JPH1139519A - Device and system for collecting deferred payment fare information and recording medium for computer program to execute deferred payment fare information collection - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To confirm propriety by visually comparing deferred payment fare information read from a bill prepared based on information recorded on a ticket with image information, namely, the image of the signature of a user or the like described together. SOLUTION: Deferred payment fare information 101 is printed or stored in a ticket 100 such as a taxi ticket while being converted to a code such as a bar code, for example, the deferred payment fare information 101 converted to this code and image information 102 of the signature or the like handwritten by a passenger are read, these deferred payment fare information 101 and image information 102 are correspondently collected and further, this information is correspondently outputted in the form of a bill or the like so that the contracted user or the like can visually compare and confirm the deferred payment fare information 101 read from that bill or the like and the image information 102, namely, the image of the signature of the user described together.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a postpaid fee information collection system for collecting postpaid fee information written on a postpaid ticket such as a taxi ticket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A post-pay taxi ticket is used, in which taxi fare payment is postpaid by a ticket user. The taxi ticket is generally distributed from a taxi company or a ticket issuing company (ticket union) to which the taxi company belongs to a usage contractor such as a corporation that has concluded a contract with the ticket issuing company according to a specific standard.

A passenger who receives a taxi ticket from a user of a corporation or the like who has signed the above contract hands a taxi ticket to a crew instead of paying a taxi fee in cash when getting off at a destination using a taxi. . At this time, the passenger enters the payment amount and his / her name in a predetermined entry field of the taxi ticket and hands it.

[0004] When the crew takes the taxi ticket back to the sales office and hands it to an accounting staff in the accounting department, the accounting staff insists on the postpaid fee such as the taxi fee written in each taxi ticket. The information is input as a receivable to a post-paid fee information collection device such as a computer. Alternatively, the postpaid fee information recorded in the computer is transmitted to the ticket issuing company by communication or using a recording medium.

[0005] Thereafter, billing processing is performed, for example, by reading out the postpaid fee information from the computer and printing out the postpaid fee information on a regular deadline every month.
Then, the issued receivable bill is sent to the taxi ticket user at a later date. Alternatively, the postpaid fee information and the receivable invoice are once sent to the usage contractor via the ticket issuing company.

[0006] The business corporation or the like, which is the contracting party who receives this bill, pays the receivable of the amount stated in the bill to a taxi company or a ticket issuing company by bank transfer or the like. By the way, the accountant in charge of the business office records (inputs) the receivable to the computer.
Conventionally, the amount has been read visually and manually entered through a keyboard or the like. In order to record such uncollected money, that is, a postpaid fee, the taxi ticket is provided with a column for entering a taxi usage fee. It is preferable that the entry in the entry column be performed by the passenger who actually used the taxi ticket from the viewpoint of having the passenger confirm the usage amount. However, in practice, passengers do not fill in the entry fields because it is troublesome to sign by hand or filling in the fee when getting off, or because of the feeling of impatience due to the fact that the taxi car can only be stopped for a short time. There were many passengers who handed taxi tickets to the crew members left blank, and in many cases the crews who received them filled in the usage fee.

In general, a taxi meter simply calculates and displays a rental fee, and when there is a reimbursement fee such as a high-speed toll, passengers are required to pay the taxi fare using only the displayed amount of the taxi meter. It is practically impossible to know the total amount. In such a case, the crew, not the passenger, actually writes the taxi fare on the taxi ticket.

Accordingly, most passengers who have used taxi tickets and those who have distributed those tickets have
After using the taxi ticket, it is impossible to confirm whether the actual usage fee has been entered in the taxi ticket and whether the passenger has approved it. Therefore,
For example, if a crew member enters an incorrect amount, there is a problem that receivables are charged to the subscribers with the incorrect amount.

The number of taxi tickets brought back by a crew member can be several to ten or more per vehicle per day, so that a sales office with many business vehicles inputs tax receivables to the host computer. There is also a problem that the time and labor required for data collection and the like are greatly increased, and the overhead costs are high.
For example, assuming that an office with 20 taxi vehicles receives 5 tickets per taxi per day, even if the number of operating days per month is 25, the total number of tickets processed during that time The number of sheets can be up to 2500 even with simple calculations. And there are usually more than a few such offices per company, and since there are many such taxi companies, the total number of taxi tickets used by them is enormous. On the other hand, there are hundreds or more of such taxi ticket subscribers (mostly corporations).

