JP6044769B2 - Commuter pass processing device, commuter pass processing system and commuter pass issuing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a commuter pass processing device, a commuter pass processing system, and a commuter pass issuance device that read data stored in a commuter pass and determine whether or not to get on and off a route bus.

  As a technique for reading out data stored in a commuter pass and determining whether or not a route bus can be boarded / exited, for example, there is a “route bus regular section verification method” disclosed in Patent Document 1 below. In this technique, a unique stop number is set for all stops and the stop numbers are recorded in the stop table. In the commuter pass, stop numbers at both ends of the entry / exit section are recorded. This reduces the amount of data to be recorded on the commuter pass compared to the previous technology that recorded all stop names in the boarding / exiting section on the commuter pass, so there are many buses and multiple buses with many stops. It is possible to use such commuter passes even on certain local buses.

JP 7-6239 A

  By the way, there are cases where a plurality of operation systems (hereinafter referred to as “systems”) directed to almost the same direction are operated by route buses of two or more service companies. In this case, if a common commuter pass permitting the getting on and off of the route bus of each system is issued by each operating company and made available on each route bus, the same bus stops between the operating companies for each route Since it must be a stop number, it is necessary to set the stop number to be recorded in the stop table in a unified number system among the operating companies.

  However, in the disclosed technique of Patent Document 1, the stop number recorded in the stop table uniquely identifies all the stops. Therefore, if such a stop number is also used in a commuter pass issuing device that issues a commuter pass or a route guide device that guides the stop to passengers by screen or voice in the car, each of these devices There is a need to change the control number to a unified stop number. That is, if the stop numbers recorded in the stop table are unified among the operating companies, there is a problem that the influence on these peripheral systems is large.

  In addition, when issuing a common commuter pass (route commuter pass) on a “route” that is a collection of multiple systems for almost the same direction, if the same operating company, it is generally unified in-house for system design Use stop number, etc. Therefore, the above problems are unlikely to occur.

  However, in the disclosed technology of Patent Document 1, the system is regularly added or deleted due to the increase or decrease of the number of users or the request of the local government, etc. Until then, data cannot be changed in principle. Therefore, even if a new available system is added, there is a problem that the system added after the commuter pass is released cannot be used until the commuter pass is updated.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and a commuter pass processing apparatus and commuter pass that can introduce a commuter pass system that can be used in systems of different operating companies without affecting peripheral systems. An object is to provide a processing system and a commuter pass issuing device. Another object is to provide a commuter pass processing device, a commuter pass processing system, and a commuter pass issuing device that can be used to get on and off with a commuter pass that has already been issued even when a new system is added.

In order to achieve the above object, the commuter pass processing apparatus described in claim 1 of the claim is whether or not a route bus traveling on a route where a specific stop belonging to any of the systems of different operating companies exists can be boarded / exited. and a commutation ticket processing device to be judged by reading the data stored in the commuter pass, a data reading unit for reading data from the commutation ticket, a conversion table the data read by the data reading unit a data converter for converting the other data used, based on other data converted by the data converting unit determines whether it is possible to dismount from riding possible whether or the route bus to the local bus a boarding possibility determination unit, and a determination result output unit that outputs to the output device the result of determination of the passenger whether by the landing determination section, the conversion table shows the specific stop A common data said to each operating company to a chromatography data, said can be converted to the company's data that each operating company is managed, respectively, said the commuter pass, technology Rukoto said common data is not stored Characteristic.

Furthermore, the commuter pass processing apparatus described in claim 2 described in the claims includes one route including one or more systems and one or more other systems not included in the one route. Read / store data stored in commuter pass to determine whether or not you can get on / off a route bus that runs on a route that has a specific stop belonging to any of the other routes and any of the multiple routes included in any route A commuter pass processing device , a data reading unit for reading data from the commuter pass, a data conversion unit for converting the data read by the data reading unit into other data using a conversion table, and the data Based on the other data converted by the conversion unit, whether to get on / off the route bus or whether to get off from the route bus, whether to get on / off, and whether to get on / off by the boarding / no-going determination unit Comprising a determination result output unit for outputting a disconnection result to the output device, and the pre-Symbol translation table, capable of converting data indicative of the one line to the data indicating the one or more lines, respectively, and the other and data indicating a line convertible said one or more other systems of the data respectively, wherein the commutation ticket, technology Rukoto data indicating the one line and / or the other route is not stored Characteristic.

Further, the commuter pass processing apparatus described in claim 3 described in the claims includes one route including systems of different operating companies and one or more other systems not included in the one route. Whether or not you can get on and off a route bus that travels on a route that has a specific stop belonging to any of the multiple routes included in any route and any other route including A commuter pass processing device , wherein a data reading unit that reads data from the commuter pass, a data conversion unit that converts the data read by the data reading unit into other data using a conversion table, and Based on other data converted by the data conversion unit, whether to get on / off the route bus, whether to get off from the route bus, whether to get on / off, and getting on / off by the getting on / off determination unit Comprising a determination result output unit for outputting to an output device whether the determination result, the prior Symbol conversion table, wherein the data common to respective operating company with data indicating the particular stop, the Management Each operating company, respectively Can be converted into data of each company, data indicating the one route can be converted into data indicating the one or more systems, and data indicating the other routes can be converted into the other one or more systems. can be converted into data respectively, wherein the commutation ticket, a first data indicating the passenger can stop a particular stop belonging to both of the plurality of lines included the in any line, the one A second stop indicating any one of the other routes or the other route and a specific stop belonging to any of a plurality of systems included in the route indicated by the second data and capable of getting on and off A third data indicating the out of the first data and the third data are stored as the common data, the second data indicating the one line and / or the other lines that it has been stored as data and technical features.

Moreover, the commuter pass issuing device described in claim 4 described in the claims is a commuter pass issuing device that issues the commuter pass according to claim 1, and is managed by each of the operating companies. The technical feature is that each company's data is converted into the common data based on the conversion table and stored in the commuter pass.

Moreover, the commuter pass issuing device described in claim 5 described in the claims is a commuter pass issuing device that issues the commuter pass according to claim 2 , and based on the conversion table, Data indicating each of one or more systems is converted into data indicating the one route, and / or data indicating each of the other one or more systems is converted into data indicating the other route, A technical feature is that it is stored in a commuter pass.

Moreover, the commuter pass issuing device described in claim 6 described in the claims is a commuter pass issuing device that issues the commuter pass according to claim 3 , and based on the conversion table, Data of each company managed by each operating company is converted into the common data and stored in the commuter pass as the first data and the third data, and based on the conversion table, the one or more data Data indicating each system is converted into data indicating the one route, and / or data indicating each of the other one or more systems is converted into data indicating the other route, and the second data is used as the second data. It is a technical feature that it is stored in the commuter pass.

In the invention of claim 1, in the commuter pass processing apparatus, the data conversion unit converts the data read by the data reading unit into other data using the conversion table, and based on the converted other data Then, the boarding / non-going / no-going judging section judges whether or not it is possible to get on the route bus or whether it is possible to get off from the route bus. Then, the determination result output unit outputs the determination result of whether the boarding / alighting is possible by the boarding / alighting determination unit to the output device. Here, in the commuter pass, when there is a specific stop belonging to any of the systems of different service companies, data indicating a specific stop and data common to each service company is stored. The conversion table of the commuter pass processing device can convert this common data into data of each company managed by each operating company. Thereby, the commuter pass processing device converts the common data that is the data read by the data reading unit into the data of each company managed by each operating company as other data using the conversion table, Information processing separated from the stop number of the numbering system unified among the operating companies, including the determination by the boarding / unloading determination unit, becomes possible. Therefore, it is possible to introduce a system related to a commuter pass that can be used in a plurality of systems without affecting peripheral systems.

  In addition, for example, route data that can uniquely identify a route is stored in a commuter pass, and one or more systems included in the route are converted from the route to system data that can be identified using a conversion table. Even if the system is added, it is possible to increase the number of systems that can be boarded and exited with the already issued commuter pass only by changing this conversion table. Therefore, even a system added after the commuter pass is released can be used with the commuter pass. In addition, since the route data itself stored in the commuter pass is not changed, the amount of data stored in the commuter pass does not increase even if the number of systems increases.

In the invention of claim 2 , the commuter pass processing device converts the data read by the data reading unit into other data using the conversion table by the data conversion unit, and based on the converted other data Then, the boarding / non-going / no-going judging section judges whether or not it is possible to get on the route bus or whether it is possible to get off from the route bus. Then, the determination result output unit outputs the determination result of whether the boarding / alighting is possible by the boarding / alighting determination unit to the output device. Here, the commuter pass includes a plurality of routes included in one route including one route including one or more systems and another route including one or more other systems not included in the one route. When there is a specific stop belonging to any of the systems, data indicating one route and / or another route is stored. The conversion table of the commuter pass processing device can convert the data indicating the route into data indicating one or more systems or other one or more systems . Accordingly, the commuter pass processing apparatus uses one or more systems or other data as data indicating one route and / or other route, which is data read by the data reading unit, as other data using the conversion table. Since one or more systems are converted into data indicating each of them, even if a new system is added, it is possible to increase the number of systems that can be boarded and exited by simply changing this conversion table. Become. Therefore, even a system added after the commuter pass is released can be used with the commuter pass. In addition, since the route data itself stored in the commuter pass is not changed, the amount of data stored in the commuter pass does not increase even if the number of systems increases.

In the invention of claim 3 , the commuter pass processing device converts the data read by the data reading unit into other data using the conversion table by the data conversion unit, and based on the converted other data Then, the boarding / non-going / no-going judging section judges whether or not it is possible to get on the route bus or whether it is possible to get off from the route bus. Then, the determination result output unit outputs the determination result of whether the boarding / alighting is possible by the boarding / alighting determination unit to the output device. Here, the commuter pass includes a plurality of routes included in any route including one route including systems of different operating companies and another route including one or more other systems not included in the one route. When there is a specific stop belonging to any of the systems, the first data indicating a specific stop belonging to any of a plurality of systems included in any route and capable of getting on and off, and one Second data indicating either a route or another route, and a third stop indicating a specific stop belonging to any of a plurality of systems included in the route indicated by the second data and capable of getting on and off. and data of the first data and the third data is stored as common data, second data, that has been stored as the data indicating the first line and / or other lines. And the conversion table of the commuter pass processing device can convert this common data into the data of each company managed by each operating company, and the data indicating one route into the data indicating one or more systems, In addition, data indicating other routes can be converted into data indicating one or more other systems .

  In other words, the commuter pass processing device has a specific stop belonging to any of a plurality of systems included in any route among common data that is data read by the data reading unit, and is capable of getting on and off. The 1st data to show is converted into the data of each company which each operation company manages as other data using a conversion table. The commuter pass processing device is a specific stop belonging to any of a plurality of systems included in the route indicated by the second data among the common data read by the data reading unit. The 3rd data which shows the stop which can get on and off is converted into the data of each company which each service company manages as other data using a conversion table. Thereby, information processing separated from the stop number of the number system unified among each operating company including the judgment by the boarding / alighting judgment part becomes possible. Therefore, it is possible to introduce a system related to a commuter pass that can be used in a plurality of systems without affecting peripheral systems. Further, the commuter pass processing apparatus uses the second data indicating one route and / or another route read by the data reading unit as other data using the conversion table, and one or more systems or other The data is converted into data indicating one or more systems. As a result, even if a new system is added, it is possible to increase the number of systems that can be boarded and exited with an already issued commuter pass only by changing this conversion table. Therefore, even a system added after the commuter pass is released can be used with the commuter pass. In addition, since the route data itself stored in the commuter pass is not changed, the amount of data stored in the commuter pass does not increase even if the number of systems increases.

