JPH089799Y2 - Card type fare adjustment device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to a card type fare settlement device which is used for transportation such as a route bus and which setstles a boarding fare with a card type deposit ticket.

“Conventional technology” Card carriers have been introduced to transportation systems such as route buses in order to simplify fare settlement when getting on and off. This system is a method in which a deposit ticket of a predetermined amount is purchased and the deposit ticket can be used any number of times within the valid period or within the valid amount thereafter. To settle the boarding fare, for example, a magnetic stripe is provided on the card-type deposit ticket, and the boarding fare is subtracted from the effective amount recorded on the magnetic stripe.

In order to improve profits at transportation facilities such as route buses,
Various service proposals have been proposed. One of them is the sale of commuter passes that limit the validity period, users, routes used, etc.The validity of these commuter passes is checked visually by the crew members. Inaccurate,
In some cases, it could be used illegally.

The purpose of this invention is a card-type device that enables a passenger to check the validity of a commuter pass in a device that uses the card-type deposit ticket to settle the fare of a transportation agency, and to reduce the confirmation by crew members. It is to provide a ticket settlement device.

"Problems to be solved by the device" It is conceivable to install a device that automatically determines the validity of a commuter pass. However, a device for processing a commuter pass is provided at a place where a device for processing a deposit ticket is provided. Is not preferable in a narrow bus vehicle, and having two such processing devices is confusing as to which user (passenger) should use and is not preferable.

In addition, the number of operating routes is extremely large in transportation means such as route buses, and these routes are complicated, such as the mesh shown in Fig. 8. It was a challenge to make a magnetic card and read it automatically to judge the validity.

That is, if the section S is covered by a plurality of buses A to D and the section S is included in the boarding section (or between the stops) designated by the commuter pass, between sections 1-m of the system A bus , B system X ₁ -Y _n or C system W ₁ -Z _n commuter tickets are generally valid, and determining the validity of all these commuter tickets is The determination means must have enormous system information (data), and the determination means becomes complicated.

Especially for route buses, there are many fare revisions and system reorganizations, and data changes and software changes at each time are expensive.

Due to the above difficulties, the automatic determination of the commuter pass on the bus route is delayed in practical use, and there is a method in which passengers show the commuter pass to the driver when getting on, which increases the driver's burden, In some cases, there was a problem that unauthorized use could not be tolerated.

"Means for solving the problem" In the card type ticket settlement device of the present invention, when the card type deposit ticket is inserted as in the conventional case, the memory information of the card type deposit ticket is read by the memory reading means, It is configured to rewrite the memory information for fare settlement according to the boarding fare to the card-type deposit ticket and return the card-type deposit ticket. Judgment means determines whether the inserted card is a deposit ticket or a commuter pass. If it is judged as a commuter pass, the validity of the validity period of the commuter pass is judged by the validity judgment means and the judgment result is displayed. Further, the effective boarding section information (or between the stops) written on the commuter ticket is read and displayed to the driver as text information. This commuter pass notification information includes boarding section, waypoints, valid period, valid / invalid, age, name, and the like.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the card type ticket settlement apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The card type ticket used in this invention is, for example, the third
As shown in Fig. (A), insert a coin 12 or banknote 13 into the card vending machine 11 for card-type deposit tickets installed at stations or stops, and operate the operation panel 16 to purchase the deposit tickets 14. it can. As shown in Fig. 3 (b), commuter tickets are generally sold at stations and business offices when passengers report to station staff and the station staff operates the keyboard of the ticket issuing machine to issue commuter ticket 15. To be done. At that time, the commuter pass 15 (or between the stops), the valid period, the age, the name, etc. are recorded as magnetic data, for example, and at the same time, the same information is printed on the ticket face.

In the card type ticket settlement apparatus of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, one card processing apparatus 21 is provided in each vehicle such as a route bus. When the passenger inserts the deposit ticket 14 into the card processing device 21, the ride fare is subtracted from the amount recorded in the deposit ticket 14. When the commuter pass 15 is inserted into the card processing device 21, the validity of the validity period of the card is judged and the information such as the boarding section is notified by the notifying unit 22. Further, after the fare payment of the deposit ticket 14, the notifying unit 22 notifies the remaining amount. When a visual display is used as the notification unit 22, the display is arranged so that both the driver and passengers can easily see it.

