Patent ID: 7398920
Filing Date: 2008-07-15
Classification: G06Q,G07F,G07G

Abstract:
1. A point card which is issued from a provider to a specific customer, that records service points, said point card comprising: wireless transmission/reception means for transmitting and receiving signals; power generating means for generating power, from a communication wave, for said point card; a memory; a customer identification information recording section in said memory for recording customer identification information; a service point recording section for recording said service points; and a provider information recording section for recording provider information, provided by a provider, wherein the provider information recorded in the provider information section is a partial list of all provider information and is recorded based on a correspondence to customer selection data, wherein, when the customer carrying the point card is within the communication range of a wireless transceiver that is capable of communicating with the wireless transmission/reception means of the point card, the point card records provider information transmitted wirelessly and automatically from the transceiver according to selection keys preset by the customer no matter whether the customer makes a transaction or not, wherein the provider information recorded in the provider information section is deleted if the provider information is not valid based on valid period information recorded with the provider information, and wherein the customer selection data indicative of desired merchandise and the customer selection data are transmitted, from the specific customer, to one or more providers.