JP3536922B2 - Facility usage fee settlement system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facility usage fee payment system provided with a fee payment machine and configured to settle a facility usage fee based on usage time. The present invention relates to a facility usage fee settlement system that can avoid payment of usage fees.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this kind of facility usage fee settlement system is provided with an RTC (Real Time Clock), and records an entry time obtained when a user enters the facility on a recording medium, and when leaving the facility, The fee adjusting machine calculates the usage fee from the obtained exit time and the above-mentioned entrance time, and pays the fee to the user.

[0003] However, when the fare adjustment machine is at the exit, some amount of processing time is required for the fare adjustment. In particular, when the user is a vehicle, the user becomes a long line due to the congestion of the user, and the line becomes smooth. It was not possible to leave the warehouse, and the waiting time for the warehouse became longer, which resulted in overtime payment and was annoying to users.

A technique for solving such a problem is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 59-186064.

[0005] This will be described with reference to FIG.
In the illustrated example, the vehicle 100 as a user uses a parking lot having the entrance gate 131 and the exit gate 132 as facilities.

[0006] Entry gate 1 when vehicle 100 has a gate
When the parking ticket 121 is received from the parking ticket issuing machine 111 in front of the parking ticket issuing machine 111, the parking gate 1 is linked with the parking ticket issuing machine 111.
31 barriers go up, and the vehicle 100 can enter and park. The parking time is recorded on the parking ticket 121 by printing and magnetism.

[0007] When the use of the parking lot ends and the car leaves or leaves, the user inserts the parking ticket 121 into the fare settlement machine 112 and receives the use fare for the time from the recorded entry time to the parking time. The charge adjusting machine 112 is installed at a place away from the exit gate 132 in order to avoid congestion near the exit gate 132. Parking ticket 1 with charge
In 22, the deadline time is recorded by the charge settlement machine 112 as the settlement completion. At this time, the user travels from the fare settlement machine 112 to the parking place of the vehicle 100, and drives the vehicle 100 to the front of the gate of the exit gate 132, in consideration of congestion in the parking lot. Time is taken into account.

Therefore, when the vehicle 100 inserts the parking ticket 122 into the retrieval control machine 113 immediately before the exit gate 132, the exit gate 132 is shut off on the condition that the parking ticket 122 is before the exit deadline. The machine is up and the vehicle 100 can leave the parking lot.

As a result, not only the flow of the vehicle at the exit is smooth, but also by setting an appropriate expiration time, it is possible to avoid unnecessary charge settlement due to overtime.

In addition, there is a facility usage fee settlement system in which a usage ticket for a predetermined usage time is purchased, the user enters the facility, and exits within the usage time. In this case as well, as described above, an excess fee may be paid due to congestion at the time of leaving.

A technique for solving this problem is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent No. 306.
No. 9750.

This will be described with reference to FIG.
In the illustrated example, the user 200 uses a facility such as an amusement park.

As shown, a user 200 purchases a use ticket 220 from a use ticket issuing machine 211. At the time of this issuance, the ticket 220 is printed and magnetically recorded with the entry time and the scheduled exit time including a time corresponding to the amount paid by the user 200. The user ticket 220 having the record allows the user 200 to pass through the entrance gate 231.

On the other hand, at the time of exit, the user 200 operates the ticket 22 at the exit gate 232 linked with the exit manager 212.
You can leave by inserting 0 and collecting. If the passing time of the exit gate 232 has passed the scheduled exit time of the exiting ticket 220, the exit manager 212 returns the ticket 220 without passing through the exit gate 232 and displays “payment request”. . The scheduled exit time of the use ticket 220 that has received the settlement request is updated to a time at which the ticket can pass through the exit gate 232 by the action of extending the stay time by adjusting the fee by the fee adjusting machine 213.

On the other hand, the control device 210 controls the use ticket issuing machine 2
11, the notification of the scheduled exit time is received, and the degree of congestion at the exit time is detected. The controller 210 converts the degree of congestion into time, adds the time to the scheduled exit time, and notifies the exit manager 211. With this response, the exit management machine 211 sends the ticket 220 that passes through the exit gate 232
If the time obtained by adding the estimated congestion time to the scheduled exit time does not exceed the current passage time of the exit gate 232, the exit ticket 232 is collected as the "exit permission" and the exit gate 232 can be passed. As a result, congestion near the exit gate is reduced.

