JP4348099B2 - Fare settlement device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a fare settlement apparatus that settles a boarding fare using an IC card in a transportation facility such as a bus, and more particularly to a fare settlement apparatus that can increase the amount of an IC card in a vehicle.
[0002]
[Prior art]
An IC card can be repeatedly used by inserting banknotes into an IC card stacking device and writing (adding) the amount of money into the IC card (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-36466
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional IC card stacking device is a device dedicated to the stacking process, and it is not practical to install the IC card stacking device in all stops or in all vehicles on the route bus. In order for a customer to increase the number of IC cards, it was necessary to go to a specific place where an IC card increase device was installed.
[0005]
An object of the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is a fare settlement apparatus capable of accumulating IC cards without a user going to a place where a dedicated IC card accumulating apparatus is installed. Is to provide.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The fare settlement apparatus according to claim 1 is:
IC card reading means (21) provided in the vehicle for reading boarding place information as boarding place data and amount information as fare data recorded in the IC card ,
Ride fare calculation means (2) for calculating a boarding fare from the amount information read by the IC card reading means (21) , the boarding location information and current location information as data representing the current location , and the amount information of the IC card In the fare adjustment apparatus having the IC card processing unit (2) composed of the IC card recording means (22) for subtracting the calculated boarding fare from the above and recording the remaining amount on the IC card as new amount information,
Accommodating a bill counting means for counting the banknotes (32a), the banknote holding unit for temporarily holding bills counted by the bill counting means (32a) and (32c), the bill placed on hold temporarily the banknote holding portion (32c) Banknote processing means (32) for performing fare settlement or exchange with banknotes provided with a banknote storage section (32d) ;
A coin processing means (3) for performing fare settlement with coins;
And a selection means (5) for selecting the fare settlement with the IC card or the accumulation of the amount data of the IC card,
A banknote counting step of counting the amount of banknotes inserted into the banknote processing means (32) by the banknote counting means (32b) when the selection means (5) selects the accumulation of the amount data of the IC card; ,
A banknote holding step for temporarily holding the banknotes counted by the banknote counting means (32b) in the banknote holding section (32c) ;
A step of increasing and recording the amount of bills counted by the bill counting means (32b) on the IC card via the IC card recording means (22) ;
A banknote storage step of storing the banknote temporarily held in the banknote storage section ( 32c) in the banknote storage section (32d) when the accumulation recording to the IC card is completed in the increase step;
In the above accumulation step, when the accumulation process to the IC card does not end normally and the IC card is not detected within a certain period of time, or the banknote is not inserted into the banknote processing means (32) for a certain period of time, the IC card It is characterized by having the banknote return step of returning the banknotes held in the banknote holding part (32c) , assuming that the above-mentioned additional processing has been canceled as a case where the stacked recording on the card is not completed.
[0007]
According to the above configuration, since the amount of banknotes inserted into the banknote processing means of the fare settlement apparatus is increased on the IC card, the IC card can be increased without providing a dedicated IC card increaser in the vehicle. It becomes possible. Moreover, the banknote inserted in the banknote processing means is temporarily stored in the banknote storage unit, and the process of increasing the number of IC cards does not end normally, and the IC card is not detected within a predetermined time , or the banknote is If it is not inserted into the processing means, it is assumed that the additional recording to the IC card is not completed, and it is assumed that the above-mentioned additional processing has been canceled. .
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The overall configuration of the embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. The fare settlement apparatus 1 is an apparatus capable of fare settlement using an IC card and cash, and an IC card processing unit 2 that reads and records an IC card, a cash processing unit 3 that performs fare settlement and exchange in cash, and a crew member It comprises an operation panel 4 operated by the user, an increase button 5 operated by the user when increasing the load on the IC card, and a control unit 6 for controlling them, near the passenger passage at the bus exit. Is provided. The IC card is a non-contact type IC card in this embodiment.
