JP2001243503A - Online ticket issue system for settlement of cashless card - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an online ticket issue system which can effectively prevent the leak and alteration of information despite use of a general-purpose communication terminal, etc., and can issue and supply the tickets in an online state. SOLUTION: A ticket issue center server 6 is accessed via a PC 1 and the ticket issue information are fetched into a ticket issue terminal 2. The terminal 2 also reads the information on an IC card 3 and sends/receives the encryption information to/from a terminal correspondence center 4 via the PC 1 to acquire the authentication information from the center 4 when a settlement process, for example, is required. Then the form of a special process ticket 10 where a hidden bar code, etc., is printed is checked and an enciphered two-dimensional bar code, etc., is printed on the ticket 10 as long as the form is confirmed. Then the terminal 2 sends/receives the encryption information to/from a terminal correspondence center 10 so that the terminal 2 itself is authenticated and also the surreptitious use or alteration can be prevented about the information which are exchanged between the terminal 2 and the center 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention uses a cashless card (cards used in place of cash for various settlements, for example, credit cards, debit cards, electronic money cards, etc. are collectively referred to as cashless cards in the present application). The present invention also relates to a system capable of issuing coupons such as preferential treatment coupons and discount coupons, as well as various tickets such as concert tickets and travel tickets through online such as the Internet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, online commerce has been limited to theory. However, due to recent remarkable development of communication technology and rapid spread and development of network infrastructure such as mobile phones and the Internet, various fields have been developed. In some areas, online transactions are already being generalized. In order to improve the convenience of such online commercial transactions, cashless cards such as credit cards, debit cards, and electronic money cards are often used.

[0003] As one form of online transaction,
A system has been devised that can issue and distribute various tickets such as coupons such as preferential treatment tickets and discount tickets, concert tickets, travel tickets, etc. online, and patent applications have been filed.One of the proposed technologies is For example,
There is an online ticketing system disclosed in JP-A-11-306397 using an IC card.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an online ticketing system disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-306397. The reservation person (ticket purchaser) accesses the ticket center through a network using individual PCs and the like, and obtains the ID code of the IC card,
By giving ID information such as a password to the center,
Receive personal authentication, and at the same time, make a reservation and pay the reservation fee online (process). Ticketing information such as a seat number is sent from the ticket center, and the information is written on an IC card (step). With the IC card, the reservation person goes to a convenience store or the like where a ticketing terminal is installed (step), reads the ticketing information recorded on the IC card at the terminal, and simultaneously prepares an application called SAM prepared for each type of ticket. The module is set in the ticketing terminal, the printer is activated, and a print ticket is issued based on the ticketing information (step).

[0005] According to this system, a ticket can be issued only by reading ticketing information recorded in the IC card of the reservation person with the ticketing terminal. Information such as I
The ticketing information is recorded in the C card and the payment is completed at the same time. Therefore, unlike the case of telephone reservation, it is possible to prevent the reservation by mischief or impersonating another person, and furthermore, the IC.
Since the card itself is not a substitute for the ticket (the configuration to check the authenticity of the reservation and payment by reading the information on the cashless card at the performance place has been common for a long time), the IC card owner However, you can buy a new one for friends and family.

[0006]

However, in the online ticketing system disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-306397, the ticketing terminal is configured on the premise of an information terminal installed in a convenience store or the like. Read the ticketing information into the cashless card by writing means connected to his own PC, etc.
It is necessary to go to the place where the ticketing terminal is installed, that is, there is a trouble that the user has to go through two steps of a reservation step and a ticketing step. In addition, if the place where the ticketing terminal is installed is not nearby, the usability is further deteriorated.

[0007] Furthermore, in the proposed technology, similar to other online transaction systems,
There are serious security issues inherent.

First, when exchanging information between a reservation person and a ticket center, there is a possibility that the information is leaked and falsified. For example, a PC as a means for reading and writing information on an IC card and a communication terminal for transmitting and receiving information is general-purpose and used for personal use, and cannot be managed by an IC card issuing organization or a ticket center. In addition, it is a means that can easily be modified. Therefore, accessing the ticket center using a forged IC card, estimating and decoding the original information (such as a password or ID code) to be read into the IC card in the course of trial and error, or There is a great possibility that an act of decoding the rule of the written information cannot be prevented at all.

