KR100499676B1 - Ticket reservation/purchasing system and method using IR and wireless internet - Google Patents

Abstract

Ticket reservation / purchasing system using infrared and wireless internet of the present invention and a method thereof are used to reserve / purchase a ticket on a ticket information terminal or wireless internet connected to the internet using a mobile communication device capable of infrared and wireless internet It is a system and method that allows you to enter the ticket information without reservation by waiting for it by transmitting the reserved / purchased ticket information in infrared.It is a method of making a reservation on the ticket information terminal or wireless internet and paying for the ticket at the place of use. It provides a way to make a reservation and purchase at the information terminal or wireless internet at the same time, and to confirm the purchase at the place of use.

With the use of the ticket reservation / purchase system and method of the present invention, a user can easily reserve / purchase a ticket regardless of time and place, and moreover, it is possible to immediately enter the ticket without waiting at the time of entry / purchase as well as the ticket. In the place of use, many people can easily enter in a short time, avoiding congestion and reducing labor force, thereby reducing the cost of manpower reduction.

Description

Ticket reservation / purchasing system and method using IR and wireless internet}

Ticket reservation / purchase system and method of the present invention relates to a system and method for reserving and purchasing tickets using a mobile communication device, and more particularly, a mobile communication device having a built-in infrared communication port or wireless Internet use Receives and saves ticket reservation / purchase information from a ticket purchaser equipped with an infrared communication port or wireless internet, and transmits the reserved ticket reservation / purchase information using infrared communication from a ticket use location equipped with an infrared communication port. The present invention relates to a ticket reservation / purchase system and method.

Ticket reservations and purchases are part of our lives, including tickets for theaters, plays, games and performances, public transport such as railroads, buses and trains, as well as restaurants, libraries and other events.

The most typical method of purchasing a ticket is to go to the ticket office on the day or in advance, and then buy the ticket. In addition, recently, a method of purchasing a ticket by using a communication medium such as a telephone or the Internet and purchasing a ticket after confirming reservation information and the identity of the reservation person at a ticket sales office on the same day has been widely used. In addition, various methods are being developed. The main core of the ticket reservation / purchasing method is to make it possible to easily reserve / purchase a desired ticket anytime and anywhere so that the user can directly enter the desired place without waiting. To this end, many solutions that integrate various types of networks and programs that perform various functions have already been commercialized. For example, "a ticket reservation method and system using a computer or a communication terminal and a computer-readable recording medium recording the method (published number 2001-0000512)", "ticket ticketing system using an integrated circuit card (public publication No. 2001-0035419) "," Ticketing and Method Using Mobile Communication Terminal (Public Number No. 2001-0000713) ", and" Ticketing System and Ticketing Method Using Wireless Communication Terminal (Public Number No. 2000-0054443) ", etc. .

However, even though the above-described conventional methods are reserved / purchased through wireless communication or telephone, they must be issued a separate paper ticket along with their own authentication in the process of actually entering the system. In the place where several people must enter at the same time, a lot of delay occurs due to identity verification, ticket issuance, payment check, etc., and the ticket salesman performs a large part of the ticketing work by checking the booking fact and assigning / designating seats by hand. There is a problem that wastes manpower, time and money required for ticketing.

In addition, most of the methods of storing tickets are limited, such as receiving a specific number on a telephone or storing a barcode on a wireless Internet. In particular, there is no system for quickly making payments and reservations in various public places, and thus there is an economic and procedural inconvenience in that each individual must reserve a ticket while incurring call charges.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention in view of the above-mentioned problems is to reserve / purchase a ticket using infrared communication or wireless internet using a mobile communication device capable of infrared communication and / or wireless internet, and to perform a separate ticket reservation confirmation procedure at the ticket using place. The present invention provides a ticket reservation / purchase system that allows entry by providing ticket reservation / purchase information using infrared communication without going through.

