WO2023276210A1

WO2023276210A1 - Sale assistance device, sale assistance method, and recording medium

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Publication number: WO2023276210A1
Application number: PCT/JP2022/002522
Authority: WO
Inventors: 省吾赤迫; 大輔川崎; 薫山根
Original assignee: 日本電気株式会社
Priority date: 2021-06-29
Filing date: 2022-01-25
Publication date: 2023-01-05
Also published as: JPWO2023276210A1

Abstract

The present invention enables a commuter ticket to be purchased more rapidly with respect to an application for the purchase of the commuter ticket while omitting visual confirmation for a student commuter certificate by a train operating company. According to the present invention, a registration unit (11) registers the content of the application for the commuter ticket, an issuance unit (12) issues application identification information for identifying the application, an acquisition unit (13) acquires an approval from a commuting destination pertaining to the content of the application, and a purchase reception unit (14) receives the purchase of the commuter ticket by using application identification information, after the approval is obtained from the commuting destination.

Description

SALES SUPPORT DEVICE, SALES SUPPORT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a sales support device, a sales support method, and a recording medium, and more particularly to a sales support device and a sales support method for selling student commuter passes to people who use them on a daily basis to commute to school by railroad. , and recording media.

At the beginning of the new academic year, many students (including elementary, junior high and high school students and university students) line up at the station window to purchase a student commuter pass. When a student purchases a student commuter pass, the student presents the school commuter certificate issued in advance by the school to the station attendant. The station staff will visually confirm the items listed on the student commuter certificate and then allow the student to purchase a student commuter pass. This will allow students to purchase a student commuter pass. For both station staff and students, this arrangement is cumbersome and burdensome.

Patent Document 1 discloses an example of a system aimed at reducing the burden on both station staff and students.

In the system described in Patent Document 1, a student who wishes to purchase a student commuter pass fills out the necessary information on a prescribed application form and applies to the school for issuance of a certificate of commuting. After accepting the application from the student and issuing the school commuter certificate, the school requests the railway operating company to register the data of the school commuter certificate.

The railway operating company registers the data of the school commuter certificate received from the school on the management server. After that, the railway operating company notifies the students listed in the application form that the data registration of the school certificate has been completed. Students wait for notification from the railway operating company and use the ticket vending machine to purchase a student commuter pass.

JP 2015-153127 A JP-A-2003-303357

In the system described in Patent Document 1, it takes a certain amount of time for a student to apply to the school for the issuance of a school commuter certificate until it becomes possible to purchase a commuter pass corresponding to the application. This is because, after aggregating the applications from a large number of students, the school requests the railway operating company to register a huge amount of data of the school commuter certificate all at once. Therefore, students may not be able to obtain a student commuter pass when they need it.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its object is to eliminate the visual confirmation of the school commuter certificate by the railway operating company and to speed up the application for the purchase of the student commuter pass. To make tickets available for purchase.

A sales support device according to an aspect of the present invention includes registration means for registering the contents of an application for purchase of a school commuter pass, issuing means for issuing application identification information for identifying the application, and It is provided with acquisition means for acquiring approval from the school, and purchase acceptance means for accepting purchase of the student commuter pass using the application identification information after obtaining approval from the school.

A sales support method according to an aspect of the present invention registers the details of an application for purchasing a student commuter pass,
Issuing application identification information for identifying the application, obtaining approval from the school commuting destination regarding the content of the application, and after obtaining approval from the school commuting destination, using the application identification information to obtain the commuter pass Accept the purchase of tickets.

A recording medium according to an aspect of the present invention registers details of an application for purchasing a student commuter pass, issues application identification information for identifying the application, storing a program for causing a computer to obtain approval and, after obtaining approval from the destination, to accept the purchase of the student commuter pass using the application identification information; ing.

According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to purchase a student commuter pass more quickly in response to an application for purchase of a student commuter pass, while omitting visual confirmation of the school commuter certificate by the railway operating company.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a sales support device according to Embodiment 1 and its modified example; FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the sales support device according to the first embodiment; 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of a sales support device according to a modified example of Embodiment 1; FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a sales support device according to Embodiment 2; 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the sales support device according to Embodiment 2; FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a sales support device according to Embodiment 3; 11 is a flow chart showing the operation of the sales support device according to Embodiment 3; FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a sales support device according to Embodiment 4; 1 is a diagram schematically showing an example of configuration of a commuter pass sales system including a sales support device according to any one of Embodiments 1 to 3; FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the sales support apparatus concerning any one of Embodiment 1-3.

