ELECTRONIC-TICKET TRANSFER SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC-TICKET TRANSFER METHOD

• US 20090030744A1
• Filed: 04/19/2006
• Published: 01/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yamada, Takanori
• Application Number:
  US11/914,529
• Publication Number:
  US 20090030744A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/02 involving a neutral party, e.g. certification authority, notary or trusted third party [TTP]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/045 using payment protocols involving tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/325 using wireless networks

Abstract

An electronic-ticket transfer system includes a first portable terminal 11 and a second portable terminal 12, a ticket transfer management system 13, and a communication network 14. The first portable terminal 11 has an electronic ticket 15. The first portable terminal 11 and the second portable terminal 12 have the function of accessing the ticket transfer management system 13 via the communication network 14. The ticket transfer management system 13 acts as a device that mediates transfer of the electronic ticket 15 between the portable terminal 11 and the portable terminal 12. The ticket transfer management system 13 includes a transfer information registration management system 131, a ticket management system 132, and a settlement system 133. The electronic ticket 15 is a piece of digitized information capable of an exchange by correspondence and is coded information such as one- or two-dimensional barcode, containing proof of some right being held. Thereby, an electronic-ticket acquirer can receive the ticket immediately after a settlement.

Claims

1. An electronic-ticket transfer system, comprising an electronic-ticket transfer management system that acts as an intermediary for transfer of an electronic ticket, and a portable terminal that provides communications involved in the transfer of the electronic ticket, characterized in that the electronic-ticket transfer management system comprises:

an electronic-ticket transfer information registration management unit that records the terms of transfer of the electronic ticket transmitted from an electronic-ticket provider'"'"'s portable terminal; and

an electronic-ticket management unit that manages the electronic ticket transmitted from the electronic-ticket provider'"'"'s portable terminal.

2. The electronic-ticket transfer system according to claim 1, characterized in that at least from the time that a portable terminal of a person who seeks to acquire the electronic ticket becomes accessible to the electronic-ticket transfer information registration management unit until completion of transfer to the electronic-ticket provider'"'"'s portable terminal, the electronic-ticket management unit stores the electronic ticket.

3. The electronic-ticket transfer system according to claim 1, characterized in that at least from the time that the portable terminal of the person who seeks to acquire the electronic ticket becomes accessible to the electronic-ticket transfer information registration management unit until the electronic-ticket provider'"'"'s portable terminal performs a procedure for canceling the transfer of the electronic ticket, the ticket management unit stores the electronic ticket.

4. The electronic-ticket transfer system according to claim 1, characterized by further comprising a settlement unit that performs a settlement involved in the electronic ticket.

5. The electronic-ticket transfer system according to claim 1, characterized in that the transfer information registration management unit manages, as the terms of transfer of the electronic ticket transmitted from the portable terminal of the person who seeks to acquire the electronic ticket, at least either information on the electronic ticket to be transferred, the price of the ticket to be transferred, an account into which the money for the ticket is to be paid, or the deadline for the transfer.

16. The electronic-ticket transfer system according to claim 2, characterized by further comprising a settlement unit that performs a settlement involved in the electronic ticket.

17. The electronic-ticket transfer system according to claim 3, characterized by further comprising a settlement unit that performs a settlement involved in the electronic ticket.

18. The electronic-ticket transfer system according to claim 2, characterized in that the transfer information registration management unit manages, as the terms of transfer of the electronic ticket transmitted from the portable terminal of the person who seeks to acquire the electronic ticket, at least either information on the electronic ticket to be transferred, the price of the ticket to be transferred, an account into which the money for the ticket is to be paid, or the deadline for the transfer.

19. The electronic-ticket transfer system according to claim 3, characterized in that the transfer information registration management unit manages, as the terms of transfer of the electronic ticket transmitted from the portable terminal of the person who seeks to acquire the electronic ticket, at least either information on the electronic ticket to be transferred, the price of the ticket to be transferred, an account into which the money for the ticket is to be paid, or the deadline for the transfer.

20. The electronic-ticket transfer system according to claim 4, characterized in that the transfer information registration management unit manages, as the terms of transfer of the electronic ticket transmitted from the portable terminal of the person who seeks to acquire the electronic ticket, at least either information on the electronic ticket to be transferred, the price of the ticket to be transferred, an account into which the money for the ticket is to be paid, or the deadline for the transfer.

