JP2004178165A - Electronic numbered ticket issuing system, mobile terminal and ticket issuing server - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide numbered tickets issuing system for visitors to a facility, using a portable terminal for preventing the visitors from queue in a facility in an amusement park or theme park or the like. <P>SOLUTION: The visitor transmits an electronic reference ticket issue request by performing access to a reference ticket issue site 300 having a reference ticket issuing means on the Internet managed by a management center 400 of a facility to receive the electronic numbered ticket by using a portable terminal 100 connected through radio communication to the Internet 200, and equipped with a function using a Web site. The numbered ticket issue site 300 grasps all the numbered tickets issuing conditions, the time table of services to be provided in a facility and a time required for movement between respective service points in the facility. Thus, the electronic numbered tickets are appropriately issued in response to the ticket issue requests for a plurality of electronic numbered tickets to prevent their use time from being overlapped. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an electronic numbered ticket issuing system using a portable terminal, for example, in an amusement park or a theme park.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In service providing facilities that provide services such as amusement parks and theme parks, when attractions and other visitors use the popular paid service points, the number of visitors who exceed the allowable number of attractions for the attraction will become available I was waiting in line. In order to reduce the burden of waiting for visitors to line up, a numbered ticket was distributed.
In the conventional technology, in order to eliminate the need to make a queue when using each attraction and to go to the counter to wait or make a reservation, from the reception terminals scattered in the facility to where in the facility It is also possible to make a reservation at an attraction (for example, see Patent Document 1). According to the conventional technology (Patent Document 1), in order to realize a reservation system, a reception terminal, a host computer, and an attraction terminal of each attraction facility are connected via an in-facility network, and various kinds of information are exchanged in real time, thereby enabling rapid exchange of information. The automatic reservation procedure is performed automatically.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-230215 A
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the method of distributing the numbered tickets described above, the waiting time is reduced, but the applicants of the paid service points still have to line up to receive the numbered tickets. In addition, when a large number of use applicants are flooded, there is a possibility that a numbered ticket cannot be obtained even though they are lined up. Further, in the above-described prior art, it is expected that the users are lined up at the reception terminal.
An object of the present invention is to make it possible to obtain an electronic numbered ticket from anywhere in a facility by using a mobile terminal having a Web (Web) browser function owned by a visitor, and to eliminate the occurrence of queues and congestion. And
It is another object of the present invention to eliminate the need for a man or ticket issuing machine which was necessary for issuing a numbered ticket.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
An electronic numbered ticket issuing system according to the present invention includes:
A mobile terminal that transmits ticketing request information including a ticketing request for an electronic numbered ticket that is an electronic numbered ticket for a predetermined service via a network,
Receiving the ticketing request information transmitted by the mobile terminal via the network, issuing an electronic numbered ticket based on the ticketing request included in the ticketing request information received and transmitting the ticketing request information to the mobile terminal via the network. Ticketing server that sends ticketing information including electronic numbered tickets
With.
[0006]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic numbered ticket issuing system according to the first embodiment. Embodiment 1 is a system in which a visitor to facility 500, which is a service providing facility, obtains an electronic numbered ticket for using a service point. The visitor can connect the mobile terminal 100 to the Internet 200, access the numbered ticketing site 300 operated by the management center 400, and request and obtain the numbered electronic numbered tickets of a plurality of service points to be used. .
Here, in the system according to the first embodiment, “numbered ticket” hereinafter means an electronic numbered ticket. The “electronic numbered ticket” is generated as electronic information, and has a role of a permit given by a service provider to a person who desires to provide a service when providing a certain service. Therefore, the "electronic numbered ticket" may be an entrance ticket, an entrance permit, a viewing permit, or the like. Further, the “electronic numbered ticket” may have a monetary value. "Issuing" an electronic numbered ticket means generating an electronic numbered ticket which is electronic information. The electronic numbered ticket may be text information, barcode information, encryption information, image information, image information, audio information, special format information, or a combination thereof. That is, the electronic numbered ticket may be any data that can be generated, recorded, and reproduced electronically.
Examples of the service providing facility and the services provided by the service providing facility and their electronic numbered tickets include the following.
