JPS5918751B2 - data collection device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a data collection device that collectively collects sales data from a plurality of automatic ticket vending machines.

In recent years, in places where multiple automatic ticket vending machines are installed for station service, there has been a tendency to adopt a data collection method in which all ticket sales data from the automatic ticket vending machines is collected in one place at the same time as the ticket is sold. In this data collection method, if the collected data is to be output as a print or the like, it is generally necessary to stop selling all automatic ticket vending machines connected to the data collection device that collects the data. According to this, there is a significant time limit for outputting the collected data. A data collection method that solved this problem was proposed by the applicant. This is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 50-139796, etc., and has two storage devices, and is switched so that sales data from an automatic ticket vending machine can be selectively collected in one of the storage devices. A circuit is installed to prevent the sale data from the automatic ticket vending machine from being input to the storage device to which the data is to be output. In the case of this data collection method, two systems of storage devices are provided, so when outputting the collected data, there is no need to stop the automatic ticket vending machine from selling, and data can be collected at any time. By providing an automatic ticket vending machine with a storage device switching switch so that the storage device is switched for each automatic ticket vending machine at the same time as cash is collected, there is an advantage that the collected cash and data can be synchronized. was caused. However, with this data collection method, the same storage device
However, there was a drawback that the system required two systems of control circuits for the storage device, making it complicated. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide an improved data collection device for use in the data collection method described above. The present invention will be explained below based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

In the figure, 1 is a data collection device, 2... is an automatic ticket vending machine.

When money is inserted into the automatic ticket vending machine 2 and a selection button on the customer service side is operated, the automatic ticket vending machine 2 sends a signal corresponding to the selection button to the data collection device 1.
and sells the ticket corresponding to the operated selection button. Further, a deadline switch is provided on the control surface, and this deadline switch is operated when collecting cash. When collecting cash, set the deadline switch provided on the control surface of the data collection device 1, operate the release switch of the automatic ticket vending machine from which cash is to be collected to cancel sales, and then collect the cash from that automatic ticket vending machine. After collecting cash, turn on the ticket vending switch and operate the deadline switch on the automatic ticket vending machine. An automatic ticket vending machine whose sale is canceled by operating the release switch after the deadline switch of the data collection device 1 is operated will continue to sell tickets even if the release switch is set to be on sale unless the deadline switch of that automatic ticket vending machine is operated. I'm trying to make sure it doesn't turn out that way. When the deadline switch is operated, the data collection device 1 performs the operations described below based on a signal output from the automatic ticket vending machine in which the deadline switch is installed. The data collection device 1 is composed of a storage device A for data input, a storage device B for data output, a control circuit 3, an operation circuit 4, a data output printer or a transmitting/receiving device 5, and the like.