[0010] Such a taxi ticket collection and usage fee accounting process is generally performed by a ticket issuing company through the use contractor and the taxi company. Therefore, the processing of taxi tickets having a large amount and a large number of subscribers as described above is all concentrated on the ticket issuing company, but this is simply a matter of a quantitative processing time. Not only that, as described above, the mediation of information collection between a very large number of contractors and taxi companies must be handled with accuracy and certain reliability.

[0011] However, such a taxi ticket collection and usage fee accounting process involves reading the amount of money handwritten on the taxi ticket visually and manually inputting it, as described above. There is a problem that it is becoming difficult to handle such a huge taxi ticket processing.

In order to solve such a problem of uncollected taxi tickets, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 6-2712 has been proposed.
A technique of processing uncollected data using a barcode, disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 22-222, has been proposed by the present applicant. According to this technique, erroneous entry of a usage fee into a taxi ticket due to an entry error of a taxi crew or the like can be prevented, and erroneous receivable billing can be prevented. In addition, the data of unpaid taxi usage fees can be collected in the host computer by a simple operation of reading the barcode printed on the taxi ticket, so that taxi offices and ticket issuance The processing of collecting receivable data by a host computer in a company can be dramatically shortened, simplified, and reduced in cost.

[0013]

However, according to the technology for reading and reading (outputting) postpaid fee information using the barcode as described above, the taxi company side can simplify the fee to be charged to the ticket issuing company. Although it is possible to obtain a reliable and accurate understanding, the user or the passenger who is ultimately charged and pays the usage fee, prints out the date of boarding, the boarding section, the fee (amount), etc. from a printer or the like, and outputs a list. Since the invoices listed in the form are only sent, checking from the invoice whether the information such as the fee described in the invoice is correct is only an output from a printer etc. A new problem has emerged that is even more impossible.

[0014] If the subscriber has any distrust and doubts on the contents of the bill, he or she must contact the ticket issuing company for the details of the bill. Then, the ticket issuing company has to find one of the taxi tickets in question from the huge number of temporarily stored taxi tickets and send a copy to the contract user, which is extremely complicated. There is a problem that time-consuming processing must be performed.

[0015] In addition, in order to have the user or the passenger confirm the billing content, the ticket-issuing company may, for example,
It is conceivable that taxi tickets are sorted and arranged for each contract user on the closing date of every month, but as described above, a large number of taxi tickets and separate taxi tickets for hundreds of It is practically impossible to perform the sorting process, and it is not possible to perform such a process as organizing the ticket vouchers even if the ticket processing is automated and simplified by using a bent barcode or the like. However, there is a problem that the effect cannot be used at all.

Moreover, such handwritten amount information is
It is said that passengers must fill in the information by hand in order to process with high reliability as described above. There is virtually no connection to the benefits and reliability for passengers and contractors in processing and the like. In particular, due to the fact that this handwritten entry is not utilized, in the conventional postpaid fee information collection system, the principle of system operation itself that the passenger himself fills in by hand is becoming less frequent. There is a problem.

Further, as described above, with respect to the collection and confirmation of postpaid fee information, there is a problem that it is desired that the user can confirm billing information without impairing the simplification of the information collection. This is not the only issue of the taxi ticket collection system described above, but also other items such as postpaid tickets combining taxi tickets and other transportation use tickets, or when purchasing goods. The user only needs to fill in the sign, and the post-payment of the usage amount is possible, such as a card usage statement used when using a so-called credit card of a financial institution, etc. It can be said that this is a common problem in charge information collection systems that generally handle available post-paid ticket pieces.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and a postpaid fee information collecting device for handling postpaid ticket pieces such as taxi tickets, or a postpaid fee using the same. In an information collection system, a postpaid fee information collection device capable of confirming a bill on the side of a usage contractor without impairing simplification of information collection of postpaid fee, and a record used to make the device function It is an object of the present invention to implement a medium and postpaid fee information collection system.

