JPS6217886A - Control of coupon issuing apparatus - 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 provides a system which provides a ticket for use of the 41 facilities which is placed at the entrance of each of the 41 facilities and records predetermined information in response to the entry of an object. The present invention relates to a method of controlling a ticket issuing device.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems] On the Uri Expressway, at the entrance gate of each interchange, a toll ticket with the interchange number and other information recorded is given to the entering vehicle, and at the exit gate, the toll ticket is received from the vehicle and the The toll amount is calculated for each type of vehicle corresponding to the section of traffic from the interchange recorded on the toll ticket, and interest is collected for that amount.

A conventional toll collection system for such toll roads is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application No. 58-97554.

This conventional system uses a magnetic cart type ticket, etc., and the entry log-1~ booth (pass ticket issuing office located in each lane) has a vehicle detection system that detects vehicles entering the entrance. a device, a vehicle passing detection device that detects the passage of a vehicle that has entered the population, and a pass ticket issued at a location where it can be taken out from the vehicle based on the vehicle information from the vehicle detection device. Not done J:
A pass ticket issuing machine is installed which stores and covers the issued pass ticket when the passing of the vehicle is detected by the vehicle passing detection device. There is. On the other hand, there is a ticket confirmation machine installed at the booth (interest collection office) of 1 Game 1 ~.
Receive a ticket from the staff in the booth or the driver of the vehicle approaching, and insert the ticket into the ticket slot of the ticket verification machine. This ticket verification machine reads the data magnetically recorded on the ticket, such as the entrance interchange number, vehicle model number and month, and the number of extra axles, and sends the data to the interest rate calculation machine -6, so the interest rate h1 The amount of toll charged by the vehicle is displayed on the display device, and the attendant collects this amount of toll interest from the driver of the vehicle.

However, from the illustration, in this conventional system, human log game 1
A toll ticket issuing machine (ξ1) installed in ~ Since the ticket is collected and stored in the machine, a valid ticket is left in the ticket issuing machine, and therefore, the abandoned ticket is collected and stored in the ticket issuing machine. (
For example, the act of selling this pass to an acquaintance) has a 1-1 chance of being reversed.

[Purpose of the Invention] This invention, which was made based on a small consideration, provides a method for controlling a ticket issuing device that can reliably prevent fraudulent acts by the person in charge using issued performance tickets. The purpose is to

[Summary of the invention] In this invention, after issuing a usage ticket (traffic ticket iγ etc.),
If the entry or retreat of an intruding object (such as a vehicle) is detected while the usage ticket is not taken, the issued usage ticket is imported into the device and an issuing action is displayed for the imported usage ticket. The above objective 8 is achieved by storing the information after recording ((6ki/print recording)).

“Embodiments of the invention” Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing an example of a toll road interest collection system to which the present invention is applied. The items indicated by 1 in Figure 1 are 1! +1 is the population configured at any intersection of the passage, and those marked 2 are the exits.

In population 1, a vehicle detection device 3 is installed to detect incoming vehicles. It consists of a photoelectric detection tower 3A and a first step board 3B that outputs a detection signal when stepped on by a wheel in order to detect the number of axles of a vehicle. A vehicle passage detection device 4 is provided for detecting passage, and for example, this vehicle passage detection device 4 includes a second photoelectric detection tower 4Δ for photoelectrically detecting the height of a passing vehicle, and a second photoelectric detection tower 4Δ for detecting the number of 1Fllll among passing vehicles. It is composed of a footboard 4 [3].

Between the vehicle detection device 3 and the vehicle passing detection device (
, based on the vehicle information from the vehicle detection device 3, a pass is issued to a location where the vehicle can be taken out, and the vehicle passing is detected by the vehicle passing detection device 4 without the issued pass being taken out. Sometimes, a ticket issuing iN5 is installed to store the issued ticket after visually recording the issued magnetic field on the ticket.The internal configuration of this ticket issuing machine will be explained later. (details)
Yes.

In addition, in front of the vehicle detection device 3, a signal device 6 for regulating entry into the entrance []1 is arranged. The signal device 6, the ticket issuing machine 5, and the vehicle passing detection device 4
The vehicle detection device 3 is connected to the entrance lane control device 7, and the population median control device 7 controls the transmission and reception of each scale data and stores data generated in the lane concerned. A series of equipment is installed for each lane of traffic. Also, at the exit 2, a traffic light 8 for regulating vehicles is installed facing the front, and behind it is a traffic light 8. booth (interest collection office) 9, interest rate display 10-6=, and exit [12] are installed on both sides of the vehicle path to cover the height of passing vehicles through photoelectric detection. A third photoelectric detection tr: 11A is provided with a third step board 1113 which outputs a detection signal when stepped on by a wheel in order to detect the number of legs of a vehicle passing over the exit 2. By inserting the pass ticket received from the attendant or the driver of the vehicle into the booth 9, you can collect the interest rate.
A pass ticket machine 12 for processing and a receipt issuing machine 13 for issuing a receipt corresponding to the interest rate by operating a small button are arranged. Third step board 11B, third photoelectric detection tower 11A
, an exit lane control device 14 which is connected to the interest rate display 10 and the signal device 8 and controls the transmission and reception of various data, and which stores data generated in the lane concerned. stomach【
There are 10 small facilities installed at the exit for each lane of the exit.

