JP4804896B2 - Taxi settlement form issuing system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a taxi settlement form issuing system for issuing a settlement form on which a taxi boarding fee is printed.

  In general, a taxi meter installed in a taxi is connected to a receipt issuing machine for issuing a receipt (settlement form) for the boarding fee. When the taxi meter arrives at the passenger's destination and settles the fee, The receipt is printed and issued, and this receipt is handed over to the passenger in exchange for the payment fee. When a taxi meter rides with passengers, the taxi meter adds a charge calculated based on two data of travel distance and travel time to a basic initial charge and obtains a total price.

  In such a taximeter, when the payment button provided on the taximeter is pushed when the destination is reached and the issue button provided on the receipt issuing machine is pushed, the boarding fee is automatically settled and the fee is charged. The printed receipt is output from the receipt issuer.

  However, when the payment button is pressed, the addition of the fee due to the time is stopped, but the fee due to the increase in the travel distance is continuously added. Normally, when the fee is being settled, the vehicle is stopped, so it is extremely rare that the mileage increases, but sometimes a pulse signal for measuring the distance by vibration or the like is added for one pulse, Charges may be added, so-called “bounce” may occur.

  In such a case, the taxi occupant presses the issuance button before the amount jumps, so the printed receipt will print the amount before the jump, and the amount before the jump will be displayed. Will charge passengers. Then, when a fare jump (for example, 80 yen) occurs after that, the amount of money recorded in the taximeter is recorded in the taximeter as the amount when the occupant presses the empty car button is recorded as the fare. The amount collected from passengers will not match.

  At this time, there is a method of collecting the boarding fee for the jumping up from the passengers again, but it is difficult to charge an additional fee after paying the fee once, which is not practical. For this reason, after the taxi occupant returns to the sales office, when the sales amount is settled, the fee data recorded in the taxi meter and the fee actually collected from the passenger do not match, and the sales proceeds Problems occur in managing

In order to solve such problems, for example, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-37127 (Patent Document 1), a function of automatically issuing a receipt when an empty button is pressed. Taxi receipt issuing system with In Patent Document 1, since a receipt is forcibly issued when the empty vehicle button is pressed, even if a jump in the boarding fee occurs, it is possible to reliably record the amount of the jump. Even when the fee data recorded in the taximeter and the fee actually collected from the passenger do not match when the sales amount is settled, the cause of this mismatch can be confirmed by the receipt.
JP 7-37127 A

  However, in Patent Document 1 described above, when the taxi occupant presses the empty car button, the receipt is forcibly issued. Therefore, even if the passenger does not need the receipt, the receipt is issued. As a result, there is a disadvantage that unnecessary printing paper consumption and ink consumption occur. Furthermore, since a receipt is issued every time the fee is settled and the empty button is pressed, there is a problem that it is difficult to determine whether or not there is an additional fee.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve such a conventional problem. The purpose of the present invention is to ensure that when a jump occurs in the boarding fee, this is recorded as a record, and the jump occurs. The purpose is to provide a taxi settlement form issuing system that allows taxi occupants to be surely aware of the occurrence.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 of the present application prints at least a payment meter and a taximeter provided with an empty vehicle setting switch, and fee data connected to the taximeter and transmitted from the taximeter. In the taxi settlement form issuing system comprising a printer device, the taximeter calculates a fare when traveling with a passenger and transmits the calculated fee data to the printer device The printer device has an issuance switch for issuing a settlement form, and a printer-side control unit, and the printer-side control unit converts the charge data transmitted from the taximeter to a first charge. Stored as data, and when the issuing switch is operated, a first decision is made based on the first fee data. When a form is issued and the empty car button is operated after that, the charge data at this time is stored as the second charge data, and further, it is determined whether the second charge data and the first charge data match. In the case where the result of the determination is inconsistent and the first settlement form is issued, the second settlement form having a format in which the second fee data is additionally displayed on the first fee data. It is characterized by controlling to issue .

  In the invention of claim 1 of the present application, after the first settlement form is issued, when the boarding fee increases due to a change in travel distance, the second settlement form is automatically issued when the empty vehicle switch is operated. Therefore, even if an additional fee is incurred due to fluctuations in mileage, this additional fee can be left as the second settlement form, so the sales amount collected from the passenger matches the amount recorded on the taximeter. Even if it is not, it can be confirmed by the second settlement form that it does not match.

