JPS63269269A - Fare processor - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides a fare processing S! that allows passengers to pay fares with a prepay card and to store the travel distance and fares of passengers. Regarding the location.

[Prior Art] For example, a fare device installed in a taxi has a meter section that calculates the fare corresponding to the distance traveled, a display section that displays the fare, and a display board that displays whether the vehicle is empty or carrying passengers. It consists of a display board switch that also serves as a display board switch. Then, when a passenger gets on board, the driver flips over the empty car display board to display the passenger board. In addition, the user writes the value (Km) of the odometer placed adjacent to the speedometer in the notebook as the travel starting distance. When the display board is knocked down, the display board switch is turned on,
The meter section is activated and the basic charge is displayed on the display section.

Then, when the riding distance increases, the displayed fare also increases as the riding distance increases. Upon arrival at the destination, the customer pays the displayed fare to the driver.

When the driver receives the fare, he writes the distance traveled on the odometer in the column of the start distance entered earlier in his notebook as the end distance traveled by the IJ vehicle. Also, write the charges received from the customer in the same column. When the above recording work is completed, the display board is raised to show that it is empty.

By writing driving records including money transfers and receipts in a notebook (driving diary) in this way, sales aggregation work to be carried out after the end of work on day - can be carried out accurately.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, as mentioned above, it was necessary to enter driving records such as mileage and fare every time a passenger was picked up, so it was very difficult for the driver. troublesome. As a result, sales efficiency also decreases.

Furthermore, since the driver drives with a large amount of cash received from each party in his possession, this poses a crime prevention problem.

Furthermore, it is necessary to always have at least a certain amount of change ready.

By providing a card reader/writer and a memory for each sale, the present invention allows users to pay tolls with prepaid cards and to memorize travel distance and fares of customers, eliminating the need to carry large amounts of cash and storing driving records in a notebook. The purpose is to provide a fare processing device that does not require entry and can greatly improve safety and business efficiency.

[Means for solving the problem] Fare handling of the present invention! ! As shown in Fig. 1, the device includes a meter section a that displays the riding distance for each passenger and the fare corresponding to the riding distance, and a display section C that displays the fare list output from the meter section a. , a passenger number counter d that counts the number of passengers, an individual sales memory e that stores the riding distance and fare for each passenger, and a prepay card f inserted into the card slot. A card reader/writer 〇, a card payment means i that writes the remaining amount after subtracting the fee from the amount read by the card reader/writer 〇 to a prepay card f in response to key operations on the card key h, and a payment key. The number of passengers counted in the passenger number counter d in response to the key operation of j and each sales memory e
The gateway means g for cunningly storing the travel distance #n and fare for each passenger stored in the external memory W1.

In addition to each of the above-mentioned means a to 2, another invention provides that the remaining amount after deducting the charge from the amount read by the card reader/writer Q is a negative value, and the remaining amount is displayed on the display section C as the insufficient amount. It is equipped with a card indefinite amount display means m for displaying.

[Operation] In the fare processing device configured in this way, the riding width I for each passenger is output from the meter section. ! i and the charge are sequentially stored in each separate sales memory.

Furthermore, when the customer inserts the prepay card he/she has brought into the card reader/writer and presses the card key, the outstanding charge will be deducted from the amount on the prepay card.

For example, if you press the settlement key at the end of business on day -, the number of passengers counted by the passenger counter and the riding distance and fare for each passenger stored in each sales memory will be recorded externally.
a is stored in the device.

In addition to the above-mentioned effects, another feature of the invention is that when the amount of money on the prepaid card inserted into the card reader/writer is less than the amount of the charge, the amount of the shortage is displayed on the display section.

[Example] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the front panel of the fare processing device when the fare processing device is attached to a dash board on the passenger side of the driver's seat of a taxi, for example.

As shown in the figure, a display section 1 capable of displaying up to five digit numbers such as fees is attached to the front panel, and a keyboard 3 with various keys arranged below the display section 1 is formed. A card insertion slot 4 for inserting a prepaid card brought by a customer is formed at a lower position. Furthermore, above the Noh mask panel, this taxi [
A display board 5 is rotatably attached to the main body of the device to indicate whether the vehicle is empty or passenger. and,
A display board switch is attached to the connection part with the main body of the device, and when the display board 5 is folded down when a passenger is loaded, the display board switch is turned on. Further, an IC socket 6 for inserting a RAM pack as an external storage device is attached to the side surface.