In the invention of claim 4 , the commuter pass issuing device is a commuter pass issuing device for issuing the commuter pass according to claim 1, and the data of each company managed by each operating company is shared based on the conversion table. Convert to data and store it in the commuter pass. Thereby, in the commuter pass, data indicating a specific stop in the data of each company managed by each operating company is converted into data common to each operating company and stored. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the amount of data stored in the commuter pass as compared with the case of storing the data of each company managed for each operating company.

In the invention of claim 5 , the commuter pass issuing device is a commuter pass issuing device for issuing the commuter pass according to claim 2 , wherein data indicating each of one or more systems is stored on one route based on the conversion table. And / or data indicating each of one or more other systems is converted into data indicating other routes and stored in the commuter pass. Thereby, since the data which shows a system | strain directly is not memorize | stored in a commuter pass, even if a new system | strain is added, it is not necessary to change the route data memorize | stored in the commuter pass. Therefore, the user can use the system added after the commuter pass is released even before the commuter pass is updated. Even if the number of systems increases, the amount of data stored in the commuter pass does not increase.

In the invention of claim 6 , the commuter pass issuing device is a commuter pass issuing device for issuing the commuter pass according to claim 3, and the data of each company managed by each operating company is shared based on the conversion table. And is stored in the commuter pass as first data and third data. Thereby, in the commuter pass, data indicating a specific stop in the data of each company managed by each operating company is converted into data common to each operating company and stored. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the amount of data stored in the commuter pass as compared with the case of storing the data of each company managed for each operating company. Further, based on the conversion table, data indicating one or more systems is converted into data indicating one route, and / or data indicating one or more other systems is converted into data indicating another route. And stored in the commuter pass as second data. Thereby, since the data which shows a system | strain directly is not memorize | stored, even if a new system | strain is added, it is not necessary to change the route data memorize | stored in the commuter pass. Therefore, the user can use the system added after the commuter pass is released even before the commuter pass is updated. Even if the number of systems increases, the amount of data stored in the commuter pass does not increase.

FIG. 1 (A) is an explanatory view showing an example of a route bus equipped with an IC card processor according to the first embodiment of the present invention (a part of a roof, a front door, a middle door, etc. is omitted), FIG. 1B is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an IC card processor. 2 (A) and 2 (B) are explanatory diagrams showing the concept of the stop number related to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 (C) is a diagram of commuter pass data stored in the IC card according to the first embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a data format. 3A and 3C are explanatory diagrams showing examples of conversion tables used by the IC card processor according to the first embodiment, and FIGS. 3B and 3D are conversion tables. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of conversion of the commuter pass data by. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process at the time of boarding / alighting of the common commuter pass performed by the IC card processing machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment. FIG. 5A is an explanatory diagram showing an external configuration of the commuter pass issuing machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5B is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the commuter pass issuing machine. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the common commuter pass issuing process performed by the commuter pass issuing machine which concerns on 1st Embodiment. FIG. 7 (A) is an explanatory diagram showing the concept of routes and stop numbers related to the second embodiment, and FIG. 7 (B) is an example of the data format of commuter pass data stored in the IC card according to the second embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows. 8 (A), 8 (C) and 8 (E) are explanatory diagrams showing examples of conversion tables used by the IC card processor according to the second embodiment, FIG. 8 (B), FIG. FIG. 8 (D) and FIG. 8 (F) are explanatory views showing an example of conversion of commuter pass data using a conversion table. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process at the time of the route commuter pass boarding performed by the IC card processing machine which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the route commuter pass issuing process performed by the commuter pass issuing machine which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. FIG. 11 (A) is an explanatory diagram showing the concept of routes and stop numbers relating to the third embodiment, and FIG. 11 (B) is an example of the data format of commuter pass data stored in the IC card according to the third embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows. 12A and 12B are explanatory diagrams showing examples of conversion tables executed by the IC card processor according to the third embodiment, and FIGS. 12C and 12D are conversion diagrams. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of conversion of the commuter pass data by a table. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process at the time of the route limited commuter pass getting on and off performed by the IC card processor which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a continuation of the flowchart of the process at the time of the route limited commuter pass boarding shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the route limited commuter pass issuing process performed by the commuter pass issuing machine which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a commuter pass processing device, a commuter pass processing system, and a commuter pass issuing device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
<IC card processor 20 of the first embodiment>
1st Embodiment which applied the commuter pass processing apparatus of this invention to the IC card processing machine 20 mounted in the route bus 100 is described based on FIGS. First, the equipment of the route bus 100 on which the IC card processor 20 is mounted and the configuration of the IC card processor 20 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1A is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of in-vehicle equipment of the route bus 100, and FIG. 1B is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the IC card processor 20. .

  As shown in FIG. 1A, in the case of a “post-payment type” route bus 100 in which a passenger pays a fare when getting off, the IC card processing machine 20 has a numbered ticket issuing machine 120 in the vicinity of the entrance 100a. The IC card processor 20 ′ is also incorporated in a fare box 110 provided near the exit gate 100b. These are electrically connected to a fare display device 130 provided in front of the route bus 100 in the vehicle. Hereinafter, unless otherwise distinguished, the IC card processor 20 will be described as including the concept and configuration of the IC card processor 20 ′ incorporated in the fare box 110.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, the IC card processor 20 is a device that performs predetermined information processing based on data (information) read from the IC card. For example, the MPU 21, the memory 22, the system bus 23, the input It comprises an output interface 24, an IC card reader / writer 25, a display device 26, a communication interface 27, and the like.

  The MPU 21 is an arithmetic processing unit that controls the IC card processor 20, and is connected to the memory 22, the input / output interface 24, the IC card reader / writer 25, and the like via the system bus 23 and the like. The MPU 21, together with the memory 22, can correspond to a “data reading unit”, “data conversion unit”, “embarkation / departure determination unit”, and “determination result output unit” described in the claims.

  The memory 22 is a semiconductor storage device that constitutes a main storage space used by the MPU 21, and includes, for example, a ROM serving as a program area and a DRAM allocated to a work area and a data area. In the ROM, a system program (so-called OS) that controls the IC card processor 20 and an application program (common commuter pass boarding / exiting) that can execute a common commuter pass boarding / unloading process that determines whether boarding / exiting is possible when boarding / exiting, as will be described later. (Time processing program), and conversion tables (FIG. 3 (A), FIG. 3 (C)) used for common commuter pass boarding / alighting processing and the like are stored. Note that the ROM includes an electrically erasable EEPROM and a flash memory.

  The input / output interface 24 is an interface device that mediates data exchange between the IC card reader / writer 25, the display device 26, the communication interface 27, and the like and the MPU 21 by serial or parallel communication.

  The IC card reader / writer 25 is a device that has both the function of the IC card reader 25a for reading data stored in the IC card and the function of the IC card writer 25b for writing data to the IC card. Connected to the MPU 21. In the first embodiment, for example, data stored in the IC chip of the IC card is read or data is written to the IC chip by bringing the IC card close to or lightly touching the touch surface of the IC card reader / writer 25. The IC card reader / writer 25 is configured so as to be able to be charged. The IC card reader / writer 25 is controlled by the MPU 21, and data read from the IC card and data written to the IC card are exchanged with the MPU 21.

  The display device 26 is an output device configured by, for example, an LED or a liquid crystal display, and is controlled by the MPU 21. In the first embodiment, the passenger is notified of the determination result as to whether or not to get on and off by displaying the light emission color of the LED, characters or the like by liquid crystal. For example, if the LED card emits light on the touch surface of the IC card reader / writer 25 and permits boarding / exiting, the LED emission color is changed depending on whether boarding / exiting is possible, such as green. Configured to get. In the case of a liquid crystal display, the display device 26 is configured to display whether or not it is possible to get on and off with characters, pictograms, or the like. Thus, in the case of the IC card processing machine 20, whether or not it is possible to get on the route bus 100 with the IC card, and in the case of the IC card processing machine 20 ′, whether or not it can get off from the route bus 100 is visually determined. Passengers can be recognized. The display device 26 may correspond to an “output device” recited in the claims.

  The communication interface 27 is a serial communication interface that enables information communication with an external device, and conforms to a communication standard such as RS-232C or RS-422. In the first embodiment, for example, the fare display device 130 is connected to the communication interface 27, and the IC card processor 20 receives from the fare display device 130 the number of the current stop or the next stop scheduled to stop. . Hereinafter, the number of the current stop or the next stop scheduled to stop is simply referred to as the “current stop number”, and the stop number is referred to as the “stop number”.

  The fare display device 130 is originally an information processing device for displaying notification information such as a fare table and advertisements on a liquid crystal display with two screens on the left and right sides. In the first embodiment, the fare display device 130 is provided for the IC card processor 20. It functions as a device that transmits the current stop number. Further, the fare display device 130 is configured so that the function setting of the IC card processor 20 can be set as an operation terminal of the IC card processor 20 and a conversion table described later can be downloaded.

  By configuring the IC card processor 20 in this way, the IC card processor 20 reads data stored in the IC chip 42 from the IC card 40 on which the IC chip 42 is mounted, or writes data to the IC chip 42. (See FIG. 2C). The IC card 40 typically has an SF card function based on a stored fare system. In the first embodiment, for example, the IC card 40 stores a discount ticket that allows the bus 100 to board a certain section within a certain period for commuting, attending school, etc., that is, data that functions as a regular ticket. Yes. Data that functions as a commuter pass (commuter pass) includes, for example, information that can specify the owner, such as the validity period, name, and date of birth, in addition to all stop numbers that can be used However, unless otherwise specified, “all stop numbers that can be boarded and exited” are described as “commuter pass data” in this specification.

  Here, the outline | summary of the process at the time of boarding / alighting of the common commuter pass by the IC card processor 20 of 1st Embodiment is demonstrated based on FIG. 2 and FIG. 2 (A) and 2 (B) are explanatory diagrams showing the concept of the stop number, and FIG. 2 (C) is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the data format of commuter pass data stored in the commuter pass 40. Figure is shown. 3A and 3C are explanatory diagrams showing examples of the conversion table according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 3B and FIG. 3D are commuter pass data based on the conversion table. An explanatory view showing an example of conversion is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 2 (A), in a route bus, for example, two systems directed to almost the same direction are different operating company α (hereinafter referred to as “α company”) and operating company β (hereinafter referred to as “β company”). ) May be operated. In such a case, normally, a stop number managed for each company is given to each stop according to the operation management system of each company. In FIGS. 2 (A) and 2 (B), the ● (black circle) mark indicates the stop, and the ● (black circle) mark in the broken line frame is at the same geographical location (hereinafter referred to as “the same point”). Indicates that there is an existing stop. The stop (● (black circle)) in the broken line frame can correspond to “a specific stop belonging to any of the systems of different operating companies” described in the claims.

