JPH083853B2 - Automatic checkout machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention is suitable for settlement of charges in a system such as a transportation system in which an automatic ticket gate that can use a stored fair card and an automatic ticket gate that cannot be used coexist. Automatic payment machine.

《Summary of the Invention》 The present invention enables automatic payment of charges using a stored fair card in addition to conventional recording media such as tickets, regardless of whether the stored fair card can be used in an automatic ticket gate. This is intended to improve convenience in systems such as transportation systems that are configured and have automatic ticket gates installed.

<< Background of the Invention >> In recent years, automatic ticket gates have been used for the purpose of labor saving in ticket gate operations, and it is expected that the automatic ticket gates will become more and more popular in the future.

On the other hand, in order to save labor in cash management and the like, the spread of stored fair cards has been remarkably widespread, and especially in transportation systems, systems for purchasing boarding tickets using stored fair cards are becoming widespread.

In this way, while automatic ticket gates and stored fair cards have become widespread, a system that uses the stored fair card itself as a ticket in the automatic ticket gates is considered, and its viability is inferred from the current situation. Extremely high.

By the way, when introducing such a system, due to the cost of introducing the automatic ticket gate that can use the stored fair card, the installation time, etc., the automatic ticket gate that can be used with the stored fair card and the automatic ticket gate that cannot be used. It is inevitable that a situation where the ticket gates coexist will occur.

On the other hand, in such a system, it is necessary to enable the use of the stored fair card even in the automatic checkout machine that performs the settling of charges when transiting. In other words, when entering with a stored fair card and overtaking, it is necessary to settle the extra surcharge based on the amount information of the stored fair card.

In addition, it is necessary to deal with the case of entering with a stored fair card and also participating at a station where only automatic ticket gates that cannot use stored fair cards are installed.

The present invention has been made on the assumption that the above system is introduced.

<Object of the Invention> An object of the present invention is to settle a charge with a stored fair card and open a ticket gate even in a system in which an automatic ticket gate that can use stored fair cards and an automatic ticket gate that cannot be used coexist. It is to provide an automatic settlement machine configured to allow passage.

<< Structure and Effect of the Invention >> In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an automatic checkout machine in an automatic ticket gate system that can be used for a magnetic recording medium such as a stored fair card to enter and exit from an automatic ticket gate system. A first mode setting means for setting a mode so that the player cannot enter from the automatic ticket gate using a card; a second mode setting means for setting a mode for allowing the player to enter from the automatic ticket gate using a stored fair card; A note type determination means for determining whether or not the recording medium is a stored fair card, a shortage amount determination means for determining whether or not there is a shortage amount based on the balance information recorded on the stored fair card, and the above note type determination Means that the magnetic recording medium is a stored fair card, and there is no deficiency by the above deficiency determination means. If it is determined that the stored fare fee has been reduced by the prescribed fare, and the first mode setting means has set the mode so that it cannot be entered from the automatic ticket gate using the stored fair card. The first ticket issuing means for releasing the ticket with the ticket gate permission recorded thereon, the ticket type determining means determines that the magnetic recording medium is a stored fair card, and the shortage amount determining means causes a shortage. When it is determined that there is no money, the predetermined fare is reduced from the stored fair card, and the mode is set by the second mode setting means so that the stored fair card can be used to enter from the automatic ticket gate. In this case, the first stored fair card discharging means for discharging the stored fair card, If it is determined that the magnetic recording medium is a stored fair card by the means, and if there is a deficiency by the above deficiency determination means, the prescribed fare fee is reduced from the stored fair card on condition that the prescribed fare is satisfied. If the mode is set by the first mode setting means such that the stored fair card cannot be used to enter from the automatic ticket gate,
The second entry ticket releasing means for releasing the entry ticket in which the ticket gate permission is recorded and the ticket type determining means determine that the magnetic recording medium is a stored fair card, and the shortage amount determining means determines that there is a shortage. If it is determined, a predetermined fare fee is reduced from the stored fair card on condition that the predetermined fare is satisfied, and the mode is set so that the second mode setting means can be used from the automatic ticket gate using the stored fair card. And a second stored fair card discharging means for discharging a stored fair card when set.

According to such a configuration, the mode can be selected by the mode selecting means, so regardless of whether the stored fair card can be used or not with the automatic ticket gate, the charges are settled with the stored fair card and the ticket passes through the ticket gate. be able to.

<< Description of Embodiments >> An embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic settlement machine 1 according to the present invention has a front panel with a recording medium (stored fair card,
Inserting slot 2 for inserting commuter pass, boarding ticket), bill or coin slot 3, 4, deposit amount display 5, billing amount (overpass surcharge etc.) display 6, entry ticket, change Outlet 7
Is provided. Also, on the rear panel, this settlement machine 1
In the automatic ticket gate of the station in which is installed, a mode selection unit 20 for selecting and switching between Mode 2 and Mode 1 is provided depending on whether or not the stored fair card can be used.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an electrical configuration of the settlement machine 1.

