JP2005310007A - Settlement system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a settlement system capable of easily performing the procedure for reservation or transaction by reducing the labor and burden therefor when the whole members or partial members of a group perform the same reservation or transaction . <P>SOLUTION: By considering that a plurality of members are able to use the facilities as one group(association), the ticket ID of each member belonging to the group is allocated with one group ID unique to the group, and when the representative of the group makes a reservation for the use of an attraction institute by using a purchase terminal as a group, the whole members or partial members belonging to the group of the group ID corresponding to the ticket ID of the representative are set as persons who have made a reservation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a payment system for making a payment caused by a commercial transaction.

  For example, a theme park or leisure facility having an attraction facility or a restaurant may be used by a family or among friends. When a relatively large number of people use a theme park or the like as one group, There are various problems and problems that cannot occur when used by humans or very few people. Patent Document 1 below proposes a contact support method using a computer and communication technology for the purpose of enabling communication of information between the family and members in the group as described above.

That is, Patent Document 1 discloses that a group search, a lost child registration, a lost child search, a designation of a meeting place, etc. for grasping the behavior of members in the group can be performed with respect to the management server when an admission ticket card is issued. When an admission ticket card is used at a public telephone, an attraction gate or an entrance / exit gate, the admission ticket ID of the admission ticket card and the public telephone or the gate at which the admission ticket card was used A technique is disclosed in which a terminal ID is transmitted to a management server.
JP 2001-223798 A

  By the way, in recent years, some leisure facilities have established a reservation system for use of attraction facilities and the like, and accept reservations using a computer. In such a leisure facility, when making a reservation for an attraction facility, a user of the facility makes a reservation by inputting unique information for identifying himself or a reservation time (use time).

  However, in the conventional reservation system, when all or some of the members of the group consisting of family members and friends make a reservation for using the attraction facility, each member who wants to use the attraction facility must make a reservation. I had to go through the procedure. This is very troublesome and takes a lot of time, especially when the number of groups is very large.

  Also, if the number of people in the group is very large, there will be a relatively large time difference between the reservation of the member who made the reservation at the beginning and the reservation of the member who made the reservation at the end. If another user makes a reservation during that time, the member who made the reservation at the end will not be able to make a reservation at that time and made a reservation at the beginning. Reservations may be set at different times than members. As a result, members of the same group may have to use the attraction facility at different times, or some members may have to give up using the attraction facility.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when all or some members of the group make the same reservation or transaction, it is possible to reduce the effort and burden due to the reservation or transaction and to perform the procedure easily. An object is to provide a payment system that can be used.

  In order to achieve the above object, a settlement system according to the first means of the present invention is a settlement system for performing settlement resulting from provision of a product or service in a facility that provides the product or service. A storage device that stores the device ID, a terminal for inputting transaction details relating to the provision of the product or service, and a server device that can communicate with the terminal. A storage unit that stores the price of the product or service, stores a plurality of device IDs and one group ID associated with each other in advance, and information indicating the device ID and transaction content transmitted from the terminal When the device ID is received by the receiving unit and the receiving unit, each device ID associated with the group ID corresponding to the device ID is read, and each read The balance corresponding to the location ID, and a settlement processing unit for setting as a target to collect service fee for goods or services according to the transaction contents received by the receiving unit.

  In the payment system described above, the payment processing unit determines that the total of the balances corresponding to the device IDs associated with the group ID is the price of the product or service related to the transaction content input at the terminal. When it is equal to or higher than the provision fee calculated by multiplying the number of provisions of the product or service, the balance is set as a target for collecting the provision fee of the product or service.

  In the above payment system, when there is a balance less than the price of goods or services in each balance corresponding to the device ID associated with the group ID, the payment processing unit is input at the terminal Dividing the provision fee calculated by multiplying the price of the goods or services related to the transaction details and the number of provisions of the goods or services by the number of device IDs having a balance equal to or more than the price of the goods or services, A device ID having a balance equal to or higher than the price of goods or services is set as a target for collecting the calculated provision fee, and an amount obtained by the division is subtracted from a balance set as a target for collecting the calculated provision fee.

  In the above payment system, when there is a balance less than the price of the product or service among the balances corresponding to the device IDs associated with the group ID, the payment processing unit The provision fee calculated by multiplying the price of the goods or services related to the transaction content entered in step 4 by the number of provisions of the goods or services is divided into a plurality of shares according to each balance corresponding to each device ID. Each deduction is deducted from the balance corresponding to the share.

  In the above payment system, when the balance corresponding to the device ID associated with the group ID includes a balance smaller than the price of the product or service, the payment processing unit is the terminal. Dividing the provision fee calculated by multiplying the price of the goods or services related to the entered transaction content by the number of the goods or services provided by the number of device IDs having a balance equal to or more than the price of the goods or services, When the balance of the device ID having a balance equal to or higher than the price of the product or service is equal to or greater than the amount obtained by the division, the balance of the device ID having the balance equal to or higher than the price of the product or service is obtained. When the balance of the device ID having a balance equal to or greater than the price of the product or service is less than the amount obtained by the division, the calculated provision fee Dividing a plurality of contributions corresponding to each balance corresponding to each device ID, subtracting each contribution from the balance corresponding to the contributions.

  In addition, in the above payment system, when the enjoyment of the product or service is canceled, the payment processing unit removes the canceled device ID from the collection target of the product or service provision fee, and the device ID or A predetermined cancellation fee related to the canceled device ID is collected from the balance of the plurality of device IDs associated with the group ID corresponding to the device ID.

  In the payment system described above, when the transaction content input to the terminal is a reservation related to provision of goods or services for some device IDs among a plurality of device IDs corresponding to a group ID, the payment When the processing unit provides the product or service, it collects the product or service provision fee from the balance corresponding to the device ID that provided the product.

  In addition, in the above-described settlement system, when providing products or services with a limited number of people for each time period, products or a plurality of device IDs corresponding to the same group ID are input to the terminal. A reservation setting unit is provided for setting a reservation for providing services in a predetermined time zone in units of groups.

  According to the present invention, when the device ID is received by the receiving unit, each device ID associated with the group ID corresponding to the device ID is read, and the balance corresponding to each read device ID is received. This is set as the collection target for the provision fee of goods or services related to the contents of transactions received by the department, so when all or some members of the group make the same reservation or transaction for goods or services, The effort and burden of reservations and transactions are reduced, and procedures can be performed easily.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a payment system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The settlement system according to the present invention is employed in leisure facilities such as a theme park where an attraction facility or a restaurant is provided that provides a service (service) within a certain site. Hereinafter, it explains as one embodiment of the settlement system concerning the present invention.

  First, a description will be given of a leisure facility in which the settlement system according to the present embodiment is adopted. This leisure facility has one or more entrance / exit gates, attraction facilities, restaurants, and shops (stores). Persons who eat and drink at restaurants, play at attractions, and purchase goods at shops are collectively referred to as players.

  A player purchases a ticket by a prepaid method at a ticket office, passes the ticket through an entrance / exit gate, and uses the ticket to play at an attraction facility, eat at a restaurant, and purchase a product at a shop. Do. In addition, when leaving the leisure facility, the ticket is returned through the entrance / exit gate and exited from the facility.

  Tickets are sold at the window, that is, an employee accepts a ticket purchase procedure by a player and operates a not-shown ticket issuing device, and the ticket issued by the ticket issuing device is exchanged for money from the player. Sold by hand. The ticket sales method is not limited to this. A ticket vending machine is installed at a predetermined position, and the ticket vending machine issues a ticket based on the input contents such as the prepaid amount entered by the player. It may be a method provided to a person.

  There are many terminals (purchase terminals described later) for attaining leisure games and restaurant reservations (reservation time, number of reservations, etc.) including attractions and restaurants. The payment system according to the present embodiment uses the ticket and the purchasing terminal that are possessed without going to a desired restaurant or attraction facility to make a reservation or waiting for a turn. It is possible to carry out a reservation procedure for using a desired facility (restaurant or attraction facility) even from a place away from the facility or restaurant.

  In the leisure facility according to the present embodiment, an entrance / exit gate is installed at the entrance / exit of the leisure facility, and an entrance gate is installed at the entrance of the attraction facility / restaurant, respectively. A data reading device (not shown) for reading data stored in the ticket and writing data in the ticket is incorporated. When a player enters a leisure facility, or enters an attraction facility or restaurant, the player passes the ticket through the entrance / exit gate or entrance gate, and at this time the data reading device responds to the entered ticket. Read and write various data. The data read by the data reading device is used for a settlement process, which will be described later, which occurs due to a play at an attraction facility that is an entrance target or a food or drink at a restaurant.

  In the following description, eating and drinking at restaurants and games at attractions are collectively referred to as commercial transactions. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a payment system according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the payment system 1 includes the above-described ticket 2 and purchase terminal 3, and a plurality of server devices. In this embodiment, the entry / exit management server 4 is used as the server device. A restaurant server 5, an attraction server 6, and a settlement server 7. The purchase terminal 3, the entrance / exit management server 4, the restaurant server 5 and the attraction server 6 and the settlement server 7 are configured to communicate with each other, and the restaurant server 5 and the attraction server 6 and the purchase terminal 3 are configured to communicate with each other. The communication form in this embodiment is wireless communication using radio waves or the like, but may be wired communication using a dedicated line. In addition, each server device can obtain time information from a timer unit (not shown).

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the storage area of the ticket 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the ticket 2 functions as an ID (identification) storage device such as an IC (integrated circuit) card or a magnetic card, and the storage area has an ID (hereinafter referred to as an ID) unique to each ticket 2. , Ticket ID), group ID, group number, entrance time, entrance gate number, and balance data. The group ID is a unique ID assigned to a group when a plurality of players enter the leisure facility as one group. As will be described later, when a representative of a group makes a reservation for an attraction facility or the like using this group ID, each person in the group does not have to make the reservation. The group representative here is not only one member of the group but the one who makes a reservation on behalf of the group when making a reservation, and enters a leisure facility as a group. The group ID is stored in each member's ticket so that each member of the group can be a representative. The group ID may be stored only in the ticket of one member among the group members. The admission time is the time when the player passes the ticket 2 through the entrance / exit gate to enter the leisure facility, and the entrance gate number is the entrance / exit through the ticket 2 for the player to enter the leisure facility. This is the number assigned to the gate.