(1) When providing a baseball game at a service providing facility such as a baseball stadium, a soccer stadium, or an athletic stadium, an electronic numbered ticket for obtaining an admission ticket or an electronic numbered ticket for obtaining a reserved seat. is there.
(2) If the service providing facility is a movie theater, theater or concert hall, electronic arrangement for entering a movie theater, theater or concert hall when providing a movie, play or concert as a service. It is a ticket or an electronic numbered ticket for acquiring a reserved seat.
(3) An electronic numbered ticket for receiving an entertainment when a service is provided in a department store or a store as a service when providing any entertainment. For example, there is a numbered ticket for lucky bags held by department stores and the like at the beginning of the year.
(4) There is an electronic numbered ticket for acquiring a reserved seat ticket or a train ticket when providing rail transport as a service when the service providing facility is inside a railway station (for example, inside a ticket gate).
[0007]
In FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 100 can be connected to a numbered ticketing site 300 via the Internet 200 (an example of a network). The portable terminal 100 may be, for example, a PHS (registered trademark) (Personal Handyphone System), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a notebook personal computer, or the like. The mobile terminal 100 has a function of connecting to the Internet 200 through wireless communication and using a Web site. The numbered ticket issuing site 300 can be accessed by the mobile terminal 100 through the Internet 200. The management center 400 operates the numbered ticket issuing site 300 with a ticketing server that is always connected to the Internet 200 (hereinafter, the numbered ticket issuing site means the ticketing server). The facility 500 represents the entire site of a service providing facility that provides services such as an amusement park and a theme park. The service points 600, 700, and 800 are places that provide services such as a roller coaster (registered trademark) and a ferris wheel in an amusement park, or attractions. FIG. 1 illustrates three service points 600, 700, and 800, but in actuality, a large number of service points may be scattered in the facility 500 in addition to the three service points. In addition, the service point may be one place.
Each service point checks the electronic numbered ticket for a visitor who has a portable terminal storing the electronic numbered ticket according to a predetermined timetable, and checks the electronic numbered ticket for a certain period of time. Providing services.
[0008]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the mobile terminal 100. The mobile terminal 100 includes a ticketing request information transmitting unit 101, a ticketing information receiving unit 102, an ID number terminal side receiving unit 103, an ID number terminal side storage unit 104, a display unit 105, and a communication antenna 106. In the mobile terminal 100, the ID number terminal side receiving unit 103 receives the numbered ticket issuing permission ID transmitted by the ID number assigning device 900 described later. The ID number terminal side storage unit 104 stores the numbered ticket issue permission ID received by the ID number terminal side reception unit 103. Ticketing request information transmitting section 101 transmits ticketing request information including a ticketing request for requesting the issuance of an electronic numbered ticket for a desired service and a numbered ticketing permission ID stored in ID number terminal side storage section 104 to numbered ticketing site 300. Send to The ticketing information receiving unit 102 receives ticketing information including an electronic numbered ticket transmitted by the numbered ticketing site 300 in response to the transmitted ticketing request information. The display unit 105 displays the contents of the ticketing information received by the ticketing information receiving unit 102.
[0009]
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of the numbered ticket issuing site 300 (ticket issuing server).
The numbered ticket issuing site 300 includes a control unit 309 and a storage unit 310, and further includes a ticketing request information receiving unit 370 that communicates with the outside, a numbered ticket transmitting unit 380, and an ID number server-side receiving unit 390.
The control unit 309 includes a numbered ticket issuing unit 360 and an ID number matching unit 396.
The storage unit 310 includes a service information storage unit 350 and an ID number server-side storage unit 395. The service information storage unit 350 includes a service time table 311, a ticketing status list 312, and a required time list 313 for moving between service points. Further, the ID number server side storage unit 395 includes a numbered ticket issuing permission ID list 314.
The control unit 309 controls the storage unit 310 to read and write the stored contents. The numbered ticket issuing unit 360 determines whether or not an electronic numbered ticket can be issued with reference to the service time table 311 or the like for a service for requesting the issue of an electronic numbered ticket. Do. The ID number collating unit 396 collates the ID included in the ticketing request information with the ID stored in the numbered ticketing permission ID list 314.
