JP2000251102A - Card processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a card processor for allowing passengers getting off to get off smoothly at the terminal or the like of a bus route, for instance, with respect to a shuttle bus charging based on the distance. SOLUTION: This card processor provided near the door part of a vehicle through which passengers enter the vehicle which successively travels plural continuous sections and updates a fare each time the vehicle travels each section contains an inserting slot 94 to which a passenger insert a passenger card when the vehicle arrives at a section that is the last section from the terminal and a fare until the terminal becomes a single fare, a magnetic head 79 that performs reduction processing of a used fare for the last section from the amount information from the card inserted from the slot 94 and an ejecting slot 91 that ejects the card C undergoing the reduction processing at the head 79 to return.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card processing device for processing cards, for example, a bus toll collection device for performing a bus usage fee collection process using a magnetic prepaid card in a shared bus in transportation. The present invention relates to a card processing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a card processing apparatus for collecting a fee using a card such as a prepaid card has been widely used in various fields. For example, a bus fee collection device called a bus-mounted device has a function of processing a magnetic prepaid card (hereinafter, simply referred to as a card) on which predetermined amount information is magnetically recorded in advance. There are many. In addition, in order to provide convenience for users, the common use of cards by transportation companies is also being promoted.

In a bus card processing system, a bus card is passed through a bus card processing machine at the time of boarding.

[0004] In this process, the boarding station (boarding bus stop), numbered ticket number, and the like as boarding information are magnetically recorded, and then the bus card is returned to the user.

[0005] A numbered ticket issuing machine issues a numbered ticket to a user who does not have a card.

Further, the bus card processing at the exit is performed by reading magnetic information such as balance information and a numbered ticket number recorded at the time of boarding from a bus card inserted into the card processing machine at the exit, and calculating the fare from the read information. Is calculated and the predetermined fee is subtracted. After this magnetic processing, the remaining amount is printed on the bus card and the remaining amount is punched as required.

[0007] For a user who does not have a card, a fee is calculated from the reference number issued at the time of boarding and settled in cash.

[0008] By the way, on the distance-distance route, the fare is determined by the section used by the passenger, but for the bus stop near the end point, the section where the fare is the same regardless of which bus stop is used (hereinafter referred to as the last section). There is. In this final section, there is no problem even if the bus card processing performed at the time of getting off is performed at the time of getting on.

[0009]

However, in the prior art, even in the last section, most of the bus card processing is performed at the time of getting off. Therefore, for example, at the bus stop in front of the station in the last section or at the end point of the bus route, etc. When the disembarking passengers are concentrated, there is a problem that a queue for bus card processing is formed in the bus and the service to the passengers is reduced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a card processing apparatus which enables a passenger to get off a bus on a distance route smoothly even at the end point of the bus route. Aim.

[0011]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to the first aspect of the present invention is directed to a vehicle at which a plurality of continuous sections are sequentially operated and a fare is updated every time the sections are exceeded. It is provided, when the vehicle arrives in the section where the fare to the end point is a single fare in the last section from the end point, the slot for inserting the passenger's card, and the card inserted from this slot An information processing unit for reducing the usage fee for the last section at least from the price information, and a discharge port for releasing and returning the card reduced in the information processing unit.

[0012] The invention according to claim 2 is provided at the entrance of a vehicle which sequentially operates a plurality of sections and updates the fare each time the section is exceeded, and from the end point to the end point in the last section. When a vehicle arrives in a section where the fare is a single fare, the slot for inserting the passenger's card and the card inserted from this slot, the usage fee for the last section is reduced from the price information An information processing unit that forms a punch hole according to the balance after the reduction process and, if necessary, the balance after the reduction process, and a discharge port that releases and returns the card that has been processed by the information processing unit. Prepare.

