JPH10143683A - Ticketless system and method for processing and recording medium readable by computer for recording ticketless processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To use a coupon ticket of airline by plural persons issued by using an IC card as a medium. SOLUTION: This is a ticketless system for using an airline of the like by using an IC card. This system is provided with a coupon ticket issuing part 50 which records a coupon ticket issue information 64 capable of plural times of use in a distribution origin card 24 being the origin of the distribution of the coupon tickets, coupon ticket moving part 52 which moves one part of the coupon tickets of the distribution origin card 24 to another distribution destination card 28, and records an available coupon ticket moving information 66, and use processing part 48 which processes the use of reservation, ticket issue, check-in, and boarding or the like by using the distribution origin card 24 or the distribution destination card 28. Moreover, this system is provided with a temporary card issuing part 54 which issues a temporary card 30 for being temporarily used when the name of a user is not registered on the system. In this case, the coupon ticket moving part 52 moves one part of the coupon tickets of the distribution origin card 24 to the temporary card 30, and records an available coupon ticket moving information 68.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticketless system, a processing method, and a computer in which a ticketless processing program for making reservations, issuing tickets, checking in, boarding, and the like by recording a boarding pass ticket of an airplane or the like on an IC card. In particular, the present invention relates to a ticketless system, a processing method, and a computer that records a ticketless processing program, in which a purchased coupon is distributed among cards so that a plurality of persons can use the ticket. It relates to a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, IC cards standardized by banks, ATMs, DCs that can be withdrawn by IC cards,
Practical use of terminal devices such as window devices is rapidly progressing. An IC card issued by a bank has a sufficient lending area in addition to a bank use area in accordance with a bank standard format, in order to enable use of the IC card and increase added value.

[0003] For this reason, by utilizing the lending area of the IC card, the computer network and the terminal device of the bank's online host system relating to the IC card are used, and for example, ticketless systems such as aircraft, trains and ships are used. Is possible. In this case, a service provider such as an airline, a travel agency, a ticket company, etc., has already constructed a POS system for pre-ordering tickets, and the terminal of the POS system has an IC card reader / writer function. This makes it possible to relatively easily implement a ticketless system for making a reservation using an IC card.

[0004] Further, in a transportation system, coupons having a determined use section and the number of times of use are issued for the convenience of customers who frequently use the coupons. Can receive.

[0005]

However, in a ticketless system for an air ticket using an IC card, when a coupon is purchased with an IC card and is used by a plurality of persons, the coupon is purchased. Since the ticket is issued on the premise of the use of the holder, there is a problem that a coupon using an IC card as a medium can only be used by the holder of the IC card.

[0006] This is based on the assumption that a coupon for an aircraft is originally issued a boarding pass of, for example, 10 sheets, with a cover displaying the name of the user himself, assuming that the same person is used a plurality of times. In use, a cover showing the holder is required. For this reason, if a coupon that has been conventionally issued as a ticket is directly issued as an IC card as a medium, the holder of the IC card becomes the holder of the cover of the coupon, and the holder must be presented. IC
There is a problem that the card coupon can only be used by the person himself / herself.

[0007] However, ticket coupons are usually used in companies and the like who frequently use them. For example, coupons are purchased in the name of a specific person of the company, and the actual use is distributed to users in the company. In many cases, a boarding pass is reserved for purchase. For this reason, coupons made ticketless with an IC card cannot be distributed to another person, and efficient use of coupons using an IC card cannot be expected. Could be a bottleneck.

[0008] The present invention provides a ticketless system, a processing method, and a computer-readable recording medium on which a ticketless processing program is made available for a plurality of persons to use a coupon for an airplane or the like issued using an IC card as a medium. The purpose is to provide.

[0009]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the present invention. The present invention is a ticketless system, for example, a reservation system 10 using an aircraft or the like using information stored in a card equipped with a processor and a memory, a so-called IC card, and a distribution source card 2 which is a distribution source of coupons.
The coupon ticket issuing unit 50 that records the coupon ticket issuance information 64 enabling the use of the coupon multiple times in 4 and the coupon ticket (part or all) of the distribution source card 24 is moved to the distribution destination card 28 to be used. Coupon moving unit 5 for recording coupon moving information 66
2, and a use processing unit 48 for processing reservation, ticketing, check-in, boarding, and the like based on the coupon ticket issuing information 64 of the distribution source card 24 or the coupon ticket movement information 66 of the distribution destination card 28. Features.

[0010] For this reason, a coupon can be purchased with an IC card, and if necessary, transferred to a card held by another person for use, and issuance and use of a coupon using a card in a ticketless system. Can be realized. Here, each of the distribution source card 24 and the distribution destination card 28 which store the coupon ticket issuing information 64 and the coupon ticket movement information 66 is a registration card registered in advance in the system under the personal name of the user. Further, there is provided a temporary card issuing unit 54 for issuing a temporary card 30 to be used temporarily in which the name of the user is not registered on the system.

The coupon ticket issuing information 64 of the issuer card 24 includes card holder ID information corresponding to the cover of the coupon ticket, the use range of sections, the number of coupon spellings, the number of times of use,
The number of distributions, the number of remaining times, individual information such as age, card attributes (card type), purchase date, purchase place, and the like are recorded.
Also, as the coupon transfer information 66 of the distribution destination card 28,
Nominee ID of distribution card 24 corresponding to cover of coupon
Information, use range of sections, etc., number of distributions, number of uses, number of remaining times, individual information such as age, card attributes, purchase date, place of purchase, etc. are recorded.

Further, as the coupon transfer information 68 of the temporary card 30, the holder ID information of the distribution source card 24 corresponding to the cover of the coupon, the use range of the section, the number of distributions, the number of uses, the number of remaining times, the age And the like, card attributes, purchase date, place of purchase, etc. are recorded. Further, the ticketless system of the present invention includes a purchase information file 56 for recording and managing the coupon issue status, a history information file 58 for recording and managing the use status of issued coupons, A customer information file 60 for recording and managing personal information relating to the user; and a discount rate information file 63 for recording and managing a discount rate used for conversion of the number of uses.
Is provided.

[0013] The purchase information file 56 is used for purchasing coupons,
Records and manages the processing contents of moving or temporary use, usage contents such as sections, classes, spelling number of coupons, number of moves, destination, processing date, expiration date, settlement information, number of temporary cards issued, etc. I do. The history information file 58 records and manages the date of use, the name of the user, the number of times of use, and the number of remaining times. The customer information file 60 records and manages a customer ID, a user name, an address, related customer information, a customer type, and a card type. Further, the discount rate information file 62 records and manages a predetermined discount rate according to age, time zone, and the like.

The use processing unit 48 refers to the customer information file 60 and distributes when processing the reservation, ticketing, check-in or boarding based on the distribution source card 24, the distribution destination card 28 or the temporary card 30. Former card 24
Provide certain services, such as mileage, to the holder.
If the user is the holder of the distribution card 28 to which the coupon has been distributed, the use processing unit 48 generates information indicating that the customer is a new customer, and uses the information such as check-in at the airport counter or boarding. At times, the service provider is notified that it is a new customer. In other words, the cardholder from which the coupon is distributed is often a good customer, and the user of the distribution card to which the coupon has been distributed from this good customer necessarily has the possibility of being a good customer. Highly, a gate staff member, a flight attendant, or the like greets a customer who uses the distribution destination card notified as a new customer, and thereby can effectively realize new enclosing of good customers.

