JP7033823B2 - Terminal devices and programs. - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an electronic ticket system that issues an electronic ticket to a mobile terminal such as a smartphone and recognizes that the electronic ticket has been used.

Services that give coupons and points as sales promotion activities for the purpose of selling products and attracting customers have been implemented in various forms. One example is the form of distributing coupons via paper or the Internet (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this form, by presenting a coupon issued by the retail store to the clerk when the customer makes a purchase at the retail store, a preferential service according to the content of the coupon can be received. In addition, as a form of giving points, there is also one using a purchase proof stamp (seal) and a stamp sticking mount. Since these forms of service do not require a large amount of cost to implement, they have the advantage that they can be easily implemented by a retail store alone.

In addition, admission tickets for various events such as music, movies, and sports, transportation tickets, and vouchers for pre-purchased products are also issued to users' mobile terminals in the form of electronic tickets via the Internet, etc. , A mechanism is being realized that allows users to enjoy services such as admission to event venues and the use of transportation by presenting electronic tickets. In the following description, coupons and tickets that are electronically issued via the Internet, such as electronically issued coupons, stamp cards, event tickets, and product vouchers, are collectively referred to as "electronic tickets."

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2007-157102

However, in the form described in Patent Document 1, it is not easy to grasp data such as which customer used when, where, and which coupon, sales per customer, and points issued accordingly. do not have. For this reason, it is actually difficult for retailers to effectively and efficiently use coupons and points as a method of sales promotion. It is also difficult to check and track the usage status of event tickets.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic ticket system capable of solving the above problems. This object is achieved by a combination of the features described in the independent section in the claims. Dependent terms also specify further advantageous embodiments of the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the electronic ticket system according to the first aspect of the present invention is provided on the display means for displaying information and the display means, and when they are contacted with a plurality of positions at the same time, they are individually provided. A user terminal having a touch panel having an input means capable of detecting a contact position, displaying an electronic ticket on the display means, and a stamp having a plurality of proportional portions capable of detecting simultaneous contact with the input means. When an electronic ticket is displayed on the display means and is simultaneously contacted by the proportional portion of the stamp, a plurality of contact positions are detected by the input means, and if the detected contact positions satisfy a predetermined condition, the electronic ticket is electronic. Draw to show that the ticket has been used.

The electronic ticket system may further include a server device capable of communicating with the user terminal. Then, the user terminal may be configured to notify the server device that the electronic ticket has been used when the detected contact position satisfies a predetermined condition.

Further, when the electronic ticket system further includes a server device capable of communicating with the user terminal, the server device stores information regarding the arrangement of a plurality of proportional parts of the stamp in association with the electronic ticket corresponding to the stamp. When the user terminal detects by the input means that all the proportional parts of the stamp are in contact at the same time while the electronic ticket is displayed on the display means, the detected contact position corresponds to the displayed electronic ticket. The information may be queried in the stamp database of the server device, and when there is a response to the effect, the display means may draw to indicate that the electronic ticket has been used. In this case, the server device may record that the electronic ticket has been used by the user of the user terminal when responding to the inquiry from the user terminal. Further, the server device may further include an information providing unit that provides an electronic ticket to the user.

When the user terminal is in the state of displaying that the display means requests an electronic ticket and is simultaneously contacted by all the proportional parts of the stamp, a plurality of contact positions are detected by the input means, and the detected contact positions are detected. It is preferable that the server device is requested to provide the electronic ticket corresponding to the above, and the server device is provided with the electronic ticket corresponding to the contact position to the requesting user terminal in response to the request from the user terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, the program according to the second embodiment of the present invention is provided on the display means for displaying information and the display means, and when they are touched at a plurality of positions at the same time, they are individually contacted. A program executed on a user terminal including a touch panel having an input means capable of detecting a position and an information storage unit for storing an electronic ticket so as to be displayed on the display means of the touch panel. A step of displaying the ticket on the display means, a step of detecting the contact positions of contacts made simultaneously at a plurality of positions of the input means while the electronic ticket is displayed on the display means, and a detected contact. When the position corresponds to the electronic ticket whose position is displayed, the display means performs the step of drawing to indicate that the electronic ticket has been used.