[0013] The invention according to claim 3 is provided on a vehicle which sequentially operates a plurality of continuous sections and updates the fare each time the section is exceeded. When a vehicle arrives in a section where the fare to the end point is a single fare in the last section of the first section, a first slot for inserting a passenger's card, and a card inserted from the first slot, A first information processing unit for reducing the usage fee for the last section at least from the price information, and a first discharge port for releasing and returning the card reduced in the first information processing unit. A first card processing means, a second insertion port provided at the exit of the vehicle, and for inserting a card returned from a first discharge port of the first card processing means; Reduction of cards inserted from mouth Reading means for reading the information, discriminating means for judging whether or not the reduction processing is correctly performed on the card based on the read information of the reading means, when it is determined that the reduction processing is not correctly performed by the determination means, A second information processing section for performing the reduction processing again, a card for which the reduction processing has been correctly performed by the determination means and a card for which the reduction processing has been performed again by the second information processing section are released and returned. And a second card processing means comprising an exit.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle for sequentially operating a plurality of continuous sections and for updating the fare each time the section is exceeded. When a vehicle arrives in a section where the fare to the end point is a single fare in the last section of the first section, a first slot for inserting a passenger's card, and a card inserted from the first slot, A first process for reducing the usage charge for the last section from the amount information and forming a punch hole according to the balance after the reduction and, if necessary, the balance.
A first card processing means comprising: an information processing section; a first discharge port for releasing and returning the card processed by the first information processing section; and a discharge port provided for the vehicle. A second insertion slot for inserting a card returned from a first discharge port of the first card processing means, reading means for reading reduction information of a card inserted from the second insertion port, and this reading means; Discriminating means for judging whether or not the reduction processing is correctly performed on the card based on the read information of the card. When the determination means determines that the reduction processing is not correctly performed, the reduction processing is performed again, and the reduction processing is performed. A second information processing unit for forming a punch hole according to the remaining balance and, if necessary, the remaining balance; a card for which the determination means has determined that the reduction processing has been correctly performed; and a second information processing unit. And second card processor means comprising an outlet for return by releasing the information again treated card by parts comprises a.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle for sequentially operating a plurality of continuous sections and updating the fare each time the section is exceeded. When a vehicle arrives in a section where the fare to the end point is a single fare in the last section of the first section, a first slot for inserting a passenger's card, and a card inserted from the first slot, A first information processing unit for reducing the usage fee for the last section at least from the price information, and a first discharge port for releasing and returning the card reduced in the first information processing unit. A first card processing means, a second insertion port provided at the exit of the vehicle, and for inserting a card returned from a first discharge port of the first card processing means; Reduction of cards inserted from mouth Reading means for reading information, and discriminating means for judging whether or not the card has been correctly deducted by the reading information of the reading means and whether or not the card has been deducted by the first card processing means. And when the discriminating means determines that the card has not been correctly deducted, and when the first card processing means determines that the card has not been deducted,
The second information processing unit for performing the deduction processing again, the card determined to have been correctly deducted by the discrimination means, and the second discharge port for discharging the card deducted again by the card processing unit. And second card processing means.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle which sequentially operates a plurality of continuous sections and updates the fare each time the section is exceeded. When a vehicle arrives in a section where the fare to the end point is a single fare in the last section of the first section, a first slot for inserting a passenger's card, and a card inserted from the first slot, A first process for reducing the usage charge for the last section from the amount information and forming a punch hole according to the balance after the reduction and, if necessary, the balance.
A first card processing means comprising: an information processing section; a first discharge port for releasing and returning the card processed by the first information processing section; and a discharge port provided for the vehicle. A second insertion slot for inserting a card returned from a first discharge port of the first card processing means, reading means for reading reduction information of a card inserted from the second insertion port, and this reading means; Whether the card has been correctly deducted according to the read information of the
Discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the card has been subjected to the deduction processing by the card processing means.
When it is determined that the card is not a card subjected to the reduction processing by the card processing means, the second information processing unit performs the reduction processing again and forms a punch hole according to the balance after the reduction processing and, if necessary, the balance. A second card processing means comprising a card determined to have been correctly processed by the determination means and a second discharge port for discharging a card processed again by the card processing section. I do.

[0017] The invention according to claim 7 is provided at the entrance of a vehicle that sequentially operates a plurality of sections and updates the fare each time the section is exceeded, and from the end point to the end point in the last section. When a vehicle arrives in a section where the fare is a single fare, a slot for inserting a passenger's card and a card inserted from this slot are used by a single processing head to calculate the last section from the price information. After reducing the usage fee, the information on the reduction is read to determine the correctness of the reduction, and if the reduction is incorrect, an information processing unit that performs the reduction again, and a reduction by the information processing unit. And a discharge port for releasing and returning the processed card.

The invention according to claim 8 is provided at the entrance of a vehicle that sequentially operates a plurality of sections and updates the fare each time the section is exceeded, and from the end point to the end point in the last section. When a vehicle arrives in a section where the fare is a single fare, a slot for inserting a passenger's card and a card inserted from this slot are used by a single processing head to calculate the last section from the price information. After reducing the usage fee, the system reads the reduction information and determines whether the reduction processing is correct.If the reduction processing is incorrect, the reduction processing is performed again. Information processing means for forming a punch hole in accordance with the balance, and a discharge port for discharging and returning the card processed by the information processing section.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment in which a card processing apparatus according to the present invention is applied to a bus fare collection device installed on a route bus, particularly a route bus having a different fee depending on the distance traveled, with reference to the drawings. This will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 1, a bus fare collection device (bus mounted machine) 42 is installed in the bus 41 near the driver's seat and the exit. The bus fare collection device 42 includes a fare display 43 for displaying a fare for a passenger (passenger), and first and second fare readers as first card processing means installed at the fare. Writers 44, 4
5, and a numbered ticket issuing machine 46 for issuing numbered tickets to passengers is connected. The first and second entrance reader / writers 44 and 45 process cards inserted by a passenger when the passenger gets on a bus.

As shown in FIG. 2, the bus toll collection device 42
Can be broadly divided into a toll box unit 1 for counting coins, reading numbered tickets, exchanging bills, and the like, and an exit reader / writer 2 as a second card processing means for processing cards and the like when passengers get off. It is composed of

The fare box 1 has a toll opening 3 for passengers without change to insert cash, a currency exchange slot 4 for passengers with change to exchange bills, a currency exchange slot 5 for currency exchange, and a currency exchange. Coin receiving tray 6 from which coins are released, return lever 7 for returning coins inserted into currency exchange slot 5, operation panel 8 used by a driver to manually operate released coins, collected cash and rearranged tickets And a memory card insertion slot 10 for inserting a memory card as an information storage medium for collecting and storing various processing data and the like.

The exit reader / writer 2 has a slot 11, for example, as a second slot for inserting a magnetic prepaid card having a magnetic recording section as a card, a balance of the inserted prepaid card, and a bus. A display monitor 12 for displaying a usage fee, a passenger operation unit 13 for a passenger to select a child or the like, a discharge port 14 as a second discharge unit as a discharge unit from which a card whose payment has been completed is discharged, and An operation panel 15 for the driver to perform various operations is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the get-off opening reader / writer 2 has a substantially rectangular box-shaped casing 21 having an open upper surface.
And a lid 21a for maintenance and inspection for opening and closing the upper opening.
And The lid 21a is attached to the housing 21 so as to be openable and closable about a hinge 21b provided on the discharge port 14 side, and is moved to a closed position by a key 81 provided on the input port 11 side, as described later. Locked.

