JP4738264B2 - Ticket system for store and product introduction - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ticket system that distributes ticket information that can be discounted or returned to profits to a customer in order for a store to promote sales. In particular, the present invention relates to a ticket system in which a customer introduces a product or a store by notifying other customers of ticket information, and both the introduced customer and the introduced customer can benefit.

Conventionally, in order for a store to promote sales, a system in which products are introduced between customers is used. In particular, a system is conceivable in which both the introducer and the referee can benefit from the introduction.
For example, in Patent Document 1, a first user (introducer) and a second user (introduced person) register in advance in the product provider server, and information about the product including the user identifier of the first user is provided. When the first user distributes to the second user and the second user accesses the product provider server based on the information related to the product, the service is given to the first user by introducing a service point. A system is described in which a profit is returned to a first user who is a person and a service point is also given to a second user who is a person to be introduced.
That is, it is difficult to identify the introducer with the conventional paper-based discount coupon, and the profit cannot be returned to the introducer, but the system described in Patent Document 1 notifies the second user. By including the user identifier of the first user in the information related to the product, the first user who is the introducer can be specified, and the first user registers in advance in the product provider server. It is possible to add the service points of the first user managed on the provider server, that is, return profits to the introducer.
JP 2003-114998 A

However, in such a system described in Patent Document 1, in order for the first user who is an introducer to receive a return accompanying the introduction, it is necessary to register with the product provider server in advance. In addition, in order for the second user, who is an introduced person, to receive benefits, it is necessary to register with the product provider server in advance as well, and thus the advance procedure for registration is complicated. And registration has become a psychological resistance in the sense of providing personal information, which hinders its use.
That is, in the conventional introduction system in which both the introducer and the introducer can benefit, both the introducer and the introducer need to register with the product provider server in advance. However, there was a problem that the referral system could not be used with peace of mind.
In view of such problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a ticket system in which both the introducer and the introduced person can receive the benefits associated with the introduction without pre-registration in the store.

Ticket system for the store and product introduction according to the invention is constituted by mutually exchanging information enabling the tempo device and the introducer terminal device and the introducer terminal device introducer is reduced who introduced the store and goods I received a benefit, a ticket system to be introduced who made a purchase received a referral from the introducer has to be received the benefit of the discount, the store device, enter the discount information and reducing information discount / Reduction information input unit and the same identification information is assigned to the discount information and the return information input by the discount / reduction information input unit to generate discount ticket information and reduction ticket information, respectively, and the same identification and ticket generation unit for a discount ticket information and reducing ticket information with the information in the set to generate a set of ticket information, set ticket information and scan of the set ticket information A storage unit for storing and Tasu information, and a discount / reduction processing unit, introduce user terminal device comprises a storage unit for storing a set ticket information received from the store unit, is the introduction user terminal device introducer A storage unit for storing discount ticket information received from the terminal device; the store device receives the discount ticket information from the introducer terminal device, so that the discount / return processing unit executes the discount processing; and based on the discounted ticket information of its updates the status information that you have performed the discount processing at a discount registration, the store apparatus by receiving a reduced ticket information from the introduction user terminal device, and identification information of the reduced ticket information split when the discount processing for discount ticket information having the same identification information is whether running searches status information to verify, discount processing is performed / Reduction processing unit is intended to perform the reduction treatment.

In addition, the ticket system for the store and product introduction according to the present invention, stores and introduce who introduced the goods received the benefit of the reduction, the introduction who made a purchase received a referral from the introducer is discounted A ticket system capable of receiving profits, comprising a store device, an introducer terminal device, and a referee terminal device capable of exchanging information with each other, and further a management device capable of exchanging information with the store device The store apparatus includes a discount / reward information input unit for inputting discount information and return information, and a discount / reward processing unit, and the discount information and return input to the discount / reward information input unit sends information to the management device, the management device assigns each the same identification information to the original information in place and the discount information received from the shop device generates discount ticket information and reducing ticket information, further it Comprising a ticket generator for generating a set ticket information discount ticket information having the same identification information as the reduced ticket information in the set, and a storage unit for storing a set ticket information and the status information of the set ticket information, The generated set ticket information is transmitted to the store device, the introducer terminal device receives the set ticket information from the store device, and includes a storage unit for storing the received set ticket information, and the introducer terminal device is the introducer terminal The store device stores a discount ticket information received from the device, and the store device receives the discount ticket information from the introducer terminal device, so that the discount / return processing unit executes the discount processing, and based on the discounted ticket information and notification to the management apparatus that you have performed the discount processing, management device, when receiving the execution notice of the discount processing from the shop equipment, stearyl Discounted registration to update the task information, by the store the device under reduced ticket information from the introduction user terminal device, and sends the reduced ticket information to the management apparatus, management device identification of the reduced ticket information received from the store apparatus The status information is searched to confirm whether discount processing is executed for discount ticket information having the same identification information as the information, and the confirmation result is transmitted to the store device. When it is confirmed that the discount process is being executed, the discount / reward processing unit executes the return process based on the return ticket information transmitted to the management apparatus .

  According to the present invention, an introducer who introduces a product or a store and a referee who receives the introduction and purchases a product can receive benefits such as returns and discounts without registering in the store in advance. it can. In particular, even if the introducer makes a one-time purchase at a store that he / she visits for the first time, the introducer can easily and easily receive profits as an introducer. In addition, since personal information or the like need not be registered in a store, it can be used with confidence.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
<Embodiment 1>
FIG. 1 shows a system configuration example of Embodiment 1 of a ticket system for introducing shops and products according to the present invention. The ticket system 10 includes a shop device 100, an introducer terminal device 200, and a referee terminal device 300. It is the composition provided with.
In this example, the store is an actual store having a sales floor, and the store apparatus 100 is an apparatus placed in the store. The store apparatus 100 can also be configured to include, for example, a POS terminal. The introducer terminal device 200 and the introducer terminal device 300 are devices that are carried by an individual, such as a mobile phone or a PDA (personal digital assistant).
The store apparatus 100, the introducer terminal apparatus 200, and the introducer terminal apparatus 300 can exchange information with each other. In this example, the store apparatus 100 and the introducer terminal apparatus 200 have a PAN such as IrDA, Bluetooth, or UWB. Communication is performed by (Personal Area Network) technology or non-contact IC card technology. The store apparatus 100 and the introducer terminal apparatus 300 communicate with each other using the same technology as the store apparatus 100 and the introducer terminal apparatus 200. The introducer terminal device 200 and the introducer terminal device 300 communicate with each other through a network, for example, the Internet or a closed network capable of sending e-mail, or by PAN technology or non-contact IC card technology.

FIG. 2 shows an internal configuration example of the store apparatus 100. In this example, the store apparatus 100 is a discount / return information input unit 110, an identification information generation unit 120, a storage unit 130, a ticket generation unit 140, a ticket input / output. A unit 150, a ticket verification unit 160, a discount / reward processing unit 170, and a control unit 180.
The discount / reward information input unit 110 inputs discount information and return information. Here, the discount represents a service to the purchaser such that the purchase price is reduced when the product is purchased. In addition, the return means giving value to the introduced customer from the store when the customer leads to the purchase of the customer introduced by introducing the product or the store to other customers. An example of the return is to give a discount ticket at the next purchase. Discount information is information indicating what kind of discount is offered to a customer, and includes discount conditions such as products to be discounted, discountable stores, discount amount or discount rate, and discount period. The discount information includes advertisement information for products and stores. Further, the reduction information is information indicating the content of the reduction, conditions for receiving the reduction, and the like.

The identification information generation unit 120 generates unique identification information to be assigned to discount information and return information according to an instruction from the control unit 180. The identification information is, for example, a serial number.
In this example, the ticket generation unit 140 uses the key information 131 stored in the storage unit 130, and the first authentication information corresponding to the combination of discount information and identification information, and the first information corresponding to the combination of return information and identification information. Each of the two pieces of authentication information is calculated, and discount ticket information including identification information, discount information, and first authentication information, and reduction ticket information including identification information, return information, and second authentication information are generated. Set ticket information is generated by combining discount ticket information and return ticket information having the same identification information.
The storage unit 130 stores key information 131 and temporarily stores the set ticket information generated by the ticket generation unit 140 in a ticket DB (Data Base) 132.
The ticket input / output unit 150 inputs and outputs group ticket information, discount ticket information, return ticket information, and the like through a PAN interface or a non-contact IC card interface.
The ticket verification unit 160 verifies discount ticket information received from the introducer terminal device 300 and return ticket information received from the introducer terminal device 200.
The discount / reward processing unit 170 executes discount processing and return processing based on the discount ticket information and the return ticket information verified by the ticket verification unit 160, respectively.

