JP2023154363A - Automatic service device terminal, electronic settlement system for automatic service device, and electronic settlement method for automatic service device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an automatic service device terminal, an electronic settlement system for the automatic service device, and an electronic settlement method for the automatic service device capable of inhibiting acceptance of a charge when the automatic service device should be prohibited from accepting charges while it is in operation.SOLUTION: An electronic settlement system of an automatic service device includes: a device terminal 110 which outputs a charging inhibition signal to a charging support server 122 when an automatic service device 102 is in a charging inhibited state; and a charging support server 122 which does not make an electronic payment request to a settlement execution server 117 when a charging inhibition signal is recorded even if the user makes a transaction request, and which sends a settlement request to the settlement execution server 117 when no charging inhibition signal is recorded, and outputs electronic settlement charging information EPI to the device terminal 110 according to electronic settlement result information ERI from the settlement execution server 117.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 21

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an electronic payment system and electronic payment method for automatic service equipment that allows a user to pay for a product or service to an automatic service equipment by using a portable information device owned by the recipient as a terminal.
Specifically, the present invention provides for the automatic service device to transfer goods or services to the automatic service device by simply bringing the mobile information device owned by the recipient close to the transaction information unit (device terminal) provided on the automatic service device side. The present invention relates to an electronic payment system for automatic service equipment that allows payment of charges, and an electronic payment method.
Furthermore, transaction information is acquired using NFC (Near field communication) using a mobile information device owned by the recipient, electronic payment is made by using the transaction information, and automatic service equipment for goods or services is used. The present invention relates to an electronic payment system for automatic service equipment that enables payment, and an electronic payment method.
More specifically, the present invention relates to an electronic payment system and an electronic payment method for an automatic service device that allows both cash and electronic payment using NFC using a mobile information device owned by a recipient.
In addition, in this specification, automatic service equipment refers to equipment that receives payment and automatically provides various products or services, such as vending machines for drinks, game machines, coin laundry machines, automatic massage machines, etc. . In addition, services shall include the provision of goods or services. Furthermore, electronic payment refers to the use of electronic payment means such as two-dimensional code payment such as QR code (registered trademark) payment, credit card, electronic money, etc., rather than physical banknotes, coins, and checks.

A first prior art is an electronic payment method for automatic service equipment, which provides a predetermined product or service after the payment for the automatic service equipment is electronically settled from the payer to the payee, according to the application of the present applicant, which comprises: The automatic service equipment terminal includes at least an automatic service equipment terminal, a billing support server, a beneficiary terminal, a payment gateway server, and a payment server, and the automatic service equipment terminal is operable or not, indicating the service provision status of the automatic service equipment. The information is output to the billing support server, the billing support server records the received operation availability information, and the beneficiary terminal, after acquiring the transaction information in the automatic service device, issues a payment request to the payment gateway server. Before making a payment request to the payment server, the payment GW server checks the operational availability information on the billing support server, and if the automatic service device is operational, sends a payment request to the payment server. An electronic payment method for an automatic service device is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).
As a second conventional technology, a short-range communication unit that is connected to a mobile terminal by short-range wireless communication and an existing payment module are connected to an input/output bus of a vending machine controller by replacing one of them. By emulating the payment process of the bus interface unit and the replaced existing payment module, a payment request is sent to the mobile terminal connected to the near field communication unit for the amount corresponding to the sales amount of the selected product, and the mobile terminal A mobile payment device connected to a vending machine, comprising: a control unit including a mobile payment processing unit that transmits a payment completion message through the bus interface unit to request ejection of the product when the terminal confirms that the payment has been completed; Terminals are known (for example, see Patent Document 2).

JP2020-67994 (Figures 1-25, paragraph 0009) JP 2019-36292 (Figures 1 to 8, Claim 1)

The first conventional technology is an electronic payment method for automatic service equipment, which includes at least an automatic service equipment terminal, a billing support server, a beneficiary terminal, a payment gateway server, and a payment server. If the information is confirmed and the automatic service device is operational, a payment request is made to the payment server, and the automatic service device becomes available and the product or service is not provided even though the fee has been charged. , it is a highly convenient electronic payment system because it eliminates the so-called swallowing of fees (compensation). Automatic service equipment may not be able to operate even though it is in an operable state. For example, in a game machine, there is a state in which the game machine can operate in a state in which fees for multiple games have been inserted, but cannot accept the fees. For example, if the fee per game machine is 200 yen, there are game machines that have a so-called credit function that allows you to play the game five times in a row by inserting 1000 yen. If the game machine has a credit function, it is possible to operate the game machine even when the game machine is full of credits. However, if a new fee is accepted, it is not possible to play the game with the accepted fee when the credit is full, resulting in a so-called swallowing, so it is necessary to stop accepting the fee. As another example, if a crane game machine runs out of goods to grab with the crane, the crane game machine can operate, but cannot provide games, so in this case as well, it is necessary to prohibit the acceptance of fees. be. In the first prior art, the operation availability information cannot prohibit the acceptance of fees. As another example, in coin laundry machines, operating hours are usually set for each 100 yen. For example, an operating time of 5 minutes is set every time a 100 yen coin is inserted or every 100 yen is subtracted from electronic money. The user inserts a 100 yen coin or subtracts electronic money in 100 yen increments corresponding to the desired operating time, and then presses the start button to operate the coin laundry machine for a predetermined period of time. In this case as well, if a 100 yen coin is inserted and electronic money is subtracted at the same time before the start button is pressed, a problem similar to so-called swallowing occurs. To prevent this, it is necessary to prevent simultaneous charge acceptance, but the operation availability information cannot prohibit charge acceptance.
The second conventional technology also allows so-called cashless transactions and is a highly convenient system. However, in the second conventional technology, payments are made between a mobile terminal (for example, a smartphone) and a mobile payment terminal installed in a vending machine through communication with a payment server based on the near field communication standard (Bluetooth (registered trademark)). After doing so, a request is made to the vending machine to eject the product. Although Bluetooth can encrypt communications, it can only be used within a radius of 10m to 100m, making it difficult to adopt it suddenly due to the risk of hacking. Further, like the first conventional technique, it is not possible to prohibit the acceptance of fees.

A first object of the present invention is to provide an electronic payment system for automatic service equipment that can prohibit the acceptance of fees when acceptance of fees should be prohibited in a state where the automatic service equipment is operational. .
A second object of the present invention is to provide an electronic payment method for automatic service equipment that can prohibit the acceptance of fees when the automatic service equipment is in an operational state and should be prohibited from accepting fees. .
A third object of the present invention is to provide an automatic service device suitable for an electronic payment system for an automatic service device that can prohibit the acceptance of fees when the automatic service device is operable and should be prohibited from accepting fees. The goal is to provide terminals.

In order to achieve this object, the invention according to claim 1 is configured as follows.
An electronic payment system for an automatic service device that provides a predetermined product or service after completing the electronic payment of a predetermined price in the automatic service device, the automatic service device terminal including a transaction information recording device and a charging permission signal. an output device, a billing support server, a beneficiary terminal having a device for obtaining electronic transaction information of the automatic service device recorded in the transaction information recording device, and a payment execution server; , when the automatic service device is in a billing prohibition state, it outputs a billing prohibition signal, the transaction information recording device stores access destination information of the beneficiary terminal, and the electronic transaction information is stored in the transaction information recording device. The automatic service equipment terminal includes information specifying the automatic service equipment to be the subject of payment and charge information, and the automatic service equipment terminal outputs charging prohibition information based on the charging prohibition signal at least, and the automatic service equipment terminal outputs the electronic transaction information and the access destination information of the enjoyer terminal, and outputs an electronic payment billing signal to the automatic service device based on the electronic payment billing information from the billing support server, and After acquiring the electronic transaction information of the automatic service device and the access destination information recorded in the transaction information recording device by the acquisition device, the user terminal transmits information to the billing support server based on the access destination information. The billing support server identifies the automatic service device, and outputs a request for electronic payment (transaction information including information specifying the automatic service device included in the electronic transaction information and the fee information) and a request for electronic payment. information, payment schedule information including payee information associated with the information identifying the automatic service device, and the fee information are recorded in advance, and the charging prohibition signal is recorded, and when electronic payment is requested, The automatic service device specifies the payee information and the charge information of the automatic service device that is the target of payment based on the transaction information and the payment schedule information received from the recipient terminal, and the automatic service device that is the target of payment. If the charging prohibition signal does not exist, acquiring payment source information from the recipient terminal and outputting payment execution information including the payee information, the fee information, and the payment source information to the payment execution server; The payment execution server outputs electronic payment billing information based on the electronic payment result information from the payment execution server, and the payment execution server outputs the electronic payment result after performing payment processing based on the payment execution information from the billing support server. The automatic service equipment electronic payment system outputs information, and the automatic service equipment is activated based on the electronic payment billing signal from the automatic service equipment terminal.

The invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is configured as follows.
The electronic payment system for automatic service equipment according to claim 1, wherein the transaction information recording device has an NFC tag, and the obtaining device has an NFC reader.

The invention according to claim 3 of the present invention is configured as follows.
The electronic payment system for an automatic service device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the automatic service device includes the billing permission/disapproval signal output device.

The invention according to claim 4 of the present invention is configured as follows.
An electronic payment method for an automatic service device that provides a predetermined product or service after completion of electronic payment of a predetermined price in the automatic service device, which comprises an automatic service device terminal including a transaction information recording device, and a charging permission/rejection signal. an output device, a billing support server, a beneficiary terminal having a device for obtaining electronic transaction information of the automatic service device recorded in the transaction information recording device, and a payment execution server; , when the automatic service device is in a charge prohibition state, it outputs a charge prohibition signal, the transaction information recording device stores access destination information of the beneficiary terminal, and the electronic transaction information is The automatic service equipment terminal outputs charging prohibition information based on the charging prohibition signal, and the charging support server outputs charging prohibition information based on the charging prohibition signal. Recording a prohibition signal, the automatic service equipment terminal outputs the electronic transaction information and access destination information of the recipient terminal to the recipient terminal, and the billing support server identifies the automatic service equipment. payment schedule information including information to identify the automatic service device, payee information associated with information identifying the automatic service device, and the fee information, and the beneficiary terminal uses the acquisition device to record the transaction information. information for acquiring the electronic transaction information and the access destination information recorded in the device, accessing the billing support server based on the access destination information, and identifying the automatic service device included in the electronic transaction information; The billing support server outputs transaction information including the fee information and a request for electronic payment, and when a request for electronic payment is made, the billing support server outputs transaction information including the fee information and the payment schedule information based on the transaction information and the payment schedule information received from the recipient terminal. the payment destination information and the charge information of the automatic service device to be settled, and if there is no billing prohibition signal of the automatic service device to be settled, information, and outputs payment execution information to the payment execution server, and the payment execution server performs payment processing based on the payment execution information from the billing support server, and then outputs electronic payment result information. , the billing support server outputs electronic payment billing information based on the electronic payment result information from the payment execution server, and the automatic service equipment terminal outputs electronic payment billing information based on the electronic payment billing information from the billing support server. The electronic payment method for automatic service equipment is characterized in that an electronic payment charging signal is output based on the electronic payment charging signal, and the automatic service equipment is activated based on the electronic payment charging signal.

The invention according to claim 5 of the present invention is configured as follows.
The transaction information recording device has an NFC tag, the acquiring device has an NFC reader, and
5. The electronic payment method for automatic service equipment according to claim 4, wherein the beneficiary terminal acquires electronic transaction information from the automatic service equipment terminal via the NFC tag and NFC reader.

The invention related to the automatic service equipment terminal of the present invention is configured as follows.
An automatic service equipment terminal connected to an automatic service equipment that provides a predetermined product or service after electronic payment of the price, the automatic service equipment terminal being operated by a person receiving the predetermined product or service. access destination information that specifies the access destination of the beneficiary terminal, identification information that specifies the automatic service device that is the subject of payment, and fee information that specifies the fee for the automatic service device are stored in advance. , storing a wireless communication means for outputting the access destination information, the identification information, and the fee information based on a request from the user terminal, and a charging permission signal indicating whether charging is possible or not obtained from the automatic service device. a storage means, and an output means for outputting an electronic payment billing signal to the automatic service equipment based on the electronic payment result of the fee for the automatic service equipment from a billing support server connected via an information communication network. and the identification information and the charge information input to the beneficiary terminal from the billing support server accessed by the benefit terminal based on the access destination information and stored in the billing support server in advance. based on the payment information and payment amount corresponding to the identification information identified based on the payment information and the fee information of the automatic service device that is being used, and the payment source information obtained from the recipient terminal. information indicating the result of the payment is acquired by the payment execution server, which is executed when the charging permission signal indicates that charging is possible, and if the payment is successful, the electronic The automatic service equipment terminal outputs a payment and charging signal to activate the automatic service equipment, and when payment fails, does not output the electronic payment and charging signal to the automatic service equipment that is the subject of payment. be.

If charging is not possible on the automatic service device (such as when the product or service cannot be provided even after receiving the fee), the charging permission/denial signal output device outputs a charging prohibition signal, and the charging support server determines the charging prohibition signal. In this case, no electronic payment will be made. Therefore, the first object of the present invention can be achieved.

In the invention of claim 2, when the automatic service device cannot perform billing, the billing propriety signal output device outputs a billing prohibition signal, and when the billing support server determines the billing prohibition signal, electronic payment is not performed. Therefore, the first objective of the present invention can be achieved. In addition, since the user only needs to bring the user terminal closer to the automatic service equipment terminal, there is an advantage that the operation is simple. Additionally, since it uses an NFC tag and NFC reader that have a communication distance of less than 10 centimeters, it has the advantage of reducing the risk of hacking.

In the invention of claim 3, when charging is not possible in the automatic service device, the charging permission signal output device in the automatic service device outputs a charging prohibition signal, and when the charging support server determines the charging prohibition signal, electronic payment is not performed. It won't happen. Therefore, the first objective of the present invention can be achieved.

In the invention of claim 4, when charging is not possible in the automatic service equipment, the charging permission/prohibition signal output device in the automatic service machine outputs a charging prohibition signal, and the automatic service equipment terminal outputs charging prohibition information based on the charging prohibition signal. If the billing support server determines the billing prohibition signal, electronic payment will not be performed. Therefore, the second objective of the present invention can be achieved. Also in the invention of claim 5, the second object of the present invention can be achieved in the same manner.

In the invention of claim 6, when the automatic service equipment cannot be charged, it outputs a charging prohibition signal, and the automatic service equipment terminal transmits charging prohibition information including the charging prohibition signal to the charging support server based on the charging prohibition signal. Output. If the billing support server determines the billing prohibition signal, electronic payment will not be performed. Therefore, the third objective of the present invention can be achieved.

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram of an electronic payment system for automatic service equipment according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an overall block diagram of an electronic payment system for automatic service equipment according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 shows a game machine as an automatic service device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which (A) is an external view and (B) is a block diagram. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the game machine as an automatic service device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows an automatic service equipment terminal of the automatic service equipment electronic payment system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which (A) is a block diagram and (B) is an example of an equipment terminal table. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the automatic service equipment terminal of the automatic service equipment electronic payment system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 shows an automatic service equipment terminal of the electronic payment system for automatic service equipment according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which (A) is an amount selection screen, (B) is a proximity request screen, and (C) is a processing screen. , (D) is an electronic payment result screen. FIG. 8 shows a beneficiary terminal (portable information device) of the electronic payment system for automatic service equipment according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which (A) is a block diagram, (B) is an example of a beneficiary transaction table, (C) is an example of a beneficiary terminal table. FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the beneficiary terminal of the electronic payment system for automatic service equipment according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 shows display screens on the beneficiary terminal of the electronic payment system of the automatic service device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which (A) is the account registration screen, (B) is the payment support login screen, and (C ) is an example of a proximity prompting screen, and (D) is an example of a user confirmation screen. FIG. 11 is an electronic payment result screen on the beneficiary terminal of the electronic payment system of the automatic service device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, (A) is an electronic payment failure screen, and (B) is a completed payment screen. This is the electronic payment result screen. FIG. 12 shows a billing support server in Embodiment 1 of the electronic payment system for automatic service equipment according to the present invention, in which (A) is a block diagram, (B) is an example of a billing support table, and (C) is a billing terminal. This is an example of a transaction table. FIG. 13 shows tables recorded in the billing support server of the electronic payment system for automatic service equipment according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which (A) is an example of a billing beneficiary transaction table, and (B) is a payee table. This is an example. FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the charging support server of the electronic payment system for automatic service equipment according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 15 is a block diagram of the payment gateway server of the first embodiment of the electronic payment system for automatic service equipment according to the present invention. FIG. 16 is an example of the payment gateway transaction table in the payment gateway server of the first embodiment of the electronic payment system for automatic service equipment according to the present invention. FIG. 17 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the payment gateway server in the first embodiment of the electronic payment system for automatic service equipment according to the present invention. FIG. 18 shows a payment server of Embodiment 1 of the electronic payment system for automatic service equipment according to the present invention, in which (A) is a block diagram and (B) is a flowchart for explaining the operation. FIG. 19 shows a payment support server of Embodiment 1 of the electronic payment system for automatic service equipment according to the present invention, in which (A) is a block diagram and (B) is an example of a payment support table. FIG. 20 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first embodiment of the electronic payment system for automatic service equipment according to the present invention. FIG. 21 is a corresponding block diagram of the electronic payment system for automatic service equipment according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

An overview of the electronic payment system 104 of the automatic service device 102 according to the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 and 21. In the first embodiment, the automatic service device 102 is a game machine 106 installed in a facility (amusement facility, so-called game center) 100 (1001 to 100n in FIG. 1). Specifically, the first facility 1001 has a large number of game machines 1061a to 1061n, the second facility 1002 has a large number of game machines 1062a to 1062n, and the nth facility 100n has a large number of game machines 106na to 106nn. There is. In the following description, the game machines will be collectively referred to as game machines 106.

An automatic service equipment terminal 110 (hereinafter referred to as "equipment terminal 110") having a terminal display device 108 constituted by a liquid crystal display or the like is individually attached to each game machine 106. The device terminal 110 may be configured to be integrated with the game machine 106. Note that the terminal display device 108 and the device terminal 110 should also be individually numbered, but for convenience, the same number is used for all of them. The device terminal 110 is connected to an information communication network, for example, an Internet communication line 116 via a router 114. Further, a payment execution server 117 and a billing support server 122 are connected to the Internet communication line 116. In the first embodiment, the payment execution server 117 includes a payment gateway server 118 and a payment server 126. However, the payment execution server 117 can be configured by integrating the payment gateway server 118 and the payment server 126. Payment gateway server 118 is connected to payment server 126 via dedicated line 124. The payment server 126 is further connected to other payment servers 126 via a dedicated line, and is configured to be able to process payments worldwide, for example.

The beneficiary terminal device 112 is, for example, a device having the same functions as those described later, such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, or a tablet computer, which is a portable information device.

Facility 100 means a building having a roof, pillars, and walls, a room that is part of a building, or a partitioned section in which at least a plurality of game machines 106 to which device terminals 110 are attached are arranged. When the facility 100 is a coin laundry, the automatic service equipment 102 is a washing machine, a dryer, a detergent vending machine, etc. When the facility 100 is a vending machine stand, the automatic service equipment 102 is a beverage vending machine, a food vending machine, a vending machine for various goods, a microwave oven, an automatic music provider, etc. These include massage machines, automatic tanning machines, etc. The management of the facility 100 may be manned or unmanned.