Further, since the second settlement form has a format for describing an additional amount with respect to the amount described in the first settlement form, the added amount can be in a more easily understandable format.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a taxi settlement form issuing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in the figure, the settlement form issuing system 1 includes a taximeter 2 that counts boarding charges based on travel data transmitted from a travel distance sensor (not shown), and a taximeter connected to the taximeter 2. And a printer device 11 that prints and outputs a receipt (settlement form) based on a business signal, an incoming signal, and fee data transmitted from 2.

  The taximeter 2 is used for processing by the control unit (taximeter side control means) 6 that performs control for totalizing the boarding fee, the display unit 4 that displays the boarding fee and other various information, and the control unit 6. A memory 5 is provided for temporarily or permanently storing various data.

  Furthermore, an empty vehicle button (empty vehicle setting switch) 3a, an incoming vehicle button 3b, a reservation button 3c, a rental button 3d, and a payment button (payment switch) 3e are provided for inputting various operation signals to the control unit 6. Yes.

  The empty button 3a is selected after the passenger gets off. When the empty button 3a is pressed, the control unit 6 resets the added boarding fee and returns to the empty state. Further, the boarding fee when reset is transmitted to the printer device 11 as fee data.

  The incoming button 3b is selected when the destination is reached for the purpose of receiving the vehicle, and when the incoming button 3b is pressed, the control unit 6 is the time from when the passenger is pressed until the passenger gets on the vehicle. Is added to the boarding fee. In addition, the vehicle reception data indicating that the vehicle is in the reception state is transmitted to the printer device 11.

  The reservation button 3c is selected when a taxi is reserved for a specific passenger, and the control unit 6 displays on the display unit 14 that the taxi is currently in a reserved state.

  The rent button 3d is selected when a passenger gets on a taxi and starts traveling. When the rent button 3d is pressed, the control unit 6 determines the taxi travel distance and travel. The boarding fee is calculated based on the time, and the calculated boarding fee is stored in the memory 5.

  The payment button 3e is selected when the taxi arrives at the destination. When the payment button 3e is pressed, the control unit 6 continues to add the fee based on the travel distance and sets the travel time. After the addition of the boarding fee is stopped, the boarding fee is displayed on the display unit 4. Further, the boarding fee at this time is transmitted to the printer device 11 as fee data.

  On the other hand, the printer 11 includes a control unit (printer-side control means) 12 that performs overall control for printing a receipt, a printing unit 13 that prints desired data on printing paper, and processing by the control unit 13. A memory 14 is provided for temporarily or permanently storing various data used for.

  Furthermore, an issue button (issue switch) 15a for issuing a receipt, an uncollected button 15b for inputting that the fee has not been collected, and a feed button 15c for feeding printing paper are provided. .

  The control unit 12 receives a business signal transmitted from the taximeter 2 and receives fee data. When the issue button 15a is pressed, a process of issuing a receipt based on the fee data at this time is performed. Do.

  Next, the processing operation by the taxi settlement form issuing system 1 according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  When the payment button 3e of the taximeter 2 is pressed, the taximeter 2 stops the transmission of the business signal and transmits the fee data at this time to the printer device 11. When the passenger is requested to present a receipt, the issuance button 15a of the printer device 11 is pressed by a taxi occupant, and the control unit 12 of the printer device 11 performs a receipt issuance process.

  In step S <b> 1, the control unit 12 receives fee data transmitted from the taximeter 2.

  In step S <b> 2, the latest fee data transmitted from the taximeter 2 is stored in the memory 14.

  In step S <b> 3, print fee data (print data described in the receipt) based on the latest fee data is generated and stored in the memory 14.

In step S4, the current state of the issued flag (stored in the memory 14) for indicating whether or not a receipt has been issued is confirmed. If the issued flag is turned off, step S4 is executed. After changing the issued flag to ON in S5, this process is terminated . If the issued flag is on, the process proceeds directly to step S6.

  In step S6, a receipt (first settlement form) is issued based on the printing fee data described above.

  Thereby, since the receipt in which the boarding fee at the time of pushing the payment button 3e of the taximeter 2 was written is issued, when the boarding fee is collected from the passenger, this receipt is handed over to the passenger.

  Next, when the taxi occupant presses the empty car button 3 a of the taximeter 2, a signal indicating that the empty car button 3 a has been pressed is transmitted to the control unit 12 of the printer device 11 as a business signal. And in the control part 12, when the empty vehicle button 3a is pushed, the charge data transmitted from the taximeter 2 are received in step S11 of FIG.

