JP2005284736A - Ticket and ticket issuing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ticket and a ticket issuing apparatus that display transfer and destination station names and a corresponding line name and graphically display a distance ratio between departure, transfer and destination stations especially for a senior or stranger passenger by simply graphically displaying a transfer route on the ticket. <P>SOLUTION: The ticket issuing apparatus comprises a display device 1 with a touch panel for character input, a controller 5 for fixing a destination station name upon a character input from the touch panel display device 1 to display information on the destination station, a route to the destination station and a transfer station, and if there are a plurality of transfer routes, selecting from the transfer route information to fix and edit a transfer route, and a printer 7. The ticket issued has a display part for the transfer and destination station names and a corresponding line name, and a display part for graphically displaying a distance ratio between the departure, transfer and destination stations. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a ticket such as a railway or a vehicle and a ticket issuing device thereof.

  Conventionally, a ticket can be easily purchased by an automatic ticket vending machine even if the user does not correctly remember the official name of the target station (see Patent Document 1 below).

  FIG. 8 is an overall perspective view of a conventional automatic ticket vending machine.

  In this figure, an automatic ticket vending machine 110 has a guidance display unit 111, a display operation unit 112, a coin insertion slot 113, a coin tray 114, a banknote insertion slot 115, a return banknote reception slot 116, a card insertion slot 117, a ticket on the customer service side. A receiving port 118 and a numeric keypad 119 are provided.

Some touch-panel ticket machines allow users to purchase a ticket by directly inputting the destination station name by pressing a 50-sound button displayed on the screen. 2).
JP 2003-296762 A JP 2002-063605 A

  However, with the exception of some tickets such as contact tickets, most current tickets have no description of transfer route information on the ticket surface, and unfamiliar users are concerned about transfer.

  In addition, the boarding station name, destination station name, ticketing date, fee, etc. are usually displayed in letters on the boarding ticket, but the size of these letters is large and small. However, there is a problem that the current train ticket information makes it difficult to interpret the transfer station name, the destination station name, and their route names, and it is easy to misunderstand for the elderly.

  Therefore, in view of the above situation, the present invention displays a transfer route on a ticket in a simple graphic, particularly for elderly people or passengers who are unfamiliar with geography, and the names of transfer stations and destination stations and their route names. It is an object to provide a boarding ticket and a ticket issuing device on which are displayed in a graphic of the ratio of the distance between the boarding station, the transfer station, and the destination station.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides
[1] The boarding ticket has a display section for displaying a transfer station name, a destination station name and their route names, and a display section for displaying a ratio of the distance between the transfer station, the transfer station, and the destination station in a graphic form.

  [2] The ticket as described in [1] above, wherein a transfer station name, a destination station name, and a route name thereof are displayed in capital letters compared to other information.

  [3] In the ticketing device, a display device with a touch panel for inputting characters, and a destination station name is determined by inputting characters on the display device with a touch panel, and the destination station, the route to the destination station, and the transfer station Information can be displayed, and when there are multiple transfer routes, the transfer route information is selected, the transfer route is determined, and a control device for editing is provided, and the name of the transfer station, the name of the target station, and their route names are displayed. And a boarding ticket having a display unit for displaying a ratio of a distance between the boarding station, the transfer station, and the destination station in a graphic form.

  [4] In the ticket issuing apparatus described in [3] above, the transfer station name, the destination station name, and the route names thereof are printed in uppercase letters compared to other information.

  According to the present invention, it is easy to interpret the transfer station name, the destination station name, and their route names, and the transfer station name, the destination station name, and their route names can be accurately grasped.

  That is, since the ticket issuing device of the present invention directly designates the destination station name by inputting characters on the display device with a touch panel, the route is automatically determined accordingly (if there are a plurality of routes, the selection is made on the selection screen). ). Moreover, the route information determined at this time can be printed on the ticket surface. Therefore, even a person who is unfamiliar with the transfer route information will have the route information at hand, so it can be expected that the cause of anxiety in using the railway will be reduced.