  These data are stored in the ticket 2 as follows. That is, when the sales method of the ticket 2 is the sales method at the window, the ticket issuing device is equipped with a writing device for writing the ticket ID and prepaid amount data into the ticket 2, When money is presented, the prepaid amount is input to the ticket issuing device, so that the ticket 2 in which the data and the ticket ID are written is issued by the ticket issuing device. In addition, when the player is notified of the group admission, the group ID is written in the ticket in addition to the above data. When the ticket 2 is sold by the ticket vending machine, the ticket vending machine is equipped with a device that is substantially the same as the ticket issuing device, and allows the player to operate these devices, so that the data of the prepaid amount can be obtained from the ticket vending machine. Ticket 2 in which etc. are written is issued.

  Further, as described above, the entrance / exit gate has a built-in data reading device that reads data stored in the ticket 2 and writes data to the ticket 2, and the player enters the entrance / exit gate with the ticket 2. If the data is passed, the data reading device writes the entrance time and the entrance gate number.

  The balance is updated by the purchasing terminal 3 every time the player conducts a commercial transaction or by adding money to the purchasing terminal 3.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an appearance of the purchasing terminal 3, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the purchasing terminal 3. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the purchasing terminal 3 includes a touch panel type display unit 31 composed of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) for displaying various screens to be provided to the player. For example, data stored in ticket 2 (balance display, etc.), registration of registered data (reservation, etc.) change procedure, list display of reservations and payment details, information display, reservation reception of attraction facilities, It has a function to accept restaurant reservations. The display unit 31 can also input a password.

  In addition to the display unit 31, the purchase terminal 3 includes a ticket ID reading unit 32, a communication unit 33, an operation input unit 34, a storage unit 35, and an arithmetic processing unit 36.

  The ticket ID reading unit 32 has a ticket insertion slot 37, and reads a ticket ID stored in the ticket 2 from the ticket 2 inserted from the ticket insertion slot 37.

  The communication unit 33 performs wireless communication with the settlement server 7, the restaurant server 5, and the attraction server 6. The operation input unit 34 is for performing an input operation other than the input operation possible on the display unit 31.

  The storage unit 35 includes a ROM that stores various processing programs and a RAM that temporarily stores data, and stores screen data of various screens to be displayed on the display unit 31. The arithmetic processing unit 36 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) as a central processing unit, and controls the operations of the respective units provided in the purchase terminal 3 in association with each other. The arithmetic processing unit 36 controls the display of the screen on the display unit 31, the ticket ID read by the ticket ID reading unit 32, the data related to the contents instructed on various screens, etc. via the communication unit 33. Processing to be sent to the settlement server 7 or the like is performed. Details of communication performed with the settlement server 7 and the like will be described later.

  Note that the display unit 31 of the purchase terminal 3 may employ a display unit 31 such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL, or a plasma display instead of the display unit 31 formed of an LCD.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the entrance / exit management server 4.

  The entrance / exit management server 4 is connected to a plurality of entrance / exit gates provided at the leisure facility and an entrance gate installed at the entrance of a restaurant or attraction facility so as to be able to communicate by wire or wirelessly. It manages data related to entry and exit of a player's leisure facility and entry to various facilities (attractions and restaurants) in the leisure facility.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the entrance / exit management server 4 includes a communication unit 41, a storage unit 42, and an arithmetic processing unit 43.

  The communication unit 41 performs wireless communication with the settlement server 7. The communication unit 41 can communicate with the entrance / exit gate and the entrance gate in a wired or wireless manner, and receives data sent from the data reading devices of the entrance / exit gate and the entrance gate.

  The storage unit 42 includes a ROM that stores various processing programs and a RAM that temporarily stores data.

  The arithmetic processing unit 43 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) as a central processing unit, and controls the operations of the units provided in the entrance / exit management server 4 in association with each other. The arithmetic processing unit 43 performs a process of checking entrance / exit to the leisure facility and entrance to the attraction facility or restaurant and notifying the settlement server 7 of the contents. Details of communication performed with the settlement server 7 will be described later.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the restaurant server 5 is connected to each entrance gate installed in the restaurant so as to be able to communicate with each other by wire or wirelessly. The number of vacant seats etc.) and the data relating to the reservation status of each restaurant are managed, and when such data is requested from the purchase terminal 3 and the settlement server 7, processing for transmitting the data to the purchase terminal 3 and the settlement server 7 is performed.

  The restaurant server 5 has the same block configuration as the entrance / exit management server 4 and includes a communication unit 51, a storage unit 52, and an arithmetic processing unit 53, as shown in FIG. The communication unit 51 performs communication between the entrance gate of each restaurant, the purchase terminal 3 and the settlement server 7 wirelessly or by wire. The storage unit 52 includes a ROM that stores various processing programs and a RAM that temporarily stores data. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a database of the restaurant server 5. The storage unit 52 is provided with a storage area for writing restaurant reservation status data. As shown in FIG. 6 (a), the storage area includes the presence / absence of business and the number of reservations in each time zone. It comprises a service state storage area for managing the number of vacant seats and the like, and an individual reservation content storage area for managing detailed reservation contents for each player as shown in FIG. 6 (b).

  The service state storage area shown in FIG. 6A has fields for writing data of restaurant ID, business presence / absence, time zone, reservation limit number of people, number of reservations, number of seats, and update time. Data is stored in a table format and managed as a database. That is, the storage unit 52 stores the number of reservations among the data indicating whether each restaurant is open and the limited number of people set in advance for each time zone for the open restaurant. Memorize how many seats are available. The update time is the time when the number of reserved people is updated in the time zone corresponding to the update time.

  The individual reservation content storage area shown in FIG. 6B has fields for writing data of restaurant ID, ticket ID, reservation time, menu, number of reservations of each menu, number of reservations and reservation reception time, Each data is stored in a table format and managed as a database. That is, the memory | storage part 52 memorize | stores which player has eaten at what time and how many people eat, and which menu each eats with respect to the restaurant in operation.

  The arithmetic processing unit 53 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) as a central processing unit, and controls the operation of each unit provided in the restaurant server 5 in association with each other. When there is a request for data relating to the service status or reservation status of each restaurant from the purchasing terminal 3, the arithmetic processing unit 53 sends the data to the purchasing terminal 3 or refers to each database to determine whether or not the reservation can be accepted. Then, processing for sending the determination result to the settlement server 7 is performed. Details of communication performed between the purchase terminal 3 and the settlement server 7 will be described later.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the attraction server 6 is connected to an entrance gate installed in the attraction facility so that it can be wired or wirelessly communicated, and mainly the service status of each attraction facility (for example, whether or not it is in business or each time zone) Data on the reservation status of each attraction facility, etc., and when the data is requested from the purchase terminal 3 and the settlement server 7, the data is transmitted to the purchase terminal 3 and the settlement server 7. Do.

  The attraction server 6 has the same block configuration as the entrance / exit management server 4 and includes a communication unit 61, a storage unit 62, and an arithmetic processing unit 63, as shown in FIG. The communication unit 61 performs wireless or wired communication between the entrance gate of the attraction facility, the purchase terminal 3 and the settlement server 7. The storage unit 62 includes a ROM that stores various processing programs and a RAM that temporarily stores data. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a database of the attraction server 6. The storage unit 62 is provided with a storage area for writing attraction facility reservation status data. As shown in FIG. 7 (a), this storage area includes business presence and the number of reservations in each time zone. And a service state storage area for managing the number of vacant seats and the like, and as shown in FIG. 7B, an individual reservation content storage area for managing detailed reservation contents for each player.

  The service state storage area shown in FIG. 7A includes fields for writing data of attraction ID, business presence / absence, time zone, reservation limit number of people, reservation number of people, number of seats, and update time. Data is stored in a table format and managed as a database. That is, the storage unit 62 stores information on whether or not each attraction facility is operating, and for the attraction facilities that are in operation, how many people are reserved among the limited number of people set in advance for each time zone. Information on how many seats are available is stored. The update time is the time when the number of reserved people in the time zone corresponding to the update time is updated.

  The individual reservation content storage area shown in FIG. 7B has fields for writing attraction ID, ticket ID, group ID, reservation time, number of reservations, and reservation reception time, and each of the data is a table. Stored in a format and managed as a database. That is, the memory | storage part 62 memorize | stores which player made the reservation which which player uses at what time by what player with respect to the attraction business in operation. For a player who has made a reservation as a group, the group ID is written in the group ID field.

  The arithmetic processing unit 63 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) as a central processing unit, and controls the operations of the respective units provided in the attraction server 6 in association with each other. When there is a request for data regarding the service state or reservation status of the attraction facility from the purchasing terminal 3, the arithmetic processing unit 63 sends the data to the purchasing terminal 3 or determines whether or not the reservation can be accepted by referring to the respective databases. Then, processing for sending the determination result to the settlement server 7 is performed. Details of communication performed between the purchase terminal 3 and the settlement server 7 will be described later.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the settlement server 7 mainly performs verification processing for verifying the match / mismatch of the password entered at the entrance gate of the restaurant or attraction facility or the ticket terminal 3 and the ticket ID stored in the ticket 2. And settlement processing when a commercial transaction is performed.

  The settlement server 7 has the same block configuration as the entrance / exit management server 4 and includes a communication unit 71, a storage unit 72, and an arithmetic processing unit 73 as shown in FIG.