Several embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Embodiment 1]
Embodiment 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG.

(Sales support device 10)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a sales support device 10 according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the sales support device 10 includes a registration unit 11, an issuance unit 12, an acquisition unit 13, and a purchase acceptance unit 14.

The registration unit 11 registers the details of the purchase application for the student commuter pass. The registration unit 11 is an example of registration means. Hereinafter, the "commuter pass" may be simply referred to as "commuter pass". Here, the "commuter pass" means a commuter pass intended for commuting to school.

In one example, a person (referred to as a student here) who applies for the purchase of a commuter pass uses dedicated smartphone application software to enter the details of the application according to a predetermined format.

For example, the contents of the application include the student's name, age, gender, address, and contact information, in addition to the school's destination, school route, and school period (or the period of use of the student commuter pass). Dedicated application software may list the corresponding school names.

Alternatively, the dedicated application software may use part or all of the freely entered school name as a query (or may be a code) to search for the corresponding school name. Students may be able to use mobile IC card application software or digital ticket purchase application software instead of dedicated smartphone application software.

Alternatively, students may access the dedicated website and enter the above application details according to the written operating instructions. In addition, the registration unit 11 may add a dedicated page for applying for purchase of a commuter pass to existing application software or a website for purchasing a train ticket.

In a modified example, the registration unit 11 may perform identity verification by eKYC (Know Your Customer) when the student enters the content of the application. For example, the registration unit 11 performs identity verification based on personal information stored in an IC chip mounted on a personal number card, a national identification number card, or the like. This will prevent fraudulent applications and mischief, and reduce the man-hours required for the school to approve the content of the application.

The registration unit 11 generates information indicating the content of the application entered by the student. The registration unit 11 then outputs information indicating the content of the application to the issuing unit 12 .

The issuing unit 12 issues application identification information for identifying the application. The issuing unit 12 is an example of issuing means.

For example, the issuing unit 12 receives information indicating the content of an application for purchasing a commuter pass from the registration unit 11 . The issuing unit 12 generates application identification information by associating the information indicating the content of the application with the information for identifying the application (for example, the reception number and reference number). The application identification information has a one-to-one correspondence with the application. That is, one corresponding application and its contents can be specified based on the application identification information.

In a modified example, the issuing unit 12 may link the information indicating the content of the application with identity verification information for verifying the identity of the student. The personal identification information is later used to prove that the student is the person who made the application when purchasing the commuter pass.

The issuing unit 12 outputs the issued application identification information to the acquiring unit 13 and the purchase accepting unit 14, respectively. Also, the issuing unit 12 notifies the student of information for identifying the application. For example, the issuing unit 12 transmits the reception number, reference number, or information including them (for example, a two-dimensional barcode) to the e-mail address or telephone number of the student's contact information.

The acquisition unit 13 acquires approval from the school for the content of the application. Acquisition unit 13 is an example of acquisition means.

In one example, the acquisition unit 13 receives information indicating the content of the application from the issuing unit 12. The acquisition unit 13 transmits information indicating the content of the application to the destination. Then, the acquiring unit 13 requests the school to approve the content of the application.

For example, the acquisition unit 13 confirms with the destination whether the student who applied is actually enrolled at the school, and whether the commuting section of the commuter pass is appropriate. The acquisition unit 13 may check whether the commuter pass's commuting section is appropriate or not by checking with the student's address.

The acquisition unit 13 may notify the school to access the dedicated website page and inspect the content of the application entered.

After requesting the school to confirm the content of the application, the acquisition unit 13 requests approval from the school. If the school (for example, the person in charge or the person in charge) determines that there is no problem with the contents of the application, it returns approval to the sales support device 10 .

After the acquisition unit 13 receives the approval from the school, the acquisition unit 13 outputs information indicating the approval from the school to the purchase reception unit 14 .