Another object of the present invention to provide a ticket reservation / purchase method using the above-described ticket reservation / purchase system of the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, a ticket reservation / purchasing system for reserving and purchasing a ticket by using an infrared transceiver and a mobile communication device having credit information therein is provided for various ticket information so that a user can search for ticket information. And generate / send a ticket information terminal and ticket reservation / purchase information that transmits the ticket reservation / purchase information generated at the ticket use destination to the mobile communication device using infrared rays according to the user's ticket reservation / purchase request. Point of use ticket system and entire system that checks whether a ticket is reserved / purchased by comparing the ticket reservation / purchase information received from the mobile communication device with previously generated ticket reservation / purchase information, and uses the credit information to pay the ticket price It controls ticket information and ticket reservation / purchase information. When receiving ticket reservation / purchase request from ticket information terminal, Reservation / buy treated Where Used sent to the ticket system, and receives a ticket reservation / purchasing information generated from a Where Used ticket system comprises a service ticket to the server and transmits it to the ticket data terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, a reservation / purchasing method for reserving and purchasing a ticket using an infrared transmitting and receiving means and a mobile communication device incorporating credit information provides ticket information desired by a consumer by providing various ticket information. Search for, requesting a reservation / purchase of a specific ticket, transmitting a reservation / purchase request signal of the ticket to the place of use of the ticket, reservation / purchase information for the ticket at the user receiving the reservation / purchase request signal Generating a ticket, transmitting the generated ticket reservation / purchase information to the mobile communication device, and storing the generated ticket reservation / purchase information in the mobile communication device; This is the step of comparing with purchase information and confirming the reservation / purchase according to the comparison result and then entering the confirmed user. Eojinda.

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

1 is a view showing the overall configuration of a system for booking or purchasing a ticket (hereinafter referred to as "reservation / purchase") using infrared light of the present invention.

The mobile communication device 10 is a portable terminal such as a mobile phone or a PDA having a built-in port 11 for infrared communication and storing credit information therein. The mobile communication device 10 receives and stores ticket reservation / purchase information in infrared from another mobile communication device or a ticket information terminal to be described later, and stores the credit information to a ticket information terminal or a destination ticket terminal which will be described later according to the ticket reservation / purchase. To provide. The present invention is made with respect to the user basically equipped with such a mobile communication device (10). In addition, the mobile communication device 10 transmits the ticket reservation / purchase information received and stored in the infrared to another mobile communication device or the point of use ticket server to be described later.

Ticket information terminal 20 has a built-in port for infrared communication, and is connected to the ticket service server to be described later over the Internet. As the ticket information terminal 20, an ATM 21, a CATV 22 capable of bidirectional communication, a KIOSK 23, a PC 24, and a data vending machine 25 may be used as shown in FIG. The function of the ticket information terminal 20 is to interface with the user to display various ticket information so that the user can retrieve the ticket information, and transmit the user's ticket reservation / purchase request signal to the ticket service server which will be described later. Ticket reservation / purchase information according to the request is transmitted to the user's mobile communication device 10 using infrared rays.

The ticket service server 30 controls the entire ticket information so that users can retrieve the ticket information for each ticket use destination through the ticket information terminal 20. Then, the ticket is reserved / purchased according to the ticket reservation / purchase request through the ticket information terminal and transmitted to the corresponding user. Then, the ticket reservation / purchase information generated in the corresponding destination is transmitted to the ticket information terminal 20 to transmit to the user's mobile communication device (10). The ticket service server 30 is connected to the ticket service server 30 directly to the mobile communication device 10 by using the wireless Internet, rather than through the ticket information terminal 20, if the mobile communication device 10 is capable of wireless Internet. It allows you to search ticket information and make ticket reservation / purchase. Reservation / purchase through the use of the wireless Internet will be described later in detail.

