JPH0981799A - Ticket processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain the ticket processor which can issue a grouped- personalticket from a group ticket and facilitates a repayment procedure by providing a control means which controls a ticket issuing means so that group ticket information is read out of the group ticket and grouped-personal-tickets as many as the members of the group specified with the group ticket information are issued according to the read group ticket information. SOLUTION: A card processor 14 reads and writes magnetic information out of and on a card which is inserted into a card/bill insertion slot, and prints and records issue information and repayment information of a group ticket on the reverse surface of the group ticket. A CPU 10 performs various processes such as the issuing, repayment, etc., of the grouped-personal-tickets from the group ticket according to a control program stored in a memory 11, processing data are sent and received through the memory 11, and vending data, etc., are transmitted to a host device from a transmission part 16. Consequently, if some or all of the group can move together, the grouped-personal-tickets that the individuals can use can be issued.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticket processing apparatus for processing magnetized group tickets and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a group ticket, a ticket that allows all members of the group to board with a single ticket, a ticket that allows passengers to split into small groups, and one individual ticket for each individual There are three types of tickets (counting tickets) that can be boarded at.

When the number of the group tickets is determined at the time of applying for the group ticket and the number of the group tickets is changed thereafter, it is necessary to invalidate all the issued group tickets and reissue them.

In the past, the group ticket itself has not been magnetized, and is manually issued by a staff member. Also,
The tickets to be distributed to individuals (counting tickets) are magnetic, but they were issued only at a special ticket vending machine.

Also, change of issuing conditions (all groups are allowed to board →
In the case of changing to allow individual rides), it was necessary to reissue at a dedicated ticket vending machine. If you want to refund the unused tickets, you must collect the unused tickets.

[0006]

As described above, when the issuance conditions are changed according to the wishes of passengers, since it is passed to the passengers after the ticket is issued by the special ticketing machine for group tickets, it cannot take immediate measures. . Also, when refunding unused tickets, you have to collect unused tickets and bring them to the station,
It takes time. Since the refund calculation itself for unused tickets is manually calculated by the station staff, it takes time and a calculation error occurs at present.

[0007] Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above, and makes it possible to issue a group ticket from a group ticket.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a ticket processing device with a simple refund procedure.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the first aspect of the present invention is a boarding ticket which is used for each user by taking in one group ticket in which group ticket information is magnetically recorded. In a ticket processing device for issuing a certain group ticket, a ticket issuing means for issuing a group ticket, a reading means for reading the group ticket information from the group ticket, and a group ticket information read by the reading means And a control means for controlling the ticket issuing means so as to issue a group number ticket for the group member designated by the group ticket information.

[0009] When the reading means reads the group ticket information from the group ticket, the ticket issuing means issues the group numbering ticket for the group member designated by the group ticket information under the control of the control means.

It is also possible to provide an input means for inputting the number of issued group number tickets, and issue the group number ticket for the issued number input by the input means. This allows
You can get as many group tickets as you want.

Further, the issuance information of the group number ticket may be magnetically recorded on the group ticket. As a result, efficient settlement is possible.

Further, it is possible to magnetically record the issuance information of the group counting ticket on the group ticket and print it. By printing and recording the issuance information of the group ticket acquisition, the issued content becomes clear.

A second aspect of the present invention is a ticket processing device for fetching a group ticket magnetically recorded with group ticket information after boarding a group and performing refund processing, and a reading means for reading the group ticket information from the group ticket. It is characterized by having a refund processing means for performing a refund calculation based on the actual boarding information in the group ticket information read by the reading means and returning the refund amount.

When a non-occupant occurs after boarding a group,
The actual boarding information is magnetically recorded on the group ticket by the staff. When the reading means reads the group ticket magnetically recorded with the actual boarding information, the refund processing means performs the refund calculation based on the actual boarding information, and the refund amount is returned.

A third aspect of the present invention is a ticket processing apparatus in which the traffic information is magnetically recorded, and an unused group number ticket, which is a ticket used for each user, is fetched and a refund process is performed. It is characterized by having a reading means for reading the passage information from the group ticket and a refund processing means for performing a refund calculation based on the passage information read by the reading means and returning the refund amount.

When the reading means reads the unused group number voucher, the refund processing means calculates the refund based on the traffic information and returns the refund amount.

When refunding from an unused group number ticket, the group ticket information of the group ticket is compared with the traffic information of the group number ticket to judge the validity, and only when it is valid. The refund may be returned. This makes it possible to prevent fraudulent refunds.

It is also possible to print and record the refund information on the group ticket.

