JPH0470990A - Fare reception system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To unnecessitate the purchase of a ticket, the dealing of cash, and adjustment for an excess fare and to prevent an illegal ride by calculating the fare from information peculiar to an entrance based on information recorded on information peculiar to an exit and on a recording medium and drawing it from an account corresponding to the recording medium. CONSTITUTION:When an IC card is inserted to a paper money collecting side device 13, a card reader 14 reads the information peculiar to the card, an information transmitting/receiving part 17 transmits this information through a line 6 to a center device 3b with unboarding information recorded on an unboarding information part 15. In the center device 3b, a collation part 21 collates and reads boarding information corresponding to the information peculiar to the card from a file 11, a fare calculation part 22 calculates the fare based on this boarding and unboarding information, a fare request part 23 requests the fare to the account, and the information on the fare is transmitted through an information transmitting/receiving part 20 to a ticket collecting side device 13. The ticket collecting side device 13 displays the fare through a display part 18, and a card recording part 19 records the fare, etc., to the IC card 1. Thus, the operation can be simply and effectively performed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a fare collection system for collecting fares in transportation facilities such as railways.

(Prior Art) Generally, fares are collected in transportation facilities such as railways using tickets purchased in advance such as train tickets or prepaid cards.

For example, when using a train ticket, you purchase a ticket for a fixed section in advance and ride on that section, and when using a prepaid card, you record boarding information on the Vlibate card at the ticket gate and collect the ticket. Sometimes the fare will be deducted.

However, it is necessary for passengers to purchase tickets such as these tickets in advance, and therefore there is the hassle of purchasing tickets and the inconvenience of handling cash.

Further, when using a ticket, payment is required when transferring, and when using a card, payment is required when the amount of money is insufficient. As a result, payment processing has become an essential station service, which is also troublesome for passengers.

Furthermore, when using a ticket, there is a problem that unauthorized boarding may occur.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, the collection of fares in conventional means of transportation such as railways is carried out using tickets purchased in advance such as train tickets, commuter passes, or prepaid cards. There was the hassle of purchasing and the inconvenience of handling cash, and there was also the hassle of paying the fare when transiting and the risk of unauthorized boarding.

The present invention was developed based on the above circumstances, and provides a fare that does not require the purchase of tickets or the handling of cash, and also eliminates the need to pay when boarding a train, and which can prevent unauthorized boarding. The purpose is to provide a collection system.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention allows the medium-specific information to be retrieved from a portable recording medium on which the medium-specific information is recorded at the entrance of a predetermined facility. a first processing means that reads and manages and stores the read medium-specific information and the entrance-specific information of the entrance; and a first processing means that reads the medium-specific information from the recording medium at the exit of the predetermined facility, and this medium that has been read. Entrance unique information corresponding to the unique information is read from the first processing means, a usage fee for the predetermined facility is calculated from the exit unique information of the exit and this entrance unique information, and the usage fee corresponds to the recording medium. and a second processing means for withdrawing money from the account.

A second invention also provides a recording means for recording entrance-specific information of the entrance on a portable recording medium at an entrance of a predetermined facility; a reading means for reading entrance-specific information; a calculation means for calculating the usage fee for the predetermined facility from the entrance-specific information read by the reading means and the exit-specific information for the exit; and the usage fee calculated by the calculation means. and a usage fee withdrawal means for withdrawing the usage fee from the account corresponding to the recording medium.

(Function) In the present invention, the fare is calculated from the exit unique information of the exit and the entrance unique information based on the information recorded on the portable recording medium, and the fare is withdrawn from the account corresponding to the recording medium. Therefore, there is no need to purchase tickets or handle cash, and there is no need to pay when transferring, and it is possible to prevent unauthorized boarding.

(Example) Hereinafter, details of embodiments of the present invention will be explained based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a ticket gate side in a fare collection system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is an IC card carried by a passenger, 2 is a ticket gate device installed at the ticket gate of each station, and 3a is a central system that centrally manages information on the ticket gate device 2 of each station and the ticket collection device described below. The ticket gate side of the center device that is managed by the center is shown.

