WONG WINSON (CN)
| WO2002065366A1 | 2002-08-22 |
| US20050160007A1 | 2005-07-21 | |||
| EP1267289A1 | 2002-12-18 | |||
| CN1540545A | 2004-10-27 |
| Claims
1. A method to prevent fraudulent ticket (paper or electronic) by using Non-contact Public Transportation IC card as an identity proof to authenticate the legitimacy of the ticket holder includes the following steps.
On purchase of ticket, the purchaser either provides the seller with the IC card commonly used for public transportation or loan or purchase one from the ticket seller, the ticket seller shall store the ticket information together with the IC card number in their ticketing system. The ticket seller or his technology service providers shall download the ticket information together with purchase's IC card number to the IC card reader installed at entrance of the performing venue shortly before the performance starts. The ticket purchaser shall present his IC card with or without a paper ticket to the card reader for verification of ticket information. The IC card reader shall verify the information and accept his entrance to the venue with or without printing a seat number or rejecting his entrance if information is incorrect.
2. A system to prevent fraudulent ticket (paper or electronic) by using Non-contact Public Transportation IC card as an identity proof to authenticate the legitimacy of the ticket holder includes:
An electronic ticketing network system (1), including a computer, communication device, communication network, IC card (2) which is non-contact, and IC card reader and/or writer; wherein said IC card reader/writer can be a module or connected to other systems as a device; the booking receipt (3) provided by the electronic ticketing system (1) consists of the identification number of the IC card (2) and ticket information (33).
3. The electronic system as described in claim 2, is further characterized in that said electronic ticketing network system (1) includes the mam computer system (11), comprising of the memory unit (111), the data processing unit (112), VO unit (12) that is connected to the main computer (11) by wire or wireless means, said system further includes multiple terminal computers (121), multiple telephone sets (122), multiple display panels (123), multiple ticket printers (124), and multiple non-contact ticket verification terminals (125).
4. The electronic system as described in claim 2, is further characterized in that said booking receipt (3) is the data consisting of the identification number of the IC card (2) and the ticket information (33).
5. The electronic system as described in claim 2 or claims 3, is further characterized in that said ticket information (33) includes information concerning seat number, and/or date and time, and/or serial number.
6. The electronic system as described in claim 2, is further characterized in that the system includes one or more operational electronic platform systems (B), the system (B) has the structure that is essentially the same as the electronic ticketing system (1), and is connected to the electronic ticketing system (1) by communication means for storing and verifying the booking receipt (3), and can be run by either the ticket seller or third party.
7. The electronic system as described in claim 2, is further characterized in that said IC card (2) is public transportation IC card.
8. An anti-fake electronic ticketing method, is characterized in that the ticket seller sets up the electronic ticketing system (1) which includes: the main computer system (11) which has memory unit (111), data processing unit (112), I/O unit (12) that is connected to the main computer (11) by wire or wireless means, said system further includes multiple terminal computers (121), multiple telephone sets (122), multiple display panels (123), multiple ticket printers (124), and multiple non-contact ticket verification terminals (125).
The purchaser uses his own IC card (2) or an IC card purchased or rent from the ticket seller or from the operational electronic platform system (B), and follows the following steps:
The purchaser books the ticket from the electronic ticketing network system (1) that is set up by the ticket seller, via telephone or Internet, or at a ticket office of the system (1), thereby the identification number of the IC card (2) is provided.
The electronic ticketing network system (1) displays the ticket information (33) to the purchaser, and binds said ticket information (33) with the identification number of the IC card (2), then saves to the memory unit (111) as the booking receipt (3); for the purchaser who does not have an IC card, the ticket seller can sell or rent an IC card to him so the bound data of the ticket information (33) and the identification number of the IC card can be saved to the memory unit (111) as described above;
The purchaser, when entering the place, is required to pass said IC card (2) through the ticket verification terminals (125), the identification number of the IC card (2) picked up by the ticket verification terminals (125) is verified against the booking receipt (3) in the electronic ticketing network system (1), the purchaser is allowed to enter only when the verification result is positive, and after a fee is successfully charged from the IC card (2) if the purchaser selects the payment by IC card (2) when booking the ticket.