It is also possible to provide a selection means for selecting a refund from a group ticket and a refund from an unused group number ticket.

[0020]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a ticket processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The ticket processing apparatus 1 includes a box-shaped main body 1A, and a card such as a group ticket card (hereinafter simply referred to as "group ticket"), a prepaid card, and a bill are provided on the surface of the main body 1A. A card / banknote input slot 2 for inputting, a coin input slot 3 for inputting coins, a touch panel for inputting various kinds of information and a touch panel for displaying operation guidance information, and a display as input means and selection means using a liquid crystal display An operation unit 4, a change return port 5 through which change is released, and a ticket exit 6 through which a group ticket acquisition, which is a ticket used for each user, are disposed.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the control system of the ticket processing apparatus 1.

The ticket processing apparatus 1 has a CPU 10 for controlling the apparatus 1 as a whole, and the CPU 10 has a display operation unit 4 and a control program as shown in the flow charts of FIGS. 11 for storing various information of
And a coin processing unit 12 for processing coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 3 and processing for discharging change, and a card / banknote insertion slot 2
A banknote processing unit 13 for processing banknotes inserted from, a card processing unit 14 as a reading / writing unit and a printing unit for processing a card, and a ticket issuing unit 15 for issuing a group counting ticket.
And a transmission unit 16 that transmits and receives information to and from the host device.

The card processing unit 14 is for reading and writing magnetic information on the card inserted from the card / banknote insertion slot 2. For the group ticket, the group counting ticket is printed on the back of the group ticket. The issue information and the refund information are printed and recorded.

The CPU 10 performs various processing such as issuing processing and refund processing of group tickets from a group ticket in accordance with a control program stored in the memory 11, and processing data passes through the memory 11. Then, the sales data and the like can be transmitted from the transmission unit 16 to the host device.

Next, the operation of the present apparatus 1 will be described for different cases.

(1) Purchase of group ticket (see FIGS. 3 and 4) When the group can be configured, the passenger pays a fee based on the application for group boarding at the station and is issued with the group ticket. Group ticket P
₁ is the format of FIGS. In this case, since only one ticket is issued to the group, everyone can get on at once. If some or all of them cannot act together, it is possible to receive a group ticket voucher that can be used by individuals as described below.

_On the surface of the group ticket P ₁ , as shown in FIG. 3, a ticket number 20, a boarding section 21, a boarding date 22, a boarding time 23, a group type 24, a group member 25, a group fee 2
6, group ticket information such as issuing agency 27, issue date 28, etc. is printed. Also, on the back surface of the group ticket P ₁ , the group ticket information similar to that on the front surface P ₁ is magnetically recorded, and as shown in FIG. 4, it is possible to print the information when the issue type is changed or the refund is made. It has become.

(2) Issuance of the number-collecting ticket P ₂ (see FIG. 5) If the group-counting ticket is required after receiving the group ticket P ₁ , as shown in the flowchart of FIG. The group ticket P ₁ is inserted from the card / banknote insertion slot 2 of the device 1 (S1).

Under the control of the CPU 10, the card processing unit 14 is a group ticket P ₁ inserted from the card / banknote insertion slot 2.
The group ticket information, which is magnetic information, is read from.

The CPU 10 displays information such as the boarding section, boarding date, boarding time, group members and the like among the group ticket information on the display of the display operation unit 4 (S2).

When the passenger operates the display / operation unit 4 to give an instruction to issue a numbered ticket, the CPU 10 causes the display / operation unit 4 to display an input screen for the number of issued tickets, and the passenger can display the numbered ticket. Is operated to input the number of tickets issued (S3).

The CPU 10 issues a designated number of group ticket P ₂ from the ticket issuing unit 15, and the card processing unit 14 magnetically records the number of issued tickets on the back side of the group ticket P ₁ and also prints the number. To do. With this print record, it is possible to visually confirm the number of tickets issued.

(3) Refund of the group ticket P ₁ (see FIG. 6) If a non-occupant occurs after boarding the group, the non-occupant can be reimbursed. At the time of getting off at the organization tickets P _1, personnel was actually riding for the organization ticket P ₁ is adapted to be magnetically recorded. Therefore, if the magnetic record of the group ticket P ₁ is read, there is a record at the time of issuing the group ticket and a record at the time of actual boarding. Can be refunded based on

Therefore, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6, the boarded group ticket P ₁ is inserted from the card / banknote insertion slot 2 of the ticket processing apparatus 1 (S11). The display / operation unit 4 is operated to issue a refund instruction.

