JP2001306836A - Method and system for ticket sale using network - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique related to a method and a system for ticket sale using a network, where a user orders a ticket required for use of various services through the network and a service provider sells the ticket in a form of electronic data. SOLUTION: As shown in Figure 1, the system for ticket sale using the network in an embodiment of this invention is comprised of a user terminal 10, a ticket issue center terminal 20, one or plural service provider terminals 30, a bank computer 40, a network (Internet) 100 connecting them to each other, and an electronic data authentication device 50.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticket sales system, and more particularly to a ticket sales method using a network and a technology related to the ticket sales system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional ticket sales system, the form of a ticket is a paper or magnetic card, and the ticket is sold at a specific place. In addition, some tickets can be reserved, and purchases using a credit card or the like are performed.

[0003]

However, the prior art has the following problems. This means that the user has to go to a specific ticket sales location in order to eventually purchase a paper or magnetic card. In addition, since tickets are sold only in cash depending on the type of ticket, there is a problem that the user must carry cash to use the service.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a purpose of the present invention is to allow a user to order a ticket necessary for using various services via a network and provide the service. One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a technique for selling tickets in the form of electronic data using a network and a ticket selling system.

[0005]

The gist of the present invention described in claim 1 is a ticket sales method using a network that enables two-way data transmission, wherein a user uses a user terminal. Accessing a ticket issuing center terminal via a homepage on which various service information including one or a plurality of ticket information established on the network is posted, wherein the ticket issuing center terminal The user terminal transmits various service information including the ticket information to the user terminal, the user terminal displays the various service information on a screen, and the user includes the ticket information. From the various types of service information, ticket order information including the ticket information corresponding to the service information to be provided is provided to the user terminal. The user terminal includes the ticket order information and the user credit information in the service provider terminal via the network through the ticket issuing center terminal according to the instruction of the user. Transmitting user information, the service provider terminal determines whether or not to issue a ticket based on the received user information and the order information of the ticket, and if it is possible to determine whether to issue the ticket, Generates electronic data of a ticket corresponding to the order information, transmits the electronic data of the ticket to the user terminal via the ticket issuing center terminal via the network, and transmits the user information and the ticket. Based on the order information, billing data is generated, transmitted to the bank computer via the network, and Performs a withdrawal process of a ticket price corresponding to the ticket order information from the user's bank account based on the received billing data, and the user converts the received electronic data of the ticket into the user The present invention resides in a ticket sales method using a network, wherein a target service is provided by receiving authentication of the stored electronic data from the service provider in a terminal.
The gist of the present invention according to claim 2 is that, when the service provider terminal determines whether or not the ticket issuance is possible,
Transmitting the information indicating that the ticket cannot be issued via the network to the user terminal via the ticket issuing center terminal, and the user confirms the received information indicating that the ticket cannot be issued; A ticket selling method using a network according to claim 1 is provided. The gist of the present invention according to claim 3, wherein the user terminal outputs the stored electronic data of the ticket to a recording medium and stores the electronic data, and the service provider stores the electronic data of the ticket stored in the recording medium. 3. A ticket sales method using a network according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the electronic data is authenticated. The gist of the present invention described in claim 4 is that the user information including the credit information and the ticket including the ticket price in the ticket selling method using the network according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A billing data generating method for generating billing data based on order information. Claim 5
The gist of the present invention resides in a storage medium in which a program capable of executing a ticket selling method using a network according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is recorded. The gist of the present invention according to claim 6 is a ticket sales system using a network capable of bidirectional data transmission, wherein the system is connected to the network and provides one or a plurality of services. A service provider terminal used by the user, a ticket issuing home terminal connected to the network and issuing tickets for various services, a ticket issuing center terminal opened on the network, and a A user terminal used by a user who wants to be provided, a bank computer connected to the network and performing payment processing based on the user's credit information, and a data authentication device used by the service provider And the ticket issuing center terminal includes the ticket issuing home. On the page, various service information including ticket information is disclosed, and the user terminal determines the service information desired to be provided from the ticket issuing homepage by the operation of the user, and stores the corresponding ticket information. Transmitting the ticket order information including the ticket information and the user information including the credit information of the user to the service provider terminal via the ticket issuing center terminal, wherein the service provider terminal Based on the order information and the user information, generates electronic data of the ticket corresponding to the order information of the ticket, the electronic data of the ticket, via the network, via the ticket issuing center terminal, Transmitting the billing information based on the ticket order information and the user information to the bank terminal. And the bank computer debits the ticket price corresponding to the ticket order information from the user's bank account based on the received billing information, and the user terminal transmits the received ticket electronically. Storing the data, the data authentication device performs authentication of the stored electronic data of the ticket, whereby the user can receive the provision of a desired service; Exist in the sales system. Claim 7
The gist of the present invention is that the service provider terminal determines whether or not to issue a ticket based on the received order information and the user information of the ticket, and when the determination as to whether or not to issue the ticket is possible, The electronic data of the ticket is generated, and if the determination as to whether or not to issue the ticket is negative, information indicating that the ticket cannot be issued is generated, and via the network,
By transmitting the electronic data of the ticket or the information indicating that the ticket cannot be issued to the user terminal via the ticket issuing center terminal, the user can obtain the electronic data of the ticket or the ticket issuance. 7. A ticket sales system using a network according to claim 6, wherein the information of the impossibility is confirmed. The gist of the present invention is that the electronic data of the ticket stored in the user terminal is output and stored on a recording medium, and the stored recording medium is authenticated by the data authentication device. A ticket sales system using a network according to claim 6 or claim 7. The gist of the present invention according to claim 9 is that the recording medium is an electronic or magnetic recording medium such as an IC memory or a magnetic memory.
In the ticket sales system using the network described in any one of the above. The gist of the present invention described in claim 10 is that the recording medium is a print recording medium having a magnetic recording medium, wherein a ticket using a network according to any one of claims 6 to 9 is provided. Exist in the sales system. The gist of the present invention according to claim 11, wherein the recording medium is configured to print the electronic data composed of an encrypted character string as it is as a character string or as image data such as a bar code. A ticket sales system using a network according to any one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that: The gist of the present invention described in claim 12 is that the data authentication device is an optical reader such as a scanner or an OCR, and the network according to any one of claims 6 to 8 or 11. It exists in the ticket sales system that uses.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a ticket sales system using a network according to the present embodiment comprises a user terminal 10, a ticket issuing center terminal 20,
Or, it is roughly composed of a plurality of service provider terminals 30, a bank computer 40, a network (Internet) 100 for interconnecting them, and an electronic data authentication device (data authentication device) 50.

