JP2009252000A - Station service device and method for entrance record transfer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To propose a station service device and an entrance record transfer method for performing entrance/exit processing by using an IC card which a user primarily desires to use, even when the user has used an IC card different from the IC card which the user primarily desires to use in the entrance station in order to improve convenience to the user. <P>SOLUTION: The station service device is configured so as to execute: entrance station acquisition processing by receiving an entrance IC card used for entrance via an IC card reader/writer and acquiring the entrance station on the basis of the entrance card information recorded on the entrance IC card; exit card information acquisition processing for receiving an exit IC card which the user desires to use for entrance/exit via the IC card reader/writer and acquiring exit card information recorded on the exit IC card; entrance propriety determination processing for determining whether the exit IC card can be used at the entrance station on the basis of the exit card information; and entrance record transfer processing for transferring the entrance record on the entrance IC card to the exit IC card when the exit IC card can be used for entrance. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a station service device such as a charge machine, a checkout machine, an information terminal, a ticket gate, a window processing machine, or a staff terminal device installed in a railway station, and specifically, an IC card entry record. The present invention relates to a station service device and an admission record transfer method.

  Conventionally, magnetic cards and IC cards have been used in railway ticket gates to confirm fare payment. An IC card provided in recent years can be charged with a monetary value. When the user enters the station using this IC card and participates in another station, if the fare is within that amount, the fare is subtracted from the charge amount and entry is permitted. Thus, the user can smoothly enter and exit using an IC card charged with a sufficient monetary value without purchasing a ticket each time a train is used.

  The IC card is also used as a commuter pass. In this case, the IC card is registered with a section where the boarding is possible as a commuter pass. The ticket gate permits passage if the station is in the boarding section read from the IC card, and refuses passage if it is not.

  By the way, a plurality of types of IC cards are provided. This is because different types of IC cards are issued for each railway company, and commemorative IC cards are issued at commemorative events. The ticket gate is configured so as to accept such various types of IC cards and execute an entry process and an entry process.

  Regarding the use of such a plurality of IC cards, an information storage medium processing device has been proposed (see Patent Document 1). This information storage medium processing device can transfer the amount of money between the first IC card and the second IC card. Thereby, it is supposed that the serviceability with respect to a user can be improved.

However, this information storage medium processing apparatus cannot cope with a case where a user misuses an IC card that is different from the IC card that the user originally wants to use when entering.
In detail, for example, the user possesses IC card A used as a commuter pass on railway A and IC card B used on railway B by subtracting the fare from the charge amount each time. To do. In this case, the IC card B for the railway B may be used by mistake at the ticket gate at the entrance station of the railway A. Then, although there is an IC card A that can be used as a commuter pass, the fare is paid using the IC card B for the railway B.

  Since the information storage medium processing apparatus described above can transfer fares, for example, when the charge amount of the IC card B for the railway B is insufficient, the amount is transferred from the IC card A for the railway A. I can.

However, the request to cancel the use of the IC card B once used for admission and use the IC card A commuter pass could not be met.
In addition, when an IC card that is different from the IC card that is originally intended to be used at the entrance station is misused, there is currently no way other than to ask the counter for special processing.
JP 2002-288603 A

  In view of the above-described problems, the present invention provides a station service device and an entrance that can perform entrance / exit processing using an IC card that is originally intended to be used even if an IC card that is different from the IC card that is originally intended to be used at the entrance station is used The purpose is to propose a method for transferring records and to improve convenience for users.

  The present invention comprises an IC card reader / writer for reading and writing information to and from an IC card used for entry at an entry station and entry at an entry station, and information processing means for performing information processing, the information processing means The admission station acquisition process for receiving the admission IC card used at the admission station by the user by the IC card reader / writer and acquiring the admission station based on the admission card information recorded on the admission IC card; An entry card information acquisition process for receiving an entry IC card used at the entry station by the user by the IC card reader / writer and obtaining the entry card information recorded in the entry IC card; and the entry card information On the basis of the admission IC card determination process for determining whether the admission IC card can be entered at the admission station, and if admission is possible, the admission I Wherein the admission record card is the public transportation system or admission records sorting method executes the transferred replacing admission record sorting processing on the participation IC card.

The entrance IC card and the entry IC card can be constituted by a non-contact IC card called RF-ID.
The admission station acquisition process acquires the admission station directly from the admission card information recorded on the admission IC card, or uses a separate server based on the identification information in the admission card information recorded on the admission IC card. It can be set as the structure which accesses and acquires an admission station.

  The admission determination process determines whether or not admission is possible at the admission station using the remaining amount recorded in the entry card information and / or the commuter pass available section, or the identification information in the entry card information. Originally, a separate server may be accessed to acquire the remaining amount and / or commuter pass available section and to determine whether or not admission is possible at the entrance station.