Next, details of the card processing device 21 will be described with reference to FIG. The card processing device 21 detects the deposit ticket 14 or the commuter pass 15 inserted from the card insertion slot 23 as a card detecting means.
When detected by 24, the transport unit 25 is driven and the inserted card is transferred to the magnetic head 26 as a memory reading means. The recording information read by the magnetic head 26 is demodulated by the modulation / demodulation circuit 27.

The controller 28 stores the read recording information in the internal memory 281.
Then, the type of the inserted card is determined by comparing with the detailed information of the recording method recorded in (1). That is, the deposit ticket 14 stores data indicating that, and the commuter ticket 15 stores data indicating that. Deposit ticket based on this judgment
If it is determined that 14 has been inserted, the fare settlement process is performed based on the read information, the boarding amount is subtracted from the deposit amount, the deposit ticket 14 is rewritten to that information, and the deposit ticket 14
Is discharged to the card insertion slot 23. Further, the notification unit 22 displays, for example, the balance of the deposit. Further, the printing unit 29 prints the boarding date and the usage amount on the deposit ticket 14 according to the usage status. The remaining amount can be displayed by the printing unit 29, but the punching unit 31 may punch holes in the deposit ticket 14 and the remaining amount may be displayed as a guideline for the remaining amount.

If the controller 28 determines that the commuter pass 15 has been inserted, the validity period in the read information is compared with the date information of the clock 32, the validity of the validity period is determined, and the validity period is determined to be within the validity period. When the determination is made, the notifying section 22 displays the valid period (or voice) and the boarding section, the waypoint, the age, etc.

The display of the boarding section and the waypoint is based on, for example, the section (or stop) code recorded in the magnetic information, and the memory 281
By referring to the display data in, the characters are displayed as shown in FIG. 4, for example. This display is for showing to the driver, and may be displayed on the display 22 'provided at a position where the driver sitting in the driver's seat can easily see it, if necessary. The commuter pass, which has been determined by the validity determination as having expired, issues an alarm on the display of the notification unit 22, a buzzer, or the like.

It should be noted that the memory 281 stores the format information recorded on the card, which is necessary for determining the validity of the card, the fare information required for fare payment, the character pattern information required for display, and the like.

An example of the deposit ticket 14 is shown in FIG. In this example, the number of times of use 41 and the date of use 42 are printed on the ticket table.
The information such as the deposit ticket and the balance information is recorded on the magnetic stripe 44 on the back of the ticket, and the usage guide punch hole 45 is opened in the ticket. FIG. 5 (b) is an example of a commuter pass 15 and a deposit ticket 14
A magnetic stripe 44 is formed in the same size and at the same position, and the valid period, boarding section (or stop name), age, and name are printed on the table. Magnetic stripe 44
In this area, information indicating that the ticket is a commuter pass and information such as the validity period are recorded. When a large amount of magnetic stripe information is required, the effective information track 44a is displayed as shown in FIG. 5 (c).
Besides, if a display information track 44b for storing a character code for display is provided, the card processing device 21 side has only a pattern memory and can notify the contents of the commuter pass. When the effective information track has a large storage capacity, it is naturally possible to store the character code in the same track. Further, the character code pattern information may be stored. In the case of using two magnetic stripes in this way, the magnetic head of the conventional card processing apparatus for deposit tickets is exchanged for two tracks,
Alternatively, a magnetic head may be added.

Next, the processing operation of the deposit ticket 14 and the commuter pass 15 in the card processing device 21 will be described with reference to the operation flowchart of FIG.

The operation starts when the card detection unit 24 detects the card insertion (S ₁ ). When the card insertion is detected, the card conveyance unit 13
Works and takes in the card. Next, the magnetic information is read (S ₂ ), and either the deposit ticket 14 or the commuter pass 15 is determined based on the information (S ₃ ). If the deposit ticket 14 is determined, the fare settlement process is performed. Perform (S ₄ ), rewrite information (S ₅ ), verify the written information (S ₆ ), and if it is judged to be normal (S ₇ ), display the balance (S ₈ ), then print the standard punch or print. (S _9), to return the ticket to the insertion port 23. If the written information is not normal (S ₇ ), it is returned to the insertion slot 23 after an error display (S ₁₀ ) and alarm.

