JP2005092607A - Ticket vending machine, ticket processor, automatic ticket gate, and station service system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable users to purchase and use even tickets whose users need to be certified as qualified, such as discount tickets or commuter passes for students, without having to go to windows where station attendants sell the tickets or commuter passes, thereby eliminating the need for the station attendants to issue discount tickets or commuter passes for students to the users at the windows, and thus reducing the amount of work required of the attendants. <P>SOLUTION: At the automatic ticket gate, whether or not passage is permitted is determined based on a plurality of tickets inserted. When a combination of an incomplete discount ticket (or commuter pass for students) and an auxiliary ticket is inserted, the process of adding lacking information and printing lacking printed information to the incomplete discount ticket (or commuter pass for students) is performed to return the ticket as a complete discount ticket or commuter pass for students. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention is, for example, a system used in a transportation facility such as a railway, and an automatic ticket vending machine that issues a ticket according to a user's operation, and an automatic commuter ticket that issues a commuter pass according to a user's operation. Station services that have issuing machines, ticket processing machines that process tickets by the operation of staff, automatic ticket gates that determine traffic based on tickets held by users, and host devices that manage data from each device About the system.

  Conventionally, in transportation systems such as railways, an "automatic ticket vending machine" that can purchase various types of tickets by the user's own operation, an "automatic commuter pass issuing machine" that can purchase commuter passes by the user's own operation, and multiple sheets Station equipment such as an "automatic ticket gate" that can determine the traffic by combining the ticket of the ticket is installed at the ticket gate of the station. These station service devices are devices that are operated by the user's own operation in the vicinity of the ticket gate of the station, and are introduced for the purpose of improving the convenience for the user and reducing the work burden on the station staff. In addition, in the transportation facilities such as railways, in addition to the “automatic ticket vending machine” and the “automatic commuter pass issuing machine” which are operated by the user's operation as described above, a ticket issuing window where station staff are resident is installed.

  In such a ticket issuing window, tickets that cannot be sold by the automatic ticket vending machine or the automatic commuter pass issuing machine are issued by the staff of the station staff and sold to users. The ticketing window as described above is often installed at a location away from the ticket gate or has a limited business hours. In transportation systems such as railways, it is preferable to reduce the number of ticketing window operations as much as possible in order to improve the convenience for users and the reduction of the work burden on station staff.

  However, in conventional transportation systems such as railways, in addition to ordinary tickets or regular commuter passes (commuter commuter passes) that are sold at normal fares, they are cheaper than ordinary tickets that can be issued only at the ticketing window as described above. There are tickets such as fare discount tickets and school commuter passes.

  For example, in the fare specified by the railway operator, in addition to the normal fare, a “discounted fare” applicable to persons with disabilities may be specified in the system. Discount tickets to which such discounts are applied can be purchased at a fare that is cheaper than the normal fare, but at the time of purchase, a certificate that proves that you are a disabled person is required, and you can purchase it at the station. It will be released after the staff confirms it. Therefore, in a conventional station service system, an automatic ticket vending machine that can purchase a ticket without the intervention of a station staff cannot release a discounted ticket as described above.

  On the other hand, there is a discount system called “commuting commuter pass” for commuter passes. This school commuter pass can be purchased at a lower fare than a regular commuter pass (commuting commuter pass) even if the boarding section is the same. However, when issuing a commuter pass, it is necessary for the station staff to check whether or not you are eligible to purchase a commuter pass using a “commuting certificate”. For this reason, traditionally, students who purchase school commuter pass present a commuting certificate to the station staff, and the station staff confirms that the student is qualified to purchase the school commuter pass. Tickets are issued.

  In addition, a commuter pass that continues to a commuter pass that is about to expire on the automatic commuter pass issuing machine may be issued only by the user's own operation without the intervention of a station staff. If the validity period spans years, it is necessary to reconfirm whether the person is a student during the validity period of the commuter pass. In addition, the automatic commuter pass issuing machine has a function of issuing a new commuter pass in terms of function, but it is practically difficult to recognize commute certificates in various formats. In other words, an automatic commuter pass issuing machine cannot issue a school commuter pass without the intervention of a station staff because it cannot determine whether or not a school commuter pass can be issued.

  As mentioned above, various discounted tickets that have been priced lower than normal tickets, or commuter commuter tickets that can be purchased at a lower price than commuter commuter tickets in the same boarding zone It is necessary for the station staff to confirm the various certificates possessed by the purchaser. For this reason, it is difficult to sell such discount tickets and school commuter passes with automatic ticket vending machines and automatic commuter pass issuing machines. In addition, there are a wide variety of formats for certificates for confirming whether or not there is a qualification to purchase a discount ticket or a school commuter pass. For this reason, an automatic ticket vending machine or an automatic commuter pass issuing machine that releases a boarding ticket or commuter pass only by a purchaser's operation cannot substantially confirm the certificate possessed by the purchaser.

  Therefore, in the past, discounted tickets and commuter pass tickets were issued by ticket vending machines and commuter pass issuing devices operated by station staff installed at the ticketing counter, but when ticketing counters are crowded However, there is a problem that the work burden of the station staff in the ticketing window increases, and the purchaser may wait for a long time to purchase the ticket. In addition, the ticketing counters mentioned above are short in business hours. For example, it is not possible to release tickets such as discount tickets and school commuter passes that require confirmation of the certificate in the early morning and evening hours. There are also problems.

  As described above, the present invention solves the problem that, when issuing a ticket that can be used only by a specific person, it becomes a work burden for a station staff or the user is inconvenient. Even when a ticket that can be used only by a specific person is issued, the work burden on the station staff can be reduced, and convenience for users who purchase and use a ticket that can only be used by a specific person It is an object to provide a ticket vending machine, a ticket processing machine, an automatic ticket gate, and a station service system that can improve the performance.

  The ticket vending machine of the present invention issues a ticket used for an automatic ticket gate capable of determining traffic by a combination of a plurality of tickets, and the user is instructed to issue a special ticket that can be used only by a specific person. And some information that can be determined by automatic ticket gates in combination with an auxiliary ticket that is distributed separately when the operation means directs the issuance of a special ticket that can be used only by a specific person. Issuance means for issuing a special ticket in a state in which is deleted.

