JP4711650B2 - Electronic payment system - Google Patents

Description

This invention also relates to a preferred electronic payment system used to perform the collection of the freight rates in such passenger transport.

  Stored fair system as one form of electronic payment system is a passenger transport company that collects advance payments in advance and issues a card etc. that records the received amount to passengers. Each time the transport is used, the fare / charge is automatically withdrawn by an automatic ticket gate and the new balance after the withdrawal is recorded on a card. In a conventional stored fair system, a card for recording information by magnetism is used, and a passenger transport company issues a new card each time it receives a down payment. In recent years, with the advancement of IC (Integrated Circuit) card technology and cost reduction, the spread of IC cards that can increase (charge) the card balance without issuing new cards is expected. Is being considered. A stored fair card using an IC card is very convenient in that the balance can be repeatedly charged to one card as described above.

  However, with such an IC stored fair card according to the prior art, in order to charge the balance, the user has to bother to go to a dedicated charging machine to insert cash and operate the machine, which is inconvenient. Met. For example, at a railway station, an automatic ticket vending machine or an automatic commuter pass vending machine provided at a ticket counter, or a terminal device provided at a ticket sales counter with an attendant also functions as an IC stored fair card charging machine. ing. Therefore, when the balance becomes small, the fact that customers need to stop by these places to recharge is the convenience of the stored fair system that allows you to go through the ticket gates without having to buy a ticket each time you get on. The nature was halved.

  In order to reduce the number of charges and save labor, it is conceivable to charge a large amount at a time, but this not only demands excessive prepayment burden on the user. There is also a drawback that the risk of loss or theft increases.

  In addition, instead of the stored fair method, a method of making a settlement each time using a credit card or debit card is also conceivable. However, in public transportation that transports a large number of passengers at low cost, a relatively small amount of settlement is possible. It is not preferable from the viewpoint of processing cost that a large amount of transaction data for performing the processing occurs. In addition, it is technically difficult to complete the payment approval process with the center computer within a few hundred milliseconds to about 1 second when each of such a large number of customers passes through the ticket gate. Or, the processing cost will further increase.

  A stored fair that takes into account the above-mentioned circumstances, and allows customers to automatically charge when their balance is low, without having to go to a dedicated machine and perform charging operations. There is a system (see Patent Document 1). In the stored fair system described in Patent Document 1, a credit card member number, a stored fair balance, and information indicating whether or not automatic charging is permitted are recorded on an IC card, and the stored fair balance is checked as necessary. The machine can be charged automatically. In addition, this system maintains negative data representing credit card membership information that cannot be approved for credit use due to overdue, loss, theft, etc., on the ticket checker and data totalizer, so that the IC card corresponding to the negative data Does not charge automatically.

Further, in Patent Document 2, an identification ID (identification code) and an electronic value balance are recorded on an IC card, the electronic value balance is added by a predetermined replenishment amount by a ticket gate, and the replenishment amount is transmitted to a settlement server. An electronic settlement system is described in which the balance can be automatically replenished with electronic value. In the electronic payment system described in Patent Document 2, a process for invalidating an IC card can be performed by an automatic ticket checker by using a database in which invalid IC cards are recorded.
JP 2002-109584 A Japanese Patent No. 3497144

  In the system described in Patent Document 1, in order to complete the processing within the time required to pass through the ticket gate, negative data held in the ticket gate is used instead of making a credit inquiry to the credit card company in real time during automatic charging. The confirmation process is performed using. The negative data update frequency is set within a certain range in order to reduce the load of data transmission processing from the credit card company system. For this reason, there is a possibility that a certain delay occurs before the new negative data becomes valid.

  By the way, in recent years, multipurpose use of stored fair cards has been promoted. For example, it can be used for payment at station shops. In such a case, for example, when the use at a station shop and the automatic charging at a ticket gate are repeated, there is a possibility that a relatively large amount of money may be illegally used in a short time. I came.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described circumstances, and in an electronic payment system using an I C card such as a stored fair card, the amount of automatic charging due to illegal use of the I C card is reduced. An object is to provide an electronic payment system that can be suppressed.