The purchase acceptance unit 14 accepts the purchase of a student commuter pass using the application identification information after obtaining approval from the school. The purchase accepting unit 14 is an example of purchase accepting means.

In one example, the purchase acceptance unit 14 receives application identification information from the issuing unit 12 . The purchase acceptance unit 14 also receives information indicating approval from the school from the acquisition unit 13 . The purchase acceptance unit 14 accepts purchase of a commuter pass only when there is approval from the school. In other words, the purchase acceptance unit 14 permits the student to purchase the commuter pass. The purchase accepting unit 14 may store the application identification information approved by the school in a storage device (not shown) or in the management server 300 .

For example, a student enters information to identify the application to the ticket issuing machine. Then, the student performs an input operation on the ticket issuing machine to purchase a commuter pass. At this time, the ticket issuing machine inquires of the sales support device 10 whether or not the ticket can be issued, together with information for identifying the application. The purchase acceptance unit 14 receives an inquiry as to whether or not a ticket can be issued from the ticket issuing machine through the network line of the railway operating company.

Alternatively, the student may perform an input operation to purchase a commuter pass on dedicated smartphone application software. In this case, the smartphone application software transmits information based on the input operation from the terminal 100 of the student. The purchase acceptance unit 14 receives an inquiry as to whether or not a ticket can be issued from the student's terminal 100 via the Internet line.

The purchase acceptance unit 14 decides whether to issue a ticket based on the information for identifying the application. Specifically, the purchase acceptance unit 14 accepts the purchase of a commuter pass only for applications that have been approved by the school. In one example, the purchase acceptance unit 14 notifies the ticket issuing machine or smartphone application software of permission to issue a ticket.

(Modification)
In a modified example, the acquisition unit 13 outputs information indicating approval from the school to an external device (for example, the student's terminal 100). The purchase acceptance unit 14 accepts the purchase of a student commuter pass using the application identification information when information indicating approval of the commuting destination is input from an external device or other external device.

According to the configuration of this modified example, the sales support device 10 or the management server 300 does not need to manage information indicating approval of school commuting destinations.

(Operation of sales support device 10)
The operation of the sales support device 10 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing executed by each part of the sales support device 10. As shown in FIG.

Although not shown, first, the student (the person who applies for the purchase of a commuter pass) enters the details of the application into a dedicated smartphone application software or website.

As shown in FIG. 2, the registration unit 11 registers the contents of the application for purchase of the student commuter pass (S101). The registration unit 11 outputs information indicating the content of the application to the issuing unit 12 .

Next, the issuing unit 12 receives information indicating the contents of the application from the registration unit 11. The issuing unit 12 issues application identification information for identifying the application (S102). Issuing unit 12 outputs the issued application identification information to acquiring unit 13 and purchase accepting unit 14, respectively.

The acquisition unit 13 receives the application identification information from the issuing unit 12. The acquisition unit 13 transmits information indicating the content of the application to the school, and requests approval of the content of the application (S103).

The purchase acceptance unit 14 receives the application identification information from the issuing unit 12. The purchase acceptance unit 14 determines whether information indicating approval from the school has been received from the acquisition unit 13 (S104). When information indicating approval from the school is received from the acquiring unit 13 (Yes in S104), the purchase receiving unit 14 uses the application identification information to receive purchase of a student commuter pass (S105).

With this, the operation of the sales support device 10 according to the first embodiment is completed.

(Modified example of operation of sales support device 10)
In a modified example, when a student purchases a commuter pass, the sales support device 10 uses the identity verification information to request that the student prove that he/she is the person who made the application.

For example, the identity verification information is information set by the sales support device 10a, such as a reference number or a (two-dimensional) barcode in response to an application to purchase a commuter pass. Alternatively, face image data obtained by photographing the student's face, fingerprint data obtained by photographing the fingerprint of the student's hand, a PIN code, a personal identification number, or the like may be set as the personal identification information.

A sales support device 10 a ( FIG. 1 ) according to this modification includes the same components as the sales support device 10 . However, the operation of the sales support device 10a is partially different from that of the sales support device 10, as described below.

The operation of the sales support device 10a according to this modified example will be described with reference to FIG.

