JP2006293677A - Fare miscalculation determination method and its program, and station service system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent repetition of incorrect charging of a fare by detecting an error of a fare calculation at the time of actual operation. <P>SOLUTION: This station service system has a plurality of kinds of station service devices having different fare calculation software for calculating fares for a use section are communicably connected to each other. At least one kind of station service device comprises a reading means for reading information for get-on from a storage medium for get-on held by a user, a fare calculation means for calculating a fare by the first installed fare calculation software based on the information for get-on, a transmission means for transmitting the information for get-on to the other kind of station service device, a receiving means for receiving the fare information calculated based on the information for get-on by the second fare calculation software installed in the different kind of station service device, a determination means for determining whether or not there is incorrect calculation in the fare calculation based on the received fare information and the fare calculated by the fare calculation means, and an output means for outputting the incorrect calculation information when determined as the incorrect calculation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a fare miscalculation determination method, a program thereof, and a station service system that determine, for example, whether or not there is a miscalculation when calculating a fare for electric railway use.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an apparatus for inspecting and confirming whether or not a settlement processing operation performed by an apparatus is appropriate, an automatic settlement apparatus that can confirm the suitability in an inspection mode has been proposed (see Patent Document 1). This automatic settlement apparatus automatically reads out the departure station code and ticket purchase amount data from each stored ticket type pattern or the entered ticket type pattern by setting to the inspection mode, and calculated by the settlement fee calculation unit By displaying the settlement fee on the display unit, it is possible to confirm whether or not a correct settlement fee can be calculated.

Therefore, according to this automatic settlement apparatus, for example, if the train line to be applied is a single route, it is also possible to simulate and confirm all the ticket type patterns input during actual operation by the inspection mode. is there.

However, in a complicated route where multiple electric railway companies can enter each other like the current electric railway network in the Tokyo metropolitan area, the route pattern consisting of the boarding station, the getting-off station, and the route between them Becomes a huge number. For this reason, it is quite difficult to check all the route patterns one by one and confirm them without omission.

Therefore, the simulation confirmation in the inspection mode has to be performed with a plurality of route patterns extracted arbitrarily.

Then, the automatic checkout equipment, can not be the actual confirmation of whether or not the calculated settlement fee was correct during the operation, if it can be found in the simulated sure that is incorrect if the settlement fee, as it is operational There was a problem that , even if he later realized that the payment fee was incorrect, he had already repeated false charges for the previous payments.

JP-A-8-55252

  In view of the above-described problems, the present invention provides a fare miscalculation determination method capable of detecting an error in fare calculation during actual operation, a program for the same, and a station service system, and an object thereof is to prevent repeated fare misclaims. To do.

The present invention is a fare miscalculation judgment method or a program thereof for judging whether or not there is a fare miscalculation in a station affairs system in which a plurality of types of station affairs devices having different fare calculation software for calculating a fare for a use section are communicably connected to each other. The boarding information is read from the boarding storage medium possessed by the user by at least one kind of station service device, and the fare is calculated by the first fare calculation software installed based on the boarding information, Transmitting the boarding information to another type of station service device, receiving the fare information calculated based on the boarding information by the second fare calculation software installed in the other type of station service device; It determines whether there is miscalculation fare calculated on the basis of the fare calculated by the received freight information and the first freight calculation software, and outputs the miscalculation information when it is determined that there is miscalculation luck Miscalculation determination method or the program,
Or, a public transportation system that fare calculation software is communicably connected to each other different types of public transportation device for calculating the fare utilization interval, in at least one of the public transportation system, for riding in possession of the user Reading means for reading boarding information from a storage medium; fare calculation means for calculating a fare by the first fare calculation software installed on the basis of the boarding information; and Transmitting means for transmitting to the apparatus; receiving means for receiving fare information calculated based on the boarding information by the second fare calculation software installed in the other type of station service apparatus; and received fare information; Determination means for determining whether there is any miscalculation in the fare calculation based on the fare calculated by the fare calculation means, and output means for outputting miscalculation information when it is determined that there is an error. Characterized in that it is a Tsutomu system.

