JP2795967B2 - Transportation boarding control system and ticket issuing machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Purpose of the Invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention is defined by a user having a ticket indicating a range in which a passenger can get on and off in a transportation field such as a railway, a bus, and a ship. The present invention relates to a transportation boarding / alighting management system and a ticket issuing machine applied when purchasing tickets within a prescribed range from outside a prescribed range.

(Prior art) Conventionally, a station outside a specified range from a specified range of boarding and disembarking piers (hereinafter, a place for boarding and disembarking is referred to as a “station”, and a boarding ticket defining a range of boarding and disembarking is referred to as an “issued medium” If you go to), you could enter at a regular fare by calculating the fare from the shortest station within the specified range to the getting off station with an automatic payment machine and issuing a payment ticket. On the other hand, when going from a station outside the specified range to a station within the specified range, purchase a ticket at the shortest station outside the specified range, get on it, get off with the already issued medium and get on at an illegal fee It is possible to do.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, conventionally, when the user gets on a station outside the specified range and gets off the station within the specified range using the already issued medium, the station outside the specified range is not authorized. There was no means to determine whether or not the fee was paid. For this reason, it is permissible to ride at fraudulent fares, causing unfairness with regular fare passengers, and reducing the revenue due to the fact that railroads and other business operators do not receive the fare that should be included. There was a problem of inviting.

Therefore, the present invention provides a transportation boarding / alighting management system and a ticket issuing machine that can prevent fraud when getting on and off from a station outside the specified range to a station within the specified range and obtain a legitimate income. It is intended for.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The invention according to claim 1 manages getting on and off from a station within a specified range to a station within the specified range based on an already-issued medium on which a specified range is recorded. A transportation getting on / off management system, wherein a station outside the prescribed range is provided with an entrance management device, and a station within the prescribed range is provided with an entrance management device, and the entrance management device is provided with prescribed range information of the issued medium. First reading means for reading
Calculating means for calculating, based on the read result of the first reading means, a required fare required for a ride from the station where the entrance management device is installed to the shortest station within the specified range; Issue a new medium that can be boarded from the station to a station within a specified range determined by the specified range information of the already-issued medium based on the result of reading by the first reading means in response to the input of the required fee. Issuing means, and recording means for recording entry information indicating that the entry is regular in the already issued medium based on the issuance processing result of the issuing means, the entry management device, from the issued medium Second reading means for reading the entry information, determining means for determining the presence or absence of the entry information of the already-issued medium based on the reading result of the second reading means, and Of already issued media It is characterized in that it has a participation judging means for determining whether to participate in the use's.

Further, the invention according to claim 2 is based on reading means for reading the specified range information from a commuter ticket in which specified range information indicating a section in which a passenger can ride is recorded, and based on the specified range information read by the reading means. When the station where the ticket issuing machine is installed is a station outside the section where the boarding is possible, the fee is insufficient for the ride from the station where the ticket issuing machine is installed to the section where the commuter pass can be boarded. Calculating means for calculating a certain required charge, display means for displaying the required charge calculated by the calculating means, and when the required charge displayed by the display means is inserted, the station reads the required charge from the station. Issuance means for recording in a ticket and issuing the fact that it is possible to get on to the station in the section where the boarding is possible, which is determined by the section where the boarding is possible.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the issuing means is determined by a station name where the ticket issuing machine is installed on the ticket and a section in which the board can be read by the reading means. A means for printing the names of both stations with the names of stations in the section is provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the issuing unit is provided with the station name where the ticket issuing machine is installed on the ticket and the ticket issuing machine calculated by the calculating unit. A means for printing a required fee, which is a fee insufficient for a ride from a station to a station in the available section determined by the available section read by the reading means. is there.

