JPH0212376A - Member control system using card - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To immediately issue a card at low cost by inputting member identification information as well as member information including the available periods of cards, the passwords, etc., at the window and at admission. CONSTITUTION:An information processing system comprises a keyboard input device 1, a display device 2, a disk device 3 which stores the file information including a member control master and an application contents file, a card reader/writer printing device 4 having the writing, reading and printing functions for the private cards, a bar code reading device 5, a printing device 6 which prints out the processing result information including the retrieving result information, and a CPU7. Then the member identification number and the member information including the available periods of cards, the passwords, etc., are inputted at the window and at admission. Thus the card can be immediately issued at the low cost.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a card-based membership management system, and more particularly to a card-based membership management system in which a card is given to a member and the member is managed using the given card.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional card-based member management systems use ID cards of the same format as those used by Hata Bank and credit cards.

When joining, such ID cards are ordered from a vendor and record member information such as member identification information, card validity period, password, etc. When used, the card is read from the card league and the member information of the card is recorded. is entered, and the usage details are registered in the usage details storage file using the membership information of that card.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The conventional card-based member management system described above uses an ID card that is the same type as a bank or credit card, so to prevent crime, a card that cannot be written on normally is used, making it difficult for merchants to use the card. Since it is necessary to place an order and record member information such as member identification information, card validity period, and password, the card creation process takes time and is expensive.

Furthermore, since the card used is made of plastic or the like, there is a drawback that usage details cannot be printed on the card.

The purpose of the present invention is to be able to immediately issue a card by entering member information including member identification information, card validity period, password, etc. at the counter at the time of joining, and to be inexpensive as paper can be used. Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a member management system using a card, in which usage details can be printed on the card at the time of use.

[Means to solve the problem]

The card-based membership management system of the present invention includes a keyboard input device for inputting key information, a display device for displaying various information for confirmation by the user, and storing file information including a membership management master and a usage content file. A disk device, a card reader/writer/printer device that has write, read, and print functions for private cards, a barcode reader that reads barcode information attached to products, etc., and a barcode reader that reads information on processing results including search result information. An information processing system equipped with a printing device that outputs printouts, and a central processing unit that connects and controls each of the devices and performs various information processing, (A) At the time of membership, member identification is performed from the keyboard input device. After inputting member information including information, card validity period, password, etc., displaying and confirming the member information on the display device, registering the member information in the member management master of the disk device, and (B) Member registration means for creating a private card in which necessary member information including member identification information is written using the writing function of the card reader/writer/printer; At the same time as reading the private card of the person and inputting the member information of that private card, reading the barcode information attached to the product etc. from the barcode reader, inputting key information such as quantity using the keyboard input device, and inputting the information. A card that displays and confirms the usage details on the display device, stores the usage details in a usage content file of the disk device, and prints the usage details on the private card using the print function of the card reader/writer/printer device. (C) At the time of a search, by inputting a search condition from the keyboard input device, the member management master and usage content file of the disk device are searched by the operation of the central processing unit, and the search condition is matched with the search condition. After retrieving the search result information and displaying it on the display device for confirmation,
The present invention includes a search means for outputting the search result information to the printing device.

〔Example〕

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the card-based membership management method of the present invention.

Further, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of an information processing system to which the card-based membership management method of this embodiment is applied.

The information processing system shown in FIG. 2 includes a keyboard input device 1 for inputting key information, a display device 2 for displaying various information for confirmation by the user, and storing file information including a membership management master and a usage content file. a disk device 3, a writing function for a private card,
A card reader/writer/printer device 4 having a reading function and a printing function, a barcode reading device 5 that reads barcode information attached to products, etc., and a printing device 6 that prints out information on processing results including search result information. It is equipped with a central processing unit 7 that connects and controls each of these devices and performs various information processing.

By operating the information processing system of FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. 1, first, in step S1, a menu for selecting membership registration, card use, or search is displayed on the display device 2. When the selection number is displayed, input the selection number using the keyboard input device 1.

Therefore, in the next step S2, this selection number is determined.

If this selection number is 1 in the above step S2, it means that the member is joining, and the member registration means A is activated.

