JP7178520B2 - Systems, methods, programs and stamps - Google Patents

Description

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

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, services of giving coupons and points as sales promotion activities for the purpose of selling products and attracting customers have been carried out in various forms. One example is a form in which coupons are distributed on paper or via the Internet (see Patent Document 1, for example). In this form, when a customer makes a purchase at a retail store, by presenting the coupon issued by the retail store to the clerk, the customer can receive a preferential service according to the contents of the coupon. As a form of giving points, there is also a method using a purchase proof stamp (sticker) and a mount for attaching the stamp. These forms of service have the advantage that they can be easily implemented by retailers alone, as they do not require a large amount of money to implement.

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

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-157102

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

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic ticket system that can solve the above problems. This object is achieved by the combination of features stated in the independent claims. The dependent claims also define further advantageous embodiments of the invention.

In order to achieve the above object, an electronic ticket system according to a first aspect of the present invention provides display means for displaying information, and superimposed on the display means, and when touched at a plurality of positions at the same time, individual electronic ticket systems A user terminal comprising: a user terminal having a touch panel having an input means capable of detecting a contact position and displaying an electronic ticket on a display means; is a state where the electronic ticket is displayed on the display means, when the stamp is touched at the same time, the input means detects a plurality of contact positions, and if the detected contact position satisfies a predetermined condition, the electronic Renders to indicate 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 associates and stores information relating to the arrangement of the plurality of parts of the stamp with the electronic ticket to which the stamp corresponds, When the user terminal detects by the input means that all of the raised parts of the stamp have been touched at the same time while the electronic ticket is being displayed on the display means, the detected contact position corresponds to the displayed electronic ticket. The stamp database of the server device may be inquired as to whether the electronic ticket has been used, and if there is a response to the effect that the electronic ticket has been used, a drawing indicating that the electronic ticket has been used may be displayed on the display means. 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. Also, the server device may further include an information providing unit that provides the electronic ticket to the user.

When the user terminal is touched simultaneously by all the parts of the stamp in a state in which the request for an electronic ticket is displayed on the display means, the user terminal detects a plurality of contact positions by the input means, and detects the detected contact positions. The server device may be requested to provide an electronic ticket corresponding to the contact position, and the server device may provide the requesting user terminal with the electronic ticket corresponding to the contact position in response to the request from the user terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, a program according to a second aspect of the present invention provides display means for displaying information, and a program superimposed on the display means for displaying individual touches when a plurality of positions are touched at the same time. A program executed in a user terminal comprising a touch panel having an input means capable of detecting a position, and an information storage unit for storing an electronic ticket to be displayed on the display means of the touch panel, wherein the electronic a step of displaying a ticket on the display means; a step of detecting contact positions of contacts simultaneously made at a plurality of positions of the input means while the electronic ticket is displayed on the display means; and performing a drawing indicating that the electronic ticket has been used on the display means when the position corresponds to the displayed electronic ticket.

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

It is a figure which shows the structure of the coupon issuing system 10. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a mobile terminal 20; FIG. 4A and 4B are diagrams showing the structure of a stamp 30; FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a server 40; FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the data stored in the database of coupon information. 4 is a flow chart showing a procedure for issuing a coupon issuing system 10. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen before coupon issuance displayed on the portable terminal 20. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of unused coupons displayed on mobile terminal 20. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a procedure for using the coupon issuing system 10; It is a figure which shows the example of a used coupon display. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure which uses a stamp rally system. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the mobile terminal 20 before stamping. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on mobile terminal 20 after stamping. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing another example of a screen before stamping, which is displayed on the mobile terminal 20. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the server 40 in 3rd Embodiment.

