JP2021022060A - Ticket vending machine, and management server - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide means for easily purchasing a ticket to a destination in means of transportation or the like as countermeasures for sudden increase of foreign tourists visiting Japan.SOLUTION: A ticket vending machine installed in a station of means of transportation is provided with a control part for displaying a ticket purchase screen to a station at which many passengers get off when a user purchases a ticket on the basis of the number of passengers of the station at which passengers getting on from a station with the ticket vending machine installed get off. The control part acquires information of route information of routes including a plurality of stations together as well as the stations having a high use number for each station, displays the stations with route color in displaying the stations having a high use number, and displays a display screen for ticket purchase on a display screen when any of the displayed stations having a high use number is selected.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

The embodiment relates to a ticket sales device and a management server.

In the ticket sales device, the display control unit refers to information indicating the correspondence between at least a part of the inquiry images that may be included in the list of inquiry images and the ticket, and is operated by the reception unit. When the selected inquiry image is associated with the ticket, the image for accepting the sale of the ticket corresponding to the selected inquiry image is displayed on the display unit and selected by the operation performed on the reception unit. There is known a technique for displaying guidance information corresponding to the selected inquiry image on the display unit when the inquiry image is not associated with the sale of the ticket.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-162036

By the way, in recent years, the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan has increased rapidly. Foreign tourists use transportation such as railroads when traveling in Japan. For this reason, ticket sales devices installed in transportation facilities are also required to accommodate such foreign tourists. At this time, it is not enough to simply change the language and display the menu for foreign tourists, and since foreign tourists are not familiar with the land, it will be easier to purchase tickets to the destination. Further ingenuity is required.

An object of the present invention to be solved is to provide a ticket selling device and a management server that can easily purchase a ticket to a destination by transportation or the like.

The ticket sales device according to one embodiment is installed at a transportation station. The ticket sales device displays a ticket purchase screen for a station with many passengers when the user purchases a ticket, based on the number of passengers at the station where the passengers who got on the ticket sales device are installed. It is provided with a control unit for displaying on the display unit.

The figure which shows an example of the system configuration of the ticket sales system which concerns on embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the structure of the server apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the usage number information which concerns on the same embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the route color information which concerns on the same embodiment. The flowchart which shows an example of the usage number information acquisition processing which concerns on the same embodiment. The flowchart which shows an example of the display station information transmission processing which concerns on the same embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the structure of the ticket selling apparatus which concerns on the said embodiment. The flowchart which shows an example of the ticket sales processing which concerns on the same embodiment. The figure which shows the display example of the screen display part which concerns on the same embodiment. The figure which shows the display example of the screen display part which concerns on the same embodiment. The figure which shows the display example of the screen display part which concerns on the same embodiment. The figure which shows the display example of the screen display part which concerns on the same embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings. The disclosure is merely an example, and the invention is not limited by the contents described in the following embodiments. Modifications that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art are naturally included in the scope of disclosure. In order to clarify the explanation, in the drawings, the size, shape, etc. of each part may be changed with respect to the actual embodiment and represented schematically. In a plurality of drawings, the corresponding elements may be given the same reference numbers and detailed description may be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the system configuration of the ticket sales system 1. The ticket sales system 1 includes a plurality of ticket sales devices 10 and a server device 20. The ticket sales device 10 and the server device 20 are connected in a state where data can be transmitted and received by a communication network 30 represented by, for example, the Internet or a LAN (Local Area Network). The ticket selling device 10 is, for example, a ticket selling device for issuing a train ticket at a station on a predetermined line. As for the ticket selling device 10, one or a plurality of ticket selling devices 10 are installed in a predetermined area 11 such as at each station or at each ticket gate. In the example of FIG. 1, a case where two areas (areas 11A and 11B) are represented is shown.

