Entry / exist management system, entry / exist management method, and entry / exist management program

Abstract

To provide an entry / exit management system, an entry / exist management method, and an entry / exit management program with which it is possible to accurately manage the use history of use tickets for users to use a use object.SOLUTION: An entry / exit processing unit 114 correlates an entry record to a ride ticket when a ride ticket for a user to use a railway service is processed for entry in an entry station, and correlates an exit record to a ride ticket when the ride ticket is processed for exit at an exit station. An acquisition processing unit 115 acquires a post-registered position indicating a prescribed station where post registration was performed when record information on either an entry record or an exist record was not registered and when record information was post-registered in association with a ride ticket by a code C2 for post registration preliminarily located in a prescribed station. A history registration processing unit 116 registers the ticket ID of a ride ticket whose record information was post-recorded and a prescribed station where the post registration was performed in association with each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an entrance / exit management system, an entrance / exit management method, and an entrance / exit management program for managing tickets that can be used at multiple facilities. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a system has been known in which a user terminal acquires a ticket (electronic ticket) that can be used at a facility (see, for example, Patent Document 1). With this system, a user can acquire and issue a ticket at a desired location and use the issued ticket at the desired facility. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-128950 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, when such a ticket is used as a train ticket, the following problem arises. For example, if a user who has purchased a ticket with a fixed departure and arrival station (e.g., a ticket with a two-dimensional code) enters the departure station without passing through an automatic ticket gate due to a malfunction of the automatic ticket gate or other reasons, when the user exits the station at the arrival station, a station attendant at the arrival station will retroactively attach an entry record of the departure station to the ticket. Furthermore, there are also cases where, after the user enters the departure station without passing through an automatic ticket gate, a station attendant at the departure station will retroactively attach an entry record of the departure station to the ticket.

[0005] In both of these cases, by adding an entry record to the ticket after the fact, it becomes possible to acquire and manage the usage history of the ticket, such as information on the entry and exit stations, the fact that the entry record at the entry station was added after the fact (post-registration), the date and time of the post-registration process, etc. However, in both cases, it is not possible to distinguish whether the post-registration process was performed at the departure station or the arrival station. As such, it is difficult to accurately manage the usage history of the ticket.

[0006] The above problem is not limited to train tickets, but can also occur with tickets for various uses (such as buses, airplanes, and facilities) that require entry and exit processing.

[0007] An object of the present invention is to provide an entrance / exit management system, an entrance / exit management method, and an entrance / exit management program that can accurately manage the usage history of tickets used by users to use objects of use. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] The entrance / exit management system according to the present invention comprises an entrance / exit processing unit, an acquisition processing unit, and a registration processing unit. The entrance / exit processing unit associates an entrance record with a usage ticket for a user to use a usage object when the usage ticket is processed for entry at the entry location of the usage object, and associates an exit record with the usage ticket when the usage ticket is processed for exit at the exit location of the usage object. The acquisition processing unit acquires a post-registration location indicating the predetermined location where the post-registration was performed when record information for either the entrance record or the exit record has not been registered and the record information is post-registered in association with the usage ticket using a post-registration medium previously placed at a predetermined location of the usage object. The registration processing unit registers, in association with each other, identification information of the usage ticket for which the record information is post-registered and the post-registration location indicating the predetermined location where the post-registration was performed.

[0009] The entry / exit management method of the present invention is an entry / exit management method executed by one or more processors, which performs the following steps: associates an entry record with a usage ticket used by a user to use a usage object when the entry is processed at the entry location of the usage object, and associates an exit record with the usage ticket when the exit is processed at the exit location of the usage object; if the record information of either the entry record or the exit record is not registered, and the record information is post-registered in association with the usage ticket using a post-registration medium that has been placed in advance at a predetermined location of the usage object, obtains a post-registration location indicating the predetermined location where the post-registration was made; and registers, in association with each other, the identification information of the usage ticket for which the record information is post-registered and the post-registration location indicating the predetermined location where the post-registration was made.

[0010] The entry / exit management program of the present invention is an entry / exit management program that causes one or more processors to execute the following: when a usage ticket for a user to use a usage object is processed for entry at the entry location of the usage object, associates an entry record with the usage ticket; when the usage ticket is processed for exit at the exit location of the usage object, associates an exit record with the usage ticket; when the record information for either the entry record or the exit record is not registered, and the record information is post-registered in association with the usage ticket using a post-registration medium that has been pre-placed at a predetermined location of the usage object, obtains a post-registration location indicating the predetermined location where the post-registration was made; and registers, in association with each other, the identification information of the usage ticket for which the record information is post-registered and the post-registration location indicating the predetermined location where the post-registration was made. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] According to the present invention, there are provided an entrance / exit management system, an entrance / exit management method, and an entrance / exit management program that are capable of accurately managing the usage history of tickets used by users to use a usage object. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the overall configuration of an entrance / exit management system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the entrance / exit management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of user information used in the entrance / exit management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of post-registration code information used in the entrance / exit management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of usage history information used in the entrance / exit management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6A] FIG. 6A is a diagram showing an example of a post-registration code used in the entrance / exit management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6B] FIG. 6B is a diagram showing an example of a post-registration code used in the entrance / exit management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6C] FIG. 6C is a diagram showing an example of a post-registration code used in the entrance / exit management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6D] FIG. 6D is a diagram showing an example of a post-registration code used in the entrance / exit management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6E] FIG. 6E is a diagram showing an example of a post-registration code used in the entrance / exit management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6F] FIG. 6F is a diagram showing an example of a post-registration code used in the entrance / exit management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7A] FIG. 7A is a diagram showing an example of a post-registration code used in the entrance / exit management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7B] FIG. 7B is a diagram showing an example of a post-registration code used in the entrance / exit management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7C] FIG. 7C is a diagram showing an example of a post-registration code used in the entrance / exit management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a ticket purchase page displayed on the user terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a ticket list page displayed on the user terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a ticket use page displayed on the user terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a ticket use page displayed on the user terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a code capturing page displayed on the user terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a post-registration page displayed on the user terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 14] FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a ticket use page displayed on the user terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 15] FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a usage history page displayed on the management server according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 16] FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the entrance / exit management process executed by the entrance / exit management system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 17] FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of usage history information used in the entrance / exit management system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0013] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings to help understand the present invention. Note that the following embodiments are examples that embody the present invention and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

[0014] [Embodiment 1] [Entry / Exit Management System 10] 1, an entrance / exit management system 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes a management server 1, a user terminal 2, and an automatic ticket gate 3. The management server 1, the user terminal 2, and the automatic ticket gate 3 can communicate with each other via a communication network N1 such as the Internet, a LAN, a WAN, or a public telephone line.

[0015] The management server 1 manages tickets for users to use objects of use, such as train tickets. Specifically, the management server 1 issues train tickets to the user terminal 2 for users to use trains. For example, when a user uses the user terminal 2 to purchase a train ticket, the management server 1 issues the train ticket to the user. The train ticket is an electronic ticket that can be used for entry processing (entrance ticket gate processing) and exit processing (exit ticket gate processing) at the automatic ticket gate 3, and a two-dimensional code is displayed on the train ticket that has embedded therein information such as the train ticket identification information (ticket ID), departure station and arrival station, date of use (usable period), and adult / child status.

[0016] The user terminal 2 is an operating terminal that allows users to make reservations for trains and facilities, and to purchase and obtain train tickets and facility tickets. When a boarding ticket can be used on the user terminal 2, the user can enter and exit by displaying the boarding ticket (two-dimensional code) on the user terminal 2 and holding it over the reader of the automatic ticket gate 3. When the automatic ticket gate 3 reads the two-dimensional code, it obtains the information recorded in the two-dimensional code and performs ticket gate processing, payment processing, etc.

[0017] In this way, a user can use the user terminal 2 to travel by train for the section (departure station and arrival station) registered on the ticket. When a user uses a ticket to travel by train, the management server 1 acquires and manages the usage history of the ticket from the user terminal 2, the automatic ticket gate 3, etc. The entrance / exit management system 10 includes one or more user terminals 2 and one or more automatic ticket gates 3. The two-dimensional code included on the ticket is an example of the reading medium of the present invention. The reading medium of the present invention may also be a one-dimensional code, a marker, an IC tag, etc.

[0018] In this embodiment, a train is used as an example of the object of use, but the object of use is not limited to a train and may be, for example, a bus, an airplane, a facility, etc. For example, the use ticket may be a bus ticket in which the bus departure stop and arrival stop are registered, or a plane boarding ticket in which the departure airport and arrival airport are registered. Furthermore, the use ticket may be a facility use ticket in which the entrance and exit of the facility are registered.

[0019] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the management server 1 alone corresponds to the entrance / exit management system of the present invention, but the entrance / exit management system of the present invention may also include one or more of the components of the management server 1, the user terminal 2, and the automatic ticket gate 3. For example, if the components of the management server 1, the user terminal 2, and the automatic ticket gate 3 work together to share and execute the entrance / exit management process (see FIG. 16) described below, a system including multiple components that execute that process can be considered as the entrance / exit management system of the present invention. In other words, the management server 1, the user terminal 2, and the automatic ticket gate 3 may constitute the entrance / exit management system of the present invention.

