JPH09161104A - Transit fare reception system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fare reception system with which a device can be constituted inexpensive by decreasing the number of postpaid card related mechanisms and in creasing the number of common mechanisms. SOLUTION: This system reads out the card information and postpaid card and receives a transit fare from this postpaid card. In this case, concerning an information input device 20 interposed between a means 25 for reading out the card information of postpaid card and a means 30 for executing a transit fare operating action so as to send this card information and the information of operations due to an operator to a host device, means 22a and 22b are applied for discriminating whether credit transactions are enabled by this postpaid card or not based on the card information of postpaid card and inhibiting the credit transactions with this postpaid card when the relevant postpaid card is discriminated as a credit transaction disabled card.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a boarding fee receiving system for receiving a boarding fee through a margin transaction using a postpaid card such as a credit card, and is particularly used in an environment where it is difficult to communicate with an external device such as a taxi vehicle. Related to the fare receipt system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A fare for a taxi vehicle or the like is generally calculated by an in-vehicle device (fare receiving system) mounted on the taxi vehicle. This in-vehicle device processes a travel pulse from a travel sensor with fare data for fare calculation to calculate and display a fare, and a taximeter.
A handy terminal equipped with keys for inputting various advance charges such as high-speed tolls, a receipt issuer that prints the boarding charges displayed on the taxi meter at the time of disembarkation on the receipt paper, and the taxi meter and handheld device described above. It consists of a control box that relays external devices such as terminals and receipt issuers, and distributes the power from the battery to these external devices.

A card reader for reading information from the above-mentioned postpaid card is attached to the handy terminal. The operation of this card reader is controlled by the data processing unit provided in the handy terminal. The card information from the postpaid card read by the card reader is sent to the control box via the handy terminal. Further, the card information from the postpaid card is collated with the improper card information regarding the card for which margin transaction is impossible, which is held in the memory in the control box, in the data processing unit provided in the control box.
It is judged whether or not this postpaid card is a postpaid card capable of margin trading.

If it is determined by this determination that the postpaid card that has read the card information is creditable, credit transaction is executed based on the card information of the postpaid card, and the postpaid card When it is determined that the margin transaction is impossible, the margin transaction by the postpaid card is prohibited.

[0005]

By the way, in such a conventional vehicle-mounted device, that is, a fee receiving system,
A card reader that reads the card information of the postpaid card is attached to the handy terminal, and after this card information is sent to the control box via the handy terminal, the postpaid card is trusted in this control box based on the above card information. Judging whether it is tradable or not.

Therefore, when two types of systems, a post-paid card compatible fee receiving system and a non-compatible fee receiving system, are configured, it is necessary to prepare a handy terminal and a control box according to the respective specifications. This increases the cost of the device. Furthermore, when developing a new product by improving the postpaid card-related mechanism of the current product, it is necessary to target both the handy terminal and the control box, which also increases the cost of the device. I will end up.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a fee receiving system in which the apparatus can be inexpensively constructed by reducing the postpaid card-related mechanism and increasing the common mechanism, and the postpaid card-related system. An object of the present invention is to provide a fee receiving system that can easily improve the postpaid card-related mechanism by reducing the mechanism.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the charge receiving system according to the present invention is, as shown in the basic configuration diagram of FIG. 1, a card information reading means (for reading card information of a postpaid card ( 25), a host device (30) for executing the boarding fare calculation operation, and the card information reading means (25) and the host device (30) interposed between the card information and the operation information by the operator. A credit transaction using the postpaid card is possible by having an information input device (20) for sending to the host device (30) and by collating the card information of the postpaid card with the improper card information of the card incapable of credit transaction. If it is determined that the postpaid card is incapable of margin transaction, it is prohibited to use the postpaid card for margin transaction. In fare receiving system that, in the information input device (20), said non card information prestored credit transaction infeasibility information storage unit (224)
And the card information read by the card information reading means (25) and the credit transaction impossible information storage means (22
By means of a margin transaction propriety determination means (22a) for determining whether or not a margin transaction by the postpaid card is possible by collating with the improper card information stored in 4), and by the margin transaction propriety determination means (22a). If the postpaid card is determined to be capable of margin trading, the card information of the postpaid card is transferred to the host device (30).
And an information control means (22b) for prohibiting the transmission of the card information of the postpaid card. (Claim 1)

Further, the information input device (20) is configured to be detachable from the host device (30). (Claim 2)

According to the structure of claim 1, the information input device (20) includes the margin transaction impossible information storage means (224).
And a margin transaction propriety judging means (22a) and an information control means (22b). The credit transaction impossibility information storage means (224) stores impossibility card information regarding post-paid cards incapable of margin transactions.
The margin transaction propriety judging means (22a) collates the improper card information stored in the margin transaction improper information storage means (224) with the card information of the postpaid card read by the card information reading means (25). By doing so, it is determined whether the postpaid card is a card capable of margin trading or an improper card.

