WO2005057452A1

WO2005057452A1 - Mileage managing system using identification number of mobile communication terminal and so on

Info

Publication number: WO2005057452A1
Application number: PCT/KR2004/003269
Authority: WO
Inventors: Young-Hoon Kim
Original assignee: Young-Hoon Kim
Priority date: 2003-12-12
Filing date: 2004-12-13
Publication date: 2005-06-23

Abstract

The present invention discloses a mileage managing system using an identification number of a mobile communication terminal and so on which can provide mileage accumulation, use and inquiry services to a subscriber by using an identification number of a subscriber terminal. The mileage managing system using the identification number of the mobile communication terminal and so on includes a member store terminal for generating an approval request data including a service code having an identification number of a subscriber and a prefix, and an identification number of a member store, transmitting the generated data, and receiving an approval result data, a network system for receiving the approval request data, reading part of the prefix, transmitting the approval request data according to the reading result, receiving the approval result data, and transmitting the received data, and a mileage server for receiving the approval request data, reading mileage information of the subscriber corresponding to the identification number of the subscriber, processing a mileage corresponding to the identification number of the member store in the mileage information according to the prefix, generating the approval result data including the processing result, and transmitting the generated data.

Description

MILEAGE MANAGING SYSTEM USING IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND SO ON

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a mileage managing system, and more particularly to, a mileage managing system using an identification number of a mobile communication terminal and so on which can provide mileage accumulation, use and inquiry services to a subscriber by using an identification number of a subscriber terminal.