[0019]

According to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, firstly, postpaid fee information reading means 2 for reading postpaid fee information 101 encoded and recorded on a ticket piece 100.
01 and the ticket piece 1 corresponding to the postpaid fee information 101
00 uncoded image information 102
The post-paid fee information collection device 400 includes an image information reading unit 202 that reads the post-paid fee information, and a collecting unit 300 that collects the post-paid fee information 101 and the image information 102 in association with each other.

The above-mentioned image information 102 is preferably a self-written signature or a seal stamp of a ticket user. According to the present invention, the image information 102 and the post-paid fee information 101 as described above are associated with each other and collected as one set, thereby confirming the validity of the post-paid fee that can be read from the ticket piece 100. One issuer or ticket user will be able to do so.

Note that the ticket piece 100 may be a taxi ticket, or may be a ticket piece shared with another transportation system, for example, a tie-up with a taxi ticket. Alternatively, for example, a combined ticket that combines a taxi ticket and other transportation use tickets, or a financial institution that can postpay for the purchase amount only by filling in a sign when purchasing goods In general, a fee information collection system that handles ticket pieces used for post-payment, which can be used with a single sign for the user, such as a card usage statement ticket used when using a so-called credit card,
The present invention can be suitably used as long as it is a ticket in which coded post-paid fee information and image information such as a signature and a seal are recorded.

Secondly, in the postpaid fee information collecting apparatus 400 described in the first aspect, the information reading means 2 which reads the postpaid fee information 101 and reads the image information 102
00 is a post-paid fee information collection device 400 characterized by comprising: Thus, the image information 1 can be obtained by one operation.
02 and the postpaid fee information 101 can be easily read in association with one set.

As the above-mentioned image information 102, a self-written signature or a seal stamp of a ticket user is suitable. According to the present invention, the image information 102 and the postpaid fee information 101 as described above are associated with each other, collected as one set, and output, for example, in the form of a bill so as to be written together. The issuer or ticket user compares the postpaid fee information that can be read from the bill with the image information 102, that is, the image of the user's signature or seal, and compares it with the legitimacy and reliability of the bill. Can be confirmed (that is, there is no charge or user entry error, etc.).

Third, in the postpaid fee information collecting device 400 according to the second aspect, the ticket piece 100 stores the image information 1
02, an area 103 in which at least one of a handwritten image and a stamped image can be entered and postpaid fee information 101
Is provided at a predetermined position, and the reading unit 200 is a reading unit 200 that reads the postpaid fee information 101 and the image information 102 together in a single reading operation. A postpaid fee information collection device 400.

As a result, the post-paid fee information 101 and the image information 102 can be read together by a single reading operation, so that the time for the reading process can be effectively reduced. In addition to such quantitative effects, the post-paid fee information 101 and the image information
Can also be associated.

The reading means 200 for reading the postpaid fee information 101 and the image information 102 together by one operation can be roughly divided into two. That is,
The above two reading means 201 and 202 are combined by a single scanner, and the two pieces of information, that is, the postpaid fee information 101 and the image information 102, are used as a so-called image input by an image sensor or the like. There are two types of reading means, such as a method of reading in.

Fourth, in the postpaid fee information collecting apparatus 400 according to any one of the first to third aspects, the collecting means 30
A postpaid fee information collecting apparatus 400 comprising output means 500 for outputting the postpaid fee information 101 and the image information 102 collected at 0 in association with each other.

As described above, the postpaid fee information 101 and the image information 102 can be output in association with each other, for example, in the form of a bill. Fifthly, the present invention provides a procedure for reading the postpaid fee information 101 coded and recorded on the ticket piece 100, and corresponding to the postpaid fee information 101.
Recording a program for causing a computer to execute a procedure for reading the non-coded image information 102 entered in the computer and a procedure for collecting the post-paid fee information 101 and the image information 102 in association with each other. It is.

Sixth, post-paid fee information 101 coded and recorded on ticket 100 and uncoded image information 102 written on ticket 100 corresponding to post-paid fee information 101. Is a recording medium 340 in which a program for causing a computer to execute a procedure of reading the post-payment fee information 101 and the image information 102 in association with each other is recorded.

