JPH0353330Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] "Industrial application field" This invention is installed in vehicles such as route buses,
The present invention relates to a card processing device that processes train ticket cards such as cashless train tickets and commuter passes.

``Conventional technology'' In order to reduce the burden on the driver,
No. 147283 proposes a card-type ticket processing device using magnetic patterns. However, this proposal only processes card-based travel tickets.

For example, for route buses, prior to the start of operation, the destination display can be changed, the fare used on the fare display can be set, the display data used on the stop name display can be selected, the initial settings for the numbered ticket issuer, and the advertisement display can be changed. The driver was responsible for selecting advertising data.

``Problems to be Solved by the Invention'' As described above, in the past, card-type ticket processing devices merely processed tickets. On the other hand, when starting service or changing the service route,
The burden placed on the driver has become a problem, as the driver spends a lot of time configuring the initial settings of various devices related to operation.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, this invention utilizes a vehicle card processing device to reduce the time required for initial setting of various devices related to operation, and to reduce the cost of cashless tickets, commuter passes, coupon tickets, etc. An object of the present invention is to provide a card processing device for a vehicle that makes it possible to significantly reduce the burden on a driver, such as the number of steps involved in determining gender.

"Means for Solving the Problem" According to this invention, a reading means is installed in the vehicle and reads the recorded information of the inserted card, and the inserted card is converted into a ticket card based on the information read by the reading means. and a card determination means for determining whether the card is an equipment control card, and when the card determination means determines that the card is an equipment control card, a destination display, a fare display, and a stop name display are executed based on the information read from the equipment control card. an initial setting means for initializing the device; and a validity determining means for determining the validity of the ticket card based on information read from the ticket card when the card is determined to be a ticket card by the card determining means. Equipped with.

"Operation" According to the vehicle card processing device according to this invention, the recorded information of the inserted card is read by the reading means, and when the card determining means determines that it is an equipment control card based on the read information, the read information Based on the output, the initial setting means, for example, the central processing unit, automatically initializes equipment such as a destination display, fare display, and stop name display in accordance with the service system, for example. Also, if the card is determined to be a ticket card by the card determination means based on the read information, the validity determination means determines whether the card is valid for boarding, based on the information read from the ticket card, such as the validity period, ticket amount, route system, etc. The validity of the ticket card is automatically determined. Therefore, when the driver simply inserts the device control card into the card processing device, the initial settings of each device are automatically performed according to the service system, and when the passenger inserts the ticket card into the card processing device, the initial settings of each device are automatically performed. Then, the validity of the ticket will be automatically determined, which will reduce the burden on the driver.

``Embodiment'' Overall configuration and operation The overall configuration of an embodiment of this invention is shown in FIG. The ticket card 1 used in this device is capable of recording various information and reading out the information, and for example, a magnetic card is used. That is, the ticket card 1 has a magnetic stripe 1, for example.
01 is provided parallel to the longitudinal direction of the square card. This example shows a case where a cashless ticket card is used as the ticket card, and the stripe 10
Information such as the card type code, validity period, ticket amount, etc. is recorded on the top. This ticket card 1 is inserted into a card processing device to be described later and processed.
Furthermore, in this invention, for this card processing device, a device control card 10 different from the ticket card 1 is provided.
00 is inserted and processing is performed. The equipment control card 1000 is of the same type as the ticket card 1, and is therefore composed of a magnetic card in this example, and the magnetic stripe 1001 of the equipment control card 1000
On the top are recorded the card type code, equipment codes for the operation-related equipment installed in the car, equipment control data, etc.

The equipment installed on the bus 4 side, which is the main component of this invention, is for a deferred payment cashless ticket card in this example.
A boarding gate card processing device 7 and a boarding gate card processing device 7' are provided near the passage for passengers at the boarding gate 5 and the boarding gate 6 of the bus 4, respectively, and a central processing center that performs comprehensive management of these card processing devices 7 and 7' is provided. Processing device 8
And an input operation section 9 operated by the driver is provided, for example, near the driver's seat.

The boarding gate card processing device 7 has a ticket passageway 701.
is formed, and by passing the ticket card 1 from the entrance 702 of the passage 701 to the exit 703, the recorded information on the ticket card 1 is read and rewritten. The passenger manually feeds the ticket card 1, and the motor 704 is started when the ticket card 1 is inserted into the entrance 702.
4, the card transport mechanism 705 is driven, and the ticket card 1 is automatically moved to the exit 703. In this explanation, the latter automatic method is assumed.