[0011]
The fare settlement apparatus 1 has a settlement mode in which fare settlement is performed, and a product increase mode in which addition processing of money amount information recorded on the IC card is performed. Usually, the fare settlement apparatus 1 is in the settlement mode, and the mode is shifted to the accumulation mode only when the accumulation button 5 is pressed.
[0012]
The operation panel 4 is provided with a system switch 41 for designating the system number of the operation route, a number key 42 for designating the number of persons to be settled at the same time, and a type key 43 for designating adults and children.
[0013]
When operating the bus, the crew sets the system number of the route to be run from now on by the system switch 41 provided on the operation panel 4. The CPU 61 reads the operation data and the fare data of the system number from the operation memory 63 and the fare memory 64 according to the setting of the system switch, stores them in the work memory 62, and can read various data as necessary. create.
[0014]
The IC card processing unit 2 will be described below.
The IC card processing unit 2 includes an IC card reading unit 21 for reading information recorded on the IC card, and an IC card recording unit 22 for recording on the IC card.
When the IC card is brought close to the fare settlement apparatus 1 when getting off, the IC card reading means 21 reads the boarding place data and the usable amount recorded on the IC card. With reference to the fare data stored in the work memory 62, a boarding fare is calculated from the boarding location data read from the IC card and the current location, and the calculated boarding fare is subtracted from the usable amount. . The remaining amount after the subtraction process is recorded on the IC card as a new usable amount by the IC card recording means 22.
The boarding place data recorded on the IC card is recorded at the time of boarding, but the description of the IC card recording means and recording method at the time of boarding is not directly related to the present invention.
[0015]
When paying fare for multiple people at the same time using a single IC card, or when paying a fare that is different from the normal fare type, such as a child fare, the crew should read before reading the information recorded on the IC card. , The designation of a plurality of persons or a fare type is input via the number of persons key 42 or the type key 43 of the operation panel 4, a boarding fare corresponding to the number of persons or the fare type is calculated, and the boarding fare is It is subtracted all at once from the IC card's available amount.
[0016]
When the increase button 5 is pressed, the fare settlement apparatus 1 shifts to the increase mode. The IC card accumulation process is performed in a state where the IC card is placed in the IC card processing unit 2. When the IC card is placed in the IC card processing unit 2, the usable amount recorded on the IC card is read by the IC card reading means 21. Further, when a bill is inserted into the bill processing unit 32 described later, the amount is counted, the amount of bill inserted is added to the usable amount read from the IC card, and the amount after addition is added by the IC card recording means 22. It is recorded on the IC card as a new usable amount.
[0017]
Recording to the IC card in the accumulation mode is performed each time a bill is inserted into the bill processing unit 32, and if the IC card leaves the IC card processing unit 2 or a bill is not inserted into the bill processing unit 32 for a certain period of time, It is assumed that the checkout apparatus 1 has completed the accumulation work.
[0018]
Below, the cash processing part 3 is demonstrated.
The cash processing unit 3 includes a coin processing unit 31 and a banknote processing unit 32. It is assumed that the fare settlement with cash in this embodiment is performed by inserting coins into the coin processing unit 31. Regarding the fare settlement using banknotes, the banknote processing unit 32 exchanges the banknotes into coins, and then the fare settlement is performed by the coin processing unit 31.
The coin processing unit 31 includes coin detection means 31a for detecting coin insertion, coin separation means 31b for separating coins and numbered tickets, coin counting means 31c for counting coins, and numbered ticket record information. The banknote processing unit 32 includes a banknote detection unit 32a that detects insertion of banknotes, a banknote counting unit 32b that counts banknotes, a banknote storage unit 32c that holds banknotes, and a banknote. The bill storage unit 32d stores the bill.