The IC card 1 stores information unique to the card, such as a serial number.

The ticket gate device 2 communicates via a line 6 between a card reader 4 that reads card-specific information stored in the IC card 1, a boarding information storage unit 5 that stores boarding information, and a center device 3a. an information transmitting/receiving section 7 that exchanges information;
A determination control section 8 that controls each section based on the determination result of card validity/invalidity performed by the center device 3a, which will be described later.
It is equipped with The boarding information stored in the boarding information storage section 5 includes, for example, valid/
The boarding date used to check for invalidity, the boarding time and time used to check for unauthorized boarding, boarding station used for fare calculation, and various discounts and personal authentication information are included.

The center device 3a includes an information transmitting/receiving section 9 that exchanges information with the ticket gate device 2 via a line 6, and a card validity/invalidity determination section 10 that determines validity/invalidity of the IC card 1 used. , a file 11 that stores a pair of card-specific information and boarding information sent from the ticket gate device 2;
and an information writing section 12 that writes information to this file 11.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a ticket collection side in a fare collection system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 13 indicates a ticket collection side device installed at a ticket collection station at each station, and 3b indicates a ticket collection side of the center device.

The ticket collection side device 13 connects a line 16 between a card reading section 14 that reads card-specific information stored in the IC card 1, an alighting information storage section 15 that stores alighting information, and the center device 3b. An information transmitting/receiving section 17 that exchanges information via the IC card 1, a display section 18 that displays fares, etc., and a card recording section 19 that records fares etc. on the IC card 1 are arranged separately.

The alighting information stored in the alighting information storage section 15 includes, for example, as shown in FIG. There are various discounts, personal authentication information, etc. used in the calculation, including the exit station.

The center device 3b has an information transmitting/receiving unit 20 that exchanges information with the ticket collection device 13 via the line 16, and files boarding information corresponding to card-specific information sent from the ticket collection device 13. 11, a fare calculation unit 22 that calculates the fare based on the boarding information read from the verification unit 21 and the alighting information sent from the ticket collection side device 13, and the fare calculation unit A fare billing unit 23 is provided to bill the fare calculated by 22 to an account (not shown) at a bank, credit card company, etc., for example.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of the ticket inspection side in the fare collection system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 24 indicates a ticket inspection side device carried by the conductor in the train, and 25 indicates a ticket inspection side of the center device.

The ticket inspection side device 24 includes a card reading unit 26 that reads card-specific information stored in the IC card l, a radio device 28 that exchanges information with the center device 25 via a wireless line 27, and a predetermined device. The display unit 29 is provided with a display section 29 that displays the following information.

The center device 25 includes a wireless device 30 that exchanges information with the ticket inspection device 24 via a wireless line 27, and a file 11 for boarding information corresponding to card-specific information sent from the ticket inspection device 24. Collation section 3. Collating and reading from.
1.

Next, the operation of the fare collection system configured as described above will be explained.

First, when a customer using this system passes through a ticket gate, he or she inserts an IC card 1 into the ticket gate device 2 shown in FIG.

Then, in the ticket gate side device 2, the card reading section 4 reads the IC.
The card-specific information stored in the card 1 is read, and the information transmitting/receiving section 7 sends this information along with the ride information stored in the ride information storage section 5 to the center device 3a via the line 6.

In the center device 3a, when the information transmitting/receiving section 9 receives the card-specific information and boarding information, the validity/invalidity determining section 1o first determines whether the IC card 1 is valid or invalid. Specifically, for example, the card validity/invalidity determination unit 1o has a blacklist regarding unauthorized users, and depending on whether there is any information that corresponds to the card-specific information, the IC
Determine whether card 1 is valid or invalid.

When the IC card 1 is determined to be valid, the information writing section 12 stores the card-specific information and ride information as a pair in the file 11, and the information transmitting/receiving section 9
sends the result to the ticket gate device 2. In the ticket inspection device 2 that receives the result that the card is valid, the determination control unit 8 outputs a control command to the card reading unit 4 to eject the IC card 1, and also allows the passage to the passage blocking device (not shown). Outputs a control command to do so.

