JPH11328451A - System for providing traveling expense related information and ticket card to be used for the same system and ticket examination device to be used for the same system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily refer to information related with the fare of public transport used by a user. SOLUTION: A ticket examination gate device 210N of a ticket examination device 200 reads the destination of communication information stored in a ticket card 100. A ticket examination controller 220 transmits the destination of communication information read by the ticket examination gate device 210N and fare information to a fare information communication device 300. The fare information communication device 300 transmits the fare information generated by using the ticket card 100 to the destination of communication of the destination of communication information. The transmitted fare information can be easily referred to by a user's receiving device 500 or a user's terminal equipment 610.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a travel expense-related information providing system for providing use information when using a ticket card used for railways, buses, and the like, a ticket card used for this system, and a ticket gate device used for this system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a ticket card used, an Edmonson ticket which is a one-time ticket from a specific location to a specific location or within a designated fare section is known. Recently, a prepaid ticket has been used in which the fare paid in advance when the card is purchased is deducted every time the card is used. Many of these ticket cards are made into magnetic cards, and the entrance check / clearance processing and the settlement processing are automatically performed by a ticket gate.

On the other hand, as described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-166190, a ticket card using an IC card, in particular, a ticket card using a non-contact type IC card is known. , We are at the practical stage. The ticket checking process using the non-contact IC card includes, in addition to fixed data as a commuter pass, an available balance (so-called stored fair) that can be recorded in the memory of the IC chip so that the validity as a commuter pass can be obtained. A system is introduced that automatically collects the fare from the available balance when the passenger rides outside the section. The use of the non-contact IC card eliminates contact with the ticket gate device, increases the available balance that is not available in the conventional prepaid card, and allows the card to be used repeatedly.

[0004]

When a ticket card is used, it may be necessary to check the expenditure at home later, or to perform a clearing process at a group or organization (eg, a company) to which the user belongs. is there. For this purpose, the conventional ticket card has the following problems.

When using an Edmonson ticket or a prepaid ticket, the user can obtain information on the fare (for example, the station at which it entered, the station at which it entered, the fare, etc.) They are recorded separately and referred to when necessary. Therefore, in order to later check the expenses at home or to perform the settlement process in the group or organization to which the user belongs, the user himself / herself needs to store and record the information, which is complicated. There was a problem.

In a ticket gate system using a non-contact IC card, even if information relating to a fare is stored as a boarding history in a memory of the IC card, a dedicated information is used to refer to the stored information. A reading device is required, and there is a problem that it is not easy to refer to information.
In particular, when the type of ticket card differs for each transportation company, a dedicated reading device is required.

An object of the present invention is to provide a travel expense related information providing system capable of easily referring to information related to the fare of a transported vehicle, a ticket card used in the system, and a ticket gate device used in the system. It is in.

[0008]

(1) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a ticket gate device for reading contact information stored in a ticket card, and the contact device read by the ticket gate device. A contact device for transmitting fare information generated by using the ticket card to the contact of the contact information based on the contact information. According to this configuration, the communication device transmits the fare information to the contact based on the contact information read by the ticket gate device, so that the communication device can easily refer to the information related to the fare of the transported vehicle. Gain.

(2) In the above (1), preferably,
Further, based on the contact information read by the ticket gate device, a fare information management device that summarizes the fare information for a predetermined period and transmits the collected fare information to the contact using the contact device. It is prepared for. With this configuration, the owner of the ticket card can collectively receive the fare information details of the transportation used for each use period.

(3) In the above (1), preferably,
Further, a travel expense clearing management device for executing a travel expense clearing process is provided, and the travel expense clearing management device is designated as the contact information. With this configuration, it is possible to easily perform the travel expense settlement process using the transmitted fare information.

(4) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a ticket card having a storage area capable of storing boarding station information, which is used at the time of boarding a transportation system. It is provided with a storage area for storing contact information which is a contact point of the generated fare information, and is used for a travel expense related information providing system for transmitting the fare information generated by using a ticket card to the above-mentioned contact information. It was made. With this configuration, by using the ticket card in the travel expense related information providing system, the fare information is transmitted to the contact information of the contact information stored in the ticket card, and the information on the fare of the transported vehicle is transmitted. It can be easily referenced.

