JPH0793593A - Magnetized intra-vehicle fare adjustment ticket issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a magnetized intra-vehicle fare adjustment ticket issuing device which is capable of issuing a magnetized fare adjustment ticket inside a vehicle. CONSTITUTION:When a conductor performs a fare adjustment job in a terminal 2, he inputs fare adjustment information one by one in the terminal 2 and registers (stores) the fare adjustment information in the RAM 601 incorporated in the terminal 2. The information inputted by the terminal 2 is transmitted between a fare adjustment printing part 1 by an I/F cable and a magnetized fare adjustment ticket can be issued based on this inputted fare adjustment information in the fare adjustment printing part 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a magnetic in-vehicle check ticket issuing device for issuing a magnetized check ticket in a passenger train in a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when conducting in-vehicle ticket inspection and in-car checkout among passenger handling services in passenger railways, the conductor uses the handy terminal to register the adjustment information, calculate the fare, and use a non-magnetized roll paper I printed the ticket on the printing paper and handed it to the passengers.

Since the conventional type ticket is not a magnetic ticket as described above, the passenger cannot pass through the automatic ticket gate at the ticket gate of the station, and is only allowed to pass through the manned ticket gate. Is complicated and unpopular, and there is a problem that manned ticket gates are crowded at some stations. Therefore, it is conceivable to use the checkout ticket as a magnetic ticket.

However, when the ticket issuing device is incorporated into a conventional hand-held terminal for in-vehicle payment, the external size of the device becomes large, making it difficult to carry the device, which causes a problem in actual operation.

[0005]

As described above, there is a problem that the existence of the ticket for the automatic ticket gate, which is rapidly expanding, is against the systematic labor saving of the station business.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a magnetized in-vehicle check ticket issuing device capable of issuing a magnetized check ticket in a vehicle. Especially.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, the magnetized in-vehicle check ticket issuing device of the present invention inputs the check information including the shortage charge of the ticket in order to settle the ticket. Means and an output means for outputting the settlement information input by the input means, a portable handy terminal, receiving means for receiving the settlement information output from the output means, and reception by the receiving means And a printing device for printing the settlement information on a recording medium, and a printing device installed in a passenger railway vehicle. Alternatively, input means for inputting the adjustment information including the shortage charge of the ticket for adjusting the ticket, display means for displaying the adjustment information input by the input means, and input by the input means A portable handy terminal having an output unit for outputting the adjustment information, a receiving unit for receiving the adjustment information output from the output unit, and a print for printing the adjustment information received by the receiving unit on a recording medium. And a printing device installed on the passenger railcar.

[0008] Alternatively, a ticket printout, which is installed in a passenger railway vehicle and has the magnetic recording medium, records the passenger passenger fare payment information, which is the payment information used when passing through the automatic ticket gate in the station, and issues a ticket. Section, a recording section for recording the settlement information, an operation section for recording the settlement information in the recording section by a user operation, and the recording section connected to the settlement ticket printing section and recorded in the recording section. A portable handy terminal having a transmitting unit for transmitting the settlement information to the settlement ticket printing unit.

As a specific installation location of the above-mentioned settlement ticket printing unit in the passenger railcar, for example, it may be installed next to the door of the train or on the wall of the passenger's compartment or the passenger compartment. Alternatively, it may be installed under a net shelf. It is desirable to install all of them in a location that is convenient for the conductor's handling of customers. Further, not only one vehicle may be installed for each vehicle (each car), but it may be installed at a plurality of locations for a plurality of doors, or for each passenger compartment in the case of limited express trains.

[0010]

According to the present invention, the conductor conducts the settlement operation at the handy terminal. At this time, the settlement information is input to the handy terminal and registered (stored) in the RAM built in the handy terminal. Then, the information input to the handy terminal is transmitted to the settlement ticket printing unit 1 via the I / F cable, and the magnetized settlement ticket is issued by the settlement ticket printing unit based on the transmitted settlement information. be able to.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a magnetized in-vehicle check ticket issuing device according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a magnetized in-vehicle checkout ticket issuing apparatus according to the present invention includes a checkout ticket printing section 1 for printing and outputting an in-car checkout ticket, and a handy terminal 2 which is carried by a conductor for in-car checkout and ticket checking. The main part is composed of (hereinafter abbreviated as terminal).

The conductor carries the terminal 2, and the ticket printing unit 1 is installed in the train. The conductor registers the settlement information in the terminal 2 based on the request from the passenger.

