JP2002170017A - Ticket system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problems in conventional sales of tickets for concert or the like, or the necessity of much time because of bad efficiency and the generation of an illicit ticket. SOLUTION: Ticket information is formed on the basis of the cellular phone telephone number transmitted from a cellular phone 1, customer information including individual authentication information, and ticket data for a reserved ticket in a reservation center 1, and the ticket information is registered in the cellular phone 1 performing the reservation. In an entrance gate 3, the ticket information wirelessly transmitted from the cellular phone 1 is received in the entrance of the customer to judge whether the ticket is a normal ticket or not on the basis of the ticket information and preliminarily registered ticket data, and the entrance of the customer is permitted only when it is the normal ticket.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticket system for managing a ticket for a concert or the like, from reservation to admission.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, tickets for such concerts and the like have been sold as face-to-face tickets (in paper form) to those who wish to purchase them directly at sales offices such as Pia. In addition, tickets (paper) are also sold face-to-face in not only concert tickets but also various sports such as baseball and soccer.

[0003]

However, in the conventional ticket selling method, since tickets are sold directly to face-to-face purchasers, inefficiencies are time-consuming and time-consuming, and fraudulent tickets are sold. There was a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a ticket system capable of efficiently selling tickets and preventing illegal tickets from going around.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a reservation center for accepting a reservation for a ticket from a mobile phone, wherein an entrance gate is provided at an entrance for entering by the ticket, A ticket system for automatically determining whether a ticket reserved by the mobile phone at the entrance gate is valid or not, wherein the reservation center stores the mobile phone telephone number and personal authentication information transmitted from the mobile phone. Means for creating ticket information based on the customer information and the ticket data of the booked ticket, and registering the ticket information in the booked mobile phone; Means for receiving ticket information registered in the mobile phone is provided. Based on the ticket data registered the ticket information and the advance in over preparative determine whether a legitimate ticket, is characterized in that to allow entry only if it was a legitimate ticket.

In the present invention, a reservation for a ticket from a mobile phone is accepted, registered as ticket information in the mobile phone, and based on ticket information wirelessly transmitted from the mobile phone at the entrance gate and ticket data registered in advance. Since it is determined whether the ticket is a legitimate ticket, it is possible to efficiently perform ticket sales and customer entrance management, and also to prevent fraudulent ticket traffic. Also, by storing the ticket purchase history information of the customer at the reservation center, the source of the fraudulent ticket can be known based on the information, and the effect of suppressing the fraudulent ticket can be obtained.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a ticket system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a mobile phone, 2 is a mobile phone 1
It is a reservation center that accepts reservations for tickets such as concerts, and digitizes and sells tickets. Also,
Reference numeral 3 denotes an entrance gate which is installed at the entrance of a venue such as a concert and allows only authorized ticket buyers to enter. The entrance gate 3 is provided with an opening / closing door, and only the authorized ticket purchaser opens the door to permit entry.

Here, when a user reserves a ticket for a concert or the like, the user makes a reservation for a desired ticket in the reservation center 2 using the i-mode of the mobile phone 1. As is well known, the i-mode is a text information service provided by a company A (NTT DOCOMO) using a mobile phone. The mobile phone connects to the Internet to reserve a ticket. In addition, EZ access of Company B (IDO) and Company C (DDI
It is also possible to use the EZweb of the cellular group.

Next, the specific operation of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 2, first, when a user reserves a ticket for a concert or the like, the user reserves the ticket from his or her mobile phone 1 using the i-mode. At this time, the ticket data (the desired concert name, date, seat number, time (if there are multiple times a day), etc.) and the customer information of the user (the telephone number of the mobile phone) are sent from the mobile phone 1 to the reservation center 2. , Personal authentication information (for example, name, etc.) is transmitted (step S1).
01).

When the reservation center 2 accepts the reservation of the ticket, the reservation center 2 creates the ticket information by combining the ticket data and the customer information transmitted from the portable telephone 1 (step S102). Further, the reservation center 2 registers the created ticket information in the mobile phone 1 of the user who made a reservation using the i-mode (step S103). Further, the reservation center 2 transmits the ticket data of the ticket purchased by the customer to the concert hall and registers it in the entrance gate 3 (step 104).

The reservation center 2 stores the purchase history information of the user's ticket in an information storage mechanism (not shown). This can be used, for example, when a fraudulent ticket is generated to find the source of the fraudulent ticket by searching for the fraudulent ticket, and is useful for the effect of suppressing fraudulent tickets.

