JPH0460786A - Reserved seat managing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the double check of a ticket or the leakage of check by providing a means which informs seat reservation information to a manager on patrol and writes new seat reservation information in a reserved seat managing system. CONSTITUTION:The seat reservation information managed by a center 4 is sent to the seat managing means 1 of a conductor room 41 via a radio communication line. The conductor extracts a storage medium 29 in which reservation information is stored from the seat managing means 1, and inserts it to the card reader/writer part 33 of a seat managing means 2. The conductor carries the seat managing means 2, and displays the reservation information on a display part 34, and performs patrol. When different status is detected, the conductor requests the presentation of the ticket to a passenger, and collates it with the reservation information, and expedites a boading method fitted in the content of the ticket. After the patrol, the seat reservation information changed during the check of the ticket is sent to the auxiliary memory device 25 of the seat managing means 1, then, the content is up-dated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a reserved seat management system that manages seats based on seat reservation information when a passenger purchases a ticket.

(Prior art) Conventionally, as part of reserved seat management, a manager (conductor) circulates among passengers, picks up tickets one by one, and prints the date and vehicle number on each ticket. , seat number, boarding section, etc. were visually checked, and if they were correct, a verified ticket stamp was placed on the ticket.

(Spy H to be solved by the invention) In conventional reserved seat management, a manager picks up each ticket one by one and checks the seat reservation information written on the ticket, including the date, vehicle number, and Seat numbers, boarding sections, etc. are visually confirmed. It takes a long time to go around because we are checking tickets for many people, and we also have to check the passengers on the way.
The same passenger was hit twice and three times during ticket inspection on the first and third rounds.
There was a risk that the tickets would be checked twice, or that the tickets of passengers boarding the train could be leaked.

In addition, if a passenger in an unreserved seat requests to switch to a reserved seat, the system will allow the passenger to sit in the currently vacant seat, and when the passenger from that seat arrives, the passenger will be seated in another vacant seat. There was also the problem that passengers were made to feel uncomfortable.

The present invention allows the administrator to completely manage each reserved seat based on the seat reservation information stored at the center, and also allows the seat reservation information to be checked against the seat reservation information on the ticket at the time of ticket inspection. The purpose is to provide a reserved seat management system that does not cause ticket inspection or ticket inspection omissions.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the reserved seat management system of the present invention is provided in a management room in a car, and manages seat reservation information of tickets held by passengers. a first seat management means that exchanges data with a center that provides data and manages reserved seats based on the seat reservation information; The system is equipped with a second seat management means that notifies the circulating manager of the seat reservation information and also writes new seat reservation information.

Further, for the same purpose, the second seat management means having the seat reservation information is provided with a function of comparing the seat reservation information and the ticket.

(Operation) Seat reservation information is sent from the center to the first seat management means of the reserved seat management system configured as described above. The first seat management means can display seat reservation information through the operation of the administrator, and outputs the seat reservation information to the second seat management means. The manager carries the second seat management means with him when he goes to check tickets. The administrator compares the seat reservation information with the seat reservation information of the ticket received from the passenger only when there is a passenger whose seat reservation information is different from the seat reservation information displayed on the second seat management means.
Alternatively, the ticket is inserted into the second seat management means and checked mechanically. Further, when a passenger in a non-reserved seat wants to purchase a reserved seat, the second seat management means searches for a vacant seat, guides the passenger, sells a seat ticket, and then inputs that information into the second seat management means. do.

After ticket inspection, the seat reservation information of the second seat management means is transferred to the first seat management means.

Therefore, the administrator can completely manage each seat, and
Even at the time of ticket inspection after the first round, it is only necessary to inspect the tickets of passengers who differ from the seat reservation information, so it is possible to prevent double ticket inspection and also to prevent the omission of ticket inspection for passengers boarding midway. -Also, passengers who request to switch from non-reserved seats to reserved seats can go through the procedure of making a new reservation and be seated in an unreserved seat.

(Example) Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Note that elements common to each drawing are given the same reference numerals.

