JP4642345B2 - User return system, user return method, and computer program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a system and a method for performing processing related to payment of a transportation fee.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been proposed a system for paying a transportation usage fee by a postpaid method (postpaid method). For example, the system described in Patent Document 1 includes an automatic ticket gate, entry / exit data storage means, and a fare settlement machine. The automatic ticket gate reads the card of the user who enters or leaves. The entry / exit data storage means records the user's card ID, the station and time of entry, and the station and time of entry as boarding history. The fare clearing machine calculates a final fee for the recorded boarding history while applying a commuter pass discount system. The system described in Patent Document 2 also executes the same processing.

However, according to these conventional systems, the larger the accumulated number of boarding histories, the more processing is required to determine how to apply the commuter pass discount system to the user. It becomes complicated. Therefore, it becomes very complicated to calculate the final fee for the user over a long period of time, and a heavy load is applied to the system. In addition, it is difficult for the user to verify whether or not the discount system is applied so that the charged fee is the lowest. Therefore, it is conceivable that inquiries regarding charges are inundated from the users to transportation operators.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-222088 JP-A-9-1115017

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of such problems, the present invention has an object to make it easier to reduce the usage fee to the user at the time of continuous use in the settlement of the usage fee for transportation by the postpaid method. And

The user return system according to the present invention includes a fare information acquisition means for acquiring fare information indicating a fare of a commuter pass used by a user of a transportation facility, and the user continuously uses the commuter pass. A periodical information acquisition means for acquiring continuous periodical information indicating the period during which the commuter pass is used, first return rate information indicating the fare return rate according to the length of the period of continuous use of the commuter pass, and use of the commuter pass Return rate information storage means for storing second return rate information indicating the return rate of the fare during the temporarily suspended period, and history information indicating a history of the user using the transportation means The historical information acquisition means and the fare of the commuter pass for a predetermined period paid by the user, the amount to be returned to the user, and the user using the commuter pass use section of the user during the predetermined period The history information shows that it was used The user selects either the first return rate information or the second return rate information and selects the user's regular fare information and the continuation periodic information and the selected first An interruption that stores a return amount calculation means that is calculated based on the return rate information or the second return rate information, and interruption setting information that indicates the maximum number of months allowed to temporarily suspend use of the commuter pass The setting information storage means counts the month in which none of the history information indicates that the user has used the user's commuter pass during the predetermined period, and obtains it by counting. When the number of months exceeds the number of months indicated in the suspension setting information, the system includes suspension period control means for controlling the user to be excluded from calculation processing by the return amount calculation means.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to perform a return processing of a commuter pass usage fee by a postpaid method more easily than in the past.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a user return system 100, FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a fare settlement server 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the fare settlement server 1. FIG. 4 is a route map of the railway company A.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a user return system 100 according to the present invention includes a fare settlement server 1, a host 2, an automatic ticket gate 3, a regular section registration machine 4, a communication line 5, and the like. Process to collect fares from users (passengers) in the Paid method. A user who pays a fare by the postpaid method (hereinafter simply referred to as “user”) is given one card CR with a built-in IC tag. In addition to a dedicated membership card issued by the operator of the user return system 100 or the like, a credit card of each company can be used as the card CR. For a user who uses a dedicated membership card, data necessary for the withdrawal of the user's fare is recorded in any of the devices constituting the user return system 100 or the user's card CR. ing. The member card or credit card number recorded in the card CR is used as a member ID (member number) for identifying the user.

  The user return system 100 can be shared by a plurality of railway companies. In this case, at least one fare settlement server 1 is installed for each railway company.

  The host 2, the fare adjustment server 1, the automatic ticket gate 3, and the regular section registration device 4 are connected to each other via a communication line 5. For example, a dedicated line, a public line, or the Internet is used as the communication line 5.

