JPH11175768A - System and method for issuing commutation ticket - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and method for issuing commutation tickets which can reduce the load on a clerk who operates a commutation ticket issuing machine and improve the processing efficiency of a commutation ticket. SOLUTION: The proposed commutation ticket issuing system consists of a commutation ticket issuing machine 100 which processes commutation tickets and a host computer 10 which controls the commutation ticket issuing machine 100. The host computer 10 is equipped with a memory 13 for storing commutation ticket issuance information needed to issue commutation tickets. The commutation ticket issuance information on the commutation tickets processed by the commutation ticket issuing machine 100 is transferred to the host computer 10 and on the basis of this information, the commutation ticket issuance information stored in the memory is altered.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to commuter pass information required for commuter pass issuance, for example, the name of a commuter pass user,
The present invention relates to a commuter pass issuing machine that issues commuter passes by setting commuter pass issuing information such as a boarding section and a use period, and a commuter pass issuing system including a host computer that manages the commuter pass issuing machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A commuter pass issuing machine sometimes processes commuter passes for each group. In order to cope with such a case, commuter pass issuance information including the name, use section, validity period, etc. is created for each commuter pass user belonging to the group in advance, and this is used as the group commuter pass issuance information. To record. And in the commuter pass issuing machine,
When processing a commuter pass, this floppy disk is loaded into a commuter pass issuing machine, the commuter pass issue information of the commuter pass user corresponding to the specified contents is extracted, and the commuter pass is issued based on the commuter pass issue information. Is processing.

As an example of processing a commuter pass, for example, when a validity period expires within a predetermined period and a commuter pass is to be issued continuously, among commuter pass issuance information recorded on a floppy disk, The commuter pass issuance information to be issued is extracted within the corresponding period, and the continuous commuter pass is issued collectively based on the extracted commuter pass issuance information.

The validity period of the commuter pass issuing information corresponding to the commuter pass user to whom the continuous commuter pass has been issued is updated by a person operating the commuter pass issuing machine.

[0005]

In the case of processing commuter passes for each group as described above, if the commutation cannot be performed collectively, that is, the commuter pass users belonging to the group must be processed one by one. There are cases.

For example, if a commuter pass user belonging to an organization needs to refund the commuter pass, the attendant receives the commuter pass from the commuter pass user and performs a refund process at the commuter pass issuing machine. In addition, in addition to such processing, the attendant searches for the commuter pass issuance information of the commuter pass user from a floppy disk storing the group commuter pass issuance information of the organization to which the commuter pass user belongs. It is necessary to execute an operation to change the content of the commuter pass issuance information.

[0007] When it is necessary to change the section of a commuter pass used by a commuter pass user belonging to an organization, the attendant firstly issues a commuter pass currently used from the commuter pass user. Upon receipt, the refund process is performed by the commuter pass issuing machine. Then, the clerk operates the commuter pass issuing machine to issue a new commuter pass whose usage section has been changed. In addition, in addition to such processing, the attendant searches for the commuter pass issuance information of the commuter pass user from a floppy disk storing the group commuter pass issuance information of the organization to which the commuter pass user belongs. It is necessary to execute an operation to change the content of the commuter pass issuance information.

[0008] Further, when it becomes necessary to newly issue a commuter pass of a commuter pass user who newly belongs to the group, a clerk uses the commuter pass issuance information entered on the commuter pass purchase application form. Operate the issuing machine to issue a new commuter pass. Further, in addition to such processing, the attendant adds the commuter pass issuance information of the commuter pass user to a floppy disk storing the group commuter pass issuance information of the organization to which the user belongs. Must be performed.

As described above, when processing commuter passes for each group, if the commuter pass cannot be processed in a lump, the group commuter pass issue information of the group to which the commuter pass user who desires the process belongs is searched, Needs to change the group commuter pass issuance information based on the contents of the processing. That is, based on the contents of the processing of the commuter pass, the attendant needs to execute a process of changing individual commuter pass issuance information of the group commuter pass issuance information or an additional process. Such processing is performed every time there is a change in the group commuter pass issuance information.

[0010] Further, even when commuter pass issuance information whose expiration date expires at the same time is extracted and group commuter passes are issued in a lump, the period of personal commuter pass issuance information can be changed by a person in charge of a floppy disk. Has been implemented by changing the content.