The invention according to claim 5 records entry information indicating that the entrance is a legitimate entrance at an entrance station for a commuter pass in which prescribed range information indicating an available prescribed range is recorded,
It is used in an automatic ticket gate system that permits the commuter pass user to enter based on the entry information being recorded in the commuter pass at the participating station, and to a station outside the specified range of the commuter pass Provided, when entering from the station outside the prescribed range of the commuter pass, accept the commuter pass,
Reading means for reading the specified range information from the commuter pass, provided at a station outside the specified range of the commuter pass, based on the read result of the reading means, within a specified range determined from the specified range from the entrance station concerned Calculating means for calculating a required charge indicating a shortage of charges to the shortest station; display means provided at a station outside the prescribed range of the commuter pass, for displaying the required fee calculated by the calculating means; When the required fee displayed on the display means is received at a station outside the specified range of the ticket, and from the entrance station to the shortest station within the specified range determined from the specified range read by the reading means. Issuing means for recording and issuing the fact that a ride is possible on a ticket, and provided at a station outside the prescribed range of the commuter pass, when the required fare displayed on the display means is accepted, Is characterized in that it has and a recording means for recording entrance information indicating that the normal admission to ticket gate system against commutation ticket.

(Operation) The operation of the device having the above configuration will be described above.

According to the transportation getting on and off management system according to claim 1,
The first reading means of the entrance management device at a station outside the prescribed range reads the already issued medium and reads the prescribed range information.

The calculating means calculates a shortage fee based on the reading result of the first reading means.

Next, the issuing unit issues a new medium that can be boarded from a station outside the specified range to a station within the specified range based on the reading result of the first reading unit in response to the input of the shortage fee. I do.

Further, the recording means records the regular entrance information on the already-issued medium based on the issuance processing result of the issuing means.

Thereafter, when the user possesses the medium and the already-issued medium, arrives at the station within the specified range, and inserts the already-issued medium into the entry management device, the entry information is read by the second reading means. The determining means determines whether or not there is regular entry information of the already issued medium.

When the determination means determines that there is regular entrance information, the participation determination means determines that the user can enter,
When it is determined that there is no regular entrance information, the participation determining means determines that the user cannot participate.

Further, according to the ticket issuing machine of the second aspect, the reading means reads the specified range information from the commuter pass on which the specified range information indicating the section where the boarding is possible is recorded.

Next, when the place where the ticket issuing machine is installed is out of the section where the boarding is possible, the calculating means sets the distance from the place where the ticket issuing machine is installed to the section where the boarding is possible based on the specified range information. Calculate the required fee.

Then, the required fare calculated by the calculating means is displayed on the display means, and when the displayed required fare is input by the user, the issuing means responds to the required fare and installs the ticket issuing machine. Issue a ticket that can be boarded from the place where it is done.

According to the ticket issuing machine described in claim 3, the issuing means includes:
The name of the station where the ticket issuing machine is installed and the name of the station that can be boarded on the ticket are printed on the ticket.

According to the ticket issuing machine of the fourth aspect, the issuing means,
The name of the station where the ticket issuing machine is installed and the required fee are printed on the ticket.

According to the ticket issuing machine of the fifth aspect, it is possible to provide a ticket issuing machine which can correspond to a user of the commuter pass entering from a station outside the prescribed range of the commuter pass.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

First, with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, a description will be given of a transportation system connecting stations A to I and a commuter ticket K as an already issued medium having stations E to I within a specified range.

The commuter pass K shown in FIG. 3 displays, in characters, prescribed range information of E station-I station, date information indicating the validity period, name information of the user, and the like, and these information are displayed on the magnetic stripe MS. In the form of magnetic information.

Then, the user of the commuter pass K can freely get on and off the bus within a specified range between the stations E and I shown in FIG.

Next, the getting on / off management device 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

The boarding / alighting management device 1 includes an entrance management device (ticket issuing machine) 2 installed at each of stations A to D outside the specified range of the commuter pass K, and an entrance management device (train ticket issuing machine) 2 at each of the stations E to I within the specified range. The system includes an entry management device (for example, an automatic ticket gate) 3 arranged and a central monitoring device 4 for monitoring and controlling the management devices 2 and 3 as a whole.

