Apparatus for settling transactions with card
First Claim
1. A point of sales apparatus for settling customer transactions using a card having data about a customer'"'"'s identification data, cumulative service points and the customer'"'"'s anniversary dates, the apparatus comprising:
- an automatic card reader having a reader that reads information from said card and a writer that writes information to the card; and
a controller that issues normal service points in accordance with the customer'"'"'s purchase amount by directing said automatic card reader to write a new total amount of service points to said card, said controller further issuing additional service points, in addition to the normal service points, if a present date matches the customer'"'"'s anniversary date recorded on the card by instructing said automatic card reader to write a new total of service points on the card.
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Abstract
A card terminal for settling transactions with a prepaid card or a credit card using comprising a card reader for reading data out of the card, a data writer for writing data on the card, a display for indicating the customer'"'"'s data, transaction data, and stamp points, and a keyboard for inputting sales data, customer'"'"'s data, or stamp point data. The card terminal has at least one of the functions from among inquiring about the transaction, cancellation of the transaction, purchase of commodities, calculation of the service points in accordance with an amount of transaction, display of the personal anniversary of the customer, and writing the details of a transaction, the service points, or personal data, even if the card is prepaid card or a credit card. The service point can be increased in accordance with the convenience of the stores, such as a bonus sales and customer'"'"'s anniversary, by setting a multiple at the card terminal. These multiple functions are automatically and systematically achieved, to realize improved service and quick efficient business.
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19 Claims
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1. A point of sales apparatus for settling customer transactions using a card having data about a customer'"'"'s identification data, cumulative service points and the customer'"'"'s anniversary dates, the apparatus comprising:
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an automatic card reader having a reader that reads information from said card and a writer that writes information to the card; and a controller that issues normal service points in accordance with the customer'"'"'s purchase amount by directing said automatic card reader to write a new total amount of service points to said card, said controller further issuing additional service points, in addition to the normal service points, if a present date matches the customer'"'"'s anniversary date recorded on the card by instructing said automatic card reader to write a new total of service points on the card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A point of sales apparatus for settling customer transactions using a card having a customer'"'"'s private data including past transaction data, the apparatus comprising:
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an automatic card reader having a reader that reads data from the card and a writer that writes information to the card; a data storage that stores the data read from the card; a display that displays the past transaction data read from the card; and a controller that cancels specific transaction information selected from the past transaction data displayed on the display. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A point of sales apparatus for settling customer transactions using a card having a customer'"'"'s private data including an accumulated service points, the apparatus comprising:
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an automatic card reader having a reader that reads data from a customer'"'"'s card and a writer that writes data to the card; a storage unit that stores the data read from the card; an input unit that inputs data concerning an amount of a transaction; a write controller that directs said automatic card reader to write data onto the card; multiple setting means for setting a multiple to calculate service points according to the amount of a transaction; a controller, responsive to the recorded data, that calculates service points in accordance with the amount of the transaction and adds the points to cumulative points in the card, by communicating with said write controller, prior to ejecting the card from the apparatus, said controller issuing increased service points according to the multiple and adding the increased points to the cumulative points. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for point-of-sales settlement of customer transactions, comprising the steps of:
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reading information encoded on a card presented by a customer for settlement of a purchase, the information including a total amount of service points accumulated from past transactions and an anniversary date; issuing normal service points corresponding to the purchase by writing a new total amount of service points to the card, the new total amount of service points reflecting the normal service points and the total amount of service points accumulated from past transactions; and issuing additional service points by writing a new total amount of service points to the card when the anniversary date matches a present date, the new total amount of service points reflecting the additional service points and the total amount of service points accumulated from past transactions.
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19. A computer-readable medium encoded with a program for point-of-sales settlement of customer transactions, said program comprising the functions of:
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reading information encoded on a card presented by a customer for settlement of a purchase, the information including a total amount of service points accumulated from past transactions and an anniversary date; issuing normal service points corresponding to the purchase by writing a new total amount of service points to the card, the new total amount of service points reflecting the normal service points and the total amount of service points accumulated from past transactions; and issuing additional service points by writing a new total amount of service points to the card when the anniversary date matches a present date, the new total amount of service points reflecting the additional service points and the total amount of service points accumulated from past transactions.
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