An insertion port 11 for inserting a card is provided on the front surface of the housing 21, and an outlet 14 for discharging the inserted card is provided on an upper surface of a rear end portion of the lid 21a corresponding to the rear end of the housing 21.
Are provided respectively. In the housing 21, a transport path 22 for transporting the card C inserted from the input port 11 to the output port 14 is provided between the input port 11 and the output port 14. The transport path 22 includes a plurality of transport roller pairs 2
3, and a plurality of guides not shown,
The transport roller pair is driven by a motor (not shown).

In the transport path 22, near the slot 11, a detector 24 for detecting the inserted card C and a shutter 26 for opening and closing the slot 11 by a shutter solenoid 25 are provided. In the transport path 22, downstream of the shutter 26, the transported card C
Magnetic head 2 as a second information processing unit for selectively reading and writing magnetic information to and from a magnetic recording unit
7 and a platen roller 28 for holding the card C between the magnetic head 27 and conveying the card C and pressing the card C against the magnetic head 27. Magnetic head 3
For example, the magnetic head 7 is a so-called combination head capable of reading and writing magnetic information.

Near the upstream side of the magnetic head 27 in the transport path 22, a detector 29 for detecting a reading start position of magnetic information and a detector 30 for reading a punched hole from the card C are respectively provided. Is provided. Also,
In the vicinity of the downstream side of the magnetic head 27, a detector 31 for detecting a write position of magnetic information and a punch hole position is provided.

In the vicinity of the downstream side of the detector 31 in the conveying path 22, a punch hole corresponding to the recording information is formed at a predetermined position of the punch hole forming portion of the card C, for example, a punch hole serving as a guide for the remaining balance. Punch section 3 as a second information processing section to perform
2 are provided. Further, on the downstream side of the punch section 32, a print head 33 as a second information processing section that prints predetermined information at a predetermined position set in advance in a print recording section of the card C to be conveyed. , A print head drive solenoid 34 for bringing the print head 33 into contact with the card C, the card C being held between the print head 33 and the print head 33, A platen opening roller 35 for pressing C is provided.

In the transport path 22, between the punch unit 32 and the print head 33, a detector 36 for reading a punch hole formed in the card C by the punch unit 32 and a print start position are detected. Detectors 37 are provided. In the vicinity of the downstream side of the print head 33, an image reading sensor 3 such as a line sensor for detecting a print start position of information printed on the card C by the print head 33.
8 are provided. Further, a detector 39 for detecting the card C to be discharged is provided near the discharge port 14.

The detectors 24, 29, 40, 31, 3
As the light emitting elements 6, 37, and 39, for example, optical detectors using light emitting elements and light receiving elements that are arranged to face each other with the transport path 22 interposed therebetween are used. The transport path, the detectors, the print head, the magnetic head, the punch unit, and the like constitute card processing means.

Next, the overall operation of the exit reader / writer 2 having the above configuration will be briefly described. Now, slot 11
When the card is inserted from the card, and is detected by the detector 24, the shutter 26 for preventing the card from being erroneously inserted is opened by the shutter solenoid 25. When the detector 24 detects the inserted card C, the transport roller 23 is driven to rotate by the drive of a motor (not shown), and the card C is taken along the transport path 22 in the direction of arrow b and transported. When the conveyed card C passes through the detector 30, the position of the punch hole already opened in the card C is read by the detector 30. Next, when the detector 29 detects the conveyed card C, the magnetic information of the card C is read by the magnetic head 27.

If the magnetic information read from the card C is abnormal or the card is invalid due to expiration, the transport roller 23 is driven to rotate in the reverse direction, and the card C is transported along the transport path 22 in the direction of arrow a. It is discharged from the mouth 11.

If the magnetic information read from the card C is normal, the card C is further transported in the direction of arrow b. When the detector 31 detects the passage of the card C, the transport roller 23 is driven to rotate in the reverse direction, and the magnetic head 27 writes magnetic information while transporting the card C in the direction of arrow a.

When the writing of the magnetic information is completed, the card C is conveyed again in the direction of the arrow a until the card C passes through the detector 29 in order to confirm the written contents of the magnetic information. Thereafter, when the detector 29 detects the passage of the card C, the transport roller 23 is driven to rotate in the reverse direction, and the magnetic head 27 reads the magnetic information currently written on the card C while transporting the card C in the direction of the arrow b. .

At this time, if there is an abnormality in the read magnetic information, a write retry of the magnetic information is performed. That is, the card C is transported in the direction of the arrow b by the transport roller 23,
When the detector 31 detects that the card C has passed, the transport roller is driven to rotate in the reverse direction, and the magnetic information is rewritten by the magnetic head 27 while transporting the card C in the direction of arrow a.

After rewriting is completed, the card C is transported in the direction of arrow a until the detector 29 detects the passage of the card C, and then the card C is transported by the magnetic head 27 while the card c is transported in the direction of arrow b. The magnetic information that has just been rewritten is read again. If the magnetic information is abnormal even after performing rewriting a plurality of times by the same operation as described above, the card C is transported in the direction of arrow a and ejected from the insertion slot 11.

On the other hand, if the read magnetic information is normal, the card c is conveyed in the direction of arrow b, and after the detector 31 detects the card C, the card C is further conveyed to a predetermined position and reaches the predetermined position. At the time when the card C is
A punch hole to indicate the remaining amount of the card. afterwards,
Further, while transporting the card C in the direction of arrow b, the detector 36
Then, the punched hole after the punching is read, and it is checked whether or not there is an abnormality in the punched hole just opened.