In order to solve the above-described problem, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic settlement system used for collecting fare charges in passenger transportation, and a plurality of automatic ticket gates installed at a station of a passenger transportation company Each of the automatic ticket gates includes a card interface unit for reading / writing data of at least an IC card in which data indicating a balance of the charge amount is recorded, and data read from the IC card by the card interface unit On the basis of this, it is determined whether or not the balance of the IC card needs to be automatically charged. It is determined whether one or both of the charged number of charges and the charge amount exceeds the predetermined value, and the predetermined value is not exceeded. A control unit that controls the ticket gate processing so that the balance of the IC card is increased by a predetermined amount and the new balance is written to the IC card by the card interface unit. Among the ticket gates, the control part of the automatic ticket gates for entering the station will add a new number of automatic charges to the number of times of automatic charging for the day and the total amount of automatic charges for the day. When it is determined that either one or both of the values plus the automatic charge set amount for one automatic charge exceeds the predetermined value and it is determined that the predetermined value is not exceeded , further determines whether or not the balance is more than the charge lower limit the amount of time which is obtained by subtracting the amount Hikisa at the time competed in after increased loading an automatic charge set amount to the current balance, if it is determined that it is not greater than or equal to the lower limit value, of the day 1 times and the charge number of times that the addition of a new automatic charge to the actual number of times of dynamic charge, apply restrictions of the total charge amount of money plus the auto-charge setting the amount of a new automatic charge one time to the actual amount of the automatic charge of the day The ticket gate process is controlled so as to perform charging for satisfying the shortage amount.

The IC card, the balance of the charge amount in a predetermined time period has further recorded data indicative of at least one of automatically increased number or amount, the control unit of the automatic ticket gate machine, the IC card per automatically increase the balance of the charge amount, the balance of the charge amount in a predetermined period indicated by the data read from the IC card by the card interface unit, automatically at least one number or amount of the increased determining whether more than a predetermined value, when it is determined to exceed a predetermined value, without performing the processing to automatically increase the balance of the charge amount, when it is determined not to exceed the predetermined value, Rutotomoni automatically increases the balance of the charge amount, the number of times the balance is automatically increased charge amount in a predetermined time period stored in said IC card also Data indicating the amount of money, may be updated by the card interface unit.

If the predetermined time period for counting the number of times or amount balance is automatically increased charge amount stored in the IC card, Ru der day, the control unit of the automatic ticket gate machine, daily If the data indicating the automatic number or amount increased the balance of the charge amount between, around to updating by the card interface unit, the first of the day, to implement a process to automatically increase the balance, data indicating the number and amount stored in the IC card, and initialized by the card interface unit, may be overwritten with the current value.

The IC card is further records data indicating the expiration date to automatically increase the balance of the charge amount, the control unit of the automatic ticket gate is enabled, which is read from the IC card by the card interface unit The balance of the charge amount in the IC card may be automatically increased only within the time limit.

Conditions that increase the balance of the charge amount recorded in the IC card can be written to the IC card by the terminal operated by a user.

  According to the present invention, since the process of automatically increasing the charge amount is not performed when at least one of the number of times or the amount of money that the charge amount is automatically increased in a predetermined period exceeds a predetermined value, compared to the conventional case. In addition, it is possible to keep the amount of automatic charging due to illegal use of IC cards low.

  According to another invention, when the invalidation information read from the IC card indicates that the card is invalid, the payment processing by the IC card is stopped and stored in the negative data storage means Since the process of automatically increasing the charge amount is not performed in the case of the above, payment with an IC card or the process of automatically increasing the charge amount can be stopped more flexibly than before. As a result, it is possible to more easily construct a mechanism for reducing the amount of automatic charge generated due to illegal use of an IC card.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an electronic payment system according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a stored fair card charge system as an example of the embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 50 denotes a stored fair card (stored fair information storage medium) realized using an IC card. As will be described later, this stored fair card can be accompanied by the function of a credit card.

  Reference numeral 10 denotes a plurality of automatic ticket gates installed at a station of a passenger transport company. The automatic ticket gate 10 includes a card interface unit 11 for reading and writing data of the stored fair card 50, and a card interface unit. 11, a control unit 12 for controlling the ticket gate processing based on the data read by the control unit 11, a gate opening / closing processing unit 13 for opening / closing the ticket gate based on the control of the control unit 12, card negative data for invalidating the credit card, and And a negative data storage unit 14 for storing automatic charge negative data for disabling the automatic charge service. In the present application, the automatic charge service is a service for increasing the balance of the stored fair card 50 in accordance with a predetermined condition in the automatic ticket gate 10 and charging the corresponding price to the credit card company.

