JP2735267B2 - Seat reservation system - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a seat reservation system, in particular, when there is even an empty reserved seat in a desired section, a corresponding reserved seat ticket is released. The present invention also relates to a seat reservation ticket issuing system suitable for giving an opportunity to use a designated seat properly.

[Conventional technology]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a seat reservation system in which a terminal is provided at each station or a travel agency and is connected online to a host computer via a communication line to issue a reservation ticket for a designated seat. In this seat reservation system, when conditions such as "riding section", "specified date", and "specified class" are input from a terminal at a certain station, the conditions are transmitted from a communication control circuit in the terminal to a host computer via a communication line. Can be The host computer receiving them checks the seat file storing the seat information, determines whether or not the seat corresponding to the received information is vacant, sends the result to the terminal via a communication line, and transmits the result to the terminal. It is displayed on the display. Therefore, when the seat is vacant, a seat designation ticket is issued from the ticket issuing unit, and when the seat is closed, other conditions are input, and the above operation is repeated to perform the ticket issuing operation.

As a device to issue a reserved seat ticket for this kind of train etc.,
For example, JP-A-58-154083 can be mentioned. In this device, as a condition that a reservation ticket can be issued,
Tickets could not be issued if there were no vacant seats in all sections requested. Further, since only the vacant seat information of the specified section is searched, when trying to use in a short partial unit section, the search must be sequentially performed for each section, which is troublesome.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In the above-described conventional technology, when the host computer is inquired about whether there is a vacant seat in the use boarding section, a message indicating that the reservation is possible or not is returned only for the designated section. However, even if it is impossible to make a reservation, if the reservation has not been made over the entire section to be used, it is actually uneconomical to operate the vehicle with vacant seats in some sections.

An object of the present invention is to solve such a conventional problem and, as long as there is a vacant seat in at least one section in a desired section, use a vacant seat scattered in each designated vehicle to issue a corresponding designated seat ticket.・ To provide a seat reservation system that can be released and increase the use opportunities.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, a seat reservation system of the present invention stores a vacant seat information of all operation sections and all designated seats, and inputs / outputs the vacant seat information content; A terminal device for inquiring the situation, a display device for displaying an answer result to the inquired content, and a ticketing device for printing and issuing a ticket for the answer result to the inquired content; The terminal device has a section-specific vacancy search key for searching for vacant seat information in the minimum section of operation, and the seat status already reserved in the central processing unit is registered for each minimum section, and the terminal device When the vacant seat search information is input from and the section-specific vacant seat search key is pressed,
The central processing unit searches for the presence or absence of vacant seats in the minimum section unit, and as long as at least one vacant section is present, the vacant seats are used and the available section is changed so that the designated seat change is minimized over the use application section. It is characterized in that a search is made to be the maximum and the search result is output to the terminal device.

[Action]

In the present invention, in the use section where the application is made, the central processing unit is inquired about the availability of a vacant seat in the minimum section unit, and if there is a vacant seat, the available result is displayed to the maximum over the application section. To be displayed.

As a result, the ticket issuer side can easily know the available vacant seats, and can issue the searched information. In addition, the user also has the opportunity to maximize the use of the designated seat to the maximum, which is beneficial to both parties.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a seat reservation system showing one embodiment of the present invention. This shows a system configuration in which a central processing unit (center) and terminal systems arranged at each station and the like are connected online via a communication line. In the following, the reservation of a designated ticket for a train will be described, but the present invention is not limited to this.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a central processing unit (center) that grasps the vacant seat status of all trains and sections, 2 denotes a terminal system arranged at each station, etc., 3 denotes a central processing unit 1 and a terminal system 2 online. This is a communication line for connection. Further, the terminal system 2 includes a keyboard 3 for inputting inquiry data of vacant seat information, a display device 4 for displaying an inquiry result and the like, a ticket issuing device 5 for printing and issuing a designated ticket in accordance with a ticket issuing instruction from the keyboard 3, and a central processing unit. And a control device 6 that controls data transmission and reception with the device 2. In particular, the keyboard 4 is provided with a section-specific vacancy search key for performing a vacancy search in the minimum section.

Hereinafter, the operation of the seat reservation system having the above configuration will be briefly described.

