JP2006244327A - Usage fee settlement method for skiing area facility - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a usage fee settlement method for a skiing area facility for improving efficiency of usage fee settlement processing work carried out by a skiing area management company in the skiing area facility and improving convenience of a ski player. <P>SOLUTION: A non-contact IC storage medium storing ID information is issued to a user from a business commissioned company, and from a terminal of the user, usage application information for the skiing area facility is transmitted to an information management server. From the information management server 5 to the terminal of the user, ticket information for the skiing area facility is transmitted, and the ticket information received by the user terminal is stored in the non-contact IC storage medium. In use of the skiing area facility by the user, the ID information and the ticket information stored in the non-contact IC storage medium is read by a reader, and the read ID information and usage fee information are transmitted to the information management server. The ID information and the usage fee information received by the information management server are summed up for forming fee charge information. The usage fee information received by the information management server is summarized for generating fee payment information to the management company. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for paying a use fee for a ski resort facility, in which a management company entrusts the use fee settlement processing for a plurality of ski resort facilities operated by different ski resort management companies.

  Conventionally, when skiers enjoy skiing using facilities such as lifts and restaurants at ski resorts, they purchase ski tickets issued by ski resort operators in advance, and cash at ski resorts is large. The ski facility can be used by using a ski ticket even if it is not possessed, thereby reducing the inconvenience of the skier and enabling efficient operation of the ski resort.

Prior art related to the management system for ski facilities is a system that can open and close the lift ticket gates in a non-contact manner by issuing a lift ticket consisting of a non-contact IC card, or pre-registered credit card information A system using a storage medium that can open and close a lift ticket gate using a mobile phone without contact is known. (For example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2)
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-16727 JP 2002-216181 A

Usually, these systems are different for each ski resort operating company, and even if it is a storage medium that can be used in a ski resort facility operated by one ski resort operating company, other ski resorts There are many cases where it cannot be used because the system is different in the ski resort facilities operated by the operating company.
For this reason, if you want to enjoy skiing in the mountains where there are ski resort facilities operated by multiple ski resort management companies in the vicinity, you can transport skiers by ropeway and ski at multiple ski resort facilities. However, at another ski facility, a new ski ticket must be purchased for use at that ski facility.

  In other words, it is desirable for skiers to purchase a single storage medium that is a ski ticket so that it can be used at all ski facilities at the destination. When the ski facilities operated are scattered, it is difficult to unify and operate all the ski facilities with a common system, and there is a problem in terms of convenience for skiers.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention allows a single management company to perform the settlement processing of the usage fee for a plurality of ski resorts managed by different ski resort management companies. In addition to improving the efficiency of payment processing at the ski resort facilities at ski resort operators, different ski resort operators can also manage skiers simply by having one non-contact IC storage medium. Provided is a method of paying for the use of a ski resort facility that can improve convenience by making it possible to use a plurality of ski resort facilities.

  The use fee settlement method of the ski facility of the present invention is a use fee settlement method in which a contracted company performs settlement processing of the use fee for a plurality of ski resorts operated by different ski resort management companies, A step of registering the personal information of the user and the ID information in a database managed by the information management server of the business consignment company, and the contactless information storing the ID information from the business consignment company to the user A step of issuing an IC storage medium; a step of transmitting application information of a ski resort facility from the user terminal to the information management server; and a step of transmitting information from the information management server to the user terminal. , A step of transmitting ticket information to be used when using the ski facility where the application is made, and the ticket information received at the terminal of the user Storing the information in the non-contact IC storage medium, and reading the ID information and the ticket information stored in the non-contact IC storage medium with a reader when the user uses the ski facility. , Transmitting the ID information and usage fee information read by the reader to an information management server, and counting the ID information and the usage fee information received by the information management server to charge the user The method comprises the steps of creating information, and collecting the usage price information received by the information management server to create price payment information for the operating company.

  In addition, the ski facility use fee settlement method of the present invention includes a step of transmitting the billing information from the information management server to the user terminal.

  Furthermore, the ski resort facility usage fee settlement method of the present invention includes the step of transmitting the price payment information from the information management server to the terminal of the operating company.