BACKGROUND ART In general, a mileage service is a point service system for managing clients, facilitating purchase of the clients and inducing continuous purchase of the clients. The mileage service is also used to manage the clients through a client DB. Recently, many companies adopt an accumulation compensation method for providing a predetermined ratio of mileage to clients joining as their members (or subscribers) according to a purchase price, and compensating the clients satisfying a predetermined level for the mileage. That is, the clients must collect the mileage over predetermined points to use the mileage. Most of the clients fail to collect the mileage over the predetermined points. The scale of the unusable mileage cannot be precisely measured because it is a business secret of each company. However, it is inferred that a large scale of mileage market exists and most of the mileage is stored away. The mileage is classified into an integrated mileage (for example, OK cash-back) less limited in accumulation and using place, and an independent mileage (for example, E-kolon card) usable in corresponding stores or member stores. The general mileage service provides mileage accumulation and use services through a predetermined card. Therefore, the user must carry and suggest the mileage card to accumulate or use the mileage. The general mileage service, especially, the independent mileage service independently builds and manages the mileage system. Accordingly, building expenses and personnel expenses for the mileage system considerably increase. In the general mileage service, when the user is a subscriber of a plurality of mileage service cards and/or mileage services, he/she cannot remember mileage information of each mileage service. Moreover, the user is not provided with mileage information for efficiently using the mileage. If the company providing the mileage service directly provides its subscribers with the previously-accumulated mileage information, managing expenses may seriously increase. The general mileage service, especially, the integrated mileage service does not efficiently induce the clients to revisit the specific member store. Thus, the member stores require the independent mileage service. As a result, advantages of the integrated mileage service and the independent mileage service are not appropriately utilized. In addition, the general mileage service does not provide an advertisement (or event) method for the whole or individual member stores using information of subscribers.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention is achieved to solve the above problems. An object of the present invention is to provide a mileage managing system using an identification number of a mobile communication terminal and so on which allows a user to accumulate, use and refer to a mileage without carrying a mileage card. Another object of the present invention is to provide a mileage managing system using an identification number of a mobile communication terminal and so on which can easily manage a mileage by using a service code including an identification number of a user (and/or subscriber) and a prefix. Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a mileage managing system using an identification number of a mobile communication terminal and so on which can cut down expenses by collectively managing the whole mileage information of users, instead of directly managing the system by member stores. Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a mileage managing system using an identification number of a mobile communication terminal and so on which can manage mileage information of users (and/or subscribers), so that users do not have to remember the whole mileage and companies do not have to individually provide the mileage information. Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a mileage managing system using an identification number of a mobile communication terminal and so on which can efficiently induce subscribers to revisit member stores (or individual member store) by providing the whole mileage information of the subscribers. Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a mileage managing system using an identification number of a mobile communication terminal and so on which can provide advertisement data for whole or individual member stores by using information (mileage information) of subscribers. Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a mileage managing system using an identification number of a mobile communication terminal and so on which can identify membership and provide advertisement for member stores by transmitting membership display information of the member stores to a subscriber terminal. Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a mileage managing system using an identification number of a mobile communication terminal and so on which can provide mileage accumulation, use and inquiry services by using terminals previously installed in member stores. In order to achieve the above-described objects of the invention, there is provided a mileage managing system using an identification number of a mobile communication terminal and so on, including: a member store terminal for generating an approval request data including a service code having an identification number of a subscriber and a mileage prefix, and an identification number of a member store, transmitting the generated data to a network system, and receiving an approval result data from the network system; a network system for receiving the approval request data from the member store terminal, reading part of the prefix, transmitting the approval request data to a mileage server according to the reading result, receiving the approval result data from the mileage server, and transmitting the received data to the member store terminal; and a mileage server for receiving the approval request data from the network system, reading mileage information of the subscriber corresponding to the identification number of the subscriber, processing a mileage corresponding to the identification number of the member store in the mileage information according to the prefix, generating the approval result data including the processing result, and transmitting the generated data to the network system. According to another aspect of the present invention, a mileage managing system using an identification number of a mobile communication terminal and so on includes: a member store terminal for accessing a network system by a phone number of the network system for an approval request, transmitting at least an identification number of a subscriber and/or a mileage prefix, and receiving an approval result from the network system; a network system connected to the member store terminal by a phone number of the member store terminal, for generating an approval request data including the identification number of the subscriber and/or the prefix received from the member store terminal, and an identification number of a member store corresponding to the phone number of the member store terminal, transmitting the generated data to a mileage server, receiving an approval result data from the mileage server, and transmitting the received approval result; and a mileage server for receiving the approval request data from the network system, reading mileage information of the subscriber corresponding to the identification number of the subscriber, processing a mileage corresponding to the identification number of the member store in the mileage information according to the prefix, generating the approval result data including the processing result, and transmitting the generated data to the network system. Preferably, the prefix corresponds to the phone number of the network system, and the network system generates the