JP4064136B2 - Point card and its printing device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a point card and its printing device, and more particularly to a point card and its printing device for printing points according to the amount of money when purchasing a product or the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A conventional point card will be outlined with reference to FIG.
FIG. 5 is a plan view of the point card 1. The point card 1 is used not only for general retail stores but also for rental stores and specialty stores, and the membership number is printed on the front side. It has an area 2, an issue date print area 3, a last use date print area 4, a usage count print area 5, a current point print area 6, a cumulative point print area 7, and a magnetic recording area 8 on the back side thereof. .
[0003]
A heating layer is formed on the surface of the point card 1, and this heating layer reversibly changes between a transparent state and a non-transparent state in accordance with the temperature of printing heating, whereby the last use date printing area 4, In the use count printing area 5, the current point printing area 6, and the accumulated point printing area 7, the previous various data and point data are updated, and new point data can be printed. Of course, any printing method capable of updating the display contents each time can be adopted.
[0004]
In the point card 1 having such a configuration, for example, at the time of purchase of a product, a receipt 9 is issued as the amount is paid, and the use count 10, point count 11 and cumulative point count 12 are updated by a reader / writer or the like. And the data is stored in the magnetic recording area 8.
[0005]
The receipt 9 itself is necessary as a proof of the purchase history of the product, but it is often unnecessary once the contents are confirmed, and the contents of the receipt 9 together with the point card 1 while holding the product. There is a problem that it is difficult to see and manage.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been considered in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a point card and a printing apparatus for the same that can print receipt data as well as various point data in the point card.
[0007]
Another object of the present invention is to provide a point card that does not require a receipt and serves as a valve for the purchase of a product purchaser, and a printing apparatus for the point card.
[0008]
Another object of the present invention is to provide a point card and a printing apparatus for the same that can display the receipt data on the point card without issuing an extra receipt for a purchaser who does not require a receipt.
[0009]
It is another object of the present invention to provide a point card and a printing apparatus for the same that can reduce the cost of a retail store without issuing an extra receipt for a purchaser who does not require a receipt.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
That is, the present invention, attention is paid to be displayed printed on the receipt data also point card along with the point data, the first aspect of the present invention, the current and the number of points was depending on the payment of the amount, and the number of accumulated points , A product name printing area for printing a product name as receipt data of the money amount, and a money amount printing area for printing an amount corresponding to the product printed in the product name printing area When, characterized in that the amount and the total print area sum for printing the print area on the printing has been amounts, have a, and the total number of points of the current and the print area to the total amount of printing of this was made possible verification Point card.
[0011]
A list of exchange products provided in accordance with the cumulative number of points can be printed.
[0012]
The second invention, the amount this time and the number of points were depending on payment, a printing apparatus of a point card for printing and the number of accumulated points, and as receipt data of the amount,
The product name, the amount corresponding to the product printed on the product name, and the total amount printed on the sum of the amount printed on this amount are printed on the point card, and the total amount and the current point The point card printing device is characterized in that the number can be collated.
[0013]
In the point card and the printing apparatus according to the present invention, since the receipt data is printed on the point card and displayed together with the point data, the receipt is unnecessary and the point data and the receipt data are not issued without issuing an extra receipt. Can be confirmed on a single point card, and management is easy.
[0014]
In particular, according to the first invention, since both the point data and the receipt data are displayed on one point card, it is possible to easily compare the purchase amount with the points.
[0015]
Further, according to the second invention, since the receipt data is merely displayed on the point card without issuing a receipt, it is possible to contribute to cost reduction without wasting receipt paper. Of course, if there is a request from the purchaser, a receipt can be issued separately from the update printing of the point card.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, the point card system 20 equipped with the point card and the printing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. However, the same parts as those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.
FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a point card system 20, and the point card system 20 includes a register 21 and a point card 22.
[0017]
The register 21 includes a CPU 23, a ROM 24, a RAM 25, a scanner 26 for reading a barcode, a display 27, a hard disk 28, a printer 29 for a receipt 9, a keyboard 30, a reader / writer 31 (point card). 22 printing devices), and can be connected to an external host computer (not shown) as required.
[0018]
