JP2008197717A - System for reselling ticket recording physical feature quantity, media terminal, ticket reselling device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate reselling of tickets recording physical feature quantities. <P>SOLUTION: A media terminal 1 reads a physical feature quantity and ticket information recorded on a ticket, and collates the read physical feature quantity with an operator's physical feature quantity extracted by the media terminal 1. If they match, the ticket information is sent to a ticket reselling server 2. The ticket reselling server 2 discloses the received information via a communication network 10 for the purpose of reselling. A person who desires to purchase the ticket operates the media terminal 1 to refer to the disclosed information and purchases the ticket. The media terminal 1 extracts a user's physical feature quantity, records the physical feature quantity on the ticket, and issues the ticket. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for reselling a ticket that records a physical feature amount of an owner.

For example, Patent Documents 1 to 4 disclose a technique for printing a photograph of the owner's face on a ticket. By including the physical features of the owner such as a face photo in the ticket, it is possible to prevent unauthorized use and unauthorized resale of the ticket by persons other than the owner.
However, in the case of a ticket that records physical features, there is a problem that even if the owner wants to resell legally, the ticket cannot be resold without going to the ticket office and verifying the identity.
JP 2002-288692 A JP 2006-201997 A Utility model registration No. 3083316 Utility model registration No.3081466

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a ticket resale system that makes it possible to easily resell a ticket in which the physical feature amount of the owner is recorded on the ticket. To do.

In order to achieve the above object, a ticket resale system according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises a ticket resale device and a media terminal that is communicably connected to the ticket resale device via a network. A ticket resale system that records the physical features of
The media terminal is
Ticket information reading means for reading the physical feature amount information recorded in the ticket and the ticket information described in the ticket;
Feature quantity extraction means for extracting the physical feature quantity of the user operating the media terminal;
A feature amount determination unit that determines whether the feature amount read by the ticket information reading unit and the feature amount extracted by the feature amount extraction unit belong to the same person;
When the feature amount determination unit of the media terminal determines that the feature amount recorded in the ticket and the feature amount of the user belong to the same person, the ticket information read by the ticket information reading unit is A transmission means for transmitting to the ticket resale device;
With
The ticket resale device is:
Resale ticket information storage means for storing ticket information transmitted from the transmission means of the media terminal;
Ticket information storing means for releasing the ticket information stored in the resale ticket information storing means for the purpose of resale via a network;
Is provided.

Furthermore, the ticket resale system according to the second aspect of the present invention is:
A ticket resale system that records a physical feature amount composed of a ticket resale device and a media terminal that is communicably connected to the ticket resale device via a network,
The ticket resale device is:
Resale ticket information storage means for storing ticket information including information identifying a ticket that has been put on resale;
Ticket information publishing means for publishing ticket information registered in the resale ticket information storage means via a network;
With
The media terminal is
Feature quantity extraction means for extracting the physical feature quantity of the user operating the media terminal;
Display means for acquiring resale ticket information published by the ticket information publishing means and displaying the ticket information in a selectable manner;
Selection means for selecting at least one of the resale ticket information displayed by the display means;
Ticket issuing means for recording the ticket information selected by the selection means and the physical feature amount extracted by the feature amount extraction means in a ticket;
Is provided.

The ticket resale device
It further comprises an increasing / decreasing price determination means for acquiring the number of remaining seats of an event for which a ticket issued for resale is valid, and determining the price of the ticket by varying the number of remaining seats.
You may do it.

In the ticket resale system,
The physical feature information recorded in the ticket is at least one of features related to a face, fingerprint, iris, and vein.
You may do it.

The media terminal further includes event information acquisition means for acquiring related information of an event for which a ticket is valid from the ticket information disclosure means,
The ticket issuing means prints the event related information acquired by the event information acquiring means on a ticket;
You may do it.

In addition, the resale ticket device includes:
User information storage means for storing user identification information for identifying a user and user information including the physical feature of the user in association with each other;
Body feature transmitting means for receiving user identification information from the media terminal, acquiring a physical feature amount corresponding to the user specified by the user identification information from the user information storage means, and transmitting the physical feature quantity to the media terminal;
Further comprising
The media terminal is
A second ticket issuing unit that records and issues the physical feature amount transmitted by the physical feature transmission unit and the ticket information selected by the selection unit in a ticket;
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Furthermore, the media terminal according to the third aspect of the present invention provides:
A media terminal that is communicably connected via a network to a ticket resale device that publishes ticket information including information identifying a resale ticket via the network,
The media terminal is
Ticket information reading means for reading the physical feature amount information recorded in the ticket and the ticket information described in the ticket;
Feature quantity extraction means for extracting the physical feature quantity of the user operating the media terminal;
A feature amount determination unit that determines whether the feature amount read by the ticket information reading unit and the feature amount extracted by the feature amount extraction unit belong to the same person;
When the feature amount determination unit of the media terminal determines that the feature amount recorded in the ticket and the feature amount of the user belong to the same person, the ticket information read by the ticket information reading unit is A transmission means for transmitting to the ticket resale device;
Is provided.