prefix corresponding to the phone number accessing the member store terminal and adds the generated prefix to the approval request data. Preferably, the prefix includes at least one of an accumulation command, a use command and an inquiry command for a mileage. Preferably, when the prefix is the accumulation command, the member store terminal additionally transmits an accumulation price to the network system, and the mileage server adds a mileage equivalent to a predetermined accumulation ratio of the accumulation price to the mileage corresponding to the identification number of the member store. Preferably, when the prefix is the use command, the member store terminal additionally transmits a settlement price to the network system, and the mileage server subtracts a mileage equivalent to the settlement price from the mileage corresponding to the identification number of the member store. Preferably, the member store terminal additionally transmits a password to the network system, and the mileage server compares the received password with the previously-stored password of the subscriber, and processes the mileage corresponding to the identification number of the member store according to the comparison result. Preferably, when the prefix is the inquiry command, the mileage server adds the current mileage corresponding to the identification number of the member store to the approval result data. Preferably, the mileage managing system further includes a subscriber terminal for receiving the mileage information of the subscriber of the member store from the mileage server. Preferably, the mileage server additionally transmits membership display information of the member store to the subscriber terminal. Preferably, the mileage server additionally transmits advertisement data for the member store to the subscriber terminal. Preferably, the mileage server additionally transmits call back URL of the member store to the subscriber terminal. Preferably, the identification number of the subscriber includes an intrinsic number of the subscriber terminal.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention will become better understood with reference to the accompanying drawings which are given only by way of illustration and thus are not limitative of the present invention, wherein: Fig. 1 is a structure view illustrating a mileage managing system using an identification number of a mobile communication terminal and so on in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 2 is an exemplary view illustrating a service code of Fig. 1 ; Fig. 3 is an exemplary view illustrating mileage information of Fig. 1 ; Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing sequential steps of a mileage managing method using an identification number of a mobile communication terminal and so on in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 5 is a structure view illustrating a mileage managing system using an identification number of a mobile communication terminal and so on in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention; and Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing sequential steps of a mileage managing method using an identification number of a mobile communication terminal and so on in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A mileage managing system using an identification number of a mobile communication terminal and so on in accordance with the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Fig. 1 is a structure view illustrating a mileage managing system in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Fig. 1 , the mileage managing system 10 includes a member store terminal 2 for transmitting an approval request data including a service code having an identification number of a subscriber and a mileage prefix, and an identification number of a member store through a predetermined network 3, a value added network (VAN) server 4 for receiving the approval request data from the member store terminal 2, reading the service code, transmitting the approval request data to a mileage server 5 through the network 3, receiving an approval result data from the mileage server 5, and transmitting the received data to the member store terminal 2 through the network 3, and a mileage server 5 for reading the previously-stored mileage information of the subscriber corresponding to the identification number of the subscriber, processing the mileage information of the subscriber according to the prefix, generating the approval result data, and transmitting the generated data to the VAN server 4 so that the data can be transmitted to the member store terminal 2. In detail, a mobile communication terminal 1 of the subscriber is provided with an intrinsic number such as a phone number of a cellular phone or a PDA or another identification number (for example, a product serial number) as the identification number of the subscriber. In the case that the subscriber receives a product or service from the member store, pays for the product or service and accumulates the mileage for the price, he/she can use the intrinsic number. According to subscribers, the intrinsic identification numbers include resident registration numbers or passwords including a plurality of ciphers. In addition, combinations of the intrinsic numbers of the mobile communication terminals 1 of the subscribers, the passwords and the resident registration numbers can be used as the identification numbers. The member store terminal 2 can read a card number from a general credit card or membership card. If the subscriber does not carry the card, the member store manager generates the approval request data including the service code, by inputting the intrinsic number of the subscriber by using input buttons (not shown) of the member store terminal 2. Thereafter, the member store terminal 2 receives the approval result data from the VAN server 4, and displays the received data through a predetermined display device (not shown) or a printing device (not shown). In general, the approval request data generated by the member store terminal 2 basically includes a product price and a card number. In accordance with the present invention, the prefix and the identification number of the subscriber are used instead of the card number. The prefix implies a command code indicating mileage accumulation, use and inquiry of the subscriber, and the identification number of the subscriber implies a search means used when the mileage server 5 reads the mileage information of the subscriber. In addition, the approval request data normally includes information (or identification number) of the member store or information (or identification number) of the member store terminal 2. The approval request data can further include a password of the subscriber. Preferably, when the subscriber intends to use the mileage, the password is used to identify the subscriber. In more detail, when the prefix is an accumulation command, the approval request data additionally includes an accumulation price indicating the price of the product which the subscriber purchases in the member store. In the case that the prefix is a use command, the approval request data additionally includes a settlement price indicating a mileage which the user intends to use in the member store. When the prefix is an inquiry command, the subscriber refers to the currently-accumulated mileage, and therefore, the approval request data displays the price of '0' or does not include the price. The structure of the service code will later be explained in detail with reference to Fig. 2. The network 3 means a general network including an exclusive use network for connecting the member store terminal 2 and the VAN server 4, and an internet network for connecting the VAN server 4 and the mileage server 5. The network

