JPH0981794A - Station work device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To save the labor for counter work at a station and increase the number of commutation ticket issued stations. SOLUTION: This device is equipped with a ride route searching means 17 which searches for a ride route according to a getting-on station and a getting-off station that a customer inputs and displays the route, a ride route selecting means 7 which enables the customer to select the displayed ride route, and a purchase condition confirming means 10 which displays commutation purchase conditions such as the ride route, a use period, and an age together with the ride route selected by the customer and a communication ticket sale price calculated from the use period and age inputted by the customer and allows the customer to confirm the communication purchase conditions.

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 which can be installed in a station and automatically issue a commuter pass by a customer's operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, computerization and labor saving have been permeated into the transportation and transportation fields, and are used not only for train operation control but also for train station information such as train guide display, seat reservation, and periodical issue. It has reached. In particular, since the commuter pass is used by many people for the purpose of commuting to work or attending school, labor saving of the issuing work can be expected to have a large cost reduction effect for the route management company.

[0003] Conventionally, when issuing a commuter pass, a commuter pass purchaser prepares a commuter pass purchase voucher and submits it to a commuter pass purchase counter at a station, so that a full-time operator at the station sees the purchase voucher and enters the station office. This was done by operating the commuter ticket issuing machine installed. There is also an automatic commuter ticket issuing machine that is set in the station yard and automatically issues a commuter ticket by the operation of the customer, but this can not issue a new (first time) commuter ticket,
I was able to issue the commuter pass issued at the station office only when I continued to use it.

[0004]

As described above, in the conventional commuter ticket issuance, at least in the new case, the station operator must rely on a full-time operator of the station, which does not promote labor saving of the window operation for the route management company. Had the problem.
Further, there is a problem that the stations where the commuter pass can be purchased are limited to only large stations with a full-time operator, such as a station with a green window.

The present invention solves such a conventional problem, and the commuter ticket can be issued by the purchaser regardless of whether the ticket is new or renewed, and the labor of the window work at the station is reduced. It is an object of the present invention to provide a station service device that can increase the number of stations that can purchase commuter passes.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a station service device of the present invention includes a display unit for displaying input / output data, data storage control, input instruction decoding control, and input / output data. A station affairs device for automatically issuing a commuter pass, comprising a control unit for performing display control of the vehicle, and means for inputting a boarding station and a getting-off station, and a boarding route automatically from the input boarding station and a getting-off station. Use of the route search means for searching and displaying on the display, the route selection means that can select on the display screen when there are multiple searched routes, and the use start date of the commuter pass. A means to set the purchase conditions of the commuter pass including period information and purchaser information such as name and age, and after confirming the set purchase conditions, issue the commuter pass when the specified amount of payment is made. And a ticket issuing means.

According to the present invention, the boarding route searching means can output the searched route on the route map, and the symbol color and nickname of each route forming the route together with the searched route are given. Is also configured to output. Furthermore, the boarding station input means and the boarding station input means are configured to be able to input the boarding station and the boarding station by designating a station on the route map.

[0008]

According to the present invention, with the above configuration, when the commuter ticket purchaser inputs the boarding station and the alighting station of the commuter ticket to be purchased, the boarding path searching means determines the boarding path between the boarding station and the alighting station. Since it is searched for and displayed on the display unit, the commuter pass purchaser can select the required boarding route by himself. The commuter pass purchaser then enters the commuter pass use period information and purchaser information, respectively, and the means for setting the purchase conditions is the commuter pass selling price from the use period information and purchaser information and the selected boarding route. Is calculated and set as the commuter pass purchase condition together with the usage period information, the purchaser information, and the boarding route. Since the set purchase conditions are displayed on the display unit, the commuter pass purchaser can confirm whether the purchase conditions are right or wrong. If the displayed purchase conditions are correct, the ticket issuing means issues a commuter pass by adjusting the instructed amount. In this way, the purchaser of the commuter pass can issue the commuter pass himself, and the labor of the window service at the station can be saved. In addition, this device can be installed inside the station regardless of the presence or absence of a full-time operator at the station, so that the number of stations where the commuter pass can be purchased can be increased.