9. The electronic ticketing method as described in claim 8, is further characterized in that there is another operational electronic platform systems (B), the system (B) has the structure that is essentially the same as the electronic ticketing system (1), and is connected to the electronic ticketing system (1) by communication means for realizing the functions as same as that in the electronic ticketing system (1).
10. The electronic ticketing method as described in claim 8 or claim 9, is further characterized in that the booking receipt (3) data is exported to the ticket verification terminals (125) at the specific time or on the day when the ticket will be used, the ticket verification terminals (125) have IC card reader/writers that are installed at specific positions.
11. The electronic ticketing method as described in claim 8 or claim 9, is further characterized in that the booking receipt (3) data is exported to the ticket printers (124) at the specific time or on the day when the ticket will be used, the purchaser passes the IC card (2) through the ticket printers (124) whereby a ticket is printed and is then used for entering the place; the ticket printers (124) have IC card reader/writers that are installed at specific positions.
12. The electronic ticketing method as described in claim 8 or claim 9, is further characterized in that said IC card (2) is non-contact IC card or public transportation IC card. |
A method and system to prevent fraudulent ticket (paper or electronic) by using Non-contact Public Transportation IC card as an identity proof to authenticate the legitimacy of the ticket holder.
Technical field
The present invention relates to an electronic communication, computer system and non- contact IC card, in particular to that involving non-contact IC card use for public transportation.
Background
More and more fake tickets, including fake tickets for entrance, artistic shows or sporting events, are being found. The situation has put companies or governmental institutions in great difficulties. There has not been any convenient and useful system or method that can be used to eliminate the use of fake tickets.
Content of invention
The goal of the present invention is to provide an anti-fake electronic ticketing system and corresponding method for eliminating use of fake tickets.
The goal of the present invention is achieved by using:
An anti-fake electronic ticketing system, for ticket purchasing and verification process, characterized in that said system includes:
An electronic ticketing network system (1), including a computer, communication device, communication network, IC card (2) which is non-contact, and IC card reader and/or writer; wherein said IC card reader/writer can be a module or connected to other systems as a device; the booking receipt (3) provided by the electronic ticketing system (1) consists of the identification number of the IC card (2) and ticket information (33).
The system is further characterized in that said electronic ticketing network system (1) includes the main computer system (11) comprising of the memory unit (111) and the data processing unit (112), the I/O unit (12) that is connected to the main computer (11) by wire or wireless means, said system further includes multiple terminal computers (121), multiple telephone sets (122), multiple display panels (123), multiple ticket printers (124), and multiple non-contact ticket verification terminals (125).
The system is further characterized in that the ticket seller sets up the electronic ticketing network system (1) which includes the main computer system (11) comprising of the memory unit (111) and the data processing unit (112), the I/O unit (12) that is connected to the main computer (11) by wire or wireless means, said system further includes multiple terminal computers (121), multiple telephone sets (122), multiple display panels (123), multiple ticket printers (124), and multiple non-contact ticket verification terminals (125).
The ticket purchaser uses his own IC card (2) or the card purchased or rent from the ticket seller or from an operational electronic platform (B), and follows the following steps:
The ticket purchaser books the ticket by connecting to the electronic ticketing network system (1) that is set up by the seller, via telephone or Internet or at the ticket office of the system (1), thereby the identification number of the IC card (2) is provided.
The electronic ticketing system (1) displays the ticket information (33) to the purchaser, binds the ticket information (33) with the identification number of the IC card (2) and saves them to the memory unit (111) as the booking receipt (3).
The seller can sell or rent an IC card to the purchaser who does not have one, so as described above the ticket information (33) and the identification number of the IC card (2) is bound together and saved to the memory unit (111).
When entering the place, the ticket purchaser's IC card (2) passes through the ticket verification terminals (125), the identification number of the IC card (2) is picked up by the ticket verification terminals (125) and then verified against the booking receipt (3) stored in the electronic ticketing network system (1), the ticket purchaser is allowed to enter when the verification result is positive, and a fee can be charged from the IC card (2) accordingly. When the ticket purchaser chooses the payment by IC card (2), he is allowed to enter only after the IC card (2) is successfully charged.