The control device 210 also controls the exit management machine 21
2 to detect the degree of congestion from the frequency of occurrence of the “payment request” obtained from the second server, and reflect the degree of congestion in the fare payment in the fare payment machine 213 to avoid an extra usage fee payment request generated due to congestion for the user 200. I have.

[0017] As a result, it is possible to avoid a disadvantageous situation for the user such as an extra surcharge to be paid for congestion when leaving the facility or an increase in the amount of extra settlement at the time of settlement.

[0018]

In the conventional facility usage fee settlement system described above, it takes a long time to start the settlement when leaving, and the facility is not used for the purpose of use. There still remains the problem of paying the usage fee for the waiting time.

That is, according to the technique disclosed in the former publication, not only a smooth flow of vehicles at the exit port can be achieved, but also an unnecessary charge settlement due to overtime can be avoided by setting an appropriate exit time limit. However, since a large number of charge adjusters are lined up when setting up with the charge adjuster, if it takes some time to settle each charge adjuster, unless the degree of congestion is reflected in the setting of the delivery deadline time In this case, a usage fee is paid even for the settlement waiting time.

In the technique disclosed in the latter patent gazette, the scheduled exit time is only a schedule, and the exited person is set at a time when the degree of congestion detected from the scheduled exit time recorded on the use ticket is calculated to be small. In the case of concentration, the number of tickets to be used as “payment request” increases, and congestion of the charge payment machine increases. Further, even if the congestion of exited passengers at the exit gate is reflected on the fare adjustment machine, a time lag is unavoidable, so that it is unavoidable to pay the usage fee even for the settlement waiting time.

An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem and to provide a facility usage fee settlement system which can avoid improper usage fee payment imposed on the usage fee settlement waiting time. .

[0022]

The facility usage fee settlement system according to the present invention includes a fee settlement machine for adjusting the usage fee from the entrance time, and the user can settle the facility usage fee based on the usage time. About what you do.

The facility use fee settlement system according to the present invention further includes a settlement reservation machine for requesting a settlement prior to the settlement when the user performs settlement by the charge settlement machine, and using the requested time as a settlement reservation time. When the fee settlement machine receives a settlement request, the request time is set as the settlement start time,
The usage fee is settled based on the adjustment start time, and under predetermined conditions, the usage fee is settled by replacing the adjustment start time with the adjustment reservation time.

As described above, since the settlement start time can be replaced with the settlement reservation time formed in a short time at the time of the settlement reservation, congestion in the charge settlement, the settlement processing takes a long time, and a large settlement waiting time occurs. However, by setting appropriate congestion conditions, the use time of the settlement target does not include the waiting time for settlement.

In one embodiment of the above-mentioned predetermined condition, the charge settlement machine receives the settlement reservation time from the settlement reservation machine and records it for a user, and when the settlement starts, the recorded payment reservation is recorded. The time is called, the predetermined condition is set as a congestion condition, the expected increase time of the actual time required for settlement is confirmed from the expected number of users waiting for settlement, and the predetermined time is determined from the end time of the final settlement in at least one continuous settlement process. If it is within the time, the payment start time is replaced with the payment reservation time, and the usage fee is calculated and paid.

That is, the processing time required for the payment reservation in the payment reservation machine is the processing time for forming the payment reservation time.
It does not include the calculation time for the settlement fee and the fee calculation for the processing time that is somewhat longer for the settlement of the fee. With such a configuration, the settlement reservation time is recorded prior to the settlement of the usage fee that requires a long processing time, and by detecting that a large number of accountants are lined up because the degree of congestion is large,
Unnecessary payment of the usage fee imposed on the waiting time for the payment can be avoided from the payment of the usage fee.

[0027] In another embodiment, the predetermined condition is that the user has a use ticket in which an entry time and a time corresponding to a prepaid amount are recorded. Accordingly, the payment reservation machine compares the payment reservation time with the entrance time as the payment start time, and on the other hand, when the time is within the time corresponding to the received fee, the payment is settled, and on the other hand, the payment fee matches the received fee. If the time is exceeded, it is determined that there is an extra charge. Further, the charge adjusting machine calculates and adjusts the usage charge only when it is determined that “there is an additional charge”.

This payment reservation machine also makes only a judgment and has a short processing time, but is separated from the fee payment machine, so that an improper usage fee imposed on the waiting time for this payment from the payment of the usage fee. Payments can be avoided.

