JPH0720788Y2 - Card type ticket settlement device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card type ticket settlement device which is provided, for example, in a vehicle of a route bus and which stores a unique number and usable amount of money to pay the fare for a card type ticket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a card type ticket is used in which a usable amount of money is magnetically recorded on a bus or a railroad, and the use fare is deducted from the recorded amount for each use. The settlement device for this card type ticket is provided with a card processing device in the vicinity of the entrance, and when the card type ticket is inserted into this card processing device at the time of boarding,
The validity of the card-type ticket is judged, and if it is valid, the card-type ticket is returned to the card-type ticket after the boarding section on which the boarding was carried is written, and it is provided near the exit when the passenger disembarks. If you insert a card-type ticket into the card processing device, the fare is calculated from the boarding section at the time of boarding and the current boarding section, and the fare is deducted from the usable amount of the card-type ticket. It was to return a card-type ticket.

[0003] With such a conventional settlement apparatus,
The memory information of the card-type ticket is read to determine the validity, and the boarding section is written to settle the fare when exiting the vehicle, and the processing time for one card-type ticket is relatively long. It took a long time and the card processing device was relatively expensive. It is desirable for many people to make the card processing time when boarding as short as possible in order to make the time when boarding a bus at the same time as short as possible.
Further, it is desired that the settlement apparatus as a whole can be constructed as inexpensively as possible. From the viewpoint of getting on the board in the shortest possible time, for example, it is possible to provide a plurality of card processing devices in the vicinity of the entrance, but in this case, it is not preferable to provide a plurality of expensive card processing devices.

[0004] When the passenger on board is re-entering the card-type ticket into the card processing device at the entrance as if he / she boarded there at a stop, the boarding already written on the card-type ticket. There was a possibility that the section would be rewritten to the boarding section of the stop, and that the fare that was cheaper than the original fare would be settled when getting off, that is, fraudulent.

In order to solve these problems, the present applicant previously described in Japanese Utility Model Application No. Sho 62-19487 using a card-type ticket in which a unique number is stored. At the time of boarding, the unique number of the card-type ticket is used. The unique number is read and stored in the storage means together with the boarding section, and when the card type ticket is inserted into the settlement card processing device when getting off the vehicle, the unique number is read and the boarding section for the unique number is determined from the storage means. Then, a settlement device was proposed in which the fare is obtained from the boarding section and the current boarding section, that is, the getting-off section, and the fare is deducted from the usable amount of the card type ticket.

According to this settlement apparatus, when the passenger gets on, only the unique number of the card type ticket is read and not written, so that the card processing time can be shortened and the card processing apparatus installed at the entrance Since it can be read-only, it can be manufactured at low cost, and further, it is possible to prevent the fraudulent rewriting of the written boarding section by reinserting the card type ticket in the card processing device.

[0007]

[Problems to be solved by the invention] Japanese Utility Model Application No. 62-1948
The card type ticket settlement device proposed in No. 7 does not write the boarding section on the card type ticket, so it is not illegal to re-insert the card type ticket into the card processing device and rewrite the boarding section. Although it is prevented by the above, when a passenger who is in the read-only card processing device installed at the entrance enters the card type ticket again at a stop on the way, its unique number is read and it will be read along with the boarding section at that stop. It is stored in the storage means, that is, there are a plurality of boarding sections for one unique number in the storage means.

In this case, for example, in the storage means in which the stored information for the card type ticket is erased every time the fare is settled and new information is stored in the erased area, the stored information is stored in random order in the storage means. Will exist in 1
There is a possibility that the boarding section that is illegally stored is read out instead of the boarding section that is properly stored for one unique number, and the fare that is lower than the original fare is settled.

An object of the present invention is to provide a card type ticket settlement device which can perform correct fare settlement even if the card type ticket is passed through the reading card processing device illegally a plurality of times.

[0010]

According to this invention, the unique number of the card type ticket is read by the reading card processing device provided in the vicinity of the entrance, and this unique number is transmitted to the memory. In the memory, the sent unique number and the boarding section when the unique number is read are stored in association with each other. The payment card processing device provided near the exit will read the unique number from the card ticket and rewrite the usable amount of the card ticket with the payment fare. In the central processing unit, the boarding section for the unique number read by the settlement card processing apparatus is read from all the stored contents of the memory, and the oldest one of the riding sections read for that one unique number is the boarding section for settlement. Then, the fare is calculated from the settlement boarding section and the getting-off section, and the fare settlement for the card type ticket is performed by the settlement card processing device as a settlement fare. The central processing unit may be integrally provided in the settlement card processing unit.

[0011]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of this invention. A reading card processing device 14 and a settlement card processing device 15 are provided near the passenger passages 12 and 13 of the bus 11, respectively. In this example, in order to simplify the operation (action) of each unit, a central processing unit 16 is provided separately from the settlement card processing unit 15. Further, the input operation unit 17 operated by the driver is provided, for example, near the driver's seat.