The information control means (22b) sends the card information from the card information reading means (25) to the higher-level device (30) when the postpaid card is determined to be a credit transaction card, and the credit transaction is performed. If it is determined that the card cannot be used, sending of card information is prohibited. Then, the upper-level device (30) executes the margin transaction based on this card information only when the card information is sent from the information input device (information control means).

As described above, according to this aspect of the invention, in the fare receiving system for reading the card information of the postpaid card and receiving the boarding fare from the postpaid card, means for reading the card information of the postpaid card. This postpaid card is credited to the information input device that sends the card information and the operation information by the operator to the higher-level device, which is interposed between the means for executing the boarding fee calculation operation and the postpaid card based on the card information of the postpaid card. Since it was determined whether or not it is possible and when this postpaid card is judged to be a credit transaction impossible card, a function to prohibit the margin transaction by the postpaid card was added, so it was provided in the host device in the past. It is possible to abolish the function of prohibiting margin trading, and postpone this upper device. It can be a common mechanism in Dokado corresponding charge receiving system and the non-compliant charge receiving system, can be constructed at low cost system.

Further, when a new product is developed by improving the postpaid card-related mechanism in the system, only the above information input device needs to be developed, which facilitates the development and makes the system inexpensive. Can be configured to.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the information input device (20) is detachably attached to the host device (10, 30), the post can be performed only by attaching or detaching the information input device. It is possible to switch between a charge receiving system compatible with a pay card and a charge receiving system not compatible with the pay card, and it is possible to easily change the specifications of both systems.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Specific examples of embodiments of the invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an in-vehicle system installed in a taxi vehicle. In the figure, 10 is a taximeter, 20 is a handy terminal, 30 is a control box, 40 is a receipt issuer, and 50 is a battery.

The taxi meter 10 is configured as a mechanism for calculating and displaying a fare by processing the travel pulse from the travel sensor with fare data for fare calculation. The handy terminal 20 is provided with an input key operated by a driver or the like, and is configured as a mechanism for transmitting information on various advance charges including a high speed charge.

The control box 30 is an external device,
That is, taxi meter 10 and handy terminal 2
0, the receipt issuer 40 is relayed and connected, and the power from the battery 50 is distributed to these external devices. The receipt issuer 40 is configured as a mechanism that prints the boarding fare displayed on the taxi meter when getting off the vehicle on a receipt sheet. The battery 50 is configured as a power supply device that supplies power to this vehicle-mounted system and other mechanisms of the vehicle.

As shown in the figure, in this in-vehicle system, the data transfer line DTL and the power supply line P
The SL connects the taxi meter 10, the handy terminal 20, the receipt issuer 40, and the battery 50 around the control box 30.

Next, the detailed configuration of each component in this vehicle-mounted system will be described. First, the configuration of the taximeter 10 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, the taxi meter 10 includes a data processing unit 1
1, an operation button group 12, an E ² PROM 13, a timepiece device 14, a display device 15, an input / output terminal 16, and a power receiving terminal 17.

The data processing unit 11 temporarily stores data such as a CPU as a central control unit that operates according to a predetermined operation program, a ROM that holds the operation program of the CPU and preset values set therein, and data required when the CPU executes an operation. It has a RAM that retains it (not shown). The operation button group 12 is composed of an empty vehicle tariff button 12a for setting a tariff state, an actual vehicle tariff button 12b, a high speed tariff button 12c, a payment tariff button 12d, an intercepting vehicle tariff button 12e, and a cumulative button 12f for displaying an index. .