(5) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a ticket gate apparatus for reading information stored in a ticket card, wherein the contact information stored in the ticket card is read and the ticket is read. The present invention is used in a travel expense related information providing system for transmitting fare information generated by using a ticket card to the contact information of the contact information. With this configuration, in the travel expense related information providing system, the contact information stored in the ticket card is read, the fare information is transmitted to the contact information of the contact information stored in the ticket card, and the fare of the transported vehicle is used. Can be easily referred to.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of a travel expense related information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the following example, an embodiment in which the travel expense related information providing system according to the present embodiment is applied to a railway system will be described. First, referring to FIG.
The overall configuration of the travel expense related information providing system according to the present embodiment will be described.

The ticket gate device 200 includes a plurality of ticket gate devices 210A,..., 210N and a ticket gate control device 220. Ticket gate device 210A, ..., 210
N stores information on the ticket card 100 or reads information stored on the ticket card 100. The ticket card 100 includes ticket gate devices 210A,.
The information is stored and read by being held over or inserted into N. The ticket card 100 is, for example, I
It is assumed that a C card is used, and A) contact information and B) expiration date information are stored in advance therein. Details of the ticket card 100 will be described later with reference to FIG.

[0024] Gates 210A, ..., 210N
Are provided at the boarding station and getting off station, respectively. At the boarding station, for example, the ticket gate device 210A reads B) expiration date information from the ticket card 100 and stores, in the ticket card 100, C) date of use, D) boarding station, and E) entrance time. Is stored. Also, at the disembarkation station, the ticket gate device 210A uses the ticket card 100 to A) contact information, B) expiration date, C) date of use, D).
The information of the boarding station, E) entrance time is read, and the information of F) getting off station, G) fee information is stored in the ticket card 100.

The ticket gate control device 220 is a ticket gate device 2.
, 210N are connected to the ticket card 100 to determine permission of entry and exit of the card holder, control the ticket gate devices 210A,..., 210N and read from the ticket card 100. The fare information relating to the fare on which the card holder has boarded is transmitted to the fare information communication device 300. Note that the ticket gate control device 220
May be incorporated in the ticket gate devices 210A,..., 210N.

The fare information communication device 300 transmits the fare information relating to the fare traveled by the owner of the ticket card 100 sent from the ticket gate control device 220 to the contact specified by the owner. . The communication device 300 is connected to a user receiving device 500 such as a facsimile, a mail management device 600 and a travel expense settlement system 700 via a communication path 400 such as a network or a telephone line.

A) If the contact information stored in advance in the ticket card 100 is a facsimile number,
By transmitting the fare information to the user receiving device 500 via the communication path 400, the fare information communication device 400 allows the user of the ticket card 100 to easily obtain the fare information.

When the contact information stored in advance in the ticket card 100 is a mail address, the fare information communication device 400 transmits the fare information to the mail management device 600 via the communication path 400. As an e-mail. A plurality of user terminal devices 610A, 610B,..., 610N are connected to the mail management device 600, and the user of the ticket card 100 can send the mail management device 600 from the user terminal device 610A such as a personal computer. By accessing 600, fare information can be easily obtained.

Further, if the A) contact information stored in advance in the ticket card 100 is a travel expense clearing address, the fare information communication device 400 transmits the travel expense clearing system 700 via the communication path 400. Send fare information to. The travel expense settlement system 700 is owned by the group or organization to which the card holder belongs, and
The user of No. 00 can easily obtain the fare information using the travel expense settlement system 700. The travel expense settlement system 700 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

Here, the configuration of an IC card 100A, which is an example of the ticket 100, will be described with reference to FIG.
The IC card 100A is a non-contact IC card. When the contactless IC card 100A is used as a ticket card, the ticket gate device 210 can exchange data with the contactless IC card 100A simply by holding the contactless IC card 100A over the ticket gate device 210. Processing such as participation check and settlement of travel expenses can be executed.

In the non-contact IC card 100A, a coil 120 for receiving power supply and performing data communication is arranged on a card 110 made of plastic or the like, and this coil 120 and an integrated circuit ( IC chip) 130 is connected. The integrated circuit 130 includes a memory 132 in addition to the control operation unit. The memory 132 contains A) contact information, B) expiration date, C) date of use, D) boarding station, E) entrance time, F) getting off station, G)
An area for storing fee information is provided.