  The admission record transfer process may be a process of writing an admission record indicating admission at an admission station into the admission IC card, the admission card information of a separate server, or both. In addition to writing the admission record, the admission record transfer process is a process of writing an admission record or entering admission card information such as admission IC card and / or admission card information of a separate server for both. It can be set as the structure which performs the process which deletes a recording. The process of writing the entry record as if it was entered at 0 yen here is, for example, entering the entry IC card usage history recorded on a separate server with an amount of 0 yen (specifying without collecting the fare and entrance fee at all) (For example, a process of writing an entry station as an entry station without subtracting the remaining amount).

  According to the present invention, even if an IC card different from the IC card originally intended to be used at the entrance station is used by the user, the entrance / exit processing can be performed using the IC card originally intended to be used.

  As an aspect of the present invention, the admission permission determination process can determine that admission is possible if the admission IC card is a commuter pass and the admission station is within a section where the commuter pass can be boarded.

  Thereby, a user who has entered with another entrance IC card although there is an entry IC card that can be used as a commuter pass can participate using the commuter pass of the participation IC card.

  In addition, as an aspect of the present invention, the admission permission determination process may be permitted even if the admission station is outside the boarding area of the commuter pass if the remaining IC card is recorded with a remaining amount equal to or more than the initial boarding amount. Can be determined.

  Thereby, it is possible to prevent an IC card that could not be entered from being used as an entry IC card. That is, a participating IC card in which the remaining amount more than the initial boarding amount is not recorded cannot enter at an entrance station outside the boarding area. Therefore, such an IC card can be prevented from being used as a participating IC card by transfer.

As an aspect of the present invention, the admission permission determination process can determine that admission is impossible regardless of other conditions as long as the participation IC card is in an admission state.
Thereby, it is possible to prevent the use of an IC card having a possibility of fraud. That is, if the entrance IC card is in the entrance state, the entry IC card must be in the entrance state. Nevertheless, the fact that the participating IC card is in the entry state indicates that processing different from normal is being performed. Unauthorized use can be prevented by prohibiting the use of such participating IC cards.

As an aspect of the present invention, as a process to be executed together with the admission record transfer process, a special entry process is executed in which the admission IC card in the admission state is updated to an entry state in which it has entered for 0 yen. Can do.
The entrance record transfer process and the special entry process may be executed in this order or in the reverse order or simultaneously.
The special entry process for updating to the entry status that was entered at 0 yen is, for example, an entry IC card usage history recorded on a separate server with an amount of 0 yen (specifying without collecting fares and entrance fees at all) It is possible to perform a process of writing information that has been entered (for example, a process of writing an entry station as an entry station without subtracting the remaining amount).
According to this aspect, the entrance IC card can be put into a participating state and used normally after participating. Moreover, since it is set as the participation state which participated for 0 yen, a user's satisfaction can be improved, without burdening a user with an extra fare.

  According to the present invention, even if an IC card different from the IC card originally intended to be used at the entrance station is used by the user, the entrance / exit processing can be performed using the IC card originally intended to be used.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an entrance record transfer device 1 and an entrance record transfer system 10.

The admission record transfer system 10 includes an admission record transfer apparatus 1, a server 11, and an electric communication line 15 that connects these to be communicable.
The entrance record transfer device 1 includes an operation input unit 3, a card processing unit 4, a control unit 5, a communication unit 6, and a display unit 7.

The operation input unit 3 is configured by an input device such as a touch panel, for example, and receives a user's operation input and transmits it to the control unit 5.
The card processing unit 4 reads / writes information from / to the IC card 9 (9a, 9b) in a non-contact manner in accordance with a control signal from the control unit 5.

The control unit 5 performs information processing such as various controls and calculations.
The communication unit 6 performs information communication with the server 11 through the telecommunication line 15 in accordance with a control signal from the control unit 5.
The display unit 7 displays a guidance screen or the like according to the control signal of the control unit 5.

  The IC card 9 includes an IC chip having a control unit and a storage unit, and a communication antenna. Thereby, information can be transmitted and received without contact with the card processing unit 4. In this embodiment, as the IC card 9, the user uses an entrance IC card 9a erroneously used at the time of entrance and an exit IC card 9b that the user originally wanted to use.

The server 11 is configured by a computer, and includes an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, a display device such as a CRT display or a liquid crystal display, a control device such as a CPU, ROM and RAM, a storage device such as a hard disk and a nonvolatile memory, a LAN board, A communication device such as a LAN card is provided.
The server 11 includes a database 12 in the storage device. In this database 12, use histories are recorded for all issued IC cards 9 including the entrance IC card 9 a and the entry IC card 9 b.

