JPH02178875A - Card terminal equipment for taxi - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily and accurately perform totalization processing in a taxi company by storing information and charge for use which are read out of a user-side card. CONSTITUTION:The charge for taxi use which is inputted with a ten-key 12 for inputting the charge is displayed on a display device 11, and bill address information on the user which is read out by a card reader 14 and the charge for use which is inputted are printed on a printer 15 and also stored in a storage device 35. The use information in this storage device 35 is totalized by a personal computer, etc., in, for example, the taxi company. Consequently, the charge is easily and accurately totalized and the load on the taxi company is reduced.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field of the Present Invention The present invention stores usage information for each taxi in order to bill the taxi usage fee for each billing source later. This invention relates to a taxi terminal.

<Prior Art> Companies that frequently use taxis for company purposes often allow taxis to be used with a predetermined ticket agreed upon with the taxi company.

This ticket is pre-printed with the name of the company to which the user belongs, and the date, fare, and user's name are filled in when using the taxi, and the ticket is handed to the driver by the user.

The taxi company collects the tickets, tallies the usage charges on a monthly basis, and then sends the monthly tickets and an invoice for the tallied charges to the company.

<Problems to be Solved by the Invention> However, the task of tallying up the fares written on tickets becomes very complicated when there are many tickets and types (types of companies), and it becomes a heavy burden on taxi companies.

For this reason, personal computers are used to aggregate fees and create invoices to streamline the process, but the process of inputting information written on tickets is still complicated and can lead to errors such as omissions or incorrect entries. is occurring.

An object of the present invention is to provide a taxi card terminal for solving this problem.

Means for Solving the Problems> In order to solve the above problems, a taxi card terminal according to the present invention is provided in a taxi, and reads at least billing address information from a card carried by a taxi user. A card terminal for a taxi that stores information and usage fees, comprising: an input key, a display, a printer, a storage device, and a display means for displaying the usage fee entered from the input keys on the display; a card reader for reading at least billing information stored in the card; a printing means for causing a printer to print out the usage fee input from the input key and the billing information read by the card reader; and an input key. storage means for storing the usage fee inputted from the storage device and the billing destination information read by the card reading device in the storage device, and configured such that the usage information stored in the storage device can be retrieved to the outside. There is.

Therefore, the taxi usage fee entered using the input key is displayed on the display, and the user's billing information read from the card reader and the input usage fee are printed on the printer. Stored in a storage device.

The usage information of this storage device can be compiled by, for example, a personal computer of a taxi company.

Embodiments of the present invention> (Figures 1 to 6) Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a taxi card terminal (hereinafter referred to as the terminal) 10 according to an embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing the external appearance of the terminal 1110.

In these figures, 11 is a display device for displaying charges; 12 is a display device for displaying charges;
is the numeric keypad for entering the charge, 13 is the charge 11i1
and a confirmation/storage key for storing usage information, which are arranged on the operation surface 20a of the housing 20 of the terminal 10.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a card reading device that is inserted into the slot 21 provided on the right side of the operation surface 20a and reads information from a card that is moved from above to below.

15 is a printer that prints usage information on double roll paper 16;

This printer 5 sends out a printed double roll paper 16 from a delivery port 22 provided on an operation surface 20a, and leaves only a bottom paper 16b from a take-up port 23 provided below it, leaving an upper paper 16a. It is formed to be rolled up.

Note that this double roll paper 16 is processed so that the print or signature on the upper paper 16a is transferred to the lower paper 16b.

17 is an IC memory card for storing usage information, which is inserted into the memory card insertion hole 24 provided on the top surface 20b of the housing 20, and is connected to the control device @ 30 via the internal connection connector 7a. It is connected.

31 is a display means for storing charge information entered from the numeric keypad 12 and displaying it on the display 11; 32 is a display means for storing card information read by the card reading device 14, This is ID determining means for determining whether the original ID code matches the ID section of the card information.

Note that when the display means 31 receives a match signal from the ID determination means 32, it accepts the charge input from the numeric keypad 12, and when it receives a mismatch signal, it accepts the charge input. ) is displayed on the display 11.

33 is a timer means for outputting date and time data.

34 detects the first operation of the confirmation/memory key 13 and displays the charge information stored in the display means 31, the card information stored in the ID determination means 32, and the date and time information from the timer means 33. This printing means prints the information on the double roll paper 16 of the printer 5 in the format shown in FIG. 3 as usage information, and sends out the printed portion.

In this printing format, a code preset for the driver or the taxi, such as a vehicle number or a unique code number for the driver, is printed in the driver code column P1.

Data from the timer means 33 is printed on the date and time side P2, and a company name corresponding to the ID code is printed on the company column P3. Further, the code number of the user's department in the card information is printed on the affiliation-P4, and the usage fee is printed on the fee side P5.

The PC is a signature field for taxi users to sign.

