JPH05189634A - Automatic ticket issuing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To conveniently purchase a passenger ticket when a season ticket user takes a train from the outside of the passenger section of his season ticket and leaves the train within the passenger section of the ticket. CONSTITUTION:An automatic ticket issuing machine for issuing a passenger ticket corresponding to a prescribed fare button formed on an automatic ticket issuing body 1 when a prescribed amount is charged to the body 1 and the prescribed fare button is depressed has a reading means for reading out data recorded on a season ticket inserted into a season ticket inserting port 20 formed on the body 1, an extracting means for extracting the station most close to a station on which the body 1 is installed out of the passenger section of the ticket, a calculating means CPU for calculating a fare between the station extracted by the extracting means and the station installing the body 1, and display means 101 to 10n for displaying the fare calculated by the calculating means.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic ticket vending machine, and more particularly to an automatic ticket vending machine which enables a commuter pass holder to easily purchase a ticket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of automatic ticket vending machine, a user (passenger) has a predetermined fare from an automatic ticket vending machine main body (hereinafter referred to as the main body) or a fare display route map installed in the vicinity of the main body. (Hereinafter, it may be referred to as a fare.) And at the same time, a fare button equal to the predetermined fare is selected and pressed from the fare button group provided on the main body to purchase a boarding ticket.

The purchase of the above-mentioned passenger ticket is the same when the holder of the commuter ticket gets off in the boarding section of the commuter ticket.

A further explanation will be given based on the route map of FIG.
When a commuter pass holder from the station to the C station gets on at F station outside the commuter pass section and disembarks at B station within the commuter pass section, the commuter pass holder Find the fare (300 yen in the example shown) from the station to the station closest to F station (in this case, C station) in the commuter pass section, and press the fare button equal to that fare from the route map I am buying a ticket.

[0005]

However, in the above-described conventional automatic ticket vending machine, even if the commuter pass holder gets off in the boarding section of the commuter pass, the fare must be obtained from the route map showing the fare. It is inconvenient, and due to the inconvenience, it may be the lowest fee (1 in the case of Fig. 5).
I bought an automatic ticket vending machine (40 yen), which was the result of promoting the so-called Kissel boarding.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object thereof is to provide an automatic ticket vending machine which allows a commuter pass holder to easily purchase a ticket. is there.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket vending machine according to the present invention has a main body in which a predetermined amount of money is inserted and a predetermined fee button provided on the main body is pressed. In the automatic ticket vending machine that issues a ticket corresponding to the fare button when reading, a reading means for reading the data recorded in the commuter ticket inserted into the commuter ticket insertion opening provided in the main body, and the reading means. Based on the data read by the means, the extracting means for extracting the station closest to the station where the main body is installed in the boarding section of the commuter pass, and the installation of the station and the main body extracted by the extracting means It is characterized by having a calculating means for calculating the fare to and from the station and a displaying means for displaying the fare calculated by the calculating means. Further, it is characterized in that it has admission data writing means for writing admission data to the commuter ticket inserted in the commuter ticket insertion slot and returning it when the ticket is issued.

[0008]

In the above structure, the extracting means extracts the station where the main body is installed in the boarding section of the commuter pass inserted into the commuter pass insertion slot of the main body. Then, the calculation means calculates the charge between the extracted station and the station where the main body is installed, and the charge is displayed by the display means. Further, the entrance data writing means writes the entrance data on the returned commuter pass. This admission data is checked when exiting through the automatic ticket gate within the commuter ticket boarding section.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a front panel 2 of a main body 1 according to an embodiment, and like a well-known vending machine, a guide sign 3, a customer service panel 4, and a discharging section 5 are provided in order from the top to the bottom. ing. Lines and fares that can be purchased on the main body 1 are displayed on the guide signboard 3, and a guide display unit 6 for notifying the user of the amount of money to be inserted and the operation method, the coin slot 7, and the prepaid card on the customer service panel 4. Card and bill insertion slot 8 such as and stored fair cards, a selection button group 9 such as a dwarf or number, or a coupon ticket, and a built-in lamp with a fee stamped on the surface as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. Of money buttons 10 ₁ to 10 _n, a cancel button 11 that is pressed when the ticket purchase is stopped halfway, a call button 12 that is pressed when calling a staff member, and a staff member. Microphone 13 to respond with the attendant when calling
And a speaker 14 are provided. Also, the discharge part 5
A bill return port 15 for returning change bills and a discharge port 16 for ejecting a boarding ticket and ejecting return coins or change coins are provided in the. The main body 1 is
As coins and banknotes can be used in addition to coins as money,
When referring to money in the present invention, a card is also included.