Next, a configuration of a magnetic card 100B used as an Edmonson ticket (one-time use disposable ticket) as an example of the ticket 100 will be described with reference to FIG. Magnetic card 100 used as Edmonson ticket
When B is used as a ticket card, the magnetic card 100B used as an Edmonson ticket is simply inserted into and passed through the ticket gate device 210, and the ticket gate device 2 is used.
Reference numeral 10 can exchange data with a magnetic card, and can execute processing such as entry / exit check and settlement of travel expenses.

The magnetic card 100B used as an Edmonson ticket has a magnetic surface 140 as a storage medium formed on one surface of a ticket card. Information 150 as a ticket card is recorded on the magnetic surface 140. As an example of the ticket card information 150, as illustrated,
There are purchase date / time 151, expiration date 152, boarding station name (or its code name) 153, entrance time 154, destination station name (or its code name) 155, fee information 156, and the like. As information 150 of the magnetic surface 140, a recording area of the contact information 157 is newly provided. Examples of the contact information 157 include a telephone number for facsimile, an e-mail address, and a travel expense settlement address of the owner of the ticket card.

Next, the configuration of a magnetic card 100C used as a prepaid card or a stored value card, which is an example of the ticket 100, will be described with reference to FIG. The prepaid card is a disposable card in which the available balance is already recorded at the card purchase stage, the fee is deducted from the available balance each time the vehicle is boarded, and becomes unavailable when the balance becomes zero. The stored value card is a card that can be stacked on an available balance as needed by using a stacker or the like, and can be used repeatedly.

When a magnetic card 100C used as a prepaid card or a stored value card is used as a ticket card, the magnetic card 100C is simply inserted into the ticket gate 210 and passed therethrough. Data can be exchanged, and processing such as entry / exit check, fee collection, and settlement of travel expenses can be executed.

The magnetic card 100C has a magnetic surface 140 as a storage medium formed on one surface of a ticket card.
The magnetic surface 140 has information 150A as a ticket card.
Is recorded. As an example of the ticket card information 150A, as shown in FIG.
52, a boarding station name (or its code name) 153, an entry time 154, and a recording area for contact information 157 are provided. Examples of the contact information 157 include a telephone number for facsimile, an e-mail address, and a travel expense settlement address of the owner of the ticket card.

When repeatedly used as a stored value card, an IC may be used instead of a magnetic card.
Cards can also be used. In a card that can be used repeatedly such as a stored value card, contact information 158 is recorded on a storage medium in the integrated circuit 303 together with information such as a user name and a user number as a personal card.

Here, the contact information 157 will be described with reference to FIG.
The configuration of the ticket vending machine for issuing the magnetic card 100B in which is stored is described. Ticket vending machine 1 according to the present embodiment
Numeral 80 is provided with an ID card slot 810 in addition to the structure of a normal ticket vending machine. The card holder first inserts a charge through the bill insertion slot 820 or coin insertion slot 830, and then inserts an ID card through the personal ID card insertion slot 1802. The contact information 157 shown in FIG. 3 is stored in the ID card in advance. As an ID card, for example, in the case of JR companies, View Card
If such a device is used, the contact information can be easily stored in advance.

The card holder selects a destination or a fee required to go to the destination on the display screen 840. Thereby, the ticket vending machine 800 returns the change to the change take-out port 850 if change is necessary, stores the contact information obtained from the personal ID card in the storage medium of the ticket card, and stores this information in the ticket card. It is discharged to the outlet 860. The personal ID card is returned from the ID card slot 810.

By using such a ticket vending machine 800, contact information can be easily recorded on a disposable card such as an Edmonson ticket or a prepaid card, and can be used by more users. .

Next, the operation of the travel expense related information providing system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
Means that the owner of the ticket card 100
It shows the flow of the processing after the time of participating in 0.

In step S100, the ticket gate 210 reads information recorded on the ticket card 100 presented by the passenger. As the information to be read, the ticket card 100 is the IC card 10 shown in FIG.
In the case of 0A, A) contact information, B) expiration date, C)
The date of use, D) boarding station, E) entrance time, etc. Also,
When the ticket card 100 is the magnetic card 100B used as the Edmonson ticket shown in FIG. 3, the purchase date 151, expiration date 152, boarding station name (or its code name) 153, entry time 154, contact information 157 Etc. Further, when the ticket card 100 is a magnetic card 100C used as a prepaid card or a stored value card shown in FIG.
8, expiration date 152, boarding station name (or its code name) 153, entrance time 154, contact information 157, and the like. These pieces of information are sent to the ticket gate control device 220.

