JP7085186B2 - Ticketing system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a system or the like that widely issues tickets or the like electronically, and more particularly to a ticketing system or the like that can manage payment change.

Conventionally, various electronic payment methods and card systems for managing change have been developed.

For example, a method and a system for preventing coins from being included in change have been proposed (Patent Document 1).

That is, Patent Document 1 describes a provisional billing amount calculation step for calculating a provisional billing amount by subtracting the deposited change amount from the price when the price is larger than the deposited change amount of the held and managed price payer. A billing amount calculation step that rounds up the provisional billing amount to the minimum bill face value unit and calculates the billing amount to be charged to the payment payer, and a deposit change amount calculation step that calculates the deposited change amount by subtracting the provisional billing amount from the billing amount. , The deposit change amount management step that holds the deposit change amount calculated by the deposit change amount calculation step as a new deposit change amount of the payment payer, and the change to the payment payer does not include coins. Discloses a change management method characterized in determining the billing amount.

In addition, at the time of purchase, the purchase information of the customer's products and services such as the change savings amount is transferred to the change savings management server, and by creating a database, information for grasping the customer's purchase tendency can be obtained. A change savings service system has also been proposed (Patent Document 2).

That is, Patent Document 2 is a system in which the sales side includes a sales processing device, a card reader connected to the sales processing device, and a management server to which the sales processing device is communicated and connected, and the customer side has a membership card issued by the sales side. Therefore, the card reader has a means for reading the information of the membership card possessed by the customer, and the sales processing device receives the read information and determines whether the customer to be processed is a change savings member. A means of calculating the total amount of goods and services purchased by the customer and subtracting this from the deposit amount to calculate the change amount, and if the customer is a change savings member, if the change amount is a positive amount, the deposit amount is used. If it is a negative amount, the absolute value is used as the withdrawal amount, and there is a means to send it to the management server together with the member identification. The management server holds the identification, password, personal information, and change account information for each member as a database. A change savings service system is disclosed, which comprises a means for updating a corresponding member's change account balance with a deposit / withdrawal amount received from a sales processing device.

In addition, even if the sales system uses a non-contact type prepaid card and requires a clearing process after the product is provided, the convenience of the customer's prepaid card is not lost, and the product provider can also perform the inevitable clearing process. A sales system using a non-contact prepaid card has also been proposed (Patent Document 3).

That is, Patent Document 3 describes a change processing method in a sales system using a non-contact prepaid card in a sales form such as a product whose quantity or amount of goods to be sold is not fixed until the end of the sales act, and is a non-customer-owned method. The card information data including at least the identification ID that distinguishes the non-contact prepaid card from others and the product purchaseable balance recorded on the contact prepaid card is read by the non-contact prepaid processing machine, and is designated by the customer by the POS device. The amount equivalent to the planned purchase is deducted from the product purchaseable balance of the non-contact prepaid card, and the product vending machine controls the supply of products, etc. up to the amount equivalent to the planned purchase deducted by the POS device. Further, with the end of the supply control of the product or the like, the change amount, which is the difference between the planned purchase amount and the actual supply amount, is calculated, and the card information data of the non-contact prepaid card by the non-contact preca processing machine is calculated. Disclosed is a change processing method in a sales system using a non-contact prepaid card, which pays by adding the change amount to the balance of the prepaid card at the time of reading again.

In addition, when shopping with cash and charging change to electronic money, if the maximum charge amount exceeds a certain amount, for example, an electronic money charge store terminal that returns banknotes as change instead of charging the change amount is also available. It has been proposed (Patent Document 4).

That is, in Patent Document 4, the amount information stored in the IC card is read and written, and when a change is made for the cash payment amount of the user, the monetary value equivalent to the change amount is given as the amount information. It has an IC card reader / writer that writes to the IC card, and a storage means that stores the minimum unit for returning change in cash as the minimum unit for cash change, and further, the monetary value equivalent to the change amount is used as monetary information. When the amount information of the IC card exceeds a certain amount by writing in the IC card, the minimum unit of cash change stored in the storage means and the above are described without writing the monetary value in the IC card. An electronic money charge store terminal is disclosed, which comprises a control unit that controls the IC card reader / writer so that the difference from the change amount is subtracted from the amount information stored in the IC card.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-236975 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-234091 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-193558 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-237665

However, in the conventional system and method, the user terminal is always required when the user uses the service, and the threshold is often high for the elderly and children who do not know the usability.