  The communication unit 71 performs wireless communication with the communication units 33, 41, 51, 61 provided in the purchase terminal 3, entrance / exit management server 4, restaurant server 5, and attraction server 6, respectively. The storage unit 72 includes a ROM that stores various processing programs and a RAM that temporarily stores data. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a database of the settlement server 7. The storage unit 72 stores data described below in a table format. These data include a transaction object information management database shown in FIG. 8A, a customer information management database shown in FIG. These are managed by being classified into the settlement content management database shown in FIG.

  As shown to Fig.8 (a), the transaction object information management database has the data regarding the menu (food / beverage) which can be provided in a restaurant, and the data regarding the content of an attraction facility. Note that menus (food and drinks) and attraction facilities provided at restaurants are collectively referred to as transactions.

  Each of the data includes, for example, an ID assigned to each transaction target (hereinafter referred to as a transaction target ID), a classification, a unit price, a transaction target name, a facility name, and other data. Among them, the category indicates the type of transaction object. In the present embodiment, since the products in the restaurant menu and the attraction are transaction objects, the category is “menu” and “attraction”. Since the specific digits of the transaction target ID are set to the same number for the same category, the settlement server 7 can see the digit of the transaction target ID sent from the purchase terminal 3 or the like. , To determine which category the transaction object belongs to. Data belonging to “others” includes, for example, image data showing a transaction object and character data indicating an introduction sentence of the transaction object.

  For example, in FIG. 8A, the transaction object ID “54324” is assigned to the juice provided at the restaurant A, the transaction object ID “54324”, the classification “restaurant”, and the unit price “500 yen”. , Data indicating the store name “Restaurant A” and other data such as image data of the product A are stored in a table format. That is, the storage unit 72 stores that the juice having the transaction target ID “54324” belonging to the restaurant category is provided in the restaurant A at a unit price of 500 yen.

  As shown in FIG. 8 (b), the customer information management database includes data for managing information regarding the player who uses the leisure facility. This data includes, for example, data of ticket ID, group ID, group number, password, entrance time, entrance gate number, balance, and latest update time.

  Among them, data of ticket ID, group ID, group number of people, entrance time, and entrance / exit gate number are received from the entrance / exit management server 4 and stored when the ticket 2 is passed through the entrance / exit gate. Further, the balance data is received from the entrance / exit management server 4 at the time of entrance, and when a commercial transaction is performed, the balance data is calculated based on the contents of the commercial transaction and the data managed in the transaction object information management database shown in FIG. The balance is updated by the calculation of the processing unit 73.

  Here, a settlement method related to the commercial transaction will be described. In this embodiment, when using an attraction facility, a case where an individual makes a reservation and a case where a group representative makes a reservation for all the groups, and a group representative is a member of the group. The method of payment differs depending on whether you make a reservation.

  In other words, when the payment server 7 makes a reservation by an individual and uses the group, or when the representative of the group makes a reservation for all of the group, the entire amount of the use fee is charged when the purchase procedure is performed using the purchase terminal 3. If the representative of the group makes a reservation for some members of the group, the payment is suspended at the time of the purchase procedure, and the payment is made when the attraction facility is actually used. To do.

  That is, when a representative of a group makes a reservation for some members of the group and uses it, it is not known which member of the group has made a reservation. Therefore, in this case, only when the balance of each member is equal to or greater than the usage fee for the attraction facility at the time the reservation is made, the reservation is accepted with the payment suspended, and a ticket is received at the entrance gate of the attraction facility. Since the member who made the reservation becomes clear at the time of passing, the usage fee is collected from the member who uses the attraction facility at that time.

  Returning to FIG. 8B, the latest update time data is data indicating the latest update time each time the data about the ticket ID corresponding to the data is updated. For example, as described above, when a commercial transaction is performed by the purchase terminal 3, the balance data is updated, so the update time becomes the latest update time.

  FIG. 8B shows, for example, the data for the ticket ID “0123564”, the group ID “153”, the group number “8 people”, the personal identification number “1454083”, the entrance time “8:35”, the entrance gate number “ No. 3 ”, balance“ ¥ 30000 ”, and latest update time“ 8:35 ”are stored in the storage unit 72 in a table format.

  That is, in the storage unit 72, the player who has the ticket 2 assigned with the ticket ID “0123564” is one of the group of eight players assigned with the group ID “153”. It is stored that the person entered the leisure facility at 8:35 from the entrance / exit gate whose entrance / exit gate number is “No. 3” with the personal identification number set to “1454083”. Further, since the latest update time is the same as the entrance time, the prepaid amount “¥ 30000” paid in advance at the window is stored in the storage unit 72 as a balance.

  As shown in FIG. 8C, the payment content management database includes data indicating the payment content of the commercial transaction by each player. The data includes ticket ID, transaction time, transaction object ID, transaction object name, and other data.

  Among them, the transaction time is the time when the reservation is made. The data belonging to “others” is, for example, data indicating whether settlement has been confirmed. Regarding the use of an attraction facility, in order to prevent delays in the operation start time, admission to the attraction facility and reservation at the operation start time before a predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes) before the operation start time. Is prohibited. If you do not enter the attraction facility at a certain time before the start time (for example, 5 minutes before) (timeout time), it will be considered canceled and you will be charged with a cancellation fee. To do.

  Therefore, if the data belonging to “others” is unconfirmed, it indicates that the current time has not reached the timeout time and the reservation is acceptable, and in the case of confirmation, the current time is the attraction facility. This means that the payment for deducting only the cancellation fee from the balance has been completed after the time-out time for has been completed, or the use of the attraction facility or the eating and drinking at the restaurant has been performed.

  In FIG. 8C, as data for the ticket ID “0123564”, the transaction time “10:05”, the transaction target ID “10523”, the transaction target name “Roller Coaster”, and other “determined” data are displayed in a table format. Indicates that it is remembered. In other words, in the storage unit 72, a player who normally owns the ticket 2 assigned with the ticket ID “0123564” reserves the use of the roller coaster corresponding to the transaction target ID “10523” at 10:05. I have done the procedure and remember that I used the roller coaster or I haven't used the roller coaster yet, but I can't cancel it.

  The arithmetic processing unit 73 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) as a central processing unit, and controls the operation of each unit provided in the attraction server 6 in association with each other. The arithmetic processing unit 73 performs a matching process for matching matching / mismatching between a password entered at an entrance gate or a purchase terminal 3 installed in a restaurant or an attraction facility and a ticket ID stored in the ticket 2. Executes settlement processing when a commercial transaction is performed. Details of communication performed with each device will be described later.

  Next, a detailed process performed between the settlement server 7 and the purchase terminal 3 at the time of commercial transaction will be described.

  FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 are sequence diagrams showing processing performed between reservation and use of the attraction facility and processing when canceling the use, and FIG. 11 is a diagram when reserving use of the attraction facility. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part 31 of the purchase terminal 3.

  As shown in FIG. 9, first, when the player enters the ticket 2 into the ticket slot of the entrance / exit gate (# 1), the entrance / exit management server 4 stores the ticket data built in the entrance / exit gate. The ticket ID, group ID, group number, entrance time, and entrance gate number data read by the reading device are received from the entrance / exit gate, and these data are sent to the settlement server 7 (# 2). Upon receiving these data, the settlement server 7 stores and manages the data in the customer information management database shown in FIG.

  Next, when the player enters the ticket 2 into the ticket slot 37 of the purchasing terminal 3 (# 3), the purchasing terminal 3 reads the ticket ID stored in the ticket 2. In addition, the purchase terminal 3 displays an unillustrated password input screen on the display unit 31 for allowing the player to input the password, and waits for a predetermined time. When the player enters a password on the password input screen (# 4), the read ticket ID and password data are sent to the settlement server 7 (# 5).

  The settlement server 7 reads the password corresponding to the ticket ID managed in the customer information management database shown in FIG. 8B based on the ticket ID sent from the purchase terminal 3, and the read password and It is checked whether or not the password sent from the purchase terminal 3 matches (# 6). As a result of the collation, if both of the passwords do not match, an error notification indicating that they are not matched is sent to the purchasing terminal 3, while if both of the passwords match, a notification that they match is purchased. Perform to terminal 3 (# 7).

  Purchasing terminal 3 receives any notification from settlement server 7 and displays a screen corresponding to the notification on display unit 31 (# 8). FIG. 11A is an example of a menu selection screen displayed on the display unit 31 when receiving a notification that the passwords match. Note that if the passwords do not match, the purchase terminal 3 displays a password input screen on the display unit 31 with a description of the content to notify that.

  As shown in FIG. 11A, the menu selection screen displays a list of service item names that the purchasing terminal 3 can provide to the player, and the menu selection screen of the present embodiment displays “personal information / balance”. / History ”,“ reservation / settlement list ”,“ restaurant reservation ”,“ information ”and“ attraction reservation ”are displayed. Since the display unit 31 is configured with a touch panel, each of the display areas including the item names has a function as a virtual button.

  The “personal information / balance / change” button is a button for displaying the balance registered in the ticket ID of the ticket 2 inserted in the ticket insertion slot 37 of the purchase terminal 3 and performing an operation for changing the balance. It is. The “reservation / settlement list” button is used to input an instruction to display on the display unit 31 a list of settlement contents including reservations for restaurants and attractions performed with the ticket 2 inserted in the ticket slot 37 of the purchase terminal 3. It is a button for. The “information” button is a button for inputting an instruction for causing the display unit 31 to display information on a lost child or a lost item, event information on the day, and the like. The “attraction reservation” button is a button for reserving an attraction facility, and the “restaurant reservation” button is a button for reserving a restaurant.

  When the “attraction reservation” button is pressed on this menu selection screen (# 9), the purchasing terminal 3 displays the service status (for example, whether business is available or whether reservation is possible) for all the attraction facilities in the leisure facility. Data requesting data is sent to the attraction server 6 (# 10). Upon receipt of this data, the attraction server 6 reads out the service status data for all the attraction facilities from the database shown in FIG. 7B and sends it to the purchasing terminal 3 (# 11).