It should be noted that the outline of the above invention does not list all the necessary features of the present invention, and a subcombination of these feature groups can also be an invention.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the coupon issuing system 10. It is a figure which shows the structure of the mobile terminal 20. It is a figure which shows the structure of a stamp 30. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a server 40. It is a figure which shows an example of the data stored in the database of coupon information. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of issuing a coupon issuing system 10. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen before the coupon issuance displayed on the mobile terminal 20. It is a figure which shows an example of an unused coupon displayed on a mobile terminal 20. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which uses the coupon issuing system 10. It is a figure which shows the display example of a used coupon. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which uses the stamp rally system. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen before the stamp stamping which is displayed on the mobile terminal 20. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen after the stamp stamping which is displayed on the mobile terminal 20. It is a figure which shows the other example of the screen before the stamp stamping which is displayed on the mobile terminal 20. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server 40 in 3rd Embodiment.

[First Embodiment: Application example to a coupon issuing system]
Hereinafter, the coupon issuing system 10 according to the first embodiment of the electronic ticket system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Configuration of coupon issuing system 10]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a coupon issuing system 10. The coupon issuing system 10 includes a mobile terminal 20, a stamp 30, and a server 40. The mobile terminal 20 and the server 40 each execute an application for functioning as a component of the coupon issuing system 10 of the present invention. The mobile terminal 20 and the server 40 can communicate with each other via a network such as the Internet. The stamp 30 is placed in a store where the coupon issued by the coupon issuing system 10 is available, and is used to issue the coupon and / or to mark it as used.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the mobile terminal 20. The mobile terminal 20 is a processing device 21 such as a CPU that executes arithmetic processing of an application, a storage device 22 such as a RAM or a hard disk for storing information, a display device 23 such as a display (screen), and processing of the arithmetic unit 21. It includes a communication device 24 for transmitting and receiving results and information stored in the storage device 22 via a network such as the Internet or LAN, and a multi-touch compatible touch panel display 25 for identifying the arrangement information of the stamp 30. Each function (each means) realized on a computer is executed by reading an instruction (group) for executing the process into the arithmetic unit 21. When the information stored in the storage device 22 is used in the processing, each function reads the corresponding information from the storage device 22 and appropriately uses the read information for the processing in the arithmetic unit 21.

A multi-touch compatible touch panel display is a touch panel that can detect contact with a plurality of points by a finger, a pen tip, or the like. The stamp 30 of the present invention is brought into contact with the mobile terminal 20 equipped with the multi-touch compatible touch panel display. The display device 23 may also have the function of the touch panel display 25 compatible with multi-touch. There are various contact detection methods for the touch panel, but in the present embodiment, the case where the touch panel display is the capacitance method will be described as an example.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of the stamp 30. The stamp 30 includes a main body portion 30a, an electrode 31, a handle 32, and a stamping surface 33. The main body portion 30a of the stamp 30 is provided with a handle 32 on the upper portion, and the bottom surface opposite to the side on which the handle 32 is provided is the stamping surface 33. The cross section of the stamping surface 33 and the main body 30a parallel to the stamping surface 33 is formed in the shape of a quadrangular square mark.

The stamp 30 includes five electrodes 31 which are proportional portions for detecting the arrangement information of the stamp 30 by simultaneously contacting the multi-touch compatible touch panel display 25 of the mobile terminal 20. The five electrodes 31 are fixedly provided on the stamping surface 33 to maintain a predetermined positional relationship with each other, and when they come into contact with the mobile terminal 20 at the same time, the positional relationship is recognized. Three of the five electrodes 31 are arranged near the three vertices of the quadrangle of the imprint surface 33. With such an arrangement of the electrodes 31, the top, bottom, left, and right of the stamp 30 can be recognized regardless of the orientation of the stamped surface 33 of the stamp 30 in contact with the touch panel display 25. The electrode 31 is circular, is made of a conductive material, and has a convex structure with respect to the imprint surface 33. The electrode 31 is made of a conductive material. Further, it is desirable that the electrode 31 and the main body portion 30a are made of a translucent material. Since the electrode 31 and the main body 30a are made of a conductive and translucent material, the stamp 30 can be used as a mobile terminal by drawing an image displayed when the stamp 30 is pressed against the touch panel display 25 on the stamping surface 33. When the image is brought into contact with 20, the drawn image can be made to appear as if it were stamped on the mobile terminal. It is preferable that the portion other than the electrode is filled with an insulating (non-conductive) material such as resin so that the stamped surface is substantially flat. As a result, it is possible to prevent rattling at the time of imprinting due to the presence of vertices on which the electrodes are not arranged, and it is possible to reliably bring all the electrodes into contact with the touch panel display at the same time. It is preferable that the color of the electrode and the color of the material filling the portion other than the electrode are the same color (for example, transparent). This makes it difficult to visually recognize the electrode positions and prevents unauthorized copying of the stamp.

