Return gift system, return gift processing device, return gift processing method, and return gift processing program

Abstract

To provide a technique capable of immediately giving a return gift to a person who has made a donation for a hometown tax donation program on the spot.SOLUTION: A gift return processing system includes: a gift return business operator terminal that is used by a gift return business operator entrusted with the gift return work from an autonomous body; and a proxy server that executes office processing as a proxy. The proxy server has in a storage device a management table that shows a correspondence relationship between the gift return business operator and the autonomous body being in a cooperative relationship regarding the gift return business operation. The proxy server, if a donation request is an immediate request that is a donation request followed by immediate gift return, executes completion confirmation of the payment of the donation for the immediate request, if it is confirmed that the payment has been approved, executes gift return execution notification processing which reports the gift return execution information to the gift return business operator terminal that instructs the gift return business operator to perform the gift return execution, and donation information output processing which outputs information about the donation reported to the terminal of the autonomous body being in a cooperative relationship with the gift return business operator that has instructed execution of gift return on the basis of the management table.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a technology for managing gifts in return for hometown tax donations. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, hometown tax donations, which were established with the intention of raising interest in and participation in local government and bringing vitality to various regions across the country, have become popular. Hometown tax donations are a system in which a part of the income of the local government in the donor's place of residence is effectively transferred to the local government in the donor's place of residence by deducting a part of the donation amount from the donor's income tax and resident tax (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2019-139341 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Municipalities participating in the hometown tax payment system prepare various gifts in return to solicit donations. Examples of gifts include locally produced foods, coupons for various facilities, and various other items. In most cases, the gifts are provided by businesses commissioned by the municipality on behalf of the municipality to donors. Therefore, for example, if a business provided a gift in return at the same time as the donation, it would increase donors' motivation to donate and to explore the region, which is thought to further contribute to regional revitalization, which is the purpose of the hometown tax payment system.

[0005] However, gifts in return for hometown tax donations are provided to donors by the local government that received the donation. Therefore, gifts are usually provided after the local government has confirmed that the donation has been made. Therefore, under the current hometown tax donation system, it is difficult to immediately provide gifts in return to donors who decide to donate after visiting the area, and since government offices are closed on holidays when many people are expected to visit local areas, the reality is that gifts have to be mainly items delivered via delivery services.

[0006] Therefore, the objective of this application is to provide a technology that enables immediate return gifts to be given locally to those who make hometown tax donations locally. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, for local governments that handle the administrative processing of return gifts associated with donations made by donors to local governments, an agency server has in its storage device a management table that shows the correspondence between local governments and return gift providers with which they have an affiliated relationship regarding return gift services, and when a donation request received from a return gift provider terminal or a user terminal operated by the donor is an immediate request, which is a request for a donation that involves an immediate return gift, a confirmation is made that the donation payment has been completed and the return gift provider is instructed to execute the return gift.

[0008] In detail, the present invention is a return gift system that handles administrative processing of return gifts associated with donations made by donors to local governments, and includes a return gift business operator terminal used by a return gift business operator that has been entrusted with the return gift business by the local government, and an agency server that handles the administrative processing on behalf of the local government. The agency server has in its storage device a management table that shows the correspondence between return gift businesses and local governments that have a partnership relationship regarding the return gift business for the local government for which it handles the administrative processing on behalf of the local government. The agency server receives donation requests directly or indirectly from the return gift business operator terminal or a user terminal operated by a donor, and sends them to the agency server in a timely manner. In the case of an instant request, which is a request for a donation accompanied by a gift, a confirmation is made as to the completion of payment of the donation related to the instant request, and once it is confirmed that the payment has been approved, a gift execution notification process is executed which notifies the gift provider terminal of gift execution information instructing the gift provider to execute the gift, and a donation information output process is executed which outputs, based on the management table, information regarding the donation to be notified to the terminal of the local government that has an alliance with the gift provider that instructed the gift provider to execute the gift.