  Upon receiving the service status data for all the attraction facilities from the attraction server 6, the purchasing terminal 3 generates a service status list screen shown in FIG. 11B and displays this screen on the display unit 31 (# 12). ).

  In the service status list screen shown in FIG. 11B, the presence / absence of business and the availability of reservation are displayed for the attraction facilities A to F, respectively. In addition, the display area of an attraction facility that is not operating or an attraction facility that cannot be reserved is displayed in a darker color (for example, gray or brown) than the display area of an attraction facility that can be reserved. Thereby, the player can know at a glance whether or not the attraction facility can be reserved. In addition, when the service status of the attraction facility cannot be displayed all at once, it may be displayed over a plurality of pages or in a scroll format.

  When a desired attraction facility (attraction facility B in FIG. 11B) is selected on this screen (# 13), the purchase terminal 3 displays the detailed service status (waiting for the attraction facility designated by the player). A notification requesting data such as time is sent again to the attraction server 6 together with the attraction ID of the attraction facility (# 14). Upon receiving these data, the attraction server 6 reads out the service status data of the attraction facility corresponding to the received attraction ID from the database shown in FIG. 7A and sends it to the purchasing terminal 3 (# 15).

  Upon receiving data indicating the service status of the attraction facility designated by the player from the attraction server 6, the purchasing terminal 3 generates an individual service introduction screen shown in FIG. 11C and displays this screen on the display unit 31. (# 16).

  In the individual service introduction screen shown in FIG. 11 (c), detailed data of the attraction facility designated by the player, for example, data such as the current waiting time and operation time, etc. are displayed, and the number of reserved persons is input. Is possible. On this screen, when the “reservation menu” button is pressed by the player (# 17), the purchasing terminal 3 displays the reservation content input screen shown in FIG. 11D on the display unit 31 (# 18). This screen is a screen for specifying the type of whether the reservation is for an individual or a group.

  When “individual” is designated as the reservation type on the input content display screen and the “next” button is pressed, the purchase terminal 3 displays a confirmation screen on the display unit 31 as shown in FIG. When the “reservation execution” button is pressed on this screen (# 19), a settlement waiting state screen indicating that the player is to be on standby is displayed on the display unit 31 while the selected reservation time and Data indicating the number of reserved persons is sent to the settlement server 7 together with the attraction ID, and a settlement process is requested of the settlement server 7 (# 20).

  When a payment processing request is made from the purchase terminal 3, the payment server 7 reads the balance of the player who entered the reservation from the customer information management database shown in FIG. 8B, and determines whether or not the balance is sufficient. Is determined (# 21). The settlement server 7 makes a reservation registration request to the attraction server 6 if the balance is sufficient, and if the balance is insufficient, sends an error notification to that effect to the purchasing terminal (# 22). .

  When a reservation registration request is made from the settlement server 7, the attraction server 6 reads the data of the attraction ID corresponding to the attraction facility to be reserved from the database shown in FIG. 7B, and whether or not the reservation can be registered. Judgment is made (whether the reservation limit is not exceeded) (# 23). When reservation registration is possible, after updating each database (reserved number of persons, number of vacant seats and update time data) shown in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b), the reservation is registered. While the notification is made to the settlement server 7, if the reservation cannot be registered, an error notification to that effect is sent to the settlement server 7 (# 24).

  If the notification received from the attraction server 6 indicates that the reservation has been registered, the settlement server 7 executes a settlement process (# 25). That is, the settlement server 7 subtracts the usage fee for the attraction facility from the balance corresponding to the ticket ID. When the settlement process is completed, the settlement server 7 updates each database shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C and then notifies the result of the settlement request made from the purchasing terminal 3 (# 26). If the notification received from the attraction server 6 indicates that the reservation cannot be registered, the fact is notified as a result of the settlement request made from the purchasing terminal 3.

  Upon receipt of the payment request result notification from the payment server 7, the purchasing terminal 3 generates the screen shown in FIG. 11 (g), FIG. 11 (h), or (i) in accordance with the content of the notification and displays the screen. When displayed on the display unit 31 and the notification is a notification that the reservation has been registered, the balance stored in the ticket 2 is rewritten (# 27). FIG. 11 (g) shows a reservation confirmation screen when the registration of the reservation is performed, and FIGS. 11 (h) and 11 (i) show the reservation acceptance refusal screen when the registration of the reservation is not performed.

  As shown in FIG. 11 (g), when a reservation is registered, the reservation content (attraction name and start time) and the amount settled by this reservation are displayed on the reservation confirmation screen. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 11 (h) and 11 (i), if the reservation is not registered, the reservation confirmation screen shows that the reservation is not registered and the reason (for example, insufficient balance or timeout) Etc.) is displayed.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 10, the ticket 2 used to make the reservation is put into the entrance gate installed in the attraction facility by a predetermined time before the operation time of the reserved attraction facility, When the code number is input (# 28), the ticket data reading device built in the entrance gate of the attraction facility reads the ticket ID from the inserted ticket 2. Then, the entrance gate sends the ticket ID together with the input password data to the entrance / exit management server 4, and the entrance / exit management server 4 sends the data to the settlement server 7 to request authentication. (# 29).

  The settlement server 7 reads the personal identification number corresponding to the ticket ID sent from the entrance / exit management server 4 from the customer information management database shown in FIG. 8B, and is sent from the read personal identification number and the entrance / exit server. It is checked whether or not the personal identification number matches (# 30). As a result of the collation, if both passwords match, after updating each database shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C, the result of the settlement request made from the entrance / exit management server 4 is updated. Notification is performed (# 31). If the verification result does not match, the entry / exit management server 4 is notified as a result of the settlement request made from the entrance / exit management server 4.

  Upon receipt of this notification, the entrance / exit management server 4 further notifies the entrance gate, and the entrance gate performs gate opening control based on the notification from the entrance / exit management server 4 (# 32). That is, when the entrance gate receives a notification from the entrance / exit management server 4 that the verification result is inconsistent, the entrance gate maintains the gate closed state and prohibits the player from passing through the gate. When the notification that the collation result matches is received from 4, the gate is opened and the player is allowed to pass through the gate.

  By the way, if the ticket 2 is not entered into the entrance gate installed in the reserved attraction facility and the password is not entered by the predetermined time before the operating time of the reserved attraction facility (# 33) The settlement server 7 determines that the reservation has been cancelled, and updates the settlement content management database shown in FIG. 8C (from “unconfirmed” to “confirmed”). Rewriting) is performed (# 34), and a predetermined cancellation fee is subtracted from the balance corresponding to the ticket ID to collect the cancellation fee.

  Next, the case where “group” is designated as the reservation type on the reservation content input screen of FIG. 11D and all members belonging to the group reserve use of the attraction facility will be described. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a screen displayed on the display unit 31 of the purchase terminal 3 when “group” is designated as the reservation type.

  When “group” is designated as the reservation type on the reservation content input screen shown in FIG. 11D, the number of reservations is set adjacent to the display area of the reservation type as shown in FIG. For example, when the number of members of a certain group is eight, the display column is set to eight by default. Here, since it is assumed that all members of the group reserve the use of the attraction facility, if the “next” button is pressed in this state, the purchasing terminal 3 is similar to FIG. Is displayed on the display unit 31.

  FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram showing processing after a pressing operation on the “reservation execution” button on the confirmation screen. When the “reservation execution” button is pressed on the confirmation screen (# 41), a settlement waiting state screen indicating that the player is to be on standby is displayed on the display unit 31, while the selected reservation time and the number of reservations are displayed. The data is sent to the settlement server 7 together with the attraction ID, and a settlement process is requested of the settlement server 7 (# 42). At this time, the purchase terminal 3 sends the group ID together with the ticket ID to the settlement server 7.

  Then, when a payment processing request is made from the purchase terminal 3, the payment server 7 refers to the customer information management database shown in FIG. 8 (b), and determines the number of reservations and the ticket ID sent from the purchase terminal 3. The number of corresponding groups is compared to determine whether or not the reservation is for all the groups. Here, since it is assumed that the reservation is for all the groups, the balance of all the members belonging to the group that made the reservation is read from the customer information management database shown in FIG. 8B, and whether each balance is sufficient or not. Is determined (# 43). The settlement server 7 makes a reservation registration request to the attraction server 6 when the balance of all the members is sufficient (# 44), and if even one of the balances is insufficient, an error indicating that fact. Notification is made to the purchasing terminal.

  When a reservation registration request is made from the settlement server 7, the attraction server 6 reads the data of the attraction ID corresponding to the attraction facility to be reserved from the database shown in FIG. 7B, and whether or not the reservation can be registered. Judgment is made (whether the reservation limit is not exceeded) (# 45). When reservation registration is possible, after updating each database (reserved number of persons, number of vacant seats and update time data) shown in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b), the reservation is registered. While the notification is made to the settlement server 7, if the reservation cannot be registered, an error notification to that effect is sent to the settlement server 7 (# 46).

  If the notification received from the attraction server 6 indicates that the reservation has been registered, the settlement server 7 executes a settlement process (# 47). That is, the settlement server 7 subtracts the usage fee for the attraction facility from the balance corresponding to each ticket ID. When the settlement processing is completed, the settlement server 7 updates each database shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C and then notifies the result of the settlement request made from the purchasing terminal 3 (# 48). If the notification received from the attraction server 6 indicates that the reservation cannot be registered, the fact is notified as a result of the settlement request made from the purchasing terminal 3.

  Upon receipt of the payment request result notification from the payment server 7, the purchasing terminal 3 generates the screen shown in FIG. 12B or FIG. 12C according to the content of the notification and displays the screen on the display unit 31. If the notification is a notification that the reservation has been registered, the balance stored in the ticket 2 of the player who made the reservation on behalf of the group is rewritten (# 49). FIG. 12B shows a reservation confirmation screen when reservation registration is performed, and FIG. 12C shows a reservation acceptance refusal screen when reservation registration is not performed.