  At least one automatic ticket gate 3 and regular section registration device 4 are installed at each station. As the automatic ticket gate 3, an automatic ticket gate having an IC tag read / write function and a communication function is used. The user brings his / her card CR closer to the automatic ticket gate 3 when, for example, getting on the train. At this time, the automatic ticket gate 3 writes the station name and date / time of the boarding station in the card CR of the user. A station code for identifying the station may be written instead of the station name. In addition, the user brings his / her card CR closer to the automatic ticket gate 3 also when getting off the train and leaving the ticket gate. At this time, the automatic ticket gate 3 writes the station name and date / time of the getting-off station on the card CR of the user. Thereby, information regarding the user's current boarding section and boarding date and time is recorded in the card CR. Further, the automatic ticket gate 3 at the getting-off station transmits the information related to the boarding section and the boarding date and the member ID of the user recorded in the card CR to the host 2 as boarding history information 71.

  The regular section registration device 4 is a device having an IC tag read / write function, a communication function, a touch panel, and the like, and performs processing related to issuance of a commuter pass by a user. In this embodiment, the fare is collected by the postpaid method, and therefore, in practice, a process in which a section that the user wants to use with the fare of the commuter pass is registered in advance. Hereinafter, this section is referred to as a “commuter pass section”. In addition, a user who has registered a commuter pass section may be described as a “commuter pass user” in particular. The user causes the regular section registration machine 4 to read his / her card CR, and operates the touch panel to designate the commuter pass section. Then, the regular section registration device 4 transmits the member ID recorded on the card CR, the designated regular ticket section, and the like as the regular ticket information 72 to the host 2. Thereby, the user can use his / her card CR as a commuter pass. In addition, you may make it provide the function of the regular area registration machine 4 in the existing automatic ticket vending machine.

  Further, the function of the regular section registration device 4 may be provided in a terminal device that can be connected to the host 2 via a network. For example, this terminal device is installed in a service center for users. Then, the operator of the railway company A accepts an application for a commuter pass section from the user by telephone, FAX, e-mail, etc., and operates the terminal device to input the commuter pass section. Alternatively, the host 2 can be accessed from a computer (such as a personal computer) that can be connected to the network at the user's home or a mobile phone terminal owned by the user, and the user himself can register the commuter pass section. You may be able to perform.

  In addition to the boarding history information 71 and commuter pass information 72 transmitted from the automatic ticket gate 3 and the regular section registration device 4, the host 2 centrally manages various information related to fares and routes. Then, information is provided to the fare settlement server 1 as necessary.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the fare settlement server 1 includes a CPU 10a, a RAM 10b, a ROM 10c, a magnetic storage device 10d, a communication interface 10e, and the like. The magnetic storage device 10d includes a history information acquisition unit 101, a fare calculation unit 102, a fare claim processing unit 103, a fare return processing unit 104, a continuation presence / absence determination unit 105, a fare calculation database 1DB, as shown in FIG. A program and data for realizing functions such as the reduction processing database 2DB are stored. The program and data are loaded into the RAM 10b as necessary, and the program is executed by the CPU 10a.

  In the following, for example, when the railway company A having a route as shown in FIG. 4 collects the fare from the user, the processing contents of each part in FIG. 3 are processed for the calculation and billing of the fare and the processing for the return of the fare. This will be explained in broad terms.

[Fare calculation and billing]
5 is a diagram showing an example of the boarding history table TL1, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the user information master TL3, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the initial allowable suspension month master TL5, and FIG. 8 is a fare rule master TL2 FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of the distance master TL6, and FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the continuation information table TL4.

  The fare calculation database 1DB of FIG. 3 stores and manages a boarding history table TL1, a fare rule master TL2, a user information master TL3, a continuation information table TL4, an initial allowable suspension month master TL5, a distance master TL6, and the like. Yes.

  The history information etc. acquiring unit 101 is information necessary for the fare settlement process of each user of the railway company A, which is boarding history information 71, commuter pass information 72, ordinary fare information 73, periodic fare information 74, periodic continuation information. 75 and information such as distance information 76 are acquired from the host 2 or the like.