[0009] In addition, it is easy for a person with knowledge, especially in a personal use terminal such as a PC, to decode and modify the communication control program and data in the PC. Further, there is a risk that a third party may invade online and steal or falsify information.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. Even when a personal use PC or the like is used, information leakage and tampering can be effectively prevented, and sufficient security can be ensured. In addition, the ticketing work can be completed by a series of processing after connecting to the ticketing center, that is, an online ticketing system compatible with cashless card settlement that eliminates the need for a reservation process. Is to provide a system that can be expected.

[0011]

An online ticketing system for cashless card payment according to the present invention includes a communication terminal having a communication control device system capable of independently accessing a net, and a communication terminal for the communication terminal. Control means for transmitting and receiving information to and from a server having a predetermined site on a network using a communication control device system, encryption / decryption means for encrypting or decrypting the information to be transmitted / received as necessary, cashless Reading means capable of reading predetermined information recorded on the card, based on the ticketing information taken in from the server that provides the ticketing information via the communication terminal, performs predetermined processing on the encrypted content in accordance with the ticketing information. Encryption means between a ticket issuing terminal, which is provided with printing means for printing on a ticket sheet, and wherein each means is disposed in a closed casing, and the ticket issuing terminal. Has a terminal-compatible server that performs the exchange of information and that authenticates the ticketing terminal 2 based on the information to be transmitted and received, and a site that provides ticketing information on the Internet, and provides the ticketing terminal with the ticketing information. And a ticketing center server.

The cashless card used in the present invention is a card provided with a recording medium utilizing an IC chip, magnetism or the like, and any type of recording medium may be used. In addition, the term cashless card in the present application, as described above, refers to a card used in place of cash for various payments, for example, a credit card, a David card,
Cards such as electronic money cards, which can be used to authenticate the card holder (hereinafter also referred to as users), point cards,
It may be a pre-bayed card or the like.

The communication terminal may be, for example, a general-purpose terminal PC or a personal digital assistant (PDA) having a communication control device system, or a communication-dedicated terminal such as a mobile phone. Instead, it is intended for terminals (including vending machines, etc.) used for business purposes.

The net is assumed to be the Internet, a public telephone network, a wireless telephone network, or the like.

[0015] In the terminal corresponding server, the authentication of the ticket issuing terminal means that at least the ticket issuing terminal of the transmission source of the predetermined information is a legitimate one, that is, the ticket issuing terminal is manufactured by an unauthorized route. That it is not
It is to confirm that it has not been tampered with, and the method is not particularly limited. Further, in a system for performing such authentication of a ticket issuing terminal, the security of the ticket issuing terminal is managed by a specific credit institution such as a cashless card issuing institution by, for example, assigning an identification number or an encryption key. It is assumed that Therefore, the ticketing terminal is a payment terminal (for example, CAF developed by NTT).
(Corresponding to a CAT terminal used for an IS network line). Further, the terminal corresponding server may be provided with a recording unit for storing the authentication history of the ticket issuing terminal.
The server as used herein refers to a computer that is responsible for at least storing and managing data, regardless of the size of the computer, and refers to a commonly used workstation or a small or medium-sized computer. Not limited to this, but also includes a large computer. In this application, the term server is used in a similar sense.

The ticketing center server may include any other site as long as it has a site that provides ticketing information, and is not limited to its name. For example, if ticketing information is provided to a part of an online shopping mall, it refers to a server having the site, and may be integrated with a server of a terminal correspondence center.

In the system of the present invention, the ticketing terminal does not have any communication control device, and means for accessing the ticketing center server and the server corresponding to the terminal through a network uses an existing communication terminal. For this reason, the device configuration of the ticket issuing terminal can be made extremely light both in terms of software and hardware, and a compact design becomes possible. In addition, as a sealed type housing, for example, it is possible to have a tamper-resistant function, and if it goes through an improper disassembly process, it can take a configuration such as that hardware and software are partially damaged, etc. Unauthorized modification and imitation can be prevented.

Further, the ticket issuing terminal exchanges encrypted information with the terminal corresponding center, thereby enabling authentication of the ticket issuing terminal. And the exchange of information necessary for settlement,
Since the encryption is performed using the encrypted information, theft and falsification from the communication terminal can be prevented.

Further, since a ticket to be issued is a specially processed one such as printing a hidden barcode based on encrypted information in advance, the paper can be checked before printing. For example, since the content encrypted by a two-dimensional barcode or the like is printed, the issuance of a fake ticket can be effectively prevented. In addition, by adding printing such as uncopyable ink and ticketing terminal number,
Security may be enhanced.

