Royalty management apparatus, method for royalty management, and royalty management program

Abstract

To provide a royalty management apparatus, a method for royalty management, and a royalty management program for simplifying and enhancing the accuracy of calculation processing of royalty deduction amounts.SOLUTION: The apparatus includes: a storage unit for storing sales discount points for setting a royalty deduction amount according to a sales amount; a discount point setting unit for setting the sales discount points according to the sales amount in a predetermined period; and a deduction amount calculation unit for calculating a deduction amount by multiplying the sales discount points by a predetermined deduction rate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a royalty management device, a royalty management method, and a royalty management program. [Background technology]

[0002] In a multi-store franchise business (hereafter referred to as FC), royalty transactions occur between the FC headquarters and the FC franchisees. In this case, rather than simply dealing with fixed costs, royalties may be deducted depending on the FC franchisee's business model and sales performance. By deducting royalties, the FC headquarters can promote sales of targeted products and strengthen brand power, and the FC franchisees can also set sales targets and increase their motivation. An example of an application related to such royalty management is described in Patent Document 1. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-114990 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In royalty management, many multi-store businesses, such as convenience stores and restaurant businesses, handle a wide variety of products and have different business models, so the pattern for deducting royalties differs for each company. In addition, the process for calculating the amount of royalty deductions requires checking the sales figures and business model of each franchisee and performing various calculations, which places a heavy processing load on the system, and any errors that occur could lead to a loss of trust with the franchisee.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a royalty management device, a royalty management method, and a royalty management program that simplify and improve the accuracy of the calculation process for royalty deduction amounts. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the objectives, the royalty management device of the present invention comprises a memory unit that stores sales amount discount points for setting royalty deduction amounts according to sales amounts, a discount point setting unit that sets the sales amount discount points according to sales amounts for a predetermined period, and a deduction amount calculation unit that calculates the deduction amount by multiplying the sales amount discount points by a predetermined deduction rate.

[0007] In addition, the royalty management method of the present invention includes a step executed by a computer of setting a sales amount discount point for setting a royalty deduction amount according to the sales amount for a predetermined period, and a step of multiplying the sales amount discount point by a predetermined deduction rate to calculate the deduction amount.

[0008] In addition, the royalty management program of the present invention causes a computer to execute the steps of setting sales amount discount points for setting royalty deduction amounts according to sales amounts for a predetermined period of time, and multiplying the sales amount discount points by a predetermined deduction rate to calculate the deduction amount. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] The present invention has the effect of simplifying and increasing the accuracy of the calculation process for royalty deduction amounts. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a royalty management device. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the billing destination master. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the product master. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the customer master. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the point rate master. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the sales amount discount point management master. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the business category discount point management master. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of sales data. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of sales amount discount point aggregate data. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of business category discount point aggregate data. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the generated sales data. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] Hereinafter, embodiments of a royalty management device, a royalty management method, and a royalty management program according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

[0012] [Royalty Management Device] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a royalty management device.

[0013] In a franchise business, royalty transactions occur between the franchise headquarters and franchised stores. In this case, royalties may be deducted depending on the franchised store's business model and sales performance. In royalty management, the process of calculating the royalty deduction amount requires checking the sales figures and business model of each franchised store and performing various calculations.

[0014] As shown in FIG. 1, a royalty management device 10 of this embodiment aims to simplify and improve the accuracy of the calculation process for royalty deduction amounts.

[0015] The royalty management device 10 is constructed based on a commercially available desktop personal computer. Note that the royalty management device 10 is not limited to being constructed based on a stationary information processing device such as a desktop personal computer, but may also be constructed based on a portable information processing device such as a commercially available notebook personal computer, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), smartphone, or tablet personal computer.

[0016] The royalty management device 10 includes a control unit 11, a communication interface unit 12, a storage unit 13, and an input / output interface unit 14. The units included in the royalty management device 10 are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via any communication path.

[0017] The communication interface unit 12 communicatively connects the royalty management device 10 to the network 100 via a communication device such as a router and a wired or wireless communication line such as a dedicated line. The communication interface unit 12 has a function of communicating data with other devices via the communication line. Here, the network 100 has a function of connecting the royalty management device 10 and the server 200 so that they can communicate with each other, and is, for example, the Internet or a LAN (Local Area Network). The data stored in the memory unit 13 may also be stored in the server 200, for example.

[0018] The input / output interface unit 14 is connected to an input device 21 and an output device 22. The input device 21 may be a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, or a monitor that cooperates with the mouse to realize a pointing device function. The output device 22 may be a monitor (including a home television), a speaker, or a printer. In the following, the input device 21 may be referred to as a keyboard or a mouse, and the output device 22 may be referred to as a monitor.

