JPS59173888A - Taxi coupon processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical field to which the invention pertains] The present invention relates to a processing system for taxi coupons issued by converting taxi coupons into cards.

[Prior art and its problems]

A user purchases a common coupon issued by a group of several taxi companies, and uses this coupon to pay the taxi fare when the user uses a taxi.

In the conventional taxi coupon processing procedure, the headquarters office of a group of taxi companies sells coupons common to each company to users and receives cash.

Then, when the user uses a taxi, he/she cuts out a coupon corresponding to the amount used and pays it to the driver.

Here, the driver takes the coupon and checks the amount. Furthermore, when the driver finishes his work for the day, he totals and checks the daily sales amount. Then, the taxi company's sales offices check the coupons for all the taxis they belong to and tally the sales.Furthermore, the head office compiles the aggregated data for each sales office and stores the coupons. Exchange the coupon for cash at the station. Then, the used coupons are cut with a shredder and disposed of.

As mentioned above, in the past, coupons received from users were checked five times: twice by the driver, once each at the sales office, head office, and headquarters office. The work is complicated because it is done manually.

Furthermore, it takes time to tally up sales at each office. On the other hand, for users, there are problems such as the need to calculate the remaining amount of the coupon when using the coupon, and when the amount increases, the thickness of the coupon increases, making it inconvenient to handle. Kudzu. Furthermore, for the group's headquarters, taxi fares are raised in line with rising prices, which poses problems such as an increase in the number of coupons issued and an increase in the cost of producing coupons.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to convert taxi coupons into cards and automatically process the cards to simplify the process of checking and tabulating the coupons. To provide a ticket processing system.

[Key points of the invention]

This is obtained by reading the recorded information of the card installed in the taxi and used as a taxi coupon, and calculating the remaining amount on the card from this read information and the fare information of the taxi meter. an information processing means for writing information such as the remaining balance on the card; an information storage means for inputting and storing information from the information processing means by being connected to this information processing means; and information input by connecting this information storage means. and a settlement means for settling sales from.

[Embodiments of the invention]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

Figure 1 shows the schematic configuration of the taxi coupon processing system, in which the headquarters office of a group formed by several taxi companies provides information to users using magnetic cards, which are common to all taxi companies. A coupon ticket (hereinafter referred to as a magnetic card) 1 is issued by a card issuing machine 2, and an amount corresponding to the issued magnetic card is collected from the user. This magnetic card 1 records the card number, issue amount, issue date, and taxi company car number.

The driver takes the magnetic card 1 from the passenger and takes the taxi.
When a magnetic card 1 is inserted into a data unit 3 mounted in a car, the data unit 3 reads the contents of the magnetic card 1. Information on taxi fares is input to the data unit 3 from a taxi meter 4. When the data unit 3 determines that the remaining amount of the magnetic card l is a legitimate card that satisfies the current charge, the interrogator 5 connected to this data unit 3 displays the card number, the remaining amount of the card, and the number of times of use. It is displayed in section 5a.

Further, the data unit 3 stores the number of a card that has been fraudulently used in the past, and it is checked whether the current card falls under this category. Data unit 3 is
Here, calculate the remaining amount after deducting the current charge, and transfer this updated remaining amount and card usage information to the magnetic card 1.
At the same time, the amount used this time, the updated remaining amount, and the number of times of use are printed on the magnetic card 1.

Therefore, the passenger can know the current amount spent on the card, the remaining amount, and the number of times the card has been used. Also, interrogator 5
A printer is installed to issue receipts to passengers. Drivers also write their card number and amount spent on their daily work reports.

Further, when the driver finishes his work for the day, he removes the interrogator 5 from the data unit 3 and connects it to the data collector 6 at the taxi company's office. Here, the data collector 6 reads the details of sales from the magnetic card from the interrogator 5 and totals the total amount of sales.

This data collector 6 settles not only the coupons converted into cards but also the sales in cash. Then, when the payment is completed, a receipt will be issued. This data collector 6 is provided with a C:RT 5a, and this CRT 6a displays the sales of the crew member on the day, the rank of the sales amount of the day in the office, the cumulative sales, the rank of the cumulative sales, etc.

The sales data calculated by the data collector 6 using the magnetic card for each office is stored on a floppy disk 7 and transmitted offline or online via the communication line 8 to the head office of the taxi company. moreover,
At the head office, the transmitted sales data for each office is sent to the aggregation machine 9.
The obtained company-wide magnetic card sales data is stored on a floppy disk 10 and sent offline or online via a communication line 11 to the group headquarters secretariat.