  For example, with regard to the stop [A], a stop number “01” is assigned for the α company, and a stop number “11” is assigned for the β company. Similarly, the company α has stop numbers “02”, “03”, “04”, “05” at the stops [b], [c], [d], [e], [f], and [g], respectively. “06” and “07” are added, and the company β stops at the stops [b], [ha], [nu], [le], [he] and [g], respectively, with stop numbers “12”, “13”, “14”, “15”, “16”, and “17” are assigned. That is, for the stops [I], [B], [C], [F], [G], even if the stops exist at the same point, the stop numbers are different for each operating company.

  By the way, in such a case, if the common commuter pass permitting the getting on and off of the route buses of each system is issued by the α company and the β company and can be used on the route buses of both companies, the above stops [I], [B] For [C], [C], [F], and [G], the following problems occur because the stop numbers are different for each operating company even though they are at the same point.

(1) It is necessary to make the commuter pass data stored in the IC card 40 correspond to a system of different stop numbers for each operating company, and the amount of data stored in the IC chip 42 increases extremely.
(2) Since the stop number transmitted by the fare display device 130 to the IC card processor 20 is also different for each operating company, it has a large influence on peripheral devices that use the stop number for information processing, including the fare display device 130. .

  In addition, when the stop number is changed to a common numbering system for each operating company, the problem (1) is solved, but the problem (2) remains. Therefore, in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 (A) and FIG. 3 (C), even if a common commuter pass permitting getting on and off the route bus of each system can be used on the route bus of each operating company. By using a simple conversion table, it is possible to solve both the problems (1) and (2).

  Specifically, as shown in Fig. 2 (B), of the stops that make up each operating company's system, the same numbering stop number (hereinafter referred to as the "common stop") Number ”). In the example shown in FIG. 2, for the stops [I], [B], [C], [F], [G], the common stop numbers are “51”, “52”, “53”, “56”. , “57” is assigned. On the other hand, a stop number (hereinafter referred to as “individual stop number”) that is independently managed by each company is assigned to a stop that does not have the same stop for each operating company, that is, a stop with a different position. As shown in FIG. 2 (B), α company assigns “04” and “05” to stops [d] and [e] respectively, and β company assigns “14” to stops [n] and [le] respectively. , “15” is assigned. The common stop number may correspond to “common data” described in the claims, and the individual stop numbers may be “other data” and “data of each company” described in the claims. It can correspond to.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 2 (C), these stop numbers (common stop number and individual stop number) are stored in the IC chip 42 of the IC card 40 as commuter pass data of a stop that can get on and off. In this example, common stop numbers “51”, “52”, “53”, “56”, “57”, individual stop numbers “04”, “05” of company α, and individual stop numbers “14” of company β , “15” in order, this is just an example. You may sort the ones with the smallest numbers first, sort them in the reverse order, or arrange them randomly. Note that the data format of the commuter pass data shown in Fig. 2 (C) omits the valid period data of the commuter pass and owner data such as name and date of birth that can identify the commuter pass owner. Please be careful.

  Such a common stop number is used for the stop number stored in the IC card 40, but it is not necessary to use it in the operation management system of each operating company. Enables the use of stop numbers managed from

  That is, the IC card processor 20 mounted on the route bus 100 of the α company has a conversion table in the memory 22 that can convert the common stop number into the individual stop number of the α company, as shown in FIG. Stored in ROM. Therefore, in the IC card processor 20, as shown in FIG. 3B, the stop numbers “51”, “52”, “53”, “56”, “of the commuter pass data read from the IC card 40, “57”, “04”, “05”, “14”, “15” are assigned to the individual stop numbers “01”, “02”, “03”, “06”, “07”, “04” of α company. , “05”, “14”, and “15”. Note that [04], “05”, “14”, and “15”, which do not exist in the conversion table, are not common stop numbers, and therefore remain unchanged in the conversion table of α company.

  Further, in the IC card processor 20 mounted on the route bus 100 of β company, a conversion table as shown in FIG. 3C is stored in the ROM of the memory 22. Therefore, in the IC card processor 20, as shown in FIG. 3D, the stop numbers “51”, “52”, “53”, “56”, “of the commuter pass data read from the IC card 40, “57”, “04”, “05”, “14”, “15” are assigned to the individual stop numbers “11”, “12”, “13”, “16”, “17”, “04” of β company. , “05”, “14”, and “15”. Also in this conversion table, [04], “05”, “14”, and “15” do not exist, so the conversion table of β company remains as it is without being converted.

  These conversion tables are periodically downloaded from the fare display device 130 and the like to the IC card processor 20 via the communication interface 27, and the latest one is held in the memory 22.

In the IC card processor 20, the stop numbers converted in this way are stored in a work area (DRAM) of the memory 22 as a list of stops that can be boarded and exited. For example, in the above example, the IC card processor 20 of the company α is “01”, “02”, “03”, “06”, “07”, “04”, “05”, “14”, “ 15 ”is held as a number list (however,“ 14 ”and“ 15 ”are not used (shaded portion shown in FIG. 3B)). Similarly, the IC card processor 20 of β company also has “ 1 1”, “ 1 2”, “ 1 3”, “ 1 6”, “ 1 7”, “04”, “05”, “14”. ”And“ 15 ”are held as a number list (however,“ 04 ”and“ 05 ”are not used (shaded portion shown in FIG. 3D)). Then, the IC card processor 20 determines whether or not boarding / exiting is possible based on whether or not the current stop number sent from the fare display device 130 is in such a number list in the common commuter pass boarding / alighting process.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, a common stop number is assigned to stops that exist at the same point, and an individual stop number is assigned to stops that have different stop positions at each operating company. The amount of data stored in the chip 42 does not increase extremely. In addition, when the IC card processor 20 determines whether to get on or off, a common stop number is converted into a stop number managed by each operating company. For this reason, since it is not necessary for other peripheral devices including the fare display device 130 to use the common stop number, these system specifications are not affected. Therefore, both the problems (1) and (2) can be solved.

  Next, the common commuter pass boarding / alighting process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing when getting on and off the common commuter pass. The common commuter pass boarding / exiting process is carried out by holding the IC card 40 over the IC card processor 20 when the passenger gets on the route bus 100, or holding the IC card 40 over the IC card processor 20 'when getting off. In this case, it is executed by the IC card processor 20, 20 ′. For example, the IC card processing machines 20 and 20 'are activated and triggered by the input of an open signal indicating that the front door or the middle door of the route bus 100 has been opened. The open signal is input to the IC card processor 20 via the fare display device 130, for example. This process is realized by the MPU 21 executing the common commuter pass boarding / exiting processing program stored in the memory 22.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the common commuter pass boarding / alighting process, a commuter pass reading process is first performed in step S101. In this process, the IC card reader / writer 25 that detects the IC card 40 reads the commuter pass data from the IC card 40. The read commuter pass data is temporarily held in the work area of the memory 22.

  In the next step S103, stop number acquisition processing is performed. For example, the first stop number is obtained from the beginning of the commuter pass data temporarily held in the work area, and whether or not the same stop number exists in the common stop number of the conversion table is determined in the subsequent step S105. to decide. When it exists (S105; Yes), it converts into the individual stop number corresponding to the common stop number by step S107. If it does not exist (S105; No), step S107 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S109.

  In step S109, processed number clearing processing is performed. In this process, the stop number for which it is determined whether or not it exists in the conversion table in step S105 is recorded by deleting that it has been determined from the commuter pass data held in the work area. Further, in this step, a process of storing the individual stop number after the conversion in step S107 and the stop number (S105; No) not converted in the conversion table in the number list area provided in the work area is also performed.

  In subsequent step S111, it is determined whether or not unprocessed commuter pass data remains in the work area. If an unprocessed stop number remains (S111; Yes), the process returns to step S103. From the stop numbers held in the work area, the one near the head is obtained. If there is no unprocessed stop number remaining (S111; No), the process proceeds to step S113.

  In step S113, a number list generation process is performed. In this process, a number list is generated from the number list area of the work area in which the individual stop numbers converted in steps S103, S105, S107, S109, and S111 or the unconverted stop numbers are stored. For example, the number list is completed by rearranging as shown in the lower part of FIG. The order of this number list is arbitrary as well as the stop numbers stored in the IC chip 42 of the IC card 40 described above. They may be arranged in order.

  In the next step S115, a current stop number acquisition process is performed. For example, when the latest current stop number is sent from the fare display device 130 and held in the work area every time the route bus 100 leaves the stop, in this process, the latest current stop number is acquired from the work area. To do. As a result, the bus number at which the route bus 100 is currently stopped is obtained. In step S117, it is determined whether or not the acquired current stop number is in the number list.

  That is, when the current stop number exists in the number list generated in step S113 (S117; Yes), the stop where the route bus 100 is currently stopped is a stop where the common commuter pass of the IC card 40 can get on and off. Therefore, the process proceeds to step S118 to perform a boarding / alighting permission output process. Thereby, for example, the touch surface of the IC card reader / writer 25 emits green light by the LED, and the determination result that the passenger can get on and off is notified.

  On the other hand, when the current stop number does not exist in this number list (S117; No), the stop where the route bus 100 is currently stopped does not correspond to the stop where the IC card 40 can get on and off. Therefore, the boarding / unmounting output process of step S119 is shifted to, for example, the touch surface of the IC card reader / writer 25 is made to emit red light to inform the passenger that the boarding / unmounting cannot be performed.

  When the output process in step S118 or step S119 is completed, the series of common commuter pass boarding / exiting processes are terminated to prepare for the next activation.

  As described above, according to the IC card processor 20 of the first embodiment, the common stop number that is the commuter pass data read from the IC card 40 is used to convert the individual stop number (other data) using the conversion table. (S107), based on the converted individual stop number, it is determined whether or not it is possible to get on or off the route bus 100 (S117), and the determination result is displayed on the display device. 26 (S118, S119). As a result, even if the commuter pass data stored in the IC card 40 is a common stop number of a number system unified among the operating companies of different operating companies, the operating company is used as an individual stopping number using the conversion table. To the stop number managed in step S107.

  Moreover, according to the commuter pass processing system including the IC card processor 20 of the first embodiment and the IC card 40 (common commuter pass) processed by the IC card processor 20, the commuter pass processing system is different. When there is a specific stop belonging to any of the operating company systems (stops in the dashed frame shown in Fig. 2 (A) and Fig. 2 (B)), the data indicating the specific stop is common to each operating company Are stored in the IC card 40, and the IC card processor 20 uses a conversion table that can convert the common station number into individual station numbers managed by the respective operating companies. In other words, the IC card processor 20 converts the common stop number read from the IC card 40 into the individual stop number of each company managed by each operating company using the conversion table (S107).

  Thereby, also in the commuter pass processing system including the IC card processor 20 of the first embodiment, the IC card processor 20 of the first embodiment, and the IC card 40 processed by the IC card processor 20. Information processing separated from the common stop number of the numbering system unified among the operating companies, including the determination in step S117, becomes possible. Therefore, a commuter pass that can be used in a plurality of systems, that is, a system related to a common commuter pass can be introduced without affecting the peripheral system.