  As shown in FIG. 12 (b), when a reservation is registered, the reservation confirmation screen displays the reservation contents (attraction name, number of reservations and start time), the amount settled by this reservation, and the balance after settlement. Is displayed. On the other hand, if the reservation is not registered, as shown in FIG. 12 (c), the reservation confirmation screen does not indicate that the reservation has been registered and the reason (for example, insufficient balance) as in the case of the individual reservation. Or reason for timeout) is displayed. In addition, when displaying that the balance is insufficient, the player can promptly respond (payment) by displaying the player (ticket ID) whose balance is insufficient.

  After that, when a ticket 2 is inserted into the entrance gate installed in the attraction facility and a password is entered (# 50) by a predetermined time before the operating time of the reserved attraction facility, the attraction facility's The ticket data reading device built in the entrance gate reads the ticket ID from the inserted ticket 2. Then, the entrance gate sends the ticket ID together with the input password data to the entrance / exit management server 4, and the entrance / exit management server 4 sends the data to the settlement server 7 to request authentication. (# 51).

  The settlement server 7 reads the personal identification number corresponding to the ticket ID sent from the entrance / exit management server 4 from the customer information management database shown in FIG. 8B, and is sent from the read personal identification number and the entrance / exit server. It is checked whether or not the personal identification number matches (# 52). As a result of the collation, if both passwords match, after updating each database shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C, the result of the authentication request made from the entrance / exit management server 4 is updated. Notification is performed (# 53). If the verification result does not match, the entry / exit management server 4 is notified as a result of the settlement request made from the entrance / exit management server 4.

  Upon receipt of this notification, the entrance / exit management server 4 gives this notification to the entrance gate, and the entrance gate performs gate opening control based on the notification from the entrance / exit management server 4 (# 54). That is, when the entrance gate receives a notification from the entrance / exit management server 4 that the verification result is inconsistent, the entrance gate maintains the gate closed state and prohibits the player from passing through the gate. When the notification that the collation result matches is received from 4, the gate is opened and the player is allowed to pass through the gate. Each time a ticket 2 is inserted into the entrance gate installed in the attraction facility by each member of the group and a password is entered, processing from # 51 to # 54 is performed.

  By the way, for players who have not entered the ticket 2 into the entrance gate installed at the reserved attraction facility and entered the PIN before the specified time of the reserved attraction operating time. The settlement server 7 determines that the reservation has been cancelled, and the settlement contents shown in FIG. 8C for the ticket ID for which no ticket ID or password has been sent from the entrance / exit management server 4. The management database is updated ("other" data is rewritten from "unconfirmed" to "confirmed") (# 54).

  In addition, a cancellation fee is collected as in the case of the individual reservation. At that time, for example, if the balance of the player who made the cancellation is greater than or equal to a predetermined cancellation fee, the cancellation fee is deducted from the balance, while if the balance of the player is less than the cancellation fee, The cancellation fee is also borne by other members of the group to which the player belongs. In this case, the balance is deducted uniformly or in accordance with the balance of all the members except the group or the canceled player. By collecting the cancellation fee in this way, useless reservations can be suppressed or eliminated.

  Next, a case will be described in which “group” is designated as the reservation type on the reservation content input screen of FIG. 11D and the use of the attraction facility is reserved with a reservation number smaller than the number of members belonging to the group.

  When “group” is designated as the reservation type on the reservation content input screen shown in FIG. 11D, the number of reservations is set adjacent to the display area of the reservation type as shown in FIG. For example, when the number of members of the group is eight, eight people are set by default in the display section. Here, since it is assumed that the reservation for use of the attraction facility is made with a reservation number smaller than the number of members of the group, for example, when the number of reservations is set to six and the “next” button is pressed. The purchasing terminal 3 displays a confirmation screen similar to that shown in FIG.

  FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram showing processing after the “reservation execution” button is pressed on the confirmation screen shown in FIG. When the “reservation execution” button is pressed on this confirmation screen (# 61), a settlement waiting state screen indicating that the player is waiting is displayed on the display unit 31, while the selected reservation time and number of reservations are displayed. The indicated data is sent to the settlement server 7 together with the attraction ID, and a settlement process is requested of the settlement server 7 (# 62). At this time, the purchase terminal 3 sends the group ID together with the ticket ID to the settlement server 7.

  Then, when a payment processing request is made from the purchase terminal 3, the payment server 7 refers to the customer information management database shown in FIG. 8 (b), and determines the number of reservations and the ticket ID sent from the purchase terminal 3. The number of corresponding groups is compared to determine whether or not the reservation is for all the groups. Here, since it is assumed that the reservation is for some members in the group, the balance of all members belonging to the group that made the reservation is read from the customer information management database shown in FIG. It is determined whether it is sufficient (# 63). The settlement server 7 makes a reservation registration request to the attraction server 6 when the balance of all the members is sufficient (# 64), and if even one of the balances is insufficient, an error indicating that fact. Notification is made to the purchasing terminal.

  When a reservation registration request is made from the settlement server 7, the attraction server 6 reads the data of the attraction ID corresponding to the attraction facility to be reserved from the database shown in FIG. 7B, and whether or not the reservation can be registered. Judgment is made (whether or not the reservation limit number is exceeded) (# 65). When reservation registration is possible, after updating each database (reserved number of persons, number of vacant seats and update time data) shown in FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b), the reservation is registered. While the notification is made to the settlement server 7, if the reservation cannot be registered, an error notification to that effect is sent to the settlement server 7 (# 66).

  If the notification received from the attraction server 6 indicates that the reservation has been registered, the payment server 7 notifies the result of the payment request made from the purchasing terminal 3 without performing the payment processing. (# 67). The settlement process is not performed because it is not known at this stage which member will use the attraction facility. If the notification received from the attraction server 6 indicates that the reservation cannot be registered, the fact is notified as a result of the settlement request made from the purchasing terminal 3.

  Upon receipt of the payment request result notification from the payment server 7, the purchasing terminal 3 generates a screen shown in FIG. 15B or FIG. 12C according to the content of the notification and displays the screen on the display unit 31. Displayed (# 68). The reservation confirmation screen shown in FIG. 15B shows a reservation confirmation screen when a reservation is registered, and the reservation details (attraction name, number of reservations and start time) are displayed on this reservation confirmation screen. The amount settled by this reservation is not displayed because the settlement is on hold.

  After that, when a ticket 2 is inserted into the entrance gate installed in the attraction facility and a password is entered (# 69) by a predetermined time before the operating time of the reserved attraction facility, the attraction facility's The ticket data reading device built in the entrance gate reads the ticket ID from the inserted ticket 2. Then, the entrance gate sends the ticket ID together with the input PIN number data to the entrance / exit management server 4, and the entrance / exit management server 4 sends the data to the settlement server 7 for authentication request and settlement. (# 70).

  The settlement server 7 reads the personal identification number corresponding to the ticket ID sent from the entrance / exit management server 4 from the customer information management database shown in FIG. 8B, and is sent from the read personal identification number and the entrance / exit server. It is checked whether or not the personal identification number matches (# 71). As a result of the collation, if both of the password numbers match, the balance corresponding to the ticket ID is read to determine whether or not the balance is sufficient. The payment server 7 deducts the use fee of the attraction facility from the balance corresponding to each ticket ID when the balance is sufficient, and indicates that when the balance is insufficient. An error notification is sent to the entrance / exit management server. Thereafter, the settlement server 7 updates each database shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C, and then notifies the authentication request and the result for the settlement request made from the entrance / exit management server 4 (# 72). ). If the verification result does not match, the entry / exit management server 4 is notified as a result of the authentication request and settlement request made from the entrance / exit management server 4.

  Upon receipt of this notification, the entrance / exit management server 4 further notifies the entrance gate, and the entrance gate performs gate opening control based on the notification from the entrance / exit management server 4 (# 73). In other words, when the entrance gate receives a notification from the entrance / exit management server 4 that the verification result is inconsistent or the balance is insufficient, the gate is kept closed and the player is prohibited from passing through the gate. On the other hand, when the notification that the collation result is coincident is received from the entrance / exit management server 4, the gate is opened to allow the player to pass through the gate. Each time a ticket 2 is entered by each member of the group into the entrance gate installed in the attraction facility and a password is entered, processing from # 70 to # 73 is performed.

  By the way, if the ticket 2 is not entered into the entrance gate installed in the reserved attraction facility and the password is not entered by the predetermined time before the operating time of the reserved attraction facility (# 74) The settlement server 7 determines that the reservation has been cancelled, and the ticket ID for which no ticket ID or PIN has been sent from the entrance / exit management server 4 is shown in FIG. The settlement content management database is updated ("other" data is rewritten from "unconfirmed" to "confirmed") (# 54), and a cancellation fee is collected. The method of collecting the cancellation fee is substantially the same as when all the members of the group make a reservation for using the attraction facility.

  In addition, as described above, in the case of a commercial transaction related to eating and drinking in a restaurant, each device described above except that the restaurant server 5 communicates with the payment server 7 instead of the attraction server 6 The processing related to the settlement performed between them is substantially the same.

  Next, processing of each device in the settlement system 1 will be described. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the processing of the purchase terminal 3.

  As shown in FIG. 16, when the ticket 2 is inserted into the ticket insertion slot 37 (step # 101), the arithmetic processing unit 36 displays a password input screen (not shown) on the display unit 31 (step # 102). . Wait until the password is entered on the password entry screen (NO in step # 103). When the password is entered (YES in step # 103), the ticket ID and the password data are sent to the settlement server 7. Transmit (step # 104).

