JP2010186321A - Fee payment machine and fee payment system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fee payment machine which can prevent payment of fee exceeding the assumed amount with cash vouchers distributed for free. <P>SOLUTION: The fee payment machine stops operation of a cash voucher inserting section (S263) when the number of cash vouchers input to the cash voucher inserting section matches an upper limit number set in advance ("YES" at S260). By implementing such processing, the fee payment machine does not accept the cash vouchers more than the upper limit number after the cash vouchers of the upper limit number are inserted. Therefore, as a user cannot input cash vouchers more than the upper limit number, the user cannot pay a parking fee with cash vouchers more than the upper limit number set in advance by an enterprise. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a fee settlement machine that collects money and vouchers paid as consideration when a user uses or purchases various facilities, various devices, services, or articles provided by a business operator, and the fee settlement thereof. It relates to a fee settlement system equipped with a machine.

  Conventionally, when a customer uses or purchases various facilities, various devices, services, or goods provided by a business operator, a cash settlement or a cash voucher is performed using a fee settlement machine. Yes.

  Further, as this type of cash voucher, there are those that are purchased in advance by the user in exchange for cash and those that are distributed free of charge (so-called free vouchers and coupons; hereinafter referred to as “free vouchers”). . Such free tickets are, for example, distributed by business operators to attract customers. In this case, if a portion of the consideration is paid with a free ticket, the rest is paid in cash. As an operator, you can expect an increase in sales of facility usage fees.

  However, if a customer collects multiple free tickets as described above and throws more free tickets into the fare adjustment machine than expected, the operator will receive more cash than expected. There was a problem that it would be less.

  Further, the conventional fee settlement machine simply collects free tickets and cash used at the time of settlement. Therefore, when sales in cash increase, the cause is that the majority of free tickets are used in combination with cash, or the majority of free tickets are used alone. In addition, there was a problem that it was not possible to judge whether it was due to the increase in cash payments even by looking at the collected free tickets and cash. Thus, for example, a business operator wants to continue distributing free tickets if the majority of free tickets are used in combination with cash, or to refrain from distributing free tickets if the majority of free tickets are used alone. However, it was difficult to make such a judgment.

  Furthermore, even if multiple distributors distribute the above-mentioned free tickets, the operator cannot know who the distributed free tickets were distributed by using the conventional fee settlement machine. There wasn't. Or even if you distribute free tickets at multiple different distribution locations, not just distributors, or even when you distribute free tickets at multiple different distribution dates and times, Businesses could not know where the collected free tickets were distributed and when they were distributed. Therefore, even if there are distributors, distribution locations, and distribution dates and times when the collection rate of free tickets is poor, it is not easy to review and deal with them.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and a first object of the present invention is to provide a fee settlement machine capable of preventing an amount of money more than expected from being paid with a free ticket. The second object is to provide a fee settlement machine and a fee settlement system that enables a business operator to easily grasp how much cash income is generated when a free ticket is used together. The third purpose is to provide a fee settlement machine and a fee settlement system that enables operators to easily grasp the matters such as who has distributed the collected free voucher, where it has been distributed, and when it has been distributed. It is to be.

  Hereinafter, the configuration employed to achieve the above object in the present invention will be described.

  The first invention in the present invention is a fee settlement machine that collects money and vouchers paid as consideration when a user uses or purchases various facilities, various devices, services, or articles provided by a business operator. And a voucher insertion detecting means for detecting that the voucher has been inserted into the fee settlement machine, and each time it is detected that the voucher has been inserted by the voucher insertion detecting means, it is paid with the voucher. A voucher inserted amount equivalent value calculating means for calculating a total amount or a value that can be converted into the total amount as a voucher inserted amount equivalent value, and the voucher inserted amount equivalent value calculated by the voucher inserted amount equivalent value calculating means in advance Control that executes control to switch the state of the fee settlement machine from the first state in which the cash voucher can be inserted to the second state in which the cash voucher cannot be inserted when the set value is reached And a stage.

  Further, the second invention is the fee settlement machine according to the first invention, wherein the money insertion detecting means for detecting that the money has been inserted into the fee settlement machine, and the money input by the money insertion detection means. Each time it is detected that the money has been inserted, a money input amount calculating means for calculating the total amount of the money inserted as a money input amount, and the money voucher insertion detecting means has inserted the money voucher into the fee settlement machine. And when the money insertion detecting means detects that the money has been inserted, the money voucher insertion amount equivalent value calculated by the money voucher insertion amount equivalent value calculation means, and the money insertion And an input amount storage means for storing the money input amount calculated by the amount calculation means.

