ANTI-COUNTERFEITING SYSTEM & METHOD OF E-TICKET

• US 20130313314A1
• Filed: 02/05/2013
• Published: 11/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: JENG, Wei-Herng, CHIEN, Ta-Wei, JU, Gwo-Hwa
• Granted Patent: US 9,147,092 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 5/00 Methods or arrangements for verifying the correctness of markings on a record carrier; Column detection devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/0457 the tickets being sent electronically
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/00 Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00

Abstract

An anti-counterfeiting system and method for an e-ticket are disclosed. The anti-counterfeiting system includes a ticket service center, a handheld device, a ticket checking device, and a database. The ticket checking device identifies the e-ticket information shown on a display of the handheld device at least twice. The e-ticket is verified by using the handheld device to execute a ticket software including an e-ticket service. The handheld device obtains at least one e-ticket information from the ticket service center via a network link. When the display of the handheld device shows that the e-ticket information is read by the ticket checking device and is verified by the database, the ticket service center transmits an e-ticket verification information to the handheld device, and the display of the handheld device then shows the e-ticket information for the ticket checking device to check again.

Claims

1. An e-ticket anti-counterfeiting system, comprising:

a ticket service center for providing an e-ticket application service;

a ticket checking device comprising a communication module, an image module, and an recognizing module, wherein the image module identifies the e-ticket information or the e-ticket verification information on a display of the handheld device at least twice, and the recognizing module verifies whether the e-ticket information or the e-ticket verification information on the display of the handheld device is correct or valid;

the handheld device comprising a transmission module and a ticket software, wherein the transmission module connects to the ticket service center via a network and obtains the e-ticket information or the e-ticket verification information for the recognizing module to verify the e-ticket information or the e-ticket verification information to be correct or valid; and

a database comprising a comparing module, wherein the database stores a user information, handheld device information, or e-ticket transaction information.

2. The e-ticket anti-counterfeiting system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the e-ticket anti-counterfeiting system further comprises a payment platform for the handheld device to execute an electronic transaction application such as a payment through a credit card or ATM card.

3. The e-ticket anti-counterfeiting system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the handheld device further comprises a barcode encoding module for generating a barcode image for the e-ticket information or the e-ticket verification information, which is a one-time password (OTP) represented by at least one of a text, number, barcode, and image.

4. The e-ticket anti-counterfeiting system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the user information comprises an account, password, and e-mail address, the handheld device information comprises a phone number, an international mobile subscriber identify (IMSI), an international mobile equipment identity number (IMEI), and an IP, and the e-ticket transaction information comprises a ticket booking data, a purchasing data, and a user transaction behavior.

5. The e-ticket anti-counterfeiting system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the handheld device is a mobile phone, a tablet PC, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or another handheld device having a communication module.

6. An e-ticket anti-counterfeiting method, comprising the following steps:

executing a ticket software of a handheld device and using a transmission module of the handheld device to connect to a ticket service center via a network to submit an e-ticket service demand, and then obtaining at least an e-ticket information or an e-ticket verification information for the handheld device;

when the e-ticket information or the e-ticket verification information is read by a ticket checking device, connecting the ticket checking device to a comparing module of a database via a communication module for verifying the e-ticket information or the e-ticket verification information and, if true, sending a second e-ticket verification information to the handheld device via the ticket service center;

receiving the e-ticket verification information by the handheld device and showing the second e-ticket verification information on a display of the handheld device for the ticket checking device to verify the second e-ticket verification information; and

when the handheld device receives the second e-ticket verification information, showing the e-ticket information or the e-ticket verification information on the display of the handheld device for an image module of the ticket checking device to receive an image of the e-ticket information or the e-ticket verification information, wherein the image is read by an identifying module of the ticket checking device and verified by the database connected with the communication module of the ticket checking device to determine whether the image is the e-ticket information or the e-ticket verification information shown on the display of the handheld device to verify whether the second e-ticket verification information is legitimate.

7. The e-ticket anti-counterfeiting method as claimed in claim 6, further comprising the following steps:

automatically replying with a transaction confirmation information by the ticket service center to the handheld device via the network to provide a transaction method by a credit card or a ATM card, wherein the transaction method is performed by sending a card information by the transmission module of the handheld device to the database of the ticket service center and verifying the validity of the card information, and sending the card information by the ticket service center to a payment platform via the network to verify the validity of the card information by a card issuing bank or organization, wherein the card information is stored in a storing module or a remote database via the network; and

verifying the transaction method, if true, after agreeing to the transaction and selecting the credit card or ATM card to pay for the e-ticket, replying with a transaction message to indicate the status of the transaction to the handheld device to verify the validity of the transaction method.

8. The e-ticket anti-counterfeiting method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the ticket service center sends the e-ticket verification information to the handheld device via a push notification service, wherein the push notification service sends the e-ticket verification information back to the transmission module of the handheld device.

9. The e-ticket anti-counterfeiting method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the handheld device obtains the e-ticket information or the e-ticket verification information and divides the e-ticket information or the e-ticket verification information into a first information and a second information;

when verifying the e-ticket information or the e-ticket verification information for the first time, the first information is used for first verification;

after the second information is verified by the ticket checking device, a push notification service is used for returning the second information to the handheld device for showing the second information on the display of the handheld device; and

wherein the second information is used for re-verifying the e-ticket information or the e-ticket verification information.

10. The e-ticket anti-counterfeiting method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the ticket service center sends the e-ticket verification information to the handheld device according to a network communication record of the handheld device, wherein the ticket service center queries a database of a carrier for reverse IP lookup of the dynamic IP to verify the phone number of the handheld device and then returns the e-ticket verification information to the handheld device according to the phone number or the dynamic IP.

11. The e-ticket anti-counterfeiting method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the ticket service center sends the e-ticket verification information to the handheld device via a short message service (SMS), a multimedia messaging system (MMS), or an e-mail service.

12. The e-ticket anti-counterfeiting method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the ticket service center sends the e-ticket verification information to the handheld device via a unique identification (ID) generated by the ticket service center when the handheld device is connected to the ticket service center via the network;

and when the handheld device is connected to the ticket service center, the unique ID is generated to identify the handheld device.

13. The e-ticket anti-counterfeiting method as claimed in claim 6, further comprising the following steps:

sending the e-ticket information or the e-ticket verification information to the handheld device by the ticket service center, wherein the handheld device is connected to the ticket service center via the network for a registration process, wherein a plurality of unique IDs corresponding to a plurality of handheld devices is generated by the ticket service center, and when the handheld device is identified by the unique ID, the ticket service center sends the e-ticket information or the e-ticket verification information back to the handheld device via the transmission module of the handheld device.