JP2016134011A - Use certificate issuing device, management server, and management program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a use certificate issuing device, a management server, and a management program capable of automatically issuing the use certificate of a charged public transport.SOLUTION: A use certificate issuing device 1 includes: a reader part 10; a communication part 11; an issuing part 13; and a control part 20. The reader part 10 reads the identification information of a user from a medium used for the use of the charged public transport. The communication part 11 communicates with a management server 100 which manages the use of the public transport. The issuing part 13 issues the use certificate for certifying the use of the public transport. The control part 20 controls the communication part 11 to transmit the identification information of a user read by the reader part 10 to the management server 100, and controls the issuing part 13 to issue a use certificate on the basis of information returned from the management server 100, and received by the communication part 11.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a usage certificate issuing device, a management server, and a management program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a system capable of printing a commemorative ticket suitable as a commemoration of participation in various events and boarding / boarding of a vehicle is known. However, there are no known services that provide similar services in the field of paid transportation.

JP 2005-11041 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a usage certificate issuing device, a management server, and a management program capable of automatically issuing a usage certificate for a paid transportation facility.

  The usage certificate issuing device according to the embodiment includes a reading unit, a communication unit, an issuing unit, and a control unit. The reading unit reads the identification information of the user from a medium used for using a paid transportation facility. The communication unit communicates with a management server that manages the use of the transportation facility. The issuing unit issues a usage certificate certifying the use of the transportation facility. The control unit controls the communication unit to transmit the identification information of the user read by the reading unit to the management server, and based on the information returned from the management server and received by the communication unit, The issuing unit is controlled to issue the usage certificate.

The external appearance block diagram of the utilization certificate issuing apparatus 1 of embodiment. FIG. 3 is a functional configuration diagram of the usage certificate issuing device 1 and the management server 100 according to the embodiment. The figure which illustrated the contents of the usage certificate. The figure which shows an example of the information memorize | stored as the personal information table 132. FIG. The figure which shows an example of the information memorize | stored as the usage history table. The figure which shows an example of the information memorize | stored as the object area table 136. FIG. The figure which shows the example of the scene where a usage certificate can be issued. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of a flow of processing executed by the usage certificate issuing device 1 and the management server 100. 12 is a flowchart showing another example of the flow of processing executed by the usage certificate issuing device 1 and the management server 100.

  Hereinafter, a usage certificate issuing device, a management server, and a management program according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the usage certificate issuing device is a device that issues a usage certificate for a toll road, and the medium used for using the toll road is an ETC (Electronic Toll Collection System) card. The usage certificate issuing device is installed in, for example, a service area or parking area on a toll road, a convenience store near the exit of the toll road, and the like. However, the usage certificate issuing device is not limited to this, and is a device that issues a railroad usage certificate, and the medium used for railroad usage is a transportation IC card or a mobile phone having a function equivalent to this. It may be an electronic medium.

  FIG. 1 is an external configuration diagram of a usage certificate issuing device 1 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the usage certificate issuing device 1 includes an ETC card insertion slot 2, a discount ticket ejection slot 3, an input / display unit 4, a coin insertion slot 5, and a usage certificate ejection slot 6.

  FIG. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of the usage certificate issuing device 1 and the management server 100 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the usage certificate issuing device 1 includes an input / display unit 4, a reader unit 10, a communication unit 11, a money receiving unit 12, an issuing unit 13, and a control unit 20.

  A user's ETC card is inserted into the ETC card insertion slot 2. The ETC card is, for example, a contact type IC card. The reader unit 10 is provided inside the ETC card insertion slot 2 and reads information from the inserted ETC card.

  From the discount ticket discharge port 3, a discount ticket for a sightseeing spot issued with the issuance of the usage certificate is discharged.

  The input / display unit 4 is, for example, a touch panel display device. The input / display unit 4 displays an image based on the usage history received by the communication unit 11 from the management server 100 and detects the position of the touch operation by the user. Note that the usage certificate issuing device 1 may include an operation device such as a dedicated key, a dial, or a slide switch.

  Coins (coins) are inserted into the coin insertion slot 5 as a fee for issuing a usage certificate. The money receiving unit 12 inside the coin insertion slot 5 counts the coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 5, and when the counting result is equal to or higher than the issuance fee of the usage certificate, information indicating that is sent to the issuing unit 13. Output. Note that the monetary receipt unit 12 may collect the usage fee issuance fee by credit settlement using the ETC function.