[0019]
When coins and numbered tickets are put into the coin processing unit 31 as a fare settlement with cash, the coin detection means 31a detects the insertion of coins, and the coins and numbered tickets inserted by the money separation means 31b are separated. Is done. The numbered ticket after the separation reads the boarding place data recorded on the numbered ticket by the numbered ticket reading means 31d, and the coins after separation are counted by the coin counting means 31c. The above boarding location data is recorded on the numbered ticket when boarding, but the numbered ticket issuing means is not directly related to the present invention and will not be described.
Referring to the fare data stored in the work memory 62, the boarding fare is calculated from the boarding location data of the numbered ticket read by the numbered ticket reading means 31d and the current location, and the amount counted by the coin counting means 31c is calculated. The fare settlement is said to have been completed when the above fare is exceeded.
[0020]
If you want to settle fares for multiple people at the same time or if you want to settle fares that are different from normal fare types, such as child fare, before you put the numbered tickets and coins into the coin processing unit 31, When this is notified, designation of a plurality of persons or a fare type is input via the number of persons key 42 or the type key 43 of the operation panel 4, and the boarding fare for the plurality of persons is calculated. When the amount of money thrown into the coin processing unit 31 becomes equal to or more than the calculated boarding fare for a plurality of persons, the fare settlement is completed.
[0021]
In the settlement mode, when a banknote is inserted into the banknote processing unit 32 and the insertion of a banknote is detected by the banknote detection means, the banknote processing unit 32 discharges coins as exchanges to a coin discharge port (not shown), The inserted banknote is stored in the banknote storage part 32d.
[0022]
In the accumulation mode, when a banknote is inserted into the banknote processing unit 32 and the insertion of the banknote is detected by the banknote detection unit 32a, the amount of the banknote inserted by the banknote counting unit 32b is counted, and the amount of money is calculated. The bills stored and inserted in the work memory 62 are temporarily held in the bill holding unit 32c. Each time the IC card stacking process for one banknote is completed, the banknotes held by the banknote storage section 32c are stored in the banknote storage section 32d.
If the IC card stacking process does not end normally, the banknotes held in the banknote holding unit 32c are returned to the user as having been canceled.
[0023]
In addition, you may perform the fare adjustment with a banknote directly, without changing the banknote inserted in the said banknote process part 32. FIG. In that case, the difference between the bill amount inserted into the bill processing unit 32 and the calculated boarding fare is returned to the user as change from a coin outlet (not shown).
[0024]
Below, the flow of the process of the fare adjustment apparatus 1 is demonstrated below using FIG.
In the fare settlement apparatus 1, it is checked whether the accumulation button 5 for performing the accumulation process on the IC card is operated (S1).
[0025]
When the accumulation button 5 is not pressed, the fare adjustment apparatus 1 is in the adjustment mode. When the IC card is detected by the IC card reading means 21 in the settlement mode (S2), it is determined that the fare is settled by the IC card, and the boarding area data and the usable amount are read by the IC card reading means 21 (S3). ) The boarding fare is calculated from the boarding location data and the current location with reference to the fare data stored in the work memory 62 (S4). The calculated boarding fare is subtracted from the usable amount of the IC card (S5), the remaining amount is recorded on the IC card as a new usable amount by the IC card recording means 22 (S6), and the fare settlement is completed. To do.
[0026]
In the settlement mode, when a coin is detected by the coin detection means 31a (S7), it is determined that the fare is settled by cash, and the coin and the numbered ticket inserted into the cash processing unit 3 are separated by the coin separation means 31b. (S8). When the boarding location data recorded on the separated numbered ticket is read by the numbered ticket reading means 31d (S9), the boarding data is referred to the fare data stored in the work memory 62 from the boarding location data and the current location. A fare is calculated (S10). The separated coins are counted by the coin counting means 31c (S11), and the fare settlement ends when the counted amount matches the boarding fare (S12).
