JPH0219880Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to an automatic payment machine for transfer tickets that allows passengers to transfer from a predetermined station on their own line to another company's line.

Conventional Technology Generally, a transfer ticket that allows you to transfer from a first transportation facility such as a subway (your company's own line) to a second transportation facility such as a bus (another company's line) is generally provided with a first ticket at the time of purchase. I am paying the fare for one mode of transportation and the second mode of transportation together. However, after boarding the first means of transportation, users of this type of transfer ticket cannot change the station at which they get off the first means of transportation due to changes in destination, change of means of transportation, etc. be.

JP-A No. 54-161397 discloses that when a user of a special train such as a Shinkansen transfers on the same company line, gets off midway, or changes destination (direction change), fares and charges such as limited express fares are settled. Discloses an automatic payment machine for When the user changes direction, the automatic payment machine is configured to calculate the fare by (total fare after direction change) - (total fare on original ticket) - (handling fee).

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, when paying fares due to a change of direction as described above, the automatic payment machine does not check whether the departure and arrival station sections of the original ticket are within the city code. Since it is necessary to consider whether the refund section is longer than a predetermined distance, there is a problem in that the payment process becomes extremely complicated. Furthermore, this automatic payment machine cannot handle transfer payments between different companies.

Therefore, this invention allows users who purchase a transfer ticket that allows them to transfer from one company's line to another company's line and then change the station at which they get off on the company's line after boarding the company's line to have their paid fare on the other company's line valid. The purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic fare adjustment machine that allows easy fare adjustment while maintaining functionality.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the automatic payment machine according to the present invention is equipped with a reader that reads the information recorded on the inserted ticket, and a reader that reads the information recorded on the inserted ticket, and a link between the payment station and other stations on the own line. It consists of a fare memory that stores fare codes, a deficient fare display, a payment ticket issuing machine, and an arithmetic control circuit, and the arithmetic and control circuit (a) reads ticket information read by the reader; (b) determining means for determining whether the ticket is a ticket exclusively for the company's own line or a transfer ticket from the company's line to another company's line, based on (b) the paid fare for the company's line read from the ticket and a fare memory; (c) a display command means for outputting a command to calculate the shortage fare on the own line based on the fare read from the display and display the shortage fare on the display; (c) the amount of money inputted according to the display on the display; (d) If it is determined that the ticket is a ticket exclusively for the own line, when the input amount exceeds the insufficient fare, the ticket issuing machine issues the own line payment ticket. If the ticket is determined to be a transfer ticket and the amount entered is equal to or greater than the insufficient fare, the payment ticket issuing machine will issue a ticket for the section corresponding to the amount paid for the other company's line. and issuance command means for outputting a command to issue a transfer payment ticket that allows transfer to another company's line.

Function: When a transfer ticket is inserted into the automatic fare adjustment machine according to the present invention, the insufficient fare for the own line is calculated using the information read from the transfer ticket in the arithmetic control circuit and the fare read from the fare memory. and the insufficient fare is displayed on the insufficient fare display. When the amount of money input for the shortfall fare exceeds the shortfall amount, the arithmetic control circuit outputs a command to issue a transfer payment ticket to the payment ticket issuing machine, and as a result, the payment ticket issuing machine issues the amount paid for the other company's line. A transit ticket will be issued that allows you to ride only on the corresponding section.

Embodiments Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

Figure 1 shows an embodiment of the payment machine according to the present invention, which enables the payment processing of transfer tickets from the first means of transportation, a subway line operated by the company, to the second means of transportation, a bus operated by another company. , this payment machine includes a reader 1 that reads various information recorded on the inserted ticket;
A currency validating machine 2 that determines the authenticity of the inserted coin and outputs a signal corresponding to the amount, and a currency validating machine 2 that stores the fare code from the station where the payment machine is installed to other subway stations on the company's own line. The fare memory 3 includes a fare memory 3, an arithmetic control circuit 4 using a microcomputer, an insufficient fare display 5, a payment ticket issuing machine 6, and a change dispensing machine 7. In the fare memory 3, fare codes between the installation station (settlement station) and each other subway station are stored for each station code that specifies the station.

Tickets that can be settled using this machine are various types of magnetic tickets specified by the Japan Cybernetask Association.
The issue date, departure station, fare code (number of sections), ticket type, and in the case of a transfer ticket, the number of transfer sections are magnetically stored together with the clock signal.

As shown in FIG. 4, the arithmetic control circuit 4 includes:
a determining means 20 for determining whether the ticket is for the company's own line or a transfer ticket from the company's line to another company's line based on the information on the ticket read by the reader 1; a display command means 22 for outputting a command to calculate the insufficient fare for own line based on the paid fare and the fare read from the fare memory 3 and to display the insufficient fare on the display 5; and display on the display 5. and counting means 24 for counting the amount of money put in according to the amount. Furthermore, the arithmetic control circuit 4
If it is determined that the ticket is a ticket exclusively for own line, when the input amount exceeds the insufficient fare, outputs a command to the payment ticket issuing machine 6 to issue a own line payment ticket, and If the ticket is determined to be a transfer ticket to another company's line, and the amount entered exceeds the insufficient fare, the payment ticket issuing machine 6 will transfer the ticket to another company's line only for the section corresponding to the paid amount on the other company's line. It has an issuance command means 26 that outputs a command to issue a transfer payment ticket that can be transferred to a train, and a command to cause the change dispenser 7 to release change if necessary.

In this adjustment machine, when a ticket is inserted, as shown in FIG. It is determined whether the ticket is a subway ticket, i.e., a ticket exclusively for the company's own line, or a bus, i.e., a ticket for transferring to another company's line. If it is neither ticket, the inserted ticket is returned, and then the system returns to the standby state.

