JPH05298507A - Fare variable device in rush time - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To relax rush hour by expediting staggered entrainment by attaching a detail fare change ratio of multiple stages setting a fare in a rush time zone when entraining users are concentrated at an extra fare and also, the fare in rush peak time in the rush time zone at the maximum extra fare. CONSTITUTION:This device is a fare variable device in the rush time setting the fare in the rush time zone when the uses are concentrated differently classified by every entraining time, and the device is equipped with an extra fare setting mean in which the fare at rush peak time 43 when the users are especially concentrated in the rush time is set at the maximum extra fare, and the extra fare is decreased as a time is separated from the rush peak time setting the fare at the rush peak time as an apex.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticket or a commuter pass for use on a railway, for example, and more particularly to a fare variable device at the time of rushing that is effective in eliminating rush hours where the use of passengers is concentrated.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, traffic in urban areas has been overcrowded,
Since trains and other trains have a limited number of trains, there are rush hours that are overcrowded during certain times of the morning and evening when passengers are rushing to work or attend school. In order to eliminate this rush hour, time commuting and time commuting are requested,
At present, the cooperation is not sufficient, and measures that can eliminate the rush hour accurately and efficiently have been desired.

Therefore, a boarding system is known in which the boarding fare during the rush hours is set to a premium time. However, in this case, a secondary rush hour occurs immediately before and after avoiding the premium time zone, and it is unfair because the fare is at the same rush hour during peak rush hours and during non-peak hours during rush cancellation. Due to the lack of promotion of jet lag, it was not possible to fully contribute to the alleviation of rush hours.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention sets the use of a rush hour during which occupancy of passengers is concentrated to a premium fare, and, in the rush hour, a maximum premium fare during rush hours. It is an object of the present invention to provide a fare variable device at the time of rush hour, which is capable of facilitating a staggered ride and mitigating rush hour by providing a fine rate of change in fare.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a fare variable device at the time of rush hour, in which the boarding fare during the rush hour during which the passenger use is concentrated is varied according to the boarding time. The maximum fare is set for the fare during the rush peak when passengers concentrate, and the fare is set at the peak of the fare during this rush peak. It is characterized by

Further, there is provided a fare variable device at the time of rush hour in which the boarding fare during the rush hour during which the passengers are concentrated is varied according to the boarding time. Monitoring means,
Set the maximum fare at the rush peak when the rush situation in the rush situation obtained by the above rush situation monitoring means is concentrated, and set the maximum fare at this rush peak. It is characterized in that it is provided with an automatic ticket selling means for issuing a ticket by setting a premium amount to a low amount, and an automatic ticket gate means for permitting passage when the ticket is used in a corresponding time zone.

Further, there is provided a fare variable device at the time of rush hour in which the boarding fare during the rush hour during which rush hour usage is concentrated is varied by the boarding time. Set the maximum fare at the rush peak time when the rush peak concentration, which is the concentration of the passengers in the rush situation according to the monitoring means and the rush situation monitoring means above, is set to the maximum fare, and the rush peak time is set as the peak of the fare The farther away, the fares set to a low fare will be recorded at each ticket gate and the automatic ticketing means will be used for ticketing the commuter pass, and at the time of issuing the continuation commuter ticket issued following the commuter ticket used, Read the fare data of the previous commuter pass that you have been using until the last time, and if the read data indicates a discounted fare, you can issue a discount commuter pass with the discounted amount. Characterized by comprising an automatic ticket vending means.

[0008]

According to the present invention, when the time of ticket sales and ticket gates used for boarding is at rush peak, the premium amount setting means handles tickets and commuter tickets at the maximum premium fare, and at this rush peak As the top of the extra fare, the farther the time, the lower the amount of the extra fare will be set.

In addition, when issuing a ticket, the automatic ticket vending means finds the boarding fare by time of day determined by the rush situation monitoring means, and sets the boarding fare at the rush peak as the maximum surcharge, according to the purchase time zone specified for purchase. Issue a ticket for the amount. When using this ticket, if the ticket corresponds to the time zone, the automatic ticket gate will allow the ticket to pass, and if the ticket does not correspond to the time slot, the automatic ticket gate will use the ticket. Regulate.

Further, at the time of ticketing of the commuter pass, the automatic ticketing means concentrates the use of the boarding situation according to the time of day obtained by the rush situation monitoring means. Set a low fare, and write the discount data for the fare corresponding to the time of the ticket at each ticket gate. When issuing a continuation commuter ticket that is issued subsequently to this commuter ticket used, read the discount data of the previous commuter ticket that the automatic ticket selling means used until the last time,
If the read discount data indicates a discount boarding, a discount commuter pass with the discounted amount is issued.

