JPH04370892A - Ticket vendor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the convenience of the users and to save the labor at a station by providing a means to a superexpress ticket vendor to calculate the discounted charge when it is decided that the destination station inputted by a user is connected to a discount route. CONSTITUTION:The business routes are shown on a map and the station marks are shown on these routes at a destination station selecting part 15 consisting of a map type touch panel. The business routes include the trunk lines and the ordinary lines. When a user touches a destination station, this station is inputted and the connection or non-connection of the station is decided. That is, a main control part 23 decides whether the destination station is included in a trunk line or not after deciding that its own station is included in a truck line. Then the superexpress charge is calculated if both its own and destination stations are included in the trunk line. Meawhile the superexpress charge of the ordinary line is calculated if both stations are included in the ordinary line. The superexpress charge of the ordinary line is discounted with the connection to the ordinary line and the connection to a trunk line from an ordinary line respectively. Thus the discounted superexpress charge is calculated. Then a superexpress ticket is discharged together with the change from a ticket vending device 27, etc.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] This invention is applicable to, for example, when transferring from a main line to a conventional line, or from a conventional line to a main line, by issuing a fare ticket that can be used for both routes in one go. Regarding ticket vending machines, for example, in the case of the above-mentioned transfer, when the conventional line side issues a discount,
To provide a ticket vending machine that allows a customer to automatically purchase a fare ticket at a discount without going to a manned counter and purchasing the discount.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there have been automatic ticket vending machines that issue limited express fare tickets and express fare tickets. However, when transferring from a main line to a conventional line, or from a conventional line to a main line, the conventional lines offered a service that discounted express fares and express fares under predetermined discount conditions. However, since the above-mentioned automatic ticket vending machine cannot receive such a discount service, in order to receive this discount, the customer has no choice but to go to a manned counter and purchase a discount ticket.

[0003] Furthermore, on the station side, there is a problem in that a counter and staff are required for this purpose, and the staff cannot be used effectively.

0004

[Problems to be solved by the invention] This invention solves the problem of the troublesomeness of passengers having to go to a manned counter to receive a discount service for connecting, as mentioned above, and the fact that it is not possible for stations to save labor due to manned support. This solves the inefficiency, etc., and allows passengers to transfer from a main line to a conventional line, or from a conventional line to a main line, by simply inputting their destination station information on the ticket vending machine. To provide a ticket vending machine that can automatically judge and sell discounted fare tickets.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention is a ticket vending machine that receives a calculated fare to a destination station inputted by an input means and issues a ticket corresponding to the fare, and sets discounts for connections. a discount setting means for determining whether the destination station input by the input means is a transfer on a discount route; and a transfer determination means for determining whether the destination station input by the input means is a transfer on a discount route. The ticket vending machine is characterized in that the ticket vending machine is equipped with a fee calculation means that calculates a discounted fee based on the setting of the discount setting means when it is determined that there is a discount.

[0006]

[Operation] According to the present invention, when the destination station information is inputted by the input means, and the transfer determination means determines that the destination station is a transfer, the fare calculation means provides a discount based on the setting of the discount setting means. The calculated fee is calculated, the calculated fee is received, and a ticket corresponding to the fee is issued.

[0007]

[Effects of the Invention] According to this invention, by simply inputting the information of the destination station, a passenger can transfer from a main line to a conventional line, or from a conventional line to a main line at a discounted rate. The machine can automatically make decisions and sell discounted fare tickets, improving service to users and reducing the hassle of passengers having to go to a manned counter to receive discounted connections. In addition, for the station, it is possible to save manned counters and staff, and to make effective use of staff.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The drawing shows a ticket vending machine that sells limited express tickets (fare tickets) for non-reserved seats for limited express trains, and in FIG. Limited express tickets are sold for transfers, and information display section 1
1 provides ticket sales information and operation guidance, and the price display section 12
In addition to displaying the input amount and ticket fare, it also displays the selected destination station (arrival station).

Coins are inserted into the coin insertion slot 13, and banknotes are inserted into the bill insertion slot 14. The destination station selection unit 15 is configured with a map-type touch panel as described later, and selects the destination station (
(destination station). The number combination selection buttons 16 are, for example, 1 adult, 2 adult, 3 adult, 1 adult and 1 child.
Select and input combinations such as 2 adult tickets, 1 child ticket, etc. Ticket exit 17 releases the issued limited express ticket (fare ticket),
The coin tray 18 releases change coins, and the change bill outlet 1
9 releases change banknotes.

FIG. 2 shows a destination station selection section 15 constructed of the above-mentioned map-type touch panel.The destination station selection section 15 displays a business route on a map and displays station marks 20 indicating stations on this route.
is displayed. The operating routes mentioned above are trunk line 21 and conventional line 2.
2, these routes 21 and 22 are mutually accessible and are set to allow transfer. When the passenger touches the station mark 20, the destination station (destination station) is input, and the route of the own station where the ticket vending machine 10 is installed is compared with the route of the destination station to determine whether or not to transfer. It is determined whether

FIG. 3 shows a control circuit block diagram of the ticket vending machine 10, in which the main control section 23 not only controls each circuit device according to a program stored therein, but also operates the ticket vending machine 10.
The own station code and each station section setting data are stored in the internal R
I remember it in AM. The customer service control section 24 is the charge display section 12
, the destination station selection section 15 and the number combination selection button 16. The banknote processing device 25 performs authenticity determination, denomination determination, and counting of banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion slot 14, and also feeds out banknotes for change and discharges them to the change bill extraction port 19. The coin processing device 26 determines the authenticity, denomination, and counting of the coins inserted into the coin slot 13, and also feeds out coins for change and discharges them into the coin receiving tray 18. The ticket issuing device 27 issues a limited express ticket (fare ticket) for the selected destination station (arrival station) and releases it to the ticket exit 17.

