JPH11328453A - Automatic fare adjusting machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To refund a train ticket which is mispurchased or a ticket whose destination station has been changed by providing a repaid fare calculating means which calculates a repaid fare from a fare adjustment original ticket inserted into a main body in a repayment mode set state. SOLUTION: When the fare adjustment original ticket is inserted in repayment mode, data on the departure station and ride fare recorded on the fare adjustment original ticket are stored in a RAM 21a. A screen for selecting a new getting-off station is displayed on a display screen and when the user selects a new getting-off station, the ride fare from the departure station to the destination station is calculated and the difference from the ride fare of the fare adjustment original ticket is calculated. Money is discharged to a return opening through a money processing unit 26 by the calculated fare, i.e. a repaid amount and a new continuous ride fare adjustment ticket is issued from a ticket issue opening through a fare adjustment ticket issuing process unit 25.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic payment machine installed at a transit station or a drop-off station, and more particularly to an automatic payment machine that can refund erroneously purchased tickets.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an automatic payment machine of this type calculates a crossover amount (payment fee) when an original payment ticket is inserted into a main body of the automatic payment machine (hereinafter referred to as a "main body"). The fare to the station where you transfer and get off is calculated, and when money (including cards such as prepaid cards) corresponding to the calculated amount is inserted into the main unit, a settlement ticket or transit settlement ticket is issued. It is configured as follows.

[0003] In addition, when a settlement original ticket that satisfies the fare to the disembarkation station or a settlement original ticket that satisfies the ride fare to the transit disembarkation station is inserted into the main body, the settlement is not required. The original ticket is returned, and a zero-yen settlement ticket is issued if necessary.

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned conventional automatic payment machine does not have a function to refund the excess fee when an original payment ticket exceeding the fare to the disembarkation station is inserted. However, there is a disadvantage that the service for the user is reduced.

[0005] Further explanation will be given using the route map of FIG.
The user who enters from the A-line station of the A-company line, transits between the A-line and the B-line, transfers to the B-line at the Otsu station, and tries to get off at the B-line station, If you purchase a 400-yen ticket that can be used to get to the B Company Line Ding station by mistake for a ticket that suffices for 350 yen, if the user notices the wrong purchase before entering Kou Station, Receipt of a refund will allow you to buy a new ticket.

[0006] However, once the user enters Kou Station,
The inconvenience that neither the main unit 1 installed at Otsu Station nor the main unit (not shown) installed at Hei Station cannot receive a refund of the fee (50 yen in the example of FIG. 4) accompanying the erroneous purchase. was there.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide an excess purchase (surplus) for a ticket purchased erroneously or a ticket whose arrival station is changed. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic payment machine which can refund the fee when a fee is generated.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic settlement machine according to the present invention is provided with a refund mode setting means for setting a main body to a refund mode, and inserted into the main body in a refund mode setting state. Original ticket reading means for reading the fare and departure station of the settlement original ticket from the settlement original ticket, and arrival station extraction means for extracting the arrival station from the station where the main body is installed, or the disembarkation station input to the main body, A fare calculating means for calculating a fare between the read departure station and the extracted destination station, and a refund fee calculating means for calculating a refund fee by reducing the fare calculated from the read fare; Refund fee discharging means for discharging money corresponding to the calculated refund fee from the main body.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view when the automatic payment machine according to one embodiment is installed at the transfer station Otsu station in FIG. , A lower part of the display unit 3, an original ticket insertion slot 4 for inserting an adjustment original ticket a, such as a regular ticket, which is the basis of the adjustment, and a guide display of the inserted amount and the like. In addition, a display screen 5 composed of a touch panel for inputting a drop-off station for transit, a coin slot 6 for performing settlement with coins, a bill insertion slot 7 for performing settlement with bills, and a prepaid card or the like for settlement. A card insertion slot 8 for performing with a card is provided. In addition, a ticket issuing port 9 for a transfer payment ticket B and a return port 10 for change or refund are provided below the customer service surface 2. Further, C in the figure is a controller composed of a microcomputer that controls the main body 1 in an integrated manner.

FIG. 2 shows an electrical configuration of the controller C. The system program stored in the ROM 20, the working data stored in the RAM 21a, and the fee data stored in the fee table 21b are stored in the controller C. A central processing unit (CPU) 22 that performs arithmetic processing by using the CPU is mainly configured. The CPU 22 has a magnetic head (not shown) for reading data recorded on the settlement original bill A inserted from the original bill insertion slot 4 through the I / O unit 23 or writing new data. And the like, a payment ticket issuing unit 25 for writing and printing data on the transfer ticket B issued from the ticket issuing port 9, and printing and issuing the ticket. And a display input unit 27 for driving and controlling the display screen 5 are connected.

