Electronic ticket vending system and method thereof

An electronic ticket vending method in a system comprising electronic ticket transmission and reception means, at least one terminal means, and a communication line connecting said electronic ticket transmission and reception means and said at least one terminal means, said method comprising:

• a step of sending a purchased electronic ticket to said electronic ticket transmission and reception means from at least one of the terminals connected to an electronic ticket storage means having means for electronically connecting to said terminal means, said electronic ticket storage means further having means for storing electronic money, an electronic ticket, and a transmission history including transactions of electronic money and electronic tickets, updated by a program stored in said electronic ticket storage means, at a transaction of at least one of electronic money and an electronic ticket;
• a step of sending a sending request for the purchasing cost to the purchase desire terminal, when said electronic ticket can be vended from said electronic ticket transmission and reception means;
• a step of sending the electronic money of said purchase cost to said electronic ticket transmission and reception means from said purchase desired terminal via said communication line;
• a step of sending said purchase desired electronic ticket to said purchase desired terminal from said electronic ticket transmission and reception means after said electronic money is received;
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• a step of receiving said sent electronic ticket on said terminal and storing it in said electronic ticket storage means connected to said terminal.

An electronic ticket refunding method in a system comprising electronic ticket transmission and reception means, at least one terminal means, and a communication line connecting said electronic ticket transmission and reception means, said method comprising:

• a step of sending an electronic ticket refunding request to said electronic ticket transmission and reception means from at least one of the terminals connected to an electronic ticket storage means having means for electronically connecting to said terminal means, said electronic ticket storage means further having means for storing electronic money, an electronic ticket, and a transmission history including transactions of electronic money and electronic tickets, updated by a program stored in said electronic ticket storage means, at a transaction of at least one of electronic money and an electronic ticket;
• a step of requesting sending of said electronic ticket requested to be returned to the electronic ticket storage means connected to said terminal from said electronic ticket transmission and reception means;
• a step of receiving said electronic ticket from said electronic ticket storage means via said communication line and then confirming the validity of the received electronic ticket by said electronic ticket transmission and reception means;
• a step of sending electronic money of the ticket to be refunded to said terminal via said communication line when said electronic ticket transmission and reception means judges that said electronic ticket is valid as a result of said confirmation stated in the receiving step;
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• a step of transferring said electronic money to said electronic ticket storage means from said terminal receiving said electronic money.