In the ticket sales system 1 shown in the example of FIG. 1, each ticket sales device 10 (in the example of FIG. 1, ticket sales devices 10A1 to 10An, ticket sales devices 10B1 to 10Bn) installed in each area 11 communicates via a relay device 40. It is connected to the network 30 and realizes data transmission / reception with the server device 20. Further, in the present embodiment, the ticket sales system 1 is provided with a management terminal 50 that manages the ticket sales device 10 for each area 11 (in FIG. 1, the management terminal 50A and the management terminal 50B). Further, the automatic ticket gate device 60 (in the example of FIG. 1, automatic ticket gate devices 60A1 to 60An, automatic ticket gate devices 60B1 to 60Bn) is also connected to the relay device 40. For example, one relay device 40 and one management terminal 50 are provided for each station.

In the present embodiment, the ticket sales device 10 and the automatic ticket gate device 60 are installed at a railway station. The ticket sales device 10 displays a display screen on which buttons, icons, etc. for selling tickets and the like are displayed. The user can purchase a ticket to the target station by selecting (touching) a button or the like displayed on the display screen by the user. Details of the purchase of this ticket will be described later.

The server device 20 is a device that manages the ticket sales device 10 installed at each station. The server device 20 acquires, for example, information about a ticket issued by the ticket selling device 10. Further, the server device 20 stores, for example, information on a route including each station. These details will be described later. The server device 20 is, for example, a cloud server configured by cloud computing composed of one or a plurality of information processing devices.

The communication network 30 may be wired or wireless, or a combination thereof. For example, the relay device 40 communicates between the server device 20 and the relay device 40 using a global IP address such as WAN (Wide Area network), and a local IP address (private) such as LAN in the area 11. Communicate using IP address) or the like. Further, the relay device 40 transmits / receives data between the server device 20 and the ticket selling device 10, data communication between the server device 20 and the automatic ticket gate device 60, sends / receives data between the ticket selling device 10 and the management terminal 50, and between the ticket selling devices 10. You may relay the transmission and reception of data in. The relay device 40 is, for example, a router, a gateway, or the like, but is not limited thereto. In the present embodiment, the ticket sales system 1 includes the relay device 40, but the system configuration may be such that the relay device 40 is not provided.

The management terminal 50 is a dedicated computer device installed in the station yard and operated by station staff. A PC or tablet terminal may be used as the management terminal 50.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the server device 20.
The server device 20 includes a control unit 210, an input unit 220, a display unit 230, a communication unit 240, and a storage unit 250. The control unit 210 includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and executes each process of the server device 20. For example, the server device 20 executes the usage number information acquisition process described with reference to FIG. 4 and the display station information transmission process described with reference to FIG. The input unit 220 is a keyboard or the like, and receives an instruction input from the operator. The display unit 230 is, for example, a display and displays information necessary for the operator. The communication unit 240 communicates with the ticket sales device 10, the management terminal 50, and the automatic ticket gate device 60 via the communication network 30 and the relay device 40.

The storage unit 250 includes, for example, a non-volatile storage medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), an SD card, a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a register. It is realized by a volatile storage medium such as, and stores various data related to station affairs processing. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 250 stores the usage number information 251 and the route color information 252. The usage number information 251 manages the boarding station and the getting-off station of the ticket issued at the station, and the passengers within a predetermined period (for example, the past one year) of each station where the user who got on at each station got off. Information indicating a number. The usage number information 251 may be any information that indicates at which station the passengers boarded and disembarked at which station, and may be the number of touches of the IC card on the ticket gate. The route color information 252 is information indicating the color set for each route.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of usage number information 251.
FIG. 3 shows an example of usage number information indicating the number of usage (passenger number) within a predetermined period for each An station from the getting-off station A2 station with respect to the ticket issued at A1 station. Since the ticket is issued at A1 station, the boarding station is A1 station. In addition, the number of users is calculated separately for weekdays and holidays (Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays). This is because the tendency of passengers to use trains differs between weekdays and holidays. Whether the user who got on at A1 station on weekdays and holidays got off at A2 station, A3 station, ..., An station is counted as the number of users for each station. The aggregation period is a predetermined period, and in the present embodiment, it is the latest three months, but the predetermined period can be arbitrarily set. Furthermore, past aggregation results can also be saved. A2 station, A3 station, ..., An station need not be a station on the same line as A1 station, but may be a station in a section that can be transferred from A1 station and can be sold by the ticket sales device 10. In this embodiment, since the following is an embodiment for purchasing a ticket, it is intended for a regular ticket, and the number of users who used the ticket or commuter pass is used. Will not be counted as.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the route color information 252.
FIG. 4 shows a case where different line colors are set for each of the B1 line, the B2 line, ..., And the Bn line. For example, red is set as the line color for the B1 line. For this reason, for stations included in the B1 line, for example, a red line is used under the station name display column, and a red line is used for the body of a train that uses the B1 line, or a red line is used. Then, the user in the station yard of the B1 line is presented with the station of the B1 line.