The problem of use of fake tickets can be solved completely by using the system and the method provided by the present invention. The use of computer and communication system in the present invention, especially use of the non-contact IC card, in particular the public transportation IC card, can effectively eliminate the use of fake tickets, due to the fact that the IC card has a unique identification number and is not reproducible, and the fact that the identification number of the IC card is bound with the ticket information (33) as the booking receipt, whereby they are used and verified together so the use of fake tickets becomes virtually impossible.
Brief description of the drawings
Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating the structure and operating method of the counter-fake electronic ticketing system using the non-contact public transportation IC card, provided by the present invention.
Figure 2 is a system wherein an operational electronic platform (B) is added to the structure of figure 1.
Figure 3 demonstrates the booking receipt (3) that includes the identification number of the IC card (2) and ticket information (33).
Detailed embodiments
The present invention is further explained by referencing the figures 1-3.
Figure 1 is a diagram of the anti-fake electronic ticketing system provided by the present invention. As mentioned above, said system includes an electronic ticketing network system
(1) and IC card (2). Said IC card (2) is non-contact, in particular can be the public transportation IC card. Each IC card is unique, has unique identification number, is of the type of cash card, and can be used for the payment of the ticket (ticket purchaser can nevertheless choose other methods of payment for the ticket). The system of the present invention can be applied to purchasing various tickets, including tickets for artistic shows or sporting events. One IC card can be used to buy one ticket or multiple tickets, where the identification number of the IC card can be bound with multiple ticket information (33).
The structure of the electronic ticketing network system (1) shown in Figure 1 includes, as described above, a main computer system (11) and the I/O unit (12), wherein it contains memory unit (111) for storing the data of the booking receipt (3), as shown in Figure 3, that is, the information formed by the identification number of the IC card (2) and the ticket information (33). The ticket information includes seat number, date, time and serial number etc. Each pair of the identification number of the IC card and ticket information is bound together and saved in the memory unit (111) for loading and verification later. The data processing unit (112) exports the data of the booking receipt (3), via the communication means, to the ticket printers (124), ticket verification terminals (125) and display panels (123) at a specific time of the day, for example at 12:00 a.m. on same day or the previous day of the show, thereby the system is ready for verifying the identification number of the IC card (2) and the ticket information (33). The terminal computers (121) and multiple telephones (122) are used for taking ticket bookings, wherein the booking receipt (3) data is saved in real time to the computer system (11). The display panels (123) are used to display the information. The ticket printers (124) are used for printing tickets which contain ticket information (33), although the corresponding booking receipt (3) data is exported and saved hi the computer system (11). The ticket verification terminals (125) are used for picking up the information in the non-contact IC card (2) that is passing through them, and exporting the information to the data processing unit (112) for verification against the booking receipt (3) data. When the verification result is positive, an indication of the seat number is shown and the ticket purchaser is allowed to enter. In case that the fee has not been paid, the fee could be charged from the IC card. The ticket verification terminals (125) normally contain reader/writers for IC card (2), which are installed at the specific positions, for example at the entrance of the ticket control post.
An operational electronic platform system (B) could be added to the system of the present invention, for the sake of operational reasons and safety concerns. Its structure is essentially the same as the above-mentioned electronic ticketing network system (1), and it is connected, via communication means, to the electronic ticketing network system (1) for realizing the same functions as that of the ticketing system (1) and mainly for storing and verifying the booking receipt (3) data etc.
It's clear from the above description that an anti-fake electronic ticketing system is realized by the present invention for ehminating the abuse of the fake tickets, by utilizing the popular non-contact public transportation IC card (2) and their safety features due to non- reproducibility.
The present invention is characterized in that a system and a method wherein the identification number of the non-contact public transportation IC card is used as a part of the booking receipt, and wherein the ticket purchaser is required to use the public transportation IC card for receiving the ticket or directly entering the place after the IC card is verified by
the ticket verification terminals (125) that is connected to the computer network, can effectively eliminate the use of fake or stolen tickets.
The method provided by the present invention can be varied in its steps. The first method contains the steps al - cl as indicated in the following paragraphs.
