JP6921895B2 - Programs and user terminals - Google Patents

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to servers, user terminal devices, ticket data generation methods and programs.

Conventionally, a user can make reservations for various tickets from a user terminal device such as a personal computer (PC) via a web browser using the Internet. The user can issue a reserved ticket by printing using a printer at home or the like. Some of these tickets are printed with a two-dimensional code in which data related to ticket reservation is encoded.

For example, a user who wishes to book a flight can book a flight via a flight management web page provided by an airline or travel agency. A user who has completed the reservation procedure can print a reservation boarding pass on which a two-dimensional code is written using a printer at home or the like. A user who has a reserved boarding pass can use a two-dimensional code reader, which is equipped with an optical reader such as a CCD sensor in an airport check-in machine, to decode a two-dimensional code, and uses the two-dimensional code of the reserved boarding pass. Hold the place. As a result, the user can receive predetermined services such as check-in and boarding that are supposed to be received by the check-in machine or the like.

However, when printing with a printer at home, printing paper of A4 size, letter size, or the like is generally used. These printing papers are thinner and softer than the printing papers for reserved boarding passes used in dedicated ticketing devices, so they are not stiff. In addition, the reserved boarding pass printed on A4 size or letter size printing paper has a large paper area with respect to the printed two-dimensional code portion.

Therefore, when the user holds the reserved boarding pass printed on these printing papers and holds the two-dimensional code part over the two-dimensional code reader, the reserved boarding pass is kept almost straight while the reserved boarding pass is held. It may be difficult to hold the two-dimensional code part of the ticket to the two-dimensional code reader. That is, if the posture of the reserved boarding pass is not kept almost straight, reading failure of the two-dimensional code portion may occur.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-159166

Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is a ticket medium that is printed at home or the like, and the ticket medium that guides the two-dimensional code portion printed on the ticket medium to the two-dimensional code reader correctly. It is to provide a server, a user terminal device, a ticket data generation method and a program capable of issuing a ticket.

Further, the user terminal device of the embodiment is a user terminal device connected to the server of the ticketing system, and when a message confirming the necessity of printing the reservation ticket is displayed on the screen and the printing of the reservation ticket is accepted. , Display a screen for selecting the print paper size for printing the reservation ticket, and information indicating the position to print the fold line according to the print paper size selected based on the display, and necessary for the service received by the user. and information indicating a position for printing a two-dimensional code based on a data to generate a reservation ticket data based on the reservation ticket format data including the reservation ticket data mentioned above generated, is connected to the user terminal printer To send to.

Further, the program of the embodiment is a program executed by the user terminal device connected to the server of the ticketing system, and a message confirming the necessity of printing the reservation ticket is displayed on the screen of the user terminal device . When printing of the reservation ticket is accepted, a screen for selecting the printing paper size for printing the reservation ticket is displayed on the screen of the user terminal device , and a fold line corresponding to the printing paper size selected based on the display is displayed. and information indicating the position for printing the, information indicating the position for printing the two-dimensional code based on the data required for the services that the user receives, to produce a reservation ticket data based on the reservation ticket format data including, and the generated Have the printer send the reservation ticket data.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a ticketing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration example of a server according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of reserved data. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of format data using an image file. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of format data using coordinates. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of ticket data. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a processing procedure of the ticketing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display for selecting a printing paper size. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of a server processing procedure according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration example of a user terminal device in which the program according to the second embodiment of the present invention is installed. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a processing procedure of the ticketing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of a program execution procedure according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is an example of arrangement information. FIG. 14 is an example of placement information. FIG. 15 is an example of placement information. FIG. 16 is an example of placement information. FIG. 17 is an example of placement information. FIG. 18 is an example of placement information.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment)
The configuration of the ticketing system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a ticketing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, flight reservation procedures and reservation boarding passes are provided with airlines and other operators that provide flight management web pages for flight reservation procedures and ticketing procedures for ticket media such as reserved boarding passes. A customer who operates a user terminal device 20 such as a personal computer (PC) for performing a ticketing procedure such as the above will be described as an example.

The ticketing system according to the present invention includes a computer system on the ticketing side of an airline company or the like, and a user-side system operated by a customer who performs flight reservation procedures and reservation boarding pass ticketing procedures. The ticketing system includes a server 10 provided in a computer system on the ticketing side, and a user terminal device 20 and a printer 30 provided in the system on the user side. The server 10 and the user terminal device 20 are connected to each other by a network 40. The user terminal device 20 and the printer 30 are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other, such as being connected to each other by wire or via a home network.

The server 10 is provided in a computer system on the ticketing side, is connected to a network 40 such as a public network, and processes a reserved boarding pass, which is a ticket medium used for check-in and boarding. The flight reservation procedure is also performed in the computer system on the ticketing side, but the server 10 may further include the flight reservation procedure function.

The user terminal device 20 is installed at the user's home, company, agency, etc., and can be connected to the network 40. The user terminal device 20 is a device operated by a user, such as a PC or a wireless communication terminal device such as a mobile phone or a tablet. The user terminal device 20 can access the server 10 via the network 40 and display a flight management web page provided by the airline that issues the ticket.

The printer 30 is installed together with the user terminal device 20 at the user's home, company, agency, or the like, and can be connected to the user terminal device 20. The printer 30 receives the ticket data described later in accordance with the printing instruction from the user terminal device 20, prints the ticket data on the printing paper, and outputs the ticket medium which is the reserved boarding pass printed on the printing paper. be.

Subsequently, the configuration of the server 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration example of the server 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The server 10 has a control unit 110, a storage unit 120, and a network communication unit 130. The control unit 110 and the storage unit 120 are for realizing a function related to ticketing processing of a reserved boarding pass. The network communication unit 130 is an interface for connecting the server 10 to the network 40.