Next, the usage number information acquisition process will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the usage number information acquisition process executed by the control unit 210. In this embodiment, the program for executing the process is stored in the storage unit 250.

When the user enters from the station, the user inserts the ticket into the automatic ticket gate 60. The automatic ticket gate device 60 reads the departure station from the accommodated ticket, and transmits the departure station and the disembarkation information including the disembarkation station to the server device 20 via the relay device 40 and the communication network 30. When the control unit 210 of the server device 20 determines whether or not the disembarkation information has been received from the automatic ticket gate 60 via the relay device 40 and the communication network 30 (ST101), the disembarkation information is received (ST101: YES), the departure station and the disembarkation station are acquired from the disembarkation information (ST102), and further, whether the acquisition date of the disembarkation information is a weekday or a holiday is acquired from the calendar information stored in the predetermined area (ST103). Then, the control unit 210 increments the number of uses (ST104). That is, as described with reference to FIG. 3, the number of uses of the departure station and the disembarkation station according to the day of the week (weekday or holiday) is incremented.

Next, a process of transmitting display station information based on usage number information to the ticket sales device 10 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the display station information transmission process executed by the control unit 210. In this embodiment, the program for executing the process is stored in the storage unit 250.

The control unit 210 determines whether or not a request has been received from the ticket sales device 10 (ST201). For example, a request for acquiring display station information is transmitted from the ticket sales device 10 to the server device 20 at the timing activated by the administrator to start the daily business. The request includes information indicating the station where the ticket sales device 10 is installed. Since the plurality of station names displayed on the ticket sales device 10 are different for each station, a request is sent from the management terminal 50 installed at each station to the server device 20, and the display station information received by the management terminal 50 is used in the station. It may be transmitted to the ticket selling device 10.

When the control unit 210 determines that the request has been received from the ticket sales device 10 (ST201: YES), the control unit 210 acquires the display station information of the station indicated by the request according to the day of the week (ST202). Specifically, the station included in the request is set as the departure station, and the usage number information according to the day of the week is referred to (see: Fig. 3), three stations with the most usage are selected, and the names of the three stations are selected. Obtained as display station information. In the present embodiment, the displayed station information is selected from three stations that are frequently used as the getting-off station, but the number of stations displayed as the displayed station information is not limited to three.

Next, the control unit 210 acquires the line color of each station indicated by the display station information (ST203). That is, for each of the three stations indicated by the displayed station information, the line color set for the line including each station is acquired. For example, when a station included in the B1 line is shown as a display station, red is acquired as the line color (see: FIG. 4). Then, the control unit 210 transmits the display station information and the line color for each station to the ticket sales device 10 of the request source (ST204). As a result, the display station information and the line colors of the three stations indicated by the display station information are stored in the predetermined area of the storage unit 150 of the ticket sales device 10.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the ticket selling device 10.
The ticket selling device 10 includes a touch panel unit 100, a card insertion slot 110, a bill insertion slot 112, a coin insertion slot 114, a ticket ejection port 116, a change ejection port 118, a reader / writer 120, and an encoding / decoding unit. It includes 122, a coin inspection unit 124, a ticket issuing unit 126, a change unit 128, a control unit 130, a communication unit 140, and a storage unit 150.