[First Embodiment: Example of Application to Coupon Issuing System]
A coupon issuing system 10, which is a first embodiment of the electronic ticket system of the present invention, will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[Configuration of Coupon Issuing System 10]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a coupon issuing system 10. As shown in FIG. A 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 applications for functioning as components 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. Stamps 30 are placed at stores where coupons issued by the coupon issuing system 10 can be used, and are used to issue and/or mark used coupons.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the mobile terminal 20. As shown in FIG. The mobile terminal 20 includes an arithmetic device 21 such as a CPU that executes arithmetic processing of an application, a storage device 22 that stores information such as a RAM or a hard disk, a display device 23 such as a display (screen), and processing of the arithmetic device 21. 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 a LAN, and a multi-touch touch panel display 25 for identifying arrangement information of the stamp 30 are provided. Each function (each means) implemented on a computer executes its processing by reading the instruction (group) for executing the processing into the arithmetic unit 21 . When the information stored in the storage device 22 is used in its processing, each function reads the corresponding information from the storage device 22 and uses the read information for the processing in the arithmetic device 21 as appropriate.

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

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of the stamp 30. As shown in FIG. The stamp 30 includes a body portion 30a, an electrode 31, a handle 32, and a stamping surface 33. A main body portion 30 a of the stamp 30 is provided with a handle 32 on the top thereof, and a bottom surface opposite to the side on which the handle 32 is provided serves as a stamping surface 33 . The stamping surface 33 and the cross-section of the body portion 30a parallel to the stamping surface 33 are formed in the shape of a square stamp.

The stamp 30 is provided with five electrodes 31, which are cross sections for detecting arrangement information of the stamp 30 by simultaneously touching the multi-touch touch panel display 25 of the mobile terminal 20. FIG. The five electrodes 31 are fixedly provided on the stamping surface 33 to maintain a predetermined positional relationship with each other, and when the mobile terminal 20 is touched simultaneously, the positional relationship is recognized. Three of the five electrodes 31 are arranged near the three vertices of the square of the imprint surface 33 . With such an arrangement of the electrodes 31, the up, down, left, and right sides of the stamp 30 can be recognized regardless of the direction in which the stamp surface 33 of the stamp 30 is brought into contact with the touch panel display 25. FIG. The electrode 31 is circular, 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. Moreover, it is desirable that the electrode 31 and the body portion 30a are made of a translucent material. Since the electrode 31 and the body portion 30a are made of a conductive and translucent material, the image displayed when the stamp 30 is pressed against the touch panel display 25 is drawn on the stamping surface 33, so that the stamp 30 can be used as a mobile terminal. 20, it can be seen as if the drawn image was stamped on the mobile terminal. The portions other than the electrodes are preferably filled with an insulating (non-conductive) material such as resin so that the imprinted surface is substantially flat. As a result, it is possible to prevent rattling at the time of stamping due to vertexes where 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. The color of the electrodes and the color of the material filling the portions other than the electrodes are preferably the same color (for example, transparent). As a result, it becomes difficult to visually recognize the electrode positions, and unauthorized copying of the stamp can be prevented.

A handle 32 is a portion to be held when stamping the stamp 30 . Handle 32 is formed of a conductive material. The stamping surface 33 is a portion for arranging the electrode 31, and is made of a conductive material. The composition of the stamp 30 described above is a material and composition suitable for the stamp 30 used for a touch panel display using a capacitive touch panel. If the mobile terminal 20 employs a touch panel display of another type, the stamp 30 may employ a material and structure having characteristics suitable for the touch panel type. If conductivity is not required, a plurality of non-conductive ridges may be provided on the imprinting surface 33 of the stamp 30 to allow simultaneous contact with the touch panel display.

As described above, the electrodes 31 are arranged on the stamp surface 33 of the stamp 30 so as to give an effect on the touch panel display 25 similar to that of touching a plurality of points with a finger or a pen tip. The arrangement information of the electrodes 31 is provided differently for each coupon. Therefore, the type of coupon can be identified from the arrangement information of the electrodes 31 . Further, by displaying a coupon on the mobile terminal 20 and touching the electrode 31 to the screen of the displayed coupon, the coupon can be identified as used. It is possible to make the same contact with the touch panel display 25 with the electrode 31 of the stamp 30 with a fingertip. Considering the user's stress about that, it is not appropriate to identify the array information with the fingertip. Also, it is possible to make contact with the tip of the pen in the same manner as the contact with the stamp 30, but it is not appropriate to identify the arrangement information with the tip of the pen. It is meaningful to use the stamp 30 to perform the steps from issuing the coupon to confirming that the coupon has been used.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the server 40. As shown in FIG. 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 provision unit 46 . These functional blocks, when instructions (groups) for executing the processing are read and executed by an arithmetic unit such as a CPU, are processed by the arithmetic unit, a storage device such as a RAM or hard disk for storing information, a network interface, and so on. It is implemented using a communication device such as

The terminal information storage unit 41 stores information on the mobile terminal 20 of the user. The information of the mobile terminal 20 of the user includes identification information of the mobile terminal 20, date and time when communication was received from the mobile terminal 20, location information of the mobile terminal 20, and the like.