With the above, the reservation and purchase of the ticket are completed.
The settlement of the ticket purchase is performed by using a fee collection agency system in the i-mode. Further, since the ticket information includes important information such as customer information, a falsification preventing function for preventing duplication or impersonation such as scrambling is added. Further, in order to reserve a ticket, a user may go directly to a ticket store to reserve and purchase a ticket on the spot. In such a case, the ticket information is registered in the mobile phone 1 of the ticket purchaser by downloading the ticket information using wireless (Bluetooth) at the ticket store. In this case as well, a tampering prevention function such as scrambling is added to the ticket information.

Next, the user goes to the concert venue on the day of the reserved concert and, when entering the venue, makes a reservation from his / her mobile phone 1 to the entrance gate 3 installed at the entrance of the venue using a wireless function (Bluetooth). The registered ticket information is transmitted from the center 2 (step S105). The entrance gate 3 is provided with a receiving device (not shown) including a receiving antenna, and receives ticket information from the mobile phone 1 at the entrance gate 3 (step 106). The entrance gate 3 extracts the ticket data from the received ticket information, and determines whether the ticket is legitimately reserved and purchased (step 107).

That is, the ticket data extracted from the ticket information at the entrance gate 3 and the concert data of the day (ticket data transmitted from the reservation center 2)
To determine whether the customer's ticket is legitimate. If the ticket is a regular ticket, the door of the entrance gate 3 is opened to allow the customer to enter (step S1).
08). On the other hand, if the ticket is not a legitimate ticket, the entrance gate 3 is kept closed and the entrance is refused (step S109).

At the entrance gate 3, every time the ticket information is transmitted from the mobile phone, the ticket data is received and the ticket data is collated, and whether or not the ticket registered in the mobile phone is a legitimate ticket is determined. Is determined. By performing the entrance management in this way and opening the entrance gate 3 only for a valid ticket, the entrance management can be performed efficiently, and the use of an unauthorized ticket can be prevented.

In the above embodiment, a concert ticket is described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It can be suitably used also when managing from reservation of an institution ticket or the like to entry. As described above, when a ticket is reserved, not only the i-mode of the mobile phone but also E
It is also possible to use Z access, EZweb, or the like.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, a ticket reservation from a portable telephone is accepted, information on the ticket reservation is registered as ticket information in the portable telephone, and the portable telephone is wirelessly transmitted to the entrance gate. Since it is determined whether the ticket is legitimate based on the transmitted ticket information and pre-registered ticket data, it is possible to sell tickets efficiently and manage customer entrance efficiently. It is also possible to prevent fraudulent tickets from being sold. Further, by storing the customer's ticket purchase history information at the reservation center, the source of the fraudulent ticket can be known based on the information, so that the fraudulent ticket deterrent effect can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a ticket system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 mobile phone 2 reservation center 3 entrance gate

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An admission gate is provided at an entrance which receives a reservation of a ticket from a mobile phone at an entrance where the ticket is entered, and a ticket reserved by the mobile phone at the entrance gate is a regular one. A ticket system for automatically determining whether or not there is a ticket, wherein the reservation center has a ticket based on a cell phone number transmitted from the cell phone, customer information including personal authentication information, and ticket data of the booked ticket. Means for creating information and registering the ticket information with the reserved mobile phone; and providing at the entrance gate means for receiving the ticket information wirelessly transmitted from the mobile phone and registered in the mobile phone Is provided, and the ticket information and the pre-registered ticket are A ticket system characterized in that it is determined whether or not the ticket is a legitimate ticket based on the ticket data, and admission is permitted only if the ticket is a legitimate ticket. 2. The ticket system according to claim 1, wherein the reservation center registers ticket data on a ticket reserved and purchased by a customer at an entrance gate. 3. The ticket system according to claim 1, wherein the reservation center stores purchase history information and customer authentication information on tickets reserved and purchased by the customer in an information storage mechanism. 4. The ticket system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile phone reserves a ticket at a reservation center using one of i-mode, EZ access, and EZweb. 5. The entrance gate retrieves ticket data from the ticket information transmitted from the mobile phone, compares the ticket data with the ticket data from the reservation center, and determines whether the ticket registered in the mobile phone is correct. The ticket system according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether the ticket is a legitimate ticket. 6. The ticket system according to claim 1, wherein the tickets are tickets for concerts, sports competitions, and transportation.