[0011] For this reason, there is a problem that a heavy burden is imposed on the staff in order to change the contents of the individual commuter pass issuance information and the group commuter pass issuance information. In addition, there is a problem that the time required for processing the commuter pass increases and the processing efficiency of commuter pass processing in the commuter pass issuing machine deteriorates.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and it is possible to reduce the burden on a person operating a commuter ticket issuing machine and to improve the processing efficiency of commuter tickets. It is an object of the present invention to provide a commuter pass issuing system and a commuter pass issuing method that can be improved.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a commuter pass issuing machine comprising a commuter pass issuing machine for processing commuter passes and a host computer for managing the commuter pass issuing machine. In the system, a storage means for storing commuter pass information required for issuing commuter passes, and a commuter pass is issued based on the information obtained by updating the commuter pass issue information based on the commuter pass issue information stored in the storage means. A commuter pass issuing machine, and changing means for changing commuter pass issuing information stored in the storage means based on commuter pass issuing information of the commuter pass processed by the commuter pass issuing machine. A featured commuter pass issuing system is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a commuter pass issuing system including a commuter pass issuing machine for processing commuter passes and a host computer for managing the commuter pass issuing machine, a commuter pass user belonging to an organization has a commuter pass. Storage means for storing group commuter pass issuance information including commuter pass information necessary for issuance of the commuter pass, and the commuter pass possessing the commuter pass based on the commuter pass issue information of the commuter pass processed by the commuter pass issuing machine Changing means for changing the group commuter pass issuance information corresponding to the group to which the user belongs; and a commuter pass issuance system provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in a commuter pass issuing system including a commuter pass issuing machine for issuing a commuter pass and a host computer for managing the commuter pass issuing machine, identification information for identifying a commuter pass user, Storage means for storing commuter pass information necessary for issuance of commuter passes including ticket use section information and commuter pass validity period information; and a predetermined expiration date among commuter pass issuance information stored in said storage means. Search means for searching for commuter pass issuance information including validity period information, commuter pass issuance means for issuing a commuter pass based on the commuter pass information retrieved by the search means, and issuance by the commuter pass issuance means Updating means for updating the validity period information included in the commuter pass issue information corresponding to the commuter pass issued.

According to the present invention, in a commuter pass issuing system comprising a commuter pass issuing machine for issuing a commuter pass and a host computer for managing the commuter pass issuing machine, identification information for identifying a commuter pass user, Stores group commuter pass issuance information in which group identification information that identifies the organization to which the commuter pass user belongs is added to the commuter pass information necessary for issuing commuter passes, including ticket use section information and commuter pass validity period information. Storing means, and searching the group commuter pass issuance information corresponding to a predetermined group from the storage means, and validity period information having a predetermined expiration date among the commuter pass issuance information included in the group commuter pass issuance information. Search means for searching for the commuter pass issuance information including the commuter pass issuance information, commuter pass issuance means for issuing a commuter pass based on the commuter pass issuance information retrieved by the search means, and Commutation ticket issuing system comprising: the updating means for updating the validity period information included in the commutation ticket issuing information corresponding to the issued commutation ticket, is provided.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in a commuter pass issuing system including a commuter pass issuing machine for issuing a commuter pass and a host computer for managing the commuter pass issuing machine, identification information for identifying a commuter pass user, Storage means for storing commuter pass information necessary for issuance of commuter passes including ticket use section information and commuter pass validity period information; acquisition means for obtaining commuter pass issue information recorded on commuter passes; Search means for searching for commuter pass issuance information stored in the storage means corresponding to the commuter pass issuance information acquired by the acquisition means; And a change means for changing the commuter ticket to exclude the commuter pass from the commuter pass issuance system.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in a commuter pass issuing system including a commuter pass issuing machine for issuing a commuter pass and a host computer managing the commuter pass issuing machine, identification information for identifying a commuter pass user, Storage means for storing commuter pass information necessary for issuance of commuter passes including ticket use section information and commuter pass validity period information; acquisition means for obtaining commuter pass issue information recorded on commuter passes; Commuter pass issuing means for issuing a commuter pass with changed use section information and validity period information of the commuter pass issuance information acquired by acquisition means, and the commuter pass issue information acquired by the acquisition means Searching means for searching commuter pass issuance information stored in the storage means, and using section information and validity period information of the commuter pass information searched by the searching means, Commutation ticket issuing system, characterized by comprising a changing unit, a to change each utilization interval information and the validity period information of the commuter pass issued by the ticket issuing means.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in a commuter pass issuing system comprising a commuter pass issuing machine for issuing a commuter pass and a host computer for managing the commuter pass issuing machine, identification information for identifying a commuter pass user, Storage means for storing commuter pass information necessary for issuance of commuter passes including ticket use section information and commuter pass validity period information; acquiring means for acquiring new commuter pass issue information; A commuter pass issuance unit that issues a commuter pass based on the commuter pass issuance information, and a registration unit that registers the commuter pass issuance information acquired by the acquisition unit in the storage unit. Is provided.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the identification information for identifying a commuter pass user, commuter pass use section information, and commuter pass issuance information necessary for issuing commuter passes including commuter pass validity period information,
It searches for commuter pass issuance information including validity period information having a predetermined expiration date, issues a commuter pass based on the retrieved commuter pass information, and is included in the commuter pass issue information corresponding to the issued commuter pass. There is provided a commuter pass issuing method characterized by updating validity period information.