  Further, the third invention is the fee settlement machine of the second invention, wherein each time it is detected that the cash voucher is inserted by the cash voucher insertion detecting means, the cash voucher is distributed from the inserted cash voucher. The identification information reading means for reading the identification information that can identify at least one of the person, the distribution location, and the distribution date and time, and the identification value corresponding to the deposit amount calculated by the deposit amount equivalent calculation means. Information storage means for storing the identification information in association with the information read by the information reading means.

  The fourth invention of the present invention is a fee for collecting money and a voucher paid as a consideration when a user uses or purchases various facilities, various devices, services, or articles provided by a business operator. A payment machine that detects that the money voucher has been inserted into the fee adjustment machine; and each time the voucher insertion detection means detects that the voucher has been inserted, A voucher inserted amount equivalent value calculating means for calculating the calculated total amount or a value that can be converted into the total amount, and a coin input detection that detects that the money has been inserted into the fee settlement machine. Means for calculating the total amount of the inserted money as a money insertion amount each time the money insertion detection means detects that the money has been inserted; When it is detected that the money voucher has been inserted into the fee settlement machine by the dispensing means, and the money insertion detection means has detected that the money has been inserted, the money voucher insertion amount equivalent value calculation means And an inserted amount storage means for storing the calculated value equivalent to the inserted money voucher and the inserted money amount calculated by the inserted money amount calculating means.

  The fifth invention of the present invention is a fee for collecting money and vouchers paid as a consideration when a user uses or purchases various facilities, various devices, services, or articles provided by a business operator. A payment machine that detects that the money voucher has been inserted into the fee adjustment machine; and each time the voucher insertion detection means detects that the voucher has been inserted, Every time it is detected that the cash voucher has been inserted by the voucher inserted amount equivalent value calculating means for calculating the calculated total amount or a value that can be converted into the total amount, , Identification information reading means for reading identification information capable of identifying at least one of a distributor, a distribution location, and a distribution date and time of the certificate from the inserted certificate, and a value corresponding to the deposit amount The cash voucher charged amount equivalent value calculated by means exits, and an information storage means for storing in association with the identification information read by the identification information reading means.

  In addition, the sixth invention of the present invention is a fee for collecting money and a voucher paid as a consideration when a user uses or purchases various facilities, various devices, services, or articles provided by a business operator. A fee comprising a settlement machine and an information processing device that executes data processing on the settlement information based on the settlement information updated or accumulated by the fee settlement machine each time settlement is performed in the fee settlement machine In the settlement system, the fee settlement machine detects a voucher insertion detection unit that detects that the voucher has been inserted into the fee adjustment machine, and detects that the voucher has been inserted by the voucher insertion detection unit. A voucher inserted amount equivalent value calculating means for calculating a total amount paid by the voucher or a value convertible to the total amount as a voucher inserted amount equivalent value; and A money insertion detecting means for detecting that the money has been inserted into the fee settlement machine, and each time the money insertion detecting means detects that the money has been inserted, the total amount of the inserted money is used as a money insertion amount. It is detected that the money voucher has been inserted into the fee settlement machine by the money insertion amount calculation means to be calculated and the money voucher insertion detection means, and that the money has been inserted by the money insertion detection means. In this case, the money voucher inserted amount equivalent value calculated by the voucher inserted amount equivalent value calculating means, and the inserted amount storage means for storing the money inserted amount calculated by the money inserted amount calculating means, and the inserted amount storage Information transmitting means for transmitting to the information processing apparatus the settlement information, which is information including the value equivalent to the amount inserted into the voucher stored in the means and the money inserted amount. .

  The seventh invention of the present invention is a fee for collecting money and a voucher paid as a consideration when a user uses or purchases various facilities, various devices, services, or articles provided by a business operator. A fee comprising a settlement machine and an information processing device that executes data processing on the settlement information based on the settlement information updated or accumulated by the fee settlement machine each time settlement is performed in the fee settlement machine In the settlement system, the fee settlement machine detects a voucher insertion detection unit that detects that the voucher has been inserted into the fee adjustment machine, and detects that the voucher has been inserted by the voucher insertion detection unit. A voucher inserted amount equivalent value calculating means for calculating a total amount paid by the voucher or a value convertible to the total amount as a voucher inserted amount equivalent value, and the inserted voucher Identification that reads identification information that can identify at least one of a distributor, a distribution location, and a distribution date / time of the voucher from the inserted voucher each time the vending machine detects that the voucher has been inserted An information reading unit; an information storage unit for storing the cash voucher inserted amount equivalent value calculated by the voucher inserted amount equivalent value calculating unit in association with the identification information read by the identification information reading unit; Information transmitting means for transmitting to the information processing apparatus the payment information that is information including the value corresponding to the amount inserted into the voucher stored in the means and the identification information.