  A display device with a touch panel for inputting characters, and a destination station name is determined by inputting characters on the display device with a touch panel, and the destination station, the route to the destination station and information on the transfer station are displayed. If there is more than one, select this transfer route information, confirm the transfer route, and have a control device and printer to edit, display the transfer station name and destination station name and their route name display, and the transfer station and transfer station And a ticket having a display unit for displaying the ratio of the distance between the destination station and the destination station in a graphic form. Therefore, it is possible to accurately grasp the transfer station, the destination station name, and their route names.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a ticket issuing apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention.

  In this figure, 1 is a display device with a touch panel, 2 is a fee input unit, 3 is a ticket issue unit, 4 is a change takeout unit, 5 is a control device, and 6 is a transfer route figure, station name, and character size in the control device 5. The editing unit 7 is a printer.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the display device with a touch panel for issuing a ticket by the ticket issuing device of FIG. 1, and shows an input procedure for issuing a ticket by the display device with a touch panel of the ticket issuing device. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a ticket issued by the ticket issuing device. The boarding size according to the present invention is the size of a commuter pass (for example, 82 × 57 mm).

  First, when the 50 sound search button 11 in the lower right of the display device 1 with a touch panel shown in FIG. 2A is pressed, a 50 sound screen is displayed as shown in FIG. Therefore, when a destination station name (for example, “Takadanobaba”) is input on a 50-sound screen as shown in FIG. 2 (c), search for a destination station name candidate starts as shown in FIG. 2 (d). Then, as shown in FIG. 2 (e), candidate destination station names are displayed. When the destination station name is touched from among the candidates, the boarding fee is displayed as shown in FIG. 2 (f), and when the fee is paid, the editing section 6 can edit the transfer route figure, station name, and character size. And a ticket is issued.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a ticket 20 on which a graphic 21 indicating a transfer route is displayed is issued. The graphic 21 indicating the transfer route is a graphic having an arrow tip, and is a straightforward representation of the ratio of the route from the boarding station to the transfer station and the destination station and the distance between these stations in an easy-to-understand manner.

  The name of the boarding station is shown at the upper end of the figure 21 indicating this transfer route, the destination station name 23 is shown at the lower end, the tip of the thick arrow is changed, and the length of each thick line means the ratio of the distance between the display stations to the entire process The name of the transfer station is displayed on the right side. Each station name displayed in correspondence with the graphic 21 indicating the transfer route, in particular, the transfer station name 22, the target station name 23, and their route names are changed to the transfer route graphic, station name, and character size according to a command from the control device 5. The editing unit 6 edits the text so that it is capitalized, and the printer 7 prints it larger than the other display characters.

  For example, in the ticket 20 of FIG. 3, the size of the character of the transfer station name “Shinjuku” is 1.5 times the name of the boarding station “National”, and the size of the character of the destination station name “Takadanobaba” is the name of the boarding station “National”. The size is printed twice as large as The reason for this is that once you get on the ticket at the boarding station, the `` transfer station '', `` target station '' and their `` route name '' are the most important and necessary information, and other boarding station names and fees, This is because the necessity of information such as date information is reduced.

  Therefore, “transfer station name”, “destination station name” and their “route name” are printed larger than other information, and a graphic 21 showing the transfer route is also displayed to display the transfer station name, destination station name, and their names. Make it easy to recognize route names.

  FIGS. 4 and 5 show, for example, the case of a transfer ticket from JR to another company's railway, and FIG. 4 shows the transfer from JR to the camp subway. In FIG. 4, 31 is a figure showing a transfer route, 32 is a transfer station name, and 33 is a destination station name.

  Further, in FIG. 5, reference numeral 41 denotes a graphic indicating a transfer route, 42 denotes a first transfer station name, 43 denotes a second transfer station name, 44 denotes a third transfer station name, and 45 denotes a destination station name.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the case of a transfer ticket that displays transfers between many routes, the transfer route is displayed in a graphic form, and the transfer station name and route name are printed large, so transfer route information Even a person who is not well-informed will have transfer route information on the boarding ticket at hand, so the anxiety factor in using the railway can be reduced.