The control unit 110 includes a reservation data acquisition unit 111, a printing paper size data reception unit 112, a two-dimensional code generation unit 113, a ticket data generation unit 114, and a ticket data transmission unit 115.

The reservation data acquisition unit 111 obtains the reservation data, which is information determined based on the information input by the user from the user terminal device 20 to the flight management web page via the Internet browser, to the computer on the ticketing side after the flight reservation procedure is completed. It is a functional part acquired from the reservation system (not shown) provided in the system. The reservation data acquisition unit 111 stores the acquired reservation data in the reservation data storage unit 121, which will be described later, together with a unique reservation number that identifies each user's flight reservation.

Here, the reservation data may be, for example, information such as a passenger name or boarding area number input from the user terminal device, or identification data (identification data) given in association with the input information. It may be a reservation number) or a combination thereof.

The print paper size data reception unit 112 receives data such as A4 size and letter size, which the user inputs to the flight management web page from the user terminal device 20 via the Internet browser when the user wishes to print, that is, when requesting ticket issuance. This is a functional unit that accepts print paper size data.

The printing paper size data receiving unit 112 may be omitted when the printing paper size is one type of A4 size.

The two-dimensional code generation unit 113 encodes the data necessary for the service received by the user such as check-in and boarding among the reservation data stored in the reservation data storage unit 121 described later by the reservation data acquisition unit 111. This is a functional unit that generates a two-dimensional code C. In this two-dimensional code C, for example, in addition to the flight reservation identification data (reservation number) of each user, various data such as the passenger name, boarding flight number, boarding flight departure / arrival airport, boarding flight departure / arrival date and time are encoded. It was done.

In addition, the two-dimensional code C may be one in which only the identification data (reservation number) of the flight reservation of each user is encoded. In this case, when the user holds the two-dimensional code C in the two-dimensional code reader of the check-in machine, the check-in machine reads only this reservation number and sends this reservation number to the upper server, and this upper server side performs this reservation number. It reads from the storage device that stores the passenger name, boarding flight number, etc., which are other information associated with the reservation number, determines whether or not check-in is possible, and sends the determination result to the check-in machine.

The ticket data generation unit 114 generates ticket data, which is image data of the reserved boarding pass printed by the user. This image data may be represented not only by an extension such as JPEG or BMP but also by an extension such as XML or HTML.

The ticket data generation unit 114 refers to the format data storage unit 122 described later, and selects format data corresponding to the print paper size indicated by the print paper size data received by the print paper size data reception unit 112. Ticket data including the reservation print information R to be printed on the reservation boarding pass based on the reservation data acquired by the reservation data acquisition unit 111 based on this format data, and the two-dimensional code C generated by the two-dimensional code generation unit 113. To generate. The generated ticket data is stored in the ticket data storage unit 123, which will be described later.

When the printing paper size is one type of A4 size, ticket data is generated according to the predetermined format data.

The ticket data transmission unit 115 transmits the ticket data generated by the ticket data generation unit 114 to the user terminal device 20 via the network 40. The ticket data is transmitted from the ticket data transmission unit 115 to the user terminal device 20 after the ticket data is generated by the ticket data generation unit 114 in response to a ticket issuance request from the user.

Further, when the user requests the ticket issuance again for the ticket data generated by the ticket data generation unit 114, the ticket data transmission unit 115 transmits the ticket data stored in the ticket data storage unit 123, which will be described later. Start. The ticket data transmitted to the user terminal device 20 is transmitted from the user terminal device 20 to the printer 30 connected to the user terminal device 20, and is printed on printing paper of a size specified by the user.

The storage unit 120 includes a reservation data storage unit 121, a format data storage unit 122, and a ticket data storage unit 123.

The reservation data storage unit 121 stores the reservation data acquired by the reservation data acquisition unit 111. Further, the reservation data storage unit 121 is referred to by the two-dimensional code generation unit 113 and the ticket data generation unit 114, and a part or all of the reservation data is read out.

The format data storage unit 122 stores predetermined format data of the reserved boarding pass for each printing paper size. The format data indicates information indicating the position where the two-dimensional code C is printed on the printing paper when the ticket data is printed, information indicating the position where the reserved print information R is printed, and the position where the fold line F described later is printed. Includes placement information of information to be printed on the reserved boarding pass, such as information. The format data further includes a two-dimensional code C to be printed on the reserved boarding pass, character size information, and other print information. Other print information includes, for example, information such as text information and images of so-called fixed phrases to be printed on a reserved boarding pass.

It should be noted that the arrangement information is easy for the user to see the reservation print information R, and when the reservation boarding pass is folded along the fold line F, the two-dimensional code C is exposed on the surface of the folded reservation boarding pass, which makes it easy to hold. The layout information is as follows. The reservation print information R may or may not be printed on the reservation boarding pass.

Further, the folding line F may be in a form suggesting that the user folds the reserved boarding pass at a predetermined place. Even if the actual line is not drawn, for example, other parts of the reserved boarding pass are covered with letters or colors, the predetermined parts are outlined, and the user can see the outlines. There is a form that encourages you to fold.

Furthermore, if the folding method is shown so that the two-dimensional code C is exposed on the folded outer surface when the printing paper on which the ticket data is printed is folded along the folding order and the folding direction, the reserved boarding pass It has the effect of encouraging the user to fold in the intended order and direction. Here, the folding order is indicated, for example, by assigning numbers such as "No. 1" and "No. 2" to the folding line. Further, the folding direction is indicated by, for example, a form in which characters such as "mountain fold" and "valley fold" are added to the fold line. In addition to this, for example, the folding direction is also indicated by a form in which the folding line F itself is a broken line having alternating long and short lengths meaning a mountain fold, a form in which a convex arrow is used to indicate a mountain fold, and the like. ..

