Method of and apparatus for managing privilege points, and computer product
First Claim
1. A privilege point managing method of accumulating and managing privilege points that are obtained by a user when the user buys a commodity or receives a service and of giving various privileges to the user in accordance with the number of accumulated points, the method comprising:
- inputting personal information of the user and receipt ID information described in a receipt obtained by the user when the user buys the commodity or receives the service;
obtaining privilege point information of the user based on the input personal information of the user, and obtaining privilege point information of the receipt based on the input receipt ID information; and
changing the privilege point information of the user based on the privilege point information of the receipt.
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Abstract
ID informing described in a receipt which is issued by a store and obtained by a user is input from a user terminal apparatus and sent to a point server through a network. The point server request sales informing in the store from the POS server based on the received receipt ID information. The POS server receives the sales informing from the store, and accumulates privilege point information. The POS server sends the privilege point information in accordance with a request from the point server. The point server adds (totalizes) the received privilege point information to the currently accumulated privilege points of the user.
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15 Claims
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1. A privilege point managing method of accumulating and managing privilege points that are obtained by a user when the user buys a commodity or receives a service and of giving various privileges to the user in accordance with the number of accumulated points, the method comprising:
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inputting personal information of the user and receipt ID information described in a receipt obtained by the user when the user buys the commodity or receives the service;
obtaining privilege point information of the user based on the input personal information of the user, and obtaining privilege point information of the receipt based on the input receipt ID information; and
changing the privilege point information of the user based on the privilege point information of the receipt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A privilege point managing method of accumulating and managing privilege points that are obtained by a user when the user buys a commodity or receives a service and of giving various privileges to the user in accordance with the number of accumulated points, the method comprising:
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inputting personal information of the user;
obtaining privilege point information of the user based on the input personal information;
informing the user of the number of usable points based on the obtained privilege point information of the user;
inputting use-desiring information including the number of points that the user desires to use within a limit of the number of usable points; and
issuing privilege point utilizing ID information that corresponds to the input use-desiring information. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A computer program containing instructions which when executed on a computer causes the computer to realize a privilege point managing method of accumulating and managing privilege points that are obtained by a user when the user buys a commodity or receives a service and of giving various privileges to the user in accordance with the number of accumulated points, the method comprising:
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inputting personal information of the user and receipt ID information described in a receipt obtained by the user when the user buys the commodity or receives the service;
obtaining privilege point information of the user based on the input personal information of the user, and obtaining privilege point information of the receipt based on the input receipt ID information; and
changing the privilege point information of the user based on the privilege point information of the receipt. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A computer program containing instructions which when executed on a computer causes the computer to realize a privilege point managing method of accumulating and managing privilege points that are obtained by a user when the user buys a commodity or receives a service and of giving various privileges to the user in accordance with the number of accumulated points, the method comprising:
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inputting personal information of the user;
obtaining privilege point information of the user based on the input personal information;
informing the user of the number of usable points based on the obtained privilege point information of the user;
inputting use-desiring information including the number of points that the user desires to use within a limit of the number of usable points; and
issuing privilege point utilizing ID information that corresponds to the input use-desiring information. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A privilege point managing apparatus which manages privilege points that are obtained by a user when the user buys a commodity or receives a service and of giving various privileges to the user in accordance with the number of accumulated points, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiving unit which receives personal information of the user and receipt ID information described in a receipt obtained by the user when the user buys the commodity or receives the service;
a user privilege point information obtaining unit which obtains privilege point information of the user based on the input personal information of the user;
a receipt privilege point information obtaining unit which obtains privilege point information of the receipt based on the input receipt ID information; and
a point information changing unit which changes the privilege point information of the user based on the privilege point information of the receipt. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A privilege point managing apparatus which manages privilege points that are obtained by a user when the user buys a commodity or receives a service and of giving various privileges to the user in accordance with the number of accumulated points, the apparatus comprising:
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a personal information receiving unit which receives personal information of the user;
a privilege point information obtaining unit which obtains privilege point information of the user based on the input personal information;
an informing unit which informs the user of the number of usable points based on the obtained privilege point information of the user;
a use-desiring information receiving unit which receives use-desiring information including the number of points that the user desires to use within a limit of the number of usable points; and
an issuing unit which issues privilege point utilizing ID information that corresponds to the input use-desiring information. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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