The width line control device and the exit lane control device 17'l are connected to a data processing device 15 connected to a data human machine 15△ installed at the toll plaza office 1-11. Entry [ ] information (Enter 1) interchange number written on the pass ticket issued by the ticket issuing machine 5;
Exit information recorded on the ticket (vehicle model number, etc.) and ticket confirmation) The exit information recorded on the ticket and the traffic information read from the ticket are input to the data processing device 15, and are processed every time the ticket is issued and collected. At the same time, the information is recorded on recording paper using a recording machine (not shown).

/,'j: Oh, in the data processing device 15, the collection h1
The data thus obtained is also transmitted to the data recording device 16 of the management office 1-12 that manages several tollgates, and is recorded on recording paper. In addition, the data compiled and recorded by the data processing device 15 at the toll plaza office 1-11 is transmitted from the data processing device 15 of each toll plaza office 1-11.
The data is transmitted online via the data recording device 16 to the electronic data processing machine 17 of the management station 1-13, where the data is processed.

Next, details of the ticket issuing machine 5 will be explained.

FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view showing the internal mechanism of the J15 ticket issuing machine 5.

20 in the figure is a hopper in which t, :l1 pass tickets are stacked and stored. The lower part of the ticket is a so-called magnetic ticket, which has a magnetic information recording surface and a visible information recording surface. A picker 21 and a feed roller 22 are installed at the top of the hopper 20 to push out the passes T one by one. The switching flapper 23 transports the lower part of the pass taken out from the hopper 20 by the picker 21 and the foot roller 22 toward the pass ticket issuing port 24, or transports the lower part of the pass returned from the pass ticket issuing port 24 until it has already been issued. This is for switching whether to send the ticket 110 in the direction of the ticket collection slot 25 or not.

In addition, this device has a transport mechanism for the pass-1, which is capable of transporting the pass guided by the switching flapper 23 in the forward and reverse directions to the pass-ticket issuing port 24. 26, and this first clamping and conveying bell mill pair 26
Issuance of a toll ticket sent to the general public by []24
A pair of reversible ejection rollers 27 that protrude a predetermined amount from the casing and retract it into the housing, and a second clamping conveyor that conveys the passes guided by the switching flapper 23 to the issued ticket collection stocker 25. It depicts Bellmir vs. 28. A switching flapper 23 and a second clamping conveyor belt pair 28 are provided at the conveying end of the second clamping conveyor belt pair 28.
Issued ticket slots 1 to 25 are provided for storing issued passes guided by 8.

In addition, a magnetic information recording surface of the pass ticket supplied from the hopper 20 is provided at a position along the pass ticket conveyance direction of the first pair of clamping and conveying belts 26 in order to confirm whether or not the pass ticket supplied from the hopper 20 is a new ticket. A first magnetic reading head 29 scans the vehicle type on the magnetic recording surface of the ticket.

a magnetic writing head 30 that magnetically writes information such as the interchange number, month, day, hour and minute, and also magnetically writes information indicating that the ticket is issued on the ticket returned from the ticket issuing port 24; A second magnetic reading head 31 reads information such as an interchange number written in and out by this magnetic writing head 30, and a second magnetic reading head 31 reads the same information as the magnetic information written by the magnetic writing head 30. A print head 32 is arranged that prints visible information on the visible information recording surface of the pass ticket and also prints information indicating that the pass ticket returned from the pass ticket issuing port 2/'1 has been issued. There is. J5, an optical sensor 33 is arranged at a position along the passage of the ticket to detect passage of the ticket or blockage.

Further, this pass ticket issuing machine 5 is connected to the artificial lane control device 7 via an ink face 11 as shown in FIG. A ROM 51 stores programs and a RAM 52 stores program data processed by the ticket issuing machine. Transport of the ticket (connected to 26. 28) controller/interface 53. Driver/interface 54. connected to the print head 32; interface connected to roll panel 55; 12. An interface I3 connected to the magnetic write head 30 and both magnetic read heads 29, 31 and an interface I4 connected to the optical sensor 33 are connected.

Next, the operation of the tenth embodiment system will be explained.

As shown in FIG.
The number of cars in question is detected by the footboard 3B of the vehicle, and the vehicle information is manually inputted to the one-lane control device 7. The CPU 30 of the ticket issuing machine 5 is powered by the CPU 30. Based on this vehicle information, the CPU 50 drives and controls the ticket transport mechanism.