On the other hand, if the IC card 1 is determined to be invalid, the information transmitting/receiving section 9 sends the result to the ticket gate device 2.

In the ticket inspection device 2 that receives the card invalidation result, the determination control unit 8 outputs a control command to a traffic blocking device (not shown) to block traffic.

Next, when the customer passes through the ticket collection, he or she first inserts the IC card 1 into the collection side device 13 shown in FIG.

Then, in the ticket collection side device 13, the card reading section 14 reads the card-specific information stored in the IC card 1,
The information transmitting/receiving section 17 sends this information to the center device 3 via the line 6 together with the alighting information stored in the alighting information storage section 15.
Send to b.

In the center device 3b, when the information transmitting/receiving section 20 receives the above-mentioned card-specific information and alighting information, first the collation section 2
1 is the ride information corresponding to the card-specific information in file 1
Verify and read from 1.

Then, the fare calculation unit 22 calculates the fare based on the boarding information and the alighting information, and the fare billing unit 23 bills the fare to an account (not shown) at a bank, credit card company, etc., for example. Along with this, information regarding fares is sent to the information transmitting/receiving section 2.
0 to the ticket collection side device 13.

In the ticket collection side device 13 that received the information regarding this fare,
The display section 18 displays the fare, and the card recording section 19 records the fare etc. on the IC card 1.

In this way, the system of this embodiment reads card-specific information from an IC card at the time of ticket inspection and stores it together with boarding information in the center device, reads card-specific information from the IC card at ticket collection, and selects the boarding information corresponding to this information. Information is read from the center device, the fare is calculated from this boarding information and alighting information, and the fare is withdrawn from the account, so there is no need to purchase tickets or handle cash, and when you transfer, There is no need to pay for the fare, and unauthorized boarding can be prevented.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of the ticket gate side in the fare collection system according to this embodiment.

In the figure, 32 is an IC card carried by the customer, 33
shows the ticket gate side equipment installed at the ticket gates of each station.

The IC card 32 stores information unique to the card, and also stores boarding information from the ticket gate device 33.

The ticket gate side device 33 includes a card reader 34 that reads card-specific information stored in the IC card 32, and a card validity/invalidity unit that determines validity/invalidity of the IC card 32 used.
An invalidity determination section 35, a determination control section 36 that controls each section based on the card validity/invalidity determination result made by the card validity/invalidity determination section 35, and a ride information storage section 37 in which ride information is stored. , a card recording section 38 for recording boarding information on the IC card 32.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the configuration of the ticket collection side in the fare collection system according to this embodiment.

In the figure, numeral 39 indicates a ticket collection side device installed at the ticket collection at each station.

This ticket collection side device 39 includes a card reading section 40 that reads card-specific information and boarding information stored in the IC card 32.
, an alighting information storage section 41 that stores alighting information, a fare calculation section 42 that calculates a fare based on the boarding information and alighting information, and a fare calculation section 42 that calculates a fare based on the boarding information and alighting information; A fare billing unit 43 charges charges to an account (not shown) such as the above, and a display unit 4 displays fares, etc.
4, and a card recording section 45 for recording fares and the like on the IC card 32.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the configuration of the ticket inspection side in the fare collection system according to this embodiment.

In the figure, numeral 46 indicates a ticket inspection device carried by the conductor inside the train.

This ticket inspection side device 46 includes a card reading section 47 that reads card-specific information and boarding information stored in the IC card 32.
and a display section 48 that displays a predetermined display.

Next, the operation of the fare collection system configured as described above will be explained.

First, when a customer using this system passes through a ticket gate, he or she inserts the IC card 32 into the ticket gate device 33 shown in FIG.

Then, in the ticket gate device 33, the card reading unit 34 reads card-specific information stored in the IC card 32, and the validity/invalidity determining unit 35 determines whether the IC card 32 is valid/invalid.

Then, if the IC card 32 is determined to be valid,
The card recording section 38 records the ride information stored in the ride information storage section 37 on the IC card 32, and the determination control section 8 controls the card reading section 34 and the card recording section 38 to eject the IC card 32. In addition to outputting a command, a control command is also output to a traffic blocking device (not shown) to permit passage.

