JP7840750B2 - Electronic ticket management device, electronic ticket management system, electronic ticket management method, system, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

This invention relates to an electronic ticket management device, an electronic ticket management system, an electronic ticket management method, a system, a program, and a recording medium.

A ticket is required to pass through the entrance gate of an event venue. Patent Document 1 discloses a system for issuing electronic tickets to users.

Japanese Patent Publication No. 2012-73890

Once a ticket is issued, users can access unique information, such as seat details, before attending the event. This can lead to fraudulent activities like ticket reselling. This problem can occur regardless of whether the ticket is paper or electronic.

Furthermore, in the case of electronic tickets issued to the user's device, there is a possibility that processing of the electronic ticket using the device may not be performed correctly on the day of the event due to carrier communication problems such as carrier communication restrictions or poor carrier signal conditions. Therefore, improvements in convenience are required.

Therefore, the present invention aims to provide an electronic ticket management device, an electronic ticket management system, an electronic ticket management method, a system, a program, and a recording medium that can prevent fraudulent activities and improve convenience.

To achieve the above objective, the electronic ticket management device of the present invention is
Including the communications unit, the electronic ticket information acquisition unit, the user information acquisition unit, and the transmission unit,
The aforementioned communication unit initiates communication with the user terminal via short-range wireless communication, which is area-limited communication, when a user carrying the user terminal passes through an entrance gate in the event hosting area.
The electronic ticket information acquisition unit acquires electronic ticket information from the user terminal via short-range wireless communication.
The user information acquisition unit acquires user information based on the electronic ticket information,
The transmitting unit is a device that transmits the user information to the user terminal via short-range wireless communication.

The electronic ticket management system of the present invention is
The present invention includes an electronic ticket management device and an organizer terminal,
The aforementioned electronic ticket management device and the organizer's terminal are capable of communicating via a communication network.
In the aforementioned electronic ticket management device,
The aforementioned user information acquisition unit is a system that acquires the user information from the organizer's terminal.

The electronic ticket management method of the present invention is:
This includes a communication process, an electronic ticket information acquisition process, a user information acquisition process, and a transmission process.
The aforementioned communication process begins when a user carrying a user terminal passes through an entrance gate in the event hosting area, by initiating communication with the user terminal via short-range wireless communication, which is area-limited communication.
The electronic ticket information acquisition step involves acquiring electronic ticket information from the user terminal via short-range wireless communication.
The user information acquisition process involves acquiring user information based on the electronic ticket information,
The transmission step is a method of transmitting the user information to the user terminal using short-range wireless communication.

According to this invention, it is possible to prevent fraudulent activities related to electronic tickets and to improve the convenience of electronic tickets.

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the electronic ticket management device according to Embodiment 1. Figure 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the electronic ticket management device according to Embodiment 1. Figure 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing in the electronic ticket management method of Embodiment 1. Figure 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of initiating short-range wireless communication between a user terminal and an electronic ticket management device when a user passes through an entrance gate. Figure 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing in the electronic ticket management method of Embodiment 2. Figure 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of initiating short-range wireless communication between a user terminal and an electronic ticket management device before the user passes through the entrance gate. Figure 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing in the electronic ticket management method of Embodiment 3. Figure 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the configuration of the electronic ticket management system of Embodiment 4.

In the electronic ticket management device of the present invention, for example,
The communication unit initiates communication with the user terminal via short-range wireless communication both when the user is located within a specific area before passing through the entrance gate and when the user passes through the entrance gate.
In the aforementioned short-range wireless communication,
The electronic ticket information acquisition unit acquires the electronic ticket information, the user information acquisition unit acquires the user information, and the transmission unit transmits the user information.
The user information transmitted by the transmitting unit may be information displayed on the user terminal when the user passes through the entrance gate.

In the electronic ticket management device of the present invention, for example,
In the short-range wireless communication before the user passes through the entrance gate, user information is transmitted to the user terminal, and in the short-range wireless communication when the user passes through the entrance gate, a pass-through signal related to passing through the entrance gate is transmitted to the user terminal.

In the electronic ticket management device of the present invention, for example,
The aforementioned user information may include seat information.

The electronic ticket management system of the present invention is, for example,
Furthermore, including the user terminal,
The electronic ticket management device and the user terminal may be able to communicate with each other via short-range wireless communication.

In the electronic ticket management method of the present invention, for example,
The communication process initiates communication with the user terminal via short-range wireless communication both when the user is located within a specific area before passing through the entrance gate and when the user passes through the entrance gate.
In the aforementioned short-range wireless communication,
The process involves obtaining the electronic ticket information through the electronic ticket information acquisition step, obtaining the user information through the user information acquisition step, and transmitting the user information through the transmission step.
The user information transmitted by the transmitting unit may be information displayed on the user terminal when the user passes through the entrance gate.

