JP2004362182A - Device for determining effective usable section of ticket - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for determining an effective usable section of ticket by which whether a getting-on station and a getting-off station exist in an effective usable section or not is determined even when a travelling route is changed after issuing a commuter pass. <P>SOLUTION: When a station for connection is newly set after issuing the commuter pass, station information (station code) for permitting connection is stored in a freely removable memory card before starting travelling. In travelling, the memory card is inserted to the device for determining the effective usable section of ticket, and station information (station code) stored in the memory card is stored in a work memory so as to be readable. Consequently, getting-on/off is allowed at the newly permitted station. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for determining an effective use section of a ticket, such as a route bus or a one-man train, which has a relatively large number of operation routes, intersects, and allows transit.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Route buses in urban areas have mixed operation routes. In such a case, if some transit is permitted and a commuter pass is issued by specifying both terminals of the use section formed by transiting buses of multiple operating systems, It is a customary practice for commuter passes to allow passengers to get on and off at stations (stops) of multiple operating systems. However, in order to allow boarding and disembarking at each station in the use section of a plurality of complicated systems as described above, it is necessary to determine whether the current station is in the effective use section, so boarding and disembarking It was necessary to record in the commuter pass all station information permitting or all station information permitting transit.
[0003]
[Patent Document]
JP-A-2002-117420
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the case of a route bus, the operation route may be changed or added in a relatively short time. In this case, a change in the route or addition of the service line may result in the setting of a new station for which transit is permitted. It is necessary to write the relay station information on the commuter pass. However, each time a service route is changed or added, it takes time to change the record information of the commuter pass. Therefore, the conventional commuter pass (issued before the change of the service route) is usually used until the renewal of the commuter pass. When a passenger gets on or off at a transit station newly set with a conventional commuter pass, the crew judges the transit visually based on the passenger's declaration.
An object of the present invention is to provide an effective use section determination device capable of determining whether a boarding station or a disembarkation station is in a correct effective use section even when an operation route is changed after a commuter ticket is issued. Is to provide.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the ticket valid use section determination device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the storage means is provided in the vehicle and stores station information of any station to which getting on and off is permitted, and reads the station information recorded on the ticket. It is characterized by comprising reading means, and means for determining whether or not the read station information and the station information stored in the storage means match current station information.
[0006]
In the ticket valid use section determining apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, in the ticket valid use section determining apparatus according to the first aspect, the station information of any station permitted to get on and off is stored in association with a specific station. It is characterized by doing.
[0007]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the ticket valid use section determining apparatus according to the second aspect, an arbitrary station permitted to get on and off is a newly installed station.
[0008]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is applied to, for example, a route bus effective use section determination device. FIG. 1 shows an example of a part of a route bus operation network. In this example, the route of the service system 001 and the route of the service system 002 are provided substantially in parallel, and the route of the service system 003 is provided so as to intersect with the routes of the service systems 001 and 002. The getting on / off stations (stops) on each operation system are indicated by a circle, and information (code) indicating the station is indicated by a numeral. A bus of system 001 and a bus of system 003 can be connected to each other at station 104, and a bus of system 002 and a bus of system 003 can be connected to each other at station 204. These transit stations are indicated by double circles.
[0009]
As an example of a ticket according to the present invention, in the case of a commuter pass using a section between the station 101 of the system 001 (indicated by a triple circle) and the station 206 of the system 002 (indicated by a triple circle), for example, FIG. As shown in FIG. 2A, the train ticket (commuter pass) 10 records operating organization information 11, validity period information 12, station information 101 and 206 at both ends of the use section, and permits transfer in the use section. Transit station information 104, 204 is recorded. The ticket 10 may use a non-contact type or contact type IC card or magnetic card, and may be a type that can be written (rewritten) as well as read. Further, other various information such as name, age, and gender may be recorded as necessary.
[0010]
The owner of the ticket (commuter pass) 10 is required to be allowed to get on and off at all stations on the operating system between each station of the station information 101-104-204-206 and the station of the adjacent station information. Become.
[0011]
In order to check whether or not such a ticket belongs to an effective use section when a passenger gets on the bus vehicle or gets off the bus, the ticket use effective section determination device according to the present invention is used.
That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the boarding-side ticket effective use section determining device 31 is provided near the boarding entrance in the bus vehicle, and the get-off ticket effective use section determining device 32 is provided near the getting-off port. When the operation of the operating system is started, the operating system is set on, for example, the digital fare display 33, and the fare display corresponding to the operating system is performed on the ticket valid use section determination devices 31, 32, and For example, the display of the fare display 33 is updated according to the bus operation by inputting a stop stop signal generated by, for example, the operation of the switch 34 or from the in-vehicle information broadcasting device to the fare display 33. For example, when the system 001 is set, the station codes of the system 001 are arranged in the order of operation as shown in FIG. 4 and transferred to the work memory in the fare display 33. When the section information assigned to each station code changes, the display column of the fare data table is selected and displayed according to the section. Accordingly, in the digital fare display 33, current station information (code) indicating which station is the current stop station is obtained.
