JPH06348923A - Season ticket issuing device and season ticket - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To issue the season ticket which enables illegal riding to be found immediately only by looking at the reverse surface of the season ticket by forming an image of a railroad map wherein the route between a start and a destination station is emphasized on the season ticket. CONSTITUTION:A CPU 41 extracts riding elements on the basis of the start station, stations in route, and the destination station, grants the names of the start station and destination station onto the railroad image in a memory 42 according to the riding elements, and paints out the riding route from the start station to the destination station with a solid line. When the season ticket is issued, the CPU 41 controls a season ticket issue part 26 to magnetically record the issue contents, transfer the name of a purchaser to the top surface of the season ticket on the basis of the image pattern, and print out purchase contents. On the reverse surface, the railroad map image, an image of the purchaser, and its expiration date and printed and the season ticket is discharged from a season ticket issue opening. Consequently, a station employee can immediately decide the route by looking at the ticket at the time of a fare adjustment and can also confirm the very person with the image of the face of the purchaser at the time of the fare adjustment, thereby preventing illegal use.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a commuter ticket issuing device and a commuter ticket for printing and issuing a commuter ticket used for transportation, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a commuter ticket issuing device for issuing commuter tickets (for example, used in transportation such as railroads, buses, etc.), the name of the departure / arrival station, transit, valid period,
The date of issue, name, age, gender, etc. are printed and issued.

[0003] With such a commuter pass, it is very difficult to determine the departure / arrival station and the characters passing by, and it is necessary to have specialized knowledge. Moreover, the names and ages were also printed only in characters, and it could not be determined that they were being used illegally, except for gender.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION As described above, the present invention has a drawback in that it is not possible to easily discriminate whether or not a commuter ticket has been issued in the past, and whether or not it is an illegal boarding. It is an object of the present invention to provide a commuter ticket issuing device that can provide a commuter ticket that is easy to determine whether or not it can be issued.

[0005]

The commuter pass issuing device according to the present invention is an input device for inputting purchase information including a departure / arrival station to be printed on a commuter pass having a first area and a second area. Storage means for storing the image of the figure, read-out means for reading the image of the route map corresponding to the departure / arrival station input by the input means from the storage means, departure / arrival of the image of the route map read by the read-out means An emphasizing means for emphasizing the space between stations and a character corresponding to the purchase information input by the input means are printed in the first area of the commuter pass, and a line map in which the space between the departure and arrival stations is emphasized by the emphasizing means is displayed. It is composed of issuing means for printing an image on the second area of the commuter pass and issuing it.

The commuter ticket issuing device of the present invention is an input means for inputting purchase information including a departure / arrival station to be printed on a commuter ticket having a first area and a second area, and a route map for various routes. Storage means for storing the image, reading means for reading the image of the route map corresponding to the departure / arrival stations input by the input means from the storage means, between the departure / arrival stations of the image of the route map read by the reading means An image of a route map in which characters according to the purchase information input by the input unit are printed in the first area of the commuter pass, and the train between departure and arrival stations is emphasized by the emphasis unit. It is composed of issuing means for printing and issuing on the second area of the commuter pass.

The commuter pass issuing device of the present invention is a first input means for inputting purchase information including a departure / arrival station to be printed on a commuter pass having a first area, a second area and a third area. ,
Second input means for inputting the image of the commuter pass user, storage means for storing the image of the route map, and image for the route map corresponding to the departure / arrival station input by the first input means as the storage means Reading means for reading from the reading means, emphasizing means for emphasizing the departure / arrival stations of the image of the route map read by the reading means, and characters corresponding to the purchase information input by the first input means for the first commuter ticket. Of the route map in which the image of the commuter ticket user input by the second input means is printed in the second area of the commuter pass and the distance between the departure and arrival stations is emphasized by the emphasizing means. It is composed of issuing means for printing and issuing an image on the third area of the commuter pass.

The commuter pass according to the present invention comprises a first area and a second area, wherein characters corresponding to purchase information including a departure / arrival station are printed in the first area, and the second area is provided. The image of the route map, which emphasizes the areas between the departure and arrival stations, is printed.

