JP2005122268A - Electronic ticket authentication confirmation system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic ticket authentication confirmation system allowing severe confirmation of validity of a possessor of an electronic ticket to prevent trouble such as ticket theft, an illegal act or the like. <P>SOLUTION: An electronic ticket issuing device 20 encrypts reservation information about the ticket and authentication data to produce electronic ticket information. An electronic ticket confirmation device 30 decrypts the encrypted electronic ticket, and confirms validity of the electronic ticket by the use of collating authentication data newly read as collating data. By producing the encrypted electronic ticket, risk of falsification of the electronic ticket can be prevented. By decrypting the encrypted electronic ticket, and collecting the collating authentication data to compare them with the authentication data inside the electronic ticket, identification can be certainly performed to prevent the trouble such as the ticket theft, the illegal act or the like. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic ticket authentication confirmation system that confirms the validity of an electronic ticket based on authentication data.

  The ticket issuing system holds ticket information such as each event as digitized data. The issuing system server issues an electronic ticket based on information on the event reserved from the registration terminal, and downloads the electronic ticket information to the terminal. The downloaded electronic ticket information is written to a storage medium (card, IC memory, floppy disk, etc.) held by each person via a medium writer (writing device) connected to the terminal.

  Recently, there is a method that enables the purchase of an electronic ticket after performing identity verification using fingerprint data using network communication and memory holding functions of mobile devices owned by each person (see, for example, Patent Document 1). . The user connects the mobile device to the network of the issuing system server at the time of reservation, and applies for ticket information of the corresponding event after performing fingerprint authentication. As a result, the user can complete reservation registration by obtaining electronic ticket information downloaded to the mobile device. That is, the internal memory of the mobile device serves as a storage medium.

  When electronic ticket information is written in a storage medium (including an internal memory of a mobile device), the value is deducted from a personal account of a financial institution that is contracted to pay the value. The user who has completed the reservation registration brings the storage medium in which the information of the reserved electronic ticket is written to the event venue. Then, the storage medium brought in is connected (accessed) to the reading section of the storage medium installed at the entrance of the event venue. Thereby, the information of the electronic ticket held in the storage medium can be read out.

  The read electronic ticket information is sent to an electronic ticket confirmation device installed at the event venue. The electronic ticket confirmation device determines the validity (for example, event contents, date / time, reservation condition, name of the person, etc.) of the ticket from the information of the electronic ticket. If it is determined that the electronic ticket is valid, the electronic ticket confirmation device unlocks a predetermined gate to permit passage to the event venue.

JP 2001-358828 A (page 3, FIG. 1).

  However, the prior art has the following problems. In the conventional system as described above, authentication confirmation is performed by fingerprint collation or the like in order to obtain permission to purchase an electronic ticket. However, there is a risk that the electronic ticket information once downloaded to the storage medium may be altered or stolen. In addition, authentication data for identity verification is not included in the electronic ticket, and only the person other than the reservation person brings the storage medium in which the electronic ticket information is written to the event venue. There is a problem that it can be easily impersonated by impersonation.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and is an electronic ticket authentication confirmation system capable of strictly confirming the legitimacy of the owner of the electronic ticket and preventing troubles such as ticket theft and fraud. The purpose is to provide.

  An electronic ticket authentication confirmation system according to the present invention is based on a comparison between an electronic ticket issuing device that writes an electronic ticket having reservation information to a storage medium, reservation information read from the storage medium, and electronic ticket reservation information stored in advance. An electronic ticket authentication confirmation system comprising an electronic ticket confirmation device for confirming the validity of the electronic ticket read in step, further comprising authentication data reading means for reading authentication data for verification, wherein the electronic ticket issuing device An electronic ticket in which authentication data is encrypted together with the information is generated and written to the storage medium, and the electronic ticket confirmation device decrypts the encrypted electronic ticket read from the storage medium, extracts the authentication data and the reservation information, and takes them out. Of stored reservation information and pre-stored electronic ticket reservation information Both performs a validity check of the electronic ticket based on a comparison of the retrieved authentication data and the authentication data for verification read the new authentication data reader.

