KR20070097672A - Automatic ticket checking system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and method for automatically performing examination of tickets are provided to allow a user to come in a theater or a sports stadium without receiving an admission tickets at a field by using a cyber ticket, a mobile terminal, and a membership card after the user sells the ticket in advance on the Internet. A customer terminal(110) enables the customer to buy the ticket through the Internet to enter a theater or stadium. An issuance server(124) processes reservation of the ticket by an operation of the customer terminal, transmits a reservation mark for representing reservation of the customer, and transmits reservation information to the theater or stadium. A ticket checker(134-1~134-N) is installed at a gate of the theater or stadium, and stores the reservation information received from the issuance server in a local database. If the customer enters the gate, the ticket checker reads and compares the reservation mark with reservation information of the local database, and allows entrance of the customer depending on a comparison result. The customer terminal includes a customer PC(112), a printer(113), the membership card(115), and a mobile terminal(116) storing an SMS(Short Message Service) ticket through the SMS.

Description

Automated check service system and method {AUTOMATIC TICKET CHECKING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF}

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an automatic check service system according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram of a gate terminal according to the present invention;

3 is an example of appearance of a gate terminal according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a check service procedure according to the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a detailed flowchart showing the booking procedure shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a detailed flowchart illustrating a reservation information transmitting procedure shown in FIG. 4;

7 is a detailed flowchart illustrating a reservation information synchronization procedure shown in FIG. 4;

8 is an example of a ticket information data format according to the present invention;

9 is an example of a cyber ticket according to the present invention;

10 is an example of an SMS ticket in accordance with the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

102: internet 104: communication network

106: mobile communication network 110: customer terminal

112: customer PC 113: printer

115: Membership card 116: Mobile phone

117: cyber ticket 118: SMS ticket

120: head office system 122: web server

124: ticketing server 126: customer management DB server

130-1 ~ 130-K: Cinema 132: Ticket server

134-1 to 134-N: Gate terminal 140: Ticketing terminal

The present invention relates to a ticket reservation (management) system for booking tickets and checking entrance, and more particularly, an automatic ticketing service that allows entry directly without having to receive an entrance ticket at a shop window after booking a ticket through the Internet. A system and method thereof are provided.

In recent years, as the spread of the Internet has become common, an internet ticket reservation service that makes reservations using the Internet without having to take tickets to a movie theater or a stadium is widely used.

The conventional internet ticket reservation service purchases an admission ticket through the Internet, prints a ticket number or a ticket for confirmation, and submits an admission ticket to a ticket inspector by issuing an entrance ticket at a ticket office at a movie theater or a stadium to enter And the way to enter.

However, the conventional Internet ticket booking service is very inconvenient for the customer entrance because the ticket must be issued at the on-site box office even after the ticket is purchased through the Internet, and it is very inconvenient for the customer to enter the store, and the labor cost for the operator is required for the ticket and the ticket. There is a problem that increases.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to enter a movie theater or stadium immediately without having to issue tickets in the field with cyber tickets, mobile phones, membership cards, etc. after booking a ticket on the Internet The present invention provides an automatic check service system and a method thereof.

In order to achieve the above object, the system of the present invention, the customer terminal for booking a ticket through the Internet for the customer to enter the cinema or stadium; A server unit for processing the reservation according to the operation of the customer terminal unit and transmitting a predetermined ticket for indicating that the ticket is a valid ticket holder, and transmitting the reservation information to the movie theater or the stadium; And installed at the entrance of the movie theater or the stadium and receives the booking information from the server unit and stores it in a local database, when the customer enters, read the ticket cover and compare with the reservation information of the local database, the customer Characterized in that it includes a ticket to handle the admission or rejection of.

The customer terminal unit includes a customer PC that can be connected to the server unit through the Internet, a printer connected to the customer PC for printing a cyber ticket, a membership card that the customer receives as a member of the server unit, and is paid. , Including a mobile phone for storing SMS tickets via SMS,

The ticket unit receives the reservation information from the server unit through a communication network, stores the information in a local DB, transmits the information to the gate terminals in the jurisdiction, and keeps the same by synchronizing the reservation information with the gate terminals in the jurisdiction. Receives the ticket server and transmits to the server unit, and receives the ticket information from the ticket server and stores in the local DB and checks the customer's position to determine whether the customer is a legitimate customer, and if the customer is legitimate, print out the seat number confirmation table It consists of a plurality of gate terminals for transmitting information to the check server.