The touch panel unit 100 includes a screen display unit 102 and a reception unit 104. The screen display unit 102 displays various images for causing the user to purchase a ticket based on the information output by the control unit 130. The screen display unit 102 includes, for example, a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display. The screen display unit 102 may be provided with a speaker or the like that outputs sound, or may output sound corresponding to the content displayed on the screen display unit 102.

The reception unit 104 accepts an operation from an image for purchasing a ticket. The reception unit 104 is, for example, a touch panel. An IC card charged with electronic money is inserted into the card insertion slot 110. Banknotes are inserted into the banknote slot 112. A coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 114. The ticket is discharged from the ticket discharge port 116. Coins of the change are discharged from the change outlet 118. Of the change, banknotes are discharged from the banknote slot 112.

The reader / writer 120 communicates with the IC card inserted in the card insertion slot 110. The reader / writer 120 is provided with an antenna, for example, and performs wireless communication with an IC card using a frequency band of the ISM (Industry-Science-Medical) band such as 13.56 [MHz].

The encoding / decoding unit 122 decodes the information indicating the charge balance of the electronic money read from the IC card by the reader / writer 120 and outputs it to the control unit 130. Further, the encoding / decoding unit 122 encrypts the information instructed by the control unit 130 and outputs the information to the reader / writer 120. The reader / writer 120 writes the information input from the encoding / decoding unit 122 to the IC card. As a result, the balance of electronic money obtained by subtracting the purchase price of the ticket is written on the IC card.

The coin inspection unit 124 counts the money inserted into the bill insertion slot 112 or the coin insertion slot 114, and outputs the counting result to the control unit 130. The ticket issuing unit 126 forms (prints) a display object as an image on a preset stamp under the control of the control unit 130. For example, the ticket issuing unit 126 forms a display object on the stamp by a thermal transfer method or an inkjet method. The ticket issuing unit 126 discharges the stamp forming the display object, that is, the ticket, from the ticket ejection port 116. As a result, the ticket issuing unit 126 issues the ticket. The change unit 128 calculates the difference between the amount counted by the change check unit 124 and the purchase amount of the ticket under the control of the ticket sales device side control unit 130, and discharges the calculated amount from the change discharge port 118.

The control unit 130 controls various functions that realize the functions of the ticket sales device 10. In the present embodiment, for example, a ticket sales function for selling a ticket is realized. When executing the process, the control unit 130 generates an image based on the first screen layout 151, the second screen layout 152, the third screen layout 153, and the route information stored in the storage unit 150. The image is displayed on the screen display unit 102.

When the user gives an instruction to purchase a ticket, the control unit 130 causes the touch panel unit 100 to display the instructed purchase amount. As a result, the corresponding coins are inserted into the bill insertion slot 112 and the coin insertion slot 114. The control unit 130 refers to the counting result by the coin inspection unit 124 and determines whether or not the calculated purchase amount is satisfied. When the counting result satisfies the purchase price, the control unit 130 causes the ticket issuing unit 126 to issue a ticket. If the counting result does not meet the purchase price, the control unit 130 subtracts the shortfall short of the purchase price from the electronic money charge balance of the IC card read by the reader / writer 120, and the ticket issuing unit You may have 126 issue a ticket. If the counting result does not satisfy the purchase price and the charge balance does not have a shortage amount that is less than the purchase price, the control unit 130 controls the ticket issuing unit 126 not to issue the ticket. At this time, the screen display unit 102 displays information indicating that the amount of money is insufficient. In addition, the control unit 130 controls the change unit 128 to calculate the change and discharge the change after issuing the ticket.