Seventh, the recording medium according to the fifth or sixth aspect, further comprising a program for outputting the collected postpaid fee information 101 and the image information 102 in association with each other. 340. Eighthly, in the recording medium according to any one of the fifth to seventh aspects, the ticket 100 is a taxi ticket.

When the postpaid fee information collecting device 400 according to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention is formed by using a computer such as a personal computer, the computer has functions for realizing the above-described units. There is actually a need for a recording medium on which a program for causing the program to be recorded is recorded. Therefore,
In the present invention, by using the fifth to eighth recording media 340, a computer such as a personal computer can execute the above functions.

Ninth, the present invention provides a taxi (not shown)
A taxi data calculation means 600 for calculating the taxi data 601 of the taxi; and a taxi ticket 10 (in this case, And a postpaid fee information recording means 700 for recording the postpaid fee information 101 provided outside the taxi and reading the postpaid fee information 101 coded and recorded on the taxi ticket 10. Information reading means 201, image information reading means 202 for reading non-coded image information 102 corresponding to the postpaid fee information 101, and read postpaid fee information 101
Collection means 30 for associating and collecting image information 102
0 is a post-paid fee information collection system 800 characterized by comprising:

Tenthly, in the postpaid fee information collecting system 800 according to the ninth aspect, the postpaid fee information reading means 200 which reads the postpaid information 101 and reads the image information 102 is provided. An information collection system 800. Eleventh, in the postpaid fee information collection system 800 according to the tenth, the taxi ticket 10 has an area 10 in which at least one of a handwritten image and a stamp image can be written as the image information 102.
3 is provided at a predetermined position, and the information reading means 20
0 is an information reading means 20 for reading the postpaid fee information 101 and the image information 102 together by a single reading operation.
Postpaid fee information collection system 8 characterized by being 0
00.

Twelfth, in the postpaid fee information collection system 800 according to the ninth to eleventh aspects, the image information 102 is collected based on the collected image information 102 data.
Is reproduced in the original information format, while the postpaid fee image information 501 including at least the number corresponding to the fee is formed based on the collected data of the postpaid fee information 101, and the postpaid fee image information 501 and The reproduced image information 102
The postpaid fee information collection system 800 further comprises an output unit 500 that outputs the information in association with

As described in the ninth to twelfth aspects, the present invention provides a post-payment fee information collection system 800 in which a post-payment fee information 101 is stored in a ticket piece 100 such as a taxi ticket, for example, as a bar code. The post-paid fee information 101 and the image information 102 such as a signature written by hand by the passenger are read after conversion into the code and printed or stored. By collecting and handling in the form of data that can be processed by a computer, and further outputting this in the form of an invoice, for example, a ticket issuing company or a ticket user can use the bill, etc. The postpaid fee information 101, which can be read from the user, and the image information 102 written along with it, that is, the image of the user's signature or seal, are converted into the fee Who can be confirmed by comparing. Thus, according to the present invention, the legitimacy and reliability of the billing amount can be dramatically and simply and reliably confirmed (that is, confirmation that there is no charge or user entry error).

[0036]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a postpaid fee information collecting system, a postpaid fee information collecting device, and a storage medium used in the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a detailed description will be given focusing on a case where the present invention is applied to a taxi ticket postpaid fee information collection system.

This postpaid fee information collecting system is provided in a taxi, and includes a usage fee data calculating means 600 for calculating taxi usage fee data 601; A postpaid fee information recording unit 700 that records information 101 on the taxi ticket 10 is mounted on the taxi side.

A postpaid fee information reading means for reading the postpaid fee information 101 coded and recorded on the taxi ticket 10 is provided outside the taxi, that is, at a taxi sales office or a taxi ticket issuing company. 201, image information reading means 202 for reading non-coded image information 102 corresponding to the postpaid fee information 101, and the read postpaid fee information 101
Collection means 30 for associating and collecting image information 102
A postpaid fee information collection device 400 having 0 is installed.