  The ticket processing machine according to the present invention performs processing on a ticket by the operation of an attendant, and a user who possesses a special ticket in a state where some information is missing is qualified to use the special ticket. If the clerk who confirms that the ticket has been issued is instructed to issue an auxiliary ticket corresponding to the special ticket, and is issued by the operating means to issue an auxiliary ticket corresponding to the special ticket, the special ticket Reading means for reading identification information for identifying a special ticket, and issuing means for issuing an auxiliary ticket in which identification information of the special ticket read by the reading means is recorded.

  The automatic ticket gate of the present invention is capable of determining passage by a combination of a plurality of tickets, a reading means for reading the recorded contents recorded on the plurality of tickets possessed by the user, and the reading means Judgment means for judging whether or not the combination of the ticket that has read the recorded content is a combination of a special ticket in which some information is missing and an auxiliary ticket in which the identification information of the special ticket is recorded, When it is determined by this determination means that the combination of the tickets is not a combination of a special ticket and an auxiliary ticket in which the identification information of the special ticket is recorded, a pass determination is performed based on the recorded contents of the ticket read by the reading means. When it is determined by the first processing means and the determination means that the combination of the ticket is a combination of a special ticket and an auxiliary ticket in which identification information of the special ticket is recorded, the special ticket and the Performs traffic determination in combination with a co-ticket, the information which the missing special ticket and a second processing means for recording on the special tickets.

  The station service system according to the present invention includes a ticket vending machine that issues a ticket by a user's operation, a ticket processing machine that performs processing on the ticket by an operator's operation, and an automatic ticket gate that performs a traffic determination based on the ticket possessed by the user. The ticket vending machine, when instructed to issue a special ticket that can be used only by a specific person, some information is provided so that the pass judgment of the automatic ticket gate is not possible by itself. A first issuing means for issuing a special ticket in a state of being lost, wherein the ticket processing machine records identification information of the special ticket in a state in which a part of the information issued by the ticket vending machine is missing The automatic ticket gate has a reading means for reading the recorded contents recorded on a plurality of tickets possessed by the user, and a recording by the reading means. The combination of tickets that read the contents is before In the case of a combination of a special ticket that is missing some information issued by a ticket vending machine and an auxiliary ticket in which the identification information of the special ticket is recorded, the combination of the special ticket and the auxiliary ticket And processing means for making a determination and recording information missing in the special ticket in the special ticket.

  The station service system according to the present invention includes a ticket vending machine that issues a ticket by a user's operation, a ticket processing machine that performs processing on the ticket by an operator's operation, and an automatic ticket gate that performs a traffic determination based on the ticket possessed by the user. In a system having a machine and a host device that manages processing data in each device, when the ticket vending machine is instructed to issue a special ticket that can be used only by a specific person, the automatic ticket checker's traffic determination A first issuing means for issuing a special ticket in which a part of information is lost so that it cannot be used alone, and information related to the special ticket issued by the first issuing means as ticket issuing data to the host device A first transmitting means for transmitting, and the ticket processing machine issues an auxiliary ticket that records identification information of a special ticket in a state where some information issued by the ticket vending machine is missing. Has 2 issuing means In the automatic ticket gate, the ticket vending machine issues a combination of reading means for reading the recorded contents recorded on a plurality of tickets possessed by the user and the reading of the recorded contents by the reading means. When it is a combination of a special ticket in which some information is missing and an auxiliary ticket in which the identification information of the special ticket is recorded, a pass determination is performed with a combination of the special ticket and the auxiliary ticket, A processing unit that records information missing in the special ticket in the special ticket, and a second transmission that transmits information relating to the special ticket in which the information missing by the processing unit is recorded to the host device as processing data And the host device is recorded in the recording means based on the processing means received from the automatic ticket checker and the recording means for recording the ticket issuing data received from the ticket vending machine. And a updating means for updating the ticketing data of the special tickets.

  According to the present invention, even when a ticket that can be used only by a specific person is issued, the work burden on the station staff can be reduced, and a ticket that can be used only by a specific person can be purchased and used. It is possible to provide a ticket vending machine, a ticket processing machine, an automatic ticket gate, and a station service system that can improve user convenience.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a station service system. This station service system consists of an automatic ticket gate 1, an automatic ticket vending machine 2 as a ticket vending machine, an automatic commuter pass issuing machine (continuous commuter pass issuing machine) 3 as a ticket vending machine, a ticket processing machine (window processing machine) 4, etc. And a host computer 5 and a data totaling machine 6 as a host device for these station service devices.

  The host computer 5 is connected to the data totaling machine 6 or a sub-host and functions as a host device of the data totaling machine 6. The host computer 5 has a database (recording means) 5a that receives the total data from the data totaling machine 6 and records it as data of the entire station service system. The host computer 5 has a function (update means) for managing the data of the entire station service system by recording the data aggregated by each data aggregator 6 in the database 5a.

  The data totaling machine 6 is provided for each corner of each station or ticket gate, and the automatic ticket gate 1, automatic ticket vending machine 2, automatic commuter pass issuing machine (continuous commuter pass issuing machine) installed at the station or corner. 3. It has a function of totaling data from a ticket processing machine (window processing machine) 4 or the like, or transmitting the totaled data to the host computer 5. Further, the data totaling machine 6 has a database 5a for recording data obtained by counting ticketing data and processing data collected from each station service device, and the data (total data) accumulated in the database 5a is stored in the host computer 5. It is supposed to send.

  The automatic ticket gate 1 is installed at a ticket gate of a station or the like, and performs a ticket gate operation at the ticket gate for a user based on the contents recorded on a ticket possessed by the user. For example, when the user goes out of the station, the automatic ticket gate 1 determines whether or not to allow the user to go out of the station based on the boarding fee recorded on the ticket possessed by the user. Execute the participation process. In addition, when the user enters the station, the automatic ticket gate 1 enters the station by determining whether or not to permit entry into the station based on the validity of the ticket possessed by the user. Execute the process.

  The automatic ticket vending machine 2 has a function of releasing various types of boarding tickets in accordance with user operations without using a station staff. For example, the automatic ticket vending machine 2 has a function of issuing a normal ticket according to the amount inserted by the user or issuing a discount ticket to a specific person. Here, the discounted ticket is a ticket that is sold at a discounted price for a regular ticket for a specific person such as a disabled person or an elderly person.

  The automatic commuter pass issuing machine 3 issues a commuter pass according to a user's operation without going through a station attendant. Here, it is assumed that the automatic commuter pass issuing machine 3 issues a continuous commuter pass to a user who already has a commuter pass. The automatic commuter pass issuing machine 3 has a function of issuing a regular fee commuter pass (commuting commuter pass) or issuing a commuter pass discounted from the normal fee (commuting commuter pass). It shall be. Here, the above-mentioned commuter pass is a commuter pass that is sold at a rate (student discount) obtained by discounting the commuter pass fee (ordinary fee) used by students.