[0011]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, when a passenger is used during a rush hour, tickets and commuter passes are treated at the maximum extra fare, and the farther the time is set, the lower fare is set and the extra fare is increased. The rate will be set in multi-steps according to the degree of rush. For this reason, passengers are more likely to avoid the peak rush hours during rush hours and stagger in time.In particular, if you are a collaborator who practices staggered commuting or staggered commuting, you can get a discounted fare according to the degree of stagger. With the clear privilege of being able to use the bus, it is possible to promote the use of staggered rides and certainly mitigate the rush hour.

When a ticket is used, it is possible to issue a ticket for the fare according to the time of purchase of the ticket at the time of ticket sale, and at the time of ticket inspection, the time of ticket purchase is checked to accurately manage the ticket. it can.

Further, when the commuter pass is used, the usage status by time zone is recorded in each commuter ticket at each ticket gate, so that the usage status of the commuter ticket can be accurately managed, and when the continuation commuter ticket is issued, the time The discount amount can be discounted according to the usage status by obi. In addition, since the discount rate changes depending on the usage status, it is possible to perform reliable ticket management such as reducing illegal use, and because the usage data of the previous commuter ticket greatly affects the discount rate, the expired commuter ticket can be used. The recovery rate of is improved.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The drawing shows the fare variable device at rush hour.
Is the ticket used for the fare changing device during this rush 11
This ticket 11 displays ticket data such as boarding section, date, release time, boarding fare, code number, etc. on the surface, and also displays a premium 12 if it is a premium ticket used at rush hour is doing.

The above-mentioned extra amount 12 is an extra display of the boarding fare at the time of boarding during the rush hours, and the boarding fare at the rush peak during which the boarding is concentrated during the rush hours becomes the maximum extra fare. The fare is set at the peak of the extra fare at the peak of rush hour, and the longer the time is, the lower the extra amount is set. In addition, at non-rush hour, the normal fare is set and no extra charge is added.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, on the magnetic recording surface on the back side, in addition to magnetically recording the normal ticket data 21 such as the issue date, issue station, fare, and release time, during the rush hour boarding Records magnetically the extra data 22 of the extra fare corresponding to the boarding time in the rush hour.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control circuit of the fare variable device at the time of rush hour, in which the station controller SC follows the programs stored in the controller to the first to nth automatic ticket gates PG1 to PGn and the first automatic ticket gates. ~ Nth automatic ticket vending machine V1 ~
Vn, 1st to nth automatic commuter pass continuous sale machines ACB1 to AC
The respective devices of Bn are controlled, and the station controller SC obtains the status of the passengers by time zone of the rush hour from the transaction data obtained from these devices.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, while the station controller SC monitors the rush situation, the passenger occupancy graph 41 showing the boarding situation by time zone of the past early morning rush hours.
From the early morning rush hour (7:00 to 8:45) 42 and the rush peak expected rush peak (7:45 to 8:00) 43, this rush peak 43 is used as the peak of the extra fare. The farther the time is, the lower the premium is set. In the figure, the rush peak time is increased by 20%, and the amount is increased by 5% at intervals of 15 minutes, and the increase rate of the early morning rush hour 42 is set in finely detailed steps.

The ticket vending processing operation of the ticket thus handled will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Each of the automatic ticket vending machines V1 to Vn installed in station affairs usually receives accurate management data of the boarding status by time zone from the station controller SC, and based on this management data, a premium ticket can be sold. Standing by (step n1
).

When a customer purchases a ticket in this waiting state, the automatic ticket vending machine issues a ticket by judging whether or not to increase the boarding fare depending on the time when the customer purchases it (steps n2 to n3). ..

For example, a ticket for the purchase time zone that is associated with the early morning rush time zone 42 in which an early morning rush hour occurs is issued with a premium fare, and a ticket that does not cover the early morning rush hour zone 42 is issued with a normal fare. At this time, with respect to the ticket for the early morning rush hour 42, the ticket is issued with the extra amount according to the time zone in which the additional rate changes every 15 minutes. Further, this is applicable not only to the early morning, but also to a specific time zone in the evening, and also to a time zone or a day when a rush hour is expected at an event or the like.

Next, the automatic ticket gate processing operation of the purchased ticket will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Each of the automatic ticket gates PG1 to PGn installed in station affairs is normally input with accurate management data of the boarding status by time slot from the station controller SC, and based on this management data, not only normal tickets but also surcharges The ticket is on standby with the ticket gates allowed (step n11).