The control unit 180 controls the entire store apparatus 100.
Next, the introducer terminal device 200 will be described. FIG. 3 shows an internal configuration example of the introducer terminal device 200. In this example, the introducer terminal device 200 includes a ticket input / output unit 210, a storage unit 220, an input unit 230, a display unit 240, a control unit 250, A network interface 260 is provided.
The ticket input / output unit 210 inputs and outputs group ticket information, discount ticket information, return ticket information, and the like through a PAN interface or a non-contact IC card interface. The storage unit 220 stores the input set ticket information in the ticket DB 221. The input unit 230 inputs an instruction of a customer who is a holder of the introducer terminal device 200 such as transmission of stored discount ticket information and return ticket information. The display unit 240 displays the group ticket information stored in the ticket DB 221 and the like. The network interface 260 inputs and outputs discount ticket information and the like via the network. The control unit 250 controls the introducer terminal device 200 as a whole. The introducer terminal device 300 has the same configuration as the introducer terminal device 200.

Next, the operation of the ticket system 10 configured as described above will be described with reference to the sequence diagram representing the operation shown in FIG.
First, the store (store person) inputs and sets discount information and return information from the discount / return information input unit 110 (step S1). In the ticket generating unit 140, the store apparatus 100 assigns the same identification information to the set discount information and return information, and further assigns first authentication information and second authentication information to the discount information and return information, respectively. The discount ticket information and the return ticket information (see FIGS. 5B and 5C) are generated by giving (step S2). Further, the ticket generation unit 140 generates group ticket information (see FIG. 5A) by combining discount ticket information and return ticket information (step S3). The group ticket information is stored in the ticket DB 132 of the storage unit 130 (step S4).
When the customer makes a purchase at the store, the store apparatus 100 transmits the set ticket information to the introducer terminal device 200 of the customer who made the purchase (step S5). Specifically, step S5 is performed by communication using the PAN technique or the non-contact IC card technique by bringing the store apparatus 100 and the introducer terminal apparatus 200 close to each other. The introducer terminal device 200 stores the set ticket information received from the store device 100 in the ticket DB 221 of the storage unit 220 (step S6).
Thereafter, the customer (introducer having the introducer terminal device 200) transmits only the discount ticket information out of the set ticket information to the introducer terminal device 300 of another customer (referee) (step S7). Step S7 is performed when, for example, a customer (introducer) who purchases a product at a store and uses the store has a good impression of the product, introduces the product to a friend or acquaintance. . For this reason, it is desirable that the discount ticket information includes advertisement information for the product as described above. The advertisement information may be, for example, a URL of a Web page where a product advertisement can be browsed. Further, the comment of the introducer may be transmitted accompanying the step S7.

  Specifically, step S7 can be performed by bringing the introducer terminal device 200 and the introducer terminal device 300 close to each other when the introducer and the introducer meet, and by communication using the PAN technology or the non-contact IC card technology. . Further, step S <b> 7 may be executed by displaying an image obtained by coding discount ticket information on the display unit 240 of the introducer terminal device 200 and reading this image by the input unit 230 of the introducer terminal device 300. Further, when the introducer and the introducer are separated from each other, step S7 may be executed by transmitting discount ticket information by e-mail or the like through the network interface 260 of the introducer terminal device 200.

As described above, the introducer introduces the product or the store by transmitting discount ticket information to the introducer.
The referee terminal device 300 that has received the discount ticket information from the introducer terminal device 200 stores the received discount ticket information in the ticket DB 221 of the storage unit 220 (step S8). The introduced person can receive discounts at the time of product purchase by presenting the stored discount ticket information to the store. In this case, discount ticket information is transmitted from the introducer terminal device 300 to the store device 100 (step S9). Specifically, step S9 is performed by making the store apparatus 100 and the introducer's terminal apparatus 300 close to each other and communicating using the PAN technique or the non-contact IC card technique.
The store apparatus 100 that has received the discount ticket information from the ticket input / output unit 150 verifies the discount ticket information in the ticket verification unit 160 (step S10). The verification of the discount ticket information is performed by determining the validity of the discount ticket information and the suitability for the discount conditions. The validity of the discount ticket information represents that the discount ticket information is not forged or falsified. The conformity to the discount condition is, for example, whether the time limit is included in the discount information, and if the discount store is limited, the store apparatus 100 is specified. In addition, if the discount target product is limited, it is verified whether or not the product has been purchased.

The validity of the discount ticket information is verified by checking whether the first authentication information included in the discount ticket information matches the identification information and the discount information included in the discount ticket information. Specifically, using the key information 131 stored in the storage unit 130 of the store apparatus 100, the discount ticket information includes an identifier (MAC: Message Authentication Code) calculated from the discount ticket information identification information and the discount information. This is done by checking whether it matches the first authentication information.
When the ticket verification unit 160 succeeds in verifying the discount ticket information, the store apparatus 100 sends the discount ticket information to the discount / reduction processing unit 170 and executes the discount process. Specifically, according to the discount information, the purchase price of the discount target product is discounted.

The store apparatus 100 transmits the discount result to the introducer terminal apparatus 300 (step S11). The introducer terminal device 300 that has received the discount result deletes the discount ticket information that is no longer necessary from the ticket DB 221 of the storage unit 220 as necessary (step S12). Further, the store apparatus 100 sends the discount ticket information to the ticket DB 132 of the storage unit 130, updates the ticket DB 132 to the effect that the discount process has been executed, and registers the discount (step S13).
FIG. 6 shows an example of the data configuration of the ticket DB 132 in the storage unit 130 of the store apparatus 100, and the ticket DB 132 is composed of a list of entries. Each entry includes identification information (serial number), discount information, return information, and status information. Here, the identification information, discount information, and return information are the same as the identification information, discount information, and return information constituting the group ticket information, and one entry corresponds to one group ticket information.
The status information indicates by Y (Yes) or N (No) whether the group ticket information has been issued, that is, whether the group ticket information has been transmitted to the introducer terminal device 200. Similarly, Y or N represents whether discount ticket information of the set ticket information is transmitted from the introducer's terminal device 300 to the store device 100 and the discount processing is executed. Furthermore, Y or N represents whether or not a reduction process, which will be described later, is executed corresponding to the discount process.
Note that FIG. 6 shows an example in which the status of issue, discount, and return is represented by binary values of Y / N. For example, a discount / return policy is set in advance to perform multiple discounts and multiple returns You may keep it. That is, it is assumed that the introducer can introduce to a plurality of introducers by freely copying and transmitting the discount ticket information out of the set ticket information.

In this case, when a plurality of introduced persons send discount ticket information to the store apparatus 100 and request a discount, how to carry out the discount is determined in advance, and the discount information in the discount ticket information is included in the discount information. It shall be stated clearly. For example, a discount is given to the first one of a plurality of referees who requested a discount, the discount rate varies depending on the order of arrival, and the same discount is applied to all referees. It is assumed that the reduction method described later is determined in advance in the same manner.
Here, in order for the introducer to receive a return in return for the introduction, it is assumed that the product actually introduced by the introducer must be purchased. That is, it is assumed that discount ticket information is transmitted to the store apparatus 100 and discount processing is executed.
The introducer operates the introducer terminal device 200 and transmits the identification information to the store device 100 via a network or the like (step S14). Check whether or not is executed. Based on the received identification information, the control unit 180 of the store apparatus 100 searches the ticket DB 132 in the storage unit 130 and confirms whether discount processing has been executed for the set ticket information specified by the identification information (step S15). Based on the result, whether or not return is possible is returned to the introducer terminal device 200 (step S16).

The introducer terminal device 200 that has received the approval / disapproval result accumulates the return / impossibility result in the storage unit 220 and displays it on the display unit 240 or the like (step S17), and notifies the customer who is the introducer. The customer who is an introducer operates the introducer terminal device 200 to transmit return ticket information to the store apparatus 100 and request a return (step S18). The return ticket information accompanying the return request is transmitted, for example, by using an PAN technology, a non-contact IC card technology, or the like by bringing an introducer to the store and bringing the introducer terminal device 200 and the store device 100 close to each other. Or you may transmit via a network, without an introducer going to a store.
The store apparatus 100 that has received the return ticket information via the ticket input / output unit 150 verifies the return ticket information in the ticket verification unit 160 (step S19). The verification of the return ticket information is performed by determining the validity of the return ticket information and the suitability for the return conditions. Since the validity of the return ticket information and the suitability to the return conditions are the same as the validity of the discount ticket information and the suitability to the discount conditions described above, description thereof will be omitted.
When the ticket verification unit 160 succeeds in verifying the return ticket information, the store apparatus 100 sends the return ticket information to the discount / reward processing unit 170 and executes the return process. Specifically, according to the return information, a new discount is given, a present is presented, points are separately given to an account held by an introducer.