The communication unit 140 transmits / receives data to / from the server device 20, the management terminal 50, another ticket sales device 10, and the like. The communication unit 140 is, for example, a communication interface such as a NIC (Network Interface Card), but is not limited thereto. The communication unit 140 processes, for example, a request to be transmitted to the server device 20, display station information received from the server device, and route color information.

The storage unit 150 includes, for example, a non-volatile storage medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), an SD card, a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a register. It is realized by a volatile storage medium such as. The storage unit 150 stores a program executed by the control unit 130, various other setting information, and the like.

The storage unit 150 stores the first screen layout 151, the second screen layout 152, the third screen layout 153, and the route information 154. The first screen layout 151, the second screen layout 152, and the third screen layout 153 are screen layout information displayed on the screen display unit 102, and an example of the screen display (ticket purchase screen) is shown in FIGS. It will be described later with reference to 12. Further, the route information 154 includes information on a plurality of routes and stations in each of the routes (including transfer information). The stations included in this line are the stations for getting off the tickets that can be purchased with the ticket sales device 10.

Next, the process when the user purchases the ticket with the ticket selling device 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 12. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the ticket sales process executed by the control unit 130. In this embodiment, the program for executing the process is stored in the storage unit 150.

Before explaining the ticket sales process, the screen display of the screen display unit 102 during standby will be described. In the standby state, the control unit 130 displays on the screen display unit 102 based on the first screen layout 151. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example 102a of the first screen layout 151. As shown in FIG. 9, it is displayed on the upper side of the display example 102a that it is a B1 line and an A1 station (D11), so that the user can easily confirm the current station (departure station). It has become. Further, in the display example 102a, menus such as "buy a ticket / coupon ticket", "charge", "buy a commuter pass" (D12), and "buy an IC card" are displayed. Further, a button that can convert the display language into English, Korean, Chinese, etc. is displayed so that the display can be performed based on the language of each country (D13). Therefore, the inbound tourist can guide the inbound tourist to sell the ticket in an appropriate language by touching the button in the desired language.

While the first screen layout 151 is displayed on the screen display unit 102 in this way, the control unit 130 determines whether or not the input for purchasing the ticket has been accepted (ST301). That is, it is determined whether or not the user touches "buy a ticket / coupon ticket" (D12).

When it is determined that the input for purchasing the ticket has been accepted (ST301: YES), the control unit 130 displays the second screen (ST302). More specifically, when the "buy a ticket / coupon ticket" (D12) is touched, the control unit 130 displays the screen display unit 102 from the screen display based on the first screen layout 151 to the second screen. Switch to screen display based on layout 152.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a display example 102b of the second screen layout 152. As shown in FIG. 10, the fact that the B1 line and the A1 station are displayed (D21) on the upper side of the display example 102b is the same as in the case of FIG. 9, and the user can use the current screen on this screen as well. You can easily check the station (departure station). In addition to the purchase price of the ticket (for example, buttons 150 and 190), the names of the three stations and the purchase price up to the station are displayed (D22). In this embodiment, three station names of "A2 station 270", "A3 station 400", and "A6 station 470" and the purchase price of a ticket to the station are displayed. These three stations are displayed based on the display station information acquired from the server device 20 and stored in the predetermined area of the storage unit 150 and the route color. In addition, the background color of each station is changed according to the line color. For example, if the A2 station is a station on the line B1, the background color is displayed in red, and if the station is on the B2 line, the background color is displayed in blue. In this way, the A2 station, the A3 station, and the A6 station are each displayed with a background color corresponding to the line color. In the present embodiment, the case where the background color is displayed in the line color will be described, but the method for displaying the line color is not limited to this. For example, the line color may be used to display a thick underline under the station name, or the station name may be displayed by enclosing it in an ellipse. In addition to this, the display example 102b shows the flow of purchasing a ticket such as "1. Select a ticket", "2. Insert money", and "3. Receive a ticket" ( D23). In this display example 102b, "1. Select a ticket" is marked. Also, on the left side of the display example 102b, there are tabs for purchasing "tickets", "contact tickets", "tickets", "contact tickets", "△△△ special tickets", and "round-trip tickets". Is displayed.

