JPH01258194A - Commutation ticket issuing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the labor of commutation ticket issue processing by providing a ticket issuing machine provided with an image reading means which reads written data on a commutation ticket issue application, an adjustment processing mechanism, and ticket issue processing mechanism in a ticket issue office and providing a character recognizing device and a ticket issue processing device in a ticket issue data processing office. CONSTITUTION:Prescribed items on a commutation ticket issue application 1 are read in by an image reading means 8 of a ticket issuing machine 7, and data is transmitted to a ticket issue data processing office 5 through a communication line 6, and characters of data are recognized by a recognizing device 12 in the ticket issue data processing office 5 and are given to a ticket issue processing device 13. This character data is used for the ticket issue processing by the ticket issue processing device 13, and the ticket issue processing is performed. Ticket issue data is processed to data for issue of a commutation ticket 2 by a ticket issuing machine 7, and the commutation ticket 2 is issued based on this data by a ticket issue processing mechanism 10, and the issued commutation ticket is delivered after the completion of adjustment. Thus, the labor of commutation ticket issue processing is reduced.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention uses a system for automatically issuing commuter passes, in which a handwritten commuter pass issuance application form is read by an image reading means, and this read data is converted into text. The system recognizes the characters, performs commuter pass issuance processing based on this character recognition data, and issues commuter passes based on the results of this issuance processing, making it possible to automatically issue commuter passes line by line and making issuing offices unmanned. Regarding the planned commuter pass issuance method.

[Conventional technology]

As is well known, this type of commuter pass is used for regular use of transportation such as trains and buses. At the beginning of using this commuter pass, the user fills in the specified information on the commuter pass issuance application form and sends it to the operator at the issuing office. By inputting it, it will be issued. Additionally, commuter passes are used continuously and must be issued periodically.

Therefore, for users who need to continue issuing a commuter pass, when issuing a new one, for example, the predetermined data at the time of issuance is magnetically recorded on the back of the commuter pass in order to be reissued, and the same can be used again. When issuing commuter passes for sections, they were issued based on the corresponding magnetic recording data (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1983-2
No. 5086, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 121488 of 1982).

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, with this conventional technology, although reissuance is certainly faster, new issuances are the same as the above conventional issuance method, and even if the entries change even slightly, the same method as the above conventional issuance method must be used. As a matter of fact, no efforts were made to save labor when it comes to new issuance.

An object of the present invention is to provide a commuter pass issuance system that improves the above-mentioned conventional technology, can automatically issue a commuter pass even when newly issued, and saves labor in issuing commuter passes.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the commuter pass issuing method of the present invention is as follows:
Multiple sales locations that send out application data for commuter passes, send out returned ticketing data after completion of the commuter pass issuance processing, and issue and sell commuter passes based on the returned ticketing data after completion of the commuter pass issuance processing. A commuter pass issuing device comprising: a ticketing data processing facility that performs predetermined ticketing processing on the received application data and controls the ticketing office; and a communication line connecting the ticketing office and the ticketing data processing facility. In this method, the issuing office is provided with a ticket issuing machine having at least an image reading means capable of reading the written data of the commuter pass issuance application form, a payment processing mechanism, and a ticket issuing processing mechanism, and the ticket issuing office is provided with a ticket issuing machine having at least A recognition device that performs character recognition based on data read by the means, and a ticketing processing device that executes ticketing processing based on the data from the recognition device and outputs the ticketing processing result to the communication device as ticketing data, The image reading means that has read the commuter pass issuance application form transmits the read data via a communication line, and the ticketing data processing office uses a recognition device to recognize the characters of the data transmitted from the image reading means. This is then given to a ticketing processing device, the ticketing processing device processes the ticket, the ticketing processing result is given to the ticketing machine as ticketing data, and in the ticketing machine, the ticketing processing mechanism issues a commuter pass based on the ticketing data. This is characterized in that the issued commuter pass is handed over after it is issued and the payment is completed by a payment processing mechanism.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, a user writes predetermined information on a commuter pass issuance application form, and the image reading means of the ticket issuing machine reads this information. The data read by the image reading means is transmitted to the ticketing data processing center via the communication line.