The ticket data storage unit 123 stores the ticket data generated by the ticket data generation unit 114. The ticket data storage unit 123 is referred to by the ticket data transmission unit 115 when the ticket data transmission unit 115 transmits the ticket data to the user terminal device 20, and the ticket data is read out. As a result, the ticket data transmission unit 115 can transmit the ticket data in response to the ticket issuance request from the user at an arbitrary timing after the ticket data is generated. That is, for the ticket data once issued, the ticket can be issued immediately without generating the ticket data again.

The server 10 is configured as described above.

Next, the reserved data stored in the reserved data storage unit 121 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of reserved data. The reservation data is information determined based on the information input by the user from the user terminal device 20 to the flight management web page via the Internet browser at the time of reservation. The reservation data includes, for example, flight reservation identification data (reservation number) of each user, passenger data that identifies the passenger such as the passenger name and gender of the passenger, the boarding flight number, and the departure / arrival airport of the boarding flight. Various data such as boarding flight data are included.

In addition, data such as the mileage number given to the subscriber of the mileage service provided by the airline and the purchase price of the flight may be included. All or part of the reservation data is acquired by the reservation data acquisition unit 111, then stored in the reservation data storage unit 121, referred to by the two-dimensional code generation unit 113 and the ticket data generation unit 114, and the ticket data. Used to generate.

The format data stored in the format data storage unit 122 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of format data using an image file. The format data includes information indicating the position where the two-dimensional code C is printed, information indicating the position where the reserved print information R is printed, information indicating the position where the fold line F described later is printed, and the like, for each print paper size. Includes placement information for information to be printed on the reserved boarding pass. The format data further includes a two-dimensional code C to be printed on the reserved boarding pass, character size information, and other print information. Other print information includes, for example, information such as text information and images of so-called fixed phrases to be printed on a reserved boarding pass.

In FIG. 4, the arrangement information of the information to be printed on the reserved boarding pass is stored in the image file. This image file is stored in any storage format. FIG. 4 shows four sizes of A4, B5, letter, and A3 as examples of printing paper sizes. As shown in this example, the number of folding lines F, which are instruction lines for folding the printing paper, differs depending on the printing paper size.

The number of the folding lines F is determined based on the number of times the user folds the two-dimensional code portion until it is easily held by the two-dimensional code reader. When the user holds the printing paper with one hand in the unfolded state, it is difficult to keep the posture of the paper surface of the two-dimensional code portion almost straight. As described above, even if the printing paper is so soft and stiff that the posture of the paper surface of the two-dimensional code portion cannot be kept almost straight, the posture of the paper surface can be maintained in the folded state. As a result, the reserved boarding pass printed on the printing paper as described above is folded along the fold line F, so that the user can easily hold the two-dimensional code portion on the two-dimensional code reader.

For example, when the printing paper size is A4, the number of folding lines F is 3, that is, the number of times of folding is 3. A3 size printing paper, which has twice the surface area of A4 size printing paper, folds once more than A4 size printing paper until it becomes a size that is easy for the user to hold. It will be 4 times.

Furthermore, as a matter related to the two-dimensional code C printed on the reserved boarding pass and the size information of the characters, the size of the two-dimensional code C printed on the printing paper can be read by the optical reading unit of the two-dimensional code reader. The size is within a certain range regardless of the size of the printing paper. Further, for example, the font size of the reserved print information R is changed depending on the print paper size.

In addition, as matters related to other printed information such as so-called fixed phrase text information and images to be printed on the reserved boarding pass, there may be an airline logo image, a cautionary note column of the template, and the like.

In addition to the example of the arrangement information shown in FIG. 4, as in the example of the arrangement information of the information to be printed on the reserved boarding pass shown in FIGS. 13 to 18, it becomes easier for the user to hold the two-dimensional code portion on the two-dimensional code reader. Various placement information can be determined.

The fold line F may be represented by any form such as a broken line having alternating long and short lines meaning a mountain fold, another broken line, a dotted line, or a dash-dotted line.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of format data using coordinates. In FIG. 5, the arrangement information of the information to be printed on the reserved boarding pass is shown in coordinates. For example, on printing paper of each size, coordinates can be represented using a predetermined reference point and reference axes (X-axis, Y-axis). In this example, the reserved print information R is printed in a quadrangular frame having arbitrary points (X0, Y0) and arbitrary points (X1, Y1) as diagonal vertices on A4 size printing paper. .. Further, the first fold line F is printed from an arbitrary point (X0, Y1) to (X1, Y1), and the second fold line F is printed from a point (X2, Y1) to (X2, Y2). , The third fold line F is printed from the point (X2, Y3) to (X3, Y3).

As described above, the arrangement information of the information to be printed on the reserved boarding pass may be stored as an image file or may be represented by semantic information such as coordinates.

The ticket data stored in the ticket data storage unit 123 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of ticket data. The ticket data is image data of the reserved boarding pass printed by the user. The ticket data was acquired by the reservation data acquisition unit 111 based on the format data corresponding to the printing paper size specified by the user, and the reservation data stored in the reservation data storage unit 121 and the two-dimensional code generation unit 113 were generated. It is generated by the ticket data generation unit 114 using the two-dimensional code C.

