KR20040059961A - Management System For Amusement Park - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for managing an amusement park is provided to shorten waiting time by making a user book an amusement facility through a PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) equipped with a GPS(Global Positioning System) function, and offer a wireless Internet service for the waiting time. CONSTITUTION: The PDA(20) equipped with the GPS function searches/books the data for using the amusement facilities in the amusement park through a wireless communication network and uses a value added wireless Internet service. A server(10) processes the data received from the PDA, and transmits certification data to the PDA after the booking is completed. An amusement facility terminal(30) is installed to each entrance of the amusement facilities and permits the user to use the booked amusement facility by receiving the same certification as the PDA from the server.

Description

Amusement Park Management System {Management System For Amusement Park}

The present invention relates to an amusement park management system, and in particular, when reserving the entrance of an amusement park, reservation confirmation is performed by using personal digital assistants equipped with a GPS (Global Positioning System) function. The present invention relates to an amusement park management system capable of managing amusement parks such as relocation of amusement rides with various wireless Internet services.

In general, when using an amusement park, you can buy tickets on the Internet or buy tickets directly from the ticket gates, and select a ride that suits your taste.

When managing amusement park using facilities in this way, considering the ride time and ride time, the user waits too long to use the amusement park, which leads to wasted time and uses facilities such as restaurants. In addition, there is a problem that suffers from inconvenience.

Considering the recent increase in the number of visitors who visit amusement parks for leisure, the five-day work week is a system that manages amusement parks so that visitors can use their favorite rides quickly and conveniently. Required.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to reduce the waiting time by making a reservation for the use of the playground equipment using a PDA equipped with a GPS function and during the waiting time In addition to providing a wireless Internet service, the user can check the location of the user and according to the relocation of the favorite rides to provide an amusement park management system that allows users to use the rides quickly and conveniently.

Amusement park management system according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a wireless communication network formed by arranging a local network access (Local Network Access) equipment that can accommodate a predetermined number of wireless LAN in a predetermined place of the amusement park; A personal digital assistant (PDA) equipped with a GPS function for location tracking that allows a user to search for and reserve data on the use of a plurality of rides in the amusement park and use additional wireless Internet services through the wireless communication network; A server device for processing data from the PDA, storing and managing the information in a database as a database, and transmitting authentication data to the PDA when the play equipment reservation is completed; And a rides terminal disposed at each of the entrances of the rides and receiving the same authentication data as the PDA from the server device to approve the use of the rides reserved by the user.

The server device DB comprising a location DB for storing the location information of the PDA carried by the user, a reservation DB for storing the play equipment reservation information, and a customer DB for storing predetermined customer information; A server management control module configured to execute a driving program to manage the DB, respond to a data request of the PDA, and generate authentication data to authenticate a PDA user connected through the wireless communication network; An additional service server module for providing additional wireless Internet services such as wireless call alarm, game and event information service under the control of the server management control module; And a server communication module that is in communication with the PDA and the ride equipment terminal using a communication protocol.

The PDA includes a wireless communication module wirelessly connected to the server communication module and using a communication protocol; A browser operable to perform internet with the server device through the wireless communication module; A message processing module for processing the message on the browser and storing the processed data in a storage unit; A GPS receiving module for receiving location information from the satellite to be processed by the message processing module; And an RF chip for radiating server-side authentication data stored in the storage unit under a radio frequency under the control of the message processing module.

The ride terminal is a wired or wireless communication module connected to the server communication module in a wired or wireless manner using a communication protocol; A data processing module for processing authentication data from the server apparatus through the wired / wireless communication module and storing the authentication data; An electronic board connected to a serial port to display authentication data of the storage unit under the control of the data processing module; And an authentication RF chip for radiating the authentication data at a radio frequency to approve through RF matching with a radio frequency radiated from the PDA under the control of the data processing module.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of an embodiment of an amusement park management system according to the present invention,

2A is an embodiment of a reservation DB, which includes a ride registration table;

Figure 2b is an embodiment of the reservation DB, reservation table,

Figure 3a is an embodiment of a customer DB, a member table,

Figure 3b is an embodiment of the customer DB, the use table,

4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the amusement park management system according to the present invention,

5 is a diagram for one embodiment to display when a reservation inquiry button is clicked when making a reservation through a PDA according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a screen to be displayed when selecting a theme of a ride on the display screen of FIG. 5; FIG.

7 is a diagram for one embodiment to display when a reservation inquiry button is clicked when making a reservation through a PDA according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: server device 11: DB

12: Server management control module 13: Additional service server module

14: server communication module 20: PDA

21: wireless communication module 22: browser

23: message processing module 24: GPS receiving module

25: storage unit 26: RF chip

30: rides terminal 31: wired and wireless communication module

32: data processing module 33: storage unit

34: electronic board 35: certified RF chip

N: Wireless communication network WN: Wired communication network

Hereinafter, the amusement park management system according to the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in more detail as follows.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of an embodiment of an amusement park management system according to the present invention.