As described above, the usage fee data calculating means 600 and the postpaid fee information recording means 700 mounted on the taxi side, and the postpaid fee information collecting device installed outside the taxi ticket issuing company or the like. 400 and
A postpaid fee information collection system 800 according to the present invention is formed.

Further, in the postpaid fee information collection system 800 described above, the postpaid fee information reading means 201
And the image information reading means 202 are integrated into one device as the information reading means 200.
00 reads the postpaid fee information 101 and the image information 102.

Further, the taxi ticket 1
0, an area 103 in which at least one of a handwritten image and a stamped image can be written as the image information 102 is provided at a predetermined position, and the information reading means 200
The post-paid fee information 101 and the image information 102 recorded in the code recording area 104 set in advance are read together by a single reading operation.

The postpaid fee information 101 thus read
The collecting unit 300 collects the image information 102 and the image information 102 in association with each other. Then, based on the data of the collected image information 102, the image information 102 is reproduced in the original information format, while the collected postpaid fee information 101 is reproduced.
Output means 500 for forming postpaid fee image information 501 including at least a number corresponding to the fee based on the data of the postpaid fee, and outputting the postpaid fee image information 501 and the reproduced image information 102 in association with each other. Have.

Next, FIG. 2 shows one of the above means.
It is a general | schematic flowchart which shows the procedure which performs especially the function of a postpaid charge information collection apparatus. Ticket 1 in which postpaid fee information 101 is recorded and image information 102 is filled in by handwriting or the like
When a taxi ticket 10 of 00 is inserted (s
1), postpaid fee information reading means 20 of information reading means 200
1 reads the postpaid fee information 101 (s2). On the other hand, the image information reading means 202 of the information reading means 200 reads the image information 102 (s3).

The postpaid fee information 10 thus read
1. The image information 102 is associated with the data (B) of the postpaid fee information 101 and the data (G) of the image information 102 by the collection unit 300, and is collected into one log data per ticket (s4). .

FIG. 3 schematically shows the data structure of the data (B) of the postpaid fee information 101 and the data (G) of the image information 102 as described above. FIG. 4 schematically shows an outline of a data configuration when the data is collected as one log (unit) of data. The details of the data (B) of the postpaid fee information 101 include, in more detail, the boarding date (D),
The registered customer name (P), ie, the identification information of the subscriber, the car number (C), the fee (Y), the ticket No. Data such as (T) is included. And this data B and data G
Are collected as one log data as shown in FIG.

In order to realize the association in a simple manner as described above, it is preferable to combine the postpaid fee information reading means 201 and the image information reading means 202 into one information reading means 200. Note that the association between the data (B) of the postpaid fee information 101 and the data (G) of the image information 102 is not limited to the above-described one-log method, as shown in FIG.
May be associated with a data configuration as shown in FIG.

That is, for example, in the case of a system in which the postpaid fee information 101 and the image information 102 are read and converted into data and processed separately, the data on the same ticket are associated with each other, the data (B) It is necessary to once handle the data (G) separately and associate it again as the same ticket information.

Therefore, in such a case, when the image information 102 is read from the taxi ticket 10, the ticket No. of the taxi ticket 10 in which the image information 102 is written is read.
(T) is picked up from the postpaid fee information 101 and combined with data (G) as an identifier to form (G ′) as shown in FIG. Then, when associating the data (B) with the data (G), the data (B) and the data (G) can be associated with each other by using this (T) as an identifier.

Alternatively, the postpaid fee information reading means 201 and the image information reading means 202 may be provided as separate devices. However, in that case, the postpaid fee information reading means 2
01 and the image information reading means 20
In order to associate the data (G) read in step 2, it is necessary to form the data (G ') by combining an identifier such as the data (T) with the data (G). Needless to say.

After the data (B) of the postpaid fee information 101 and the data (G) of the image information 102 are associated with each other and compiled into data (L4) for one log (s4), the data is collected by, for example, a collecting unit. A storage device 310 attached to 300;
Alternatively, the information is collected (stored) in the storage device 910 or the like (see FIG. 6 described later) of the host computer 900 of the ticket issuing company which is provided outside the collection means 300 and connected via the communication network (s5).