[0012]
The operating system is set on the digital fare display 33, and when the station code group is transferred to the work memory, it is also transferred to the boarding side and the getting off side ticket effective use section determination devices 31 and 32, respectively. Each time the current station code obtained by the digital fare display 33 is updated, the current station code is stored in the work memory in each of the devices 31 and 32. 32, and the current station code in the device 31, 32 is updated.
[0013]
The boarding passenger causes the ticket 10, for example, the record of the non-contact type IC card to be read by the ticket effective use section determination device 31, and determines whether the boarding station is within the effective use range of the ticket 10. The passenger who wants to get off the vehicle reads the ticket 10 using the ticket valid use section determining device 32 and determines whether the getting off station is within the valid use range of the ticket 10.
The ticket valid use section determination devices 31 and 32 have the same configuration, for example, as shown in FIG. In other words, the CPU 41 functions by reading out, interpreting and executing the program in the program memory 42. The storage unit 43 stores operating organization information and the like. Is transmitted to the storage unit 45, and similarly, when the current station code is transmitted, the current station code in the storage unit 45 is updated to the new one.
[0014]
Each of the ticket valid use section determination devices 31 and 32 is provided with a card reader / writer 46, and the record of the ticket 10 is read by the card reader / writer 46 at the time of getting on or off the train. That is, in the example of FIG. 2A, both-end station information 101 and 206 and connecting station information 104 and 204 are read (FIG. 6, S1), and station information on the operating system in the read station information is searched (S2). ). That is, the same station code as the station code in the system station code group in the storage unit 45 in the read station information (code) is searched for. For example, if the operating system of the bus is 001, the system station code group in the storage unit 45 is each station code on the route of the system 001 in FIG. 1 (the leftmost station code group in FIG. 4). In the example shown in FIG. 2A, the station codes 101 and 104 are selected as matching the station codes in the code group.
[0015]
Next, valid station information is determined from the selected station information (code) and the station codes between the selected station codes in the station code group of the operating system (S3). In the above example, the selected station codes 101 and 104 and all the station codes 102 and 103 between the station codes 101 and 104 in the station code group of the system 001 are determined as valid station codes.
Next, it is checked whether or not the current station information is in the determined valid station code (S4), and if so, the notifying unit 47 is notified that the ticket 10 is valid (S5). This notification is displayed on a display and visually notified, or a synthetic voice is output and reported audibly. Or do both. If the current station information is not included in the valid station code, the notification unit 47 notifies that the ticket 10 is outside the use section (S6).
[0016]
Normally, it is determined whether or not the ticket 10 is within the validity period by using the clock 48 shown in FIG. 5, and the ticket 10 is effectively issued by a predetermined organization. It is also determined whether or not the information is valid, and information necessary for the determination is stored in the storage unit 43.
[0017]
Next, a case where a new transitable station is set due to a change or addition of an operation route will be described. In this embodiment, it is assumed that a route of an operation system 004 indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 1 is added. The route of the operating system 004 is provided substantially in parallel with the route of the operating system 003, and intersects with the routes of the operating systems 001 and 002. As in the other operation systems, the getting on / off stations (stops) on the system 004 are indicated by a circle, and the information (code) indicating the station is indicated by a numeral. A bus of system 001 and a bus of system 004 can be connected to each other at station 102, and a bus of system 002 and a bus of system 004 can be connected to each other at station 202.
[0018]
When a station 102 and a station 202 are newly set as stations to which transit is permitted in a commuter pass using a section between the station 101 of the system 001 and the station 206 of the system 002, the first route (101- 104-204-206) and the second route (101-102-202-206).
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 2B, the commuter pass (commuter pass) 10 ′ includes the operating organization information 11, the validity period information 12, and the station information 101 and 206 at both ends of the use section. At the same time, transit station information 102, 104, 202, and 204 for which transit is permitted in this use section is recorded.
The owner of the ticket (commuter pass) 10 ′ is required to board and get off at all stations on the service system between each station of the station information 101-104-204-206 and the station of these adjacent station information, Boarding and getting off at all stations on the operating system between each station of 101-102-202-206 and the station of these adjacent station information will be permitted. For valid determination at the time of boarding and getting off, Since the same determination processing as described above is performed, the description is omitted.