Although not shown, first, the student (the person who applies for the purchase of a commuter pass) enters the details of the application into a dedicated smartphone application software or website. In addition, the student also enters identification information such as facial image data or fingerprint data.

As shown in FIG. 3, the registration unit 11 registers the contents of the application for purchase of the student commuter pass (S101). The registration unit 11 outputs information indicating the content of the application and personal identification information to the issuing unit 12 .

Also, the registration unit 11 registers the identity verification information in association with the contents of the application (S1011).

Next, the issuing unit 12 receives information indicating the content of the application and personal identification information from the registration unit 11 . The issuing unit 12 issues application identification information based on the content of the application and the personal identification information (S102). Issuing unit 12 outputs the issued application identification information to acquiring unit 13 and purchase accepting unit 14, respectively.

The acquisition unit 13 receives the application identification information from the issuing unit 12. The obtaining unit 13 obtains the approval of the destination of the application regarding the content of the application (S103).

After receiving the approval from the school, the acquisition unit 13 outputs information indicating the approval from the school to the purchase reception unit 14 .

The purchase acceptance unit 14 receives the application identification information from the issuing unit 12. The purchase acceptance unit 14 determines whether information indicating approval from the school has been received from the acquisition unit 13 (S104). When information indicating approval from the school is received from the acquisition unit 13 (Yes in S104), the purchase acceptance unit 14 performs identity verification (S1041).

Specifically, the purchase acceptance unit 14 requests identity verification information from the ticket issuing machine or smartphone application software. In one example, the purchase acceptance unit 14 receives identity verification information from a ticket issuing machine or smartphone application software. The purchase accepting unit 14 uses the personal identification information to determine whether or not the personal identification is successful (S1042).

For example, the purchase acceptance unit 14 performs at least one of personal identification by eKYC, personal identification by biometric authentication (for example, face authentication and fingerprint authentication), personal identification by PIN code, and personal identification by IC card number. conduct.

If the identity verification is successful (Yes in S1042), the purchase acceptance unit 14 accepts purchase of a student commuter pass using the application identification information (S105).

With this, the operation of the sales support device 10a according to this modified example is completed.

According to the configuration of this modified example, it is possible to more reliably prevent unauthorized purchase of a commuter pass by a person other than the person who applied for the purchase of the commuter pass.

(Effect of this embodiment)
According to the configuration of this embodiment, the registration unit 11 registers the content of the application for purchase of the student commuter pass. The issuing unit 12 issues application identification information for identifying the application. Acquisition unit 13 acquires approval of the destination of the application regarding the content of the application. The purchase acceptance unit 14 accepts the purchase of a school commuter pass using the application identification information after obtaining approval from the school commuting destination.

As a result, it is possible to receive applications for the purchase of commuter passes and to obtain approval of the applications from the commuting destinations. A student commuter pass can be purchased earlier than the application.

[Embodiment 2]
Embodiment 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. In the second embodiment, when the purchase of a commuter pass is permitted, a configuration will be described in which the price of the commuter pass is settled.

In Embodiment 2, the description in Embodiment 1 is cited for the components common to those in Embodiment 1, and overlapping descriptions are omitted.

(Sales support device 20)
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the sales support device 20 according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the sales support device 20 includes a registration unit 11, an issuing unit 12, an acquiring unit 13, and a purchase accepting unit . The sales support device 20 further includes a settlement section 25 .

The purchase acceptance unit 14 accepts the purchase of a student commuter pass using the application identification information after obtaining approval from the school. After that, the purchase accepting unit 14 generates a permission to purchase the commuter pass.

The settlement unit 25 settles the price of the commuter pass when the purchase of the commuter pass is permitted. The settlement unit 25 is an example of settlement means.

In one example, the payment unit 25 receives permission to purchase a school commuter pass linked to the application identification information from the purchase reception unit 14 . The settlement unit 25 also acquires the registered settlement information together with the content of the application for purchase of the student commuter pass. For example, the payment information is information indicating a credit card, debit card, prepaid card, or bank account in the name of the person (student). After that, the settlement unit 25 settles the price of the commuter pass based on the settlement information.