  In addition, as described above, a ticket printed with a large transfer station name, destination station name, and route name can be used as a ticket 51 in a transparent case, as shown in FIG. . As a result, the conductor and the surrounding passengers can easily see the ticket 51 in the transparent case. For example, when the user is an elderly person or a young person and is about to pass the destination station, the destination station Can get off at In other words, it can be used kindly by elderly people, young people and users who are unfamiliar with geography.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2A, an English button 13 for guidance display in English is arranged on the display device 1 with a touch panel of the ticket issuing device, and when the English button 13 is pressed, the touch panel is attached. An alphabet is displayed on the display device 1 together with guidance in English. By operating it and inputting the station name in Roman letters, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, a ticket displaying a graphic 61 indicating a transfer route, a transfer station name 62 in English, a destination station name 63 in English, and the like are displayed. Can be issued.

  Also in this case, the graphic 61 showing the transfer route, the transfer station name 62, the destination station name 63, and their route names are printed larger than other characters.

  Since it comprised in this way, a transfer station and a destination station can be recognized clearly, and especially a ticket and ticket issuing apparatus which are kind to an elderly person, a young person, and a passenger who is unguided to geography can be provided.

  Moreover, the boarding ticket of this invention has the following advantages.

  (1) If you pass directly through the ticket gate using Io Card, Suica, Passnet, etc., the above information cannot be provided, but users of these cards frequently use the railway. In many cases, there are also transfer information, so it is not applicable. If people who use the train less frequently think that they will purchase a ticket, the advantage of printing the transfer information on the ticket surface is enormous, and users of the above cards can also transfer by purchasing a ticket in an unfamiliar place. You can have the information at hand.

  (2) The 3cm long 5.75cm wide ticket called Edmonson ticket, which is most often used at present, is often lost due to its small size. By making the boarding ticket the same size as the commuter pass (for example, 82 × 57 mm) as in the present invention, the possibility of loss can be reduced. Moreover, if it is the same size as a commuter pass, there will be no problem in reading with an automatic ticket gate.

  (3) By increasing the size of the ticket, the amount of information that can be written on the ticket surface can be increased, and the visibility of information printed on the ticket surface can be improved.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example, Based on the meaning of this invention, a various deformation | transformation is possible and these are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

  The ticket of the present invention and its ticketing device can clearly recognize the transfer station name, the destination station name, and their route names, and are especially friendly to users who are unfamiliar with the transfer route information, the elderly and the young. It is suitable as a ticket and ticket issuing device.

It is a block diagram of the ticket issuing apparatus which shows the Example of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of operation of the display apparatus with a touch panel for issuing a ticket with the ticket issuing apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the boarding ticket issued by the ticket issuing apparatus of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the transfer ticket from JR issued by the ticketing apparatus of this invention to another company's railroad. It is a figure which shows the example of the transfer ticket which displays the transfer between many routes. It is a figure which shows the state which put the boarding ticket of this invention in the transparent case, and was utilized. It is a figure which shows the example of the boarding ticket of the English display of this invention. It is a whole perspective view of the conventional automatic ticket vending machine.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display apparatus with a touch panel 2 Charge input part 3 Ticket issuing part 4 Change taking part 5 Control device 6 Transfer system figure / station name / character size editing part 7 Printer 11 50 sound search button 12 Route search button 13 English button 20 Ticketing Tickets 21, 31, 41, 61 Graphic showing transfer route 22, 32, 62 Transfer station name 23, 33, 45, 63 Destination station name 42 First transfer station name 43 Second transfer station name 44 Third transfer station name 51 ticket with transparent case

Claims (4)

  A boarding ticket comprising a display section for displaying a transfer station name, a destination station name and their route names, and a display section for displaying a ratio of the distance between the boarding station, the transfer station and the destination station in a graphic form.   The ticket according to claim 1, wherein the transfer station name, the destination station name, and their route names are displayed in capital letters compared to other information. (A) a display device with a touch panel for inputting characters;
(B) The destination station name is determined by inputting characters on the display device with the touch panel, the destination station, the route to the destination station and information on the transfer station can be displayed, and when there are a plurality of transfer routes, the transfer route Select the information, confirm the transfer route, and have a control device and printer to edit,
(C) It is characterized by issuing a ticket having a display section for displaying the transfer station name, the destination station name and their route names, and a display section for displaying the ratio of the distance between the transfer station, the transfer station and the destination station in a graphic form. Ticketing device. 4. The ticket issuing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the transfer station name, the destination station name, and their route names are printed in uppercase letters as compared with other information.

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