■ Figure 1 shows a functional block diagram showing the basic configuration of the present invention. A first seat management means 1 is provided in a management room (hereinafter referred to as conductor's room) in the train, and stores seat reservation information. is exchanged with the center 4, and reserved seats are managed based on the seat reservation information. The second seat management means 2, which is portable, exchanges seat reservation information with the first seat management means 1, and
The seat reservation information can be checked against the ticket 3, and new seat reservation information can also be written.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the configuration of the first seat management means.

The microprocessor 20 (hereinafter referred to as MPU 20) includes a memory 21, an input/output interface section 22, and a display device 23.
, the operation unit 24, the auxiliary storage device 25, the card reader/writer 26, and the communication control device 27, and processes input/output information. The display device 123 displays the key contents of the operation section 24 and seat reservation information. The auxiliary storage device 25 stores control information of the first seat management means 1 and seat reservation information. The card reader/writer 26 inputs and outputs control information and seat reservation information to the first seat management means 1 through a storage medium 29 such as an IC card or a memory card. The communication control device 27 and the center 4 are each provided with a radio device 28.4a, which exchanges data regarding seat reservation information through a radio communication circuit.

Next, the operation of the first seat management means 1 will be explained. The seat reservation information for the train in question at the center 4 is stored in the auxiliary storage device 25 of the first seat management means 1 through the wireless communication circuit. The seat reservation information stored in the auxiliary storage device 25 can be displayed on the display device 23 by operating the operation section 24,
It is written to the storage medium 29 through the card reader/writer 26. Further, control information for the first seat management means 1 developed in another system is stored in the auxiliary storage device via the storage medium 29 and the card reader/writer 26.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the configuration of the second seat management means.

A microprocessor 30 (hereinafter referred to as MPU 30) controls a memory 31, an input/output interface section 32, a card reader/writer 33, a display section 34, an operation section 35, and processes input/output information.

The card reader/writer 33 inputs and outputs seat reservation information through the storage medium 29. The display section 34 displays key contents of the operation section 35 and seat reservation information.

Next, the operation of the second seat management means 2 will be explained.

Insert the storage medium 29 on which seat reservation information is written into the card reader/writer 33, and display the seat reservation information read from the card reader/writer 33 on the display section 34 by operating the operation section 35. 33, data can be updated in the storage medium 29.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a vehicle parked on a platform and equipped with the first seat management means. It is assumed that there are two seats 42 on each side of the vehicle interior 40, with the aisle as the boundary. Seat numbers shall be in descending order facing the direction of arrow A, which is the direction of travel of the train, and from the left are IA, IB, and IC.
, ID, etc. The conductor's room 41 has a first seat management means 1.
is provided. The first seat management means 1 manages reserved seats based on the seat reservation information inputted from the center 4, and displays the seat reservation information on the display device 23 in response to a display instruction from the operation unit 24. Also, by issuing a write instruction from the operation unit 24 to the storage medium 29, the auxiliary storage device 2
The seat reservation information stored in 5 is written into the storage medium 29 shown in FIG. 2 through the card reader/writer 26.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the second seat management means.

When the storage medium 29 on which the seat reservation information has been written is inserted into the card reader/writer 33 shown in FIG. 3 and a display instruction is given, the display section 34 displays the seat reservation information. In the same figure, 3
Displaying seat reservation information for both eyes. Range B of the display section 33 indicates a scroll range.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display screen of the first seat management means, and displays seat reservation information for the third car as an example.