After that, the cable is taken out from the transaction ticket printing unit 1 and connected to the terminal 2, and the transaction ticket printing unit 1
Prints a checkout ticket according to the ticketing information transmitted from the terminal 2 and issues the ticket. The above is the outline of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view and a side view showing the terminal 2. The conductor is an operation button 201 as an operation unit.
When the payment information is registered using, the display unit 202
The input information is displayed on the screen, and the conductor confirms the registered contents. The connector 203 as a transmission unit is an I / F connector with the transaction ticket printing unit 1, is connected to the transaction ticket printing unit 1 with a cable taken out from the transaction ticket printing unit 1, and is registered in the terminal 2. The settlement information is transmitted to the settlement ticket printing unit 1. On the other hand, the registered settlement information is in Terminal 2
It is also printed as a non-magnetized ticket by the print printer 204 incorporated in the. The ticket printed (output) at this time is non-magnetized, which is almost the same as a conventional checkout ticket, and can be handed to passengers on the spot where the ticket is printed. It can be used as a personalized gift ticket, or as a voucher for confirmation when a conductor hands a magnetic ticket to a passenger after the payment.

FIG. 3 shows buttons for registering various settlement information (operation buttons 20) provided on the operation panel 301 of the terminal 2.
It is a figure which shows 1). Each of these buttons is roughly divided into a reason button and a condition button. The main reasons buttons are as follows. That is, (1) "one-way" button 303; "one-way" when pressed once, "one-way fixed" when pressed twice. "One-way" issues a one-way ordinary ticket to passengers without a ticket. "One-way trip" issues a one-way regular ticket to purchase a commuter pass to passengers who purchase a commuter pass.

(2) "Round trip" button 304: "Return" when pressed once, "Return" when pushed twice. "Round trip" issues a round-trip ticket for passengers without a ticket. "Return trip" issues a return trip of a "round trip" ticket to a passenger who has a one-way ticket.

(3) "Separate piece" button 305: "separate piece" when pressed once, "separate round trip" when pressed twice. "Separate piece" issues a separate one-way ticket for passengers who carry a commuter pass or a coupon ticket when they board a boarding section other than the ticket section. "Separate round trip" is a round trip ticket issued separately from the above "separate piece".

(4) "Differential change" button 306: When the passenger crosses the boarding section of the one-way ticket owned by the passenger or changes the route, the one-way ticket including the section change is issued.

(5) "Change seat" button 307: The passenger's seat reservation ticket or the like is changed to another seat reservation ticket.

(6) "Settlement" button 308: Issues a settlement ticket from the boarding station to the destination for passengers who do not have a seat reservation ticket or the like.

(7) "Handling" button 309: Issues a handing goods ticket from the boarding station to the destination for passengers who have handing goods and do not have handing goods tickets. (However, it is not necessary to issue a magnetic ticket for this personalized ticket) (8) "Invalid" button 310;
Issue tickets for the extra fare section and the actual boarding section. The amount of money is input with the ten keys 311.

(9) "Incorrect request" button 312: When a passenger wrongly purchases a ticket different from what he / she desires due to a similar station name or the like, a regular ticket is issued.

(10) "Loss" button 313: A new ticket is issued when a passenger requests for loss.

(11) "Approximate" button 314: Used when a rough estimate is received. After setting each reason, press this button and input the estimated amount of money using the ten keys 311.

(12) "Discarded ticket" button 315: This is for discarding an incorrectly issued ticket. When the ticket number is entered in four digits, the content and fare of the issued ticket are displayed. After confirmation, press the "Start" button.

Next, the main function of the condition button will be described.

(13) "Deadline" button 316: Confirmation of release data (total amount of money, number of scraps) and total sales by hand.

(14) "Connect" button 317: Used when the settlement information input and calculated at the terminal 2 is output to the settlement ticket printing unit 1. Before pressing this button, press the "Start" button 318 to connect with the ticket printing unit 1, then press this button and press the "Preparation OK," Connect "button on the display unit 202 as shown in FIG. ", And then press this button again, the ticket printing section 1
Ticketing is started on the side. After the ticket issuance on the checkout ticket printing unit 1 side, “Ticketing is completed” is displayed on the display unit 202. The message sequence at that time is shown in FIG.
Information indicating that the magnetic ticket cannot be issued is displayed as "error".

(15) "Date" button 319: Used to change the issue date of the in-vehicle ticket. This "date" button 319 is pressed and the year, month, and day are entered in the 6-digit Japanese calendar using the numeric keypad 311.

(16) "Row number" button 320: Used to set a train number. Enter the 4-digit column number using the numeric keypad.

(17) "Discount" button 321; used to set the type of discount (disability, care, body, study, rescue, medical treatment, childcare, protection). The candidate is displayed by pressing it and set by selecting the candidate. (However, if you use this discount, you cannot issue a magnetic ticket.) (18) "Correction" button 322; The operation of the terminal 2 is cleared by pressing this button. However, it will not be accepted while the ticket is issued.