The keyboard 3 includes a card key 7 indicating that the fare is to be paid with a prepaid card, a cash holder -8 indicating that the fare is to be paid in cash, and a ride distance key 9 that causes the display unit 1 to display the ride distance of - passengers. ．． Price key 10 also displays the price for one customer. Total distance key 119 for displaying the total 11 distances including running after the payment operation, for example, one day's work F! Settlement keys 13 and the like are arranged to execute the M calculation task of writing each data stored in the storage section to an external storage device (RAM pack) at the end of J.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a prepaid card 14 that can be used with this yJIit processing device. A prepaid amount is recorded on this prepay card 14, and the taxi
Users purchase this prepaid card by paying the stated amount.

Further, FIG. 4 shows a RAM pack 15 that is inserted into the IC socket 1 6 as needed, and various data stored in a fare processing device installed in a taxi can be stored in a tabulation system installed at a business office or the like. Serves as a transport medium for input to the device.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the fare processing device. A CPU 16 (central processing unit) that executes various arithmetic processes is connected to a ROM 19. which stores control programs via an address bus 17 and a data bus 18. RAM 20 that temporarily stores variable data such as riding distance and fare. and (C
The RAM pack 15 inserted into the socket 6 is controlled.

Also, a meter section 22. which is connected to a tachometer 21, etc., and which indicates the riding distance and fare for -passengers. A key input circuit 231 receives various key signals from the keyboard 3; a display control circuit 24 sends display signals to the display unit 1;
υIt10 card reader writer 25 that needs polishing 11
The card control 11 circuit 26゜input port of the display board switch 27 attached to the display board 5]-28 etc. is connected to the CPU 16 via the address bus 17;B and the data bus 18.
It is connected to the.

In the RAM 20, as shown in FIG. 6, there is a @middle distance buffer R1 for storing the distance during boarding for - passengers;
Similarly, a fare buffer R2 stores the fare B for one customer, a passenger number counter R3 counts the number of passengers C, a total travel distance counter R4 counts the total travel distance KM including the driving distance, and is read by the card reader/writer 25. A card information buffer R5 that stores the card number θ and the card balance (amount) E recorded on the prepaid card 14
, a work buffer R6 used when paying by card, and separate sales memories R7 for storing the riding distance mc of each picture, the fare B, and the card number when paying by card in the order of each number C. Furthermore, the keyboard 3 is stored in the RAM 20.
A flag area R8 is formed to store a key processing flag indicating that each key has been operated and the corresponding key processing has started.

The CPtJ 16 is programmed to execute steps 1ψ shown in FIGS. 7 to 13 when the display panel 5 is operated or each key of the keyboard 3 is operated.

When a passenger is loaded and the display board 5 is folded down to enter the ε East car, the display board switch 27 is turned on and the flowchart shown in FIG. 7 is started. That is, after clearing the key processing flag in the flag area mR8 of the RAM 20 to 0, the passenger number counter R
Increase the number of passengers C in 3 by 1. After that, the riding distance 11i11 of the riding distance buffer R1 and the fare buffer R2
Clear A and Charge B. Then, the meter section 22 is reset and restarted. Then, the meter section 22 starts counting the riding distance A and the fare B anew.

Further, a timer interrupt signal is inputted to the interrupt terminal of this CPtJ16 from a timer circuit (not shown) every ΔT (=1 second, for example), and when this timer interrupt signal is inputted,
The timer interrupt process shown in FIG. 8 is executed. That is, when the interrupt processing is started, the setting state of the key processing flag in the flag area MR8 is checked at Pl. If the value remains reset to 0, then the vehicle is carrying a passenger, so the travel distance and fare B are read from the meter section 22 and stored in the travel distance buffer R1 and fare buffer 2, and the fare B is displayed on the display section. Display on 1. Note that if the key processing flag is set to 1, it means that the toll is being processed or the car is idle and running, so the timer interrupt process is ended without doing anything.

Next, when the cash key 8 of the keyboard 3 is operated, it is determined that the taxi has arrived at the destination and the passenger has offered to pay the fare in cash, and the flowchart of FIG. 9 is executed. That is, after setting the key processing flag in the flag area R8 to 1, the ride distance A and the fare in the ride distance buffer R1 are stored in the area of the passenger number C specified by the passenger IC of the passenger number counter R3 in the customer sales memory R7. Store charge B in buffer R2. In this case, since the fare B remains displayed on the display unit 1, the driver receives money corresponding to this fare B from the customer.