[0009] In the above-mentioned return gift system, a management table is stored in the storage device showing the correspondence between return gift providers and local governments in partnership regarding return gift services, and when a donation request received directly or indirectly from the return gift provider terminal or a user terminal operated by the donor is an immediate request, which is a donation request involving an immediate return gift, not only is the payment of the donation related to the immediate request approved, but a return gift execution notification process is executed which notifies the return gift provider terminal of return gift execution information instructing the return gift provider to execute the return gift, and a donation information output process is executed which outputs information regarding the donation to be notified to the terminal of the local government in partnership with the return gift provider that instructed the execution of the return gift.

[0010] Therefore, if the return business operator who receives the return gift execution information immediately executes the return gift, the donor can receive the return gift from the return business operator immediately after making the donation. In addition, the local government that receives the information about the donation can obtain information about the donation. Therefore, with the above-mentioned return gift system, for example, it is possible to give an immediate return gift to a person who makes a hometown tax donation locally.

[0011] If the real-time request is related to a credit transaction, the proxy server may transmit the donation payment information to the payment server of the credit transaction business indicated in the real-time request, and upon receiving approval information indicating that the donation payment has been approved from the payment server, execute a return gift execution notification process and a donation information output process. This allows the approval of the payment by the payment server of the credit transaction business to be immediately confirmed.

[0012] Furthermore, the proxy server may execute a completion confirmation when it receives an instantaneous request directly or indirectly via an external site from a user terminal accessing an external site operated by the return gift provider or other business, and executes a return gift execution notification process and a donation information output process when it confirms that the payment has been approved. This makes it possible to process donations made on external sites independently operated by the return gift provider or other business.

[0013] In addition, the proxy server may output information including the amount of donation, information about the donor, and completion of the return gift by the return gift business in the donation information output process, allowing the local government to grasp detailed information about the donation.

[0014] In addition, the proxy server may output information about donations via a communication line, an electronic recording medium, or in the form of a document for delivery in the donation information output process. This allows the local government to grasp the information about donations by electronic means or in writing.

[0015] In addition, the proxy server may immediately execute a return gift execution notification process when it confirms that the payment has been approved, so that the return gift business operator can immediately receive the return gift execution information.

[0016] Furthermore, when the proxy server confirms in the management table that the real-time request is a donation to a local government that handles administrative procedures, it may execute a completion confirmation, and when it confirms that the payment has been approved, execute a return gift execution notification process and a donation information output process. In this way, when a donation is made to a local government that handles administrative procedures for donations by the return gift system, the return gift execution notification process and the donation information output process can be performed.

[0017] The gift business operator terminal may be installed in a facility where the donor is present. If a gift business operator terminal is installed in a facility where the donor is present, the donor can operate the gift business operator terminal to request a donation, or the gift business operator can immediately grasp the gift execution information at the facility.

[0018] The present invention can also be seen as a return gift processing device. For example, the present invention may be a return gift processing device that handles administrative processing of return gifts associated with donations made by donors to a local government, and includes a processor and a memory. In the case of a donation request received directly or indirectly from a return gift business terminal used by a return gift business operator entrusted with the return gift business by a local government or a user terminal operated by a donor, the processor may execute a return gift execution notification process that notifies the return gift business operator terminal of return gift execution information instructing the return gift business operator to execute the return gift when it is confirmed that the payment has been approved, and a donation information output process that outputs information about the donation to be notified to the terminal of the local government that is in a partnership with the return gift business operator that instructed the return gift execution, based on a management table showing the correspondence between the return gift business operators and the local government in a partnership regarding the return gift business, for the local government that handles the administrative processing.

[0019] The present invention can also be understood from the aspect of a method or a program. For example, the present invention is a return gift processing method for handling administrative processing of a return gift associated with a donation made from a donor to a local government, in which an agent server acting as an agent for administrative processing may execute a return gift execution notification process for notifying the return gift execution information instructing the return gift business operator to execute the return gift to the return gift business operator terminal when a donation request received directly or indirectly from a return gift business operator terminal used by a return gift business operator entrusted with the return gift business by the local government or a user terminal operated by a donor is an immediate request that is a donation request with an immediate return gift, and when it is confirmed that the payment has been approved, execute a donation information output process for outputting information about the donation to be notified to the terminal of the local government that is in a partnership with the return gift business operator that instructed the execution of the return gift, based on a management table showing the correspondence between the return gift business operators and the local government in a partnership relationship regarding the return gift business, for the local government acting as an agent for administrative processing. Effect of the Invention