<Commuter pass issuing machine 50 of the first embodiment>
Next, an embodiment in which the commuter pass issuing device of the present invention is applied to the commuter pass issuing machine 50 that issues the common commuter pass using the IC card 40 described above will be described with reference to FIGS. The commuter pass issuing machine 50 is a device that issues and updates commuter passes by writing commuter pass data to the IC card 40. In the first embodiment, the commuter pass issuing device 50 issues the common commuter pass using the IC card 40 described above. The commuter pass issuing machine 50 includes a type that is installed in a building such as a terminal station so that users such as passengers can operate it, and a type that is connected to a dedicated terminal operated by a staff of the operating company. Here, a commuter pass issuing machine of a type that can be operated by the user will be described as an example.

  First, the configuration and the like will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5A is an explanatory diagram showing an external configuration of the commuter pass issuing machine 50, and FIG. 5B is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the commuter pass issuing machine 50.

  As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the commuter pass issuing machine 50 includes, for example, an MPU 51, a memory 52, a system bus 53, an input / output interface 54, an IC card reader / writer 55, an input / output device 56, It is composed of a communication interface 57 and the like, and is connected to a database 70 provided outside so as to be able to perform data communication.

  The MPU 51 is an arithmetic processing unit that controls the IC card processor 50, and is connected to the memory 52, the input / output interface 54, the IC card reader / writer 55, and the like via the system bus 53 and the like. The MPU 51 executes a common commuter pass issuing process shown in FIG.

  The memory 52 is a semiconductor storage device that constitutes a main storage space used by the MPU 51. For example, the memory 52 includes a ROM that handles a program area and a DRAM that is assigned to a work area and a data area. In the ROM, a system program (so-called OS) for controlling the commuter pass issuing machine 50, an application program (common commuter pass issuing program) capable of executing the common commuter pass issuing process shown in FIG. 6, and a common commuter pass issue A conversion table used for processing or the like is stored. Note that the ROM includes an electrically erasable EEPROM and a flash memory.

  The conversion table used in the commuter pass issuing machine 50 converts the conversion table described with reference to FIG. 3 (A) or FIG. 3 (C) in the reverse direction. Individual stop numbers of other companies that do not exist in the conversion table are associated as additional information of common stop numbers. This conversion table is periodically downloaded from the database 70 or an external device via the communication interface 57, and the latest one is held in the memory 52.

  In other words, in order to issue a common commuter pass that can be used in common by each operating company, in addition to the common stop number and individual stop number managed by the company, the common stop number is shared by other systems that are almost in the same direction. It is possible to get on and off even if there is an individual stop number managed by other companies (the company β shown in Fig. 2 (A) or Fig. 2 (B) is equivalent to the other company) that cannot be converted into a common stop number If they are included in a bus stop, these must be stored in the IC card 40 as commuter pass data.

  For this reason, such stop numbers that cannot be converted into common stop numbers by individual stop numbers managed by other companies are set in the additional information of the conversion table in association with the common stop numbers existing before and after that. For example, between the stop number “53” and the stop number “56” shown in FIG. 2 (B), information having “14” and “15” as the individual stop numbers of company β is displayed as a common stop number. It is added to a certain “53” and / or “56”. That is, information with “14” and “15” exists in both “53” and “56”, or information with “14” and “15” exists in either “53” or “56”. Add.

  The input / output interface 54 is an interface device that mediates exchange of data between the IC card reader / writer 55, the input / output device 56, the communication interface 57, and the like and the MPU 51 by serial or parallel communication.

  The IC card reader / writer 55 is a device having both the function of the IC card reader 55a for reading data stored in the IC card 40 and the function of the IC card writer 55b for writing data to the IC card 40. The input / output interface 54 It is controlled by the MPU 51 connected via the. In the first embodiment, for example, by inserting the IC card 40 into the insertion port 55c of the IC card reader / writer 55, data is written to the IC chip 42 of the IC card 40, or data stored in the IC chip 42 is read. The IC card reader / writer 55 is configured so that it can be used. Data to be written to the IC card 40 and data read from the IC card 40 are exchanged with the MPU 51.

  The input / output device 56 is controlled by the MPU 51 as a man-machine interface device including a touch panel and a liquid crystal display, for example. As will be described later, the touch panel is used when the user selects an operation menu, a boarding / exiting stop, or designates a valid period, and the liquid crystal display is based on information already recorded on the IC card 40 or the touch panel. Used when displaying input information. These are also used at the time of function setting and self-diagnosis of the commuter pass issuing machine 50.

  The communication interface 57 is a serial communication interface that enables information communication with an external device, and conforms to a communication standard such as IEEE802.1. In the first embodiment, the commuter pass issuing machine 50 is connected via a communication interface 57 to a database 70 that centrally manages commuter pass data (commuter pass information) of each user. Ticket data is collated and updated.

  Specifically, the database 70 is a file server connected to a communication line such as the Internet, and is provided in a data center outside the building where the commuter pass issuing machine 50 is installed, and is made into a cloud. In some cases.

  By configuring the commuter pass issuing machine 50 in this way, the commuter pass issuing machine 50 writes the commuter pass data to the IC chip 42 of the IC card 40 or passes the commuter pass data whose validity period is approaching or has passed. To issue or renew common commuter passes. As an example of such information processing, a common commuter pass issuing process will be described with reference to FIG. This process is realized by the MPU 51 executing the common commuter pass issuance program stored in the memory 52.

  When the commuter pass issuance machine 50 is turned on, it executes a predetermined self-diagnosis process, initialization process, etc., and then displays a menu screen on the liquid crystal display of the input / output device 56 for user input operations. wait. For example, either “new” or “continue” is displayed on the menu screen, and either a process of newly issuing a common commuter pass (new) or a process of updating the validity period of a issued common commuter pass (continue) Prompts the user to select And if selection of a process is confirmed by input operation by a user, this common commuter pass issuing process will be started.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the selection input process is performed in step S501, and the determination process in step S503 is performed based on the selection result. If it is determined as “new” in step S503 (S503; new), the entry / exit stop processing is performed in step S504. If it is determined as “continue” in step S503 (S503; continued), step S503 is performed. A commuter pass reading process is performed in S505.

  Step S504 is an entry / exit stop input process when a common commuter pass is newly created (S503; new). At the time of new creation, since it is necessary to first specify the boarding / exiting stop, by this step, the liquid crystal display of the input / output device 56 displays each candidate of the boarding stop and the getting off stop, or a software keyboard with a 50-spoken kana display, Accepts the name of the stop. When the user inputs information that can specify the boarding / exiting stop and specifies the name of the boarding / exiting stop, the process proceeds to step S509.

  Step S505 is processing when the common commuter pass is continued (S503; continue). In other words, when renewing only the validity period by using the same commuter pass that is currently used or used up to then, the commuter pass from the existing common commuter pass by the commuter pass reading process By reading the data, it is possible to acquire data necessary for issuing a common commuter pass. Therefore, in this case, the commuter pass data is read from the IC card 40 by the IC card reader / writer 55. The commuter pass data read here includes, in addition to all the stop numbers that can be used for getting on and off, information that can specify the owner, such as the validity period, name, and date of birth.

  In the next step S507, database collation processing is performed. Based on the information that can identify the owner of the common commuter pass read from the commuter pass in step S505, the issued commuter pass data stored in the database 70 is searched and matched with the corresponding commuter pass data. This collation is performed, for example, in order to find falsification of commuter pass data and counterfeiting of commuter passes.

  In step S509, a stop / stop display process is performed. Even when a new common commuter pass is issued or when it is continued, the name of the stop that can be boarded and exited by this process is displayed on the liquid crystal display of the input / output device 56. The user sees this display and confirms the boarding / exiting stop.

  In the subsequent step S511, an effective period input process is performed. For example, any one of “1 month”, “3 months”, and “6 months” can be selected and displayed on the liquid crystal display of the input / output device 56 to enable the user to input the selection. Based on the information on the validity period thus input, a billing amount calculation display for calculating and displaying the billing amount is performed in the next step S513.

  A deposit acceptance process is performed in the next step S515 to accept the insertion of banknotes or coins corresponding to the amount displayed on the liquid crystal display, and it is determined in step S517 whether or not the deposit has been made within a certain time. If the requested amount is received (S517; Yes), the process proceeds to step S519. If the requested amount is not received within a predetermined time (S517; No), a series of the common commuter pass The issue process ends. Upon completion, the above-described menu screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display of the input / output device 56 in order to wait for an input operation by the user.

  Step S519 and subsequent steps are processing when a common commuter pass is issued. In particular, steps S519 and S521 are information processing unique to the issue of a common commuter pass. A stop number conversion process is performed in step S519. In this process, the stop number is converted in the reverse direction using the conversion table described with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3C, and is secured in the memory 52 as a write buffer for writing to the IC card 40. The stop number converted into the work area (DRAM) is held.

  For example, in the conversion table shown in FIG. 3A, for the individual stop numbers “01”, “02”, “03”, “06”, “07” of company α, the common stop numbers “51”, “ 52 "," 53 "," 56 ", and" 57 "are converted and held in the write buffer. Further, since the individual stop numbers “04” and “05” of company α do not exist in the conversion table, “04” and “05” are held in the write buffer without conversion.

  In subsequent step S521, the other company number acquisition process is performed. That is, in the case of the common commuter pass, since the individual stop number of the other company is included, additional information of the other company associated with the common stop number is acquired by the other company number acquisition process. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 3 (B), “14” and “15” in the shaded portion are individual stop numbers of the company β, and are added to the common stop numbers “53” and / or “56”. The individual stop numbers “14” and “15” of the company β are held in the write buffer.

  Since all the stop numbers (common stop number, own stop number, and other stop number of other companies) converted (reversely converted) by the conversion table are held in the write buffer, they are used as commuter pass data. As described above, it is written (stored) in the IC chip 42 of the IC card 40 by the commuter pass writing process in step S523. The writing of the IC card 40 is performed by the function of the IC card writer 55b of the IC card reader / writer 55.

  When the writing of the IC card 40 is completed, a database update process is performed in step S525, and is accumulated in the database 70 as issued commuter pass data. When this process is completed, the commuter pass issuing machine 50 ejects the IC card 40 in which the commuter pass data is written from the insertion slot 55c. At this time, on the surface of the IC card 40, the name of a stop that can be boarded and exited by a printing mechanism (not shown), the name of the owner, etc. are printed. When a series of this common commuter pass issuance processing is completed, the above-described menu screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display of the input / output device 56, and an input operation by the user is awaited.

  As described above, according to the commuter pass issuing machine 50 of the first embodiment, the commuter pass issuing machine 50 issues a common commuter pass, and the individual stop number of each company managed by each operating company is converted into a conversion table. Based on this, it is converted into a common stop number and stored in the IC card 40 (common commuter pass). Thereby, in the IC card 40, data indicating a specific stop by the individual stop number of each company managed by each operating company is converted into a common stop number for each operating company and stored. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the amount of data stored in the IC card 40 as compared with the case of storing the individual stop numbers of each company managed for each operating company.