  According to the present invention, at the time of reservation, the authentication data and ticket reservation information are encrypted to generate electronic ticket information, and at the time of confirmation, the encrypted electronic ticket is decrypted and newly read for verification The validity of the electronic ticket is verified using the authentication data. Thereby, it is possible to provide an electronic ticket authentication confirmation system that prevents troubles such as ticket theft and fraud.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a case will be described in which fingerprint data is used as authentication data and a mobile phone is used as a mobile device. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an electronic ticket authentication confirmation system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The electronic ticket authentication confirmation system is roughly divided into an electronic ticket issuing device 20, an electronic ticket confirmation device 30, and other parts.

  The electronic ticket issuing device 20 has a function of generating an electronic ticket based on setting information from the user and downloading the electronic ticket information to a storage medium owned by the user. Furthermore, the electronic ticket issuing device 20 has a function of instructing the financial institution 4 to pay the generated price corresponding to the generated electronic ticket.

  Specifically, the electronic ticket issuing device 20 receives an electronic ticket reservation accepting unit 21 that accepts setting information from a user and pays to a financial institution, and an electronic ticket reservation that manages an electronic ticket reservation based on the setting information. The server 23 includes an electronic ticket generation unit 22 that generates an electronic ticket, and an electronic ticket download unit 26 that downloads electronic ticket information to a storage medium.

  The electronic ticket confirmation device 30 is installed at a venue where an event is actually held. The electronic ticket confirmation device 30 has a function of reading the electronic ticket information from the storage medium brought by the user and determining the validity of the electronic ticket. Further, the electronic ticket confirmation device 30 has a function of unlocking the passage gate 14 of the event venue and managing the user's traffic if the electronic ticket is valid.

  Specifically, the electronic ticket confirmation device 30 includes an electronic ticket reading unit 31 that reads information on the electronic ticket, an encryption key database 33 that stores the encryption key, and an electronic ticket decryption unit that decrypts the encrypted electronic ticket. 32. Reservation information database 35 in which data for confirming the validity of the electronic ticket is stored, reservation information confirmation means 34 for confirming the validity of the decrypted electronic ticket reservation information, and reading fingerprint data for verification The fingerprint data reading means 36 for collation, the fingerprint data collating means 37 for comparing the fingerprint data in the electronic ticket with the fingerprint data for collation, and whether the electronic ticket is valid from the validity of the reservation information and the collation result of the fingerprint data Electronic ticket validity / invalidity determination means 38 is provided for determining whether or not the electronic ticket is valid.

  Further, other parts not included in the electronic ticket issuing device 20 and the electronic ticket confirmation device 30 include the following components. Specifically, the other parts include a fingerprint device 1 that reads fingerprint data when an electronic ticket is reserved, a user terminal 2 that sets reservation information and receives an issued electronic ticket, a financial institution 4, and information on the electronic ticket. A storage medium 10 having a storage medium 10 to be written, a medium writer 6 for writing information of an electronic ticket to the storage medium 10, a medium reader 11 for reading information of the electronic ticket from the storage medium 10, and a fingerprint device 9 for reading fingerprint data for verification. The mobile phone 7 provided, the mobile receiver 12 that transmits information from the mobile phone 7 to the electronic ticket confirmation device 30, the fingerprint device 13 that reads fingerprint data for verification, and the opening / closing control based on commands from the electronic ticket confirmation device 30 And a guidance display board 15 for confirming and displaying the reservation contents of the electronic ticket. Here, the fingerprint device 9 and the fingerprint device 13 correspond to authentication data reading means.