In the electronic ticket management method of the present invention, for example,
The transmission step may also be configured such that, in the short-range wireless communication before the user passes through the entrance gate, user information is transmitted to the user terminal, and in the short-range wireless communication when the user passes through the entrance gate, a pass-through signal related to passing through the entrance gate is transmitted to the user terminal.

In the electronic ticket management method of the present invention, for example,
The aforementioned user information may include seat information.

The program of this invention is a program that causes a computer to execute each step of the method of this invention as a procedure.

The recording medium of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium that stores the program of the present invention.

In this invention, "electronic ticket" refers to a digitally generated ticket issued to the user's terminal (also referred to as the user terminal in this invention). This electronic ticket is also known as a digital ticket, online ticket, e-ticket (electronic ticket), etc. This electronic ticket is used for entry into an event venue. The event held at the event venue is not particularly limited and may include, for example, concerts, exhibitions, academic conferences, etc.

In this invention, "ticket entry" means that the user, who is a participant in the event, enters the event venue using the electronic ticket. The method of entry using the electronic ticket is not particularly limited.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the figures. The present invention is not limited to the following embodiments. In the following figures, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Furthermore, unless otherwise specified, the descriptions of each embodiment can be superimposed on each other, and the configurations of each embodiment are combinable unless otherwise specified. In this specification, "part" may include, for example, hardware resources implemented by circuits in a broad sense, and software information processing that can be specifically realized by these hardware resources.

[Embodiment 1]
Figure 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the electronic ticket management device 10 of this embodiment. As shown in Figure 1, the device 10 includes a communication unit 11, an electronic ticket information acquisition unit 12, a user information acquisition unit 13, and a transmission unit 14. The device 10 is used, for example, when processing related to the issuance of electronic tickets.

The device 10 may be, for example, a single device including the aforementioned components, or it may be a device in which each component can be connected via a communication network. The components may be interconnected, for example, by an internal bus.

Furthermore, the device 10 can be connected to external devices, which will be described later, via the communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited and can use any known network, such as a wired or wireless network. Examples of the communication network include the Internet, WWW (World Wide Web), telephone lines, LAN (Local Area Network), SAN (Storage Area Network), DTN (Delay Tolerant Networking), LPWA (Low Power Wide Area), L5G (Local 5G), etc. Examples of wireless communication include Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, Local 5G, LPWA, etc. The aforementioned wireless communication may include direct communication between devices (Ad Hoc communication), infrastructure communication, or indirect communication via an access point.

The device 10 may, for example, be integrated into a server as a system. Alternatively, the device 10 may be a personal computer (PC, e.g., desktop or notebook), smartphone, tablet, wearable device, etc., on which the program of the present invention or an application (software) containing the program of the present invention is installed. The device 10 can implement the functions of each of its components by, for example, an application (such as the program of the present invention) loaded onto its main memory. Furthermore, all or part of the components of the device 10 may be implemented on a server. The device 10 may also take the form of cloud computing or edge computing.

Figure 2 illustrates a block diagram of the hardware configuration of the device 10. The device 10 may include, for example, a central processing unit (CPU, GPU, etc.) 101, memory 102, bus 103, storage device 104, input device 105, output device 106, and communication device 107. These are illustrative examples, and the hardware configuration of the device 10 is not limited to these, as long as each component can perform the processing described above. Furthermore, the number of central processing units 101, etc., included in the device 10 is not limited to the example in Figure 2; for example, multiple central processing units 101 may be included in the device 10. Each component of the hardware configuration of the device 10 is interconnected via the bus 103 through its respective interface (I/F).

The central processing unit 101 is responsible for the overall control of the device 10. Within the device 10, the central processing unit 101 executes, for example, the program of the present invention and other programs, and also reads and writes various types of information. The central processing unit 101 functions, for example, as a communication unit 11, an electronic ticket information acquisition unit 12, a user information acquisition unit 13, and a transmission unit 14.

Bus 103 can also be connected to external devices, for example. These external devices may include external storage devices (such as external databases), external input devices, external output devices, etc. The device 10 can connect to an external network (the aforementioned communication network) via a communication device 107 connected to bus 103, and can also connect to other devices via the external network.

