KR20060025363A - Ticketing service method - Google Patents

Abstract

The disclosed invention relates to a ticketing service method that can be ticketed only to a user who can immediately pay for a ticket at the time of automatic ticketing, and (1) receiving ticketing information from a user; (2) payment information from a user. Determining whether the user is a user who can be traded; (3) In the case of a user who can be traded, making an online connection with each airline and determining whether to issue a ticket using the ticketing related information; (4) If ticketing is possible, a ticket The payment of the payment is made, and if the payment is made, the payment information is transmitted to the airline server to receive a ticket; (5) If the ticket is allocated, generating identification information and receiving data related to ticketing. (6) When the data related to ticketing together with the identification information is transmitted to the International Civil Aviation Organization (IATA), the international civil aviation (IA) issuing a ticket number; (7) specifying a ticket date according to the ticket number and transmitting information related to the ticket through a data communication network; (8) receiving information related to the ticket Issuing a ticket; And (9) generating report data and payment related data corresponding to the ticket and providing the same to the user together with the ticket.

Ticket, automatic, ticketing, debit card

Description

Ticketing service method {TICKETING SERVICE METHOD}             

1 is a view for explaining a ticketing service system according to the present invention;

2 is a view for schematically explaining a configuration of a ticketing server applied to FIG. 1;

3 is a view for schematically explaining a configuration of a ticketing terminal applied to FIG. 1;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a ticketing service method according to the present invention.

*** Brief description of the main parts of the drawing ***

100: ticketing server 101: ticketing terminal

110: member DB 120: ticketing information DB

130: payment information DB 140: membership management module

150: ticketing management module 160: payment management module

170: additional service module

200: data communication network 300: airline server

400: bank server 500: airport server

The present invention relates to a ticketing service method.

In particular, the present invention relates to a ticketing service method for issuing only to a user who can immediately pay a ticket purchase price at the time of automatic ticketing.

The way of releasing tickets has been greatly developed. Currently, airline terminals are connected to travel agencies, so tickets can be purchased from travel agencies.

However, conventionally, when a user wants to purchase a ticket, the payment method is cumbersome and cannot be processed at one time, so he has to go directly to a travel agency or an airline.

Also, in order to purchase a ticket, you have to go directly to a travel agency or an airline, which is a hassle.

Meanwhile, in Korea, airline ticketing issuance is directly handled by the airline, or more than 400 large travel agencies can be divided into two types: reservation issuance by providing collateral or deposit to a financial company under the cooperation of the International Civil Aviation Organization (IATA).

Therefore, manual ticketing is not possible for 2,500 travel agencies with weak funds, so they have to visit a large travel agency or airline to get a ticket and pass it to the consumer.

In addition, in order for a travel agent to sell a ticket, the travel agent can sell the ticket only if the travel agent prepares a security or payment guarantee to the airline. It was unusual to do.

Accordingly, it is required to develop a system that enables a travel agency with poor financial resources to perform ticketing services regardless of financial resources.

The present invention has been made to solve the above inconvenience, the object of the present invention is to issue a ticket to be paid only for the user who can immediately pay the ticket purchase price at the time of automatic ticketing, without deposit or guarantee of payment The present invention provides a ticketing service method for selling tickets.

One embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the automatic ticketing method, (1) receiving the ticketing-related information from the user; (2) receiving payment information from the user to determine whether the user can be transacted; (3) in the case of a transactable user, making an online connection with each airline and determining whether to issue a ticket using the ticketing related information; (4) if ticketing is possible, payment for the ticket is made, and if payment is made, the payment information is transmitted to the corresponding airline server to receive the ticket; (5) generating identification information and receiving data related to ticketing when a ticket is allocated; (6) transmitting the ticketing-related data together with the identification information to the International Civil Aviation Organization (IATA), wherein the International Civil Aviation Organization issues a ticket number; (7) specifying a ticketing date in response to the ticket number and transmitting information related to the ticket through a data communication network; (8) receiving information related to the ticket and issuing a ticket; And (9) generating report data and payment related data corresponding to the ticket and providing the same to the user together with the ticket.