[0020] According to the present invention, it becomes possible to give immediate return gifts to those who make hometown tax donations locally. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0021] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the process implemented by the return gift system according to the embodiment. [Diagram 2] Figure 2 is a system configuration diagram of the return system. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram realized in the proxy server. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a process flow diagram realized in the proxy server. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the donor terminal. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a management table for information regarding return gifts. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the return gift business terminal. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0022] Hereinafter, embodiments will be described. The embodiments described below are merely examples, and the technical scope of the present disclosure is not limited to the following aspects.

[0023] <Summary> FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a process implemented by a return gift system according to an embodiment. The return gift system of this type is responsible for the administrative processing of gifts in response to donations made by donors to a local government, and an agent requested by the local government to perform this administrative processing accepts donation applications made by donors to the local government on behalf of the local government. If the donation involves an immediate return gift on site, after approval of the donation payment by a payment service provider such as a credit card, the agent notifies the business that provides the return gift to the donation that the return gift will be provided, and provides information about the donor to the local government. Upon receiving this notification, the business that provides the return gift immediately provides the return gift on site.

[0024] In this way, in the return system of this embodiment, a proxy business requests a return gift from a business, which was previously done by a local government after receiving a donation, on behalf of the local government. The proxy business can be open even when the local government is closed. Therefore, with the return system of this embodiment, even if the return gift for a donation is something that the user needs to visit, such as an experience-based facility, the user can visit the facility on a holiday or the like, decide to make a donation on site, and immediately use the experience-based facility as a return gift for the donation.

[0025] The details of the return gift system of this embodiment will be described below.

[0026] <System configuration> Fig. 2 is a system configuration diagram of the return gift system 1. The return gift system 1 includes a donor terminal 20 operated by a donor 2, a local government terminal 30 operated by a local government 3, an agency server 40 managed by an agency 4, a return gift provider terminal 50 operated by a return gift provider 5, and a payment server 60 managed by a payment provider 6. The donor terminal 20, the local government terminal 30, the agency server 40, the return gift provider terminal 50, and the payment server 60 can communicate with each other via the Internet 7, which is a public communication line.

[0027] In FIG. 2, the donor terminal 20 is shown as a separate entity from the return gift business operator terminal 50, but if the return gift business operator terminal 50 is operable by the donor 2, the return gift business operator terminal 50 may function as the donor terminal 20. In FIG. 2, the donor 2, the agent 4, and the return gift business operator 5 are shown one by one, and one donor terminal 20, agent server 40, and return gift business operator terminal 50 are shown one by one, but there may be multiple donors 2, multiple agent businesses 4, and multiple return gift business operators 5, and there may be multiple donor terminals 20, agent servers 40, and return gift business operator terminals 50. In FIG. 2, the donor terminal 20, the local government terminal 30, the agent server 40, the return gift business operator terminal 50, and the payment server 60 are connected to the Internet 7 by solid lines, but each device may be connected to the Internet 7 by either wireless or wired means.

[0028] The donor terminal 20, the local government terminal 30, the proxy server 40, the return gift business terminal 50, and the payment server 60 each include a central processing unit (CPU), memory, a main storage device such as a solid state drive (SSD) or a hard disk drive (HDD), an input / output interface, a communication interface, and the like. The donor terminal 20, the local government terminal 30, and the return gift business terminal 50 may be, for example, a smartphone, a tablet computer, a personal computer, or any other type of computer. The proxy server 40 and the return gift business terminal 50 may be, for example, a general-purpose server, a personal computer, a rental server installed in a data center, a cloud, or any other type of computer.

[0029] 3 is a functional block diagram realized in the proxy server. In the proxy server 40, the CPU executes a computer program loaded from the main storage device to the memory, thereby realizing three functional blocks: a reception processing unit 41, a judgment processing unit 42, and an output processing unit 43. The reception processing unit 41 mainly receives information related to donations and return gifts sent from the donor terminal 20 via the Internet 7. The judgment processing unit 42 mainly processes information related to donations and return gifts. The output processing unit 43 mainly controls the output processing of information to be sent to the local government terminal 30 and the return gift business terminal 50 via the Internet 7.