Next, when it is determined to be the commuter pass 15 (S ₃ ), the valid period of the ticket is compared with the clock 32 (S ₁₁ ), and when it is determined to be valid, the notifying section informs the boarding section, waypoint, valid period, and year. The order, name, etc. are displayed. If the valid period is invalid (S ₁₁ ), it will be returned after displaying an error (S ₁₀ ). Not only the validity of the validity period but also the validity of the issuing company may be determined.

[Modification] The above embodiment is an example in which a magnetic card is used for the commuter pass 15, but many non-magnetic commuter passes are also used.
That is, the present invention can be applied to a regular commuter pass only having a printed display. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), information corresponding to the magnetic information is printed on the commuter pass 15 by a bar code when the commuter pass is issued, and the bar code is read by the optical reading section (40 in FIG. 1). Can be read by and displayed on the notification unit 22. The information entered in the bar code may be relatively small, such as the valid period and the boarding section. Further, if it is not possible to read magnetically, it can be determined whether the deposit ticket 14 or the commuter ticket 15 is the commuter ticket 15.

In another example, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), an image sensor or the like is used for the optical reading section to read the printed characters of the commuter pass 15 as they are without writing a bar code, and the notification section 22 is read. The validity may be determined by determining the characters that are printed or read.

Both the deposit ticket 14 and the commuter pass 15 may be IC cards or the like. The notification to the driver of the effective boarding section may be audible not only by visual display but also by voice.

"Effect of the device" The card type fare settlement device according to the present invention checks the validity of the validity period of the commuter pass issued for the purpose of servicing passengers in addition to the deposit ticket, and at least the valid boarding section. Since the driver or driver is notified by sound or voice, it is easy for the crew (driver) to check the commuter pass,
Be certain. Moreover, in comparison with the conventional card processing device for processing a deposit ticket, only a means for determining whether a deposit ticket or a commuter ticket, or a small amount of means is added thereto, which can be easily improved and complicated. It does not require a large amount of data for the operating system and a complicated determination program for determining the validity of the boarding section. It does not require complicated software changes due to system reconfiguration.

Further, since the deposit ticket processing device and the commuter pass processing device are not provided, the space is saved and the user does not feel confused at the time of use.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a simplified diagram thereof, FIG. 3 (a) is a diagram showing a depositing ticket issuing process, and FIG. 3 (b). Shows a ticket issuing process, FIG. 4 shows an example of displaying information of the commuter ticket on the notification unit, FIG. 5 (a) is a structural diagram of a deposit ticket, and FIG. 5 (b) ( c) is a structural diagram of the commuter pass, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of an operation example of the card processing device, FIGS. 7 (a) and (b) are diagrams showing a modified example of the commuter pass, and FIG. 8 is a plurality of lines. It is a figure which shows the state which has overlapped.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A card-type deposit ticket is supplied to a card processing device, the memory information of the card-type deposit ticket is read by a memory reading means, and the memory information for rewriting the fare according to the fare used is rewritten. Go and return the card-type deposit ticket to the card-type deposit ticket settlement device of the route bus, and determine whether the inserted card is a card-type deposit ticket or a commuter pass from the memory information read by the memory reading means. If the card inserted by the determining means is a commuter pass, the validity determining means for determining the validity of the usage period written on the commuter pass, and the result of the determination are visible information. And means for reading the valid boarding section information (or between stops) written on the commuter pass, and the read valid boarding section can be seen by the driver in the driver's seat. Means for displaying on a display device arranged in earthenware pots, card type fare settlement apparatus equipped with. 2. A means for reading a bar code entered on a commuter pass, wherein the reading period of the read bar code is read by an optical reading section provided in the processor, and the validity is judged as the above validity. The card type fare settlement device according to claim 1, wherein the card type fare settlement device makes a determination.