The store apparatus 100 transmits the return result to the introducer terminal apparatus 200 (step S20). The introducer terminal device 200 that has received the return result deletes the paired ticket information that is no longer necessary from the ticket DB 221 of the storage unit 220 (step S21). Further, the store apparatus 100 sends the return ticket information to the ticket DB 132 of the storage unit 130, updates the ticket DB 132 to the effect that the return process has been executed, that is, performs return registration (step S22). At this time, if it is determined that all processing has been completed for the set ticket information specified by the identification information of the return ticket information, all entries in the ticket DB 132 specified by the identification information are deleted. May be.
The discount or reduction process does not have to be completed once as described above. For example, a plurality of introduced persons may receive a discount in the same manner, and the introducer may receive a plurality of returns corresponding to each discount, that is, corresponding to a purchase action accompanying the introduction. In this case, the discount and the return are determined in advance, and are valid until the time limit specified in the discount information and the return information expires. Note that, after the expiration date, the group ticket information and the return ticket information are deleted from the introducer terminal device 200 and the introducer terminal device 300.
It is assumed that the introducer operates the introducer terminal device 200 and repeatedly executes step S14 as appropriate, thereby confirming whether or not the return can be made. At this time, since the introducer accesses the store apparatus 100, the store apparatus 100 may return the advertisement information together with the introducer terminal apparatus 200. In this way, the store can prompt the customer (introducer) to receive the advertisement information by an incentive to receive a return.

As described above, in the ticket system 10 according to the first embodiment, it is not necessary to register the introducer and the introducer in advance while realizing the requirement that both the introducer and the introducer receive benefits. . For this reason, even if it is the store used for the first time, a customer does not have time and effort, can introduce goods and stores easily, and can obtain the profit by return. Similarly, referees can easily get discounts. Furthermore, since there is no need to notify the store of personal information by registration, it is possible to receive a discount or introduction reduction with confidence in anonymity.
Note that, as described above, the discount ticket information is not required to be concealed when a discount can be similarly obtained using a plurality of discount ticket information having the same identification information. This is because even if the discount ticket information is copied and passed to a third party, there is no disadvantage for the introducer and the store. Rather, the advertising effect can be expected to increase.
On the other hand, since the customer who receives the return is usually one introducer, there is a risk that the profit of the introducer is impaired if the return ticket information is leaked. For this reason, the return ticket information is stored in a safe area of the introducer terminal device 200, and the confidentiality of the store device 100 and the introducer terminal device 200 must be ensured, for example, encrypted. Even if it does in this way, since it is not necessary to distribute return ticket information between customers, the safety of the introducer terminal device 200 and the minimum safety by only protecting the communication between the introducer terminal device 200 and the store device 100 As a result, the safety of the entire system can be guaranteed. At the same time, it is possible to make use of the advertising effect of word-of-mouth by operating the copy of the discount ticket information without making it secret and distributing it freely.

In the above-described example, the first authentication information and the second authentication information included in the discount ticket information and the return ticket information are discounted using the key information 131 stored in the storage unit 130 of the store apparatus 100, respectively. Information and identification information sets and reduction information and identification information sets are calculated and generated. For example, the authentication information is generated by a public key cryptosystem, and the identification information, discount information, and identification information It can also be a digital signature for the return information. In this case, for example, the validity of discount ticket information in step S10 is verified by verifying a digital signature using a public key.
In addition, the transmission of the group ticket information from the store apparatus 100 to the introducer terminal apparatus 200 in step S5 and the transmission of the discount ticket information from the introducer terminal apparatus 300 to the store apparatus 100 in step S9 are the PAN technology in the above-described example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a bar code representing group ticket information is printed by the ticket input / output unit 150 of the store apparatus 100, and the input unit 230 of the introducer terminal apparatus 200 is used. Step S5 may be executed by reading the barcode. Step S9 is executed by, for example, displaying discount ticket information encoded with a barcode on the display unit 240 of the introducer terminal device 300 and reading the barcode with the ticket input / output unit 150 of the store device 100. May be. In this case, the ticket input / output unit 150 of the store apparatus 100 includes a printer that prints a barcode and a reader that reads the barcode, and the introducer terminal apparatus 200 includes a reader that reads the barcode.

  In the above-described example, the store is described as an actual store having a sales floor. However, the present invention is not limited to this form. For example, the store may be a site for online electronic commerce. In this case, the store device is a server placed on a network, and communication between the store device, the introducer terminal device, and the introducer terminal device is performed via the network. At this time, encryption for preventing eavesdropping and tampering between the store apparatus, the introducer terminal apparatus, and the introducer terminal apparatus may be used as necessary.

<Embodiment 2>
The second embodiment divides the functions of the store apparatus 100 in the first embodiment into the store apparatus 101 and the management apparatus 400, and FIG. 7 shows a system configuration example of the ticket system in the second embodiment.
The store apparatus 101, the introducer terminal apparatus 200, and the introducer terminal apparatus 300 can exchange information with each other, the management apparatus 400 can exchange information with the store apparatus 101, and the ticket system 20 is configured. Yes.
FIG. 8 shows an example of the internal configuration of the store apparatus 101. In this example, the store apparatus 101 has a discount / return information input unit 110, an input / output unit 151, a discount / return processing unit 170, a control unit 180, and discount information. A confirmation unit 190 is provided. Detailed description of portions corresponding to those in FIG. 2 will be omitted.
The input / output unit 151 inputs / outputs various information in addition to the input / output of group ticket information, discount ticket information, and return ticket information.
The discount information confirmation unit 190 confirms the discount information included in the discount ticket information received from the introducer's terminal device 300, and determines whether the discount condition is met.
Next, the management apparatus 400 will be described. FIG. 9 shows an internal configuration example of the management apparatus 400. The management apparatus 400 includes an identification information generation unit 420, a storage unit 430, a ticket generation unit 440, an input / output unit 450, a ticket verification unit 460, and a control unit 480. It is supposed to be prepared.

The identification information generation unit 420, the storage unit 430, the ticket generation unit 440, the input / output unit 450, the ticket verification unit 460, and the control unit 480 are the identification information generation unit 120 provided in the store apparatus 100 (see FIG. 2) of the first embodiment, The storage unit 130, the ticket generation unit 140, the ticket input / output unit 150, the ticket verification unit 160, and the control unit 180 correspond to each other and have similar functions. The storage unit 430 stores the key information 431 as well as the storage unit 130 and temporarily stores the set ticket information generated by the ticket generation unit 440 in the ticket DB 432.
FIG. 10 shows an operation sequence of the ticket system 20 having the above-described configuration. The operation (process) corresponding to the first embodiment shown in FIG. And detailed description thereof is omitted.
In this example, when discount information and return information are input and set from the discount / return information input unit 110 of the store apparatus 101 (step S1), the discount information and return information are transmitted to the management apparatus 400 (step S101). The management device 400 generates discount ticket information and return ticket information (step S2), further generates set ticket information (step S3), and stores the set ticket information in the ticket DB 432 of the storage unit 430 (step S4).

When the customer shop at the store, the set ticket information is transmitted from the management device 400 to the store device 101 (step S102), and the store device 101 transmits the set ticket information to the customer introducer terminal device 200 (step S5). ). Thereafter, steps S6 to S9 are executed as in the first embodiment.
When the store apparatus 101 receives the discount ticket information from the introducer terminal apparatus 300, the store apparatus 101 confirms the discount information included in the discount ticket information (step S103), and if the conformity to the discount condition is confirmed, Discount ticket information is transmitted to the management apparatus 400 (step S104).
The management device 400 verifies the received discount ticket information (step S10). The verification in the management apparatus 400 verifies the validity of the discount ticket information, and the first authentication information included in the discount ticket information matches the identification information and discount information included in the discount ticket information. This is done by examining the same as in the first embodiment.
The management apparatus 400 transmits the verification result of the discount ticket information to the store apparatus 101 (step S105). If the verification result is valid, the store apparatus 101 transmits the discount ticket information to the discount / reduction processing unit 170 to process the discount. Execute. The store apparatus 101 transmits the discount result to the introducer terminal apparatus 300 (step S11), and thereafter step S12 is appropriately executed.

On the other hand, the store apparatus 101 notifies the management apparatus 400 that the discount process has been executed (step S106), and the management apparatus 400 updates the ticket DB 432 to register that the discount process has been executed (step S13). The data configuration of the ticket DB 432 is the same as the data configuration (see FIG. 6) of the ticket DB 132 of the store apparatus 100 in the first embodiment.
The introducer transmits identification information to the store apparatus 101 (step S14), and confirms whether or not the return can be made (whether or not the discount process has been executed). The identification information is transmitted from the store apparatus 101 to the management apparatus 400 (step S107), the management apparatus 400 searches the ticket DB 432 based on the identification information, confirms whether the discount process has been executed (step S15), and the confirmation result Is transmitted to the store apparatus 101 (step S108). Based on the confirmation result, the store apparatus 101 returns a return possibility to the introducer terminal apparatus (step S16).
The introducer terminal device 200 that has received the approval / disapproval result accumulates the result in the storage unit 220 and displays it on the display unit 240 (step S17), and notifies the customer who is the introducer. The customer who is an introducer transmits the return ticket information to the store apparatus 101 and requests a return (step S18). The store apparatus 101 transmits the received return ticket information to the management apparatus 400 (step S109), the management apparatus 400 verifies the return ticket information in the ticket verification unit 460 (step S19), and transmits the verification result to the store apparatus 101. (Step S110).