[0020] [Management Server 1] 2, the management server 1 is a server (e.g., a cloud server) that includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an operation display unit 13, and a communication unit 14. The management server 1 is not limited to a single computer, but may be a computer system in which multiple computers operate in cooperation with each other. Furthermore, various processes executed by the management server 1 may be executed in a distributed manner by one or multiple processors.

[0021] The communication unit 14 is a communication interface that connects the management server 1 to the communication network N1 via a wired or wireless connection and performs data communication in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol between the management server 1 and external devices such as the user terminal 2 and the automatic ticket gate 3 via the communication network N1.

[0022] The operation display unit 13 is a user interface that includes a display unit such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display that displays various information, and an operation unit such as a mouse, keyboard, or touch panel that accepts operations.

[0023] The storage unit 12 is a non-volatile storage unit such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), SSD (Solid State Drive), or flash memory that stores various types of information. Specifically, the storage unit 12 stores data such as user information D1, post-registration code information D2, and usage history information D3. The user information D1 includes information (membership information) about users who are eligible to use the ticket service (digital ticket service) provided by the management server 1. The post-registration code information D2 includes information about a two-dimensional code for subsequently adding an entry record or exit record to the user's boarding ticket. The usage history information D3 includes information about the usage history of each boarding ticket. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the user information D1, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the post-registration code information D2, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the usage history information D3.

[0024] As shown in FIG. 3, the user information D1 includes information such as a corresponding "user ID," "ticket ID," "ticket name," "departure station," and "arrival station" for each user. The user ID is login information for logging in to the ticket service website. Information (membership information) about users who have applied to use the ticket service is registered in the user information D1. For example, when user M1 performs an operation to register member information (e.g., user ID) on a membership registration page (not shown) of the ticket service, the control unit 11 registers the member information of user M1 in the user information D1. A user registered in the user information D1 can obtain a ticket (e.g., a train ticket) corresponding to the ticket service and use the object of use (e.g., a train). In other words, a user registered in the user information D1 is a user who is eligible to use the ticket service. In another embodiment, a user name, a password, a telephone number, etc. may be registered in the user information D1.

[0025] The ticket ID is identification information for the ticket, and the ticket name is the name of the ticket. The ticket ID and the ticket name are information about the ticket purchased by the user. Information about multiple tickets is registered in FIG. 3. For example, a "Ticket to AB" and a "Ticket to BA" purchased by user M1, a "Ticket to AB" and a "Ticket to BA" purchased by user M2, a "Ticket to AB" purchased by user M3, and a "Ticket to CD" purchased by user M4 are registered. Note that a "Ticket to AB" is a ticket with station A set as the departure station and station B set as the arrival station, a "Ticket to BA" is a ticket with station B set as the departure station and station A set as the arrival station, and a "Ticket to CD" is a ticket with station C set as the departure station and station D set as the arrival station.

[0026] The control unit 11 registers ticket information in the user information D1 in response to a purchase operation by the user. Furthermore, when the user uses a ticket, the control unit 11 deletes the ticket information of the ticket from the user information D1.

[0027] As shown in FIG. 4, the post-registration code information D2 includes information such as the corresponding "code ID," "station of use," "station of use," and "registration type" for each post-registration code C2. Post-registration codes C2 are placed at designated stations. For example, station staff at designated stations possess (carry) post-registration codes C2. The example shown in FIG. 1 shows a station staff member at station A carrying the post-registration code C2 for station A, and a station staff member at station B carrying the post-registration code C2 for station B.

[0028] The code ID is identification information for the two-dimensional code corresponding to the post-flight registration code C2. The destination station and the use station are identification information for the station (station name or station code) embedded in the two-dimensional code. Here, the use station is the departure station set for a specific ticket. For example, when an "AB ticket" is sold, "Station A" or "Station B" is set as the destination station for the post-flight registration code C2. The use station is the station where the post-flight registration code C2 is located. For example, when the post-flight registration code C2 is located at Station A, "Station A" is set as the destination station for the post-flight registration code C2. Furthermore, when the post-flight registration code C2 is located at Station B, "Station B" is set as the destination station for the post-flight registration code C2.

[0029] The registration type is information related to the type of post-registration process. For example, when performing an entry process that adds an entry record to a boarding ticket using the post-registration code C2, "entry" is set as the registration type for the post-registration code C2. For example, when performing an exit process that adds an exit record to a boarding ticket using the post-registration code C2, "exit" is set as the registration type for the post-registration code C2. For example, when performing a cancellation process that cancels the entry record of a boarding ticket using the post-registration code C2, "entry cancellation" is set as the registration type for the post-registration code C2.

[0030] The control unit 11 issues a two-dimensional code (post-registration code C2) that embeds the information registered in the post-registration code information D2. The issued post-registration code C2 is placed at the station where the user uses the ticket. Figures 6 and 7 show specific examples of the post-registration code C2 placed at the station where the user uses the ticket. The post-registration code C2 is read by the user terminal 2 (see Figure 12).

[0031] For example, at Station A, a post-registration code C2 (Station A entry code Ca1) (code ID "C001", station used "Station A", station used "Station A", registration type "Entry") for processing entry to Station A, a post-registration code C2 (Station A exit code Ca2) (code ID "C002", station used "Station A", station used "Station A", registration type "Exit") for processing exit to Station A, and a post-registration code C2 (Station A entry cancellation code Ca3) (code ID "C003", station used "Station A", station used "Station A", registration type "Entry cancellation") are placed. As a result, station staff at Station A can use the Station A entry code Ca1 (see Figure 6A) to add a Station A entry record to the user's boarding ticket, use the Station A exit code Ca2 (see Figure 6B) to add a Station A exit record to the user's boarding ticket, or use the Station A entry cancellation code Ca3 (see Figure 6C) to cancel the Station A entry record on the user's boarding ticket.

[0032] For example, at Station B, there are placed a post-registration code C2 for entry processing at Station A (Station A entry code Ca4) (code ID "C004", station used "Station A", station used "Station B", registration type "Entry"), a post-registration code C2 for exit processing at Station A (Station A exit code Ca5) (code ID "C005", station used "Station A", station used "Station B", registration type "Exit"), and a post-registration code C2 for entry cancellation processing at Station A (Station A entry cancellation code Ca6) (code ID "C006", station used "Station A", station used "Station B", registration type "Entry cancellation"). As a result, station staff at Station B can use the Station A entry code Ca4 (see Figure 6D) to add a Station A entry record to the user's boarding ticket, use the Station A exit code Ca5 (see Figure 6E) to add a Station A exit record to the user's boarding ticket, or use the Station A entry cancellation code Ca6 (see Figure 6F) to cancel the Station A entry record on the user's boarding ticket.

[0033] 7A to 7C show post-registration code C2 (corresponding to code IDs "C007" to "C009" in FIG. 4) placed at station A and with station B set as the station of use. For example, a station attendant at station A may use station B entry code Cb1 (see FIG. 7A) to add a station B entry record to the user's ticket, use station B exit code Cb2 (see FIG. 7B) to add a station B exit record to the user's ticket, or use station B entry cancellation code Cb3 (see FIG. 7C) to cancel the station B entry record on the user's ticket.

[0034] When a user uses the user terminal 2 to read the post-registration code C2 held by the station attendant, the control unit 11 executes a process (post-registration process) to register an entry record or exit record on the ticket or to cancel the entry record.

[0035] As shown in FIG. 5, the usage history information D3 includes, for each ticket, information such as the corresponding "ticket ID," "user ID," "entrance station," "exit station," "use station," and "use station." For example, for each of multiple boarding tickets sold to multiple users, information such as the entry station where the user entered, the exit station where the user exited, the use station where post-flight registration was performed, and the use station where post-flight registration processing was executed is registered. For example, for a boarding ticket with ticket ID "t10001" where the departure station is set to "Station A" and the arrival station is set to "Station B," if the user performs entry processing at the automatic ticket gate 3 at Station A and exit processing at the automatic ticket gate 3 at Station B, i.e., if the boarding ticket is used properly, "Station A" will be registered as the entry station and "Station B" will be registered as the exit station.

[0036] On the other hand, for a boarding ticket with ticket ID "t10011" in which the departure station is set to "Station A" and the arrival station is set to "Station B," if a user enters Station A without passing through the automatic ticket gate 3 and attempts to exit Station B, there is no entry record and the user will not be able to pass through the automatic ticket gate 3. Therefore, the user explains the situation to a station attendant at Station B, and the station attendant reads the post-registration code C2 (Station A entry code Ca4) held by the station attendant with the user terminal 2 (see FIG. 12). In this case, the information on the station to be used, "Station A," and the information on the station to be used, "Station B," read from the Station A entry code Ca4, are associated with the ticket ID "t10011" and registered in the usage history information D3. Note that if the station attendant post-registers the entry station, "station attendant processing" may be registered for the entry station in the usage history information D3.

[0037] The ticket with ticket ID "t10021" shows an example in which a user enters Station A without passing through the automatic ticket gate 3, and then the user terminal 2 reads the post-registration code C2 (Station A entry code Ca1) held by a station attendant at Station A.

[0038] The control unit 11 registers each piece of information (history information) in the usage history information D3 each time the ticket is used.

[0039] In another embodiment, some or all of the user information D1, the post-registration code information D2, and the usage history information D3 may be stored in another server (such as a data server) accessible from the management server 1 via the communication network N1. In this case, the control unit 11 of the management server 1 may acquire the information from the other server and execute various processes such as the entry / exit management process (see FIG. 16) described below.