In the ticketing data processing facility, characters are recognized by a recognition device in the data transmitted from the image reading means, and the characters are sent to the ticketing processing device. This character data is used for ticket issuing processing by the ticket issuing processing device, and ticket issuing processing is performed. The result of ticket issuing processing performed by this ticket issuing processing device is provided to a ticket issuing machine via a communication line as ticket issuing data.

The ticket issuing data is processed by the ticket issuing machine to issue a commuter pass, a ticket issuing processing mechanism issues a commuter pass based on this data, and the issued commuter pass is handed over after payment is completed by a settlement processing mechanism. Become.

As described above, according to the present invention, a series of processes from reading the commuter pass issuance application form to issuing and paying the commuter pass are automatically processed, thereby saving labor in the commuter pass issuance process. Become.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a device configuration for realizing an embodiment of the present invention.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 1, the data of the commuter pass issuance application form 1 is sent out, the commuter pass 2 is issued from the returned ticket issuance data after the commuter pass issuance processing is completed, and the commuter pass 2 is released after payment of cash 3, etc. is completed. Communication connecting a plurality of ticketing offices 4, a ticketing data processing unit 5 that performs predetermined ticketing processing on the application data sent and controlling the ticketing offices, and the ticketing office 4 and the ticketing data processing unit 5. It is equipped with a line 6.

The ticket issuing office 4 is equipped with a ticket issuing machine 7, which includes an image reading means 8 that can read the written data of the commuter pass issuance application form, and a payment processing mechanism that takes in cash 3 and settles the fee. 9, a ticketing processing mechanism IO that issues a commuter pass 2 from the ticketing data, and a voice communication device 11.

The ticketing data processing ash 5 includes the image reading means 8.
a recognition device 12 that performs character recognition based on the read data of the recognition device 12; a ticketing processing device 13 that executes ticketing processing based on the data from the recognition device 12 and outputs the result of the ticketing processing as ticketing data; ! ! A voice communication device that performs voice communication with the voice communication device 11 of the ticket issuing machine 7 when the recognition device 12 cannot recognize characters! 14, a character uL recognition correction device 15 for correcting character recognition when the recognition device 12 cannot recognize the character, and a communication device 16 for exchanging data with the communication line 6.

In such an embodiment, first, the user writes predetermined items in the commuter pass issuance application form 1 shown in Figure 2 (see Figure 4 (A).
) Step 10G), read this into the image reading means 8 of the ticket issuing machine 7 (Step 101 in FIG. 4(A)),
The data read by the image reading means 8 is transmitted to the ticketing data processing unit 5 via the communication port &16 (
Step 102 in FIG. 4(A)) and waiting for ticketing data (Step 103 in FIG. 4(A)).

In the ticketing data processing unit 5, the image reading means 8
The recognition device 12 recognizes the characters in the data transmitted from the computer (step 200 in FIG. 4(B)).

When the character is recognized in step 20G of FIG. 4(B), it is given to the ticket issuing processing device 13 (FIG.
) Steps 201 and 212), this character data is used for ticket issuing processing in the ticket issuing processing device 13, and ticket issuing processing is performed (FIG. 4 CB) step 203).

The result of the ticket issuing process in this ticket issuing processing device 13 is given to the ticket issuing machine 7 via the communication line 6 as ticket issuing data (step 200 in FIG. 4(B), while step 201 in FIG. 4(B) If character recognition is not possible, the recognition device 12 gives the read data from the image reading means 8 to the character recognition correction device 15 (step 205 in FIG. 4(B)).
The operator displays the image data on the display of the device (FIG. 4 (8) step 20G).
1 to talk to the user and write the write data (Step 2G in Fig. 4 (B)?), this step 207
When the confirmation is completed, the character recognition correction device E15 has the following information:
Since the data has been corrected, the process returns to step 202 and the data from the recognition device 12 is provided to the ticket issuing processing device 13.

As a result, the ticket issuing processing device 13 executes the processing from step 202 onwards.