As shown, the server device 10 is connected to the PDA 20, which is distributed to the visitor user and the ride equipment terminal 30 disposed at the entrance of the plurality of rides through the wireless communication network (N).

The wireless communication network (N) is formed by arranging Local Network Access Equipment (AP) at a predetermined location in an amusement park. Local Network Access Equipment (AP) is approximately 30-40 meters indoors and 100 meters outdoors. Spaced apart from each other, one local network access equipment (AP) can accommodate about 10 to 250 WLANs.

The server device 10 processes the data from the PDA 20 and stores and manages the data in the database 11 as information. When the user makes a reservation for a ride with the PDA 20, the authentication data is stored. That is, the reservation number and the authentication key are transmitted to the PDA 20 and the ride terminal 30, and the DB 11, the server management control module 12, the additional service server module 13 and the server communication module 14 It is composed of

The DB 11 includes a location DB 110, a reservation DB 111, and a customer DB 112.

Location DB 110 is a DB for storing the location information of the user received in real time from the PDA 20 carried by the user through the wireless communication network (N), preventing the loss of the user, repositioning the favorite rides Used for additional functions such as

2A and 2B show an embodiment of the reservation DB 111. Fig. 2A shows a ride registration table and Fig. 2B shows a reservation table.

Reservation DB 111 is a DB that stores the reservation information of the ride, the first rotation driving time of each ride, the replacement time of the user, etc. can be input to determine the current waiting number and required time.

3A and 3B show an embodiment of the customer DB 112. FIG. 3A shows a member table and FIG. 3B shows a usage table. The user's entry is made when the user enters an amusement park.

The customer DB 112 is used for the purpose of improving the service of the user by grasping the user's taste, entry time, entry month and the like.

The server management control module 12 manages the DB 11 by executing a driving program, responds to a data request of the user PDA 20, generates authentication data, and generates a data of the PDA 20 connected through the wireless communication network N. Authenticate the user.

The driving program consists of programs such as CGI (Comon Gate Interface), PHP, ASP, JAVASCRIPT, etc., in connection with DB programs such as ODBC in the case of Windows.

The additional service server module 13 is to provide additional wireless Internet services such as wireless call, game and event information service, and is under the control of the server management control module 12.

The server communication module 14 includes a modem, a wired / wireless LAN, a network adapter, and the like, and is responsible for communicating with the PDA 20 and the ride equipment terminal 30 using a protocol such as TCP / IP. .

Wired communication network (WN) is for using the Internet service outside the amusement park.

The PDA 20 connects to the server device 10 through the wireless communication network N, and allows the user to search for data and make reservations in order to select a ride that suits his / her preference among a plurality of rides in the amusement park, and additional wireless Internet services. It can be used, it is composed of a wireless communication module 21, browser 22, GPS receiving module 24, message processing module 23, storage unit 25 and RF chip (Radio Frequency Chip) 26 .

The wireless communication module 21 includes a wireless network adapter and the like, and is wirelessly connected to the server communication module 14 of the server device 10 through the wireless communication network N, and enables data communication by a communication protocol. .

The browser 22 operates to perform the Internet with the server apparatus 10 through the wireless communication module 21 so that the user can receive the Internet service.

The GPS receiving module 24 may be attached with a GPS receiving antenna to receive location information from the satellite. The message processing module 23 processes the message on the browser 22 and stores it in the storage unit 25, and the radio communication module 21, the browser 22, the GPS receiving module 24 and the RF chip (Radio Frequency Chip) (26) is collectively controlled.

The RF chip 26 radiates the server side authentication data stored in the storage unit at a radio frequency.

The ride equipment terminal 30 receives the same authentication data as the PDA 20 from the server device 10 and approves the use of the ride equipment reserved by the user. The wire / wireless communication module 31 and the storage unit 32 are provided. In addition, the data processing module 33 includes an electric sign 34 and an authentication RF chip 35.

The wired / wireless communication module 31 includes a wired / wireless network adapter and the like, and is wirelessly connected to the server communication module 14 of the server device 10 through the wireless communication network N.

In addition, the ride equipment terminal 30 may be connected to the server device 10 by a wired communication network.

The data communication module 32 collectively controls the wired / wireless communication module 31, the storage unit 33, the electronic display board 34, and the authentication RF chip 35, and from the server device 10 through the wired / wireless communication module 31. The authentication data is processed and stored in the storage unit 33.

The electronic sign 34 is an LED sign board, which is connected through a serial port of the ride terminal 30 to display the authentication data of the storage 34 to the outside.

The authentication RF chip 35 is for radiating the authentication data at a radio frequency and authenticates the PDA user by RF matching with the radio frequency radiated from the PDA 20.

The operation of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the amusement park management system according to the present invention.

At the entrance of the amusement park, when the PDA 20 is newly given to the visitor user who fills in the predetermined form for the DB (S10, S11), the GPS receiving module embedded in the PDA 20 provides the GPS position information through the satellites. At the same time as received by 24, it is input to the position DB 110 of the DB 11 in the server apparatus 10 (S12). If it is not the new PDA in step S12, when the menu button is clicked, various menu selection buttons appear (S13).