In addition, if the cash holder-8 does not operate the key, the card insertion slot 4
When the prepaid card 14 brought by the customer is inserted, the h-card reading process shown in FIG. 10 is performed. When the flowchart of FIG. 10 starts, the display board 5 is folded down and inside the [passenger]
Make sure that the display board switch 27 is turned on.

After that, the card number of the inserted prepay card 14 @D
and card balance E, card information buffer R5
Store it in

Further, when the card key 7 of the keyboard 3 is operated, the card payment process shown in FIG. 11 is executed.

That is, when the flowchart starts, the key processing flag in the flag area R8 is set to '1, and then the card information buffer R is
Confirm that the card information consisting of the card number and card balance E is stored in 5.

Then, the passenger number counter R3 in the customer sales memory R7
The ride distance A of the ride distance buffer R1 and the fare B of the fare buffer R2 are stored in the area of the passenger number C indicated by the count value C of . Furthermore, the card number QD of the card information buffer R5 is stored in the same area. Then, charge B in charge buffer R2 is stored in work buffer R6 (F=B).

At P2, the card balance E in the card information buffer R5 is subtracted by the amount (fee) F in the work buffer R6. Then, at P3, it is confirmed that the card balance E, which has decreased by 9m, is not a negative value.

The reduced card balance E is displayed on the display section 1 and is added to the prepay card 14 inserted into the card insertion slot 4 as a new card balance E by the card league writer 25. Then, the prepaid card 14 is ejected from the card insertion slot 4.

Next, the card number and card balance E in the card information buffer R5, and the amount F in the work buffer R6 are cleared, and the card processing 1911 is completed.

Note that if the card balance E after '14 pancreas becomes a negative value in P3, there is a shortage of charges, so the process proceeds to P4, and the card balance E is displayed on the display section 1 as the deficit amount. Then, the sign of the card balance E is inverted (E--E) and stored in the work buffer R6 (F-E). And card insertion slot 4
The card balance on the prepaid card 14 inserted in []
is written and this prepay card 14 is ejected. Then, the user waits for the insertion of a new prepaid card 14.

At P5, a new prepay card 14 is inserted, and when the card number and card balance E of this prepay card 14 are stored in the card information buffer FR5, the process advances to P2.
The previous insufficient amount F stored in the work buffer R6 is subtracted from the card balance E of the new prepaid card 14. However, the shortfall was due to the newly inserted prepaid card 14.
Payment can be made at

When the cash payment processing or card payment processing for fare B is completed, the driver raises the display board 5 and changes the display to [blank rn].
Put it inside. When the display board 5 is raised, the display board switch 27 is turned on and the process shown in FIG. 12 is started. That is, the operation of the meter section 22 is stopped and the display contents of the display section 1 are cleared.

Next, for example, when you return to your office after completing your driving duties on -day, if you operate the settlement key 13 on the keyboard 3 with the RAM pack 15 inserted into the IC socket 6, the screen shown in FIG. Execute the M-tan business shown below. That is, when the flowchart is started, the display board 5 is [empty],
and make sure that the RAM back 15 is inserted &Σ
do. Then, the number of passengers C1 from the passenger number counter R3 in the RAM 20, the total mileage mKM from the total mileage counter R4, the riding distance MA of each passenger leg from each sales memory R7, the rice grain 8, and the card number are read out in sequence, and the RAM pack is read out. 15.

When the transfer of all data in the RAM 20 to the RAM pack 15 is completed, each transferred data in the RAM 20 is cleared.

In addition, the RAM pack 15 in which this data has been written is removed from the IC socket 6 of the fare processing device, and the IC socket of the aggregation device consisting of a host computer etc. that aggregates the sales data of each taxi installed in the office. When the reading key on the keyboard of this totaling device is operated, this totaling device reads the RAM according to the flow shown in Fig. 14.
Read back 15 data.

That is, when the flow chart starts, after confirming that the RAM bag 15 is inserted into the IC socket, the RAM back 15 is inserted into the IC socket.
Each piece of data stored in the bag 15 is read and stored in the -day internal storage section. Thereafter, the data stored in the internal storage section is loaded into an external recording device such as an FDD (floppy disk drive). RAM back 15
After writing all the data to the FDD, the RA
Clear the memory contents of M pack 15.