The ticketing data is processed by the ticketing machine 7 to issue a commuter pass (step 104 in FIG. 4(A)), and based on this data, the ticketing processing mechanism IO issues the commuter pass 2 shown in FIG. 411(A) Step 105), after the cash 3 is put into the settlement processing mechanism 9 and the settlement is completed by the settlement processing mechanism 9 (FIG. 4(A) Step 106), the commuter pass 2 is issued from the ticket issuing machine 7. It is then delivered to the user (step 107 in FIG. 4(A)).

Figure 2 is a diagram showing the commuter pass issuance application form 1. This commuter pass issuance application form 1 includes the usage period, usage section, transit stations, etc.
The user's name, age, gender, address, telephone number, contact information, etc. can be written within the specified frame.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the commuter pass 2, and this commuter pass 2 includes the following:
The ticket number, gender, validity period, fare, travel section, name, etc. are printed on it.

Next, details of the components of this embodiment will be explained.

FIG. 5 shows the ticket issuing machine 7 located at the ticket office 4.
On the surface of this ticket issue 8!7, there is a reading port 20 for the commuter pass ticket issuance application form 1 of the image reading means 8, an intake port 21 for the cash 3 of the settlement processing mechanism 9, and an outlet 22 for the commuter pass 2 of the ticket issuing device mechanism 10.
, a display panel 23 that displays read data, deposit data, etc., a microphone 24 and a speaker 25 of the audio communication device 11,
A call button 26 and a cancel button 27 are provided.

FIG. 6 shows the electrical configuration of the ticket issuing machine 7. A call button 26 and a cancel button 27 are connected to the built-in CPU (Central Processing Unit) 29. Bus 30 is RO
M31, RAM 32, display interface 33, reading interface 34 of image reading means 8, payment processing interface 35 for payment processing mechanism 9, ticketing processing interface 36 of ticketing processing mechanism 10, communication device 37
A communication interface 38 for use is connected. A display panel 23 is connected to this display interface 33, and is capable of displaying various data. An image reading means 8 is connected to this reading interface 34 . Settlement processing interface 35
A ticket issuing processing mechanism 10 is connected to the terminal. An ADC/DAC 39 is connected to the communication device 37, which digitizes the audio from the microphone 24 via an amplifier 40 and sends it to the communication device 37, converts the digital data from the communication device 37 into an analog log, and outputs the digital data to the amplifier 41. It is intended to be applied to the speaker 25 via the signal.

The image reading means 8 includes a conveyor belt 41.42 that conveys the commuter pass issuance application form l from the reading port 20 to a predetermined position, a motor 43 that moves the conveyor belt 41.42, and a controller 44 that drives and controls this motor 43. , a sensor 45 that detects the reading position of the commuter pass application form 1, and an image sensor 46 that performs a reading operation when the commuter pass application form 1 comes to a predetermined reading position.

FIG. 7 shows the external configuration of the ticketing data processing station 5.
Recognition device 12, ticketing processing device F13, voice communication device 14
, a character recognition correction device 15, and a communication device 16.The recognition device 12, ticket processing device 13, and character recognition correction device 15 are connected to a communication bag W16 and a ticket processing device connected to cables 50 and 51, respectively. The 0 ticket processing device 13 is connected to the device 13 and the voice communication device 14 by cables 52 and 53, respectively, and includes a processing device section 55,
It consists of a display section 56, a keyboard section 57, an external storage device 58, and a printer 59.0 characters!
The first-order correction device 15 includes a processing unit 60, a display unit 61, and a keyboard unit 62. A microphone receiver 63 can be connected to the voice communication device 14.

FIG. 8 shows the electrical configuration of the ticketing data processing station 5 shown in FIG. ! ! This figure shows the electrical configuration of the recognition correction device 15, and the electrical configurations of the recognition device 12, ticket issuing processing device 13, voice communication device 14, and character recognition correction device 15 are shown in a block diagram.

M! The identification device 12 includes a system bus 66 of the CPU 65, a program ROM 67, a data storage RAM 68, a character recognition ROM 69, a recognition data storage RAM 70, an external device interface 71, and a communication interface 72.
It is configured by connecting. The recognition device 12 is connected to the ticket issuing processing device 13 via the external device interface 71, and the character! ! They are respectively connected to the recognition correction processing device 15.