The use processing unit 48 obtains a corresponding discount rate by referring to the discount rate information file 63 at the time of reservation, and converts the number of times of use by this discount rate to update the remaining number of times in the history information file. This discount includes children discounts, seniors discounts,
There is an early-morning use discount, etc., which can further enhance the services issued for cards. The use processing unit 48
When performing processing such as reservation and ticketing using the temporary card 30, the system checks with the user of the temporary card 30 whether or not a formal registration card registered in the system has been issued. A formal distribution destination card 28 recording the coupon transfer information 68 is issued. Temporary card users who have received a coupon distribution from a good customer who distributed the coupon are also likely to be good customers,
By recommending the use of coupons by issuing an official card at the time of reservation or check-in, it is possible to efficiently enclose new customers with good customers.

The use processing unit 48 can also issue a magnetic card or ticket, which is a one-time use ticket, as needed, for a reservation using a distribution source card, a distribution destination card, or a temporary card. Therefore, the function of the existing ticket system is not impaired. The coupon moving unit 52 is provided on the portable terminal device of the user, and a part of the coupon is moved from the distribution source card 24 to the distribution destination card 28 on the user side, whereby the coupon is purchased with the ticket. Similarly, it can be used by distribution of coupons.

The coupon issuing unit 50 and the coupon moving unit 5
2. The temporary card issuing unit 54 is provided in the counter terminal device or the automatic ticketing machine of the system, and issues a coupon to the distribution source card 24, and transfers a part of the coupon from the distribution source card 24 to the distribution destination card 28. Moved, and temporary card 3 in which a part of the coupon has been moved from distribution card 24
0 is issued. The coupon ticket handled by the ticketless system of the present invention is a coupon ticket for boarding an airplane, but also includes a coupon ticket for using appropriate transportation and facilities.

The present invention also provides a ticketless processing method for reserving the use of an aircraft or the like using information stored in a card having a processor and a memory. This ticketless processing method includes the following steps. A coupon issuing process of recording coupon issuing information 64 enabling multiple uses on the distribution card 24 serving as a distribution source of the coupon; moving the coupon of the distribution card 24 to another distribution destination card 28 Coupon transfer process of recording coupon transfer information 66 that can be used by the user; reservation, issuance, check-in, boarding based on coupon issue information 64 of distribution card 24 or coupon transfer information 6 of distribution card 28 Use process for processing the use of such as; coupon ticket issuing information 64 and coupon ticket movement information 6
Is used as each of the cards 24 and 28 that store the information in the system under the personal name of the user. Further, there is provided a temporary card issuing step of issuing a temporary card 30 to be used temporarily in which the name of the user is not registered in the system. In this case, the coupon transfer process is performed by distributing the temporary card 30 to the distribution card 2.
Coupon transfer information 6 for moving coupons 4 and making them usable
Record 6.

Further, the present invention provides a computer-readable recording medium in which a ticketless processing program utilizing an aircraft or the like is recorded using information stored in a card having a processor and a memory. In this storage medium, a coupon ticket issuing unit for recording coupon ticket issuance information enabling multiple uses on a distribution card serving as a distribution card of a coupon ticket, A coupon ticket transfer unit that records coupon ticket transfer information that can be used by moving to a distribution card, and reservation, ticketing, check-in, boarding, etc. based on coupon ticket issuance information or coupon ticket transfer information of the distribution card And a useless processing unit for processing use. The details of this recording medium are the same as the device configuration.

[0020]

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a system configuration of a ticketless system according to the present invention, taking an airline boarding ticket reservation system as an example. In FIG. 2, the reservation system 10 is provided with an airline host computer 12, a travel company host computer 14, and a ticket company host computer 16, all of which are connected by a network 18. Network 1
8 is connected to counter terminal devices 20-1 to 20-n and automatic ticketing machines 22-1 to 22-n used by airlines, travel companies, and ticket companies.

The counter terminal devices 20-1 to 20-n are:
It is used for counter business such as coupon reservation, ticketing, check-in, etc. The ticketing automatic machines 22-1 to 22-n are used for reservation, ticketing, check-in at airport counters and automation of boarding gates. You. The providing side of the system constituted by the airline, travel company, and ticket company constructing the reservation system 10 issues an IC card used for ticketless reservation upon receiving a user's application. An IC card issued by a service provider is used as a ticketless card for airline tickets issued by an airline.

Specifically, the user 32 operates the reservation system 1
IC card that can be used as an air coupon ticket by using the counter terminal devices 20-1 to 20-n by going to an airline, travel company, or ticket company that has established the IC card 0 and applying for registration of the IC card. Is issued to the user 32. This IC card is issued at the same time that the user 32 applies to the airline to purchase an air ticket.
The distribution source card 24 issued to the user 32 records usage information as an air ticket. The user 32 who has been provided with the distribution card 24 as an air ticket can copy the distribution card 24 to the counter terminal devices 20-1 to 20-.
n or the ticketing automatic machines 22-1 to 22-n, the use range of the coupon ticket, that is, boarding reservation according to the section, number of sheets, seat class, etc., ticketing, check-in at the airport, boarding gate All passes can be made ticketless.

Further, in the system of the present invention, the user 32 who has been provided with the distribution card 24 storing the usage information of the air coupon ticket reserves a part or all of the coupon ticket of the distribution card 24. It is possible to move to another IC card registered in the system 10, that is, to a distribution destination card 28 held by another user 34. The transfer of a portion of the air ticket of the distribution source card 24 to the distribution destination card 28 is performed by the reservation system 1.
0, counter terminal devices 20-1 to 20-n,
In addition to the automatic ticket issuing machines 22-1 to 22-n, the application can be performed by using an application module serving as coupon moving software installed in the portable terminal device 26 owned by the user.

Here, the distribution card 24 held by the user 32 who first purchased the air ticket and the distribution card 28 to which the air ticket of the distribution card 24 has been moved are registered in the reservation system 10 in advance. In addition to this, the distribution card 24 is also used for the temporary card 30 that the reservation system 10 temporarily issues to the user 36.
You can transfer your air ticket.

The movement of the air coupon ticket to the temporary card 30 requires the simultaneous issue of the temporary card 30 and the coupon ticket. Therefore, the counter terminal devices 20-1 to 20-n provided in the reservation system 10 are provided. Would be done using Such a distribution card 24 used as a flight ticket in the reservation system 10 of the present invention,
As the distribution destination card 28 and the temporary card 30, for example, an IC card standardized by a bank is used.

FIG. 3A is an explanatory diagram of an IC card used in the system of the present invention. The IC card 38 is a card medium for information processing and information storage standardized by a bank, and includes at least a processor and a memory, and is provided in a bank computer system serving as an input / output terminal of the IC card. , CD, etc., receive power supply by connecting the terminal provided on the card itself and the terminal unit, and at the same time, connect the transmission path to perform normal banking transactions such as deposit, withdrawal, deposit, transfer, etc. It can be carried out.

This IC card 38 has a bank standard format area 40 used by the bank for its memory area.
In addition to the above, there is provided a lending area 42 that allows use by a third party. At least the account number 44 is recorded in the bank standard format area 40, and the other contents are in accordance with a predetermined bank standard format. In the ticketless system of the present invention, the coupon information area 46 may be allocated to the lending area 42 of the IC card 38 and used. As information of the bank standard format area 40 necessary for using the coupon information area 46, the account number 44 may be used. Therefore, the account number 44 of the IC card 38 can be used as a holder ID indicating the name of the card owner in the system.

FIG. 3B shows a specific example of the IC card 38 used in the present invention.
8 is used. This IC card 38 includes, for example, JIS I, which is used when using credit or the like.
I-type magnetic stripe section 300, display section 302 capable of switching and displaying coupon information, numeric keypad section 304 for inputting a personal identification code and the like, account number section 3
A customer number section 308 and an ID card section 312 corresponding to 06 and 7 digits are provided. Further, on the back of the card, a photograph of the owner's name (signature) is provided, for example, in accordance with JIS I.