In step S110, the ticket gate control device 220 receives the information and receives the information.
It is determined from the information of the boarding station and the own station described in the above, whether or not the ticket gate processing in the corresponding ticket gate device 210 ends normally.

If the operation does not end normally due to a shortage of the fee, etc., in step S120, the ticket gate control device 2
20 instructs the corresponding ticket gate device 210 to perform abnormal processing such as closing the open / close door. Of course, in this case, the fare contact processing is not performed.

If it is determined in step S110 that the ticket gate ends normally, then in step S130, after the ticket gate processing is completed, the ticket gate controller 220 reads the information read from the ticket card 100 or the card owner has entered. The fare information is generated from information obtained by the own device such as the own station name and the participation time.

Here, the configuration of the fare information generated by the ticket gate control device 220 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The fare information 900 includes, for example, the contact information 910 of the cardholder, the use date and time 920, the name of the station (or its code name) 930, and the ticket entrance time 94.
0 and the name of the station (or its code name) 950
Ticket entrance time 960 and the fare 970. In addition, a train name, a train type, and the like may be entered.

Of the fare information 900, contact information 910
The use date / time 920, the name of the station 930 on board, and the ticket entrance time 940 are those recorded on the ticket card 100 when the ticket exits, and the station name 950 and the ticket exit time 960 of getting off are used for ticket gate control. The device 220 generates the information of the own station. In the case of the magnetic card 100B used as the Edmonson ticket shown in FIG. 3, the fare 970 is stored in the ticket card 100, and is used as the prepaid ticket or the stored value card shown in FIG. When using the card 100C,
The ticket gate control device 220 obtains the information from the boarding station information and the getting off station information.

Returning to FIG. 6, in step S140, the ticket gate control device 220 transfers the card owner's fare information shown in FIG. 7 to the fare information communication device 300.

Next, in step S150, the fare information communication device 300 extracts the contact information 910 of the cardholder from the received fare information, and connects the communication path 400 such as a communication network or a telephone line to the designated contact. Use the fare information (use date 920, station name 93
0, ticket entrance time 940, station name 950 that got off, ticket exit time, boarding fare 970) are sent. Here, the transmission destination of the fare information is specified by the cardholder, and the user receiving device 500, the mail management device 600, and the travel expense settlement system 700 held by the group or organization to which the cardholder belongs.
And so on.

Next, in step S160, the owner of the ticket card 100 can check the fare information details on the receiving device 500 such as a facsimile or the terminal device 610.

Here, referring to FIG.
An example of fare information that can be confirmed by the owner 0 will be described. The example of FIG. 8 shows the fare information communication device 3 as an electronic mail.
The information transmitted to the mail management apparatus 600 from 00 is confirmed by the user terminal device 610. The owner of the ticket card 100 has the fare information 900 shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, the e-mail address of the card holder is displayed as, for example, "TARO.AAAA.co.jp" in the "user contact information", ", For example," July 20, 1998 "is displayed,
For example, “A railroad” is displayed in “Used transportation”. It is to be noted that the use traffic period can be transmitted by being attached to the fare information communication device 300 even if it is not registered in the ticket card. As "Usage details", "riding station", "entrance time", "get off station", "entry time",
"Fare information" is displayed. When a telephone number is specified as a contact and the facsimile or the like receives the telephone number, the facsimile telephone number is entered in the user contact information.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the card holder does not need to perform the troublesome work of memorizing and recording the fare information by himself / herself.
Further, the information relating to the fare information details of the boarded transportation can be easily confirmed by a receiving device or a terminal device owned by the user at home or office without requiring a dedicated device such as a card reader.

Next, the configuration of a travel expense related information providing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the overall configuration of the travel expense related information providing system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 indicate the same parts.

In the present embodiment, the record of entry / exit of the ticket gate of the card owner is collected, for example, for one day.
I try to contact the cardholder. That is, if one time the cardholder enters and exits the ticket gate is defined as one transaction, in the system of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the fare information details are sent each time one transaction is completed. It is. Therefore, if the cardholder repeats entry and exit many times in one day, mail and F
AX will be sent to the cardholder. Since this is not always convenient for the cardholder, in the present embodiment, the fare information details are put together and sent to the cardholder.

