DE1251559B - Arrangement for reserving and / or booking room units, in particular spaces available in means of transport - Google Patents

Description

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

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German class: 42 m3 - 15/26

Number: 1251559

File number: T 13184IX c / 42 m.3

Filing date: February 2, 1957

Open date: October 5, 1967

The invention relates to an arrangement for reserving and / or booking room units, in particular of available places in a given category in means of transport, with a cyclically scannable memory on which recording areas corresponding to the places to be allocated are entered at least according to categories, the recording data assigned to the memory and display elements, intermediate storage, which can be loaded both from the outside active control units adjustable as well as through the recording and playback elements while scanning the memory for successive delivery of data to the space recording areas of the memory or to an external display device are selectively controllable.

There are already arrangements of the type mentioned for reserving and / or booking places in Trains are known in which booking data in Temporary storage can be entered. From a magnetic memory there are corresponding heads Data can be removed or entered in this. The storage of data is arranged according to individual Trains, with each train recording area divided into sub-areas according to certain categories is divided. Each category area is in turn corresponding into recording areas divided into individual places. When the memory runs down, the associated heads will open otherwise called corresponding toggle switch, which is a progression from a buffer effect on the next buffer. This switching takes place both with a reading as well as a recording. To get a seat within a desired train To book the desired category of a desired car, the memory is put into circulation; occurs the space with the desired features is allocated to each space on the memory Line solved. When a subsequent availability search is carried out, the memory is put into circulation again shifted, the previously deleted line is no longer available and the relevant space is displayed as occupied is displayed.

A decisive disadvantage of the known arrangement is that several adjacent places cannot be booked at the same time, because the device is switched off immediately after the heads of the memory have taken up an available space and the booking is acknowledged. Another disadvantage is that for a train, an arrangement for reserving and / or booking
of room units, especially in
Transport available places

Applicant:

The Teleregister Corporation,

Stamford, Conn. (V. St. A.)

Representative:

Dipl.-Ing. H. Görtz, patent attorney,

Frankfurt / M., Schneckenhofstr. 27

Named as inventor:

John Wesley Cornwell, Garden City, N. Y .;

Merton Luther Haselton, Rye, N. Y .;

Edwin Louis Schmidt,

Katonah, N. Y. (V. St. A.)

index storages identifying a carriage or a place each one track on the magnetic storage device each with an additional head is provided, although index records only in proportion successive large distances; thereby the recording area of the memory becomes poor exploited.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an arrangement with which a predetermined Number of places next to each other, for example five places, within a given category can be booked through reservation or sale. This is achieved by a pair of in two in a row running scan cycles of the memory only to immediately adjacent space recording areas place counter components responding to a given category, of which the counter component responding in the first cycle is adjustable in terms of their possible switching levels according to a predetermined number of places, while the counter component responding in the second cycle is preset in such a way that it sends a toggle signal from reading to writing (read and write amplifier) when the first space to be occupied in the Memory appears while the meter is working to enable the reservation or booking process terminating final signal is generated when the desired number of locations in the memory has been counted.

Another purpose of the present invention is to provide an arrangement which opposes known devices with a minimum number of that

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Magnetic memory allocated heads and also on a predetermined surface area of the magnetic memory to accommodate a maximum number of information. This is achieved in an arrangement according to the generic term of the present invention by a counter, which by at least two index signals corresponding to a particular means of transport, e.g. B. Zug, and / or a specific means of transport, e.g. B. Car, and / or a certain category in the Means of transport or part of the means of transport and a place in the means of transport to different Initial states can be reset, and a pulse distributor controlled by the counter for cyclically successive Sampling of all or part of the buffers during the sampling of a dem relevant means of transport assigned recording area of the memory, depending on the type of currently applied index signal either all or only a part of the buffers, but at least buffer memory assigned to a specific sub-area of each space recording area, scanned will.

These features make it possible to identify a means of transport, a means of transport and / or a category in the means of transport or means of transport required recording sub-areas in the memory to reduce to a minimum number. For example, it is not necessary to include each group of recording sub-areas, which are assigned to a certain place, in addition a further recording sub-area which indicates the category of the place in question, but rather it is sufficient, in the case of a group of courses that have a certain category, the category is only in front the recording sub-areas of the subsequent place records in one or more recording sub-areas for the entire group of seats. This results in essential Space savings and thus increased storage capacity with the same dimensions. Furthermore, there is less construction effort if the arrangement is in the manner explained at the beginning It is designed that a predetermined number of adjacent places within a predetermined Category can be booked through reservation or sale.