  According to the ski facility usage fee settlement method of the present invention, a single management company collectively performs the settlement processing of the usage fee used by a ski customer in a plurality of ski resort facilities operated by different ski resort management companies. Therefore, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the settlement processing of the usage fee at the ski resort facility at the ski resort operating company, and for different ski resort management by only having one non-contact IC storage medium for ski customers There is an effect that it is possible to provide the convenience of being able to use multiple ski facilities managed by the company.

  In addition, the ski resort facility usage fee settlement method of the present invention transmits the ski facility fee billing information from the information management server to the user's terminal. is there.

  Furthermore, since the fee payment method for the ski resort facility according to the present invention transmits the price payment information from the information management server to the terminal of the operating company, the price payment information can be efficiently transmitted in a short time.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a system according to a ski resort facility usage fee settlement method of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of a non-contact IC card used in the system according to a ski resort facility usage fee settlement method of the present invention. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a plan view of a non-contact IC member incorporated in a non-contact IC card used in the system according to the ski facility utilization charge settlement method of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the flow of processing of the system according to the ski resort facility usage fee settlement method of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the processing procedure of the system according to the ski resort facility usage fee settlement method of the present invention. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system according to the ski facility utilization fee settlement method of the present invention is a terminal for an operating company provided in a ski resort operating company 2 that operates a ski resort 1 such as a ski resort or a restaurant. 13, the information management server 5 provided in the business consignment company 4 which is requested by the ski resort management company 2 for the user's fee settlement processing business and the home 7 of the user 6 is provided. The terminal 14 for the user is used.
Further, a reader / writer 9 of a non-contact IC card, which is a non-contact IC storage medium, is connected to the user terminal 14 so that information can be written from the reader / writer 9 to the non-contact IC card or read by the reader / writer 9. The information stored in the non-contact IC card can be read without contact.

The information management server 5 of the business consignment company 4 includes personal information such as the address, name, e-mail address, and telephone number of the user of the ski resort facility 1 and ID information for managing information related to the personal information. Is stored in the user information database 11.
User information registered in the user information database 11 is registered between the user 6 and the business trust company 4 before the user 6 goes skiing, and the information is registered.

The terminal 13 for the operating company, the information management server 5 and the user terminal 14 are communicably connected via the Internet 10.
As a result, it is possible to make a purchase application for a ticket that can be used at the ski facility 1 to the information management server 5 of the business contractor 4 using the user terminal 14 via the Internet 10. In addition, the information management server 5 can transmit ticket information and usage fee bill information to the user terminal 14.
Further, ticket usage information can be transmitted from the terminal 13 for the operating company to the information management server 5 of the business trust company 4.

Further, the contactless IC card 3 is issued from the management company 4 to the user registered in the user information database 11 of the management company 4.
The non-contact IC card 3 is a non-contact IC card reader / writer 9 in which information is written and read in a non-contact manner. The user 6 goes on a ski trip and is installed in the ski resort facility 1. Even when using, information can be written and read in a short time while the user is wearing gloves, enabling smooth processing.
The ski facility 1 is provided with a reader / writer 9 at a place where the user should pay the price.
For example, by providing reader / writers 15a and 15b at a lift boarding gate, a restaurant cash register, etc., the reader / writers 15a and 15b instead of the user 6 paying a price or handing a ticket to an attendant. The ID information and the ticket information stored in the non-contact IC card 3 are read in so that the information providing evidence that the user has used the ski facility 1 can be obtained on the operating company 4 side. .

  The reader / writers 15a and 15b installed in these ski resort facilities 1 are connected to the operating company terminal 13 provided in the ski resort operating company 2, and the information read by the reader / writers 15a and 15b is the terminal. 13 can be received.

As the non-contact IC card 3 which is a non-contact IC storage medium, a card having a known structure can be used. As an example, the configuration of the non-contact IC card 3 will be described with reference to FIGS.
For example, the non-contact IC card 3 has a configuration in which a non-contact IC member 8 is built in the card bases 3a and 3b.
The non-contact IC member 8 is also referred to as, for example, a non-contact data carrier or RFID. As shown in FIG. 4, a coil pattern 88 is formed on a base material 81 such as plastic, and the coil pattern 88 and a capacitive element resonate. A circuit is formed so as to receive and transmit radio waves having a constant frequency.
As another method, power transmission and data transmission may be performed by electromagnetic induction of a carrier wave from a reader / writer.
Generally, a frequency band of 135 kHz (medium wave), 13.56 MHz, and 2.45 GHz (microwave) is used.