First, the game machine 106 will be explained mainly with reference to FIG.
The game machine 106 is a device that has a function of providing execution of a predetermined game using coins C of a predetermined value, such as 100C of 100 yen coins, and includes, for example, a crane game machine, a video game machine, a medal game machine, and a trading card game. machines, photo vending machines, etc.

Next, the main hardware configuration of the game machine 106 will be explained with reference mainly to FIG.
The game machine 106 roughly includes an automatic service equipment control device 132 (hereinafter referred to as the "game machine control device 132" for convenience), game hardware 134, a currency identification device 136, a game machine identification information recording device 138, and an operating device. It includes a propriety information output device 142, a fee information output device 144, a game machine communication device 146, an electronic payment activation device 148, an operation signal output device 149, and a billing propriety signal output device 153.

The game machine control device 132 has a function of operating the gaming hardware 134 based on a monetary charging signal CHS representing receipt of a fee or an electronic payment charging signal ECS to provide the player with the execution of the game. The game machine control device 132 has a function of controlling the operation of the automatic service device 102, and in the first embodiment, it also sends an operation availability signal AVS indicating whether or not a game can be provided, and an operation availability signal AVS indicating that the automatic service device 102 is in operation. It has a function of outputting to the device terminal 110 an operating signal RNS indicating whether charging is possible or not, and a charging permission signal CAS indicating whether charging is possible. Note that when the automatic service device 102 provides a product, the game machine control device 132 functions to provide a predetermined product to the user based on the monetary charging signal CHS or the electronic payment charging signal ECS. In other words, the automatic service equipment control device (game machine control device) 132 controls the operation of the automatic service equipment 102.

The game hardware 134 receives the activation signal STS from the game machine control device 132, operates various actuators at predetermined timings based on the user's operation of the operation buttons, etc., and displays a predetermined display on the display. It has the function of providing games by etc.

The money identification device 136 has a function of outputting a money charge signal CHS to the game machine control device 132 when the fee set in the game machine 106 is accepted in the form of money (coins or banknotes). In the first embodiment, a known currency identification device 136 is used. In this embodiment 1, the money identification device 136 is a coin identification device 137, and as shown in FIG. Authenticity is determined based on the physical properties of the coin, and if the coin is genuine, it is detected by the sensor 140 during the process of being picked up and falling into a safe (not shown), and a pulse-shaped money charging signal CHS is output. In other words, each time the coin identification device 137 accepts the 100 yen coin 100C as a genuine coin, the sensor 140 outputs one pulse signal with a predetermined time width and voltage. Incidentally, counterfeit coins are returned to the return slot 141. Further, coins canceled by the cancel lever 130 during coin identification are also returned to the return slot 141. A known banknote recognition device can be used as the money recognition device 136.

The game machine identification information recording device 138 records information AID that identifies the automatic service device 102 (hereinafter referred to as "automatic machine identification information AID" in this specification), which is individually determined for each game machine 106, A known recording device is used that has a function of outputting in response to a request. The automatic machine identification information AID is composed of numbers, alphabets, or a combination thereof, and is recorded in advance by the administrator.
Note that, depending on the game machine 106, a plurality of game machines may be arranged in one housing, and a currency identification device 136 may be arranged for each of the plurality of game machines. In that case, each pair of one game machine and one currency identification device 136 is associated with each other.

The operation availability information output device 142 has a function of recording the operation availability signal AVS output from the game machine control device 132 and outputting it to the device terminal 110, and uses a known recording device. For example, the availability signal AVS is "1" and the number "1" is recorded when it is operational, and is "0" and the number "0" is recorded when it is not operational. As for the availability signal AVS, for example, if the game can be provided, an availability signal POI of "1" is output, and if it is not possible, an availability signal IPI of "0" is output to the device terminal 110.

The charge information output device 144 has a function of recording and outputting charge information CHI that specifies the charge for the automatic service device 102, and in the first embodiment, charge information CHI for each game machine 106. The information is recorded in advance by the administrator in accordance with the fee setting of the game machine 106. Note that it is preferable to set an upper limit for the charge information CHI. The upper limit is set to reduce damage in the event of fraudulent payment processing; for example, it applies to payments of 5,000 yen or less for the automatic service device 102, and 800 yen or less for the game machine 106. It is preferable to do so. Note that the charge information CHI is the consideration for the product or service, and is synonymous with the payment amount.

The game machine communication device 146 has a function of exchanging information with the device terminal 110 through communication, and a known communication device is used. This communication is performed wirelessly or by wire.

The electronic payment activation device 148 is an output means for outputting an electronic payment charging signal, and is activated from the game machine control device 132 to the game hardware 134 based on reception of the electronic payment charging signal ECS output from the device terminal 110. In order to output the signal STS, it has a function of outputting the received electronic payment billing signal ECS to the game machine control device 132 and activating the game machine 106. In other words, the electronic payment activation device 148 is an output means that outputs an electronic payment charging signal ECS that activates the automatic service device 102. The game machine control device 132 outputs the activation signal STS based on the reception of the electronic payment billing signal ECS, and activates the game hardware 134. The electronic payment charging signal ECS is substantially the same signal as the monetary charging signal CHS.

The in-operation signal output device 149 has a function of outputting an in-operation signal RNS when the game machine 106 is in operation, and outputs a non-in-operation signal NRS when not outputting an in-operation signal. Therefore, by detecting the operating signal RNS, it can be estimated that the game machine 106 is operating. Further, in the case of a coin laundry machine, for every 100 yen money charge signal CHS, it is possible to output an operating signal RNS for the corresponding time, assuming that the machine operates for 5 minutes, for example. The working signal RNS has a value of "1", for example, and the non-working signal NRS has a value of "0", for example. Furthermore, when the operating signal RNS outputs another signal having a similar function, for example, a prohibition signal (inhibit signal) during operation, the inhibit signal can be used.

The charge enable/disable signal output device 153 has a function of outputting a charge enable/disable signal CAS (charge enable signal CCS or charge prohibition signal CPS). Specifically, when the game machine 106 is in the charge prohibition state, the charge prohibition signal CPS "0" is output. ", and when charging is possible, it has a function of outputting "1", which is the charging possible signal CCS. In the first embodiment, the billing permission/prohibition signal output device 153 is configured such that, in the game machine 106 that allows fee credits, for example, it is possible to credit the game fee for three games, but it is not possible to credit the game fee for four or more times. This is an example. In other words, for example, if the game fee for one game is 100 yen, up to 300 yen can be accepted, but after 300 yen is accepted, credit cannot be made. In other words, after accepting 300 yen, the charge enable/disable signal output device 153 is configured to output "0", which is the charge prohibition signal CPS, and before accepting 300 yen, it outputs "1", which is the charge enable signal CCS. is configured to output.

Next, the operation of the game machine 106 will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
First, in step AS1, the availability signal AVS from the availability information output device 142 is determined, and if there is a change in the availability signal AVS, the process proceeds to step AS2, and if there is no change, the process proceeds to step AS3. For example, the availability signal AVS has a value of "1", which is the availability signal POI, when it is available, and a value "0", which is the availability signal IPI, when it is not available. Therefore, when the operational signal POI changes from "1" to the unavailable signal IPI "0" or from the unavailable signal IPI "0" to the operational ready signal POI "1", step AS2 If there is no change, proceed to step AS3.
Next, in step AS2, the operation availability signal AVS (operation availability signal POI or availability signal IPI) is outputted to the equipment terminal 110 in association with the automatic machine identification information AID, and then the process proceeds to step AS3. Specifically, after outputting "1" in association with the automatic machine identification information AID as the operational ready signal POI, proceed to step AS3, or output "0" in association with the automatic machine identification information AID as the operational unavailable signal IPI. After that, proceed to step AS3. Note that when the automatic service equipment 102 and the equipment terminal 110 are in a one-to-one relationship, the operable signal POI or the inoperable signal IPI can be output without being associated with the automatic machine identification information AID.
In step AS3, it is determined whether the chargeability signal CAS from the chargeability signal output device 153 has changed. If there is no change, the process proceeds to step AS4; if it has changed, the process proceeds to step AS5.
In step AS5, for example, if the charge enable/disable signal CAS changes from "1", which is the charge enable signal CCS, to "0", which is the charge prohibition signal CPS, the charge prohibition signal CPS, "0", is associated with the automatic machine identification information AID. After outputting, proceed to step AS4. When the charge enable/disable signal CAS changes from "0" which is the charge prohibition signal CPS to "1" which is the charge enable signal CCS, after outputting "1" which is the charge enable signal CCS in association with the automatic machine identification information AID, step Proceed to AS4. Note that when the automatic service device 102 and the device terminal 110 are in a one-to-one relationship, the charge enable signal CCS or the charge prohibition signal CPS can be output without being associated with the automatic machine identification information AID.
In step AS4, it is determined whether the money charging signal CHS is output from the money identification device 136. If the money charging signal CHS is determined, the process proceeds to step AS6, and if the money charging signal CHS is not output, the process proceeds to step AS7.
In step AS7, it is determined whether the electronic payment charging signal ECS has been output from the electronic payment activation device 148. If the electronic payment charging signal ECS is determined, the process proceeds to step AS6, and if not determined, the process returns to step AS1. Therefore, when the game machine 106 is in an operable and chargeable state, it enters a loop state of step AS1, step AS3, step AS4, and step AS7, and enters a waiting state for the monetary charge signal CHS or the electronic payment charge signal ECS. .
In step AS6, the game machine control device 132 outputs a start signal STS to the game hardware 134 to start the game, and then proceeds to step AS8.
In step AS8, the operating signal output device 149 outputs the operating signal RNS to the device terminal 110, and then the process returns to step AS1.

Next, the device terminal 110 will be explained with reference mainly to FIGS. 5 to 7.
The device terminal 110 is equipped with a function to communicate with the billing support server 122. The device terminal 110 transmits the status of the game machine 106 to the billing support server 122. When the device terminal 110 receives at least the operation permission signal AVS, the operation signal RNS, or the charge permission signal CAS (the charge prohibition signal CPS or the charge enable signal CCS) from the game machine 106 (game machine control device 132) , transmits operation availability information AVI, operation information RNI, or billing availability information CAI to the billing support server 122. The transmitted information may include charge information CHI. Further, this information is recorded in the device terminal storage device 158, which is a storage means. Operation availability information AVI indicates whether or not the game machine 106 associated with terminal identification information TID (hereinafter, terminal identification information TID is also referred to as device terminal identification information TID) or automatic machine identification information AID is operational. This is the availability signal AVS. The availability signal AVS is "0" which is the availability signal IPI or "1" which is the availability signal POI. The operating information RNI is an operating signal RNS associated with the terminal identification information TID or the automatic machine identification information AID. The billing availability information CAI is a billing availability signal CAS that indicates whether billing is possible or not, which is associated with the terminal identification information TID or the automated machine identification information AID. The charge enable/disable signal CAS is "0" which is the charge prohibition signal CPS, or "1" which is the charge enable signal CCS. The equipment terminal storage device 158 is a storage means for storing the billing permission/prohibition signal CAS and the billing permission/prohibition signal CAS. The fee information CHI is (payment) information regarding the fee for operating the game machine 106, and if it is a fixed value, it can be stored in the charging support server 122 in association with the terminal identification information TID as an initial value. good.
When the payment for operating the game machine 106 is completed by electronic payment, electronic payment accounting information EPI, which is information on the result of the payment, is output from the accounting support server 122 to the device terminal 110. In other words, the electronic payment billing information EPI is the electronic payment result of the fee for the automatic service device 102 from the billing support server 122. The electronic payment billing information EPI output from the billing support server 122 includes payment completion information PCI when the payment is successful (money transfer from the payment source PAS to the payee PYE is completed), or payment completion information PCI when the payment is unsuccessful ( Contains payment failure information NAI (if the payment has not been transferred from the payment source PAS to the payment destination PYE) (Figure 9). In other words, the electronic payment billing information EPI can be said to be information representing the result of the payment made by the payment execution server 117. When the device terminal 110 receives the electronic payment accounting information EPI from the accounting support server 122, it generates an electronic payment accounting signal ECS and outputs it to the game machine 106. When the game machine 106 receives the electronic payment billing signal ECS, the game machine 106 starts operating. Therefore, the equipment terminal 110 has an output means for outputting the electronic payment charging signal ECS to the automatic service equipment 102.
Payee information PYI is information that can directly or indirectly identify payee PYE. In the first embodiment, the payee information PYI is the terminal identification information TID. The terminal identification information TID is essentially the only information in the world, and can identify the business operator, store, and game machine 106 that installed it. By linking the business operator, etc. with the account number BAN at the financial institution, etc., the account number BAN at the financial institution, etc. can be specified based on the terminal identification information TID. Therefore, the terminal identification information TID is information that identifies the device terminal 110.
The electronic transaction information ETI output from the device terminal 110 includes terminal identification information TID, which is payee information PYI, and charge information CHI, and in the first embodiment, further includes terminal device date and time information EDTI, access destination It includes information ACI, service name information SNI, and member store identification information MID. The access destination information ACI is the access destination information ACI that the beneficiary terminal 112 accesses for electronic payment, and in the first embodiment, it is the billing support server identification information CID. The access destination information ACI may be stored and output separately from the electronic transaction information ETI. In addition, in the case of a game machine 106 in which a plurality of game machines 106 are built into one housing and multiple people can operate individual operation devices to play games individually, each of the plurality of operation devices Since it is necessary to provide the device terminal 110, it is preferable to use the terminal identification information TID. However, when the game machine 106 and the device terminal 110 are in a one-to-one relationship, the terminal identification information TID can be replaced by the automatic machine identification information AID. In this case, the automatic device identification information AID can be regarded as the terminal device identification information TID.

In the first embodiment, the device terminal 110 includes an electronic payment activation button 151, a device terminal calculation device 152, a device terminal display device 154, a device terminal input device 155, and a member store. Identification information recording device 156, device terminal storage device 158, device terminal identification information recording device 160, device terminal communication device 162, device terminal clock device 164, validation device 166, chargeability information output device 168, device terminal It includes a machine bus line 169 and a transaction information recording device 170. In the first embodiment, the device terminal 110 is configured separately from the game machine 106, which is the automatic service device 102, but it is configured as part of the game machine control device 132, in other words, integrally with the game machine 106. You can also. In this case, in the game machine control device 132, a configuration that performs the same functions as the device terminal 110 corresponds to the device terminal 110. In FIG. 5A, the transaction information recording device 170 and the NFC tag 170T are shown separately, but they may be integrated. When the transaction information recording device 170 and the NFC tag 170T are integrated, the NFC tag 170T is one function of the transaction information recording device 170, and the NFC tag 170T is included in the transaction information recording device 170. Further, the NFC tag 170T can be an NFC Bridge module that can change the data to be transmitted.

First, the electronic payment activation button 151 will be explained mainly with reference to FIG. 7(A).
The electronic payment start button 151 has a function of starting electronic payment processing ESC (FIG. 20) for game machine fees. In the first embodiment, the electronic payment activation button 151 is one of three rate selection buttons displayed on the device terminal display device 154, as shown in FIG. These are button 1513 and 500 yen selection button 1515. The electronic payment start button 151 has the function of a start button for making the function of the electronic payment processing ESC in the device terminal 110 work. Therefore, when playing a game on the game machine 106, a player using electronic payment must first operate (touch or press) the electronic payment activation button 151. This operation is the electronic payment request operation ERO. Although an example is shown in which there are three types of game machine fees, there may be two or four or more types. If there is only one type of fee, a button for determining whether to start electronic payment processing ESC may be used. In that case, since there is only one type of fee, there is no need for a configuration for varying the fee. If there are multiple game machine fees, it is necessary to use the NFC Bridge module described above.

Next, the device terminal computing device 152 will be explained.
The device terminal arithmetic device 152 is composed of a arithmetic device, ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), etc., and operates the device terminal 110 while appropriately communicating with the RAM based on a program recorded in the ROM. It has a function that allows each component device to perform its functions.

Next, the device terminal display device 154 will be explained with reference to FIG. 7 as well.
The device terminal display device 154 is a display device such as a liquid crystal monitor, and displays at least the electronic payment activation button 151 based on a command from the device terminal calculation device 152. . Therefore, the device terminal display device 154 is the same as the terminal display device 108 described above.
In FIG. 7(A), a 100 yen selection button 1511, a 300 yen selection button 1513, and a 500 yen selection button 1515 are displayed as electronic payment activation buttons 151. By touching a part opposite to any of these buttons, electronic payment processing ESC for the selected amount is started. In the first embodiment, if the part corresponding to any button is touched, electronic payment is possible through wireless communication between the transaction information recording device 170 (NFC tag 170T) and the obtaining device 188 (NFC reader 188N). . In other words, the electronic payment activation button 151 can be used as the validation device 166. It can be similarly applied to other electronic payment methods other than the NFC tag 170T and NFC reader 188N, such as QR code payment, credit payment, debit payment, etc.

Next, the device terminal input device 155 will be explained.
The device terminal input device 155 has a function of inputting necessary information in the device terminal 110, and in the first embodiment, a so-called touch panel is employed. In the first embodiment, the device terminal input device 155 is constructed by integrating the device terminal display device 154 and the position input device 157 described above. Therefore, necessary information can be input by touching (pressing) the part opposite the button displayed on the device terminal display device 154. However, a known keyboard or the like can be used instead.

Next, the member store identification information recording device 156 will be explained.
The member store identification information recording device 156 has a function of recording and outputting the member store identification information MID, and a known recording device is used. It is preferable that the member store identification information MID is recorded in advance in the member store identification information recording device 156 by the administrator and cannot be rewritten.
Member store identification information MID is user identification information that is given to corporations, organizations, individuals, etc. when they meet predetermined standards, and is the only identification information in the world. By recording the payment execution server 117, payee information PYI, etc. in association with the terminal identification information TID or member store identification information MID in the billing support server 122, which will be described later, the process of communication etc. in electronic payment processing is It is possible to prevent fraudulent damage caused by skimming, etc.

Next, the position input device 157 will be explained.
As described above, the position input device 157 is combined with the device terminal display device 154, and in the first embodiment, constitutes a known touch panel. The position input device 157 is a pointing device, and for example, a known touch pad is used.

Next, the device terminal storage device 158 will be explained.
The device terminal storage device 158 has a function of recording information processed in the device terminal 110 as necessary, and a known recording device is used. In the first embodiment, an equipment terminal table TAT is recorded. As shown in FIG. 5(B), the device terminal storage device 158 stores automatic machine identification information AID, NFC tag identification information NID, affiliated store identification information MID, and service name information in association with terminal identification information TID. SNI, access destination information ACI (billing support server identification information CID), charge information CHI, "0" which is the operation unavailable signal IPI which is the operation availability signal AVS, or "1" which is the operation enable signal CCS that can be operated, and A charging enable signal CCS, which is a charging enable signal CAS, which is a charging enable signal CCS, or "0" is recorded. The operation availability signal AVS and the billing availability signal CAS are updated every time these signals change. Specifically, each time the value changes from "0" to "1" or from "1" to "0", it is updated in the equipment terminal table TAT.

Next, the device terminal identification information recording device 160 will be explained.
The device terminal identification information recording device 160 has a function of recording terminal device identification information TID given to each device terminal 110, and is constituted by a known recording device. The terminal identification information TID is recorded in advance by the administrator.

Next, the device terminal communication device 162 will be explained.
The device terminal communication device 162 has a function of communicating with the automatic service device 102, in the first embodiment, the game machine 106, and the billing support server 122, and a known communication device is used. The device terminal communication device 162 communicates with the game machine communication device 146 in the game machine 106 by wire, and is connected to the billing support communication device 228 of the billing support server 122 via a wireless LAN or the like.

