JPS5866B2 - I can't wait to see what I can do. - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automatic route designation method in a commuter pass printing and issuing machine having a function of automatically displaying possible routes based on departure/arrival station information input by an operator.

Conventionally, in commuter pass printing and issuing machines, automatic route designation method,
In other words, if a method is adopted that automatically displays several possible routes between the departure and arrival stations after the departure and arrival stations are specified, all routes between the departure and arrival stations will be displayed. Even if a desired route is designated from among the designated routes, it may not be possible to sell commuter passes through the designated route.

In other words, when selling regular commuter passes, there are various predetermined restrictions. For example, the distance from the departure station to the destination station must be within a predetermined kilometer (for example, 10 km).
Issuance of commuter passes exceeding 100k is prohibited.

Therefore, when the distance determined by the selected route exceeds the distance limit, it is necessary to prohibit the sale of commuter passes for that route.

However, as mentioned above, when all possible routes between the departure station and the destination station are simply displayed, it is up to the operator (staff ), which places a huge burden on the operator, and
This causes inconveniences such as erroneous operation or reduction in operation speed.

This invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to display routes between a departure station and a destination station within a range that does not exceed various predetermined sales restrictions. By displaying only a few available routes and having the operator select the desired route from among the displayed reasons, commuter pass issuance operations can be performed quickly and reliably with ease of operation and high reliability. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for automatically specifying routes in a commuter pass printing and issuing machine.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 schematically shows the commuter pass printing and issuing machine according to the present invention, where 1 is the commuter pass printing and issuing machine, 2 is the operation panel, and 3 is the departure station, destination station, and communication provided on this panel 2. 4 is a storage device, 5 is a ticketing and printing mechanism, and 6 is a CPU (central processing unit) that controls these switches 3, the storage device 4, and the ticketing and printing mechanism 5. It is.

The storage device 4 stores restriction information regarding various sales restrictions in addition to various station information necessary for printing and issuing commuter passes.

That is, the storage device 4 is provided with a restriction information storage area 41, and this storage area 41 contains information such as sales range (for example, issuance is prohibited except for certain station sections), transit restrictions (for example, routes that can be sold), kilometer distance ( For example, information regarding various sales restrictions such as (up to 1100 per company line) is stored.

Furthermore, the storage device 4 is provided with a transit information storage area 42 for storing various transit information to be described later.

FIG. 2 shows the arrangement rows of illuminated pushbutton switches (hereinafter simply referred to as display buttons) 3 provided on the operation panel 2, where 11 is a group of display buttons for departure stations (also used for arrival stations), and 12 is a group of display buttons for arrival stations. A group of display buttons for stations, 13 a group of white line transit display buttons, 14 a group of connecting station display buttons between each line (company line), and 15 a group of other line transit display buttons.

Next, in the route system diagram shown in Figure 3, consider the case where a commuter pass is issued from departure station a on company A line (solid line) to destination station n on company 8 line (dashed line) via a connecting station. As an example, the route automatic designation method will be explained in detail.

Here, as a sales restriction, it is not possible to sell if the price exceeds 1100k on each of the A company line and the 8 company line.

Also, when considering each connecting station via company A line, [Via to the connecting station] ■a-h ■a-b-d-e-g-f-h ■a-b-c-g-f-h ■a-b-c-e-d-f-h [Via to connecting station i] ■a-b-c-i ■a-b-d-e-i ■a-b-d-f-g-i ■a-b-c-e-d-f-g-i becomes.

Here, route ■ exceeds 1100k, and route 3 ■ and ■ cannot be sold due to route restrictions.

As a result, the routes that can be sold on Company A's lines are ■, ■, and ■.

There are five types: ■ and ■.

Next, considering the route within the 8 company lines from the connecting station to the destination station, [for the connecting station] ■h-j-1-n ■h-j-to-m-1-n [for the connecting station] For station i] ■1-j-1-n ■i- becomes -m-1-n.

Here, since route (2) exceeds 1100k, it is assumed that it cannot be sold.

As a result, there are 3 routes that can be sold within the 8 company lines: ■, ■, and ■.
It becomes one.