In particular, in addition to electronic processing such as electronic payment and change management in conventional systems and methods, expectations are increasing for easier services such as ticketing.

Therefore, the ticketing system according to the embodiment of the present invention is a ticketing system including an information management server and one or more terminal devices, and the information management server is one information associated with one user code. The terminal device includes a management unit that manages one or more pages and manages one or more service identifiers that can be associated with the user code, and the terminal device is an input for reading the user code from a ticket in which the user code is recorded. The information management server includes a unit and a transmission unit that transmits the read user code to the information management server, and the information management server provides a service associated with the service identifier managed by itself in response to a request from the terminal device. It is characterized in that it is transmitted to a terminal device and presented, and a service identifier associated with the presented service selected by an instruction from the terminal device is associated with the user code.

Further, the management unit manages the price of the service, and the terminal device presents a plurality of discrete payment amounts, and the price of the service is instructed by the terminal device. When one of the plurality of discrete payment amounts is selected with a payment amount higher than the price of the service, the information management server calculates the amount of change obtained by subtracting the price of the service from the payment amount of the one. The management unit is characterized in that the service identifier associated with the service selected by the instruction from the terminal device and the change amount are associated with the user code.

According to the ticketing system or the like according to the embodiment of the present invention, even a person who is unfamiliar with information equipment or the like can easily use the service without requiring the use of a terminal when using the service, and is flexible in terms of distribution and robustness. It has a special effect of being able to provide services such as ticketing.

It is explanatory drawing explaining the whole structure example of the system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the functional block of the information management server included in the system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the appearance structure and the functional block of the tablet terminal as a typical terminal apparatus included in the system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the operation flow of the system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the operation flow of the system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the operation flow of the system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the screen example of the terminal apparatus in the system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the screen example of the terminal apparatus in the system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the screen example of the terminal apparatus in the system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the screen example of the terminal apparatus in the system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing explaining the screen example of the terminal apparatus in the system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

The ticketing system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of an overall configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As a typical basic configuration thereof, the ticketing system 10 is composed of an information management server (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “server”) 101 and terminal devices 102a to 102d such as one or more tablet terminals. In addition, tickets 103a to 103f are included as information input media to the ticketing system. In one embodiment of the present invention, the tickets 103a to 103f are paper media, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, a two-dimensional code 104 may be adopted as the information input format, and a recording medium (pin badge, goods, etc.) (not shown) printed or attached to the code 104 may be included. In addition to tablet terminals, terminal devices include various information processing devices such as personal computers, mobile phones, and personal digital assistants (PDAs) (hereinafter, these may be collectively referred to as "user terminals"). be able to.

Further, in one embodiment of the present invention, the information management server 101 can be accessed from any information terminal (PC, tablet terminal, mobile phone, mobile information terminal, etc.) (not shown). One form of access in this case includes access to an information page (URL or the like) managed on the information management server 101 (details will be described later).

As shown in FIG. 1, these servers, terminal devices, and information terminals are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other by a dedicated line or a public line such as the Internet 109. The line may be wired or wireless, and in the case of wireless, it is possible to enter the Internet 109 via a wireless router or base station (not shown) and to communicate with the information management server 101 via the line. Can be connected to.
Therefore, in FIG. 1, the terminal devices 102a to 102d are expressed as if they are connected to the Internet 109 by wire, but they may be connected to the Internet 109 by wireless communication via a wireless router or the like (not shown).

Many user terminals such as tablet terminals at the time of filing the application of the present application have processing capabilities (communication processing speed, image processing capability, etc.) equivalent to those of a PC, and should be called a small computer.

Further, software or a program necessary for carrying out the present invention is usually installed, stored and stored in an HDD or SSD in a storage unit of a terminal device such as a server, a PC or a personal digital assistant. Then, when the software or the program is executed, it is read out as a software module or a part of the software module or the program module on the memory in the storage unit as needed, and the CPU appropriately executes the calculation.

It should be noted that the calculation execution does not necessarily have to be performed by a central processing unit such as a CPU, and an auxiliary calculation device such as a digital signal processor (DSP) (not shown) can also be used.

Further, as for the hardware block configuration of the information management server 101, a PC can be basically adopted. The present invention is not limited to this, but the information management server 101 processes large-scale data by operating a plurality of PCs in parallel in order to improve the hardware specifications as needed. It is also possible to take a configuration suitable for.

