JP3227728U - Photo card providing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photo card providing system capable of providing an original photo card and motivating a purchaser to purchase.
SOLUTION: A photo card providing system 1 includes a mobile communication terminal 2, a server 3, and a card printing terminal 4, and the mobile communication terminal 2 has an access means 21 to the server 3 and an image data uploading means. The server 3 has 22 and a code receiving means 23 for an authentication code, and the server 3 transmits the giving means 31 for giving the authentication code, the transmitting means 32 for transmitting the authentication code, and the image data to the card printing terminal 4. The card printing terminal 4 has a transfer means 33, an authentication code input means 41, an authentication code code transmission means 42, a reception means 43 for receiving image data, and various photographs are printed on one side. It has a storage means 44 in which a plurality of cards are stored in a random order, and a printing means 45 for printing the received image data on the other side of the card.
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Description

The present invention relates to a photo card providing system on which photographs of athletes and entertainers are printed.

Traditionally, photo cards have been the subject of athletes and entertainers such as soccer and baseball, and dozens to hundreds of types of cards are sold, for example, in vending machines. This vending machine is installed in a stadium, a movie theater, or the like, and when a card to be purchased is selected and payment is made, the selected card is provided.

JP-A-2002-324265

Such photo cards were rare because there were a plurality of cards on which photographs of the same cut were printed. In addition, since a photo card on which the photo desired to be purchased is printed is provided, it was not possible to motivate the purchase of the photo card.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a photo card providing system in which a purchaser's original photo card can be purchased while a photo of the same cut is printed, and the purchase motivation is stimulated.

In order to solve the above problems, the photo card providing system of the present invention includes a mobile communication terminal capable of communicating via the Internet, a server, and a card printing terminal, and the mobile communication terminal is used as the card printing terminal. The access means for accessing the server based on the displayed URL of the server, the upload means for transmitting the image data stored in the mobile communication terminal to the server after the access to the server is completed, and the upload means. After the transmission of the image data is completed, the server has a code receiving means for receiving the authentication code transmitted from the server, and when the server receives the image data from the mobile communication terminal, the server authenticates the image data. When the code-granting means, the transmitting means for transmitting the authentication code to the mobile communication terminal, and the authentication code are received from the card printing terminal, the image data to which the authentication code is assigned is printed on the card. The card printing terminal has a transfer means for transmitting to the terminal, an input means for inputting the authentication code, and a code transmission means for transmitting the authentication code input by the input means to the server. , A plurality of cards in which various photographs related to the receiving means for receiving the image data transferred from the server and the place where the card printing terminal is installed are pre-printed on one side are stored in a random order. When the image data is received from the receiving means, the accommodating means includes a printing means for printing the received image data on the other side of one card supplied by the accommodating means. ..

According to the photo card providing system of the present invention, it is possible to provide an original photo card, and it is possible to stimulate the purchase motivation of the purchaser.

It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of the photocard providing system of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the image table of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the business operator table of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the card printing terminal of this embodiment, (a) is a front view, (b) is a right side view. It is a figure which shows the photocard of this embodiment, (a) is a figure which shows a general card, (b) is a figure which shows a rare card. It is a flowchart which shows the upload process of the mobile communication terminal of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the upload process of the server of this embodiment. (A) to (f) are diagrams showing screens displayed on the mobile communication terminal of the present embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the output process of the card printing terminal of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the output process of the server of this embodiment. (A) to (c) are diagrams showing screens displayed on the card printing terminal of the present embodiment.

Hereinafter, the photo card providing system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 1, the photo card providing system 1 includes a mobile communication terminal 2 capable of communicating via the Internet 5, a server 3, and a card printing terminal 4. The mobile communication terminal 2 and the card printing terminal 4 are wirelessly connected to the Internet 5, and the server 3 is wiredly connected to the Internet 5.

A smartphone is preferably used as the mobile communication terminal 2, and the mobile communication terminal 2 includes an access means 21, an upload means 22, and a code receiving means 23. The access means 21 is composed of a two-dimensional barcode reading application (not shown) built in the smartphone and a browser (not shown), and the upload means 22 and the code receiving means 23 are composed of a browser.