  Of the first to seventh inventions configured as described above, according to the fee settlement machine of the first invention, the control means is equivalent to a cash voucher insertion amount equivalent value ( When the voucher insertion amount itself or a value that can be converted into the voucher insertion amount (for example, the number of vouchers) reaches a preset value, the state of the fee settlement machine is the first state in which the voucher can be inserted. Then, the control for switching to the second state in which the cash voucher cannot be inserted is executed.

  With such a fee settlement machine, when the user pays the consideration, when the value equivalent to the amount inserted into the cash voucher reaches a preset value, it becomes impossible to insert a further cash voucher. You will have to pay in money. Therefore, if such a fee settlement machine is used, even if free cash vouchers are distributed, it is possible to prevent more than the expected amount from being paid with free cash vouchers. Consideration can be obtained.

  Further, according to the fee settlement machine of the second and fourth inventions and the fee settlement system of the sixth invention, the inserted amount storage means detects that the money voucher has been inserted into the fee settlement machine by the money voucher insertion detection means. And when it is detected that the money has been inserted by the money insertion detection means, it is calculated by the money voucher insertion amount equivalent value calculated by the money voucher insertion amount equivalent value calculation means and the money insertion amount calculation means. The amount of money input is memorized.

  With such a fare adjustment machine and fare adjustment system, when the usage fee is paid using both the cash voucher and the cash, the operator pays the value equivalent to the amount of the cash voucher inserted (the total amount paid or collected. The number of cash vouchers) and the amount of money inserted can be obtained. Therefore, if the information obtained in this way is used, even if a business distributes a free cash voucher, the operator can determine how much cash income is generated when the free cash voucher is used together. It can be easily grasped.

  In addition, according to the fee settlement machine of the third and fifth inventions and the fee settlement system of the seventh invention, information that can identify at least one of a cash vouch distributor, a distribution location, and a distribution date is provided. As the identification information, the information storage means stores the cash voucher insertion amount equivalent value calculated by the voucher insertion amount equivalent value calculation means in association with the identification information read from the voucher by the identification information reading means.

  With such a fee settlement machine and fee settlement system, a business operator can obtain information on the value equivalent to the amount of coin voucher input for at least one piece of information among the distributor, distribution location, and distribution date of the voucher. . Therefore, if the information obtained in this way is used, the business operator distributes the free cash voucher collected at the fare adjustment machine when the free cash voucher is distributed, and where it is distributed. It is possible to easily grasp matters such as whether or not.

It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the operating method of the fee settlement system of embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the fee settlement machine of embodiment. It is a flowchart of the adjustment process performed at the time of adjustment of a parking charge. It is a flowchart of the upper limit sheet number determination process for determining whether or not the cash voucher inserted into the fee settlement machine has reached the upper limit sheet number.

  Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with an example. In the following embodiment, a parking lot is illustrated as a facility provided by a business operator, and a fee settlement machine that collects money and cash vouchers paid as a consideration when a customer uses the parking lot will be described.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an operation method of the fee settlement system 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the fee settlement machine 18 of the fee settlement system 1.

  The fee settlement system 1 of this embodiment is a system introduced to settle the parking fee of the parking lot 3, and in this embodiment, the fee settlement machine 18 installed in the parking lot 3 and a parking lot management company And a personal computer 14 installed in the computer. In addition, the personal computer 14 and the fee settlement machine 18 are provided with a communication device (not shown) and are configured to be able to communicate with each other.

  The parking lot management company that manages the parking lot 3 is provided with a cash voucher 11 and a personal computer 14.

  The cash vending machine 11 is a device that issues the cash voucher 5. In addition, a magnetic stripe is provided on the cash voucher issued from the cash vending machine 11, and the cash vending machine 11 uses a magnetic stripe writer built in the main body to form a magnetic stripe by a magnetic recording method. Digital data can be recorded. More specifically, the cash vending machine 11 has digital data indicating the parking lot 3 where the cash voucher 5 can be used when the cash voucher 5 is issued (hereinafter, this digital data is referred to as “usable parking lot data”). ) Is recorded on the magnetic stripe 25.

  Further, the cash vending machine 11 is configured to print on the front side of the cash voucher 5 using a printer built in the main body. More specifically, the voucher issuing machine 11 prints a distributor number, which will be described later, on the front side of the voucher 5.

  Thus, the cash voucher 5 issued by the cash vending machine 11 is from a plurality of distributors (only two distributors are illustrated in FIG. 1, but the number is not limited to this, and may be any number). It will be distributed to users free of charge.

  The personal computer 14 has a built-in hard disk device 29. The personal computer 14 is a well-known device that includes hardware such as a CPU, ROM, and RAM, and software such as an OS and applications that control the hardware.

  In the hard disk device 29, a database (hereinafter, this database is referred to as “distributor database”) in which each distributor's name and the like are associated with the distributor number data is configured. In this embodiment, a distributor number is assigned to each of a plurality of distributors, and a distributor database in which the names of distributors and distributor numbers are associated with each other is configured in the hard disk device 29.