Next, the operation of the reserved seat management system will be explained. The seat reservation information managed by the center 4 is sent to the first seat management means 1 in the conductor's room 41 shown in FIG. 4 via a wireless communication circuit as shown in FIG. The seat reservation information sent is temporarily stored in the auxiliary storage section 25 shown in FIG. The conductor operates the operating section 24 shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 to display seat reservation information on the display section 23 as shown in FIG. 6. In addition, the storage medium 29 is inserted into the card reader/writer section 26 shown in FIG.
Write in 9. The conductor removes the storage medium 29 from the first seat management means 1 and inserts the storage medium 29 into the card reader/card reader of the second seat management means 2 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5.
Insert it into the writer section 33. and second seat management means 2
The user carries around the vehicle and displays seat reservation information for the vehicle on the display unit 34 for ticket inspection. During the patrol, if a situation is detected that differs from the seat reservation information, the passenger will be asked to present their ticket, and the passenger will be checked against the seat reservation information, and either the passenger will be prompted to choose a boarding method that matches the information on the ticket, or the passenger will be asked to make a new reservation. conduct. For example, suppose a train leaves Ueno Station and the third car is being inspected. The conductor checks the reserved seats while scrolling the seat reservation information as shown in FIG. 6 one after another on the display section 33 of the second seat management means 2. Assume that a passenger was sitting at seat number 3D. Seat number 3D is a reserved seat up to Takasaki Station, so either ask the passenger to show their ticket, check it, and prompt them to choose a boarding method that matches the contents of the ticket, or seat number 5A is vacant, so seat number 5A is vacant. The passenger is guided to number 5A, the passenger's boarding section is confirmed, and a reserved seat corresponding to the boarding section is sold.

The contents are then registered in the second seat management means 2.

In addition, if the seats are full, it is possible to sequentially search for stations with vacant seats from the seat reservation information and inform passengers of which stations and which seats will become vacant. After the tour, the conductor will go to the conductor's room 41.
Returning to , the storage medium 29 is removed from the second seat management means 2 and inserted into the card league writer section 26 of the first seat management means 1.

Then, the seat reservation information changed during ticket inspection is sent to the auxiliary storage device 25 of the first seat management means 1, and the contents are updated.

In this embodiment, the storage medium is used as an intermediary for transmitting seat reservation information between the first seat management means and the second seat management means. The seat reservation information can be directly transmitted from the first seat management means to the auxiliary storage means of the second seat management means by connecting the input/output interface between the seat management means and the second seat management means with a connector. It may also be output.

Alternatively, a wireless communication circuit may be added to the first and second seat management means, and the seat reservation information may be input/output by wireless communication.

1st floor 1M FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the configuration of the second seat management means of the second embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a specific external perspective view of FIG. 7. The difference from the second seat management means of the first embodiment is that it includes a ticket reader/writer section 36. That is, at the time of ticket inspection, the ticket 3 taken from the passenger is inserted into the ticket reader/writer section 36. When the MPU 30 detects that the ticket 3 has been inserted, it reads seat reservation information via the ticket reader/writer section 36. Then, it is compared with the seat reservation information on the cursor 34a of the display section 34, and if they match, a normal display is performed and the ticket 3 is ejected. The ticket 3 uses a magnetic card, IC card, or memory card.

Next, the operation will be explained. At the time of ticket inspection, the ticket 3 taken from the passenger is inserted into the ticket reader/writer section 36.

When the MPU 30 detects that the ticket 3 has been inserted,
The reservation information for the 30 seats on the ticket is read through the ticket reader/writer section 36.

Then, it is compared with the seat reservation information displayed on the cursor 34a of the display section 34. If the verification results are correct, MPU3
0 magnetically writes the inspection stamp on the ticket 3 via the ticket reader/writer section 36 and ejects the ticket 3. Then, the cursor 34a is moved to the next seat reservation information. If the verification is incorrect, the MPU 30 ejects the ticket 3 and notifies the conductor by blinking the cursor 34a.

In this embodiment, when comparing the seat reservation information with the ticket, if the information is incorrect, the cursor on the display will blink.
The notification may be made by voice.