An embodiment of the invention is described in the following description in connection with the. Drawings explained. It shows

F i g. 1 an embodiment of a seat reservation Device according to the invention suitable in railway trains in a block diagram representation,

F i g. 2 one of several recording webs, which on one in the device according to the invention used circulating magnetic storage are defined, in excerpts and fragmentary representation.

The in Fig. The device according to the invention shown in FIG. 1 comprises a memory in the form of a magnetic roller 33 which is to be set in rotation and which is divided into two areas in the axial direction. The smaller axial area accommodates two tracks 33 a, 33 b , which interact via reading heads (not shown) with corresponding amplifiers 35 a, 35 b . On the track 33 α only a single bit is recorded, so that with each rotation of the magnetic roller 33 at the output of the amplifier 35 α only one pulse appears. The track 33 includes clock bits applied at equidistant intervals, which define a division of the circumference of the magnetic roller 33 into a corresponding number of recording areas. On the main part of the roller 33, a number of four-track recording webs are arranged side by side. 30 recording tracks are preferably provided, one recording track being assigned to each day of the month. The number of recording areas on the circumference of the magnetic roller or the number of bits on the track 33 b corresponds to the number of all data from all trains running on a specific day.

In Fig. 2 shows a part of a four-track recording path of the magnetic roller 33 unwound. The plus signs entered in the recording areas mean, for example, the presence of a first digital value, while the minus signs represent the presence of the second digital value. Each recording assigned to a train begins with an index signal Zg, which represents the occurrence of a new train recording on a four-track recording path. The index signal Zg is followed by two recording areas I and II, which represent the train number, and recording areas III and IV, which represent the train category (e.g. express train).

Then the recording specializes in the first place of the train in question in the first car in a first category. Accordingly, the number of the appears in recording areas V and VI first car and in a recording area

VII the number of a first seat category. The following recording areas VII to XVII contain special, space-related data, which are taken from a given below Concordance list can be seen. In area XVIII at the end of each place record appears a signal that indicates availability or has already been allocated (either reservation or sale) of the place in question. With that, the recording of the data is for the first place of the first train in the first car completed in the first category.

Now an index signal Pl appears in a further recording area of the four-track recording track, which indicates the occurrence of a further group of data for a new place, this new place being in the same train in the same (first) car and the same (first) category having. Since the train, the wagons and the category do not need to be re-identified for the recording of the new location, the recordings begin immediately with the recording area after the index signal P1

VIII analogous to the previous place recording. The records then settle for the viewed second place analogously to a further recording area XVIII.

If the category changes within the first car (for example from the first to the second class), an index signal Kt for the appearance of a new place category appears after the last place in the first category of the associated recording area XVIII. The index signal Kt also identifies that at the same time

Appearance of the recordings for a new location, so that after the occurrence of an index signal Kt there is no need for an additional recording of an index signal Pl . After the index signal Kt , records relating to a specific place appear in corresponding recording areas VII to XVIII.

If all the places of all the categories present in a car have been recorded, an index signal Wg appears on the four-lane recording track, which indicates the occurrence of place records for a new car. The recordings for this car are repeated in an analogous manner in accordance with the scheme given above, in that the data of places are recorded one after the other, which correspond to the first, second. .. eighth (etc.) category of the car in question.

If all the places belonging to a train are entered in encrypted form on the recording track, a new index signal Zg appears, which announces recordings of a new train which, however, runs on the same day.

For the individual recording areas with Roman numerals or index symbols of the in FIG. The part of a recording path of the magnetic memory shown in FIG. 2 is conclusive the following

Concordance list

Record for 1st place in 1st train 1st car in 1st category

in the

2nd place for 1st train in 1st car in 1st category

n. Place of the 1st train in the 1st car in the 2nd category

k. Place of the 1st train in the 2nd car at p. category

Zg

I II

III IV

V VI

VII

VIII

IX

XI

XII XIII

XIV

XV

XVI

XVII

XVIII pl

VIII

DC

XI

Kt

VII

VIII

' Wg

VI

Zg I II index signal for "train"
[Train number

> Train category (e.g. express train)

Wagon number
Place category

1 booking number
(for reservation or sale)