The handle 32 is a place to hold when stamping the stamp 30. The handle 32 is made of a conductive material. The stamping surface 33 is a place for arranging the electrode 31, and is formed of a conductive material. The structure of the stamp 30 is a material and a structure suitable for the stamp 30 used for a touch panel display using a capacitive touch panel. When the mobile terminal 20 adopts another type of touch panel display, the stamp 30 may adopt a material and configuration having characteristics suitable for the touch panel method. When conductivity is not required, a plurality of non-conductive proportional portions that enable simultaneous contact with the touch panel display may be provided on the stamp surface 33 of the stamp 30.

As described above, the electrode 31 is arranged on the stamping surface 33 so as to give the touch panel display 25 the same effect as touching a plurality of points with a finger, a pen tip, or the like on the stamp 30. The arrangement information of the electrodes 31 is provided so as to be different for each coupon. Therefore, the type of coupon can be identified by the arrangement information of the electrodes 31. Further, by displaying the coupon on the mobile terminal 20 and bringing the electrode 31 into contact with the displayed coupon screen, the coupon can be identified as used. It is possible to make the same contact with the fingertip as touching the touch panel display 25 with the electrode 31 of the stamp 30, but direct touching the mobile terminal 20 is hygienic and allows others to directly touch the screen of the mobile terminal 20. Considering the user's stress on this, it is not appropriate to identify the sequence information with the fingertips. Further, although it is possible to make the same contact with the pen tip as the contact with the stamp 30, it is not appropriate to identify the sequence information with the pen tip. From the issuance of the coupon to the confirmation that the coupon has been used, it is meaningful to use the stamp 30.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the server 40. The server 40 has a terminal information storage unit 41, an arrangement information search processing unit 42, a coupon information search processing unit 44, a coupon information storage unit 45, and a coupon information providing unit 46. In these functional blocks, instructions (groups) for executing the processing are read and executed by an arithmetic unit such as a CPU, so that the arithmetic unit, a storage device such as a RAM or a hard disk for storing information, and a network interface. It is realized by using a communication device such as.

The terminal information storage unit 41 stores the information of the user's mobile terminal 20. The information of the user's mobile terminal 20 includes identification information of the mobile terminal 20, date and time when communication is received from the mobile terminal 20, position information of the mobile terminal 20, and the like.

The sequence information search processing unit 42 receives the sequence information of the electrode 31 transmitted from the user's mobile terminal 20, and sends the sequence information received from the electrode 31 to the coupon information search processing unit 44. Further, the sequence information search processing unit 42 searches for and extracts the requested sequence information from the sequence information stored in the coupon information storage section 45.

The coupon information search processing unit 44 receives the coupon acquisition request transmitted from the user's mobile terminal 20 or the sequence information transmitted from the sequence information search processing unit 42, and among the coupon information stored in the coupon information storage unit 45, Search and extract the requested coupon information. As a condition for searching the coupon information, it is preferable to acquire the arrangement information of the electrodes 31 arranged on the stamp 30 in contact with the user's mobile terminal 20 from the user's mobile terminal 20 and use this. Then, the coupon information corresponding to the acquired sequence information is searched from the coupon information storage unit 45.

The coupon information storage unit 45 stores information related to the coupon (also simply referred to as “coupon information”). FIG. 5 schematically shows an example of the coupon information storage unit 45. As information about the coupon, coupon identification information for identifying the coupon (arrangement information of the electrodes 31 arranged on the stamp 30, ID for identifying the coupon, coupon name, etc.), store identification information for which the coupon can be used (store name and store) Information on services that can be enjoyed with coupons (for example, 20% OFF, 1 item service, 1 drink service, free per person, etc.), information about stores where coupons can be used (address, phone number, etc.), Event information to which the coupon is associated, location information of the place where the event is held, map information showing the route from the place where the event is held to the store, coupon image when not in use, after use The face image of the coupon, the coupon distribution period, the coupon usage period, the coupon usage limit (the number of users who can use the coupon, and when the cumulative number of users of the coupon reaches this number, it cannot be used further. ), Cumulative number of coupon users, etc.