The data input and stored in storage device A is transferred to storage device B and stored therein as will be described later.
It is outputted to the outside by a printer or transmitting/receiving device 5 at any time. Storage devices A and B are address designating circuits 6
A, 6B1 storage section 7A, 7B1 read/write calculation circuit 8A,
It is composed of 8B1 etc. Normally, that is, when the deadline switch of the data collection device is not operated, the sale data sent from the automatic ticket vending machine 2 is input to the address designation circuit 6A, where the sale data is The address of the storage section 7A to be stored is outputted to the storage section 7A based on a control signal from the control circuit 3 as an address signal. Also, based on the control signal from the armature circuit 3, the read/write arithmetic circuit 8A
Then, the data stored at the address of the storage section 7A specified by the address signal is read out, arithmetic is performed (adding 1 to the read data), and the result is written again to the address of the storage section 7A. In this way, usually the automatic ticket vending machine 2.
The sales data from . . . is sequentially collected and stored in the storage device A for each automatic ticket vending machine. At the deadline, the deadline switch of the data collection device 1 is operated, but even if the deadline switch is operated, the sales data from the automatic ticket vending machine 2 is stored in the storage unit A, just like when the deadline switch is not operated. be done. After that, if one of the automatic ticket vending machines 2 is canceled in order to collect cash, and the deadline switch of that vending machine is operated before or after cash collection, the vending machine will A signal indicating this is output to the control circuit 3. When the signal is input, the control circuit 3 sequentially sends out address signals of data regarding the automatic ticket vending machine to the address designating circuits 6A and 6B when it is not processing vending data from other automatic ticket vending machines, and at the same time. A control signal for transferring data from the storage section 7A to 7B is sent to the read/write arithmetic circuits 8A and 8B. As a result, every time an address signal is sent out from the control circuit 3, the data at the address in the storage section A specified by the address signal is stored at the same address in the storage section B, and Address data is cleared. When this transfer operation is completed for one automatic ticket vending machine, the control circuit 3 sends a signal indicating that data transfer has been completed to that automatic ticket vending machine, and when the release switch is operated, that automatic ticket vending machine can sell tickets. state. Since this data transfer takes place in a very short time, it does not affect the operation of other automatic ticket vending machines, and there is no need to suspend sales. In this way, at the same time as the cash is collected, the data up to that point is transferred to another storage section, so that the collected cash and the data can be synchronized. In this way, cash from all automatic ticket vending machines is sequentially collected. When the cash in all automatic ticket vending machines has been collected, data corresponding to the collected cash is stored in the storage section 7B, and data corresponding to the collected cash is stored in the storage section 7A. After this, the deadline switch of the data collection device 1 is operated and the deadline work is completed. The data stored in the storage section 7B in this way is printed based on the data printing command signal (outputted when the printing switch on the operating surface is operated) from the operating circuit, and the signal is When input to the control circuit 3, the address signal is sequentially sent from the control circuit 3 to the address designation circuit 6B, and to the read/write arithmetic circuit 8B.
A control signal is sent out to the effect that the data in the storage section 7B should be printed by the printer 5.

As a result, the data at the address indicated by the address signal is printed, and after it is confirmed that the data has been printed, the signal for the next address to be printed is output from the control circuit 3. This operation is performed on all addresses in the storage unit, and all stored data is printed. During this operation, vending data from the automatic ticket vending machine is input to and stored in the storage section 7A. For this reason,
The data stored in the storage section 7B can be outputted at any time, and if output is not performed normally, the cause can be investigated at any time over time. The data written out in this way is stored in its storage section 7.
B, and is cleared by a clear command from the operating circuit (clear switch operation) or by operating the deadline switch during the next deadline operation. Note that the storage unit 7B
A printer is required to print out the data, but if you want to send it electronically to another location, such as a center, a data transmission device is required. are selected.

Furthermore, it goes without saying that data output is performed based on commands from the data collection device itself, and when data is transmitted to a center, it can be performed based on commands from that center. . Further, when the data in the storage unit is not required to be synchronized with the cash, all the data may be transferred when the deadline switch of the data collection device 1 is operated. As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, by providing a storage device for data input and a storage device for data output, it is possible to collect cash and collect data at any time. Moreover, there is an advantage that the circuit can be simplified.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawing is a schematic block diagram of the main part of one embodiment of the data collection device according to the present invention. In the figure, A: input storage device, B: output storage device, 1:
Data collection device, 2...: automatic ticket vending machine, 3: control circuit, 4: operation circuit, 6A, 6B: address designation circuit, 7A
, 7B: Storage section, 8A, 8B: Read/write arithmetic circuit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A data collection device that aggregates and collects the sales data of multiple automatic ticket vending machines for station service on a daily basis, inputs and stores all sales data for one day from multiple automatic ticket vending machines. and an output storage device that stores all the sales data for one day transferred from the storage device and sends the stored data to the outside. The input of sales data into the device is executed sequentially each time a ticket is sold by the automatic ticket vending machine, and the transfer of the sales data from the input storage device to the output storage device is performed by a deadline switch of the data collection device or one of the devices. When the automatic ticket vending machine's deadline switch is operated to transfer vending data,
A data collection device characterized by being executed for all stored sales data.