  In the first embodiment, the electronic ticket issuing device 20 encrypts authentication data and ticket reservation information to generate an electronic ticket, the electronic ticket confirmation device 30 decrypts the encrypted electronic ticket, and It is characterized in that the validity is determined using the verification authentication data newly read for verification. Details will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing data necessary for applying for an electronic ticket according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Data necessary for applying for a desired event is composed of reservation information and personal information. Reservation information includes (1) event type, (2) ticket type such as current day ticket, coupon ticket, period ticket, (3) reservation specified date and time (start date and end date if period), (4) reserved seat, A category such as a free seat and a reservation type such as a reserved seat number are provided. The personal information includes (5) name, gender, age, (6) contact information (address, telephone number), and (7) authentication data for identity verification. In the following description, what is indicated by reference numerals (1) to (7) indicates such reservation information and personal information.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process from reservation to issuance of an electronic ticket according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and mainly shows processing on the electronic ticket issuing apparatus 20 side. The electronic ticket reservation processing and issuance processing will be described along the flow of the flowchart of FIG.

  A user who wants to apply for an electronic ticket accesses the electronic ticket issuing device 20 from the user terminal 2 (S301). Then, data necessary for ticket application is set. The user sets data from the reservation information (1) to (4) from the user terminal 2 (S302).

  On the other hand, the electronic ticket issuing device 20 receives the reservation information (1) to (4) set in the user terminal 2 via the electronic ticket reservation receiving means 21. Further, the electronic ticket issuing device 20 determines whether reservation information (1) to (4) can be reserved based on the electronic ticket reservation information stored in the reservation information database 25 in the electronic ticket reservation server 23 (S303). ).

  If the electronic ticket reservation server 23 determines that the reservation is possible in step S303, the electronic ticket reservation server 23 updates the contents of the reservation information database 25 based on the corresponding reservation information (1) to (4). Further, the electronic ticket reservation server 23 returns a reservation result indicating whether the reservation is possible or not possible to the user terminal 2 via the electronic ticket reservation receiving means 21 (not shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3). When the reservation is impossible, the process is terminated without performing the subsequent processing.

  If it is determined in step S303 that the reservation is possible, the user next sets the data of personal information (5) and (6) from the user terminal 2 (S304). Further, the user reads the fingerprint data as the authentication data (7) from the fingerprint device 1 connected to the user terminal 2 (S305). The user terminal 2 can collect the fingerprint data read by the fingerprint device 1 with the fingerprint data collection means 3, and as a result, the personal information (5) to (7) is obtained. Whether the user terminal 2 displays the set reservation information (1) to (4) and the personal information (5) to (7), prompts the user to reconfirm the setting information, and reserves the electronic ticket The final confirmation is performed (S306).

  In step S306, when it is finally determined that the user does not make a reservation, the user terminal 2 sends the reservation information (1) to the electronic ticket reservation server 23 via the electronic ticket reservation receiving means 21 ( 4) A reservation cancel command is sent together. The electronic ticket reservation server 23 deletes the corresponding reservation information (1) to (4) from the reservation information database 25 based on the reservation cancellation instruction. And it will complete | finish, without performing a subsequent process.

  On the other hand, in step S306, when the user finally determines that the reservation is to be made based on the current setting information, the user terminal 2 sends the information (7) to the electronic ticket generation means 22 and The information (1) to (6) and the electronic ticket issue command are sent to the electronic ticket reservation server 23 via the ticket reservation receiving means 21.

  The electronic ticket reservation server 23 extracts the corresponding encryption key from the venue-specific encryption key database 24 based on the information (1) to (6) and the electronic ticket issuance command. Then, the electronic ticket reservation server 23 sends the data to the electronic ticket generation means 22 with an encryption key attached to the information (1) to (6). The electronic ticket generation means 22 has already acquired the fingerprint data corresponding to the authentication data of (7) directly from the user terminal 2, encrypts all the information of (1) to (7) with the encryption key, The converted electronic ticket 8 is generated (S307). Further, a payment instruction is issued to the designated financial institution 4 in order to pay the ticket price accordingly (S308).

  The generated information on the electronic ticket 8 is downloaded to the electronic ticket writing means 5 of the user terminal 2 (S309). The user selects either the storage medium 10 (IC card, floppy (registered trademark) disk, memory card, etc.) or mobile phone 7 as the medium for writing the information of the electronic ticket 8 (S310). When the storage medium 10 is selected, information on the electronic ticket 8 is written to the storage medium 10 via the medium writer 6 (S311). On the other hand, when the cellular phone 7 is selected, the information of the electronic ticket 8 is written in the internal memory of the cellular phone 7 (S312). In the above description, the mobile phone 7 and the storage medium 10 are distinguished from each other, but the internal memory of the mobile phone can be used as a kind of the storage medium 10.