The ticket system 40 is installed at the entrance of a place where a ticket is used, such as a theater, a stadium, a restaurant, a station, a terminal, and an infrared receiver for receiving ticket reservation / purchase information in the infrared from the mobile communication device 10 ( 41), an infrared receiver 41 receives ticket reservation / purchase information and credit information, and a ticket service server 42 and a reservation / purchase status connected to a ticket service server and a financial institution for credit information authentication through the Internet; And a monitor 43 for displaying messages from the point-of-use ticket server 42. When the ticket reservation / purchase request is received through the ticket service server 30, the usage ticket server 42 generates ticket reservation / purchase information and transmits the generated ticket reservation / purchase information to the ticket service server 30. When the reservation / purchase information is received from the mobile communication device 10 of the user through the infrared receiver 41 through infrared, the reservation / purchase information for the corresponding ticket that is generated and managed beforehand is compared with the user according to the comparison result. Authenticate and enter In the payment for a ticket, the user only reserves a ticket in the ticket information terminal 20 or the mobile communication device 10 using the wireless Internet, and purchases the ticket at the place where the ticket is used or uses the ticket information terminal 20 or the wireless Internet. Depending on whether the mobile communication device 10 is used to make a purchase at the same time as the reservation, there is a difference in the time of receiving credit information and the time of authenticating and paying such credit information. These differences are described below in detail with different embodiments.

Automatic door 50 is an automatic opening and closing device for opening and closing the door in accordance with the signal from the point of use ticket server 42 to enter only the user authenticated from the point of use ticket system (40). The door 50 is not necessary, but by installing it, the user's position can be controlled more easily.

First embodiment

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method in which a user only reserves a ticket in the ticket information terminal 20 connected to the Internet and is equipped with an infrared communication port and purchases the ticket at a ticket destination.

The user accesses the ticket service server 30 using the ticket information terminal 20 and then retrieves the ticket information provided by the ticket service server 30 (step 201).

These ticket information is information provided from each point-of-use ticket server 42 to the ticket service server 30 so that the ticket service server 30 can easily search for such information provided from each point-of-use ticket server 42. Reprocessed and provided. In addition, the point-of-use ticket server 42 may provide the current reservation / purchase situation to the ticket service server 30 so that the user may check the reservation / purchase situation of each point of use.

After searching for ticket information and ticket reservation / purchase status, the user selects and reserves a desired ticket using the ticket reservation menu (step 202). At this time, the user can reserve the desired number of tickets.

According to the ticket selection, the ticket information terminal 20 transmits the user's ticket reservation request signal to the ticket service server 30, and the ticket service server 30 classifies the reserved ticket by use point for reservation processing and uses the corresponding point ticket server. The ticket reservation request signal is sent to 42 (step 203).

Receiving the ticket reservation request signal from the ticket service server 30, the point of use ticket server 42 generates ticket reservation information for the reservation request (step 204). That is, ticket reservation information including information such as a reservation number and a reserved seat for the ticket is generated.

The ticket reservation information generated as described above is stored and managed by the ticketing server 40 (step 205), and is transmitted to the ticket information terminal 20 via the ticket service server 30, and the ticket information terminal 20 is the ticket reservation information. Is transmitted to the user's mobile communication device 10 in infrared (step 206). The reservation information of the ticket thus transmitted is stored in the mobile communication device 10 (step 207).

The above-described steps 201 to 207 represent a process of booking a ticket, and the steps to be described below represent a process of using the reserved information.

When the user selects a reserved ticket on the mobile communication device 10 to enter the ticket usage point, points the infrared port 11 toward the infrared receiver 41 as illustrated in FIG. 4, and presses a specific button, the mobile communication device The ticket reservation information stored in (10) is transmitted to the destination ticket server 42 through the infrared receiver 41 (step 208).

In this case, when a separate RF chip is embedded in the mobile communication device 10 and an RF receiving module (not shown) is used in the ticket system 40, the RF communication module includes a mobile communication device 10 having an embedded RF chip. Step 208 may be performed by approaching (not shown).

The usage ticket server 42 which has received the ticket reservation information from the mobile communication device 10 checks whether the received ticket reservation information is correct information and compares the ticket reservation information with the reservation information stored / managed at step 205. The validity is determined (step 209).

If the reservation information received from the mobile communication device 10 is not valid or does not match the previously stored reservation information, a message, for example, a message “NO” indicating this, is displayed through the monitor 43 and / or the mobile communication terminal 10. After that, the flow returns to step 208 to allow the user to transmit the reservation information again (step 210).

If the received reservation information is valid and matches the pre-stored reservation information, the usage point ticket server 42 transmits the seat information on the reserved ticket to the mobile communication device 10 in the infrared to be displayed on the mobile communication device 10. (Step 211). Of course, this seat information can be displayed on the monitor 43 so that the user can see it when entering.