[0020]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a system according to the present invention. In this embodiment, an IC card which is a credit card is used, and a general-purpose PC is used as a communication device. It is also assumed that a plurality of credit companies use the system.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the entire system.
Is a PC, 2 is a ticketing terminal with an IC card payment function, 3 is an IC card, 4 is a terminal compatible server, 5 is an IC card issuing institution payment host (hereinafter simply referred to as payment host), and 6 is information on the ticketing center. A WWW server having an online shopping mall to be operated, 7 denotes the Internet, 8 denotes a dedicated net for credit settlement (if there is a dedicated net for David settlement or other settlement, this also includes, but is omitted here).

The PC 1 is of a general-purpose type and comprises at least a terminal body, a display, an external storage device and the like (both not shown), and further comprises a communication control device such as a modem and a communication program. It is a terminal that can access the Internet 7 itself. In addition, a browser for displaying information of sites on the net 7 on a display screen is resident, and other programs are also resident or downloadable.

The ticket issuing terminal 2 is, as shown in FIG.
Control unit 20, information recording unit (memory) 21, reading unit (card reader) 22, printing unit (printer) 23, input / output unit
Consists of 24. Further, the control unit 20 includes a communication control unit 25
And an encryption / decryption processing unit 26, a card information reading processing unit 27, a printing control unit 28, and an arithmetic processing unit 29. These processing units of the control unit 20 , The reading means 22, the printing means 23, and the input / output means 24 are controlled individually or in association with each other. In particular, the control of the printing means 23 is such that the encrypted information can be printed as a two-dimensional barcode by checking the paper and by cooperative control between the encryption / decryption processing unit 26 and the print control unit 28. Forgery can be effectively prevented. In the information recording unit, an identification code unique to the ticket issuing terminal 2 is encrypted and recorded.

The ticket issuing terminal 2 is of a sealed type in which all of the means are arranged in one housing, and is connected to the PC 1 through a predetermined interface. The unit 25 controls the communication controller device and the communication program of the PC 1 accessing the network 7. Specifically, when the ticketing terminal relay program in PC1 operates in a state where PC1 is accessing the network through its own communication control device system, PC1
The data transmitted and received by the ticketing terminal 2 is relayed. The exchange of data between the ticket issuing terminal 2 and the terminal correspondence center 4 is performed by encrypted information, so that it is impossible for the PC 1 to steal or falsify the data during that time.

The printing means 23 of the ticket issuing terminal 2 includes a print control unit 2
8 controls the two-dimensional barcode to be printable.
Specifically, the ticketing information is printed in a content including a two-dimensional barcode. Further, the ticket 10 printed on the printing unit 23 of the present embodiment is printed with a hidden barcode in advance, thereby securing the security of the ticket itself.

Here, the ticketing terminal 2 is provided with a tamper-resistant function that causes a program to be lost if it is illegally dismantled, and is partially chipped to provide physical security as a sealed terminal and software. The software security is achieved by storing a part of the encrypted data.

The IC card 3 has an IC card as a recording medium.
A chip (not shown) is provided, and in the IC chip, information such as a card issuing company (credit company) code, a membership number, a secret code (however, a secret code may not be recorded due to security), and an expiration date are encrypted. And recorded.

The terminal corresponding server 4 is provided, for example, in a terminal corresponding center that has jurisdiction over a predetermined region / industry (only one terminal corresponding server 4 is shown in FIG. 1 for convenience). Are actually arranged), a ticket issuing terminal management function for reading and authenticating the identification code of the ticket issuing terminal 2, receiving predetermined information from the ticket issuing terminal 2, and authenticating the ticket issuing terminal 2. Transaction record function to record the progress of the transaction by storing the information and data as information, and the IC card 3
Is transmitted to the corresponding payment host 5 (however, the payment dedicated network may be different) and transmitted, and the sales approval information including the card authentication from the payment host 5 is returned to the ticketing terminal 2. It basically has an information relay function.

