JPH10162170A - Fare ticket issuing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To lighten the burden on staffs and to improve convenience for users by issuing a fare adjustment ticket and a fare ticket when a fare adjusting processing is performed and money satisfying the total amount of money of the adjusted fare and fare tickets is thrown in a machine main body. SOLUTION: Data recorded on the original ticket of a normal ticket such as a normal train ticket, a commutation ticket, etc., inserted into an original ticket insertion slot 4 of the main body 1 are read out and based on the rear data, the total of a ride fare which is deficient up to the station where the main body 1 is installed or the ride fare of the normal ticket which is deficient in the case of a ride on a special train requiring a fare ticket for a seat ticket, etc., for a ride to be made from now in addition to the deficient ride fare, and a purchase charge for purchasing the fare ticket is calculated. Then the fare ticket and fare adjustment ticket are issued from a ticket issue opening 10 on condition that money satisfying the calculated total fare is thrown in the main body 1. Consequently, an accurate fare adjusting processing can be performed to lighten the burden on staffs and improve convenience for users.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toll ticket issuing machine, and more particularly to a toll ticket issuing machine capable of issuing a settlement ticket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, when boarding a special train known as a nickname such as "Home Liner", a regular ticket such as a regular ticket or a commuter pass (in the present invention, a commuter Besides the standard ticket), a fee ticket such as a seat ticket is required.

[0003] Since the above-mentioned special trains are often operated for long-distance commuters, they are often operated so that they can be boarded in the same station premises as ordinary trains that can be boarded only with ordinary tickets. Therefore, in order for the user to board the above-mentioned special train, the user passes through a special ticket gate operated when the special train is operated using the ordinary ticket and the toll ticket.

[0004] Further description will be made with reference to the plan view of the station premises in FIG. 5. This station has a general platform H1 that can be boarded with only ordinary tickets and a dedicated platform H2 that can board a special train with ordinary tickets and fare tickets. Are provided.

[0005] The special home H2 has a special ticket gate a1.
However, to pass through the temporary ticket gate a1, an ordinary ticket and a toll ticket are required, so that a user holding the ordinary ticket is in the vicinity of the temporary ticket gate a1. Thus, a toll ticket can be purchased by inserting a predetermined amount of money into a toll ticket issuing machine main body (hereinafter referred to as "main body") 1 'provided on the general home H1 side.

[0006]

However, the above-mentioned conventional toll ticket issuing machine does not have a settlement function for ordinary tickets, so a staff member of a temporary ticket gate needs to perform a settlement process, and the staff member has a heavy burden. There is a problem that the service to the user cannot be improved.

[0007] In order to solve such a problem, it is conceivable to pass the temporary ticket gate only with a toll ticket. However, if the temporary ticket gate is operated in this way, the illegal ticket for a standard ticket is promoted. A new problem occurs.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a toll issuing machine having a settlement function.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a ticket issuing machine according to the present invention is recorded on an original ticket of a regular ticket such as a regular ticket or a commuter ticket inserted into a main body. A reading means for reading data and a fare ticket such as a seat ticket to be boarded in addition to the insufficient fare to the station where the main body is installed based on the read data or the insufficient fare are required. Calculating means for calculating the sum of the fare of a regular ticket and the purchase fee for purchasing the fare ticket when a shortage occurs in a special train ride, and the money satisfying the calculated total fare amount is It is characterized by having issuance control means for issuing a toll ticket and a settlement ticket on condition that the ticket is inserted into the main body. Further, the fare ticket and the settlement ticket are one-leaf tickets.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a fare ticket issuing machine according to one embodiment. A display unit 3 showing the operating state of the main unit 1 is provided above the service surface 2 of the main unit 1 and a lower part of the display unit 3. The original ticket insertion slot 4 for inserting the original ticket (regular ticket) which is the basis of the settlement, a display screen 5 for guiding and displaying the inserted amount, etc., and a coin for purchasing the toll ticket with coins Slot 6 and bill insertion slot 7 for purchasing the bill with bills
And a card insertion slot 8 for making a purchase with a card such as a prepaid card, and a destination selection button group 9 for designating a destination station to get off using a toll ticket. Also,
In the lower part of the customer service surface 2, a ticket voucher 10
And a return port 11 for change. Further, reference C in the figure is a controller composed of a microcomputer that controls the main body 1 and performs each unit of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows an electrical configuration of the controller C. The central processing unit (CPU) performs arithmetic processing using a system program stored in a ROM 20 and working data stored in a RAM 21. ) 22. The CPU 22 includes a magnetic head (not shown) for reading data recorded on the original bill inserted from the original bill insertion slot 4 through the I / O unit 23 or writing new data. The original ticket processing unit 24, a ticket processing unit 25 that writes and prints data on a toll ticket and a settlement ticket (not shown) issued from the ticket issuing port 10, and prints the money put in the main body 1. A money processing unit 26 for processing and an input unit 27 for inputting a signal from the destination selection button group 9 are connected.

Next, the ticket issuance and settlement ticket issuance control operation when the main body 1 is installed in the vicinity of the temporary ticket gate a1 at the station A in the route map of FIG. 3 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the route map shown in FIG. 3, L1 is a toll lane requiring a fee or the like in addition to the ordinary ticket, and L2 is a general lane that can be used only with ordinary tickets. Stations A and B are stations that can transfer from the general lane L2 to the toll lane L1 or vice versa, and the other stations C, D, and E are stations that can get on and off only the general lane L2. Also, in FIG. 3, both lines L1 and L2 are shown separately, but this is for convenience of explanation, and requires a train and a fare ticket that can ride on one lane only with ordinary tickets. May be the case where a special train runs.