For example, the settlement unit 25 uses a credit card, debit card, prepaid card, or bank deposit account in the name of the person (student) to settle the price of the commuter pass. If a card or bank account in the name of someone else, such as a parent, is used instead of the person himself/herself, the settlement unit 25 inputs the address and contact information of the holder of the card or bank account before executing the settlement. You may request that

Furthermore, the payment unit 25 may use eKYC or a multi-bank authentication platform to perform personal authentication as necessary. The payment unit 25 may perform two-step authentication using a two-dimensional bar code, PIN code, or the like.

(Modification)
In a modified example, the settlement unit 25 may perform identity verification before executing settlement from the viewpoint of strengthening security. For example, the settlement unit 25 performs at least one of identification by eKYC, identification by biometric authentication, identification by PIN code, and identification by IC card number such as electronic money for fare payment. Alternatively, the payment unit 25 may use the personal identification information linked to the application identification information for personal identification before payment. In this case, the payment unit 25 may acquire the personal identification information linked to the application identification information from the purchase acceptance unit 14 .

(Operation of sales support device 20)
The operation of the sales support device 20 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing executed by each unit of the sales support device 20. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, the registration unit 11 registers the contents of the application for purchase of the student commuter pass (S101). The registration unit 11 outputs information indicating the content of the application to the issuing unit 12 .

The purchase acceptance unit 14 receives the application identification information from the issuing unit 12. The purchase acceptance unit 14 determines whether information indicating approval from the school has been received from the acquisition unit 13 (S104).

When information indicating approval from the school is received from the acquiring unit 13 (Yes in S104), the purchase receiving unit 14 uses the application identification information to receive the purchase of the student commuter pass (S105). The purchase acceptance unit 14 outputs to the settlement unit 25 permission to purchase the school commuter pass linked to the application identification information.

After receiving permission to purchase a school commuter pass linked to the application identification information from the purchase acceptance unit 14, the settlement unit 25 settles the price of the commuter pass based on the settlement information (S206).

With this, the operation of the sales support device 20 according to the second embodiment is completed.

The person (student) who applied for the purchase of the commuter pass can purchase the commuter pass only if they are permitted. If the approval of the school is not obtained, even the student himself/herself cannot purchase the commuter pass.

Furthermore, according to the configuration of this embodiment, the settlement unit 25 settles the price of the commuter pass when the purchase of the student commuter pass is permitted. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the trouble of the student involved in the payment procedure.

[Embodiment 3]
Embodiment 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. In the third embodiment, a configuration will be described in which a commuter pass is automatically issued after payment for the commuter pass is made.

In Embodiment 3, the description in Embodiment 1 or Embodiment 2 is cited with respect to the components common to those in Embodiment 1 or Embodiment 2, and redundant description is omitted.

(Sales support device 30)
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the sales support device 30 according to the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the sales support device 30 includes a registration unit 11, an issuing unit 12, an acquiring unit 13, and a purchase accepting unit . Sales support device 30 further includes payment unit 25 and ticket issuing unit 36 .

The ticket issuing unit 36 issues the commuter pass after the payment for the commuter pass is completed. The ticket issuing unit 36 is an example of ticket issuing means.

In one example, the ticket issuing unit 36 is notified by the payment unit 25 that payment for the commuter pass has been completed. After that, the ticket issuing unit 36 issues the purchased commuter pass. The ticket issuing unit 36 may perform any of the following specific examples.

For example, the ticket issuing unit 36 causes the ticket issuing machine to issue a commuter pass. In another example, the ticket issuing unit 36 stores commuter pass data in an IC card. In still another example, the ticket issuing unit 36 gives the application software the function of a school commuter pass.

(Operation of sales support device 30)
The operation of the sales support device 30 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing executed by each unit of the sales support device 30. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, the registration unit 11 registers the contents of the application for purchase of the student commuter pass (S101). The registration unit 11 outputs information indicating the content of the application to the issuing unit 12 .

After receiving permission to purchase a school commuter pass linked to the application identification information from the purchase acceptance unit 14, the settlement unit 25 settles the price of the commuter pass (S206). The payment unit 25 notifies the ticket issuing unit 36 that the payment for the commuter pass has been completed.

After the payment for the commuter pass is completed, the ticket issuing unit 36 issues the commuter pass (S307).