One of the specific means of the facility usage fee payment system for recording the payment reservation time corresponding to the user is as follows. In response to this, the usage fee of the facility based on the usage time is settled. In other words, the system further comprises a payment reservation machine which, when a payment reservation request is received from the user together with the user information, sends the request acceptance time to the charge payment processing means as the payment reservation time. Here, when the fee payment machine receives a request for payment processing along with user information from the user, the request reception time is sent to the fee payment processing means as a payment start time, and the charge payment processing means transmits When the calculation result of the usage fee is received, the usage fee is settled. The fee settlement processing means receives and records each of the entrance time and the settlement reservation time, and when receiving the user information together with the settlement start time from the fee settlement machine, the settlement start time and the use of the user information. The usage fee is calculated from the recorded entry time for the user information, and when a predetermined congestion condition in the fee payment is detected, the payment start time is replaced with the payment reservation time and the usage fee is calculated. I'm calculating.

As the predetermined congestion condition, the charge settlement processing means calculates a maximum waiting time required for settlement from the number of unpaid users, and at least one continuous settlement processing within the maximum waiting time. It is desirable that the time is within a predetermined time from the end time of the final settlement in.
Also, when the payment reservation and other procedures are centrally controlled as in the fee payment processing means, the procedure of receiving and recording the payment reservation time from the payment reservation machine is given priority over other procedures. It is desirable to execute. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent returning to the facility after the payment processing is completed, and to reduce the operation time of the payment reservation machine to the shortest, so that extra payment only for the payment processing is performed. Can be avoided.

In addition, the facility use fee settlement system using the above-mentioned use ticket, when receiving a request by a use ticket in which the admission time and the available time are recorded in advance, exceeds the available time and increases the additional charge of the use fee. Is to be settled by a charge settlement machine. This basic system configuration is such that when a payment reservation request is received by the use ticket, the request time is set as a payment reservation time, and from the payment reservation time and the entrance time,
If the usage time is exceeded, "additional charges apply"
, And within the above-mentioned available time, "Payment completed"
Is further provided on the ticket. In addition, when receiving a request for a payment process using a usage ticket in which "there is an additional fee", the fee payment machine performs the payment process using the payment reservation time as a payment start time.

One specific embodiment in which a ticket is passed through a gate to enter and exit includes a leaving gate, a settlement reservation machine, and a settlement gate in addition to the above-mentioned fee settlement machine. The exit gate is located on the exit side of the fee adjustment machine, and when the payment is completed and the facility is exited, the user can pass if the ticket is `` payment completed '' and the ticket is `` additional charge ", The use ticket will be returned. When the payment reservation machine is located on the facility side from the fee payment machine and receives a payment reservation request with the use ticket, the request acceptance time is set as the payment reservation time, and the payment reservation machine and the admission time are used for the usage. If the available time is exceeded, "additional charge" is recorded in the use ticket, and if it is within the available time, "payment completed" is recorded in the use ticket. The checkout gate is located closer to the facility than the checkout reservation machine, and a user who leaves the facility passes along with the use ticket.

In addition, the fee payment processing device receives the payment reservation time and the admission time from the payment reservation machine, and when the time exceeds the available time, “additional fee is charged”, and within the available time. In the case of, the settlement is notified to each of the settlement reservation machines, and when a request for the settlement processing is received from the charge settlement machine with the use ticket recorded with the "additional charge", the settlement is performed. The usage fee is calculated using the reservation time as the payment start time, and the result is notified to the fee payment machine.

Further, in this configuration, when the payment reservation and other procedures are controlled intensively as in the fee payment processing device, the payment reservation machine receives the payment reservation time and the entrance time. When the available time is exceeded, "additional charge is required", and when it is within the available time, "payment completed" is notified to the payment reservation machine in priority to other procedures. It is desirable to do.

[0035]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the facility usage fee payment system shown in FIG. 1, a parking sensor 1 is provided at each parking position of a vehicle, and a payment reservation machine 2, a fee payment machine 3, and a fee payment processing 10 for a plurality of parking sensors 1. Device 4, a time supply device 5, and a storage device 6 are provided. The major difference from the related art resides in that a payment reservation machine 2 is provided.