I boarding point

I instruction for train attendants, in particular
Γ regarding re-occupancy in the 2nd half of the journey

Availability
Index signal for "place"

> Booking number

1 index signal for »category«

> Place category

J booking number

Index signal for "car"
\ Car number

1 index signal for "train"
[Train number

According to FIG. 1, there are four magnetic heads (not shown) for each four-track recording track assigned, with an adjustable selector 6o 36 optionally one to a specific four-lane Recording track belonging group of four magnetic heads can be put into operation. To the Selector 36, a reproduction amplifier 37 and a recording amplifier 38 are connected, which 65 in turn, are connected to buffers 40 to 47, 50. Each of the buffers 40 to 47, 50 is designed in the form of a coincidence gate and

only allows data to be stored or output if at a specific point in time a keying is carried out by a pulse distributor 60. Furthermore, the buffers 40 to 47, 50 despite keying by means of the pulse distributor 60 through additional blocking inputs (see each extreme left Connection of the units 40 to 47, 50) are blocked against the deletion of data.

The output of the amplifier 35 b arrives at a counter 49 via two coincidence gates 282, 319, which are to be regarded as open for the time being.

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which eighteen counting levels connected according to the Auf- which has drawing areas I to XVIII by an operating unit. The output 15/102 can be set to a desired number of adjacent positions of the counter 49 with the distributor fMWerhm. The coincidence counter den, which points to eighteen different outputs, is assigned to an available space I to XVIII by each at the output of the coincidence, each of which appears to one of the recording areas 5 from the gate 150. For the sake of clarity, the corresponding signal is advanced by one unit; for the sake of clarity, it is shown in FIG. 1 at the output of the verieneisuO, on the other hand, by a collecting line that is unavailable. The buffers 40 to 47 and 50 are reset for each tactile speaking signal from an adjacent space. Only when the counter 119 group or several outputs of the distributor 60 arranges a number of train availability signals next to one another so that a keying of the intermediate spaces has been received, which of the operating unit through the memories 40 to 47 and 50 when they appear 15/102 entered number or those recording areas of the magnetic roller speaks, a signal appears at the output of the Koinzi-33, which results from the Roman reference numerals denzähler 119 Coincident are. For example, the intermediate memory denztorl31 is connected. By operating units 50 when the recording area XVIII 26/276 and 26/277 occurs, the toggle switch 145 can be selected while the buffer 44 is adjusted so that the corresponding input of the recording areas VIII, IX, output of the coincidence gate 131 instead of with the exit -X and XI is keyed. As a result, the coincidence counter 119 has an output corresponding to the assignment of the individual intermediate gates 159 connected to the coincidence counter.
memories 40 to 47 and 50 correspond to those shown in FIG. 2. An output of the recording areas responding to category signals. the buffer 43 is with a coincidence

An index pulse filter 48 is connected to an additional counter 141 which, through an important output of the distributor 60, only signals the indexing unit 24 to a specific category number Zg, Wg, Kt, P1, which can be set to four of each other. If the separately operated outputs of the index pulse filter 48 are not actuated, the unit 24 with the input of the coincidence appears. The output signals of the index pulse filter 48 counter 141 connected output of the intermediate are, among other things, fed back to the counter 49 via a bus line to the memory 43 additionally via a toggle switch 132, with each index signal 30 being reset directly to a third key input of the coin gate the control unit causes. If an index signal Zg is fed back to the counter 49 24 irrespective of its respective category, then the toggle switch 132 is reset to its counting position in each case by the toggle switch 132; When the index is fed back, the output of the intermediate memory 43 signals Wg, Kt, Pl , the counter 49 is connected to 35 only via the coincidence counter 141 with the coincidence counter V or VII or VIII respectively. Enter the three entrances and start from there with a new count until the coincidence gate 131 signals which, in order to reach counting stage XVIII. In addition, indicate that a record of the counter 49 is scanned by the magnetic roller 33 for reasons explained later, which corresponds to an additional reset signal corresponding to the 40 desired train (coincidence counter 39), a temporal occurrence of the index signal P1 immediately desired number of places (coincidence counter 119 ) and from the distributor 60. of a desired category (coincidence counter 141)

The additional output of the distributor 60 is corresponding, so the coincidence gate 131 gives an output signal to a group of the index signals Zg, Wg, Kt and Pl to the intermediate direction or one via a (via leads not shown) the overall coincidence gate 121 Copy 56. If there is no schenspeicher 40 to 47, 50, with an output signal at the coincidence gate 131 each time, the buffer is deleted, provided that an erroneous deletion is not currently blocked on a signal generator 56 α. advertisement.

