JPH01116787A - Ticket vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To purchase a train ticket with high operability by alternately displaying a coin insertion guide picture and a destination selection guide picture on an image display, printing and discharging the train ticket when the destination selection guide picture is manually pressed on a transparent touch panel. CONSTITUTION: An image display 12 and a reflection type receiver 17 are provided on a customer service panel 3 of an automatic train ticket vending machine 1 and on the front face of the image display 12, the transparent touch panel is fitted closely to this display. Then, the image display 12 is turned into active state corresponding to the detection of the reflection type receiver 17, the coin insertion guide picture and the destination selection guide picture are alternately displayed on the image display 12 and when the destination selection guide picture is manually pressed on the transparent touch panel, the train ticket is printed and discharged. Thus, when purchasing the train ticket, that train ticket can be purchased with high operability in spite of complexity in its train course without getting nervous uselessly.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Industrial Application Field) This invention relates to automatic ticket vending machines that are installed mainly at train stations, etc., and particularly to automatic ticket vending machines that provide easy-to-use ticket vending machines for railway passengers to purchase tickets. This relates to automatic ticket vending machines.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, automatic ticket vending machines or automatic ticket vending machines installed at railway stations, etc., especially those operated by railway companies such as company A's railway lines, as well as other railways, such as company B's railways. As is generally known, automatic ticket vending machines that allow you to purchase tickets in bulk to allow you to transfer to other routes or connecting routes, etc., are equipped with a larger number of push button switches and indicators than usual. However, it has become more complex, and therefore its operability for customers has not always been good. That is, when a large number of various push-button switches as described above are provided, there is a drawback that some customers may be confused about the order of operations or may operate them incorrectly.

(Objective to be Solved by the Invention (Point of View) In view of the above, this invention has been made to solve the above problems, and is intended to solve the above problems regardless of the passenger and the complexity of the boarding route as described above. To provide an automatic ticket vending machine capable of purchasing tickets with good operability regardless of the situation.

(Means for solving interlayer points) The automatic ticket vending machine of the present invention is provided with an image display device and a reflection type receiver on the customer service side of the automatic ticket vending machine, and a reflection type receiver is provided on the front side of the image display device. A transparent touch panel is attached closely to this, and upon detection by the reflective wave receiver, the image display device is powered on, and a money insertion guidance screen and a destination selection guidance screen are alternately displayed on the image display device, The present invention is characterized in that a ticket is printed and released by manually pressing the destination selection guide screen from above the transparent touch panel.

(Function) An automatic ticket vending machine that has the function of printing and issuing multiple types of tickets, especially for purchasing not only tickets for one company's railway line, but also tickets for other companies' railway lines when transiting. Automatic ticket vending machines that allow ticket vending machines have a wide variety of functions, so ticket purchasers may be confused by the purchase operation, and in some cases may end up purchasing an unwanted ticket by mistake. However, such a thing is not found in the automatic ticket vending machine of this invention.

That is, in the automatic ticket vending machine of the present invention, when purchasing a ticket, a railway passenger looks at the image display provided on the customer service side of the automatic ticket vending machine and is guided by the screens that are displayed in sequence. Accordingly, by pressing the screen with a fingertip, the desired ticket is printed and released, so that the desired ticket can be obtained without error.

(Embodiment) Next, an automatic ticket vending machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to drawings showing one embodiment thereof. Fig. 1 is a front view of an automatic ticket vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side view thereof, Fig. 3 is a system configuration diagram thereof, and Fig. 4 is a diagram of the automatic ticket vending machine according to the present invention. A diagram showing screen l displayed on the image display, FIG. 5 is a diagram also showing screen 2, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing screen 3.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the display operation of the screen displayed on the image display of the automatic ticket vending machine of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an automatic ticket vending machine of the present invention, which is comprised of various parts described below. Reference numeral 2 denotes a coin processing device, which checks the authenticity of the coins inserted through the coin input slot 4 of the customer service surface 3, sorts the coins, and counts them.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a banknote processing device that distinguishes the authenticity of banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion slot 6 of the customer service surface 3 and counts them in the same manner. 7
1 is a ticket printing/issuing device which prints a corresponding ticket according to instructions inputted according to the guidance on each screen to be described later, and discharges the ticket into a tray 8. Reference numeral 9 denotes an attendant operation section, which is usually provided on the opposite side of the customer service surface 3. The IO is a customer operation section, and by operating the cancellation and/or call button 11, the accident etc. is reported to the staff, and the excess coins are returned to the tray 8.