Next, the functional configuration of the device shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

That is, the settlement reservation machine 2 has an input operation section and a display section for a user's reservation, and a panel portion of a man-machine interface is shown in FIG. The charge adjusting machine 3 includes an input operation unit, a display unit, a money receiving / counting unit, a change output unit, and a receipt output unit for a user's adjustment, and a panel portion of the man-machine interface will be described later with reference to, for example. As shown in FIG. The processing device 4 includes a storage detection processing unit 11, a settlement reservation processing unit 1,
2 and a delivery settlement processing unit 13. Further, the storage device 6 has a storage time data table 14, a reservation time data table 15, and a settlement processing data table 16.

Next, each of the devices and apparatuses shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

The parking sensor 1 is provided at each parking position of the vehicle, and has a garage number for each parking position in advance.
The warehousing sensor 1 detects the warehousing movement of the vehicle and detects
And sets a barrier (not shown) to prohibit exit. This barrier is released when the fee is settled by the fee settling machine 3, and the vehicle can be taken out of the vehicle.

The payment reservation machine 2 is a feature of the present invention. When the fee payment machine 3 needs time before the payment is started due to congestion, the user must make a reservation for payment before the payment is settled by the fee payment machine 3. Accept. On the front panel 20 of the payment reservation machine 2 shown in FIG. 3, a payment reservation button 21, a reservation cancel button 22, a numeric (numeric keypad) button 23, a correction button 24, and a confirmation button 25 as input operation units, and a display unit , A display screen 26 for the input garage number, a display screen 27 for the current time, and a speaker 28.

That is, the user uses the payment reservation button 21 on the payment reservation machine 2 to request a payment reservation, and
Enter each garage number by 3 and display screen 26
After confirming with the sound of the speaker 28, the input is confirmed by the confirm button 25. As a result of this confirmation button operation, the settlement reservation machine 2 notifies the processing device 4 of the current time at that time as the settlement reservation time together with the garage number. The settlement reservation time may be determined by the processing unit 4, but is determined by the settlement reservation unit 2 in order to avoid a time difference between the present time display in the settlement reservation unit 2 and the recording in the processing unit 4. Thus, the reservation processing time in the settlement reservation machine 2 is extremely short.

The fee payment machine 3 is for paying a usage fee when a user leaves the facility. On the front panel 30 of the charge settlement machine 3 shown in FIG. 4, a settlement button 31, a cancel button 32, a numeral (numeric keypad) button 33, a correction button 34, and a confirmation button 3 are provided as input operation units.
5. As a display unit, a display screen 36 and a speaker 37 for displaying the input garage number and the fee that requires settlement, a currency insertion slot 41 for bill adjustment, a bill insertion slot 42, and a change
A receipt outlet 43 is provided for each.

That is, the user inputs a payment request by the payment button 31 on the fee payment machine 3 and a garage number by the number buttons 33 and confirms them by the sound of the screen 36 of the display unit and the speaker 37, and then presses the confirmation button. 35 is used to confirm the input. As a result of the operation of the confirmation button, the fee settlement machine 3 sets the current time at that time as the settlement start time,
By notifying the processing device 4 and entrusting calculation of the usage fee, receiving the result, the settlement amount is displayed on the screen 36. Charge settlement machine 3
When the user deposits money at the money insertion slot 41 and the bill insertion slot 42 in accordance with the display, the user performs the payment process and discharges the change and the receipt from the change / receipt discharge port 43. The settlement start time is determined not by the processing device 4 but by the charge settlement machine 3 as in the case of the settlement reservation time.

As described above, the settlement processing time in the charge settlement machine 3 is the sum of the calculation time of the use charge in the processing device 4 and the settlement time for payment / receipt of the use charge.
Relatively long. Further, the fee settlement machine 3 notifies the processing device 4 of the settlement end time for each settlement process in order to check the congestion state.

The processing device 4 has a predetermined program and a memory therein, and performs various functions based on inputs. First, when receiving a notification from the storage sensor 1, the storage detection processing unit 11 records the current time as the storage time in the archive number area corresponding to the storage sensor 1 notified by the storage device 6. When receiving the garage number and the payment reservation time from the payment reservation machine 2, the payment reservation processing unit 12
In the storage device 6, the settlement reservation time is recorded in the area of the received archive number. The process of the settlement reservation processing unit 12 has priority over other processes. As a result, the processing can be completed in a short time by a promptly and successively processing even for a large number of consecutive payment reservations.