[0020]
When boarding using a commuter pass (commuter pass shown in FIG. 2A) 10 issued before the operation route is changed, the first route is determined to be within the valid section, but the second route is determined to be within the valid section. Among them, at the time of getting on and off with the station codes 102, 402, and 202 of the system 004 and at the time of getting on and off with the station codes 202 and 203 of the system 002, it is determined that the area is outside the valid section in the above-described determination processing.
[0021]
Therefore, when the station 102 and the station 202 are newly set as stations to which transit is permitted, station information (station code 102, 202) for which transit is permitted is stored in the removable memory card 49 before the operation starts, At the time of operation, the memory card 49 is inserted into the ticket valid use section determination device 31, and the station information (station codes 102, 202) stored in the memory card 49 is stored in the work memory in a readable manner. It is determined that the getting on / off of the route is within the effective use section.
The station information for permitting the transfer may be transferred from an external device (not shown) without using a memory card, and may be stored in the work memory. You may make it input via input means.
[0022]
When the memory card 49 is inserted into the ticket valid use section determination device 31, the station information stored in the memory card 49, that is, the station information 202 is stored in the work memory (FIG. 8, S1). Further, the record of the ticket 10 is read by the card reader / writer 46 at the time of boarding or getting off, and all the station information (code), that is, both-end station information 101 and 206 and the connecting station information 104, 204 is read (S2). The station information stored in the work memory and the station information on the operating system in the station information read from the ticket 10 are searched (S3). That is, in the station information stored in the work memory and the read station information (code), the same station code as the station code in the system station code group in the storage unit 45 is searched. For example, if the operating system of the bus is 001, the system station code group in the storage unit 45 is each station code on the route of the system 001 in FIG. 1 (the leftmost station code group in FIG. 4). In the example shown in FIG. 2A, the station codes 101 and 104 are selected as matching the station codes in the code group.
[0023]
Next, valid station information is determined from the selected station information (code) and the station codes between the selected station codes in the station code group of the operating system (S4). In the above example, the selected station codes 101 and 104 and all the station codes 102 and 103 between the station codes 101 and 104 in the station code group of the system 001 are determined as valid station codes.
Further, it is checked whether or not the current station information is present in the determined effective station code (S5), and if so, the notifying unit 47 is notified that the ticket 10 is valid (S6). If the current station information is not in the valid station code, the notifying unit 47 notifies that the ticket 10 is outside the use section (S7).
[0024]
For example, in the example shown in FIG. 2A, at the time of getting on and off, 101, 206, 104, and 204 are read from the ticket 10 as station information as shown in FIG. When getting off at the station with the code 104, the station codes 101 and 104 of the operating system 001 in the read station code are searched for as shown in FIG. 7B, and as a result, as shown in FIG. 102, 103, and 104 are determined as valid station codes, and in this valid station code, both the current station code 102 at the time of getting on and the current station code 104 at the time of getting off exist. The ticket 10 is determined to be in the valid section.
[0025]
Further, when the user gets on the code 102 station using the ticket 10 shown in FIG. 2A and tries to get off at the code 202 station, in this case, the ticket valid section determination devices 31 and 32 attached to the bus .., 401, 102, 402, 202, 403,... Are stored in the storage unit 45, and the station codes 102, 202 stored in the work memory are stored in the stations on the operating system 004. A code is selected as shown in FIG. 7D, and the effective station codes are determined as 102, 402, and 202 from these station codes 102 and 202 and a group of station codes on the system 004 as shown in FIG. 7E. Therefore, both the current station code 102 at the time of boarding and the current station code 202 at the time of getting off are in the valid station code, and the ticket 10 is determined to be in the valid section both at the time of boarding and at the time of getting off.
[0026]
Also, when the user gets on the code 202 station using the ticket 10 shown in FIG. 2A and tries to get off at the code 205 station, in this case, the ticket valid area determination devices 31 and 32 attached to the bus Each storage unit 45 stores station code groups of system 002,..., 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, and so on, from the station code 202 stored in the memory card 49 and the ticket 10. The station code 206 in the read station code (FIG. 7A) is selected as the station code on the operation system 002 as shown in FIG. 7F, and further, from the station codes 202 and 206 and the station code group on the system 002. The valid station codes are determined as 202, 203, 204, 205, and 206 as shown in FIG. 7G. Therefore, both the current station code 202 at the time of boarding and the current station code 205 at the time of getting off are in the valid station code, and the ticket 10 is determined to be in the valid section both at the time of boarding and at the time of getting off.
[0027]
Also, when the user is to get on at the station of the code 203 with the ticket 10 shown in FIG. 2A and intend to get off at the station of the code 207, the valid station codes are 202, 203, and 203 shown in FIG. At the time of boarding, the ticket 10 is determined to be within the valid section, but at the time of getting off, the current station code is 207, which does not exist in the valid station code. Therefore, it is determined that the ticket 10 is out of the valid section, and the notification unit 47 notifies the passenger that the ticket 10 is out of the valid section. To get off.
[0028]
In addition, when a station to which a new transit is permitted is made valid only for a passenger having a commuter pass between specific stations, the new station information is stored in association with the station information recorded in the commuter pass. .
For example, when only passengers having the commuter pass 10 are allowed to transfer at the station with the code 102 and the code 202, the station code 102 is stored in the memory card 49 in association with the station code 104 recorded on the commuter pass 10. The station code 202 is stored in the memory card 49 in association with the station code 204 recorded on the commuter pass 10. In this way, the station codes 102 and 202 stored in the work memory are determined to be valid only for the ticket 10 in which the station code 104 and the station code 204 are recorded.
[0029]
In this state, when the user gets on the code 102 using the ticket 10 shown in FIG. 2A and tries to get off at the code 402 station, the station code 104 and the station code 204 are recorded on the ticket 10. Therefore, the station code 102 and the station code 202 stored in the work memory are made valid, and in the station code on the system 004, the station codes 102, 402, and 202 are made valid station codes as shown in FIG. In the meantime, both the current station code 102 at the time of getting on and the current station code 402 at the time of getting off are in the valid station code, and the ticket 10 is determined to be in the valid section both at the time of getting on and at the time of getting off. .
[0030]
As shown in FIG. 2C, when a passenger passes at a station of code 102 using a commuter pass 10 ″ in which both stations of the commuter pass are a station 101 and a station 302 and tries to get off at a station of code 402, the ticket Since the station code 104 is recorded in 10 ″, the station code 102 stored in the work memory is valid. However, since the station code 204 is not recorded, the station code 202 stored in the work memory is invalid. In the station code on the system 004, only the station code 102 is set as a valid station code. Therefore, the current station code 102 at the time of boarding is determined to be within the valid section, but since the current station code 402 at the time of getting off does not exist in the valid station code, the ticket is determined to be outside the valid section. Is notified from the notification unit 47.
[0031]
In other words, if the station code of the station to which transit is newly permitted is recorded alone, if either the boarding station or the getting off station is recorded on the ticket as an effective section, getting on and off at the newly set station However, if the station that allows a new transfer is stored in association with the station information recorded in the commuter pass, it is possible to get on and off at the newly set station only for a specific ticket It becomes.
[0032]
In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the current position of the bus is grasped from the digital fare display. However, the current position of the bus may be grasped directly from the in-vehicle information broadcasting device. In other words, before the operation of the operating system is started, the in-vehicle information broadcasting program corresponding to the operating system is set in the in-vehicle information broadcasting device, and when the operation of the bus is started, the in-car operating broadcast corresponding to the operating system is performed. And, for example, when a stop stepping signal generated by operating a switch is input to the in-vehicle guide broadcast device, the guide broadcast of the in-vehicle guide broadcast device is updated according to the bus operation, and the Current station information indicating the current stop station is obtained. Therefore, the current station information may be supplied to the boarding-side effective use section determining device 31 and the getting-off side effective use section determining device 32.
The information recorded in the ticket has been described as an example in which station information indicating both ends of the use section and transit station information in which transit is permitted in the use section are recorded. Instead of the connecting station information, the information of all the stations permitted to get on and off may be recorded.
[0033]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the ticket effective use section determination device of the present invention, even if a new transit-permitted station is set after the commuter pass issuance, the boarding station and the getting off station are correctly used effectively. It can be determined whether or not it is within the section.
In addition, by recording the stations that are newly permitted for transit in association with the specific stations that have been permitted to get on and off, only passengers with commuter passes between specific stations can get on and off at the newly installed stations. Becomes possible.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a bus route network.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of recorded information of a ticket.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a use system of a ticket valid use section determination device.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of operating system station codes, sections, and displayed fare data.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a ticket valid use section determination device.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation procedure of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4;
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a read station code, an operating system station code, and an effective station code in the effective use section determination processing.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation procedure according to another embodiment.

Claims (3)

Installed in the vehicle,
Storage means for storing station information of any station permitted to get on and off;
Reading means for reading station information recorded on the ticket;
Means for determining whether the read station information and the station information recorded in the storage means match current station information,
A ticket valid use section determination device comprising: The ticket valid use section determination device according to claim 1,
A ticket valid use section determination device, which stores station information of an arbitrary station for which getting on / off is permitted in association with a specific station. The ticket valid use section determination device according to claim 2,
A ticket valid use section determination device, characterized in that any station permitted to get on and off is a newly installed station.

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