Furthermore, the media terminal according to the fourth aspect of the present invention provides:
A media terminal that is communicably connected via a network to a ticket resale device that publishes ticket information including information identifying a resale ticket via the network,
The media terminal is
Feature quantity extraction means for extracting the physical feature quantity of the user operating the media terminal;
Display means for acquiring resale ticket information published by the resale device and displaying it in a selectable manner;
Selection means for selecting at least one of the resale ticket information displayed by the display means;
Ticket issuing means for recording the ticket information selected by the selection means and the physical feature amount extracted by the feature amount extraction means on a ticket, and issuing a ticket;
Is provided.

Furthermore, the ticket resale device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention provides:
A ticket resale device that is communicably connected to a media terminal via a network,
The ticket resale device is:
Resale ticket information storage means for receiving and storing ticket information including information for identifying tickets issued for resale from the media terminal;
Ticket information publishing means for publishing ticket information stored in the resale ticket information storage means via a network;
In accordance with a request from the media terminal;
Is provided.

Furthermore, a program according to the sixth aspect of the present invention is:
On the computer,
A ticket information reading step for reading the physical feature amount information recorded in the ticket and the ticket information described in the ticket;
A feature extraction step for extracting the physical feature of the user;
A feature amount determination step for determining whether the feature amount read in the ticket information reading step and the feature amount extracted in the feature amount extraction step belong to the same person;
In the feature amount determination step, when it is determined that the feature amount recorded in the ticket and the feature amount of the user belong to the same person, the ticket information read in the ticket information reading step is transmitted via the network. A transmission step for transmitting to a connected ticket resale device;
Control to execute processing including

Furthermore, a program according to the seventh aspect of the present invention is:
On the computer,
A feature extraction step for extracting the physical feature of the user;
A display step of acquiring ticket information including information for identifying a resale ticket that is disclosed via a network, and displaying the ticket information in a selectable manner;
A selection step for selecting at least one of the resale ticket information displayed in the display step;
A ticket issuing step for causing the ticket information selected in the selecting step and the physical feature amount extracted in the feature amount extracting step to be recorded and issued in a ticket;
Control to execute processing including

Furthermore, a program according to the eighth aspect of the present invention is:
On the computer,
A resale ticket information storage step for receiving and storing ticket information including information for identifying a ticket issued for resale from a media terminal connected via a network;
Ticket information publishing step for publishing the ticket information stored in the resale ticket information storing step via a network;
In accordance with a request from the media terminal, a payment processing step for performing a ticket payment process;
Control to execute processing including

  According to the present invention, a ticket that records the physical characteristics of the owner can be easily resold without going to the ticket office.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a case where a face photograph is printed as a ticket in which a physical feature amount is recorded will be described as an example.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a ticket resale system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the ticket resale system has a configuration including a plurality of media terminals 1 and a ticket resale server 2 connected via a communication network 10. Next, each component will be described.

  The media terminal 1 is installed in a convenience store or the like, and has a function of accepting ticket resale or issuing a ticket. As shown in FIG. 2, the media terminal 1 includes a control unit 110, a storage unit 111, a display unit 112, an input unit 113, a communication unit 114, a printing unit 115, a scanner unit 116, a photographing unit 117, a card reader unit 118, and The bus 130 is provided.

  The control unit 110 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like, and controls the entire media terminal 1. Specifically, the CPU performs control / arithmetic processing by executing a program stored in a ROM or a storage unit 111 described later. During this control / arithmetic processing, the control unit 110 temporarily stores various data in the RAM and uses it as a work area.

  The storage unit 111 includes a hard disk or the like, and the control unit 110 stores, for example, data and programs necessary for setting resale conditions to be described later and performing purchase processing.

  The display unit 112 is composed of a dot matrix type liquid crystal display device or the like, and constitutes one of the output devices of the media terminal 1. The display unit 112 displays arbitrary characters, symbols, numbers, figures, operation menus, and the like.

  The input unit 113 is used to input various kinds of information, and includes a contact-type touch panel type input device stacked with the display unit 112. In addition, the input unit 113 may be configured by a keyboard, a mouse, or the like.

  The communication unit 114 includes an NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like, and includes an interface for connecting to the communication network 10. The communication unit 114 communicates with the communication network 10 based on the TCP / IP protocol or the like. The communication unit 114 may include, for example, a modem device or an infrared communication device.

  The printing unit 115 includes a printing device that prints tickets and information related to entertainment.

  The scanner unit 116 includes a scanner that reads a paper document / picture / photo including a ticket and converts it into digital data. Further, the scanner unit includes an OCR (Optical Character Reader) for specifying a character read by the scanner.

  The imaging unit 117 includes a lens, a CCD (imaging device), a drive circuit, and the like, and photoelectrically converts an optical image of a subject formed by the lens to generate a video signal.

  The card reader unit 118 is a contact type or non-contact type reading device that reads information stored in a bank cash card or credit card. These cards may be IC cards in addition to magnetic cards.