Next, the device terminal clock device 164 will be explained.
The device terminal clock device 164 has a function of outputting terminal device date and time information EDTI used in the device terminal 110, and a known clock device is used.

Next, the validation device 166 will be explained.
The validation device 166 has a function of validating the information communication of the transaction information recording device 170, and in the first embodiment, the validation device 166 has a function of validating the information communication of the transaction information recording device 170. It has a function to enable communication. Validation refers to enabling the electronic transaction information ETI recorded in the transaction information recording device 170 to be sent to the beneficiary terminal 112, which is an external device, and is a broad concept that includes turning the power on and off, etc. It is. For example, since the pricing for the game machine 106 is determined strategically, the pricing may change frequently. For example, if you want to change the price from 100 yen on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays to 50 yen, which is half the price on other days of the week, to make the price cheaper until 3 p.m. when there are fewer customers, and then set the price to the regular price after 3 p.m. It is. In these cases, it is efficient to rewrite the charges on the charge information output device 144 in the game machine 106. In this case, the charge information CHI recorded in the transaction information recording device 170 needs to be rewritten (recorded). After the recording process of this fee information CHI is completed, it is necessary to enable communication of electronic transaction information ETI. The validation device 166 is set so that communication with the user terminal 112 is enabled after the fee (charge information CHI) by the user of the game machine 106 (charge information CHI) is determined. Therefore, in addition to cases in which a dedicated validation device 166 is provided, specific processing in program processing may correspond to the validation device 166. In the first embodiment, step ES14, which will be described later, constitutes the validation device 166.
Note that if there are circumstances such as a case where there is no change in the fee, the validation device 166 is not essential.
For example, the charge information CHI may be symbolic information such as letters and numbers set for each charge, for example, a value. The fee information CHI stores the game machine fee corresponding to the value in the billing support server 122, and can obtain the fee corresponding to the received value. For example, if the value is set as 100 yen if it is 0, 300 yen if it is 1, and 500 yen if it is 2, the fee can be specified by transmitting the value. By changing the game machine fee corresponding to the value of the billing support server 122, the game machine fee to be settled can be varied. Further, the equipment terminal 110 can easily change the charge by acquiring the value and charge from the billing support server 122.

Next, the billing availability information output device 168 will be explained.
The billing propriety information output device 168 has a function of outputting billing propriety information CAI in which the terminal identification information TID is associated with the billing propriety signal CAS to the billing support server 122. The charge enable/disable signal CAS includes a charge enable signal CCS and a charge prohibition signal CPS. Therefore, the chargeability information CAI includes chargeability information CCI in which the chargeability signal CCS is associated with the terminal identification information TID, and charging prohibition information CPI in which the chargeability signal CPS is associated with the terminal identification information TID. . In other words, the chargeable information CCI is information in which the chargeable signal CCS value "1" is associated with the terminal identification information TID, and the charge prohibition information CPI is information in which the chargeable signal CCS value "1" is associated with the terminal identification information TID. The signal CPS value is "0". The billing availability information CAI can include terminal device date and time information EDTI.

Next, the device terminal bus line 169 will be explained.
The device terminal bus line 169 has a function of mediating data transfer between devices forming the device terminal 110, and a known bus line is used.

Next, the transaction information recording device 170 will be explained.
The transaction information recording device 170 has the function of recording electronic transaction information ETI and outputting it as necessary, and is therefore generally constituted by a known recording device and communication device. The transaction information recording device 170 is preferably placed on the back side of the device terminal display device 154. This is because the operation guidance on the device terminal display device 154 and the user's actions can be visually guided. However, the transaction information recording device 170 can be located near the device terminal 110 without being associated with the device terminal display device 154. In this case, it is necessary to display the location of transaction information recording device 170 so that the recipient can recognize it. In the first embodiment, the transaction information recording device 170 is an NFC tag 170T. As is well known, the NFC tag 170T is configured to include an antenna 171A that generates power for performing functions, and a calculation device 171IC that includes an NFC tag recording device 171M. In other words, the NFC reader 188N generates power for operation via the antenna 171A, uses the power to operate the arithmetic unit 171IC, and outputs the electronic transaction information ETI recorded in the built-in NFC tag recording device 171M. It has the function of Therefore, antenna 171A and NFC reader 188N constitute wireless communication means 200. The transaction information recording device 170 records access destination information ACI of the Web page accessed by the beneficiary terminal 112. The beneficiary terminal 112 accesses the web page based on the access destination information ACI acquired from the NFC tag 170T. For example, in the first embodiment, the access destination is within the billing support server 122, and is identified by the billing support server identification information CID. Further, the NFC tag recording device 171M stores NFC tag identification information NID uniquely attached to the NFC tag 170T. The NFC tag identification information NID is acquired by the recipient terminal 112. The game machine for which payment is to be made using the player terminal 112 can be specified using the NFC tag identification information NID. In addition to identifying the game machine 106 using the NFC tag identification information NID, information such as terminal identification information TID or automatic machine identification information AID may be used instead. The electronic transaction information ETI includes at least the access destination information ACI of the web page, and automatic machine identification information AID, NFC tag identification information NID, or terminal device identification information TID that identifies the game machine 106 to be used. Furthermore, after selecting a fee, the electronic transaction information ETI includes the determined fee information CHI. In the first embodiment, since it is used for the game machine 106, it is preferable to enable the charge information CHI to be changed. In the first embodiment, the charge information CHI is configured to be rewritable by using the NFC Bridge module. Data to be transmitted via wireless communication is stored in advance in the device terminal storage device 158. When communicating, information acquired from the device terminal storage device 158 is transmitted.

Next, the equipment terminal table TAT will be explained.
In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5(B), an equipment terminal table TAT is recorded in the equipment terminal storage device 158 of the equipment terminal 110, and electronic transaction information ETI is recorded therein. The device terminal table TAT includes terminal identification information TID such as A-101-001, automatic machine identification information AID such as A-101-001-T, and NFC tag identification information NID such as NFC -101-001-T, as member store identification information MID, for example "1111111111", as service name information SNI, for example △△game, as access destination information ACI, for example, "http/" which is the address of billing support server identification information CID. www.asahicsv.com'', charge information CHI, for example 100 which means 100 yen, operation availability signal AVS, if operation is possible, operation availability signal POI, for example the number "1", if operation is not possible is the number ``0'' as the operation unavailable signal IPI, and the number ``0'' as the charging permission signal CAS, if charging is prohibited, the number ``0'' as the charging prohibition signal CPS, and the number ``0'' as the charging permission signal CCS if charging is possible. 1" is recorded. The access destination information ACI (billing support server identification information CID) is information about the access destination of the web page. The recording of electronic transaction information ETI has been explained using the equipment terminal table TAT (FIG. 5(B)), but the storage of data for each item is not limited to the table. Each item may be stored in an area designated by a predetermined address in the device terminal storage device 158.

Next, the operation of the device terminal 110 will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
The operation availability signal AVS is recorded in the equipment terminal table TAT whenever its output changes. For example, when the availability signal AVS is "1", the number "1" is recorded, and when it is "0", the number "0" is recorded. Similarly, when a change occurs in the billing availability signal CAS, it is recorded in the equipment terminal table TAT.
In step ES0, the electronic payment amount selection screen CSS shown in FIG. 7(A) is displayed on the device terminal display device 154, and then the process proceeds to step ES1.
In step ES1, it is determined whether the output of the availability signal AVS from the availability information output device 142 has changed, and if it is determined that the output has changed, the process advances to step ES2, and if it has not changed, the process advances to step ES3. Specifically, the availability signal AVS changes from "1", which is the available signal POI, to "0", which is the unavailable signal IPI, or from "0", which is the unavailable signal IPI, to "1", which is the available signal POI. If so, the process advances to step ES2, and if the operation availability signal AVS does not change, the process advances to step ES3.
In step ES2, after the availability information AVI in which "0" as the unavailable signal IPI or "1" as the available signal POI in the availability signal AVS is associated with the terminal identification information TID is output to the billing support server 122. , proceed to step ES3. In other words, if the operation availability signal AVS is "0", the game machine 106 will not be operated.
In step ES3, it is determined whether the chargeability signal CAS from the chargeability signal output device 153 has changed, and if the output of the chargeability signal CAS has changed, the process proceeds to step ES4, and if the change in the output of the chargeability signal CAS is not determined. Proceed to step ES7.
In step ES4, after outputting the billing availability information CAI to the billing support server 122, the process advances to step ES5. In the first embodiment, the billing availability information CAI is the billing availability signal CAS linked to the terminal identification information TID, and may include the terminal date and time information EDTI. The charge enable/disable signal CAS is a charge enable signal CCS or a charge prohibition signal CPS. Therefore, the chargeability information CAI is the chargeability information CCI including the chargeability signal CCS linked to the terminal identification information TID, or the chargeability information CPI including the chargeability signal CPS linked to the terminal identification information TID. It is. Specifically, the chargeable information CCI is "1", which is the chargeable signal CCS linked to the terminal identification information TID. The charge prohibition information CPI is "0", which is the charge prohibition signal CPS linked to the terminal identification information TID. As a result, when the charging prohibition signal CPS is output, the electronic payment processing ESC for game fees is prohibited, but the game machine 106 can operate.
In step ES5, it is determined whether the recording completion information RCI of the charging availability information CAI has been received from the billing support server 122. If recording completion information RCI is determined, the process proceeds to step ES7, and if not determined, the process proceeds to step ES6.
In step ES6, it is determined whether the waiting time of the recording completion information RCI exceeds a predetermined time, and if it exceeds the predetermined time, it is determined as a processing error and the process returns to step ES0. If the waiting time does not exceed the predetermined time, the process returns to step ES5 and the recording completion information RCI goes into standby mode.
In step ES7, it is determined whether the 100 yen selection button 1511, which is the electronic payment activation button 151, has been pressed. If it has been pressed, the process proceeds to step ES8; if it has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step ES9.
In step ES9, it is determined whether the 300 yen selection button 1513, which is the electronic payment activation button 151, has been pressed. If it has been pressed, the process proceeds to step ES10, and if it has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step ES11.
In step ES11, it is determined whether the 500 yen selection button 1515, which is the electronic payment activation button 151, has been pressed. If it has been pressed, the process proceeds to step ES12; if it has not been pressed, the process proceeds to step ES33.
In step ES33, it is determined whether a predetermined time has elapsed since proceeding to step ES7, and if the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step ES7, and if the predetermined time has elapsed, the process returns to step ES0. In other words, if the electronic payment activation button 151 is not operated (tapped), Step ES0, Step ES1, Step ES3, Step ES7, Step ES9, Step ES11, and Step ES33 are looped, and the electronic payment activation button 151 is not operated. It will be in a standby state. In other words, the electronic payment request operation ERO is in a standby state.
If the 100 yen selection button 1511 is tapped, the charge information CHI of the game machine 106 is set to 100 yen in step ES8, and the process advances to step ES13.
When the 300 yen selection button 1513 is tapped, the fee information CHI of the game machine 106 is set to 300 yen in step ES10, and the process proceeds to step ES13.
When the 500 yen selection button 1515 is tapped, the charge information CHI of the game machine 106 is set to 500 yen in step ES12, and the process proceeds to step ES13.
In the first embodiment, the action of pressing (tapping) the electronic payment activation button 151 (100 yen selection button 1511, 300 yen selection button 1513, or 500 yen selection button 1515) is the electronic payment request operation ERO.
In step ES13, after storing the charge information CHI set in step ES8, ES10, or ES12 in the device terminal storage device 158 (device terminal table TAT), and outputting the payment schedule information SPI to the billing support server 122. , proceed to step ES14. The payment schedule information SPI includes charge information CHI for paying charges and terminal identification information TID, and in the first embodiment, it further includes terminal date and time information EDTI, member store identification information MID, and service Contains name information SNI. It is a request of the electronic payment processing ESC to output the payment schedule information SPI to the billing support server 122.
In step ES14, the electronic transaction information ETI is recorded on the NFC tag 170T, which is the transaction information recording device 170, and then the process proceeds to step ES15. This electronic transaction information ETI includes charge information CHI, terminal identification information TID, and access destination information ACI (billing support server identification information CID).
If the 100 yen selection button 1511, 300 yen selection button 1513, or 500 yen selection button 1515 is operated, the charge information CHI will be displayed when the 100 yen selection button 1511, 300 yen selection button 1513, or 500 yen selection button 1515 is selected. Correspondingly, charge information CHI recorded in the NFC tag recording device 171M of the arithmetic device 171IC of the NFC tag 170T may be set. In other words, the charge information CHI is set to 100 yen when the 100 yen selection button 1511 is tapped, 300 yen when the 300 yen selection button 1513 is tapped, and 500 yen when the 500 yen selection button 1515 is tapped. , recorded on the NFC tag 170T. If the charge information CHI is fixed to a predetermined amount, use the NFC tag 170T that stores the electronic transaction information ETI in advance, and if the charge information CHI is to be varied, use the NFC tag 170T to make the charge information CHI variable. Use the emulating NFC Bridge module. The NFC tag 170T includes an NFC Bridge module that has a function of changing the data to be transmitted.
In step ES14, NFC tag 170T is activated. Activation enables electronic transaction information ETI to be communicated by communication. In the first embodiment, recording the electronic transaction information ETI on the NFC tag 170T is the validation of the NFC tag 170T, and constitutes the validation device 166. If the transaction information recording device 170 is other than the NFC tag 170T, power supply, communication line connection, etc. can be used to enable communication. In the NFC tag 170T, activating means enabling the electronic transaction information ETI recorded in the NFC tag 170T to be transmitted to the beneficiary terminal 112, and is not limited to the embodiment.
In step ES15, the electronic payment proximity request screen CRS shown in FIG. 7(B) is displayed on the device terminal display device 154, and then the process proceeds to step ES16. For example, "Please touch your smartphone" is displayed on the proximity request screen CRS, but it is not limited to this, and pictograms, emoticons, etc. can also be used. Prompted by this display, the enjoyer touches (including proximity) the enjoyer terminal 112 to the device terminal display device 154, so that the NFC tag 170T placed on the back side of the device terminal display device 154 and the enjoyer touch the device terminal display device 154. The distance to the NFC reader 188N built in the terminal device 112 becomes closer, and the generation of induced current by the NFC reader 188N and communication with the NFC reader 188N become possible.
In step ES16, it is determined whether the electronic transaction information ETI has been transmitted. If it has been transmitted, the process proceeds to step ES18; if not, the process proceeds to step ES17.
In step ES17, it is determined whether the waiting time for electronic transaction information ETI transmission exceeds a predetermined time, and if it exceeds the predetermined time, it is determined that a processing error has occurred and the process returns to step ES0. If it does not exceed the predetermined time, the process returns to step ES16 and the electronic Enters standby mode for sending transaction information ETI.
In step ES18, for example, after displaying the processing screen PRS shown in FIG. 7(C), the process advances to step ES19.
In step ES19, it is determined whether transaction disable information UAI has been received from billing support server 122. If transaction disable information UAI is determined, the process proceeds to step ES20, and if transaction disable information UAI is not determined, the process proceeds to step ES21.
In step ES20, transaction unavailable information UAI (that the game machine cannot operate) is displayed on the device terminal display device 154, and then the process returns to step ES0.
In step ES21, it is determined whether billing prohibition information UCI has been received from billing support server 122. If billing prohibition information UCI is determined, the process proceeds to step ES22, and if billing prohibition information UCI is not determined, the process proceeds to step ES23.
In step ES22, after displaying billing prohibition information UCI (indicating that billing is not possible) on the device terminal display device 154, the process advances to step ES23.
In step ES23, it is determined whether the electronic payment billing information EPI has been received from the billing support server 122. If it has been received, the process proceeds to step ES24; if not, the process proceeds to step ES25.
In step ES25, it is determined whether the waiting time of the electronic payment billing information EPI exceeds a predetermined time, and if it exceeds the predetermined time, it is determined that a processing error has occurred and the process returns to step ES0, and if it does not exceed the predetermined time, the process returns to step ES23, which will be described later. The system enters standby mode for electronic payment billing information EPI.
In step ES24, if the electronic payment billing information EPI is payment completion information PCI in the case of a successful payment, the process proceeds to step ES26, and if it is payment failure information NAI in the case of a payment failure, the process proceeds to step ES27.
In step ES27, the payment failure information NAI is displayed on the device terminal display device 154 for a predetermined period of time, and then the process returns to step ES0.
In step ES26, the electronic payment result screen ERS shown in FIG. 7(D) is displayed, and then the process proceeds to step ES28. The electronic payment result screen ERS displays an indication that the electronic payment was successful, for example, "100 yen has been received."
In step ES28, the electronic payment billing signal ECS is output to the automatic service device 102, and then the process proceeds to step ES29. When the automatic service device 102 determines the electronic payment charging signal ECS, control for operating the automatic service device 102 is performed.
In step ES29, it is determined whether the automatic service equipment 102 outputs the working signal RNS of "1", and if the working signal RNS is determined, the process proceeds to step ES30, and if the working signal RNS is not determined, that is, the output is "1". 0'', proceed to step ES31.
In step ES30, the electronic billing result information ECRI is output to the billing support server 122, and then the process returns to step ES0. Therefore, the electronic billing result information ECRI is output when the game machine 106 operates based on the electronic billing information EPI. The electronic billing result information ECRI includes a transaction number TNO and an active signal RNS, and the transaction can be identified by the transaction number TNO.
In step ES31, it is determined whether the waiting time of the operating signal RNS has exceeded a predetermined time, and if it has exceeded the predetermined time, it is determined that a processing error has occurred and the process proceeds to step ES32, and if the predetermined time has not been exceeded, the process returns to step ES29. Enters signal RNS standby mode.
In step ES32, the operation failure information AFI is output to the billing support server 122, and then the process returns to step ES0. The operation failure information AFI is information indicating an operation failure associated with the transaction number TNO, for example "0".

In addition, the electronic transaction information ETI may include information necessary to confirm the transaction, such as the transaction number TNO generated based on predetermined rules for each transaction, the name of the game machine, the name of the business operator, and the name of the store. Yes, the transaction number TNO can be used in place of the terminal identification information TID in the payee information PYI.

Next, the beneficiary terminal 112 will be explained mainly with reference to FIG.
The beneficiary terminal 112 obtains the information subject to payment, communicates with the billing support server 122, determines the payment method, and sends the information necessary for payment (hereinafter referred to as "transaction information PTI"). good. Information necessary for payment is stored in advance in the beneficiary terminal 112, and the information is transmitted to the billing support server 122. Transaction information PTI includes payment source identification information PSI (payment source information PAI) and electronic transaction information ETI.
Specifically, the beneficiary terminal 112 acquires and records the electronic transaction information ETI recorded in the transaction information recording device 170 installed in the device terminal 110 through communication, and records the acquired electronic transaction information ETI. It has a function of outputting transaction information PTI including transaction information to the billing support server 122. The beneficiary terminal device 112 is a portable information device, and a so-called smartphone, a tablet computer, or the like is used, and in the first embodiment, a smartphone is used. The beneficiary terminal 112 includes at least a beneficiary terminal computing device 172, a beneficiary terminal display device 176, a beneficiary terminal storage device 178, a beneficiary terminal communication device 182, a payment support application storage device 184, and a beneficiary terminal device. It includes a terminal input device 186, an acquisition device 188, a beneficiary terminal clock device 190, and a beneficiary terminal bus line 192.