The CPU 10 reads the magnetic information of the group ticket P ₁ by the card processing unit 14 and displays the non-ride content on the display operation unit 4 (S12).

The CPU 10 calculates and obtains the refund amount obtained by subtracting the refund fee from the non-ride amount, and displays the details on the display operation unit 4 (S13).

The CPU 10 causes the coin processing unit 12 to return the refund amount from the change return port 5 (S14). At this time, the CPU 10 causes the card processing unit 14 to execute the group ticket P ₁
A refund record will be made on the back side of. If the minimum number of members of the organization is interrupted at the time of reimbursement, no reimbursement will be made, and reimbursement cannot be made even if the amount of reimbursement becomes negative (-).

[0040] (4) unused number Token P ₂ of refund (see FIG. 7), if reimburse against non number of use Token P ₂ are required information organizations ticket P ₁ as the parent Therefore, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, the group ticket P ₁ is first inserted from the card / banknote insertion slot 2 of the ticket processing apparatus 1 (S21). After that, the group number ticket P ₂ to be refunded is inserted from the card / banknote insertion slot 2 (S22). The group ticket P ₂ records the traffic information such as the boarding section, the boarding date, the ticket number of the parent group ticket, etc., and the group ticket P ₁ and the group ticket P ₂
If the numbers do not match, a message that the ticket processing device cannot refund is displayed. Group ticket P ₁ and group number ticket P ₂
If they match, the refund amount is displayed on the display operation unit 4, and the refund can be made. In some cases, a plurality of group ticket vouchers P ₂ may be refunded collectively. In that case, the group ticket vouchers P ₂ to be refunded are continuously thrown in, and the refund is given when an instruction to end the throwing is issued. Calculate. The refund record is made on the back side of the group ticket P ₁ .

According to the present apparatus 1 as described above, it becomes possible to issue the group ticket P ₁ from the group ticket P ₁ at the passenger's discretion, and the time for requesting the station staff to issue the group ticket P ₂ Labor-intensive work is deleted. Also, the refund calculation can be executed by the passengers themselves, and the waiting time due to the manual work of the station staff is eliminated.

Further, by magnetizing the group ticket P ₁ itself, it becomes possible for the station staff to process what was conventionally done by hand with a ticket processing device (ticket vending machine), and the processing results such as refunds can be collected by the group. By printing on the back surface of the ticket P ₁ , it is possible to visually confirm the state of the group.

[0043]

According to the first invention described in detail above, since the group ticket is magnetized, it is possible to issue a group ticket from the group ticket at the passenger's discretion.

According to the second invention, when a non-occupant occurs after boarding a group, the refund amount is returned based on the group ticket, so that the refund procedure is simplified.

Further, according to the third invention, the refund amount is returned based on the number of unused groups, so that the refund procedure is simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a ticket processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control system of this device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of recording on a surface of a group ticket which is a target of this device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of recording on the back surface of a group ticket targeted by the present apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of this device.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of this device.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of this device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ticket processing device 4 display operation unit 10 CPU 14 card processing unit 15 ticket issuing unit P ₁ group ticket P ₂ group number ticketing

