JPS63295295A - Electronic pass - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] This invention relates to electronic commuter passes, and particularly to prevention of ticket boarding.

[Conventional technology] Conventional commuter passes used when using railways or trains for commuting to work or school require information such as the section of station used, date of validity, name, age, etc. (hereinafter referred to as necessary information) on a single piece of paper. I was using the one printed on .

[Problems that the invention aims to solve] Conventional commuter passes are simple, but at the boarding station, you purchase a ticket only for the area near the boarding station, and at the station you get off, you get off with the commuter pass you have, and the ticket for the area in between is In some cases, trains are used as a means of illegal boarding, or so-called ticket-riding, and the losses incurred by railway companies amount to an enormous amount of money.

In order to completely prevent this type of ticket-riding, it is not possible to use conventional commuter passes alone; for this reason, it is necessary to have a train attendant accompany the train, ask passengers to show their tickets, and inspect them each time.

Such work requires a lot of manpower and time, and it is virtually impossible to reliably inspect all trains.

In addition, in this type of inspection work, it is not possible to determine whether the rider is simply overtaking the vehicle or boarding the vehicle illegally, and in order to determine that the vehicle has been illegally boarded and claim an excess charge, follow-up investigations must be carried out several times. The problem is that railway fares are becoming more expensive than necessary, as passengers do not feel much guilt or anger towards passengers who ride on railway lines because it is difficult. there were.

This invention was made in order to solve this problem, and aims to provide an electronic commuter pass that cannot be used for bus rides.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The electronic commuter pass according to the present invention is provided with a means for recording and confirming the boarding station for each boarding by combining a simple electronic circuit and an algorithm. The decision was made to check whether it was possible to get off the train or not.

[Operations] In this invention, it is determined whether or not it is possible to get off the train after confirming the boarding station and the alighting station, so it is possible to prevent passengers from boarding the train.

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

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the commuter pass body of the electronic commuter pass according to the present invention, in which (1) is the commuter pass information display board, (2) is the confirmation display board, and (3) is the initial value setting plug. ,(
4) is a confirmation plug, and (5) is a switch.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the device shown in FIG. 1, where the same symbols as in FIG. 1 indicate the same parts, (6) is an initial value setting circuit, (7) is an effective fragrance storage memory, (8) is a station number confirmation circuit, and (9) is a timer.

Furthermore, in this invention, each station owned by a railway company is given a unique number, which is called a station number, and the station number of a station that can be validly boarded and alighted with a commuter pass is called a valid station number. .

Furthermore, each station is provided with a gate device (not shown), and by passing the commuter pass body through this gate device, data is exchanged and a warning is issued if necessary. Although the configuration example of the gate device is omitted in this specification, a station number consisting of numbers and symbols is input into the electronic commuter pass body, and the station number confirmation circuit (5
), and can be constructed by applying conventional technology.

The commuter pass information display board (1) displays necessary information on a liquid crystal display using an electronic circuit, similar to a conventional commuter pass. The confirmation display board (2) displays necessary confirmation information on a liquid crystal display each time the vehicle passes through the gate device. The initial value setting plug (3) is used to input the necessary information and valid station number on the commuter pass information display board 1) when purchasing a commuter pass, and each input data is sent to the initial value setting circuit (6).
Necessary information is displayed on the commuter pass information display board (1), and the valid station number is stored in the valid incense storage memory (7).

The confirmation plug (4) is used to exchange data from the gate device provided at each station at the boarding/disembarking station, and has a shield mechanism to prevent accidental input of incorrect data. The switch (5) inputs power to the circuit shown in FIG. 2(A) for performing necessary operations when getting on and off the vehicle. Further, in FIG. 2, the power supply portion for operating each circuit (A) and (B) is omitted. Next, the operation of this invention will be explained.

As shown in Figure 3, let us assume that the valid station section for this commuter pass is from Ueno Station to the boarding station (A, 001 to A, 00
5 represents the valid station number of each station), at the time of purchasing a commuter pass, write the necessary information on the commuter pass information display board (1) from the initial value setting plug (3) through the initial value setting circuit (6), and at the same time, The valid station numbers A, OO1 to A, and O05 of this commuter pass are stored in the valid incense storage memory (7).

First, we will explain the case where a commuter pass user uses this commuter pass from Ueno Station to the boarding station. switch (5)
When the user turns on the power and passes through the gate device installed at the ticket gate at Ueno Station, the incense A, 005 of Ueno Station is input from the gate device through the confirmation plug (4), and the incense A, 005 of Ueno Station is inputted. The incense confirmation circuit 8) checks the effective incense storage memory (7).
), and if it is stored, an instruction indicating that you can ride with this commuter pass is recorded in the incense confirmation circuit (8). At the same time, the boarding station name "Ueno" is displayed on the confirmation display board (2). Next, when getting off at the boarding station, by passing through the gate device of the boarding station, the incense A and OO1 of the boarding station are input from the gate device through the confirmation plug (4), and the incense incense confirmation circuit (8) A to the more effective perfume storage memory (7),
If OOL is stored as a valid incense and an instruction indicating that it is possible to board the vehicle is recorded, an instruction indicating that it is possible to board the vehicle will be recorded, and based on this instruction, the gate device will prompt the user to exit the vehicle and at the same time display a confirmation message. Display the name of the getting off station "Tokyo" on the board (2). Therefore, it is possible to confirm that the commuter pass has been legitimately used, either automatically by the gate device or by confirmation by the ticket gate staff. The above operation is the same when getting on and off at any station between Ueno Station and the boarding station that is effectively used.