FIG. 3C shows another specific example of the IC card 38 used in the present invention. In FIG. 3B, an IC card 38 without a display is used. The IC card 38 includes a magnetic stripe unit 300 and a numeric keypad unit 30.
4. An account number section 306, a customer number section 308, a photograph section 310, and an IC card section 312 are provided. On the back of the card, the owner's name (signature) is, for example, JIS
I is provided.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the ticketless system of the present invention. In order to provide a ticketless service of air coupons using an IC card, the reservation system 10 includes a use processing module 48, a coupon ticket issuing module 50, a coupon ticket moving module 52, and a temporary card issuing module 54. Have been prepared. The reservation system 10 also includes a purchase information file 56, a history information file 58,
Customer information file 60, coupon issue information file 61,
A coupon transfer information file 62 and a discount rate information file 63 are provided as a database.

The coupon issuing module 50 of the reservation system 10 receives the user's coupon purchase application, and receives the application card purchaser's registration card 24, which is a registration card held by the application user.
, The coupon ticket issuing information 64 is recorded. Thereby, the user can purchase the air ticket from the reservation system 10. By using the coupon ticket issuing information 64 of the distribution card 24 recorded by the purchase of the air ticket, the reservation system 10 can be used to reserve a boarding pass using the coupon ticket, issue and check-in at the airport counter, and boarding gate. Can all be passed without a ticket.

The coupon transfer module 52 of the system comprises:
The coupon ticket issued to the distribution source card 24 is moved to a distribution card 28 which is another registered card. In the transfer of the coupon in this case, the coupon in the purchased coupon issuance information 64 recorded on the distribution source card 24 is recorded on the distribution destination card 28 as the coupon transfer information 66. As with the distribution card 24, the distribution card 28 that has received the coupon is also used by the use processing module 48 of the reservation system 10 to reserve a boarding pass, issue and check-in at the airport counter, and pass through the boarding gate. All can be done without tickets.

The temporary card issuing module 54 provided in the reservation system 10 moves coupons from the distribution source card 24 to temporary cards 30 that are not registered in the reservation system 10 but are used temporarily. The coupon ticket movement information 68 generated by moving the coupon ticket to the temporary card 30 is basically the same as the coupon ticket movement information 66 in the distribution destination card 28 using the registered card. The indicated information is a temporary card.

Further, in the reservation system 10, the processing of the use processing module 48 using the distribution source card 24, the distribution destination card 28, or the temporary card 30 causes the boarding reservation using the coupon to be used as a boarding pass. A usable magnetic card 70 and a ticket 72 for normal paper output can be issued at the same time. Next, the record management contents of the purchase information file 56, the history information file 58, the customer information file 60, the coupon issue information file 61, the coupon transfer information file 62, and the discount rate information file 63 provided in the reservation system 10 will be described. .

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a purchase information file.
The system records and manages user purchase information issued to the IC card. That is, in the purchase information file 56, the processing section 74, the section 76, the class 78, the number of coupons spelled out 80, the number of distributions 82, the processing date 84, the expiration date 85 by date or number of months, the settlement information 86, the distribution The destination information 88 and the number of issued temporary cards 90 are recorded and managed.

The processing section 74 corresponds to the distribution source card 24 shown in FIG.
Of the coupon, the distribution of the coupon to the distribution destination card 28, and the temporary distribution by issuing the temporary card 30 are recorded. The next section 76 and class 78 are information on the use range of the coupon, and in this example, "Tokyo-Osaka"
Has become a business class between. Here, as for the section 76 and the class 78, the distribution and the temporary distribution of the processing section 74 are the same, so that they are not particularly recorded. Of course, there is no problem with recording. The next coupon spelling number 80 is the number of times the purchased coupon is used, and in this example, it is 10 times. The next distribution count 82 is the processing category 74
In this example, the distribution and the temporary distribution are recorded, and it is recorded that the distribution was performed three times and the temporary distribution was performed twice.

The next processing date 84 records the date of purchase, distribution, and temporary distribution. Payment information 86
Indicates that the settlement at the time of purchase of the coupon was made in cash, for example. The following distribution destination information 88 indicates the distribution destination card and the customer ID indicating the holder of “distribution” meaning the coupon transfer in the processing section 74 for the registered card.
= B is recorded.

The last number of issued temporary cards 90 is
The number of temporary cards issued by "temporary distribution" in the processing category is recorded. By looking at the contents of the purchase information file 56, the user purchases an air coupon for the IC card owned by the card holder determined by the ID code 75, distributes the ticket to another registered card, and uses a temporary card. The status of temporary distribution can be managed collectively.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the history information file 58 of FIG. The history information file 58 records and manages the usage status of issued coupons. That is, similarly to the purchase information file 56 in FIG. 5 of the history information file 58, the ID code 75 indicating the holder of the distribution source card 24 that first purchased the coupon in FIG.
2. The user 94, the number of times of use 96, the discount type 98, and the number of remaining times 100 are recorded and managed.

In the history information file 58, the distribution card 28 and the temporary card 30 to which the coupon is moved are not recorded, and how the coupon of the distribution card 24 to which the coupon is purchased is stored. It records whether it has been used. Looking at the usage contents of the history information file 58, it is shown that the user 94 is distributing coupons to other persons B and C in addition to the person A specified by the ID code 75. Among them, the person A has received the “early morning discount” as the discount type 98, for example, whose departure time is before 7:00.

For this reason, by applying the discount rate of “early morning discount” which will be described later, the number of times of use 96 becomes 0.65.
Times, and as a result, the remaining number of times is changed from 8 times to 7.35 times. Further, for the user B of the user 94, the discount type 98 is “silver” for the elderly, and thus the number of uses 96 is 0.75 times and the remaining number of times 100 is 6. It is 6.

Here, from the history information file 58, it is known that the users B and C own the same number of tickets in addition to the holder A, and the number of times the user B other than the owner A has received the discount is The remaining number of times 100 is not recorded in the remaining number of times of the distribution card 28 held by the user B other than the principal, but is recorded in the remaining number of times in the distribution card 24 of the holder A.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the customer information file 60 provided in the reservation system 10 of FIG. The customer information file 60 records personal information on the user of the issued coupon. That is, the ID code 75 of the holder A of the distribution source card 24 that has purchased the coupon ticket of the customer information file 60 is managed as an index, and the customer ID 102, the name 1
04, address 106, telephone number 108, usage rate 110, related customer ID 112, individual information 114, card type 116
Record management.

Here, ID = A of the customer ID 102 is
The holder who owns the distribution card 24 of the coupon, the customer ID = B is another holder holding the distribution card 28 to which the coupon has been moved, and the customer ID = B = C is the user who owns the temporary card to which the coupon has been moved. From this relationship, the customer ID = B and C are recorded as the related customer ID 112 for the user with the customer ID = A who is the holder of the coupon.
On the other hand, as for the related customer IDs 112 of the customer IDs B and C having received the coupon transfer, the customer ID of the transfer source =
A is recorded.

The individual information 114 is personal information relating to the discount of the coupon of the registered user. For the customer ID = A who is the holder of the coupon, the customer ID = A. Is “silver” because the person is an elderly person, and “child” is given for the customer ID = C. The last card type 116 is the type of the IC card issued by the system. Customer ID = A and B are both registration cards registered in the system,
= C is a temporary card used temporarily. Further, as for the customer ID = D, the user is scheduled to move the coupon from the customer ID = A, the holder of the distribution source card 24, but since neither the registration card nor the temporary card is issued, Only the name 104 is blank.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the coupon issue information file 61 provided in the reservation system 10 of FIG. The coupon ticket issuing information file 61 contains the distribution card 2 from which the coupon was purchased.
The current state of the issued coupon is recorded and managed using the ID code 75 indicating the owner of the ticket No. 4 as an index. That is, the section 118, the class 120, the usable number (remaining number) 122, the distribution number 124, and the distribution destination 12
6 is recorded.