According to the ninth aspect, the commuter pass information necessary for issuing commuter passes including identification information for identifying commuter pass users, commuter pass use section information, and commuter pass validity period information is used. Out of the group commuter pass issuance information with the group identification information for identifying the group to which the person belongs, searching for the group commuter pass issuance information corresponding to the predetermined group, and searching for the commuter pass included in the retrieved group commuter pass issuance information. Among the ticket issuing information, a search is made for commuter pass issuing information including expiration date information having a predetermined expiration date, a commuter pass is issued based on the retrieved commuter pass issuing information, and a commuter pass corresponding to the issued commuter pass is issued. A commuter pass issuance method is provided, wherein validity period information included in the ticket issuance information is updated.

[0022]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of a commuter pass issuing system according to the present invention and a commuter pass issuing method applied to the commuter pass issuing system will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a commuter pass issuing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the commuter pass issuing system includes a host computer 10 for managing the entire system.
It has. The host computer 10 controls various processes executed in the commuter pass issuing system.
It has a PU11. The CPU 11 stores various kinds of control information for driving the commuter pass issuing system, commuter pass issuance information necessary for issuing commuter passes, and the like.
Is connected. The CPU 11 has a communication control unit 1 connected to a communication line for executing information communication.
5 is connected.

The host computer 10 is connected to a commuter pass issuing machine 100 via a communication line. The commuter pass issuing machine 100 executes various processes such as a process for newly issuing a commuter pass, a process for continuously issuing a commuter pass, and a process for refunding a commuter pass.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a commuter pass issuing machine applied to the commuter pass issuing system of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, this commuter pass issuing machine 100
Is a CPU 1 for controlling various operations in a commuter pass issuing machine.
20.

The CPU 120 includes a memory 121, a magnetic processing unit 122, an input unit 102, a station name setting unit 103, an inspection unit 123, a display unit 105, a date display unit 106, a name reading unit 124, a commuter pass issuing unit 126, a journal A printer 128, a magnetic disk device 129, a communication control unit 130, and the like are connected.

The memory 121 stores a control program for controlling the commuter pass issuing machine 100, character patterns, and the like. The magnetic processing unit 122 reads magnetic information magnetically recorded on the commuter pass inserted into the commuter pass issuing machine 100 and magnetically records predetermined magnetic information on a newly issued commuter pass.

The input unit 102 receives commuter pass issuance information such as a commuter pass start date and a use period, ie, a validity period, necessary for issuing a commuter pass. This input unit 102
Is provided with various buttons, some of the commuter pass issuance information required for issuance of commuter pass by these buttons,
For example, an input of a use start date and a use period (one month, three months, six months) is accepted.

The station name setting section 103 accepts the settings of the departure station, destination station, and transit station that define the commuter pass use section.
The station name setting unit 103 is configured by a color liquid crystal display device with a built-in touch panel that displays a station name button for setting a station name, a via station button for setting a via station, and the like.

The display unit 105 displays input information input by the input unit 102, various information such as use section information and via-station information set by the station name setting unit 103, as well as various operation procedures and information on errors. Is configured by a color liquid crystal display device that displays

The inspection unit 123 inspects the legitimacy of the information read from the commuter pass and the information received by the input unit 102 in order to prevent various frauds. Name reading unit 12
In step 4, when a commuter pass user desires to newly issue a commuter pass, the user reads the handwritten name on the application form for entering commuter pass issuance information such as name and use section.