The E ² PROM 13 is information regarding a charge system such as a basic charge which is a calculation standard of a fare, a subsequent charge, a late-night and early-morning premium rate, a basic mileage, a mileage thereafter, and a car fare (hereinafter simply referred to as a charge system). Holding The clock device 14 has a function of reading the current time from an external device such as a time setting device and setting the current time managed by itself to the read current time. The display device 15 includes a main display area 15a for displaying a fare, a sub-display area 15c for displaying an index, a car fare, etc., and a time display section 15e for displaying time information, and each of these display areas 15a. , 15c and 15e are connected to the data processing unit 11 by the corresponding drivers 15b, 15d and 15f.
Display information from.

The input / output terminal 16 is connected to the data transfer line DT.
This input / output terminal 1 is configured as a terminal to which L is connected.
Data is transmitted to and received from the control box 30 by the data transfer line DTL connected via 6. The power receiving terminal 17 is configured as a terminal to which the power supply line PSL is connected, and the power from the battery 50 is supplied by the power supply line PSL connected via the power receiving terminal 17.

Next, the structure of the handy terminal 20 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4A is a front view of the handy terminal 20, and FIG. 4B is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the handy terminal 20. As shown in these figures, the handy terminal 20 includes a case 21, a data processing unit 22, an input key 23,
It has a display unit 24, a credit card reader 25, an input / output terminal 26, and a power receiving terminal 27.

The case 21 is constructed as a flat plate-like case member that can be accommodated in the operator's hand, and
The data processing unit 21, the input key 23, the display 24,
The input / output terminal 26 and the power receiving terminal 27 are built in. The upper end of the case 21 [upper side in FIG. 4 (a)]
The credit card reader 25 is attached to the.

The data processing unit 22 is, like the data processing unit 11 of the taximeter 10 described above, a C as a central control unit that operates according to a predetermined operation program.
A PU 221, a ROM 222 for holding an operation program of the CPU 221, setting values given in advance, and C
A RAM 223 that temporarily holds data necessary for execution of computations by the PU 221, and an unauthorized card information storage R that stores information (unauthorized card information) about a card (unauthorized card) incapable of margin trading such as a stolen card or an expired card
And AM 224.

The input key 23 is configured as a means for inputting various advance charges such as high-speed charges, is arranged below the front of the case 21, and its operating portion (surface) is exposed to the outside of the case 21. doing. The display unit 24 is configured as a mechanism for displaying the input contents from the input keys 23, messages to the operator, and the like, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display. Credit card reader 25
Is configured as a mechanism for reading the information written in the credit card, and the card information read by the credit card reader 25 is C of the data processing unit 22.
It is sent to the PU 221.

The input / output terminal 26 and the power receiving terminal 27 are both the input / output terminal 1 in the taximeter 10 described above.
6 and the power receiving terminal 17 are configured as the same mechanism. That is, the input / output terminal 26 is connected to the data transfer line DT.
The power receiving terminal 27 is configured as a terminal to which L is connected.
It is configured as a terminal to which the power supply line PSL from the control box 30 is connected. The input / output terminal 26 is used to send and receive data between the handy terminal 20 and the control box 30 as a host device, and the power receiving terminal 27 is used to send and receive data.
Power is supplied to.

The handy terminal 20 and the control box 30 are connected by the cable connecting them, that is, the data transfer line DTL and the power supply line PSL as described above. It is configured to be detachable from the box 30. With this configuration, it is possible to switch between the in-vehicle system compatible with the credit card and the in-vehicle system incompatible with the handy terminal 20 only by exchanging the handy terminal 20.

Next, the structure of the control box 30 will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the control box 30. The control box 30 includes a data processing unit 31, an input / output terminal group 32, a power receiving terminal 33, and a power feeding terminal group 34.

The data processing unit 31, like the above-described data processing units 11 and 22, retains a CPU as a central control unit that operates according to a predetermined operation program, an operation program of this CPU, preset setting values, and the like. R
It has a RAM (not shown) that temporarily holds data required when the OM and the CPU execute calculations. Then, the data processing unit 31, based on the data input from the taxi meter 10 and the handy terminal 20,
Various commands for instructing the printing operation for performing the printing operation of the receipt are generated, and the generated commands are sent to the receipt issuing device 40.

When the credit card information is sent from the credit card reader 25 via the handy terminal 20, the data processing section 31 executes a credit transaction based on the credit card information.