In this example, the reserved print information R is described in a position that is easy for the user to read and in a font size that is easy to read. In addition, a description indicating the folding order and the folding direction of "mountain fold" is written on the fold line F, respectively. As a result, the user can easily understand the procedure of folding the boarding reservation ticket after printing it. Further, the two-dimensional code C should be large enough to be read by the optical reader of the two-dimensional code reader, and should not be hidden by the user when the user holds the folded boarding reservation ticket. It is printed. In addition, notes regarding the handling of reserved boarding passes and airline logos are printed.

This ticket data is transmitted from the server 10 to the user terminal device 20 and further from the user terminal device 20 to the printer 30 via the network 40. The printer 30 that has received the ticket data prints it on printing paper of a size specified by the user, so that the reserved boarding pass is issued.

Subsequently, the processing procedure of the ticketing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a processing procedure of the ticketing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Here, the processing procedure by the server 10, the user terminal device 20, and the printer 30 from the start of the flight reservation to the printing of the reserved boarding pass and the completion of ticketing will be described.

First, for example, a user operates a user terminal device 20 such as a PC installed at home, accesses a computer system on the ticketing side using a web browser, and displays a flight management web page. On this flight management web page, the user selects and reserves the desired flight. The user selects a payment method on this flight management web page and makes a payment according to the selected method. For example, if the user chooses to pay by credit card, the payment can be made online by entering the credit card number on this flight management web page. As described above, the user completes the flight reservation procedure on the flight management web page provided by the airline company (step S101).

Along with this, the airline server 10 acquires and stores reservation data, which is information determined based on the information entered by the user on the flight management web page at the time of reservation, from the reservation system provided in the ticketing side computer system. (Step S102).

Subsequently, the server 10 of the airline company sends an instruction to the user terminal device 20 to display the reservation boarding pass print screen on the user terminal device 20 (step S103). Along with this, a message or the like confirming the necessity of printing the reserved boarding pass is displayed on the screen of the user terminal device 20 (see FIG. 8).

When the user wishes to print the reserved boarding pass, he / she selects the printing paper size of the printing paper to be printed by the printer 30 connected to the user terminal device 20 (step S104). When the print paper size is selected, the airline server 10 generates ticket data corresponding to the print paper size specified by the user, triggered by receiving the print paper size data (step S105).

When the printing paper size is one type of A4 size, such a printing paper size selection step (step S104) is omitted.

When the ticket data is generated, the airline server 10 transmits the ticket data to the user terminal device 20 (step S106). The user terminal device 20 that has received the ticket data transmits a print instruction and ticket data to the printer 30 connected to the user terminal device 20 (step S107). Along with this, the printer 30 prints the ticket data on the printing paper (step S108). This completes the issuance of the reserved boarding pass.

The above is the processing procedure of the ticketing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. After that, the user can use the reserved boarding pass to a predetermined two-dimensional code reader such as the two-dimensional code reader of the check-in machine installed at the airport on the departure date of the flight or the two-dimensional code reader installed at the boarding gate. By holding the two-dimensional code part, you can receive the prescribed services such as check-in and boarding that are supposed to be received by the two-dimensional code reader.

Here, with reference to FIG. 8, the reservation boarding pass printing screen related to step S103 and step S104 in FIG. 7 will be described. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for selecting a printing paper size.

When the user completes the flight reservation procedure, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, the reservation boarding pass printing screen indicating that the flight reservation procedure has been completed and the necessity of printing the reserved boarding pass is displayed on the user terminal device 20. It is displayed on the screen. If the user wishes to print the reserved boarding pass at that time, the user selects the print paper size from the "print paper size" tab on the screen and clicks the "print" button.

It should be noted that the user can print at a later date instead of printing continuously after the flight reservation procedure. In that case, for example, the user's reservation number can be entered to log in to the flight management web page, and the printing procedure can be proceeded from the same reservation boarding pass printing screen as in FIG.

In addition, when the user logs in to the flight management web page after completing the flight reservation procedure so that the same reserved boarding pass can be printed again after printing the reserved boarding pass, the reserved boarding pass printing screen is displayed. , A "reprint" button for reprinting may be provided. In this case, since the ticket data already stored in the ticket data storage unit 123 is transmitted to the user terminal device 20, it is possible to immediately issue the ticket without generating the ticket data again on the server 10.

Next, the processing procedure of the server 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure of the server 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

When the flight reservation procedure is completed before the start of the process of FIG. 9, the reservation data acquisition unit 111 acquires the reservation data from the reservation system provided in the computer system on the ticketing side, and stores the reservation data in the reservation data storage unit 121. (Step S11).

Subsequently, when the printing paper size data receiving unit 112 receives the printing paper size data from the user terminal device 20 (YES in step S12), the ticketing process proceeds.

When the printing paper size is one type of A4 size, such a printing paper size selection step is omitted, but when the condition regarded as a ticketing request or a ticketing request from the user terminal device 20 is satisfied ( YES in step S12), the ticketing process proceeds.

Proceeding to the ticketing process, the two-dimensional code generation unit 113 generates the two-dimensional code C from at least a part of the reservation data stored in the reservation data storage unit 121 (step S13).

Then, the ticket data generation unit 114 generates ticket data (step S14). To generate the ticket data, the ticket data generation unit 114 refers to the format data storage unit 122 and selects format data corresponding to the print paper size indicated by the print paper size data received by the print paper size data reception unit 112. .. A ticket including the reservation print information R to be printed on the reservation boarding pass and the two-dimensional code C generated by the two-dimensional code generation unit 113 among the reservation data acquired by the reservation data acquisition unit 111 based on the selected format data. Generate data.

Then, the ticket data transmission unit 115 transmits the ticket data generated by the ticket data generation unit 114 to the user terminal device 20 (step S15).