If the verification result is valid, the store apparatus 101 sends the return ticket information to the discount / reward processing unit 170 and executes the return process. The store apparatus 101 transmits the return result to the introducer terminal apparatus 200 (step S20), and notifies the management apparatus 400 that the return process has been executed (step S111). Thereafter, step S21 is executed in the introducer terminal device 200, and the ticket DB 432 is updated to indicate that the return process has been executed in the management device 400, and return registration is performed (step S22).
According to the ticket system 20 of the second embodiment, the same effects as those of the first embodiment described above can be obtained. Further, a management device 400 is provided, and the management device 400 has a function of generating discount / reduction / set ticket information. By providing the verification function and the ticket DB, the store apparatus can be simplified correspondingly. Therefore, it is possible to introduce a business operator (store device manager) who installs the store apparatus, reduce operational costs, and simplify management.

For example, the management apparatus 400 is managed by a platform operator that operates the ticket system 20 (provides an introduction ticket service), and the management apparatus 400 integrates management operations for a plurality of store apparatuses. 400 sharing is realized.
In the example described above, the management apparatus 400 includes the ticket DB 432 in the storage unit 430. However, for example, the ticket DB may be placed in the store apparatus instead of the management apparatus. 11 and 12 show the configuration of the store apparatus 101a and the configuration of the management apparatus 400a in this case, respectively, and the store apparatus 101a has a ticket DB 132 in the storage unit 130. When the operation is performed by only one store and there is one store device, the ticket DB may be placed in the store device in this way.

<Embodiment 3>
The third embodiment divides the functions of the store apparatus 100 in the first embodiment into the store apparatus 102 and the ticket distribution apparatus 500, and FIG. 13 shows a system configuration example of the ticket system of the third embodiment.
The ticket distribution device 500 can exchange information with the store device 102 and the introducer terminal device 200, and the introducer terminal device 300 can exchange information with the store device 102 and the introducer terminal device 200, respectively. A system 30 is configured.
FIG. 14 shows an internal configuration example of the store apparatus 102. In this example, the store apparatus 102 includes a discount information input unit 111, a storage unit 130, a discount ticket generation unit 141, an input / output unit 151, and a discount ticket verification unit 161. The discount processing unit 171 and the control unit 180 are provided. The store apparatus 102 generates and verifies discount ticket information, and the customer who is an introduced person receives a discount.
Discount information input unit 111 inputs discount information.
In this example, the discount ticket generation unit 141 uses the key information 131 stored in the storage unit 130 to calculate first authentication information corresponding to the combination of the identification information and the discount information received from the ticket distribution device 500, and the identification information And discount ticket information including discount information and first authentication information.
The storage unit 130 stores key information 131 and temporarily stores the discount ticket information generated by the discount ticket generation unit 141 in the discount ticket DB 133. The discount ticket DB 133 is composed of a list of entries, each entry is composed of identification information and discount information, and one entry corresponds to one discount ticket information.

The input / output unit 151 inputs / outputs various information such as discount ticket information.
The discount ticket verification unit 161 verifies discount ticket information received from the introducer terminal device 300.
The discount processing unit 171 executes discount processing based on the discount ticket information verified by the discount ticket verification unit 161.
The control unit 180 controls the entire store apparatus 102.
Next, the ticket distribution apparatus 500 will be described. FIG. 15 shows an internal configuration example of the ticket distribution device 500. In this example, the ticket distribution device 500 is a return information input unit 510, an identification information generation unit 520, a storage unit 530, a return ticket generation unit 540, an input / output. 550, a return ticket verification unit 560, a return processing unit 570, and a control unit 580. The ticket distribution device 500 is a device that generates and verifies return ticket information, and a customer who is an introducer receives a return.

The return information input unit 510 inputs return information.
The identification information generation unit 520 generates unique identification information to be assigned to the return information and discount information according to an instruction from the control unit 580.
In this example, the return ticket generation unit 540 uses the key information 531 stored in the storage unit 530 to calculate the second authentication information corresponding to the combination of the identification information and the return information, and obtains the identification information, the return information, and the second information. Redemption ticket information including authentication information is generated.
The storage unit 530 stores key information 531, and temporarily stores the return ticket information generated by the return ticket generation unit 540 in the return ticket DB 532. The return ticket DB 532 includes a list of entries, and each entry includes identification information, return information, and status information. That is, discount information is excluded from the data configuration of the ticket DB 132 in the first embodiment (see FIG. 6). The configuration is One entry corresponds to one return ticket information.
The input / output unit 550 inputs / outputs various information such as return ticket information.
The return ticket verification unit 560 verifies the return ticket information received from the introducer terminal device 200.
The return processing unit 570 executes a return process based on the return ticket information verified by the return ticket verification unit 560.
The control unit 580 controls the ticket distribution apparatus 500 as a whole.
FIG. 16 shows an operation sequence of the ticket system 30 having the above-described configuration. The operation (process) corresponding to the first embodiment shown in FIG. And detailed description thereof is omitted.

In this example, identification information is generated in the ticket distribution device 500 (step S201), and the ticket distribution device 500 transmits the identification information to the store device 102 (step S202). When return information is input and set from the return information input unit 510 (step S203), the ticket distribution device 500 generates return ticket information (step S204) and stores the return ticket information in the return ticket DB 532 of the storage unit 530. (Step S205).
On the other hand, when the discount information is input and set from the discount information input unit 111 (step S206), the store apparatus 102 assigns the identification information received from the ticket distribution apparatus 500 to the discount information, and generates discount ticket information. (Step S207), the discount ticket information is stored in the discount ticket DB 133 of the storage unit 130 (Step S208).
The ticket distribution device 500 is installed as a street terminal, for example, and a customer (introducer) can obtain set ticket information from the ticket distribution device 500. In the third embodiment, the customer can obtain set ticket information without assuming shopping in the store as in the first and second embodiments.
When the customer operates the ticket distribution device 500, discount ticket information is transmitted from the store device 102 to the ticket distribution device 500 (step S209), and the discount ticket information and the return ticket having the same identification information as the discount ticket information. The ticket information that is paired with the information is transmitted from the ticket distribution device 500 to the introducer terminal device 200 (step S5). Thereafter, similarly to the first embodiment, steps S6 to S12 are executed.

When executing the discount process, the store apparatus 102 transmits the discount result to the introducer terminal apparatus 300 (step S11), and notifies the ticket distribution apparatus 500 that the discount process has been executed (step S210). The ticket distribution device 500 updates the return ticket DB 532 to register that the discount process has been executed (step S13). Thereafter, steps S14 to S21 are executed as in the first embodiment. In the third embodiment, steps S14 to S21 are performed between the ticket distribution device 500, the introducer terminal device 200, and the devices.
The ticket distribution device 500 transmits the return result to the introducer terminal device 200 (step S20) and notifies the store device 102 that the return processing has been executed (step S211). Further, the ticket distribution apparatus 500 sends the return ticket information to the return ticket DB 532, updates the return ticket DB 532, and registers for return (step S22). At this time, if it is determined that all processing is completed for the return ticket information, all entries in the return ticket DB 532 specified by the identification information may be deleted. Further, the store apparatus 102 deletes the discount ticket information that is no longer necessary from the discount ticket DB 133 as necessary in accordance with the return execution notification (step S212).

According to the ticket system 30 of the third embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained, and the customer (introducer) obtains the combined ticket information by installing the ticket distribution device 500 as a street terminal. It is possible to increase the opportunities for the introducer to distribute discount ticket information to the introducer. That is, the advertising effect can be improved.
The store apparatus 102 and the ticket distribution apparatus 500 may correspond one to one, or one store apparatus 102 and a large number of ticket distribution apparatuses 500 may correspond. Further, for example, the ticket distribution apparatus 500 may be shared in a shopping street or the like, and discount ticket information / return ticket information may be used in a shopping street or a chain store. In addition, a higher advertising effect can be obtained by connecting a large number of store apparatuses 102 and a large number of ticket distribution apparatuses 500 to each other.

<Embodiment 4>
The fourth embodiment divides the function of the store apparatus 101 in the second embodiment into the store apparatus 103 and the ticket distribution apparatus 501, that is, a combined form of the second embodiment and the third embodiment. A system configuration example of the ticket system is shown in FIG.
The ticket distribution device 501 can exchange information with the store device 103 and the introducer terminal device 200, and the introducer terminal device 300 can exchange information with the store device 103 and the introducer terminal device 200, respectively. In addition, the management apparatus 400 can exchange information with the store apparatus 103, and the ticket system 40 is configured.
FIG. 18 shows an internal configuration example of the store apparatus 103, and the store apparatus 103 includes a discount information input unit 111, an input / output unit 151, a discount information confirmation unit 190, a discount processing unit 171 and a control unit 180. Is done. The discount information input unit 111, the input / output unit 151, the discount processing unit 171 and the control unit 180 have the same configuration as that of the store apparatus 102 of the third embodiment, and the discount information confirmation unit 190 includes the store apparatus 101 of the second embodiment. Same as the configuration.