  The user who has obtained the electronic ticket 8 brings the storage medium 10 or the mobile phone 7 to the event venue and obtains permission to enter the event venue. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process of entering the event venue using the issued electronic ticket according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and mainly shows the processing on the electronic ticket confirmation apparatus 30 side. The electronic ticket confirmation process will be described along the flow of the flowchart of FIG.

  The method of taking the information of the electronic ticket 8 into the electronic ticket confirmation device 30 differs depending on whether the information of the electronic ticket 8 is stored in the storage medium 10 or the mobile phone 7 (S401). When the information on the electronic ticket 8 is stored in the storage medium 10, the encrypted information on the electronic ticket 8 is read via the medium reader 11 connected to the electronic ticket confirmation device 30 (S402). . Further, collation fingerprint data for performing collation confirmation is taken in via the fingerprint device 13 corresponding to the authentication data reading means connected to the electronic ticket confirmation device 30 (S403).

  On the other hand, when the information on the electronic ticket 8 is stored in the mobile phone 7, the encrypted information on the electronic ticket 8 is read via the mobile reception unit 12 connected to the electronic ticket confirmation device 30. (S404). Further, collation fingerprint data for performing collation confirmation is taken into the internal memory of the cellular phone 7 via the fingerprint device 9 corresponding to the authentication data reading means provided in the cellular phone 7 (S405). The fingerprint data for collation captured by the mobile phone 7 is sent to the electronic ticket confirmation device 30 via the mobile receiver 12.

  The information of the encrypted electronic ticket 8 read by the medium reader 11 or the portable receiver 12 is sent to the electronic ticket decrypting means 32 via the electronic ticket reading means 31. Further, decryption processing is performed with the encryption key stored in the event-specific encryption key database 33 (S407). By decrypting the electronic ticket, the information (1) to (7) can be obtained. The electronic ticket decryption means 32 sends the information (1) to (6) to the reservation information confirmation means 34 among the decrypted information (1) to (7), and the information (7) is sent to the fingerprint data collation means. Send to 37.

  The reservation information confirmation unit 34 determines the validity of the electronic ticket based on the comparison result between the information (1) to (6) from the electronic ticket decryption unit and the electronic ticket reservation information stored in the reservation information database 35. That is, it is determined whether or not the electronic ticket has been correctly reserved (S408). Further, it is checked whether the information of (1) to (4) matches the event content of the day (S409). Then, the judgment results of step numbers S408 and S409 are sent to the electronic ticket valid / invalid judgment means 38.

  Here, the electronic ticket reservation information stored in the reservation information database 35 is not necessarily the same as the electronic ticket reservation information stored in the reservation information database 25. That is, the electronic ticket reservation information stored in the reservation information database 25 is data for checking whether there is a vacancy in the reservation status and determining whether reservation is possible, and is data that is updated according to the reservation. On the other hand, the electronic ticket reservation information stored in the reservation information database 35 is for confirming the validity of the reservation information read from the electronic ticket. Therefore, for example, if the data that can check whether the reservation information read from the electronic ticket is created according to a predetermined rule or matches the information of the corresponding event is stored, the validity is confirmed. Can achieve the purpose.

  On the other hand, the fingerprint data for collation read by the mobile receiver 12 or the fingerprint device 13 is sent to the fingerprint data collation means 37 via the collation fingerprint data reading means 36. The fingerprint data collating means 37 collates the fingerprint data as the authentication data (7) obtained from the electronic ticket decrypting means and the collating fingerprint data obtained from the collating fingerprint data reading means 36 (S409). Then, the verification result is sent to the electronic ticket valid / invalid discrimination means 38. In this way, strict identity verification is possible by collating fingerprint data.