After displaying the second screen in step ST302, the control unit 130 determines whether or not the input of the station name has been accepted (ST303). In the present embodiment, the control unit 130 determines whether or not any of "A2 station 270", "A3 station 400", and "A6 station 470" has been input. If it is determined that the station name input is not accepted (ST303: NO), and if another input is accepted, normal processing (processing according to the input) is executed (ST304). Since the normal processing is the same as the conventional processing, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Further, when it is determined that the input of the station name is accepted (ST303: YES), the control unit 130 determines whether or not there is a transfer (ST305). That is, it is determined whether or not the user needs to change routes before getting off at the input station. The control unit 130 determines whether or not there is a transfer from the departure station to the exit station based on the route information 154 stored in the storage unit.

When it is determined that there is no transfer (ST305: NO), the control unit 130 displays the third screen (ST306). More specifically, the control unit 130 displays the screen display unit 102 when the button of the station name is touched (in the present embodiment, the case where "A6 station 470" is touched by the user). The screen display based on the second screen layout 152 is switched to the screen display based on the third screen layout 153.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display example 102c of the third screen layout 153. As shown in FIG. 11, the fact that the B1 line and the A1 station are displayed (D31) on the upper side of the display example 102c is the same as in the cases of FIGS. 9 and 10, and the user is present. You can easily check the station (departure station). As described above, in the present embodiment, even if the screen display for purchasing the ticket changes, the route on which the user is located and the station name are always displayed, so that the inbound tourist always confirms the current station. be able to. In addition, the "A6 station" touched by the user is displayed as the getting-off station, and the ticket amount "470 yen" is displayed (D32).

Furthermore, a plus button and a minus button (first part) for adjusting the number of adult tickets and a plus button and a minus button (second part) for adjusting the number of children's tickets are displayed (D33). .. As a result, even when a user moves with multiple people, he / she can easily adjust the number of people and purchase the tickets for the number of people at once by touching the plus button and the minus button for the number of people. Becomes possible. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide the ticket sales device 10 with a fixed button for designating the number of tickets for adults and children (for example, a fixed button for purchasing a ticket for two adults and one child), and the display area of the screen display unit 102 is increased. Can be wide. Next, the control unit 130 determines whether or not the number of people is changed (ST308), and if it is determined that the number of people is changed (ST308: YES), the control unit 130 executes the number of people change process (ST309). In the number change process, the amount of the ticket is changed according to the changed number of people. That is, when the user adjusts the number of people by using the plus button and the minus button, the amount of money corresponding to the number of people is displayed in the column of the amount of the ticket (D32). In addition to this, the display example 102c shows a menu for purchasing a ticket, such as "1. Select a ticket", "2. Insert money", and "3. Receive a ticket". (D34), unlike the case of FIG. 10, the tab of "2. Insert money" is marked.

Further, when it is determined that the input is not for changing the number of people (ST308: NO), the control unit 130 determines whether or not the ticket issuance (D35) is input (ST310), and when it is determined that the ticket is not input (ST310: NO). ), Perform processing according to the input of a predetermined button (ST311). Then, the process returns to step ST308. For example, if undo is entered, the previous operation will be undone. On the other hand, when it is determined that the ticket is issued (ST311: YES), the control unit 130 processes the ticketing of the specified number of tickets. In this way, when the ticketing button is touched by the user, the menu "3. Receive the ticket" is marked, and the characters such as "Ticketing in progress" are displayed, and the ticket is issued.

If it is determined in step ST305 that there is a transfer (ST305: YES), the transfer information is displayed on the display example 102c described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example 102d on the third screen when there is a transfer. As shown in FIG. 12, the transfer information "Transfer at XX station" is displayed adjacent to the display of A6 station, which is the getting-off station. The other indications are the same as those in FIG.