  The usage certificate issued by the issuing unit 13 is discharged from the usage certificate discharge port 6. A usage certificate is a certificate that certifies the use of a toll road, and more specifically, a certificate that certifies the use of a target section of a toll road, for example. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the contents of the usage certificate. As shown in the figure, a title such as “Memorial Pass”, an issue date, a target section, an issuer, and the like are printed on the use certificate. The target section is set, for example, when a new route is opened. The usage certificate may be printed with information indicating the number of users since the target section is set.

  Further, the design M indicating the land pattern of the target section may be printed on the usage certificate. The design M is printed based on image data transmitted from the management server 100 described later, for example. Alternatively, the usage certificate issuing device 1 may hold some image data that is the basis of the design, and the one selected by the management server 100 may be printed.

  The usage certificate is not printed on a paper medium, but may be image data transmitted to an electronic device such as a mobile phone. In this case, the user can visually recognize the usage certificate by activating an image on the electronic device.

  The usage certificate issuing device 1 communicates with the management server 100 to acquire data necessary for issuing the usage certificate. The communication unit 11 includes a communication interface for communicating with the management server 100 via a network NW such as a WAN (Wide Area Network) or a LAN (Local Area Network).

  The management server 100 is operated by, for example, a business operator that manages ETC. The management server 100 is connected to a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a storage device such as a flash memory, and a network NW. This is a computer device including the server side communication unit 110 and the like. Note that a part of the storage device used by the management server 100 may be a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device connected to the network NW.

  In addition to the server-side communication unit 110, the management server 100 includes a server-side control unit 120 that functions when a processor executes a program, and a storage unit 130 that is realized by the various storage devices. The server-side control unit 120 may be a hardware function unit such as an LSI (Large Scale Integration) or an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit). The storage unit 130 stores a personal information table 132, a usage history table 134, a target section table 136, and the like. Information stored in these tables is controlled by the server-side control unit 120.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored as the personal information table 132. As shown in the figure, the personal information table 132 stores information such as the user's name and address in association with the ID that is the identification information of the user. The server-side control unit 120 adds a new record to the personal information table 132 and edits or deletes the record based on information input from a member membership reception terminal (not shown).

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored as the usage history table 134. As shown in the figure, the personal information table 132 is associated with the ID that is the identification information of the user, and indicates the use date and time, the entrance toll gate, the exit toll gate, information indicating whether or not it has been issued, and whether or not it has been issued. Information is stored. In the figure, “OK” in the issuance / non-issuance indicates that issuance is possible, and “NG” indicates that the issuance is not possible. The server-side control unit 120 adds a new record, edits or deletes a record in the usage history table 134 based on information input from an ETC roadside device (not shown). In addition, the server-side control unit 120 refers to the information stored in the target section table 136 to determine whether or not to issue, and writes information indicating whether or not to issue to the usage history table 134. Further, the server-side control unit 120 updates information indicating whether or not it has been issued in the usage history table 134 based on the information input from the usage certificate issuing device 1.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored as the target section table 136. As shown in the figure, in the target section table 136, the constraint information related to the usage period specified by the start date and time and the end date, the target section, the location where the usage certificate is issued for the target section, and whether or not the current date can be issued are displayed. The information shown, the presence / absence of first-arrival restrictions, and the number of people are stored in association with each other. The usage certificate in the present embodiment is issued at the issue location specified by the target section table 136 when the target section passes between the start date and time and the end date and time (or when it is expected to pass).

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a scene where a usage certificate can be issued. As shown in FIG. 7, the usage certificate indicates the service area or parking area (SA / PA in the figure) x after passing through the toll booth A and the toll booth B that are the target section of the toll road TR, or the target section. Issued at convenience stores y on general roads FR that have passed and exited the toll road TR. For example, based on the record R2 in FIG. 5, the server-side control unit 120 determines that the usage certificate can be issued to the target user in the service area, the parking area x, or the convenience store y.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the usage certificate may be issued in a service area or a parking area z between a toll gate A and a toll gate B, which are target sections of the toll road TR. The fact that there is a vehicle in the service area or the parking area z is that the toll booth B is subsequently passed, that is, the target section A is expected to pass B. For example, the server-side control unit 120 determines that a usage certificate can be issued in the service area or the parking area z to the target user based on the record R1 in FIG.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the scene shown in FIG. 7, and for example, an ETC fee collection machine may also serve as a usage certificate issuing device.