  Further, at the station, a data totaling machine 30 that centrally exchanges data with these automatic ticket gates 10 and a card writing device 20 for rewriting the setting information stored in the stored fair card 50 are installed. Has been. In addition, in order to perform the function of the credit card attached to the stored fair card 50, the data totaling machine 30 stores sales data representing sales by credit, and negative data including card negative data and automatic charge negative data. . The card negative data is information representing credit card member information or stored fair card card identification ID that cannot be approved for credit use due to reasons such as delinquency, loss, theft or other accidents. When the credit card member information or the card identification ID of the stored fair card 50 is registered in the card negative data, the automatic ticket checker 10 invalidates the corresponding stored fair card 50 and the card is used thereafter. become unable.

  On the other hand, the automatic charge negative data is information representing a card identification ID that prevents the automatic charge service from being used. For the stored fair card 50 registered in the automatic charge negative data, the automatic charge service by the automatic ticket gate 10 is stopped. Registration of the card identification ID of the stored fair card 50 in the automatic charge negative data can be performed in the ID management system 100, for example. Therefore, for example, it is possible to perform processing such as registering the card identification ID of the stored fair card 50 that is not registered as card negative data as automatic charge negative data. In this case, for example, when the usage time zone or usage location of the stored fair card is different from the normal pattern, it is detected by the ID management system 100 and the card identification ID of the stored fair card 50 is automatically charged negative data. And stop using automatic charging. Then, after having the user confirm at the window, etc., when there is no problem, the card identification ID of the stored fair card 50 is deleted from the automatic charge negative data so that automatic charging can be used. It can be performed. Further, the card writing device 20 is provided, for example, inside an automatic ticket vending machine or an automatic commuter pass vending machine, or is provided side by side with a terminal device installed at a ticket sales counter.

  Reference numeral 100 denotes an ID management system installed at the headquarters of the passenger transportation company. The ID management system 100 also stores sales data and negative data. Reference numeral 200 denotes a credit card system provided in a credit card company. The credit card system 200 is a credit card statement for a credit card member based on sales data sent from a credit card member store such as a passenger transport company. 201 is created, a usage fee is charged, and a process of settlement between the member store and the member is performed.

  The main data flow in the stored fair card charge system shown in FIG. 1 is as follows.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (a), the customer uses the card writing device 20 installed at a station or the like to write setting information for automatically charging the stored fair card 50 in advance. The specific contents of the setting information will be described in detail later. Further, as shown in (b), negative data (both card negative data and automatic charge negative data or only card negative data) is transmitted from the credit card system 200 to the ID management system 100, and this negative data is further aggregated from the ID management system 100. It is transferred to the control unit 12 of the automatic ticket gate 10 via the machine 30 and stored in the negative data storage unit 14. Further, as shown in (c), when the user passes the automatic ticket gate for a boarding ship or the like, the card interface unit 11 reads data from the stored fair card 50, and the control unit 11 reads the card according to a predetermined condition. If it is determined that the balance needs to be automatically charged, the balance of the card is increased, a new balance is written to the stored fair card 50, and credit sales data is generated. The credit sales data generated in this way is first transferred from the automatic ticket checker 10 to the data totaling machine 30 and stored as shown in (d), and further via the ID management system 100, the credit card system 200. To be passed to.

  Next, the contents of data stored in the stored fair card 50 will be described. FIG. 2 is a table showing data contents stored in the stored fair card and their definition reference relationship. In FIG. 2, the case where data can be read and written is indicated by R / W, and the case where only reading is possible is indicated by R. However, the stored fair card also stores information relating to the boarding ship such as the departure station, arrival station, etc., but the table of FIG. 2 shows only items relating to automatic charging. The data of number 1 shown in FIG. 2 represents the identification ID of the stored fair card. The data of number 2 represents the presence or absence of the credit card function attached to the stored fair card. Further, when the credit card function is attached, the credit card member number of number 3 and the credit card expiration date of number 4 are stored. These data of numbers 2 to 4 are written only when a credit card is issued or updated.

  Data of number 5 is data indicating whether or not the user permits automatic charging. The data of number 6 is an automatic charge setting amount. When automatic charging is performed, this amount is charged to the card balance for each charge. The automatic charge setting amount can be selected by the user from, for example, 1000 yen / 3000 yen / 5000 yen. These data of numbers 5 and 6 are written by the card writing device 20 shown in FIG. 1 based on an operation performed by a customer or the like.

