Point management program provision server and apparatus
First Claim
1. A point management program for causing a portable terminal to execute a point management method, the portable terminal comprising a data input unit for inputting data, a data output unit for outputting data, a data storage unit for recording customer ID data and point data, and a program execution unit, wherein the point management method comprises the steps of:
- outputting the recorded customer ID data through the data output unit;
receiving customer ID data and point data through the data input unit;
comparing the received customer ID data with the recorded customer ID;
updating the recorded point data using the received point data when a customer ID in the received customer ID data is authenticated; and
storing the updated point data including the customer ID in the data storage unit.
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Abstract
There is provided a point service system that performs customer information analysis and point management in real time at a low cost, using a cellular phone terminal of a customer. Point management and calculation for the customer information analysis are performed inside the cellular phone terminal of the customer. At a time of purchase, purchase data including at least a customer ID is encrypted and input into the cellular phone terminal, and data updating is performed inside the cellular phone terminal. With this arrangement, a shop does not need to bear a communication cost and the system can be introduced at the low cost. The customer does not need to bear the communication cost, either. Since data management by a server is not always necessary, there is no need to disclose privacy data of the customer. The customer thus can readily take part in the system.
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20 Claims
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1. A point management program for causing a portable terminal to execute a point management method, the portable terminal comprising a data input unit for inputting data, a data output unit for outputting data, a data storage unit for recording customer ID data and point data, and a program execution unit, wherein the point management method comprises the steps of:
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outputting the recorded customer ID data through the data output unit;
receiving customer ID data and point data through the data input unit;
comparing the received customer ID data with the recorded customer ID;
updating the recorded point data using the received point data when a customer ID in the received customer ID data is authenticated; and
storing the updated point data including the customer ID in the data storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A point management method using a portable terminal comprising a step of:
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inputting into a terminal of a cellular phone output coded data including a customer ID and point data, generated at a shop terminal, the customer ID being presented to the shop terminal for storage in the cellular phone;
wherein the cellular phone terminal authenticates the customer ID included in the output coded data using a customer ID stored in a storage unit therein, adds the point data included in the output coded data to point data stored in the storage unit when the authentication is determined to be valid, conducts customer information analysis, and updates a loyal customer rank stored in the storage unit and records the updated loyal customer rank, and displays point data and the loyal customer rank stored in the storage unit according to a command of a user.
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