  As for the boarding history information 71, only information relating to the railway company A is extracted from the information acquired from the host 2. Alternatively, only those related to the railway company A may be acquired from the host 2. The boarding history information 71 may be acquired one by one every time the user gets on the board (that is, every time the user leaves the ticket gate), or regularly (for example, if the daily work is performed) You may make it acquire collectively by batch processing (after completion | finish). The acquired boarding history information 71 is stored in the boarding history table TL1 as shown in FIG.

  In the “ordinary fare” of the boarding history table TL1, the amount of the one-way normal fare for the section shown in the “ride section” of the same record is stored. This amount can be obtained from normal fare information 73 and distance master TL6 (see FIGS. 8 and 9) described later. The “periodic division declaration” stores information indicating whether a part or all of the “boarding section” of the same record is included in the user's commuter pass section indicated by the “member ID”. “Regular segment declaration = 1” indicates that all of the boarding sections are included in the commuter pass section, and “Regular segment declaration = 2” indicates that part of the boarding section is included in the commuter pass section. "Declaration period declaration = 0" indicates that the boarding section is not included in the commuter pass section.

  Similarly to the boarding history information 71, the commuter pass information 72 also acquires only information related to the railway company A from the host 2 at a predetermined timing. The acquired commuter pass information 72 is stored in the user information master TL3 shown in FIG.

  In the “commuter pass section” of the user information master TL3, as described above, information indicating a boarding section that the user (commuter pass user) desires to use with the fare of the commuter pass is stored. The “use start date” stores information indicating the date on which the use of the commuter pass starts, that is, the date from which the expiration date is calculated. The “attribute” stores information indicating the identity (student or general) of the commuter pass user.

  “Suspension setting” stores setting information regarding the handling of commuter pass fares when the use of commuter passes is temporarily suspended. In the present embodiment, the initial allowable suspension month master TL5 in FIG. 7 has a predetermined maximum number of months (allowable suspension months) that allows temporary use of the commuter pass for each user attribute. Values are prepared in advance. When “suspend setting = predetermined value”, the default value (allowable suspension month) of the initial allowable suspension month master TL5 corresponding to the attribute of the user is used as the value of “suspend setting”. It is also possible to directly set the value of “interrupt setting” such as “1” or “2”. If such a setting is unnecessary, the value of “interrupt setting” is set to “0”. How to use the interrupt setting will be described later.

  The normal fare information 73 and the regular fare information 74 are information indicating rules for obtaining the normal fare and the regular fare according to the distance of the boarding section, and are hosted when the fare of the railway company A is revised. 2 is obtained. These pieces of information are stored in the fare rule master TL2, as shown in FIG.

  The distance information 76 is information indicating the distance between each station of the railway company A, and is acquired from the host 2 when the station is newly opened, abolished, or moved. The distance information 76 is stored in the distance master TL6 as shown in FIG.

  Periodic continuation information 75 indicates the number of months that the commuter pass user continues to use the commuter pass, and how many months the commuter pass is being used. Information such as “number of consecutively interrupted months” and “periodic amount” indicating the monthly fare for the commuter pass section of the commuter pass user is included. As shown in FIG. 10, the continuation information table TL4 Stored in

  The periodic continuation information 75 is acquired when a commuter pass section or the like (commuter pass information 72) is registered in the regular section registration device 4 (see FIG. 1). Both “continuation months” and “continuous interruption months” at the time of registration are set to “0”. The “periodic amount” can be obtained based on the regular fare information 74 in FIG. 8 and the distance information 76 in FIG. 9.