First, the beneficiary terminal computing device 172 will be explained.
The beneficiary terminal computing device 172 is composed of a computing device, ROM, RAM, etc., and performs the functions of each device constituting the beneficiary terminal 112 while appropriately communicating with the RAM based on the program recorded in the ROM. It has the function of

Next, the beneficiary terminal display device 176 will be explained.
The beneficiary terminal display device 176 has an interface function with the user who is the beneficiary, and a known display device (display) is used. Further, a transparent touch type input device (not shown) is arranged on the surface of the beneficiary terminal display device 176 to form a touch panel, thereby configuring the beneficiary terminal input device 186.

Next, the beneficiary terminal storage device 178 will be explained.
The beneficiary terminal storage device 178 has a function of recording (including storing) necessary information in the beneficiary terminal 112, and a known recording device is used. The beneficiary terminal storage device 178 stores information on the access destination obtained from the device terminal 110 (access destination information ACI), information identifying the automatic service device 102 subject to payment (terminal identification information TID), and charges. Information CHI is stored. For example, the beneficiary transaction table BTT is recorded in the beneficiary terminal storage device 178. In the first embodiment, electronic transaction information ETI is recorded in the beneficiary transaction table BTT. For example, as shown in FIG. 8(B), the electronic transaction information ETI includes charge information CHI and access destination information ACI, which are linked to the terminal identification information TID. Contains date and time information EDTI, service name information SNI, and member store identification information MID. In the first embodiment, the terminal identification information TID also serves as information for identifying the automatic service device 102. The access destination information ACI is, for example, the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the access destination Web page accessed by the beneficiary terminal 112. The beneficiary terminal 112 acquires the access destination information ACI from the equipment terminal 110, extracts the URL of the web page that is the access destination information included therein, and accesses it using a web browser or payment application (application software). do. After the beneficiary terminal 112 accesses, the billing support server 122 requests the beneficiary terminal 112 to send the information necessary for payment (transaction information PTI), and the beneficiary terminal 112 makes the electronic payment. The information necessary for payment is sent to the billing support server 122. The information necessary for payment is, for example, information on the payment source PAS (payment source identification information PSI), and the payment source identification information PSI is information such as the payment method, credit card number, access code, and payment token. Based on the acquired information (transaction information PTI), the billing support server 122 identifies the payment destination PYE, charge information CHI, and payment source PAS, and requests the payment execution server 117 to make a payment.
For example, the beneficiary terminal storage device 178 further records a beneficiary terminal table RTT. The beneficiary terminal table RTT includes, for example, the beneficiary terminal identification information RID shown in FIG. 8(C) and the payment application for starting the payment support application program PSA (hereinafter referred to as "payment support application PSA"). The beneficiary email address BMA, which is the login information LGI, the beneficiary password BPW, and the payment source identification information PSI are recorded. In FIG. 8(C), bank name BKN, branch name BBN, account type BAK, and account number BAN of payment source information PAI, which is one of payment source identification information PSI, are recorded. If there are multiple payment source identification information PSIs (payment source information PAIs), multiple payment source identification information PSIs (payment source information PAIs) are recorded in the beneficiary terminal table RTT, and the payment source identification information PSI is selected for each payment. be done. In the first embodiment, the first payment source information PAI1 is the bank name BKN, ○bank, the branch name BBN is A, the account type BAK is X, the account number BAN is 23456789, and the second payment source information PAI2 is the bank name BKN. Δbank, branch name BBN is B, account type BAK is X, and account number BAN is 12345678 are recorded and selected by the beneficiary for each transaction (settlement). In other words, as shown in FIG. 8(B), the first payment source information PAI1 or the second payment source information PAI2 selected each time the electronic transaction information ETI is received is the terminal device included in the electronic transaction information ETI. It is recorded in the beneficiary transaction table BTT in association with the identification information TID.
In order to perform electronic payments, it is necessary to confirm that the person requesting the payment (the beneficiary) is the owner of the true payment information (payment source identification information PSI). In Embodiment 1, authentication is performed using the beneficiary email address BMA and beneficiary password BPW, which are information that identifies an individual. It's good as well. The recipient terminal identification information RID is, for example, information such as an e-mail address and a telephone number that can identify the portable recipient terminal 112 in which the NFC reader used by the recipient is installed. In other words, the beneficiary terminal identification information RID is information that can directly or indirectly identify the payment source PAS, and uses an e-mail address set for each beneficiary terminal 112. The payment application login information LGI can be input each time without being recorded on the beneficiary terminal 112.
Furthermore, in the beneficiary terminal storage device 178 of the beneficiary terminal 112, a program for payment including information exchange using short-range communication between the NFC tag 170T and the NFC reader 188N is recorded. Naturally, it has a high level of security.
The explanation will be made using the payment support application program PSA, but the present invention is not limited to this. A web page for payment is provided on the billing support server 122, and the web page is accessed from the recipient terminal 112. The information necessary for the payment is input from the , and based on the input information, the information necessary for the payment is communicated between the billing support server 122 and the beneficiary terminal 112, and the payment is sent from the billing support server 122 to the payment execution server 117. You can also make a request. In this case, the URL of the payment web page provided in the billing support server 122 is the access destination information ACI.

Next, the beneficiary terminal communication device 182 will be explained.
The beneficiary terminal communication device 182 has at least a function of communicating transaction information PTI and transaction request information TRI with the billing support server 122 via the public wireless communication line 150. used. Note that the public wireless communication line 150 may be either wireless or wired, and is an information communication network using a public communication line or a dedicated communication line.

Next, the payment support application storage device 184 will be explained.
The payment support application storage device 184 has a function of recording the payment support application PSA for executing the electronic payment processing ESC, and a known recording device is used. A plurality of payment support applications PSA can be installed on one beneficiary terminal 112, and can be used selectively according to the purpose. Further, the payment support application PSA may be a web browser. It is sufficient if the information necessary for payment can be entered or the stored information necessary for payment can be transmitted according to the web page displayed by the web browser. The beneficiary terminal 112 accesses the billing support server 122 based on access destination information ACI (billing support server identification information CID), and performs payment based on a request from the billing support server 122 to send information necessary for payment. Send the necessary information to the billing support server 122. The billing support server 122 can request the payment execution server 117 for payment based on the acquired information necessary for payment and the information necessary for payment stored in advance.

Next, the beneficiary terminal input device 186 will be explained.
The beneficiary terminal input device 186 has at least the function of inputting necessary information such as activation of the payment support application PSA. For example, in the first embodiment, the necessary information is the payment source identification information PSI for making a payment using the NFC tag 170T and the NFC reader 188N, and in the first embodiment, the function to input the payment source information PAI, etc. has. Payment source identification information PSI refers to the payment source PAS such as a telephone number, email address, specific personal identification number, or payment source information PAI (first payment source information PAI1, second payment source information PAI2). Refers to information that directly or indirectly identifies. In the first embodiment, payment source information PAI is used. Payment source information PAI is information necessary for payment, such as credit card information, bank account information, electronic money information as a payment method, etc. Note that this information is inputted from the beneficiary terminal input device 186 of the beneficiary terminal 112 or from a personal computer, which is another information processing device, and the use of the information is designated on the beneficiary terminal input device 186. Good too. In other words, the function of inputting necessary information also includes the operation of selecting the information rather than the text information. In the first embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 10(B), a known display keyboard is displayed on the beneficiary terminal display device 176. As is well known, by switching the character types on the display keyboard, it is possible to input hiragana, katakana, kanji, uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet, numbers, and symbols.

In the first embodiment, software for operating the NFC tag 170T is installed in advance on the beneficiary terminal 112, and payment source identification information PSI for electronic payment processing is set. An example of inputting payment source identification information PSI will be explained with reference to FIG. 10(A).
A payment application login screen SLS is displayed on the beneficiary terminal display device 176, and input is made using the beneficiary terminal input device 186. As shown in FIG. 8(C), the beneficiary email address BMA, payment application login information LGI, and payment source information PAI are recorded as the beneficiary terminal identification information RID. The payment application login information LGI is the beneficiary email address BMA as the beneficiary identification information PID, and the beneficiary password BPW. Payment source information PAI refers to, for example, a credit card number, debit card number, credit card number and access code, payment token, and other payment-enabled information. In Example 1, a bank deposit account is used as the payment source information PAI, so the bank name BKN (including bank code), branch name BBN, account type BAK, and account number BAN are used, but in the case of a credit card , a credit card number and an access code number, or a token equivalent to these pieces of information. A plurality of different payment source information PAIs may be entered, and the payment source information PAI to be used may be selected. For example, if there are multiple credit cards, information is stored for each credit card, and when using the credit card, one is selected from the multiple credit cards and used. Further, it is preferable that the payment source information PAI to be used is selected in advance and the selected payment source information PAI is automatically applied. Further, the payment source information PAI may be input each time a payment is made. For example, as shown in FIG. 10(A), the beneficiary terminal display device 176 includes a bank name box 194C for inputting the bank name BKN, a branch name box 194D for inputting the branch name BBN, and an account type BAK. An account type box 194E for input and an account number box 194F for inputting the account number BAN are displayed, and furthermore, a registration button 196 to be tapped to register, and a subscriber application cancel button 198 to cancel installation are displayed. . When a text box 194 is tapped, the text box and the beneficiary terminal input device 186 are displayed on the beneficiary terminal display device 176, and text can be entered in each field. Therefore, by inputting information into the text box 194 using the beneficiary terminal input device 186 and tapping the registration button 196 after inputting all information, different types of payment source information are stored in the beneficiary terminal storage device 178. Stored for each PAI. Furthermore, in order to enter the payment application login information LGI, the text box 194 displays an account box 194A for entering the beneficiary email address BMA, and a password box 194B for entering the beneficiary password BPW, and text is entered in these boxes. It becomes possible. Note that the payment application login information LGI, which is the information required when logging in when using the payment support application PSA, can be stored in the beneficiary terminal storage device 178 of the beneficiary terminal 112 to quickly access the payment support application PSA. can be launched. In this case, it is preferable that a high degree of security is ensured, such as by requiring biometric authentication when starting up the beneficiary terminal 112.

Next, the acquisition device 188 will be explained.
The acquisition device 188 has a function of acquiring electronic transaction information ETI stored in the transaction information recording device 170 of the equipment terminal 110. In the first embodiment, the acquisition device 188 is an NFC reader 188N that communicates with the NFC tag 170T (FIG. 5(A)) and acquires the electronic transaction information ETI recorded in the NFC tag 170T, and has at least a reading function. However, it may also be an NFC reader/writer that also has a writing function. As is well known, the NFC reader 188N generates an induced current in the NFC tag 170T to supply operating current to the arithmetic unit 171IC, and reads electronic transaction information ETI recorded in the NFC tag recording device 171M by short-range communication. Obtain. However, acquisition device 188 may use other means. For example, in the case of QR code payment, the acquisition device 188 is an imaging device, and in the case of a contact card, the acquisition device 188 is a card reader.

Next, the beneficiary terminal clock device 190 will be explained.
The beneficiary terminal clock device 190 has a function of outputting date and time information DTI used in the beneficiary terminal 112, and a known clock device is used. In the first embodiment, the date and time information DTI in the beneficiary terminal clock device 190 is used as the date and time information DTI linked to the electronic transaction information ETI. In other words, the date and time information DTI in the beneficiary terminal clock device 190 becomes the date and time information DTI in the transaction related to electronic payment.

Next, the beneficiary terminal bus line 192 will be explained.
The beneficiary terminal bus line 192 has a function of mediating the transfer of data between devices forming the beneficiary terminal 112, and a known bus line is used.

Next, I will explain the payment support app PSA.
The payment support application PSA acquires the access destination information ACI (billing support server identification information CID) of the beneficiary terminal 112 recorded in the transaction information recording device 170 of the device terminal 110 through communication, and accesses the billing support server 122. It has the function of Further, the payment support application PSA acquires electronic transaction information ETI recorded in the transaction information recording device 170 through communication, and transmits the electronic transaction information ETI to the billing support server 122. Specifically, electronic transaction information ETI recorded in transaction information recording device 170 is stored in NFC tag 170T and read by NFC reader 188N. Further, the payment support application PSA transmits payment source identification information PSI recorded in advance, or in the first embodiment, payment source information PAI, based on a request from the billing support server 122.
When starting the payment support application PSA, tap the icon (not shown) of the payment support application PSA displayed on the beneficiary terminal display device 176. This tap launches the payment support application PSA, and as shown in Figure 10(B), the first step is to enter the e-mail address BMA, which is the payment support application login identification information PID, as the payment application login information LGI. An input box 256 and a second input box 258 for inputting the beneficiary password BPW are displayed, as well as a beneficiary terminal input device 186, a login send button 262, and a login cancel button 264. The beneficiary enters the e-mail address BMA and beneficiary password BPW and taps the login send button 262 to log in to the payment support application PSA and enable payment processing. In addition to the personal authentication using the payment support application login identification information PID and the beneficiary password BPW, a configuration may also be adopted in which authentication is performed using biometric information. After that, the approach prompting screen CUS shown in FIG. 10(C) is displayed. If the payment app login information LGI is recorded in the beneficiary terminal storage device 178 of the beneficiary terminal 112, the verification of the payment app login information LGI is performed in the beneficiary terminal 112, so it can be done quickly. can. When the login cancel button 264 is tapped, the payment support application PSA is terminated and returns to the icon state.

The proximity prompting screen CUS includes a display to encourage the user to bring the user terminal 112 closer to the device terminal display device 154 of the device terminal 110, for example, a message saying "Please touch the device," as well as an NFC cancellation message. Button 268 is displayed. If you tap the NFC cancel button 268, the payment support application PSA will close and return to its icon state. By bringing the beneficiary terminal 112 close to the device terminal display device 154 of the device terminal 110, information such as the electronic transaction information ETI recorded on the NFC tag 170T is acquired through communication, and the enjoyment included in the electronic transaction information ETI is obtained. The billing support server 122 is accessed based on the billing support server identification information CID, which is the access destination information ACI of the user terminal 112. After accessing, the beneficiary terminal 112 communicates with the billing support server 122 and sends and receives information necessary for electronic payment.

When receiving the payment confirmation information SCI from the billing support server 122, the beneficiary terminal 112 displays a transaction confirmation screen TCS (FIG. 10(D)) on the device terminal display device 154. A payment confirmation information column 278, a confirmation button 274, and a confirmation cancellation button 276 are displayed on the transaction confirmation screen TCS. The payment confirmation information column 278 displays information included in the payment confirmation information SCI. The payment confirmation information SCI includes at least charge information CHI linked to the terminal identification information TID. In the first embodiment, the affiliated store name MNA and service name information SNI, which are linked to the terminal identification information TID, are further included. In the payment confirmation information column 278, as shown in FIG. 10(D), for example, member store name MNA, terminal identification information TID, service name information SNI, and charge information CHI are displayed, but at least charge information CHI is displayed. be done. Note that the member store name MNA can be acquired by being linked to the member store identification information MID. When the confirmation button 274 is tapped as the transaction confirmation operation TCO (FIG. 9), transaction request information TRI is transmitted to the billing support server 122 via the public wireless communication line 150. When the confirmation cancel button 276 is tapped, the payment support application PSA is terminated and returns to the icon state. Further, the payment may be completed without the confirmation button 274 being tapped. That is, the beneficiary terminal 112 sends transaction information PTI including payment source identification information PSI to the billing support server 122, thereby instructing the billing support server 122 to instruct and approve electronic payment processing ESC to the payment execution server 117. As a result, the payment confirmation information SCI is received from the billing support server 122. In addition, although the case where the processing is performed by the payment support application PSA has been described, since it is sufficient to send and receive information related to payment between the beneficiary terminal 112 and the billing support server 122, the access destination information ACI is After acquiring the information, launch a web browser, access the web page based on the access destination information ACI, send transaction information along with it, and complete the specified input required for payment from the input field of the web page. The transaction information PTI including the payment source identification information PSI may be sent to the billing support server 122, and the payment confirmation information SCI may be received from the billing support server 122 and displayed on the device terminal display device 154. For example, the access destination information ACI can add terminal identification information TID and charge information CHI to the URL as parameters.