The above is the processing procedure of the server 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. After that, the user starts issuing (printing) the reserved boarding pass. In the ticket medium such as the reserved boarding pass issued, the user folds all the fold lines F printed on the ticket medium and the fold lines F according to the folding order and the folding direction. In the properly folded ticket medium, the two-dimensional code portion is exposed on the folded outer surface, so that the two-dimensional code C can be held over the two-dimensional code reader even when folded. In addition, since the two-dimensional code part of this ticket medium is folded and the paper surface of the two-dimensional code part is stabilized in an almost straight posture, the two-dimensional code part of this folded ticket medium has a size that makes it easy to hold the two-dimensional code reader. It becomes hard.

The server 10 as described above selects format data including the arrangement information of the fold line F and the two-dimensional code C according to the size of the printing paper, and prints the ticket medium on which the fold line F and the two-dimensional code C are described. By generating the ticket data for the user, the user can obtain a ticket medium that can be easily held by the two-dimensional code reader.

(Second embodiment)
In the first embodiment, it has been described that the server 10 generates ticket data. The second embodiment shows a mode in which a program for generating ticket data is installed in a user terminal device 20 operated by a user, and the user terminal device 20 generates ticket data.

Hereinafter, a second embodiment in which the user terminal device 20 installs the program and performs ticketing processing will be described. Since the configuration of the ticketing system according to the second embodiment is the same as the configuration of the ticketing system of FIG. 1 according to the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted here. The installation of the program on the user terminal device 20 may be completed before the user requests ticketing.

With reference to FIG. 10, the configuration of the user terminal device 20 in which the program according to the second embodiment of the present invention is installed will be described. FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration example of the user terminal device 20 in which the program according to the second embodiment of the present invention is installed.

The user terminal device 20 in which the program is installed has a control unit 210, a storage unit 220, a network communication unit 230, and a printer communication unit 240. The control unit 210 and the storage unit 220 are for realizing a function related to ticketing processing of a reserved boarding pass. The network communication unit 230 is an interface for connecting the user terminal device 20 to the network 40. The printer communication unit 240 is an interface for connecting the user terminal device 20 to the printer 30.

The control unit 210 includes a reservation data acquisition unit 211, a printing paper size data reception unit 212, a two-dimensional code generation unit 213, a ticket data generation unit 214, and a ticket data transmission unit 215.

The reservation data acquisition unit 211 obtains the reservation data, which is information determined based on the information input by the user from the user terminal device 20 to the flight management web page via the Internet browser, to the computer on the ticketing side after the flight reservation procedure is completed. It is a functional unit that acquires data from a reservation system (not shown) provided in the system via the network 40. The reservation data acquisition unit 211 stores the acquired reservation data in the reservation data storage unit 221 described later together with a unique reservation number that identifies each user's flight reservation.

The print paper size data reception unit 212 is a functional unit that receives print paper size data such as A4 and letter size input by the user when the user wishes to print, that is, when a ticket issuance request is made.

The printing paper size data receiving unit 212 may be omitted when the printing paper size is one type of A4 size.

The two-dimensional code generation unit 213 generates the two-dimensional code C by encoding the data necessary for check-in and boarding among the reservation data stored in the reservation data storage unit 221 described later by the reservation data acquisition unit 211. It is a functional part to do. In this two-dimensional code C, for example, in addition to the flight reservation identification data (reservation number) of each user, various data such as the passenger name, boarding flight number, boarding flight departure / arrival airport, boarding flight departure / arrival date and time are encoded. It was done.

The ticket data generation unit 214 generates ticketing data, which is image data of the reserved boarding pass printed by the user. This image data may be represented not only by an extension such as JPEG or BMP but also by an extension such as XML or HTML.

The ticket data generation unit 214 refers to the format data storage unit 222 described later, and selects format data corresponding to the print paper size indicated by the print paper size data received by the print paper size data reception unit 212. Ticket data including the reservation print information R to be printed on the reservation boarding pass based on the reservation data acquired by the reservation data acquisition unit 211 based on this format data, and the two-dimensional code C generated by the two-dimensional code generation unit 213. To generate. The generated ticket data is stored in the ticket data storage unit 223, which will be described later.

When the printing paper size is one type of A4 size, ticket data is generated according to the predetermined format data.

The ticket data transmission unit 215 transmits the ticket data generated by the ticket data generation unit 214 to the printer 30 connected to the user terminal device 20 via the printer communication unit 240. The ticket data is transmitted from the ticket data transmission unit 215 to the printer 30 after the ticket data is generated by the ticket data generation unit 214 in response to a ticket issuance request from the user.

Further, when the user requests the ticket issuance again for the ticket data generated by the ticket data generation unit 214, the ticket data transmission unit 215 transmits the ticket data stored in the ticket data storage unit 223, which will be described later. Start. The ticket data transmitted to the printer 30 is printed on printing paper of a size specified by the user.

The storage unit 220 includes a program storage unit 224, a reservation data storage unit 221, a format data storage unit 222, and a ticket data storage unit 223.

The program storage unit 224 stores a program for executing each functional unit of the user terminal device 20 as a function equivalent to that of the server 10 according to the first embodiment. When this program is expanded and executed, each functional unit of the user terminal device 20 in which the program is installed functions. That is, the reservation data acquisition unit 211, the printing paper size data reception unit 212, the two-dimensional code generation unit 213, the ticket data generation unit 214, the ticket data transmission unit 215, the reservation data storage unit 221 and the format data storage. The unit 222 and the ticket data storage unit 223 execute functions equivalent to those of the functional unit of the server 10 according to the first embodiment.