The ticket gate device 200 includes a plurality of ticket gate devices 210A,..., 210N, and a ticket gate control device 220. Ticket gate device 210A, ..., 210
N stores information on the ticket card 100 or reads information stored on the ticket card 100. The ticket gate control device 220 includes ticket gate devices 210A,.
0N, the card holder 100A determines the permission of entry and exit of the card holder based on the information of the ticket card 100, controls the ticket gates 210A,..., 210N, and reads the card owner read from the ticket card 100. Is transmitted to the fare information communication device 300. The functions of the ticket gate 200 and the gate 210 are the same as those shown in FIG.

The fare information management device 1000 is connected to the ticket gate control device 220 and the fare information communication device 300.
The fare information sent from the ticket gate controller 220 is stored in the fare information database 1100, which is an external storage device, and at a predetermined timing (for example, once a day).
Then, the fare information stored in the fare information database 1100 is combined into one data, and the fare information communication device 300 is combined.
Transfer to

The fare information communication device 300 transmits the fare information relating to the fare carried by the owner of the ticket card 100 sent from the fare information management device 1000 to a contact designated by the owner. is there. Contact device 300
Transmits fare information to a user receiving device 500 such as a facsimile, a mail management device 600, and a travel expense settlement system 700 via a communication path 400 such as a network or a telephone line, as shown in FIG.

Here, the management processing of the fare information by the fare information management apparatus 1000 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In step S 200, fare information management apparatus 1000 receives fare information of one transaction of a cardholder from ticket gate control apparatus 220. As the fare information received from the ticket gate control device 220, for example, as shown in FIG.
, Use date and time 920, name of the station (or its code name) 930, ticket entrance time 940, name of the station (or its code name) 950, and ticket exit time 9
60 and a fare 970.

Next, in step S210, the fare information management apparatus 1000 uses the contact information 901 in the received fare information as a key to generate the fare information database 11
00 is searched to determine whether the same key has already been recorded.

Here, the data configuration of the fare information database 1100 used in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The fare information is recorded for each cardholder, and the usage record 111 of one cardholder is used.
0 is, for example, contact information 1112 of the cardholder,
And usage record detailed information 1114. The usage record details 1114 are recorded in an information unit of one transaction (one ticket entry / exit) in chronological order. The information of the usage record details 1114 of one transaction is, for example,
Usage date 1114A, boarding station 1114B, entry time 1114C, getting off station 1114D, entry time 1114
E and a fare 1114F, and correspond to the fare information 900 shown in FIG.

Here, returning to step S210 in FIG. 10, the same key as a search key is, here, the card user contact information 1112. Next, in step S220 in FIG. 10, the fare information management device 1000
Determines whether there is the same key, that is, whether the fare information of the cardholder of the contact information to be searched is already recorded in the fare information database 1100.

If there is the same key, that is, if the fare information of the cardholder in the contact information has already been recorded in the fare information database 1100, step S is executed.
At 230, the fare information management device 1000 uses the usage record information 11 of the usage record 1110 of the card owner.
14, the fare information 900 newly received from the ticket gate control device 220 is added.

If the same key does not exist, that is, if the fare information of the cardholder of this contact has not been registered, in step S240, the fare information management device 1
000 newly secures a recording area for recording the use record 1110 of the cardholder in the fare information database 1100, and records the received contact information 910 in the cardholder contact information area 1112 serving as a search key. Then, the received fare information (920 to 970) is recorded at the head of the usage result information 1114 area.

Next, in step S250, the fare information management device 1000 determines whether the contact time has come. Here, when contact is made once a day, an appropriate time in the day is set as the contact time.

When the contact time comes, in step S260, the fare information management apparatus 1000 creates one piece of data by collecting the recorded fare information 1114 for each cardholder, and records it in the cardholder contact information 1112. Send fare information to the contact details specified by the cardholder.

Next, in step S 270, the fare information management device 1000 causes the fare information database 1100
From the usage record 1110. In addition, usage record 11
In the case where 10 is totaled and used for another purpose, it is transferred to another system or recorded in another area.

When step S270 is completed, and if it is determined in step S250 that the contact time has not been reached, the flow returns to step S200 to receive new fare information from the ticket gate control device 220 and repeat a series of processing.

Next, with reference to FIG. 12, an example of the one-day fare information details sent to the card holder when the transmission interval according to the present embodiment is set in units of one day will be described. The fare information item shown in FIG. 12 is sent to the mail management device 600 shown in FIG. 1 in which the e-mail address of the card owner is registered. The card owner uses the user terminal device 610 to send the fare information item. You can check the fare information details.