In the figure, the control unit 10 including a microcomputer, etc., includes a deposit amount indicator 5, a billing amount indicator 6, a mode switching unit 20, a bill processing mechanism 30, a coin processing mechanism 40, a recording medium processing mechanism 50 and The ticket issuing mechanism 60 is connected.

The banknote handling mechanism 30 and the coin handling mechanism 40 are known currency handling mechanisms that receive a specified amount of money from the inserted money and store the received money in a predetermined storage box or the like.

The recording medium processing mechanism 50, when a stored fair card, a commuter pass, or a boarding ticket, which is a recording medium, is inserted from the insertion slot 2, reads the information of each recorded medium and stores it. It has a magnetic writing head for magnetically recording the necessary information on the fair card, and a medium transport mechanism such as a step motor and a transport belt, but it has almost the same structure as this type of processing mechanism for general ID cards. -Since it has a function, the detailed configuration is omitted.

The ticket issuing mechanism 60 is a known mechanism that prints the issue date on the front side of a cybernet standard ticket having magnetically recorded information for operating the automatic ticket gate on the back side and discharges it to the discharge port 7. Is.

The automatic settlement machine 1 according to the present invention is configured as described above. Next, the overall operation will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the recording medium is inserted from the insertion slot 2 (step 100
Affirmative), the fact is detected by an optical sensor or the like, the step motor of the processing mechanism 50 is driven based on this detection signal, and the medium is taken into the settlement machine 1 by the conveyor belt (step 101). Further, during the transportation of the medium, the information recorded on the medium is read by the magnetic read head (step 102).

Since the medium stores information such as the valid period of use for determining whether the medium is valid or invalid, when the medium is determined to be invalid (No at step 103), the medium is returned to the insertion slot 2 ( Step 104).

On the other hand, if it is determined that the medium is valid (Yes at step 103), processing according to the type of medium is performed.

First, if the medium is a stored fair card (Yes at Step 105), the fare (charge amount) to this station is calculated based on the boarding station code recorded on the card (Step 106) and recorded on the card. The difference from the amount of money is calculated (step 107). If this difference is negative, that is, if the fare is insufficient (Yes at Step 108), the insufficient amount (billing amount) is displayed on the display 6 (Step 109). When money is inserted in accordance with this display (Yes at step 110), the inserted amount is displayed on the display 7 (step 111).

When the inserted amount exceeds the charged amount displayed on the display 6 (Yes at step 112), the amount information of the card is rewritten to the sum of the old amount information and the charged amount received this time (step 113).

Here, if the mode switching unit 20 is set to the mode 1 (Yes at step 114), the stored fair card cannot be used at the automatic ticket gate of the station, and thus the ticket for use at the automatic ticket gate is released. Is performed. That is,
The entrance code (a code indicating that the passenger is in the vehicle) recorded on the card is erased (step 115), and the entry ticket is issued to the exit 7 by the entry ticket issuing mechanism 60 (step 116), The card is returned to the insertion slot 2 (step 117).

On the other hand, when the mode switching unit 20 is set to the mode 2 (No at Step 114 and Yes at Step 118), the automatic ticket gate at this station can use the stored fair card, so the card is returned to the insertion slot 2 as it is. (Step 117).

If there is no shortage in step 108 (No in step 108), the difference calculated in step 107 is rewritten as the amount information of the card (step 119), and the subsequent processing is step 115 to step in mode 1. In step 117 and mode 2, step 117 is performed.

Next, if the recording medium is a commuter pass (step 105
Negative, affirmative in step 120), additional charge (charge amount) for transit based on information such as the boarding section magnetically recorded on the commuter pass
Is calculated (step 121), and the billing amount is displayed on the display 6 (step 109). After that, the above steps 110-
The same process as steps 112 and 116 is performed, and the commuter pass is returned to the insertion slot 2 (step 121).

Next, if the recording medium is a normal boarding ticket (No at Step 105, No at Step 120, Yes at Step 122), based on the information such as the boarding section magnetically recorded in the ticket, the request is made similarly to Step 121. The amount of money is calculated (step 123), and thereafter, the processes of steps 109 to 112 and step 116 described above are performed. The ticket is the checkout machine 1
It is stored in a predetermined storage box inside.

The first mode setting means and the second mode
The mode setting means is equivalent to the mode switching unit 20 in FIG.

Further, the bill type discriminating means corresponds to the processing of step 105 in FIG. 3, and the deficiency discriminating means corresponds to the processing of step 108 in FIG.

