JP7207465B2 - program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a commemorative ticket issuing device and program.

Many event participants want to keep tickets for various events such as concerts and sports games as memories. When building a system that accepts and issues applications for tickets for storage in advance, it is necessary to coordinate with the systems of various ticket issuing offices (convenience stores, ticket sales shops, etc.) and event management companies. becomes large.

In addition, event participants often want to leave behind memories after having a valuable experience at the event, and it is difficult to determine in advance whether or not to purchase a ticket for storage. Commemorative tickets for leaving memories after the event were not issued.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-011041

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a commemorative ticket issuing device and a program capable of issuing a commemorative ticket as a memory of an event without requiring cooperation with various ticket issuing systems.

A commemorative ticket issuing apparatus of the present invention includes a reading unit that reads the surface of a ticket, a storage unit that stores event-related information including the event name, date and time, or location, and a template image, and an extractor that extracts information from the surface of the ticket. and a generator that generates a commemorative ticket face image using the extracted information, the event-related information, and the template image.

In one aspect of the present invention, a printer for printing the commemorative ticket face image on paper and outputting the same is further provided.

In one aspect of the present invention, the apparatus further includes a determination unit that compares the extracted information with the event-related information and determines whether the ticket is for an event for which a commemorative ticket is to be issued.

An aspect of the present invention further includes a communication unit that acquires the event-related information including the event result from the server device after the event ends.

The program of the present invention comprises a step of extracting information from the face of a ticket in a computer of a mobile terminal, a step of acquiring event-related information including the event name, date and time, or location, and a template image from a server device, and a step of extracting a step of generating a commemorative ticket face image using the information, the event-related information, and the template image; and a step of displaying the commemorative ticket face image on a display unit.

In one aspect of the present invention, the information is extracted from the face of the ticket photographed by the photographing unit mounted on the mobile terminal.

In one aspect of the present invention, the step of acquiring the position of the mobile terminal, comparing the acquired position with the location included in the event-related information, and whether or not the commemorative ticket face image can be generated based on the comparison result. and causing the computer to execute a step of determining

According to the present invention, a commemorative ticket can be issued as a memory of the event without requiring cooperation with various ticket issuing systems.

1 is a schematic diagram of a commemorative ticket issuing system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. (a) is a diagram showing an example of an admission ticket, and (b) is a diagram showing an example of a commemorative ticket. 1 is a perspective view of a commemorative ticket issuing device; FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of a commemorative ticket issuing device; FIG. It is a functional block diagram of a commemorative ticket issuing device. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a mobile terminal taking an image of an admission ticket; 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of a mobile terminal; FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a mobile terminal; FIG.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a commemorative ticket issuing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. For example, the user P operates the commemorative ticket issuing device 1 after the end of the event to read the face of the admission ticket T owned by the user. The commemorative ticket issuing device 1 extracts necessary information from the face of the admission ticket T, and generates a face image of the commemorative ticket using the extracted information and pre-registered event-related information. The commemorative ticket issuing device 1 prints the generated ticket face image on paper and issues a commemorative ticket.

For example, the user P has an admission ticket T for a baseball game as shown in FIG. The commemorative ticket issuing device 1 extracts the event name, date and time, and seat information from the face of the admission ticket T.

In the commemorative ticket issuing device 1, event-related information such as the name of the event, date and time, information on the seats installed in the event venue, and a template image of the commemorative ticket are registered in advance. The event-related information and the template image may be obtained from the server S via a network such as the Internet, or a staff member may bring a portable storage medium containing the event-related information and input it into the commemorative ticket issuing device 1. good too. The event-related information may include match results and weather information for the day.

Commemorative ticket issuing device 1 compares information extracted from the face of admission ticket T with event-related information, determines whether admission ticket T is a ticket for an event to be issued a commemorative ticket, and if there is no problem. , the extracted information, the event-related information, and the template image are used to generate the face image of the commemorative ticket.

For example, the commemorative ticket issuing device 1 that reads the face of the admission ticket T shown in FIG. 2(a) issues a commemorative ticket C as shown in FIG. 2(b). On the commemorative ticket C, in addition to the privilege images of the players and the manager, the result of the game (event result), the weather of the day, the seat information extracted from the face of the admission ticket T, etc. are printed. It will be a special and memorable ticket. The privilege image is included in the template image.

The commemorative ticket issuing device 1 may be operated alone or may be operated in cooperation with a server S that provides event-related information, and cooperation with an admission ticket T issuing system is not required. Therefore, a commemorative ticket can be issued as a memory of the event while suppressing the system scale.

Commemorative tickets may be issued not only after the event ends, but also before the event starts or during the event. However, if the event is a sports match or the like, the result of the match will not be printed on the commemorative ticket issued before or during the event.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the commemorative ticket issuing device 1, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the hardware configuration of the commemorative ticket issuing device 1. As shown in FIG. The commemorative ticket issuing device 1 includes touch panels (display units, operation units) 10A and 10B, a data input unit 11, a billing unit 12, a printer 13, a CPU (central processing unit) 14, a storage unit (auxiliary storage device) 15, and a main memory. 16 , a card face reading unit 17 , and a communication device 18 .