The coupon information providing unit 46 receives a coupon information acquisition request from the user's mobile terminal 20, and in response to the acquisition request, the coupon information search processing unit 44 searches and extracts the coupon information from the user's mobile terminal 20. Send to.

[Registration of coupon information in the coupon information storage unit 45]
The server 40 provides a registration screen for registering coupon information in the coupon information storage unit 45 to an administrator such as a coupon issuer. The administrator accesses the registration screen via the Internet, for example, and registers the above-mentioned coupon information in the coupon information storage unit 45.

The administrator registers the arrangement information of the electrodes 31 arranged on the stamp 30 in the coupon information storage unit 45 via the mobile terminal 20. The server 40 provides the administrator with a stamp registration screen for registering the arrangement information of the electrodes 31 arranged on the stamp 30. The administrator uses the mobile terminal 20 to access the stamp registration screen, for example, via the Internet. On the stamp registration screen, a stamp area for pressing the stamp to be registered, an input field for coupon identification information of the coupon to be associated with the stamp, a registration button for starting registration, and the like are displayed. The administrator inputs the coupon identification information in the input field, touches the registration button to make it possible to register the stamp, and then presses the stamp against the stamp area. The mobile terminal 20 recognizes the arrangement of the electrodes 31 of the stamp 30 pressed against the touch panel display 25, associates the coupon identification information with the arrangement information, and transmits the information to the server 40. The server 40 registers the arrangement information in the coupon information storage unit 45 in association with the coupon identification information received from the administrator's mobile terminal 20.

In the above example, the coupon information and the stamp arrangement information are collectively managed by the coupon information storage unit 45, but the coupon information and the stamp arrangement information are managed separately, and the coupon information storage unit 45 manages the coupon. The identification information of the stamp corresponding to the coupon may be associated with the identification information. By managing the coupon information and the stamp arrangement information separately, it is possible to assign stamps that have already been registered to multiple coupons, or reuse them as stamps for other coupons after the coupon's validity period has expired. It will be easy.

[Action when issuing coupons]
Next, with reference to FIG. 6, the operation when issuing a coupon to the coupon issuing system 10 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure for issuing a coupon by the coupon issuing system 10. First, the user starts the application on the mobile terminal 20 (step S100). Then, the application is operated to display the screen before issuing the coupon as shown in FIG. 7 on the mobile terminal 20 (step S101), the application is operated, and the server is requested to issue the coupon. Specifically, the request is requested by bringing the stamp into contact with the mobile terminal 20 (step S102). Then, the mobile terminal 20 requests the server 40 to issue a coupon associated with the arrangement information of the electrodes 31 (step S104). In the server 40, the coupon information providing unit 46 receives the request, the sequence information search processing unit 42 searches for the coupon information corresponding to the sequence information, and whether the requested coupon information is registered in the server 40. Determination (step S106). If it is the registered coupon information, the server 40 transmits the coupon information to the mobile terminal 20 by the coupon information providing unit 46 (step S108), and the mobile terminal 20 receives the information (step S110). When the mobile terminal 20 receives the coupon information, the screen after the coupon is issued is displayed on the touch panel display 25 of the mobile terminal 20 as shown in FIG. 8 (step S112).

On the other hand, since the coupon cannot be recognized in the case of the coupon information not registered in the server 40 (step S114), the server 40 notifies the mobile terminal 20 that the coupon cannot be used, and the mobile terminal 20 receives this. (Step S116). Upon receiving the notification, the mobile terminal 20 displays that the coupon has not been registered (step S118), and ends the process. If you request an unregistered coupon, the user will not be able to use the coupon. Therefore, it is possible to prevent erroneous use such as when the coupon is out of the available period. In addition, fraud such as forgery of coupons can be prevented.

In this way, by using the electronic stamp of the present invention for issuing a coupon, it is possible to issue a coupon with a premium feeling for the user. For example, by notifying that the coupon will be distributed only when the store is visited in advance and equipping the store with the electronic stamp of the present invention, the coupon can be issued only to those who actually come to the store. This makes it possible to positively motivate customers to visit the store. In addition, it is possible to issue coupons only for users who visit the store. As a result, it is possible to give the user a premium feeling that the coupon cannot be obtained unless the store is visited.