As a result of the check, if there is an abnormality in the punched hole, that is, for example, if the punched hole is not formed, the transport roller 23 is rotated in the reverse direction and the card C is transported in the direction of the arrow a until the card C passes the detector 31 I do. When the detector 31 detects the passage of the card C, the transport roller 23 is rotated in the reverse direction to transport the card C in the direction of the arrow b. When the detector 31 detects the card C, the card C is further moved to a predetermined position. Is conveyed, and a punch hole is made again in the card C by the punch unit 32. Thereafter, while the card C is being conveyed in the direction of the arrow b, the punched hole after the punching is read by the detector 36, and it is checked again whether or not the punched hole that has been punched is abnormal.

Here, if there is an abnormality again, an error code or the like is displayed on the operation panel 15 of the bus fare collection device 42 to notify the attendant of the abnormality. At this point, since the magnetic processing of the card C has been completed, there is no problem in the card processing, so that the processing continues to the printing processing.

That is, the card C is transported along the transport path 22 in the direction of the arrow a until it passes the detector 37. After that, when the detector 37 detects the passage of the card C, the transport roller 23 is rotated in the reverse direction to transport the card C in the direction of the arrow b. When the print position based on the information approaches between the print head 33 and the platen roller 35, the solenoid 34 is driven to press the print head 33 against the platen roller 35 with the card C interposed therebetween, and the card C Print the bus usage fee, card balance, etc.

After the printing process is completed, the card C is scanned by the image reading sensor 38 while being further conveyed in the direction of arrow b, and it is confirmed whether the information printed by the print head 33 is printed at a predetermined position on the card. I do. Then, the card C is further conveyed in the direction of the arrow b, passes through the detector 39, and is discharged to the discharge port 14 as the card C whose settlement has been completed.

As shown in FIG. 5, the exit reader / writer 2
Is displayed on the display monitor 12, a fare display section 51 for displaying the usage fee (fare), a card insertion amount display section 52 for displaying the remaining amount of the inserted card C, and the remaining amount after the usage fee is subtracted from the remaining amount of the card C. Card balance display section 53 to be displayed,
Cash input amount display section 5 for displaying the amount of inserted cash
4. A shortage display unit 55 for displaying the shortage, a numbered ticket number display unit 56 for displaying the number of the numbered ticket, a backlit shortage display unit 57 for displaying the presence or absence of the shortage, and whether the settlement is completed. And a settlement end display section 58.

On the other hand, the first and second entrance reader / writers 44, 45 installed at the entrance of the bus have the same configuration, and therefore the first entrance reader / writer 44 will be described as a representative. . As shown in FIG. 6, the first boarding entrance reader / writer 44 includes a substantially rectangular box-shaped housing 95 having an opening on the front service side, and a lid 95 for maintenance and inspection for opening and closing this opening.
a.

The lid 95a is attached to the housing 95 so as to be openable and closable about a hinge 95b provided at the lower end of the customer service surface, and a key provided at the upper end of the housing 95 as described later. Locked in the closed position by 90.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, an insertion slot 94 and a display section 92 as a first insertion slot for inserting a card are provided on the front surface of the board reader / writer 44, and the inserted card is arranged on the upper portion. Outlets 91 are provided as first outlets for receiving the pressure. Inside the housing 95, between the input port 94 and the output port 91, a transport path 7 for transporting the card C inserted from the input port 94 to the output port 91.
4 are provided. The transport path 74 includes a plurality of transport rollers 75 and a plurality of guides (not shown).
The transport roller is driven by a motor (not shown).

A detector 76 for detecting the inserted card C and a shutter 78 for opening and closing the insertion port 94 driven by a shutter solenoid 77 are provided near the insertion port 94 of the transport path 74. Transport path 74
At the downstream side of the shutter 78, a magnetic head 79 and a magnetic head 79 constituting a first information processing unit for reading magnetic information from a magnetic recording unit of the conveyed card C are provided. A platen roller 80 is provided to pinch and transport the card C between them and press the card C against the magnetic head 79. As the magnetic head 79, for example, a readable / writable magnetic head called a combination head is used.

In the transport path 74, near the upstream side of the magnetic head 79, a detector 82 for detecting a reading start position of magnetic information and a detector 8 for reading a punched hole are provided.
3. Further, a detector 84 for detecting the passage of the card C and the JAM is provided further upstream. Also, the magnetic head 7
A detector 86 for confirming the end of the magnetic processing is provided near the downstream side of 9, and a detector 89 for detecting the card C to be discharged is provided near the discharge port 91.

The detectors 76, 82, 83, 84, 8
As the elements 6 and 89, for example, optical detectors using light-emitting elements and light-receiving elements disposed opposite to each other with the transport path 74 interposed therebetween are used.

In the vicinity of the downstream side of the detector 84 in the transport path 74, a punch hole corresponding to the recording information, for example, a punch hole serving as a guide for the remaining balance is formed at a predetermined position of the punch hole forming portion of the card C. Punch unit 1 as the first information processing unit
01 is provided. Further, on the downstream side of the magnetic head 79, in a print recording unit of the card C being conveyed, a first information for printing predetermined information at a predetermined position set in advance is provided.
Print head 102 and print head 1 as information processing units of
02 and a print head drive solenoid (not shown) for bringing the card C into contact with the card C, and the card C is conveyed between the print head 102 and the card C. A pressing platen roller (not shown) is provided.