The arrangement information search processing unit 42 receives the arrangement information of the electrodes 31 transmitted from the user's portable terminal 20 and sends the arrangement information received from the electrodes 31 to the coupon information search processing unit 44 . Also, the arrangement information search processing unit 42 searches and extracts the requested arrangement information from the arrangement information stored in the coupon information storage unit 45 .

The coupon information search processing unit 44 receives a coupon acquisition request transmitted from the user's mobile terminal 20 or the arrangement information transmitted from the arrangement 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 retrieving the coupon information, it is preferable to obtain from the mobile terminal 20 of the user, the arrangement information of the electrodes 31 arranged on the stamp 30 that is in contact with the mobile terminal 20 of the user, and use this information. Then, the coupon information storage unit 45 is searched for coupon information corresponding to the acquired array information.

The coupon information storage unit 45 stores information about coupons (simply referred to as “coupon information”). FIG. 5 schematically shows an example of the coupon information storage unit 45. As shown in FIG. Coupon-related information includes 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, store name, etc.). identification ID, etc.), details of services that can be enjoyed with the coupon (for example, 20% off, one item service, one drink service, free per person, etc.), information on stores where coupons can be used (address, phone number, etc.), Event information associated with the coupon, 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, image of the coupon face when not used, after use coupon image, coupon delivery period, coupon usage period, coupon usage limit (the number of users who can use the coupon). ), and the cumulative number of coupon users.

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 retrieves and extracts the coupon information from the user's mobile terminal 20. send to

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

The arrangement information of the electrodes 31 arranged on the stamp 30 is registered in the coupon information storage unit 45 via the mobile terminal 20 by the administrator. 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 via the Internet, for example. The stamp registration screen displays a stamp area for pressing a stamp to be registered, an input field for coupon identification information of a coupon to be associated with the stamp, a registration button for starting registration, and the like. The administrator enters the coupon identification information in the entry field, touches the registration button to enable stamp registration, and then presses the stamp onto the stamping area. The portable terminal 20 recognizes the arrangement of the electrodes 31 of the pressed stamp 30 by means of the touch panel display 25 , associates the coupon identification information with the arrangement information, and transmits them 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 mobile terminal 20 of the manager.

In the above example, the coupon information and the stamp arrangement information are collectively managed in the coupon information storage unit 45, but the coupon information and the stamp arrangement information are managed separately. The identification information may be associated with the identification information of the stamp corresponding to the coupon. By managing coupon information and stamp arrangement information separately, it is possible to assign already registered stamps to multiple coupons, and to reuse them as stamps for other coupons after the coupon's validity period has passed. easier.

[Operation when issuing a coupon]
Next, referring to FIG. 6, the operation of issuing a coupon to the coupon issuing system 10 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a procedure for issuing a coupon by the coupon issuing system 10. As shown in FIG. First, the user activates an application on the mobile terminal 20 (step S100). Then, the application is operated to display a screen before coupon issuance as shown in FIG. 7 on the mobile terminal 20 (step S101), and the application is operated to request the server to issue a coupon. Specifically, the request is requested by bringing the stamp into contact with the mobile terminal 20 (step S102). Then, the portable terminal 20 requests the server 40 to issue a coupon linked to the arrangement information of the electrodes 31 (step S104). In the server 40, the coupon information providing section 46 receives the request, and the arrangement information search processing section 42 searches for the coupon information corresponding to the arrangement information to determine whether the requested coupon information has already been registered in the server 40. Determine (step S106). If it is registered coupon information, the server 40 transmits the coupon information to the mobile terminal 20 through 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 touch panel display 25 of the mobile terminal 20 displays a screen after issuing the coupon as shown in FIG. 8 (step S112).

