JPS59149551A - Issuing device for commutation ticket - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate an easy input operation for issuing commutation tickets and to standardize the ticket issuing process by providing a file of station codeless inputs using a key mat, KANA (Japanese syllabary)-KANJI (Chinese character) conversion input, station, operation system, traffic fare, etc. CONSTITUTION:The issuing information is fed on the basis of the input guidance of the same type as a commutation ticket application shown on a CRT. The information is fed by selecting the keys arrayed on a key mat for each route with corresponding stations. A CPU refers to a key/station converting file within a DISK to decide code and the name of the station. The name of a purchaser is fed with operation of a KANA character key with KANJI conversion through retrieval of KANA-KANJI converting file. The digit items are fed with ten keys. Then the route is checked by a system control file, and the fare, etc. are calculated by a fare calculation control file. Thus a ticket is issued.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention provides a transportation commuter pass issuing device suitable for use in commuter pass issuing operations for relatively small-scale railway lines, bus routes, etc. that adopt unique fare systems, for example. Regarding.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

Conventionally, transportation commuter pass issuing systems based on electronic computer systems have been developed and put into practical use mainly for major railway users whose commuter pass issuing conditions, such as fare calculation, are generally standardized. This type of commuter pass issuing system has a large number of dedicated buttons on the front of the operation console, and the input operations are wide and varied, requiring a certain amount of knowledge and experience, so it is necessary to have a dedicated operator assigned. Also, the size, font, etc. of the characters printed on the ticket surface using the electrostatic printing method are created separately for each user. In addition, since this type of commuter pass issuing system is ordered and produced individually for each user, the delivery time from specification review and specification determination is long, and it takes a long time to get it into operation, and it is difficult to introduce this type of system. The economic burden placed on them was also enormous. For this reason, conventional commuter pass issuing systems of this type are unsuitable for issuing commuter passes for, for example, relatively small-scale railway lines and bus routes that have their own unique fare systems. For railway lines, bus routes, etc., commuter pass issuing operations such as ticketing, ticketing management, and sales management were still carried out by manual writing and stamping, etc., as before. Therefore, on these lines, issuing commuter passes has conventionally required a lot of effort and time, causing problems in various aspects such as workability and reliability.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been developed in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and allows the issuance of commuter passes for bus routes, small-scale railway lines, etc. to be performed quickly and with high reliability using simple input operations, and is easy to handle and inexpensive. The purpose is to provide a transportation commuter pass issuing device that can be realized at a low price.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention effectively utilizes a general-purpose processing system that has basic functions such as cordless input using a key mat, kana-kanji conversion input, kanji output using an impact dot printer, and specially enlarged character output using a combination of external characters, to issue commuter passes. This system simplifies input operations related to business operations, standardizes ticketing processing, selects the optimal route based on input information operated by operators, and automates fare calculation. This makes it easy to automate commuter pass issuance operations on large-scale railway lines, etc.

[Embodiments of the invention]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Here, we will take as an example a commuter pass issuing device for bus routes. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 100 is a processing device (hereinafter referred to as CPU) that controls the entire system, and when issuing a commuter pass, each file section (FKT, FKK, FTI), which will be described later, is processed.

FKE, FUN)'i reference, kana-kanji conversion processing,
Executes ticketing processing including selecting the optimal route for the section to be used and calculating fares. 110 is an internal storage device (hereinafter referred to as MEM) used for processing by the CPU 100, and has a program storage area, a work area, etc. 120 is a magnetic disk device (hereinafter referred to as D) used as a large-capacity external storage.
(referred to as ISK) and is used for ticketing processing.
, FKE, FUN, FKK, FKT, etc., and a ticketing information storage section FJ. here,
FTI is a file section for stop management in which information on individual stops (name, system, etc.) is registered, FKE is a file section for path operation system management in which stop order routes for each bus system are registered, and FUN is a fare system. FKK is a file section for fare calculation management in which different fares are registered, FKK is a file section for kana-kanji conversion, and FKT is a key/stop conversion table that forms a correspondence table between the book key number and stop name of the cordless input section using a key mat. FJ is a ticketing information storage unit that stores ticketing information for each ticket issued.

130 is a CRT display unit that displays operation input information, various guidance related to commuter pass issuance, commuter pass issuance status, and the like. 14θ is a commuter pass issuance information input device (hereinafter referred to as -MAT) for inputting purchase information (ticket type, boarding and alighting stops, validity period, name, age, etc.) from commuter pass purchasers. It consists of a numeric keypad, a stop name, and some push buttons corresponding to alphabetic characters, numbers, and kana characters.

Reference numeral 150 denotes a printer (sp) that outputs commuter passes in single form and various management restructuring information including a ticket issuance status table, a reservation ticket list, and a sales record table #P for each operator or office.

Figures 2(a) and 2(b) are for explaining the operation of one embodiment, and Figure 2(a) is a flowchart showing the processing procedure for new issuance, which is a typical process of commuter pass issuance work; Figure (b)
2 is a flowchart showing a procedure for issuing management materials at any time based on the ticket issuing information accumulated through the repeated processing of FIG.

Here, the operation of one embodiment will be explained with reference to FIG. 1 and FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b). Based on the input guidance in the same format as the commuter pass information displayed on the display screen of the CRT display section 130, the operator sequentially inputs the following ticketing information using the numeric keys and item keys on the N-MkT 140.

(1) Select the stops for boarding, disembarking, transferring, transit, etc. from the stop keys on the key mantle, which are arranged by route (hereinafter referred to as system) and in the order of iwe of all routes,
One-touch input.