Memory 102 may be, for example, main memory. When the central processing unit 101 performs processing, memory 102 reads various operational programs, such as the program of the present invention, stored in the storage device 104 (described later). The central processing unit 101 receives data from memory 102 and executes the program. The main memory is, for example, RAM (Random Access Memory). Alternatively, memory 102 may be, for example, ROM (Read-Only Memory).

The storage device 104 is also called an auxiliary storage device, for example, in relation to the main memory (primary memory). As described above, the storage device 104 stores an operating program including the program of the present invention. The storage device 104 may be, for example, a combination of a recording medium and a drive for reading and writing to the recording medium. The recording medium is not particularly limited and may be internal or external, for example, an HD (hard disk), CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, MO, DVD, flash memory, memory card, etc. The storage device 104 may be, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid-state drive (SSD), in which the recording medium and drive are integrated.

In this device 10, the memory 102 and storage device 104 can also store various types of information, such as log information, information obtained from an external database (not shown) or external devices, information generated by each process of this device 10, and information used by this device 10 when executing each process. At least some of this information may be stored, for example, on an external server other than the memory 102 and storage device 104, or distributed across multiple terminals using blockchain technology or the like.

The device 10 may further include, for example, a user interface such as an input device 105 and an output device 106. The input device 105 is a device for inputting, for example, characters, numbers, the position of objects displayed on the screen, images, sounds, etc. Specifically, examples include a digitizer (touch panel, etc.), keyboard, mouse, scanner, imaging device, microphone, sensor, etc. The output device 106 is an example of a display device (LED display, liquid crystal display), printer, speaker, etc. The input device 105 and output device 106 may also be a user interface such as a touch panel combining them.

Next, an example of the electronic ticket management method of this embodiment will be described based on the flowchart in Figure 3. The electronic ticket management method of this embodiment is implemented, for example, using the electronic ticket management device 10 shown in Figure 1, as follows. Note that the electronic ticket management method of this embodiment is not limited to the use of the electronic ticket management device 10 shown in Figure 1.

In the electronic ticket management method of this embodiment, the process performed by the communication unit 11 is the communication process, the process performed by the electronic ticket information acquisition unit 12 is the electronic ticket information acquisition process, the process performed by the user information acquisition unit 13 is the user information acquisition process, and the process performed by the transmission unit 14 is the transmission process.

First, the communication unit 11 initiates communication with a user terminal via short-range wireless communication (S11) when the user carrying the terminal passes through the entrance gate in the event area. The user terminal is not particularly limited and can be, for example, a smartphone, tablet, or wearable device. The short-range wireless communication is wireless communication within a specific area (area-limited communication). Specifically, technologies such as Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth®, LPWA, Zigbee®, and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) can be used as the short-range wireless communication. That is, the area around the entrance gate can be the specific area. The communication unit 11 achieves the communication by, for example, instructing the communication device 107 to begin the communication. Specifically, the communication unit 11 may initiate the communication when, for example, it receives notification from the entrance gate indicating that the reader device at the entrance gate has read the electronic ticket from the user terminal.

Next, the electronic ticket information acquisition unit 12 acquires electronic ticket information from the user terminal via short-range wireless communication (S12). The electronic ticket information is, for example, information related to the electronic ticket, and at least the information required for entry. The electronic ticket information includes, for example, the identifier of the electronic ticket, information related to the event (date and time, event name, venue, etc.), information related to the user (name, gender, contact information, etc.), and information related to the event organizer (organizer name, company name, address, etc.). The electronic ticket information may or may not include, for example, the user information described later.

Next, the user information acquisition unit 13 acquires user information based on the electronic ticket information (S13). More specifically, the user information acquisition unit 13 acquires the user information corresponding to the electronic ticket information from, for example, the identifier of the electronic ticket. That is, the user information is linked to the electronic ticket information. The user information is acquired from, for example, a storage device (storage device 104 or an external storage device, etc.), an external database, or an organizer's terminal on the event organizer's side. The organizer's terminal is not particularly limited and can be, for example, a PC, smartphone, tablet terminal, or wearable device. The user information is, for example, information unique to each user at the event and is information that is at least needed after entry. More specifically, it may include, for example, seat information or queue information.

Then, the transmission unit 14 transmits the user information to the user terminal via short-range wireless communication (S14), and the process ends (END).

Figure 4 shows an example of initiating short-range wireless communication with the user terminal when the user passes through the entrance gate. As shown in Figure 4, user 1 passes through entrance gate 2 carrying the user terminal 20 containing the electronic ticket information. At this time, the device 10 initiates short-range wireless communication with the user terminal 20, obtains the electronic ticket information from the user terminal 20, and transmits user information to the user terminal 20. Subsequently, when user 1 moves outside the range where short-range wireless communication is possible, the device 10 disconnects the short-range wireless communication with the user terminal 20. It is assumed that the entrance gate 2 is installed within the range where short-range wireless communication is possible.