  The data of number 7 is the stored fair balance. This balance is rewritten by the automatic ticket gate 10 every time a boarding ship or the like removes the fare / charge equivalent amount. When the balance is charged, the balance after the charge amount is added by the automatic ticket gate 10 or the card writing device 20 is written.

  The data of number 8 is the lower limit of automatic charging. The automatic charge lower limit is a reference amount of the stored fair balance for determining whether or not to perform automatic charge. When the lower limit is reached, the stored fair balance of the card is automatically charged. This charge lower limit amount may be, for example, the same as the withdrawal amount at the time of entry, or may be zero, and such amount is written as an initial value at the time of card creation. However, this automatic charge lower limit can be rewritten by the card writing device 20 by the user.

  The data of number 9 is the allowable number of automatic charges per day, and the data of number 10 is the automatic charge allowable amount per day. The automatic charging is not performed exceeding these allowable times and allowable amounts. These data are written with predetermined initial values at the time of card creation, and can be rewritten by the card writing device 20 by the user.

  Data of number 11 is automatic charge record information. The actual data consisting of the date of automatic charging, the actual number of automatic charges for the day (total number of times), and the actual amount of the automatic charging for the day (total amount) for one day or for a predetermined number of days (on a daily basis) This is data representing a plurality of data. The automatic charge record information is data read / written by the automatic ticket gate 10. If the number of automatic charges per day and the amount exceed the allowable values by comparing the actual data of the day represented by the automatic charge results information with the number of allowable automatic charges per day and the allowable amount per day Then, a process that does not perform automatic charging is executed. The automatic charge record information may record data for a plurality of days or may record only data for one day. For example, it is possible to determine whether or not to allow automatic charging by comparing the performance information for a predetermined plurality of days with a plurality of days of allowable values.

  The data of number 12 is data representing the automatic charge execution time limit. The time limit for using the automatic charge service is represented by date data. If this time limit is exceeded, the automatic charge service cannot be used. This data is written, for example, when a credit card is issued or updated, or can be updated by the user by the card writing device 20.

  Data of number 13 is data representing card invalidation information. The card invalidation information is data indicating whether or not a card has been invalidated. Once invalidated, the card cannot be used. In this case, when the balance remains in the stored fair card 50, the balance is converted at a predetermined window or transferred to a stored fair card that does not have a credit card function. The card invalidation information is data written by the automatic ticket gate 10.

  Next, a description will be given of the processing procedure of the automatic ticket gate when the user enters or exits the ticket gate of the station using the stored fair card. In the following description, “withdrawal amount at entry” is the amount to be withdrawn from the stored fair balance upon entry into the ticket gate. This entrance withdrawal amount is a common amount for all passengers, and is, for example, the lowest fare for the boarding section from that station or zero. Also, the “withdrawal amount at the time of entry” is the amount to be withdrawn from the stored fair balance when entering from the ticket gate. Usually, the withdrawal amount at the time of entry is the fare for the section from the entry station to the entry station. It is the amount obtained by subtracting the withdrawal amount at the time of admission.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the automatic ticket gate when one user enters. First, in step S11 of FIG. 3, the automatic ticket checker reads data from the stored fair card. Next, in step S12, it is determined whether or not the read card invalidation information is invalidated. If not invalidated, the process proceeds to the next step S13. If invalidated, the process proceeds to step S23. In step S13, it is determined whether the data corresponding to the credit member number or the card identification ID read from the stored fair card is in the card negative data stored in the negative data storage unit 14. If the card negative data is not applicable, the process proceeds to the next step S14. If the card negative data is applicable, the card is invalidated in step S24 (the card invalidation information in the stored fair card is set to the invalidated state). After that, the process proceeds to step S23. In step S14, whether or not the read stored fair balance is equal to or more than the read charge lower limit amount even if the entry withdrawal amount is subtracted, that is, “Balance ≧ (Admission withdrawal amount + charge lower limit amount)” is established. Determine whether or not. If established, the process proceeds to step S21. However, if not established, that is, if the stored fair balance read in step S11 is insufficient, the automatic charging process in steps S15 to S19 is performed.