[0040] The storage unit 12 also stores layout data and image data for generating various web pages displayed on the user terminal 2, such as a ticket purchase page P1 (see FIG. 8), a ticket list page P2 (see FIG. 9), a ticket use page P3 (see FIGS. 10, 11, and 14), a code capture page P4 (see FIG. 12), a post-registration completion page P5 (see FIG. 13), and a usage history page P6 (see FIG. 15) displayed on the management server 1. In this embodiment, the control unit 11 of the management server 1 generates the various web pages and transmits the information of the web pages to the user terminal 2, thereby causing the user terminal 2 to display the various web pages. In another embodiment, the control unit 11 of the management server 1 may transmit data necessary for displaying the various web pages to the user terminal 2, thereby causing the control unit 21 of the user terminal 2 to display the various web pages.

[0041] The website (such as a ticket service site) may be a collection of web pages belonging to one predetermined domain, but the website may also be a collection of web pages belonging to multiple domains stored in the storage unit 12 of the same management server 1. The various pages included in the website may also be stored in a distributed manner on multiple servers.

[0042] Furthermore, the storage unit 12 stores control programs such as an entrance / exit management program for causing the control unit 11 to execute the entrance / exit management process (see FIG. 16) described below. For example, the entrance / exit management program is non-temporarily recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD or DVD, and is read by a reading device (not shown) such as a CD drive or DVD drive provided in the management server 1 and stored in the storage unit 12.

[0043] The control unit 11 has control devices such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM (or has equivalent functions stored on the cloud). The CPU is a processor that executes various types of arithmetic processing. The ROM is a non-volatile storage unit in which control programs such as an OS that cause the CPU to execute various types of arithmetic processing are stored in advance. The RAM is a volatile or non-volatile storage unit that stores various types of information and is used as temporary storage memory (work area) for the various types of processing executed by the CPU. The control unit 21 controls the management server 1 by having the CPU execute various control programs that are stored in advance in the ROM or the storage unit 12.

[0044] Specifically, as shown in Fig. 2, the control unit 11 includes various processing units such as a usage registration processing unit 111, an issuance processing unit 112, a reception processing unit 113, an entrance / exit processing unit 114, an acquisition processing unit 115, and a history registration processing unit 116. The control unit 11 functions as the various processing units by executing various processes in accordance with the entrance / exit management program using the CPU. Some or all of the processing units may be configured with electronic circuits. The entrance / exit management program may be a program for causing multiple processors to function as the processing units.

[0045] The usage registration processing unit 111 registers information about users who use the ticket service and information about tickets that can be used by the users. For example, when user M1 uses user terminal 2 to access a membership registration page (not shown) of the ticket service and performs an operation to register membership information (user ID) on the membership registration page, the usage registration processing unit 111 registers the membership information of user M1 in user information D1 (see FIG. 3). A user registered in user information D1 can log in to the ticket service website (ticket service site) and use various services.

[0046] For example, when user M1 accesses the ticket purchase page P1 of the ticket service site, the control unit 11 displays a list of tickets currently on sale (e.g., boarding tickets for Digital Ticket A) (see FIG. 8). If user M1 wishes to purchase a ticket, he / she presses the ticket selection button K11. Note that "Digital Ticket A" is a boarding ticket for which the departure station is set to "Station A" and the arrival station is set to "Station B," for example. User M1 can select "Digital Ticket A" and proceed with the purchase procedure. For example, user M1 selects the start date of travel, adult / child, etc. on the purchase procedure page (not shown) and proceeds with the purchase procedure. When the purchase procedure is completed, the usage registration processing unit 111 registers the ticket information in the user information D1. Here, the usage registration processing unit 111 registers the ticket ID, ticket name, departure station, and arrival station information in association with user M1's user ID "10001" (see FIG. 3). User M1 can access the ticket list page P2 (see FIG. 9) on the user terminal 2 to check the tickets he or she has already purchased.

[0047] In this way, the usage registration processing unit 111 executes registration processing of member information, registration processing of ticket information, and the like.

[0048] The issuance processing unit 112 issues a post-registration code C2 to be placed at a station. Specifically, the issuance processing unit 112 issues a post-registration code corresponding to a boarding ticket for which a departure station and an arrival station are set. For example, the issuance processing unit 112 issues multiple post-registration codes corresponding to "Digital Ticket A" that includes an "outbound boarding ticket" for which a departure station "Station A" and an arrival station "Station B" are set, and a "return boarding ticket" for which a departure station "Station B" and an arrival station "Station A" are set.

[0049] For example, the issuance processing unit 112 issues a station A entry code Ca1 (see FIG. 6A) for attaching station A as an entry record at station A. The issuance processing unit 112 registers information about the issued station A entry code Ca1 in the post-registration code information D2 (see FIG. 4). The station A entry code Ca1 corresponds to the code ID "C001". In this way, the issuance processing unit 112 issues a two-dimensional code for entry to station A, in which identification information is embedded that can identify the station to be used "station A" (departure station) and the station to be used "station A" (departure station).

[0050] Also, for example, the issuance processing unit 112 issues an A station exit code Ca2 (see FIG. 6B) at A station to add A station as an exit record. The issuance processing unit 112 registers information about the issued A station exit code Ca2 in the post-registration code information D2. The A station exit code Ca2 corresponds to the code ID "C002". In this way, the issuance processing unit 112 issues a two-dimensional code for A station exit embedded with identification information that can identify the use station "A station" (departure station) and the use station "A station" (departure station).

[0051] Also, for example, the issuance processing unit 112 issues a station A entry cancellation code Ca3 (see FIG. 6C) for canceling the entry record for station A at station A. The issuance processing unit 112 registers the information of the issued station A entry cancellation code Ca3 in the post-registration code information D2. The station A entry cancellation code Ca3 corresponds to the code ID "C003". In this way, the issuance processing unit 112 issues a two-dimensional code for canceling entry to station A, which embeds identification information that can identify the use station "station A" (departure station) and the use station "station A" (departure station).

[0052] Also, for example, the issuance processing unit 112 issues a station A entry code Ca4 (see FIG. 6D) at station B to assign station A as an entry record. The issuance processing unit 112 registers information about the issued station A entry code Ca4 in the post-registration code information D2. The station A entry code Ca4 corresponds to the code ID "C004". In this way, the issuance processing unit 112 issues a two-dimensional code for entry to station A, in which identification information that can identify the station to be used "station A" (departure station) and the station to be used "station B" (arrival station) is embedded.

[0053] Also, for example, the issuance processing unit 112 issues an A station exit code Ca5 (see FIG. 6E) at B station to add A station as an exit record. The issuance processing unit 112 registers information about the issued A station exit code Ca5 in the post-registration code information D2. The A station exit code Ca5 corresponds to the code ID "C005". In this way, the issuance processing unit 112 issues a two-dimensional code for A station exit embedded with identification information that can identify the use station "A station" (departure station) and the use station "B station" (arrival station).

[0054] Also, for example, the issuance processing unit 112 issues a station A entry cancellation code Ca6 (see FIG. 6F) for canceling the entry record for station A at station B. The issuance processing unit 112 registers the information of the issued station A entry cancellation code Ca6 in the post-registration code information D2. The station A entry cancellation code Ca6 corresponds to the code ID "C006." In this way, the issuance processing unit 112 issues a two-dimensional code for station A entry cancellation in which identification information capable of identifying the use station "station A" (departure station) and the use station "station B" (arrival station) is embedded.

[0055] Also, for example, the issuance processing unit 112 issues a station B entry code Cb1 (see FIG. 7A) at station A to assign station B as an entry record. The issuance processing unit 112 registers the information of the issued station B entry code Cb1 in the post-registration code information D2. The station B entry code Cb1 corresponds to the code ID "C007." In this way, the issuance processing unit 112 issues a two-dimensional code for entry to station B, into which is embedded identification information that can identify the station to be used, "station B" (departure station), and the station to be used, "station A" (arrival station).

[0056] Also, for example, the issuance processing unit 112 issues a station B exit code Cb2 (see FIG. 7B) at station A to add station B as an exit record. The issuance processing unit 112 registers information about the issued station B exit code Cb2 in post-registration code information D2. The station B exit code Cb2 corresponds to code ID "C008." In this way, the issuance processing unit 112 issues a two-dimensional code for exiting station B, into which embedded identification information is capable of identifying the station used, "station B" (departure station), and the station used, "station A" (arrival station).

[0057] Also, for example, the issuance processing unit 112 issues a station B entry cancellation code Cb3 (see FIG. 7C) at station A to cancel the entry record for station B. The issuance processing unit 112 registers the information of the issued station B entry cancellation code Cb3 in the post-registration code information D2. The station B entry cancellation code Cb3 corresponds to the code ID "C009." In this way, the issuance processing unit 112 issues a two-dimensional code for station B entry cancellation that embeds identification information that can identify the station to be used, "station B" (departure station), and the station to be used, "station A" (arrival station).

[0058] As described above, the issuance processing unit 112 issues a two-dimensional code (post-registration code C2) in which the departure station or arrival station to be used and the predetermined station (use station) where the post-registration code is located are pre-registered. Note that the predetermined station (use station) may be the departure station or arrival station, or may be another station (for example, a station between the departure station of the boarding ticket and the arrival station of the boarding ticket). The issued post-registration code C2 is distributed to stations and held by station staff (see FIG. 1).