Reference numeral 12 denotes an image display device, for example, a CRT display, and the screen includes screen 11 for "Currency Insertion Guidance" shown in FIG. ``Railway route display'' screen 3 shown in FIG. 6 is displayed alternately. Reference numeral 13 denotes a touch panel, which is made up of, for example, two superimposed flexible transparent conductive films. The conductive film has a plurality of transparent conductors in the vertical direction on one side and a common electrode on the other side in the horizontal direction, and a voltage is applied to these conductors, and the film surface is touched with a finger. When pressed, the coordinates of the pressed location are detected. The touch panel 13 is closely attached to the front surface of the image display 12 so as to cover it, and operates in cooperation with the image display 12 and the sub-microprocessor 14. The screens 11, 2 and 3 are alternately displayed on the image display 12 to which the touch panel 13 is attached, and are displayed in the order shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, for example. i5 is the main microprocessor, has memory 16, and controls the entire system. The memory I6 is loaded with at least a program shown in the flowchart of FIG. I
7 is a reflection type receiver, for example, a reflection type ultrasonic radiation receiver, and other sound waves and light waves can also be used, and a passenger purchasing a ticket stands in front of the automatic ticket vending machine of this invention. and is received by reflection from the human body. The main microprocessor 15 detects the presence of the ticket purchaser by receiving this information.
Report to. 18 is an electromagnetic relay, for example, and the main microprocessor is based on the detection by the reflection type receiver 17! It turns on and off with the command 5, and the commercial power input terminal 19
The current supply to the image display device 12 is turned on and off. 20 is a power supply device.

Next, the operation of the automatic ticket vending machine of the present invention will be explained using one example. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, the image display 12 is initially powered down when the reflection type receiver 17 is not receiving reception, that is, when there are no passengers purchasing tickets. ing. When a passenger purchasing a ticket stands in front of the automatic ticket vending machine 1 of the present invention, the image display 1
2 is in an operating state, and screen 1 of FIG. 4, that is, the money insertion guidance screen is displayed. Passengers who purchase tickets will be shown on the screen l.
Accordingly, insert coins or banknotes into the coin slot 4 or the banknote slot 6.
I can put it in. When this is done, the screen 2 of FIG. 5 shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, ie, the selection guidance screen for the destination light, etc., is displayed on the image display 12. On this screen 2, select any of the above-mentioned A company railway lines, B company railway lines, 0 company railway lines, etc., fares, adult/child classification, number of tickets purchased, etc. Selection is made by directly pressing the characters and figures on the screen that display them. Then, by the function of the transparent touch panel 13 on the front side of the image display 12, the data for the purchase is inputted to the main microprocessor 15 via the sub-microprocessor 14, and then the detected two-dimensional coordinates and data are inputted to the main microprocessor 15. Screen 2 displayed on the image display 12 and the input detection program, the explanation of which is omitted, make the above selection by the passenger clear, and then the screen 3 is displayed on the image display 12, and the user selects the desired ride. A ticket is printed by the ticket printing and issuing device 7 and the ticket is discharged into a tray 8. When the user takes the ticket and leaves the automatic ticket vending machine 1, the power to the image display 12 is turned off.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the automatic ticket vending machine of the present invention is provided with an image display and a reflection type receiver on the customer service side of the automatic ticket vending machine, and on the front side of the image display. A transparent touch panel is attached closely to this, and upon detection by the reflective wave receiver, the image display becomes operational, and a money insertion guidance screen and a destination selection guidance screen are alternately displayed on the image display, Since the ticket is printed and released by manually pressing the destination selection guide screen from above the transparent touch panel, there is no need to be nervous when purchasing a ticket, regardless of the complexity of the boarding route. Since the ticket can be easily purchased without using it, and the image display is designed to operate only when necessary, there are significant industrial effects such as significant cost savings.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view of an automatic ticket vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side view thereof, Fig. 3 is a system configuration diagram thereof, and Fig. 4 is a diagram of the automatic ticket vending machine according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing screen 2 of one embodiment displayed on the image display device, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing screen 3, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing screen 3 of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the display operation of the screen displayed on the image display of a vending machine. In the figure, there is an automatic ticket vending machine 12: image display 13: touch panel 14: sub microprocessor 15: main microprocessor 17: reflective receiver.

Claims (1)

[Claims] An image display and a reflective wave receiver are provided on the customer service side of the automatic ticket vending machine, and a transparent touch panel is attached to the front of the image display in close contact therewith, and upon detection by the reflective wave receiver, The image display becomes operational, a money insertion guidance screen and a destination selection guidance screen are alternately displayed on the image display, and the ticket is issued by manually pressing the destination selection guidance screen from above the transparent touch panel. An automatic ticket vending machine that prints and dispenses tickets.