The output of the index signal Zg which supplies the index signal Zg with each revolution of the magnetic roller 33 per index pulse filter 48 is connected to a coincidence counter 39 50 once at the output of the amplifier 35 α , which only then supplies an output end signal via a coincidence gate 267 to signal, if the number of Zg pulses with a number of gears A, B, C, D supplied by the index one revolution counter 110, which has four output pulse filters 48. Each output outputs an output signal that corresponds to an output signal that has been externally rotated into the coincidence counter 39 by an operating input during the course of an occurrence 101 assigned to it. The outcome of the admit it is. At the same time, by this Bedie- coincidence gate 267 is also connected to the coincidence-drying unit 101 of the magnetic roller 33 to a coincidence counter 117 b, and a cooperating selector 36 to-counter 39, connected to the scanning of a toggle switch 141a and supplies this Baubestimmten peripheral portion of the magnet roller 33 units Reset pulses (in each case determined by a Dopf, which corresponds to a certain train. 60 arrow arrows).

Furthermore, the selector 36 can be controlled by an operating The output of the unit 14 delivering the index signal Wg to a specific four-track recording index pulse filter 48 is adjustable via a monostable tilting path of the magnetic roller 33. In this switch 128 with the input of a coincidence manner can be connected by actuation of the operating counter 117a, if an output signal determined on a certain day running 65 of the revolution counter 110 is set at the output units 14,101. appears; if this is not the case, the

An output of the buffer 50 is the index signal Wg to the already via a toggle switch 128

Coincidence gate 150 with a coincidence counter 119 mentioned coincidence counter 117 b passed . The Koin-

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Zidenzzähler 117 α is when a signal Kt, Pl appears on the control unit exactly

at the output D of the counter 110, ie the value set at the beginning of 15/102 differs,

a fourth revolution of the magnetic roller 33, to- The amplifiers 37 and 38 are as a coincidence-

reset. The coincidence counters 117 a, 117 b form a stronger design and only open when

a common unit, which has an output 5 at the same time an output signal from the blocking stage

signal when on both coincidence counters 319 and from an associated output of the toggle

117 a, 117 & the same counter position reached switch 284. The lock level 319 can

and at the same time a tactile signal of the coincidence through one appearing at the coincidence gate 159

Denzähler 39 on both coincidence counters 117 a, output signal are blocked, so that in this

117 b lies. The coincidence counter 117 a has an io case the amplifiers 37, 38 are ineffective. Another additional blocking input (indicated by the coincidence gate 282 is only open, a ring surrounding an arrowhead), which when a bistable toggle switch 281 is at the output of the toggle switch 141 α. With start signal is given. Such a start-up aid for this blocking input is possible, despite the preliminary signal, output signals can be present at the coincidence through an operating unit 26/274, which is used to reserve one or more place counters 39 and another toggle switch 128, or through an operating unit 27 1 '275 to block advance of the counter 117 a. which to book a seat, or through

Furthermore, there are two further pairs of coincidence counters 26/277, which are provided for strike counters 118 a, 118 b and 139,142, which are used to make a reservation or sale in an analogous manner to the coincidence counters 117 a, 20, or by means of a control unit 26 / 276, 1176, if there is a match, which give the call a reserved or sell an output signal; this output signal serves th place, or by an operating unit the three inputs of a coincidence gate 144 25/273, which a search for available places are fed.

118 a, 118 b and 139,142 of the toggle switch 141a 25 The outputs B and Ό of the counter 110 are with a locking signal. Analogous to the monostable toggle switch 281 via switch 273 & or switch 128, the structural units 118, 118 b and 276/277 b are connected and when the 139,142 corresponding monostable toggle switch 135 occurs, they give corresponding rotation to the magnet roller 33 or 136 , which by a on which a stop signal is sent to the toggle switch 281. The output A of the counter 110 appearing signal so 30 switch 273 b will be operated by operating the control that closed by the index pulse filter 48 supply unit 25/273, while the transmitted signals optionally to the coincidence counter switch 276/277 b by each of the operator -118 a, 139 or to the coincidence counters 118 b, 142 units 26/276, 26/277, 27/275 and 26/274. The structural unit 118 a, 118 b receives can be closed.