In the case of the illustrated example, the coil pattern 88 forms a jumping circuit on the back surface of the substrate 81 by the conductive member 84 and is connected to the bumps on the back surface of the IC chip 82 by the coil connection terminal 88C.
The IC chip 82 has a CPU and a memory.

In the illustrated example, the capacitive element is built in the IC chip 82.
Such a non-contact IC member 8 is formed by forming a coil pattern by photo etching or etching after resist printing on a metal foil such as an aluminum foil laminated on a resin base material, mounting an IC chip 82, and providing a protective coating. It can be formed by providing.
The size can also be set to about 30 mm × 30 mm or less.

As the resin base material 81 used for the non-contact IC member 8, various materials such as PET, polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, and nylon can be used, and paper may be used.
A thickness of 15 to 300 μm can be used, but 20 to 100 μm is more preferable from the viewpoint of strength, workability, cost, and the like.
Although copper foil, aluminum foil, or iron foil can be used as the metal foil, aluminum foil is preferable from the viewpoint of cost and workability, and the thickness is preferably about 6 to 50 μm.

  Reading of information stored in the non-contact IC member 8 and writing of information to the non-contact IC member 8 transmits a resonating signal from the reader / writer to the non-contact IC member 8, and from several cm It is possible to read a response signal from the non-contact IC member 8 at a distance of several tens of centimeters, read information stored in the IC chip 82 of the non-contact IC member 8, and write information.

Next, based on FIG.5 and FIG.6, the process sequence regarding the usage fee settlement method of the ski resort facility of this invention is demonstrated.
First, the ski resort management company 2 entrusts the business to the business commissioning company 4 in relation to the settlement of the user's fee at the ski resort facility 1, and the business commissioning company 4 accepts the processing business. By doing so, a business contract is signed. (Step S1)
Next, the user 6 communicates with the information management server 5 of the business trust company 4 through the Internet 10 using the user terminal 14, and the user's personal information such as address, name, mail Information such as an address and a telephone number is transmitted, and membership registration is performed in the user information database 11 by associating the personal information of the users with the ID information set on the business trust company 4 side. (Step S2)

Then, the business trust company 4 issues a non-contact IC card 3 which is a non-contact IC storage medium to the user 6 who is registered as a member. (Step S3)
The ID information is stored in the memory of the non-contact IC card 3 when it is issued, and the card is issued to the user.

When the user 6 who has issued the non-contact IC card 3 plans a ski trip, the user 6 uses the terminal 14 for the user to ticket to the information management server 5 as an application for the use of the ski resort facility 1. Send purchase application information. (Step S4)
When sending the ticket purchase application information for the ski facility 1, there are a plurality of ski facilities to be used, and even if each ski facility is operated by a different ski resort operator, If the consignment company 4 has received business consignment from these different ski resort management companies, it is possible to specify the plurality of ski resort facilities and transmit the ticket purchase application information collectively.

The information management server 5 transmits to the user terminal 14 ticket information necessary for using the ski facility where the application is made and connects to the user terminal 14. The ticket information is written and stored in the memory of the non-contact IC card 3 via the reader / writer 9. (Step S5)
In addition, when the ski resort operating company which applied the use application is operated by a different ski resort operator, a plurality of ticket information determined for each of the plural ski resort operators is written in the memory of the non-contact IC card 3 And memorized.
By these processes, the user 6 can use the non-contact IC card 3 when using the ski facility.
The contents of the ticket information include a password, an expiration date, a place restriction, and the like that are different for each ski resort operating company, and it is preferable to prevent unauthorized actions.

Thereafter, when the user 6 carries a non-contact IC card 3 for a ski trip and uses the ski facility 1 such as a lift, the non-contact IC is connected to a predetermined reader / writer provided in the ski facility 1. The card 3 is brought close to the reader / writer 15a, 15b to read the ID information and the ticket information stored in the non-contact IC card 3, and the usage information is sent to the terminal 13 for the operating company, and the usage information is totaled. To do. (Step S6)
In addition, information indicating that the ski facility 1 is used is written to the non-contact IC card 3 from the reader / writers 15a and 15b. (Step S7)
In these processes, information read from the non-contact IC card 3 by the reader / writer is once transmitted from the reader / writer to the terminal 13 for the operating company, and further transmitted from the terminal 13 for the operating company to the reader / writers 15a and 15b. The information is written into the non-contact IC card 3 from the reader / writers 15a and 15b.