According to the ticket sales device 10 configured as described above, when a user purchases a ticket, the ticket purchase screen for a station with many passengers getting off can be displayed on the screen display unit 102, so that a foreigner Tourists can easily purchase a ticket to their destination at the station. Further, the ticket selling device 10 can reduce mistakes in purchasing a ticket because the destination station to get off is clarified when the ticket is purchased.

Further, when the ticket selling device 10 displays the getting-off station in this way, the display of the getting-off station can be displayed in the line color set for the station. Therefore, for example, at a station where a plurality of lines coexist, it is possible to prevent foreign tourists from accidentally getting on a train on another line.

Furthermore, the number of people who purchase a ticket can be easily adjusted by adjusting the number of people to purchase with the plus button and the minus button. In this way, since the number of people can be adjusted on the reception unit 104, it is possible to eliminate the need to provide, for example, a fixed button for purchasing a ticket for two adults and one child. Therefore, the ticket selling device 10 can widen the display area of the screen display unit 102.

Before the station name is touched in the display example 102b of FIG. 10 and the display example 102c of FIG. 11 is displayed, or together with the display, an inquiry is made to the user as to whether or not the station name of the getting-off station is correct. You may do so. With this configuration, it is possible to reduce mistakes in purchasing tickets.

Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other embodiments, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

1 ... Ticket sales system, 10 ... Ticket sales device, 20 ... Server device, 30 ... Communication network, 50 ... Management terminal, 60 ... Automatic ticket gate device, 100 ... Touch panel unit, 102 ... Screen display unit, 102a-102d ... Display example, 104 ... reception unit, 130 ... control unit, 150 ... storage unit, 151 ... first screen layout, 152 ... second screen layout, 153 ... third screen layout, 154 ... route information, 210 ... control unit, 250 ... storage unit, 251 ... Usage number information, 252 ... Route color information

Claims (9)

A ticket vending device installed at a transportation station
When a user purchases a ticket, a ticket purchase screen for a station with many passengers getting off is displayed on the display based on the number of passengers at the station where the passengers getting off from the station where the ticket selling device is installed. Control unit,
A ticket sales device equipped with. The control unit acquires information on the line color of the line including the station for each station together with the plurality of stations with high usage numbers.
When displaying the stations with a high number of uses, the control unit displays the stations in the line color.
The ticket selling device according to claim 1. When any of the displayed stations having a high number of uses is selected, the control unit displays a display screen for purchasing a ticket on the display unit.
The display screen includes a first part for designating the number of adult tickets purchased and a second part for specifying the number of children's tickets purchased.
The ticket selling device according to claim 1 or 2. The control unit displays on the display screen the station where the ticket sales device is installed and the station where the ticket is disembarked.
The ticket selling device according to claim 3. The control unit further displays transfer information regarding the transfer on the display unit when it is necessary to transfer a route between the station where the ticket sales device is installed and the station where the ticket is disembarked.
The ticket selling device according to claim 4. When any of the displayed stations having a high number of uses is selected, the control unit displays an inquiry on the display unit as to whether or not there is a mistake at the getting-off station.
The ticket selling device according to claim 3. The plurality of stations with high usage numbers to be acquired differ between weekdays and holidays.
The ticket selling device according to claim 1. The number of uses to be acquired is a number acquired based on the use of a regular ticket.
The ticket selling device according to claim 1. A management server that manages ticket sales devices installed at transportation stations.
For each station of the transportation system, a usage number management unit that manages the number of usage within a predetermined period for each station where passengers who got on from the station got off,
A setting unit that sets the route color for each route of the transportation system,
When there is a request from the ticket sales device, the number of uses is high with respect to the station where the ticket sales device to which the request is sent is installed, based on the number of uses within the predetermined period managed by the usage number management unit. A transmitter that selects a plurality of getting-off stations and transmits the information of the route color set for each of the selected stations to the ticket sales device together with the selected stations.
Management server with.

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