[0009]

According to the present invention, an image of a route map in which the route between the departure and arrival stations is emphasized is added to the commuter ticket in the above-mentioned structure.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the commuter ticket issuing device 1 for issuing the commuter ticket of the present invention. This commuter pass issuing device 1 includes a display input unit 10 having a touch panel for inputting a part of purchase information, a condition setting unit 13 provided with a start key 11, a plurality of station name buttons in vertical and horizontal directions. Having the arranged boarding section setting unit 14, the input procedure or the display input unit 10, the condition setting unit 13,
A display unit 15 composed of a CRT display device for displaying information input by the boarding section setting unit 14, an issuance date display unit 16 for displaying an issuance date, a customer display unit 17 for displaying a usage fee to a customer, and a purchase A name reading section 18 and a name transfer section 19, which are provided corresponding to an application form insertion opening 18a into which an application form in which purchase information is written by a customer is inserted,
A clerk batch determination unit 21 provided corresponding to a clerk batch insertion slot 20 into which a clerk batch distributed for each clerk is inserted to identify a clerk, and a card insertion into which a credit card, a bank card, etc. are inserted. The credit card reading unit 23 provided corresponding to the opening 22 and the commuter ticket issuing opening provided corresponding to the commuter ticket issuing opening 25 where a new commuter ticket is issued and a receipt is issued in the staff issue mode The section 26, a journal printer 27 for printing sales data and the like on a journal (not shown), and various kinds of information relating to commuter pass issuance, such as sales data or fare data, are stored. , A storage device having a route map image table 30a storing route map images, for example, a magnetic disk device 28 that handles the magnetic disk 30, It is constituted by a CCD camera 29 as an image reading portion for reading an image of a person's face.

In the case of a complicated route such as the Tokyo area, the route map image table 30a is prepared in advance with a plurality of basic image patterns for each company line having all the suburbs and communication with a plurality of company lines. A route map image of a pattern closer to the company line to which the station, transit, and arrival station belongs is stored correspondingly. Also, when the route is simple,
The route map image of only one pattern to which all company lines belong is stored.

The display input section 10, the condition setting section 13, and the boarding section setting section 14 constitute an operation section for staff. The name transfer section 19 is composed of a CCD or the like,
The name (written by the purchaser) on the application form inserted through the application form insertion port 18 is read and converted into pixel data (image pattern data).

The clerk batch determination section 21 determines the clerk based on the state of the uneven portion of the clerk batch inserted into the clerk batch insertion port 20. The credit card reading unit 23 reads the credit card ID number and the personal identification number from the magnetic information of the magnetic stripe of the credit card inserted into the card insertion slot 22.

The commuter pass issuing unit 26 prints a transaction result when a transaction is made with a credit card on a receipt and issues the printed receipt from the commuter pass issuing port 25 or commuter pass paper. The print data corresponding to the purchase information is printed or the magnetic information is recorded, and the new commuter pass is issued from the commuter pass issuing port 25.

Although not shown in the figure, the commuter pass issuing section 26 is provided with a transport path, and a commuter ticket hopper, a receipt hopper, a printing section, and a magnetic writing / reading section are sequentially provided on the transport path.

As a result, the print data corresponding to the purchase information is printed on the commuter pass paper from the commuter pass hopper by the printing unit, and the magnetic data corresponding to the purchase information is recorded by the magnetic writing / reading unit. It is issued from the commuter pass issuing port 25.
The printing result is printed on the receipt from the receipt hopper by the printing unit, sorted by the sorting unit, and issued from the commuter pass issuing port 25.

Regarding the control section of the commuter pass issuing device 1,
This will be described with reference to FIG. That is, the CP that controls the whole
U41 is provided. The CPU 41 has a memory 4 in which control programs, character patterns, etc. are stored.
2. A communication control unit 43 that is connected to an external device (not shown) via a communication line or the like and can inquire about a credit card, an image processing unit 45 that performs image reduction processing, a display input unit 10, and a condition setting unit 13. , A boarding section setting unit 14, a display unit 15 for a staff member, a display unit 17 for a customer, a name reading unit 18 for reading a name written on an application form, a name transfer unit 19, a staff batch determination unit 21, a credit card reading unit 23. , Commuter pass issuing unit 26, journal printer 27,
The magnetic disk device 28 and the CCD camera 29 are connected via a bus 44.

Next, the operation of issuing a commuter pass in such a structure will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. First, the staff member inserts the staff batch into the staff batch insertion slot 2
Insert at 0. The inserted staff batch is judged by the staff batch judgment unit 21, and the judgment result is the CPU 41.
Is output to.

Next, when a commuter ticket purchase application is made using the application form, the clerk uses the display input section 10, the condition setting section 13, and the boarding section setting section 14 to set predetermined data (for example, a departure / arrival station or a transit station) based on the content of the purchase application. , Monthly, gender, age,
Input purchase information such as the date of issue) (ST1). Further, the clerk inserts the application form into the insertion port 18a, and the name reading unit 18 reads the name described in the application form (ST1).

Then, the CPU 41 causes the display unit 15 to display the issuance content and the charge according to the input data. Also,
The CPU 41 reads a character pattern from the memory 42 based on the input data, and the character pattern and the name transfer unit 1
Pixel data corresponding to the name of the customer's handwriting read by 9 and the print data on the surface of the corresponding commuter pass
Data is created and stored in the memory 42 (ST2).