(19) "Adult" button 323: Used to set the number of adults on the issued ticket. After pressing this button, enter the number of people with the ten keys 311. (If there is no adult or child setting, the number is automatically entered as the number of adults.) (20) "Child" button 324: Used to set the number of children on the issued ticket. Enter the number of people using the ten keys 311.

(21) "Start" button 318: After the issuance information has been set, when the "start" button 318 is pressed, it is read as settlement information and the amount of the issued ticket is displayed. (In principle, automatic calculation) (22) "Print" button 325; when the checkout ticket printing unit 1 side is in a state where ticketing is not possible, and in the case of tickets that are originally not ticketable due to specifications (handbags and discounts) When this button is pressed, the non-magnetized settlement ticket is printed and issued by the printing printer 204 on the terminal 2 side.

(23) "Numeric keypad" 311: A numerical value is input by using this "numeric keypad" 311. Numeric keypad 311
The "C (clear)" key 326 of the above is used to clear the numerical values in the process of being inserted. Also, the numerical value input by the "input" key 327 is stored. Also, when inputting the departure station and the arrival station in Roman characters, pressing this button can input the station name in Roman characters. At this time, the switching (reading) of the function between the numerical value and the Roman character can be set by, for example, a code formed by combining a plurality of numeric keys. The station name and transit can also be entered as a station code with this ten-key 311.

(24) "Search" button 328: A route candidate is displayed by pressing this button when a route is searched, and station names are sequentially displayed by selecting a candidate.

(25) "Other company" button 329: Used when setting a station other than the own line. When performing a route search, the “other company” button 329 and the “search” button 328 are pressed in this order.

(26) "▲" button 330; used when returning a screen or the like displayed as a candidate to the previous screen. On the contrary, the "▼" button 331 is used to advance the candidate display screen and the like.

Next, the terminal 2 is, as shown in FIG.
It has a RAM 601 as a storage unit, an operation button 201 as an operation unit, a display 202 using a liquid crystal display panel as a display unit, a print printer 204, a ROM 602 in which fixed information is stored, and a connector 203. A communication control device 603 as a transmission unit and a CPU 604 that controls these in a centralized manner are the main components thereof. Further, FIG. 7 is a storage area map in the RAM 601 as the storage unit of the terminal 2, but the contents of one settling information are expanded in the table in which the print flag is set after the start button is pressed, and the flag is cleared. Then, when the connect button is pressed to receive the message 501 in FIG. 5 or the print button is pressed, data is taken out from the table in which the print flag is not set and printing is completed (on the ticket printing unit 1 side). When transmitting data,
After receiving 502 message) flag is set. Fare information is
It is calculated from the previously written kilometer table 701 and fare table 702 in the RAM 601. In addition, each program stores fixed necessary information such as kanji information in the ROM 60.
Within 2.

FIG. 8 shows the settlement ticket printing unit 1 from the terminal 2.
Is a diagram showing ticketing information (corresponding to 503 in FIG. 5) to be sent to, for example, ticketing information is sent in such a permutation.

Next is the settlement ticket printing unit 1, which has two types of installation locations. As shown in FIG. 1, Type 1 is a self-supporting type, and is installed, for example, next to a train door 3 or on the wall of a conductor's room or a crew room. The type 2 is a horizontal type and is installed, for example, under the net shelf 4. It is desirable to install all of them in a location that is convenient for the conductor's handling of customers. Further, for example, not only one vehicle may be installed for each vehicle (each car), but it may be installed for each door 3, or may be installed for each passenger compartment of a limited express train or the like.

The type 1 has a shape as shown in FIG. 9, for example. The I / F cable 901 is automatically wound up by the automatic winder 902. The I / F cable 901 is pulled out and connected to the terminal 2, and the settlement information registered (stored) in the terminal 2 is transmitted to the settlement ticket printing unit 1. The arithmetic control unit 903 instructs the print ticket issuing unit 904 to issue a ticket based on the message of the permutation settlement information sent from the terminal 2 as shown in FIG. Based on the number of adults and the number of children in the message, determine the number of tickets issued and each piece of information.
Return to. “Ticketing” lamp 905 during ticket issuance
Lights up. The settlement ticket is printed from the ticket issuing section 904 to the ticket tray 90.
6 is output.

The maintenance panel 907 is used to turn on / off the power, to display a shortage of the ticket paper 908, and to display an abnormality of the printing ticket issuing unit 904. The structure of each part is the same in the case of type 2 as shown in FIG. 10A is a side view thereof, and FIG. 10B is a plan view thereof. This type 2 is preferable because it can be installed in a vacant space (empty space) under the net shelf 4 and therefore has an advantage that it does not take up space for passengers.