FIG. 2 shows a functional block diagram of an information management server in the ticketing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. Illustratively, the operation of the information management server is realized by the individual operation of the hardware described below and the cooperation operation of the software and these hardware.

In FIG. 2, the information management server 200 as a whole hardware block is roughly classified into a CPU 201 for performing various comparison / calculation processes, a storage unit 202 such as a RAM, a ROM, and a flash memory, a keyboard, a pointing device, and the like. Input unit 203, output unit 204 such as a display or speaker, control unit 205 for various signal control, communication (interface) unit 206 (whether wireless or wired), and for measuring time and the like. It includes a timing unit 207 and a power supply unit 208.

These modules are appropriately connected by a communication bus or a feeder line (in FIG. 2, for convenience, each line is collectively represented as a connection 299 which is appropriately divided) as needed.

Further, the program or software executed on the information management server 200 necessary for carrying out the present invention is usually installed or stored in a hard disk disk, SSD (Solid State Drive), flash memory or the like constituting the storage unit 202. When the program or software is executed, it is read out as a software module in whole or a part of the memory in the storage unit 202 as needed, and the calculation is executed in the CPU 201.

It should be noted that the calculation execution does not necessarily have to be performed in the central processing unit such as the CPU 201, and an auxiliary calculation device such as a digital signal processor (DSP) (not shown) can also be used.

FIG. 3 shows an external configuration (FIG. 3A) and a functional block (FIG. 3B) of a tablet terminal as a typical terminal device included in the system according to another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 3A, the tablet terminal (information processing device) 30 includes a housing portion 301, a display 302, and a hardware button 303 provided in the lower central portion of the housing portion 301. The display 302 is typically composed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and can display various information such as characters and images. Further, by displaying a menu button or a software keyboard on the display 302 and touching it with a finger or a stylus (not shown), instructions (commands) to the tablet terminal 30 can be obtained. In this respect, the hardware button 303 is not an essential component, but is implemented as a button having a certain function for convenience of the description of the present invention. Of course, these hardware buttons 303 can be replaced with menu buttons displayed on a part of the display 302.

Further, the display 302 has a built-in multi-touch input panel, and the touch input position coordinates on the touch input panel are transmitted to the processing system (CPU or the like) of the tablet terminal 30 via the input device interface (not shown). And processed. The multi-touch input panel is configured to be able to simultaneously sense a plurality of contact points with respect to the panel. This detection (sensor) can be realized by various methods, and is not necessarily limited to the contact sensor, and for example, it is also possible to extract a pointing point to the panel by using an optical sensor. Further, as the sensor, in addition to a contact type sensor and an optical type sensor, it is also possible to use a capacitance type sensor that detects contact with human skin.

Further, although not shown in FIG. 3A, the tablet terminal 30 can also be provided with a microphone and a speaker. In this case, it is also possible to discriminate the voice of the user picked up from the microphone and use it as an input command. Further, although not shown in FIG. 3A, a camera device such as CMOS can be mounted on the back surface of the tablet terminal 30 or the like.

FIG. 3B illustrates a functional block diagram of the hardware constituting the tablet terminal 30 shown in FIG. 3A. The operation of the terminal 30 is realized by the individual operation of the hardware described below and the cooperative operation of these hardware and software.

In FIG. 3B, the functional block 35 as a whole hardware block of the tablet terminal as a terminal device is roughly classified into a hardware button (not shown) in each device of FIG. 3A and a multi-touch input panel. (Provided in the display 302 of FIG. 3A and the display unit 3504 of FIG. 3B), an input unit 3501 composed of a microphone or the like (not shown), a hard disk for storing programs, data, etc., and a RAM. And / or a storage unit 3502 composed of a ROM or the like, a central processing unit 3503 composed of a CPU that performs various numerical calculations and logical operations by a program, a display unit 3504 composed of a display 302 or the like, and a chip. A control unit 3505 for controlling the electrical system, a communication interface unit 3506 consisting of a slot for accessing the Internet, a port for optical communication, and a communication interface, and an output unit for speakers, vibrations, etc. 3507, a clock unit or a clock unit 3508 for time management, timers, etc., a sensor unit 3509 consisting of an image sensor such as CMOS, and a power supply unit 3510 for supplying power to each module in the device. These modules are appropriately connected by a communication bus or a power supply line (in FIG. 3B, each line is collectively represented as a connection 3511 which is appropriately divided for convenience) as needed.