[Second Embodiment]
<IC card processor 20 of the second embodiment>
In the second embodiment, the commuter pass processing device according to the present invention is suitable for issuing a common commuter pass (route commuter pass) on a “route” in which a plurality of systems directed in substantially the same direction are combined. This is an example applied to a machine, and will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. Note that the IC card processor according to the second embodiment differs from the IC card processor 20 of the first embodiment only in the application program stored in the memory 22, and the hardware configuration of the IC card processor. The manner of mounting on the route bus 100 is the same as that of the IC card processor 20 of the first embodiment. Therefore, in the description of the IC card processor according to the second embodiment, it should be noted that the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment are attached for convenience and that FIG. 1 may be referred to. Note that description regarding FIGS. 1A and 1B is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 7 (A), the IC card processing machine 20 according to the second embodiment is suitable for issuing a common commuter pass on a “route” in which a plurality of systems directed to substantially the same direction are combined. An application program (route commuter pass getting-on / off processing program) that can execute a route commuter pass boarding process and its conversion table are stored in the ROM of the memory 22 (hereinafter, such a commuter pass is referred to as a “route commuter pass”). ").

  The route commuter pass that can be processed by the IC card processor 20 of the second embodiment is, for example, a route commuter pass that can be boarded / exited at all the stops of the system 1 and the system 2 included in the system 1 shown in FIG. In a route bus that travels in the system 3 included in 2, boarding / exiting is prohibited.

  For example, in FIG. 7 (A), the stop marked with a circle (stop number “21”) painted in gray alongside the ● (black circle) mark in the broken line frame is the same as the ● ( This is a stop that exists at the same geographical location (same point) as the stop (black circle) marked (stop number “01” or “11”) and has the same stop name [I]. However, the stop [I] (stop number “21” at the same point as the stops [I] (stop numbers “01” and “11”) of the systems 1 and 2 included in the route 1 that can be boarded and exited by the route commuter pass of the route 1 )), Since the route is 2 and different from route 1, use the route commuter pass of route 1 to get on or get off the route bus 100 at the stop of stop number “21”. It is not possible. In addition, for the stop [b] (stop number “22”) of the system 3 included in the route 2 shown in FIG. 7 (A), the stop with the stop number “22” is similarly used using the route commuter pass of the route 1. It is not possible to get on the bus 100 or get off the bus 100.

  As described above, the route commuter pass enables the boarding / exiting at any of the stops included in the system as long as the system is included in the route where the boarding / exiting is permitted. For example, the systems 1 and 2 included in the route 1 shown in FIG. 7A permit getting on and off the route bus 100 at any stop. In Fig. 7 (A), stops where you can get on and off freely are marked with ● (black circle), and those that are prohibited from getting on and off at the same point are marked with a gray circle. doing. In addition, the stops [wo], [wa] (stop numbers “23”, “24”) marked with ○ (white circle) are different from the route 1 that can be boarded / exited in terms of route, system and geographical location. Represents a stop where you cannot get on and off. For stops [d] (stop number “04”), [e] (stop number “05”), [nu] (stop number “14”), [le] (stop number “15”) Since it also belongs to the system 1 or the system 2 included in the route 1, it is possible to get on and off the route bus 100 at these stops using the route commuter pass of the route 1.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, in the case of a route commuter pass, the commuter pass data stored in the IC chip 42 of the IC card 40 is only the route number R1, and the stop number that can be used for getting on and off is stored. Absent. In the data format of the commuter pass data shown in FIG. 7 (B), the validity data of the commuter pass and the owner data such as the name and date of birth that can identify the owner of the commuter pass are omitted. Please be careful.

  Next, a conversion table stored in the memory 22 of the IC card processor 20 according to the second embodiment and a conversion example based on the conversion table will be described with reference to FIG. 8A, 8C, and 8E are explanatory diagrams showing examples of conversion tables used by the IC card processor 20 according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 8B. 8 (D) and 8 (F) are explanatory diagrams showing examples of conversion of commuter pass data using this conversion table.

  For example, the memory 22 (ROM) of the IC card processor 20 stores a conversion table that can convert route numbers into system numbers, as shown in FIG. In the case of this conversion table, if the commuter pass data stored in the IC card 40 is the route number R1, it means that it is converted to the system numbers K1 and K2. If the commuter pass data stored in the IC card 40 is the route number R2, it is converted to the system number K3.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 7A, in response to the fact that the route 1 includes the system 1 and the system 2, in the conversion table illustrated in FIG. 8A, the route number R1 is set to the system number K1. , K2 (see FIG. 8B). Corresponding to the fact that only route 3 is included in route 2, route number R2 is converted to route number K3 only in the conversion table (see FIG. 8B).

  Thus, not the specific system number but the concept of “route” including one or more systems is stored in the IC card 40 as it is in the IC card 40 as it is. Thus, for example, when the system 4 is newly established and is included in the route 2, as shown in FIG. 8C, the system number of the conversion table corresponding to the route number R2 is determined from only K3 ( In FIG. 8 (A)), only by adding K4, the route number R2 can be converted into system numbers K3 and K4 in the changed conversion table (see FIG. 8 (D)). Therefore, a user who has a commuter pass for route 2 can get on a route bus 100 that runs on system 4, even if the commuter pass is issued before system 4 is added. It becomes possible.

  For example, even when the system is abolished, for example, as shown in FIG. 8 (E), from the system numbers K1 and K2 of the conversion table corresponding to the route number R1 (FIG. 8 (A)), K2 is changed. Only by deleting, in the conversion table after the change, the route number R1 is converted only to K1 without converting it to the system number K2 (see FIG. 8F).

  As described above, in the second embodiment, even if a new system is added, it is possible to increase the number of systems that can be used for getting on and off the already issued route commuter pass only by changing the conversion table. Therefore, even a system added after the release of a route commuter pass can be used with the route commuter pass. In addition, since the route number itself stored in the route commuter pass is not changed, the amount of data stored in the route commuter pass does not increase even if the number of systems increases.

  Next, the route commuter pass boarding / alighting process will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing when getting on and off the route commuter pass. In the process of getting on and off the route commuter pass, the IC card 40 is held over the IC card processing machine 20 when the passenger gets on the route bus 100, or the IC card 40 is held over the IC card processing machine 20 'when getting off. In this case, it is executed by the IC card processor 20, 20 ′. For example, the IC card processing machines 20 and 20 'are activated and triggered by the input of an open signal indicating that the front door or the middle door of the route bus 100 has been opened. The open signal is input to the IC card processor 20 via the fare display device 130, for example. This process is realized by the MPU 21 executing the route commuter pass boarding / exiting processing program stored in the memory 22.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in the route commuter pass boarding / alighting process, first, a commuter pass reading process is performed in step S201. In this process, the IC card reader / writer 25 that detects the IC card 40 reads the commuter pass data from the IC card 40. The read commuter pass data is temporarily held in the work area of the memory 22.

  In the next step S203, route number acquisition processing is performed. For example, the first route number is obtained from the beginning of the commuter pass data temporarily held in the work area, and in the subsequent step S205, it is determined whether or not the same route number exists in the route number of the conversion table. To do. When it exists (S205; Yes), it converts into the system number corresponding to the route number by step S207. If it does not exist (S205; No), step S207 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S209.

  In step S209, a processed number application process is performed. In this process, it is recorded by deleting from the commuter pass data held in the work area that the route number has been determined whether or not it exists in the conversion table in step S205. In this step, the system number after the conversion in step S207 and the route number (S205; No) not converted in the conversion table are also stored in the number list area provided in the work area.

  In the following step S211, it is determined whether or not unprocessed commuter pass data remains in the work area. If an unprocessed route number remains (S211; Yes), the process returns to step S203. Among the route numbers held in the work area, the one closest to the head is acquired. When the unprocessed route number does not remain (S211; No), the process proceeds to step S213.

  In step S213, a number list generation process is performed. In this process, a number list is generated from the number list area of the work area in which the system number converted in steps S203, S205, S207, S209, and S211 or the unconverted route number is stored.

  In the next step S215, a current system number acquisition process is performed. The current system number is the system number on which the route bus 100 is currently traveling. When the route bus 100 leaves the starting station, the system number is sent from the fare display device 130 to the IC card processor 20. Held in the work area. In this process, the current system number is acquired from the work area. As a result, the route bus 100 obtains the system number including the stop where the current bus stops. In step S217, it is determined whether or not the acquired current system number exists in the number list.

  That is, when the current system number is present in the number list generated in step S213 (S217; Yes), the stop where the route bus 100 is currently stopped is a stop where the route card of the IC card 40 can get on and off. Therefore, the process proceeds to step S218, and a boarding / alighting permission output process is performed. Thereby, for example, the touch surface of the IC card reader / writer 25 emits green light by the LED, and the determination result that the passenger can get on and off is notified.

  On the other hand, when the current system number does not exist in this number list (S217; No), the stop where the route bus 100 is currently stopped does not correspond to a stop where the route card of the IC card 40 can get on and off. For this reason, the process proceeds to the step S219 where the boarding / unmounting impossible output process is performed, and the touch surface of the IC card reader / writer 25 is caused to emit red light to notify the passenger that the boarding / unmounting cannot be performed. When the output process in step S218 or step S219 is completed, a series of main line commuter pass boarding / exiting processes are terminated to prepare for the next activation.

  As described above, according to the IC card processor 20 of the second embodiment, the route number that is the commuter pass data read from the IC card 40 is converted into the system number (other data) using the conversion table. (S207) Based on the converted system number, it is determined whether it is possible to get on or off the route bus 100 (S217), and the determination result is output to the display device 26. (S218, S219). As a result, a route number (route data) that can uniquely identify the route is stored in the IC card 40, and one or more systems included in the route can be identified from the route using the conversion table (system data). By converting to, even if a new system is added, it is possible to increase the number of systems that can be boarded / exited with the already issued IC card 40 (route commuter pass) only by changing this conversion table.

  Further, according to the commuter pass processing system including the IC card processor 20 of the second embodiment and the IC card 40 (route commuter pass) processed by the IC card processor 20, the commuter pass processing system includes 1 One route 1 including the above system, and another route 2 including one or more other systems not included in the one route, and belonging to any of a plurality of systems included in any of the routes When there is a bus stop, the IC card 40 stores data indicating one route 1 and / or another route 2, and the route numbers R1 and R2 indicating the route 1 and / or route 2 are set to 1 The IC card processor 20 uses the conversion table (FIG. 8A) that can be converted into the system numbers K1, K2, and K3 respectively indicating the above systems 1 and 2 or at least one other system 3 for conversion. That is, the IC card processor 20 uses the conversion table as route data R1 and R2 indicating the commuter pass data read by the IC card reader / writer 25 and / or the route 2 as other data. One or more systems 1 and 2 or another one or more systems 3 are converted into system numbers K1, K2, and K3, respectively.

  Thereby, also in the commuter pass processing system including the IC card processor 20 of the second embodiment, the IC card processor 20 of the second embodiment, and the IC card 40 processed by the IC card processor 20. Even if a new system is added, it is possible to increase the number of systems that can be boarded and exited by the already-issued IC card 40 only by changing the conversion table. Therefore, even a system added after the sale of the IC card 40 can be used with the IC card 40. Further, since the route number itself stored in the IC card 40 is not changed, the amount of data stored in the IC card 40 does not increase even if the number of systems increases.

