JPS60181990A - Ticket inssuing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticket issuing device for commuter passes for railways, lotus trains, etc.

(bl Prior Art and Problems) Recently, for example, in transportation facilities such as railways and buses, the printing and issuing of commuter passes and the ticket gate operations have been changed to TA118I. An automatic machine that automatically performs commuter pass issuance and ticket inspection operations, which were previously done manually, uses commuter passes that have the information necessary for issuance operations and ticket inspection operations recorded in the form of magnetic information. It has been put into practical use and is becoming widespread.

The magnetically recorded commuter pass described above has the following drawbacks.

B. In order to record magnetic information, a ticket material to which a magnetic material is attached is used, which increases the cost of the ticket material.

The information recorded on the magnetic ticket surface is magnetically hunted.

It may disappear due to the influence of magnetic fields that are present in daily life such as magnetic necklaces and televisions.

C. When commuter pass users carry their commuter passes, they often carry them in their wallets or commuter pass holders.
When using an automatic ticket gate, since it is a contact-type reader, it is a hassle to take out the commuter pass from the commuter pass holder, insert it into the automatic ticket gate, and then return the commuter pass ejected from the ticket gate back to the commuter pass holder after checking. It required a lot of work. Additionally, automatic ticket gates were sometimes not used effectively.

(C1 Purpose of the Invention In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, the present invention provides a ticket issuing device that is less susceptible to external influences such as magnetism, that can provide commuter passes that do not require contact reading at low cost, and that can issue automatically. It is about providing.

fdl Structure of the Invention In order to achieve the above objects, the present invention provides means for inputting information necessary for ticket inspection operations and continuous commuter pass issuing operations, and for visually displaying information on the ticket surface based on this information.
A means for selecting a specified character/symbol pattern from the character/symbol pattern storage section to edit the screen, and at the same time a means for displaying encoded information such as a barcode from the encoded information pattern storage section such as a barcode. The present invention is characterized by comprising a means for selecting a designated pattern, editing the screen, composing and printing these two display patterns, and issuing the same as a ticket.

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

FIG. 1 shows the face of a commuter pass according to an embodiment of the present invention. Second
Figure 3 is a block diagram of an apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a flowchart showing its operation, Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the print issuer, Figure 5 is its display unit, and 2 is encoded information. In the barcode pattern display area when a barcode pattern is used as an example of a pattern, the barcode pattern display area 2 is used in one or more levels and is printed on the same side as the character/symbol pattern display area 1. , it doesn't matter if it's on the back side.

Next, a device for issuing commuter passes will be explained based on FIGS. 2 and 3.

In FIG. 2, the control section (2) has a control function such as a microprocessor, and controls the operation of each functional section according to a control program held in the storage section (1). The boarding section input section (■) consists of pushbuttons that allow you to select the departure station, transit station, first destination station, etc. The riding section input section consists of push buttons such as numbers for specifying the year, month, and day. The ticket type/discount input section consists of push buttons for specifying ticket types/discounts such as student discounts. The continuous commuter pass information input section is comprised of push buttons for inputting information necessary for continued purchase of a commuter pass, such as age, name, date of birth, gender, etc. Input section 2 described above
2-25, in FIG. 3, when the information necessary for the issuing conditions of the commuter pass is input, the input information is held in the storage unit L[ by the control unit. When the input is completed and, for example, the "issue" button is pressed, the issuing operation of the commuter pass is started. ' ~ ° ” -1 Shown in Figure 1, charge calculation section 3
In step 1, charges are calculated and the results are displayed. The Bill control section 21 also sends information necessary for printing to the character/symbol pattern screen editing section 29. That signal is boarding section 1
It is a character code etc. that does not indicate the riding period. Upon receiving the signal, the character/symbol pattern screen editing section 29 selects a predetermined character pattern/symbol pattern from the character/symbol pattern storage section 27, and places it at a predetermined position as shown in FIG. etc. are printed, and the entire screen on the character/symbol pattern display section is stored in the form of a dot pattern. Character/symbol pattern storage section 27 ROM/
A read-only memory consisting of RAM that stores station names, numbers,
Symbols and the like are stored in the form of dot patterns, and by specifying an address, a specified character/symbol pattern can be selectively read out. The screen of the barcode display section 1 is also edited in the same manner as above.

