Points trading service method and system therefor
First Claim
1. A points trading service method, the method comprising the step of:
- receiving through a telecommunications network a request for trading points a customer gets from a member shop, and carrying out a transaction corresponding to the request for trading points with at least one other customer.
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Abstract
A points trading service method is provided and includes the steps of (a) collecting information on a customers'"'"' trading points total from a member shop and storing the information in a customer database; (b) receiving information on a points trade request from a customer; and (c) trading points with other customers according to the points trade request. According to the method of the present invention, a customer can redeem a small amount of points into cash and exchange the points the user does not want to use for other points. Upon collecting trading points, a customer can also use the cyber money or points at a plurality of member shops. Therefore, when the method according to the present invention is applied, Internet business marketing and cyber money use can be extended and promoted.
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42 Claims
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1. A points trading service method, the method comprising the step of:
receiving through a telecommunications network a request for trading points a customer gets from a member shop, and carrying out a transaction corresponding to the request for trading points with at least one other customer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A points trading service method, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) collecting information regarding a customers'"'"' trading points portfolio from member shops and storing the information in a customer database;
(b) receiving information on a points trade request from a customer; and
(c) initiating a trading points transaction with at least one other customer according to the received points trade request. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A points trading service method, the method comprising the steps of:
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collecting information regarding a customers'"'"' trading points portfolio from member shops and storing the information in a customer database sending information on the customer'"'"'s trading points and exchange rates stored in the customer database;
receiving a points trade request from the customer; and
transacting customer'"'"'s points according to the received trade request. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A points trade service method, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request to buy trading points from a customer;
buying trading points corresponding to the request; and
updating a customer database according to a result from the buying process, and sending the result to a member shop that corresponds to the trading points. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A points trading service apparatus for providing a points trading service through a telecommunications network, the apparatus comprising:
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an information collecting unit for collecting information on a customers'"'"' trading points from a plurality of member shops;
a customer database for storing the information on the customers'"'"' trading points received from the member shops;
a transaction processing unit for receiving information on a points trade request from a customer, and processing a trading point transaction with at least one other customer according points trade request; and
a transaction database for storing information on the points trade request sent from the customer and a result of processing transactions. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A points trading service system wherein a points trading service is provided through a telecommunications network, the points trading service system comprising:
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a telecommunications network;
a customer computer for sending information on a points trade request;
a member shop computer for providing customer'"'"'s points through the telecommunications network; and
a service providing server for storing the customer'"'"'s points received from the member shop computer, receiving information on the point trade request from the customer, and processing point transactions with other customers according to the received trade request information.
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40. A computer program product for enabling a computer to execute a points trading transaction, comprising:
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software instructions for enabling the computer to perform predetermined operations, and a computer readable medium bearing the software instructions;
said predetermined operations including the steps of;
collecting information on a customer'"'"'s trading points from a member shop;
storing at the computer a record of the collected information for each customer;
receiving information on a points trade request from a customer'"'"'s computer;
executing a trading transaction upon receiving the customer'"'"'s trade request by trading points with at least one other customer;
calculating the customer'"'"'s trading point balance once the transaction has been processed; and
sending the customer'"'"'s final trading point balance to a customer database and the appropriate member shop. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42)
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