Next, the CPU 41 selects a route map image of a pattern closer to the company line to which the departure station, the transit station, and the arrival station belong (ST3). For example, when the departure station is Shinjuku, the transit is Yotsuya, Ochanomizu, and the arrival station is Akihabara, the route map image with the pattern shown in FIG. 4 is selected. Also, CP
U41 is the coordinates (X-
The necessary range on the route map image is cut out, that is, the required range on the selected route map image is extracted from the route map image table 30a according to the size relationship of Y), and the memory 42
(ST4). When cutting out the required range on the route map image, it is made slightly larger in the X and Y directions, and the XY ratio of the route map image is made the same as the ratio of the printing area on the back surface of the commuter pass.

Next, the CPU 41 extracts the boarding element from the departure station, the transit station, and the arrival station, assigns the station name to the departure station and the arrival station on the image of the route map in the memory 42 from the departure element, and the departure station. The boarding route from the train station to the landing station is filled with a solid line (ST5). Also, the line connecting the departure station and the arrival station, one station at a time, may be painted out. In this case, it will be as per the route image. Then, the CPU 41 stores the route map image in the memory 42 by reducing the image according to the printable range of the face by the image processing unit (ST6).

Next, the CPU 41 reduces the image of the purchaser's face read by the CCD camera 29 as an image reading unit (ST7) and reduces it to the printable range of the face by the image processing unit (ST8). It is stored in the memory 42 together with the route map image (ST9).

Further, the CPU 41 reads the character pattern of the effective end date from the pattern memory and stores it in the memory 42 together with the above-mentioned route map image and the image of the face of the purchaser (ST9).

As a result, the print data on the back surface of the commuter pass is stored in the memory 42. As a result, the print data on the front and back surfaces of the commuter pass are displayed on the display unit 15. Then, when the issued content displayed on the display unit 15 is satisfactory, the clerk inputs the start key 11. Then, the CPU 41 controls the commuter pass issuing unit 26 to magnetically record the issued contents, and as shown in FIG. 5, transfers the name on the surface of the commuter pass based on the image pattern data of the purchaser's name. The purchase details are printed on the front side of the commuter pass, and as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the route map image, the image of the face of the purchaser, and the valid end date are printed on the back side of the commuter pass and the commuter pass issuance port 25 Issued from (ST1
0). Further, the CPU 41 displays the commuter pass fee on the display device 17.

Further, the CPU 41 stores the transaction result in the magnetic disk 30 by the magnetic disk device 28 and prints it on the journal. As a result, the clerk receives the commuter pass fee displayed on the display unit 17 from the purchaser and passes the issued commuter pass to the purchaser.

The payment of the purchase fee is not limited to cash,
Alternatively, a credit card or a bank card inserted through the card insertion slot 22 may be used. In this case, the CPU
41 controls the commuter pass issuing unit 26 to issue a receipt on which the transaction result is printed from the commuter pass issuing port 25.

As described above, on the back of the commuter pass, the departure station name and the arrival station name are printed on the dotted line image of the route, the route from the departure station to the arrival station is printed with a solid line, and the effective end date is printed. However, the image of the face of the purchaser is printed. As a result, when the station staff looks at the ticket and actually makes the payment, the route can be immediately identified, the correct payment can be made immediately, and at the time of payment, the identity of the purchaser's face image can be verified. It is possible to prevent unauthorized boarding by anyone other than the person.

In particular, when a trouble occurs in the automatic ticket gate apparatus, it is possible to promptly confirm an illegal boarding or the like by the staff member's response. In addition, in the above-described embodiment, the case of a train is described as an example of transportation, but the present invention is not limited to this.
It may be used in a bus or the like.

Further, the case where the route image emphasizing the route from the departure station to the arrival station, the valid end date and the image of the face of the purchaser are printed on the back side of the commuter pass has been described, but the invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to reduce the print content that is normally printed on the front surface of the ticket and print it, and use the remaining area for printing. Further, although the case where the image of the face of the purchaser is printed has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and a face photo of the purchaser obtained by the purchaser may be attached.