According to this embodiment, when the user passes through the entrance gate (at the time of ticket acquisition), the user information is transmitted to the user's terminal, thus preventing fraudulent activities such as the resale of electronic tickets. Furthermore, according to this embodiment, since communication is performed via short-range wireless communication at the time of ticket acquisition, it is not affected by carrier communication on the user's terminal. Therefore, ticket acquisition can be performed at an appropriate location and time, improving the convenience of electronic tickets.

[Embodiment 2]
Another example of the electronic ticket management device 10 described in Embodiment 1 will be explained below.

An example of the electronic ticket management method of this embodiment will be explained based on the flowchart in Figure 5. The electronic ticket management method of this embodiment is implemented, for example, using the electronic ticket management device 10 shown in Figure 1, as follows. Note that the electronic ticket management method of this embodiment is not limited to the use of the electronic ticket management device 10 shown in Figure 1. Unless otherwise specified, the description of Embodiment 1 can be applied.

First, the communication unit 11 initiates communication with the user terminal via short-range wireless communication when the user is located within a specific area before passing through the entrance gate (S21). The specific area before passing through the entrance gate is not particularly limited and can be arbitrarily established. For example, if the entrance gate is located after passing through the entrance to the event venue, this area could be the area around the entrance to the event venue. That is, the communication unit 11 initiates communication with the user terminal via short-range wireless communication in the specific area, for example, at an arbitrary location after the user has entered the event venue and before passing through the entrance gate. There may be multiple such specific areas. Furthermore, the communication unit 11 may perform short-range wireless communication multiple times in one or more of these specific areas.

If the user initiates the short-range wireless communication before passing through the entrance gate, the electronic ticket information acquisition unit 12 acquires the electronic ticket information (S22), the user information acquisition unit 13 acquires the user information (S23), and the transmission unit 14 transmits the user information (S24), as described above. In this embodiment, the user information is information displayed on the user terminal when the user passes through the entrance gate. That is, if the user passes through the entrance gate after the execution of S24, the user information is displayed on the user terminal. The user information may be subject to display restrictions by the transmission unit 14, or display restrictions may be imposed in advance. The display restriction is a restriction on the display of the user information on the user terminal, and is, for example, a restriction that makes it displayable when the user passes through the entrance gate. Whether or not the user has passed through the entrance gate may be determined, for example, by the user terminal that received the user information. The user terminal may, for example, obtain a passage signal from the entrance gate indicating that it has passed through the entrance gate, or it may obtain the passage signal from the device 10 as described in Embodiment 3 below. The user terminal can, for example, determine (detect) whether or not the user has passed through the entrance gate based on the passage signal.

Next, the communication unit 11 initiates the short-range wireless communication when the user passes through the entrance gate, as described above (S25). When the short-range wireless communication is initiated when the user passes through the entrance gate, the electronic ticket information acquisition unit 12 acquires the electronic ticket information (S26), the user information acquisition unit 13 acquires the user information (S27), and the transmission unit 14 transmits the user information (S28), as described above, and then the process terminates (END). That is, after the execution of S28, if the user passes through the entrance gate, the user information is displayed on the user terminal.

Figure 6 shows an example of initiating short-range wireless communication with the user terminal before the user passes through the entrance gate. In Figure 6, user 1 is carrying a user terminal 20 containing the electronic ticket information. After passing through the entrance to the event venue, user 1 moves within the range where short-range wireless communication is possible (specific area A). When user terminal 20 is located within specific area A, the device 10 initiates communication with user terminal 20 using short-range wireless communication, obtains the electronic ticket information from user terminal 20, and transmits user information to user terminal 20. Subsequently, when user 1 moves outside specific area A, the device 10 disconnects the short-range wireless communication with user terminal 20. After the disconnection, the device 10 restarts short-range wireless communication with user terminal 20, as shown in Figure 4.

According to this embodiment, similar to Embodiment 1, fraudulent activity against electronic tickets can be prevented, and the convenience of electronic tickets can be improved. Furthermore, according to this embodiment, since short-range wireless communication with the user terminal is performed at least twice, even if a communication failure or failure to transmit the user information occurs in one short-range wireless communication, the user information can still be transmitted in the other short-range wireless communication. Therefore, resilience to problems such as malfunctions in the short-range wireless communication can be increased. This increased resilience to problems can, for example, suppress delays in entry due to such problems.