The sensor unit 3509 may include a GPS sensor module for specifying the position of the tablet terminal. Further, the signal detected by the image sensor such as CMOS constituting the sensor unit 3509 is processed as input information by the input unit 3501.

Further, the program or software necessary for carrying out the present invention is usually installed or stored in the hard disk or the like constituting the storage unit 3502, and when the program or software is executed, all of them are stored in the memory in the storage unit 3502 as needed. Alternatively, it is read out as a part of the program module or software module, and the calculation is executed by the CPU 3503 as appropriate.

It should be noted that the calculation execution does not necessarily have to be performed by the central processing unit 3503 such as a CPU, and an auxiliary calculation device such as a digital signal processor (DSP) (not shown) can also be used.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6, the operation flow of the server and the terminal device included in the system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. The system according to the embodiment of the present invention performs new ticketing processing and ticket management processing by the cooperation operation by the above-mentioned server and terminal device.

First, FIG. 4 illustrates a processing flow when reading a user code (also referred to as a User code) printed on a paper medium via a terminal device (tablet terminal or the like) according to the embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, the terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention may be a paper medium such as a ticket (hereinafter referred to as "ticket medium") as a medium to be handed to the user, and may not necessarily be an electronic device. have. That is, it is not essential to record the service value on the user terminal. First, the basic concept of the present invention will be described as follows.

[Basic Concept of the Present Invention]
(1) Ticket media on which a user code is recorded (The present invention is not limited to this, but paper media such as cards can be mentioned, and other goods such as badges and fan fans on which a user code is recorded can be mentioned. (Listed) has the value of an admission ticket to an amusement park or other entertainment facility or a tour ticket at a destination by associating one or more services with the information management server that manages the user code. It becomes a ticket. The ticket is read as an admission ticket or the like by a reader (not shown) installed in the facility or the like, and whether or not the ticket has value as an admission ticket or the like is confirmed and processed on the server.
In the above sense, even if you do not have an electronic device such as a smartphone, it is sufficient to have a ticket medium, so it can be a friendly medium for the elderly and children. Also, the ticket distribution does not require more equipment operation than necessary, so it can be distributed easily.
At this point, the ticket medium is not linked to the owner and has the character of an anonymous service ticket.

(2) A plurality of services can be linked to the same ticket medium by a mechanism described later. For example, an admission ticket for an amusement park (first service) and multiple vehicle tickets (second service) that can be used in the amusement park can be linked to one ticket medium, or an admission ticket for a movie (1). For example, a drink ticket (second service) is linked to the second service).

(3) When linking (selling) a service to a ticket medium, the terminal device described later is made to read the user code of the ticket medium, and the service prepared in advance in the information management server is linked to the user code. However, the change for the price paid at this time (here, it is assumed to be cash payment) can be directly linked to the user code as electronic money. The linked electronic money can be accumulated and used for payment at a place where a predetermined payment process can be performed.
At this point, the ticket medium is an anonymous service ticket, so even if the ticket medium associated with one or more services is lost and picked up by another person and used, tracking, service lock, etc. will be performed. Can not. It is the same as if you lose a paper ticket (bearer) or banknote.

(4) Since the user code is recorded on the ticket medium (the present invention is not limited to this, but is printed or affixed in the form of a two-dimensional code, for example), any user owns the user code. The information page associated with the user code (for example, the web page specified by the URL) can be accessed by the information terminal, and the service content currently associated and the balance when change is accumulated. You can check it.

(5) Then, in the scene of (4) above, the account can be registered after the fact. The present invention is not limited to this, but as an example, it is a setting registration of personal information such as a name and an e-mail address, and authentication information such as a password.
At this point, the ticket medium is changed from the bearer service ticket to the bearer service ticket. If the ticket medium that became the registered service ticket is lost, the user's information terminal accesses the information page associated with the user code to lock or cancel (cancel) the service. Alternatively, it can be reissued and can be operated as a highly robust and flexible ticket medium.

Here, the signature expression does not necessarily require the registration of personal information such as a real name, but may be a pseudonym such as a nickname or a user name. In addition, when the bearer type service ticket is to be a registered type, in principle, anyone who has the bearer type service ticket can make the registered type. For example, it is not that only the user who has received the ticket can change to the registered expression, the user who has received the ticket presents (transfers) to another user, and the other user is associated with the user code of the ticket. You can change to a registered service ticket by accessing the information page and registering an account.