Ticketing request information receiving section 370 receives the ticketing request information transmitted by mobile terminal 100. The numbered ticket transmitting unit 380 transmits ticketing information including the electronic numbered ticket issued by the numbered ticket issuing unit 360 to the mobile terminal 100. The ID number server-side receiving section 390 receives the numbered ticket issuing permission ID transmitted by the ID number assigning apparatus 900 described later.
[0010]
Next, the service time table 311 and the like stored in the storage unit 310 will be described.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the service time table 311. The service time table 311 has a list of reception start time, reception end time, and end time data for all services in the facility 500. Taking service 1 as an example in FIG. 4, “acceptance start time” means, for example, when the user has already acquired an electronic numbered ticket for service 1 using portable terminal 100, It means the start time of the reception procedure such as exchanging the numbered ticket for a regular admission ticket. The “reception end time” means a time at which the reception procedure ends corresponding to the “reception start time”. Further, “end time” means a time at which the provision of the service 1 ends. In Service 1, there are a plurality of "1 reception start time-" and "2 reception start time-" because the service 1 is provided a plurality of times in one day.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the ticketing status list 312. The ticketing status list 312 holds the number of remaining electronic numbered tickets for all services in the facility 500, and the value is updated by the control unit 309 each time an electronic numbered ticket is issued. In FIG. 5, taking service 1 as an example, “10” and “210” in “number of remaining tickets for service 1” indicate that the number of remaining tickets for the first electronic ticket in a day is zero. This indicates that the remaining number of the second electronic numbered ticket is 10.
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the mobile station time list 313 between service points. The inter-service point transfer station time list 313 has data on the time required to move between service points in the facility 500. In FIG. 6, for example, “T23”, which is an intersection of 2 rows and 3 columns, indicates that the time required to move between service points of service 2 and service 3 is T23 (seconds).
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the numbered ticket issuing permission ID list 314. Here, the “numbered ticket issuance permission ID” is an ID number required when transmitting ticketing request information of an electronic numbered ticket using the mobile terminal 100 as described later, and is stored in the mobile terminal 100. In addition, a numbered ticket issuing site 300 is also stored. That is, in the numbered ticket issuing site 300, the ID number server-side storage unit 395 stores the numbered ticket issuing IDs of the plurality of mobile terminals 100 as the numbered ticket issuing ID list 314. In FIG. 7, “numbered ticket issuance permission ID 1” and “numbered ticket issuance permission ID 2” are because the numbered ticket issuance permission IDs of the plurality of mobile terminals 100 are stored.
The numbered ticketing permission ID list 314 is a variable length list, and is the same as the numbered ticketing permission ID stored in the portable terminal 100 owned by the visitor as described above.
[0011]
Regarding the service time table 311 and the like provided in the storage unit 310, as described later, the numbered ticket issuing unit 360 of the control unit 309 refers to the service time table 311, the issue status list 312, and the required time list 313 for moving between service points. The ID number collating unit 396 refers to and controls the storage unit 310 that stores the numbered ticket issuing permission ID list 314. With these controls, it is possible to determine, from the end of a specific service at one service point, whether or not the service from the other service point can be received. Details will be described later.
[0012]
The first embodiment is a system in which a visitor of the facility obtains a numbered ticket for using a service point in the above-described configuration. The visitor can connect the mobile terminal 100 to the Internet 200, access the numbered ticket issuing site 300 operated by the management center 400, and obtain electronic numbered tickets for a plurality of service points to be used. The exchange of information between the mobile terminal 100 and the numbered ticket issuing site 300 when acquiring an electronic numbered ticket will be described below with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. 9 is a diagram of FIG.
FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing the exchange of messages between the mobile terminal 100 and the numbered ticket issuing site 300.
[0013]
In S10, a visitor who wants to obtain an electronic numbered ticket accesses the numbered ticketing site 300 and selects some services he / she wants to use. At this time, the portable terminal 100 transmits the numbered ticket issue request message 21 (an example of ticket issue request information) to the numbered ticket issue site 300. The numbered ticket issuance request message 21 is composed of a plurality of services desired to be used and a numbered ticket issuance permission ID stored in the ID number terminal side storage unit 104 of the mobile terminal 100 (the acquisition of the numbered ticket issuance permission ID will be described later). And As an example, FIG. 9 shows a case in which service 1 to service 3 are requested as a plurality of desired services, and the numbered ticketing permission ID (ID number) is “12345”.