According to the second embodiment, since the ticket inspection is performed mechanically, the ticket inspection becomes easy.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained in detail above, the present invention is a reserved seat management system that manages reserved seats by communicating with a center that manages seat reservation information on tickets held by passengers. A first system is installed in the control room that sends and receives seat reservation information to and from the center and manages reserved seats based on the seat reservation information.
seat management means, and a second seat management means that is portable and transmits and receives seat reservation information to and from the first seat management means, and notifies the seat reservation information to the manager who carries it. The first seat management means can manage all reserved seats, and at the time of ticket inspection, the second seat management means can check the seat reservation information of the first seat management means and the seat reservation information of the ticket. At the time of ticket inspection, it is only necessary to inspect the tickets of passengers whose seats differ from the seat reservation information, and the ticket inspection time has been significantly reduced compared to the previous method, in which tickets for each passenger were collected and inspected one by one. be shortened. The time saved can then be used to improve passenger service.

In addition, since it is only necessary to inspect the ticket of a passenger in a seat different from the seat reservation information at the time of ticket inspection, double ticket inspection for the same passenger can be prevented, thereby eliminating the feeling of adultery among passengers, and also preventing tickets from being inspected for passengers boarding midway. can be prevented.

In addition, since all reserved seats can be managed, it is possible to sequentially search for stations that have vacant seats en route from the seat reservation information and inform passengers who do not have reserved seat tickets from which stations and which reserved seats will become vacant. In this way, passengers can be seated in currently vacant reserved seats, and when the reserved seat passenger arrives, they can be made to sit in another vacant seat, eliminating the possibility of making passengers feel uncomfortable.

In addition, when the second seat management means is portable, sends and receives seat reservation information to and from the first seat management means, notifies seat reservation information, and writes new seat reservation information, the above-mentioned method may be used. In addition to these benefits, you can also make new reservations while in the car.

Furthermore, the second seat management means is portable, sends and receives seat reservation information to and from the first seat management means, notifies the seat reservation information, and compares it with the seat reservation information on the ticket. When writing seat reservation information, in addition to the above-mentioned effects, ticket inspection can be done mechanically, making ticket inspection easier.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the basic configuration of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram of the first seat management means, FIG. 3 is a configuration block diagram of the second seat management means, and FIG. 4 is a configuration block diagram of the second seat management means. Figure 5 is a sectional view of a vehicle in which the first seat management means is arranged.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the first seat management means, FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the configuration of the second seat management means according to the second embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a specific external perspective view of the figure. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...First seat management means, 2...Second seat management means, 3...Ticket, 4...Center, 29...Storage medium. Patent Applicant: Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. The basic configuration of the present invention is shown in FIG. 1. Configuration block diagram of the first seat management means. FIG. 29: Perspective view of storage medium second seat management means (example) Display screen diagram of seat management means of FIG. I (example): Specific external perspective view of FIG. 7 (example)

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A reserved seat management system that manages reserved seats by communicating with a center that manages seat reservation information for tickets held by passengers, which is installed in a management room in a car and that a first seat management means for exchanging the seat reservation information with the above seat reservation information and managing reserved seats based on the seat reservation information; A reserved seat management system comprising: a second seat management means for notifying seat reservation information to a manager carrying the reservation information. 2. A reserved seat management system that manages reserved seats by communicating with a center that manages seat reservation information for tickets held by passengers, and is installed in a management room in the train and is installed in a control room in the train, and is installed in a control room in the train and that communicates with the center that manages the seat reservation information of tickets held by passengers. a first seat management means that exchanges seat reservation information with the first seat management means and manages reserved seats based on the seat reservation information; and a manager who is portable and who exchanges seat reservation information with the first seat management means and carries it 1. A reserved seat management system comprising: a second seat management means for notifying seat reservation information to the seat reservation information and writing new seat reservation information. 3. A reserved seat management system that manages reserved seats by communicating with a center that manages seat reservation information for tickets held by passengers, and is installed in a control room in the train and is installed in a control room in the train, and is installed in a control room in the train to communicate with the center and the seat reservation information. a first seat management means that exchanges seat reservation information with the first seat management means and manages reserved seats based on the seat reservation information; and a manager who is portable and who exchanges seat reservation information with the first seat management means and carries it A reserved seat management system comprising: a second seat management means for notifying seat reservation information to the passenger, collating the seat reservation information with the seat reservation information of the ticket, and further writing new seat reservation information.