Now, it is assumed that the original ticket is inserted into the original ticket insertion slot 4 of the main body 1 and the station B is selected and pressed as the destination of the toll ticket (Yes at step 100; hereinafter, the step is referred to as S). . The inserted original bill is processed by the original bill processing unit 24, and the data recorded on the original bill is read and used for arithmetic processing (S102). At this time, if the original ticket inserted from the read data does not require settlement, that is, if it is a normal ticket between the station A and the station B in the route diagram of FIG. In the same manner as described above, if the purchase price of the toll ticket is inserted into the main body 1, only the toll ticket is issued (No at S104).

By the way, in the route map of FIG.
If you pass over from the left side (not shown) of Station A, and if the two tickets, the pass ticket and the ordinary ticket (often a commuter pass) between Stations A and B, are used as original tickets, the transfer When money of the total amount of the shortage fee of the original ticket and the purchase price of the toll ticket has been inserted into the main body 1, a settlement ticket and a toll ticket are issued from the ticket issuing port 10 (Yes at S104, No at S106, S10).
8, S110 affirmation, S112).

Note that the ticket issued from the ticket issuing port 10 does not have to be a settlement ticket and a toll ticket as described above.
It is also possible to print a settlement ticket on a fare ticket and to issue a single-leaf ticket with only the fare ticket omitted from issuing the settlement ticket.

In the above-mentioned case, when the ordinary ticket (commuter pass) between the A station and the B station is inserted without inserting the ordinary ticket passing to the station A into the original ticket insertion slot 4, Since no entry data is recorded in the ordinary ticket, it is determined that the settlement process cannot be performed and the attendant process is performed (No at S106).

The original ticket can be boarded and disembarked at the station C in the middle of the station A and the station B in FIG. 3A. This is the total amount of the fare from station A and the fare from station A to station C.

As shown in FIG. 3 (b), a user who has a regular ticket (often a commuter pass) between station C and station D with station B in the middle is called A. Purchase a ticket from station E to station E, which does not reach station C, and use the purchased ticket to pass through the general ticket gate a2 at station A, and insert only that ticket into the original ticket insertion slot 4. In this case, the settlement process is rejected because the ticket does not satisfy the boarding conditions from the station A to the station B (No at S106).

When the above-mentioned ticket (a ticket that can be boarded from station A to station E) and a ticket from station C to station D are inserted into the original ticket insertion slot 4, from station E to station C Is calculated, and when the total amount of the calculated fee and the purchase price of the toll ticket from the A station to the B station is put into the main body 1, the adjustment ticket and the toll ticket are issued from the ticket issuing port 10. Is done.

As described above, the toll ticket issuing machine according to the present embodiment can perform an accurate settlement process, and when money satisfying the total amount of the settlement fee and the toll ticket is input to the main body 1, Since the ticket is issued, the burden on the staff can be reduced and the convenience of the user can be improved.

[0021]

The toll ticket issuing machine according to the present invention comprises: reading means for reading data recorded on an original ticket of an ordinary ticket such as an ordinary ticket or a commuter ticket inserted into the main body; In the case of a shortage of a special train that requires a fare ticket such as a seat ticket to be boarded in addition to the insufficient fare to the station where the main body is installed, or a seat ticket to be boarded in addition to the insufficient fare Calculating means for calculating the total of the boarding fee of the ticket and the purchase fee for purchasing the ticket; and a fee ticket and a ticket on the condition that money satisfying the calculated total fee has been input to the main body. Since it consists of issuance control means for issuing a settlement ticket, accurate settlement processing can be performed, and when money that satisfies the total amount of the settlement fee and the toll ticket is inserted into the main unit, the settlement ticket and toll ticket are issued. , Reduce the burden on staff Rutotomoni, it is possible to improve the convenience of the user. Further, when the settlement ticket and the toll ticket are converted into a single leaf ticket, the number of issued tickets can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a toll ticket issuing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of a controller.

FIG. 3 is an example of a route map.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the station premises.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Price ticket issuing machine main body (main body) 2 Customer service surface 3 Display part 4 Original ticket insertion slot 5 Display screen 6 Coin insertion slot 7 Bill insertion slot 8 Card insertion slot 9 Destination selection button group 10 Ticket issue slot 11 Return slot C Controller

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] December 3, 1997

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0006

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[0006]

However, since the above-mentioned conventional toll ticket issuing machine does not have a settlement function for ordinary tickets, it is necessary for an attendant at a temporary ticket gate to perform an account settlement process, which imposes a heavy burden on the attendant. There is a problem that the service to the user cannot be improved.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A reading means for reading data recorded on an original ticket of an ordinary ticket such as an ordinary ticket or a commuter ticket inserted into a toll ticket issuing machine body, and issuing the toll ticket based on the read data. Insufficient fare to the station where the aircraft body is installed, or the ordinary ticket when the shortage of special tickets that require a fare ticket such as a seat ticket to be boarded in addition to the insufficient fare Calculating means for calculating the total of the fare and the purchase price for purchasing the fare ticket; and a fee on condition that money satisfying the calculated total fare amount is input to the fare ticket issuing machine body. And a issuing control means for issuing a ticket and a settlement ticket. 2. The ticket issuing machine according to claim 1, wherein the fee ticket and the settlement ticket are one-leaf tickets.