A ticket passage 18 is formed in the reading card processing device 14, and a card type ticket 19 is provided in the passage 18.
The information recorded on the card-type ticket 19 is read by passing it from the entrance 21 to the exit 22. The card type ticket 19 is manually sent by the passenger, and the motor 23 is started when the card type ticket 19 is inserted into the entrance 21, and the card transport mechanism 24 is driven by the motor 23 to automatically operate the card type ticket. It is considered that the ticket 19 is moved to the exit 22, but in this description, the latter is used.

Processing at the time of boarding When the card type ticket 19 is inserted into the entrance 21, the card insertion detector 25 detects it (step S _{1 in} FIG. 2), the control unit 26 starts operating, and the control unit 26 Starts the motor 23 (step S ₂ ) and conveys the inserted card type ticket 19. During the transportation of the card type ticket 19, various data such as the usable amount of money, the valid period, and the card type ticket unique number are read by the reading head 27 (step S ₃ ), and read. When it is judged that the data is valid (step S _4), as card type ticket 19 is conveyed. If there is no usable amount of money from the read data, or if it is judged to be invalid such as when the valid period has expired, a reverse rotation command is issued to the motor 23 (step S ₅ ), and the card type ticket 19 Will be returned. At this time, the passenger is also notified of the contents by the display 28 and the speaker 29 (step S).
₆ ).

Of the read data, the information of the unique number of the card type ticket is transferred to the central processing unit 16 and stored in the data recording memory 30. The boarding section is given from the operation memory described later. In the data recording memory 30, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, a unique number and a boarding section when the unique number is read are stored in association with each other. The card-type ticket 19 determined to be valid is sent to the exit 22,
The motor 24 is stopped, the usable amount of money stored in the card-type ticket 19 is displayed (step S ₇ ), and the card-type ticket 19 is passed to the passenger's hand.

Processing at the time of getting off The electrical and mechanical configuration of the settlement card processing device 15 installed on the side of the exit 13 is as follows.
4, a write head 31 and a read head 32 for checking whether the data has been rewritten normally are added. As shown in FIG. 3, the processing of the card type ticket 19 in the settlement card processing device 15 and the central processing unit 16 is such that the card type ticket 19 is inserted into the entrance 33 at the time of getting off, and this is detected by the card insertion detector 34. When detected (step S ₈ ), the motor 35 is activated to drive the card transport mechanism 36 (step S ₉ ), and the card type ticket 19
The usable amount and the unique number are read by the read head 37 (step S ₁₀ ), and the usable amount and the unique number are transferred to the central processing unit 16.

The central processing unit 16 reads out the boarding section for the transferred unique number from all the stored contents of the data recording memory 30, and determines that the oldest one is the boarding section for settlement. In the example of FIG. 4, the unique number “03521”
For "0", the boarding sections "001" and "003" are read out, but "001", which is the oldest memory, is determined as the settlement boarding section. If there is one read-out boarding section, The fare Pr is obtained from the fare data table based on the determined boarding section for payment and the current boarding section, that is, the exiting section, as the payment boarding section (step S ₁₁ ).
Performs settlement of freight by subtracting the freight Pr from the transferred usable amount P (Step S _12), sends the data of the settlement result to the settlement card processing device 15, the card type ticket 19 by the write head 31 writing is performed with respect to (step S _13). When the passenger disembarks, the passenger is informed of the balance amount and the like by the display device 38 (step S ₁₄ ), whereby the passenger always has the card-type ticket 19
The effective amount of money (usable amount) can be known, and the card-type ticket 19 can be used many times until the effective amount runs out. When the card type ticket 19 is sent to the exit 39 of the settlement card processing device 15, the motor 35 is stopped.

Central Processing Unit The central processing unit 16 in FIG.
Interface units (hereinafter referred to as I / Os) 41 and 42 for transmitting and receiving necessary data to and from 15, a clock circuit 43 serving as an auxiliary function for managing the effective period, transfer time, and the like, and an input operation unit. I / O for data transfer with 17
44, operation memory 45 storing operation system, stop data, etc., fare memory 46 storing fare data table necessary for fare settlement, unique number of card type ticket 19 and corresponding boarding section A data recording memory 30 for storing and a microcomputer 47 for controlling each of the above-mentioned components are connected to each other via a data bus 48.

The input operation section 17 is a start switch 49 for setting the fact in the central processing unit 16 at the start of operation.
And an input part of a door open signal 51 for knowing that the vehicle has stopped (arriving) at a stop, an input part of a distance signal for determining a stop or a stop signal 52 operated by a driver, and the like. It When operating the bus, the driver sets the system number of the route to be run and presses the start switch 49 at the starting station, so that the operating system is instructed to the microcomputer 47 via the I / O 44. , The microcomputer 47 is the operation memory 45
The operation data of the system and necessary data are read from the fare memory 46, stored in the RAM of the primary storage memory in the microcomputer 47, and the data can be read as needed.

