JPS63254596A - Transportation fare paying system - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fare payment system in transportation facilities such as railways, buses, and expressways.

Conventional technology Traditionally, fares for transportation have been paid by specifying the arrival point in advance and purchasing a ticket in cash, or by picking up a ticket with the departure point marked on it at the time of departure and paying at the arrival point. etc.

The former method of payment by purchasing a ticket involves paying the fare to the destination directly at the ticket gate or ticket machine at the departure point, receiving the ticket, checking whether it is present at the ticket gate, and
This method checks whether you have paid the correct fare at the ticket gate at your arrival point.

In the latter deferred payment method, a numbered ticket or toll ticket is given to the user at the departure point to prove it, and the user pays the fare from the departure point indicated on the ticket at the arrival point. Both methods involve automatic ticketing by computer,
Automatic ticket gates, fare calculations, etc. have simplified and speeded up service operations to some extent. For improvement of the conventional ticket issuing system, please refer to Japanese Patent Application No. 53-89499.
etc.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The above-mentioned fare payment system is based on the idea of confirming payment using a ticket at the spot, although onlineization is progressing. Therefore, for users, the inconvenience of waiting at the ticket counter during crowded times, the hassle of carrying tickets while using the ticket, and having to carry a large amount of cash to the counter to buy a commuter pass, etc., would be reduced if they were eliminated. Accompanied by various actions that improve.

On the other hand, on the service side, it is necessary to handle large amounts of cash, and the probability of unauthorized boarding increases.

The present invention aims at making cashless fare payments by using automatic transfers by financial institutions.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention reads information from a readable/writable card held by a user at a ticket gate, calculates the fare from that information, and stores information for the next passage through the ticket gate on the card. A fare payment method characterized in that written and calculated fares are transmitted to a host computer, the host computer aggregates the fares for each user, and collects the accumulated fares over a certain period of time from the user's registered financial institution by automatic transfer. It is.

Function: This fare payment system automatically calculates the fare by recording information on the last ticket gate the user passed through on the card, and charges the fare to the user's registered financial institution account.

Therefore, by using this card, users can use transportation facilities without paying cash on the spot.

Additionally, this card can also be used as a commuter pass, eliminating the need to purchase a commuter pass with cash. In other words, the handling of large amounts of cash is omitted from ticketing operations. Furthermore, this fare payment system has the effect of abandoning the traditional concept of a ticket.

Embodiment Below, as an embodiment of the present invention, a case of a railway in which tickets are valid only on the same day and stations are uniquely ordered will be described.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of one embodiment of the fare payment method according to the present invention. In the automatic ticket gate 1, after the card is inserted 2, the information recorded on the card is read 3, the fare is calculated 4, and the necessary information is written on the card 5.
, the display 6 of the fare to be paid is subsequently performed. Information regarding fares is saved in a file 7, and the host computer reads it, tallies it up for each user 8, sends it to the bank, and collects it by transfer from each user's account 9
Do the following. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the recorded contents of a card used in one embodiment of the present invention. Card 1o has an ID code ID11 to identify the user.
, a flag f'12 indicating whether it is also registered as a commuter pass, a flag p13 indicating the content of the previous ticket gate passage,
Boarding date d114, boarding station 5115, getting off station 521a
, commuter pass usage start date d117, commuter pass expiration date df18
, 5319 and 8420, the end of the section where you can get on and off with a commuter pass.
Can record 10 codes.

If you want to record your ID on this card in advance and use it as a commuter pass, set f=1, al, d f +53.8
Record 4. If it is used only as a ticket, set r=o. Also, when acquiring a card, p=.

It becomes.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of automatic ticket gate processing when boarding a train using the card shown in FIG. 2. First, when a card is inserted 21 in an automatic ticket gate, the fare y is reset 22 to 0, and the ten codes mentioned above are read 23 from the card.

In the case of riding, the value of p is 0, 1, or 2. p=.

If p==0, a date d is written 25 at the boarding station S+d1 and 1 is written 25 at p, and after an operation 33 to open the ticket gate, the card is ejected 36. As a result of the judgment 26 as to whether p=1, if p-1, the driver must board the vehicle again even though he or she boarded the vehicle last time, and after the alarm 34, the ticket gate is closed 35 and the card is ejected 36.

If k1, a determination 27 is made as to whether p=2. p
If it is 22, it is determined 28 whether the passenger got off at the previous station S2 and boarded the train at the same station on the same day, and if so, writes 3 to p 29. If you board the train the next day or later or at another station, calculate 30 the fare y from Sl to S, display 31, and perform the same process 3 as in the case of p=o.
2. 33. Perform 36. If p is not 0.1.2, the ticket gate is closed 36 and the card is ejected 36 after the alarm 34 is issued. After completing the above processing, y=.

A judgment 37 is made as to whether the fare is to be collected or not, and if it is y, a process 38 is performed to send the ID and yk file, and the process ends 39.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of automatic ticket gate processing when getting off the train. Reading 421 of the code recorded on the card is the same as in FIG. 3 (40-41-42).

