KR20030009922A - System and method for operating a complex resort park using smart card - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and method for managing a theme park is provided to manage a theme park effectively based on an analysis of data accumulated in a database by enabling a client to enter the theme park and to use a service using a smart card, accumulating services received using the smart card in real time, and storing the amount of service in a database. CONSTITUTION: A network(100) connects computers thereto globally. A service provider server(110) generally manages data of a theme park managing system. In the case that a real time data communication is not available between the service provider server(110) and an entrance permission reader terminal(120) or a game instrument usage permission reader terminal(130), a memory card is used for temporarily storing data being received through a contact/non-contact reader. A game instrument vending machine(150) is provided for charging game instrument rental right information in the smart card. A web game instrument vending machine(140) charges a game instrument rental right using a web browser. A credit card company server(160) authenticates a payment in the case that a credit card is used for charging a game instrument rental right. A VAN company server(170) integrally manages a credit card transaction in the case that a game instrument rental right is charged in the smart card using a credit card. A bank server(180) approves a payment in the case that a game instrument rental right is charged using a bank card.

Description

System and method for operating amusement park using smart card

The present invention relates to a business customer management system and method on-line, and in particular, receiving a variety of services provided in the amusement park by using a smart card, a material for providing services of the amusement park mainly to customers by managing customer information It relates to an amusement park operating system and method using a smart card that can collect and analyze.

Currently, in order to use the service provided by the amusement park, the user purchases an admission ticket at the ticket sales office at the entrance of the amusement park, and then enters the amusement park after confirming the admission ticket at the entrance. In addition, in order to enter the amusement park and use the play equipment, the play equipment ticket was purchased at a ticket window, and after that, the employee could check the use rights and then use the play equipment.

In order to improve this inconvenience, a method of operating an amusement park using a limited number of rides using a package ticket after purchasing a package ticket has been developed.

However, such an operation method is not able to collect statistical data on the right of use, not only statistical analysis, but also has a problem that can not maximize the service to the customer because it is not able to accurately determine the propensity of each customer. In addition, there is a problem in that it is not possible to efficiently allocate physical resources and human resources because it is not possible to aggregate the usage right reservation status and the usage status of play equipment in real time and perform statistical analysis.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to use the services provided in the amusement park from the viewpoint of the amusement park using a smart card in order to solve the above problems, the real-time service provided by the customer using the smart card The present invention provides an amusement park operating system and a method using a smart card for efficiently operating the amusement park by analyzing the data accumulated in the database by collecting and storing the data in a database.

1 is a configuration of the amusement park operating system using a smart card according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a detailed configuration diagram of the operator server shown in FIG. 1.

3 (a) and 3 (b) show the structure of a smart card applied to the present invention.

4 (a) and 4 (b) show a memory file structure and a record structure of ride information of a smart card according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a detailed configuration diagram of the play machine vending machine shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a detailed configuration diagram of an admission permission reader terminal and a play equipment permission reader terminal shown in FIG. 1.

7 is a flow chart of the ride ticket usage process using a smart card according to the present invention.

8 is a flowchart of an amusement park entrance approval process using a smart card according to the present invention.

9 is a flowchart of a ride use approval process using a smart card according to the present invention.

In the operator server device for operating the amusement park through a network using a smart card according to the present invention in order to achieve the technical problem, the amusement park customer member information, accumulated ride status information and play equipment use reservation information is stored A communication module and a communication module for exchanging predetermined data related to the use of an amusement park with a database, a playground equipment vending machine connected to the network, an admission reader terminal, a playground equipment permission reader terminal, and a terminal related to payment. Analyze the received data, and control the database according to the analyzed result to accumulate and collect the usage status of the rides and the release rights of the tickets, execute statistics and analysis of various data, and operate the amusement park including approval of payment. A series of processes involved Characterized in that the execution of a control module.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, the amusement park operating system using the smart card according to the present invention is a system for operating the amusement park through a network, including a memory for storing information related to the use of the amusement park, a predetermined reader and Of the amusement park member smart card, the usage status of the rides of the customers and the release of the ticket, are accumulated and analyzed, and the statistics and analysis of various data are executed. And a business server for executing a series of processes related to the amusement park operation including payment approval, a reader for executing data communication with the amusement park member smart card, and analyzing the information read from the reader. Admission leader terminal which performs settlement And a play that performs data communication with the amusement park member smart card, the ride information unique to the reader is transmitted to the amusement park member smart card to confirm availability, and to determine whether to use or not. A fee corresponding to the selected ride price, including a reader using a ride permit terminal and an amusement park member smart card, and transmitting the selected ride ticket information to the amusement park member smart card. And a play machine vending machine for storage.