  The bus 130 transfers commands and data among the control unit 110, the storage unit 111, the display unit 112, the input unit 113, the communication unit 114, the printing unit 115, the scanner unit 116, the photographing unit 117, and the card reader unit 118. It is a transmission path for

  Next, the ticket resale server 2 shown in FIG. 1 will be described. The ticket resale server 2 is a server that stores resale tickets and information related to entertainment, provides the information to the media terminal 1, and performs settlement processing for resale. As shown in the example of the detailed configuration in FIG. 3, the ticket resale server 2 includes a control unit 210, a storage unit 211, a display unit 212, an input unit 213, a communication unit 214, and a bus 230.

  The control unit 210 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like, and controls the ticket resale server 2 as a whole. Specifically, the CPU performs control / arithmetic processing by executing a program stored in a ROM or a storage unit 211 described later. When performing this control / arithmetic processing, the control unit 210 temporarily stores various data in the RAM and uses it as a work area.

  The storage unit 211 is configured by a hard disk device or the like, and stores data, programs, and the like necessary for the control unit 210 to perform a predetermined operation. The storage unit 211 includes various DBs (Databases) including a resale ticket DB 2111, a box office information DB 2112, and a remaining seat DB 2113. Details of these DBs will be described later.

  The ticket resale server 2 includes a display unit 212 and an input unit 213 for maintenance and the like. The display unit 212 includes an output device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display). The input unit 213 includes input devices such as a keyboard and a mouse, and inputs arbitrary data / information.

  The communication unit 214 is configured by a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like, and includes an interface for connecting to the communication network 10, and performs communication with the communication network 10 based on the TCP / IP protocol or the like. The communication unit 214 may include, for example, a modem device or an infrared communication device.

  The bus 230 is a transmission path for transferring commands and data among the control unit 210, the storage unit 211, the display unit 212, the input unit 213, and the communication unit 214.

  Next, each DB stored in the storage unit 211 of the ticket resale server will be described.

  FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of fields included in each record of the resale ticket DB 2111. Each record of the resale ticket DB 2111 stores information on tickets that have been sold. Specifically, for each record, using “ticket number” as a key, “entertainment ID”, “entertainment date / time”, “seat number”, “selling price”, “increase / decrease price method selection”, “sale deadline”, “price” "Receiving method", "Expiration instruction when expired", etc. are registered. Next, each field will be described.

  “Ticket number” is identification information for identifying a ticket. “Entertainment ID” is an ID that identifies an exhibition where the ticket is valid. Details of the box office ID will be described in detail in the section of the box office information DB 2112. “Entertainment date / time” and “seat number” are the entertainment date / time and seat number for which the ticket is valid. “Selling price” is the selling price of the ticket. The selling price can be set by a resale applicant, but it can also be automatically set by the reseller applicant selecting the increasing / decreasing method as the pricing method. The increasing / decreasing method will be described in detail in the following explanation section of the “increasing / decreasing price method selection” field.

  “Increase / decrease price method selection” is a field indicating whether or not the incremental increase / decrease method is selected as the ticket price setting method. When the reseller wants to select the increasing / decreasing method as the ticket price setting method, “true” is stored in the “increasing / decreasing price method selection” field. When the increasing / decreasing method is selected, the ticket price fluctuates according to the number of remaining seats at the show and the number of days remaining until the date of the exhibition. For example, as the number of days remaining until the date decreases, the price increases when the number of remaining seats is small, and the price decreases when the number of remaining seats is large. In addition, the popularity ranking of artists may be reflected as a factor of price fluctuation. The reseller may choose to increase or decrease the price method, so that the popular ticket can be sold at a high price, and the unsold ticket is automatically reduced in price to prevent unsold sales. Is possible. On the other hand, if the increasing / decreasing method is not selected, “false” is stored in the “increasing / decreasing price method selection” field, and the price of the ticket becomes the “selling price” set by the user.

  Subsequently, the “sale deadline” is a deadline that the reseller wants to sell the ticket. The “price receipt method” is a method in which a reseller receives the ticket price when the ticket is resold. As a method of receiving the price, for example, there are bank transfer, post office transfer, and the like. “Expiration instruction when expired” is a method of processing a ticket desired by the reseller when the ticket has not been sold after the date and time designated by “sale deadline”. Examples of the processing method include a reissue ticket and waiver of rights. The “account number” is an account number when bank / post office account transfer is selected in the method of receiving payment. “Valid / invalid” is a field indicating the validity of the ticket. In the present embodiment, for example, “invalid” is registered in the “valid / invalid” field for a ticket that has been resold and is no longer valid as a resale ticket. In the initial state, this field is “valid”. The “ticketing password” is a password that is input when a ticket is issued from the media terminal 1.

  FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of fields included in each record of the box office information DB 2112. The box office information DB 2112 holds information related to each box office in each record. Specifically, in each record, “entertainment classification” indicating the type of the box office, “entertainment name” that is the name of the box office, the person performing the box office, “Artist name”, which is the name of the group, “Period”, which is the period of the performance, “Name of the venue”, which is the name of the venue where the performance is held, “Address”, which is the address of the venue where the performance is performed `` Venue address '', `` Venue seating chart '' which is the seat configuration in the venue of the concerned performance, store information near the venue where the relevant entertainment is performed, and maps such as `` Nearby store information '' and `` Nearby map '' Related information is stored. The “venue seating chart” and the “peripheral map” are stored in a predetermined image format such as JPEG or GIF.