The commuter pass issuing unit 126 issues a new commuter pass that is newly issued and a continuous commuter pass that is continuously issued without any change in information other than the validity period. In the commuter pass issuing unit 126, the new commuter pass and the continuing commuter pass receive the magnetic information read by the magnetic processing unit 122, the input information received by the input unit 102, the use section set by the station name setting unit 103, and Based on the information of the station, etc., the name, the use section, the validity period, etc. of the commuter pass user are printed on a predetermined ticket, and the predetermined magnetic information is recorded in the magnetic processing unit 122 and issued. Is done.

The journal printer 128 prints sales data of commuter passes and the like on a journal. The magnetic disk device 129 handles a magnetic disk in which various kinds of information related to commuter pass issuance, for example, sales data and fare data are stored.

The communication control section 130 is connected to an external device such as the host computer 10 via a communication line as shown in FIG. 1 and communicates information with each other. In the commuter pass issuing system as described above, the memory 13 of the host computer 10 has a format as shown in FIG.

That is, in the memory 13, in the commuter pass issuing machine 100 connected to the host computer 10 via a communication line, commuter pass users belonging to each Is recorded, that is, commuter pass issuance information of the commuter pass user himself / herself. In this commuter pass issuing system, the identification information for identifying the affiliated organization is added to the commuter pass issuing information of the commuter pass user belonging to the organization, thereby handling the information as group commuter pass issuing information.

As shown in FIG. 3, the memory 13 has group identification information 13a for identifying a group, a commuter pass user for identifying a commuter pass user such as the name and ID code of a commuter pass user belonging to this group. User identification information 13b, commencement date 13c of commuter pass used by this commuter pass user, validity period information 13d indicating the validity period of commuter pass used by this commuter pass user, use of this commuter pass Section information 13e indicating the section of use of the commuter pass used by the commuter pass, issuing station information 13f indicating the station at which the commuter pass used by this commuter pass was issued, The ticket number information 13g indicating the ticket number of the commuter pass is recorded.

In this embodiment, the commuter pass user's personal commuter pass issuance information includes commuter pass user identification information 13b, use start date 13c, validity period information 13d, use section information 13
e, issuing station information 13f, ticket number information 13g, and the like.

The commuter pass issuance information corresponds to information obtained by adding the group identification information of the organization to which the commuter pass user belongs to the commuter pass issue information of the individual commuter pass user. That is, the group commuter pass issuance information includes, in addition to the group identification information for identifying the group, commuter pass issuance information of all commuter pass users belonging to this group.

In this commuter pass issuing system, the commuter pass issuing machine 100 requests the host computer 10 to extract information corresponding to various conditions by the operation of the attendant, and the C
The PU 11 searches a plurality of group commuter pass issuance information stored in the memory 13 and a plurality of commuter pass user's commuter pass issuance information included in each group commuter pass issuance information, and extracts corresponding information. And the host computer 10
The extracted information is transferred to the commuter pass issuing machine that has requested the extraction.

In this commuter pass issuing system, various processes of the commuter pass executed by the commuter pass issuing machine 100, that is, a process of issuing a new commuter pass, a process of issuing a continuing commuter pass, and a process of refunding a commuter pass By transferring the result of the use section change process to the host computer 10,
The CPU 11 of the host computer 10 searches the group commuter pass issuance information stored in the memory 13 and the commuter pass issuance information of the commuter pass user, and changes or adds the corresponding information.

As described above, the host computer 1 is always
By updating the group commuter pass issuance information and the individual commuter pass issuance information stored in the memory 13 for each time the commuter pass is processed, it is possible to maintain the latest state.

Next, various processes for a commuter pass executed in the commuter pass issuing system as described above will be described. First, a case where a commuter pass is newly issued will be described. This corresponds to a case where a commuter pass is newly issued to an individual belonging to a certain organization.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process for issuing a new commuter pass applied to this commuter pass issuing system. First, a person operating the commuter pass issuing machine sets commuter pass issuing information for issuing a new commuter pass (ST11). That is, the clerk sets the input unit 102 and the station name based on the commuter pass issuance information such as the use section, use start date, and validity period, which are entered in the application form received from the individual who wishes to issue a new commuter pass. Part 10
3 is operated to set commuter pass issuance information. Also, the attendant inserts the application form into the name reading section 124 and causes the personally-written name written on the application form to be read. At this time, the input unit 1 inputs the group identification information of the group to which this individual belongs.
Input via the 02.