By inserting the point card 22 into the reader / writer 31, the reader / writer 31 can read the data on the point card 22 or write necessary data (receipt data and point data) on the point card 22.
[0019]
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing each area to be printed on the surface of the point card 22. The point card 22 has the same member number printing area 2, issue date printing area 3 as the point card 1 (FIG. 5). In addition to a last use date printing area 4, a usage frequency printing area 5, a current point printing area 6, a cumulative point printing area 7, and a magnetic recording area 8, a receipt data printing area 32 is provided.
[0020]
The receipt data printing area 32 has the same contents as the contents printed and displayed on the receipt 9 (FIG. 5). The product name printing area 33, the amount printing area 34, the purchase point printing area 35, A subtotal print area 36, a consumption tax print area 37, and a total print area 38 are provided.
[0021]
FIG. 3 is a plan view of the point card 40 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The point card 40 has a replacement product name printing area 41 in addition to the printing area of the point card 22.
[0022]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the register 21 and the point card 22 in the point card system 20. In step S1, the register 21 calculates the purchase amount and processes sales data, that is, receipt data.
In step S2, points corresponding to the amount of money are calculated, and the current and cumulative points are calculated.
[0023]
Further, in step S3, the reader / writer 31 prints the last use date printing area 4, the usage count printing area 5, the current point printing area 6 and the accumulated point printing area 7 of the point card 22 inserted therein, and also prints the receipt data. The product name printing area 33, the amount printing area 34, the purchase point printing area 35, the subtotal printing area 36, the consumption tax printing area 37, and the total printing area 38 in the area 32 are printed.
The point card 40 shown in FIG. 3 also prints the contents of the exchange product name print area 41, and displays a list of product names that can be exchanged when the cumulative number of points 12 reaches a predetermined number of points. . Further, if necessary, it is possible to display only exchangeable product names based on the total number of points 12, or draw a special attention line (not shown).
[0024]
Thus, the purchaser of the product confirms the receipt data only by looking at the point card 22 (or the point card 40), and the number of points corresponding to this purchase amount (total value in the total print area 38) is 11 even without the receipt 9. Can be confirmed whether or not is entered in the current point print area 6 and the accumulated point print area 7.
Of course, if the receipt 9 is necessary according to the purchaser's request, the receipt 9 can be printed and issued by the printer 29 in the same manner as in the past, in addition to the above-described operation.
[0025]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, since both point data and receipt data can be printed and displayed on one point card, the point card can be used for sales promotion without issuing an extra receipt. Can do.
Further, the purchaser of the product can easily check whether or not the number of points corresponding to the purchase amount is printed in the current point print area and the accumulated point print area without looking at the point card.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a point card system 20 equipped with a point card 22 and its printing device (reader / writer 31) according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing each area to be printed on the surface of the point card 22;
FIG. 3 is a plan view of a point card 40 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the register 21 and the point card 22 in the point card system 20;
FIG. 5 is a plan view of a conventional point card 1. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 point card (Figure 5)
2 Member number print area 3 Issue date print area 4 Last use date print area 5 Use count print area 6 Current point print area 7 Cumulative point print area 8 Magnetic recording area 9 Receipt 10 Use count 11 Point number 12 Cumulative point number 20 Point card System (Figure 1)
21 register 22 point card (first embodiment, FIG. 2)
23 CPU
24 ROM
25 RAM
26 scanner 27 display 28 hard disk 29 printer 30 keyboard 31 reader / writer (printing device for point cards 22 and 40, first embodiment, FIG. 1)
32 Receipt data printing area 33 Product name printing area 34 Amount printing area 35 Purchase point printing area 36 Subtotal printing area 37 Consumption tax printing area 38 Total printing area 40 Point card (second embodiment, FIG. 3)
41 Replacement product name printing area

Claims (3)

Amount of money this time and the number of points was depending on the payment of, a point card for printing and the number of accumulated points, the,
As receipt data of the amount ,
Product name printing area for printing the product name, amount printing area for printing the amount corresponding to the product printed in this product name printing area, and total printing area for printing the total amount of money printed in this amount printing area point card, characterized in that the, have a, and the total number of points of the current and the print area to the total amount of printing of this was made possible match. 2. A point card and a printing apparatus therefor according to claim 1, wherein a list of exchange commodities provided according to the total number of points is printed. Amount of money this time and the number of points was depending on the payment of, a printing apparatus of the point card for printing and the number of accumulated points, the,
As receipt data of the amount ,
The product name, the amount corresponding to the product printed on the product name, and the total amount printed on the total amount printed on this amount are printed on the point card, and the total amount and the current point A point card printer capable of checking a number .

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