  Then, arithmetic processing unit 36 stands by until an authentication result is sent from settlement server 7 (NO in step # 105), and when an authentication result is sent from settlement server 7 (YES in step # 105). It is determined whether or not the authentication result is authenticated (step # 106). If the authentication result indicates that the authentication is not successful (NO in step # 106), the arithmetic processing unit 36 returns to step # 102 and again displays on the display unit 31 a password input screen for requesting re-input of the password. On the other hand, if the authentication result indicates that the authentication is not successful (YES in step # 106), a menu selection screen as shown in FIG. 11A is displayed on the display unit 31 (step # 107).

  Next, the arithmetic processing unit 36 stands by until the transaction content is selected on the menu selection screen. When the transaction content is selected (step # 108), an intention to determine the input transaction content is input. It is determined whether or not the “next” button (for example, the next button on the reservation content input screen shown in FIG. 11D) has been operated (step # 109). No in 109), a signal to request the service state is transmitted to settlement server 7 (step # 110).

  Arithmetic processing unit 36 waits until the result of the request is notified from settlement server 7 (NO in step # 111), and when notified (YES in step # 111), displays a screen displaying the service status. This is displayed on the unit 31 (step # 112). The screen displayed here includes a service status list screen shown in FIG. 11B and an individual service introduction screen shown in FIG.

  When the “next” button is operated on the reservation content input screen (YES in step # 109), arithmetic processing unit 36 displays a confirmation screen shown in FIG. # 114) It is determined whether or not the "reservation execution" button is pressed on the screen (step # 115).

  The arithmetic processing unit 36 stands by until the “reservation execution” button is pressed (NO in step # 115). When the “reservation execution” button is pressed (YES in step # 115), the ticket read from the ticket 2 is read. Data indicating transaction details including the ID, group ID, and input transaction target ID is transmitted to the settlement server 7 (step # 116).

  Then, it waits until data indicating the processing result is sent from the settlement server 7 (NO in step # 117), and when data indicating the processing result is sent from the settlement server 7 (YES in step # 117), A screen showing the result of processing by settlement server 7 is displayed on display unit 31 (step # 118). This screen is, for example, screens (g) to (i) shown in FIG.

Next, authentication processing by the settlement server 7 will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing authentication processing by the settlement server 7.

  As shown in FIG. 17, when data indicating a ticket ID and a personal identification number is sent from the purchase terminal 3 (step # 121), the arithmetic processing unit 73 displays the personal identification number corresponding to the sent ticket ID. 8 (b) is read from the customer information management database, and the read password number is compared with the password sent from the purchase terminal 3 (step # 122) to determine whether or not they match. (Step # 123).

  As a result, if both passwords match (YES in step # 123), a signal indicating that they match is sent to purchasing terminal 3 (step # 124), while if both passwords do not match. (NO in step # 123), a signal indicating inconsistency is transmitted to purchasing terminal 3 (step # 125).

  Next, processing of the attraction server 6 and the restaurant server 5 when the service status data is requested from the purchase terminal 3 will be described. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the processing of the attraction server 6 and the restaurant server 5.

  As shown in FIG. 18, when service state data is requested from purchasing terminal 3 (step # 131), arithmetic processing units 53 and 63 refer to each database and read data indicating the service state. (Step # 132), the read data is transmitted to purchasing terminal 3 (step # 133).

  Next, processing by the settlement server 7 when a group reservation procedure is performed at the purchasing terminal 3 will be described. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing processing by the settlement server 7.

  As shown in FIG. 19, when the “reservation execution” button on the input content display screen displayed on the purchase terminal 3 is operated and a payment request is made from the purchase terminal 3 (step # 141), the arithmetic processing unit 73 Referring to the customer information management database shown in FIG. 8B, it is determined whether or not the balance is equal to or higher than the unit price (step # 142). If the balance is less than the unit price (NO in step # 142). ), An error notification to that effect is sent to the purchasing terminal 3 (step # 143).

  If the balance is equal to or greater than the unit price (YES in step # 142), the arithmetic processing unit 73 makes a reservation registration request to the attraction server 6 or the restaurant server 5 (step # 144). It waits for the processing result to be notified from attraction server 6 or restaurant server 5 (NO in step # 145).

  Receiving the processing result notification from attraction server 6 or restaurant server 5 (YES in step # 145), arithmetic processing unit 73 determines whether or not the notification is a reservation accepted (step # 146). ). If the received notification does not indicate that the reservation has been accepted (NO in step # 146), the arithmetic processing unit 73 sends an error notification indicating that to the purchasing terminal 3 (step # 143), and the received notification Indicates that the reservation has been accepted (YES in step # 146), it is determined whether or not the number of reserved persons matches the number of members of the group (step # 147).

  As a result, if the reserved number does not match the number of members of the group (NO in step # 147), the settlement is suspended (step # 148), while the reserved number matches the number of members of the group. (YES in step # 147), an amount corresponding to the usage fee (unit price) of the attraction facility is subtracted from the balance of each member (step # 149). In this way, the payment method differs depending on whether the number of reserved people matches the number of members of the group or not. The number of reserved people does not match the number of members of the group. At this stage, it is not known which member will use the attraction facility, and it will be known which member will use the attraction facility only when the attraction facility is used (when the ticket is passed to the entrance gate of the attraction facility). Because.

  After the processing of step # 148 or # 149, each database shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C is updated (step # 150), and the settlement result is notified to the purchasing terminal 3 (step # 151).

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing processing performed by the attraction server 6 and the like when a reservation execution instruction is issued from the settlement server 7 to the attraction server 6 and the restaurant server 5 at step # 143 in the flowchart shown in FIG. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the arithmetic processing units 53 and 63 of the attraction server 6 and the restaurant server 5 determine whether or not a reservation execution instruction has been issued from the settlement server 7 (step # 161), and the settlement server 7 When a reservation execution instruction is issued (YES in step # 161), it is determined whether or not a reservation can be accepted with reference to the database shown in FIG. 6A or FIG. # 162).

  As a result, if it is impossible to accept the reservation (NO in step # 162), the arithmetic processing units 53 and 63 send an error notification to that effect to the settlement server 7 (step # 163). In addition, when it is possible to accept a reservation (YES in step # 162), arithmetic processing units 53 and 63 update the database by storing the reservation content in each database shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. Thereafter (step # 164), the settlement server 7 is notified that the reservation acceptance process has been completed (step # 165). Then, arithmetic processing units 53 and 63 determine whether or not there is a response indicating that the notification has been received from settlement server 7 (step # 166), and if there is no response (NO in step # 166), Returning to the process of step # 165, if the response is received (YES in step # 166), the process is terminated.

  Next, when the payment process of # 148 shown in FIG. 19 is put on hold, the process of the payment server 7 after the hold will be described. FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the processing of this settlement server.

  As shown in FIG. 21, information stored in the ticket 2 is read by a ticket data reading device installed at the entrance of an attraction facility or restaurant, and an entrance detection signal (including a ticket ID and the like) is received from the entrance / exit management server 4. ) Is sent (step # 171), the arithmetic processing unit 73 reads the balance corresponding to the ticket ID from the customer information management database shown in FIG. 8B, and the balance exceeds the attraction facility usage fee. It is determined whether or not there is (step # 172).

  As a result, when the balance is less than the usage fee for the attraction facility (NO at step # 172), the settlement server 7 sends an error notification to that effect to the purchasing terminal (step # 173), and the balance is at the attraction facility. 8 (YES in step # 172), after subtracting the usage fee for the attraction facility to be entered from the balance (step # 174), shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C. Each database is rewritten (step # 175), and the purchase terminal 3 is notified that payment has been completed (step # 176).

  When the error notification in step # 173 is made from the settlement server 7, the purchase terminal 3 may display on the display unit 31 a request for additional payment.

  Next, a description will be given of processing of the settlement server 7 when some members cancel without entering the attraction facility to be reserved as many as the reserved number of people. FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the processing of the settlement server 7.

  As shown in FIG. 22, when the time-out time is reached (YES in step # 181), arithmetic processing unit 73 determines whether or not only the reserved number of people have entered the attraction facility (step # 182). As a result, when the reserved number of members enter the attraction facility (YES in step # 182), the process ends. On the other hand, when the number of members who have entered does not reach the reserved number (in step # 182) NO), a cancellation fee will be collected for the number of members who made a reservation but canceled without using the attraction facility. That is, a predetermined amount of cancellation fee is set in advance per canceled member, and the arithmetic processing unit 73 calculates the total amount of cancellation fee obtained by multiplying the cancellation fee by the number of canceled people (step # 183).

  Then, the total amount is equally divided by the number of members of the group, and the cancellation fee is subtracted from the balance of each member to collect the cancellation fee (step # 184). Thereafter, the arithmetic processing unit 73 updates each database shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C (step # 185).

  As described above, in consideration of the fact that a plurality of members can use the facility as one group (organization), one unique group ID is assigned to the ticket ID of each member belonging to the group, When a representative of a group makes a reservation in the group for use of an attraction facility using the purchasing terminal 3, reservation of all members or a part of members belonging to the group having a group ID corresponding to the ticket ID of the representative is made. Since it is set as a person who has made a reservation, it is possible to reduce the trouble and burden of the player for making the reservation, and it is possible to easily perform the reservation procedure.

  In addition, when canceling the use of an attraction facility, a part of the amount was settled as a cancellation fee, so that the damage to the management side when the reservation is canceled can be reduced and wasted Reservations can be suppressed or eliminated. In addition to the said embodiment, it can replace with the said embodiment and the deformation | transformation form demonstrated to the following form (1)-(8) is also employable for this invention.

  (1) In the above embodiment, when all members belonging to a group make a reservation at an attraction facility or the like, if at least one of the members belonging to the group is insufficient at the reservation stage, the entire group is reserved. However, in consideration of the convenience of the group reservation process, even if one person has a shortage of balance, if the total balance of each member is greater than or equal to the total use of the attraction facility, The reservation may be accepted. In this case, specifically, the settlement server 7 processes as follows.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the processing of the settlement server 7.