Next, the operation during electronic payment processing in the beneficiary terminal 112 will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In the following explanation, it is assumed that the payment support application PSA has already been installed.
First, in step BS1, it is determined whether the activation button icon (not shown) of the payment support application PSA displayed on the beneficiary terminal display device 176 has been tapped, and if it has not been tapped, step BS1 is looped to process the electronic payment. It enters a standby state, and if tapped, proceeds to step BS2.
In step BS2, the payment support application PSA is activated, and after the first input box 256 and second input box 258 are displayed on the payment support login screen SLS shown in FIG. 10(B), the process proceeds to step BS3.
In step BS3, the e-mail address BMA, which is the beneficiary's login ID, is input into the first input box 256 using the beneficiary terminal input device 186, and then the process proceeds to step BS4.
In step BS4, the beneficiary password BPW is input into the second input box 258 using the beneficiary terminal input device 186, and then the process proceeds to step BS5.
In step BS5, by tapping the login send button 262, it is determined whether the beneficiary email address BMA and beneficiary password BPW match the payment application login information LGI recorded in the beneficiary terminal storage device 178. If the information is determined and both match the recorded information, it is recognized that the operation was performed by a legitimate user and the process proceeds to step BS6. If they do not match, the process proceeds to step BS7 . This completes the activation of the payment support application PSA on the beneficiary terminal 112.
In step BS7, a message that the payment application login information LGI does not match is displayed on the device terminal display device 154 for a predetermined period of time, and then the process returns to step BS1 to end the payment process. Therefore, although the e-mail address BMA and beneficiary password BPW prevent unauthorized access to the payment support application PSA and ensure security, other authentication methods, such as biometric authentication using biometric authentication technology and facial recognition etc. can also be used. In addition, by automatically inputting pre-stored information (e-mail address BMA serving as the beneficiary login ID and beneficiary password BPW), the input processing from step BS2 to step BS5 can be performed without the need for user input. good. Furthermore, a configuration may be adopted in which authentication is performed using biometric information instead of the beneficiary password BPW.
Next, in step BS6, the approach prompting screen CUS shown in FIG. After that, proceed to step BS8. In the first embodiment, the prompting display is, for example, the words "Please touch the terminal." However, the display is not always necessary.
Next, in step BS8, the obtaining device 188, and thus the NFC reader 188N, is put into an active (communicatable) state, and then the process proceeds to step BS9.
Next, in step BS9, communication is performed between the NFC reader 188N of the recipient terminal 112 and the NFC tag 170T, and information (electronic transaction information ETI) recorded in the NFC tag recording device 171M of the NFC tag 170T is acquired. After that, proceed to step BS10. In other words, after the NFC reader 188N obtains the information (electronic transaction information ETI) recorded on the NFC tag 170T through wireless communication, the NFC reader 188N proceeds to step BS10. The information (electronic transaction information ETI) includes terminal identification information TID which is payee information PYI, billing support server identification information CID which is access destination information ACI, and fee information CHI. Using the terminal identification information TID, it is possible to specify the payee PYE of the game fee, such as a business operator. Furthermore, the payment (settlement) amount can be determined using the charge information CHI. The terminal identification information TID, which is the payee information PYI, is included in the scope of the terminal identification information TID if it has a function equivalent to this information, that is, a function to identify each automatic service device 102. The billing support server identification information CID is the access destination information ACI regarding the access destination when making a payment using the beneficiary terminal 112.
At step BS10, the electronic transaction information ETI is recorded in the beneficiary transaction table BTT recorded in the beneficiary terminal storage device 178. Furthermore, in addition to the terminal identification information TID, the electronic transaction information ETI can include terminal date and time information EDTI, service name information SNI, and member store identification information MID. Terminal date and time information EDTI, charge information CHI, billing support server identification information CID which is access destination information ACI, service name information SNI, and affiliated store identification information MID are recorded in association with the device identification information TID.
Next, in step BS11, after acquiring the payment source information PAI as the payment source identification information PSI recorded in the beneficiary terminal table RTT of the beneficiary terminal storage device 178, the process proceeds to step BS12.
In step BS12, it is determined whether the payment source information PAI obtained in step BS11 is information related to the payment source PAS, and if it is information related to the payment source PAS, the process proceeds to step BS14, and the information is not related to the payment source PAS. If so, proceed to step BS13.
In step BS13, it is determined whether a predetermined time has elapsed since the request for payment source information PAI. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step BS12. If the predetermined time has elapsed, the process returns to step BS1 as a processing error.
Next, in step BS14, the payment source information PAI is recorded in the beneficiary transaction table BTT in association with the terminal identification information TID included in the electronic transaction information ETI newly acquired in step BS10, and then the process proceeds to step BS15.
Next, in step BS15, transaction information PTI including the terminal identification information TID and charge information CHI among the acquired electronic transaction information ETI is transferred to the charger identified by the charge support server identification information CID via the public wireless communication line 150. After outputting to the support server 122, proceed to step BS16.
In step BS16, if it is determined that transaction disable information UAI has been received from the billing support server 122, the process proceeds to step BS17, and if not determined, the process proceeds to BS18.
In step BS17, transaction unavailable information UAI (not able to operate) is displayed on the beneficiary terminal display device 176, and then the process returns to step BS1.
In step BS18, if it is determined that charging prohibition information UCI has been received from the billing support server 122, the process proceeds to step BS19, and if not determined, the process proceeds to BS20.
In step BS19, after displaying billing prohibition information UCI (indicating that billing is not possible) on the beneficiary terminal display device 176, the process proceeds to step BS20.
In step BS20, it is determined whether the payment confirmation information SCI has been received from the billing support server 122. If the payment confirmation information SCI is determined, the process proceeds to step BS21, and if not determined, the process proceeds to step BS22.
In step BS22, it is determined whether the payment confirmation information SCI is not continuously received for a predetermined period of time, and if it is not received for the predetermined period, it is determined that an error has occurred, and the process returns to step BS1 to end the electronic payment processing ESC.
In step BS21, for example, the transaction confirmation screen TCS shown in FIG. 10(D) is displayed on the beneficiary terminal display device 176, and then the process proceeds to step BS23. A payment confirmation information column 278, a confirmation button 274, and a confirmation cancellation button 276 are displayed on the transaction confirmation screen TCS. The payment confirmation information column 278 displays terminal identification information TID, member store name MNA, service name information SNI, and charge information CHI, which are included in the payment confirmation information SCI. good. Thereby, the player can visually confirm whether or not the game fee has been paid to the game machine 106 that he or she wishes to play.
In step BS23, it is determined whether the confirmation button 274 has been tapped. If it is determined that the confirmation button 274 has been tapped, the process proceeds to step BS24; if not, the process proceeds to step BS25. Therefore, tapping the confirmation button 274 is the transaction confirmation operation TCO.
In step BS25, it is determined whether the transaction request information TRI outputted as a result of tapping the confirmation button 274 is not received continuously for a predetermined period of time, and if it is not received within the predetermined period, it is determined as an error and the process returns to step BS1. , the electronic payment process ESC is completed, and if the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step BS23.
In step BS24, the transaction request information TRI is output to the billing support server 122 based on the billing support server identification information CID, which is the access destination information ACI recorded in the beneficiary transaction table BTT, and then the process proceeds to step BS26.
Steps BS20 to BS23 can be said to be a double payment execution confirmation process by the beneficiary. If double payment execution confirmation processing is not necessary, for example, if the payment is a small amount of 5,000 yen or less, the processing from step BS16 to step BS25 may be omitted. In other words, if the double payment execution confirmation process is omitted, the transaction information PTI in step BS15 may be regarded as the transaction request information TRI, and the process may proceed to step BS26.
In step BS26, it is determined whether the electronic payment billing information EPI has been received from the billing support server 122. If the electronic payment billing information EPI is not received, the process proceeds to step BS28, and if the electronic payment billing information EPI is received, the process proceeds to step BS27. move on.
In step BS28, it is determined whether the electronic payment billing information EPI is not continuously received for a predetermined period of time, and if it is not received for the predetermined period, it is determined as an error, and the process returns to step BS1 to end the electronic payment processing ESC and If the time has not passed, return to step BS26.
In step BS27, the received electronic payment billing information EPI is recorded in the beneficiary terminal storage device 178, and then the process proceeds to step BS29.
In step BS29, the received electronic payment billing information EPI is displayed on the beneficiary terminal display device 176. If the electronic payment billing information EPI is the payment failure information NAI, for example, as shown in Figure 11(A), the electronic payment failure screen FAS will be displayed indicating that the payment cannot be made, and the electronic payment billing information EPI will indicate that the payment has been completed. If the information is PCI, for example, as shown in FIG. 11(B), an electronic payment result screen ERS indicating that the payment has been completed is displayed, and the process proceeds to step BS30.
In step BS30, it is determined whether a predetermined time has elapsed since the electronic payment billing information EPI was displayed on the beneficiary terminal display device 176, and if the predetermined time has not elapsed, step BS30 is looped, and if the predetermined time has elapsed, the process returns to step BS1. .

Next, billing support server 122 will be explained with reference mainly to FIGS. 12 to 14.
The billing support server 122 links at least the operation availability information AVI, the billing availability information CAI, and the payment schedule information SPI received from the device terminal 110 via the Internet communication line 116 to the terminal identification information TID, which is the payment source identification information PSI. At the same time, the transaction information PTI sent from the recipient terminal 112 is compared with the transaction information PTI, and if it is determined that the electronic payment processing is the same, the payment execution information PEI is output to the payment execution server 117 and the payment is executed. When receiving electronic payment result information ERI from server 117, it has a function of outputting electronic payment billing information EPI. In the first embodiment, further, recording completion information RCI is output to the device terminal 110 based on the recording of the billing permission signal CAS. In addition, when including processing for confirming whether or not payment is possible using the beneficiary terminal 112, it has a function of outputting payment confirmation information SCI to the beneficiary terminal 112. As described later, the electronic payment billing information EPI is payment completion information PCI or payment failure information NAI linked to the transaction number TNO. The payment completion information PCI has a value of "1", for example, and the payment failure information NAI has a value of "0", for example.
The billing support server 122 stores in advance the payment schedule information SPI transmitted from the device terminal 110. Based on this payment schedule information SPI, each time a transaction number TNO is issued, the billing terminal transaction table ETT (Figure 12(C)) is associated with the transaction number TNO and the terminal information as payment source identification information PSI is displayed. Identification information TID and information regarding charges, such as charge information CHI, are recorded.
Further, when changing the charge, the charge setting of the device terminal 110 can be changed by accessing the billing support server 122, changing the charge, and obtaining the changed charge by the device terminal 110. For example, when changing the fee for the game machine 106, the fee for the billing support server 122 can be changed from 100 yen, 300 yen, or 500 yen to 200 yen, 300 yen, or 400 yen. By changing the data of the billing support server 122, the settings of the device terminal 110 can also be changed.
In the first embodiment, the billing support server 122 includes at least a transaction number generation device 220, a billing support calculation device 222, a billing support recording device 224, a billing support display device 226, and a billing support communication device, as shown in FIG. 12(A). It includes a charging support input device 228, a charging support clock device 234, and a charging support bus line 236. The billing support server 122 does not need to be configured entirely by one server, but may be a server group whose functions are configured by a plurality of servers.

First, transaction number generation device 220 will be explained.
When there is a request for electronic payment from the beneficiary terminal 112 to the billing support server 122 (when it is determined that payment schedule information SPI or transaction information PTI has been received), transaction number generation device 220 generates the request (payment schedule information It has a function to generate and output a new transaction number TNO based on a predetermined rule each time SPI, etc. is received, and in this embodiment 1, it is configured by a program. is generated and recorded in the charging terminal transaction table ETT, which will be described later. The transaction number TNO is composed not only of numbers but also of a combination of numbers and alphabets, and is practically the only combination in the world. Note that the transaction number TNO may be generated upon transmission of the payment schedule information SPI from the device terminal 110.

Next, billing support calculation device 222 will be explained.
The billing support arithmetic device 222 is composed of a computing device, ROM, RAM, etc., and has a function to perform the functions of each device constituting the billing support server 122 while appropriately communicating with the RAM based on the program recorded in the ROM. A known arithmetic device is used.

Next, the billing support recording device 224 will be explained.
The billing support recording device 224 has a function of recording information necessary during processing while communicating with the equipment terminal 110, the beneficiary terminal 112, and the payment execution server 117, and a known recording device is used. The billing support recording device 224 records a billing support table CST, a billing terminal transaction table ETT, a billing beneficiary transaction table CBT, and a payee table PET, which will be described later.

Next, billing support display device 226 will be explained.
The billing support display device 226 has an interface function with the operator, and uses a known display device.

Next, billing support communication device 228 will be explained.
The billing support communication device 228 communicates operation availability information AVI, billing availability information CAI, recording completion information RCI, and electronic payment billing information EPI with the equipment terminal 110, and transaction information with the beneficiary terminal 112. PTI, transaction request information TRI, transaction unavailable information UAI, billing prohibited information UCI, payment confirmation information SCI, electronic payment billing information EPI, and payment execution server 117 (payment GW server 118 and payment server 126) A known communication device is used that has a function of transmitting execution information PEI, electronic payment result information ERI, etc. via communication via an Internet communication line 116 such as WiFi. Note that communication is not limited to the Internet communication line 116.

Next, billing support input device 232 will be explained.
The billing support input device 232 has a function of inputting necessary information in the billing support server 122, and uses a known keyboard. Necessary information may be input from external input means via an information communication network.

Next, billing support clock device 234 will be explained.
The billing support clock device 234 has a function of outputting date and time information DTI used in the billing support server 122, and a known clock device is used.

Next, the billing support bus line 236 will be explained.
The billing support bus line 236 is a known bus line that has a function of communicating between the devices that constitute the billing support server 122.

Next, the billing support table CST recorded in the billing support recording device 224 will be explained with reference to FIG.
The charging support table CST has at least a function of recording information for understanding the charging prohibited state in the game machine 106, which is the automatic service device 102. In other words, in the charging support table CST, at least the charging availability signal CAS is recorded in association with the terminal identification information TID, and in the first embodiment, the terminal date and time information EDTI and the operation availability signal AVS are recorded. is recorded. Although the billing support table CST has been described as an example of a table, it does not need to be a table, and it is sufficient as long as necessary information is stored in a predetermined storage area of the billing support recording device 224 and can be read and written. As a result, when the billing support server 122 receives the transaction information PTI, by referring to the billing support table CST, at the time of receiving the transaction information, the billing support server 122 sends a billing permission/disapproval signal in relation to the corresponding game machine 106 (terminal identification information TID). By determining whether 0 (zero) or 1 (one) is recorded in the CAS, it can be determined whether or not charging is prohibited. In the first embodiment, since the operation availability signal AVS is also recorded in the billing support table CST, service provision can be stopped based on the operation availability signal AVS. In the billing support table CST, a signal is recorded every time the billing availability signal CAS or the availability signal AVS changes, and the latest billing availability signal CAS or availability signal AVS is recorded. The terminal device date and time information EDTI is the terminal device date and time information EDTI at the time when these records were updated. Therefore, the terminal date and time information EDTI is recorded in association with the operation availability signal AVS and the billing availability signal CAS, respectively. That is, in the billing support table CST, every time the billing availability signal CAS or the operation availability signal AVS from the equipment terminal 110 is changed, it is possible to perform electronic billing by linking it to the corresponding terminal identification information TID. Status information regarding whether or not the system is operational and whether or not it is possible to operate is recorded. Note that the terminal identification information TID is recorded in advance in the charging support table CST. Further, automatic machine identification information AID and the like can be recorded in advance in the charging support table CST in association with the terminal machine identification information TID.

Next, the charging terminal transaction table ETT recorded in the charging support recording device 224 will be explained with reference to FIG. 12(C).
The payment schedule information SPI is recorded in the charging terminal transaction table ETT, and is used to determine whether the payment schedule information SPI and the transaction information PTI output from the beneficiary terminal 112 are information regarding the same transaction. Furthermore, it can also be used as transaction history information.
The billing terminal transaction table ETT contains device terminal identification information TID, terminal date and time information EDTI, charge information CHI, and member store identification information, linked to the transaction number TNO issued (output) from the transaction number generator 220. MID, service name information SNI, operation availability signal AVS, and billing availability signal CAS are recorded. In addition, each time electronic payment billing information EPI changes, or each time electronic payment result information ERI, electronic billing result information ECRI, or operation failure information AFI is received, this information is recorded in association with the transaction number TNO. . The billing terminal transaction table ETT includes payment schedule information SPI received from the device terminal 110, electronic billing result information ECRI or operation failure information AFI, electronic payment result information ERI received from the payment execution server 117, and information sent to the device terminal 110. The output electronic payment billing information EPI is recorded, but other information can also be recorded. Note that the affiliated store identification information MID is one of the related information for specifying the payee PYE of the fee determined for each terminal identification information TID.

Next, the billing beneficiary transaction table CBT recorded in the billing support recording device 224 will be explained with reference to FIG. 13(A).
In the billing beneficiary transaction table CBT, transaction information PTI received from the beneficiary terminal 112 is recorded.
The billing beneficiary transaction table CBT is used to determine whether the information is related to the same transaction as the payment schedule information SPI recorded in the billing terminal transaction table ETT, and information included in the transaction information PTI is recorded. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13(A), the billing beneficiary transaction table CBT includes, for example, transaction number TNO, terminal date and time information EDTI, charge information CHI, and is linked to terminal identification information TID. Payment source identification information PSI (payment source information PAI) and access destination information ACI (billing support server identification information CID) are recorded. In the first embodiment, further recorded are the beneficiary email address BMA as the beneficiary terminal identification information RID, the affiliated store identification information MID, and the service name information SNI. In other words, in the first embodiment, the transaction information PTI includes the transaction number TNO, the terminal date and time information EDTI, the charge information CHI, the beneficiary email address BMA, and the affiliated store identification information in association with the terminal identification information TID. It includes MID, service name information SNI, payment source identification information PSI (payment source information PAI), and billing support server identification information CID, which is access destination information ACI.

Next, the payee table PET recorded in the billing support recording device 224 will be explained with reference to FIG. 13(B).
The payment destination table PET is a table used to set the payment destination for the service price in the automatic service equipment 102, and in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. Member store identification information MID linked to the terminal identification information TID, payee information PYI that specifies the payment destination PYE, billing support server identification information CID that is access destination information ACI that specifies the billing support server 122, and payment information. Payment server identification information SID that identifies the server 126 is registered (recorded). The terminal identification information TID, member store identification information MID, billing support server identification information CID, and payment server identification information SID are recorded in advance using a personal computer or smartphone installed in the facility 100. In Figure 13(B), the first "A", "B", and "C" in the terminal identification information TID represent the company name, the next three digits represent the facility, and the last three digits represent the automatic service within the facility. Represents a number assigned to each device 102.
When using this member store identification information MID, in principle, the same payee information PYI is recorded for each company. However, even for the same company, different payee information PYI can be set depending on the location of the facility 100 by using terminal identification information TID and the like. In this first embodiment, since the terminal identification information TID and the automatic machine identification information AID have a one-to-one relationship, the payee information PYI is recorded in association with the automatic machine identification information AID instead of the terminal identification information TID. You can also do it. However, when a plurality of device terminals 110 are attached to one game machine 106, it is necessary to use the terminal identification information TID. Payee information PYI is information that can identify payee PYE, such as credit card number, bank account information, and payment services such as XX Pay.

Next, the operation of billing support server 122 will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
First, in step CS1, if it is determined that there is a change in the availability signal AVS included in the availability information AVI output from the device terminal 110, the process proceeds to step CS2, and if there is no change, the process proceeds to step CS3. The operation availability information AVI includes at least "1" of the operation enable signal POI, which is information that the game machine 106 specified by the terminal identification information TID and the terminal identification information TID is operable, or information that it is not operable. Contains "0" for the non-operational signal IPI. Further, the availability information AVI may include terminal device date and time information EDTI.
In step CS2, the corresponding terminal identification information TID recorded in the charging support table CST of the charging support recording device 224 is searched, and the terminal device date and time information EDTI and operation availability are linked to the terminal identification information TID. After recording "0" as the inoperable signal IPI or "1" as the operable signal POI included in the information AVI, the process advances to step CS3.
Next, in step CS3, if it is determined that there has been a change in the charging permission signal CAS (charging permission signal CCS or charging prohibition signal CPS) included in the charging permission information CAI output from the device terminal 110, the process proceeds to step CS5, and the change has occurred. If not, proceed to step CS4. The chargeability information CAI includes at least a charge prohibition signal CPS with a value of "0" or a chargeability signal CCS with a value of "1" which means chargeability, which is associated with the terminal identification information TID. There is. The billing availability information CAI may include terminal device date and time information EDTI.

In step CS5, the relevant terminal identification information TID recorded in the charging support table CST of the charging support recording device 224 is searched, and the terminal device date and time information EDTI and charging prohibition are linked to the relevant terminal identification information TID. After recording the charging prohibition signal CPS, which means "0", or the charging enable signal CCS, which means "charging is possible", "1", recording completion information is generated based on the recording of the charging enable signal CCS or charging prohibition signal CPS. Output the RCI to the device terminal 110 and proceed to step CS4.
In step CS4, it is determined whether a request for electronic payment (payment schedule information SPI) has been received from device terminal 110. If it is determined that an electronic payment request (settlement schedule information SPI) has been received, the process proceeds to step CS6, and if not determined, the process returns to step CS1. Therefore, the billing support server 122 normally loops through steps CS1, CS3, and CS4, and is in a standby state for receiving an electronic payment request (payment schedule information SPI) from the device terminal 110. Note that the payment schedule information SPI whose reception is determined in step CS4 is temporarily recorded in the charging terminal transaction table ETT of the charging support recording device 224.

In step CS6, the transaction number TNO is output from the transaction number generator 220, and then the process proceeds to step CS7. Note that the process of outputting the transaction number TNO may be performed after determining the presence or absence of transaction information PTI in step CS7. In other words, the transaction number TNO is output before step CS9, which will be described later. In this case, outputting transaction information PTI from the beneficiary terminal 112 is a request for electronic payment. In the example of FIG. 14, in order to simplify the explanation, the process of determining the acquisition of operation availability information AVI and billing availability information CAI from the device terminal 110 to the billing support server 122, one payment schedule information SPI, and one transaction. Although the case where the information PTI is processed in series is explained, in reality, processing of acquisition judgment of multiple operation availability information AVI, billing availability information CAI, transaction of multiple payment schedule information SPI and multiple transaction information PTI are processed in parallel.