[0014]
In S20, the numbered ticketing request site 300 that has received the numbered ticketing request message 21 interprets the received message, and transmits the numbered ticketing confirmation message 22 to the mobile terminal 100. The numbered ticket issuance confirmation message 22 includes information on services that can or cannot be issued. Further, as shown in S30 in FIG. 9, the numbered ticket issue confirmation message 22 includes the number of remaining numbered tickets and the congestion degree of each service as the issue status. The user can select a desired service by referring to the number of remaining numbered tickets and the congestion degree.
If the numbered ticket issuance permission ID included in the received numbered ticket issuance request message 21 is invalid, the numbered ticket issuance site 300 transmits the fact in the numbered ticket issuance confirmation message 22 with that fact. As an example, FIG. 9 shows a case where the numbered ticket issuance permission ID is recognized as normal and the service 2 cannot be used and the services 1 and 3 can be used.
[0015]
In S30, the mobile terminal 100 that has received the numbered ticket issuance confirmation message 22 displays the message on the display unit 105. Also, if there is information on available services, the information is transmitted to the attendees to prompt a final decision on whether to issue a ticket. The mobile terminal 100 transmits the numbered ticket issue confirmation response message 23 to the numbered ticket issue site 300 according to the selection of the visitor. The numbered ticket issuance confirmation response message 23 includes information on whether or not to issue a numbered ticket and a numbered ticket issuance permission ID. As an example, FIG. 9 shows a case where service 1 is selected from the two available services and transmitted.
[0016]
In S40, the numbered ticket issue site 300, which has received the numbered ticket issue confirmation response message 23, transmits the numbered ticket issue message 24 (an example of ticketing information) to the mobile terminal 100 when the numbered ticket issue permission ID included in the message is normal. Send to The numbered ticket issuing message 24 includes an electronic numbered ticket and information on whether or not the ticket has been issued. The mobile terminal 100 that has received the numbered ticket issuance message 24 interprets the message and displays it on the display unit 105. As an example, in FIG. 9, the case where the numbered ticketing site 300 recognizes that the numbered ticketing permission ID is normal and transmits the electronic numbered ticket of the service 1 and ticketing completion information indicating ticketing completion to the mobile terminal 100. Is shown.
[0017]
FIG. 13 shows an example of displaying the numbered ticket issuing message 24. FIG. 13 is an example in which an electronic numbered ticket is displayed on the mobile phone display unit 108 of the mobile phone 107. The barcode indicates that the ticket is a numbered ticket for the second service 1 and the ID number of the numbered ticket issuance permission ID. The service point that provides the service 1 can read the barcode by a reading device (not shown) and check whether the barcode is legitimate. In addition, the form of the “display” of the electronic numbered ticket may be displayed on the display unit 105 as characters or figures, may be displayed as voice, or may be displayed as light emission or flashing. Absent. It only needs to be recognized as a numbered ticket.
[0018]
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a system in which the ID number assigning device 900 assigns a numbered ticket issuing permission ID to the mobile terminal 100 by communication. In the mobile terminal 100, the ID number terminal side receiving unit 103 receives the numbered ticket issue permission ID transmitted by the ID number assigning device 900, and the received numbered ticket issue permission ID is stored in the ID number terminal storage unit 104. The mobile terminal 100 has a short-range wireless communication function such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) and IrDA (Infra Red Data Association). The mobile terminal 100 may be, for example, a commercially available mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a PHS (registered trademark), a PDA, and a notebook personal computer. This is an indispensable device for obtaining an electronic numbered ticket. In order to allow a person who enters the facility 500 to obtain an electronic numbered ticket of a service point in the equipment 500, a numbered ticket issuance permission ID is given to the portable terminal 100 at the time of entry. The ID number assigning apparatus 900 has a function of short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) and IrDA. The ID number assigning device 900 performs short-range wireless communication with the portable terminal 100 when the visitor enters, and assigns the numbered ticket issue permission ID to the portable terminal 100. At the same time, communication with the numbered ticket issuing site 300 is performed by wireless or wired communication, and the numbered ticket issuing permission ID assigned to the mobile terminal 100 is transmitted to the numbered ticket issuing site 300. In the numbered ticket issue site 300, the ID number server-side receiving section 390 receives the numbered ticket issue permission ID and stores the received numbered ticket issue permission ID in the numbered ticket issue ID list 314.
