JPH09330435A - Station service equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform substitutional processing instead of station service equipment which goes down by connecting station service equipment with each other to form a communication network and performing substitutional processing with the same type of station service equipment when a part of the equipment goes down. SOLUTION: Automatic ticket vending machines a1 to an and automatic adjustment machines b1 to bn are connected to a communication channel L which forms a LAN, and a station monitoring device X which is connected to the communication channel L manages the machines a1 to an, and b1 to bn. The machines a1 to an and the machines b1 to bn are respectively configured in the same way. For instance, when the machine a1 goes down at a stage where a user inserts money into the machine a1 and the machine an is selected to support the machine an by a staff, the machine al transfers data which is kept by the machine a1 to the machine an through the channel L and the machine an performs an issuing operation instead of the machine a1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a station service device in which station service devices such as an automatic ticket vending machine and an automatic settlement machine installed in a station are networked to improve the use efficiency.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an automatic ticket vending machine installed in a station is managed by being connected to a station monitoring device which is a host device installed in a management room such as a station office.

That is, this station monitoring device has a function of a host computer using an automatic ticket vending machine or the like as a terminal device, and is configured to perform management processing such as counting processing for each automatic ticket vending machine, for example. There is.

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned conventional station service apparatus is configured such that the station service apparatus such as an automatic ticket vending machine can be managed by the host device, but the station service apparatus is processed instead of the station service apparatus. For example, since the automatic ticket vending machine does not have a function of issuing a ticket in place of the automatic ticket vending machine, inconvenience may occur when the automatic ticket vending machine goes down.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in order to eliminate the above inconvenience, and an object of the present invention is to substitute, when a part of the station service equipment is down, instead of the down station service equipment. It is to provide a station service device capable of processing.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a station service device according to the present invention comprises a communication network formed by connecting station service devices such as an automatic ticket vending machine and an automatic checkout machine, and When a part of the station affairs equipment goes down, the station servicing equipment that has gone down and the same type of station affairs equipment have a proxy processing means that obtains data from the station affairs equipment that has gone down and performs agency processing. It has a feature.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a station service device according to an embodiment.

In the figure, L is a communication line installed in a station forming a local area network (LAN), and this communication line has a plurality of automatic ticket vending machines a1 to an and a plurality of automatic checkout machines b1. ~ Bn are connected.

In the figure, X is a station monitoring device connected to the communication line L, and is constructed so as to be able to manage the automatic ticket vending machines a1 to an and the automatic checkout machines b1 to bn. In other words, this station monitoring device X uses each automatic ticket vending machine a1
.About.an and the respective automatic settlement machines b1 to bn serve as host computers.

Since the automatic ticket vending machines a1 to an have the same configuration, and the automatic checkout machines b1 to bn have the same configuration, the automatic ticket vending machine a1 and the automatic checkout machine b1 are shown in FIG. The configurations are shown in the examples.

The automatic ticket vending machine a1 is connected to the arithmetic processing unit 11 via the communication control unit 10. The operation processing unit 11 includes a user operation unit 1 including an account button group and the like.
2. A money processing unit 13 that accepts coins and banknotes for purchasing a ticket and discharges change as needed (including a card processing function when the automatic ticket vending machine a1 is a card type such as a prepaid card). The ticket issuing processing unit 14 that writes predetermined data on the ticket to be issued and also performs predetermined printing, and the staff operation unit 15 including a ten-key pad and a display screen are connected.

The automatic settlement machine b1 is connected to the arithmetic processing section 21 via the communication control section 20. Then, the arithmetic processing unit 21 takes in the original ticket, reads the data from the original ticket, the original ticket processing unit 22, receives the coins and banknotes for settlement, and pays the change as necessary. Unit 23 (when the automatic settlement machine b1 is a card type such as a prepaid card, it also includes a card processing function.), A ticketing process for writing predetermined data on the ticket to be issued and for performing predetermined printing. A unit 24 and a staff operation unit 25 including a ten-key pad and a display screen are connected.

Next, the control operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Now, in the automatic ticket vending machine a1,
It is assumed that when the user puts a predetermined amount of money into the automatic ticket vending machine a1, it goes down (No at step 100; hereinafter, step is S).

At this time, the other automatic ticket vending machines a2 to an are operating normally, and among these automatic ticket vending machines a2 to an, the automatic ticket vending machine an supports the automatic ticket vending machine a1 as a staff member. It is assumed that it is selected by (S102 affirmative, S104 affirmative). That is, predetermined data for supporting the automatic ticket vending machine a1 is input from the clerk processing unit 15 of the automatic ticket vending machine an.

When the above-mentioned predetermined data is input to the automatic ticket vending machine an, the data which the automatic ticket vending machine a1 has had until now, for example, from the automatic ticket vending machine a1 via the communication line L,
Data on the amount of money inserted by the user, data on the pressed account button, etc. are transferred to the automatic ticket vending machine an (S10).
6).

Therefore, the automatic ticket vending machine an can use the money processing unit 23 and the ticket issuing processing unit 24 of its own to perform the ticket issuing process in place of the automatic ticket vending machine a1 (S).
108).

In the above-mentioned example, the station service device is an automatic ticket vending machine, but an automatic settlement machine can perform the proxy processing in the same manner. Further, it may be other station service equipment such as a commuter ticket issuing machine.

[0018]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION The station service apparatus according to the present invention is used when a station network device such as an automatic ticket vending machine or an automatic checkout machine is connected to the communication network and a part of the station service machine goes down. In addition, since the station service device that has gone down and the station service device of the same kind have a proxy processing unit that obtains data from the station service device that has gone down and performs a proxy process, it is possible to perform a proxy process for the station service device that has gone down. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a station service device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of an automatic ticket vending machine and an automatic checkout machine.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 a1 to an automatic ticket vending machine (station service equipment) b1 to bn automatic checkout machine (station service equipment) X station monitoring device L communication line

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A communication network formed by connecting station service devices such as an automatic ticket vending machine and an automatic checkout machine, and a station service device that is down when a part of the station service device goes down. A station service device comprising: a station service device of the same type, which carries out a proxy process by obtaining data from the down station service device.