The server 3 includes an granting means 31 that assigns an authentication code to the image data transmitted from the uploading means 22 of the mobile communication terminal 2, a transmitting means 32 that transmits the authentication code to the code receiving means 23, and a card printing terminal that transmits the image data. A transfer means 33 for transmitting to 4 is provided. Further, the server 3 includes an image table 34 in which an authentication code is recorded, and a business operator table 35 that classifies a plurality of card printing terminals 4 for each business operator.

The giving means 31 gives an authentication code to the image data transmitted from the uploading means 22 of the mobile communication terminal 2. As shown in FIG. 2, when the image data is sent from the mobile communication terminal 2, the authentication code R is recorded in the image table 34 together with the image name of the image data and the date of the sending. .. This authentication code R is composed of a 5-digit number. Then, the granting means 31 assigns a different code to each image data by incrementing the authentication code R in the order in which the image data is sent. Since the date is also recorded in this image table 34, personal information is leaked to the outside by referring to this date, for example, when one day has passed from the recorded date, the image data recorded on the previous day is deleted. It is preventing that.

The transmission means 32 receives the image data from the mobile communication terminal 2, and when the authentication code R is assigned by the granting means 31, html data including the authentication code R is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 2. When the transfer means 33 receives the authentication code R from the card printing terminal 4, the transfer means 33 refers to the image table 34 to acquire the image name in the same record as the authentication code R, and authenticates the html data including the image data of the image name. The code R is transmitted to the card printing terminal 4 that has sent the code R.

As shown in FIG. 3, the business operator table 35 classifies a plurality of card printing terminals 4 for each business operator, and each business operator has tables 35a, 35b, and 35c, respectively. In these tables 35a to 35c, the IP address of the card printing terminal 4 and the place where the card printing terminal 4 is installed are recorded.

Returning to FIG. 1 again, the card printing terminal 4 transmits the input means 41 for inputting the authentication code R, the code transmitting means 42 for transmitting the authentication code R to the server 3, and the image data transmitted from the transfer means 33. It includes a receiving means 43 for receiving, an accommodating means 44 for storing a photo card, a printing means 45 for printing image data on the photo card, and a screen display unit 46 for displaying a theme image.

In the case of a sports team, the card printing terminal 4 is installed in a stadium or a clubhouse, and in the case of an entertainer, it is installed in a movie theater of a movie starring, a theater of a stage, or the like. As shown in FIG. 4, the card printing terminal 4 has a box type, and a touch panel type input means 41 and a screen display unit 46 for displaying a theme image are attached to the upper portion thereof, and credits are attached to the lower portion thereof. A card insertion slot 47, a photo card outlet 48, and a storage means 44 are attached. The input means 41 and the screen display unit 46 may be configured by an integrated touch panel. The theme image of the business operator who installed the card printing terminal 4 is displayed on the screen display unit 46. If the operator is a soccer club team, the emblem of the club or the image of the match is displayed as the theme image. This theme image may be an advertisement / promotion.

The code transmitting means 42 and the receiving means 43 are composed of a browser (not shown) provided in the card printing terminal 4. The code transmitting means 42 receives html data including a form capable of transmitting an authentication code from the server 3 in advance, displays the html data on a browser, and when the authentication code is input to the form, the code transmitting means 42 outputs the authentication code to the server. It is to be transmitted to 3. The receiving means 43 receives html data including image data from the server 3.

When the card printing terminal 4 is installed by a soccer club team, the storage means 44 stores a general plastic card 61 and a rare card 62 on which a photograph of a player is printed, as shown in FIG. ing. The rare card 62 has a player printed on a glossy plastic card so that it can be distinguished from the general card 51 at a glance. Both the general card 61 and the rare card 62 have a plurality of cards with the same or different pictures printed on the front, and the general card 61 is large, the rare card 62 is small, and the storage means 46 is shuffled by human hands and randomly. It is piled up in the order. As a result, it is not possible to know which photo card 6 comes out of the photo card outlet 48.

As the printing means 45, UV printing that can print on a plastic card is used. As a result, the drying time of the photo card 6 can be shortened as compared with the oil-based printing, and the time for outputting the photo card can be shortened. In addition, since the strength of the film is strong, it is not easily scratched, and since gloss and higher abrasion resistance can be obtained, it is possible to provide a high quality and beautiful permanent storage photo card.