  Further, the contents of the periodic continuation information 75 are updated based on the processing result of the continuation presence / absence determining unit 105 in FIG. 3 every time one month has passed since the use start date of the commuter pass. The continuation presence / absence discriminating unit 105 refers to the boarding history information 71 of FIG. 5 to determine whether or not each commuter pass user has boarded the commuter pass section every month from the use start date. To determine. If there is a boarding, “1” is added to “continuation months” and “continuous interruption months” is reset to “0”. When there is no boarding, “1” is added to “continuous interruption months”. As a result of updating “Continuous Discontinuation Months”, if the value of “Continuous Discontinuation Months” exceeds the setting value of the “Cancellation Setting” of the commuter pass user, it is considered that the use of the commuter pass has ended. Both “continuation months” and “continuous interruption months” are reset to “0”.

  The fare calculation unit 102 in FIG. 3 performs a process of calculating a fare for the month immediately before each user (hereinafter referred to as “monthly fare S”) once a month. In this embodiment, (1) in the case of a user who does not set the “commuter pass section” of the commuter pass information 72 in FIG. 6, (2) in the case of a commuter pass user, and (3) a commuter pass user. When there is no boarding in the commuter pass section during the immediately preceding month, the monthly fare S is calculated in three broad categories.

  In the case of (1) above, the user's boarding history information 71 for the previous month (for example, from the first day of the previous month to the thirty first day) is extracted from FIG. Calculate the total amount shown in “Regular fares”. And let the calculated total amount be the monthly fare S of the user.

  In the case of (2) above, for example, the monthly fare S is calculated as follows every time one month has elapsed from the date shown in the “use start date” of the commuter pass user. The commuter pass usage fee ("periodic amount" in FIG. 10) is the basic portion S1 of the monthly fare S. In addition, in order to calculate the fares that are not covered by the commuter pass, the “Regular Declaration” in the boarding history information 71 (see FIG. 5) for the previous month of the commuter pass user is “2” or “ Extract those that are "0".

  For the boarding history information 71 with the “periodic division declaration” of “2”, the normal fares that do not correspond to the section shown in the “commuter pass section” are the ordinary fare information 73 (see FIG. 8) and the distance information 76 (see FIG. 9). ). The non-applicable portion S2 is calculated by summing the calculated normal fare and the amount indicated by “ordinary fare” in the boarding history information 71 whose “periodic classification declaration” is “0”.

  Then, the basic portion S1 and the non-applicable portion S2 are added together, and this is used as the monthly fare S for the commuter pass user.

  In the case of (3) above, according to (3-A) when the use of a commuter pass is stopped and (3-B) when the use of a commuter pass is temporarily suspended The monthly fare S is calculated.

  In the case of the above (3-A), it is determined by the continuation presence / absence determination unit 105 in FIG. 3 that there is no boarding in the commuter pass section in the immediately preceding month, and as a result, the continuation information 75 of the commuter pass user. This refers to a case where “continuation months” and “continuous interruption months” in FIG. 10 have been reset to “0”. In this case, since the commuter pass user has simply returned to “user”, the user's boarding history information 71 is extracted from FIG. The monthly fare S is calculated by summing the amounts shown in FIG.

  The case of (3-B) above refers to a case where the “number of consecutively interrupted months” of the periodical continuation information 75 of the commuter pass user is 1 or more. In this case, it is considered that a commuter pass is used, and the monthly fare S is calculated in the same manner as in (2) above. Then, the commuter pass user pays the fare even though there is no commuter pass section. However, as explained later, if you continue to use a commuter pass, you can receive a partial reduction of the fare (generally called “cashback”). The reason is that it may be beneficial for commuter pass users to receive treatment that they have purchased a commuter pass even if they are not on board.

  The fare claim processing unit 103 in FIG. 3 performs a process for charging the monthly fare S of each user calculated by the fare calculation unit 102. Specifically, fare billing information 77 indicating the member ID of the user, that is, the credit card number and the monthly fare S is transmitted to the computer of the credit card company of each user's card CR.

[Fare reduction processing]
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the return rule master TL7, FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an application example of the normal return rate and the interruption return rate, FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the return method master TL8, and FIG. 14 is a point rule master. It is a figure which shows the example of TL9.