As a search condition for coupon information, when the stamp 30 is brought into contact with the user's mobile terminal 20, the user's mobile terminal 20 acquires the arrangement information of the electrodes 31 arranged on the stamp 30, and the coupon is obtained from the arrangement information. Information is searched from the coupon information storage unit 45. Further, the location information of the mobile terminal 20 may be included as the search condition. Further, as the search condition, other conditions may be set.

The coupon information search processing unit 44 receives a coupon information search processing request from the user's mobile terminal 20, and among the coupon information stored in the coupon information storage unit 45, the coupon information providing unit 46 uses the corresponding coupon information as a search result. Sends to the user's mobile terminal 20. There are the following three conditions for searching coupon information.

First, when the user visits the store, the clerk brings the stamp 30 into contact with the user's mobile terminal 20, acquires the arrangement information of the electrodes 31 arranged on the stamp 30 by the user's mobile terminal 20, and searches for the arrangement information. The processing unit 42 receives the sequence information search processing request, and among the coupon information stored in the coupon information storage unit 45, the coupon information providing unit 46 sends the corresponding coupon information as a search result to the user's mobile terminal 20.

The second is to send a coupon acquisition request from the user's mobile terminal 20 to the coupon information search processing unit 44 when the user visits the store, and search for the corresponding coupon information among the coupon information stored in the coupon information storage unit 45. As a result, the coupon information providing unit 46 sends the coupon information to the user's mobile terminal 20.

The third is to push the coupon information stored in the coupon information storage unit 45 from the server to the user's mobile terminal 20. As a condition for notification, the information of the user's mobile terminal 20 such as the position information of the mobile terminal 20 transmitted to the terminal information storage unit 41 and the coupon information stored in the coupon information storage unit 45 are matched with each other, and matching information is obtained. If there is, send a coupon information notification from the server 40 to the user's mobile terminal 20. For example, assuming that the location information of the mobile terminal 20 acquired by the mobile terminal 20 is in front of Shibuya station, the location information of the store issuing the coupon among the coupon information stored in the coupon information storage unit 45 is the coupon in front of Shibuya station. Send to 20. In addition, the type of coupon that the user wants (for example, cooking genre (Japanese, Chinese, Italian, French, etc.), type of restaurant (family restaurant, fast food, bowl shop, tavern, cooking, bar, Chinese restaurant, etc.) If you register (such as an Italian restaurant) and the price range of a restaurant in advance, you may include them as search conditions.

To issue a coupon, first, the arrangement information of the electrodes 31 of the stamp 30 which is the stamp information and the contents of the coupon are registered in the server 40. Then, the application installed on the mobile terminal 20 acquires these stamp information from the server 40 via a network such as the Internet, and receives the coupon information. Then, the corresponding coupon is displayed on the application running on the mobile terminal 20.

In addition to the request by pressing the stamp 30 as described above, the server 40 distributes access information (URL, etc.) to the coupon itself and the coupon download page to the registered user by means such as e-mail. You may. The registered users of the delivery destination may be narrowed down based on the attribute information of the registered users, the past coupon usage history, and the like. Further, when the application is started on the mobile terminal 20, the coupon within the distribution period may be automatically downloaded.