Next, the overall operation of the first entrance reader / writer 44 having the above configuration will be briefly described. Now, the card C is inserted from the insertion port 94, and when the card C is detected by the detector 76, the transport roller 75 is operated by driving a motor (not shown), and the card C is taken in the direction of the arrow X and transported. Normally, the shutter 78 is in the open state, and is closed by the solenoid 77 when the processing of the entrance reader / writer 44 has to be stopped for some reason.

Subsequently, the detector 84 checks the ticket length of the conveyed card C. Shorter than the regular card C length,
Alternatively, if a long card is detected,
Is driven in the reverse direction, and the card C is ejected from the slot 94. This is because the entrance readers 44 and 45 are installed at positions distant from the bus driver, so that even if a card other than a regular card is inserted, the apparatus can be continuously operated without stopping the apparatus. It is.

The card C detected as a legitimate card is conveyed in the direction of the arrow X and the position of the punch hole is detected by the detector 83. At the same time, the magnetic information of the card C detected by the detector 82 is read by the magnetic head 79.
At this time, if there is an abnormality in the magnetic information read from the card C, or if the card is invalid due to expiration or the like, the card C is moved in the direction of the arrow Y by reversing the transport roller 75.
And discharged from the input port 94.

If the magnetic information read from the card C is normal, the card C is further transported in the direction of the arrow X. When the detector 86 detects the passage of the card C, the transport roller 75 is driven to rotate in the reverse direction, and the magnetic head 79 writes magnetic information at the boarding station or the like while transporting the card C in the arrow Y direction.

When the writing of the magnetic information is completed, the card C is conveyed again in the direction of the arrow Y until the card C passes the detector 82 in order to confirm the writing contents of the magnetic information. Thereafter, when the detector 82 detects the passage of the card C, the transport roller 75 is driven to rotate in the reverse direction, and while the card C is transported in the direction of the arrow X, the magnetic head 79 reads the magnetic information that has just been written on the card C. .

At this time, if there is an abnormality in the read magnetic information, a write retry of the magnetic information is performed. That is, the card C is transported in the direction of the arrow X by the transport roller 75,
When the detector 86 detects that the card C has passed, the transport roller is driven to rotate in the reverse direction, and the magnetic information is rewritten by the magnetic head 79 while transporting the card C in the direction of the arrow Y.

After rewriting is completed, the card C is transported in the direction of arrow a until the detector 82 detects the passage of the card C, and then the card C is transported by the magnetic head 79 while the card c is transported in the direction of arrow X. The magnetic information that has just been rewritten is read again. If the magnetic information is abnormal even after rewriting a plurality of times by the same operation as described above, the card C is transported in the direction of arrow Y and ejected from the insertion port 94.

On the other hand, if the read magnetic information is normal, the card C is conveyed in the direction of arrow X, passes through the detector 89, and is discharged from the discharge port 91.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the bus fee collection device 42.

That is, the bus fare collection device 42 includes a control unit 47 for overall control, a fare box unit 1 connected to the control unit 47, an exit reader / writer (exit R / W) 2, operation panels 8 and 15. , A display monitor 12, and a passenger operation unit 13, and the safe 9 is provided in the fare box unit 1 as described above. The control unit 47 is connected to a fee display 43, a first board reader / writer 44, a second board reader / writer 45, and a numbered ticket issuing machine 46, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 9, the bus toll collection device 42
Of the control unit 47 is configured around the CPU 61,
The system bus 62 from the PU 61 includes a fare box interface 65, a fare display interface 66, an input / output interface 67, an exit reader / writer interface 68, a first entrance reader / writer interface 69, and a second entrance reader / writer interface. 7
0, a numbered ticket issuing machine interface 71, and a memory card interface 72 for reading and writing data to and from a memory card 73 inserted into the memory card insertion slot 10 of the bus toll collection device are connected.

The reader / writer interface 68 for the exit and the reader / writer interfaces 69 and 70 for the first and second entrances have flash R as storage means for storing various operation programs and fare data.
The OMs 68a, 69a, 70a and the S-RAMs 68b, 69b, 70b which function as storage means for storing (storing) a part of the operation program, the aggregated data, the maintenance data, etc., and which are backed up by a battery, are connected respectively. .

Further, the fare box section 1 has the fare box section 1 in the fare box section interface 65.
Reference numeral 8 denotes an exit reader / writer 2, an input / output interface 67 includes operation panels 8 and 15, a display monitor 12 and a passenger selection button 13, a fee display interface 66 includes a fee display 43, and a first entrance reader The first entrance reader / writer 44 is connected to the writer interface 69 by the second entrance reader / writer 44.
The second entrance reader / writer 45 is connected to the entrance reader / writer interface 70, and the numbered ticket issuing machine 46 is connected to the numbered ticket issuing machine interface 71, respectively.

The CPU 61 has a flash ROM
68a, 69a, 70a and S-RAMs 68b, 69
Various card processing such as usage fee collection processing is performed based on the operation programs stored in b and 70b. At this time, the reader / writers 2, 44, 45 and the operation panels 8, 15 inputted via the interfaces 67, 68, 69, 70 are provided.
Various card processes are performed based on input information from the passenger selection button 13 and the like and fare data stored in the flash ROMs 68a, 69a, and 70a. Then, the processed data is collected and collected by the S-RAM 68b,
69b, 70b or the memory card 73.

Next, the overall operation of the bus fee collection device 42 will be described. First, the card processing at the time of boarding will be described. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, when the card C is inserted into the second boarding entrance reader / writer 45 (S
1) The second boarding entrance reader / writer 45 magnetically records the boarding station, numbered ticket number, etc. as boarding information on the inserted card C (S2), and then returns the card C to the user (S3). ). A numbered ticket issuance device 46 issues a numbered ticket to a user who does not have a card.