For this reason, the terminal correspondence server 4 includes a ticketing terminal management control unit, a payment destination (each credit company) reassignment control unit, a communication control unit, and the ticketing terminal management information (identification code). ) Is stored, the payment destination information master stores necessary information on the payment destination, and an information record that stores the record authenticated by the ticketing terminal management unit and the approval information from the payment host 5. Part. Here, the communication control unit also controls encryption / decryption of information of each communication message. In addition, it has an IC card management control unit that performs verification of the IC card 3 after authentication of the ticket issuing terminal 2 and a card information master or the like in which IC card information for the verification is stored, or has a separate server. However, in the present embodiment, since the payment processing is performed by the payment host 5 described below, the data stored in the card information master need only be the minimum information that can authenticate the IC card 3. .

Here, it is assumed that the settlement host 5 is arranged for each credit company that adopts the present system. However, a form in which a plurality of companies share one host 5 (actually, a form in which the host is outsourced). (Assumed).
Each settlement host 5 has a function of approving a credit from the predetermined information transmitted via the terminal correspondence server 4 and returning result information such as an approval number to the terminal correspondence center 4.

The WWW server 6 has a shopping mall site on the Internet, and a ticketing center is posted as a virtual store of the site. In other words, in the present embodiment, the ticketing center uses a shopping mall site set by the WWW server 6, but the ticketing center provides information as one site. Alternatively, the ticketing center itself may have a server. For this reason, the server 6 is hereinafter referred to as a ticketing center server. In this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the ticket center issues a concert ticket.

Referring to FIG. 3, a flow of issuing a ticket in this embodiment comprising the above means will be described.

The user operates the PC 1 to access the Internet 7 via the provider 9 or the like to which the user himself subscribes, and uses a search engine or the like, or directly accesses the site of the ticketing center server 6 (step). ). On this site, information on the concert content which is the basis of ticketing information is posted. Specifically, the information includes a concert name, date and time, a fee corresponding to a seat position, and the like.
When the user makes a selection / purchase decision, the ticketing terminal
The ticketing information for the user who wants to issue a ticket is displayed in 2, but a connection button to a credit company or the like may be displayed. In addition, if the system can also use the settlement of the IC card 3 such as a David card or an electronic money card, the selection of the payment method may be displayed.

When the user looks at the site and desires to issue a ticket, the user issues the ticketing terminal 2 while keeping the PC 1 connected. When the ticketing terminal 2 is activated, the relay program of the PC 1 operates and the ticketing information is read into the ticketing terminal 2 (step). It should be noted that such a relay program of the PC 1 may be resident entirely in the ticketing terminal 1, but some modules are resident in the ticketing center server 6, which can be downloaded or linked with the resident as it is resident. May be set to be performed.

The user causes the reading means 22 to read the record on the IC card 3. If the ID code of the IC card 3 is verified and confirmed, then the user enters a password,
The matching is performed. That is, at this stage, IC
The identity of the card 3 is confirmed (process). When the password is confirmed, the card information is encrypted as payment information together with the amount information from the ticketing information and the like. For convenience of performing these operation methods, when the ticket issuing terminal 1 is activated, the display on the display of the PC 1 is set to control such that the operation method of the ticket issuing terminal 1 is sequentially displayed ( The same applies hereinafter.)

When the user performs the above operation, the ticket issuing terminal
2 is the Internet via the relay program of PC1
7 to access the terminal corresponding server 4 on the server 4, the encrypted identification code of the terminal 4 itself, respectively,
Ticketing information and the read information of the IC card 3 are transmitted (step). In addition, some information of IC card 3
It may be transmitted as it is in the original encryption method.

In the terminal correspondence server 4, after decrypting the received information, the identification code of the ticket issuing terminal 2 and the IC card 3
The ID code is compared with the data of the ticketing terminal management master and the card information master to confirm both information. Thus, at this stage, the second authentication of the IC card 3 and the authentication of the ticket issuing terminal 2 are performed.

After these authentications, the terminal corresponding server 4
The ID code of the C card 3 is collated with each data of the payment destination information master, and it is determined that the information is to be transmitted to the payment host 5 of the card issuing company. Next, the ticketing information and the information of the IC card 3 are edited for credit authentication (this is also referred to as credit authentication information), and the credit settlement network 8 is used.
Encrypt for communication. At this stage, the history of the authentication (data collation confirmation) of the ticketing terminal 2 and the IC card 3 may be stored in the information recording unit together with the ticketing information transmitted together.

The encrypted credit authentication information is transmitted to the designated payment host 5 via the credit payment net 8 (step).

