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FR2887059A1 - Transaction e.g. gambling type transaction, securing method for use by computer, involves verifying if ticket is made of thermal paper, and reading identification sign and reference - Google Patents
Transaction e.g. gambling type transaction, securing method for use by computer, involves verifying if ticket is made of thermal paper, and reading identification sign and reference Download PDF
FR2887059A1
FR2887059A1 FR0505856A FR0505856A FR2887059A1 FR 2887059 A1 FR2887059 A1 FR 2887059A1 FR 0505856 A FR0505856 A FR 0505856A FR 0505856 A FR0505856 A FR 0505856A FR 2887059 A1 FR2887059 A1 FR 2887059A1
FR0505856A
FR2887059B1 (en
Xavier Chaussade
Vincent Herbaut
Jean Francois Lallemant
2005-06-09 Application filed by SAGEM SA filed Critical SAGEM SA
2005-06-09 Priority to FR0505856A priority Critical patent/FR2887059B1/en
2006-12-15 Publication of FR2887059A1 publication Critical patent/FR2887059A1/en
2007-08-17 Publication of FR2887059B1 publication Critical patent/FR2887059B1/en
The method involves reading an identification sign e.g. alphanumeric code, of a paper ticket (11) and developing a reference (14) of a transaction e.g. gamble transaction. The developed reference and the identification sign are made in correspondence. A verification is performed to ensure that the ticket is made of thermal paper by identifying a blank area (15) in the ticket, printing a code in the blank area and reading the code on the ticket. The identification sign and the reference are read. An independent claim is also included for a paper ticket for the implementation of a transaction securing method.
The present invention relates to a method of securing a
transaction and a ticket for the implementation of this process. The method is for example usable for a bet-type transaction, delivery
value to a third party and withdrawal ...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The current betting processes use a betting centralization server which contains, for each bet, a registration number and the conditions of the bet and which is connected to terminals dispersed in particular at merchants such as as tobacconists. The terminals allow merchants to register on the centralization server the wagers of their wagering customers.
The terminals allow editing a ticket which is given to the bettor as a receipt and which contains the registration number of the bet on the centralization server and the conditions of the bet. If the bettor wins his bet, he must give his ticket to the merchant so that the latter checks with the centralization server that the registration number actually corresponds to a winning bet. In this case, the centralization server transmits to the merchant the amount to be paid to the bettor. In this type of transaction, the bets are anony- mous and the winnings are paid to the bearer of the winning ticket. There is therefore the risk that a fraudster reproduces a winning ticket either by photocopy or reproduction of the winning ticket on a computer to cash the amount of the gain before the real winner. To limit this risk, it is known to produce on the tickets barcodes printed with special inks making fraud more difficult. This security process is however expensive and makes the manufacture of tickets tricky to master.
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION An object of the invention is to provide a means of securing a transaction, which is safe and inexpensive.
For this purpose, provision is made, according to the invention, for a method of securing a transaction, comprising a step of activating the transaction and a subsequent step of verifying the transaction, the method implementing a paper ticket having a sensitive face which has a sign identifying the ticket, in a specific color, and which is arranged to be thermally printable in a different color from that of the identification sign. The activation step comprises the phases of: - reading the identification sign on the ticket, - drawing up a reference of the transaction and matching the reference and the identification sign, - printing the reference thermally on the 20 ticket; and the verification step comprises: the operation of verifying that the ticket is made of thermal paper, a reading phase of the reference and the identification code on the ticket.
Thus, the ticket has an identification sign of its own and the reference on the ticket is matched with this identification sign. To counterfeit the ticket, a fraudster must use thermally printable paper (since the nature of the paper is controlled) and must print, in different colors, the identification sign and the reference on the sensitive side of the thermal paper. The fraudster may use thermally printable paper in two colors, but this paper is expensive and not readily available to the general public. The fraudster can also perform on mono-chromium thermal paper printing by non-thermal means of the reference or the identification sign. Such printing is not possible by means of a laser printer, the heat generated causing thermal printing on the ticket, or by ink jet, the most common inks not hanging on the sensitive face of the printer. thermal paper. The risk of fraud is therefore limited.
Preferably, the paper verification operation comprises a phase of identifying a blank area on the ticket, a phase of printing a code in the blank zone and a reading phase of the code on the ticket.
The process of verifying the nature of the paper is then relatively simple and fast.
The invention also relates to a ticket for the implementation of the method above. This ticket is made of paper having a sensitive face which bears a sign of identification of the ticket, in a given color, and which is arranged to be thermally printable in a color different from that of the identification sign.
Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent on reading the following description of a particular non-limiting embodiment of the invention.
Reference is made to the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ticket according to the invention; FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the activation of the transaction in the process according to the invention; FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the verification of the transaction.
The security method according to the invention is here described in application to a pari-type transaction.
To illustrate the process of the invention, the bet is here made in the context of a game of chance, more specifically a lottery, consisting for the bettor to draw the numbers which will be drawn by the organizer of the lottery. lottery.
This method is implemented by means of an installation as illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 3.
The installation comprises a server 1 for centralizing bets and terminals generally designated 2, only one of which is shown in the figures.
The server 1 comprises a computer unit associated with a recording medium, such as a magnetic disk, intended to contain data relating to bets. Such a server is known in itself and is for example hosted in the premises of the organizer of the lottery.
The server 1 is connected to the terminals 2, dispersed at merchants, by a network 3 such as the Internet.
A terminal 2 comprises a part 4 essentially dedicated to reading and a part 5 essentially dedicated to printing (the internal components of parts 4, 5, which will be mentioned below, are shown schematically by dashed blocks on the Figures 2, 3, the technologies used being known in themselves). The terminal 2 also comprises a screen not shown.
Part 4 here comprises a scanner 6 arranged to detect black and red and a thermal print head 7 whose function will be described later. Part 4 also comprises means for feeding a ticket opposite the scanner 6 and the print head 7.
Part 5 comprises a thermal printer 8, a scanning head 9 whose function will be described later and unrepresented feed and cut means. The feed means are arranged to guide a paper web 10 from a roll storage housing in the portion 5 to the digitizing head 9 and the printer 8 and to the cutting means arranged to cut the machine. strip 10 after printing to form a ticket 11.
The paper web 10 has in known manner a face 12 sensitive to thermal printing. The sensitive face 12 carries an identification sign 13 of each ticket 11 which will be cut in the paper web 10. The identification sign 9 is here a number (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 to figures) preprinted on the paper web 10 at regular intervals having an ionizer corresponding to the length of the ticket 11. The identification sign 13 is printed in a different color from that of the thermal printing, here for example in red, while thermal printing is black. The printing of the identification sign 13 is for example made in offset.
The operation of the installation according to the method of the invention will now be described.
The bet is made by means of a voucher 10 on which the bettor must tick the numbers he has selected prior to the draw (see Figure 2). The good 100 is introduced in part 4 so that the scanner 6 can read said numbers. Simultaneously, the scanning head 8 of part 5 reads the identification sign 13 on the area of the paper strip 10 that will be printed will constitute the ticket 11 corresponding to the bet. The identification sign 13 and the numbers played are then transmitted to the server 1 where they are stored in association with a reference 14 of the bet. This reference 14 is in this case a registration number of the bet in the server 1 (here the series of numbers 0, 1, 2 and 4, 5, 6). The reference 14 is then transmitted to the terminal 2 in order to be printed by the printer 8 of the part 5 on the area of the strip 10 corresponding to the ticket 11 which will be given to the bettor. The reference 14 is then printed thermally on the sensitive face 12 of the ticket 11 in a color (here black) different from that of the identification sign 13.
Other information could also be printed on the ticket 11, such as the numbers played, the bet ...
Once the draw is done, the bettor knows if he won or not. If he has won, he must present his ticket 11 to a merchant equipped with a terminal 2. The merchant introduces the ticket 1l in part 4 whose scanner 6 identifies a blank area 15 on the ticket 11 and the head of impression 7 thermally prints a code in the blank zone 15. This code can be a pattern, numbers ... The ticket is then brought back to the scanner 6 for it to detect the code. If the correct code is detected, it is verified that the ticket 11 is in thermal paper and the process continues. If the code is not correct or the scanner 6 fails to detect it, the ticket 11 is not thermal paper and is rejected as false.
If the correct code is detected, the scanner 6 reads the identification sign 13 and the reference 14. This information is transmitted to the server 1 which verifies the correspondence of the identification sign 13 and the reference 14 and returns the where applicable, at the terminal information confirming the gain. The trader then pays the bettor the amount of the gain.
Of course, the invention is not limited to the embodiment described and it can bring variations of realization without departing from the scope of the invention.
In particular, the implementation means of the method according to the invention and in particular the terminals may have a different structure from those described. Thus, in the case of a small-scale lottery, the method can be implemented by means of a simple computer provided with scanning and thermal printing means.
The identification sign may be constituted by an alphanumeric code, a combination of geometric patterns, or the like. The identification sign may also be printed with an ink visible only under infrared radiation or more generally under radiation having a spectrum outside the visible range. The digitization means are then obviously adapted to the reading of the identification sign.
The verification of the nature of the paper can be carried out differently than in the embodiment described: the step of detecting the blank zone can be omitted if the printing of the code is carried out in a zone
predefined never having registration.
1. A method for securing a transaction, comprising a step of activating the transaction and a subsequent step of verifying the transaction, characterized in that it implements a paper ticket (11) having a sensitive face (12). ) which has an identification sign (13) of the ticket, in a given color, and which is arranged to be thermally printable in a color different from that of the identification sign, and in that the step of activation comprises the phases of: - reading the identification sign on the ticket, - drawing a reference (14) of the transaction and matching the reference and the identification sign, - print the reference thermally on the ticket; and the verification step comprises: - the operation of verifying that the ticket is in thermal paper, - a reading phase of the identification sign and the reference on the ticket.
2. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the paper verification operation comprises a phase of identification of a blank area (15) on the ticket (11), a phase of printing a code in the blank zone and a reading phase of the code on the ticket.
3. Paper ticket having a sensitive face (12) which bears an identification sign (13) of the ticket, in a given color, and which is arranged to be thermally printable in a different color from that of the identification sign.
FR0505856A 2005-06-09 2005-06-09 Method for securing a transaction and ticket for implementing said method Expired - Fee Related FR2887059B1 (en)
FR0505856A FR2887059B1 (en) 2005-06-09 2005-06-09 Method for securing a transaction and ticket for implementing said method
EP20060290903 EP1736942A1 (en) 2005-06-09 2006-06-02 Method for securing a transaction and ticket for carrying out the method
FR2887059A1 true FR2887059A1 (en) 2006-12-15
FR2887059B1 FR2887059B1 (en) 2007-08-17
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