  Next, a parking lock device 16 and a fee settlement machine 18 are installed in the parking lot 3. The parking lot 3 has a plurality of parking spaces for one vehicle, and a parking number is associated with each parking space.

  The parking lock device 16 includes a flap, a vehicle sensor, and the like installed in each of a plurality of parking spaces in the parking lot 3, and is configured to be able to transmit and receive data and signals to and from the fee settlement machine 18.

  In addition, the parking lock device 16 prevents the vehicle from entering the parking space or leaving the parking space when the flap is driven, or prevents the vehicle from leaving the parking space. It is configured to switch to the locked state.

  The parking lock device 16 configured as described above switches from the unlocked state to the locked state and switches from the unlocked state to the locked state when the vehicle sensor detects that the vehicle is parked in the parking space. Time data (hereinafter, this data is referred to as “parking start time data”) is transmitted to the charge settlement machine 18.

  In addition, the parking lock device 16 switches from the locked state to the unlocked state based on the signal transmitted from the fee settlement machine 18 when the settlement process is completed by the fee settlement machine 18 as will be described later.

  The fee settlement machine 18 is a device that is installed at the exit of the parking lot 3 and settles the parking fee with the cash voucher 5 and cash. Further, the fee settlement machine 18 determines the number of the vouchers 5 that can be used in one settlement (hereinafter, this number is referred to as “upper limit number”).

  The fee settlement machine 18 includes a display 41, an operation panel 43, a cash voucher insertion unit 52, a cash voucher reading device 53, a cash voucher storage 54, a money calculator 56, a storage device 59, a control device 60, and the like. Yes. In addition to these, various devices are provided in the fee settlement machine 18, but FIG. 2 shows only the main configuration of the fee settlement machine 18 operating in the present embodiment.

  The display for display 41 is a liquid crystal display, and displays the payment method and the amount of the parking fee when the parking fee is settled. The operation panel 43 is provided with an operation button and the like, and a predetermined parking number is input by the user when the parking fee is settled.

  The voucher insertion unit 52 is a device that takes the voucher 5 into the fee settlement machine 18 and is activated when the voucher 5 is inserted into the insertion slot. Is configured to stop.

  The voucher reading device 53 is a device including a magnetic reading unit 61 and an optical reading unit 62. The magnetic reading unit 61 is configured by a magnetic stripe reader capable of reading data recorded by a magnetic recording method, and reads usable parking lot data from the magnetic stripe of the cash voucher 5 inserted by the cash voucher insertion unit 52. The optical reading unit 62 is configured by an image scanner that reads characters and the like written on a medium by an optical method and converts them into digital data, and is distributed from the front side of the voucher 5 inserted from the voucher insertion unit 52. The distributor number is read and converted into digital data of the distributor number (hereinafter, this digital data is referred to as “distributor number data”).

  The voucher storage 54 is a vault for storing the voucher 5 and stores the voucher 5 after the available parking lot data and the distributor number are read by the voucher reading device 53.

  The money calculation device 56 is a device that determines the type of money and calculates the total amount of money inserted when money is inserted into the slot, and is generally used in this type of settlement machine. The detailed description is omitted because it is not different from the known ones.

  The storage device 59 is a device configured by an HDD or the like. In the storage device 59, an input amount database, a distributor-specific input number database, and the like, which will be described later, are configured. Further, the storage device 59 is necessary for operating the fee settlement machine 18 such as parking start time data, parking lot collation data, and information indicating the parking fee per unit time (in this embodiment, 30 minutes). Various types of information are also stored.

  The control device 60 is configured around a known microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and executes various processes described later based on programs stored in the ROM and the RAM.

  Next, processing executed by the control device 60 when the parking fee is settled in the fee settlement machine 18 as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the settlement process executed when the parking fee is settled, and FIG. 4 is an upper limit number determination for determining whether or not the number of inserted cash vouchers 5 inserted from the cash voucher insertion unit 52 has reached the upper limit number. It is a flowchart of a process.

  First, the control device 60 determines whether or not a predetermined parking number has been input on the operation panel 43 (S110), and waits until a parking number is input ("NO" in S110). When it is determined that a predetermined parking number has been input (“YES” in S110), the parking time is calculated based on the parking start time data corresponding to the predetermined parking number and the current time, and the parking time and unit time are calculated. A parking fee is calculated based on the winning parking fee (S130).

  Then, after the calculation of the parking fee in step S130, the control device 60 determines whether or not there has been an operation on the fee settlement machine 18 (S140). The operation to be detected in S140 is insertion of the cash voucher 5 into the cash voucher insertion unit 52 or insertion of money into the money calculator 56, and waits until it is determined that either of these operations has been performed ( “NO” in S140).