Note that instead of writing to the FDD, it is also possible to print out all data using a printer or the like.

With the fare processing device configured in this way, the driver flips down the display board 5 when picking up a passenger to change the display from "empty" to "passenger". When the customer reaches the destination specified by the customer, the customer asks the customer how to pay, and if paying by cash, the customer presses the cash key 8 and receives money corresponding to the displayed fare from the customer. If paying by card, the customer may receive a prepaid card 14 from the customer, insert it into the card insertion slot 4, and then press the card key 7. card key 7
When is pressed, the prepaid card 14 on which the card balance E reduced by the amount of the fee is written is ejected from the card insertion slot 4. At the same time, the card balance E after the reduction is displayed on the display section 1. Then, the ejected prepay card 14 may be returned to the customer.

Also, if the card balance E is less than the charge B, the insufficient amount will be displayed, and the original prepay card has a card balance of [0].
The amount is reduced and discharged. In this case, if a new prepay card 14 is received from the customer and inserted into the card insertion slot 4, the shortfall amount will be paid from the prepay card 14.

The travel distance, fare, and card number for cart payment are sequentially stored in each sales memory R7.

In this way, the driver does not have to write down driving records such as distance traveled and fares in a notebook every time he or she picks up or drops off a passenger, so the driver is freed from the trouble associated with writing them down. Therefore, the burden on the driver can be significantly reduced and sales efficiency can be improved.

Furthermore, the stored number of passengers and each data are stored in a RAM back 15 as an external memory which can be detached and removed by operating the payment key 13.
Since the M-Pack 15 can be removed and attached to an external aggregation device, it is possible to greatly simplify the task of aggregating sales data at the end of the day, reducing the administrative burden on drivers and office staff. can be significantly reduced.

Also, as the number of customers paying by card increases, there will be no need to carry large amounts of cash. Furthermore, there is no need to always have change on hand. Therefore, safety can be greatly improved.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. In the embodiment, the RAM pack 15 is used as the external storage device, but an IC card or the like may also be used.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the fare processing device of the present invention, a card reader/writer and a sales memory for each customer are provided, and the fare can be paid with a prepay card, and the travel distance and fare for each customer month can be stored. ing. Therefore, there is no need to carry large amounts of cash or write driving records in a notebook, and safety and business efficiency can be greatly improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention, FIGS. 2 to 14 show a fare processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a prepay card, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a RAM pack, FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration, FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the main memory of the storage section, and FIGS. 7 to 14 The figure is a flowchart showing the operation. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Display part, 3... Keyboard, 4... Card insertion slot, 5... Display board, 6... IC socket, 7...
...Card key, 8...Cash key, 13...Payment key, 14...Prepay card, 15...RAM bank, 16...CPU, 20...RAM, 22...
Meter section, 25...Card reader writer, 27...
・Display board switch, R1... Riding distance buffer, R2
... Fare buffer, R3... Passenger number counter, R5
...Card information buffer 1, R7...Sales memory by customer. Applicant's Representative Patent Attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 11 Figure 14

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A meter section that calculates the riding distance for each passenger and the fare corresponding to the riding distance, a display section that displays the fare output from this meter section, a passenger number counter that counts the number of passengers, and a a customer-specific sales memory that stores ride distance and fare; a card reader/writer that reads and writes amounts to the prepaid card inserted into the card slot; A card payment means that writes the remaining amount after deducting the fee from the amount read by the reader/writer into the prepay card, and the number of passengers counted by the passenger number counter in response to the key operation of the payment key and the number of passengers. A fare processing device comprising: a payment means for storing the travel distance and fare for each passenger, which are stored in a separate sales memory, in an external storage device. (2) A meter section that calculates the riding distance for each passenger and the fare corresponding to the riding distance, a display section that displays the fare output from this meter section, a passenger number counter that counts the number of passengers, and a a customer-specific sales memory that stores ride distance and fare; a card reader/writer that reads and writes amounts to the prepaid card inserted into the card slot; a card payment means that writes the remaining amount after subtracting the fee from the amount read by the reader/writer into the prepay card; and when the remaining amount after deducting the fee becomes a negative value, the remaining amount is treated as a deficit amount and the display section an external storage device for displaying a card shortage amount, and the number of passengers counted by the passenger number counter in response to the key operation of the payment key, and the riding distance and fare for each passenger stored in the customer sales memory. A fare processing device characterized by comprising: a payment means for storing the payment in the device.