For example, the barcode pattern storage unit 2B stores a hexadecimal barcode display pattern in the form of a dot pattern, and the barcode pattern screen editing unit 11 stores a hexadecimal barcode display pattern in the form of a dot pattern. Based on the information, a predetermined barcode stored in the barcode pattern register 19 is selected, and the screen is edited in the form of a dot pattern. When each of the above screen edits is completed, the control unit transfers the screen edited pattern signals to the screen editing units 29 to 30.
, and sends a signal according to the printing method to the print issuing department (■).

FIG. 1 schematically shows a thermal transfer method as an embodiment of the printing and publishing department. Further, FIG. 5 shows details of the printed portion. The printing procedure will be explained with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. The carded soil 1 cut into a predetermined size is stored in a hopper 43, and is sent to a printer 46 along with a printing instruction, and then transported to a thermal head section 45.

The thermal head unit 45 transfers 1L of transfer paper coated with ink.
The ink is thermally transferred to the card by a heating element H located at a position corresponding to the printed area. In the case of dot pattern printing, a plurality of heating elements are provided in a line perpendicular to the direction of movement of the card 44, and if the upper part of the character/symbol pattern display area ≧ the bar code display area is printed simultaneously and sequentially in the direction of movement of the card 44. Ru. The control unit applies voltage to the heating element corresponding to the printed part of the card 44 among the plurality of heating elements arranged on the line in synchronization with the movement speed of the card 1, thereby causing the heating element to generate heat. As described above, printing of the commuter pass is completed when the card 11 passes through the thermal head section.There are various printing methods such as pressure transfer method, which can be used in the present invention. .

In addition, in Fig. 2, the character/symbol pattern screen editing section 2
9. Barcode pattern screen editing department 30゜Charge calculation department 3
1 can be included in the control section 21.

(fl As described in detail, the present invention has the following effects.

2. Ticket information can be recorded as readable encoded information in a part corresponding to the printed part of a conventional commuter pass, and there is no need for special and expensive ticket paper with a conventional magnetic material attached.

B. Information on the commuter pass will not be lost due to the influence of magnetic fields.

The barcode printed on the ticket surface can be read optically and without contact, and if the barcode display side of the commuter pass holder is translucent, the commuter pass can be read at the automatic ticket gate. To automatically issue a ticket that does not need to be taken in or taken out and can prevent deterioration of the commuter pass due to MM mechanical wear.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 shows an example of a commuter pass used in the commuter pass issuing device of the present invention, in which 1 is a character/symbol pattern display section, 2 is a barcode/pattern display section, and FIG. 2 is the configuration of this device. 3 is a block diagram showing the operation, and FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the operation.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the print issue section, and FIG. 5 is a detailed diagram of the print issue section. 2nd... Control section 22... Riding section input section 23... Riding period input section 24... Ticket type/discount input section 25... ...Continuous commuter pass information input section 26...
・Note 1. Part a 27...Character/symbol pattern storage section 28...
... Barcode pattern storage section 29 ... Character/symbol pattern editing section 30 ... Barcode
Pattern editing section 31...Fee calculation section 32...Print issuing section 41...Print control section 42...Transfer paper 43...Card・Hopper 44...Card 45...Thermal head 46...Heald 51...Heating element Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] A ticket issuing device that issues tickets in which ticket information is recorded as non-contact readable encoded information on a recording medium, the ticket issuing device including ticket information that identifies the owner of the ticket and ticket information that indicates the validity of the ticket. an input means for inputting information, a first pattern generation means for generating a visual identification pattern of the ticket information based on the ticket information input by the input means, and the machine-readable encoded information corresponding to the ticket information; a second pattern generating means for generating a pattern; printing the visual identification pattern and the encoded information pattern on the same recording medium; and issuing the pattern.