  If it is determined in step S140 that there is an operation (“YES” in S140), the control device 60 determines whether or not the cash voucher 5 has been inserted into the cash voucher insertion unit 52 (S150). When it is determined that the voucher 5 has been inserted (“YES” in S150), the voucher insertion unit is operated, the voucher 5 is taken into the fee settlement machine 18, and the upper limit number determination process shown in FIG. Is executed (S160).

  The upper limit number determination process shown in FIG. 4 will be described later. As a result of executing this upper limit number determination process, has the total number of inserted coupons 5 reached the upper limit number that can be used for settlement? It is determined whether or not. If it is determined in the upper limit number determination process that the number of vouchers 5 equal to or less than the upper limit number is inserted, the determination target voucher 5 is stored in the parking lot 3 with a predetermined parking fee (100 yen in this embodiment). ) Will be treated as being usable as a voucher of the amount equivalent to.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S150 that the voucher 5 has not been inserted ("NO" in S150), a money calculation process is executed (S155).

  Note that the money calculation process is to calculate the total amount of money inserted (amount of money inserted) when money is inserted into the money calculator 56 and temporarily store the amount of money inserted in the storage device 59. It is a process to make. However, the processing for calculating the total amount of money is not different from the well-known processing generally adopted in this type of settlement machine, and therefore detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Then, when the upper limit sheet number determination process in step S160 or the currency calculation process in step S155 ends, the control device 60 determines whether or not the payment of the parking fee has been completed (S170).

  Here, the case where the control device 60 determines that the payment of the parking fee has been completed, specifically, when the payment amount by the cash voucher 5 is equal to or higher than the parking fee, the payment amount by the cash voucher 5 and the money calculation process. This is the case where the total amount of payment becomes the parking fee, and the amount paid by the monetary calculation process becomes the parking fee. On the other hand, when the control device 60 determines that the payment of the parking fee has not been completed, specifically, when the payment amount by the cash voucher 5 is less than the parking fee, the payment amount by the cash voucher 5 and money calculation processing This is the case where the total amount of payment is less than the parking fee, and the amount paid by monetary calculation processing is less than the parking fee.

  If it is determined in step S170 that the payment of the parking fee has been completed ("YES" in S170), the number of inserted coins 5 (to be described later) and the money input amount temporarily stored in S155 are related to each other. Then, it is additionally stored in the input amount database of the storage device 59 (S180), and this settlement process is terminated. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S170 that the payment of the parking fee has not been completed (“NO” in S170), the process returns to step S140.

  When the payment is completed after the payment is completed (“YES” in S170), the control device 60 switches the parking lock device 16 of the parking space corresponding to the parking number input in S110 from the locked state to the unlocked state. Send a signal to switch. The parking lock device 16 that has received this signal switches from the locked state to the unlocked state, and the user can leave the vehicle from the parking lot 3.

  Next, the upper limit number determination process in step S160 in FIG. 3 will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, when the voucher 5 is inserted from the voucher insertion unit 52, the control device 60 reads the usable parking lot data by the magnetic reading unit 61 of the voucher reading device 53 (S210), and the content of the usable parking lot data is It is determined whether or not the parking lot 3 is indicated (S220).

  On the other hand, if the control device 60 determines in S220 that the content of the available parking lot data indicates the parking lot 3 (“YES” in S220), the control device 60 determines that the voucher 5 can be used, and the voucher 5 Is increased by "1" (S250). Then, it is determined whether or not the number of inserted coins 5 matches the predetermined upper limit number (S260). When it is determined that they do not match (“NO” in S260), The distributor number is read by the optical reading unit 62, and the read distributor number is converted into distributor number data (S265).

  As the upper limit number of data, a value arbitrarily set in advance by the operator is stored in the storage device 59, and in S260, the upper limit number of data is read from the storage device 59.

  Then, the number of inserted coins 5 is temporarily stored in the storage device 59 to be additionally stored in the input amount database in S180 described above, and the distribution number of the storage device 59 is associated with the distributor number data and the inserted number. Is additionally stored in the database for each user's input number (S268). Then, the amount of money on the voucher 5 is subtracted to recalculate the parking fee (S270), the inserted voucher 5 is stored in the voucher storage 54 (S290), and the upper limit number determination process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S260 that the inserted number of the cash vouchers 5 is equal to the upper limit number ("YES" in S260), the operation of the cash voucher insertion unit 52 is stopped until the payment of the parking fee is completed (S263). The processes of S265 to S290 are executed, and the upper limit sheet number determination process is terminated.

  If it is determined in S220 that the content of the usable parking lot data does not indicate the parking lot 3 (“YES” in S220), the inserted cash voucher 5 is discharged (S225), and this upper limit number determination is performed. The process ends.