In this example, the number of times 122 that the current coupon can be used, that is, the remaining number is five, the number of times 124 the coupon has been moved is three, and the destination 126 is ID = B. . FIG. 9 shows a coupon transfer information file 62 provided in the reservation system 10 of FIG. 4. The coupon transfer information file 62 records and manages coupon information of a destination. That is, the distribution source 128, the section 130, and the class 1 are used as an index using the ID code 125 indicating the destination of the coupon ticket.
32, the number of times of distribution 134, the number of uses 136, the card attribute 138, and the use histories 140 to 144 are provided.

Here, the distribution source 128 records ID = A, which is the holder of the distribution source card 24 from which the coupon was purchased. The number of times 134 at the time of distribution is set by moving the coupon, and in this case, three times are moved. The number of uses 136 is the distribution destination card 28 based on the coupon ticket movement information.
Is the number of times of use, which is once. Card attribute 13
Numeral 8 denotes the type of the destination IC card, which is either a registered card or a temporary card, in this case a registered card. The use histories 140 to 144 record, for example, the use date. In this case, since the number of uses 136 is one, the use history 140 records the use date.

FIG. 10 shows a discount rate information file 63 provided in the reservation system 10 of FIG.
48 and remarks 150. In this example, three types of child, early morning and silver are recorded as attributes 146, and the discount rate 148 is set for each of them.
A predetermined value is recorded. The condition required for the attribute 146 is described in the remark 150.

Next, the distribution source card 24 and the distribution destination card 28 used as ticketless in the reservation system 10 of FIG.
The coupon ticket issuing information 64 and coupon ticket movement information 66 and 68 stored in the temporary card 30 will be described. FIG. 11 shows a distribution card 24 on which coupon ticket issuing information 64 is recorded by purchasing a coupon ticket.
4 is recorded together with an ID code A which is an ID code 75 indicating the holder of the distribution source card 24. The coupon ticket issuing information 64 includes a section 162, a class 164, a spelled number of coupons 166, a use count 168, a distribution count 170, a remaining count 172, individual information 174, an attribute 176, a purchase date 178, and an expiration date (date). (The number of days or months) 179, the issuing place 180, and the issuing company 182.

Such coupon ticket issuance information 64 of the distribution source card 24 is used when the coupon is moved from the distribution source card 24 or used for reservation of boarding pass, ticket issuance, check-in, boarding gate and the like. The required information content is updated by the system. FIG. 12 shows a distribution card 28 which is used by moving the coupon used in the present invention. The distribution card 28 has a coupon ticket with ID = B as the ID code 125 indicating the holder of the card. Information 66 is recorded. In the coupon ticket movement information 66 of the distribution destination card 28, ID = A of the distribution source card 24 of FIG.

The ID = A indicating the distribution source 192 is shown in FIG.
A function as a cover of a coupon indicating that it is a coupon of the same holder at the time of purchasing the coupon with the first distribution card 24 is provided. That is, a coupon is a kind of discount ticket,
In principle, the purchaser must use the coupon, and therefore, when making a reservation using a coupon, it is mandatory to confirm that he or she has purchased the coupon.

However, the distribution destination card 28 is not a coupon of the purchaser himself, but receives the coupon from the distribution source card 24 that is the purchaser himself.
Since the buyer cannot be confirmed from ID = B,
By recording the ID = A of the distributor 192 indicating that the purchaser is the purchaser himself, a function of confirming the purchaser himself / herself when using the coupon, that is, a function of covering the coupon is realized.

Following the distribution source 192, as in the case of the distribution source card 24 in FIG.
The number of times of distribution 198, the number of times of use 200, the number of remaining times 202, the individual information 204, the attribute 206, the date of movement 208, the expiration date (date or number of months) 209, the issuing place 210, and the issuing company 212 are recorded. FIG. 13 shows a temporary card 30 used in the present invention. Temporary card 30
, ID = C is recorded as an ID code 135 indicating the user assigned when the temporary card 30 is issued, and the number of coupons moved from the coupon issue information 64 of the distribution source card 24 in FIG. Ticket movement information 68 is recorded.

The coupon ticket movement information 68 is basically also shown in FIG.
, Distribution section 222, section 224, class 226, distribution number 228, usage number 230, remaining number 232, individual information 234, attribute 236, movement date 238, the expiration date (year, month, or number of months) 239, the issuing place 240, and the issuing company 242 are recorded, and the difference is that the attribute 236 is temporary.

The reservation system 10 according to the present invention shown in FIG.
The distribution source card 24, the distribution destination card 28, and the temporary card 3 are managed by recording management of each information file in FIGS.
At the same time as performing the record management of the coupon information at 0 and utilizing the information on the user obtained through the use of the coupon, access and information generation for acquiring a new customer using the coupon issued by the reservation system 10 Can be performed dynamically.

For example, the owner of the distribution card 24 that purchases and uses coupons is a good customer when viewed from the service company that provides the reservation system 10, and has received a distribution of coupons from this good customer. Both the owner of the distribution destination card 28 and the owner of the temporary card 30 are likely to be good customers. Therefore, when the destination card 28 or the temporary card 30 is used, the reservation system 10 outputs a message to the operator or the like to the effect that the customer is a good customer and the system has not been registered. In order to enclose new customers, such as actively giving explanation guidance for purchasing coupons and taking them in to customers of the system, and recommending the owner of the temporary card 30 to own a registration card in the reservation system 10. It can be used greatly for activities.

FIG. 14 is a functional block diagram of a coupon moving process by the portable terminal device held by the user shown in FIG. In the portable terminal device 26 such as a personal computer owned by the user, a coupon transfer module 244 is installed as software that enables the coupon to be moved in the system of the present invention. The portable terminal device 26 has an IC card reader / writer as an input / output device at the same time as installing the coupon transfer module 244. The distribution card 24 for which the coupon has been issued from the system is set in the portable terminal device 26 in which the coupon transfer module 244 is installed, and the coupon provided in the coupon issue information 64 is set in the system. It is possible for the user to easily register the purchased coupon to another user by registering it in the distribution card 28, which is another registered card, as the coupon ticket movement information 66.

FIG. 15 shows issuance of coupons by the automatic ticket issuing machines 22-1 to 22-n provided in the reservation system 10 of FIG.
It is a functional block of movement. First, the automatic ticketing machine 22
A liquid crystal display 246, IC card entrances 248 and 250, a magnetic card entrance / exit 252, and a ticket entrance / exit 254 are provided on the operation panel. The functions of the coupon ticket issuing module 256, the coupon ticket moving module 258, and the temporary card issuing module 260 are installed as software inside the ticketing automatic machine 22 by a processor or the like.

By using such an automatic ticketing machine 22, a coupon can be purchased using the distribution source card 24, the coupon can be moved from the distribution source card 24 to the distribution destination card 28, and further, the distribution source card 24 can be used. Issue of the temporary card 30 and movement of the coupon to the temporary card 30 by the user's operation can be easily performed. Next, the processing procedure for purchasing a coupon, using the purchased coupon, moving the coupon, and issuing a temporary card in the ticketless system of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 16 is a time chart of a process of issuing a distribution source card when purchasing a coupon ticket in the ticketless system of the present invention. First, the distribution source card 24 is set in the counter terminal device or the automatic ticketing machine provided in the reservation system 10, and a coupon issuance request is made in step S1.
In this coupon issuance request, the required section, class, and number of issuances are input to the coupon issuance information 64 shown in FIG.