Card-type ticket 19 In the case of a card-type ticket 19 using a magnetic card, a magnetic stripe 53 is formed on one surface thereof, and an example of a data format recorded on this is shown in FIG. On the magnetic stripe 53, as shown in FIG. 5A, “STX” indicating the beginning of the recorded information, “company code (transportation company code)”, “ticket unique number”, “valid period”, “ticket amount”, "Ticket type", "System", "Drop off point", "Transit",
"ETX" indicating the end of the recorded information is written in that order, and the record is sequentially read from "STX" by moving the card type ticket 19 in the card processing device.

Card processing device 1 as an example of write data
FIGS. 5B and 5C show the state in which 4 and 15 are respectively output. As shown in FIG. 5B, it is recorded in the ticket amount column that the purchased card type ticket 19 is ¥ 3000,
Further, it is recorded in the ticket type column that the ticket is for adults. The contents of the card-type ticket 19 are the same as those in FIG. 5B when the passenger gets on the card-type ticket 19 and passes through the reading card processing device 14. When the passenger has passed the card-type ticket 19 through the settlement card processing device 15 at the drop-off point, the card-type ticket 19 has, for example, the stop code 015 of the drop-off point in the drop-off point column as shown in FIG. 5C. Fares from the code 002 boarding stop to the code 015 bus stop ¥ 140, and the ticket amount when boarding ¥ 3000
The amount of money of 2860 yen, which is deducted from the account and settled, is recorded in the ticket price column.

Data such as the system and the drop-off location are necessary for determining the validity of the transit discount. Card Processing Device FIG. 6 shows an example of the internal configuration of the settlement card processing device 15 in more detail. The control unit 710 is an example including a microcomputer, and includes a microprocessor (CPU) 7101, a program memory (ROM) 7102 in which control procedures are stored as programs, and reading / writing and recording of data necessary for various processes. A readable / writable memory (RAM) 7 for temporarily storing data, etc.
103, an interface input / output port 7104 for inputting / outputting signals to / from the central processing unit 16, an interface input / output port 7105 for outputting an operation command to the card transport mechanism driving motor 35, and the read magnetic head 3.
Interface input / output ports 7106 and 7107 for receiving read data of 7 and 32, interface input / output port 7108 for transmitting write data to the write magnetic head 31, and detection output of the card insertion detector 34. I / O port 710 for interface
9, interface input / output port 7110 for transmitting display data to the display 38, voice synthesis circuit 711
2, an interface input / output port 7111 for outputting the synthesized voice signal to the speaker 712. Input / output ports 7106 to 7108 for the read and write magnetic heads incorporate an amplifier, frequency modulation, demodulation circuit and the like.

In contrast to the settlement card processing device 15, the reading card processing device 14 includes a write magnetic head 31, I /
The O7108, the read magnetic head 32, and the I / O7107 may be omitted. In the above description, the central processing unit 16 may be provided in the settlement card processing unit 15.
In this case, the CPU 7101 acts as the CPU in the microcomputer 47, and the microcomputer 4
7, I / O 42 and 7104 are omitted. The determination of the validity at the entrance may be made only by whether it is a ticket within the period or there is a remaining amount. In some cases, this is also omitted and only the read unique number is read by the reading card processing device 14. May be simply transferred to the central processing unit 16. The effectiveness may be determined by the central processing unit 16. The card type ticket 19 is not limited to a magnetic card, but may be an IC card or the like.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, all the boarding sections corresponding to the unique number read at the time of getting off are read from the data recording memory 30, and the oldest one is judged as the boarding section for adjustment. Since the fare is obtained using this, the correct fare settlement can be performed illegally a plurality of times even if the card type ticket 19 is passed through the reading card processing device 14.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of processing at an entrance.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of processing at an exit.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a storage example of a data recording memory 30.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a data recording format of a card type ticket.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a settlement card processing device.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A card-type ticket settlement device, which is provided in a vehicle and stores a unique number and usable amount of money, for paying a fare for a card-type ticket. A reading card processing device having a first reading means for reading the unique number of the ticket and a means for transmitting the read unique number to a memory, and the boarding section when the transmitted unique number and the unique number are read. And a second reading means provided near the exit to read the stored information of the card-type ticket, and the usable amount information of the card-type ticket as settlement fare information. And a means for reading the boarding section for the unique number read by the second reading means from all the stored contents of the memory , and The unique number read from the boarding section determination means for determining the oldest one in the boarding section read out for one of the specific numbers as the boarding section for settlement and the information of the determined boarding section for settlement and disembarking section A central processing unit having a settlement means for settling a fare for the card type ticket to obtain the settlement fare described above, and a card type ticket settlement device. 2. The card type ticket settlement apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the central processing unit is built in the settlement card processing unit.