  Note that, by data communication between the fee settlement machine 18 and the personal computer 14, the personal computer 14 receives the input amount database and the number-of-distributor input number database from the fee settlement machine 18 and stores the latest various databases in the hard disk device 29.

  In the case of the fee settlement machine 18 of the present embodiment as described above, when the upper limit sheet number determination process shown in FIG. 4 is executed, the inserted number of cash vouchers 5 reaches a preset upper limit sheet number. The control device 60 stops the operation of the voucher insertion unit 52 (“YES” in S260 → S268).

  In this way, since the operation of the cash voucher insertion unit 52 is stopped until the payment of the parking fee is completed after the process of S263 is performed, the fee settlement machine 18 can insert the upper limit number of cash vouchers 5 into No more than the upper limit number of vouchers will be accepted. Therefore, the user cannot insert more than the upper limit number of vouchers 5, and the parking fee cannot be paid with more vouchers 5 than the upper limit number set in advance by the parking lot management company. Therefore, it will be suppressed for the parking lot management company that the income in cash is less than expected.

  Further, in the case of the fee settlement machine 18 according to the present embodiment, the control device 60 receives the parking fee when the parking fee is paid in combination with money and in combination with the cash voucher 5. The money input amount at the time of the payment is related and additionally stored in the input amount database of the storage device 59 (S180). The input amount database is transmitted from the fee settlement machine 18 to the personal computer 14 and stored in the hard disk device 29.

  Then, for example, the parking lot management company compares the number of input data with the data of the money input on a monthly basis based on the input amount database of the hard disk device 29, so that the number of input increases every month. However, the amount of money input is decreasing.

  Therefore, by using such an input amount database, the parking lot management company can obtain the cash income when the parking fee is paid by using the cash voucher 5 and the cash together from the input number data and the money input amount data. It can be easily grasped how much it is.

  In addition, if the number of coins input is increasing but the amount of money being invested is decreasing, the parking lot management company considers that the majority of the collected cash vouchers were used alone and distributed the vouchers free of charge. Can be judged to be suspended for a period of time.

  Further, in the case of the fee settlement machine 18 of the present embodiment, the control device 60 associates the distributor number data with the input number and additionally stores it in the input number database for each distributor in the storage device 59 (S268). ). Then, the database for the number of input by distributor is transmitted from the fee settlement machine 18 to the personal computer 14 and stored in the hard disk device 29.

  Then, the parking lot management company can obtain information on the number of collected cash vouchers 5 for each distributor by checking the distributor-by-distributor number database in the hard disk device 29 with the distributor database. Therefore, by using the thus-obtained number-by-distributor input number database obtained in this way, the parking lot management company can easily grasp the matters such as who distributed the collected cash vouchers compared to the conventional case.

  In addition, by using such a database by number of distributors, the parking lot management company can grasp that the recovery rate of the cash voucher 5 is the best recovery rate among a plurality of distributors. For example, a parking lot management company distributes more gold vouchers to the distributor with the highest recovery rate among a plurality of distributors. Many cash vouchers 5 can be distributed to a good person.

  In addition, if a system including such a fee settlement machine 18 is used, the wage provided to the distributor can be increased or decreased according to the collection rate of cash vouchers and cash income for each distributor. With such a mechanism, the distributor will make various efforts to increase the collection rate of the cash vouchers 5 and the cash income from the collected cash vouchers 5 in order to increase the wage earned, and cash income from parking fees. In this case, a favorable management effect has occurred for the parking lot management company.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to said specific one Embodiment, In addition, it can implement with a various form.

  In the above-described embodiment, the parking lot includes the flap-type parking lock device, but the form of the parking lot is not limited to this. The form of the parking lot may be any form as long as the entry / exit of the vehicle can be restricted depending on whether the payment of the parking fee has been completed.

  For example, a parking lot is provided with a barrier fence at the exit, and the parking lot is of a form that allows the parking vehicle to be unloaded and the vehicle to be loaded by controlling the opening and closing of the barrier fence with a fee settlement machine. Good. Even when the fee settlement machine and the fee settlement system of the present invention are used in such a parking lot, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

  In the above-described embodiment, the parking lot calculates the parking time based on the time when the parking lock device is switched from the unlocked state to the locked state, but the embodiment relates to the calculation of the parking time and the parking fee in the parking lot. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any form may be used as long as the parking time and the parking fee can be accurately calculated.