[Operation when using coupons]
Next, the operation when the coupon issued by the coupon issuing system 10 is used will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a procedure for using the coupon issued by the coupon issuing system 10. First, the user starts the application on the mobile terminal 20 (step S200). Then, the application is operated to display an unused coupon screen as shown in FIG. 8 on the mobile terminal 20 (step S202). If there is an upper limit on the number of coupons that can be used, the number of remaining coupons may be displayed on the screen, for example, "remaining 5 coupons". Then, the screen is presented at the store where the coupon can be used. The store employee brings the stamped surface of the stamp on which the store-specific arrangement information is arranged to touch the screen of the mobile terminal 20. That is, the stamp 30 of the present invention is brought into contact with the touch panel display 25 while the unused coupon screen is displayed (step S204). Then, the mobile terminal 20 recognizes the arrangement information arranged on the stamp 30 as shown in FIG. 3 (step S206). The recognized sequence information is transmitted from the mobile terminal 20 to the server 40 via a network such as the Internet (step S208). The server 40 receives the sequence information by the sequence information search processing unit 42, searches the coupon information corresponding to the sequence information by the coupon information search processing section 44, and determines whether or not the coupon information is registered in the coupon information storage section 45. Determination (step S210). In the case of the arrangement information registered in the server 40, the corresponding coupon is recognized from the registered arrangement information (step S212), and the coupon information providing unit 46 indicates that the user has used the coupon from the server 40 to the mobile terminal 20. The mobile terminal 20 receives the notification (step S214). Upon receiving the notification, the mobile terminal 20 displays (draws) that the coupon as shown in FIG. 10 has been used (step S216), and ends the process. As a result, the user can use the coupon displayed on the mobile terminal 20. In this way, when the registered coupon is used, the terminal information storage unit 41 grasps when, who, and at which store the coupon was used, and the terminal information storage unit stores this information. Stores can use this information for marketing and sales promotion activities, and for planning new coupons.

As a modification of the above steps S208 to S216, the mobile terminal 20 stores the coupon information and the arrangement information corresponding to the coupon in advance (for example, at the time of issuing the coupon) in association with each other, and the stamp 30 is pressed. When the arrangement information is recognized, it is collated with the arrangement information corresponding to the displayed coupon, and when it is determined that the corresponding stamp 30 has been pressed, the coupon is displayed to the effect that the coupon has been used, and the coupon is displayed on the server. You may send a notification that it has been used.

As yet another example, the mobile terminal 20 transmits the coupon information (for example, coupon identification information) of the coupon being displayed (to be used) and the arrangement information of the stamp 30 pressed against it to the server 40, and the server 40 sends the information. , Search for the sequence information corresponding to the coupon to be used and collate it with the sequence information of the stamp 30 pressed, and when it is determined that the corresponding stamp 30 has been pressed, the coupon is used for the mobile terminal 20. You may be notified to indicate that it has been completed.

On the other hand, since the coupon cannot be recognized in the case of the arrangement information not registered in the server 40 (step S218), the server 40 notifies the mobile terminal 20 that the coupon cannot be used, and the mobile terminal 20 receives this. (Step S220). Upon receiving the notification, the mobile terminal 20 displays that the coupon has not been registered (step S222), and ends the process. If an unregistered coupon is presented, the user cannot use the coupon. Therefore, it is possible to prevent erroneous use such as when the coupon is out of the available period. In addition, fraud such as forgery of coupons can be prevented.

[Second Embodiment: Example of application to stamp rally system]
Next, with reference to FIG. 11, the stamp rally system according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The configuration of the stamp rally system is the mobile terminal 20, the stamp 30, and the server 40, as in the coupon issuing system 10 described in the first embodiment, and although there are differences in operation and usage procedures, the other coupons are used. Since it is the same as the issuing system 10, the description here of the common part will be omitted.

The stamp rally system includes a mobile terminal 20, a stamp 30, and a server 40, as in the coupon issuing system 10 of the first embodiment described above. The matters common to the first embodiment described above will be omitted here. A stamp 30 for each checkpoint is provided at a plurality of checkpoints in the stamp rally.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a usage procedure when the stamp 30 is applied to the stamp rally system. Prior to the start of this procedure, the stamp rally participants select the stamp rally in which they participate from among the plurality of stamp rallies that can be selected in the application installed on the mobile terminal 20. deep. When the stamp rally participants arrive at the checkpoint, the procedure shown in the flow chart begins. First, the application is started on the mobile terminal 20 (step S300). Then, the application is operated to display the screen of the stamp rally before imprinting as shown in FIG. 12 on the mobile terminal 20 (step S302). Participants bring the stamped surface of the stamp 30 on which the checkpoint-specific arrangement information placed at the checkpoint is arranged to touch the screen of the mobile terminal. That is, the stamp 30 is brought into contact with the touch panel display 25 while the screen of the stamp rally before imprinting is displayed (step S304). Then, the mobile terminal 20 recognizes the arrangement information of the electrodes 31 arranged on the stamp 30 as shown in FIG. 3 (step S306). The recognized sequence information is transmitted from the mobile terminal 20 to the server 40 via a network such as the Internet (step S308). The server 40 receives the sequence information, searches the coupon information corresponding to the sequence information by the coupon information search processing unit 44, and determines whether or not the sequence information is registered in the server 40 (step S310). At this time, the server 40 may receive information for identifying the participating stamp rally, information for identifying the participants, information for identifying the checkpoint, and the like together with the sequence information. In the case of the sequence information registered in the server 40, the corresponding checkpoint is recognized from the registered sequence information (step S312), and the server 40 notifies the mobile terminal 20 that the user has arrived at the checkpoint. The mobile terminal 20 receives this (step S314). If the checkpoint recognized based on the sequence information does not correspond to the stamp rally identification information or the checkpoint identification information received from the mobile terminal, the server 40 does not notify that the checkpoint has arrived. You may do it. The server 40 records when, who, and where the checkpoint arrived, along with the notification to the mobile terminal 20. The mobile terminal 20 that has received the notification displays that the checkpoint has arrived as shown in FIG. 13 (step S316), and ends the process. As a result, the user can record that he / she has arrived at the checkpoint displayed on the mobile terminal 20. In this way, when arriving at the checkpoint, the server 40 can grasp when, who, and where the checkpoint arrived at the checkpoint, and can accumulate this information.