With this, the operation of the sales support device 30 according to the third embodiment is completed.

Furthermore, according to the configuration of this embodiment, the ticket issuing unit 36 issues the commuter pass after the payment for the commuter pass is completed. As a result, the commuter pass is automatically issued after the settlement, so that the person (student) who applied for the purchase can save the trouble of making the settlement after applying for the purchase of the commuter pass.

[Embodiment 4]
Embodiment 4 will be described with reference to FIG.

In this embodiment, the minimum configuration of the means for solving the problem will be explained.

(Sales support device 40)
FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the sales support device 40 according to the fourth embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 8, the sales support device 40 includes a registration unit 11, an issuing unit 12, an acquiring unit 13, and a purchase accepting unit 14.

The registration unit 11 registers the details of the purchase application for the student commuter pass.

The issuing unit 12 issues application identification information for identifying the application.

The acquisition unit 13 acquires approval from the school for the content of the application.

The purchase acceptance unit 14 accepts the purchase of a student commuter pass using the application identification information after obtaining approval from the school.

(Commuter pass sales system 1)
An example of a commuter pass sales system 1 to which any of the

sales support devices

10, 10a, 20, 30, and 40 according to Embodiments 1 to 4 can be applied will now be described.

FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically showing an example of the configuration of the commuter pass sales system 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the commuter pass sales system 1 includes a terminal 100 of a student (a person who applied for the purchase of a commuter pass), a system 200 on the school side, a management server 300, a ticket issuing machine 400, and interconnecting them. It includes a network 500 communicatively connected to the.

A student's terminal 100 is, for example, a student's private smart phone. In another example, the student terminal 100 is a tablet terminal distributed by the school. In the terminal 100 of the student, dedicated application software for applying for purchase of a commuter pass is installed in advance.

The school system 200 builds a database of information about students. Information about students includes, for example, information about the student's name, grade, age, gender, address, parent's name, and contact information.

The management server 300 stores customer information managed by the railway operating company. The customer information includes the name of the owner of the commuter pass, the valid section and expiration date, the balance of the IC card, as well as the customer's contact information, age, and gender.

The ticket issuing machine 400 is a device that issues magnetic tickets, commuter tickets, and other tickets according to passenger input operations. When the student's face image data is registered in the management server 300 as identity verification information linked to the application identification information, the ticket issuing machine 400 takes a picture of the passenger's face in order to perform identity verification by face authentication. camera.

In addition, the ticket issuing machine 400 has the function of charging the IC card with the balance and saving the commuter pass data in the IC card. The ticket vending machine 400 is usually placed inside a railway station.

The student terminal 100, the school system 200, the management server 300, and the ticket issuing machine 400 all have a communication unit (not shown) that connects to the network 500.

In one example, dedicated application software that realizes the functions of any one of the

sales support devices

10, 10a, 20, and 30 described in the first to third embodiments is installed on the student's terminal 100. The following describes how the application software realizing the functions of the sales support device 10 according to the first embodiment cooperates with other components of the commuter pass sales system 1. FIG.

The student activates the application software installed on the student's terminal 100 and applies for the purchase of a commuter pass. As described in the first embodiment, the registration unit 11 of the sales support device 10 registers the contents of the application acquired by the application software. Next, the issuing unit 12 issues application identification information based on the contents of the application.

The issuing unit 12 of the student's terminal 100 links the application identification information with the information for identifying the application and transmits it to the management server 300. The management server 300 stores application identification information and information for identifying the application.

Subsequently, the acquisition unit 13 transmits the application content data to the system 200 on the school side via the network 500 . At the same time, the acquiring unit 13 requests the school to confirm the content of the application.

The acquisition unit 13 receives information indicating approval from the school from the system 200 on the school side. Acquisition unit 13 transmits information indicating approval from the school to management server 300 together with information for identifying the application. The management server 300 stores the information indicating the approval from the school, in association with the application identification information and the information for identifying the application.

After that, when an input operation for purchasing a commuter pass is performed on the dedicated application software installed in the student's terminal 100, the information for identifying the application is sent from the student's terminal 100 to the management server 300. sent to. The management server 300 returns, to the terminal 100 of the student, information indicating approval from the school, which is linked with information for identifying the application. In other words, the management server 300 notifies the student of the approval from the school.