  The reduction processing database 2DB in FIG. 3 stores and manages a reduction rule master TL7, a reduction method master TL8, a point rule master TL9, and the like.

  In the return rule master TL7, as shown in FIG. 11, information related to the return rate of the regular fare according to the number of months (that is, the number of continuous months) in which the commuter pass is continuously used is stored. The “normal return rate” stores the return rate when the commuter pass section is actually boarded in the previous month. For example, as shown in FIG. 12 (a), when a commuter pass for a certain section is continuously used for five months and there is actually a boarding for that section in the previous month, the “α5” "% Will be returned to commuter pass users.

  On the other hand, the “return rate at interruption” stores the return rate when the use of the commuter pass is temporarily interrupted. For example, as shown in FIG. 12B, if a commuter pass in a certain section is continuously used for four months, but the previous month was not used and the use was interrupted, the period of the previous month "Β5"% of the fare will be returned to commuter pass users.

  In the return method master TL8, as shown in FIG. 13, information indicating a method of returning a part of the regular fare is stored. In this embodiment, three methods are prepared, and one of the values “1”, “2”, and “3” is designated as the “reduction method” of the reduction method master TL8. The meaning of these values will be described later. The contents of the point rule master TL9 will also be described later.

  Information stored in the return rule master TL7 and the point rule master TL9 can be arbitrarily set based on the rules established by the railroad company A with its own rules or credit card companies.

  It is desirable to set the “normal return rate” and “interruption return rate” of the return rule master TL7 so as to increase as the value of “number of continued months” increases. This is because long-term users should be favored. Therefore, for example, α2 and α3 are “0”, α4 and α5 are “5”, α6 is “10”, β2 and β3 are “0”, β4 and β5 are “4”, and β6 is “8”. It is desirable to set each. The normal return rate and the interrupted return rate with the same “number of continuous months” may be set to the same value, the normal return rate may be set larger, or the interrupted return rate You may set so that becomes larger. For example, in order to promote boarding, it may be set such that normal return rate> interruption return rate. When it is desired to increase the return rate during a period when there is no boarding result, the normal return rate <the return rate at interruption may be set.

  Each commuter pass user designates a fare return method by operating the registrant registration machine 4 (see FIG. 1). Then, the designated content is transmitted as return method designation information 78 to the fare settlement server 1 via the host 2. As a result, the set value of “reduction method” in the reduction method master TL8 is updated.

  The fare reduction processing unit 104 in FIG. 3 returns a part of the fare to a commuter pass user who is using the commuter pass continuously (for example, for two months or more) as follows. Process.

  From the continuation information table TL4 of FIG. 10, the period continuation information 75 of the commuter pass user who receives the return is acquired. If the value of “Continuation Months” is 2 or more and the value of “Continuation Months” is 1 or more, it is determined that the use of the commuter pass was temporarily suspended in the previous month. The "return rate at interruption" corresponding to the value (number of months) is acquired from the return rule master TL7 in FIG. If the value of “Continuation Months” is 2 or more and the value of “Continuous Interruption Months” is “0”, the commuter pass was used continuously and the commuter pass was actually used in the previous month. It is discriminated as a thing, and the “normal return rate” corresponding to the value (number of months) of “continuation months” is acquired from the return rule master TL7.

  The amount indicated by “periodic amount” in the periodic continuation information 75 is multiplied by the acquired “normal return rate” or “interrupt rate”. The amount of money calculated in this way becomes a return to the commuter pass user. Hereinafter, this amount is referred to as “reduction amount T”.

  When the value of the “return method” of the commuter pass user (see FIG. 13) is “1”, the amount obtained by subtracting the return amount T from the monthly fare S is used as the amount charged to the commuter pass user. The fare billing processing unit 103 in FIG. In this case, the regular fare is discounted and charged.