6. An electronic-ticket transfer management system, connectable to a portable terminal that provides communications involved in transfer of an electronic ticket, which acts as an intermediary for the transfer of the electronic ticket, characterized by comprising:

an electronic-ticket transfer information registration management unit that records the terms of transfer of the electronic ticket transmitted from an electronic-ticket provider'"'"'s portable terminal; and

an electronic-ticket management unit that manages the electronic ticket transmitted from the electronic-ticket provider'"'"'s portable terminal, and

characterized in that at least from the time that a portable terminal of a person who seeks to acquire the electronic ticket becomes accessible to the transfer information registration management unit until completion of transfer to the electronic ticket provider'"'"'s portable terminal, the electronic ticket management unit stores and manages the electronic ticket.

7. An electronic-ticket transfer system, comprising an electronic-ticket transfer management system that acts as an intermediary for transfer of an electronic ticket, and a portable terminal that provides communications involved in the transfer of the electronic ticket, characterized in that the electronic-ticket transfer management system comprises:

an electronic-ticket transfer information registration management unit that records the terms of transfer of the electronic ticket transmitted from an electronic-ticket provider'"'"'s portable terminal;

an electronic-ticket management unit that manages the electronic ticket transmitted from the electronic-ticket provider'"'"'s portable terminal; and

a position information management system that manages position information of the portable terminal.

8. The electronic-ticket transfer system according to claim 7, characterized in that the position information management system comprises a position information acquisition unit that acquires the present position information of the portable terminal connected via a network to the electronic-ticket transfer management system.

9. The electronic ticket transfer system according to claim 8, characterized in that information related to the electronic ticket is transmitted preferentially to a portable terminal of a person who seeks to acquire the electronic ticket and who is present in the vicinity of an event related to the electronic ticket, according to position information of the portable terminal of the person who seeks to acquire the electronic ticket, acquired by the position information acquisition unit.

10. An electronic-ticket transfer method for use in an electronic-ticket transfer management system that acts as an intermediary for transfer of an electronic ticket using a portable terminal, characterized by comprising the steps of:

registering the terms of transfer of the electronic ticket presented by an electronic-ticket provider'"'"'s portable terminal; and

storing the electronic ticket transmitted from the electronic-ticket provider'"'"'s portable terminal, and

characterized in that at least from the time that a portable terminal of a person who seeks to acquire the electronic ticket becomes accessible to the electronic-ticket transfer system until completion of transfer, the electronic-ticket transfer management system stores the electronic ticket.

12. The electronic ticket transfer system according to claim 10, characterized by comprising the step of storing the electronic ticket in the electronic-ticket management unit, at least from the time that the portable terminal of the person who seeks to acquire the electronic ticket becomes accessible to the electronic-ticket transfer information registration management unit until completion of transfer to the electronic-ticket provider'"'"'s portable terminal.

13. The electronic-ticket transfer system according to claim 10, characterized by comprising the step of storing the electronic ticket in the electronic-ticket management unit, at least from the time that the portable terminal of the person who seeks to acquire the electronic ticket becomes accessible to the electronic-ticket transfer information registration management unit until the electronic ticket provider'"'"'s portable terminal performs a procedure for canceling the transfer of the electronic ticket.

14. A recording medium, which records a program to be run on a computer to execute the steps according to claim 10.

15. A program, which is run on a computer to execute the steps according to claim 10.

11. An electronic-ticket transfer method for use in an electronic-ticket transfer management system that acts as an intermediary for transfer of an electronic ticket using a portable terminal, characterized by comprising the steps of:

registering the terms of transfer of the electronic ticket presented by an electronic-ticket provider'"'"'s portable terminal;

storing the electronic ticket transmitted from the electronic-ticket provider'"'"'s portable terminal;

acquiring the present position information of a portable terminal of a person who seeks to acquire the electronic ticket; and

transmitting information related to the electronic ticket, preferentially to the portable terminal of the person who seeks to acquire the electronic ticket, which is present in the vicinity of an event related to the electronic ticket, according to the acquired position information.