[0030] The following describes the processing executed in the return system 1 of this embodiment. Fig. 4 is a process flow diagram executed in the proxy server 40. The following describes the processing executed in the return system 1, focusing on the process flow executed in the proxy server 40.

[0031] The surrogate server 40 repeatedly executes the following process while executing the computer program loaded in the memory. That is, the surrogate server 40 judges whether or not it has received a donation offer sent from the donor terminal 20 operated by the donor 2 via the Internet 7 (S101). If the surrogate server 40 makes a positive judgment in the process of step S101, it then judges whether or not the donation offer is a donation related to immediate return (S102). If the surrogate server 40 makes a positive judgment in the process of step S102, it then requests the settlement server 60 to settle the donation amount indicated in the donation offer (S103). The surrogate server 40 then waits for approval of the settlement by the settlement server 60 of the settlement business operator 6 (S104).

[0032] When the proxy server 40 confirms that the payment has been approved by the payment server 60 in the process of step S104, it then instructs the return gift provider 5 to execute the return gift by notifying the return gift execution information to the return gift provider terminal 50 (S105). Then, the proxy server 40 notifies the local government terminal 30 of the donation information and return gift completion information, thereby reporting to the local government 3 that the donation and return gift have been made (S106). These notifications to the proxy server 40 and the return gift provider terminal 50 may be in a data format specific to the dedicated application installed on the proxy server 40 and the return gift provider terminal 50, or may be email. In addition, the instruction to the return gift provider 5 to execute the return gift may be given in a form in which the donor 2 shows the return gift execution information displayed on the screen of the donor terminal 20 after being notified from the proxy server 40 to the donor terminal 20 to the return gift provider 5.

[0033] Here, donation information is information provided to a local government that receives a donation, indicating that a donation has been made to the local government, including, for example, personal information about the donor and the donation amount. Return gift execution information is information provided to a return gift business that provides return gifts, instructing the return gift, including, for example, information including the donor's name and the contents of the return gift. Return gift completion information is information provided to a local government that receives a donation, indicating that a return gift has been made to the donor, including, for example, information about the return gift provided and the date and time when the return gift was provided.

[0034] On the other hand, if the proxy server 40 makes a negative determination in step S102, it performs processing related to a normal return gift (non-instant return gift). That is, if the proxy server 40 makes a negative determination in step S102, it next requests the payment server 60 to settle the donation amount indicated in the donation offer (S107). Then, the proxy server 40 waits for approval of the settlement by the payment server 60 of the settlement business operator 6 (S108). Then, when the proxy server 40 confirms that the settlement has been approved by the payment server 60 in the processing of step S108, it next notifies the local government terminal 30 of the donation information, thereby reporting to the local government 3 that the donation has been made (S109). Then, the proxy server 40 waits for approval from the local government 3 (S110). When the local government 3 receives the report that the donation has been made, it operates the local government terminal 30 to notify the proxy server 40 of the approval of the return gift when the donation acceptance processing within the office is completed. When the proxy server 40 is notified of the approval of the return gift from the local government terminal 30, the proxy server 40 notifies the return gift provider terminal 50 of return gift execution information, thereby instructing the return gift provider 5 to execute the return gift (S111).

[0035] If a positive determination is made in step S102, the above series of processes (S103 to S106) is executed. Then, as soon as the payment server 60 approves the payment, the return gift execution information is immediately notified to the return gift business operator terminal 50. In contrast, when a negative determination is made in step S102 and the above series of processes (S107 to S111) are executed, not only is the payment server 60 approving the payment, but the return gift execution information is notified to the return gift business operator terminal 50 after the local government 3 has gone through an approval procedure within the local government as well as approval of the payment by the payment server 60. That is, in the return gift system 1 of this embodiment, the process of determining whether or not a return gift for a donation is possible is switched depending on whether the return gift for the donation is immediate or not. Therefore, with the return gift system 1 of this embodiment, even if the return gift for the donation is something that the user needs to visit, such as an experience-type facility, the user can visit the facility on a holiday or the like, decide to make a donation on site, and immediately use the experience-type facility as a return gift for the donation.