The ticketing processing device 13 is configured by connecting a memory 75, an external device interface 76, a communication interface 77, an interface 78, an interface 79, and an interface 80 to a system bus 74 of a CPU 73.The ticketing processing device 13 has six components: The zero ticket issuing processing device 13 connected to the communication device 16 via the communication interface 77 is connected to the external device interface 76.
It is connected to the recognition device 12 via. The interface 79 is connected to the display 56 and keyboard 57. The interface 79 connects the external storage device 5
Connected to B. Interface 80 is connected to printer 59.

The audio communication device 14 is connected to an ADC/DAC 8L, and the audio from the micro 3m is amplified by an amplifier 82, digitized, and sent to the communication device 16.
The digital data from the receiver 63r is converted into analog data and sent to the receiver 63r via the amplifier 83.

The character recognition correction device 15 is connected to the system bus 8 of the CPU 85.
6, program ROM87, data storage RAM88,
External device interface 89, interface 9
The 0 character recognition/correction device 15 configured by connecting the 0 character! ! !
It is connected to the recognition correction device 15. Interface 9
0 is connected to a display 61 and a keyboard 62.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

Reading the commuter pass application form 1> First, the user writes the prescribed information in the commuter pass application form 1 shown in FIG. is inserted through the reading port 20 of the image reading means 8 and read by the image reading means 8. In this case, a sensor detects that the commuter pass application form is inserted into the reading slot 20, and the controller 44 controls the driving of the core motor 43 so that it is conveyed to a predetermined position by the conveyor belts 41 and 42.
When the reading position of the commuter pass application form I is detected by the sensor 45, the written data is read as an image using the image data 46. This data is -dan RAM3
It is stored in 5. Furthermore, the ticket issuing machine 7 that has read this data displays on the display panel 23 that it is communicating.

The data read by the image reading means 8 is
The data is read out from M32 and transmitted to the ticketing data processing unit 5 via the communication port m6. As a result, the ticket issuing machine 7
Waiting for data.

This operation is shown in FIG. 4(A) from step 100 to step 10.
It is 3.

<Ticketing processing operation> In the ticketing data processing unit 5, the image reading means 8
A verification device 12 recognizes the characters in the data transmitted from the computer. The recognition device 12 operates according to the program in the program ROM 67 and temporarily stores the sent data in the RAM.
Store in 6B. Next, CPtJ65 is R for character recognition.
Characters are recognized by OM69, and the recognition data is stored in the recognition data storage RA in the order in which characters are recognized in this process.
Store in M70.

When all recognition is completed, this recognition data storage RAM7
0 recognition data is sent to the ticket issuing processing device 13 via the external device interface 71.

This character data is used for ticket issuing processing in the ticket issuing processing device 13.The ticket issuing processing device 13 has a CPU 73K!
The data is stored in the memory 75 under 1111, and ticket issuing processing is performed based on this data. The result of the ticket issuing process performed by the ticket issuing processing device 13 is temporarily stored in the memory 75 and is provided to the ticket issuing machine 7 via the communication interface 77 and the communication line 6 as ticket issuing data.

On the other hand, when the recognition device 12 cannot recognize characters, the above! ! Characters from the recognition device 12 via the interface 71! ! The read data from the image reading means 8 is given to the image correction device 15. As a result, the character recognition correction device 15 transfers the image data to the RAM 8B once again.
Display 6 is stored based on this RAM8B data.
1 is displayed. Next, the operator looks at the characters displayed on the display 61 and uses the keyboard 62 to modify the characters that can be modified, and for unknown characters, the operator uses the voice communication device 14 and the ticket issuing machine 7 to modify the characters that can be modified. The user communicates with the user using the voice communication device 11 to write data 1i11B, and corrects the corresponding characters using the keyboard. When the confirmation is completed in this manner, the corrected data is stored in the RAM 8B of the character recognition/correction device 15. Therefore, the correct data stored in the RAM 88 is sent from the character recognition/correction device 15 to the recognition device 12 via the interface 89. This means that the data stored in the RAM 70 of the recognition device 12 has been corrected, so the recognition device 12
The data is provided to the ticket issuing processing device 13 via the interface 71. This enables the ticket issuing processing device 13 to execute ticket issuing processing.