The touch panels 10A and 10B display information including images and receive input of various instructions from users.

The touch panel 10B is provided on the upper part of the housing 2 of the commemorative ticket issuing device 1, and the display screen is in a state of standing substantially vertically. The touch panel 10A is provided on the top plate 2A portion of the housing 2 . The screens of the top plate 2A and the touch panel 10A are slightly inclined so that the front side is lower and the back side is higher so that input operations to the touch panel 10A can be easily performed. In this embodiment, an example in which two touch panels are mounted will be described, but the number of touch panels may be one or three or more.

The data input unit 11 is an interface for inputting event-related information and template images stored in a portable storage medium such as a USB memory brought by a staff member. The input event-related information and template image are stored in the storage unit 15 . The event-related information includes the event name, date and time, place, information on seats installed at the event site, weather information, game results, and the like. The template image includes privilege images such as players and characters related to the event.

The billing unit 12 has a coin slot 12A, a banknote slot 12B, and a change return slot 12C provided on the front side of the housing 2, and identifies and counts the money inserted from the coin slot 12A and the bill slot 12B. Then, the change is discharged from the change return opening 12C. Using the billing unit 12, settlement processing for the price of the commemorative ticket is performed. Also, the billing unit 12 may have a settlement function using electronic money.

The printer 13 is, for example, a sublimation thermal transfer type or inkjet type high-resolution color printer, and prints and outputs the commemorative ticket image on paper.

An opening/closing door 3 is provided on the front side of the housing 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. On the back side of the opening/closing door 3, there is provided a discharge port (not shown) in which the commemorative ticket discharged from the printer 13 is placed, and when the opening/closing door 2 is opened, the commemorative ticket can be taken out.

The ticket face reading unit 17 reads the face of the admission ticket T brought by the user, and uses, for example, a digital camera or an image scanner. A concave portion 4 recessed toward the rear side is provided on the front surface of the housing 1 between the touch panels 10A and 10B, and an area where an admission ticket T can be placed is provided. The ticket face reading unit 17 reads (captures) the face of the admission ticket placed in the recess 4 .

The communication device 18 can communicate with the server device S (see FIG. 1) to acquire event-related information and template images. Event-related information and template images are stored in the storage unit 15 .

The storage unit 15 is, for example, a hard disk drive or flash memory, and stores a control program and a commemorative ticket issuing program. The CPU 14 loads the control program in the storage unit 15 into the main memory 16 and executes the control program. The CPU 14 functions as a control section 20 that controls each section of the commemorative ticket issuing device 1 by executing a control program.

The CPU 14 loads the commemorative ticket issuing program in the storage unit 15 into the main memory 16 and executes it. As the commemorative ticket issuing program is executed, an extraction unit 21, a determination unit 22, a generation unit 23, and a print processing unit 24 are realized as shown in FIG.

The extraction unit 21 extracts information necessary for creating a commemorative ticket from the face image of the admission ticket T read by the face reading unit 17 . For example, the extraction unit 21 performs character recognition processing and extracts the event name, date and time, location, seat information, etc. from the face image.

The determination unit 22 determines whether or not the admission ticket T brought by the user is a ticket for an event for which a commemorative ticket is to be issued. For example, the determination unit 22 compares the event name, date, time, and location extracted by the extraction unit 21 with the event name, date, time, and location included in the event-related information stored in the storage unit 15 . If the comparison results match, the determination unit 22 determines that the admission ticket T brought by the user is a ticket for an event for which a commemorative ticket is to be issued.

When the event-related information includes information on seats installed in the event venue, the determination unit 22 determines whether the seats indicated by the seat information extracted by the extraction unit 21 are actually installed in the event venue. It may be determined whether or not it is a seat.

The generating unit 23 generates a commemorative ticket face image using the event-related information and the template image stored in the storage unit 15 and the information extracted by the extracting unit 21 . 2 ( A face image of the commemorative ticket C as shown in b) is generated.

The print processing unit 24 transfers the commemorative ticket image generated by the generation unit 23 to the printer 13 and controls to print out. A commemorative ticket C as shown in FIG. 2B can be created and issued by the printer 13 printing the commemorative ticket image on paper.

As described above, the commemorative ticket issuing device 1 according to the present embodiment may be operated alone or may be operated in cooperation with the server S that provides event-related information and the like, and cooperation with the admission ticket T issuing system is not required. Therefore, a commemorative ticket can be issued as a memory of the event while suppressing the system scale.