If the inserted ticket is a ticket exclusively for the company's own line, the adjustment machine uses the information read from the ticket and the fare read from the fare memory 3 in the display command means 22 of the arithmetic control circuit 4 to determine if there is a shortage for the company's line. The fare is calculated, and the calculated insufficient fare is displayed on the display 5 to guide the insertion of money. Thereafter, when the coin is inserted, its authenticity is determined by the coin validator 2, and based on the output signal, the counting means 24 of the arithmetic and control circuit 4 calculates the amount of money inserted according to the display on the display 5. When the input amount exceeds the insufficient fare, the issuance command means 26 of the arithmetic and control circuit 4 outputs a command to issue the own line payment ticket to the payment ticket issuing machine 6, and changes are sent to the change dispensing machine 7 as necessary. After outputting a release command, as a result of which the payment ticket issuer 6 issues a company line payment ticket, and the change dispenser 7 releases a predetermined amount of change,
Return to standby state.

Furthermore, if the inserted ticket is a transfer ticket from the own company's line to another company's line, the adjustment machine uses the display command means 22 of the arithmetic control circuit 4 to read out the information read from the transfer ticket and from the fare memory 3. The shortfall fare for the own line is calculated using the calculated shortfall fare, and the calculated shortfall fare is displayed on the display 5 to guide the insertion of money. After that, when coins are inserted, the authenticity is determined by the currency validator 2, and based on the output signal, the amount of money inserted is counted according to the display on the display 5, and the amount of money inserted is determined by the amount of money that is insufficient. When the amount exceeds the fare, the issuance command means 26 of the arithmetic and control circuit 4 outputs a command to issue a transfer payment ticket to the payment ticket issuing machine 6, outputs a change release command to the change release machine 7 as necessary, and the result is A payment ticket issuing machine 6 issues a transfer payment ticket that allows transfer to another company's line only for the section corresponding to the paid amount of the other company's line, and after discharging predetermined change from a change dispenser 7, the machine returns to a standby state. In this case, the arithmetic and control circuit 4 calculates the insufficient fare by reading out the fare between the issuing station (boarding station) of the transfer ticket and the settlement station from the fare memory 3, and combining the read fare and the company's own fare among the paid fares. This is done by calculating the difference between the

As shown in Figure 3A, the back side (magnetic side) of the subway payment ticket for the own line issued in this way has the following information:
A code indicating the payment date 10, the payment station 11, and the ticket type 12 including the subway payment ticket is magnetically recorded on the company line track in synchronization with the clock signal 13, and on the surface as shown in Figure 3B. "Subway payment ticket"
Information such as "Please use this ticket to exit the ticket gate. Your ticket will be collected." is printed in a visible manner.

In addition, as shown in Figure 3C, on the back of the issued transfer payment ticket, there is a code indicating the payment date 10, payment station 11, ticket type 12 including the transfer payment ticket, etc. The number of transfer areas read from the transfer ticket is magnetically recorded on each other company's line truck in synchronization with the clock signal 13 as the number of transfer areas 14. Transfer payment ticket”
Information such as ``Bus from ○○ station x ward'' and ``Please use this ticket to pass through the ticket gate and transfer to the bus'' is printed in a visible manner. Therefore, the holder of this transfer ticket adjustment ticket can transfer to a bus on another company's line for a predetermined number of sections from the payment station using the transfer payment ticket.

Effects of the invention As described above, this invention calculates the insufficient fare for own line based on the paid amount for the own line, separate and independent from the paid fare for other companies' lines when a transfer ticket is inserted. , we issue a transfer ticket that allows you to transfer to another company's line by directly transferring the paid fare for the other company's line, so even if the user of the transfer ticket changes the destination or route midway, This has the effect of allowing easy settlement of payments while maintaining the validity of the amount paid for the other company's line.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a block diagram of the main parts of the electric circuit showing an embodiment of the automatic payment machine according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the automatic payment machine, and Figure 3 is a diagram showing the operation of the automatic payment machine. Figure 4 shows an example of a payment ticket.
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of an arithmetic control circuit of the automatic payment machine. 1...reader, 3...fare memory, 4...arithmetic control circuit, 5...display device, 6...ticket issuing machine,
20... Judgment means, 22... Display command means, 24
...Counting means, 26...Issuance command means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Utility Model Registration Request] A reader 1 that reads the information recorded on the inserted ticket, a fare memory 3 that stores the fare code from the payment station to other stations on the own line, and a display of missing fares. In an automatic payment machine comprising a payment ticket issuing machine 5, a payment ticket issuing machine 6, and a calculation control circuit 4, the calculation control circuit 4: (b) determining means 20 for determining whether the ticket is a ticket exclusively for the own line or a transfer ticket from the own line to another company's line; (b) the paid fare for the own line read from the ticket and the fare read from the fare memory 3; display command means 22 that calculates the insufficient fare for own line based on the fare and outputs a command to display the insufficient fare on the display 5;
(c) a counting means 24 for counting the amount of money inserted according to the display on the display 5; (d) if the ticket is determined to be a ticket exclusively for own line, the amount of money inserted is When the amount exceeds the insufficient fare, a command is output to the payment ticket issuing machine 6 to issue an own line payment ticket, and if the ticket is determined to be a transfer ticket, the amount entered is equal to or greater than the insufficient fare. It is characterized by having an issuance command means 26 that outputs a command to the payment ticket issuing machine 6 to issue a transfer payment ticket that allows transfer to another company's line only for the section corresponding to the paid amount of the other company's line when the time is reached. Automatic payment machine.