The usage result detailed information 1114 shown in FIG.
, The "email address of the cardholder" is displayed in the "cardholder contact information", and the "date of use" and "transportation" are displayed below. Also, as "Usage details", "riding station", "entrance time", "get off station",
The "entry time" and "fare" are recorded for the number of times of use, with one entry and exit of the ticket gate as one transaction, and the "total use amount" of the last day is entered. Note that F
When the fax is received by the user receiving device 500 such as an AX, the fax number is entered in the “user contact information”.

In the system of this embodiment, if only the contact information is recorded on the ticket card, the fare information details can be received.
It is not necessary to register the ID information of the user in the transportation company system in advance, and an unspecified number of users can easily enjoy this service.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the card holder can collectively receive the fare information details of the used transportation means for each use period, for example, for each use day.

Next, another example of fare information communication by the travel expense related information providing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the magnetic card used as the ticket card is used for the prepaid card and the stored value card shown in FIG. The available balance 158 is stored in the prepaid card or the stored value card, and the use of the card for recording the available balance allows flexible fee collection, that is, travel expense information communication processing as an additional service. It is possible to collect fees. Note that the present embodiment is not limited to a magnetic card, and can be similarly applied to an IC card. The overall configuration of the travel expense related information providing system according to the present embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG.

Steps S300 to S330 are the same as steps S100 to S130 in FIG. Step S3
At 00, the ticket gate 210 shown in FIG.
The information recorded on the ticket card 100 presented by the passenger is read.

In step S310, the ticket gate control device 220 receives the information, and
It is determined from the information of the boarding station and the own station described in the above, whether or not the ticket gate processing in the corresponding ticket gate device 210 ends normally. If the operation is not completed normally due to a shortage of a fee or the like, in step S320, the ticket gate control device 220
Command 10 to perform abnormal processing such as closing the open / close door. If it is determined in step S310 that the ticket gate ends normally, in step S330, the ticket gate control device 2
20 generates the fare information 900 shown in FIG. 7 from the information read from the ticket card 100 after the ticket gate processing is completed and information obtained by the own device such as the name of the own station and the time at which the card holder participated. I do.

Next, in step S340, the ticket gate control device 220 determines whether to separately collect a communication fee by using the fare information communication process as an additional service.
If it is determined in step S340 that the fare information communication process is to be separately collected as a supplementary service, in step S350, the ticket processing device 22
0 subtracts the fare charge and the contact charge of the boarded train from the balance in the available balance area 158, and records the remaining balance in the available balance area 158. In addition, in order to collect the contact fee from the card available balance area 158, it is necessary to confirm whether the card holder will be notified of travel expense information. Is stored in the ticket card.

If it is determined in step S340 that the communication fee is not to be collected, then in step S360, only the fare fee is subtracted from the balance in the available balance area 158, and the remaining balance is available in step S360. Record in balance area 158.

Next, in step S360, the ticket processing unit 220 creates fare information using the travel expense information and the contact information read from the card as one piece of data, and transmits the fare information to the fare information communication device 300 shown in FIG. Forward.

Next, as described in step S150 of FIG. 6, the fare information communication device 300 extracts the cardholder's contact information 910 from the received fare information, and sends the cardholder's contact information to the designated contact by a communication network or telephone. The fare information is transmitted using the communication path 400 such as a line. Then, as described in step S160 of FIG.
The owner of the ticket card 100 can check the fare information details on the receiving device 500 such as a facsimile or the terminal device 610.

In the above description, the ticket gate control device 22
0 indicates that the fare information is transmitted to the fare information communication device 300. However, as in the embodiment shown in FIG.
May summarize the fare information and send it to the fare information communication device 300.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when a prepaid card or a stored value card is used, by using these value recording type cards, the business side can add to the conventional passenger transportation service, It is possible to collect fares flexibly by providing fare information communication as an additional service.

Next, the configuration of a travel expense related information providing system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. This embodiment shows the detailed configuration of the travel expense settlement system 700 shown in FIG.
The information on the actual use received by the travel expense settlement system 700 may be for each transaction as described in the example of FIG. 1 or may be collected for each use period as described in the example of FIG. However, in the following example, description will be made assuming that the usage period is summarized. First, the configuration of the travel expense clearing system used in the travel expense related information providing system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 indicate the same parts.