In the request for issuing a coupon in step S 1, in addition to the information necessary for issuance of the coupon input by the user, a predetermined secret code between the distribution card 24 and the reservation system 10 is stored. Verification by exchange is performed, and it is verified that the distribution source card 24 is a purchase of a valid coupon by the holder himself registered in the reservation system 10 in advance. As the personal identification code, for example, a four-digit personal identification code applied by the user when the distribution source card 24 is issued to the user by the reservation system 10 is used.

The system which has received the coupon issuing request from the distribution source card 24 performs the coupon purchase information setting process in step S101. That is, a process of setting and recording information obtained at the time of issuing a coupon is performed on the purchase information file 56 shown in FIG. Subsequently, in step S102, the reservation system 10 instructs the distribution card 24 to update coupon issue information. That is, based on the purchase information set in step S101, the distribution source card 24 shown in FIG.
, Generates various kinds of information necessary for updating the coupon issue information 64, and sends the coupon issue information to the distribution source card 24 to instruct the distribution card 24 to update.

In response to an instruction to update coupon ticket issuing information from the reservation system 10, the distribution card 24 updates the coupon ticket issuing information in step S2, thereby purchasing the coupon ticket in the distribution card 24. The resulting coupon issue information is recorded, and the distribution card 24 can be used for reservation of the boarding pass within the range of the coupon to the reservation system 10.

FIG. 17 shows a basic procedure of a boarding pass reservation process using the distribution source card 24 purchased in FIG. To make a boarding pass reservation using the distribution card 24, first set the distribution card 24 in the counter terminal device of the reservation system 10 or an automatic ticketing machine, and make a reservation request specifying the date of use, flight number, departure time, etc. I do. Simultaneously with the reservation request, the distribution card 24 reads and transfers the coupon ticket issuing information in step S2.
Is performed for

At the time of this reservation request, as in the case of issuing the coupon ticket of FIG. 16, a predetermined personal identification code is sent from the distribution card 24 side, and the reservation system 10 side checks the registered personal identification code with the registered personal identification code to verify the valid holder. It is confirmed that the reservation is made by a coupon ticket using the distribution source card 24, and illegal use is excluded. In step S101, the reservation system 10 that has received the reservation request and the transfer of the coupon issue information from the distribution source card 24 performs a reservation process of acquiring a boarding pass for the requested reservation contents. Is output to the user or printed out.
Subsequently, in step S102, the purchase information file 5 shown in FIG.
In the area specified by the ID code 75 of No. 6, the purchase information is updated if necessary.

In this case, there is no need to update the purchase information because the distribution source card 24 from which the coupon was purchased is used. Next, in step S103, necessary information is updated for the area specified by the ID code 75 in the history information file 58 in FIG. In this case, since the owner of the distribution card 24 is the holder, the ID code = A of the user is recorded in the user 94 following the date of use 92, and the number of times of use is 9
6 is set to 1, and the remaining number 100 is further reduced to 9.

Next, in step S104, the customer information file 60 shown in FIG. 7 is updated if necessary. In this case, since the coupon is used by the coupon purchaser himself, there is no need to update the customer information of the coupon as the coupon is already recorded when the coupon is purchased. Next, in step S105, an instruction to update coupon issue information is issued. At this time, with respect to the coupon ticket issuing information file 61 provided in the reservation system 10 of FIG. 8, the usable count 122 is reduced by one, and similarly, the value of the use count 168 in the distribution source card 24 of FIG. , An update instruction to reduce the value of the remaining number of times 172 by one. Upon receiving an instruction to update the coupon ticket issuing information by the reservation system 10, the distribution card 24 side executes step S2.
Then, the coupon ticket issuing information 64 provided on the distribution source card 24 as shown in FIG. 11 is updated, and upon completion of the update, an end response is returned to the reservation system 10 and a series of processing is ended.

FIG. 18 shows another procedure for the reservation system using the coupon ticket for the reservation system 10 using the distribution source card 24. In this procedure, in the processing of step S102 in the reservation system 10, according to the discount rate information. The number of uses is converted, and step S is performed based on the conversion result.
The history information file 104 is updated. The other processing is the same as the procedure in FIG.

In the conversion of the number of times of use in accordance with the discount rate information in step S102, first, FIG.
The attribute 146 in the discount rate information file 63 of FIG. 10 is identified based on the individual information 174 of FIG.
The value of the discount rate 148 corresponding to 46 is read. This discount rate is multiplied by one use frequency to obtain a converted value of the use frequency.

The converted value of the number of times of use calculated in step S102 is reflected in the update of the history information file of FIG. 6 in step S104, and the converted number of times of use 96 is 1
Recorded as the following value. Then, the value of the remaining number of times 100 is calculated from the converted value of the number of times of use at this time, and this is the remaining number of times of the coupon in the distribution source card 24 at that time.

FIG. 19 shows another embodiment of a boarding pass reservation procedure for the reservation system 10 using the distribution source card 24. In addition to the procedure of FIG. Then, a predetermined service is provided to the owner of the distribution source card 24 in accordance with the related customer information after the step (a). That is, the processes of steps S1 to S4 in the distribution source card 24 and steps S101 to S106 in the reservation system 10 are as follows.
18 is the same as FIG. 18, and in addition to this, the reservation system 1
In step S107, a predetermined service is provided to the user of the distribution source card 24 using the reservation system 10 in accordance with the updated customer-related information 112 in the customer information file 60 shown in FIG. provide. The provided service includes, for example, mileage for adding points for each use.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart of a procedure for moving a coupon from the distribution source card 24 to the distribution destination card 28. First, the distribution source card 24 is stored in the reservation system 10.
By setting it in the counter terminal device or the automatic ticketing machine, the processing by the coupon transfer module 52 is performed.
Therefore, in step S1, a coupon transfer request is issued from the distribution card 24, and in step S2, coupon issue information is read and transferred.

As the coupon transfer request, it is only necessary to specify the number of coupons to be moved. In addition, at the time of the coupon transfer request, the user sends a predetermined PIN code to the reservation system 10, and the reservation system 10 confirms that the authorized distribution card 24 is used by comparing the PIN code with the registered PIN code. And the subsequent processing is performed. The reservation system 10 that has received the coupon transfer request and the transfer of the coupon issue information generates coupon transfer information in step S101.

Specifically, information for registration in the coupon transfer information file 62 of FIG. 9 is generated. Of these, ID = A of the distribution source card 24 recorded in the distribution source 128 indicates that the coupon ticket movement information of the distribution destination card 28 as the transfer destination is the same purchaser as the coupon ticket issuing information of the distribution source card 24. This is important as cover information for the coupon shown. Subsequently, in step S102, the reservation system 10 instructs the distribution destination card 28 to update coupon transfer information.

At this time, the automatic ticketing machine 22 provided in the reservation system 10 has two ICs as shown in FIG.
Since it has card entrances 248 and 250,
The operation of moving the coupon in which the distribution source card 24 and the distribution destination card 28 are set at the same time can be realized. For this reason, the distribution destination card 28 updates the coupon transfer information based on the update instruction for the coupon transfer information from the reservation system 10 in step S201.

That is, the content of the coupon ticket movement information 66 of the distribution destination card 28 in FIG. 12 is recorded and updated. When an end response by updating the coupon transfer information 66 is obtained from the distribution destination card 28 side, the reservation system 10 sends the coupon ticket issuing information 6 as shown in FIG.
4 is updated. Specifically, the value of the number of distributions 170 in the coupon issue information 64 is increased by one, and the remaining number of times 172 is increased.
By one. On the reservation system 10 side, the correspondence information in the “distribution” of the processing section 74 in the purchase information file 56 in FIG.
It is needless to say that the record update of the correspondence information on the customer ID 102 of the distribution destination card 28 to which the coupon is moved in the customer information file 60 is also performed at the same time.