Further, when receiving the garage number and the settlement start time from the fare adjustment machine 3, the garage settlement processing unit 13 stores, in the storage device 5, the entry time and the reception time recorded in the area of the received garage number. The usage fee of the facility is calculated from the payment start time and the fee is used to notify the fee payment machine 3. In addition, the delivery settlement processing unit 13 of the processing device 4 constantly checks the congestion degree of the settlement processing, and in this embodiment, the congestion degree is determined based on the number of vehicles entering the warehouse and intervals of each successive settlement processing. That is, a state where the processing intervals are continuously smaller than the predetermined value can be determined as congestion. In order to calculate the interval of the settlement process, a notice of the start time and the end time of the settlement process is received from the fee settlement machine 3 and recorded in the storage device 6.

The time supply device 5 is an RTC (Real Time Cloc).
k) and the current time is supplied to each device.

Storage time data table 14 of storage device 6
Records the entry time for each garage number corresponding to each of the plurality of entry sensors 1 based on the notification from the entry sensor 1. That is, the entry time is recorded or deleted for the garage number specified by the control of the processing device 4. The reservation time data table 15 records or deletes the payment reservation time received from the payment reservation 2 for each garage number. The payment processing data table 16 stores processing data for each payment processing, and is provided for detection of congestion conditions and statistics of actual results. In the above description, the entry time data table 14 and the reservation time data table 15 are separate tables, but may be one time data table having an entry time area and a reservation time area corresponding to a garage number.

Next, a procedure in which the processing device 4 records the storage time in the storage device 6 will be described with reference to FIGS.

That is, the vehicle is a garage number, for example, "3".
When the garage enters the garage, the processing device 4 receives the notification of the warehousing from the warehousing sensor 1 by the warehousing detection processing unit 11 and thus receives the current time from the time supply device 5, for example, “12:
"42" is recorded as the garage time in the area of the garage number "3" in the warehousing time data table 14 of the storage device 6.

Next, the operation procedure from the receipt of a reservation request in the settlement reservation machine 2 to the recording of the reservation time in the storage device 6 of the processing device 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. .

First, when the user presses the payment reservation button 21 of the payment reservation machine 2 for the payment reservation when leaving the warehouse,
The payment reservation machine 2 receives a reservation request for payment processing (step S
1) Yes. The payment reservation machine 2 that has received the payment reservation displays the current time displayed on the screen 27, for example, “15:36”.
Is input as the scheduled settlement time (procedure S2), for example, an input of a garage number is guided from the speaker 28, and the input (procedure S3) is waited for. Therefore, the user inputs a garage number, for example, “8” from the number buttons 33. In this case, the garage number “08” is displayed on the screen 26 as shown. The user confirms this display and presses the confirm button 25.

In the processing device 4, the settlement reservation processing section 12 accepts the input of the settlement reservation request from the settlement reservation machine 2 by operating the confirmation button 25, and sets the settlement reservation time "15: 3".
6 ”and the garage number“ 8 ”are received.
The reservation time "15:36" is recorded in the garage number "8" area of the reservation time data table 15 and stored (step S4).

Next, with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 4 together with FIG. 6, the payment controller 3 receives the payment request, calculates the usage fee in the processing device 4, and setstle the payment in the fee payment machine 3. The operation procedure up to the processing will be described.

First, when the user presses the settlement button 31 of the charge settlement machine 3 for settlement, the charge settlement machine 3 accepts the settlement request (step S11). The fee settlement machine 3 which has received the settlement request takes in the current time, for example, "13:50" as the settlement start time (step S12), and guides the input of the garage number from the speaker 28, for example, and inputs the same (step S12). Wait for S13). Therefore, the user inputs a garage number, for example, “3” from the number buttons 33. In this case, only the garage number “03” is displayed on the screen 36. The user confirms this display and presses the confirm button 35.

In the processing device 4, the delivery settlement processing unit 13 receives an input of a settlement request from the charge settlement machine 3 by operating the confirm button 35. At this time, the delivery settlement processing unit 13
First, the final settlement end time is read from the settlement processing data table 16 of the storage device 6 (step S14).
Based on the garage number “3” received earlier, the reservation time of the garage number “3” area is checked from the reservation time data table 15 (step S15).

In the case of another garage number, for example, "1", the settlement reservation time is not stored in this area (NO in step S16). Entry time "12: 5" for "1"
"0" is read out, the usage fee for the difference from the payment start time "13:50" received from the fee payment device 3 is calculated (step S17), and the result is notified to the fee payment device 3.

Although the subsequent steps in the charge settlement machine 3 are not shown, the charge settlement machine 3 collects a charge from the user and notifies the end time to the processing device 4 at the end of the settlement by the above-described procedure. .