The entrance management device 2 includes a first control unit 7 including a program memory 5 and a first control unit 6. The first control unit 6 takes in and discharges the commuter pass K, A reading unit 8 for reading recorded information of the magnetic stripe MS of the commuter pass K, and based on a reading result of the reading unit 8,
In addition, the issuance means 9 for taking in a predetermined fee of the user and printing and issuing a ticket K ₁ (see FIG. 4) as a medium with a station name, a fee, etc., and the reading means 8 Recording means 10 for recording regular admission information for the magnetic stripe MS of the commuter pass K, display means 11 for displaying a fee, and a first interface for transmitting and receiving information between the central monitoring device 4
12 are connected to each other.

The issuance unit 9 calculates a section fee from a station outside the specified range (for example, station A) to a station within the specified range (for example, station E) based on the control of the first control unit 6. When,
A fee processing unit 14 for processing a fee charged by the user to the entrance management device 2, a reading result of the reading unit 8, a section calculating unit
13 the calculation results and based on the processing result of the fee processing unit 14 of, for example, medium issuing unit 15 for issuing a ticket K ₁ from station A to E Station
Is provided.

The entry management device 3 includes a second control unit 18 including a program memory 16 and a second control unit 17.

The second control unit 17 includes a reading unit that reads the magnetic stripe MS of the commuter pass K inserted into the entry management device 3.
A discriminating means 21 comprising a discriminating unit 20 for discriminating the presence or absence of the regular entrance information based on the reading result of the reading unit 19 and the reading unit 19 is connected.

Further, the second control unit 17 includes an entry determination unit 22 that determines whether or not the user of the commuter pass K can enter based on the determination result of the determination unit 21 and the central monitoring device 4. A second interface 23 for transmitting and receiving is connected.

Next, the operation of the boarding / alighting management device 1 having the above configuration will be described with reference to a commuter pass K.
User gets on at station A outside the specified range, and
The case of getting off at a station will be described as an example.

The user inserts his / her commuter pass K into the entrance management device 2 installed at the station A. Reading means 8 of entrance control device 2
Scans the magnetic stripe MS of the inserted commuter pass K to read prescribed range information such as E station-I station, and sends the read result to the first control unit 6. Further, the read result is sent to the section calculation unit 13, where the specified range of the commuter pass K is E-station-
It is calculated that station I is a station and the required fee of the user is the fee for station A-station E, and the fee information is stored in the first control unit 6.
Is sent to the display means 11 and displayed.

When the user who sees this display inputs the required fee into the fee processing unit 14, the medium issuing unit 15 is controlled under the control of the first control unit 6.
Issues printed tickets K ₁ marked with display such as the display and the required rates for A station -E station as shown in Figure 4 for example.

At this time, the recording means 10 stores the commuter pass K under the control of the first control unit 6 which has taken in the processing result of the fee processing unit 14.
The regular entry information indicating that the entry is a regular entry is recorded on the magnetic stripe MS.

 Thereafter, the commuter pass K is returned to the user.

The operation of the entrance management device 2 described above may be performed not only by the user himself, but also by a staff member.

Next, the user holds the commuter pass K and ticket K _1, to admission into the A station by ticket K _1.

Next, when the user gets on at the station A and tries to get off at the station I, the user inserts his / her commuter pass K into the reading unit 19 of the entry management device 3. The reading unit 19 scans the magnetic stripe MS of the commuter pass K, and reads the specified range information and the regular entrance information.

The reading result of the reading unit 19 is sent to the determination unit 20 by the second control unit 17, where the presence or absence of the regular entrance information is determined.

Then, the determination result of the determination unit 20 is sent to the participation determination unit 22 by the second control unit 17, and when there is regular entrance information, the participation determination unit 22 regards the user as an authorized user, and
Allow participation from the station.

On the other hand, when the discriminating unit 20 determines that there is no regular entry information, the participation determining means 22 considers the user to be an unauthorized user based on the determination result and disables entry from the I station.

In addition, in the case of an entrance wicket where an automatic ticket gate is not installed, a device for determining only the legitimacy of entry is provided, and other information may be visually checked.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention described in detail above, it is possible to reliably prevent impropriety at the time of getting on and off from a station outside the specified range to a station within the specified range by the related operation of the entrance management device and the entry management device. It is possible to provide a transportation getting on / off management system capable of securing a legitimate income.