  The electronic ticket validity / invalidity judging means 38 makes a final judgment as to whether or not the electronic ticket is valid based on the judgment result obtained from the reservation information confirmation means 34 and the collation result obtained from the fingerprint data collating means 37. Down. By clearing all the conditions of step numbers S408 to S410, it is confirmed that the ticket is a regular ticket of the person (S411). If the authorized user passes these confirmations, the passage gate 14 is allowed to be unlocked (S412), and the seat information is confirmed by checking the reservation information displayed on the information display board 15 at the event venue. (S413).

  In the first embodiment, when the mobile phone 7 is used, the method for reading the fingerprint data for verification for verification by using the fingerprint device 9 provided in the mobile phone 7 has been described. . However, the mobile phone 7 can be used only for the role of a storage medium for storing the information of the electronic ticket 8, and the fingerprint device 13 can be used when reading the fingerprint data for verification.

  According to the first embodiment, by generating the electronic ticket by encrypting the authentication data and the ticket reservation information, it is possible to prevent a risk that the electronic ticket is tampered with. Further, by using the event-specific encryption key, the legitimacy of the owner of the electronic ticket can be strictly checked for each event. Further, the user can reserve an electronic ticket from a user terminal or a mobile device, and can acquire an encrypted electronic ticket in a storage medium owned by the user.

  Furthermore, at the event venue, the authenticity of the ticket can be confirmed by decrypting the encrypted electronic ticket, and the authentication data for verification can be collected and compared with the authentication data in the electronic ticket. Confirmation can be done reliably. Further, by using a mobile device equipped with a fingerprint device as a storage medium, it is not necessary to provide a media reader and a fingerprint device at the event venue. Based on these results, it is possible to prevent impersonation and fraud, and to obtain a highly secure and convenient electronic ticket authentication confirmation system.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the second embodiment, a case where the mobile phone 7 is used even when an electronic ticket is reserved without using the user terminal 2 will be described. FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of an electronic ticket authentication confirmation system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The fingerprint device 1, user terminal 2, medium writer 6, storage medium 10, medium reader 11, and fingerprint device 13 in the components shown in FIG. On the other hand, a portable transmission / reception unit 16 for enabling data transmission / reception between the electronic ticket issuing device 20 and the cellular phone 7 is newly added. The description of the same components as in FIG. 1 is omitted.

  As described in the first embodiment, the mobile phone 7 includes the fingerprint device 9, and fingerprint data can be written in the internal memory of the mobile phone 7. As described in the first embodiment, the fingerprint device 9 serves as an authentication data reading unit at the time of confirmation, and also serves to read the fingerprint data at the time of reservation and send the fingerprint data to the electronic ticket issuing device 20. . The cellular phone 7 can transmit / receive data to / from the electronic ticket issuing device 20 via the portable transmission / reception unit 16, and can also set reservation information data together with fingerprint data. Thereby, the mobile phone 7 can set all the data (1) to (7) shown in FIG. 2 and can transmit these data to the electronic ticket issuing device 20.

  Further, the information of the electronic ticket 8 encrypted by the electronic ticket generation unit 22 can be written in the mobile phone 7 via the electronic ticket download unit 26 and the mobile transmission / reception unit 16. In this way, the user can make an electronic ticket reservation using the mobile phone 7. Furthermore, since the information of the issued electronic ticket 8 is written in the mobile phone 7, it is only necessary to bring the mobile phone 7 to the event venue, and no other storage medium is required.

  The use of the mobile phone 7 at the event venue has already been described in the first embodiment, and the details are omitted. The user can transmit the encrypted electronic ticket 8 information from the mobile phone 7 to the electronic ticket reading means 31 via the mobile receiver 12 at the event venue. Furthermore, the fingerprint device 9 provided in the mobile phone 7 can also be used for transmitting the fingerprint data for verification. The verification fingerprint data is transmitted to the verification fingerprint data reading means 36 via the mobile receiver 12.

  According to the second embodiment, a user terminal, a fingerprint device, a storage medium, a medium writer, and a medium reader can be dispensed with by utilizing a mobile phone both when an electronic ticket is reserved and when it is confirmed. Furthermore, when registering fingerprint data as authentication data when reserving an electronic ticket, and when reading fingerprint data as verification data when confirming at an event venue, both can use the same fingerprint device provided in the mobile phone 7, A stable collation result can be obtained.

