ticket

Abstract

To provide a ticket on which a predetermined code used for authentication of boarding, riding or entry is displayed, and which can more efficiently prevent fraudulent use. [Solution] A ticket displaying a specific code used to authenticate boarding, riding or entry, comprising a ticket body formed in a sheet-like shape and having a display section displaying the code, and a concealing section which conceals the display section, wherein the concealing section is configured so that it can be separated from a separation side which is one of the left-right sides to expose the display section, and the upper or lower part of the peripheral portion of the ticket body which is on the separation side is formed in a shape which is distinguishable from other parts of the peripheral portion, thereby serving as a reference section for identifying the orientation of the ticket body.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a ticket that displays a predetermined code used to authorize boarding, boarding or entry. [Background technology]

[0002] For tickets such as commuter passes, magnetic memory cards were the mainstream in the past, but in recent years, cards equipped with IC chips (IC cards) have become the mainstream. On the other hand, tickets that are based on a single ride over a specified section, shareholder coupons that can be used as train tickets, admission tickets to specified events, and other tickets are based on a single use or short-term use, so from a cost perspective it is difficult or uneconomical to use IC cards.

[0003] From this perspective, tickets have become known that are formed in a sheet shape and have a ticket body with a display area on one side on which a code (specifically, a one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode such as a QR code (registered trademark)) is printed (displayed) (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

[0004] The tickets in the above-mentioned documents only require the code to be displayed by printing or other means, making it possible to keep costs lower than using IC cards or magnetic memory cards, and by managing the information embedded in the QR code on a network, it is possible to prevent fraudulent use to a certain extent.

[0005] On the other hand, the tickets in the above-mentioned document only have a QR code printed on them, so if the code is photographed, it can be used fraudulently by others. Therefore, further measures are needed to prevent fraudulent use. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 5811772 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] An object of the present invention is to provide a ticket that displays a predetermined code used to authenticate boarding, riding, or entry, and that can more efficiently prevent fraudulent use. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In order to solve the above problems, a ticket is provided which displays a specific code used to authenticate boarding, entry or admission, and which is characterized by comprising a ticket body formed in a sheet shape and having a display section on which the code is displayed, and a concealing section which conceals the display section.

[0009] The concealing portion is configured so as to be able to be separated from a separation side, which is one of the left-right sides, to expose the display portion, and the upper or lower portion of the peripheral portion of the ticket body on the separation side may be formed in a shape that is distinguishable from other portions of the peripheral portion, thereby serving as a reference portion for recognizing the orientation of the ticket body.

[0010] The concealing portion may be a concealing sticker to be affixed to the ticket body, and a holding portion capable of holding the concealing sticker may be integrally provided on a separated side of the concealing sticker.

[0011] The ticket body is composed of one of a pair of stacked sheet-like portions, and the sheet-like portion of the pair of sheet-like portions other than the ticket body is a concealing side sheet-like portion that conceals the display portion of the ticket body, and the concealing portion covers and conceals an area including the display portion in the concealing side sheet-like portion, and the concealing side sheet-like portion may be configured so that the concealing portion can be partially or completely separated from the separation side.

[0012] The boundary between the concealing portion and other portions of the concealing side sheet-like portion may be U-shaped extending to the edge of the separation side of the concealing side sheet-like portion so that the separation side is open, and the opposing sides of the U-shaped boundary may be the separation portion, and a notched exposure portion may be formed in the separation side portion of the ticket body to expose at least the separation side end portion of the concealing portion. Effect of the Invention

[0013] Since the code is concealed by the concealment section before use, unauthorized use can be prevented more efficiently.

[0014] In addition, the concealing portion is configured so that it can be separated from the separation side, which is one of the left-right sides, to expose the display portion, and the upper or lower part of the peripheral portion of the ticket body that is on the separation side is formed in a shape that is distinguishable from the other parts of the peripheral portion, thereby serving as a reference portion for recognizing the orientation of the ticket body.This makes it possible to smoothly separate the concealing portion to expose the code while holding the ticket in the correct position and without the hand holding it getting in the way. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] FIG. [Diagram 2] FIG. 11 is a front view of a ticket according to another embodiment. [Diagram 3] 3 is a front view showing the ticket of FIG. 2 with the QR code partially exposed. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 3 is a rear view of the ticket of FIG. 2. [Diagram 5] FIG. 3 is a front view showing the ticket of FIG. 2 in an unfolded state. [Figure 6] FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the ticket of FIG. 2 in an unfolded state. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0016] Fig. 1 is a front view of a ticket. The ticket comprises a ticket body 1 made of paper, resin, or the like, formed in a rectangular sheet (thin plate) with the vertical direction being the longitudinal direction (vertical), and a concealment sticker (concealment part) 2 made of paper, resin, or the like. It is of course possible to use a horizontally long ticket body 1.

[0017] Here, the thickness direction of the ticket is defined as the front-to-rear direction, and the front side of the front and back sides of the ticket is defined as the front side, and up and down are defined based on the content displayed on the front side, and other directions are defined based on this, and the following explanation will be given based on this premise.

[0018] A display section 3 is provided near the center of one side of the ticket body 1, on which a QR code (code) C used for authentication of boarding, riding, or entry is printed (displayed). In this example, the QR code C printed on the ticket is read by a reading device such as a reader of an automatic ticket gate installed at the ticket gate of a train station or the like, and is used to determine whether or not permission is granted to enter the station premises or to exit the station. Incidentally, in this example, this ticket is used as a one-day pass.

[0019] Incidentally, the price, section, type and other various information of the ticket, as well as the names and images of railway companies that can use the ticket, may be printed and displayed as appropriate on parts other than the display section 3 on one or both sides of the ticket body 1.

[0020] The display unit 3 is provided with an adjustment unit 3a, which is a semi-concealed unit formed by painting a square-shaped area with light ink, including three reference areas C1, C2, and C3 that allow the reading device to recognize the orientation of the QR code C within the range of the QR code C and also including the area surrounding the QR code C.

[0021] The characters, symbols, and images displayed (printed) within the range of this adjustment section 3a cannot be recognized by a normal camera, and only a dedicated machine such as the above-mentioned reading device can recognize the characters, symbols, and images displayed on the investigation section 3a. Also, by the same logic, even if a part of the display section 3 is copied by a normal printing machine, it is printed in black and the QR code C cannot be reproduced.

[0022] Incidentally, this display unit 3 is set in an area that is the same as or approximately the same as the QR code C, or in a rectangular area that includes and is wider than the printed area of ​​the QR code C (in the illustrated example, a square-shaped area that includes the QR code C and the adjustment unit 3a).

[0023] The concealment sticker 2 has a rectangular main body 4 molded to a size and shape sufficient to conceal an area including the display area 3 on one side of the ticket body 1 (in this example, an area slightly larger than the display area 3), and a knob portion (holding portion) 6 integrally extended from the separation side, which is one of the left and right sides of the main body 4 (the left side in the example shown).

[0024] The concealment sticker 2 is made of a flexibly deformable material. In this example, the main body 4 is formed in a rectangular shape similar to the shape of the concealed area 1a in the ticket body 1, which is the area that includes the display area 3 and is concealed by the concealment sticker 2, and an adhesive layer (not shown) is formed on the surface facing the ticket body 1.

[0025] The gripping portion 6 is a rectangular piece that protrudes further toward the separation side from a lower area (specifically, a lower half) of the edge on the separation side of the main body portion 4. Note that the position, size, and range of the gripping portion 6 are not limited to these.

[0026] The concealment sticker 2 conceals the QR code C printed thereon by removably attaching the main body 4 to the concealment area R of the ticket body 1 via the above-mentioned adhesive layer. At this time, since no adhesive layer is formed on the surface of the gripping part 6 facing the ticket body 1, the gripping part 6 is not adhered to the ticket body 1, but is in a slightly floating state or in a partially or entirely non-adhesive contact state.

[0027] Therefore, the concealment sticker 2 can be separated from the ticket body 1 by pinching (holding) the tab 6, which is the non-adhesive portion, and peeling it off from the ticket body 1. In this process, the concealment sticker 2 is peeled off from the ticket body 1 in sequence from the separation side portion to the opposite side portion, and the previously concealed QR code C is switched to a state where it is exposed and can be read by the reader.

[0028] During the operation of peeling off the concealment sticker 2, the ticket body 1 will be held with the hand opposite to the hand holding the concealment sticker 2. At this time, if the reference portion 7A, which is the upper or lower (lower in the illustrated example) part of the edge of the ticket body 1 and located on the separation side (in the illustrated example, the lower left corner 7 of the four corners 7), is held, the peeling operation can be performed smoothly.

[0029] For this reason, the reference portion 7A is formed in a shape that is distinguishable from the other portions of the periphery of the ticket body 1 other than the reference portion 7A. Specifically, the corners 7 other than the reference portion 7A are rounded and the four sides 8 other than the four corners 7 of the ticket body 1 are formed in a straight line, whereas the reference portion 7A is formed in a chamfered shape (a shape inclined with respect to the two adjacent sides 8), thereby making the reference portion 7A distinguishable from the other portions of the periphery of the ticket body 1 other than the reference portion 7A.

[0030] With a ticket configured as described above, when a person (user) who wishes to use the ticket holds the reference portion 7A of the ticket with the hand on the separated side, such as by pinching it, the side on which the display portion 3 of the ticket is displayed faces the user and both its width and length are switched to a position in which they face the direction intended by the designer (in this example, the width faces left and right and the length faces up and down; hereafter referred to as the "reference position"). This makes it easy to switch to the reference position without visually checking the ticket, making it easy for not only able-bodied persons but also those with impaired eyesight to use the ticket.

[0031] Once the ticket has been switched to the standard position and is being held by the hand on the separation side (in this example, the left hand), the concealment seal 2 can be peeled off from the ticket body 1 by holding the gripping portion 6 with the hand on the opposite side to the separation side (in this example, the right hand), allowing the operation to be performed smoothly.

[0032] It is not essential that the concealment sticker 2 conceals the QR code C to the extent that it cannot be seen with the naked eye; it is sufficient to conceal it to the extent that it cannot be read by the reading device and cannot be copied by a copy machine, and it is possible for it to be transparent to that extent.

[0033] Furthermore, the code may be a two-dimensional barcode other than the QR code C, a linear barcode, or a code consisting of a string of alphanumeric characters.

[0034] Also, the adhesive layer may be colored so that when the concealment sticker 2 is peeled off from the ticket body 1, part of it will become a pattern or letters, etc., and remain on the ticket body 1 or the concealment sticker 2, leaving a trace that the ticket has been used once. This makes it possible to prevent a ticket that has already been used from being resold at a ticket shop or online auction.

[0035] Furthermore, the shape of the ticket body 1 is not limited to a square, but may be any of a variety of other shapes such as a polygon or a circle.

[0036] Furthermore, with the concealment seal 2 attached to the ticket body 1, the knob portion 6 may be further extended toward the separation side so as to protrude outward from the end of the ticket body 1 on the separation side.

[0037] Further, although the concealment sticker 2 is entirely detachable from the ticket body 1, a portion of it may be attached and fixed to the ticket body 1 in a manner that makes it difficult to separate, so that it can be partially detached.

[0038] Furthermore, the shape of the reference portion 7A is not limited to a chamfered shape, but need only be distinguishable from the shape of the reference portion 7A at the peripheral portion of the ticket body 1. For example, only the reference portion 7A may be left as a 90° corner portion relative to other R-shaped corner portions 7.

[0039] Furthermore, a display unit 3 on which a code such as a QR code C is displayed may be provided on both sides of the ticket body 1, in which case reference units 7A, 7A are provided individually on each of the left and right sides of the lower side of the ticket body 1. Each reference unit 7A is formed in a shape that allows it to be distinguished from other parts of the peripheral part of the ticket body 1, and for example, when one of the left and right reference units 7A, 7A is formed in a chamfered shape, the other may be formed as a sharp 90° corner.

[0040] Furthermore, since the user only needs to know the placement pattern of the reference portion 7A in advance, it is also possible to place it on the upper or lower side of the edge of the ticket body 1 (the lower side in the illustrated example) and on the side opposite the separation side.

[0041] Next, another embodiment of the ticket will be described with reference to Figs. 2 to 6, focusing on the differences from the above embodiment.

[0042] Figure 2 is a front view of a ticket according to another embodiment, Figure 3 is a front view showing the ticket of Figure 2 with the QR code partially exposed, Figure 4 is a rear view of the ticket of Figure 2, and Figures 5 and 6 are front and rear views showing the ticket of Figure 2 in an unfolded state.

[0043] The ticket of this embodiment has a pair of sheet-like portions 1, 9 formed in a sheet shape. In the illustrated example, a sheet of paper, resin, or other such sheet material 11 is folded in half along a vertical line located in the left-right center as a fold line 11a to form the pair of sheet-like portions 1, 9. The two sheet-like portions 1, 9 are folded in half and the opposing surfaces (adhesive surfaces) 11b, 11c are adhered to each other to form a ticket.

[0044] With the above-mentioned structure, one sheet-like portion 1 is the above-mentioned ticket body, and the other sheet-like portion 9 is a concealing sheet-like portion that conceals the QR code C displayed on the display portion 3 of the ticket body 1.

[0045] The concealing section 2 is a rectangular area that is long in the left-right direction (horizontally long) and includes a portion of the concealing-side sheet-shaped portion 9 that covers and conceals the display portion 3. A boundary 12 between the concealing section 2 and other portions of the concealing-side sheet-shaped portion 9 is disposed toward one side, either left or right, of the concealing-side sheet-shaped portion 9. In the example shown in the figure, the rectangular boundary 12 that is long in the left-right direction is disposed opposite the fold 11a in the concealing-side sheet-shaped portion 9.

[0046] Here, the side of the concealing-side sheet-shaped portion 9 to which the boundary 12 is brought closer (the left side in the illustrated example) is defined as the separation side. The end of the separation side of the boundary 12 reaches the edge of the separation side of the concealing-side sheet-shaped portion 9. Therefore, the boundary 12 is U-shaped with the separation side open, and at least a part of it becomes the separation parts 12a, 12b that separate the concealing portion 2 from the other parts of the concealing-side sheet-shaped portion 9.

[0047] More specifically, among the three sides 12a, 12b, and 12c that constitute the U-shaped boundary 12, the pair of opposing sides 12a, 12b are the above-mentioned separation parts, and the side 12c that connects the ends of the pair of separation parts 12a, 12b on the opposite side to the separation side is the fold. In the illustrated example, the separation parts 12a, 12b are formed by perforations that separate the concealment part 2 in the concealment-side sheet-like part 9 from the other parts.

[0048] The area on the adhesive surface 11b of the ticket body 1 that includes the display unit 3 and is concealed by the concealing unit 2 is defined as the concealed area 1a. An exposed area 1b adjacent to the concealed area 1a is formed in a notch shape in the upper and lower central areas (separation side portion) of the edge on the separation side described above, which is the side farther from the fold 11a of the ticket body 1. The exposed area 1b exposes at least the separation side end (separation side portion) of the concealing unit 2 when the pair of sheet-like parts 1, 9 are adhered together to form the ticket.

[0049] Incidentally, when the ticket body 1 and the concealing-side sheet-like portion 9 are folded over each other, the left and right edges and the lower edge coincide with each other except for the exposed portion 1b, while the upper edge of the ticket body 1 protrudes upward over the entire left-right direction more than the concealing-side sheet-like portion 9. The protruding direction may not be limited to the upward direction, but may be downward or to one side of the left or right.

[0050] In addition, the lower and one of the left and right separated portions of the peripheral portion of the ticket body 1 (specifically, the lower left corner 7) is formed into a shape that is distinguishable from other portions of the peripheral portion (specifically, the other corners 7 and the four sides 8) (in the illustrated example, the shape is the same as the shape shown in Figure 1), thereby forming the above-mentioned reference portion 7A.

[0051] On the other hand, the lower left and right corners 13, 13 and left and right sides 14, 14 which constitute part of the periphery of the concealment side sheet-like portion 9 coincide with the left and right corners 7, 7 and sides 8, 8 of the ticket body 1 when the pair of sheet-like portions 1, 9 are folded over, and therefore these parts are molded into the same or approximately the same shape as the ticket body 1.

[0052] That is, in the concealment side sheet-like portion 9, when the pair of sheet-like portions 1, 9 are folded over, the corner portion 13 located on the lower and separation side is formed in the same shape as the reference portion 7A and becomes the reference portion 13A that allows the orientation of the ticket to be recognized.

[0053] The two sheet-like portions 1, 9 are adhered to each other by adhesive layers 16, 17 formed on their respective adhesive surfaces 11b, 11c. As shown by the imaginary lines in Fig. 5, the adhesive layers 16, 17 are formed in two areas of the sheet material 11 that avoid the fold 11a, the concealment portion 2, and the concealed area 1a.

[0054] That is, the ticket is produced by folding the two sheet-like portions 1, 9 in half, and then bonding the two adhesive surfaces 11b, 11c together with adhesive layers 16, 17 at portions other than the concealing portion 2 and the concealed area 1a.

[0055] With the reference portions 7A, 13A held in the hand on the separation side, the portion exposed by exposed portion 1b of the concealing portion 2 is held in the hand opposite the separation side and the concealing portion 2 is separated from the separation side to expose the display portion 3 and make it possible to visually check the code C. At this time, by folding the sheet-like concealing portion 2 at the fold 12c, the portion of the concealing-side sheet-like portion 9 other than the concealing portion 2, the concealing portion 2 can be efficiently prevented from getting in the way.

[0056] According to the above-described configuration, if the sheet material 11 shown in Figures 5 and 6 is obtained by forming the boundary 12 through die-cutting, the ticket can be manufactured through the process described above. As a result, it is possible to reduce material costs, and since the number of processes is small, it is easy to keep manufacturing costs low.

[0057] Alternatively, each of a pair of separately formed sheet materials (not shown) may be used as a sheet-like portion. In this case, the pair of separately formed sheet-like portions are adhered together with maximum overlapping to form a ticket.

[0058] In addition, the separation portions 12a, 12b may be formed by a cut groove cut in a half-punched shape in the thickness direction of the concealment side sheet-like portion 9, or by a cut portion cut in a slit shape into a portion of the entire length of the separation portions 12a, 12b, or a combination of these.

[0059] Also, the opposite side of the fold 11a may be cut in a half-punched shape in the thickness direction over its entire length to make it easier to fold.

[0060] Furthermore, all three sides 12a, 12b, 12c of the boundary 12 may be separation parts. In this case, it is not essential that the concealing part 2 (boundary 12) is extended to the edge of the separation side of the concealing-side sheet-like part 9, and the concealing part 2 (boundary 12) can be positioned in the center in the left-right direction. In this case, the concealing part 2 can be entirely separated from the ticket body 1. [Explanation of symbols]

[0061] 1 Ticket body 1b Exposed part 2 Concealment seal (concealment part) 3 Display section 6 Knob (holding part) 7 Corners 7A Reference section 9 Concealed sheet-like portion (sheet-like portion) 12 boundaries 12a Side part (separation part) 12b Side part (separation part) 12c Sides (folds, separations) C Code (QR Code)

Claims

1. A ticket showing a specific code used for boarding, boarding or entry authentication, a ticket body formed in a sheet shape and having a display portion on which the code is displayed; A concealing portion that conceals the display portion. A ticket that features:

2. the concealing portion is configured to be able to be separated from a separation side that is one side in a left-right direction to expose the display portion, The upper or lower portion of the periphery of the ticket body, which is on the separation side, is formed in a shape that can be distinguished from the other portions of the periphery, thereby forming a reference portion for identifying the orientation of the ticket body. The ticket according to claim 1.

3. the concealing portion is a concealing sticker attached to the ticket body, A holding portion capable of holding the concealment seal is integrally provided on the separation side of the concealment seal. The ticket according to claim 2.

4. The ticket body is composed of one of a pair of overlapping sheet-like parts, the sheet-like portion other than the ticket body in the pair of sheet-like portions is a concealing sheet-like portion that conceals the display portion of the ticket body, the concealing portion covers and conceals an area including the display portion in the concealing-side sheet-like portion, The concealing side sheet-like portion is configured so that the concealing portion is partially or entirely separable from the separation side. The ticket according to claim 2.

5. a boundary between the concealing portion and the other portion of the concealing-side sheet-shaped portion has a U-shape extending to an edge of the separation side of the concealing-side sheet-shaped portion so that the separation side is open; The boundary has opposing sides in the U-shape as the separation portions, A notched exposure portion is formed in the separation side portion of the ticket body to expose at least the separation side end portion of the concealment portion. The ticket according to claim 4.

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