Further, according to the present invention, the required fare from the place where the ticket issuing machine is installed to the available section is calculated based on the specified range information indicating the available section read from the commuter pass, and the ticket is calculated. Since the ticket issuance, it is possible to provide a ticket issuing machine capable of securing a legitimate income when getting on and off from a station outside the specified range to a station within the specified range.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a route of a transportation agency, FIG. 3 is a front view of a commuter pass, and FIG.
The figure is a front view of the ticket. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... boarding / alighting management device, 2 ... entry management device, 3 ... entry management device, 8 ... reading means, 9 ... issuing means, 10 ... recording means, 21 ... discrimination means, 22 ... participation judgment means.

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A transportation boarding / alighting management system for performing boarding / alighting management from a station outside a prescribed range to a station within a prescribed range based on an already-issued medium recording a prescribed range. An entrance management device is provided at each station within a prescribed range, and an entrance management device is provided. The entrance management device includes a first reading unit for reading prescribed range information of the issued medium, and a first reading unit. Calculating means for calculating a required fee that is insufficient for a ride from the station where the entrance management device is installed to the shortest station within the specified range based on the read result, and according to the input of the required fee calculated by the calculating means. Issuing means for issuing a medium that can be boarded from the station to a station within a specified range determined by the specified range information of the issued medium based on the result read by the first reading means; Based on the issue processing result Recording means for recording entry information indicating that the entry is authorized on the already-issued medium, wherein the entry management device reads second entry information from the already-issued medium; and Discriminating means for judging the presence / absence of entrance information of the issued medium based on the reading result of the reading means; and entry determination for judging whether or not the user of the issued medium can enter based on the judgment result of the discriminating means. Means for transportation getting on and off, comprising: 2. A reading means for reading said specified range information from a commuter pass in which said specified range information indicating a section where the boarding is possible is recorded, and said ticket issuance based on said specified range information read by said reading means. When the station where the aircraft is installed is a station outside the section where the boarding is possible, calculate the required fee that is a fee that is insufficient for boarding from the station where the ticket issuing machine is installed to the section where the commuter pass can be boarded. Calculating means for displaying the required fare calculated by the calculating means; and when the required fare displayed by the display means is inserted, the board can be read by the reading means from the station. Issuing means for recording and issuing in a ticket the fact that it is possible to ride to a station in the section where the boarding is possible, which is determined by the section, and issues the ticket. 3. The ticket issuing device according to claim 1, wherein the ticket includes a station name in which the ticket issuing machine is installed and a station name in the boardable section determined by the boardable section read by the reading means. 3. The ticket issuing machine according to claim 2, further comprising means for printing both station names. 4. The issuing means reads the station name where the ticket issuing machine is installed on the ticket from the station where the ticket issuing machine is installed calculated by the calculating means by the reading means. 3. The ticket issuing machine according to claim 2, further comprising means for printing a required fare which is determined by the section where the boarding is possible and which is insufficient for boarding to a station in the section where the boarding is possible. 5. A commuter pass having prescribed range information indicating an available prescribed range is recorded with entry information indicating that it is a regular entrance at an entrance station, and the commuter pass is recorded at the entry station on the commuter pass. It is used in an automatic ticket gate system that allows the commuter pass user to enter based on the entry information is recorded, provided in a station outside the specified range of the commuter pass, A reading unit that accepts the commuter pass and reads the specified range information from the commuter pass when entering from the station outside the specified range; and a reading result provided by the reading unit provided at a station outside the specified range of the commuter pass. Calculating means for calculating a required fee indicating a fee that is insufficient from the entrance station to the shortest station within a prescribed range determined from the prescribed range based on the entrance station, provided at a station outside a prescribed range of the commuter pass, Display means for displaying the required fee calculated by the calculating means, provided at a station outside the prescribed range of the commuter pass, when the required fee displayed on the display means is accepted, the entrance station from the entrance station Issuing means for recording and issuing in a ticket that a ride to a shortest station within a specified range determined from the specified range read by the reading means is possible, and provided at a station outside the specified range of the commuter pass, Recording means for recording, when the required fee displayed on the display means is accepted, entry information indicating that the commuter pass has entered the ticket gate system properly. .