At the group headquarters office, the host computer 12 compares the amount of magnetic cards sold to users with the amount of sales from the magnetic cards transmitted from the taxi company, and determines whether the sales amount satisfies the sales amount of the magnetic cards. Check whether the magnetic card is being used legally. Then, when the magnetic card is used legitimately, cash equivalent to the sales amount is paid to each taxi company. Further, if fraudulent use of the card is found during the above-mentioned check of the sales amount and the sales amount, the number of the magnetic card used for each transaction is stored in the data unit 3.

Figure 2 shows the appearance of the data unit and interrogator installed inside a taxi.
, an insertion slot 3a for the magnetic card 1.

A connection terminal 3b of the interrogator 5 and a connection terminal 3C of a taximeter (not shown) are provided. The interrogator 5 also includes a display section 5a that displays the remaining amount of the card, etc.
A keyboard 5b is provided for the crew member to key in vehicle number, crew number, etc.

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the data unit, and 20 is a controller. This controller 20 reads and writes information on the magnetic card inserted into the data unit 3, and collects taxi fares from the taxi meter. It controls the reading of information and the transmission of information such as sales amounts to the interrogator 5, and also calculates the remaining amount on the magnetic card 1. - 21 is a magnetic card reader/writer that reads and writes information on a magnetic card according to signals from the controller 20;
Taxi from taxi meter 4 according to signal from 0
This is a data input section for inputting fee information. Furthermore, 2
3 is a transmission section that transmits information such as the sales amount to the interrogator 5, and 24 is a storage section that stores information such as the sales amount.

Figure %4 shows the configuration of the interrogator, 30 is a controller, and this controller 30 reads information from the magnetic card 1 from the data unit 3, displays the read information, stores the sales amount, and performs key-in operations. Controls reading of information and printing of receipts by printer. 31 is a transmission unit for transmitting information to and from the data unit 3 and a data collector to be described later; 32 is a storage unit whose memory is backed up by a battery 34; Information on total sales amount, keyed-in vehicle number, crew number,
Information such as the remaining amount of the magnetic card, usage fee, and card number is stored. 35 is a printer for issuing receipts.

FIG. 5 shows the external appearance of a data collector installed in a business office.
Terminal 6b for connecting.

CR that displays information such as the sales amount of the crew member on the day
T5a, a bill slot 6c and a coin slot 5d for settling sales in cash, a receipt issuing section 5e for issuing a receipt, and a return slot 6f for returning change are provided.

No. '6m+ shows the configuration of the data collector, and 40
is a controller, and this controller 40 reads the total sales amount of the day from the interrogator 5 and reads the total sales amount from the CRT.
Controls the display of information such as the sales amount of the day on 5a, the totalization of the banknotes and coins inserted, the calculation and disbursement of change, and the issuance of receipts. 41 is a transmission unit that transmits information such as the sales amount from the interrogator 5 to the controller 40, and 42 is a printer that issues a receipt. Reference numeral 43 denotes a bill detection section that discriminates and counts the inserted banknotes, and 44 indicates a coin detection section that discriminates and counts the inserted coins. Furthermore, 45 is a change mechanism that pays out change according to the amount of change calculated by the controller 40.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, the present invention includes an information processing means that calculates the remaining amount of the card from recorded information of a card used as a taxi coupon and fare information of a taxi meter and writes it on the card, and this information processing means. Since the taxi coupon processing is automated by providing a settlement means for settling sales from the information of the means, there is no need to check the amount of the coupon, and sales can be totaled in a short time.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a taxi coupon processing system, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the data unit and interrogator, Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the data unit, and Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the data unit. Figure 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the interrogator, Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the data collector, Figure 6 is a magnetic card, 3... data unit, 4... taxi meter, 5... ...Interrogator, 6...Data collector. Patent applicant: Fuji Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 2 patent attorneys: Aoyama and Sogai

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) Read the recorded information of the card that is installed in the taxi and is used as a taxi coupon and records the amount information of a predetermined amount, and use this read information and the taxi
an information processing means that calculates the remaining amount on the card from meter charge information and writes the obtained remaining amount information on the card; and an information processing means that inputs information from the information processing means by being connected to this information processing means. A taxi coupon processing system comprising: an information storage means for storing information; and a payment means for connecting the information storage means and calculating sales from input information.