[0036] Below, a specific example of donations and return gifts that can be realized by the above series of processes will be described, taking the case of an experience-based facility as an example. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on donor terminal 20. When donor 2 visits an experience-based facility in a tourist destination he or she is visiting and finds out that the experience-based facility can be used as a return gift if he or she makes a hometown tax donation, donor 2 accesses surrogate server 40 with donor terminal 20. When donor terminal 20 accesses surrogate server 40, donor terminal 20 displays a donation acceptance screen (D101) on donor terminal 20 that allows the experience-based facility to be used as a return gift, as shown in Fig. 5, for example.

[0037] Here, if donor 2 wishes to acquire admission tickets for two adults and two children to the experience-based facility in return for his / her hometown tax donation, he / she can touch the screen of donor terminal 20 to set the quantity to the right of “ABC Hall Admission Ticket for 1 Adult” to “2” and enter “ABC Hall The quantity to the right of "Admission Tickets for 1 Child" is set to "2". The browser or application on the donor terminal 20 then automatically calculates the total donation amount required to receive these admission tickets as a return gift for the hometown tax donation, and displays this on the screen of the donor terminal 20. After confirming the total donation amount, the donor 2 presses the "Donate" button displayed on the screen of the donor terminal 20. When this button is pressed, the donor terminal 20 transmits information regarding the donation offer to the proxy server 40 via the Internet 7.

[0038] Here, the donation offer information sent from donor terminal 20 to surrogate server 40 includes the type and quantity of return gifts selected by donor 2, the total donation amount, and user information of donor 2. If personal information of donor 2, such as address, telephone number, and credit card number, has already been registered in surrogate server 40, this user information will be simple identification information such as a user ID. On the other hand, if personal information of donor 2 has not been registered in surrogate server 40, this user information will be personal information of donor 2, such as address, telephone number, and credit card number.

[0039] In the proxy server 40, which receives the information on the donation offer transmitted from the donor terminal 20, a positive determination is made in the processing of steps S101 and S102. In step S102, a positive determination is made by, for example, performing the following processing. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a management table of information on return gifts. The proxy business operator 4, which has been entrusted with the business related to the hometown tax return gifts from the local government 3, receives information on the hometown tax return gifts handled by the local government 3 from the local government 3. The contents of the business entrusted by the local government 3 to the proxy business operator 4 include the accounting business of accepting donations from donors 2 on behalf of the local government 3, the right issuing business of granting the right to receive a return gift to donors 2 whose donations have been confirmed, and the return gift instruction business of the return gift business operator 5, which has been entrusted with the business of providing a return gift to donors 2 by the local government 3. Therefore, the agent 4 that has been entrusted with the task of providing gifts in return for hometown tax donations by the local government 3 has information on the contents of the gift, the donation amount, the name of the relevant local government, and the name of the gift providing business that has been entrusted with the task of providing the gift, as shown in the table in Figure 6. The agent 4 also has information on whether the gift is to be given to the donor 2 immediately at the time of donation.

[0040] Whether or not a return gift is an immediate return gift depends on the business form of the return gift business operator 5 that handles the return gift, and is set based on the declaration provided by each return gift business operator 5. For example, if an XYZ butcher shop that has been entrusted with the task of providing "ABC beef high-quality steak meat," one of the return gifts for donations to ABC Town, to donors, has a store format in which the product is sold by hand to customers who visit the store, and the XYZ butcher shop declares to the local government 3 or the agent 4 that it is possible to provide the return gift immediately, the return gift is set as an immediate return gift, as shown in the management table of FIG. 6. Also, for example, if an operating company of ABC Museum (XYZ Planning), that has been entrusted with the task of providing "ABC Museum admission tickets," one of the return gifts for donations to ABC Town, to donors, declares to the local government 3 or the agent 4 that it is possible to provide admission tickets immediately to customers who visit ABC Museum, the return gift is set as an immediate return gift, as shown in the management table of FIG. 6. On the other hand, for example, if the XYZ pig farm that has been entrusted with the task of providing "ABC pork high-quality belly meat", one of the return gifts for donations to ABC town, to donors, is a farm without a store and the return gift is provided only via home delivery, and therefore the XYZ pig farm declares to the local government 3 or the agent 4 that it is unable to provide the return gift immediately, then the return gift will be set as a non-immediate return gift, as shown in the management table in Figure 6.

