JPH0540866A - Adjustment method for card type passenger ticket - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform the processing at the way-in side of a station in a simple and quick way. CONSTITUTION:At the way-in side of a station, the validity of a card type passenger ticket is decided by only the first validity deciding information reed out of the magnetic stripes of the ticket. When the validity of the ticket is confirmed, the relevant proper number is transferred to a card processor set at the way-out side of the station. At the way-out side, the magnetic bar code of the ticket is read out and the validity of the ticket is decided by this bar code. When the validity of the ticket is confirmed, the passenger fare is adjusted. Meanwhile the invalidity of the ticket is reported to a trainmen. Then the validity of thicket is decided by the first validity deciding information on the magnetic stripes end with an instruction of the trainman. Then the fare is adjusted if the validity is confirmed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is provided in a vehicle such as a route bus and stores a fare for a card-type ticket, a so-called cashless ticket, in which payment information such as the number of times of use and the amount of money available is stored. The present invention relates to a card type ticket settlement method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, card tickets for railroads and buses are
The value of a predetermined amount of money is stored by magnetic recording or the like, and in order to prevent forgery of a card, information is stored in a form different from magnetic information, such as a magnetic barcode. The usage amount is subtracted from the amount information stored in the magnetic information for each use.

As shown in FIG. 5, the card type ticket settlement device is a card entrance card processing device 11 installed near the entrance.
And the exit card processing device 12 installed near the exit
It is composed of In this example, the entrance card processing device 11 is integrated in the numbered ticket issuing device 13, and the exit card processing device 12 is integrated in the fare box 14. Then, a passenger who uses the card-type ticket (hereinafter referred to as a card passenger) inserts the card-type ticket 15 into the entrance card processing device 11 when boarding. In the past, at this time, the validity of the magnetic information of the card type ticket 15 is determined by using the information of the magnetic barcode as a key, and if valid, the boarding section is magnetically recorded. At the time of getting off, the card type ticket 15 is inserted into the getting-off card processing device 12. The exit card processing device 12 determines the validity of the magnetic information read first using the information of the magnetic barcode as a key, and if valid, determines the fare from the information stored at the time of boarding and adjusts the fare. And rewrite to the information of the remaining amount. To rewrite this information, a magnetic bar code is used as a key to encrypt a part or most of the information. The details of these are described in Japanese Patent Application No. 60-12944.

[0004]

However, in the conventional method, a card processing device for preventing unauthorized use, for example, a magnetic bar code reader is added to each of the entrance and the exit, which is expensive. It was supposed to be.
In particular, the economic burden on the route buses with wide entrances for urban transportation has increased. That is, in an area where a large amount of passengers are transported, as shown in FIG. 5, in order to shorten the stop time during boarding, widen the boarding gate, and speed up the receipt of the numbered ticket 16.
A numbered ticket issuing device 13 is installed. Therefore, in such a car, it is natural that the number of the entrance card processing devices 11 is also two. Therefore, three card processing devices are used in one bus vehicle, which increases the price of the device, which is a factor that hinders its popularization.

The object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned problems.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a card-type ticket settlement method that enables an inexpensive and highly reliable card-type ticket settlement device.

[0006]

According to the present invention, since the entrance card processing device provided on the entrance side is inexpensive, a special reader added for preventing unauthorized use is eliminated, and further information is provided. The card processing device for reading has no rewriting function. That is, the entrance card processing device is a read-only device for the first information storage means that stores the payment information.

That is, according to the present invention, the first information storage means stores the settlement information and the first validity judgment information for judging the validity thereof, and the second information is stored in a different form from the first information storage means. Using the card type ticket in which the sex determination information is stored in the second information storage means, the boarding port card processing device reads the first validity determination information and determines the validity. The exit card processing device reads the second validity determination information and determines the validity of the settlement information.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First, the structure of a card type ticket settlement apparatus (hereinafter referred to as settlement apparatus) used in the method of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Card-type ticket used for this checkout device 15
Is capable of recording various kinds of information and reading the recorded information. For example, a magnetic card is used. That is, the card type ticket 15 is provided with, for example, a magnetic stripe 17 as the first information storage means in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the rectangular card, and the unique number of the card type ticket is stored on the magnetic stripe 17 together with the adjustment information. There is. Further, as the second information storage means of a different form from the first information storage means, validity determination information (second validity determination information) is stored by the magnetic barcode 18. The recording data of the magnetic stripe 17 is partially or almost encrypted using the validity determination information of the magnetic barcode 18 as a key. Data equivalent to the validity determination information of the magnetic bar code 18 (first validity determination information) is recorded as magnetic data at a predetermined position on the magnetic stripe 17.