  The admission record transfer device 1 is specifically a station service device such as a charging machine, a payment machine, an information terminal, a ticket gate, a window processing machine, or a staff terminal device. When the entrance record transfer device 1 is a charging machine or a payment machine, it is preferable to further include a cash processing unit that processes banknotes and money, a credit card processing unit that processes a credit card, and the like. When the entrance record transfer device 1 is a ticket gate, it is preferable to further include an opening / closing door and a drive unit that drives the opening / closing door.

FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of the operation executed by the control unit 5 of the entrance record transfer apparatus 1.
When the transfer process is selected by the operation input unit 3 by the user, the control unit 5 accepts this and starts the transfer process (step S1).

  The control unit 5 receives the entrance IC card 9a by the card processing unit 4, and reads the entrance card information recorded on the entrance IC card 9a (step S2). At this time, the entrance station included in the entrance card information is also read.

  In addition, you may acquire an entrance station from this usage history with reference to the usage history recorded on the server 11 by the identification information (for example, card ID) contained in entrance card information.

  The control part 5 performs entrance determination based on entrance card information (step S3). In this admission determination, if the admission IC card 9a is in the admission state, the admission determination is OK, and if not, the admission determination is NG.

  If the entrance determination is NG (step S3: No), the control unit 5 returns the entrance IC card 9a from the card processing unit 4 (step S4), and returns the processing to step S1 (or ends).

  If the entrance determination is OK (step S3: Yes), the control unit 5 receives the participation IC card 9b by the card processing unit 4, and reads the participation card information recorded on the participation IC card 9b (step S5).

  The control part 5 performs the use determination which determines whether the participating IC card 9b can be used (step S6). This use determination is performed under the following conditions after referring to the remaining amount information and commuter pass information included in the participation card information of the participation IC card 9b.

  (1) If the entrance station acquired in step S2 is within the commuter pass section of the commuter pass information, it is determined that the participation IC card 9b can be used if it is not in the entrance state, and cannot be used if it is in the entrance state.

  (2) If the entrance station acquired in step S2 is not in the commuter pass section of the commuter pass information, the entry IC card 9b is not in the entrance state, and the amount of money exceeding the minimum initial boarding amount is recorded in the remaining amount information If it is, it is determined that it can be used, otherwise it is determined that it cannot be used.

  The remaining amount information and commuter pass information may be obtained by referring to the use history recorded in the server 11 based on the identification information (for example, card ID) included in the participation card information.

  If this use determination is NG (step S6: No), the control unit 5 returns the participation IC card 9b from the card processing unit 4 (step S7), and returns the processing to step S5 (or ends).

  If the use determination is OK (step S6: Yes), the control unit 5 records the entry record (entrance station, entry time, etc.) read from the entry IC card 9a on the entry IC card 9b and transfers it (step S8). ). The entry record to be transferred to the participation IC card 9b is written in the entry card information recorded in the entry IC card 9b, or in the usage history of the entry IC card 9b recorded in the server 11. It is good to write by appropriate methods, such as writing.

  The control unit 5 releases the participation IC card 9b by the card processing unit 4 (step S9), and executes special participation processing (step S10). This special entry process is a process of writing the entry information entered for 0 yen into the entry card information recorded on the entry IC card 9a. Note that the entry information entered for 0 yen may be written in the usage history of the entry IC card 9a recorded in the server 11. Further, instead of writing entry information that has been entered for 0 yen into the entry IC card 9a or the server 11, the information on the entry station may be deleted. In either case, the entrance IC card 9a enters the entry state, and after that, the entry IC card 9a can enter normally.

  The control unit 5 releases the entrance IC card 9a by the card processing unit 4 (step S11), and transmits the detailed data about the entrance IC card 9a and the exit IC card 9b to the server 11 (step S12).

  With the above configuration and operation, even if the user passes the ticket gate using an entrance IC card 9a that is different from the entrance IC card 9b originally intended to be used at the entrance station, the user can record the entrance record after entering and before entering. It can be transferred to 9b. Then, using the participation IC card 9b to which the entrance record is transferred, it is possible to participate through the ticket gate.

  In addition, even if you enter with an IC card 9a that is not a commuter pass, you can use the IC card 9b just as you would enter using the IC card 9b of the commuter pass by transferring the entry record. . Therefore, the commuter pass of the participating IC card 9b can be effectively used, and it is possible to prevent the user from paying an extra fare or feeling troublesome for the staff.

  Also, if the entrance station where the entrance IC card 9a was used is outside the area where the IC card 9b commuter pass can be boarded, transfer of the entry record is prohibited unless the entry IC card 9b is charged with the initial amount. To do. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the participation IC card 9b that could not be entered in the first place from being used.

  In addition, if the entry station is outside the commuter pass section of the participation IC card 9b and the entry IC card 9b is charged with the initial boarding amount, after the transfer process described above (steps S1 to S12), the entry IC A normal ticket gate process can be performed using the card 9b. In other words, the fare for the shortage can be taken out from the charge amount of the participating IC card 9b by the ticket gate, and the ticket gate processing can be performed as usual. Further, if the charge amount of the participating IC card 9b is less than the required fare, the normal ticket gate processing can be performed by adjusting the account or charging the account.