The mobile communication terminal 10 having received the seat information transmits the stored credit information to the point of use ticket server 42 (step 212), and the point of use ticket server 42 grants the approval of the received credit information such as a card company or a bank. Ask a financial institution (step 213). At this time, if the approval is not received, an error message is also output on the monitor 43 and / or the mobile communication device 10, and the process returns to step 208 to allow the user to transmit the reservation information again. After payment, the door 50 is opened to allow the user to enter and issue a receipt (step 214).

In step 202, the user can pass the ticket he has reserved to others. For example, if a user wants to present a ticket to a friend, the user may reserve the ticket and then transmit the reservation information to another mobile communication device that he / she wants. As a method of transmitting such ticket reservation information to another mobile communication device, the user can directly provide the ticket information received by the user in the infrared to the desired counterpart, and the ticket service server 30 to the mobile communication device designated by the user. There may be a way to send it. In the first method, the mobile communication device of the counterpart receiving the reservation information should be able to store data through infrared communication and infrared communication like the mobile communication device 10. As in step 208, the user transmits the reservation information in the infrared by pressing a specific button toward the infrared port of the desired counterpart's mobile communication device. That is, the counterpart mobile communication device receives the ticket information from the user's mobile communication device 10 instead of receiving the ticket information from the ticket information terminal 10 in steps 206 and 207 described above. As a second method, in the ticket reservation step of step 202, the ticket service server 30 allows the user to designate a ticket reservation information transmission destination on a menu for ticket reservation. The ticket service server 30 transmits the reservation information to the ticket information terminal 20 as described above, if a separate mobile communication device number is not input to the reservation information transmission destination, and the user through the infrared in the ticket information terminal 20. The reservation information can be transmitted to the mobile communication device 10. If a separate mobile communication device number is input to the ticket reservation information transmission destination, the reservation information is transmitted to the mobile communication device. This transmission method transmits to the corresponding mobile communication device by using a method such as downloading a ringtone. The user of the mobile communication device may use the ticket reservation information by the method after step 208 described above.

Second embodiment

The second embodiment has the same components as the first embodiment but differs in terms of purchasing and paying for tickets. That is, in the first embodiment, a purchase is also made at the time of booking a ticket.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method in which a user makes a reservation and purchases a ticket at the same time and purchases only a confirmation of a purchase at a ticket information terminal 20 in which an infrared communication port is embedded and connected to the Internet.

After accessing the ticket service server 30 using the ticket information terminal 20 and searching for the ticket information provided by the ticket service server 30 (step 301), the user selects a desired ticket using the ticket purchase menu. The purchase request (step 302) and transmits the credit information stored in the mobile communication device 10 to the ticket information terminal 20 in the infrared (step 303).

When the ticket service server 30 receives the credit information and the purchase request of the user through the ticket information terminal 20, the ticket service server 30 performs the purchase process for the ticket and uses the ticket purchase request information and the credit information to the destination ticket server 42. Transmit (step 304). The point-of-use ticket server 42 transmits the received credit information to the financial institution to request an approval (step 305), and if the approval is not made, returns to step 303 to request retransmission of the credit information. When the approval is made, the point of use ticket server 42 pays the fee for the ticket and generates ticket purchase information (step 306). The ticket purchase information generated in this way is stored and managed in the ticket for use ticket server 42 (step 307), and is transmitted to the ticket information terminal 20 through the ticket service server 30, the ticket information terminal 20 is the ticket purchase information Is transmitted to the user's mobile communication device 10 in infrared (step 308). As a result, the ticket purchase information is stored in the user's mobile communication device 10 (step 309).

The user selects a purchase ticket in the mobile communication device 10 to enter the corresponding ticket usage destination, points the infrared receiver 41, and presses a specific button to transmit the stored ticket reservation information to the usage ticket server 42 in infrared. (Step 310).

The used ticket server 42, which has received the ticket purchase information from the mobile communication device 10, checks whether the received ticket reservation information is correct information, and compares the ticket reservation information with the previously stored / managed reservation information in step 307. Determine the validity of (step 311).