When the process is started by starting the terminal application in step S401 of FIG. 4, in step S402, the user code recorded on the ticket medium such as a paper medium is read via the terminal device 102a. At this time, the terminal device 102a does not necessarily have to be the user's own terminal. (Hereafter, the explanation will be continued on that premise).

In addition, although only the user code is usually recorded on the ticket medium and no service is associated with it, a predetermined service may be associated in advance (in that case, as will be described later). Additional services can be processed).

In step S403, the user code read in the previous step is transmitted to the information management server 101, and the information page (My page) corresponding to the user code is accessed. The present invention is not limited to this, and one aspect of the information page includes a user information area on an information management server that can be specified and accessed by a URL.

In step S404, if there is a service or the like already associated with the accessed information page, these (or others) are transmitted to the terminal device side and displayed on the display unit of the terminal device (this state is described in FIG. 7A). Etc., which will be described later).

The processing steps up to this point are processing such as reading the user code from one ticket medium and accessing the information page corresponding to the user code. In this flow, related information can be read from multiple ticket media at once. Specifically, the process proceeds to step S405, and it is determined whether or not the user code has been read from all the media. If Yes, the process proceeds to step S406, and the flow ends, but if No, the process proceeds to step S402. Return.

FIG. 5 illustrates a processing flow typically performed following the flow exemplified and described in FIG. 4 and linking a service to a ticket medium via a terminal device (screen on the terminal device). An example will be described later with reference to FIG. 7A and the like).

When the process is started in step S501 of FIG. 5, the process proceeds to step S502, and it is determined by an instruction from the terminal device whether or not to perform the settlement (payment) process for the service already associated, and in the case of Yes, the step. Proceed to S507, but if No, the process proceeds to step S503 (of course, if there is no target to be settled at this point, an alert or the like (not shown) can be displayed on the display unit of the terminal device).

In step S503, it is determined whether or not the user code for associating the service described later has been selected from the already read user code by the instruction from the terminal device, and if No, the process skips to step S505. In the case of Yes, the process proceeds to step S504, and the user code to which the service is associated is selected on the terminal device. Then, the process proceeds to step S505.

In step S505, it is determined whether or not the service (which itself can be called a ticket) has been added to the target user code by an instruction from the terminal device, and if No, the process returns to step S502. However, in the case of Yes, the process proceeds to step S506, and a service associated with the target user code is selected from the services managed on the information management server and read in advance in the terminal device as needed.

Here, on the information management server, various services are classified and managed by service identifiers as illustrated in the table below.

In addition, associating a service with a user code is synonymous with selling a ticket to a user (sale is completed by payment from the user to the terminal device operator).

In step S507, the service selected in the previous step is transmitted from the terminal device to the information management server as an additional requested service, and the service is added to the user code managed on the information management server (specifically). Is linked).

Then, the process returns to step S502.

In step S508 (when Yes in step S502), the settlement process is performed for the unsettled ticket (service). Specific examples of this process will be described later with reference to FIGS. 7D and 7E.
Next, the process proceeds to step S509, and the flow ends.

FIG. 6 is a process typically performed following the flow exemplified and described in FIG. 5, in which the information management server is accessed via the terminal device 102a or the like or any other information terminal, and is ex post facto. The processing flow when performing various registrations (hereinafter referred to as "account registration") will be described.

In step S601 of FIG. 6, when the process is started by reading the user code recorded on the ticket medium by the terminal device 102a or the like or any other information terminal, the read user code (the present invention is limited to this). Although not, the My page (one aspect of the information page) on the information management server associated with the user code is accessed based on the code including the URL for accessing the information page. To.

Next, the terminal user who has proceeded to step S603 and accessed the My page on the information management server can confirm the ticket and the service content associated with the user code corresponding to the My page. The ticket here is also a kind of service, and is a service typified by an admission ticket to an amusement park or a movie theater, and is tentatively distinguished from a change (balance) charge service, which will be described later.

つまり、ユーザコードＣ１に、サービス識別子０００１（周遊券Ａ（大人））、同００００３（映画入場券Ｂ）、同０００４（ドリンク券）、同０００５（残金チャージ）が紐付けられている。 An example of confirmation items such as service contents in step S603 is as shown in the table below.

That is, the service identifier 0001 (tour ticket A (adult)), 0003 (movie admission ticket B), 0004 (drink ticket), and 0005 (balance charge) are associated with the user code C1.