The output means includes a door opening / closing means for opening / closing the ticket gate door when the station service device is a ticket gate, a notifying means for notifying that there is an error or an error, and an error calculation pattern indicating an error. It can be composed of a control means for writing and outputting to the storage means, a transmission means for transmitting miscalculation information to other devices, or a plurality of these.
The miscalculation information can be composed of information indicating that miscalculation has occurred, or boarding information that causes miscalculation. Here, set the miscalculation, refers to the calculation result is incorrect, not only when the equation is incorrect, this wards the number of data and indicating the ward number between data (for example the station for the calculation This includes the fact that the data on the fare for the number of wards that are available is incorrect.
With the above configuration, it is possible to determine whether or not the fare calculated during actual operation is appropriate. You can also determine if the fare calculation software is correct.

As an aspect of the present invention, the transmission means may be configured to transmit the boarding information to a station apparatus on standby.
As a result, the processing from when the boarding information is transmitted until the fare information is received can be completed in a shorter time than when other types of station service devices are performing other processing rather than waiting. it can.

As aspect of the invention, prior SL other types of public transportation system, until returning the calculated fare information from the reception of the rider's information transmitted by said transmitting means, stops the reception of another process It is possible to provide an acceptance canceling means.
As a result, other types of station equipment can prevent another process from being executed during the fare calculation, and a series of processes from receiving the boarding information until returning the calculated fare information, it can be completed in a shorter time than when running in parallel with another process.

  Further, as an aspect of the present invention, the station service device stores storage information determined to be miscalculated as an error calculation pattern, and determines whether the boarding information read by the reading means is the error calculation pattern. An error calculation pattern determination unit and a notification unit that notifies when an error calculation pattern is determined can be provided.

Thus, for once stored miscalculation pattern, even without transmission of calculation and riding information fare it can be determined that the pattern of there miscalculation, it is possible to reduce the load on the railway infrastructure system.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to detect a fare calculation error during actual operation.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The drawing shows an example of fare determination in the station service system, and FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of the station service system 1, and its components and functions will be described next.

  The station service system 1 can communicate with the station server 10, a plurality of automatic ticket gates 20 (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d,...), A plurality of automatic payment machines 40 (40a, 40b), and a counter machine 50. Connected to and configured.

The station server 10, control unit and the communication unit is provided with the storage unit, different public transportation system (automatic ticket gate 20, an automatic payment machine 40, counter unit 50) respectively to calculate the fare Miscalculation pattern data that becomes inconsistent when colliding is accumulated in the storage unit for later analysis. Further, the erroneous calculation pattern data is downloaded to each automatic ticket checker 20, the automatic checkout machine 40, and the counter machine 50 as needed.

The automatic ticket gate 20 includes a medium reading unit that reads data from a boarding storage medium (boarding ticket, commuter pass, or prepaid card, etc.) possessed by the user, a door control unit that restricts passage by opening and closing the door, and an error notification Etc., a storage unit that stores data, a communication unit that performs communication processing with other station service devices, and a control unit that controls these.
Then, in the storage unit, a program for ticket gate, and miscalculation pattern data are stored. This ticket gate machine program includes a fare calculation module A for calculating the fare for the use section, and a fare matching module for matching the calculated fare with the fare data received from other station equipment.

The automatic settlement machine 40 includes a medium reading unit that reads data from a boarding storage medium possessed by a user, a communication unit that performs communication processing with other station service devices, a storage unit that stores data, and a control unit that controls these units It is comprised by.
The storage unit stores a settlement machine program and miscalculation pattern data. This settlement machine program includes a fare calculation module B that calculates the fare for the usage section, and a fare matching module that matches the calculated fare with the fare data received from other station equipment.

The counter machine 50 includes a reading unit that reads data from a boarding storage medium possessed by the user, a communication unit that performs communication processing with other station service devices, a storage unit that stores data, and a control unit that controls these units. Has been.
The storage unit stores a counter machine program and miscalculation pattern data. This window machine program includes a fare calculation module C for calculating the fare for the use section, and a fare matching module for matching the calculated fare with the fare data received from another station service device.

With the above arrangement, each of the public transportation equipment (automatic ticket gate 20, an automatic payment machine 40, and teller machines 50) reads the rider's data from the rider's storage medium that the user possesses, at its own freight calculation module Can calculate fare. And a communication part can transmit / receive data with another station service apparatus.