[0019] The storage unit 13 stores various databases, tables, files, etc. The storage unit 13 stores computer programs that work in cooperation with the OS (Operating System) to issue commands to the CPU (Central Processing Unit) to perform various processes. The storage unit 106 can be, for example, a memory device such as RAM (Random Access Memory) or ROM (Read Only Memory), a fixed disk device such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, an optical disk, etc.

[0020] The memory unit 13 mainly stores various information related to billing destinations, products, and customers. The memory unit 13 stores a billing destination master (owner) 31, a product master 32, a customer master (store) 33, a point rate master 34, a sales amount discount point management master 35, and a business type discount point management master 36. Details of the billing destination master 31, the product master 32, the customer master 33, the point rate master 34, the sales amount discount point management master 35, and the business type discount point management master 36 will be described later.

[0021] As information processing, the control unit 11 executes royalty management processing based on various data stored in the memory unit 13. The control unit 11 has a sales amount discount point setting unit 41, a business category discount point setting unit 42, a deduction amount calculation unit 43, and a display control unit 44.

[0022] The sales amount discount point setting unit 41 sets sales amount discount points for setting royalty deduction amounts according to the sales amount for a predetermined period. In this case, the predetermined period is, for example, one month. The sales amount is calculated for each customer store, and the sales amount discount points are also calculated for each customer store.

[0023] The business category discount point setting unit 42 sets business category discount points for setting royalty deduction amounts according to business category. In this case, business category includes, for example, 24-hour store, open all year round store, store size, contract term, specific menu store, etc. Business category discount points are calculated for each customer store.

[0024] The deduction amount calculation unit 43 calculates the deduction amount by multiplying the sales amount discount points and the business category discount points by a preset deduction rate. That is, the deduction amount calculation unit 43 calculates the total discount points by adding the business category discount points to the sales amount discount points, and calculates the deduction amount by multiplying the total discount points by the deduction rate.

[0025] The display control unit 44 displays the sales amount discount point summary data, business category discount point summary data, and created sales data (deduction amount data) on a monitor serving as the output device 22. The sales amount discount point setting unit 41, business category discount point setting unit 42, and deduction amount calculation unit 43 each execute the various processes described above based on various input information input from the input device 21. The display control unit 45 displays the results of this processing on the monitor.

[0026] [Detailed configuration of memory unit] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the billing destination master.

[0027] As shown in Figure 2, the billing master is used to register owners who manage franchised stores. The billing master registers billing codes (CD) and owners in association with each other.

[0028] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the product master.

[0029] As shown in Figure 3, the product master is used to register whether or not a product is to be included in the sales amount total that determines the royalty deduction amount. The product master registers the product code (CD), product name, and royalty deduction calculation target flag in association with each other. Here, a royalty deduction calculation target flag of "1" indicates a product that is subject to royalty deduction calculation, and a royalty deduction calculation target flag of "0" indicates a product that is not subject to royalty deduction calculation. For example, a product whose sales need to be prioritized or a company's main product is set as the product name and royalty deduction calculation target flag of "1."

[0030] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the customer master.

[0031] As shown in Figure 4, the customer master registers stores that are actually in business. The customer master also registers whether or not the business type is eligible for royalty deductions. The customer master registers the customer code (CD), customer name, billing code (CD), and royalty deduction target flag for the business type, in association with each other. For example, the customer names [Ogoya Ekimae Store] and [Sakae Ekimae Store] have the same billing target (owner). Here, the business type is set to 24-hour store, open all year round, store size, contract term, and sales of specific menu items. Here, a royalty deduction target flag of "1" indicates a customer eligible for royalty deductions, and a royalty deduction target flag of "0" indicates a customer not eligible for royalty deduction calculations.

[0032] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the point rate master.

[0033] As shown in Fig. 5, the point rate master registers the deduction rate for 1 point. In this embodiment, the point rate master registers the deduction rate for 1 point as -5000. Note that although one type of deduction rate is registered in the point rate master, multiple types of deduction rates may also be registered. For example, different deduction rates may be set depending on the type of product, sales amount, business category, etc.

[0034] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the sales amount discount point management master.

[0035] As shown in Figure 6, the sales amount discount point management master registers discount points according to the sales amount. The sales amount discount point management master registers the management name, the lower limit, the upper limit, and the deduction points in association with each other.

[0036] FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the business category discount point management master.

[0037] As shown in Fig. 7, the business category discount point management master registers discount points according to business category. In the business category discount point management master, management names and deduction points are registered in association with each other.

