Ticket sales system and ticket sales method using an IC card, and computer program product
First Claim
1. A ticket sales method for use in a network system wherein at least a terminal and a sales center are coupled by a network communication comprising the steps of:
- sending purchase order of a ticket to be purchased by a user from said terminal to said sales center;
upon receipt of the purchase order by said sales center sending ticket information to said terminal;
generating a card, said card having the ticket information recorded thereon by recording means for recording ticket information on a card, said recording means being connected to said user terminal; and
Getting said card having the ticket information recorded thereon read by reading means of a ticket gate terminal, said ticket gate terminal being installed at a ticket utilization place.
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Abstract
From a user terminal purchase order is sent to a sales center over a network when a user who wants to purchase a ticket, in the sales center, on receipt of the purchase order sending ticket information to the user terminal if the sales center receives permission information from a charge transfer terminal, wherein the user terminal on receipt of ticket information from the sales center, generates an IC card, on which the ticket information is stored, using an IC card writer connected to the user terminal, and wherein when the user uses a ticket of the IC card, a gate terminal reads the ticket information stored on the ticket card via an IC card reader to send the ticket information that is read to the sales center, the sales center comparing ticket information received with ticket information stored in the sales center, the gate terminal controls user'"'"'s admission based on a comparison result sent from the sales center.
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35 Claims
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1. A ticket sales method for use in a network system wherein at least a terminal and a sales center are coupled by a network communication comprising the steps of:
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sending purchase order of a ticket to be purchased by a user from said terminal to said sales center;
upon receipt of the purchase order by said sales center sending ticket information to said terminal;
generating a card, said card having the ticket information recorded thereon by recording means for recording ticket information on a card, said recording means being connected to said user terminal; and
Getting said card having the ticket information recorded thereon read by reading means of a ticket gate terminal, said ticket gate terminal being installed at a ticket utilization place. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A ticket sales method comprising the steps of:
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sending a ticket purchase order from a user terminal to a sales center connected via a network when a user is to purchase a ticket;
upon receipt of the ticket purchase order by said sales center checking if there is a problem with a payment of a ticket charge to send ticket information and buyer identification information to the user terminal if there is no problem;
recording the ticket information and the buyer identification information on the user terminal on a card comprising a recording medium, based on the information sent from said sales center to said user terminal by recording means for recording information on a recording medium;
making card reading means of a ticket gate terminal read the card when the user carrying the card on which the ticket information and the buyer identification information are recorded goes to a ticket usage place;
comparing ticket information corresponding to the ticket to be used by the user and the buyer identification information, both of which are included in the information on the card read by said ticket gate terminal, with the ticket information and the buyer identification information stored in said sales center; and
controlling an admission of the user based on the comparison result. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A ticket sales method, comprising the steps of:
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ordering a ticket from a user terminal to a sales center connected to said user terminal via a network, said ticket being purchased by a user;
upon receipt of the ticket order by said sales center, sending ticket information and buyer identification information to said user terminal;
recording the ticket information and the buyer identification information, sent to said user terminal, onto an IC card using an IC card reader connected to said user terminal; and
having the IC card read by an IC card reader of a ticket gate terminal to grant or reject an admission of the user when the user have said IC card and goes to a ticket window to use the ticket. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A ticket sales method comprising the steps of:
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(a) sending purchase order information and credit card information from a user terminal by a user (hereinafter called a buyer) who orders a ticket to a sales center via a network, said purchase order information being product information on a ticket to be purchased, said credit card information being used for transferring a charge;
(b) said sales center sending credit instruction information to a charge-transfer terminal connected to said sales center, based on the credit card information, on receiving from said user terminal the purchase order information and the credit card information used for transferring the charge;
(c) said charge-transfer terminal transferring the charge based on the credit instruction information to send charge transferability information to said sales center, said charge transferability information indicating whether the charge may be transferred;