At this time, it is needless to say that the data (L) may be converted into a data format applied in later reading and output in some cases. At this time, if there is any error or the like in the data (L), the error is indicated as INVALID (s
6).

When the above-described series of reading-collection processing is completed, the read taxi ticket is discharged (s7). On the other hand, the data (L) is stored in the storage device 310 or the storage device 91 as described above.
0, etc., but the output means 500
Read and output it.

When the data search command (s8) and the search keyword specification of the output target are input to the control unit or the like of the collection means 300 or the output means 500 (s9), the collection means 300 or the output means 500 performs the specification. The matching data (L) is searched (s10). Then, according to the designation of the output destination (s11), the data (L) is output to the designated output destination (s12). Then, the process returns to the state of waiting for the search command input (s8).

As the output destination, as shown in FIG.
For example, a printer 320 attached to the personal computer 30 as the collecting means 300, a display device 330 such as a CRT, a storage device 910 of a host computer 900 outside the collecting means 300 (the personal computer 30 in FIG. 6), and the like.

Here, if a search command is not input, N of (s8) returns to (s1) again. Alternatively, when the output unit 500 is installed in, for example, an external host computer 900 outside the postpaid fee information collection device 400, the illustration is omitted, but if a search command is not input ( It goes without saying that the output of N) of s8 is also stopped.

As a procedure for realizing the function of the postpaid fee information collecting apparatus according to the present invention, the main part is configured as described above. Among these, the information reading means 200 in steps s1 to s3, the collecting means 300 in s4 to s7, and s
In steps 8 to s12, the main part of the output unit 500 is executed.

Next, an embodiment will be described in which the postpaid fee information collecting system 800 according to the present invention is formed as a taxi ticket postpaid fee collecting system using a personal computer and its peripheral devices. . FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a view showing a taxi ticket used for the taxi.

As shown in FIG. 5, the taxi ticket 10
, Information of the boarding date (D), registered customer name (P), car number (C), fare (Y), and ticket (T) is recorded as barcode 11 as postpaid fee information 101. ing. On the other hand, a sign 12 and a boarding section 13 are entered as image information 102. These postpaid fee information 10
1. The image information 102 is recorded or written in a code recording area 104 and an image information writing area 103 which are set in advance.

In this system, first, as a postpaid fee information collection device 400, a bar code 11 formed by encoding information on taxi usage fee recorded in the taxi ticket 10 (that is, taxi usage postpaid information 101).
And a ticket reader 20 that reads the passenger's autograph 12 and the boarding section 13 as image information 102, and associates the data of the postpaid fee information 101 and the image information 102 read by the ticket reader 20 with the same taxi ticket 10. And a storage device 310, a printer 320, a display device 330, or a host computer 900, which is the output destination of the collected data. The main part of the storage device 910 and the output means 500 is constituted.

The recording medium 340 such as a CD-ROM or a magnetic disk in which a procedure for controlling the personal computer 30 which is a main part for making the post-paid fee information collecting device 400 having the above-described structure function is recorded. PC 30
And the procedure recorded in 340 is installed in the personal computer 30.

On the other hand, on the taxi vehicle side, a taxi meter 6 which is usage fee data calculation means 600 for calculating usage fee data calculated based on a normal taxi fare system.
Based on the usage fee data and the like calculated by the usage fee data calculation means 600, the taxi ticket 10
And a barcode printer 70 which is a postpaid fee information recording means 700 for printing on the printer.

As described above, the postpaid fee information collection system 8
The main part of 00 is constituted. Here, the ticket reader 20 which is the information reading means 200 will be particularly described.
On the ticket piece of the taxi ticket 10 as shown in FIG. 5 (a), there are provided areas for writing the barcode 11, the autograph 12 of the passenger, and the boarding section 13 at predetermined positions, respectively. Each is recorded or entered at its predetermined location.

