JP2001167296A - Automatic fare adjuster - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To interactively input the route of riding when plural riding routes exist like a great urban area. SOLUTION: Concerning the automatic fare adjuster to be used when plural riding routes exist from the riding block of an original ticket to a relevant station, this machine is composed of an extracting means for extracting the riding route from the riding block of the original ticket to the relevant station, a question means for questioning the route of riding successively from the route close to the riding block of the original ticket among the extracted plural riding routes, and a fare adjustment control means for performing prescribed fare adjusting processing when the riding route from the riding block of the original ticket to the relevant station is judged as a continuous riding route, with which the adjustment of fare is enabled, by the riding route in response to the questioned riding route but not performing prescribed fare adjusting processing when the riding route from the riding block of the original ticket to the relevant station is intermitted so as not to adjust the fare.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic payment machine,
In particular, the present invention relates to an automatic payment machine capable of interactively interacting with a user, specifying a route on which the user has actually boarded, and performing payment processing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of automatic checkout machine has a user (passenger) attached to the main body of the automatic checkout machine (hereinafter referred to as "main body").
When the original ticket (adjustment original ticket) is inserted, the settlement fee from the station where the original ticket is settled to the station where the main unit is installed is calculated, and the money (prepaid card, etc.) that satisfies the calculated settlement fee When a card is inserted, a settlement ticket is issued.

In the case where there are a plurality of boarding routes between the above-mentioned station and the station, the settlement fee at that time may be calculated as the shortest of the boarding route, or may be referred to as “via”. Such a button is selected, and the settlement fee is calculated on the route on which the user actually gets on.

[0004]

However, in the case of selecting the route actually boarded from the above-mentioned conventional automatic payment machines and performing payment, as shown in FIG. 4, the routes in the metropolitan area are complicatedly intertwined. Therefore, there is a case where there is a boarding route of three or more lines, and there is a drawback that the settlement by selecting the selection button may rather confuse the user.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic checkout machine capable of easily inputting a route on which the user has actually boarded.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic settlement machine according to the present invention is provided between the boarding section of the original ticket inserted in the main body and the station where the main body is installed. In an automatic payment machine used when a plurality of boarding routes exist, an extracting means for extracting a boarding route from the boarding section of the original ticket to the station, and the original ticket from among the plurality of boarding routes extracted. The inquiring means for inquiring the route in which the boarding section has been taken in order from the closest to the boarding section and the boarding route responding to the inquired boarding route allow the boarding route from the boarding section of the original ticket to the station to be settled. When it is determined that there is a continuous boarding route, a predetermined payment process is performed, and when the boarding route from the boarding section of the original ticket to this station is intermittent so that payment cannot be performed, the predetermined payment process is performed. line It is characterized by having a free settlement control means.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic checkout machine according to one embodiment. Above a customer service surface 2 of a main body 1, a display section 3 showing an operating state of the main body 1 and a display section 3 thereof are shown.
Below, an original ticket insertion slot 4 for inserting an adjustment original ticket such as a regular ticket or a commuter pass, which is the basis of the adjustment when boarding an overriding ride, a shortage fee (an adjustment fee), an input amount, or A display screen 5 comprising a touch panel for guiding a change amount and the like and inputting a question and a response to the user, a coin slot 6 for performing a settlement fee with coins,
A bill insertion slot 7 for performing the settlement fee with bills and a card insertion opening 8 for performing the settlement fee with a card such as a prepaid card are provided. Further, a ticket issuing port 9 for discharging a settlement ticket and a return port 10 for discharging a change or a refund of a settlement fee are provided below the customer service surface 2. Further, C in the figure is a controller composed of a microcomputer that controls the main body 1 in an integrated manner.

FIG. 2 shows an electrical configuration of the controller C. The system program is stored in the ROM 20, the working data is stored in the RAM 21a, and the fee is stored in the RAM 21a. A central processing unit (CPU) 22 that performs arithmetic processing using a table 21b and a route table 21c in which route data for extracting a boarding route is recorded is mainly configured.
The CPU 22 has a magnetic head (not shown) for reading data recorded on the settlement original bill inserted from the original bill insertion slot 4 through the I / O unit 23 or writing new data. And a ticket processing unit 2 for issuing a settlement ticket issued from the ticket issuing port 9
5 and while processing the money put into the main body 1,
The return port 10 is connected to a money processing unit 26 that discharges change and refund.

