JPH07225860A - Automatic ticket issuing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a customer to receive the transfer guidance when purchasing a make-connection ticket by showing a group of stations related to other railroad companies when a make-connection ticket issuing mode is set and then showing the transfer guidance when the destination station is selected. CONSTITUTION:A controller 14 is provided with a CPU 22 which performs the arithmetic processing based on the system program stored in a ROM 20 and the working data stored in a RAM 21. The RAM 21 stores the train transfer information in addition to the information on the stations and fares of each railroad company. Then a user pushes a selection button of a C company line in order to get off at a certain station of an A company line and to transfer the line at a certain station of a C company line. Thus the selection button is turned off for the A company line (its own line) and the selection button is turned on inserted for the C company line. At the same time, the display is changed to a group of stations of the C company line from those of the A company line. When a desired station is pushed via a selection button, the get-on guidance is displayed for the transfer station. Then the contents of guidance are printed on a form and outputted when a print button is pushed.

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 capable of purchasing a connecting ticket which can be transferred from a company line to another company's line.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an automatic ticket vending machine capable of issuing a contact ticket, a dedicated ticket vending machine exclusively for contact tickets is used for both the own line and another company's line, and a predetermined other line selection button is pressed. There is a combined vending machine that allows you to purchase contact tickets.

In any of the above-mentioned automatic ticket vending machines of exclusive type and dual-purpose type, the main body of the automatic ticket vending machine (hereinafter referred to as the main body)
In addition, when money (including cards such as prepaid cards) satisfying the charge of the predetermined contact ticket is inserted, the predetermined contact ticket is issued.

[0004]

However, in the above-described conventional automatic ticket vending machine compatible with a contact ticket, the contact ticket is issued on condition that a predetermined amount of money is inserted, but the transit guidance is not provided. However, there is a drawback that it is inconvenient for a user (passenger) who is not accustomed to boarding.

In particular, when there are a plurality of connecting routes to a predetermined destination station, it was sometimes unclear which route should be selected to arrive at the earliest or the most economical way.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic ticket vending machine capable of receiving transit guidance when purchasing a connecting ticket. .

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic ticket vending machine according to the present invention takes a passenger from a station of its own line where the main body is installed and disembarks at a predetermined station of the own line. In an automatic ticket vending machine that can issue a contact ticket that can be used to transfer to another company line to a predetermined destination station on another company line, a mode setting means for setting the main body to a contact ticket issuing mode, When the main body of the automatic ticket vending machine is set to the contact ticket issuing mode by the mode setting means, the station group display means for displaying the station group related to the other company's line, and the station displayed by the station group display means When a predetermined destination station is selected from the group, there is a connecting guide means for displaying transfer guidance of the connecting station to the selected destination station. Further, it is characterized in that it has a printing means for printing out the contents guided by the transfer guidance means.

In addition, the automatic ticket vending machine according to the present invention gets on from the station of the own line where the main body is installed, gets off at the predetermined station of the own line, and then transfers to the other company's line. In an automatic ticket vending machine that can issue a contact ticket that can get on to a predetermined destination station, a station group display means for displaying the station group of stations that can issue tickets from the main body, and the station group display means When a predetermined destination station is selected from the station group, the transit route selection means for selecting the transit route to the selected destination station and the transit route selected by the transit route selection means are displayed. It is characterized in that it has a connecting route guide means. Further, it is characterized by having a printing means for printing out the contents guided by the transfer route guiding means.

[0009]

In the above structure, when the predetermined destination station is selected from the station group displayed by the station group display means, the transit guidance means transfers to the selected destination station. Display the guidance or print out together with the display.

Further, in the above structure, the transit route guide means provides a transit route to the selected destination station when a predetermined destination station is selected from the station group displayed by the station group display means. The transit route selected by the transit route selecting means to be selected is displayed, or printed out together with the display.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic ticket vending machine according to an embodiment, in which a guide portion 1 indicating the operating state of the main body a is provided above the customer service panel a ′ of the main body a (the illustrated example). Indicates that the main body a is on sale.)