In the figure, 20 is an insertion slot for a commuter pass a,
It is provided below the card and bill insertion slot 8. Although not shown, in the main body 1 facing the insertion slot 2, a transport mechanism, a magnetic head, and the like similar to those incorporated in a known automatic ticket vending machine are incorporated and recorded on the commuter pass a. It is configured to be able to read the magnetic data stored therein and to write the entrance data.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the main body 1 according to this embodiment, in which arithmetic processing is performed using a system program stored in the ROM 30 and working data stored in the RAM 31. It is mainly composed of a central processing unit (CPU) 32.

In addition to the ticket issuing unit 34 for issuing a ticket through the I / O unit 33 through the I / O unit 33, the CPU 32 has a commuter ticket insertion port 20 as an element peculiar to this embodiment. A read driver 35 for reading data from the inserted commuter pass A and writing admission data on the commuter pass B, and a display driver 36 for displaying a charge are connected. The I / O unit 33
Are connected to drivers of devices such as amplifiers and motors of various sensors, but they are omitted here.

Next, the control operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG. Now, as shown in FIG. 5, a user who possesses a commuter pass a from station A to station C gets on from F station outside the commuter pass a
Suppose that you are about to get off at B station, which is within the commuter pass a. An automatic ticket vending machine and an automatic ticket gate are installed at stations A to F.

At the F station, the user inserts the commuter pass a into the commuter pass insertion slot 20 (Yes at step 100.
Let S be a step. ), The data recorded content of the commuter pass B is taken into the RAM 31 via the magnetic head and the read driver 35 not shown. And the CPU 32
When the commuter pass a is determined to be valid by performing arithmetic processing on the basis of the data taken in, C station closest to F station is extracted. Then, the CPU 32 calculates the charge between the F station and the C station (300 yen in the example of FIG. 5) (S102,
S104 affirmative, S106).

The calculated charge is notified to the user,
Here, the amount display 10 (see FIG. 2) having the mark 300 is turned on and notified (S108). The notification of the charge may be displayed on the guide display unit 6.

When a predetermined amount of money (300 yen) is inserted through the coin slot 7 or the card / banknote insertion slot 8, a predetermined boarding ticket is issued from the ticket issuing unit 34 from the ejection slot 16 and at the same time. Admission data is written on the ticket a and returned (Yes at S110, S112).

In the automatic ticket vending machine according to the present embodiment, the fare is displayed only by the user inserting the commuter pass a into the commuter pass insertion slot 20, and the fare is displayed only by inserting the displayed fare into the main body 1. Can be purchased, which is extremely convenient.

In addition, since the admission data is written on the returned commuter pass (a), it is possible to judge that the commuter pass is normally used by the pair of the admission data and the exit data when entering the B station. That is, it is possible to effectively prevent the so-called ride on the vehicle.

[0019]

According to the automatic ticket vending machine of the present invention, the reading means for reading the data recorded in the commuter ticket inserted in the commuter ticket insertion opening provided in the main body, and the data read by the reading means. Based on the extraction means for extracting the station closest to the station where the main body is installed in the boarding section of the commuter pass, between the station extracted by the extraction means and the station where the main body is installed Since it consists of a calculation means for calculating the fare of and the display means for displaying the fare calculated by the calculation means, the commuter pass user inserts the commuter pass into the commuter pass and puts the displayed fare into the main body. You can purchase a ticket just by doing.

Further, when the entrance data writing means for writing and returning the entrance data to the commuter ticket inserted in the commuter ticket insertion slot when the ticket is issued is provided, the entrance data can be entered at the time of exit. Since entry processing can be performed with a pair of entry data and entry data, so-called quixel riding can be effectively prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a front panel of a main body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of the amount display.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

FIG. 5 is an example of a route map.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Automatic Ticket Vending Machine Main Body (Main Body) 10 Amount Display Section 10 ₁ to 10 _n Amount Display (Display Means) 20 Commerce Ticket Insertion Port 32 CPU (Extraction Means, Calculation Means)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. When a predetermined amount of money is put into the automatic ticket vending machine body and a predetermined fare button provided on the automatic ticket vending machine body is pressed, a ticket corresponding to the fare button is issued. In the automatic ticket vending machine, the reading means for reading the data recorded in the commuter ticket inserted in the commuter ticket insertion slot provided in the main body of the automatic ticket vending machine, and the commuter ticket based on the data read by the reading means. Between the boarding section of the ticket, the extracting means for extracting the station closest to the station where the main body of the automatic ticket vending machine is installed; the station extracted by the extracting means and the station where the main body of the automatic ticket vending machine is installed. Calculating means for calculating the fare between, and display means for displaying the fare calculated by the calculating means,
An automatic ticket vending machine characterized by having. 2. An automatic admission system according to claim 1, further comprising admission data writing means for writing admission data to the commuter ticket inserted into the commuter ticket insertion slot and returning the commuter ticket when issuing the ticket. Ticket-vending machine.