First, when the operator inputs inquiry data (for example, use section, train number, departure time, etc.) of the vacant seat information from the keyboard 4 of the terminal system 2, the control device 7 centrally processes these inquiry data via the communication line 3. Transmit to the device 1. At this time, if the section-specific vacancy search key 41 is pressed, it is handled as a search process for each minimum section. The central processing unit 1 has vacant seat information of all trains and all sections in a seat file (not shown), performs a search for each minimum section using the information, and finds vacant seats obtained as a result. The vehicle number, seat number, and the like of the section (here, the section to be selected takes the longest possible use section) are transmitted to the control device 7 of the terminal system 2 via the communication line 3. The control device 7 causes the display device 5 to display the information. Subsequently, when a ticket issuing instruction is input from the keyboard 4, a seat designation ticket is issued from the ticket issuing device 6.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a seat reservation ticket issued using the seat reservation system in FIG.
This indicates that the application section can be used with designated seats printed between Tokyo and Odawara and between Mishima and Nagoya for Tokyo and Nagoya. The shaded portion 21 is an area for printing available designated seat displays. In this example, Tokyo-
It is described in two steps, between Odawara and Mishima-Nagoya. However, if it is actually issued, the number of steps will be changed as necessary, if necessary. It is not limited to this.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a specific search / ticketing operation of the seat reservation system in FIG. Here, an example of issuing a designated ticket between Tokyo and Nagoya will be described. Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described in accordance with the flow of FIG.

First, the operator designates a seat designation use section between Tokyo and Nagoya by using the keyboard 4, presses a transmission key (step 101), and applies for a designated ticket. In response to this application information, vacant seats in the same
If there is (the same seat) (step 102), immediately issue a ticket and release a piece (steps 114 and 11).
Five). On the other hand, if the same vacancy does not exist in the application information (step 102), the section-specific vacancy search key 41 on the keyboard 4 is pressed (step 10).
3) It is searched whether or not there is a vacant seat by section at a station west of Tokyo (step 104). If there is no vacant seat for each section, "full seat" is displayed on the display device 5 (step 105), and after a few seconds, the screen returns to the reception screen (step 10).
0). If the vacant seats by section exist in step 104, the search is repeated starting from Tokyo Station until the vacant seat use section becomes the longest (step 106). After this loop is repeated, the first use section is determined (step 107). Next, starting from the station determined in step 107, a search is made for a seat that can be used west of the station (step 107).
108). Here, when there is no vacant seat for each section, a designated seat search result is displayed based on the result searched in step 107 (step 112).

On the other hand, if the vacant seat by section exists in step 108, the search is repeated from the station determined in step 107 until the use section becomes the longest (step 10).
9) After this loop is repeated, the second station is determined (step 110). Here, it is determined whether or not the station determined in step 110 matches the end point of Nagoya (step 111). If it is the end point of Nagoya, the search result is displayed on the display device 3 (step 112), and the necessity of ticketing is determined. To step 113. If the station searched in step 111 is not Nagoya, the process returns to the loop of step 108 again, and a similar search is performed to determine the third station. Thereafter, in step 111, the search is performed until the address matches Nagoya station.

After the above steps, the search result is finally displayed in step 112. Thereafter, if the displayed content is accepted by the user (step 113), the operator presses a ticketing key on the keyboard 4 (step 114), and a ticket describing the search result is issued. (Step 11
Five).

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, for a user who wants to sit as much as possible as long as there is a vacant seat, a single search of the vacant seat information can display the available section of the seat to the maximum, thereby improving the efficiency. Can perform service work well. In addition, the opportunity to use the seat can be increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a seat reservation system showing one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a seat reservation ticket issued using the system of FIG. 1, and FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the specific search / ticketing operation | movement of the seat reservation system in a figure. 1: Central processing unit, 2: Terminal system, 3: Communication line, 4: Keyboard, 5: Display device, 6: Ticketing device, 7: Control device, 21: Vacancy search result display area, 41: Vacancy search key by section .

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A central processing unit for storing vacant seat information of all operation sections and all designated seats and inputting / outputting the vacant seat information content, a terminal device for inquiring the central processing unit of the vacant seat status, and the contents of the inquiry In a seat reservation system for making a seat reservation such as a train, the display device comprises a display device for displaying a response result to the inquiry and a ticket issuing device for printing and issuing a response result to the inquired content. A section-specific vacancy search key for retrieving vacancy information is provided, and the seat status already reserved in the central processing unit is registered for each minimum section, and vacancy search information is input from the terminal device, When another vacant seat search key is pressed, the central processing unit searches for the presence or absence of a vacant seat in a unit of a minimum section, and as long as at least one vacant seat exists, the vacant seat is used throughout the use application section. Te, seat reservation system, wherein a change of the designated seat searches to be the maximum and available period so that the minimum, and outputs the search result to the terminal device.