The fare setting storage unit 28 stores the express fare for a set section (set distance) of the trunk line 21, the express charge for a set section (set distance) of the conventional line 22, the express charge based on the combination of number of tickets, and the express charge for the set section (set distance) of the conventional line 22. If the destination station (destination station) is a transfer, the discounted fare for Line 22 is stored, and the discounted fare mentioned above is, for example, the limited express fare for the conventional line 22, which is halved.
The price is set to be discounted.

The operation of the ticket vending machine 10 configured as described above will be explained with reference to FIG. 4. When a passenger purchases a limited express ticket, he/she touches and inputs the station mark 20 of the destination station in the destination station selection section 15, inputs the number of tickets using the number combination selection button 16, and inputs the fare into the coin slot 13 or bill slot 14. put it into.

When the main control unit 23 detects a touch input and a fare input (steps n1, n2), it determines whether the own station (departing station) where the ticket vending machine 10 is installed is on the main line 21 ( Step n3). Note that this determination is made when installing the ticket vending machine 10 in the RAM in the main control unit 23.
The own station code stored in is read out, and it is determined whether the station is on the main line 21 or on the conventional line 22 using this own station code.

When the main control unit 23 determines that its own station is on the main line 21 in the above judgment, it next judges whether the destination station input by the passenger is on the main line 21 (step n
4) If both the own station and the destination station are on the main line 21, the purchase is for the limited express ticket only on the main line 21 rather than a transfer, so calculate the section between the own station and the destination station and select the main line from the fare setting storage unit 28. 21
The corresponding express charge is read out and the express charge is calculated (step n5).

In step n3 described above, the main control section 23
If it determines that its own station is on the conventional line 22, then it determines whether the destination station entered by the passenger is on the main line 21 (step n6), and both the own station and the destination station are on the conventional line. If it is on 22, it is not a transfer but a limited express ticket purchase for the conventional line 22, so the section between the own station and the destination station is calculated and the fare setting storage unit 28
Then, the corresponding limited express fare for the conventional line 22 is read out and the limited express fare is calculated (step n5).

If it is determined in step n4 that the destination station is on the conventional line 22 and that the transfer is from the main line 21 to the conventional line 22, then in step n5 described above, the destination station is on the main line 21.
above, and it is determined that you are transferring from conventional line 22 to main line 21, the limited express fare of conventional line 22 will be eligible for a 1/2 discount, so you can transfer from your own station to the destination station on the main line. 21 section and the conventional line 22 section, read out the express fare for main line 21 and the 1/2 discount express fare for conventional line 21 from the fare setting storage unit 28, and add these to create a discount express express. The fee is calculated (step n7).

When the fare is calculated as described above, change is calculated by comparing it with the amount inserted by the passenger (step n8), and then the ticket issuing device 27 is driven to issue a limited express ticket. (Step n9), the limited express ticket is discharged to the ticket exit 17 (Step n10), and if there is change, the change is discharged to the coin tray 18 or the change bill outlet 19 (Step n11), and the limited express ticket is Finish the sales process.

According to the above-described embodiment, the passenger can transfer from the main line 21 to the conventional line 22 at a discount or transfer from the conventional line 22 by simply inputting the information of the destination station from the destination station selection section 15. Discount transfers to the main line 21 can be automatically determined on the ticket vending machine 10 side and limited express tickets can be sold at a discount, improving service to users and eliminating the need for passengers to go to a manned counter. The hassle of receiving discount services for transfers is alleviated, and stations can save manned counters and staff, allowing them to be used more effectively.

[0020] In the above-mentioned embodiment, the first push type was shown in which the passenger inputs the fare after touching the destination station selection section 15; It may also be a push-back type in which the touch button is operated, and in this case, step n1 and step n2 in FIG. 4 are reversed step processing.

[0021]Furthermore, to calculate the fare, a section is calculated between the own station and the destination station, and the fare corresponding to this section is calculated. It is also possible to create a fare table that calculates the limited express fare and discounted express fare for the destination station, and read the limited express fare from the fare table based on the passenger inputting the destination station, or calculate the fare using other methods. You may do so.

Furthermore, although the above-described embodiments have shown discount processing for express tickets, other fare tickets, such as express tickets and boarding tickets, may be used.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above embodiment, the input means of the present invention corresponds to the destination station selection section 15 of the embodiment, and the discount setting means corresponds to the fare setting storage section. 28, the discount route corresponds to the conventional line 22, and the transfer determination means stores the discount fare in steps n3 and n.
Although the charge calculation means corresponds to the processing of the main control unit 23 in step n7, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment. do not have.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of the customer service section of the ticket vending machine.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the destination station selection section.

FIG. 3 is a control circuit block diagram.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of ticket issuing processing.

[Explanation of symbols] 10...Ticket vending machine 15...Destination station selection section 22... Conventional line 23...Main control section 28...Charge setting storage unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claims 1. A ticket vending machine that receives a calculated fare to a destination station inputted by an input means and issues a ticket corresponding to the fare, comprising a discount setting means for setting a discount for a connection; A transfer determination means that determines whether the destination station inputted by the means is a transfer on a discount route, and a discount setting when the input destination station is determined by the transfer determination means to be a connection on a discount route. A ticket vending machine comprising a fare calculation means for calculating a discounted fare based on settings of the means.