  For example, something like a parking number ticket is issued to a customer when entering the parking lot, and the parking time is calculated based on the parking start time recorded on the parking number ticket when the fee is settled. There may be. Even if the fee settlement machine and the fee settlement system of the present invention are used in such a parking lot, the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

  In the above-described embodiment, the distributor number is printed on the cash voucher, but the recording method of the information for identifying the distributor number or the distributor is not limited to this. For example, a method of encrypting a bar code, QR code, distributor number and recording it on a magnetic stripe may be used. If information such as a distributor number is stored in a cash voucher in such a manner, it is possible to prevent falsification of the information by a person other than the parking lot administrator after the voucher is issued, as compared to the printing method as in the above-described embodiment. be able to.

  For example, when the wage for each distributor is based on the collection rate of the voucher for each distributor as described above, one of the plurality of distributors has a voucher in which his / her distributor number is recorded. In an attempt to illegally increase the collection rate of the ticket, the distribution of the distributor's number on the voucher collected by the fare adjustment machine is altered to its own distributor number before the distributor number is read. Can happen.

  In this regard, if the information of the distributor number is recorded on the voucher by a method such as a barcode, the distributor number is not altered by the predetermined distributor as compared with the case where the distributor number is printed. It is hard to be done and has the deterrent effect of tampering itself. Therefore, since the collection rate of cash vouchers for each distributor will be calculated based on information that is less likely to be tampered with compared to information read from the cash voucher with the distributor number printed, Information such as the recovery rate can be obtained.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned embodiment, although the distributor number was attached | subjected by printing on a cash voucher, the information attached | subjected to a cash voucher is not limited to this.

  For example, the information recorded on the voucher may be information on the distribution location of the voucher. By doing this, the distribution location information and the number of the collected cash vouchers are compiled into a database by reading the distribution location information from the cash voucher collected by the fee settlement machine. The attached information can be obtained. Based on the information thus obtained, the administrator can calculate the collection rate of the cash voucher for each distribution location. Furthermore, the result calculated in this way is information used for the administrator when considering changing the distribution location of the voucher to a location with a high collection rate.

  Further, for example, the information recorded on the voucher may be information on the distribution date and time of the voucher. In this way, the administrator reads the distribution date and time information from the voucher collected by the fee settlement machine and creates a database of the distribution date and time information and the date and time information on the collection of the voucher. Can be obtained. Based on the information obtained in this way, the administrator can calculate the average value of the period from distribution of the voucher to collection. Furthermore, using the result such as the average value of the period from the distribution of the voucher to the collection calculated in this way, the administrator refers to this result every month, and if the period is longer It can be understood that there are many unused vouchers on the market, and it can be determined that the number of vouchers to be distributed will be reduced.

  In addition, for example, the information recorded on the voucher may be information on the expiration date of the voucher. In this way, the fee settlement machine reads the available time limit of the inserted voucher, executes a process for determining whether or not the available time limit has passed, and determines that the available time limit has passed. It can be set as the structure which discharges | emitted the gold voucher from the voucher insertion part.

  In the embodiment, an example of a parking lot has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the use of a parking lot, but also includes an entertainment facility usage fee, an entrance fee, an entertainment device usage fee, a paid facility usage fee, and a paid service. It can be used for the purpose of paying various usage fees and payments, such as the price of the product and the price of paid goods.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Charge settlement system, 3 ... Parking lot, 5 ... Cash voucher, 11 ... Cash voucher issuing machine, 14 ... Personal computer, 16 ... Parking lock device, 18 ... Charge settlement machine 41 ... Display for display, 43 ... Operation panel, 52 ... Cash voucher insertion part, 53 ... Voucher reader, 54 ... Voucher storage, 56 ... Money calculator, 59 ... Storage device, 60 ... Control device, 61 ... Magnetic reading unit, 62 ... Optical reading unit.

Claims (7)