(d) said sales center generating buyer identification information for identifying a buyer, order contents, and an order date/time, based on the purchase order information, if the charge transferability information from said charge-transfer terminal indicates that the charge may be transferred, wherein said sales center sends the buyer identification information generated as well as the ticket information to said user terminal, and stores the ticket information and the buyer identification information into a database at said sales center;
(e) said sales center generating ticket unavailability information to send the information to said user terminal if the charge transferability information sent from said charge-transfer terminal indicates that the charge cannot be transferred or in case the ticket is out of stock and cannot be sold;
(f) said user terminal upon receipt of the ticket information and the buyer identification information from said sales center to write the ticket information and the buyer identification information on an IC card with an IC card writer connected to the user terminal; and
(g) said user terminal displaying information, indicating that the user-ordered ticket could not be purchased, on a display on said user terminal if the ticket unavailability information was received from said sales center. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A ticket sales system comprising a user terminal, a sales center connected to said user terminal over a network, and a ticket gate terminal connected to said sales center over a network,
wherein said user terminal comprises means for sending ticket purchase information on a ticket a user is going to purchase to said sales center, wherein said sales center comprises: -
means for receiving the ticket purchase information;
means for electronically issuing a ticket; and
means for sending ticket information on the issued ticket to said user terminal, wherein said user terminal further comprises means for recording the ticket information on a card based on the ticket information sent from said sales center, and wherein when the user uses the ticket, the ticket information on the card is read by card reading means of said ticket gate terminal, the ticket information that has been read compared by said sales center with ticket information stored in said sales center sending comparison result to said ticket gate terminal to control an admission of the user based on said comparison result. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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21. A ticket sales system comprising a user terminal, a sales center connected to said user terminal over a network, and a charge-transfer terminal connected to said sales center over a network,
wherein said user terminal comprises means for sending purchase order information and credit card information to said sales center, said purchase order information being entered by a user (hereinafter called a buyer) who orders a ticket and being product information on the ticket the user wants to purchase, said credit card information being entered by the user for use of transferring a charge, wherein said sales center comprises: -
means for receiving from said user terminal the purchase order information and the credit card information used for transferring the charge;
means for generating credit instruction information, based on the credit card information to send said credit instruction information to a charge-transfer terminal;
means for generating buyer identification information, based on the purchase order information to send the generated information, as well as ticket information on the purchased ticket, to said user terminal if charge transferability information sent from said charge-transfer terminal indicates that the charge may be transferred, said buyer identification information identifying a buyer, order contents, and an order date/time;
means for storing the ticket information and the buyer identification information in a database; and
means for generating unavailability information to send the information to said user terminal if the charge transferability information sent from said charge-transfer terminal indicates that the charge cannot be transferred, wherein said charge-transfer terminal comprises;
means for transferring a charge based on a credit instruction information; and
means for sending charge transferability information to said sales center, said transferability information indicating whether the charge may be transferred, and wherein said user terminal further comprises;
means for receiving the buyer identification information and the ticket information from said sales center;
means for writing the ticket information on an IC card with an IC card writer connected to said user terminal; and
means for displaying information, indicating that the ordered ticket could not be purchased, on said user terminal if the unavailability information is received from said sales center. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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26. A terminal device connected to a ticket sales center unit over a network, comprising:
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means for displaying ticket product information on a display unit of said terminal device, said ticket product information being sent from said sales center unit over the network;
means for sending purchase order information and credit card information to said sales center unit over the network, said purchase order information being entered from an input unit by a user (hereinafter called a buyer) who orders a ticket and being product information on the ticket to be purchased, said credit card information being entered from the input unit by the user and being used for transferring a charge;
means for receiving the ticket information and the buyer identification information from said sales center unit that received the purchase order information and the credit card information used for transferring the charge;
means for sending the ticket information and the buyer identification information to an IC card writer connected to said user terminal to write the information on an IC card; and
means for displaying information when unavailability information is received from said sales center unit, said information indicating that the ordered ticket could not be purchased.
