JPH05101236A - Gift coupon issuing device working in accordance with waiting time - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To effectively prevent such customers from abandoning the entry by accepting a magnetic card, knowing the waiting time, and issuing the gift coupons based on the waiting time. CONSTITUTION:The customers of a store are identified with use of the magnetic cards and the service tickets like the gift coupons, etc., are issued based on the waiting time of each customer. Thus the customers can make the profits. That is, a magnetic card device 1 accepts the magnetic card of a customer and records the visiting time of the customer on the card. At the same time, a printer 2 issues the information on the gifts set by each waiting time. When the card is put into the device 1 again after a fixed time, the waiting time is calculated and a gift service ticket is issued by the printer 2 in accordance with the waiting time. Thus such a gift coupon issuing device can be suitably applied at a family restaurant, etc., for the better service to the waiting customers. The customers can know their turns respectively and also can obtain the gifts according to each waiting time.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention In the service industry such as a restaurant business, the present invention notifies the waiting time by receiving a magnetic card for a customer who comes to the store when the seats are full, and according to the waiting time. The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for issuing a gift certificate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, devices for accepting the order of visitors and issuing number tickets and the like have been put into practical use, but these are merely devices for notifying the order and waiting time.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By using a magnetic card for the reception of customers, a user can identify a user and issue a service ticket such as a gift certificate according to the waiting time. The purpose is to provide benefits and have a psychologically enjoyable wait.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] When a card is accepted, time is recorded on the card. At the same time, the contents of the prize according to the waiting time are printed from the printer and issued. When the same card is accepted again, the waiting time is calculated and a free gift service ticket corresponding to the waiting time is issued from the printer.

[0005]

When the present device accepts a card, the time when the store comes to the store is recorded, and at the same time, the printer issues a guide of prizes set for each waiting time. When the card is reinserted into this device after the lapse of time, the waiting time is calculated and the prize service ticket is issued from the printer according to the number of hours.

[0006]

[Embodiment] This device is installed in a family restaurant or the like and is used by a customer who is waiting for time as a part of the service.

[0007]

[Effects of the Invention] Since the prize is provided according to the number of waiting times at the same time as knowing the order, there is an effect of suppressing the customer who gives up the entrance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 Block diagram

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of control

[Figure 3] External view of the device

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 magnetic card device 2 printer 3 display 4 interface 5 storage device section 6 control calculation section 7 power supply section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus and method for issuing a free gift ticket according to a waiting time, which includes a magnetic card device, a printer, a display, an interface and a control calculation unit, a storage device, and a power supply unit.