Below the guide section 1 of the customer service panel a ', in the same manner as the well-known dual-purpose ticket vending machine, in addition to the company line (company line A), a contact company line (company lines BC) and an adult. Or the ticket type for children,
A push button type selection unit 2 is provided for selecting a purchase product section for selecting the number of tickets, ordinary tickets, round trip tickets, and the like. Note that the selection unit 2 selects the most frequently selected content in advance (see the shaded area in the figure), but here, the company lines are currently from the company line (A company line) to the C company line. Indicates that is selected.

A well-known touch panel type display input section 3 is provided in the center of the customer service panel a ', which can display a group of stations for each company line and, as shown in the figure, a predetermined transfer guide. Is configured to display.

A print button 4a which is pressed by the user is provided on the left side of the customer service panel a ', and the paper of a printer (not shown) provided inside the main body a below the print button 4a is provided. A discharge port 4b is provided.

On the right side of the customer service panel 1, a speaker 5 and a microphone 6 for responding to an attendant are provided as in the well-known automatic ticket vending machine, and the button 5 is depressed when the purchase of a ticket is stopped midway. A cancel button 7 and a call button 8 to be pressed when calling a staff member are provided.

At the lower part of the customer service panel 1, like a well-known automatic ticket vending machine, a card insertion slot 9 for a prepaid card or the like, a bill insertion slot 10, a coin slot 11, a boarding ticket slot 12 and a change return slot 13 are provided. Is provided.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 14 is a controller composed of a microcomputer for controlling the main body a in a centralized manner, and its electric configuration is shown in FIG. That is, the controller 14 performs a central processing unit (CPU) that performs arithmetic processing using the system program stored in the ROM 20 and the working data stored in the RAM 21.
22 and 22.

In the RAM 21, in addition to station information of each company line and fare information to each station, transit information is stored in advance.

The CPU 22 has a display / input driver 24 for driving and controlling the display input section 3 via the I / O unit 23.
And a button input driver 2 for inputting signals of respective buttons of the selection unit 2
5, a ticket issuing unit (not shown in FIG. 1) 26 for issuing a ticket for recording predetermined magnetic data and printing predetermined contents, and money inserted into the main body a (including cards) ) Is discriminated and determined, and if necessary, a money unit (not shown in FIG. 1) 27 and a printing unit 28 are connected.

Next, the control operation of the automatic ticket vending machine according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, when the main body a is operated, the guide portion 1 displays a message indicating that the main body a can issue a ticket (see FIG. 1). Then, the display input unit 3 displays a group of stations displaying the station name of the company line (company A line).

Therefore, at this time, when the user purchases a ticket for his or her own line without taking a transit passenger (No at step 100; hereinafter, step is referred to as S), like a known automatic ticket vending machine. The ticketing process is performed on the condition that money for the boarding fare to the pressed station has been inserted.

By the way, it is assumed that the user gets off at XX station of Company A line and presses the selection button 2'of Company C line to transfer to station XX of Company C line (S100). positive). By this pressing, the selection button for company A line is turned off, the selection button for company C line is lit, and the display on the input display unit 3 is changed from the company A line to the station group displaying the station name of company C line. (S102).

When XX station of the target station is pressed from the displayed station group (Yes in S104), the display input unit 3 displays the boarding guide of the transit station as shown in FIG. 1 ( S10
6). Then, at this time, when the print button 4a is pressed, the sheet 4'printing the boarding guide contents is ejected from the discharge port 4b.
Are discharged from (S108, Yes, S110).

[0025] The connecting ticket to the XX station of the target station is, on the condition that the money to the XX station has been put into the main body a, like the well-known automatic ticket vending machine for connecting tickets. Tickets are issued (Yes at S112, S114).

As described above, the automatic ticket vending machine according to the present embodiment is very convenient for the user because it guides the connecting passenger when purchasing the contact ticket.

FIG. 4 shows an automatic ticket vending machine according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which a customer service panel a'of its main body A is shown.
A boarding route button 2a is provided in the selecting section 3 of.
When a predetermined destination station is selected in the RAM 21 (see FIG. 2) of the controller 14 in addition to station information of each company line and fare information between stations, and there are multiple boarding routes to the destination station. Each boarding route information is stored in advance.

Since the other constituent elements are the same as those in the above-described embodiment, further description of each constituent element will be omitted, and the control operation of the automatic ticket vending machine according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Will be described.

