JP4056807B2 - Automatic payment machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automatic checkout machine for performing settlement processing by specified user ride path has been riding in reality.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventional, automatic checkout machine (hereinafter referred to as a checkout machine.), When turning on the settlement original ticket of ordinary tickets and regular coupons, and the like used at the time of riding past the user (passenger), to the settlement original ticket read-out data recorded to calculate the Toeki based on thereof Tsu read data transaction amount at (station the payment machine is installed) (shortfall), displays a settlement amount that the calculated screen display to, (including card of prepaid cards and the like.) monetary amount of money to meet its display the settlement amount of money when the user turns on the checkout machine, issues a fine calculated tickets from the ticket outlet, settlement original ticket of, it is configured so as to return the ticket, such as the required regular ticket returned to the user.
[0003]
In addition, when there are multiple routes from the station to this station, the transfer station is displayed on the display screen and the user is allowed to select it, and the route actually boarded from the selected transfer station is determined. The above-described settlement process is performed .
[0004]
When you turned on the issued checkout ticket to the automatic ticket gate of the station, along with the passage of (as it is the time of the automatic ticket gate is normally open type) of the user's ticket gate passage door is opened is allowed, put The check ticket is collected in a bill collection box in the automatic ticket gate.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the above-mentioned conventional automatic checkout machine performs the checkout process by selecting a transfer station when there are multiple boarding routes to this station, but the checkout process is performed if the user does not remember the transfer station. There was a drawback that could not. In particular, on routes that are operated in a mutual manner along the route , the user does not get off and get off at the transfer station, so the above-mentioned drawbacks are likely to occur without recognizing the transfer station. .
[0006]
The present invention, which was made to solve the above drawbacks, and an object, even a user not remember the transfer station, the automatic checkout machine capable of performing the settlement based on the riding path using Is to provide.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object , the present invention provides a plurality of boarding routes when a plurality of boarding routes are included in data read from a settlement original ticket which is a boarding ticket used for overpassing boarding. display transfer station of the route on a display screen, based on the selected transfer station from among the display the transfer station, to determine the ride path of the settlement original ticket, the automatic checkout machine for performing settlement processing, hospitality When a transit station guide button is pressed without selecting a specific transit station from the transit stations displayed on the display screen, the transit station guide button is recorded on the checkout ticket. All the route names and transfer stations from the boarding station to this station are displayed on the display screen, and the checkout process is performed based on the selected boarding route out of the displayed boarding routes. It is characterized by that.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Figure 1 is a front view of the automatic checkout machine according to one embodiment. A display unit 2 for displaying the operating state of the payment machine 1 is provided at the upper front of the payment machine 1 . In the center of the front of the settlement machine 1 , a display screen 3 for displaying the settlement amount and the input amount is provided as in a known automatic settlement machine. This display screen 3 has a built-in touch panel switch . On the right side of the display screen 3, there are provided a cancel button 4a that is pressed when it is desired to cancel the checkout process and a call button 4b that is pressed when responding to an attendant. The buttons 4a and 4b can be provided in the form of a soft switch displayed on the display screen 3.
[0009]
In FIG. 1, 5 is an insertion slot for inserting the coin when paying the settlement money (shortage of the boarding fee) with a coin, and 6 is for inserting the banknote when paying the settlement money with the banknote. The input port 7 is a change discharge port for discharging change.
[0010]
In FIG. 1, 8, a normal ticket and settlement original tickets inlet for introducing the settlement original tickets, which consists of tickets such regular coupons, and the like, to the settlement original ticket insertion slot 8, the reimbursement Cards when paying with a prepaid card or the like can also be inserted. In FIG. 1, 9 is a ticket issuing ticket issuing port, and C is a controller that controls the settlement machine 1 in an integrated manner. Note that a microphone, a speaker, and the like for responding to an attendant are also provided on the front of the checkout machine 1 , but are omitted here.
[0011]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the controller 9, which is a central processing unit that performs arithmetic processing using the system program stored in the ROM 10 and the working data stored in the RAM 11. A processing unit 12 is included. The RAM 11 stores in advance data such as a route name, which will be described later, for display on the display screen 3.
[0012]
The CPU 12 reads the data stored in the payment original ticket or the card inserted from the payment original ticket slot 8 via the I / O unit 13 and can write new data as necessary. A card processing unit 14, a ticket issuing unit 15 that generates a checkout ticket issued from the ticket outlet 9, and a money processing unit 16 that inspects money inserted from the insertion slot 5 and performs change processing as necessary. Are connected to a display driver 17 for driving and controlling the display screen 3. The I / O unit 13 is also connected to an attendant processing unit or the like, but is omitted here.