  In the automatic charging process, first, in step S15, it is determined whether or not the stored fair card has an accompanying credit function and whether or not automatic charging is permitted. If the credit function is attached and automatic charging is permitted, the process proceeds to the next step S16. If any of these conditions is not satisfied, the automatic charging is not performed and the process proceeds to step S20. In step S <b> 16, it is determined whether the data corresponding to the credit member number or the card identification ID read from the stored fair card is in the automatic charge negative data stored in the negative data storage unit 14. In order to quickly determine whether or not the automatic charge negative data is applicable, for example, the automatic charge negative data is arranged in advance in a predetermined order such as an ascending order of a credit card member number or a card identification ID and read. Binary search using the credit member number as a key is used. When it does not correspond to the automatic charge negative data, the process proceeds to the next step S17, but when it corresponds to the automatic charge negative data, the automatic charge is not performed and the process proceeds to step S20.

  In step S17, an automatic charge determination process based on the automatic charge record information and the automatic charge execution time limit is performed. In the automatic charge determination process in step S17, as shown in FIG. 4, the automatic charge execution time limit has not been exceeded (“NO” in step S171), and one new automatic charge is added to the actual number of automatic charges on that day. Is not exceeding the allowable number of automatic charges per day (“NO” in step S172), and the automatic charge setting amount for one new automatic charge is added to the total actual charge amount of the current day automatic charge. When the added amount does not exceed the allowable amount per day (“NO” in step S173), a process for setting the automatic charge enabled state is performed (step S174). On the other hand, when any of the conditions in steps S171 to S173 is satisfied ("YES" is set), a process for disabling automatic charging is performed (step S175). Each data used in the determination process in steps S171 to S173 is read from the stored fair card 50.

  Next, in step S18 of FIG. 3, it is confirmed whether or not the automatic charge enabled state is set in the automatic charge determination process of step S17. If the automatic charge is enabled, the process proceeds to the next step S19. If not, the process proceeds to step S20. In step S19, the automatic ticket gate generates credit sales data, adds the automatic charge set amount read from the card to the stored fair balance, and updates the automatic card record information in the stored fair card. For example, when recording the performance information for one day on the stored fair card, if the automatic charge is the first automatic charge of the day, the performance information is initialized (the number of times is the first time, the amount of money Overwrite each data (with auto charge set amount). On the other hand, when a plurality of days are recorded on the stored fair card, the current information is overwritten so that the information on the oldest date is deleted.

  In step S20, a determination is made regarding the stored fair balance (the balance after automatic charging when automatic charging is performed in step S19). If the balance is equal to or greater than the withdrawal amount at the time of entry, the balance is determined in step S21. The amount obtained by subtracting the amount deducted at the time of entry is recorded as a new stored balance balance data of the card, and the entrance gate is opened in step S22. If the balance is less than the withdrawal amount at the time of entry in step S20, a process of closing the entrance gate is performed in step S23.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the automatic ticket checker when a user enters. At the time of participation, first, in step S31 of FIG. 5, the automatic ticket gate reads data from the stored fair card. In step S32, it is determined whether or not the read card invalidation information is invalidated. If it has not been invalidated, the process proceeds to the next step S33. If it has been invalidated, the process proceeds to step S45. In step S33, it is determined whether the data corresponding to the credit member number or the card identification ID read from the stored fair card is in the card negative data stored in the negative data storage unit 14. If it does not correspond to the card negative data, the process proceeds to the next step S34. If it corresponds, the card is invalidated in step S46, and then the process proceeds to step S45. Next, in step S34, it is determined whether or not the charge amount is not less than the minimum charge amount even if the withdrawal amount is subtracted from the read stored fair balance, that is, “Balance ≧ (Extraction amount at entry + Lower charge amount)” is established. Determine whether to do. If it is established, the process proceeds to step S43. If it is not established, that is, if the stored fair balance read in step S31 is insufficient, the automatic charge process of steps S35 to S40 is performed.

  In the automatic charging process, first, in step S35, it is determined whether or not the stored fair card has an accompanying credit function and whether or not automatic charging is permitted. If the credit function is attached and automatic charging is permitted, the process proceeds to the next step S36, but if any of these conditions is not satisfied, the automatic charging is not performed and the process proceeds to step S42. In step S36, it is determined whether or not the data corresponding to the credit member number or the card identification ID read from the stored fair card is in the automatic charge negative data stored in the negative data storage unit 14. When it does not correspond to the automatic charge negative data, the process proceeds to the next step S37, but when it corresponds to the automatic charge negative data, the automatic charge is not performed and the process proceeds to step S42.