The settlement host 5 decrypts the received credit authentication information, determines whether or not credit is possible, assigns an approval number in the case of approval, encrypts the approval information including the approval number, and encrypts the credit information for credit settlement. A reply is sent to the terminal corresponding server 4 via the network 8 (step).

The terminal corresponding server 4 decrypts the received approval information, edits it into data for the ticket issuing terminal 2, encrypts the data, and transmits it to the ticket issuing terminal 2 via the Internet 7 through the control device system of the PC 1. (Process).

When the ticket issuing terminal 2 receives the approval information, the next operation to be performed is instructed, for example, on the display of the PC 1, and the user inserts the ticket paper 10 into, for example, the print insertion slot of the printing means 23 (step). . Then, the information of the hidden barcode of the ticket paper 10 is checked, and when it is confirmed that the ticket paper 10 is a legitimate ticket paper 10, the print control unit 28 prints the ticket contents and the encrypted The information, for example, a two-dimensional barcode is printed by the printing means 23, and ticketing is completed (step). The issued ticket 10 is checked at the entrance of the concert hall or the like by a predetermined reader by reading a hidden barcode and by reading information of a two-dimensional barcode to check whether the ticket is legitimate or not. The two-dimensional barcode will be corrupted.

In the present embodiment, such a settlement result is stored as completion information (ticket issuance cancellation information when settlement is impossible, etc.) in the ticketing terminal 2, and after a certain period of time, batch batch processing is performed. In the process, it is sent online to the ticketing center server 6 (step 10). The ticketing center server 6 saves it as a ticketing completion record and uses it as information for matching with payment data of a credit company at a later date.

During the above steps, when the ticketing work (printing of the ticket paper 10) is performed in the ticketing terminal 2, the authentication information received and combined in the above-described steps is transmitted to the ticketing center server 6, At the stage when the ticketing center server 6 receives the information, control may be performed such that information serving as a printing start key is returned, and printing is started only after the ticketing terminal 2 receives the signal of the start key. In this control, a time lag occurs due to the information transfer process between the ticketing terminal 2 and the ticketing center server 6 before the ticketing operation, but the ticketing center server 6 ensures that the authentication is performed before the ticketing. Information can be obtained, and the security of settlement will be further secured.

In the above, consideration is required for ticket issuance.
That is, although the ticket issuing process requires a credit settlement process, the system according to the present embodiment is also applicable to issuing tickets such as preferential treatment tickets and discount tickets that do not require compensation. In the case of issuing such a ticket, it is not necessary to pass through the terminal corresponding server 4 in the process of only the ticket issuing terminal 2 or the terminal issuing server 2 authenticates the ticket issuing terminal 2 and the IC card 3,
What is necessary is just to store the authentication information and immediately return the authentication information to the ticket issuing terminal 2. Similarly, it is also possible to issue a postpaid ticket such as a taxi ticket or a meal invitation ticket.

The above embodiment is merely an example of the present invention, and each means constituting the system is only one specific example, and the present invention is not limited to this. Also, a form using other means such as a mobile phone or a PDA as a communication terminal, a form using a cashless card using another recording medium such as a magnetic recording medium as a recording medium for a card, a settlement means such as a David card or an electronic money card The system according to the present invention can be used in a form in which different cards are used alone, in a form in which a plurality of cards are combined, or in a form in which there is only one card issuing institution. It can take any form.

[0047]

As described above, in the cashless card settlement ticketing system according to the present invention, information is exchanged at the ticketing terminal using a general-purpose communication terminal. Is extremely easy, but the communication is performed by a ticketing terminal that can be managed and a specific encryption is performed simply by using the communication terminal only as a communication device. Even if the communication terminal has a disadvantage that the information can be easily obtained, there is no risk of information being stolen or tampered with therefrom.

On the other hand, since specific encrypted information is communicated between the ticket issuing terminal and the terminal correspondence center, the possibility of information theft and tampering from the outside is reduced.

In addition, since the paper to be printed is also subjected to the predetermined processing, the paper can be checked before printing, and since the printing is performed with the encrypted contents, the issuance of a fake ticket can be effectively prevented.

As described above, according to the system of the present invention, not only is it possible to securely issue a ticket, but also it is possible to effectively prevent information to be communicated from being leaked or falsified. It can be secured.

After the communication terminal accesses the ticketing center server, ticketing is completed by a series of processes until the ticket is printed by the operation of the ticketing terminal. That is, the system according to the present invention also has a very remarkable effect that a ticket can be issued immediately without going through a ticket reservation process.