[0041] The proxy server 40 has the above-mentioned management table stored in advance in the main storage device. The proxy server 40 then refers to the management table in the process of step S102 to determine whether the return gift is an immediate return gift. Therefore, when "ABC Museum Admission Ticket" is selected on the screen (D101) shown in FIG. 5 and the donation offer is received by the proxy server 40, the proxy server 40 will make a positive determination in the process of step S102.

[0042] Then, in step S103, the proxy server 40, which has made a positive judgment in the processing of step S102, requests the payment server 60 to make a credit card payment of the total donation amount shown on the reception screen (D101) of Figure 5, i.e., 30,000 yen, based on the credit card number of the donor 2.

[0043] When the payment server 60 approves the payment, the surrogate server 40 makes a positive determination in the process of step S104, and executes the processes of steps S105 and S106. That is, in step S105, the surrogate server 40 issues "ABC Museum admission tickets" for two adults and two children, and notifies the return gift business operator terminal 50 of return gift execution information indicating the name of the donor 2 who will receive the admission tickets. In addition, in step S106, the surrogate server 40 notifies the return gift business operator terminal 50 of donation information indicating the personal information of the donor who made a donation to ABC Town and the donation amount (30,000 yen), and return gift completion information indicating that XYZ Planning, which operates ABC Museum, has provided the "ABC Museum admission tickets" to the donor as a return gift.

[0044] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the return gift business operator terminal 50. On the return gift business operator terminal 50 that has received the return gift execution information, for example, a return gift execution request screen (D102) as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. As shown in FIG. 7, this screen lists the name of the donor and a list of the return gifts to be provided. After checking the screen displayed on the return gift business operator terminal 50, the return gift business operator 5 issues "ABC Museum admission tickets" for two adults and two children, and hands the admission tickets to the donor at the ABC Museum counter. The donor 2 who receives the ABC Museum admission tickets at the counter can instantly enjoy the return gift for the hometown tax donation by entering the ABC Museum using the admission tickets.

[0045] <Modification> The series of processes from step S107 to step S110 described above is omitted. In this case, all reciprocation is essentially immediate.

[0046] The above-mentioned return gift execution request screen (D102) may be sent to the donor terminal 20 instead of the return gift business operator terminal 50. In this case, the return gift business operator 50 will provide the return gift by looking at the return gift execution request screen (D102) displayed on the donor terminal 20.

[0047] In addition, in the above embodiment, credit card payment by the payment service provider 6 was used, but donations may also be paid, for example, by cash at the facility's counter, by electronic money using an IC card or smartphone, or by any other payment method.

[0048] In addition, in the above embodiment, a donor 2 who decides to make a donation at a tourist spot or the like visited accesses the proxy server 40 to make the donation, but the proxy server 40 may obtain information about the return gift selected by the donor 2 who accesses a hometown tax donation site published on another company's web server from that server, and notify the donor of return gift execution information, donation information, and return gift completion information on behalf of the other company's server.

[0049] In the above embodiment, the local government 3 and the proxy business operator 4 are separate entities, and both the local government terminal 30 and the proxy server 40 are provided in the return system 1, but, for example, the proxy business operator 4 may hand over the proxy server 40 to the local government 3, and the proxy server 40 may be managed by the local government 3. In this case, the proxy server 40 may be installed in an office building of the local government 3, and the local government terminal 30 may be connected to the proxy server 40 by an in-house LAN or the like, without going through the Internet 7.

[0050] <Computer-readable recording medium> A program for causing a computer or other machine or device (hereinafter, referred to as a computer, etc.) to realize any of the above functions can be recorded on a recording medium readable by the computer, etc. Then, the computer, etc. can provide the function by reading and executing the program from the recording medium.