The gate terminal may include a card reader for reading the membership card, a ticket scanner for scanning a cyber ticket, a mobile scanner for scanning an SMS ticket of a mobile phone, a communication unit for communicating with the server unit, and a reservation. Storage for storing information and various data, a printer for outputting a seat information confirmation table, and receiving reservation information through the communication unit and storing the reservation information in the storage, and the customer's entrance information from the card reader, ticket scanner, or mobile scanner. If the customer is a legitimate customer compared to the reservation information stored in the storage and outputs a seat information confirmation table through the printer, and comprises a control unit for transmitting the entrance information to the server through the communication unit.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the method of the present invention, in the service method of the reservation system that allows a customer to book a ticket to access a movie theater or stadium by connecting to a server, the customer to the terminal A reservation step of accessing the server to reserve a ticket and receiving a predetermined ticket; A transmission step of transmitting the advance information to the ticketing unit installed near the entrance of the movie theater or the stadium; The ticketing unit reads the ticket cover of the customer and compares it with the transmitted ticketing information, and if the ticket is matched, the ticket is provided.

The advance ticket is either a cyber ticket, an SMS ticket, or a membership card.

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

1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the automatic check service system according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the gate terminal according to the present invention, Figure 3 is an example of the appearance of the gate terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic check service system of the present invention includes communication means for connecting components such as the Internet 102, the communication network 104, the mobile communication network 106, the customer terminal 110, and the like. The headquarters system 120, the ticket unit 130-1 ~ 130-K installed in each movie theater or stadium, ticketing terminal 140 is configured.

Referring to FIG. 1, the customer terminal unit 110 is connected to a customer PC 112 and a customer PC 112 that can be connected to the web server 122 of the head office system 120 through the Internet 102. Printer 113 for printing the cyber ticket 117, membership card 115 received by the customer as a member of the headquarters system 120, and for storing the SMS ticket 118 via SMS (MMS) It is made of a mobile phone (116).

The head office system 120 is a web server 122 for providing web pages to customers, and the entire procedure for ticket management, such as ticket reservation of customers through the Internet 102 and ticket issuance through the ticketing terminal 140 on-site. Ticketing server 124 for processing and transmitting the booking information to the ticket server 132 of each movie theater, customer management database 126 for managing customers.

The ticket unit 130-1 to 130-K of each movie theater receives the reservation information from the ticketing server 124 through the communication network 104 and stores it in a local DB, and also has jurisdiction gate terminals 134-1 to 134-N. ), And keep the same by synchronizing the reservation information with the jurisdiction gate terminals (134-1 ~ 134-N), and receives the entry information from the gate terminals (134-1 ~ 134-N) ticketing server (124) Receive ticket information from ticket server 132 and ticket server 132 and store it in local DB, check the customer's position, determine whether the customer is a legitimate customer, and if the customer is legitimate, print the seat number confirmation table and enter. It consists of a plurality of gate terminals (134-1 ~ 134-N) for transmitting information to the check server 132.

The ticket server 132 may be preferably implemented as a PC, and the gate terminals 134-1 to 134 -N are cylindrically arranged near the entrance of a movie theater or a stadium as shown in FIG. 3. A card reader 202 for reading 115, a ticket scanner 204 for scanning a cyber ticket 117, a mobile scanner 205 for scanning an SMS ticket 118 of a mobile phone 116, and a seat confirmation table An outlet (not shown) for outputting the upper side is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the gate terminals 134-1 to 134 -N include a card reader 202 for reading the membership card 115, and a ticket scanner 204 for scanning the cyber ticket 117. , The mobile scanner 205 for scanning the SMS ticket 118 of the mobile phone 116, the communication unit 208 for communicating with the server side, the storage 210 (local DB) for storing the reservation information and various data, a beep Buzzer 212 for generating a voice, speaker 214 for voice guidance, LCD 216 for displaying the operation status, printer 218 for outputting the seat number, communication unit 208 receives the reservation information It receives the customer's entrance information from the card reader 202, the ticket scanner 204, the mobile scanner 205, and compares it with the reservation information stored in the storage 210, the printer 218 Outputs a seat information confirmation table through the communication unit 208 If the transmission and undue client side to the server comprises a control unit 206 that controls the entire operation ring the buzzer 212 to notify a position not allowed. The control unit 206 may be implemented as a microprocessor, and the card reader 202 may be implemented as a magnetic reader (MSR) when the membership card 115 is a magnetic card, or a contactless card reader when a smart card or RFID is used. It may be implemented as an RFID reader.

Next, an automatic check service procedure using the automatic check service system of the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 10.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a ticket service procedure according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is a detailed flowchart showing the booking procedure shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a detailed flowchart showing the booking information transmission procedure shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 7 is a detailed flowchart illustrating a reservation information synchronization procedure shown in FIG. 4.

