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Apparatus for settling transactions with card
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1996-03-20
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Granted: 2000-01-11
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Expires: 2016-03-20
Abstract
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.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsumi Shimada
- 👤 Rieko Asai
- 👤 Chizuo Suzuki
- 👤 Seiji Mori
- 👤 Kyouko Terada
- 👤 Asako Haseba
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 23:06
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/10; G07F7/1008; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/04; G06Q20/047; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/34; G06Q20/341; G06Q20/342; G06Q20/346; G06Q20/357; G06Q20/3576; G06Q20/38; G06Q20/387; G06Q20/389; G07F7/02; G07F7/025; G07G; G07G1/00; G07G1/0036; G07G1/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
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.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
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.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
78 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein: the card contains a cumulative total service points earned by the customer; the automatic card reader reads the cumulative service points of the card; the controller calculates additional service points to be issued based on the amount of a current transaction; and the automatic card reader writes a new cumulative total service points equal to the prior cumulative total service points plus the additional service points into the card.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein: the controller sets an optional rate for issuing points.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, further comprising: a display that displays a message recognizing the customer's anniversary date when the present date matches the customer's anniversary date.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, further comprising: a sound synthesizer that synthesizes music based on music data; and a speaker for emitting music, wherein: said controller selects music data suitable for the anniversary date of the customer and transmits the same to the sound synthesizer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein: the card is a magnetic card.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein: the card is a magnetooptic card.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein: the card is an integrated circuit card.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
87 words
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: 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.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
87 words
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: 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.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 9, wherein: the card is a magnetic card.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 9, wherein: the card is a magnetooptic card.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 9, wherein: the card is an integrated circuit card.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
166 words
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: 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.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
166 words
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: 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.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 13, wherein: said controller sets an optional rate for issuing points.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 13, wherein: the card is a magnetic card.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 13, wherein: the card is an integrated circuit card.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 13, wherein: the card is a magnetooptic card.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
135 words
A method for point-of-sales settlement of customer transactions, comprising the steps of: 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.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
135 words
A method for point-of-sales settlement of customer transactions, comprising the steps of: 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.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
142 words
A computer-readable medium encoded with a program for point-of-sales settlement of customer transactions, said program comprising the functions of: 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.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
142 words
A computer-readable medium encoded with a program for point-of-sales settlement of customer transactions, said program comprising the functions of: 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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