[0051] Here, a computer-readable recording medium refers to a recording medium that stores information such as data and programs through electrical, magnetic, optical, mechanical, or chemical action and can be read by a computer. Among such recording media, those that can be removed from a computer include, for example, flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, CD-ROMs, CD-R / Ws, DVDs, Blu-ray disks (Blu-ray is a registered trademark), DAT, 8 mm tapes, memory cards such as flash memory, etc. Furthermore, examples of recording media that are fixed to a computer include hard disks and ROMs (read-only memories). [Explanation of symbols]

[0052] 1. Reward System 2. Donors 3.Municipality 4. Agents 5. Gift return business 6. Payment Service Providers 7. Internet 20. Donor terminal 30. Local Government Terminal 40. Agent Server 41 Reception desk 42 Judgment processing unit 43 Output processing section 50 ··Return gift business terminal 60 Payment Server

Claims

1. A return system that handles administrative processing of return gifts associated with donations made by donors to local governments, A terminal used for the return gift; a proxy server that performs the business process; The proxy server has a management table showing a correspondence between the return gift and the local government related to the return gift, When the donation request received directly or indirectly from the terminal is an instantaneous request, which is a donation request with instantaneous return at the donor's location, the proxy server executes confirmation of completion of payment of the donation related to the instantaneous request, and upon confirmation that the payment has been approved, executes a return process to instruct the return business operator's terminal to execute the return at the location. Reward system.

2. After executing the return gift process, the proxy server further executes a donation information output process for outputting information regarding the donation to be notified to a local government related to the return gift based on the management table. The reward system according to claim 1.

3. The proxy server outputs information including the amount of the donation, information about the donor, and completion of the return by the return business in the donation information output process. The reward system according to claim 2.

4. The proxy server outputs the information regarding the donation via a communication line, an electronic recording medium, or in the form of a document for delivery in the donation information output process. The reward system according to claim 2 or 3.

5. When the real-time request is related to a credit transaction, the proxy server transmits payment information of the donation to a payment server of a credit transaction business indicated in the real-time request, and executes the return process upon receiving approval information from the payment server indicating that the payment of the donation has been approved. A reward system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. When the proxy server receives the instant request directly from the terminal accessing an external site operated by a reward business operator or other business, or indirectly via the external site, the proxy server executes the completion confirmation, and when the proxy server confirms that the payment has been approved, executes the reward processing. A reward system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

7. When the proxy server confirms that the payment has been approved, the proxy server immediately executes the return transaction. A reward system according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. When the proxy server confirms in the management table that the real-time request is a donation to the local government that handles the administrative process, the proxy server executes the completion confirmation, and when the proxy server confirms that the payment has been approved, the proxy server executes the return processing. A reward system according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. The terminal is installed in a facility where the donor is located. A reward system according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. A return gift processing device that processes return gifts associated with donations made by donors to local governments, A processor and a memory, When the donation request received directly or indirectly from the terminal used for the return gift is an instantaneous request, which is a donation request with instantaneous return gift at the donor's location, the processor executes confirmation of completion of payment of the donation related to the instantaneous request, and upon confirmation that the payment has been approved, executes a return gift process to instruct the return gift business operator, which performs the return gift business, to execute the return gift at the local location via the return gift business operator's terminal. Return processing equipment.

11. A method for processing a return gift associated with a donation made by a donor to a local government, comprising: When the donation request received by the proxy server acting on behalf of the administrative process directly or indirectly from the terminal used for the return gift is an instantaneous request, which is a donation request with instantaneous return gift at the donor's location, the proxy server executes confirmation of completion of payment of the donation related to the instantaneous request, and upon confirming that the payment has been approved, executes a return gift process that instructs the return gift business operator's terminal to execute the return gift at the location. How to process return gifts.

12. A return processing program that handles administrative processing of return gifts associated with donations made by donors to local governments, When the donation request received directly or indirectly from the terminal used for the return gift is an instantaneous request, which is a donation request involving instantaneous return gift at the donor's location, the proxy server that performs the administrative processing executes confirmation of completion of payment of the donation related to the instantaneous request, and upon confirmation that the payment has been approved, executes a return gift process that instructs the return gift business operator's terminal to execute the return gift at the location. Return processing program.

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