[0059] In the above example, a post-flight registration code C2 (see FIGS. 6A to 6C) (code IDs "C001 to C003" in FIG. 4) in which "Station A" is registered as the station of use and "Station A" is registered as the station of use is placed at Station A, and a post-flight registration code C2 (see FIGS. 7A to 7C) (code IDs "C007 to C009" in FIG. 4) in which "Station A" is registered as the station of use and "Station B" is registered as the station of use is placed at Station A. In addition, a post-flight registration code C2 (see FIGS. 6D to 6F) (code IDs "C004 to C006" in FIG. 4) in which "Station B" is registered as the station of use and "Station A" is registered as the station of use is placed at Station B, and a post-flight registration code C2 (code IDs "C010 to C012" in FIG. 4) in which "Station B" is registered as the station of use and "Station B" is registered as the station of use is placed at Station B. Station staff at each station check the passenger's ticket and present the passenger with the necessary post-flight registration code C2 to complete the post-flight registration process.

[0060] The reception processing unit 113 accepts a ticket selection operation by a user. For example, when using a train, a user performs an operation to select a boarding ticket on the user terminal 2. Specifically, the user selects the boarding ticket to be used on the ticket list page P2 shown in Figure 9. Figure 9 displays selection buttons K21 and K22 for "Digital Ticket A" and "Digital Ticket B" purchased by the user, and here the user selects the selection button K21 for "Digital Ticket A."

[0061] The reception processing unit 113 accepts a user operation on the user terminal 2. Here, the reception processing unit 113 accepts an operation on the user terminal 2 to select a boarding ticket for "Digital Ticket A."

[0062] The entrance / exit processing unit 114 acquires usage information (entrance / exit information, entrance / exit record) when a user uses a boarding ticket using the user terminal 2. The entrance / exit processing unit 114 also registers the entrance / exit information in association with the boarding ticket. Specifically, when a boarding ticket is processed for entrance / exit at the automatic ticket gate 3 at the entrance station, the entrance / exit processing unit 114 registers an entrance record in association with the boarding ticket, and when a boarding ticket is processed for exit / exit at the automatic ticket gate 3 at the exit station, the entrance / exit processing unit 114 registers an exit record in association with the boarding ticket.

[0063] For example, when a user who has purchased a boarding ticket "Digital Ticket A" with ticket ID "t10001" selects "Digital Ticket A" when boarding (see FIG. 9), the control unit 11 causes the user terminal 2 to display the ticket usage page P3 (see FIG. 10). The control unit 11 also causes the ticket usage page P3 to display the two-dimensional code C1 corresponding to the boarding ticket, the expiration date of the two-dimensional code C1, and the date and time F1 when the two-dimensional code C1 was displayed. The user holds the two-dimensional code C1 displayed on the user terminal 2 over the automatic ticket gate 3 at Station A, the departure station, within the expiration date. The automatic ticket gate 3 reads the two-dimensional code C1 and obtains information such as the ticket ID, departure and arrival stations, date of use, and adult / child status, and determines whether to permit or prohibit passage. The automatic ticket gate 3 opens the entrance gate if passage is permitted, and closes the entrance gate if passage is prohibited. The automatic ticket gate 3 also transmits the determination result to the management server 1. When the user correctly uses the two-dimensional code C1 to perform the entrance ticket gate process, an entrance record F2 (see FIG. 10) is displayed in the usage history section of the ticket usage page P3.

[0064] After entering Station A, a user boards a train and disembarks at Station B, the destination station. The user holds the two-dimensional code C1 displayed on the user terminal 2 over the automatic ticket gate 3 at Station B within the validity period of the two-dimensional code C1. The automatic ticket gate 3 reads the two-dimensional code C1 and acquires information such as the ticket ID, departure and arrival stations, date of use, adult / child status, and entry record (here, the entry record for Station A), and determines whether to permit or prohibit passage. The automatic ticket gate 3 opens the entrance gate if passage is permitted, and closes the entrance gate if passage is prohibited. The automatic ticket gates 3 at each of the entry and exit stations transmit the determination results to the management server 1. Upon receiving the determination results from each automatic ticket gate 3, the entrance / exit processing unit 114 registers the entry / exit information in association with the ticket ID (see FIG. 5). Here, the entry / exit processing unit 114 registers "Station A" as the entry station and "Station B" as the exit station in association with the ticket ID "t10001." The boarding ticket with ticket ID "t10001" was processed for entry at the preset departure station "Station A" and for exit at the preset arrival station "Station B," indicating that it was used correctly.

[0065] In contrast, if a user who has purchased a "Digital Ticket A" with ticket ID "t10011" enters the station A (departure station) without holding the two-dimensional code C1 displayed on the user terminal 2 over the automatic ticket gate 3 within the expiration date of the two-dimensional code C1, boards the train, and then attempts to exit at the arrival station B, the automatic ticket gate 3 at station B will prohibit passage because there is no entry record. Therefore, in order to have an entry record added to the ticket, the user goes to a station attendant and presents the ticket (e.g., ticket use page P3 in FIG. 11) to request post-registration processing. If the station attendant agrees, the user presses the selection button K31 (see FIG. 11) on the ticket use page P3. This causes the control unit 11 to display the code capture page P4 (see FIG. 12) on the user terminal 2 and permits the station attendant to read the post-registration code C2. In this case, since the ticket does not have an entry record for Station A registered, the user reads Station A entry code Ca4 (code ID "C004" in Figure 4) at Station B using user terminal 2 to add an entry record for Station A (see Figure 12).

[0066] The entrance / exit processing unit 114 acquires the information read by the user terminal 2 from the Station A entrance code Ca4 and performs post-registration processing. For example, the entrance / exit processing unit 114 registers the used station "Station A" read from the Station A entrance code Ca4 as the entrance station in the usage history information D3 (see FIG. 5). When the entry record is post-registered to the boarding ticket, a post-registration completion page P5 (see FIG. 13) is displayed on the user terminal 2. The post-registration completion page P5 displays the date and time F3 when the station attendant performed the post-registration processing. When the user presses "Return to QR code display" on the post-registration completion page P5, the control unit 11 re-displays the ticket use page P3 (see FIG. 14). Note that in the ticket use page P3 shown in FIG. 14, the control unit 11 updates the date and time F1 when the two-dimensional code C1 was displayed to the date and time F3 when the station attendant performed the post-registration processing (see FIG. 13). Furthermore, the control unit 11 displays the admission record F2 in the usage history section of the ticket usage page P3.

[0067] In this way, once the entry record is registered on the ticket, the user can exit by holding the two-dimensional code C1 (see Figure 14) on the user terminal 2 over the automatic ticket gate 3 at Station B.

[0068] The acquisition processing unit 115 acquires the information read by the user terminal 2 from the post-registration code C2. In the above example, the acquisition processing unit 115 acquires the information on the station to be used, "Station A," and the station to be used, "Station B," read from the Station A entry code Ca4. The acquisition processing unit 115 also acquires the user ID of the user terminal 2 that read the Station A entry code Ca4 and the ticket ID of the ticket currently being processed.

[0069] The history registration processing unit 116 registers information from the post-registration process in the usage history information D3 (see FIG. 5). Specifically, when the post-registration process is performed, the history registration processing unit 116 associates and registers the ticket ID of the boarding ticket on which record information such as an entry record and an exit record is post-registered with the station where the post-registration was performed (the station used for the post-registration code C2). For example, when the entry / exit processing unit 114 post-registers an entry record for Station A on a boarding ticket without an entry record at the arrival station, Station B (see FIG. 12), the history registration processing unit 116 registers information on the use station "Station A" and the use station "Station B" that the acquisition processing unit 115 reads from the Station A entry code Ca4 in the usage history information D3. The history registration processing unit 116 also registers identification information ("station attendant processing") indicating that a station attendant has post-registered the entry record for the entry station in the entry station column of the usage history information D3. The history registration processing unit 116 is an example of a registration processing unit of the present invention.

[0070] In this way, when an entry record or exit record is registered after the fact, the history registration processing unit 116 registers and manages not only information about the station (station of use) where the entry record or exit record was registered after the fact, but also information about the station (station of use) where the post-registration process was performed. This makes it possible to accurately manage the usage history of a ticket.

[0071] The control unit 11 presents the aggregation information (aggregation results) obtained by aggregating the usage history. For example, as shown in FIG. 15, the control unit 11 displays a usage history page P6 on the operation display unit 13 of the management server 1. Specifically, when the administrator selects "boarding ticket" as the ticket type on the usage history page P6 and specifies the aggregation period, the control unit 11 displays a list of the entry records (entry stations) and exit records (exit stations) of boarding tickets used during the aggregation period. Furthermore, for boarding tickets for which post-registration processing has been performed, the control unit 11 displays information about the station of use and information about the station where the post-registration was performed (station of use).

[0072] By checking the aggregated information, the administrator can accurately grasp the usage status, such as how much the sold tickets were used, whether the tickets were used appropriately, whether post-registration was performed, and at which station the post-registration was performed.

[0073] [User terminal 2] 2, the user terminal 2 includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, an operation display unit 23, and a communication unit 24. The user terminal 2 is an information processing device such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, or a tablet terminal.

[0074] The communication unit 24 is a communication interface that connects the user terminal 2 to the communication network N1 via a wired or wireless connection and performs data communication in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol with external devices such as the management server 1 via the communication network N1.

[0075] The operation display unit 23 is a user interface that includes a display unit such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display that displays information such as various web pages, and an operation unit such as a mouse, keyboard, or touch panel that accepts operations.

[0076] The storage unit 22 is a non-volatile storage unit such as an HDD, SSD, or flash memory that stores various types of information. For example, the storage unit 22 stores a control program such as a browser program. Specifically, the browser program is a control program that causes the control unit 21 to execute communication processing with an external device such as the management server 1 in accordance with a communication protocol such as HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). The browser program may also be a dedicated application (ticket service application) for executing communication processing with the management server 1 in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol.

[0077] The control unit 21 has control devices such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The CPU is a processor that executes various types of arithmetic processing. The ROM is a non-volatile storage unit that pre-stores control programs such as a BIOS and an OS that cause the CPU to execute various types of processing. The RAM is a volatile or non-volatile storage unit that stores various types of information and is used as a temporary storage memory (work area) for the various types of processing executed by the CPU. The control unit 21 controls the user terminal 2 by having the CPU execute various control programs pre-stored in the ROM or the storage unit 22.

[0078] Specifically, the control unit 21 functions as a browser processing unit 211 by executing various processes in accordance with the browser program stored in the storage unit 22. The browser processing unit 211 is capable of executing browser processing to display a web page provided from the management server 1 via the communication network N1 on the operation display unit 23 and input operations for the operation display unit 23 into the management server 1. In other words, the user terminal 2 can function as an operation terminal for the management server 1 by the control unit 21 executing the browser program. Note that some or all of the processing units included in the control unit 21 may be configured with electronic circuits.

[0079] For example, when a user operates the user terminal 2 to request access to a predetermined URL corresponding to the ticket service website (ticket service site) provided by the entrance / exit management system 10, the control unit 21 acquires web page data of the website from the management server 1 and displays the web page of the website on the operation display unit 23. Note that the access request to the predetermined URL may be made, for example, by selecting from a list of pre-registered websites, selecting from search results on an information search site, or by entering text. Furthermore, if a dedicated application (ticket service application) corresponding to the management server 1 is installed on the user terminal 2, the user of the user terminal 2 can launch the dedicated application to display the web page on the operation display unit 23.

[0080] For example, a user who wishes to use the ticket service operates the user terminal 2 to register as a member. The control unit 11 of the management server 1 acquires the user's registration information (membership information) and registers it in user information D1 (see FIG. 3). A user registered in the user information D1 becomes able to use the ticket service. For example, when using the ticket service, the user inputs login information (user ID, password, etc.) into a login page (not shown) of the website displayed on the user terminal 2. If the input login information matches the login information registered in the user information D1 (see FIG. 3), the control unit 21 causes the user terminal 2 to display a ticket list page P2 (see FIG. 9). Furthermore, if the user selects the ticket selection button on the ticket list page P2, the control unit 21 causes the user terminal 2 to display a ticket use page P3 (see FIG. 10). Furthermore, when the user presses the "Station Attendant Function" selection button K31 on the ticket use page P3, the control unit 21 activates the camera 25 to display the code capture page P4 (see FIG. 12) and allows the station attendant to read the subsequent registration code C2. Furthermore, when the user reads the subsequent registration code C2, the control unit 21 updates the display content of the ticket use page P3 (see FIG. 14).

[0081] [Entry and exit management processing] 16, the entrance / exit management process executed in the entrance / exit management system 10 will be described below. Specifically, in this embodiment, the entrance / exit management process is executed by the control unit 11 of the management server 1. Furthermore, the control unit 11 can execute the entrance / exit management process in parallel for each user terminal 2 in response to access from each user terminal 2.

[0082] The present invention can be understood as an invention of an entrance / exit management method that executes one or more steps included in the entrance / exit management process. Furthermore, one or more steps included in the entrance / exit management process described herein may be omitted as appropriate. The steps in the entrance / exit management process may be executed in a different order as long as the same effects are achieved. Furthermore, while the description here uses an example in which each step in the entrance / exit management process is executed by the control unit 11, another embodiment of the entrance / exit management method may also be considered in which each step in the entrance / exit management process is executed in a distributed manner by one or more processors. The entrance / exit management method described above is one example of the entrance / exit management method of the present invention.

[0083] <Step S1> First, in step S1, the control unit 11 determines whether or not a ticket display request has been received from a user. For example, when user M1 uses the user terminal 2 to log in to the login page of the ticket service website (ticket service site) and issues an instruction to display a list of tickets purchased by user M1, the control unit 11 receives the ticket display request from the user terminal 2. When the control unit 11 receives the ticket display request (S1: Yes), it shifts the process to step S2. The control unit 11 waits until the ticket display request is received (S1: No).

[0084] <Step S2> In step S2, the control unit 11 causes the user terminal 2 to display a list of tickets. Specifically, the control unit 11 causes the ticket list page P2 of the user terminal 2 of user M1 to display the tickets purchased by user M1 (see FIG. 9). Here, the control unit 11 causes the ticket list page P2 of the user terminal 2 of user M1 to display two boarding tickets.

[0085] <Step S3> Next, in step S3, the control unit 11 determines whether or not a ticket selection operation has been accepted. For example, when the user M1 selects the boarding ticket selection button K21 on the ticket list page P2, the control unit 11 accepts the boarding ticket selection operation. If the control unit 11 accepts the ticket selection operation (S3: Yes), it shifts the processing to step S4. If the control unit 11 does not accept the ticket selection operation (S3: No), it terminates the entry / exit management processing.

[0086] <Step S4> In step S4, the control unit 11 causes the user terminal 2 to display the two-dimensional code C1 (boarding ticket). Specifically, the control unit 11 causes the ticket use page P3 (see FIG. 10) to be displayed, and causes the ticket use page P3 to display the two-dimensional code C1 to be held up to the automatic ticket gate 3. Here, the control unit 11 generates the two-dimensional code C1 embedded with information such as the ticket ID of the boarding ticket selected by the user, the departure station and arrival station preset on the boarding ticket, the expiration date of the two-dimensional code C1, the date of use, and the adult / child type, and causes the two-dimensional code C1 to be displayed on the ticket use page P3. The control unit 11 also causes the ticket use page P3 to display the expiration date of the two-dimensional code C1, the date of use, and the date and time F1 when the two-dimensional code C1 was displayed.

[0087] This allows the user M1 to enter and exit the station by holding the two-dimensional code C1 displayed on the user terminal 2 over the automatic ticket gate 3.

[0088] <Step S5> In step S5, the control unit 11 determines whether or not an entry record and an exit record have been acquired from the automatic ticket gate 3. For example, if a departure station "Station A" and an arrival station "Station B" are registered on a boarding ticket, and the user holds the two-dimensional code C1 of the boarding ticket displayed on the user terminal 2 over the automatic ticket gate 3 at Station A to enter, and then holds it over the automatic ticket gate 3 at Station B to exit, the control unit 11 acquires the entry record and the exit record from each automatic ticket gate 3. If the control unit 11 acquires the entry record and the exit record from the automatic ticket gate 3 (S5: Yes), the control unit 11 shifts the processing to step S6. On the other hand, if the control unit 11 does not acquire at least one of the entry record and the exit record from the automatic ticket gate 3 (S5: No), the control unit 11 shifts the processing to step S51.

[0089] <Step S6> In step S6, the control unit 11 registers historical information of the entry record and exit record. Specifically, the control unit 11 registers the entry record and exit record obtained from the automatic ticket gate 3 in the usage history information D3 (see FIG. 5). For example, the control unit 11 registers information on the entry station and information on the exit station in association with the ticket ID of the boarding ticket in the usage history information D3. After step S6, the control unit 11 shifts the process to step S7.

[0090] <Step S51> In step S51, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the post-flight registration information has been acquired. For example, if the departure station "Station A" and the arrival station "Station B" are registered on a boarding ticket, and the user enters Station A without holding the two-dimensional code C1 of the boarding ticket displayed on the user terminal 2 over the automatic ticket gate 3, and then attempts to exit at Station B through the automatic ticket gate 3, the user will be denied passage by the automatic ticket gate 3 because there is no entry record on the boarding ticket. In this case, the user requests a station attendant at Station B to perform the post-flight registration process. If the station attendant agrees, the user presses the selection button K31 on the ticket use page P3. This causes the control unit 11 to display the code capture page P4 (see FIG. 12) on the user terminal 2 and permit the station attendant to read the post-flight registration code C2 held by the station attendant. In this case, since the ticket does not have an entry record for Station A registered, the user reads Station A entry code Ca4 (code ID "C004" in Figure 4) at Station B using user terminal 2 to add an entry record for Station A (see Figure 12).

[0091] When the user terminal 2 reads the Station A entry code Ca4, the control unit 11 acquires post-registration information. For example, the control unit 11 acquires information on the station to be used, "Station A," and the station to be used, "Station B," the user ID of the user terminal 2, and the ticket ID of the ticket currently being processed. If the control unit 11 acquires the post-registration information (S51: Yes), it shifts the process to step S52. If the control unit 11 does not acquire the post-registration information (S51: No), it shifts the process to step S5. In this way, after displaying the boarding code (two-dimensional code C1) (S4), the control unit 11 determines whether to acquire the entry record and exit record, or to acquire the post-registration information (S5, S51).

[0092] <Step S52> In step S52, the control unit 11 registers the post-registration information. Specifically, the control unit 11 registers the information on the station of use and the station of use obtained by reading the post-registration code C2 in the usage history information D3 (see FIG. 5). The control unit 11 also registers identification information indicating that the station attendant performed the post-registration ("station attendant processing") in the entry station column of the usage history information D3. The control unit 11 registers the information on the station of use and the information on the station of use in association with the ticket ID of the boarding ticket. After step S52, the control unit 11 causes the process to proceed to step S7.

[0093] <Step S7> In step S7, the control unit 11 determines whether or not a request for tally information has been received from the administrator. For example, the administrator of the management server 1 uses the management server 1 or the administrator terminal to access the administrator page of the ticket service site and request tally information of the usage history. If the control unit 11 receives a request for tally information from the administrator (S7: Yes), it transitions the process to step S8. If the control unit 11 does not receive a request for tally information from the administrator (S7: No), it terminates the entry / exit management process.

[0094] <Step S8> In step S8, the control unit 11 presents the tally information to the administrator. Specifically, the control unit 11 causes the management server 1 or the administrator terminal to display a usage history page P6 (see FIG. 15) based on the usage history information D3. Specifically, the control unit 11 causes the usage history page P6 to display a list of the usage status (entrance station, exit station, and post-registration station) of tickets used during the specified tally period.

[0095] In another embodiment, the control unit 11 may send the tally information to the administrator terminal by email. Also, the control unit 11 may automatically send the tally information to the administrator terminal by email every predetermined period (for example, every month). After step S8, the control unit 11 ends the entry / exit management process.

[0096] As described above, the entrance / exit management system 10 according to this embodiment associates an entrance record with a boarding ticket when a boarding ticket (usage ticket) for a user to use a railway (usage target) is processed for entrance and exit at an entrance station, and associates an exit record with a boarding ticket when the boarding ticket is processed for exit at an exit station. Furthermore, if the record information for either the entrance record or the exit record is not registered, and the record information is post-registered in association with the boarding ticket using a post-registration code C2 (post-registration medium) previously placed at a specified station, the entrance / exit management system 10 acquires the station where the post-registration was performed, and registers the ticket ID of the boarding ticket for which the record information was post-registered in association with the station where the post-registration was performed (post-registration location). Furthermore, the entrance / exit management system 10 acquires the station where the post-registration was performed (post-registration location) when the user terminal 2 reads the post-registration code C2.

[0097] According to the above configuration, if the record information of either the entry record or the exit record is not registered, the user terminal 2 can read the post-registration code C2 placed at a specified station, thereby associating the record information with the boarding ticket. In addition, the station where the post-registration was performed can be registered in association with the boarding ticket. Therefore, for example, if an entry record is not assigned to the boarding ticket, the entry record of the entry station can be assigned at the exit station. In addition, if the entry record is registered post-registration, the station where the post-registration process was performed can be identified. This makes it possible to accurately manage the boarding ticket usage history.

[0098] Furthermore, in the entrance / exit management system 10, the boarding ticket is an information code ticket in which the departure station and arrival station are registered in advance and which can be read by the automatic ticket gate 3 that can perform entry and exit processing. Furthermore, the post-registration code C2 is an information code in which the departure station or arrival station and the predetermined station where the post-registration code C2 is located are registered in advance and which can be read by the user terminal 2. This allows the user to post-register the recorded information on the boarding ticket simply by reading the post-registration code C2 with the user terminal 2.

[0099] Furthermore, in the entrance / exit management system 10, for example, the post-registration code C2 is placed at the departure station (e.g., Station A), and the departure station (Station A) is registered in advance. If an entrance record is not registered at the departure station (Station A), and the entrance record of the departure station (Station A) is post-registered in association with the boarding ticket by the user terminal 2 reading the post-registration code C2, the entrance / exit management system 10 acquires the identification information of the departure station (Station A) and registers the ticket ID of the boarding ticket in association with the identification information of the departure station (Station A) that corresponds to the entrance record and the post-registration location, respectively. This makes it possible to know that the entrance record of Station A has been post-registered at Station A.

[0100] Furthermore, in the entrance / exit management system 10, for example, the post-registration code C2 is placed at the arrival station (e.g., Station B), and the departure station (e.g., Station A) is pre-registered. If an entrance record is not registered at the departure station (Station A), and the entrance record of the departure station (Station A) is post-registered in association with the boarding ticket by the user terminal 2 reading the post-registration code C2, the entrance / exit management system 10 acquires the identification information of the departure station (Station A) and the arrival station (Station B), and registers the ticket ID of the boarding ticket, the identification information of the departure station (Station A) corresponding to the entrance record, and the identification information of the arrival station (Station B) corresponding to the post-registration location in association with each other. This makes it possible to know that the entrance record of Station A has been post-registered at Station B.

[0101] Furthermore, in the entrance / exit management system 10, for example, the post-registration code C2 is placed at the arrival station (e.g., station B), and the arrival station (station B) is registered in advance. If an exit record is not registered at the arrival station (station B), and the user terminal 2 reads the post-registration code C2 to post-register the exit record of the arrival station (station B) in association with the boarding ticket, the entrance / exit management system 10 acquires the identification information of the arrival station (station B) and registers the ticket ID of the boarding ticket in association with the identification information of the arrival station (station B) corresponding to the entry record and the post-registration location. This makes it possible to know that the exit record of station B has been post-registered at station B.

[0102] Furthermore, in the entrance / exit management system 10, for example, the post-registration code C2 is placed at the departure station (e.g., Station A), and the arrival station (e.g., Station B) is pre-registered. If an entrance record is not registered at the arrival station (Station B), and the user terminal 2 reads the post-registration code C2 to post-register the entrance record at the arrival station (Station B) in association with the boarding ticket, the entrance / exit management system 10 acquires the identification information for the departure station (Station A) and the arrival station (Station B), and registers the ticket ID of the boarding ticket, the identification information for the arrival station (Station B) corresponding to the entrance record, and the identification information for the departure station (Station A) corresponding to the post-registration location in association with each other. This makes it possible to know that the entrance record for Station B has been post-registered at Station A.

[0103] [Embodiment 2] An entrance / exit management system 10 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. Note that, in the following, descriptions of the same components as those of the entrance / exit management system 10 according to the first embodiment will be omitted as appropriate.

[0104] In the entrance / exit management system 10 according to the first embodiment, for example, in the case of a ticket (AB ticket) in which the departure station is set to station A and the arrival station is set to station B, a post-registration code C2 for station A (a station A entry code Ca4 (see FIG. 12 ) for providing an entry record for station A) is placed at station B in preparation for a user who attempts to exit station B without having an entry record for station A. That is, the control unit 11 (issuance processing unit 112) of the management server 1 according to the first embodiment issues a two-dimensional code (post-registration code C2) including the station used (departure station or arrival station) and the predetermined station (use station) where the post-registration code is placed.

[0105] In the above configuration, for example, if a boarding ticket with the departure station set to X station and the arrival station set to B station (XB ticket), a boarding ticket with the departure station set to Y station and the arrival station set to B station (YB ticket), or a boarding ticket with the departure station set to Z station and the arrival station set to B station (ZB ticket) is used, it is necessary to place at B station a post-registration code C2 for X station (post-registration code C2 for attaching an entry record for X station), a post-registration code C2 for Y station (post-registration code C2 for attaching an entry record for Y station), and a post-registration code C2 for Z station (post-registration code C2 for attaching an entry record for Z station).

[0106] In this way, as the number of stations eligible for boarding tickets (stations used) increases, the number of post-registration codes C2 that need to be placed at the stations used also increases, creating a problem of complicated station operations (for example, post-registration work by station staff).

[0107] Therefore, in the entrance / exit management system 10 according to the second embodiment, the control unit 11 (issuance processing unit 112) issues a two-dimensional code (post-registration code C2) having information on a different code that does not specify a station of use (a different code that does not include a departure station or an arrival station). That is, the control unit 11 issues a two-dimensional code (post-registration code C2) that includes a predetermined station (a station of use). The predetermined station (a station of use) may be a departure station or an arrival station, or may be another station (for example, a station between the departure station of the boarding ticket and the arrival station of the boarding ticket). In the post-registration code information D2 according to the second embodiment, a different code that does not specify a station of use (a different code that does not include a departure station or an arrival station) of the post-registration code information D2 according to the first embodiment (see FIG. 4) is registered.

[0108] This means that, for example, even if multiple tickets (AB ticket, XB ticket, YB ticket, ZB ticket) are used, by linking a different code that does not specify the station of use (a different code that does not include the departure station or arrival station) to the multiple tickets (AB ticket, XB ticket, YB ticket, ZB ticket), it is possible to place an entry code for adding an entry record, an entry code for adding an exit record, and an entry cancellation code for canceling the entry record at station B.

[0109] In embodiment 2, when the entry code is read by the user terminal 2, the control unit 11 registers an entry record that does not specify a station to be used in association with the boarding ticket; when the exit code is read by the user terminal 2, the control unit 11 registers an exit record that does not specify a station to be used in association with the boarding ticket; and when the entry cancellation code is read by the user terminal 2, the control unit 11 registers an entry cancellation record that does not specify a station to be used in association with the boarding ticket.

[0110] For example, if a user who has purchased a boarding ticket "AB Ticket" enters Station A, the departure station, without holding the two-dimensional code C1 displayed on the user terminal 2 over the automatic ticket gate 3 within the expiration date of the two-dimensional code C1, boards the train, and then attempts to exit at Station B, the arrival station, the automatic ticket gate 3 at Station B will prohibit passage because there is no entry record. Therefore, in order to have an entry record added, the user goes to a station attendant and presents the boarding ticket (e.g., ticket use page P3 in FIG. 11) or the like to request post-registration processing. If the station attendant agrees, the user presses the selection button K31 on the ticket use page P3. This causes the control unit 11 to display the code capture page P4 (see FIG. 12) on the user terminal 2 and read the entry code held by the station attendant.

[0111] The control unit 11 acquires the information read by the user terminal 2 from the entrance code and performs post-registration processing. For example, as shown in FIG. 17, the control unit 11 registers identification information indicating that it was read from the entrance code ("station attendant processing") in the entrance station column of the usage history information D3. Here, the control unit 11 does not acquire information about the station used from the entrance code, so station information (station name or station code) is not registered in the entrance station column of the usage history information D3. The "station attendant processing" information is an example of the entrance record.

[0112] In this way, once the entry record is registered on the ticket (AB ticket), the user can exit by holding the two-dimensional code C1 (see Figure 14) on the user terminal 2 over the automatic ticket gate 3 at Station B.

[0113] In the entrance / exit management system 10 according to the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, if either the entry record or the exit record is not registered, the user terminal 2 can read the post-registration code C2 placed at a specified station, thereby associating the record information with the ticket. Furthermore, the station where the post-registration was performed can be registered in association with the ticket. Therefore, for example, if an entry record is not assigned to the ticket, the entry record can be assigned at the exit station. Furthermore, if the entry record is registered post-registration, the station where the post-registration process was performed can be identified. Therefore, it is possible to accurately manage the ticket usage history.

[0114] In addition, in the entrance / exit management system 10, the post-registration code is an information code that can be read by the user terminal 2, and in which a predetermined station where the post-registration code C2 is located is registered in advance.

[0115] Furthermore, in the entrance / exit management system 10, for example, the post-registration code C2 is placed at the departure station (e.g., Station A), and the departure station (Station A) is registered in advance. If an entrance record is not registered at the departure station (Station A), and the entrance record of the departure station (Station A) is post-registered in association with the boarding ticket by the user terminal 2 reading the post-registration code C2, the entrance / exit management system 10 acquires the identification information of the departure station (Station A) and registers the ticket ID of the boarding ticket in association with the identification information of the departure station (Station A) corresponding to the post-registration location. This makes it possible to know that the entrance record was post-registered at Station A.

[0116] Furthermore, in the entrance / exit management system 10, for example, the post-registration code C2 is placed at the arrival station (e.g., Station B), and the departure station (e.g., Station A) is pre-registered. If an entrance record is not registered at the departure station (Station A), and the entrance record of the departure station (Station A) is post-registered in association with the boarding ticket by the user terminal 2 reading the post-registration code C2, the entrance / exit management system 10 acquires the identification information of the arrival station (Station B) and registers the ticket ID of the boarding ticket in association with the identification information of the arrival station (Station B) that corresponds to the post-registration location. This makes it possible to know that the entrance record was post-registered at Station B.

[0117] Furthermore, in the entrance / exit management system 10, for example, the post-registration code C2 is placed at the arrival station (e.g., station B), and the arrival station (station B) is registered in advance. If an exit record is not registered at the arrival station (station B), and the user terminal 2 reads the post-registration code C2 to post-register the exit record of the arrival station (station B) in association with the boarding ticket, the entrance / exit management system 10 acquires the identification information of the arrival station (station B) and registers the ticket ID of the boarding ticket in association with the identification information of the arrival station (station B) corresponding to the post-registration location. This makes it possible to know that the exit record was post-registered at station B.

[0118] Furthermore, in the entrance / exit management system 10, for example, the post-registration code C2 is placed at the departure station (e.g., Station A), and the arrival station (e.g., Station B) is pre-registered. If an exit record is not registered at the arrival station (Station B), and the user terminal 2 reads the post-registration code C2 to post-register the exit record at the arrival station (Station B) in association with the boarding ticket, the entrance / exit management system 10 acquires the identification information for the departure station (Station A) and the arrival station (Station B), and registers the ticket ID of the boarding ticket in association with the identification information for the departure station (Station A) that corresponds to the post-registration location. This makes it possible to know that the exit record was post-registered at Station A.

[0119] [Other embodiments] The entrance / exit management system of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. An entrance / exit management system 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

[0120] In the above-described embodiments, examples have been shown in which the automatic ticket gate 3 performs ticket inspection processing using a two-dimensional code boarding ticket, but the boarding ticket of the present invention is not limited to one that uses a two-dimensional code. In other embodiments, the ticket inspection processing may be performed using an IC card boarding ticket. For example, the IC card may be an IC commuter pass with the departure station and arrival station set on it. In this case, the control unit 11 may place an IC tag for post-registration at the station instead of the post-registration code C2.

[0121] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiments, an example has been shown in which the post-registration code C2 is carried by a station attendant. However, in other embodiments, the post-registration code C2 may be placed at a predetermined location (a ticket counter) in the station. The post-registration code C2 may also be displayed as image information (a two-dimensional code image) on a fare adjustment machine (not shown) at the station. For example, a user may perform the post-registration process by operating the fare adjustment machine and reading the post-registration code C2 displayed on the machine with the user terminal 2.

[0122] Furthermore, in each of the above-described embodiments, the departure station and arrival station are preset on the boarding ticket, but in other embodiments, the departure station and arrival station may not be preset on the boarding ticket. For example, the boarding ticket may be a general-purpose IC card that can be used by loading cash. In this case, since the departure station and arrival station cannot be confirmed in the post-registration process of the entry record, it is desirable to apply the configuration of embodiment 2, in which the station to be used is not specified. Note that even in this case, it is possible to manage the station where the post-registration process was performed.

[0123] [Notes on the Invention] The following is a summary of the invention extracted from the above-described embodiment. Note that the configurations and processing functions described in the following supplementary notes can be selected and combined as desired.

[0124] <Appendix 1> an entry / exit processing unit that associates an entry record with a usage ticket for a user to use a usage object when the usage ticket is processed for entry at the entry location of the usage object, and associates an exit record with the usage ticket when the usage ticket is processed for exit at the exit location of the usage object; an acquisition processing unit that acquires a post-registration location indicating the predetermined location where the post-registration was performed when the record information of either the entrance record or the exit record has not been registered and the record information has been post-registered in association with the use ticket by a post-registration medium that has been placed in advance at the predetermined location of the target use ticket; a registration processing unit that registers, in association with each other, identification information of the use ticket whose record information has been post-registered and the post-registration location that indicates the predetermined location where the post-registration was performed; An entrance / exit management system equipped with

[0125] <Appendix 2> the use ticket is an electronic ticket that is registered in the user terminal of the user and can be read at each of the entrance location and the exit location, the acquisition processing unit acquires the post-registration location when the user terminal reads the post-registration medium. The entry and exit control system described in Appendix 1.

[0126] <Appendix 3> The target of use is a railway, The entrance position is an entrance station, and the exit position is an exit station, The ticket is an information code ticket in which the departure station and the arrival station are registered in advance and which can be read by an automatic ticket gate capable of executing the entrance process and the exit process, The post-registration medium is an information code in which the departure station or the arrival station and a predetermined station where the post-registration medium is located are registered in advance and which can be read by the user terminal. The entry and exit management system described in Appendix 2.

[0127] <Appendix 4> The information code is placed at the departure station, and the departure station is registered in advance, The acquisition processing unit acquires identification information of the departure station when the entrance record is not registered at the departure station and the entrance record of the departure station is subsequently registered in association with the information code ticket by the user terminal reading the information code, the registration processing unit registers the identification information of the information code ticket in association with the identification information of the departure station corresponding to each of the entry record and the post-registration location; The entry and exit management system described in Appendix 3.

[0128] <Appendix 5> The information code is placed at the arrival station, and the departure station is registered in advance, When the entrance record at the departure station is not registered and the entrance record at the departure station is subsequently registered in association with the information code ticket by the user terminal reading the information code, the acquisition processing unit acquires the identification information of the departure station and the arrival station, the registration processing unit registers, in association with each other, the identification information of the information code ticket, the identification information of the departure station corresponding to the entry record, and the identification information of the arrival station corresponding to the post-registration location; An entry / exit management system as set forth in Appendix 3 or 4.

[0129] <Appendix 6> The information code is placed at the arrival station, and the arrival station is registered in advance, the acquisition processing unit acquires identification information of the arrival station when the exit record is not registered at the arrival station and the exit record of the arrival station is subsequently registered in association with the information code ticket by the user terminal reading the information code, the registration processing unit registers the identification information of the information code ticket in association with the identification information of the arrival station corresponding to each of the entry record and the post-registration location; 6. The entry / exit management system according to any one of appendices 3 to 5.

[0130] <Appendix 7> The information code is placed at the departure station, and the arrival station is registered in advance, When the exit record is not registered at the arrival station, and the exit record at the arrival station is subsequently registered in association with the information code ticket by the user terminal reading the information code, the acquisition processing unit acquires the identification information of each of the departure station and the arrival station, the registration processing unit registers, in association with each other, the identification information of the information code ticket, the identification information of the arrival station corresponding to the exit record, and the identification information of the departure station corresponding to the post-registration location; An entry / exit management system according to any one of appendices 3 to 6.

[0131] <Appendix 8> The target of use is a railway, The entrance position is an entrance station, and the exit position is an exit station, The ticket is an information code ticket in which the departure station and the arrival station are registered in advance and which can be read by an automatic ticket gate capable of executing the entrance process and the exit process, The post-registration medium is an information code in which a predetermined station where the post-registration medium is placed is registered in advance and is readable by the user terminal. The entry and exit control system described in Appendix 2.

[0132] <Appendix 9> The information code is placed at the departure station, and the departure station is registered in advance, The acquisition processing unit acquires identification information of the departure station when the entrance record is not registered at the departure station and the entrance record of the departure station is subsequently registered in association with the information code ticket by the user terminal reading the information code, the registration processing unit registers the identification information of the information code ticket in association with the identification information of the departure station corresponding to the post-registration location; The entry and exit control system described in Appendix 8.

[0133] <Appendix 10> The information code is placed at the arrival station, and the departure station is registered in advance, the acquisition processing unit acquires the identification information of the arrival station when the entrance record at the departure station is not registered and the entrance record at the departure station is subsequently registered in association with the information code ticket by the user terminal reading the information code; the registration processing unit registers the identification information of the information code ticket in association with the identification information of the arrival station corresponding to the post-registration location; An entry / exit management system as set forth in Appendix 8 or 9.

[0134] <Appendix 11> The information code is placed at the arrival station, and the arrival station is registered in advance, the acquisition processing unit acquires identification information of the arrival station when the exit record is not registered at the arrival station and the exit record of the arrival station is subsequently registered in association with the information code ticket by the user terminal reading the information code, the registration processing unit registers the identification information of the information code ticket in association with the identification information of the arrival station corresponding to the post-registration location; An entry / exit management system according to any one of appendices 8 to 10.

[0135] <Appendix 12> The information code is placed at the departure station, and the arrival station is registered in advance, When the exit record is not registered at the arrival station, and the exit record at the arrival station is subsequently registered in association with the information code ticket by the user terminal reading the information code, the acquisition processing unit acquires the identification information of each of the departure station and the arrival station, the registration processing unit registers the identification information of the information code ticket in association with the identification information of the departure station corresponding to the post-registration location; An entry / exit management system according to any one of appendices 8 to 11. [Explanation of symbols]

[0136] 1: Management Server 2: User terminal 3: Automatic ticket gate 10: Entrance / exit management system 11: Control section 12: Storage section 13: Operation display section 14: Communications Department 21: Control unit 22: Storage section 23: Operation display section 24: Communications Department 25: Camera 111: User registration processing unit 112: Issuance processing unit 113: Reception processing unit 114: Entrance / Exit Processing Unit 115: Acquisition processing unit 116: History registration processing unit 211: Browser processing section C1: 2D code C2: Post-registration code D1: User information D2: Post-registration code information D3: Usage history information P1: Ticket purchase page P2: Ticket list page P3: Ticket use page P4: Code Shooting Page P5: Post-registration completion page P6: Usage history page

Claims

1. an entry / exit processing unit that associates an entry record with a usage ticket for a user to use a usage object when the usage ticket is processed for entry at the entry location of the usage object, and associates an exit record with the usage ticket when the usage ticket is processed for exit at the exit location of the usage object; an acquisition processing unit that acquires a post-registration location indicating the predetermined location where the post-registration was performed when the record information of either the entrance record or the exit record has not been registered and the record information has been post-registered in association with the use ticket by a post-registration medium that has been placed in advance at the predetermined location of the target use ticket; a registration processing unit that registers, in association with each other, identification information of the use ticket whose record information has been post-registered and the post-registration location that indicates the predetermined location where the post-registration was performed; An entrance / exit management system equipped with

2. the use ticket is an electronic ticket that is registered in the user terminal of the user and can be read at each of the entrance location and the exit location, the acquisition processing unit acquires the post-registration location when the user terminal reads the post-registration medium. The entrance / exit management system according to claim 1.

3. The target of use is a railway, The entrance position is an entrance station, and the exit position is an exit station, The ticket is an information code ticket in which the departure station and the arrival station are registered in advance and which can be read by an automatic ticket gate capable of executing the entrance process and the exit process, The post-registration medium is an information code in which the departure station or the arrival station and a predetermined station where the post-registration medium is located are registered in advance and which can be read by the user terminal. The entrance / exit management system according to claim 2.

4. The information code is placed at the departure station, and the departure station is registered in advance, The acquisition processing unit acquires identification information of the departure station when the entrance record is not registered at the departure station and the entrance record of the departure station is subsequently registered in association with the information code ticket by the user terminal reading the information code, the registration processing unit registers the identification information of the information code ticket in association with the identification information of the departure station corresponding to each of the entry record and the post-registration location; The entrance / exit management system according to claim 3.

5. The information code is placed at the arrival station, and the departure station is registered in advance, When the entrance record at the departure station is not registered and the entrance record at the departure station is subsequently registered in association with the information code ticket by the user terminal reading the information code, the acquisition processing unit acquires the identification information of the departure station and the arrival station, the registration processing unit registers, in association with each other, the identification information of the information code ticket, the identification information of the departure station corresponding to the entry record, and the identification information of the arrival station corresponding to the post-registration location; The entrance / exit management system according to claim 3.

6. The information code is placed at the arrival station, and the arrival station is registered in advance, the acquisition processing unit acquires identification information of the arrival station when the exit record is not registered at the arrival station and the exit record of the arrival station is subsequently registered in association with the information code ticket by the user terminal reading the information code, the registration processing unit registers the identification information of the information code ticket in association with the identification information of the arrival station corresponding to each of the entry record and the post-registration location; The entrance / exit management system according to claim 3.

7. The information code is placed at the departure station, and the arrival station is registered in advance, When the exit record is not registered at the arrival station, and the exit record at the arrival station is subsequently registered in association with the information code ticket by the user terminal reading the information code, the acquisition processing unit acquires the identification information of each of the departure station and the arrival station, the registration processing unit registers, in association with each other, the identification information of the information code ticket, the identification information of the arrival station corresponding to the exit record, and the identification information of the departure station corresponding to the post-registration location; The entrance / exit management system according to claim 3.

8. The target of use is a railway, The entrance position is an entrance station, and the exit position is an exit station, The ticket is an information code ticket in which the departure station and the arrival station are registered in advance and which can be read by an automatic ticket gate capable of executing the entrance process and the exit process, The post-registration medium is an information code in which a predetermined station where the post-registration medium is placed is registered in advance and is readable by the user terminal. The entrance / exit management system according to claim 2.

9. The information code is placed at the departure station, and the departure station is registered in advance, The acquisition processing unit acquires identification information of the departure station when the entrance record is not registered at the departure station and the entrance record of the departure station is subsequently registered in association with the information code ticket by the user terminal reading the information code, the registration processing unit registers the identification information of the information code ticket in association with the identification information of the departure station corresponding to the post-registration location; The entrance / exit management system according to claim 8.

10. The information code is placed at the arrival station, and the departure station is registered in advance, the acquisition processing unit acquires the identification information of the arrival station when the entrance record at the departure station is not registered and the entrance record at the departure station is subsequently registered in association with the information code ticket by the user terminal reading the information code; the registration processing unit registers the identification information of the information code ticket in association with the identification information of the arrival station corresponding to the post-registration location; The entrance / exit management system according to claim 8.

11. The information code is placed at the arrival station, and the arrival station is registered in advance, the acquisition processing unit acquires identification information of the arrival station when the exit record is not registered at the arrival station and the exit record of the arrival station is subsequently registered in association with the information code ticket by the user terminal reading the information code, the registration processing unit registers the identification information of the information code ticket in association with the identification information of the arrival station corresponding to the post-registration location; The entrance / exit management system according to claim 8.

12. The information code is placed at the departure station, and the arrival station is registered in advance, When the exit record is not registered at the arrival station, and the exit record at the arrival station is subsequently registered in association with the information code ticket by the user terminal reading the information code, the acquisition processing unit acquires the identification information of each of the departure station and the arrival station, the registration processing unit registers the identification information of the information code ticket in association with the identification information of the departure station corresponding to the post-registration location; The entrance / exit management system according to claim 8.

13. When a use ticket for a user to use a use object is processed for entry at the entry position of the use object, an entry record is associated with the use ticket, and when the use ticket is processed for exit at the exit position of the use object, an exit record is associated with the use ticket; If the record information of either the entry record or the exit record is not registered, and the record information is post-registered in association with the use ticket by a post-registration medium that is placed in advance at a predetermined location of the target ticket, acquiring a post-registration location that indicates the predetermined location where the post-registration was performed; registering the identification information of the use ticket for which the record information is subsequently registered in association with the post-registration location indicating the predetermined location where the post-registration was performed; The entrance and exit control method is executed by one or more processors.

14. When a use ticket for a user to use a use object is processed for entry at the entry position of the use object, an entry record is associated with the use ticket, and when the use ticket is processed for exit at the exit position of the use object, an exit record is associated with the use ticket; If the record information of either the entry record or the exit record is not registered, and the record information is post-registered in association with the use ticket by a post-registration medium that is placed in advance at a predetermined location of the target ticket, acquiring a post-registration location that indicates the predetermined location where the post-registration was performed; registering the identification information of the use ticket for which the record information is subsequently registered in association with the post-registration location indicating the predetermined location where the post-registration was performed; An entrance / exit control program for causing one or more processors to execute the above.

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