When the customer inserts a ticket into the automatic ticket gate in this waiting state (step n12), the automatic ticket gate reads the ticket data 21 and the premium data 22 of the inserted ticket 11 at the time of the ticket inspection, and the ticket data The validity is checked (steps n13 to n14).

If it is proper, the ticket data is magnetically recorded on the ticket, the punched holes are punched, and then the ticket is released to allow the ticket (steps n15 to n16).

By the way, when the above-mentioned ticket data 21 is checked and it is judged to be unsuitable, the additional data 22
When the check is made, if the elapsed time from the time of purchasing the ticket to the time of ticketing exceeds the specified time, for example, 10 minutes or more, the extra data 22 does not correspond and it is determined to be used in an inappropriate time zone. .. In such a case, the automatic ticket gate restricts the passage by the ticket. Further, when the traffic is restricted, passengers are allowed to pass through the payment processing at a nearby payment machine. Therefore, since the ticket is accurately checked and managed in multiple stages, it is not illegally used and highly reliable ticket management is executed (steps n17 to n18).

FIG. 7 shows an example of a commuter pass 71 used in a fare variable device during rush hours. The commuter pass 71 has the printed boarding section, effective boarding date, price, issuance date, name,
Required commuter pass display items such as gender and age are printed, and as shown in FIG. 8, basic data 81 such as start date, end date, departure station, transit station, arrival station, etc. is printed on the back magnetic recording surface. In addition to the magnetic recording, the use data 82 for each time zone of the discount points to be added for each time difference riding avoiding the rush peak is magnetically recorded.

The discount points added to this commuter pass 71 are
For example, as shown in FIG. 9, while the station controller SC monitors the rush situation, the early morning rush hour zone (7: 00-8: 45) 92 and rush peak expected rush peak (7: 45-8:
00) 93, and the rush peak time 93 is set as the top of the boarding fare, and the farther the time, the lower the boarding fare is set, and the discounted fare at this time is represented by points. In the figure, set the rush peak time to 0 points,
Every 15 minutes apart from this, one point is added and added,
Before 7:00 or after 8:45, it is treated as a non-rush time zone, and in this time zone, 4 points are added to each ticket gate and magnetically recorded. In this way, early morning rush hours 92
The degree of discount is set in multiple levels.

Next, the automatic ticket processing operation of the commuter pass will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of No. 0. Each of the automatic ticket gates PG1 to PGn installed in station affairs is normally input with data such as discount points corresponding to the exact riding condition by time zone from the station controller SC, and this data is magnetically recorded on the commuter pass 71. The system is waiting in a state where the ticket gate is available (step n21).

In this waiting state, the customer passes the automatic ticket gate to the commuter pass 7
When 1 is inserted (step n22), the automatic ticket gate at the time of ticket inspection reads the basic data 81 recorded in the inserted commuter ticket 71 and the usage data by time zone 82 to check the validity of each commuter ticket. (Step n23).

At this time, if it is determined that the commuter ticket is valid and it is not during rush peak, after adding the discount score of the corresponding usage time zone to the commuter ticket 71, the commuter ticket is released and the ticket is permitted (step n24). ~ N25).

By the way, when the data of the commuter pass is checked at the time of bidding and issuing the commuter pass, if it is determined to be unsuitable for overboarding, etc., traffic is restricted, and an instruction is made to perform settlement processing by the settlement machine (step. n26).

As described above, since the time-of-use data 82 for each boarding and use of each commuter ticket is magnetically recorded, the commuter ticket can be discounted in proportion to this usage status and the usage status of the commuter ticket can be accurately determined. Can be managed.

Next, the operation of issuing a commuter pass will be described with reference to the flow chart of FIG.

Now, when a customer purchases a continuous commuter pass, the previous commuter ticket used up to the previous time is automatically commuter pass continuous sale machine AC.
When inserted into B1 to ACBn (step n31), the automatic commuter pass continuous sale machines ACB1 to ACBn determine the validity of the commuter pass and then read the discount points from the magnetic recording data of the previous commuter pass and read the read data. If there is a discount boarding, the corresponding discount amount is calculated according to the discount usage level (steps n32 to n33), the customer specifies the validity period of the commuter pass, and if the purchase amount is paid, the calculation is made. The applicable discount amount is discounted from the standard boarding fare and a continuation commuter pass is issued (steps n34 to n36).