On the other hand, if the coupon information is not registered in the server 40, the coupon cannot be recognized (step S114), so the server 40 notifies the mobile terminal 20 that the coupon cannot be used, and the mobile terminal 20 receives this. (Step S116). The portable terminal 20 that has received the notification displays that the coupon has not been registered (step S118), and terminates the process. If an unregistered coupon is requested, the user cannot use the coupon. Therefore, it is possible to prevent erroneous use such as when the coupon is out of the usable period. In addition, fraud such as counterfeiting of coupons can be prevented.

In this way, if the electronic stamp of the present invention is used to issue coupons, coupons that give the user a sense of premium can be issued. For example, by announcing in advance that coupons will be distributed only to those who visit the store, and by equipping the store with the electronic stamp of the present invention, coupons can be issued only to those who have actually visited the store. This makes it possible to positively motivate customers to visit the store. In addition, it becomes possible to issue coupons only for users who have visited the store. Thereby, it is possible to give the user a premium feeling that the coupon cannot be obtained unless the user visits the store.

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 retrieved from the arrangement information. Information is retrieved from the coupon information storage unit 45 . Also, the location information of the mobile terminal 20 may be included as a search condition. Further, other conditions may be set as search conditions.

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

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

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

The third is to push the coupon information stored in the coupon information storage unit 45 from the server to the mobile terminal 20 of the user. As a condition for notification, the information of the mobile terminal 20 of the user such as the position information of the mobile terminal 20 transmitted to the terminal information storage unit 41 is compared with the coupon information stored in the coupon information storage unit 45, and matching information is obtained. If there is, the notification of the coupon information is transmitted from the server 40 to the mobile terminal 20 of the user. For example, if 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 desired by the user (for example, genre of cuisine (Japanese, Chinese, Italian, French, etc.), type of restaurant (family restaurant, fast food, rice bowl restaurant, izakaya, Japanese restaurant, bar, Chinese restaurant, (Italian restaurants, etc.), price ranges of restaurants, etc.) may be included in the search conditions if they are registered in advance.

To issue a coupon, first, the arrangement information of the electrodes 31 of the stamp 30 as stamp information and the content of the coupon are registered in the server 40 . Then, the application installed in the mobile terminal 20 acquires the 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 a request by pressing the stamp 30 as described above, the server 40 distributes the coupon itself and access information (URL, etc.) to the coupon download page to the registered user using means such as e-mail. may The registered users who are the delivery destinations may be narrowed down based on the attribute information of the registered users, past coupon usage history, and the like. Also, when the application is started on the mobile terminal 20, coupons within the distribution period may be automatically downloaded.

[Operation when coupon is used]
Next, referring to FIG. 9, the operation when using the coupon issued by the coupon issuing system 10 will be described.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing the procedure for using the coupon issued by the coupon issuing system 10. As shown in FIG. First, the user activates an 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 to the number of coupons that can be used, the remaining number of coupons to be used may be displayed on the screen, for example, "five coupons left". Then, the screen is presented at a store where the coupon can be used. An employee of the store touches the screen of the portable terminal 20 with the stamp surface on which the store-specific arrangement information is arranged. 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 portable terminal 20 recognizes the array information arranged on the stamp 30 as shown in FIG. 3 (step S206). The recognized array information is transmitted from the portable terminal 20 to the server 40 via a network such as the Internet (step S208). The server 40 receives the array information by the array information search processing unit 42, searches the coupon information corresponding to the array information by the coupon information search processing unit 44, and checks whether the coupon information has been registered in the coupon information storage unit 45. Determine (step S210). In the case of sequence information registered in the server 40, the corresponding coupon is recognized from the registered sequence information (step S212), and the coupon information providing unit 46 notifies the mobile terminal 20 from the server 40 that the user has used the coupon. , and the portable terminal 20 receives this (step S214). The portable terminal 20 that has received the notification displays (drawing) that the coupon has been used as shown in FIG. 10 (step S216), and ends the process. Thereby, the user can use the coupon displayed on the mobile terminal 20 . In this way, when a registered coupon is used, the terminal information storage unit 41 grasps when, who used the coupon, and at what store, 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 steps S208 to S216 described above, the mobile terminal 20 associates and stores coupon information and arrangement information corresponding to the coupon in advance (for example, when the coupon is issued), and stores the pressed stamp 30. When the array information is recognized, it is collated with the array information corresponding to the coupon being displayed, and if it is determined that the corresponding stamp 30 has been pressed, the fact that the coupon has been used is displayed, and the coupon is sent to the server. You may send a notification that it has been used.

