KR100852587B1 - Method and apparatus for providing mobile ticket service - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile ticket service supply method and a device thereof are provided to enable a mobile terminal to perform a conversion process into a mobile ticket through an advance purchase message offered in short message type, thus it is not necessary to download the ticket through a wireless Internet. A booking message processor(506) comprises as follows. An advance purchase message storage(520) stores an advance purchase message. When a user's request is received, a parsing unit(522) parses the stored advance purchase message to extract an essential information field. A mobile ticket generator(524) generates a user authentication image corresponding to the extracted essential information field. A controller(504) controls parsing of the advance purchase message and image generation.

Description

Method and apparatus for providing mobile ticket service {Method and Apparatus for providing mobile ticket service}

1 is a flow chart showing a reservation information providing process according to the prior art.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a barcode image providing process according to the prior art.

3 is a diagram illustrating a system for providing a mobile ticket service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a diagram showing the detailed configuration of the booking message providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart of a mobile ticket service providing process according to the present invention;

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a mobile ticket service, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing a mobile ticket service inexpensively and conveniently.

In the past, users had to visit theaters and other places in order to make reservations for movies or trains, but in recent years, users have been able to access websites that provide reservation services through the Internet and purchase tickets, etc. It became.

1 is a view for explaining a reservation information providing process according to the prior art.

Referring to FIG. 1, a user accesses a server 102 that provides a booking service through a client 100 and inputs booking information.

Here, the reservation information may include information on the date, departure time, departure station, arrival station, train type and seats when the train ticket is reserved.

When the user enters the reservation information and completes the payment, the reservation server 102 requests the short message server (SMS server) 104 of the mobile carrier to transmit the short message including the reservation information.

Thereafter, the SMS server 104 transmits a short message including the reservation information to the mobile terminal 106 corresponding to the number input by the user through the mobile communication network.

The user can check whether the reservation is made correctly through the short message (see reference numeral 108) received by the mobile terminal 106.

According to the reservation service as shown in FIG. 1, the user should output a reserved ticket by inputting a resident registration number or the like at the ticket machine before the train departure time.

However, when using a ticket ticketing machine, there is a problem that it is often difficult to find the location of the ticket ticketing machine, and there is a problem that the use of the ticket ticketing machine is delayed in a crowded time zone.

Accordingly, in recent years, a service for providing a barcode image corresponding to booking information to a mobile terminal owned by most users and authenticating a user through a barcode reader has been provided.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a barcode image providing process according to the prior art.

Referring to FIG. 2, when the user accesses the booking server 102 through the client 100 and completes the reservation information input and payment, the booking server 102 requests the SMS server 104 to transmit a short message. do.

The SMS server 104 transmits callback URL information about a server capable of downloading a barcode image to the mobile terminal 106 of the user.

When the user requests a callback URL connection, the mobile terminal 106 connects to the server providing the barcode image through the mobile communication network, the gateway 200 and the Internet (reservation server 102 in FIG. 2) and corresponds to the reservation information. Download the barcode image.

However, the method of providing a barcode image as shown in FIG. 2 has a problem in that the user needs to access the wireless Internet separately after receiving the short message, and the user has to pay a fee for using the wireless internet.

In order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the present invention proposes a method and apparatus for providing a mobile ticket service that provides a user with a mobile ticket that can be recognized through a barcode reader.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing a mobile ticket service, which can provide a mobile ticket without a user's access to the wireless Internet and without a download cost.

In order to achieve the above object, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a mobile ticket service in a mobile terminal connected to a booking message providing server through a mobile communication network, (a) providing the booking message Receiving a booking message from a server, wherein the booking message includes a required information field for user authentication; (b) parsing the advance message to extract the required information field; (c) generating a user authentication image corresponding to the extracted essential information field; And (d) outputting the mobile ticket including the generated image to a display unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for providing a mobile ticket service in a reservation message providing server connected to a mobile terminal through a mobile communication network, the method comprising: receiving reservation information input by a user; Generating an essential information field for authentication of a user using the advance information; And transmitting a reservation message including the essential information field to the mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal parses the reservation message to generate a user authentication image corresponding to the essential information field. This is provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a mobile terminal connected to a booking message providing server through a mobile communication network, parses a booking message received from the booking message providing server, wherein the booking message includes an essential information field for user authentication. A reservation message processing unit for generating a user authentication image corresponding to the essential information field through the parsing; A controller which controls parsing of the advance message and image generation; And a display configured to output a mobile ticket including the generated image.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing the drawings, similar reference numerals are used for similar elements.