On the other hand, in the above example, the procedure S16 is "YE
Since the reserved time "13:40" is stored in the garage number "3" area in "S", the delivery settlement processing unit 13 first calculates the settlement maximum waiting time (step S21). The settlement maximum waiting time is obtained by, for example, measuring the number N of arriving vehicles from the number of garage numbers having warehousing times in the warehousing time data table 14,
The time TN can be the product of the average settlement processing time T already obtained from the conventional data and the number N of stored vehicles.

When the difference between the settlement start time "13:50" received from the charge settlement machine 3 and the settlement reservation time "13:40" exceeds the maximum waiting time TN (step S22). NO), the process proceeds to step S17, and
Charges are settled ignoring the settlement reservation time.

If the determination in step S22 is "YES" and the difference is within the maximum waiting time TN, the outgoing settlement processing unit 13 determines that the time exceeds a predetermined time from the end time of the final settlement processing in the settlement processing data table 16 (step S23). In (NO), the process proceeds to step S17, and the fee is settled ignoring the settling time.

If the determination in step S23 is "YES" and the end time is within a predetermined time, it is determined that the reception has been received after being lined up behind the previous user.
The delivery settlement processing unit 13 substitutes the settlement reservation time for the settlement start time (step S24), and proceeds to step S17. This fixed time is based on, for example, a time interval when the payment process is continuously performed in a state of waiting for the payment of the fee. Therefore, by detecting that the last plurality of settlement processes are consecutively within the predetermined time, it is possible to more reliably determine that the accountants are lined up.

Subsequent to the above step S17, in the processing device 4, the garage settlement processing unit 13 clears the data of the entry time and the settlement reservation time of the corresponding garage number "3" in the storage device 6 in this example (step S18). . Finally, the delivery settlement processing unit 13 receives the settlement end time from the charge settlement machine 3, and records and stores this in the settlement processing data table 16 (step S19).

The data stored in the settlement processing data table 16 can be used for fault search, investigation, or statistics. Therefore, the data is for each settlement process, such as a garage number, a settlement fee, and each set time. The time includes, for example, an entry time, a settlement start time and a settlement end time determined by a charge settlement machine, and a settlement reservation. It is desirable to include the settlement reservation time determined by the machine and whether or not there is a substitute for the settlement start time.

In the above description, the processing apparatus is provided with a stock sensor,
Although illustrated and described as including a processing unit corresponding to each of the settlement reservation machine and the charge settlement machine, it is also possible to have each processing unit in the warehousing sensor, the settlement reservation machine, and the charge settlement machine to perform independent control. it can. On the other hand, in the case where these are processed by one processor, the settlement reservation processing is preferentially processed such as an interrupt even while other processing is being executed, so that the object of the present invention can be more reliably achieved.

As described above, in the above description, reference is made to the illustrated functional blocks and procedures. However, changes such as distribution by function separation / merging or permutation of procedures are free as long as the above functions are satisfied. The description is not intended to limit the invention.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention different from FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In the facility usage fee payment system shown in FIG. 7, when a usage ticket that matches the usage time of the usage facility is purchased and the usage time is exceeded, a payment is performed that matches the usage excess time.

In the illustrated settlement system, a use ticket vending machine 51, an entrance gate 52, and a settlement gate 5
3. Payment reservation machine 54, fee payment machine 55, exit gate 5
6, and a charge settlement processing device 50 is provided. The major difference from the related art resides in that a payment reservation machine 54 is provided.

The use ticket vending machine 51 issues a use ticket 61 in which the usable time corresponding to the purchase price of the user is printed and magnetically recorded. Admission gate 52 passes through use ticket 61
The entry time is printed and magnetically recorded to form a use ticket 62. The user passes through the settlement gate 53 by using the use ticket 62 when leaving. It is not possible to return to the use facility by passing through the settlement gate 53.

Before passing through the exit gate 56, the user inserts the use ticket 62 into the checkout reservation machine 54 and checks whether there is an additional charge. This is for avoiding the occurrence of a lot of waiting time due to the congestion of the fee settlement machine 55 and the occurrence of an unreasonable payment of the usage fee longer than the usage time.