In addition, the step (2) is characterized in that it is determined that the user can be traded if the amount payable by the debit or charge card provided by the user is larger than the amount of the ticket to be issued.

In addition, the present invention provides the ticket information of each airline matching the ticketing information provided by the user to the user, and allowing the user to select a ticket between the step (4) and step (5) It is characterized by being published.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention provides a plurality of ticketing servers 100, at least one airline server 300, at least one bank server 400, and an airport server 500 in a data communication network 200. Is connected.

At least one ticketing terminal 101 is connected to the ticketing server 100.

The ticketing server 100 stores a member information DB 110 storing member information, a ticketing information DB 120 storing ticketing information, and payment information as shown in FIG. 2. Billing information DB 130, the member management module 140 to support the user to register as a member, and to receive a ticketing service after member registration, and each ticketing information is entered from the airline Ticketing management module 150 that allows the user to receive a desired ticket after making an online connection with the server 300 and the bank server 400, and a ticket that the user wishes to provide while interworking with the ticketing management module 150. Payment management module 160 that supports payments by debit or recharge card, or payment in cash, and free travel tickets to users who are registered as members or who have purchased tickets It consists of value-added services module 170 to help purchase a ticket to a significantly discounted price.

The ticketing terminal 101 further includes a card reader 4 for reading information recorded on a debit card or a charging card, an input unit 6 for receiving information related to ticketing from a user, and the card reader 4. The amount of money that can be settled using the card received from the bank server 400 after making an online connection to the corresponding bank server 400 through the data communication network 200 using the information read from) and the input unit 2 Control unit for comparing the ticket fare extracted from the information related to the ticket is input through the (), and if the payment amount exceeds the ticket fare to determine the user who can be traded to control the entire system so that automatic ticketing service can be performed ), A display unit 10 for outputting a screen corresponding to an automatic ticketing service under the control of the controller 8, and whether the power input from the outside is 110V. The control unit so that the failure information message can be output through the display unit 10 for the voltage switching unit 14 to determine whether it is 220V and to automatically switch the configuration block that does not operate normally while monitoring the entire system of the ticketing terminal 101 A failure diagnosis notifying unit 12 outputs to (8), and a sensor (2) that allows only a registered user to operate the terminal. In this case, the sensor 2 is a scanner capable of reading a fingerprint, and a user's fingerprint must be stored in a storage not shown, and the fingerprint read by the scanner by a fingerprint recognition algorithm stored in the storage is compared with a pre-registered fingerprint. In this case, the terminal locks the locked state of the terminal to proceed with the automatic ticketing service.

Referring to the ticketing service method made through the ticketing service system configured as described above is as follows.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, when the travel agent enters the personal identification information using the sensor 2 of the ticketing terminal 101, the control unit 8 inputs the personal identification information input through the sensor 2. Compare and match the identification information registered in advance and the ticketing terminal 101 controls the entire system to perform the automatic ticketing service function.

When the ticketing terminal 101 starts the automatic ticketing service function as described above, the travel agency employee inputs the ticketing related information provided from the predetermined user through the input unit 6, and the controller 8 inputs the ticketing related information. The accompanying drawings are transmitted to the ticketing management module 150 shown in FIG. 4, and the ticketing management module 150 is input (S100).

Then, the ticketing management module 150 extracts information related to the origin and destination from the ticketing-related information and transmits it to the payment management module 160, payment management module 160 is the amount that the user should pay in connection with the ticketing Calculate and transmit the information and payment window for the amount to the ticketing terminal 101 (S110).

The control unit 8 of the ticketing terminal 101 allows the payment window to be output through the display unit 10, and the user pays the purchase price of the ticket to be issued using the input unit 6 using a debit card or a charging card. You can decide whether you want to pay or cash.

When the user intends to pay for the purchase price of the ticket with the debit card, the user of the ticketing terminal 101 reads the information recorded on the debit card to the card reader 4 provided in the ticketing terminal 101.

The controller 8 accesses the bank server 400 using the information recorded on the debit card input through the card reader 4 and checks the amount payable by the debit card. If it is confirmed that the checkable payment amount is greater than the purchase price of the ticket, the controller 8 transmits payment information to the payment management module 160 (S120).