The customer drives the whip browser on the customer PC 112, accesses the web server 122 of the head office system, and logs in to reserve the ticket (S1). For more detailed booking procedure, as shown in Figure 5, after connecting to the head office server 122, select the movie and movie theater to log in, select the viewing date and time to pay (S501 ~ S505). This booking procedure is the same as a normal booking procedure.

In the service according to the present invention, when issuing a ticket after payment, the cyber ticket 117 is issued and printed directly to the printer 113 of the customer as shown in FIG. 9, or the SMS ticket 118 is issued to the mobile phone 116. (S506 ~ S509). In particular, in the case of the SMS ticket 118, the service according to the present invention may transmit the SMS ticket 118 to the other party through the present, and download the SMS ticket 118 to the mobile phone 116. Referring to FIG. 5, the procedure of presenting an SMS ticket (S510 to S512) is to click on the present on the completion page after making a reservation, and then input the mobile phone number of the other party to receive the gift and transmit the SMS ticket. The procedure of downloading the issued SMS ticket 118 to the mobile phone 116 (S513 to S515) is to access the download page by clicking the Call or Connect button on the SMS screen when a message for downloading to the mobile phone 116 arrives. Then click 'Save to My Phone' to download the SMS ticket 118, as shown in FIG. The SMS ticket 118 may be displayed through the LCD screen 116a of the mobile phone 116.

Referring back to FIG. 4, when the reservation process is completed, the reservation information is stored in the database of the ticketing server 124. In this case, as shown in FIG. 8, the ticket information data format may include a theater identification code, a screening movie code, a screening time code, a seat number, and ticket information. The ticket information may include a customer ID, a ticket type code, adult / student identification information, a discount code, etc., assigned at the time of membership registration. Such advance reservation information is stored and managed in the ticketing server 124 and transmitted to each movie theater ticketing unit 130-1 to 130 -K at predetermined time intervals (S2). At this time, the reservation information transmission procedure (S2), as shown in Figure 6, after operating the timer in the check unit (130-1 ~ 130-K), a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes) to the server 120 side If the reservation information is requested, and thus the reservation information is transmitted from the server 120, the server 120 receives the data and stores the data in the local DB if the data is normal, and requests the retransmission to repeat the process (S601 to S606).

The ticket server 132 receives the ticket information from the server side and stores it in its own local DB, and also transmits the ticket information to the gate terminals 134-1 to 134-N controlled by the ticket server 132 (S2, S4). Each gate terminal 134-1 to 134-N receives the reservation information from the ticket server 132 and stores it in its own local DB. Thereafter, the ticket server 132 and the corresponding gate terminals 134-1 to 134-N perform the reservation information synchronization procedure so that the reservation information matches each other (S5), and the ticket server 132 also communicates with the server 124. The reservation information synchronization procedure is performed to match the reservation information. In this case, the ticketing server 124 may transmit the booking information to the ticket server 132 quickly after the reservation is made.

After the reservation has been made, the customer arrives at the movie theater (or stadium) in accordance with the selected running time, and then uses the membership card 115, the cyber ticket 117, and the SMS ticket 118 to the gate terminal 134-1 to 134-. You can enter immediately after N). At this time, the advance customer using the service according to the present invention does not need to be issued an admission ticket at a ticket office in the field, and thus may directly enter through the gate terminals 134-1 to 134-N without going through the ticket office. When the customer enters the membership card 115, the card reader 202 of the gate terminal reads the membership card 115 to check entry, and when the customer enters the SMS ticket 118 of the mobile phone 116, the mobile phone The SMS ticket 118 displayed by the LCD window 116a of the mobile scanner 205 is scanned by the entrance check, and when entering the cyber ticket 117, the entry is checked by the ticket scanner 204 (S6). .

Subsequently, when the gate terminals 134-1 to 134-N compare the checked information with pre-received information stored in the local DB and match, the gate terminals 134-1 to 134-N issue a seat information confirmation table through the printer 218 to allow admission and The information is transmitted to the check server 132 (S7 to S11). The ticket server 132 updates the reservation information of its own local DB according to the entrance information received from the gate terminals 134-1 to 134-N to display the entrance and displays the entrance information to the ticketing server 124 of the head office system. Transfer to (S12). At this time, through the reservation information synchronization procedure, the ticket server 132 and the gate terminals 134-1 to 134 -N can share entrance information to prevent duplicate entry. In addition, the ticketing server 124 receives and processes entrance information and transmits the received information to the customer management server 126, and the customer management server 126 manages the customer database according to a predetermined customer management procedure (S13, S14). .