In step CS7, it is determined whether transaction information PTI has been received from the beneficiary terminal 112. If transaction information PTI is determined, the process proceeds to step CS9; if not, the process proceeds to step CS8.
In step CS8, after proceeding to step CS7, it is determined whether a predetermined period of time has elapsed. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step CS7, and if it has elapsed, the process returns to step CS1 as an error.
In step CS9, the received payment schedule information SPI is recorded in the charging terminal transaction table ETT in association with the transaction number TNO, and then the process proceeds to step CS10. Specifically, device terminal identification information TID, terminal device date and time information EDTI, and fee information CHI are recorded in association with the transaction number TNO. In the first embodiment, member store identification information MID, service name information SNI, operation availability signal AVS, and billing availability signal CAS are further recorded. Note that step CS9 may be performed between step CS6 and step CS7.
In step CS10, the received transaction information PTI is associated with the transaction number TNO and recorded in the billing beneficiary transaction table CBT (FIG. 13(A)), and then the process proceeds to step CS11. Transaction information PTI includes electronic transaction information ETI (for example, device terminal identification information TID, charge information CHI, terminal device date and time information EDTI), payment source identification information PSI (payment source information PAI) that can identify the payment source PAS, and It includes billing support server identification information CID, which is access destination information ACI, and in the first embodiment, further includes the beneficiary email address BMA, service name information SNI, and affiliated store identification information MID, which is beneficiary terminal identification information RID. I'm here.
The billing beneficiary transaction table CBT includes terminal identification information TID, terminal date and time information EDTI, charge information CHI, payment source identification information PSI, and beneficiary email serving as beneficiary terminal identification information RID, which are associated with the transaction number TNO. Address BMA is recorded. In the first embodiment, the billing beneficiary transaction table CBT further includes billing support server identification information CID, which is access destination information ACI, member store identification information MID, and service name information SNI, which are linked to terminal identification information TID. recorded. In the payment execution server 117, various processes are performed in association with the transaction number TNO.

Next, in step CS11, it is determined whether the newly received transaction information PTI corresponds to the payment schedule information SPI received in step CS4 and recorded in the billing terminal transaction table ETT, and if so, the process proceeds to step CS12. If the transaction information does not match, proceed to step CS13, assuming that the transaction information is fake PTI. In other words, step CS11 is a process of determining that the payment schedule information SPI received in step CS4 and the transaction information PTI received in step CS7 are corresponding transactions. This determination is made if the terminal identification information TID and the terminal date and time information EDTI recorded in the billing terminal transaction table ETT and billing beneficiary transaction table CBT, respectively, are the same, It can be determined that there is. However, as a determination method in step CS11, if the transaction number TNO matches, if the terminal identification information TID and charge information CHI match, if the terminal identification information TID and service name information SNI match, etc. A discriminant method can be adopted. In addition, in the above example, the value of charge information CHI is fixed, but if the value range of charge information CHI is within the set range, it is recorded in the charging terminal transaction table ETT. It can be determined that

In step CS13, the billing support server 122 outputs the untransactionable information UAI to the receiving terminal 112, and then returns to step CS1. In other words, if the payment schedule information SPI and the transaction information PTI do not correspond to the transaction, the transaction impossible information UAI is output. Transaction impossibility information UAI is text information, graphic information, or voice information that conveys that electronic payment is not possible. In the first embodiment, the beneficiary terminal 112 that has received the transaction impossible information UAI displays, for example, "Payment is not possible" on the beneficiary terminal display device 176, as shown in FIG. 11(A). , to display that the transaction is not possible.
Note that the transaction impossibility information UAI may be output to the beneficiary terminal 112 by sending an e-mail to the beneficiary email address BMA included in the transaction information PTI. Furthermore, if the beneficiary terminal identification information RID is a telephone number PNO, the text message may be sent using short message service (SMS), for example.

In step CS12, it is determined whether the charging enable/disable signal CAS of the same terminal identification information TID in the charging support table CST is the charging prohibition signal CPS. If the charging prohibition signal CAS is not the charging prohibition signal CPS, the process proceeds to step CS14, and the charging prohibition signal CPS is detected as the charging prohibition signal CPS. If so, proceed to step CS15. In other words, in the charging support table CST, if the charging permission signal CAS corresponding to the same terminal identification information TID is "0", the process advances to step CS15, and if it is "1", the process advances to step CS14.

In step CS14, after outputting the payment confirmation information SCI to the beneficiary terminal 112, the process proceeds to step CS16. The payment confirmation information SCI includes at least charge information CHI, and in the first embodiment, further includes member store name MNA, terminal identification information TID, and service name information SNI.
When the beneficiary terminal 112 receives the payment confirmation information SCI, in the first embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. , member store name MNA, terminal identification information TID, service name information SNI, and fee information CHI are displayed.

In step CS15, the billing prohibition information UCI is output to the recipient terminal 112 and the device terminal 110, and then the process proceeds to step CS14. The output to the equipment terminal 110 can be specified based on the terminal identification information TID included in the payment schedule information SPI and recorded in the charging terminal transaction table ETT. The output to the beneficiary terminal 112 is specified based on the beneficiary terminal identification information RID (for example, the beneficiary email address BMA) included in the electronic transaction information ETI and recorded in the billing beneficiary transaction table CBT. be able to.
The device terminal 110 that has received the billing prohibition information UCI displays on the device terminal display device 154 that billing is prohibited, and the beneficiary terminal 112 displays on the beneficiary terminal display device 176 that billing is prohibited. Display the following information.

In step CS16, it is determined whether the transaction request information TRI has been received from the beneficiary terminal 112. If it is determined that the transaction request information TRI has been received, the process proceeds to step CS17, and if not, the process proceeds to step CS18. In other words, if the confirmation button 274 in FIG. 10(D) is tapped, the process advances to step CS17.
In step CS18, it is determined whether a predetermined time has elapsed after proceeding to step CS16, and if it has not, the process returns to step CS16, and if the predetermined time has elapsed, it is assumed that there is no intention to complete the payment and the process returns to step CS1.
Here, the processes of step CS14, step CS16, and step CS18 can be omitted if confirmation of payment by the beneficiary is not required. In other words, if it is determined in step CS12 that charging is not prohibited, the process can proceed to step CS17.

In step CS17, the payment execution information PEI is output to the payment execution server 117, and then the process proceeds to step CS19. Payment execution information PEI includes payment source identification information PSI (payment source information PAI) to identify the payment source PAS, payment destination information PYI to identify the payment destination PYE, charge information CHI, and transaction number TNO. I'm here. The payment source information PAI is information (payment source identification information PSI (payment source information PAI)) sent from the beneficiary terminal 112 included in the transaction information PTI, and the payee information PYI is the information sent from the terminal 112 in the payee table PET. This is the payee information PYI linked to the machine identification information TID. Additionally, the beneficiary email address BMA is included in the transaction information PTI sent from the beneficiary terminal 112, is recorded in the billing beneficiary transaction table CBT, or is included in the transaction request information TRI and sent to the billing support server 122. It can be identified by The payee information PYI can be specified by the terminal identification information TID included in the payment schedule information SPI. Note that the payment source PAS can also be specified in the payment GW server 118 or the payment server 126 using payment source identification information PSI recorded in the payment support table APT recorded in the payment support server 128, which will be described later. The payee PYE can be identified by including the payee information PYI linked to the terminal identification information TID in the payment execution information PEI in the payee table PET recorded in the billing support recording device 224. can. The payment source PAS can also be specified in the payment GW server 118 or the payment server 126 by using the payment source identification information PSI recorded in the billing beneficiary transaction table CBT.

Next, in step CS19, it is determined whether electronic payment result information ERI (payment completion information PCI or payment failure information NAI linked to transaction number TNO) has been output from the payment execution server 117 (payment GW server 118), and the electronic payment is If the result information ERI is output, the process proceeds to step CS20, and if it is not output, the process proceeds to step C21.
In step CS21, it is determined whether a predetermined time has elapsed after proceeding to step CS19. If it has not elapsed, the process returns to step CS19. If it has elapsed, it is assumed that there is no intention to complete the payment and the process returns to step CS1.
In step CS20, after outputting the electronic payment billing information EPI to the device terminal 110 and the beneficiary terminal 112, the payment completion information PCI or payment failure information NAI linked to the transaction number TNO in the electronic payment result information ERI is It is recorded in association with the corresponding transaction number TNO in the billing terminal transaction table ETT, and then the process proceeds to step CS22. The electronic payment billing information EPI includes the transaction number TNO related to the process recorded in the charging terminal transaction table ETT, and the payment completion information PCI or payment failure information NAI in the electronic payment result information ERI.
In step CS22, it is determined whether electronic billing result information ECRI or operation failure information AFI has been received from the device terminal 110, and if electronic billing result information ECRI or operation failure information AFI is determined, the process proceeds to step CS23, and if not determined, step CS24 Proceed to. The electronic billing result information ECRI includes, for example, the value "1" as the operating signal RNS associated with the transaction number TNO related to the process. The operation failure information AFI includes, for example, the value "0" as a non-operation signal associated with the transaction number TNO.
In step CS24, it is determined whether a predetermined time has elapsed after proceeding to step CS22. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step CS22. If it has elapsed, it is assumed that the operation has failed and the process proceeds to step CS25.
In step CS25, operation failure information AFI is output, and the process proceeds to step CS23.
In step CS23, when electronic billing result information ECRI is received from the device terminal 110, a value "1" is recorded in the billing terminal transaction table ETT in association with the corresponding transaction number TNO, and then the process returns to step CS1. On the other hand, if operation failure information AFI is received in step CS23, or if the process moves to step CS23 via step CS25, the value "0" is added to the charging terminal transaction table ETT by linking it to the corresponding transaction number TNO. After recording, return to step CS1. In other words, the electronic billing result information ECRI has the value "1" which is the active signal RNS linked to the transaction number TNO, so the billing terminal transaction table ETT has the value linked to the transaction number TNO. "1" is recorded. When the operation failure information AFI is received, the value "0" is recorded as the operation failure information AFI in the charging terminal transaction table ETT.
The billing support server 122 is connected to each device terminal 110 via the Internet communication line 116, but the store server (not shown) that manages the game machines 106 of each facility 100 is connected to the billing support server 122 and each device terminal. It may be placed between 110 and 110. In that case, the store server includes some of the functions of billing support server 122. Some of its functions include, for example, management processing of the charging support table CST. By arranging the store server, the store server can collectively transmit and receive data for delivery to and from the billing support server 122, so that the load on the billing support server 122 can be reduced.

Next, the payment execution server 117 will be explained.
The payment execution server 117 has a function of executing payment from the payment source PAS to the payment destination PYE based on the charge information CHI based on the payment execution information PEI output from the billing support server 122. In the first embodiment, after the payment is executed based on the payment execution information PEI output from the billing support server 122, electronic payment result information ERI is output to the billing support server 122. In the first embodiment, the payment execution server 117 is composed of the payment GW server 118 and the payment server 126, but these can also be composed of one server.

Next, the payment gateway server 118 will be explained mainly with reference to FIG. 15.
The payment GW server 118 has at least the function of outputting the payment execution information PEI to the payment server 126 when receiving the payment execution information PEI from the billing support server 122, and the function of outputting the payment execution information PEI to the payment server 126 when receiving the payment result information PRI from the payment server 126. It has a function of outputting payment result information ERI to the billing support server 122.
In the first embodiment, the payment GW server 118 includes at least a payment GW calculation device 202, a payment GW recording device 206, a payment GW display device 208, a payment GW communication device 212, a payment GW input device 214, a payment GW clock device 216, and payment gateway bus line 218.

Next, the payment gateway calculation device 202 will be explained.
The payment gateway calculation device 202 is composed of a calculation device, RAM, ROM, etc., and has a function of performing the functions of each device that constitutes the beneficiary terminal 112 while appropriately communicating with the RAM based on the program recorded in the ROM. has. In the first embodiment, the payment gateway calculation device 202 is a known calculation device.

Next, the payment gateway recording device 206 will be explained.
The payment gateway recording device 206 has a function of recording necessary information in the process of processing while communicating with the billing support server 122 and the payment server 126, and a known recording device is used. The payment gateway recording device 206 records a payment gateway transaction table GTT, which will be described later.

Next, the payment gateway display device 208 will be explained.
The payment gateway display device 208 has an interface function with the operator, and uses a known display device.

Next, the payment gateway communication device 212 will be explained.
The payment gateway communication device 212 has the function of transmitting payment execution information PEI with the billing support server 122 via the Internet communication line or a dedicated line, and with the payment server 126 via the dedicated line 124. A known communication device is used.

Next, the payment gateway input device 214 will be explained.
The payment gateway input device 214 has a function of inputting necessary information in the payment gateway calculation device 202, and uses a known keyboard.
The payment gateway display device 208 and the payment gateway input device 214 can be remotely operated and displayed by an operator by being connected via an information communication network.

Next, the payment gateway clock device 216 will be explained.
The payment gateway clock device 216 has a function of outputting date and time information DTI used in the billing support server 122, and a known clock device is used.

Next, payment GW bus line 218 will be explained.
The payment gateway bus line 218 is a well-known bus line that has a function of communicating between the devices that make up the payment gateway server 118.

Next, the payment gateway transaction table GTT recorded in the payment gateway recording device 206 will be explained with reference to FIG.
The payment gateway transaction table GTT records information during the process of communicating with the billing support server 122 and the payment server 126, and is used for transaction history management and transaction matching processing. The payment gateway transaction table GTT includes terminal identification information TID, terminal date and time information EDTI, and billing support server identification information that are linked to the transaction number TNO included in the payment execution information PEI and sent from the billing support server 122. CID, beneficiary email address BMA, charge information CHI, merchant identification information MID, payment source information PAI, payee information PYI, payment result information PRI output from the payment server 126 (payment completion information PCI or payment failure information NAI) , and other necessary information are recorded.

Next, the operation of the payment gateway server 118 will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 17.
First, in step GS1, it is determined whether the payment execution information PEI has been output from the billing support server 122. If determined, the process proceeds to step GS2, and if not determined, step GS1 is looped. In other words, if the payment execution information PEI is not output, the system waits for the payment execution information PEI.
In step GS2, the received payment execution information PEI is recorded in the payment gateway transaction table GTT in association with the transaction number TNO, and then the process proceeds to step GS3.
In step GS3, after outputting the payment execution information PEI to the payment server 126, the process proceeds to step GS4. The payment execution information PEI includes at least payment source information PAI for specifying the payment source PAS, payee information PYI for specifying the payee PYE, and charge information CHI. In the first embodiment, the payment source information PAI can be specified by the payment source identification information PSI recorded in the billing beneficiary transaction table CBT. The payee PYE can be identified by the payee information PYI recorded in the payee table PET.
In step GS4, it is determined whether the payment result information PRI has been received from the payment server 126, and if the payment result information PRI has been received, the process proceeds to step GS5. The payment result information PRI includes payment result information PRI or payment failure information NAI associated with the transaction number TNO.
In step GS5, after recording the payment result information PRI in association with the transaction number TNO in the payment gateway transaction table GTT, the process proceeds to step GS6.
In step GS6, the electronic payment result information ERI is sent to the billing support server 122, and then the process returns to step GS1. The destination billing support server 122 can be identified by the billing support server identification information CID recorded in the settlement GW transaction table GTT in association with the transaction number TNO. The electronic payment result information ERI includes payment result information PRI or payment failure information NAI associated with the transaction number TNO.

Next, the payment server 126 will be explained mainly with reference to FIG. 18.
When the payment server 126 receives the payment execution information PEI as a payment processing request from the payment GW server 118, the payment server 126 transfers the fee to the payment source information based on at least the payment source information PAI, the payee information PYI, and the fee information CHI. It has a function to execute payment processing ST that transfers the amount based on charge information CHI from the payment source PAS specified by PAI to the payment destination PYE specified by payee information PYI. Even if the payment processing ST is performed in the payment server 126, the actual funds transfer is usually performed at a later date. In this specification, completion of payment does not mean that funds are actually transferred, but rather that the processing necessary for transferring funds in electronic payment has been completed.
In the first embodiment, the payment server 126 is a computer, and includes at least a payment server calculation device 242, a payment server storage device 244, a payment server display device 246, a payment server communication device 248, a payment server clock device 250, and a payment server input device. 252, and a payment server bus line 254.

Next, the payment server calculation device 242 will be explained.
The payment server computing device 242 is composed of a computing device, ROM, RAM, etc., and has a function of performing the functions of each device constituting the payment server 126 while appropriately communicating with the RAM based on the program recorded in the ROM. .

Next, the payment server storage device 244 will be explained.
The payment server storage device 244 has a function of recording information necessary during processing while communicating with the payment gateway server 118, and a known recording device is used.

Next, the payment server display device 246 will be explained.
The payment server display device 246 has an interface function with the operator, and uses a known display device.

Next, the payment server communication device 248 will be explained.
The payment server communication device 248 has a function of transmitting payment execution information PEI or payment result information PRI to and from the payment gateway server 118 via communication via the dedicated line 124, and a known communication device is used. Note that this is not limited to the dedicated line 124.

Next, the payment server clock device 250 will be explained.
The payment server clock device 250 has a function of outputting date and time information DTI used in the payment server 126, and a known clock device is used.

Next, the payment server input device 252 will be explained.
The payment server input device 252 has a function of inputting necessary information in the payment server 126, and uses a known keyboard.
The payment server display device 246 and the payment server input device 252 can be remotely operated and displayed by an operator by being connected via an information communication network.

Next, the payment server bus line 254 will be explained.
The payment server bus line 254 is a well-known bus line that has a function of communicating between the devices that make up the payment server 126.

Next, the operation of the payment server 126 will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 18(B).
First, in step PS1, it is determined whether the payment execution information PEI has been output from the payment GW server 118, and if the payment execution information PEI is determined, the process proceeds to step PS2, and if it is not determined, step PS1 is looped. In other words, if the payment execution information PEI is not output, the system waits for the payment execution information PEI.
In step PS2, the received payment execution information PEI is recorded in the payment server storage device 244, and then the process proceeds to step PS3.
In step PS3, after executing the payment processing ST, the process proceeds to step PS4.
In step PS4, after outputting the payment result information PRI to the payment gateway server 118, the process returns to step PS1. The payment result information PRI is either payment completion information PCI or payment failure information NAI. Note that these processes are performed in conjunction with the transaction number TNO. The payment completion information PCI is information that is output when the payment is successfully performed in the payment execution server 117, and has a value of "1", for example. The payment failure information NAI is information output when the payment is not successfully performed in the payment execution server 117, and has a value of "0", for example.

Next, the beneficiary terminal 112 does not always store the information and programs necessary for the payment, such as the payment source information PAI of the payment source PAS necessary for the payment, but is connected to an information communication network and placed externally. A case will be explained in which the payment information is stored in the payment support server 128. If the beneficiary terminal 112 stores information, programs, etc. necessary for payment, the payment support server 128 is not necessarily necessary. The payment support server 128 will be explained mainly with reference to FIG. 19.
The payment support server 128 has a function of providing an application program to be used in the recipient terminal 112 in response to a download request from the recipient terminal 112, and also performing recording and processing necessary when using payment support.
In the first embodiment, the payment support server 128 is a computer, and includes at least a payment support server calculation device 312, a payment support server recording device 314, a payment support server display device 316, a payment support server communication device 318, and a payment support server clock device. 320, a payment support server input device 322, and a payment support server bus line 324.

Next, the payment support server arithmetic device 312 will be explained.
The payment support server arithmetic device 312 is composed of a calculation device, ROM, RAM, etc., and has a function of performing the functions of each device constituting the payment support server 128 while appropriately communicating with the RAM based on the program recorded in the ROM. has.