Terms such as first, second, A, and B may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component. The term and / or includes a combination of a plurality of related items or any item of a plurality of related items.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in between. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, the same reference numerals will be used for the same means regardless of the reference numerals in order to facilitate the overall understanding.

3 is a diagram illustrating a system for providing a mobile ticket service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile ticket service providing system according to the present invention may include a client 300, a booking server 302, a booking message providing server 304, and a mobile terminal 306.

Here, the client 300 is a plurality of terminal devices connected to the booking server 302 through the Internet, and transmitting the booking information to the booking server 302 and receiving information on the booking result. , PDAs and MBS (Mobile Broadcast System) phones can be included.

The reservation server 302 is a server that provides reservation services for various types such as movies, trains, and performances. The reservation server 302 provides an interface for inputting reservation information to the logged-in client 300 and provides the user with the above-described interface. Performs a function of receiving and registering the input booking information.

Here, the advance reservation information may include movie title information, theater information, time information, price information, and mobile terminal number information of the user when the movie is reserved.

The booking message providing server 304 receives the booking information input by the user from the booking server 302, and if the booking information includes the mobile terminal 306 number of the user, moves the booking message corresponding to the booking information. Send to terminal 306.

In the present invention, the reserved message providing server 304 may be a conventional SMS server, but is not necessarily limited thereto. If the reserved message providing server 304 is a server for transmitting the reserved message as described below, it may include various servers such as a multimedia messaging server.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the advance message is transmitted to the terminal 306 in a short message format, and the mobile terminal 306 performs a process of generating a mobile ticket using the information included in the advance message. .

To this end, the reservation message providing server 304 according to the present invention generates a reservation message using a preset algorithm.

4 is a diagram showing the detailed configuration of the booking message providing server according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the reservation message providing server 304 according to the present invention may include a reservation information receiver 400, an additional information field generator 402, an essential information field generator 404, and a reservation message transmitter 406. , The essential information transmitting unit 408 and the control unit 410 may be included.

The reservation information receiver 400 is connected to the reservation server 302 to receive the reservation information input by the user.

According to the present invention, the booking message providing server 304 generates a booking message, wherein the booking message is additional information that enables the mobile terminal 306 to identify a mobile ticket (eg, reserved ticket name, etc.). Create fields and required information fields for user authentication independently.

The additional information field generating unit 402 generates a field corresponding to additional contents of the reservation information, for example, in the case of a movie reservation, the information field regarding the movie title and the reservation time.

As shown in 308 of FIG. 3, the additional information field generating unit 402 generates an additional information field in which a tag value for identifying a field, such as M and T, is assigned to a movie title and a reservation time. When the same additional information field is transmitted to the mobile terminal 306, the mobile terminal 306 parses the additional information through the tag value and displays it in text form.

       The essential information field generator 404 generates an information field for generating an image for user authentication in the mobile terminal 306.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, a C tag value may be assigned to the essential information field, and if the image for user authentication is a barcode image, a code for generating a barcode image in the mobile terminal 306 in the essential information field. The value can be recorded.

According to the present invention, the additional information field and the required information field generated as described above are included in one advance message, and the advance message transmission unit 406 sends the advance message to the mobile terminal 306 corresponding to the number input by the user. Send it.

The mobile terminal 306 receives and stores the reservation message, and parses the information included in the additional information field and the required information field by using a tag value included in the reservation message when a user requests.

In particular, the mobile terminal 306 parses a code value corresponding to an essential information field to generate a user authentication image (eg, a barcode image).

Through such a parsing process, the mobile terminal 306 of the user displays a mobile ticket including a text corresponding to additional information and a barcode image corresponding to essential information as shown by reference numeral 310 of FIG. 3.

The output barcode image is read through a barcode reader (not shown) installed in a theater to enable a user's entrance.