上表のとおり、ユーザコードＣ１に紐付けられている残高チャージには、その数量として１８７０（円）が紐付けられている。この残高は、図示しない適切な決済システムないし決済装置を備える施設等において、電子マネーとして使用することができる。 Further, the balance is linked as follows by a link or the like (not shown) as the balance of the balance charge of the user code C1.

As shown in the above table, 1870 (yen) is associated with the balance charge associated with the user code C1 as the quantity. This balance can be used as electronic money in a facility equipped with an appropriate payment system or payment device (not shown).

Next, the process proceeds to step S604, and it is determined whether or not account registration is necessary by operating the terminal device 102a or the like or any other information terminal. If No in the same step, the process skips to step S608, but if Yes, the process proceeds to step S605.
The operation of the arbitrary information terminal or the like here is the pressing of the registration procedure start button for executing the account registration.

ここで、ユーザ名は必ずしも実名でなくてもよく、ニックネーム等の仮称でも良い。ユーザ名はサーバへアクセスするためのログインＩＤのような役割を果たす。パスワードはサーバへアクセスするためのログインパスワードであり、これによってアカウント登録されたチケット媒体の堅牢性は向上する。連絡先には電子メールアドレス等を任意で登録することができる（電子メールアドレスをユーザ名に採用することも可能である）。電子口座情報は、当該チケット媒体の残金等を既存のユーザ口座へ紐付けるために用意された任意登録事項である。 In step S605, account registration is performed according to a normal guidance procedure (not shown). An example of the registered contents here is shown in the table below.

Here, the user name does not necessarily have to be a real name, and may be a tentative name such as a nickname. The user name acts like a login ID for accessing the server. The password is a login password for accessing the server, which improves the robustness of the ticket medium registered in the account. An e-mail address or the like can be arbitrarily registered as a contact (it is also possible to adopt an e-mail address as a user name). The electronic account information is a voluntary registration item prepared for linking the balance of the ticket medium to the existing user account.

In this embodiment, the ticket medium in which the user name is set and the account is registered is said to be a registered ticket medium or a registered service ticket, although it is not necessarily the real name. Information as a registered ticket medium The service that can be requested from the management server is called the registered service (details will be described later).

Then, when the registration process is completed in step S605, the record is managed on the information management server, and the process proceeds to step S606.

In step S606, it is determined whether or not to receive the registered service by operating an arbitrary information terminal or the like that has accessed the My page (these are realized by a specific service execution operation (not shown)), and if No, step S Skip to S608, but if Yes, proceed to step S607.

サービスロック処理は、対象とされたサービスチケットを使用できないようにロックするものである。例えば、周遊券Ａ（大人）がロック処理されると、チケット媒体（のユーザコード）に紐付けされている当該サービス（周遊券Ａ（大人）の利用）は停止される。
サービスキャンセル処理は、対象とされたサービスチケットを取り消し処理するものである。例えば、周遊券Ａ（大人）が取り消し処理されると、チケット媒体（のユーザコード）に紐付けされている当該サービス（周遊券Ａ（大人）の利用）は削除される。
サービス再発行処理は、一度取り消されたサービスチケットの再発行を行うものである。例えば、一度取り消された周遊券Ａ（大人）が再発行処理されると、チケット媒体（のユーザコード）に当該サービス（周遊券Ａ（大人）の利用）が再び紐付けされる。本発明の一実施形態において、再発行処理に際しては、図示しない提示手段により過去にキャンセルされたチケットあるいはサービスの一覧が提示され、再発行すべきチケットあるいはサービスを選択できるように構成される。 In step S607, a processing request (named service request) for various tickets and services associated with the My page can be made by operating an arbitrary information terminal or the like that has accessed the My page. An example is shown in the table below.

The service lock process locks the targeted service ticket so that it cannot be used. For example, when the tour ticket A (adult) is locked, the service (use of the tour ticket A (adult)) associated with the ticket medium (user code) is stopped.
The service cancellation process cancels the target service ticket. For example, when the tour ticket A (adult) is canceled, the service (use of the tour ticket A (adult)) associated with the ticket medium (user code) is deleted.
The service reissue process reissues a service ticket that has been canceled once. For example, once the canceled tour ticket A (adult) is reissued, the service (use of the tour ticket A (adult)) is associated with the ticket medium (user code) again. In one embodiment of the present invention, in the reissue process, a list of tickets or services canceled in the past is presented by a presentation means (not shown), and the ticket or service to be reissued can be selected.