  Returning to the description of the usage certificate issuing device 1. The issuing unit 13 includes, for example, a stacker that accumulates base materials from which a usage certificate is based, a transport unit that transports the base material from the stacker to the printing unit, a printing unit that prints on the base material, and a usage certificate printed by the printing unit. A discharge unit that discharges to the usage certificate discharge port 6 is provided. The printing contents by the issuing unit are controlled by the control unit 20.

  Similar to the server-side control unit 120, the control unit 20 is a software function unit that functions when a processor such as a CPU executes a program. Note that the control unit 20 may be a hardware function unit such as an LSI or an ASIC. The control unit 20 controls the communication unit 11 to transmit an ID read from the ETC card by the reader unit to the management server 100 when the user inserts the ETC card into the ETC card insertion slot 2. Then, based on the information returned from the management server 100 and received by the communication unit 11, it is determined whether or not to issue the usage certificate to the issuing unit 13. Further, the control unit 20 determines the contents of the usage certificate based on the information returned from the management server 100 and received by the communication unit 11.

Hereinafter, the contents of processing executed by the usage certificate issuing device 1 and the management server 100 in order to realize the above-described service will be described.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of processing executed by the usage certificate issuing device 1 and the management server 100.

  First, the usage certificate issuing device 1 stands by until an ETC card is inserted into the ETC card insertion slot 2 (step S200). When the ETC card is inserted into the ETC card insertion slot 2, the control unit 20 of the usage certificate issuing device 1 reads the ID from the ETC card and transmits the read ID to the management server 100 and the communication unit 10. 11 is controlled (step S202).

  The server-side control unit 120 of the management server 100 searches the usage history table 134 with the ID received by the server-side communication unit 110, and determines whether or not the corresponding ETC card is usable (step S204). Then, the server-side control unit 120 of the management server 100 controls the server-side communication unit 110 to transmit information indicating whether or not the ETC card can be used to the usage certificate issuing device 1 (step S206).

  Based on the information received by the communication unit 11, the control unit 20 of the usage certificate issuing device 1 determines whether or not the ETC card inserted in step S200 is usable (step S208). When it is determined that the ETC card is not usable, the control unit 20 of the usage certificate issuing device 1 controls a discharge mechanism (not shown) so as to return the ETC card to the user (step S226).

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the ETC card is usable, the control unit 20 of the usage certificate issuing device 1 controls the communication unit 11 so as to transmit the number of receivable usage history records to the management server 100 ( Step S210). The “number of receivable usage history records” is a number determined based on the specification of the usage certificate issuing device 1, for example. For example, in the case of the high-performance usage certificate issuing device 1, the “number of receivable usage history records” is large, and in the case of the low-performance usage certificate issuing device 1, the “number of receivable usage history records” is small. Become.

  The server-side control unit 120 of the management server 100 is the latest usage history for the number of records received by the server-side communication unit 110, and sets conditions regarding the user ID, target section, period, first-come-first-served basis, and issue location. The usage history to be satisfied is read (extracted) from the usage history table 134, and the server side communication unit 110 is controlled to transmit the read usage history to the usage certificate issuing device 1 (step S212).

  The control unit 20 of the usage certificate issuing device 1 displays the usage history on the input / display unit 4 based on the information received by the communication unit 11 (step S214). Next, the control unit 20 of the usage certificate issuing device 1 determines whether one usage history is selected from the displayed usage histories (step S216). When one usage history is selected from the displayed usage histories, the control unit 20 of the usage certificate issuing device 1 displays information indicating that the amount of money inserted is equal to or higher than the usage fee issuance fee. It is determined whether or not it has been input from (step S218). Note that the determinations in step S216 and step S218 are not in the order shown in FIG. 8, but the determination in step S218 may be performed first, and whether or not both are satisfied is determined at a time regardless of the order. You may do it.

  When one usage history is selected from the displayed usage histories and information indicating that the amount inserted is equal to or higher than the usage fee issuance fee is input from the money receiving unit 12, the usage certificate issuing device 1 The control unit 20 controls the communication unit 11 so as to notify the management server 100 that a usage certificate has been issued (step S220). The management server 100 controls the server-side communication unit 110 to transmit image data corresponding to the selected usage history to the usage certificate issuing device 1 (step S222). Here, the “image data corresponding to the selected usage history” is image data of the design M (see FIG. 3) indicating the land pattern of the target section represented by the selected usage history.