In the screens displayed on the mobile terminal 20 shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, only one checkpoint is displayed in one screen, but as in the modified example shown in FIG. 14, one screen is displayed. Multiple checkpoints may be displayed. By displaying multiple checkpoints on one screen, it is possible to intuitively and easily present the degree of achievement to the goal to the participants.

The stamp rally system 11 does not require ink when stamping a stamp, and can easily draw an appropriate stamp on the mobile terminal 20 without considering improper stamping or the orientation of the stamp. .. In addition, it is not necessary to install equipment such as a power supply and a communication device in the checkpoint itself, and it is easy to set the checkpoint location. From the above points, it is possible to easily set a large number of checkpoints even in a facility such as a retail store where it is difficult to provide space for a stamp rally, and it is possible to move customers around in the retail store.

On the other hand, since the checkpoint cannot be recognized in the case of the sequence information not registered in the server 40 (step S318), the server 40 notifies the mobile terminal 20 that the checkpoint cannot be recognized, and the mobile terminal 20 notifies this. Is received (step S320). Upon receiving the notification, the mobile terminal 20 displays that the checkpoint has not been registered (step S322), and ends the process. When the screen of the unregistered checkpoint is presented, the participant cannot stamp the stamp 30. Therefore, for example, if there is a discrepancy between the checkpoint that has actually arrived and the screen displayed on the mobile terminal 20, the stamp 30 will not be erroneously stamped. In addition, it is possible to prevent fraud such as forging the arrival at the checkpoint.

The stamp rally system may give coupons and giveaways to participants who have stamped 30 at all checkpoints according to the procedure shown in FIG. For example, when the server 40 confirms that the stamp 30 has been stamped at all the checkpoints, the coupon may be automatically provided to the participant's mobile terminal 20. In addition, when a screen showing that all stamps have been stamped is presented to the organizer of the stamp rally or the like, a prize or a coupon may be given. When all stamps are stamped, the server 40 provides the mobile terminal 20 with ranking information indicating the number of arrivals at all checkpoints among all participants, and a coupon corresponding to the ranking information is provided. Or a free gift may be given.

[Third Embodiment: Example of application to a ticket processing system]
Next, the ticket processing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The ticket processing system is a system that issues various tickets such as admission tickets for various events such as music, movies, and sports, and tickets for transportation, and uses them as used. The configuration of the ticket processing system is the mobile terminal 20, the stamp 30, and the server 40, as in the coupon issuing system 10 described in the first embodiment, and although there are differences in operation and usage procedures, the other coupons are used. Since it is the same as the issuing system 10, the description here of the common part will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 15, the server 40 of the present embodiment has a terminal information storage unit 41, a ticket information storage unit 47, a stamp information storage unit 48, a ticket issuance processing unit 49, and the like.

The ticket information storage unit 47 associates with the ticket identification information, the ticket name, the information on the face of the ticket (images and text information before and after use), the amount of the ticket, the period of use of the ticket, the seat position at the event, and the ticket. The stamp identification information of the stamp 30 associated with the stamp 30 is stored. A plurality of stamp identification information may be associated with each ticket. Further, common stamp identification information may be assigned to a plurality of tickets.