Note that a normal settlement ticket is also issued from the main unit a when entering from Otsu Station, but is omitted here.

Next, the user who gets on the train from Kou Station to Hei Station in FIG. 4 erroneously purchases a ticket that can get on the B company line at the Kou Station, and the user who notices the erroneous purchase becomes the Otsu Station. The control operation when a refund is received by the main body 1 installed in the computer will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Now, the settlement original ticket A is inserted into the original ticket insertion slot 4 of the main body 1 (Yes at Step 100; hereinafter, the step is referred to as "S"). Then, the refund is pressed through the display screen 5. When the main body 1 is set to the payout mode (S1
02 affirmative), or when the main body 1 is set to the refund mode first, and then the settlement base ticket A is inserted (S100 negative, S103 affirmation, S104 affirmation), the settlement is performed via the settlement base ticket processing unit 24. The data of the departure station (Kou Station) and the fare (400 yen) recorded on the original ticket A are stored in the RAM 21.
stored in a.

The display screen 5 is changed to a screen for selecting a new getting-off station, so that the user selects and presses the station A (Yes at S106). In the case where the main body 1 is a normal automatic checkout machine installed at the Hei station, the input of the destination station is omitted.

Next, the fare (350 yen) from Kou station (departure station) to Hei station (arrival station) is calculated, and the difference (50 yen) from the fare of the settlement original ticket A (400 yen) is calculated. Is performed (S108). Of course, when this difference is 0 (S1
10 No), when a later-described refund is not performed, or when it is insufficient, a normal settlement process is performed (omitted in the flowchart of FIG. 3).

The calculated fee, that is, the refund (50
Yen) is released to the return port 10 via the money processing unit 26 and returned, and the settlement ticket issuance processing unit 25
, A new transfer ticket B is issued from the ticket issuing port 9 (S112).

The refunded amount (50 yen) is processed by inter-company liquidation so that Company A has a share of 200 yen and Company B has a share of 150 yen.

In the above example, the refund is received at the connecting station. However, the refund may be performed by a main body (not shown) installed at the station A of the getting off station. In this case, the ticket issuing port 9 issues a 0 yen settlement ticket that can be entered from the Hei station.

Further, in the above-described example, the refund is performed by using the automatic payment machine. However, a refund-only machine may be used.
However, as described above, it can be implemented at low cost if it is also used as an automatic payment machine. Therefore, when referring to the automatic payment machine in the present invention, a refund-only machine is also included.

[0020]

According to the present invention, there is provided an automatic settlement machine which includes a refund mode setting means for setting a main body to a refund mode, and, in a refund mode setting state, a transfer fee of the settlement original ticket from the settlement original ticket inserted in the main body. Original ticket reading means for reading the departure station and arrival station extraction means for extracting the arrival station from the station where the main body is installed or the getting-off station input to the main body, and between the read departure station and the extracted arrival station A fare calculating means for calculating a fare, a reimbursement fare calculating means for reducing a fare calculated from the read fare and calculating a reimbursement fare, and providing money corresponding to the calculated fare from the main body. Since the refund fee discharging means is discharged, a refund can be received when an erroneous purchase or an arrival station is changed and excess money occurs.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a main body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a controller.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a control operation.

FIG. 4 is a route map.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main body of the automatic payment machine (main body) 2 Customer service surface 3 Display section 4 Original ticket insertion slot 5 Display screen C Controller i Payment original ticket

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A refund mode setting means for setting a main body of an automatic settlement machine in a refund mode; and in a refund mode setting state, a transfer fee of the original settlement ticket from a settlement original ticket inserted into the main body of the automatic settlement machine; Original ticket reading means for reading the departure station, arrival station extraction means for extracting the arrival station from the station where the main body of the automatic payment machine is installed or the getting-off station input to the main body of the automatic payment machine, and the read departure station And a fare calculating means for calculating a fare between the arrival stations extracted, a reimbursement fare calculating means for reducing a fare calculated from the read fare to calculate a rebate, and a calculated refunding fare. Refund fee discharging means for discharging money corresponding to the above from the main body of the automatic payment machine.