If the reservation information received from the mobile communication device 10 is not valid or does not match the pre-stored reservation information, a message, for example, a message “NO” indicating the message is displayed through the monitor 43 and / or the mobile communication terminal 10. After that, the flow returns to step 310 to allow the user to transmit the reservation information again (step 312).

If the received reservation information is valid and matches the pre-stored reservation information, the usage point ticket server 42 transmits the seat information on the reserved ticket to the mobile communication device 10 in the infrared to be displayed on the mobile communication device 10. (Step 313). Of course, as in the first embodiment, the seat information may be displayed on the monitor 43.

The point-of-use ticket server 40 opens the automatic door 50 to allow the user to enter and issue a receipt (step 314).

5 is a ticket service server 30 supports the wireless Internet in the system of FIG. 1, the user directly connects to the ticket service server 20 using a mobile communication device capable of using his / her wireless Internet to make a reservation / purchase of a ticket. The system which can be performed is shown.

That is, the user may reserve / purchase a ticket through the ticket information terminal 20 or reserve / purchase a ticket to the mobile communication device 10 using the wireless Internet.

In the case of the ticket reservation / purchase method using the wireless Internet, two cases can be considered as in the above-described first and second embodiments.

When the mobile communication device 10 makes a reservation using the wireless Internet and purchases it at a user's place, the user activates the wireless Internet browser of the mobile communication device 10 to access the ticket service server 30 and then selects a ticket reservation menu. Reserve a ticket. The subsequent procedure is the same as that of steps 203 to 214 in the first embodiment.

When the mobile communication device 10 makes a reservation and purchase at the same time using the wireless Internet and only confirms the purchase at the place of use, the user activates the wireless Internet browser of the mobile communication device 10 to access the ticket service server 30. After requesting a ticket purchase from the ticket purchase menu and transmits the credit information stored in the mobile communication device 10 to the ticket service server 30 over the wireless Internet. The subsequent procedure is the same as that of steps 304 to 314 in the second embodiment.

As described above, the use of the ticket reservation / purchase system and method of the present invention allows a user to easily reserve / purchase a ticket regardless of time and place, and a large amount of tickets can be purchased simultaneously in a short time such as a book sale. More effective in the situation In addition, it is possible to enter immediately without having to wait in line at the time of ticket reservation / purchase as well as to enter, and it is possible to easily enter many people in a short time, thereby avoiding congestion and reducing labor force, thereby reducing the cost of manpower reduction. .

1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a system for booking / purchasing a ticket using infrared light.

2 is a flow chart illustrating a first embodiment of a ticket reservation / purchase method according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a flow chart for explaining a second embodiment of the ticket reservation / purchase method according to the present invention.

4 is a view showing an example of use of the infrared receiver used in the present invention.

5 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a system for booking / purchasing a ticket using the wireless Internet.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: mobile communication device 11: infrared communication port

20: ticket information terminal 30: ticket service server

40: ticket system used 41: infrared receiver

42: used ticket server 43: monitor

50: automatic door

Claims (18)