  FIG. 4C is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the remaining seat DB 2113 that stores the number of remaining seats of a certain performance held on a certain schedule in each record. As shown in the figure, the remaining seat DB 2113 stores the number of remaining seats in each record, using “entertainment ID” for specifying the performance and “entertainment date and time” for specifying the date and time of the performance as keys.

(Resale condition setting process)
Next, a flow for setting conditions for reselling (selling) tickets from the media terminal 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

The user (reservation applicant) goes to the media terminal 1 installed in a convenience store and operates the input unit 113 to start the resale condition setting process.
In the resale condition setting process, the control unit 110 of the media terminal 1 first displays on the display unit 112 a message that prompts the user to insert a ticket into the insertion port connected to the scanner unit 116 (step S100). When it is detected that a ticket has been inserted, the scanner unit 116 reads ticket information (ticket number, performance ID, performance date, seat number, etc.) and face photo described in the ticket and temporarily stores them in the RAM ( Step S101). In the present embodiment, the ticket information is written in characters and is read by OCR. However, the ticket information may be written in a barcode, and the barcode reader for reading the ticket information may be provided in the scanner unit 116. . Alternatively, a storage device such as an RF-ID (Radio Frequency ID) may be embedded in the ticket, the ticket information may be stored in the storage device, and the media terminal 1 may be provided with a reading device that reads this.

Next, the control unit 110 determines whether the face photo printed on the ticket matches the user operating the media terminal 1, that is, whether the operator is a legitimate owner of the ticket. Take a photo of your face. Specifically, the control unit 110 displays a message that prompts the user to face the photographing unit 117 on the display unit 112 (step S102). When the user inputs consent, the control unit 110 controls the photographing unit 117 to perform photographing (step S103).
The control unit 110 compares the face photo printed on the ticket acquired in step S101 with the user's face photo taken in step S103 (step S104).

If the user's face photo matches (step S104; YES), the user is confirmed to be a legitimate owner of the ticket, and the process proceeds to the next step.
On the other hand, when the face photo of the ticket does not match the user's face (step S104; NO), the process returns to step S102 to instruct to take a face photo again. Note that if the step S104 is repeated a predetermined number of times and it is determined that the face photos do not match, the resale process ends.
When the face photograph printed on the ticket matches the photographed face photograph (step S104; YES), the control unit 110 then increases and decreases in order to display the resale condition setting screen shown in FIG. The ticket resale server 2 is requested to calculate the price (step S105). In the resale condition setting screen shown in FIG. 5A, “entertainment name”, “entertainment date / time”, and “seat number” display information acquired by the control unit 110 in step S101. Regarding the “starting price at the time of selection”, information such as the number of remaining seats is required. Therefore, the control unit 110 requests the ticket resale server 2 for calculation through the communication unit 114. At this time, the control unit 110 also transmits to the ticket resale server 2 the box office ID necessary for the calculation and information such as the box office date and time (both acquired in step S101).

  The control unit 210 of the ticket resale server 2 that has received the request calculates a gradually increasing / decreasing price (step S121). Specifically, first, the control unit 210 refers to the remaining seat DB 2113, searches for a record having the performance ID received from the media terminal 1 and the performance date and time, and acquires the number of remaining seats of the corresponding record. Then, the control unit 210 executes a predetermined program stored in the storage unit 211, and calculates an increasing / decreasing price based on the acquired number of remaining seats.

  When all necessary information is obtained, control unit 110 displays the resale condition setting screen shown in FIG. 5A (step S106). When the resale condition setting screen is displayed, the user inputs an item surrounded by a thick frame in this screen. First, the user selects whether or not to adopt the increasing / decreasing method by referring to the displayed increasing / decreasing price. When the increasing / decreasing method is not adopted, the resale applicant sets the selling price, and the desired selling price is also input to “selling price setting”. In addition, “price receipt method”, “sale deadline”, “processing after expiration”, and the like are also input. When “Bank account transfer” or “Postal account transfer” is selected in “Payment method”, the user operates the other screen displayed next by the control unit 110 to display the bank account number or the mail. Enter your account number. Each operation screen is provided with an operable button for notifying the control unit 110 that the user has finished inputting.

  As described above, when the input of the resale condition is completed, the control unit 110 transmits the resale condition to the ticket resale server 2 through the communication unit 114 (step S107). When the ticket resale server 2 receives the resale condition, the ticket number is used as a key for information such as the box office ID, the box office date, the seat number, the selling price, the price increasing / decreasing method selection, the sales deadline, the method of receiving the price, and the response instruction at the time of expiration. Is registered in the resale ticket DB 2111 (step S122). Also, inseparably from this process, the number of remaining seats is added to the record in the remaining seat DB 2113 having the received performance ID and the date and time of performance as keys (step S123). If these processes are successful, a message to that effect is transmitted to the media terminal 1 (step S124).