  The ticket processing machine 4 is installed at a station window or a ticket gate window where station staff are stationed, and processes the ticket by the operation of the station staff. The ticket processor 4 has a function of confirming the recorded contents of the ticket presented by the user and recording data instructed by the station staff on the ticket presented by the user. Further, the ticket processing machine 4 has a function of issuing an auxiliary ticket described later.

  Next, the configuration of the automatic ticket gate 1 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic ticket gate 1 includes a control unit (determination unit, processing unit) 11, a communication unit (transmission unit) 12, a memory 13, a display unit 14, a door control unit 15, a ticket processing unit (reading). Means) 16 or the like.

  The control unit 11 controls the automatic ticket gate 1 as a whole. The communication unit 12 is an interface that performs data communication with the data totaling machine 6 as a host system. The memory 13 records fare data for determining entry or exit of a ticket possessed by a user and records processing data indicating a processing result in the automatic ticket gate 1. It is.

  The display unit 14 is composed of a liquid crystal display or the like, and displays various guides such as a determination result of entry or exit to a user who uses the automatic ticket gate 1. The door control unit 15 controls opening and closing of a door (not shown) provided in the automatic ticket gate 1. For example, the door control unit 15 opens the door when allowing the passage based on the determination result of entering or exiting the ticket possessed by the user, and closes the door when preventing the passage. To do.

  The ticket processing unit 16 processes a ticket possessed by the user. For example, when a magnetic ticket in which data is magnetically recorded is used as a boarding ticket or a commuter pass, the ticket processing unit 16 is configured to transfer a boarding ticket or a commuter pass to the ticket transported by the transport mechanism. Reading means for reading data and writing data, a reader / writer as writing means, a printing mechanism as printing means for printing on the surface of a ticket conveyed by the conveying mechanism, and the conveying mechanism It has a collection mechanism or the like as a collection means for selectively collecting the conveyed ticket.

  Further, when a non-contact type IC card (wireless card) in which data is recorded in an IC memory is used as a boarding ticket or commuter pass, the ticket processing unit 16 stores the data recorded in the memory in the wireless card. A wireless card reader / writer for reading and writing is used. In the following explanation, a magnetic ticket is mainly used as a boarding ticket or commuter pass. However, the boarding ticket or commuter pass may be replaced with a wireless card.

  Next, the configuration of the automatic ticket vending machine 2 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic ticket vending machine 2 includes a control unit 21, a communication unit 22, a memory 23, a display unit 24, an operation unit (operation unit) 25, an amount processing unit 26, and a ticket issuing mechanism unit (issuing unit). 27 and the like.

  The control unit 21 controls the entire automatic ticket vending machine 2. The communication unit 22 is an interface that performs data communication with the data totaling machine 6 as a host system. The memory 23 stores fare data for determining a fare (fare) when issuing a ticket. Further, processing data (ticketing data) indicating processing results in the automatic ticket vending machine 2 is recorded in the memory 23.

  The display unit 24 is composed of a liquid crystal display or the like, and displays the contents of the special ticket and guides various operations. The operation unit 25 is used by a user to input an operation instruction. The operation unit 25 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display with a built-in touch panel, and an input part for instructing the issuance of an ordinary ticket or a discounted ticket that can be issued according to the amount counted by the amount processing unit 26. Have.

  The amount processing unit 26 determines the amount of cash or the amount card inserted by the user and executes processing for the amount inserted. The ticket issuing mechanism 27 issues a ticket instructed by the user at the operation unit 25 in accordance with the amount counted by the amount processing unit 26.

  Next, the configuration of the automatic commuter pass issuing machine 3 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic commuter pass issuing machine 3 includes a control unit 31, a communication unit 32, a memory 33, a display unit 34, an operation unit (operation unit) 35, a ticket processing unit (reading unit) 36, and a money amount process. Part 37, ticketing mechanism part (issuing means) 38 and the like.

  The control unit 31 controls the commuter pass issuing machine 3 as a whole. The communication unit 32 is an interface that performs data communication with the data totaling machine 6 as a host system. The memory 33 stores fare data for determining a commuter pass (a commuter pass fee and a commuter pass fee) when issuing a commuter pass. In the memory 33, processing data (ticket issuing data) indicating the processing result in the automatic commuter pass issuing machine 3 is recorded.

  The display unit 34 is composed of a liquid crystal display or the like, and displays various guides such as the contents of a commuter pass to be issued. The operation unit 35 is used by a user to input an operation instruction. The operation unit 35 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display with a built-in touch panel, and has an input part for instructing a commuter commuter pass or a school commuter pass that can be issued according to the amount counted by the amount processing unit 37. ing.

  The ticket processing unit 36 processes a commuter pass inserted by a user. For example, in the issuing operation of a continuous commuter pass, the ticket processing unit 36 reads the recorded contents of a commuter pass already owned by the user and issues a continuous commuter pass to the commuter pass. Tickets are collected.

  The amount processing unit 37 determines the amount of cash or amount card inserted by the user and executes processing for the amount of input. The ticket issuing mechanism unit 38 issues a commuter pass designated by the user at the operation unit 35 in accordance with the amount counted by the amount processing unit 37.

  Next, the configuration of the ticket processor 4 will be described in detail.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the ticket processing machine 4 includes a control unit 41, a communication unit 42, a memory 43, a display unit 44, an operation unit (operation unit) 45, a ticket processing unit (reading unit) 46, a ticket issuing mechanism unit ( Issuing means) 47 and the like.

  The control unit 41 controls the entire ticket processing machine 4. The communication unit 42 is an interface that performs data communication with the data totaling machine 6 as a host system. In the memory 43, processing data (ticket issuing data) indicating the processing result in the ticket processing machine 4 is recorded.

  The display unit 44 is composed of a liquid crystal display or the like, and displays guidance such as the recorded contents of tickets to station staff. The operation unit 45 is for the station staff to input operation instructions. The operation unit 45 is composed of, for example, a keyboard or a numeric keypad.

  The ticket processing unit 46 performs processing on the ticket according to the operation of the station staff. The ticket processing unit 46 performs, for example, a reading process for reading the recorded content from the ticket presented by the user or a writing process for recording data on the ticket as a process for the ticket. The ticket issuing mechanism 47 is a mechanism for issuing an auxiliary ticket described later.