In order to achieve the above another technical problem, the method of operating a amusement park using a smart card according to the present invention is a method of operating a amusement park using a smart card, comprising: (a) purchasing a product related to a service provided by the amusement park to the smart card; (B) receiving the permission to enter the amusement park and using the service provided by the amusement park by using the smart card, and (c) if approved in the step (b), read from the smart card. Transmitting the customer member information and the used service information to the operator server operating the amusement park; and (d) analyzing the information transmitted to the operator server and accumulating and storing the customer information and the used service information in a database. Characterized by including.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the amusement park operating system using the smart card according to the present invention includes a network 100, an operator server 110, an entry permission reader terminal 120, a ride permit use reader terminal 130, Web rides vending machine 140, rides vending machine 150, credit card company server 160, bansa server 170 and bank server 180 is provided.

The network 100 may be constructed as the Internet, which is a communication network connecting computers worldwide through the web, and in some cases, may be constructed as a PSTN network or a dedicated line.

The operator server 110 is a device that collectively manages data of the amusement park operating system. As shown in FIG. 2, the operator server 110 includes a database 210, a control module 220, and a communication module 220. .

The above-mentioned database 210 is, in detail, a member information database 210-1 which stores personal information and play equipment usage information of a play garden customer member, and information related to the usage status of play equipment operated in the play garden. And a ride ticket information database 210-2 for accumulating and storing the ride ticket usage information 210-2.

In detail, the control module 220 includes a member management module 220-1 and a play equipment information database for managing data of the member information database 210-1 related to membership registration and the current state of use of the member's amusement park. Play equipment information management module 220-2 for managing data related to the play equipment usage status of 210-2, and statistical analysis module 220- for performing statistical analysis of data stored in database 210. 3) and a payment module 220-4 for executing the process related to the payment of the amusement park rides.

The communication module 230 includes hardware and software for transmitting / receiving data related to the operation of an amusement park with terminals connected to the network 100.

The admission permission reader terminal 120 and the ride permit permission terminal 130 are, in detail, as shown in FIG. 6, the contact / contactless reader 601, the controller 602, the memory 603, the communication unit 606, and the interface circuit. 604 and a memory card 605.

The contact / contactless reader 601 reads the information related to the ride service and the user information stored in the smart card, and transmits the information related to the admission permission or the ride permission to the smart card.

The control unit 602 controls data communication with the smart card, and controls peripheral circuits to execute the admission permission management process as shown in FIG. 8 and the ride permission permission process as shown in FIG. 9.

The memory 603 stores programs and data related to the admission control process and the ride permit use process.

The memory card 605 stores user information input through the interface circuit 604 and information related to the use of the play equipment.

The communication unit 606 includes hardware and software for executing data communication with the operator server 110 via the network 100.

When real-time data communication is possible between the operator server 110 and the entry permission reader terminal 120 or the ride permission reader terminal 130, the interface circuit 604 and the memory card 605 need not be provided. If this is not the case, it is necessary to temporarily store data received through the contact / contactless reader, so the memory card 605 is used in this case.

The ride equipment vending machine 150 is a device for charging ride equipment usage information into a smart card, and as shown in FIG. 5, the display unit 501, the input unit 502, the contact / non-contact reader 503, and the controller 504. ), A memory 505, and a communication unit 506.

The display unit 501 is a means for displaying a menu screen for charging the ride ticket information on the smart card, and the input unit 502 is a means for inputting data for charging the ride ticket information, and the contact / contactless reader ( 503 reads data stored in the smart card and transmits the information selected by the user to the smart card.