The mobile terminal 100 to which the numbered ticket issuance permission ID is assigned transmits the numbered ticket issuance request message 21 to the numbered ticket issuance request message 21 with the numbered ticket issuance permission ID added thereto, thereby electronically organizing the service points in the equipment 500. Tickets can be obtained as described above.
Note that the ID number assigning device 900 may be installed at the entrance of the user of the facility 500 or may be installed on the premises of the facility 500. It is sufficient that the user of the service in the facility 500 cannot acquire the numbered ticket issuance permission ID outside the premises of the facility 500.
[0019]
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a system for depriving the numbered ticket issuing permission ID stored in the ID number terminal side storage unit 104 of the portable terminal 100 by communication. Similar to the case where the numbered ticket issuance permission ID is given, the mobile terminal 100 has a function of short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) and IrDA, and includes, for example, a mobile phone, PHS (registered trademark), A commercially available portable terminal such as a PDA or a notebook personal computer may be used. Here, the mobile terminal 100 storing the numbered ticket issuance permission ID is the mobile terminal 100 used to obtain an electronic numbered ticket for receiving service at each service point in the facility 500. The numbered ticket stored in the ID number terminal-side storage unit 104 of the portable terminal 100 at the time of exit, so that a visitor who has exited the facility 500 cannot obtain a numbered ticket for a service point in the facility 500 from outside the facility 500. It is necessary to strip the ticketing permission ID. The ID number stripping device 950 has a function of short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) and IrDA. The ID number stripping device 950 performs short-range wireless communication with the mobile terminal 100 when a visitor leaves the facility 500, and strips the numbered ticket issuing permission ID stored in the ID number terminal side storage unit 104 of the mobile terminal 100. I do. At the same time, communication with the numbered ticket issuing site 300 is performed by wireless or wired communication, and the numbered ticket issuing permission ID stripped from the mobile terminal 100 is transmitted to the numbered ticket issuing site 300. In the numbered ticket issue site 300, the ID number server-side receiving unit 390 receives the numbered ticket issue permission ID, and the control unit 309 updates the numbered ticket issue ID list 314.
The mobile terminal 100 from which the numbered ticket issue permission ID has been stripped cannot add the numbered ticket issue permission ID to the numbered ticket issue request information, and cannot acquire the numbered ticket of the service point in the facility 500.
In addition, in order to prevent possession of the numbered ticket issuance permission ID outside the facility 500, it is installed at the exit of the user of the facility 500 as an installation location, and the numbered ticket is reliably received from the exiting user. It is desirable to strip the ticketing permission ID.
[0020]
FIG. 12 is an electronic rearrangement showing the operations of S10 and S20 in which the mobile terminal 100 described in FIG. 8 transmits the numbered ticket issuance request message 21 and the numbered ticket issuance site 300 that has received this transmits the numbered ticket issuance confirmation message 22. It is a flowchart of a ticket search process. The numbered ticket issuing site 300 starts executing the numbered ticket search process triggered by the reception of the numbered ticket issue request message 21 from the mobile terminal 100. The numbered ticket issuance request message 21 includes information on several service points that the visitor desires to use and the numbered ticket issuance permission ID as described above. Note that the numbered ticket issuing permission ID is transmitted by the ID number assigning device 900 and stored in the ID number terminal side storage unit 104 of the mobile terminal 100.
[0021]
In step 1, the ID number verification unit 396 of the numbered ticket issue site 300 determines the numbered ticket issue ID stored in the numbered ticket issue ID list 314 with the numbered ticket issue ID of the received numbered ticket issue request message 21. Check and check. As a result of the check, if the numbered ticket issuance permission ID is not appropriate, the ID number collating unit 396 discards the numbered ticket issuance request message 21 and ends this processing. If the numbered ticket issuance permission ID is valid, the process proceeds to step 2.
[0022]
In step 2, the numbered ticket issuing section 360 extracts all service names for requesting the issuance of an electronic numbered ticket from the numbered ticketing request message 21, creates a requested service list (not shown), and proceeds to step 3.