in this case a signal from the index pulse filter 48, which 35 can be put into the buffers 44 to 47 and 50

composed of the index signals Zg, Wg, Kt by those already mentioned and by others, yet

is, so that the structural unit 118 a, 118 b as a result of operating units to be explained in more detail, data

always when a new category appears on the entered, which, however, by (not

Recording web (Fig. 2) responds. The building block showed only when one of them disappears

heitl39, 142 receives a signal from the index pulse filter 48 at the output A of the counter 110 or

Signal, which from the index signals Zg, Wg, Kt, Pl occurrence of a signal at its output B on

is composed, and speaks accordingly transferred to the one of the associated buffers

Appearance of new places. will; even after the data has been transferred to the

Intermediate stores 44 to 47 and 50 can receive these via a monostable toggle switch 147

If the coincidence counters 118 a, 118 b always counted 45 only during a recording process

Reset signals via a blocking stage 134, v / if can be added if the

the index pulse filter 48 index signals Zg or JVg page memory provided on the far left key input

appear. The setting of toggle switch 147 receives a signal from toggle switch 284, which

depends on the occurrence of a signal at which one simultaneously keys the recording amplifier 38,

output B of the revolution counter 110. 50 Accordingly, in the buffer 50 by

In summary, the structural unit speaks the operating unit 26/274 a symbol for a 117 a, 117 b to be entered on the presence of a defined Wa- space reservation, which in the case of gens, the structural unit 118 a, 118 b on the presence of a subsequent recording process in a of a defined category and the structural unit 139, corresponding recording area XVIII of a 142, for the presence of a defined space. 55 defined space on the recording path - If these conditions are met at the same time, there is a drawing. In an analogous manner, through the coincidence gate 144, an output signal can be sent to an operating unit 278, 279 in the intermediate storage-stable toggle switch 284, which as a rocker switch can be used to input more than 50 data, which indicate that the display symbol for the availability of space is de-amplifier 37 or the recording amplifier 38 Modify 60 speaking, depending on whether a booked one is used. In addition to space, the coincidence counter 139 can only be occupied in a first half of the journey between the index start and end stations derived from the index pulse filter 48 or in a second journey signals Zg, Wg, Kt, Pl by the operating unit half. Should the space cover the entire Ent-15/102 by a desired number of spaces. distance between start and end station occupied can be reset under zero position. In this 65 case (for example in the case of sleeping cars), the operating units 278, 279 have no meaning between the coincidence counters 139, 142, then agreement occurs if the number of index signals Zg, Wg, availability symbol can be modified so that it is used as a

Sale is marked. The operating unit 26 / '277 can mark the availability signal in a recording area XVIII as available again if it was previously modified in the sense of a reservation or a sale.

An operating unit 12/104 can also enter a specific reservation or sales number into the buffer store 44

would give signals contained in the buffers 40 to 47, 50 to the display device 56 made possible without regard to rapid rotation of the roller 33.

Operating mode
General explanations

The in F i g. The arrangement shown in FIG. 1 operates essentially in three operating cycles. In a first

will. At the output of the buffer 44 there is an operating cycle which, when a signal occurs, a comparison stage 262 which - as will be explained below at the output A of the revolution counter 110 - a comparison between a 33 entered by the operating unit 12/104 during a first revolution of the magnetic roller is present, a recording track (FIG. 2) set up by the selector 36 and a recording track set up on one of the recording tracks is scanned and a reservation or sales number is recorded, a position in the recording track is registered, this being possible if this is identity two numbers in which within a recording area belonging to a given one output signal from the comparison stage 262 to Zug, a pre-input of the already briefly mentioned number of place recording areas with the gate 159 arrives. The coincidence gate 159 additionally has three further inputs in a possibly required category, which of the 20 is den.