In this way, the user 6 uses the non-contact IC card 3 to use a lift, eat and drink, etc. at a plurality of ski resort facilities that are scheduled to be used, and then return to the home.
Thereafter, the ski resort operating company 2 transmits the usage information of the ski resort facilities accumulated in the terminal 13 for the operating company to the information management server 5 of the business trust company 4. (Step S8)

The information management server 5 that has received the usage information identifies the user from the personal information registered in association with the user information database 11 based on the ID information included in the usage information, and then After creating the bill information for the usage fee for the user, the bill information for the usage fee is transmitted to the user. (Step S9)
Since the user's mail address is registered in the user information database 11, this is done by transmitting bill information for the usage fee to the mail address.
A bill for the usage fee may be sent by mail.

The user 6 receives the bill information of the usage fee and pays the billing fee to the business consignment company 4 by a designated method. (Step S10)
Next, after creating the payment information for the ski resort operating company, the contracted business company 4 transmits the price payment information to the terminal 13 of the ski resort operating company 2 and uses the ski facility of the user. Pay the usage fee. (Step S11)
The payment from the contracted company 4 to the ski resort operator is billed by each ski resort operator when one user uses multiple ski resort facilities operated by different ski resort operators. Pay the amount for each.

By the above processing, the ski resort operator can simply collect the payment processing work to the contracted business company 4, and can efficiently collect the price without handling cash at the ski facility. It is.
Also, for users, even if they plan to use multiple ski resort facilities operated by different ski resort operators on a single ski trip, they will be paid together after returning from the ski trip. In addition, it is possible to use a plurality of target ski facilities only by possessing one non-contact IC card.
The non-contact IC storage medium is not limited to the non-contact IC card, and media having various shapes and shapes having no card shape may be used.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the system by the utilization price adjustment method of the ski resort facility of this invention. It is a top view of the non-contact IC card used for the system by the utilization price settlement method of the ski resort facility of this invention. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. It is a top view of the non-contact IC member built in the non-contact IC card used for the system by the utilization price settlement method of the ski resort facility of this invention. It is a figure explaining the flow of the process of the system by the utilization price adjustment method of the ski resort facility of this invention. It is a flowchart figure explaining the process sequence of the system by the utilization price adjustment method of the ski resort facility of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Ski facilities
2 Ski resort management company
3 Non-contact IC card
3a, 3b Card base material
4 Contracted company
5 Information management server
6 users
7 User's home
8 Non-contact IC members
9 Reader / writer for non-contact IC card
10 Internet
11 User information database
13 Terminals for operating companies
14 Terminals for users
9, 15a, 15b Reader / writer
81 substrate
82 IC chip
84 Conducting member
88C Coil connection terminal
88 Coil pattern

Claims (3)

For a plurality of ski resorts operated by different ski resort management companies, the usage fee settlement method is carried out by the contracted company for the settlement of the usage fee.
Registering the user's personal information and ID information in association with the database managed by the information management server of the contracted company;
Issuing a contactless IC storage medium in which ID information is stored to the user from the business contracting company;
Transmitting the application information of the ski facility from the user terminal to the information management server;
Sending ticket information for use when using the ski facility where the application is made from the information management server to the user terminal;
Storing the ticket information received at the user terminal in the contactless IC storage medium;
When the user uses the ski facility, the reader reads the ID information and ticket information stored in the non-contact IC storage medium;
Transmitting ID information and usage fee information read by the reader to an information management server;
Summing up the ID information and the usage fee information received by the information management server, and creating billing information for the user;
Aggregating usage price information received by the information management server, creating price payment information for the operating company;
A method for paying for the use of a ski facility, characterized by comprising:   The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of transmitting the billing information from the information management server to the terminal of the user. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of transmitting the price payment information from the information management server to the terminal of the operating company.

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