In the above embodiment, the case where the user owns a paper admission ticket T has been described, but an electronic ticket may also be used. In this case, the user causes the ticket screen to be displayed on the display of the portable terminal such as a smartphone, and causes the ticket surface reading unit 17 of the commemorative ticket issuing device 1 to read the ticket screen. Subsequent commemorative ticket issuing processing is the same as for paper tickets.

In the above embodiment, an example of creating a paper commemorative ticket C using the commemorative ticket issuing device 1 has been described, but as shown in FIG. A ticket image may be generated and stored in the mobile terminal 100 .

FIG. 7 is a hardware configuration diagram of the mobile terminal 100. As shown in FIG. The mobile terminal 100 includes a CPU 101, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 102, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 103, a storage section 104, a touch panel 105, a communication section 106, an imaging section 107, a GPS receiving section 108, and the like.

The storage unit 104 is, for example, a flash memory. The photographing unit 107 is, for example, a digital camera, and photographs the face of the admission ticket T. FIG. The captured image is stored in the storage unit 104 . The GPS receiving unit 108 receives radio waves emitted from GPS satellites and acquires position information (latitude and longitude) of the current location of the mobile terminal 100 based on the GPS information.

A commemorative ticket image generation program is stored in the ROM 103 or the storage unit 104 . A commemorative ticket image generation program is loaded into the RAM 102 and executed by the CPU 101, thereby realizing the event information acquisition unit 110, the extraction unit 111, the determination unit 112, the generation unit 113, and the order processing unit 114 shown in FIG. .

The event information acquisition unit 110 uses the communication unit 106 to acquire event-related information and template images from the server device S (see FIG. 1). Event-related information and template images are stored in the storage unit 104 .

The extraction unit 111 extracts necessary information from the face image of the admission ticket T photographed by the photographing unit 107 . For example, the extraction unit 111 performs character recognition processing and extracts the event name, date and time, place, seat information, etc. from the face image.

The determination unit 112 determines whether or not the photographed admission ticket T is a ticket for an event for which a commemorative ticket is to be issued. For example, the determination unit 112 compares the event name, date, time, and location extracted by the extraction unit 111 with the event name, date, time, and location included in the event-related information stored in the storage unit 104 . If the comparison results match, the determining unit 112 determines that the photographed admission ticket T is a ticket for an event for which a commemorative ticket is to be issued.

The generation unit 113 generates a commemorative ticket image using the event-related information and the template image stored in the storage unit 104 and the information extracted by the extraction unit 111 . For example, the generation unit 113 generates a commemorative ticket using the name of the event, the date and time, the location, the result of the match, the event-related information including weather information, the template image including the privilege image, and the seat information extracted by the extraction unit 111. Generate an image.

The user can display the commemorative ticket image on the touch panel 105 and view it.

It may be possible to order a print of the commemorative ticket image. When the order processing unit 114 receives a print order from the user and performs payment processing, the communication unit 106 is used to transmit a commemorative ticket image to a server (not shown) that provides a print service. The server forwards the commemorative ticket image to the factory. A commemorative ticket image is printed on paper by a printer in the factory to create a commemorative ticket. Commemorative tickets are delivered to users.

The commemorative ticket image may be generated only at the event site or after going to the event site. For example, the determination unit 112 compares the current position based on GPS information with the location information of the event venue included in the event-related information. When the determining unit 112 determines that the user with the portable terminal 100 is present at the event venue, a commemorative ticket image can be generated.

When the admission ticket is an electronic ticket, the screen of the electronic ticket is stored as an image in the storage unit 104 of the mobile terminal 100 . Extraction unit 111 extracts necessary information from the electronic ticket image in storage unit 104 . The electronic ticket displayed on the display of the first mobile terminal may be read by a second mobile terminal different from the first mobile terminal, and the commemorative ticket image may be generated by the second mobile terminal.

In the above embodiment, a plurality of template images for creating a commemorative ticket may be prepared so that the user can select a desired template image.

The above description is merely an example of the present invention, and the present invention may be embodied in forms other than those described above.

1 Commemorative Ticket Issuing Device 2 Case 3 Open/Close Door 4 Recess 10A, 10B Touch Panel 11 Data Input Unit 12 Billing Unit 13 Printer 14 CPU
15 storage unit 16 main memory 17 face reading unit 18 communication device

Claims (2)

on your mobile computer,
extracting information from the face of the ticket;
a step of acquiring event-related information including the event name, date and time, or location, and a template image from the server device;
generating a commemorative ticket face image using the extracted information, the event-related information, and the template image;
a step of displaying the commemorative ticket face image on a display unit;
obtaining a location of the mobile device;
comparing the acquired position with the location included in the event-related information, and determining whether or not the commemorative ticket face image can be generated based on the comparison result;
A program characterized by causing the execution of 2. The program according to claim 1 , wherein a character recognition process is performed on a face image of a ticket photographed by a photographing unit mounted on said mobile terminal, and said information is extracted from said face image.

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