Coincidence counters 39, 141 as well as from within a second operating cycle, which

gear C of the revolution counter 110 is acted upon by the appearance of a signal at the outside, and therefore only emits a signal during the third gear B of the revolution counter 110 marked revolution of the magnetic roller 33, if is, the arrangement automatically responds to the return at a certain train and At a specific 25, a specific reservation or lane appears at the relevant location in the recording category, at which the purchase number determined to be available is present. adjacent places or place recording

In the buffer memory 45, which are continuously recorded voltage areas. If this is controlled by a date clock 57, an expiry group of places can be entered through the first place recording area of this desired operating unit 16 to 18/105 , so the arrangement time for a reserved place can be entered. There is still the possibility of using an operating recording area XVIII of this space recording unit 20/106 in the buffer 46 drawing area and the following to this the departure station of the passenger and, by means of a group belonging space recording areas, the operating unit 19 / 107 information corresponding to availability in the buffer memory 35 is converted into 47 instructions for a train conductor, in particular other information, which pertains to a re-occupancy of a space in neither a reservation nor a sale in a second half of the journey. speaks. Is such a change in the information

AlIe in the course of the previous description eration in the recording area XVIII of the last said control units (identified by 40 space recording areas belonging to the group) concentric circles) and the structural units are carried out, the arrangement is automa-56, 56 a are each grouped together to form a unit, again encompassed by recording on reproduction and are in an agency office. All switched, and the second operating cycle goes like this Liehe other elements of the device are, however, in a long time, until the track in question of the Magneteiner Headquarters housed. For the sake of simplicity 45 roller 33 is fully scanned or the magnetic roller 33 is in Fig. 1 has only completed a single set of controls. units shown. In a practical in a third operating cycle in which a

Embodiment of the invention, however, there are several signals at the output C of the revolution counter sets of operating units in different out- HO appears, the arrangement speaks again on current agency offices, which via a 50 the appearance of the switch now with booking information (not shown) with the Device in which the functions provided, are connected to the selected location group. This switching gate enables space recording areas and lights at one and the same point in time only that leads during the previous recording input of data from a single agency office. Process in the second operating cycle in the place-If the data input from this office is finished, then 55 recording areas laid down control or the switch is released for the data input of another booking information of the display device 56 agency offices. To the input signals too. If the information given by the display device 56 from the various agency offices differs from that in the arrangement, for example the booking data entered by the respective operating unit 12/104 is a check for a correct recording Serving or sales number given to each of the magnetic roller 33. Agency offices can be encrypted differently, so that. In a fourth operating cycle, accordingly, the bookings on the Ma- appearance of a signal at the output D of the Umgnetwalze 33 can be differentiated. rotation counter 110 is then the arrangement in

Finally, the device 65 according to the invention includes its basic state reset, Another coincidence gate 54, which is characterized by an

output signal of the coincidence gate 159 is sampled, the arrangement according to the present invention, and a relatively slow successive exits are explained in detail.

1. Seat availability check

To carry out a space availability check, the control units 14, 101, 25/273 and 15/102 actuated. Should also be borrowed the examination can only be restricted to a certain category, the Operating unit 24 actuated. In this case, the playback amplifier 37 is switched on, the recording amplifier 38, however, blocked.

By operating the operating unit 25/273, a start pulse is given to the toggle switch 281, which opens the coincidence gates 267, 282. As a result, the coincidence counter 39 is reset by an output signal from the amplifier 35a. The buffers 50 and 43 continuously store signals which are contained in the recording areas XVIII and VII, respectively, but are deleted again after the occurrence of a corresponding index signal at the distributor 60. This also applies to the coincidence counter 39 with regard to the output signals of the amplifier 35 a.

If the recording area corresponding to the selected train is reached on the selected recording path, the coincidence counter 39 speaks at; within the same train recording area, the coincidence counters 119 and are also speaking 141 when a given number of adjacent places in a given category appear. The coincidence gate 131 now opens and it passes over at the next index signal the coincidence gate 121 sends a signal to the display device 56. This verifies that the requested Number of places is free and a reservation or sale can subsequently be made will. .

When a first revolution of the magnetic roller 33 is completed and its second revolution begins, a stop signal appears at output B of counter 110, which switches toggle switch 281 via switch 273 b to block the coincidence gates 267, 282. Thereafter, the operation of the device is interrupted because no further data processing is possible due to the lack of clock pulses, which scan the buffers 40 to 47 and 50 via the counter 49.

2. Reservation

When making a reservation, the operating units 14, 101, 15/102 and, if necessary, 24 are operated in the same way as the seat availability check. In addition, operating units 26/274, 12/104, 16 to 18/105, 20/106, 19/107 and possibly 278, 279 are operated. Here, however, the switch 276/2776 is closed instead of the switch 273 b.