[Embodiment 3]
Another example of the electronic ticket management device 10 described in Embodiment 2 will be explained below.

An example of the electronic ticket management method of this embodiment will be explained based on the flowchart in Figure 7. The electronic ticket management method of this embodiment is implemented, for example, using the electronic ticket management device 10 shown in Figure 1, as follows. Note that the electronic ticket management method of this embodiment is not limited to the use of the electronic ticket management device 10 shown in Figure 1. Unless otherwise specified, the descriptions of embodiments 1 and 2 above can be applied.

In Figure 7, steps S31 to S37 are the same as steps S21 to S27. After step S37, the transmitting unit 15 transmits a passage signal to the user terminal in the short-range wireless communication when the user passes through the entrance gate (S38), and the process ends (END). The passage signal is, for example, a signal indicating that the user has passed through the entrance gate. The transmitting unit 14 may, for example, transmit the passage signal in the short-range wireless communication (also called the second short-range wireless communication) when the user passes through the entrance gate if the short-range wireless communication (also called the first short-range wireless communication) before the user passes through the entrance gate is successful and the user information has been successfully transmitted. On the other hand, if the first short-range wireless communication fails, or if the transmission of the user information fails in the first short-range wireless communication, the transmitting unit 14 may, for example, transmit the user information in the second short-range wireless communication instead of the passage signal, in the same manner as in Embodiment 2. The transmitting unit 14 may, for example, acquire reading information related to the reading of electronic ticket information at the user terminal from the entrance gate, and if the reading information indicates that the electronic ticket information was read successfully, it may transmit the passage signal to the user terminal. On the other hand, if the reading information indicates that the electronic ticket information was not read successfully, it is not necessary to transmit the passage signal to the user terminal. Since the user terminal can detect passage through the entrance gate based on the passage signal transmitted by this device 10, it can display the user information.

According to this embodiment, similar to Embodiment 1, fraudulent activity against electronic tickets can be prevented, and the convenience of electronic tickets can be improved. Furthermore, similar to Embodiment 2, resilience to problems can be enhanced. Moreover, in this embodiment, since the transmission signal can be transmitted in the second short-range wireless communication, for example, communication failures can be further reduced, and communication time can be shortened.

[Embodiment 4]
An electronic ticket management system including the electronic ticket management device 10 described in any of the embodiments 1 to 3 above will be described.

Figure 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the configuration of the electronic ticket management system 100 of this embodiment. As shown in Figure 8, the system 100 includes the electronic ticket management device 10 described in any of embodiments 1 to 3, and the organizer terminal 30. The system 100 may also include, as an optional configuration, a user terminal 20, an entrance gate 40, etc. In Figure 7, the number of electronic ticket management devices 10, etc., is illustrative and not limited to this; for example, there may be multiple devices.

The electronic ticket management device 10 and the organizer's terminal 30 can communicate via a communication network. The communication network is as described above. Furthermore, the electronic ticket management device 10 and the user terminal 20 can communicate via the short-range wireless communication. The electronic ticket management device 10 and the entrance gate 40 may communicate via the communication network or via the short-range wireless communication.

In the electronic ticket management device 10, the user information acquisition unit 13 acquires the user information from the organizer's terminal 30.

In the electronic ticket management device 10, the electronic ticket information acquisition unit 12 acquires the electronic ticket information from the user terminal 20. The transmission unit 14 then transmits the user information to the user terminal 20.

The organizer terminal 30 is the event organizer's terminal, and its configuration is not particularly limited as long as it can communicate with the electronic ticket management device 10. The hardware configuration of the organizer terminal 30 can, for example, be based on the description of the hardware configuration of the electronic ticket management device 10. The organizer terminal 30 can implement various functions (storage unit 31 and transmission unit 32) through a hardware configuration such as a central processing unit 101. The organizer terminal 30 may be, for example, a server, a PC, a smartphone, a tablet, a wearable device, etc. The organizer terminal 30 may, for example, have a storage unit 31, which stores the user information and the electronic ticket information linked together in a storage area. The storage area may be a database. The organizer terminal 30 may, for example, have a transmission unit 32, which transmits the electronic ticket information to the user terminal 20 (this can also be said to be issuing an electronic ticket). The method for issuing the electronic ticket is not particularly limited, and known technologies can be used. For example, the transmission unit 32 transmits the user information corresponding to the electronic ticket information to the electronic ticket management device 10 in response to a request from the electronic ticket management device 10.