Next, the configuration of the automatic ticket gate 20 will be described together with a block diagram of the automatic ticket gate 20 shown in FIG.
The automatic ticket gate 20 is connected to the control unit 21 and includes a medium reading unit 22, a display unit 23, a door control unit 24, a door 25, a notification unit 26, a speaker 27, a lamp 28, a storage unit 31, and a communication unit 32 . It has.

  The control unit 21 includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, and drives and controls various connected devices according to a program stored in the ROM. This program includes the aforementioned ticket gate machine program.

  The medium reading unit 22 reads data stored in the storage unit of the boarding storage medium 5 in accordance with a control signal from the control unit 21. This reading is performed by an appropriate method in accordance with the riding storage medium 5, such as reading magnetic data with a magnetic head or reading data in a non-contact manner with an induction electromagnetic field from an antenna.

  The display unit 23 is composed of a liquid crystal display device, and displays characters and figures in accordance with control signals from the control unit 21. As this display, a pass / fail indication is also performed.

The door control unit 24 opens and closes the door 25 by driving means such as a motor in accordance with a control signal from the control unit 21.
The notification unit 26 performs voice notification or alarm sound generation by the speaker 27 and lighting or blinking of the lamp 28 according to the control signal of the control unit 21.

Storage unit 31 stores a necessary data and programs, in accordance with the control signal of the control unit 21 executes the reading and writing of data and programs. As this data, miscalculation pattern data is also stored.

  The communication unit 32 communicates with other station service devices such as the station server 10, the automatic payment machine 40, and the counter machine 50 according to the control of the control unit 21, and receives fare data calculated by the other station service devices.

With the above configuration, the automatic ticket gate 20 reads the data from the boarding storage medium 5, calculates the fare by the fare calculation module A of the ticket gate program, and matches the fare determination result received from other station equipment. Whether the calculated fare is correct or not can be determined by the fare matching module. Further, it is possible to determine whether or not the vehicle can pass based on the calculated fare and the result of correct / incorrect determination and the data read from the board storage medium 5, and to restrict the passage by opening and closing the door 25.

Next, along with the data explanatory diagram shown in FIG. 3, the boarding data stored in the boarding storage medium 5 and the miscalculation pattern data indicating the miscalculation pattern stored in each station service device will be described.
FIG. 3A shows boarding data, and the boarding data is composed of items of ticket type, departure station, arrival station, number of wards, boarding station information, and transit station information.

The type of storage medium is stored in the ticket type, such as a boarding ticket, a commuter pass, or a prepaid card.
When the ticket type is a boarding ticket, the station that issued the boarding storage medium is stored in the departure station. When the ticket type is a commuter pass, a departure station indicating one end of a section in which the commuter pass can be boarded is stored.
In the arrival station, when the ticket type is a commuter pass, an arrival station indicating the other end of the usable section of the commuter pass is stored.
The number of wards stores the number of wards that can be boarded when the ticket type is a boarding ticket.

In the boarding station information, the station name of the ticket gate that has passed at the time of boarding is stored.
In the transit station information, the station name of the ticket gate that is transited by transfer is stored.

  With the above configuration, it is possible to store information at the time of issuance of a boarding storage medium and information boarded using this boarding storage medium, and it is possible to later determine the suitability of a fare based on this information. Become.

FIG. 3B shows miscalculation pattern data, and this miscalculation pattern data is composed of items of ticket type, departure station, arrival station, number of wards, boarding station information, and transit station information.
Since each of these items is the same as each item of the above-mentioned boarding data, detailed description thereof is omitted.
With the above configuration, it is possible to store a pattern that is determined to be miscalculated in the fare correct / incorrect determination, and it is possible to immediately determine that there is a miscalculation in the fare correct / incorrect determination for the riding data corresponding to this pattern. It becomes.

  Next, with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 4, a passage permission determination process executed by the control unit 21 of the automatic ticket gate 20 will be described as one of the processes including the determination of whether the fare is correct or incorrect.

