Point card, point card processing apparatus, and point card system
First Claim
1. A point card which is issued from a provider to a specific customer, and sequentially records service points provided according to considerations such as purchase of commodities, provision of paid services and the like, said point card comprising:
- a customer identification information recording section for recording unrewritable customer identification information;
a service point recording section for recording said service point; and
an information recording section for recording provider information such as an advertisement provided from a provider via a communication network.
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Abstract
A point card system according to the present invention includes a customer ID recording area 20, a service point recording area 24, an information recording area 22, and a browse flag recording area 23. The customer ID recording area 20 records unrewritable customer identification information. The service point recording area 24 records the number of service points. The information recording area 22 records provider information supplied from a provider without physical contacts. The browse flag recording area 23 records a history of provider information browsing. A provider 1 issues a wireless point card 3 to a customer 2. The provider 1 is provided with a wireless transceiver 8 and a card reader/writer 5. The system supplies provider information to the customer by radio and detects browse history information for providing an additional profit returning service.
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20 Claims
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1. A point card which is issued from a provider to a specific customer, and sequentially records service points provided according to considerations such as purchase of commodities, provision of paid services and the like, said point card comprising:
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a customer identification information recording section for recording unrewritable customer identification information;
a service point recording section for recording said service point; and
an information recording section for recording provider information such as an advertisement provided from a provider via a communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 16, 18)
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7. A point card processing apparatus for use with a point card which is issued from a provider to a specific customer and sequentially records service points provided according to considerations such as purchase of commodities, provision of paid services and the like, said point card processing apparatus comprising:
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a card reader/writer for reading a recorded service point and recording a newly provided service point; and
provider information transmission means for providing said point card with provider information such as an advertisement via a communication network, wherein said reader/writer reads said recorded service point from said point card presented by a customer and detects browse history information recorded when a customer browses said provider information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A point card system comprising:
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a point card issued from a provider to a specific customer having a customer identification information recording section for recording unrewritable customer identification information, a service point recording section for recording the number of service points, and an information recording section for recording provider information provided from a provider;
an information provision apparatus for providing said provider with said provider information such as an advertisement via a communication network;
and a card reader/writer for reading said service point recorded in said point recording section and recording a service point newly added according to a consideration with respect to said point card presented by a customer upon purchase of commodities and the like, wherein said information recording section of said point card records said provider information provided from said provider to a customer by means of said information provision apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20)
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