Processing at the boarding gate Ticket card 1 or device control card 1000
is inserted into the entrance 702 and the card insertion detector 6 detects it (step S ₀ in FIG. 2A), the control unit 7
10 starts operating, and the control unit 710 controls the motor 70.
4 (step S ₁ ) and transport the inserted card. While the card is being transported, various data recorded on the magnetic stripe 101 or 1001 are first read out by the reading head 707 (step S ₂ ), and the inserted card is determined based on the read card type code data. is the ticket card 1
The card determining means determines whether the device control card ₁₀₀
0, the device control card 100
The data read from 0 is transferred to the central processing unit 8 through the output means (step _S32 ). The subsequent processing will be described later. Alternatively, if it is determined that the card is the ticket card 1, the validity determining means determines whether the read data is valid based on the data of the card's validity period and ticket amount (step _S4 ). If it is determined that this is the case, the ticket card 1 is transported as is. If the read data indicates that the amount of money is insufficient or absent, if the validity period has expired, or if it is determined that the card other than ticket card 1 is not valid, a reverse rotation command is issued to the motor 704. , ticket card 1 and other cards are returned (step S ₅ ). At this time,
For example, the passengers are informed of the content by means of notification means such as the display 711 and the speaker 712 (step S ₆ ).

The ticket card 1 that is determined to be valid is sent to the write head 708, where the fare is temporarily debited and
Data is rewritten to record the remaining amount, boarding stop code, transfer code in the case of transit system transfers, etc. (step _S7 ), and to check whether the rewritten data has been performed correctly. ,
When the ticket card 1 passes through the next reading head 709, it is read (step _S8 ) and checked against the correct data (step _S9 ), and if normal, the ticket card 1 is sent to the exit 703. , the motor 704 is stopped, and the ticket card 1 is placed in the passenger's hand (step S ₁₀ ). If there is a writing error as a result of reading and verification, the motor 704 is rotated reversely and then forwardly (step S ₁₁ ), the ticket card 1 is returned, and the writing operation is performed again (step S ₇ ).

Processing at the Exit Gate The electrical and mechanical configuration of the exit card processing device 7' installed on the exit exit 6 side may be the same as that of the entrance card processing device 7, so a detailed explanation of the components will be omitted. Alighting card processing device 7'
As shown in FIG. 2B, when the ticket card 1 is inserted at the time of getting off the train, or the device control card 1000 is inserted by the driver, and the insertion is detected (step _S19 ),
The motor is started (step _S20 ), the recorded data of the ticket card 1 or the device control card 1000 is read (step _S21 ), and it is determined whether the card is a ticket card based on the card type code in the read data. (Step _S31 ), if it is determined that the ticket card is 1, the fare deducted at the time of boarding is settled (Step _S32 ), and data such as the settlement result, the code of the alighting stop, the time of alighting, etc. is added. Data is written (step
_S23 ).

When getting off the train, the passenger is returned the ticket card and is informed of the balance amount etc. on the display 711' (step _S25 ), so that the passenger always knows the valid amount of the ticket card 1. You can use it as many times as you want until the valid amount runs out. The ticket card 1 is transferred to the card processing device 7'
motor 704' is stopped.

The device control card 1000 is inserted into the card processing device by the driver as described above. This insertion is performed when the driver gets on the bus and starts the bus, or when changing the bus route. The device control card 1000 is inserted into the entrance 702' of the exit card processor 7' provided at the exit 6, for example, near the driver's seat. This insertion leads to step S ₃₁ (Figure 2B)
The device control card 1000 is determined by the card judgment means.
If it is determined that this is the case, the data read from the device control card 1000 is transferred to the central processing unit 8 through the output means (step _S32 ). Note that when the device control card 1000 is inserted into the boarding card processing device 7, it is determined by the card determination means in step _S3 (FIG. 2A), and similarly, the read data is sent to the central processing unit 8 in step _S32. Transfer to is performed by the output means.