FIG. 21 is a time chart of the boarding reservation procedure using the distribution destination card 28 to which the coupon has been moved in FIG. The reservation process using the distribution destination card 28 is performed as shown in FIG.
7 is basically the same as the reservation processing of the distribution source card 24, except that the reservation source is the distribution destination card 28. That is, in response to the reservation request in step S201 of the distribution destination card 28 and the transfer of the coupon transfer information in step S202, the reservation system 10 performs a reservation process in step S101 to obtain a boarding reservation, and obtains a boarding reservation.
At 104, the purchase information file, the history information file, and the customer information file are updated.

Updating of the purchase information file 56 is performed according to the “distribution” column of the processing section 74 in FIG.
2. The distribution date 84 and the distribution destination information 88 are recorded and registered. In the history information file 58 in FIG. 6, at least the date of use 92, the user 94, the number of times of use 96, and the remaining number of times 100 are updated with the use of the distribution destination card 28 to which the coupon has been moved.

Further, in the customer information file 60 of FIG. 7, since the registration has been completed at the time of moving the coupon of FIG. 20, no update is necessary in this case. When the various information files have been updated, an instruction to update the coupon ticket movement information for the distribution destination card 28 is issued in step S105. Prior to the update of the coupon transfer information, the number of uses 136 is increased by one in the coupon transfer information file 62 of FIG. 9 and the use date acquired by the reservation process is recorded in the use history 140.

The distribution destination card 28, which has received the instruction to update the coupon ticket movement information from the reservation system 10, returns to step S20.
At step 3, the coupon transfer information is updated. Specifically, the coupon transfer information 66 recorded on the distribution destination card 28 in FIG.
Among them, the usage count 200 is increased by 1 and the remaining usage count 20
Reduce 2 by 1. FIG. 22 shows another embodiment of the reservation processing by the distribution destination card 28 after the coupon has been moved.
8 in accordance with the attribute of the coupon transfer information in step S102, similarly to the embodiment of the reservation using the distribution card 24 of FIG.
The number of uses is converted using the discount rate obtained from the discount rate information file 63, and the values of the number of uses 96 and the remaining number of times 100 in the history information file 58 of FIG. It is characterized by doing so. Other processes are the same as those in FIG.

FIG. 23 shows another procedure of the reservation process using the distribution destination card 28 to which the coupon has been moved. As in the embodiment shown in FIG.
After the reservation is completed, in step S107 of the reservation system 10,
A predetermined service is provided according to the related customer information in the updated customer information. That is, at the end of the reservation using the distribution destination card 28, the distribution destination card 28 is obtained from the related customer ID in the customer information file 60 of FIG.
It can be seen that the user of the customer ID = B who uses is not the purchaser of the coupon, and cannot be said to be the original customer. Therefore, by providing an optional premium service to the user who uses the distribution card 28 and inviting the user of the distribution card 28 to become a purchaser of the coupon, the user of the distribution card 28 can purchase the coupon originally. Activities that can be taken in by customers of the system.

The service to the user of the distribution destination card 28 is as follows. When the check-in at the airport counter using the distribution destination card 28, the passage through the boarding gate, the confirmation of boarding in the aircraft, etc., the reservation system 10 side. Counter staff,
The gate staff and cabin attendants are notified by a message output or the like that the passenger is the user holding the distribution card 28 to which the coupon has been moved, and the crew of the distribution card 28 By giving a greeting that also serves as a thank you for using the coupon, the distribution destination card 28
An effective activity can be taken to bring the owner of the system into the customer of the system as the original coupon purchaser.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart of a procedure for issuing a temporary card in the system of the present invention. First, the distribution source card 24 is set in the counter terminal device or the automatic ticketing machine of the system. In step S1, a request for issuing a temporary card and reading and transferring of coupon issue information are made to the reservation system 10. Of course, when requesting the issuance of a temporary card, collation using a password may be performed.

The reservation system 10 that has received the temporary card issuance request and the transfer of the coupon issue information, proceeds to step S1.
01, the processing category 7 in the purchase information file 56 of FIG.
For 4, update processing relating to “temporary distribution” is performed. That is,
"Temporary distribution" is recorded in the processing section 74, and the number of distributions is 8
2 records the number of times specified by the issuance request, and further records the issue date of the temporary card at the processing date 84,
The number of issued temporary cards 90 is increased by one.

At this time, since the temporary card 30 is not registered in the system, the reservation system 10 temporarily inputs the name 104, address 106, and telephone number 108 necessary for recording the customer information file 60 in FIG. This is performed for the user who receives the card 30. Subsequently, the reservation system 10 sets the coupon ticket movement information for the temporary card 30 in the coupon ticket movement information file 62 of FIG. 9 in step S102.

In this case, since the card is a temporary card, “temporary” is recorded in the attribute 138. Then, the coupon ticket movement information based on the recorded contents of the coupon ticket movement information file 62 of FIG. 9 is generated for the temporary card 30 side as shown in FIG. In response to this, the temporary card 30 performs a setting process of recording the coupon ticket movement information 68 having the contents shown in FIG. 13 on the temporary card 30 in step S301.

When the setting of the coupon transfer information in the temporary card 30 is completed, the reservation system 10 instructs in step S103 to update the coupon issue information. At this time, in the reservation system 10, the number of distributions 124 in the coupon ticket issuing information file 61 of FIG.
I indicating the owner of the temporary card 30 in the distribution destination 126
Record the D code.

The instruction to update the coupon issue information in step S103 is an instruction to increase the value of the number of distributions 170 in the coupon issue information 64 recorded on the distribution source card 24 of FIG. 11 by one. In response to the update instruction, the distribution card 24 is set to the distribution card 24 in step S3.
Is updated to increase the value of the distribution count 170 by one. When issuing the temporary card 30 in FIG.
Since the user has not registered the temporary card 30 on the system and needs to return it at the end of use,
When issuing the temporary card 30, it is desirable to deposit a deposit.

FIG. 25 is a time chart showing a procedure of a reservation process using the temporary card 30 issued in FIG. First, step S in the temporary card 30
The reservation request in 301 and S302 and the transfer of the coupon transfer information are read and transferred in the same manner as in the case of the reservation using the distribution destination card 28 in FIG. 21, and the processing of steps S101 to S105 on the reservation system 10 side accompanying this is also applicable. Step S3 is the same as the processing for the distribution destination card 28 in FIG.
The updating of the coupon transfer information of 03 is the same as that of FIG. 21 except that the card used for the reservation is the distribution destination card 28 or the temporary card 30.

In the reservation procedure using the temporary card 30, the reservation system 10 sends the temporary card 30 to the temporary card 30 in step S 106 after the series of processes associated with the reservation in steps S 101 to S 105 is completed. Confirmation of official card issuance. In response to the confirmation of the issuance of the formal card, the temporary card 30 requests the issuance of the formal card as shown in step S304.
The reservation system 10 issues an official card in step S107.

In the formal card issuance processing, the information required for registration has already been obtained at the time of the issuance of the temporary card shown in FIG. 24, and the registration ID code on the reservation system 10 is changed based on the formal card issuance request. That is, newly allocated and recorded on the temporary card 30. The temporary card 30 functions as a formal registration card, that is, a distribution destination card 28, by receiving the assignment registration of the registered ID code on this system. Subsequently, in step S108, the card type 116 in the customer information file 60 of FIG. 7 is updated from temporary use to registration.

In the temporary card 30 receiving the instruction of the formal card issuing process in step S107 of the reservation system 10, in step S305, FIG.
The attribute 236 in the coupon ticket movement information 68 shown for the temporary card 30 of No. 3 is set from “temporary” to “registration” so that it can be used as an official card.

