JP3032097B2 - Ticket issuing machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a train for issuing a train ticket or a commuter pass (commuter pass) for use in transportation.
Related to ticket issuing machines .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When purchasing a commuter pass, a user fills in an application form provided at a station and submits it to a counter where a staff is present. The clerk operates the operation unit while looking at the contents of the application form, inputs data such as the boarding section, use period, commuting / school, adult / child, and sets the application form in the name transfer unit.

When the data input is completed, a commuter pass is issued in accordance with the input data, and the name portion of the application sheet set in the name transfer unit is read as image data, which is transferred to the issued commuter pass. You.

[0004] Commuter tickets issued in this way often arrive at the station as finds. At the station's sales office, application forms used for purchase are stored collectively for each issue date, and the corresponding application form is searched for based on, for example, the issue date or issue number of the found commuter pass. When the corresponding application form is found, the contact information described there will be notified that the application has been found.

[0005]

The number of issued commuter passes per day is large, and a large number of used application forms are present. Finding a single application form from this requires a great deal of time and effort, and is a heavy burden on staff.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances,
It is an object of the present invention, easily the user's contact information of season ticket (ticket), quickly, yet it is possible to locate definitely, to allow a significant reduction in time and effort required to search ride To provide a ticket issuing machine.

[0007]

A ticket issuing machine according to the present invention.
Is based on the contents of the ticket purchase form.
First input means for inputting ticket purchase information;
Reading means for reading an image described on a ticket purchase sheet;
The purchase information input by the first input means and the reading
Print and issue the image read by the taking means on the ticket
Issuing means, and the first input means
Purchase information and a ticket determined based on this purchase information
Fare information and images read by the above reading means
Ticketing data consisting of
Storage means for storing a plurality of tickets, and
Stored in the storage means based on the ticket issued by
From ticketing data for multiple tickets
To search for ticketing data that is printed on the ticket.
Second input means for inputting purchase information
Memory means based on the purchase information input by the force means.
Search means for searching for ticketing data from
The ticketing data of the ticket is stored in the storage means by the search means.
When searched, the ticketing data stored in the storage means
Based on the data input by the second input means.
Purchase information, ticket fare information, and ticket purchase
Display that displays the image written on paper on the same screen
Means.

[0008]

In the ticket issuing machine of the present invention , the first input means is provided.
The purchase information entered in (the ticket purchase form
Content) and the image read by the reading means (described on the ticket purchase form)
Is printed on the ticket so that the new
A regular ticket is issued. For this issue, the first input
Based on the purchase information entered by means and this purchase information
The fare information of the determined ticket, the read image of the reading means,
Thus, ticketing data is configured. And for multiple tickets
Ticketing data is stored in the storage means. Meanwhile, stamp on the ticket
The printed purchase information is input by the second input means.
And the ticketing data corresponding to the input purchase information
Storage means, and based on the searched ticketing data.
And the contents of the purchase information input by the second input means.
And the fare information of the ticket and the ticket purchase form
The displayed image is displayed on the same screen of the display means.

[0009]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a ticket issuing machine, for example.
This is a commuter pass issuing machine , which is installed in the counter of the commuter pass counter at the station. The commuter pass issuing machine 1 has an operation unit (first and second
As input means) , a display input unit 2, a condition setting unit 3, and a boarding section setting unit 4 are provided. The display input unit 2 has a touch panel (input means) for inputting a part of purchase information. The condition setting unit 3 is for setting various conditions related to the operation of the issuing machine. In the boarding section setting section 4, a plurality of station buttons are arranged vertically and horizontally.

An application name transfer unit (reading means) 5 is provided adjacent to the condition setting unit 3. This name transfer unit 5
Using a CD or the like, the image data (image pattern data) in the name entry field of the application paper (ticket purchase paper) set in the paper insertion slot 5a is read. Further, an application sheet reading unit (reading means) 6 is provided inside the name transfer unit 5.
The application paper reading section 6 reads the entire image data (image pattern data) of the application paper set in the paper insertion slot 5a.