Central Processing Unit Next, the configuration of the central processing unit 8 and the input operation section 9,
Explain the action. The central processing unit 8 manages each of the card processing units 7 and 7', and serves as an interface unit (hereinafter referred to as an I/O unit) for transmitting and receiving necessary data to and from the card processing units 7 and 7'.
) 801, 802, a clock circuit 803 which serves as an auxiliary function for managing valid periods, transit times, etc., and an I/O interface for transmitting and receiving data to and from the input operation section 9.
O804, a service memory 805 that stores service system, stop data, etc., a fare memory 806 necessary for fare settlement, sections used by passengers, route revenue, etc.
A data recording memory 807 for storing boarding and alighting data such as operation time, an output terminal for taking out the collected data in the data recording memory 807 from the outside, and a data input terminal for rewriting information in the operation memory 805 and fare memory 806. I/O 808 for data input/output, destination display M ₁ , digital fare display M ₂ , numbered ticket issuer M ₃ , stop name display
M ₄ , I/O 81 for data transmission and reception with advertising display device M ₅
1 and a microcomputer 809 that controls each component described above are connected to each other via a data bus 810.

When operating a bus, the driver inserts the device control card 1000, on which the system number of the route to be run is recorded, into the card processing device 7' to read it. The device control card 1000 stores “device codes” and “control codes” as will be described later with reference to FIG. 3E. These "device code" and "control code" read by the card processing device 7' are sent to the microcomputer 809 via the I/O 802 (step _S32 ). The microcomputer 809 temporarily stores this in RAM, and then reads out the values of each "equipment code" and "control code" one by one (step _S33 ), initializes the fare display and the stop name display, and The destination display device is initialized using the control data of the destination display device (step _S34 ).

The card processing devices 7, 7' store the data of various information necessary for fare settlement of the ticket transmitted from the central processing unit 8 in the storage memory (RAM) of the control unit 710, 710', and Each time 1 is inserted, the control units 710 and 710' each perform predetermined arithmetic processing. In addition, data such as the passenger's boarding location, disembarking location, adult, child type, etc., which can be determined by reading, is stored in the RAM. can be sent to the central processing unit 8 and stored in the data recording memory 807.

Next, the details of each part will be supplementarily explained with reference to the drawings.

Card FIG. 3 shows an example of the data format of the ticket card 1 using a magnetic card. As shown in FIG. 3A, the magnetic stripe 101 includes "STX" indicating the beginning of recorded information, "card type code", "validity period", "ticket amount", "ticket type", "system", " boarding place”,
"Getting off point", "transfer", "time of use", and "ETX" indicating the end of the recorded information are written in that order.
As the ticket card 1 moves within the card processing device, its records are sequentially read out from "STX".

An example of the written data is the ticket card 1 in Figure 1.
Flows b, c, and d are shown in FIG. 3, B, C, and D. As shown in Figure 3B, the original ticket card 1 that was purchased has a value of ¥3,000 recorded in the ticket amount column, and the ticket type column records that it is an adult ticket. There is. When you get on the train and pass the ticket card 1 through the boarding gate card processing device 7, it is determined to be the ticket card 1 based on the card type code, and then the ticket card 1 is processed as shown in Figure 3C. The system code 120 indicating the 120th system is in the system column, the stop code 002 indicating the boarding place is in the boarding place column, the boarding time of 13:00 is in the time of use column, and from the stop with code 002 to the terminal. After subtracting the fare of 200 yen from the amount in the ticket amount field, 2,800 yen will be written in the ticket amount field.

When the passenger swipes the ticket card 1 through the exit card processing device 7' at the alighting point, the ticket card 1d is determined to be the ticket card 1 in FIG. 3D.
As shown in the figure below, the stop code 015 for that alighting place is in the alighting place column, the current alighting time of 14:30 is in the use time column, and the code 0 is added from the stop with code 002 to the time of use column.
The ¥140 fare to stop 15 is deducted from the ¥3,000 ticket price at the time of boarding, and the resulting payment is ¥2,860, which is recorded in the ticket price column.

In addition, to rewrite various data on the ticket card 1, either read all the data once into RAM and then write all the new data, or separate the data into the rewritten part and the non-rewritten part and place them. Rewriting is performed only on the rewritten portion separately.

For example, as shown in FIG. 3E, the device control card 1000 sequentially records data formats of "STX", "card type code", "device code", "control data", and "ETX" for each target device. Ru. In this case, the "card type code" indicates that it is a device control card, and the "device code"
is a unique number assigned in advance to the device to be controlled, and “control data” is data that is originally input to the device by the driver by operating a switch on the input operation unit 9. For example, if the device is a destination indicator, the code indicating the destination indicator is the "equipment code", and the code indicating the stop name of the destination (terminus) of the service system is the "control data".
For digital fare display devices, the code indicating the digital fare display device is stored in the "equipment code," and the data indicating the fare display used for that service system is stored in the "control code," and the numbered ticket is issued. For machines, the code indicating the numbered ticket issuer is stored in the "device code", and the data indicating the number to be issued first is stored in the "control code", and for the stop name display, the code indicating the numbered ticket issuer is stored in the "control code". The code indicating this is the "equipment code"
In the "control code", data indicating the area where each stop name of the service system is sequentially stored is stored.