  In the second embodiment described above, the concept of a route is a combination of a plurality of systems. For this reason, the common commuter pass when the systems of different operating companies are included in these multiple systems by applying the concept of the common stop number and individual stop number described in the first embodiment to these multiple systems. May be configured to be usable. That is, when a route includes a plurality of systems, as described in the first embodiment, when each system can be operated by a different operating company, the common commuter pass and the common commuter pass described in the first embodiment are used. The concept of processing can be applied to the IC card processing machine 20 of the second embodiment in any of these routes, and the same operations and effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained. In the second embodiment, the IC card 40 stores data indicating either one route 1 or another route 2, but data indicating one route 1 and another route 2 is stored in the IC card 40. May be stored. Further, both data indicating one route 1 and data indicating another route 2 may be stored in the IC card 40.

<The commuter pass issuing machine 50 of the second embodiment>
Next, an embodiment in which the commuter pass issuing apparatus of the present invention is applied to a commuter pass issuing machine that issues a route commuter pass using the IC card 40 described above will be described with reference to FIG. The commuter pass issuing machine according to the second embodiment differs from the commuter pass issuing machine 50 of the first embodiment only in the application program stored in the memory 52, but with a hardware configuration of the commuter pass issuing machine. Is the same as the commuter pass issuing machine 50 of the first embodiment. Therefore, in the description of the commuter pass issuing machine according to the second embodiment, it should be noted that the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment are attached for convenience and that FIG. 5 may be referred to. Note that description on FIGS. 5A and 5B is omitted.

  The commuter pass issuing machine 50 according to the second embodiment has an application program (route commuter pass issuing program) that can execute the route commuter pass issuing process shown in FIG. The conversion table used for etc. is stored.

  The conversion table used in the commuter pass issuing machine 50 according to the second embodiment converts the conversion table described with reference to FIGS. 8 (A), 8 (C) and 8 (E) in the reverse direction. Is. This conversion table is periodically downloaded from the database 70 or an external device via the communication interface 57, and the latest one is held in the memory 52.

  When the commuter pass issuance machine 50 is turned on, it executes a predetermined self-diagnosis process, initialization process, etc., and then displays a menu screen on the liquid crystal display of the input / output device 56 for user input operations. wait. For example, either “new” or “continue” is displayed on the menu screen, and either a process of newly issuing a route commuter pass (new) or a process of updating the validity period of an issued route commuter pass (continue) Prompts the user to select And if selection of a process is confirmed by input operation by a user, this route commuter pass issuing process will be started.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the selection input process is performed in step S601, and the determination process in step S603 is performed based on the selection result. If it is determined as “new” in step S603 (S603; new), a system input process is performed in step S604. If it is determined as “continue” in step S603 (S603; continued), step S605 is performed. Thus, the commuter pass reading process is performed.

  Step S604 is system input processing when a route commuter pass is newly created (S603; new). When creating a new station, it is necessary to first identify the system that includes the boarding / exiting stop. Therefore, in this step, the liquid crystal display of the input / output device 56 displays a candidate for the boarding station and the boarding / stopping station, or a software keyboard with a 50-spoken kana display. Display and accept input of stop name. When the user inputs information that can specify the getting-on / off stop and specifies a system including these stops, the process proceeds to step S609.

  Step S605 is processing in the case where the route commuter pass is continued (S603; continue). In other words, when updating the validity period only by using the same system as the route commuter pass currently used or used so far, the commuter pass data is obtained from the existing route commuter pass by the commuter pass reading process. By reading, it is possible to acquire data necessary for issuing a route commuter pass. Therefore, in this case, the commuter pass data is read from the IC card 40 by the IC card reader / writer 55. The commuter pass data read here includes not only all the system numbers that can be boarded and exited but also information that can specify the owner, such as the validity period, name, and date of birth.

  In the next step S607, database collation processing is performed. Based on the information that can identify the owner of the route commuter pass read from the commuter pass in step S605, the issued commuter pass data stored in the database 70 is searched and matched with the corresponding commuter pass data. This collation is performed, for example, in order to find falsification of commuter pass data and counterfeiting of commuter passes.

  In step S609, system display processing is performed. When a route commuter pass is newly issued or when it is continued, the system number or system name including the stop where the boarding / departing can be performed is displayed on the liquid crystal display of the input / output device 56. The user confirms the boarding / departure station and the system by looking at this display.

  In subsequent step S611, a valid period input process is performed. For example, any one of “1 month”, “3 months”, and “6 months” can be selected and displayed on the liquid crystal display of the input / output device 56 to enable the user to input the selection. In the next step S613, a billing amount calculation display for calculating and displaying the billing amount is performed based on the valid period information thus input.

  A deposit acceptance process is performed in the next step S615 to accept the insertion of a bill or coin corresponding to the amount displayed on the liquid crystal display, and it is determined in step S617 whether or not the deposit has been made within a certain time. If the requested amount is received (S617; Yes), the process proceeds to step S619, and if the requested amount is not received within a certain time (S617; No), a series of main route commuter passes. The issue process ends. Upon completion, the above-described menu screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display of the input / output device 56 in order to wait for an input operation by the user.

  Step S619 and subsequent steps are processing when a route commuter pass is issued. In particular, step S619 is information processing unique to the issue of a route commuter pass. Number conversion processing is performed in step S619. In this process, the conversion table described with reference to FIGS. 8A, 8C, and 8E is used to perform reverse conversion of the system number, and as a write buffer for writing to the IC card 40. The route number converted into the work area (DRAM) secured in the memory 52 is held.

  For example, in the conversion table shown in FIG. 8A, the system numbers “K1” and “K2” are both converted to the route number “R1” and stored in the write buffer. The system number “K3” is converted to the route number “R2” and held in the write buffer.

  Since the route numbers converted (reversely converted) by the conversion table are held in the write buffer, they are written as commuter pass data in the IC chip 42 of the IC card 40 by the commuter pass writing process in step S623 (stored). ) The writing of the IC card 40 is performed by the function of the IC card writer 55b of the IC card reader / writer 55.

  When the writing of the IC card 40 is completed, a database update process is performed in step S625, and is accumulated in the database 70 as issued commuter pass data. When this process is completed, the commuter pass issuing machine 50 ejects the IC card 40 in which the commuter pass data is written from the insertion slot 55c. At this time, on the surface of the IC card 40, a system number, a name of the owner, and the like that can be boarded and exited by a printing mechanism (not shown) are printed. When a series of main commuter pass issuance processing is completed, the above-described menu screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display of the input / output device 56, and an input operation by the user is awaited.

  As described above, according to the commuter pass issuing machine 50 of the second embodiment, the commuter pass issuing machine 50 issues a route commuter pass, and shows one or more systems 1 and 2 based on the conversion table. System number K1, K2 is converted into a route number R1 indicating one route 1, and / or a system number K3 indicating each of one or more other systems 3 is converted into a route number R2 indicating another route 2, It is stored in the IC card 40 (route commuter pass). As a result, data directly indicating the system is not stored in the IC card 40, so that it is not necessary to change the route numbers R1 and R2 stored in the IC card 40 even when a new system is added. Therefore, even before the IC card 40 is updated, the user can use the system added after the IC card 40 is released. Even if the number of systems increases, the amount of data stored in the IC card 40 does not increase. Note that the conversion from the system to the route based on the conversion table is not necessarily performed for both the one route and the other route, but only for one of the one route or the other route. Also good. In addition, when these routes include a plurality of systems, as described in the first embodiment, when each system can be operated by different operating companies, the common commuter pass and the common commuter pass described in the first embodiment. The concept of the issuing process can be applied to the commuter pass issuing machine 50 of the second embodiment in any of these routes, and the same operations and effects as those of the first embodiment can also be obtained.

[Third Embodiment]
<IC card processor 20 of the third embodiment>
In the third embodiment, the commuter pass processing apparatus according to the present invention is a common commuter pass (route) in which a part of the “route” in which a plurality of systems directed substantially in the same direction are combined and a stop permitting getting on and off is limited. This is an example applied to an IC card processor suitable for issuing a limited commuter pass), and will mainly be described with reference to FIGS. Note that the IC card processor according to the third embodiment differs from the IC card processor 20 of the first embodiment only in the application program stored in the memory 22, and the hardware configuration of the IC card processor. The manner of mounting on the route bus 100 is the same as that of the IC card processor 20 of the first embodiment. Therefore, in the description of the IC card processor according to the third embodiment, it should be noted that the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment are attached for the sake of convenience, and FIG. Note that description regarding FIGS. 1A and 1B is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 11 (A), in the IC card processing machine 20 according to the third embodiment, a part of “routes” in which a plurality of systems directed to substantially the same direction are gathered is partly permitted for getting on and off. An application program (route limited commuter pass boarding / exit processing program) that can execute a route limited commuter pass boarding process suitable for issuing a limited common commuter pass and its conversion table are stored in the ROM of the memory 22. (Hereafter, such a commuter pass is referred to as a “route limited commuter pass”).

  The route limited commuter pass that can be processed by the IC card processor 20 of the third embodiment is included in the route 1 among the routes 1, 2, and 3 in substantially the same direction as shown in FIG. Some stops “I” to “Chi” of the system and some stops “I” to “C” of the system included in route 2 can be boarded / exited, but the system included in route 1 Boarding / exiting is prohibited for “Li”, the bus stop “K” of the system included in the route 2, and the route bus traveling on the system included in the route 3. In the third embodiment, it is assumed that the operating companies of the routes 1, 2, and 3 are different from each other, or some of the routes 1, 2, and 3 are different. For example, company α operates on route 1, and company β operates on routes 2 and 3.

  In the third embodiment, the concept of the common stop number described in the first embodiment is applied between a plurality of routes. That is, when there is a specific stop belonging to any of a plurality of systems included in any one of the route 1 and the route 2 including the system not included in the route 1, the common stop is included in the specific stop Give a number. For example, in FIG. 11 (A), the stops [i] marked with ● (black circles) that are written side by side within the broken-line frame that spans route 1 and route 2 are at the same point, so the common stop number "51" is given. Similarly, the stop number “52” is assigned to the stop [b], and the stop number “53” is assigned to the stop [c].

  On the other hand, the ● (black circle) mark and the ○ mark stop [he] filled in gray that are written side by side in the broken line borders between Line 1 and Line 3 exist at the same point. Similarly, “56” is assigned as the common stop number, and similarly, “57” is assigned as the common stop number because the stop “G” exists at the same point. However, for example, the stop [F] (common stop number “56”) of the same point as the stop [F] of the system included in the route 1 that can be boarded / exited by the route-limited commuter pass of routes 1 and 2 (common stop number “56”) )), Since the route is 3 and different from route 1, use the route-limited commuter pass of route 1 to route bus 100 at the stop “he” (common stop number “56”) on route 3 You cannot get on or get off the bus 100. The same applies to the stop “G” (common stop number “57”) on route 3.

  As described above, the route limited commuter pass is a commuter pass having the characteristics of both the common commuter pass of the first embodiment and the route commuter pass of the second embodiment. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11B, the data format of the commuter pass data stored in the IC chip 42 of the IC card 40 is more complicated than in the first embodiment or the second embodiment. That is, “Da”, “51”, “52”, “53”, “Db”, “R1”, “Dc”, “54”, “55”, “56”, “57”, They are arranged in the order of “58”. The shaded portions “Da”, “Db”, and “Dc” are all auxiliary data, meaning the data that follows them.