An entrance card processing device 11 is provided near the boarding passage of the entrance 21 of the bus 19, and an exit card processing device 12 is provided near the exit 22 for signal connection to the exit card processing device 12. The input operation unit 23 operated by the driver is provided, for example, near the driver's seat. The boarding card processing device 11 allows the card-type ticket 15 to pass through the ticket passage 24, so that the card-type ticket 1
The read information of the magnetic stripe 17 of No. 5 is read by the read head 25.

When the card type ticket 15 is inserted into the passage 24 and it is detected (step S ₁ ) (FIG. 2), the control unit 26 starts its operation, and the control unit 26 starts the motor 27. (Step S ₂ ), the inserted card type ticket 15 is conveyed. The card-type ticket 15 is read by the reading head 25 during transportation, together with various data such as usable amount, valid period and card-type ticket unique number in this example (step S). ₃ ),
Based on the first validity determination information, it is determined whether or not other read data is valid (step S ₄ ), and if it is determined to be valid, the card type ticket 15 is conveyed as it is. If there is no usable amount of money from the read data, or if it is judged to be invalid such as when the expiration date has expired, a reverse rotation command is issued to the motor 27 (step S ₅ ), and the card type ticket 15 Will be returned. At this time, also performed to inform the content of the passengers by the display 28 and the speaker 29 (step S _6).

Of the read data, at least the unique number of the card type ticket is transferred to the exit card processing device 12. The card-type ticket 15 that is determined to be valid is sent to the exit, the motor 27 is stopped, and the card-type ticket 1
The usable amount stored in 5 is displayed (step S ₇ ), and the card type ticket 15 is passed to the passenger's hand.

In the exit card processing device 12, when the unique number of the card type ticket is sent from the boarding card processing device 11, the control unit 31 is unique for each boarding place (boarding section, boarding stop). The numbers are classified and stored in the data storage memory 32. The electrical and mechanical configuration of the exit card processing device 12 is such that the entry card processing device 11 includes a write head 33, a read head 34 for checking whether data rewriting is normally performed, and a magnetic bar code. The read head 35 is additionally provided. When the card type ticket 15 is detected to have been inserted into the getting-off port card processor 12 (Step S ₈₎ (Fig. 3), the motor 36 is started (Step S _9), the magnetic bar code 18 and a magnetic stripe 17 is read (step S ₁₀ ), and the magnetic stripe 17 is read according to the validity determination information of the magnetic barcode 18.
The validity of the magnetically recorded information is determined (step S ₁₁ ),
Magnetic recording data unique number of the ticket if the valid read (step S ₁₂₎ to determine the boarding locations from the unique number stored while riding the control unit 31 (step S _13), based on the determination fare incidental is performed (step S _14),
Data writing of the payment result is performed by the write head 33 (step S _15). When the validity judgment result based on the second validity judgment information of the magnetic barcode 18 becomes an error in step S ₁₁ , the card-type ticket 15 is temporarily held inside (step S ₁₆ ), and the error is detected. Tell crew at the input operation unit 23 (step S _17). When the crew member designates the next validity determination process by the key input of the input operation unit 23 (step S ₁₈ ), the validity determination is performed by the first validity determination information of the recorded information of the magnetic stripe 17 (step S ₁₈ ).
_19), if valid will fare settlement process proceeds to step S ₁₂ (step S _20), if disabled display the contents of the error (step S _21), and returns the card to the insertion port side.