On the other hand, if the IC card 32 is determined to be invalid, the determination control unit 8 outputs a control command to a traffic blocking device (not shown) to block traffic.

Next, when the customer passes through the ticket collection, he or she first inserts the IC card 32 into the ticket collection side device 39 shown in FIG.

Then, in the ticket collection side device 39, the card reading section 40 reads the boarding information stored in the IC card 32.

Then, the fare calculation unit 42 calculates the fare based on this boarding information and the alighting information stored in the alighting information storage unit 41,
The freight billing unit 43 bills the freight to, for example, an account (not shown) at a bank, credit card company, or the like. In addition, the display section 44
displays the fare, and the card recording section 45
The fare etc. are recorded on the C card 32.

In this way, the system of this embodiment records boarding information on an IC card at the time of ticket inspection, reads boarding information from the IC card at ticket collection, calculates the fare from this boarding information and alighting information,
Since the fare is withdrawn from the account, there is no need to purchase tickets or handle cash, and there is no need to pay for the fare when transferring, and it is possible to prevent unauthorized boarding.

Moreover, these can be realized with an extremely simple configuration.

Further, the present invention provides for information stored in an IC card,
The ticket gate side device 2 or the ticket collection side device 3 reads or writes information and collects facility usage fees from users using IC cards.
The C card can also be used when issuing commuter passes.

A commuter pass issuing device that issues commuter passes using this IC card will be described below.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the commuter pass issuing device, FIG. 10 is a front view of the commuter pass issuing device, and FIG. 11 is a plan view of the commuter pass issuing device.
FIG. 12 shows a side view of the commuter pass issuing device, and FIG. 13 shows a back view of the commuter pass issuing device. This commuter pass issuing device is connected to the center device 3a or 3b shown in FIG. The information is transmitted to the device 3a or 3b, etc. to issue a commuter pass, and the fee for issuing the commuter pass is collected.

The commuter pass issuing device 50 displays on the operation surface 52 operated by the commuter pass purchaser the commuter pass that is currently in use and stores the usage section, type, validity period, user's name, etc. of the commuter pass as magnetic information. A commuter pass acceptance unit 54 that accepts tickets, a fee acceptance unit 56 that accepts fees such as banknotes necessary for issuing a commuter pass, and a card acceptance unit 58 that accepts IC cards, magnetic cards, etc.
, a display section 60 for displaying information such as operation instructions for the operator and charges accepted by the charge acceptance section 56, and into which the displayed information is input by the purchaser touching the displayed information. It is being

Further, inside the commuter pass issuing device 50, there is a magnetic reader (not shown) that reads magnetic information stored in the commuter pass accepted by the commuter pass accepting section 54, and a magnetic reader (not shown) that processes the fare accepted by the fare accepting section 56. Charge processing units 62a and 62b1 A card processing unit 64 that processes cards accepted by the card acceptance unit 58, a display control unit (not shown) that controls the display content displayed on the display unit 60, and a commuter pass that issues commuter passes. A ticket issuing section 66 and a control section (not shown) for controlling these are provided.

Next, operations and operations when issuing a commuter pass in the commuter pass issuing device 50 configured as described above will be explained.

The commuter pass purchaser inserts the commuter pass currently in use into the commuter pass acceptance section 54. The commuter pass acceptance unit 54 and magnetic reader (not shown) that accept the inserted commuter pass calculate the expiration date stored in the commuter pass, and issue a new commuter pass valid for several months from this expiration date. The display section 6 allows the purchaser to select whether or not to issue a ticket via a display control section (not shown).
Display it at 0. However, the expiry date of the selectable commuter pass displayed at this time is 1, 3, and 6 months.