3 may include the singe or multiple kinds of networks. Hereinafter, the network 3 and the VAN server 4 can be used as a network system. The VAN server 4 receives the approval request data, decides whether the approval request data relates to the mileage information by reading the service code of the approval request data, more precisely part of the prefix, and transmits the approval request data to the mileage server 5 through the network 3. Thereafter, the VAN server 4 receives the approval result data from the mileage server 5, and transmits the received data to the member store terminal 2 through the network 3. The mileage server 5 extracts the service code from the received approval request data, separates the prefix and the identification number of the subscriber from the service code, searches the subscriber and/or the mileage information of the subscriber corresponding to the identification number of the subscriber from a previously-stored mileage DB 6, and reads the mileage information of the subscriber. In this case, the subscriber is a subscriber qualified for the mileage managing service, by filling in an admission form (registration document) through a wire/wireless web page linked to the mileage server 5 and/or a wire/wireless web page managed by the member store or in the member store, and by passing through a general admission procedure by computerizing the admission form in the member store. The admission procedure essentially includes a step for inputting the identification number by the subscriber (or a step for the mileage server 5 providing the intrinsic identification number to the subscriber). The subscriber can change the identification number by logging in the web page. In addition, the subscriber can be a mileage member through a wire/wireless web page of a member store in which he/she intends to accumulate a mileage, a mileage member of each member store through the wire/wireless web page linked to the mileage server 5, or a mileage member of the whole member stores registered in the mileage server 5. The member store also applies for and registers the mileage managing service by the mileage server 5, by filling in a document through the wire/wireless web page of the mileage server 5 or submitting the document. The member store registers predetermined advertisement data (including event notice, advertisement for the whole or individual member stores, establishment of a new member store in the subscriber's residence, and discount or other kinds of coupons) in the mileage server 5, and transmits the advertisement data to the terminals (or mobile communication terminals 1 ) of the subscribers visiting the member store and accumulating, using or referring to the mileage or the subscribers satisfying a predetermined standard. Here, call back URL of the wire/wireless web site (or web page) of the member store can be transmitted with the advertisement data. When the received prefix is an accumulation command, the mileage server 5 calculates the mileage for the accumulation price according to an accumulation ratio corresponding to the identification number of the member store, adds the calculated mileage to the mileage corresponding to the identification number of the member store in the mileage information of the subscriber, stores the updated mileage, generates the approval result data indicating normal accumulation that is the processing result, and transmits the generated data. Here, the mileage server 5 can transmit the accumulated and updated mileage to the mobile communication terminal 1 of the subscriber through the SMS. When the received prefix is a use command, the mileage server 5 subtracts a mileage equivalent to the settlement price from the mileage of the member store in the mileage information of the subscriber, and generates and transmits the approval result data indicating normal use that is the processing result. Here, when the approval request data includes the password, the mileage server 5 compares the password with the previously-stored password of the subscriber. If the two passwords are identical, the mileage server 5 performs the aforementioned process, and if not, the mileage server 5 stops the procedure, and generates and transmits an approval progress data relating to the invalid password. The mileage server 5 can transmit the used and updated mileage to the mobile communication terminal 1 of the subscriber through the SMS. Especially, in the step for confirming whether the subscriber is the subscriber recorded in the mileage information, the member store manager can identify the subscriber by the SMS displayed on the mobile communication terminal 1 of the subscriber (for example, the front ciphers of the resident registration number, the current mileage, etc.). When the received prefix is an inquiry command, the mileage server 5 extracts the current mileage corresponding to the identification number of the member store from the mileage information of the subscriber, and generates and transmits the approval result data including the current mileage. Fig. 2 is an exemplary view illustrating the service code of Fig. 1. As shown in Fig. 2, the service code includes the prefix and the identification number of the subscriber (the phone number of the mobile communication terminal 1). In detail, the prefix includes five ciphers. For example, the accumulation command is 75997, the use command is 75998 and the inquiry command is 75999. For example, the identification number of the subscriber includes eleven ciphers, namely, the number (three ciphers) of the communication service company (for example, 010, 011 , 016, 018, 017, 019, etc.) and the phone number (eight ciphers) (for example, 234 0234). Since the member store terminal 2 generates the approval request data for sixteen ciphers of card number, defined are sixteen ciphers of service codes such as 7599-7xxx-xxxx-xxxx, 7599-8xxx-xxxx-xxxx and 7599-9xxx-xxxx-xxxx. In addition, the intrinsic number of the subscriber can include fifteen ciphers, namely, the number (two ciphers) of the communication service company such as 10, 11 , 16, 17, 18 and 19, the prefix and the phone number. As described above, the structure and cipher of the service code is variably determined in the state of the used system or mileage server 5. The VAN server 4 reads and confirms the service code, more precisely, part of the prefix, 7599 (same in the three command codes), and transmits the four ciphers of approval request data to the mileage server 5. Fig. 3 is an exemplary view illustrating the mileage information of Fig. 1. As depicted in Fig. 3, the mileage information of the subscriber includes at least the name of the subscriber (substantially, the identification number of the subscriber is included, but the name is illustrated for explanation), the names of the member stores, (substantially, the identification numbers of the member stores are included, but the names are illustrated for explanation), the accumulation ratio of each member store, and the mileage of each member store. As mentioned above, although not illustrated, the mileage information of the subscriber includes the intrinsic number for the search. The member store can be one of a plurality of member stores or a single