The input / output terminal group 32 is the taximeter 10
Alternatively, the data transfer line DTL from an external device such as the handy terminal 20 and the receipt issuer 40 is composed of a plurality of input / output terminals 32a to 32e which are individually connected. The power receiving terminal 33 is configured as a terminal to which the power supply line PSL is connected, and the power from the battery 50 is supplied by the power supply line PSL connected via the power receiving terminal 33. The power supply terminal group 34 includes a plurality of power supply terminals 34 a that distribute the power supplied to the power receiving terminal 33.
34d to 34d, the power supplied to the power receiving terminal 33 is supplied to the connected external device, that is, the handy terminal 20 and the receipt issuing device 40.

Next, the structure of the receipt issuing device 40 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6A shows a receipt issuing device 4
6 is a block diagram showing the internal structure of the receipt issuing device 40. FIG. As shown in FIG. 6A, the receipt issuing device 40 includes a housing 41 in which a roll-shaped recording paper 48 is housed, and a feed switch operated when the recording paper 48 is fed. 42,
It has a print switch 43 which is operated when recording on the recording paper 48.

The housing 41 is formed as a rectangular parallelepiped case body having a space inside, and a housing portion 41b for the roll-shaped portion of the recording paper 48 is provided above the front surface 41a of the housing 41. 41a
A paper discharge port 41c for the recording paper 48 and a paper cutter 41d are provided below the.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6B, inside the housing 41, in addition to the recording paper 48 described above, a data processing section 44, a printer mechanism 45, and an input / output terminal 4 are provided.
6 and the power receiving terminal 47 are housed.

The data processing unit 44 includes a CPU as a central control unit that operates according to a predetermined operation program,
It has a ROM for holding the operation program of the CPU, preset values, etc., and a RAM for temporarily holding the data required when the CPU executes the calculation (none of them is shown). The data processing unit 44 is connected to the feed switch 42 and the print switch 43, a printer head and a drive motor (described later) that form the printer mechanism 45, an input / output terminal 46, and a power receiving terminal 47. ing.

The printer mechanism 45 is configured as a mechanism for recording on the recording paper 48 based on various commands for instructing the printing operation from the control box 30, and the printer head 45a for recording on the recording paper 48.
And a feeder 45b arranged near the discharge port 41c for nipping and conveying the recording paper 48, a drive motor 45c for rotationally driving the feeder 45b, and a guide roller 45d for guiding the recording paper 48. . As the printer head 45a, for example, the dot impact type printer head or the thermal type printer head for recording by heat is used.

The input / output terminal 46 and the power receiving terminal 47 are both configured as a mechanism equivalent to the above-mentioned input / output terminal and the power receiving terminal, and are configured as terminals to which the data transfer line DTL is connected. The terminal 47 is configured as a terminal to which the power supply line PSL from the control box 30 is connected. Then, the input / output terminal 46 transmits / receives data between the receipt issuer 40 and the control box 30, and the power receiving terminal 27 supplies electric power to each component in the receipt issuer 40. .

Hereinafter, the operation of the vehicle-mounted system having the above-described structure, more specifically, the operation of detecting the unauthorized card information in the handy terminal 20 will be described. FIG.
3 is a flow chart for explaining an illegal card information detecting operation in the handy terminal 20.

In this handy terminal 20, first, in step S110, it is determined whether or not information has been input to the handy terminal 20. That is, in this step S110, it is determined whether or not the key operation information or the credit card information from the input key 23 or the credit card reader 25 provided in the handy terminal 20 is input to the data processing unit 22.
Then, if the information is input (Y), the process proceeds to step S111, and if the information is not input (N), the determination operation of step S110 is executed again. That is, in this step S110, a monitoring operation for monitoring the presence / absence of an information input operation to the handy terminal 20 is performed.

In step S111, the type of the input information is determined. That is, in step S111, the data processing unit 22 determines whether the input information is the key operation information from the input key 23 or the credit card information from the credit card reader 25. When it is determined in this determination process that the input information is credit card information (Y), the process proceeds to step S112. When it is determined that the input information is key operation information (N), the process proceeds to step S114, and in step S114,
After performing the processing operation based on this key operation, the processing from step S110 is executed again.

In step S112, the input credit card information is compared with the unauthorized card information stored in the unauthorized card information storage RAM 224 (collation processing).
Is made. In a succeeding step S113, it is determined whether or not the credit card to be read is a fraudulent card incapable of credit transaction based on the result of the collation processing in the step S112. Then, in this determination process, when it is determined that the card cannot be credit-traded (Y), the process proceeds to step S120, and when it is determined that the card can be credit-traded (N), the process proceeds to step S130.