Thereby, the CPU 1oo refers to the file section FKT for key/stop conversion in the DISK 120 and determines the stop code and stop name corresponding to the information entered manually using the key.

To input a name, use the kana character keys arranged in iweo order, enter the reading in kana, and specify the kanji. Thereby, the CPUJ 1717 searches the Kana-Kanji conversion file section FKK in the DISK 120 from the input Kana character string information, and performs Kanji conversion. In this case, if a homophone exists, that fact is displayed on the CRT screen, and the corresponding kanji (name) is determined manually using the selection keys.

(3) Numerical items such as ticket type, usage start date, period, etc. are entered using the numeric keys. For the purpose of simplifying input, default values are automatically determined for items such as the type of ticket that is sold in large numbers, the period, and the start date of use based on the current day if no input is made.

Each of the above input items is displayed on the CRT screen each time, and corrections and additions due to input errors can be easily made.

After inputting the ticketing information as described above, when a key is input to confirm that the input is correct, the CPUJ (1) searches the system management file section FKE in the DISK 120 from the boarding, alighting, and transit stop codes. Then, the route is determined by checking for discrepancies in the boarding route.If there is a discrepancy here,
A message to that effect is displayed on the CRT screen, prompting the user to re-enter the stop. Also, if only the boarding and alighting stops are entered,
If a transit stop exists, the relevant stop and confirmation message will be displayed on the CRT screen, and the system will wait for the key input from the operator.

When the boarding stops and the boarding routes are determined as described above and all the necessary ticketing information is input, the CPU 1
00 waits for an input completion instruction from the operator, and then saves the entered ticketing information and fare calculation management file section F.
The fare is calculated based on the UN, and the fare and an instruction to confirm whether or not to issue a ticket are displayed on the CRTiN screen. here,
When there is a key human power to issue a ticket, the printer 150 starts printing under the control of the CPU 100, and prints letters, numbers, etc.
The commuter pass information is printed out on a ticket (issued ticket surface) according to a predetermined format using special enlarged characters that are a combination of kanji and foreign characters (kanji not defined by JIS). Furthermore, after that, the ticket issue status is printed out on the journal recording paper, and the ticket issue information is stored in the ticket issue information storage section FJ in the DISK 120. This series of ticket issuing processing procedures is shown in FIG. 2(a).

Further, the operator can arbitrarily grasp the sales results of the day by the following procedure +111'l. First, by starting the output program, output condition items such as by operator or office are displayed on the CRT screen. Here, when the conditions are entered manually, the corresponding data is read out from the ticketing information storage section FJ in the DISK 12θ under the control of the CPU 100O, is totaled, and then reprinted by the printer 150 in a predetermined output format. The procedure for issuing this management material is shown in FIG. 2(b).

By performing the pass commuter ticket issuance work as described above, the commuter pass issuance process and its business conductivity can be easily and easily performed without specifying the operator, with an inexpensive configuration, and with high reliability. Can be done efficiently and quickly. That is,
Operational guidance on the CRT screen, conversation functions such as input check displays, and ticketing information input using a key mat with stop selection keys arranged in the order of iway and route, etc.
Ticket issuing processing can be performed with simple operations for all staff members without the need to specify the operator, and the same input operability can be achieved. In addition, route selection, fare calculation, etc. are automatically processed based on the information input by the operator, making it possible to easily and quickly perform highly reliable ticketing operations without placing any burden on the operator. . Also, based on the ticketing information stored in the DISK 120, daily reports can be created for each person in charge, for the sales office, etc., thereby increasing the credibility of sales revenue management and saving labor.

In addition, standard development tools such as CRT screen creation functions and kanji processing functions can shorten delivery times and lower prices.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As detailed above, according to the transportation commuter pass issuing device of the present invention, the issue of commuter passes for pass lines, small-scale railway lines, etc. can be performed in a short time and with high reliability through simple input operations. At the same time, it is easy to handle and can be realized at low cost.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 (
a) and fb) are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the above embodiment, respectively. 100... Processing unit (CPU), 110... Internal storage device (MEM), 120... Magnetic disk device (D
ISK), 130... CRT display unit, 140... Commuter pass issuance information input device (K-MAT), 150... Printer (SP), FTI... Stop management file unit 1. FKE...File section for bus operation system management, FUN...File section for fare calculation management, FKK...
・File section for kana-kanji conversion, FKT... file section for key/stop conversion.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A codeless input section for stops using key mats arranged in a predetermined phonetic order and order by route system, and a character input section using a kana-kanji conversion method for inputting kanji information including the name of a commuter pass holder in kana. A commuter pass issuance information input device comprising a commuter pass issuance information input device, and a process that executes optimal route selection processing and fare calculation processing based on the issuance information input from the commuter pass issuance information input device, and controls the entire issuing device. A device, a file section for stop management, a file section for operation system management, a file section for fare calculation management, which are referenced at the time of issuing a commuter pass and referenced and updated at the time of maintenance by this processing device.
an external storage device having a file section for kana-kanji conversion, a file section for key/stop conversion, and a ticketing information storage section that stores issuance information when issuing a commuter pass; and an external storage device that stores issued commuter pass information under the control of the processing device. and a display unit that displays and outputs journal information, and alphabetic characters and numbers that execute printing processing of commuter passes and journals under the control of the processing device. A transportation pass issuing device characterized by being equipped with an impact dot printer capable of printing special enlarged characters that are a combination of Chinese characters and non-standard characters.