Next, in the first participation ticket releasing means, it is determined that the magnetic recording medium is a stored fair card by the ticket type determining means (Yes at step 105), and it is determined that there is no shortage by the insufficient amount determining means. If (step 108)
In the negative, the predetermined fare is reduced from the stored fair card (step 119), and the mode is set by the first mode setting means such that the stored fair card cannot be used to enter from the automatic ticket gate. In the case (Yes at step 114), since the entry ticket in which the ticket-granting permission is recorded is released (step 116), the processing of steps 105, 108, 119, 114, and 116 corresponds.

The first stored fair card releasing means determines that the magnetic recording medium is a stored fair card by the bill type determining means (Yes at step 105) and determines that there is no shortage by the shortage determining means ( In the negative of step 108, the predetermined fare is reduced from the stored fair card (step 119), and the mode is set by the second mode setting means so that the stored fair card can be used to enter from the automatic ticket gate. If yes (step 114 negative, step 118 affirmative), release the stored fair card (step 11
7) Because it is one, steps 105, 108, 119, 114, 118, 117
Corresponds to the processing of.

In the second participation ticket releasing means, when the magnetic recording medium is determined to be a stored fair card by the ticket type determining means (Yes at Step 105), and when it is determined that there is a deficiency by the deficiency determining means (Step 105). 108 affirmative)
In order to fulfill the prescribed fare, the prescribed fare fee shall be reduced from the stored fair card (Yes at Step 112,
In step 113), if the mode is set by the first mode setting means such that the stored fair card cannot be used to enter from the automatic ticket gate (step 114, affirmative), the ticket with the ticket permission recorded Is emitted (step 116), steps 105, 10
The processing of 8,112,113,114,116 corresponds.

The second stored fair card releasing means determines that the magnetic recording medium is a stored fair card by the bill type determining means (Yes at step 105) and determines that there is a deficiency by the deficiency determining means ( In the affirmative step 108, the predetermined fare charge is reduced from the stored fair card on condition that the predetermined fare is satisfied (step 112 affirmative, step 113), and the stored fair card is used by the second mode setting means. When the mode is set so that the player can enter from the automatic ticket gate (step 114 negative, step 118 affirmative), the stored fair card is released (step 117), and therefore the processing of steps 105, 108, 112, 113, 114, 118, 117 corresponds.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an automatic payment machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing an electrical configuration of the automatic payment machine, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an overall operation of the automatic payment machine. 1 …… Automatic settlement machine 10 …… Control unit 20 …… Mode switching unit 30 …… Banknote processing mechanism 40 …… Coin processing mechanism 50 …… Recording medium processing mechanism 60 …… Admission ticket issuing mechanism

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An automatic checkout machine in an automatic ticket gate system in which a magnetic recording medium such as a stored fair card can be used to enter / exit, and a mode in which a stored fair card cannot be used to enter from an automatic ticket gate First mode setting means for setting, second mode setting means for setting the mode so that the player can enter from the automatic ticket gate using the stored fair card, and whether or not the magnetic recording medium is the stored fair card A bill type discriminating means, a deficit discriminating means for discriminating whether or not there is a deficit from the balance information recorded on the stored fair card, and the bill type discriminating means discriminating that the magnetic recording medium is a stored fair card. And, if it is determined by the above deficit determination means that there is no deficit, it is a stored fair card. If the mode is set so that the prescribed fare fee is reduced and the stored fair card cannot be used to enter from the automatic ticket gate by the first mode setting means, the ticket with the ticket permission recorded is displayed. In the case where the magnetic recording medium is determined to be a stored fair card by the first participation ticket releasing means for releasing and the bill type determining means and the lack amount determining means determines that there is no shortage, the stored fair If the mode is set so that a predetermined fare fee is reduced from the card and the stored fair card is used to enter the automatic ticket gate by the second mode setting means, the first stored fair card is released. The stored fair card releasing means and the above-mentioned ticket type discriminating means allow the magnetic recording medium to be stored in the stored fair car. If it is determined that there is a deficiency by the deficiency determination means, the fare charge is reduced from the stored fair card on condition that the fare is satisfied, and the first mode is set. When the mode is set so that the ticket cannot be entered from the automatic ticket gate using the stored fair card by the means, the second ticket issuing means for releasing the ticket with the ticket permission recorded, and the above ticket type determination If it is determined that the magnetic recording medium is a stored fair card by the means, and if there is a deficiency by the above deficiency determination means, the prescribed fare fee is reduced from the stored fair card on condition that the prescribed fare is satisfied. In addition, by using the second mode setting means described above, it is possible to use the stored fair card to enter the automatic ticket gate. If it is de set, automatic checkout machine, characterized in that it comprises a second stored-fair card releasing means for releasing the stored Fair card, a.