Next, the payment support server recording device 314 will be explained.
The payment support server recording device 314 has a function of recording information necessary during processing while communicating with the beneficiary terminal 112, and a known recording device is used. A payment support table APT is recorded in the payment support server recording device 314. As shown in FIG. 19(B), the payment support table APT includes at least the beneficiary email address BMA, which is the beneficiary terminal identification information RID, the beneficiary email address BMA, which is the payment application login information LGI, and the beneficiary password. BPW and payment source information PAI (payment source identification information PSI) are recorded. In the first embodiment, the payment source information PAI is bank account information, including bank name BKN, branch name BBN, account type BAK, and account number BAN. However, payment source information PAI can be used in systems that allow payment of publicly known fees, such as credit card numbers, debit card numbers, QR code payments, payment services using email accounts and the Internet, such as PayPal (registered trademark). Payment source information can be used.

Next, the payment support server display device 316 will be explained.
The payment support server display device 316 has an interface function with the operator, and uses a known display device.

Next, the payment support server communication device 318 will be explained.
The payment support server communication device 318 has a function of transmitting information such as payment source information PAI to and from the beneficiary terminal 112 via the public wireless communication line 150, and a known communication device is used. In the first embodiment, at least the payment source information PAI is transmitted to the beneficiary terminal 112.

Next, the payment support server clock device 320 will be explained.
The payment support server clock device 320 has a function of outputting date and time information DTI used in the payment support server 128, and a known clock device is used.

Next, the payment support server input device 322 will be explained.
The payment support server input device 322 has a function of inputting necessary information in the payment support server 128, and uses a known keyboard.
The payment support server display device 316 and the payment support server input device 322 can be remotely operated and displayed by an operator by being connected via an information communication network.

Next, the payment support server bus line 324 will be explained.
The payment support server bus line 324 is a well-known bus line that has a function of communicating between the devices that make up the payment support server 128.

For example, when there is a request to send the payment source information PAI from the beneficiary terminal 112, the payment support server 128 encrypts the recorded payment source information PAI and sends it.

Note that the function of the payment support server 128 can be substituted by the beneficiary terminal 112, the payment gateway server 118, the billing support server 122, etc.

Next, the operation of the electronic payment system for automatic service equipment according to the first embodiment will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 20. First, billing support server identification information CID, which is access destination information ACI, is recorded in advance on the equipment terminal 110, and payment support application PSA is installed on the beneficiary terminal 112, and payment application login information LGI is recorded in advance. It is assumed that there is Note that in the flowchart of FIG. 20, most of the steps necessary to understand the operation of the entire system are described, but some are omitted.

First, in the game machine 106, which is the automatic service device 102, when the power is turned on and the game machine control device 132 starts operating, in step AS1, it is determined whether the operation availability signal AVS from the operation availability information output device 142 has changed. If a change is determined, the process proceeds to step AS2, and if no change is determined, the process proceeds to step AS3. In other words, when the availability signal AVS changes from "1" of the availability signal POI to "0" of the availability signal IPI, or from "0" of the availability signal IPI to "1" of the availability signal POI. If the value changes to , proceed to step AS2.
When the operational ready signal POI changes from "1" to the unavailable signal IPI "0", in step AS2, after outputting the operational unavailable signal IPI "0" to the equipment terminal 110 in association with the automatic machine identification information AID, If the operation-unavailable signal IPI changes from "0" to the operation-enabled signal POI "1", the operation-enabled signal POI "1" is output to the device terminal 110, and then the process proceeds to step AS3.
In step AS3, it is determined whether the billing permission signal CAS from the billing permission/denial signal output device 153 has changed. If it has not changed, the process proceeds to step AS4; if it has changed, the process proceeds to step AS5. In other words, when the charge enable/disable signal CAS changes from "1", which is the charge enable signal CCS, to "0", which is the charge prohibition signal CPS, or from "0", which is the charge prohibition signal CPS, to "1", which is the charge enable signal CCS. If there is a change, proceed to step AS5; if not, proceed to step AS4.
In step AS5, the charging prohibition signal CPS of "0" or the charging enable signal CCS of "1" is transmitted to the equipment terminal 110 in association with the automatic machine identification information AID, and then the process proceeds to step AS4.
In step AS4, it is determined whether the money charging signal CHS is output from the money identification device 136. If the money charging signal CHS is determined, the process proceeds to step AS6, and if the money charging signal CHS is not output, the process proceeds to step AS7.
In step AS7, it is determined whether the electronic payment charging signal ECS has been output from the electronic payment activation device 148. If the electronic payment charging signal ECS is determined, the process proceeds to step AS6, and if not determined, the process returns to step AS1.

The device terminal 110 first displays the electronic payment screen CSS shown in FIG. 7(A) in step ES0, and then proceeds to step ES1.
In step ES1, it is determined whether the operation availability signal AVS from the game machine 106 has changed. If the operation availability signal AVS has changed, the process proceeds to step ES2, and if the operation availability signal AVS has not changed, the process proceeds to step ES3.
In step ES2, the operation enable signal POI "0" or the charge enable signal CCS "1" is transmitted as the operation enable/disable information AVI to the billing support server 122 in association with the terminal identification information TID, and then the process proceeds to step ES3. .

In step CS1, the billing support server 122 determines whether the device is operational based on the availability information AVI (the availability signal POI or the availability signal IPI, which is the availability signal AVS linked to the terminal identification information TID) received from the device terminal 110. If it is determined that the inoperability signal IPI "0" has been received, in step CS2, the inoperability signal IPI "0" is recorded in the billing support table CST in the billing support recording device 224 in association with the terminal identification information TID. After that, proceed to step CS3. When the availability information AVI includes "1" which is the availability signal POI indicating the availability state, "1" is recorded in the billing support table CST in association with the terminal identification information TID. Note that "0", which is the inoperability signal IPI indicating an inoperable state, is output not only from the automatic service device 102 but also when the Internet communication line 116 or the like is interrupted.

In step ES3 in the device terminal 110, it is determined whether the billing permission signal CAS from the game machine control device 132 of the automatic service device 102 has changed, and if the billing permission signal CAS has changed, the process advances to step ES4, where the billing permission signal CAS is changed. If does not change, proceed to step ES7.
In step ES4, the billing support server 122 outputs billing availability information CAI including the billing availability signal CAS linked to the terminal identification information TID and the terminal date and time information EDTI, and then proceeds to step ES5. The chargeability information CAI is a chargeability signal CAS linked to the terminal identification information TID. The charge enable/disable signal CAS is "1", which is charge enable information CCI, or "0", which is charge prohibition signal CPS.

If the billing support server 122 determines in step CS3 that there has been a change in the billing capability signal CAS included in the billing capability information CAI output from the device terminal 110, the billing support server 122 proceeds to step CS5 and enters the terminal identification information in the billing support table CST. After recording the charging prohibition signal CPS "0" or the charging enable signal CCS "1" and the terminal date and time information EDTI in association with the information TID, the recording completion information RCI of the charging permission signal CAS is sent to the device terminal 110. Output and proceed to step CS4.
In step CS4, it is determined whether a request for electronic payment (payment schedule information SPI) has been received from device terminal 110. When the billing support server 122 determines the payment schedule information SPI, the billing support server 122 temporarily records the payment schedule information SPI in the billing support recording device 224, and then proceeds to step CS6.

At step ES5 in the device terminal 110, it is determined whether recording completion information RCI has been output from the billing support server 122. If it is determined, the process proceeds to step ES7, and if not determined, the process proceeds to step ES6.
In step ES6, the recording completion information RCI is in a standby state for a predetermined period of time, and if the recording completion information RCI is not determined within the predetermined period of time, the process returns to step ES0 as an error. In step ES5, if recording completion information RCI is determined within the predetermined time, the process advances to step ES7.
In step ES7, step ES9, or step ES11, it is determined whether the electronic payment activation button 151 (100 yen selection button 1511, 300 yen selection button 1513, or 500 yen selection button 1515) has been operated (tapped), and the electronic payment is made. It enters a standby state for processing ESC (Figure 20). By tapping the electronic payment start button 151, the process advances to step ES13 and electronic payment processing ESC is started. If any of the 100 yen selection button 1511, 300 yen selection button 1513, or 500 yen selection button 1515 is not tapped within the predetermined time, the process returns from step ES33 to step ES0.

Next, the manner in which the beneficiary uses electronic payment to receive the service of the automatic service device 102 (game machine 106) will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.
The beneficiary first presses (tap) the electronic payment activation button 151 on the device terminal 110 and performs the electronic payment request operation ERO. That is, tap any one of the 100 yen selection button 1511, 300 yen selection button 1513, or 500 yen selection button 1515 as the electronic payment activation button 151. If you tap the 100 yen selection button 1511, proceed to step ES8.In step ES8, the charge information CHI is set to 100 yen, then proceed to step ES13, and if you tap the 300 yen selection button 1513, proceed to step ES9, then step After the charge information CHI is set to 300 yen in ES10, proceed to step ES13, and if you tap the 500 yen selection button 1515, proceed to step ES11.After the charge information CHI is set to 500 yen in step ES12, proceed to step ES13. move on.

At step ES13 in the device terminal 110, the payment schedule information SPI is recorded in the device terminal storage device 158, and the access destination recorded in advance in the device terminal table TAT recorded in the device terminal storage device 158 is recorded. After outputting to the billing support server 122 specified by the billing support server identification information CID, which is information ACI, the process advances to step ES14. As mentioned above, the payment schedule information SPI includes charge information CHI and terminal date and time information EDTI linked to the terminal identification information TID, and furthermore, in the first embodiment, the member store identification information MID, It includes the service name information SNI, the value of the operation availability signal AVS, and the value of the billing availability signal CAS.

In step ES14, the charge information CHI set in step ES8, step ES10, or step ES12 is recorded in the NFC tag 170T, which is the transaction information recording device 170, and then the process proceeds to step ES15.
After displaying the proximity request screen CRS on the device terminal display device 154 in step ES15, the process advances to step ES16. For example, as shown in FIG. 7(B), the proximity request screen CRS includes a display prompting the user terminal 112 to approach the device terminal display device 154, such as "Please touch your smartphone." I do.

Meanwhile, the beneficiary operates the beneficiary terminal 112 and taps a start button (not shown) of the payment support application PSA. If it is determined in step BS1 that the activation button (not shown) has been tapped, the process proceeds to step BS2, the payment support application PSA is activated, and the payment is made on the beneficiary terminal display device 176, as shown in FIG. 10(B). Display the support login screen SLS. In step BS3, the user is requested to input the email address BMA, which is the payment application login information LGI (FIG. 8(C)), and in step BS4, the beneficiary password BPW is requested. After inputting them using the beneficiary terminal input device 186, the process proceeds to step BS5 by tapping the login transmission button 262.
In step BS5, it is determined whether the payment application login information LGI is correct by comparing it with the information recorded in the beneficiary terminal storage device 178. If they match, the process proceeds to step BS6, and if it is incorrect, the login screen SLS is terminated, and in step BS7, a message that the payment application login information LGI is different is displayed on the beneficiary terminal display device 176, and then the screen returns to the icon screen of the payment support application PSA.

Note that steps BS1 to BS5 can also be executed after tapping the electronic payment activation button 151. Steps BS1 to BS5 in FIG. 20 are shown for convenience.
In step BS6, after displaying the approach prompting screen CUS shown in FIG. 10(C), the process advances to step BS8.
In step BS8, after turning on the function of the NFC reader 188N, the process proceeds to step BS9, where it is enabled to communicate with the NFC tag 170T.

After the electronic payment request operation ERO by tapping the electronic payment activation button 151 on the device terminal 110, the beneficiary taps the electronic payment activation button 151 on the device terminal 110, and then taps the “Terminal Please touch.'', the device terminal 110 is touched or brought close to the device terminal display device 154 on which the proximity request screen CRS is displayed.

When the beneficiary terminal 112 touches or approaches the device terminal display device 154 of the device terminal 110, the NFC tag 170T enters the communication range of the NFC reader 188N built into the beneficiary terminal 112, and the NFC reader 188N Wireless communication is performed between the NFC tag 170T and the NFC tag 170T.
That is, in step BS9, after acquiring the electronic transaction information ETI recorded in the transaction information recording device 170 (NFC tag recording device 171M of the NFC tag 170T), the process proceeds to step BS10. The electronic transaction information ETI includes at least the terminal identification information TID, which is the payment destination information PYI, and the billing support server identification information CID, which is the access destination information ACI. Includes charge information CHI, service name information SNI, and member store identification information MID.
In step BS10, the acquired electronic transaction information ETI is recorded in the beneficiary transaction table BTT recorded in the beneficiary terminal storage device 178, and then the process proceeds to step BS11.
In step BS11, after acquiring the payment source information PAI recorded in the beneficiary terminal table RTT of the beneficiary terminal storage device 178, the process proceeds to step BS12.

In step BS12, it is determined whether the payment source information PAI has been acquired. If the payment source information PAI has been acquired, the process proceeds to step BS14; if the payment source information PAI has not been acquired, the process proceeds to step BS13.
In step BS13, it is determined whether a predetermined time has elapsed since the request for payment source information PAI. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step BS12, and if the predetermined time has elapsed, the process returns to step BS1 as a processing error.
In step BS14, the payment source information PAI is recorded in the beneficiary transaction table BTT in association with the terminal identification information TID included in the electronic transaction information ETI newly received in step BS9, and then the process proceeds to step BS15.

In step BS15, the beneficiary terminal 112 outputs the transaction information PTI (payment source identification information PSI (payment source information PAI) and electronic transaction information ETI) to the billing support server 122, and then proceeds to step BS16. The billing support server 122 that is the output destination can be specified using the billing support server identification information CID, which is the access destination information ACI, included in the electronic transaction information ETI received by the NFC reader 188N. Transaction information PTI includes at least electronic transaction information ETI (at least terminal identification information TID, terminal date and time information EDTI, charge information CHI) and payment source identification information PSI (payment source information PAI) that can identify the payment source PAS. In the first embodiment, it further includes a beneficiary email address BMA as the beneficiary terminal identification information RID, service name information SNI, and affiliated store identification information MID.
Additionally, authentication is not necessarily required to use the payment support app PSA. The user terminal 112 uses the NFC reader 188N to obtain information identifying the game machine 106 to be paid (terminal identification information TID, etc.) and information regarding the access destination (access destination information ACI) from the device terminal 110. do. After acquiring the information regarding the access destination, the recipient terminal 112 accesses the access destination and collects information identifying the acquired game machine 106 for payment and information identifying the payment source PAS necessary for payment (payment source Send specific information (PSI). The access destination is within the billing support server 122, and the information that identifies the game machine 106 that is the target of the acquired payment (including information that identifies the payee PYI (payee identification information PII)) and the payment source PAS are identified. Based on the information and the information of the game machine 106 that is the subject of payment recorded in the billing support server 122 (including fee information (charge information CHI)), a request to settle the fee is sent to the payment execution server 117. . For example, the beneficiary terminal 112 does not necessarily need to use the payment support application PSA, after acquiring the electronic transaction information ETI from the device terminal 110, the payment support server 122 uses a general-purpose web browser to obtain the electronic transaction information ETI based on the access destination information ACI. Control may be performed such that a managed payment web page is accessed and transaction information PTI is transmitted to the access destination. After acquiring the payment request and necessary information, the billing support server 122 transmits payment execution information PEI to the payment execution server 117. Furthermore, the beneficiary terminal 112 may be configured to be able to input information necessary for payment from the beneficiary terminal input device 186, if necessary.

On the other hand, at step CS6 in billing support server 122, transaction number generation device 220 outputs transaction number TNO based on a predetermined rule, and then the process proceeds to step CS7.
In step CS7, if it is determined that the transaction information PTI has been received from the beneficiary terminal 112, the process proceeds to step CS9, and if it is not determined that the transaction information PTI has been received, the process proceeds to step CS8. In step CS8, if the transaction information PTI is not determined within the predetermined time, the process returns to step CS1 as an error, and if it is within the predetermined time, the process returns to step CS7.
In step CS9, the information contained in the received transaction schedule information SPI is recorded in the charging terminal transaction table ETT, and then the process proceeds to step CS10. That is, in step CS9, in the charging terminal transaction table ETT, terminal identification information TID, terminal date and time information EDTI, fee information CHI, member store identification information MID, and service are linked to the transaction number TNO generated in step CS7. After the name information SNI, the operation availability signal AVS in the accounting support table CST at the time of output, and the accounting availability signal CAS are recorded, the process advances to step CS10.
In step CS10, the received transaction information PTI is recorded in the billing beneficiary transaction table CBT, and then the process proceeds to step CS11. That is, the transaction number TNO generated in step CS7 in association with the terminal identification information TID included in the transaction information PTI, the charge information CHI included in the transaction information PTI, the terminal date and time information EDTI, and the payment source. Information PAI, billing support server identification information CID which is access destination information ACD, beneficiary email address BMA, service name information SNI, and affiliated store identification information MID are recorded.
In step CS11, the newly received transaction information PTI recorded in the billing beneficiary transaction table CBT is compared with the transaction schedule information SPI recorded in the billing terminal transaction table ETT, and the transaction information PTI is compared with the transaction information SPI recorded in the billing terminal transaction table ETT. If the schedule information SPI corresponds, it is determined that the transaction is genuine and the process proceeds to step CS12. A comparison between the transaction information PTI and the transaction schedule information SPI indicates that if the transaction number TNO recorded in the billing terminal transaction table ETT and the transaction number TNO recorded in the billing beneficiary transaction table CBT match, the transaction is genuine. It can be determined that To determine whether the transaction is a corresponding transaction, at least the terminal identification information TID and terminal device date and time information recorded in the billing beneficiary transaction table CBT and the billing terminal transaction table ETT are used, without including the transaction number TNO. If the EDTIs match, it can be determined that the payments are compatible using other methods. Further, it is preferable to include charge information CHI in determining whether the transaction is a corresponding transaction. If it cannot be determined that the transaction is a corresponding transaction, such as when the terminal identification information TID and the terminal date and time information EDTI do not match, proceed to step CS13, and after outputting the transaction impossible information UAI to the beneficiary terminal 112 or the equipment terminal 110. , return to step CS1.

At step BS16 in the beneficiary terminal 112, if the transaction impossible information UAI is determined, the process proceeds to step BS17, and if the transaction impossible information UAI is not determined, the process proceeds to step BS18.
In step BS17, a message indicating that the transaction cannot be performed (cannot be operated) is displayed on the beneficiary terminal display device 176, and then the process returns to step BS1.

In step ES19 in the equipment terminal 110, if the transaction impossible information UAI is determined, the process proceeds to step ES20, and if the transaction impossible information UAI is not determined, the process proceeds to step ES21.
In step ES20, a message indicating that the transaction is not possible (transaction is impossible) is displayed on the device terminal display device 154, and then the process returns to step ES0.

On the other hand, in step CS12 of the billing support server 122, the billing support server 122 determines whether the billing availability signal CAS recorded in association with the same terminal identification information TID in the billing support table CST is "1" of the billing capability signal CCS. It is determined whether the charging prohibition signal CPS is "0", and if it is "0", which means charging is prohibited, the process proceeds to step CS15 (Fig. 14), and then to step CS14, and if it is "1", which does not prohibit charging. , proceed to step CS14.
In step CS15, the billing prohibition information UCI is output to the device terminal 110 or the beneficiary terminal 112, and then the process proceeds to step CS14.

At step ES21 in the equipment terminal 110, if charging prohibited information UCI is determined, the process proceeds to step ES22, and if charging prohibited information UCI is not determined, the process proceeds to step ES23.
In step ES22, a message indicating that billing is not possible is displayed on the device terminal display device 154, and then the process proceeds to step ES23.