Of course, a plurality of tickets can be issued with one cashless card, so that a single purchaser can purchase a plurality of tickets such as family members and friends. I have.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an entire system showing an example of a specific embodiment of a system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a ticket issuing terminal included in the system shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation flow in the system shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an online ticketing system proposed in JP-A-11-306397.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 PC 2 Ticketing terminal 3 IC card 4 Terminal support center 5 Payment server 6 WWW server (ticketing center server) 7 Internet line 8 Credit payment line 10 Ticket paper

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] April 16, 2001 (2001.4.1.
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[0005] According to this system, a ticket can be issued only by reading ticketing information recorded in the IC card of the reservation person with a ticketing terminal. Information is IC
It is recorded in the card, since the settlement at the same time has been completed,
Unlike the case of telephone reservations, reservations can be prevented beforehand by mischievous or impersonating others, and since the IC card itself is not a substitute for a ticket (reading information in a cashless card at a performance place) Thus, the configuration for confirming the authenticity of the reservation or payment has been common for a long time.) The IC card owner can also purchase a replacement for a friend or family member.

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[0011]

An online ticketing system for cashless card payment according to the present invention includes a communication terminal having a communication control device system capable of independently accessing a net, and a communication terminal for the communication terminal. Control means for transmitting and receiving information to and from a server having a predetermined site on a network using a communication control device system, encryption / decryption means for encrypting or decrypting the information to be transmitted / received as necessary, cashless Reading means capable of reading predetermined information recorded on the card, based on the ticketing information taken in from the server that provides the ticketing information via the communication terminal, performs predetermined processing on the encrypted content in accordance with the ticketing information. Encryption means between a ticket issuing terminal, which is provided with printing means for printing on a ticket sheet, and wherein each means is disposed in a closed casing, and the ticket issuing terminal. Transmits and receives information, and a terminal support server to authenticate the end ticketing for end by information that exchange, has a site that provides ticket information on the Internet, to award ticketing information to the ticketing terminal And a ticketing center server.

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Further, the ticket issuing terminal is connected to a terminal corresponding center.
The exchange of encrypted information is performed between the terminals, thereby enabling authentication of the ticket issuing terminal. Since information required for settlement is also transmitted and received using the encrypted information, plagiarism and falsification from the communication terminal can be prevented.

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When the user looks at the site and desires to issue a ticket, the user issues the ticketing terminal 2 while keeping the PC 1 connected. When the ticketing terminal 2 is activated, the relay program of the PC 1 operates and the ticketing information is read into the ticketing terminal 2 (step). Such a relay program of the PC 1 may all be resident in the ticketing terminal 2 , but some modules are resident in the ticketing center server 6, and they can be downloaded or linked with the resident module. May be set to be performed.

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In the above, consideration is required for ticket issuance.
That is, although the ticket issuing process requires a credit settlement process, the system according to the present embodiment is also applicable to issuing tickets such as preferential treatment tickets and discount tickets that do not require compensation. In the case of issuing such a ticket, it is not necessary to pass through the terminal corresponding server 4 in the process of only the ticket issuing terminal 2 or, in the terminal corresponding server 4 , authentication of the ticket issuing terminal 2 and the IC card 3,
What is necessary is just to store the authentication information and immediately return the authentication information to the ticket issuing terminal 2. Similarly, it is also possible to issue a postpaid ticket such as a taxi ticket or a meal invitation ticket.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A communication terminal having a communication control device system capable of independently accessing a net by itself, and a server having a predetermined site on the net using the communication control device system of the communication terminal. Control means for exchanging information between the devices, encryption / decryption means for encrypting or decrypting the information to be exchanged as necessary, reading means capable of reading predetermined information recorded on a cashless card, and ticketing information. Based on ticketing information fetched from the server via the communication terminal based on the ticketing information, and includes means for printing means for printing the encrypted content in accordance with the ticketing information on ticket paper subjected to predetermined processing, and Exchanges encrypted information between the ticket issuing terminal arranged in the closed casing and the ticket issuing terminal,
And a terminal support server that authenticates the ticketing terminal 2 based on the information to be given and received, and a ticketing center server that has a site that provides ticketing information on the Internet and provides the ticketing information to the ticketing terminal. A unique online ticketing system that supports cashless card payments.