JP3542459B2 - Receipt issuing machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a receipt issuing machine capable of easily issuing a receipt when a ticket is purchased by an automatic ticket vending machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, when a predetermined ticket (including cards such as prepaid cards) is inserted into an automatic ticket vending machine and a ticket is purchased, there is no receipt issuing mechanism for proving that the ticket has been purchased. Was.
[0003]
Therefore, a user who needs a receipt submits the purchased ticket to the counter, and a staff member issues a handwritten receipt.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, the conventional vending machine does not have a receipt issuing mechanism, so that the receipt must be issued by the attendant by hand, which is a burden on the attendant.
[0005]
In order to reduce the receipt issue burden, it is conceivable to incorporate a receipt issuing unit like an automatic commuter pass issuance machine.However, if a receipt issuing unit is incorporated in each automatic ticket vending machine, The cost of ticket vending machines increases, and in particular, as the number of automatic vending machines installed increases, such as in large stations, a new problem arises in that equipment costs increase.
[0006]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a receipt issuing machine capable of easily issuing a receipt at low cost.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the receipt issuing machine according to the present invention specifies an automatic ticket vending machine that has issued an input ticket in a receipt issuing machine communicably connected to a plurality of automatic ticket vending machines. Based on the data to be issued and the data specifying the ticket, extracting means for extracting issue data pertaining to the ticket from data stored in the vending machine, based on the extracted data, Issue control means for issuing a receipt relating to the ticket.
[0008]
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 schematic configuration diagram of a receipt issuing machine according to one embodiment.
[0009]
In the figure, a1 to an are a plurality of automatic ticket vending machines provided in the station premises. Since the automatic ticket vending machines a1 to an have the same configuration, the automatic ticket vending machine a1 will be described below as an example.
[0010]
Similar to a well-known automatic ticket vending machine, when money corresponding to the pressed account button is inserted, the automatic ticket vending machine a1 receives a ticket (a coupon ticket, a round-trip ticket, etc.) corresponding to the account button. And a change processing unit 2 for writing predetermined magnetic data and performing a predetermined printing process to issue a ticket, and checking the inserted money and, if necessary, performing a change process. Is provided.
[0011]
The control unit 3 is formed mainly of a microcomputer that controls the ticket processing unit 1 and the money processing unit 2 in a centralized manner, and is connected to a receipt issuing machine a provided in the station office via the communication control unit 4. It is connected.
[0012]
The automatic ticket vending machine a1 is also provided with equipment such as a clerk processing unit, but is omitted here.
[0013]
Receipt issuing machine A has a staff operation unit 10 equipped with numeric keypad or touch panel type input means, cuts roll paper to a predetermined length to generate a receipt paper, and issues the date of issuance and receipt amount on the paper. And a receipt issuing unit 11 capable of printing and issuing predetermined print contents such as the above.
[0014]
The control unit 12 is formed mainly of a microcomputer that controls the attendant operation unit 10 and the receipt issuing unit 11 as a whole, and is connected to each of the automatic ticket vending machines a1 to an via the communication control unit 13. ing.
[0015]
This receipt issuing machine can be installed in the station office as a dedicated receipt issuing machine, but it can be installed in the station office that monitors station equipment such as automatic ticket vending machines and automatic payment machines. The receipt issuing unit 11 can be added to the panel so that it can also be used as a monitoring panel.
[0016]
When the monitor issuing panel is also used as a receipt issuing machine, the staff operation unit 10 and the control section 12 can use those of the monitoring panel, so that the cost can be reduced.
[0017]
Next, the receipt issue control operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0018]
Now, it is assumed that a user who has purchased a ticket at the automatic ticket vending machine a1 appears at a clerk window asking for a receipt.
[0019]
The attendant inputs, from the ticket possessed by the user, the number of the ticket issuing machine (in this case, the number data of the automatic ticket vending machine a1) and the data of the ticket number of the ticket from the attendant operation unit 10 ( Step 100 is affirmative.
[0020]
By the data input of the above-mentioned car, data transfer starts between the receipt issuing machine A and the automatic ticket vending machine a1 (S102), and is used from the ticket issuing data stored in the memory (not shown) of the control unit 3. The issue data of the ticket possessed by the person is extracted and stored in a memory (not shown) of the control unit 12 of the receipt issuing machine (S104).
[0021]
When the issuance data of the ticket is stored in the memory of the control unit 12, items necessary for the receipt, such as the ticket fee and the date of purchase, are printed on paper and issued via the receipt issuing unit 11. (S106, S108). Then, the issued receipt is passed to the user.
[0022]
As described above, the clerk can create a receipt simply by inputting predetermined data from the content printed on the ticket held by the user via the clerk operation unit 10, thereby reducing the burden on the clerk. can do.
[0023]
In the above example, the attendant manually inputs the ticket number and ticket number data.However, a data reader for reading magnetic data recorded on the ticket is provided. And the ticket number data may be automatically input. In this case, the receipt can be issued more easily.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
The receipt issuing machine according to the present invention is a receipt issuing machine that is communicably connected to a plurality of automatic ticket vending machines, wherein the data that specifies the automatic ticket vending machine that issued the input ticket, and the ticket Extraction means for extracting issue data relating to the ticket from data stored in the vending machine based on the specified data, and issuing a receipt relating to the ticket based on the extracted data. The receipt can be easily issued.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a receipt issuing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a receipt issuing control operation.
[Explanation of symbols]
B Receipt issuing machines a1 to an Automatic ticket vending machine 1 Ticket issuing unit 2 Money processing unit 3 Control unit 4 Communication control unit 10 Staff processing unit 11 Receipt issuing unit 12 Control unit 13 Communication control unit

Claims (1)

In a receipt issuing machine communicably connected to multiple vending machines,
Based on the data that specifies the automatic ticket vending machine that issued the input ticket and the data that specifies the ticket, the issuing data relating to the ticket is extracted from the data stored in the automatic ticket vending machine. Extraction means;
Issue control means for issuing a receipt pertaining to the ticket based on the extracted data;
Receipt issuing machine characterized by having.

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