  It should be noted that encryption and decryption can be constructed using a public key infrastructure (PKI) mechanism. Further, although the case where a mobile phone is used as the mobile device has been described, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various mobile devices including those that will appear in the future are applicable. Furthermore, although the case where fingerprint data is used as the authentication data has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and application of a face photograph or the like is also conceivable.

It is a block diagram of the electronic ticket authentication confirmation system which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the figure which showed the data required for the electronic ticket application in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the process from the reservation of an electronic ticket to issuance in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the process in which it enters into an event venue using the issued electronic ticket in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram of the electronic ticket authentication confirmation system which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fingerprint apparatus, 2 User terminal, 3 Fingerprint data collection means, 4 Financial institution, 5 Electronic ticket writing means, 6 Medium writer, 7 Mobile phone, 8 Electronic ticket, 9 Fingerprint apparatus, 10 Storage medium, 11 Medium reader, 12 Mobile receiver, 13 Fingerprint device, 14 Passage gate, 15 Information display board, 16 Mobile transceiver, 20 Electronic ticket issuing device, 21 Electronic ticket reservation acceptance means, 22 Electronic ticket generation means, 23 Electronic ticket reservation server, 24 By venue Encryption key database, 25 reservation information database, 26 electronic ticket download means, 30 electronic ticket confirmation device, 31 electronic ticket reading means, 32 electronic ticket decryption means, 33 encryption key database, 34 reservation information confirmation means, 35 reservation information database, 36 Fingerprint data reading means for verification 37 fingerprint data matching unit, 38 an electronic ticket valid or invalid determining means.

Claims (6)

An electronic ticket issuing device for writing an electronic ticket having reservation information to a storage medium;
In an electronic ticket authentication confirmation system comprising: an electronic ticket confirmation device that confirms the validity of the electronic ticket read based on a comparison between the reservation information read from the storage medium and electronic ticket reservation information stored in advance ,
It further comprises authentication data reading means for reading the verification authentication data,
The electronic ticket issuing device generates an electronic ticket obtained by encrypting authentication data together with the reservation information and writes the electronic ticket to the storage medium,
The electronic ticket confirmation device decrypts the encrypted electronic ticket read from the storage medium to retrieve the authentication data and the reservation information, and retrieves the retrieved reservation information and the electronic ticket reservation stored in advance. The electronic ticket is validated based on a comparison between the extracted authentication data and the verification authentication data newly read by the authentication data reading means together with a comparison with information. Ticket authentication confirmation system. In the electronic ticket authentication confirmation system according to claim 1,
The electronic ticket issuing device performs different encryption for each event using an encryption key for each event,
The electronic ticket authentication confirmation system, wherein the electronic ticket confirmation device performs decryption of the encrypted electronic ticket according to an event. In the electronic ticket authentication confirmation system according to claim 1 or 2,
The electronic ticket authentication confirmation system, wherein the authentication data reading means is fingerprint data reading means for reading fingerprint data as the authentication data. In the electronic ticket authentication confirmation system according to claim 3,
The storage medium is provided in a mobile device having the fingerprint data reading means,
The electronic ticket authentication confirmation system, wherein the electronic ticket confirmation device reads the fingerprint data for verification from the mobile device using the fingerprint data reading means of the mobile device. In the electronic ticket authentication confirmation system according to claim 3,
The storage medium is provided in a mobile device having the fingerprint data reading means and a reservation information setting function,
The electronic ticket issuing device reads fingerprint data from the mobile device using the fingerprint data reading means of the mobile device and reads reservation information set by the reservation information setting function of the mobile device, An electronic ticket authentication confirmation system, wherein an electronic ticket obtained by encrypting the fingerprint data together with the reservation information is generated as a ticket. The electronic ticket authentication confirmation system according to claim 5,
The electronic ticket authentication confirmation system, wherein the electronic ticket confirmation device reads the fingerprint data for verification from the mobile device using the fingerprint data reading means of the mobile device.

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