[0023]
In step 3, the numbered ticket issuing unit 360 refers to the service time table 311 or the like in the storage unit 310 and determines whether there is a service available after the current time. Specifically, when the numbered ticket issuing unit 360 determines whether or not there is an electronic numbered ticket (whether or not there is an available service) after the current time, the electronic numbered ticket is issued in the ticketing status list 312. After confirming the presence / absence of the service, using the service time table 311 and the required travel time between service points list 313, from the use of one service to the reception start time of the other service (reception time described in FIG. 4). During this time, it is determined whether or not the visitor can reach the other service point. With the above-described determination processing, for services that can issue electronic numbered tickets, electronic numbered tickets are secured, and services that cannot issue electronic numbered tickets are selected because of the service timetable or overlap with other services. be able to. If there is no service available in the above determination processing, this processing ends. If there are available services, go to step 4.
[0024]
In step 4, the numbered ticket issuing unit 360 arranges the service having the earliest reception start time of the next service (the reception time described in FIG. 4) from the services in the requested service list with reference to the service time table 311. Secure a ticket. At the same time, the numbered ticket issuing unit 360 deletes the service that secures the electronic numbered ticket from the requested service list, and proceeds to step S5.
[0025]
In step 5, if the requested service list is empty, this processing ends. If not empty, go to step 6.
[0026]
In step 6, the numbered ticket issuing unit 360 refers to the ticketing status list 312, the service time table 311 and the required time list for moving between service points 313, and can be used subsequent to the use of the service that issued the electronic numbered ticket first. Determine if there is a service. If there is no usable service, the process ends. If there are available services, the process proceeds to step 7.
[0027]
In step 7, the numbered ticket issuing section 360 secures the electronic numbered ticket, deletes the service with the secured numbered ticket from the requested service list, and proceeds to step 8.
[0028]
In step 8, the numbered ticket issuing section 360 deletes the unavailable service from the requested service list following the service in which the numbered ticket was secured in step 7, and proceeds to step 5.
[0029]
According to the first embodiment, the user of the facility service can obtain the electronic numbered ticket without lining up.
[0030]
According to the first embodiment, an electronic numbered ticket can be obtained from anywhere in the facility.
[0031]
According to the first embodiment, an electronic numbered ticket can be obtained from anywhere in the facility, and the flow of users in the facility can be smoothed and congestion can be reduced.
[0032]
According to the first embodiment, since an electronic numbered ticket is used, a manual or numbered ticket issuing machine is not required as compared with a conventional case of issuing a numbered ticket such as paper, so that cost can be reduced. it can.
[0033]
According to the first embodiment, the service to be used is selected after confirming the number of remaining numbered tickets, so that the service can be used after knowing the degree of congestion.
[0034]
According to the first embodiment, since the congestion status is known, the flow of users in the facility is smooth, and congestion can be prevented.
[0035]
According to the first embodiment, since the service information storage unit includes the ticketing status list, a plurality of service points can be used efficiently in consideration of the ticketing status of service points.
[0036]
According to the first embodiment, since the service information storage unit includes the service time table, a plurality of service points can be used at the optimal time.
[0037]
According to the first embodiment, since the service information storage unit includes the time list for the mobile station between service points, the service can be used at the optimum time in consideration of the travel time.
[0038]
According to the first embodiment, since the ID number assigning device is provided, it is possible to prevent unauthorized acquisition of the ID. Further, since the ID number assigning device is installed either at the entrance of the facility or inside the facility, it is possible to acquire the numbered ticket issuing permission ID only in the facility.
[0039]
According to the first embodiment, since the ID number stripping device is provided, it is possible to prevent acquisition of the numbered ticket issuance permission ID from outside the facility.
[0040]
As described above, Embodiment 1
In facilities such as amusement parks and theme parks where paid services are scattered in a large venue, visitors access a Web site operated by the facility management center using a mobile terminal having a Web browser function. This is a numbered ticket issuing system capable of confirming available services in the facility and issuing an electronic numbered ticket and receiving an electronic numbered ticket for a plurality of services.