[0038] [Discount point aggregation processing] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of sales data, FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of sales amount discount point aggregate data, and FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of business category discount point aggregate data.

[0039] 1 and 8, the control unit 11 performs various processes based on input information from the input device 21. When a command to tally sales data for December is input from the input device 21, the control unit 11 sends a list of sales data for December to the output device 22, which then displays the sales data for December. The sales data is displayed in association with the sales number, sales date, billing code (CD), customer code (CD), statement line number, product code (CD), quantity, sales price, and sales amount.

[0040] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 9, when a command to tally sales amount discount points from December sales data is input via the input device 21, the control unit 11 (sales amount discount point setting unit 41) sends a list of sales amount discount point tally data to the output device 22, which then displays the sales amount discount point tally data. In this case, the control unit 11 selects a product eligible for royalty deduction calculation (royalty deduction calculation target flag "1") from the product master 32 and sets the applicable sales amount. The control unit 11 then determines the threshold value in the sales amount discount point management master 35 that corresponds to the set sales amount, and sets the sales amount discount points (deduction points). The sales amount discount point tally data is displayed in association with the billing address code (CD), customer code (CD), applicable amount, and deduction points.

[0041] 1 and 10, when a command to tally business category discount points from December sales data is input via the input device 21, the control unit 11 (business category discount point setting unit 42) sends a list of business category discount point tally data to the output device 22, which then displays the business category discount point tally data. In this case, the control unit 11 selects a customer eligible for royalty deduction (royalty deduction target flag "1") from the customer master 33 and sets the target customer. The control unit 11 then sets business category discount points (deduction points) from the business category discount point management master 36 for the business category of the set customer. The business category discount point tally data is displayed in association with the billing address code (CD), customer code (CD), customer name, and deduction points.

[0042] [Deduction amount calculation process] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the generated sales data.

[0043] 1 and 11, when a command to create sales data (deduction amount data) for December is input via the input device 21, the control unit (deduction amount calculation unit 43) 11 sends the created sales data to the output device 22, which then displays the created sales data. In this case, the control unit 11 adds the sales amount discount points (deduction points) and the business category discount points (deduction points) for each sales number to calculate the total discount points (quantity). Then, the control unit 11 multiplies the total discount points (quantity) by the deduction rate obtained from the point rate master to calculate the deduction amount (sales amount).

[0044] In the above explanation, the discount point tallying process and the deduction amount calculation process are executed based on commands from the input device 21, but all the processes may be executed automatically by simply specifying a period.

[0045] [Effects of this embodiment] The royalty management device 10 of this embodiment includes a storage unit 13 that stores sales amount discount points for setting royalty deduction amounts according to sales amounts, a sales amount discount point setting unit 41 that sets sales amount discount points according to sales amounts for a predetermined period, and a deduction amount calculation unit 43 that calculates a deduction amount by multiplying the sales amount discount points by a predetermined deduction rate. This simplifies and improves the accuracy of the royalty deduction amount calculation process.

[0046] In royalty management device 10 of this embodiment, memory unit 13 stores business category discount points for setting royalty deduction amounts according to business category, sales amount discount point setting unit 41 sets sales amount discount points according to sales amount, business category discount point setting unit 42 sets business category discount points according to business category, and deduction amount calculation unit 43 calculates the deduction amount by multiplying the total discount points obtained by adding the business category discount points to the sales amount discount points by the deduction rate. Therefore, it is possible to calculate the royalty deduction amount with high accuracy, taking into account not only the sales amount but also the business category.

[0047] In the royalty management device 10 of this embodiment, the sales amount discount point setting unit 41 sets the sales amount discount points for deduction eligible products, and the business category discount point setting unit 42 sets the business category discount points for deduction eligible business categories. Therefore, it is possible to calculate with high accuracy the deduction amount of royalties for customers of deduction eligible products and deduction eligible business categories.

[0048] [Contribution to the United Nations-led Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)] This embodiment can contribute to improving business efficiency and promoting appropriate management decisions by companies, thereby contributing to the achievement of SDGs Goals 8 and 9.

[0049] Furthermore, this embodiment can contribute to reducing waste and promoting paperless and electronic systems, thereby contributing to the achievement of SDGs Goals 12, 13, and 15.

[0050] Furthermore, this embodiment can contribute to strengthening control and governance, which can contribute to Goal 16 of the SDGs.

[0051] [Other embodiments] The present invention may be implemented in various different embodiments other than those described above within the scope of the technical concept set forth in the claims.

[0052] For example, among the processes described in the embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or all or part of the processes described as being performed manually can be performed automatically using known methods.