Hereinafter, the control operation when the main body 1 is installed at a predetermined station on the Toei Line in FIG. 4 and the user of the original ticket gets on from any station on the Keio Line will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. explain. Now, it is assumed that the ticket (original ticket) A has been inserted into the original ticket insertion slot 4 by the user (Yes at Step 100; hereinafter, the step is referred to as "S"). The data of the ticket a inserted in the main body 1 is read by the original ticket processing unit 24, and the route table 21 is
The boarding route to this station (station where the main body 1 is installed) is extracted using c (S102). If there is no entry data for the ticket a, for example, if you enter after passing through a manned ticket gate, it is not possible to perform the payment process using the ticket a as the original ticket. The screen is displayed on the display screen 5 (S106). If there is a response of "No" to this question, that is, if the ticket a is on the Keio Line but has not entered from that Keio Line, the settlement process cannot be performed and Then, the processing is performed by the attendant (No in S106).

If the entrance station is recorded in the ticket a (No at S104), or if the entrance station is specified by the response (Yes at S106), the boarding route from the boarding section of the ticket A to this station is determined. The boarding route is actually displayed on the display screen 5 in order from the closest to the boarding section of the ticket a from the middle, and a question is asked (S108, S109, S110).

If the boarding route selected for the questioned boarding route is continuous so that the settlement process can be performed, that is, between the entrance and the exit, the ticket gate is never opened and the contact ticket gate is not opened. If it is continuous without passing, (S108 Toei, S110 Yes, or S108
Odakyu, S109 Yes), the settlement fee of the route actually boarded from the boarding section of the ticket A to this station is calculated and displayed on the display screen 5 (S112). When money that satisfies the displayed settlement fee is inserted into the main body 1, a settlement ticket is issued from the ticket issuing port 9 (Yes at S114, S11).
6).

If the boarding route selected for the inquired boarding route is intermittent so that payment processing cannot be performed, that is, it is necessary to exit the ticket gate once between entry and exit, Alternatively, if there is a ticket gate and the entrance and exit are checked halfway (S10
9 No or S110 No), the settlement process cannot be performed, and the process is performed by a staff member.

[0013]

According to the present invention, there is provided an automatic payment machine for extracting a boarding route from a boarding section of an original ticket to the station,
An inquiry means for inquiring a route that has been boarded in order from the closest to the boarding section of the original ticket from among the plurality of boarding routes extracted, and a boarding route responding to the boarding route inquired by the boarding section of the original ticket. When it is determined that the boarding route to this station is a continuous boarding route that can be settled, predetermined settlement processing is performed, and the boarding route from the boarding section of the original ticket to this station can not be settled. As described above, the payment control means does not perform the predetermined payment processing when the vehicle is intermittently connected, so that it is possible to interactively specify the boarding route and perform the payment processing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic payment machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of a controller.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation.

FIG. 4 is an example of a route map.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic payment machine main body (main body) 2 Customer service surface 3 Display part 4 Original bill insertion slot 5 Display screen 6 Coin insertion slot 7 Bill insertion slot 8 Card insertion slot 9 Ticketing slot 10 Return slot C Controller

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An automatic system used when there are a plurality of boarding routes from a boarding section of an original ticket inserted into a main body of an automatic payment machine to a station where the main body of the automatic payment machine is installed. In the checkout machine, extracting means for extracting a boarding route from the boarding section of the original ticket to the station, and asking, from among the plurality of extracted boarding routes, a route boarding in order from the closest to the boarding section of the original ticket. The inquiry means to ask, and the boarding route in response to the boarding route inquired, the predetermined settlement when it is determined that the boarding route from the boarding section of the original ticket to the station is a continuous boarding route capable of carrying out the settlement. Payment processing control means for performing processing and not performing predetermined payment processing when the boarding route from the boarding section of the original ticket to the station is interrupted so that payment cannot be performed. Automatic adjustment machine to.