FIG. 19 shows an example of the internal configuration of the ticket distribution apparatus 501. The ticket distribution apparatus 501 includes a return information input unit 510, an input / output unit 550, a return processing unit 570, and a control unit 580. The return information input unit 510, the input / output unit 550, the return processing unit 570, and the control unit 580 have the same configuration as that of the ticket distribution apparatus 500 according to the third embodiment.
The management apparatus 400 is the same as the management apparatus 400 in the second embodiment.
FIG. 20 shows an operation sequence of the ticket system 40 having the above-described configuration. In the operation (process) corresponding to the first embodiment shown in FIG. And detailed description thereof is omitted.
In this example, discount information is input and set from the discount information input unit 111 of the store apparatus 103 (step S301), and return information is input and set from the return information input unit 510 of the ticket distribution apparatus 501 (step S302). The return information is transmitted from the ticket distribution device 501 to the store device 103 (step S303), and the store device 103 transmits the received return information and discount information to the management device 400 (step S304).
The management device 400 generates discount ticket information and return ticket information (step S2), further generates set ticket information (step S3), and stores the set ticket information in the ticket DB 432 (step S4).

When the customer operates the ticket distribution device 501, group ticket information is transmitted from the management device 400 to the store device 103 (step S305), and further transmitted from the store device 103 to the ticket distribution device 501 (step S306). Then, the ticket information is transmitted from the ticket distribution device 501 to the introducer terminal device 200 (step S5). Thereafter, steps S6 to S9 are executed as in the first embodiment.
When the store apparatus 103 receives the discount ticket information from the introducer terminal apparatus 300, the store apparatus 103 confirms the discount information included in the discount ticket information (step S307), and if the conformity to the discount condition is confirmed, Discount ticket information is transmitted to the management apparatus 400 (step S308).
The management apparatus 400 verifies the validity of the received discount ticket information (step S10), and transmits the verification result to the store apparatus 103 (step S309). If the verification result is valid, the store apparatus 103 sends discount ticket information to the discount processing unit 171 and executes a discount process. The store apparatus 103 transmits the discount result to the introducer terminal apparatus 300 (step S11), and thereafter, step S12 is appropriately executed.
On the other hand, the store apparatus 103 notifies the management apparatus 400 that the discount process has been executed (step S310), and the management apparatus 400 updates the ticket DB 432 to register that the discount process has been executed (step S13).

The introducer transmits identification information to the ticket distribution apparatus 501 (step S14), and confirms whether or not the return can be made. The identification information is transmitted from the ticket distribution apparatus 501 to the store apparatus 103 (step S311), and further transmitted to the management apparatus 400 (step S312). The management device 400 searches the ticket DB 432 based on the identification information, confirms whether discount processing has been executed (step S15), and transmits the confirmation result to the store device 103 (step S313). The confirmation result is transmitted from the store apparatus 103 to the ticket distribution apparatus 501 (step S314), and the ticket distribution apparatus 501 returns a return possibility to the introducer terminal apparatus 200 based on the confirmation result (step S16). Thereafter, step S17 is executed as in the first embodiment.
The customer who is the introducer transmits the return ticket information to the ticket distribution device 501 and requests the return (step S18). The return ticket information is transmitted from the ticket distribution apparatus 501 to the store apparatus 103 (step S315), and further transmitted to the management apparatus 400 (step S316). The management apparatus 400 verifies the return ticket information in the ticket verification unit 460 (step S19), and transmits the verification result to the store apparatus 103 (step S317).
The store apparatus 103 transmits the verification result to the ticket distribution apparatus 501 (step S318). If the verification result is valid, the ticket distribution apparatus 501 sends the return ticket information to the return processing unit 570 and executes the return process. The ticket distribution device 501 transmits the return result to the introducer terminal device 200 (step S20), and the introducer terminal device 200 executes step S21.

On the other hand, the ticket distribution apparatus 501 notifies the store apparatus 103 that the return process has been executed (step S319), and the store apparatus 103 transmits the received return execution notification to the management apparatus 400 (step S320). In the management apparatus 400, the ticket DB 432 is updated to indicate that the return process has been executed, and return registration is performed (step S22).
According to the ticket system 40 of the fourth embodiment, the effects of the second and third embodiments are combined, and the introduction of the store device manager and the ticket distribution device manager is reduced, the operation cost is reduced, and the management is simplified. be able to. The store apparatus 103 and the ticket distribution apparatus 501 have a discount information input function and a return information input function, respectively. It can be set and operated flexibly.

<Embodiment 5>
In the fifth embodiment, a notification device 600 is added to the configuration of the first embodiment. FIG. 21 shows a system configuration example of the ticket system of the fifth embodiment.
The notification device 600 can exchange information with the store device 100 and the introducer terminal device 200, and the ticket system 50 is configured.
FIG. 22 shows an example of the internal configuration of the notification device 600. The notification device 600 includes a storage unit 630, an input / output unit 650, an issue certification information verification unit 660, a control unit 680, and a search unit 690. .
The storage unit 630 stores key information 631 and temporarily stores the identification information included in the issuance certification information transmitted from the introducer terminal device 200 and contact information in the introducer DB 632. In this example, the key information 631 is the same as the key information 131 stored in the storage unit 130 of the store apparatus 100 (see FIG. 2).
The input / output unit 650 inputs / outputs various information such as issue certification information and contact information.
The issue certification information verification unit 660 verifies the issue certification information received from the introducer terminal device 200.
The search unit 690 searches the introducer DB 632 based on the identification information received from the store apparatus 100, and extracts contact information stored as a pair with the identification information.
The control unit 680 controls the notification device 600 as a whole.
FIG. 23 shows an operation sequence of the ticket system 50 having the above-described configuration. The operation (process) corresponding to the first embodiment shown in FIG. And detailed description thereof is omitted.

In this example, discount information, return information, and notification information are input and set from the discount / return information input unit 110 of the store apparatus 100 (step S401). The notification information is information used to notify the introducer that the customer (referee) uses the discount ticket information and the customer who is the introducer can use the return ticket information. It is assumed that the contents such as text and image information that the store wants to convey to the introducer.
In the ticket generating unit 140, the store apparatus 100 assigns the same identification information to the discount information and the return information, and further assigns the first authentication information and the second authentication information to the discount information and the return ticket information, respectively. Is generated. Furthermore, in this example, third authentication information is added to the assigned identification information to generate issuance certification information (step S402).
The first authentication information is an authenticator calculated from the identification information and the discount information using the key information 131 stored in the storage unit 130, and the second authentication information is the identification information and the discount information using the key information 131. Authenticator calculated from. The third authentication information is an authenticator calculated from the identification information using the key information 131.
The ticket generation unit 140 generates set ticket information by combining the generated discount ticket information, return ticket information, and issue certification information (step S3). The group ticket information is stored in the ticket DB 132 of the storage unit 130, and the notification information is also stored in the ticket DB 132 (step S403).

When the customer shop at the store, the store apparatus 100 transmits the set ticket information to the customer introducer terminal apparatus 200 (step S5), and the introducer terminal apparatus 200 stores the received set ticket information in the ticket DB 221 ( Step S6). Then, the introducer terminal apparatus 200 transmits contact information necessary for contacting the introducer terminal apparatus 200 to the notification apparatus 600 together with the issuance proof information included in the set ticket information (step S404). The contact information is a telephone number, e-mail, SMS (Short Message Service) address, or the like.
When the notification device 600 receives the issue proof information and the contact information, the issue proof information verification unit 660 verifies the issue proof information (S405). The verification is performed by checking whether the authenticator calculated from the identification information of the issuance certification information matches the third authentication information included in the issuance certification information using the key information 631 stored in the storage unit 630. .
If the issuance certification information is valid (when the verification is successful), the notification device 600 stores the identification information and the contact information included in the issuance certification information in pairs in the introducer DB 632 of the storage unit 630 ( Step S406).
On the other hand, discount ticket information is transmitted from the introducer terminal device 200 to the introducer terminal device 300 (step S7), and then steps S8 to S13 are executed as in the first embodiment.
When the store apparatus 100 executes the discount process, updates the ticket DB 132 and registers the discount (step S13), the notification apparatus stores the identification information of the discount ticket information subjected to the discount process and the notification information stored in the ticket DB 132. 600 (step S407). At this time, the store (store person) can further add information to the notification information to be transmitted.

When the notification device 600 receives the identification information and the notification information, the search unit 690 checks the contact information paired with the identification information from the introducer DB 632 (step S408), and based on the contact information. The notification information is transmitted to the introducer terminal device 200 (step S409).
The introducer terminal device 200 that has received the notification information displays the notification information on the display unit 240 or the like (step S410) and notifies the customer who is the introducer. Thereby, the customer who is an introducer can know that the return ticket information can be used, that is, the customer can receive the return. Thereafter, similarly to the first embodiment, steps S18 to S22 are executed. Note that identification information and contact information that are no longer necessary in the notification device 600 are deleted from the introducer DB 632 (step S411).
According to the ticket system 50 of the fifth embodiment, the introducer terminal device 200 is notified that the return ticket information can be used, so that the introducer is introduced as in the first embodiment. It is not necessary to send identification information from the person terminal device 200 to confirm whether or not the return can be made, and accordingly, the trouble of the introducer can be saved.
In order for the introducer terminal device 200 to obtain notification information from the notification device 600, contact information must be registered in the notification device 600. This registration transmits discount ticket information to the introducer terminal device 300. It is only necessary to do this sometimes, and it is not an essential condition for the introducer to receive the benefit of the return, but it is a condition that can be arbitrarily selected, so it does not hinder the use of the ticket system.