  In step S37, automatic charge determination processing based on the automatic charge record information and the automatic charge execution time limit is performed. In the automatic charge determination process in step S37, as shown in FIG. 4, the automatic charge execution time limit has not been exceeded (“NO” in step S171), and one new automatic charge is added to the number of times of automatic charge on that day. Is not exceeding the allowable number of automatic charges per day (“NO” in step S172), and the automatic charge setting amount for one new automatic charge is added to the total actual charge amount of the current day automatic charge. When the added amount does not exceed the allowable amount per day (“NO” in step S173), a process for setting the automatic charge enabled state is performed (step S174). On the other hand, when any of the conditions in steps S171 to S173 is satisfied ("YES" is set), a process for disabling automatic charging is performed (step S175). Each data used in the determination process in steps S171 to S173 is read from the stored fair card 50.

  Next, in step S38 in FIG. 5, it is confirmed whether or not the automatic charge enabled state is set in the automatic charge determination process in step S37. If the automatic charge is enabled, the process proceeds to the next step S39. If not, the process proceeds to step S42.

  In step S39, whether or not the balance obtained by adding the automatic charge setting amount to the current balance and deducting the withdrawal amount at the time of entry is equal to or more than the charge lower limit amount, that is, “(balance + automatic charge setting amount) ≧ ( It is determined whether or not “the withdrawal amount at the time of entry + the lower limit amount of charge” is satisfied. If this condition is met, in step S40, the automatic ticket gate generates credit sales data, adds the automatic charge set amount to the stored fair balance, and updates the automatic card record information in the stored fair card. For example, when recording the performance information for one day on the stored fair card, the automatic card performance information is initialized when it is the first automatic charge of the day when automatic charging is performed. Each data is overwritten (with the number of times as the first and the amount as the automatic charge setting amount). On the other hand, when a plurality of days are recorded on the stored fair card, the current information is overwritten so that the information on the oldest date is deleted. As a result of this addition, a stored fair balance exceeding the charge lower limit remains even after the withdrawal amount at the time of entry is deducted.

  If the condition of step S39 is not satisfied, this means that even if the automatic charge set amount is increased, it will fall below the charge lower limit amount after deducting the withdrawal amount at the time of participation. In such a case, in step S41, one of the following (a) to (c) is executed as the amount shortage process.

(A) By adding an amount that is a multiple of the automatic charge setting amount, the stored fair balance after deducting the withdrawal amount at the time of entry is equal to or greater than the charge lower limit amount. In addition, sales data corresponding to the charge amount is generated. In this case, the result is the same as when automatic charging is repeated a plurality of times. In other words, if the stored charge balance is increased by using the automatic charge setting amount as the charge amount, but it is less than the sum of the withdrawal amount and the charge lower limit amount, it is the minimum integer multiple of the automatic charge setting amount that satisfies the sum The amount will be the charge amount.
(B) Charge the adjusted amount so that the stored fair balance after deducting the withdrawal amount at the time of entry is exactly the lower limit of charge. In addition, sales data corresponding to the charge amount is generated. In other words, if the stored fair balance is increased using the automatic charge setting amount as the charge amount, but the sum of the withdrawal amount and the lower limit of charge is less than the sum, the amount obtained by subtracting the current stored fair balance from the sum is charged. It will be the forehead.
(C) In step S41, nothing is done and the process proceeds to the next step S42. Which of the above (a) to (c) is to be executed as the amount shortage processing may be determined in advance by the system, or the processing pattern selected so that each customer can select is stored. You may make it memorize | store in a fair card.

  In step S42, a determination is made regarding the stored fair balance (the balance after automatic charging when automatic charging is performed in steps S40 and S41). In S43, the amount obtained by subtracting the withdrawal amount from the balance from the balance is recorded as a new stored balance balance card data, and in step S44, the entry gate is opened. In step S42, if the balance is less than the withdrawal amount at the time of entry, the entry gate is closed in step S45, and whether or not the user can use the account at the checkout counter or the automatic checkout machine or is available at the checkout window. Display a guidance message to confirm.

  The credit sales data generated in step S19 of the admission procedure and step S40 or S41 of the admission procedure includes at least the items of sales date, credit card member number, credit card expiration date, and sales amount. Among these, the data read from the stored fair card by the automatic ticket gate is used for the credit card member number and the credit card expiration date. Note that it is determined in advance by a contract or the like that it is possible to record sales in a signatureless manner that does not require the signature of a credit card member on the sales slip.