The personal commuter pass issuance information set in this way is displayed on the display unit 105. Then, if there is no mistake in the set contents, the staff instructs the issuance of a commuter pass (ST12). Based on this instruction, the commuter pass issuing unit 126 of the commuter pass issuing machine 10 prints various commuter pass issuance information on predetermined vouchers,
In step 2, various commuter pass issuance information is magnetically recorded on the voucher, and a new commuter pass is issued.

Then, the personal commuter pass issuance information set by this new commuter pass issuance process is transferred to the communication control unit 15 of the host computer 10 via the communication line by the communication control unit 130 of the commuter pass issuing machine. (ST1
3).

Then, the CPU of the host computer 10
11 searches for a plurality of group commuter pass issuance information recorded in the memory 11 of the host computer 10 based on the group identification information added to the commuter pass issuance information relating to the transferred new commuter pass, and Of the group commuter pass issuance information having the corresponding group identification information is extracted (ST14).

Then, the CPU 11 adds the individual who issued the new commuter pass to the group commuter pass issuance information extracted from the memory 13, that is, the group commuter pass issuance information having the group identification information set on the commuter pass issuing machine side. Then, a process of newly registering as a commuter pass user belonging to this group is executed (ST15). That is, in the format of the group commuter pass issuance information as shown in FIG. 3, commuter pass issuance information such as personal identification information, use start date, validity period information, use section information, issuing station information, ticket number information, etc. is stored. And register as a new commuter pass user.

In this way, the attendant performs the process of registering an individual who newly belongs to a certain organization as a commuter pass user belonging to this organization with only the minimum operation necessary for issuing a commuter pass. It can be completed. For this reason, when registering a new commuter pass user to the group, there is no need for the attendant to manually register the commuter pass issuance information of this commuter pass user, and the group commuter pass without increasing the burden on the staff Individuals can be registered in the issued information.

Next, a case where a commuter pass under the same condition is continuously issued to a commuter pass user having an expired commuter pass whose validity period has expired will be described. FIG.
It is a flowchart which shows the process at the time of issuing the continuous commuter pass applied to this commuter pass issuing system.

First, the attendant operates the commuter pass issuing machine 100 to request the host computer 10 to extract the group commuter pass issuance information of the target group (ST).
21). That is, the clerk operates the commuter pass issuing machine 100 and inputs the group identification information of the target group, and extracts the group commuter pass issuance information corresponding to the input group identification information to the host computer 10. Request.

In response to this request, the host computer 1
CPU 11 retrieves a plurality of group commuter pass issuance information stored in the memory 13 based on the group identification information input on the commuter pass issuing machine 100 side, and a group commuter pass having the corresponding group identification information. Extract issue information (ST2
2).

Further, the attendant operates the commuter pass issuing machine 100 to request the host computer 10 to extract commuter pass issuing information corresponding to the commuter pass whose validity period expires in the target year and month. (ST23). That is, the clerk operates the commuter pass issuing machine 100, inputs the date of issuance of the commuter pass that expires on the target date, and extracts the relevant commuter pass issue information that expires on the host computer 10. Request to do so.

In response to this request, the host computer 1
CPU 11 of a plurality of commuter pass issuance information included in the extracted group commuter pass issuance information, based on the commuter pass issuance date input on the commuter pass issuing machine 100 side, that is, the A plurality of commuter pass issuance information corresponding to commuter pass users who belong to is searched, and from this, commuter pass issuance information having the corresponding validity period information is extracted (ST24).

In this way, the clerk makes the commuter pass issuing machine 10
By operating “0” and inputting the target organization and the date of issuance of the commuter pass whose validity period has expired, the host computer 10 can use the commuter pass belonging to a predetermined organization satisfying these conditions. In response to the request, the host computer 10 searches the information stored in the memory 13 to extract the information of the requested condition.

The list of commuter pass issuing information for each commuter pass user extracted here is transferred to the commuter pass issuing machine 100 that has made the request, and is displayed on the display unit 10 of the commuter pass issuing machine 100.
5 is displayed.

If there is no mistake in the contents displayed on display portion 105, the attendant instructs the issuance of a continuous commuter pass for each commuter pass user corresponding to each displayed commuter pass issuance information (ST25). . Based on this instruction, the commuter pass issuing unit 126 of the commuter pass issuing machine 10 writes various commuter pass issuance information on a predetermined ticket based on the commuter pass issuance information of each commuter pass user transferred from the host computer. Is printed, and the magnetic processing unit 122 magnetically records various commuter pass issuance information on the coupon, and issues a continuous commuter pass at once. That is, in the continuous commuter pass, the information other than the validity period information reflects the original information, and the validity period information is updated.