FIG. 11 shows a printing example of the magnetized checkout ticket 1100 issued by the apparatus of the present invention. 1101 is a train number, 1102 is an original ticket type, 1103 is a rough estimate (however, if not roughly calculated, it is not printed), 1104 is a ticket number,
1105 is a departure station, 1106 is a reason, 1107 is a route, 1
108 is a landing station, 1109 is a sale price, 1110 is a type of adult or dwarf, and 1111 is a railroad name. On the other hand, such printed information is recorded on a magnetic strip as a recording medium on the back side of the ticket, for example. The magnetic system can be used with either NRZ or FM, and the encoding information can be the same as for ordinary tickets. Alternatively, as the recording medium, for example, an optical recording medium or the like can be used in addition to the magnetic band. However, it goes without saying that these recording media must be coordinated as a system with the automatic ticket gates at stations. Such a magnetic settlement ticket 110
One ticket will be issued for each case of 0. Then, the passenger can put the magnetic ticket 1100 into the automatic ticket gate of the station and pass through the ticket gate.

In the above-described embodiment, mainly the case where the settlement information stored in the terminal 2 for issuing the magnetized settlement ticket is transmitted to the settlement ticket printing unit 1 at a time for batch processing to issue the ticket. Although described, the invention is not so limited. In addition to this, it goes without saying that it is also possible to issue a magnetic settlement ticket for each in-car settlement at that time. In this case, for example, the terminal 2 may be connected to the settlement ticket printing unit 1 to issue a ticket for each in-car settlement.

Needless to say, various changes can be made to each part of the apparatus of the above embodiment without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0047]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, it is possible to issue a magnetized in-vehicle ticket in the vehicle, and it is possible to pass the automatic ticket gate with the in-vehicle ticket. Becomes As a result, it is not necessary to collect the in-vehicle checkout ticket only at the manned window, and the in-car checkout ticket can be incorporated into the automatic ticket gate system, and the automation of the customer handling work can be further promoted.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a magnetized in-vehicle check ticket issuing device according to the present invention installed in a passenger railway vehicle.

FIG. 2 is a front view and a side view showing a terminal 2.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing each settlement information registration button 302 provided on an operation panel 301 of the terminal 2.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display on a display unit 202.

5 is a diagram showing a message sequence of terminal 2. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a main part of a terminal 2.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a storage area map in a RAM 601 of the terminal 2.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a permutation (layout) of ticket issuing information sent from the terminal 2 to the settlement ticket printing unit 1.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a type 1 checkout ticket printing unit 1;

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a type 2 checkout ticket printing unit 1.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a print example of a magnetized checkout ticket issued by the device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ………… Payment ticket printing unit 2 ………… Terminal 3 ………… Door 4 ………… Mesh rack 201 ………… Operation button 202 ………… Display unit 203 ………… Connector 204 ………… Print printer 901 ………… I / F cable 902 ... Automatic winder 903 .... Calculation control unit 904 .... Printing ticket issuing unit 905 ......... "Ticket issuing" lamp 906 ......... Ticket tray 907 ......... Maintenance panel 908 ... … Ticket paper

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A portable device comprising: input means for inputting settlement information including a shortage charge of the ticket for settlement of the ticket; and output means for outputting the settlement information input by the input means. A handy terminal, a receiving means for receiving the settlement information output from the output means, and a printing means for printing the settlement information received by the receiving means on a recording medium, and are installed in a passenger rail vehicle. A magnetic in-vehicle check ticket issuing device comprising a printing device. 2. The input means for inputting the adjustment information including the shortage charge of the ticket for adjusting the ticket, the display means for displaying the adjustment information input by the input means, and the input means. A portable handy terminal including an output unit that outputs the input adjustment information, a receiving unit that receives the adjustment information output from the output unit, and a recording medium that stores the adjustment information received by the receiving unit. And a printing device installed on a passenger railway vehicle, and a magnetized in-vehicle check ticket issuing device. [Claim 3] A settlement ticket printing unit for recording the settlement information of a railway passenger fare used when passing through an automatic ticket gate in a station on a magnetic recording medium of a ticket piece to issue a settlement ticket, which is installed on a passenger railway vehicle A payment ticket printing unit, a recording unit that records the payment information, an operation unit that causes the recording unit to record the payment information by the user, and the recording that is connected to the payment ticket printing unit A portable handy terminal having a transmission unit for transmitting the settlement information recorded in the unit to the settlement ticket printing unit, and a magnetized in-vehicle settlement ticket issuing device.