In the next step S3, the member registration means A inputs member information including the validity period of the member identification information 1 card, password, etc. from the keyboard input device 1, and in the next step S4, inputs the member information on the display device 2. Display it in
In the next step S5, it is determined whether confirmation is OK by inputting key information from the keyboard input device 1,
If the confirmation is not OK (No>), the process returns to step S3 and the member information is input and corrected.

Also, in step S5 above, the confirmation is OK (YES
), in the next step S6, those member information is registered in the member management master of the disk device 3, and further, in the next step S7, it is necessary to include the member identification information with the write function of the card reader/writer/printer device 4. A private card is created with membership information written on it.

Next, in step S2, if the selection number is 2, it means that the card is being used, and the card using means B is activated.

In the next step S8, the card usage means B reads the user's private card using the reading function of the card reader/writer/printer device 4, inputs the member information of the private card, and in the next step S9, Information is displayed on a display device 2.

Also, in the next step SIO, the barcode reader 5
Read the barcode information attached to the product etc. in the next step Sll, enter key information such as quantity from the keyboard input device 1, and display them on the display device 2 in the next step SL2, and then proceed to the next step. At step 813,
By inputting key information from the keyboard input device 1, it is determined whether the confirmation is OK or not.
), the process returns to step S10 and these inputs are made and corrected.

Also, in step 313 above, the confirmation is OK (YE
S), in the next step S14, those usage contents are stored in the usage contents file of the disk device 3, and furthermore, in the next step S15, the print function of the card reader/writer/printer device 4 is used to print them on the private card. The usage details are printed.

Next, in step S2, if the selection number is 3, it is a search time, and the search means C will operate.

The search means C inputs search conditions from the keyboard input device 1 in the next step S16, and in the next step S17,
The member management master and usage content file of the disk device 3 are searched by the operation of the central processing unit 7, search result information matching the search conditions is retrieved, and the next step S18
It is displayed on the display device 2.

In the next step S19, it is determined whether the confirmation is OK by inputting key information from the keyboard input device 1. If the confirmation is not OK (No), step S16 is performed again.
Go back and re-enter the search conditions and search.

Also, in step S19 above, the confirmation is OK (YE
S), the search result information is output to the printing device 6 in the next step S20.

As described above, in the card-based membership management system of this embodiment, member identification information is collected at the counter at the time of membership registration.

Cards can be issued immediately by entering member information, including the card's expiration date and password, and are inexpensive because paper can be used.Moreover, usage information can be printed on the card at the time of use. I can do it.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, in the card-based member management system of the present invention, member identification information is collected at the counter at the time of membership.

Cards can be issued immediately by entering member information, including the card's expiration date and password, and are inexpensive because paper can be used.Moreover, usage information can be printed on the card at the time of use. It has the effect of being able to.

[Brief Description of the Drawings] Fig. 1 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the card-based member management method of the present invention, and Fig. 2 shows an example of an information processing system to which the card-based member management method of the present embodiment is applied. It is a block diagram. 1...Keyboard input device, 2...Display device, 3...Disk device, 4...
...Card reader writer printer device, 5...
... Barcode reading device, 6... Printing device,
A: Membership registration means, B: Card usage means, C: Search means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A keyboard input device for inputting key information, a display device for displaying various information for the user to confirm, and a disk device for storing file information including a membership management master and a usage content file; A card reader/writer/printer device that has functions for writing, reading, and printing private cards; a barcode reading device that reads barcode information attached to products; and a printer that prints out processing result information including search result information. and a central processing unit that connects and controls each of the devices and performs various information processing, wherein (A) upon joining, member identification information and card information are input from the keyboard input device After inputting member information including validity period, password, etc., and displaying and confirming the member information on the display device, the member information is registered in the member management master of the disk device, and the card reader/writer (B) Member registration means for creating a private card on which necessary member information including member identification information is written using the writing function of the printer device; In addition to reading and inputting member information of the private card, reading barcode information attached to products etc. from the barcode reader, inputting key information such as quantity from the keyboard input device, and inputting them to the display device. After displaying and confirming, the card usage means stores the usage details in a usage content file of the disk device and prints the usage details on the private card using the print function of the card reader/writer/printer device; C) At the time of search, by inputting search conditions from the keyboard input device, the member management master and usage content files of the disk device are searched by the operation of the central processing unit, and search result information matching the search conditions is retrieved. After taking it out and checking it by displaying it on the display device,
A member management system using a card, comprising: a search means for outputting search result information to the printing device.