JPH07296199A - Ticket system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display the nearest station and to sell a ticket by designating a point on a place name or map when the station name of a destination is unknown. CONSTITUTION:The names of the metropolis and districts, and cities, towns and villages are read out from a place name data base 3 by a signal from an input part 1, and they are displayed on a display part 6. Or, the map of a corresponding area is read out from a map data base by designating the (map) by the input part 1, and it is displayed on the display part. When the point on the place name or the map is designated by the input part, such designation is discriminated by a discrimination part 7, and a station (line name when plural lines exist) is read out from a station name data base 4, and it is displayed on the display part, and a rate for a designated station is displayed by reading out from a rate data base 5 by performing a 'confirmation' operation. Ticket data is generated by a ticket data generating part 8 by the confirming operation of the input part, and it is printed on a prescribed ticket sheet by a print part 9.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticket sales system, which searches for a station name from a place name etc.
For those who sell tickets.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When purchasing a ticket for a train or train, a ticket cannot be purchased unless the name of a getting-off station or a boarding route (when there are a plurality of passengers) are known. In such a case, you can look up at the timetable or ask at the window of the station, but looking up at the timetable is troublesome for people who are not familiar with the timetable and ask at the window. In this case, if the counter is busy or the staff is busy, it may not be possible to obtain a satisfactory answer.

[0003]

In view of such a point, the present invention is to display the station name of the corresponding area by specifying the destination place name. If the station name is still unknown, a map is displayed to specify the point. If so, the nearest station to that point is displayed, or if there are multiple routes, these are displayed so that the necessary tickets can be sold by the required designated operation.

[0004]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by using a place name database for storing place names, a station name database for storing station names, a fare database for storing fares, the place name database, and station names. A display unit that displays based on signals from a database or a fare database, an input unit that inputs a place name search or a station name designation, and data that corresponds to the place name search of the input unit from the data read from the place name database First
A determination unit, a second determination unit that determines the station name designation of the input unit based on the data read from the station name database, and a fare to the station based on the data read from the fare database; and the second determination unit. Ticket data generation unit that generates data for ticket printing based on the signal from the department, a printing unit that prints on the required ticket paper based on the signal from the ticket data generation unit, the place name database, station name database, fare A ticket selling system including a database, a display unit, an input unit, a first discriminating unit, a second discriminating unit, a ticket data generating unit, and a control unit for controlling a printing unit.

[0005]

With the above-mentioned configuration, in the ticket sales system according to the present invention, when a place name or map search is input by operating the touch panel or the like, the place name read from the place name database is displayed and the displayed area is displayed. The station name of is displayed. If a detailed place name is not known, a map search is designated and a map of the area is read from the map database and displayed. If you specify a point on this map, the nearest station will be displayed, or if there are multiple routes, each route will be displayed, the fare of each route will be displayed, and a ticket will be printed and released according to the designation.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a ticket selling system according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of essential parts of an embodiment of a ticket selling system according to the present invention, FIG.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a main part of another embodiment of the ticket selling system according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an input unit, which is composed of, for example, a touch panel and is arranged on the screen of the display unit 6.
Enter a place name, map search, station name, etc. A storage unit 2 stores a sequence program for reading out corresponding data according to a signal from the input unit 1 and displaying the data on the display unit 5. A place name database 3 stores a prefecture name, a city name, and the like. A station name database 4 stores route names and station names in association with place names or maps. A fare database 5 stores the fare to each station by route (transit line). The display unit 6 displays based on the data read from the place name database 3 or the station name database 4. A discriminating unit 7 discriminates designation by the input unit 1. A ticket data generation unit 8 generates data necessary for printing tickets. A printing unit 9 prints on a required ticket sheet based on a signal from the ticket data generating unit 8. A control unit 10 controls each unit.

In FIG. 2, 21 is a map database,
A map that appropriately divides prefectures or municipalities is stored. 22 is a distance database, the distance between stations,
If there are multiple routes, they are stored for each route. Reference numeral 23 denotes an arithmetic unit, which calculates a fare based on the distance read from the distance database by a required arithmetic expression.

Next, the operation of the ticket vending system according to the present invention will be described. The display 6 is provided in the station yard, for example,
Prefecture names and the like are displayed as shown in FIG.
The prefecture name is read from the place name database 3 according to the sequence program stored in the storage unit 2. If you want to purchase a ticket but you do not know the name of the station you are getting off from, first specify the destination prefecture on this screen. This designation is made by touching the prefecture name on the touch panel on the screen of the display unit 6 and then touching the "confirmation" display, etc.
The determination unit 7 makes a determination via the control unit 10. If the place name of the destination is not displayed, the name of another prefecture is displayed by touching "Next page" or the like, and if the designation is incorrect, the screen returns to the previous screen by touching "Cancel" or the like. When the designated prefecture name is, for example, Tokyo, the data of “ward” in Tokyo is read from the place name database 3 based on the signal from the discriminating unit 7, and the screen of the display unit 6 is shown in FIG. As shown in Fig. 3, depending on the designation of "ward," for example,
The line name in the designated "ward" is displayed as shown in (C), and the station name within the line is displayed as shown in FIG. 3D according to the designation of the line name.

Designate the displayed station name by touch operation,
If you touch the "Confirm" display, the fares to the station will be read from the fares database 5 and displayed on the display unit 6.
When the "confirmation" display is touched, the ticket data generation unit 8 generates ticket data based on the required format, and the printing unit 9 prints it on the required ticket paper. When there are a plurality of routes (routes), the route name and fare are displayed for each route as in the example shown in FIG. 3F, and the ticket that passes through the designated line section is printed.