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A ticket processing device that takes in a single group ticket in which group ticket information is magnetically recorded and issues a group ticket, which is a boarding ticket used for each user, Issuing means for issuing the group ticket, a reading means for reading the group ticket information from the group ticket, and the number of groups for the group members designated by the group ticket information based on the group ticket information read by the reading means. A ticket processing device, comprising: a control unit that controls the ticket issuing unit to issue a ticket. 2. A ticket processing device which takes in one group ticket in which group ticket information is magnetically recorded and issues a group ticket, which is a ticket used for each user, The input means for inputting the number of issued tickets, the ticket issuing means for issuing a group ticket, the reading means for reading the group ticket information from the group ticket, and the input based on the group ticket information read by the reading means. A ticket processing device, comprising: a control means for controlling the ticket issuing means so as to issue a group number ticket for the number of issued sheets input by the means. 3. A ticket processing device which takes in one group ticket in which group ticket information is magnetically recorded and issues a group ticket, which is a ticket used for each user, An input means for inputting the number of issued tickets, a ticket issuing means for issuing a group number ticket, a read / write means for reading and writing magnetic information on the group ticket, and a group read by the read / write means. Based on the ticket information, the ticket issuing means is controlled so as to issue the group number ticket for the issued number of sheets inputted by the input means, and the reading / writing means is controlled so as to magnetically record the issued information. A ticket processing device comprising: a control unit. 4. A ticket processing device which takes in one group ticket in which group ticket information is magnetically recorded and issues a group ticket, which is a ticket used for each user. An input means for inputting the number of issued tickets, a ticket issuing means for issuing a group ticketing, a printing means for printing and recording the issuing information of the group ticketing for the group ticket, and a magnetic information for the group ticket. A read / write unit for reading and writing, and the ticket issuing unit for issuing a group number ticket for the number of issued sheets input by the input unit based on the group ticket information read by the read / write unit. A ticket processing apparatus comprising: a control unit that controls and controls the reading / writing unit and the printing unit so as to record the issued information. 5. A ticket processing device for fetching a group ticket in which group ticket information is magnetically recorded after boarding a group and performing a refund process, and a reading unit for reading the group ticket information from the group ticket and a reading unit for reading the group ticket information. A ticket processing device comprising: a refund processing means for performing a refund calculation based on the actual boarding information in the group ticket information and returning the refund amount. 6. A ticket processing device, in which traffic information is magnetically recorded, and an unused group ticket acquisition, which is a ticket used for each user, is taken in and a refund process is performed. A ticket processing device comprising: a reading unit that reads information; and a refund processing unit that performs a refund calculation based on the traffic information read by the reading unit and returns a refund amount. 7. A refund process by taking in a single group ticket in which group ticket information is magnetically recorded and an unused group number ticket, which is a ticket used for each user, in which the passage information is magnetically recorded. In the ticket processing device, the reading means for reading the group ticket information from the group ticket and the passage information from the group counting ticket, and the group ticket information and the passage information read by the reading means are collated and validated. A ticket processing device for calculating a refund calculation and returning the refund amount when the determination is valid. 8. A refund process by taking in a single group ticket in which group ticket information is magnetically recorded and an unused group number ticket, which is a ticket used for each user, in which the passage information is magnetically recorded. In the ticket processing device, the reading and writing means for reading and writing the magnetic information on the group ticket and the group counting ticket; the printing means for printing and recording the refund information on the group ticket; When the validity is judged by collating the group ticket information and the traffic information read by the inclusion means, if it is valid,
A refund processing unit for performing a refund calculation and returning a refund amount, and controlling the read / write unit and the printing unit so as to magnetically record and print-record the refund information on the group ticket when the refund is valid. A ticket processing device comprising: a refund control means. 9. A ticket processing device for fetching one group ticket magnetically recording group ticket information and performing a refund process, wherein the group ticket and the group number ticket which is a boarding ticket used for each user A read / write means for reading and writing magnetic information, a printing means for printing and recording refund information on the group ticket, a refund from a group ticket and a refund from an unused group number ticket When the refund from the group ticket is selected by the selecting unit and the selecting unit, the group ticket information is read from the group ticket by the reading and writing unit, and the refund is based on the actual boarding information in the group ticket information. When the calculation is made, the refund amount is returned, and the refund from the unused number of groups ticket is selected by the selecting means, the group ticket information from the group ticket by the reading / writing means, the number of groups entered Each ticket information is read from the ticket, the validity is determined by comparing the group ticket information and the traffic information, and if it is valid, a refund calculation is performed, and a refund processing means for refunding the refund amount, A ticket processing device for controlling the read / write means and the printing means so that the refund information is magnetically recorded and printed on the group ticket when the ticket is refunded. 10. A ticket processing device for taking in one group ticket in which group ticket information is magnetically recorded, and issuing and refunding a group number ticket, which is a boarding ticket used for each user, An input means for inputting the number of issued tickets, a ticket issuing means for issuing a group ticket, a read / write means for reading and writing magnetic information on the group ticket and the group ticket, and the group A printing unit for printing and recording the issue information and refund information of the number-of-collections ticket on the ticket; Issue control means for controlling the ticket issuing means so as to issue a number ticket, and for controlling the reading and writing means and the printing means so as to record the issue information, and a refund from a group ticket and the number of unused groups From ticketing When the refund from the group ticket is selected by this selecting means and the selecting means, the reading / writing means reads the group ticket information from the group ticket, and the actual boarding information in the group ticket information If the refund from the unused group number ticket is selected by the selecting means, the refund amount is returned based on the refund calculation, and the group ticket information from the group ticket is input by the reading / writing means. Read the traffic information from each of the numbered group tickets, judge the validity by collating the group ticket information with the traffic information, and if correct, calculate the refund and return the refund amount. Means and a refund control means for controlling the read / write means and the printing means so as to magnetically record and print-record the refund information on the group ticket at the time of the refund. Ticket processing apparatus according to.