JPS6027067B2 - Ticket vending machine information display method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for displaying information on possible travel ranges such as station names and route names in an automatic railway ticket vending machine.

With conventional railway ticket vending machines that are configured to issue multiple types of tickets, the distance that can be traveled from the station where the automatic ticket vending machine is installed shortens each time a train departs as it approaches the last train. Therefore, it has been desired to change the information display of the range of travel possible, such as ticket types (for example, amount) that can be issued by automatic ticket machines (for example, ticket prices), travelable stations, routes, etc., as time passes near the last train.

However, such changes to the information display need to be made immediately after the train departs, so doing it manually will increase the workload of the staff, and using a timer etc. will cause the train to slow down. There was a problem that customers would be inconvenienced if they were late.

The present invention has been made focusing on the above points, and is
A ticket vending machine that can automatically change the guidance display by decoding the code with a decoder and changing the guidance display using the output signal, and can do so accurately regardless of train delays. The purpose is to provide a guide display method.

The embodiments shown in the drawings will be described below.

In Fig. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a known automatic ticket vending machine that can use coins, and on the customer service side there are a coin slot 2, a display section 3 for the total amount inserted, a group of buttons 4 for ticket selection, and a ticket or change counter. receiving port 5,
A guide display section 6 for displaying fares, etc. is provided. The guide display section 6 is configured to display the words "Fare Table" in a visible manner while tickets can be issued, and as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. It is equipped with displays A, , A2 . Each display is equipped with a lamp (not shown), and when the lamp is lit, it displays the station name and fare. In addition, each display is
Stations within the range where you can travel with the ticket issued by the automatic ticket vending machine (hereinafter, station names and display numbers will be the same)
The station where the automatic ticket vending machine is installed (A) is arranged so that the route map is centered around the station where the automatic ticket vending machine is installed (A), and is related to the adjacent display device by a visible line. They are set up sequentially along the route centering around the indicated locations. Each display is connected to a common drive circuit for each station reachable by the last train at the time of the last train.

In other words, if the train timetable at A station is shown in Table 1, after the up train bound for An station departs from A station at 23:30, it is not possible to travel from As to A station.
The last train that can travel from Matsu Station to An is the train bound for An Station departing at 11:30 p.m. Therefore, the display devices $ to An corresponding to each station from As station to Ai station are connected to the same drive circuit. Similarly, each station from A4 station to A7,
The indicators corresponding to each station from A, station to A3 station, each station from & station to Bn station, each station from B4 station to B station, and each station from B station to B3 station are connected to the same drive circuit. There is. Each drive circuit lights up each display until the last predetermined train departs from Station A, but after departure, each display remains off until the start of business the next day. No.
1 Table An example of the electric circuit for the guidance display of the automatic ticket vending machine mentioned above and an example of the guidance display method are shown in Figure 3, assuming that the timetable of the station where the automatic ticket vending machine is installed (A) is shown in Table 1. Refer to and explain.

In Figure 3, 10a, 1ob, 10c, 11a, 1
1b and 11c are the indicators A, ~value, B, ~ shown in FIG.
In the drive circuit for driving Bn, among the display devices shown in FIG.
is in 11a, &~B7 is in 11b, B8~Bn is in 11c
are connected to each.

, 12a, 12b are memories that store the codes of each train passing through A station.
The memory 12a stores the codes of each train in the up direction, and the memory 12b stores the codes of each train in the down direction in the order of passing, and the train codes are stored one code at a time each time a departure signal is input from the signal generation circuits 13a, 13b. Output in order.
As such a memory, a known memory using a magnetic tape or a magnetic disk can be used. The code for each train is assumed to be the code shown in Table 1 in the following explanation, but the last train at the last train (code "095")
', “097”, “099”, “096'', “098
'', "10-bi train) may be given a different code, and other trains may be given the same code. In addition, if there is a train that does not stop at Station A, such as an express train, the code of that train should also be memorized. It is preferable to keep the signal generation circuits 13a and 13b
is a circuit for up and down directions that generates a departure signal to indicate that every time a train departs from Station A. From the departure signal's "progress indication" to the ``stop indication''
It detects changes in the vehicle and outputs departure signals respectively.
14a, 14b, 14C and 15a, 15a, 15c are
The decoder 14a is an upstream and downstream decoder that decodes train codes input from memories 12a and 12b.
Only when the code "099'' for the train departing at 00:00 to A7 station is input, the signal "1" is output to the AND circuit 16a, and the decoder 14b outputs the code "0971" for the train departing at 2:45 to A7 station. is input, the decoder 14c
The code for the train departing from Shinju 306 and going to the station is 09r.
When input, the AND circuit 16 outputs a signal “1”.
b, output to 16c.