[0008] The user terminal 10 is an information processing device such as a mobile phone or a personal computer that can be connected to a network 100 such as the Internet. User terminal 10
Means that the ticket issuing center terminal 20 is connected to the network 10
It has a function of accessing various service information and ticket information provided on the Internet and displaying the information on a screen. The service information includes, for example, information on transportation means such as buses, trains, and airplanes, and information on entertainments and events such as movies, plays, and concerts. The ticket information includes ticket information on transportation and ticket information on entertainment facilities and events.

Further, the user terminal 10 has a function of transmitting order information of a ticket ordered by the user and user information including credit information of the user to the ticket issuing center terminal 20 via the network 100; A function of receiving and storing electronic data of a ticket transmitted by the ticket issuing center terminal 20 via the network 100,
A function of outputting the electronic data of the ticket to a recording medium.

[0010] The ticket issuing center terminal 20 is used by a ticket sales agent, receives ticket order information and user information transmitted by the user terminal 10 by user operation, and stores the user information and ticket information. The order information is transmitted to the service provider terminal 30. Further, the ticket issuing center terminal 20 transmits the electronic data of the ticket transmitted by the service provider terminal 30 to the user terminal 10.

The electronic data of the ticket stored in the user terminal 10 or the electronic data of the ticket stored in the recording medium is authenticated by the electronic data authentication device 50, and the user can provide the target service. Can receive.

The service provider terminal 30 is used for issuing a ticket of the service provider, and is prepared by the service provider. When the service provider terminal 30 receives ticket order information and user information from a user from the ticket issuing center terminal 20, the service provider terminal 30 generates electronic data of the ticket, and
Send to Further, the service provider terminal 30 accesses the bank computer 40 and transmits billing data based on ticket order information and user information.

The bank computer 40 debits the ticket price from the user's bank account based on the transmitted billing data.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the flow of the processing of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal 10 of FIG. In the figure, the train information 21
0, movie information 220, movie theater list 230, restaurant list 240, amusement park / park list 250, and art museum list 260 are shown.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the ticket information registered from the user terminal 10 of FIG. Here, a specific example of the ticket information based on the train information 210 and the movie information 220 in FIG. 3 is shown. In the figure, service name 3
10, service provider 320, use date 330, service content 340, price 350, number of orders 360, subtotal 370, and total 380 are shown.

Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG.
A method using the ticket sales system using the network according to the present embodiment will be described.

In FIG. 2, a user uses his / her own user terminal 10 and a ticket issuing center terminal via a ticket issuing homepage established by a ticket issuing center on a network (hereinafter referred to as the Internet) 100. 20 is accessed (step A1).

In response, the ticket issuing center terminal 20 transmits various service information and ticket information to the user terminal 10 (step A2).

The user terminal 10 displays various service information and ticket information as shown in FIG. 3 on a screen (step A3).

The user views the various service information and ticket information displayed on the screen of the user terminal 10, determines the required ticket, and places an order for the ticket including the ticket information to be ordered from the screen. Information is registered (step A4).