  As shown in FIG. 23, when a settlement request is made from the purchasing terminal 3, the arithmetic processing unit 73 calculates the balance of all the members in the group based on the group ID sent from the purchasing terminal 3 as shown in FIG. Reading from the information management database (step # 191), whether or not the sum is more than the product of the fee for use of the attraction facility and the number of users (number of members), that is, the cost required for using the attraction facility as a whole group Is determined (step # 192).

  As a result, when the total balance is smaller than the multiplication value (NO in step # 192), the arithmetic processing unit 73 notifies the purchase terminal 3 of an error indicating that (step # 193), while the balance If the total is equal to or greater than the multiplication value (YES in step # 192), a member (ticket ID) whose balance is equal to or greater than the attraction facility usage price (unit price) and the number of members X are derived (step # 194). Then, the multiplication value is divided by the number of members X (step # 195). Then, the division value is subtracted from the balance of the member whose balance is not less than the attraction facility use price (unit price) (step # 196).

  For example, regarding the balance of eight members A1 to A8 of a group, the member A2 is 100 yen, the member A3 is 400 yen, the A4 is 300 yen, the other members are 2000 yen, and the usage fee is 500 yen Assume that you have made a group reservation for the facility. In this case, for a total of 4000 yen (= 500 yen x 8 people) for the use of the attraction facility, the total balance of the entire group is 10800 yen, which is 4000 yen or more, so the settlement server 7 accepts the reservation. Execute payment processing.

  Specifically, since the members A1, A5 to A8 have a balance more than the use fee of the attraction facility, the members A1, A5 to A8 become the target members of the burden, and by the process of the step # 195, these members Calculate the amount of 800 yen (= 4000 yen ÷ 5 people) to be borne by the member. Therefore, the balance of each member after settlement is 100 yen for member A2, 400 yen for member A3, 300 yen for member A4, and 1200 yen for members A1, A5 to A8. FIG. 24A shows a screen displayed as a reservation confirmation screen on the display unit 31 when the member A1 makes a reservation for an attraction facility using the purchasing terminal 3 as a group representative, and the member A2 purchases as a group representative. FIG. 24B shows screens that are displayed as reservation confirmation screens on the display unit 31 when an attraction facility is reserved by the terminal 3.

  In the reservation confirmation screen shown in FIG. 24 (a), the settlement method (attraction name, number of reservations and start time) and the settlement method as described above when the balance of one of the members belonging to the group is insufficient. “Prepaid group payment applied”, payment amount, and balance are displayed, indicating that payment has been made. The amount of payment is displayed separately for the attraction facility usage fee (500 yen) and the other member's usage fee (300 yen).

  On the reservation confirmation screen shown in FIG. 24 (b), the same items as in FIG. 24 (a) are displayed. However, since member A2 has a balance of 100 yen (<attraction facility usage fee), this The fact that there is no payment for the use of the attraction facility is displayed.

  Based on the balance thus calculated, the arithmetic processing unit 73 updates each database shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C (step # 197), and notifies the purchasing terminal 3 that the settlement has been completed. Perform (Step # 198).

  In this way, when the balance of the entire group is equal to or greater than the total usage fee when all members use the attraction facility, the usage fee required for the entire group is equally shared by members who have a balance equal to or higher than the unit price. By doing so, it is not necessary to perform the re-booking procedure using the depositing work or the purchasing terminal 3, and the booking procedure can be smoothly performed.

  (2) In consideration of the convenience of the reservation procedure in the group, the settlement process may be performed as follows instead of the settlement process of the embodiment or the modification (1). FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the processing of the settlement server.

  As shown in FIG. 25, when a settlement request is made from the purchasing terminal 3, the arithmetic processing unit 73 calculates the balance of all members in the group based on the group ID sent from the purchasing terminal 3 as shown in FIG. Read from the information management database (step # 201), and whether or not the sum of them is a product of the charge for using the attraction facility and the number of users (number of members), that is, whether it is more than the cost required for using the attraction facility as a whole group Is determined (step # 202).

  As a result, when the total balance is smaller than the multiplication value (NO in step # 202), the arithmetic processing unit 73 notifies the purchasing terminal 3 of an error indicating that (step # 203), while the balance If the total is equal to or greater than the multiplication value (YES in step # 202), the total amount S of all members' balance is calculated (step # 204), and the ratio of each member's balance to the calculated total amount S and A burden amount corresponding to the ratio is calculated (step # 205), and the burden amount is subtracted from the balance of each member (step # 206).

  For example, regarding the balance of eight members A1 to A8 of a group, members A1 and A2 are 1000 yen, member A3 is 2000 yen, A4 is 0 yen, members A5 to A8 are 1500 yen, and the usage fee is 500 It is assumed that the group has made a reservation for a yen attraction facility. In this case, since the total balance of the entire group is 10,000 yen or more than 4000 yen with respect to the total use fee of 4000 yen for the attraction facility, the settlement server 7 accepts this reservation and executes the settlement process.

  As a result of the processing of step # 205, the arithmetic processing unit 73 determines that the members A1, A2 are 10%, the member A3 is 20%, A4 is 0%, and the member A5 as the ratio of the balance of each member to the total amount of 10,000 yen. -A8 is calculated to be 15%, and as a result, the members A1-A8 (excluding member A4) will pay 400 yen for members A1 and A2 (= 4000 yen x 20%) and 800 yen for member A3 The members A5 to A8 are calculated as 600 yen. Therefore, the balance of each member after settlement is 600 yen (= 1000 yen-400 yen) for members A1 and A2, 1200 yen for member A3, 0 yen for member A4, and 900 yen for members A5 to A8. FIG. 26A shows a screen displayed as a reservation confirmation screen on the display unit 31 when the member A3 makes a reservation for an attraction facility using the purchasing terminal 3 as a group representative, and the member A4 purchases as a group representative. FIG. 26B shows a screen displayed as a reservation confirmation screen on the display unit 31 when an attraction facility is reserved by the terminal 3.

  In the reservation confirmation screen shown in FIG. 26 (a), the settlement method (attraction name, number of reservations and start time) and the settlement method as described above when the balance of one of the members belonging to the group is insufficient. “Prepaid group payment applied”, payment amount, and balance are displayed, indicating that payment was made at. The payment amount is displayed separately for the use fee (500 yen) of its own attraction facility and the use fee (300 yen) of other members calculated by the settlement method.

  On the reservation confirmation screen shown in FIG. 26 (b), the same items as in FIG. 26 (a) are displayed, and the balance of member A4 is 0 yen. It is displayed that there is not.

  Based on the balance thus calculated, the arithmetic processing unit 73 updates each database shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C (step # 207), and notifies the purchasing terminal that the settlement has been completed. (Step # 208).

  In this way, if the balance of the entire group is equal to or greater than the total usage fee when all members use the attraction facility, the payment for the entire group will be borne according to the proportion of the balance of each member. Therefore, an unfair feeling can be reduced as compared with the modification (1).

  (3) When a member who has insufficient balance pays for the use of an attraction facility to another member, if the calculation method as in the modified form (1) is used, the member who pays the fee can pay up to that share. There is a case where there is no (owner's usage fee <balance <owner's usage fee + burden amount). Considering this, it is more preferable to perform the settlement process as follows.

  FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the processing of the settlement server 7.

  As shown in FIG. 27, when a payment request is made from the purchasing terminal 3, the arithmetic processing unit 73 displays the balance of all the members in the group in FIG. 8B based on the group ID sent from the purchasing terminal. Is read from the customer information management database shown (step # 211), and the sum of them is the product of the use fee of the attraction facility and the number of users (number of members), that is, whether the total cost exceeds the cost required to use the attraction facility as a whole group It is determined whether or not (step # 212).

  As a result, when the balance total is smaller than the multiplication value (NO in step # 212), the arithmetic processing unit 73 notifies the purchase terminal 3 of an error indicating that (step # 213), while the balance If the total is equal to or greater than the multiplication value (YES in step # 212), a member (ticket ID) whose balance is equal to or greater than the attraction facility use price (unit price) and the number of members X are derived (step # 214). Then, the multiplication value is divided by the number of members X (step # 215). Then, the arithmetic processing unit 73 subtracts the division value Y from the balance of the member whose balance is equal to or greater than the use fee (unit price) of the attraction facility, and whether or not the balance after each subtraction for each member is 0 yen or more. Is determined (step # 216).

  As a result, if the balance after each subtraction of each member is 0 yen or more (YES in step # 216), the arithmetic processing unit 73 is a member whose balance is equal to or greater than the use fee (unit price) of the attraction facility ( The division value Y is subtracted from the balance of the ticket ID) (step # 217).

  On the other hand, when there is a member whose balance after the subtraction is less than 0 yen (NO in step # 216), the arithmetic processing unit 73 has a member (ticket ID) whose balance is equal to or greater than the use fee (unit price) of the attraction facility. Is calculated (step # 218), the ratio of each member's balance with respect to the calculated total amount S and a burden amount corresponding to the ratio are calculated (step # 219). Subtract from balance of member (step # 220).

  Based on the balance after the processing of step # 217 or # 220, each database shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C is updated (step # 221), and the purchase terminal 3 is notified that the settlement is completed (step # 221). Step # 222).

  By this settlement method, it is possible to reliably perform settlement including the usage fee of the member whose balance is insufficient.

  (4) In the above embodiment and modifications (1) to (3), when the money to be paid by another person is paid, for example, by printing the amount of money on a ticket, It is desirable to be able to distinguish the burden of members.

  (5) In the above embodiment, when a reservation procedure for using an attraction facility is performed, if the attraction server 6 cannot make a reservation for the number of people at the designated reservation time, a reservation is made to the settlement server 7. Although notifying that it is impossible and not accepting the reservation, the present invention is not limited to this, and the following processing may be performed.

  FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing the processing of the attraction server 6.