  When the image data is received, the control unit 20 of the usage certificate issuing device 1 controls the issuing unit 13 to issue the usage certificate reflecting the image data (step S224). Next, the control unit 20 of the usage certificate issuing device 1 controls a discharge mechanism (not shown) so as to return the ETC card to the user (step S226). On the other hand, the server-side control unit 120 of the management server 100 changes the item “issued” in the usage history target record to “completed” (step S228).

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Note that the usage certificate issuing device 1 may perform the process illustrated in FIG. 9 instead of the process illustrated in the flowchart of FIG. 8.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing another example of the flow of processing executed by the usage certificate issuing device 1 and the management server 100. The processing from step S200 to step S212 in FIG. 9 is the same as that in FIG.

  When the control unit 20 of the usage certificate issuing device 1 receives the latest usage history from the management server 100, whether or not information indicating that the amount of money inserted is equal to or higher than the usage fee issuance fee is input from the money receiving unit 12. Is determined (step S213). When information indicating that the amount inserted is equal to or greater than the usage fee issuance fee is input from the money receipt unit 12, the control unit 20 of the usage certificate issuing device 1 is based on the information received by the communication unit 11. The usage history is displayed on the input / display unit 4 (step S214). Next, the control unit 20 of the usage certificate issuing device 1 determines whether one usage history is selected from the displayed usage histories (step S216).

  When one usage history is selected from the displayed usage histories, the control unit 20 of the usage certificate issuing device 1 controls the communication unit 11 to notify the management server 100 of the usage certificate issuance (step S220). ). The management server 100 controls the server-side communication unit 110 to transmit image data corresponding to the selected usage history to the usage certificate issuing device 1 (step S222).

  When the image data is received, the control unit 20 of the usage certificate issuing device 1 controls the issuing unit 13 to issue the usage certificate reflecting the image data (step S224). Next, the control unit 20 of the usage certificate issuing device 1 controls a discharge mechanism (not shown) so as to return the ETC card to the user (step S226). On the other hand, the server-side control unit 120 of the management server 100 changes the item “issued” in the usage history target record to “completed” (step S228).

  Through the control as described above, the usage certificate issuing device 1 can automatically issue a usage certificate for a toll road. In addition, the management server 100 can cause the usage certificate issuing device 1 to automatically issue a usage certificate for a toll road. Thereby, the usage certificate issuing device 1 and the management server 100 can promote the use of the toll road. This is because among some users, a usage certificate indicating that a newly opened route is used is highly valuable as a souvenir.

  Further, according to the usage certificate issuing device 1 and the management server 100, a usage certificate that displays the first-come-first-served basis of the target section is issued, so that the value of the usage certificate as a souvenir can be increased. Further, according to the usage certificate issuing device 1 and the management server 100, the usage certificate on which the design representing the land pattern of the target section is displayed is issued, so that the value of the usage certificate as a souvenir can be further increased.

  In addition, the matter demonstrated in the said embodiment may be abbreviate | omitted or changed suitably. For example, the items of “start date and time” and “end date and time” are omitted from the target section table 136 (that is, only data of the target section valid on that day is stored), and the server side in the process of step S212 in FIG. The control unit 120 uses the latest usage history for the number of records received by the server-side communication unit 110, and uses the usage history that satisfies the conditions regarding the user ID, target section, first-come-first-served basis, and issue location. May be read out (extracted). Similarly, the “issue location” item or other items may be omitted from the target section table 136.

  According to at least one embodiment described above, the reader unit 10 that reads the identification information of the user from the medium (ETC card) used for using the paid transportation system (toll road), and the use of the transportation system are managed. A communication unit 11 that communicates with the management server 100, an issuing unit 13 that issues a usage certificate for certifying the use of transportation, and a communication unit that transmits the identification information of the user read by the reader unit 10 to the management server 100 And a control unit 20 that controls the issuing unit 13 to issue a usage certificate based on information received from the management server 100 and received by the communication unit 11. Certificates can be issued automatically.