Next, the card processing at the time of getting off the vehicle will be described. First, as shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, when the card C is inserted into the insertion port 11 of the exit / entry reader / writer 2 (S
11), the exit reader / writer 2 reads the inserted card C
Then, the balance information and the magnetic information such as the numbered ticket number recorded at the time of boarding are read (S12), and the read information is sent to the control unit 47. The control unit 47 determines whether the card C is normal based on the information read from the card C (S1).
3) If the card is not normal due to a reading error or a non-corresponding card, the card C is returned to the slot 11 (S14), and the next card C is waited for.

If the card C is normal, it is determined whether the balance of the card C is 0 yen (S15). If the balance is 0 yen, the card C is returned to the slot 11 (S14), and the next card C is returned. Wait for input. If the remaining amount of the card C is not 0 yen, a usage fee (fare) is calculated from the numbered ticket number read from the card C and the stop-off information entered by the driver from the operation panel 15 (S16), and the calculated usage is calculated. The fee is displayed on the fare display section 51 of the display monitor 12 (S17). In addition, the balance read from the card C is displayed on the card insertion amount display section 52 of the display monitor 12 (S18).
The card balance after subtracting the usage fee from the card balance is displayed on the card balance display section 53 of the display monitor 12 (S19). Next, the numbered ticket number read from the card C is displayed on the numbered ticket number display section 56 of the display monitor 12 (S
20).

Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the remaining amount of the card C is equal to or more than the usage charge (S21), that is, whether or not the remaining amount of the card C is insufficient [card remaining amount ≦ use fee]. If the balance of the card C is less than the usage fee, the balance is insufficient, and “0” is displayed on the card balance display section 53, and the balance of the card C is updated to 0 yen.
The necessary information such as the getting-off information is written in (S22).

Next, the shortage display section 57 of the display monitor 12
Is turned on (S23), and the shortage is displayed on the shortage display section of the display monitor 12 (S24). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the next card C has been inserted into the insertion slot 11 (S25). If the next card C has been inserted, the card C that has been taken in is discharged to the discharge slot 14 (S2).
6). Further, it is determined whether or not the ejected card C has been removed (S27). If it has not been removed, the process waits until it is removed, and if it has been removed, the process returns to step S11 to wait for the next card C to be inserted.

In step S25, if the next card C is not inserted, it is determined whether or not the cash replenishment has been completed (S28). If the result of this determination is that cash replenishment has not been completed, a soft timer as timer means is operated to determine whether a predetermined time has elapsed (S29).
If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the flow returns to step S25 to wait for the insertion of the next card. If the predetermined time has elapsed, the card C is returned to the insertion slot 11 (S30).

If cash is replenished in step S28, the amount of cash inserted is displayed on the cash input amount display 54 of the display monitor 12 (S31). Next, it is determined whether or not the shortage display unit 57 of the display monitor 12 is turned on (S32). If the shortage display unit 57 is turned on, “0” is displayed on the shortage display unit 55 (S33). ), The shortage display 57 is turned off (S34). Subsequently, the settlement completion display section 58 of the display monitor 12 is turned on (S35), and the card C is discharged to the discharge port 14 (S36).

In step S32, the shortage display unit 5
If No. 7 is not turned on, steps S33 and S34
Jump to step S35. In step S21, if the card balance is equal to or more than the usage fee, the remaining amount recorded on the card C is updated with the amount obtained by subtracting the usage fee from the balance of the power being used as the card balance, and necessary information such as getting off information is obtained. Information is magnetically written to the card C (S37), and the process proceeds to step S32.

With the above steps, the settlement of the bus usage fee is completed.

FIG. 14 shows the distance route bus route in this embodiment.

This bus route has six wards and sixteen bus stops (A to Q). Also, there are five ward boundaries (C, F, H, J, L). Bus stop A
, To B, C,... Since the bus is a distance-distance bus, there is a point (district) where a fare is set according to the boarding distance. For example, after departure from the bus stops C and F, the fare on the fare display is updated. According to this, for example, when boarding at the bus stop M, the fare is the same and is not updated because there is no ward until the end point of this bus route.

The above operations of the exit reader / writer 2 and the entrance reader / writers 44 and 45 are performed when the user gets on the bus from the bus stop in the section where the fare is updated according to the boarding distance, that is, the first to fifth sections. is there.

When the user gets on the bus from the bus stop in the last section, that is, when the user gets on the bus from the bus stop where the fare is not the same and the fare is not updated to the end point of the bus route, the exit reader / writer 2 and the Passenger reader / writer 44, 45
Is different from the above operation.

Next, the card processing when the user gets on the bus from the bus stop in the last section, that is, when he gets on the bus from the same fare and is not updated will be described.

First, the card processing at the time of boarding will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. For example, when the card C is inserted into the second entrance reader / writer 45 (S41), the second entrance reader / writer 45
Magnetic information such as balance information (money information) is read from the inserted card C (S42) and sent to the control unit 47. The control unit 47 checks the balance from the magnetic information read from the card C (S43). If the remaining amount can be confirmed, the control unit 47
Performs a reduction process of deducting the charge from the balance of the card C, performs a printing process of printing information such as the use date and the balance after the reduction process on the card C, and further forms a punch hole according to the balance. It is formed (S44).
When this process ends, the card C is returned to the user (S45). In step S43, when there is no remaining amount on the card, the control unit 47 magnetically records the numbered ticket number as the boarding information on the card C (S46), and returns the card C to the user (S45). .

That is, if there is no remaining amount on the card,
The charge withdrawal processing (reduction processing), printing processing, and punch hole forming processing are not performed at all.