Further, if the notification device 600 is unified with respect to a plurality of store devices 100, it is only necessary to register contact information in one notification device 600, and psychological resistance is reduced in terms of providing personal information. For example, the notification apparatus 600 is managed by a platform operator that operates the ticket system 50 (provides an introduction ticket service).
In the above-described sequence, the introducer terminal device 200 includes the specifying unit of the notification device 600, and the store apparatus 100 includes the specifying unit of the notification device 600. For example, the introducer terminal device 200 includes the notification device 600. If there is no specifying means, the store apparatus 100 transmits information (IP address, URL, etc.) specifying the notification apparatus 600 at the same time when transmitting the combined ticket information to the introducer terminal apparatus 200 in step S5. What should I do?
For example, when the store apparatus 100 does not have the specifying unit of the notification apparatus 600, the store apparatus 100 simultaneously specifies the store apparatus 100 when transmitting the set ticket information to the introducer terminal apparatus 200 in step S5. Information (IP address, URL, etc.) is transmitted, and when the introducer terminal device 200 transmits the issuance proof information and the contact information to the notification device 600 in step S404, the information specifying the store device 100 is simultaneously transmitted. To send. The notification device 600 transmits information (IP address, URL, etc.) specifying the notification device 600 together with the identification information to the store device 100 when storing the identification information and contact information in step S406. Good.

<Embodiment 6>
In the sixth embodiment, as in the fifth embodiment, a notification device is added to the configuration of the first embodiment. However, the notification device 601 in the sixth embodiment notifies the introducer terminal device 300 of the usage status of discount ticket information. FIG. 24 shows a system configuration example of the ticket system according to the sixth embodiment.
The notification device 601 can exchange information with the store device 100 and the introducer terminal device 300, and the ticket system 60 is configured.
FIG. 25 shows an example of the internal configuration of the notification device 601. The notification device 601 includes a storage unit 630, an input / output unit 650, a ticket verification unit 661, a control unit 680, and a search unit 690.
The storage unit 630 stores the key information 631 and temporarily stores the identification information of the discount ticket information transmitted from the introduced person terminal device 300 and the contact information in the introduced person DB 633. In this example, the key information 631 is the same as the key information 131 stored in the storage unit 130 of the store apparatus 100 (see FIG. 2).
The input / output unit 650 inputs / outputs various information such as discount ticket information and contact information.
The ticket verification unit 661 verifies the discount ticket information received from the introducer terminal device 300.
The search unit 690 searches the introduced person DB 633 based on the identification information received from the store apparatus 100, and extracts contact information stored as a pair with the identification information.
The control unit 680 controls the notification device 601 as a whole.
FIG. 26 shows a main part of the operation sequence of the ticket system 60 having the above-described configuration, and the operation (process) corresponding to the first embodiment shown in FIG. And detailed description thereof is omitted.

First, as in the first embodiment, steps S1 to S8 are executed. In this example, it is assumed that the customer (introducer having the introducer terminal device 200) transmits the discount ticket information to the introducer terminal devices of a plurality of customers (referees). The introduced person terminal devices 300-1 and 300-2 are shown. The referee terminals 300-1 and 300-2 store the received discount ticket information in the ticket DB 221 (step S8). Here, it is assumed that the introduced person terminal device 300-1 has an introduced person who wishes to notify the usage status of discount ticket information, and the introduced person terminal device 300-2 has another introduced person. .
The referee terminal device 300-1 transmits the contact information necessary for contacting the referee terminal device 300-1 to the notification device 601 together with the discount ticket information (step S501). The contact information is the same as that described in the fifth embodiment.
When the notification device 601 receives the discount ticket information and the contact information from the introducer terminal device 300-1, the ticket verification unit 661 verifies the discount ticket information (step S502). The verification uses the key information 631 stored in the storage unit 630 to check whether the authentication information calculated from the discount ticket information identification information and the discount information matches the first authentication information included in the discount ticket information. By doing.

When the verification of the discount ticket information is successful, the notification device 601 stores the identification information and the contact information included in the discount ticket information as a set in the introduced person DB 633 of the storage unit 630 (step S503).
On the other hand, when discount ticket information is transmitted from the introducer terminal device 300-2 to the store device 100 (step S9), steps S10 to S13 are executed as in the first embodiment, and discount processing is executed. Then, the store apparatus 100 transmits the identification information included in the discount ticket information subjected to the discount process and the ticket use information based on the execution of the discount process, that is, based on the update of the ticket DB 132, to the notification apparatus 601 (Step S100). S504). The ticket use information is composed of text, images, etc., the number of times the discount ticket information that the store apparatus 100 wants to be notified to the introducer's terminal apparatus, the amount of money that can be used.
When the notification device 601 receives the identification information and the ticket use information, the search unit 690 searches the introducer DB 633 for contact information paired with the identification information (step S505), and based on the contact information. The ticket use information is transmitted to the referee terminal device 300-1 (step S506).
The introducer terminal device 300-1 that has received the ticket use information displays the ticket use information on the display unit 240 or the like (step S507) and notifies the customer who is the introducer. Thereby, the customer who is an introduced person can know the use status of the discount ticket information. Hereinafter, in the introducer terminal device 300-1, when it is desired to receive the profit of the discount, the discount ticket information is transmitted to the store device 100 as in the first embodiment, that is, steps S9 to S13 are performed. This is executed in the same manner as in the first mode. In addition, when the customer who is an introducer receives the profit of return, steps S14 to S22 are executed as in the first embodiment.
According to the ticket system 60 of the sixth embodiment, since the ticket usage information is transmitted to the customer (referee) who wants to notify the usage status of the discounted ticket information, does the customer receive a discount profit? Whether or not to exercise discounted ticket information can be determined with reference to the ticket usage information.

<Embodiment 7>
In the sixth embodiment, a referee who wishes to notify the usage status of discount ticket information transmits contact information to the notification device 601, so that the ticket usage is used each time discount ticket information is used from the notification device 601. The information can be distributed. For example, the introducer can directly check the use status of the discount ticket information from the introducer terminal device 300 to the store device 100 without providing the notification device 601. A configuration can also be adopted.
In this case, when the introduced person wants to confirm the usage status of the discount ticket information, the introduced user terminal device 300 transmits a ticket usage status confirmation request together with the discount ticket information to the store apparatus 100. Upon receiving the discount ticket information and the ticket usage status confirmation request at the same time, the store apparatus 100 confirms the usage status of the discount ticket information and responds.
The response is made by transmitting ticket use information similar to that of the sixth embodiment to the introducer terminal device 300. Instead of this response, the ticket usage information may be displayed on the store apparatus 100, and such a response form is adopted when the introducer makes a ticket usage status confirmation request at the store. Can do.
According to the ticket system of the seventh embodiment, the introducer can make a request from the introducer terminal device 300 to know the usage status of the discount ticket information at that time.

The figure which shows the system configuration example of Embodiment 1 of the ticket system by this invention. The figure which shows the structure of the shop apparatus in FIG. The figure which shows the structure of the introducer terminal device in FIG. The sequence diagram for demonstrating operation | movement of the ticket system shown in FIG. (A) is a figure which shows group ticket information, (b) is a figure which shows discount ticket information, (c) is a figure which shows return ticket information. The figure which shows the data structural example of ticket DB of the shop apparatus shown in FIG. The figure which shows the system configuration example of Embodiment 2 of the ticket system by this invention. The figure which shows the structure of the shop apparatus in FIG. The figure which shows the structure of the management apparatus in FIG. FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the ticket system shown in FIG. 7. The figure which shows the other structure of the shop apparatus in FIG. The figure which shows the other structure of the management apparatus in FIG. The figure which shows the system configuration example of Embodiment 3 of the ticket system by this invention. The figure which shows the structure of the shop apparatus in FIG. The figure which shows the structure of the ticket distribution apparatus in FIG. FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the ticket system shown in FIG. 13. The figure which shows the system configuration example of Embodiment 4 of the ticket system by this invention. The figure which shows the structure of the shop apparatus in FIG. The figure which shows the structure of the ticket distribution apparatus in FIG. FIG. 18 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the ticket system shown in FIG. 17. The figure which shows the system configuration example of Embodiment 5 of the ticket system by this invention. The figure which shows the structure of the notification apparatus in FIG. The sequence diagram for demonstrating operation | movement of the ticket system shown in FIG. The figure which shows the system configuration example of Embodiment 6 of the ticket system by this invention. The figure which shows the structure of the notification apparatus in FIG. The sequence diagram for demonstrating the principal part operation | movement of the ticket system shown in FIG.