Then, each commuter pass issuance information having the validity period information updated by the process of issuing the continuing commuter pass is transferred from the commuter pass issuing machine 100 to the host computer 10 (ST26).

Then, the CPU of the host computer 10
11 updates the validity period information of the commuter pass issuance information recorded in the memory 11 of the host computer 10 based on the transferred commuter pass issuance information relating to the transferred commuter pass (ST27).

In this way, the attendant searches and extracts the commuter pass issuance information of the target commuter pass user with only the minimum condition input operation required for issuing the commuter pass, and extracts the extracted commuter pass information. The commuter pass issuance information stored in the memory is always updated to the latest state by continuously issuing the commuter pass based on the ticket issuance information and updating only the validity period information included in the commuter pass issuance information. It is possible to hold.
In addition, when issuing a continuous commuter pass of the group in a lump, there is no need for the attendant to manually update the validity period information of each commuter pass user, and the burden on the attendant can be reduced. In addition, the processing efficiency of commuter passes can be improved when a group of continuous commuter passes is issued collectively.

Next, a description will be given of a case where a commuter pass whose validity period remains is refunded. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a commuter pass refund process applied to this commuter pass issuing system.

First, the attendant accepts the commuter pass to be refunded and inserts it into the commuter pass insertion slot of the commuter pass issuing machine 100 (ST31). Here, the commuter pass to be refunded is a commuter pass that satisfies a predetermined condition that has not expired.

The magnetic processing unit 122 of the commuter pass issuing machine 100 reads commuter pass issuance information of the commuter pass from the received commuter pass, and the remaining period of the validity period, or
The amount to be refunded to the commuter pass user is calculated based on the used period (ST32). At this time, the commuter pass issuance information read from the commuter pass is the group identification information of the group to which it belongs, the identification information of the commuter pass user, and the validity period information. Then, a refund process is executed based on the read validity period information.

The commuter pass issuing information read at this time is transmitted from the commuter pass issuing machine 100 to the host computer 1.
It is transferred to the 0 side (ST33). Host computer 1
CPU 11 searches for a plurality of group commuter pass issuance information recorded in the memory 13 based on the group identification information of the transferred commuter pass issuance information, and collects the group commuter pass having the corresponding group identification information. Extract issue information (ST3
4). That is, the group commuter pass issue information of the group to which the commuter pass user who has requested the refund belongs is extracted from the memory 13.

Then, the CPU 11 searches for the commuter pass issuance information included in the extracted group commuter pass issuance information based on the commuter pass user identification information in the transferred commuter pass issuance information, and Commuter pass issuance information having ticket user identification information is extracted (ST35). That is, commuter pass issue information corresponding to the commuter pass user who has requested the refund is extracted from the memory 13.

Then, the CPU 11 executes a process of excluding the extracted commuter pass issuance information from the target for issuing the subsequent commuter pass (ST36). In this process, for example, all the commuter pass issuance information corresponding to the commuter pass user who has requested the refund may be deleted, or information for excluding the commuter pass issuance information from the issuance target may be added to the commuter pass issuance information.

In this way, the attendant removes the commuter pass user who belonged to a certain group from the issuance of the continuing commuter pass only by the minimum operation necessary for refunding the commuter pass. Can be completed. For this reason, when refunding a commuter pass owned by a commuter pass user who belonged to the group, there is no need for the attendant to manually process the passport issue information of the commuter pass user out of the target, and the The refund process can be executed without increasing the burden.

Next, a case where the commuter pass usage section is changed will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a use section changing process applied to the commuter pass issuing system.

As shown in FIG. 7, this use section change process can be achieved by executing a new commuter pass issue process after the above-mentioned refund process. In this use section change process, first, a refund process as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6 is executed (ST41).

That is, the clerk accepts the commuter pass for which the use section is to be changed, inserts the commuter pass into the commuter pass insertion slot of the commuter pass issuing machine 100, and executes a refund process based on the received validity period information of the commuter pass. I do.

The commuter pass issuing information of the commuter pass processed at this time is transferred from the commuter pass issuing machine 100 side to the host computer 10 side. C of the host computer 10
The PU 11 extracts the group commuter pass issuance information having the corresponding group identification information based on the group identification information in the transferred commuter pass issuance information.