  The control unit 21 operates in accordance with the ticket gate machine program, and when receiving the boarding storage medium 5 (step n1: Yes), the board reading data stored in the boarding storage medium 5 is read by the medium reading unit 22. (Step n2).

  The control unit 21 inquires whether there is data that matches the boarding data in the miscalculation pattern data stored in the storage unit 31 (step n3).

  If the boarding data is not a miscalculation pattern (step n3: No), the read boarding data is transmitted to another station service device (automatic settlement machine 40 or counter machine 50) (step n4). Based on the boarding data read in step n2, the fare calculation module A calculates the fare and determines whether the fare is appropriate (step n5).

The controller 21 waits until the fare determination result is received from the other station equipment that transmitted the boarding data in step n3 (step n6: No) until the specified time elapses and the time is up. in (step n7: No), and repeats the detection of the presence or absence of data reception.

  When the fare determination result is received (step n6: Yes), the received fare determination result is compared with the fare determination result in step n5, that is, the two fare determination results are matched (step n8).

  If they do not match (step n8: No), the boarding data read in step n2 is transmitted to the station server 10 (step n9), and the door 25 is closed and notification by the speaker 27 and the lamp 28 is executed as NG processing. (Step n10), and the process ends.

  If they coincide with each other (step n8: Yes), or if the time is up in step n7 (step n7: Yes), a determination is made as to whether or not the vehicle can pass through the read boarding data (step n11). The determination as to whether or not the vehicle can be passed is made based on whether the fare is sufficient for the use section or the use section in the commuter pass.

If it is determined that the passage is impossible (step n12: No), the NG process (step n10) is executed and the process is terminated.
If it is determined that the passage is permitted (step n12: Yes), the door 25 is opened as an OK process (adaptation process) (step n13), and the process ends.

  In the standby state in which the boarding storage medium 5 is not accepted in step n1 (step n1: No), the system waits until boarding data is received from another station service device (automatic checkout machine 40 or window machine 50) (step n1). n14: No).

  When the boarding data is received (step n14: Yes), the acceptance of the boarding storage medium 5 is stopped (step n15). Then, the suitability of the fare based on the received boarding data is determined (step n16), and the fare determination result is returned to the other station service device (step n17).

  The control unit 21 resumes acceptance of the boarding storage medium 5 (step n18), and returns the process to step n1.

By the above operation, the fare determination result calculated by the fare calculation module A by the control unit 21 of the automatic ticket gate 20 is matched with the fare determination result calculated by the fare calculation module B or C of another station service device. Even if the fare calculation using the fare calculation module A of the automatic ticket gate 20 is incorrect, it is possible to prevent erroneous billing with an incorrect fare.

  The miscalculation pattern is transmitted to the station server 10, and the station server 10 that has received the miscalculation pattern stores the miscalculation pattern, whereby the miscalculation pattern can be analyzed.

In addition, by downloading this miscalculation pattern to each station service equipment as needed, other station service equipment not involved in the discovery of the miscalculation pattern may receive an incorrect fare when processing boarding data that matches this miscalculation pattern. It is possible to prevent erroneous billing.
Specifically, for example, an erroneous calculation pattern in which the fare determination result calculated by the fare calculation module A of the automatic ticket checker 20 and the fare determination result calculated by the fare calculation module B of the checkout machine 40 collide with each other is displayed. The station server 10 stores the information and downloads this miscalculation pattern to the counter 50, so that the counter 50 can be prevented from being erroneously charged with an incorrect fare.

Further, each station service device determines whether the boarding data matches the miscalculation pattern in the storage unit 31 at an early stage, and if it matches, the NG processing (non-conforming processing) is performed, and the calculated fare determination result and other station It can be determined to be NG (nonconformity) at a higher speed than comparing the fare determination result received from the service device.

  In addition, station equipment that has received boarding data from other station service equipment will not accept processing from other station service equipment until the fare calculation is completed and sent back, preventing delay in response processing. Can do.

Next , together with the route explanatory diagram of FIG. 5, the fare list explanatory diagram of FIG. 6, and the fare determination and door control explanatory diagrams of FIG. 7, actual fare calculation and correctness determination will be described by way of example.
This example shows an example in which fare calculation and correctness determination are performed at the Y3 station on the route shown in FIG. This exemplary fare is set according to the number of wards as in the fare list shown in FIG.