First, a judgment 43 is made as to whether p=o, and if p-○, it means that there is no record of boarding, so an alarm 59, a ticket gate closing 6o, and a card ejecting 61 are performed.

If pN○, a judgment 44 is made as to whether p=1.

If p=1, a decision 53 is made as to whether or not it is possible to get off at the current station S. If possible, write 64 S to Sl and 2 to p. If it is not possible, calculate 56 the fare y of S1 to S, write 0 to p 56, and display 5
Do step 7. In either case, the card is ejected 61 after the ticket gate opening operation 58. When pSl, a judgment 46 is made as to whether p=2. If p=2, it indicates that the passenger got off the train last time, and the same processing (69, 60, 61) as in the case of p=o is performed. If PN2, a judgment 46 is made as to whether p=3. If p=3, this indicates that the user stopped at station 82 due to a previous stopover, and a determination 47 is made as to whether the user has returned to the station S where the user first boarded.

If it has not returned, the same process as in the case of p=1 (53°6
4.55. ses, 57). If you are returning, calculate 48 the fare y at the station you stopped at last time, and then substitute 49 SL into SL (not recorded on the card yet) to determine whether it is possible to get off at the current station. Do 60. If possible, write 51 of Sl to Sl,
Further, an operation 62 is performed in which S is written to Sl and 2 is written to p. If it is not possible, calculate 56 the fare y of S1 to S, write 56 0 to p, and display 57. After completing the writing on the card, open the ticket gate Step 6
After 8, the card is ejected 61. When the ejection of the card is completed, it is determined 62 whether the fare y is 0, and only if it is not 0, a process 63 is performed to send rD and y to all files, and the process ends 64.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the method of calculating the fare in FIG. 3.4. When the fare calculation command 66 is issued, the fare y
After resetting 66 to 0, first a judgment 67 is made as to whether or not the card can be used as a commuter pass. If it cannot be used, let the fare between sl and S be f(sl, s), and y
Substitution 73 of f(sl, s) is performed and the process ends 78.

If it can be used as a commuter pass, after determining 68 whether it is within the validity period, if it is not within the validity period, f(sl, s) is substituted 73 into y. If it is within the validity period, the station ordering is 8.
A judgment 69 is made as to whether 1≦S, and if 31≦S is not satisfied, a change 7o is performed. Next, when the riding section protrudes from the registered sections 33 to S4, a process is performed to add the fare. First, the riding section 81-S is the registered section S3.
A judgment 71 is made as to whether it is within ~S4, and if so, y=.

The process ends at 78. Next, sections S1 to S and section S3
A determination 72 is made as to whether ~S4 does not intersect, and if they do not intersect, f(sl, s) is substituted 73 for y. If the conditions are other than the above two, the fare for the portion outside the section 85-S4 is added to y. In other words, a judgment 74 is made as to whether S1≦83, and only when S1≦83, f(s
++ s3 ) is substituted 75 into y. Next, S
4≦S, perform operation 77 to add f (s4.s) to y only when S4≦S, and end 7.
It becomes 8.

In this embodiment, a case is considered in which the order of stations is uniquely determined, but even if there are branch lines, the information on the branch lines may be used to calculate fares. This will allow transit passengers to board the train using their cards. In addition, in order to use this card not only as a commuter pass but also as a coupon ticket, it is only necessary to record a failure flag, remaining number of rides, and expiration date on the card. By automating the use of coupon tickets, the coupons can be used effectively, further increasing convenience for customers.

As described in detail, the present invention eliminates the need to leave a ticket at a ticket machine each time it is used, or to pay the fare for the area outside the commuter pass at the station where the user gets off. This will enable people to use transportation efficiently and without any hassle. It also has the effect of alleviating congestion because ticket gate operations are performed smoothly.

Furthermore, since the handling of cash is significantly reduced, the financial security of the business is improved and the labor saving of the business is achieved. Even in the case of unauthorized boarding, fares are automatically paid, which prevents fraud and the like. As described above, the practical effects of the present invention are significant.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a flowchart of the fare payment system in one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the recorded contents of the card used in the same flowchart, and Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the recorded contents of the card used in the same embodiment. It is a flowchart showing a method of calculating own fare when boarding a train. 1... automatic ticket gate, 2... card insertion process, 3... process of reading information from the card, 4... process of calculating fare, 6...・・・・・・
Process of writing information to the card, 6...Process of displaying the fare, 7...Process of temporarily saving fare information in a file, 8...Process of the host computer Process of aggregating and storing fares for each user, 9...
...The process of sending the total amount of freight to the host computer Kara Bank and transferring it from the user's account. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person No. 1
Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A process of reading information from a readable/writable card owned by the user at the ticket gate, a process of calculating the fare from this information, and a process of writing information for passing through the ticket gate next time on the card, It consists of the process of transmitting the calculated fare to the host computer, the process of aggregating the fare for each user by the host computer, and the process of collecting the freight accumulated over a certain period from the user's registered financial institution by automatic transfer. Fare payment method. (2) The fare payment system according to claim 1, characterized in that the ticket gate has means for displaying the calculated fare.