Claims (22)

Composed of a store device, an introducer terminal device, and a referee terminal device that can exchange information with each other. The introducer who introduced the store or product receives a return benefit, and receives an introduction from the introducer. a ticket system that was to be received the benefit of the discount is the introduction who purchased,
The store device is
A discount / reduction information input unit for inputting discount information and return information;
Discount ticket information and return ticket information are generated by assigning the same identification information to the discount information and return information input by the discount / reduction information input unit, and discount ticket information having the same identification information A ticket generation unit that generates return ticket information by combining return ticket information; and
A storage unit for storing the set ticket information and status information of the set ticket information ;
A discount / reduction processing department,
The introducer terminal device includes a storage unit that stores the set ticket information received from the store device,
The introduced person terminal device includes a storage unit that stores the discount ticket information received from the introducer terminal device,
The shop device, by receiving the discount ticket information from the object to be introduced user terminal device, that the above-mentioned discount / reduction processing unit executes the discount processing, executing the discount treatment on the basis of the discount ticket information of Katsuso Update the above status information and register the discount,
By receiving the return ticket information from the introducer terminal device , the store apparatus determines whether or not a discount process has been performed on discount ticket information having the same identification information as the identification information of the return ticket information. A ticket system for introducing a store and a product, wherein the status information is searched and confirmed, and the discount / return processing unit executes the return process when the discount process is executed . In the ticket system for the store and product introduction according to claim 1,
The discount ticket information and the return ticket information each include authentication information given by the ticket generation unit,
The store apparatus includes a ticket verification unit that verifies discount ticket information received from the introducer terminal apparatus and return ticket information received from the introducer terminal apparatus using the authentication information. Ticket system for introduction. In the ticket system for the store and product introduction according to claim 2,
When the authentication information included in the discount ticket information and the return ticket information is first and second authentication information, respectively, the first authentication information is identified using key information stored in the storage unit of the store apparatus. A store and product introduction, wherein the authenticator is calculated from the information and the discount information, and the second authenticator is the authenticator calculated from the identification information and the return information using the key information. Ticket system for. Introducer receives the benefit of the reduction, which introduced the stores and merchandise, a ticket system to be introduced who made a purchase received a referral from the introducer has to be received the benefit of the discount,
It comprises a store device, an introducer terminal device, and a referee terminal device that are capable of exchanging information with each other, and further comprising a management device that is capable of exchanging information with the store device,
The store apparatus includes a discount / reward information input unit for inputting discount information and return information, and a discount / reward processing unit, and the management apparatus stores the discount information and return information input to the discount / reward information input unit. To
The management device generates discount ticket information and return ticket information by assigning the same identification information to the discount information and return information received from the store device , and further includes discount ticket information having the same identification information; A ticket generation unit that generates return ticket information as a set, and a storage unit that stores the set ticket information and status information of the set ticket information, and stores the generated set ticket information in the store device To
The introducer terminal device includes a storage unit that receives the set ticket information from the store device and stores the received set ticket information,
The introduced person terminal device includes a storage unit that stores the discount ticket information received from the introducer terminal device,
The shop device, by receiving the discount ticket information from the object to be introduced user terminal device, that the above-mentioned discount / reduction processing unit executes the discount processing, executing the discount treatment on the basis of the discount ticket information of Katsuso To the above management device,
When the management device receives a notification of execution of discount processing from the store device, the management device updates the status information and registers a discount,
The store device receives the return ticket information from the introducer terminal device, thereby transmitting the return ticket information to the management device,
The management device searches the status information to confirm whether discount processing is performed on discount ticket information having the same identification information as the identification information of the return ticket information received from the store device, The confirmation result is sent to the store device,
When the store apparatus confirms that the discount process is executed based on the confirmation result, the discount / reward processing unit executes the return process based on the return ticket information transmitted to the management apparatus. Ticket system for introducing shops and products. Introducer receives the benefit of the reduction, which introduced the stores and merchandise, a ticket system to be introduced who made a purchase received a referral from the introducer has to be received the benefit of the discount,
It comprises a store device, an introducer terminal device, and a referee terminal device that are capable of exchanging information with each other, and further comprising a management device that is capable of exchanging information with the store device,
The store device includes a discount / reward information input unit for inputting discount information and return information, a storage unit for storing group ticket information received from the management device and status information of the group ticket information, and a discount / reward process The discount information and the return information input to the discount / return information input unit to the management device,
The management device generates discount ticket information and return ticket information by assigning the same identification information to the discount information and return information received from the store device , and further includes discount ticket information having the same identification information; A ticket generation unit that generates the combined ticket information by combining the return ticket information, and transmits the generated combined ticket information to the store device;
The introducer terminal device includes a storage unit that receives the set ticket information from the store device and stores the received set ticket information,
The introduced person terminal device includes a storage unit that stores the discount ticket information received from the introducer terminal device,
The shop device, by receiving the discount ticket information from the object to be introduced user terminal device, that the above-mentioned discount / reduction processing unit executes the discount processing, executing the discount treatment on the basis of the discount ticket information of Katsuso Update the above status information and register the discount,
The store device receives the return ticket information from the introducer terminal device,
The status information is searched to confirm whether discount processing has been executed for discount ticket information having the same identification information as that of the return ticket information. A ticket system for introducing a store and a product, wherein a discount / reward processing unit executes a return process. In the ticket system for the store and product introduction according to claim 4 or 5,
The discount ticket information and the return ticket information each include authentication information given by the ticket generation unit,
The management device includes a ticket verification unit that verifies discount ticket information received from the introducer terminal device by the store device and return ticket information received from the introducer terminal device by the store device based on the authentication information. A ticket system for introducing stores and products. In the ticket system for the store and product introduction according to claim 6,
When the authentication information included in the discount ticket information and the return ticket information is first and second authentication information, respectively, the first authentication information is identified by using key information stored in the storage unit of the management device. A store and product introduction, wherein the authenticator is calculated from the information and the discount information, and the second authenticator is the authenticator calculated from the identification information and the return information using the key information. Ticket system for. In the ticket system for the store and product introduction according to claim 4 or 5,
The store system and the ticket system for product introduction, characterized in that the store apparatus includes a discount information confirmation unit for confirming the contents of the discount information included in the discount ticket information received from the introduced person terminal device. Introducer receives the benefit of the reduction, which introduced the stores and merchandise, a ticket system to be introduced who made a purchase received a referral from the introducer has to be received the benefit of the discount,
Store device, introducer terminal device, ticket distribution device capable of exchanging information with the store device and introducer terminal device, and introducer capable of exchanging information with the store device and introducer terminal device, respectively. A terminal device,
The ticket distribution device
A return information input unit for inputting return information;
A return ticket generation unit that generates identification ticket information by assigning identification information to the return information input by the return information input unit;
A storage unit for storing the return ticket information and status information of the group ticket information having the same identification information as the return ticket information ;
A reduction processing unit,
The store device is
A discount information input section for inputting discount information;
Discount ticket generation for generating discount ticket information by receiving identification information assigned to the return information related to the discount information from the ticket distribution device and assigning it to the discount information input by the discount information input unit And
A storage unit for storing the discount ticket information;
A discount processing unit,
It is introduced above terminal device, and the ticket the discount ticket information transmitted to the distribution apparatus from the shop device, the set of the Kikae original ticket information on having the discount ticket information same identification information and is a set A storage unit for receiving ticket information from the ticket distribution device and storing the received set ticket information;
The introduced person terminal device includes a storage unit that stores the discount ticket information received from the introducer terminal device,
The shop equipment, by receiving the discount ticket information from the object to be introduced terminal device, the discounting process unit executes a discount process, and the ticket distribution that it has executed the discount processing based on the discount ticket information Notify the device,
When the ticket distribution device receives a notification of execution of discount processing from the store device, the ticket distribution device updates the status information and registers a discount,
The ticket distribution system, by receiving the reduced ticket information from the introducer terminal device, whether the discount processing for discount ticket information having the identification information same identification information and reducing the ticket information is performed A ticket system for introducing stores and products, wherein the status information is searched for and confirmed, and the discount processing is executed when the discount processing is executed . In the ticket system for the store and product introduction according to claim 9,
The discount ticket information includes first authentication information provided by the discount ticket generation unit, and the return ticket information includes second authentication information provided by the reduction ticket generation unit,
The store apparatus includes a discount ticket verification unit that verifies discount ticket information received from the introducer terminal apparatus with the first authentication information,
The ticket distribution apparatus comprises a ticket system for store and product introduction, comprising a return ticket verification unit that verifies the return ticket information received from the introducer terminal device with the second authentication information. In the ticket system for the store and product introduction according to claim 10,
The first authentication information is an authenticator calculated from the identification information and discount information using the key information stored in the storage unit of the store apparatus,
The store and the product introduction characterized in that the second authentication information is an authenticator calculated from the identification information and the return information using the key information stored in the storage unit of the ticket distribution device. Ticket system. Introducer receives the benefit of the reduction, which introduced the stores and merchandise, a ticket system to be introduced who made a purchase received a referral from the introducer has to be received the benefit of the discount,
