Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Banking systems
Reexamination Certificate
2001-09-06
2003-10-14
St. Cyr, Daniel (Department: 2876)
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Banking systems
C235S381000, C379S144060
Reexamination Certificate
active
06631840
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cellular phone and a telephone card that have an identification number (user ID number) for identifying a phone user and are handled in a convenience store, or the like, a telephone call charge management system using such a cellular phone, etc., that are used for calls, and a payment system of a telephone bill in a convenience store, or the like.
DISCUSSION OF THE BACKGROUND
As one of special telephone cards with which international calls can be made, a prepaid card for international calls is conventionally available, which has an ID number and is easily obtained in a convenience store, or the like. This prepaid card is not inserted into a telephone machine unlike a telephone card, and a scratch portion on the reverse side of the card is peeled off and an ID number printed thereon is inputted in a telephone machine before making a call. A host computer of a card issuance company recognizes the ID number of each card, and reducing a remaining call time period depending upon a time period used for calling.
The above card is becoming popular and coming into greatly wide use, since it does not require any public telephone machine specialized for international calls and is easily usable with a general public telephone and even with PHS in order to make an international call.
However, the above card has the property of a cash voucher in that price information such as 1,000 yen, 3,000 yen or 5,000 yen is recorded in the card itself, so that it may often be an object for theft or may cause great loss when lost. A managing staff member of a convenience store, etc., dealing in such cards is required to handle them under strict control or store them in a safe for protecting them against robbery and loss. The above storing or management thus inevitably requires a large cost. Further, the high unit prices of the cards impose an excessive inventory cost on the store.
Moreover, the above card having the property of a cash voucher is also with problems of robbery and loss during transportation thereof, and transportation companies have shared a large transportation cost like transporting cash itself.
Not only a large monetary cost is required for storing and managing such cards as described above, but also it should not be overlooked that handling the expensive cash voucher-like cards by managing staff members of convenience stores, etc., which are open for business overnight imposes a straining intense responsibility on them.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a telephone charge payment managing system in which no useless burden is imposed on managing staff members of convenience stores, etc., by using cellular phones or telephone cards that have been now gaining great popularity.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone charge management system mainly comprising a cellular phone having, pre-registered therein, at least identification numbers for identifying a connection telephone company and a phone user, and
a store processing terminal unit placed in a store handling said cellular phone,
wherein:
said connection telephone company has a management host computer for storing and managing information on said cellular phone that is transacted,
said store processing terminal unit and said host computer are connected to each other through a communication line, and further,
said store has a POS terminal for managing merchandise transacted in the store,
further wherein:
said store processing terminal unit has, pre-registered, an identification code of said terminal and comprising
a first input means for reading and loading said pre-registered identification numbers upon connection of said cellular phone thereto,
a second input means for button-inputting a merchandise code and a transaction code,
a storage means for storing merchandise information including said identification numbers, said merchandise code and said transaction code, inputted through the first and second input means,
a central control means for constructing a electric data text of the merchandise information and the identification code of the terminal on the basis of said merchandise information stored, to be sent to said management host computer,
a means for displaying a barcode that is specified by said merchandise code and the identification number of said connection telephone company and can be read with said POS terminal, and
a communication control means for sending out a electric data text of the merchandise information and the identification code of the terminal to said management host computer to allow the management host computer to receive and store the electric data text,
still further wherein:
when a call is made with said cellular phone, said host computer carries out deduction processing of a prepaid call charge depending upon a call rate on the basis of the stored merchandise information of said cellular phone.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone charge management system mainly comprising a cellular phone having, pre-registered therein, at least identification numbers for identifying a connection telephone company and a phone user, and
a store processing terminal unit placed in a store handling said cellular phone,
wherein:
said connection telephone company has a management host computer for storing and managing information on said cellular phone that is transacted,
said store processing terminal unit and said host computer are connected to each other through a communication line, and further,
said store has a POS terminal for managing merchandise transacted in the store,
further wherein:
said store processing terminal unit has, pre-registered, an identification code of said terminal and comprising
a first input means for reading and loading said pre-registered identification numbers upon connection of said cellular phone thereto,
a second input means for button-inputting a merchandise code and a transaction code,
a storage means for storing merchandise information including said identification numbers, said merchandise code and said transaction code, inputted through the first and second input means,
a central control means for constructing a electric data text for the POS terminal and constructing a electric data text of the merchandise information and the identification code of the terminal to be sent to said management host computer, on the basis of said merchandise information stored,
an output means for outputting the electric data text for the POS terminal, constructed in said central control means, in the form of a barcode that can be read with the POS terminal, and
a communication control means for sending out the electric data text of the merchandise information and the identification code of the terminal to said management host computer to allow the management host computer to receive and store the electric data text,
still further wherein:
when a call is made with said cellular phone, said host computer carries out deduction processing of a prepaid call charge depending upon a call rate on the basis of the stored merchandise information of said cellular phone.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone charge management system mainly comprising a cellular phone having, pre-registered therein, at least identification numbers for identifying a connection telephone company and a phone user, and
a store processing terminal unit placed in a store handling said cellular phone,
wherein:
said connection telephone company has a management host computer for storing and managing information on said cellular phone that is transacted,
said store processing terminal unit and said host computer are connected to each other through a communication line, and further,
said store has a POS terminal for managing merchandise transacted in the store,
further wherein:
said store processing terminal unit has, pre-registered, an identification code of said terminal and comprising
a first input means for
Muramatsu Yasuo
Yokoi Masato
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