  For example, the auxiliary data “Da” indicates that the first data (up to the next auxiliary data Db) following this specifies a stop where the boarding / exiting can be performed on any route. The auxiliary data “Db” indicates that the second data (up to the next auxiliary data Dc) following this specifies a route that permits boarding / exiting. Further, the auxiliary data “Dc” indicates that the stop permitting getting on / off is specified among the stops of the system included in the route specified by the auxiliary data Db. The first data following the auxiliary data “Da” may correspond to “first data” recited in the claims, and the second data following the auxiliary data “Db” Can correspond to the “second data” described in the above. Further, the third data following the auxiliary data “Dc” can correspond to “third data” recited in the claims.

  Therefore, in the example of the data format shown in FIG. 11 (B), it is possible to get on and off the common stop numbers “51”, “52”, and “53” regardless of the route number, and the route number “R1”. That is, on the line 1, it is possible to get on and off the stops of the common stop numbers “54”, “55”, “56”, “57”, “58”. Note that in this data format, commuter pass validity period data and owner data such as name and date of birth that can identify the commuter pass owner are omitted.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 12, a conversion table stored in the memory 22 of the IC card processor 20 according to the third embodiment and a conversion example based on the conversion table will be described. FIGS. 12A and 12B are explanatory diagrams showing examples of conversion tables executed by the IC card processor 20 according to the third embodiment, and FIGS. 12C and 12D. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of conversion of commuter pass data by this conversion table.

  In the memory 22 (ROM) of the IC card processor 20, as shown in FIG. 12 (A), for example, a conversion table that can be converted from a common stop number into an individual stop number of company α or an individual stop number of company β. Is remembered. This conversion table is almost the same as the conversion table described with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3C in the first embodiment, and can be converted simultaneously for the individual stop numbers of the two companies. This is an example of a conversion table having a one-to-many relationship. Also in the first embodiment, by configuring such a conversion table, the number of tables is reduced, so that the number of accesses to the memory 22 can be reduced and the amount of stored data can be reduced.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12B, a conversion table capable of converting route numbers into system numbers is stored in the memory 22. This conversion table is the same as the conversion table described with reference to FIG. 8A in the second embodiment. In the third embodiment, the commuter pass data stored in the IC card 40 is converted using the two types of conversion tables as described above. First, for the company α, data following the auxiliary data “Da” is converted using the conversion table shown in FIG. The common stop numbers “51”, “52”, and “53” are converted into individual stop numbers “01”, “02”, and “03” of α company, respectively. Next, the data following the auxiliary data “Db”, that is, the route number is converted into a system number using the conversion table shown in FIG. The line number “R1” of α company is converted to the systems “K1” and “K2”. Subsequently, the common stop numbers “54”, “55”, “56”, “57”, “58” following the auxiliary data “Dc” are again converted to the company α using the conversion table shown in FIG. Convert to individual stop number. Then, these are converted into individual stop numbers “04”, “05”, “06”, “07”, “08” of α company. Thereby, the commuter pass data “Da”, “51”, “52”, “53”, “Db”, “R1”, “Dc”, “54”, “55”, “56”, “57”, “58” are the individual stop numbers “01”, “02”, “03”, “K1”, “K2”, “04”, “05”, “06” of α company. , “07”, and “08” (FIG. 12C). Similarly, when the individual stop number of company β is converted using two types of conversion tables, “11”, “12”, “13”, “K3”, “54”, “55”, “16” , “17” and “58” (FIG. 12D). In the case of β company, “54”, “55”, and “58” are held as they are because there is no individual stop number corresponding to them.

  Next, the route-limited commuter pass boarding / alighting process will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing when getting on and off the route limited commuter pass. Further, FIG. 14 shows a continuation of the flowchart shown in FIG. In FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, processing steps substantially the same as the common commuter pass boarding / exit processing described with reference to FIG. 4 in the first embodiment are the same as the reference numerals attached to the flowchart of FIG. 4. The code | symbol is attached | subjected. Further, the processing steps substantially the same as the route commuter pass boarding / exiting processing described with reference to FIG. 9 in the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the flowchart of FIG. 9. . Therefore, in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, description of these processing steps is omitted.

  The route-limited commuter pass boarding / exiting process is carried out by holding the IC card 40 over the IC card processing machine 20 when the passenger gets on the route bus 100, or holding the IC card 40 over the IC card processing machine 20 'when getting off. In this case, it is executed by the IC card processor 20, 20 ′. For example, the IC card processing machines 20 and 20 'are activated and triggered by the input of an open signal indicating that the front door or the middle door of the route bus 100 has been opened. The open signal is input to the IC card processor 20 via the fare display device 130, for example. This process is implemented by the MPU 21 executing the route limited commuter pass boarding / exiting processing program stored in the memory 22.

  As shown in FIG. 13, in the route-limited commuter pass boarding / alighting process, the commuter pass reading process is first performed in step S101, and then the first data acquisition process is performed in step S103. In the first data acquisition process, the first data following the auxiliary data Da described above, that is, data specifying a stop on which any line can be boarded is acquired. The common stop number acquired in this way is converted into an individual stop number of company α by each processing in steps S105, S107, S109, and S111, and then a number list is generated in step S113. If the stop number of the stop where the route bus 100 is currently stopped is present in the number list (S117; Yes), for example, the touch surface of the IC card reader / writer 25 emits green light at step S118. Let the passengers know the result of the decision that they can get on and off.

  On the other hand, when the current stop number does not exist in this number list (S117; No), the stop where the route bus 100 is currently stopped does not correspond to a stop where the IC card 40 can get on and off. For this reason, the second data following the auxiliary data Db and the third data following the auxiliary data Dc are acquired by the processing after step S203 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the second data acquisition process is performed in step S203. In this process, the second data subsequent to the auxiliary data Db described above, that is, data specifying a route that permits boarding / exiting is acquired. The route number acquired in this way is converted into a system number by the number conversion processing in step S207. Then, in the subsequent step S301, the third data acquisition process is performed. In this process, the third data subsequent to the auxiliary data Dc described above, that is, the data specifying the stop permitted for getting on and off of the stops included in the route specified by the auxiliary data Db is acquired. Based on the bus stop number acquired in this way, a number list is generated by each process in steps S305, S309, and S311. The number list is generated until the number list area secured in the work area of the memory 22 is used and there is no unprocessed number (S311; No) as in the case of the first embodiment described above. Each process by S301,305,309 is repeatedly performed (S311; Yes).

  In addition, when the stop number processed by these steps S305, S309, and S311 is not for a single system but a common stop number for a route including a plurality of systems, an IC card process for executing the process Using the conversion table stored in the machine 20 (corresponding to FIG. 12 (A)), a number list is generated for the stop numbers converted into their own individual stop numbers.

  In step S317, it is determined whether or not the current stop number obtained in step S115 exists in the number list. If the current stop number exists in the number list (S317; Yes), the route bus 100 is currently present. Since the stop at the stop corresponds to a stop where the IC card 40 can get on and off with the route limited commuter pass, the process shifts to step S318 and the boarding permission output processing is performed. Thereby, for example, the touch surface of the IC card reader / writer 25 emits green light by the LED, and the determination result that the passenger can get on and off is notified.

  On the other hand, when the current stop number does not exist in this number list (S317; No), the stop where the route bus 100 is currently stopped does not correspond to a stop that can be boarded / exited by the route limited commuter pass of the IC card 40. . For this reason, the boarding / unmounting output process of step S319 is shifted to, for example, the touch surface of the IC card reader / writer 25 is made to emit red light to notify the passenger that the boarding / unmounting cannot be performed. When the output process in step S318 or step S319 is completed, the series of common commuter pass boarding / exiting processes are terminated to prepare for the next activation.

  As described above, according to the commuter pass processing system including the IC card processor 20 of the third embodiment and the IC card 40 (route limited commuter pass) processed by the IC card processor 20, the IC card processing The machine 20 has a common stop number (first stop) indicating a specific stop belonging to any of a plurality of systems included in any route among the commuter pass data read out from the IC card 40 and indicating a stop that can be taken on and off. Data) is converted into individual stop numbers of each company managed by each operating company using a conversion table. Further, the IC card processor 20 is a specific stop belonging to any of a plurality of systems included in the route indicated by the route number (second data) among the commuter pass data read from the IC card 40. Then, the common stop number (third data) indicating the stop where the boarding / exiting can be performed is converted into the individual stop number of each company managed by each operating company using the conversion table. Thereby, information processing separated from the common stop number of the number system unified between each operating company including the judgment by Steps S117 and S317 is attained. Therefore, it is possible to introduce a system related to a commuter pass that can be used in a plurality of systems without affecting peripheral systems.

  Further, according to the commuter pass processing system including the IC card processor 20 of the third embodiment and the IC card 40 (route limited commuter pass) processed by the IC card processor 20, the IC card processor 20 The route number R1 (second data) indicating the route 1 read from the IC card 40 is converted into system numbers K1 and K2 indicating one or more systems using the conversion table. Further, the IC card processor 20 converts the route number R2 (second data) indicating the route 2 read from the IC card 40 into a system number K3 indicating one or more systems using the conversion table. As a result, even if a new system is added, it is possible to increase the number of systems that can be boarded / exited with the already issued IC card 40 (route limited commuter pass) only by changing this conversion table. Therefore, even a system added after the sale of the IC card 40 can be used with the IC card 40. Further, since the route number itself stored in the IC card 40 is not changed, the amount of data stored in the IC card 40 does not increase even if the number of systems increases. In the third embodiment, data indicating either one route 1 or another route 2 is stored in the IC card 40, but data indicating one route 1 and another route 2 is stored in the IC card. 40 may be stored. Further, both data indicating one route 1 and data indicating another route 2 may be stored in the IC card 40. In addition, when these routes include a plurality of systems, as described in the first embodiment, when each system can be operated by different operating companies, the common commuter pass and the common commuter pass described in the first embodiment. The concept of boarding / alighting processing can be applied to the IC card processing machine 20 of the third embodiment in any of these routes, and the same operations and effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained. .

<Commuter pass issuing machine 50 of the third embodiment>
Next, an embodiment in which the commuter pass issuing device of the present invention is applied to a commuter pass issuing machine that issues a route-limited commuter pass using the IC card 40 described above will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the commuter pass issuing machine according to the third embodiment differs from the commuter pass issuing machine 50 of the first embodiment only in the application program stored in the memory 52, and the hardware configuration of the commuter pass issuing machine. Is the same as the commuter pass issuing machine 50 of the first embodiment. Therefore, in the description of the commuter pass issuing machine according to the third embodiment, it should be noted that the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment are attached for convenience and that FIG. 5 may be referred to. Note that description on FIGS. 5A and 5B is omitted.

  The commuter pass issuing machine 50 according to the third embodiment has an application program (route limited commuter pass issuing program) capable of executing the route limited commuter pass issuing process shown in FIG. A conversion table used for ticket issuing processing or the like is stored. In FIG. 15, processing steps that are substantially the same as the common commuter pass issuing process described in the first embodiment with reference to FIG. 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the flowchart of FIG. 6. doing. Further, the processing steps that are substantially the same as the route commuter pass issuing process described with reference to FIG. 10 in the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the flowchart of FIG. 10. Therefore, in FIG. 15, description of these processing steps is omitted.

