JPS61885A - Taxi fare settling apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to a payment device installed in a taxi and used to pay the fare, and particularly to a payment device for paying the fare in a so-called cashless manner by using a predetermined card or the like. This invention relates to a taxi fare payment device that allows payment.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventional taxis have not been equipped with any special device for collecting fares. Therefore, passengers pay for the ride by e.g. credit card.
In the case of S), the driver had to manually transfer the card number etc. printed on the credit card to a predetermined ledger.

Further, in the subsequent processing, there was the inconvenience of having to input data such as the card number transferred to the credit processing terminal device while looking at the ledger taken back to the taxi company's head office.

Similarly, when a passenger pays for a ride using a ticket for entertainment, for example, all of the data transfer and input into the terminal device for processing the payment have to be done manually.

For this reason, there is a possibility that a data transfer error or an input error may occur, and there is also a drawback that payment processing also takes time.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention Therefore, the present invention aims to solve the problem by creating a new device for use in so-called cashless MW of fares. The goal is to eliminate manual processing processes that often have problems with speed.

Means for Solving the Problem The present invention is a device that is applied to the case where a storage medium in which predetermined data is stored is used to calculate a fare, and the invention is a data reading device that reads data stored in the storage medium. , a fare calculation means for calculating a fare according to the traveling distance of the taxi, and a storage means for storing the outputs of the data reading means and the fare calculation means. The storage means is configured to be detachable.

As the storage medium, a credit card issued by a credit company, a cash card issued by a bank, etc. can be used. It is also possible to create a card for this device, for example a taxi card. Taxi cards, like regular credit cards, have a magnetic stripe to store data and can be used repeatedly, or once used, cannot be used again. It can also be used as a disposable card.

Further, the storage medium is not limited to the card as described above, but may be a rod-shaped storage medium or may have other shapes. Furthermore, the storage format may be of any type, such as a magnetic format, an optical format using a through hole or a bar code, or a mechanical format using fine irregularities.

It is desirable that the contents stored in the storage medium include at least the account number of the financial institution 11 used by the customer. This is because in order to settle the fare, it is necessary to withdraw the fare from the bank account.

Furthermore, the apparatus of the present invention may further be provided with means for determining the validity of the storage medium.

Furthermore, if the storage medium is a disposable card, the cart may be configured to further include a hole punching means for punching a hole in the card in order to prevent the cart from being reused.

Effect: According to the present invention, data stored in a storage medium can be read accurately and quickly by the data reading means. Further, the read data and the fare calculated by the fare calculation means are accurately stored in the storage means. Furthermore, since this storage means is provided in a removable manner, by removing the storage means in which data is stored and adapting it to a credit processing terminal device installed at a taxi company's headquarters, for example, a person can access the terminal device. This eliminates the hassle of data entry, dramatically improving processing speed and accuracy.

In addition, if a means for determining validity is provided, it may be possible to determine whether the bank account number stored in the storage medium is valid or invalid, or to determine the validity based on the data representing the validity stored in the storage medium. 111 Since the validity of a medium can be immediately determined, it is possible to determine in advance whether or not the storage medium can be used before using the storage medium, thereby preventing unauthorized use.

Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. i1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and shows an apparatus using a magnetic card as a data storage medium. The device having the configuration shown in the figure is mounted on a taxi.

As shown at 45 in the figure, the apparatus of this embodiment includes a card processing apparatus main body 1. As shown in FIG. The card processing device main body 1 stores a CPU 11 for controlling card processing and an operating program for the CPU 11, and also has a built-in memory 12 in which necessary data and the like can be arbitrarily written. A card reader 2, a taximeter 3, a mileage 11t gt 4, a floppy disk 5 for external storage, a banding machine side 6, a display device 7, and a keyboard 8 are connected to the card processing device main body 1. The card reader 2 is for reading predetermined data from a card in which the data is stored. The data read by the card reader 2 is given to the card processing device main body 1. The taxi meter 3 and the odometer 4 are devices similar to those equipped in existing taxis, and when the taxi is traveling at a predetermined speed or higher, the taxi fare is charged according to the distance traveled. - It is loaded with meter 3. Further, if the taxi speed is less than a predetermined speed, the taxi meter 3 accumulates the fare as time passes.