  As shown in FIG. 28, the arithmetic processing unit 63 starts measuring time with an unillustrated timer simultaneously with the activation of the attraction server 3 (step # 231), and when there is a reservation registration request from the settlement server 7 ( With reference to the database shown in FIG. 7A, it is determined whether or not there is a remaining number (vacant seats) for the attraction facility in the reserved time zone (step # 233).

  If there is no remaining attraction facility in the reserved time zone (NO in step # 233), the arithmetic processing unit 63 moves the operating time zone in which the reservation is entered to the next operating time zone (step # 234), the process returns to step # 232. Thereafter, the processing of steps # 233 and 234 is repeated until a time zone with a remaining number is found for the attraction facility.

  If there is a remaining number for the attraction facility (YES in step # 233), arithmetic processing unit 63 performs rearrangement (sorting) in such a manner that priority is given to a group having a large number of members in each time zone (step # 235). ). As a result, when the capacity is over (YES in step # 236), arithmetic processing unit 63 moves the reservation of the members of the entire group to which the members exceeding the capacity belong to the next operation time zone (step # 234), and the capacity is reached. If it falls within (NO in step # 236), it is checked whether or not the timer has measured 5 minutes (step # 237), and if the timer has not measured 5 minutes (NO in step # 237) ), Returning to step # 232, the processes from step # 232 to # 237 are repeated until the timer measures 5 minutes.

  If the timer measures 5 minutes (YES in step # 237), the reservation is confirmed in the order determined by the sort process performed immediately before 5 minutes elapses, and the database is rewritten (step # 238). .

  Thereafter, the settlement server 7 is notified that the reservation is confirmed (step # 239), the timer is reset (step # 240), and the process of step # 232 is performed.

  Thus, even if it is not possible to make a reservation for the number of people at the designated reservation time, by making a reservation at the next operation time zone, the player can perform the reservation procedure smoothly. In this case, a standby screen may be displayed on the display unit 31 of the purchasing terminal 3 so that the player waits until the reservation is confirmed. However, a relatively long time is required until the reservation is confirmed (for example, the above 5). Minutes), the operation at the purchasing terminal 3 is temporarily terminated, and when the reservation is confirmed, the player can use the time effectively by notifying the fact with a ticket equipped with a notification function. can do.

  (6) In the above embodiment, the payment system 1 according to the present invention is realized by the four server devices of the entrance / exit management server 4, the restaurant server 5, the attraction server 6 and the payment server 7, but the present invention is not limited to this. In consideration of the amount of data to be stored and the load due to processing, more server devices may be provided or the number of server devices may be reduced, and each server device may be equipped with a function.

  For example, when the amount of data to be processed is large, another server device is provided, and the data shown in FIG. 8A managed as the transaction target management database among the data stored in the settlement server is You may make it make the server apparatus newly provided manage as a database. When the amount of data to be processed in the payment system is relatively small, the data managed separately by the attraction server, restaurant server, entrance / exit management server and payment server are managed and processed by one server device. It may be.

  (7) In the above embodiment, the ticket ID, group ID, admission time, admission gate number, and balance data are stored in the ticket. However, if the settlement server 7 manages these information, Only the ticket ID may be stored in the ticket.

  (8) The object to which the payment system according to the present invention is applied is not limited to the above-mentioned leisure facilities, but can be applied to facilities such as shopping centers and the like that have stores that sell goods or services within a certain site. In addition to the ID assigned to each member, a different ID is commonly assigned to each member of a facility where a group (organization) having a plurality of people may conduct a commercial transaction including a reservation, It is only necessary that all or some of the members of the group are set as having performed the procedure in the procedure by any member (representative) of the group using this ID.

It is a figure showing composition of one embodiment of a settlement system concerning the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the memory area of a ticket. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of a purchase terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a purchase terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of an entrance / exit management server. It is a figure which shows the database of a restaurant server. It is a figure which shows the database of an attraction server. It is a figure which shows the database of a payment server. It is a sequence diagram which shows the process at the time of canceling the process performed from the reservation of utilization of an attraction facility to utilization, and the utilization. It is a sequence diagram which shows the process at the time of canceling the process performed from the reservation of utilization of an attraction facility to utilization, and the utilization. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of a purchase terminal when reserving utilization of an attraction facility. It is a figure which shows the screen displayed on the display part of a purchase terminal, when "group" is designated as a reservation classification. FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram showing processing after a pressing operation on a “reservation execution” button on the confirmation screen shown in FIG. 12. FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram showing processing after the “reservation execution” button is pressed on the confirmation screen shown in FIG. In the reservation content input screen shown in FIG. 11 (d), “group” is designated as the reservation type, and when the reservation for use of the attraction facility is made with a reservation number smaller than the number of members of the group, it is displayed on the display unit. It is a figure which shows a screen. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a purchase terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the authentication process by a payment server. It is a flowchart which shows the process of an attraction server and a restaurant server when the data of a service state are requested | required from the purchase terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the process by the payment server 7 when the reservation procedure in a group is performed by the purchasing terminal. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing processing performed by the attraction server or the like when a reservation execution instruction is issued from the settlement server to the attraction server and restaurant server in step # 143 in the flowchart shown in FIG. 19; FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing processing of the settlement server 7 after the suspension when the settlement processing of # 147 shown in FIG. 19 is suspended. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the payment server when a part of member cancels without entering the attraction | straction facility for the reservation only with the number of people who reserved. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the payment server in the modification (1) of the payment system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the screen displayed as a reservation confirmation screen on a display part in modification (1). It is a flowchart which shows the process of the payment server in the modification (2) of the payment system which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the screen displayed as a reservation confirmation screen on a display part in a deformation | transformation form (2). It is a flowchart which shows the process of the payment server in the modification (3) of the payment system which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the attraction server in the modification (4) of the payment system which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Payment system 2 Ticket (storage device)
3 Purchasing terminal (terminal)
31 Display Unit 32 Ticket ID Reading Unit 33 Communication Unit 35 Storage Unit 36 Arithmetic Processing Unit 4 Entrance / Exit Management Server 5 Restaurant Server 53 Arithmetic Processing Unit (Reservation Setting Unit)
6 Attraction Server 63 Arithmetic Processing Unit (Reservation Setting Unit)
7 Settlement server 71 Communication unit (receiving unit)
72 Storage Unit 73 Arithmetic Processing Unit (Payment Processing Unit)

Claims (8)

A payment system for performing payments resulting from the provision of goods or services in a facility that provides goods or services,
A storage device storing the device ID;
A terminal for inputting transaction details relating to the provision of the goods or services;
A server device capable of communicating with the terminal,
The server device
A storage unit that stores the price of the product or service, and stores a plurality of device IDs and one group ID associated with each other in advance,
A receiving unit for receiving information indicating the device ID and transaction content transmitted from the terminal;
When the device ID is received by the receiving unit, each device ID associated with the group ID corresponding to the device ID is read, and the balance corresponding to each read device ID is received by the receiving unit. A settlement processing unit, which is set as a target for collecting a product or service provision fee related to the transaction content.   The settlement processing unit is configured such that the total of each balance corresponding to each device ID associated with the group ID is a price of a product or service related to the transaction content input at the terminal and the number of products or services provided. The payment system according to claim 1, wherein the balance is set as a target for collecting the charge for providing the goods or services when the charge is equal to or greater than the charge calculated by multiplying the product.   When there is a balance less than the price of goods or services among the balances corresponding to the device IDs associated with the group ID, the settlement processing unit The provision fee calculated by multiplying the price of the service by the number of products or services provided is divided by the number of device IDs having a balance equal to or greater than the price of the goods or services, and the balance equal to or greater than the price of the goods or services. 3. The apparatus ID of claim 2 is set as a target for collecting the calculated provision fee, and an amount obtained by the division is subtracted from a balance set as a target for collecting the calculated provision fee. The settlement system described.   When the balance corresponding to each device ID associated with the group ID includes a balance less than the price of the product or service, the settlement processing unit relates to the transaction content input at the terminal A provision fee calculated by multiplying the price of a product or service by the number of products or services provided is divided into a plurality of shares according to each balance corresponding to each device ID, and each share is divided into the share 3. The settlement system according to claim 2, wherein the settlement system is deducted from a balance corresponding to.   When the balance corresponding to the device ID associated with the group ID includes a balance less than the price of the product or service, the settlement processing unit is a product related to the transaction content input at the terminal Alternatively, the provision fee calculated by multiplying the price of the service by the number of products or services provided is divided by the number of device IDs having a balance equal to or greater than the price of the goods or services, and the balance equal to or greater than the price of the goods or services. When the balance of the device ID having a value equal to or greater than the amount obtained by the division, the amount obtained by the division is subtracted from the balance of the device ID having a balance equal to or greater than the price of the product or service, and the product or service When the balance of the device ID having a balance equal to or greater than the price is less than the amount obtained by the division, the calculated provision fee is determined according to each balance corresponding to each device ID. Payment system according to claim 2 which is divided as contributions numbers, each contribution is characterized by subtracting from the balance corresponding to the contributions.   When the purchase of the product or service is canceled, the settlement processing unit removes the canceled device ID from the collection target of the product or service provision fee, and the device ID or the group ID corresponding to the device ID. 6. The settlement system according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined cancellation fee relating to the canceled device ID is collected from a balance of a plurality of device IDs associated with each other.   When the transaction content input to the terminal is a reservation related to provision of goods or services for some device IDs among a plurality of device IDs corresponding to a group ID, the settlement processing unit 7. The settlement system according to claim 1, wherein when the service is provided, the provision fee for the product or service is collected from the balance corresponding to the device ID that provided the service.   When providing goods or services by limiting the number of people for each time zone, reservations related to provision of goods or services for a plurality of device IDs corresponding to the same group ID with the transaction content input to the terminal group 8. The settlement system according to claim 1, further comprising a reservation setting unit that sets a predetermined time zone in units.

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