  When receiving from the ticket resale server 2 that the resale condition has been registered, the media terminal 1 invalidates the read ticket so that it cannot be used thereafter (step S108). As an invalidation method, the ticket may be collected without being returned to the user, or may be returned to the user by imprinting the ticket such as “unusable”.

  This completes the resale condition setting process. Thereafter, the ticket resale server can disclose information on the resale ticket through the communication network 10. A person who wishes to purchase a resale ticket refers to the published information and performs a purchase process. Next, the process for purchasing a resale desired ticket will be described.

(Purchase processing)
The user (purchase person) goes to the media terminal 1 and operates the input unit 113 to start the resale ticket purchase process.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the purchase process according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, in the purchase process, first, the media terminal 1 inputs an input screen for inputting conditions such as the box office name, date and time, seating area (eg, arena), etc. of the ticket that the user desires to purchase. Is displayed on the display unit 112 (step S200). When the purchase conditions are input by the user, the control unit 110 of the media terminal 1 requests the ticket resale server 2 to acquire information related to the resale desired ticket that satisfies these conditions and is within the sale deadline (step S201). ).

  Upon receipt of the request, the ticket resale server 2 searches the resale ticket DB 2111 and obtains the ticket number, performance ID, performance date and time, seat number, etc. of each ticket corresponding to the purchase conditions (step S220). Furthermore, the control unit 210 also acquires the price of each corresponding ticket (step S221). Specifically, the control unit 210 refers to the resale ticket DB 2111 to determine whether or not to apply the increasing / decreasing price method for each corresponding ticket. If it is selected, the increasing / decreasing price is calculated according to the procedure described in step S121. When the increasing / decreasing price method is not selected, the selling price set by the user is acquired from the resale ticket DB 2111. When the information about each corresponding ticket is acquired in this way, the control unit 210 also transmits it to the media terminal 1 (step 222).

  When the media terminal 1 receives information related to the corresponding ticket, the control unit 110 displays these as a list (step S202). At this time, each ticket is displayed in a selectable manner. The user selects a ticket that best suits the user's wish based on information such as the displayed selling price and seat number.

  When the user selects a ticket to be purchased from the list, the media terminal 1 displays a ticket purchase application screen shown in FIG. 5B (step S204). Among these, for “entertainment name”, “entertainment date / time”, “seat number”, and “price”, information corresponding to the ticket selected by the user from the list is automatically displayed.

  The user inputs the “payment method” in the thick frame necessary for the settlement process on the ticket purchase application screen. Here, the processing differs depending on whether the user selects “credit card payment” or “debit card payment” and “store payment”.

  First, when “credit card payment” or “debit card payment” is selected as a payment method, the control unit 110 instructs insertion of a credit / debit card into the card reader unit 118 and input of a personal identification number. A screen to be displayed is displayed (step S205). When the user inserts a credit / debit card into the card reader unit 118 of the media terminal 1 and inputs the password into the input unit 113, the card reader unit 118 reads the card information (FIG. 9 ( A), Step S207), together with the card information, the payment method, password, and ticket number selected by the user are transmitted to the ticket resale server 2 (Step S208). Upon receiving these pieces of information, the ticket resale server 2 performs a settlement process (step S222). Specifically, the control unit 210 of the ticket resale server 2 deducts the price based on the transmitted payment method, card number, and password. Similarly, based on the transmitted ticket number, information on the resale ticket desired to be purchased is acquired with reference to the resale ticket DB 2111, and the price is paid to the resale applicant by a designated price receiving method.

  When the settlement process is successful, the control unit 210 refers to the resale ticket DB 2111 and searches for a record having the ticket number of the purchase desired ticket. Then, the “valid / invalid” field of the corresponding record is set to “invalid” (step S223). In addition, a record having the same performance ID as the ticket and the performance date and time as a key is obtained from the remaining seat DB 2113 inseparably from this deletion process. Then, the number of remaining seats of the acquired record is decremented by one (step S224).

On the other hand, when “in-store payment” is selected by the user as the payment method, the control unit 110 controls the printing unit 115 to print the payment slip (step S206). Information such as ticket number and amount is written in the payment slip.

In the case of payment at the store, the processing corresponding to steps S207 to 208 and S222 to S225 when “credit / debit card settlement” is selected is performed in the store payment process of FIG. 9B.
First, the user brings a payment slip to the store and pays the specified amount. The store clerk operates a terminal (not shown) such as a POS register connected to the communication network 10 and inputs the ticket number described in the payment slip. When the ticket number is input, the POS terminal transmits to the ticket resale server 2 the ticket number and the fact that payment has been made (step S300). The ticket number of the payment slip may not be directly input, but the payment slip may be read by a reading device such as a scanner connected to the POS cash register terminal.