First, when the main body a is operated, the guide portion 1 displays a message indicating that the main body a can be issued (see FIG. 1). Then, the display input unit 3 displays a group of stations displaying the station names of the company line (A company line) (S200).

If the target station of the user (“Kurihashi” in the example of FIG. 4) exists in the displayed station group, the station name is pressed (Yes at S202). When the target station is on the connecting company line, the selection button of the company line where the station exists is pressed.

When using the own line only to reach the pressed-down destination station, tickets are issued on the condition that a predetermined amount of money is put into the main body a, as is the case with known automatic ticket vending machines (No at S204).
S214, S216).

By the way, when there are several types of boarding routes to the destination station and there is a difference in required time or boarding fare, the boarding route button 2a of the selection unit 2 is pressed (S2).
04 affirmative).

When the boarding route button 2a is pressed, each boarding route to the destination station is displayed on the display input section 3 as shown in FIG. 4 (S206). Therefore, the user can select the boarding route by referring to the required time or the boarding charge.

When the user selects a desired boarding route (Yes at S208) and further presses the print button 4a, the sheet 4'printing the contents of the boarding route is ejected from the ejection port 4b (Yes at S210). , S212).

The ticket to the destination station is issued on condition that money satisfying the boarding fare of the selected route has been put into the main body a (Yes at S214, S216).

As described above, the automatic ticket vending machine according to the present embodiment is very convenient for the user because it guides the connecting route when purchasing a ticket.

[0037]

According to the automatic ticket vending machine of the present invention, when the main body is set to the contact ticket issuing mode by the mode setting means, the other company's line is set. When a predetermined destination station is selected from the station group display means for displaying the station group relating to the above, and the station group displayed by the station group display means, the transfer station such as the connecting station to the selected destination station is selected. Since the connecting guide means for displaying the connecting guide is provided, it is possible to receive the connecting guide when purchasing the connecting ticket. Further, when the printer has a printing means for printing out the guided contents, it is printed out, which is more convenient.

Further, in the automatic ticket vending machine according to the present invention, a predetermined target station is selected from the station group display means for displaying the station group of stations that can issue tickets from the main body and the station group displayed by the station group display means. And a transit route guide means for displaying the transit route selected by the transit route selecting device when the transit route is selected. Therefore, it is extremely easy to select a desired boarding route. Further, when a printing means for printing out the contents of the boarding route is provided, there is a feature that it becomes more convenient.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a main body of an automatic ticket vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a controller.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a main body of an automatic ticket vending machine according to another embodiment of the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 a Main body of the vending machine (main body) 1 Guide section 2 Selection section 2a Boarding route button 3 Display input section 4a Print button 4b Discharge port 14 Controller

Claims (4)

[Claims] [Claim 1] Take the train from the station of the own line where the main body of the automatic ticket vending machine is installed, get off at the station of the line of the own line, and then transfer to another company's line to the predetermined destination station of the other line In an automatic ticket vending machine that can issue a contact ticket that can be boarded, a mode setting means for setting the main body of the automatic ticket vending machine to the contact ticket issuing mode, and the main body of the automatic ticket vending machine is contacted by the mode setting means. When the ticket issuing mode is set, when the station group display means for displaying the station group related to the other company's line, when a predetermined destination station is selected from the station group displayed by the station group display means, An automatic ticket vending machine, comprising: transit guidance means for displaying transit guidance of a transit station or the like to the selected destination station. 2. The automatic ticket vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a printing unit for printing out the contents guided by the transit guiding unit. [Claim 3] Take the train from the station of the own line where the main body of the automatic ticket vending machine is installed, get off at the designated station of the own line, and then transfer to another company's line to the designated destination station of other company lines. In an automatic ticket vending machine capable of issuing a communication ticket that can be boarded, a station group display means for displaying a station group of stations that can issue tickets from the main body of the automatic ticket vending machine, and a station displayed by the station group display means When a predetermined destination station is selected from the group, a transit route selecting means for selecting a transit route to the selected destination station, and a transit route selected by the transit route selecting means are displayed. An automatic ticket vending machine, comprising: transfer route guide means. 4. The automatic ticket vending machine according to claim 3, further comprising a printing unit that prints out the contents guided by the transfer route guiding unit.