[0009]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a station service device in one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a display unit having a display screen, 2 is a touch panel on the display screen of the display unit 3, 3 is a control unit, and 4 is a storage device. Reference numeral 17 is a boarding route searching means, 18 is a purchase condition setting means, 19 is a commuter ticket issuing machine main body mechanism section for actually issuing a commuter ticket,
Equipped with a printing function and a money handling machine. 20 is a issued commuter pass, 21 is a credit card for settlement, 2
2 is cash for settlement.

In the touch panel 2, 5 is a boarding station input means, 6 is a boarding station input means, 7 is a boarding path selection means, and 8
Is a period of use information input means, 9 is a purchaser information input means, 1
Reference numeral 0 is a purchase condition confirmation means, and 11 is a purchase condition correction means. In the storage device 4, 12 is a boarding station storage unit, 13 is an exiting station storage unit, 14 is a boarding route storage unit, 15 is a usage period information storage unit, and 16 is a purchaser information storage unit.

The operation of the station service device constructed as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, a purchaser who wants to purchase a commuter pass presses a predetermined button in accordance with the guidance on the initial screen displayed on the touch panel 2 of the display unit 1, and the control unit 3 activates the boarding station input means 5, and FIG. A display screen as shown in is displayed. From this screen, enter the boarding station of the commuter pass you are about to purchase. The boarding station entered is the control unit 3
Is stored in the boarding station storage unit 12 of the storage device 4 (step S1).

In the example of the screen of the boarding station input means 5 of FIG. 3, six boarding station candidates are displayed in the display column 31. You can select the desired boarding station from these, but if it is not among these candidates, the "Other station" button 3 in Figure 3
By pressing 2, the display screen of the "Hiragana" keyboard 41 shown in FIG. 4 is switched to, and when the required character is selected from the character string arranged in the order of Aiue, the station name is displayed in the display field 42.

The "correct one character" button 43 in FIG. 4 is for correcting one character of the last part of the input hiragana, and the "confirm" button 44 is for confirming the input boarding station, When this is pressed, the boarding station that has been input is stored in the boarding station storage unit 12, and the control unit 3 activates the getting-off station input means 6.

When the drop-off station input means 6 is activated, the purchaser inputs the drop-off station of the commuter pass to be purchased. The input exit station is stored in the exit station storage unit 13 of the storage device 4 by the control unit 3 (step S2).

FIG. 5 shows a screen example of the disembarkation station input means 6, and similar to FIG. 4, a "Hiragana" keyboard 51, a display field 52, a "correct one character" button 53 and a confirmation button 54.
Is displayed, the name of the disembarking station is entered in the same manner as the boarding station is entered, and the confirmation button 54 is pressed. In addition, about boarding station,
It is possible to set a station near the place where the commuter ticket issuing machine is installed as a candidate, but the candidate station is not displayed because it is not possible to specify the alighting station.

When the boarding station and the getting-off station of the commuter pass to be purchased are input, the control unit 3 activates the boarding route searching means 17, and the boarding route searching means 17 causes the boarding route between the boarding station and the getting-off station. Is searched, and the boarding route as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display unit 1 via the control unit 3 (step S3).

The boarding route search means 17 uses the boarding route data file in which the number of stations for changing the boarding route between the two stations, the transfer station, the route, and the nickname line are registered as the boarding route data, and the boarding station and the exit are input. The boarding route corresponding to the station is searched and displayed. Further, with reference to the route color table and the nickname line color table, the symbol colors of the respective routes and nickname lines forming the boarding route are also displayed.

FIG. 6 shows a route map corresponding to the record layout 61 of the boarding route data file.
However, a line name of Ia is given to stations A to C on the line La. In the record 1 in the figure, when the boarding station is A and the getting-off station is G, the transfer station is C station and A
Stations to C stations indicate a boarding route using the route La (nicknamed line is Ia), and stations C to G stations use the route Lc (no nicknamed line). In addition, when the boarding station is A and the getting-off station is G, the record 2 has two transfer stations, B station and F station. A station to B station are route La (nicknamed line is Ia) and B station to F station is line Lb
(There is no nickname line), and F stations to G stations show a boarding route using the route Lc (no nickname line).

FIG. 7 shows the structures of the route color table 71 and the nickname line color table 72. In order to display the symbol color of the route and the nickname line, refer to the route color table 71 and the nickname line color table 72 shown in FIG. 7 using the route data and the nickname line data of the boarding route data file of FIG. 6 as a key. Thus, it is possible to acquire the symbol color data for each of the lines and nicknames.