When the fact that the payment has been made is transmitted to the ticket resale server 2, the ticket resale server 2 performs a settlement process for paying the ticket resale applicant in the same procedure as in step S222 described above (step S230). . When the settlement is successful, the control unit 210 refers to the resale ticket DB 2111 and sets the “valid / invalid” field of the record corresponding to the ticket to “invalid” in the same procedure as in Steps S223 and 224 (Step S223). S231). Further, by referring to the remaining seat DB 2113, the number of remaining seats in the record having the same performance ID as the ticket and the performance date as a key is subtracted by one (step S232). When the above processing is completed, the ticket resale server 2 issues a personal identification number necessary for ticketing (step S233). The issued personal identification number is registered in a record corresponding to the ticket in the resale ticket DB 2111 (step S234), and transmitted to the POS terminal (step S235). The POS terminal prints the ticket number and password on paper (step S301), and the store clerk gives the printed paper to the user.

  With the above processing, even when either “credit / debit card payment” or “store payment” is selected as the payment method at the time of ticket purchase, the payment processing is completed. Next, the ticketing process will be described.

(Ticketing process)
When “in-store payment” is selected as the payment method at the time of ticket purchase, the user goes to the media terminal 1 again, operates the input unit 113, and starts ticketing processing from the menu screen. When the user inputs a ticket number and a password for issuing a ticket on the password input screen displayed on the media terminal 1, the control unit 110 collates the password. That is, the control unit 110 refers to the resale ticket DB 2111 and determines whether or not the number registered in the “ticketing password” field of the record having the ticket matches the input password. If they match, the ticketing process shown in FIG. 10 is started. If they do not match, the process ends.

  On the other hand, when “credit / debit card settlement” is selected as the payment method at the time of ticket purchase, ticket issuing processing is performed following step S225.

  First, the media terminal 1 transmits to the resale ticket server 2 an acquisition request for the box office information related to the ticket, together with the ticket number of the resale ticket selected by operating the screen displayed in step S202 (step S202). S400). When receiving the request, the control unit 210 of the resale ticket server 2 acquires the box office information (step S410). Specifically, first, a record having the received ticket number is searched with reference to the resale ticket DB 2111. Next, when the box office ID registered in the corresponding record is acquired, the control unit 210 refers to the box office information DB 2112 and acquires the box office information stored in association with the box office ID and the information amount of each box office information. Then, it is transmitted to the media terminal 1.

Next, in order to print the box office-related detailed information on the back of the ticket or the copy sheet according to the purchaser's request, the control unit 110 displays the box office-related information acquisition screen shown in FIG. 6 on the display unit 112 ( Step S401). The user first selects the acquisition method from “ticket backside”, “print from media terminal”, “mobile phone mail”, “PC mail”, “unnecessary”, etc., and then print information to be printed in the “information” item. Select from.
Here, when the user selects “ticket backside” as the information acquisition method, the printing space is limited. Therefore, the control unit 110 displays the information amount of each item transmitted in step S410 on the box office related information acquisition screen. The purchaser can select desired print information from among the “information” items while referring to the amount of information.
Note that the media terminal 1 stores information related to the space that can be printed on the ticket in the storage unit 111, and when the information amount exceeds the printable range, the control unit 110 displays an information amount over message and prints the information. Encourage buyers to re-select desired information.

  When an item to be printed is input by the user, the control unit 110 then takes a procedure similar to steps S102 and S103 and controls the photographing unit 117 to photograph a face photograph of the purchaser (steps S402 and S403).

As described above, when all the information necessary for ticket issuance is obtained, the control unit 110 prints a face photo on the surface of the ticket together with the performance information such as the performance name, artist name, venue name, performance date and time, and seat number. Further, the box office information selected by the user on the box office related information acquisition screen is printed on the back side of the ticket or a separate sheet from the box office information transmitted in step S401 (step S404). This completes the ticketing process. An example of a ticket issued is shown in FIG.

  The ticket resale server 2 refers to the resale ticket DB 2111 every predetermined time (for example, one hour), and searches for valid records that have passed the sale deadline. Since the corresponding record was not sold by the resale applicant's desired sale deadline, "Reissue ticket", "Waiting of rights", etc. Perform the process. Then, the “valid / invalid” field of the record is set to “invalid”.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, a ticket containing a face photo can be sold at the nearest convenience store without going to the ticket office, which facilitates resale. Further, in a normal auction, it takes time to exchange goods, but according to the present embodiment, immediate ticketing is possible by using a media terminal. In addition, if you choose the incremental and decreasing pricing, the price of popular tickets will automatically increase and the price of less popular tickets will automatically decrease, reducing the chance that tickets will not sell. It is.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention can be modified and applied in various forms and is not limited to the above embodiments.

For example, in the present embodiment, the resale system handles a ticket on which a face photograph is recorded as a resale object. However, the face photograph may be recorded as image data in an electronic format, not in a visually observable format. . That is, a storage device such as an IC chip may be embedded and a ticket for storing image data in the storage device may be handled. In this case, the ticket resale system may be provided with a reading device corresponding to the storage device.
Further, not a face photograph but a ticket in which a physical feature amount is recorded may be handled. For example, a ticket that records feature amounts related to a face, fingerprint, iris, vein, etc. may be handled. In this case, the media terminal 1 is provided with a device for extracting physical features such as a user's face, fingerprint, iris, vein and the like. Then, the media terminal 1 may check the physical feature amount recorded in the ticket and the extracted information, and perform a procedure for selling the ticket if they match. When issuing a ticket, these physical characteristics of the user extracted by the extraction device may be recorded on the ticket.