Under these conditions, the operator first selects and presses the departure station display button corresponding to departure station a from the departure station display button group 11, and then presses the arrival station display button corresponding to destination station n as the arrival station display button. Group 1
Select from 2 and press.

Through this operation, the CPU 6 searches the station information in the storage device 4 based on the information entered above, selects the connecting station i between Company A line and Company 8 line, and displays the connecting station. At the same time, the display buttons corresponding to the h station and the i station in the button group 14 are turned on, and each of the above-mentioned possible routes 1 to 2 is configured.

After configuring each route from ■ to ■, the CPU 6
By comparing various restriction information in the restriction information storage area 4 of , the routes that cannot be sold (in this case, as mentioned above, they are ■, ■, ■, and ■) are selected and removed, and the routes that can be sold are selected and removed. (In this case, as mentioned above, ■, ■～■, ■, ■, ■
) is stored in the transit information storage area 42 of the storage device 4.

When the connecting station is displayed and i is displayed on the connecting station display button group 14, the operator selects and presses the display button for station h or i.

Assuming that the display button for station i is pressed, the button operation input causes the CPU 6 to search for transit information in the transit information storage area 42 of the storage device 4, thereby first displaying departure station a on company A line. The route ■ and ■ for the connecting station i are selected, and the display buttons corresponding to the routes ■ and ■ in the white line route display button group 13 are lit.

Here, the operator selects and presses the via ■ or ■ display button.

Assuming that the display button for route ■ is pressed, the input of this button operation determines the route from station a to station i on the white line (company A line), and the CPU 6 again stores information in the route information storage area 42. By searching the route information of 8.
The route ■ and ■ for connecting station i and destination station n on the company line are selected, and the display buttons for the routes ■ and ■ in the other line route display button group 15 are lit.

Here, when the operator selects and presses the route ■ or ■ display button, the selection and determination of the route from departure station a to destination station n is completed.

When the route selection is completed in this way, the operator inputs other necessary information such as the validity period and then issues a ticket issuing command, whereby the CPU 6 drives and controls the ticket printing mechanism 5 to issue the desired commuter pass. .

By using the above-mentioned route display and route selection designation means, it is possible to reliably avoid issuance of commuter passes with content that should be impossible to sell, and furthermore, the operator (staff) can use the displayed content without considering sales restrictions. Therefore, since it is only necessary to select a route, it is possible to select a route easily and quickly without being affected by the level of skill, thereby significantly improving the efficiency of commuter pass issuing operations.

In addition, although the above embodiment has been explained by taking as an example a commuter pass printing and issuing machine that displays a route using a display button, the present invention is not limited to this, and can also be applied to a machine that displays routes using a display mechanism such as a display device. It can be easily implemented, and various applications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention.

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, information regarding sale restrictions is stored in a storage device attached to a commuter pass printing and issuing machine, and when a commuter pass is issued, several releasable items within the range of sale restrictions are stored. By displaying only routes and allowing the operator to select the desired route from among the displayed routes, commuter pass printing and issuance can be performed quickly and reliably with easy operation and high reliability. It is possible to provide an automatic route designation method for machines.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings are for explaining one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the schematic configuration of a commuter pass printing and issuing machine;
Figure 2 is a layout diagram of display buttons on the operation panel;
The figure is a route system diagram showing an example of route configuration. 1... Commuter pass printing and issuing machine, 2... Operation panel, 3... Illuminated push button switch, 4... Storage device, 41... Restriction information storage area, 42... Route information storage area, 11... Departing station 12... Display button group for arrival station, 13... Group of transit display buttons within own line, 14... Group of contact station display buttons, 15... Group of transit display buttons for other lines.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Predetermined sale restriction information is stored in the storage device attached to the commuter pass printing and issuing machine, and when departure/arrival and transit stations are specified by operator operations, the information in the storage device is searched and the sale restriction is set. This automatic route designation method in a commuter pass printing and issuing machine is characterized by displaying only some routes available for sale within the range of , and allowing an operator to select a desired route from among the displayed routes.