  In step S12, the latest fee data is stored in the memory 14.

  In step S13, it is determined whether or not fee data is generated when the empty vehicle button 3a is pressed. That is, the charge data when the payment button 3e is pressed is compared with the charge data when the empty button 3a is pressed, and the charge when the empty button 3a is pressed is the charge when the payment button 3e is pressed. If it is larger than that, it is determined that fee data has been generated, and if it is the same, it is determined that it has not been generated.

  If there is no charge, no additional charge (bounce) occurs between the time when the payment button 3e is pressed and the time when the empty button 3a is pressed. I do. That is, an empty state is entered without performing a process of issuing a new receipt.

  If it is determined in step S13 that fee data has been generated, it is confirmed in step S14 whether the issued flag stored in the memory 14 is on or off. To do.

  If the issued flag is off, a receipt has not been issued when the payment button 3e is pressed, so an empty vehicle process is performed in step S17. That is, the process of issuing a new receipt is not performed.

  If the issued flag is on, printing fee data to be printed on a new receipt is created in step S15, and this printing fee data and the payment button 3e are already issued when pressed. The print data of the receipt is compared, and if they match, an empty vehicle process is performed in step S17.

  On the other hand, if they do not match, in step S16, a newly created receipt (second settlement form) is printed and output. Thus, when an additional fee (bounce) occurs when the empty button 3a is pressed, a new receipt including this additional fee is issued only if a receipt has already been issued. It will be.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a receipt newly issued when the empty car button 3a is pressed. In addition to the amount collected from the passenger (in this case, 4980 yen), an additional amount ( In this case, a receipt with 80 yen added will be issued.

  In this way, in the taxi settlement form issuing system 1 according to the present embodiment, when the payment button 3e is pressed and the fee paid by the passenger is displayed, and the issue button 15a is pressed, A receipt with the boarding fee printed is issued. Therefore, the receipt can be handed over when the passenger pays the fee. If the travel fee jumps before the empty button 3a is pressed, and the boarding fee when the empty button 3a is pressed is different from the boarding fee when the receipt is issued, the empty button 3a When the button is pressed, the receipt is automatically issued again.

  Therefore, the taxi occupant can immediately recognize that a jump has occurred by automatically issuing a receipt. Also, when a jump occurs, the receipt at this time will be reissued, so even if the fee collected from the passenger and the fee stored in the taxi meter are inconsistent, The cause of the price discrepancy can be confirmed.

  In addition, when there is no price jump or when a receipt is not issued at the time of payment, a receipt is not automatically issued when the empty car button 3a is pressed, so consumption of printing paper and printing ink is reduced. Can be reduced.

  The taxi settlement form issuing system of the present invention has been described above based on the illustrated embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the configuration of each part is of an arbitrary configuration having the same function. Can be replaced.

  This is extremely useful in eliminating the discrepancy between the amount collected and the sales amount due to the taxi meter jumping up.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the settlement form issuing system of the taxi which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation at the time of the receipt issue of the payment slip issuing system of the taxi which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation at the time of the empty vehicle button press of the settlement form issuing system of the taxi which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the receipt issued when an additional charge generate | occur | produces.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Settlement form issuing system 2 Taximeter 3a Empty button 3b Pick-up button 3c Reservation button 3d Rent button 3e Payment button 4 Display part 5 Memory 6 Control part 11 Printer apparatus 12 Control part 13 Printing unit 14 Memory 15a Issue button 15b Non-payment button 15c Feed button

Claims (1)

A taximeter with at least a payment switch and an empty vehicle setting switch;
In a taxi settlement form issuing system that is connected to the taximeter and includes a printer device that prints fee data transmitted from the taximeter,
The taximeter is
A taxi-side control means for calculating the boarding fee and transmitting the calculated fee data to the printer device at the time of renting with passengers,
The printer device includes:
An issuance switch for issuing a settlement form;
Printer-side control means,
The printer side control means includes
The charge data transmitted from the taximeter is stored as the first charge data, and when the issuing switch is operated, the first settlement form is issued based on the first charge data,
Thereafter, when the empty vehicle button is operated, the charge data at this time is stored as the second charge data, and further, it is determined whether the second charge data and the first charge data match,
Only when the judgment result is inconsistent and when the first settlement form is issued, the second settlement form is issued in a format in which the second fee data is additionally displayed on the first fee data. Taxi settlement form issuance system characterized by controlling as follows .

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