When the boarding path as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display unit 1, the purchaser selects whether the displayed boarding path is valid as the boarding path of the commuter pass to be purchased (step). S4). In the screen example shown in FIG. 8, the boarding paths searched by the boarding path search means 17 are displayed together with the transfer station, the route name, the nickname line name, the route color, and the nickname line color. This corresponds to the boarding route of record 2 in FIG.

In FIG. 8, if the boarding path displayed in the display field 81 is the target boarding path, a "confirm" button 83 is displayed.
By pressing, the boarding path selection means 7 gives a command to the boarding path searching means 17 via the control section 3 to store the searched boarding path in the boarding path storage section 14 (step S).
5). As a result, the boarding path search means 17 stores the searched boarding path in the boarding path storage unit 14 as boarding path information including a transfer station, a line name, a nickname line name, a line color, and a nickname line color (step S6). .

If the displayed boarding path is not the desired boarding path, pressing the "next candidate" button 82 in FIG. 8 causes the boarding path searching means 17 to select another boarding path via the control unit 3. Give instructions to search and display (step S
7). As a result, the boarding route search means 17 searches for another boarding route and displays it on the display unit 1 via the control unit 3. This operation is repeated until the target boarding route is displayed.

When the "confirm" button 81 is pressed to complete the setting of the boarding route, the control unit 3 activates the use period information input means 8, and the purchaser inputs the use start date and use period of the commuter pass. The information is stored in the usage period information storage unit 15 via the control unit 3 (step S8).

FIG. 9 shows an example of the input screen for the start date of use.
"Today" button 91, "Tomorrow" button 92, "Tomorrow"
A button 93 and a "after 3 days" button 94 are displayed, and one of them is selected.

FIG. 10 shows an example of a use period input screen, and a display field 1 for confirming the use start date input on the screen of FIG.
01, "1 month" button 102, "3"
A "month" button 103 and a "six months" button 104 are displayed, and one of them is selected. FIG. 10 is a screen example when the “tomorrow” button 92 (June 12) is selected as the use start date in FIG. 9.

When the input setting of the use start date and the use period is completed, the purchaser information input means 9 is activated by the control unit 3, and the purchaser inputs his / her name, sex, age and telephone number, and the information is input to the control unit. The data is stored in the purchaser information storage unit 16 via step 3 (step S9).

FIG. 11 shows an example of the name input screen.
A "hiragana" keyboard 111, a display field 112, a "blank" button 113, a "single-character correction" button 114 and a confirmation button 115 are displayed, and hiragana input is performed in the same manner as the entry and exit stations. FIG. 12 shows an example of a sex input screen, in which a “male” button 121 and a “female” button 122 are displayed, and one of them is selected. FIG. 13 shows an example of an age input screen, in which a numeric key 131, an age display field 132, a “correct one character” button 133, and a confirmation button 134 are displayed, and the age is input by the numeric key 131. FIG. 14 shows an example of a telephone number input screen, in which numbers and a “minus” key 141 and a telephone number display field 142 are displayed.
And "Correct one character" button 143 and "Confirm" button 144
Is displayed, and the telephone number is input with the numbers and the minus key 141.

When the purchaser information is input and set, the purchase condition setting means 18 is activated by the control unit 3, and the purchase condition setting means 18 uses the use period (1) of the use period information storage unit 15.
Months, 3 months, 6 months), age of the purchaser information storage unit 16 (adult or dwarf), and boarding route of the boarding route storage unit 14 (which route is taken) The commuter ticket sales price is calculated according to a predetermined fare table of the route management company (step S10). Further, the purchase condition setting means 18 uses the use start date / use period, which is the use period information, and the name / sex / age / telephone number, which is the purchaser information.
The boarding route information in the storage unit 14 and the commuter pass sales price are set as commuter pass purchase conditions, and the purchase conditions are set by the control unit 3.
It is displayed on the display unit 1 via the and the purchase condition confirmation means 10 is activated (step S11). The commuter pass purchaser confirms whether the displayed purchase conditions are what he or she intended (step S12).

FIG. 15 shows an example of a purchase condition confirmation screen, in which a display field 151, a “correction” button 152 and a “confirmation” button 153 are displayed.
In the display field 151 of, "boarding route", "use start date", "use period", "name", "sex", "age",
After confirming each item of "telephone number" and if the purchase condition is correct, the "confirm" button 153 is pressed, whereby the purchase condition confirmation means 10 causes the purchase condition setting means 18 to make a purchase via the control unit 3. A command to send the conditions to the commuter pass issuing machine body mechanism section 19 is given (step S13).