The control unit 504 controls the peripheral circuits to execute a process related to charging the amusement park usage rights as shown in FIG. 7.

The memory 505 stores a program and data for executing a process related to charging a ride ticket.

The communication unit 506 transmits smart read user information and ride ticket usage information to the operator server 110 via the network 100.

The web play machine vending machine 140 is different from the play machine vending machine 150 only in that it uses a web browser to charge a play equipment use right, and all other configurations and operation methods are the same.

The credit card company server 160 performs a role of authenticating payment when a payment is made using a credit card when entering an amusement park and charging a ride ticket.

Bansa server 170 performs the role of integrated management of the credit card transactions in the case of charging the ride ticket to the smart card using a credit card.

Of course, it may also be designed to execute a credit card transaction by directly accessing a credit card company terminal affiliated with an amusement park operator without going through the bansa server 170.

The bank server 180 performs a role of approving the payment in the case of paying with a bank card at the time of charging the ride ticket.

The smart card used in the amusement park operating system is designed in the form of a contact terminal 301, a non-contact communication antenna 302 and a magnetic strip 303, as shown in Figure 3 (a), (b), the reader Data communication can be performed by contact or non-contact method. In addition, the integrated circuit embedded in the smart card includes a microprocessor and a memory, and the memory has a file structure as shown in FIG. 4 (a), and details of personal information, card unique number, credit card information, and electronic money. Information and ride information is classified and stored. In particular, the ride information is composed of a plurality of (N) records, as shown in Figure 4 (b), each record is a ride for distinguishing rides Number field, ride name field, cumulative usage count field to indicate the cumulative number of rides used, availability count field to indicate the remaining number of rides available, retirement field to describe ride operations and retirement field and play Subdivided into a registration date field indicating the date the payment was made to recharge the instrument.

In the smart card file management method, the most recently selected ride information is stored in the last number, and the oldest ride information is deleted.

In detail, a method of operating an amusement park using a smart card will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 7 to 9.

First, a process of charging a ride ticket using a smart card centering on the flowchart of FIG. 7 will be described.

The user may use the smart card as a contact / contactless reader to enable data communication between the contact / contactless reader 503 of the ride machine vending machine 150 and the smart card, as shown in FIG. After selecting the ride charge mode using the keys installed in the input unit 502 according to the guide content of the menu screen displayed on the display unit 501 after contacting or located at a close distance to the 503, Select (step 701).

Then, the contact / contactless reader 503 reads the credit card information or the electronic money information stored in the smart card and executes the payment to settle the fee for the selected ride use right (step 702). When paying with a credit card, the user can obtain approval for payment by accessing the credit card company terminal 160 through the bansa terminal 170. In some cases, the system is directly connected to the credit card company terminal 160 for approval. You can also design.

After the approval for the selected ride use right is completed, the approved ride use right information is transmitted to the smart card and stored in the ride information of the smart card (step 703). That is, if there is a selected ride number in the record of ride information of the smart card, the available number of times is accumulated once, otherwise a new record is generated to store the selected ride use right information.

Then, the contact / contactless reader 503 transmits the user identification information read from the smart card and the charged amusement ride usage information to the operator server 110 via the network 100 by the communication unit 506 (step 704). ). The user information and the ride usage right information transmitted to the operator server 110 are controlled by the member management module 220-1 of the control module 220 and the ride information management module 220-2. Are stored in the member information database 210-1 and the usage right database 210-3.

Next, a process of entering the amusement park using a smart card will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. 8.

A user uses a smart card to enable data communication between the contact / contactless reader 601 and the smart card of the ride permit permission reader terminal 130 as shown in FIG. Upon contacting the contact / contactless reader 601 or placing it in close proximity, the smart card receives entry fee information from the contact / contactless reader 601 (step 801).

Then, the admission ticket record stored in the smart card is read, the corresponding field is checked, and if the entry is '1' or more, admission is allowed and the number is decreased by '1' (step 802).

Then, the calculated information is transmitted to the admission permission reader terminal 120 (step 803). Upon receipt of the settlement information, the admission permission reader terminal 120 outputs a determination signal for allowing admission (step 804).

