JPS62150464A - Automatic ticket vending system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the need for the operation by a clerk in charge for vending a ticket and to save man-hour by displaying a seat reservation state on a display device, instructing a desired seat, acquiring the seat and depositing cash or loading a card for vending a ticket. CONSTITUTION:A desired menu among them displayed on a display section 16, e.g., concert is selected by a touch panel 18, then the concert is designated and data transmission is requested to a host, the concert name sold at present is sent and displayed on the display section 16. When a desired concert name is instructed, the date and time of the said concert are displayed. In designating the desired program, the seat arranging state and the occupied state are displayed to the stage. In instructing a desired seat, said seat is acquired and the content of ticket vending is displayed. When the instruction of confirmation is given, after cash deposition or card loading, the ticket subjected to print and magnetic recording is issued from a discharge section 22.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an automatic ticket issuing system for various types of tickets such as theater tickets and concert tickets.

[Conventional technology]

When making a reservation for a theater, movie viewing, concert, baseball match, etc., it is normal to go to the venue directly or purchase admission tickets from a play guide.If you are unsure of what you are going to do, it is preferable to purchase a magazine, newspaper, etc. It is common to search for.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

It is troublesome to go to the site to purchase a reservation ticket, and it is necessary to clarify the target before purchasing, which may require purchasing a magazine or the like. In addition, with play guides, transactions are made with the store staff, and the target must be made clear to a certain extent, making it difficult to use if you just want to see something.

The present invention aims to provide an automatic ticket issuing system that can provide information on various genres, and allows customers to browse through the information and, if they find what they want, purchase the admission ticket by specifying the seat location, etc. It is something to do.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The automatic ticketing system of the present invention is equipped with a host that has a database containing summaries of various events and seat reservation status by date and time, a display with a data input function, a keyboard, and a ticketing mechanism. A terminal device connected to the host via a line is provided, and by operating the keyboard of the terminal device, summaries of various events are displayed one after another on the display, and if there is a desired event, the details are displayed on the screen, and tickets are displayed. When making a purchase, the seat reservation status is displayed on the display, the desired seat is designated and the seat is secured, and then cash or card is inserted and the ticket is issued.

[Effect]

According to this system, customers can obtain information on various events at one place, select the information themselves, and purchase tickets (admission tickets) for desired events, which is extremely effective. Ticket issuance is done through dialogue between the terminal and the customer, and no staff operations are required, which saves labor.

〔Example〕

To explain with reference to FIG. 1, TI, T2. . . . Tn is a terminal device that is a ticket issuing machine, and is connected to the host through a line. If this automatic ticketing system covers plays, concerts, movies, and baseball, the host will need to provide an overview of these various events, such as theater name, performance title, duration, time, fee, etc. If so, the database includes the stadium name, opposing team name, event period, time, etc., as well as seat reservation status by event date and time. Seat reservation status is A.
The information includes the occupancy status of seats, B seats, . The host may collect these data in one place, or may be distributed across facilities (theater, baseball stadium, etc.). In FIG. 1, the hosts are Center 1, Center 2, . It is said that it is composed of...
Each center has plays, concerts, movies, baseball...
They are categorized by genre. The lines connecting these centers and terminals are telephone lines, and it is possible to call any center using a telephone number and have it send data.

Terminal device T1. T2. . . . is equipped with a main control section 10 and a line control section 12 as shown in FIG. 2, and is connected to the host through the line and the line control section 12.

The terminal device also includes a card insertion and ejection port 14 and a display section 16.
, keyboard and/or touch panel (touch keyboard) 18, cash deposit counting and discharging section 20, printing section/MS
Light unit/ticket release unit 22 and their control unit 2
4.26.28.30.32. A touch panel is a CRT display with an input function, and when a user points at an item, word, etc. displayed on the surface of the display, that item, word, etc. is selected and input. The display section 16 may also be a touch panel. Although not shown, the terminal device is also provided with a memory, and basic data such as menu screens is sent from a center or the like in advance so that it can be supplied by the terminal itself.

