摘要 |
PURPOSE:To check the wrong use of a gift ticket due to the robbery, loss, etc. by changing the gift ticket into a card to record the information of the amount of money, a secret code, etc. on the card when a customer purchases a gift ticket. CONSTITUTION:A gift card contains a belt-shaped magnetic recording medium 1. An issuer code, a register number, the date of issue, an amount of money, a secret code, etc. are recorded to the medium 1. When a curd purchaser shows the amount of money, the secret code, etc. to a member shop and requests the issue of a gift card, the member shop issues a card containing a secret code, etc. through a terminal device 2-1, etc. after reception of the card charge. In case the robbery or the loss of the gift card is informed to a member shop from the card owner, the data on the loss column of a data file 5 corresponding to the relevant card is set at 1. Thus it is possible to check the wroung use of a gift card due to the robbery, loss, etc. |