Similarly, the decoders 15a, 15b, 15c output a signal "1" to the AND circuits 17a, 17b, 17c when "100", "0", and "096" are input, respectively. AND circuits 16a, 16b, 16c are two-input AND circuits that generate AND outputs of the output signals of decoders 14a, 14b, 14c and the output signals of signal generation circuit 13a, and AND circuits 17a, 17b, 17c are This is a two-input AND circuit that generates an AND output of the output signals of the output signals 15a, 15b, and 15c and the output signal of the signal generation circuit 13b.

The output side of each AND circuit is a flip-flop 18a, 18
They are connected to set input terminals b, 18c, 19a, 19b, and 19c, respectively. The Q output terminal of each flip-flop is connected to the subsequent drive circuits 10a, 10b, 10c, 11.
a, 11b, and 11c are connected to each other, and each drive circuit turns on the above-mentioned display while the previous flip-flop is being reset. This is a 2-input AND circuit for determining whether there are no more trains departing from Futagawa Station or A Station, and outputs the AND output of the Q outputs of the flip IJ flipflops 18a and 18b to the power supply circuit 21 of the automatic ticket vending machine.

In this device, when the power supply 21 is turned on, the flip-flops 18a, 18b, 18c, 19a, 19b, and 19c are initialized and the automatic ticket vending machine enters a standby state.

In this state, each flip-flop has been reset, so each drive circuit 10a, 10b, 10c, 11a,
11b and 11c are driven to display all the displays A, ~An,
B to Bn are lit. Thereafter, each time a train departs, the signal generation circuits 13a, 13b generate a departure signal, and the memories 12a, 12b sequentially output train codes.
c, 15a, 15b, and 15c do not output the signal "1", so all the indicators are lit. When the last train arrived, the first thing I did was 2.
When the train bound for An station departs at $3:00, the memory 12a outputs the code "099" and the decoder 14c outputs the code "099".
outputs the signal “1”, so the flip-flop 18c
is set, the drive circuit 10c stops operating, and the display FALSE~An goes out.

Accordingly, the passengers can confirm that the last train departing from As station has already departed because the indicators As to An are off. In this manner, at the time of the last train, each time a train departs, the indicators are sequentially turned off in the same way as described above, thereby sequentially changing the guidance display of the travelable range from Shin Station.

Then, when the last train bound for station B3 departs at 24:10 and the flip-flop 19a is set, the AND circuit 20 generates an AND output, which causes the power supply 2
1 becomes OFF and the automatic ticket vending machine becomes unusable. In the above example, the guidance display is changed by sequentially turning off the display that displays the name and fare of each station, but if there is a route that can be connected to Hata at A Station or another station. The guide display for each route, that is, the route name, may be turned off sequentially.

Also, instead of memorizing the codes of trains that pass through stations where automatic ticket vending machines are installed in the order in which they pass, and then retrieving them from memory and supplying them to each decoder each time a train passes,
Each train is equipped with a transmitter that transmits the train code.
It is also possible to receive the train code transmitted by the train every time the train passes, and output the received code to each decoder. To do this, the memory 12a,
12b may be replaced with a receiver, the output signal of the receiver may be supplied to each decoder, and the output signal of each decoder may be directly supplied to the corresponding flip-flop. As described above, according to the present invention, a train passing through a station where a ticket vending machine is installed is coded, the code of the train is decoded by a decoder, and the determination means uses the output signal to determine whether the train can travel. Since the information display for the last train is changed, everything can be done automatically, and there is no need for any human intervention, and the advantage is that the information display can be changed accurately regardless of train delays. have

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a front view showing an example of the customer service panel of the ticket vending machine, Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the information display section of the ticket vending machine, and Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the electrical circuit system. . 1...Ticket vending machine, 6...Guidance display section, A,, A2...
・Indicator, 10a, lb, 10c, 11a, 11b, 1
1c...Display drive circuit, 12a, 12b...Train code memory, 13a, 13b...Handling signal generator, 14a, 14b, 14c15a, 15b, 15
c...Decoder. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Trains passing through stations where automatic ticket vending machines are installed are coded and stored in a memory in the order in which they pass through the stations, and each time a train passes through the station where the automatic ticket vending machines are installed, it is interpreted as such. By reading the train code from the memory using an electric signal and supplying the read train code to a determining means, it is determined whether the train is the last train that can travel to a station that cannot be traveled by subsequent trains. and, if it is the last train, the information display of an automatic ticket vending machine is characterized in that the output signal of the determination means is used to automatically stop the information display of stations and/or routes that cannot be traveled on the subsequent train. Method. 2. Each train passing through the installed station is equipped with a transmitter that transmits a train code, and each time a train passes through the installed station, the train code transmitted by that train is received and supplied to the determination means. Claim 1 characterized in that
How to display information on automatic ticket vending machines as described in section.