In the deduction process of step S44, if the required fee cannot be withdrawn due to a shortage of the remaining balance,
No reduction processing is performed on the card C.

As described above, the card C using the last section
If so, at the time of boarding, toll removal in the same section is performed only within the range of magnetic information, and printing processing and punch hole forming processing are also performed simultaneously. That is, at this point, a visible process such as a printing process or a punch hole forming process is performed. If the required fee cannot be withdrawn due to insufficient funds,
No reduction processing is performed on the card C.

Next, the card processing when getting off the vehicle will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When the card C is inserted into the slot 11 of the exit reader / writer 2 (S51), the exit reader / writer 2 reads the magnetic information from the inserted card C and determines whether the bus number is the same. It is determined (S52). The bus (car) number is a number set when the card processor is installed on the bus, and there is no card processor with the same number. The information of the bus number is written at the time of the charge removal processing from the card.
If it is determined in step S52 that the bus numbers are the same, it is determined whether or not the time from boarding to getting off is shorter than the set elapsed time (S53). The set elapsed time is a required time from the bus stop M to the bus stop Q when the train is operated on a schedule. If it is determined in step S53 that the time is shorter than the set elapsed time, it is determined whether or not the reduction processing is performed and whether or not the reduction processing is appropriate (S54). In this case, the card C is discharged to the slot 11 and returned to the user (S
55). That is, if the correct deduction processing is performed at the time of boarding, the card C is returned to the user as it is.

On the other hand, when the bus numbers are not the same in step S52, when the bus number is not shorter than the set elapsed time in step S53, and when the reduced fee does not match in step S54, the control unit 47
Is the numbered ticket number in the magnetic information read from card C,
For example, a usage fee (fare) is calculated from the stop information inputted by the driver from the operation panel 15, a reduction process of subtracting the calculated usage fee from the balance of the card C is performed (S 56). A printing process for printing information such as the use date and the balance after the reduction process is performed (S57), and a punch hole corresponding to the balance is formed (S58). When these processes are completed, the card C
Is discharged to the slot 11 and returned to the user (S5
5).

As described above, when the deduction processing is performed at the time of getting on the vehicle, and the magnetic information is read at the time of getting off, and it is determined that the correct deduction processing (appropriate reduction of the usage fee) has already been performed, the departure processing is performed. Not done.

Further, in this case, since the printing process is also performed at the time of getting on the board, when erroneous information is printed, a process of deleting the line by a double line or the like is also performed. The punch holes formed in the pre-processing are left as they are.

[0086] Also, for the card C that has not been subjected to the pre-processing at the time of boarding, the deduction processing is similarly performed.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be variously modified within the scope of the present invention. For example, the present invention is not limited to the bus fee collection device described above, but can be applied to various card processing devices that process cards such as prepaid cards.

[0088]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the use fee is reduced from at least the amount information of the card at the time of boarding from the last division where the fee is not updated, unlike the method of reducing the use fee at the time of getting off, Even if the exiting passengers are concentrated at the end point, there is no queue for card processing, and the passengers can get off smoothly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a bus fare collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the arrangement of devices connected to the device.

FIG. 2 schematically shows the configuration of a bus toll collection device, wherein FIG. 2 (a) is a perspective view as viewed from one side, and FIG.
The figure is a perspective view seen from the other side.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an internal configuration of a get-away entrance reader / writer.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an exit entrance reader / writer.

FIG. 5 is a plan view schematically showing a configuration of a display monitor.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a board reader / writer;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the internal configuration of the entrance reader / writer.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a bus fare collection device.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a control unit of the bus toll collection device.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating card processing at the time of boarding.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating card processing when getting off the vehicle.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating card processing at the time of getting off.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating card processing when getting off the vehicle.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a distance-distance route bus route.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining card processing at the time of boarding in the last section.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining card processing at the time of getting off in the last section.

[Explanation of symbols]

C: Card 2: Exit port reader / writer (second card processing unit) 11: Input port (second input port) 14: Output port (second output port) 27: Magnetic head (second Punch unit (second information processing unit) 33 Print head (second information processing unit) 44, 45 Passenger reader / writer (first card processing unit) 79 ... Magnetic head (first information processing unit) 91... Discharge port (first discharge port) 94... Input port (first input port) 101. Head (first information processing unit)

Claims (8)