Finally, a process of receiving approval for the use of a play equipment using a smart card will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. 9.

The user contacts / contacts the smart card to allow data communication between the contact / contactless reader 601 and the smart card of the admission permission terminal 120 as shown in FIG. 6 to enter the amusement park by the payment of the smart card. When placed in contact with or in close proximity to the contactless reader 601, the smart card receives the ride number unique information from the contact / contactless reader 601 (step 901).

The microprocessor of the smart card then retrieves the ride number of the record stored in the ride information area stored in the smart card memory (step 902).

First, it is determined whether there is record information having a ride number that matches the ride number received as a result of the search in step 902, and if the record information exists, information of the number of available fields is read and is '1' or more. (Step 903).

If the record information having the ride number corresponding to the received ride number is present as a result of the determination in step 903, and the information value of the available number field of the record information is equal to or greater than '1', Subtract '1' (step 904). Then, the personal information read out from the smart card and the approved ride information are stored in the memory card 605 through the interface circuit 604 or in real time through the network 100 by the communication unit 606. Transfer to the operator server 110 (step 905). When the personal information and the ride information are stored in the memory card 606, the data is transmitted to the operator server 110 online or offline using a separately installed data collector (not shown).

Then, a signal is finally generated to determine usage approval (step 906).

However, if the record information having the ride number corresponding to the received ride number does not exist or the information value of the available number field is '0' even if the record information exists, If the use right of the ride is not charged, the unusable information is transmitted, and the ride use permission reader terminal 130 generates a use rejection determination signal (steps 907 and 908).

In this way, a smart card can be used to receive a series of services provided by the amusement park, such as charging a ride ticket, admission to the amusement park, and approval of use of the amusement park operated by the amusement park.

The operator operating the amusement park can use the data stored in the database 210 of the entrepreneur server 110 to accurately analyze the tastes of customers through the statistics on the use of the playground equipment, thereby playing in the amusement park. It will be possible to efficiently operate organizations and human resources.

In addition, by real-time to collect and analyze the ride ticket information and the ride status used by the smart card in real time, it can be utilized to enhance the convenience of customers by relocating the manpower and resources in the amusement park in a short time.

The smart card applied to the present invention may be mounted on a mobile device and charge the smart card with a ride ticket using the user's mobile directly without using the amusement machine vending machine 150 through the wireless Internet.

The invention can be practiced as a method, apparatus, system, or the like. When implemented in software, the constituent means of the present invention are code segments that necessarily perform the necessary work. The program or code segments may be stored in a processor readable medium or transmitted by a computer data signal coupled with a carrier on a transmission medium or network. Processor readable media includes any medium that can store or transmit information. Examples of processor-readable media include electronic circuits, semiconductor memory devices, ROMs, flash memory, erasable ROM (EROM), floppy disks, optical disks, hard disks, optical fiber media, radio frequency (RF) networks, Etc. Computer data signals include any signal that can propagate over transmission media such as electronic network channels, optical fibers, air, electromagnetic fields, RF networks, and the like.

Specific embodiments shown and described in the accompanying drawings are only to be understood as an example of the present invention, not to limit the scope of the invention, but also within the scope of the technical spirit described in the present invention in the technical field to which the present invention belongs As various other changes may occur, it is obvious that the invention is not limited to the specific constructions and arrangements shown or described.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to use the services provided in the amusement park from the viewpoint of the amusement park by using the smart card, and the database is aggregated in real time by the service provided by the customer using the smart card. By storing the data in the park and analyzing the stored data in the amusement park operation, the effect of improving convenience of the customer is generated, and the effect of efficiently allocating the resources of the amusement park is generated. In addition, the effect of providing a suitable service in consideration of the individual taste of the customer is generated, and the effect of reducing the number of personnel and management costs of the amusement park management is generated.