The commuter pass issuing machine main body unit 19 fetches the purchase conditions, and after the commuter pass purchaser makes a payment with the credit card 21 or cash 22, issues the desired commuter pass 20 (step 314).

When the purchase conditions need to be corrected, the "correction" button 152 shown in FIG. 15 is pressed to activate the purchase condition correction means 11 (step S15), and a display screen as shown in FIG. 16 is displayed. Therefore, the commuter pass purchaser presses the corresponding button. For example, if the "use route" button 161 is pressed, as shown in FIG. 17, step S3
After the steps S7 and S10 are executed, the process returns to step S11. When the "use start date" button 162 is pressed, step S8 is executed and then the process returns to step S11. When the "use period" button 163 is pressed, steps S8 and S10 are executed, and then step S1
Return to 1. "Name" button 164, "Gender" button 16
5 or the "phone number" button 167 is pressed, step S9 is executed, and then the process returns to step S11 to display "age"
When the button 166 is pressed, steps S9 and S10 are executed, and then the process returns to step S11. In this way,
Correction can be performed according to each item (step S16).

FIG. 18 shows another example of the screen for inputting the boarding station and the getting-off station in steps S1 and S2. The boarding station and the getting-off station can be designated by pointing to the station on the route map displayed in the display column 181. Press to enter. Moreover, the input is confirmed by the “confirm” button 183, and the “cancel” button 1
At 82, re-input is possible.

FIG. 19 shows another screen example when the boarding route is selected in step 3. The boarding route searching means 17 shows the searched boarding route as a transfer station, a route name, a nickname and a line color. , It is displayed on the route map along with the nickname line color. The commuter pass purchaser presses the "confirm" button 193 if the boarding route displayed in the display field 191 is acceptable,
"Next candidate" button 192 if you want to use a different path
By pressing, another boarding path is displayed.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the boarding route searching means 17 for automatically searching and displaying the boarding route from the input boarding station and the getting-off station, and the displayed boarding route are selected. A commuter pass purchase consisting of boarding route selection means 7 that can be used, boarding route information, sales price of commuter pass, usage period information such as start date of use of commuter pass, purchaser information such as name and age of commuter pass purchaser Since the purchase condition checking means 10 by which the purchaser can check the conditions is provided, the purchaser of the commuter pass can issue the commuter pass.

In the above embodiment, various input means 5 to 5 are used.
Reference numeral 11 uses the touch panel 2 integrated with the display unit 1. However, the display unit 1 and the various input units 5 are configured by using a CRT display for the display unit 1 and a keyboard for the various input units 5 to 11. 11 to 11 may be configured separately.

Further, the boarding route search means 17 uses the file in which the number of transfer stations, the transfer station, the route and the nickname line are registered as the boarding route data, and the boarding between the two stations corresponding to the boarding station and the getting-off station is input. Although it is assumed that the route is searched and displayed, the present invention is not limited to this, and a method of searching and displaying a boarding route from a file using another configuration may be used.

Furthermore, the commuter ticket issuing function of the above-mentioned embodiment is added to the commuter ticket issuing machine for issuing a continuation commuter ticket by utilizing the magnetic encoding information of the existing commuter ticket, so that a new commuter ticket can be issued automatically. It may be configured as a ticket issuing machine.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, means for inputting a boarding station and a getting-off station, and a boarding path search for automatically searching a boarding path from the boarding station and the getting-off station that have been input and displaying the boarding path on the display unit. Means, and a boarding route selecting means capable of performing selection on the display screen when there are a plurality of searched boarding routes,
A means to set the purchase conditions of the commuter pass including the usage period information such as the start date of the commuter pass and the purchaser information such as name and age, and after confirming the set purchase conditions, the specified amount of payment will be settled. Equipped with a means to issue a commuter pass when there is, it is an excellent automatic commuter pass that allows the purchaser of the commuter pass to issue the commuter pass by himself and save labor at the window service at the station. It is possible to realize a ticket issuing machine. In addition, since this device can be installed in a station regardless of the presence or absence of a full-time operator at the station, there is an effect that the number of stations where a commuter pass can be purchased can be increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the device.