When the validity of the continuation commuter pass is determined to be inappropriate, the previous commuter pass is returned with a message indicating that the continuation is impossible. If the read data shows that the discount score is 0 and there is no time difference boarding, a commuter pass with no discount is issued (step n37).

As described above, when a passenger is used during a rush peak, tickets and commuter passes are handled at the maximum surcharge, and the farther the time is from the rush peak, the lower fare is set and the ticket is handled. The premium rate will be set in multi-steps according to the rush level. For this reason, passengers are more likely to avoid the peak rush hours during rush hours and stagger in time.In particular, if you are a collaborator who practices staggered commuting or staggered commuting, you can get a discounted fare according to the degree of stagger. With a clear privilege that you can use the ride,
It is possible to promote the use of the time difference ride and surely alleviate the rush hour.

When a ticket is used, it is possible to issue a ticket for the fare according to the time of purchase of the ticket at the time of ticket sales, and at the time of ticket inspection, check the time of purchase of the ticket and manage the ticket accurately. it can.

Further, when the commuter pass is used, the usage status for each time slot is recorded in the usage commuter ticket, so that the usage status of the commuter ticket can be accurately managed. In addition, when issuing the continuation commuter pass, it is possible to discount the corresponding discount amount from the previous commuter pass according to the usage status by time zone. In addition, since the discount rate changes depending on the usage status, it is possible to perform reliable ticket management such as reducing illegal use, and because the usage data of the previous commuter ticket greatly affects the discount rate, the expired commuter ticket can be used. The recovery rate of is improved.

In the correspondence between the present invention and the above-mentioned one embodiment, the premium amount setting means and the rush status monitoring means of the present invention correspond to the station controller SC of the embodiment, and the automatic ticket selling means is the same as the following. 1st to nth vending machines V1
~ Vn and 1st to nth automatic commuter pass continuous sale machines ACB1 ~
Although the automatic ticket gate means corresponds to ACBn and corresponds to the first to nth automatic ticket gates PG1 to PGn, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a ticket used in a rush hour variable device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of magnetic recording data of a ticket according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control circuit of the fare variable device during rush hour according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a fare surcharge setting state of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the ticket automatic ticket vending processing operation of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an automatic ticket gate processing operation of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a commuter pass used in the rush hour variable device of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of magnetic recording data of a commuter pass of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of a fare discount setting state of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing an automatic ticket processing operation of a commuter pass of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an automatic ticket selling processing operation of a continuation commuter pass according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 ... Ticket 12 ... Extra charge 22 ... Extra data SC ... Station controller PG1 to PGn ... Automatic ticket gate V1 to Vn ... Automatic ticket vending machine ACB1 to ACBn ... Automatic commuter ticket continuous sale machine 41,91 ... Passenger graph 42,92 … Early morning rush hour 43, 93… Rush peak 71… Commuter ticket 82… Usage data by time of day

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A fare variable device during rush hours, in which the fare during the rush hours during which the passenger use is concentrated is varied according to the boarding time, and during the rush hours, particularly during the rush peak during which the passenger use is concentrated. The fare variable device at the rush hour with the maximum fare set as the maximum fare, with the rush peak time as the peak of the extra fare, and the longer the time, the lower the premium amount. 2. A fare variable device at the time of rush hour, in which the boarding fare during the rush hour, when the passenger use is concentrated, is used by changing the boarding fare according to the boarding time. Set the maximum fare at the rush peak when the rush peak time when the passengers in the rush situation obtained by the monitoring means and the rush situation monitoring means are concentrated, and set this rush peak time as the peak of the extra fare Fares can be changed at rush hours with automatic ticket vending means that set tickets at lower premiums as time goes by, and automatic ticket gates that allow passage when the ticket is used in the corresponding time zone. apparatus. 3. A fare variable device at the time of rush hours, in which the boarding fare during the rush hours during which rush hour usage is concentrated is varied according to the boarding time, and the rush situation in which the boarding status by time zone during the rush hours is requested. Set the maximum fare at the rush peak time when the rush peak concentration, which is the concentration of the passengers in the rush situation according to the monitoring means and the rush situation monitoring means above, is set to the maximum fare, and the rush peak time is set as the peak of the fare The farther away, the fares set to a low fare will be recorded at each ticket gate and the automatic ticketing means will be used for ticketing the commuter pass, and at the time of issuing the continuation commuter ticket issued following the commuter ticket used, An automatic ticket that reads the fare data of the previous commuter ticket that was used until the last time and issues a discount commuter ticket with the discounted discount if there is a discounted ride usage in the read data Fares variator during rush and means.