Next, the process proceeds to step S608, and it is determined whether or not to end the access to the My page. If it is determined to end (Yes) by the user instruction or the like, the process proceeds to step S609, and the flow ends. , No, the process returns to step S603.

After registering the account, steps S604 and S605 of the flows shown in FIG. 6 are omitted. In addition, although not shown, it is also possible to delete the contents once registered in the account (registration cancellation process). The ticket medium that has been deregistered returns to the bearer service ticket.

7A to 7E show screen examples of the terminal device in the system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7A shows a screen example of the terminal device when reading the user code recorded on the ticket medium (step S402 and the like in FIG. 4), and FIG. 7B shows the screen example when the user code is read from a plurality of ticket media (step S402 and the like in FIG. 4). An example of a screen of the terminal device (immediately after completing step S405 in FIG. 4) is shown, and FIG. 7C shows a step of No in step S502 of FIG. 5 when adding a ticket or a service to the read user code. A screen example of the terminal device of the terminal device of the loop returning to step S502 again through S506) is shown, and FIGS. 7D and 7E show the settlement process after adding the ticket or service to the user code (step S508 of FIG. 5). The screen example of the terminal device of is shown.

In FIG. 7A, a moving image being shot is displayed on the screen 711 of the terminal device as an example, and an attempt is made to capture the ticket medium 7111 to be read. In the figure, the medium ticket 7111 is stored in the center of the screen, and the two-dimensional code 71111 recorded on the medium ticket 7111 is read by a known scanning function (not shown). In one embodiment of the present invention, a user code is embedded in the two-dimensional code 71111, and the user code read by the terminal device is transmitted to the information management server.

In FIG. 7B, the read user codes 7211 and 7213 are visually displayed on the screen 721 of the terminal device (this may be the URL itself for the information page, or the code for specifying the information page. It may be any corresponding character code). In the figure, since the ticket and the service are not yet associated with each user code, the ticket (service) addition buttons 7212 and 7214 are displayed at the bottom of the respective code display fields. In one embodiment of the invention, pressing these add buttons displays a menu screen (not shown) listing the tickets and / or services that can be added. The user selects the ticket or service he / she wants to add for each user code.
A payment button 7215 is displayed at the bottom of the screen 721, and when it is pressed, the payment process proceeds to the payment process as described later with reference to FIGS. 7D and 7E.
In one embodiment of the present invention, payment in cash is assumed, and the payment amount selection button 7217 is provided so that even if a sharp amount (1000 yen, 1500 yen, 2000 yen, etc.) is received, it can be easily processed. It is prepared. When the payment amount selection button 7217 is pressed, a plurality of discrete payment amounts are presented, as will be described later with reference to FIG. 7D.

In FIG. 7B, when the payment is completed, the payment receiving button 7216 is pressed to electronically issue the added ticket or service (at this point, the ticket or service associated with each user code is issued. Confirmation. Alternatively, at this point, the ticket issued flag (not shown) for the ticket or service associated with each user code may be processed from off to on).
Reference numeral 7218 is a target card reading button, and when the button is pressed, the screen returns to the scan screen as shown in FIG. 7A as an example, and the user code recorded on the new ticket medium can be read.

In FIG. 7C, the screen 731 of the terminal device displays a ticket or service added to each user code (including the case of unpaid). Specifically, the ticket 7312 (tour ticket A (adult)) and the service 7313 (remaining charge) are added to the user code 7311, and the ticket 7315 (tour ticket A (child)) is added to the user code 7314. ) Has been added. Tickets and / or services can be added to each user code by pressing the add buttons 7314 and 7316, respectively.

Buttons 7317 to 7320 correspond to buttons 7215 to 7218, respectively.
Further, in the lower center portion of the screen 731 of FIG. 7C, the current total price of "2250 yen" is schematically displayed.

FIG. 7D illustrates an example of a screen during the payment procedure. On the screen 741 of the terminal device, for example, the payment amount is selected on the terminal device shifted to the payment mode by pressing the payment button 7416 or the like. Specifically, a plurality of discrete payment amounts displayed by pressing the payment amount selection button 7418 are listed as 2500 yen from the amount in the payment amount list 7415 (received as payment for a total payment of 2250 yen). Cash) is selected and reflected on button 7418.
Next, by pressing the payment receiving button 7417, the ticketing process is completed, and the association of the ticket or service added to each user code is confirmed.
Buttons 7416 to 7419 correspond to buttons 7317 to 7320, respectively.

