unit for reading the RFID over the reader / writer for the IC card, the customer can access the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the mobile terminal. 5. The product point management system according to claim 4, further comprising means for writing a purchased product ID and campaign information corresponding to the product ID on a one-to-one basis.   After purchasing the product, the customer reads the RFID attached to the product purchased with the mobile terminal with the reader of the mobile terminal, and the read ID and the ID recorded in the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the mobile terminal , A means for determining whether or not the product has been purchased, a means for inspecting whether or not the campaign application conditions are met, and a campaign site only when the campaign application conditions are met. The product point management system according to claim 5, further comprising: Product points from a POS terminal equipped with an IC card reader / writer and an RFID reader that reads RFID attached to products in the store to a customer-owned portable terminal equipped with an IC card portion and the RFID reading unit Product point management method for managing the provision of product points based on campaign information about
When a customer purchases the product, the ID of the product to which the RFID is attached is collectively read from the RFID reader unit from the product group purchased by the customer, and the product ID for the campaign is read from the read ID group. A campaign point management method for extracting campaign information related to a merchandise point by comparing the database with a database storing campaign information.   When the customer holds a mobile terminal owned by a customer having an IC card unit and a reading unit for reading the RFID over the reader / writer for the IC card, the customer can access the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the mobile terminal. 8. The merchandise point management method according to claim 7, wherein the purchased merchandise ID and the campaign information corresponding to the merchandise ID are written on a one-to-one basis.   After the purchase of the product, the RFID attached to the product already purchased by the mobile terminal is read by the reading unit of the mobile terminal, and the read ID and the ID recorded on the IC card unit of the mobile terminal are By comparing, it is determined whether or not the product has been purchased, inspected whether or not it conforms to the campaign application conditions, and connected to the campaign site only when the campaign application conditions are met. 9. The merchandise point management method according to claim 8, wherein A customer-owned portable terminal comprising an IC card unit and a reading unit for reading the RFID from a POS terminal equipped with a reader / writer for the IC card and an RFID reader for reading the RFID attached to the product in the store on the computer A product point management program that executes a process of providing product points based on campaign information related to product points,
When the customer purchases the product in the computer, the process of reading the ID of the product with the RFID attached from the product group purchased by the customer in a batch from the RFID reader unit, from the read ID group A product point management program for executing a process of extracting campaign information relating to product points by comparing a product ID of a campaign target with a database storing campaign information.   When the customer holds a portable terminal owned by a customer with an IC card unit and a reading unit for reading the RFID over the reader / writer for the IC card, the computer, the storage circuit of the IC card unit of the portable terminal, 11. The product point management program according to claim 10, wherein the product point management program executes a process of writing a product ID purchased by the customer and campaign information corresponding to the product ID on a one-to-one basis.   When the RFID read on the product purchased by the customer after the purchase of the product is read by the reading unit of the mobile terminal, the read ID and the memory of the IC card unit of the mobile terminal are stored in the computer. A process for determining whether or not the product has been purchased by comparing with an ID recorded in the circuit, a process for checking whether or not the product satisfies the campaign application conditions, and a case where the product conforms to the campaign application conditions The product point management program according to claim 11, wherein only the process of connecting to the campaign site is executed.   13. A recording medium on which the product point management program according to claim 10 is recorded.

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