The settlement reservation machine 54 determines the current time as the settlement reservation time by inserting the use ticket 62, and notifies the charge settlement processing device 50 of the settlement reservation time, the available time of the use ticket, and the entry time. The fee settlement processing device 50 calculates the use time of the facility from the entry time and the settlement reservation time, checks whether it is within the use time, determines whether there is an additional charge, and notifies the result to the settlement reservation machine 54. . Accordingly, the settlement reservation machine 54 creates and discharges the use tickets 63 and 64 by printing and magnetically recording “additional charge” or “payment completed” according to whether or not the inserted use ticket 62 has an additional charge. .

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, it is desirable that the charge settlement processing device 50 give priority to the processing for the settlement reservation machine 54 over other procedures. In addition, although the payment reservation machine and the payment gate have been described as being separated from each other, a configuration in which both are linked to record the presence or absence of an additional charge when passing through the payment gate may be used.

The user who has received the use ticket 63 “with additional charge” is paid by the charge payment machine 55. The charge adjusting machine 55 receives the use ticket 63 and receives the use ticket 6.
The available time, the entry time, and the settlement reservation time, which are magnetically recorded in No. 3, are sent to the charge settlement processing device 50. The fee payment processing device 50 calculates an additional fee based on the transmitted information, and sends the result to the fee payment device 55. Charge payment machine 55
After the payment is completed by the received additional fee, the user pays out the printed and magnetically recorded use ticket 64.

A user who has settled the use ticket 64 can pass through the exit gate 56 with the use ticket 64.

As described above, the fee settlement machine 55 requires the calculation time of the additional charge and the settlement time. However, the settlement reservation machine 54 only determines whether “extra charge is present” or “payment is completed”. Processing time is very short. Accordingly, since the additional charge is also calculated based on the settlement reservation time, it is possible to avoid paying the use charge for the settlement waiting time other than the use time.

In the above description, the settlement gate is provided. However, by using the same way as in the first embodiment described with reference to FIG.
The checkout gate can be eliminated. Further, the exit gate may be integrated with the fare adjustment machine. Further, the charge settlement processing device processes the settlement reservation and the charge calculation. However, each function may be separately provided in the settlement reservation machine and the charge settlement machine.

[0078]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a facility use fee settlement system including a settlement reservation machine that records a settlement reservation time before leaving the use facility before the settlement. The payment reservation machine forms a reservation request time at a payment reservation time, and the payment reservation time is recorded corresponding to the garage number. When a charge calculation request is received by the charge adjustment machine, the conditions under which the charge adjustment machine is congested are set in advance, and under these conditions, the usage charge is calculated using the above-mentioned payment reservation time as the payment start time. , The fee settlement machine is paying.

In this configuration, by setting appropriate congestion conditions, the use time of the settlement target does not include a waiting time for settlement. Therefore, even if a waiting time occurs in the settlement of the usage fee, it is possible to obtain an effect that it is possible to avoid improper payment of the usage fee imposed on the waiting time.

In other words, since the processing time of the payment reservation machine is short, when it is determined that the payment processing is congested and it is determined that a waiting is occurring, the start time of the payment processing is replaced with the payment reservation time. Because you can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an explanation display showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of details in the configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a front panel in the payment reservation machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a front panel in the fee settlement machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of a payment reservation procedure in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing one embodiment of a main procedure at the time of a settlement request in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of an explanatory display showing another embodiment different from FIG. 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the related art.

FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram showing another example different from FIG. 8 of the related art.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Receiving sensor 2 Settlement reservation machine 3 Charge settlement machine 4 Processing equipment 5 Time supply device 6 Storage device 10 Charge settlement processing 11 Receiving detection processing unit 12 Settlement reservation processing section 13 Outgoing payment processing section 14 Receiving time data table 15 Reserved time data table 16 Settlement processing data table 50 Charge settlement processing device 51 Ticket vending machines 52 entrance gate 53 Settlement gate 54 Settlement reservation machine 55 Fee Settlement Machine 56 Exit gate 61, 62, 63, 64 use ticket