  In the present embodiment, the resale system handles the box office ticket, but it may handle boarding tickets for ships, trains, airplanes, and other events.

Further, in the present embodiment, the ticket purchase applicant performs the purchase process using the media terminal 1, but it may be performed using a personal computer or a portable terminal connected via the communication network 10. .
In this case, the ticket resale server 2 may provide functions necessary for the purchase procedure by using, for example, a web application program. Then, a ticket purchaser may specify a URL from a personal computer or mobile terminal having a web browser function and access a web application program for ticket purchase provided by the ticket resale server 2.
For the face photo printed on the ticket, the user may upload the face photo file to the ticket resale server 2 during the purchase procedure.
In addition, in the purchase procedure, the user is required to input an address. The issued ticket with a face photo may be mailed to the input address.
FIG. 11 shows an example of a ticket purchase application screen displayed on a portable terminal or a personal computer during the purchase procedure. The user inputs a “payment method” and “ticket delivery address” surrounded by a thick frame.

In the above embodiment, the user inputs personal information (account number, credit card number, etc.) about the user from the media terminal 1 each time, but the personal information is identified in advance as identification information for identifying the user. As such, it may be registered in the database. When personal information is registered, the ticket resale server 2 may acquire the registered information and use it in the sale process or purchase process.
If the personal information is registered in advance in this way, the user can save the trouble of inputting the personal information every time resale or purchase processing is performed. Further, if a face photo is registered as personal information, there is an advantage that it is not necessary to take a face photo when purchasing a ticket.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the ticket resale server 2 has been described as storing various DBs. However, for example, a DB server storing various DBs is installed on the communication network 10, and the ticket resale server 2 is If necessary, information may be read by accessing the DB server.

  In the above embodiment, the control program for the media terminal 1 and the ticket resale server 2 has been described as being stored in advance in the storage unit or the like. However, a storage medium such as a flexible disk, a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read-Only Memory), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), an MO (Magneto-Optical disk), a USB memory or the like is stored in the media terminal 1 or the ticket resale server 2. Any suitable reading device may be provided, and the control program may be stored and distributed in these storage media. And the apparatus which performs the above-mentioned processing operation may be comprised by installing the program.

  The control program may be stored in a disk device or the like of a predetermined server device on the communication network, and downloaded to the media terminal 1 or the ticket resale server 2. Furthermore, the above-described processing can also be achieved by starting and executing a program while transferring it via a communication network.

  Note that the media terminal 1 and the ticket resale server 2 according to the above-described embodiment can be realized not only by a control unit controlled by a program but also by dedicated hardware.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the ticket resale system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of a media terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of a ticket resale server. (A) is a data structural example of resale ticket DB, (B) is a data structural example of box office information DB, (C) is a figure which shows the data structural example of remaining seat DB. (A) is an example of a resale condition setting screen, and (B) is a diagram showing an example of a ticket purchase application screen. It is a figure which shows the example of an industry related information acquisition screen. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the resale condition setting process of a resale ticket. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the purchase process of a resale ticket. (A) shows an example of a resale ticket purchase process, and (B) is a flowchart showing an example of an over-the-counter payment process. It is a flowchart which shows the example of the ticketing process of a resale ticket. It is a figure which shows the example of the ticket purchase application screen displayed when purchasing from a personal computer or a portable terminal. (A) is a figure which shows the example of the surface of a ticket, (B) is a figure which shows the example of the back surface of a ticket.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Media terminal 2 Ticket resale server 10 Communication network 110 Control part 111 Memory | storage part 112 Display part 113 Input part 114 Communication part 115 Printing part 116 Scanner part 117 Image | photographing part 118 Card reader part 130 Bus 210 Control part 211 Storage part 212 Display part 213 Input unit 214 Communication unit 2111 Resale ticket DB
2112 Performance Information DB
2113 Remaining DB
230 Bus

Claims (12)

A ticket resale system that records a physical feature amount of an owner composed of a ticket resale device and a media terminal that is communicably connected to the ticket resale device via a network,
The media terminal is
Ticket information reading means for reading the physical feature amount information recorded in the ticket and the ticket information described in the ticket;
Feature quantity extraction means for extracting the physical feature quantity of the user operating the media terminal;
A feature amount determination unit that determines whether the feature amount read by the ticket information reading unit and the feature amount extracted by the feature amount extraction unit belong to the same person;
When the feature amount determination unit of the media terminal determines that the feature amount recorded in the ticket and the feature amount of the user belong to the same person, the ticket information read by the ticket information reading unit is A transmission means for transmitting to the ticket resale device;
With
The ticket resale device is:
Resale ticket information storage means for storing ticket information transmitted from the transmission means of the media terminal;
Ticket information storing means for releasing the ticket information stored in the resale ticket information storing means for the purpose of resale via a network;
A ticket resale system that records physical features. A ticket resale system that records a physical feature amount composed of a ticket resale device and a media terminal that is communicably connected to the ticket resale device via a network,
The ticket resale device is:
Resale ticket information storage means for storing ticket information including information identifying a ticket that has been put on resale;
Ticket information publishing means for publishing ticket information registered in the resale ticket information storage means via a network;
With
The media terminal is
Feature quantity extraction means for extracting the physical feature quantity of the user operating the media terminal;
Display means for acquiring resale ticket information published by the ticket information publishing means and displaying the ticket information in a selectable manner;
Selection means for selecting at least one of the resale ticket information displayed by the display means;
Ticket issuing means for recording the ticket information selected by the selection means and the physical feature amount extracted by the feature amount extraction means on a ticket, and issuing a ticket;
A ticket resale system that stores physical features. The ticket resale device is:
It further comprises an increasing / decreasing price determination means for acquiring the number of remaining seats of an event for which a ticket issued for resale is valid, and determining the price of the ticket by varying the number of remaining seats.
The ticket resale system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the physical feature amount is recorded. The physical feature information recorded in the ticket is at least one of features related to a face, fingerprint, iris, and vein.
The ticket resale system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the physical feature amount is recorded. The media terminal further comprises event information acquisition means for acquiring related information about an event for which a ticket is valid from the ticket information disclosure means,
The ticket issuing means prints the event related information acquired by the event information acquiring means on a ticket;
The ticket resale system according to claim 2, wherein the physical feature amount is stored. The ticket resale device is:
User information storage means for storing user identification information for identifying a user and user information including the physical feature of the user in association with each other;
Body feature transmitting means for receiving user identification information from the media terminal, acquiring a physical feature amount corresponding to the user specified by the user identification information from the user information storage means, and transmitting the physical feature quantity to the media terminal;
Further comprising
The media terminal is
A second ticket issuing unit that records and issues the physical feature amount transmitted by the physical feature transmission unit and the ticket information selected by the selection unit in a ticket;
The ticket resale system according to claim 2, wherein the physical feature amount is recorded. A media terminal that is communicably connected via a network to a ticket resale device that publishes ticket information including information identifying a resale ticket via the network,
The media terminal is
Ticket information reading means for reading the physical feature amount information recorded in the ticket and the ticket information described in the ticket;
Feature quantity extraction means for extracting the physical feature quantity of the user operating the media terminal;
A feature amount determination unit that determines whether the feature amount read by the ticket information reading unit and the feature amount extracted by the feature amount extraction unit belong to the same person;
When the feature amount determination unit of the media terminal determines that the feature amount recorded in the ticket and the feature amount of the user belong to the same person, the ticket information read by the ticket information reading unit is A transmission means for transmitting to the ticket resale device;
A media terminal for handling tickets storing physical feature values. A media terminal that is communicably connected via a network to a ticket resale device that publishes ticket information including information identifying a resale ticket via the network,
The media terminal is
Feature quantity extraction means for extracting the physical feature quantity of the user operating the media terminal;
Display means for acquiring resale ticket information published by the resale device and displaying it in a selectable manner;
Selection means for selecting at least one of the resale ticket information displayed by the display means;
Ticket issuing means for recording the ticket information selected by the selection means and the physical feature amount extracted by the feature amount extraction means in a ticket;
A media terminal for issuing a ticket storing physical features. A ticket resale device that is communicably connected to a media terminal via a network,
The ticket resale device is:
Resale ticket information storage means for receiving and storing ticket information including information for identifying tickets issued for resale from the media terminal;
Ticket information publishing means for publishing ticket information stored in the resale ticket information storage means via a network;
In accordance with a request from the media terminal;
A ticket resale device comprising: On the computer,
A ticket information reading step for reading the physical feature amount information recorded in the ticket and the ticket information described in the ticket;
A feature extraction step for extracting the physical feature of the user;
A feature amount determination step for determining whether the feature amount read in the ticket information reading step and the feature amount extracted in the feature amount extraction step belong to the same person;
In the feature amount determination step, when it is determined that the feature amount recorded in the ticket and the feature amount of the user belong to the same person, the ticket information read in the ticket information reading step is transmitted via the network. A transmission step for transmitting to a connected ticket resale device;
A program that controls to execute processing including On the computer,
A feature extraction step for extracting the physical feature of the user;
A display step for acquiring ticket information including information for specifying a resale ticket that is disclosed via a network, and displaying the ticket information in a selectable manner;
A selection step for selecting at least one of the resale ticket information displayed in the display step;
A ticket issuing step for causing the ticket information selected in the selecting step and the physical feature amount extracted in the feature amount extracting step to be recorded and issued in a ticket;
A program that controls to execute processing including On the computer,
A resale ticket information storage step for receiving and storing ticket information including information for identifying a ticket issued for resale from a media terminal connected via a network;
Ticket information publishing step for publishing the ticket information stored in the resale ticket information storing step via a network;
In accordance with a request from the media terminal, a payment processing step for performing a ticket payment process;
A program that controls to execute processing including