In the example of FIG. 4, order information of a train ticket and a movie ticket is registered. The order information of the ticket thus registered is temporarily stored in the user terminal 10.

The user terminal 10 sends the stored ticket order information together with the user information including the user's bank account to the corresponding ticket issuing center terminal 20 via the Internet 100 at the instruction of the user. Is transmitted (step A5).

When the ticket issuing center terminal 20 receives the user information and the ticket order information (step A)
6), the service provider terminal 30 according to the content of the ticket
The user information and ticket order information are transmitted via the Internet 100 (step A7). Here, the user information is information required when the service provider terminal 30 withdraws the ticket price to the bank computer 40, and is information of a credit card or the like.

Next, the service provider terminal 30 receives the user information and the ticket order information (step A).
8) Based on the user information and the ticket order information, it is determined whether a ticket can be issued (step A9). If the determination result is acceptable, the service provider terminal 30 generates electronic data of the ordered ticket, and
00 to the ticket issuing center terminal 20 via
If the determination result is unacceptable, the information to that effect is transmitted to the ticket issuing center terminal 20 (step A1).
0). In FIG. 2, it is described as “transmitting electronic data of a ticket or information indicating that a ticket cannot be issued”.

If the result of the determination as to whether or not a ticket can be issued is acceptable, the service provider terminal 30 accesses the bank computer 40 via the Internet 100 (step 13), and adds the user information and the ticket order information to the bank computer 40. And transmitting the billing data based on the billing data.

The bank computer 40 performs a process of withdrawing the ticket price from the corresponding user's bank account based on the received billing data (step 14).

On the other hand, the ticket issuing center terminal 20
When electronic data of a ticket or information indicating that a ticket cannot be issued is received from the service provider terminal 30 (step A1).
1) The electronic data of the ticket or the information indicating that the ticket cannot be issued is transmitted to the user terminal 10.

The user terminal 10 receives the electronic data of the ticket or the information indicating that the ticket cannot be issued (step 1).
2).

If the result of the ticket issuance determination is acceptable, the user terminal 10
The electronic data of the ticket received from 0 is stored (step A15).

The user receives the information indicating that the ticket cannot be issued and confirms that the ticket has not been issued (not shown).

The user carries the user terminal 10 in which the electronic data of the ticket is stored, goes to the service providing site of the service provider, and authenticates the stored electronic data of the ticket by the electronic data authentication device 50. The service can be used by receiving it.

Since the ticket selling method and the ticket selling system using the network according to the embodiment are configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

An information processing apparatus connected to a network such as the Internet performs order processing and issuance processing of tickets related to service provision and the like. You can buy a ticket at

Further, the ticket issuing center sells tickets in cooperation with various service providers, so that the user can purchase various tickets at once.

It is also possible to output the ticket electronic data stored in the user terminal 10 to a recording medium and to use the service by authenticating the outputted ticket electronic data of the recording medium. is there. For example, the user prints the electronic data of the ticket stored in the user terminal 10 on a print recording medium. The ticket information is included in characters and images printed on the print recording medium.

The user carries the print recording medium, goes to the site where the service provider provides the service, authenticates the ticket information printed on the print recording medium, and uses the service. As a result, the provision of the service is not specified by the user of the user terminal 10 by using the print recording medium. Furthermore, the electronic data can be transmitted to the user terminal 10 as an encrypted character string, converted into image data such as a character string or a bar code, and printed on plain paper.

Further, the user copies the ticket stored in the user terminal 10 to a recording medium such as an electronic data IC memory or a magnetic memory, and carries the recording medium with the ticket at the service providing site. Use the service after authentication of the information. As a result, the user can receive the service without using a consumable such as a print recording medium. Furthermore, it is also possible to carry a ticket (plain paper) on which image data is printed and obtain authentication by reading a character string with an OCR device or reading a barcode with a scanner.

In the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, but can be applied to a ticket selling method and a ticket selling system using a network which are suitable for applying the present invention. .

Further, the number, position, shape, etc. of the above-mentioned constituent members are not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be set to a suitable number, position, shape, etc. for implementing the present invention.

In each of the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals.

[0042]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

The first effect is that a user can purchase a ticket at an arbitrary time. The reason is that the order receiving process and the issuing process of the ticket are performed by the information processing device connected to the Internet, and the form of the ticket is electronic data.

