JPS6293784A - Stored card system - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a stored card system in an automatic ticket gate.

(Summary of the Invention) The stored card system of the present invention includes a stored card and a card payment machine into which the stored card is inserted. The card payment machine reads the balance information on the stored card and compares this reading with the fare to be paid. If the remaining amount on the card is insufficient and the amount equivalent to the amount of the shortage is inserted, the amount equivalent to the amount of the shortage is added and written on the card, and the card can be passed through the automatic ticket gate. If you return in transit, the balance on your card will be zero.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, an automatic ticket gate has been operated using a fixed number 1111W, which stores the ticket purchased at a ticket office for each ride, the boarding section, the date of use, etc. With this automatic ticket gate, if you use a ticket, you have to buy it each time, which is cumbersome, and if you use a commuter pass, the processing is time-consuming and inconvenient when you need to pass a train.

In order to eliminate these inconveniences, it is being considered to apply stored cards to automatic ticket gates.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, when a stored card is applied to an automatic ticket gate, an undefined remaining amount may occur when the usage amount is reduced from the remaining amount information of the stored card. The present invention was made in view of the problem that ICQ cannot be processed at Another object of the present invention is to provide a stored card system for automatic ticket gates that can know in advance if there is a shortage in the remaining amount and can eliminate the shortage.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a stored card capable of storing and writing value information, and a payment means into which this stored card is inserted, and this payment means is Means for reading the stored information of the stored card compares the read value of the reading means with a predetermined reference value set in advance, and when a shortfall amount according to the difference is inserted, this shortfall amount is The present invention is characterized by having a means for adding money to a stored card.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a stored card system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

This stored card system consists of a stored card (not shown) that can store and write information such as value information and boarding station code number, and a card payment machine into which this stored card (hereinafter referred to as the card) is inserted. It is equipped with 1 (referred to as a payment machine). The front side of the card payment machine 1 is a customer service side, and the customer service side includes a bill slot 2, which has the functions described below. Coin slot 3. Change outlet 4, input amount display section 5. Shortage amount display screen 6. Equipped with a card insertion lower. In addition, as shown in Fig. 2, inside the card payment machine 1, information such as the balance information and boarding station code No. 11M stored in the card inserted from the card insertion lower is read, and the card is also read. As will be described later, there is a card reader/writer 8 that writes value information, a bill processing device 9 that reads and processes the amount of bills inserted from the bill slot 2, and a vJ! that is inserted from the coin slot 3. A coin processing device 10 that reads and processes the amount of ti, and a banknote processing device 9
, a change discharge device 11 that discharges change from the change discharge port 4 according to the processing status of the coin processing device 10, and these constitute an input section. This input section is connected to the CPU 13 via an interface (I/F) 12.

The CPU 13 is connected to a memory 14 in which fares for each section are stored as reference values, and an interface (
It is connected to the output section via an I/F 15 to control the input section and output section. The output section is composed of a deficit amount display section 16 and an input amount display section 17, and the shortage amount display section 16 displays a result when the remaining amount information on the card is compared with the fare of the boarding section, and when the remaining amount is insufficient. This is displayed on the insufficient amount display surface 6, and the inserted amount display section 17 is displayed in the bill slot 2. The amount of money inserted into the coin slot 3 is displayed on the inserted amount display section 5.

The operation of the stored card system configured as above will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, the CPU 13 waits for a card to be inserted from the card insertion lower (step (hereinafter abbreviated as ST) 18), and when the card is inserted, causes the card reader/writer 8 to read the balance information stored on the card. , this read information is stored in the memory 14 (ST19). At the same time, the code number of the station at which the train was boarded is read (ST20), and based on this, the fare is calculated from the station at which the train boarded to the station where the card machine 1 is installed (ST21).

Next, compare the remaining amount information stored on the card with the 111 yen charge (5T22), and if the remaining amount is not insufficient, display "deficit amount 0 yen" in the insufficient amount display section 6 (5T31), then the card (ST30).If the balance on the card is insufficient at 5T22, the insufficient amount is displayed on the insufficient amount display screen 6 (ST23).Then, wait for coins or banknotes to be inserted (ST24.5T32). ), when coins or banknotes are inserted, display the inserted amount on the inserted amount display section 5 ST2.5), compare the inserted amount with the insufficient amount ST26), and if the inserted amount is less than the insufficient amount ST24
Then, the process returns to 5T32 and coins or banknotes are inserted. 5T
If the input money is equal to or less than the shortfall amount in step 26, it is determined whether the input money is equal to the shortfall amount (ST27>).If the input money is greater than the shortfall amount, change is released from the change outlet 4. In step S7.28), new balance information, which is the addition of the insufficient amount to the card balance, is written on the card (ST29), and the card is then returned (ST30). If it is determined at 8T27 that the deposited money and the shortfall amount are equal, the process advances to 5T29.

Although not described in this embodiment, operation guidance may be provided using 74 voices depending on the procedure situation. By doing this, it is possible to reduce operational errors by the user.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, it is determined whether the remaining amount on the card is insufficient for the fare to be paid, so it is possible to know in advance whether the remaining amount is insufficient.
In addition, when it is determined that there is a shortage in the remaining amount and the amount corresponding to the shortage is inserted, the amount corresponding to the shortage is added to the card and written, so there is no need to purchase a ticket each time you ride. If there is no hair or if the passenger has overtaken the train, the shortage of fare can be resolved without having to collect and perform new processing.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a stored card system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic control block diagram showing the stored card system, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the stored card system. be. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Card payment machine, 8...Card reader/writer, 9...Banknote processing device, 10...Coin processing device, 1
3... CPU, 14... Memory, 16... Shortage amount display section, 17... Input amount display section. Patent Applicant Tateishi Electric Co., Ltd. Agent Patent Attorney Tetsuji Iwakura (and 1 other person) Figure 2 Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A stored card capable of storing and writing value information, and a payment means into which the stored card is inserted, a means for the payment means to read the information stored in the stored card, and a reading means. and a means for comparing the read value with a predetermined reference value set in advance, and adding and writing the shortfall amount to the stored card when a shortfall amount corresponding to the difference is inserted. A stored card system featuring: