JPH0855247A - Automatic ticket vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To vend tickets for as many destination stations as possible by the automatic vending machine which vends destination-station specified tickets and to easily cope with alterations of vending contents. CONSTITUTION:A touch sensor screen S is provided as an operation means with which a customer specifies a desired destination station. The touch sensor screen displays a fare input screen 20 in a stand-by state before the customer starts operating. On this fare input screen, various fares are listed and displayed and the customer touches one fare in the fare list display to specify and input the fare to the desired destination station. When the fare to the destination station is thus inputted, the touch sensor screen displays a destination station input screen 30. On this destination station input screen, various destination stations corresponding to the fare inputted on the charge input screen are listed and displayed and the customer touches one of the destination stations in the list display to specify and input the desired destination station.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket vending machine for selling designated tickets such as coupons, round-trip tickets, long-distance tickets, etc. In addition, the present invention relates to an automatic ticket vending machine that can easily deal with changes in sales contents.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an automatic ticket vending machine used at a railway station or the like, a ticket in which the destination station is specified (hereinafter referred to as a destination station designated ticket) is sold in response to a customer's operation to designate the destination station. There is something. Such destination station designated tickets include a coupon ticket, a round-trip ticket, a long-distance ticket, and the like. Incidentally, short-distance ordinary tickets, etc. are sold as tickets with only the fare specified according to the fare specification operation by the customer.

FIG. 3 exemplifies a customer-side operation panel P in a conventional automatic ticket vending machine that sells the above-mentioned destination station designated ticket. In the operation panel P, the display 1 displays information for guiding the customer to operate the vending machine, operation status and other necessary information. The fare selection button 2 is fixedly provided on the operation panel P corresponding to various expected arrival stations of the station where the automatic ticket vending machine is installed, and the customer can reach the desired arrival station. Is a push button that is turned on to specify the ticket.
The charge of the ticket to the corresponding destination station is assigned to each charge selection button 2, and each charge selection button 2 lights up and displays the charge according to the ON operation of the customer. It is designed to output a signal. Also,
To each charge selection switch 2, a destination station display sheet 4 made of a sticker or the like with the name of the corresponding destination station is attached. The broken line in the figure is shown by omitting the repetition of the charge selection button 2 and the arrival station display sheet 4.

A customer who intends to purchase a destination station designated ticket using the automatic ticket vending machine shown in FIG. 3 generally corresponds to a desired destination station according to the destination station name written on the destination station display sheet 4. The charge selection button 2 is turned on.

[0005]

However, in the conventional automatic ticket vending machine of the type described above, since one fare selection button 2 is fixedly provided at each destination station, the area of the operation panel P is fixed. Due to the above restrictions, too many charge selection buttons 2 could not be provided, and therefore, too many destination station designated tickets for destination stations could not be sold, which was not very effective. In addition, for example, when changing the sales contents such as when the fare is revised, the charge assigned to the charge selection switch 2 is changed, or the arrival station display sheet 4 is replaced with another one that displays another arrival station. Because I have to
We couldn't easily deal with changes in sales.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides an automatic ticket vending machine capable of selling an unlimited number of tickets to a destination station and easily dealing with a change in sales content. With the goal.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket vending machine according to the present invention is an automatic ticket vending machine which sells destination station designated tickets in accordance with an operation by a customer to designate a destination station. A touch sensor screen (S) provided as an operation means for a customer to specify a desired arrival station is provided, and the touch sensor screen (S) enumerates and displays various different charges, and the charges displayed in the enumeration. A charge input screen (20) that allows the user to selectively specify the charge to the desired destination station by touching one of the charges, and the charge specified by the charge input screen (20). A corresponding destination station is displayed in an enumerated manner, and by touching one of the listed destination stations, the desired destination station can be selectively designated and input.
0) and are displayed.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the touch sensor screen (S) having substantially the same structure as that used in, for example, an ATM of a bank is provided as an operating means for a customer to specify a desired arrival station. The touch sensor screen (S) displays a fee input screen (20) in a standby state before the operation by the customer starts. On the charge input screen (20), various different charges are enumerated and displayed, and the customer can designate and input the charge to the desired destination station by touching one of these enumerated charges. When the charge to the arrival station is input in this way, the touch sensor screen (S) displays the arrival station input screen (30). On the destination station input screen (30), various destination stations corresponding to the charges input through the charge input screen (20) are listed and displayed.
The customer can designate and input the desired destination station by touching one of the destination stations displayed in the list.

Since the touch sensor screen (S) is used as the operation means for designating a desired arrival station, all expected charges are set as the display contents of the charge input screen (20). In addition, if all expected arrival stations for each of the set charges are set as the display contents of the arrival station input screen (30),
An unlimited number of tickets to the destination station can be sold. Further, the display content of the touch sensor screen (S) (that is,
Settings such as fare and destination station can be easily changed by using, for example, a data input device of a computer, so that it is possible to easily deal with a change in sales contents at the time of fare revision, for example.

