Uber points

Abstract

To further stimulate circulation by promoting the use of prize points that do not require users to perform calculations.SOLUTION: Uber points are provided to enable half-price payments with all points.SELECTED DRAWING: None

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The idea behind the "point measuring device" contained within this product originates from a measuring cylinder, a science lab tool that uses a price scale of N yen as a scale. While compressing and cramming points into the cylinder increases the number, the scale, which ranges from 1 yen to N yen, does not increase in proportion to the amount of points stored. To create an environment within the "point measuring device" where points and their unit price (yen) are inversely proportional to each other, simply halve the unit price of points, which is normally 1 yen, to 50 sen. Reducing the unit price to 50 sen means halving a point, which is normally 1 yen. By halving, the number of points doubles, and the value of the halved points drops to 50 sen. The discovery came from interpreting this unseen inverse proportion as a reaction between points and yen within a virtual "point measuring device." [Background technology]

[0002] A point system that fully utilizes memory, calculation, and communication systems among cutting-edge IT technologies [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] Patent application numbers: 2023-076548, 2024-026077, 2024-058484, and 2024-071120 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The point system currently in operation employs a direct discount system that shaves off 1 yen from the price of N yen, and points are used at a rate of 1 point = 1 yen. The points handed out by store attendants when they ask "Would you like to use this?" were extremely useful as long as they were in the realm of coupons that were saved up and used frequently, but as all-point payments due to excessive issuance have become the norm and points are increasingly being used as money, the initial partial compensation for discounts has turned into a full compensation, putting a continuous chokehold on point companies. Measures to resolve the issue

[0005] Tokyo Metropolitan Government reportedly spent 10 billion yen in just over two weeks on its point program (implemented in March 2024). Even if it's for the benefit of Tokyo residents, spending 10 billion yen over two weeks is no small sum. It's been said that the reason point issuers are willing to compensate for discounts is largely due to the existence of data businesses that collect personal information about point users, even their hobbies and preferences. Should we continue to drag along the negative legacy of points by clinging to data businesses tied to point cards? Perhaps the first priority is to find factors within the current system that can overturn the noble cause of point redemption. An unexpected treasure lies hidden in the dark corner of the lighthouse, where the lighthouse is said to be dark. That treasure is not "point discounts" but "point discounts."

[0006] "Point discounts," as the name suggests, are the act of using points to remove 1 yen from the price of an item. It's like trying to play Daruma-otoshi on N yen amounts stacked one yen at a time, and the ones that are knocked off are collected and used as point redemptions by none other than point companies. The discount amount and the number of points are proportional. On the other hand, for "point discounts," we imagine a container that can hold N yen worth of points. In other words, in point-substitute discounts, where points are discounted in place of N yen, there is no direct discount from N yen. On the other hand, instead of the discount amount compensated for by the point company, a point usage fee of 50 sen per point is charged to the user when the discount is applied. Incidentally, within a "point container" which has a set upper limit of N yen, there is an inverse proportional relationship between "points" and their unit price in "yen."

[0007] The "point unit price of 50 sen" is used to create an inverse proportion between points and their unit price (yen) in a "point container" with a set upper limit of N yen. When the unit price is halved from 1 yen to 50 sen, the number of points in N yen doubles. "Points" and "yen" are connected by an exchange ratio of "2 to 1." Two points to one 1-yen coin is a numerical ratio, while the quality ratio of 50 sen to 1 yen is "1 to 2," reversing the numerical ratio of "2 to 1." In the inversely proportional relationship between "points" and "yen," "double" and "half" are considered to be opposites, and can be used depending on whether "points" or "yen" is the subject. "Paying N yen with 1 / 2N points, which is half of the amount," is the same as "paying half of N yen with 2N points, which is double the amount," and it can be confirmed that the ratio of "points" to "yen" in the former is "1 to 2," while in the latter it is "2 to 1," with the left and right reversed. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] If an exchange ratio of 2 to 1 is used to create an inverse proportion between "points" and their unit price in "yen" in a "point container" with an upper limit of N yen, and an exchange of both is established with no excess or deficiency, the discounts that have been said to be a lingering consequence of point discounts will be completely eliminated, and point companies will be completely freed from the obligation to return points that they have been burdened with until now. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] Details of point discounts [Figure 2] Comparison of point discounts and discounts [Figure 3] Points and yen exchange rate [Figure 4] Uber Points Market [Figure 5] Uber Points Implementation Chart Mode for carrying out the invention

[0010] Even if the price is reduced by half with points, unless the price remains at N yen throughout, there is no way to avoid having to pay for the discount. To make this invention a reality, it is essential to put once-used points, which are gone once they're used, into a market orbit. Uber points are used points with a path to follow. Points that can be delivered in the amount needed when needed can be rephrased as points that are either on hand in excess of what's needed when needed, or can be replenished at will. By setting up bulk (bagged) point vendors (sales outlets) in key locations, creating an environment where large quantities can be obtained at a unit price of 1 to 10 sen, while collecting a usage fee of 50 sen per used point and delivering (kickbacking) Uber points according to the number of points used, a market orbit can be established.

Claims

[Claim 1] Uber Points allows you to pay half price with All Points

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