Further, in step BS18 in the subscriber terminal 112, if charging prohibited information UCI is determined, the process advances to step BS19, and if charging prohibited information UCI is not determined, the process advances to step BS20.
In step BS19, a message that charging is prohibited is displayed on the beneficiary terminal display device 176, and then the process proceeds to step BS20.

On the other hand, in step CS14 of the billing support server 122, after outputting the payment confirmation information SCI to the beneficiary terminal 112, the process proceeds to step CS16. The payment confirmation information SCI includes at least charge information CHI. In the first embodiment, the information further includes member store name MNA, terminal identification information TID, and service name information SNI. Here, the processes of step CS14, step CS16, and step CS18 can be omitted if confirmation of the user's payment is not required.

If the payment confirmation information SCI output from the billing support server 122 is determined in step BS20 in the beneficiary terminal 112, the process proceeds to step BS21, and the transaction confirmation screen TCS shown in FIG. 10(D) is displayed on the beneficiary terminal display device. 176, the process proceeds to step BS23, and if the payment confirmation information SCI is not determined, the process proceeds to step BS22. The transaction confirmation screen TCS displays the member store name MNA, terminal identification information TID, service name information SNI, charge information CHI (100 yen in this example 1), a confirmation button 274, and a confirmation cancel button 276. Ru.
In step BS22, it is determined whether a predetermined time has elapsed since proceeding to step BS20. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step BS20, and if the predetermined time has elapsed, the process returns to step BS1.
Here, the beneficiary taps the confirmation button 274 as proof that he/she agrees to pay 100 yen.
If it is determined in step BS23 that the confirmation button 274 has been tapped, the process proceeds to step BS24, where the transaction request information TRI is output to the billing support server 122.
Note that the processes from step BS20 to step BS24 may be omitted. Although this is a process for confirming payment, the confirmation part can be omitted. After outputting the transaction information PTI in the process of step BS15, steps BS16 to BS19 are executed, the billing support server 122 and the payment execution server 117 execute the payment process ST, and the process moves to step BS26 to obtain the result. But it's okay. Furthermore, steps BS16 to BS19 can be executed in other processes.

If transaction request information TRI is determined in step CS16 in billing support server 122, the process advances to step CS17.
In step CS17, the payment execution information PEI is output to the payment execution server 117, and then the process proceeds to step CS19. The payment execution information PEI includes payment source information PAI for specifying the payment source PAS, payee information PYI for specifying the payee PYE, charge information CHI, and transaction number TNO. In step CS16, if the transaction request information TRI is not determined, the process proceeds to step CS18, and after proceeding to step CS16, it is determined whether a predetermined time has elapsed.If it has not elapsed, the process returns to step CS16, and if the predetermined time has elapsed, payment is made. It is assumed that there is no intention to complete the process, and the process returns to step CS1.

If the payment execution information PEI from the billing support server 122 is determined in step GS1 in the payment gateway server 118, the process proceeds to step GS2, where the necessary information included in the payment execution information PEI is stored in the payment gateway transaction table GTT and the transaction number TNO After linking and recording, proceed to step GS3.
In step GS3, after outputting the payment execution information PEI to the payment server 126, the process proceeds to step GS4. The payment execution information PEI includes payment source information PAI, which is payment source identification information PSI, payee information PYI, and charge information CHI.

If the payment execution information PEI output from the payment GW server 118 is determined in step PS1 in the payment server 126, the process proceeds to step PS2, records the received payment execution information PEI in the payment server storage device 244, and then proceeds to step PS3. move on.
In step PS3, after executing the payment processing ST to remit the amount equivalent to the charge information CHI from the payment source PAS specified by the payment source information PAI to the payment destination PYE specified by the payment destination information PYI, step PS4 Proceed to.
In step PS4, the payment result information PRI is output to the payment gateway server 118. The payment result information PRI is information in which the transaction number TNO is linked to the payment processing result. The payment processing result is payment completion information PCI when the approval processing is completed, and payment failure information NAI when the payment processing ST is not completed, such as when the payment source information PAI does not exist. In other words, the payment result information PRI is information of "1" of the payment completion information PCI or "0" of the payment failure information NAI linked to the transaction number TNO. For example, "1" represents payment completion, and "0" represents payment failure. In addition, in the payment processing ST in the payment server 126, even if the funds have not actually been transferred, if a predetermined condition is met that allows the funds to be considered to have actually been transferred, the funds are treated as having already been transferred. be able to.

If it is determined in step GS4 in the payment GW server 118 that the payment result information PRI (information "1" or "0" linked to the transaction number TNO) has been received, the process proceeds to step GS5.
In step GS5, the received payment result information PRI is recorded in the payment gateway transaction table GTT, and then the process proceeds to step GS6. That is, information "1" or "0" representing the payment result is recorded in the same table as the received transaction number TNO.
In step GS6, the electronic payment result information ERI is output to the billing support server 122, and then the process returns to step GS1. The electronic payment result information ERI includes at least payment result information PRI (payment completion information PCI or payment failure information NAI) linked to the transaction number TNO for which the electronic payment was made.

If the electronic payment result information ERI output from the payment GW server 118 is determined in step CS19 in the billing support server 122, the process advances to step CS20.
In step CS20, the received electronic payment result information ERI is recorded in the billing terminal transaction table ETT in association with the transaction number TNO related to the transaction that has already been recorded, and the terminal identification information related to the transaction number TNO is recorded. Outputs electronic payment billing information EPI (payment completion information PCI or payment failure information NAI) to the device terminal 110 related to TID and the beneficiary terminal 112 specified by the beneficiary terminal identification information RID related to the transaction number TNO. At the same time, it is recorded in the charging terminal transaction table ETT. The output of the electronic payment billing information EPI to the beneficiary terminal 112 can also be sent to the beneficiary email address BMA recorded in the billing beneficiary transaction table CBT.

At step ES23 in the equipment terminal 110, if the electronic payment billing information EPI output from the billing support server 122 is determined, the process proceeds to step ES24, and if the electronic payment billing information EPI is not determined, the process proceeds to step ES25.
In step ES25, it is determined whether the waiting time of the electronic payment billing information EPI exceeds a predetermined time, and if it exceeds the predetermined time, it is determined that a processing error has occurred and the process returns to step ES0. If the waiting time does not exceed the predetermined time, the process returns to step ES23 and Enters standby mode for payment and billing information EPI.
In step ES24, if the electronic payment billing information EPI is "1" in the payment completion information PCI, the process proceeds to step ES26, and if it is "0" in the payment failure information NAI, the process proceeds to step ES27.
In step ES27, the payment failure information NAI is displayed on the device terminal display device 154 for a predetermined period of time, and then the process returns to step ES0.
In step ES26, the electronic payment result screen ERS is displayed on the device terminal display device 154, and then the process proceeds to step ES28. The electronic payment result screen ERS displays the electronic payment amount.
In step ES28, the electronic payment billing signal ECS is output to the automatic service device 102, and then the process proceeds to step ES29.

If the electronic payment charging signal ECS is determined in step AS7 in the game machine control device 132, the process advances to step AS6.
In step AS6, the game hardware 134 is activated to start a predetermined game, and then the process proceeds to step AS8.
In step AS8, the operation signal RNS is output to the device terminal 110, and then the process returns to step AS1.

If the operating signal RNS is determined in step ES29 in the device terminal 110, the process proceeds to step ES30, where electronic billing result information ECRI is output to the billing support server 122 in association with the terminal identification information TID. In other words, when the game machine 106 starts operating normally, the transaction number TNO and the operating signal RNS are output to the billing support server 122 as electronic billing result information ECRI. In step ES29, if the operating signal RNS is not determined, the process proceeds to step ES31, and after proceeding to step ES29, it is determined whether it is within a predetermined time, and if it is within the predetermined time, the process returns to step ES29, and if the predetermined time has elapsed. If so, proceed to step ES32. In other words, if the operation signal RNS is not received within the predetermined period of time, the process advances to step ES32, and “0” of the operation failure information AFI associated with the transaction number TNO is output to the billing support server 122.

At step CS22 in the billing support server 122, if electronic billing result information ECRI or operation failure information AFI is determined, the process proceeds to step CS23, and if electronic billing result information ECRI or operation failure information AFI is not determined, the process proceeds to step CS24.
In step CS24, it is determined whether a predetermined time has elapsed after proceeding to step CS22. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the process returns to step CS22. If it has elapsed, it is assumed that the operation has failed and the process proceeds to step CS25.
In step CS24, "0", which is the operation failure information AFI, is output and the process proceeds to step CS23.
In step CS23, if the electronic charging result information is ECRI, the value "1" representing the electronic charging result information ECRI is recorded in the charging terminal transaction table ETT in association with the transaction number TNO, and then the process returns to step CS1.
In step CS23, if the operation failure information AFI is found, the value "0" representing the operation failure information AFI is recorded in the charging terminal transaction table ETT in association with the transaction number TNO, and then the process returns to step CS1.
Therefore, the billing terminal transaction table ETT includes transaction number TNO, terminal transaction date and time information EDTI, fee information CHI, member store identification information MID, service name information SNI, and operation availability signal, which are linked to terminal identification information TID. Since AVS, billing availability signal CAS, electronic payment result information ERI, electronic payment billing information EPI, and electronic billing result information ECRI or operation failure information AFI are recorded, they can be used as log information.

In step BS26 in the beneficiary terminal 112, it is determined whether the electronic payment billing information EPI has been received from the billing support server 122, and if the electronic payment billing information EPI has been received, the process proceeds to step BS27.In step BS27, the received electronic payment After recording the billing information EPI in the beneficiary terminal storage device 178, the process proceeds to step BS29, where the received electronic payment billing information EPI is enjoyed on, for example, the electronic payment failure screen FAS or the electronic payment result screen ERS shown in FIG. The information is displayed on the user terminal display device 176, and the process proceeds to step BS30. For example, the electronic payment failure screen FAS displays "Payment cannot be made" as shown in Figure 11(A), and the electronic payment result screen ERS displays, for example, as shown in Figure 11(B). , displays "100 yen was paid from credit card."
The player can check the display on the player's terminal display device 176 to confirm that the game fee has been paid electronically or not.
In step BS30, the electronic payment billing information EPI is displayed on the beneficiary terminal display device 176 for a predetermined period of time, and then the process returns to step BS1.

Note that the payment support application PSA has a server on an information communication network process requests from the beneficiary terminal 112 through a web browser, and the server provides processing results to dynamically send the request to the beneficiary terminal 112. It may be web application software that provides functions or application software dedicated to payment.
Note that by connecting the beneficiary terminal 112 such as a tablet-type personal computer 286 to the billing support server 122 via the Internet communication line 116, it is possible to refer to recorded information such as the billing beneficiary transaction table CBT and perform electronic payment processing. The situation can be checked and can be used to resolve problems with beneficiaries.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and can be implemented with various modifications without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

102 Automatic service equipment
106 Game console
110 Automatic service equipment terminal (equipment terminal)
112 Beneficiary terminal
116 Information and communication network (Internet communication line)
117 Payment execution server
122 Billing support server
170 Transaction information recording device
148 Output means for outputting electronic payment billing signal (electronic payment activation device)
153 Billing availability signal output device
158 Storage means for storing chargeability signals (equipment terminal storage device)
170T NFC Tag
188 Acquisition device
188N NFC reader
200 Radio communication means
ACI access information
AID Information that identifies automatic service equipment (automatic equipment identification information)
CAS chargeability signal
CPS charging prohibition signal
CHI pricing information
CPI charge prohibition information
ECS electronic payment billing signal
EPI electronic payment billing information
ERI Information representing payment results (electronic payment result information)
ETI Electronic Transaction Information
PAI payment source information
PEI payment execution information
PAI payment source information
PTI transaction information
PYI Payee Information
SPI payment schedule information
ST payment processing
TID Information that identifies the automatic service equipment terminal (terminal identification information)

Claims (6)

An electronic payment system for an automatic service device that provides a predetermined product or service after completing electronic payment of a predetermined price in the automatic service device (102),
An automatic service equipment terminal (110) including a transaction information recording device (170), a billing propriety signal output device (153), a billing support server (122), and the transaction information recorded in the transaction information recording device (170). including a beneficiary terminal (112) having an electronic transaction information (ETI) acquisition device (188) of an automatic service device and a payment execution server (117);
The billing permission/prohibition signal output device (153) outputs a billing prohibition signal (CPS) when the automatic service device (102) is in a billing prohibited state;
The transaction information recording device (170) stores the access destination information (ACI) of the recipient terminal (112), and the electronic transaction information (ETI) is stored in the transaction information recording device (170). includes information identifying the automatic service equipment (102) and charge information (CHI);
The automatic service equipment terminal (110) at least outputs charging prohibition information (CPI) based on the charging prohibition signal (CPS) and transmits the electronic transaction information (ETI) to the consumer terminal (112). Outputs access destination information (ACI) of the user terminal (112), and sends electronic information to the automatic service device (102) based on electronic payment billing information (EPI) from the billing support server (122). Outputs payment and charging signal (ECS),
The beneficiary terminal (112) stores the electronic transaction information (ETI) in the automatic service device (102) and the access destination information recorded in the transaction information recording device (170) by the obtaining device (188). (ACI), accesses the billing support server (122) based on the access destination information (ACI) and information that identifies the automatic service device (102) included in the electronic transaction information (ETI). and the transaction information (PTI) including the charge information (CHI) and the request for electronic payment,
The billing support server (122) stores information identifying the automatic service device (102), payee information (PYI) associated with the information identifying the automatic service device (102), and the charge information (CHI). Settlement schedule information (SPI) including is recorded in advance, and the charging prohibition signal (CPS) is recorded;
When a request for electronic payment is made, the automatic service equipment (102) to be subject to payment is determined based on the transaction information (PTI) and the payment schedule information (SPI) received from the recipient terminal (112). Identify the payee information (PYI) and the charge information (CHI),
If the charging prohibition signal (CPS) of the automatic service device (102) that is the subject of payment does not exist, the payment source information (PAI) is obtained from the recipient terminal (112) and the payment execution server (117) ) outputting payment execution information (PEI) including the payee information (PYI), the charge information (CHI), and the payment source information (PAI),
outputting electronic payment charging information (EPI) based on electronic payment result information (ERI) from the payment execution server (117);
The payment execution server (117) performs payment processing (ST) based on the payment execution information (PEI) from the billing support server (122), and then outputs electronic payment result information (ERI);
The automatic service equipment electronic payment system is characterized in that the automatic service equipment (102) is activated based on the electronic payment charging signal (ECS) from the automatic service equipment terminal (110). The electronic payment system for automatic service equipment according to claim 1, wherein the transaction information recording device (170) has an NFC tag (170T), and the obtaining device (188) has an NFC reader (188N). . The electronic payment system for an automatic service device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the automatic service device (102) includes the billing permission/disapproval signal output device (153). An electronic payment method for an automatic service device that provides a predetermined product or service after completing electronic payment of a predetermined price in the automatic service device (102),
An automatic service equipment terminal (110) including a transaction information recording device (170), a billing propriety signal output device (153), a billing support server (122), and the transaction information recorded in the transaction information recording device (170). including a beneficiary terminal (112) having an electronic transaction information (ETI) acquisition device (188) of an automatic service device and a payment execution server (117);
The billing permission/prohibition signal output device (153) outputs a billing prohibition signal (CPS) when the automatic service device (102) is in a billing prohibited state;
The transaction information recording device (170) stores the access destination information (ACI) of the recipient terminal (112), and the electronic transaction information (ETI) is stored in the transaction information recording device (170). Contains information identifying the service equipment (102) and charge information (CHI),
The automatic service equipment terminal (110) outputs charge prohibition information (CPI) based on the charge prohibition signal (CPS);
The billing support server (122) records the billing prohibition signal (CPS),
The automatic service equipment terminal (110) outputs the electronic transaction information (ETI) and the access destination information (ACI) of the beneficiary terminal (112) to the beneficiary terminal (112),
The billing support server (122) stores information specifying the automatic service device (102), payee information (PYI) associated with the information specifying the automatic service device (102), and the charge information (CHI). Payment schedule information (SPI) including
The beneficiary terminal (112) acquires the electronic transaction information (ETI) and the access point information (ACI) recorded in the transaction information recording device (170) by the acquisition device (188), and The billing support server (122) is accessed based on the access destination information (ACI), and information identifying the automatic service device (102) included in the electronic transaction information (ETI) and the charge information (CHI) are accessed. Outputs transaction information (PTI) and electronic payment requests, including
When an electronic payment request is made, the billing support server (122) determines whether the payment is to be made based on the transaction information (PTI) and the payment schedule information (SPI) received from the recipient terminal (112). The payment information (CYI) and the charge information (CHI) of the automatic service device (102) that are to be paid are specified, and the charging prohibition signal (CPS) of the automatic service device (102) that is the subject of payment does not exist. In this case, obtain payment source information (PAI) from the beneficiary terminal (112), output payment execution information (PEI) to the payment execution server (117),
The payment execution server (117) performs payment processing (ST) based on the payment execution information (PEI) from the billing support server (122), and then outputs electronic payment result information (ERI).
The billing support server (122) outputs electronic payment billing information (EPI) based on the electronic payment result information (ERI) from the payment execution server (117),
The automatic service equipment terminal (110) outputs an electronic payment charging signal (ECS) based on the electronic payment charging information (EPI) from the charging support server (122);
An electronic payment method for automatic service equipment, characterized in that the automatic service equipment (102) is activated based on the electronic payment charging signal (ECS). The transaction information recording device (170) has an NFC tag (170T), the obtaining device (188) has an NFC reader (188N),
The beneficiary terminal (112) acquires the electronic transaction information (ETI) from the automatic service equipment terminal (110) via the NFC tag (170T) and NFC reader (188N). The electronic payment method for automatic service equipment according to claim 4. An automatic service equipment terminal (110) connected to an automatic service equipment (102) that provides a predetermined product or service after electronic payment of the price,
The automatic service equipment terminal (110) includes access destination information (ACI) that specifies the access destination of the consumer terminal (112) operated by the consumer of the predetermined product or service, and the target of payment. Identification information that identifies the automatic service equipment (102) and charge information (CHI) that identifies the charge of the automatic service equipment (102) are stored in advance,
a wireless communication means (200) that outputs the access destination information (ACI), the identification information, and the charge information (CHI) based on a request from the recipient terminal (112);
a storage means (158) for storing a chargeability signal (CAS) indicating whether or not charging is possible, obtained from the automatic service device (102);
An electronic payment billing signal is sent to the automatic service device (102) based on the electronic payment result of the fee for the automatic service device (102) from the billing support server (122) connected via the information communication network (116). (ECS);
The identification information and the charge information (which are input to the beneficiary terminal (112) from the billing support server (122) accessed by the beneficiary terminal (112) based on the access destination information (ACI) CHI), the payment destination information (PYI) of the automatic service device (102) stored in advance in the billing support server (122), and the charge information (CHI). Executed when the charging permission signal (CAS) indicates that charging is possible based on the corresponding payee information (PYI), the payment amount, and the payment source information (PAI) obtained from the recipient terminal (112). Obtain information (ERI) representing the payment result made by the payment execution server (117),
If the payment is successful, the electronic payment charging signal (ECS) is output to the automatic service device (102) to activate the automatic service device (102), and if the payment fails, the automatic service device (102) is activated. An automatic service equipment terminal characterized in that the electronic payment charging signal (ECS) is not output to the target automatic service equipment (102).

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