[0041]
As described above, Embodiment 1
When the mobile terminal owned by the visitor and the ID number assigning device installed at the entrance perform short-range wireless communication when the user enters, the mobile terminal 100 acquires the numbered ticket issuing permission ID. Then, the numbered ticket issue site 300 receives both the numbered ticket issue permission ID and the numbered ticket issue request acquired by the mobile terminal, verifies the validity of the numbered ticket request permission ID by the verification means, and only when it is appropriate, This is a numbered ticket issuing system that issues numbered tickets.
[0042]
As described above, Embodiment 1
The mobile terminal owned by the visitor and the ID number stripping device installed at the exit exit perform short-distance wireless communication when the user leaves, stripping the numbered ticket issuing permission ID acquired by the mobile terminal, This is a ticketing system for electronic numbered tickets that can be prevented from being used by a user.
[0043]
As described above, Embodiment 1
In order to reduce the possibility that visitors will be waiting for the use of service points and to enable visitors to use multiple service points without delay, based on the ticketing status of already issued electronic numbered tickets, An electronic numbered ticket issuing system capable of issuing an electronic numbered ticket so that the time required for using a plurality of pay service points desired by a visitor is minimized.
[0044]
【The invention's effect】
Since it becomes possible for visitors to the facility to obtain a numbered ticket using service points from their mobile terminals without lining up in a line, the occurrence of a queue to issue a numbered ticket in line with popular service points Can be prevented. Also, the flow of visitors throughout the facility becomes smooth, and congestion in the facility can be eliminated.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram according to a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a portable terminal in the electronic numbered ticket issuing system.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a numbered ticket issuing site.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a service time table.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a ticketing status list.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a list of required times for movement between service points.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a numbered ticket issuing permission ID list.
FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing an exchange between a numbered ticket issuing site and a portable terminal.
FIG. 9 is a schematic sequence diagram showing exchange between a numbered ticket issuing site and a mobile terminal.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an ID number assignment system.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an ID number stripping system.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a flow of an electronic numbered ticket search process.
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of display on a mobile phone.
[Explanation of symbols]
21 numbered ticket issuance request message, 22 numbered ticket issuance confirmation message, 23 numbered ticket issuance confirmation response message, 24 numbered ticket issuance message, 100 mobile terminal, 101 issuance request information transmission unit, 102 issuance information reception unit, 103 ID number terminal side Receiving unit, 104 ID number terminal side storage unit, 105 display unit, 106 communication antenna, 107 mobile phone, 108 mobile phone display unit, 200 Internet, 300 numbered ticket issuing site, 309 control unit, 310 storage unit, 311 service time table , 312 ticketing status list, 313 service point travel required time list, 314 numbered ticket issuing permission ID list, 350 service information storage unit, 360 numbered ticket issuing unit, 370 numbered ticket request information receiving unit, 380 numbered ticket transmitting unit, 390 ID Number server side receiver, 395 ID number Server-side storage unit, 396 ID number verification unit, 400 management center, 500 facilities, 600, 700, 800 service points, 900 ID number assigning device, 950 ID number deprivation device.