The central processing unit 8 determines the input device code read from the device control card via the I/O 802, and supplies subsequent control data to the corresponding device via the data input/output I/O 811. ,
Initialize the device.

Card Processing Device FIG. 4 shows an example of the internal configuration of the card processing devices 7, 7' in more detail. Control unit 710
is an example configured with a microcomputer,
A microprocessor (CPU) 7101, a program memory (ROM) 7102 in which control procedures are stored as a program, and a read/write memory (ROM) for reading and writing data necessary for various processes, temporarily storing recorded data, etc. RAM)
7103, interface input/output port 7104 for signal input/output with the central processing unit 8, interface input/output port 7105 for outputting operation commands to the card transport mechanism drive motor 704, reading magnetic heads 707, 709 interface input/output ports 7106 and 7107 for taking in read data, interface input/output port 7108 for sending write data to write magnetic head 708, and interface for taking in detection output of card insertion detector 706. Ace input/output port 7109, display 7
interface input/output port 7110 for sending display data to 11, voice synthesis circuit 71
12, interface input/output port 71 for outputting the synthesized audio signal to the speaker 712
It consists of 11. I/O ports 7106, 7 for magnetic heads for reading and writing
Reference numeral 108 incorporates an amplifier, a frequency modulation circuit, a demodulation circuit, and the like.

Modification: Control units 710, 71 of card processing devices 7, 7'
Various calculations, judgments, etc. were performed in 0', but if the processing capacity of the central processing unit 8 is large, the control unit 710,
710' may only transmit and receive data to and from the central processing unit 8, and all processing may be performed by the central processing unit 8.

When a passenger gets on the train from the boarding gate and exits the train from the boarding gate, the card processing device determines from which side the ticket card is inserted and processes the boarding or alighting process. You may also do so. In addition, ticket card 1
This includes not only cashless tickets, but also commuter passes that record the validity period and riding section, and coupon tickets that only record the number of valid rides and subtract 1 from the number of valid rides for each ride. You may also use the corresponding one. The card processing device 7 is used only for commuter pass type tickets.
7', the writing means is omitted. Any ticket card may be used as long as information indicating validity is recorded in a readable manner.

The device control card 1000 may be one in which only "STX", "card type code", "system number", and "ETX" are recorded as shown in FIG. 3F.
In this case, each device code and control data for that device are stored in the memory of the central processing unit 8 for each service system, as shown in FIG.
When the device control card 1000 is inserted and its system number is read, the central processing unit 8 sequentially reads the device code and control data for the system number from the memory shown in FIG. 5, and performs initial settings.

The ticket card and device control card are not limited to magnetic cards, but may also be IC cards using semiconductor memory.

Alternatively, the central processing unit may be incorporated into one of the card processing devices.

``Effects of the invention'' According to the vehicle card processing device of this invention, when the driver inserts the device control card for that operation system into the card processing device at the start of operation, the initial settings corresponding to that operation system are performed. Initial settings for each device related to the desired operation are automatically performed, and in the past, initial settings were performed by specifying each device related to each operation and inputting its control data one by one by operating a switch. Compared to the case
The burden on the driver is significantly reduced, and when a passenger inserts their ticket card into the card processing device, the validity of the ticket card is automatically determined, so the burden on the driver can be reduced accordingly. can.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a vehicle card processing device according to this invention, Fig. 2 A and B are a flow chart showing an example of the operation of each part, and Fig. 3 is an example of storage of a ticket card and a device control card. 4 is a block diagram showing a specific example of the card processing device, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a specific example of the card processing device.
The figure shows an example of a memory that stores the relationship between equipment codes and control data for each system. 1: Ticket card, 4: Bus, 7: Boarding gate card processing device, 7': Getting off gate card processing device, 8:
Central processing unit, 1000: equipment control card.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A reading means installed in a vehicle for reading the recorded information of the inserted card, and determining whether the inserted card is a ticket card or an equipment control card from the information read by the reading means. and an initial stage for initializing a destination display, a fare display, and a stop name display based on the information read from the device control card when the card is determined to be an equipment control card by the card determination means. and a validity determining means for determining the validity of the ticket card based on information read from the ticket card when the card is determined to be a ticket card by the card determining means. Characteristic vehicle card processing device.