As yet another example, the mobile terminal 20 transmits to the server 40 the coupon information (for example, coupon identification information) of the coupon being displayed (to be used) and the arrangement information of the pressed stamp 30, and the server 40 , the arrangement information corresponding to the coupon to be used is retrieved, and the arrangement information of the pressed stamp 30 is collated, and when it is determined that the corresponding stamp 30 is pressed, the coupon is used on the mobile terminal 20. It may be notified to display that it has been completed.

On the other hand, if the sequence information is not registered in the server 40, the coupon cannot be recognized (step S218), so the server 40 notifies the mobile terminal 20 that the coupon cannot be used, and the mobile terminal 20 receives this. (Step S220). The mobile terminal 20 that has received the notification displays that the coupon has not been registered (step S222), and terminates 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 usable period. In addition, fraud such as counterfeiting of coupons can be prevented.

[Second Embodiment: Example of Application to Stamp Rally System]
Next, a stamp rally system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration of the stamp rally system is similar to the coupon issuing system 10 described in the first embodiment, and includes a mobile terminal 20, a stamp 30, and a server 40. Since it is the same as the issuing system 10, description of common parts is omitted here.

The stamp rally system includes a mobile terminal 20, a stamp 30, and a server 40, like the coupon issuing system 10 of the first embodiment described above. Descriptions of matters common to the above-described first embodiment are omitted here. A plurality of checkpoints in the stamp rally are provided with stamps 30 for each checkpoint.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing the procedure for using the stamp 30 in a stamp rally system. Before the start of this procedure, the participant of the stamp rally selects the stamp rally in which he/she participates from among a plurality of stamp rallies that can be selected in the application installed on the mobile terminal 20. back. When the stamp rally participant arrives at the checkpoint, the procedure shown in the flowchart is started. First, an application is activated on the mobile terminal 20 (step S300). Then, the application is operated to display a stamp rally screen before stamping as shown in FIG. 12 on the portable terminal 20 (step S302). The participant touches the screen of the mobile terminal with the stamp surface of the stamp 30 placed at the checkpoint and arranged with the arrangement information unique to the checkpoint. That is, the stamp 30 is brought into contact with the touch panel display 25 while the screen of the stamp rally before stamping is displayed (step S304). Then, the portable terminal 20 recognizes the arrangement information of the electrodes 31 arranged on the stamp 30 as shown in FIG. 3 (step S306). The recognized array information is transmitted from the portable terminal 20 to the server 40 via a network such as the Internet (step S308). The server 40 receives the arrangement information, searches for coupon information corresponding to the arrangement information by the coupon information search processing unit 44, and determines whether or not the arrangement information is already registered in the server 40 (step S310). At this time, the server 40 may receive information for identifying stamp rallies in which participants are participating, information for identifying participants, information for identifying checkpoints, and the like, together with arrangement information. In the case of sequence information registered in the server 40, the corresponding checkpoint is recognized from the registered sequence information (step S312), 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 array information does not correspond to the information identifying the stamp rally received from the mobile terminal or the information identifying the checkpoint, the server 40 does not notify that the checkpoint has been reached. can be The server 40 notifies the portable terminal 20, and records when, who and what checkpoints have arrived. The portable terminal 20 that has received the notification displays that the checkpoint has been reached as shown in FIG. 13 (step S316), and ends the process. Thereby, the user can record that the user has arrived at the checkpoint displayed on the mobile terminal 20 . In this way, when the vehicle arrives at a checkpoint, the server 40 can grasp when, by whom, and at which checkpoint the vehicle has arrived at the checkpoint, and can store 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 modification shown in FIG. Multiple checkpoints may be displayed. By displaying a plurality of checkpoints on one screen, it is possible to present the degree of achievement up to the goal to the participants in an intuitive and easy-to-understand manner.