The reservation data storage unit 221 stores the reservation data acquired by the reservation data acquisition unit 211. Further, the reservation data storage unit 221 is referred to by the two-dimensional code generation unit 213 and the ticket data generation unit 214, and a part or all of the reservation data is read out.

The format data storage unit 222 stores predetermined format data of the reserved boarding pass for each printing paper size. The format data indicates information indicating the position where the two-dimensional code C is printed on the printing paper when the ticket data is printed, information indicating the position where the reserved print information R is printed, and the position where the fold line F described later is printed. Includes placement information of information to be printed on the reserved boarding pass, such as information. The format data further includes a two-dimensional code C to be printed on the reserved boarding pass, character size information, and other print information. Other print information includes, for example, information such as text information and images of so-called fixed phrases to be printed on a reserved boarding pass.

It should be noted that the arrangement information is easy for the user to see the reservation print information R, and when the reservation boarding pass is folded along the fold line F, the two-dimensional code C is exposed on the surface of the folded reservation boarding pass, which makes it easy to hold. The layout information is as follows. Further, the folding line F is shown so that when the printing paper on which the ticket data is printed is folded along the folding order and the folding direction, the two-dimensional code C is exposed on the folded outer surface. In some cases. The reservation print information R may or may not be printed on the reservation boarding pass.

That is, this format data, like the format data shown in the first embodiment, shows the information exemplified in FIG. 4 or FIG.

The ticket data storage unit 223 stores the ticket data generated by the ticket data generation unit 214. The ticket data storage unit 223 is referred to by the ticket data transmission unit 215 when the ticket data transmission unit 215 transmits the ticket data to the printer 30, and the ticket data is read out. As a result, the ticket data transmission unit 215 can transmit the ticket data in response to the ticket issuance request from the user at an arbitrary timing after the ticket data is generated.

Each of the functional units described above is a software functional unit that functions by, for example, a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) of the user terminal device 20 executing a program stored in the program storage unit 224.

The program is configured to function each part of the user terminal device 20 as described above to issue a reserved boarding pass.

Subsequently, the processing procedure of the ticketing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing an example of a processing procedure of the ticketing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Here, the processing procedure by the server 10, the user terminal device 20 in which the program is installed, and the printer 30 until the user starts booking a flight, prints the reserved boarding pass, and completes ticketing will be described.

First, for example, a user operates a user terminal device 20 such as a PC installed at home, accesses a computer system on the ticketing side using a web browser, and displays a flight management web page. On this flight management web page, the user completes the flight booking procedure (step S201).

Here, the computer system on the ticket issuing side sends an instruction to display a screen prompting the start of program installation on the user terminal device 20 (step S202). Along with this, a message or the like confirming the necessity of program installation is displayed on the screen of the user terminal device 20.

When the user executes the installation start of the program, the program can be installed from the ticket-issuing computer system or from the program download site included in the information sent from the ticket-issuing computer system via the network 40. It is provided to the user terminal device 20. The user starts this program after completing the installation of this program on the user terminal device 20 (step S203). Now you are ready to process the ticketing process.

The program may be started based on the program start instruction sent from the ticket-issuing computer system. Further, these steps S202 and S203 may be performed at any time as long as they are before the next step S204.

The program acquires and stores reservation data, which is information determined based on the information entered by the user on the flight management web page at the time of reservation, from the reservation system provided in the computer system on the ticketing side (step S204).

Subsequently, the program sends an instruction to the user terminal device 20 to display the reserved boarding pass print screen on the user terminal device 20 (step S205). Along with this, a message or the like confirming the necessity of printing the reserved boarding pass is displayed on the screen of the user terminal device 20 (see FIG. 8).

When the user wishes to print the reserved boarding pass, the user selects the printing paper size of the printing paper to be printed by the printer 30 connected to the user terminal (step S206). When the print paper is selected, the program generates ticket data corresponding to the print paper size specified by the user, triggered by receiving the print paper size data (step S207).

When the printing paper size is one type of A4 size, such a printing paper size selection step (step S206) is omitted.

When the ticket data is generated, the program transmits a print instruction and ticket data to the printer 30 connected to the user terminal device 20 via the printer communication unit 240 of the user terminal device 20 (step S208). Along with this, the printer 30 prints the ticket data on the printing paper (step S209). This completes the issuance of the reserved boarding pass.

The above is the processing procedure of the ticketing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. After this, the user sends the reserved boarding pass to a predetermined two-dimensional code reader such as the two-dimensional code reader of the check-in machine installed at the airport on the day of departure or the two-dimensional code reader installed at the boarding gate. By holding the dimensional code part, you can receive the prescribed services such as check-in and boarding that are supposed to be received by the two-dimensional code reader.

Next, the procedure for executing the program according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of a program execution procedure according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

When the user completes the reservation procedure on the Internet browser and also completes the installation of the program, for example, the operation on the screen indicating the completion of the reservation procedure shifts to the ticketing procedure, and this program is started by the computer system on the ticketing side. Will be done. After that, the program installed in the user terminal device 20 is executed according to a predetermined procedure.

First, the reservation data acquisition unit 211 acquires reservation data from the reservation system provided in the computer system on the ticketing side, and stores the reservation data in the reservation data storage unit 221 (step S21).

Subsequently, when the printing paper size data receiving unit 212 receives the printing paper size data from the user terminal device 20 (YES in step S22), the ticketing process proceeds.

When the printing paper size is one type of A4 size, such a printing paper size selection step is omitted, but when the condition regarded as a ticketing request or a ticketing request from the user terminal device 20 is satisfied ( YES in step S22), the ticketing process proceeds.