Then, the CPU 11 searches for the commuter pass issuance information included in the extracted group commuter pass issuance information based on the commuter pass user identification information of the transferred commuter pass issuance information, and Commuter pass issuance information having ticket user identification information is extracted.

Then, the CPU 11 executes a process for excluding the extracted commuter pass issuance information from the target for issuing the subsequent commuter pass. Subsequently, in this use section change process, FIG.
Is executed (ST42).

That is, the clerk sets commuter pass issuance information in order to issue a new commuter pass whose usage section has been changed. Here, the clerk operates the station name setting unit 103 to set the use section requested to be changed, and
To set the use start date and the validity period of the new commuter pass. The commuter pass issuance information whose usage section has been changed in this way is displayed on the display unit 105. Note that the commuter pass user identification information and the information such as the group identification information of the organization to which this commuter pass user belongs do not need to be changed, and thus the original information is reflected.

Then, if there is no mistake in the set contents, the attendant instructs the issuance of a commuter pass. Based on this instruction, the commuter pass issuing unit 126 of the commuter pass issuing machine 10 issues a new commuter pass whose usage section and validity period have been changed.

The commuter pass issuing information of the commuter pass user changed by these processes is transferred from the commuter pass issuing machine 100 to the host computer 10. Then, the CPU 11 of the host computer 10 searches a plurality of group commuter pass issuance information recorded in the memory 11 based on the group identification information added to the commuter pass issuance information, and searches for a group having the corresponding group identification information. Extract commuter pass issuance information.

Then, the CPU 11 changes the extracted group commuter pass issuance information to commuter pass issuance information of the commuter pass user who has issued the new commuter pass whose usage section has been changed, that is, the commuter pass user identification information. Then, the process adds and stores the used section information and the changed validity period information, and registers as a commuter pass user belonging to this group.

In this way, the attendant changes the commuter pass issuing information of a commuter pass user who belongs to a certain group with only the minimum operation necessary for the process of refunding the commuter pass and issuing a new commuter pass. , The registration can be completed. For this reason, when changing the content of the commuter pass issuance information stored in the memory of the host computer, it is possible to always keep the latest state without increasing the burden on the attendant. Further, in this latest state, since it becomes possible to register as a target for issuing a continuous commuter pass, it is possible to reduce the burden on the staff and improve the processing efficiency of commuter pass.

[0078]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the burden on the staff operating the commuter pass issuing machine and to improve the commuter pass processing efficiency. A commuter pass issuing method can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a commuter pass issuing system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a commuter pass issuing machine applied to the commuter pass issuing system shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a format of a memory provided in a host computer applied to the commuter pass issuing system shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a new commuter pass issuing process applied to the commuter pass issuing system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a continuous commuter pass issuing process applied to the commuter pass issuing system of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a refund process applied to the commuter pass issuing system of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a use section change process applied to the commuter pass issuing system of the present invention.

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 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Host computer 11 ... CPU 13 ... Memory 15 ... Communication control part 100 ... Commuter ticket issuing machine 102 ... Input part 103 ... Station name setting part 105 ... Display part 120 ... CPU 121 ... Memory 122 ... Magnetic processing part 123 ... Inspection part 124 … Name reading unit 126… Commuter pass issuing unit