Here, the process for change can be processed as follows through a screen transition (not shown). That is, regarding the change (2500 yen-2250 yen = 250 yen) in the present embodiment, an inquiry is made to the user where to charge by a guidance dialog (not shown), and the balance charge service already added and other services not shown are shown. When the management to the transfer service etc. is instructed, the amount of the change is transmitted to the information management server. Then, in the information management server, the service identifier associated with the ticket or service selected by the instruction from the terminal device and the change amount are linked to the corresponding user code and managed.

FIG. 7E shows an example screen for completing the payment procedure. In the ticketing system according to the embodiment of the present invention, since the payment procedure can be performed for each user code, the screen shown on the same screen for instructing the ticketing system to complete the payment procedure for all the user codes. Complete the payment procedure through.
That is, when the payment completion button (not shown) is pressed, the payment completion confirmation dialog 7511 is displayed, and it is confirmed whether or not the payment procedure can be completed. When the affirmative button 75111 is pressed, the payment procedure is completed, but when the negative button 75112 is pressed, the screen returns to the screen illustrated in FIG. 7C as an example.
Buttons 7512 to 7515 correspond to buttons 7416 to 7419, respectively.

Although the embodiment of the ticketing system and the like according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above based on the specific example, the embodiment of the present invention includes a method or a program for implementing the system or the device, and a program. It is also possible to take an embodiment as a recorded storage medium (for example, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a CD-RW, a magnetic tape, a hard disk, a memory card) or the like.

Further, the implementation form of the program is not limited to the application program such as the object code compiled by the compiler and the program code executed by the interpreter, and may be in the form of a program module or the like incorporated in the operating system. good.

Further, the program does not necessarily have to perform all processing only on the CPU on the control board, and if necessary, an expansion board added to the board or another processing unit (DSP, etc.) mounted on the expansion unit. ) May be implemented in part or in whole.

For all the components described herein (including claims, abstracts, and drawings) and / or for all steps of all disclosed methods or processes, these features are mutually exclusive. Any combination can be used except for the combination of.

Also, each of the features described herein, including claims, abstracts, and drawings, serves the same, equivalent, or similar purpose, unless expressly denied. Can be replaced with alternative features. Therefore, unless expressly denied, each of the disclosed features is merely an example of a comprehensive set of identical or equal features.

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to any specific configuration of the above-described embodiments. The present invention describes all novel features or combinations thereof described herein (including claims, abstracts, and drawings), or all novel methods or processing steps described, or them. Can be extended to the combination of.

10 Ticketing system 101 Information management server 102a-102d Terminal equipment (tablet terminal, etc.)
103a-103f Ticket (usercode is printed or recorded)
104 Other two-dimensional code with user code printed (can be attached to media other than paper)
109 Public line (dedicated line, internet, etc.)

Claims (4)

It is a ticketing system consisting of an information management server and a terminal device owned by one or more users .
The information management server includes a management unit that manages one or more information pages associated with one user code and manages one or more service identifiers that can be associated with the user code.
The terminal device has an input unit that reads the user code from a ticket on which the two-dimensional code on which the user code is recorded is printed by a scanning function , and a transmission unit that transmits the read user code to the information management server. Prepare,
The information management server transmits and presents another service ticket associated with the service identifier managed by itself in response to a request from the terminal device to the terminal device, and is selected by an instruction from the terminal device. A ticketing system characterized in that a service identifier associated with another presented service ticket is associated with the user code. The management unit manages the price of the service ticket and
The terminal device presents a plurality of discrete payment amounts.
When one of the plurality of discrete payment amounts is selected with a payment amount higher than the price of the service ticket and one of the plurality of discrete payment amounts is selected with respect to the price of the service ticket by an instruction from the terminal device, the payment amount is one. The amount of change obtained by subtracting the price of the service ticket from the amount of money is sent to the information management server.
The system according to claim 1, wherein the management unit associates the service identifier associated with the service ticket selected by the instruction from the terminal device with the change amount to the user code. .. The information page of 1 associated with the user code of 1 managed by the information management server is configured to be accessible from any information terminal via the ticket in which the user code is recorded. ,
The system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein account registration is possible for the user code of 1 according to a request from the arbitrary information terminal. For the user code 1 for which the account has been registered, lock processing, cancellation processing, and reissue processing of other service tickets already associated can be performed by a request from the arbitrary information terminal. The system according to claim 3, wherein the system is characterized by the above.

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