The travel expense clearing system 700 uses the communication path 400
It is connected to the. The communication path 400 is connected to the fare information communication device 300 and the ticket gate device 200 as shown in FIG. 1, and as shown in FIG.
0, which is connected to the fare information management device 1000 and the ticket gate 200, and receives the card owner's fare information.

The travel expense clearing system 700 uses the communication path 400
And a travel expense clearing database 720 connected to the travel expense clearing management apparatus 710
, 730N connected to the travel expense settlement management device 710. The travel expense settlement database 720 stores the fare information sent via the communication channel 400.

Data input terminals 730A, ..., 730N
Are respectively a keyboard 732 serving as data input means.
And a mouse 734. The card holder can use the data input terminal 730 to check, correct, and approve his unpaid fare information. The travel expense clearing management device 710 performs a clearing procedure according to an approval procedure of the card holder. In the present embodiment, a case where a travel expense settlement address is registered as the contact information of the cardholder will be described.

Here, the configuration of the travel expense settlement address used in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in the drawing, the travel expense clearing address is described with personal ID information 1501 at the beginning, followed by the ID information 1502 of the travel expense clearing management device 710. The fare information received by specifying the travel expense settlement address is stored in the travel expense settlement database 720 for each address, that is, for each personal ID number 1501.

Next, a travel expense settlement process according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In step S400 of FIG.
Using the keyboard 732 of 0, the personal ID number of the card holder himself is input. This personal ID is the same as the personal ID number 1501 shown in FIG.
This is a character string corresponding to the D number 1501 on a one-to-one basis. In step S410, the travel expense clearing management device 710 displays, on the input terminal 730, a list of unpaid fares information of the cardholder stored in the travel expense clearing management device as shown in FIG.

Here, a display example of the unpaid fare information list will be described with reference to FIG. In the user ID display area 1710, personal ID information of the card owner is displayed. In the fare information display area 1720, an uncleared fare information list is displayed in chronological order from top to bottom. In the fare information display area 1720, the use date 1
722, available transportation 1724, and total fare 17
26 is displayed. For example, the fare information of No1 is “9
On "July 18, 2008", it is shown that the total fare at that time is "1100 yen" using "A railway".

Here, returning to FIG. 16, step S420 is performed.
In, the card holder selects the unpaid fare information from the fare information list 1720 displayed on the input terminal. Specifically, for example, the card holder uses the mouse 732 to select one of the fare information displayed in chronological order. Upon selection, as shown in FIG. 18, details of the selected fare information of the uncleared process are displayed on the display screen of the input terminal 730.

Here, a detailed display example of the unpaid fare information will be described with reference to FIG. In the usage status display area 1810 of the display screen of the input terminal 730, the title of the selected fare information is, for example, “July 20, 1998, A
"Transportation period, usage status". The display contents are the use date and time 1722 and the use traffic period 172 in FIG.
4 corresponds to the contents of FIG. In the detailed fare information display area 1820, fare information details are displayed. As the details of the fare information, the boarding station 1821, the entrance time 1822, the getting off station 1823, the exit time 1824, and the fee 1825 are displayed for each transaction, with one entrance / exit of the ticket gate device as one transaction. Then, the total amount of these fares is displayed in the total amount display area 1826.

Next, in step S430 of FIG. 16, the card owner determines whether to approve the displayed information. If it is to be modified without approval, step S
At 440, the cardholder picks the required item of the transaction requiring correction with the mouse 734 and uses the keyboard 732 to enter the correction value.

For example, when the fare information transmitted from the fare information communication device 300 corresponds to the usage record detailed information 1114 shown in FIG. 11, the display screen shown in FIG. Information 1-3 is displayed. Here, it is assumed that the route from the A station to the B station to the C station to the A station is for the A transportation, and the A transportation adopts a fare information communication system. However, if the cardholder moves from Station A to Station D using a means of transportation that does not employ the fare information communication system, the fare from Station A to Station D must be added to the travel expense settlement. There is.
In such a case, no. No. 4 is picked with the mouse 734 to obtain No. 4. Since items such as the boarding station 1821, the entry time 1822, the getting off station 1823, the entry time 1824, and the fee 1825 can be input for the 4
32, the boarding station 1821 is "A station", the entry time 1822 is "16:50", and the getting off station 1823 is "D".
At the station, the entry time 1824 is "17:10" and the fee is 1
The detailed information of the fare information is corrected by adding that 825 is "200" yen. The total price 1826 is automatically calculated and changed based on the additional correction of the fare information.