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[Claims] In a commuter pass issuing system comprising a commuter pass issuing machine for processing commuter passes and a host computer for managing the commuter pass issuing machine, a storage means for storing commuter pass issuance information necessary for issuing commuter passes. A commuter pass issuing machine that issues a commuter pass based on the updated commuter pass issuing information based on the commuter pass issuing information stored in the storage unit; and a commuter pass processed by the commuter pass issuing machine. Changing means for changing the commuter pass issuing information stored in the storage means based on the ticket issuing information. 2. A commuter pass issuing system comprising a commuter pass issuing machine for processing commuter passes and a host computer for managing the commuter pass issuing machine, wherein a commuter pass user who belongs to an organization is required to issue a commuter pass. A storage unit for storing group commuter pass issuance information including commuter pass issuance information; and a commuter pass user having the commuter pass belonging to the commuter pass issuance based on the commuter pass issue information of the commuter pass processed by the commuter pass issuer. Changing means for changing the group commuter pass issuance information corresponding to the group; and a commuter pass issuance system. 3. A commuter pass issuing system comprising a commuter pass issuing machine for issuing commuter passes and a host computer for managing the commuter pass issuing machine, wherein identification information for identifying commuter pass users, commuter pass usage section information Storage means for storing commuter pass information necessary for issuance of commuter pass including validity information of commuter pass, among commuter pass issue information stored in the storage means,
A search unit that searches for commuter pass issuance information including validity period information having a predetermined expiration date; a commuter pass issuance unit that issues a commuter pass based on the commuter pass information retrieved by the search unit; Updating means for updating the validity period information included in the commuter pass issuing information corresponding to the commuter pass issued by the issuing means. 4. A commuter pass issuing system comprising a commuter pass issuing machine for issuing commuter passes and a host computer for managing the commuter pass issuing machine, wherein identification information for identifying a commuter pass user, commuter pass usage section information Storage means for storing group commuter pass issuance information obtained by adding group identification information for identifying a group to which a commuter pass user belongs to the commuter pass information necessary for issuance of commuter passes including validity period information of commuter passes; Commuter ticket issuance information including validity period information having a predetermined expiration date among the commuter ticket issuance information included in the group commuter pass issuance information, while retrieving group commuter pass issuance information corresponding to a predetermined organization from the storage unit. Search means for searching for; a commuter pass issuing means for issuing a commuter pass based on the commuter pass information retrieved by the search means; and a commuter pass issued by the commuter pass issuing means. Updating means for updating the validity period information included in the commuter pass issuing information corresponding to the ticket. 5. A commuter pass issuing system comprising a commuter pass issuing machine for issuing a commuter pass and a host computer for managing the commuter pass issuing machine, comprising: identification information for identifying a commuter pass user; Storage means for storing commuter pass information necessary for issuance of commuter pass including validity information of commuter pass; acquisition means for acquiring commuter pass issue information recorded on the commuter pass; A search unit for searching for the commuter pass issuance information stored in the storage unit corresponding to the commuter pass issuance information, and excluding the commuter pass information retrieved by the search unit from a target for issuance of the commuter pass. A commuter pass issuing system, comprising: changing means for changing; 6. A commuter pass issuing system comprising a commuter pass issuing machine for issuing a commuter pass and a host computer for managing the commuter pass issuing machine, comprising: identification information for identifying a commuter pass user; Storage means for storing commuter pass information necessary for issuance of commuter pass including validity information of commuter pass; acquisition means for acquiring commuter pass issue information recorded on the commuter pass; Commuter pass issuing means for issuing a commuter pass having changed the use section information of the commuter pass issuance information and validity period information, and stored in the storage means corresponding to the commuter pass issuance information acquired by the acquisition means. Search means for retrieving commuter pass issuance information, and using section information and validity period information of the commuter pass information retrieved by the search means, to the commuter pass issue means Commutation ticket issuing system, characterized in that it comprises a changing means for changing each of the issued utilization interval information and the validity period information of the commuter pass me. 7. A commuter pass issuing system comprising a commuter pass issuing machine for issuing a commuter pass and a host computer for managing the commuter pass issuing machine, comprising: identification information for identifying a commuter pass user; Storage means for storing commuter pass information necessary for issuance of commuter pass including validity information of commuter pass; acquisition means for acquiring new commuter pass issue information; and commuter pass issuance acquired by the acquisition means Commuter pass issuance means for issuing a commuter pass based on information; and registration means for registering the commuter pass issuance information acquired by the acquisition means in the storage means. system. 8. A commuter pass having a predetermined expiration date among commuter pass information required for issuing commuter passes including identification information for identifying commuter pass users, commuter pass usage section information, and commuter pass validity period information. Searching for commuter pass issuance information including period information, issuing a commuter pass based on the retrieved commuter pass information, and updating the validity period information included in the commuter pass issuance information corresponding to the issued commuter pass; A commuter pass issuance method characterized by the following. 9. An organization to which a commuter pass user belongs in the commuter pass information required for commuter pass issuance including identification information for identifying commuter pass users, commuter pass use section information, and commuter pass validity period information. A search is made for group commuter pass issuance information corresponding to a predetermined group from group commuter pass issuance information to which group identification information for identifying is added, and among the commuter pass issuance information included in the searched group commuter pass issuance information, , Searching for commuter pass issuance information including validity period information having a predetermined expiration date, issuing a commuter pass based on the retrieved commuter pass information, and including it in the commuter pass issue information corresponding to the issued commuter pass The validity period information to be updated is updated.