The user terminal 20 is a user's terminal, and its configuration is not particularly limited as long as it is capable of short-range wireless communication with the electronic ticket management device 10 and can hold the electronic ticket information. The hardware configuration of the user terminal 20 can, for example, be based on the description of the hardware configuration of the electronic ticket management device 10. The user terminal 20 can implement various functions (communication unit 21, acquisition unit 22, detection unit 23, display unit 24) through a hardware configuration such as a central processing unit 101. The user terminal 20 stores the electronic ticket information in, for example, a memory 102 and a storage device 104. The user terminal 20 may be, for example, a PC, smartphone, tablet terminal, wearable terminal, etc. The user terminal 20 may have, for example, a communication unit 21, and the communication unit 21 may enable communication with the entrance gate 40 via the communication network. Communication with the entrance gate 40 may be, for example, short-range wireless communication. Furthermore, the communication unit 21 enables short-range wireless communication with the electronic ticket management device 10. The user terminal 20, for example, has an acquisition unit 22, which can acquire the passage signal from at least one of the electronic ticket management device 10 and the entrance gate 40. The user terminal 20 may also have, for example, a detection unit 23 and a display unit 24. The detection unit 23 may detect passage through the entrance gate. Specifically, for example, when the passage signal is acquired, it may be detected that the user has passed through the entrance gate. The display unit 24 can then display user information when passage through the entrance gate is detected.

The entrance gate 40 includes, for example, a reader unit 41 that reads the electronic ticket information from the user terminal 20. The reader unit 41 reads the electronic ticket information, for example, via short-range wireless communication. The reader unit 41 is operated by a central processing unit. The description of the central processing unit 101 above can be used for the central processing unit. Other hardware configurations of the entrance gate 40 can be used, for example, by referring to the hardware configuration description of the electronic ticket management device 10. The entrance gate 40 may also have, for example, a transmission unit 42, which transmits the read information to the electronic ticket management device 10 via the communication network or short-range wireless communication. The transmission unit 42 is operated by the central processing unit. The description of the entrance gate 40 can be used, for example, by referring to the description of entrance gate 2, etc.

According to this embodiment, the electronic ticket information required for entry and the user information required after entry can be transmitted to the user terminal 20 at separate times. Therefore, similar to Embodiment 1, fraudulent activity related to electronic tickets can be prevented, and the convenience of electronic tickets can be improved.

[Embodiment 5]
The program of this embodiment is a program that causes a computer to execute each step of the method of the present invention as a procedure. In the present invention, "procedure" may be read as "process". The program of this embodiment may be, for example, a program that is added in to existing software. The program of this embodiment may be, for example, recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The recording medium is, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The recording medium is not particularly limited and includes, for example, read-only memory (ROM), hard disk (HD), optical disc, etc.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various modifications to the configuration and details of the present invention are possible, as can be understood by those skilled in the art within the scope of the present invention.