In addition, when an instruction indicating that it is possible to get off the train is recorded, a timer (9) is activated, and the circuit (A) is automatically activated after a predetermined time has elapsed.
The power supply is cut off and the circuit (A) is reset. Furthermore, when the power is input using the switch (5) and the vehicle passes through the gate device at the boarding station, the configuration is such that the power will not be accidentally turned off even if the switch is operated by mistake.

Next, a case will be explained in which the commuter pass is used in a section other than the valid station section from Ueno Station to the boarding station.

For example, if you are a Kiseru rider who only purchases a ticket near Aomori Station from Aomori Station to the boarding station and gets off using this commuter pass, even if you pass through the gate device at Aomori Station, this commuter pass will not include Aomori Station. The incense at the station is stored as the effective incense incense storage memory (7
), so the instruction that you can get on the train is not recorded, and the same thing happens even if you get on the train without passing through the gate device, so even if you try to get off at the boarding station, there will be no indication that you can get off. Instructions are not recorded, and if you try to get off the train with this commuter pass, the gate device will issue a warning and you will not be able to pass through the ticket gate with this commuter pass.

Next, we will explain the case where you are trying to board a train from Matsudo Station to the boarding station, and you are legitimately boarding the train from Matsudo Station to Ueno Station by purchasing a ticket separate from this commuter pass.

In this case, as above, the instruction that you can board the train will not be recorded, but by presenting both your ticket and commuter pass to the staff at the checkout office, the staff will confirm this and use the gate equipment provided at the station. By inputting an instruction indicating that it is possible to board the vehicle through the confirmation plug (4) using a similar device and passing through the gate device at the ticket exit, an instruction indicating that it is possible to exit the vehicle is recorded and it becomes possible to exit the vehicle.

Next, we will explain the case of riding from Ueno Station past the boarding station to Shinbashi Station. In this case, an instruction to the effect that boarding is possible is recorded at the boarding station, but an instruction to the effect that alighting is possible is not recorded at the disembarking station. When the attendant inputs an instruction to the effect that it is possible to get off the vehicle using the confirmation plug (4), it becomes possible to get off the vehicle.

In addition, even in the case of a bus ride using two commuter passes, unless payment is made for both commuter passes as described above,
The instruction indicating that it is possible to get off the vehicle is not recorded, and it is not possible to get off the vehicle in this state.

As described above, this invention records the boarding station on the commuter pass body each time you board the train, confirms the boarding station and the alighting station, and gives an instruction that it is possible to get off the train, so it is possible to completely prevent bus rides. become.

In the above embodiment, each display board is displayed using kanji, but katakana or confirmation display board (
In 2), it can be similarly implemented by displaying only the code indicating whether or not the boarding/disembarking station is a station with valid incense.In this way, the number of memories used can be reduced and the commuter pass itself can be saved. Can be made smaller.

Furthermore, in this invention, a commuter pass information display board (1) using liquid crystal is used to display necessary information.
This part is the same as a conventional commuter pass, 171 pieces of paper CZ 7
``Even if you use a lint, it can be carried out in the same way. In this case, the circuit shown in Figure 2 (B) only needs to store the effective fragrance, and the power consumption can be significantly reduced.
It becomes easier to use solar cells and the like.

[Effects of the invention] As explained above, this invention can completely prevent ticket boarding using commuter passes by applying simple algorithms and electronic circuits, and can also be used at stations that do not yet have incense sticks or gate devices. It can be used in the same way as a conventional commuter pass, and by rewriting the initial value, one electronic commuter pass can be used as a commuter pass any number of times.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the electronic commuter pass body according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a detailed explanation of the invention. figure. (1) is the commuter pass information display board, (2) is the confirmation display board, (3
) is the initial value setting plug, (4) is the confirmation plug, (5) is the switch, (6) is the initial value setting circuit, (7) is the effective fragrance storage memory, (8) is the fragrance confirmation circuit, (9 ) is a timer.

Claims (1)

[Claims] Means for assigning a unique number (hereinafter referred to as station number) to each station owned by a railway company, and information for recording and confirming the commuter pass based on this station number. A gate device installed at each of the above stations where the exchange is performed, a commuter pass information display board that displays the information necessary for the commuter pass, and a station number where the commuter pass can be validly boarded and alighted (hereinafter referred to as valid station number). a valid station number storage memory for storing the valid station number, a station number confirmation circuit for inputting the station number from the gate device each time you get on and off the train, checking and recording whether or not this station number is a valid station number, and a confirmation circuit for checking and recording whether or not this station number is a valid station number. The commuter pass body has a confirmation display board that displays the results of the check, and by passing the commuter pass body through a gate device at the boarding station, an instruction indicating that the station number in question is a valid station number indicates that boarding is possible. By recording the station number in the station number confirmation circuit and displaying it on the confirmation display board, and passing the commuter pass through the gate device at the station where you get off, it is recorded that the station number is a valid station number and that you can board the train. The electronic commuter pass is characterized in that an instruction indicating that it is possible to get off the train is recorded in the station number confirmation circuit and displayed on the confirmation display board.