An operation example will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. Initially, the touch panel has 1, 1, and 1 as shown in FIG. 4(a).
A menu screen is displayed with theater, 2, concert, etc. When the customer touches a desired item, for example 2, concert, the concert is selected, and as shown in FIG. 3, data transmission is requested to the host by specifying the concert. As a result, the host will send the name of the currently released concert, and the touch keyboard will be displayed as shown in Figure 4 (
It is displayed as shown in b). There are various genres of concerts, and the display screen is divided into blocks by genre and appropriate number of blocks, and each block is read out and displayed in a cyclic manner. If there is nothing suitable on the display screen, touch 8, Other. This will display the next screen. Appropriate(
When you indicate (touch your finger) the name of the desired concert, the date and time of available seats for the concert will be displayed as shown in Figure 4 (C1). In this case, if the customer sees it and does not like it, he or she can use the keyboard to go back to the screen shown in Figure 4fb) or even back to the screen in Figure 4(a). You can take a method.

If there is anything that can be selected on the screen of FIG. 4(C), it is indicated, and the screen of the touch panel changes to that of FIG. 4(d). This screen shows the seat arrangement status for the stage and the vacancy status (the hatched cells are full, that is, reserved), and the customer looks for the desired seat. Seat positions are related to prices, so they can be divided by price, or if the venue is large, it is difficult to select seats using the touch panel based on the overall situation, so it can be divided into several parts (front, back, left, right, etc.) Because it is necessary to do so, I would choose A or B in that category.

......, and select this block first. This causes the screen to become an enlarged view of the section as shown in FIG. 4(e). The customer indicates the desired seat (square) on this screen. This will temporarily secure the seat in question. In other words, there are many terminal devices, and there is a possibility that seat reservations may be made from various terminal devices at the same time, so when a seat is specified, the seat is considered sold, and from this point on, requests for presentation of the seating chart from other terminal devices will not be accepted. If so, the seat will be displayed with diagonal lines.

Once a seat has been secured, the contents of the ticket to be sold are displayed as shown in Figure 4<r), and the customer is asked to confirm whether this is acceptable. The distance between seats on this screen is indicated by a seat number such as A125. If the customer is satisfied with this, the customer moves on to payment, and once the price is paid, the terminal device moves on to issuing a ticket.

The ticket may be a common sheet with the contents shown in FIG. 4(f) printed on it. This ticket is preferably provided with a magnetic surface and printed data etc. are magnetically written thereon to prevent counterfeiting. The printed and magnetically recorded ticket is ejected from the ejection unit 22 of the terminal device and handed to the customer.

Payment can be made in cash or by card. Fifth
The figure shows the former payment procedure, and Figure 6 shows the latter payment procedure. This ticketing system handles and sells admission tickets for each company, so the cash that enters the terminal device is distributed among each company according to the ticketing status.For example, cash is collected by staff and deposited into a designated bank account. However, the ticket issuing status of each terminal device can be sent to the host, where it is totaled and transferred to each company's account.

As the payment card, a card issued by the administrator of this ticketing system or a credit card affiliated with the administrator can be used. In the latter case, payment such as inter-account transfer will be required.

Furthermore, it goes without saying that the tickets that can be sold using this ticketing system are limited to those of companies that are members of this system.

FIG. 7 shows an example of how to confirm tickets sold using this system. The MS league club reads the magnetic record of ticket 7) and displays its contents on a display unit (CRT display, etc.). The staff member compares the printed content of the ticket with the display, and if they match, it is considered a genuine ticket, and if they do not match, it is considered a counterfeit ticket. It is also effective to record serial numbers or encryption codes on magnetic records, store them on the host, send the magnetically read data to the host for inquiry, and if there is a discrepancy, issue an alarm as a counterfeit ticket. .

〔Effect of the invention〕

As is clear from the above explanation, according to the present invention, customers can obtain information on various events at one place, select the information themselves, and purchase tickets (admission tickets) for the desired event. It is valid. Ticket issuance is done through dialogue between the terminal and the customer, and no staff operations are required, which saves labor.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the terminal device, FIGS. 3 to 6 are operation explanatory diagrams, and FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the ticket confirmation system. .

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A host that has a database containing summaries of various events and seat reservation status by date and time, and a terminal device that is connected to the host via a line and that is equipped with a display, a keyboard, and a ticketing mechanism that has a data input function. The user operates the keyboard of the terminal device to display summaries of various events one after another on the display, displays the details of a desired event on the display, displays seat reservation status on the display when purchasing tickets, An automatic ticket issuing system characterized by designating a desired seat, securing the seat, and then inserting cash or a card to issue the ticket.