  In addition, if the participation IC card 9b that should be in the entry state is in the entry state, the transfer of the entry record is prohibited, so that it is possible to prevent the use of the participation IC card 9b having the possibility of fraud.

  In addition, the entrance record transfer device 1 puts the entrance IC card 9a first and then the entrance IC card 9b, so “use the entrance IC card 9b instead of the entrance IC card 9a”. Alternatively, it is possible to provide an easy-to-understand interface that is in line with the user's feeling that “the entrance record of the entrance IC card 9a is transferred to the exit IC card 9b”.

  Thus, since the admission record transfer device 1 can flexibly cope with a user's operation mistake, the service level can be improved and the customer satisfaction can be improved.

  Note that a transfer record indicating that the transfer has been transferred to the participation IC card 9b in step S8 may be written, and if there is a transfer record in the entry determination in step S3, the entry determination NG may be set regardless of other conditions. . As a result, it is possible to prevent the act of repeatedly transferring the entrance record between the plurality of IC cards 9 and to prevent fraud.

  Also, in the use determination in step S6, is the personal information such as the name or telephone number recorded in the entrance IC card 9a matched with the personal information such as the name or telephone number recorded in the participation IC card 9b? It may be configured to determine whether or not. In this case, if they do not match, guidance for confirming the user may be displayed on the display unit 7 or a separate staff terminal, or guidance for prompting the staff to confirm may be displayed on the display unit 7. Thereby, it is possible to prevent an illegal act using the other person's IC card 9 and an erroneous use of the other person's IC card 9.

  Further, the steps S8 to S12 surrounded by dotted lines in FIG. 2 are not limited to this order, and may be appropriately arranged in an order different from the illustration depending on the specifications of the entrance record transfer device 1 and the like. Even in this case, the same effect as described above can be obtained.

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 entrance record transfer device 1 of the embodiment,
Similarly,
The IC card reader / writer corresponds to the card processing unit 4,
The information processing means corresponds to the control unit 5,
The entrance station acquisition process corresponds to step S2,
The participation card information acquisition process corresponds to step S5,
The admission permission determination process corresponds to step S6,
The admission record transfer process corresponds to step S8,
The special entry process corresponds to step S10,
The present invention is not limited only to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and many embodiments can be obtained.

The block diagram which shows the structure of an entrance record transfer apparatus and an entrance record transfer system. The flowchart of the operation | movement which the control part of an entrance record transfer apparatus performs.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Entrance record transfer apparatus, 4 ... Card processing part, 5 ... Control part, 9 ... IC card, 9a ... Entrance IC card, 9b ... Participation IC card

Claims (6)

An IC card reader / writer that reads and writes information from and to an IC card used for entry at an entry station and entry at an entry station;
A station service device comprising information processing means for performing information processing,
The information processing means includes
An admission station acquisition process for receiving an admission IC card used by the user at admission at the admission station by the IC card reader / writer and acquiring the admission station based on the admission card information recorded in the admission IC card;
An entry card information acquisition process in which an IC card reader / writer accepts an entry IC card to be used at the entry station by the user and acquires the entry card information recorded in the entry IC card;
An admission determination process for determining whether or not the admission IC card can be entered at the admission station based on the admission card information;
A station administration device that executes an admission record transfer process for transferring the admission record of the admission IC card to the admission IC card if admission is possible. The admission determination process is
The station administration device according to claim 1, wherein when the participation IC card is a commuter pass, it is determined that admission is possible if the entrance station is within a section where the commuter pass can be boarded. The admission determination process is
3. The station administration device according to claim 2, wherein even if the admission station is outside the area where the commuter pass is available, the admission IC card determines that admission is possible if a remaining amount equal to or greater than the initial boarding amount is recorded. The admission determination process is
The station service device according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein if the participation IC card is in an entrance state, it is determined that entry is impossible regardless of other conditions. As a process executed together with the admission record transfer process,
The station administration apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a special participation process is performed to update the entrance IC card in an entrance state to an entry state in which it has entered for 0 yen. Using a station affairs device comprising an IC card reader / writer for reading and writing information with respect to an IC card used for entering and entering at an entrance station, and information processing means for performing information processing,
The admission IC card used at the time of admission by the user at the admission station is received by the IC card reader / writer, and the admission station is acquired based on the admission card information recorded in the admission IC card,
The IC card reader / writer accepts the participation IC card used when participating in the participation station by the user, and acquires the participation card information recorded in the participation IC card,
Based on the entry card information, it is determined whether or not the entry IC card can be entered at the entrance station,
An admission record transfer method for transferring an admission record of the admission IC card to the admission IC card if admission is possible.

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