On the other hand, in order to determine the user's position as described above, it is necessary to also provide a code value (that is, essential information) provided to the user in the barcode reader, the essential information transmitting unit 408 of FIG. Send the value.

The control unit 410 controls the overall operation of the reservation message providing server 304, such as reception of the reservation information, generation of additional information field and essential information field.

On the other hand, as described above, when the booking message providing server 304 transmits the booking message to the mobile terminal 306, the mobile terminal 306 stores it and performs a predetermined conversion process at the request of the user.

5 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the mobile terminal 306 according to the present invention includes an antenna 500, a transceiver 502, a controller 504, a reserved message processor 506, a keypad 508, and a display 510. , A codec 512, a microphone 514, and a speaker 516.

The antenna 500 transmits and receives a voice and short message data signal from a base station, and the transceiver 502 includes a duplexer to lower and convert a radio frequency signal received through the antenna 500 into a baseband signal. The band signal is converted into a radio frequency signal and transmitted through the antenna 500.

The controller 504 controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 306. For example, processing and control for voice call and data communication are performed, and in particular, according to the present invention, the processing of the reservation message received from the reservation message providing server 304 is controlled.

The booking message processor 506 operating according to the control signal of the controller 504 may include a booking message storage unit 520, a parser 522, and a mobile ticket generation unit 524.

The reserved message storage unit 520 stores the reserved message transmitted from the reserved message providing server 304.

As described above, the reserved message may be stored in the general short message storage area because it is transmitted in a short message format. Alternatively, the reserved message may be stored in a separate storage area, that is, a reserved message storage area.

The parsing unit 522 parses a pre-stored reservation message.

Parsing may be performed when a user requests to view a mobile ticket through the keypad unit 508. Here, the keypad 508 is a numeric key of 0 to 9, a menu key (menu), a cancel key (clear), an OK button, a call key (TALK), an end key (END), an Internet access key, a navigation key (or And a plurality of function keys, such as direction keys, and provide the control unit 504 with key input data corresponding to a key pressed by the user.

Meanwhile, the booking message according to the present invention includes an essential information field such as an additional information field for simply visually showing to the user and a code value for conversion into a barcode image.

Accordingly, the parsing unit 522 parses the advance message and extracts the additional information field and the required information field, and the mobile ticket generation unit 524 performs a process of generating a mobile ticket using the extracted information.

At this time, the mobile ticket generation unit 524 converts the information corresponding to the additional information field (for example, movie name, reservation time) into a plain text format, and converts the information corresponding to the required information field into a user authentication image. Do this.

As described above, when the essential information field is a code value for converting to a barcode image, the mobile ticket generation unit 524 performs a process of converting the code value into a barcode image according to a preset barcode encoding rule.

The mobile ticket including the text and the barcode image is output through the display unit 510.

Here, the display unit 510 displays status information generated during the operation of the mobile terminal, a limited number of characters, a large amount of video and still images, and the like. The display unit 510 may use a color liquid crystal display (LCD).

The mobile ticket output through the display unit 510 is used to determine whether a user enters through a barcode reader.

On the other hand, since the mobile ticket generated as described above includes a barcode image, the data size is relatively larger than that of the short message. Therefore, in order to secure the storage capacity of the mobile terminal, the reservation message processor 506 according to the present invention deletes the mobile ticket after a predetermined time elapses after a predetermined time, for example, authentication through a barcode reader. It may be performed, preferably will be deleted at the same time with the authentication through the barcode reader.

The codec 512 connected to the control unit 504, the microphone 514 and the speaker 516 connected to the codec 512 are voice input / output blocks used for a telephone call or the like.

The codec 512 converts the PCM data provided from the control unit 504 into an analog voice signal and transmits the same through the speaker 516, and converts the voice signal received through the microphone 514 into PCM data to control the controller 504. To provide.

6 is a flowchart of a mobile ticket service providing process according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, when there is a user's reservation information registration, the reservation server 302 transmits the reservation information to the reservation message providing server 304 (step 600).

The reservation message providing server 304 performs a process of generating an additional information field and generating an essential information field by using the reservation information (steps 602 to 604). Here, the additional information field includes information displayed in simple text for identifying the mobile ticket in the mobile terminal 306 in the mobile terminal 306, and the required information field includes information used for authentication of the user.