The stamp rally system 11 does not require ink when affixing a stamp, and can easily perform drawing as if a proper stamp is affixed on a mobile terminal 20 without considering the pressing error or the orientation of the stamp. . In addition, there is no need to install equipment such as a power source or communication device at the checkpoint itself, making it 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 a space for a stamp rally, allowing customers to wander around the store.

On the other hand, if the sequence information is not registered in the server 40, the checkpoint cannot be recognized (step S318). is received (step S320). The mobile terminal 20 that has received the notification displays that the checkpoint has not been registered (step S322), and terminates the process. The participant cannot affix the stamp 30 when the screen of the unregistered checkpoint is presented. Therefore, for example, when there is a mismatch between the actually arrived checkpoint and the screen displayed on the mobile terminal 20, the stamp 30 is not erroneously affixed. In addition, it is possible to prevent fraud such as falsifying arrival at a checkpoint.

The stamp rally system may give coupons and prizes to participants who stamp 30 at all checkpoints according to the procedure shown in FIG. For example, when the server 40 confirms that the stamps 30 have been stamped at all checkpoints, the coupon may be automatically provided to the participant's mobile terminal 20 . Also, when a screen indicating that all the stamps have been stamped is presented to the organizer of the stamp rally, etc., a gift or coupon may be given. When all the stamps are stamped, the server 40 provides the mobile terminal 20 with rank information indicating how many participants reached all the checkpoints, and a coupon corresponding to the rank information. and gifts may be given.

[Third Embodiment: Example of Application to Ticket Processing System]
Next, a ticket processing system, which is a 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 use of transportation facilities, and performs reconciliation as used. The configuration of the ticket processing system is the same as the coupon issuing system 10 described in the first embodiment, consisting of a mobile terminal 20, a stamp 30, and a server 40. Since it is the same as the issuing system 10, description of common parts is omitted here.

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

The ticket information storage unit 47 stores, in association with the ticket identification information, the name of the ticket, information on the surface of the ticket (images and character information before and after use), the price of the ticket, the period of use of the ticket, the seat position in the event, the ticket, and so on. stamp identification information and the like of the stamp 30 associated with the . Each ticket may be associated with a plurality of stamp identification information. Also, 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 processor 49 issues and transmits ticket information to the mobile terminal 20 of the user. The ticket issue processing unit 49 may issue tickets to a large number of users free of charge in the same manner as in the coupon issue system of the first embodiment, but issues tickets only to users who have completed the ticket purchase procedure. You may do so. In this case, the ticket issuance processing unit 49 of the server 40 provides the user who has completed the purchase procedure with ticket information (e.g., ticket name, ticket surface information (image and character information), ticket price, seat position in the event). etc.) or transmit the URL of the ticket data download site.

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

A 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. The ticket is considered used when the event staff responsible for clearing the admission ticket presses a stamp for the event on the touch panel display on which the ticket is displayed. When performing the processing of reconciliation, the server 40 and the mobile terminal 20 transmit and receive information on the ticket that has been reconciled, the date and time of the reconciliation, the location of the reconciliation, and the like. Then, it is determined whether the displayed ticket corresponds to the stamp pressed against it, whether the time at which the erasure was performed is within the usage period of the admission ticket, etc., and it is erasure only when all the conditions are met. is executed. The determination of the conditions may be performed by the mobile terminal 20 or by the server 40 . Also, part of the determination may be performed by the mobile terminal 20 and the rest may be performed by the server 40 . If the conditions are not met, an error notification should be given 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 is obvious to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be made to the above embodiments. It is clear from the description of the scope of the claims that forms with such modifications or improvements can also be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the array information and the corresponding coupon information, checkpoints, or ticket information are stored in association with the server 40, and the array information received from the mobile terminal 20 and the coupon information, checkpoints, Alternatively, although the server 40 determines whether the correspondence with the ticket information is appropriate, the arrangement information and the corresponding coupon information and checkpoint information are stored in the mobile terminal 20, and the mobile terminal 20 determines the correspondence by itself. Appropriateness may be checked.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, an example was explained in which a stamp was pressed against a coupon or ticket to mark it as used. A method other than pressing may be selectable. For example, inputting a predetermined password, reading a bar code or two-dimensional code (e.g., QR code (registered trademark)), inputting sound of a predetermined pattern or wavelength from a microphone, writing to the touch panel display of the mobile terminal 20 A method such as performing a predetermined operation for executing processing may be selectable. For example, the coupon information storage unit 45 and the ticket information storage unit 47 may store the redemption method to be used in association with the identification information of the coupon or ticket.