  When the value of “return method” is “2”, the return is made by transferring the return amount T into the bank account of the commuter pass user. That is, the return amount T is refunded with cash.

  When the value of “return method” is “3”, the credit card company is instructed to add points according to the return amount T to the card CR owned by the commuter pass user. . That is, the reward is converted into points generally called “mileage points” or “shopping points”.

  The conversion rate from the return amount T to points may be set for each type of card CR (for example, for each credit card company of the issuer). For example, as in the point rule master TL9 shown in FIG. 14, the conversion rate for a card CR issued from the railway company A or from a group including the railway company A is set high, and other credit card companies The conversion rate of may be set low. Further, not only the conversion rate of points, but also the return rate (normal return rate or interruption return rate) of the return rule master TL7 (see FIG. 11) can be set for each type of card CR. . For example, the return rate in the case of a card CR issued from a railway company A or from a group including the railway company A may be set high, and the return rate of other credit card companies may be set low. In this way, by setting different return rates and point conversion rates (point rates) for each type of card CR, users who use cards of their own company or their group companies can It is possible to return more advantageous than users who use this card, increase the number of card members of the company or its group company, and promote the use of the card.

  FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 are flowcharts for explaining an example of the processing flow of the fare settlement server 1 when performing processing for reducing a part of the fare.

  Next, the processing procedure of the fare settlement server 1 when returning a part of the fare to a certain commuter pass user will be described with reference to a flowchart.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the fare settlement server 1 reads the boarding history information 71 and the period continuation information 75 (see FIGS. 5 and 10) of the commuter pass user who should receive the return (# 1), and the fare rule master TL2 Alternatively, the monthly fare S of the commuter pass user is calculated based on the distance master TL6 (see FIGS. 8 and 9) (# 2).

  By checking the boarding history information 71 of the commuter pass user, it is determined whether or not the commuter pass user has used the commuter pass section in the immediately preceding month (# 3). If it is determined that it has been used (Yes in # 3), “1” is added to the value of “continuation months” (see FIG. 10), and “continuous interruption months” is reset (# 4). If the value of “Continuation Months” is 2 or more (No in # 5), the process proceeds to step # 11 and a fare reduction process is performed. When the value of “Continuation month” is “1” (Yes in # 5), the commuter pass user cannot receive a return because there is no continuity of use of the commuter pass (# 10). In this case, the process proceeds to step # 17 in FIG. 16, and the fare settlement server 1 executes a fare billing process and the like.

  If it is determined that the commuter pass section has not been used in the immediately preceding month (No in # 3), it is determined whether the commuter pass user can receive a fare reduction as follows.

  If the value of “Continuation months” is “0” (No in # 6), it is determined that no reduction can be received (# 10). A case where the value of “Continuation month” is 1 or more and the value of “Continuous interruption month” is the number of months of “pause setting” of the commuter pass user (see FIGS. 6 and 13) (# 6). Yes and Yes in # 7), it is determined that no reduction can be received (# 10). In this case, each value of “continuation months” and “continuous interruption months” of the commuter pass user is reset to “0” (# 9).

  If the value of “Continuation Months” is 1 or more and the value of “Continuous Suspension Months” is not the number of months of “Suspend Setting” (Yes in # 6 and No in # 7), a reduction can be received. It is determined that it can be performed, and the process proceeds to step # 11. In this case, “1” is added to the value of “continuous interruption months” (# 8).

  In step # 11, the amount to be returned to the commuter pass user (return amount T) is calculated. Specifically, if it is determined in step # 3 that the commuter pass section has been used in the immediately preceding month, the commuter pass user's commuter pass amount (see FIG. 10) is usually associated with the number of consecutive months. A return amount T is calculated by multiplying the return rate (see FIG. 11). On the other hand, if it is determined that the commuter pass section has not been used in the immediately preceding month, the repayment amount T is calculated by multiplying the commuter pass user's commuter pass amount by the interruption return rate corresponding to the number of months. calculate.