Proceeding to the ticketing process, the two-dimensional code generation unit 213 generates the two-dimensional code C from at least a part of the reservation data stored in the reservation data storage unit 221 (step S23).

Then, the ticket data generation unit 214 generates ticket data (step S24). To generate the ticket data, the ticket data generation unit 214 refers to the format data storage unit 222 and selects format data corresponding to the print paper size indicated by the print paper size data received by the print paper size data reception unit 212. .. A ticket including the reservation print information R to be printed on the reservation boarding pass and the two-dimensional code C generated by the two-dimensional code generation unit 213 among the reservation data acquired by the reservation data acquisition unit 211 based on the selected format data. Generate data.

Then, the ticket data transmission unit 215 transmits the ticket data generated by the ticket data generation unit 214 to the printer 30 (step S25).

The above is the processing procedure of the program according to the second embodiment of the present invention. After that, the user starts issuing (printing) the reserved boarding pass. The ticket medium such as the reserved boarding pass issued as described above is the same as the ticket medium issued in the first embodiment, according to the folding line F printed on the ticket medium, the folding order, and the folding direction. All F points are folded. The folded ticket medium is used by holding the two-dimensional code portion of the folded ticket medium by the user over the two-dimensional code reader.

To print the ticket medium on which the fold line F and the two-dimensional code C are described by selecting the format data including the arrangement information of the fold line F and the two-dimensional code C according to the printing paper size by the above program. By generating the ticket data of the above, the user can obtain a ticket medium that is easy to hold in a two-dimensional code reader.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the ticket medium is issued by the program executed by the user terminal device 20, the ticket data is stored in the ticket data storage unit 223 once the ticket medium is issued. After issuing the ticket medium once, the ticket medium can be printed without going through the process of generating the ticket data again. Further, since the ticket data is stored in the user terminal device 20, the ticket medium is printed even when communication with the computer system on the ticket issuing side cannot be performed, for example, the user terminal device 20 is not connected to the Internet. It becomes possible.

(Ticket medium to be issued)
Hereinafter, the ticket medium issued by either the first embodiment or the second embodiment of the present invention described above will be described. The arrangement information of the reserved boarding pass will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 18.

13 to 15 are basic arrangement information of the format data. The ticket medium issued by any of the embodiments according to the present invention includes a folding line F, information indicating the folding order and folding direction of the folding line F, reserved print information R, and a two-dimensional code C. And are printed. Information indicating how to fold and reservation data may or may not be present.

In FIG. 13, the two-dimensional code C is located in the lower right portion of the reserved boarding pass, whereas in FIG. 14, it is located in the lower left portion of the center. As described above, the position of the two-dimensional code C may be any position on the reserved boarding pass as long as it is located at a position exposed on the surface of the reserved boarding pass in a folded state according to the procedure of the folding line F. ..

In FIG. 15, as in another example, the fold line F is printed so as to fold the reserved boarding pass in three instead of folding it in half at the beginning. As described above, the folding line F may be located anywhere on the reserved boarding pass as long as the two-dimensional code C is exposed to any part of the surface in the folded state.

Although the fold line F is indicated by a broken line in all the examples, it may be expressed in any form such as an alternate long and short dash line meaning a mountain fold, another broken line, a dotted line, or a dash-dotted line.

FIG. 16 shows arrangement information in which the position of the handle is instructed in addition to the basic arrangement information. This makes it possible to prevent the two-dimensional code C from being obscured by the user's finger when the folded reserved boarding pass is held over the two-dimensional code reader. The position of the handle may be specified as "handle" as shown in FIG. 16, a finger shape may be drawn, or other positions where the hand or finger should be placed when holding the folded reserved boarding pass. Any form may be used as long as it can be understood.

FIG. 17 shows the arrangement information in which the position of the two-dimensional code C is instructed from the other surface with respect to the surface on which the two-dimensional code C is printed for the reserved boarding pass in the folded state, in addition to the basic arrangement information. .. The reserved boarding pass shown in FIG. 17 is a user because the surface on which the two-dimensional code C is printed faces the two-dimensional code reader when the two-dimensional code portion of the folded reserved boarding pass is held over the two-dimensional code reader. Since it is not possible to grasp the exact positional relationship between the two-dimensional code C and the two-dimensional code reader, information for easily grasping the positional relationship between the two-dimensional code C and the two-dimensional code reader is shown.

Here, the character notation "back side" is used as information indicating the positional relationship. In other words, for the reserved boarding pass in the folded state, the reservation in the folded state is visible to the user when the other surface with respect to the surface on which the 2D code C is printed, that is, the 2D code C and the 2D code reader face each other. On the front side of the boarding pass, the position corresponding to the position where the two-dimensional code is printed is marked with "back side" or the like. This corresponds to the notation such as "back surface" at a position substantially line-symmetrical with the position where the two-dimensional code C is printed with the fold line F to be folded last sandwiched between the fold lines F.

By doing so, the user can grasp the position of the two-dimensional code C to be held by looking at the two-dimensional code reader even if the two-dimensional code C itself cannot be seen.

Further, in order to indicate the two-dimensional code portion on the back surface portion corresponding to the two-dimensional code C on the non-foldable reservation boarding pass, it is necessary to print on both sides of the printing paper. However, since the ticket medium such as the reserved boarding pass is folded and used as in the present embodiment, the two-dimensional code C and the notation indicating the two-dimensional code location are on the same side of the printing paper. .. Therefore, by single-sided printing, it is possible to indicate that the above-mentioned two-dimensional code portion is located on the back side thereof.

In FIG. 17, the characters "back side" are shown together with the frame represented by the broken line, but any notation form may be used as long as it is a notation such as an arrow or some kind of figure that indicates the position of the two-dimensional code C to the user. ..