Then, if it is determined in step S430 that the displayed information is approved, the approval button 1827 is clicked on with a mouse.

Next, in step S450, the travel expense clearing management device 710 performs a clearing process. The specific settlement process is not within the scope of the present invention, and will not be described in detail.

After the settlement process is completed, in step S460, the travel expense settlement management device 710 checks whether there is any other unpaid fare information, and if there is, returns to step S420.
This liquidation process is continued.

In the above description, the settlement processing address is used as the contact information, but a general e-mail address may be used. In that case, in the configuration shown in FIG. 14, an e-mail management device is arranged between the communication path 400 and the travel expense settlement management device 710, and the e-mail management device is connected to the e-mail database. . The fare information sent from the fare information communication device via the communication path 400 is stored in the e-mail database by the e-mail management device in the same manner as a normal e-mail. The travel expense clearing management device 710 includes:
Using the fare information stored in the e-mail database, the above-described display of the fare information in step S410, the display of the detailed fare information selected in step S420, and the display of the fare information corrected in step S440 are performed. Do.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by specifying the travel expense settlement system of the group or organization (such as a company) to which the cardholder belongs in the contact information of the ticket card, It is not necessary to memorize fare information in advance for travel expenses settlement or record separately, just check the settlement information from your own terminal, make corrections if necessary and approve the settlement process. It can be carried out.

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As described above, according to the present invention,
This makes it possible to easily refer to information related to the fare of the transported vehicle.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a travel expense related information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an IC card 100A which is an example of a ticket used in a travel expense related information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a magnetic card used as an Edmonson ticket, which is an example of a ticket card used in the travel expense information providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a magnetic card used as a prepaid card or a stored value card, which is an example of a ticket card used in a travel expense related information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a ticket vending machine for issuing a magnetic card used in the travel expense related information providing system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of the travel expense related information providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a configuration of fare information generated by a ticket gate control device used in the travel expense related information providing system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an example of fare information obtained by the travel expense related information providing system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a travel expense related information providing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of a fare information management process by a fare information management device used in a travel expense related information providing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of a data configuration of a fare information database used in a travel expense related information providing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a fare information detail sent to a cardholder using the travel expense related information providing system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a flow of a fare information communication process by the travel cost related information providing system according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a travel expense settlement system used in a travel expense related information providing system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a travel expense settlement address used in a travel expense related information providing system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a flow of a travel expense settlement process of a travel expense settlement system used in a travel expense related information providing system according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen at the time of travel expense settlement processing of the travel expense settlement system used in the travel expense related information providing system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of a display screen at the time of travel expense settlement processing of a travel expense settlement system used in the travel expense related information providing system according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100: ticket card 200: ticket gate device 210: ticket gate device 220: ticket control device 300: fare information communication device 400: communication path 500: user receiving device 600: mail management device 700: travel expense settlement system 710: travel expense settlement management Apparatus 1000 ... Fare information management apparatus 1100 ... Fare information database

Claims (5)

[Claims] A ticket reader for reading contact information stored in a ticket card; and a fare information generated by using the ticket card based on the contact information read by the ticket reader. A travel expense related information providing system, comprising: a contact device for transmitting contact information to a contact. 2. The travel expense related information providing system according to claim 1, further comprising: collecting fare information for a predetermined period based on the contact information read by the ticket gate device;
A travel expense-related information providing system, comprising: a fare information management device that transmits a set of fare information to the contact using the contact device. 3. The travel expense related information providing system according to claim 1, further comprising a travel expense clearing management device for executing a travel expense clearing process, wherein the travel expense clearing management device is designated as the contact information. Travel expenses related information providing system. 4. Use when riding on transportation,
A ticket card having a storage area capable of storing boarding station information, comprising a storage area for storing contact information, which is a contact point for fare information generated by use of the ticket card, and generated by use of the ticket card. A ticket card used for a travel expense related information providing system for transmitting fare information to be sent to the contact information of the above contact information. 5. A ticket gate device for reading information stored on a ticket card, wherein the contact information stored on the ticket card is read and the fare information generated by using the ticket card is read from the contact information. A ticket gate device used in a travel expense related information providing system that transmits information to contact information.