On the other hand, the gate terminal (134-1 ~ 134-N) compares the checked information with the pre-received information stored in the local DB in advance, if not matched, generates a warning sound to display the entry (S15, S16). And although not shown in the drawing, if the scan is not possible after the notification that the scan through the speaker 214, etc., the ticket inspector may enter the reservation information of the customer by the ticket number, etc. in the ticket server 132 may process the entrance. have.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to immediately enter a ticket of a movie theater or a stadium on the Internet without having to obtain an admission ticket at a ticket office in the field, thereby having a very convenient effect. In addition, in terms of operators, it is possible to reduce manpower for ticketing and ticketing, thereby reducing costs. In case of installing a plurality of gate terminals, entry can be made very quickly, thus preventing accidents occurring during entry.

In addition, the service according to the present invention is processed in a batch manner to reduce the influence of communication failures, etc., by managing a separate file download for each device, and also by matching the distributed information through a synchronization process, a failure occurs in any one device Even if it is, it can be easily replaced by other equipment to improve the overall reliability.

Various other modifications may be made to the person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the claims are not to be limited by the details as set forth above, but should be interpreted more broadly.

Claims (12)

A client terminal for booking tickets through the Internet for the customer to enter a movie theater or a stadium; A server unit for processing the reservation according to the operation of the customer terminal unit and transmitting a predetermined ticket for indicating that the ticket is a valid ticket holder, and transmitting the reservation information to the movie theater or the stadium; And It is installed at the entrance of the movie theater or the stadium and receives the reservation information from the server unit and stores it in a local database. When the customer enters, the ticket cover is read and compared with the reservation information of the local database. Automatic ticket service system comprising a ticket to handle admission or denial. The method of claim 1, wherein the customer terminal unit, A customer PC capable of accessing the server unit via the Internet, a printer for printing a cyber ticket connected to the customer PC, a membership card provided by the customer as a member of the server unit, and an SMS through SMS Automatic check service system comprising a mobile phone for storing the ticket. The method of claim 1, wherein the check unit, Receives the reservation information from the server through the communication network and stores in the local DB and transmits to the jurisdiction gate terminals, and keeps the same by synchronizing the reservation information with the jurisdiction gate terminals, and receives the entrance information from the gate terminal A check server for transmitting to the server unit, After receiving the ticket information from the ticket server and storing it in a local DB and checking the customer's position to determine whether the customer is a legitimate customer, a plurality of gate terminals outputting a seat number confirmation table and transmitting entrance information to the ticket server if the customer is a legitimate customer. Automatic check service system, characterized in that consisting of. The method of claim 3, wherein the gate terminal, A card reader for reading the membership card, A ticket scanner for scanning cyber tickets, A mobile scanner for scanning SMS tickets from mobile phones, A communication unit for communicating with the server unit, Storage for storing reservation information and various data, A printer for printing a seat information confirmation table, Receives the reservation information through the communication unit and stores the information in the storage, and receives the customer's entrance information from the card reader, ticket scanner, mobile scanner compared to the reservation information stored in the storage if the legitimate customer seat information through the printer Automatic check service system comprising a control unit for outputting a confirmation table and transmitting the entrance information to the server through the communication unit. The method of claim 4, wherein the gate terminal Automatic check service system characterized in that it further comprises a buzzer for generating a warning sound, and a speaker for voice guidance. The method of claim 4, wherein the card reader, If the membership card is a magnetic card is implemented as a magnetic reader, smart card or RFID is an automatic check service system, characterized in that the contactless reader or RFID reader. In the service method of the booking system, the customer is able to book a ticket to access a server and enter a movie theater or a stadium, A reservation step in which the customer accesses the server through the terminal to reserve a ticket and receives a predetermined ticket; A transmission step of transmitting the advance information to the ticketing unit installed near the entrance of the movie theater or the stadium; And a ticketing step of reading the ticket cover of the customer from the ticketing section and comparing with the transmitted ticketing information to allow admission, and rejecting admission if there is a mismatch. The method of claim 7, wherein the advance cover Automatic ticket service method characterized in that any one of the cyber ticket, SMS ticket or membership card. The method of claim 8, wherein the advance ticket is an SMS ticket The present invention can be sent to the other party's mobile phone number through a ticket, the SMS ticket, the automatic ticket service method characterized in that can be downloaded to the mobile phone. The method of claim 7, wherein the check step In the case of a cyber ticket, the cyber ticket is scanned through a ticket scanner and compared with the booking information. In the case of an SMS ticket, the SMS ticket displayed on the mobile phone window is scanned by the mobile scanner and compared with the reservation information. In the case of a membership card, an automatic ticket service method comprising reading a membership card and comparing it with the booking information. The method of claim 7, wherein the transmitting step And the batch processing requesting transmission of the reservation information to the server at a predetermined time period. The method of claim 7, wherein the check step The automatic ticket service method of synchronizing the distributed booking information to match, and transmitting the entrance information to the server in the case of admission.

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