(al) the ticket purchaser books a ticket from the ticket seller, i.e. the anti-fake electronic ticketing system, at a ticket office or via telephone or Internet. After booking is done, the electronic ticketing network system (1) (manually or automatically) binds the ticket information (33) (for example the serial number and the seat number etc.) and the identification number of the purchaser's non-contact public transportation IC card (2) together and saves the data to the system or to an operational electronic platform system (B) provided by the third party. The purchaser, when booking the ticket at the ticket office, can select either saving the ticket data to the IC card (2), or to the system (1) or system (B) just like those purchasers who book the ticket via telephone or internet.
(bl) the ticket data for all purchasers who used the public transportation IC card, i.e. the booking receipts (3) are downloaded from the above-mentioned electronic ticketing system (1) or (B), via the communication or network platform, to the ticket verification terminals (125) that are installed at the entrance of the place concerned and contain the IC card reader/writers.
(cl) when entering the place, the purchaser is required to pass the non-contact public transportation IC card (2) through the ticket verification terminals (125), whereby the identification number of the IC card is picked up by the ticket verification terminals (125) and is verified against the downloaded ticket data. The purchaser is allowed to enter the place only when the identification number of the non-contact public transportation IC card matches the downloaded bound information, so the fake or stolen ticket cannot be used. If the ticket has a seat number, the ticket verification terminals (125) will display or print the ticket information (33) such as seat number etc.
The second method contains the following steps a2 - b2.
(a2) the ticket purchaser books a ticket from the ticket seller, using the electronic ticketing system of the present invention, at a ticket office or via telephone or Internet. After booking is done, the electronic ticketing network system (1) (manually or automatically) binds the ticket information (33) (for example the serial number and the seat number etc.) and the identification number of the purchaser's non-contact public transportation IC card (2) together and saves the data to the system as the booking receipt (3). The purchaser, when booking the ticket at the ticket office, can select either saving the ticket data to the IC card (2), or to the electronic ticketing system just like those purchasers who book the tickets via telephone or Internet.
(b2) the purchaser, when entering the place, is required to pass the public transportation IC card (2) through the ticket verification terminals (125) which send the identification number of the IC card to the electronic ticketing system of the present invention, i.e. system (1) or system (B) for verification in real time. When the verification result is positive, the purchaser is allowed to enter, and a ticket or seat number can be printed, if necessary.
The two methods use the same system provided by the present invention.
The anti-fake electronic ticketing system can be further extended to include payment by public transportation IC card (2). The purchaser can book a ticket via telephone or Internet, therefore the ticket information and the identification number of the IC card are bound. When entering the place, the purchaser is required to pass the non-contact public transportation IC card (2) through the ticket verification terminals (125), a fee is charged from the non-contact public transportation IC card (2) at the same time.
The anti-fake electronic ticketing system provided by the present invention can be further combined with other management systems or other payment platforms that involve the public transportation IC card.
The ticket verification terminals (125) for the non-contact public transportation IC card (2) can be installed at the ticket control posts, or a ticket can be printed first and the printed ticket is then used for entering the place.
One identification number of the non-contact public transportation IC card can be used to bind multiple tickets.
The ticket can be issued at any time, as long as the ticket verification terminals (125) are connected to the main computer system (11), and the non-contact public transportation IC card (2) whose identification number was already bound with the ticket information (33) is passed through the ticket verification terminals (125), whereby a ticket can be printed by the terminals (125).
The ticket verification terminals (125) can have printing function, i.e. they can be ticket verification terminals (125) with ticket printer (124).
The ticket verification terminals (125) can have display panels.
The ticket verification terminals (125) can have the function of charging fees from the non- contact public transportation IC card (2).
The ticket verification terminals (125) are connected to the other parts of the present invention by the means of wire, wireless or dedicated line connection.
The anti-fake electronic ticketing system provided by the present invention can export the bound booking receipt (3) data to a management system at the meeting place, that can be a computer system used to verify the IC card (2) and the corresponding booking data (3), and is connected to the ticket verification terminals (125). The ticket verification is carried out in said management system when the non-contact public transportation IC card (2) whose identification number was already bound is passed through the ticket verification terminals (125). The ticket verification terminals (125) in this case are only to pick up the information from the non-contact public transportation IC card (2).
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