The ticket reader 20 reads the information recorded or written at each of the predetermined positions. Inside the ticket reader 20, a barcode reader 21 and an image sensor 22 are provided side by side. The barcode reader 21 reads the barcode 11 which is the post-paid fee information 101 which is coded and recorded. The image sensor 22 reads the autograph 12 and the boarding section 13 which are the image information 102 which is the autograph of the passenger. To be able to read this ticket reader 20
Are arranged in the inside so as to correspond to the predetermined positions. And this ticket reader 20
When a reading operation is performed on the ticket piece of the ticket reader 20, the barcode 1 is read by one operation.
1. The autograph 12 and the boarding section 13 can be read one ticket at a time.

On the other hand, taxi ticket 1
When the various data read from above and collected as described above is output on the paper of the invoice 15, FIG.
(B) As shown in FIG.
Car No. 18, Ticket No. Postpaid fee information 10 such as 19
One print character is printed line by line in association with the sign 12 and the boarding section 13 which are the image information 102 corresponding to the print character.

In this embodiment, the case where the barcode 11 is used as the encoded postpaid fee information 101 has been described, but the application of the present invention is not limited to this. The coded postpaid fee information 101 may be, for example, a mark of a mark sheet type. Alternatively, the present invention may use a magnetic stripe type ticket and record the postpaid fee information 101 coded on the magnetic stripe using a magnetic stripe type ticket in addition to the code of the type recorded on the ticket.

Further, the present invention is combined with the technique disclosed in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 6-271222, in which a barcode is recorded on a taxi ticket piece to process uncollected data, and is particularly suitable for taxi tickets. Since it is considered to be a technology, in the present embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a taxi ticket has been described, but it goes without saying that the application of the present invention is not limited to this.

In addition, a postpaid fee information collection system that requires a huge amount of post-pay information processing and that requires confirmation by the user's self-written signature or seal stamping, etc. Is applicable. That is,
In addition to the taxi ticket, the technology of the present invention can be applied to, for example, a usage record ticket piece of a credit card of a postpaid credit card.

However, at this time, the so-called post-paid fee information such as the card number, user name, date of use, destination of use, etc., including the amount of use of the credit card, is stored in the use record ticket. It is needless to say that it is necessary to code and record on a piece of the credit card, and to provide an entry field for image information including at least a self-written signature of the user of the credit card on the ticket for use record.

Further, in the above embodiment, the ticket reader 20 uses the coded information (here, the bar code 1).
1) a post-paid charge information reading means 201 which is a bar code reader 21 for reading the image information; and an image information reading means 202 which is an image sensor 22 for reading the autograph 12 or the like written as the image information 102. However, the structure of the ticket reader 20 as the information reading means 200 according to the present invention is not limited to this.

In addition, for example, the barcode reader 21 and the image sensor 22 are so arranged that the postpaid fee information 101 and the image information 102 can be read by different operations.
Alternatively, they may be formed separately. In this case, as information for associating the postpaid fee information 101 and the image information 102 recorded on the same one taxi ticket 20, for example, a ticket No. as shown in FIG. The print character 16 of the image information 22
When the image data 2 is read, the data may be collected in a data structure as shown in FIG. As described above, by applying the present invention to the taxi ticket 10 postpaid fee information collection system, the postpaid fee information 101 is converted into a code such as the barcode 11 into a ticket piece 100 such as the taxi ticket 10. The post-paid fee information 101 converted into this code and the image information 102 such as the signature 12 written by hand by the passenger are read and printed, and the post-paid fee information 101 and the image information 102 are associated with each other. By collecting and handling the data in a form that can be processed by the computer 30, and further outputting the data in the form of a bill 15, for example, a taxi ticket issuing company or a ticket 1
00, a post-paid fee information 101 which can be read from the bill 15, etc.
2. In other words, a payer such as a user of the contract can compare and check the image of the user's signature or seal. Thus, according to the present invention, the legitimacy and reliability of the billed amount (that is, confirmation that there is no mistake in the charge or user entry).
Can be remarkably easily and reliably confirmed.

[0071]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, first, the image information 102 and the postpaid fee information 101 are collected as one set in association with each other.
The validity of the postpaid fee read from the ticket 100 can be confirmed by the ticket issuing company, the ticket user, the user, or the like.