As shown in case 1 of FIG. 7, when the user gets on the ticket from Y1 station and gets off at Y3 station, and the automatic ticket gate 20 accepts this ticket, the control unit 21 is stored in the ticket. Calculate the fare of the number of wards existing in the section between the boarding station information and the ticket gate station that got off. Here, the ticket is purchased at a charge (210 yen) for the number of three wards as stored in the ward number item of FIG. since a circle), lack rates of 120 yen as shown in fares self determination item 61 in FIG. 7 is generated.

As shown in the fare other model determination item 62 that indicates the fare determination made by another type of station service device, the fare determination by another type of station service device is also determined to be a shortage of 120 yen. Therefore , although it can be determined that the fare calculation is correct, the control unit 21 closes the door 25 because it is overriding.

  In case 2, as shown in the fare self-determination item 61, the automatic ticket gate 20 has determined that there is no reimbursement. However, as shown in the fare other model determination item 62, in the fare determination in other station equipment, The case where it is determined that 90 yen is insufficient is shown. In this case, since the match result between the own fare determination and the fare determination of another model does not match, it can be determined that there is an error in the calculation of the fare, and the control unit 21 closes the door 25 as an operation with miscalculation.

  In this way, when the match result between the own fare determination and the fare determination of another model matches, normal processing is performed, and when the match result does not match, abnormal processing (for example, closing the door 25) is executed. , You can reliably prevent fare mistakes.

  Therefore, even if the fare calculation is complicated such as through a plurality of routes of different operating companies, it can be reliably detected if there is an error in the fare calculation.

In addition, although FIG. 4 demonstrated the operation | movement which the control part 21 of the automatic ticket gate 20 performs according to the program for ticket gates, the control part of the automatic adjustment machine 40 and the control part of the teller machine 50 also perform the same process. And it is sufficient.
In this case, if it is the automatic checkout machine 40, it is determined in step n12 whether or not the input fee satisfies the shortage fee. In step n10, an error message is output as NG processing, and in step n13, an entry ticket is issued as OK processing. Just issue it. In the case of the counter machine 50, an error message may be output as an NG process in step n10, and an entry ticket may be issued as an OK process in step n13.
Thereby, when determining a fare with various station service apparatuses, it can match with the fare calculation with another kind of station service apparatus, and can determine the correctness of a calculation result.

In addition, before executing step n4, the station information device transmits the inquiry information as to whether or not it can be accepted to another type of station service device, and finds that the station service device is on standby due to an acceptable response. Alternatively, step n4 may be executed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the processing time from being prolonged due to another type of station equipment not performing on standby but performing another process.

  In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to the electric railway fare calculation. However, the present embodiment may be applied to the fare calculation of other transportation means such as an aircraft fare calculation. Thereby, it is possible to prevent a fare calculation error in various transportation facilities.

Steps n6 to n9 may be executed after step n13. In this case, after opening the door 25 it is determined that the passage control, will butt the fare determination. In the case where the butting result is in disagreement, it becomes the control unit 21 of the automatic ticket gate 20 has been processed incorrectly by the fare calculated for the user at that time, by registering as a miscalculation pattern For the users in the same section after the next time, it can be processed as a pattern with miscalculation. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent repeated erroneous billing of the fare, and to determine whether or not to pass can be completed at high speed.
In particular, when a passenger storage medium 5 such as a prepaid card or commuter pass is used, the personal information is read, and if the fare determination match result is inconsistent, the personal information is included. By transmitting data to the station server 10, the user who has wrongly charged the fare can be refunded later.

In correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
The station service device of the present invention corresponds to the automatic ticket gate 20, the automatic checkout machine 40, and the counter machine 50 of the embodiment,
Similarly,
The reading unit corresponds to the medium reading unit 22,
The storage means corresponds to the storage unit 31,
The miscalculation pattern determination means corresponds to the control unit 21 that executes Step n3,
The fare calculation means corresponds to the control unit 21 that executes step n5,
The determination means corresponds to the control unit 21 that executes Step n8,
The reception cancellation unit corresponds to the control unit 21 that executes Step n15,
The transmission means corresponds to the control unit 21 and the communication unit 32 that execute Step n4,
The receiving means corresponds to the control unit 21 and the communication unit 32 that execute Step n6,
The output means corresponds to the control unit 21 and the communication unit 32 that execute Step n9,
The notification means corresponds to the control unit 21 that executes step n10, the speaker 27, and the lamp 28,
The fare calculation software corresponds to the fare calculation modules A, B, C,
The fare miscalculation judgment program corresponds to the ticket gate machine program, the settlement machine program, and the counter machine program,
The boarding information corresponds to the boarding data,
The miscalculation information corresponds to the miscalculation pattern data,
The present invention is not limited only to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and many embodiments can be obtained.

The system block diagram of a station service system. Block diagram of an automatic ticket gate. Data explanatory drawing of boarding data and miscalculation pattern data. The flowchart of the operation | movement which the control part of an automatic ticket gate performs. Explanatory drawing of a route. Explanatory drawing of fare list. Explanatory drawing of the relationship between fare determination and door control.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Station service system 5 ... Riding storage medium 20 ... Automatic ticket gate 21 ... Control part 22 ... Medium reading part 27 ... Speaker 28 ... Lamp 31 ... Memory | storage part 32 ... Communication part 40 ... Automatic payment machine 50 ... Counter machine A, B, C ... Fare calculation module

Claims (6)

A fare miscalculation determination method for determining whether there is a fare miscalculation in a station affairs system in which a plurality of types of station affairs devices with different fare calculation software for calculating the fare of a use section are connected to each other,
With at least one kind of station equipment
Read the ride for information from riding for the storage medium to the user's possession,
Based on the boarding information, the fare is calculated by the first fare calculation software installed,
Sending the boarding information to other types of station equipment;
Receiving fare information calculated based on the boarding information by the second fare calculation software installed in the other type of station service device;
Determine whether there is any miscalculation in the fare calculation based on the received fare information and the fare calculated by the first fare calculation software ,
A fare miscalculation judgment method that outputs miscalculation information when it is judged that there is a miscalculation. A fare miscalculation judgment program for judging whether or not there is a miscalculation of a fare in a station affairs system in which a plurality of types of station affairs devices that communicate with each other are communicably connected to each other,
Installed on at least one kind of station equipment,
Read the ride for information from riding for the storage medium to the user's possession,
Based on the boarding information, the fare is calculated by the first fare calculation software installed,
Sending the boarding information to other types of station equipment;
Receiving fare information calculated based on the boarding information by the second fare calculation software installed in the other type of station service device;
Determine whether there is any miscalculation in the fare calculation based on the received fare information and the fare calculated by the first fare calculation software ,
A fare miscalculation judgment program that outputs miscalculation information when it is judged that there is a miscalculation. It is a station service system in which multiple types of station service devices with different fare calculation software for calculating the fare for the use section are connected so that they can communicate with each other.
At least one kind of station equipment
Reading means for reading the boarding information from the boarding storage medium to the user possession,
A fare calculation means for calculating a fare by the first fare calculation software installed based on the boarding information;
Transmitting means for transmitting the boarding information to another type of station service device;
Receiving means for receiving fare information calculated based on the boarding information by the second fare calculation software installed in the other type of station service device;
Determination means for determining whether there is any miscalculation in the fare calculation based on the received fare information and the fare calculated by the fare calculation means;
A station service system comprising output means for outputting miscalculation information when it is determined that there is miscalculation. 4. The station service system according to claim 3, wherein the transmission means is configured to transmit the boarding information to a station service apparatus on standby. Before Symbol other types of public transportation equipment,
5. The station service system according to claim 4, further comprising: a reception canceling unit that cancels reception of another process from when the boarding information transmitted by the transmission unit is received until the calculated fare information is returned. In the station equipment,
Storage means for storing boarding information determined to be miscalculated as a miscalculation pattern;
An error calculation pattern determination means for determining whether or not the boarding information read by the reading means is the error calculation pattern;
The station service system according to claim 3, 4, or 5, further comprising an informing means for informing when an erroneous calculation pattern is determined.

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