[Claims] A vehicle is provided at the entrance of a vehicle that sequentially operates a plurality of sections and updates the fare each time the section is exceeded. The fare from the end point to the end point in the last section is a single charge. When a vehicle arrives at a section to be charged, an insertion slot for inserting a passenger's card, and an information processing unit for processing the card inserted from this insertion slot to reduce the usage fee for the last section from at least the amount information of the card. And a discharge port for releasing and returning the card whose amount has been reduced by the information processing unit. 2. A vehicle is provided at the entrance of a vehicle that sequentially operates a plurality of sections and updates the fare each time the section is exceeded. The fare from the end point to the end point in the last section is a single charge. When the vehicle arrives at the section where the fare will be charged, the slot for inserting the passenger's card, and for the card inserted from this slot, the fee for the last section is reduced based on the amount information and the reduction processing. An information processing unit for forming a punch hole according to the remaining balance and, if necessary, the remaining balance; and a discharge port for discharging and returning the card processed by the information processing unit. Card processing equipment. 3. A vehicle which operates sequentially in a plurality of sections and is provided on a vehicle for which the fare is updated each time the section is exceeded. The vehicle is provided at a boarding entrance of the vehicle and extends from an end point to an end point in a last section. When a vehicle arrives in a section where the fare is a single fare, a first slot into which a passenger's card is inserted, and a card inserted through the first slot at least from the amount information of the card. A first card processing means comprising: a first information processing unit for reducing the usage charge for a section; and a first outlet for releasing and returning the card reduced in the first information processing unit. A second slot provided at the exit of the vehicle for inserting a card returned from the first outlet of the first card processing means, a card inserted from the second slot; Who reads the information of the reduction When the discriminating means for discriminating whether reduction processing for the card by reading information of the reading means is correct, reduction processing by the determining means is determined not been performed correctly,
A second information processing section for performing the reduction processing again, a card for which the reduction processing has been correctly performed by the determination means and a card for which the reduction processing has been performed again by the second information processing section are released and returned. And a second card processing means comprising an outlet. 4. A vehicle for sequentially operating a plurality of sections and updating the fare each time the section is exceeded. The vehicle is provided at the entrance of the vehicle and extends from the end point to the end point in the last section. When a vehicle arrives in a section where the fare is a single fare, a first slot into which a passenger's card is inserted, and a card inserted through the first slot into the last section from the price information. And a first information processing unit for forming a punch hole according to the balance after the reduction process and, if necessary, the balance, and processing the information by the first information processing unit. A first card processing means comprising a first discharge port for releasing and returning the card; and a first card processing means provided at the exit of the vehicle and returned from the first discharge port of the first card processing means. Second insertion to insert a card Reading means for reading the reduction information of the card inserted from the second insertion slot, determination means for determining whether or not the reduction processing for the card is correctly performed based on the read information of the reading means, When it is determined that the reduction process has not been performed correctly,
A second information processing unit that forms the punching hole according to the balance after the reduction process and, if necessary, the balance after the reduction process again, a card that has been determined by the determination unit that the reduction process has been correctly performed, and A second card processing means comprising: a discharge port for discharging and returning a card processed again by the second information processing unit. 5. A vehicle for sequentially operating a plurality of continuous sections and renewing the fare each time the section is exceeded, provided at the entrance of the vehicle, and from the end point to the end point in the last section. When a vehicle arrives in a section where the fare is a single fare, a first slot into which a passenger's card is inserted, and a card inserted through the first slot at least from the amount information of the card. A first card processing means comprising: a first information processing unit for reducing the usage charge for a section; and a first outlet for releasing and returning the card reduced in the first information processing unit. A second slot provided at the exit of the vehicle for inserting a card returned from the first outlet of the first card processing means, a card inserted from the second slot; Who reads the information of the reduction Discrimination means for discriminating whether reduction processing for the card by reading information of the reading means is reduced processed cards by whether and the first card processing means are correct,
A second information processing unit for performing the reduction processing again when it is determined that the reduction processing has not been correctly performed by the determination unit and when it is determined that the card has not been subjected to the reduction processing by the first card processing unit; A second card processing means comprising: a card for which the discrimination processing has been correctly performed by the discrimination means; and a second discharge port for discharging the card whose deduction processing has been performed again by the card processing unit. A card processing device characterized by the above-mentioned. 6. A vehicle for sequentially operating a plurality of continuous sections and updating a fare each time the section is exceeded, provided at a boarding entrance of the vehicle, and extending from an end point to an end point in a final section. When a vehicle arrives in a section where the fare is a single fare, a first slot into which a passenger's card is inserted, and a card inserted through the first slot into the last section from the price information. And a first information processing unit for forming a punch hole according to the balance after the reduction process and, if necessary, the balance, and processing the information by the first information processing unit. A first card processing means comprising a first discharge port for releasing and returning the card; and a first card processing means provided at the exit of the vehicle and returned from the first discharge port of the first card processing means. Second insertion to insert a card Reading means for reading reduction information of a card inserted from the second insertion slot, whether or not the reduction processing for the card is correctly performed based on the read information of the reading means, and reduction by the first card processing means Determining means for determining whether the card is a processed card,
When it is determined by the determination means that the reduction processing has not been correctly performed, and when it is determined that the card has not been subjected to the reduction processing by the first card processing means, the reduction processing is performed again, and the remaining amount after the reduction processing is performed. And a second information processing unit that forms a punch hole according to the balance as required, a card that has been determined by the determination unit that the reduction processing has been correctly performed, and a card that has been processed again by the card processing unit. And a second card processing means including a second discharge port for discharging the card. 7. A vehicle is provided at an entrance of a vehicle which sequentially operates a plurality of sections and updates the fare each time the section is exceeded, wherein the fare from the end point to the end point in the last section is a single charge. When the vehicle arrives at the section where the fare will be charged, the slot for inserting the passenger's card and the card inserted from this slot will be used by a single processing head to reduce the usage fee for the last section from the money amount information After the processing, the reduction information is read to determine the correctness of the reduction processing, and if the reduction processing is incorrect, the information processing section for performing the reduction processing again and the card subjected to the reduction processing by this information processing section are released. And a discharge port for returning the card. 8. A vehicle is provided at the entrance of a vehicle that sequentially operates a plurality of sections and updates the fare each time the section is exceeded. The fare from the end point to the end point in the last section is a single charge. When the vehicle arrives at the section where the fare will be charged, the slot for inserting the passenger's card and the card inserted from this slot will be used by a single processing head to reduce the usage fee for the last section from the money amount information After the processing, the reduction information is read to determine the correctness of the reduction processing, and if the reduction processing is incorrect, the reduction processing is performed again, and after the reduction processing, the balance and, if necessary, the balance according to the balance. A card processing device comprising: information processing means for forming a punch hole; and a discharge port for discharging and returning a card processed by the information processing unit.