When the purchase acceptance unit 14 receives information indicating approval from the school, the purchase of a commuter pass corresponding to the content of the approved application is permitted. In this case, the application software of the student's terminal 100 stores commuter pass data in the commuter pass function of the application software.

Alternatively, the application software may display on the screen of the student's terminal 100 image data containing a code (for example, a two-dimensional barcode) containing information for identifying a commuter pass that can be issued. In this case, the ticket issuing machine 400 scans the screen of the student's terminal 100 and reads the code to find the magnetic type commuter pass. Alternatively, the ticket vending machine 400 may store the commuter pass data in an IC card owned by the student.

The sales support device 10a according to a modified example of the first embodiment, the sales support device 20 according to the second embodiment, the sales support device 30 according to the third embodiment, and the sales support device 40 according to the fourth embodiment. can also operate in the same manner as the sales support device 10 described above.

(About hardware configuration)
Each component of the

sales support devices

10, 10a, 20, 30, and 40 described in the first to fourth embodiments represents a functional unit block. Some or all of these components are realized by an information processing device 900 as shown in FIG. 10, for example. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the information processing device 900. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 10, the information processing device 900 includes the following configuration as an example.

- CPU (Central Processing Unit) 901
・ROM (Read Only Memory) 902
・RAM (Random Access Memory) 903
・Program 904 loaded into RAM 903
- Storage device 905 for storing program 904
A drive device 907 that reads and writes the recording medium 906
- A communication interface 908 that connects to the communication network 909
- An input/output interface 910 for inputting/outputting data
A bus 911 connecting each component
Each component of the

sales support devices

10, 10a, 20, 30, and 40 described in the first to fourth embodiments is implemented by the CPU 901 reading and executing the program 904 that implements these functions. A program 904 that implements the function of each component is stored in advance in, for example, the storage device 905 or the ROM 902, and is loaded into the RAM 903 and executed by the CPU 901 as necessary. The program 904 may be supplied to the CPU 901 via the communication network 909 or may be stored in the recording medium 906 in advance, and the drive device 907 may read the program and supply it to the CPU 901 .

According to the above configuration, the

sales support devices

10, 10a, 20, 30, and 40 described in the first to fourth embodiments are implemented as hardware. Therefore, the same effects as those described in the above embodiment can be obtained.

(Appendix)
One aspect of the present invention is also described in the following appendices, but is not limited to the following.

(Appendix 1)
a registration means for registering the contents of an application for purchase of a student commuter pass;
issuing means for issuing application identification information for identifying the application;
Acquisition means for acquiring approval of the school with respect to the contents of the application;
a purchase acceptance means for accepting purchase of said student commuter pass using said application identification information after obtaining approval from said school commuting destination.

(Appendix 2)
The acquisition means is
Sending information indicating the content of the application to the destination,
The sales support device according to appendix 1, wherein the sales support device according to appendix 1 is characterized by requesting the destination of the school to approve the content of the application.

(Appendix 3)
The acquisition means outputs information indicating approval from the school destination to an external device,
The purchase acceptance means accepts purchase of the student commuter pass using the application identification information when information indicating approval of the school commuting destination is input from the external device or other external device. 3. A sales support device according to appendix 1 or 2.

(Appendix 4)
From Supplementary Note 1, wherein the registration means registers identity verification information for verifying the identity of a person who has applied for the purchase of the student commuter pass together with the content of the application for the purchase of the school commuter pass. 4. The sales support device according to any one of 3.

(Appendix 5)
The purchase acceptance means
Based on the identity verification information, verify the identity of the person who applied for the purchase of the student commuter pass,
5. The sales support device according to appendix 4, wherein the purchase of the student commuter pass is accepted when the identity of the person who has applied for the purchase of the student commuter pass is successfully verified.

(Appendix 6)
6. The method according to any one of appendices 1 to 5, further comprising settlement means for settling the price of the student commuter pass after the purchase acceptance means accepts the purchase of the school commuter pass. Sales support device.

(Appendix 7)
The sales support device according to appendix 6, further comprising ticket issuing means for issuing the student commuter pass after payment for the student commuter pass is completed.