[0027]
When the increase button 5 is pressed, the fare settlement apparatus 1 shifts to the increase mode. When the IC card is detected by the IC card processing unit 2 in the accumulation mode (S13), the usable amount of the IC card is taken by the IC card reading means reading 21 (S14). Further, when a bill is inserted into the bill processing unit 32 (S15), the amount is counted by the bill counting means 32b (S16), and the counted amount is added to the usable amount read from the IC card. The amount after the addition processing is recorded on the IC card by the IC card recording means 22 as a new usable amount (S17). When a banknote is additionally inserted, the IC card accumulation process is repeated each time a banknote is inserted.
After the stacking process, when the IC card leaves the IC card processing unit 2 and the IC card is no longer detected (S18), or when a banknote is not inserted into the banknote processing unit 32 for a certain period of time, the IC card stacking process is completed. It is judged that
[0028]
In the above description, it has been described that the IC card accumulation process is performed each time a banknote is inserted. However, in the accumulation mode, insertion of a banknote is detected by the banknote detection unit 32a of the banknote processing unit 32. The banknote amount counted by the banknote counting means 32b is stored in the work memory 62, and the banknote is temporarily held in the banknote holding unit 32c, and the amount stored in the work memory 62 is collectively increased and processed. It may be. In that case, when the stacking process is completed, the banknotes held in the banknote storage unit 32c are stored in the banknote storage unit 32d. If the stacking process does not end normally, it is assumed that the stacking process has been canceled and the banknote storage is performed. The banknote held in the part 32c is returned to the user.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the fare settlement apparatus 1 of the present invention, when a banknote is inserted into the banknote handling hand portion 32 after the accumulation mode is selected by operating the selection button, the inserted banknote amount is changed. Since the IC card is accumulated, it is possible to carry out the fare settlement with the IC card and the IC card accumulation process without providing a dedicated IC card accumulation device in the vehicle.
Further, in the accumulation mode, the banknote inserted into the banknote processing unit 32 is stored in the banknote storage unit 32c, and is stored in the banknote storage unit 32d every time the accumulation process is completed. If not, the banknote held in the banknote storage unit 32c can be returned to the customer.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a fare settlement apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a control flowchart of a fare adjustment apparatus.

Claims (1)

IC card reading means (21) provided in the vehicle for reading boarding place information as boarding place data and amount information as fare data recorded in the IC card ,
Ride fare calculation means (2) for calculating a boarding fare from the amount information read by the IC card reading means (21) , the boarding location information and current location information as data representing the current location , and the amount information of the IC card In the fare adjustment apparatus having the IC card processing unit (2) composed of the IC card recording means (22) for subtracting the calculated boarding fare from the above and recording the remaining amount on the IC card as new amount information,
Accommodating a bill counting means for counting the banknotes (32a), the banknote holding unit for temporarily holding bills counted by the bill counting means (32a) and (32c), the bill placed on hold temporarily the banknote holding portion (32c) Banknote processing means (32) for performing fare settlement or exchange with banknotes provided with a banknote storage section (32d) ;
A coin processing means (3) for performing fare settlement with coins;
And a selection means (5) for selecting the fare settlement with the IC card or the accumulation of the amount data of the IC card,
A banknote counting step of counting the amount of banknotes inserted into the banknote processing means (32) by the banknote counting means (32b) when the selection means (5) selects the accumulation of the amount data of the IC card; ,
A banknote holding step for temporarily holding the banknotes counted by the banknote counting means (32b) in the banknote holding section (32c) ;
A step of increasing and recording the amount of bills counted by the bill counting means (32b) on the IC card via the IC card recording means (22) ;
A banknote storage step of storing the banknote temporarily held in the banknote storage section ( 32c) in the banknote storage section (32d) when the accumulation recording to the IC card is completed in the increase step;
In the above accumulation step, when the accumulation process to the IC card does not end normally and the IC card is not detected within a certain period of time, or the banknote is not inserted into the banknote processing means (32) for a certain period of time, the IC card A fare settlement apparatus comprising: a banknote return step for returning the banknotes held in the banknote storage section (32c) , assuming that the stacking process has been cancelled as a case where the recording to the card is not completed.

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