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Usage certificate issuing apparatus, 2 ... ETC card insertion port, 3 ... Discount ticket discharge port, 4 ... Input / display part, 5 ... Coin insertion port, 6 ... Usage certificate discharge port, 10 ... Reader part, 11 ... Communication part , 12 ... Money receiving part, 13 ... Issuing part, 20 ... Control part, 100 ... Management server, 110 ... Server side communication part, 120 ... Server side control part, 130 ... Storage part, 132 ... Personal information table, 134 ... Use History table, 136 ... target section table

Claims (14)

A reading unit that reads identification information of a user from a medium used for use of a paid transportation facility;
A communication unit that communicates with a management server that manages the use of the transportation facility;
An issuing unit for issuing a usage certificate certifying the use of the transportation facility;
The communication unit is controlled to transmit the identification information of the user read by the reading unit to the management server, and the usage certificate is obtained based on the information returned from the management server and received by the communication unit. A control unit that controls the issuing unit to issue,
A usage certificate issuing device. Information returned from the management server and received by the communication unit includes a use history of the transportation facility by the user,
It has an input / display unit that accepts user input operations and displays images.
The control unit displays an image based on the usage history of the transportation facility on the input / display unit, and issues a usage certificate corresponding to the usage history selected by the user using the input / display unit. To control the issuing unit,
The usage certificate issuing device according to claim 1. The information returned from the management server and received by the communication unit includes information on first-come-first-served basis relating to the use of the target section for which the use certificate in the transportation system proves the use,
The control unit controls the issuing unit so that the first-come-first-served basis is displayed in the usage certificate.
The usage certificate issuing device according to claim 1. The control unit controls the issuing unit such that a design representing a land pattern of a target section for which the usage certificate proves the use is displayed on the usage certificate.
The usage certificate issuing device according to claim 1. A management server that manages the use of paid transportation facilities,
A server-side communication unit that communicates with a usage certificate issuing device that issues a usage certificate certifying the use of the transportation facility;
A storage unit for storing the use history information of the transportation facility, and target section information related to a target section of the transportation facility to which the usage certificate is issued;
Corresponding to the user identification information transmitted from the usage certificate issuing device and received by the server side communication unit, the usage history corresponding to the target section is extracted from the usage history information, and the extracted usage history is A server-side control unit that controls the server-side communication unit to transmit to the usage certificate issuing device;
A management server comprising: The target section information further includes information on the period of use of the transportation system that is the target of issuing the usage certificate,
The server-side control unit extracts the usage history corresponding to the target section and the usage period from the usage history information, and transmits the extracted usage history to the usage certificate issuing device. Control,
The management server according to claim 5. The usage history information includes first-come-first-served information related to the use of the target section,
The server-side control unit controls the server-side communication unit to transmit the first-come-first-served information together with the usage history to the usage certificate issuing device;
The management server according to claim 5. The server side control unit controls the server side communication unit so that the usage certificate issuing device transmits information including a design representing a land pattern of the target section to the usage certificate issuing device.
The management server according to claim 5. The target section information further includes information related to the issuance location of the usage certificate,
The server-side control unit extracts a usage history corresponding to the issuing location from the usage history information by a usage certificate issuing device that is a transmission source of the user identification information, and issues the extracted usage history to the usage certificate issuance Controlling the server side communication unit to transmit to the device;
The management server according to claim 5. A management server for managing the use of a paid transportation facility, a server-side communication unit that communicates with a usage certificate issuing device that issues a usage certificate for certifying the use of the transportation facility, usage history information of the transportation facility, and To a management server comprising a storage section that stores target section information related to a target section of the transportation system that is a target for issuing a usage certificate,
Corresponding to the user identification information transmitted from the usage certificate issuing device and received by the server-side communication unit, the usage history corresponding to the target section is extracted from the usage history information,
Controlling the server side communication unit to transmit the extracted usage history to the usage certificate issuing device;
Management program. The target section information further includes information on the period of use of the transportation system that is the target of issuing the usage certificate,
In the management server,
The usage history corresponding to the target section and the usage period is extracted from the usage history information,
Controlling the server side communication unit to transmit the extracted usage history to the usage certificate issuing device;
The management program according to claim 10. The usage history information includes first-come-first-served information related to the use of the target section,
In the management server,
Controlling the server-side communication unit to transmit the first-come-first-served information together with the usage history to the usage certificate issuing device;
The management program according to claim 10. In the management server,
Causing the usage certificate issuing device to control the server-side communication unit to transmit information for issuing the usage certificate including a design representing the land pattern of the target section to the usage certificate issuing device;
The management program according to claim 10. The target section information further includes information related to the issuance location of the usage certificate,
In the management server,
The usage certificate issuing device that is the transmission source of the user identification information extracts the usage history corresponding to the issuing location from the usage history information, and transmits the extracted usage history to the usage certificate issuing device. Controlling the server-side communication unit;
The management program according to claim 10.

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