When the line name or the station name is uncertainly remembered, but if it can be understood from the map, the prefecture or district name is input, and then the "map" display on the touch panel is touched. The signal from the input unit 1 by this operation is discriminated by the discriminating unit 7, and the map database 21 is discriminated via the control unit 10.
The map of the relevant area is read out and displayed on the screen of the display unit 6, for example, as shown in FIG. If the point is designated by touch operation on this map screen, the discriminating unit 7 discriminates the range of the map including the touched position, and the data read from the station name database 4 discriminates the nearest station name of this map range. It is displayed on the display unit 6.

Alternatively, a ticket can be purchased by designating a waypoint to the destination. In this case, for example, on the screen of FIG. 4A, which is read from the place name database 3 and displayed on the display unit 6, the target prefecture name (for example,
Aomori prefecture) is designated, and the target municipality (for example, Aomori city) is designated from the municipalities in the prefecture displayed as shown in FIG. The name of the getting-off station is displayed according to the designation of the municipality, and the fare to the station is determined by the data read from the fare database 5 according to the "confirm" operation, and the display unit 6 is displayed.
To display. If there are multiple routes to the destination, it is possible to purchase tickets for routes other than the normal course (for example, the standard course set by the railway company). In this case, the line name up to Aomori is read from the station name database 4 by designating “Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture” and displayed as shown in FIG. 4C, and the fare through the line designated by the calculation unit 23 is displayed. calculate.
Alternatively, first, a menu screen like the example shown in FIG. 5 is displayed, and “route designation” is designated by a touch operation to designate the route. In this case, the departure station and the arrival station are designated in the same manner as above on the screen switched by the touch operation of "route designation", and the route is designated. The route may be designated by a line name, a station name at a branch point, or both a line name and a station name may be designated.

The ticket purchasing station and the boarding station may be different.
In such a case, the departure station is first specified by a required operation, and then the arrival station is specified. The fare in this case is calculated by the calculation unit 23 based on the distance between stations read from the distance database 22 (distance through a designated line when a route is designated). Further, operation guidance may be given by voice for a user who is not familiar with this device. That is, the voice data of the operation guidance is stored in advance in the voice data storage unit in the order of the operation steps, the voice data is read from the voice data storage according to the operation of the touch panel, the voice synthesis unit synthesizes the voice, and the voice operation guidance is provided. To do.

[0014]

As described above, according to the ticket sales system of the present invention, the nearest station is displayed or the route is displayed by inputting the place name, the map search and the point designation by touch operation. If there is more than one, a transit line will be displayed, and the ticket will be printed and output according to the specification, so even if you do not know the destination station name, you can easily purchase a ticket, and use a timetable that you do not normally use This frees you from the hassle of having to repeat.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of essential parts of an embodiment of a ticket selling system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial block diagram of another embodiment of the ticket vending system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an example of a display on the touch panel of the ticket sales system according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is another example of the display on the touch panel of the ticket sales system according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is another example of the display on the touch panel of the ticket sales system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Input part (touch panel) 2 Storage part 3 Place name database 4 Station name database 5 Fare database 6 Display part 7 Discrimination part 8 Ticket data generation part 9 Printing part 10 Control part 21 Map database 22 Distance database 23 Calculation part

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A place name database for storing place names and the like,
A station name database that stores station names, a fare database that stores fares, a display unit that displays based on signals from the place name database, station name database or fare database, and an input unit that inputs a place name search or station name designation, etc. A first discriminating unit that discriminates data corresponding to a place name search of the input unit based on the data read from the place name database, and a station name designation of the input unit based on the data read from the station name database, and from the fare database. A second discriminator that discriminates the fare to the station based on the read data, a ticket data generator that generates ticket printing data based on a signal from the second discriminator, and a ticket data generator. A printing unit for printing on required ticket paper based on signals, the place name database, station name database, Wage database, a display unit, an input unit,
A ticket selling system comprising a first discriminating section, a second discriminating section, a ticket data generating section, and a control section for controlling the printing section. 2. A map database for storing map data is provided, the station name is stored in the station name database in association with a map area, and a map search and a map point designation are input by the input unit, and input. Claim that the corresponding map is read out from the map database by the map search of the department and displayed on the display unit, and the second discriminating unit discriminates the nearest station name to the point designated on the map. Ticket sales system according to item 1. 3. A route to each station is stored in the station database, a fare by route to each station is stored in the fare database, and route designation is input in the input unit,
The first or second claim, wherein the second discriminating unit discriminates the route designation and discriminates the station name corresponding to the route.
Ticket sales system described. 4. A distance database that stores the distance between stations and a calculation unit that calculates a fare based on the data from the distance database are provided, and a waypoint or a line name is specified by the input unit. The ticket selling system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the calculating unit calculates the fare based on a signal from the input unit. 5. The fare from the boarding station designated by the input section to the destination station is calculated by the arithmetic section so that the boarding station designation is input by the input section. Ticket sales system. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the input unit is formed of a touch panel, is arranged on the display screen of the display unit, and outputs a signal corresponding to the screen display of the touched position. The ticket vending system according to claim 2, claim 3, claim 4, or claim 5. 7. A voice data storage unit for storing voice of operation guidance, a voice synthesis unit for performing voice synthesis based on data from the voice data storage, and a voice output unit for outputting voice from the voice synthesis unit, The operation guide is provided by voice according to a signal from the input unit.
The ticket selling system according to claim 3, claim 4, claim 5, or claim 6.