  Proceeding to step # 12 in FIG. 16, processing for returning the refund amount T as follows according to the value of the “return method” of the commuter pass user stored in the return method master TL8 in FIG. Do.

  If the value of “return method” is “1”, the return amount T is subtracted from the monthly fare S to be charged to the commuter pass user calculated in step # 2 of FIG. 15 (# 13). That is, the reduction is performed by discounting the monthly fare S.

  When the value of “return method” is “2”, processing for transferring the return amount T to a bank account designated in advance by the commuter pass user is executed (# 14). That is, the return is performed by refunding the return amount T in cash.

  When the value of “return method” is “3”, a point corresponding to the return amount T is calculated based on the point rule master TL9 (# 15), and this is used as the point of the card CR of the commuter pass user. Processing for addition is executed (# 16). That is, the reduction is performed by giving points generally called “mileage points”.

  Regardless of whether or not the return is made, a process for charging the monthly fare S of the commuter pass user is executed (# 17). Then, update processing of each master is performed as necessary (# 18).

  According to the present embodiment, it is possible to perform the process of returning the commuter pass usage fee by the postpaid method more easily than in the past. Even if the user suspends the use of a commuter pass for a specified period, it is treated as if the commuter pass is being used continuously, so a high discount like a long-term commuter pass in the case of the prepaid method Can apply rate.

  In addition, the user can receive a portion of the fare (cash back) in various ways, which is convenient. Therefore, it becomes easier for railway companies to promote the use of railways.

  In the present embodiment, as the card CR, the automatic ticket gate 3 and the regular section registration device 4, the IC type is used, but a magnetic type may be used.

  A regular fare may be set for each user attribute (student or general). Or you may set the normal return rate and interruption return rate for every attribute.

  It is also possible to apply the user return system 100 to transportation facilities other than railways. For example, in the case of application to a bus, a card reader / driver corresponding to the automatic ticket gate 3 may be installed at the boarding gate and the exit gate of the bus.

  In addition, the configuration, processing contents, processing order, etc. of the whole or each part of the user return system 100, the fare settlement server 1, the host 2, the automatic ticket gate 3, and the regular section registration machine 4 are appropriately changed in accordance with the spirit of the present invention. can do.

  By using the present invention, the payment of fare for commuter passes by the postpaid method can be spread. Therefore, it becomes easy to apply the transportation system to the electronic commerce system, and the convenience of the transaction between the transportation operator and the user can be enhanced.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of a user return system. It is a figure which shows the example of the hardware constitutions of a fare adjustment server. It is a figure which shows the example of a functional structure of a fare adjustment server. It is a route map of the railway company A. It is a figure which shows the example of a boarding history table. It is a figure which shows the example of a user information master. It is a figure which shows the example of an initial allowable interruption month master. It is a figure which shows the example of a fare rule master. It is a figure which shows the example of a distance master. It is a figure which shows the example of a continuation information table. It is a figure which shows the example of a reduction | restoration rule master. It is a figure which shows the example of application of a normal reduction rate and an interruption reduction rate. It is a figure which shows the example of the reduction | restoration method master. It is a figure which shows the example of a point rule master. It is a flowchart explaining the example of the flow of a process of the fare adjustment server at the time of performing the process which returns a part of fare. It is a flowchart explaining the example of the flow of a process of the fare adjustment server at the time of performing the process which returns a part of fare.