<Note>
Some or all of the above embodiments may be described as follows, but are not limited to the following:
(Note 1)
Including the communication unit, electronic ticket information acquisition unit, user information acquisition unit, and transmission unit,
The aforementioned communication unit initiates communication with the user terminal via short-range wireless communication, which is area-limited communication, when a user carrying the user terminal passes through an entrance gate in the event hosting area.
The electronic ticket information acquisition unit acquires electronic ticket information from the user terminal via short-range wireless communication.
The user information acquisition unit acquires user information based on the electronic ticket information,
The transmitting unit transmits the user information to the user terminal via short-range wireless communication; this is an electronic ticket management device (Appendix 2).
The communication unit initiates communication with the user terminal via short-range wireless communication both when the user is located within a specific area before passing through the entrance gate and when the user passes through the entrance gate.
In the aforementioned short-range wireless communication,
The electronic ticket information acquisition unit acquires the electronic ticket information, the user information acquisition unit acquires the user information, and the transmission unit transmits the user information.
The electronic ticket management device as described in Appendix 1, wherein the user information transmitted by the transmitting unit is information displayed on the user terminal when the user passes through the entrance gate.
(Note 3)
The electronic ticket management device as described in Appendix 2, wherein the transmitting unit transmits user information to the user terminal via short-range wireless communication before the user passes through the entrance gate, and transmits a passage signal related to passing through the entrance gate to the user terminal via short-range wireless communication when the user passes through the entrance gate.
(Note 4)
The user information includes seat information and is provided by the electronic ticket management device described in any of the appendices 1 to 3.
(Note 5)
This includes the electronic ticket management device and organizer terminal described in any of the appendices 1 to 4,
The aforementioned electronic ticket management device and the aforementioned organizer terminal are capable of communicating via a communication network.
In the aforementioned electronic ticket management device,
The aforementioned user information acquisition unit is an electronic ticket management system that acquires the user information from the organizer's terminal.
(Note 6)
Furthermore, including the user terminal,
The electronic ticket management system described in Appendix 5, wherein the electronic ticket management device and the user terminal can communicate with each other via short-range wireless communication.
(Note 7)
This includes the communication process, the electronic ticket information acquisition process, the user information acquisition process, and the transmission process.
The aforementioned communication process begins when a user carrying a user terminal passes through an entrance gate in the event hosting area, by initiating communication with the user terminal via short-range wireless communication, which is area-limited communication.
The electronic ticket information acquisition step involves acquiring electronic ticket information from the user terminal via short-range wireless communication.
The user information acquisition process acquires user information based on the electronic ticket information,
The transmission step is an electronic ticket management method (Appendix 8) that transmits the user information to the user terminal by short-range wireless communication.
The communication process initiates communication with the user terminal via short-range wireless communication both when the user is located within a specific area before passing through the entrance gate and when the user passes through the entrance gate.
In the aforementioned short-range wireless communication,
The process involves obtaining the electronic ticket information through the electronic ticket information acquisition step, obtaining the user information through the user information acquisition step, and transmitting the user information through the transmission step.
The electronic ticket management method described in Appendix 7, wherein the user information transmitted by the transmitting unit is information displayed on the user terminal when the user passes through the entrance gate.
(Note 9)
The electronic ticket management method according to Appendix 8, wherein the transmission step involves transmitting user information to the user terminal via short-range wireless communication before the user passes through the entrance gate, and transmitting a passage signal related to passing through the entrance gate to the user terminal via short-range wireless communication when the user passes through the entrance gate.
(Note 10)
The aforementioned user information includes seat information, and is an electronic ticket management method as described in any of the appendices 1 to 9.
(Note 11)
This includes communication procedures, electronic ticket information acquisition procedures, user information acquisition procedures, and transmission procedures.
The aforementioned communication procedure initiates communication with the user terminal via short-range wireless communication, which is area-limited communication, when a user carrying a user terminal passes through an entrance gate in the event hosting area.
The electronic ticket information acquisition procedure involves acquiring electronic ticket information from the user terminal via short-range wireless communication.
The aforementioned procedure for obtaining user information obtains user information based on the electronic ticket information,
The transmission procedure is a program that causes a computer to perform the action of transmitting the user information to the user terminal via short-range wireless communication.
(Note 12)
The communication procedure initiates communication with the user terminal via short-range wireless communication both when the user is located within a specific area before passing through the entrance gate and when the user passes through the entrance gate.
In the aforementioned short-range wireless communication,
The procedure for obtaining electronic ticket information, obtaining user information, and transmitting user information is performed according to the electronic ticket information acquisition procedure.
The program described in Appendix 11, wherein the user information transmitted by the transmitting unit is information displayed on the user terminal when the user passes through the entrance gate.
(Note 13)
The transmission procedure is the program described in Appendix 12, which transmits user information to the user terminal via short-range wireless communication before the user passes through the entrance gate, and transmits a pass-through signal related to passing through the entrance gate to the user terminal via short-range wireless communication when the user passes through the entrance gate.
(Note 14)
The user information mentioned above is a program described in any of appendices 11 to 13, including seat information.
(Note 15)
A computer-readable recording medium that stores a program described in any of the appendices 11 to 14.

According to this invention, it is possible to prevent fraudulent activity against electronic tickets and improve the convenience of electronic tickets. Therefore, this invention is particularly useful, for example, when issuing electronic tickets for events.

1 User 2 Entrance Gate 10 Electronic Ticket Management Device 11 Communication Unit 12 Electronic Ticket Information Acquisition Unit 13 User Information Acquisition Unit 14 Transmission Unit 20 User Terminal 21 Communication Unit 22 Acquisition Unit 23 Detection Unit 24 Display Unit 30 Organizer Terminal 31 Storage Unit 32 Transmission Unit 40 Entrance Gate 41 Reading Unit 42 Transmission Unit 101 Central Processing Unit 102 Memory 103 Bus 104 Storage Device 105 Input Device 106 Output Device 107 Communication Device 100 Electronic Ticket Management System