Then, the payment management module 160 transmits the information related to the payment input through the ticketing terminal 101 to the corresponding bank server 400 to determine whether the corresponding user is a user who can make a transaction (S130).

If it is determined that the user is a transactable user, the ticketing management module 150 makes an online connection with each airline server 300 and then determines whether to issue a ticket using the ticketing related information (S140). As a result of the determination, if ticketing is possible, payment for the ticket is made, and if payment is made, payment information is transmitted to the corresponding airline server 300 to receive the ticket (S150).

On the other hand, if it is determined that the transaction is not possible to the user as a result of the step S130, the user outputs a guide message associated with it so that the user may know. If the ticketing is not possible as a result of the determination in the step S140, the menu item selected by the user is performed. .

When the ticket is allocated through the S150 process, the ticketing management module 150 generates identification information and receives data related to ticketing (S160). The ticketing management module 150 transmits data related to ticketing together with the identification information to the International Civil Aviation Organization (IATA).

And, if the ticketing approval from the International Civil Aviation Organization (IATA) falls, the ticketing management module 150 generates a ticketing number, specifies a ticketing date in response to the ticketing related information, and then provides information related to the ticket to the data communication network 200. Transmit through (S170).

The ticketing terminal 101 receives the information related to the ticket input from the ticketing management module 150 and issues a ticket (S180).

In addition, the control unit 8 of the ticketing terminal 101 generates report data corresponding to the ticket and data related to payment, and outputs the report data together with the ticket to a printer (not shown) to be provided to the user.

On the other hand, if you want to pay with a charge card, the control unit 8 can immediately know the amount that can be paid by the charge card through the card reader 4, if the charged amount is more than the purchase price of the ticket described above As described above, payment information is transmitted to the payment management module 160.

Then, the payment management module 150 performs ticketing service while performing steps S140 to S180 of FIG. 4.

Meanwhile, the additional service module 170 of the ticketing server 100 provides the user with ticket information of each airline provided by the user and matched with the ticketing related information input by the travel agent, and the user selects a ticket. To help.

Finally, the ticketing terminal 101 is configured to be easy to move, and has its own failure diagnosis notification unit 12, and monitors the entire configuration block, if there is a configuration block that is abnormal, the display unit 10 Mark) to know.

In addition, since the voltage switching unit 14 is also provided, the plug not shown in the drawing may be connected to a general outlet without considering whether the commercial power supplied to the ticketing terminal 101 is 110V or 220V.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made by those skilled in the art, which are included in the spirit and scope of the present invention included in the appended claims.

As described above, the present invention allows only the user who can immediately pay the ticket purchase price at the time of automatic ticketing, so that the ticket can be paid for the ticket, so that the ticket can be sold without a deposit or guarantee of payment, and thus a travel agent with weak capital power. They can also operate without risk of bankruptcy.

Claims (3)

In the automatic ticketing method, (1) receiving ticketing related information from a user; (2) receiving payment information from the user to determine whether the user can be transacted; (3) in the case of a transactable user, making an online connection with each airline and determining whether to issue a ticket using the ticketing related information; (4) if ticketing is possible, payment for the ticket is made, and if payment is made, the payment information is transmitted to the corresponding airline server to receive the ticket; (5) generating identification information and receiving data related to ticketing when a ticket is allocated; (6) when the data related to ticketing together with the identification information is transmitted to the International Civil Aviation Organization (IATA), the International Civil Aviation Organization issues a ticket number; (7) specifying a ticketing date in response to the ticket number and transmitting information related to the ticket through a data communication network; (8) receiving information related to the ticket and issuing a ticket; And (9) generating report data and payment related data corresponding to the ticket and providing the same to the user together with the ticket; Ticketing service method comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein step (2) If the amount payable by the debit card or recharge card provided by the user is more than the amount of the ticket to be ticketed ticketing service method characterized in that it is determined as a user who can be traded. The method of claim 1, Providing the ticket information of each airline matching the ticketing related information provided by the user to the user, and allowing the user to select a ticket between the steps (4) and (5). Ticketing service method.

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