  The conversion table used in the commuter pass issuing machine 50 according to the third embodiment converts the conversion table described with reference to FIGS. 12A and 12B in the reverse direction. This conversion table is periodically downloaded from the database 70 or an external device via the communication interface 57, and the latest one is held in the memory 52.

  When the commuter pass issuance machine 50 is turned on, it executes a predetermined self-diagnosis process, initialization process, etc., and then displays a menu screen on the liquid crystal display of the input / output device 56 for user input operations. wait. For example, “new” and “continue” are displayed on the menu screen, a process for newly issuing a route-limited commuter pass (new), and a process for updating the validity period of an issued route-limited commuter pass (continue), Encourage users to select one of And if selection of a process is confirmed by input operation by a user, a main line limited commuter pass issuing process will be started.

  As shown in FIG. 15, after the selection input process (S501), a determination process is performed based on the selection result (S503). If it is determined to be “new” (S503; new), the stop / entrance stop input process After (S504) is performed, system input processing is performed (S604). If it is determined to be “continuation” (S503; continuation), commuter pass reading processing is performed (S505), and further database collation processing is performed (S507). As a result, the input information is displayed on the liquid crystal display of the input / output device 56 by the boarding / stopping station / system display processing in step S709. The user confirms the boarding / departure station and the system by looking at this display.

  Then, after the validity period input process (S511) is performed, the bill amount calculation display is performed by the charge calculation display process (S513), and the bill or coin corresponding to the amount displayed on the liquid crystal display by the deposit acceptance process is inserted. (S515). As a result of the determination process in step S517, if the requested amount has been received (S517; Yes), the process proceeds to step S719, and if the requested amount has not been received within a certain time (S517; No), A series of main line commuter pass issuance processing is terminated. Upon completion, the above-described menu screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display of the input / output device 56 in order to wait for an input operation by the user.

  Step S719 and subsequent steps are processing when a route-limited commuter pass is issued. Number conversion processing is performed in step S719. In this process, a work area (DRAM) secured in the memory 52 as a write buffer to be written to the IC card 40 by performing conversion in the reverse direction of the system number using the conversion table described with reference to FIG. The route number converted to is stored. For example, in the conversion table shown in FIG. 12B, the system numbers “K1” and “K2” are both converted to the route number “R1” and stored in the write buffer. The system number “K3” is converted to the route number “R2” and held in the write buffer. Thereby, the second data is generated (S721).

  In step S723, stop number conversion processing is performed. In this processing, the stop number is converted in the reverse direction using the conversion table described with reference to FIG. 12A, and the converted stop number is stored in the write buffer of the memory 22. For example, in the conversion table shown in FIG. 12A, the individual stop numbers “01” to “08” of company α are converted into common stop numbers “51” to “58”, respectively, and stored in the write buffer. Thereby, 1st data and 3rd data are produced | generated (S727, S729).

  Since the stop numbers (first data, second data, and third data) thus converted (reversely converted) by the conversion table are all held in the write buffer, they are used as commuter pass data in step S731. Is written (stored) in the IC chip 42 of the IC card 40 by the commuter pass writing process. The writing of the IC card 40 is performed by the function of the IC card writer 55b of the IC card reader / writer 55.

  When the writing of the IC card 40 is completed, a database update process is performed in step S733 and accumulated in the database 70 as issued commuter pass data. When this process is completed, the commuter pass issuing machine 50 ejects the IC card 40 in which the commuter pass data is written from the insertion slot 55c. At this time, on the surface of the IC card 40, a system number, a name of the owner, and the like that can be boarded and exited by a printing mechanism (not shown) are printed. When the series of main line limited commuter pass issuance processing ends, the above-described menu screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display of the input / output device 56, and an input operation by the user is awaited.

  As described above, according to the commuter pass issuing machine 50 of the third embodiment, it is a commuter pass issuing machine 50 that issues a route limited commuter pass, and each operation based on the conversion table (FIG. 12A). The individual stop number of each company managed by the company is converted into a common stop number and stored in the IC card 40 (route limited commuter pass) as first data and third data. Thereby, in the IC card 40, data indicating a specific stop by the individual stop number of each company managed by each operating company is converted into a common stop number for each operating company and stored. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the amount of data stored in the IC card 40 as compared with the case of storing the individual stop numbers of each company managed for each operating company.

  Further, according to the commuter pass issuing machine 50 of the third embodiment, based on the conversion table (FIG. 12B), data indicating one or more systems 1 and 2 is converted into data indicating one route. And / or data indicating one or more other systems is converted into data indicating other routes and stored in the commuter pass as second data. Thereby, since the data which shows a system | strain directly is not memorize | stored, even if a new system | strain is added, it is not necessary to change the route data memorize | stored in the commuter pass. Therefore, the user can use the system added after the commuter pass is released even before the commuter pass is updated. Even if the number of systems increases, the amount of data stored in the commuter pass does not increase. Note that the conversion from the system to the route based on the conversion table is not necessarily performed for both the one route and the other route, but only for one of the one route or the other route. Also good. In addition, when these routes include a plurality of systems, as described in the first embodiment, when each system can be operated by different operating companies, the common commuter pass and the common commuter pass described in the first embodiment. The concept of the issuing process can be applied to the commuter pass issuing machine 50 of the third embodiment in an arbitrary route among these routes, and the same operations and effects as those of the first embodiment can also be obtained.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, an example in which the IC card processor 20 is mounted on the “post-payment method” route bus 100 has been described. However, a “prepayment method” route bus in which a passenger pays a fare when boarding. The present invention can also be applied to the case where the IC card processor 20 is mounted on the PC. In this case, it is typically provided by being incorporated in the fare box 110 like the IC card processor 20 'described above.

  Moreover, in each embodiment mentioned above, although the display apparatus 26 was comprised so that a passenger could be notified by the display by LED or a liquid crystal display of the judgment result of the boarding / alighting of a commuter pass, it displays so that a sound may be emitted with a display. The device 26 may be configured. In this case, for example, whether to get on and off is expressed by an electronic sound. Thereby, the judgment result of whether to get on and off can be transmitted auditorily in addition to the visual sense.

  Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the commuter pass issuing machine 50 has been described by exemplifying a commuter pass issuing machine of a type that can be operated by the user. The same applies to.

  Moreover, although each embodiment mentioned above demonstrated the example which applied the commuter pass processing system by IC card processing machine 20 and 20 ', IC card 40, etc. to the route bus 100, the sharing provided with an IC card processing machine If it is a vehicle, for example, it can be applied to a tram.

20, 20 '... IC card processor (commuter pass processing device)
21... MPU (data reading unit, data converting unit, boarding / unloading judgment unit, judgment result output unit)
22 ... Memory (data reading unit, data converting unit, boarding / unloading judging unit, judgment result output unit)
25 ... IC card reader / writer 26 ... Display device (output device)
40 ... IC card (commuter pass)
42 ... IC chip 50 ... commuter pass issuing machine (commuter pass issuing device)
51 ... MPU
52 ... Memory 55 ... IC card reader / writer 56 ... I / O device 100 ... Route bus 100a ... Boarding gate 100b ... Exit gate 110 ... Fare box 130 ... Fare display device R1, R2 ... Route number (data indicating route)
K1, K2, K3 ... System number (data indicating system)

Claims (6)

The boarding possibility of route bus that a particular stop traveling routes which belong to both strains of different operating company, a commutation ticket processing device to be judged by reading the data stored in the commutation ticket,
A data reading unit for reading data from the commuter pass;
A data conversion unit that converts the data read by the data reading unit into other data using a conversion table;
And on the basis of the other data converted by the data conversion unit, landing determination section that determines whether it is possible to dismount from riding possible whether or the route bus to said local bus,
A determination result output unit that outputs a determination result of whether to get on and off by the boarding / alighting determination unit to an output device ,
The conversion table is data indicating the specific stop, and data common to the respective operating companies can be converted into data of the respective companies managed by the respective operating companies,
Wherein the commutation ticket, commutation ticket processing apparatus said common data is characterized that you have stored. A specific route belonging to any of a plurality of systems included in any one of one route including one or more systems and another route including one or more other systems not included in the one route It is a commuter pass processing device that reads out data stored in a commuter pass and determines whether or not a route bus traveling on a route where there is a stop,
A data reading unit for reading data from the commuter pass;
A data conversion unit that converts the data read by the data reading unit into other data using a conversion table;
Based on the other data converted by the data conversion unit, whether to get on or off the route bus, whether to get off from the route bus, whether to get on or off,
A determination result output unit that outputs a determination result of whether to get on and off by the boarding / alighting determination unit to an output device,
Prior Symbol translation table, capable of converting data indicative of the one line to the data indicating the one or more lines, respectively, and the data indicating the other lines the other one or more systems of the data shown, respectively Is convertible,
Wherein the commutation ticket, commutation ticket processing device data indicating the first route and / or the other route is characterized that you have stored. One route that includes a system of a different operating company and another route that includes one or more other systems that are not included in this one route, and that belongs to any of a plurality of systems that are included in any of the routes It is a commuter pass processing device that reads out the data stored in the commuter pass and determines whether or not a route bus traveling on a route where there is a stop,
A data reading unit for reading data from the commuter pass;
A data conversion unit that converts the data read by the data reading unit into other data using a conversion table;
Based on the other data converted by the data conversion unit, whether to get on or off the route bus, whether to get off from the route bus, whether to get on or off,
A determination result output unit that outputs a determination result of whether to get on and off by the boarding / alighting determination unit to an output device,
Prior Symbol translation table, the data common to respective operating company with data indicating the particular stop, the with each operating company can be converted into companies data managed respectively, the data indicating the one line The data indicating each of the one or more systems can be converted, and the data indicating the other route can be converted into data indicating each of the other systems.
Wherein the commutation ticket, either first data indicating a plurality of specific stop at a by passenger can stop belonging to any system that included the in any line, the one line or the other line Of the second data indicating that, and a third data indicating a specific stop belonging to any of a plurality of systems included in the route indicated by the second data, and a stop that can get on and off, the first data and the third data are stored as the common data, the second data is characterized that you have been stored as data indicating the one line and / or the other lines Commuter ticket processing device . A commuter pass issuing device for issuing a commuter pass according to claim 1 , wherein the data of each company managed by each operating company is converted into the common data based on the conversion table and converted into the commuter pass. A commuter pass issuing device characterized in that it is memorized. A commuter pass issuing device for issuing a commuter pass according to claim 2 , wherein data indicating each of the one or more systems is converted into data indicating the one route based on the conversion table, and / or A commuter pass issuing apparatus that converts data indicating each of the other one or more systems into data indicating the other route and stores the converted data in the commuter pass. A commuter pass issuing device for issuing a commuter pass according to claim 3 , wherein the first data is converted into the common data by converting each company's data managed by each operating company based on the conversion table. Data and the third data are stored in the commuter pass, and based on the conversion table, the data indicating each of the one or more systems is converted into data indicating the one route, and / or the other A commuter pass issuing device that converts data indicating one or more systems to data indicating the other routes and stores the converted data as the second data in the commuter pass.

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