JP2002140737A - Automatic fare adjusting machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To print the cause of fare adjustment impossibility on the face of a fare adjusting original ticket which is judged that a fare cannot be adjusted. SOLUTION: An automatic fare adjusting machine is provided with a reading means reading data recorded in the ticket inserted into the main body of the fare automatic adjusting machine, a printing means printing the cause of fare adjustment impossibility on the ticket when fare adjustment is judged to be impossible in a fare adjusting processing based on data which is read and a return means returning the printed ticket and the like.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an automatic payment machine,
In particular, the present invention relates to a system in which appropriate guidance can be provided for an unpaid ticket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of automatic payment machine is installed in a station yard, and a ticket as an original payment ticket is inserted into a main body of the automatic payment machine (hereinafter referred to as "main body"). Then, the settlement fee to this station (the station where the main body is installed) is calculated. When money (including cards such as prepaid cards) that satisfies the settlement fee is inserted into the main body, a settlement ticket is issued, and it is necessary to return the original settlement ticket to the user (passenger). Tickets such as a regular commuter pass are configured to be returned.

[0003] In addition, when the settlement original ticket inserted into the main body is determined to be a non-payable ticket, for example, when a predetermined time has elapsed from the entrance time or when the entrance data is not recorded, the display of the main body is performed. It is configured that a message indicating that payment cannot be made is displayed on the screen, and the inserted payment original ticket is returned. Therefore, the user will make a payment at the clerk window.

[0004]

However, in the above-described conventional automatic payment machine, when it is determined that the inserted payment base ticket cannot be paid, only the fact that payment cannot be performed is displayed on the display screen. Since the cause was not disclosed to the user, the user did not know why the payment could not be made and sometimes caused inconvenience. In addition, there is a drawback that the processing time becomes long because the cause of the unsettled ticket must be investigated at the clerk window.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic payment machine capable of clarifying the cause of a payment failure.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic settlement machine according to the present invention comprises: reading means for reading data recorded on tickets and the like inserted into a main body; When it is determined that the settlement is impossible in the settlement process based on the, a printing means for printing the cause of the settlement failure on the ticket, and return means for returning the printed ticket. Features. Also, it is characterized in that the returned ticket data is not rewritten at all. And it is characterized in that the tickets to be printed do not need to be returned to the user at the time of entry.

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic payment machine according to the present invention has a reading means for reading data recorded on tickets and the like inserted into a main body, and a payment processing based on the read data. When it is determined that payment is not possible,
It is characterized by having display means for displaying the cause of the settlement failure on a display screen provided in the main body, and return means for returning the tickets determined to be unaccountable.
Also, it is characterized in that the returned ticket data is not rewritten at all.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic payment machine according to one embodiment. On the upper front part of the main body 1, the main body 1
Is provided with a display unit 2 for displaying the operating state of the system. At the center of the front of the main body 1, a display screen 3 for displaying a settlement fee and an input amount and displaying predetermined guidance is provided like a well-known automatic settlement machine.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 4 denotes an insertion slot for inserting a coin when paying a settlement fee with coins; 5, an insertion opening for inserting the bill when paying the settlement fee with bills; Is a change outlet for discharging change.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 7 denotes an insertion slot for inserting a ticket A, which serves as an adjustment original ticket.
It is configured such that a card can be inserted when the settlement fee is paid by cards such as a prepaid card. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 8 denotes a ticket issuing port for a settlement ticket, and reference numeral 9 denotes a controller that controls the main body 1 in a comprehensive manner. Note that a microphone, a speaker, and the like for responding to a staff member are also provided on the front of the main body 1, but are omitted here.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the controller 9. The controller 9 performs an arithmetic operation using a system program stored in a ROM 10 and working data stored in a RAM 11. It has a central processing unit 12 for processing. The RAM 11 stores fare data for performing a settlement process.

The CPU 12 reads data stored in the settlement original bill and cards inserted from the insertion slot 7 through the I / O unit 13 and writes new data as necessary. A ticket processing unit 14, a settlement ticket issuance processing unit 15 for generating a settlement ticket issued from the ticket issuing port 8, and checking the money inserted from the insertion port 4 or the like,
A cash processing unit 16 for performing change processing as needed;
A display driver 17 that drives and controls the display screen 3 and a printing unit 18 that can perform predetermined printing on a settlement original ticket (tickets A) are connected. In addition, I / O
A clerk processing unit and the like are also connected to the unit 13, but are omitted here.

Next, the control operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Now, it is assumed that a user who is going to participate from the station where the main body 1 is installed has inserted a ticket A composed of a normal ticket into the insertion slot 7 (Step 100: affirmative. S ”). When the tickets A are inserted into the insertion slot 7, the data recorded on the tickets A is read (S10).
2).

In the CPU 12, a calculation operation for settlement is performed based on the read data. If it is determined that the settlement is possible in this settlement process (S104: Yes), the settlement fee from the Norietsu station to this station is calculated, and the amount is displayed on the display screen 3. When money (including cards) satisfying the displayed fee is inserted into the main body 1, a settlement ticket is issued from the ticket issuing port 8.

In the above-described settlement process, the tickets A composed of ordinary tickets inserted into the insertion slot 7 are settled in the original ticket processing unit 14 and collected in the main body 1. When the settlement original ticket inserted into the insertion slot 7 is a ticket such as a commuter pass which needs to be returned to the user, the ticket (commuter pass) is added to the ticket via the original ticket processing unit 14. Predetermined data such as entry data is written, and the processing is performed so that the next use of the tickets is smoothly performed.

In the settlement process of the CPU 12 described above, for example, when it is determined that the settlement cannot be performed after a predetermined time has elapsed from the entrance time (No at S104), the display screen 3 displays that the settlement is not possible. Then, the cause is printed on the face of the ticket A (S106; see the display screen 3 in FIG. 1 and the row B of the ticket A). The tickets A for which the settlement process has been rejected are discharged to the insertion slot 7 and returned to the user (S108). Therefore, the user presents the returned tickets A to the attendant and performs the payment processing at the attendant window. In addition, the reason that the account cannot be paid may be displayed on the display screen 3 in addition to being printed on the tickets A.

At the clerk window, appropriate payment processing can be easily performed based on the contents printed on the tickets A. In addition, since the new ticket is not written by the original ticket processing unit 14 at all, that is, the data has not been rewritten, the ticket A, which is determined to be a non-payable ticket, is installed at the clerk window. The data recorded on the tickets A can be reconfirmed by the data reader.

In the above-described example, printing of the reason that the account could not be settled is performed only for tickets that do not need to be returned to the user, such as a normal ticket. In the case of such tickets that need to be returned to the user, the reason for the inability to make the payment is displayed on the display screen 3.
Therefore, the user can report the cause of the settlement failure to the attendant and perform the settlement process at the attendant window. Also in this case, the data rewriting by the original note processing unit 14 is not performed at all. Therefore, reconfirmation can be performed by the data reader installed at the clerk window.

Note that even if tickets (such as a commuter pass or a coupon card) that must be returned to the user can be rewritten, for example, if the tickets are in a predetermined color. If it is made of a material that develops a color at a temperature and is further decolored at a predetermined decoloring temperature, it is possible to print the reason for the inability to settle.

[0020]

According to the automatic payment machine of the present invention, the reading means for reading the data recorded on the tickets and the like inserted into the main body and the payment processing based on the read data are determined to be impossible for payment. In this case, the reason for the inability to settle is composed of printing means for printing the cause of the inability to settle on the ticket, and return means for returning the printed ticket, so that the cause of the inability to settle is clarified. Can be performed smoothly. Further, when the data of the returned tickets is not rewritten at all, the subsequent reconfirmation can be easily performed. Then, when the tickets to be printed do not need to be returned to the user at the time of entry, they can be printed directly on the tickets.

The automatic settlement machine according to the present invention includes a reading means for reading data recorded on a ticket or the like inserted in the main body, and a means for performing settlement based on the read data when it is determined that settlement is impossible. In addition, since the display is provided with display means for displaying the cause of the inability to settle on the display screen provided on the main body and return means for returning the tickets determined to be incapable of being settled, the cause of the inability to settle is clarified, Subsequent processing by the staff window or the like can be performed smoothly. Further, when the data of the returned tickets is not rewritten at all, the subsequent reconfirmation can be easily performed.

[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.

[Explanation of Signs] 1 Automatic payment machine main body (main body) 2 Display unit 3 Display screen 4 Input port 5 Insertion port 6 Change discharge port 7 Insertion port 8 Issuance port 9 Controller b Tickets

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A reading means for reading data recorded on tickets and the like inserted into a main body of an automatic payment machine, and when it is determined that payment cannot be made in a payment process based on the read data, An automatic payment machine, comprising: printing means for printing the cause of the inability to pay on the ticket; and return means for returning the printed ticket. 2. The automatic payment machine according to claim 1, wherein the data of the returned tickets is not rewritten at all. 3. The automatic payment machine according to claim 1, wherein the tickets to be printed do not need to be returned to the user at the time of entry. 4. A reading means for reading data recorded on a ticket or the like inserted into the main body of the automatic payment machine, and when it is determined in the payment processing based on the read data that payment cannot be made, Display means for displaying the cause of the settlement failure on a display screen provided on the main body of the automatic settlement machine; and return means for returning tickets determined to be unaccountable. . 5. The automatic payment machine according to claim 4, wherein the data of the returned tickets is not rewritten at all.