  Further, the sales amount of one piece of sales data is limited to a range that does not exceed the individual approval unnecessary limit set by the credit card company. When the required automatic charge amount does not fall within the range of the individual approval unnecessary limit amount at the time of participation or the like, a guidance message is displayed so as to be settled at the settlement counter.

  In this way, when recording sales by credit card, negative data (card negative data and automatic charge negative data) stored in advance in the automatic ticket checker rather than making a credit inquiry to the credit card company in real time using communication. By performing only a simple check using, it is possible to perform automatic charging within a short time of about 1 second or less when the user passes the ticket gate, and processing costs Can be kept low. Also, if the negative data update frequency on the automatic ticket checker is too low, the accuracy of the credit check will deteriorate, and if the frequency is too high, the processing load due to data transmission from the credit card system etc. to the automatic ticket checker will increase. The negative data update frequency is set so that both are appropriately balanced. For example, the data is updated about once a day, such as before the start of the business of the passenger transport company, in a time zone that does not adversely affect the processing of the automatic ticket gate. In this case, for example, the card may be illegally used for one day when the negative data is updated. However, in this embodiment, when the actual number of times of automatic charging per day or the amount exceeds a predetermined value, automatic charging is performed. The amount of fraudulent use can be kept low.

  In addition, the processing for transferring the sales data stored in the data totaling machine 30 to the ID management system 100 and further to the credit card system 200 is appropriate within the range of several times a day to once a month depending on the number of transactions. Try to do it frequently. Note that data exchange between the credit card system 200 and the ID management system 100 may be performed using communication, or may be performed using a recording medium such as a magnetic tape.

  For example, a non-contact IC card is used as the stored fair card. A dielectric coil and a capacitor are embedded in the non-contact type IC card, and the IC chip is operated by accumulating electric power in the capacitor using an induced voltage generated in the dielectric coil. By using such a non-contact type IC card, it is not necessary for the user to insert the card into the automatic ticket gate, and it is possible to perform entry / exit and automatic charging simply by bringing the card close to a predetermined place. Become.

  However, in the case of using a passive IC card that operates the IC chip only by energy given from the outside as described above, the IC chip can be operated with a stable voltage after the card is brought close to the automatic ticket gate. Since it takes several hundred milliseconds to complete, there is a disadvantage that the time that can be used for the automatic charging process is further limited within a short ticket gate passage time. Therefore, in order to increase the processing time for automatic charging, an IC card of a type incorporating a small battery is used, or a portable telephone terminal device as shown in FIG. 6 is used.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a portable telephone terminal device having a stored fair function unit according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 60 denotes a portable telephone terminal device. The portable telephone terminal device includes a battery 61, a mobile communication network terminal function unit 62, an antenna 63, and a stored fair function unit 50a. It has. The stored fair function unit 50a includes an IC chip 51 (stored fair information storage medium) and a dielectric coil 52, and has functions equivalent to the stored fair card shown in FIG. The battery 60 supplies power to both the mobile communication network terminal function unit 62 and the IC chip 51, and the stored fair function unit 50 a operates actively using this power and is connected to the automatic ticket gate 10. Exchanges signals between them.

  As described above, when the mobile phone terminal device has the stored fair function unit, not only can the processing time of the automatic charging be increased as described above, but also the user can use the mobile phone terminal device and the stored fair. There is an advantage that it is not necessary to carry the IC card separately. Further, the power consumption of the stored fair function unit 50a shown in FIG. 5 is small compared with the power consumption of the entire portable telephone terminal device, and the user periodically performs the charging operation of the portable telephone terminal device. Since it is customary, the possibility of running out of battery is low.