In the system for booking and purchasing a ticket, A mobile communication device having infrared transmission / reception means and credit information and receiving and transmitting ticket reservation / purchase information through the infrared transmission / reception means; Built-in infrared communication port, and displays various ticket information so that the user can retrieve the ticket information, and the ticket reservation / purchase information generated at the ticket use destination according to the user's ticket reservation / purchase application by the infrared communication the mobile communication device Ticket information terminal for transmitting to; Generates ticket reservation / purchase information according to the ticket reservation / purchase request, receives the ticket reservation / purchase information transmitted from the mobile communication device by infrared, and compares the ticket reservation / purchase information previously generated to determine whether the ticket is reserved / purchased Check the usage ticket system using the credit information to pay the ticket price; And Controls all ticket information and ticket reservation / purchase information, and upon receipt of a ticket reservation / purchase request from the ticket information terminal, reserves / purchases it and transmits it to the point-of-use ticket system, and ticket reservation / generated from the point-of-use ticket system Receiving purchase information and transmits to the ticket information terminal, including a ticket service server, The point of use ticket system, An infrared receiver for receiving ticket reservation / purchase information through the infrared from the mobile communication device; A point-of-use ticket server that compares the ticket reservation / purchase information received from the infrared receiver with pre-generated ticket reservation / purchase information to determine whether the ticket is reserved / purchased and to pay the ticket price; And And a monitor that displays a message from the point-of-use ticket server. delete According to claim 1, wherein the point of use ticket server receives the reservation information of the ticket from the mobile communication device for the ticket for which the ticket reservation information is generated, if the reservation is confirmed, the credit information is further provided from the mobile communication device to receive a fee Ticket reservation / purchase system, characterized in that the payment. The ticket reservation / purchase system according to claim 1, wherein the ticket information terminal receives credit request from the mobile communication device and transmits the credit information from the mobile communication device to the destination ticket server through the ticket service server. . The ticket reservation / purchase system according to claim 4, wherein the point-of-use ticket server pays a fee for the ticket and generates ticket purchase information when the credit information is approved. The ticket reservation / purchase system according to claim 1, wherein the point-of-use ticket system further comprises an RF receiving module for receiving ticket reservation / purchase information or credit information from a mobile communication device having an embedded RF chip. The terminal of claim 3 or 4, wherein the point-of-use ticket server checks the comparison result of the ticket reservation information and the payment details so that the user can check the ticket reservation / purchase status and payment contents through the mobile communication device. Ticket reservation / purchase system, characterized in that the transmission to. The ticket reservation / purchase system of claim 1, further comprising an automatic door that is automatically opened and closed in response to a signal of the point-of-use ticket system to enter a user who has confirmed the reservation / purchase. The ticket service server of claim 1, wherein the ticket service server provides various ticket information through the wireless Internet, and transmits the ticket reservation / purchase information according to the reservation / purchase of the ticket to the mobile communication device through the wireless internet. Ticket reservation / purchase system. The ticket reservation / purchase system according to claim 1, wherein the point of use ticket system transmits a ticket reservation / purchase status to the ticket service server in real time. The ticket service server of claim 1, wherein the ticket service server transmits the ticket reservation / purchase information generated from the point-of-use ticket system to the corresponding transmission destination when the transmission destination information of the ticket reservation / purchase information is input during the ticket reservation / purchase request. Ticket booking / purchasing system. Claims [1] A method for booking and purchasing a ticket using a mobile communication device having infrared transmission and reception means and credit information. 1) searching for desired ticket information through a ticket information terminal or among various ticket information provided by a ticket service server; 2) when the reservation / purchase application for a specific ticket, the reservation process in the ticket service server and transmitting the reservation / purchase request signal of the ticket to the ticket system for use of the ticket; 3) generating reservation / purchase information for the ticket in the redemption ticket system receiving the application signal of step 2) and transmitting the generated ticket reservation / purchase information to the ticket service server; 4) transmitting and storing ticket reservation / purchase information to the mobile communication device via infrared or through wireless ticket information terminal in the ticket service server which has received the ticket reservation / purchase information of step 3); 5) comparing the ticket reservation / purchase information with the reservation / purchase information of the ticket previously generated by the point-of-use ticket system when receiving the ticket reservation / purchase information using either infrared communication or RF communication from the mobile communication device; 6) Ticket reservation / purchase method comprising the step of admitting the confirmed user after confirming the reservation / purchase according to the comparison result of step 5). delete The ticket reservation / purchasing method according to claim 12, wherein the step 2) further receives credit information from the mobile communication device at the ticket service server and transmits the credit information to the destination ticket system. The ticket reservation / claim 12, wherein the step 6) further receives credit information from the mobile communication device at the point of use ticket system when the ticket reservation request is received in step 2) and pays the corresponding ticket fee. how to purchase. delete 16. The method of claim 14 or 15, wherein step 4) transmits the ticket reservation / purchase information from the ticket service server to the corresponding transfer destination when an additional destination of ticket reservation / purchase information is additionally inputted when the ticket reservation / purchase request is made. Ticket reservation / purchase method, characterized in that. The method of claim 12, wherein the ticket reservation / purchase information transmission to the mobile communication device in step 4) is received from another mobile communication device that has received the ticket reservation / purchase information.