The lower pass ticket in the Zuhewara hopper 20 is pushed out by the picker 21 and fed 110 times by the feed roller 22.
It is further conveyed to the pass ticket issuing port 24 by the first clamp conveyor bells 1 to 26 until the tip thereof protrudes. During the transport, the first magnetic reading head 29 scans the pass ticket to see if its magnetic information recording surface is normal.

Then, the vehicle information such as the vehicle type, interchange Kagawa February, date, hour and minute is written on the magnetic information recording surface of the pass by the magnetic writing head 30, and the written information is further written on the magnetic information recording surface of the pass ticket. Confirmed by magnetic reading head 31,
Thereafter, visible information having the same content as the written magnetic information is recorded by the print head 32 on the visible information recording surface of the pass.

When a toll ticket is issued in this way, the driver of the vehicle handles the toll ticket from the toll ticket issuing gate 24 and enters the toll road. However, if the driver enters the toll road without taking a toll ticket, when the passing of the vehicle is detected by the vehicle passing detection device 4 shown in FIG. The discharge roller pair 27 is rotated in the opposite direction as shown in FIG.

Then, the ticket drawn into the housing is conveyed to the left by the first pair of nipping and conveying belts 26 running in the opposite direction. The print head 32 prints, for example, "1 issued" on the pass ticket that is returned to the left and is conveyed, indicating that the pass ticket has been issued. The printed ticket is further conveyed to the left by the first pair of nipping and conveying belts 26, and now the same information as the printed information is written to the magnetic writing head 30 once. Magnetically encoded information is written on the information recording surface. The pass ticket on which the information corresponding to [Issued-1 has been magnetically and visually recorded is further conveyed to the left by the first pair of clamp conveyor belts 26, and then transferred to the second pair of clamp conveyor belts 28 by the switching flapper 23. The direction is changed to the side, and the issued tickets are conveyed to the stacker 43 by the second pair of clamping and conveying belts 28.
It will be collected on 3rd. This collection process makes it possible to issue a proper ticket to the next incoming vehicle, and also magnetically and visually records information indicating that the ticket has been issued. As a result, the collected ticket can be easily identified at a glance by the staff member or other person concerned as an issued ticket, and unauthorized use by the staff member can be appropriately prevented. Furthermore, as mentioned above, vehicles that enter without taking a pass will be checked at the exit, and the interest for the longest section will be collected in the same way as if the pass was lost, so there is no problem.

(1) The above embodiments (f) and (f) are merely examples, and various modifications may be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention. For example, 'r'M iJ next to the number of issued tickets 1),
, Not only the height shown in the example, but also the height of the vehicle can be taken into consideration, and the passage ticket is issued at multiple height positions (,).
Alternatively, the magnetic head and print head may be mounted around a suitable rotary drum to achieve miniaturization, and furthermore, a structure for transporting the pass ticket may be suitably constructed. Other configurations may also be adopted.

In addition, in the above embodiment, when it is detected that a vehicle has passed without receiving a ticket L-J, the ticket is collected, or for example, after the ticket is issued, a predetermined period of time has elapsed. The above-described ticket collection process may also be performed when it is detected that the vehicle is moving backwards due to failure to detect receipt of the ticket even after the time has elapsed.

By the way, in the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to an interest collection system in a paid passageway, but it can also be applied to a parking ticket issuing machine in a parking lot or to a system for collecting admission tickets to visitors (-
The present invention can also be applied to entry ticket issuing machines, etc.
C is also good.

[Movement Floor of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, when the passage of an incoming object is detected without an issued ticket being received, information indicating the issuing flow is sent to the issued ticket. Since the tickets are stored after being recorded, it is possible to appropriately prevent fraudulent acts by staff using the issued tickets.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 (Interest rate 11S of 11 interest road to which the present invention is applied?
1 is a schematic explanatory drawing showing an example of a receiving system, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an example of the internal configuration of a ticket issuing machine to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the configuration of the ticket issuing machine. There is a diagram 'C. 1... Population, 3... Vehicle detection device, 4... Vehicle passing detection device, 5... Passage ticket issuing machine, 20... Hopper, 21... Picker, 24... Passage ticket Issue port, 25.
...issued ticket collection slot head, 29.31...magnetic reading head, 3O...magnetic writing head, 32...print head, 50...CPU. I214ff1. 'j!

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a ticket issuing device that is installed at the entrance of a paid facility and that issues a ticket for the paid facility that records predetermined information in response to the entry of an object, after issuing the ticket, If the entrance or retreat of an intruding object is detected without a usage ticket being received, the issued usage ticket is captured into the device, information indicating that it has been issued is recorded for the captured usage ticket, and then stored. A method of controlling a ticket issuing device, characterized in that: (2) The use ticket has the predetermined information magnetically and printed recorded thereon, and the information indicating the issued status is also magnetically and printed recorded on the use ticket taken into the device. A method of controlling a ticket issuing device according to paragraph (1).