JP3540105B2 - Automatic payment machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automatic payment machine, and more particularly, to an automatic payment machine capable of processing payment performed by a station staff at a counter.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Currently, many stations are equipped with automatic ticket gates, and for the convenience of crossing users, there are automatic ticket gates that can issue payment tickets that can be processed by the automatic ticket gates. is set up.
[0003]
When an original ticket, such as a regular ticket or a commuter pass, is inserted into a main body of the automatic payment machine (hereinafter referred to as “main body”), the data recorded on the original ticket is read. The settlement fee is calculated based on the read data and displayed on the display screen.
[0004]
When money (including cards such as prepaid cards) that satisfies the amount of the fee displayed on the display screen is inserted into the main body, the main body issues a settlement ticket that can be processed by an automatic ticket gate. Have been.
[0005]
When the settlement ticket is issued from the main unit, data indicating the details of the settlement, such as the amount of input and the settlement fee, are stored in the memory of the controller that controls the main unit, and printed out as necessary at the time of aggregation processing etc. Is configured to be taken out.
[0006]
By the way, even at a station where an automatic payment machine is installed, when the train arrives, many users may form a queue in the automatic payment machine and become crowded.
[0007]
In this case, a part of the users who need the payment may perform the payment processing by a clerk at the counter, that is, perform so-called manual payment, and enter from the manned ticket gate.
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, if the payment is made manually by the staff at the counter, it is necessary to accurately perform the accounting process of the settlement, so the money and the original money received by the staff by hand when the automatic payment machine is vacant. Post-processing was performed in which payment was made using an automatic payment machine using a ticket.
[0009]
Therefore, the attendant had to put money received by hand into the main unit , which was troublesome. Further, the issued adjustment ticket may be wasted. That is, the issued adjustment ticket is used as needed, that is, at a station where the number of people passing through the automatic ticket gate is counted (registered), the issued payment ticket is input to the automatic ticket gate and used. However, at a station where such a totaling process is not performed, there is a disadvantage that the issued adjustment ticket is wasted.
[0010]
Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the burden on a staff member after a manual payment, and to prevent an automatic payment machine from wasting a payment ticket. Is to provide.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the automatic settlement machine according to claim 1 of the present invention has a setting unit for setting a main body to a clerk processing mode, and is inserted into the main body in a state where the main body is set to a clerk processing mode . Reading means for reading the data recorded on the original ticket used by the station clerk at the counter at the counter, calculation means for calculating the payment fee based on the read data, and payment tabulation based on the calculated payment fee And a totaling means for performing processing.
[0012]
In order to achieve the above object, the automatic settlement machine according to claim 2 of the present invention has a setting unit for setting a main body to a clerk processing mode, and a station clerk is provided to the main body in a state where the clerk processing mode is set. input means for inputting the contents described in the original ticket used in settlement process at the window, and calculating means for calculating a fine calculated fee based on content input, payment aggregation process on the basis of the settlement fee calculated And a counting processing means for performing the following.
Also, the automatic checkout machine according to claim 3 of the present invention is provided with ticketing means for issuing a checkout ticket for inputting to an automatic ticket gate by an attendant based on the calculated checkout fee and performing a counting process of participants. It is characterized by having.
[0013]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic checkout machine according to one embodiment, in which a display section 3 showing an operation state of the main body 1 is provided above a customer service surface 2 of the main body 1 and a display section 3 below the display section 3. Is an original ticket insertion slot 4 for inserting an original ticket such as a standard ticket as a basis for settlement, a display screen 5 for guiding and displaying the amount of money to be inserted, and a coin insertion slot 6 for performing settlement with coins. And the bill insertion slot 7 for performing the settlement with bills, the card insertion slot 8 for performing the settlement with a card such as a prepaid card, and the key K possessed by a clerk to set the main body 1 in a user processing mode or a clerk processing mode. And a setting switch 9 for selecting whether or not to issue a settlement ticket when the clerk processing mode is set. In addition, a ticket issuing port 10 for a settlement ticket and a return port 11 for change are provided below the customer service surface 2. Further, C in the figure is a controller composed of a microcomputer that controls the main body 1 in a comprehensive manner.
[0014]
FIG. 2 shows an electrical configuration of the controller C. A central processing unit (CPU) 22 that performs arithmetic processing using a system program stored in a ROM 20 and working data stored in a RAM 21 is illustrated. It is configured at the center. The CPU 22 includes a magnetic head (not shown) for reading data recorded on the original bill A inserted from the original bill insertion slot 4 via the I / O unit 23 or writing new data. An original ticket processing unit 24 provided, a payment ticket issuing processing unit 25 for writing and printing data on a settlement ticket (not shown) issued from the ticket issuing port 10 and issuing the ticket. A money processing unit 26 for processing, an input switch signal processor 27 for inputting a signal of a setting switch, and a tallying processor 28 including an output device such as a printer for performing tallying processing of a settlement process are connected.