During the first rotation of the magnetic roller 33, the device works in the same way as in the space availability check. Here, the coincidence counter 117 counts the number α, the index signals V / g, the coincidence counter 118, the α each repeated occurrence of a new category, and the counter 139, the appearance of a new free space. A prerequisite for this, however, is that an output signal occurs at the coincidence counter 39, that is to say that the recording area just read corresponds to a preselected train. If the selected number of places of the specified category is present within the specified train, a blocking signal appears at the output of the coincidence gate 131, which blocks the blocking stage 134 and the coincidence counters 117 ″, 118 a, 139 via the toggle switch 141a. If there are still more free spaces in the selected category, this remains irrelevant due to the blocking of the coincidence counters just mentioned.

After the first revolution of the magnetic roller 33 has elapsed, the toggle switches 128, 135, 136 are switched over due to the lack of an output signal at the output A of the counter 110 so that signals are now fed into the coincidence counters 117b, 118, 142. At the same time, the coincidence counter 39, the coincidence counter 117b and the toggle switch 141 are returned to their basic position by an output pulse from the coincidence gate 267. When the second rotation of the magnetic roller 33 now takes place, the processes with regard to charging the coincidence counters 117 b, 118 b, 142 are analogous to the previous charging of the coincidence counters 117 a, 118 a, 139 Coincidence counters 117a, 117 & or 118a, 118 & or 139, 142 exists, an output signal runs via the coincidence gate 144 to the toggle switch 284 and requires a changeover from the playback amplifier 37 to the recording amplifier 38 reset of the coincidence counter 139 by the desired number of space units carried out by the operating unit 15/102, a match signal already occurs at the unit 139, 142 when, during the course of the second rotation of the roller 33, the first of the group of selected spaces on the recording path of the Magnetic roller 33 appears.

Simultaneously with the keying of the recording amplifier 38 comes from one output of the Toggle switch 284 sends a locking signal to latches 40 to 47 and 50, thereby deleting them blocked when the next index signal occurs. With the now following expiration of the place group Characteristic recording areas of the magnetic roller 33 are those in the intermediate stores 44 to 47 and 50 stored data continuously according to the number of places selected is input into the magnetic roller 33 selectively in the correct recording areas.

At the moment when the structural unit 139, 142 emits an output signal, appears during the second revolution of the roller 33 at the input of the coincidence counter 119 just that of the first Selected place associated availability signal, so that the coincidence counter 119 is temporarily blocked remain. Appears after a certain further rotation of the magnetic roller 33 within the second rotation the availability signal, which belongs to the last place of the selected place group, so the coincidence counter 119 outputs an output signal to the toggle switch 284 and actuates it again in the sense of switching to the playback amplifier 37 and switching off the recording amplifier 38. In this context, it should also be added that by blocking steps (not shown) in each buffer 44 to 47 and 50 by the operating units of the agency office any additional data entered can only be released during the actual recording process.

den, so that their record on the perimeter the magnetic roller 33 can be done.

At the end of the second revolution of the magnetic roller 33 or when the first index signal of the third revolution occurs, the coincidence counters 39, 117 ″ are reset. 117 b, 118 a, 1186, 139, 142.

If in the course of a third rotation of the magnetic roller 33 in a certain recording area, the setting of the buffer 44 with corresponds to the setting of the operating unit 12/104, an output signal goes through the comparison stage 262 to the coincidence gate 159. If there is also a match for the selected Category and the train exists (output signals from the coincidence counters 141 and 39, respectively), then a signal arrives from the coincidence gate 159 to the coincidence gate 54, which is a successive one Data output of the data contained in the buffers 40 to 47, 50 during the remainder of the third rotation of the roller 33 allows, at a relatively low speed, which also enables an output to the display device 56, if this, for example, in the form a recorder is executed. The output signal of the coincidence gate 159 is simultaneously the Locking stage 319 locked, so that as a result of non-actuation of the counter 49 no further data in the Intermediate stores 40 to 47, 50 can arrive and, in addition, the amplifiers 37, 38 are blocked.

When the end of the third or the beginning of the fourth revolution of the magnetic roller 33 is reached, a stop signal is sent to the toggle switch 281 via the output D of the counter 110, which causes the device to be shut down.

3. Sale without prior reservation

In contrast to the implementation of a reservation, instead of the operating unit 26/274 the control unit 27/275 is operated. It is not necessary to operate the operating units 16 to 18/105 of course in a sale. All processes run analogously to the implementation a reservation, whereby only by appropriate setting of the buffer 50 in a sales symbol in place of a reservation symbol for each recording area XVIII of a desired space is entered.