Subsequently, the photo card providing process of the photo card providing system 1 will be described below. First, the image data upload process performed between the mobile communication terminal 2 and the server 3 is performed using FIGS. 6 to 8, and then the photo card output process performed between the card printing terminal 4 and the server 3 is performed.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11.

First, the two-dimensional bar code reading application of the mobile communication terminal 2 is started (SP01), and the two-dimensional bar code B displayed on the input means 41 of the card printing terminal 4 installed in the stadium is read by the two-dimensional bar code reading application. Read with (SP02, see FIG. 8 (a)). When the reading is completed, the URL of the server 3 is displayed, and the server 3 is accessed by a browser using the URL (SP03).

As shown in FIG. 7, when accessed from the mobile communication terminal 2, the server 3 transmits html data including a form in which image data can be uploaded to the mobile communication terminal 2 (SS01). Returning to FIG. 6 again, when the mobile communication terminal 2 receives the html data from the server 3, it displays the screen as shown in FIG. 8 (b) and saves it in the mobile communication terminal 2 by tapping the corresponding column. The selected image data is selected (see FIG. 8C), and the selected image data IMG is displayed on the screen (see SP04, FIG. 8D). After that, when the purchaser swipes to correct the position of the image data IMG and pinches to correct the enlargement / reduction of the image data IMG, the image is corrected according to the correction instructions (SP05, FIG. 8 (e). )reference). When the image correction is completed and the completion button on the screen is pressed (SP06), the corrected image data IMG is uploaded to the server 3 (SP07).

As shown in FIG. 7, the server 3 waits until the image data IMG is uploaded after transmitting the html data (SS02). When the image data IMG is uploaded, the image data IMG is saved (SS03). After that, when the image data IMG is saved, the granting means 31 grants a new authentication code by incrementing the authentication code R. The assignment of this authentication code means that a new authentication code R is recorded in the image table 34 as one record together with the image name of the image data IMG and the upload date (SS04). .. When the recording is completed, the html data including the given authentication code R is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 2 (SS05), and the process ends.

As shown in FIG. 6, the mobile communication terminal 2 waits until the authentication code R is received from the server 3 (SP08), and when the authentication code R is received, the authentication code is displayed on the screen by the browser so that the authentication code R can be known. R is displayed (SP09, see FIG. 8 (f)), and the process ends.

Subsequently, when the authentication code R is displayed on the mobile communication terminal 2, the purchaser presses the photo card output button P of the card printing terminal 4 shown in FIG. 4 in order to purchase the photo card. When the photo card output button P is pressed, the authentication code input field is displayed on the screen by the input means 41 of the card printing terminal 4 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 11 (a) (SK01), and the authentication code is input. To urge. It waits until the authentication code R is input (SK02), and when the authentication code R is input and the confirmation button is pressed, the code transmission means 42 transmits the authentication code R to the server 3 (SK03).

As shown in FIG. 10, the server 3 waits until it receives the authentication code (ST01), and when it receives the authentication code R from the card printing terminal 4, it searches the image table 34 and has the same record as the received authentication code R. Acquires the image name in (ST02). Next, the transfer means 33 transfers the image data IMG of the image name to the card printing terminal 4 that has transmitted the authentication code R (ST03), and ends the process.

Returning to FIG. 9 again, the card printing terminal 4 waits until the image data IMG is received (SK04), and when the image data IMG is received, the image data IMG is displayed on the right side of the input means 41 (SK05, FIG. 11 (SK05, FIG. 11). b) See). When the image data IMG is correct and the confirmation button is pressed (SK06), the payment method selection screen is displayed on the input means 41 (SK07).
). When the payment is completed (SK08), one of the photo cards 6 stacked from the storage means 44 at the bottom is taken out, and the image data IMG is printed on the back of the card by the printing means 45 to print the photo card. The photo card 6 is ejected from the take-out port 48 (SK09).

In the photo card providing system 1 of the present embodiment, a sports player or an entertainer is printed on the front side and an image owned by the player is printed on the back side, so that only one original photo card in the world is provided. can do. In particular, you can take a photo of the match at the stadium and print it on a photo card, so you can provide a commemorative photo card.

Also, instead of the purchaser selecting and purchasing a photo card with the desired photo printed on it, one is taken out from the stored photos in a random order, so it is possible to motivate the purchase like a trading card. .. And since a small number of rare cards 62 are mixed in a large number of general cards 61, it is also a pleasure for the purchaser to allocate these rare cards 62.