FIG. 18 shows the layout information in which the explanation of how to fold the reserved boarding pass is printed in addition to the basic layout information. As a result, the user can understand the intention of the fold line F without any misunderstanding. For example, if the final form of the folded reserved boarding pass is illustrated as shown in FIG. 18, the convenient use of the ticket medium becomes even more obvious to the user.

The arrangement information may be in a form other than the examples given here. For example, any of the arrangement information shown in FIGS. 13 to 18 may be combined.

As described above, the server 10 and the program of the present embodiment include information indicating the position where the two-dimensional code C is printed on the printing paper when the ticket data is printed, information indicating the position where the fold line F is printed, and the like. Format data including layout information is stored for each print paper size, and ticket data including two-dimensional code C and fold line F is stored based on the format data according to the format data for the print paper size specified by the user. To generate.

The ticket data generated in this way is issued by being printed by a general-purpose printer 30 such as a user's home, which is not a dedicated ticketing device. By folding the ticket medium issued in this way along the fold line F printed on the ticket medium, the paper surface of the two-dimensional code portion becomes almost straight and stable, so that the two-dimensional code C is two. It has a size and hardness that makes it easy to hold a two-dimensional code reader. As a result, it is possible to obtain a ticket medium in which the posture of the paper surface of the two-dimensional code portion printed on the ticket medium is more easily maintained.

In addition, since the size of the folded ticket medium is smaller than that of the non-foldable ticket medium, it can be stored in a pocket provided for the user's clothes or a pocket at a position where the user's bag can be easily taken out. , Portability is also improved. This folding procedure is a very simple method of folding the printed ticket medium three times along the fold line F printed on the ticket medium, for example, when printed on A4 printing paper. realizable.

Further, the ticket medium is provided with a position recommended for the user to hold the ticket medium, a notation indicating the position of the two-dimensional code C when the two-dimensional code part is held over the two-dimensional code reader, and the like. Further, by printing, it is possible to provide a ticket medium that makes it easier for the user to hold the two-dimensional code portion printed on the ticket medium to the two-dimensional code reader.

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In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the ticket medium is issued according to the printing paper size selected by the user, but the predetermined printing paper is not selected by the user. You may want to print on the size. That is, the ticket data of the ticket medium may be generated based on the format data including the fold line F capable of stabilizing the posture of the paper surface of the two-dimensional code portion, that is, the format data suitable for the size of the printing paper.

In the present invention, the two-dimensional code C is, for example, a QR code (registered trademark). Moreover, you may include a one-dimensional code. The one-dimensional code is, for example, a barcode.

Further, here, the case where the ticket medium is a reserved boarding pass for a flight has been described as an example, but the ticket medium to be issued according to this embodiment is not limited to the reserved boarding pass for a flight, but a ticket for a train, a bus, etc. , Admission tickets used for admission to facilities such as amusement facilities, etc. may be used. Various forms such as various admission tickets, boarding passes, tickets, boarding tickets, paid tickets such as meal tickets, reservation tickets for these, and free tickets such as complimentary tickets, discount tickets, and invitation tickets are assumed.

Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, as well as in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

10 ... Server 20 ... User terminal device 30 ... Printer 111, 211 ... Reservation data acquisition unit 112, 212 ... Printing paper size data reception unit 113, 213 ... Two-dimensional code generation unit 114, 214 ... Ticket data generation unit 115, 215 ... Ticket data transmission unit 121, 221 ... Reserved data storage unit 122, 222 ... Format data storage unit 123, 223 ... Ticket data storage unit 224 ... Program storage unit

Claims (2)

A program that is transmitted to a user terminal device connected to a server of a ticketing system and executed by the user terminal device to print a reservation ticket.
To the CPU of the user terminal device
The reservation data is acquired from the reservation system on the ticketing side and stored in the user terminal device.
A message confirming the necessity of printing the reservation ticket is displayed on the screen of the user terminal device.
When the user wishes to print the reservation ticket, the user is allowed to select the printing paper size on which the reservation ticket is printed.
When the print paper size is selected, a two-dimensional code is generated from at least a part of the stored reservation data.
Information indicating the position to print the fold line, information indicating the position to print the information indicating how to fold the fold line, and the position to print the two-dimensional code according to the selected printing paper size are shown. Let me select the information and the format data of the reservation ticket including
Reservation ticket data including the selected fold line, information indicating how to fold the fold line, and the two-dimensional code is generated.
When the reservation ticket data is generated, the printing instruction and the reservation ticket data are transmitted to the printer connected to the user terminal device.
A program that is executed on a user terminal device. A user terminal device that is connected to a server of a ticketing system and prints a reservation ticket by executing a program transmitted from the server, and the program is sent to the CPU of the user terminal device.
The reservation data is acquired from the reservation system on the ticketing side and stored in the user terminal device.
A message confirming the necessity of printing the reservation ticket is displayed on the screen of the user terminal device.
When the user wishes to print the reservation ticket, the user is allowed to select the printing paper size on which the reservation ticket is printed.
When the print paper size is selected, a two-dimensional code is generated from at least a part of the stored reservation data.
Information indicating the position to print the fold line, information indicating the position to print the information indicating how to fold the fold line, and the position to print the two-dimensional code according to the selected printing paper size are shown. Let me select the information and the format data of the reservation ticket including
Reservation ticket data including the selected fold line, information indicating how to fold the fold line, and the two-dimensional code is generated.
When the reservation ticket data is generated, the printing instruction and the reservation ticket data are transmitted to the printer connected to the user terminal device.
A user terminal device characterized in that.

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