[Figure 3] Boarding station input screen diagram on the same device

[Figure 4] Other boarding station input screen diagram in the same device

[Fig. 5] Input station diagram of the exit station on the same device

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a route layout corresponding to a record layout of a boarding route data file in the device.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing configurations of a route color table and a nickname line color table in the same device.

FIG. 8 is a boarding route selection screen diagram in the same device.

[Fig. 9] Screen for selecting start date of use in the device

FIG. 10 is a screen for selecting a usage period in the device.

FIG. 11: Name input screen diagram on the same device

FIG. 12 is a gender selection screen diagram of the same device.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an age input screen on the same device.

FIG. 14 is a phone number input screen diagram of the same device.

FIG. 15: Purchase condition confirmation screen diagram for the same device

FIG. 16: Purchase condition correction screen diagram for the same device

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the operation of the purchase condition correction means in the same device.

FIG. 18 is another screen diagram for inputting a boarding station and a getting-off station in the same device.

FIG. 19 is another screen diagram for selecting a boarding path in the same device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 display part 2 touch panel 3 control part 4 storage device 5 boarding station input means 6 alighting station input means 7 boarding route selection means 8 usage period information input means 9 purchaser information input means 10 purchase condition confirmation means 11 purchase condition correction means 12 boarding Station storage section 13 Alighting station storage section 14 Boarding path storage section 15 User period information storage section 16 Purchaser information storage section 17 Boarding path search means 18 Purchase condition setting means 19 Commuter ticket issuing machine main body section 20 Commuter ticket 21 Credit card 22 cash

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Takahiro Nemoto Inventor Takahiro Nemoto 4-3 Tsunashima-higashi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd. 1006 Kadoma, Matsushita Information System Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor, Fukumoto Terumo, 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture, Matsushita Information System Co., Ltd.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. Station affairs for automatic issuance of a commuter pass, comprising: a display unit for displaying input / output data; and a control unit for controlling storage of data, decoding control of input instructions, and display control of input / output data. The device is a means for inputting a boarding station and an alighting station, a boarding path searching means for automatically searching a boarding path from the boarding station and alighting station that have been input, and displaying the boarding path on the display unit. If there are more than one, you can select them on the display screen, a means for setting purchase conditions including commuter pass usage period information and purchaser purchaser information, and a set purchase condition A station service device equipped with a ticket issuing means for issuing a commuter pass when the specified amount of money is settled after confirmation. 2. Station affairs for automatic issuance of a commuter pass, comprising: a display unit for displaying input / output data; and a control unit for controlling storage of data, decoding control of input instructions, and display control of input / output data. The device is a boarding station input means for inputting a boarding station of a commuter ticket, a boarding station storage section for storing a boarding station input by the boarding station input means, and a boarding station input for entering a boarding station of the commuter ticket. Means, an alighting station storage unit that stores the alighting station input by the alighting station input means, a boarding route search means that searches for and outputs a boarding path between the boarding station and the alighting station, and the output For the boarding route, a boarding route selecting means that allows the commuter ticket purchaser to select a desired boarding route, a boarding route storage unit that stores the selected boarding route, and commuter pass usage period information Enter usage period information Means, a use period information storage unit for storing the use period information, a purchaser information input unit for inputting purchaser information of a commuter pass purchaser, a purchaser information storage unit for storing the purchaser information, Purchase condition setting means for setting purchase conditions necessary for purchasing a commuter pass from the selected boarding route, the use period information, and the purchaser information, and a confirmation instruction for the set purchase conditions or If there is a purchase condition confirmation means for issuing a correction instruction, a purchase condition correction means that is activated when a purchase condition correction instruction is received, and a designated amount of payment after the purchase condition confirmation instruction is received. A station affairs device including a commuter ticket issuing machine main body mechanism section that takes in the purchase conditions and issues a commuter ticket. 3. The station service device according to claim 1, wherein the boarding route search means outputs the searched route on the route map on the display unit. 4. The station according to claim 1, wherein the boarding route search means also outputs the symbol color of each route forming the route together with the searched route to the display unit. Business equipment. 5. The boarding route search means also outputs the nickname of each route forming the route together with the searched route to the display unit. Station service equipment. 6. The means for inputting a boarding station and a getting-off station inputs the boarding station and the getting-off station by designating a station on the route of the display unit. Station service equipment described in.