(Appendix 8)
The ticket issuing means
It is characterized by performing any of the following: ・Having a ticket issuing machine issue a commuter pass for the first semester ・Storing the data of the above-mentioned student commuter pass in an IC card The sales support device according to Supplementary Note 7.

(Appendix 9)
Register the contents of the application for purchasing a student commuter pass,
Issuing application identification information for identifying the application,
Obtain approval from the school for the content of the above application,
A sales support method for accepting purchase of the student commuter pass using the application identification information after obtaining approval from the school commuting destination.

(Appendix 10)
Registering the contents of the application for the purchase of a student commuter pass;
issuing application identification information for identifying the application;
Obtaining approval from the school for the content of the application;
A program for causing a computer to accept purchase of said student commuter pass using said application identification information after obtaining approval from said commuting destination.

(Appendix 11)
9. The sales support device according to any one of appendices 1 to 8, wherein the application identification information includes information indicating the school commuting destination and school commuting route.

(Appendix 12)
The purchase acceptance means
The sales support device according to appendix 5, wherein at least one of identification by eKYC, identification by biometric authentication, identification by PIN code, and identification by IC card number is performed.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments (and examples), the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments (and examples). Various changes can be made to the configurations and details of the above embodiments (and examples) within the scope of the present invention that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

This application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2021-108050 filed on June 29, 2021, and the entire disclosure thereof is incorporated herein.

The present invention can be used, for example, as a sales support device for supporting the sale of school commuter passes by railway operating companies.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 sales support device 10a sales support device 11 registration unit 12 issuance unit 13 acquisition unit 14 purchase reception unit 20 sales support device 25 settlement unit 30 sales support device 36 ticket issuing unit 40 sales support device

Claims

a registration means for registering the contents of an application for purchase of a student commuter pass;
issuing means for issuing application identification information for identifying the application;
Acquisition means for acquiring approval of the school with respect to the contents of the application;
a purchase acceptance means for accepting purchase of said student commuter pass using said application identification information after obtaining approval from said school commuting destination.
The acquisition means is
Sending information indicating the content of the application to the destination,
2. The sales support device according to claim 1, requesting said school to approve the content of said application.
The acquisition means outputs information indicating approval from the school destination to an external device,
The purchase acceptance means accepts purchase of the student commuter pass using the application identification information when information indicating approval of the school commuting destination is input from the external device or other external device. 3. The sales support device according to claim 1 or 2.
2. The registration means registers identity verification information for verifying the identity of a person who has applied for the purchase of the school commuter pass together with the content of the application for the purchase of the school commuter pass. 4. The sales support device according to any one of 3 above.
The purchase acceptance means
Based on the identity verification information, verify the identity of the person who applied for the purchase of the student commuter pass,
5. The sales support device according to claim 4, wherein, if the identity of a person who has applied for purchase of said student commuter pass is successfully verified, purchase of said student commuter pass is accepted.
6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising payment means for paying for the student commuter pass after the purchase acceptance means accepts the purchase of the school commuter pass. sales support equipment.
7. The sales support apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising ticket issuing means for issuing said student commuter pass after payment for said student commuter pass has been completed.
The ticket issuing means
It is characterized by performing any of the following: ・Having a ticket issuing machine issue a commuter pass for the first semester ・Storing the data of the above-mentioned student commuter pass in an IC card The sales support device according to claim 7.
9. The sales support device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein said application identification information includes information indicating said school destination and school route.
The purchase acceptance means
6. The sales support device according to claim 5, wherein at least one of personal identification by eKYC, personal identification by biometric authentication, personal identification by PIN code, and personal identification by IC card number is performed.
Register the contents of the application for purchasing a student commuter pass,
Issuing application identification information for identifying the application,
Obtain approval from the school for the content of the above application,
A sales support method for accepting purchase of the student commuter pass using the application identification information after obtaining approval from the school commuting destination.
Registering the contents of the application for the purchase of a student commuter pass;
issuing application identification information for identifying the application;
Obtaining approval from the school for the content of the application;
A non-temporary recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to accept purchase of said student commuter pass using said application identification information after obtaining approval from said commuting destination.