Next, the respective processing functions of the coupon ticket issuing module 50, the coupon ticket moving module 52, the temporary card issuing module 54 and the use processing module 48 provided in the reservation system 10 of the present invention shown in FIG. . FIG. 26 shows a coupon issuing process by the coupon issuing module 50 of FIG. First, step S1
Then, the distribution card 24 is set in, for example, a counter terminal device or an automatic ticketing machine of the reservation system 10, and in step S2, the coupon ticket purchase information of the owner of the distribution card 24 is transmitted to the coupon ticket request by the card owner. Generate based on Subsequently, in step S3, the purchase information file 56 is registered, and in step S4, the coupon ticket issuing information of the distribution card is updated, and the series of coupon ticket issuing processing ends.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart of the coupon transfer processing by the coupon transfer module 52 provided in the reservation system 10 of FIG. First, in step S1, for example, since the automatic ticket issuing machine 22 of the reservation system 10 has two IC card entrances 248 and 250, the distribution source card 24 and the distribution destination card 28 are set at the same time. Subsequently, in step S2, the number of coupons to be moved is input and a request for movement is made.

At this time, a predetermined personal identification code may be input to the distribution source card 24 and the distribution destination card 28 to confirm that the card is used properly. Subsequently, coupon ticket movement information is generated in step S3, and step S3 is performed.
In step 4, the coupon ticket movement information 66 of the distribution destination card 28 is updated. Further, in step S5, coupon issue information is generated, and in step S6, the coupon issue information of the distribution source card 24 is updated, and a series of coupon transfer processing ends.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart of another embodiment of the coupon transfer process, which is a process in the case where the distribution source card 24 and the distribution destination card 28 of the coupon cannot be simultaneously set in the processing device. It is characterized in that the distribution destination cards 28 are set in order and the coupon moving process is performed. This coupon transfer processing is performed, for example, in the coupon transfer module 244 of the portable terminal device 26 in FIG. 14 because only one reader / writer for an IC card is normally provided. Ticket transfer processing is required. The automatic ticketing machine 2 shown in FIG.
In the case of No. 2, if there is only one IC card entrance, the coupon ticket moving process shown in FIG. 28 is performed.

In the coupon transfer processing of FIG. 28, first, the distribution source card 24 is set in step S1, and a transfer request is made in step S2 by inputting the number of transferred sheets. At this time, the collation may be performed on the distribution source card 24 using a password determined on the system. Next, in step S3, coupon transfer information is generated, replaced in step S4 with the distribution card 28, and set. In step S5, the distribution card 28
Update coupon transfer information for.

Next, in step S6, the coupon ticket is replaced with the distribution card 24 and set. In step S7, coupon ticket issuing information is generated. In step S8, the coupon ticket issuing information of the distribution card 24 is updated. The moving process ends. FIG.
9 is a flowchart of the issuing process by the temporary card issuing module 54 of FIG. 4, and for simplification of the description, an example is shown in which the automatic ticketing machine 22 having two IC card entrances and exits shown in FIG. 15 is used. First, in step S1, the distribution source card 24 and the temporary card 30 are set, and in step S2, the number of moving sheets is input and an issuance request is made. Subsequently, coupon ticket movement information is generated in step S3, and the coupon ticket movement information is registered in the temporary card 30 in step S4. Next, in step S5, coupon issue information is generated, and in step S6, the coupon issue information of the distribution source card 24 is updated.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart of the use processing module 48 provided in the reservation system 10 of FIG. 4, and exemplifies the reservation processing. First, in step S1, the distribution source card 24, the distribution destination card 28, or the temporary card 3
Card reading and reservation processing are performed by setting 0. At this time, a verification process is performed for each card using a predetermined personal identification code to determine whether or not the card is legitimate, thereby preventing unauthorized use of the card due to, for example, theft or loss.

Next, in step S2, it is checked whether or not the card is a temporary card. If the card is not a temporary card, the flow advances to step S3 to check the setting of the discount attribute.
If a discount attribute is set, the process proceeds to step S4, in which a discount rate corresponding to the attribute is obtained from the discount information file, and the number of times of use is converted. Subsequently, the purchase information file is updated in step S5, the history information file is updated in step S6, and the customer information file is updated in step S7.

Subsequently, in step S8, it is checked whether or not the card is a distribution card. If it is the distribution source card, the process proceeds to step S9, in which the coupon ticket issuing information file and the coupon ticket issuing information on the card side are updated, and a series of processing ends. If it is the distribution destination card in step S8, the process proceeds to step S10, where the coupon ticket movement information file and the coupon ticket movement information on the card side are updated.

Subsequently, in step S11, the presence or absence of the related customer service is checked.
In step S12, a predetermined service according to the related customer information in the customer information file is provided. This service is a premium service that recommends the user of the distribution card who received the coupon to purchase the coupon, and the counter staff, the gate staff,
A message notification is given to the flight attendants and the like to greet the user of the distribution source card.

On the other hand, if the card used is a temporary card in step S2, the purchase information file is updated in step S13, the history information file is updated in step S14, and the customer information file is updated in step S15. In step S16, the coupon transfer information file and the coupon issue information on the card side are updated. Then step S
At 17, the temporary card owner is confirmed whether a formal card has been issued.

If a request for issuing a formal card is obtained in step S8, the flow advances to step S19 to perform formal card issuing processing. That is, the customer information file is updated and the coupon ticket movement information that has become an official card is updated. This step S1
Through the processing of 7 to S19, it is possible to effectively acquire a new customer who changes the temporary user of the temporary card to which a part of the coupon is distributed from the coupon purchaser to the user of the card registered in the system. Can be done.

The use of coupons using an IC card is described in FIG.
In addition to 0, it is processed without a ticket by issuing tickets at airports and agents, checking in at airport counters, passing through boarding gates, checking after boarding, etc., and necessary information on the system side and IC card side Updates are made. In the above embodiment, an airline boarding pass reservation system is taken as an example. However, trains and ships that can use coupons as well as theaters that can be used with coupons are also available. For a facility such as a movie theater, it is possible to construct a ticketless system in which a coupon can be issued using an IC card and the coupon can be moved to another user in the same manner.

[0107]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to issue a coupon using an IC card in a ticket system of an airplane or the like and to allow the user to freely move after purchase. Complete ticketless operation using an IC card can be realized, and efficiency of office work can be improved.

Further, since the user can freely move the coupon on the card, the usability of the coupon can be greatly improved. Furthermore, a standardized IC issued by a bank as an IC card used for a ticketless system
By using the card, it is possible to use the service even if the service provider is different, and efficient use of the service providing system using the IC card can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the system environment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an IC card used in the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the system function of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a purchase information file according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a history information file according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a customer information file according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a coupon issue information file according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of a coupon transfer information file of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a discount rate information file according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a distribution card and coupon issue information of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of distribution card and coupon transfer information of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of temporary card and coupon transfer information of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of coupon ticket distribution processing of the present invention using a portable terminal.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating issuance and distribution of coupons of the present invention using an automatic ticketing machine.

FIG. 16 is a time chart of a coupon issuing process for a distribution source card.

FIG. 17 is a time chart of a reservation process using a distribution source card.

FIG. 18 is a time chart of a reservation process with a use frequency discount using a distribution source card.

FIG. 19 is a time chart of a reservation process involving customer service using a distribution source card.

FIG. 20 is a time chart of a coupon transfer process from a distribution source card to a distribution destination card.

FIG. 21 is a time chart of a reservation process using a distribution destination card.

FIG. 22 is a time chart of a reservation process with a use frequency discount using a distribution destination card.

FIG. 23 is a time chart of a reservation process involving customer service using a distribution destination card.