When the purchaser selects the expiration date by touching one of the displayed expiration dates of 1, 3, or 6 months, the control unit (not shown) is a display control unit (not shown)
A message to the effect that the commuter pass fee and fee should be input into the fee acceptance unit 56 or the card acceptance unit 58 is displayed on the display unit 60 to the commuter pass purchaser. In response to this display, the purchaser of the commuter pass inserts banknotes or the like into the fare acceptance section 56 or an IC card or magnetic card into the card acceptance section 58. The inserted banknotes or cards are processed by the fee processing section 62a.
and 62b or the card processing section 64. Based on the content of this process, the control unit (not shown) determines whether or not to issue the fee or card information and commuter pass entered on the display unit 60 via the display control unit (not shown). Display the information in a selectable manner. Based on this displayed information, when the purchaser selects whether to issue the ticket, the control unit (not shown) causes the commuter pass issuing unit 66 to issue the commuter pass to the commuter pass purchaser based on this selection. However, if the amount invested is greater than the price of the commuter pass, the remaining amount will be returned.

If an IC card is inserted at this time, the information stored in the IC card and the purchase information of the commuter pass will be
The center device 3a or 3 via a control unit (not shown)
b, etc., and a predetermined fee is deducted from an account at, for example, a bank or credit company.

At this time, if the purchaser selects the ticket issuing machine, the commuter pass is not issued.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is also possible to issue commuter passes using an IC card.

In the above-described embodiment, an IC is used as a portable recording medium.
Although a card was used, a magnetic card, an optical card, etc. may also be used.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, it was explained that an IC card or the like is used instead of a ticket such as a train ticket or a prepaid card. It is also possible to use the card in place of a commuter pass by introducing an interrupt process when withdrawing the card.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, the fare is calculated from the exit-specific information of the exit and the entrance-specific information based on the information recorded on the portable recording medium, and the fare is calculated from the record. Since the withdrawal is made from the account corresponding to the medium, there is no need to purchase tickets or handle cash, and there is no need to pay for the transfer when transferring, and it is possible to prevent unauthorized boarding.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of the ticket gate side in a fare collection system according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a diagram for explaining boarding information, and Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the fare collection system according to an embodiment of the present invention. A diagram showing the configuration of the ticket collection side in the fare collection system, FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining alighting information, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of the ticket inspection side in the fare collection system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration on the ticket gate side in a fare collection system according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the configuration on the collection side in the fare collection system according to another embodiment of the present invention. , FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the configuration of the ticket inspection side in a fare collection system according to another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a commuter pass issuing device according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a front view of the commuter pass issuing device shown in FIG. 9, and FIG. 11 is a front view of the commuter pass issuing device shown in FIG.
FIG. 12 is a side view of the commuter pass issuing device shown in FIG. 9, and FIG. 13 is a rear view of the commuter pass issuing device shown in FIG. 9. 1...IC card, 2...Ticket gate side device, 3a...
Ticket gate side of the center device, 3b... Collection side of the center device,
4...Card reading section, 5...Ride information storage section, 7.
... Information transmitting and receiving unit, 8... Judgment control unit, 9... Information transmitting and receiving unit, 10... Card validity/invalidity determining unit, 11.
... File, 12... Information writing section, 13... Tender collection side device, 14... Card reading section, 15... Getting off information storage section, 17... Information transmitting/receiving section 17.18. ... Display section, 19... Card recording section, 20... Information transmitting and receiving section,
21...Verification unit, 22...Freight calculation unit, 23...Freight billing unit. Applicant: Toshiba Corporation

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) At the entrance of a predetermined facility, a first device that reads the medium-specific information from a portable recording medium on which the medium-specific information is recorded, and manages and stores the read medium-specific information and the entrance-specific information of the entrance. and a processing means for reading medium-specific information from the recording medium at the exit of the predetermined facility, reading entrance-specific information corresponding to the read medium-specific information from the first processing means, A fare collection system comprising: a second processing means that calculates a usage fee for the predetermined facility from the unique information and the entrance unique information, and withdraws the usage fee from an account corresponding to the recording medium. (2) A recording means for recording entrance-specific information of the entrance on a portable recording medium at the entrance of a predetermined facility, and reading the entrance-specific information recorded on the recording medium at the exit of the predetermined facility. a reading means, a calculating means for calculating a usage fee for the predetermined facility from the entrance unique information read by the reading means and the exit unique information of the exit, and storing the usage fee calculated by the calculating means on the recording medium. A fare collection system comprising a means for withdrawing usage fees from a corresponding account.