member store. When the member store is one of the plurality of member stores, the mileage server 5 can store the mileage which the subscriber has accumulated in each member store as well as the mileage which the subscriber has accumulated in the whole member stores, respectively. The mileage server 5 can also store the aforementioned advertisement data, respectively. When the mileage server 5 reads the corresponding mileage information of the subscriber, and when the prefix is the accumulation command, the mileage server 5 calculates the mileage according to the accumulation ratio of the member store, and adds the mileage to the current mileage of the member store. When the prefix is the use command, the mileage server 5 subtracts the mileage equivalent to the settlement price from the mileage of the member store. Since the subscriber can accumulate the mileage in each member store, he/she confirms the mileage of each member store. As a result, the subscriber more visits the member stores to accumulate or use the mileage. In addition, the mileage information stored in the mileage DB 6 can be provided to the subscriber through the wire/wireless web page linked to the mileage server 5. Accordingly, the subscriber can confirm the mileage of each member store through the mileage information. The mileage server 5 manages the whole mileages and subscribers of each member store, so that the member stores do not have to manage the mileage. The mileage server 5 can also provide the mileage information of the whole or specific subscribers of the specific member store to another member store. Here, the mileage server 5 transmits the mileage information of the subscribers of the member store that is one of the plurality of member stores to the terminal 2 or the manager of the specific member store (namely, the member store located in the area which the subscribers frequently visit). The member store manager can transmit the advertisement data for the member store and the mileage information to the subscriber terminals 1 through the SMS by using the information, or provide the event information of the member store to the best subscribers in order to entitle them to many benefits and induce them to revisit the member store. The mileage server 5 can also transmit image display information for identifying the member store to the stored subscribers. Here, the image display information includes a logo, an intrinsic image, an animation, a moving picture and a photograph of the member store. As the image display information displays membership for the member store (as the subscriber suggests the image display information stored in the mobile communication terminal 1 to the member store manager), the member store can obtain additional advertisement effects. Such image display information is a mobile card that can be transmitted merely to the mobile communication terminal through the communication network, replacing a plastic card such as a general membership card. Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing sequential steps of a mileage managing method in accordance with the first embodiment of the present invention. In detail, in S41 , the member store terminal 2 generates the approval request data including at least the identification number of the subscriber, the prefix and the identification number of the member store, and transmits the generated data to the VAN server 4 through the network 3. In S42, the VAN server 4 decides whether the destination of the approval request data is the mileage server 5 by reading the approval request data. Here, as described above, the VAN server 4 wholly or partially reads the prefix of the approval request data. In S43, the VAN server 4 retransmits the approval request data to the mileage server 5 according to the reading result. In S44, the mileage server 5 receives the approval request data and extracts the service code. In S45, the mileage server 5 searches the mileage information of the subscriber corresponding to the identification number of the extracted service code. If the corresponding mileage information exists, the routine goes to S46, and if not, the routine goes to S48, so that the mileage server 5 can generate the approval result data having an error message notifying that the corresponding mileage information does not exist (for example, 'no membership'), and transmit the generated data to the VAN server 4. In S46, the mileage server 5 reads the corresponding mileage information. In S47, the mileage server 5 updates the mileage information by processing the accumulation price and the settlement price included in the approval request data and the accumulation ratio and the mileage included in the mileage information according to the prefix of the service code. Here, if the approval request data includes the password, the mileage server 5 further performs a step for comparing the password with the previously-stored password. In S48, the mileage server 5 generates the approval result data including the approval result (for example, normal accumulation, normal use, deficient mileage, invalid password, etc.) according to the prefix, and transmits the generated data to the VAN server 4. As mentioned above, when the routine goes directly from S45 to S48, the approval result data includes the error message, and thus is different from the approval result data passing through S47. However, for convenience' sake, it is explained that the approval result data is processed in S48. Fig. 5 is a structure view illustrating a mileage managing system in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in Fig. 5, the system 20 includes a member store terminal 21 for collectively or sequentially transmitting an identification number of a subscriber and a mileage processing command (or prefix) through a predetermined telephone network 22, a telephone system 23 for generating an approval request data including at least a service code having the identification number and the processing command (or prefix) received through the telephone network 22, and an identification number of a member store (for example, a phone number of the member store), transmitting the generated data to a mileage server 25 through a network 24, receiving an approval result data from the mileage server 25, and notifying the received data to the member store terminal 21 , and a mileage server 25 for reading the previously-stored mileage information of the subscriber corresponding to the received identification number, processing the mileage information of the subscriber according to the prefix, and transmitting the approval result data to the telephone system 23. In detail, differently from the member store terminal 2 of Fig. 2, the member store terminal 21 includes a general telephone or a telephone providing an one-phone service (wire/wireless phone connection service). The member store terminal 21 can include a display device for displaying text information from the telephone system 23. The telephone network 22 enables communication between the member store terminal 21 and the telephone system 23, and includes a general public switched telephone network (PSTN) and a wireless telephone network. The telephone system 23 provides a general telephone service and an one-phone service, and includes at least a device for receiving data from the member store terminal 21 (for example, an automatic response system) and a communication server (not shown) for interface with the network 24 such as an internet network. The network 24, the mileage server 25 and the mileage DB 26 are identical to the network 3, the mileage server 5 and the mileage DB 6 of Fig. 2. Here, the telephone network 22 and the telephone system 23 can be referred to as a network system. Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing sequential steps of a mileage managing method in accordance with the second embodiment of the present invention. In detail, in S61 , the member store terminal 21 accesses the telephone system 23 through the telephone network 22. For example, the member store manager accesses the telephone system 23 (for example, an automatic response system) by a predetermined phone number by pressing buttons of the member store terminal 21 like a general phone call. The phone number can be a single phone number (for mileage accumulation, use and inquiry) or one of a plurality of phone numbers (corresponding respectively to mileage accumulation, use and inquiry). When the member store terminal 21 accesses the telephone system 23 by the single phone number, the member store manager inputs the prefix (indicating accumulation, use or inquiry) or the processing command (indicating accumulation, use or inquiry), the accumulation price (or settlement price) and the identification number of the subscriber through the member store terminal 21 , and transmits them to the telephone system 23. In the case of the inquiry command, the price is inputted as '0' or not inputted. When the member store terminal 21 accesses the telephone system 23 by one of the plurality of phone numbers, the member store manager inputs the accumulation price and the identification number of the subscriber through the member store terminal 21 , and transmits them to the telephone system 23. The input process can be performed by guide of the automatic response system of the telephone system 23, or the prefix or processing command, the accumulation price and the identification number of the subscriber can be sequentially inputted after the member store terminal 21 accesses the telephone system 23. In the input process, a predetermined password can be inputted. Especially, when the subscriber intends to use the mileage, the password is preferably used to identify the subscriber. In S62, in the single phone number access, the telephone system 23 generates the approval request data including at least the service code having the prefix or processing command and the identification number of the subscriber received from the member store terminal 21 , and the accumulation price or the settlement price. In the case of the inquiry command, the price is inputted as '0' or not inputted. The generated approval request data is identical to the approval request data of Fig. 2. In addition, in the plural phone number access, the telephone system 23 generates the approval request data including at least the service code having the prefix read by the accessed phone number and the identification number of the subscriber, and the accumulation price. The telephone system 23 automatically adds the identification number of the member store (for example, the phone number of the member store terminal 21 ) to the approval request data. S63 to S67 are identical to S43 to S47 of Fig. 4. In S68, the mileage server 25 generates the approval result data including the approval result according to the prefix, and transmits the generated data to the telephone system 23. As described above, when the routine goes directly from S65 to S68, the approval result data includes an error message, and thus is different from the approval result data passing through S67. However, for convenience' sake, it is explained that the approval result data is processed in S68. The telephone system 23 receives the approval result data, and notifies the data to the member store terminal 21 through the automatic response system in the form of voice and/or text. Therefore, the member store manager can confirm the approval result through the member store terminal 21. In accordance with the present invention, the mileage managing system can be comprised of a voice over internet protocol (VolP)-applied terminal as the member store terminal 2 or 21 , the internet, the private IP based network, the PSTN or a combination network thereof, and a controller (for example, MCU, MP, MC, etc.) communicating with the mileage server 5 or 25 by processing the VoIP data. In addition, the mileage managing system can include a POS terminal as the member store terminal 2 or 21 and the VAN server 4, thereby communicating with the mileage server 5 or 25 through the VAN server 4 or directly communicating with the mileage server 5 or 25 through the internet. Moreover, the mileage managing system is accessible to a wireless or infrared settlement system, includes a wireless or infrared transmitter/receiver as the member store terminal 2 or 21 , receives predetermined information (for example, the identification number of the subscriber terminal and/or the prefix) from the subscriber terminal 1 through the wireless or infrared transmitter/receiver, generates the approval request data including the service code and/or the price on the basis of the information, and transmits the generated data to the mileage server 5 or 25 through a network suitable for the wireless or infrared transmitter/receiver. That is, various types of member store terminals can be applied to the mileage managing system. Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, it is understood that the present invention should not be limited to these preferred embodiments but various changes and modifications can be made by one skilled in the art within the spirit and scope of the present invention as hereinafter claimed.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A mileage managing system using an identification number of a mobile communication terminal and so on, comprising: a member store terminal for generating an approval request data including a service code having an identification number of a subscriber and a mileage prefix, and an identification number of a member store, transmitting the generated data to a network system, and receiving an approval result data from the network system; a network system for receiving the approval request data from the member store terminal, reading part of the prefix, transmitting the approval request data to a mileage server according to the reading result, receiving the approval result data from the mileage server, and transmitting the received data to the member store terminal; and a mileage server for receiving the approval request data from the network system, reading mileage information of the subscriber corresponding to the identification number of the subscriber, processing a mileage corresponding to the identification number of the member store in the mileage information according to the prefix, generating the approval result data including the processing result, and transmitting the generated data to the network system.