The power I multiplied by n by taximeter 3! The fare is given to the card processing device main body 1, and the data given from the card reader 2 and taximeter 3 are finally stored in the floppy disk 5 for external storage. The external storage floppy disk 5 is removably attached to the card processing device main body 1, and is compatible with other devices such as a terminal processing device, as will be described later.

The punching machine 1186, in order to invalidate the card,
This is for making holes in the card. This mechanism 6 works especially for disposable cards.

For example, a disposable taxi card 9, as shown, has a hole formed on the magnetic stripe on which data is stored, thereby making it impossible to use it thereafter. The display device 17 is used to display necessary information, such as the operating procedure of the device, the number of cars read by the H-reader 2, and the like. , keyboard 8”% ht
This is for operating IT, starting the taxi meter 3! Stiffness, display! ! Is this a signal input for switching the display contents of the stomach 7? Is this for inputting necessary data? ``This example uses a taxi meter 3 installed in an existing taxi, but the odometer 4
By directly applying the output λ to the card processing device main body 1, the taximeter 3 can be 'Iim&'. In this case, the fare may be calculated in proportion to the distance traveled by the odometer 4 using the CPU Ull and the memory '12. Then, the calculated fare may be displayed on the display device 7.

FIG. 2 is an illustrative diagram illustrating the contents of data stored in the taxi card 9.
is provided with a magnetic stripe 91, for example. The magnetic stripe 91 stores magnetically necessary data. The data includes a taxi card system code 92 indicating that the card is a valid card applied to the taxi fare win device, a code 93 for identifying the company or individual, and the customer's bank account number 94.
and a preliminary code 95 are stored.

FIG. 3 is a memory map showing the contents of data stored in the external storage floppy disk 5 (see FIG. 1). The data read by the card reader 2 is transferred to an external storage floppy disk 5 via the card processing device main body 1.
is memorized. The contents include boarding date, company (individual) code, bank account number, occupancy rate number, 0 and 0, as shown in the diagram.
These include the boarding area code and boarding fee. Among these stored data, the boarding date and boarding vehicle number are
The settings may be set in advance in the card processing device main body 1 and automatically stored on the external storage floppy disk 5 each time the driver gets into the vehicle, or the driver may use the keyboard 8 to may be input. The boarding area code is normally a code that is input by the driver using the keyboard 8. Note that other data is given from the card reader 2 or the taximeter 3.

FIG. 4 is a flow diagram for explaining the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. The operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG. 4 and FIGS. 1 to 3.

When there is a passenger, the driver operates the key switch on the keyboard 8 to start the taximeter 3 and inserts the passenger's taxi card 9 into the card reader 2.

The card reader 2 reads the data written on the taxi card 9 and provides it to the card processing device main body 1. A CPU 11 built into the card processing device main body 1 checks the validity of the taxi card 9 according to a procedure stored in the memory 12 in advance. That is, among the data read by the card reader 2 from the taxi card 9, the taxi
Based on the card system code 92, it is checked whether the card 9 is valid or not.

If the card 9 is valid, the taxi will depart. Then, according to the odometer 4, the taxi meter 3 adds up the fare at any time. , tT, +3, card 9 during this period
is taken into the taxi fare 111 calculation device.

Note that when starting up the taximeter 3 using the keyboard 8, the driver enters the boarding area code to indicate the place where the passenger boarded the train, using the passenger's f! It is preferable to enter the information using the keyboard 8 when the vehicle is stopped at a traffic light or the like while the vehicle is traveling with passengers on board.

When arriving at the destination and settling the fare, a signal to stop the taximeter 3 is given from the keyboard 8. Then, the taxi card 9 is pulled out from the card reader 2. At this time, the card processing device main body 1
The company (individual) code and bank account number read from the card 9 and the fare given from the taxi meter 3 are stored in the external storage floppy disk 5 in the format shown in FIG. In addition, the information set in the card processing device main body 1 (date of boarding and vehicle v4)
The vehicle number and the ride number entered from the keyboard 8 are stored in the external storage storage disk 5.