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Including the communications unit, the electronic ticket information acquisition unit, the user information acquisition unit, and the transmission unit,
When the communication unit receives a notification that the electronic ticket reader at the entrance gate has read the electronic ticket from the user terminal , it initiates communication with the user terminal using short-range wireless communication, which is area-limited communication.
The electronic ticket information acquisition unit acquires electronic ticket information from the user terminal via short-range wireless communication.
The user information acquisition unit acquires user information based on the electronic ticket information,
The transmitting unit is an electronic ticket management device that transmits the user information to the user terminal via short-range wireless communication. The communication unit initiates communication with the user terminal via short-range wireless communication both before receiving the notification and when the user terminal is located within the specified area, and when the notification is received .
In the aforementioned short-range wireless communication,
The electronic ticket information acquisition unit acquires the electronic ticket information, the user information acquisition unit acquires the user information, and the transmission unit transmits the user information.
The electronic ticket management device according to claim 1, wherein the user information transmitted by the transmitting unit is information displayed on the user terminal when the user terminal obtains a pass signal indicating that the user has passed through the entrance gate . The electronic ticket management device according to claim 2, wherein the transmitting unit transmits the user information to the user terminal in the short-range wireless communication before receiving the notification , and transmits a passage signal regarding passage through the entrance gate to the user terminal in the short-range wireless communication when the notification is received. The electronic ticket management device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the user information includes seat information. The electronic ticket management device and organizer terminal described in any one of claims 1 to 4 are included.
The aforementioned electronic ticket management device and the organizer's terminal are capable of communicating via a communication network.
In the aforementioned electronic ticket management device,
The aforementioned user information acquisition unit is an electronic ticket management system that acquires the user information from the organizer's terminal. Furthermore, including the user terminal,
The electronic ticket management system according to claim 5, wherein the electronic ticket management device and the user terminal can communicate with each other by short-range wireless communication . This includes a communication process, an electronic ticket information acquisition process, a user information acquisition process, and a transmission process.
The aforementioned communication process begins when the electronic ticket reader at the entrance gate receives a notification indicating that it has read the electronic ticket from the user terminal , by initiating communication with the user terminal via short-range wireless communication, which is area-limited communication.
The electronic ticket information acquisition step involves acquiring electronic ticket information from the user terminal via short-range wireless communication.
The user information acquisition process involves acquiring user information based on the electronic ticket information,
The transmission step is an electronic ticket management method in which the user information is transmitted to the user terminal by short-range wireless communication, and each step is performed by a computer . The communication process initiates communication with the user terminal via short-range wireless communication both before receiving the notification and when the user terminal is located within a specific area, and when the notification is received .
In the aforementioned short-range wireless communication,
The process involves obtaining the electronic ticket information through the electronic ticket information acquisition step, obtaining the user information through the user information acquisition step, and transmitting the user information through the transmission step.
The electronic ticket management method according to claim 7, wherein the user information transmitted in the transmission step is information displayed on the user terminal when the user terminal obtains a pass signal indicating that the user has passed through the entrance gate . The electronic ticket management method according to claim 8, wherein the transmission step involves transmitting the user information to the user terminal via short-range wireless communication before receiving the notification , and transmitting a passage signal regarding passage through the entrance gate to the user terminal via short-range wireless communication when the notification is received. The electronic ticket management method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the user information includes seat information. This includes communication procedures, electronic ticket information acquisition procedures, user information acquisition procedures, and transmission procedures.
The aforementioned communication procedure begins when the electronic ticket reader at the entrance gate receives a notification indicating that it has read the electronic ticket from the user terminal , by initiating communication with the user terminal via short-range wireless communication, which is an area-limited communication method.
The electronic ticket information acquisition procedure involves acquiring electronic ticket information from the user terminal via short-range wireless communication.
The aforementioned procedure for obtaining user information obtains user information based on the electronic ticket information,
The transmission procedure is a program that causes a computer to perform the action of transmitting the user information to the user terminal via short-range wireless communication. The communication procedure initiates communication with the user terminal via short-range wireless communication both before receiving the notification and when the user terminal is located within a specific area, and when the notification is received .
In the aforementioned short-range wireless communication,
The procedure for obtaining electronic ticket information is performed according to the electronic ticket information acquisition procedure, the procedure for obtaining user information is performed according to the user information acquisition procedure, and the procedure for transmitting user information is performed according to the transmission procedure.
The program according to claim 11, wherein the user information transmitted by the transmission procedure is information displayed on the user terminal when the user terminal obtains a pass signal indicating that the user has passed through the entrance gate . The program according to claim 12, wherein the transmission procedure involves transmitting the user information to the user terminal in the short-range wireless communication before receiving the notification , and transmitting a passage signal regarding passage through the entrance gate to the user terminal in the short-range wireless communication when the notification is received. The user information includes seat information, as described in any one of claims 11 to 13. A computer-readable recording medium storing the program described in any one of claims 11 to 14.