Since the location information according to the user's moving location tracking is updated in real time within the location DB 110, when the user clicks on the positioning service of the PDA 20, the server management control module 12 operates by interlocking with the DB 11. To provide location services.

Since the location is tracked according to this function, it can be easily prevented from losing children, preventing the loss of PDA equipment, easy meetings at the place of appointment, and moving to places such as rides and restaurants (S14).

When the event and information service button is clicked, the additional service server module 13 operates to provide event information at the amusement park from time to time, and provides information on restaurants and shopping malls respectively, and effectively delivers information in a noisy and spacious place. It may be (S15).

If you click the wireless call alarm service, the supplementary service server module 13 operates to meet the companions and exchange location information through the wireless call, reservation time alarm service, and the companion's location departure alarm service to prevent the occurrence of missing. (S16).

When the game service button is clicked, the additional service module 13 operates to enjoy a network game between the companions during the waiting time (S17).

When the reservation inquiry button is clicked, the server management control module 12 operates (S18), searches for the reservation DB 111 in the DB 11 and displays it as illustrated in FIG. When the theme of the desired ride is selected, as shown in FIG. 6, information about the reservation state is transmitted (S20).

After entering the necessary information in the blank (S12), if you click on the reservation button (S22) checks whether the input is correct by the operation of the server management control module 12 and if it is not correct returns to the input of the reservation in step S21 ( S23) If it is correct, the server management control module 12 of the server device 10 registers the data in the reservation DB 111 (S24), and registers the reservation number and authentication key with the PDA 20 and the ride equipment terminal 30. ), And display them as illustrated in FIG. 7 (S25) and terminate (S26).

The ride terminal 30 detects the running time and displays the reservation number 10 minutes before the reservation time through the mounted display board 34.

At this time, if the user who made a reservation closes his PDA 20 to the ride terminal 30 for boarding the ride, the reservation number and the authentication key are input from the authentication RF chip 35 by the operation of the data processing module 32. By radiating the radio frequency for the authentication data and authenticating the radio frequency radiated from the RF chip 26 of the PDA 20 with RF chip matching, reservation processing can be performed quickly and conveniently.

At this time, the reservation DB 111 is updated by transmitting the information to the DB 11 of the server apparatus 10 for the user who has completed the authentication.

As described above, according to the amusement park management system according to the present invention, the user can use the PDA equipped with the GPS function to reduce the waiting time by making reservations for the use of the playground equipment, and various wireless Internet services during the waiting time and the spare time. You can play network games and play network games at the same time using the wireless call and alarm service. You can prevent the occurrence of missing by alarming the location deviation of companions. It is possible to check the location of the floating population to grasp the centralized area of customers and to provide customized service by realizing the user's taste and reservation status and to relocate the rides according to the favorite rides. There is an advantage available.

Although the invention has been described in detail only with respect to the described embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and variations can be made within the spirit and scope of the invention, and such variations or modifications will belong to the appended claims. .

Claims (4)

A wireless communication network formed by arranging local network access equipment for accommodating a predetermined number of wireless LANs in a predetermined location of an amusement park; A personal digital assistant (PDA) equipped with a GPS function for location tracking that allows a user to search for and reserve data on the use of a plurality of rides in the amusement park and use additional wireless Internet services through the wireless communication network; A server device for processing data from the PDA, storing and managing the information in a database as a database, and transmitting authentication data to the PDA when the play equipment reservation is completed; And Amusement park management system disposed at the entrance of the plurality of amusement rides, the amusement park management system for receiving the same authentication data as the PDA from the server device to approve the use of the rides reserved by the user; . The method of claim 1, The server device DB comprising a location DB for storing the location information of the PDA carried by the user, a reservation DB for storing the play equipment reservation information, and a customer DB for storing predetermined customer information; A server management control module configured to execute a driving program to manage the DB, respond to a data request of the PDA, and generate authentication data to authenticate a PDA user connected through the wireless communication network; An additional service server module for providing additional wireless Internet services such as wireless call alarm, game and event information service under the control of the server management control module; And Amusement park management system comprising a server communication module for communicating with the PDA and the rides terminal using a communication protocol. The method of claim 1, The PDA includes a wireless communication module wirelessly connected to the server communication module and using a communication protocol; A browser operable to perform internet with the server device through the wireless communication module; A message processing module for processing the message on the browser and storing the processed data in a storage unit; A GPS receiving module for receiving location information from the satellite to be processed by the message processing module; And And an RF chip for radiating server-side authentication data stored in the storage unit at a radio frequency under the control of the message processing module. The method of claim 1, The ride terminal is a wired or wireless communication module connected to the server communication module in a wired or wireless manner using a communication protocol; A data processing module for processing authentication data from the server apparatus through the wired / wireless communication module and storing the authentication data; An electronic board connected to a serial port to display authentication data of the storage unit under the control of the data processing module; And Amusement park management system comprising an authentication RF chip for radiating the authentication data at a radio frequency to approve through RF matching with a radio frequency radiated from the PDA under the control of the data processing module.