When the taxi card 9 is pulled out from the driver 2, if the card 9 is a disposable card, a hole is formed in the magnetic stripe surface of the card 9 by the punching mechanism 6. This makes it impossible to use taxi cards 9G, L, and M after they have been used once.

In addition, please insert it into card reader 2! ,,,Whether or not the card is a disposable card can be determined by the taxi car 1, for example.
- Based on the data stored in the system code 92 [,
The card processing device main body 1 can make this determination.

In the above example, number J1, taxi car 1's nissim.
] - The card 92 (see Figure 2) is designed to determine the validity of the card. I
, L and t are also good. In this case, the number of digits of the [ ] account number of the usable bank and the bank of the last bank is recorded in advance in the memory 12, and compared with the stored lζ data. Figure 5 shows a block diagram of the configuration of a data aggregation terminal installed at a taxi company's headquarters. This fifth
Referring to the figure, the use 75FK of data stored on the external storage floppy disk 5 shown in FIG. 1 will be explained.

As mentioned above, the taxi fare adjustment device (shown in Figure 1) installed in each taxi calculates the fare etc. for each customer and stores it in the external storage flexible disk 5. That's right. The driver finishes his day's work and takes a taxi.
When I returned to the company's headquarters, I removed the external storage floppy disk 5. Then, the main unit 13 of the processing terminal equipment 13 is installed by a dedicated operator or by himself at the head office.
Adapt the external memory (Δ floppy disk 5) to the data storage board 14.
3 (by avoiding driving the external storage floppy disk 5, the data stored in the external storage floppy disk 5 is aggregated.
Have them read 3 times. , Necessary data among the read data is transmitted to the bank's 1Z interface 16 via the N CLJ /IDEM@1i15. At bank center 16,
Based on the sales data, the fare will be deducted from the account number sent.

In addition, in the totalization processing terminal device main body 13, an external storage file 1 is provided.
When the data read from the Kotubi disk 5 is displayed on the display device 17, what is necessary?・−
Data, such as sales arcs, are printed out by the Norinta 18 and used as a sales record.

As in the case of aggregating the boarding data and sales arc for each taxi using the aggregation processing terminal device installed at the head office, the arc for each taxi is stored in external memory.
``The data λ given from the isk 5 is processed mechanically, and can be processed more accurately and quickly compared to human data.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, when riding in a so-called cashless taxi, it is possible to use a device to accurately and quickly collect the fare for the taxi.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an illustrative diagram of a taxi card for explaining the contents of data stored on the taxi card. FIG. 3 is an illustrative diagram showing the data contents for each customer stored in the external storage storage disc. FIG. 4 is a flow diagram for explaining the operation of one embodiment of the present invention. , FIG. 5 1 shows the configuration of an aggregation processing terminal device for aggregating f-ta for each taxi stored in an embodiment of the present invention and performing necessary processing. It is a diagram. In the figure, 1 is the main body of the card α embedded η, 2 is the power driver, 3 is the taxi meter, and 4 is the travel distance meter! j! A floppy disk for external storage, bunching am
, 9 indicates a taxi card.

Claims (5)

[Claims] (1) A taxi fare settlement device that is installed in a taxi and that settles the fare using a storage medium that stores predetermined data, comprising a data reading means that reads the data stored in the storage medium; A taxi fare settlement device comprising a fare calculation means for calculating a fare according to a traveling distance, etc., and a removably provided storage means for storing the outputs of the data reading means and the fare calculation means. (2) The taxi fare settlement device according to claim 1, wherein the storage medium is a magnetic card that stores at least an account number of a financial institution used by the customer. (3) The taxi fare settlement device according to claim 2, wherein the card is a disposable card that cannot be used again after being used once. (4) The taxi fare settlement device according to claim 3, wherein the device further includes a hole punching means for punching a hole in the card to prevent reuse of the card. (5) The taxi fare settlement device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the device further includes means for determining validity of the storage medium.