Next, an operation example in the station service system configured as described above will be described.
In the following explanation, the issuance and operation of discounted tickets (special tickets) and the issuance and operation of school commuter passes (special tickets) of continuation commuter passes will be described in this station service system. The discounted ticket is an example of a special ticket that can be used only by a specific person. For example, the discounted ticket is a ticket that is sold to a disabled person at a discounted price. The above commuter pass is also an example of a special voucher that can be used only by a specific person. For example, a commuter pass that students use for commuting can be sold at a discounted rate compared to a regular commuter pass (commuter pass). It is a ticket. Here, the explanation will be made for a commuter commuter pass as a continuation pass.

First, the discount ticket issuing procedure by the automatic ticket vending machine 2 will be described.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining a discount ticket issuing procedure by the automatic ticket vending machine 2.

  In the automatic ticket vending machine 2, the user performs an operation (ticketing operation) for designating a ticket to be purchased through the operation unit 25 (step S11). For example, a user who purchases a discounted ticket instructs the issuance of a discounted ticket at the operation unit 25 of the automatic ticket vending machine 2. When the user performs a ticketing operation at the operation unit 25, the control unit 21 of the automatic ticket vending machine 2 determines whether or not the ticket designated to be issued by the user is a discounted ticket (step S12). .

  If it is determined by this determination that the ticket designated to be issued by the user is not a discount ticket, the control unit 21 performs a process for issuing a ticket other than the discount ticket (step S13). For example, when a normal ordinary ticket is issued, an ordinary ordinary ticket issuance process is performed.

  If it is determined that the ticket designated to be issued by the user is a discounted ticket, the control unit 21 performs a discounted ticket issuing process (steps S14 to S18). In the discount ticket issuing process, the control unit 21 first calculates the fee for the discount ticket designated by the user. The fee for this discount ticket is calculated based on the fare data recorded in the memory 23.

  When the charge for the discount ticket designated by the user is calculated, the control unit 21 performs a settlement process for the calculated charge (step S15). This discounted ticket fee is settled by cash that the user inserts into a cash slot (not shown) or a money card (for example, a prepaid card or a credit card) that is inserted into a card slot (not shown). It is a process to collect.

  When the fee for the discounted ticket is collected by the settlement process, the control unit 21 writes information in which a part of the ticket information is missing in an initial medium used as the ticket by the ticketing mechanism unit 27. Processing is performed (step S16). In this writing process, with respect to the medium to be issued as a discounted ticket, the automatic ticket checker 1 makes it impossible (impossible) to determine whether or not the automatic ticket gate 1 can pass the information other than the identification information for the discounted ticket. Write in a state where some of the ticket information is missing.

  For example, the issue date as part of the ticket information is written with an impossible date such as “0”. Here, in the passage determination of the automatic ticket gate 1, it is determined that the passage ticket is not allowed to pass with respect to a ticket written on an impossible date such as “0”. Note that the information to be omitted in this writing process is not limited to the issue date information indicating the issue date, but may be any information that is determined to be impassable by the automatic ticket gate 1, but at least the identification information of the discount ticket is Shall be recorded.

  When information in which part of the ticket information other than the identification information is missing is recorded in the medium (discount ticket) by the writing process, the control unit 21 is content in which part of the printed content is missing on the surface of the medium. Is printed by the ticket issuing mechanism 27 (step S17). In this printing process, the content that is missing at least a part of the print content printed on the complete discount ticket is printed on the medium issued as the discount ticket. For example, the station name and issue date may be printed as blank (blank) as the print contents printed on the discount ticket. Thereby, even if a person visually checks, it can confirm that the thing from which a station name and issue date are blank is not a perfect state as a discount ticket.

  When the printing process is finished, the ticket issuing mechanism unit 27 discharges the discounted ticket in a state in which the ticket information and the printed content on the surface are partially missing to the outside of the automatic ticket vending machine 2 (step S18). Accordingly, the user can receive a discount ticket (hereinafter, also referred to as an incomplete discount ticket) in which the ticket information and the printed content on the surface are partially missing.

  When the ticketing process as described above is completed, the control unit 11 transmits ticketing data indicating the contents of the ticket issued to the data counting machine 6 serving as a host device (step S19). For example, when a discounted ticket as described above is issued, information indicating the identification information of the discounted ticket issued, the date and time of ticketing, the identification information indicating the automatic ticket vending machine, and the amount collected from the purchaser Is sent to the data totalizer 6 as ticketing data.

  On the other hand, the data totaling machine 6 records information indicating that the discount ticket is incomplete in the database 6a together with the above ticket issuing data. Further, the data stored in the database 6a is transmitted to the host computer 5 and is also recorded in the database 5a of the host computer 5. Thereby, the information related to the discount ticket issued in an incomplete state by the automatic ticket vending machine 2 is managed by the data totaling machine 6 and the host computer 5.

  As described above, the automatic ticket vending machine issues a discounted ticket in which information is written in a state where a part of the ticket information is omitted to a user who has instructed the purchase of a discounted ticket. It is a thing. As a result, it is possible to issue a discounted ticket only by an operation by a user without using a station attendant, and it is possible to prevent the automatic ticket gate from passing through the discounted ticket alone. In other words, a discounted ticket can be issued only by the user's operation, and it is possible to use the discounted ticket by checking whether or not the person is qualified to use the discounted ticket after issuance. It becomes.

Next, a procedure for issuing a school commuter pass by the automatic commuter pass issuing machine 3 will be described.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a procedure for issuing a school commuter pass by the automatic commuter pass issuing machine 3.

  In the automatic commuter pass issuing machine 3, the user inserts a school commuter pass (current school commuter pass) that is currently held into a commuter pass insertion slot (not shown). Then, the control unit 31 of the automatic commuter pass issuing machine 3 reads the recorded contents of the old school commuter pass inserted by the user by the ticket processing unit 36 (step S21). When the recorded content of the old school commuter pass is read by the ticket processing unit 36, the control unit 31 displays the information read from the old school commuter pass on the display unit 34 as purchase information of a continuous school commuter pass.

  In this state, the user inputs (ticketing operation) an instruction to purchase a continuous school commuter pass at the operation unit 35 (step S22). When the operation unit 35 instructs the user to issue a continuous school commuter pass (step S23, YES), the control unit 31 of the automatic commuter pass issuing machine 3 continues to the old school commuter pass. A commuter pass issuance process is performed (steps S25 to S29). When a commuter commuter pass is inserted as an old commuter pass and an instruction to issue a continuation commuter pass for the commuter commuter pass is issued (step S23, NO), the control unit 31 performs a commuter pass with a normal issuing procedure. Commuting commuter pass issuance processing as other continuous commuter passes is performed (step S24).