Claims (11)

A mobile terminal that transmits ticketing request information including a ticketing request for an electronic numbered ticket that is an electronic numbered ticket for a predetermined service via a network,
The electronic ticket is issued based on the ticketing request included in the ticketing request information received and received the ticketing request information transmitted by the mobile terminal via the network, and the ticket is issued to the mobile terminal via the network. An electronic numbered ticket issuing system including a ticket issuing server that transmits ticketing information including an electronic numbered ticket. A ticketing request information transmitting unit that transmits ticketing request information including a ticketing request for an electronic numbered ticket that is an electronic numbered ticket for a service provided in the service providing facility,
A ticketing information receiving unit that receives ticketing information including an electronic numbered ticket transmitted by a ticketing server in response to the ticketing request information transmitted by the ticketing request information transmitting unit,
A display unit for displaying the ticketing information received by the ticketing information receiving unit. A service information storage unit that stores information of a service provided in the service providing facility;
Ticketing request information reception that receives the ticketing request information transmitted by the mobile terminal that transmits ticketing request information including a ticketing request for an electronic numbered ticket that is an electronic numbered ticket for a predetermined service provided in the service providing facility Department and
Based on the service information stored in the service information storage unit, the ticketing request information receiving unit determines whether to use the predetermined service included in the ticketing request information received, and determines whether the predetermined service can be used. Ticket issuing department that issues electronic numbered tickets for various services,
A ticketing server comprising: a numbered ticket transmitting unit that transmits ticketing information including an electronic numbered ticket issued by the numbered ticket issuing unit to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal,
A ticketing request information transmitting unit that transmits ticketing request information including a ticketing request for an electronic numbered ticket for a service provided in the service providing facility,
A ticketing information receiving unit that receives ticketing information including an electronic numbered ticket transmitted by the ticketing server in response to the ticketing request information transmitted by the ticketing request information transmitting unit,
The ticketing system for an electronic numbered ticket according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit for displaying the ticketing information received by the ticketing information receiving unit. The ticketing server,
A service information storage unit that stores information of a service provided in the service providing facility;
A ticketing request information receiving unit that receives ticketing request information transmitted by the mobile terminal,
Based on the service information stored in the service information storage unit, the ticketing request information receiving unit determines whether to use the predetermined service included in the ticketing request information received, and determines whether the predetermined service can be used. Ticket issuing department that issues electronic numbered tickets for various services,
The numbered ticket issuing system according to claim 1, further comprising: a numbered ticket transmitting unit that transmits ticketing information including the electronic numbered ticket issued by the numbered ticket issuing unit to the portable terminal. The service information storage unit,
A ticketing status list indicating a ticketing status of an electronic numbered ticket of a service provided at the service providing facility, a service time table relating to a service providing time of the service provided at the service providing facility, and provision of the service provided at the service providing facility A travel time between service points list indicating travel time between each of the service points,
The numbered ticket issuing section,
Use of the predetermined service included in the ticketing request information received by the ticketing request information receiving unit by using at least one of the ticketing status list, the service time table, and the time list for a mobile station between service points. 4. The ticketing server according to claim 3, wherein the ticketing server determines whether or not the service is available, and issues an electronic numbered ticket of a service available among the predetermined services. 5. A mobile terminal that transmits, via a network, ticketing request information including a ticketing request for an electronic numbered ticket, which is an electronic numbered ticket for a predetermined service, and an ID (identification) number;
A ticketing server that receives the ticketing request information transmitted from the mobile terminal via the network and permits ticketing of an electronic numbered ticket based on a ticketing request and an ID number included in the ticketing request information received. Electronic numbered ticket issuing system. The electronic numbered ticket issuing system further includes:
An ID number assigning device for transmitting the ID number to the portable terminal and transmitting the ID number transmitted to the portable terminal to the ticketing server,
The mobile terminal,
An ID number terminal-side receiving unit that receives the ID number transmitted by the ID number assigning device; and an ID number terminal-side storage unit that stores the ID number received by the ID number terminal-side receiving unit.
A ticketing request information transmitting unit that transmits ticketing request information including the ticketing request for the electronic numbered ticket and the ID number stored in the ID number terminal-side storage unit,
The ticketing server,
An ID number server-side receiving unit that receives the ID number of the portable terminal transmitted by the ID number assigning device,
An ID number server-side storage unit that stores the ID number received by the ID number server-side reception unit;
A ticketing request information receiving unit that receives the ticketing request information transmitted by the mobile terminal,
An ID number matching unit that matches the ID number included in the ticketing request information received by the ticketing request information receiving unit with an ID number stored in the ID number server-side storage unit;
8. The electronic numbered ticket issuing device according to claim 7, further comprising: a numbered ticket issuing unit that permits issuing of an electronic numbered ticket only to the predetermined service included in the ticketing request information including the ID number that has been collated by the ID number collating unit. Ticketing system. The electronic numbered ticket issuing system further includes:
The electronic numbering ticket issuing system according to claim 8, further comprising an ID number stripping device that strips the ID number stored in the ID number terminal side storage unit of the mobile terminal through communication with the mobile terminal. The ID number assigning device,
9. The ticket issuing system according to claim 8, wherein the ticket is installed in at least one of a service providing facility and an entrance where a user of the service providing facility enters the service providing facility. The ID number stripping device,
10. The system according to claim 9, wherein a user of the service providing facility is installed at an exit from which the user exits the service providing facility.

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