In step S120, the data processing unit 22
Sets the state of the handy terminal 20 to a state in which the credit transaction by the credit card is prohibited, and in the subsequent step S121, the display information for displaying that the credit card is an unauthorized card is sent to the display unit 24. Then, the display unit 24 receiving this display information,
Display a message to warn of fraudulent cards.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S113 that the credit transaction is possible and the process proceeds to step S130, in step S130, the data processing unit 22 is executed.
Sends credit card information to the control box 30 via the input / output terminal and the data transfer line DTL. Then, the control box 30 executes a margin transaction based on the sent card information.

When the processing of step S130 or the above-mentioned step S121 is completed, a series of processing is terminated and the processing from step S110 is executed again.

Thus, according to this vehicle-mounted system,
Based on the card information of the credit card in the handy terminal 20, it is determined whether or not this credit card can carry out credit transaction, and when this postpaid card is judged as a card incapable of credit transaction, credit transaction by this credit card is performed. Since the function of prohibiting is added, the function of prohibiting the margin transaction, which has been conventionally provided in the control box 30, can be abolished, and the control box 30 is commonly used in the in-vehicle system compatible with the credit card and the in-vehicle system not compatible with the credit card. It can be a mechanism, and the system can be configured at low cost.

Further, when improving the credit card-related mechanism in a credit card compatible vehicle-mounted system, only the handy terminal 20 needs to be developed, which facilitates the development and reduces the development man-hours.

[0048]

As described above, the boarding charge receiving system of the present invention has the following effects. That is,
In the fare receiving system that reads the card information of the postpaid card and receives the boarding fare from this postpaid card, intervenes between the means for reading the card information of the postpaid card and the means for executing the boarding fare calculation operation,
The information input device for sending the card information and the operation information by the operator to the host device determines whether or not the postpaid card can perform margin transaction based on the card information of the postpaid card, and the postpaid card When it is determined that the card cannot be used for margin trading, a function for prohibiting margin trading by the postpaid card is added, so that it is possible to abolish the function for prohibiting margin trading conventionally provided in the host device. This upper-level device can be a common mechanism in the postpaid card compatible fee receiving system and the non-compatible fee receiving system, and the system can be configured at low cost.

When a new product is developed by improving the postpaid card-related mechanism in the system, only the above information input device needs to be developed, which facilitates the development and makes the system inexpensive. Can be configured to.

Further, since the information input device is configured to be attachable / detachable to / from the host device, the charge receiving system compatible with the postpaid card and the non-compatible charge receiving system can be switched only by attaching / detaching the information input device. It is possible to easily change the specifications of both systems.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a basic configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an in-vehicle system installed in a taxi vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a taximeter 10.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the handy terminal 20 and a block diagram showing an internal structure.

5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a control box 30. FIG.

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of a receipt issuing device 40 and a block diagram showing an internal structure.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an unauthorized card information detection operation in the handy terminal 20.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Taxi meter 20 Handy terminal 22 Data processing unit 24 Display unit 25 Credit card reader 30 Control box 40 Receipt issuer 50 Battery DTL data transfer line PSL Power supply line

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A card information reading means for reading card information of a postpaid card, a host device for executing a boarding fare calculation operation, and a card information reading means and an operation interposed between the card information reading means and the host device. An information input device for sending operation information by a person to the upper device,
It is determined whether or not the credit transaction by the postpaid card is possible by comparing the card information of the postpaid card with the improper card information regarding the card that cannot be credited, and it is determined that the postpaid card is the card incapable of credit transaction. In the boarding fee receiving system for prohibiting margin transactions by the postpaid card, in the information input device, the margin transaction improper information storage unit in which the improper card information is stored in advance and the card information reading unit are used. A margin transaction permission / inhibition determination unit that determines whether or not a margin transaction by the postpaid card is possible or impossible by collating the read card information with the ineffective card information stored in the credit transaction inability information storage unit, The postpaid card is judged to be capable of margin transactions by means of margin transaction propriety determination means. The boarding fee receiving system further comprises: information control means for transmitting the card information of the postpaid card to the host device and prohibiting the transmission of the card information of the postpaid card. 2. The boarding fee receiving system according to claim 1, wherein the information input device is configured to be detachable from the host device.