[0015]
The control operation of the automatic payment machine having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Now, it is assumed that the main body 1 is in a vacant state that is not used by the user. At the station where the main body 1 is installed, the number of participants is counted using an automatic ticket gate.
[0016]
In the main body 1, the key K setting switch a of the clerk is operated to set the clerk process and the settlement ticket issuing mode (Yes at Step 100, Yes at Step 110; hereinafter, the step is referred to as S).
[0017]
With the main body 1 set to the clerk processing mode, the original bill A received by hand is inserted into the original bill insertion slot 4 (Yes at S102). Data recorded on the inserted original bill A is read via a reading head (not shown) of the original bill processing unit 25, and a settlement fee is calculated in the CPU 22 based on the read data (S104, S106). .
[0018]
Data such as the calculated settlement fee and the date required for the tallying process are stored in the RAM 21 (S108). Then, the stored data and the data in the user processing mode (No at S100) are output via the tally processor 28 as needed.
[0019]
Further, since the settlement ticket issuance mode is selected (Yes at S110), the main unit 1 issues a settlement ticket for the original ticket A via the settlement ticket issuance processing unit 25 (S112). Therefore, the attendant can put the issued settlement ticket into an automatic ticket gate (not shown) and count (register) the number of participants.
[0020]
When the settlement ticket issuance mode is not selected by the setting switch 9 (No at S110), the settlement ticket is not issued, so that waste of the settlement ticket can be prevented.
[0021]
FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which the display screen 5 is an input screen that can be touch-input, and information on the original ticket A can be input from here. Therefore, even when the original ticket A is a commuter pass or a stored fair card (SF card), the contents can be input based on the memo by taking note of these contents.
[0022]
That is, by directly inputting the settlement fee from the input screen 5 based on the contents described in the original ticket a, the insertion of the original ticket a can be omitted. Further, when the input is made from the input screen 5 as described above, since the input can be made based on the memo as described above, more accurate tabulation processing can be performed.
[0023]
Note that the example of FIG. 4 shows an example in which the settlement fee is directly input on the display screen 5, but this is entered by inputting the departure station and the fee described in the original ticket A, and calculating the settlement fee. 1 may be performed.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
The automatic settlement machine according to claim 1 of the present invention has a setting means for setting a main body to a clerk processing mode, and a station clerk inserted into the main body in a state where the clerk processing mode is set, in which a station clerk performs a settlement process at a counter. From reading means for reading data recorded on the used original ticket, calculating means for calculating a settlement fee based on the read data, and tallying means for performing a tallying process based on the calculated settlement fee. Therefore, the clerk can perform post-processing of the manual settlement without inserting coins.
[0025]
The automatic settlement machine according to claim 2 of the present invention has a setting means for setting the main body to a clerk processing mode, and an original set used by a station clerk at a counter at the counter when the clerk processing mode is set. input means for inputting the contents described in the ticket consists of a calculating means for calculating a fine calculated rates, and aggregate processing means for the settlement aggregation processing performed on the basis of the settlement fee calculated based on the content input Therefore, the clerk can perform post-processing of the manual settlement without inserting coins and inserting the original bill.
Also, the automatic checkout machine according to claim 3 of the present invention is provided with ticketing means for issuing a checkout ticket for inputting to an automatic ticket gate by an attendant based on the calculated checkout fee and performing a counting process of participants. Therefore , the clerk can put the issued adjustment ticket into the automatic ticket gate to count the participants.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic payment machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of a controller.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control operation.
FIG. 4 is a display example of a display screen.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Automatic payment machine main unit (main unit)
2 Customer reception surface 3 Display unit 4 Original ticket insertion slot 5 Display screen 6 Coin insertion slot 7 Bill insertion slot 8 Card insertion slot 9 Selection switch 10 Ticket issue slot 11 Return slot C Controller

Claims (3)

Setting means for setting the automatic payment machine main body to the clerk processing mode;
In a state where the clerk processing mode is set, reading means inserted into the main body of the automatic payment machine , for reading data recorded on the original ticket used by the station clerk in the payment processing at the counter ,
Calculating means for calculating a settlement fee based on the read data;
Aggregation processing means for performing an aggregation aggregation process based on the calculated adjustment fee;
Automatic payment machine characterized by having. Setting means for setting the automatic payment machine main body to the clerk processing mode;
In a state where the clerk processing mode is set, input means for inputting the contents described in the original ticket used by the station clerk at the counter at the counter in the automatic payment machine main body,
A calculating means for calculating a fine calculated fee based on the input contents,
Aggregation processing means for performing an aggregation aggregation process based on the calculated adjustment fee;
Automatic payment machine characterized by having. 3. The automatic settlement according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a ticket issuing means for issuing a settlement ticket for inputting to an automatic ticket gate by an attendant based on the calculated settlement fee and performing a tallying process of the participants. Machine.

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