35 (FIG. 1) detects the second operation of the i11 recognition/memory key 13, and similarly stores charge information, card information, and date/time information in the IC memory card 17 in a storage format that is almost the same as the print format. It is a storage means for storing information.

Therefore, the taxi driver always keeps this terminal device 10 in the car, and as shown in FIG. When a user requests payment using the card 40 on which the name code (name code) PC is stored, the user or the driver enters the terminal device 10. Slide the card 40 to the II 21 to read its company code CC and affiliation code PC.

Among the read code information, for example, a company code CC and a pre-stored ID code are determined to match by the 10 determining means.

Next, the driver inputs the usage fee using the numeric keypad 12, and after the user confirms the amount displayed on the display 11, the confirmation/memory key 13 is pressed.

By this operation, the double roll paper 16 printed in the format shown in FIG. 3 is sent out from the printer 5.

After the user confirms this printing and signs in the signature field P6,
When the ill recognition/memory key 13 is operated again, this printed content is stored in the IC memory card 17, and the double roll paper 16 is further fed out, and the upper paper 1
The printed part 6a is given to the user.

In this way, the IC memory card 17 storing a plurality of pieces of usage information is pulled out from the terminal 10, and
The IC memory cards 17 are collected together with the memory cards, for example, every month, and the taxi companies read the usage information from the large number of IC memory cards 17 using personal computers, etc., and automatically tally the information for each company to create invoices.

The processing procedure when the control section 30 is configured with a microcomputer as shown in FIG. 5 is shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6.

That is, when the code information of the card 40 is input, the code information is stored, and it is determined whether the company code PC matches a plurality of pre-stored ID codes (corresponding to a plurality of companies) (step 1-3).

If there is no matching code, input reception on the numeric keypad 12 is prohibited and the display 11 displays, for example, rError.
Display J (step 4).

If there is a matching code, the system waits for input from the numeric keypad 12, stores the input fee information, and displays it on the display 11 (steps 5 to 7).

Next, the system waits for input from the confirmation/memory key 13, and when input, the usage information (charge information, card information, and date/time data) is sent to the printer 15 and printed (step 8.9).

After this printing, the system waits for input from the confirmation/memory key 13 again, and when input, the usage information is stored in the IC memory card 17 and the printer 15 is caused to feed the paper (step 10).
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Other Embodiments of the Present Invention In the above embodiments, the company name and department are printed and stored, but it is also possible to store information indicating the user's name on the card side in advance and read it. The user name may also be printed and stored from the card information.

Further, in the above embodiment, an IC memory card is used as a storage device for storing usage information, but a floppy device from which the storage medium can be taken out may also be used. Usage information is stored in the circuit, and the R
The configuration may be such that the usage information stored in the AM circuit can be read out.

Further, in the embodiment, the sliding card reading device 1
4 was used, but manual insertion/extraction type card reading devices or automatic reading devices may also be used, and the reading method may of course be magnetic, optical, IC, etc. depending on the card. be.

Further, in the above embodiment, the printing paper of the printer 15 is 2
The heavy roll paper 16 is used so that the upper paper 16a can be stored by the user and the lower paper 16b can be stored on the taxi side, but this does not limit the present invention, and it is possible to store it on either side. In this case, ordinary printing paper can be used.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the case where the company to which the user belongs pays the fare was explained, but this card may also be used by an individual through a contract with a taxi company, and after the use, the user It can also be applied when charges are automatically debited in bulk from banks.

Further, in the embodiment described above, 10 determinations are made, but this is not necessarily necessary and may be omitted or the user may input a password.

Further, in the embodiment described above, the card information is read first and then the charge is input, but this order may be reversed and is not limited to the embodiment described above.

Effects of the Present Invention> As explained above, the taxi card terminal of the present invention can store and store information read from the user's card and the usage fee. Aggregation processing can be performed easily and accurately.

Further, there is an advantage that ticket processing by the user and the taxi company, which was conventionally required, can be omitted, and management work for both parties is made easier.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the external appearance of one embodiment, Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the printing format, and Fig. 4 is a diagram used in the device of one embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of a card. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of one embodiment constructed of a microcomputer, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of one embodiment. 10... Taxi card terminal, 11...
...Display, 12...Numeric keypad 14...
... Card reader, 15 ... Printer, 1
7...IC memory card, 30...control circuit, 31...display means, 32...
ID determination means, 33... Timer means, 34...
...Printing means, 35...Storage means. Patent applicant: Anritsu Corporation

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A taxi card terminal device installed in a taxi and storing at least billing destination information and usage fees read from a card carried by a taxi user, comprising an input key, a display device, and a display device. , a printer, a storage device, a display unit for displaying the usage fee input from the input key on the display device, a card reading device for reading at least billing destination information stored in the card, and the input device. printing means for causing the printer to print the usage fee input from the key and billing information read by the card reader; and the usage fee input from the input key and the fee read by the card reader. A card terminal for a taxi, comprising: a storage means for storing billing information in the storage device, and is configured such that usage information stored in the storage device can be retrieved to the outside.