A CRT display 7 is provided next to the boarding section setting section 4, and a customer display 8 is provided above the boarding section setting section 4. The CRT display unit 7 displays data input by an operator (station attendant) and displays image data read by the application form reading unit 6. Customer display 8
Displays commuter pass rates and change.

A commuter pass issuing unit (issuing means) 9 is provided next to the condition setting unit 3 and the CRT display unit 7. The commuter pass issuance unit 9 issues a new commuter pass from the issuing port 9a where the commuter pass is actually issued.

The card reading unit 1 is placed on the commuter pass issuing unit 9.
0 is provided. The card reading unit 10 reads magnetic data (an ID number or a password) of a credit card or a bank card inserted into the insertion slot 10a.

A journal printer 11 and a magnetic disk device 12 as storage means are provided beside the application form reading section 5. The journal printer 11 prints a transaction result on commuter pass release in a journal. The magnetic disk device 12 stores various data related to commuter pass issuance, for example, the above-described transaction result, fare data, release record data, application sheet image data, and the like on the magnetic disk. FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the control circuit.

The CPU 2 as a main control unit has a memory 2
1, communication control unit 22, image processing unit 23, display input unit 2,
Condition setting section 3, boarding section setting section 4, name transfer section 5, application form reading section 6, CRT display section 7, customer display 8, commuter pass issuing section 9, card reading section 10, journal printer 1.
1 and the magnetic disk drive 12 are connected.

The memory 21 stores a control program and a character pattern for a commuter ticket issuing process. The communication control unit 22 performs data transmission with an external device using a communication line such as a LAN. The image processing unit 23 performs image processing for reducing or enlarging the image data read by the application form reading unit 6 to match the resolution of the CRT display unit 7. The CPU 20 has the following main function means.

[1] A commuter pass is issued in accordance with the input data (purchase information) from the operator (clerk), and the image data in the name entry field of the application form (shown in FIG. 4) read by the name transfer unit 5 is read. Ticketing processing means (issuing means) for transferring to the issued commuter pass. [2] A means for storing image data read by the application form reading unit 6 in the magnetic disk device 12 in association with input data from the operator in issuing a ticket. [3] Search means for searching image data in the same magnetic disk device 12 using input data in the magnetic disk device 12 as a search key. [4] Display means for displaying the image data searched by the search means on the CRT display unit 7 together with the corresponding input data.

On the other hand, an application form (a ticket purchase form) 30, for example, shown in FIG.
That is, the application form 30 runs from the top to the bottom,
It has a name entry field, an address entry field, an office entry field, a boarding section entry field, a via station / route entry field, a commutation / commuting condition designation field, an adult / children condition designation field, and a validity term entry field. Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

The purchaser of the commuter pass fills in the necessary information on the application form 30 and sends it to the counter at the counter. The attendant operates the touch panel of the display input unit 2 and the station button of the boarding section setting unit 4 while inputting the contents of the application form 30, and inputs predetermined data. Then, the attendant inserts the application form 30 into the insertion slot 5 a of the name transfer unit 5.

When the application form 30 is set in the insertion slot 5a, the image data in the name entry column of the application form 30 is read. At the same time, the entire image data of the application form 30 is read, and the image data is processed by the image processing unit 23.

When the attendant performs a ticketing start operation in the condition setting unit 3 (turns on the start key), a series of ticketing processes such as a route process, a fare calculation process, a ticket surface process, and an encoding edit process are executed according to the input data. A new commuter pass is printed and issued. At this time, the image data (name) read by the name transfer unit 5 is transferred to the issued commuter pass.

At the time of this ticketing process, image data already read by the application form reading unit 6 and image-processed by the image processing unit 23 is stored in the magnetic disk device 12 in association with input data from the operator. . In this case, as shown in FIG. 1, release record data in which an input number is added to an issue number and a fare (fare information of a commuter pass determined based on the input data) is created. Data for one case linked with image data (ticketing data)
Is created. This is sequentially stored for each ticketing process (stored for a plurality of tickets).

The issued commuter pass jumps out of the issuing port 9a. At this time, the commuter pass fee is displayed on the customer display 8. At the same time, the transaction result is printed on the journal by the journal printer 11, and the transaction result is stored in the porcelain disk device 12.

The attendant receives the commuter pass fee displayed on the customer display 8 from the purchaser, and passes the commuter pass jumping out from the issuing port 9a to the purchaser. It should be noted that the payment of the purchase fee is not limited to cash, but can be made using a credit card or a bank card inserted into the insertion slot 10a.
In this case, the receipt on which the transaction result is printed is issued by the commuter pass issuing unit 9 together with the commuter pass.

By the way, a commuter pass may be lost and delivered to the station as a found item. In this case, the station staff tries to find out the owner's contact information from the delivered commuter pass in order to contact the owner.

In order to check the contact information, a search mode is set in the condition setting section 3, and arbitrary data is selected from the data (purchase information) printed on the commuter pass, and the selected data is used as a search key. Input from the display input unit 2 or the boarding section setting unit 4. The input data may be any of a boarding section, a valid period (start date or end date), an issue number, and the like.

When the data is input, it is searched whether or not the same data exists in the sales record data in the magnetic disk device 12. The same data is stored in the magnetic disk drive 12
If it exists in the release record data, both the release record data and the image data linked thereto are read. The read release record data and image data are displayed on the same screen of the CRT display unit 7 as shown in FIG. That is, the left area 71 of the screen of the CRT display unit 7
And the right side area 72 displays image data.

The displayed image data is the content of the application form 30 itself, and includes the address and telephone number of the contact information of the owner. The attendant can see the display and contact the owner to inform them that the commuter pass has arrived.

As described above, by simply inputting the input data at the time of issuing a ticket as a search key, the application form 3
0 can be easily, quickly, and arbitrarily searched for, and the time and labor required for the search can be greatly reduced as compared with the conventional manual search for used application forms. In addition, since there is no need to store a large amount of used application forms, there is an advantage that storage space is not required.

In the above embodiment, the application form 3
There is no limitation on the form of 0 and the contents to be entered, and it can be set appropriately according to the type of commuter pass. Further, although the magnetic disk device is used as the storage means, for example, an optical disk device may be used, or an external storage device may be used through the communication control unit 22. If an external storage device is used, the same search can be performed for commuter tickets sold at other stations, and serviceability is further improved. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily, quickly and definitely find the contact information of the user of a fixed-term (passenger) ticket, and to search for it. it is possible to provide a ticket issuing machine that allows a significant reduction in time and effort required.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing formats of release record data and image data created in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control circuit according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of an application form according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a ticket issuing process of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary flowchart for explaining search processing according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an exemplary view showing a display example of a CRT display unit in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... commuter pass issuing machine, 2 ... display input section, 3 ... condition setting section,
4: boarding section setting section, 5: name transfer section, 6: application paper reading section, 7: CRT display section, 8: customer display, 9: commuter pass issuing section.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A first input unit for inputting purchase information of a ticket based on contents described on a ticket purchase sheet; a reading unit for reading an image described on the ticket purchase sheet; Issuing means for printing and issuing the purchase information input by the first input means and the image read by the reading means on a ticket, and purchasing information input by the first input means; Storage means for storing ticket information composed of fare information of a ticket determined based on purchase information and an image read by the reading means for a plurality of tickets in accordance with the ticketing process of the issuing means, In order to search for ticketing data corresponding to a ticket from ticketing data for a plurality of tickets stored in the storage unit based on the ticket issued by the issuing unit, a purchase ticket printed on the ticket is searched. Second input means for inputting information; search means for searching for ticketing data of the ticket from the storage means based on the purchase information input by the second input means; When ticketing data of the ticket is searched, the contents of the purchase information input by the second input means, the fare information of the ticket, and the ticket based on the ticketing data stored in the storage means. Display means for displaying, on the same screen, an image described on a purchase sheet, a ticket issuing machine.