Store device, introducer terminal device, ticket distribution device capable of exchanging information with the store device and introducer terminal device, and introducer capable of exchanging information with the store device and introducer terminal device, respectively. It is composed of a terminal device and a management device that can exchange information with the store device .
Upper Symbol ticket distribution apparatus, a reducing information input unit for inputting reduced information, and a reduction processing unit, a reduced information input to the reduced information input unit and transmitted to the shop device,
The store device includes a discount information input unit for inputting discount information and a discount processing unit, and the discount information input to the discount information input unit and the return information received from the ticket distribution device are sent to the management device. Send
The management device assigns each the same identification information to the original information in place and the discount information received from the shop device generates discount ticket information and reducing ticket information, further discount ticket information having those same identification information A ticket generation unit that generates combined ticket information by combining the return ticket information and a storage unit that stores the combined ticket information and status information of the combined ticket information, and stores the generated combined ticket information in the store To the device,
The store apparatus transmits the set ticket information received from the management apparatus to the ticket distribution apparatus,
The introducer terminal device includes the storage unit that receives the set ticket information from the ticket distribution device and stores the received set ticket information,
The introduced person terminal device includes a storage unit that stores the discount ticket information received from the introducer terminal device,
The shop equipment, by receiving the discount ticket information from the object to be introduced terminal device, the discounting process unit executes a discount process, and the management device that executes the discount processing based on the discount ticket information Notify
When the management device receives a notification of execution of discount processing from the store device, it updates the status information and registers a discount,
The ticket distribution system by receiving the above-mentioned reducing ticket information from the top Symbol introduce user terminal device, and sends the reduced ticket information to the shop apparatus,
The store apparatus transmits the return ticket information received from the ticket distribution apparatus to the management apparatus,
The management device searches the status information to confirm whether discount processing is performed on discount ticket information having the same identification information as the identification information of the return ticket information received from the store device, The confirmation result is sent to the store device,
The store apparatus transmits the confirmation result received from the management apparatus to the ticket distribution apparatus,
When the ticket distribution apparatus confirms that the discount process is executed based on the confirmation result, the return processing unit executes the return process based on the return ticket information transmitted to the store apparatus. Ticket system for store and product introduction. In the ticket system for store and product introduction according to claim 12,
The discount ticket information and the return ticket information each include authentication information given by the ticket generation unit,
The management device includes a ticket verification unit that verifies the discount ticket information received from the introducer terminal device by the store device and the return ticket information received from the introducer terminal device by the ticket distribution device based on the authentication information. A ticket system for introducing stores and products. In the ticket system for store and product introduction according to claim 13,
When the authentication information included in the discount ticket information and the return ticket information is first and second authentication information, respectively, the first authentication information is identified by using key information stored in the storage unit of the management device. A store and product introduction, wherein the authenticator is calculated from the information and the discount information, and the second authenticator is the authenticator calculated from the identification information and the return information using the key information. Ticket system for. In the ticket system for store and product introduction according to claim 12,
The store system and the ticket system for product introduction, characterized in that the store apparatus includes a discount information confirmation unit for confirming the contents of the discount information included in the discount ticket information received from the introduced person terminal device. Introducer receives the benefit of the reduction, which introduced the stores and merchandise, a ticket system to be introduced who made a purchase received a referral from the introducer has to be received the benefit of the discount,
It comprises a store device, an introducer terminal device, and a referee terminal device that can exchange information with each other, and further comprises a notification device that can exchange information with the store device and the introducer terminal device, respectively.
The store device is
A discount / reduction information input unit for inputting discount information, return information and notification information;
The same identification information is assigned to the discount information and the return information input by the discount / reward information input unit, respectively, and the first and second authentication information are respectively assigned to the discount ticket information and the return ticket information. And generating issuance proof information by adding third authentication information to the identification information, and combining the discount ticket information, the return ticket information and the issuance proof information having the same identification information into a set of ticket information. A ticket generator to generate;
A storage unit for storing the set ticket information and status information of the set ticket information ;
A ticket verification unit;
A discount / reduction processing department,
The introducer terminal device includes a storage unit that stores the set ticket information received from the store device,
The introducer terminal device includes a storage unit that stores the discount ticket information received from the introducer terminal device;
The notification device includes an issuance certification information verification unit, a storage unit, and a search unit,
The notifying device receives the issuance certification information and contact information from the introducer terminal device, so that the issuance certification information verification unit verifies the issuance certification information with the third authentication information, and is issued if it is valid. Storing the identification information included in the certification information and the contact information in a combination in the storage unit,
The store device receives the discount ticket information from the introducer terminal device, so that the ticket verification unit verifies the discount ticket information with the first authentication information, and if it is valid, the discount / reduction processing unit. Update the status information and register the discount by executing the discount processing and executing the discount processing based on the discount ticket information, and the identification information included in the discount ticket information and the notification information To the notification device,
The notification device receives the identification information and notification information from the store device, so that the search unit searches the storage unit for the contact information paired with the identification information, and based on the contact information Send the notification information to the introducer terminal device,
Is the shop device by receiving the reduced ticket information from top Symbol introducer terminal device, the ticket verifying unit verifies the reduced ticket information by said second authentication information, and the same identification information of the reduced ticket information whether the discount processing for discount ticket information with the identification information is performed to confirm and search for the status information, Ri verification result justifiable der in the ticket verifying unit, and discount processing is performed A ticket system for introducing a store and a product, wherein the discount / reduction processing unit executes a reduction process when the discount is applied . In the ticket system for store and product introduction according to claim 16,
The first authentication information is an authenticator calculated from the identification information and discount information using the key information stored in the storage unit of the store apparatus, and the second authentication information is the key information. An authenticator calculated from the identification information and discount information; the third authentication information is an authenticator calculated from the identification information using the key information;
The ticket system for introducing stores and products, wherein the notification device stores the same key information as the key information in the storage unit. Introducer receives the benefit of the reduction, which introduced the stores and merchandise, a ticket system to be introduced who made a purchase received a referral from the introducer has to be received the benefit of the discount,
It comprises a store device, an introducer terminal device, and a referee terminal device that can exchange information with each other, and further includes a notification device that can exchange information with the store device and the introducer terminal device. ,
The store device is
A discount / reduction information input unit for inputting discount information and return information;
Discount ticket information and return ticket information are generated by assigning the same identification information to the discount information and return information input by the discount / reduction information input unit, and discount ticket information having the same identification information A ticket generation unit that generates return ticket information by combining return ticket information; and
A storage unit for storing the set ticket information and status information of the set ticket information ;
A discount / reduction processing department,
The introducer terminal device includes a storage unit that stores the set ticket information received from the store device,
The introducer terminal device includes a storage unit that stores the discount ticket information received from the introducer terminal device;
The notification device includes a storage unit and a search unit,
The notification device receives the discount ticket information and contact information from the introducer's terminal device, and stores the identification information included in the discount ticket information and the contact information in the storage unit,
When the store apparatus receives the discount ticket information from the introducer's terminal device, the status that the discount / reduction processing unit executes the discount process and the discount process is executed based on the discount ticket information. While updating the information and registering the discount, the identification information included in the discount ticket information and the ticket use information based on the execution of the discount process are transmitted to the notification device,
The notification device receives the identification information and ticket usage information from the store device, so that the search unit searches the storage unit for the contact information paired with the identification information, and stores the contact information. The ticket use information is transmitted to the introduced terminal device that has transmitted the discount ticket information and the contact information,
Is the shop device by receiving the reduced ticket information from top Symbol introducer terminal device, whether the discount processing for discount ticket information having the same identification information as identification information of the reduced ticket information is performed A ticket system for introducing a store and a product, wherein the status information is searched and confirmed, and the discount / return processing unit executes the return process when the discount process is executed . In the ticket system for store and product introduction according to claim 18,
The discount ticket information and the return ticket information each include authentication information given by the ticket generation unit,
The store apparatus includes a ticket detection unit that verifies discount ticket information received from the introducer terminal apparatus and return ticket information received from the introducer terminal apparatus using the authentication information, respectively.
The ticket system for store and product introduction, wherein the notification device includes a ticket verification unit that verifies discount ticket information received from the referee terminal device based on the authentication information. In the ticket system for the store and product introduction according to claim 19,
When the authentication information included in the discount ticket information and the return ticket information is first and second authentication information, respectively, the first authentication information is identified using key information stored in the storage unit of the store apparatus. An authenticator calculated from the information and the discount information, and the second authentication information is an authenticator calculated from the identification information and the reduction information using the key information,
The ticket system for introducing stores and products, wherein the notification device stores the same key information as the key information in the storage unit. In the ticket system for the store and product introduction according to any one of claims 1 to 20,
A ticket system for introducing stores and products, wherein the discount information includes advertising information. In the ticket system for the store and product introduction according to any one of claims 1 to 20,
The discount information includes a discount condition that is executed when the store device receives the discount ticket information of the same identification information from a plurality of the introduced terminal devices. Ticket system for.

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