The reservation message providing server 304 transmits the reservation message including the additional information field and the required information field to the mobile terminal 306 corresponding to the number input by the user (step 606).

Here, the reserved message may be a short message format including a tag value for identifying the additional information field and the required information field.

Mobile terminal 306 stores the received booking message (step 608).

Thereafter, when the user selects to view the mobile ticket (step 610), the mobile terminal 306 extracts the additional information field and the required information field through parsing the advance message (step 612).

In this case, the essential information field may be a code value. In this case, the mobile terminal 306 converts the code value extracted through the parsing into an image (barcode image) for user authentication (step 614).

Next, the mobile terminal 306 outputs the mobile ticket including the converted barcode image to the display unit 610, and the information included in the additional information field is output to the display unit 610 in the form of simple text ( 616).

The barcode image output to the display unit 610 may be used for user authentication through a barcode reader. Preferably, the barcode image may be deleted immediately after authentication through the barcode reader.

As described above, the reserved message according to the present invention is provided to the mobile terminal 306 in the form of a short message including a tag value, so that the user can receive it without burden of capacity, and also converts the mobile ticket into a mobile ticket for user authentication. Since it is performed at 306, there is no need for the connection of the wireless Internet or a separate charge.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention described above are disclosed for purposes of illustration, and those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications, changes, and additions within the spirit and scope of the present invention. Additions should be considered to be within the scope of the following claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the mobile terminal performs the conversion process to the mobile ticket through the booking message provided in the form of a short message, there is an advantage that it does not need to be downloaded through the wireless Internet.

In addition, according to the present invention there is no need to access the wireless Internet has the advantage that the user can be provided with a mobile ticket at no additional cost.

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A method for providing a mobile ticket service in a mobile terminal connected to a booking message providing server through a mobile communication network, (a) receiving a booking message from the booking message providing server, wherein the booking message includes a required information field for user authentication; (b) parsing the advance message to extract the required information field; (c) generating a user authentication image corresponding to the extracted essential information field; And (d) outputting a mobile ticket including the generated image to a display unit. The method of claim 1, The advance message includes a tag value for identifying the essential information field. The method of claim 1 The essential information field is a code value generated according to a preset algorithm. The step (c) is a mobile ticket service providing method, characterized in that for converting the code value to a barcode image according to a preset barcode encoding rule. The method of claim 1 The advance message further includes an additional information field for identifying the mobile ticket, The step (d) of the mobile ticket service providing method, characterized in that for outputting the information corresponding to the additional information field in the form of a text. The method of claim 1 And the booking message is a short message format. delete delete A method of providing a mobile ticket service in a reservation message providing server connected to a mobile terminal through a mobile communication network, (a) receiving advance reservation information input by a user; (b) generating an essential information field for authentication of a user using the advance information; And (c) transmitting a reservation message including the essential information field to the mobile terminal, The mobile terminal parses the advance message and generates a user authentication image corresponding to the required information field. The method of claim 8, The step (b) further comprises the step of generating an additional information field for mobile ticket identification. The method of claim 9, The step (b) of the mobile ticket service providing method characterized in that the tag value for identifying the additional information field and the required information field. The method of claim 8, And the booking message is a short message format. A mobile terminal connected to a reservation message providing server through a mobile communication network, Parsing a reservation message received from the reservation message providing server, wherein the reservation message includes a required information field for user authentication; and generating a user authentication image corresponding to the required information field through the parsing. ; A controller which controls parsing of the advance message and image generation; And A mobile terminal comprising a display unit for outputting a mobile ticket including the generated image. The method of claim 12, The booking message processing unit, A reservation message storage unit for storing the reservation message; A parsing unit for parsing the stored booking message and extracting the required information field when a user request is made; And And a mobile ticket generator for generating a user authentication image corresponding to the extracted essential information field. The method of claim 13, The advance message processing unit further comprises a mobile ticket deleting unit for deleting the mobile ticket after a predetermined time elapses when the mobile ticket is used for user authentication. The method of claim 12, The advance message is a mobile terminal, characterized in that the short message format.

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