[0053] Furthermore, the processing procedures, control procedures, specific names, information including parameters such as registered data and search conditions for each process, screen examples, and database configurations shown in this specification and drawings can be changed as desired unless otherwise specified.

[0054] Furthermore, with regard to the royalty management device 10, the components shown in the drawings are functional concepts, and the device does not necessarily have to be physically configured as shown in the drawings.

[0055] For example, all or any part of the processing functions of the royalty management device 10, particularly the processing functions performed by the control unit, may be implemented by a CPU and a program interpreted and executed by the CPU, or may be implemented as hardware using wired logic. The program is recorded on a non-transitory, computer-readable recording medium containing programmed instructions for causing the information processing device to execute the processes described in this embodiment, and is mechanically read by the royalty management device 10 as needed. That is, a computer program for providing instructions to the CPU in cooperation with the OS and performing various processes is recorded in a storage unit such as a ROM or HDD (Hard Disk Drive). This computer program is executed by being loaded into RAM, and cooperates with the CPU to form the control unit.

[0056] In addition, this computer program may be stored in an application program server connected to the royalty management device 10 via any network, and all or part of it may be downloaded as needed.

[0057] Furthermore, the program for executing the processes described in this embodiment may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium or configured as a program product. Here, the term "recording medium" includes any "portable physical medium" such as a memory card, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) memory, a Secure Digital (SD) card, a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, an Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM), an Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM (registered trademark)), a Compact Disk Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), a Magneto-Optical disk (MO), a Digital Versatile Disk (DVD), and a Blu-ray (registered trademark) disc.

[0058] Furthermore, a "program" is a data processing method written in any language or description method, regardless of the format, such as source code or binary code. Note that a "program" is not necessarily limited to a single structure, but also includes a structure that is distributed as multiple modules or libraries, or a structure that achieves its function by cooperating with a separate program, such as an OS. Note that the specific configuration and reading procedure for reading a recording medium in each device shown in the embodiments, as well as the installation procedure after reading, can use well-known configurations and procedures.

[0059] The various databases stored in the memory unit are storage means such as memory devices such as RAM and ROM, fixed disk devices such as hard disks, flexible disks, and optical disks, and store various programs, tables, databases, and web page files used for various processes and providing websites.

[0060] The royalty management device 10 may be configured as an information processing device such as a known personal computer or workstation, or may be configured as the information processing device to which any peripheral device is connected. The royalty management device 10 may also be realized by installing software (including programs, data, etc.) that causes the device to perform the processes described in this embodiment.

[0061] Furthermore, the specific form of distribution and integration of the devices is not limited to that shown in the drawings, and all or part of them can be configured by functionally or physically distributing and integrating them in any unit depending on various additions or functional loads. In other words, the above-described embodiments can be implemented in any combination, or embodiments can be implemented selectively. [Industrial Applicability]

[0062] The present invention is useful for various companies that are expanding their franchise operations. [Explanation of symbols]

[0063] 10 Royalty Management Device 11 Control section 12 Communication interface section 13 Storage section 14 Input / Output Interface Section 21 Input Devices 22 Output Devices 31 Billing Master 32 Product Master 33 Customer Master 34 Point Rate Master 35 Sales amount discount point management master 36 Business Category Discount Point Management Master 41 Sales amount discount point setting section 42 Business Category Discount Point Setting Department 43 Deduction amount calculation section 44 Display control unit 100 Network 200 servers

Claims

1. a storage unit for storing sales amount discount points for setting royalty deduction amounts according to sales amounts; a discount point setting unit that sets the sales amount discount points according to the sales amount during a predetermined period; a deduction amount calculation unit that calculates a deduction amount by multiplying the sales amount discount points by a preset deduction rate; A royalty management device comprising:

2. the storage unit stores business category discount points for setting royalty deduction amounts according to business category; the discount point setting unit sets the sales amount discount points according to the sales amount, and sets the business type discount points according to the business type; the deduction amount calculation unit calculates the deduction amount by multiplying the total discount points obtained by adding the business category discount points to the sales amount discount points by the deduction rate; The royalty management device according to claim 1 .

3. the discount point setting unit sets the sales amount discount points of the deduction eligible product and sets the business category discount points of the deduction eligible business category; The royalty management device according to claim 2 .

4. The computer executes a step of setting a sales amount discount point for setting a royalty deduction amount according to a sales amount for a predetermined period; a step of calculating a deduction amount by multiplying the sales amount discount points by a preset deduction rate; A royalty management method having the above.

5. On the computer, a step of setting a sales amount discount point for setting a royalty deduction amount according to a sales amount for a predetermined period; a step of multiplying the sales amount discount points by a preset deduction rate to calculate a deduction amount; A loyalty management program to ensure that

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