Claims (12)

In the operator server device for operating the amusement park through a network, A database that stores amusement park customer member information, accumulated ride use status information, and ride use reservation information; A communication module for exchanging predetermined data related to the use of the amusement park with a playground equipment vending machine, an admission permission reader terminal, a playground equipment use reader terminal, and a server related to payment; And Analyze the data received from the communication module, and control the database according to the analyzed result to accumulate and collect the play equipment usage status and the usage rights release status, execute statistics and analysis of various data, and include approval of payment. And a control module for executing a series of processes related to the amusement park operation. The method of claim 1, wherein the database is A member information database for storing personal information of the amusement park customer member; An amusement ride information database for accumulating and storing information related to the usage status of the rides operated in the amusement park; And The amusement park operator server, characterized in that it comprises a license database for accumulating and storing the license status information released by the smart card. The method of claim 1, wherein the control module A member management module for managing data in the database related to membership registration and usage of the amusement park by a member; A play equipment information management module for managing data related to a play situation of the database; A statistical analysis module for performing statistical analysis of accumulated data in the database; And And a payment module for executing a process related to the payment of the amusement park use right. In the system for operating the amusement park through the network, An amusement park member smart card including a memory for storing information related to the use of the amusement park, and performing data communication with a predetermined reader to analyze received data and execute data processing corresponding thereto; A server for accumulating and accumulating ride usage and usage rights of customers, executing statistics and analysis of various data, and executing a series of processes related to operation of an amusement park including payment approval; An entry permission reader terminal including a reader configured to perform data communication with the amusement park member smart card and analyzing the information read from the reader to execute an admission fee settlement; Including a reader that performs data communication with the amusement park member smart card, the ride information unique to the reader is transmitted to the amusement park member smart card to confirm availability and use of the playground equipment to determine whether to approve the use. Permission reader terminal; And An amusement machine vending machine, including a reader for performing data communication with an amusement park member smart card, calculates a fee corresponding to a selected ride ticket, and transmits the selected ride ticket information to the amusement park member smart card for storage. Amusement park operating system using a smart card, characterized in that it comprises a. The amusement park operating system according to claim 4, wherein the amusement park member smart card executes data communication with the reader in the form of a contact terminal, a non-contact communication antenna, and a magnetic strip. 5. The amusement park using a smart card according to claim 4, wherein the data stored in the amusement park member smart card includes at least personal identification information, card identification number, credit card information, electronic money information, and ride information. Operating system. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the ride information comprises a plurality of records, wherein the record is subdivided into a ride number number, ride name field, cumulative usage count field, available count field, revocation field, and registration date field. Amusement park operating system using a smart card, characterized in that. In the amusement park operation method using a smart card, (a) purchasing and storing merchandise related to a service provided in an amusement park on the smart card; (b) receiving permission to use a service provided by the amusement park and enter the amusement park by using the smart card; (c) if approved in the step (b), transmitting the customer member information and the used service information read from the smart card to the operator server operating the amusement park; And (d) analyzing the information transmitted to the operator server, and accumulating and storing the customer information and the used service information in a database. The method of claim 8, wherein step (a) (a1) selecting a ride ticket to purchase after contacting the smart card to a ride vending machine or maintaining a close communication with the smart card; (a2) calculating a fee for the use of the playground equipment selected in step (a1); And and (a3) storing information on the use of the selected rides right when the fee is completed in the step (a2) in the smart card. The process of claim 8 wherein the amusement park admission process of step (b) is (b1) receiving, at the smart card, admission fee information transmitted from an amusement park admission permission terminal; (b2) calculating an entrance fee received from the smart card; (b3) transmitting the transaction information settled in step (b2) to the amusement park admission leader terminal; And and (b4) determining whether to permit admission corresponding to the transaction information settled by the amusement park entrance permission reader terminal. The process of claim 8, wherein the service use approval process provided in the amusement park of step (b) is (b1 ') receiving, by the smart card, a unique ride number transmitted from a ride use permission reader terminal; (b2 ') retrieving the ride number unique from the ride information stored in the smart card; (b3 ') determining whether the service is available as a result of the search in step (b2'); And (b4 ') In the case of the service available as a result of the determination of the step (b3'), the use approval is executed after subtracting the available number of the corresponding rides stored in the smart card once, otherwise the use denial determination The amusement park operating method using a smart card, characterized in that it comprises the step of executing. 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of transmitting the ride information and the customer information to the amusement park operator server when the use is approved in the step (b4 ').