Normally, it is already determined that the card is valid based on the first validity determination information when boarding the vehicle, so that many cards can be settled in the fare. The crew can check the card with the error display by picking it up, so it can be completely prevented from unauthorized use. When the passenger disembarks, the passenger is informed of the balance amount and the like by the display 37 (step S
₂₂ ) By this, the passenger can always know the valid amount of the card type ticket 15, and can use the card type ticket 15 many times until the valid amount is exhausted. When the card type ticket 15 is sent to the exit of the exit card processing device 12, the motor 36 is stopped. The check operation performed after writing is omitted from the flowchart.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the card type ticket 15. A
Two magnetic stripes 17 are formed, and the second validity determination information encoded by printing the soft magnetic material is recorded as the magnetic barcode 18. First validity determination information 39 corresponding to the second validity determination information is recorded at a predetermined location on the magnetic stripe 17. Figure 4
B is a case where the number of the magnetic stripes 17 is one and the second validity determination information is recorded by the print barcode 41 for optical reading.

The second effectiveness judgment information may be recorded by punch holes. The validity determination in the entrance card processing device 11 may be performed only during the validity period or when there is a balance, that is, these may be used as the first validity determination information. The second validity determination information is stored in the memory of the control unit 31 (ROM or R
The first validity determination information may be stored by storing the data in the AM) and reading unique data such as the sale price on the magnetic stripe as a key. If the exit card processing device 12 makes an error in the determination by the second validity determination information, the validity is automatically determined immediately by the first validity determination information, and if it is valid, the settlement process is performed. You may do so.
In this case, the crew member is notified that the validity determination based on the second validity determination information is invalid. If the second validity determination information determines that the card-type ticket 15 is invalid, and if the first validity determination information determines that the card-type ticket 15 is valid, that is, it is copied. The fraud can be prevented by checking whether the card type ticket is illegal or not by the crew member.

As the card type ticket, not only a magnetic card but also another card such as a semiconductor memory is used.
A C card may be used, and in this case, the second validity determination information is R
It is desirable that the OM cannot be written and rewritten. The third and fourth information storage means are provided, and the third and fourth information storage means are provided.
The present invention can be applied to the case where the fourth validity determination information is recorded and the validity is determined by these.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the entrance card processing device, the validity is judged based on the first validity judgment information stored in the first information storage means in which the adjustment information is recorded, and Since the validity determination is not performed based on the validity determination information, that is, it is not necessary to provide another means for reading the validity determination information and the determination means, and only the reading is performed without writing the information. The processing time of the entrance card processing device can be short, and the configuration can be simple, and the configuration can be inexpensive. However, in the exit card processing device, the validity is determined using the second validity determination information, so that the validity of the card type ticket can be reliably detected.

If the exit card processing device determines that the validity determination based on the second validity determination information is invalid, the validity is determined using the first validity determination information.
If the second information storage means is a magnetic material with a weak coercive force, such as a magnetic bar code, and the magnetic bar code is easily scratched, there is a possibility that the judgment by the second validity judgment information will be invalid. Therefore, there is a problem that a valid card-type ticket is rejected for fare settlement and trouble occurs between the holder of the card-type ticket and the crew. However, in the present invention, such a problem can be avoided, and when the fare is settled by determining the validity based only on the first validity determination information, the crew member can check and find an illegal use.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a card type ticket settlement apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of processing on the entrance side according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of processing on the exit side according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of a card type ticket.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a general configuration of a card type ticket settlement apparatus.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. The first validity determination information is stored together with the settlement information in the first information storage means, and the second validity determination information is stored in the second information storage means which is different from the first information storage means. In the card-type ticket settlement method, the information stored in the first information storage means is read by the entry-side card processing device using the card-type ticket, and the fare settlement is performed on the settlement information by the exit-port card processing device. In the entrance card processing device, the information stored in the first information storage means is read, and the validity of the payment information of the card is determined by the first validity determination information stored therein, and the exit card processing device Then, both the information stored in the first information storage means and the second information stored in the second information storage means are read, and the validity of the settlement information is determined by the read second validity determination information. Card type ticket payment method to. 2. If the validity determination based on the second validity determination information is invalid, the invalidity is notified, and the first validity stored in the first information storage means is instructed by the crew member in the next step operation. 2. The card type ticket settlement method according to claim 1, wherein the validity of the settlement information is determined based on the determination information, and if it is valid, the fare settlement is performed. 3. If the validity determination based on the second validity determination information is invalid, the validity of the settlement information is determined based on the first validity determination information stored in the first information storage means, and the validity is determined. In that case, the fare payment is performed and the fact that the validity determination based on the second validity determination information is invalid is notified, and the card type ticket settlement method according to claim 1.