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27. A ticket sales center unit connected to a user terminal and a charge-transfer terminal over a network, comprising:
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means for receiving, from said user terminal, purchase order information and credit card information used for transferring a charge;
means for generating credit instruction information based on the credit card information to send said charge-transfer terminal;
means for generating buyer identification information based on the purchase order information to send the buyer identification information, as well as information on a purchased ticket, to said user terminal unit if charge transferability information from said charge-transfer terminal indicates that the charge may be transferred, said buyer identification information indicating a buyer, order contents, and an order date/time; and
means for generating unavailability information to send the unavailability information to said user terminal if the charge transferability information sent from said charge-transfer terminal indicates that the charge cannot be transferred. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A ticket gate terminal connected to a sales center unit, installed at a predetermined place such as a ticket gate or an admission entrance, and having an IC card reader installed, comprising:
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means for reading, via the IC card reader, ticket information and buyer identification information from an IC card on which the ticket information and the buyer identification information are written and for sending the ticket information and the buyer identification information to said sales center unit, wherein said sales center unit, upon receipt of the ticket information and the buyer identification information from said ticket gate terminal, compares the received ticket information and the buyer identification information with ticket information and buyer identification information stored in a database at said sales center unit when said sales center unit generated the ticket information, and sends the comparison result to said ticket gate terminal;
means for receiving the comparison result from said sales center unit; and
means for controlling an admission of a user such that the user is admitted if the comparison result is true and is rejected if the comparison result is false.
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31. A computer program product causing a computer on a user terminal to execute processes of steps (a1)-(a5), said user terminal being connected to a ticket sales center unit over a network:
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(a1) displaying ticket product information on a display unit of said user terminal, said ticket product information being sent from said sales center unit over the network;
(a2) sending purchase order information and credit card information to said sales center unit over the network, said purchase order information being entered from an input unit by a user (hereinafter called a buyer) who orders a ticket and being product information on the ticket to be purchased, said credit card information being entered from the input unit by the user and being used for transferring a charge;
(a3) receiving the buyer identification information and the ticket information from said sales center unit that received the purchase order information and the credit card information used for transferring the charge;
(a4) sending the buyer identification information and the ticket information to an IC card writer connected to said user terminal, to write the information on an IC card; and
(a5) displaying information when unavailability information is received from said sales center unit, said information indicating that the ordered ticket could not be purchased.
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32. A computer program product causing a server computer on a sales center unit to execute processes of steps (b1)-(b4), said sales center unit being connected to a user terminal and a charge-transfer terminal over a network:
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(b1) receiving, from said user terminal, purchase order information and credit card information used for transferring a charge;
(b2) generating credit instruction information based on the credit card information to send said credit instruction information to said charge-transfer terminal;
(b3) generating buyer identification information based on the purchase order information to send said buyer identification information, as well as information on a purchased ticket, to said user terminal unit if charge transferability information from said charge-transfer terminal indicates that the charge may be transferred, said buyer identification information indicating a buyer, order contents, and an order date/time; and
(b4) generating unavailability information to send the unavailability information to said user terminal if the charge transferability information sent from said charge-transfer terminal indicates that the charge cannot be transferred. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. A computer program product causing a computer on a ticket gate terminal to execute processes of steps (c1)-(c4), said ticket gate terminal being connected to a sales center unit, installed at a predetermined place such as a ticket gate or an admission entrance, and connected to an IC card reader:
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(c1) reading, via the IC card reader, ticket information and buyer identification information from an IC card on which the ticket information and the buyer identification information are written, display the ticket information on a display unit of said ticket gate terminal;
(c2) sending the ticket information selected by a user from the ticket information displayed on the display unit, as well as the buyer identification information corresponding to the ticket information, to said sales center unit, wherein said sales center unit, upon receipt of the ticket information and the buyer identification information from said ticket gate terminal, compares the received ticket information and the buyer identification information with ticket information and buyer identification information stored in a database at said sales center unit when the ticket information was generated, and sends the comparison result to said ticket gate terminal;
(c3) receiving a comparison result from said sales center unit; and
(c4) controlling an admission of a user such that the user is admitted if the comparison result is true and is rejected if the comparison result is false.
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