[0031]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention,
It is possible to provide a commuter pass that makes it easy to determine whether or not it is an illegal ride, and it is possible to provide a commuter pass issuing device that can issue the commuter pass.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of an electric circuit of a commuter pass issuing device.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a commuter pass issuing device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of issuing a commuter pass.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an image of a route map.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of printing on the surface of a commuter pass.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of printing on the back surface of the commuter pass.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of printing on the back surface of the commuter pass.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Commuter ticket issuing device, 26 ... Commuter ticket issuing unit, 28 ... Magnetic disk device, 29 ... CCD camera, 30 ... Magnetic disk, 30a ... Route map image table, 41 ... CPU,
42 ... Memory, 45 ... Image processing section.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An input means for inputting purchase information including a departure / arrival station to be printed on a commuter pass having a first area and a second area, and a storage means for storing an image of a route map. Reading means for reading from the storage means an image of the route map corresponding to the departure / arrival stations input by the input means; highlighting means for emphasizing the distance between the departure / arrival stations of the image of the route map read by the reading means; Characters corresponding to the purchase information input by the input means are printed in the first area of the commuter pass, and the image of the route map in which the departure / arrival stations are emphasized by the emphasizing means is displayed in the second area of the commuter ticket. A commuter pass issuing device, comprising: an issuing unit that prints and issues on. 2. Input means for inputting purchase information including a departure / arrival station to be printed on a commuter pass having a first area and a second area, and image of route maps for various routes are stored. Storage means, reading means for reading the image of the route map corresponding to the departure / arrival stations input by the input means from the storage means, and emphasis for emphasizing between the departure / arrival stations of the image of the route map read by the reading means. Means and a character corresponding to the purchase information input by the input means is printed in the first area of the commuter pass, and the image of the route map in which the departure / arrival stations are emphasized by the emphasizing means is displayed on the commuter ticket. A commuter pass issuing device comprising: an issuing unit that prints and issues the second region. 3. A first input means for inputting purchase information including a departure / arrival station to be printed on a commuter ticket having a first area, a second area and a third area, and a commuter ticket user's Second input means for inputting an image, storage means for storing an image of the route map, and an image of the route map corresponding to the departure / arrival station input by the first input means is read from the storage means. The reading means, the emphasizing means for emphasizing the departure / arrival stations of the image of the route map read by the reading means, and the characters corresponding to the purchase information input by the first input means are the first characters of the commuter pass. An image of a route map in which the image of the commuter pass user, which is printed in the area and input by the second input means, is printed in the second area of the commuter pass and the space between the departure and arrival stations is emphasized by the emphasizing means. The third of the above commuter pass
A commuter pass issuing device, comprising: an issuing unit that prints and issues in the area. 4. A commuter pass comprising a first area and a second area, wherein characters corresponding to purchase information including a departure / arrival station are printed in the first area, and a departure / arrival station interval is included in the second area. A commuter pass characterized in that the image of the route map in which is highlighted is printed. 5. An input unit for inputting purchase information including a departure / arrival station to be printed on a commuter pass having a first area, a second area, and a magnetic recording unit, and an image of a route map. Storage means, reading means for reading the image of the route map corresponding to the departure / arrival stations input by the input means from the storage means, and emphasis for emphasizing between the departure / arrival stations of the image of the route map read by the reading means. Means and a character corresponding to the purchase information input by the input means is printed in the first area of the commuter pass, and the image of the route map in which the departure / arrival stations are emphasized by the emphasizing means is displayed on the commuter ticket. A commuter pass, comprising: an issuing unit that prints in the second area, records magnetic information according to the purchase information input by the input unit in the magnetic recording unit of the commuter pass, and issues the magnetic information. Issuing device. 6. An input means for inputting purchase information including a departure / arrival station to be printed on a commuter pass having a first area, a second area and a magnetic recording section, and an image of a route map for various routes. Between the departure and arrival stations of the image of the route map read out by the reading means for reading the image of the route map corresponding to the departure and arrival station input by the input means from the storage means And an image of a route map in which characters according to the purchase information input by the input unit are printed in the first area of the commuter pass and the space between departure and arrival stations is emphasized by the emphasis unit. An issuing means for printing on the second area of the commuter pass, recording magnetic information according to the purchase information input by the input means in the magnetic recording section of the commuter pass and issuing the magnetic information. Commuter pass Line equipment. 7. A first input means for inputting purchase information including a departure / arrival station to be printed on a commuter pass, which comprises a first area, a second area, a third area and a magnetic recording section, and a commuter pass. Second input means for inputting the image of the ticket user, storage means for storing the image of the route map, and image of the route map corresponding to the departure / arrival station input by the first input means are stored in the above Reading means for reading from the means, emphasizing means for emphasizing the departure / arrival stations of the image of the route map read by the reading means, and characters according to the purchase information input by the first input means, for the commuter pass In the first area of the commuter pass, and the image of the commuter pass user input by the second input means is printed in the second area of the commuter pass, and the emphasizing means emphasizes the area between the departure and arrival stations. The image of the route map is the third of the above commuter pass
A commuter ticket issuing device, comprising: an issuing unit that prints the magnetic information corresponding to the purchase information input by the input unit in the magnetic recording unit of the commuter ticket and issues it. . 8. A commuter pass comprising a first area, a second area, and a magnetic recording unit, wherein characters corresponding to purchase information including a departure / arrival station are printed in the first area, and the second area is provided. A commuter pass characterized in that an image of a route map with the areas between departure and arrival stations highlighted is printed, and magnetic information according to purchase information is recorded in the magnetic recording section.