This operation is shown in FIG. 4(B) from step 200 to step 20.
It is 8.

<Issuing operation of commuter pass 2> The ticketing data obtained by the ticketing processing device 13 as described above is stored in the RAM 32 of the ticketing machine 7 via the communication device 16, the communication line 6, and the communication device 37. . As a result, the CPtJ 29 processes the ticket issuing data in the RAM 32 for issuing a commuter pass, and based on this processed data, the ticket issuing processing mechanism 10. The commuter pass 2 shown in FIG. 3 is printed by this method. Here, a message is displayed on the display panel 23 to the effect that the commuter pass 2 can be issued and to insert cash 3. Then, when the user inserts the cash 3 into the slot 21 and the cash 3 is put into the settlement processing mechanism 9 and the settlement is completed by the settlement processing mechanism 9, the commuter pass 2 is taken out from the issuing slot 22 of the ticket issuing machine 7. It will be. At this time, if there is change, it is also put out at the issuing port 22, thereby allowing the commuter pass 2 to be handed over to the user.

Although the payment was made in cash, it is also possible to pay by credit card. In this case, a credit card reading device may be provided in the ticket issuing machine 7, and the signal system may also be configured to transmit this data.

This operation is shown in FIG. 4(A) from step 103 to step 10.
It is 7.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the present invention is configured as described above, a series of processes from reading the commuter pass issuance application form to issuing and paying the commuter pass are automatically processed, thereby saving labor in the commuter pass issuance process. It has the effect of becoming. In addition, the present invention allows the user to fill in the information, read the data, and issue a commuter pass, regardless of whether it is a continuation or a new one.
For example, there is an advantage that there is no need to use paper coated with a magnetic medium.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an apparatus for realizing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a commuter pass application form, and FIG.
The figure is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a commuter pass, Figure 4 is a flowchart shown to explain the operation of the same embodiment, Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the ticket issuing machine, and Figure 6 is the ticket issuing machine shown in Figure 5. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the ticketing data processing unit, and FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an example of the electrical configuration of the ticketing data processing unit shown in FIG. 7. 1... Commuter ticket issuance application form, 2... Commuter pass, 4...
Ticketing office, 5... Ticketing data processing ash, 6... Communication line, 7... Ticketing machine, 8... Image reading means, 9...
- Settlement processing mechanism, 10... Ticketing processing mechanism, 12...
Approved! Il device, 13...Ticket issuing processing device. Patent applicant Nippon Card Center Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney Akiaki Hibi Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A plurality of ticketing offices that send out application data for commuter passes and issue and sell commuter passes based on the returned issuance data after completion of the commuter pass issuance processing; In a commuter pass issuing system that includes a ticketing data processing facility that performs predetermined ticketing processing and controls the ticketing office, and a communication line that connects the ticketing office and the ticketing data processing facility, the ticketing office has a commuter pass A ticket issuing machine is provided which has at least an image reading means capable of reading data written in a ticket issuance application form, a payment processing mechanism, and a ticket issuing processing mechanism, and the ticket issuing data processing place performs character recognition based on the data read by the image reading means. A recognition device that executes ticketing processing based on the data from the recognition device, uses the ticketing processing result as ticketing data, executes ticketing processing based on the data from the communication device, and uses the ticketing processing result as ticketing data. a ticketing processing device for outputting data to a communication device, the image reading means in which the commuter pass issuance application form is written transmits the read data via a communication line, and the ticketing data processing facility transmits the read data from the image reading means. The characters of the received data are recognized by a recognition device, and this is sent to a ticket issuing processing device.The ticket issuing processing device performs ticket issuing processing.The ticket issuing processing result is given to a ticket issuing machine as ticket issuing data. A commuter pass issuing method characterized in that a commuter pass is issued by a ticket issuing processing mechanism based on ticket issuing data, and the issued commuter pass is handed over after payment is completed by a settlement processing mechanism.