[0013]
Hereinafter, the control operation in the settlement machine 1 having the above-described configuration will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. 3 and display examples of the display screen 3 of FIGS. When the settlement original ticket, which is a transit ticket, is inserted into the settlement original ticket slot 8 (Yes in step 100; hereinafter, the step is referred to as “S”), the CPU 12 issues the original ticket / card processing unit 14. If the data recorded on the checkout ticket is read via S (S102), and the transfer data is not included in the read data (No in S104), the CPU 12 takes the boarding fee from the boarding station to this station. the transaction amount, which is the shortage amount of the calculation the calculated settlement amount of money is displayed on the display screen 3 (S112).
[0014]
When money (including a card) satisfying the settlement amount displayed on the display screen 3 is inserted from the insertion slot 5 or the like (Yes at S114), a settlement ticket generated by the settlement ticket issuing unit 15 is issued from the ticket slot 9. (S116). Although not shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3, when the settlement original ticket needs to be returned to the user like a commuter pass, the settlement original ticket is returned to the user. Users can participate using the issued ticket.
[0015]
Now, if there is a transfer station in the transfer route, if there is only one transfer station (No in S106), since there is only one route that the user has boarded, the settlement process is performed in the same manner as described above. (S112 to S116). However, when the route is complicated as in a metropolitan area, a plurality of routes and boarding routes may exist between the boarding station and this station. In this case, first, a transfer station in a plurality of boarding routes from the boarding station to this station, that is, a transit station is displayed on the display screen (Yes in S106, S108, see FIG. 4).
[0016]
When the user understands the route map, the user can select the transit station name (transfer station name) displayed in the display screen 3 and specify the boarding route actually boarded (Yes in S110). When this boarding route is specified , a settlement process is performed in the same manner as described above (S112 to S116). However, when the user does not understand the route map, or when the user arrives at this station without getting on and off, it may not be possible to specify the transit station (transfer station). In this case, the route guidance button 3a (see FIG. 4) displayed on the display screen 3 is pressed (No at S110). When the route guidance button 3a is pressed, the display content of the display screen 3 shows the contents including the route names and transfer stations of all the boarding routes from the boarding station to this station, as shown in FIG. The menu screen is changed, and the boarding route used by the user is specified from the menu screen (S118, S120). When the boarding route is specified , the settlement process is performed in the same manner as described above (S112 to S116).
[0017]
Since the contents displayed on this menu screen are displayed centering on the route name, the user often remembers which route he / she has reached via this route without knowing the transfer station. Therefore, the boarding route can be easily specified .
[0018]
If the boarding route cannot be specified because the user does not remember the name of the route on which the user has boarded (No in S120), the cancel button 4a is pressed (Yes in S122), and the staff process is performed (S124).
[0019]
Moreover, in the above-mentioned example, although the adjustment original ticket showed the example of the magnetic ticket, the non-contact ticket which consists of an IC card provided with the radio | wireless communication function may be sufficient. In this case, the settlement device 1, the reader writer Ru is equipment having an antenna for processing the contactless tickets.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, when the transit station guidance button is pressed without selecting a specific transfer station from the transfer stations displayed on the display screen, the station from the transfer station recorded on the check-out original ticket to this station Since the route names and transfer stations of all the transfer routes are displayed on the display screen and the checkout process is performed based on the selected transfer route among the displayed transfer routes, the user can Even if you don't remember the route name, you can remember the route name (usually because you remember the route name), and you can make accurate payments based on the boarding route you used.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic settlement machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing 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.
FIG. 5 is a display example of a display screen.
FIG. 6 is a display example of a display screen.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Automatic settlement machine (settlement machine)
2 Display section 3 Display screen 3a Guide via 4a Cancel button 4b Call button 5 Slot 6 Slot 7 Change outlet 8 Banking ticket slot 9 Ticket outlet C Controller

Claims (1)

If there is more than one boarding route in the data read from the check-out ticket, which is a boarding ticket used for transit, the transfer station for that boarding route is displayed on the display screen. In the automatic settlement machine that determines the boarding route of the settlement original ticket based on the transit station selected from the displayed transit stations, and performs the settlement process ,
A transit station guide button is provided on the customer service surface, and when the transit station guide button is pressed without selecting a specific transit station from the transit stations displayed on the display screen, it is recorded on the settlement original ticket. It is configured to display the route names and transfer stations of all the boarding routes from the boarding station to this station on the display screen, and to perform settlement processing based on the selected boarding route among the displayed boarding routes automatic adjustment machine, characterized in that it was.

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