Explanation of symbols

100 User return system 101 History information acquisition unit (periodic fare information acquisition means, periodic information acquisition means, history information acquisition means)
104 Fare reduction processing section (reduction amount calculation means, fare reduction means)
71 Boarding history information (history information)
75 Regular continuation information (regular fare information, continuation regular information)
TL7 reduction rule master (first reduction rate information, second reduction rate information)

Claims (3)

Fare information acquisition means for acquiring fare information indicating the fare of a commuter pass used by a user of a transportation facility;
Periodic information acquisition means for acquiring continuous periodic information indicating a period during which the user continues to use the commuter pass;
The first return rate information indicating the return rate of the fare according to the length of the period of continuous use of the commuter pass, and the fare return rate during the period when the use of the commuter pass is temporarily suspended Reduction rate information storage means for storing second reduction rate information;
History information acquisition means for acquiring history information indicating a history of the user using the transportation facility;
It is the history that the user has used the usage period of the user's commuter pass for the predetermined period of the fare of the commuter pass paid by the user for the predetermined period. The user selects either the first return rate information or the second return rate information based on whether it is indicated in the information, and the user's regular fare information, the continuous periodic information, and the A return amount calculation means for calculating based on the selected first return rate information or second return rate information ;
Interruption setting information storage means for storing interruption setting information indicating the maximum number of months allowed to temporarily interrupt the use of a commuter pass;
The user counts the months that are not indicated in any of the history information that the user's commuter pass usage section has been used for the predetermined period, and the number of months obtained by the counting is the interruption. An interruption period control means for controlling the user to be excluded from the calculation process by the return amount calculation means when the number of months indicated in the setting information is exceeded;
User reduction system having a. The first return rate information indicating the return rate of the fare according to the length of the period of continuous use of the commuter pass, and the fare return rate during the period when the use of the commuter pass is temporarily suspended The second reduction rate information is stored in the reduction rate information storage means,
Suspend setting information indicating the maximum number of months allowed to temporarily suspend use of the commuter pass is stored in the interrupt setting information storage means,
On the computer,
Execute the first process of acquiring fare information indicating the fare of the commuter pass used by the user of the transportation facility,
Causing the user to execute a second process of obtaining continuous periodic information indicating a period during which the commuter pass is continuously used;
Causing the user to execute a third process of acquiring history information indicating a history of using the transportation facility ;
Said that the amount to be reduced to the user out of the season ticket fare of a given period of time before Symbol user pay, the user has utilized a commuter pass of the utilization interval of the user to the predetermined period of time Based on whether it is indicated in the history information, the user selects either the first return rate information or the second return rate information, and the user's regular fare information and the continuation regular information, Based on the selected first reduction rate information or second reduction rate information , a fourth process is executed ,
The user counts the months that are not indicated in any of the history information that the user's commuter pass usage section has been used for the predetermined period, and the number of months obtained by the counting is the interruption. When the number of months indicated in the setting information is exceeded, the fifth process of excluding the user from the target of the fourth process is executed.
A Subscriber reduction method. The first return rate information indicating the return rate of the fare according to the length of the period of continuous use of the commuter pass, and the fare return rate during the period when the use of the commuter pass is temporarily suspended The return rate information storage means for storing the second return rate information, and the interruption setting information storage means for storing the interruption setting information indicating the maximum number of months allowed to temporarily interrupt the use of the commuter pass. A computer program used in a computer that is accessible and performs processing related to payment of transportation fare,
In the computer,
Execute the first process of acquiring fare information indicating the fare of the commuter pass used by the user of the transportation facility,
Causing the user to execute a second process of obtaining continuous periodic information indicating a period during which the commuter pass is continuously used;
Causing the user to execute a third process of acquiring history information indicating a history of using the transportation facility;
Said that the amount to be reduced to the user out of the season ticket fare of a given period of time before Symbol user pay, the user has utilized a commuter pass of the utilization interval of the user to the predetermined period of time Based on whether it is indicated in the history information, the user selects either the first return rate information or the second return rate information, and the user's regular fare information and the continuation regular information, Based on the selected first reduction rate information or second reduction rate information , a fourth process is executed,
The number of months in which the user has used the commuter pass of the user for the predetermined period is not indicated in any of the history information, and the number of months obtained by the counting is the interruption. When the number of months indicated in the setting information is exceeded, the fifth process of excluding the user from the target of the fourth process is executed.
Computer program.

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