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A system used for a stamp rally in which a server detects arrival of a user at each of a plurality of checkpoints by stamping a stamp having a plurality of electrodes on an input screen regarding checkpoints displayed on a user terminal,
The user terminal is
means for receiving contact of the plurality of electrodes on the input screen;
means for detecting the arrangement of the plurality of electrodes on the imprinted stamp and recognizing arrangement information indicating the arrangement of the electrodes;
means for transmitting the arrangement information, the information identifying the user, and the information identifying the stamp rally to the server;
The server is
means for identifying information about the checkpoint associated with the array information among information about the plurality of checkpoints stored in advance;
means for outputting information indicating the user's arrival at the identified checkpoint to the user terminal;
The means for outputting to the user terminal is
When the checkpoint specified from the array information does not correspond to the information identifying the stamp rally transmitted from the user terminal, information indicating the arrival of the user at the specified checkpoint A system that does not output to the user terminal . The means for transmitting the information in the user terminal comprises:
Sending information about the checkpoint to the server together with the arrangement information, information identifying the user, and information identifying the stamp rally;
The means for outputting to the user terminal in the server is
When the checkpoint identified from the array information does not correspond to the information identifying the checkpoint transmitted from the user terminal, the information indicating the arrival of the user at the identified checkpoint is sent to the user. 2. The program of claim 1, which does not output to a terminal. The user terminal is
3. The program according to claim 1, further comprising means for accepting input of a personal identification number instead of affixing said stamp on said input screen. The means for accepting the input of the personal identification number in the user terminal,
4. The program according to claim 3, which receives an input of selection between an operation related to affixing of said stamp and an operation related to input of said personal identification number. A user terminal that displays an input screen regarding checkpoints;
The stamp used in a stamp rally system comprising a server that records the arrival of the user at the checkpoint by stamping the stamp on the input screen,
Having a stamping surface provided with a plurality of electrodes,
An image stored in the server and displayed on the user terminal when the stamp is stamped on the input screen is drawn on the stamping surface in correspondence with the arrangement information of the electrodes. . A method used in a stamp rally in which a server records the user's arrival at each of a plurality of checkpoints by stamping a checkpoint-related input screen displayed on a user terminal with a stamp having a plurality of electrodes,
The user terminal is
receiving contact of a plurality of the electrodes on the input screen;
a step of detecting the arrangement of the plurality of electrodes in the imprinted stamp and recognizing arrangement information indicating the arrangement of the electrodes;
sending to the server the sequence information and information identifying the user;
The server is
identifying information about the checkpoint associated with the array information among the information about the plurality of checkpoints stored in advance;
and outputting to the user terminal information indicating the user's arrival at the identified checkpoint;
In the step of outputting to the user terminal,
When the checkpoint specified from the array information does not correspond to the information identifying the stamp rally transmitted from the user terminal, information indicating the arrival of the user at the specified checkpoint A method that does not output to the user terminal . A program used for a stamp rally in which a server records the user's arrival at each of a plurality of checkpoints by stamping a checkpoint-related input screen displayed on a user terminal with a stamp having a plurality of electrodes,
a processor of the user terminal;
receiving contact of a plurality of the electrodes on the input screen;
a step of detecting the arrangement of the plurality of electrodes in the imprinted stamp and recognizing arrangement information indicating the arrangement of the electrodes;
sending the sequence information and information identifying the user to the server;
to the processor of said server;
identifying information about the checkpoint associated with the array information among the information about the plurality of checkpoints stored in advance;
and outputting to the user terminal information indicating the user's arrival at the specified checkpoint;
In the step of outputting to the user terminal,
When the checkpoint specified from the array information does not correspond to the information identifying the stamp rally transmitted from the user terminal, information indicating the arrival of the user at the specified checkpoint A program that does not output to the user's terminal.

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