Second and third, the image information 102 and the postpaid fee information 101 can be easily read in a single set in a single operation. Fourth, the postpaid fee information 101 and the image information 102 can be output in association with each other, for example, in the form of a bill.

Fifth to eighth, the above functions can be executed by a computer such as a personal computer. Ninth to twelfth, each of the effects of the present invention as described above can be particularly suitably applied to a taxi ticket postpaid fee information collection system.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a configuration of a postpaid fee information collection system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart showing a procedure for executing a function of the postpaid fee information collection device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically illustrating an outline of a data configuration of data (B) of postpaid fee information 101 and data (G) of image information 102.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an outline of a data configuration when data (B) of postpaid fee information 101 and data (G) of image information 102 are combined as data of one log (unit).

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an outline of a taxi ticket piece used in the postpaid fee information collection system according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an embodiment in which a post-paid fee information collection system 800 according to the present invention is formed using a personal computer 30, peripheral devices, and the like.

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 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Taxi ticket 20 ... Ticket reader 30 ... Personal computer 60 ... Taxi meter 70 ... Barcode printer 100 ... Ticket piece 200 ... Information reading means 300 ... Collecting means 340 ... Recording medium 400 ... Postpaid fee information collecting device 500 ... Output means 600 ... Usage charge data calculation means 700. Postpaid charge information recording means 800. Postpaid charge information collection system 900. External host computer

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. Post-payment information reading means for reading post-payment information encoded and recorded on a ticket, and an uncoded image written on the ticket corresponding to the post-payment information A postpaid fee information collecting apparatus, comprising: image information reading means for reading information; and collecting means for collecting the postpaid fee information and the image information in association with each other. 2. The post-paid fee information collecting device according to claim 1, further comprising an information reading means for reading said post-paid information and reading said image information. 3. The postpaid fee information collection device according to claim 2, wherein the ticket has an area in which at least one of a handwritten image and a stamp image can be written as the image information at a predetermined position, The postpaid fee information collecting device, wherein the information reading unit is an information reading unit that reads the postpaid fee information and the image information together by a single reading operation. 4. The post-paid fee information collecting device according to claim 1, further comprising an output unit that outputs the post-paid fee information collected by the collecting unit and the image information in association with each other. A postpaid fee information collection device characterized in that: 5. A step of reading the post-paid fee information coded and recorded on the ticket, and a step of reading the non-coded image information written on the ticket corresponding to the post-paid fee information. And a program for causing a computer to execute a procedure for collecting the postpaid fee information and the image information in association with each other. 6. A procedure for reading at a time the post-paid fee information encoded and recorded on the ticket and the non-coded image information written on the ticket corresponding to the post-paid fee information; A recording medium recording a program for causing a computer to execute a procedure for collecting the postpaid fee information and the image information in association with each other. 7. The recording medium according to claim 5, further comprising a step of outputting the collected postpaid fee information and image information in association with each other. 8. The recording medium according to claim 5, wherein the ticket is a taxi ticket. 9. A usage fee data calculation means mounted on a taxi and calculating usage fee data of the taxi; and a usage fee data mounted on the taxi and coded and recorded on a taxi ticket as postpaid fee information. A postpaid fee information recording unit, provided outside the taxi, and configured to read the postpaid fee information encoded and recorded on the taxi ticket; Post-paid fee information comprising: image information reading means for reading non-coded image information; and collecting means for collecting the read post-paid fee information and the image information in association with each other. Collection system. 10. The postpaid fee information collection system according to claim 9, further comprising information reading means for reading said postpaid information and reading said image information. 11. The post-paid fee information collection system according to claim 10, wherein the taxi ticket has an area in which at least one of a handwritten image and a stamp image can be entered as the image information at a predetermined position, A postpaid fee information collection system, wherein the information reading unit is an information reading unit that reads the postpaid fee information and the image information together by a single reading operation. 12. The postpaid fee information collection system according to claim 9, wherein the image information is reproduced in an original information format based on the data of the collected image information, and the collected postpaid information is collected. Output means for forming postpaid fee image information including at least a number corresponding to the fee based on the fee information data, and outputting the postpaid fee image information and the reproduced image information in association with each other. A postpaid fee information collection system, characterized in that: