JP2016015102A - Event ticket management system using ultrasonic wave - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the inappropriate use of a ticket or impersonation by transmitting an ultrasonic signal when a user enters an event site or the like, and displaying face photograph data preliminarily registered in the portable terminal of the user, and performing personal confirmation to confirm that a visitor is a normal ticket purchaser.SOLUTION: An event ticket management system 10 includes: a user registration part 11 for performing user registration by using the name and face photograph data of a user or the like; a ticket selling part 12 for purchasing the ticket of an event; a ticket issuing part 13 for issuing a ticket; a database 14 for storing and recording various data; and an ultrasonic transmission device 15 installed in the vicinity of the ticket gate of an event site for transmitting an ultrasonic signal to the portable information terminal of the user. A portable information terminal S is configured to start a preliminarily installed dedicated application, and to receive a signal from the ultrasonic transmission device, and to display the face photograph data of the user who has purchased the ticket, and to perform personal confirmation by using the face photograph at the ticket gate of the event site.

Description

  The present invention is a ticket authentication system that uses a multi-function mobile information terminal such as a smartphone or a mobile phone and ultrasonic waves, for example, a resale purpose by displaying a photograph of a registered user's face on the multi-function information terminal. The present invention relates to an event ticket management system using ultrasonic waves that can prevent unauthorized purchase of tickets.

For example, when entering a venue such as a concert, it has traditionally been possible to verify the identity by visually comparing a face photo printed in advance on a paper ticket with the face of the visitor who brought the paper ticket. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
Such identity verification has an effect of suppressing purchase of a paper ticket for resale in order to request the paper ticket purchaser to submit face photo data and issue the paper ticket.

  JP 2006-201997 A

  However, according to such a conventional method, there is a problem that an apparatus for printing a paper ticket is complicated, printing takes time, and costs are increased. In particular, with this type of paper ticket, it is necessary to prevent counterfeiting, and there is a need to select the type of paper for printing or to provide a counterfeit prevention function to the printing machine. There was a problem of incurring high costs.

  Furthermore, according to such a paper ticket, it is difficult to see a face photograph due to bending or dirt, and there is a problem that it takes time to identify the person at the time of entrance.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and when entering an event venue or the like, an ultrasonic signal that cannot be heard by human ears is transmitted, and multifunctional portable information such as a visitor's smartphone or mobile phone is transmitted. By displaying the face photo registered by the ticket purchaser on the terminal and verifying the identity at the time of entry by using the face photo, it is possible to confirm that the visitor is a legitimate ticket purchaser. An object is to obtain an event ticket management system using ultrasonic waves that can prevent spoofing.

  In order to meet such an object, the event ticket management system using ultrasonic waves according to the present invention (the invention according to claim 1) confirms the identity of the user at the time of entering the event venue, and the user's portable information terminal. The event ticket management system that performs the face photo displayed on the screen, the event ticket management system includes a user registration unit that performs user registration such as a user's name and face photo data, and a ticket sales unit that purchases an event ticket. An ultrasonic transmission device that includes a ticket issuing unit that issues the ticket and a database that stores and records various data, and that is installed near a ticket gate in an event venue and transmits an ultrasonic signal to a user's portable information terminal The mobile information terminal starts a dedicated application installed in advance, By receiving a signal from the ultrasonic transmission device, it is possible to display the face photo data of the user who purchased the ticket and to verify the identity by the face photo at the ticket gate of the event venue. .

  The event ticket management system using ultrasonic waves according to the present invention (the invention described in claim 2) is the event ticket management system according to claim 1, wherein the event ticket management system starts a dedicated application installed in the portable information terminal, By receiving a signal for recognizing event information corresponding to the ticket purchased by the registered user from the portable information terminal, face photo data corresponding to the registered user is extracted from the face photo data stored in the database. And is displayed on the portable information terminal using the dedicated application.

  The event ticket management system using ultrasonic waves according to the present invention (the invention according to claim 3) is the ultrasonic applicator according to claim 2, wherein the dedicated application installed in the portable information terminal is located near the ticket gate of the event venue. By receiving the related information of the purchase ticket including the face photo data from the registered user, the face photo data of the registered user is displayed on the portable information terminal.

  An event ticket management system using ultrasonic waves according to the present invention (the invention according to claim 4) is the event ticket management system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the dedicated application installed in the portable information terminal is an event. The registration information and ticket information of the registered user are displayed on the portable information terminal by receiving the related information of the purchase ticket from the ultrasonic transmission device near the ticket gate of the venue.

  An event ticket management system using ultrasonic waves according to the present invention (invention according to claim 5) is the event ticket management system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the event ticket management system includes Bluetooth, Any other beacon signal or the like is used.

  As described above, according to the event ticket management system using ultrasonic waves according to the present invention, the user carries the ultrasonic waves from the ultrasonic transmission device of the ticket management device installed at the entrance of the event venue or the like. By launching and receiving a dedicated application installed in advance on a portable information terminal, the user's face photo data registered in advance when purchasing an event ticket is displayed, so it is easy and inexpensive to use. Despite being configurable, identity verification can be performed at the ticket gates at the event venue using facial photographs, which confirms that the admission is a legitimate ticket purchaser at the entrance to the event venue, etc. Proper use and impersonation can be prevented.

  In particular, according to the present invention, since near field communication such as ultrasonic waves is used, the microphone of each portable information terminal has a specific section around the ticket gate provided by the manager of the event venue. Considering the difference in frequency characteristics, there is no influence of environmental noise, the influence of the Doppler effect due to the movement of the location of the mobile terminal itself, and no anxiety caused by listening to unwanted sounds. Although it is possible to establish ultrasonic communication between the system-side ultrasonic transmitter and the portable information terminal, it is possible to demonstrate simple and excellent communication performance, and there is no problem of causing problems in the surroundings. It is possible to obtain an excellent effect that a face photograph of a user registered in advance on the terminal can be displayed.

  In addition, according to the present invention, by starting a dedicated application on a portable information terminal carried by the user, a pre-registered face photograph is displayed, and information on the ticket is also displayed. Can be used as a so-called electronic ticket, and there is an advantage that a paper ticket by conventional print printing can be eliminated.

  BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining an overview of an entire system, showing an embodiment of an event ticket management system using ultrasonic waves according to the present invention.   In the event ticket management system using the ultrasonic wave which concerns on this invention, it is the schematic for demonstrating the outline | summary at the time of performing identity verification at the ticket gate of an event hall.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an event ticket management system using ultrasonic waves according to the present invention.
In the figure, the event ticket management system generally indicated by reference numeral 10 is configured to confirm the identity of a user by using a facial photograph displayed on the portable information terminal S of the user when entering the event venue. In other words, the system 10 registers a user who wants to purchase a ticket for an event, registers information such as the user's name, and facial photo data, purchases and issues a ticket, Ultrasonic waves for activating a pre-installed dedicated application are transmitted to the registered user's portable information terminal S who intends to enter at the ticket gate of the venue, thereby the user's face to the portable information terminal S carried by the user It is configured to display photo data and various ticket information.

  As the multifunctional portable information terminal S, for example, there are a smartphone, a mobile phone, and an information terminal such as Ipad or Ipod. In short, any portable information terminal that has a function that can be carried by a user and that can receive ultrasonic communication and that has a display means that can display facial photograph data and the like may be used.

  Further, the reason why the communication between the ultrasonic transmission device 15 and the portable information terminal S in the system 10 is an ultrasonic wave is, as shown in, for example, JP 2013-141054 A, according to ultrasonic communication, In a specific section (for example, the required ultrasonic wave arrival area indicated by E in FIG. 2), the influence of environmental noise and the location of the mobile terminal itself are taken into account, taking into account the difference in frequency characteristics of individual mobile information terminal microphones. There is no influence of the Doppler effect due to the movement of the sound, and there is no anxiety due to listening to unnecessary sounds, and the ultrasonic transmission device 15 on the system side and the portable information terminal S are super This is because sonic communication can be established and simple and excellent communication performance can be exhibited.

  Now, according to the present invention, the event ticket management system 10 is configured as shown in FIG. That is, the system 10 includes a user registration unit 11 that performs user registration such as a user's name and face photo data D, a ticket sales unit 12 that purchases a ticket for an event, a ticket issue unit 13 that issues the ticket, It includes a database 14 for storing and recording various data, and an ultrasonic transmission device 15 that is installed near the ticket gate 21 of the event venue 20 and transmits an ultrasonic signal to the portable information terminal S of the user U.

  Then, the dedicated application installed in the portable information terminal S, when activated, receives a signal from the ultrasonic transmission device 15 and activates the face of the user who purchased the ticket as shown in FIG. It is configured to display photo data and to verify the identity of the person at the event ticket gate.

  Here, the system 10 described above activates a dedicated application installed in the portable information terminal S and recognizes event information corresponding to the ticket purchased by the registered user from the portable information terminal ( (In the case of using ultrasonic waves, the frequency data signal) is received, and the facial photograph data D corresponding to the registered user is extracted from the facial photograph data stored in the database 14 and transmitted, and the dedicated information is sent to the portable information terminal S. It is configured to display using apps. That is, this dedicated application displays the face photograph data D of the registered user U on the portable information terminal S by receiving a signal from the ultrasonic transmission device 15 near the ticket gate 21 of the event venue 20. .

  Of course, the dedicated application is configured to display the face photo data D so that the mobile information terminal S can clearly indicate that the display is performed using the dedicated application.

  Further, such a dedicated application may be configured to display the registration information and ticket information of the registered user U together by receiving a signal from the ultrasonic transmission device 15. In this way, it can be used as an electronic ticket.

  In the system 10 having the above-described configuration, the user purchases a ticket and enters the event venue 20 as follows.

1. A user U who wants to purchase a ticket performs membership registration by accessing the server of the system 10 via the Internet.
2. At the time of user registration, the user U registers data such as his / her name and face photo data.

3. The registered user U purchases a ticket for a desired event on the Internet.
4. This obtains a unique ticket number.

5. Download the dedicated application to the portable information terminal S.
6. Start the dedicated application and enter the ticket number.
7. Confirm that the displayed information is that of the registered user U himself.

8. On the day of the event, launch the dedicated app at the venue entrance (ticket gate 21).
9. The dedicated application receives the information associated with the event via ultrasound.
10. The dedicated application displays the purchaser (user) name, face photo, and seat number on the portable information terminal S.

11. The staff at the entrance of the venue will perform identity verification work.
12. Enter the event venue.

  Here, when the above-mentioned user registers face photo data, and there is a ticket applicant who registers multiple images of the same face with another name, it has already been registered to prevent such unauthorized use. The face authentication is performed in the database of the face photo data D, and a face photo with a high match rate is visually confirmed to eliminate it.

In addition, after the identity verification is performed as described above, the following may be performed.
That is, when a person is confirmed at the ticket gate 21 of the event venue 20 and it is determined that the person is the person, a confirmation slip such as a wristband may be distributed for confirmation.
At this time, a passcode known only to a staff member is input on the screen of the dedicated application so that the personal authentication is completed.

Here, if the personal authentication is not completed within one minute after starting the dedicated application, an alert is sounded.
In addition, when 1 minute or more passes by waiting time etc., it is good to renew alert ringing by reloading a dedicated application.

  Alternatively, the user authentication may be performed by having the ticket gate 21 input information (registered in advance) that only the user knows on the screen of the dedicated application. In such identity authentication, a plurality of pieces of information may be registered in advance, and the identity may be confirmed by displaying the information several times at random.

  According to the event ticket management system 10 using ultrasonic waves as described above, the user U carries the ultrasonic waves from the ultrasonic transmission device of the ticket management device 15 installed in the ticket gate 21 of the event venue 20 or the like. By receiving the portable information terminal S, it is possible to display the face photo data of the user registered in advance when purchasing the event ticket, so that the identity verification can be performed with the face photo. Can be confirmed as a legitimate ticket purchaser, and improper use and impersonation of the ticket can be prevented.

  According to the system 10 in the above-described embodiment, for example, a point service or the like can be developed by using the ultrasonic transmission device 15 and a dedicated application in the portable information terminal S such as a smartphone. That is, when the user U visits various stores or the like, points may be acquired at the store entrance using the ultrasonic transmitter 15 and the dedicated application of the terminal S. The acquisition points at that time may be different for each store. Further, the points may be exchanged for gift certificates of participating companies.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the structure described in the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that the shape and structure of each part constituting the event ticket management system 10 using ultrasonic waves can be appropriately modified and changed. .
For example, in the embodiment described above, a communication function using ultrasonic waves is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and appropriate short-range communication means such as Bluetooth other than ultrasonic waves and other beacon signals may be used. Also good. In short, a signal may be sent to the portable information terminal S carried by the user near the ticket gate 21 of the event venue 20.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Event ticket management system 11 User registration part 12 Ticket sales part 13 Ticket issuing part 14 Database 15 Ultrasonic transmitter 20 Event hall 21 Ticket gate S Mobile information terminal (smart phone, mobile phone, etc.)
U user (ticket purchaser)
D Face photo data E Ultrasound area

Claims (5)

An event ticket management system that performs identity verification of a user at the time of entering an event venue by using a face photograph displayed on the portable information terminal of the user,
The event ticket management system includes a user registration unit for performing user registration such as a user's name and face photo data, a ticket sales unit for purchasing a ticket for an event, a ticket issuing unit for issuing the ticket, and various data. A database for storing and recording, and an ultrasonic transmission device that is installed near the ticket gate of the event venue and transmits an ultrasonic signal to the user's portable information terminal,
The portable information terminal activates a dedicated application installed in advance and receives a signal from the ultrasonic transmission device to display face photo data of the user who purchased the ticket, at the ticket gate of the event venue An event ticket management system using ultrasonic waves, characterized in that it can be used to confirm the identity of a person with a facial photograph. In the event ticket management system using the ultrasonic wave according to claim 1,
The event ticket management system starts a dedicated application installed in the portable information terminal and receives a signal for recognizing event information corresponding to the ticket purchased by the registered user from the portable information terminal. The facial photograph data corresponding to the registered user is extracted from the facial photograph data stored in the database and transmitted, and is captured and displayed on the portable information terminal by the dedicated application. Event ticket management system using ultrasound. In the event ticket management system using the ultrasonic wave according to claim 2,
The dedicated application installed in the portable information terminal receives the relevant information of the purchase ticket including the facial photo data from the ultrasonic transmission device near the ticket gate of the event venue, and thereby the facial photo data of the registered user is portable information. An event ticket management system using ultrasound, which is displayed on a terminal. In the event ticket management system using the ultrasonic wave according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The dedicated application installed in the portable information terminal displays the registration information and ticket information of the registered user on the portable information terminal by receiving the related information of the purchase ticket from the ultrasonic transmitter near the ticket gate of the event venue. An event ticket management system using ultrasound. In the event ticket management system using the ultrasonic wave according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
For the event ticket management system, any one of Bluetooth other than ultrasonic waves, other beacon signals, and the like is used.

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