In the photo card providing system 1 of the present embodiment, the image data is uploaded to the server 3, the authentication code is input to the card printing terminal, and the image data is transferred from the server 3. As a result, compared to the case where the mobile communication terminal 2 and the card printing terminal 4 are directly connected, it is not necessary to provide a bluetooth terminal or a connection cable in the card printing terminal 4, and the card printing terminal 4 is simple and low cost. be able to.

Since the card printing terminal 4 is wirelessly connected to the server 3, it can be installed anywhere if there is a power source, and can be installed at various places in the stadium. Further, since the image data IMG is modified by the mobile communication terminal 2, the operation of the card printing terminal 4 can be a simple touch operation such as inputting the authentication code R, and does not bother the purchaser. Further, since the two-dimensional bar code B is displayed on the input means 41 of the card printing terminal 4, the URL of the server 3 can be obtained by reading the two-dimensional bar code B, and it is necessary to enter the URL. There is no.

With the payment method shown in FIG. 11C, it is also possible to purchase the photo card 6 by issuing a coupon at a shop such as a stadium and inputting the number written on the coupon into the input means 41. Is.

Next, since the photo card providing system 1 of the present embodiment includes the business operator table 35, the business operator table 35 is referred to, and a plurality of card printing terminals 4 belonging to one business operator are designated, and the current screen is displayed. A theme image different from the theme image displayed on the display unit 46 can be transmitted to the designated card printing terminal. For example, every time the soccer season changes, the theme images suitable for that season may be collectively transmitted to the IP addresses of the plurality of card printing terminals 4 recorded in the table 35a, or the table 35c may be referred to. Every time the cinema shown in the movie theater changes, the theme image of the movie being shown is sent to each movie theater at once to change the theme image displayed on the screen display unit 46. can do. If the theme image is an advertisement / promotion, it can be changed to the next advertisement / promotion for each business operator after a predetermined period of time has passed.

1 Photo card providing system 2 Mobile communication terminal 21 Access means 22 Uploading means 23 Code receiving means 3 Server 31 Granting means 32 Transmission means 33 Transfer means 34 Image table 35 Business tables 35a to 35c Tables of each business 4 Card printing terminal 41 Input means 42 Code transmission means 43 Reception means 44 Storage means 45 Printing means 46 Screen display 47 Credit card insertion slot 48 Photo card outlet 6 Photo card 61 General card 62 Rare card B Two-dimensional bar code IMG Image data R Authentication code

Claims (4)

It is equipped with a mobile communication terminal capable of communicating via the Internet, a server, and a card printing terminal.
The mobile communication terminal is
An access means for accessing the server based on the URL of the server displayed on the card printing terminal, and
An upload means for transmitting image data stored in the mobile communication terminal to the server after the access to the server is completed, and
The uploading means has a code receiving means for receiving an authentication code transmitted from the server after the transmission of the image data is completed.
The server
When the image data is received from the mobile communication terminal, the granting means for assigning the authentication code to the image data and
A transmission means for transmitting the authentication code to the mobile communication terminal, and
It has a transfer means for transmitting the image data to which the authentication code is attached to the card printing terminal when the authentication code is received from the card printing terminal.
The card printing terminal is
An input means for inputting the authentication code and
A code transmitting means for transmitting the authentication code input by the input means to the server, and
A receiving means for receiving the image data transferred from the server, and
A storage means in which a plurality of cards in which various photographs related to the place where the card printing terminal is installed are pre-printed on one side are stored in a random order.
Provided is a photo card provided with a printing means for printing the received image data on the other side of one card supplied from the accommodating means when the image data is received from the receiving means. system. The card printing terminal includes a screen display unit that displays a theme image received from the server.
The server includes a table for classifying a plurality of the card printing terminals for each business operator.
At predetermined period intervals, the server refers to the table and designates a plurality of the card printing terminals belonging to the one business operator, and the theme is different from the theme image currently displayed on the screen display unit. The photo card providing system according to claim 1, wherein an image is transmitted to a designated card printing terminal. The photo card providing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the URL of the server displayed on the card sales terminal is displayed with a two-dimensional bar code. The plurality of cards are composed of a large number of general cards and a small number of rare cards, and the large number of general cards and the small number of rare cards are shuffled and stored in the storage means in a random order. The photo card providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.