The preferred embodiment of the present invention is as follows. 1) The charges listed on the charge input screen (20) are composed of a plurality of charge groups, and the charge input screen (2
A charge display changeover switch (8) for switching the charge groups listed in 0) is provided, and the arrival stations listed in the arrival station input screen (30) are selected from a plurality of arrival station groups. And the destination station input screen (3
The destination station display changeover switch (12) for switching the destination station group listed in 0) is provided. 2) As the destination station designated ticket, either a coupon ticket, a round-trip ticket, or a long-distance ticket can be selectively sold.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an operation panel P in an automatic ticket vending machine for designated arrival station tickets according to the present invention, and shows only a portion related to the present invention.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a fixed type charge selection button for each destination station and a destination station display sheet are not provided as in the prior art, and these fee selection buttons and destination station display sheets are provided. Instead, a touch sensor screen S is provided. Thus, in the present invention, the touch sensor screen S is used as an operating means for the customer to specify a desired arrival station. The touch sensor screen S is the same as that used in, for example, an ATM (automated teller machine) of a bank, and various information described below is displayed under the control of a central computer. It is like this.

When the customer is in the standby state before performing the arrival station designation operation, the touch sensor screen S displays the charge input screen (20) as illustrated in FIG. That is, in the charge input screen (20) of the touch sensor screen S in the standby state, various charges (charge groups) to each destination station expected for the station where the automatic ticket vending machine is installed are 1 One is displayed in each fee touch frame F. The broken line in the figure schematically shows the repetition of the fee touch frame F.

A customer who intends to purchase a specific destination station designated ticket (for example, a coupon ticket) first refers to, for example, a fee display plate (not shown) provided near the vending machine. Then, the charge to the desired destination station is checked, and the charge to the desired destination station in the charge group displayed on the charge input screen (20) (specifically, the charge touch frame F of the charge) is touched. To turn on (that is, to turn on). In this way, the charge to the desired destination station is designated and input.

If the fare of the desired ticket to the destination station is not included in the fare group displayed on the fare input screen (20) of the touch sensor screen S, the "next fare" is written. The next charge group may be displayed by turning on the charge display changeover switch 8.
If the next fare group does not include the fare for the ticket to the desired destination station, the fare display changeover switch 8 is sequentially displayed until the fare group including the fare appears.
Turn on.

When the desired ticket price for the destination station is entered as described above, the destination station input screen (30) as shown in FIG. 2 appears. On the destination station input screen (30), each destination station (arrival station group) corresponding to the entered charge
Are displayed one by one in one destination station touch frame D. The broken line in the figure schematically shows the repetition of the arrival station touch frame D. FIG. 2 shows a destination station group when, for example, a fee of “1200 Yen” is input on the fee input screen (20). If the desired destination station is not included in the destination station group displayed on the charge input screen (20), the destination station display changeover switch 12 labeled "Next destination station" is pressed to move to the next destination station group. Should be displayed. If the next destination station group does not include the desired destination station, the on-station display changeover switch 12 may be sequentially turned on until a destination station group including the desired destination station appears. Good.

Therefore, in the present invention, all expected charges are set as the display contents of the charge input screen (20), and further, the set contents are set as the display contents of the arrival station input screen (30). If all expected destination stations are set for each given charge, an unlimited number of tickets to the destination stations can be sold by operating the charge screen changeover switch 8 and the destination station changeover switch 12. . The charges and destination stations can be set using, for example, the input device of the central computer.

When the sale contents are changed, such as when the fare is revised, the contents displayed on the touch sensor screen S and the contents displayed on the touch sensor screen S are simply changed by a setting change operation using the input device of the central computer. The related control content may be changed. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily deal with a change in sales content.

The above embodiment is not limited to the coupon ticket,
It goes without saying that it is also applicable when selling other types of destination station designated tickets such as round-trip tickets and long-distance tickets.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the touch sensor screen is used as a means for designating the arrival station, many tickets for the arrival station can be sold, and the sales contents can be improved. It has an excellent effect that changes can be easily dealt with.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a part of an operation panel P in an automatic ticket vending machine for destination station designated tickets according to the present invention, showing a state in which a touch sensor screen displays a charge input screen.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state in which the touch sensor screen is displaying an arrival station input screen in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing an operation panel in a conventional automatic ticket vending machine for destination station designated tickets.

[Explanation of symbols]

 S Touch sensor screen 20 Charge input screen 30 Arrival station input screen

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An automatic ticket vending machine for selling destination station designated tickets in response to a customer's operation to designate a destination station, wherein the touch sensor screen is provided as an operation means for the customer to designate a desired destination station. (S), wherein the touch sensor screen (S) enumerates and displays various different fares, and touches one of the enumerated fares to designate a desired landing charge Charge input screen (2
0) and the destination stations corresponding to the charges entered through the charge input screen (20) are listed, and the desired destination station is selected by touching one of the listed destination stations. An automatic ticket vending machine characterized by displaying a destination station input screen (30) that enables designated input. 2. The charge display changeover switch (8) for switching the charge groups listed on the charge input screen (20), wherein the charges listed on the charge input screen (20) are composed of a plurality of charge groups. ) Is provided, the destination stations listed in the destination station input screen (30) are composed of a plurality of destination station groups, and destination stations groups listed in the destination station input screen (30) are displayed. The automatic ticket vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a destination station display changeover switch (12) for changing over. 3. The automatic ticket vending machine according to claim 1, wherein any one of a ticket, a round-trip ticket, and a long-distance ticket can be selectively sold as the destination station designated ticket.