  In the issuance processing of the school commuter pass, the control unit 31 first performs a fee calculation process for calculating the fee of the school commuter pass to be issued (step S25). The fee for the school commuter pass calculated by this fee calculation process is calculated based on information such as the period of the continuous school commuter pass designated by the user and the information on the old school commuter pass.

When the fee for the school commuter pass is calculated by the fee calculation process, the control unit 31 performs a settlement process for the calculated fee (step S26). This school commuter pass fee settlement process is based on the amount of money (for example, prepaid card or credit card) that the user inserts into a cash slot (not shown) or a card slot (not shown). Is the process of collecting
When the discount ticket is collected by the checkout process, the control unit 21 obtains information on the school commuter pass in which some information is missing from the medium used as the commuter pass in the initial state by the ticketing mechanism unit 27. A recording process for recording is performed (step S27). In this writing process, other than the identification information of the school commuter pass so that it is impossible (impossible) for the automatic ticket checker 1 to pass the medium issued as a school commuter pass only with the school commuter pass Write the information of the school commuter pass with some missing.

  For example, in a school commuter pass, the end date of the expiration date as part of the school commuter pass information to be issued is written with an impossible date such as “0”. Here, in the passage determination of the automatic ticket checker 1, it is determined that the commuter pass written with an impossible date / time such as “0” is not allowed to pass. . The information to be omitted in this writing process is not limited to the end date of the expiration date, but may be any information that is determined to be impassable by the automatic ticket gate 1, but at least the identification information of the school commuter pass is recorded. Shall be.

  In addition, as commuter pass information recorded in the commuter pass, the commuter pass information for determination used by the automatic ticket gate 1 and the commuter pass information for issuance used by the automatic commuter pass issuing machine 3 ( Purchase information), the purchase information may be written in the complete commuter pass and the commuter pass information for determination may be written partially missing. In other words, when the commuter pass information and purchase information for determination are written on the commuter pass, the automatic commuter pass issuing machine 3 is not allowed to pass by the pass determination of the automatic ticket gate 1. A part of the commuter pass information for determination may be omitted and written, and all information that should be originally written such as the expiration date of the expiration date as purchase information may be written.

  When information on which some commuter pass information other than identification information is missing is recorded on the medium (commuting commuter pass) by the writing process, the control unit 31 is a content on which part of the printed content is missing on the surface of the medium. Is printed by the ticket issuing mechanism 38 (step S28). In this printing process, the content that is missing at least a part of the print content printed on the complete school commuter pass is printed on the medium issued as the school commuter pass. For example, what is necessary is just to make it print as a blank (blank) for an effective period or an issue date as the printed content printed on the surface of a school commuter pass. Thereby, even if it is visually observed by humans, it is possible to confirm that a valid term is not complete as a school commuter pass.

  When the printing process is completed, the ticket issuing mechanism 38 discharges the school commuter pass in a state in which the boarding ticket information and the printed content on the surface are partially missing to the outside of the automatic commuter pass issuing machine 3 (step S29). As a result, the user can receive a school commuter pass in which the school commuter pass information and the printed content on the surface are partially missing (hereinafter also referred to as an incomplete school commuter pass).

  When the ticket issuing process as described above is completed, the control unit 31 transmits ticket issuing data indicating the contents of the ticket issued to the data totaling machine 6 as a host device (step S30). For example, when issuing a commuter commuter pass as described above, along with the personal information of the purchaser of the commuter pass, the identification information of the issued commuter pass, the date and time of issuance, the automatic commuter pass issuing machine issued The identification information to be displayed and information indicating the amount collected from the purchaser and the like are transmitted to the data totaling machine 6 as ticket issue data.

  On the other hand, the data counting machine 6 records information indicating that the school commuter pass is incomplete in the database 6a together with the above ticket issuing data. Further, the data accumulated in the database 6 a is transmitted from the data totaling machine 6 to the host computer 5 and recorded in the database 5 a of the host computer 5. Thereby, the information related to the school commuter pass issued in an incomplete state by the automatic commuter pass issuing machine 3 is managed by the data counting machine 6 and the host computer 5.

  As mentioned above, the automatic commuter pass issuing machine issues a commuter pass with information written in a state where a part of the commuter pass information is missing to the user who instructed the purchase of the commuter pass. It is what you do. As a result, it is possible to issue a school commuter pass only by an operation by a user without using a station attendant, and it is possible to prevent the automatic ticket gate from passing through the school commuter pass alone. That is, it is possible to operate the school commuter pass by issuing the commuter pass only by the user's operation and confirming that the commuter pass is qualified after being issued.

  Next, an auxiliary ticket used in combination with a discounted ticket issued by the automatic ticket vending machine 2 or a commuter pass issued by the automatic commuter pass issuing machine 3 will be described.

  The auxiliary ticket is a ticket that is given to the user when it is certain that the user is qualified to use a discounted ticket or a commuter pass (a qualified person). For example, a station attendant must be qualified for a user who has a discount ticket or school commuter pass that is partially missing in information (ticket information or commuter pass information) and printed content. Ask for a certificate to confirm. In contrast, if the certificate presented by the user confirms that the user is qualified for a discounted ticket or commuter pass, the station staff will give the user the above auxiliary ticket. You can do that.

  In addition, the auxiliary ticket may be distributed to the user in advance by the station staff, but in this embodiment, in order to prevent unauthorized use of the auxiliary ticket, The identification number of the discounted ticket or the commuter pass that the user has on the auxiliary ticket shall be recorded and distributed to the user. That is, in the present embodiment, a description will be given of preventing unauthorized use (unauthorized purchase) of discounted tickets or school commuter passes by allowing only qualified persons to use auxiliary tickets.

  In the following description, the operation when issuing an auxiliary ticket in which an identification number of a discounted ticket or a school commuter pass is issued by the ticket processing machine so that only qualified persons can use the auxiliary ticket will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example when an auxiliary ticket is issued by the ticket processor 4.

  In other words, a user who has purchased a discounted ticket at the automatic ticket vending machine 2 or a user who has purchased a school commuter pass at the automatic commuter pass issuance machine 3 will receive a discount ticket or commuter pass from the station staff. Present a certificate. Then, the station staff confirms that it is a qualified person based on the certificate (step S31). Thus, when it is confirmed that the user is a qualified person, the station staff inserts a discounted ticket or school commuter pass presented by the user into a ticket insertion slot (not shown) of the ticket processor 4. Then, the operation unit 45 instructs to issue an auxiliary ticket (step S32).

  Then, the said control part 41 reads the identification information of the discount boarding ticket or school commuter pass which was shown by the user in the said ticket process part 46 (step S33). When the identification information of the discount ticket or school commuter pass presented by the user is read, the control unit 41 takes out the medium used as the auxiliary ticket by the ticket issuing mechanism unit 47 and records the read identification information ( Step S34). When the identification information is recorded on the auxiliary ticket by the ticket issuing mechanism 47, the ticket issuing mechanism 47 releases the auxiliary ticket on which the identification information is recorded to the outside of the ticket processing machine 4 (step S35). Thereby, the station staff distributes the auxiliary ticket recording the identification information to the user.

  As mentioned above, the above ticket processing machine has a discounted ride where some information possessed by a qualified person (a user who is eligible to use a discounted ticket or a commuter pass) is missing. The identification information is read from the ticket or the school commuter pass, and an auxiliary ticket recording the identification information is issued. Thereby, the auxiliary ticket used in combination with the discounted ticket or the school commuter pass can be specified, and unauthorized use of the auxiliary ticket can be prevented.

  In the operation example described above, the ticket processing machine records the discount ticket or school commuter pass identification number on the auxiliary ticket and distributes it to the user. However, the discount ticket or school commuter pass is illegally purchased ( If it can be prevented from being used illegally, it may be configured to distribute auxiliary tickets in advance. For example, an auxiliary ticket for a school commuter pass may be distributed in advance so that each student can purchase only his / her own amount. For example, an auxiliary ticket with a limited period of use is distributed to each student, one for each period. In this case, each student will receive only an auxiliary ticket that can be purchased only for his / her own portion, so it is possible to prevent unauthorized purchase of a school commuter pass for other than his / her own.

  Next, an incomplete discount ticket issued by the automatic ticket vending machine 2 or an incomplete school commuter pass issued by the automatic commuter pass issuing machine 3 and an auxiliary ticket issued by the ticket processing machine 4 The operation when passing through the automatic ticket gate 1 in combination will be described.

  First of all, a user who has both an incomplete discounted ticket or an incomplete school commuter pass and an auxiliary ticket must collect both an incomplete discounted ticket or an incomplete school commuter pass and an auxiliary ticket. To the ticket slot of the automatic ticket gate 1. When a plurality of tickets are inserted into the ticket slot (step S41), the control unit 11 of the automatic ticket gate 1 reads the recorded contents of each ticket in the ticket processing unit 16 (step S42).

  If the discount ticket, school commuter pass and auxiliary ticket are composed of a wireless IC card (wireless card), the user will receive an incomplete discounted ticket or an incomplete school commuter pass and auxiliary ticket at the specified reading position. The ticket processing unit 16 of the automatic ticket checker 1 reads the recorded contents of each ticket by wireless communication.

  When the recorded contents of each ticket inserted by the user are read, the control unit 11 determines whether the inserted ticket is a combination of an incomplete discount ticket and an auxiliary ticket, or an incomplete school commuter pass and an auxiliary ticket. It is determined whether or not it is combination determination with an auxiliary ticket depending on whether or not it is a combination with (Step S43).

  If it is determined that the combination determination with the auxiliary ticket is not made based on the above determination, the control unit 11 of the automatic ticket checker 1 proceeds to step S48 and performs a normal traffic determination with the ticket inserted by the user.

  When it is determined that the combination determination with the auxiliary ticket is made based on the above determination, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the auxiliary ticket is valid (step S44). This determination may be made, for example, whether the discount ticket identification information matches the identification information recorded on the auxiliary ticket, or the identification information recorded on the auxiliary commuter pass and the identification information recorded on the auxiliary ticket. Is determined by whether or not the two match. That is, in the determination in step S44, the validity of the auxiliary ticket is determined by whether or not the identification information recorded in the auxiliary ticket matches the identification information of the ticket (discounted ticket or school commuter pass) to be combined. to decide.

  If it is determined by this determination that the auxiliary ticket is invalid (for example, if the identification number recorded on the auxiliary ticket does not match the identification information of the discount ticket or school commuter pass), the control unit 11 In step S52, the door control unit 15 closes a door (not shown) and performs a process for impassability. In this case, as a process for impassability, all the inserted tickets may be discharged, or all the inserted tickets may be held in the automatic ticket gate 1 to notify the station staff. good.

  In addition, when it is determined that the auxiliary ticket is valid according to the determination in step S44, that is, when it is determined that the correspondence between the auxiliary ticket inserted in a lump and an incomplete discounted ticket or school commuter pass is valid. The control unit 11 performs an update process for updating the record content of the incomplete discount ticket or the incomplete school commuter pass by the ticket processing unit 16 (step S45).

  In this update process, the recorded contents are updated so that the incomplete discounted ticket or the school commuter pass that is inserted by the user is in a complete state (a state in which normal use is possible independently). In other words, in this update process, the control unit 11 uses the incomplete discounted ticket or the commuter pass information recorded on the incomplete discounted ticket or the commuter pass information entered by the user to identify the information missing from the ticket. Additional processing (additional recording) is performed by the processing unit 16.

  For example, when the information indicating the date of issue is missing in the ticket information recorded on the incomplete discounted ticket, the control unit 11 determines the current date and uses the current date as the date of issue. Append. In addition, when the information indicating the end date of the expiration date is missing in the commuter pass information recorded in the incomplete commuter pass, the control unit 11 purchases the current date and the commuter pass as purchase information. Based on the recorded periodic period (for example, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, etc.), the date when the periodic period ends is determined from the current date, and that date is added as the expiration date. To do.

  By such an updating process, the recorded contents of the discounted ticket or the continuous commuter pass that are entered with the record information incomplete are updated to a complete state.

  When the updating process is completed, the control unit 11 performs a printing process for updating the printing contents of the incomplete discount ticket or the incomplete school commuter pass by the ticket processing unit 16 (step S46). In this printing process, the printing is performed so that the printed contents of the incomplete discounted ticket or the school commuter pass entered by the user are in a complete state (a state in which normal use is possible independently). That is, in this printing process, the control unit 11 causes the ticket processing unit 16 to report the missing items in the printed contents printed on the incomplete discounted ticket or school commuter pass that the user has entered. Print.

  For example, when the issue date is not printed on the ticket surface of the incomplete discount ticket, the control unit 11 determines the current date and prints the current date on the ticket surface as the issue date. In addition, when the expiration date (or validity period) is not printed on the incomplete school commuter pass, the control unit 11 is recorded as purchase information on the current date and the commuter pass. Based on the regular period (for example, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, etc.), the date when the regular period ends is determined from the current date, and that date is used as the expiration date (or valid period) Print on the ticket. If the issue date is not printed on the incomplete school commuter pass, the control unit 11 determines the current date and prints the issue date from the current date on the ticket.

  While performing the said update process and printing process, the said control part 11 performs the process which collect | recovers the auxiliary tickets which the user inserted by the said ticket process part 16 (step S47). That is, when the discounted ticket or school commuter pass in an incomplete state becomes complete, the auxiliary ticket inserted together with the discounted ticket or school commuter pass becomes unnecessary. For this reason, in this embodiment, auxiliary tickets are collected by an automatic ticket gate.

  The processing for the incomplete discounted ticket or the incomplete school commuter pass that is inserted in combination with the auxiliary ticket is completed by the above processing. As a result, the discounted ticket or school commuter pass entered by the user becomes complete, and the auxiliary ticket is collected. When such processing ends, the automatic ticket checker 1 performs normal traffic determination processing. In other words, when an incomplete discounted ticket or school commuter pass is inserted together with an auxiliary ticket, the automatic ticket gate 1 performs a traffic determination process based on the recorded contents of the complete discount ticket or school commuter pass. Do.

  That is, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the user can pass based on the recorded contents of the discounted ticket or school commuter pass that has become complete (step S48). When it is determined that the user is allowed to pass through this determination (step S49, YES), the control unit 11 opens the door (not shown) by the door control unit 15 so that the user can pass. (Step S50), the complete discount ticket or school commuter pass is discharged out of the automatic ticket gate 1 through a discharge port (not shown) (Step S51).

  If it is determined in step S48 that the passage is impossible, the control unit 11 closes a door (not shown) by the door control unit 15 to prevent the user from passing (step S52). Processing for impassability is performed (step S53). As a process in this case, for example, the user's traffic is blocked, but a complete discount ticket or school commuter pass is released from the unillustrated outlet to the outside of the automatic ticket gate 1 and the user You may make it return to a station attendant, and you may make it alert | report to a station staff, hold | maintaining the said discount ticket or a school commuter pass in the automatic ticket gate 1. FIG.

  When the processing as described above is performed, the control unit 11 of the automatic ticket checker 1 generates processing data indicating the processing result of the processing, and transmits the processing data to the data totaling machine 6 as the host device (step S54). . For example, if an incomplete discounted ticket or school commuter pass and auxiliary ticket are judged to pass, and the discounted ticket or school commuter pass is returned to the user in a complete state, the automatic ticket gate will process As data, identification information of a discounted ticket or school commuter pass completed with a combination of auxiliary tickets, processing date and time, identification information indicating an automatic ticket gate that has performed processing, and the like are transmitted to the data counting machine 6.

  On the other hand, the data counting machine 6 records information indicating that the discounted ticket or school commuter pass has been completed in the database 6a together with the processing data as described above. Data stored in the database 6a is transmitted from the data totalizer 6 to the host computer 5. On the other hand, the host computer 5 records the data received from the data totalizer 6 in the database 5a.

  Further, when the host computer 5 receives processing data of a discounted ticket or a school commuter pass that has been completed with an automatic ticket gate, the host computer 5 searches the ticket issuing data based on the identification information of the ticket, and Information indicating that the ticket has been updated to a complete state is added to the ticket issuing data. As a result, the host computer 5 has completely received a discounted ticket or a school commuter pass issued in an incomplete state (a state in which some information is omitted) by the automatic ticket vending machine 2 or the automatic commuter pass issuing machine 3. It is possible to manage whether or not the status has been updated.

  For example, it can be considered that a discounted ticket or school commuter pass issued in an incomplete state after collecting a fee from a user is not sold in an accurate sense. According to this concept, the sale to the user is completed by making the discounted ticket or school commuter pass issued in an incomplete state complete (usable). For this reason, it becomes possible to manage sales data etc. correctly by managing the state of the ticket made into the perfect state with a host computer or a data totaling machine as mentioned above.

  As mentioned above, automatic ticket gates determine whether to pass by using multiple tickets that have been inserted, and if a ticket is inserted as a combination of an incomplete discounted ticket (or school commuter pass) and an auxiliary ticket Will add the missing information to the incomplete discounted ticket (or school commuter pass) and print out the missing print contents to complete the discounted ticket or commuter pass It will be returned as. As a result, in the automatic ticket gate, it is possible to make a traffic determination with a combination of an incomplete first ticket in which some information is missing and a second ticket that assists the first ticket, The first ticket in an incomplete state can be completely returned to the user.

  In other words, even if a ticket such as a discounted ticket or a commuter pass that requires confirmation that the user is a qualified person, the user goes to a ticketing counter that sells the ticket or commuter pass in response to a staff member. You can purchase and use discount tickets and school commuter passes. In addition, the station staff can reduce operations because there is no need for an operation for issuing a discounted ticket or school commuter pass to each user at the ticketing window as described above.

  For example, if you purchase a discounted ticket or commuter pass for attendance, you can go to a discounted time (within business hours) when the ticketing window for selling tickets and commuter passes is available. Tickets and school commuter passes must be purchased, but according to this embodiment, discounted tickets and school commuter passes can be purchased even when the ticketing window is not available. In addition, an auxiliary ticket that allows the ticket to be used can be obtained from a station staff near the ticket gate by a simple procedure. For this reason, the time restriction | limiting at the time of purchasing a discount ticket and a school commuter pass can be reduced.

  In addition, a discount ticket or a commuter pass may be purchased with a device installed in the vicinity of the ticket gate, and an auxiliary ticket may be obtained from a station staff near the ticket gate. For this reason, even if the ticketing window that sells commuter tickets and discounted tickets for staff is located away from the ticket gate, the user does not need to go to such ticketing window. It can be improved.

  Also, even if ticketing counters that sell commuter tickets and discounted tickets are crowded with staff, purchase discount tickets and commuter commuter passes with devices installed near the ticket gates and receive auxiliary tickets You can get it from a station staff near the ticket gate. For this reason, users can smoothly purchase discount tickets and school commuter passes even when the above ticketing windows are crowded (for example, immediately before the start of the new semester). There is an advantage that the work at the ticketing window can be reduced.

The block diagram which shows roughly the structural example of the station service system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The flowchart for demonstrating the operation example of an automatic ticket vending machine. The flowchart for demonstrating the operation example of an automatic commuter pass issuing machine. The flowchart for demonstrating the operation example of a ticket processing machine. The flowchart for demonstrating the operation example of an automatic ticket gate.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic ticket gate, 2 ... Automatic ticket vending machine, 3 ... Automatic commuter pass issuing machine, 4 ... Ticket processing machine, 5 ... Host computer, 5a ... Database, 11 ... Control part, 12 ... Communication part, 16 ... Ticket processing part , 21 ... control section, 22 ... communication section, 25 ... operation section, 26 ... money amount processing section, 27 ... ticket issuing mechanism section, 31 ... control section, 32 ... communication section, 35 ... operation section, 36 ... ticket processing section, 37 ... amount processing part, 38 ... ticketing mechanism part, 41 ... control part, 42 ... communication part, 45 ... operation part, 46 ... ticket processing part, 47 ... ticketing mechanism part

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In a ticket vending machine that issues tickets used for automatic ticket gates that can determine traffic by combining multiple tickets,
An operation means in which the user is instructed to issue a special ticket that can be used only by a specific person,
When this operation means instructs the issuance of a special ticket that can be used only by a specific person, a state in which some information that can be judged by the automatic ticket gate in combination with an auxiliary ticket distributed separately is missing Issuing means to issue special tickets,
A ticket vending machine characterized by comprising: The issuing means is a part capable of determining passage by the automatic ticket checker in combination with an auxiliary ticket distributed separately when the operation means instructs to issue a discount ticket that can be used only by a specific person The ticket vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a discounted ticket is issued in a state in which the ticket information is deleted. Furthermore, it has a reading means for reading the recorded contents of the old commuter pass currently owned by the user,
When the issuing means is instructed by the operating means to issue a special commuter pass that can be used only by a specific person as a continuation commuter pass of the old commuter pass, the automatic ticket checker is combined with an auxiliary ticket that is distributed separately. The special commuter pass in a state in which a part of the commuter pass information that can be determined to pass by is missing is issued as a continuous commuter pass based on the recorded contents of the old commuter pass read by the reading means. Item 1. Ticket vending machine. In the ticket processing machine that processes the ticket by the operation of the staff,
A staff member who has confirmed that a user who has a special ticket with some information missing is qualified to use the special ticket will issue an auxiliary ticket corresponding to the special ticket. Operating means for instructing;
A reading means for reading identification information for identifying the special ticket from the special ticket when issuing an auxiliary ticket corresponding to the special ticket by the operation means;
Issuing means for issuing an auxiliary ticket that records the identification information of the special ticket read by the reading means;
A ticket processing machine characterized by comprising: In automatic ticket gates that can determine traffic by combining multiple tickets,
Reading means for reading the recorded contents recorded on a plurality of tickets possessed by the user;
Judgment to determine whether the combination of the ticket whose contents are read by this reading means is a combination of a special ticket in which some information is missing and an auxiliary ticket in which the identification information of the special ticket is recorded Means,
When it is determined by this determination means that the combination of the tickets is not a combination of a special ticket and an auxiliary ticket in which the identification information of the special ticket is recorded, a pass determination is performed based on the recorded contents of the ticket read by the reading means. First processing means;
When it is determined by the determination means that the combination of the ticket is a combination of a special ticket and an auxiliary ticket in which identification information of the special ticket is recorded, a pass determination is performed with the combination of the special ticket and the auxiliary ticket. A second processing means for recording information that is missing in the special ticket in the special ticket;
An automatic ticket gate characterized by comprising: 6. The automatic ticket gate according to claim 5, wherein the second processing unit further prints a print matter missing from the special ticket. The automatic ticket checker according to claim 6, wherein the second processing means collects the auxiliary ticket and returns a special ticket in which missing information is recorded to a user. In a station service system having a ticket vending machine that issues a ticket by the operation of a user, a ticket processing machine that processes the ticket by an operation of an attendant, and an automatic ticket gate that makes a traffic determination based on the ticket possessed by the user ,
The ticket machine
When issuing a special ticket that can be used only by a specific person, a first special ticket is issued in a state where some information is lost so that the automatic ticket checker cannot be used alone. Has means for issuing
The ticket processing machine
Having a second issuing means for issuing an auxiliary ticket recording identification information of a special ticket in a state where some information issued by the ticket vending machine is missing;
The automatic ticket gate
Reading means for reading the recorded contents recorded on a plurality of tickets possessed by the user;
The combination of tickets whose recorded contents are read by this reading means is a combination of a special ticket in which some information issued by the ticket machine is missing and an auxiliary ticket in which identification information of the special ticket is recorded. In this case, it has a processing means for performing passage determination with a combination of the special ticket and the auxiliary ticket and recording information missing in the special ticket in the special ticket,
A station service system characterized by that. Data processed by ticket vending machines that issue tickets by user's operations, ticket processing machines that perform processing on tickets by the operation of staff, automatic ticket gates that determine traffic based on tickets possessed by users, and each device In a station service system having a host device for managing
The ticket machine
When issuing a special ticket that can be used only by a specific person, a first special ticket is issued in a state where some information is lost so that the automatic ticket checker cannot be used alone. Means for issuing
First transmission means for transmitting information relating to the special ticket issued by the first issuing means to the host device as ticketing data,
The ticket processing machine
Having a second issuing means for issuing an auxiliary ticket recording identification information of a special ticket in a state where some information issued by the ticket vending machine is missing;
The automatic ticket gate
Reading means for reading the recorded contents recorded on a plurality of tickets possessed by the user;
The combination of tickets whose recorded contents are read by this reading means is a combination of a special ticket in which some information issued by the ticket machine is missing and an auxiliary ticket in which identification information of the special ticket is recorded. In this case, the processing means for determining the passage with the combination of the special ticket and the auxiliary ticket, and recording the information missing in the special ticket in the special ticket,
Second transmission means for transmitting information relating to the special ticket in which the information missing by the processing means is recorded to the host device as processing data,
The host device is
Recording means for recording the ticketing data received from the ticket vending machine;
Updating means for updating the ticket issuing data of the special ticket recorded in the recording means based on the processing data received from the automatic ticket gate,
A station service system characterized by that.

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