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(57) [Claims] Claims: 1. A facility use fee settlement system comprising a charge settlement machine for setting a facility charge based on usage time, wherein a user requests a settlement prior to the settlement when the user setstles with the charge settlement machine. Further comprising a payment reservation machine that sets the requested time to a payment reservation time, wherein the fee payment machine includes:
When the settlement request is received, the request time is set as the settlement start time, and the usage fee is settled according to the settlement start time. Under predetermined conditions, the settlement start time is replaced with the settlement reservation time. A facility usage fee payment system characterized by paying a usage fee. 2. The charge settlement machine according to claim 1,
The payment reservation time is received from the payment reservation machine and recorded for the user.At the start of payment, the recorded payment reservation time is called, and the predetermined condition is set as a congestion condition, and the expected number of payment waiting users is calculated. Check the expected increase time of the actual time required for settlement, and if it is within a predetermined time from the end time of the final settlement in at least one continuous settlement process, use the settlement start time instead of the settlement reservation time A facility usage fee settlement system characterized by calculating and adjusting fees. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined condition is:
The user has a use ticket that records the entrance time and the time corresponding to the prepaid amount, and the payment reservation machine compares the payment reservation time with the entrance time as the payment start time, while receiving the payment If it is within the time corresponding to the fee, it is determined as `` payment completed '', and if it exceeds the time corresponding to the received fee, it is determined as `` additional fee '', and the fee payment machine is determined as `` additional fee ''. A facility usage fee payment system that calculates and pays the usage fee only when the payment is made. 4. A facility usage fee payment system in which a fee payment processing means, which is informed in advance of an entrance time, receives a request from a fee payment machine and pays a facility usage fee based on usage time. A payment reservation machine that sends the request reception time as the payment reservation time to the fee payment processing means when a request for payment reservation is received together with the user information. When a request for payment processing is received, the request reception time is sent to the charge payment processing means as the payment start time, and when the calculation result of the usage charge is received from the charge payment processing means, the usage charge is processed, The fee payment processing means receives and records each of the entrance time and the payment reservation time, and receives the user information together with the payment start time from the fee payment machine. The usage fee is calculated from the settlement start time and the recorded entry time for the user information. When a predetermined congestion condition in the fee settlement is detected, the payment start time is calculated by the payment start time. A facility usage fee payment system that calculates usage fees instead of reservation times. 5. The congestion condition according to claim 4, wherein the predetermined congestion condition is such that the processing apparatus calculates a maximum waiting time required for settlement from the number of unpaid users, and within the maximum waiting time,
A facility usage fee settlement system, wherein the settlement time is within a predetermined time from the end time of the final settlement in at least one continuous settlement process. 6. The facility usage fee according to claim 4, wherein said fee settlement processing means executes a procedure of receiving and recording said payment reservation time from said payment reservation machine prior to another procedure. Settlement system. 7. A facility use fee settlement system in which, when a request is received by a use ticket in which an entry time and an available time are recorded in advance, an extra charge of the use fee exceeding the available time is settled by a charge adjusting machine. When the payment reservation request is received by the use ticket, the request time is set as the payment reservation time, and from the payment reservation time and the admission time, if the available time is exceeded, `` additional fee is charged '', And if the time is within the available time, further comprising a payment reservation machine that records “payment completed” in the use ticket, and the fee payment machine performs a payment process using the use ticket recorded with the “additional charge available”. A payment process for the facility usage fee, wherein the payment reservation time is set as the payment start time when the request is received. 8. A facility usage fee settlement system in which, when a request is received by a use ticket in which an entry time and an available time are recorded in advance, an additional fee of the usage fee is settled beyond the available time by a fee adjustment machine. In the case of exiting the facility after completing the settlement at the exit side of the fee settlement machine, the user can pass if the use ticket is "payment completed" and the use ticket is "additional charge" In the case of, the exit ticket to which the use ticket is returned, and, when the payment reservation request is received by the use ticket at the facility side from the charge settlement machine, the request acceptance time is set as the settlement reservation time, and the settlement reservation time If the time exceeds the available time from the entry time and
In addition, if it is within the available time, a settlement machine that records "payment completed" on the ticket, and a user who is on the facility side from the settlement machine and leaves the facility passes along with the ticket. A payment gate, receiving the payment reservation time and the admission time from the payment reservation machine, and when the available time is exceeded, "additional charge" is given; ) Respectively to the payment reservation machine, and when receiving a request for payment processing from the charge payment machine with a use ticket in which the "additional charge available" is recorded, the payment reservation time is used as the payment start time. A fee payment processing device for calculating the usage fee and notifying the result to the fee payment machine. 9. The charge settlement processing device according to claim 8, wherein the charge settlement processing device receives the settlement reservation time and the entrance time from the settlement reservation machine, and when the time exceeds the available time, an “extra charge is present”. A facility usage fee settlement system, wherein a procedure for notifying "payment completed" to each of the settlement reservation machines is performed prior to other procedures when the time is within the available time.