A similar sequence of operations also applies to a sale after prior reservation. In this case, the one in the recording areas XVIII at the desired locations is preceded registered reservation symbol converted into a sale symbol.

4th deletion

The processes for a cancellation are the same as for a reservation, with the exception that the operating unit 26/277 is operated instead of the operating unit 26/274.

By actuating the operating unit 26/277, the toggle switch 145 is switched over so that now the output of the coincidence gate 159 is connected to an input of the coincidence gate 131. at a match of the signals for the selected train (coincidence counter 39), the category (coincidence counter 141) and the reservation or sales number (comparison stage 262) receives an output signal via the blocking stage 121 to the display unit 56. The other processes are analogous like a reservation or a sale.

5th call

When receiving a call, the operating unit 26/276 is operated instead of the operating unit 26/277. In this case, in contrast to a deletion, no value is entered into the buffer memory 50. the other processes, however, proceed in the same way as with a deletion.

Claims (6)

Patent claims: 1. Arrangement for reserving and / or booking room units, in particular in Available places of a given category, with a cyclical scanning ■ Available memory on which the respective to be allocated Corresponding recording areas are entered at least according to categories, recording assigned to the memory and display elements, intermediate storage, which can be set both by externally operated control units as also by the recording and reproducing elements when scanning the memory for the purpose of successive delivery of data to the space recording areas of the memory or to an external display device are selectively controllable, characterized by a pair from in two consecutive scanning cycles of the memory (33) only to immediately Adjacent space recording areas of a given category responding space counter components (139,142), of which the counter component responding in the first cycle (139) adjustable with regard to their possible switching stages according to a predetermined number of places is, while the responding in the second cycle counter component (142) so preset is that it sends a signal to switch from "read" to "write" (read-write amplifier 37/38) when the first space to be occupied appears in the memory (33), during the Counter (119) operates so that a final signal terminating the reservation or booking process is generated when the desired number of locations in the memory has been counted. 2. Arrangement for reserving and / or booking room units, in particular spaces available in means of transport, of a predetermined category with a cyclically scannable memory, on which recording areas corresponding to the spaces to be allocated are entered, at least sorted by category, recording and storage assigned to the memory Playback elements, buffers, which can be set both externally operated control units and selectively controllable by the recording and playback elements when scanning the memory for the purpose of successive transfer of data to the space recording areas of the memory or to an external display device, characterized by a counter (49) , which by at least two index signals (Zg, Wg, Kt, Pl) according to a certain means of transport, e.g. B. train, and / or a specific Means of transport part, e.g. wagons, and / or a certain category in the means of transport or Means of transport part and a place in the means of transport to different initial counting states is resettable, and a pulse distributor (60) controlled by the counter (49) for cyclic successive keying of all or part of the buffers (40 to 47, 50) during the scanning of a recording area assigned to the relevant means of transport of the memory (33), depending on the type of the currently applied index signal either all or only a part of the buffers, but at least a certain sub-area of each Buffer memory (44 to 47, SO) assigned to the space recording area can be scanned. 3. Arrangement according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by a comparison stage (262 ) located on the input side of one of the adjustable buffers (44) which, if the setting value of the buffer (44) and a data value sampled during the third sampling cycle match, in one to one space recording area associated subarea responsive an open during the third sampling cycle, the input side lying at the comparison stage (62) coincidence gate (159) and controlled by the coincidence gate (159) Output stage (54) for the successive removal of the in at least some of the intermediate storage (40 to 47, 50) during the scanning of the relevant space recording area stored data. 4. Arrangement according to claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the intermediate store (44) is assigned to a sub-area for booking data provided in each space recording area. 5. Arrangement according to claim 4, characterized in that one of the intermediate stores (45), which is assigned to an expiry time, under the control of a timer (57) stands. 6. Arrangement according to claim 5, characterized in that through the buffer (45) after a certain time interval the recording in one of the availability assigned sub-area (XVIII) of the space recording area from a reservation in a release information can be changed. Considered publications:
Swiss Patent No. 312445;
U.S. Patent No. 2,549,071;
Electrical Engineering, Sept. 1950, pp. 775 to 780; JuU 1954, pp. 641 to 646. 1 sheet of drawings 709 650/197 9. 67 © Bundesdruckerei Berlii