2. A mileage managing system using an identification number of a mobile communication terminal and so on, comprising: a member store terminal for accessing a network system by a phone number of the network system for an approval request, transmitting at least an identification number of a subscriber and/or a mileage prefix, and receiving an approval result from the network system; a network system connected to the member store terminal by a phone number of the member store terminal, for generating an approval request data including the identification number of the subscriber and/or the prefix received from the member store terminal, and an identification number of a member store corresponding to the phone number of the member store terminal, transmitting the generated data to a mileage server, receiving an approval result data from the mileage server, and transmitting the received approval result; and a mileage server for receiving the approval request data from the network system, reading mileage information of the subscriber corresponding to the identification number of the subscriber, processing a mileage corresponding to the identification number of the member store in the mileage information according to the prefix, generating the approval result data including the processing result, and transmitting the generated data to the network system.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the prefix corresponds to the phone number of the network system, and the network system generates the prefix corresponding to the phone number accessing the member store terminal and adds the generated prefix to the approval request data.

4. The system of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the prefix comprises at least one of an accumulation command, a use command and an inquiry command for a mileage.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein, when the prefix is the accumulation command, the member store terminal additionally transmits an accumulation price to the network system, and the mileage server adds a mileage equivalent to a predetermined accumulation ratio of the accumulation price to the mileage corresponding to the identification number of the member store.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein, when the prefix is the use command, the member store terminal additionally transmits a settlement price to the network system, and the mileage server subtracts a mileage equivalent to the settlement price from the mileage corresponding to the identification number of the member store.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the member store terminal additionally transmits a password to the network system, and the mileage server compares the received password with the previously-stored password of the subscriber, and processes the mileage corresponding to the identification number of the member store according to the comparison result.

8. The system of claim 4, wherein, when the prefix is the inquiry command, the mileage server adds the current mileage corresponding to the identification number of the member store to the approval result data.

9. The system of either claim 1 or 2, further comprising a subscriber terminal for receiving the mileage information of the subscriber of the member store from the mileage server.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the mileage server additionally transmits membership display information of the member store to the subscriber terminal.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the mileage server additionally transmits advertisement data for the member store to the subscriber terminal.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the mileage server additionally transmits call back URL of the member store to the subscriber terminal.

13. The system of either claim 1 or 2, wherein the identification number of the subscriber comprises an intrinsic number of the subscriber terminal.