The stamp information storage unit 48 stores the stamp identification information and the arrangement information indicating the arrangement of the electrodes arranged on the stamp 30 in association with each other. The method of registering the stamp 30 in the stamp information storage unit 48 may be the same method as in the case of registering the stamp 30 in the coupon information storage unit 45 in the coupon issuing system of the first embodiment.

The ticket issuing processing unit 49 issues and transmits ticket information to the user's mobile terminal 20. The ticket issuing processing unit 49 may issue a ticket to a large number of users free of charge by the same method as the coupon issuing system of the first embodiment, but issues a ticket only to users who have completed the ticket purchasing procedure. You may do so. In this case, the ticket issuing processing unit 49 of the server 40 tells the user who has completed the purchase procedure the ticket information (for example, the name of the ticket, the information on the face of the ticket (image or text information), the amount of the ticket, the seat position at the event). Etc.) Or send the URL of the ticket data download site.

The following describes how to use the ticket processing system, taking as an example the case where an admission ticket for a music event is issued and the issued ticket is used at the event venue.

The user purchases a ticket through a predetermined procedure, and imports the ticket information of the purchased ticket into the application of the mobile terminal 20. Then, the ticket is displayed and presented on the touch panel display of the mobile terminal 20 at the timing when the ticket needs to be presented. When the event staff who applies the admission ticket presses the stamp for the event on the touch panel display on which the ticket is displayed, the admission ticket is considered to have been used. When performing the application processing, the server 40 and the mobile terminal 20 send and receive information on the ticket in which the application was performed, the date and time when the application was performed, the place where the application was performed, and the like. Then, it is determined whether the displayed ticket corresponds to the stamp pressed, whether the time when the application was applied is within the usage period of the admission ticket, etc., and it is deleted only when all the conditions are satisfied. The ticket is executed. The determination of the condition may be performed by the mobile terminal 20 or the server 40. Further, a part of the determination may be performed by the mobile terminal 20 and the rest may be performed by the server 40. When the conditions are not met, it is advisable to notify the error by display, sound, vibration, or the like. This can prevent unauthorized entry.

Although the present invention has been described above using the embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes or improvements can be made to the above embodiments. It is clear from the claims that embodiments with such modifications or improvements may also be included in the technical scope of the invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the sequence information and the corresponding coupon information, checkpoint, or ticket information are stored in association with each other in the server 40, and the sequence information received from the mobile terminal 20 and the coupon information, checkpoint, and so on. Alternatively, the server 40 determines whether or not the correspondence with the ticket information is appropriate, but the arrangement information and the corresponding coupon information and checkpoint information are stored in the mobile terminal 20, and the mobile terminal 20 has a correspondence relationship by itself. You may try to confirm the suitability.

Further, in each of the above embodiments, the case of performing the application process for marking the coupon or ticket as used by pressing the stamp has been described as an example, but as an operation for executing the application process, the stamp is used. It may be possible to select a method other than pressing. For example, input a predetermined password, read a barcode or a two-dimensional code (for example, a QR code (registered trademark)), input a sound of a predetermined pattern or wavelength from a microphone, and apply it to the touch panel display of the mobile terminal 20. It may be possible to select a method such as performing a predetermined operation for executing the process. For example, the coupon information storage unit 45 or the ticket information storage unit 47 may store the application method used in association with the coupon or ticket identification information.

10 Coupon issuing system 20 Mobile terminal 30 Stamp 40 Server

Claims (2)

A terminal having a display means for displaying information and a touch panel provided on the display means and having an input means capable of detecting individual contact positions when they are touched at a plurality of positions at the same time.
The display means displays an electronic ticket and displays it.
The input means displays a plurality of contact positions by simultaneous contact with a plurality of points with respect to the touch panel while displaying the electronic ticket on the display means before providing a service corresponding to the use of the electronic ticket. Detect and
When the display means corresponds to an electronic ticket displayed by an array of a plurality of contact positions detected by the input means, the display means draws to indicate that the electronic ticket has been used.
A terminal device characterized in that a plurality of types of contact position arrangements are allowed to be associated with the electronic ticket. A program characterized in that a computer functions as the terminal device according to claim 1.

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