A fee settlement machine that collects money and vouchers paid as compensation when a user uses or purchases various facilities, various devices, services, or goods provided by an operator,
A voucher insertion detection means for detecting that the voucher has been inserted into the fee settlement machine;
Every time it is detected that the voucher is inserted by the voucher insertion detection means, the total amount paid by the voucher or a value that can be converted into the total amount is calculated as a voucher input equivalent value. A value calculating means;
When the cash voucher input equivalent value calculated by the cash voucher input equivalent value calculation means reaches a preset value, the state of the fee settlement machine is changed from the first state in which the voucher can be inserted, And a control means for executing control for switching to the second state in which the cash voucher cannot be inserted. Currency insertion detection means for detecting that the money has been inserted into the fee settlement machine;
A money insertion amount calculating means for calculating the total amount of the inserted money as a money insertion amount each time the money insertion detecting means detects that the money has been inserted;
When the money voucher insertion detecting means detects that the money voucher has been inserted into the fee settlement machine, and the money insertion detection means detects that the money has been inserted, the value corresponding to the amount of money inserted into the money voucher The charge according to claim 1, further comprising: an insertion amount storage unit that stores the value equivalent to the amount inserted into the voucher calculated by the calculation unit, and the money input amount calculated by the money input amount calculation unit. Adjustment machine. Identification information that can identify at least one of a distributor, a distribution location, and a distribution date and time of the voucher from the inserted voucher every time the voucher insertion detection unit detects that the voucher has been inserted. Identification information reading means for reading
The information storage means for storing the cash voucher inserted amount equivalent value calculated by the voucher input equivalent value calculating means in association with the identification information read by the identification information reading means. Charge settlement machine as described in 2. A fee settlement machine that collects money and vouchers paid as compensation when a user uses or purchases various facilities, various devices, services, or goods provided by an operator,
A voucher insertion detection means for detecting that the voucher has been inserted into the fee settlement machine;
Every time it is detected that the voucher is inserted by the voucher insertion detection means, the total amount paid by the voucher or a value that can be converted into the total amount is calculated as a voucher input equivalent value. A value calculating means;
Currency insertion detection means for detecting that the money has been inserted into the fee settlement machine;
A money insertion amount calculating means for calculating the total amount of the inserted money as a money insertion amount each time the money insertion detecting means detects that the money has been inserted;
When it is detected that the money voucher has been inserted into the fee settlement machine by the money voucher insertion detection means, and when it is detected that the money has been inserted by the money insertion detection means, A charge settlement machine, comprising: a deposit amount storage means for storing the equivalent value calculated by the equivalent value calculation means and the money input amount calculated by the money input calculation means. A fee settlement machine that collects money and vouchers paid as compensation when a user uses or purchases various facilities, various devices, services, or goods provided by an operator,
A voucher insertion detection means for detecting that the voucher has been inserted into the fee settlement machine;
Every time it is detected that the voucher is inserted by the voucher insertion detection means, the total amount paid by the voucher or a value that can be converted into the total amount is calculated as a voucher input equivalent value. A value calculating means;
Identification information that can identify at least one of a distributor, a distribution location, and a distribution date and time of the voucher from the inserted voucher every time the voucher insertion detection unit detects that the voucher has been inserted. Identification information reading means for reading
Charge storage, comprising: an information storage means for storing the value corresponding to the amount inserted into the voucher calculated by the means for calculating the amount inserted into the voucher in association with the identification information read by the identification information reading means. Machine. When a customer uses or purchases various facilities, various devices, services, or goods provided by a business operator, a fee settlement machine that collects money and vouchers paid as compensation for the facility, and settlement is performed at the fee settlement machine. A fee settlement system comprising an information processing device that performs data processing on the settlement information based on the settlement information updated or accumulated by the fee settlement machine each time it is performed,
The fee settlement machine is
A voucher insertion detection means for detecting that the voucher has been inserted into the fee settlement machine;
Every time it is detected that the voucher is inserted by the voucher insertion detection means, the total amount paid by the voucher or a value that can be converted into the total amount is calculated as a voucher input equivalent value. A value calculating means;
Currency insertion detection means for detecting that the money has been inserted into the fee settlement machine;
A money insertion amount calculating means for calculating the total amount of the inserted money as a money insertion amount each time the money insertion detecting means detects that the money has been inserted;
When it is detected that the money voucher has been inserted into the fee settlement machine by the money voucher insertion detection means, and when it is detected that the money has been inserted by the money insertion detection means, An input amount storage means for storing the value equivalent to the amount inserted into the voucher calculated by the equivalent value calculation means, and the money input amount calculated by the money input amount calculation means;
Information transmitting means for transmitting to the information processing apparatus the settlement information, which is information including the value equivalent to the deposit amount stored in the deposit amount storage means and the money insertion amount. Charge settlement system. When a customer uses or purchases various facilities, various devices, services, or goods provided by a business operator, a fee settlement machine that collects money and vouchers paid as compensation for the facility, and settlement is performed at the fee settlement machine. A fee settlement system comprising an information processing device that performs data processing on the settlement information based on the settlement information updated or accumulated by the fee settlement machine each time it is performed,
The fee settlement machine is
A voucher insertion detection means for detecting that the voucher has been inserted into the fee settlement machine;
Every time it is detected that the voucher is inserted by the voucher insertion detection means, the total amount paid by the voucher or a value that can be converted into the total amount is calculated as a voucher input equivalent value. A value calculating means;
Identification information that can identify at least one of a distributor, a distribution location, and a distribution date and time of the voucher from the inserted voucher every time the voucher insertion detection unit detects that the voucher has been inserted. Identification information reading means for reading
Information storage means for storing the cash voucher inserted amount equivalent value calculated by the voucher input equivalent value calculating means in association with the identification information read by the identification information reading means;
Charge settlement, comprising: information transmission means for transmitting to the information processing apparatus the settlement information, which is information including the value corresponding to the amount inserted into the voucher stored in the information storage means and the identification information. system.

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