  The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above. For example, the information recorded in the stored fair card 50 is reduced from that shown in FIG. 2, or other information used for encryption processing and authentication processing is added. Such changes can be made as appropriate. Also, among the data shown in FIG. 2, the information recorded on the stored fair card 50 is used as a card identification ID or credit card member number, and some or all of other information is stored in the data totalizer 30, ID management system 100, etc. It is also possible to hold it in the storage device. In addition, the determination based on the automatic charge record information can be either one of the number of times and the amount of money, and can be one of them. It is also possible to set the allowable number of times and the amount of money as a criterion for determination to a predetermined fixed value. In this case, it is not necessary to record such information on the stored fair card 50.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the charge system of the stored fair card | curd by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a table | surface figure which shows the data content memorize | stored in the stored fair card in the same embodiment, and its definition reference relationship. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the automatic ticket gate at the time of entrance in the embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the automatic charge determination process in step S17 of FIG. 3, or step S37 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the automatic ticket gate at the time of participation in the embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the portable telephone terminal device provided with the stored fair function part by other Embodiment of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Automatic ticket gate 11 Card interface part 12 Control part 13 Gate opening / closing processing part 14 Negative data storage part 20 Card writing device 30 Data totaling machine 50 Stored fair card 50a Stored fair function part 51 IC chip 52 Dielectric coil 60 Portable telephone terminal device 61 Battery 62 Mobile communication network terminal function unit 63 Antenna 100 ID management system 200 Credit card system 201 Credit usage details

Claims (5)

An electronic payment system used to collect fare charges in passenger transportation,
Equipped with multiple automatic ticket gates installed at passenger transport company stations,
Each of the automatic ticket gates
A card interface unit for reading and writing data of an IC card in which data indicating at least the balance of the charge amount is recorded;
Based on the data read from the IC card by the card interface unit, it is determined whether it is necessary to automatically charge the balance of the IC card, and it is determined that it is necessary to charge automatically. In such a case, it is determined whether one or both of the number of charges and the charge amount made within the predetermined period for the IC card exceed the predetermined value, and the predetermined value is exceeded. A control unit that controls the ticket gate processing so that the balance of the IC card is increased by a predetermined amount and the new balance is written to the IC card by the card interface unit when it is determined that the IC card is not ,
Among the automatic ticket gates, the control unit of the automatic ticket gate for entering the station adds the number of times of automatic charging on the day plus one new automatic charge and the total number of automatic charges on the day. It is determined whether one or both of the amount plus the amount of the automatic charge set for one new automatic charge plus the amount of automatic charge exceeds the predetermined value, and it is determined that the predetermined value is not exceeded. If it is determined that the balance when the automatic charge setting amount is added to the current balance and then the withdrawal amount at the time of deduction is deducted is more than the charge lower limit amount, and it is judged that it is more than the lower limit amount , increased by one time of the amount predetermined balance of the IC card, the new balance, the controls ticket gate process to write to the IC card by the card interface unit, and determined not to be more than the lower limit value Case, the once and charge number of times that the addition of a new automatic charge to the actual number of automatic charge of the day, plus the auto-charge setting the amount of a new automatic charge one time to the sum of the actual amount of automatic charge of the day An electronic settlement system characterized by controlling a ticket gate process so as to perform charging for satisfying a shortage amount without applying a charge amount restriction. The IC card further records data indicating at least one of the number of times or the amount of the amount of charge automatically increased during a predetermined period,
When the control unit of each automatic ticket checker automatically increases the balance of the charge amount of the IC card, the balance of the charge amount is within a predetermined period indicated by the data read from the IC card by the card interface unit. It is determined whether at least one of the automatically increased number or amount exceeds a predetermined value, and if it is determined that the predetermined value has been exceeded, the process of automatically increasing the charge amount balance is not performed. When it is determined that the predetermined value is not exceeded, the balance of the charge amount is automatically increased, and the number of times or the amount that the balance of the charge amount is automatically increased during the predetermined period stored in the IC card is The electronic payment system according to claim 1, wherein the data to be shown is updated by the card interface unit. When the predetermined period for counting the number of times or the amount of charge amount automatically stored in the IC card is one day,
The control unit of each automatic ticket checker automatically updates the data indicating the number of times the amount of the charge amount has been increased during one day or the amount of money automatically by the card interface unit at the beginning of the day. When the processing for increasing the balance is executed, the data indicating the number of times and the amount stored in the IC card is initialized by the card interface unit and overwritten with the current value. 2. The electronic payment system according to 2. The IC card further records data indicating an expiration date for automatically increasing the balance of the charge amount,
The control unit of each of the automatic ticket gates automatically increases the balance of the charge amount in the IC card only within the period of the expiration date read from the IC card by the card interface unit. The electronic payment system of any one of 1-3. 5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the condition for increasing the balance of the charge amount recorded in the IC card is written in the IC card by a terminal operated by a user. Payment system.

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