The second effect is that the user can purchase various tickets at once. The reason is that the ticket issuing center sells tickets in cooperation with various service providers.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a ticket sales system using a network according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a flow of a process in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the content of ticket information registered from the user terminal of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 User terminal 20 Ticket issuing center terminal 30 Service provider terminal 40 Bank computer 50 Electronic data authentication device (data authentication device) 100 Network (Internet) 210 Train information 220 Movie information 230 Movie theater list 240 Restaurant list 250 Amusement park / park List 260 Museum list 310 Service name 320 Service provider 330 Date of use 340 Service contents 350 Price 360 Orders 370 Subtotal 380 Total

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A ticket sales method using a network that enables two-way data transmission, wherein a user uses a user terminal to open one or a plurality of services established on the network. The ticket issuing center terminal accesses the ticket issuing center terminal via a home page on which various kinds of service information including the ticket information are posted. The ticket issuing center terminal includes the ticket information in the user terminal via the network. Transmitting various service information, the user terminal displays the various service information on a screen, and the user wants to receive the service information from the various service information including the ticket information. Registering ticket order information including the ticket information corresponding to the user terminal in the user terminal, wherein the user terminal By the instruction, via the network, via the ticket issuing center terminal, transmits the ticket order information and user information including the user's credit information to a service provider terminal, wherein the service provider terminal Based on the received user information and the order information of the ticket, determine whether ticket issuance is possible, and if the determination is possible, generate electronic data of the ticket corresponding to the order information, Via the network, via the ticket issuing center terminal, transmits the electronic data of the ticket to the user terminal, based on the user information and the order information of the ticket,
Generates billing data and transmits the billing data to the bank computer via the network. The bank computer debits the ticket price corresponding to the ticket order information from the user's bank account based on the billing data received. Performing the process, the user stores the received electronic data of the ticket in the user terminal, and receives the authentication of the stored electronic data from the service provider to receive the provision of the target service. A ticket sales method using a network characterized by the following. 2. The service provider terminal, if it is determined that the ticket issuance is not possible, transmits the ticket issuance prohibition information to the user terminal via the network via the ticket issuing center terminal. The ticket sales method using a network according to claim 1, wherein the user confirms the received information indicating that the ticket cannot be issued. 3. The user terminal outputs the stored electronic data of the ticket to a recording medium and stores the electronic data, and the service provider authenticates the electronic data of the ticket stored in the recording medium. A ticket sales method using a network according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. The ticket sales method using the network according to claim 1, wherein the ticket information includes the user information including the credit information and the ticket order information including the ticket price. A billing data generation method for generating billing data. 5. A storage medium in which a program capable of executing the ticket sales method using the network according to claim 1 is recorded. 6. A ticket sales system using a network that enables two-way data transmission, comprising: providing a service connected to the network and used by one or more service providers of various services. Terminal, a ticket issuing center terminal that is connected to the network and has a ticket issuing homepage that issues tickets for various services on the network, and a user who is connected to the network and wants to receive various services. A user terminal used by the service provider; a bank computer connected to the network for performing payment processing based on the credit information of the user; and a data authentication device used by the service provider; The center terminal is located on the ticket issuance website, Publish various service information including ticket information, the user terminal determines the service information desired to be provided from the ticket issuing homepage by the operation of the user, and places an order for a ticket including the corresponding ticket information. Information and user information including the credit information of the user, via the ticket issuing center terminal,
Transmitting to the service provider terminal, the service provider terminal generates, based on the order information of the ticket and the user information, electronic data of a ticket corresponding to the order information of the ticket; Data, via the network, transmitting to the user terminal via the ticket issuing center terminal, charging information based on the ticket order information and the user information, transmitting to the bank computer, The bank computer, based on the received billing information, withdraws the ticket price corresponding to the ticket order information from the user's bank account, the user terminal saves the received electronic data of the ticket, The data authentication device authenticates the stored electronic data of the ticket so that the user can A ticket sales system using a network, characterized in that the service can be provided. 7. The service provider terminal judges whether ticket issuance is possible based on the received order information of the ticket and the user information. Generating electronic data; generating a ticket issuance prohibition information in a case where the determination of whether or not to issue the ticket is negative; and, via the network, the electronic data of the ticket via the ticket issuing center terminal, or the ticket. 7. The network according to claim 6, wherein the user confirms the electronic data of the ticket or the information about the ticket is not issued by transmitting the information about the ticket is not issued to the user terminal. Ticket sales system used. 8. The electronic data of the ticket stored in the user terminal is output and stored on a recording medium, and the stored recording medium is authenticated by the data authentication device. Item 8. A ticket sales system using the network according to item 6 or 7. 9. The ticket using a network according to claim 6, wherein the recording medium is an electronic or magnetic recording medium such as an IC memory or a magnetic memory. Sales system. 10. The ticket sales system using a network according to claim 6, wherein the recording medium is a print recording medium having a magnetic recording medium. 11. The recording medium is plain paper in which the electronic data composed of an encrypted character string is printed as a character string as it is or as image data such as a barcode. A ticket sales system using the network according to any one of claims 6 to 8. 12. The data authentication device according to claim 11, wherein the data authentication device is a scanner or an O.
The ticket sales system using a network according to any one of claims 6 to 8, or 11, wherein the system is an optical reader such as a CR.