FIG. 24 is a time chart of a coupon ticket moving process for a temporary card.

FIG. 25 is a time chart of a reservation process using a temporary card.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart of coupon issuing processing according to the present invention.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart of coupon transfer processing according to the present invention.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart of another coupon moving process according to the present invention.

FIG. 29 is a flowchart of a temporary card issuing process according to the present invention.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart of a reservation process according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10: System 12: Airline host computer 14: Travel company host computer 16: Ticket company host computer 18: Network 20-1 to 20-n: Counter terminal device (POS terminal device) 22-1 to 22-n: For ticketing Automatic machine 24: Distribution source card 26: Mobile terminal 28: Distribution destination card 30: Temporary card 32, 34, 36: User 38: IC card 40: Bank standard format area 42: Lending area 44: Account number 46: Coupon Information area 48: reservation module (use processing unit) 50, 256: coupon ticket issuing module (coupon ticket issuing unit) 52, 244, 258: coupon ticket moving module (coupon ticket moving unit) 54, 260: temporary card issuing module ( Temporary card issuing section) 56: Purchase information file 58: History Information file 60: Customer information file 62: Discount rate information file 64: Coupon issue information 66, 68: Coupon transfer information 70: Magnetic card 72: Ticket 246: Display 248, 250: Card entrance 252: Magnetic card entrance 254: Ticket entrance

Claims (20)

[Claims] In a ticketless system using an aircraft or the like by using information stored in a card equipped with a processor and a memory, coupon issue information enabling multiple uses is recorded in a distribution source card. A coupon issuing unit to be used, a coupon ticket moving unit that moves a part of the coupon ticket of the distribution source card to another distribution destination card as coupon transfer information and makes it available for use, and the number of times of the distribution source card A ticketless system comprising: a use processing unit that processes use of reservation, ticketing, check-in, boarding, and the like based on ticket issuance information or coupon ticket movement information of the distribution destination card. 2. The ticketless system according to claim 1, wherein each of the distribution source card and the distribution destination card is a registration card registered in advance in the system under the personal name of the user. A ticketless system. 3. The ticketless system according to claim 2, further comprising: a temporary card issuing section for issuing a temporary card to be used temporarily, wherein the name of the user is not registered in the system. The ticketless system, wherein the ticket moving unit moves the coupon of the distribution source card on the temporary card to another distribution destination card as coupon transfer information and makes it usable. 4. The ticketless system according to claim 1, wherein, as the coupon issue information of the issuing card, ID information of a card holder corresponding to the cover of the coupon, a use range such as a section, a coupon Individual information such as spelling number, number of times of use, number of times of distribution, number of remaining times, age, card attributes, date of purchase,
A ticketless system characterized by recording purchase places and the like. 5. The ticketless system according to claim 1, wherein, as the coupon ticket movement information of said distribution destination card, a use range of the holder ID information of said distribution source card corresponding to the cover of the coupon ticket, a section and the like. A ticketless system characterized by recording individual information such as the number of times of distribution, the number of times of use, the number of remaining times, age, etc., card attributes, date of purchase, place of purchase, and the like. 6. The ticketless system according to claim 3, wherein the temporary card transfer information includes:
Nominee ID of the distribution card corresponding to the cover of the coupon
A ticketless system characterized by recording information, use range of sections, etc., distribution times, use times, remaining times, individual information such as age, card attributes, purchase date, place of purchase, and the like. 7. A ticketless system according to claim 1, wherein a purchase information file for recording and managing the coupon issuing status, a history information file for recording and managing the usage status of the issued coupons, A ticketless system comprising: a customer information file for recording and managing personal information on users of issued coupons; and a discount information file for recording and managing a discount rate used for converting the number of uses. system. 8. The ticketless system according to claim 7, wherein the purchase information file includes a processing class for purchasing, moving, or temporarily using coupons, a use content such as a section, a class, the number of coupons spelled, Records and manages the number of times of movement, destination, processing date, expiration date, settlement information, number of issued temporary cards, etc., and the history information file contains the date of use, user name, number of uses, number of remaining times The customer information file records and manages a customer ID, a user name, an address, related customer information, a customer type, and a card type. Further, the discount information file includes an age, a time zone, and the like. A ticketless system characterized in that a predetermined discount rate is recorded and managed in accordance with the conditions. 9. The ticketless system according to claim 8, wherein the use processing unit is configured to execute the customer information file when a coupon ticket is reserved based on the distribution source card, the distribution destination card or the temporary card. , A predetermined service is provided to the holder of the distribution source card. 10. The ticketless system according to claim 9, wherein the use processing unit is a new customer who is a new coupon ticket purchase target when the reservation user is the holder of the distribution destination card. A ticket-less system which generates information indicating that the customer is present and notifies the service provider of new customer information at check-in and boarding. 11. The ticketless system according to claim 9, wherein the use processing unit obtains a corresponding discount rate by referring to the interrupt information file at the time of reservation, and converts the number of uses based on the discount rate. And updating the remaining number of times in the history information file. 12. The ticketless system according to claim 3, wherein the use processing unit informs the user whether or not a formal registration card registered in the system has been issued when the use of the temporary card is processed. A ticketless system comprising: issuing a formal distribution card in which the confirmation card transfer information of the temporary card is recorded upon receipt of a formal registration card issuance request from the user. 13. The ticketless system according to claim 1, wherein the use processing unit receives one of the following from the reservation using the distribution source card, the distribution destination card, or the temporary card.
A ticketless system which issues a magnetic card or a ticket which is a multiple use ticket. 14. The ticketless system according to claim 1, wherein the coupon moving unit is provided in a portable terminal device of a user, and the coupon is moved from the transfer source card to the distribution destination card. And a ticketless system. 15. The ticketless system according to claim 1, wherein the coupon issuing unit, the coupon moving unit, and the temporary card issuing unit are provided in a counter terminal device or an automatic ticketing machine of the system. Issuing a coupon to the distribution source card, moving the coupon from the distribution source card to the distribution destination card, and issuing a temporary card in which a part of the coupon is moved from the distribution source card. Less system. 16. The ticketless system according to claim 1, wherein said coupon is a boarding coupon for an aircraft. 17. A ticketless processing method using an aircraft or the like by using information stored in a card equipped with a processor and a memory, wherein a distribution source card serving as a coupon distribution source is used a plurality of times. A coupon issuing step of recording coupon issuing information to be enabled, and a coupon moving step of recording coupon moving information to enable use by moving the coupon of the distribution source card to another distribution destination card, A use processing step of processing use such as reservation, ticket issuance, check-in, boarding, etc., based on the coupon issue information or coupon transfer information of the distribution source card. 18. The ticketless processing method according to claim 17, wherein each of the cards storing the coupon ticket issuing information and the coupon ticket movement information is registered in advance in the system under the personal name of the user. A ticketless processing method characterized by being a registration card. 19. The ticketless processing method according to claim 18, further comprising the step of issuing a temporary card for issuing a temporary card to be temporarily used in which the name of the user is not registered on the system. The ticketless processing method is characterized in that, in the coupon ticket moving step, coupon tickets movement information for moving the coupon ticket of the distribution source card to be usable is recorded on the temporary card. 20. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a ticketless processing program for utilizing an aircraft or the like using information stored in a card having a processor and a memory, wherein A coupon issuing unit for recording coupon issue information enabling multiple uses on a distribution card, and a coupon transfer enabling the coupon of the distribution card to be used by moving it to another distribution card A coupon ticket moving unit for recording information; and a use processing unit for processing use of reservation, ticketing, check-in, boarding, etc. based on coupon ticket issuing information or coupon ticket moving information of the distribution source card. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a ticketless processing program.